# Congressional Record Index

A.O. REED & CO.

Remarks in House

San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO: Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E786 [19MY]

A DAY AT THE RANCH YOUTH FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1457 [13SE]

AAA OHIO MOTORISTS ASSOCIATION

Bills and resolutions

Anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

AAMOT, JACQUELINE

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for New Jersey, H11930 [4DE]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, H8 [27JA], H11846 [13NO]

ABBAS, MOHAMMED

Bills and resolutions

Terrorism: extradition to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 329), H3474 [19MY]

ABBOTT, TOMMY

Poems

``Loved by All, Missed by All'', H707 [8MR]

Quotations

Tribute to Keith D. Oglesby: several friends and co-workers, H707 [8MR]

ABBOTT LABORATORIES (business)

Letters

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid: Representative Stark, E2037-E2039 [31OC]

ABDELLAH, FAYE G.

Remarks in Senate

National Women's Hall of Fame: inductee, S9940 [5OC]

ABDUCTED YOUNG ADULTS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2064), S613 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2064), S622 [10FE]

Texts of

S. 2064, provisions, S623 [10FE]

ABDUKIRIM, KAHRIMAN

Bills and resolutions

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S613 [10FE] (see S. Res. 252), S285 [2FE] (see H. Con. Res. 249), H341 [10FE]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (H. Con. Res. 249), E373 [22MR], E1324 [26JY]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Con. Res. 81), H6724-H6726 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Con. Res. 81), S636 [10FE], S3269, S3270 [2MY]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Res. 252), S294 [2FE]

Reports filed

Release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 81), S2726 [13AP]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 81, People's Republic of China release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim, S636 [10FE], S3270 [2MY]

S. Con. Res. 81, release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim by the People's Republic of China, H6724 [24JY]

S. Res. 252, release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim by the People's Republic of China, S293 [2FE]

ABDULLAH, BAHIYYAH

Addresses

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Humanitarian Award: Frank Arlinghaus, E1788 [13OC]

Remarks in House

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization): Jersey Shore Chapter Humanitarian Award recipients, E1788 [13OC]

ABDULLAH, FAROOQ

Remarks in House

India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir, E1379 [27JY]

ABDYIRIM, ABLIKIM

Bills and resolutions

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S613 [10FE] (see S. Res. 252), S285 [2FE] (see H. Con. Res. 249), H341 [10FE]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (H. Con. Res. 249), E373 [22MR], E1324 [26JY]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Con. Res. 81), H6724-H6726 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Con. Res. 81), S636 [10FE], S3269, S3270 [2MY]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Res. 252), S294 [2FE]

Reports filed

Release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 81), S2726 [13AP]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 81, People's Republic of China release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim, S636 [10FE], S3270 [2MY]

S. Con. Res. 81, release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim by the People's Republic of China, H6724 [24JY]

S. Res. 252, release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim by the People's Republic of China, S293 [2FE]

ABEL AND MARY NICHOLSON HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE STUDY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3160), S9861 [4OC] (see H.R. 5399), H9011 [5OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5399), E1729 [10OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3160), S9862 [4OC]

Texts of

S. 3160, provisions, S9863 [4OC]

ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H633 [1MR]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1764 [4AP]

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7992 [21SE]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3926 [6JN]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H2411 [2MY]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H641 [2MR]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H511 [16FE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H341 [10FE]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H2512 [3MY]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H4817 [21JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5737 [10JY]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1407 [23MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H757 [8MR]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H7003 [25JY]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4174 [9JN]

———prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H8736 [3OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 474), H3474 [19MY]

———impose a moratorium on the privatization and outsourcing of certain functions performed by civilian employees (see H.R. 4722), H5241 [27JN]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1958 [6AP]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of Education: establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 3143), H1764 [4AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H4592 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7366 [7SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see H.R. 5263), H7991 [21SE]

———conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H3814 [24MY]

Education: provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H5169 [26JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1123 [20MR]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H4337 [13JN]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H757 [8MR]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H342 [10FE]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H3309 [17MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), H212 [3FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H7281 [6SE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3412 [18MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1477 [28MR]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 4915), H6718 [20JY]

———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H3867 [25MY]

———require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 1062), H90 [31JA]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H5737 [10JY]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 4612), H4592 [15JN]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2412 [2MY]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1589 [29MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2412 [2MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (see H.R. 5157), H8406 [27SE]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H922 [9MR]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H8617 [2OC]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3173 [16MY]

Health care professionals: protect rights of emergency medical technicians employed by acute care hospitals (see H.R. 4854), H6051 [13JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1053), H2411 [2MY]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H8736 [3OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H50 [27JA]

———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1356), H1123 [20MR]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H6354 [17JY]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H1119 [16MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H575 [29FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H8062 [25SE]

———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3273), H922 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H373 [14FE]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H6355 [17JY]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 5165), H7992 [21SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

Malaysia: human rights violations against Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim (see H. Res. 658), H11445 [27OC]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H7366 [7SE]

———coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1514), H7365 [7SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H7281 [6SE]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H4817 [21JN]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H2607 [4MY]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H4121 [8JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7366 [7SE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H641 [2MR]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2606 [4MY]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H757 [8MR]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H48 [27JA]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H7212 [27JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7933 [20SE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H3172 [16MY]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H758 [8MR]

Middle East: U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H3050 [15MY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H4336 [13JN]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6053 [13JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H7211 [27JY]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H1406 [23MR]

National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see H.R. 1912), H1764 [4AP]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H1285 [22MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H5169 [26JN]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H373 [14FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), H10809 [24OC]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H1163 [21MR]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H2411 [2MY]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2512 [3MY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H8406 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1852 [5AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H7003 [25JY]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H2905 [10MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]

Smithsonian Institution: construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI (see H.R. 4729), H5083 [23JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3649 [23MY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see H.R. 5081), H8736 [3OC]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H7281 [6SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11928 [14NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H5436 [28JN]

Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 4714), H4817 [21JN]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7933 [20SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H9901 [12OC]

———allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H50 [27JA]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H7578 [13SE]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 1465), H2655 [8MY]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2411 [2MY]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), H1406 [23MR]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), H757 [8MR]

———allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3309 [17MY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8469 [28SE]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 4308), H7723 [18SE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H3869 [25MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———exempt certain helicopter uses from ticket taxes (see H.R. 4322), H2338 [13AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7578 [13SE]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see H.R. 5159), H9011 [5OC]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3649 [23MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6777 [24JY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H255 [8FE]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H341 [10FE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H922 [9MR]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7282 [6SE]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H4485 [14JN]

———promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H3413 [18MY]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H455 [15FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H6354 [17JY]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H8736 [3OC]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4131), H1958 [6AP]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H511 [16FE]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7652 [14SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8201 [26SE]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H3649 [23MY]

Wildlife: issue postage stamps to support wildlife protection programs (see H.R. 4872), H6469 [18JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]

World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H6470 [18JY]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1407 [23MR]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H5037 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H454 [15FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians (see H.R. 4904), H6717 [20JY]

Taxation: extend time for payment of estate tax for estates with closely held businesses (see H.R. 4512), H3522 [22MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5571 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5571 [29JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1562 [29MR], H1611 [30MR]

Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity, H3192 [17MY]

———limit number of military personnel in Colombia, H1611 [30MR]

Army: anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), H4322 [13JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1333 [23MR]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5571 [29JN]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (H.R. 3621), H9601, H9602 [10OC]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10071 [18OC]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11388 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3365, H3381 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9652 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3192 [17MY]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1333 [23MR]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (H.R. 5314), H9600 [10OC], H11303 [26OC]

———tribute to U.S.-flag Cruise Ship Pilot Project, E1263 [18JY]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5174), H9594, H9596, H9597 [10OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (S. 1694), H10725 [24OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5108 [26JN], E1145 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4282 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), E1077 [22JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit funding to the Native Hawaiian Education Program, H4282 [13JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 318), E682 [9MY], E706 [11MY]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians (H.R. 4904), H8149 [26SE]

———express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians (H.R. 4904), E1301 [21JY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), E775 [19MY]

———provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians, E775 [19MY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), H2686 [9MY]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H850 [9MR]

Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding (business): tribute, E1263 [18JY]

Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3381 [18MY]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (H. Res. 549), H6843 [25JY]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaii Longline Observer Program funding, H5108 [26JN]

NOAA: funding, E1145 [29JN]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3365 [18MY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H1562 [29MR], H3365 [18MY]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (H. Con. Res. 408), H9598 [10OC]

Taxation: extend time for payment of estate tax for estates with closely held businesses (H.R. 4512), E805 [22MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4135 [9JN]

Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (H.R. 1653), H11561 [30OC]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, E1077 [22JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2165 [12AP], H3031 [15MY], H4864 [21JN], H11403 [27OC], E745 [17MY], E1276 [19JY], E2023 [30OC], E2043 [31OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H35 [27JA], H87 [31JA], H3047 [15MY], H6345 [17JY]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, H226 [8FE]

ABILENE, TX

Proclamations

Tribute to the Abilene, TX, Army Reserve 111th Engineer Battalion for Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Representative Stenholm, E276 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra: anniversary, E2103 [14NO]

Army Reserve: tribute to 111th Engineer Battalion for mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, E276 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra: anniversary, S11908 [15DE]

ABORTION

Addresses

27 Years of Roe v. Wade: Representative Schaffer, H1793-H1795 [5AP]

Amendments

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S8771 [19SE], S8865 [20SE], S9525 [28SE]

Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), S2833 [25AP]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1692, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H3830 [25MY]

Articles and editorials

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, H8160 [26SE]

Ohio Baby Survives Abortion Procedure, H8161 [26SE]

Question—Should Population Control Be a Priority for the Third World? Yes—Vanishing Forests and Widespread Famines are Signs of Crisis in Many Nations, E357 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6599 [19JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4292), H2337 [13AP]

Courts: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases, H510 [16FE]

Families and domestic relations: require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (see S. 3102), S9195 [25SE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see S. 3157), S9861 [4OC] (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see S. 2380), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 2015), S149 [31JA] (see H. Res. 414), H209 [2FE]

Women: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 4153), H1674 [3AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (see H. Res. 457), H1762 [4AP]

Descriptions

Innocent Child Protection Act (H.R. 4888), H6796 [25JY]

Letters

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: Gordon B. Avery, H8159 [26SE]

Ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable relative to bankruptcy: Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7384 [20JY]

Involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts: Representative Schaffer, E316 [15MR]

Performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5411 [20JN]

———Edwin F. O'Brien, Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A., S5408 [20JN]

Memorandums

Bankruptcy and Debts Incurred as a Result of Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11695 [7DE]

Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Relative to Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11414 [31OC], S11464 [1NO]

Motions

Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1799 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), H3829 [25MY]

Press releases

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, H8158 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3347-H3350 [18MY]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, H9835, H9836 [12OC]

Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts, H759, H761, H762 [9MR], H1081 [16MR], E315 [15MR]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6792-H6797 [25JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H7006 [26JY], H7901 [20SE], H7967 [21SE], H8154-H8162 [26SE], E1647 [2OC], E1706 [6OC]

Civil liberties: pro choice versus right to life, H185 [2FE], H379, H414 [15FE], E140, E145 [15FE]

Courts: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (H.R. 3691), E151 [16FE]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5021-H5027 [22JN]

FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5693, H5694 [10JY], E1212 [11JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6658-H6663 [20JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs, E357 [21MR]

———international family planning programs funding, H10836 [25OC]

———international family planning programs funding (H.R. 3634), H1854 [6AP]

———international family planning programs funding prohibition due to use of such funds for unintended purposes, H6008, H6009 [13JY]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5849, H5883, H5899 [12JY], H5983-H5994 [13JY], H7699 [18SE], E430 [28MR], E1275 [19JY], E1298 [21JY]

Gore, Vice President: remarks on the execution of pregnant inmates, H6473 [19JY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (H. Res. 414), H224 [8FE], H1250 [22MR], E60 [2FE]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5618-H5625, H5631, H5644-H5646 [29JN]

Supreme Court: decision on partial-birth abortions, H5439 [29JN]

———recent decisions, H5661 [10JY]

Women: prohibit certain late-term abortions, H1787, H1788, H1791, H1797 [5AP], E515 [6AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H1799 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1681 [4AP], H1768, H1779-H1801 [5AP], E509, E515 [6AP], E548 [12AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1771-H1779 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), motion to recommit, H1799 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), H3829 [25MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), insert H.R. 3660 language in lieu, H3829 [25MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), motion to instruct conferees, H3829 [25MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), motion to recommit, H3830 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5406-S5421, S5425, S5443 [20JN], S5547 [21JN]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S103 [26JA], S200 [1FE], S226-S232, S247 [2FE], S7383 [20JY], S11413, S11414 [31OC], S11464, S11466 [1NO], S11552, S11553 [5DE], S11685, S11693, S11694, S11725, S11726, S11728 [7DE]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), S7952 [27JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), S10027 [5OC]

———protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

———protect infants who are born alive (S. 3127), S9393, S9394 [27SE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn practice of forced abortions and sterilization, S8469, S8470, S8472-S8476 [13SE]

Civil liberties: pro choice versus right to life, S2832-S2835 [25AP]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: monitoring of POW/MIA cooperation, commercial activities between U.S. companies and Chinese Army, space capabilities, the environment, orphans, and organ harvesting, S8161, S8162 [7SE], S8445-S8449, S8493 [13SE], S8544-S8547 [14SE]

———technical changes relative to report recommendations, S8484-S8487, S8491, S8492 [13SE]

Families and domestic relations: require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (S. 3102), S9198 [25SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (S. 2380), S2351 [6AP]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1305 [8MR]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S150-S152 [31JA], S9447, S9448 [28SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), unanimous-consent request, S9446 [28SE]

———human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S5869 [27JN]

———prohibit funding to reimburse costs of fetal tissue procurement contractors which obtain fetal tissue from induced abortions, S5830 [27JN]

Supreme Court: consideration of case on partial-birth abortions, S2714 [13AP]

Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions, S2714 [13AP], S2832-S2835 [25AP]

Reports

Forced Abortion and Sterilization in China—The View From Inside: Harry Wu, Laogai Research Foundation, S8474 [13SE]

People's Republic of China Human Rights Violations: Dept. of State (excerpt), H3694 [24MY]

Reports filed

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4292) (H. Rept. 106-835), H7373 [11SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 457) (H. Rept. 106-559), H1762 [4AP]

Studies

Prolonged Grieving After Abortion—A Descriptive Study: Douglas Brown, Thomas E. Elkins, and David B. Larson, H9529-H9531 [10OC]

Psychiatric Sequelae of Abortion—The Many Faces of Post-Abortion Grief: E. Joanne Angelo, H9526-H9529 [10OC]

Testimonies

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: F. Sessions Cole, H8159 [26SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 457, consideration of H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H1771 [5AP]

H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H1779 [5AP]

H.R. 4292, Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, H8154 [26SE]

H.R. 4888, Innocent Child Protection Act, H6792 [25JY]

S. 1692, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H3829 [25MY]

S. 2015, Stem Cell Research Act, S151 [31JA]

S. 3127, Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, S9394 [27SE]

Tributes

Anthony, Susan B., H379, H414 [15FE], E140, E145 [15FE]

ABRAHAM, SPENCER (a Senator from Michigan)

Addresses

Hispanic College Fund, Inc., Scholarship Award Acceptance: Yalile Ramirez, S11249 [27OC]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7249, S7263 [19JY], S7351, S7353 [20JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S7165 [18JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6800, S6808, S6811, S6861, S6865 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2178, S2252 [5AP], S2355, S2358, S2362, S2364, S2369, S2373, S2374, S2375, S2378, S2379 [6AP], S2385, S2387, S2417, S2441, S2442 [7AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1186 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4857, S4867 [8JN], S5367 [19JN], S6577 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4960 [12JN], S4991 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5184, S5276, S5277 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5933 [27JN], S6053, S6151 [29JN], S6188, S6191, S6266 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3547 [4MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8116, S8119 [6SE], S8169 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5521, S5532, S5579 [21JN]

Health Care Financing Administration: reform the regulatory processes used to administer the Medicare program (S. 2999), S9293 [26SE]

Immigration: improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), S9528 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9037, S9039 [22SE], S9508, S9509, S9526 [28SE]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), S9530 [28SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6640, S6699, S6708, S6710 [13JY]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and the earned income tax credit (S. 2346), S11426 [31OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S872 [28FE], S953 [29FE], S992 [1MR]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S9151 [25SE]

Analyses

Health Care Provider Bill of Rights (S. 2999), S8097-S8099 [6SE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S1846 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

David B. Hermelin, Saying Goodbye, Detroit (MI) Jewish News, S11907 [15DE]

Ford Offers Home PC to Every Employee, Warren Brown and Frank Swoboda, Washington (DC) Post, S386 [7FE]

Free PCs Give Ford Web Edge—Computers, Internet Access Put Workers in High-Tech Age, Mark Truby, Detroit (MI) News, S386 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to Medal for Military Service recipients (see S. Con. Res. 96), S1526 [21MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S871 [28FE]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S1421 [9MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE]

Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (see S. 1158), S821 [24FE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6577 [12JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S10092 [6OC]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S4488 [25MY]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S4322 [23MY]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see S. 3040), S8501 [13SE]

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (see S. 1314), S690 [22FE]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see S. 2448), S8025 [5SE]

Courts: reform class action lawsuit process (see S. 353), S820 [24FE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2526 [11AP]

Croatia: elections (see S. Con. Res. 119), S4565 [6JN]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Dept. of Energy: treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1467 [20MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see S. 1452), S1185 [6MR]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S1327 [8MR]

———reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see S. 2042), S538 [9FE]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see S. Con. Res. 53), S4578 [6JN]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see S. 1163), S3850 [10MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]

Education: strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (see S. 2067), S613 [10FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S1884 [29MR]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S8292 [8SE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S1683 [23MR]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S3544 [4MY]

FHA: require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see S. 2914), S10425 [12OC]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S3031 [27AP]

Food: improve safety of imported foods (see S. 2480), S3023 [27AP]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers (see S. 2539), S3831 [10MY]

Government: improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (see S. 2242), S10091 [6OC]

———strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government (see S. 1993), S691 [22FE]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see S. Con. Res. 127), S7922 [27JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2439 [7AP]

Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S4820 [8JN]

Housing: expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S6348 [10JY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see S. 2586), S4190 [18MY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 57), S4855 [8JN]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9864 [4OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S1526 [21MR]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S692 [22FE]

Latvia: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 110), S3514 [4MY]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S6026 [28JN]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 1638), S635 [10FE]

Lexington (U.S.S.): naming of the last vessel of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers (see S. Con. Res. 84), S3949 [15MY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S2870 [25AP]

———implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (see S. 3088), S9612 [2OC]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S7483 [24JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2836), S6257 [30JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see S. 631), S8024 [5SE]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services, apply reasonable standard to determination of medical necessity for ambulance services, and recognize additional costs of ambulance services in rural areas (see S. 2858), S9271 [26SE]

———preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (see S. 3003), S8019 [5SE]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see S. 3131), S9466 [28SE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see S. 818), S1611 [22MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S213 [1FE]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4239 [22MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S5468 [20JN]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S3545 [4MY]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S6349 [10JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S3851 [10MY]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S8769 [19SE]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 1729), S690 [22FE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

National Women's Business Council: funding (see S. 2243), S1392 [9MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S3264 [2MY]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (see S. 2046), S1525 [21MR]

Northern Ireland: urge implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and support police reforms (see S. Res. 332), S8116 [6SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S953 [29FE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S10091 [6OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (see S. 2557), S6027 [28JN]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

———support increase in world crude oil supplies (see S. Res. 263), S867 [28FE]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (see S. Con. Res. 118), S4578 [6JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 2941), S7656 [26JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6027 [28JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2928), S7656 [26JY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see S. 1495), S5273 [15JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S6678 [13JY]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S285 [2FE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S680 [22FE]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1102), S4024 [16MY]

———protect surplus by requiring a sequester to eliminate any deficit (see S. 2001), S691 [22FE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 2477), S3924 [11MY]

Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission: establish (see S. 2510), S4025 [16MY]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see S. 1939), S2353 [6AP]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see S. 1357), S871 [28FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2255), S2465 [10AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2262, 2263), S1683 (see S. 2285), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 2790, 2791), S5912 [27JN]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see S. 526), S1466 [20MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2028), S328 [3FE]

———modify restrictions on refinancing of certain bonds issued to local governments to finance governmental services (see S. 1446), S9863 [4OC]

———promote pension opportunities for women (see S. 2671), S4855 [8JN]

———provide a credit for certain expenditures to rehabilitate historic performing arts facilities (see S. 3259), S11538 [14NO]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S9478 [28SE]

———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see S. 2685), S4669 [7JN]

———reduce and defer implementation of information reporting requirements imposed on educational institutions relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see S. 1412), S1683 [23MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S4955 [12JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S160 [31JA]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]

———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (see S. 1708), S119 [27JA]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (see S. 2799), S5884 [27JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2450), S9478 [28SE]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2249 [5AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S5117 [14JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see S. 2601), S4578 [6JN]

———treatment of contributions made by employers and employees to pension plans (see S. 60), S870 [28FE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 2225), S9758 [3OC]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (see S. 2767), S5662 [22JN]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S328 [3FE]

Tibetan National Day: designate (see S. Res. 60), S551 [9FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S5563 [21JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2598), S4190 [18MY]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S6349 [10JY]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see S. Con. Res. 87), S1683 [23MR]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S3923 [11MY]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S11006 [25OC]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S3924 [11MY]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 132), S870 [28FE]

———Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S6574 [12JY]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S2865 [25AP]

Clinton River: authorize Corps of Engineers authority over an extended portion (see S. 2847), S6474 [11JY]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (see S. 3276), S11762 [11DE]

Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see S. 2991), S7840 [27JY]

Health Care Financing Administration: reform the regulatory processes used to administer the Medicare program (see S. 2999), S7840 [27JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see S. 3139), S9466 [28SE]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (see S. 2406), S2616 [12AP]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 2367), S2233 [5AP]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (see S. 2288), S1671 [23MR]

King Mohammed VI (Morocco): tribute (see S. Res. 325), S5460 [20JN]

Medicare: ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see S. 3112), S9267 [26SE]

———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see S. 3028), S8412 [12SE]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 281), S2233 [5AP]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (see S. 3206), S10590 [13OC]

Poland: designate a day of remembrance for victims of Katyn Forest Massacre (see S. Con. Res. 105), S2728 [13AP]

Social Security: repeal tax increase on benefits, eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals, and raise age for minimum distributions from pension plans (see S. 2180), S1118 [2MR]

Taxation: allow a long-term capital gains deduction for individuals (see S. 3174), S9945 [5OC]

———expand child tax credit (see S. 2903), S7448 [21JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2808), S6015 [28JN]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see S. 2436), S2728 [13AP]

Cloture motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219, S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Explanations

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), S5283-S5288 [16JN]

Letters

Average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks: Alan Reuther, UAW, S5203 [15JN]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S5204 [15JN]

Health Care Provider Bill of Rights: Ann B. Howard, American Federation of HomeCare Providers, Inc., S8096 [6SE]

———Brian Peters, Michigan Health & Hospital Association, S8095 [6SE]

———Charles H. Roadman II, American Health Care Association, S8097 [6SE]

———Mary R. Grealy, Healthcare Leadership Council, S8096 [6SE]

———Thomas A. Scully, Federation of American Hospitals, S8096 [6SE]

———Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, S8096 [6SE]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act appointment of conferees: Coalition for Electronic Authentication, S1209 [7MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1208 [7MR]

———Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, S1209 [7MR]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S1208 [7MR]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), S6625 [13JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6619 [13JY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, S6619 [13JY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S6619 [13JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S6619 [13JY]

Victims of Rape Health Protection Act: Deidre Raver, S10591 [13OC]

Lists

Olympic games participants from Michigan, S8288 [8SE]

Senate staff, S11732 [7DE], S11898 [15DE]

Memorandums

Address Backlog of Applications for Lawful Permanent Residency and Reunite Eligible Applicants With Their Families While Awaiting Visa Processing: by, S11851 [15DE]

Motions

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627 [13JY]

Privilege of the floor

Senate staff, S11731 [7DE]

Remarks

Adams, Lillian L.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S9190 [25SE]

American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin: tribute, S9695 [3OC]

American Red Cross: tribute to Southeastern Michigan Chapter Rhapsody in Red Masquerade Ball, S1880 [29MR]

Anderson, George L. (Sparky): National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, S7385 [20JY]

Antique and Classic Boat Society: anniversary, S8576 [14SE]

Arab Americans: tribute, S11815 [15DE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 2003), S925 [29FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2851 [25AP]

Army: anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), S5279 [15JN]

Association of Chinese Americans: tribute, S9697 [3OC]

Auburn Hills, MI: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award recipients, S2722 [13AP]

Benton Harbor, MI: anniversary of Salvation Army, S3829 [10MY]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6181 [29JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2386 [7AP]

Byron Center, MI: Byron Center High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8755 [19SE]

Calhoun County, MI: observance of Character Education Awareness Week, S2721 [13AP]

Center Line, MI: anniversary of St. Clement Catholic Church, S10080 [6OC]

———Center Line High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S644 [10FE]

———Wolfe Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9694 [3OC]

Central Michigan University: designate Mr. Leonard E. and Mrs. Louise A. Plachta Day, S10711 [18OC]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 294), S2873 [25AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S9690 [3OC]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8812-S8814 [20SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1186 [6MR]

———replacement of Great Lakes icebreaker Mackinaw (vessel), S1186 [6MR]

———tribute to Mackinaw (vessel) for icebreaking efforts in the Great Lakes, S1022 [1MR]

Cole, Dionne A.: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S2102 [4AP]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent request, S1206, S1207, S1208 [7MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5223 [15JN], S5282, S5283, S5290 [16JN]

———ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, S5282, S5283, S5290 [16JN]

Davidson, Bobbie: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S8342 [11SE]

Dept. of Energy: treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, S5175 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (S. 2042), S1380 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6499 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5175 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5203, S5204, S5213, S5214, S5215 [15JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), indefinitely postponed, S5280 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6060, S6063, S6064 [29JN], S6219 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10585 [13OC]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Adopt-a-School Program, S4562 [6JN]

———anniversary of Anthony Wayne Elementary School, S3604 [8MY]

———anniversary of National Association of Women Business Owners, S4562 [6JN]

———anniversary of Norwegian Club, S10078 [6OC]

———Comerica Park Construction Management Team recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

———Dept. of Human Rights recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2861 [25AP]

———Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

———tribute to Core City Neighborhoods (organization), S10080 [6OC]

———tribute to ``Youth Connection'' campaign, S1881 [29MR]

Eaton Rapids, MI: anniversary of VFW National Home for Children, S645 [10FE]

Edmund Fitzgerald (S.S.): anniversary of sinking, S10887 [23OC]

Education: importance of music education, S7828 [27JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3454, S3455, S3493, S3494 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3453, S3454, S3455, S3469, S3493, S3494 [4MY]

Empire AFB, MI: anniversary, S8340 [11SE]

EPA: enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10585 [13OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10585 [13OC]

Escanaba, MI: anniversary of Harbor Tower Apartments, S8577 [14SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), S2584 [12AP]

Farmington, MI: tribute to Farmington Public School District for outstanding achievement in music education, S7828 [27JY]

Fay, Maureen A.: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2103 [4AP]

Flannery, Mary: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1744 [27MR]

Fooce, Lorie: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S7539 [25JY]

Ford Motor Co.: provision of home computers, printers, and Internet access to employees, S385 [7FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5536 [21JN]

General Motors Corp.: tribute to the Oldsmobile line, S11814 [15DE]

Grand Rapids, MI: anniversary, S2935 [26AP]

Grant, Barry M. and Nanci J.: Attorney Division of State Israel Bonds' (organization) Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award recipient, S3828, S3830 [10MY]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met, S9149 [25SE], S11406 [31OC]

Greco, Philip E.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, S9189 [25SE]

Hastings, MI: tribute to Historic Charlton Park Village, Museum, and Recreation Area exhibition ``A Test of a Nation—Honor of a Country'', S3943 [15MY]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6219 [30JN]

Health Care Financing Administration: reform the regulatory processes used to administer the Medicare program (S. 2999), S8093-S8097 [6SE]

Hermelin, David and Doreen: Hillel Day School of Farmington Hills, MI, Dream Maker Award and Rabbi Jacob Segal Award recipients, S2103 [4AP]

Hope Network, S.E. (organization): anniversary, S1880 [29MR]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10218 [11OC]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), S4501 [25MY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 2599), S4204 [18MY]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (S. 2406), S2618 [12AP]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), S9451 [28SE]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 2367), S2248 [5AP]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S544 [9FE], S9451 [28SE], S9644 [3OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S9644 [3OC]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (S. 2288), S1680 [23MR]

Issa, Donna Greco: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, S9189 [25SE]

Jabara, James: Plymouth, MI, Hall of Fame inductee, S2614 [12AP]

Jones, Rick: Eaton County, MI, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Council Service to Children Award recipient, S645 [10FE]

Kaltenbach, Sue: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1744 [27MR]

King Mohammed VI (Morocco): tribute (S. Res. 325), S5476 [20JN]

Lake Orion, MI: Lake Orion High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10408 [12OC]

Lansing, MI: tribute to Waverly High School boys' basketball team, S2861 [25AP]

Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc.: tribute, S2861 [25AP]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, S5536 [21JN]

———preservation of the historical city of Tyre, S6007 [28JN]

Levine, Peter: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Individual Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2522 [11AP]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, S299 [2FE]

———independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 91), S1229 [7MR]

Maceroni, Peter J.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S9191 [25SE]

Macomb, MI: L'Anse Creuse Middle School-North recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10408 [12OC]

McKeon, James B.: Plymouth, MI, Hall of Fame inductee, S2613 [12AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2836), S8091-S8093 [6SE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (S. 2365), S2243 [5AP], S8094 [6SE]

———preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (S. 3003), S8093 [6SE]

———reform, S8091-S8097 [6SE]

Michigan: Air National Guard 110th Fighter Wing recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, S696 [22FE]

———tribute to Fraternal Order of Police memorial service for law enforcement officers who died in the past year, S4560, S4561 [6JN]

Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police: tribute, S644 [10FE]

Michigan State University: anniversary of Spartan Marching Band, S10152 [10OC]

———tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 281), S2156 [5AP]

Monroe County, MI: anniversary of American Red Cross, S2436 [7AP]

Mossner, Yoko: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1744 [27MR]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5203, S5204, S5214, S5215 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5203, S5204, S5214, S5215 [15JN]

Mott Community College: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Corporate Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2523 [11AP]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, S1113 [2MR]

National Charter Schools Week: observance, S3016 [27AP]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: observance, S696 [22FE]

Novi, MI: Novi High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9695 [3OC]

Olympic games: tribute to Michigan participants, S8288 [8SE]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (S. 3206), S10590 [13OC]

Poland: designate a day of remembrance for victims of Katyn Forest Massacre (S. Con. Res. 105), S2773 [13AP]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (S. 2928), S7671 [26JY]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (S. 2023), S374 [7FE]

Quarles, Jonathan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Ramirez, Yalile: Hispanic College Fund, Inc., scholarship award recipient, S11248 [27OC]

Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (S. Res. 133), S11815 [15DE]

Rodgers, Pamela: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2104 [4AP]

Roethke, Theodore: unveiling of historic marker at childhood home in Saginaw, MI, S3944 [15MY]

Semple, Lloyd A.: American Jewish Committee's Metropolitan Detroit, MI, Chapter Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award recipient, S6010 [28JN]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S11816 [15DE]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11731 [7DE]

———legislative program, S5280 [15JN], S5281 [16JN]

———tribute to staff, S11732 [7DE], S11898 [15DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2386 [7AP], S6060, S6063, S6064 [29JN]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1538 [22MR]

———repeal tax increase on benefits, eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals, and raise age for minimum distributions from pension plans (S. 2180), S1126 [2MR]

Southfield, MI: Glenn W. Levey Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10407 [12OC]

St. Clair Shores, MI: anniversary of AMVETS Post 121, S644 [10FE]

Sterling Heights, MI: Adlai E. Stevenson High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10589 [13OC]

———Donald L. Bemis Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10588 [13OC]

———reunion of citizens tracing their ancestry to Pacentro, Italy, S5455 [20JN]

Storck, Donald T.: Lutheran Luncheon Club of Detroit, MI, Lutheran Layman of the Year award recipient, S2462 [10AP]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649, S6651 [13JY]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

———expand child tax credit (S. 2903), S7448 [21JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday, S6499 [12JY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2028), S329 [3FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6617, S6619, S6624, S6649, S6651 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent agreement, S6645 [13JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (S. 2005), S147 [31JA]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (S. 2436), S2752 [13AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (S. 2742), S5279 [15JN]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6617, S6619, S6624 [13JY]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S993, S1005 [1MR]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (S. 542), S385 [7FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S993, S1005 [1MR], S1103 [2MR]

Traverse City, MI: dedication of Korean War Memorial, S5659 [22JN]

Trivedi, Gopalkrishna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Trumbull, Robin: Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer George Award recipient, S2860 [25AP]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S1388 [9MR], S1507 [21MR]

Warren, MI: anniversary of YMCA, S645 [10FE]

———Cousino High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9698 [3OC]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S9149 [25SE]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11406 [31OC]

Wilcox, Jack: Plymouth, MI, Hall of Fame inductee, S2613 [12AP]

Wilson, Hazel: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1743 [27MR]

WLNS-TV (Lansing, MI): anniversary, S4008 [16MY]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (S. Res. 311), S4333 [23MY]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10218 [11OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 2787), S5805 [26JN]

Wyandotte, MI: anniversary of Wyandotte Boat Club, S8576 [14SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E2245 [2JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S11734 [7DE], S11779 [14DE], S11815, S11850 [15DE]

Texts of

S. 2406, Religious Workers Act, S2619 [12AP]

S. 2599, Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act, S4205-S4207 [18MY]

S. 2903, expand child tax credit, S7448 [21JY]

S. 3206, Victims of Rape Health Protection Act, S10590 [13OC]

Tributes

Anderson, Moses B., S644 [10FE]

Bidwell, Charles L., S8577 [14SE]

Boracco, John, S10076 [6OC]

Boyum, Burton H., S2435 [7AP]

Bushaw, William J., S10079 [6OC]

Caparso, Fernando, S5455 [20JN]

Cash, Jim, S2103 [4AP]

Cifelli, Gus, S10407 [12OC]

Clevenger, Jeff, S1231 [7MR]

Cool, Beulah, S643 [10FE]

Coverdell, Paul, S7181 [19JY]

Davis-Cotton, Denise, S5457 [20JN]

Gillette, Robert, S5023 [13JN]

Gribbs, Roman S., S10408 [12OC]

Halik, Richard J., S3507 [4MY]

Heideman, Katherine G., S2524 [11AP]

Hendricks, James, S10924 [24OC]

Hermelin, David B., S11907 [15DE]

Huvaere, Janet, S3943 [15MY]

Jankowski, Patricia, S8577 [14SE]

Jensen, Donald W., S10406 [12OC]

Kuhn, George W., S10406 [12OC]

Lapish, Tom, S10707 [18OC]

Lessner, John J., S1509 [21MR]

Maestrini, Nicholas, S10076 [6OC]

Palmeri, Mary S., S3944 [15MY]

Preisel, Clayton E., S11249 [27OC]

Ransom-McGhee, Diane, S1880 [29MR]

Rolland, Kayla, S1113 [2MR]

Saltzman, Arthur, S6113 [29JN]

Sarafa, Salim Y., S11761 [11DE]

Stewart, Jacquelyn, S6115 [29JN]

VanMeter, Robert and JoAnn, S2723 [13AP]

Wall, Daniel C., S7538 [25JY]

Weil, Steven, S7539 [25JY]

Wilson, David J., S10709 [18OC]

ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION

Amendments

Establish (H.R. 1451), H227 [8FE]

Appointments

Members, S3852 [10MY], S8030 [5SE], S11009 [25OC], H5653 [29JN], H5660 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Establish (H.R. 1451), H227-H230, H237, H241 [8FE], E128 [14FE]

ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1451), H227 [8FE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1451), H227-H230, H237, H241 [8FE], E128 [14FE]

ABRAM, DON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E25 [31JA]

ABRAM, MORRIS B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E427 [28MR], E496 [5AP]

ABROSE, SHARON

Statements

District of Columbia Inclusion of Conscience Clause in Legislation Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives by Health Insurance Plans: Several District of Columbia City Council Members, H7057 [26JY]

ABU-GHAZALEH, SAMIR

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7829 [27JY]

ABYSSINIAN DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Remarks in House

Weldon, George H., Sr.: Abyssinian Development Corp., Samuel DeWitt Proctor Phoenix Award recipient, E1614 [27SE]

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL ACT (STRAIGHT A's ACT)

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2300), E840 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1266), S594, S605 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1372 [9MR]

ACADEMIC MEDICINE (publication)

Papers

On the Commodification of Medicine: Senator Moynihan, S7207-S7210 [19JY]

ACCESS TO BOOKS FOR CHILDREN (ABC) ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3148), S9606 [2OC]

Letters

Provisions: Barry Zuckerman, Reach Out and Read National Center, S9610 [2OC]

———Kyle Zimmer, First Book (organization), S9611 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3148), S9608-S9613 [2OC]

Texts of

S. 3148, provisions, S9609 [2OC]

ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS IN MEDICARE ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1495), H458, H459, H460, H461 [16FE], H1461-H1463 [28MR], E411 [23MR]

ACCURACY IN JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

ACEBAL, JACINTO

Remarks in House

Postal Service: Dot Sharpe Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1931 [25OC]

ACHEN, MARK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E128 [14FE]

ACHIEVEMENT REWARD FOR COLLEGE SCIENTISTS (organization)

Articles and editorials

Qualcomm Chief Named Scientist of the Year by Women's Group, E531 [11AP]

Remarks in House

Jacobs, Irwin: Scientist of the Year award recipient, E530 [11AP]

ACID DEPOSITION AND OZONE CONTROL ACT

Articles and editorials

Acid Rain Bottom Line—New EPA Study Shows Just How Affordable It Is To Fight Pollution, S9935 [5OC]

Release Study on Acid Rain, S9934 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 172), S9934 [5OC]

ACKER, THOMAS S.

Prayers

Senate, S7723 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7723 [27JY]

ACKERMAN, BRUCE

Articles and editorials

As Florida Goes, E2211 [15DE]

ACKERMAN, DAVID M.

Memorandums

NSF Competitive Grant Awards to Public and Private Schools To Hire Master Teachers, H10619 [24OC]

ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Diplomatic Outsider Who Lobbies Inside Washington, Philip Shenon, New York (NY) Times, E479 [3AP]

Public Lives—A Diplomatic Outsider Who Lobbies Inside Washington, Philip Shenon, New York (NY) Times, E589 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H165 [1FE]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H3172 [16MY]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H1588 [29MR]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5084 [23JN]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5169 [26JN]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H3926 [6JN]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H4783 [20JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2341 [13AP]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H2607 [4MY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H2905 [10MY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

China, People's Republic of: provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2338 [13AP]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H9011 [5OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6052 [13JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2770 [9MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H922 [9MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H2655 [8MY]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1371), H574 [29FE]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H5737 [10JY]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

———establish certain procedures for exports of satellites and related items to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 4417), H2905 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2341 [13AP]

———equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H2340 [13AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2240 [12AP]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2655 [8MY]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H90 [31JA]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1406 [23MR]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1852 [5AP]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H8617 [2OC]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5737 [10JY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H9907 [16OC]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H2655 [8MY]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H2770 [9MY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1958 [6AP]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6052 [13JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H3474 [19MY]

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H7652 [14SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1285 [22MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

Korean Peninsula: summit between North and South Korea (see H. Res. 543), H7129 [26JY]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H2341 [13AP]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Res. 464), H1957 [6AP]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H10257 [18OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H50 [27JA]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H1629 [30MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H5037 [22JN]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H998 [14MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H2123 [11AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3926 [6JN]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: include activities of the Imperial Government of Japan (see H.R. 5056), H7208 [27JY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8736 [3OC]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Res. 547), H5843 [11JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H50 [27JA]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H756 [8MR]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H4220 [12JN]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H1406 [23MR]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H3868 [25MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H341 [10FE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H4174 [9JN]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1728), H1629 [30MR]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7933 [20SE]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H10036 [17OC]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H209 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H2905 [10MY]

Benin: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5036 [22JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3533), H48 [27JA]

Diseases: increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4426), H2966 [11MY]

Iran: condemn continued imprisonment of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, sustain U.S. sanctions, and oppose any assistance provided by international institutions (see H. Res. 614), H9504 [6OC]

Medicare: make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 5614), H11781 [1NO]

Poems

``Forever at Rest,'' Sol Axelrod, E835 [25MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1512 [29MR]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (H. Res. 531), H6085 [17JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2174 [12AP]

Bayside (NY) Times: anniversary, E1197 [11JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1675 [4OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1512 [29MR]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6365 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3360 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H5006 [22JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2174 [12AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5006 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11496 [29OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6012 [13JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (H. Con. Res. 293), H3567 [23MY]

Hassan, Ayhan: Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington (organization) Annual Spring Gala honoree, E618 [3MY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1867 [6AP]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6012 [13JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3360 [18MY]

Korean-American Association of Greater New York: anniversary, E1133 [28JN]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2724 [9MY]

Medicare: require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11496 [29OC]

Memorial Day: observance, E835 [25MY]

Merchant Marines: tribute, E835 [25MY]

Queens Courier (publication): anniversary, E1653 [3OC]

Risca, Viviana: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search winner, E323 [15MR]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10857 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1403 [23MR]

Tributes

Axelrod, Sol, E835 [25MY]

Chen, Stephen, E479 [3AP], E589 [13AP]

Mack, Ruth, E777 [19MY]

Petro, Mary, E948 [9JN]

Rosegarten, Robert, E360 [21MR], E430 [28MR]

Simckes, H. Joseph and Chana, E989 [13JN]

Travis, Neal, E488 [4AP]

ACKERMAN, ROGER

Letters

Broadband Internet Access Act, S4832 [8JN]

ACOSTA, JOSEPH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2014 [28OC]

ACOTT, MIKE

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2200 [5AP]

ACUTE LONG TERM HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11218 [26OC]

AD HOC GROUP FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH FUNDING

Letters

NIH biomedical research funding, H7074 [26JY]

Lists

Supporters of H. Res. 437, NIH biomedical research funding, H7074 [26JY]

Reports

NIH Biomedical Research Funding, H7075-H7077 [26JY]

ADA NOTIFICATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3122), S9381 [27SE]

Texts of

S. 3122, provisions, S9389 [27SE]

ADAIR, E. ROSS (a former Representative from Indiana)

Remarks in House relative to

E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN: designate (H.R. 2412), H1426-H1428 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN: designate (H.R. 2412), S3557 [4MY]

Reports filed

E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2412), S2726 [13AP]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2412) (H. Rept. 106-540), H1404 [23MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2412, E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN, H1426 [28MR]

ADAMS, BARRY

Articles and editorials

Gainesville Gators Ride the Wave to a Win in the ``Commotion by the Ocean'' NSA Tournament, E927 [9JN]

ADAMS, CELI

Remarks in House

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Community Health Leader award recipient, E976 [12JN]

ADAMS, CHARLES G.

Remarks in Senate

Michigan: tribute to participants in ``All Kids First'' campaign initiative, S11738 [7DE]

ADAMS, JOHN (2d President of the United States)

Poems

``Our Dearest Friend,'' Thomas R. Caffrey, E377 [22MR], E431 [28MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Caffrey, Thomas R.: C-SPAN American Presidents—Life Portraits Viewers Contest winner, E377 [22MR], E431 [28MR]

ADAMS, JOHN H.

Letters

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

ADAMS, LILLIAN L.

Remarks in House

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation: Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation: Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S9190 [25SE]

ADAMS, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2117 [4DE]

ADAMS, SAMUEL

Essays

Samuel Adams—Father of the American Revolution: Amanda Pearson, E1319 [26JY]

ADAMS, STANLEY T.

Remarks in House

Medal of Honor: recipient, E1170 [30JN]

ADAMS, VIOLA M. JOSS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E950 [9JN]

ADAMS, VIRGINIA BEST

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1102 [23JN]

ADAMSVILLE, TN

Remarks in House

Adamsville Junior Senior High School: tribute to band, E2078 [3NO]

ADDISON COUNTY, VT

Lists

Northeast Dairy Farms Beautification Program Dairy of Distinctions Award recipients from Vermont, S5023 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Health care facilities: tribute to Porter Hospital and Helen Porter Nursing Home, S4456 [25MY]

ADELPHI, MD

Remarks in House

Chinese American Retirement Enterprises (organization): anniversary, E1850 [19OC]

ADELPHI UNIVERSITY

Remarks in House

School of Social Work: anniversary, E622 [3MY]

ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5085 [23JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7628 [14SE]

———H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H8754 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 4144), H3413 [18MY]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H7211 [27JY]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H4035 [7JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1077 [15MR]

———suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), H3869 [25MY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H7128 [26JY]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H1957 [6AP]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H1477 [28MR]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H998 [14MR]

Education: tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7933 [20SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H2607 [4MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H219 [7FE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H1119 [16MR]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4174 [9JN]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3198), H1285 [22MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H574 [29FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 5628), H11842 [3NO]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H3813 [24MY]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6052 [13JY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H4816 [21JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2770 [9MY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7991 [21SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3649 [23MY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H2340 [13AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H1120 [16MR] (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6778 [24JY]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H3474 [19MY]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1077 [15MR]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7723 [18SE]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H5085 [23JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H632 [1MR]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5373), H9635 [10OC]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H4484 [14JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4336 [13JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3609), H3926 [6JN] (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (see H.R. 4806), H5655 [29JN]

FAA: treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (see H.R. 5111), H7280 [6SE]

Medicare: coverage of ambulance services to certain rural outpatient facilities (see H.R. 4549), H3867 [25MY]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4623), H4173 [9JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1790 [5AP]

Albertville, AL: McCord Elementary School recipient of Title I Distinguished School Award, E589 [13AP]

Army: anniversary, E1011 [14JN]

Boaz, AL: Carlisle Elementary School recipient of Title I Distinguished School Award, E589 [13AP]

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (H.R. 4806), H6895 [25JY]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid to investigate crimes against Christians, E1137 [28JN]

FAA: treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (H.R. 5111), H11866 [13NO]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5990 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations, E1137 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5990 [13JY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H887 [9MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H311 [10FE]

Winfield, AL: tribute to Carraway Methodist Health Systems, E656 [4MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4780 [20JN], H5841 [11JY]

Tributes

Buttram, Augustus M., H5817 [11JY]

Buttram, Maxwell E. (Pat), H5817 [11JY]

Canady, Representative, E2231 [15DE]

ADLER, SUSAN

Remarks in House

Washington Association for Biomedical Research: Research! America (organization) Award for Exceptional Contributions as Volunteer Advocates for Medical Research recipient, E744 [17MY]

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE CONFERENCE OF THE U.S.

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 5177), H7651 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Establish (H.R. 5177), E1490 [14SE]

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, U.S. COURTS see Courts

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT

Remarks in Senate

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: application of Administrative Procedure Act, S1967 [30MR]

ADOPTED ORPHANS CITIZENSHIP ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2883), H7774-H7778 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2883), S8938 [21SE], S10491 [12OC], S10584 [13OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 106-852), H7650 [14SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2883, provisions, H7774-H7776 [19SE]

ADOPTION see Families and Domestic Relations

ADOPTION AND SAFE FAMILIES ACT

Amendments

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S9293, S9326 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 5369), H8735 [3OC]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), H8690-H8694 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S1602-S1606 [22MR], S9326-S9329 [26SE]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (S. 2271), S1602-S1606 [22MR]

Reports filed

Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2272), S7838 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 2271, Training and Knowledge Ensure Children a Risk-Free Environment (TAKE CARE) Act, S1602-S1604 [22MR]

S. 2272, Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act, S1604-S1606 [22MR], S9326-S9329 [26SE], H8690-H8692 [3OC]

ADOPTION AWARENESS COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of HHS: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

ADRIAN, MI

Remarks in House

Poenicke, Andrew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E997 [14JN]

TEAM8 Communities Coalition: tribute to efforts to combat juvenile crime in Michigan communities, E1574 [22SE]

ADT SECURITY SERVICES, INC.

Remarks in House

National Crime Prevention Council: tribute to contributions, E1548 [20SE]

ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11227 [26OC]

ADVANCED TISSUE SCIENCES, INC.

Remarks in House

Naughton, Gail: Intellectual Property Owners Association Inventor of the Year award recipient, E1146 [29JN]

ADVERTISING

Amendments

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1843 [29MR]

Analyses

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761): Conference Report, H4352-H4357 [14JN]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H489 [16FE]

———S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S1846 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Caveat Surfer Should Be the E-Commerce Motto, H4350 [14JN]

Complex Drug Labels Bury Safety Message, E1027 [15JN]

Democracy or Plutocracy? The Case for a Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Buckley v. Valeo, S1777-S1781 [28MR]

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs—An Ethical Perspective, S11532 [14NO]

Gore, Bush, and the Big Lie, S7610 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 5270), H7996 [22SE]

Children and youth: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7365 [7SE]

———relationship between eating disorders and certain advertising practices (see H. Con. Res. 380), H7002 [25JY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 523), H4219 [12JN]

Consumers: prohibit operators of automatic teller machines that display paid advertising from imposing any fee (see H.R. 4812), H5736 [10JY]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see S. 2497), S3258 [2MY]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 4540), H3867 [25MY]

Political campaigns: disclosure of information on the financing of campaigns for Federal elections (see H.R. 5507), H10472 [19OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 2269), S1596 [22MR] (see S. 2565), S4014 [16MY] (see S. 2941), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4224), H2012 [10AP] (see H.R. 4685), H4591 [15JN] (see H.R. 5596), H11445 [27OC]

———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Public broadcasting: make certain political broadcasting requirements inapplicable to noncommerical educational broadcasting stations (see S. 3262), S11374 [30OC]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H6599 [19JY]

Taxation: treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 4686), H4591 [15JN]

Telephones: prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising by carriers providing ``dial-around'' long distance services (see H.R. 5619), H11781 [1NO]

———prohibit use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephone systems to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 5300), H8199 [26SE]

Tobacco products: enlarge and strengthen warning labels (see S. 2889), S7229 [19JY] (see H.R. 4886), H6598 [19JY]

———increase legal age for smoking (see H.R. 4432), H2966 [11MY]

———provide for the disclosure of certain products and prescribe labels for packages and advertising (see S. 2125), S930 [29FE]

Conference reports

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), H4115-H4118 [8JN]

Explanations

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), S5283-S5288 [16JN]

Letters

Campaign ethics reform and contribution limits: Michael C. Munger, S4361 [24MY]

———several college professors, S4361 [24MY]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act: several Senators, S1846 [29MR]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act appointment of conferees: Coalition for Electronic Authentication, S1208 [7MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1208 [7MR]

———Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, S1209 [7MR]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S1208 [7MR]

Lists

Supporters of S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, S5218 [15JN]

Motions

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H487 [16FE]

Remarks in House

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce, H2970 [15MY]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H486-H489 [16FE], H2638 [8MY]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4351-H4366 [14JN], E1026, E1034 [15JN], E1071 [21JN], E1078 [22JN], E1097 [23JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 523), H4346-H4351 [14JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), insert H.R. 1714 language in lieu, H487 [16FE]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H2514 [4MY], H6369-H6374 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: use of George Washington's image in U.S. Mint advertising campaign, H1421 [28MR]

Moll, William G.: American Advertising Federation Silver Medal Award recipient, E927 [9JN]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (H.R. 4540), E847-E849 [25MY]

Oak Creek, WI: tribute to Oak Creek High School students involved in fundraising for campaign finance reform, H169 [2FE]

Olympic games: use of false suggestions by certain businesses that they financially support the Olympic games, E1492 [14SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H426-H431 [15FE], H539 [29FE], H1176 [22MR], H2020, H2064-H2069 [11AP], H6440 [18JY], H7653 [18SE], H8745 [4OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H169 [2FE], H541-H547 [29FE]

———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (H.R. 4621), E1014 [14JN]

Public broadcasting: airing of political advertisements on public radio, H10816 [25OC]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: prohibit commercial billboards and other commercial advertising, H3958, H3959 [7JN]

Taxation: treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (H.R. 4686), E1026 [15JN]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H1847-H1849 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1831 [28MR], S1843-S1846 [29MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent request, S1206-S1209 [7MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5176, S5215-S5231 [15JN], S5281-S5290 [16JN], S5552 [21JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S5182 [15JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), unanimous-consent request, S1663 [23MR]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (S. 2497), unanimous-consent request, S8439, S8440 [13SE]

Firearms: study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Olympic games: use of false suggestions by certain businesses that they financially support the Olympic games, S8570 [14SE]

Pharmaceuticals: direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, S11489 [1NO]

Political campaigns: cost of political advertising on television, S4636, S4637 [7JN]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, S102 [26JA], S122 [31JA], S1161, S1162 [6MR], S3011 [27AP], S4353, S4354 [24MY], S4636, S4637 [7JN], S5481 [21JN], S6433, S6435 [11JY], S7647 [26JY], S8042-S8044 [6SE], S9409 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10273 [11OC], S11100 [26OC], S11327, S11328, S11329 [29OC], S11397 [31OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 26), S1165 [6MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2269), S1597 [22MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2941), S7720 [26JY], S7723 [27JY]

———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S7610-S7612 [26JY]

Public broadcasting: make certain political broadcasting requirements inapplicable to noncommerical educational broadcasting stations (S. 3262), S11376 [30OC]

Tobacco products: enlarge and strengthen warning labels (S. 2889), S7238 [19JY]

———provide for the disclosure of certain products and prescribe labels for packages and advertising (S. 2125), S946-S950 [29FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 523) (H. Rept. 106-670), H4219 [12JN]

Electronic Commerce Technology Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1912) (S. Rept. 106-349), S7229 [19JY]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee of Conference (S. 761) (H. Rept. 106-661), H4119 [8JN]

Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 106-700), H5168 [26JN]

Statements

Cross-County Walk To Support Campaign Finance Reform: Doris Haddock (Granny D), E277 [9MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 523, consideration of conference report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H4347 [14JN]

H.R. 3113, Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act, H6369-H6371 [18JY]

S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, H486 [16FE]

S. 2125, Smoker's Right To Know and Truth in Tobacco Labeling Act, S946-S949 [29FE]

S. 2889, Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels To Save Lives Act, S7238-S7240 [19JY]

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FOREST COUNTIES PAYMENTS

Appointments

Members, S11940 [15DE], H12533 [2JA]

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Appointments

Members, S8030 [5SE], H10083 [18OC]

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRADE POLICY AND NEGOTIATIONS

Letters

Improve compliance with and encourage public participation in the trade advisory committee system relative to trade agreements: Senator Baucus, S2230 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign trade: improve compliance with and encourage public participation in the trade advisory committee system relative to trade agreements, S2229 [5AP]

ADVO, INC.

Remarks in House

Children and youth: tribute to efforts to recover missing children, H7874 [20SE], E1528 [19SE]

AEMISEGGER, CHRISTOPHER

Remarks in House

LeGrand Smith Scholarship: winner, E1002 [14JN]

AERONAUTICS see Aviation

AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6676 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Aerospace Electronic Commerce Day: observance, E1237 [14JY]

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION

Remarks in Senate

Establish, S4751 [8JN]

AFFELD, DAVID W.

Letters

Accusations of disclosure of classified information relative to national missile defense system, H6537 [19JY]

AFFORDABLE EDUCATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1134), S826 [24FE], S860, S872, S873, S874, S879, S881, S883, S884, S885, S886, S888, S889, S890, S891 [28FE], S899, S922, S955, S956, S957 [29FE], S992, S996, S1001, S1005, S1009, S1013, S1014, S1018, S1032, S1033, S1034 [1MR], S1054, S1062, S1071, S1072, S1073, S1079, S1082, S1083, S1085, S1089, S1092, S1131, S1137, S1138, S1146, S1147, S1148 [2MR]

Articles and editorials

School Choice for the Rich, S914 [29FE]

Section 529 College Savings Plans Rate an A, S923 [29FE]

Cloture motions

Enact (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Letters

Federal Housing Finance Board allocation of authority to Federal Home Loan Banks to guarantee school construction bonds: Deborah F. Silberman and William W. Ginsberg, Federal Housing Finance Board, S1096 [2MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: National Governors' Association, S905 [29FE]

Provisions: Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, S905 [29FE]

School construction and renovation tax incentives: Wayne G. Sanstead, North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction, S990 [1MR]

School social promotion: NAACP, S1076 [2MR]

Lists

Multiple shootings in 1999, S1066 [2MR]

Motions

Enact (S. 1134), S919 [29FE], S991 [1MR], S1099 [2MR]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1134), E345 [16MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HHS: report to Congress on extent and severity of child poverty, S1009-S1013 [1MR]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S1074-S1082, S1100 [2MR]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged children and provide funds to assist failing schools, S996-S1000, S1005, S1006 [1MR]

———establish the Careers to Classrooms Program, S1013, S1018 [1MR]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S1058-S1062, S1070, S1071 [2MR]

———issue a nationally standardized school report card to students, S1055 [2MR]

———Pell Grant Program funding, S1072, S1073, S1098, S1099 [2MR]

———promote teacher and principal quality and professional development, S1090-S1092, S1094 [2MR]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs, S1000-S1003 [1MR]

———provide grants for master teacher programs, S1092, S1101 [2MR]

———provide scholarships and loan forgiveness and cancellation for future teachers, S1086, S1101 [2MR]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S1055 [2MR]

Enact (S. 1134), S713-S736 [23FE], S758, S774, S775, S777, S778 [24FE], S847-S862 [28FE], S899-S924 [29FE], S983-S1003, S1005-S1018 [1MR], S1045-S1111 [2MR], S1170 [6MR], S1384 [9MR]

———technical corrections, S1111 [2MR]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S1056 [2MR]

Federal Housing Finance Board: allocate authority to Federal Home Loan Banks to guarantee school construction bonds, S1096, S1097 [2MR]

Firearms: reduce violence in schools, S1083-S1085, S1101 [2MR]

Schools: notify parents in advance of the use of certain pesticides and provide school districts with current EPA pesticides manual and list, S1095, S1096 [2MR]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1063-S1068, S1097 [2MR]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S1071, S1072, S1097 [2MR]

Senate: retaking of vote due to clerical error, S1099 [2MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by increasing income phaseout thresholds for education savings accounts, S1045-S1049, S1082 [2MR]

———eliminate use of education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses and expand school construction and renovation incentives, S922 [29FE], S983-S992 [1MR]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S993-S996, S1005 [1MR]

———treatment of higher education costs and savings accounts for college expenses, S1008 [1MR]

———use of surplus or tax increases to fund expansion of education individual retirement accounts, S1049-S1054, S1068 [2MR]

Statements

Education Savings Accounts: Vice President Gore, S735 [23FE]

School Construction and Renovation Tax Incentives: Dennis Zimmerman, Congressional Research Service, S986-S988 [1MR]

———William E. Manning, Red Clay, DE, Consolidated School District, S988 [1MR]

Tables

Money income of families—distribution by family characteristics and income level (1997), S1047 [2MR]

Recent school shootings, S1066 [2MR]

Share of aggregate income received by each fifth and top 5 percent of families (1970-1997), S1047 [2MR]

Special education expenditures as reported by selected States, S906 [29FE]

Special education grants to States, S909 [29FE]

Texts of

S. 1134, provisions, S1104-S1111 [2MR]

AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS AND FAMILIES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2733), S5240 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2733), S5241-S5251 [15JN]

Texts of

S. 2733, provisions, S5242-S5250 [15JN]

AFGHANISTAN, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

I Didn't Say GOP=Taliban, E2179 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions

Democracy: reestablishment of representative Government (see S. Con. Res. 142), S9945 [5OC] (see S. Con. Res. 150), S10412 [12OC] (see H. Con. Res. 414), H8468 [28SE]

———reestablishment of representative government (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8406 [27SE]

Letters

Request for New York (NY) Times correction of misquotations relative to the Republican Party and the Taliban: Representative Frank, E2179 [13DE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Afghanistan: President Clinton, S7152 [18JY], H6438 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Democracy: reestablishment of representative Government (H. Con. Res. 414), H10644-H10646 [24OC]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H437-H442 [15FE], H1552-H1554 [29MR], H2763-H2768 [9MY]

Frank, Representative: request for New York (NY) Times correction of misquotations relative to the Republican Party and the Taliban, E2179 [13DE]

Taliban regime: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (H. Res. 187), H492, H495 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

Democracy: reestablishment of representative Government (S. Con. Res. 150), S10943 [24OC]

Terrorism: U.S. response to acts of terrorism against U.S. facilities, soldiers, and citizens, S10730-S10733 [18OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 414, reestablishment of representative Government in Afghanistan, H10644 [24OC]

S. Con. Res. 142, reestablishment of representative Government in Afghanistan, S9964 [5OC]

S. Con. Res. 150, reestablishment of representative Government in Afghanistan, S10425 [12OC], S10943 [24OC]

AFL-CIO

Letters

Ensure physician's rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5642 [29JN]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H8679 [3OC]

OSHA implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4101 [8JN]

Retirement Enhancement Act, E1937 [25OC]

Remarks in House

A.O. Reed & Co.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E786 [19MY]

Ferraro, Nico: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1373 [27JY]

Johnson, John: New Jersey AFL-CIO Labor Award recipient, E1987 [28OC]

Lucchino, Larry: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Johns Fellowship Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: Branches 70, 1100, and 2225, San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Community Service Award recipients, E784 [19MY]

Pelote, Willie: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Friend of the Labor Council Award recipient, E790 [19MY]

Perry, Ray: Committee on Political Education Unity Award recipient, E868 [25MY]

Saathoff, Ron: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Leadership Award recipient, E782 [19MY]

Tweet, Bill: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Labor to Neighbor Award recipient, E783 [19MY]

Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E787 [19MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Immigration Amnesty, H5148 [26JN]

AFRICA

Addresses

Africa's Role in the World Movement for Democracy: Carl Gershman, National Endowment for Democracy, E1953-E1955 [26OC]

Challenges and Opportunities in Africa: Richard T. McCormack, E2195-E2198 [15DE]

Advertisements

Trade and Development Act supporters, S3859 [11MY]

Amendments

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (H. Res. 500), H4654 [19JN]

———restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (S. 2677), S5751 [23JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2469 [3MY]

Articles and editorials

American Companies Can Do More To Help Africa, E1064 [20JN]

Blacks in Mexico, E2135 [6DE]

Chance To Control Killers, H11296 [26OC]

Diamonds Are for Killers, S4166 [18MY]

Don't Punish Africa, E333 [16MR]

Gems Could Transform African Lives, E1295 [21JY]

Guilt Trip, E784 [19MY]

How Well They Remember the Day, E347 [16MR]

In the Heart of Darkness, E2206 [15DE]

Mandela, E345-E347 [16MR]

Sierra Leone, The Last Clinton Betrayal—Where Angels Fear To Tread, H6419-H6421 [18JY]

Still Wanted, S2868 [25AP]

USAID Report Projects Dramatic Increase in AIDS Orphans, H5936 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

Benin: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5036 [22JN]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: make archival materials of the Africa Division of the VOA available to the Institute for Media Development (see S. 2682), S4564 [6JN] (see H.R. 4587), H3924 [6JN]

Burundi: encourage continuation of peace process and commend all who contributed to power sharing agreement (see H. Res. 660), H11446 [27OC]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H7501 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (see S. 2460), S2865 [25AP]

Disasters: efforts to avert drought and famine (see H. Con. Res. 316), H2511 [3MY]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 4038), H1162 [21MR]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 489), H2605 [4MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 112), S3916 [11MY]

Horowitz, Michael: tribute for efforts to raise awareness about the human rights situation in Sudan (see H. Res. 421), H278 [9FE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 488), H2511 [3MY]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see S. Con. Res. 146), S10083 [6OC] (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8200 [26SE]

King Mohammed VI (Morocco): tribute (see S. Res. 325), S5460 [20JN]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

Senegal: elections (see H. Res. 449), H1406 [23MR]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable (see S. Res. 315), S4460 [25MY]

———support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H.R. 3879), H920 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2966 [11MY]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (see S. Res. 314), S4460 [25MY] (see H. Res. 500), H2905 [10MY]

———restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (see S. 2677), S4564 [6JN]

Cloture motions

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]

Conference reports

Trade and Development Act (H.R. 434), H2514-H2552 [4MY]

Excerpts

Diamond exports from certain conflict regions in Africa: several publications, E1676 [4OC]

Executive orders

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3802 [10MY]

Factsheets

AIDS in Africa, H5938 [12JY]

Letters

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3795 [10MY]

Human rights violations by rebel forces in Sierra Leone: Representative Wolf, H2430, H2431 [3MY]

Trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa and certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, H2581 [4MY]

U.N. peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone: Richard Holbrooke, U.N. Ambassador, S4520 [6JN]

Western Sahara self-determination referendum: several Members of Congress, H5033 [22JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, S1745 [27MR], S9032 [22SE], S9194 [25SE], H1421 [28MR], H8000, H8036 [25SE]

National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton, S7834 [27JY], H7193 [27JY]

National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, S4099 [17MY], S11492 [1NO], H3288 [17MY], H11749 [1NO]

Remarks in House

African Development Bank: funding, H5967, H5968 [13JY]

African Development Fund: funding, H6024 [13JY]

Angola: prohibit U.S. assistance to countries not in compliance with U.N. sanctions against UNITA, H5972 [13JY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: peace process funding, H5950, H5951 [12JY]

———U.S. policy, E2206 [15DE]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa, H6619, H6625, H6656-H6658 [20JY], H8630 [3OC], H8744, H8745, H8746 [4OC], H11232, H11235, H11295 [26OC], E1295 [21JY], E1720 [6OC], E1727 [10OC]

———prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (H.R. 5147), E1450 [13SE], E1676 [4OC], E1836 [19OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (H.R. 4378), H2601 [4MY]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), H7753 [19SE]

———tribute to African Bureau efforts relative to membership of Sudan on the U.N. Security Council, E1759 [12OC]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5948-H5950 [12JY]

Diseases: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5895, H5896, H5899, H5900, H5907, H5915, H5918-H5921, H5923, H5933-H5939 [12JY], H5992 [13JY], E734 [16MY], E1235, E1243, E1249 [14JY], E1275 [19JY]

Foreign aid: HIV/AIDS programs funding through reductions in the International Development Association, H5941, H5942 [12JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa, E1064 [20JN]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), E333 [16MR]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2552, H2567-H2571, H2577-H2589 [4MY], E734 [16MY], E1011 [14JN]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2572-H2577 [4MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), H2973 [15MY]

———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, H2587 [4MY], E734 [16MY]

———U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5115-H5126 [26JN], H5951-H5953 [12JY], E1136, E1137 [28JN]

Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (H.R. 3188), H53 [31JA]

Gambia: support for economic development, E1149 [29JN]

Horowitz, Michael: tribute for efforts to raise awareness about the human rights situation in Sudan (H. Res. 421), H259 [9FE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 488), H2567-H2572 [4MY]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (H. Con. Res. 410), H10643, H10644 [24OC]

———condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (S. Con. Res. 146), H10644 [24OC]

Morocco: independence anniversary, E2081 [3NO]

———U.S. policy, H1768 [5AP]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid, H1353 [23MR], H1490, H1494, H1505, H1569, H1570 [29MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H946-H950, H953, H955 [14MR]

Political reform, E1953 [26OC]

Save the Children (organization): tribute for relief efforts in Ethiopia, E779 [19MY]

Senegal: elections (H. Res. 449), H2432, H2433 [3MY]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable, H4178 [12JN], H8630 [3OC], H8744, H8745, H8746 [4OC], E1704 [6OC], E1727 [10OC]

———human rights violations, H53 [31JA], E633 [4MY]

———support Government in its peace-building efforts, H5075 [23JN]

———support Government in its peace-building efforts (H. Con. Res. 323), E784 [19MY]

———support Government in its peace-building efforts (H.R. 3879), H2428-H2432 [3MY], E633 [4MY]

Sudan: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations, H7349 [7SE]

———human rights violations, H1751-H1757 [4AP]

———increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts, H10814 [25OC]

———increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (S. 1453), H10640-H10643, H10709 [24OC], E1963 [27OC]

———National Democratic Alliance funding, H5950 [12JY], H5980, H6006, H6007 [13JY]

———U.S. policy, H8433 [28SE], E1639 [2OC]

Taxation: provide tax credits for research and development costs for vaccines for malaria, tuberculosis, or HIV, H2587 [4MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: establish special access program for apparel articles assembled in countries in sub-Saharan Africa solely from U.S. fabrics, yarns, and threads, E333 [16MR]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E256, E271 [9MR], E364 [21MR]

U.N.: self-determination referendum for Western Sahara, H1768 [5AP], H5033 [22JN]

U.S. policy, H8433 [28SE]

Zimbabwe: allocation of foreign aid, H5903 [12JY]

———condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (H. Res. 500), H4652-H4654 [19JN], E695 [10MY]

———elections, E1161 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: offer of drug for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV to developing countries, S7421 [21JY]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: make archival materials of the Africa Division of the VOA available to the Institute for Media Development (S. 2682), S4574 [6JN], S5755 [23JN]

Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to Members and staff for efforts on Trade and Development Act, S3787 [10MY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: support U.N. peacekeeping operations, S279 [2FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S4402-S4405 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: study to improve farming in Africa, S7372 [20JY]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), S2868 [25AP], S5753 [23JN]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (S. 2032), S330 [3FE], S8283 [8SE]

———HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, S318-S325, S341 [3FE], S7421 [21JY], S7619-S7624 [26JY]

———impact of HIV/AIDS on children in developing countries, S4650 [7JN]

Floods: disaster assistance to Mozambique, S5610 [22JN]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S5524 [21JN]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S3037-S3039 [27AP]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3471 [4MY], S3788-S3827, S3853 [10MY], S3858-S3880 [11MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report—motion to proceed, S3787 [10MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3661, S3662 [9MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), S3928 [11MY]

———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, S3037-S3039 [27AP], S3471 [4MY], S3792-S3807, S3818, S3823 [10MY], S3860, S3868, S3871, S3876 [11MY]

Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S., S4165 [18MY]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803, S3807, S3817, S3826 [10MY], S3867, S3872 [11MY]

Guinea: condemn abduction and murder of humanitarian relief workers, S8817 [20SE]

International relations: impact of civil conflicts on countries, S3876-S3880 [11MY]

Ivory Coast: political reform, S10238 [11OC]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (S. Con. Res. 146), S10093 [6OC], S10736 [18OC]

King Mohammed VI (Morocco): tribute (S. Res. 325), S5476 [20JN]

Morocco: U.S. policy, S66 [26JA]

Senegal: elections, S1875 [29MR]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable (S. Res. 315), S4500 [25MY]

———funding for U.N. peacekeeping operations, S4242 [23MY], S4519-S4521 [6JN]

Sudan: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations, S1151 [2MR], S1381 [9MR]

———increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (S. 1453), S1151 [2MR], S1381 [9MR]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S1388 [9MR], S1454 [20MR], S1507 [21MR]

———U.S. policy, S67 [26JA]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period, S5359 [19JN]

———condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (S. Res. 314), S4490 [25MY]

———elections, S6247 [30JN]

———restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (S. 2677), S4573 [6JN], S4635 [7JN], S5753 [23JN], S6247 [30JN]

Reports

Global Infectious Disease Threat: National Intelligence Council, S3823-S3825 [10MY]

Visit to Western Africa—Sierra Leone After a Decade of Civil War: Representatives Wolf and Tony P. Hall, H2430 [3MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 106-607), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of State Rewards for Information Relative to Serious Violations of International Law in Rwanda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2460), S4952 [12JN]

Make Archival Materials of the Africa Division of the VOA Available to the Institute for Media Development by the Broadcasting Board of Governors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2682), S4952 [12JN]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 106-605), H2511 [3MY]

Trade and Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-606), H2605 [4MY]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Drought, Particularly in Africa, With Annexes: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-25), S9859 [4OC]

Zimbabwe Democracy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2677), S4952 [12JN]

Resolutions by organizations

HIV/AIDS Health Crisis: U.N. Security Council, H6091 [17JY]

Resolutions of ratification

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Drought, Particularly in Africa, With Annexes, S9859 [4OC], S10665 [18OC]

Statements

Award for Distinguished Service in the Promotion of Human Rights: Law Society of Kenya, S10093 [6OC]

Surveys

Impacts of IMF Structural Adjustment in Africa—Growth, Social Spending, and Debt Relief: Robert Naiman and Neil Watkins, H6636-H6639 [20JY]

Testimonies

Africa's Diamonds—Precious, Perilous Too? Eli Haas, Diamond Dealers Club, E1058 [20JN]

Human Rights Violations in Sierra Leone: Muctar Jalloh, E1720 [6OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 410, condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice in Kenya, H10643 [24OC]

H. Res. 431, support humanitarian assistance to Mozambique, H946 [14MR]

H. Res. 449, Senegal elections, H2432 [3MY]

H. Res. 488, same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H2567 [4MY]

H. Res. 489, consideration of conference report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2572 [4MY]

H. Res. 500, condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period in Zimbabwe, H4653 [19JN], E696 [10MY]

H.R. 3879, Sierra Leone Peace Support Act, H2428 [3MY]

S. 1453, Sudan Peace Act, H10640-H10642 [24OC]

S. 2460, Dept. of State rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda, S5753 [23JN]

S. 2460, provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda, S2868 [25AP], H7753 [19SE]

S. 2677, Zimbabwe Democracy Act, S5754 [23JN]

S. 2682, make archival materials of the Africa Division of the VOA available to the Institute for Media Development by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, S4574 [6JN], S5755 [23JN]

S. Con. Res. 112, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, S3924, S3928 [11MY], H2973 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 146, condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others in Kenya who worked to promote human rights and justice, S10092 [6OC]

S. Con. Res. 146, condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice in Kenya, S10736 [18OC], H10644 [24OC]

S. Res. 314, condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period in Zimbabwe, S4489 [25MY]

S. Res. 315, condemn crimes and human rights abuses in Sierra Leone and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable, S4491, S4501 [25MY]

S. Res. 325, tribute to King Mohammed VI (Morocco), S5469, S5476 [20JN]

AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S8817 [20SE]

AFRICAN AMERICANS

Addresses

Dedication of Martin Luther King, Jr., Monument in Norfolk, VA: Israel Zoberman, S641 [10FE]

Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.: Representative Spratt, H530-H532 [29FE]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), S9966, S10001 [5OC]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (H.R. 5157), H10461 [19OC]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (H.R. 2879), H9620 [10OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11150, S11187 [26OC], H11581 [30OC]

Articles and editorials

But He Tried To Help Somebody, E668 [8MY]

Former Execs Switch to Supply Side, S5025 [13JN]

Georgia Regulatory Agency To Lead Investigation Into Insurer's Rates for Black Customers, E2209 [15DE]

Ghosts in Florida, E2174 [11DE]

Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet Nurturer, E2167 [11DE]

James E. Brown, E1337 [27JY]

Keep Them Out!, E2170 [11DE]

Last of a Storied Cavalry Fights for Recognition—All-Black Unit Served in WW II After Long History, S954 [29FE]

Laying Down the Burden of Race, S4558-S4560 [6JN]

Packed Up and Rarin' To Go—McDonald's Has Contracted With Union Packaging, a Minority Business, To Supply Cartons for Its Food, E682 [9MY]

Racial Division Charge Is Untrue, S8936 [21SE]

Regrettable Rift, E1690 [6OC]

Skeleton in the Closet, E2105-E2107 [14NO]

Tribute to Edward J. Williams, E1732 [10OC]

Where Have You Gone, Dan Rather?, E535 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see S. 2919), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4957), H7002 [25JY]

Brooks, Gwendolyn: tribute (see S. Res. 393), S11918 [15DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (see H. Con. Res. 422), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 423), H9767 [11OC]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S6574 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 368), H5655 [29JN]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 4513), H3523 [22MY]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S2526 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see S. 2079), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3685), H509 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1629 [30MR]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see S. 2345), S2106 [4AP] (see H.R. 3712), H572 [29FE]

Evans, Clay: tribute (see S. Res. 385), S11739 [7DE]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 493), H2606 [4MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9606 [2OC] (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (see H.R. 5157), H7502 [12SE]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H996 [14MR]

History: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 3633), H340 [10FE]

———placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S1392 [9MR]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Res. 509), H3649 [23MY]

National Archives and Records Administration: transfer the master versions of the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (see H.R. 4756), H5168 [26JN]

National Day of Honor for African American World War II Veterans: support (see H. Con. Res. 268), H756 [8MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S7542 [25JY]

Postal Service: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Units known as the Buffalo Soldiers (see S. Con. Res. 86), S930 [29FE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4484 [14JN]

Sharpton, Al: condemn racist and anti-Semitic views (see H. Con. Res. 270), H756 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 289), H1123 [20MR]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (see H. Con. Res. 374), H6470 [18JY]

University of San Francisco: acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 football team and pay tribute to members of team (see S. Res. 346), S7840 [27JY]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see S. 2666), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5158), H7502 [12SE]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP] (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Letters

Conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions: Stuart VanMeveren, National District Attorneys Association, S5426 [20JN]

Constitutionality of legislation to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S5353-S5355 [19JN]

EPA Office of Civil Rights backlog of cases: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S10316 [12OC]

———Monique Harden and Joan Mulhern, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, S10316 [12OC]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program proposal: Representatives Owens and Clyburn, Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry: several African American business and educational organizations, H1845, H1846 [5AP]

Voting difficulties in Georgia's Fourth Congressional District: Representative McKinney, E2102 [14NO]

Lists

Presidential mission to the Korean War 50th anniversary commemoration—503d Field Artillery Battalion members, E1031 [15JN]

Obituaries

Thomas, Wade, Sr., E113 [10FE]

Pledges

Birmingham Pledge, H11582 [30OC]

Poems

``And the Women Gathered,'' Gloria Wade-Gayles, H528 [29FE]

Remarks in House

A Day at the Ranch Youth Foundation: tribute, E1457 [13SE]

Agriculture: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H11248 [26OC]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, E227 [6MR]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Project Alpha, H8899-H8902 [5OC]

Black History Month: observance, H149-H154 [1FE], H431-H437 [15FE], H501-H505 [16FE], H522-H532 [29FE], E53 [1FE], E57 [2FE], E102 [9FE], E163 [16FE], E183, E194 [29FE], E207 [1MR]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (H.R. 4957), H7391-H7393 [12SE]

Black Press Day: anniversary, H1081 [16MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H241-H247 [8FE]

California: tribute to KSEE-TV (Fresno, CA) and Companies That Care African-American Portraits of Success Award recipients, E57 [2FE]

Camp LeJeune, NC: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Black and White Scholarship Ball, E43 [1FE]

Capers, Jean Murrell: Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation Life Achievement Award recipient, E1246 [14JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (H. Con. Res. 423), H9843 [12OC]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 368), H7444-H7447 [12SE], E1169 [30JN]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), H10705 [24OC]

Carter Broadcast Group, Inc.: anniversary, E1324 [26JY]

Christian Men's Freedom Forum 2000: tribute, H4346 [14JN]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H737 [8MR]

———reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, H1149-H1154 [21MR], E404 [23MR]

Cofield, Elsie: West Haven, CT, Black Coalition Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E189 [29FE]

Colleges and universities: historically black colleges and universities funding for agricultural and food sciences research, H5536, H5537 [29JN]

Columbia, PA: anniversary of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, E349 [20MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H431, H435 [15FE]

Congressional Black Caucus: tribute to Legislative Conference's Veterans Braintrust forum on African American veterans in the Korean War, E2191-E2193 [15DE]

Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing, H150 [1FE]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H4681 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish position of Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights, H5784 [11JY]

———interest payments to certain farmers whose discrimination claims are in arrears, H5783 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5783, H5784 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2623-H2628 [8MY]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (H.R. 4378), H2601 [4MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), H10717, H10718 [24OC]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), H410-H413, H431, H435 [15FE], H525, H528 [29FE], E163 [16FE]

Diseases: revise and extend Medicaid programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H11527 [30OC]

District of Columbia: anniversary of emancipation of slaves, E553 [13AP]

Dorsey, Herman S.: American Association of Blacks in Energy 2000 James E. Stewart Award recipient, E335 [16MR]

Education: promote cultural education and awareness of the history of slavery, H431 [15FE]

Federal aid programs: race-based assistance programs funding, H243 [8FE]

Flint, MI: tribute to Clark County, AR, Reunion Picnic, E1342 [27JY]

Florida: alleged voting irregularities in Presidential election, E2170 [11DE]

Foundation for Ethnic Understanding: tribute on efforts to strengthen relations between Jewish Americans and African Americans, E602 [2MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), H8717-H8720 [3OC]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (H.R. 5157), H10459-H10461 [19OC]

GAO: study impact of networking and information technology research and development on lower income families, minorities, and women, H405, H406 [15FE]

Georgia: voting difficulties in the Fourth Congressional District, E2102 [14NO]

Guyton, Candace: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

Health: access to health care professions, H502, H503 [16FE]

———minority health programs (H.R. 3250), E70 [7FE]

———minority health programs (S. 1880), H11686-H11697 [31OC], E2053 [1NO], E2063 [2NO], E2077 [3NO], E2186 [14DE]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 3454), H7230, H7231 [6SE]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3909), H5809-H5811 [11JY], E309 [14MR]

Herron, Dorothy Jones and family: Pontiac, MI, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Family of the Year award recipients, E919 [9JN]

History: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history, E2105 [14NO]

———acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (H. Con. Res. 356), H4596 [19JN], H4682 [20JN], E1223 [13JY]

———contributions to health and science fields, E229 [6MR]

Honore, Stephan L.: Peace Corps Franklin Williams Award for Outstanding Community Service recipient, E152 [16FE]

Immigration: use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry, H1845 [5AP]

Jefferson County, IL: African American Heritage Award recipients, E1054 [20JN]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of Monumental Baptist Church, E941 [9JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E963 [9JN], E1048, E1049 [19JN], E1129 [28JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (H.R. 2879), H9620 [10OC]

Korean War: tribute to the 503d Field Artillery Battalion, E1030 [15JN]

Lane College: tribute, E1575 [22SE]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H624-H627 [1MR], H1266 [22MR], E321 [15MR]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (H.R. 1443), H7545 [13SE]

Law enforcement officers: treatment of minorities, H621-H627 [1MR], H1264-H1267 [22MR]

Life Insurance Co. of Georgia: investigation into African-American policyholder premium rates, E2209 [15DE]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: filing of discrimination claims against management, H169 [2FE]

McNish, Dorothy: National Council of Negro Women, Inc., North Shore Area Section Mahala Field Atchison Award recipient, E314 [15MR]

Medicare: equal access to health care by minorities, E1635 [29SE]

Minority Arts Resource Council: tribute to the African American Rodeo, E1663 [4OC]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (H. Res. 509), H3876-H3878, H3889 [6JN], E965 [9JN]

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.: tribute to Northeast District, E862 [25MY]

National Council of Negro Women, Inc.: tribute to North Shore Area Section, E314 [15MR]

National Day of Honor for African American World War II Veterans: support (H. Con. Res. 268), E241 [8MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7844-H7852 [19SE], E1540 [20SE], E1558 [21SE], E1575 [22SE]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (H.R. 2919), H6860-H6864 [25JY], E1379 [27JY]

National Urban League, Inc.: anniversary, H8596 [2OC]

New Haven, CT: tribute to Amistad (vessel) replica ship project, E1220 [13JY]

New York, NY: tribute to the Brooklyn Museum of Art's exhibit ``Hip-Hop Nation—Roots, Rhymes, and Rage'', E1873 [19OC]

Oakland, CA: tribute to Finding Your Roots Conference, an African American Family History Research Project, E405 [23MR]

———tribute to Museum of African American Technology (MAAT) Science Village, E1234 [14JY]

Oberstar, Representative: use of inappropriate term to describe status of proposed minority-owned airline, H4597 [19JN]

Omaha (NE) Star: tribute, E351 [20MR]

Omaha Star (publication): tribute, H1081 [16MR]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Homestead Grays (baseball team) and Bill Mazeroski's World Series-winning home run, E1704 [6OC]

Port Arthur, TX: New Hope Baptist Church receipt of Texas Historical Society marker, E1785 [13OC]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H150 [1FE]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, H7696 [18SE]

———recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), H7455-H7457 [12SE], H11581-H11583 [30OC]

Reid, Arthur, Jr.: posthumous receipt of military medals for service during World War II, E1911 [25OC]

Retired Educators for Agricultural Programs (organization): funding, H5458 [29JN]

Rogers, Nannie Parks: New Haven, CT, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Appreciation Award recipient, E262 [9MR]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of St. Andrews African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1409 [6SE]

Self-Help for African People Through Education, Inc. (S.H.A.P.E.): anniversary, E711 [11MY]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E19 [27JA]

Smith, Byron C.: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

Texas: tribute to Unsung Heroes award recipients from the 9th Congressional District, E278 [9MR]

Thompson, E. Zipporah: Saginaw, MI, Image Award recipient, E68 [3FE]

Tolliver, Stanley E., Sr.: NAACP Freedom Award recipient, E1286 [21JY]

Topeka, KS: rededication of Elmer Jackson Bridge, E1713 [6OC]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (H. Con. Res. 374), E1282 [19JY]

U.N.: secure objective review of violations of minority human rights in the U.S., H1267 [22MR]

Union Packaging L.L.C.: tribute, E682 [9MY]

United Negro College Fund (organization): tribute, E215 [1MR]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8789-H8796 [4OC], E1679 [4OC]

Walker, Cynthia Thomas: Pontiac, MI, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Woman of the Year award recipient, E919 [9JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H2168 [12AP], H2319 [13AP], H3558-H3563 [23MY], E546 [12AP], E829 [24MY], E877 [25MY]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), H3563 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

African American Family Services (organization): anniversary, S8817 [20SE]

Best Harvest Bakery (business): tribute, S5025 [13JN]

Black History Month: observance, S606 [10FE], S749 [23FE], S830 [24FE], S892 [28FE], S926 [29FE]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (H.R. 4957), S11180 [26OC]

Brooks, Gwendolyn: tribute (S. Res. 393), S11940 [15DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (H. Con. Res. 423), S10543 [13OC]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), S8639 [15SE]

Colleges and universities: historically black land-grant colleges and universities research and extension science funding, S7373 [20JY]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5338-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5428 [20JN]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5334-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5434 [20JN], S5547, S5548 [21JN], S5649 [22JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 2393), S2533 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, S10678, S10679 [18OC]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (S. 2079), S683 [22FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), S10001 [5OC]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), S9978 [5OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, S10150 [10OC]

EPA: Office of Civil Rights backlog of cases, S10315 [12OC]

Evans, Clay: tribute (S. Res. 385), S11745 [7DE]

Ferrell, Howard (Tootsie): Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inductee, S4373 [24MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), S11180 [26OC]

———establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (S. 3147), S9608 [2OC]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (H.R. 5157), S11184 [26OC]

Gresham, Emma: Essence (publication) Essence Award recipient, S3015 [27AP]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11188-S11190 [26OC]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 3454), S10112 [6OC]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3909), S10112 [6OC]

Jackson, MS: anniversary of Mount Helm Baptist Church, S7823 [27JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S5357 [19JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (S. 3183), S10252 [11OC]

———placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (H.R. 2879), S9979 [5OC]

———placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (S. 2231), S1386 [9MR]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (S. 821), S9444 [28SE]

National Day of Honor for African American World War II Veterans: support (H. Con. Res. 268), S1665 [23MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 342), S7555 [25JY]

———observance, S8878 [21SE]

Postal Service: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Units known as the Buffalo Soldiers (S. Con. Res. 86), S954 [29FE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S7436 [21JY], S7504 [25JY], S7587 [26JY]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, S9444 [28SE], S10786, S10787 [19OC]

———recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11187, S11188 [26OC]

Roundtree, Dovey J.: ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award recipient, S2723 [13AP]

Troy State University: Rosa Parks Museum funding, S6530 [12JY]

University of San Francisco: acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 football team and pay tribute to members of team (S. Res. 346), S7807 [27JY]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (S. 2666), S4480 [25MY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), S2352 [6AP], S4215 [18MY]

Reports filed

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3201) (S. Rept. 106-322), S5882 [27JN]

Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2345) (S. Rept. 106-440), S9700 [3OC]

Health Care Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3250) (H. Rept. 106-986), H10256 [18OC]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3454), S9701 [3OC]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3909), S9701 [3OC]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2919) (S. Rept. 106-445), S9700 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2919) (H. Rept. 106-741), H6353 [17JY]

Placement of a Plaque Commemorating the Martin Luther King, Jr., ``I Have a Dream'' Speech at the Lincoln Memorial: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2879) (S. Rept. 106-334), S6347 [10JY]

Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1443) (H. Rept. 106-517), H930 [13MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Military Awards Dinner: NAACP, E1168 [30JN]

Statements

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

Law Enforcement Officers and Criminal Justice System Treatment of Minorities in New York, NY, Declaration and Plan: Representative Owens and Several Brooklyn African American Clergy and Elected Officials, H1268 [22MR]

National Call to Action To Close the Digital Divide: Executive Office of the President, H1844 [5AP]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Summaries

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act (S. 1880), H11694 [31OC]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 270, condemn racist and anti-Semitic views of Al Sharpton, E333 [16MR]

H. Con. Res. 296, Dept. of Agriculture resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H2623 [8MY]

H. Con. Res. 356, acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history, E1224 [13JY]

H. Con. Res. 368, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, H7444 [12SE]

H. Con. Res. 423, use of Capitol Grounds for the Million Family March, H9843 [12OC]

H. Res. 509, tribute to African-American music, H3876 [6JN]

H.J. Res. 98, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans during World War II, H3558 [23MY]

H.J. Res. 98, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans of World War II, H2169 [12AP]

H.J. Res. 102, recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation, H7455 [12SE], H11581 [30OC]

H.R. 2879, placement of a plaque commemorating the Martin Luther King, Jr., ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial, S9979 [5OC], H9620 [10OC]

H.R. 2919, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act, H6860 [25JY]

H.R. 3201, Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Study Act, H410 [15FE]

H.R. 3454, Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA, H7230 [6SE]

H.R. 3909, Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL, H5809 [11JY]

H.R. 4957, extend Black Patriots Foundation authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial, H7391 [12SE]

H.R. 5157, Freedmen's Bureau Records Preservation Act, H10460 [19OC]

H.R. 5331, Frederick Douglass memorial establishment in the District of Columbia or its environs, H8717 [3OC]

S. 1880, Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act, H11686-H11691 [31OC]

S. 2345, Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Act, S10001 [5OC], H10717 [24OC]

S. 2919, Black Patriots Foundation's extension of authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial, S7552 [25JY]

S. Con. Res. 86, issue postage stamp in commemoration of the African American 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Units known as the Buffalo Soldiers, S954 [29FE]

S. Con. Res. 130, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, S6578 [12JY], S8639 [15SE], H10705 [24OC]

S. Res. 342, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, S7555 [25JY], S8638 [15SE]

S. Res. 346, acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 University of San Francisco football team and pay tribute to members of team, S7807, S7925 [27JY]

S. Res. 385, tribute to Clay Evans, S11740, S11745 [7DE]

S. Res. 393, tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks, S11931, S11940 [15DE]

S.J. Res. 44, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans during World War II, S4215 [18MY], H3563 [23MY]

Tributes

Brown, John, S3681 [9MY]

Evans, Clay, E2213 [15DE]

Hamilton, Grace Towns, S969 [29FE]

King, C.B., H2099-H2104 [11AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., S641 [10FE], H530 [29FE], E7 [27JA], E602 [2MY]

White Family, E1259 [18JY]

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Remarks in House

Funding, H5967, H5968 [13JY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Alan P. Larson to International Monetary Organizations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11832 [15DE]

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Remarks in House

Funding, H6024 [13JY]

AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

Advertisements

Trade and Development Act supporters, S3859 [11MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 434, provisions, H2469 [3MY]

Articles and editorials

American Companies Can Do More To Help Africa, E1064 [20JN]

Don't Punish Africa, E333 [16MR]

Unmaking of Americans, S3813 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 434): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 489), H2605 [4MY]

———corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 112), S3916 [11MY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 488), H2511 [3MY]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 434): conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 434), H2514-H2552 [4MY]

Executive orders

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3802 [10MY]

Letters

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3795 [10MY]

Trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa and certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, H2581 [4MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 434), E333 [16MR]

———conference report, H2552, H2567-H2571, H2577-H2589 [4MY], E734 [16MY], E1011 [14JN]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2572-H2577 [4MY]

———corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), H2973 [15MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa, E1064 [20JN]

———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, H2587 [4MY], E734 [16MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2568-H2571, H2578 [4MY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 488), H2567-H2572 [4MY]

Taxation: provide tax credits for research and development costs for vaccines for malaria, tuberculosis, or HIV, H2587 [4MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: establish special access program for apparel articles assembled in countries in sub-Saharan Africa solely from U.S. fabrics, yarns, and threads, E333 [16MR]

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: admission into World Trade Organization, S345 [7FE]

Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to Members and staff for efforts on Trade and Development Act, S3787 [10MY]

Convention for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor: deny certain foreign aid relative to compliance, S3864, S3867 [11MY]

Enact (H.R. 434), S3037-S3039 [27AP]

———conference report, S3471 [4MY], S3788-S3827, S3853 [10MY], S3858-S3880 [11MY]

———conference report, motion to proceed, S3787 [10MY]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S3661, S3662 [9MY]

———corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), S3928 [11MY]

Foreign policy: prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, S3037-S3039 [27AP], S3471 [4MY], S3792-S3807, S3818, S3823 [10MY], S3860, S3868, S3871, S3876 [11MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3788-S3792, S3853 [10MY], S3859, S3864-S3871 [11MY]

———require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked with the country of origin, S3869 [11MY]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803, S3807, S3817, S3826 [10MY], S3867, S3872 [11MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization, S3870 [11MY]

Taxation: treatment of certain qualified personal service provider income, S3867 [11MY]

Reports

Global Infectious Disease Threat: National Intelligence Council, S3823-S3825 [10MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 434, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 106-607), H2605 [4MY]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-606), H2605 [4MY]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 106-605), H2511 [3MY]

Tables

Ratios of product imports to U.S. consumption, S3811 [10MY]

U.S. trade in advanced technology products, S3812 [10MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 488, same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H2567 [4MY]

H. Res. 489, consideration of conference report on H.R. 434, provisions, H2572 [4MY]

S. Con. Res. 112, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 434, provisions, S3924, S3928 [11MY], H2973 [15MY]

AFT, RICHARD N.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E692 [10MY]

AGAJANIAN, J.C., AND FAMILY

Remarks in House

San Bernardino, CA: tribute to Route 66 Rendezvous and Crusin' Hall of Fame inductees, E1455 [13SE], E1493 [14SE]

AGANA (GU) PACIFIC DAILY NEWS

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E101 [9FE]

AGARWAL, KAMLESH

Remarks in House

Crime: extradition of alleged murderer from India, H5813 [11JY]

AGE DISCRIMINATION see Discrimination

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4035 [7JN]

States: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 3008), S8105 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate

States: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 3008), S8109-S8111 [6SE]

Texts of

S. 3008, Older Workers Rights Restoration Act, S8109 [6SE]

AGED see Senior Citizens

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT related term(s) Department of State

Articles and editorials

Question—Should Population Control Be a Priority for the Third World? Yes—Vanishing Forests and Widespread Famines are Signs of Crisis in Many Nations, E357 [21MR]

USAID Report Projects Dramatic Increase in AIDS Orphans, H5936 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 4038), H1162 [21MR]

———authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. 2026), S285 [2FE] (see H.R. 4140), H1628 [30MR]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (see H.R. 5224), H7932 [20SE]

———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (see S. 3126), S9381 [27SE]

———international family planning programs funding (see S. 2380), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see S. Res. 327), S5663 [22JN]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (see S. 2382), S2438 [7AP]

Factsheets

AIDS in Africa, H5938 [12JY]

Letters

Global AIDS Prevention Act: Peter R. Lamptey, Family Health International (organization), S289 [2FE]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Senator Gramm, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2551 [11AP]

Remarks in House

Congo, Democratic Republic of: peace process funding, H5950, H5951 [12JY]

Cuban Transition Project: funding, H10834 [25OC]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5948-H5950 [12JY]

Directly Observed Treatment (DOTS) Tuberculosis Control Program: funding, H937 [14MR]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5939-H5941 [12JY]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (H.R. 5224), H8019-H8021 [25SE], E1538 [20SE]

———employment of contractors for deployment of Food for Peace Program commodities, H5593, H5594 [29JN]

———international family planning programs, E357 [21MR]

———international family planning programs funding, H10836 [25OC]

———international family planning programs funding (H.R. 3634), H1854 [6AP]

———international family planning programs funding prohibition due to use of such funds for unintended purposes, H6008, H6009 [13JY]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5849, H5883, H5899 [12JY], H5983-H5994 [13JY], H7699 [18SE], E430 [28MR], E1275 [19JY], E1298 [21JY]

Foreign countries: ensure gender-related issues are considered in program decisions, H5996, H5997 [13JY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, H5997, H5998 [13JY]

Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor, H5946-H5948 [12JY], E1239, E1249 [14JY]

Russia: agricultural assistance, H6015-H6018 [13JY]

U.N. Drug Control Program: economic development activities funding, H1555 [29MR]

Ukraine: agricultural assistance, H6015-H6018 [13JY]

Working capital fund: establish, H5981, H5982 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund: micronutrient programs funding, S10980, S10981 [25OC]

China, People's Republic of: include in U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership, S5485, S5565 [21JN], S5616 [22JN]

———International Rule of Law Program funding, S5621 [22JN]

Cuban Transition Project: funding, S10980 [25OC]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (S. 2032), S330 [3FE], S8283 [8SE]

———authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (S. 2026), S288-S290 [2FE]

———polio eradication funding, S10980 [25OC]

Floods: disaster assistance to Mozambique, S1114 [2MR], S5610 [22JN]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (S. 3126), S9391-S9393 [27SE]

———international family planning programs funding (S. 2380), S2351 [6AP]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1305 [8MR]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (S. 2382), S3858 [11MY]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, S7642 [26JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11832 [15DE]

Women: female genital mutilation eradication funding, S5621 [22JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Barry E. Carter To Be AID Assistant Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9464 [28SE]

Nomination of Everett L. Mosley To Be AID Inspector General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7655 [26JY]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2382) (S. Rept. 106-257), S2438 [7AP]

Texts of

S. 2026, Global AIDS Prevention Act, S289 [2FE]

S. 3126, Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act, S9391-S9393 [27SE]

S. 5224, International Food Relief Partnership Act, H8019 [25SE]

S. Res. 327, encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, S5686 [22JN]

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES (business)

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office funding, H5057 [23JN]

AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: terminate Federal milk marketing orders, S316 [3FE]

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4688), H4591 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (S. 2741), S5267 [15JN], S11122 [26OC]

AGRICULTURAL JOB OPPORTUNITY BENEFITS AND SECURITY ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1814), S710 [23FE]

AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 3847), H756 [8MR]

———establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (see S. 2818), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 5205), H7870 [19SE]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (see H.R. 4979), H7128 [26JY]

———payment of special loan deficiency payments to eligible producers who have suffered yield losses due to damaging weather or disasters (see H.R. 5125), H7364 [7SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (see S. 2332), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 4523), H3649 [23MY]

———increase number of farmers eligible for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans or loan deficiency payments and the amount of production for which such loans and payments are available (see H.R. 4524), H3649 [23MY]

Letters

Flexible fallow program establishment under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production: Neil E. Harl, Iowa State University, S6130 [29JN]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (H.R. 3847), H705 [8MR]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (H.R. 4979), E1337 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (S. 2818), S6130 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (S. 2332), S1990 [30MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal (S. 916), S5290 [16JN]

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT

Amendments

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), S10952, S11006 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (see S. 2773), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 5372), H8735 [3OC] (see H.R. 5495), H10256 [18OC]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), H10874, H10875 [25OC], E1977 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), S6107 [29JN], S10952, S10953 [25OC]

Texts of

S. 2773, Dairy Market Enhancement Act, H10874 [25OC]

AGRICULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4548) (H. Rept. 106-982), H10035 [17OC]

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM ACT

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers (see H.R. 4018), H1118 [16MR]

AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2559), S1631 [23MR]

Analyses

Provisions (H.R. 2559): Biomass Research and Development Provisions, E888 [6JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2559, provisions, S1642 [23MR], H1621 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 2559): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 512), H3812 [24MY]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2559), H3763-H3804 [24MY]

Letters

Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund use by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors: Senator Grassley, S5100 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2559, provisions, H5291 [27JN]

Enact (H.R. 2559): conference report, H3817-H3828, H3857 [25MY], E887, E888 [6JN], E936 [9JN]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 512), H3816, H3817 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: use of Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors, S5100 [14JN]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

———tribute to staff for efforts on Agricultural Risk Protection Act, S4441, S4442 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: compensate growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY, S4438, S4439 [25MY]

Enact (H.R. 2559), S1628-S1642 [23MR]

———conference report, S4337 [24MY], S4416-S4443 [25MY], S5100 [14JN]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S4412 [25MY]

———insert S. 2251 language in lieu, S1628 [23MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2559, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 512) (H. Rept. 106-640), H3812 [24MY]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-639), H3812 [24MY]

Tables

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 512, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2559, provisions, H3816 [25MY]

AGRICULTURAL TRADE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (see S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

AGRICULTURE related term(s) Food

Addresses

Building a Stronger Global Partnership for International Development Through Support for Basic Education and Childhood Nutrition: President Clinton, E1390 [27JY]

Environmental Benefits of Cattle Grazing: Teresa Oe, E1902 [25OC]

Agreements

South Dakota Conservation Reserve Program-Wetlands Agreement, S10912 [24OC]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7167 [18JY], S7193, S7195, S7218, S7246, S7247, S7248, S7249, S7250, S7259, S7260, S7263 [19JY], S7307, S7314, S7325, S7332, S7334, S7337, S7342, S7344, S7348, S7351, S7353, S7354, S7355, S7356, S7358, S7361, S7365, S7366, S7367, S7368, S7369, S7370, S7400, S7401, S7402, S7403, S7404, S7405, S7406, S7407 [20JY], S7456 [21JY], S7490 [24JY], H3413 [18MY], H3475 [19MY], H3523, H3524, H3526 [22MY], H3650 [23MY], H3814 [24MY], H3869, H3870 [25MY], H3927 [6JN], H4122 [8JN], H4221 [12JN], H4337 [13JN], H4593 [15JN], H4784 [20JN], H4818 [21JN], H5037 [22JN], H5085 [23JN], H5169 [26JN], H5241, H5242 [27JN], H5436, H5437 [28JN], H5534, H5536, H5538, H5540, H5541, H5549, H5552, H5556, H5562, H5574, H5577, H5581, H5585, H5588, H5591, H5593, H5594, H5657, H5658 [29JN], H5684, H5687, H5689, H5692, H5693, H5694, H5696, H5700, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5712, H5714, H5738 [10JY], H5773, H5775, H5776, H5777, H5779, H5787 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9679 [11OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S5364 [19JN]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

Dairy products: enhance dairy markets through product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), S10952, S11006 [25OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642 [17OC]

———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4209, S4215, S4216 [18MY], H3892 [6JN]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6081 [17JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10934, S10943 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), S10529 [13OC]

Federal aid programs: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1631 [23MR]

Insurance: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1566, S1573, S1612, S1615 [22MR]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8800 [4OC], H8852, H8854 [5OC]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S10529 [13OC]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (H.R. 2462), S10932, S10935 [24OC], H11573 [30OC]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S962, S972 [29FE]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S2799 [13AP]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (S. 3116), S10808 [19OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6586, S6610, S6627, S6631, S6634, S6636, S6640, S6656, S6660, S6662, S6692, S6694, S6695, S6697, S6699, S6700, S6701, S6703, S6706, S6708, S6710, S6737, S6739, S6741, S6753, S6761 [13JY], H4148, H4160 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4085 [8JN]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), S10457 [12OC], S10945 [24OC]

Analyses

Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559): Biomass Research and Development Provisions, E888 [6JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, S1642 [23MR], H1621 [30MR]

———H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Apple Growers Getting Burned—Epidemic of Fire Blight Devastates Local Crop, S7352 [20JY]

Bad Apples—Fire Blight Is Taking Bite Out of Area Crops—Farmers Seek Federal Financial Assistance for Acres of Dying Trees, S7351 [20JY]

Big Sugar Seeks Bailout, Gives Money To Help Get Way, S7312 [20JY]

Buying the Baca, E1020 [15JN]

Castagnoli's Discovery May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease, H5558 [29JN]

Cattlemen's Leader Works To Preserve Ranching, E84 [8FE]

China Trade Boosts Farmers, S8480 [13SE]

Commercial Scale Cultivation of Pharmaceutical-Producing Tobacco Possible, Virginia Tech Scientists Find, H5559 [29JN]

Crop Insurance an Improvement—With New Insurance Type, Farmers Can Finally Control Part of Their Operations, E534 [11AP]

Danforth Hatchery Closes After 64 Years, E714 [11MY]

Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Is Little Known, S6775 [14JY]

Despite Benefits, Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Gets Little Notice, S6587 [13JY]

Don't Be Down on the Farm—What We Can Do To Preserve a National Treasure, S483-S485 [8FE]

Dr. Truth, S62 [26JA]

End Sugar's Sweet Deal, S7312 [20JY]

Estate Taxes Threaten Wildlife Habitats, H4137 [9JN]

Genetic Research—Foes of Biotechnology Ignore Global Hunger, S61 [26JA]

Hy-Vee, Inc., S6778 [14JY]

In This Case, Tobacco Could Be a Lifesaver, H5560 [29JN]

Joining the Club—Like Others, China Will Try To Protect Its Own Industries, H3697 [24MY]

Larger Legacy May Await Generations X, Y, and Z, H934 [14MR]

Laudable Gift of Life and Sight, E1540 [20SE]

New Dept. of Agriculture Inspection System, S3045 [1MY]

New Ventures Aim To Put Farms in Vanguard of Drug Production—Altering Gene Structure To ``Grow'' Medicines in Common Crops, H5561 [29JN]

Pettiness on Capitol Hill, S11116 [26OC]

Real Rap on Death and Taxes, S6439 [11JY], S6604 [13JY]

Remote Sensing Center Establishment, H5560 [29JN]

Stamford Centennial Celebration—The Saga of the Swensons, E1127 [27JN]

Study Contradicts Foes of Estate Tax, H934 [14MR]

Sugar Growers Get Bailout—Purchase of Surplus Will Cost Taxpayers About $60 Million, S7316 [20JY]

Time To Eliminate the Costly Death Tax, H4025 [7JN]

Two Sides of the American Dream, S7315 [20JY]

Virginia Tech Begins Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plants Producing Pharmaceuticals, H5559 [29JN]

Who's Afraid of Genetic Engineering?, S60 [26JA]

Without Biotechnology, We'll Starve—Agricultural Genetic Engineering Is Subject to More Safeguards Than Many Unaltered Foods We Eat, S61 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2536), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 4461), H3171 [16MY] (see H.R. 5426), H9504 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (see H. Res. 513), H3812 [24MY] (see H. Res. 538), H5239 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 617), H9634 [10OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 420), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9767 [11OC]

Animals: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H2905 [10MY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 4065), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4718), H5036 [22JN] (see H.R. 5409), H9504 [6OC] (see H.R. 5475), H10036 [17OC] (see H.R. 5539, 5540), H11193 [25OC]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H10808 [24OC]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4820 [8JN]

Business and industry: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 3243), S11131 [26OC]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see S. 2745), S5241 [15JN] (see H.R. 3996), H1077 [15MR]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (see H.R. 4321), H2338 [13AP]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2744), S5241 [15JN]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (see S. 3232), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5555), H11194 [25OC]

CCC: use of Export Enhancement Program funds for international school feeding and other food aid programs (see S. 2985), S7840 [27JY]

Cheese: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 2630), S4459 [25MY] (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

Child Nutrition Act: increase the minimum amount available to States for State administrative expenses (see S. 3197), S10411 [12OC]

Commodities: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (see S. 2818), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 5205), H7870 [19SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see S. 3283), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 5660), H12094 [14DE]

Computers: authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (see S. 2734), S5240 [15JN] (see S. 3001), S8105 [6SE]

Conservation of natural resources: encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 3847), H756 [8MR]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (see S. 3242), S10999 [25OC]

———make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (see S. 2811), S6015 [28JN]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 630), H10036 [17OC]

Credit: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see S. 3049), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H6599 [19JY]

———payment of special loan deficiency payments to eligible producers who have suffered yield losses due to damaging weather or disasters (see H.R. 5125), H7364 [7SE]

———provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (see S. 2442), S2728 [13AP]

Dairy Farmer Viability Commission: establish (see S. 3128), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5356), H8617 [2OC]

Dairy products: enhance dairy markets through product mandatory reporting (see S. 2773), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 5372), H8735 [3OC] (see H.R. 5495), H10256 [18OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H254 [8FE]

———allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (see S. 2332), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 4523), H3649 [23MY]

———allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (see H.R. 4218), H1957 [6AP]

———allow purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC (see S. 3027), S8412 [12SE]

———clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 2760), S5555 [21JN]

———consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see H.R. 4801), H5655 [29JN]

———discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches (see H.R. 4819), H5736 [10JY]

———encourage efficient use of existing resources and assets relative to Indian agricultural research, development, and exports (see S. 2282), S1671 [23MR]

———ensure milk producers receive a fair price for milk marketed for domestic consumption and establish a National Milk Pricing Board (see H.R. 5052), H7208 [27JY]

———establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 2540), S3832 [10MY]

———extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4688), H4591 [15JN]

———extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (see S. 2996), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 3864), H756 [8MR]

———extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (see H.R. 4965), H7127 [26JY]

———implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (see S. 3091), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5367), H8735 [3OC]

———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 4535), H3813 [24MY]

———improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

———increase number of farmers eligible for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans or loan deficiency payments and the amount of production for which such loans and payments are available (see H.R. 4524), H3649 [23MY]

———make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see S. 3207), S10590 [13OC] (see H.R. 3910), H996 [14MR]

———prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

———provide cost share assistance for construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas (see H.R. 5297), H8199 [26SE]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see S. 2221), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3863), H756 [8MR]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers for any month in which the national average price for Class III milk is less than a certain target price (see H.R. 5649), H12066 [8DE]

———reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (see S. 3230), S10926 [24OC]

———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 2252), S1461 [20MR]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see S. 2079), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3685), H509 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1629 [30MR]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

———use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (see S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see H.R. 3689), H510 [16FE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (see S. 3022), S8291 [8SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Disasters: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (see S. 2039), S489 [8FE] (see H.R. 3653), H373 [14FE]

Ecology and environment: grant States final authority to establish guidelines to determine which animal feeding operations are classified as concentrated for purposes of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 5638), H11954 [4DE]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (see S. 3223), S10801 [19OC]

Education: establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers (see H.R. 4018), H1118 [16MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2333), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2379), S2347 [6AP] (see S. 2566, 2568), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

Federal aid programs: establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (see S. 2706), S4820 [8JN]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (see H.R. 4979), H7128 [26JY]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (see S. 3133), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5160), H7502 [12SE]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 512), H3812 [24MY]

Food: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into potential economic and environmental risks and benefits (see S. 2838), S6257 [30JN]

———educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into the potential economic and environmental risks and benefits of using biotechnology (see H.R. 4627), H4173 [9JN]

———extend mandatory nutrition information labeling requirements to single-ingredient, raw meat, and poultry products (see H.R. 4175), H1763 [4AP]

———improve safety of shell eggs (see H.R. 3526), H48 [27JA]

———provide a pool credit under Federal milk marketing orders for handlers of certified organic milk used for Class I purposes (see S. 3198), S10412 [12OC]

———repeal labeling requirements on foods containing saccharin (see H.R. 5668), H12531 [15DE]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 5532), H10808 [24OC]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see S. 2080), S680 [22FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7209 [27JY]

———require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 3184), S10252 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 3260), S11252 [27OC] (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

———permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (see S. 2980), S7840 [27JY]

———use of certain practices to meet the requirement for establishing approved vegetative cover on highly erodible cropland subject to conservation reserve contracts (see S. 2763), S5555 [21JN]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (see H.R. 5224), H7932 [20SE]

Foreign trade: investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (see S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

———require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (see S. 3005), S8104 [6SE]

———require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as domestic products (see H.R. 3552), H89 [31JA]

Housing: tribute to Cesar E. Chavez and farm worker housing programs (see H. Res. 486), H2410 [2MY]

Idaho: increase appropriations for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project (see H.R. 3577), H212 [3FE]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4056), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

Insurance: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (see S. 2251), S1461 [20MR]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 3044), S8501 [13SE]

———establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (see H. Res. 610), H8799 [4OC]

National Boll Weevil Eradication Program: ensure all participating States are treated equitably (see S. 2732), S5240 [15JN]

National objectives: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see S. 2894), S7229 [19JY] (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 2056), S612 [10FE] (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (see S. 2877), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 5307), H8200 [26SE]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (see S. 2983), S7840 [27JY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H1404 [23MR]

Research: increase the international exchange and availability of biotechnology information and coordinate a Federal strategy to advance the benefits of biotechnology (see S. 2106), S799 [24FE]

States: permit purchase of certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 3108), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5187), H7651 [14SE]

Tariff: grape juice concentrates (see S. 2147), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3684), H509 [16FE]

———prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

———tire manufacturing equipment (see S. 2614), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4573), H3868 [25MY]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see S. 2746), S5241 [15JN] (see H.R. 4497), H3412 [18MY]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see S. 2884), S7160 [18JY] (see H.R. 5279), H8061 [25SE]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities (see S. 3145), S9606 [2OC]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H7991 [21SE]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5040), H7207 [27JY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4212), H1957 [6AP]

———exclusion from gross income of the sale or exchange of qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 5054), H7208 [27JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 519), H4034 [7JN]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see S. 3134), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 4136), H1628 [30MR]

———provide economic relief to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 5386), H8799 [4OC]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development (see S. 2422), S2727 [13AP]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC]

———provide that income averaging for farmers shall be applied by taking into account negative taxable income during the base period years (see H.R. 4381), H2605 [4MY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H2905 [10MY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S680 [22FE]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 4783), H5654 [29JN]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of payments received pursuant to the Declaration on Extraordinary Emergency Because of Plum Pox Virus (see H.R. 5211), H7870 [19SE]

Tobacco products: provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 5382), H8799 [4OC]

———provide for a more restrictive tariff-rate quota on imports (see H.R. 5381), H8799 [4OC]

Transportation: safety of migrant seasonal agricultural workers (see S. 2095), S799 [24FE]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (see S. 2737), S5240 [15JN] (see S. 3001), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 4788), H5654 [29JN]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 632), H10036 [17OC]

Warehouses: require licensing and inspection of warehouses and authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (see H.R. 5169), H7577 [13SE]

Water: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 2755), S5460 [20JN] (see H.R. 4726), H5036 [22JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see S. 2041), S489 [8FE] (see S. 2139), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3609), H278 [9FE] (see H.R. 3625), H340 [10FE]

Cloture motions

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Conference reports

Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559), H3763-H3804 [24MY]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4461), H9461-H9502 [6OC]

Cost Estimates

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (H.R. 4541): CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H9867 [12OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area establishment (H.R. 2941): CBO, H8854 [5OC]

Missouri River Basin, Middle Loup Division Facilities Conveyance Act (S. 1612): CBO, S8284 [8SE]

Essays

International Market Baskets Begin on Hoosier Farms: Clayton Owsley, S337 [3FE]

———Emily Ripperger, S337 [3FE]

Little World All by Itself: Elizabeth Haugen, S3185 [1MY]

Explanations

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Taxation (Joint), H10442-H10444 [19OC]

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (S. 3152), S9729-S9746 [3OC]

Histories

Stamford, TX, E1127 [27JN]

Letters

Agricultural Cooperation Agreement implementation between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China: several Senators, S697 [22FE]

Agricultural products, medicines, and medical products exemption from U.S. economic sanctions: Charles E. Kruse, Missouri Farm Bureau, S10691 [18OC]

———several agricultural organizations, S10691 [18OC]

Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund use by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors: Senator Grassley, S5100 [14JN]

Biotechnology research: several scientists, S63 [26JA]

Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization and amendments: Lawrence H. Summers, Arthur Levitt, Alan Greenspan, and William J. Rainer, President's Working Group on Financial Markets, S11897 [15DE], S11947 [2JA]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth L. Lay, Enron Corp., E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth M. Raisler, E1940 [25OC]

———Marc E. Lackritz and Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, E1940 [25OC]

———Matthew P. Fink, Investment Company Institute, E1941 [25OC]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10442 [19OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E1877 [23OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), E1878 [23OC]

———several financial investment groups, E1940 [25OC]

———several organizations, E1940 [25OC]

———William J. Rainer, CFTC, H8437 [28SE]

Death Tax Elimination Act, H7719 [18SE]

———Alexander Leventhal, S6609 [13JY]

———Ayron Pickerill, S6424 [11JY]

———Todd M. Kolber, H4156 [9JN]

Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E936 [9JN]

———Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), E936 [9JN]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E937 [9JN]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E936 [9JN]

Dept. of Agriculture development of an effective interface between the Farm Service Agency's Farm and Home Plan software and Minnesota's FINPACK software: Keith Kelly, Dept. of Agriculture, H5769 [11JY]

———Representatives Minge and Gutknecht, H5770 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture emphasis on use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches: Phillip C. Ward, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, H5717 [10JY]

Disaster assistance to fruit producers: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Estate taxes: John M.J. Holliday, E2095 [14NO]

Flexible fallow program establishment under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production: Neil E. Harl, Iowa State University, S6130 [29JN]

Grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco, and reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products: John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, E371 [21MR]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: several agricultural organizations, S8493 [13SE], S8552 [14SE]

Price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane: Mary Barley, Everglades Trust, Inc., E1212 [11JY]

———Wade Steiger, S7324 [20JY]

Research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding: Charles W. Steger, Virginia Tech, H5557 [29JN]

———Kenneth L. Dretchen, Georgetown University Medical Center, H5557 [29JN]

———Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, H5558 [29JN]

———Mary Anne Fox, North Carolina State University, H5557 [29JN]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: several organizations, S1566 [22MR]

Senior citizen meal programs funding: Jan Bonine, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, H9708 [11OC]

———Margot L. Clark, Meals on Wheels Association of America, H9707 [11OC]

———Michael F. Ouellette, Senior Citizens League, H9708 [11OC]

Tax incentives for farm relief and economic development: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S6639 [13JY]

Transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund Dept. of Justice litigation against tobacco industry: several veterans organizations, H4496 [15JN]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: George T. Frampton, Jr., Council on Environmental Quality, H5804 [11JY]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H5803 [11JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H5805 [11JY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act, S6645 [13JY]

Amendments to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, and FDA appropriations, S7314 [20JY]

American Meat Institute, S5100 [14JN]

Family Business Estate Tax Coalition, S6437 [11JY]

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S337 [3FE]

Northeast Dairy Farms Beautification Program Dairy of Distinctions Award recipients from Vermont, S5023 [13JN]

Supporters of exempting agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S7604 [26JY]

Supporters of H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1939 [25OC]

U.S. agricultural trade balance and deficit with the People's Republic of China, S8550 [14SE]

Messages

International Plant Protection Convention: President Clinton, S1687 [23MR]

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade: President Clinton, S559 [9FE]

Veto of H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act: President Clinton, H7240 [6SE]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7307, S7323, S7328, S7348 [20JY], H8426 [28SE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627, S6631, S6636, S6640, S6651, S6663 [13JY], S6768, S6769 [14JY], H4160 [9JN]

Papers

Death Tax Devastation—Horror Stories From Middle-Class America: William W. Beach, Heritage Foundation, S6772-S6774 [14JY]

Poems

``Ill Fares the Land,'' Oliver Goldsmith, S1447 [20MR]

``Tax His Cow'', H4153 [9JN]

Press releases

Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Products Exemption From U.S. Economic Sanctions: Missouri Pork Producers Association, S10691 [18OC]

Governor Requests Disaster Designation for Fruit Growers in South and Southwest Michigan: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Proclamations

National Biotechnology Month: President Clinton, S60 [26JA]

Questions and answers

Emergency dairy payments contained in H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10699 [18OC]

Remarks in House

A Day at the Ranch Youth Foundation: tribute, E1457 [13SE]

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H11248 [26OC]

Agricultural Research Service: peanut quality and postharvest processing research funding, H5785 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5442-H5460, H5533-H5598 [29JN], H5683-H5723, H5724 [10JY], H5766-H5792 [11JY], H8426 [28SE], E1169 [30JN], E1198, E1206, E1209, E1211, E1212 [11JY], E1235 [14JY], E1305 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9638, H9639, H9681-H9709 [11OC], E1760 [12OC], E1784 [13OC], E1866 [19OC], E1891 [24OC], E1903 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5415-H5423 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9670-H9680 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8426-H8431 [28SE]

AID: employment of contractors for deployment of Food for Peace Program commodities, H5593, H5594 [29JN]

Arizona: inclusion of Salt River Project in Library of Congress Local Legacies Program, E832, E844 [25MY]

Asparagus: international competitiveness grant and harvester funding, H5540, H5541, H5547 [29JN]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4718), H5101-H5103 [26JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5540), H11701-H11704 [31OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (H.R. 1787), H5670, H5671 [10JY]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027), H7399 [12SE]

———transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (H.R. 2984), H7662, H7663, H7688 [18SE]

Burt, Charles M.: California Irrigation Institute Irrigation Person of the Year award recipient, E56 [2FE]

Business and industry: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (H.R. 3513), H1947 [6AP]

———impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, H1070-H1072 [15MR]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power, H5704 [10JY]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (H.R. 5555), E1922 [25OC]

———improve growth management initiatives, H346 [14FE]

Camerlo, Tom: Colorado Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, E2144 [7DE]

CCC: disaster assistance funding for onion farmers in Orange County, NY, H5709, H5710 [10JY]

———limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5562-H5574 [29JN]

Cheese: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese, H5683, H5684 [10JY]

China, People's Republic of: effects of permanent normal trade relations on U.S. agricultural interests, H3730, H3733, H3740 [24MY]

Clarence, NY: anniversary of Clarence Grange No. 892, E516 [6AP]

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit funding, H5458 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: historically black colleges and universities funding for agricultural and food sciences research, H5536, H5537 [29JN]

Colombia: condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1543-H1546 [29MR]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act, H5291 [27JN]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs, H3292 [17MY]

Committee on Science (House): release of report on plant genome science, H2016 [11AP]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, H12485, H12488, H12491, H12495, H12497, H12498, H12501 [15DE], E2181 [14DE]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H8436 [28SE], H9867 [12OC], H10411-H10449 [19OC], E1858 [19OC], E1877, E1878-E1880 [23OC], E1930, E1939 [25OC]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), permission to file report, H10365 [19OC]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, H954, H955, H956, H957, H959 [14MR], E306, E307, E309 [14MR]

Conservation of natural resources: encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (H.R. 3847), H705 [8MR]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 630), H9984-H9986 [17OC]

Coshocton, OH: North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Station funding, H5534, H5535 [29JN]

Credit: establish grants and loans for equity capital to establish farmer-owned cooperatives, H1566, H1567 [29MR]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year, H7064 [26JY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H6699-H6703 [20JY], H7145, H7146 [27JY]

———lift trade embargo, H5710, H5711 [10JY]

Dairy products: enhance dairy markets through product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), H10874, H10875 [25OC], E1977 [28OC]

Danville, PA: anniversary of Valley Grange 1184, E463 [30MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (H.R. 4218), E509 [6AP]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emergency funding, H5552-H5555 [29JN]

———authority relative to plant protection and quarantine (H.R. 1504), E936 [9JN]

———develop effective interface between the Farm Service Agency's Farm and Home Plan software and Minnesota's FINPACK software, H5769, H5770, H5789, H5790 [11JY]

———disaster assistance to apple farmers in the Northeast, H1618 [30MR], H5790 [11JY]

———efforts to combat food industry monopolistic pricing practices and antitrust activities, E1169 [30JN]

———emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5714-H5718 [10JY], H5766-H5769 [11JY]

———emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches (H.R. 4819), E1189 [10JY]

———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), H1973-H1975 [10AP], H3892 [6JN]

———establish position of Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights, H5784 [11JY]

———export of nonfat dry milk through the Dairy Export Incentive Program, H5683 [10JY]

———extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (H.R. 4965), H10002 [17OC]

———funding, H1490 [29MR]

———implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (H.R. 5367), H8728-H8731 [3OC]

———inspection of agricultural products and fish imported from Iran, H5440, H5460, H5533, H5549-H5551 [29JN], H5704 [10JY]

———interest payments to certain farmers whose discrimination claims are in arrears, H5783 [11JY]

———make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (H.R. 3910), E301 [14MR]

———Market Access Program funding, H5701-H5704 [10JY], H5789 [11JY]

———Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5574-H5577 [29JN]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H10005 [17OC], E1917 [25OC]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6077-H6081 [17JY]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (H.R. 5051), H7195 [27JY]

———research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5556, H5557 [29JN]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5783, H5784 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2623-H2628 [8MY]

———Rural Community Advancement Program agritourism funding, H5581-H5584 [29JN]

———school breakfast programs research funding, H5712-H5714 [10JY], E1211 [11JY]

———senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5588-H5591 [29JN]

———special research grants funding, H5541-H5546 [29JN]

———specialty crops assistance funding, H1568 [29MR]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (H.R. 4378), H2601 [4MY]

———tribute to inspectors killed during inspection of Oakland, CA, sausage factory, E1287 [21JY]

———vegetable production systems development funding, H5772 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H3966 [7JN], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4619, H4632-H4651 [19JN], H4735, H4736 [20JN], H5039-H5046 [23JN], H11290 [26OC], E1062 [20JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), H10512, H10513 [23OC]

Domestic policy: Federal farm policies, H8606 [2OC]

Droughts: rural water needs funding, H5537, H5538, H5541 [29JN]

DuPage County, IL: tribute to Teachers on an Agriscience Bus Program, E917 [8JN]

FDA: assessment of allergenicity of genetically engineered foods, H5594-H5596 [29JN]

———Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5684, H5685 [10JY], H5817 [11JY], E1209 [11JY], E1760 [12OC]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco, H7087-H7090 [26JY], E1169 [30JN]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4042), H1127 [21MR], E371 [21MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4207), H1847-H1849 [5AP], H2114 [11AP], H2503 [3MY]

———testing and recall of genetically engineered livestock feed sold for human consumption, H7741 [19SE]

Federal aid programs: disaster assistance to fruit producers, H5705 [10JY]

———emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers, H5785, H5786 [11JY]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (H.R. 4979), E1337 [27JY]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, E534 [11AP]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3817-H3828, H3857 [25MY], E887, E888 [6JN], E936 [9JN]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 512), H3816, H3817 [25MY]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, E1212 [11JY]

Florida, NY: tribute to Orange County Onion Harvest Festival, E439 [29MR]

Food: improve safety of shell eggs, H5771, H5772 [11JY]

———repeal labeling requirements on foods containing saccharin (H.R. 5668), E2237 [15DE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, H5782, H5783 [11JY]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (H.R. 3883), E2054 [1NO], E2072 [2NO]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (H.R. 5511), E1856 [19OC]

Food Stamp Program: eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, H6604 [20JY]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (H.R. 5224), H8019-H8021 [25SE], E1538 [20SE]

———plant biotechnology research and development funding, H5945, H5946 [12JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5415-H5421 [28JN], H5456, H5457 [29JN], H9670-H9672, H9678, H9679, H9690, H9692, H9694-H9708 [11OC]

———require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products, H5691, H5723 [10JY]

Foreign policy: global childhood nutrition programs funding, E1389 [27JY]

Fuller Family: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Farming Conservationist Award recipient, E2104 [14NO]

Fund for Rural America: funding, H1603 [30MR]

Gore, Vice President: announcement concerning the release of disaster assistance to fruit growers in Pennsylvania, E1161 [30JN]

Health: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health, H6359 [18JY]

Hill, Dennis: Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado Nursery Person of the Year award recipient, E204 [1MR]

Hunger Project (organization): tribute, E1553 [21SE]

Idaho: increase appropriations for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project (H.R. 3577), H2619, H2620 [8MY]

Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems: funding, H1603 [30MR]

Irby family: Colorado Cattlemen's Association Leonard Horn Federal Range Livestockman of the Year Award recipient, E10 [27JA]

Koike, Steven T.: University of California Friends of Agricultural Extension Outstanding Achievement Award recipient, E527 [11AP]

Labeling: imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (H.R. 1144), H1072 [15MR]

Land use: urban park and recreation, farmland protection, and endangered and threatened species recovery programs funding, H2868-H2871 [10MY]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8850-H8855 [5OC]

———establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (H. Res. 610), H8847, H8848 [5OC]

Lohr, Susan: Colorado Open Lands (organization) Cranmer Award recipient, E1774 [13OC]

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge: commercial agricultural lease funding, H4575 [15JN]

LSC: payment of defendant's attorney fees in certain migrant worker cases against farmers, H5130, H5131 [26JN]

Michigan: bovine tuberculosis research funding, H1511, H1552 [29MR]

Monsanto Co.: development of golden rice, E1540 [20SE]

Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2916-H2918 [11MY]

Napa Valley Vintners Association: tribute to Napa Valley Wine Auction, E866 [25MY]

National Academy of Sciences: genetically-engineered foods study funding, H5538-H5540 [29JN]

National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (organization): anniversary, E1270 [19JY]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, E20 [27JA], E30, E31, E36 [31JA], E49 [1FE]

National Plant Genome Initiative: funding, H7897 [20SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (H.R. 3614), E111 [10FE]

National Western Stock Show: forum on biotechnology, international trade, and Federal farm policies, E464 [30MR]

North Wales, PA: Roth Living Farm Museum designation as a National Historic Site by the Dept. of the Interior, E1610 [27SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: U.S.-European Union Group on Biotechnology funding relative to agricultural biotechnology products approval process, H5156-H5158 [26JN]

Omer, MI: tribute to Migrant Head Start Center tree-planting ceremony in honor of deceased staff workers, E1082 [22JN]

Organic Act of Guam: amend, H11255 [26OC]

———amend (H.R. 2462), H222 [8FE], H6879-H6882 [25JY], H11573-H11575 [30OC], H11707 [31OC], E1339 [27JY]

———anniversary, H7196-H7198 [27JY]

Palla, Livio: Kern County, CA, Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1483 [14SE]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, H5248 [27JN], E888 [6JN]

Practical Farmers of Iowa (organization): Renew America (organization) National Award for Environmental Sustainability recipient, E1345 [27JY]

Price support programs: cranberries, H5683, H5684 [10JY]

———sugar, H1415, H1416 [28MR], H4170 [9JN], H5562-H5574 [29JN]

———wool and mohair, H5776, H5777 [11JY]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (H.R. 3288), E1020 [15JN]

———acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), H3753 [24MY], H5797-H5806 [11JY]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, H4459, H4460 [14JN]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2921-H2923 [11MY]

Retired Educators for Agricultural Programs (organization): funding, H5458 [29JN]

Rural areas: impact of Federal public policy changes on economic expansion, H8599-H8605 [2OC], H8796 [4OC]

———national policy to improve education and economy, H1827 [5AP]

Russia: agricultural assistance, H6015-H6018 [13JY]

Science: biotechnology research and development funding, H7939 [21SE]

Sporleder, Sig: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Conservationist of the Year for Ranching award recipient, E2093 [14NO]

Stamford, TX: anniversary, E1126 [27JN]

Stone, Jack: Distinguished California Agriculturalist Award recipient, E1110 [26JN]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (H.R. 957), H4153 [9JN]

———condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4078, H4081-H4085 [8JN], H4132, H4135, H4138, H4145 [9JN], E974 [12JN]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 5040), E1393 [27JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, H547-H552 [29FE], H846, H849, H859, H862, H864 [9MR], H933, H939 [14MR], H2105 [11AP], H5730-H5732 [10JY], H11593 [30OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H362 [14FE], H3911 [6JN], H3931, H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935, H4024-H4031 [7JN], H4047, H4108-H4115 [8JN], H4123, H4124, H4125, H4126, H4127, H4128-H4164, H4169 [9JN], H5850 [12JY], H6474, H6588-H6593 [19JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], E941 [9JN], E974, E975, E977 [12JN], E1008, E1009 [14JN], E1364 [27JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4077-H4087 [8JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H4161-H4163 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7220, H7241, H7247, H7259-H7264 [6SE], H7284, H7285, H7322-H7335, H7351-H7357 [7SE], H7719 [18SE], E1504 [18SE]

———provide that income averaging for farmers shall be applied by taking into account negative taxable income during the base period years, H5555 [29JN]

———rates, H6091-H6097 [17JY], H8056-H8058 [25SE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes, H3162-H3164 [16MY]

Toft's Dairy (business): anniversary, E1094 [23JN]

Trampe, Bill: Colorado Open Lands (organization) Cranmer Award recipient, E1775 [13OC]

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge: commercial agricultural lease funding, H4575 [15JN]

Tyler, TX: tribute to the Texas Rose Festival, E2009 [28OC]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), H9602-H9607 [10OC], E1917 [25OC]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 632), H10003-H10005 [17OC]

Ukraine: agricultural assistance, H6015-H6018 [13JY]

Water: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (H.R. 4726), E1088 [23JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (H.R. 3609), E102 [9FE]

Western States: importance of dams and water storage, H2200-H2205 [12AP], H7860-H7864 [19SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

Williamson, Julie: Illinois Farm Bureau ``Illinois Ag in the Classroom'' Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1030 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S6344 [10JY], S7143-S7145 [18JY], S7174, S7193-S7216, S7218 [19JY], S7303-S7308, S7310-S7349, S7351-S7379, S7387 [20JY], S7437-S7441, S7456 [21JY], S7490 [24JY], S9019, S9029, S9030 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10063-S10065 [6OC], S10147 [10OC], S10518-S10526 [13OC], S10608-S10611 [17OC], S10648, S10669-S10701, S10732 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10334 [12OC], S10614 [17OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10229 [11OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S3937 [15MY]

Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund: use by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors, S5100 [14JN]

Agriculture Research Service: establish Bioinformatics Institute for Model Plant Species, S7372 [20JY]

———New England Plant, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory funding, S7371 [20JY]

———postharvest handling and mechanization research relative to damaged fruit funding, S7370 [20JY]

Auburn University: Satsuma Orange research funding, S7369 [20JY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S6249 [30JN], S10775 [19OC], S11632 [6DE], S11688, S11727 [7DE]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions, S7361 [20JY]

———establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (S. 2709), S4852 [8JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (H.R. 2984), S10542 [13OC]

Business and industry: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2411), S2625 [12AP], S4421 [25MY]

———enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 3243), S11132 [26OC]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (S. 2745), S5271 [15JN]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2744), S5271 [15JN], S11385 [31OC]

Butte, ND: effect of agribusiness and Federal agriculture policies on Butte Public School, S3185 [1MY]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to Millennium Holiday Tree, S11894 [15DE]

CCC: emergency assistance funding for sugarcane producers in Hawaii, S7439 [21JY]

———use of Export Enhancement Program funds for international school feeding and other food aid programs (S. 2985), S7898 [27JY]

Cheese: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (S. 2630), S4461 [25MY], S6107 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: agricultural trade balance, S8397 [12SE], S8550 [14SE]

———authorize President to report to Congress on balance of trade for cereals and soybeans and eliminate deficit, S8550-S8553, S8558 [14SE]

———effects of permanent normal trade relations on U.S. agricultural interests, S8405 [12SE]

———require disclosure of information relative to compliance with World Trade Organization subsidy obligations, S8298-S8300 [11SE], S8354 [12SE]

Colleges and universities: historically black land-grant colleges and universities research and extension science funding, S7373 [20JY]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

———tribute to staff for efforts on Agricultural Risk Protection Act, S4441, S4442 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Commodities: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (S. 2818), S6130 [29JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, S11866, S11878, S11896 [15DE], S11946 [2JA]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (S. 3283), S11924-S11927, S11941 [15DE]

Computers: authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (S. 2734), S5251 [15JN]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (S. 3242), S11005 [25OC]

———make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (S. 2811), S6026 [28JN], S6104 [29JN], S10947 [24OC]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795, S2796 [13AP], S11276 [27OC]

Credit: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (S. 3049), S8588 [14SE]

———provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (S. 2442), S2762 [13AP]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, S10521 [13OC]

———lift trade embargo, S4933-S4935 [9JN], S10521 [13OC]

Dairy products: enhance dairy markets through product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), S6107 [29JN], S10952, S10953 [25OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (S. 2332), S1990 [30MR]

———allow purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC (S. 3027), S8415 [12SE]

———clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry, S7218 [19JY], S7303-S7308, S7331-S7334 [20JY]

———clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry (S. 2760), S5556 [21JN]

———compensate growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY, S4438, S4439 [25MY]

———declare bovine tuberculosis as an emergency, S7373 [20JY]

———disaster assistance to watermelon farmers, S10679 [18OC]

———disease-carrying pests infestation prevention programs funding, S10679, S10680 [18OC]

———emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7342-S7349 [20JY]

———Emergency Watershed Program funding, S7346-S7349 [20JY]

———emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, S7365, S7366 [20JY]

———encourage efficient use of existing resources and assets relative to Indian agricultural research, development, and exports (S. 2282), S1675 [23MR]

———encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642 [17OC]

———establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (S. 2540), S3838, S3839 [10MY]

———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4215, S4216 [18MY]

———extend and expand Dairy Options Pilot Program, S1579 [22MR]

———extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (S. 2741), S5267 [15JN], S11122 [26OC]

———extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (S. 2996), S7912 [27JY]

———Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration funding, S7325-S7328 [20JY]

———implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (S. 3091), S8956 [21SE], S9211 [25SE]

———Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems grants eligibility, S10681 [18OC]

———make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (S. 3207), S10591 [13OC]

———payment of disaster assistance to potato and apple farmers, S5364 [19JN]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), S7952 [27JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10943 [24OC]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (S. 2221), S1325 [8MR]

———reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (S. 3230), S10946, S10947 [24OC]

———Red River Trade Council Agriculture Diversity Project funding, S7373 [20JY]

———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 2252), S1463 [20MR]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, S10678, S10679 [18OC]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (S. 2079), S683 [22FE]

———Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funding, S10679 [18OC]

———Satsuma orange frost research funding, S10698 [18OC]

———study to improve farming in Africa, S7372 [20JY]

———terminate Federal milk marketing orders, S316 [3FE]

———use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit the use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of discount tobacco stores, S2333, S2334 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Dept. of Labor: develop plan to improve compensation, working conditions, and other benefits for agricultural workers in the U.S., S6189 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), S8291 [8SE], S10529 [13OC]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 3222), S10803-S10805 [19OC]

Disasters: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (S. 2039), S491 [8FE]

Dixon, Donald E.: Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S1291 [8MR]

Domestic policy: Federal farm policies, S312-S314 [3FE], S346-S348 [7FE], S483 [8FE], S1626 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR], S4219 [22MY], S10608-S10611 [17OC]

Drought: disaster assistance to Alabama, S10698 [18OC]

Ecology and environment: promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (S. 3223), S10805 [19OC]

El Reno, OK: Fort Reno Agriculture Research Station funding, S7369 [20JY]

FDA: food safety initiative activities funding, S7368, S7375 [20JY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco, S2411 [7AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2333), S1990-S1993 [30MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2379), S2350, S2351 [6AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2566), S4016-S4018 [16MY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2568), S4018 [16MY]

Federal aid programs: disaster assistance to apple and potato producers, S7351-S7353, S7357 [20JY]

———disaster assistance to fruit producers, S7357 [20JY]

———establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (S. 2706), S4849, S4850 [8JN]

———grass seed producers emergency assistance funding, S2425 [7AP]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (S. 3133), S9473 [28SE]

———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, S10522 [13OC]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, S2064 [4AP]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1628-S1642 [23MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4337 [24MY], S4416-S4443 [25MY], S5100 [14JN]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4412 [25MY]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), insert S. 2251 language in lieu, S1628 [23MR]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7310-S7325, S7328 [20JY]

FEMA: eligibility of private non-profit irrigation companies for disaster relief assistance, S7300, S7301 [19JY]

Fish and fishing: federally-sponsored crop insurance for fishermen, S1577, S1578 [22MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S7438 [21JY]

Florida: citrus grower disaster assistance funding, S7354 [20JY]

———nursery stock grower disaster assistance funding, S7353 [20JY]

Food: inspection of meat and poultry products by meat processing company employees instead of Dept. of Agriculture inspectors, S3045 [1MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (S. 2080), S683-S685 [22FE]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 3184), S10253 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (S. 2315), S1894 [29MR]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (S. 3260), S11257 [27OC]

———permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (S. 2980), S10911-S10913 [24OC]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S4524 [6JN], S4931 [9JN], S4970 [12JN], S5063-S5067 [14JN], S6051-S6053 [29JN], S6344 [10JY], S7591, S7603, S7604, S7629 [26JY], S9019, S9029, S9030 [22SE], S10063-S10065 [6OC], S10147 [10OC], S10669, S10670, S10675, S10681, S10688 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

Foreign trade: enforcement of trade remedy laws, S10693 [18OC]

———implementation of the Agricultural Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China, S696 [22FE]

———investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

———promote safety of genetically engineered foods, S3178-S3180 [1MY]

———require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (S. 3005), S8105 [6SE]

Herbst, David and Leslie: American Farm Bureau Federation National Young Farmer Award recipients, S894 [28FE]

Idaho: increase appropriations for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project (H.R. 3577), S10528 [13OC]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, S9247 [26SE], S11851 [15DE]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (S. 1814), S710 [23FE]

Income: improve financial situation of farmers and ranchers, S1443-S1447 [20MR]

Indiana: tribute to Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S336 [3FE]

Insurance: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk, S3937 [15MY]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1556-S1586 [22MR], S1624-S1642, S1651 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent agreement, S1563, S1564 [22MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent request, S1556, S1562 [22MR]

———promote the development and use of affordable crop insurance policies for specialty crop producers, S1579, S1580 [22MR]

Investments: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives-S11868 [15DE]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), S11274 [27OC]

Louisiana: Ten and Fifteen Mile Bayou flood control project funding, S11406 [31OC]

Lyons, James: revocation of certain authorities as Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources, S11115 [26OC]

Montana: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project nominees, S4290 [23MY]

———sugar beet growers disaster assistance funding, S10247 [11OC]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, S58-S63, S95 [26JA], S144-S146 [31JA]

National Boll Weevil Eradication Program: ensure all participating States are treated equitably (S. 2732), S5241 [15JN]

———funding, S7355 [20JY]

National Dairy Month: observance, S5290 [16JN], S6107 [29JN]

National Grange Week: observance, S3017 [27AP]

National objectives: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (S. 2894), S7244 [19JY], S7822 [27JY]

National Potato Lovers Month: observance, S641 [10FE]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (S. 3175), S9960 [5OC], S10076 [6OC]

———funding, S10680 [18OC]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (S. 2056), S617 [10FE]

North Dakota State University: tribute to Agricultural Experiment Station research team, S695 [22FE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: impact on small dairy farms, S1378 [9MR]

———repeal (S. 916), S5290 [16JN]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S6845 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (H.R. 2462), S10935-S10937 [24OC]

———amend (S. 2983), S7897 [27JY]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, S7368 [20JY]

———authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S972-S975 [29FE], S5875 [27JN]

Price support programs: sugar, S4219 [22MY]

———sweet rice, S10694 [18OC]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S2799-S2805 [13AP], S7099 [18JY]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, S6322 [10JY], S6520-S6528 [12JY]

Research: plant biotechnology research and development funding, S8182, S8183 [7SE]

Rural areas: tribute to Rally for Rural America and response to agricultural crisis, S1567-S1570 [22MR], S1626, S1627 [23MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S8041 [6SE]

South Carolina: tribute to peach farmers, S6467 [11JY]

South Dakota: tribute to farm, conservation, wildlife, and environmental groups signing agreement calling for certain wetlands on private farmland be eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program, S10911-S10913 [24OC]

States: permit purchase of certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 3108), S9267 [26SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (S. 3116), S9379 [27SE]

———tire manufacturing equipment (S. 2614), S4318 [23MY]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (S. 2746), S5271 [15JN]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, S11471 [1NO]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (S. 2884), S7161 [18JY]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax, S11471 [1NO]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland, S6815 [14JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, S2278, S2279, S2282 [6AP], S6323 [10JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6295, S6296 [30JN], S6329-S6334 [10JY], S6586-S6591, S6600-S6669 [13JY], S6767-S6781, S6817 [14JY], S7012-S7014 [17JY], S7084, S7085, S7150 [18JY], S7500-S7502 [25JY], S7608 [26JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6296, S6297 [30JN], S6403-S6408, S6411, S6448 [11JY], S6485-S6497 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent agreement, S6497 [12JY], S6644, S6645 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6764 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, S7998 [5SE], S8099 [6SE], S8633 [15SE]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (S. 3134), S9473 [28SE]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development, S6636-S6639, S6643 [13JY]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development (S. 2422), S2736 [13AP]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (S. 3152), S9703, S9704, S9773 [3OC]

———provide tax relief for farmers, S6795 [14JY]

———rates, S7429-S7431 [21JY], S7587-S7589 [26JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 1128), S5101 [14JN]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate, S6639 [13JY], S6815 [14JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 2344), S10995 [25OC]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (S. 2084), S688 [22FE]

Technology: benefits of biotechnology research relative to agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection, S58-S63 [26JA]

Tobacco products: impact of governmental purchase of tobacco on domestic growth quotas, S10684 [18OC]

Transportation: safety of migrant seasonal agricultural workers (S. 2095), S808 [24FE]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), S10491 [12OC], S10944-S10946 [24OC]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (S. 2737), S5262 [15JN]

Vermont: Northeast Dairy Farms Beautification Program Dairy of Distinctions Award recipients, S5023 [13JN]

Virginia Tech: bioinformatics human and plant genome analysis funding, S7369 [20JY]

Water: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (S. 2755), S5461 [20JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (S. 2041), S607 [10FE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (S. 2139), S1290 [8MR]

Weather: beginning of spring, S1442 [20MR]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S5771-S5773 [26JN]

Wittman family: Millennium Farm/Ranch Family Award recipient, S2723 [13AP]

Reports

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Reports filed

Acquire Valles Caldera Lands in New Mexico, Establish a Trust To Manage Such Lands, and Reform the Federal Land Management Process: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1892) (S. Rept. 106-267), S2615 [12AP]

Agricultural Opportunities Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4548) (H. Rept. 106-982), H10035 [17OC]

Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-639), H3812 [24MY]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4461) (H. Rept. 106-948), H9504 [6OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4461) (H. Rept. 106-619), H3171 [16MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2536) (S. Rept. 106-288), S3831 [10MY]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-805), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Reauthorization for Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 106-712), H5735 [10JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Transfer of Irrigation Project Property to the Middle Loup Division Irrigation District in Nebraska: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2984) (H. Rept. 106-829), H7364 [7SE]

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2877) (S. Rept. 106-454), S9604 [2OC]

Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1066) (S. Rept. 106-407), S8501 [13SE]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2697) (S. Rept. 106-390), S8019 [5SE]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H5654 [29JN]

———Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE], H10472 [19OC]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 512) (H. Rept. 106-640), H3812 [24MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 617) (H. Rept. 106-953), H9634 [10OC]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 106-658), H4034 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 610) (H. Rept. 106-935), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 106-641), H3812 [24MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 106-704), H5239 [27JN]

Death Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 106-651), H3924 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]

Freedom To E-File Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 106-565), H2012 [10AP]

Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3001) (S. Rept. 106-391), S8019 [5SE]

Guam Omnibus Opportunities Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2462) (H. Rept. 106-787), H7001 [25JY]

International Plant Protection Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-27), S9944 [5OC]

Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1444) (S. Rept. 106-239), S1390 [9MR]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 106-934), H8799 [4OC]

Make Communities With High Levels of Out-Migration or Population Loss Eligible for Community Facilities Grants: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2811), S8941 [21SE]

Minidoka Project North Side Pumping Division Appropriations Increase: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3577) (S. Rept. 106-435), S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3577) (H. Rept. 106-599), H2409 [2MY]

Missouri River Basin, Middle Loup Division Facilities Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1612) (S. Rept. 106-373), S8018 [5SE]

Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3022) (S. Rept. 106-480), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3067) (H. Rept. 106-870), H7931 [20SE]

Nomination of Christopher R. McLean To Be Rural Utilities Service Administrator: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5460 [20JN]

Nomination of Michael V. Dunn to the Farm Credit Administration: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5460 [20JN]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2251) (S. Rept. 106-247), S1461 [20MR], S1596 [22MR]

Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1762) (S. Rept. 106-408), S8501 [13SE]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1892) (H. Rept. 106-724), H5842 [11JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Dept. of Agriculture emphasis on use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches: Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, H5717 [10JY]

Resolutions of ratification

International Plant Protection Convention, S9944 [5OC], S10667 [18OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5540, H5565 [29JN], H5689, H5690, H5692, H5711 [10JY]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4461): OMB, H9695 [11OC]

Agriculture and International Trade: Larry Palser, Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, E465 [30MR]

Biotechnology Research: National Research Council, S63 [26JA]

———President Clinton, S63 [26JA]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Executive Office of the President, H10441 [19OC], E1939 [25OC]

Federal Farm Policy: Dusty Tallman, Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, E467 [30MR]

———Lynn Shook, E466 [30MR]

Marijuana Legislation: Bryce James, Will W. Gusakov, and Jeremiah H. Spofford, E1484 [14SE]

Price Support Programs for Sugar Beets and Sugarcane: GAO, E1212 [11JY]

Research on Medical, Biotechnological, Food, and Industrial Uses of Tobacco Funding: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H5558 [29JN]

Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act, S10689-S10691 [18OC]

Tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Inspectors Killed During Inspection of Oakland, CA, Sausage Factory: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, E1287 [21JY]

Studies

Estate Tax Repeal—A Windfall for the Wealthiest Americans: Iris J. Lav and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S6417-S6419 [11JY]

Summaries

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4461): Provisions Exempting Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Products From U.S. Economic Sanctions, H9705 [11OC]

Grain Standards Improvement Act (S. 2737), S5262 [15JN]

Promote Competition Among Wholesale Purchasers and Establish a Commission To Review Large Agriculture Mergers, Concentration, and Market Power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act (S. 2251): Specialty Crop Provisions, S1566 [22MR]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5444-H5449 [29JN]

———conference report, H9682-H9689 [11OC]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7376 [20JY]

Estate tax comparison on $2 million estate, H4139 [9JN]

U.S. agricultural trade balance with the People's Republic of China, S8397 [12SE]

Testimonies

Global Childhood Nutrition Programs: George S. McGovern, E1391 [27JY]

———Representative McGovern, E1391 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 296, Dept. of Agriculture resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H2623 [8MY]

H. Res. 512, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act, H3816 [25MY]

H. Res. 538, consideration of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H5415 [28JN]

H. Res. 610, consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, H8847 [5OC]

H. Res. 617, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9670 [11OC]

H. Res. 630, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, H9984 [17OC]

H. Res. 632, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 4788, Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act, H10003 [17OC]

H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act, H4128-H4131 [9JN]

H.R. 728, rehabilitation assistance for watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H6077 [17JY]

H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

H.R. 1787, Bureau of Reclamation reauthorization for participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H5670 [10JY]

H.R. 2462, Guam Omnibus Opportunities Act, H6879 [25JY], H11573 [30OC]

H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, H8852-H8854 [5OC]

H.R. 2984, Bureau of Reclamation transfer of irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska, H7662 [18SE]

H.R. 3577, north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project in Idaho appropriations, H2620 [8MY]

H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7556-S7573 [25JY]

H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act, H10416-H10440 [19OC]

H.R. 4718, extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H5101 [26JN]

H.R. 4788, Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act, H9602-H9605 [10OC]

H.R. 4965, extend Dept. of Agriculture time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fraudulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY, H10002 [17OC]

H.R. 5540, Chapter 12 Extension and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act, H11701 [31OC]

S. 777, Freedom To E-File Act, S4216 [18MY], H1973 [10AP], H3892 [6JN]

S. 935, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act, S972-S974 [29FE], S1039-S1042 [1MR]

S. 1027, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H7399 [12SE]

S. 1066, Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act, S10642-S10644 [17OC]

S. 1762, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act, S10944 [24OC]

S. 1892, acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process, S2799-S2805 [13AP]

S. 1892, Valles Caldera Preservation Act, H5797-H5803 [11JY]

S. 2080, Genetically Engineered Food Right-To-Know Act, S685 [22FE]

S. 2282, Native American Agricultural Research, Development and Export Enhancement Act, S1676 [23MR]

S. 2315, Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act, S1894-S1897 [29MR]

S. 2333, Tobacco Regulatory Fairness Act, S1991 [30MR]

S. 2411, Farmers and Ranchers Fair Competition Act, S2625-S2628 [12AP]

S. 2614, tariff on tire manufacturing equipment, S4318 [23MY]

S. 2732, Boll Weevil Eradication Equity Act, S5241 [15JN]

S. 2734, Warehouse Improvement Act, S5251-S5254 [15JN]

S. 2737, Grain Standards Improvement Act, S5262 [15JN]

S. 2755, Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act, S5462 [20JN]

S. 2773, Dairy Market Enhancement Act, H10874 [25OC]

S. 2811, make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants, S6026 [28JN]

S. 2811, make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, S10947 [24OC]

S. 2877, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act, S6846 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

S. 2884, allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit, S7161 [18JY]

S. 2996, Dept. of Agriculture extension of Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate, S7913 [27JY]

S. 3022, Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act, S8291 [8SE], S10529 [13OC], H10512 [23OC]

S. 3027, Dept. of Agriculture purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC, S8415 [12SE]

S. 3091, Packers and Stockyards Enforcement Improvement Act, S8957 [21SE]

S. 3152, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, S9704-S9729 [3OC]

S. 3175, National Rural Development Partnership Act, S9961-S9963 [5OC]

S. 3184, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S10254-S10256 [11OC]

S. 3222, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S10803-S10805 [19OC]

S. 3230, Dept. of Agriculture reauthorization of authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs, S10947 [24OC]

S. 3232, California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century, S11000-S11002 [25OC]

S. 5224, International Food Relief Partnership Act, H8019 [25SE]

S. Res. 348, investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S., S8116 [6SE]

Transcripts

Fleecing of America—Sugar Price Support Programs: ``NBC Nightly News'', S7316 [20JY]

AGUILAR, DAN

Remarks in House

Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity Award: recipient, E1641 [2OC]

AHMED, SAMINA

Statements

Preventing a Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia—U.S. Policy Options, E366 [21MR]

AHRENS, LARRY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1115 [2MR]

AIKEN, SC

Histories

Dept. of Energy Savannah River Site: James M. Gaver, S11478-S11480 [1NO]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: Savannah River Site anniversary, S11478 [1NO]

AIMEE'S LAW see Crime

AIR FORCE see Department of Defense

AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION

Letters

Honoring Health Care Commitments to Servicemembers Past and Present Act, S118 [27JA]

AIR FORCE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

Bills and resolutions

Veterans: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 4583), H3924 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Veterans: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), H7394, H7395 [12SE], E900 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Veterans: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), S9688, S9768 [3OC]

Reports filed

Air Force Memorial Foundation Establishment of a Memorial in the District of Columbia or Its Environs: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4583) (H. Rept. 106-817), H7279 [6SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4583, Air Force Memorial Foundation establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs, H7394 [12SE]

AIR FORCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 21st CENTURY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 5490), H10256 [18OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5490), E1828-E1830 [19OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5490, provisions, E1830 [19OC]

AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Armed Services Vote Rescue Act, E2136 [6DE]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, S1841 [29MR]

Impact Aid Program reauthorization, H3000 [15MY]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2288 [6AP]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag, S1841 [29MR]

AIR FORCE WORK FORCE RENEWAL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4382), H2605 [4MY]

Descriptions

Provisions (H.R. 4382), E649 [4MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4382), E647 [4MY]

Texts of

H.R. 4382, provisions, E648 [4MY]

AIR POLLUTION related term(s) Clean Air Act; Ecology and Environment

Amendments

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7937 [27JY]

Appointments

National Urban Air Toxics Research Center Board of Directors, H236 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

Acid Rain Bottom Line—New EPA Study Shows Just How Affordable It Is To Fight Pollution, S9935 [5OC]

Release Study on Acid Rain, S9934 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions

Alcoholic beverages: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see S. 3218), S10716 [18OC]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S5027 [13JN] (see S. 2962), S7839 [27JY]

———continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see S. 2088), S741 [23FE] (see H.R. 3686), H509 [16FE]

———exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H253 [8FE]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (see S. 2971), S7839 [27JY]

Climate: establish international scientific commission to assess changes in global climate patterns and to conduct studies and analyses on behalf of nations (see S. 3237), S10999 [25OC]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 3253), S11252 [27OC]

Ecology and environment: address the acid rain and greenhouse gas impacts of electric utility restructuring and encourage the development of renewable energy resources (see H.R. 4861), H6052 [13JY]

———provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

EPA: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (see S. 2362), S2233 [5AP]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (see S. 2800), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4757), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 5422), H9504 [6OC]

———streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (see H.R. 4480), H3308 [17MY]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (see H.R. 5384), H8799 [4OC]

———establish certain rules for inspection and maintenance in States that contract out vehicle testing and inspection services (see H.R. 3522), H47 [27JA]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (see S. 2503), S3513 [4MY]

———establish a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve (see H.R. 4784), H5654 [29JN]

———mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 4739), H5084 [23JN]

———permit States to waive the oxygenate content requirements for reformulated gasoline if a separate implementation plan attains and maintains the ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4120), H1587 [29MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY] (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Refuse disposal: phase out incineration of solid waste (see H.R. 3524), H47 [27JA]

States: remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H3474 [19MY]

Taxation: provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (see S. 2591), S4190 [18MY]

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

Brochures

Why Is Ethanol Good for Your Car? Mobil Corp., H1281 [22MR]

Bulletins

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Dick Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1277 [22MR]

Declarations

Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Letters

Climate Change Energy Policy Response Act: Senator Craig, S5295 [16JN]

Limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation: Representatives Gilman and Sensenbrenner, H4825 [21JN]

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, H1278 [22MR]

———Eric Vaughn, Renewable Fuels Association, H1277 [22MR]

———Leon Corzine, Illinois Corn Growers Association, H1278 [22MR]

———Lynn Jensen, National Corn Growers Association, H1277 [22MR]

Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: Representative Dingell, H4826, H4840 [21JN], H5261 [27JN], H5688 [10JY], E1139 [28JN]

———Representatives McIntosh and Calvert, H4826-H4828 [21JN]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act: Benjamin Y. Cooper, Printing Industries of America, Inc., S5908 [27JN]

———Christian Richter, several trade and professional associations, S5909 [27JN]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S5908 [27JN]

———Jeremiah Baumann, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S5909 [27JN]

———Kevin Mills, Environmental Defense (organization), S5909 [27JN]

———Patricia G. Kenworthy, National Environmental Trust, S5909 [27JN]

———Patricia Gallagher, National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, S5909 [27JN]

Memorandums

Authority To Regulate Pollutants Emitted by Electric Power Generation Sources: Jonathan Z. Cannon, EPA, H4836 [21JN]

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Potential for Water Contamination: EPA, H1274 [22MR]

Messages

Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer: President Clinton, S5710 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Clean Air Act: enforcement of regulations, H9873 [12OC]

Climate: global warming, H4344 [14JN]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4524, H4526, H4533, H4541-H4544 [15JN], E1037 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: hazardous chemical storage facility security study funding, H4978, H4979 [22JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding which requires State and local governments to alter land use plans to conform with Federal air quality regulations, H3443, H3444 [19MY]

———promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports, H1008 [15MR]

———require study of air quality on airplanes, H1023 [15MR]

Ecology and environment: clean air standards, H8778, H8779, H8780 [4OC]

EPA: acid rain monitoring programs funding, H4847 [21JN]

———impact of implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions on energy prices, H6475 [19JY]

———impact of regulations and inspectors' decisions on business, H9513 [10OC]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4451 [14JN]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4824-H4841 [21JN], H5136-H5138 [26JN], H5260 [27JN], H5687, H5688 [10JY], H5888, H5902 [12JY], E1037 [19JN], E1206 [11JY]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4681, H4682 [20JN], H4882-H4886 [21JN], H10367, H10384 [19OC], E1081 [22JN], E1139 [28JN]

———release of Toxics Release Inventory report relative to Texas, H3053 [16MY]

———streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (H.R. 4480), E750 [17MY]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 2667), H8775 [4OC]

Houston, TX: address condition of air quality, H67 [31JA]

Lake County, CA: tribute for attainment of all State ambient air quality standards, E1131 [28JN]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H3425, H3428 [19MY], H4534, H4535 [15JN], E820 [24MY]

———establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (H.R. 5384), E1672 [4OC]

Petroleum: establish a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve (H.R. 4784), E1171 [30JN]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, H6055 [17JY]

———mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 4739), H5165 [26JN]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (H.R. 4011), H1272-H1282 [22MR]

Transportation: prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3451-H3454 [19MY]

Remarks in Senate

Asia: tribute to Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7850-S7853 [27JY], S9242 [26SE]

———continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (S. 2088), S745 [23FE]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (S. 2971), S7884 [27JY]

———reduce acid deposition (S. 172), S9934 [5OC]

———require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1731), S1751 [27MR]

Climate: establish international scientific commission to assess changes in global climate patterns and to conduct studies and analyses on behalf of nations (S. 3237), S11004 [25OC]

———global warming, S528 [9FE], S2879 [25AP], S5291-S5296 [16JN], S10485, S10486 [12OC]

———stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (S. 882), S5291, S5293 [16JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service emissions trading research relative to implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S7373, S7374 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: require study on alternative methods for disposal of munitions at Army depots, S5014 [13JN]

———Sustainable Green Manufacturing Initiative funding, S5012 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7037, S7038, S7042, S7043 [17JY], S9798, S9799 [4OC]

———electro-catalytic oxidation technology funding, S7041, S7042 [17JY]

Ecology and environment: revise energy policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance global climate science, promote technology development, and increase citizen awareness (S. 1776), S5292-S5296 [16JN]

EPA: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (S. 2362), S2236 [5AP]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (S. 2800), S5906 [27JN]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S528 [9FE], S5291 [16JN], S10485 [12OC], S11766 [14DE]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, S5536, S5537 [21JN], S7035 [17JY]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, S10311, S10312 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10296-S10302, S10305, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

H.L. Turner Group (business): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5093, S5096 [14JN], S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5193, S5194, S5197-S5215 [15JN], S6626 [13JY], S7793 [27JY]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (S. 2503), S3514-S3519 [4MY]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, S7145-S7149 [18JY]

———phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S846 [28FE]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1402-S1406 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3919-S3921 [11MY]

States: responsibility for costs relative to air pollution that crosses State borders, S10212 [11OC]

Taxation: provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (S. 2982), S7896 [27JY]

———provide incentives for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and advance global climate science and technology development (S. 1777), S5293 [16JN]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (S. 2591), S4199-S4201 [18MY]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, S5536 [21JN]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S5710 [22JN]

Reports

CO2—A Pollutant? National Mining Association Legal Affairs Committee, H4828-H4836 [21JN]

Economic Effects of Replacing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) With Ethanol: Dept. of Agriculture, H1275-H1277 [22MR]

Ethanol Use in Gasoline: Sarah R. Armstrong, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., H1278-H1280 [22MR]

Reports filed

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2962) (S. Rept. 106-426), S9464 [28SE]

Summaries

Clean and Renewable Fuels Act (S. 2971), S7884-S7886 [27JY]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act (S. 2800), S5910 [27JN]

Texts of

S. 1731, require continued submission of certain environmental reports under the Clean Air Act, S1751 [27MR]

S. 2233, MTBE Elimination Act, S1404 [9MR]

S. 2362, Air Quality Standard Improvement Act, S2237 [5AP]

S. 2503, Renewable Fuels Act, S3515-S3519 [4MY]

S. 2800, Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act, S5907 [27JN]

S. 2962, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S7853-S7855 [27JY]

AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle System funding for the Ion Transport Membranes Oxygen Project, S6567 [12JY]

AIR QUALITY STANDARD IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2362), S2233 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2362), S2236 [5AP]

Texts of

S. 2362, provisions, S2237 [5AP]

AIR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT

Articles and editorials

Air Justice, E363 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 1000): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 438), H996 [14MR]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 1000), H649-H704 [8MR]

Letters

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts: Janet Reno, Attorney General, Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, and Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, S1261 [8MR]

Provisions: Representatives Dreier and Moakley, Committee on Rules (House), H1003 [15MR]

———Representatives Shuster and Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1003 [15MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport perimeter rules on flight distances: several Senators, S1263 [8MR]

Lists

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 1000, provisions, S1252 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Alaska: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

———land exchange to facilitate a railroad track realignment and straightening project through Elmendorf AFB and Fort Richardson, E1967 [28OC]

Amtrak: funding, H1020 [15MR]

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H1022, H1025 [15MR]

Chicago, IL: FAA allocation of slots at O'Hare International Airport, H1025, H1027 [15MR]

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport improvements and expansion, H1023 [15MR]

Coast Guard: funding, H1021, H1022 [15MR]

Dept. of Transportation: require study of air quality on airplanes, H1023 [15MR]

Enact (H.R. 1000): conference report, H1010-H1030 [15MR], E377 [22MR], E1967 [28OC]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 438), H1002-H1010 [15MR]

———corrections in engrossment of conference report, H1030 [15MR]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, H1018-H1027 [15MR], H9023 [6OC], E363 [21MR]

———conduct study on helicopter noise, H1023 [15MR]

———study the use of recycled materials in the construction of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons, H1028 [15MR]

———use of Airport Improvement Program grants by small airports to fund certain projects which facilitate the transfer of cargo and passengers on airport property, H1017 [15MR]

———use of passenger facility charges, H1026 [15MR]

Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

Jacksonville, FL: reopening of Cecil Field Naval Air Station under the Military Airport Program, H1018 [15MR]

Nebraska: airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

Oklahoma: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia International Airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H1019, H1021, H1022, H1024, H1025, H1028 [15MR], E377 [22MR]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

Wayne County, MI: Wayne County Metro Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: funding, S1257, S1258, S1262 [8MR], S11868 [15DE]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, S1265 [8MR]

———eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, S1258, S1261 [8MR]

———increase penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S1261 [8MR]

Coast Guard: funding, S1257, S1258 [8MR]

Enact (H.R. 1000), S1225, S1226 [7MR]

———conference report, S1247-S1267, S1269, S1294, S1300 [8MR], S1504, S1506 [21MR], S1587 [22MR]

———permission to file conference report, S1153 [2MR]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, S1259 [8MR]

———improve communications and radar systems in the Gulf of Mexico airspace, S1587 [22MR]

———require reporting of specific reasons for flight delays or cancellations, S1264 [8MR]

Louisiana Tech University: Dept. of Professional Aviation physical infrastructure expansion funding, S1262 [8MR]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: repeal prohibition on releasing Federal funds to airports until Federal nominees have been confirmed, S1264 [8MR]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, S1263 [8MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S1262, S1269 [8MR], S1506 [21MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1000, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 106-523), H996 [14MR]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 106-513), H755 [8MR]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 1000): Conference Report, S1248 [8MR]

Tables

Conference report funding levels, 2001-03, H1012 [15MR]

Nebraska airport projects funding, H1027 [15MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 438, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1000, provisions, H1002 [15MR]

AIRBUS INDUSTRIES

Remarks in House

Business and industry: subsidies by European countries, H1082 [16MR]

AIRCRAFT see Common Carriers

AIRLINE COMPETITION PRESERVATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4978), H7128 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4978), H7068 [26JY]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 4978), H7069 [26JY]

AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS see Aviation

AIRPORT SECURITY IMPROVEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2440), S9770 [3OC], S11007 [25OC]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (S. 2440): CBO, S8090 [6SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 2440), H10523-H10527 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2440), S8090 [6SE], S9770-S9772 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2440) (S. Rept. 106-388), S8019 [5SE]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2440), H10525 [23OC]

Texts of

S. 2440, provisions, S9770 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC], H10523-H10525 [23OC]

AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL

Letters

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, E302 [14MR]

AK STEEL CORP.

Remarks in House

Wardrop, Richard M., Jr.: National Safety Council Green Cross for Safety Medallion recipient, E1465 [13SE]

AKAKA, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7250 [19JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2254 [5AP], S2355, S2359 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4554 [6JN], S4753, S4867, S4881 [8JN], S5367 [19JN], S5436, S5471 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5913 [27JN], S5963, S6031 [28JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3197 [1MY], S3447 [3MY], S3548 [4MY]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S369, S384 [7FE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S9484 [28SE]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2002 [30MR]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3927 [11MY]

Articles and editorials

Staffing Science Policy-Making, Daryl Chubin and Jane Maienschein, Science Magazine, S11911 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S6691 [13JY]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see S. 2891), S8025 [5SE]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 522), S8024 [5SE]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S9863 [4OC]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S7555 [25JY]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4239 [22MY]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S8026 [5SE]

China, People's Republic of: ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (see S. 2115), S929 [29FE]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S953 [29FE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see S. 890), S2945 [26AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 702), S3331 [3MY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see S. 1594), S952 [29FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S4322 [23MY]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 2789), S10931 [24OC]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

Courts: appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S9272 [26SE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 2617), S4955 [12JN]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S6348 [10JY]

Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 2423), S4855 [8JN]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see S. 1915), S2118 [4AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see S. 2031), S871 [28FE]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2218), S1315 [8MR] (see S. 2420), S3737 [9MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3178), S10083 [6OC]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]

Government: strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government (see S. 1993), S1683 [23MR]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7165 [18JY]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see S. 3060), S9202 [25SE]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Immigration: improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 2367), S2233 [5AP]

Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (see S. 2935), S7656 [26JY]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S7555 [25JY]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4577 [6JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S2946 [26AP]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2284), S1671 [23MR]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S10091 [6OC]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Park Service: provide for high quality stewardship to commemorate the heritage of the people of the U.S. and to recognize the importance of outdoor recreational opportunities (see S. 2816), S6121 [29JN]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S9613 [2OC]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S5563 [21JN]

Native Americans: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S4669 [7JN]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7245 [19JY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9758 [3OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see S. 2686), S4669 [7JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (see S. 2705), S4820 [8JN]

Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S493 [8FE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S8214 [7SE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 2183), S1173 [6MR]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see S. 1851), S41 [24JA]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 717), S2118 [4AP]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S5031 [13JN]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: extend time for payment of estate tax for estates with closely held businesses (see S. 3111), S9267 [26SE]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 2904), S9395 [27SE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S9612 [2OC]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S5563 [21JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S3850 [10MY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S11377 [30OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S6846 [14JY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see S. 2478), S3023 [27AP]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 3190), S10411 [12OC]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians (see S. 2899), S7393 [20JY]

Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 3196), S10411 [12OC]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see S. 2353), S2107 [4AP]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (see S. 2983), S7840 [27JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S4820 [8JN]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2729 [13AP]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Letters

Importance of decennial census: Kenneth Prewitt, Bureau of the Census, S2461 [10AP]

Workforce investment programs funding: U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5966 [28JN]

Petitions

Clarify disclosures by Federal employees of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 3190): several organizations, S10414 [12OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7324 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7324 [20JY], S7439 [21JY]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S3931 [15MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2460 [10AP]

CCC: emergency assistance funding for sugarcane producers in Hawaii, S7439 [21JY]

Census: importance of decennial census, S2460 [10AP]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population, S2460 [10AP]

Chen Shui-bian: tribute on election as President of the Republic of China, S2433 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (S. 2115), S931 [29FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S2433 [7AP]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, S2433 [7AP]

Congressional Research Service: release of report entitled ``China's Foreign Conventional Arms Acquisitions—Background and Analysis'', S10148 [10OC]

Cuba: lift trade embargo, S7537 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: workforce investment programs funding, S5965, S5966 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (S. 2478), S3024 [27AP], S3931 [15MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5603 [22JN], S5965, S5966 [28JN]

Education: promote student loan repayment programs to encourage employment with the Federal Government, S11488 [1NO]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1263 [8MR]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 3190), S10412 [12OC]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (S. 2218), S1323 [8MR]

Firearms: gun control, S7470 [24JY], S9379 [27SE], S11736 [7DE]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057 [13JN]

Geological Survey: Hazard Support System program funding, S10073 [6OC]

Global Disaster Information Network: tribute, S9690 [3OC]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians (S. 2899), S7394 [20JY]

———tribute to weapons of mass destruction containment, mitigation and response capabilities, S10236 [11OC]

Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 3196), S10418 [12OC]

Inouye, Senator: Medal of Honor recipient, S5584 [22JN]

Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (S. 2935), S7676 [26JY]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, S1263 [8MR]

National security: commercial use of satellite imaging, S3908 [11MY]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (S. 2353), S21161 [4AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S365, S366, S370 [7FE]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057 [13JN]

Olson, Carl (Bobo): International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, S4951 [12JN]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (S. 2983), S7897 [27JY]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5603 [22JN]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S6244 [30JN], S11419 [31OC]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S6244 [30JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (S. 2703), S4846 [8JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, S6244 [30JN], S11419 [31OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S3506 [4MY]

Science: tribute to scientists working with the Federal Government, S11911 [15DE]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (S. Con. Res. 107), S2774 [13AP], S2853 [25AP]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057 [13JN]

Space policy: maintain leadership in both Government-sponsored and commercial space industry and exploration, S11488 [1NO]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6664 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1069 [2MR]

Veterans: upgrade medals Asian and Pacific Islander veterans received for World War II service to Medals of Honor, S5584 [22JN]

Reports

Nuclear Weapons—Strengthening International Atomic Energy Agency Inspections: Zachary S. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S2854-S2856 [25AP]

Texts of

S. 2703, Postmasters Fairness and Rights Act, S4846 [8JN]

S. 2899, express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians, S7395-S7398 [20JY]

S. 3190, clarify disclosures by Federal employees of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, S10414 [12OC]

S. 3196, Hydrogen Future Act, S10419 [12OC]

Tributes

Coverdell, Paul, S7418 [21JY]

Jensen, Rocky Ka'ioliokahihikolo'Ehu, S2436 [7AP]

Robinson, Edward M., S3857 [11MY]

AKAL SECURITY, INC.

Remarks in House

Relief (H.R. 3363), H3055 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Relief (H.R. 3363), S9543 [28SE]

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3363) (H. Rept. 106-581), H2336 [13AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3363, relief, H3055 [16MY]

AKERS, BRUCE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1812 [28MR]

AKERS, ERIC

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S5476 [20JN]

AKERS, JAMES T.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H7283 [7SE]

AKINS, KENNETH L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1735 [10OC]

AKINYELE, PETER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2022 [30OC]

AKRON, OH

Remarks in House

Haven of Rest (nonprofit organization): staff participation in decennial census, E335 [16MR]

Remarks in Senate

National Inventors Hall of Fame: inductees, S10707 [18OC]

AKRON (OH) BEACON JOURNAL

Articles and editorials

All That Gas Tax—The Difference That 4.3 Cents Can Make, S1918 [29MR]

ALA KAHAKAI NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 700), H10726 [24OC]

Texts of

S. 700, provisions, H10726 [24OC]

ALAADEEN, AHMAD

Remarks in House

Missouri Humanities Council: Community Heritage Award recipient, E1781 [13OC]

ALABAMA

Articles and editorials

Emmett O. Templeton, M.D., S9849 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 4286), H2337 [13AP]

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (see H.R. 4806), H5655 [29JN]

FAA: treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (see H.R. 5111), H7280 [6SE]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (see H.R. 3852), H756 [8MR]

Poarch Band of Creek Indians: prohibit gaming on certain lands taken into trust (see H.R. 5494), H10256 [18OC]

Thomas, Daniel H.: tribute (see S. Res. 316), S4460 [25MY]

Letters

Moratorium on Dept. of the Interior implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts: Bill Pryor, Alabama Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Alabama A&M University: anniversary, E515 [6AP]

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4286), H5672, H5673 [10JY]

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (H.R. 4806), H6893-H6896 [25JY], E1344 [27JY]

Civil rights: reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, H1149-H1154 [21MR], E404 [23MR]

FAA: treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (H.R. 5111), H11865, H11866 [13NO]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (H.R. 3852), H3488 [22MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (S. 1836), H3494 [22MY]

Hails, Robert E.: Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inductee, E1983 [28OC]

Johnston, Helen Ellis: Huntsville, AL, Arthritis Foundation Humanitarian Award recipient, E1403 [6SE]

Korean War: tribute to veterans, E1057 [20JN]

Michael, Don L.: Alabama Military Hall of Honor inductee, E1982 [28OC]

Opp, AL: Mizell Memorial Hospital recipient of the Alabama Quality Award, E2037 [31OC]

Sylacauga, AL: B.B. Comer Memorial Library recipient of National Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Library Services, E1142 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

American Federation of Government Employees: tribute to Local 1945, S11124 [26OC]

Auburn University: tribute, S7961 [5SE]

Beasley, Terry: Alabama Distinguished Principal of the Year recipient, S10785 [19OC]

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4286), S10010 [5OC]

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (H.R. 4806), S9867 [4OC]

Cullman County, AL: tribute to the Cullman County Commission, S220 [1FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Satsuma orange frost research funding, S10698 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: permit receipt of in-kind considerations anywhere on an installation for the lease of property, S6460 [11JY]

Drought: disaster assistance to Alabama, S10698 [18OC]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (S. 1836), S2810 [13AP]

Harvest, AL: tribute to Sparkman High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1022 [1MR]

Sessions, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S10986 [25OC]

Templeton, Emmett O.: American College of Radiology Gold Medal award recipient, S9849 [4OC]

Thomas, Daniel H.: tribute (S. Res. 316), S4504 [25MY]

Reports filed

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4286) (S. Rept. 106-461), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4286) (H. Rept. 106-713), H5735 [10JY]

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4806), S9464 [28SE]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Alabama: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3852) (H. Rept. 106-629), H3473 [19MY]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1836) (S. Rept. 106-265), S2615 [12AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3852, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama, H3488 [22MY]

H.R. 4286, Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act, H5672 [10JY]

H.R. 4806, Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL, H6894 [25JY]

H.R. 5111, FAA treatment of certain property boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL, H11865 [13NO]

S. 1836, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama, S2810 [13AP], H3494 [22MY]

S. Res. 316, tribute to Daniel H. Thomas, S4491, S4504 [25MY]

Tributes

Callahan, Representative, H6019 [13JY]

Shelby, Senator, S9594 [2OC]

ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E515 [6AP]

ALAGNA, ARMANDO (ACE)

Eulogies

By Marion Fortunato, E1238 [14JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1238 [14JY]

ALAIMO, RICHARD A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1578 [25SE]

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA

Articles and editorials

Controversial Alameda County Sheriff Charlie Plummer Often Talks Tough, but He Also Walks the Walk, E109 [10FE]

Remarks in House

California: Southern California transportation projects funding, H9022 [6OC]

ALASKA

Amendments

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2511), S9088, S9116, S9117 [22SE]

NOAA: complete the orderly withdrawal from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10594 [13OC]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S2120 [4AP]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (S. 2253), S10543 [13OC]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System: construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S9965, S9996 [5OC]

Analyses

National Marine Fisheries Service Restrictions on Alaskan Fisheries Due To Decline in Stellar Sea Lion Population, S11857 [15DE]

Articles and editorials

Doctor, 91, a Pioneer—Fritz Worked With Deaf, Blind in Alaska's Bush, S8575 [14SE]

Milo H. Fritz, M.D., S8575 [14SE]

Passing Parade, S8575 [14SE]

Wrong Cure?, S11504-S11506 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 4345), H2339 [13AP]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (see S. 2931), S7656 [26JY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 2184), S1232 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (see S. 3224), S10801 [19OC]

EPA: establish regional office in Alaska (see H.R. 4589), H3924 [6JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: improve implementation of the western Alaska community development quota program (see H.R. 5565), H11206 [26OC]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2511), S3514 [4MY]

Medicaid: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 2693), S4820 [8JN]

Native Americans: Federal recognition of the King Salmon Traditional Village and the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak (see H.R. 4842), H5955 [12JY]

———provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 3114), S9267 [26SE]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (see S. 2921), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4631), H4174 [9JN]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 5318), H8405 [27SE]

———reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see S. 2275), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4017), H1118 [16MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (see S. 2253), S1461 [20MR]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System: construction appropriations authorization (see S. 2439), S2728 [13AP]

Tongass National Forest: convey certain real property to Daniel J. Gross, Sr., and Douglas K. Gross (see S. 3150), S9701 [3OC]

———protect (see H.R. 5414), H9504 [6OC]

Letters

Alaskan North Slope crude oil exports: Larry D. Burton, BP Amoco Plc., S1648 [23MR], S2277 [6AP]

Clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: John Berry, Dept. of the Interior, H9615 [10OC]

National Park Service Studies Act: Donald J. Barry, Dept. of the Interior, S10806 [19OC]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Probilof Islands Transition Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H5094 [26JN]

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution: Athan Manuel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S2210 [5AP]

———Carl Pope, Sierra Club, S2210 [5AP]

———Courtney Curf, Friends of the Earth (organization), S2210, S2219 [5AP]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2209, S2220 [5AP]

———John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———Martha A. Marks, Republicans for Environmental Protection America (organization), S2220 [5AP]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, S2210 [5AP]

———Raymond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador, S2211 [5AP]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———William H. Meadows, Wilderness Society, S2220 [5AP]

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Lists

Supreme Court reversals of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, S1358 [9MR]

Memorandums

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: Hilda Diaz-Soltero, National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

———William W. Fox, Jr., National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

Petitions and memorials

Use of Dept. of Defense facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, S4167 [18MY]

Poems

``How Far Away Is the Temple of Fame?'', S1692 [23MR]

Press releases

Arctic Refuge Needs Your Help: Sierra Club, S1318 [8MR]

Proposals

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Remarks in House

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, E48 [1FE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), H9614-H9616 [10OC], H9841 [12OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H540 [29FE], H705 [8MR], H4910 [21JN], H7348 [7SE], H8774-H8781, H8783-H8785 [4OC], H8918, H8919 [5OC], H9873, H9874 [12OC], H11412-H11414 [27OC], H12089, H12090 [14DE], E519 [10AP]

———oil and gas leasing, H493 [16FE]

Aviation: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Chugach Alaska Corp.: conveyance of certain lands, E2041 [31OC]

Dept. of the Interior: submit report on feasibility and desirability of recovering costs of high altitude lifesaving missions on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 698), H10572, H10702 [24OC]

Dickison, Rebecca: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E245 [8MR]

Ewing, Tanya: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E242 [8MR]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (S. 501), H10505, H10506 [23OC]

Government: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (S. 748), H10514 [23OC]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (S. 430), H3481, H3482 [22MY]

National security: national missile defense system, H5613 [29JN]

Native Americans: Federal recognition of the King Salmon Traditional Village and the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak (H.R. 4842), E1219 [13JY]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (H.R. 4631), E965 [9JN]

Newman-Keane, Chavis: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E241 [8MR]

NOAA: complete the orderly withdrawal from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), H5092-H5095 [26JN], H10489 [23OC], E1152 [29JN]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands, H1232 [22MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (H.R. 4007), H11792 [2NO]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada, H11300 [26OC]

———land exchange to facilitate a railroad track realignment and straightening project through Elmendorf AFB and Fort Richardson, E1967 [28OC]

Redmond, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E244 [8MR]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, H1409 [27MR]

Veterans: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), E561 [13AP]

Wilderness areas: designate certain lands (H.R. 1239), H10565 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, S186, S204 [1FE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corp. (H.R. 3090), S2798 [13AP]

Animals: tribute to business efforts relative to donation of dog food to Alaskans along the Yukon River, S10398 [12OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1448 [20MR], S1645-S1651 [23MR], S2035 [3AP], S9132 [25SE], S9440-S9443 [28SE], S9788-S9793, S9795 [4OC]

———strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2206-S2222 [5AP], S2275-S2277 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 2931), S7673 [26JY]

Armed Forces: increase TRICARE allowable charges and report on the nonparticipation of physicians in rural States, S5076 [14JN]

Chugach Alaska Corp.: conveyance of certain lands, S11757, S11758 [11DE]

Coast Guard: Distinguished Flying Cross recipients, S5458 [20JN]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S1336, S1360, S1366 [9MR]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 2184), S1193, S1194, S1233-S1235 [7MR], S1267 [8MR]

———reversals in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

———monetary compensation in lieu of land conveyance, S7093 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (S. 3224), S10806 [19OC]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: General Thomas D. White Environmental Award for Restoration recipient, S2937 [26AP]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 711), S2521 [11AP]

Fish and fishing: collapse of fish runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, S7357 [20JY]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

Gomez, Scott: National Hockey League Rookie of the Year honoree, S5457 [20JN]

Harding Lake: watershed study funding, S8186 [7SE]

Insects: effects of beetle infestation on forest and private lands, S6223 [30JN]

Irizarry, Edwin D.: National Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award recipient, S5358 [19JN]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (S. 430), S9116 [22SE]

Kenai, AK: tribute to Challenger Learning Center, S6115 [29JN]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2511), S3529 [4MY]

———establish (S. 2511), House amendment, S9116 [22SE]

Medicaid: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (S. 2693), S4820 [8JN]

National Marine Fisheries Service: restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellar sea lion population, S11466-S11469 [1NO], S11504 [2NO], S11747-S11749 [8DE], S11772, S11773 [14DE], S11855, S11856, S11886 [15DE]

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (S. 3114), S9270 [26SE]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (S. 2921), S7554 [25JY]

NOAA: complete the orderly withdrawal from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10552-S10555 [13OC]

Petroleum: reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil, S1648 [23MR]

———reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (S. 2275), S1608 [22MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S1316-S1318 [8MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing programs for the Coastal Plain, S1648 [23MR]

Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching: recipients, S5454 [20JN]

Public lands: encourage domestic oil, gas, and coal exploration and production, S1623 [23MR]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (S. 2253), S1464 [20MR], S10543, S10544 [13OC]

Schleich, Karl: National Association of Elementary School Principals Alaska National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, S9850 [4OC]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System: construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S2758 [13AP], S9996 [5OC]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, S1642-S1644, S1692, S1693 [23MR], S1923 [29MR], S1949 [30MR]

———appreciation for receipt of Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award, S1643, S1693 [23MR]

———appreciation for tributes, S11854, S11940 [15DE]

Swan Lake-Lake Tyee Intertie project: inclusion in the ``Job in the Woods'' program, S11879 [15DE]

Tongass National Forest: convey certain real property to Daniel J. Gross, Sr., and Douglas K. Gross (S. 3150), S9702 [3OC]

University of Alaska-Fairbanks: tribute to School of Management Student Investment Fund, S505 [8FE]

White Pass & Yukon Railroad: anniversary, S4667 [7JN]

Reports

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: National Marine Fisheries Service, S11749-S11751 [8DE]

Reports filed

Craig, AK, Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1797) (S. Rept. 106-264), S2615 [12AP]

Craig Municipal Equity Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3182) (H. Rept. 106-763), H6598 [19JY]

Elim Native Corp., Land Restoration Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3090) (S. Rept. 106-258), S2465 [10AP]

Fur Seal Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3417) (H. Rept. 106-569), H2121 [11AP]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 426) (H. Rept. 106-899), H8199 [26SE]

Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 430) (H. Rept. 106-489), H47 [27JA]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2511) (S. Rept. 106-333), S6347 [10JY]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Rails to Resources Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2253), S7655 [26JY]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System Construction Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2439) (S. Rept. 106-405), S8342 [11SE]

University of Alaska Conveyance of Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2958) (H. Rept. 106-764), H6598 [19JY]

Tables

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversal rate (1996-1999), S1363 [9MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 3090, Elim Native Corp., land restoration under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S2798 [13AP]

H.R. 3417, Pribilof Islands Transition Act, H5092-H5094 [26JN]

H.R. 4345, clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, H9614 [10OC]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act, S9116 [22SE]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act, H3481 [22MY]

S. 501, Glacier Bay National Park Resource Management Act, H10505 [23OC]

S. 698, Dept. of the Interior submission of report on feasibility and desirability of recovering costs of high altitude lifesaving missions on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve, H10572 [24OC]

S. 748, improve Federal hiring and contracting of Alaskan natives, H10514 [23OC]

S. 1797, Craig, AK, land conveyance, S2799 [13AP]

S. 2253, Rails to Resources Act, S1465 [20MR], S10543 [13OC]

S. 2439, Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations, S9996 [5OC]

S. 2511, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act, S9116 [22SE], S9206-S9208 [25SE]

S. 2511, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Area Act, S3529 [4MY]

S. 2693, Alaska Medicaid Equity Act, S4821 [8JN]

S. 2921, Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy, S7554 [25JY]

S. 3224, National Park Service Studies Act, S10806 [19OC]

Tributes

Stevens, Senator, S11359 [30OC], S11854, S11940 [15DE]

ALASKA AIRLINES

Remarks in House

Disasters: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, E48 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Disasters: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, S186, S204 [1FE]

ALASKA LYNDEN TRANSPORT, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: tribute to business efforts relative to donation of dog food to Alaskans along the Yukon River, S10398 [12OC]

ALASKA MEDICAID EQUITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2693), S4820 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2693), S4820 [8JN]

Texts of

S. 2693, provisions, S4821 [8JN]

ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION ACT

Remarks in House

Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (S. 501), H10505, H10506 [23OC]

Texts of

S. 501, Glacier Bay National Park Resource Management Act, H10505 [23OC]

ALASKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESERVE

Remarks in Senate

Public lands: encourage domestic oil, gas, and coal exploration and production, S1623 [23MR]

ALASKA NATIVE AND AMERICAN INDIAN DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 406), H9957-H9959 [17OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 406) (H. Rept. 106-818), H7279 [6SE]

Texts of

S. 406, provisions, H9957 [17OC]

ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT

Amendments

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions

Veterans: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 4345), H2339 [13AP]

Letters

Clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: John Berry, Dept. of the Interior, H9615 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., E2041 [31OC]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), H3481, H3482 [22MY]

Veterans: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), H9614-H9616 [10OC], H9841 [12OC], E561 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., S11757, S11758 [11DE]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), S9116 [22SE]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

———monetary compensation in lieu of land conveyance, S7093 [18JY]

Public lands: restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corp. (H.R. 3090), S2798 [13AP]

Reports filed

Craig, AK, Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1797) (S. Rept. 106-264), S2615 [12AP]

Craig Municipal Equity Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3182) (H. Rept. 106-763), H6598 [19JY]

Elim Native Corp., Land Restoration: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3090) (S. Rept. 106-258), S2465 [10AP]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 426) (H. Rept. 106-899), H8199 [26SE]

Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 430) (H. Rept. 106-489), H47 [27JA]

Texts of

H.R. 3090, Elim Native Corp., land restoration, S2798 [13AP]

H.R. 4345, clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, H9614 [10OC]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act, S9116 [22SE]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act, H3481 [22MY]

S. 1797, Craig, AK, land conveyance, S2799 [13AP]

ALASKA RAILROAD CORP.

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: tribute to business efforts relative to donation of dog food to Alaskans along the Yukon River, S10398 [12OC]

ALASKA STATEHOOD ACT

Remarks in Senate

Craig, AK: monetary compensation in lieu of land conveyance, S7093 [18JY]

ALBANIA, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]

Lists

Violent acts against ethnic minorities in Kosovo, S7632 [26JY]

Messages

Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, S535 [9FE], H280 [10FE]

Remarks in House

Kosovo: displacement of refugees and detention of ethnic Albanians, E209 [1MR]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H3528 [23MY]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, H1410 [27MR], H1505, H1510 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, S10988 [25OC]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, S6232 [30JN]

Testimonies

Ethnic Minorities in Kosovo: Kyr Artemije, S7634 [26JY]

ALBANY, GA

Remarks in House

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse: designate (S. 1567), H1644 [3AP], H2099 [11AP], E515 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse: designate (S. 1567), House amendment, S2814, S2815 [13AP]

Reports filed

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 1567) (H. Rept. 106-552), H1587 [29MR]

Texts of

S. 1567, C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA, S2814 [13AP], H1644 [3AP]

ALBANY, NY

Remarks in House

Queens, NY: tribute to efforts to relocate Flushing Remonstrance back from Albany, NY, H1822 [5AP]

ALBANY (NY) TIMES UNION

Articles and editorials

Acid Rain Bottom Line—New EPA Study Shows Just How Affordable It Is To Fight Pollution, S9935 [5OC]

ALBERS, THEODORE AND MAXINE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E929 [9JN]

ALBERT, CARL B. (a former Representative from Oklahoma)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Tribute (see H. Res. 418), H254 [8FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E301 [14MR]

Tribute (H. Res. 418), H233-H236 [8FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 418, tribute, H233 [8FE]

ALBERT, OCTAVIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E375 [22MR]

ALBERT AND MARY LASKER FOUNDATION

Articles and editorials

David Mahoney, a Business Executive and Neuroscience Advocate, Dies at 76, S3323 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate

Mahoney, David: Mary Woodard Lasker Leadership in Philanthropy Award recipient, S3322, S3324 [3MY]

ALBERTS, BRUCE

Letters

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1582 [25SE]

ALBERTVILLE, AL

Remarks in House

McCord Elementary School: Title I Distinguished School Award recipient, E589 [13AP]

ALBION, MI

Remarks in House

TEAM8 Communities Coalition: tribute to efforts to combat juvenile crime in Michigan communities, E1574 [22SE]

ALBOM, CLARE M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1600 [27SE]

ALBRIGHT, CLARENCE H. (ICKY)

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4230 [22MY]

ALBRIGHT, MADELEINE KORBEL see Secretary of State (Madeleine Korbel Albright)

ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Remarks in House

Governor Bent Elementary School: tribute for recognition by the Fordham Foundation, E1011 [14JN]

Marshall Floyd Award: recipients for excellence in teaching, E995 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Corps of Engineers: flood control projects funding, S8170 [7SE], S8930 [21SE]

Sandia National Laboratory: anniversary of International Arms Control Conference, S2464 [10AP], S2523 [11AP]

ALBUQUERQUE (NM) JOURNAL

Articles and editorials

Columnist Larry Calloway, E1053 [20JN]

Ex-Fireman Saves Home From Scott Able Blaze—Retiree Prevails Over Fire—One-Man Battle Saves Weed Home, S3980 [16MY]

Last Pipeline Victim Dies, S8022 [5SE]

ALCOA, TN

Articles and editorials

Alcoa Dominates 2A All-State, E2177 [13DE]

Alcoa Honors Its 15-0 State Football Champions, E2177 [13DE]

Remarks in House

Alcoa High School: tribute to football team, E2177 [13DE]

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Amendments

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054 [13JN]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]

Articles and editorials

Abuse Program Believes in Ability Without State Aid—Faith-Based Effort Serves as Example, H6832 [25JY]

Addicts Get Tough Love at Victory, H6832 [25JY]

Cops, Crime and Clergy—Boston's Commish on How the New Alliance Between Police and Preachers Works, H6834 [25JY]

Easter Special to Ex-Addicts, H6831 [25JY]

Easy Access to Nation's Secrets Poses Security Threat, S4654 [7JN]

Felons Gain Access to the Nation's Secrets, S4652-S4654 [7JN]

GOP Team, Praises Drug Rehabilitation Program, H6831 [25JY]

Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]

New Holy War, H6834 [25JY]

Probe of Security Clearances Urged—Senator Says Contract Hirings Pose a Threat, S4651 [7JN]

Savior of the Streets, H6833 [25JY]

State of the Union Recognition Casts San Antonio in Limelight, H6831 [25JY]

Welfare From the Streets, H6830 [25JY]

Wrong Fix, H6832 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see S. 3218), S10716 [18OC]

Children and youth: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7365 [7SE]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (see S. 2527), S3692 [9MY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H2339 [13AP]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: designate (see S. Res. 351), S8342 [11SE]

———support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 371), H6052 [13JY]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (see S. 3031), S8413 [12SE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

Taxation: allow distilled spirits to be produced in dwelling houses and certain other connected structures (see H.R. 3602), H254 [8FE]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 5128), H7364 [7SE]

———treatment of hard cider (see H.R. 4851), H6051 [13JY]

Excerpts

District of Columbia Prohibition on Possession of Alcohol by Individuals Under 21 Years of Age: District of Columbia Code, H7585 [14SE]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]

Letters

District of Columbia prohibition on possession of tobacco products by minors: Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the District of Columbia, H7586 [14SE]

———John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, H7586, H7587 [14SE]

———Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H7587 [14SE]

———Representative Bilbray, H7585 [14SE]

Underage alcohol consumption: John McCamman, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), E272 [9MR]

———Linda A. Fletcher, University of Minnesota, E272 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (H.R. 2161), E1782 [13OC]

Colleges and universities: discourage alcohol abuse on campus, E1629 [28SE]

———tribute to Century Council and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for development of the Alcohol 101 interactive CD-ROM program, E569 [13AP], E661 [4MY]

Dingfelder, George: ``Heat Hero'' drunk driving arrest award recipient, E1102 [23JN]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1141 [21MR], H1482, H1490, H1492, H1493, H1494, H1524-H1540 [29MR], H1619 [30MR], H4197-H4201 [12JN]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, H9019-H9025, H9047 [6OC]

Government: impact of regulations on personal liberties, H186 [2FE]

Hear O'Israel International, Inc.: tribute to Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000, E861 [25MY]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (H.R. 1977), H1062 [15MR]

Interstate commerce: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, H9042, H9045 [6OC]

Johnson-Williams, Julie: WineSense (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E635 [4MY]

Middletown, NY: tribute to Periwinkle National Theatre for drug education efforts, E2115 [4DE]

Mondavi, Robert: WineVision (organization) Visionary Award recipient, E1160 [30JN]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): anniversary, E1413 [6SE]

Napa Valley Vintners Association: tribute to Napa Valley Wine Auction, E866 [25MY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: support goals and ideas (H. Con. Res. 371), H6734 [24JY], E2126 [5DE]

Phelps, Joseph: St. Helena, CA, Hospital Foundation honoree, E1826 [19OC]

Rasch, Sunna: Dept. of Education John Stanford Education Heroes Award recipient, E2115 [4DE]

Rodeno, Michaela: WineSense (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E637 [4MY]

Schiefelbein, Jeff: Texas A&M University Outstanding Achievement for a New Committee and Individual Contribution to Campus awards recipient, H8409 [28SE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 5081), E1366 [27JY]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6820-H6823, H6826-H6837 [25JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, H8262 [27SE]

Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (H.R. 5128), E1421 [7SE]

———Puerto Rico Conservation Trust funding through return of excise tax receipts from rum produced in Puerto Rico, E1011 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: National Training Center leadership development funding, S11865 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: Peer-Reviewed Alcoholism Research Program funding, S7741 [27JY]

———prohibit the issuance of security clearances to employees or contractors with histories of criminal activity or substance abuse, S4651-S4656 [7JN], S6448 [11JY]

Detroit, MI: tribute to ``Youth Connection'' campaign, S1881 [29MR]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (S. 2527), S3735 [9MY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, S5226 [15JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY], S10055 [6OC]

Health: fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]

Homeless: substance abuse prevention and treatment services funding, S6188 [30JN]

Interstate commerce: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S10182, S10196-S10199, S10212-S10215 [11OC]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: designate (S. Res. 351), S8344 [11SE]

———support goals and ideas (H. Con. Res. 371), S8639 [15SE]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (S. Res. 323), S5160 [14JN]

National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: anniversary, S4928 [9JN]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054, S5055 [13JN]

———technical corrections to certain laws (S. 3031), S8416 [12SE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, S9106, S9108 [22SE]

———promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence (S. 976), S9842 [4OC]

Reports

Youth Challenge Case Study: Collette Caprara, H6829 [25JY]

Reports filed

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1507) (S. Rept. 106-306), S4564 [6JN]

Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3031) (S. Rept. 106-501), S10411 [12OC]

Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 577), S1117 [2MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Hear O'Israel International, Inc., Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000: Houston, TX, Mayor and City Council, E862 [25MY]

Statements

Legal Drinking Age: Rami Faour and Pat Griffin, E1541 [20SE]

Need for Alternative Activities To Keep Kids From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco: April Niles, Blake Kincaid, Craig Stevens, and Nate Powers, E1580 [25SE]

Power of Choice: Several Vermont High School Students, E1475 [13SE]

Teen Drinking and Driving: Matt Plunkett and Ryan Esbjerg, E1542 [20SE]

Youth Challenge Program: Raul Gonzalez, H6828 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 371, support goals and ideas of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, H6734 [24JY]

S. 1507, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S5054 [13JN]

S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

S. 3031, technical corrections to certain laws concerning Native Americans, S8416 [12SE]

S. Res. 323, National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day, S5119, S5161 [14JN]

S. Res. 351, National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, S8344 [11SE]

ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY

Remarks in House

Sports: tribute to women's basketball team, E331 [16MR]

ALDERMAN, CALVIN B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E838 [25MY]

ALDRICH, ARTHUR R.

Articles and editorials

``Hero'' Label 12 Years in the Making, E35 [31JA]

ALDRIN, EDWIN E. (BUZZ)

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 2815), H4714-H4719 [20JN], E1067 [21JN]

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Gold Medal: award (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2815, award Congressional Gold Medal, H4714 [20JN]

ALEJANDRE, MARLENE

Court documents

Marlene Alejandre, et al., v. Cuba: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, S781 [24FE]

ALESSANDRI, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

National Alliance for Autism Research: tribute to ``Walk FAR'' research fundraiser, H8411 [28SE]

ALESSANDRO, THOMAS

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: Crime Victim Service Award recipient, S4010 [16MY]

ALEXANDER, BEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2169 [11DE]

ALEXANDER, JOHN

Remarks in House

CBORD Group Inc.: tribute, E105 [9FE]

ALEXANDER, JOSEPH L.

Letters

Armed Services Vote Rescue Act, E2137 [6DE]

ALEXANDER, KAY

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S332 [3FE]

ALEXANDER, MAXINE I.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E782 [19MY]

ALEXANDER, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2232 [15DE]

ALEXANDRIA, VA

Remarks in House

T.C. Williams High School: tribute to women's crew team, E1041 [19JN]

ALFKE, KATHY

Remarks in House

National Right To Read Foundation: Patrick Groff Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1715 [6OC]

ALFORD, HARRY C.

Letters

Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S8733 [19SE]

ALGERIA, DEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF

Reports filed

Nomination of Janet A. Sanderson To Be Ambassador to Algeria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

ALGIE, JAMES A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E15 [27JA]

ALGODONES, NM

Remarks in House

Traditions! A Festival Marketplace: tribute, E1817 [17OC]

ALI, MUHAMMAD

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see S. 2078), S680 [22FE]

ALIEN CHILDREN PROTECTION ACT

Articles and editorials

INS Treats Children Shamefully, S2528, S2529 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2383), S2526 [11AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2383), S2527 [11AP]

Texts of

S. 2383, provisions, S2528 [11AP]

ALIENS see Immigration; Refugees

ALIGANGA, JESSE N.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E870 [25MY]

ALL INDIA CHRISTIAN COUNCIL

Articles and editorials

Christians in India Claim Bombing Is Part of Hate Campaign, E920 [9JN]

Indian Human Rights Activists Chastise Politicians for Deteriorating Rule of Law, E1023 [15JN]

ALLARD, WAYNE (a Senator from Colorado)

Addresses

Boy Scouts Oath and Law: Evan Todd, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

National Day of Prayer: Condoleezza Rice, S6008-S6010 [28JN]

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2120, S2121 [4AP], S2179, S2255 [5AP], S2367, S2371, S2376 [6AP], S2388, S2389, S2440 [7AP]

Civil rights: clarify intent of Congress to hold individuals responsible for discriminatory acts committed by them in employment (H.R. 2508), S10807 [19OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10105 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4710, S4711, S4713 [7JN], S4737, S4861 [8JN], S5072, S5120 [14JN], S6578 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4962, S4964 [12JN], S4984, S4992 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5138 [14JN], S5177 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S6053, S6151 [29JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7694 [26JY], S8120 [6SE], S8169, S8178 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5686 [22JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), S11644, S11649 [6DE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S953 [29FE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3787 [10MY]

Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, S9592 [2OC]

———S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6598 [13JY]

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office, S102 [26JA]

Articles and editorials

Armed Forces Day 2000—A Tribute to Our Men and Women in Uniform, by, S4777 [8JN]

At Columbine, Reflections on a Painful Past, Amy Goldstein, Washington (DC) Post, S2320 [6AP]

He Was a Great, Great Man, Colleagues Recall Georgian as Hard Worker, Alan Judd, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S7728 [27JY]

Making Sure Surplus Revenue Is Used To Reduce the National Debt, Peter B. Sperry, Heritage Foundation Backgrounder (publication), S4984-S4986 [13JN]

Time Has Come To Honor the ``Greatest Generation'' With a Great Memorial, by, S4776 [8JN]

Timing of Clinton's Visit, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, S2321 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S9944 [5OC]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see S. 1197), S6026 [28JN]

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members of reserve components and their dependents (see S. 2514), S3514 [4MY]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S741 [23FE] (see S. 2486), S3192 [1MY]

———modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 2537), S3831 [10MY]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see S. 2126), S1024 [1MR]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378), S10716 [18OC]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 764), S3543 [4MY]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2508), S3514 [4MY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 3), S2546 [11AP]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (see S. 1066), S952 [29FE]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S1611 [22MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see S. 1452), S2771 [13AP]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 1266), S1127 [2MR] (see S. 1266), S1327 [8MR]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 1855), S2636 [12AP]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S4690 [7JN]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S9612 [2OC]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2439 [7AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7246 [19JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1030 [1MR]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see S. Res. 343), S8659 [18SE]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S4024 [16MY]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2319), S1884 [29MR]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S10807 [19OC] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3924 [11MY]

National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see S. 1938), S4115 [17MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see S. 1438), S5031 [13JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see S. 512), S3736 [9MY]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 2676), S4564 [6JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see S. 1619), S216 [1FE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S10260 [11OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see S. 2969), S9202 [25SE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (see S. 2557), S4488 [25MY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6478 [11JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2946 [26AP]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see S. 510), S7245 [19JY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S2249 [5AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see S. 1962), S635 [10FE]

———protect surplus by requiring a sequester to eliminate any deficit (see S. 2001), S1127 [2MR]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S4116 [17MY]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9478 [28SE]

Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see S. 670), S2249 [5AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S5813 [26JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S86 [26JA]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]

———simplify the method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see S. 1952), S635 [10FE]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2872 [25AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S1914 [29MR]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see S. 2678), S4564 [6JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see S. 309), S8658 [18SE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S11005 [25OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S3544 [4MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S3332 [3MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Zinfandel Grape Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 132), S5685 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: protect Social Security and provide for repayment of the Federal debt (see S. 2220), S1315 [8MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

Dept. of HUD: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (see S. 2968), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (see S. 2594), S4190 [18MY]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (see S. 2400), S2527 [11AP]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2798), S5884 [27JN]

FHA: require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see S. 2914), S7542 [25JY]

Fort Lyon, CO: conveyance of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center to Colorado (see S. 2827), S6121 [29JN]

Great Sand Dunes National Park: establish (see S. 2547), S3916 [11MY]

Great Sand Dunes National Park Preserve: establish (see S. 2547), S3916 [11MY]

Housing: expand homeownership (see S. 3274), S11575 [5DE]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2906), S7448 [21JY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see S. 3213), S10716 [18OC]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 3090), S8941 [21SE]

Tariff: fructooligosaccharides (FOS) (see S. 2854), S6574 [12JY]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2835 [25AP]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7629 [26JY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S469 [8FE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674, S2699 [13AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Descriptions

Local Housing Opportunities Act (S. 2968), S7868-S7870 [27JY]

Letters

School violence: Evan Todd, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

Lists

Aspinall Memorial Commission, S3184 [1MY]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2196 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S6591 [13JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2965 [27AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S509 [9FE], S983 [1MR], S1247 [8MR], S1833 [29MR], S2145 [5AP], S2383 [7AP], S2553 [12AP], S3275 [3MY], S4031 [17MY], S4607 [7JN], S5059 [14JN], S5479 [21JN], S5941 [28JN], S6485 [12JY], S7173 [19JY], S7587 [26JY], S8035 [6SE], S8535 [14SE], S9787 [4OC]

Privilege of the floor

Brown, Roger, S5054 [13JN]

Davis, Glen, S4717 [7JN]

Flanders, Doug, S4588 [6JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7341 [20JY]

Amtrak: restore authority to lease motor vehicles from the GSA, S7341 [20JY]

Armed Forces: tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ (S. Res. 310), S4328 [23MY]

Armed Forces Day: observance, S4232 [22MY]

Aspinall, Wayne N.: dedication of statue in Palisade, CO, S3183 [1MY]

Budget: balance, S2179, S2187, S2188, S2189 [5AP]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt, S4984, S4986, S4987 [13JN], S5177, S5178 [15JN]

———impact of congressional and Clinton adminstration agendas on reducing the national debt, S11070 [26OC]

———increase the amount for public debt reduction contained in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2192 [5AP]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, S2179, S2187, S2188, S2189 [5AP]

———protect Social Security and provide for repayment of the Federal debt (S. 2220), S1324 [8MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7002 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2179, S2187, S2188, S2189, S2190, S2192, S2196 [5AP], S2320 [6AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S2179, S2187, S2188, S2189 [5AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 2239), S1414 [9MR]

Business and industry: merger of Qwest Communications International Inc., and U.S. WEST, Inc., S6346 [10JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to Millennium Holiday Tree, S11894 [15DE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: hantavirus prevention programs funding, S6101 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8485 [13SE], S8684, S8685 [19SE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10356 [12OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10780 [19OC]

Cramer, Aleisha: Gatorade National High School Girls Soccer Player of the Year award recipient, S969 [29FE]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2320 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10356 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4531, S4549, S4550 [6JN], S4610, S4611, S4617 [7JN], S4774, S4775, S4776 [8JN], S6548, S6549 [12JY], S6591 [13JY], S7223 [19JY]

———Discoverer II space-based radar program funding, S7223 [19JY]

———limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems, S4549, S4550 [6JN], S4610, S4611, S4617 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4984, S4986, S4987 [13JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2593), indefinitely postponed, S5154 [14JN]

Dept. of HUD: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (S. 2968), S7867 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10780 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7095 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5177, S5178, S5181 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), unanimous-consent agreement, S5154 [14JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6101 [29JN]

District of Columbia: provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (H.R. 4387), S5159 [14JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8182, S8183 [7SE]

Enterprise (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, S4232 [22MY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (S. 2798), S5905 [27JN]

FHA: require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (S. 2914), S7543 [25JY]

Firearms: gun control, S2320 [6AP]

Forest Service: Red Mountain Project funding, S7095 [18JY]

Fort Lyon, CO: conveyance of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center to Colorado (S. 2827), S6139 [29JN]

Gordon, John A.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Security, S5068 [14JN]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S11070 [26OC]

Great Sand Dunes National Park: establish (S. 2547), S3921 [11MY]

Great Sand Dunes National Park Preserve: establish (S. 2547), S3921 [11MY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), S11904 [15DE]

———expand homeownership (S. 3274), S11576 [5DE]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (S. Con. Res. 116), S4327 [23MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2603), unanimous-consent agreement, S4335 [23MY]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2906), S7450 [21JY]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (S. 2299), star print, S4327 [23MY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), S3885 [11MY]

National Child's Day: designate (S. Res. 296), S4334 [23MY]

National Day of Prayer: observance, S6008 [28JN]

Native Americans: make technical corrections to the status of certain land held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (S. 1967), S5159 [14JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11614 [5DE]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (S. 3213), S10717 [18OC]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (S. 2886), S7173 [19JY]

Research: plant biotechnology research and development funding, S8182, S8183 [7SE]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (S. 3090), S8952-S8954 [21SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), S5154 [14JN]

Senate: legislative program, S509 [9FE], S2553 [12AP], S3275 [3MY], S4335 [23MY], S5161 [14JN], S5165 [15JN], S5479 [21JN], S7173 [19JY], S7587 [26JY], S11614 [5DE]

Smithsonian Institution: construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI (S. 2498), S5159 [14JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2179, S2187, S2188, S2189 [5AP]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1539 [22MR]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax rates, S7002 [17JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, S8633 [15SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4774 [8JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S923 [29FE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S4329 [23MY]

Trindad State Junior College: anniversary, S6254 [30JN]

Weapons: terminate production of Trident II missiles, S6548, S6549 [12JY], S6591 [13JY]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (S. Res. 311), S4333 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S8406 [12SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Wayne N. Aspinall: Colorado House of Representatives, S3184 [1MY]

Summaries

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 3274), S11602-S11607 [5DE]

Texts of

S. 2220, American Social Security Protection and Debt Repayment Act, S1325 [8MR]

S. 2798, Deposit and Share Insurance Adjustment Act, S5905 [27JN]

S. 2914, Homeowners Rebate Act, S7543 [25JY]

S. 2968, Local Housing Opportunities Act, S7870-S7881 [27JY]

S. 3090, Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge Act, S8954-S8956 [21SE]

S. 3274, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, S11577-S11602 [5DE]

Tributes

Aspinall, Wayne N., S3183 [1MY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7728 [27JY]

Crawford, William J., S1591 [22MR]

McGraw, Thurman (Fum), S8655 [18SE]

Todd, Evan, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

ALLARDYCE, TOM

Remarks in House

Architectural Digest (publication): AD 100 interior design honoree, E191 [29FE]

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Brackenridge, PA: anniversary of Italian Sons and Daughters of America (organization) Integrity Lodge No. 79, E1340 [27JY]

ALLEN, ANDRE

Remarks in House

New York, NY: tribute to 114th Precinct police officers on response to building fire, E275 [9MR]

ALLEN, DEBBIE

Remarks in House

Colorado: tribute to State legislature and departing members, H2387-H2393 [2MY]

Tribute, E811 [23MY]

ALLEN, ETHAN

Remarks in House

American Revolution: anniversary of American victory at Fort Ticonderoga, E695 [10MY]

ALLEN, MICHAEL

Articles and editorials

Austria Escapes Censure by Ending Secret Accounts, H4612 [19JN]

ALLEN, MICHAEL A.

Letters

Flying of Confederate flag atop the South Carolina Statehouse, E49 [1FE]

ALLEN, STEVE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2059 [1NO]

ALLEN, TEMPLE L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1627 [28SE]

ALLEN, THOMAS H. (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H4818 [21JN], H5773 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4784 [20JN], H4818 [21JN], H5085 [23JN], H5154 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4036 [7JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H6470 [18JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H997 [14MR]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2607 [4MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H647 [6MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H11446 [27OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H647 [6MR]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H8200 [26SE]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6778 [24JY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H5241 [27JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H998 [14MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H9907 [16OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H8062 [25SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H5956 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H342 [10FE]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H7723 [18SE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H6599 [19JY]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H10473 [19OC]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H8736 [3OC]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H4817 [21JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H5241 [27JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H373 [14FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1123 [20MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR]

Federal employees: equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 582), H8617 [2OC]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1162 [21MR]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1852 [5AP]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H2607 [4MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1120 [16MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2341 [13AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H3869 [25MY]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H5737 [10JY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5737 [10JY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H7723 [18SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H1077 [15MR]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1589 [29MR]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H574 [29FE]

———coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), H4484 [14JN]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H7652 [14SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10473 [19OC]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H11526 [29OC]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3869 [25MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H2511 [3MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H6354 [17JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3926 [6JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H6354 [17JY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H7212 [27JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H90 [31JA]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H6719 [20JY]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H1478 [28MR]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H7282 [6SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H998 [14MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H7211 [27JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1477 [28MR]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2340 [13AP]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H632 [1MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H4674 [19JN]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H3649 [23MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H9900 [12OC]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8469 [28SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H6599 [19JY]

———exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate taxes (see H.R. 1278), H3172 [16MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9505 [6OC]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H1406 [23MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H7366 [7SE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H4036 [7JN]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H997 [14MR]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H5737 [10JY]

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2586), H3925 [6JN]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9901 [12OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1476 [28MR]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3925 [6JN]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8469 [28SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H2239 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

Social Security: provide an exception to certain marriage requirements for widows and widowers relative to State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence (see H.R. 5007), H7206 [27JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5774 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9673 [11OC]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program, H3190 [17MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1333 [23MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2941 [11MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1094 [16MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10814 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3361 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3190 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9642 [11OC]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4638 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4548 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4548 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4875 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5153, H5154 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4638 [19JN], H4838, H4875, H4886 [21JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7937 [21SE], H9673 [11OC]

———pharmaceutical industry research and development costs disclosure, H5774 [11JY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H8776 [4OC]

EPA: limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4838 [21JN]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4886 [21JN]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), H1945 [6AP]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), H2673 [9MY]

Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), H6856 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8776 [4OC]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H10898 [25OC], H11439, H11441, H11442 [27OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H851 [9MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3361 [18MY]

———promote termination of ballistic missile program, H5154 [26JN]

Maine Women's Fund: anniversary, E2011 [28OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1333 [23MR], H1945 [6AP], H2192 [12AP], H2499 [3MY], H4659, H4661 [19JN], H6099, H6101 [17JY], H7256, H7258 [6SE], H8044 [25SE], H8411 [28SE], H10898 [25OC], H11439, H11441, H11442 [27OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, H9642 [11OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H460 [16FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5356 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H336 [10FE], H418, H419, H420, H422, H423, H424, H425 [15FE], H460 [16FE], H3297-H3300 [17MY], H4659, H4661 [19JN]

———reform, H10898 [25OC], H11439, H11441, H11442 [27OC]

Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (H.R. 1598), E1581 [25SE]

———provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (S. 1172), E1581 [25SE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, H8776 [4OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H542 [29FE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8776 [4OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H590 [1MR]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, H542 [29FE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H306 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4154 [9JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2020 [11AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3846 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3836 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), motion to recommit, H3836, H3851 [25MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2020 [11AP], H3836, H3846, H3851 [25MY]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with the Antiballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty, H5153, H5154 [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H338 [10FE], H1955 [6AP], H4780 [20JN], H4814 [21JN], H5034 [22JN], H5082 [23JN], H8404 [27SE]

Tributes

Haddock, Doris (Granny D), H542 [29FE]

Stupak, Bartholomew, Jr., H3297 [17MY]

ALLEN, WA

Remarks in House

Washington: require hydrostatic testing of oil pipeline from Allen, WA, to Renton, WA, H3450 [19MY]

ALLEN, WALTER

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2974 [27AP]

ALLEN PARK, MI

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of medical center in Allen Park, MI (see H.R. 5346), H8551 [29SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of medical center in Allen Park, MI, H9947 [17OC]

ALLENTOWN DIOCESE TIMES (publication)

Articles and editorials

Claire Howard Election as President of the USA Council of Serra International, S8819 [20SE]

ALLERGY AND ASTHMA NETWORK-MOTHERS OF ASTHMATICS, INC.

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9703 [11OC]

ALLIANCE FOR AGING RESEARCH

Articles and editorials

Patients' Voices—The Powerful Sound in the Stem Cell Debate, E201 [29FE]

ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TREES

Letters

Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177 [6MR]

ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE

Remarks in House

Firearms: tribute to First Monday 2000—Unite To End Gun Violence campaign, E1642 [2OC]

ALLIANCE FOR QUALITY NURSING HOME CARE

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11221 [26OC]

ALLIANCE FOR REFORM AND DEMOCRACY IN ASIA

Bills and resolutions

Anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 432), H10473 [19OC]

ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE CUBA POLICY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9455 [28SE]

Reports

Fact-Finding Mission—Republic of Cuba, S9455-S9457 [28SE]

ALLIANCE TO SAVE CANCER CARE ACCESS

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11224 [26OC]

ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS OF GUYANA, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E2047 [1NO]

ALLOTA, JEFF

Remarks in House

Toledo, OH: tribute to Joseph W. Diehn American Legion Post Americanism Program, E388 [22MR]

ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENTS ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1402), S10469 [12OC], H9918 [17OC]

Explanations

Provisions (S. 1402), H9931-H9941 [17OC]

———Senate Amendments to House Amendments, S10504-S10513 [12OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1402), H3548-H3558 [23MY], H9918-H9947 [17OC], E891 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1402), S10500-S10515 [12OC]

Texts of

S. 1402, provisions, S10500-S10503 [12OC], H3548-H3552 [23MY]

ALMANAC OF SEAPOWER (publication)

Articles and editorials

Tale of Two Centuries, S1738-S1740 [27MR]

ALMEIDA, MANUEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1248 [14JY]

ALMQUIST, DONALD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E606 [2MY]

ALPEANA, MI

Remarks in House

Knights of Columbus: anniversary of Council 529, E2009 [28OC]

ALPERT, DAN

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S6352 [10JY], S7264 [19JY], S8125 [6SE]

ALPERT, LEE K.

Remarks in House

Fernando Award Foundation: Outstanding Volunteer award recipient, E266 [9MR]

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E227 [6MR]

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC.

Remarks in House

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Beta Tau Lambda Alumni Chapter, E2163 [8DE]

Project Alpha: tribute, H8899-H8902 [5OC]

ALPHA PHI OMEGA (service fraternity)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E2190 [15DE]

ALTAMURA, GEORGE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1554 [21SE]

ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1106), H2565 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 1106): consideration (see H. Res. 485), H2409 [2MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1106), H2562-H2566 [4MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 485), H2557, H2558 [4MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1106, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. Rept. 106-603), H2409 [2MY]

Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1106) (H. Rept. 106-593), H2409 [2MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 485, consideration of H.R. 1106, provisions, H2557 [4MY]

H.R. 1106, provisions, H2565 [4MY]

ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Fay, Maureen A.: Role Model Award recipient, S2103 [4AP]

Rodgers, Pamela: Role Model Award recipient, S2104 [4AP]

ALTON, IL

Remarks in House

Bucket Brigade (volunteer group): tribute, E1053 [20JN]

ALVAREZ, AIDA

Letters

Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S8732 [19SE]

ALVAREZ, EVERETT, JR.

Bills and resolutions

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (see H.R. 4484), H3308 [17MY]

Remarks in House

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (H.R. 4484), H7231, H7232 [6SE], E747 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (H.R. 4484), S10113 [6OC]

Reports filed

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4484), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4484, Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD, H7231 [6SE]

ALVAREZ, OLGA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1814 [17OC]

ALVAREZ, TONY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2034 [31OC]

AMARILLO, TX

Remarks in House

Amarillo VA Health Care System: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Quality Award recipient, E1663 [4OC]

Rau, David: SAM's Club (business) Teacher of the Year award recipient, E673 [9MY]

AMATEUR SPORTS ILLEGAL GAMBLING TASK FORCE

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 4284), H2337 [13AP]

AMATEUR SPORTS INTEGRITY ACT

Letters

Prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games: John F. Stern, Newspaper Association of America, S7527 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2340), S7509-S7511, S7520, S7526-S7528 [25JY]

———unanimous-consent request, S6056, S6057 [29JN]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games, S7509-S7511, S7526-S7528 [25JY], S8160 [7SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2340) (S. Rept. 106-278), S3328 [3MY]

AMATO, DAN

Remarks in House

Reston, VA: Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

AMBACH, GORDON M.

Letters

Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs funding, S5855 [27JN]

AMBER, IAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, H8814 [5OC]

AMBRO, THOMAS L.

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S587 [10FE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, motion to proceed, S582 [10FE]

AMBROSE, STEPHEN E.

Remarks in House

Army Distaff Foundation, Inc.: Eisenhower Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E1446 [13SE]

AMBROSI, CHRISTIE

Remarks in Senate

Olympic games: tribute to Kansas participants, S10244 [11OC]

AMCHITKA ISLAND, AK

Bills and resolutions

Federal employees: compensate workers who were employed in the construction and maintenance of deep shafts for underground nuclear testing and various other military purposes (see H.R. 4588), H3924 [6JN]

AMERICA ONLINE, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E839 [25MY]

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACTUARIES

Letters

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission Act, S7660 [26JY]

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DIPLOMACY

Addresses

Importance of Diplomacy in the Economic, Trade, and Financial Arenas: Stuart E. Eizenstat, Dept. of the Treasury, E69 [7FE]

Remarks in House

Excellence in Diplomacy Awards: presentation, E69 [7FE]

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11226 [26OC]

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Letters

Children's Day Care Health and Safety Improvement Act, S1410 [9MR]

Children's Research Protection Act, S6023 [28JN]

AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

Lists

American Ambulance Association Stars of Life Award recipients, S3686 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Argue, Mandy: American Ambulance Association Star of Life award recipient, E674 [9MY]

Harvey, Michael: American Ambulance Association Star of Life award recipient, E924 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Stars of Life Award: recipients, S3686 [9MY]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH, INC.

Letters

NIH biomedical research funding, H7074 [26JY]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11220 [26OC]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

Letters

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H9886 [12OC]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES

Letters

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, E302 [14MR]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLACKS IN ENERGY

Remarks in House

Dorsey, Herman S.: 2000 James E. Stewart Award recipient, E335 [16MR]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11226 [26OC]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SCHOOLS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E419 [27MR]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11221 [26OC]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL COLLEGES

Remarks in House

Hsi, Andrew: American Association of Medical Colleges Humanism in Medicine Award recipient, E998 [14JN]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS

Remarks in House

San Antonio, TX: tribute to American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Fall Assembly of States, E1855 [19OC]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6757 [24JY]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIAN ORIGIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E696 [10MY]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS

Letters

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689 [20JY]

Retirement Enhancement Act, E1936 [25OC]

Tax treatment of Social Security benefits, H7154 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Armstead, Ernie: AARP National Community Spirit Award recipient, E1773 [13OC]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS

Remarks in House

3M (company): donation of detection systems to school library media centers, E709 [11MY]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2200 [5AP]

Federal gasoline tax, S1918 [29MR]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN

Essays

Katherine Maxwell—A Montana Immigrant: Adrienne Maxwell, S4097 [17MY]

Remarks in House

Humboldt County, CA: anniversary of branch, E1652 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Maxwell, Adrienne: American Association of University Women—Montana essay contest winner, S4097 [17MY]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ON MENTAL RETARDATION

Remarks in Senate

Illinois chapter: tribute to Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S9938 [5OC]

AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

Bills and resolutions

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2203 [5AP], S2504, S2505 [11AP]

Federal gasoline tax, S1918 [29MR]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6620 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Lawson, Greg: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Ohio Motorist Association: anniversary, S4375 [24MY]

Rogers, Daniel: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Samuel, Daniel A.: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Tanner, Tasha: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Banks of Promise (organization): tribute for involvement in America's Promise (organization), E1321 [26JY]

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office funding, H5057 [23JN]

Remarks in Senate

Roundtree, Dovey J.: ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award recipient, S2723 [13AP]

AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Suplizio, Sam: American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee, E1101 [23JN]

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

Addresses

World War II Memorial Groundbreaking, S11524, S11526 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S5240 [15JN] (see S. 2932), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY] (see H.R. 4526), H3649 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Belgium: tribute to Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, E2231 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (S. 2739), S5264 [15JN]

Strategic materials: require sale of titanium from the National Defense Stockpile and allocate funds to the establishment of the World War II Memorial, S4554, S4555 [6JN], S4607, S4608 [7JN]

World War II Memorial: display of models, S7093 [18JY]

Texts of

S. 2739, issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial, S5264 [15JN]

AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO. (ABC)

Articles and editorials

He's Everywhere but Here, S6062 [29JN]

Remarks in House

Office of National Drug Control Policy: proposed program to encourage placement of anti-drug messages in television programing, H5741 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Political campaigns: cost of political advertising on television, S4636, S4637 [7JN]

Television: airing of Peter Jennings reporting ``The Search for Jesus'', S6061 [29JN]

Statements

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: President Clinton, S780 [24FE]

Transcripts

U.S. History Survey Taken at 55 Top Colleges in U.S: ``World News Now'' (ABC television program), H5663 [10JY]

AMERICAN BUFFALO COIN COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2217), S1315 [8MR]

AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1524 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

American Business Women's Day: observance, S9031 [22SE]

AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S DAY

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S9031 [22SE]

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

Factsheets

Do Condoms Protect Against HPV Infection?, H8640 [3OC]

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11223 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Humboldt County, CA: tribute to American Cancer Society Relay for Life participants, E1384 [27JY]

Texas: tribute to Bay Area American Cancer Society, E865 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

American Cancer Society of Middlesex County, NJ: Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipient, S10997 [25OC]

Statements

Pain Relief Promotion Act, S10244 [11OC]

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Remarks in House

National Chemistry Week: observance, E1842 [19OC]

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

Letters

Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1727 [27MR]

Counterterrorism Act, S11118 [26OC]

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding, H4986 [22JN]

Political organizations' requirement to report information to the IRS, S5997 [28JN]

AMERICAN CLASSICAL LEAGUE

Remarks in House

Ohio Junior Classical League: tribute, E483 [4AP]

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11226 [26OC]

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY

Remarks in Senate

Templeton, Emmett O.: American College of Radiology Gold Medal award recipient, S9849 [4OC]

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY BULLETIN (publication)

Articles and editorials

Emmett O. Templeton, M.D., S9849 [4OC]

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BANK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1850 [19OC]

AMERICAN COMMUNITY RENEWAL ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Immigration: improve use of amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner account for demonstration programs to provide technical skills training for certain high demand occupations (see H.R. 4402), H2770 [9MY]

Reports filed

Training and Education for American Workers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 106-642), H3866 [25MY]

AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2045), S9026, S9037, S9039, S9042, S9045 [22SE], S9202, S9205 [25SE], S9220, S9272, S9273, S9276, S9279, S9281, S9284, S9287, S9289, S9290, S9293, S9297, S9299, S9302, S9305, S9308, S9310, S9313 [26SE], S9481, S9484, S9502, S9504, S9505, S9507, S9508, S9509, S9510, S9511, S9512, S9513, S9514, S9515, S9517, S9519, S9526 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Haitian Parents of U.S. Kids Deserve To Remain Here Together, S9366 [27SE]

How To Create a Skilled-Labor Shortage, S9371 [27SE]

No Room for 5,000 Elians, S9366 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]

Cloture motions

Enact (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219, S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

———motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Letters

Dept. of Justice record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens: Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S9127 [25SE]

Provisions: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE], S9124 [25SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9374 [27SE]

Remove certain immigration limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status: Jesuit Conference, S9245 [26SE]

———Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, S9245 [26SE]

———several children, S9244 [26SE]

Motions

Enact (S. 2045), S9028 [22SE], S9338, S9375 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 2045), H8699-H8706 [3OC], H8781, H8782 [4OC], H9004 [5OC], E1674, E1675 [4OC]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H8781 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9125-S9127 [25SE], S9220-S9229 [26SE], S9344, S9348 [27SE]

Education: training and development of technology skills in rural communities, S9241 [26SE], S9362 [27SE]

Enact (S. 2045), S542-S545 [9FE], S6341 [10JY], S6408-S6411, S6445 [11JY], S7608 [26JY], S7820, S7822 [27JY], S8907-S8916 [21SE], S9026-S9029 [22SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215-S9229, S9235-S9242, S9244-S9248 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9353-S9359, S9362-S9376 [27SE], S9443, S9449-S9451 [28SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643-S9657 [3OC]

———motion to proceed, S8619, S8620, S8626 [15SE], S8800-S8807 [20SE], S9026 [22SE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———unanimous-consent request, S6338-S6340 [10JY]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S8800-S8807 [20SE], S8908-S8916 [21SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215, S9220-S9229, S9240-S9242, S9244 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9355, S9358, S9363-S9376 [27SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643, S9644, S9647, S9650 [3OC]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals, S9217 [26SE]

Senate: tribute to staff, S9650 [3OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2045) (S. Rept. 106-260), S2526 [11AP]

Texts of

S. 2045, provisions, S543 [9FE], S9026-S9028 [22SE], S9651-S9655 [3OC], H8699 [3OC], H9004-H9008 [5OC]

AMERICAN CONSULTING ENGINEERS COUNCIL

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2200 [5AP]

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES AND ALUMNI

Reports

Losing America's Memory—Historical Illiteracy in the 21st Century, S6201 [30JN]

AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

Letters

Pell Grant Program funding, S2391 [7AP]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6674, H6683 [20JY]

AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

Remarks in House

Orbon, Karin M.: American Councils for International Education Awards for Excellence in Teaching exchange program participant, E1854 [19OC]

AMERICAN DEFENDERS OF BATAAN & CORREGIDOR, INC.

Letters

Armed Services Vote Rescue Act, E2137 [6DE]

AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION

Letters

Family Care Act, S7661 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Illinois: tribute to American Dental Hygienists' Association members, E1857 [19OC]

AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11226 [26OC]

AMERICAN ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Millennium Digital Commerce Act appointment of conferees, S1208 [7MR]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6675 [20JY]

Tax treatment of employee stock purchase plans, S11424 [31OC]

Remarks in House

Trimble, Charles R.: American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement award recipient, E1592 [26SE]

———American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement recipient, E1647 [2OC]

AMERICAN ELECTROPLATERS AND SURFACE FINISHERS SOCIETY

Letters

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act, S5909 [27JN]

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE (publication)

Articles and editorials

Laying Down the Burden of Race, S4558-S4560 [6JN]

AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Bulletins

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination, H1277 [22MR]

Letters

Prohibit application of dangerous presticides in areas used by children, S7034 [17JY]

Tax incentives for farm relief and economic development, S6639 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Herbst, David and Leslie: American Farm Bureau Federation National Young Farmer Award recipients, S894 [28FE]

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act, H7957 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alabama: tribute to American Federation of Government Employees Local 1945, S11124 [26OC]

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF HOMECARE PROVIDERS, INC.

Letters

Health Care Provider Bill of Rights, S8096 [6SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11221 [26OC]

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSLIMS OF INDIAN ORIGIN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9695 [3OC]

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Letters

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, H8679 [3OC]

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Articles and editorials

Commentary on Public Education and Other Critical Issues—A Blank Check, H2754 [9MY]

AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Hazel Lorraine (vessel): restore commercial fishing eligibility (see S. 2432), S2727 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Hazel Lorraine (vessel): restore commercial fishing eligibility (S. 2432), S2742 [13AP]

Texts of

S. 2432, restore commercial fishing eligibility of Hazel Lorraine (vessel), S2743 [13AP]

AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER

Appointments

Board of Trustees, H1624 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions

Veterans: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see S. 3135), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Lists

American Folklife Center treasures, H6850 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Veterans: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (H.R. 5212), H7827 [19SE], H8598 [2OC], H8721-H8724 [3OC], H8754 [4OC], E1671 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Veterans: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (H.R. 5212), S10632 [17OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5212, Veterans' Oral History Project Act, H8721 [3OC]

AMERICAN FORESTS (organization)

Letters

Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1176 [6MR]

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

Letters

National Survivors of Suicide Day, S7454 [21JY]

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND

Remarks in House

Tuttle, Dean: American Foundation for the Blind Migel Professional Award recipient, E1945 [26OC]

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM/WAHAT AL-SALAM

Remarks in House

Kahn, Ilse: Southern California Chapter of American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam Lifetime Commitment to Peace Award recipient, E46 [1FE]

Nasser, Suhaila: Southern California Chapter of American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam Lifetime Commitment to Peace Award recipient, E46 [1FE]

AMERICAN GAS (publication)

Articles and editorials

Fueling the Future, S1333 [8MR]

AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION

Letters

Health Care Provider Bill of Rights, S8097 [6SE]

AMERICAN HEALTH QUALITY ASSOCIATION

Statements

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act, S5270 [15JN]

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Letters

NIH biomedical research funding, H7073 [26JY]

Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act, S3832, S3833 [10MY]

Remarks in House

Meyers, Maury: American Heart Association Jay C. Crager Award recipient, E85 [8FE]

Montclair, CA: tribute to Por La Vida Program, E619 [3MY]

Stroobants, Alphonse: American Heart Association, Centra Health (healthcare system), and Cardiology Associates of Central Virginia Charles Sackett Heart Award recipient, E500 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

American Heart Month: observance, S750 [23FE]

AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Medal for Military Service: tribute to recipients (see S. Con. Res. 96), S1461 [20MR]

Remarks in Senate

Medal for Military Service: tribute to recipients (S. Con. Res. 96), S1470 [20MR]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 96, tribute to Medal for Military Service recipients, S1468, S1470 [20MR]

AMERICAN HISTORY (publication)

Articles and editorials

Library of Congress Turns 200, H1439 [28MR]

AMERICAN HOMEOWNERSHIP AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1776), H1630 [30MR], H1764, H1765 [4AP], H1868, H1889, H1902, H1905, H1907, H1908, H1909, H1911, H1916, H1917, H1919, H1922, H1936 [6AP]

Analyses

Provisions (H.R. 5640), H11986-H11991 [5DE]

Provisions (S. 1452), E1924-E1930 [25OC]

Articles and editorials

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3274), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5640), H12017 [5DE]

Enact (H.R. 1776): consideration (see H. Res. 460), H1851 [5AP]

Letters

Provisions: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, H1900 [6AP]

Remarks in House

Churches and synagogues: prohibit use of community development block grant funds to acquire church property without consent of the church, H1917 [6AP]

Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1919-H1935 [6AP]

———allow use of Section 8 funds to provide cash assistance for purchase of homes, H1902 [6AP]

———establish a pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas, E1910 [25OC]

———establish a pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to disabled families, E1910 [25OC]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1863, H1865, H1937 [6AP]

———HOME Loan Guarantee Program funding, H1867 [6AP]

———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1914-H1917 [6AP]

———include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

———modify eligibility requirements for Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program grants, H1936, H1937 [6AP]

———offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1901, H1904 [6AP]

Enact (H.R. 1776), H1801 [5AP], H1857-H1941 [6AP], H7744 [19SE], E520 [10AP], E527 [11AP], E775 [19MY], E1921 [25OC]

———amendment process, H1623 [30MR]

———consideration (H. Res. 460), H1855-H1857 [6AP]

———corrections in engrossment, H1941 [6AP]

Enact (H.R. 5640), H11960-H11996 [5DE], E2149 [7DE], E2173 [11DE], E2182 [14DE]

Enact (S. 1452), E1907, E1910, E1921 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections, E2182 [14DE]

Housing: accreditation of home energy rating system providers for FHA energy efficiency certifications, H1908, H1909 [6AP]

———allow shared housing placement organizations to run background checks on potential participants, H1866 [6AP]

———expand homeownership, E1910 [25OC]

———increase home improvement loan limit, H1909, H1910 [6AP]

———private mortgage insurance requirements, H1863 [6AP]

———provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians, E775 [19MY], E1907 [25OC], E2173 [11DE]

———strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1911-H1914 [6AP], E527 [11AP]

Portland, OR: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1862 [6AP]

Suffolk County, NY: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1865 [6AP]

Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds for construction of a community center, H1917-H1919 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HUD: clarify authority of Gun Buyback Program relative to the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act, S8753 [19SE]

Enact (H.R. 1776): unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

Enact (H.R. 5640), S11680, S11681 [7DE], S11904 [15DE]

Enact (S. 3274), S11576 [5DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1776, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 106-562), H1851 [5AP]

Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1776) (H. Rept. 106-553), H1587 [29MR], H1851 [5AP]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 3274), S11602-S11607 [5DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 460, consideration of H.R. 1776, provisions, H1855 [6AP]

H.R. 1776, provisions, H1868-H1889 [6AP]

H.R. 5640, provisions, H11960-H11985 [5DE]

S. 3274, provisions, S11577-S11602 [5DE]

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Letters

Family Care Act, S7662 [26JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

Remarks in House

Angola, LA: Louisiana State Penitentiary hospice program recipient of the American Hospital Association Circle of Life Award, E691 [10MY]

Baystate Health Systems (business): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, H2781 [10MY]

Berger Health System (business): Circle of Caring Program recipient of American Hospital Association Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence, E688 [10MY]

Community Healthcare Network (organization): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, E716 [11MY]

St. Mary's Hospital Caritas Connection (organization): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, H2660 [9MY]

AMERICAN HOSPITAL PRESERVATION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1609), S3688 [9MY]

Enact (S. 2018), S8776-S8778 [20SE], S9883 [5OC]

AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION

Remarks in Senate

Be Kind to Animals Week: observance, S3912 [11MY]

AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAW FOUNDATION

Essays

Why I'm Glad America Is a Nation of Immigrants: Allison P. Sigmon, S6345 [10JY]

———Christa Conway, S6345 [10JY]

———John Klaasen, S6345 [10JY]

———Kaitlin Young, S6345 [10JY]

———Shayna Walton, S6345 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

American Immigration Lawyers Association: tribute to Celebrate America creative writing contest winners, S6345 [10JY]

AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Essays

Why I'm Glad America Is a Nation of Immigrants: Allison P. Sigmon, S6345 [10JY]

———Christa Conway, S6345 [10JY]

———John Klaasen, S6345 [10JY]

———Kaitlin Young, S6345 [10JY]

———Shayna Walton, S6345 [10JY]

Letters

Immigration status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals, S618 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Celebrate America creative writing contest: tribute to winners, S6345 [10JY]

AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Reports filed

American Indian Education Foundation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3080) (H. Rept. 106-1028), H12091 [14DE]

AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3080) (H. Rept. 106-1028), H12091 [14DE]

AMERICAN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM

Letters

Native Americans rural development programs funding, S7374 [20JY]

AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

Amendments

China, Republic of: construction funding for a facility (H.R. 3707), S3270 [2MY], H3397 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions

China, Republic of: construction funding for a facility (see H.R. 3707), H572 [29FE]

Cost Estimates

American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act (H.R. 3707): CBO, H1436 [28MR]

Remarks in House

China, Republic of: construction funding for a facility, H5160 [26JN]

———construction funding for a facility (H.R. 3707), H938 [14MR], H1435-H1437 [28MR], H3397 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

China, Republic of: construction funding for a facility (H.R. 3707), S3270 [2MY]

Reports filed

American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3707), S2865 [25AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3707, American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act, S3270 [2MY], H1435 [28MR]

AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN FACILITIES ENHANCEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3707), S3270 [2MY], H3397 [18MY]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (H.R. 3707): CBO, H1436 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3707), H1435-H1437 [28MR], H3397 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3707), S3270 [2MY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3707), S2865 [25AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3707, provisions, S3270 [2MY], H1435 [28MR]

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS

Remarks in House

Edwards AFB, CA: Air Force Research Laboratory Rocket Site recipient of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics aerospace site designation, E1893 [24OC]

AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office funding, H5055 [23JN]

AMERICAN INVENTORS PROTECTION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2564), H2638 [8MY]

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Letters

Counterterrorism Act, S10960 [25OC]

AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE

Advertisements

Hatred versus peace, S3014 [27AP]

Papers

Joerg Haider and the Freedom Party of Austria: Representative Lantos, H1647 [3AP]

Remarks in House

Specht, Lisa: American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Semple, Lloyd A.: American Jewish Committee's Metropolitan Detroit, MI, Chapter Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award recipient, S6010 [28JN]

Statements

Assuming Responsibility for Peace, E1767 [12OC]

AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS

Statements

Counterterrorism Act, S10960 [25OC]

AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB

Remarks in House

``Dogs in Service to Mankind'': tribute to celebration, E1455 [13SE]

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM (organization)

Remarks in House

Jing Lyman Civic Leadership Award: presentation, E1096 [23JN]

AMERICAN LEAGUE OF LOBBYISTS

Remarks in House

Congress: congressional basketball team defeat of American League of Lobbyists basketball team, H7506 [13SE]

AMERICAN LEGION

Bills and resolutions

Taxation: provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H2966 [11MY]

Letters

Armed Forces Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment Act, S2234 [5AP]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, S1841, S1842, S1843 [29MR]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: Representative Wolf, S8392 [12SE]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2287 [6AP]

Press releases

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization, H3470 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

Remarks in House

Chaska, ND: anniversary of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57, E1439 [11SE]

Flemington, NJ: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary No. 159, E1299 [21JY]

Mount Vernon, IL: tribute to American Legion Jefferson Post 141, E398 [23MR]

New Jersey: tribute to American Legion Flag Raising Day Parade, E1025 [15JN]

Taxation: provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (H.R. 4434), E709 [11MY]

Toledo, OH: tribute to Joseph W. Diehn American Legion Post Americanism Program, E388 [22MR]

Wheaton, MD: presentation of Medal of the Jubilee of Liberty at American Legion Post 268 to veterans who participated in the invasion of Normandy during World War II, E1602 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dayton, OH: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 776, S7644 [26JY]

Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (S. Con. Res. 70), S9772 [3OC]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag, E459 [30MR]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 70, issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations, S9772 [3OC]

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Wilkinson, Larry: American Library Association/Association for Library Trustees and Advocates Extraordinary Library Advocate of the 20th Century award recipient, E923 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

National Library Card Sign-Up Month: observance, S8754 [19SE]

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION

Letters

District of Columbia prohibition on possession of tobacco products by minors, H7586, H7587 [14SE]

Grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco, and reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products, E371 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Munzer, Alfred: American Lung Association Will Ross Medal recipient, H2343 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Levine, Peter: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Individual Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2522 [11AP]

Mott Community College: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Corporate Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2523 [11AP]

AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE

Letters

Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund use by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors: Senator Grassley, S5100 [14JN]

Lists

Members, S5100 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: use of Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors, S5100 [14JN]

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Articles and editorials

High-Risk Surgery—Follow the Crowd, E361 [21MR]

Press releases

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's, S4788 [8JN]

Remarks in House

Gabow, Patricia A.: AMA Dr. Nathan Davis Award recipient, E1268 [19JY]

Statements

Pain Management and Palliative Care Promotion Without Permitting Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, S11215 [27OC]

AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP ASSOCIATION

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11219 [26OC]

AMERICAN MEDICAL REHABILITATION PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11217 [26OC]

AMERICAN MOTHERS, INC.

Remarks in House

Milford, Nadine: honoree, E714 [11MY]

AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR TYRE

Remarks in Senate

Lebanon: preservation of the historical city of Tyre, S6007 [28JN]

AMERICAN NATURAL SODA ASH CORP.

Bills and resolutions

India: allow U.S. soda ash exports equitable access to the Indian market (see S. Res. 350), S8291 [8SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 350, allow U.S. soda ash exports equitable access to the Indian market, S8292 [8SE]

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

National Nurses Week: observance, E612 [2MY]

AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11226 [26OC]

AMERICAN ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11227 [26OC]

AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

National D.O. Day: observance, E560 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

National D.O. Day: observance, S2723 [13AP]

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Tables

Daily average supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products, S9918 [5OC]

Exported distillate fuel, heating oil, and diesel, S9918 [5OC]

AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION

Letters

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act, S10621 [17OC]

AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

Addresses

Ten Things I Wish Political Scientists Would Teach About Congress: Lee H. Hamilton, E1660-E1662 [4OC]

AMERICAN PORTLAND CEMENT ALLIANCE

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2201 [5AP], S2505 [11AP]

AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2200 [5AP]

AMERICAN RED CROSS

Bills and resolutions

Health care professionals: encourage support and participation by citizens (see H. Con. Res. 248), H341 [10FE]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (see H. Con. Res. 326), H3049 [15MY]

Letters

Forest Service and BLM emergency supplemental appropriations for firefighting: Representative Dicks, H3065 [16MY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11226 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Connecticut: anniversary of Blood Services, E1096 [23JN]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3056, H3062-H3067 [16MY]

Northeastern Pennsylvania Blood Program: tribute, E230 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S4230 [22MY]

Michigan: tribute to Southeastern Michigan Chapter Rhapsody in Red Masquerade Ball, S1880 [29MR]

Monroe County, MI: anniversary of American Red Cross, S2436 [7AP]

National blood drives: encourage participation, S8933 [21SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975-S3981 [16MY]

Statements

Encourage Participation in National Blood Drives, S8933 [21SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 326, encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for Los Alamos, NM, wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire, H3062 [16MY]

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Bills and resolutions

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see S. 2919), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4957), H7002 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see S. 3209), S10619 [17OC] (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Valley Forge National Historic Park: designate the existing visitor's center as the Richard T. Schulze Visitor's Center (see H.R. 4761), H5169 [26JN]

Essays

Samuel Adams—Father of the American Revolution: Amanda Pearson, E1319 [26JY]

Letters

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act: Francois Bujon de l'Estang, French Ambassador to the U.S., H10521 [23OC]

Remarks in House

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (H.R. 4957), H7391-H7393 [12SE]

Charlotte, NC: anniversary of the Battle of the Bees and the Battle of Kings Mountain, H8629 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (H.R. 4794), H10521 [23OC]

Government: historical impact of establishing the U.S. Government as a ``Republic'', H81 [31JA], H185-H191 [2FE]

Heroism: anniversary of American victory at Fort Ticonderoga, E695 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (H.R. 4957), S11180 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (H.R. 4794), S11276 [27OC]

———conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (S. 3209), S10623 [17OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4794, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act, H10521 [23OC]

H.R. 4957, extend Black Patriots Foundation authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial, H7391 [12SE]

S. 2919, Black Patriots Foundation's extension of authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial, S7552 [25JY]

Tributes

Carroll, Charles, H7874 [20SE]

Morris, Robert, E1915 [25OC]

AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2504 [11AP]

Statements

Top 10 Reasons Why Repealing Part of the Federal Gas Tax Is a Bad Idea, S1918 [29MR]

AMERICAN SAMOA

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H7364 [7SE]

OMB: require explanation for omission of any insular area from treatment as part of the U.S., in issued statements (see H.R. 4741), H5084 [23JN]

Territories: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1119 [16MR]

Poems

``Abdullah Fata'ai,'' Frank Delima, H9866 [12OC]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7672-H7676 [18SE]

Interagency Group on Insular Affairs: provide guidance on Federal policies towards U.S. territories, H222 [8FE]

Medicaid: increase the cap on payments for U.S. territories, H7967 [21SE]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (H.R. 5126), E1421 [7SE]

Sports: tribute to Samoan Polynesian athletes, H9865 [12OC]

Territories: centennial of U.S. territory status (H. Res. 443), H3540-H3543 [23MY], E815 [23MY]

Reports filed

Territorial Centennial: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 443) (H. Rept. 106-582), H2336 [13AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 443, centennial of U.S. territory status of American Samoa, H3540 [23MY]

H.R. 5010, District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act, H7672 [18SE]

AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS' PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2726), S5106 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2726), S5107 [14JN]

Texts of

S. 2726, provisions, S5107-S5109 [14JN]

AMERICAN SOCIAL SECURITY PROTECTION AND DEBT REPAYMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2220), S1315 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2220), S1324 [8MR]

Texts of

S. 2220, provisions, S1325 [8MR]

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS

Letters

Children's Research Protection Act, S6024 [28JN]

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY

Letters

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11311 [28OC]

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS

Remarks in Senate

Baby Safety Month: observance, S9031 [22SE]

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

Remarks in House

Service to People Award: recipient, E1363 [27JY]

Tables

American Society of Civil Engineers report card for America's infrastructure, S2299 [6AP]

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEMS PHARMACISTS

Letters

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act, S10622 [17OC]

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Letters

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11311 [28OC]

AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

Letters

Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H3884 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Morris, Johnny: American Sportfishing Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S4561 [6JN]

AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO.

Remarks in House

FCC: antitrust legislation relative to merger with MediaOne, E2036 [31OC]

AMERICAN TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3742 [24MY]

Questions

Textile product safeguards and the 12 year product specific safeguards in the People's Republic of China World Trade Organization accession agreement, H3742 [24MY]

AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION RECOVERY AND HIGHWAY TRUST FUND PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2161), S1123 [2MR], S1620 [23MR]

Texts of

S. 2161, provisions, S1124 [2MR]

AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, INC.

Remarks in House

Toys for Tots Foundation: tribute for contribution, E2130 [5DE]

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Remarks in House

Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences: anniversary of World Congress, E1220 [13JY]

AMERICAN VETERANS COMMITTEE

Platforms

International Affairs, E729-E732 [16MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E729 [16MY]

AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, KOREA, AND VIETNAM (AMVETS)

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

Transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund Dept. of Justice litigation against tobacco industry: several veterans organizations, H4496 [15JN]

Memorandums

Montgomery GI Bill Benefits Improvement by Improving and Expanding Educational Assistance Programs, H4629 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Charter: amend (H.R. 604), H12510, H12511 [15DE]

Tamraz, Lincoln S.: AMVETS Silver Helmet Americanism Award recipient, E2077 [3NO]

Remarks in Senate

St. Clair Shores, MI: anniversary of AMVETS Post 121, S644 [10FE]

Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (S. Con. Res. 70), S9772 [3OC]

Reports filed

AMVETS Charter Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 604) (H. Rept. 106-904), H8405 [27SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Protect U.S. flag: AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

———AMVETS of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

Texts of

H.R. 604, AMVETS charter amendment, H12511 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 70, issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations, S9772 [3OC]

AMERICAN WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY ALLIANCE

Remarks in Senate

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's hockey team, S2722 [13AP]

AMERICANS FOR OUR HERITAGE AND RECREATION (organization)

Letters

Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2860 [10MY]

AMERICANS FOR PEACE NOW (organization)

Remarks in House

Sandel, Dan: Americans for Peace Now (organization) Yitzhak Rabin Peace Award recipient, E1022 [15JN]

AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM (organization)

Letters

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3083, H3084 [16MY]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6619 [13JY]

AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE (organization)

Letters

Prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion, H7464 [12SE]

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Courts: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H253 [8FE]

———require that before filing a civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility, an opportunity is allowed for alleged violations to be corrected (see S. 3122), S9381 [27SE]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4035 [7JN]

Taxation: provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H647 [6MR]

Lists

Americans With Disabilities Act success stories, S7638-S7640 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, H6756 [24JY], H6995-H6999 [25JY], H7065, H7066 [26JY], E998 [14JN], E1218 [13JY], E1331, E1344, E1371 [27JY], E1434 [7SE]

Dreyer, Don: New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E1333 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S6492 [12JY], S7085 [18JY], S7637-S7641, S7645, S7646 [26JY]

Correctional institutions: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S121 [31JA]

Supreme Court: decision on application of the Americans With Disabilities Act to States, S121 [31JA]

Texts of

S. 3122, ADA Notification Act, S9389 [27SE]

AMERICA'S BETTER CLASSROOM ACT

Letters

Provisions: Representative Capps, Nick Hill, and Milagros Macias, H7643 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4094), H1833 [5AP], H2553, H2554 [4MY], H6036 [13JY], H7641, H7642, H7645 [14SE], H10224, H10225, H10228, H10229 [18OC], H10875, H10880, H10881, H10884 [25OC], H11356 [26OC], E906 [7JN]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11508-H11511 [29OC]

AMERICA'S BLOOD CENTERS (organization)

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11226 [26OC]

AMERICA'S COMMUNITY BANKERS (organization)

Letters

Deposit Insurance Increase Feasibility Act, E1178 [30JN]

AMERICA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1865), H10636-H10640, H10708 [24OC]

Texts of

S. 1865, provisions, H10636 [24OC]

AMERICA'S PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 106-638), H3648 [23MY]

AMERICA'S PROMISE (organization)

Remarks in House

Banks of Promise (organization): tribute for involvement in America's Promise (organization), E1321 [26JY]

AMERICA'S RED ROCK WILDERNESS ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1732), H3952 [7JN]

AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION RECOVERY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2090), S799 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2090), S803 [24FE]

Texts of

S. 2090, provisions, S803 [24FE]

AMERICA'S WILDERNESS PROTECTION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1500) (H. Rept. 106-1017), H11620 [30OC]

AMERICORPS see Corporation for National and Community Service

AMES, IA

Remarks in Senate

Iowa State University: tribute to athletic program, S1974 [30MR]

AMGEN INC.

Letters

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: Representative Stark, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E279 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E279 [9MR]

AMISTAD (vessel)

Remarks in House

New Haven, CT: tribute to Amistad (vessel) replica ship project, E1220 [13JY]

AMITY, OR

Remarks in House

Amity High School: tribute to football team, E2229 [15DE]

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Addresses

Tribute to Representative Porter, H10250, H10253 [18OC]

Press releases

Civil Liberties Violations of Sikhs in India, E1604 [27SE]

India—Arrest of Witness Points to Continuing Police Harassment, E1604 [27SE]

AMPAGOOMIAN, CHARLES, SR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1529 [19SE]

AMROZOWICZ, STANLEY J. (CHIP)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1426 [7SE]

AMSTERDAM (NY) NEWS

Articles and editorials

Shooting Star Leaves Us, E376 [22MR]

AMTRAK

Appointments

Amtrak Reform Council, S2051 [3AP], S8030 [5SE]

Remarks in House

Amtrak Reform Council: funding, H3442, H3443 [19MY]

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S1257, S1258, S1262 [8MR], S11868 [15DE]

GSA: restore authority to lease motor vehicles, S7337-S7342 [20JY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak, S11827-S11832, S11860 [15DE]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (S. 1900), S9402 [27SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier, S11205 [27OC]

AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL

Appointments

Members, S2051 [3AP], S8030 [5SE]

Remarks in House

Funding, H3442, H3443 [19MY]

AMWAY, ANDREW U.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E779 [19MY]

AMY BOYER'S LAW see Social Security

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS) TREATMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT

Letters

Provisions: Senator Torricelli, S9890 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1074), S9889, S9890 [5OC]

ANAYA, MARY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S831 [24FE]

ANCHORAGE, AK

Remarks in House

Dickison, Rebecca: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E245 [8MR]

Newman-Keane, Chavis: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E241 [8MR]

West Anchorage High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E659 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipients, S5454 [20JN]

Armed Forces: increase TRICARE allowable charges and report on the nonparticipation of physicians in rural States, S5076 [14JN]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: General Thomas D. White Environmental Award for Restoration recipient, S2937 [26AP]

Gomez, Scott: National Hockey League Rookie of the Year honoree, S5457 [20JN]

ANCHORAGE (AK) DAILY NEWS

Articles and editorials

Doctor, 91, a Pioneer—Fritz Worked With Deaf, Blind in Alaska's Bush, S8575 [14SE]

Passing Parade, S8575 [14SE]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

ANCICH, MARIJON

Remarks in House

Sports: National Football League/KABC-TV (Los Angeles, CA) High School Coach of the Year Award recipient, E158 [16FE]

ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S6134-S6137 [29JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

Texts of

S. 2823, Plan Colombia Trade Act, S6136 [29JN]

ANDERS, OLIVER (ANDY)

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11243 [27OC], S11369 [30OC]

ANDERSEN, BRUCE G.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E724 [15MY]

ANDERSON, ANGELA H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E155 [16FE]

ANDERSON, ARNOLD D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E647 [4MY]

ANDERSON, BARRY B.

Letters

Small Business Liability Reform Act, H472 [16FE]

ANDERSON, DON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E351 [20MR]

ANDERSON, DONNALD

Appointments

House of Representatives Childcare Center Advisory Board, H643 [6MR]

ANDERSON, GEORGE L. (SPARKY)

Remarks in Senate

National Baseball Hall of Fame: inductee, S7385 [20JY]

ANDERSON, GREGG W.

Remarks in House

70 X 7 Evangelistic Ministry: tribute to missionary visit to Latvia, E1034 [15JN]

ANDERSON, HERBERT B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2040 [31OC]

ANDERSON, JOE M., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1495 [14SE]

ANDERSON, JONATHAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E913 [8JN]

ANDERSON, KATHERINE M.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

ANDERSON, LISA M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1333 [27JY]

ANDERSON, LONNIE R.

Remarks in House

Kentucky School Boards Association: F.L. Dupree Award recipient, E271 [9MR]

ANDERSON, MOSES B.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S644 [10FE], S697 [22FE]

ANDERSON, SC

Remarks in House

T.L. Hanna High School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E847 [25MY]

ANDERSON, STEVEN C.

Letters

Dept. of Justice record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9127 [25SE]

ANDERSON, WILLIAM R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E958 [9JN], E992 [13JN]

ANDERSON COUNTY, SC

Remarks in House

All-American City award: recipient, E1106 [23JN]

ANDRADE, MARIA D.

Biographies

Personal, E1451 [13SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1451 [13SE]

ANDREW JACKSON HIGGINS GOLD MEDAL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2689), S4669 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2689), S4672 [7JN]

Texts of

S. 2689, provisions, S4673 [7JN]

ANDREWS, DAVID

Letters

Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act, S8211 [7SE]

ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H3523 [22MY], H3650 [23MY], H3927 [6JN], H5037 [22JN]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H373 [14FE], H405, H455 [15FE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3413 [18MY], H3442 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H3928 [6JN], H4036 [7JN], H4236, H4284, H4287 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4485 [14JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5169 [26JN], H5262 [27JN]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1908 [6AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4675 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H5085 [23JN]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2571), H632 [1MR]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1077 [15MR]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H2239 [12AP]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H5169 [26JN]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H7991 [21SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H5656 [29JN]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H2511 [3MY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071, 1182), H1119 [16MR]

———maintain programs and procedures for accounting of military personnel unaccounted for from previous and future conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 311), H2339 [13AP]

———provide improved benefits training to members to enhance retention (see H.R. 4388), H2606 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H2606 [4MY]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 367), H6355 [17JY]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H2411 [2MY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4246), H3926 [6JN]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H3926 [6JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H2770 [9MY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H7991 [21SE]

Delaware River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2317), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H5241 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1852 [5AP]

———conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H757 [8MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H757 [8MR]

———require notification and allow local law enforcement agencies to investigate crimes and search for missing patients at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 374), H1476 [28MR]

Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H3925 [6JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

———study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government (see H.R. 3659), H7003 [25JY]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H7723 [18SE]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 912), H1852 [5AP]

Education: establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2933), H7002 [25JY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5085 [23JN]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5405), H9011 [5OC]

FDA: establish a performance standard for breast pumps to facilitate their regulation (see H.R. 3372), H7281 [6SE]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H1588 [29MR]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1852 [5AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H10257 [18OC]

Financial institutions: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (see H. Con. Res. 383), H7373 [11SE]

———streamline the regulation of depository institutions and safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory information (see H.R. 1585), H2340 [13AP]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H4485 [14JN]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 3331), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 4612), H4592 [15JN]

———establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), H209 [2FE]

Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 1324), H4674 [19JN]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H7366 [7SE]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 4975), H7128 [26JY]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H2411 [2MY]

Health: establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards, expand Medicare definition of homebound relative to home health services, and revise tax treatment of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4029), H1407 [23MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H2606 [4MY]

Health Care Financing Administration: consider current systems that provide better, more cost-effective emergency transport before promulgating any final rule on emergency medical services (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2770 [9MY]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H8799 [4OC]

Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7503 [12SE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H8469 [28SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7652 [14SE]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H5737 [10JY]

———require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing (see H.R. 2021), H3309 [17MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H2411 [2MY]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H4121 [8JN]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H1477 [28MR]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H10257 [18OC]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H10257 [18OC]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1413 [27MR]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H11955 [4DE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H2770 [9MY]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H7281 [6SE]

———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H574 [29FE]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H3049 [15MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H9505 [6OC]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), H5240 [27JN]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H5656 [29JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2512 [3MY]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 5515), H10472 [19OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4036 [7JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5737 [10JY]

———require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in senior communities (see H.R. 3202), H10257 [18OC]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H48 [27JA]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), H511 [16FE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3649 [23MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H997 [14MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), H2967 [11MY]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———improve the payment system for representation of claimants (see H.R. 4633), H6599 [19JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 4714), H5037 [22JN]

Sri Lanka: elections (see H. Con. Res. 298), H6720 [20JY]

States: expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1830), H511 [16FE]

———permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H12532 [15DE]

Surface Transportation Board: enhance railroad competition and collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their employees (see H.R. 3446), H7871 [19SE]

Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4723), H7373 [11SE]

———allow credit for providing an appropriate environment for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 1163), H7281 [6SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H6052 [13JY]

———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2273), H7578 [13SE]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 4308), H7578 [13SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4174 [9JN]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3649 [23MY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H7366 [7SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 2141), H1852 [5AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H1764 [4AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H10473 [19OC]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H4674 [19JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H7365 [7SE]

———treatment of primary health providers in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1704), H1852 [5AP]

———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H1764 [4AP]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H931 [13MR]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1728), H922 [9MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7282 [6SE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H10257 [18OC]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]

———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H922 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 226), H758 [8MR]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H7281 [6SE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H922 [9MR]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8200 [26SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3520, 3556), H2411 [2MY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H7281 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority and limited tax benefits (see H.R. 3523), H47 [27JA]

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children (see H.R. 3619), H340 [10FE]

Consumers: prohibit operators of automatic teller machines that display paid advertising from imposing any fee (see H.R. 4812), H5736 [10JY]

Contracts: require entities entering into certain governmental contracts to offer employees carrying out services before the award of a contract the right to continue employment after the award of the contract (see H.R. 4221), H2012 [10AP]

Courts: divide New Jersey into two judicial districts (see H.R. 3835), H647 [6MR]

Crime: modify authority relative to the use of pen registers, trap and trace devices, and computer fraud activities (see H.R. 4347), H2410 [2MY]

Cuba: encourage release of political prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 430), H10473 [19OC]

Dept. of Defense: enhance the ability of States and local governments to participate in certain projects that acquire and improve military housing (see H.R. 4367), H2511 [3MY]

———establish grant program to assist States and local governments in improving their ability to prevent and respond to domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3553), H89 [31JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 5500), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish Office of Pension Participant Advocacy (see H.R. 4820), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish program to market dredged material (see H.R. 4185), H1851 [5AP]

———require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 4186), H1851 [5AP]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see H.R. 5313), H8405 [27SE]

ERISA: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from benefits under pension and welfare plans based on a miscategorization of employee status (see H.R. 4962), H7127 [26JY]

———improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 3618), H340 [10FE]

Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 4813), H5736 [10JY]

Financial institutions: facilitate transfers between interest-bearing accounts and transactions accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 3647), H373 [14FE]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (see H.R. 3834), H646 [6MR]

Insurance: restore children's insurance benefits in the case of children of a certain age who attend postsecondary schools (see H.R. 4873), H6469 [18JY]

———treatment of fertility and impotence in health care coverage under group health plans, health insurance coverage, and health plans under the Federal employees' health benefits program (see H.R. 4532), H3812 [24MY]

Law enforcement: establish national integrated ballistics information network (see H.R. 5148), H7501 [12SE]

Medicare: coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H6469 [18JY]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 5246), H7990 [21SE]

———waive late enrollment penalty for certain beneficiaries living abroad and provide a special Medigap open enrollment period which prohibits underwriting (see H.R. 5197), H7722 [18SE]

Motor vehicles: establish certain rules for inspection and maintenance in States that contract out vehicle testing and inspection services (see H.R. 3522), H47 [27JA]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue standards for the use of motorized skate boards (see H.R. 5008), H7206 [27JY]

Railroad Retirement Act: eliminate a limitation on benefits (see H.R. 5245), H7990 [21SE]

Real estate: authorize a homeowner to recover treble damages from the homeowner's mortgage escrow servicer for failure to make timely payments for homeowners insurance, taxes, or other charges (see H.R. 4905), H6717 [20JY]

Refuse disposal: phase out incineration of solid waste (see H.R. 3524), H47 [27JA]

Taxation: allow credits to radio station owners who donate the license, and other assets of such station, to a nonprofit corporation that supports the fine arts (see H.R. 3648), H373 [14FE]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3579), H219 [7FE]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 5009), H7206 [27JY]

———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 5541), H11193 [25OC]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

Veterans: prohibit motor vehicle insurers from treating veterans differently relative to motor vehicles operated during a period of military service (see H.R. 5607), H11716 [31OC]

Letters

Delaware River channel deepening project: by, S8278 [8SE]

Retirement Enhancement Act: Karen W. Ferguson, Pension Rights Center, E1937 [25OC]

———M. Cindy Hounsell, Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement, E1937 [25OC]

———Martin A. Corry, AARP, E1936 [25OC]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, E1937 [25OC]

Lists

New Jersey fire and medical emergency personnel, E3 [24JA]

Proclamations

Tribute to Joseph H. Rodriguez: by, E1211 [11JY]

Remarks

Amtrak Reform Council: funding, H3442 [19MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 637), H10400 [19OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1581 [29MR], H1593, H1598 [30MR]

Budget: deficit, H10400 [19OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1384 [23MR]

Business and industry: authorize reimbursement payments to employers for employee portable skills training (H.R. 4216), H8681 [3OC]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H110 [1FE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10077 [18OC]

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children, E1008 [14JN]

Computers: make computer security and telemedicine priorities in research and development funding, H405 [15FE]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H405 [15FE]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, H5262, H5263, H5264 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3198 [17MY], H3388 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9654 [11OC]

Dept. of Education: funding, H7894 [20SE]

———rulemaking relative to the placement of blind or visually-impaired persons in sheltered work environments by vocational rehabilitation agencies, H4284 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4438 [14JN]

———withhold salary from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees who fail to undergo polygraph examinations, H5262 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: Inner City Cardiac Satellite Demonstration Project funding, H4236 [13JN]

———prohibit funding to Medicare+Choice organizations that fail to comply with certain requirements of the Social Security Act, H4287, H4288 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5018 [22JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H5042 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Office of Pension Participant Advocacy (H.R. 4820), E1200 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4438 [14JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6682 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3442 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5018 [22JN], H5042 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4236, H4259, H4261, H4268, H4284, H4287, H4288 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7894 [20SE], H11745 [1NO]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10400 [19OC]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H4261 [13JN]

———reductions in school class size, H7894 [20SE], H11745 [1NO]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1581 [29MR], H1593 [30MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5230, H5262, H5263, H5264 [27JN]

ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (S. 1309), H5101 [26JN]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6682 [20JY]

Firearms: gun control, H5018 [22JN]

Haddon Heights, NJ: tribute to Haddon Heights Spring Festival Colorguard participants, E683 [9MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5631, H5642 [29JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H133 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H133 [1FE], H5833, H5834, H5835 [11JY]

Health care professionals: ensure rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5642 [29JN]

Higher Education Act: technical amendments (H.R. 4504), E1008 [14JN]

Housing: accreditation of home energy rating system providers for FHA energy efficiency certifications, H1908, H1909 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1908, H1909 [6AP]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (H.R. 3834), H7746 [19SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H4259 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4268 [13JN]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1598 [30MR]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5230 [27JN]

Medicare: coverage of home health services (H.R. 4874), E1549 [20SE]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3388 [18MY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H888 [9MR]

National security: threat of cyberterrorism against military and civilian infrastructures and systems, H974, H978 [14MR]

New Jersey: tribute to fire and medical emergency personnel, E3 [24JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8678 [3OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5262 [27JN]

Pennsauken Township, NJ: tribute on efforts to reduce substandard housing, E746 [17MY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6511 [19JY]

Taxation: provide retirement security and pension reform (H.R. 5546), E1935 [25OC]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7170 [27JY]

Votes: position on missed, H66 [31JA], E685 [9MY], E1370 [27JY]

Wenonah, NJ: tribute to Wenonah Elementary School students, E1213 [11JY]

Westville, NJ: tribute to Shady Lane Elementary School test scores, E1183 [30JN]

Woodbury, NJ: tribute to Evergreen Avenue Elementary School students, E1031 [15JN]

———tribute to Woodbury Public School students fundraising efforts for the Battleship New Jersey Museum, E835, E867 [25MY]

Reports

Congressional Guidance Needed on Federal Cost Share of Water Resource Projects When Project Benefits Are Not Widespread: GAO, H5265-H5267 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers' Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake Project: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers Should Reevaluate the Elk Creek Project's Benefits and Costs: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

Montana's Libby Dam Project—More Study Needed Before Adding Generators and a Reregulating Dam: GAO, H5264 [27JN]

Proposed Pricing of Irrigation Water From California's Central Valley New Melones Reservoir: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

TVA's Tellico Dam Project—Costs, Alternatives, and Benefits: GAO, H5264 [27JN]

Summaries

Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 5546), E1936 [25OC]

Tributes

Fulginiti, Phyllis, E742 [17MY]

Levy, Steven, E721 [15MY]

White, Lena R.M., E2147 [7DE]

ANDRIOTIS, NICK A.

Remarks in House

St. Demetrios Cathedral: Odyssey Award recipient, E1973 [28OC]

ANGELA HOUSE (organization)

Remarks in House

Foreman, Spencer: Angela House (organization) honoree, E1969 [28OC]

ANGELO, E. JOANNE

Studies

Psychiatric Sequelae of Abortion—The Many Faces of Post-Abortion Grief, H9526-H9529 [10OC]

ANGER, PER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1469 [13SE]

ANGOLA, LA

Remarks in House

Louisiana State Penitentiary: hospice program recipient of the American Hospital Association Circle of Life Award, E691 [10MY]

ANGOLA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Chance To Control Killers, H11296 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H7501 [12SE]

Excerpts

Diamond exports from certain conflict regions in Africa: several publications, E1676 [4OC]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, S1745 [27MR], S9032 [22SE], S9194 [25SE], H1421 [28MR], H8000, H8036 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa, H8630 [3OC], H8744, H8745, H8746 [4OC], H11232, H11235, H11295 [26OC], E1720 [6OC], E1727 [10OC]

———prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (H.R. 5147), E1676 [4OC], E1836 [19OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to countries not in compliance with U.N. sanctions against UNITA, H5972 [13JY]

Foreign policy: U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5115-H5126 [26JN], H5951-H5953 [12JY], E1136 [28JN]

Testimonies

Africa's Diamonds—Precious, Perilous Too? Eli Haas, Diamond Dealers Club, E1058 [20JN]

Human Rights Violations in Sierra Leone: Muctar Jalloh, E1720 [6OC]

ANGUIANO, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation: National Youth Award for Sports recipient, E1408 [6SE]

ANGWIN, JULIA

Articles and editorials

Bankers Assail Mint for Deal With Wal-Mart, S599 [10FE]

ANIKWATA, VIRGINIA IFENYINWA

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 3668), H454 [15FE]

Remarks in House

Relief (H.R. 3668), H377 [15FE]

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Animals: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7208 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Animals: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (H.R. 5057), E2049 [1NO]

Remarks in Senate

NIH: require contractors caring for research chimpanzees to comply with the Animal Welfare Act, S6195 [30JN]

Reports filed

Prohibit Interstate Movement of Live Birds, for the Purpose of Fighting, to States in Which Animal Fighting Is Lawful: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 345) (S. Rept. 106-297), S4102 [17MY]

ANIMALS related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges

Addresses

Environmental Benefits of Cattle Grazing: Teresa Oe, E1902 [25OC]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (H.R. 5314), S10934, S10942 [24OC]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10628, S10633 [17OC]

Analyses

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Articles and editorials

Animals and Research Part 1—Unlocking the Secrets of Genetic Disease Through Animal Research, E744 [17MY]

Animals and Research Part 2—Animals Benefit From Research, E745 [17MY]

Cattlemen's Leader Works To Preserve Ranching, E84 [8FE]

Main Street Pooch Won't Be Forgotten, E844 [25MY]

Marine, Now 75, Honored for His Wartime Courage, S10789 [19OC]

New Dept. of Agriculture Inspection System, S3045 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (see S. 2039), S489 [8FE] (see H.R. 3653), H373 [14FE]

———humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H2905 [10MY]

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7208 [27JY]

Bears: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (S. 1109), return to Senate (see H. Res. 645), H10808 [24OC]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see H.R. 4801), H5655 [29JN]

———emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches (see H.R. 4819), H5736 [10JY]

———evaluate and report on Federal and State laws that regulate private ownership of exotic wild animals (see H.R. 5360), H8735 [3OC]

———extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (see H.R. 3864), H756 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H8405 [27SE]

Drugs: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 4780), H5435 [28JN]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

———grant States final authority to establish guidelines to determine which animal feeding operations are classified as concentrated for purposes of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 5638), H11954 [4DE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see S. 2080), S680 [22FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7209 [27JY]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Great apes: conservation (see H.R. 4320), H2338 [13AP]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 4790), H5654 [29JN]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

Law enforcement: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent or obstructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons seeking to operate animal enterprises (see H.R. 5429), H9634 [10OC]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4010), H1118 [16MR]

National Marine Sanctuary Foundation: establish (see H.R. 4409), H2770 [9MY]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 5186), H7651 [14SE]

Research: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S5027 [13JN]

Tariff: provide separate subheadings for hair clippers used for animals (see S. 2916), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4824), H5843 [11JY]

Taxation: treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 3692), H510 [16FE]

Wildlife: issue postage stamps to support wildlife protection programs (see S. 2870), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 4872), H6469 [18JY]

Cost Estimates

Promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495): CBO, S10893 [23OC]

Letters

Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection Act: Ruth L. Kirschstein, Dept. of HHS, H10553 [24OC]

Dept. of Agriculture emphasis on use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches: Phillip C. Ward, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, H5717 [10JY]

Terminate the Dept. of Defense practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs: William W. Putney, S10788 [19OC]

Poems

``Guardians of the Night'', E440 [29MR]

Remarks in House

A Day at the Ranch Youth Foundation: tribute, E1457 [13SE]

Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health, H6359 [18JY]

American Kennel Club: tribute to celebration of ``Dogs in Service to Mankind'', E1455 [13SE]

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (H.R. 5057), E2049 [1NO]

Ashtabula County, OH: tribute to Sheriff's Dept. K-9, Cero, killed in the line of duty, E439 [29MR]

Bears: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (S. 1109), return to Senate (H. Res. 645), H10754, H10755 [24OC]

Clothing industry: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur, H6923, H6924 [25JY], E1919 [25OC]

Corps of Engineers: modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5714-H5718 [10JY], H5766-H5769 [11JY]

———emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches (H.R. 4819), E1189 [10JY]

———Market Access Program funding, H5789 [11JY]

———Shipping Fever Research Project funding, H5772 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (H.R. 5314), H9599-H9601 [10OC], H11302, H11303 [26OC]

Dogs: availability of certain luxury services, H5174 [27JN]

Drugs: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (H.R. 4780), E1146 [29JN]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), H2358, H2359 [2MY]

FDA: Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5684, H5685 [10JY], H5817 [11JY], E1209 [11JY], E1760 [12OC]

———testing and recall of genetically engineered livestock feed sold for human consumption, H7741 [19SE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, H5782, H5783 [11JY]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (H.R. 3883), E2054 [1NO], E2072 [2NO]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4442-H4445 [14JN]

Friends of the Mustangs (organization): BLM Making a Difference award recipient, E606 [2MY]

Great apes: conservation (H.R. 4320), H6958-H6960 [25JY], E570 [13AP], E1289 [21JY]

Harber, Dorothy: Dallas, TX, Safari Club Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award recipient, E688 [10MY]

International Guide Dog Day: observance, E599 [2MY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit relative to exotic animals (H.R. 1202), H3563 [23MY]

Irby family: Colorado Cattlemen's Association Leonard Horn Federal Range Livestockman of the Year Award recipient, E10 [27JA]

Law enforcement: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent or obstructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons seeking to operate animal enterprises (H.R. 5429), E1728 [10OC]

Martinez, CA: tribute to Gene Ross and his dog Charlie, E843 [25MY]

Michigan: bovine tuberculosis research funding, H1511, H1552 [29MR]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), H10718-H10721 [24OC], H11188 [25OC]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10007-H10011 [17OC], E1967 [28OC]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (H.R. 5186), E1492 [14SE]

Research: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), H10550-H10554 [24OC]

Taxation: treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (H.R. 3692), E153 [16FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding, H5766-H5769 [11JY]

———improve efforts to protect the manatee, H4447 [14JN]

Washington: proposal to resume whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H240 [8FE], H2171 [12AP]

———resumption of whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H7067 [26JY]

Wildlife: issue postage stamps to support wildlife protection programs (H.R. 4872), E1282 [19JY]

———prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (S. 2039), S491 [8FE]

———improve financial situation of family farmers and ranchers, S1443-S1447 [20MR]

Alaska: tribute to business efforts relative to donation of dog food to Alaskans along the Yukon River, S10398 [12OC]

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

Be Kind to Animals Week: observance, S3912 [11MY]

Bears: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (S. 1109), S10632 [17OC]

BLM: management of wild horses on public lands funding, S6322 [10JY]

Crime: penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (H.R. 1791), S7298 [19JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: declare bovine tuberculosis as an emergency, S7373 [20JY]

———emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, S7365, S7366 [20JY]

———Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration funding, S7325-S7328 [20JY]

———use of Food Stamp Program funds to purchase bison meat for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, S7439 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (H.R. 5314), S10787-S10789 [19OC], S10942, S10943 [24OC]

Drugs: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (S. 3169), S9950 [5OC]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (S. 3156), S9750 [3OC]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), S1751 [27MR]

EPA: Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program implementation, S10312, S10313 [12OC]

Food: inspection of meat and poultry products by meat processing company employees instead of Dept. of Agriculture inspectors, S3045 [1MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (S. 2080), S683-S685 [22FE]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (S. 2315), S1894 [29MR]

Foreign trade: promote safety of genetically engineered foods, S3178-S3180 [1MY]

Great apes: conservation (H.R. 4320), S10843 [19OC]

Hunting and trapping: use of certain public lands for dog field trials, S10494, S10495 [12OC]

Montana: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project nominees, S4290 [23MY]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S1431-S1434 [9MR]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10633 [17OC]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (S. 2878), S7072-S7074 [17JY]

NIH: require contractors caring for research chimpanzees to comply with the Animal Welfare Act, S6195 [30JN]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), S11648, S11649 [6DE]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495), S10893 [23OC]

Research: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), S11654, S11655 [6DE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (S. 2725), S5030 [13JN]

Tail's End Farm Animal Rescue (organization): tribute, S8819 [20SE]

Tariff: provide separate subheadings for hair clippers used for animals (S. 2916), S7545 [25JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Desert Tortoise Recovery Program implementation funding, S7038 [17JY]

———Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project funding, S7035 [17JY]

Reports filed

Bear Protection Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1109) (S. Rept. 106-484), S9855 [4OC]

Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance and Protection Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2725) (S. Rept. 106-494), S10153 [10OC]

Common Sense Protections for Endangered Species Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3160) (H. Rept. 106-1013), H11206 [26OC]

Great Ape Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4320) (S. Rept. 106-472), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4320) (H. Rept. 106-792), H7001 [25JY]

Hunting Heritage Protection Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4790) (H. Rept. 106-838), H7501 [12SE]

Landowners Equal Treatment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1142) (H. Rept. 106-1011), H11206 [26OC]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-911), H8468 [28SE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1482) (S. Rept. 106-353), S7447 [21JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2878) (S. Rept. 106-370), S8018 [5SE]

Prohibit Interstate Movement of Live Birds, for the Purpose of Fighting, to States in Which Animal Fighting Is Lawful: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 345) (S. Rept. 106-297), S4102 [17MY]

Promote New and Revised Toxicological Tests That Protect Human, Animal, and Environmental Health While Reducing Need for Animal Testing: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4281) (H. Rept. 106-908), H9907 [16OC]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1495) (S. Rept. 106-496), S10252 [11OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Dept. of Agriculture emphasis on use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches: Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, H5717 [10JY]

Resolutions of ratification

Inter-American Convention on Sea Turtles, S8104 [6SE], S8867 [20SE]

Summaries

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 645, return to Senate S. 1109, Bear Protection Act, H10754 [24OC]

H.R. 3514, Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection Act, H10550-H10552 [24OC]

H.R. 4281, promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing, H10007 [17OC]

H.R. 4320, Great Ape Conservation Act, H6958 [25JY]

H.R. 5314, terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs, H9599 [10OC], H11302 [26OC]

S. 1109, Bear Protection Act, S10632 [17OC]

S. 1482, National Marine Sanctuaries Act amendments, S10639-S10642 [17OC], H10718-H10720 [24OC], H11188-H11192 [25OC]

S. 1653, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act reauthorization and amendments, S1433 [9MR]

S. 1744, continue to submit certain species conservation reports under the Endangered Species Act, S1751 [27MR], H2358 [2MY]

S. 2080, Genetically Engineered Food Right-To-Know Act, S685 [22FE]

S. 2315, Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act, S1894-S1897 [29MR]

S. 2878, National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act, S7072 [17JY]

S. 3156, Endangered Species Recovery Act, S9751-S9758 [3OC]

S. 3169, Minor Animal Species Health and Welfare Act, S9951-S9955 [5OC]

ANN ARBOR, MI

Remarks in House

Ann Arbor Huron High School: GRAMMY Signature School award recipient, E703 [11MY], E735 [16MY]

ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (publication)

Articles and editorials

Democracy or Plutocracy? The Case for a Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Buckley v. Valeo, S1777-S1781 [28MR]

ANNAN, KOFI

Remarks in House

Foreign policy: remarks by U.N. Secretary General on U.S. efforts against world poverty, H5850 [12JY]

ANNANDALE (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 5202), H7723 [18SE]

ANNAPOLIS, MD

Remarks in Senate

U.S. Naval Academy: use of funds generated by the Visitor's Center for the Midshipmen Welfare Fund, S5010 [13JN]

ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION

Remarks in Senate

Ragsdale, Shirley: Casey Journalism Center Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism recipient, S10078 [6OC]

ANSCHUTZ, PHILIP

Remarks in House

Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans: honoree, E649 [4MY]

ANSELL, FRED

Statements

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation, S10208 [11OC]

ANTAKLI, NICOLA M.

Remarks in House

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America: Antonian Gold Medal Award recipient, E1125 [27JN]

ANTARCTIC REGIONS

Remarks in Senate

Balchen, Bernt: tribute (S.J. Res. 36), S10938 [24OC]

Texts of

S.J. Res. 36, tribute to Bernt Balchen, S10938 [24OC]

ANTHAN, GEORGE

Articles and editorials

New Dept. of Agriculture Inspection System, S3045 [1MY]

ANTHONY, CLARENCE E.

Letters

Ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S179 [1FE]

ANTHONY, LIZZY

Remarks in House

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Mariemont High School Destination ImagiNation Team, E784 [19MY]

ANTHONY, SUSAN B.

Bills and resolutions

Civil rights: recognize contributions to the women's suffrage movement (see H. Con. Res. 391), H7365 [7SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H379, H414 [15FE], E140, E145 [15FE]

ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE

Letters

Counterterrorism Act, S10960 [25OC]

Papers

Joerg Haider and the Freedom Party of Austria: Representative Lantos, H1647 [3AP]

Remarks in House

Breiseth, Chris and Jane: Wilkes-Barre Society of Fellows, Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Awards recipients, E610 [2MY]

Harter, Ruth: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2112 [4DE]

Schatz, Carol E.: Deborah Awards recipient, E877 [25MY]

Shapiro, Esther K.: Anti-Defamation League Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E441 [29MR]

Winter, David K.: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2109 [4DE]

Remarks in Senate

Brouse, John S.: Anti-Defamation League American Heritage Award recipient, S220 [1FE]

ANTINETTI, NORM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1383 [27JY]

ANTIOCH, CA

Remarks in House

San Francisco, CA: Bay Area Rapid Transit extension to Antioch, CA, and Livermore, CA, E1392 [27JY]

ANTIOCH, IL

Remarks in House

Rummel, Debbie: National Association for Sport and Physical Education Midwest District High School Physical Educator of the Year Award recipient, E1309 [24JY]

ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC BOAT SOCIETY

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S8576 [14SE]

ANTIQUITIES ACT

Articles and editorials

Canyon of the Ancients—Monument Is On the Map—Now It Needs Funding, H4516 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

———require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument in Washington (see H.R. 3683), H509 [16FE]

Documents

Provisions, S7032 [17JY]

Letters

National monument establishment or management funding: G. Eugene Story, Montezuma County, CO, Board of Commissioners, H4516 [15JN]

Lists

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H2329 [13AP]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (H. Con. Res. 254), H496 [16FE]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H2875-H2877 [10MY], H4479 [14JN], H4500-H4520 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area, S7039 [17JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]

Reports filed

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1487) (S. Rept. 106-250), S1815 [28MR]

National Monument Public Participation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 729) (S. Rept. 106-372), S8018 [5SE]

ANTITAMPERING ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 2105), S819 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2105), S799 [24FE]

Lists

Supporters of S. 2105, provisions, S819 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2105), S816-S820 [24FE]

Texts of

S. 2105, provisions, S817-S819 [24FE]

ANTITRUST IMPROVEMENTS ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1854), S10834, S10849 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds, S11872 [15DE]

Enact (S. 1854), S10848-S10850 [19OC], S10920 [24OC], S10989 [25OC]

Texts of

S. 1854, provisions, S10848, S10849 [19OC]

ANTITRUST POLICY

Amendments

Business and industry: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10834, S10849 [19OC]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5169 [26JN], H5636, H5637, H5639, H5641, H5643, H5644, H5647, H5657 [29JN]

Articles and editorials

Driving Up Drug Prices, S7908 [27JY]

Government Wants Control of MS, S3554 [4MY]

Need for Nuclear Power, S155-S158 [31JA]

Perverse Use of Antitrust Law, S8565 [14SE]

Super Mario Smothers, E1108 [23JN]

United We Stand, in Line, S9597 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (see H.R. 4321), H2338 [13AP]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2744), S5241 [15JN]

Arts and humanities: exempt agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, music lyrics from applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 5350), H8617 [2OC]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

———oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies (see S. Res. 344), S7656 [26JY]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4246), H2238 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 2252), S1461 [20MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see H.R. 3689), H510 [16FE]

Dept. of Transportation: oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see H.R. 4978), H7128 [26JY]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 2993), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE] (see H.R. 5313), H8405 [27SE]

Foreign policy: establish U.S. interests relative to antitrust lawsuits asserting the manipulation of energy supplies or prices (see H.R. 4731), H5083 [23JN]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2778), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 5241), H7990 [21SE]

Government regulations: remove the notification requirement applicable to acquisitions of certain voting securities and assets and modify filing fees (see H.R. 4194), H1851 [5AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (see H. Res. 542), H5435 [28JN]

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (see S. 2016), S149 [31JA]

Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (see S. 2604), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4514), H3523 [22MY]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with Government ownership (see S. 2793), S5884 [27JN]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see H.R. 4903), H6717 [20JY]

Letters

OPEC oil production levels: Representative Gilman, E1586 [25SE]

Proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc.: Alfred E. Kahn, S7692 [26JY]

Memorandums

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Morton Rosenberg, Congressional Research Service, H5633-H5635 [29JN]

Press releases

FTC Charges Drug Manufacturers With Stifling Competition in Two Prescription Drug Markets: FTC, H5309 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, H1070-H1072 [15MR]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power, H5704 [10JY]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

AT&T: antitrust legislation relative to merger with MediaOne, E2036 [31OC]

Business and industry: merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., H7068 [26JY], E1090 [23JN], E1644 [2OC]

———merger of Worldcom, Inc., and Sprint Corp., E1084 [22JN], E1108 [23JN]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 4246), E545 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: efforts to combat food industry monopolistic pricing practices and antitrust activities, E1169 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

Dept. of Transportation: oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (H.R. 4978), H7068 [26JY]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (H.R. 5235), E1538 [20SE]

Foreign policy: establish U.S. interests relative to antitrust lawsuits asserting the manipulation of energy supplies or prices (H.R. 4731), E1107 [23JN], E1585 [25SE]

FTC: antitrust activities funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H3416 [19MY], H3756-H3763 [24MY], H3860-H3863 [25MY], H5440, H5627-H5652 [29JN], E1185, E1189, E1191 [10JY]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5617-H5626 [29JN]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5618-H5625, H5631, H5644-H5646 [29JN]

———exempt labor negotiations with health plans from antitrust laws if the FTC or Dept. of Justice certify the negotiations, H5639-H5641 [29JN]

———negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5637-H5639, H5643, H5644 [29JN]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, H8747 [4OC]

———application of antitrust laws, H1660 [3AP], H2094 [11AP], E478 [3AP]

Small business: allow Federal court jurisdiction over claims dealing with interference in interstate commerce and antitrust matters, H479 [16FE]

Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (H.R. 4514), E803 [22MY]

Technology: modify accounting system used in reviewing certain mergers and acquisitions, E343 [16MR]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets, E114 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2744), S5271 [15JN], S11385 [31OC]

Business and industry: oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies (S. Res. 344), S7692-S7694 [26JY], S9597 [2OC]

———require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds, S11240 [27OC], S11872 [15DE]

———require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10848-S10850 [19OC], S10920 [24OC], S10989 [25OC]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 2252), S1463 [20MR]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 2993), S7908 [27JY]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 2778), S5683 [22JN]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, S9255 [26SE]

———application of antitrust laws, S325 [3FE], S605 [10FE]

———impact of Dept. of Justice antitrust suit on consumers and the economy, S6247 [30JN], S8565 [14SE]

———proposed remedies submitted by the Dept. of Justice and several States relative to antitrust suit, S3553-S3555 [4MY]

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (S. 2016), S152 [31JA]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry, S11470 [1NO]

Surface Transportation Board: development of new standards for rail mergers, S7066 [17JY]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with Government ownership (S. 2793), S5884 [27JN]

Telecommunications Act: restore ownership limits on television and radio stations, S10902 [24OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 106-709), H5435 [28JN]

Health Care Access Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1864), S4459 [25MY]

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2778), S8941 [21SE]

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1304) (H. Rept. 106-625), H3412 [18MY]

Summaries

Airline Competition Preservation Act (H.R. 4978), H7069 [26JY]

Promote Competition Among Wholesale Purchasers and Establish a Commission To Review Large Agriculture Mergers, Concentration, and Market Power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 542, consideration of H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act, H5617 [29JN]

H.R. 4731, Foreign Trust Busting Act, E1107 [23JN]

S. 1854, 21st Century Acquisition Reform and Improvement Act, S10848, S10849 [19OC]

S. 2016, NRC appropriations and operations improvement, S153-S155 [31JA]

S. 2127, Children's Protection Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. 2993, Drug Competition Act, S7908 [27JY]

S. Res. 344, oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies, S7692 [26JY]

ANTJA (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3921), H997 [14MR]

ANTLER, JOYCE

Testimonies

Role of Women in History, E441 [29MR]

ANTON, CATHERINE G.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E898 [6JN]

ANTOON, JOHN, II

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

ANTOSH, NELSON

Articles and editorials

Oil From Reserve in High Demand—Bidders Grab 30 Million Barrels, S9917 [5OC]

ANWAR IBRAHIM, DATO SERI

Bills and resolutions

Malaysia: human rights violations against Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim (see H. Res. 658), H11445 [27OC]

ANYANWU, OGECHI

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H10813 [25OC]

ANYANWU, UCHECHI

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H10813 [25OC]

APFELBAUM, ALAN J.

Remarks in House

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization): tribute to the Annual Brotherhood Awards Dinner honorees, E703 [11MY]

APOLLO EXPLORATION AWARD ACT

Articles and editorials

Purdue Enjoys Historic Lunar Links, H8078 [26SE]

Questions and answers

Provisions (H.R. 2572): Representative Souder, H8077 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2572), H8075-H8078 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2572, provisions, H8075 [26SE]

APOSTLE ISLANDS STEWARDSHIP ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 134), S9979 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 134), S9979 [5OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 106-371), S8018 [5SE]

Texts of

S. 134, provisions, S9979 [5OC]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Kentucky: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 5230), H7932 [20SE]

Remarks in House

Appalachian region: problem of hunger, E944 [9JN], E999-E1002 [14JN]

Funding, H5257 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11832 [15DE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Ella Wong-Rusinko to the Appalachian Regional Commission: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S7655 [26JY]

APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONFERENCE (organization)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1497 [14SE]

Honor Roll of Volunteers: honorees, E1372 [27JY]

Sills, Norm: Honor Roll of Volunteers award recipient, E1497 [14SE]

APPELBAUM, JUDITH

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: National Women's Law Center's report on child care in the military relative to improving civilian child care, S4184 [18MY]

Summaries

Be All That We Can Be—Lessons From the Military for Improving Our Nation's Child Care System, S4185 [18MY]

APPELBAUM, JUDITH C.

Letters

Early learning programs funding, S3667 [9MY]

APPLE VALLEY, MN

Addresses

Tribute to Katherine Koch-Laveen: Senator Grams, S10889 [23OC]

Remarks in House

Apple Valley High School: GRAMMY Signature School award recipient, E692 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Koch-Laveen, Katherine: Minnesota Teacher of the Year recipient, S10796 [19OC], S10889 [23OC]

APPROPRIATIONS

Advertisements

Trade and Development Act supporters, S3859 [11MY]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7167 [18JY], S7193, S7195, S7218, S7246, S7247, S7248, S7249, S7250, S7259, S7260, S7263 [19JY], S7307, S7314, S7325, S7332, S7334, S7337, S7342, S7344, S7348, S7351, S7353, S7354, S7355, S7356, S7358, S7361, S7365, S7366, S7367, S7368, S7369, S7370, S7400, S7401, S7402, S7403, S7404, S7405, S7406, S7407 [20JY], S7456 [21JY], S7490 [24JY], H3413 [18MY], H3475 [19MY], H3523, H3524, H3526 [22MY], H3650 [23MY], H3814 [24MY], H3869, H3870 [25MY], H3927 [6JN], H4122 [8JN], H4221 [12JN], H4337 [13JN], H4593 [15JN], H4784 [20JN], H4818 [21JN], H5037 [22JN], H5085 [23JN], H5169 [26JN], H5241, H5242 [27JN], H5436, H5437 [28JN], H5534, H5536, H5538, H5540, H5541, H5549, H5552, H5556, H5562, H5574, H5577, H5581, H5585, H5588, H5591, H5593, H5594, H5657, H5658 [29JN], H5684, H5687, H5689, H5692, H5693, H5694, H5696, H5700, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5712, H5714, H5738 [10JY], H5773, H5775, H5776, H5777, H5779, H5787 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9679 [11OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S5364 [19JN]

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (H.R. 3707), S3270 [2MY], H3397 [18MY]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H2771, H2779 [9MY], H3108, H3116, H3128, H3134, H3136, H3137, H3141 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3091 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6785, S6795, S6796, S6797, S6798, S6799, S6800, S6804, S6805, S6806, S6808, S6811, S6812, S6815, S6816, S6817, S6821, S6822, S6823, S6847, S6849, S6851, S6853, S6856, S6857, S6858, S6859, S6860, S6861, S6862, S6863, S6864, S6865, S6867, S6869, S6870 [14JY], S7048, S7079 [17JY], H5868 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (S. 2839), S6701, S6702, S6703 [13JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1335, H1355, H1364, H1368, H1375, H1386 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1299 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2085, S2087, S2120, S2121, S2122, S2123 [4AP], S2159, S2178, S2179, S2191, S2197, S2206, S2222, S2251, S2252, S2253, S2254, S2255, S2256, S2257, S2261, S2262, S2263, S2264 [5AP], S2278, S2285, S2286, S2296, S2297, S2301, S2319, S2322, S2333, S2334, S2355, S2356, S2357, S2358, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2363, S2364, S2365, S2366, S2367, S2368, S2369, S2370, S2371, S2372, S2373, S2374, S2375, S2376, S2377, S2378, S2379, S2380 [6AP], S2384, S2385, S2386, S2387, S2388, S2389, S2390, S2391, S2393, S2396, S2399, S2400, S2402, S2404, S2405, S2406, S2407, S2408, S2410, S2411, S2412, S2414, S2415, S2417, S2442, S2443 [7AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1186 [6MR], S7752, S7926 [27JY]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S9397 [27SE], S9524 [28SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (S. 1534), S9530, S9548 [28SE]

Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 84), S11465, S11500 [1NO], H11832 [3NO]

———making (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 637), H10400 [19OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 123), H11785 [2NO]

Dept. of Commerce: Office of Space Commercialization funding (H.R. 2607), S10555 [13OC], H9949 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), S4073 [17MY], H3173 [16MY], H3201, H3256, H3265, H3268, H3272, H3274, H3278, H3279, H3280, H3281, H3282, H3283, H3284, H3309 [17MY], H3314, H3317, H3318, H3319, H3320, H3347, H3350, H3357, H3362, H3373, H3378, H3385 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3330 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4525, S4537, S4541, S4543, S4554, S4579, S4580, S4581, S4582, S4583 [6JN], S4620, S4627, S4634, S4638, S4650, S4651, S4694, S4695, S4696, S4697, S4710, S4711, S4713, S4714, S4715 [7JN], S4732, S4733, S4734, S4735, S4737, S4738, S4739, S4748, S4749, S4750, S4751, S4752, S4753, S4759, S4760, S4766, S4767, S4781, S4856, S4857, S4859, S4860, S4861, S4862, S4863, S4864, S4865, S4866, S4867, S4874, S4875, S4876, S4877, S4878, S4879, S4880, S4881, S4882, S4893, S4894 [8JN], S4924 [9JN], S5052, S5053 [13JN], S5071, S5072, S5073, S5075, S5076, S5077, S5078, S5079, S5080, S5081, S5082, S5083, S5119, S5120, S5121, S5122, S5123, S5124, S5125, S5126, S5127, S5138 [14JN], S5279 [15JN], S5326, S5327, S5328, S5329, S5340, S5364, S5365, S5366, S5367, S5370, S5371 [19JN], S5389, S5406, S5436, S5437, S5439, S5470, S5471, S5472, S5474 [20JN], S5815, S5816 [26JN], S6269, S6270, S6271, S6272, S6273, S6274, S6275, S6277, S6278, S6280, S6281, S6282, S6288, S6289, S6290, S6291 [30JN], S6350 [10JY], S6449, S6450, S6451, S6454, S6455, S6457, S6480 [11JY], S6539, S6547, S6549, S6550, S6551, S6553, S6578, S6579, S6581 [12JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3076 [16MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3664 [9MY], S3852 [10MY], S3981, S3983, S3999, S4026, S4028 [16MY], S4072, S4116, S4117 [17MY], S4164, S4208, S4209 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4811, S4894, S4907 [8JN], S4916, S4924 [9JN], S4946, S4948, S4956, S4957, S4958, S4959, S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4966, S4967, S4968, S4969 [12JN], S4982, S4983, S4984, S4987, S4990, S4991, S4992, S4994, S4997, S4999, S5007, S5008, S5009, S5010, S5033, S5052, S5053 [13JN], H3927, H3928 [6JN], H3986, H3992, H3999, H4012, H4013, H4016 [7JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2593), S4579 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6302, S6323, S6350, S6352 [10JY], S6479, S6480, S6481 [11JY], S6501, S6502, S6506, S6507, S6509, S6514, S6518, S6523, S6528, S6578, S6579, S6580, S6581 [12JY], S7014, S7016, S7024, S7027, S7028, S7029, S7032, S7033, S7034, S7055, S7056, S7057, S7079, S7080, S7081 [17JY], S7085, S7086, S7088, S7090, S7167 [18JY], S7264 [19JY], H4175, H4176 [9JN], H4221, H4222 [12JN], H4337, H4338 [13JN], H4437, H4442, H4445, H4448, H4452, H4454, H4455, H4459, H4460, H4461, H4462, H4466, H4467, H4475, H4478, H4485 [14JN], H4500, H4501, H4510, H4520, H4524, H4538, H4541, H4544, H4550, H4554, H4559, H4567, H4573, H4574, H4575, H4576, H4577, H4578, H4593 [15JN], H5966, H5967, H5971, H5975 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7694 [26JY], H6471 [18JY], H6600, H6601 [19JY], H6635, H6642, H6645, H6652, H6653, H6658, H6664, H6670, H6671, H6672, H6684, H6685, H6688, H6689, H6692, H6694, H6698, H6699, H6703, H6705, H6720 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5094, S5098, S5128, S5137, S5138 [14JN], S5169, S5173, S5177, S5178, S5183, S5184, S5185, S5188, S5196, S5275, S5276, S5277, S5278 [15JN], S5372 [19JN], H3413, H3414 [18MY], H3437, H3442, H3443, H3444, H3448, H3449, H3450, H3451 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4784, H4785 [20JN], H4818, H4820, H4821 [21JN], H4978, H4979, H4985, H4989, H4993, H4994, H4996, H4997, H5007, H5010, H5011, H5012, H5015, H5016, H5019, H5021, H5037, H5038 [22JN], H5039, H5047, H5049, H5050, H5052, H5054, H5055, H5085 [23JN], H5104, H5106, H5108, H5111, H5114, H5123, H5126, H5129, H5132, H5136, H5138, H5139, H5140, H5147, H5149, H5151, H5153, H5154, H5155, H5156, H5159 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5590, S5591, S5609, S5628, S5687, S5698, S5699, S5706, S5707 [22JN], S5715, S5738, S5750, S5752 [23JN], S5781, S5816 [26JN], S5829, S5831, S5833, S5834, S5836, S5838, S5842, S5853, S5858, S5864, S5865, S5870, S5913, S5914, S5915, S5916, S5933 [27JN], S5944, S5952, S5955, S5957, S5961, S5963, S5971, S5984, S6029, S6030, S6031, S6032 [28JN], S6048, S6053, S6067, S6078, S6094, S6096, S6099, S6146, S6151, S6152, S6155, S6179 [29JN], S6188, S6189, S6190, S6191, S6192, S6195, S6196, S6197, S6198, S6199, S6200, S6266, S6267, S6268, S6269 [30JN], H3928, H3929 [6JN], H4036, H4037, H4038, H4039, H4040, H4041, H4042 [7JN], H4066, H4087, H4092, H4094, H4104, H4122 [8JN], H4197, H4204, H4209, H4221 [12JN], H4231, H4236, H4237, H4238, H4244, H4245, H4247, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4265, H4267, H4270, H4271, H4275, H4280, H4281, H4284, H4285, H4286, H4287, H4288, H4291, H4293, H4297, H4300, H4337 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10302, S10308, S10428, S10444, S10457 [12OC], H4338, H4339 [13JN], H4485, H4486, H4487 [14JN], H4593 [15JN], H4627, H4632, H4675, H4676 [19JN], H4725, H4729, H4735, H4738, H4746, H4751, H4753, H4759, H4762, H4767, H4772, H4784 [20JN], H4818, H4824, H4841, H4843, H4848, H4853, H4857, H4861, H4862, H4867, H4868, H4870, H4877, H4881, H4887, H4893, H4897 [21JN], H4969 [22JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H6778 [24JY], H7003, H7004 [25JY], H7036, H7040, H7041, H7046, H7050, H7055 [26JY], H7213 [27JY], H7584, H7588 [14SE]

———making appropriations (S. 3041), S9522 [28SE]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10724 [18OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7694 [26JY], S7937 [27JY], S7988, S7989, S8027, S8028 [5SE], S8075, S8116, S8117, S8118, S8119, S8120, S8121, S8122, S8123, S8124 [6SE], S8164, S8168, S8169, S8170, S8172, S8173, S8178, S8179, S8180 [7SE], S8256 [8SE], H5169, H5170 [26JN], H5224, H5227, H5231, H5232, H5242, H5243, H5250, H5254, H5257, H5259, H5260, H5262, H5267, H5269, H5275, H5277, H5278 [27JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S10809 [19OC]

EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2153, H2155 [12AP]

FAA: Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation funding (H.R. 2607), S10555 [13OC], H9949 [17OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), S7121 [18JY], H5738 [10JY], H5843, H5844, H5845 [11JY], H5904, H5924, H5926, H5933, H5939, H5941, H5943, H5945, H5946, H5947, H5948, H5950, H5951, H5956, H5957, H5958, H5959 [12JY], H5962, H5980, H5983, H5997, H5999, H6002, H6004, H6006, H6007, H6009, H6011, H6015, H6016 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10823 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1234), S3894 [11MY], S4136 [18MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S4209 [18MY], S4491 [25MY], S5446, S5447, S5471, S5474, S5475 [20JN], S5483, S5484, S5485, S5493, S5508, S5510, S5511, S5515, S5520, S5521, S5527, S5528, S5530, S5531, S5532, S5533, S5534, S5563, S5564, S5565, S5566, S5567, S5568, S5569, S5570, S5571, S5572, S5573, S5574, S5575, S5576, S5578, S5579 [21JN], S5609, S5610, S5611, S5612, S5613, S5614 [22JN]

Government: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), S1376 [9MR], S1691 [23MR], H1120 [16MR], H1478, H1479 [28MR], H1514, H1516, H1520, H1524, H1540, H1541, H1542, H1543, H1546, H1552, H1554, H1561, H1563, H1565, H1569, H1570, H1571, H1575, H1576, H1577, H1583, H1589, H1590 [29MR], H1592, H1594, H1603, H1604, H1607, H1610, H1611, H1614 [30MR]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S8771 [19SE], S8865 [20SE], S9525 [28SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3173, H3174 [16MY], H3413 [18MY], H3498, H3507 [22MY], H3535, H3536 [23MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), S11644, S11649 [6DE], H12070 [11DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), S9577, S9581, S9582, S9583, S9613, S9615, S9616, S9618, S9619 [2OC]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11643, S11645 [6DE], H12031 [7DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057, S7081 [17JY], H3523 [22MY], H4675 [19JN], H4940, H4945, H4951, H4952 [22JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4351, S4352, S4393, S4394 [24MY]

National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (H.R. 834), S2795 [13AP], H3478 [22MY]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 2412), S9767, S9769 [3OC]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), S11036, S11137 [26OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8222, S8225 [7SE]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2784, S2807, S2808 [13AP]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1038, H1078 [15MR]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (H.R. 2392), S7251 [19JY], S9619 [2OC]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), S10726 [18OC], S11433 [31OC]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), S10457 [12OC], S10945 [24OC]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7292 [7SE]

Analyses

Government for the 21st Century Act (S. 2306), S1821 [28MR]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810): Iris J. Lav and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S6786-S6788 [14JY]

Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act (H.R. 5563), E1959-E1961 [27OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations (S. 2410), S2625 [12AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2481 [10AP], H1987 [10AP]

———H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2469 [3MY]

———H.R. 820, Coast Guard appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

———H.R. 1654, NASA appropriations, H3145 [16MY]

———H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

———H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, S9592 [2OC], H8766 [4OC]

———H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4170 [18MY], H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN], H7628 [14SE]

———H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7065 [17JY], H6711 [20JY]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5020 [13JN], H5923 [12JY]

———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY], H6928 [25JY]

———H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC], H9992 [17OC]

———H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

———H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, S7109 [18JY]

———H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7142 [18JY], H10450 [19OC]

———H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H8754 [4OC]

———S. 2901, Security Assistance Act, S8241 [7SE]

———S. 3041, District of Columbia appropriations, S9397 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

Ad Blitz Erodes Democrats' Edge on Prescription Drugs, S11290 [27OC]

Admiral's Defense of the Navy's Super Hornet Doesn't Hold Up, S368 [7FE]

Air Justice, E363 [21MR]

Air Passengers ``Fed Up'' With Poor Service, Survey Finds, S5180 [15JN]

Airline Service Dips in 3 of 4 Categories, S5181 [15JN]

American Companies Can Do More To Help Africa, E1064 [20JN]

American Troops in Kosovo Restricted to U.S. Sector, H1597 [30MR]

America's Icons Deserve a Good Home, S6108 [29JN]

Another Reason To Hold Off, E1256 [18JY]

Answer This Question—How Did the Census Become Our Whipping Boy?, H2002 [10AP]

Anti-Drug Folly—U.S. Aid Plan Would Raise Stakes in Colombian Conflict, S5500 [21JN]

Binges Becoming Regular Budget Fare, S10979 [25OC], S11099 [26OC]

Bipartisan Thinkers Look Past Traditional Arms Control, H3970 [7JN]

Blast in the Night, S8231 [7SE]

Bright Light Shed on the Army Corps of Engineers, H10362 [19OC]

Budget Surplus Induces Frenzy, S7496 [25JY]

Bush Aims at Discord in Capital, S5062 [14JN]

By Winding Stair, S4919 [9JN]

Bye-Bye, Surplus, S11885 [15DE]

Cabinet Opens Up on Bush—Treasury Secretary Says Social Security Math Doesn't Add Up, S11049 [26OC]

Canyon of the Ancients—Monument Is On the Map—Now It Needs Funding, H4516 [15JN]

Castagnoli's Discovery May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease, H5558 [29JN]

Census Bashing, H1668 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Census Follies, H1998 [10AP]

Census Ruckus—Don't Boycott the Long Form, H1994 [10AP]

Census Too Important To Ignore, H1998 [10AP]

Census—Political Bashing Won't Help Achieve Full Count, H1999 [10AP]

Civic Duty and the Census, H1667 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

Clinton Announces Record $237B Surplus, S11045 [26OC]

Coburn—Down for the Count, H1997 [10AP]

Colombia Aid Bill Would Escalate a Failed Policy; Drugs—Treatment and Reducing Cocaine Consumption Is a Better Way To Go, S5500 [21JN]

Commercial Scale Cultivation of Pharmaceutical-Producing Tobacco Possible, Virginia Tech Scientists Find, H5559 [29JN]

Completing Census Form Has Far-Reaching Benefits, H2002 [10AP]

Congress Must Act on Colombia, H1530 [29MR]

Congress' Spending Imperils Economic Growth, S10758 [19OC]

Constitution—Keep the Census From Becoming Political Fodder and Participate, H1664 [3AP], H1995, H1999 [10AP]

Conversation Starter—Don't Fall Prey to Paranoia About Questions, H2002 [10AP]

Counter-Drug Military Assistance for Colombia, S5500 [21JN]

DeLay Urges GOP Showdown With Clinton Over Spending Bill, S10758 [19OC]

Dirty Water Rider, S6222 [30JN]

Don't Leave Census Form Blank, H1999 [10AP]

Don't Shred the Census, H2001 [10AP]

Don't Toy With the Census, H1999 [10AP]

End of Arms Control—George W. Bush Proposed a Radical New Nuclear Doctrine. No One Noticed, S4615 [7JN]

Entitlement Reform the Way To Go, H3123 [16MY]

Europe's Turn To Keep the Peace, S1691 [23MR]

Federal Tax Level Falls for Most—Studies Show Burden Now Less Than 10%, S1696 [27MR]

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S2289 [6AP]

First, Do No Harm, H7592-H7596 [14SE]

Fleeing Hard Choices, H3126 [16MY]

For Pentagon, Asia Moving, S5017-S5019 [13JN]

Head Count—You've Got Until Saturday To Tackle Those Census Questions, H1997 [10AP]

Heedless of the Deficits Ahead, S10265 [11OC]

High-Tech Homeless—In Silicon Valley, a Dark Side to Booming Economy, H1361 [23MR]

Hogs and Rooters, E1648 [2OC]

How Congress Is Keeping LA From Cleaning Up Its Air, H3452 [19MY]

If You Want To Count, Be Counted, H2001 [10AP]

In This Case, Tobacco Could Be a Lifesaver, H5560 [29JN]

Inexplicable Neglect, S9249, S9259 [26SE], H8100 [26SE]

It's the Law, Count on It, H2001 [10AP]

Joint Chiefs Chairman Protests Troops' Mission to Kosovo Town, H1596 [30MR]

Look at the Facts—The Navy's New Hornet Is Super Indeed, S368 [7FE]

Making Sure Surplus Revenue Is Used To Reduce the National Debt, S4984-S4986 [13JN]

Marriage Penalty Needs To Be Axed—Tax-and-Spend Proponents Have Weak Arguments To Oppose GOP Legislation, H6617 [20JY]

Marriage Tax on the Poor, S7410, S7415 [21JY]

Missile Defense Is Political Fiction, H3967 [7JN]

Missile Shield Analysis Warns of Arms Buildup, H3970 [7JN]

Mistake in Moscow, S4616 [7JN]

Mr. Clinton's Army, S10353 [12OC]

National Rifle Association Takes Desperate New Tack, H1048 [15MR]

NATO Spending Bill Includes Executive Jets for 9 Generals, S5000 [13JN]

Navy's Super Fighter Is a Super Failure, S367 [7FE]

Need for Nuclear Power, S155-S158 [31JA]

New Ventures Aim To Put Farms in Vanguard of Drug Production—Altering Gene Structure To ``Grow'' Medicines in Common Crops, H5561 [29JN]

No More ``Help'' for Russia, Please, E1210 [11JY]

No U.S. Ground Forces for Kosovo—Leadership Doesn't Mean That We Must Do Everything Ourselves, S4128 [18MY]

(Not So) Super Hornet—Why the Navy Is Spending Billions on a Fighter Jet With Flaws That Costs Twice as Much as Its Predecessor, S368 [7FE]

One Percent Solution—Shirking the Cost of World Leadership, S9184-S9187 [25SE]

One Thing I Would Change About Congress . . . Entitlement Reform the Way To Go, H516 [29FE]

Overly Overwrought About the 2000 Census, H1665 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Panel Told of Mental Health Ills—Suicide Attempts by Children Cited, H4203 [12JN], E907 [7JN]

Pettiness on Capitol Hill, S11116 [26OC]

Phony Issue, H5861 [12JY]

Pipeline Safety—Don't Sacrifice the Good for the Status Quo, H9560 [10OC]

Public Interests—Down for the Count, H2000 [10AP]

Question—Should Population Control Be a Priority for the Third World? Yes—Vanishing Forests and Widespread Famines are Signs of Crisis in Many Nations, E357 [21MR]

Readiness Problems Plague Coast Guard, H8435 [28SE]

Rebel Attacks on 2 Colombian Villages Kill 30, H1530 [29MR]

Remote Sensing Center Establishment, H5560 [29JN]

Saving Colombia, S2655 [13AP]

Say Goodbye to the Surplus, S11046 [26OC], S11327 [29OC]

Scaling Down in a Safer World, E392 [22MR]

Scientific Panel Says National Missile Defense Won't Work, H3969 [7JN]

Show Them the Money, E869 [25MY]

So Long, Surplus, S10672 [18OC], S10758 [19OC]

Special Interest Defense, E954 [9JN]

Spending Bill Is Full of Projects Coveted as Favors for Electorate, S10763 [19OC]

Star Wars II—Here We Go Again, E960-E963 [9JN]

Stay the Course in Kosovo, H1600 [30MR]

Strategy of Silence on Missile Defense, H3968 [7JN]

Study Critical of Exhaust From School Buses, H3452 [19MY]

Take Time To Fill Out Census Questionnaire, H1993 [10AP]

Tale of Two Centuries, S1738-S1740 [27MR]

Three-Part Attack on Gore, S8750 [19SE]

To Be Safe, Start With the Driver, S4053 [17MY]

Trashing the Census—Irresponsible Bush Comments Could Sabotage Count, H1666 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

200 Years Plus—Census Nosiness Isn't New, H2001 [10AP]

Two Presidents—A Shared Legacy, E1387 [27JY]

U.S. Navy—Stretched Thin?—Surging Demands Overwhelm Shrinking Force, S4729 [8JN]

U.S. Troops in Kosovo, H1600 [30MR]

USAID Report Projects Dramatic Increase in AIDS Orphans, H5936 [12JY]

Virginia Tech Begins Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plants Producing Pharmaceuticals, H5559 [29JN]

Voucher Chorus Is Off-Key, S8816 [20SE]

Washington Goes on a Spending Spree, S11098 [26OC]

What Really Counts—Pockets of Non-Cooperation With the Taking of the U.S. Census Demonstrates an Overreaction to Fears of Invasion of Privacy, H2000 [10AP]

Why I Changed My Mind About AmeriCorps, S5559 [21JN], E1386 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see H.R. 3624), H340 [10FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2536), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 4461), H3171 [16MY] (see H.R. 5426), H9504 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (see H. Res. 513), H3812 [24MY] (see H. Res. 538), H5239 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 617), H9634 [10OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 420), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9767 [11OC]

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (see H.R. 3707), H572 [29FE]

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (see S. 2680), S4564 [6JN]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (see S. 2545), S3916 [11MY]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see S. 2631), S4459 [25MY] (see H.R. 4302), H2338 [13AP]

Budget: avoid a pay-go sequestration (see S. 3240), S10999 [25OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 91), H1119 [16MR]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce publicly-held debt and provide tax relief (see H. Res. 490), H2606 [4MY]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see S. 2126), S1024 [1MR] (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

———establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 3586), H253 [8FE]

———improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 4397), H2769 [9MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (see H. Res. 499), H2905 [10MY]

———proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget (see H. Res. 467), H2012 [10AP]

———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority and limited tax benefits (see H.R. 3523), H47 [27JA]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (see H.R. 5203), H7870 [19SE]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4866), H6354 [17JY] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (see S. 2839), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 4810), H5736 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration (see H. Res. 545), H5842 [11JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 559), H6598 [19JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments (see H. Res. 553), H6354 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (see S. Con. Res. 101), S2040 [3AP] (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1123 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H1283 [22MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 474), H2238 [12AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10590 [13OC]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H219 [7FE]

CBO: analyze impact of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [20JN]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Commission: reauthorize (see S. 3115), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5402), H9011 [5OC]

Child Nutrition Act: increase the minimum amount available to States for State administrative expenses (see S. 3197), S10411 [12OC]

Children and youth: preschool oral health program funding (see S. 3080), S8823 [20SE]

———suicide prevention activities funding (see S. 3079), S8823 [20SE]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (see H.R. 5388), H8799 [4OC]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see S. 2088), S741 [23FE] (see H.R. 3686), H509 [16FE]

Coast Guard: reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI (see H.R. 5637), H11954 [4DE]

Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish (see S. 2306), S1815 [28MR]

Community development: authorize use of block grants to assist local firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services (see H.R. 5424), H9504 [6OC]

Continuing: making (see H.J. Res. 109), H8061 [25SE] (see H.J. Res. 110), H8617 [2OC] (see H.J. Res. 111), H9767 [11OC] (see H.J. Res. 114), H10256 [18OC] (see H.J. Res. 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120), H10808 [24OC] (see H.J. Res. 121, 122, 123, 124), H11526 [29OC] (see H.J. Res. 125), H11879 [13NO] (see H.J. Res. 126), H11943 [4DE] (see H.J. Res. 127), H12021 [6DE] (see H.J. Res. 128, 129), H12045 [7DE] (see H.J. Res. 133, 134), H12094 [14DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (see H. Res. 591), H8060 [25SE]

———making (H.J. Res. 110), consideration (see H. Res. 604), H8616 [2OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (see H. Res. 627), H9766 [11OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (see H. Res. 637), H10256 [18OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (see H. Res. 669), H12045 [7DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 129), consideration (see H. Res. 670), H12045 [7DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 133), consideration (see H. Res. 674), H12093 [14DE] (see H. Res. 674), H12531 [15DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (see H. Res. 675), H12093 [14DE] (see H. Res. 675), H12531 [15DE]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: include participation in a volunteer firefighting agency as one of the national service programs authorized to receive assistance under the AmeriCorps program (see H.R. 5425), H9504 [6OC]

———State commissions audit funding (see H.R. 4309), H2338 [13AP]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (see S. 2309), S1815 [28MR]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 2908), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5563, 5567), H11206 [26OC]

Courts: establish a Federal drug court program (see S. 3191), S10411 [12OC]

———protect budget of the Federal courts (see H.R. 4852), H6051 [13JY]

Crime: lobbying with appropriated funds (see H.R. 4826), H5954 [12JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H254 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H509 [16FE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 2549), S3946 [15MY] (see H.R. 4205), H1956 [6AP] (see H.R. 5408), H9504 [6OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (see H. Res. 503), H3171 [16MY] (see H. Res. 504), H3308 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 616), H9634 [10OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see S. 2481), S3023 [27AP] (see S. 2550), S3946 [15MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction (see S. 2551), S3946 [15MY]

———deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4660), H4484 [14JN]

———making appropriations (see S. 2593), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4576), H3923 [6JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see S. 2521), S3691 [9MY] (see H.R. 4425), H2965 [11MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), consideration (see H. Res. 502), H3049 [15MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (see H. Res. 514), H3924 [6JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), H6469 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and improve the educational research and statistical programs (see H.R. 4994), H7205 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (see S. 2552), S3946 [15MY]

———authorizing appropriations for oil shale research (see H.R. 4160), H1674 [3AP]

———nanoscale science and engineering research and development funding (see S. 3278), S11789 [14DE]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (see S. 2336), S1986 [30MR]

———University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see S. 3282), S11917 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes (see H.R. 4456), H3049 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4578), H3923 [6JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 524), H4219 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 603), H8616 [2OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2900), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4871), H6469 [18JY] (see H.R. 4985), H7128 [26JY] (see H.R. 5658), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (see H. Res. 560), H6598 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see S. 2388), S2526 [11AP] (see S. 2487), S3192 [1MY] (see H.R. 4247), H2238 [12AP]

———issue regulations addressing safety concerns in minimizing delay for automobile traffic at railroad grade crossings (see H.R. 5413), H9504 [6OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2720), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4475), H3308 [17MY] (see H.R. 5394), H9010 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (see H. Res. 505), H3412 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 612), H9010 [5OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4690), H4674 [19JN] (see H.R. 5548), H11194 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (see H. Res. 529), H4783 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2553), S3946 [15MY] (see H.R. 4577), H3923 [6JN] (see H.R. 5656), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H3924 [6JN] (see H. Res. 518), H4034 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 162), S11918 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4635), H4220 [12JN] (see H.R. 5482), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (see H. Res. 525), H4336 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 638), H10256 [18OC]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wildland fire management (see H.R. 4452), H3049 [15MY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. 2026), S285 [2FE] (see H.R. 4140), H1628 [30MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H2905 [10MY]

———prohibit Federal funding of HIV testing unless individuals are informed of the results (see H.R. 5615), H11781 [1NO]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (see H.R. 3596), H254 [8FE]

———making appropriations (see S. 3041), S8501 [13SE] (see H.R. 4942), H7002 [25JY] (see H.R. 5547), H11194 [25OC] (see H.R. 5633), H11927 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration (see H. Res. 563), H7001 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 653), H11194 [25OC]

Drug-Free Communities Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5427), H9634 [10OC]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (see S. 2527), S3692 [9MY]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

———provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H920 [9MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see H.R. 3867), H756 [8MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (see S. 2159), S1117 [2MR]

———establish Children's Classroom Trust Fund to direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see S. 3263), S11374 [30OC]

———provide for rural education assistance (see S. 2121), S930 [29FE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see S. 2124), S930 [29FE] (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4518), H3648 [23MY] (see H.R. 4564), H3868 [25MY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 4733), H5083 [23JN] (see H.R. 5483), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (see H. Res. 532), H5168 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 598), H8405 [27SE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (see H. Res. 468), H2121 [11AP]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY] (see H.J. Res. 105, 106), H6470 [18JY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5121), H7364 [7SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 438), H996 [14MR]

FEC: authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see H.R. 4037), H1162 [21MR]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H2238 [12AP]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for security assistance (see S. 2901), S7393 [20JY]

———international family planning programs funding (see S. 2380), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 2522), S3692 [9MY] (see H.R. 4811), H5736 [10JY] (see H.R. 5526), H10808 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (see H. Res. 546), H5842 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 647), H10808 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 436), H11194 [25OC]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 489), H2605 [4MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 112), S3916 [11MY]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (see S. 2382), S2438 [7AP]

Government: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (see H. Res. 646), H10808 [24OC]

———increase accountability for Government spending and reduce wasteful spending (see H.R. 5317), H8405 [27SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 3908), H996 [14MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (see H. Res. 450), H1476 [28MR]

Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 5464), H9900 [12OC]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H921 [9MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 2015), S149 [31JA] (see H. Res. 414), H209 [2FE]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———traumatic brain surgery programs funding (see S. 3081), S8823 [20SE]

House of Representatives: allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills in order to reduce spending and the public debt (see H.R. 5580), H11206 [26OC]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 488), H2511 [3MY] (see H. Res. 676), H12093 [14DE]

Housing: increase the availability of affordable housing through certain housing assistance funding (see H.R. 5604), H11621 [30OC]

Idaho: increase appropriations for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project (see H.R. 3577), H212 [3FE]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: increase authorization (see H.R. 3926), H1075 [15MR]

Immigration: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 4679), H4591 [15JN]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 2526), S3692 [9MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S2106 (see S. 2355), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 3545), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4090), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4240), H2122 [11AP] (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]

Insurance: establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (see S. 2819), S6121 [29JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2507), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4392), H2654 [8MY] (see H.R. 5630), H11879 [13NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), consideration (see H. Res. 506), H3412 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 626), H9766 [11OC]

Law enforcement: establish national integrated ballistics information network (see H.R. 5148), H7501 [12SE]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H4220 [12JN]

———provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase firearms (see S. 3192), S10411 [12OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 2603), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4516), H3648 [23MY] (see H.R. 5657), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H4783 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 565), H7205 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), recommit conference report (see H. Res. 568), H7210 [27JY]

Library of Congress: establish Library of Congress Revolving Fund for certain service activities and make cataloging products and services available for purchase (see S. 2286), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 2491), S3192 [1MY] (see H.R. 4180), H1851 [5AP]

———establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (see H.R. 5410), H9504 [6OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN] (see S. 2836), S6257 [30JN] (see S. 3016, 3017), S8197 [7SE] (see S. 3107), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 5151), H7501 [12SE] (see H. Res. 435), H756 [8MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2319), S1884 [29MR]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (see H. Res. 535), H5240 [27JN]

Miscellaneous: making (see H.R. 5666), H12531 [15DE]

Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (see H.R. 4104), H1476 [28MR]

Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (see S. 2238), S1392 [9MR]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 574), H7501 [12SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 409), H8200 [26SE]

———encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (see S. 2316), S1884 [29MR]

National Cancer Institute: establish demonstration project to provide research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure for cancer (see H.R. 5419), H9504 [6OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: repeal State grant limitations (see H.R. 3635), H340 [10FE]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4110), H1587 [29MR]

National Living Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5465), H9900 [12OC]

National security: provide deployment criteria for the national missile defense system and testing of the system against counter-measures (see H.R. 5066), H7208 [27JY]

———U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 5536), H10808 [24OC]

National Women's Business Council: funding (see S. 2243), S1392 [9MR]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 2052), S612 [10FE]

New York: authorizing appropriations to reimburse State and local law enforcement departments for security-related expenses arising from the new residency of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton (see H.R. 3606), H278 [9FE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S381 [7FE] (see H. Res. 437), H921 [9MR]

———reauthorize women's health research award programs (see S. 3215), S10716 [18OC]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (see S. 2777), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 4789), H5654 [29JN] (see H.R. 5133), H7365 [7SE]

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (see S. 2016), S149 [31JA]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4485), H3308 [17MY] (see H.R. 4491), H3412 [18MY] (see H.R. 4500), H3474 [19MY] (see H.R. 4901), H6717 [20JY]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2412), S2616 [12AP]

Occupational safety and health: ensure the availability of funds for ergonomic protection standards (see H.R. 5609), H11716 [31OC] (see H.R. 5611), H11781 [1NO]

Oklahoma City, OK: planning, design, and construction funding for the Oklahoma Land Run Memorial (see H.R. 5254), H7991 [21SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 773), consideration (see H. Res. 478), H2340 [13AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: reauthorize (see H.R. 4034), H1123 [20MR]

Pipelines: improve safety (see S. 2004), S85 [26JA] (see H.R. 3558), H90 [31JA]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2409), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 2438), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE] (see H.R. 4276), H2337 [13AP] (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2410), S2616 [12AP]

———increase authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 3595), H254 [8FE]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (see H.R. 4126), H1588 [29MR]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see S. 3162), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

Senate: authorizing expenditures for activities in connection with participation in interparliamentary institutions and the facilitation of foreign interchanges in the U.S. (see S. Res. 370), S10153 [10OC]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see S. 3121), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

———reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), consideration (see H. Res. 439), H996 [14MR]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (H.R. 2392), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 590), H8061 [25SE]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment (see S.J. Res. 38), S285 [2FE]

Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 4420), H2905 [10MY]

States: increase flexibility in funding child protection programs (see H.R. 5292), H8199 [26SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program (see H.R. 3630), H340 [10FE]

———provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3566), H164 [1FE]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 655), H11207 [26OC]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (see S. 2737), S5240 [15JN] (see S. 3001), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 4788), H5654 [29JN]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 632), H10036 [17OC]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2598), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), consideration (see H. Res. 570), H7279 [6SE]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S538 [9FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN] (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water: prohibit use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source (see H.R. 3865), H756 [8MR]

———promote innovation and technology transfer in wastewater discharge reduction and water conservation (see H.R. 5310), H8200 [26SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 4132), H1628 [30MR]

Waterbury, CT: making appropriations for the Federal share of construction costs of a sewage treatment facility (see H.R. 4990), H7205 [27JY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: establish maintenance and rehabilitation fund (see H.R. 4755), H5168 [26JN]

Youngstown, OH: authorize urban park and recreation recovery program grant to assist development of a Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park (see H.R. 4125), H1588 [29MR]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC], S9900 [5OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7590 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7629 [26JY]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4461), H9461-H9502 [6OC]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000), H649-H704 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H.R. 5408), H9053-H9453 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4425), H5460-H5532 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4576), H6102-H6345 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4578), H8472-H8550 [29SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4475), H8922-H9004 [5OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635), H10083-H10224 [18OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577), H12100-H12439 [15DE]

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 4942), H11087-H11188 [25OC]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4733), H8312-H8403 [27SE]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4811), H10759-H10790 [24OC]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9709-H9723 [11OC]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4516), H7095-H7126 [26JY]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810), H6582-H6586 [19JY]

NASA Appropriations (H.R. 1654), H7404-H7413 [12SE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H2206-H2236 [12AP]

Trade and Development Act (H.R. 434), H2514-H2552 [4MY]

Cost Estimates

American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act (H.R. 3707): CBO, H1436 [28MR]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act (S. 2797): CBO, S7996 [5SE]

Court documents

Federation of American Scientists v. CIA: George J. Tenet, CIA, H3503-H3505 [22MY]

———Thomas F. Hogan, U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, H3505-H3507 [22MY]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S7032 [17JY]

Essays

Musings on Memory: Morris Martin, S11782-S11784 [14DE]

Excerpts

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578): regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (conference report), S10239 [11OC]

———regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (original bill), S10239 [11OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577): accounting of Government regulations costs and benefits, S11874 [15DE]

———Child Care Development Block Grant funding provisions, H4434 [14JN]

Nuclear Posture Review: Quadrennial Defense Review, S4618 [7JN]

Report language to accompany Democratic alternative budget resolution, H1399 [23MR]

Explanations

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5548): Conference Report, H12446-H12482 [15DE]

National Missile Defense System, H6535-H6537 [19JY]

Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization Extension (H.R. 2393), S7288 [19JY]

Factsheets

AIDS in Africa, H5938 [12JY]

IRS Funding, S8736 [19SE]

OSHA's Use of Contractors During the Rulemaking Process—Expert Witnesses and Consultant Services, S5641 [22JN]

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools Funding: National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, H7823 [19SE]

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo Deployment Funding, S3891 [11MY]

Letters

Accusations of disclosure of classified information relative to national missile defense system: Arthur L. Money, H6537 [19JY]

———David W. Affeld, H6537 [19JY]

———Theodore A. Postol, H6537 [19JY]

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Treatment and Assistance Act: Senator Torricelli, S9890 [5OC]

Application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: Kim Robinson, Illinois Capital Development Board, S9828 [4OC]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Representatives Dreier and Moakley, Committee on Rules (House), H1003 [15MR]

———Representatives Shuster and Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1003 [15MR]

Budget approval: several Representatives, H12026 [7DE]

Bureau of Economic Analysis funding: Robert Shapiro, Dept. of Commerce, H5104 [26JN]

Clean Lakes Program reauthorization: Robert MacMillan, Saratoga, NY, Lake Protection and Improvement District, H2153 [12AP]

Clean Water Act Total Maximum Daily Load Program: Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, H4880 [21JN], E1120 [26JN]

———several environmental organizations, H4879 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization: several organizations, S9598 [2OC]

Colombian counter-drug efforts: Andres Pastrana, President of Colombia, S5498 [21JN]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement: Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, S10777 [19OC]

———John Baker, Jr., Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Ernest Heuse, Sr., Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, S10778, S10779 [19OC]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund (organization), S10779 [19OC]

———Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, S10777 [19OC]

———L. Randy Kirkpatrick, San Juan, NM, Water Commission, S10779 [19OC]

———Richard P. Cheney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S10778 [19OC]

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Bill Frenzel and Tim Penny, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, H3082 [16MY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, H3085 [16MY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H3083, H3084 [16MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3082 [16MY]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H3082, H3083 [16MY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H3082, H3083, H3084 [16MY]

Corps of Engineers Missouri River management funding: Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S7499 [25JY]

———several businesses, S7500 [25JY]

———Sioux City, IA, City Council, H9667 [11OC]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S8174 [7SE]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S7783 [27JY]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act: Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H4702 [20JN]

Delaware River channel deepening project: Nicholas A. DiPasquale, Corps of Engineers, S8279, S8281 [8SE]

———Representatives Saxton and LoBiondo, S8279 [8SE]

———Robert W. Hargrove, EPA, S8278 [8SE]

———Senator Biden and Representative Andrews, S8278 [8SE]

Dept. of Agriculture development of an effective interface between the Farm Service Agency's Farm and Home Plan software and Minnesota's FINPACK software: Keith Kelly, Dept. of Agriculture, H5769 [11JY]

———Representatives Minge and Gutknecht, H5770 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture emphasis on use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches: Phillip C. Ward, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, H5717 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6458 [11JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, S6459 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H3392 [18MY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3392 [18MY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3392 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy Office of Science funding: several Senators, S11563 [5DE]

Dept. of State payment to Seattle, WA, for security costs incurred while hosting World Trade Organization meetings: Senator Gorton, S258 [2FE]

———Senator Murray, S302 [2FE]

Dept. of Transportation distribution of funding for buses and bus facilities in Michigan: Peter Varga, Michigan Public Transit Association, S5191 [15JN]

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H4986 [22JN]

Disaster assistance to fruit producers: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding: Senator Graham, S10126 [10OC]

Economic embargo of Cuba: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, H6685 [20JY]

Education funding: Hannah Wair, S2337 [6AP]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act funding: several Representatives, H4050 [8JN]

Everglades National Park restoration plan: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, Carol Browner, EPA, and Joseph W. Westphal, S9145 [25SE]

———Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida, S8923, S8927 [21SE]

———Robert K. Dawson, Florida Agriculture, Water Utilities, and Homebuilders Coalition, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several Florida ecology groups, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several organizations, S9144 [25SE]

Export controls on certain high-performance computers: Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, S4981 [13JN]

FDA facility construction in Los Angeles, CA: Grocery Manufacturers of America (organization), H1613 [30MR]

Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities: Aida Alvarez, SBA, S8732 [19SE]

———Harry C. Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce, S8733 [19SE]

F-22 fighter funding: Everest E. Riccioni, E952 [9JN]

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) funding: Kendra Fox-Davis, U.S. Student Association, S5962 [28JN]

Global AIDS Prevention Act: Peter R. Lamptey, Family Health International (organization), S289 [2FE]

Graduate medical education payments: several Members of Congress, S6208 [30JN]

Impact Aid Program funding: several Senators, S5834 [27JN]

Impact Aid Program reauthorization: Brent D. Gish, National Indian Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY]

———Fleet Reserve Association, H3000 [15MY]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, H3000 [15MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Margaret Hallgren, National Military Family Association, Inc., H3000 [15MY]

Importance of decennial census: Kenneth Prewitt, Bureau of the Census, S2461 [10AP]

———several Representatives, H1663 [3AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: National Governors' Association, S905 [29FE]

———Senator Voinovich, S1372 [9MR]

INS Omaha, NE, district office relocation project funding: Gerri Ratliff and Barbara J. Atherton, INS, H4996 [22JN]

Intelligence services appropriations: Senator Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5103 [14JN]

IRS funding: Charles O. Rossotti, IRS, S8736 [19SE]

Juvenile Justice Reform Act conference committee meeting: Representatives Hyde and Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S2706 [13AP], H2085 [11AP]

Kosovo military operations relative to European funding commitments: Bernard Kouchner, U.N., S1689 [23MR]

———Bob Dole, S1690 [23MR]

———George Robertson, NATO, S1688 [23MR]

LSC funding: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, H4972 [22JN]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Charles O. Rossotti, IRS, E1517 [18SE]

Medicaid coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs: Barbara Morrow, S2325 [6AP]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1882 [23OC]

———Adam Zaveski, E1179 [30JN]

———Gail Rattigan, S837 [28FE]

———Harriett Simmons, H8894 [5OC]

———Horace B. Deets, Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, E124 [10FE]

———Julia Kanopsky, H4169 [9JN]

———Louise Jarnac, H3401 [18MY]

———Mary Hudson, H9806 [11OC]

———Paul and Lois Van Valkenburgh, H8281 [27SE]

———Representative Stark, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E279 [9MR]

———Virginia Langell, H7900 [20SE]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: President Clinton, S10524 [13OC]

National Family Caregiver Support Program: Barbara Boyd, S11055 [26OC]

National missile defense system: Philip E. Coyle, Dept. of Defense, S6558 [12JY]

———Representative Schaffer, E764 [18MY]

———several Nobel Prize laureates, S6592 [13JY]

National monument establishment or management funding: G. Eugene Story, Montezuma County, CO, Board of Commissioners, H4516 [15JN]

Native Americans rural development programs funding: JoAnn K. Chase, National Congress of American Indians, S7374 [20JY]

———Veronica N. Gonzales, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S7374 [20JY]

NIH biomedical research funding: Anna D. Barker and Margaret Foti, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., H7074 [26JY]

———Corrina P. Smith, PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome Association, Inc., H7084 [26JY]

———Cynthia Clay, H7084 [26JY]

———Darwin J. Prockop, MCP Hahnemann University, H7074 [26JY]

———David B. Moore, Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding, H7074 [26JY]

———David G. Kaufman, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, H7073 [26JY]

———Eric S. Lander, Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy, H7073 [26JY]

———Gerald Litwack, Jefferson Medical College, H7074 [26JY]

———Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, University of California, San Diego, H7084 [26JY]

———Lynn Smaha, American Heart Association, H7073 [26JY]

———Rajen Dalal, Chiron Corp., H7084 [26JY]

———several Representatives, H7073 [26JY]

NIH computational techniques and software tools research funding relative to biomedical and behavioral research: Marc Smolonsky, NIH, E166 [16FE]

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement: Bill Bolling, Brian E. Frosh, and Arthur D. Hershey, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S5682 [22JN]

———Michael F. Hirshfield, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S5683 [22JN]

Older Americans Act reauthorization: Alexis M. Herman, Sec. of Labor, S11033 [26OC]

———Daniel A. Quirk, National Association of State Units on Aging, S11032 [26OC]

———Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S11033 [26OC]

———Generations United (organization), S11033 [26OC]

———Janice Jackson and Barry Donenfeld, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, S11032 [26OC]

———Jim Hodges, Governor of South Carolina, and Bob Taft, Governor of Ohio, National Governors' Association, S11031 [26OC]

———Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, S11031 [26OC]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S11032 [26OC]

———Richard Lipner, Meals on Wheels Association of America, S11033 [26OC]

———several senior citizens' organizations, S11032 [26OC]

OSHA implementation of ergonomic regulations: Connie J. Varcasia, New York State Dept. of Labor, S5644 [22JN]

———Johnny J. Butler, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry, S5645 [22JN]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

Patent and Trademark Office funding: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H5057 [23JN]

———Edwin A. Suominen, H5058 [23JN]

———Elizabeth N. Bilus, PepsiCo, Inc., H5058 [23JN]

———Frank Orlandella, Agilent Technologies (business), H5057 [23JN]

———Franklin J. Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H5056 [23JN]

———Geoffrey B. Hurwitz, Rohm and Haas Co., H5058 [23JN]

———Gordon F. Brunner, Procter & Gamble Co., H5058 [23JN]

———Gregory J. Maier, ABA, H5057 [23JN]

———Herbert C. Wamsley, Intellectual Property Owners Association, H5056 [23JN]

———Kim Miller, International Trademark Association, H5056 [23JN]

———Michael K. Kirk, American Intellectual Property Law Association, H5055 [23JN]

———Phillip Bond, Information Technology Industry Council, H5055 [23JN]

———Q. Todd Dickinson, Patent and Trademark Office, H5059 [23JN]

———several high-tech trade associations, H5057 [23JN]

Paterson, NJ, Great Falls Historic District construction projects funding: Martin G. Barnes, Mayor of Paterson, NJ, S9907 [5OC]

Pell Grant Program funding: Cyndy Littlefield, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, S2392 [7AP]

———David L. Warren and Stanley O. Ikenberry, Student Aid Alliance, S2392 [7AP]

———Ellin Nolan and Edward Kealy, Committee for Education Funding, S2392 [7AP]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, S2391 [7AP]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H9556 [10OC]

Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding: Thomas E. Norton, Colorado Dept. of Transportation, E2096 [14NO]

Postcoital emergency contraception distribution in schools funding: John Schlitt, National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, H7823 [19SE]

Price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane: Mary Barley, Everglades Trust, Inc., E1212 [11JY]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Bruce N. Hahn, Computing Technology Industry Association, H6675 [20JY]

———Charles H. Cantus, Professional Services Council, H6676 [20JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H6673 [20JY]

———Deidre A. Lee, OMB, H6683 [20JY]

———Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

———Gary Engebretson, Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———John W. Douglass, Aerospace Industries Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———Kevin M. Burke, Food Distributors International, H6678 [20JY]

———Lawrence F. Skibbie, National Defense Industrial Association, H6677 [20JY]

———Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America, H6679 [20JY]

———Lyn M. Withey, International Paper (business), H6679 [20JY]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H6677 [20JY]

———Michael J. Eastman, Legal Policy Association, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6678 [20JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H6683 [20JY]

———Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H6673 [20JY]

———Representatives Thomas M. Davis and James P. Moran, H6679 [20JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H6674 [20JY]

———Richard W. Carroll, Small Business Technology Coalition, H6673 [20JY]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, H6674, H6683 [20JY]

———Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resource Management, H6679 [20JY]

———Technology Coalition for Responsible Procurement, H6675 [20JY]

———Todd McCracken, National Small Business United, H6673 [20JY]

———William B. Spencer, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, H6675 [20JY]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program proposal: Representatives Owens and Clyburn, Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations: Eluid L. Martinez, Dept. of the Interior, S2624 [12AP]

Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: Representative Dingell, H5688 [10JY]

Research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding: Charles W. Steger, Virginia Tech, H5557 [29JN]

———Kenneth L. Dretchen, Georgetown University Medical Center, H5557 [29JN]

———Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, H5558 [29JN]

———Mary Anne Fox, North Carolina State University, H5557 [29JN]

Royalty payments for oil taken from Federal lands: Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, H10563, H10564 [24OC]

School construction and infrastructure improvements funding: Representative Owens, H11613, H11614 [30OC]

Senior citizen meal programs funding: Jan Bonine, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, H9708 [11OC]

———Margot L. Clark, Meals on Wheels Association of America, H9707 [11OC]

———Michael F. Ouellette, Senior Citizens League, H9708 [11OC]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Raymond J. Uhalde, Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

South Dakota flood mitigation projects funding: Brad Lawrence, S4168 [18MY]

———Cullan Deis, S4168 [18MY]

———James Hurst, S4168 [18MY]

State Children's Health Insurance Program funding: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, S5827 [27JN]

———Michael O. Leavitt and Parris N. Glendening, National Governors' Association, S5827 [27JN]

———Mike Huckabee and James B. Hunt, Jr., National Governors' Association, S5826 [27JN]

———several health care and community service organizations, S5825 [27JN]

———several Senators, S5826, S5827 [27JN]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance: Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, S2289 [6AP]

———Edwin Dorn, Dept. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S2288 [6AP]

———John W. Smart, VFW, S2287 [6AP]

———Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S2287 [6AP]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S2288 [6AP]

———Paul W. Arcari, Retired Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Richard D. Murray, National Association for Uniformed Services, S2287 [6AP]

———Senator Domenici, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2289, S2290 [6AP]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S2287 [6AP]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Senator Gramm, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2551 [11AP]

Trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa and certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, H2581 [4MY]

Treatment of any budget surpluses: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S2409 [7AP]

———John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S7415 [21JY]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, S2408 [7AP]

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers, S5975 [28JN]

———Art Rudat, Fairfax County, VA, Police Dept., S5975 [28JN]

———Fran Fisher, Revenue Recovery Consultants, Inc., S5975 [28JN]

———Jim Barnett, Catholic Newman Association, University of Houston, S5975 [28JN]

U.N. peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone: Richard Holbrooke, U.N. Ambassador, S4520 [6JN]

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo deployment funding: George Robertson, NATO, S4090 [17MY]

———Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3899 [11MY]

———Senators Byrd and Warner, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S3890 [11MY]

———Wesley K. Clark, S3899 [11MY], S4072 [17MY], H3262 [17MY]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S4156 [18MY]

Urgent support for Colombia to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts: Representative Lantos, H1530 [29MR]

Use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services: several religious leaders, S5491 [21JN]

———several substance abuse organizations, S5489 [21JN]

Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding: Thomas L. Garthwaite, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H4872 [21JN]

Violence Against Women Act: Patricia Blau Reuss, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, S9457 [28SE]

———President Clinton, S9457 [28SE]

———several Representatives, H8071, H8100 [26SE]

———several women's and children's organizations, S9458 [28SE]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Gloria M. Buccino, Mount Kisco, NY, Police Dept., H1726 [4AP]

Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act: Mark E. Litow, Milliman & Robertson, Inc., S2652 [13AP]

———Roland E. (Guy) King, King Associates (business), S2651 [13AP]

Voluntary plan under which eligible Medicare beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs: Roland E. (Guy) King, King Associates (business), S1901 [29MR]

Workforce investment programs funding: J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5967 [28JN]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S5968 [28JN]

———Massachusetts Municipal Association, S5969 [28JN]

———Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, MA, S5968 [28JN]

———U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5966 [28JN]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, and FDA appropriations, S7314 [20JY]

Amendments to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5989 [28JN]

Amendments to H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6444 [11JY]

Amendments to S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4786 [8JN]

Biomedical Research Caucus events, H7078 [26JY]

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, S1252 [8MR]

Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

Cosponsors of H. Res. 437, NIH biomedical research funding, H7073 [26JY]

Everglades National Park restoration plan participants, H10361 [19OC]

Groups supporting Kennedy amendment on teacher quality to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5945 [28JN]

Groups supporting Wellstone amendment on suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5972 [28JN]

Items incorrectly labeled as objectionable in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10240 [11OC]

Legislation cleared by Congress, signed into law, or en route to the President for his signature since Labor Day, S10887 [23OC]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]

Newspaper headlines on spending of budget surpluses, S11098 [26OC]

Objectionable programs in S. 2593, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5231-S5236 [15JN]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S10388-S10391 [12OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure and emergency supplemental appropriations, S6237-S6242 [30JN]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10056-S10059 [6OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S8742 [19SE]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9900-S9904 [5OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S10981 [25OC]

Objectionable provisions in H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7733 [27JY]

Objectionable provisions in S. 2522, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S5624 [22JN]

Objectionable provisions in S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6594 [13JY], S6833 [14JY]

Republican Party history of cutting education funding in appropriations bills, S6631 [13JY]

School construction bills introduced during the 106th Congress, H11617 [30OC]

Supporters of H. Res. 437, NIH biomedical research funding, H7074 [26JY]

Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act savings for monthly expenses, S2653 [13AP]

Memorandums

Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program: Dept. of Education, H4289-H4291 [13JN]

Investigation Into Diversion of Los Angeles International Airport Revenues: Kenneth M. Mead, Dept. of Transportation, S5188 [15JN]

Little Scholars Child Development Center Employee Benefits: Teresa Smith, Library of Congress, S4358 [24MY]

NSF Competitive Grant Awards to Public and Private Schools To Hire Master Teachers: David M. Ackerman, H10619 [24OC]

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools: Congressional Research Service, S6095 [29JN]

———Kenneth R. Thomas, Congressional Research Service, S6095 [29JN]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2001: President Clinton, S375-S378 [7FE], H213-H216 [7FE]

Budget Rescissions and Deferrals: President Clinton, S535 [9FE], H280 [10FE]

District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, S7388 [20JY], H6711 [20JY]

District of Columbia Courts' Budget Request: President Clinton, H2631 [8MY]

Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, H906 [9MR]

National Endowment for the Arts Report: President Clinton, S2345 [6AP], H1942 [6AP]

Veto of H.R. 4392, Intelligence Services Appropriations: President Clinton, H11852 [13NO]

Veto of H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: President Clinton, H11675 [31OC]

Veto of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: President Clinton, S10228, S10249 [11OC], H9575 [10OC]

Veto of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: President Clinton, H7239 [6SE]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7307, S7323, S7328, S7348 [20JY], H8426 [28SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6784, S6804 [14JY], S7046, S7047, S7048, S7049, S7050 [17JY], H5877 [12JY], H6434 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1975 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2155, S2195, S2196 [5AP], S2277, S2294, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2385, S2390, S2395, S2400, S2412 [7AP]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1040 [15MR], H1975 [10AP], H2080 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3261, H3264 [17MY], H3395 [18MY], H7058 [26JY], H7133, H7134 [27JY], H7368 [11SE], H7470 [12SE], H7523 [13SE], H7983 [21SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205) conferees, H7532 [13SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10365 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4628 [7JN], S4807 [8JN], S5425 [20JN], S6591, S6593 [13JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H4216 [12JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3982 [16MY], S4063 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5006 [13JN], H3989 [7JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788 [11OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4540, H4556, H4584 [15JN], H6927 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5197, S5213 [15JN], H7627 [14SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5609 [22JN], S5850, S5862, S5863 [27JN], S5952, S5954, S5957, S5963, S5971, S5980, S5993 [28JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN], H4208, H4213, H4215 [12JN], H4434 [14JN], H6561, H6562 [19JY], H7817, H7824, H7852 [19SE], H7888, H7897 [20SE], H11449, H11457, H11465 [28OC], H11492, H11495, H11514 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11681 [31OC], H11729, H11739 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10309 [12OC], H4639 [19JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H8747 [4OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6024 [13JY], H10449 [19OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S4170 [18MY], S5509 [21JN], S5627 [22JN]

Government: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1619 [30MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H6711 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), recommit conference report (H. Res. 568), H7135 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11675 [31OC]

Papers

How To Protect the Surplus From Wasteful Spending, Peter B. Sperry, Heritage Foundation, S7117-S7119 [18JY]

Poems

``Chant for Surplus Justice,'' Representative Owens, E1218 [13JY]

``Twas the Week Before Christmas,'' Representative C.W. Bill Young, H12443 [15DE]

Press releases

Boeing's Super Hornet Awarded NAA's Collier Trophy: National Aeronautic Association, H446 [15FE]

Fuel Economy Cost May Be Compromised To Meet Tougher Emission Standards in Next-Generation Cars: National Research Council, S6320 [10JY]

Governor Requests Disaster Designation for Fruit Growers in South and Southwest Michigan: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

``Super Hornet'' Operational Evaluation Results Announced: Dept. of the Navy, H446 [15FE]

Support the Second Amendment—The National Rifle Association Urges You To Vote ``No'' on the Lofgren Motion To Instruct Today! NRA, H1048 [15MR]

Proposals

Medicare use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act: Senate Democratic Caucus, S7784 [27JY]

Questions and answers

Emergency dairy payments contained in H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10699 [18OC]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: Senators Domenici and Graham, S5646 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners, H8647 [3OC]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5895, H5896, H5899, H5900, H5907, H5915, H5918-H5921, H5923, H5933-H5939 [12JY], H5992 [13JY], E1235, E1243, E1249 [14JY], E1275 [19JY]

African Americans: race-based assistance programs funding, H243 [8FE]

African Development Bank: funding, H5967, H5968 [13JY]

African Development Fund: funding, H6024 [13JY]

Agricultural Research Service: peanut quality and postharvest processing research funding, H5785 [11JY]

Agriculture: disaster assistance to fruit producers, H5705 [10JY]

———emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers, H5785, H5786 [11JY]

———establish grants and loans for equity capital to establish farmer-owned cooperatives, H1566, H1567 [29MR]

———Fund for Rural America and the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems funding, H1603 [30MR]

———international asparagus competitiveness grant and harvester funding, H5540, H5541, H5547 [29JN]

———National Plant Genome Initiative funding, H7897 [20SE]

———price supports for wool and mohair, H5776, H5777 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5442-H5460, H5533-H5598 [29JN], H5683-H5723, H5724 [10JY], H5766-H5792 [11JY], H8426 [28SE], E1169 [30JN], E1198, E1206, E1209, E1211, E1212 [11JY], E1235 [14JY], E1305 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9638, H9639, H9681-H9709 [11OC], E1760 [12OC], E1784 [13OC], E1866 [19OC], E1891 [24OC], E1903 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5415-H5423 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9670-H9680 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8426-H8431 [28SE]

AID: Directly Observed Treatment (DOTS) Tuberculosis Control Program funding, H937 [14MR]

———ensure gender-related issues are considered in program decisions, H5996, H5997 [13JY]

———establish a working capital fund, H5981, H5982 [13JY]

———international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5939-H5941 [12JY]

Akron, OH: Haven of Rest (nonprofit organization) staff participation in decennial census, E335 [16MR]

Alaska: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

American Association of People With Disabilities: tribute, H6757 [24JY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5577-H5580, H5586 [29JN]

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China, H5160 [26JN]

———construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (H.R. 3707), H938 [14MR], H1435-H1437 [28MR], H3397 [18MY]

Amtrak: funding, H1020 [15MR]

Amtrak Reform Council: funding, H3442, H3443 [19MY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H5257 [27JN]

Armed Forces: authorize GAO study on U.S. military presence in Europe, H3285 [17MY]

———equitable distribution of funds between National Guard and Reserve components, H3285 [17MY]

———prohibit funding for participation in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment, H3393 [18MY]

———protection of commissary benefits, H3198 [17MY]

Asheville, NC: VA Medical Center Alzheimer's disease funding, H10382 [19OC]

Asia: international broadcasting funding, H5150, H5151 [26JN]

Asia Foundation: funding, H5126-H5128 [26JN]

Azerbaijan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H10818 [25OC], E1373 [27JY]

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H6703-H6705 [20JY]

BLM: strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, H8653 [3OC]

———wilderness reinventory activities, H4451 [14JN]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

Brooklyn, NY: prohibit funding for FAA weather radar tower within the Gateway National Recreation Area, H3448, H3449 [19MY]

Broomfield, CO: environmental impact of traffic study funding, H12492 [15DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H241-H247 [8FE], H257, H258, H268-H275 [9FE], H999, H1000, H1001, H1002, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1251-H1264 [22MR], H1770 [5AP], H7829 [19SE], H9024 [6OC], H10226 [18OC], H11506, H11508, H11509, H11510, H11511, H11513 [29OC], H11799, H11800 [2NO], E954 [9JN]

———balance, H95 [1FE], H1733-H1739 [4AP], H1770 [5AP], H4269 [13JN], H7570-H7572 [13SE], H8282 [27SE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H2783 [10MY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H11504, H11505 [29OC]

———devote cuts in discretionary funding during appropriations process to debt reduction, H4953-H4956 [22JN]

———enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation, H10819-H10822 [25OC]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1976-H1984 [10AP]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce publicly-held debt and provide tax relief (H. Res. 490), H2957 [11MY]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H258, H260 [9FE], H516 [29FE]

———ensure that on-budget surpluses are used to reduce the public debt, H7829 [19SE]

———establish 2-year cycle, H516 [29FE], H3079-H3088, H3120-H3128 [16MY], E755 [17MY], E790 [19MY]

———establish 2-year cycle (H.R. 493), H170 [2FE]

———expand reporting requirements for unauthorized programs, H3136, H3137 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3093-H3145 [16MY], E755 [17MY], E790 [19MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3078-H3093 [16MY]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, H1516-H1519 [29MR]

———proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget (H. Res. 467), H2069-H2076 [11AP]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), H7780-H7798 [19SE], E1594 [26SE]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4701-H4708 [20JN], E1007 [14JN], E1098 [23JN]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4866), H6426-H6432 [18JY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), H7679-H7687 [18SE], E1533 [19SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5659, H5661, H5724 [10JY], H5741 [11JY], H5848, H5849, H5858-H5881 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], E1237 [14JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6474, H6475 [19JY], H6605, H6609-H6618 [20JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H7007 [26JY], E1303, E1309 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration (H. Res. 545), H5851-H5856 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 559), H6606-H6609 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments (H. Res. 553), H6432-H6434 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to instruct conferees, H6434-H6437 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to recommit, H5877-H5880 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7240 [6SE], H7507, H7509-H7520 [13SE], E1479 [14SE], E1517 [18SE]

———removal of analysis of budget functions from the budget resolution, H3135, H3136 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H999, H1000, H1001, H1002 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1143-H1149 [21MR], H1177, H1251, H1264 [22MR], H1288, H1289, H1290, H1301-H1326, H1330-H1402 [23MR], H1483 [29MR], H1770 [5AP], H1975 [10AP], E420, E421 [27MR], E426, E431, E433, E434 [28MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), amendment process, H1083 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2249-H2258, H2330 [13AP], E597 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1291-H1301 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H2242-H2249 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1976-H1984 [10AP]

———status report, H5291, H5293 [27JN], H7494-H7498 [12SE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H95, H138 [1FE], H259, H268-H275 [9FE], H1000, H1001, H1002 [15MR], H1079 [16MR], H1251-H1264 [22MR], H2415 [3MY], H3138-H3141 [16MY], H3626-H3632 [23MY], H4031-H4033 [7JN], H6361, H6441-H6448 [18JY], H7351-H7357 [7SE], H7570-H7572 [13SE], H7936 [21SE], H8047-H8053, H8056-H8058 [25SE], H8067 [26SE], H8286-H8306 [27SE], H8418, H8419, H8441-H8444 [28SE], H8629 [3OC], H8745, H8746 [4OC], H8814, H8815, H8903-H8909 [5OC], H9454 [6OC], H9638, H9640 [11OC], H9818, H9820 [12OC], H10226 [18OC], H10815, H10846-H10848, H10879 [25OC], H11216 [26OC], H11512 [29OC], H11769-H11774 [1NO], E431, E433, E434 [28MR], E1218 [13JY]

Buffalo, NY: courthouse construction funding, H6652 [20JY]

Bureau of Economic Analysis: funding, H5072 [23JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), H6953, H6954 [25JY], E1373 [27JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), H10069 [18OC]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (H.R. 1787), H5670, H5671 [10JY]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027), H7399 [12SE]

Bureau of the Census: facilities renovation funding, H5134, H5135 [26JN]

———funding, H5134 [26JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1493 [29MR], H1603, H1604 [30MR], H2155, H2156 [12AP], H2561, H2565, H2566 [4MY], H3076 [16MY], H6016 [13JY]

California: Pajaro River flood control projects funding, H5219 [27JN]

———Yolo Bypass national wildlife refuge establishment funding, H4460, H4461 [14JN]

Capitol Police: funding, E1179 [30JN], E1186 [10JY]

CCC: disaster assistance funding for onion farmers in Orange County, NY, H5709, H5710 [10JY]

———limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5562-H5574 [29JN]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1055-H1064 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1482, H1483 [29MR], H1660, H1661-H1669 [3AP], H1990-H2004 [10AP], H2319 [13AP], E342 [16MR]

———importance of decennial census to rural areas, E321 [15MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: childhood immunization programs funding, H4194, H4195 [12JN]

———children's health programs funding, H4307 [13JN]

———chronic and environmental disease programs funding, H4286 [13JN]

Chicago, IL: Chicago Housing Authority funding, H4744 [20JN]

———McCook and Thornton Reservoir projects funding, E1148 [29JN]

———Metra Commuter Rail System funding, H3426, H3428 [19MY]

———transportation projects funding, H9026 [6OC]

Child care: provide criminal background checks for employees at Federal agency child care facilities, H6670 [20JY]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4050, H4054 [8JN], H4204-H4208, H4210-H4214 [12JN], H4434, H4435 [14JN], E990 [13JN]

Children and youth: mental health services funding, H4201-H4203 [12JN], H6576-H6582 [19JY]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H19 [27JA], H367 [14FE]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H8655 [3OC]

———designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (H.R. 5388), H10709 [24OC]

Christmas Day: observance, H12053 [8DE]

CIA: investigate the effects of foreign espionage on U.S. trade secrets, patents, technology developments, and industrial competitiveness, H3507 [22MY]

Civil rights: enforcement funding, H20, H21 [27JA]

Clean Lakes Program: prohibit sale of fresh water from the Great Lakes, H2153-H2155 [12AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), H8766 [4OC]

———funding, H1021, H1022 [15MR], H5081 [23JN], H9020 [6OC], E1038 [19JN]

———military readiness, H8434 [28SE]

———reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI (H.R. 5637), H11936-H11938 [4DE]

———submission of comprehensive mutiyear capital investment plan, H3430 [19MY]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), H10569, H10570, H10702 [24OC]

Coins: use of profits from sale of Sacajawea dollar coins to reduce the public debt, H540 [29FE]

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit funding, H5458 [29JN]

Colombia: assistance to internally displaced persons funding, H1541, H1542 [29MR]

———authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H610 [1MR], H704 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H939, H981 [14MR], H1000, H1053, H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1141 [21MR], H1248 [22MR], H1287 [23MR], H1486, H1504-H1513, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP]

———condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1543-H1546 [29MR]

———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1521-H1540 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR]

———eliminate all drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding in emergency supplemental appropriations, H1608-H1610 [30MR]

Colorado: Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding, E2095 [14NO]

Commission on Online Child Protection: funding, H1577 [29MR]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: funding, H5135 [26JN]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3763 [24MY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure appropriations, H5818 [11JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs, H3292 [17MY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6439 [18JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H3895 [6JN], H4658 [19JN]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4108 [8JN]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN], H4913 [21JN]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5818 [11JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6712 [20JY]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Dept. of Defense appropriations, H4016 [7JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Dept. of the Interior appropriations, H4314 [13JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, H4055 [8JN]

———tribute to Subcommittee on the District of Columbia staff, H7590 [14SE]

Committee on Science (House): tribute to Subcommittee on Basic Research, H9454 [6OC], E1723 [6OC]

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: implementation, H1514 [29MR]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4763-H4765, H4773, H4775 [20JN], H4906, H4907 [21JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: peace process funding, H5950, H5951 [12JY]

Congress: legislative process, H10393-H10406 [19OC], H11451, H11453, H11456 [28OC], H11493 [29OC], H11533 [30OC], H11675-H11681 [31OC], H11750, H11752, H11755 [1NO], H11789, H11796-H11803 [2NO], H12053, H12054 [8DE]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, H5692, H5693 [10JY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

———mandatory funding mechanisms, H2887-H2890 [10MY], E740 [17MY]

———restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2926, H2927 [11MY]

Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 109), H8114-H8123 [26SE]

———making (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8108-H8114 [26SE]

———making (H.J. Res. 110), H8659-H8663 [3OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 110), consideration (H. Res. 604), H8658 [3OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 111), H9821-H9826 [12OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (H. Res. 627), H9821 [12OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 114), H10402-H10411 [19OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 637), H10393-H10402 [19OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 115), H10816, H10849-H10856 [25OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 116), H11264 [26OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 117), H11362-H11368 [27OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 118), H11449-H11457 [28OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 119), H11492-H11495 [29OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 120), H11537 [30OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 121), H11669-H11675 [31OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 122), H11718-H11726 [1NO]

———making (H.J. Res. 123), H11784-H11786 [2NO]

———making (H.J. Res. 124), H11832 [3NO]

———making (H.J. Res. 125), H11850 [13NO]

———making (H.J. Res. 126), H11958-H11960 [5DE], H12019 [6DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 126), unanimous-consent agreement, H11943 [4DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 127), H12023-H12028 [7DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 127), unanimous-consent agreement, H12019 [6DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 128), H12048-H12053 [8DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (H. Res. 669), H12047, H12048 [8DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 129), H12068-H12070, H12073 [11DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 129), consideration (H. Res. 670), H12067, H12068 [11DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 133), H12441 [15DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 133), consideration (H. Res. 674), H12517 [15DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 675), H12517 [15DE]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H4772-H4774 [20JN], E1105 [23JN], E2085 [13NO]

———State commissions audit funding, H1576 [29MR]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H4271, H4272 [13JN]

Corps of Engineers: cost sharing for Colorado reservoir recreational facilities, H10362 [19OC]

———funding, H5218 [27JN]

———hopper dredge fleet operation and ready reserve status, H5222 [27JN]

———Kill Van Kull dredging project funding, H5221 [27JN]

———modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

———New York and New Jersey channel deepening projects funding, H11822, H11823, H11828 [3NO]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (H.R. 5563), E1959 [27OC]

Coshocton, OH: North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Station funding, H5534, H5535 [29JN]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H611 [1MR], H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1115 [16MR], H1483, H1484 [29MR], H2378 [2MY], H2970, H2972, H2974 [15MY], H3051, H3057 [16MY], H4677 [20JN], H6779 [25JY], H8815 [5OC], H9909 [17OC], E1004 [14JN], E1472 [13SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1040-H1049 [15MR], H1290 [23MR], H2080-H2089 [11AP]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H6699-H6703 [20JY], H7145, H7146 [27JY]

———lift trade embargo, H5710, H5711 [10JY]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center (H.R. 640), H8628 [3OC]

———computer system modernization funding, H6626, H6631 [20JY]

———monitoring for radioactivity in imported scrap metals funding through reductions in the Dept. of the Treasury Inspector General's office, H6645-H6647 [20JY]

———Racine, WI, office operations funding, H6653 [20JY]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, H5046, H5071 [23JN]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, H5262-H5267 [27JN]

Denver, CO: Regional Transportation District funding, E801 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication funding, H5551, H5552 [29JN]

———colonias initiatives funding, H5591-H5593, H5598 [29JN]

———develop effective interface between the Farm Service Agency's Farm and Home Plan software and Minnesota's FINPACK software, H5769, H5770, H5789, H5790 [11JY]

———disaster assistance to apple farmers in the Northeast, H5790 [11JY]

———establish position of Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights, H5784 [11JY]

———Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]

———Market Access Program funding, H5701-H5704 [10JY], H5789 [11JY]

———Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5574-H5577 [29JN]

———research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5556, H5557 [29JN]

———Rural Community Advancement Program agritourism funding, H5581-H5584 [29JN]

———school breakfast programs research funding, H5712-H5714 [10JY], E1211 [11JY]

———senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5588-H5591 [29JN]

———special research grants funding, H5541-H5546 [29JN]

———specialty crops assistance funding, H1568 [29MR]

Dept. of Commerce: Advanced Technology Program grants, H1289 [23MR]

———economic and statistical analysis programs funding through reductions in Dept. of State educational and cultural exchange programs, H5104, H5105 [26JN]

———Office of Space Commercialization funding (H.R. 2607), H9949, H9950 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: analyze impact of contract bundling on small businesses, H3284, H3287 [17MY]

———Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies waiver of certain reimbursement charges, H3287 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3039 [15MY], H3193-H3288 [17MY], H3314-H3321, H3346-H3397 [18MY], H4596 [19JN], H7058-H7061 [26JY], E766 [18MY], E781, E791, E792, E793, E795 [19MY], E804 [22MY], E817 [24MY], E868 [25MY], E958, E964 [9JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), amendment process, H2907 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9647-H9666, H9705 [11OC], H11588 [30OC], E1784, E1789 [13OC], E1797 [16OC], E1808, E1809 [17OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3185-H3193 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3321-H3346 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9641-H9647 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), corrections in engrossment, H3397 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7058-H7061 [26JY], H7444 [12SE], H7523-H7541 [13SE]

———Biology, Education, Screening, Chemoprevention, and Treatment Lung Cancer Program funding, H3981 [7JN]

———C-17 Airlifter Program funding, H3195 [17MY]

———Crusader Field Artillery System funding, H6539 [19JY], E468 [30MR]

———Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services Program funding, H3981 [7JN]

———expand drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H158-H163 [1FE], H981-H983 [14MR]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development funding, H442-H446 [15FE]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3980, H3982, H3986-H3991 [7JN], E952 [9JN]

———funding, H1486, H1490, H1492, H1493, H1504, H1509, H1511, H1547-H1552 [29MR], H7568 [13SE], H11753 [1NO], E479 [3AP]

———High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Hummer) funding, E804 [22MY], E941 [9JN]

———impact of spending reductions on social and domestic programs, H3965 [7JN], E391 [22MR]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3069-H3078 [16MY], H3184 [17MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5599-H5616 [29JN], E1201 [11JY], E1249 [14JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), consideration (H. Res. 502), H3068, H3069 [16MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), motion to instruct conferees, H4216 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2561), permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3973-H4018 [7JN], E941, E942, E952 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, H6530-H6540 [19JY], E1277 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3961-H3973 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H6529 [19JY]

———military health care programs funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3999-H4002 [7JN]

———Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program funding, H6539 [19JY], E942 [9JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3992-H3999 [7JN]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas, H9663 [11OC]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (H.R. 1779), H1551 [29MR]

———Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team funding, H3287 [17MY], E781 [19MY]

Dept. of Education: allegations of criminal activities by employees and contractors, H3313 [18MY]

———allegations of fiscal mismanagement, H2552 [4MY]

———funding, H7889-H7897 [20SE]

———GAO audit, H747-H751 [8MR]

———prohibit funding for any efforts to restrict military recruiting at secondary schools, H4284, H4285 [13JN]

———Stars Schools Program funding, H4246, H4247 [13JN]

———teacher transition programs funding, H4248-H4249 [13JN], H12495 [15DE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (H.R. 1655), E1037 [19JN]

———authorizing appropriations for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (H.R. 1656), E1037 [19JN]

———Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4524, H4526, H4533, H4541-H4544 [15JN]

———create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather, H8656 [3OC]

———extend Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H5269-H5274 [27JN]

———National Ignition Facility funding, H5275-H5277 [27JN], E1893 [24OC]

———nonproliferation programs funding, H5222 [27JN]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4437-H4442 [14JN]

———prohibit dual employment at the National Nuclear Security Administration, H5278, H5279 [27JN]

———renewable energy research funding through reductions in the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Program, H5254-H5256 [27JN]

———solar and renewable energy technology programs funding, H5250-H5254 [27JN]

———Spallation Neutron Source funding, H5219 [27JN]

———Windows and Glazing Program funding, E1220 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: Adoption Incentives Program funding, H4236, H4237 [13JN]

———Inner City Cardiac Satellite Demonstration Project funding, H4236 [13JN]

———Meals on Wheels Program funding, H4306 [13JN]

———senior citizens programs funding, H4297-H4300 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Builder Fellow Program termination, H4767 [20JN]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H8817 [5OC]

———empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761 [20JN]

———funding, H4738-H4746, H4770 [20JN]

———Gun Buyback Program funding, H762 [9MR]

———housing assistance programs funding, H4629 [19JN], H10390, H10391 [19OC]

———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1914-H1917 [6AP]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751, H4753 [20JN], E1078 [22JN], E1149 [29JN]

———improve the quality of housing for the elderly and disabled, E1225 [13JY]

———Native American housing programs funding, H4626 [19JN]

———Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight funding, H4767-H4770 [20JN]

———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4897-H4901 [21JN]

———provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons, H1511 [29MR]

———Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4746-H4750 [20JN]

———Section 8 housing programs funding, H1350 [23MR]

———section 8 housing voucher funding, H4626 [19JN], H4907 [21JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4893-H4897 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5021-H5027 [22JN]

———Antitrust Division funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

———Child Exploitation and Obscenity Division funding, H4969 [22JN]

———Civil Rights Division funding, H4985-H4989 [22JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Program School Violence Initiative funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4994 [22JN]

———establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5016-H5019 [22JN], E1165 [30JN]

———hazardous chemical storage facility security study funding, H4978, H4979 [22JN]

———Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative funding, H4984, H4986-H4989 [22JN]

———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H5140-H5144 [26JN], E1244 [14JY]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders, H5046, H5047 [23JN]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), H10411, H10412, H10452-H10454 [19OC]

———State and local law enforcement agencies funding to combat child pornography and exploitation on the Internet, H5046 [23JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H3966 [7JN], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4619, H4632-H4651 [19JN], H4735, H4736 [20JN], H5039-H5046 [23JN], H11290 [26OC], E1062 [20JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN]

———Weed and Seed Program funding, H5151 [26JN]

———Weed and Seed Program funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4993 [22JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4066-H4077 [8JN]

Dept. of State: certification of U.N. budget, H5114, H5115 [26JN]

———embassy security funding, H5160 [26JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9791 [11OC]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, H12492 [15DE]

———Casper, WY, National Trail Center funding through reductions in Escalante Science Center construction funding, H4459 [14JN]

———collection of royalties for mining on public lands and use of funds for environmental cleanup of those mining sites, E986 [13JN]

———Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4500-H4509, H4573 [15JN]

———Lands Legacy Trust Fund funding, H8656 [3OC]

———prohibit funding for interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indian reservation lands, H5275 [27JN]

———Urban Parks and Recreation Program funding, H8895 [5OC]

———weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4544-H4550 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4314-H4320 [13JN], H4437-H4480 [14JN], H4498-H4585 [15JN], H6927 [25JY], H7965, H7966 [21SE], H8596 [2OC], E1028 [15JN], E1037, E1040, E1041, E1049 [19JN], E1094 [23JN], E1121 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8649-H8657 [3OC], H8895 [5OC], E1669 [4OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4311-H4314 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8641-H8649 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to instruct conferees, H6928 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to recommit, H4584 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), permission to file conference report, H8431 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), unanimous-consent request, H4557 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: combat money laundering and other financial crimes, H6634, H6635 [20JY]

———prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H6685-H6688 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7143-H7150 [27JY], H7608-H7627 [14SE], H7742 [19SE], H11785, H11787 [2NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6622-H6710 [20JY], E1295, E1298 [21JY], E1374, E1385 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (H. Res. 560), H6618-H6622 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding which requires State and local governments to alter land use plans to conform with Federal air quality regulations, H3443, H3444 [19MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3417-H3455 [19MY], H7627 [14SE], E801, E802 [22MY], E820 [24MY], E1038 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9018-H9028, H9047 [6OC], E1721 [6OC], E1740 [11OC], E1785 [13OC], E1807 [17OC], E1989 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (H. Res. 505), H3416, H3417 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 612), H9014-H9018 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Fort Riley, KS, area, H3287 [17MY]

———funding, H705 [8MR]

———health care and research funding, H4868-H4870 [21JN]

———National Veterans Business Development Corp. funding, H5132 [26JN]

———State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4729 [20JN]

———Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4870-H4877 [21JN], E1095 [23JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11199, H11203, H11230-H11241, H11265-H11297 [26OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11510 [29OC], H11798 [2NO], H12494 [15DE], E2024 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4962-H5032 [22JN], H5039-H5072 [23JN], H5103-H5162 [26JN], E1121 [26JN], E1133, E1135, E1136, E1137, E1139 [28JN], E1142, E1145, E1149, E1152 [29JN], E1165, E1167 [30JN], E1244 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), amendment process, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (H. Res. 529), H4957-H4962 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H3933, H4021 [7JN], H4055-H4077, H4087-H4107 [8JN], H4127 [9JN], H4194-H4215 [12JN], H4226, H4227, H4229-H4310 [13JN], H4345, H4367-H4436 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7688 [18SE], H7899 [20SE], H11508 [29OC], H11536 [30OC], H11669-H11673, H11678 [31OC], H11718-H11725 [1NO], H11787, H11792, H11793, H11798, H11801, H11802 [2NO], E956, E971 [9JN], E995, E1008 [14JN], E1018 [15JN], E1039 [19JN], E1116 [26JN], E2048 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), amendment process, H4215 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12442-H12502 [15DE], E2240, E2246 [2JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H12441, H12442 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4044-H4054 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), correction of printing errors, H4724 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), H12529 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7817-H7825 [19SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11405 [27OC], H11457-H11474 [28OC], H11495-H11504, H11505 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11682 [31OC], H11729-H11748 [1NO], E1571 [22SE], E2040 [31OC], E2083 [3NO], E2104 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to recommit, H4434 [14JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4613-H4651 [19JN], H4681, H4724-H4776 [20JN], H4823-H4909 [21JN], H9992 [17OC], E1062 [20JN], E1077, E1078, E1081 [22JN], E1095, E1107 [23JN], E1119 [26JN], E1136 [28JN], E1149 [29JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN], E1225 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10369-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4489-H4498 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10366-H10369 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent request, H4649 [19JN], H4724, H4729 [20JN]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5948-H5950 [12JY]

Diseases: HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, H7065 [26JY]

———increased support and funding to combat diabetes, E493 [5AP], E510 [6AP]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Con. Res. 321), E687 [10MY]

———lung cancer research funding, E755 [17MY]

———Parkinson's disease research programs funding, H6539 [19JY]

———pediatric cancer research funding, H4126 [9JN]

———prohibit Federal funding of HIV testing unless individuals are informed of the results (H.R. 5615), E2053 [1NO]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (H.R. 3596), E96 [8FE]

———disposition of surplus school property to charter schools, H7046-H7048 [26JY]

———fire and emergency medical services safety measures funding, H2644-H2647 [8MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H6711 [20JY], H7026-H7058 [26JY], H7176 [27JY], H7283 [7SE], H7583-H7599 [14SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11199, H11203, H11265-H11297 [26OC], E2014, E2015 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration (H. Res. 563), H7021-H7026 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11230-H11241 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), motion to instruct conferees, H8747-H8754 [4OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), unanimous-consent agreement, H7044 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5633), H11868 [13NO], H11901-H11915 [14NO]

———Metrorail funding, H7032, H7033, H7036, H7037 [26JY]

———prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7588-H7590 [14SE], H8752, H8753 [4OC]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7031, H7032, H7034, H7035, H7050-H7053 [26JY], H7283 [7SE]

———strike operational and legislative riders from appropriations legislation, H7041-H7044 [26JY]

———tax structure study funding, H7036 [26JY]

———Water and Sewer Authority management, H11288 [26OC]

District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corp.: funding, H7041 [26JY]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse, H1540, H1541 [29MR], E461, E464 [30MR]

———international narcotics control funding, H437-H442 [15FE], H1505, H1506, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H4776-H4779 [20JN]

Drugs: drug court funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1141 [21MR], H1482, H1490, H1492, H1493, H1494, H1524-H1540 [29MR], H1619 [30MR], H4197-H4201 [12JN]

East Bay Municipal Water District: land expansion feasibility study funding, H3073 [16MY]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (H.R. 3919), E293, E303 [14MR]

Economic Development Administration: programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H5010 [22JN]

———provide adjustment assistance to communities adversely affected by the implementation of permanent normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China, H5054, H5055 [23JN]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (H.R. 3873), E276 [9MR]

———charter schools funding, H3901 [6JN]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H10814, H10815, H10850-H10853 [25OC], H11199, H11200, H11201, H11202 [26OC], H11466, H11469, H11472 [28OC], H11506 [29OC]

———encourage students to pursue careers and higher education degrees in science, computers, and technology, H11611 [30OC]

———funding, H2446 [3MY], H4021, H4022 [7JN], H4199 [12JN], H4345 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H10845, H10849-H10854 [25OC], H11215 [26OC], H11511 [29OC], H12069 [11DE], H12483, H12491, H12496, H12499, H12500 [15DE]

———Impact Aid Program funding, E1008 [14JN], E1026 [15JN]

———national policy to improve system, H1269, H1271 [22MR], H1342 [23MR], H1840-H1847 [5AP], H1982 [10AP], E2079 [3NO]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H2250 [13AP], H4052, H4053 [8JN], H4260-H4264 [13JN], H9806 [11OC]

———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H4239-H4243 [13JN]

———reductions in school class size, H4053 [8JN], H4226 [13JN], H6034 [13JY], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11465-H11474 [28OC], H11739-H11748 [1NO], E2048 [1NO]

———return control to local educational agencies, H8412 [28SE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H19-H22 [27JA], H244-H247 [8FE], H1342 [23MR], H2415, H2446 [3MY], H2782, H2783 [10MY], H4052 [8JN], H4249-H4254 [13JN], H7640-H7646 [14SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H8301-H8306 [27SE], H10875, H10880 [25OC], H11214, H11216 [26OC], H11465, H11466-H11474 [28OC], H11608, H11612-H11617 [30OC], H11678 [31OC], H11729-H11739 [1NO], H11801 [2NO]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (H.R. 3705), E200 [29FE], E650 [4MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H4022 [7JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H4596 [19JN], E613 [2MY]

———TRIO Programs funding, E1026 [15JN]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, H5897 [12JY]

———allocation of foreign aid to investigate crimes against Christians, E1137 [28JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (H.R. 4141), H2750-H2757 [9MY], E463 [30MR], E613 [2MY]

———prohibit funding to the Native Hawaiian Education Program, H4282-H4284 [13JN]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), H1840-H1847 [5AP]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program, H1309 [23MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2992-H3002 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Title I grants funding, H4204-H4208 [12JN]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act: funding, H4049 [8JN]

Ellington AFB, TX: Air National Guard supply complex funding, H5613 [29JN]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

———firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1473 [28MR], H1492, H1578-H1582 [29MR], H1592-H1594 [30MR], H1757-H1761 [4AP], H12486 [15DE], E475 [3AP]

Employment: summer youth jobs programs funding, H1512 [29MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, H10366-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5211-H5237, H5243-H5282, H5290 [27JN], H7627 [14SE], E1148, E1149 [29JN], E1162 [30JN], E1230 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8416-H8426 [28SE], E1640 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5207-H5211 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 598), H8412-H8416 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), permission to file report, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto, H9666-H9670 [11OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2090-H2093 [11AP], H10554-H10565 [24OC], E543, E547 [12AP]

EPA: acid rain monitoring programs funding, H4847 [21JN]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, H4877-H4881 [21JN], H10384, H10390, H10392 [19OC], E1119 [26JN]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, H4877-H4881 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

———ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (H.R. 4922), E1310 [24JY]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H5687, H5688 [10JY], E1206 [11JY]

———National Hazardous Waste and Superfund Ombudsman funding, H4841-H4843 [21JN], E1112 [26JN]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2149-H2156 [12AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (H. Res. 468), H2147, H2148 [12AP]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, H4853 [21JN], H5603 [29JN], E1119 [26JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H379 [15FE], H4313 [13JN], H4452-H4454, H4461 [14JN], H5573, H5574 [29JN]

———restoration plan, H8652 [3OC], H10290-H10292, H10353-H10355, H10358-H10364 [19OC], H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11816-H11830 [3NO]

Executive Office of the President: expenses for Presidential transition, H11785 [2NO]

———limit the number of individuals who may travel on Presidential trips, H6705 [20JY]

———tribute to Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With Disabilities, H6757 [24JY]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, H1018-H1027 [15MR], H9023 [6OC], E363 [21MR]

———conduct study on helicopter noise, H1023 [15MR]

———correct pay discrepancies for certain air traffic controllers who returned to an interim incentive pay facility after a promotion to another facility, H3449, H3450 [19MY]

———investigate management of funds used for certain air traffic control projects, H1962 [10AP]

———Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation funding (H.R. 2607), H9949, H9950 [17OC]

———reauthorizing programs, H1320 [23MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1010-H1030 [15MR], E361, E363 [21MR], E377 [22MR], E1967 [28OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 438), H1002-H1010 [15MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), corrections in engrossment of conference report, H1030 [15MR]

———submission of comprehensive mutiyear capital investment plan, H3430 [19MY]

———use of Airport Improvement Program grants by small airports to fund certain projects which facilitate the transfer of cargo and passengers on airport property, H1017 [15MR]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care, H3932 [7JN]

FCC: Office of Media Relations funding, H5138, H5139 [26JN]

FDA: assessment of allergenicity of genetically engineered foods, H5594-H5596 [29JN]

———Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5684, H5685 [10JY], H5817 [11JY], E1209 [11JY], E1760 [12OC]

———consolidation of offices funding, H6652-H6654 [20JY], E1374 [27JY]

———facility construction funding in Los Angeles, CA, H1611-H1614 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5693, H5694 [10JY], E1212 [11JY]

———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5696-H5700, H5705-H5709 [10JY], E1198 [11JY]

———prohibit funding to vaccine-related advisory committees that grant conflicts of interest waivers, H5777-H5779 [11JY]

FEC: authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (H.R. 4037), E362 [21MR]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6672-H6684 [20JY], E1298 [21JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6658-H6663 [20JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to minimum wage levels, H879-H881 [9MR]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1187, H1188 [22MR]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H4844, H4845 [21JN]

Firearms: notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF when an instant criminal background check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun, H4995 [22JN]

Fish and fishing: commercial lobster fisheries assistance funding, H1567 [29MR]

———West Coast fisheries assistance funding, H1484, H1490, H1491, H1567 [29MR]

Foreign aid: infant and child health programs funding, H5897 [12JY]

———international education programs funding, H5981 [13JY]

———international family planning programs, E357 [21MR]

———international family planning programs funding, H10836 [25OC]

———international family planning programs funding (H.R. 3634), H1854 [6AP]

———international family planning programs funding prohibition due to use of such funds for unintended purposes, H6008, H6009 [13JY]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5849, H5883, H5899 [12JY], H5983-H5994 [13JY], H7699 [18SE], E430 [28MR], E1275 [19JY], E1298 [21JY]

———plant biotechnology research and development funding, H5945, H5946 [12JY]

———prohibit aid to the Palestinian Authority, H6009-H6011, H6016 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations, E1137 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5849, H5889, H5924-H5953 [12JY], H5961-H6025, H6026, H6029 [13JY], H10449 [19OC], E1231 [13JY], E1235, E1239, E1243, E1249 [14JY], E1255 [18JY], E1273, E1275, E1276, E1279 [19JY], E1298 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10825-H10842 [25OC], H11508 [29OC], E1948 [26OC], E1976 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (H. Res. 546), H5882-H5889 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10817-H10825 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), motion to instruct conferees, H10449, H10450 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), motion to recommit, H6024 [13JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa, E1064 [20JN]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), E333 [16MR]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2552, H2567-H2571, H2577-H2589 [4MY], E734 [16MY], E1011 [14JN]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2572-H2577 [4MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), H2973 [15MY]

———international labor standards programs funding, H4092-H4094 [8JN]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5897, H5900, H5904-H5923, H5926-H5932 [12JY], H6029 [13JY], E1235 [14JY], E1273 [19JY]

———U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5115-H5126 [26JN], H5951-H5953 [12JY], E1136, E1137 [28JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3268-H3272 [17MY]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to purchase or paint Federal vehicles any color other than white, H4575 [15JN]

———recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4462-H4466 [14JN]

———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4448, H4467-H4474, H4479 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4442-H4445 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4520, H4522 [15JN], E1094 [23JN]

FTC: antitrust activities funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

Galveston, TX: Offshore Rig Museum funding, H3394 [18MY]

GAO: funding, H6711 [20JY]

Georgia: interbasin transfer of water from Lake Allatoona to Lake Lanier funding, H5231 [27JN]

Goleta, CA: bicycle/pedestrian bridge funding, H3425 [19MY]

Government: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 646), H10844-H10849 [25OC]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3087, H3128-H3134 [16MY]

———increase accountability for Government spending and reduce wasteful spending, H9638 [11OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, H3052 [16MY], H5547, H5548, H5599-H5616 [29JN], E1249 [14JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1410 [27MR], H1468-H1474 [28MR], H1482, H1484, H1495-H1586 [29MR], H1591-H1621, H1625 [30MR], H1757 [4AP], H5089 [26JN], E460, E461, E464, E468 [30MR], E474, E475, E479 [3AP], E487 [4AP]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1485-H1494 [29MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), motion to recommit, H1619 [30MR]

———spending, E2093 [14NO]

———strike nonemergency spending and require offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations, H1514, H1515 [29MR]

GPO: Federal Depository Library Program funding, E1163 [30JN]

Great Lakes: sustainable water use management study funding, H5231, H5232 [27JN]

Guam: Compact and Impact Aid funding, H8656 [3OC]

———Compact and Impact Aid funding relative to unrestricted migration with Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands, H4224 [13JN]

Harris County, TX: flood control projects funding, H5210, H5217, H5223 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (S. 632), H230-H233, H237 [8FE]

Head Start Program: funding, H1829, H1830 [5AP], H4204-H4208, H4215 [12JN]

Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (H.R. 5464), E1787 [13OC]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (H.R. 3891), H908 [9MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (H. Res. 414), H224 [8FE], H1250 [22MR], E60 [2FE]

———prohibit implementation of a uniform medical identifier, H4285, H4286 [13JN], H4434 [14JN]

Homestead National Monument of America: funding, H8656 [3OC]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7874 [20SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9458-H9461 [6OC], H10450-H10452 [19OC], H10803-H10805 [24OC], H11594 [30OC], H11786, H11787, H11788 [2NO]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction, H4951, H4952 [22JN]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 488), H2567-H2572 [4MY]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 676), H12517 [15DE]

Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians, H1901 [6AP], E775 [19MY], E1907 [25OC], E2173 [11DE]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754-H4759 [20JN]

Houston, TX: Children's Nutrition Research Center funding, H5789 [11JY], H9703 [11OC]

———light rail transportation funding, H3437-H3442 [19MY], H9024, H9025 [6OC]

Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor, H5946-H5948 [12JY], E1239, E1249 [14JY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H1504, H1513, H1515, H1567 [29MR], H5089 [26JN], H5615 [29JN], E1201 [11JY]

Idaho: increase appropriations for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project (H.R. 3577), H2619, H2620 [8MY]

Illinois: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: increase authorization (H.R. 3926), H9975 [17OC], E1834 [19OC]

Illinois River: conservation and development funding, H11824 [3NO]

Immigration: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (H.R. 4679), E1029 [15JN]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4557-H4569 [15JN]

Indian River County, FL: Vero Municipal Airport air traffic control tower funding, H3426 [19MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3545), E22 [27JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2349 [2MY], H2414, H2449-H2457 [3MY], H2555 [4MY], H7702 [18SE], H8002-H8004 [25SE], E386 [22MR], E609 [2MY], E624 [3MY], E634, E638, E639 [4MY], E678 [9MY], E1595 [26SE]

———funding, H1066 [15MR], H3903-H3906 [6JN], H4062, H4088-H4090 [8JN], H4254-H4258 [13JN], H9810-H9816 [11OC], H11750 [1NO], H11800, H11801 [2NO]

———funding through reductions in Comprehensive School Reform Program, H4288-H4291 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H4258-H4260 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Job Corps, H4275, H4276 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4267-H4269 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in the Office of Education Research and Improvement, H4270, H4271, H4310 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, H4265-H4267 [13JN], E995 [14JN]

———funding through reductions in various education programs, H4244-H4246 [13JN]

———reauthorize, H6757 [24JY]

INS: airport inspector funding, H5009 [22JN], H5049 [23JN]

———funding, H11291 [26OC]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents, H4994, H4995 [22JN]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents on Northwestern U.S. border, H1126 [21MR]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents on the northern border, H6089 [17JY], H6648 [20JY]

———Omaha, NE, district office relocation project funding, H4996 [22JN]

———Omaha District Office funding, E869 [25MY]

———Quick Response Team funding, H5158 [26JN]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4524, H4529-H4532, H4537, H4538, H4557, H4584 [15JN], H6927, H6928 [25JY], E1121 [26JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3031 [15MY], H3457-H3463 [19MY], H3496-H3509 [22MY], H3535-H3537 [23MY], H8766 [4OC], H9853-H9861 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), consideration (H. Res. 506), H3456 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 626), H9852 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), corrections in engrossment, H3537 [23MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), permission to file conference report, H9602 [10OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), permission to file report, H2952 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), H11854-H11865 [13NO], H12070-H12072 [11DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), corrections in engrossment, H11865 [13NO]

———public disclosure of expenditures for the preceding year, H3498-H3507 [22MY]

International Boundary and Water Commission: funding, H5111-H5113 [26JN]

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant: health screening and treatment of workers funding, H5249 [27JN]

IRS: funding, H7619, H7621-H7623 [14SE], H9021 [6OC]

———staffing levels funding, H7742 [19SE]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H5897 [12JY]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, H10382 [19OC]

———reopening of Cecil Field Naval Air Station under the Military Airport Program, H1018 [15MR]

Judiciary: status of Federal judges' salaries, H5146, H5147 [26JN]

Kankakee River: restoration funding, E1148 [29JN]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1594-H1602 [30MR], E479 [3AP]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H3528 [23MY]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, H1410 [27MR], H1505, H1510 [29MR]

———prohibit emergency supplemental appropriations for U.S. Armed Forces except to bring troops and equipment back to the U.S., H1608-H1610 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3257-H3265 [17MY], H3392 [18MY]

———prohibit funding to Kosovo Protection Corps, H6002-H6004 [13JY]

Kurdish Human Rights Watch (organization): funding, H5962, H5963 [13JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, H8642, H8643, H8654 [3OC]

———require equal distribution of funds for purchase and maintenance of Federal lands, H2891-H2894 [10MY]

Latin America: allocation of foreign aid, H5900, H5901 [12JY]

Law enforcement: community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5012-H5015 [22JN]

———community policing programs, H4959, H4960, H4968, H5017-H5021 [22JN], E1135 [28JN], E1165 [30JN]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 3375), H5047 [23JN]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H8572-H8578 [2OC], H12031, H12032 [7DE]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, H5902 [12JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H3814 [24MY], H4934-H4957 [22JN], H6711 [20JY], E1144 [29JN], E1163 [30JN], E1186 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, H7608-H7627 [14SE], H7742 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (H. Res. 530), H4929-H4934 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 565), H7143-H7150 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), motion to instruct conferees, H6711 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), permission to file report, H2952 [11MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11675-H11681 [31OC], H11787 [2NO]

Library of Congress: Copyright Office funding, H4933, H4939 [22JN]

———establish Library of Congress Revolving Fund for certain service activities and make cataloging products and services available for purchase (H.R. 4180), H1822 [5AP]

———establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (H.R. 5410), H10015-H10017 [17OC]

LIHEAP: funding, H1618 [30MR], H11457-H11465 [28OC], H12442, H12443, H12500 [15DE], E152 [16FE], E2048 [1NO], E2157 [8DE]

———redistribution of funds to States with the most need, H418 [15FE]

Lincoln, NE: overpass construction funding, H9047 [6OC]

Lolo, MT: Travelers Rest Campsite funding through reductions in economic recovery base programs, H4466 [14JN]

Long Island Railroad: East Side Access Project funding, H3426, H3429 [19MY]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2720-H2726 [9MY]

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge: commercial agricultural lease funding, H4575 [15JN]

LSC: funding, H4969-H4978 [22JN]

———payment of defendant's attorney fees in certain migrant worker cases against farmers, H5130, H5131 [26JN]

Marine Corps: reactivation of Iowa-class battleships to provide naval surface fire support, H3394 [18MY]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5227-H5231 [27JN], H10354 [19OC]

McKinney Wildlife Refuge: Calves Island acquisition funding, H8655 [3OC]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content, H3184 [17MY]

Medicare: contractor management funding, H4214 [12JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H16-H18 [27JA], H79 [31JA], H367 [14FE], H496-H501 [16FE], H579, H580 [1MR], H1000 [15MR], H1127 [21MR], H1303, H1304, H1305, H1333 [23MR], H1945, H1946 [6AP], H2186, H2190-H2200 [12AP], H2257, H2320 [13AP], H2485, H2488-H2501 [3MY], H2619 [8MY], H2974 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H3183, H3184, H3185 [17MY], H3312, H3313, H3401 [18MY], H3620-H3625 [23MY], H3934, H3963 [7JN], H4168 [9JN], H4226 [13JN], H4343, H4345, H4480 [14JN], H4596, H4659-H4670 [19JN], H4679, H4680 [20JN], H4910, H4911, H4916-H4928 [21JN], H5077 [23JN], H5175 [27JN], H5878-H5880 [12JY], H6097-H6102 [17JY], H6566, H6569, H6570, H6573-H6576 [19JY], H7067 [26JY], H7221, H7253-H7259 [6SE], H7284, H7348 [7SE], H7546, H7563 [13SE], H7707-H7715 [18SE], H7875, H7899, H7902-H7916 [20SE], H7936, H7937, H7938, H7939, H7968-H7970, H7983-H7985 [21SE], H8036, H8041-H8047, H8052 [25SE], H8066 [26SE], H8205, H8206, H8281, H8298, H8299 [27SE], H8410, H8411 [28SE], H8629, H8732-H8734 [3OC], H8744, H8796 [4OC], H8894 [5OC], H9454, H9455 [6OC], H9806 [11OC], H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10816, H10882, H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11535, H11595-H11601, H11609 [30OC], H11750, H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11786, H11792, H11803-H11807 [2NO], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E123 [10FE], E279 [9MR], E531 [11AP], E697 [10MY], E722 [15MY], E1179 [30JN], E1485 [14SE], E1613 [27SE], E1673 [4OC], E1779 [13OC], E1866 [19OC], E1882 [23OC], E1910 [25OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, H7507 [13SE], H9642 [11OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H458, H459, H460, H461 [16FE], H1461-H1463 [28MR], E411 [23MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 3482), H3753 [24MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 4607), E951 [9JN]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for prescription drugs, H4293-H4296 [13JN]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (S. 2987), H11513 [29OC]

———reform, H12490, H12495, H12496 [15DE]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (H. Res. 535), H5423-H5426 [28JN], E1182 [30JN]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, H12445, H12485 [15DE]

Miami Beach, FL: Colony Theater Restoration Project funding, H8652 [3OC]

Miami River: dredging project funding, H4344 [14JN]

Michigan: bovine tuberculosis research funding, H1511, H1552 [29MR]

Minnesota: emergency fuel assistance for low-income families and senior citizens, H9 [27JA]

Mississippi River: Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan funding, H5224-H5227, H5248, H5249 [27JN]

———water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (H.R. 4104), H7480-H7482 [12SE]

Missouri: flood buyout and relocation program funding, H4853 [21JN]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H8420, H8423 [28SE], H9666-H9670 [11OC], H10368 [19OC]

Morris, IL: EJ&E Railroad bridge funding, H3426 [19MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H3425, H3428 [19MY], E820 [24MY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), H3056 [16MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, H7404 [12SE], H7600-H7607 [14SE], E1509 [18SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 574), H7599, H7600 [14SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 409), H8078, H8079 [26SE]

———funding, H4854-H4857 [21JN], H10383, H10390 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———transfer of certain Jet Propulsion Laboratory functions, H4846, H4847 [21JN]

———University Research Centers funding, H4848 [21JN]

National Academy of Sciences: genetically-engineered foods study funding, H5538-H5540 [29JN]

National Cancer Institute: establish demonstration project to provide research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure for cancer (H.R. 5419), E1713 [6OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4524-H4538, H4557, H4584 [15JN], H8437-H8440 [28SE], H8646, H8654, H8655, H8657 [3OC], E1121 [26JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: Federal-State Partnership Program funding, H4583 [15JN]

———funding, H4524-H4538, H4557-H4569, H4584 [15JN], E1121 [26JN]

National Eye Institute: funding, H1768 [5AP]

National forests: prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5116), H7938 [21SE]

———Loan Repayment Program funding, H7938 [21SE]

National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (H.R. 834), H3478, H3479 [22MY]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4110), H6735, H6736 [24JY]

National Institute of Nursing Research: funding, E514 [6AP]

National Living Organ Donor Registry: establish (H.R. 5465), E1787 [13OC]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaii Longline Observer Program funding, H5108 [26JN]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H2875-H2877 [10MY], H4479 [14JN], H4500-H4520 [15JN]

National Park Service: funding, H2871, H2872 [10MY]

———land acquisition funding, H4455 [14JN]

———maintenance backlog alleviation funding, H4452 [14JN]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H222 [8FE], H1625 [30MR], H2660 [9MY], H3186, H3188-H3190, H3194-H3197, H3199-H3201 [17MY], H6782 [25JY], H7506, H7568 [13SE], H8628 [3OC], H9641 [11OC], H10812 [25OC], H11528 [30OC], E479 [3AP]

———national missile defense system, H547-H552 [29FE], H3073 [16MY], H3312, H3393, H3395, H3396 [18MY], H3909 [6JN], H3967 [7JN], H4216 [12JN], H5603, H5613 [29JN], H5725 [10JY], H5848, H5850 [12JY], H6535, H6539 [19JY], H7061 [26JY], H7248 [6SE], H7631-H7638 [14SE], H9656, H9657, H9659, H9663 [11OC], E764 [18MY], E1256 [18JY]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (H.R. 2919), H6860-H6864 [25JY], E1379 [27JY]

National Weather Service: funding, E1135 [28JN]

Nebraska: airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

———flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

Nevada: tribute to prescription drug plan for senior citizens, H7219 [6SE]

New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, H3284 [17MY]

———prohibit funding for construction of an additional runway at New Orleans International Airport, H3444-H3448 [19MY]

New York: authorizing appropriations to reimburse State and local law enforcement departments for security-related expenses arising from the new residency of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton (H.R. 3606), E102 [9FE]

———Saw Mill River and Ramapo River flood control projects funding, H5220 [27JN], H8425 [28SE]

New York, NY: mass transit projects funding, H3427 [19MY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7072-H7085 [26JY]

———computational techniques and software tools research funding relative to biomedical and behavioral research, H402, H403 [15FE], E166 [16FE]

———conduct a study on the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine relative to autism, H4308 [13JN]

———funding, H4053, H4064 [8JN], H4231-H4236 [13JN], H4915 [21JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H12073 [11DE]

———report on efforts to enhance competitiveness of biomedical and behavioral research grants, H4237, H4238 [13JN]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, H11313 [26OC]

NIST: fire safety research and technology funding, H5007, H5008 [22JN]

———funding, H12492 [15DE], E1133 [28JN]

———Global Standards Program funding, H5151 [26JN]

NOAA: Coastal Zone Management Fund funding, H11285 [26OC]

———funding, H5106-H5108 [26JN], H12491 [15DE], E1133 [28JN], E1145 [29JN]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (H.R. 4789), E1170 [30JN]

North Carolina: establish a demonstration program to provide modular housing units to homeless senior citizens due to disasters, H5585 [29JN]

NSF: authorize competitive grant awards to public and private schools to hire master teachers, H10617-H10621 [24OC]

———funding, H4618, H4619 [19JN], H4857-H4861 [21JN], H10390 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———increase research and development funding through offsets in Dept. of Energy funding, H406, H408 [15FE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 2412), H9993-H9997 [17OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, H762 [9MR], H962 [14MR], H6624, H6625 [20JY]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS administrative account, H6642-H6645 [20JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: trade agreement compliance staff funding, H5050-H5053 [23JN]

———U.S.-European Union Group on Biotechnology funding relative to agricultural biotechnology products approval process, H5156-H5158 [26JN]

Oklahoma: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H4299 [13JN], H10581-H10606 [24OC], H10813 [25OC], E1362 [27JY], E1905, E1921, E1931 [25OC], E1975, E1998 [28OC]

Oregon: Wilsonville, OR, to Beaverton, OR, commuter rail line funding, H3425 [19MY]

Pasadena, CA: prohibit freeway extension project funding, H3442 [19MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5055-H5071 [23JN]

Paterson, NJ: Transportation Opportunity Center funding, H9027 [6OC]

Peotone, IL: airport construction funding, H3424 [19MY]

Petroleum: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5211, H5269-H5274 [27JN], H8413-H8415, H8420, H8421, H8423 [28SE], E1049 [19JN]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H8773 [4OC], H9548-H9562 [10OC], H9819 [12OC], E1752, E1759, E1766 [12OC], E1777 [13OC]

———improve safety (H.R. 3558), H69 [31JA], H96 [1FE], H612 [1MR], H4172 [9JN], H6564 [19JY], H7843 [19SE], E791 [19MY]

Power resources: fuel cell power system development funding, H4451 [14JN]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding through reductions in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4550-H4555 [15JN]

Princeville, NC: Flood Water Mitigation and Stream Restoration Project funding, H1565 [29MR]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (H.R. 2777), H335 [10FE], H540 [29FE]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, E1785 [13OC], E1807 [17OC], E1989 [28OC]

Railroads: grade crossing matching funds program funding, H3436, H3437 [19MY]

Rapid City, SD: Rocky Mountain Research Station funding, H4466 [14JN]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: increase authorization of appropriations (H.R. 3595), H10519, H10520 [23OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6604 [20JY]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (H.R. 3161), E1246 [14JY]

Retired Educators for Agricultural Programs (organization): funding, H5458 [29JN]

Roads and highways: allocation of traffic safety funding to pedestrian safety features, H3528 [23MY]

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H5222 [27JN], H8424 [28SE], H10357, H10358 [19OC]

Sacramento County, CA: mass transit projects funding, H3426 [19MY]

San Francisco, CA: Bay Area Rapid Transit extension funding to San Francisco International Airport, H3425 [19MY]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (H.R. 4126), E452 [30MR]

Santa Maria Organization of Transportation Helpers, Inc.: wheelchair-lift equipped minibuses funding, H3425 [19MY]

SBA: conduct study on average time required to process loan applications, H1038, H1039 [15MR]

———microentrepreneurs development programs funding, H5159 [26JN]

———Women's Business Centers and National Women's Business Council funding, H4979-H4984 [22JN]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors, H9044 [6OC]

———postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7817-H7825 [19SE], E1571 [22SE]

Science: funding, E1706 [6OC]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1032-H1039 [15MR], E332, E345 [16MR]

———reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), consideration (H. Res. 439), H1030-H1032 [15MR]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization, H12484, H12492 [15DE]

———extend authorization (H.R. 2392), E1655 [3OC], E1664 [4OC], E1699 [6OC]

———extend authorization (H.R. 2392), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 590), H8008-H8018 [25SE]

Snake River: engineering, design, or post-feasibility phase activities funding relative to breaching dams, E1149 [29JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1507 [29MR]

Space policy: importance of space program, H1624 [30MR], H2619 [8MY]

———space station program funding, H1838 [5AP], H4849-H4853, H4881 [21JN]

———space station program management and cost overruns, H7007 [26JY]

SSA: administrative expenses funding, H1571 [29MR]

———funding, H4306 [13JN]

Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition funding, H4509 [15JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize, H5223 [27JN], H8413-H8415, H8420, H8421, H8423 [28SE]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6820-H6823, H6826-H6837 [25JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4867), H6376, H6377 [18JY], H6474 [19JY], E1258 [18JY]

Sudan: National Democratic Alliance funding, H5950 [12JY], H5980, H6006, H6007 [13JY]

Taxation: condition repeal of excise tax on telephone use and other communications services on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H3834 [25MY]

———rates, H6091-H6097 [17JY]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Project funding, H5217 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

———National Corridor Planning and Development Program projects funding, H9016 [6OC]

Tillamook County, OR: railroad reconstruction funding, H5586 [29JN]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, H1320 [23MR], H2243 [13AP]

———prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3451-H3454 [19MY]

———provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (H.R. 3566), E50 [1FE]

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge: commercial agricultural lease funding, H4575 [15JN]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, H4124 [9JN], H4204-H4208 [12JN], E971 [9JN]

U.N.: distibution of condoms to peacekeeping troops, H6368 [18JY]

———payment of U.S. arrearages, H7695 [18SE], H7742 [19SE]

———prohibit funding for any U.S. delegation or special envoy that limit efforts to combat sex trafficking, H5149, H5150 [26JN]

———U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1633 [3AP]

U.N. Development Program: reduce U.S. contributions by the amount spent in Burma, H9584 [10OC]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 655), H11321-H11327 [26OC], H11400 [27OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: restore funding and reduce certain staffing levels, H1818 [5AP]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), H9602-H9607 [10OC], E1917 [25OC]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 632), H10003-H10005 [17OC]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7286-H7294 [7SE], E454 [30MR], E1461 [13SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), consideration (H. Res. 570), H7285, H7286 [7SE]

Veterans: health care, housing, and education programs funding, E536 [11AP]

———health care funding, H19 [27JA], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4750 [20JN], H4906 [21JN], H10383, H10385 [19OC], E1326 [26JY]

———hepatitis C testing and treatment funding, H4618 [19JN]

———increase education benefits, H1335 [23MR]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H5015 [22JN]

———reauthorize, E1367 [27JY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (H.R. 4740), E1100 [23JN], E1150 [29JN]

———firefighters and emergency medical personnel funding, H364 [14FE]

Washington: Puget Sound Transit Program funding, E802 [22MY]

———require hydrostatic testing of oil pipeline from Allen, WA, to Renton, WA, H3450 [19MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 2720), H11824 [3NO]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4132), H5671 [10JY]

Weapons: funding, H3964 [7JN]

Web-Based Education Commission: funding, H1575 [29MR]

West National Heritage Area: authorizing appropriations for the Golden Spike/Crossroads (H.R. 2932), H2357, H2358 [2MY]

Western Michigan University: Environmental Research Institute Kalamazoo River watershed study funding, H10384 [19OC]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9029-H9046 [6OC], E1729 [10OC], E1790 [13OC], E1817 [17OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 357), H356 [14FE], H1725 [4AP]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H7198-H7200 [27JY], H8064, H8070, H8086-H8105 [26SE], H8592 [2OC], H8629 [3OC], H8744, H8746 [4OC], H8814, H8815, H8816 [5OC], E1373, E1376 [27JY], E1409 [6SE], E1630 [28SE], E1634 [29SE], E1664 [4OC], E1684 [5OC], E1716 [6OC]

Workforce Investment Act: youth activities funding, H1570, H1571 [29MR]

Zimbabwe: allocation of foreign aid, H5903 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, S7421 [21JY], S7619-S7624 [26JY]

Agriculture: disaster assistance to apple and potato producers, S7351-S7353, S7357 [20JY]

———disaster assistance to fruit producers, S7357 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S6344 [10JY], S7143-S7145 [18JY], S7174, S7193-S7216, S7218 [19JY], S7303-S7308, S7310-S7349, S7351-S7379, S7387 [20JY], S7437-S7441, S7456 [21JY], S7490 [24JY], S9019, S9029, S9030 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10063-S10065 [6OC], S10147 [10OC], S10518-S10526 [13OC], S10608-S10611 [17OC], S10648, S10669-S10701, S10732 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10334 [12OC], S10614 [17OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10229 [11OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S3937 [15MY]

Agriculture Research Service: New England Plant, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory funding, S7371 [20JY]

———postharvest handling and mechanization research relative to damaged fruit funding, S7370 [20JY]

AID: Cuban Transition Project funding, S10980 [25OC]

———female genital mutilation eradication funding, S5621 [22JN]

———International Rule of Law Program in the People's Republic of China funding, S5621 [22JN]

———polio eradication funding, S10980 [25OC]

Air Force: reimburse New Jersey Forest Fire Service for certain expenses, S6460 [11JY]

Alaska: collapse of fish runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, S7357 [20JY]

———Harding Lake watershed study funding, S8186 [7SE]

Albuquerque, NM: flood control projects funding, S8170 [7SE], S8930 [21SE]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S7095, S7096 [18JY], S10680 [18OC]

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (H.R. 3707), S3270 [2MY]

Amtrak: funding, S1257, S1258, S1262 [8MR], S11868 [15DE]

———restore authority to lease motor vehicles from the GSA, S7337-S7342 [20JY]

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: funding, S9909 [5OC]

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

Armed Forces: coverage of chiropractic health services, S7471 [24JY]

———establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2286-S2290, S2295 [6AP]

———extend food stamp eligibility requirements to members stationed overseas, S5071 [14JN], S5236 [15JN]

———increase TRICARE allowable charges and report on the nonparticipation of physicians in rural States, S5076 [14JN]

———retention of members relative to advancement and salary opportunities, S748 [23FE]

Atlanta, GA: Transportation Improvement Plan implementation, S5192 [15JN]

Auburn University: Satsuma Orange research funding, S7369 [20JY]

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (S. 2680), S4518 [6JN]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (S. 2545), S3918 [11MY]

BATF: expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, S7614 [26JY]

———Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program funding, S7484 [24JY]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, S7596 [26JY]

Bayonne, NJ: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne environmental and infrastructure corrections funding, S5014 [13JN]

Bergen County, NJ: New Bridge Landing protection and preservation funding, S7036 [17JY]

BIA: health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6503-S6505 [12JY]

———protection of Indian programs funding relative to payment of Ramah Navajo Chapter lawsuit settlement, S7088 [18JY]

———trust services programs funding, S7094 [18JY]

BLM: management of wild horses on public lands funding, S6322 [10JY]

———strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, S9905, S9906 [5OC], S10239 [11OC]

Bonneville Power Administration: protect rights and benefits of employees relative to participation in a regional transmission organization, S8182, S8183, S8184 [7SE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: National Training Center leadership development funding, S11865 [15DE]

Breckenridge, MN: flood control projects funding, S8931 [21SE]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (S. 2631), S4461 [25MY]

Brookhaven National Laboratory: National Synchrotron Light Source project funding, S8181 [7SE]

Brunswick, GA: harbor deepening project funding, S8181, S8182 [7SE]

Budget: adjustment of discretionary spending caps on appropriations legislation, S10953 [25OC], S11279 [27OC]

———allocation of funds, S125-S130 [31JA], S317 [3FE], S458-S462, S478, S505-S507 [8FE], S510, S512, S514 [9FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S782-S784 [24FE], S1272-S1274 [8MR], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1625 [23MR], S1696-S1698, S1700, S1702 [27MR], S2031 [3AP], S7502 [25JY], S8359 [12SE]

———balance, S2179-S2190 [5AP], S4290 [23MY], S10960 [25OC]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S2161, S2162 [5AP]

———enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation, S5980-S5984 [28JN], S6226, S6227, S6236-S6242 [30JN], S6462 [11JY], S7100 [18JY]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2087-S2094 [4AP], S2145-S2155 [5AP], S2667, S2678 [13AP]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt, S4943 [12JN], S4984-S4987 [13JN], S5177, S5178, S5189 [15JN]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (S. 2126), S1025 [1MR], S1113 [2MR]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, S2149-S2151 [5AP], S6784 [14JY], S7044 [17JY]

———establish 2-year cycle (S. 92), S655 [22FE]

———foreign policy programs allocations, S2421 [7AP]

———increase the amount for public debt reduction contained in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2190-S2194, S2196 [5AP]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, S2179-S2190 [5AP]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), S8866 [20SE], S8871 [21SE]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), S5580 [21JN], S5710 [22JN], S7117 [18JY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), S8772 [19SE], S8787, S8789 [20SE], S10264 [11OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6781-S6828, S6987-S6989 [14JY], S7002-S7007, S7009, S7012-S7014, S7043-S7055 [17JY], S7084, S7103-S7109 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7218-S7223 [19JY], S7379-S7382 [20JY], S7409-S7416, S7417 [21JY], S7500-S7502, S7536 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7379 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to commit, S6784 [14JY], S7044 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), unanimous-consent agreement, S7043 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, S8494 [13SE], S8624 [15SE]

———revisions to aggregate spending levels, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2674-S2696, S2709 [13AP], S3496 [4MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2665, S2694 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), insert S. Con. Res. 101 language in lieu, S2429 [7AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S1442 [20MR], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1700, S1702 [27MR], S1853-S1855 [29MR], S2030-S2032 [3AP], S2053-S2066, S2069-S2081, S2083-S2097, S2141 [4AP], S2145-S2156, S2159-S2227, S2264-S2267 [5AP], S2270-S2339 [6AP], S2384-S2432 [7AP], S2452, S2454, S2460, S2462 [10AP]

———strike certain provisions on emergency spending designation points of order, S2318, S2322-S2328, S2332 [6AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S317 [3FE], S461 [8FE], S782-S784 [24FE], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1700, S1702 [27MR], S1851-S1853-S1855 [29MR], S2065, S2075 [4AP], S2179-S2190, S2226 [5AP], S2408-S2410, S2421-S2423 [7AP], S2571 [12AP], S6601 [13JY], S7084, S7103, S7112-S7117 [18JY], S7494-S7496, S7504 [25JY], S7607 [26JY], S7817-S7819 [27JY], S8620-S8623 [15SE], S8650 [18SE], S8868-S8870 [20SE], S9918, S9923 [5OC], S10264 [11OC], S10653, S10654 [18OC], S10978, S11018 [25OC], S11045-S11048, S11082, S11098-S11100, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11267-S11269 [27OC], S11858 [15DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), S10543 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 2239), S1414 [9MR]

———Hopi-Western Navajo water development study funding, S9454 [28SE], S10402 [12OC]

Capitol Police: force reductions, S3792 [10MY], S3937 [15MY], S3990, S3991 [16MY]

CCC: emergency assistance funding for sugarcane producers in Hawaii, S7439 [21JY]

Census: importance of decennial census, S2460 [10AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, S5781, S5817 [26JN], S5829, S5872 [27JN], S6208 [30JN]

———childhood asthma prevention programs funding, S6191 [30JN]

———hantavirus prevention programs funding, S6101 [29JN]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Commission: reauthorize (S. 3115), S9270 [26SE]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (H.R. 5388), S11500 [1NO]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (S. 2088), S745 [23FE]

Clinton River: spillway project funding, S8181 [7SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), insert S. 1089 language in lieu, S7757 [27JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1186, S1187 [6MR], S7752-S7757 [27JY]

———funding, S1257, S1258 [8MR], S6230 [30JN]

———maritime patrol aircraft funding, S4096 [17MY]

———replacement of Great Lakes icebreaker Mackinaw (vessel), S1186, S1187 [6MR]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S9397-S9400 [27SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1534), S9544 [28SE], S9598 [2OC]

Colleges and universities: historically black land-grant colleges and universities research and extension science funding, S7373 [20JY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S2655-S2660 [13AP], S4182-S4184 [18MY], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527, S5537-S5539, S5542-S5547 [21JN], S5618-S5620 [22JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

———certification of U.S. support for the Colombian Government, military, and rule of law relative to assistance, S5509 [21JN]

———condition aid on U.S. public support of anti-drug efforts, S5446, S5447 [20JN]

Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish (S. 2306), S1817-S1822 [28MR]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC], S11120 [26OC]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, S6218 [30JN]

———tribute to Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies staff, S7102 [18JY]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to Members and staff for efforts on Trade and Development Act, S3787 [10MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S10886 [23OC], S10899-S10901 [24OC]

———legislative process, S7612-S7614 [26JY], S9406-S9414, S9418-S9440 [28SE], S10042, S10043, S10045 [6OC], S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10294-S10296 [12OC], S10613 [17OC], S10756-S10758, S10761-S10763, S10767-S10769 [19OC], S10977 [25OC], S11098-S11101 [26OC], S11297-S11300 [28OC], S11350, S11358 [30OC], S11395-S11401, S11436 [31OC], S11506 [2NO], S11544 [14NO], S11682 [7DE], S11876 [15DE]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, S7438 [21JY]

Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 84), S11 [24JA], S11465 [1NO]

———making (H.J. Res. 109), S9406-S9440 [28SE]

———making (H.J. Res. 109), unanimous-consent agreement, S9247 [26SE]

———making (H.J. Res. 110), S9773 [3OC], S9827-S9835 [4OC], S9876 [5OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 110), unanimous-consent agreement, S9824, S9842 [4OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 111), unanimous-consent agreement, S10334 [12OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 114), S10767-S10769, S10776 [19OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 114), unanimous-consent agreement, S10770 [19OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 115), S10986 [25OC], S11120 [26OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 115), unanimous-consent agreement, S10954 [25OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 116), S11098 [26OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 117), S11206 [27OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 118), S11305 [28OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 119), S11344 [29OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 120), S11378 [30OC]

———making (H.J. Res. 122), unanimous-consent agreement, S11465 [1NO]

———making (H.J. Res. 123), S11504 [2NO]

———making (H.J. Res. 125), S11515 [14NO]

———making (H.J. Res. 126), S11550-S11552 [5DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 127), unanimous-consent agreement, S11729 [7DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 128), S11751 [8DE]

———making (H.J. Res. 133), S11829 [15DE]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses, S6248 [30JN]

———provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S8732-S8734 [19SE]

Corps of Engineers: hopper dredge fleet emergency response capability, S8932 [21SE]

———independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

———Kill van Kull dredging project funding, S8184 [7SE]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (S. 2309), S1823 [28MR]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 2908), S7477 [24JY]

Courts: establish a Federal drug court program (S. 3191), S10415 [12OC]

Craig, AK: monetary compensation in lieu of land conveyance, S7093 [18JY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders, S11530 [14NO]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S1368, S1376-S1378 [9MR], S1447 [20MR], S1783 [28MR], S2450 [10AP], S2483-S2485 [11AP], S2679-S2681, S2683 [13AP], S2890, S2891 [26AP], S2955 [27AP], S3861 [11MY], S3953-S3955 [15MY], S4184 [18MY], S4510-S4514, S4521-S4523 [6JN], S4938 [12JN], S5020 [13JN], S5101 [14JN], S5231 [15JN], S5316 [19JN], S7757 [27JY], S8267-S8271, S8287 [8SE], S9336 [27SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2290-S2294, S2304-S2313, S2320, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2486 [11AP], S2694, S2706 [13AP], S3963, S3981-S4003 [16MY], S4037-S4071, S4096 [17MY], S4455 [25MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (S. Res. 276), S1475-S1480, S1529-S1531 [21MR]

Crookston, MN: Red Lake River flood control project funding, S8185 [7SE]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, S10521 [13OC]

———lift trade embargo, S10521 [13OC]

Customs Service: Automated Commercial System funding, S7368 [20JY], S7593 [26JY]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S5542 [21JN], S6465 [11JY], S7439 [21JY], S7459 [24JY]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, S8177 [7SE], S8277, S8278 [8SE]

Denver, CO: Interstate-25 ramps project funding, S5191 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: disaster assistance to watermelon farmers, S10679 [18OC]

———disease-carrying pests infestation prevention programs funding, S10679, S10680 [18OC]

———Economic Research Service study on the decline in food stamp program participation, S7334-S7337 [20JY]

———emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7342-S7349 [20JY]

———Emergency Watershed Program funding, S7346-S7349 [20JY]

———Graduate School's status relative to Federal contracts, S7377 [20JY]

———Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration funding, S7325-S7328 [20JY]

———Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems grants eligibility, S10681 [18OC]

———Native Americans rural development programs funding, S7374 [20JY]

———Red River Trade Council Agriculture Diversity Project funding, S7373 [20JY]

———Rural Community Assistance Program funding, S10681 [18OC]

———Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funding, S10679 [18OC]

———Satsuma orange frost research funding, S10698 [18OC]

———use of Food Stamp Program funds to purchase bison meat for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, S7439 [21JY]

Dept. of Commerce: Office of Space Commercialization funding (H.R. 2607), S10555, S10556 [13OC]

Dept. of Defense: Abrams-Crusader Common Engine Program funding, S7740 [27JY]

———adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers, S6457-S6460 [11JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), S8814 [20SE], S9245 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10272 [11OC], S10334-S10394 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10229 [11OC], S10299 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4444-S4446 [25MY], S4525-S4555 [6JN], S4607-S4635, S4637-S4661 [7JN], S4721-S4809, S4812, S4813 [8JN], S4949, S4950 [12JN], S5059, S5060, S5063-S5067, S5071-S5083 [14JN], S5298-S5304 [16JN], S5325 [19JN], S5389-S5443 [20JN], S5481, S5547, S5548 [21JN], S5649, S5650, S5657, S5658 [22JN], S6225, S6287-S6291, S6297 [30JN], S6340, S6341 [10JY], S6448-S6461 [11JY], S6497, S6498, S6536, S6538-S6567 [12JY], S6591-S6598, S6670 [13JY], S6832-S6834 [14JY], S7223 [19JY], S7471 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), unanimous-consent agreement, S5070 [14JN], S5325 [19JN], S6297 [30JN], S6445 [11JY], S6566 [12JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), unanimous-consent request, S4497, S4498 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), vitiation of certain adopted amendments, S6297 [30JN]

———cancel operational support aircraft leasing authority, S4999-S5007 [13JN]

———clarify exception for outsourcing of certain civilian functions to Native American contractors, S5019 [13JN]

———classified activities funding, S5612 [22JN]

———Configuration Management Information System funding, S5012 [13JN]

———Crusader Field Artillery System funding, S7739 [27JY]

———Defense Health Program funding, S5012, S5013 [13JN]

———Defense Health Program projects funding, S7741 [27JY]

———deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (S. 2397), S2588-S2590 [12AP]

———development of network centric warfare information technologies, S5441-S5443 [20JN], S10382 [12OC]

———direct funding of unused and underutilized plant-capacity costs at U.S. arsenals, S5081 [14JN]

———Discoverer II space-based radar program funding, S7223 [19JY]

———education programs funding through reductions in defense procurement programs, S4994-S4996, S4998, S5009 [13JN]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S4983, S4984 [13JN]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development funding, S367 [7FE], S7742 [27JY]

———funding, S2321, S2323 [6AP]

———Health Care Management Demonstration Program funding, S4949 [12JN]

———increase cooperation with Cuba on drug interdiction efforts, S5533 [21JN]

———Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasure Program funding, S7741 [27JY]

———LPD-17 amphibious ships procurement funding, S5011, S5012, S5014 [13JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6225, S6243 [30JN], S6462, S6463, S6465 [11JY], S7441 [21JY], S7459 [24JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), insert S. 2521 language in lieu, S4168 [18MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3662-S3665 [9MY], S3852 [10MY], S3880-S3882, S3887-S3893, S3899, S3900, S3906 [11MY], S3940 [15MY], S3974, S3981, S3982-S4003 [16MY], S4031, S4037-S4096 [17MY], S4122-S4170 [18MY], S4455 [25MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent agreement, S3862 [11MY], S4065 [17MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent request, S4063 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4810-S4812 [8JN], S4915-S4920, S4928 [9JN], S4946-S4950 [12JN], S4980-S5020 [13JN], S5087 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, S7732-S7744 [27JY], S10072 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7630 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), unanimous-consent agreement, S4809 [8JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2593), S5231 [15JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2593), indefinitely postponed, S5154 [14JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2593), unanimous-consent request, S4498 [25MY]

———Manufacturing Technical Assistance Pilot Program funding, S7740 [27JY]

———matching of disbursements to particular obligations, S4811 [8JN], S4915, S4916 [9JN]

———Merchant Marines training funding, S7741 [27JY]

———Naval Undersea Warfare Center and Bryant College Executive MBA Program funding, S11881, S11882 [15DE]

———Peer-Reviewed Alcoholism Research Program funding, S7741 [27JY]

———policy and guidelines on personnel activities in Colombia relative to anti-drug efforts, S5613, S5614 [22JN]

———proposed international sales of AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopters and Stinger missiles, S7739, S7740 [27JY]

———provide grants for the maintenance, repair, and renovation of schools serving children of military personnel and employees, S6551 [12JY]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S7732-S7738 [27JY]

———refine and advance Federal acquisition regulations relative to the Cost Accounting Standards Board, solutions-based contracting, procurement of information technology services, and service contract payments, S5074 [14JN]

———require report on C-212 STOL fixed wing aircraft, S5011 [13JN]

———require report on the C-5 aircraft spare and repair parts program, S4748, S4749 [8JN], S5010, S5011 [13JN]

———require study on alternative methods for disposal of munitions at Army depots, S5014 [13JN]

———require testing of high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles and trailers prior to purchase, S4997 [13JN]

———require that reports on the transfer of militarily sensitive technology to certain countries include updates on previous Inspector General recommendations, S6450 [11JY]

———shift in deployment strategy and tactics from Europe to Asia, S5017 [13JN]

———Sustainable Green Manufacturing Initiative funding, S5012 [13JN]

———Synthetic Aperture Radar facility funding, S7739 [27JY]

———U-2 aircraft production line analysis funding, S5008 [13JN]

———unmanned combat vehicle initiative funding, S6829 [14JY]

Dept. of Education: Advanced Placement Incentive Program funding, S6210, S6211 [30JN]

———allegations of fiscal mismanagement, S3656 [9MY]

———Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) funding, S5961-S5963, S5978 [28JN]

———Interagency Education Research Initiative funding, S6001 [28JN], S6047, S6048 [29JN]

———Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program funding, S6212 [30JN]

———National Early Literacy Screening Initiative funding, S5652 [22JN]

———Smaller Learning Communities Program funding, S6211 [30JN]

———technology and media services funding, S6195, S6196 [30JN]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of Energy: black liquor gasification program funding, S7094 [18JY]

———Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7037, S7038, S7042, S7043 [17JY], S9798, S9799 [4OC]

———electro-catalytic oxidation technology funding, S7041, S7042 [17JY]

———Fernald Environmental Management Project funding, S8182 [7SE]

———Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle System funding for the Ion Transport Membranes Oxygen Project, S6567 [12JY]

———interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Goshute Indian reservation lands, S8566 [14SE]

———nanoscale science and engineering research and development funding (S. 3278), S11790 [14DE]

———National Energy Technology Laboratory computational services funding, S6501 [12JY]

———National Ignition Facility funding, S8033 [5SE], S8164-S8167 [7SE], S8277 [8SE], S9454, S9455 [28SE], S9574 [2OC], S10765 [19OC]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (S. 2336), S1994 [30MR]

———Office of Science funding, S11562 [5DE]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6319-S6322 [10JY]

———renewable energy research and development funding, S7986, S7987 [5SE], S8185 [7SE], S8282 [8SE]

———research funding, S8186 [7SE]

———Small Wind Turbine Project funding, S10763 [19OC]

———University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (S. 3282), S11922 [15DE]

———use of laboratory directed research and development in national laboratories, S9454 [28SE]

Dept. of HHS: Centers for Independent Living funding, S6210 [30JN]

———Huntington's Disease research funding, S6205 [30JN]

———Medicare Integrity Program funding, S6204, S6205 [30JN]

———mental health research programs funding, S6217 [30JN]

———ocular albinism research funding, S6206 [30JN]

———Office of Civil Rights funding, S6196 [30JN]

———senior citizen outreach and professional services funding, S6205 [30JN]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S5823-S5829, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

———suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding, S5971-S5977 [28JN]

———University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Child Health Institute funding, S6208 [30JN]

Dept. of HUD: clarify authority of Gun Buyback Program relative to the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act, S8753 [19SE]

———housing programs funding, S10313 [12OC], S10763 [19OC]

———Lead Abatement Program funding, S10761 [19OC]

Dept. of Justice: drug prosecution and incarceration funding for county and local governments along the U.S.-Mexico border, S6670 [13JY]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), S11181 [26OC]

Dept. of Labor: displaced coal worker relief funding, S6207 [30JN]

———job training programs funding, S6209 [30JN]

———Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants Program funding, S6210 [30JN]

———workforce investment programs funding, S5963-S5971, S5979 [28JN]

Dept. of State: nonproliferation and anti-terrorism programs funding, S5539-S5542 [21JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11506 [2NO]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

———dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S8186 [7SE]

———fossil energy research and development program funding, S9914 [5OC]

———weatherization assistance grants funding, S7014-S7016 [17JY], S7086 [18JY]

———weatherization assistance grants funding (S. 2429), S2737 [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6302-S6323, S6328 [10JY], S6498-S6538 [12JY], S6671 [13JY], S7007-S7009, S7014-S7043 [17JY], S7083, S7085-S7103, S7151 [18JY], S7279 [19JY], S7536, S7537 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9683 [3OC], S9796-S9821, S9842, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9879, S9896-S9898, S9900-S9917, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10239 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9883 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), unanimous-consent agreement, S6444 [11JY], S6537 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8731-S8748 [19SE], S8788-S8800 [20SE], S10705 [18OC], S11868 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7484 [24JY], S7591-S7619, S7629 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7468 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent request, S7468 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (S. 2487), S3193 [1MY], S9551, S9552 [28SE], S9600 [2OC]

———Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, S10150 [10OC]

———distribution of funding for buses and bus facilites in Michigan, S5190, S5191 [15JN]

———require written agreement limiting Federal contribution to the Boston, MA, Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel project, S5183 [15JN]

———review certain airline customer service practices and make recommendations for reform, S5179 [15JN]

———Small Communities Air Service Development Pilot Program funding, S5185, S5186 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S4498 [25MY], S5058 [13JN], S5088-S5099 [14JN], S5166-S5186, S5188-S5215 [15JN], S5306 [16JN], S5357 [19JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10042, S10043, S10044, S10048-S10050, S10052-S10059 [6OC], S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10485 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10042 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), unanimous-consent agreement, S5154 [14JN], S5172 [15JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), S10038, S10040 [6OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), indefinitely postponed, S5280 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Rehabilitation Research Office programs and demonstration projects funding, S10310, S10311 [12OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11100 [26OC], S11223, S11225, S11230-S11241, S11244, S11279, S11283-S11286, S11293 [27OC], S11307 [28OC], S11329 [29OC], S11417 [31OC], S11865 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), S9257 [26SE], S10149 [10OC], S10217 [11OC], S10401 [12OC], S10652 [18OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5588-S5609, S5628-S5648, S5652 [22JN], S5713-S5722, S5725-S5730 [23JN], S5781-S5787, S5817, S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5823-S5873 [27JN], S5941-S5994, S6000-S6003 [28JN], S6047, S6103, S6107 [29JN], S6186-S6224 [30JN], S6343 [10JY], S10613 [17OC], S11297, S11298 [28OC], S11350, S11358, S11359 [30OC], S11401, S11436 [31OC], S11466, S11481-S11487 [1NO], S11515 [14NO], S11549, S11554 [5DE], S11747-S11749 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11808, S11809, S11816-S11821, S11855-S11885 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), S11885, S11886 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), insert S. 2553 language in lieu, S5588 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), unanimous-consent agreement, S5989 [28JN], S6084 [29JN], S6397 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1650), S4588 [6JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2553), S6463 [11JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2553), indefinitely postponed, S6293 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10275-S10333 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10751-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10753 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Disasters: congressional support for disaster assistance, S7357 [20JY]

———limit emergency home repair assistance, S10019 [5OC]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (S. 2026), S288-S290 [2FE]

———HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, S5604, S5613 [22JN]

———increased support and funding to combat diabetes, S1976 [30MR], S2935 [26AP]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, S11871 [15DE]

———neurofibromatosis research funding, S3827 [10MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11230-S11241, S11279, S11283-S11286 [27OC], S11307 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5633), unanimous-consent agreement, S11544 [14NO]

———making appropriations (S. 3041), S9397 [27SE]

———making appropriations (S. 3041), unanimous-consent agreement, S9397 [27SE]

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5511-S5515, S5525-S5527 [21JN]

———combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, S5625 [22JN]

———Federal law enforcement agencies funding to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S5533 [21JN]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (S. 2527), S3735 [9MY]

———use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5487-S5508 [21JN]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10737-S10740 [18OC]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies, S11078-S11080 [26OC], S11483 [1NO]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (S. 2159), S1119 [2MR]

———early learning and parent support programs funding, S2405 [7AP]

———funding, S2159-S2161, S2163-S2178, S2194-S2196 [5AP], S2335, S2336, S2337 [6AP], S6628-S6631 [13JY], S11481-S11485 [1NO], S11816, S11875 [15DE]

———Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers, S5944-S5948 [28JN]

———increase number of qualified early child care professionals through student loan forgiveness program funding, S5958-S5960 [28JN]

———national policy to improve system, S5604 [22JN]

———Pell Grant Program funding, S1072, S1073, S1098, S1099 [2MR], S2391-S2393 [7AP]

———Perkins Loan Cancellation Program funding, S6102 [29JN]

———provide for rural education assistance (S. 2121), S935 [29FE]

———reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2222-S2225 [5AP], S2296-S2305, S2336 [6AP]

———reductions in school class size, S1014-S1018 [1MR], S3481-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3571 [8MY], S5858-S5861, S5863 [27JN]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S1055 [2MR], S2451 [10AP], S3318 [3MY], S11104 [26OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (S. 2124), S950 [29FE]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S3650, S3651 [9MY]

———Title I programs for disadvantaged children funding, S2411, S2412 [7AP]

———use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S1588 [22MR], S10749 [19OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3286-S3292 [3MY], S8816 [20SE]

El Reno, OK: Fort Reno Agriculture Research Station funding, S7369 [20JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3283, S3311 [3MY], S3633-S3635, S3641, S3644, S3649 [9MY]

———Comprehensive School Reform Program funding, S6207 [30JN]

———consider State fiscal commitment and equitable distribution of funds in the allocation of Title I funding, S3584-S3591 [8MY], S3676 [9MY]

———Education Finance Incentive Grant Program funding, S6220 [30JN]

———funding, S2390 [7AP]

———portability demonstration program to allow school systems to use Title I funding to provide school choice or allow tutorial assistance, S3288-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3484 [4MY]

———reauthorize, S10169 [11OC]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), S1505, S1512-S1516 [21MR], S1589 [22MR]

———Technology Literacy Challenge Fund funding, S5955-S5957, S5978 [28JN]

———Title I grants funding, S5842, S5845-S5850, S5861, S5862 [27JN], S5986-S5990, S5993, S6002 [28JN]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10754-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S6567 [12JY], S7418, S7419, S7424, S7425 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7523-S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7744, S7764-S7766, S7782, S7786 [27JY], S7985-S7991, S8031-S8034 [5SE], S8069-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8163-S8187 [7SE], S8256, S8277-S8283 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9453-S9455 [28SE], S9567-S9569, S9572-S9577 [2OC], S9692 [3OC], S10037 [6OC], S10402 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7523 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY], S7985 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent request, S7522 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9379 [27SE], S9825-S9827, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9892 [5OC], S10836, S10837 [19OC]

———extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent request, S9824 [4OC]

EPA: Centredale Manor Restoration Project, North Providence, RI, funding, S10311 [12OC]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, S10311, S10312 [12OC], S10760, S10761, S10765 [19OC]

———Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program implementation, S10312, S10313 [12OC]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10296-S10302, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———Great Lakes Program toxic contaminants monitoring funding, S10311 [12OC]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (S.J. Res. 50), S7076 [17JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, S6233, S6236, S6243 [30JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S8901-S8907, S8931 [21SE], S9142-S9147, S9150 [25SE], S11407, S11408 [31OC]

———restoration plan adaptive assessment and monitoring, S8931 [21SE]

———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8916-S8929 [21SE]

———restoration plan (S. 2797), S5900-S5905 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S10241 [11OC]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, S1259 [8MR]

———condition any grants made to the Los Angeles International Airport on completion of investigation into diversion of airport revenues, S5188 [15JN]

———Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation funding (H.R. 2607), S10555, S10556 [13OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), S1225, S1226 [7MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1247-S1267, S1269, S1294, S1300 [8MR], S1504, S1506 [21MR], S1587 [22MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), permission to file conference report, S1153 [2MR]

———require reporting of specific reasons for flight delays or cancellations, S1264 [8MR]

———Wide Area Augmentation System funding, S5190 [15JN]

FBI: jewelry and gem crime prevention programs funding, S11230 [27OC]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations, S11233 [27OC]

———authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers, S11239 [27OC]

FDA: adverse event monitoring system for dietary supplements funding, S7371 [20JY]

———food safety initiative activities funding, S7368, S7375 [20JY]

———Office of Generic Drugs funding, S7376 [20JY]

Federal employees: staffing levels, S11052 [26OC], S11322 [29OC]

FEMA: role in wetland permit programs, S10310 [12OC]

Financial institutions: withhold U.S. contributions to international financial institutions until certain reforms are implemented and certified, S5485 [21JN]

Firearms: gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403-S2406 [7AP]

———protect right to keep and bear arms, S4051, S4060 [17MY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S7438 [21JY]

Florida: citrus grower disaster assistance funding, S7354 [20JY]

———nursery stock grower disaster assistance funding, S7353 [20JY]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for security assistance (S. 2901), S8241 [7SE]

———education and anti-corruption programs funding for certain countries, S5486 [21JN]

———international family planning programs funding (S. 2380), S2351 [6AP]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1305 [8MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), S7121-S7142 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, S10972-S10974, S10976, S10978-S10984 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10966 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5443-S5449, S5477 [20JN], S5479, S5482-S5547, S5551, S5565 [21JN], S5587, S5609-S5628 [22JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), indefinitely postponed, S7142 [18JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), motion to proceed, S4170-S4184 [18MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), unanimous-consent agreement, S5533 [21JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), unanimous-consent request, S4170 [18MY]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S5524 [21JN], S7812 [27JY], S9184 [25SE]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S3037-S3039 [27AP]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3471 [4MY], S3788-S3827, S3853 [10MY], S3858-S3880 [11MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report—motion to proceed, S3787 [10MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3661, S3662 [9MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), S3928 [11MY]

———bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S10650-S10652 [18OC]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S5611, S5612, S5623, S5626 [22JN], S11874 [15DE]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (S. 2382), S3858 [11MY]

———export controls on certain high-performance computers, S4980-S4982 [13JN]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S6506-S6514, S6537 [12JY], S7151 [18JY]

———Red Mountain Project funding, S7095 [18JY]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7024-S7027, S7028, S7029, S7039-S7041 [17JY], S7086, S7087 [18JY]

Fort Berthold Reservation: Four Bears Bridge funding, S5306, S5307 [16JN]

Fort Leavenworth, KS: Command & General Staff College replacement instructional facility funding, S4661 [7JN]

Fort Stewart, GA: buildings and facilities construction funding, S5333, S5334 [19JN]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 1687), S10159 [10OC]

———investigation of grocery store product slotting fees, S11231 [27OC]

Geological Survey: Hazard Support System program funding, S10073 [6OC]

Government: gathering of statistics relative to family structure and function, S6206 [30JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6225-S6243 [30JN], S6462, S6463, S6465 [11JY], S6670 [13JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), S1373, S1376 [9MR], S1687-S1691 [23MR], S4171 [18MY]

Great Lakes: fish and wildlife restoration projects funding, S7093 [18JY]

Great Smokey Mountains National Park: management funding, S7007-S7009, S7015 [17JY]

Greenspan, Alan: statements on economic growth and inflation, S1194 [7MR]

Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS, S7094 [18JY]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, S6197 [30JN]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S150-S152 [31JA], S9447, S9448 [28SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), unanimous-consent request, S9446 [28SE]

———fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]

———memory process, disorders, and loss research funding, S11782 [14DE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's-S6093 [29JN]

Homeless: substance abuse prevention and treatment services funding, S6188 [30JN]

Housing: Federal housing production programs funding, S10306, S10308 [12OC]

———provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S10763 [19OC]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S4169 [18MY]

———disaster assistance to North Carolina, S5015 [13JN], S7300 [19JY], S8623 [15SE]

Idaho: increase appropriations for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project (H.R. 3577), S10528 [13OC]

———Land and Water Conservation Fund projects funding, S7038, S7039 [17JY]

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: Subsurface Geoscience Laboratory funding, S6290 [30JN]

Idaho State University: food irradiation effects on shelf life research funding, S7371 [20JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 2526), S3697-S3735 [9MY]

Indian Health Service: diabetes treatment, prevention, and research funding through reductions in the National Endowment for the Arts, S6528-S6530, S6537 [12JY], S6671 [13JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2341), S9259 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2355), S2116 [4AP]

———funding, S714, S720 [23FE], S899-S919 [29FE], S1371 [9MR], S2329, S2331 [6AP], S2396-S2400 [7AP], S5984-S5986, S5990-S5994, S6002 [28JN], S6099-S6101 [29JN], S6187 [30JN], S7084, S7085 [18JY]

Insurance: establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (S. 2819), S6132-S6134 [29JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), S9583-S9595 [2OC], S10333, S10334 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), insert S. 2507 language in lieu, S9583 [2OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), S11649-S11651 [6DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), S5103 [14JN], S7426 [21JY], S9577-S9595 [2OC], S9684 [3OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), star print, S3955 [15MY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), unanimous-consent request, S7469 [24JY]

Inter-American Foundation: funding relative to completion of GAO civil and criminal investigations, S5537 [21JN]

International Conference on the Balkans: convene, S4136 [18MY]

Jackson State University: multimodal transportation research programs funding, S5190 [15JN]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, S10761 [19OC]

Johns Hopkins University: Protection Project funding, S10217 [11OC]

Kake, AK: dam replacement project funding, S8185 [7SE]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S1687-S1691 [23MR]

———make disbursal of funds for military operations contingent upon the fulfillment of allied burden sharing agreements, S1373-S1376 [9MR]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, S10988 [25OC]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, S6232 [30JN]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S3662-S3665 [9MY], S3887-S3893, S3899, S3900, S3906 [11MY], S4044, S4063, S4064, S4072-S4096 [17MY], S4122-S4164 [18MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, S9808-S9813 [4OC]

Law enforcement: community policing programs funding, S11529 [14NO]

———establish national integrated ballistics information network, S7615 [26JY]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11645-S11648 [6DE]

———provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase firearms (S. 3192), S10416 [12OC]

Legislation: status, S6598-S6600 [13JY], S9132-S9142 [25SE], S9879 [5OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4343-S4351, S4353 [24MY], S4405, S4406 [25MY]

———eliminate cost-of-living adjustments for certain legislative branch workers, S3823 [10MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057-S7065 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8731-S8748 [19SE], S8788-S8800 [20SE], S10333 [12OC], S10705 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S8723 [19SE], S10210, S10229 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), unanimous-consent agreement, S6812 [14JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S3792, S3823 [10MY], S3990, S3991 [16MY], S4341-S4358 [24MY], S4405-S4407 [25MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), unanimous-consent agreement, S4335 [23MY], S4358 [24MY]

Library of Congress: establish Library of Congress Revolving Fund for certain service activities and make cataloging products and services available for purchase (S. 2286), S1678 [23MR]

———establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (H.R. 5410), S11436 [31OC]

———extend Federal health and retirement benefits to day care center employees, S4358 [24MY]

Libya: continue multilateral sanctions for failure to renounce terrorism as state policy, S1691 [23MR]

LIHEAP: funding, S2225 [5AP], S5603 [22JN], S6209, S6210, S6217 [30JN], S8879 [21SE], S11809, S11819, S11872, S11880 [15DE]

Louisiana: Ten and Fifteen Mile Bayou flood control project funding, S11406 [31OC]

Louisiana Tech University: Dept. of Professional Aviation physical infrastructure expansion funding, S1262 [8MR]

Lyons, James: revocation of certain authorities as Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources, S11115 [26OC]

Maine: Forest Legacy Program and Forest Service land acquisition funding, S7042 [17JY]

Marine Corps: bayonets funding, S7740 [27JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S132-S134 [31JA], S657 [22FE], S705-S709 [23FE], S837 [28FE], S1188-S1191 [6MR], S1659 [23MR], S1698 [27MR], S1851-S1853 [29MR], S1947 [30MR], S2030 [3AP], S2059, S2063, S2084 [4AP], S2324 [6AP], S2390, S2427 [7AP], S2571 [12AP], S2675, S2676, S2681, S2683, S2688, S2689 [13AP], S2891, S2893 [26AP], S2958 [27AP], S4171 [18MY], S4513 [6JN], S4974-S4978 [13JN], S5609, S5636-S5641, S5643, S5645, S5646 [22JN], S5721, S5726, S5731 [23JN], S5779, S5786 [26JN], S6442, S6446 [11JY], S6632-S6636, S6643 [13JY], S6796 [14JY], S7050 [17JY], S7085 [18JY], S7962, S7980 [5SE], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S8160 [7SE], S8245-S8250, S8272-S8274 [8SE], S8536-S8538, S8569, S8600-S8604 [14SE], S8629, S8630 [15SE], S8748-S8750 [19SE], S8773-S8776, S8780-S8789 [20SE], S9127 [25SE], S9334, S9335 [27SE], S9415-S9418, S9422 [28SE], S9565 [2OC], S9835-S9838 [4OC], S9923, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10667-S10669 [18OC], S10960-S10962, S10968 [25OC], S11065 [26OC], S11531 [14NO], S11564 [5DE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (S. 2541), S3839-S3850 [10MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, S10383 [12OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1480), S7, S8 [24JA], S124, S125 [31JA], S315 [3FE], S656 [22FE], S751-S753 [23FE], S787 [24FE], S1042 [1MR], S1162-S1164 [6MR], S1203 [7MR], S1267 [8MR], S1482 [21MR], S2032-S2034 [3AP], S3694 [9MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1535), S104 [26JA], S5879 [27JN], S6253 [30JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2758), S5465-S5467 [20JN], S5719 [23JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2836), S8091-S8093 [6SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3016), S8198-S8204 [7SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3017), S8204 [7SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3107), S9254 [26SE], S9357 [27SE]

———Disproportionate Share Hospital Program funding, S6216 [30JN]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2319), S1899-S1901 [29MR], S2650-S2653 [13AP]

———graduate medical education payments, S6208 [30JN]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, S6984 [14JY], S7784-S7786 [27JY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, S11225 [27OC], S11821 [15DE]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (S. 1074), S9889, S9890 [5OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, S6797 [14JY]

Michigan: Houghton Lake water management study funding, S8181 [7SE]

———national parks operations funding, S7093, S7094 [18JY]

Minnesota: Camp Ripley Combined Support Maintenance Shop and Army National Guard Training and Community Center funding, S4169 [18MY]

———national forests funding, S9908 [5OC]

Mississippi River: Delta Regional Authority funding, S8183 [7SE]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7418, S7419 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7525, S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7782, S7786, S7823 [27JY], S8075-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8173-S8175, S8177 [7SE], S9573-S9576 [2OC], S10037 [6OC], S10765 [19OC]

Montana: continue food stamp program standard utility allowance waiver, S7371, S7372 [20JY]

———designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (S. 2238), S1413 [9MR]

———Federal Highway Administration's Intelligent Transportation Systems programs funding, S10054 [6OC]

———sugar beet growers disaster assistance funding, S10247 [11OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, S10550, S10551 [13OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 409), S10551 [13OC]

———encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (S. 2316), S1897 [29MR]

National Boll Weevil Eradication Program: funding, S7355 [20JY]

National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance: funding, S8746 [19SE]

National Endowment for Democracy: funding, S9257 [26SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: allocation of funding to South Dakota, S6671 [13JY]

———funding, S7101 [18JY]

National Guard: funding, S4753, S4754 [8JN]

———Youth ChalleNGe Program funding, S6564, S6565 [12JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: New Car Assessment Program use of various sizes of dummies in crash tests, S5190 [15JN]

National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (H.R. 834), S2795 [13AP]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4110), S10843 [19OC]

National Marine Fisheries Service: funding, S668-S670 [22FE]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S1738 [27MR], S9778-S9780 [3OC], S11072 [26OC]

———national missile defense system, S5 [24JA], S788 [24FE], S2138-S2141 [4AP], S3013 [27AP], S4399-S4402 [25MY], S4722-S4728 [8JN], S4918 [9JN], S5587 [22JN], S6109 [29JN], S6834-S6836 [14JY], S8191 [7SE], S10129 [10OC]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 4), S7466 [24JY]

———require operationally realistic testing of any national missile defense system against countermeasures, S6549, S6550, S6554-S6563 [12JY], S6591-S6593 [13JY]

National Women's Business Council: funding (S. 2243), S1416 [9MR]

Native Americans: American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program funding, S6199 [30JN]

———authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (S. 2052), S614 [10FE]

Navy: ship depot maintenance funding, S4164 [18MY]

Nevada: National Guard Counterdrug Reconnaissance and Interdiction Detachment Unit funding, S7742 [27JY]

New Mexico: provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on National Forest System and other public lands, S7095, S7096 [18JY]

New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, S5013 [13JN]

New York Historical Society: funding, S6213 [30JN]

NIH: biomedical research funding (S. Res. 253), S383 [7FE], S488 [8FE]

———funding, S2401, S2402 [7AP], S2689, S2694 [13AP], S5719-S5721 [23JN], S6002 [28JN], S11817 [15DE]

———reauthorize women's health research award programs (S. 3215), S10719 [18OC]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, S11307 [28OC]

NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service processing of jeopardy reviews under the Endangered Species Act, S668-S670 [22FE]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (S. 2777), S5680 [22JN]

North Carolina: stream gauges and monitoring equipment funding, S7041 [17JY]

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (S. 2016), S152 [31JA]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 2412), S2629 [12AP], S9768, S9769 [3OC], S9865 [4OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S8746 [19SE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (S. 1536), S9689 [3OC]

———National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S6002 [28JN], S11028-S11041, S11055, S11056, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

———reauthorize, S5318-S5320 [19JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 782), S11028-S11041, S11055-S11064, S11088-S11097 [26OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 782), unanimous-consent request, S11028 [26OC]

———require the Dept. of Labor to assess accountability of grantees, S11037-S11041, S11055-S11064, S11091-S11095 [26OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11028-S11041, S11056-S11064, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5591-S5603, S5606-S5609, S5629-S5636, S5640-S5646 [22JN]

Paterson, NJ: Great Falls Historic District construction projects funding, S9906, S9907 [5OC]

Peace Corps: funding, S5530 [21JN], S5627 [22JN]

Petroleum: rulemaking relative to valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes, S9379 [27SE]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2409), S2621-S2624 [12AP]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S2714, S2757 [13AP], S8225-S8241 [7SE], S9230-S9232, S9255 [26SE], S10237 [11OC], S10894 [23OC]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

———improve safety (S. 2004), S86-S88 [26JA], S1268, S1294 [8MR], S1660 [23MR], S4542 [6JN], S7782, S7790 [27JY], S8041 [6SE]

———regulatory requirements for exposed pipes on bridges, S8235, S8236 [7SE]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, S7368 [20JY]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, S7027, S7028 [17JY], S7101 [18JY]

Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7989, S7990 [5SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: balance of power with Congress, S5061 [14JN]

Providence, RI: Heritage Harbor Museum Native American Story exhibit funding, S10920 [24OC]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, S10485 [12OC]

Queens, NY: Jamaica Intermodal Project funding, S5191 [15JN]

Railroads: high speed rail projects funding, S5192 [15JN], S9401-S9403 [27SE]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2410), S2624 [12AP]

Research: plant biotechnology research and development funding, S8182, S8183 [7SE]

———positron emission topography technology funding, S8186 [7SE]

Rhode Island: coastal restoration and water development projects funding, S9692 [3OC]

Rockbridge, VA: Goshen Dam/Spillway system repair funding, S8183 [7SE]

Rouge River: emergency streambank and shoreline protection funding, S8181 [7SE]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support, S6188, S6189 [30JN]

Salt Lake City, UT: infrastructure projects funding relative to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, S8741-S8746 [19SE], S8811 [20SE]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2807-S2810 [13AP]

SBA: Federal and State Technology Partnership program funding, S11230, S11231 [27OC]

———general business loan program funding, S6234 [30JN]

———Small Business Innovation Research Rural Outreach Program funding, S11121 [26OC], S11230, S11231 [27OC]

Schools: allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as comparable educational opportunities are offered to both sexes, S855 [28FE]

———availability of certain funds relative to same-gender public schools and classrooms, S5870 [27JN], S5942 [28JN]

———postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, S6094 [29JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN]

Science Museum of Minnesota: Mississippi River National Center funding, S2720 [13AP]

Seattle, WA: Dept. of State payment for security costs incurred while hosting World Trade Organization meetings, S257, S301, S302 [2FE]

Senate: authorizing expenditures for activities in connection with participation in interparliamentary institutions and the facilitation of foreign interchanges in the U.S. (S. Res. 370), S10155 [10OC]

———legislative priorities, S5323-S5325 [19JN], S7514-S7520 [25JY], S7587-S7589, S7595, S7614-S7619, S7624, S7629 [26JY], S7960-S7962, S7983-S7985 [5SE], S8265 [8SE], S8627-S8629 [15SE], S8642-S8644 [18SE], S8879-S8881, S8882-S8885 [21SE], S9132-S9142 [25SE], S9400, S9401 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10611 [17OC], S10884, S10885, S10886 [23OC], S11082 [26OC]

———legislative procedures, S11855 [15DE]

Senate Rules: application of rule governing the addition of nongermane legislation to appropriations bills, S5629 [22JN]

———enforcement of points of order relative to legislation on appropriations bills, S5614, S5615 [22JN]

———right to initiate appropriations legislation, S4372 [24MY]

———strengthen rules which prohibit attaching legislative riders to appropriations bills, S11860 [15DE]

Sierra Leone: funding for U.N. peacekeeping operations, S4242 [23MY], S4519-S4521 [6JN]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: land acquisition funding, S7094 [18JY]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization, S11863-S11865 [15DE]

———extend authorization (H.R. 2392), S7285-S7293 [19JY], S9631-S9642 [2OC]

Smithsonian Institution: infrastructure repair and renovation funding, S6108 [29JN]

Social Security: Social Services Block Grant funding, S5318-S5320 [19JN], S5839-S5842, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment (S.J. Res. 38), S290 [2FE]

South Dakota: flood mitigation projects funding, S4167 [18MY]

Space policy: space program funding, S8814-S8816 [20SE]

Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library funding, S7095 [18JY]

———require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9800-S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818-S9820, S9827-S9829, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]

SSA: administrative expenses funding, S6107 [29JN]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding, S7096 [18JY]

St. Paul, MN: Mississippi Place Project funding, S8184 [7SE]

Stevens Institute of Technology: nonlinear acoustic landmine detection research and development funding, S5013, S5014 [13JN]

Strategic materials: require sale of titanium from the National Defense Stockpile and allocate funds to the establishment of the World War II Memorial, S4554, S4555 [6JN], S4607, S4608 [7JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize, S8810 [20SE]

Strengthen Our Sisters (organization): funding, S6206, S6207 [30JN]

Taxation: limit tax breaks for certain high-income individuals relative to concurrent budget resolution tax reduction package, S2141 [4AP]

Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions, S6453 [11JY]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5166-S5173 [15JN]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding, S10124-S10127 [10OC]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, S5952-S5954, S5977 [28JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), S10740 [18OC], S11433-S11436 [31OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project funding, S7035 [17JY]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), S10491 [12OC], S10944-S10946 [24OC]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (S. 2737), S5262 [15JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), S9557 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2598), S4203, S4204 [18MY]

U.S. Naval Academy: use of funds generated by the Visitor's Center for the Midshipmen Welfare Fund, S5010 [13JN]

University of Connecticut: Advanced Technologies Institute funding, S8282 [8SE]

Veterans: health care funding, S2317, S2318, S2338 [6AP], S2384, S2386, S2387 [7AP], S2692 [13AP], S10315 [12OC]

———health care funding through rescissions in non-defense related items, S2387 [7AP]

———increase health and disability benefits, S1807, S1809 [28MR]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization, S11865 [15DE]

———extend authorization (S. 2049), S549 [9FE]

Virginia Tech: bioinformatics human and plant genome analysis funding, S7369 [20JY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (S. 2764), S5559-S5562 [21JN]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4132), S10735 [18OC]

Weapons: Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile funding, S4809 [8JN], S4988 [13JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S8751 [19SE], S9019 [22SE], S9248-S9254, S9258 [26SE], S9333, S9364 [27SE], S9457 [28SE], S9846 [4OC], S9877, S9878 [5OC], S10043, S10044, S10074 [6OC], S10137-S10139 [10OC], S10164, S10199, S10202-S10206, S10211-S10226 [11OC], S10615 [17OC], S11530 [14NO], S11865 [15DE]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), unanimous-consent request, S9877 [5OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 51), S3970 [16MY], S4185 [18MY], S4764, S4765 [8JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 2787), S5791, S5803-S5806 [26JN], S5877 [27JN], S6464 [11JY], S7597 [26JY], S8571 [14SE]

Wyoming: emergency funding for Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes evacuation relative to Washakie Dam, S7035, S7036 [17JY]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S221 [1FE], S1307 [8MR], S5549 [21JN], S7993 [5SE], S10147 [10OC]

Congressional Guidance Needed on Federal Cost Share of Water Resource Projects When Project Benefits Are Not Widespread: GAO, H5265-H5267 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers' Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake Project: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers Should Reevaluate the Elk Creek Project's Benefits and Costs: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices—Colombia: Dept. of State, S5490 [21JN]

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

Expenditures on U.S. Education: Representative Archer, E2079 [3NO]

Federal Budget for 2001-2005 Conference Report (H. Con. Res. 290) Impact: OMB, S2695 [13AP]

Fire at 3146 Cherry Road, NE, Washington, DC, on May 30, 1999: District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Dept. Reconstruction Committee, H2644 [8MY]

F-22 Program—Fact Versus Fiction: Everest E. Riccioni, E952-E954 [9JN]

Montana's Libby Dam Project—More Study Needed Before Adding Generators and a Reregulating Dam: GAO, H5264 [27JN]

NIH Biomedical Research Funding: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding, H7075-H7077 [26JY]

Proposed Pricing of Irrigation Water From California's Central Valley New Melones Reservoir: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

School Counseling Program To Reduce School Violence: Bipartisan Working Group on Youth Violence, H4049 [8JN]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H5291-H5295 [27JN], H7494-H7498 [12SE]

TVA's Tellico Dam Project—Costs, Alternatives, and Benefits: GAO, H5264 [27JN]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4461) (H. Rept. 106-948), H9504 [6OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4461) (H. Rept. 106-619), H3171 [16MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2536) (S. Rept. 106-288), S3831 [10MY]

Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-296), S4102 [17MY]

American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3707), S2865 [25AP]

Analyze Potential Impacts of Rules Proposed by Certain Agencies on Small Businesses: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1882) (H. Rept. 106-643), H3867 [25MY]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 106-513), H755 [8MR]

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239) (S. Rept. 106-403), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2348) (H. Rept. 106-791), H7001 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-805), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Reauthorization for Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 106-712), H5735 [10JY]

Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2328) (H. Rept. 106-560), H1762 [4AP]

Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1089) (S. Rept. 106-300), S4296 [23MY]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1752) (S. Rept. 106-252), S2106 [4AP]

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1534) (S. Rept. 106-412), S8584 [14SE]

Consideration of Certain Joint Resolutions Making Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 646) (H. Rept. 106-998), H10808 [24OC]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 662) (H. Rept. 106-1015), H11526 [29OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 290, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 106-578), H2238 [12AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 106-607), H2605 [4MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 106-523), H996 [14MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1654, NASA Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. Rept. 106-844), H7501 [12SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 616) (H. Rept. 106-952), H9634 [10OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4392, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 626) (H. Rept. 106-973), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 617) (H. Rept. 106-953), H9634 [10OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 612) (H. Rept. 106-941), H9010 [5OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 565) (H. Rept. 106-797), H7205 [27JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 106-757), H6469 [18JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 603) (H. Rept. 106-924), H8616 [2OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 638) (H. Rept. 106-990), H10256 [18OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 598) (H. Rept. 106-908), H8405 [27SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 559) (H. Rept. 106-766), H6598 [19JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4811, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 647) (H. Rept. 106-999), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4942, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 653) (H. Rept. 106-1008), H11193 [25OC]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 290, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 106-535), H1283 [22MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 109, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 106-887), H8060 [25SE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 110, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 106-925), H8616 [2OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 627) (H. Rept. 106-974), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 669) (H. Rept. 106-1025), H12045 [7DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 129, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 670) (H. Rept. 106-1026), H12045 [7DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 133, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 674) (H. Rept. 106-1030), H12093 [14DE], H12531 [15DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 675) (H. Rept. 106-1031), H12093 [14DE], H12531 [15DE]

Consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 106-613), H2905 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 468) (H. Rept. 106-571), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3843, Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 439) (H. Rept. 106-524), H996 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3908, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 106-549), H1476 [28MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4115, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 570) (H. Rept. 106-822), H7279 [6SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 106-621), H3171 [16MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 504) (H. Rept. 106-624), H3308 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4392, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 506) (H. Rept. 106-626), H3412 [18MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 106-618), H3049 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 106-641), H3812 [24MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 106-704), H5239 [27JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 505) (H. Rept. 106-626), H3412 [18MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 106-685), H4783 [20JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 514) (H. Rept. 106-652), H3924 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 106-653), H3924 [6JN]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 518) (H. Rept. 106-657), H4034 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 524) (H. Rept. 106-671), H4219 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 106-675), H4336 [13JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 106-684), H4783 [20JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 106-701), H5168 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 545) (H. Rept. 106-726), H5842 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4811, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 106-727), H5842 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 106-767), H6598 [19JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4942, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 106-790), H7001 [25JY]

Consideration of Motion To Go to Conference on Senate Amendments to H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 106-752), H6354 [17JY]

Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 637) (H. Rept. 106-989), H10256 [18OC]

Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3919) (H. Rept. 106-762), H6598 [19JY]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4601) (H. Rept. 106-673), H4219 [12JN]

Debt Relief Lock-Box Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5173) (H. Rept. 106-862), H7722 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4576) (H. Rept. 106-754), H6354 [17JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4576) (H. Rept. 106-644), H3923 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2593) (S. Rept. 106-298), S4190 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4205) (H. Rept. 106-945), H9503 [6OC]

———Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4205) (H. Rept. 106-616), H3049 [15MY]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2549) (S. Rept. 106-292), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2550), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2551), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4425) (H. Rept. 106-710), H5654 [29JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4425) (H. Rept. 106-614), H2965 [11MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2521) (S. Rept. 106-290), S3691 [9MY], S3915 [11MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1656) (H. Rept. 106-492), H218 [7FE]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2552), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-914), H8551 [29SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-646), H3923 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4578) (S. Rept. 106-312), S5662 [22JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4871) (H. Rept. 106-756), H6469 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900) (S. Rept. 106-500), S10411 [12OC]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-940), H9010 [5OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-622), H3308 [17MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2720) (S. Rept. 106-309), S5027 [13JN], S5106 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation Appropriations for Certain Maritime Programs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2487) (S. Rept. 106-345), S7072 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4690) (H. Rept. 106-680), H4674 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4690), S7447 [21JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4690) (S. Rept. 106-404), S8290 [8SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-1033), H12531 [15DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-645), H3923 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2553) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-988), H10256 [18OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-674), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4635) (S. Rept. 106-410), S8501 [13SE]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4942) (H. Rept. 106-1005), H11193 [25OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4942) (H. Rept. 106-786), H7001 [25JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3041) (H. Rept. 106-409), S8501 [13SE]

DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4640) (H. Rept. 106-900), H8199 [26SE]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and Related Agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1639) (S. Rept. 106-384), S8019 [5SE]

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3908) (H. Rept. 106-521), H996 [14MR]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-907), H8405 [27SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-693), H5083 [23JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733), S7160 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733) (S. Rept. 106-395), S8019 [5SE]

EPA Office of Air and Radiation Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 106-511), H646 [6MR]

EPA Office of Research and Development and Science Advisory Board Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1742) (H. Rept. 106-512), H646 [6MR]

Federal Courts Budget Protection Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1564) (S. Rept. 106-379), S8018 [5SE]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4811) (H. Rept. 106-997), H10807 [24OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4811) (H. Rept. 106-720), H5736 [10JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2522) (S. Rept. 106-291), S3691 [9MY], S3915 [11MY]

FTC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1687) (S. Rept. 106-385), S8019 [5SE]

Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2932) (S. Rept. 106-321), S5882 [27JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2932) (H. Rept. 106-584), H2336 [13AP]

Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3001) (S. Rept. 106-391), S8019 [5SE]

Impact Aid Program Reauthorization: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 106-504), H572 [29FE]

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4392) (H. Rept. 106-969), H9766 [11OC]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2507) (S. Rept. 106-325), S6120 [29JN]

———Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 4392) (H. Rept. 106-620), H3171 [16MY]

———Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2507) (S. Rept. 106-279), S3513 [4MY]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4516) (H. Rept. 106-796), H7127 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4516) (H. Rept. 106-635), H3648 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2603) (S. Rept. 106-304), S4296 [23MY]

Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 855) (H. Rept. 106-595), H2409 [2MY]

Long Island Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3313) (H. Rept. 106-597), H2409 [2MY]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4810) (H. Rept. 106-765), H6598 [19JY]

Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2839) (S. Rept. 106-329), S6347 [10JY]

Minidoka Project North Side Pumping Division Appropriations Increase: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3577) (S. Rept. 106-435), S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3577) (H. Rept. 106-599), H2409 [2MY]

Mississippi Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 106-840), H7501 [12SE]

NASA Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1654) (H. Rept. 106-843), H7501 [12SE]

National and Community Service Act and Domestic Volunteer Service Act Programs Appropriations Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2764) (S. Rept. 106-365), S8018 [5SE]

National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 834) (S. Rept. 106-237), S1390 [9MR]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission Appropriations: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 106-768), H6717 [20JY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4110) (S. Rept. 106-466), S9701 [3OC]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2919) (S. Rept. 106-445), S9700 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2919) (H. Rept. 106-741), H6353 [17JY]

NOAA and NSF Marine Research and Related Environmental Research and Development Program Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 106-987), H10256 [18OC]

NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2412) (S. Rept. 106-386), S8019 [5SE]

Older Americans Act, National Family Caregiver Support Program, Aging Programs and Services, and Need To Engage in Life Course Planning: Committee on Health, Education, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1536) (S. Rept. 106-399), S8290 [8SE]

Palace of the Governors Annex Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1727) (S. Rept. 106-263), S2615 [12AP]

Palace of the Governors Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4126) (H. Rept. 106-917), H8551 [29SE]

Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4034) (H. Rept. 106-722), H5842 [11JY]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 106-387), S8019 [5SE]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations Authorization Increase: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 106-836), H7501 [12SE]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2797) (S. Rept. 106-363), S7837 [27JY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-303), S4296 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-308), S5106 [14JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-311), S5662 [22JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-346), S7159 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-350), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-414), S8759 [19SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-465), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-483), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-499), S10411 [12OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-507), S10801 [19OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-508), S10999 [25OC]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-656), H4034 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-683), H4783 [20JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-686), H4816 [21JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-729), H5954 [12JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-761), H6598 [19JY]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 106-605), H2511 [3MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 676) (H. Rept. 106-1032), H12093 [14DE]

Secure Our Schools Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4108) (H. Rept. 106-718), H5736 [10JY]

Security Assistance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2901) (S. Rept. 106-351), S7392 [20JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-577), H2237 [12AP]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-530), H1123 [20MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 101) (S. Rept. 106-251), S2040 [3AP]

Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3843) (H. Rept. 106-522), H996 [14MR]

———Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 3121) (S. Rept. 106-422), S9381 [27SE]

Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization Extension: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (H.R. 2392) (S. Rept. 106-289), S3831 [10MY]

Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-617), H3049 [15MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-623), H3308 [17MY]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2382) (S. Rept. 106-257), S2438 [7AP]

Technology Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1407) (S. Rept. 106-382), S8019 [5SE]

Trade and Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-606), H2605 [4MY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4115) (S. Rept. 106-436), S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4115) (H. Rept. 106-751), H6354 [17JY]

Violence Against Women Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1248) (H. Rept. 106-891), H8199 [26SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2787), S6574 [12JY]

Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2297) (S. Rept. 106-369), S8018 [5SE]

Water Resources Research Act Reauthorization of Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes Grants: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4132) (H. Rept. 106-714), H5735 [10JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Atlanta, GA, Transportation Improvement Plan implementation: Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, S5193 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture emphasis on use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches: Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, H5717 [10JY]

Missouri River flow management: Southern Governors' Association, S7500 [25JY]

Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding: Colorado Dept. of Transportation, E2096 [14NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5540, H5565 [29JN], H5689, H5690, H5692, H5711 [10JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7045 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2155 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7528 [13SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6227 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4063 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4982 [13JN], H4000, H4013 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4454 [14JN], H4538, H4577 [15JN], H5972, H5974 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5096 [14JN], H3437, H3451 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5019, H5021 [22JN], H5049, H5051, H5055 [23JN], H5108, H5123, H5126, H5131, H5134, H5149, H5150, H5156 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4077, H4094, H4105 [8JN], H4201, H4208 [12JN], H4230, H4235, H4238, H4243, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4264, H4281, H4296, H4300 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4629 [19JN], H4729, H4744, H4759, H4761, H4765, H4774 [20JN], H4843, H4845, H4857, H4861, H4870 [21JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7041, H7044, H7048, H7054 [26JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5923, H5943, H5950, H5951, H5953 [12JY], H5963, H5968, H5982, H5998, H6001, H6007, H6009 [13JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5615 [22JN]

Government: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1543, H1556, H1573 [29MR]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4461): OMB, H9695 [11OC]

Animas-La Plata Federal Reclamation Project Authorization: Executive Office of the President, S10784 [19OC]

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

Colombia Answers Plan Colombia—A Plan for Peace or a Plan for War? Several Human Rights Organizations, S5491 [21JN]

Corps of Engineers Proposed Missouri River Changes Will Further Endanger Species: Joe Engeln, S7499 [25JY]

Debt Relief Reconciliation Act: Representative McDermott, H6428 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense Federal Acquisition Revisions: Senators Thompson, Lieberman, Warner and Levin, S5075 [14JN]

Federal Contract Opportunities for Small Businesses in Economically Distressed Communities: Executive Office of the President, S8733 [19SE]

National Ignition Facility and the Stockpile Stewardship Program: Several Laboratory Directors, S8167 [7SE]

NIH Biomedical Research Funding: Biomedical Research Caucus, H7077 [26JY]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Representatives Shuster and Bliley, H9559 [10OC]

Price Support Programs for Sugar Beets and Sugarcane: GAO, E1212 [11JY]

Public Forum on Domestic Violence: Carla Horton, H1728 [4AP]

———Victoria L. Lutz, H1727 [4AP]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Research on Medical, Biotechnological, Food, and Industrial Uses of Tobacco Funding: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H5558 [29JN]

School Construction and Infrastructure Improvements Funding: Representative Owens, H11614 [30OC]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization Extension (H.R. 2392): Committee on Small Business (House), E1699-E1703 [6OC]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Amy Paul, My Sisters' Place (organization), H1729 [4AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10191-S10193 [11OC]

———Maryellen Martirano, Westchester County, NY, District Attorney's Office, H1726 [4AP]

———New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H1727 [4AP]

Studies

Reductions in School Class Size: West Education Policy Brief, S3494 [4MY]

Rural Case Studies on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, S8 [24JA]

Summaries

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4461): Provisions Exempting Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Products From U.S. Economic Sanctions, H9705 [11OC]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000): Conference Report, S1248 [8MR]

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act (H.R. 853): Dreier Amendment on Establishing a 2-year Budget Cycle, H3079-H3082 [16MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, E2240-E2245 [2JA]

Government for the 21st Century Act (S. 2306), S1820 [28MR]

Grain Standards Improvement Act (S. 2737), S5262 [15JN]

Kosovo Consolidated Budget 2000 Update: Guenter Burghardt, European Union, S1689 [23MR]

Library of Congress Financial Management Act (H.R. 4180), H1823 [5AP]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, S10193-S10196 [11OC]

Surveys

Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Funding: New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H1728 [4AP]

Tables

Advanced appropriations in H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4435 [14JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5444-H5449 [29JN]

———conference report, H9682-H9689 [11OC]

American Society of Civil Engineers report card for America's infrastructure, S2299 [6AP]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century conference report funding levels, 2001-03, H1012 [15MR]

Beneficiaries of marriage tax penalty relief, S7220 [19JY]

Budget authority and outlays in H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation appropriations, S5191 [15JN]

CBO estimates of Federal education funding in the Senate budget resolution, S2194 [5AP]

Clinton Administration Medicare funding, S2063 [4AP]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S3496 [4MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7376 [20JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5870 [27JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6538 [12JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations conference report, S9910 [5OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2521, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4169 [18MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2522, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S5542 [21JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2593, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S4920 [9JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2603, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S4358 [24MY]

Comparision between the Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act and the Clinton administration proposal on Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2652, S2653 [13AP]

Comparison between George W. Bush's and Vice President Gore's Medicare reform plans, S10962 [25OC]

Defense Health Program projects funding in H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7741 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3071 [16MY]

———conference report, H5601, H5606-H5612 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3975-H3977 [7JN]

———conference report, H6531-H6534 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense emergency supplemental appropriations, H1548 [29MR]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Dept. of HUD reviews by outside consultants, H4747 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4316-H4318 [13JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6628-H6630 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4985), H7609-H7611 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3419-H3423 [19MY]

———conference report, E1741-E1746 [11OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations: conference report, H11272-H11281 [26OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5984 [28JN], H4368-H4432 [14JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4620-H4624 [19JN]

———conference report, H10372-H10377 [19OC]

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7028 [26JY]

———conference report, H11267-H11269 [26OC]

Economic costs of major illnesses, H7075 [26JY]

Education funding reductions in North Carolina, H4053 [8JN]

Education funding restored by Democrats, H10854 [25OC]

Emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1496-H1503 [29MR]

Energy and water development appropriations, H10380 [19OC]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5214 [27JN], E1231 [13JY]

Estimated revenue effects of adjustments to marriage tax penalty, S7220 [19JY]

Estimated transportation distribution of obligation limitation and revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5891-H5893 [12JY]

———conference report, H10827-H10830 [25OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H11731 [1NO]

Legislative branch appropriations spending comparisons, S8800 [20SE]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4948-H4950 [22JN], H7613-H7616 [14SE]

Maximum marriage tax penalty relief possible, S7219 [19JY]

Nebraska airport projects funding, H1027 [15MR]

Operational support aircraft proposal requirements, S5002 [13JN]

Public debt to the penny, S1782 [28MR], S2181 [5AP]

Purpose of certain decennial census questions, H1668 [3AP]

Republican budget resolution use of Federal budget surplus, H1984 [10AP]

Republican education appropriations cuts compared to previous year, H10854 [25OC]

Republican education cuts below the President's request, H10854 [25OC]

Revisions to aggregate spending levels, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

Special education expenditures as reported by selected States, S906 [29FE]

Special education grants to States, S909 [29FE]

State allocations through basic and targeted Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I grants, S5987 [28JN]

Transportation revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

U.S. nuclear forces, S4618 [7JN]

Vital Russian nuclear targets, S4618 [7JN]

Testimonies

Maintaining START I Treaty Levels for Strategic Nuclear Weapons Delivery Systems: Henry H. Shelton, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S4613 [7JN]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S4613 [7JN]

Peacekeeping Operations in Kosovo Appropriations: Representative Kucinich, E504 [6AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2468-S2481 [10AP]

H. Con. Res. 321, increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, E687 [10MY]

H. Con. Res. 409, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 1654, NASA appropriations, H8079 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 436, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10823 [25OC]

H. Res. 437, NIH biomedical research funding, H7072 [26JY]

H. Res. 438, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H1002 [15MR]

H. Res. 439, consideration of H.R. 3843, small business assistance programs reauthorization, H1030 [15MR]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, H1291 [23MR]

H. Res. 450, consideration of H.R. 3908, emergency supplemental appropriations, H1485 [29MR]

H. Res. 467, proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget, H2069 [11AP]

H. Res. 468, consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program reauthorization, H2147 [12AP]

H. Res. 474, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, H2242 [13AP]

H. Res. 488, same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H2567 [4MY]

H. Res. 489, consideration of conference report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2572 [4MY]

H. Res. 499, consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3078 [16MY]

H. Res. 502, consideration of H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H3068 [16MY]

H. Res. 503, consideration of H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3185 [17MY]

H. Res. 504, consideration of H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3321, H3385 [18MY]

H. Res. 505, consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H3416 [19MY]

H. Res. 506, consideration of H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H3456 [19MY]

H. Res. 514, consideration of H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H3961 [7JN]

H. Res. 518, consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4044 [8JN]

H. Res. 524, consideration of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4311 [13JN]

H. Res. 525, consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4489 [15JN]

H. Res. 529, consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H4957 [22JN]

H. Res. 530, consideration of H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H4929 [22JN]

H. Res. 532, consideration of H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H5207 [27JN]

H. Res. 535, use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement Medicare funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, H5423 [28JN]

H. Res. 538, consideration of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H5415 [28JN]

H. Res. 545, consideration of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H5851 [12JY]

H. Res. 546, consideration of H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5882 [12JY]

H. Res. 553, consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments to H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H6432 [18JY]

H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6529 [19JY]

H. Res. 559, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H6606 [20JY]

H. Res. 560, consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6618 [20JY]

H. Res. 563, consideration of H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H7021 [26JY]

H. Res. 565, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriation, H7143 [27JY]

H. Res. 568, recommit conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H7135 [27JY]

H. Res. 570, consideration of H.R. 4115, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum appropriations, H7285 [7SE]

H. Res. 574, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1654, NASA appropriations, H7599 [14SE]

H. Res. 590, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 2393, Small Business Innovation Research Program authorization extension, H8008-H8016 [25SE]

H. Res. 591, consideration of H.J. Res. 109, continuing appropriations, H8108 [26SE]

H. Res. 598, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H8412 [28SE]

H. Res. 604, consideration of H.J. Res. 110, continuing appropriations, H8658 [3OC]

H. Res. 612, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H9014 [6OC]

H. Res. 616, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H9641 [11OC]

H. Res. 617, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9670 [11OC]

H. Res. 626, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H9852 [12OC]

H. Res. 627, consideration of H.J. Res. 111, continuing appropriations, H9821 [12OC]

H. Res. 632, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 4788, Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act, H10003 [17OC]

H. Res. 637, consideration of H.J. Res. 114, continuing appropriations, H10393 [19OC]

H. Res. 638, consideration of conference report on H.R 4625, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10366 [19OC]

H. Res. 646, consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing appropriations, H10844 [25OC]

H. Res. 647, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10817 [25OC]

H. Res. 655, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 1550, U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, H11321-H11324 [26OC]

H. Res. 669, consideration of H.J. Res. 128, continuing appropriations, H12047 [8DE]

H. Res. 670, consideration of H.J. Res. 129, continuing appropriations, H12067 [11DE]

H.J. Res. 84, continuing appropriations, S11465 [1NO], H11832 [3NO]

H.J. Res. 109, continuing appropriations, H8114 [26SE]

H.J. Res. 110, continuing appropriations, H8659 [3OC]

H.J. Res. 111, continuing appropriations, H9821 [12OC]

H.J. Res. 114, continuing appropriations, H10402 [19OC]

H.J. Res. 115, continuing appropriations, H10849 [25OC]

H.J. Res. 116, continuing appropriations, H11264 [26OC]

H.J. Res. 117, continuing appropriations, H11362 [27OC]

H.J. Res. 118, continuing appropriations, H11449 [28OC]

H.J. Res. 120, continuing appropriations, H11537 [30OC]

H.J. Res. 121, continuing appropriations, H11669 [31OC]

H.J. Res. 122, continuing appropriations, H11718 [1NO]

H.J. Res. 123, continuing appropriations, H11784 [2NO]

H.J. Res. 124, continuing appropriations, H11832 [3NO]

H.J. Res. 125, continuing appropriations, H11850 [13NO]

H.J. Res. 126, continuing appropriations, H11958 [5DE]

H.J. Res. 127, continuing appropriations, H12024 [7DE]

H.J. Res. 128, continuing appropriations, H12048 [8DE]

H.J. Res. 129, continuing appropriations, H12068 [11DE]

H.J. Res. 133, continuing appropriations, H12441 [15DE]

H.R. 782, Older Americans Act reauthorization, H10582-H10600 [24OC]

H.R. 834, National Historic Preservation Fund authorization extension, S2795 [13AP], H3478 [22MY]

H.R. 1248, Violence Against Women Act, H8086-H8093 [26SE]

H.R. 1550, U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, S11433 [31OC]

H.R. 1787, Bureau of Reclamation reauthorization for participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H5670 [10JY]

H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, H6953 [25JY]

H.R. 2392, Small Business Innovation Research Program authorization extension, S9631-S9639 [2OC]

H.R. 2393, Small Business Innovation Research Program authorization extension, S7285-S7287 [19JY]

H.R. 2607, Commercial Space Transportation Competitiveness Act, H9949 [17OC]

H.R. 2780, Dept. of Justice grants to organizations to find missing adults, H10452 [19OC]

H.R. 2884, Energy Act, H10555-H10561 [24OC]

H.R. 2884, Energy Policy and Conservation Act program extension, H2090 [11AP]

H.R. 2919, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act, H6860 [25JY]

H.R. 2932, Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area Act, H2357 [2MY]

H.R. 3313, Long Island Sound Restoration Act, H2720 [9MY]

H.R. 3577, north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project in Idaho appropriations, H2620 [8MY]

H.R. 3595, Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations increase, H10520 [23OC]

H.R. 3616, Impact Aid Program reauthorization, H2992-H2996 [15MY]

H.R. 3707, American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act, S3270 [2MY], H1435 [28MR]

H.R. 3843, small business assistance programs reauthorization, H1037 [15MR]

H.R. 3926, Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission authorization increase, H9975 [17OC]

H.R. 4055, IDEA Full Funding Act, H2449 [3MY]

H.R. 4104, Mississippi Sound Restoration Act, H7480 [12SE]

H.R. 4110, National Historical Publications and Records Commission appropriations, H6735 [24JY]

H.R. 4115, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum appropriations, H7292 [7SE]

H.R. 4132, water resources research and technology institutes grants reauthorization under the Water Resources Research Act, H5671 [10JY]

H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6871-S6982 [14JY], H3201-H3256 [17MY]

H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, S9583-S9592 [2OC]

H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7556-S7573 [25JY]

H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5372-S5382 [19JN]

H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7057-S7065 [17JY]

H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5140-S5154 [14JN]

H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S6356-S6397 [10JY]

H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6302-S6315 [10JY], S7264-S7279 [19JY]

H.R. 4601, Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act, H4701 [20JN]

H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10275-S10289, S10317-S10332 [12OC]

H.R. 4640, DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act, H8573-H8575 [2OC]

H.R. 4788, Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act, H9602-H9605 [10OC]

H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H5858 [12JY]

H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7121-S7142 [18JY]

H.R. 4866, Debt Relief Reconciliation Act, H6426 [18JY]

H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, S9532-S9540 [28SE]

H.R. 5173, Debt Relief Lock-Box Reconciliation Act, H7679-H7681 [18SE]

H.R. 5203, Debt Relief and Retirement Security Reconciliation Act, H7780-H7792 [19SE]

H.R. 5388, designate visitors center in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H10709 [24OC]

H.R. 5410, Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act, H10015 [17OC]

H.R. 5630, intelligence services appropriations, H11854-H11864 [13NO]

H.R. 5633, District of Columbia appropriations, H11901-H11915 [14NO]

H.R. 5637, reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former Coast Guard facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI, H11937 [4DE]

S. 632, Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act, H230 [8FE]

S. 1027, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H7399 [12SE]

S. 1089, Coast Guard appropriations, S7752-S7755 [27JY]

S. 1534, Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization, S9544-S9546, S9548-S9551 [28SE]

S. 1639, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, S10737-S10740 [18OC], S10835 [19OC]

S. 1687, FTC appropriations, S10159 [10OC]

S. 1727, Palace of the Governors Annex Act, S2808 [13AP]

S. 1752, Coastal Barrier Resources Act reauthorization and amendments, S9397, S9399 [27SE], H10569 [24OC]

S. 2015, Stem Cell Research Act, S151 [31JA]

S. 2016, NRC appropriations and operations improvement, S153-S155 [31JA]

S. 2026, Global AIDS Prevention Act, S289 [2FE]

S. 2049, Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund authorization extension, S550 [9FE]

S. 2052, Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act, S614-S616 [10FE]

S. 2126, Save Our Surplus for Debt Reduction Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. 2159, Excellent Schools for All Our Children Act, S1120 [2MR]

S. 2286, Library of Congress Financial Management Act, S1678 [23MR]

S. 2306, Government for the 21st Century Act, S1818-S1820 [28MR]

S. 2309, Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act, S1824 [28MR]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2409, Pipeline Safety and Community Protection Act, S2621-S2624 [12AP]

S. 2412, NTSB appropriations, S9865 [4OC], H9993-H9995 [17OC]

S. 2438, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S8225-S8230, S8236-S8241 [7SE], H9548-H9553 [10OC]

S. 2487, certain maritime programs appropriations, S3193 [1MY]

S. 2487, Dept. of Transportation appropriations for certain maritime programs, S9551 [28SE]

S. 2507, intelligence services appropriations, S9577-S9581 [2OC]

S. 2526, Indian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S3697-S3735 [9MY]

S. 2541, Medicare Expansion for Needed Drugs (MEND) Act, S3840-S3848 [10MY]

S. 2545, Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation funding, S3918 [11MY]

S. 2598, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum appropriations, S4203 [18MY]

S. 2631, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project in the Bronx, NY, authorization, S4462 [25MY]

S. 2737, Grain Standards Improvement Act, S5262 [15JN]

S. 2777, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement, S5681 [22JN]

S. 2787, Violence Against Women Act, S5792-S5803 [26JN]

S. 2797, Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act, S5901-S5904 [27JN]

S. 2819, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S6132-S6134 [29JN]

S. 2908, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S7478-S7482 [24JY]

S. 3002, Pipeline Integrity, Safety and Reliability Research and Development Act, S8020 [5SE]

S. 3016, Medicare Temporary Drug Assistance Act, S8199-S8204 [7SE]

S. 3017, Medicare Temporary Drug Assistance Act, S8204-S8209 [7SE]

S. 3191, Drug Court Act, S10415 [12OC]

S. 3192, Police Gun Buyback Assistance Act, S10417 [12OC]

S. 3215, Women's Health Research Career Enhancement Act, S10720 [18OC]

S. 3278, Dept. of Energy Nanoscale Science and Engineering Act, S11790 [14DE]

S. 3282, Dept. of Energy University Nuclear Science and Engineering Act, S11923 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 101, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2041-S2050 [3AP]

S. Con. Res. 112, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, S3924, S3928 [11MY], H2973 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 151, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, S10543, S10592 [13OC], H10069 [18OC]

S. Con. Res. 162, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11886, S11930 [15DE], H12529 [15DE]

S. Res. 253, Biomedical Revitalization Resolution, S383 [7FE]

S. Res. 276, submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language in H.R. 1501, Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act, S1526 [21MR]

S. Res. 370, Senate expenditures for activities in connection with participation in interparliamentary institutions and the facilitation of foreign interchanges in the U.S., S10154, S10155 [10OC]

S.J. Res. 38, treatment of Social Security under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S291 [2FE]

Transcripts

Fleecing of America—Sugar Price Support Programs: ``NBC Nightly News'', S7316 [20JY]

AQUACULTURE

Bills and resolutions

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4408), H2770 [9MY]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1163 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4408), H5097, H5098 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]

EPA: regulatory process implementation, H4914 [21JN]

Remarks in Senate

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

Reports filed

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4408) (H. Rept. 106-698), H5168 [26JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4408, Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act reauthorization, H5097 [26JN]

AQUINAS HOUSING CORP.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1899 [25OC]

AQUININGOC, JESUS A.

Remarks in House

Guam: tribute to village Mayors, E2177 [13DE]

Tribute, E1736 [10OC]

ARAB AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Deeb, Edward: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Weisberg, Harvey: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11815 [15DE]

ARAB COMMUNITY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Remarks in House

Coalition on Domestic Violence: tribute, E1762 [12OC]

ARAB COUNTRIES

Advertisements

Hatred versus peace: American Jewish Committee, S3014 [27AP]

Amendments

Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (H.R. 3646), S9542 [28SE], H10704 [24OC]

Articles and editorials

Afraid of the Truth, S10396 [12OC]

Baghdad Restraint Revisited, E1536 [20SE]

Betrayal at the U.N., S10396 [12OC]

For Peace, Arabs Also Must Have Concessions, E1515 [18SE]

Holy City Must Be Ruled Fairly, E1247 [14JY]

Israel's Restraint, E2023 [30OC]

Know Now That Arab Lives Are as Worthy as Israelis', E905 [7JN]

New Jackals—Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism, H7350 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378, 379), S10716 [18OC] (see H. Con. Res. 441), H11879 [13NO] (see H. Res. 631), H10036 [17OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 4102), H1476 [28MR]

Foreign policy: establish U.S. interests relative to antitrust lawsuits asserting the manipulation of energy supplies or prices (see H.R. 4731), H5083 [23JN]

———require certain actions relative to OPEC or any other cartel engaged in oil price fixing, production cutbacks, or other market-distorting practices (see H.R. 4732), H5083 [23JN]

Iraq: commemorate anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, condemn crimes against Iraqi people by Saddam Hussein, and support efforts to replace current regime (see S. Con. Res. 95), S1392 [9MR]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY] (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3523 [22MY]

King Mohammed VI (Morocco): tribute (see S. Res. 325), S5460 [20JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 418), H9011 [5OC] (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8104 [6SE]

———prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless and until certain conditions are met (see S. 3280), S11917 [15DE]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

———U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H1119 [16MR]

———U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians (see S. Res. 372), S10412 [12OC] (see H. Res. 623), H9767 [11OC]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 5272), H8061 [25SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 3646), H341 [10FE]

United Arab Emirates: prohibit transfer of F-16 aircraft (see H.R. 4072), H1404 [23MR]

Excerpts

``New Jackals,'' Simon Reeve, H7351 [7SE]

Factsheets

Osama bin Laden Terrorist Activities, H7350 [7SE]

Letters

Condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians: several retired military personnel, E1974 [28OC]

Israeli/Palestinian summit at Camp David: Nabil Fahmy, Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S., E1404 [6SE]

OPEC oil production levels: Representative Gilman, E1586 [25SE]

Oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State: Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S8108, S8109 [6SE]

Proposal to lift the trade embargo on gum arabic in the Sudan: Richard Holbrooke, U.N. Ambassador, H7351 [7SE]

Lists

Osama bin Laden's threats of terrorism, H7350 [7SE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, H5205 [27JN]

National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, S1116 [2MR], H644 [6MR]

Platforms

International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E729-E732 [16MY]

Poems

``Cole Tribute,'' Kathy K. Mecklenburg, E2170 [11DE]

Remarks in House

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H9818, H9819, H9820, H9857, H9867 [12OC], H10068, H10069, H10225 [18OC], H10463 [19OC], H12035 [7DE], E1821 [18OC], E1848, E1852, E1870 [19OC], E1900, E1910, E1912 [25OC], E2170 [11DE]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10070-H10081 [18OC], E1861 [19OC]

Dept. of State: VOA broadcast condemning the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, H10225 [18OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy, H1330 [23MR]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid to investigate crimes against Christians, E1137 [28JN]

Foreign policy: establish U.S. interests relative to antitrust lawsuits asserting the manipulation of energy supplies or prices (H.R. 4731), E1107 [23JN], E1585 [25SE]

———require certain actions relative to OPEC or any other cartel engaged in oil price fixing, production cutbacks, or other market-distorting practices (H.R. 4732), E1103 [23JN], E1585 [25SE]

Iraq: U.S. policy, H7993 [22SE]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), H3747-H3751 [24MY], E818 [24MY], E847, E850, E861, E873, E879 [25MY], E896 [6JN], E905 [7JN]

King Hussein I (Jordan): Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Peace Leadership Award recipient, E195 [29FE]

Kurdish Human Rights Watch (organization): funding, H5962, H5963 [13JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, H9867 [12OC], H10791 [24OC], H10833 [25OC], E1786 [13OC], E2023 [30OC]

———condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 418), E1722 [6OC]

———condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H9819 [12OC], H10646-H10655 [24OC], H11201 [26OC], E1791 [13OC], E1918, E1921, E1922 [25OC], E1945, E1953 [26OC], E2000 [28OC], E2060 [1NO]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H3152 [16MY], H5727 [10JY], H5849, H5897 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], H6474, H6475 [19JY], H7006 [26JY], H9867 [12OC], E1247 [14JY], E1274 [19JY], E1404 [6SE], E1786 [13OC]

———Israeli/Syrian peace initiatives, E322 [15MR]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority, H10837, H10838 [25OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (H.R. 5522), E1945 [26OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 4976), H7006 [26JY]

———U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians, H10068 [18OC]

———U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians (H. Res. 623), H9508 [10OC]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), H8176-H8179 [26SE], E1582 [25SE], E1613 [27SE], E1630 [28SE], E1922 [25OC]

Morocco: U.S. policy, H1768 [5AP]

Persian Gulf Conflict: decision not to invade Iraq, E1536 [20SE]

———relief of evacuees (H.R. 3646), H3054, H3055 [16MY], H10704, H10705 [24OC], E1932 [25OC], E1989 [28OC]

Sudan: proposal to lift trade embargo on gum arabic, H7349 [7SE], E1910 [25OC]

United Arab Emirates: prohibit transfer of F-16 aircraft (H.R. 4072), E405 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10334, S10341, S10342, S10344, S10350, S10356, S10357, S10383, S10393, S10394, S10395 [12OC], S10583, S10603, S10604 [13OC], S10729-S10733 [18OC], S10753 [19OC], S11018 [25OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (S. Res. 378), S10740, S10741 [18OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (S. Res. 379), S10741, S10742 [18OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (S. Res. 379), star print, S11512 [14NO]

———tribute to sailors relative to terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S11072 [26OC], S11460 [1NO]

———tribute to sailors relative to terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), S10706 [18OC]

Dept. of State: VOA broadcast condemning the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, S10705 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

Iraq: commemorate anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, condemn crimes against Iraqi people by Saddam Hussein, and support efforts to replace current regime (S. Con. Res. 95), S1436 [9MR]

———involvement in terrorist activities directed towards the U.S., S10753 [19OC]

———support transition to democracy, S1150 [2MR]

———U.S. policy, S2490 [11AP]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (S. Con. Res. 116), S4327 [23MY], S4372 [24MY], S4453 [25MY]

King Abdullah Bin Hussein (Jordan): visit to Senate Chamber, S4649 [7JN]

King Mohammed VI (Morocco): tribute (S. Res. 325), S5476 [20JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10146 [10OC], S10341, S10342, S10394, S10395, S10397, S10486 [12OC], S10583 [13OC]

———impact of anti-Semitism in Arab countries on peace process, S3014 [27AP]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, S7109 [18JY], S10728-S10732 [18OC]

———Israeli/Syrian peace initiatives, S68 [26JA]

———oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (S. 3007), S8106-S8109 [6SE]

———peace initiatives, S1382 [9MR], S1548 [22MR]

———prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless and until certain conditions are met (S. 3280), S11919-S11922 [15DE]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (S. 2938), S7645 [26JY]

———tribute to decision not to issue unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, S8626 [15SE]

———U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians, S10396 [12OC], S10729-S10732 [18OC]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), S9557 [28SE]

Morocco: U.S. policy, S66 [26JA]

Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (H.R. 3646), S9542 [28SE]

Queen Rania Al-Abdullah (Jordan): visit to Senate Chamber, S4649 [7JN]

Tunisia: U.S. policy, S67 [26JA]

Reports filed

Persian Gulf Conflict Evacuees Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3646) (H. Rept. 106-580), H2336 [13AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 3646), S6256 [30JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians: U.N. Security Council, S10730 [18OC]

Statements

Assuming Responsibility for Peace: American Jewish Committee, E1767 [12OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 331, commend Israeli redeployment from southern Lebanon, H3747 [24MY]

H. Con. Res. 418, condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, E1722 [6OC]

H. Con. Res. 426, condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, E1791 [13OC]

H. Res. 631, terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, H10070 [18OC]

H.R. 3646, relief for Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees, H10704 [24OC]

H.R. 3646, relief of Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees, S9542 [28SE], H3054 [16MY]

H.R. 4731, Foreign Trust Busting Act, E1107 [23JN]

H.R. 4732, International Energy Fair Pricing Act, E1103 [23JN]

H.R. 5272, Peace Through Negotiations Act, H8176 [26SE], E1582 [25SE]

S. 3280, prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless and until certain conditions are met, S11922 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 95, commemorate anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, condemn crimes against Iraqi people by Saddam Hussein, and support efforts to replace current regime in Iraq, S1423, S1437 [9MR]

S. Con. Res. 116, commend Israeli redeployment from southern Lebanon, S4325, S4327 [23MY]

S. Res. 325, tribute to King Mohammed VI (Morocco), S5469, S5476 [20JN]

S. Res. 372, U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians, S10426 [12OC]

S. Res. 378, terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, S10724, S10741 [18OC]

S. Res. 379, terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, S10724, S10742 [18OC]

ARAD, RON

Remarks in House

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), E833 [25MY]

International Coalition for Missing Israeli Soldiers: tribute, E833 [25MY]

ARAGON, PATRICIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1401 [6SE]

ARAMBURO, ABEL

Articles and editorials

Six Local Students Chosen as Latino Leader Finalists, E767 [18MY]

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, CO

Bills and resolutions

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 456), H1674 [3AP]

Lists

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc., H3006-H3016 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 456), H3005-H3016 [15MY]

Statements

Arapahoe Rescue Patrol Earns Congressional Praise, H3006 [15MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 456, tribute to Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc., H3005 [15MY]

ARAPAHOE RESUCE PATROL, INC.

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see H. Res. 456), H1674 [3AP]

Lists

Members, H3006-H3016 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute (H. Res. 456), H3005-H3016 [15MY]

Statements

Arapahoe Rescue Patrol Earns Congressional Praise, H3006 [15MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 456, tribute, H3005 [15MY]

ARC OF PARK CAPITOL GROUNDS IMPROVEMENT ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 160), S5451 [20JN]

ARCARI, PAUL W.

Letters

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2288 [6AP]

ARCATA, CA

Remarks in House

Humboldt State University: anniversary of Indian Teacher and Educational Personnel Program, E1466 [13SE]

ARCH COAL CO.

Remarks in House

Man, WV: tribute to Arch Coal Co., and United Mine Workers of America for efforts to reopen Appalachian Regional Hospital, E1474 [13SE]

ARCHEOLOGY

Articles and editorials

George C. Page; Philanthropist Founded La Brea Museum, E2210 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2034), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3687), H509 [16FE]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (see S. 2977), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 4187), H1851 [5AP]

Foreign trade: improve procedures for restricting imports of archaeological and ethnological material (see H.R. 4372), H2511 [3MY]

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act: G. Eugene Story, Glenn E. Wilson, Jr., and J. Kent Lindsay, Montezuma County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, S333 [3FE]

———Jeff Widen, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Mark Pearson, Sierra Club, and Suzanne Jones, Wilderness Society, S333 [3FE]

———Mark Larson, Kay Alexander, and Jim Dyer, Colorado General Assembly, S332 [3FE]

———Ray Christensen, Colorado Farm Bureau, S333 [3FE]

———Stan Broome, CLUB 20 (organization), S333 [3FE]

Remarks in House

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (H.R. 4187), H9954, H9955 [17OC], E496 [5AP], E1825 [19OC]

———establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (S. 2977), H10522, H10523 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2034), S331 [3FE]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (S. 2977), S7892 [27JY], S9987 [5OC]

Foreign trade: improve procedures for restricting imports of archaeological and ethnological material, S11877 [15DE]

Lebanon: preservation of the historical city of Tyre, S6007 [28JN]

Reports filed

Diamond Valley Lake Center and Museum Establishment To Ensure Protection and Interpretation of Paleontology Discoveries and Development of a Trail System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2977) (S. Rept. 106-455), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4187) (H. Rept. 106-923), H8616 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4187, Diamond Valley Lake interpretive center and museum establishment to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake, H9954 [17OC]

S. 2034, Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S331 [3FE]

S. 2977, Diamond Valley Lake interpretive center and museum establishment to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake, H10522 [23OC]

S. 2977, Diamond Valley Lake interpretive center and museum establishment to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and development of a trail system, S9987 [5OC]

ARCHER, BILL (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2469 [3MY]

———H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4866), H6354 [17JY] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H2905 [10MY]

Employment: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 4405), H2770 [9MY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H7991 [21SE]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7723 [18SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H2239 [12AP]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6051 [13JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2607 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 4810), H5736 [10JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4444), H3049 [15MY]

Government Program Evaluation Commission: establish (see H.R. 5588), H11445 [27OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), recommit conference report (see H. Res. 568), H7210 [27JY]

Taxation: provide for community revitalization and extension of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 5662), H12094 [14DE]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 4843), H6051 [13JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4865), H6354 [17JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 4986), H7205 [27JY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3832), H646 [6MR]

Explanations

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act (H.R. 4986): Senate Amendment, H11885-H11891 [14NO]

Letters

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10442 [19OC]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1297 [21JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E1297 [21JY]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act: Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H4702 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine: by, E936 [9JN]

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, H11892 [14NO]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: by, S10685 [18OC]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Charles O. Rossotti, IRS, E1517 [18SE]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6922 [25JY]

Small Business Tax Fairness Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H843 [9MR]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H843 [9MR]

Social Security Number Confidentiality Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1846 [19OC]

Tax treatment of Social Security benefits: Robert Shreve, AARP, H7154 [27JY]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1814 [5AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H12097 [15DE]

Remarks

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4702 [20JN]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4866), H6429 [18JY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), H7686 [18SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5858, H5859 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6609, H6610, H6611 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to instruct conferees, H6434, H6435 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7240 [6SE], H7509, H7511, H7512 [13SE], E1517 [18SE]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6399 [18JY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3596 [23MY], H3662, H3670, H3686 [24MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12485 [15DE]

Education: national policy to improve system, E2079 [3NO]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), E2235 [15DE]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 644), E2086 [13NO]

Government Program Evaluation Commission: establish (H.R. 5588), E2002 [28OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H792, H842, H846 [9MR]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5349 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level, H11244 [26OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6477, H6504 [19JY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11244 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H582, H583 [1MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1445 [28MR]

Tariff: finished petroleum derivatives, E2086 [13NO]

Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7174 [27JY]

———designate renewal communities, H12485 [15DE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H291, H293, H321, H323, H324, H326 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H321, H323, H324, H326 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4131, H4151, H4157 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7241 [6SE], H7330 [7SE]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2057, H2062 [11AP]

———rates, H12485 [15DE]

———relief, H11244 [26OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3842 [25MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (H.R. 3594), H12097, H12098, H12099 [15DE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7153, H7154, H7155, H7174 [27JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7416, H7421, H7423, H7428 [12SE], H11881, H11885, H11892 [14NO], E1536 [20SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5285 [27JN]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, H12485 [15DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H11415-H11421 [27OC], E2027 [30OC]

Reports

Expenditures on U.S. Education: by, E2079 [3NO]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 106-1036), H12534 [2JA]

Caribbean and Central American Relief and Economic Stabilization Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 984) (H. Rept. 106-519), H930 [13MR]

Child Support Distribution Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4678) (H. Rept. 106-793), H7092 [26JY]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4843) (H. Rept. 106-753), H6354 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 510) (H. Rept. 106-636), H3648 [23MY]

Death Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 106-651), H3924 [6JN]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4601) (H. Rept. 106-673), H4219 [12JN]

Debt Relief Lock-Box Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5173) (H. Rept. 106-862), H7722 [18SE]

Education Savings and School Excellence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 106-546), H1412 [27MR]

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4986) (H. Rept. 106-845), H7577 [13SE]

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4717) (H. Rept. 106-702), H5239 [27JN]

Marriage Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 106-493), H218 [7FE]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4810) (H. Rept. 106-765), H6598 [19JY]

Medicare Rx 2000 Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4680) (H. Rept. 106-703), H5239 [27JN]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4868) (H. Rept. 106-789), H7001 [25JY]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4444) (H. Rept. 106-632), H3522 [22MY]

People's Republic of China Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-755), H6469 [18JY]

Privacy and Identity Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4857) (H. Rept. 106-996), H10807 [24OC]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4844) (H. Rept. 106-777), H7092 [26JY]

Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 106-507), H630 [1MR]

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4865) (H. Rept. 106-780), H6776 [24JY]

Taxpayer Bill of Rights: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4163) (H. Rept. 106-566), H2012 [10AP]

Telephone Use and Other Communications Services Excise Taxes Repeal: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3916) (H. Rept. 106-631), H3522 [22MY]

Trade and Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-606), H2605 [4MY]

Vietnamese Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 106-794), H7092 [26JY]

Withdraw U.S. Membership and Funding From the World Trade Organization: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 90) (H. Rept. 106-672), H4219 [12JN]

Statements

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: OMB, H11892 [14NO]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act (H.R. 4844): by, E1244 [14JY]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, H11929 [4DE]

Texts of

H.R. 3594, Installment Tax Correction Act, H12097 [15DE]

H.R. 4865, Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act, H7153 [27JY]

Tributes

Katz, Julius L., E51 [1FE]

Moody, Dan, Jr., E2011 [28OC]

Singleton, A.L. (Pete), E1754 [12OC]

ARCHER, TOM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1125 [27JN]

ARCHERY MANUFACTURERS AND MERCHANTS ORGANIZATION

Letters

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, E555 [13AP]

ARCHEY, WILLIAM T.

Letters

Millennium Digital Commerce Act appointment of conferees, S1208 [7MR]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6675 [20JY]

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST (publication)

Remarks in House

Allardyce, Tom: Architectural Digest (publication) AD 100 interior design honoree, E191 [29FE]

Hendrix, Illya: Architectural Digest (publication) AD 100 interior design honoree, E190 [29FE]

ARCTIC REGIONS

Amendments

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S2120 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (see S. 2931), S7656 [26JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Letters

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution: Athan Manuel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S2210 [5AP]

———Carl Pope, Sierra Club, S2210 [5AP]

———Courtney Curf, Friends of the Earth (organization), S2210, S2219 [5AP]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2209, S2220 [5AP]

———John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———Martha A. Marks, Republicans for Environmental Protection America (organization), S2220 [5AP]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, S2210 [5AP]

———Raymond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador, S2211 [5AP]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———William H. Meadows, Wilderness Society, S2220 [5AP]

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Messages

Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Report: President Clinton, S8578-S8584 [14SE], H7631 [14SE]

U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Clinton, S208 [1FE], H137 [1FE]

Press releases

Arctic Refuge Needs Your Help: Sierra Club, S1318 [8MR]

Proposals

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Remarks in House

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H540 [29FE], H705 [8MR], H4910 [21JN], H7348 [7SE], H8774-H8781, H8783-H8785 [4OC], H8918, H8919 [5OC], H9873, H9874 [12OC], H11412-H11414 [27OC], H12089, H12090 [14DE], E519 [10AP]

———oil and gas leasing, H493 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1448 [20MR], S1645-S1651 [23MR], S2035 [3AP], S9132 [25SE], S9440-S9443 [28SE], S9788-S9793, S9795 [4OC]

———strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2206-S2222 [5AP], S2275-S2277 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 2931), S7673 [26JY]

Balchen, Bernt: tribute (S.J. Res. 36), S10938 [24OC]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S1316-S1318 [8MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing programs for the Coastal Plain, S1648 [23MR]

Public lands: encourage domestic oil, gas, and coal exploration and production, S1623 [23MR]

Texts of

S.J. Res. 36, tribute to Bernt Balchen, S10938 [24OC]

ARCTIC RESEARCH AND POLICY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Improve (see S. 2931), S7656 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Improve (S. 2931), S7673 [26JY]

ARDIZZONE, KRIS K.

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S11674 [7DE]

ARDMORE, PA

Remarks in House

Rotary Club: anniversary, E1749 [12OC]

ARDSLEY, NY

Remarks in House

Westchester County, NY: anniversary of Rotary Club of Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, and Irvington, E426 [28MR]

ARENSMAN, MEREDITH

Remarks in House

Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E647 [4MY]

ARGENTINA, REPUBLIC OF

Amendments

Terrorism: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (S. Res. 329), S7250, S7280 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: resolution of Buenos Aires Yoga School investigation (see H. Res. 622), H9767 [11OC]

Latin America: tribute to democratic elections in Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, and Uruguay (see H. Res. 404), H49 [27JA]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see S. Res. 329), S6015 [28JN] (see H. Res. 531), H5084 [23JN]

Remarks in House

Terrorism: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible, E1290 [21JY]

———condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (H. Res. 531), H6083-H6085 [17JY], E1303 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Terrorism: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (S. Res. 329), S7279, S7280 [19JY]

Reports filed

Condemn Terrorist Attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and Urge the Argentine Government To Punish Those Responsible: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 329), S6013 [28JN]

Nomination of James D. Walsh To Be Ambassador to Argentina: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 329, condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible, S6028 [28JN]

ARGUE, MANDY

Remarks in House

American Ambulance Association: Star of Life award recipient, E674 [9MY]

ARIAIL, ROBERT

Remarks in Senate

Pulitzer Prize: nomination for editorial cartooning, S2935 [26AP]

ARIZONA

Amendments

Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), S10824 [19OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8800 [4OC], H8852, H8854 [5OC]

Analyses

Ownership and Operation of Irrigation Works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8716 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (see S. 2834), S6257 [30JN]

Central Arizona Project: provide for adjustments (see S. 3231), S10926 [24OC] (see H.R. 5529), H10808 [24OC]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 2184), S1232 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer additional Federal lands to Arizona (see H.R. 3638), H341 [10FE]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 3044), S8501 [13SE]

———establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (see H. Res. 610), H8799 [4OC]

Public lands: authorize Federal-State land exchange (see S. 2813), S6120 [29JN]

Cost Estimates

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area establishment (H.R. 2941): CBO, H8854 [5OC]

Letters

Central Arizona Project adjustments: Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona, S10930 [24OC], E1905 [25OC]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Ownership and operation of irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reservation in Maricopa County, AZ: David J. Hayes, Dept. of the Interior, H8717 [3OC]

Lists

Central Arizona Project Adjustments participants, S10930 [24OC], E1905 [25OC]

Supreme Court reversals of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, S1358 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), H2662, H2663 [9MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), H5098-H5100 [26JN]

Central Arizona Project: provide for adjustments (H.R. 5529), E1904, E1932 [25OC]

Gurrola, Aracely: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Arizona, E640 [4MY]

Kizer, Yolanda Collazos: Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E504 [6AP]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8850-H8855 [5OC]

———establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (H. Res. 610), H8847, H8848 [5OC]

Phoenix, AZ: dedication of Thomasena and Eugene Grisby Art Gallery, E1643 [2OC]

Public lands: conveyance of certain national forest lands to the city of Sedona, AZ (S. 1088), H10495, H10496 [23OC]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8713-H8717 [3OC], E1703 [6OC]

Salt River Project: inclusion in Library of Congress Local Legacies Program, E832, E844 [25MY]

Scottsdale, AZ: opening of Armenian Educational, Art & Communication Center, E119 [10FE]

Tuscon, AZ: tribute to Edward W. Rhoads Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association, E584 [13AP]

Valley del Sol Profiles of Success Hispanic Leadership Award: recipients, E1139 [28JN]

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (S. 356), H3886, H3887 [6JN], H4019 [7JN], E917 [8JN], E923 [9JN]

Yuma, AZ: testing of the Crusader tank artillery system developed at the Picatinny Arsenal, E942 [9JN]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2833), H6876-H6879 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), S9397 [27SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), S10838, S10839 [19OC]

———conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (S. 2834), S6257 [30JN]

———Hopi-Western Navajo water development study funding, S9454 [28SE], S10402 [12OC]

Central Arizona Project: provide for adjustments (S. 3231), S10929-S10931 [24OC]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S1336, S1360, S1366 [9MR]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 2184), S1193, S1194, S1233-S1235 [7MR], S1267 [8MR]

———reversals in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: proposed international sales of AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopters and Stinger missiles, S7739, S7740 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: drug prosecution and incarceration funding for county and local governments along the U.S.-Mexico border, S6670 [13JY]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), S11274 [27OC]

McCain, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S1480 [21MR]

Public lands: authorize Federal-State land exchange (S. 2813), S6122 [29JN]

Teilborg, James A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S9675 [3OC]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2833), S9979 [5OC]

Reports filed

Ak-Chin Indian Community Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2647) (S. Rept. 106-415), S8759 [19SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 106-598), H2409 [2MY]

Bureau of Reclamation Conveyance of Property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an International Port of Entry: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3023) (H. Rept. 106-699), H5168 [26JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Conveyance of Property to the Greater Yuma Port Authority for an International Port of Entry: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3023) (S. Rept. 106-481), S9701 [3OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 610) (H. Rept. 106-935), H8799 [4OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 106-934), H8799 [4OC]

Nomination of James A. Teilborg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Mary H. Murguia To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Susan R. Bolton To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1998) (S. Rept. 106-340), S6574 [12JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2833) (H. Rept. 106-740), H6353 [17JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community ownership and operation of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ: Merma Lewis, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, E1703 [6OC]

Statements

Central Arizona Project Adjustments: Arizona Congressional Delegation, S10929 [24OC], E1904 [25OC]

Studies

Reductions in School Class Size: West Education Policy Brief, S3494 [4MY]

Summaries

Ownership and Operation of Irrigation Works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8716 [3OC]

Tables

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversal rate (1996-1999), S1363 [9MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 610, consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, H8847 [5OC]

H.R. 2647, Ak-Chin Indian Community settlement of water rights claims, H2662 [9MY]

H.R. 2820, ownership and operation of irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reservation in Maricopa County, AZ, H8713 [3OC]

H.R. 2833, Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act, H6876-H6878 [25JY]

H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, H8852-H8854 [5OC]

H.R. 3023, Bureau of Reclamation conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry, H5098 [26JN]

S. 356, Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act, H3886 [6JN]

S. 1088, Arizona National Forest Improvement Act, H10495 [23OC]

S. 2813, Arizona Land Exchange Facilitation Act, S6123 [29JN]

S. 3023, Bureau of Reclamation conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry, S10838 [19OC]

Tributes

Kolbe, Representative, H4167 [9JN]

McCain, Senator, S1480 [21MR], S1740 [27MR], S4272 [23MY]

ARIZONA LAND EXCHANGE FACILITATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2813), S6120 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2813), S6122 [29JN]

Texts of

S. 2813, provisions, S6123 [29JN]

ARIZONA NATIONAL FOREST IMPROVEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1088), H10495, H10496 [23OC]

Texts of

S. 1088, provisions, H10495 [23OC]

ARIZONA-NEW MEXICO ENABLING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Interior: transfer additional Federal lands to Arizona (see H.R. 3638), H341 [10FE]

ARKANSAS

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: sell or exchange certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites (see S. 3256), S11252 [27OC]

Excerpts

Arkansas Code relative to Federal excise tax on motor fuels, S2497 [11AP]

Remarks in House

Civil War—U.S.: preservation of battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail (S. 710), H10490, H10491 [23OC]

Dunlap, J.E.: Ernie Deane Award recipient, E1055 [20JN]

Flint, MI: tribute to Clark County, AR, Reunion Picnic, E1342 [27JY]

Jonesboro (AR) Sun: tribute, E1591 [26SE]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region, H10358 [19OC], H11818 [3NO]

Sports: presentation of the Parker-O'Quinn Trophy to the Fordyce Redbug football team, E1855 [19OC]

Urban Institute: report on the most charitable States, H9819 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Causey, Rhode B., Sr.: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for Arkansas, S11565 [5DE]

Civil War—U.S.: preservation of battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail (S. 710), S279 [2FE]

Jonesboro, AR: anniversary of shooting of students and teacher outside Westside Middle School, S1586 [22MR], S1666 [23MR]

Mississippi River: Delta Regional Authority funding, S8183 [7SE]

WatchDOGS: tribute to school violence prevention program, S392 [7FE]

Reports filed

Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1605) (H. Rept. 106-536), H1404 [23MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1605, Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR, H1637 [3AP]

S. 710, Vicksburg Campaign Trail Battlefields Preservation Act, H10490 [23OC]

ARLINGHAUS, FRANK

Addresses

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Humanitarian Award, E1788 [13OC]

Remarks in House

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization): Jersey Shore Chapter Humanitarian Award recipients, E1788 [13OC]

ARLINGTON, TX

Remarks in House

Guyton, Candace: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

Smith, Byron C.: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

ARLINGTON, VA

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency relative to funding for embassy relocation negotiations (see S. 2801), S5884 [27JN]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office: designate (see S. 2234), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 3559), H90 [31JA] (see H.R. 3701), H572 [29FE]

Inscriptions

Hmong and Laotian combat veterans monument at Arlington National Cemetery, S4213 [18MY]

Letters

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers: Fran Fisher, Revenue Recovery Consultants, Inc., S5975 [28JN]

Press releases

Three Hundred Thirty-Two Journalists Who Died Covering the News Since 1812 To Be Added to Journalists Memorial: Newseum, E949 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Arlington Traditional School: tribute to Reading Challenge Program, E1811 [17OC]

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency approval funding, H5155 [26JN]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office: designate (H.R. 3559), E25 [31JA]

———designate (H.R. 3701), H944-H946 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency relative to funding for embassy relocation negotiations (S. 2801), S5910, S5934 [27JN], S5941 [28JN]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office: designate (H.R. 3701), S5753 [23JN]

———designate (S. 2234), S1407 [9MR], S2102 [4AP]

Reports filed

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3701), S5555 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3559, Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA, and Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA, E25 [31JA]

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS (IL) DAILY HERALD

Articles and editorials

Case for China Trade, H3729 [24MY]

ARMED FORCES see Department of Defense

ARMED FORCES CONCURRENT RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY PAYMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2357), S2233 [5AP]

Letters

Provisions: Lupo A. Quitoriano, Nevada Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S2234 [5AP]

———Ron Gutzman, American Legion, Dept. of Nevada, S2234 [5AP]

———William D. Brzezinski, DAV, Dept. of Nevada, S2234 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2357), S2234 [5AP]

Texts of

S. 2357, provisions, S2234 [5AP]

ARMED FORCES DAY

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S4232 [22MY], S4451 [25MY]

ARMED FORCES EDUCATIONAL RELIEF ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]

ARMED SERVICES EDUCATIONAL RELIEF ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4245), H2238 [12AP]

ARMED SERVICES VOTE RESCUE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Letters

Provisions: David W. Sommers and Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, E2136 [6DE]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, E2136 [6DE]

———John R. Fisher, Navy League of the U.S., E2137 [6DE]

———Joseph L. Alexander, American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc., E2137 [6DE]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, E2136 [6DE]

Memorandums

Overseas Absentee Ballot Review and Protest: Mark Herron, E2137 [6DE]

Press releases

National Veterans' Leader Irate Over Rejection of Military Ballots: VFW, E2137 [6DE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5642), E2136 [6DE]

ARMENIA, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Fighting Denial of the Armenian Genocide: Van Z. Krikorian, Armenian Assembly of America, H11529-H11532 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 596), H8406 [27SE]

———ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 596), consideration (see H. Res. 625), H9766 [11OC]

Letters

Armenian genocide anniversary: Rima Varzhapetyan, Jewish Community of Armenia (organization), H2174 [12AP]

Remarks in House

Azerbaijan: blockade, H376 [15FE]

———prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H10818 [25OC], E1373 [27JY]

———U.S. policy, H376 [15FE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172-H2183, H2186 [12AP], E581 [13AP]

Foreign aid: allocation, H10818 [25OC]

Foreign policy: ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 596), H8597 [2OC], H10462, H10468 [19OC], H11528 [30OC], E1919 [25OC], E2200 [15DE]

Genocide: anniversary, H2095 [11AP], H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172-H2183, H2186, H2190 [12AP], H2971 [15MY], E566, E568, E579, E581, E586, E588 [13AP], E638 [4MY], E2078 [3NO]

History: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (H. Res. 155), H2183 [12AP]

Israel: inclusion of Armenian Genocide in national education curriculum, H3625 [23MY]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Consulate General, E228 [6MR]

Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H10818 [25OC], E658 [4MY]

Scottsdale, AZ: opening of Armenian Educational, Art & Communication Center, E119 [10FE]

World Trade Organization: accession, H4779 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Genocide: anniversary, S2710 [13AP], S2851, S2852 [25AP], S2933 [26AP]

Reports filed

Armenian Genocide Understanding and Sensitivity in Responding to Human Rights, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Issues: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 596) (H. Rept. 106-933), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of H. Res. 596, Armenian Genocide Understanding and Sensitivity in Responding to Human Rights, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Issues: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 625) (H. Rept. 106-972), H9766 [11OC]

Nomination of Carey Cavanaugh To Be Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional Conflicts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Acknowledgment of Armenian Genocide relative to Christianity: Pope John Paul II and Karekin II, E2201 [15DE]

Acknowledgment of Armenian Genocide relative to Turkey's admission to the European Union: European Parliament, E2201-E2203 [15DE]

———Italian Chamber of Deputies, E2200 [15DE]

ARMENIAN, RAFFI

Remarks in House

Tribute, E984 [13JN]

ARMENIAN AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Armenian Relief Society: anniversary, E1087 [23JN]

Scottsdale, AZ: opening of Armenian Educational, Art & Communication Center, E119 [10FE]

ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA

Addresses

Fighting Denial of the Armenian Genocide, H11529-H11532 [30OC]

ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

Remarks in House

Kouymjian, Dickran: Armenian National Committee of Central California Man of the Year award recipient, E440 [29MR]

ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1087 [23JN]

ARMEY, RICHARD K. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H2619 [8MY]

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Committee To Notify the President of Adjournment, H12503 [15DE]

Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has Assembled, H7 [27JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9796 [11OC]

———H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H9796 [11OC]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce publicly-held debt and provide tax relief (see H. Res. 490), H2606 [4MY]

Chen, Stephen: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4591 [15JN]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H4592 [15JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Computers: require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H4592 [15JN]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H373 [14FE]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1407 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), H1120 [16MR]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1284 [22MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]

———clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 522), H4174 [9JN]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2341 [13AP]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H5036 [22JN]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 4744), H5436 [28JN]

House of Representatives: foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (see H. Res. 677), H12532 [15DE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2655 [8MY]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

Insurance: encourage employer selection of freedom-of-choice health coverage (see H.R. 5568), H11206 [26OC]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

National security: U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 5536), H10808 [24OC]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 2288), H373 [14FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H373 [14FE] (see H.R. 3539), H255 [8FE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H255 [8FE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H1078 [15MR]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 4747), H6719 [20JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H2013 [10AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H8200 [26SE]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4723), H7503 [12SE]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H6471 [18JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1294), H1119 [16MR] (see H.R. 4204), H1956 [6AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1588 [29MR]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H1406 [23MR]

———provide for community revitalization and extension of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 5662), H12094 [14DE]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 252), H1412 [27MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1406 [23MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H5084 [23JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3523 [22MY]

———treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 3034), H1406 [23MR]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see H.R. 4713), H4817 [21JN]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H510 [16FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2012 [10AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: require large employers to notify their employees of the amount paid by the employer for employee health coverage (see H.R. 5440), H9767 [11OC]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1284 [22MR]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 303), H2239 [12AP] (see H. Con. Res. 442), H11927 [14NO]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. Con. Res. 241), H49 [27JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 401), H49 [27JA]

House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 403), H49 [27JA]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3523 [22MY]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present (see H. Res. 402), H49 [27JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4113), H1587 [29MR]

———relief (see H.R. 5542), H11193 [25OC]

Conference reports

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810), H6582-H6586 [19JY]

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1789 [5AP]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), H7682 [18SE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8293, H8296, H8300 [27SE], H8903, H8904, H8905, H8906, H8907 [5OC]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, H8746 [4OC]

Business and industry: require large employers to notify their employees of the amount paid by the employer for employee health coverage (H.R. 5440), E1766 [12OC]

China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status, H119 [1FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2415 [3MY], H2660 [9MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3711 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H119 [1FE]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1430 [28MR]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4361 [14JN]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 303), H2165 [12AP]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 442), H11901 [14NO]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (H. Con. Res. 241), H7 [27JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 401), H6 [27JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4540 [15JN], H7965, H7966 [21SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5028, H5029 [22JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H8296 [27SE]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, H8293 [27SE], H8746 [4OC]

Government: waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H8294, H8298 [27SE]

House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H3854 [25MY]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 403), H6 [27JA]

———legislative program, H184 [2FE], H330 [10FE], H1114 [16MR], H1558 [29MR], H2375 [2MY], H2589, H2590 [4MY], H2952, H2953 [11MY], H3455, H3456 [19MY], H4164 [9JN], H4540, H4585, H4586 [15JN], H5073 [23JN], H5598 [29JN], H7631 [14SE], H7965 [21SE], H8431, H8432 [28SE], H11403, H11404 [27OC]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), H3748 [24MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7903 [20SE], H8298, H8299 [27SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5073 [23JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Jack St. Claire Kilby for physics, E1847 [19OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: tribute (H. Con. Res. 317), H2590 [4MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8903, H8904, H8905, H8906, H8907 [5OC]

Rural areas: impact of Federal public policy changes on economic expansion, H8605 [2OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11253 [26OC]

Senate: legislative program, H6025 [13JY]

———notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present (H. Res. 402), H6 [27JA]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H8293 [27SE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H587 [1MR]

St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute, H185 [2FE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (H.R. 4113), E451 [30MR]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty, H8204 [27SE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2791 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H4162 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7328 [7SE]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), H3060 [16MY]

———rates, H8293, H8294, H8296, H8297, H8300 [27SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H4162 [9JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4717), H5073, H5074 [23JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2271 [13AP]

Reports filed

Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-1004), H11193 [25OC]

Tributes

Archer, Representative, H11420 [27OC]

Stupak, Bartholomew, Jr., H3030 [15MY]

ARMS CONTROL

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act, H7743 [19SE]

———S. 2901, Security Assistance Act, S8241 [7SE]

Articles and editorials

Another Reason To Hold Off, E1256 [18JY]

Armed India Can Help Stabilize Asia, E1688 [6OC]

Bipartisan Thinkers Look Past Traditional Arms Control, H3970 [7JN]

By Winding Stair, S4919 [9JN]

China, Trade and Missiles, S8617 [15SE]

DPRK Secret Underground Facility Producing Uranium, S5448 [20JN]

Missile Defense Is Political Fiction, H3967 [7JN]

Missile Shield Analysis Warns of Arms Buildup, H3970 [7JN]

Moscow Takes Step To Ease U.S. Fears on Plutonium Use, S487 [8FE]

Scientific Panel Says National Missile Defense Won't Work, H3969 [7JN]

Star Wars II—Here We Go Again, E960-E963 [9JN]

Strategy of Silence on Missile Defense, H3968 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for security assistance (see S. 2901), S7393 [20JY]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 4919), H6776 [24JY]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 584), H7931 [20SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 405), H7991 [21SE]

Iran: encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see S. 2947), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [27JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: require reports to Congress about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missiles to deliver such weapons (see H.R. 4860), H6052 [13JY]

National security: provide deployment criteria for the national missile defense system and testing of the system against counter-measures (see H.R. 5066), H7208 [27JY]

———U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 5536), H10808 [24OC]

Russia: expand and enhance U.S. efforts in the Russian nuclear complex to expedite containment of nuclear expertise that presents a proliferation threat (see S. 2492), S3192 [1MY]

Senate National Security Working Group: extend authorities (see S. Res. 383), S11252 [27OC]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2729 [13AP] (see H. Con. Res. 324), H2966 [11MY]

Conference reports

Security Assistance Act (H.R. 4919), H7830-H7840 [19SE]

Explanations

National Missile Defense System, H6535-H6537 [19JY]

Factsheets

Senate National Security Working Group Administrative Procedures, S11273 [27OC]

Letters

Accusations of disclosure of classified information relative to national missile defense system: Arthur L. Money, H6537 [19JY]

———David W. Affeld, H6537 [19JY]

———Theodore A. Postol, H6537 [19JY]

National missile defense system: Philip E. Coyle, Dept. of Defense, S6558 [12JY]

———Representative Schaffer, E764 [18MY]

———several Nobel Prize laureates, S6592 [13JY]

Vice President Gore's agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology: Representatives Gilman, Goss and Spence, H11767 [1NO]

———Senator Biden, S11340 [29OC]

———several Senators, S11340 [29OC]

Memorandums

Vice President Gore's Agreement With Russia Relative to Proliferation of Nuclear Missile Technology, H11761 [1NO]

Messages

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Bangladesh Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, S1456 [20MR], H1128 [21MR]

Motions

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788 [11OC]

Platforms

International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E729-E732 [16MY]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, H5812 [11JY], H6057 [17JY], H6412 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: military health care programs funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3999-H4002 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3992-H3999 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility funding, H5275-H5277 [27JN], E1893 [24OC]

———nonproliferation programs funding, H5222 [27JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9791 [11OC]

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), H6730-H6734 [24JY], H7743 [19SE], H7941-H7943 [21SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), conference report, E2070 [2NO]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 584), H7939-H7941 [21SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 405), H7943 [21SE]

Gore, Vice President: agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology, H10068 [18OC], H10461 [19OC], H10476 [23OC], H11200 [26OC], H11520-H11525 [29OC], H11761-H11768 [1NO]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, H6358 [18JY]

———require reports to Congress about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missiles to deliver such weapons (H.R. 4860), E1267 [19JY]

National security: national missile defense system, H547-H552 [29FE], H3073 [16MY], H3312, H3393, H3395, H3396 [18MY], H3909 [6JN], H3967 [7JN], H4216 [12JN], H5603, H5613 [29JN], H5725 [10JY], H5848, H5850 [12JY], H6535, H6539 [19JY], H7061 [26JY], H7248 [6SE], H7631-H7638 [14SE], H9656, H9657, H9659, H9663 [11OC], E764 [18MY], E1256 [18JY]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, E122 [10FE]

———recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (H. Res. 82), H2020 [11AP]

———reduction, H3037-H3042 [15MY], H9656, H9663 [11OC]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran, H10461 [19OC], H11520-H11525 [29OC]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H2020, H2021 [11AP]

———impact of changes to arms control treaties on U.S.-Russian relations, H2379 [2MY]

———prohibit executive branch compliance with the Antiballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty, H5153, H5154 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, S5586-S5588 [22JN], S6326-S6328 [10JY], S10129 [10OC]

———U.S. policy, S6834-S6836 [14JY]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S10655-S10658 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: congressional briefing on Single Integrated Operational Plan, S6291 [30JN]

———limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems, S4543-S4553 [6JN], S4608-S4620, S4633 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility funding, S8033 [5SE], S8164-S8167 [7SE], S8277 [8SE], S9454, S9455 [28SE], S9574 [2OC], S10765 [19OC]

Dept. of State: nonproliferation and anti-terrorism programs funding, S5539-S5542 [21JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11506 [2NO]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for security assistance (S. 2901), S8241 [7SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), conference report, S9118 [22SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 405), S9118 [22SE]

Foreign policy: suspend certain sanctions imposed on India, S5447-S5449, S5477 [20JN]

Gore, Vice President: agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology, S11072, S11113-S11115 [26OC], S11337-S11340 [29OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, S6835 [14JY]

National security: encourage continued negotiated reductions in Russian nuclear forces, S4536 [6JN]

———national missile defense system, S5 [24JA], S788 [24FE], S2138-S2141 [4AP], S3013 [27AP], S4399-S4402 [25MY], S4722-S4728 [8JN], S4918 [9JN], S5587 [22JN], S6109 [29JN], S6834-S6836 [14JY], S8191 [7SE], S10129 [10OC]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 4), S7466 [24JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S11837-S11841 [15DE]

———require operationally realistic testing of any national missile defense system against countermeasures, S6549, S6550, S6554-S6563 [12JY], S6591-S6593 [13JY]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S7426 [21JY], S10655-S10658 [18OC]

———status of U.S. arsenal relative to policy of deterrence, S2138-S2141 [4AP], S6291 [30JN]

———status of U.S. arsenel relative to policy of deterrence, S1302-S1304 [8MR]

———strategic defense initiative, S1662, S1663 [23MR]

Russia: expand and enhance U.S. efforts in the Russian nuclear complex to expedite containment of nuclear expertise that presents a proliferation threat, S6594 [13JY]

———expand and enhance U.S. efforts in the Russian nuclear complex to expedite containment of nuclear expertise that presents a proliferation threat (S. 2492), S3194 [1MY]

———proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran, S756 [24FE]

Sandia National Laboratory: anniversary of International Arms Control Conference, S2464 [10AP], S2523 [11AP]

Senate National Security Working Group: extend authorities (S. Res. 383), S11273, S11274 [27OC]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (S. Con. Res. 107), S2774 [13AP], S2853 [25AP]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S2894 [26AP], S10129 [10OC]

———implementation, S1195 [7MR], S2877-S2879 [25AP], S2953-S2955 [27AP]

Reports

Nuclear Weapons—Strengthening International Atomic Energy Agency Inspections: Zachary S. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S2854-S2856 [25AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 106-874), H7931 [20SE]

Defense and Security Assistance Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4919) (H. Rept. 106-868), H7870 [19SE]

Security Assistance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2901) (S. Rept. 106-351), S7392 [20JY]

Statements

National Ignition Facility and the Stockpile Stewardship Program: Several Laboratory Directors, S8167 [7SE]

Policy Towards U.S.: Several People's Republic of China Officials, S10130-S10133 [10OC]

Summaries

North Korea Nonproliferation Act (H.R. 4860), E1268 [19JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 405, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act, H7943 [21SE]

H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act, H6731 [24JY]

S. Con. Res. 107, support of Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, S2774 [13AP]

S. Res. 383, Senate National Security Working Group authority extension, S11258, S11274 [27OC]

ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

Messages

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Bangladesh Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, S1456 [20MR], H1128 [21MR]

ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT

Amendments

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1123 [20MR], H1164, H1165, H1166, H1167, H1172, H1173 [21MR], H1231, H1232, H1234, H1235, H1236, H1242 [22MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1208 [22MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act, H7743 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 4919), H6776 [24JY]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 584), H7931 [20SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 405), H7991 [21SE]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see S. 2182), S1173 [6MR] (see H.R. 3822), H641 [2MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H1162 [21MR]

Conference reports

Security Assistance Act (H.R. 4919), H7830-H7840 [19SE]

Motions

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1245 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), H6730-H6734 [24JY], H7743 [19SE], H7941-H7943 [21SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), conference report, E2070 [2NO]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 584), H7939-H7941 [21SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 405), H7943 [21SE]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1218-H1246 [22MR], H1402 [23MR], E399, E413 [23MR], E427, E430 [28MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), amendment process, H1083 [16MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1200-H1218 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), conference report, S9118 [22SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 405), S9118 [22SE]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy, S1622 [23MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (S. 2182), S1184 [6MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 106-874), H7931 [20SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3822, Oil Price Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 106-533), H1162 [21MR]

Defense and Security Assistance Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4919) (H. Rept. 106-868), H7870 [19SE]

Oil Price Reduction Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3822) (H. Rept. 106-528), H1123 [20MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1232, H1233 [22MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3822, Oil Price Reduction Act, H1200 [22MR]

H. Res. 584, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act, H7940 [21SE]

H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act, H6731 [24JY]

ARMS SALES

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act, H7743 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 4919), H6776 [24JY]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 584), H7931 [20SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 405), H7991 [21SE]

Conference reports

Security Assistance Act (H.R. 4919), H7830-H7840 [19SE]

Letters

Vice President Gore's agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology: Representatives Gilman, Goss and Spence, H11767 [1NO]

———Senator Biden, S11340 [29OC]

———several Senators, S11340 [29OC]

Memorandums

Vice President Gore's Agreement With Russia Relative to Proliferation of Nuclear Missile Technology, H11761 [1NO]

Remarks in House

Bosnia and Herzegovina: election in Srpska, E1857 [19OC]

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), H6730-H6734 [24JY], H7743 [19SE], H7941-H7943 [21SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), conference report, E2070 [2NO]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 584), H7939-H7941 [21SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 405), H7943 [21SE]

Gore, Vice President: agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology, H10068 [18OC], H10461 [19OC], H10476 [23OC], H11200 [26OC], H11520-H11525 [29OC], H11761-H11768 [1NO]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran, H10461 [19OC], H11520-H11525 [29OC]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), conference report, S9118 [22SE]

———improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 405), S9118 [22SE]

Gore, Vice President: agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology, S11072, S11113-S11115 [26OC], S11337-S11340 [29OC]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran, S756 [24FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 106-874), H7931 [20SE]

Defense and Security Assistance Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4919) (H. Rept. 106-868), H7870 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 405, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act, H7943 [21SE]

H. Res. 584, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act, H7940 [21SE]

H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act, H6731 [24JY]

ARMSTEAD, ERNIE

Remarks in House

American Associated of Retired Persons National Community Spirit Award: recipient, E1773 [13OC]

ARMSTRONG, LANCE

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 5258), H7991 [21SE]

Remarks in House

Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 5258), H7936 [21SE]

ARMSTRONG, NEIL A.

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 2815), H4714-H4719 [20JN], E1067 [21JN]

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Gold Medal: award (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2815, award Congressional Gold Medal, H4714 [20JN]

ARMSTRONG, SARAH R.

Reports

Ethanol Use in Gasoline, H1278-H1280 [22MR]

ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM (a former Senator from Colorado)

Statements

HIV Reporting and Partner Notification Programs: Congressional Record (1990), H6976 [25JY]

ARMY see Department of Defense

ARMY DISTAFF FOUNDATION, INC.

Remarks in House

Ambrose, Stephen E.: Army Distaff Foundation, Inc., Eisenhower Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E1446 [13SE]

ARNOLD, BENEDICT

Remarks in House

History: anniversary of day of prayer and thanksgiving relative to discovery of treason committed by Benedict Arnold, H8067 [26SE]

ARNOLD, NATHANIEL S.

Letters

Tribute to Naval Nuclear Power Training Command personnel: Robert and Patricia Arnold, E269 [9MR]

ARNOLD, ROBERT AND PATRICIA

Letters

Tribute to Naval Nuclear Power Training Command personnel, E269 [9MR]

ARREDONDO, TRISH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E369 [21MR]

ARREOLA, MARY

Statements

Remembering Abilio G. Baca, H6587 [19JY]

ARROYO, ROBERT

Essays

Just as American as Apple Pie, E1493 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Illinois: Sixth Congressional District Essay Contest winner, E1493 [14SE]

ARSEL, SHAIBOUB WILLIAM

Bills and resolutions

Egypt: provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh (see S. Res. 367), S9945 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Egypt: provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh (S. Res. 367), S9965 [5OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 367, provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh, Egypt, S9965 [5OC]

ARTEMIJE, KYR

Testimonies

Ethnic Minorities in Kosovo, S7634 [26JY]

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Johnston, Helen Ellis: Huntsville, AL, Arthritis Foundation Humanitarian Award recipient, E1403 [6SE]

ARTIM, BRUCE

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S7264 [19JY], S7408 [20JY]

ARTS AND HUMANITIES related term(s) Literature

Addresses

Monetary Donation to the Library of Congress: John Kluge, S10047 [6OC]

Amendments

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S11260 [27OC]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (H.R. 4846), S10953, S11007 [25OC], H11739 [1NO]

National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks (H.R. 154), H3479 [22MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), S3266, S3268 [2MY], H3893 [6JN]

Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (H.R. 2049), H12514 [15DE]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 371), S10933, S10934, S10940 [24OC]

Appointments

American Folklife Center Board of Trustees, H1624 [30MR]

Articles and editorials

Baltimore Symphony's Man of Substance, S296 [2FE]

Donors Praise Union Station, H6742 [24JY]

From Russia, With Love, S295 [2FE]

Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet Nurturer, E2167 [11DE]

Hope Rides on the $250 Million Makeover of Kansas City's Union Station, H6743 [24JY]

In Cleveland, Music for Connoisseurs, E1637 [2OC]

In Kansas City, Few Trains, but New Life in the Station, H6743 [24JY]

Kennedy Center Departure, S2522 [11AP]

Lita, E185 [29FE]

Movie Makers Respond Weakly—Congressional Concern Produces Less Than Satisfactory Answers by Industry, E1973 [28OC]

$60 Million Gift Is Made to Library of Congress, S10047 [6OC]

Temirkanov Powerful in BSO Debut, S295 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: exempt agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, music lyrics from applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 5350), H8617 [2OC]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Brooks, Gwendolyn: tribute (see S. Res. 393), S11918 [15DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (see H. Con. Res. 281), H997 [14MR]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 2789), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 5554), H11194 [25OC]

Courts: provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

Dept. of State: establish nonprofit entities for international educational, cultural, and arts programs (see S. 3251), S11131 [26OC]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (see S. 2667), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4542), H3867 [25MY]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H647 [6MR]

Elko, NV: designate the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (see S. Res. 326), S5663 [22JN]

Ferber, Edna: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 619), H9635 [10OC]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 493), H2606 [4MY]

Ibanez, Manuel L.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 42), S930 [29FE] (see H.J. Res. 92), H1957 [6AP]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (see S. 3015), S8197 [7SE] (see H.R. 4700), H4783 [20JN]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Res. 509), H3649 [23MY]

National Archives and Records Administration: transfer the master versions of the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (see H.R. 4756), H5168 [26JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: repeal State grant limitations (see H.R. 3635), H340 [10FE]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

Native Americans: improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (see S. 2872), S6841 [14JY]

Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 435), H10808 [24OC]

Riverside, CA: planning, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of Riverside School for the Arts (see H.R. 4620), H4173 [9JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senate: authorize the taking of photographs in the Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 377), S10619 [17OC]

Senate Commission on Art: procure the paintings of former Senators Arthur H. Vandenberg and Robert F. Wagner to be placed in unfilled spaces in the Senate reception room (see S. Res. 380), S10801 [19OC]

Smithsonian Institution: rename the National Museum of American Art (see S. 3201), S10412 [12OC] (see H.R. 5214), H7871 [19SE]

Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 40), S930 [29FE] (see H.J. Res. 93), H1957 [6AP]

Taxation: allow credits to radio station owners who donate the license, and other assets of such station, to a nonprofit corporation that supports the fine arts (see H.R. 3648), H373 [14FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 2781), S5735 [23JN]

———provide a credit for certain expenditures to rehabilitate historic performing arts facilities (see S. 3259), S11252 [27OC] (see H.R. 5634), H11927 [14NO]

Television Program Improvement Act: restore applicability to agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material and revise such agreements and guidelines (see S. 3069), S8759 [19SE]

Widnall, Sheila E.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 41), S930 [29FE]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 371), S10412 [12OC]

Biographies

Ibanez, Manuel L., S951 [29FE]

Spoon, Alan G., S951 [29FE]

Widnall, Sheila E., S951 [29FE]

Cost Estimates

Congressional consent to Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact (H.R. 4700): CBO, H6740 [24JY]

Letters

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: Bob Jacobi, Jr., Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City, H6742 [24JY]

———David A. Warm, Mid-America Regional Council, H6741 [24JY]

———Katheryn J. Shields, Jackson County, MO, Executive, H6742 [24JY]

———Linda Leeper, Johnson County, KS, Chambers Presidents Council, H6742 [24JY]

———Mary Birch, Overland Park, KS, Chamber of Commerce, H6742 [24JY]

———Peter S. Levi, Greater Kansas City, MO, Chamber of Commerce, H6741 [24JY]

———Robert J. Marcusse, Kansas City Area Development Council, H6741 [24JY]

National Recording Preservation Act: Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6850 [25JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on House Administration (House), H6850 [25JY]

Tax deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor: Millicent Hall Gaudieri, Association of Art Museum Directors, S5736 [23JN]

U.S. entertainment industry impact on the Ukraine: Ukrainian religious leader, H7570 [13SE]

Lists

American Folklife Center treasures, H6850 [25JY]

Messages

National Endowment for the Arts Report: President Clinton, S2345 [6AP], H1942 [6AP]

National Endowment for the Humanities Report: President Clinton, S1591 [22MR], H1247 [22MR]

Poems

``Our Birth,'' William Wordsworth, S731 [23FE]

``Transportation'', E937 [9JN]

Press releases

Carnahan Signs Bill To Expand Metropolitan Culture District, H6742 [24JY]

Remarks in House

Abilene, TX: anniversary of Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra, E2103 [14NO]

Alaadeen, Ahmad: Missouri Humanities Council Community Heritage Award recipient, E1781 [13OC]

Algodones, NM: tribute to Traditions! A Festival Marketplace, E1817 [17OC]

Allardyce, Tom: Architectural Digest (publication) AD 100 interior design honoree, E191 [29FE]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of La Pena Cultural Center, E921 [9JN]

Boston, MA: anniversary of Symphony Hall, E1786 [13OC]

Bradbury, Ray: National Book Foundation lifetime achievement award recipient, E2093 [14NO]

Buffalo, NY: setting for theatrical release of ``Full Monte'', H5032 [22JN]

Calumet, MI: anniversary of the Calumet Theatre, E329 [16MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (H. Con. Res. 281), H1636, H1637 [3AP]

Carroll, Elizabeth Rose: Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition winner, E719 [11MY]

CBS: references to God on ``Touched by an Angel'' (television program), H760 [9MR]

China, People's Republic of: tribute to Shaolin Performing Group, E1166 [30JN]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Cleveland Orchestra, E1637 [2OC]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), H11683-H11686 [31OC]

Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information, H9639 [11OC]

———prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (H.R. 354), E403 [23MR]

Corpus Christi, TX: tribute to Olaya Dance Studio, E1025 [15JN]

Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences: anniversary of World Congress, E1220 [13JY]

Davis, Dave M.: Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts recipient, E63 [2FE]

Dept. of Transportation: tribute to Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program Poetry Contest winners, E937 [9JN]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (H.R. 4542), H3872-H3875 [6JN], E845 [25MY]

Education: importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), H4325-H4329 [13JN], E229 [6MR], E995, E998, E1002, E1009 [14JN]

Entertainment industry: encourage production of independent films and television programs, E1997 [28OC]

Falat, Diana M.: National Scholastic Art Exhibition Gold Key Award recipient, E1028 [15JN]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4520, H4522 [15JN], E1094 [23JN]

Fremont, CA: tribute to Fremont Festival of the Arts, E1126 [27JN]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, H7569 [13SE]

Geissert, Katy: Torrance Cultural Arts Center Foundation honoree, E1238 [14JY]

Gore, Vice President: receipt of campaign contributions from entertainment industry, H7741 [19SE]

Harrison, AR: anniversary of Woman's Book Club, E1056 [20JN]

Hendrix, Illya: Architectural Digest (publication) AD 100 interior design honoree, E190 [29FE]

Ibanez, Manuel L.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 42), H2364, H2365 [2MY]

Jefferson County, TX: tribute to Southeast Texas Entertainment Complex, E1916 [25OC]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent, E1030 [15JN]

———congressional consent (H.R. 4700), H6737-H6745 [24JY]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to the American Jazz Museum, E965 [9JN], E1021 [15JN]

Kunz, Josey: Illinois State Organ/Tissue Donor Poster Contest award recipient, E911 [7JN]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (H.R. 4846), H6029 [13JY], H6846-H6851 [25JY], H11739 [1NO], E1344 [27JY]

Lynnwood, WA: naming of Edmonds School District as one of the Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, E1485 [14SE]

Macon, GA.: tribute to Tattnall Square Academy drama students, E112 [10FE]

Miami Beach, FL: Colony Theater Restoration Project funding, H8652 [3OC]

Michigan: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project participants, E810 [23MY]

Middletown, NY: tribute to Periwinkle National Theatre for drug education efforts, E2115 [4DE]

Morality and ethics: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H7717-H7719 [18SE], H7858 [19SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (H. Res. 509), H3876-H3878, H3889 [6JN], E965 [9JN]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of the ``Grand Ole Opry'', E1695 [6OC]

———tribute Nashville Symphony Orchestra, E1773 [13OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4524-H4538, H4557, H4584 [15JN], H8437-H8440 [28SE], H8646, H8654, H8655, H8657 [3OC], E1121 [26JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: Federal-State Partnership Program funding, H4583 [15JN]

———funding, H4524-H4538, H4557-H4569, H4584 [15JN], E1121 [26JN]

National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks (H.R. 154), H3479-H3481 [22MY]

Native Americans: improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (S. 2872), H10512 [23OC]

New Jersey: Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition winners, E1064 [20JN]

New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination, H1081 [16MR], H2104 [11AP]

———tribute to the Brooklyn Museum of Art's exhibit ``Hip-Hop Nation—Roots, Rhymes, and Rage'', E1873 [19OC]

Nordwind, Willy and Thekla Stein: return of Nazi-confiscated art to rightful heirs by Germany, E2229 [15DE]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Pasadena Playhouse, E908 [7JN]

Pennsylvania: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project participants, E1690 [6OC]

Pett, Joel: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, E1394 [27JY]

Phoenix, AZ: dedication of Thomasena and Eugene Grisby Art Gallery, E1643 [2OC]

Rockville, MD: anniversary of Sandy Spring Museum, E2075 [3NO]

San Luis Obispo, CA: tribute to San Luis Obispo Symphony Cuarteto De Las Misiones, E1811 [17OC]

Sanford, FL: renovation of Helen Stairs Theater, E611 [2MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), H385-H388 [15FE], H3893 [6JN]

Scottsdale, AZ: opening of Armenian Educational, Art & Communication Center, E119 [10FE]

Searle, Elizabeth: U.S. National Award Winner in Art recipient, E983 [13JN]

Smithsonian Institution: rename the National Museum of American Art (S. 3201), H10013, H10014 [17OC]

Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 40), H2364 [2MY]

Theater: production of play on Broadway entitled ``The Vagina Monologues'', H8814 [5OC]

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (H. Con. Res. 229), H3875, H3876 [6JN]

Vilnius International Forum on Holocaust-Era Looted Cultural Assets: tribute, E1967 [28OC]

Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (H.R. 2049), H12514 [15DE]

Worcester, MA: tribute to Central Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, E1056 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abilene, TX: anniversary of Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra, S11908 [15DE]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Ariail, Robert: nomination for Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, S2935 [26AP]

Arts Education Month: designate (S. Res. 128), S1156 [2MR]

Beus, Stephen: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1021 [1MR]

Brooks, Gwendolyn: tribute (S. Res. 393), S11940 [15DE]

Burke, Jerry: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1742 [27MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (H. Con. Res. 281), S2645 [12AP]

Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, S8494 [13SE]

Conable, Barber B., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (H.J. Res. 26), unanimous-consent agreement, S11549 [5DE]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S5807 [26JN], S11278 [27OC]

Dept. of State: establish nonprofit entities for international educational, cultural, and arts programs (S. 3251), S11136 [26OC]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (H.R. 4542), S4717 [7JN]

———designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (S. 2667), S4480 [25MY]

``Early Art and Artists in West Virginia'': tribute to publication, S10923 [24OC]

Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities, S3600 [8MY]

———importance of music education, S7828 [27JY]

Elko, NV: designate the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (S. Res. 326), S10007 [5OC]

Farmington, MI: tribute to Farmington Public School District for outstanding achievement in music education, S7828 [27JY]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8528 [13SE], S8606-S8608 [14SE], S10611-S10613 [17OC]

Hatch, Nathan O.: nomination to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, S4368 [24MY]

Ibanez, Manuel L.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 42), S951 [29FE], S2645 [12AP]

Indian Health Service: diabetes treatment, prevention, and research funding through reductions in the National Endowment for the Arts, S6528-S6530, S6537 [12JY], S6671 [13JY]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 4700), S7952 [27JY], S9316 [26SE]

———congressional consent (S. 3015), S8198 [7SE]

KELO-TV (Sioux Falls, SD): Emmy Award recipient, S9848 [4OC]

Kluge, John: monetary donation to the Library of Congress, S10046-S10048 [6OC]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (H.R. 4846), S7952 [27JY], S9188 [25SE], S10953 [25OC], S11501 [1NO]

Mackewich, Justin: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1021 [1MR]

Maria's Children (organization): tribute to art exhibit of works by Russian orphans with learning difficulties, S6113 [29JN]

McLane, Graf, Raulerson, and Middleton (law firm): New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7831 [27JY]

Montrone, Paul M.: New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7474 [24JY]

Morality and ethics: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S9920-S9922 [5OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: allocation of funding to South Dakota, S6671 [13JY]

———funding, S7101 [18JY]

National Library Card Sign-Up Month: observance, S8754 [19SE]

National Library Week: observance, S2461 [10AP], S2612 [12AP]

Native Americans: improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (S. 2872), S6842 [14JY], S10009 [5OC]

Olde Port Bank: New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7832 [27JY]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to ``Hot Pink Pittsburgh'' dance recital fundraiser for breast cancer research, S8819 [20SE]

Roethke, Theodore: unveiling of historic marker at childhood home in Saginaw, MI, S3944 [15MY]

Rutland, VT: Paramount Theater reopening, S3688 [9MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), S3268, S3269 [2MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2060), S619 [10FE], S693 [22FE], S829 [24FE]

Senate: authorize the taking of photographs in the Senate Chamber (S. Res. 377), S10632 [17OC]

Senate Commission on Art: procure the paintings of former Senators Arthur H. Vandenberg and Robert F. Wagner to be placed in unfilled spaces in the Senate reception room (S. Res. 380), S10844 [19OC], S11303 [28OC]

Sitesurfer Publishing (business): New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7475 [24JY]

Smithsonian Institution: rename the National Museum of American Art (S. 3201), S10490 [12OC]

Sneve, Virginia: National Humanities Medal recipient, S11909 [15DE]

Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 40), S951 [29FE], S2645 [12AP]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (S. 2781), S5735 [23JN]

———provide a credit for certain expenditures to rehabilitate historic performing arts facilities (S. 3259), S11256 [27OC]

Widnall, Sheila E.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 41), S951 [29FE], S2645 [12AP]

William Jewell College: tribute to Harriman Arts Program, S642 [10FE]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 371), S10940, S10941 [24OC]

Reports filed

Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2872) (S. Rept. 106-452), S9604 [2OC]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4700) (H. Rept. 106-769), H6717 [20JY]

Nomination of Nathan O. Hatch to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Performances Sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-544), H1404 [23MR]

Statements

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas, H6742 [24JY]

School Art Programs Spending Increase: Tom Chiccarelli, Johannes Gamba, and James Greenough, E1484 [14SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 229, tribute to U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society, H3875 [6JN]

H. Con. Res. 266, importance of music education, H4325 [13JN]

H. Con. Res. 281, use of Capitol Grounds for performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, H1636 [3AP]

H. Res. 509, tribute to African-American music, H3876 [6JN]

H.R. 154, collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in national parks and recreation areas, H3480 [22MY]

H.R. 2049, rename Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, H12514 [15DE]

H.R. 3642, award Congressional Gold Medal to Charles M. Schulz, H385 [15FE], H3893 [6JN]

H.R. 4542, designate the Washington, DC, Opera as the National Opera, H3872 [6JN]

H.R. 4700, congressional consent to Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact, H6737-H6740 [24JY]

H.R. 4846, National Recording Preservation Act, H6846-H6849 [25JY]

S. 2127, Children's Protection Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. 2667, designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera in the District of Columbia, S4481 [25MY]

S. 2789, Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board, S5807-S5809 [26JN], H11683-H11685 [31OC]

S. 2872, Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act, S6842 [14JY], S10009 [5OC], H10512 [23OC]

S. 3201, rename the National Museum of American Art, S10490 [12OC], H10013 [17OC]

S. 3251, establish nonprofit entities for Dept. of State international educational, cultural, and arts programs, S11136 [26OC]

S. Con. Res. 127, return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, S6260 [30JN]

S. Res. 128, Arts Education Month, S1156 [2MR]

S. Res. 326, National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko, NV, S10007 [5OC]

S. Res. 326, National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, NV, S5686 [22JN]

S. Res. 371, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Korczak Ziolkowski, S10941 [24OC], S11007 [25OC]

S. Res. 371, issue commemorative postage stamp to honor Korczak Ziolkowski, S10426 [12OC]

S. Res. 377, taking of photographs in the Senate Chamber, S10628, S10632 [17OC]

S. Res. 380, Senate Commission on Art procurement of paintings of former Senators Arthur H. Vandenberg and Robert F. Wagner to be placed in unfilled spaces in the Senate reception room, S10808, S10844 [19OC]

S. Res. 393, tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks, S11931, S11940 [15DE]

S.J. Res. 40, appointment of Alan G. Spoon as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S951 [29FE], S2645 [12AP], H2364 [2MY]

S.J. Res. 41, appointment of Sheila E. Widnall as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S2645 [12AP]

S.J. Res. 42, appointment of Manuel L. Ibanez as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S951 [29FE], S2645 [12AP], H2364 [2MY]

Tributes

Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito), E901 [6JN]

Reiner, Carl, E2015 [28OC]

Schulz, Charles M., E264 [9MR]

ARTS EDUCATION MONTH

Remarks in Senate

Designate (S. Res. 128), S1156 [2MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 128, designate, S1156 [2MR]

ARYA SAMAJ MANDIR, INC.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E851 [25MY]

ASCHENBACH, GARY

Letters

Tribute to Linda Aschenbach-Hackmann, H490 [16FE]

ASCHENBACH-HACKMANN, LINDA

Letters

Tribute to Linda Aschenbach-Hackmann: Gary Aschenbach, H490 [16FE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H490 [16FE]

ASHBY, HELENA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E210 [1MR], E462 [30MR]

ASHCROFT, JOHN (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2085, S2121 [4AP], S2254, S2255, S2262 [5AP], S2363, S2364, S2371, S2375, S2378 [6AP], S2385, S2388, S2393, S2410, S2440 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4737, S4753, S4861, S4867 [8JN], S6691 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4959, S4962 [12JN], S4987 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6581 [12JY], S7080 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6053, S6067, S6151, S6152 [29JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3772, S3773, S3774 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5686 [22JN]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7932 [27JY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S953 [29FE], S1131 [2MR]

Articles and editorials

Domestic Violence, in All Forms, Is the Leading Cause of Injury for Women Ages 15-44, Hank Clever, St. Charles County (MO) Post, S10222 [11OC]

Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see S. 3049), S8585 [14SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S634 [10FE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S7399 [20JY]

———improve benefits for members of reserve components and their dependents (see S. 2514), S3851 [10MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S4577 [6JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S8768 [19SE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6690 [13JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S9864 [4OC]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S5737 [23JN]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S1186 [6MR]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2636 [12AP]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (see S. 3091), S8941 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 1883), S2871 [25AP]

Dept. of Justice: reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see S. 2042), S538 [9FE]

Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (see S. 1361), S3948 [15MY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see S. 1163), S2353 [6AP]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2636 [12AP]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S3264 [2MY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see S. 2010), S113 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1683 [23MR]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S2771 [13AP]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see S. 2112), S3332 [3MY]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see S. 1472), S7245 [19JY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S10627 [17OC]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see S. 1961), S1327 [8MR]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S8768 [19SE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see S. 682), S5685 [22JN]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2625), S4578 [6JN]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]

``In Memory'' Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 34), S1914 [29MR]

Insurance: coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women (see S. 1717), S4576 [6JN]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1822), S2353 [6AP]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see S. 2726), S8768 [19SE]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S92 [26JA]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 104), S2872 [25AP]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see S. Con. Res. 124), S5563 [21JN]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Kansas City, MO: recognize the Liberty Memorial as a national symbol honoring those who defended liberty and our country through service in World War I (see S. Con. Res. 114), S4297 [23MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S10628 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1422 [9MR]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 1760), S8024 [5SE]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S3265 [2MY]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see S. Res. 343), S9272 [26SE]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S746 [23FE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S8024 [5SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2836), S6257 [30JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S8593 [14SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6015 [28JN]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see S. 818), S41 [24JA]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S6259 [30JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S3851 [10MY]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S8215 [7SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S5562 [21JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S5468 [20JN]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S292 [2FE]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S5912 [27JN]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 273), S1392 [9MR]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S9202 [25SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4116 [17MY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see S. 1619), S1611 [22MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9477 [28SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 254), S5563 [21JN]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S10092 [6OC]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see S. 499), S7245 [19JY]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP] (see S. Con. Res. 128), S6349 [10JY]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6478 [11JY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see S. 1133), S1827 [28MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S8769 [19SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see S. 3146), S9759 [3OC]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2118 [4AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: protect surplus by requiring a sequester to eliminate any deficit (see S. 2001), S1421 [9MR]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S5912 [27JN]

States: improve data collection and evaluation of children's health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 206), S10260 [11OC]

———increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S4208 [18MY]

Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S5737 [23JN]

———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see S. 2685), S4669 [7JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S4691 [7JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S7453 [21JY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S8214 [7SE]

———regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S1421 [9MR]

Tibetan National Day: designate (see S. Res. 60), S635 [10FE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see S. Con. Res. 87), S1025 [1MR]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S6348 [10JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S9612 [2OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S292 [2FE]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S10893 [23OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see S. 1902), S7165 [18JY]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see S. 2745), S5241 [15JN]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2744), S5241 [15JN]

China, People's Republic of: make normal trade relations status contingent on a bilateral agreement with the U.S. on enforcement (see S. 2548), S3916 [11MY]

Correctional institutions: require pre-release drug testing of Federal prisoners (see S. 2008), S86 [26JA]

Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see S. 2011), S113 [27JA]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (see S. 2159), S1117 [2MR]

———establish Children's Classroom Trust Fund to direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see S. 3263), S11374 [30OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (see S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

Families and domestic relations: require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (see S. 3102), S9195 [25SE]

Firearms: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 3264), S11374 [30OC]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2416), S2727 [13AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see S. 2517), S3612 [8MY]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (see S. 3015), S8197 [7SE]

Medicare: preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (see S. 3003), S8019 [5SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal background checks for nursing facility workers (see S. 3066), S8759 [19SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 45), S2728 [13AP]

Motor vehicles: require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (see S. 3061), S8635 [15SE]

Patients Before Paperwork Medicare Red Tape Reduction Commission: establish (see S. 2708), S4820 [8JN]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see S. Res. 263), S867 [28FE]

Research: increase the international exchange and availability of biotechnology information and coordinate a Federal strategy to advance the benefits of biotechnology (see S. 2106), S799 [24FE]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (see S. 3042), S8501 [13SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S680 [22FE]

St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 250), S213 [1FE]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see S. 2746), S5241 [15JN]

———promote pension opportunities for women (see S. 2671), S4564 [6JN]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9195 [25SE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see S. 2601), S4237 [22MY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see S. 3006), S8104 [6SE]

Cloture motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Letters

Agricultural products, medicines, and medical products exemption from U.S. economic sanctions: Charles E. Kruse, Missouri Farm Bureau, S10691 [18OC]

———several agricultural organizations, S10691 [18OC]

Average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks: Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S5200 [15JN]

———John D. Graham, Harvard University Center for Risk Analysis, S5199 [15JN]

Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Carter D. Ward, Missouri Education Roundtable (organization), S3312 [3MY]

Lists

Supporters of exempting agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S7604 [26JY]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2395 [7AP]

Press releases

Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Products Exemption From U.S. Economic Sanctions: Missouri Pork Producers Association, S10691 [18OC]

Privilege of the floor

Ardizzone, Kris K., S11674 [7DE]

Audi, Rachel S., S11674 [7DE]

Ayers, David, S11674 [7DE]

Beach, Andy A., S11674 [7DE]

Billings, Annie E., S11674 [7DE]

Bunton, Cara, S11674 [7DE]

Ciongoli, Adam G., S11674 [7DE]

Coughlin, Bob, S11674 [7DE]

DeFeo, Chuck, S11674 [7DE]

Grider, Mark, S11674 [7DE]

Harris, Greg P., S11674 [7DE]

Herschend, Jacob, S11674 [7DE]

Huff, Chris, S11674 [7DE]

Hughes, Jessica, S11674 [7DE]

James, David, S11674 [7DE]

Kim, Elizabeth, S11674 [7DE]

Kolb, Kelly D., S11674 [7DE]

Lee-Kerns, Sally, S11674 [7DE]

McLarty, Taunya L., S11674 [7DE]

Overstreet, Caleb, S11674 [7DE]

Patel, Smita, S11674 [7DE]

Potter, Janet M., S11674 [7DE]

Richardson, Jim, S11674 [7DE]

Richmond, Susan, S11674 [7DE]

Schauder, Andrew, S11674 [7DE]

Sharpe, Lori A., S11674 [7DE]

Simmons, John A., S11674 [7DE]

Spingarn, Tracie, S11674 [7DE]

Stein, Shimon, S11674 [7DE]

Troy, Tevi D., S11674 [7DE]

Waidmann, Brian, S11674 [7DE]

Welborn, Ricky, S11674 [7DE]

Wylie, Matt, S11674 [7DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (S. 2745), S5271 [15JN]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1631 [23MR]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2744), S5271 [15JN]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1631 [23MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7216 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10688 [18OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S10393 [12OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6827 [14JY], S7105 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7415 [21JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2692 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2093 [4AP], S2389, S2394 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8456 [13SE]

———make normal trade relations status contingent on a bilateral agreement with the U.S. on enforcement (S. 2548), S3922 [11MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8456 [13SE], S8705 [19SE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10393 [12OC]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (S. 758), S2097 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10393 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4809 [8JN]

———F/A-18 E/F aircraft procurement contract, S5357 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4987, S4988 [13JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7603, S7604 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation: motor vehicle safety standard for tires, S10403 [12OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5198, S5200 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5638 [22JN], S6054, S6055, S6058, S6064, S6065, S6066 [29JN]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, S5625 [22JN]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, S9108 [22SE]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (S. 2159), S1119 [2MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3462 [4MY]

———allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3311 [3MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3310, S3311 [3MY], S3462, S3480 [4MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7530 [25JY], S8086 [6SE], S8130 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9574 [2OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

Families and domestic relations: require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (S. 3102), S9198 [25SE]

Firearms: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (S. 3264), S11376 [30OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1765 [28MR]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S7603, S7604 [26JY], S10688 [18OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5625 [22JN]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), S4908 [8JN]

———designate (S. 2416), S2729 [13AP], S8937 [21SE]

Herbst, David and Leslie: American Farm Bureau Federation National Young Farmer Award recipients, S894 [28FE]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (S. Res. 319), S5101 [14JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10221 [11OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3311 [3MY]

Indonesia: human rights violations of civilian population by the military, S7810-S7812 [27JY]

———U.S. policy, S7530 [25JY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, S2611 [12AP]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (S. 3015), S8198 [7SE]

Kansas City, MO: anniversary, S4666 [7JN]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S4005 [16MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), S9822 [4OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S5638 [22JN]

———preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (S. 3003), S8022 [5SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal background checks for nursing facility workers (S. 3066), S8759 [19SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (S.J. Res. 45), S2770 [13AP]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10397 [12OC]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7530 [25JY], S8086 [6SE], S8130 [7SE], S9574 [2OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8086 [6SE]

MoKan Kids Network: Association of America's Public Television Stations 21st Century Award recipient, S5023 [13JN]

Morris, Johnny: American Sportfishing Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S4561 [6JN]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5198, S5200 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5198, S5200 [15JN]

———require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (S. 3061), S8636 [15SE]

National Neurofibromatosis Month: observance, S3251 [2MY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 247), S4005 [16MY]

Patients Before Paperwork Medicare Red Tape Reduction Commission: establish (S. 2708), S4851 [8JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S5198 [15JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9108 [22SE]

Rosh Hashanah: observance, S9264 [26SE]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1068 [2MR]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11674-S11676 [7DE]

———legislative program, S1473 [21MR], S10743 [19OC]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3042), S8504 [13SE]

Silex, MO: dedication of Assembly of God church building, S1510 [21MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3684 [9MY], S6054, S6058, S6064, S6065, S6066 [29JN]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1474, S1497 [21MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 2074), S680 [22FE]

———prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial markets, S2389 [7AP], S3684 [9MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2394 [7AP]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 3859), S5654 [22JN]

St. Louis, MO: dedication of Matthew E. Schlimme Industrial Facility, S294 [2FE]

———Kennerly Elementary School National Schools of Character award recipient, S11368 [30OC]

———tribute to Westminister Christian Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3830 [10MY]

St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute (S. Res. 250), S188, S189 [1FE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, S9108 [22SE]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (S. 2746), S5271 [15JN]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (S. 15), S310 [3FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2093 [4AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2664 [13AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (S. 12), S310 [3FE]

———promote pension opportunities for women (S. 2671), S4567 [6JN]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (S. 3101), S9197 [25SE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (S. 2601), S4238 [22MY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1068, S1102 [2MR]

Thampy, George A.: National Spelling Bee competition winner, S4922 [9JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (S. 3006), S8106 [6SE]

Weapons: Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile funding, S4809 [8JN], S4988 [13JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10221 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S11548 [5DE], S11676, S11677 [7DE], S11849 [15DE]

Statements

Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act, S10689-S10691 [18OC]

Texts of

S. 2074, Social Security Earnings Test Elimination Act, S681 [22FE]

S. 2159, Excellent Schools for All Our Children Act, S1120 [2MR]

S. 2517, School Safety Act, S3614 [8MY]

S. 2708, Patients Before Paperwork Medicare Red Tape Reduction Act, S4851 [8JN]

S. 3003, Cancer Care Preservation Act, S8023 [5SE]

S. 3066, Senior Care Safety Act, S8760 [19SE]

S. 3101, Reservists Tax Relief Act, S9197 [25SE]

Tributes

Askew, William F., S8755 [19SE]

Carnahan, Mel, S10743 [19OC]

Gillming, Mark L., S11752 [8DE]

Hinckley, Gordon B., S6468 [11JY]

Jacobsen, Ingvald B., S1508 [21MR]

Karnes, Dorothy and Eddie, S9601 [2OC]

Pierpont, John T., S10710 [18OC]

Pilkington, Thomas, S4188 [18MY]

Robinson, Herbert and Ramah, S1455 [20MR]

Schlimme, Matthew E., S294 [2FE]

Sindt, Merrill and Barbara, S6467 [11JY]

Thomas, Derrick, S555 [9FE]

ASHDOWN, DAVID

Remarks in House

Time Warner Cable: National Teacher Award recipient, E914 [8JN]

ASHEVILLE, NC

Bills and resolutions

Gary E. Everhardt Headquarters Building: designate (see H.R. 4510), H3474 [19MY]

Obituaries

Thomas, Wade, Sr., E113 [10FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: VA Medical Center Alzheimer's disease funding, H10382 [19OC]

ASHEVILLE (NC) CITIZEN-TIMES

Articles and editorials

Victims' Bill Seriously Flawed, S3180 [1MY]

ASHLAND, INC.

Remarks in House

Lachvayder, Judy: Ashland, Inc., Ohio Teacher Achievement Award recipient, E191 [29FE]

ASHLAND, KY

Remarks in House

Jackson, Stephanie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E162 [16FE]

ASHLEY, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Masjid Hassan of Al-Islam (organization) Southwest Regional Pioneer Banquet honorees, E1815 [17OC], E1849 [19OC]

ASHTABULA COUNTY, OH

Poems

``Guardians of the Night'', E440 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Cero: tribute to Sheriff's Dept. K-9 killed in the line of duty, E439 [29MR]

ASIA

Addresses

Economic and Political Development in Kazakhstan: Akezhan Kazhegeldin, S389-S392 [7FE]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, H7580 [14SE]

President Clinton's Trip to South Asia: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E316-E318 [15MR]

Articles and editorials

Armed India Can Help Stabilize Asia, E1688 [6OC]

Cultural Diversity Reflects Gains in Kazakhstani Democracy, E449 [30MR]

Dining With Dictators—White House Fetes Kazakh President, E192 [29FE]

For Pentagon, Asia Moving, S5017-S5019 [13JN]

For Pentagon, Asia Moving to Forefront, H6415-H6417 [18JY]

Kazakhstani President Suspects Terrorism Aimed at Oil Exports, E450 [30MR]

National Exile Warns of Extremist Threat in Kazakhstan, S392 [7FE]

Nazarbayev Slaps U.S. State Department Report on Kazakhstan, E450 [30MR]

Near Clinton's India Visit, Violence Flares in Kashmir, E370 [21MR]

35 Massacred in Sikh Town in Kashmir, E370 [21MR]

Up the Ante on Pakistan, E1687 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions

Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 432), H10473 [19OC]

Central Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization (see H. Con. Res. 397), H7502 [12SE]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 4038), H1162 [21MR]

Foreign policy: establish a commission to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy and ensure security in the Pacific region of Asia (see H.R. 4899), H6717 [20JY]

Iron and steel industry: monitor imports from certain countries and impose a ban on such imports if exporting country is noncompliant with international trade agreements (see H. Res. 442), H1077 [15MR]

Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (see S. Res. 275), S1461 [20MR]

Korean Peninsula: summit between North and South Korea (see H. Res. 543), H5655 [29JN]

Declarations

Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Remarks in House

AID: international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5939-H5941 [12JY]

Asia Foundation: funding, H5126-H5128 [26JN]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3042-H3047 [15MY], E659 [4MY], E706 [11MY], E828 [24MY], E834, E854 [25MY]

Central Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization (H. Con. Res. 397), H11576-H11580 [30OC]

Clinton, President: visit to South Asian countries, H1463 [28MR], H1853, H1854 [6AP], E316 [15MR], E365 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies waiver of certain reimbursement charges, H3287 [17MY]

Foreign policy: establish a commission to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy and ensure security in the Pacific region of Asia (H.R. 4899), H8029-H8031 [25SE], E1291-E1293 [21JY]

———international broadcasting funding, H5150, H5151 [26JN]

India: U.S. policy, H539 [29FE], E368 [21MR], E1403 [6SE]

Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, H938 [14MR]

Israel: proposed sale of advanced early-warning aircraft to the People's Republic of China, H5851 [12JY]

Kazakhstan: human rights violations, E209 [1MR], E376 [22MR]

———support economic and political development, E192 [29FE], E209 [1MR], E376 [22MR]

———U.S. policy, E1717 [6OC]

Korean Peninsula: summit between North and South Korea, E1029 [15JN], E1049 [19JN], E1146 [29JN]

Lunar New Year: observance, E81 [8FE]

World Trade Organization: ruling on U.S. law relative to illegal steel dumping, H3932 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

AID: International Rule of Law Program in the People's Republic of China funding, S5621 [22JN]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S3931-S3933 [15MY]

Clinton, President: visit to South Asian countries, S1307 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: shift in deployment strategy and tactics from Europe to Asia, S5017 [13JN]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (S. 2032), S330 [3FE], S8283 [8SE]

Foreign policy: suspend certain sanctions imposed on India, S5447-S5449, S5477 [20JN]

International economic relations: U.S. strategic interests, S7819 [27JY]

Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (S. Res. 275), S1469 [20MR], S3269 [2MY]

Kazakhstan: support economic and political development, S389 [7FE]

Korean Peninsula: summit between North and South Korea, S5451 [20JN], S5650-S5652 [22JN]

Mansfield Pacific Retreat: tribute, S4952 [12JN]

Statements

Preventing a Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia—U.S. Policy Options: Samina Ahmed and David Cortright, E366 [21MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 397, human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia, H11576 [30OC]

H.R. 4899, Asian Pacific Charter Commission Act, E1293 [21JY]

H.R. 4899, Pacific Charter Commission Act, H8029 [25SE]

S. Res. 275, access of U.S. business to Japanese telecommunications markets, S3269 [2MY]

S. Res. 275, access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets in Japan, S1468 [20MR]

ASIA FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Funding, H5126-H5128 [26JN]

ASIA SOCIETY

Addresses

President Clinton's Trip to South Asia: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E316-E318 [15MR]

ASIAN AMERICAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Remarks in House

Lunar New Year: observance, E81 [8FE]

ASIAN AMERICANS

Amendments

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7805 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Amid Race Profiling Claims, Asian-Americans Avoid Labs, H6074-H6076 [17JY]

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

Into the Sunshine, H9892 [12OC]

Medal of Honor's Roster of Wartime Valor, H3045 [15MY]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, H9883 [12OC]

21 on Medal of Honor List, H3044 [15MY]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Letters

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Memorandums

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Petitions

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Remarks in House

Civil rights: establish commission to investigate alleged prosecutorial abuse in the Wen Ho Lee case and to protect all U.S. citizens from similar abuses, H7743 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H9880-H9894 [12OC]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (H. Con. Res. 111), E834 [25MY]

Medicare: equal access to health care by minorities, E1635 [29SE]

Mineta, Norman Y.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, H5536 [29JN]

Miyashita, Mary: Asian Week (publication) Special Honoree for Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E1411 [6SE]

Veterans: upgrade medals Asian and Pacific Islander veterans received for World War II service to Medals of Honor, H4678 [20JN], E1109, E1111 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7805 [27JY]

Veterans: upgrade medals Asian and Pacific Islander veterans received for World War II service to Medals of Honor, S5584, S5585 [22JN]

Reports filed

Condemn All Prejudice Against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and Support Political and Civic Participation by These Persons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 53), S7392 [20JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 53, condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons, S7805 [27JY]

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Remarks in House

International economic relations: encourage Japanese officials to improve management, institute banking reforms, and accept the U.S. nominee for a vice president's position, E826 [24MY]

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4366-S4368 [24MY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Alan P. Larson to International Monetary Organizations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of N. Cinnamon Dornsife To Be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Remarks in House

AID: international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5939-H5941 [12JY]

ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

Remarks in House

Observance, H3042-H3047 [15MY], E659 [4MY], E706 [11MY], E828 [24MY], E834, E854 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S3931-S3933 [15MY]

ASIAN PACIFIC CHARTER COMMISSION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4899), H6717 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4899), E1291-E1293 [21JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4899, provisions, E1293 [21JY]

ASIAN WEEK (publication)

Remarks in House

Miyashita, Mary: Special Honoree for Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E1411 [6SE]

ASIM, JABARI

Articles and editorials

Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet Nurturer, E2167 [11DE]

ASKEW, WILLIAM F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H7827 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8755 [19SE]

ASPEN, CO

Remarks in House

Aspen Skiing Co.: tribute, E577 [13AP]

ASPEN SKIING CO.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E577 [13AP]

ASPHALT COMMANDER (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Foreign countries: permit placement under a foreign registry (see H.R. 5629), H11842 [3NO]

ASPIN, LES (a former Representative from Wisconsin)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (see S. 2458), S2865 [25AP] (see H.R. 4241), H2122 [11AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (H.R. 4241), H3878-H3880, H3890 [6JN]

———designate (S. 2458), E1160 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (H.R. 4241), S5753 [23JN]

———designate (S. 2458), S2866, S2867 [25AP]

Reports filed

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4241), S5555 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4241, Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI, H3878 [6JN]

S. 2458, Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI, S2867 [25AP]

ASPINALL, WAYNE N. (a former Representative from Colorado)

Lists

Aspinall Memorial Commission, S3184 [1MY], E435 [28MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E435 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Palisade, CO: dedication of statue, S3183 [1MY]

Tribute, S3183 [1MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Wayne N. Aspinall: Colorado House of Representatives, S3184 [1MY]

ASPINALL MEMORIAL COMMISSION

Lists

Members, S3184 [1MY], E435 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Aspinall, Wayne N.: dedication of statue in Palisade, CO, S3183 [1MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Wayne N. Aspinall: Colorado House of Representatives, S3184 [1MY]

ASSEMBLIES AND MATERIALS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

ASSEY, MICHAEL E.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11371 [30OC]

ASSISTANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL MALARIA CONTROL ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2943), S11791 [14DE]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 2943), H12504-H12508 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2943), S11802-S11805 [14DE]

Texts of

S. 2943, provisions, S11802-S11805 [14DE], H12504-H12508 [15DE]

ASSISTED LIVING FEDERATION OF AMERICA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E447 [30MR]

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.

Charters

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., and OSHA Partnership To Ensure a Safe and Healthy Work Environment in the Construction Industry, E448 [30MR]

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6678 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E814 [23MY]

Occupational safety and health: partnership between OSHA and the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., E300 [14MR], E448 [30MR], E496 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S4290 [23MY]

ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2199 [5AP], S2503 [11AP]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6679 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Gould Construction (business): Design-Build Award recipient, E1395 [27JY]

ASSOCIATED PRESS (news service)

Articles and editorials

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, H8160 [26SE]

China Asserts Claim Over Taiwan, S8480 [13SE]

Minnesota Rep. Bruce Vento Dead at 60, S10133 [10OC]

Missionaries—Clerics Kidnapped, Churches Burned in China, H107 [1FE]

Sugar Growers Get Bailout—Purchase of Surplus Will Cost Taxpayers About $60 Million, S7316 [20JY]

Town Full of Stories After Fire, S3981 [16MY]

Obituaries

Alan Emory, Longtime Washington Correspondent for Watertown Times, Dies, S11904 [15DE]

Polls

Final Associated Press (news service) College Football Poll, S1154 [2MR]

ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTHCARE PHILANTHROPY

Remarks in House

Ballantine, Morley C.: Colorado Governor's Commission on National Community Service and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Outstanding Philanthropist award recipient, E1642 [2OC]

ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY TRUSTEES AND ADVOCATES

Remarks in House

Wilkinson, Larry: American Library Association/Association for Library Trustees and Advocates Extraordinary Library Advocate of the 20th Century award recipient, E923 [9JN]

ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

Letters

Broadband Internet Access Act, S4832 [8JN]

ASSOCIATION FOR OHIO PHILANTHROPIC HOMES, HOUSING AND SERVICE FOR THE AGING

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11222 [26OC]

ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS OF THE U.S. see THE ARC OF THE U.S. (organization)

ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEXICAN AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1638 [2OC]

ASSOCIATION FOR THE RESEARCH OF MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E2081 [3NO]

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA'S PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS

Remarks in Senate

MoKan Kids Network: 21st Century Award recipient, S5023 [13JN]

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES

Letters

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11310 [28OC]

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS, INC.

Letters

Book Stamp Act, S4320 [23MY]

ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS

Letters

Tax deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor, S5736 [23JN]

ASSOCIATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9697 [3OC]

ASSOCIATION OF FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

Lists

Recently deceased former Members of Congress, H3181 [17MY]

Remarks in House

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H3175-H3183 [17MY]

Ford, James David: Distinguished Service Award recipient, H3176, H3182 [17MY]

Rollcalls

Former Members of Congress, H3175 [17MY]

Statements

Appreciation on Receipt of Association of Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award: James David Ford, H3182 [17MY]

ASSOCIATION OF JESUIT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Letters

Pell Grant Program funding, S2392 [7AP]

ASSOCIATION OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS

Letters

Family Care Act, S7661 [26JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8853 [20SE]

ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE AGENCIES

Letters

Clean Water Act Total Maximum Daily Load Program, H4880 [21JN], E1120 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1091 [23JN]

ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE PENSION AND WELFARE PLANS

Letters

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission Act, S7660 [26JY]

Worker Economic Opportunity Act, H2444 [3MY]

ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC LABORATORIES

Letters

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11311 [28OC]

ASSOCIATION OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11227 [26OC]

ASTOR, RON A.

Letters

School violence studies, S4444 [25MY]

ASWAD, BARBARA B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2195 [15DE]

ATADERO, JARYD

Bills and resolutions

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (see H.R. 3817), H631 [1MR]

Remarks in House

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817), H6859, H6860 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817), S10005 [5OC]

Reports filed

Roosevelt National Forest Redesignation of the Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3817) (H. Rept. 106-738), H6353 [17JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3817, Roosevelt National Forest redesignation of the Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail, H6859 [25JY]

ATAKOV, SHAGELDY

Remarks in House

Turkmenistan: persecution by officials relative to religious beliefs, H7699 [18SE]

ATGLEN, PA

Remarks in House

Octorara Area High School: tribute to boys' soccer team, H517 [29FE]

ATHANSON, GEORGE A.

Poems

``Ode to the People of Hartford'', S966 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S966 [29FE]

ATHENA FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Roth, Cynthia G.: ATHENA Award recipient, E635 [4MY]

Wilde, Debbie: Athena Foundation Athena Award recipient, E1117 [26JN]

ATHENS, MI

Remarks in House

Knowles, Curtis J.: Athens, MI, Bob Ling Memorial Service Award recipient, E1296 [21JY]

ATHERTON, BARBARA J.

Letters

INS Omaha, NE, district office relocation project funding, H4996 [22JN]

ATKINSON, JIM

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S294 [2FE]

ATLANTA, GA

Letters

Tribute to International Bujinkan Tai Kai gathering: Bonnie G. Malmstrom, E1372 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Cedartown, GA: tribute to Pre-Peachtree Wheelchair Athlete Training Camp, E1082 [22JN]

Community development: tribute to livable communities initiatives, H936 [14MR]

International Bujinkan Tai Kai gathering: tribute, E1372 [27JY]

National Convention of Chinese Americans: tribute, E1109 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Ruffin, Shelarese: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

Transportation Improvement Plan: implementation, S5192 [15JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Atlanta, GA, Transportation Improvement Plan implementation: Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, S5193 [15JN]

Tributes

Hamilton, Grace Towns, S969 [29FE]

ATLANTA (GA) JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Articles and editorials

Constitution—Keep the Census From Becoming Political Fodder and Participate, H1664 [3AP], H1995, H1999 [10AP]

Conversation Starter—Don't Fall Prey to Paranoia About Questions, H2002 [10AP]

Genetic Research—Foes of Biotechnology Ignore Global Hunger, S61 [26JA]

He Was a Great, Great Man, Colleagues Recall Georgian as Hard Worker, S7728 [27JY]

ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4840), H7384, H7385 [12SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4840) (H. Rept. 106-804), H7279 [6SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4840, provisions, H7384 [12SE]

ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Reauthorize (see H.R. 4840), H5955 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Reauthorize (H.R. 4840), H7384, H7385 [12SE]

Reports filed

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4840) (H. Rept. 106-804), H7279 [6SE]

ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES CONSERVATION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1911) (S. Rept. 106-339), S6574 [12JY]

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CORP. (ARCO)

Letters

Gasoline inventories and prices, S2607 [12AP]

ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Reauthorize (see H.R. 4408), H2770 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Reauthorize (H.R. 4408), H5097, H5098 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

Reports filed

Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4408) (H. Rept. 106-698), H5168 [26JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4408, reauthorization, H5097 [26JN]

ATOMIC ENERGY see Nuclear Energy

ATOMIC ENERGY ACT

Articles and editorials

Need for Nuclear Power, S155-S158 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (see S. 2016), S149 [31JA]

Remarks in Senate

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (S. 2016), S152 [31JA]

Reports filed

Dept. of Energy Termination of the Exemption of Nonprofit Institutions From Civil Penalties for Violations of Nuclear Safety Requirements: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H5083 [23JN]

Texts of

S. 2016, NRC appropriations and operations improvement, S153-S155 [31JA]

ATTKISSON, SHARYL

Articles and editorials

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

ATTORNEY GENERAL (Janet Reno)

Articles and editorials

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

Into the Sunshine, H9892 [12OC]

Show of Force Wasn't Necessary, H3291 [17MY]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, H9883 [12OC]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Letters

Committee on Government Reform (House) report on the Dept. of Justice: Barry B. Langberg, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan (law firm), E2208 [15DE]

———C. Boyden Gray, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), E2207 [15DE]

INS operation to reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father: Senator Specter, S2818, S2819 [25AP]

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S1261 [8MR]

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Memorandums

Requests for Information on Pending Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases: David Brog, S2068 [4AP]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Petitions

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, H9515 [10OC]

Committee on Government Reform (House): release of report on the Dept. of Justice, E2207 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H8306-H8310, H8312 [27SE], H8611-H8615 [2OC], H8744 [4OC], H9880-H9894 [12OC]

———release of memos relative to fundraising activities during the 1996 Presidential election campaign, H3478 [22MY], H3533 [23MY]

———release of report on abuse of campaign finance laws in 1996 Presidential election campaign, H935, H936 [14MR]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: INS operation to reunite with father, H2414, H2416 [3MY], H2617 [8MY], H2956 [11MY], H3032 [15MY], H3290 [17MY]

Hsia, Maria: conviction for abuses of campaign finance laws, H935 [14MR]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1403 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alessandro, Thomas: Dept. of Justice Crime Victim Service Award recipient, S4010 [16MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): clarify oversight authority on open Dept. of Justice investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———investigation of Dept. of Justice plea bargain agreement with Peter Lee relative to espionage charges, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of special counsel to investigate Vice President Gore's fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S5654-S5656 [22JN], S5948-S5951, S6004-S6006 [28JN]

———handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, S8625 [15SE], S8641 [18SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: INS operation to reunite with father, S2818-S2820 [25AP], S2931, S2932 [26AP], S3683 [9MY]

Lee, Wen Ho: Dept. of Justice investigation of espionage allegations relative to ethnic background, S8641 [18SE]

Reports filed

Janet Reno's Stewardship of the Justice Department—A Failure To Serve the Ends of Justice: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1027), H12085 [13DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

AUBURN, CA

Remarks in House

Dragila, Stacy: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1696 [6OC]

AUBURN, ME

Lists

``Celebrating the Women of Lewiston/Auburn'' honorees, E242 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Maine: tribute to ``Celebrating the Women of Lewiston/Auburn'' honorees, E242 [8MR]

AUBURN, NY

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), S9966, S10001 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see S. 2345), S2106 [4AP] (see H.R. 3712), H572 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), H10717, H10718 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), S10001 [5OC]

Reports filed

Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2345) (S. Rept. 106-440), S9700 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 2345, Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Act, S10001 [5OC], H10717 [24OC]

AUBURN HILLS, MI

Remarks in Senate

Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Excellence in Education Award recipients, S2722 [13AP]

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: Satsuma orange frost research funding, S10698 [18OC]

Satsuma Orange research: funding, S7369 [20JY]

Tribute, S7961 [5SE]

AUCLAIR, ALPHONSE F.

Bills and resolutions

Alphonse F. Auclair Post Office Building, Woonsocket, RI: designate (see H.R. 5355), H8617 [2OC]

AUDI, RACHEL S.

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S11674 [7DE]

AUDINI, ARMAND

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1446 [13SE]

AUERBACH, BARI

Articles and editorials

SFFR Joins Marines To Bring Holiday Cheer to Needy Kids, E34 [31JA]

AUGUSTA (GA) CHRONICLE

Articles and editorials

Congress Needs To Arm Taiwan, E1083 [22JN]

AUGUSTINE, NORMAN R.

Addresses

Boy Scouts Anniversary, E200 [29FE]

AUKOFER, FRANK A.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4233 [22MY], S4249 [23MY]

AULAKH, GURMIT SINGH

Articles and editorials

Oppression of Christians Continues in India, E1209 [11JY]

Letters

Civil liberties violations of Sikhs in India relative to religious observances, E2183 [14DE]

Self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan, E922 [9JN]

Press releases

Indian Government Murders 35 Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E483 [4AP]

AULBERT, ANDREA

Remarks in House

Tribute, H11528 [30OC]

AUNE, DON AND MARY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2122 [5DE]

AURORA, MO

Remarks in House

Sumners, Jerry L., Sr.: Aurora, MO, Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipient, E32 [31JA]

AURORA (CO) SENTINEL

Articles and editorials

Bright Light Shed on the Army Corps of Engineers, H10362 [19OC]

AUSTELL, GA

Remarks in House

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: grand opening of the Michael A. Grant Boys and Girls Club, E1842 [19OC]

Kids Day America/International: observance, E708 [11MY]

AUSTIN, STEVEN P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1619 [28SE]

AUSTIN, TX

Remarks in House

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International: tribute to Epsilon Chapter in Austin, TX, E2118 [4DE]

AUSTRALIA, COMMONWEALTH OF

Articles and editorials

Interns From Down Under, E425 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Iron and steel industry: monitor imports from certain countries and impose a ban on such imports if exporting country is noncompliant with international trade agreements (see H. Res. 442), H1077 [15MR]

Olympic games: tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Congress: tribute to Australian interns, E425 [28MR]

Firearms: gun control, H4126 [9JN]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces personnel killed in aviation accident in Queensland, Austrialia, E1183 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Gnehm, Edward W., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Australia, S4933 [9JN], S5652 [22JN]

Olympic games: tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (S. Res. 364), S9691, S9759 [3OC]

Reports filed

Nomination of Edward W. Gnehm, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Australia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 364, tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants of the Olympic games, S9759 [3OC]

AUSTRIA, REPUBLIC OF

Amendments

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

Articles and editorials

Why Europe Would Like Haider To Disappear, E146 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions

International relations: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

Papers

Joerg Haider and the Freedom Party of Austria: Representative Lantos, H1647 [3AP]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H761 [9MR]

International relations: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, H167 [2FE]

———boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 417), H223 [8FE], H517 [29FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, E62 [2FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 429), H1645-H1648 [3AP]

World War II: anniversary of Kindertransport (refugee children's program), E570 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Reports filed

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 429, inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, H1645 [3AP]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

AUTHORS see Literature

AUTOMOBILES see Motor Vehicles

AVAKIAN, KARL V.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E443 [29MR]

AVANT, JAMES R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E330 [16MR]

AVERSA, JEANNINE

Articles and editorials

Clinton Announces Record $237B Surplus, S11045 [26OC]

AVERY, GORDON B.

Letters

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, H8159 [26SE]

AVERY, WILLIAM H. (a former Representative from Kansas)

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E1772 [13OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

William H. Avery Post Office, Wakefield, KS: designate (H.R. 2591), S5752 [23JN]

Reports filed

William H. Avery Post Office, Wakefield, KS: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2591), S5555 [21JN]

AVERY COUNTY, NC

Cost Estimates

Wilson Creek designation as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749): CBO, E216 [1MR]

Remarks in House

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), H519 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), S7796 [27JY], S7997 [5SE]

Reports filed

Wilson Creek Designation as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1749) (S. Rept. 106-320), S5882 [27JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1749) (H. Rept. 106-500), H571 [29FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1749, Wilson Creek designation as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H519 [29FE]

AVIATION

Amendments

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5094, S5098, S5128, S5137, S5138 [14JN], S5169, S5173, S5177, S5178, S5183, S5184, S5185, S5188, S5196, S5275, S5276, S5277, S5278 [15JN], S5372 [19JN], H3413, H3414 [18MY], H3437, H3442, H3443, H3444, H3448, H3449, H3450, H3451 [19MY]

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), S9981 [5OC], H770, H771 [9MR], H9960 [17OC]

Safety: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), S9770 [3OC], S11007 [25OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1654, NASA appropriations, H3145 [16MY]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN], H7628 [14SE]

First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board, S4213 [18MY], S4717 [7JN], H4168 [9JN]

National Commission To Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry, S4972 [12JN], S8664 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Admiral's Defense of the Navy's Super Hornet Doesn't Hold Up, S368 [7FE]

Air Justice, E363 [21MR]

Air Passengers ``Fed Up'' With Poor Service, Survey Finds, S5180 [15JN]

Airline Service Dips in 3 of 4 Categories, S5181 [15JN]

East Timorese Refugees Face New Threat, E576 [13AP]

For Unmanned Systems, the Time Has Come, S6829 [14JY]

Keep Planes Out of Parks, S2732 [13AP]

Look at the Facts—The Navy's New Hornet Is Super Indeed, S368 [7FE]

Navy's Super Fighter Is a Super Failure, S367 [7FE]

(Not So) Super Hornet—Why the Navy Is Spending Billions on a Fighter Jet With Flaws That Costs Twice as Much as Its Predecessor, S368 [7FE]

On a Wing and a Prayer, H1024 [15MR]

Pilots Fulfill Wish of Ill Child, E1847 [19OC]

Scaling Down in a Safer World, E392 [22MR]

Stumbling Efforts in East Timor, H2470 [3MY]

Tale of Two Centuries, S1738-S1740 [27MR]

Tribute to Edward J. Williams, E1732 [10OC]

United We Stand, in Line, S9597 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: establish an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions (see H.R. 5490), H10256 [18OC]

Airports: encourage recycling programs for newspapers and other recyclable items (see H.R. 4609), H4120 [8JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (see H. Res. 673), H12085 [13DE]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ (see S. Res. 310), S4297 [23MY]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

Black Canyon National Park: regulate commercial air tours (see S. 2418), S2727 [13AP]

Business and industry: oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies (see S. Res. 344), S7656 [26JY]

Collins, Bob: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S538 [9FE]

Consumers: clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 5270), H7996 [22SE]

———establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see S. 2891), S7229 [19JY]

Crime: prevent certain frauds involving aircraft or space vehicle parts (see H.R. 3862), H756 [8MR]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: clarify boundaries and authorize appropriations (see S. 2959), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5036), H7207 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 5347), H8551 [29SE]

———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see H.R. 4978), H7128 [26JY]

———prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. that do not comply with certain noise levels (see H.R. 4092), H1405 [23MR]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2720), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4475), H3308 [17MY] (see H.R. 5394), H9010 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (see H. Res. 505), H3412 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 612), H9010 [5OC]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Disasters: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S381 [7FE]

FAA: establish review commission (see H.R. 5641), H12017 [5DE]

———limit age restrictions for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates (see H.R. 4352), H2410 [2MY]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 438), H996 [14MR]

———require automatic external defibrillators in terminals at certain airports (see H.R. 5323), H8406 [27SE]

———treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (see H.R. 5111), H7280 [6SE]

———treatment of certain amateur-built aircraft as experimental aircraft (see H.R. 3534), H48 [27JA]

FEC: require candidates for election to Federal office to report information on the use of Federal aircraft while campaigning (see H.R. 4650), H4336 [13JN]

Glenn English Customs National Aviation Center, Oklahoma City, OK: designate (see H.R. 5627), H11842 [3NO]

Government regulations: amend relative to the airport noise and access review program (see S. 3244), S11131 [26OC] (see H.R. 5340), H8468 [28SE]

———require air carriers to require passengers to provide government-issued identification before boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 3627), H340 [10FE]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4319), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4357), H2410 [2MY]

———prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (see S. 2621), S4378 [24MY]

Kingston, NV: sale and conveyance of certain lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site (see S. 2618), S4378 [24MY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 574), H7501 [12SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 409), H8200 [26SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S3192 [1MY]

National Park Service: prohibit air tour operations over Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (see S. 3053), S8585 [14SE]

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), consideration (see H. Res. 433), H755 [8MR]

Public lands: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 2707), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 3661), H454 [15FE]

Safety: increase civil penalties and criminal fines for violation of regulations prohibiting the transportation of chemical oxygen generators on passenger-carrying aircraft in air commerce (see H.R. 5445), H9767 [11OC]

———mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (see S. 2440), S2728 [13AP]

———prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3812 [24MY]

Senate Legal Counsel: intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (see S. Res. 283), S2438 [7AP]

Taxation: application of excise taxes on air transportation relative to amounts paid for mileage credits for individuals residing outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4470), H3172 [16MY]

———exempt certain helicopter uses from ticket taxes (see H.R. 4322), H2338 [13AP]

United Arab Emirates: prohibit transfer of F-16 aircraft (see H.R. 4072), H1404 [23MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 4134), H1628 [30MR]

Conference reports

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000), H649-H704 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4475), H8922-H9004 [5OC]

NASA Appropriations (H.R. 1654), H7404-H7413 [12SE]

Cost Estimates

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440): CBO, S8090 [6SE]

Court documents

Marlene Alejandre, et al., v. Cuba: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, S781 [24FE]

Factsheets

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: Executive Office of the President, S781 [24FE]

V-22 Osprey Aircraft Accident in Marana, AZ, H2188-H2190 [12AP]

Letters

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Representatives Dreier and Moakley, Committee on Rules (House), H1003 [15MR]

Colombian drug enforcement efforts relative to procurement of helicopters: Colombian Ministry of Defense, S5529 [21JN]

F-22 fighter funding: Everest E. Riccioni, E952 [9JN]

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Jack Jeffrey, Southern Nevada Building & Construction Trades Council, E303 [14MR]

———Jack W. Wilhelm, Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union, E303 [14MR]

———James B. Gibson, Mayor of Henderson, NV, E303 [14MR]

———Jeffrey Goodell, Airports Council International, E302 [14MR]

———Putnam Mathur, Mirage Resorts, Inc., E302 [14MR]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H768 [9MR]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H769 [9MR]

———Scott Higginson, Del Webb Corp., E303 [14MR]

———Todd Hauptli, American Association of Airport Executives, E302 [14MR]

———Vicky Hedderman and Thomas M. Beatty, Nevada Service Employees Union, E303 [14MR]

———William J. Hornbuckle, MGM Grand, Inc., E302 [14MR]

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts: Janet Reno, Attorney General, Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, and Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, S1261 [8MR]

Proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc.: Alfred E. Kahn, S7692 [26JY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport perimeter rules on flight distances: several Senators, S1263 [8MR]

Tribute to New Mexico Air National Guard 150th Security Forces Squadron and 150th Civil Engineering Squadron: Anthony C. Zinni, Dept. of Defense, S640 [10FE]

Lists

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, S1252 [8MR]

Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10056-S10059 [6OC]

Memorandums

Investigation Into Diversion of Los Angeles International Airport Revenues: Kenneth M. Mead, Dept. of Transportation, S5188 [15JN]

Messages

Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air: President Clinton, S8126 [6SE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8031 [5SE]

Motions

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5197, S5213 [15JN], H7627 [14SE]

Obituaries

Thomas, Wade, Sr., E113 [10FE]

Petitions and memorials

Las Vegas, NV, Chamber of Commerce: Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, E302 [14MR]

Poems

``Empty Cockpit—To Our Departed Comrade'', S4544 [6JN]

Press releases

Boeing's Super Hornet Awarded NAA's Collier Trophy: National Aeronautic Association, H446 [15FE]

Canadian Government Arrests Innocent Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E2044 [31OC]

East Timorese Refugees Face New Threat, Human Rights Watch (organization), H2470 [3MY]

MV-22 Mishap Investigation: Marine Corps, H2187 [12AP]

Names of MV-22 Accident Victims Released: Marine Corps, H2187 [12AP]

``Super Hornet'' Operational Evaluation Results Announced: Dept. of the Navy, H446 [15FE]

Remarks in House

Air Force: establish an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions (H.R. 5490), E1828-E1830 [19OC]

Airbus Industries: subsidies by European countries, H1082 [16MR]

Airlines: address problems dealing with quality of service, H5728 [10JY]

———investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against new entrant air carriers, H1004 [15MR]

Airports: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H1022, H1025 [15MR]

Alaska: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, E48 [1FE]

Armed Forces: prohibit funding for participation in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment, H3393 [18MY]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (H. Res. 673), H12082 [13DE], H12520 [15DE]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ, H2094, H2095 [11AP], H2187 [12AP], E869 [25MY]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, H167 [2FE]

———boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 417), H223 [8FE], H517 [29FE]

Brooklyn, NY: prohibit funding for FAA weather radar tower within the Gateway National Recreation Area, H3448, H3449 [19MY]

Business and industry: merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., H7068 [26JY], E1090 [23JN], E1644 [2OC]

Canada: arrest of two Sikhs suspected in 1985 Air India bombing, E2044 [31OC]

Chicago, IL: FAA allocation of slots at O'Hare International Airport, H1025, H1027 [15MR]

CIA: investigation of alleged involvement in the crash of Pan American flight 103, H8554 [2OC]

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport improvements and expansion, H1023 [15MR]

Crime: prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), H8570-H8572 [2OC], E1228 [13JY]

Customs Service: designate San Antonio, TX, International Airport as an airport at which certain private aircraft arriving from a foreign area may land for processing, H6924 [25JY]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: clarify boundaries and authorize appropriations (H.R. 5036), H8143, H8144 [26SE]

Dept. of Commerce: dedication of memorial to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber funding, H3187 [17MY]

———C-17 Airlifter Program funding, H3195 [17MY]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development funding, H442-H446 [15FE]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3980, H3982, H3986-H3991 [7JN], E952 [9JN]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program, E1789 [13OC]

Dept. of Transportation: oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (H.R. 4978), H7068 [26JY]

———promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports, H1008 [15MR]

———require study of air quality on airplanes, H1023 [15MR]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3417-H3455 [19MY], H7627 [14SE], E801, E802 [22MY], E820 [24MY], E1038 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9018-H9028, H9047 [6OC], E1721 [6OC], E1740 [11OC], E1785 [13OC], E1807 [17OC], E1989 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (H. Res. 505), H3416, H3417 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 612), H9014-H9018 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

Disasters: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, H1009, H1022 [15MR]

———anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in New York, E1259 [18JY]

Ellington AFB, TX: Air National Guard supply complex funding, H5613 [29JN]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, H1018-H1027 [15MR], H9023 [6OC], E363 [21MR]

———conduct study on helicopter noise, H1023 [15MR]

———correct pay discrepancies for certain air traffic controllers who returned to an interim incentive pay facility after a promotion to another facility, H3449, H3450 [19MY]

———establish review commission (H.R. 5641), E2126 [5DE]

———investigate management of funds used for certain air traffic control projects, H1962 [10AP]

———reauthorizing programs, H1320 [23MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1010-H1030 [15MR], E361, E363 [21MR], E377 [22MR], E1967 [28OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 438), H1002-H1010 [15MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), corrections in engrossment of conference report, H1030 [15MR]

———study the use of recycled materials in the construction of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons, H1028 [15MR]

———submission of comprehensive mutiyear capital investment plan, H3430 [19MY]

———treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (H.R. 5111), H11865, H11866 [13NO]

———use of Airport Improvement Program grants by small airports to fund certain projects which facilitate the transfer of cargo and passengers on airport property, H1017 [15MR]

———use of passenger facility charges, H1007, H1026 [15MR]

Fayetteville, GA: tribute to Fayette County High School students' report on F-22 fighter, E947 [9JN]

Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (H.R. 1769), H9987 [17OC]

George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL: anniversary, E1438 [11SE]

Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

India: alleged involvement in 1985 Air India bombing, E2162 [8DE]

Indian River County, FL: Vero Municipal Airport air traffic control tower funding, H3426 [19MY]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor, H5901 [12JY]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (H.R. 4319), E576 [13AP]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (H.R. 4357), H2470 [3MY]

———prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor, H7219 [6SE]

INS: airport inspector funding, H5009 [22JN], H5049 [23JN]

International relations: cooperative military exercises between Greece and Turkey, E1099 [23JN]

Iraq: enforcement of U.N. no-fly zone, H7993 [22SE]

Israel: proposed sale of advanced early-warning aircraft to the People's Republic of China, H5851 [12JY]

Jacksonville, FL: reopening of Cecil Field Naval Air Station under the Military Airport Program, H1018 [15MR]

Kosovo: effectiveness of NATO air campaign against Serbia, H1410 [27MR]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to C-130J aircraft, E509 [6AP]

McGhee Tyson AFB, TN: anniversary of 119th Air Control Squadron, E1826 [19OC]

Mills, Alex: Civil Air Patrol Gil Robb Wilson Award recipient, E575 [13AP]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), H3056 [16MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, H7404 [12SE], H7600-H7607 [14SE], E1509 [18SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 574), H7599, H7600 [14SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 409), H8078, H8079 [26SE]

———funding, H4854-H4857 [21JN], H10383, H10390 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———transfer of certain Jet Propulsion Laboratory functions, H4846, H4847 [21JN]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H925-H928 [13MR], H1625 [30MR], H3186, H3188-H3190, H3194-H3197, H3199-H3201 [17MY], H6782 [25JY], H7506, H7568 [13SE], H9641 [11OC], H11528 [30OC]

NATO: environmental impact of airstrikes on Serbia and Montenegro, E1314 [25JY]

Nebraska: airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), H765-H773 [9MR], H9960, H9961 [17OC]

———sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), consideration (H. Res. 433), H762-H764 [9MR]

New Orleans, LA: prohibit funding for construction of an additional runway at New Orleans International Airport, H3444-H3448 [19MY]

Oberstar, Representative: use of inappropriate term to describe status of proposed minority-owned airline, H4597 [19JN]

Oklahoma: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Otis AFB, MA: tribute to EC-121H radar aircraft crews, E2215 [15DE]

Peotone, IL: airport construction funding, H3424 [19MY]

Perry, Ray: Committee on Political Education Unity Award recipient, E868 [25MY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H924 [13MR], H7743 [19SE], H8914, H8916, H8919 [5OC], E1644 [2OC]

Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia International Airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (H.R. 2777), H335 [10FE], H540 [29FE]

Puerto Rico: anniversary of accidental bombing by Navy aircraft during training exercises at the Vieques bombing range, E582 [13AP]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H1019, H1021, H1022, H1024, H1025, H1028 [15MR], E377 [22MR]

Safety: installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft, H1023 [15MR]

———mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), H10523-H10527 [23OC]

San Francisco, CA: Bay Area Rapid Transit extension funding to San Francisco International Airport, H3425 [19MY]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

Space policy: anniversary of first U.S. space exploration mission, H2619 [8MY]

———importance of space program, H1624 [30MR], H2619 [8MY]

Sullivan County, NY: transportation projects funding, H3429 [19MY]

Terrorism: responsibility for bombing of Pan Am flight 103, H3872 [6JN]

Tillman, Earl: Civil Air Patrol Gil Robb Wilson Award recipient, E575 [13AP]

Turkey: proposed sale of attack helicopters, H907 [9MR], H1465 [28MR], H9804, H9805, H9807 [11OC], E2070 [2NO]

United Arab Emirates: prohibit transfer of F-16 aircraft (H.R. 4072), E405 [23MR]

Veterans: tribute to 352nd fighter group, E1556 [21SE]

Wayne County, MI: Wayne County Metro Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

World Flight 2000: tribute to pilots and crew of the Dreamcatcher (airplane), E2147 [7DE]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces personnel killed in aviation accident in Queensland, Austrialia, E1183 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Airlines: improve quality of service, S11022-S11024 [25OC]

Airports: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, S1258, S1261 [8MR]

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, S186, S204 [1FE]

Armed Forces: tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ (S. Res. 310), S4328 [23MY]

Balchen, Bernt: tribute (S.J. Res. 36), S10938 [24OC]

Black Canyon National Park: regulate commercial air tours (S. 2418), S2732 [13AP]

Business and industry: oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies (S. Res. 344), S7692-S7694 [26JY], S9597 [2OC]

Coast Guard: Distinguished Flying Cross recipients, S5458 [20JN]

———maritime patrol aircraft funding, S4096 [17MY]

Collins, Bob: tribute (S. Res. 255), S554 [9FE]

Colombia: provide helicopters to assist in drug enforcement efforts, S5515-S5519, S5526, S5528, S5529 [21JN], S5626 [22JN]

Consumers: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (S. 2891), S7243 [19JY]

Crime: increase penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S1261 [8MR]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), S11428 [31OC], S11655 [6DE]

Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S779, S780 [24FE]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: clarify boundaries and authorize appropriations (H.R. 5036), S10003 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: B-52 bomber electronic jamming equipment funding, S6232, S6233 [30JN]

———cancel operational support aircraft leasing authority, S4999-S5007 [13JN]

———C-130J aircraft funding, S7743 [27JY]

———F/A-18 E/F aircraft procurement contract, S5357 [19JN]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development funding, S367 [7FE], S7742 [27JY]

———Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasure Program funding, S7741 [27JY]

———proposed international sales of AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopters and Stinger missiles, S7739, S7740 [27JY]

———report on consequences of high operating tempo on military aviation and ground equipment, S6563 [12JY]

———require report on C-212 STOL fixed wing aircraft, S5011 [13JN]

———require report on the C-5 aircraft spare and repair parts program, S4748, S4749 [8JN], S5010, S5011 [13JN]

———U-2 aircraft production line analysis funding, S5008 [13JN]

———unmanned combat vehicle initiative funding, S6829 [14JY]

Dept. of Transportation: review certain airline customer service practices and make recommendations for reform, S5179 [15JN]

———Small Communities Air Service Development Pilot Program funding, S5185, S5186 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S4498 [25MY], S5088 [14JN], S5166-S5186, S5188-S5215 [15JN], S5306 [16JN], S5357 [19JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10042, S10043, S10044, S10048-S10050, S10052-S10059 [6OC], S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10485 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10042 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), unanimous-consent agreement, S5172 [15JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), S10038, S10040 [6OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), indefinitely postponed, S5280 [15JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Disasters: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, S1265 [8MR]

Ellsworth AFB, SD: deployment of Global Hawk aircraft system, S5648 [22JN]

Empire AFB, MI: anniversary, S8340 [11SE]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, S1259 [8MR]

———condition any grants made to the Los Angeles International Airport on completion of investigation into diversion of airport revenues, S5188 [15JN]

———improve communications and radar systems in the Gulf of Mexico airspace, S1587 [22MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), S1225, S1226 [7MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1247-S1267, S1269, S1294, S1300 [8MR], S1504, S1506 [21MR], S1587 [22MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), permission to file conference report, S1153 [2MR]

———require reporting of specific reasons for flight delays or cancellations, S1264 [8MR]

———Wide Area Augmentation System funding, S5190 [15JN]

Forbes Field, KS: tribute to 190th Air Refueling Wing, S1455 [20MR]

Foreign trade: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of aircraft noise rescinded, S1584, S1590 [22MR], S3908 [11MY]

George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL: anniversary, S8778, S8814-S8816 [20SE]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (S. 2621), S4381 [24MY], S5524 [21JN]

Kingston, NV: sale and conveyance of certain lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site (S. 2618), S4379 [24MY]

Lagendyk, Nelson: South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame Combat Wing inductee, S9189 [25SE]

Libya: travel ban relative to trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103, S3033 [27AP]

Louisiana Tech University: Dept. of Professional Aviation physical infrastructure expansion funding, S1262 [8MR]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: repeal prohibition on releasing Federal funds to airports until Federal nominees have been confirmed, S1264 [8MR]

Michigan: Air National Guard 110th Fighter Wing recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, S696 [22FE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, S10550, S10551 [13OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 409), S10551 [13OC]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 301), S3197 [1MY], S7805 [27JY]

National Park Service: prohibit air tour operations over Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (S. 3053), S8591 [14SE]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, S1263 [8MR]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S1738 [27MR], S9778-S9780 [3OC], S11072 [26OC]

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), S9981 [5OC]

New Mexico: tribute to Air National Guard 150th Security Forces Squadron and 150th Civil Engineering Squadron, S640 [10FE]

Pan American World Airways: anniversary of first China Clipper flight, S10795 [19OC]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S10045 [6OC]

Public lands: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (S. 2707), S4850 [8JN]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S1262, S1269 [8MR], S1506 [21MR]

Safety: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), S2520 [11AP], S2759 [13AP], S8090 [6SE], S9770-S9772 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (S. Res. 283), S2444, S2445 [7AP]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S8791 [20SE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8030 [5SE], S8125 [6SE]

University of North Dakota: tribute to flying team, S4818 [8JN]

Weapons: Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile funding, S4809 [8JN], S4988 [13JN]

Reports

Building a Transportation and Infrastructure Legacy: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10863-H10866 [25OC]

Environmental Aspects of Yugoslav Reconstruction—NATO Ecocide in Serbia: Vojin Joksimovich, Harvard University, E1314-E1317 [25JY]

F-22 Program—Fact Versus Fiction: Everest E. Riccioni, E952-E954 [9JN]

Reports filed

Airport Security Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2440) (S. Rept. 106-388), S8019 [5SE]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 106-513), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 106-523), H996 [14MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1654, NASA Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. Rept. 106-844), H7501 [12SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 612) (H. Rept. 106-941), H9010 [5OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1695, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 433) (H. Rept. 106-515), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 505) (H. Rept. 106-626), H3412 [18MY]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Boundary Clarification and Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2959) (S. Rept. 106-443), S9700 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5036) (H. Rept. 106-896), H8199 [26SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-940), H9010 [5OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-622), H3308 [17MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2720) (S. Rept. 106-309), S5027 [13JN], S5106 [14JN]

East Timor Repatriation and Security Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2621), S9464 [28SE]

Enhanced Federal Security Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4827) (H. Rept. 106-913), H8468 [28SE]

General Aviation Access Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3661) (H. Rept. 106-841), H7501 [12SE]

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1695) (S. Rept. 106-394), S8019 [5SE]

NASA Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1654) (H. Rept. 106-843), H7501 [12SE]

Nomination of Arthenia L. Joyner to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of David Z. Plavin to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Debbie D. Branson to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Edward M. Bolen to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Geoffrey T. Crowley to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of J. Randolph Babbitt to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of John P. Hammerschmidt to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of Kendall W. Wilson to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Norman Y. Mineta to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of Robert A. Davis to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Robert C. Brown to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of Robert W. Baker to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Guatemala for the Return of Stolen or Robbed, Embezzled or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Resolutions of ratification

Treaty Between the U.S. and Guatemala for the Return of Stolen or Robbed, Embezzled or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5096 [14JN], H3437, H3451 [19MY]

Statements

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: President Clinton, S780 [24FE]

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Representative Don Young, H768 [9MR]

Tribute to Adam N. Darling—Victim of Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, H1656 [3AP]

V-22 Osprey Aircraft Accident in Marana, AZ: Fred McCorkle, Marine Corps, H2188 [12AP]

Summaries

Airline Competition Preservation Act (H.R. 4978), H7069 [26JY]

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440), H10525 [23OC]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000): Conference Report, S1248 [8MR]

Tables

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century conference report funding levels, 2001-03, H1012 [15MR]

Budget authority and outlays in H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation appropriations, S5191 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3419-H3423 [19MY]

———conference report, E1741-E1746 [11OC]

Estimated transportation distribution of obligation limitation and revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Federal trust funds used to balance the budget, S602 [10FE], S2181 [5AP], S7001 [17JY], S11045 [26OC]

Nebraska airport projects funding, H1027 [15MR]

Operational support aircraft proposal requirements, S5002 [13JN]

Transportation revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 409, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 1654, NASA appropriations, H8079 [26SE]

H. Res. 433, consideration of H.R. 1695, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, H762 [9MR]

H. Res. 438, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H1002 [15MR]

H. Res. 505, consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H3416 [19MY]

H. Res. 574, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1654, NASA appropriations, H7599 [14SE]

H. Res. 612, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H9014 [6OC]

H. Res. 673, tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC, H12520 [15DE]

H.R. 1695, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, S9981 [5OC], H770 [9MR]

H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5372-S5382 [19JN]

H.R. 4827, Enhanced Federal Security Act, H8570 [2OC], E1228 [13JY]

H.R. 5036, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park boundary clarification and appropriations, H8143 [26SE]

H.R. 5111, FAA treatment of certain property boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL, H11865 [13NO]

H.R. 5490, Air Force Science and Technology for the 21st Century Act, E1830 [19OC]

H.R. 5641, Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA Act, E2127 [5DE]

S. 2418, regulate commercial air tours at Black Canyon National Park, S2732 [13AP]

S. 2440, Airport Security Improvement Act, S9770 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC], H10523-H10525 [23OC]

S. 2618, sale and conveyance of certain Kingston, NV, lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site, S4380 [24MY]

S. Res. 255, tribute to Bob Collins, S551, S554 [9FE]

S. Res. 283, Senate Legal Counsel intervention in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al., S2441, S2445 [7AP]

S. Res. 301, National Airborne Day, S3197 [1MY], S7805 [27JY]

S. Res. 310, tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ, S4326, S4328 [23MY]

S. Res. 344, oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies, S7692 [26JY]

S.J. Res. 36, tribute to Bernt Balchen, S10938 [24OC]

Tributes

Collins, Bob, S509, S521 [9FE]

AVIATION INVESTMENT AND REFORM ACT FOR THE 21st CENTURY

Articles and editorials

Air Justice, E363 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 1000): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 438), H996 [14MR]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 1000), H649-H704 [8MR]

Letters

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts: Janet Reno, Attorney General, Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, and Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, S1261 [8MR]

Provisions: Representatives Dreier and Moakley, Committee on Rules (House), H1003 [15MR]

———Representatives Shuster and Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1003 [15MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport perimeter rules on flight distances: several Senators, S1263 [8MR]

Lists

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 1000, provisions, S1252 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Alaska: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

———land exchange to facilitate a railroad track realignment and straightening project through Elmendorf AFB and Fort Richardson, E1967 [28OC]

Amtrak: funding, H1020 [15MR]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, H1022 [15MR]

———eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H1022, H1025 [15MR]

Chicago, IL: FAA allocation of slots at O'Hare International Airport, H1025, H1027 [15MR]

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport improvements and expansion, H1023 [15MR]

Coast Guard: funding, H1021, H1022 [15MR]

Dept. of Transportation: require study of air quality on airplanes, H1023 [15MR]

Enact (H.R. 1000): conference report, H1010-H1030 [15MR], E361, E363 [21MR], E377 [22MR], E1967 [28OC]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 438), H1002-H1010 [15MR]

———corrections in engrossment of conference report, H1030 [15MR]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, H1018-H1027 [15MR]

———conduct study on helicopter noise, H1023 [15MR]

———study the use of recycled materials in the construction of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons, H1028 [15MR]

———use of Airport Improvement Program grants by small airports to fund certain projects which facilitate the transfer of cargo and passengers on airport property, H1017 [15MR]

———use of passenger facility charges, H1026 [15MR]

Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

Jacksonville, FL: reopening of Cecil Field Naval Air Station under the Military Airport Program, H1018 [15MR]

Nebraska: airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

Oklahoma: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia International Airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H1019, H1021, H1022, H1024, H1025, H1028 [15MR], E377 [22MR]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

Wayne County, MI: Wayne County Metro Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: funding, S1257, S1258, S1262 [8MR]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, S1265 [8MR]

———eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, S1258, S1261 [8MR]

———increase penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S1261 [8MR]

Coast Guard: funding, S1257, S1258 [8MR]

Enact (H.R. 1000), S1225, S1226 [7MR]

———conference report, S1247-S1267, S1269, S1294, S1300 [8MR], S1504, S1506 [21MR], S1587 [22MR]

———permission to file conference report, S1153 [2MR]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, S1259 [8MR]

———improve communications and radar systems in the Gulf of Mexico airspace, S1587 [22MR]

———require reporting of specific reasons for flight delays or cancellations, S1264 [8MR]

Louisiana Tech University: Dept. of Professional Aviation physical infrastructure expansion funding, S1262 [8MR]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: repeal prohibition on releasing Federal funds to airports until Federal nominees have been confirmed, S1264 [8MR]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, S1263 [8MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S1262, S1269 [8MR], S1506 [21MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1000, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 106-523), H996 [14MR]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 106-513), H755 [8MR]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 1000): Conference Report, S1248 [8MR]

Tables

Conference report funding levels, 2001-03, H1012 [15MR]

Nebraska airport projects funding, H1027 [15MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 438, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1000, provisions, H1002 [15MR]

AVILA, OSCAR

Articles and editorials

Cancer Survivors Celebrate Another Year of Life, E915 [8JN]

AVON, SD

Remarks in Senate

Lagendyk, Nelson: South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame Combat Wing inductee, S9189 [25SE]

AVVEDUTI, JOSEPH P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E463 [30MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5455 [20JN]

AWARDS, MEDALS, PRIZES

Addresses

Hispanic College Fund, Inc., Scholarship Award Acceptance: Yalile Ramirez, S11249 [27OC]

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Humanitarian Award: Frank Arlinghaus, E1788 [13OC]

Presentation of Citizen Patriot Award to Jack Valenti: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, E2164 [8DE]

Presidential Medal of Freedom Presentation to Mildred Jeffrey: President Clinton, E1689 [6OC]

Tribute to Katherine Koch-Laveen: Senator Grams, S10889 [23OC]

Tribute to Les Brownlee: Jack Keane, Army Vice Chief of Staff, S5021 [13JN]

Amendments

Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 46), S11931 [15DE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), S3266, S3268 [2MY], H3893 [6JN]

Appointments

Congressional Award Board, S2131 [4AP], S11614 [5DE]

Articles and editorials

Animals and Research Part 1—Unlocking the Secrets of Genetic Disease Through Animal Research, E744 [17MY]

Animals and Research Part 2—Animals Benefit From Research, E745 [17MY]

COTS Director Is Our Vermonter of the Year, S162 [31JA]

Dedication Runs in the Family for Donoghues, S1666 [23MR]

Douglas Takes Bite Out of Award, S10404 [12OC]

Emmett O. Templeton, M.D., S9849 [4OC]

Fitting Tribute to Reagan, S3325 [3MY]

Former Teacher Enjoys New Role as a Volunteer, S11246 [27OC]

Fourth Graders Win the American Dream Scholarship, E1207 [11JY]

Honors for Police Heroes, E106 [9FE]

Los Alamos Bank Wins Prestigious National Award, E2152 [7DE]

Medal of Honor's Roster of Wartime Valor, H3045 [15MY]

Mike Wilson Named Home Builders Association Gary Komarow Memorial Executive Officer of the Year, E1572 [22SE]

Personal Glory Was Never Goal of Japanese-American Soldiers, H3045 [15MY]

Polio Can't Keep '53 Grad Down—Carmen Scialabba Wins Prestigious BHS Award, E987 [13JN]

Purdue Enjoys Historic Lunar Links, H8078 [26SE]

Qualcomm Chief Named Scientist of the Year by Women's Group, E531 [11AP]

Six Local Students Chosen as Latino Leader Finalists, E767 [18MY]

That Others May Live, H9664 [11OC]

21 on Medal of Honor List, H3044 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2078), S680 [22FE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

———tribute to Medal for Military Service recipients (see S. Con. Res. 96), S1461 [20MR]

Armed Forces: declare the American G.I. as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H997 [14MR]

———permit certain retired members who were awarded a Purple Heart and have a service-connected disability to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and preserve benefits for surviving spouses (see H.R. 4909), H6717 [20JY]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H7991 [21SE]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4918), H6719 [20JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3924 [6JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the W. John Child Memorial Foreign Language Award for employees in the Foreign Service (see H.R. 5487), H10256 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Drucker, Peter F.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5370), H8735 [3OC]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3155), S9702 [3OC]

Government regulations: require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 4414), H2905 [10MY]

Health: establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards (see H.R. 4015), H1118 [16MR]

———establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards, expand Medicare definition of homebound relative to home health services, and revise tax treatment of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4029), H1119 [16MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 2689), S4669 [7JN] (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see S. 2689), S4669 [7JN] (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H253 [8FE]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 5443), H9767 [11OC]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4527), H3649 [23MY]

Navy: authorize special awards to veterans of the U.S. Navy Armed Guard during World War I and World War II (see S.J. Res. 51), S8105 [6SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Eric R. Kandel and Paul Greengard for physiology or medicine (see H. Res. 642), H10257 [18OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP] (see S. Con. Res. 128), S6257 [30JN] (see H.R. 3544), H49 [27JA]

———urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Peace (see H. Con. Res. 369), H5736 [10JY]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 351), H4174 [9JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP] (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Schindler, Oskar: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3155), S9702 [3OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Taxation: treatment of diplomas, medals, and amounts received as part of international awards for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics, and peace (see H.R. 5505), H10472 [19OC]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see S. 3109), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H6776 [24JY]

Biographies

Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

Briefs

Posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor to Theodore Roosevelt: Representative Lazio, H4331-H4333 [13JN]

Citations

Medal of Honor Award to Senator Inouye, S5585 [22JN]

Essays

Proud To Be Bilingual: Oscar Zepeda, E93 [8FE]

Letters

American Dream Challenge: Susan Lanyon, E1207 [11JY]

Ronald and Nancy Reagan Congressional Gold Medal award recipients: Mikhail Gorbachev, International Foundation for Socio-Economic and Political Studies, H1654 [3AP]

Lists

Boston Celtics (basketball team) ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S5734 [23JN]

Boy Scout Eagle Scout recipients from Rhode Island, S11901 [15DE]

``Celebrating the Women of Lewiston/Auburn'' honorees, E242 [8MR]

Congressional Award Gala Steering Committee, E392 [22MR]

Congressional Certificate of Merit award recipients from New Mexico's First Congressional District, E1296 [21JY]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption—``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9361 [27SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, S5238 [15JN]

Girl Scout Gold Award recipients from Rhode Island, S11901 [15DE]

Girl Scout Silver Award recipients from Rhode Island, S11901 [15DE]

Good Shepherd (rehabilitation facility) Raker Memorial Award recipients, E388 [22MR]

Guam Governor's Employee Recognition Program award recipients, E1213 [11JY]

J. William Ditter (U.S.S.) crew, S2707 [13AP]

Northeast Dairy Farms Beautification Program Dairy of Distinctions Award recipients from Vermont, S5023 [13JN]

Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipients, S4815 [8JN]

Poems

``How Far Away Is the Temple of Fame?'', S1692 [23MR]

``Medal of Honor for Senator Inouye,'' Senator Byrd, S4949 [12JN]

``Transportation'', E937 [9JN]

Prayers

My Prayer for America: Alexis D. Black, E1259 [18JY]

Questions and answers

Apollo Exploration Award Act (H.R. 2572): Representative Souder, H8077 [26SE]

Remarks in House

A.O. Reed & Co.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E786 [19MY]

Acebal, Jacinto: Postal Service Dot Sharpe Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1931 [25OC]

Adams, Celi: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E976 [12JN]

Adams, Lillian L.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Adams, Stanley T.: Medal of Honor recipient, E1170 [30JN]

Aemisegger, Christopher: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1002 [14JN]

Aguilar, Dan: Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity Award recipient, E1641 [2OC]

Alaadeen, Ahmad: Missouri Humanities Council Community Heritage Award recipient, E1781 [13OC]

Albertville, AL: McCord Elementary School recipient of Title I Distinguished School Award, E589 [13AP]

Albuquerque, NM: Marshall Floyd Award recipients for excellence in teaching, E995 [14JN]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4714-H4719 [20JN], E1067 [21JN]

Alexandria, VA: tribute to T.C. Williams High School women's crew team, E1041 [19JN]

Alfke, Kathy: National Right To Read Foundation Patrick Groff Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1715 [6OC]

Allardyce, Tom: Architectural Digest (publication) AD 100 interior design honoree, E191 [29FE]

Alpert, Lee K.: Fernando Award Foundation Outstanding Volunteer award recipient, E266 [9MR]

Alpine Bank: Grand Junction, CO, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E145 [15FE]

Amarillo, TX: Amarillo VA Health Care System recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Quality Award, E1663 [4OC]

Ambrose, Stephen E.: Army Distaff Foundation, Inc., Eisenhower Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E1446 [13SE]

American Leadership Forum (organization): Jing Lyman Civic Leadership Award presentation, E1096 [23JN]

Ancich, Marijon: National Football League/KABC-TV (Los Angeles, CA) High School Coach of the Year Award recipient, E158 [16FE]

Anderson, Lonnie R.: Kentucky School Boards Association F.L. Dupree Award recipient, E271 [9MR]

Anderson, SC: T.L. Hanna High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E847 [25MY]

Anderson County, SC: All-American City award recipient, E1106 [23JN]

Andriotis, Nick A.: St. Demetrios Cathedral Odyssey Award recipient, E1973 [28OC]

Angola, LA: Louisiana State Penitentiary hospice program recipient of the American Hospital Association Circle of Life Award, E691 [10MY]

Anguiano, Robert: Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation National Youth Award for Sports recipient, E1408 [6SE]

Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor Huron High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E703 [11MY], E735 [16MY]

Anschutz, Philip: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans honoree, E649 [4MY]

Antakli, Nicola M.: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Antonian Gold Medal Award recipient, E1125 [27JN]

Appalachian Trail Conference (organization): Honor Roll of Volunteers honorees, E1372 [27JY]

Apple Valley, MN: Apple Valley High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E692 [10MY]

Arensman, Meredith: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E647 [4MY]

Argue, Mandy: American Ambulance Association Star of Life award recipient, E674 [9MY]

Arizona: Valley del Sol Profiles of Success Hispanic Leadership Award recipients, E1139 [28JN]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (H. Con. Res. 282), H1966-H1970 [10AP], E522 [10AP]

Armstead, Ernie: AARP National Community Spirit Award recipient, E1773 [13OC]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5258), H7936 [21SE]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4714-H4719 [20JN], E1067 [21JN]

Ashdown, David: Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award recipient, E914 [8JN]

Bagaforo, John A.: Guam Police Dept. Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E930 [9JN]

Baier, Robert E.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Outstanding Engineer Award recipient, E1110 [26JN]

Baker, Aaron: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1010 [14JN]

Balchunas, Joseph: Florida Dept. of Education and Burdines Corp., Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

———Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E803 [22MY]

Ballantine, Morley C.: Colorado Governor's Commission on National Community Service and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Outstanding Philanthropist award recipient, E1642 [2OC]

Balter, Bruce: Holocaust Education Award recipient, E78 [8FE]

Banda, Martin: Boys and Girls Clubs of America Southwest Region Youth of the Year award recipient, E88 [8FE]

Barrera, Joe: Purple Heart award recipient, E1988 [28OC]

Barrett, Martha: Ventura County, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1473 [13SE]

Barrett-Hayes, Debi: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1003, E1012 [14JN]

Batinovich, Robert (Bat): Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Loaves and Fishes Award recipient, E293 [14MR]

Bayonne, NJ: tribute to Elks Lodge No. 434 Student of the Month award recipients, E608 [2MY]

Baystate Health Systems (business): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, H2781 [10MY]

Beascochea, Valerie: U.S. National Collegiate Award in Nursing recipient, E986 [13JN]

Beirne, Richard: West Haven, CT, Irishman of the Year award recipient, E306 [14MR]

Belknap County Economic Development Council: New Hampshire Small Business Financial Services Advocate of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Berger Health System (business): Circle of Caring Program recipient of American Hospital Association Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence, E688 [10MY]

Berman, Lee and Kathy: Temple Bat Yahm Spirit of Life Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

Berry, Nancy: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1325 [26JY]

Black, Alexis D.: KQCV-Radio (Oklahoma City, OK) My Prayer for America contest winner, E1259 [18JY]

Blakeslee, Judy: Garfield County, CO, Employee of the Year award recipient, E304 [14MR]

Boaz, AL: Carlisle Elementary School recipient of Title I Distinguished School Award, E589 [13AP]

Boecker, Paul: Congressional Fire Services Institute Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award recipient, E619 [3MY]

Bonavolonta, Jules J.: North Ward Center Monsignor Geno Baroni Award recipient, E2124 [5DE]

Boneal, Inc.: Postal Service Quality Supplier Award recipient, E873 [25MY]

Bortz, Neil K.: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Distinguished Service Citation recipient, E782 [19MY]

Boteler, Blake L.: Top Cop Award recipient, E1106 [23JN]

Bowler, Michael J.: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (organization) Caring Hands Gold Award recipient, E1150 [29JN]

Boyd, Milton: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

Bradbury, Ray: National Book Foundation lifetime achievement award recipient, E2093 [14NO]

Bradenton, FL: selection by Money (publication) as one of the best places to retire in America, E1365 [27JY]

Breeze, Erin: George J. Mitchell Scholarship recipient, E31 [31JA]

Breiseth, Chris and Jane: Wilkes-Barre Society of Fellows, Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Awards recipients, E610 [2MY]

Bronx Community College: tribute to Hall of Fame for Great Americans, E692 [10MY]

Broward County, FL: Broward County Fire Rescue recipient of the Florida Dept. of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services EMS Injury Prevention Agency of the Year, E1831 [19OC]

———tribute to Broward County Public School District for recognition by the Dept. of Education National Awards Program for Model Professional Development, E1722 [6OC]

Brown, Casey and Jean: Durango Pro Rodeo Association Western Service Award recipients, E1516 [18SE]

Brownsville, TX: Oliviera Middle School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E766 [18MY]

Burt, Charles M.: California Irrigation Institute Irrigation Person of the Year award recipient, E56 [2FE]

Burtonsville, MD: Paint Branch Senior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1799 [16OC]

Business Technologies and Solutions, Inc.: Ohio Region V Minority Small Business Firm of the Year award recipient, E1453 [13SE]

Caffrey, Thomas R.: C-SPAN American Presidents—Life Portraits Viewers Contest winner, E377 [22MR], E431 [28MR]

Caine, Nona and Bill: Versailles, MO, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, E791 [19MY]

California: Excellence in Business Award recipients, E1363 [27JY]

———tribute to California Dept. of Education Distinguished Schools award recipients, E638 [4MY]

———tribute to KSEE-TV (Fresno, CA) and Companies That Care African-American Portraits of Success Award recipients, E57 [2FE]

Camerlo, Tom: Colorado Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, E2144 [7DE]

Camp, Lloyd V.: National Officer Candidate School Infantry Hall of Fame inductee, E447 [30MR]

Campbell, Jane L.: Governing Magazine Public Official of the Year award recipient, E2094 [14NO]

———Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life honoree, E1412 [6SE]

Capers, Jean Murrell: Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation Life Achievement Award recipient, E1246 [14JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (H. Con. Res. 344), H5177-H5179 [27JN]

Capps, Representative: University of California, Santa Barbara Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, E925 [9JN]

Carbajal, Raul: National Association of Letter Carriers Regional Hero of the Year award recipient, E1465 [13SE]

Carleo, Louie D.: Pueblo, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charles W. Crews Business Leader of the Year award recipient, E1185 [10JY]

Carlsen, Janet: Newman, CA, Chamber of Commerce John T. Silveira Award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

Carroll, Elizabeth Rose: Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition winner, E719 [11MY]

Caulfield, Thomas J. (Sarge): Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, E1816 [17OC]

Cedaredge, CO: Police Dept. recipient of Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police Accreditation Award, E1419 [7SE]

Celanese Chemicals (business): La Porte-Bayshore, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1798 [16OC]

Chan, Lyn: National Education Association Christa McAuliffe Award recipient, E2090 [13NO]

Charles City, IA: Charles City High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E598 [2MY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, E186 [29FE]

———tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1375, E1380 [27JY], E1634 [29SE]

———tribute to Whitney M. Young Public High School, H9805 [11OC]

Chomik, Kataryna: Flint International Institute Golden Door Award recipient, E1663 [4OC]

CIA: presentation of Agency Medallions to members of the Free Thai Movement during World War II, E652 [4MY]

Cincinnati, OH: Reading Community Junior Senior High School Esteem Team recipient of Ohio BEST Practices Award, E2134 [6DE]

———tribute to Anderson High School National Energy Education Development project team, E1144 [29JN]

———tribute to Mariemont High School Destination ImagiNation Team, E784 [19MY]

Clark, Frederick W.: Boston, MA, Jaycees (organization) Ten Outstanding Young Leaders of 2000 honoree, E410 [23MR]

Clark, Howard D.: Safe Care, Inc., National Country Doctor of the Year award recipient, E2182 [14DE]

Clinton, MO: All-American City award recipient, E1191 [10JY]

Cofield, Elsie: West Haven, CT, Black Coalition Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E189 [29FE]

Cokinos, Ellen: FBI Community Leadership Award recipient, E2051 [1NO]

Cole, Margaret Martin: Madison County, AL, Democratic Women's Division Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E655 [4MY]

Coleman, William C.: Lebanon Valley, PA, Sertoma Club J. Robert Ladd Community Service Award and Service to Mankind Award recipient, E562 [13AP]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4714-H4719 [20JN], E1067 [21JN]

Comiskey, Ann Marie: Troy, MI, Women's Association Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1918 [25OC]

Community Healthcare Network (organization): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, E716 [11MY]

Condo, Dominick: Bayonne, NJ, Sicilian Citizens Club Men of the Year award recipient, E1989 [28OC]

Congressional Award Foundation: anniversary, E392 [22MR]

Congressional Certificate of Merit: award recipients from New Mexico's First Congressional District, E1296 [21JY]

Connecticut: Naugatuck Valley towns recipient of National Civic League All-American City award, E1539 [20SE]

Conteh, Abdul: New York Life Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E1833 [19OC]

Cooke, Eileen D.: Points of Light Foundation Daily Points of Light Award recipient, E1177 [30JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, E984 [13JN]

Coswell, Craig: Colorado Teacher of the Year award recipient, E8 [27JA]

Coviello, Rocco: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E8 [27JA]

Cox, Darlene L.: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1017 [15JN]

Cuevas, Belinda: Puerto Rican Association for Human Development community service honoree, E2123 [5DE]

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

D'Amico, Donald R.: American Century Award recipient, E58 [2FE]

Daub, J. Anderson: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, E194 [29FE]

Davila, Rudolph B.: Medal of Honor recipient, E1069 [21JN]

Davis, Dave M.: Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts recipient, E63 [2FE]

de la O, Gilbert: United Neighborhood Center of America National Alumnus of the Year award recipient, E1552 [21SE]

Dearden, Dennis: Gang Resistance Education and Training Program National Principal of the Year award recipient, E51 [1FE]

DeBonis, Michael: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E141 [15FE]

DeCambra, Ho'oipo: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E1455 [13SE]

Deeb, Edward: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Del Valle Family: Puerto Rican Family of the Millennium honorees, E1058 [20JN]

Denihan, William: Cleveland State University Alumni Award for Civic Achievement recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Denver, CO: tribute to National Jewish Medical and Research Center for inclusion in U.S. News & World Report's (publication) ``America's Best Hospitals'' list, E1273 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation: tribute to Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program Poetry Contest winners, E937 [9JN]

DeRuise, Crystal: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

DeRuise, Trevor: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

DeSmith, Erica: Los Angeles, CA, Police Dept. Reserve Officer of the Year award recipient, E474 [3AP]

Devaney, Christopher: New York, NY, Cop of the Year award recipient, E1891 [24OC]

Diamond Bar, CA: Carl H. Lorbeer Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1019 [15JN]

Dickison, Rebecca: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E245 [8MR]

Digenan, Dennis: Nevada Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2661 [9MY]

Dingfelder, George: ``Heat Hero'' drunk driving arrest award recipient, E1102 [23JN]

———San Luis Valley, CO, Peace Officer of 1999 award recipient, E65 [2FE]

Dinsmore, William: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

Diseases: establish Alzheimer's disease clinical research and training awards, E930 [9JN]

Dobkin, Milt and Bette: Humboldt County, CA, Democratic Central Committee Democrats of the Year award recipients, E1806 [17OC]

Doherty, Megan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E668 [8MY]

Dols, Christopher: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E186 [29FE]

Domijancic, Katrina M.: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E865 [25MY]

Dorsey, Herman S.: American Association of Blacks in Energy 2000 James E. Stewart Award recipient, E335 [16MR]

Dougherty, Cheryl: Dept. of Education Fulbright-Hays Scholarship recipient, E889 [6JN]

Douglas, GA: Coffee Regional Medical Center recipient of the Georgia Rural Health Association Rural Hospital of the Year award, E2049 [1NO]

Downing, Bruce: United Way of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E369 [21MR]

Drain, Tiffany: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks' (fraternal organization) ``What the Pledge of Allegiance Means to Me,''national essay contest award recipient, E1724 [6OC]

Duca, Reece: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E973 [12JN]

Duncanville, TX: Duncanville High School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E693 [10MY]

Dunlap, J.E.: Ernie Deane Award recipient, E1055 [20JN]

Dunphy, Michael A., Jr.: Army Bronze Star recipient, E684 [9MY]

Dyor, Deborah: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1167 [30JN]

Eaton, Matt: Montclair, CA, Chamber of Commerce Annual Achievement Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

Eberly, John: Colorado Cattlemen's Association Law Officer of the Year award recipient, E49 [1FE]

Edina, MN: National Sleep Foundation recognition of the Edina School District as the ``2000 Sleep Capital of the Nation'', E564 [13AP]

Edwards AFB, CA: Air Force Research Laboratory Rocket Site recipient of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics aerospace site designation, E1893 [24OC]

Eid, Frederick M.: naming as Papal Prelate of Honor, E676 [9MY]

El Paso, TX: recognition of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe by National Concilio de la Raza as ``Nation's Best Clinic'', H6783 [25JY]

Elledge, Robert E.: Purple Heart award recipient, H1682 [4AP], E495 [5AP]

Elliott, Micheal: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E1004 [14JN]

Encinitas, CA: Diegueno Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1503 [18SE]

Ertola, John A.: San Francisco Forum San Franciscan of the Year award recipient, E838 [25MY]

Escondido, CA: Rincon Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1500 [18SE]

Ewing, Tanya: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E242 [8MR]

Fairfax, VA: Fairfax Central Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Award recipients, E216 [1MR]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E110, E112, E113 [10FE]

Falat, Diana M.: National Scholastic Art Exhibition Gold Key Award recipient, E1028 [15JN]

Fall River, MA: tribute to Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America's American Dream Challenge Committee, E1207 [11JY]

Farrell, Michael: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E133 [14FE]

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association: Heroism Award recipients, E1164 [30JN]

Ferraro, Nico: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1373 [27JY]

Finch, Amy: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E139 [15FE]

Fishbone, Gerald and Marilyn: Greater New Haven, CT, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Living and Giving Award recipients, E521 [10AP]

Fiskdale, MA: tribute to Tantasqua Regional Junior High School for recognition by the Corp. for National and Community Service as a National Service-Learning Leaders School, E1267 [19JY]

Flatt, Douglas E.: American Society of Civil Engineers Service to People Award recipient, E1363 [27JY]

Fleming, Kevin M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E180 [29FE]

Flint, MI: tribute to Flint Generals (hockey team), E835 [25MY]

Fondario, Gabe: Montclair, CA, Fire Dept. Employee of the Year award recipient, E26 [31JA]

Ford, James David: Association of Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award recipient, H3176, H3182 [17MY]

Foreman, Spencer: Angela House (organization) honoree, E1969 [28OC]

Foster, David: Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award recipient, E1962 [27OC]

Foster, Robert: Clifton, NJ, Optimist Club Friend of Youth Award recipient, E894 [6JN]

Franklin Square, NY: H. Frank Carey High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1494 [14SE]

———H. Frank Carey High School recipient of New York State Excelsior Award, E1494 [14SE]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), H4586 [15JN]

———recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

Fremont, CA: Irvington High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High School Award, E2186 [14DE]

———Police Dept., recipient of International Association of Chiefs of Police and ITT Industries (business) Night Vision Community Policing Award, E2125 [5DE]

Fresno, CA: Fresno Compact recipient of National Alliance of Business Distinguished Performance Award, E1030 [15JN]

Friedman, Arthur A. and Ida: State of Israel Bonds (organization) Jerusalem-City of Peace Award recipients, E1419 [7SE]

Friends of the Mustangs (organization): BLM Making a Difference award recipient, E606 [2MY]

Fuller Family: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Farming Conservationist Award recipient, E2104 [14NO]

Gabow, Patricia A.: AMA Dr. Nathan Davis Award recipient, E1268 [19JY]

Gale, Christopher: Boys and Girls Clubs of America Midwest Region Youth of the Year award recipient, H7970 [21SE]

Gallagher, Charles: Mizel Museum of Judaica Community Cultural Enrichment Award recipient, E984 [13JN]

Gallup, Gary: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Chuck Graver Alumni Service Award recipient, E976 [12JN]

Ganchrow, Mandell I.: Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Kesser Shem Tov Award recipient, E460 [30MR]

Gann, Rosalie: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E365 [21MR]

Gannam, George K.: Purple Heart award recipient, E2097 [14NO]

Gardner, Garth: Purple Heart award recipient, E1989 [28OC]

Garibaldi, Marie: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1501 [18SE]

Garney, Charles A.: Metropolitan Lutheran Ministries of Greater Kansas City Friends in Deed Award recipient, E2010 [28OC]

Garnjost, John T.: International Olympic Committee Olympic Order award recipient, E2151 [7DE]

Gary, IN: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E7 [27JA]

Gastonia, NC: All-American City award recipient, E969 [9JN]

Geissert, Katy: Torrance Cultural Arts Center Foundation honoree, E1238 [14JY]

Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, L.L.C.: Pasadena, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E771 [19MY]

Gilligan, Kevin and Eileen: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, E1627 [28SE]

Giunta, Charles A.: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Person of the Year award recipient, E1635 [29SE]

Goncz, Arpad (President, Hungary): Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Disability Award recipient, E850 [25MY]

Gonzalez, Cathy: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1506 [18SE]

Goode, Richard: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1092 [23JN]

Gould, Cleotilde Castro: Guam Humanities Council Humanities Award for Lifetime Contribution recipient, E1883 [23OC]

Gould Construction (business): Associated General Contractors of America Design-Build Award recipient, E1395 [27JY]

Grand Rapids, MI: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E643 [4MY]

Grasmick, Nancy S.: McGraw-Hill Cos., Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education award recipient, H8310, H8311 [27SE]

Graves, Adam: Boys and Girls Club of Passaic, NJ, Sportsman of the Year honoree, E1156 [29JN]

Greco, Philip E.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Green, Anthony G., I: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E400 [23MR]

Greenville, SC: Upstate Urban League recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E179 [29FE]

Greer, SC: New Jerusalem Baptist Church recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E183 [29FE]

Gries, Robert W.: Greater Cleveland Knights of Columbus Luncheon Club Catholic Man of the Year award recipient, E1672 [4OC]

Guam: tribute to Governor's Employee Recognition Program award recipients, E1213 [11JY]

Guerrero, Karen: Guam Police Dept. Civilian of the Year award recipient, E930 [9JN]

Guggenheimer, Elinor: New York, NY, Presbyterian Senior Services Maggie Kuhn Award recipient, E286 [13MR]

Gurrola, Aracely: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Arizona, E640 [4MY]

Guyton, Candace: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

Haas, Susie: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1005 [14JN]

Hach-Darrow, Kathryn (Kitty): Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E47 [1FE]

Hails, Robert E.: Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inductee, E1983 [28OC]

Hall, Adele: Central Exchange (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E1541 [20SE]

Hallowell, James and Coke: Excellence in Business Hall of Fame Award recipients, E1358 [27JY]

Hamilton, Jamie: Grand Junction, CO, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E187 [29FE]

Hamlett, Brenda Butler: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E944 [9JN]

Hammond, IN: tribute to Ironworkers Local 395 honorees, E1624 [28SE]

Harber, Dorothy: Dallas, TX, Safari Club Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award recipient, E688 [10MY]

Harding, Barry: National Indian Education Association National Indian Educator of the Year recipient, E1856 [19OC]

Harrington, Dorothy: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E12 [27JA]

Harris, Leland B.: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Special Recognition Award recipient, E133 [14FE]

Harter, Ruth: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2112 [4DE]

Harvey, Michael: American Ambulance Association Star of Life award recipient, E924 [9JN]

Hassan, Fred: Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations Global Citizen Award recipient, E2130 [5DE]

Hawkinson, Bill: Chicagoland Forest District Good Scout Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Health: establish Alzheimer's disease clinical research and training awards, H11316 [26OC]

Heath, Brittany: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E627 [3MY]

Hendrix, Illya: Architectural Digest (publication) AD 100 interior design honoree, E190 [29FE]

Henke, Tom: Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E293 [14MR]

Herron, Dorothy Jones and family: Pontiac, MI, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Family of the Year award recipients, E919 [9JN]

Hesselbarth, Maynard: Laubach Literacy International (organization) Outstanding Tutor Award recipient, E1068 [21JN]

Hewett, Ronald E.: North Carolina Sheriff's Association Sheriff of the Year recipient, E1427 [7SE]

Hicks, John: Newburgh, NY, Republican Committee Republican of the Year award recipient, E2208 [15DE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (H.R. 4384), H2599 [4MY]

Higgins, Debby: Newspaper Association of America Innovators in Education Award recipient, E1181 [30JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (H.R. 4384), H2599 [4MY]

Hill, Dennis: Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado Nursery Person of the Year award recipient, E204 [1MR]

Hoffmaster, Nancy: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E13 [27JA]

Hoffner-McCall, Richard: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Pennsylvania, E94 [8FE]

Hojnicki, Joseph: Minquadale, DE, Fire Co. Member of the Century award recipient, E600 [2MY]

Holden, MA: Wachusett Regional High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E319 [15MR]

Holmes, Roger: National Wetlands Award recipient, E1025 [15JN]

Holton, Desirea: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E602 [2MY]

Honore, Stephan L.: Peace Corps Franklin Williams Award for Outstanding Community Service recipient, E152 [16FE]

Householder, Barbara Ann (Bobbie): Blount County, TN, Pride of Tennessee Award recipient, E2222 [15DE]

Houston, Marcus: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E112 [10FE]

Hsi, Andrew: American Association of Medical Colleges Humanism in Medicine Award recipient, E998 [14JN]

Hunt, James: National Deputy Sheriff of the Year award recipient, E1141 [29JN]

Hurlburt Field, FL: Air Force 16th Logistics Group recipient of the Dept. of Defense Maintenance Award, E1962 [27OC]

Hurt, Hobert: Fayette County, KY, Middle School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1639 [2OC]

Illinois: Senior Citizens of the Year award recipients from the 3d Congressional District, E180 [29FE]

———tribute to ``All-American Eagles'' competition participants, E1200 [11JY]

———tribute to Golden Apple Scholar award recipients from the 20th Congressional District, E397, E404, E405, E406 [23MR], E460 [30MR]

Indiana: tribute to recipients of Crystal Apple Award for outstanding educators, E580 [13AP]

———tribute to Silver Bell Club, Lodge 2365, of the Polish National Alliance of the U.S., Hank Stram-Tony Zale Sports Award recipients, E780 [19MY]

Inoue, Akira: Guam Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E933 [9JN]

INS: tribute to San Antonio, TX, district office on receiving national excellence awards, E21 [27JA]

International Terminals Co.: Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year Award recipient, E1843 [19OC]

Irby family: Colorado Cattlemen's Association Leonard Horn Federal Range Livestockman of the Year Award recipient, E10 [27JA]

Iscovitz, Douglas: Florida Principal of the Year award recipient, E929 [9JN]

Issa, Donna Greco: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Jackson, Alicia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E273 [9MR]

Jackson, Elizabeth A.: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E865 [25MY]

Jackson, Stephanie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E162 [16FE]

Jackson, Steve: Montclair, CA, Fire Department Employee of the Year award recipient, E28 [31JA]

Jacobs, Irwin: Achievement Reward for College Scientists (organization) Scientist of the Year award recipient, E530 [11AP]

Jacobsen, Thomas A.: World Trade Center Association Los Angeles-Long Beach Hall of Fame inductee, E673 [9MY]

James, Edgar, III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1723 [6OC]

Jankowski, Rachel: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E995 [14JN]

Jefferson County, IL: African American Heritage Award recipients, E1054 [20JN]

———tribute to Senior Saints Hall of Fame award recipients, E910 [7JN]

Jeffrey, Mildred: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1689 [6OC]

Jimenez, Santiago: National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship recipient, E1783 [13OC]

Johnson, John: New Jersey AFL-CIO Labor Award recipient, E1987 [28OC]

Johnson, Tracy: SBC Communications Award of Excellence in Crime Prevention recipient, E1675 [4OC]

Johnson-Williams, Julie: WineSense (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E635 [4MY]

Johnston, Beth Ann: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E998 [14JN]

Johnston, Helen Ellis: Huntsville, AL, Arthritis Foundation Humanitarian Award recipient, E1403 [6SE]

Jones, Lovell A.: Howard University Hospital Legacy of Leadership Award for Distinguished Health Care Advocate recipient, E765 [18MY]

Jones, Melva: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E960 [9JN]

Jones, Nathaniel R.: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Distinguished Service Citation recipient, E783 [19MY]

Jones, Tim: Emergency Management Association of Georgia Citizen of the Year award recipient, E127 [14FE]

Kahn, Ilse: Southern California Chapter of American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam Lifetime Commitment to Peace Award recipient, E46 [1FE]

Karnoutsos, Carmela Ascolese: Bayonne, NJ, Historical Society Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E2145 [7DE]

Kaskey, Jacob: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E401 [23MR]

Keepnews, John A.: induction into Manhasset, NY, St. Mary's High School Hall of Fame, E1421 [7SE]

Kemp, Rose: Missouri Women's Council Rose Kemp Public Service Award recipient, E579 [13AP]

Kennedy, Eileen: New Hampshire Small Business Women in Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Kevesdy, Mark K.: Cleveland State University Alumni Emerging Leadership Award recipient, E1116 [26JN]

King, Beverly A.: National Minority Enterprise Development Week Award recipient, E1410 [6SE]

King, Herb: California Gay Veterans (organization) Shiela Kuehl Leadership Award recipient, E1408 [6SE]

King Hussein I (Jordan): Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Peace Leadership Award recipient, E195 [29FE]

Kizer, Yolanda Collazos: Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E504 [6AP]

Kline, Susan: Congregation Kodimoh of Springfield, MA, Brotherhood Humanitarian Award recipient, E824 [24MY]

Kloster, Dan: Snowmass Village, CO, Rotary Club Business/Professional of the Year award recipient, E184 [29FE]

Knowles, Curtis J.: Athens, MI, Bob Ling Memorial Service Award recipient, E1296 [21JY]

Koike, Steven T.: University of California Friends of Agricultural Extension Outstanding Achievement Award recipient, E527 [11AP]

Koren, Justin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Florida, E148 [15FE]

Korte, Mary: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E892 [6JN]

Koszdin, Jack P.: Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley honoree, E255 [9MR]

Kouymjian, Dickran: Armenian National Committee of Central California Man of the Year award recipient, E440 [29MR]

Kunz, Josey: Illinois State Organ/Tissue Donor Poster Contest award recipient, E911 [7JN]

Lachvayder, Judy: Ashland, Inc., Ohio Teacher Achievement Award recipient, E191 [29FE]

LaCour, Elwar, Jr. (Ruben): U.S. Achievement Academy National Mathematics Award recipient, E997 [14JN]

Ladanyi, Dezso J.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Lifetime Leadership Award recipient, E1111 [26JN]

Ladine, Dyanne: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E363 [21MR]

Lamar University: tribute to Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, E716 [11MY]

Lance, Marilyn: New York Teacher of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

LaPilusa, Salvatore: Bayonne, NJ, Sicilian Citizens Club Men of the Year award recipient, E1989 [28OC]

Leddy, Joseph C.: New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Lick, Fred, Jr.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Lifetime Leadership Award recipient, E1112 [26JN]

Lippman, Fred: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E508 [6AP]

Long Beach, CA: Charles Evans Hughes Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E876 [25MY]

———Will Rogers Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E876 [25MY]

Long Beach, NJ: Monmouth Medical Center Pinnacle Award honorees, E548 [12AP]

Los Alamos National Bank: Dept. of Commerce Malcom Baldridge National Quality Award recipient, E2152 [7DE]

Lucchino, Larry: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Johns Fellowship Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

Luttrell, Gearlene (Gerri): Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E402 [23MR]

Lyles, William M.: California State University, Fresno, Sid Craig School of Business Entrepreneur in Residence honoree, E59 [2FE]

Maceroni, Peter J.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Macomb County, MI: tribute to Warren-Center Line-Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductees, E2118 [4DE]

Macon Iron and Paper Stock, Inc.: Georgia Dept. of Labor Director's Award for Safety recipient, E1861 [19OC]

Mahan, Virginia M.: Armed Services YMCA National Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E925 [9JN]

Maher, E. Tunney, Jr.: Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E495 [5AP]

Maine: tribute to ``Celebrating the Women of Lewiston/Auburn'' honorees, E242 [8MR]

Manatee County, FL: Chamber of Commerce recipient of Florida Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, E1504 [18SE]

Mansue, Amy: Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey Fred Forrest Community Service Award recipient, E783 [19MY]

Manzanares, George: Daily Point of Light Foundation Daily Point of Light Award recipient, E1638 [2OC]

Mardirossian, Albert, Jr.: Passaic, NJ, Lions Club Man of the Year award recipient, E1683 [5OC]

Marsh, Henry G.: Saginaw, MI, Image Award recipient, E67 [3FE]

Martin, Carolyn: New Hampshire Small Business Journalist of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Martin, Paul D.: Firehouse (publication) Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E589 [13AP]

Martinotti, Brian R.: Italian-American Police Society of New Jersey Christopher Columbus Citizenship Award recipient, E1168 [30JN]

Marty, Edward J.: Purple Heart award recipient, E2233 [15DE]

Maryville, TN: tribute to Maryville High School football team, E2172 [11DE]

Mastandrea, James: Cleveland State University George B. Davis service award recipient, E1114 [26JN]

Mayerson, Manuel D.: Circle of Life Award recipient, E1679 [4OC]

McCain, Theresa: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E1769 [13OC]

McCollum, Charles H.: Houston Surgical Society Distinguished Houston Surgeon award recipient, E44 [1FE]

———Houston Surgical Society Distinguished Surgeon award recipient, E694 [10MY]

McConnell, Frank: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award recipient, E974 [12JN]

McDonald's Corp.: EPA Waste Wise Partner of the Year recipient, E1810 [17OC]

McFadden, Thomas M.: Community Association of the Peninsula's Agnes R. Moss Volunteer Award recipient, E535 [11AP]

McFadden, William P.: Greater Pittston, PA, Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick W. Francis Swingle Award recipient, E356 [21MR]

McFeters, Courtnay: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1004 [14JN]

McGwin, Katie: National Sportsmanship Day essay contest award recipient, E279 [9MR]

McHugh, Michael and Colleena: Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association Wireless Samaritan Award recipients, E991 [13JN]

McIntyre, Gail Hanhart: Fresno (CA) Bee and Fresno Business Council Rose Ann Vuich Ethical Leadership Award recipient, E1265 [19JY]

McNeill, Lorna: Miss North Carolina pageant winner, E1134 [28JN]

McNish, Dorothy: National Council of Negro Women, Inc., North Shore Area Section Mahala Field Atchison Award recipient, E314 [15MR]

McNulty, Carol: Newspaper Association of America Innovators in Education Award recipient, E1181 [30JN]

McVaney, Ed: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E45 [1FE]

Mechem, Charles, Jr.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E21 [27JA]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content, H3184 [17MY]

Meyers, Maury: American Heart Association Jay C. Crager Award recipient, E85 [8FE]

Michael, Don L.: Alabama Military Hall of Honor inductee, E1982 [28OC]

Midway, TX: tribute to girls' little league softball team, E1719 [6OC]

Milford, Nadine: American Mothers, Inc., honoree, E714 [11MY]

Miller, Devin: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award recipient, E101 [9FE]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (H.R. 5443), E1753 [12OC]

Miller, Edythe: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E368 [21MR]

Miller, Robert B., Jr.: Scene Magazine Man of the Year award recipient, E356 [21MR]

Mills, Alex: Civil Air Patrol Gil Robb Wilson Award recipient, E575 [13AP]

Mira Mesa, CA: Mira Mesa High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1499 [18SE]

Missouri: Lake of the Ozarks Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE Chapter of the Year award, E541 [12AP]

Miyashita, Mary: Asian Week (publication) Special Honoree for Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E1411 [6SE]

Moll, William G.: American Advertising Federation Silver Medal Award recipient, E927 [9JN]

Mondavi, Robert: WineVision (organization) Visionary Award recipient, E1160 [30JN]

Montgomery, Mardi: Kentucky Teacher of the Year award recipient, H13 [27JA]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E553 [13AP]

Moody, Dorothy M.: Bowden, TX, Business and Professional Women (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E1780 [13OC]

Moore, Connie: Illinois Women of Achievement award recipient, E906 [7JN]

Moore, Gwen: National Association of Child Advocates' Leadership in Government Award recipient, E984 [13JN]

Moran, Catherine: St. Thomas Aquinas College Founders Award recipient, E1456 [13SE]

Morelli, Mark: Delaware County, PA, Fireman's Association Valor Award recipient, E187 [29FE]

Morvillo, Robert: New York Council of Defense Lawyers Norman S. Ostrow Award recipient, E409 [23MR]

Mulholland, Donna: Girl Scouts World of Well-Being Award recipient, E273 [9MR]

Mundy, Phyllis: Greater Wilkes-Barre, PA, Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Award recipient, E905 [7JN]

Munzer, Alfred: American Lung Association Will Ross Medal recipient, H2343 [13AP]

Murnane, Margaret: MacArthur Fellows Program honoree, E1030 [15JN]

Nacchio, Joe: National Italian American Foundation Special Achievement in Communications Award recipient, E1948 [26OC]

Nakamura, Leanne: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1948 [6AP]

NASA: design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (H.R. 2572), H8075-H8078 [26SE]

Nassau County, NY: tribute to Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center honorees, E2097 [14NO]

Nasser, Suhaila: Southern California Chapter of American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam Lifetime Commitment to Peace Award recipient, E46 [1FE]

National Association of Letter Carriers: Branches 70, 1100, and 2225, San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Community Service Award recipients, E784 [19MY]

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization): Jersey Shore Chapter Humanitarian Award recipients, E1788 [13OC]

National Enzyme Co.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Merit Status designee, E1288 [21JY]

Natter, Robert J.: U.S. Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award recipient, E544 [12AP]

Naughton, Gail: Intellectual Property Owners Association Inventor of the Year award recipient, E1146 [29JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, H12492 [15DE]

Negrette, Becky: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E16 [27JA]

Nelson, Tammy: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, H8066 [26SE]

New Hampshire: tribute to Internet Award recipients, E665 [8MY]

New Jersey: tribute to Distinguished Service Medal recipients, E1226 [13JY]

Newman-Keane, Chavis: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E241 [8MR]

Newton, Carrie: Fayette County, KY, Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1637 [2OC]

Nichols, Lindsay: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E403 [23MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Alan Heeger for chemistry, H9803 [11OC]

———recognition of Daniel J. McFadden for economics, H10227 [18OC]

———recognition of Eric R. Kandel and Paul Greengard for physiology or medicine (H. Res. 642), E1832 [19OC]

———recognition of Herbert Kroemer for physics, H9803 [11OC]

———recognition of Jack St. Claire Kilby for physics, H9640 [11OC], E1779 [13OC], E1847 [19OC]

———recognition of Kim Dae Jung for peace, E1810 [17OC]

———recognition of Paul Greengard for physiology or medicine, E1881 [23OC], E1966 [28OC]

Nobozny, Julian C.: National Restaurant Association Cornerstone Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1583 [25SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to civilians that served on Saipan during World War II, E39 [1FE]

Northrup, Joseph: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1005 [14JN]

Nowicki, Gerald: Richard A. Rutkowski Association honoree, E15 [27JA]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), H380-H385 [15FE], H2590, H2592, H2594 [4MY], E155, E166 [16FE], E216 [1MR], E339 [16MR]

Oklahoma State University: Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Truman Scholarship Honor Institution award recipient, E2216 [15DE]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), H4586 [15JN]

———recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

O'Laughlin, Brian M.: Missouri Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Man of the Year award recipient, E1456 [13SE]

Oliver, Gloria J.: New Jersey YWCA ``Woman of Influence'' award recipient, E1968 [28OC]

Operation First Choice (organization): USA Today Make a Difference Day Award recipient, E1037 [19JN]

Opp, AL: Mizell Memorial Hospital recipient of the Alabama Quality Award, E2037 [31OC]

Orange County, CA: tribute to Spikers Seniors Volleyball Team, E285 [13MR]

Orange Park, FL: Orange Park High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E256 [9MR]

Orbach, Raymond L.: California Inland Empire Council Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

Orbon, Karin M.: American Councils for International Education Awards for Excellence in Teaching exchange program participant, E1854 [19OC]

———Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E1854 [19OC]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (H.R. 941), H354 [14FE]

Orlando, Rocco: Greater New Haven, CT, Italian American Historical Society Distinguished Service Award recipient, E528 [11AP]

Osborne, Steve: Colorado Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E919 [9JN]

O'Shaughnessey, John: Medical Association of Georgia Physician's Award for Community Service recipient, E1079 [22JN]

Owens, Frances: Easter Seals (organization) Edgar F. ``Daddy'' Allen Award recipient, E405 [23MR]

Palko, George: Cleveland State University Alumni Emerging Leadership Award recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Palla, Livio: Kern County, CA, Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1483 [14SE]

Palo Alto, CA: tribute to the VA Western Blind Rehabilitation Center Orientation and Mobility Section for receipt of the Olin E. Teague Award, E1654 [3OC]

———VA Palo Alto Health Care Facility's Western Blind Rehabilitation Center recipient of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) Olin E. Teague Award, E2155 [8DE]

Pasquariello, James K.: Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scout's Man of the Year award recipient, E244 [8MR]

Patriots Week: observance, H7715-H7717 [18SE]

Patterson, Ryan: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E887 [6JN]

Peabody, Thom: L.S. Wood Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Pelote, Willie: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Friend of the Labor Council Award recipient, E790 [19MY]

Penasquitos, CA: Black Mountain Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1513 [18SE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Good Shepherd (rehabilitation facility) Raker Memorial Award recipients, E387 [22MR]

Peoria, IL: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E608 [2MY]

Perry, Ray: Committee on Political Education Unity Award recipient, E868 [25MY]

Petersburg, Stephen: National Park Service National Resource Management Award recipient, E1606 [27SE]

Pett, Joel: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, E1394 [27JY]

Petty, Bill: Grand Junction, CO, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E210 [1MR]

Pfefferkorn, Janie: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E398 [23MR]

Phelps, Joseph: St. Helena, CA, Hospital Foundation honoree, E1826 [19OC]

Phipps, Allan: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E29 [31JA]

Phipps, Gerald H.: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E30 [31JA]

Pichler, Joseph and Susan: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Distinguished Service Citation recipients, E785 [19MY]

Pickens, SC: Pickens Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E850 [25MY]

Pinal, Silvia: Mr. Amigo Association ``Mr. Amigo'' award recipient, E133 [14FE]

Pitney Bowes, Inc.: Blinded American Veterans Foundation Corporate Award recipient, E1358, E1361 [27JY]

Pitsenbarger, William H.: award Medal of Honor, H9664 [11OC]

Pittsburgh, PA: Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh community service honorees, E779 [19MY]

———tribute to Bloomfield Citizens Council awards recipients, E606 [2MY]

Plageman, Gregory, Jr.: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honoree, E776 [19MY]

Poenicke, Andrew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E997 [14JN]

Politan, Nicholas H.: Columbian Foundation Humanitarian Award recipient, E313 [15MR]

Pollini, Lauren: National History Day Competition participant, E983 [13JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), H3543-H3548 [23MY], E896 [6JN]

Porcher, Robert, III: National Fatherhood Initiative (organization) Father of the Year award recipient, E1090 [23JN]

Porter, John: Wayne N. Aspinall Water Leader of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

Posey, Luther: tribute to efforts relative to the Glenwood Springs, CO, Police Dept. receiving the Colorado Dept. of Transportation Silver Buckle Award, E1739 [11OC]

Poway, CA: Meadowbrook Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1510 [18SE]

———Twin Peaks Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1505 [18SE]

Practical Farmers of Iowa (organization): Renew America (organization) National Award for Environmental Sustainability recipient, E1345 [27JY]

Price, Spencer: General Douglas A. MacArthur Leadership Award recipient, E793 [19MY]

Pueblo, CO: Partners for Livable Communities (organization) Most Livable Communities in the U.S. designee, E1591 [26SE]

———recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 351), H6791 [25JY]

Purnell, Benjamin: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E7 [27JA]

Rainwater, Cara: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E183 [29FE]

Ramone, Phil: Michael Bolton Charities, Inc., Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1539 [20SE]

Rancho Bernardo, CA: Bernardo Heights Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1523 [19SE]

———Rancho Bernardo High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1507 [18SE]

Randle, Bill: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Achievement in Radio Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E3 [24JA]

Rasch, Sunna: Dept. of Education John Stanford Education Heroes Award recipient, E2115 [4DE]

Rau, David: SAM's Club (business) Teacher of the Year award recipient, E673 [9MY]

Razma, Antanas: Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Man of the Year Award recipient, E1218 [13JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal, H167, H168 [2FE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), H1080 [16MR], H1651-H1655 [3AP], E483 [4AP]

Red Hill Council: BLM Making a Difference award recipient, E608 [2MY]

Reddin, Scott: Shelter Our Sisters (organization) honoree, E677 [9MY]

Redmond, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E244 [8MR]

Rednour, John: DuQuoin, IL, Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1956 [26OC]

Reid, Arthur, Jr.: posthumous receipt of military medals for service during World War II, E1911 [25OC]

Reston, VA: Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

Rhee, Jhoon Goo: selection by the National Immigrant Forum and INS as one of the most famous U.S. immigrants, E537 [11AP]

Rio Grande City, TX: tribute to Ringgold Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team, E1166 [30JN]

Rio Rancho, NM: Mountain View Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1017 [15JN]

Rippy, Gregg: Colorado Contractors Association Contractor of the Year award recipient, E64 [2FE]

Risca, Viviana: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search winner, E323 [15MR]

Roach, George: Smithsonian Institution Computerworld Permanent Research Collection honoree, E440 [29MR]

Roberts, Maurice: National Veterans Administration Chaplain of the Month award recipient, E1054 [20JN]

Robinson, Dick: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E42 [1FE]

Robinson, Eddie: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E42 [1FE]

Rodeno, Michaela: WineSense (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E637 [4MY]

Rogers, Nannie Parks: New Haven, CT, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Appreciation Award recipient, E262 [9MR]

Rolling Hills Estates, CA: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E865 [25MY]

———Palos Verdes Peninsula High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High Schools Award, E865 [25MY]

Ronald McDonald House Charities: designation by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (organization) as one of the top ten corporate citizens for the Hispanic community, E1641 [2OC]

Rooney, John E.: New Jersey Conference of Mayors Legislator Award recipient, E542 [12AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award Medal of Honor, H4329-H4331 [13JN]

Roth, Cynthia G.: ATHENA Foundation ATHENA Award recipient, E635 [4MY]

Roth, Rollie: Simi Valley, CA, Education Foundation honoree, E323 [15MR]

Royal Electrical Services, Inc.: Greater Pueblo, CO, Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award recipient, E1118 [26JN]

Rucker, Bob: Greater Merced, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1093 [23JN]

Rummel, Debbie: National Association for Sport and Physical Education Midwest District High School Physical Educator of the Year Award recipient, E1309 [24JY]

Russo, Basil M.: Italian Sons and Daughters of America (organization) Italian Man of the Year award recipient, E1331 [27JY]

Saathoff, Ron: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Leadership Award recipient, E782 [19MY]

Saire, Velma Backstrom: University of Pittsburgh Distinguished Woman in Education award recipient, E380 [22MR]

Samuel Merritt College: California Governor's Quality Award recipient, E560 [13AP]

San Agustin, Beverly: Guam Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1906 [25OC]

San Antonio, TX: City Public Service recipient of the SBA Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence, E985 [13JN]

———Louis W. Fox Academic and Technical High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E812 [23MY]

———Sharon Christa McAuliffe Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E814 [23MY]

San Benito, TX: Landrum Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E740 [17MY]

San Diego County, CA: tribute to National Hispanic Youth Award finalists, E767 [18MY]

San Mateo County, CA: Family Service Agency of San Mateo County Winner's Breakfast honorees, E507 [6AP]

Sanchez, Henry: Bayonne, NJ, Historical Society Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2140 [7DE]

Sandel, Dan: Americans for Peace Now (organization) Yitzhak Rabin Peace Award recipient, E1022 [15JN]

Sather, Marv: Washington Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2953 [11MY]

Schatz, Carol E.: Anti-Defamation League Deborah Awards recipient, E877 [25MY]

Schenck, Gary: Penrose, CO, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

Schiefelbein, Jeff: Texas A&M University Outstanding Achievement for a New Committee and Individual Contribution to Campus awards recipient, H8409 [28SE]

Schiller, Noelle: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, E1105 [23JN]

Schlueter, Amy: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Missouri, E694 [10MY]

Schmitt, Shirley: St. Jacob Elementary School Recycling Coordinator of the Year award recipient, E599 [2MY]

Schneider, Stuart: National Park Service Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award recipient, E1422 [7SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), H385-H388 [15FE], H3893 [6JN]

Schwarz, John: Public Lands Foundation Outstanding Public Land Professional award recipient, E983 [13JN]

Scialabba, Carmen: Butler, PA, School District Distinguished Graduate Award recipient, E986 [13JN]

Scripps Ranch, CA: Mesa Verde Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1508 [18SE]

———Mount Carmel High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1501 [18SE]

———Scripps Ranch High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1533 [19SE]

Searle, Elizabeth: U.S. National Award Winner in Art recipient, E983 [13JN]

Secure Care Products, Inc.: New Hampshire Small Business Exporter of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Segura-Lopez, Rosaura: Napa County, CA, Hispanic Network Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1990 [28OC]

Sessions, Gwen: Rocklin, CA, Unified School District Elementary School Teacher of the Year recipient, E1807 [17OC]

Shakoor, Nadia: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E1041 [19JN]

Shapiro, Esther K.: Anti-Defamation League Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E441 [29MR]

Sharp, Harry G., III: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E401 [23MR]

Sharp, Larry: San Bernardino County (CA) Sun Business Leader of the Year award recipient, E974 [12JN]

Shoval, Susan and Judd: S.J. Strauss Lodge of B'nai B'rith Community Service Award recipients, E802 [22MY]

Shrewsbury, MA: Rotary Club recipient of Shrewsbury Community Services Harry Cutting, Jr., Award, E2095 [14NO]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E19 [27JA]

Sills, Norm: Appalachian Trail Conference (organization) Honor Roll of Volunteers award recipient, E1497 [14SE]

Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Simi Valley High School Academic Decathlon Team, E643 [4MY]

———Valley View Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E828 [24MY]

Simon Wiesenthal Center: Library and Archives recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Library Services, E522 [10AP]

Siperstein, Herb B.: New Jersey Dept. of Jewish War Veterans Humanitarian Award recipient, E1736 [10OC]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), H4586 [15JN]

———recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

Smith, Bette Belle: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for California, E1688 [6OC]

Smith, Byron C.: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

Smith, Jacqueline Y.: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1167 [30JN]

Smith, Mark: Bayonne, NJ, Circolo Italiano Club Man of the Year award recipient, E440 [29MR]

Snellgrove, Debbie: Liberty Bell Award recipient, E1055 [20JN]

Snyder, Bert: Boy Scouts of America National Court of Honor National Heroism Award recipient, H3036 [15MY]

Solomon, Susan: National Medal of Science recipient, E331 [16MR]

Southwest Texas State University: tribute to All-Girl Cheerleading Squad, E49 [1FE]

Specht, Lisa: American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Sporleder, Sig: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Conservationist of the Year for Ranching award recipient, E2093 [14NO]

Springfield Remanufacturing Corp.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Site designee, E1320 [26JY]

St. Mary's Hospital Caritas Connection (organization): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, H2660 [9MY]

St. Paul, MN: tribute to St. Paul Police Dept. Medal of Valor recipients, E105 [9FE]

Stack, Michael J., Jr.: Catholic War Veterans (organization) Distinguished Man of the Year award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

Stamatakis, Manuel N.: Cradel of Liberty Council Scout Mariner Award recipient, E873 [25MY]

Stanley, Woodrow: Flint, MI, Pan-Hellenic Council honoree, E1570 [22SE]

Sterne, Bobbie: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E21 [27JA]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, H1409 [27MR]

Stiles Corp.: National Association of Industrial and Office Properties Developer of the Year award recipient, E855 [25MY]

Stone, Jack: Distinguished California Agriculturalist Award recipient, E1110 [26JN]

Stout, Travis: Boy Scouts Medal of Honor recipient, E1402 [6SE]

Strauss, Jean: St. Jane de Chantal Parish of Chicago, IL, Ladies Guild Woman of the Year award recipient, E1064 [20JN]

Stroobants, Alphonse: American Heart Association, Centra Health (healthcare system), and Cardiology Associates of Central Virginia Charles Sackett Heart Award recipient, E500 [5AP]

Strumpf, Robyn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E683 [9MY]

Stryker, Kristin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E400 [23MR]

Sumners, Jerry L., Sr.: Aurora, MO, Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipient, E32 [31JA]

Swanson, Chester F.: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E588 [13AP]

Swartz, Carl: Educational Excellence and Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1525 [19SE]

Sylacauga, AL: B.B. Comer Memorial Library recipient of National Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Library Services, E1142 [29JN]

Tabor, Horace: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E43 [1FE]

Tahmassebi, Tina: Seventeen/Cover Girl Volunteerism Award recipient, E820 [24MY]

Tamraz, Lincoln S.: AMVETS Silver Helmet Americanism Award recipient, E2077 [3NO]

Tartakoff, Katy: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E15 [27JA]

Tavernier, FL: tribute to Coral Shores High School, E984 [13JN]

Taylor, Carrie C.: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E865 [25MY]

Taylors, SC: Hidden Treasure Christian School recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E180 [29FE]

Terry, W.G. and Mary: Wolverine State Congress of Christian Education honorees, E921 [9JN]

Texas: tribute to Unsung Heroes award recipients from the 9th Congressional District, E278 [9MR]

Thellmann, Edward L.: Cleveland State University Civic Leadership Award recipient, E1114 [26JN]

Thomas, Valmy: Puerto Rico Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, E1731 [10OC]

Thompson, E. Zipporah: Saginaw, MI, Image Award recipient, E68 [3FE]

Thompson, Lonnie: Research & Development Associates for Military Food & Packaging Systems, Inc., Colonel Merton Singer Award recipient, E1762 [12OC]

Thunderbolt, GA: Thunderbolt Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E765 [18MY]

Tibbs, Emma: Points of Light Foundation Daily Points of Light Award recipient, E1164 [30JN]

Tiefenwerth, Eleanor: Richard A. Rutkowski Association honoree, E11 [27JA]

Tigue, Michael F.: Greater Pittston, PA, Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Man of the Year award recipient, E343 [16MR]

Tillman, Earl: Civil Air Patrol Gil Robb Wilson Award recipient, E575 [13AP]

Todd, Linda R.: Mesa County Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year award recipient, E2033 [31OC]

Toledo, OH: tribute to Joseph W. Diehn American Legion Post Americanism Program, E388 [22MR]

Tolliver, Stanley E., Sr.: NAACP Freedom Award recipient, E1286 [21JY]

Tomei, Ed: Darien, IL, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E257 [9MR]

Toro, Rafael: Puerto Rican Association for Human Development Outstanding Community Leader of the Year award recipient, E2122 [5DE]

Torrance, CA: Switzer Center School and Clinical Services South Bay Women of the Year award recipients, E263 [9MR]

Tosh, Tom: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for Texas, E1670 [4OC]

Trimble, Charles R.: American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement award recipient, E1592 [26SE]

———American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement recipient, E1647 [2OC]

Trower, Will: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E508 [6AP]

Tuttle, Dean: American Foundation for the Blind Migel Professional Award recipient, E1945 [26OC]

Tweet, Bill: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Labor to Neighbor Award recipient, E783 [19MY]

Tzall, Bernard: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for New York, E1655 [3OC]

Union Bank of California: Dept. of Labor Opportunity 2000 Award recipient, E1468 [13SE]

United Cerebral Palsy of Hudson County, NJ (organization): tribute to Outstanding Achievement Award recipients, E606 [2MY]

United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: Forbes (publication) Company of the Year Award recipient, E26 [31JA]

University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inductees, E569 [13AP]

Urbana, IL: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E1457, E1470 [13SE]

Vaden, Diana: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

Valenti, Jack: Citizen Patriot Award recipient, E2164 [8DE]

VanWormer, Matthew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E999 [14JN]

Vermont: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E627 [3MY]

Veterans: upgrade medals Asian and Pacific Islander veterans received for World War II service to Medals of Honor, H4678 [20JN], E1109, E1111 [26JN]

Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E787 [19MY]

Villarreal, Luis P.: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E1892 [24OC], E1989 [28OC]

Viola, Carol: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1504 [18SE]

Vosler, Kent: Ohio State University Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E1463 [13SE]

Wagner, Marcia: Francis Gillespie Excellence Award recipient, E714 [11MY]

Walker, Cynthia Thomas: Pontiac, MI, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Woman of the Year award recipient, E919 [9JN]

Wall, Monroe E.: General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Charles F. Kettering Prize recipient, E920 [9JN]

Wallace, Lakeshia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

Wallace, Milton J.: Miami-Dade Affordable Housing Foundation Housing Heroes Awards Luncheon honoree, E586 [13AP]

Walter, Abby: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E996 [14JN]

Wani, Mansukh C.: General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Charles F. Kettering Prize recipient, E920 [9JN]

Ward, Terry: CIA Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal recipient, E400 [23MR]

Wardrop, Richard M., Jr.: National Safety Council Green Cross for Safety Medallion recipient, E1465 [13SE]

Washington Association for Biomedical Research: Research! America (organization) Award for Exceptional Contributions as Volunteer Advocates for Medical Research recipient, E744 [17MY]

Weakland, Rembert: Milwaukee Ethnic Council Vision for Milwaukee Award recipient, E1285 [21JY]

Weaver, Douglas: 4-H Club of New York Shooting Sports Program Lifetime Achievements Award recipient, E623 [3MY]

Weedling, Aubrie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1948 [6AP]

Weehawken, NJ: tribute to Panasonic ``Kid Witness News'' program and ``New Vision'' award recipients, E714 [11MY]

Weingart, John: New Jersey Environmental Lobby (organization) Frank J. Oliver Environmental Award recipient, E696 [10MY]

Weisberg, Harvey: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Weiss, Daune M.: Gaylord, MI, Alpenfest Buergermeister honoree, E1301 [21JY]

Weldon, George H., Sr.: Abyssinian Development Corp., Samuel DeWitt Proctor Phoenix Award recipient, E1614 [27SE]

Wheaton, MD: presentation of Medal of the Jubilee of Liberty at American Legion Post 268 to veterans who participated in the invasion of Normandy during World War II, E1602 [27SE]

Whirry, Marilyn: National Teacher of the Year award recipient, E689 [10MY]

Wilcox, Robert: Chicagoland Forest District Good Scout Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Wilkinson, Larry: American Library Association/Association for Library Trustees and Advocates Extraordinary Library Advocate of the 20th Century award recipient, E923 [9JN]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (H.R. 5302), H10000-H10002 [17OC], E1600 [27SE], E1904 [25OC], E2036 [31OC]

Williams, Bill and Helen: St. Joseph Orphanage of Cincinnati, OH, Scholar of Life Award recipients, E688 [10MY]

Williamson, Julie: Illinois Farm Bureau ``Illinois Ag in the Classroom'' Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1030 [15JN]

Willis, Layla: Working Mother (publication) Mother of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

Wilson, Mike: Home Builders Association Gary Komarow Memorial Executive Officer of the Year Award recipient, E1571 [22SE]

Wilson, Susan N.: Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey Vivian Aaron Leadership Award recipient, E785 [19MY]

Winter, David K.: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2109 [4DE]

Wood, Patty: Research! America (organization) Award for Exceptional Contributions as Volunteer Advocates for Medical Research recipient, E744 [17MY]

Wood, Rebecca: Fayette County, KY, High School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1641 [2OC]

Wood Family: Harrison, NJ, Family of the Year award recipients, E930 [9JN]

Woodall, Daniel L.: Philadelphia, PA, UNICO Gold Medal of Achievement Award recipient, E975 [12JN]

Wright, Shereka: Gatorade National High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year award recipient, E522 [10AP]

Wytias, Betty: SafeHouse Denver (domestic violence shelter) Carolyn Hamil-Henderson Memorial Award recipient, E1067 [21JN]

Yajko, R. Douglas: Safari Club International Hunting Hall of Fame Award recipient, E988 [13JN]

Yang, Amorette: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E1037 [19JN]

Young, Bob: Glenwood Springs, CO, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E125 [14FE]

Young, Garrett: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E939 [9JN]

Youngstown, OH: tribute to Ursuline Irish High School football team, E2116 [4DE]

Zell, Carley: Georgia Older Worker of the Year award recipient, E1668 [4OC]

Zepeda, Oscar: National Association for Bilingual Education Bilingual Student Essay Contest winner, E93 [8FE]

Ziegler, Sarah: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1006 [14JN]

Zinni, Anthony C.: Montgomery County, PA, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, E2110 [4DE]

Zone, Michael and Mary and family: Cleveland, OH, Mount Carmel West Neighborhood Social Club and Archives Giuseppe T. Focca Award recipients, E1621 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Adams, Lillian L.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S9190 [25SE]

Alaska: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipients, S5454 [20JN]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Alessandro, Thomas: Dept. of Justice Crime Victim Service Award recipient, S4010 [16MY]

Allard, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S8406 [12SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to Medal for Military Service recipients (S. Con. Res. 96), S1470 [20MR]

Ariail, Robert: nomination for Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, S2935 [26AP]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Auburn Hills, MI: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award recipients, S2722 [13AP]

Baltimore, MD: Baltimore City College High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8818 [20SE]

Beasley, Terry: Alabama Distinguished Principal of the Year recipient, S10785 [19OC]

Bel Air, MD: Bel Air Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8818 [20SE]

Belknap County Economic Development Group: New Hampshire Small Business Financial Services Advocate of the Year award recipient, S5788 [26JN], S7830, S7833 [27JY]

Bell Atlantic Corp.: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Beus, Stephen: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1021 [1MR]

Boise, ID: Garfield Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Distinguished Title I Schools award, S6115 [29JN]

Borden, Jay: New Hampshire High Technology Council Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S7830 [27JY]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute to ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S5733 [23JN]

Brouse, John S.: Anti-Defamation League American Heritage Award recipient, S220 [1FE]

Brownfox, James: District of Columbia Hall of Fame inductee for education, S2722 [13AP]

Buck, Mike: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1507 [21MR]

Bunker, Richard: National Jewish Medical and Research Center Humanitarian Award recipient, S3912 [11MY], S4456 [25MY]

Bunning, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S7536 [25JY]

Burack, Thomas: Cotton Cleveland Leadership Award recipient, S5787 [26JN]

Burke, Jerry: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1742 [27MR]

Burtonsville, MD: Paint Branch High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8818 [20SE]

Byron Center, MI: Byron Center High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8755 [19SE]

Callahan, John J.: St. Bonaventure University Gaudete Medal recipient, S1508 [21MR]

Callen, Jolyn: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9362 [27SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (H. Con. Res. 344), S6036 [28JN]

Carbon, Susan B.: Frank Rowe Kenison Award recipient for contributions to law and justice in New Hampshire, S7832 [27JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2641), S4474 [25MY]

Casa Alianza (organization): Hilton Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Award recipient, S11909 [15DE]

Causey, Rhode B., Sr.: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for Arkansas, S11565 [5DE]

Center Line, MI: Center Line High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S644 [10FE]

———Wolfe Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Schools award, S9694 [3OC]

Central Paper Products (business): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Clark, Howard D.: Safe Care, Inc., National Country Doctor of the Year award recipient, S11735 [7DE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal, S6297 [30JN]

Clarksville, IN: Our Lady of Providence Junior Senior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9462 [28SE]

Coast Guard: Distinguished Flying Cross recipients, S5458 [20JN]

Cole, Dionne A.: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S2102 [4AP]

Cole, Gail and Larry: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Cole, Lynette: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption: tribute to ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9359-S9362 [27SE]

Corcoran, Thomas W.: Phillipsburg, NJ, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, S9190 [25SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, S5238 [15JN]

Counselman, Robert: Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce William E. Short Award recipient, S10997 [25OC]

Cramer, Aleisha: Gatorade National High School Girls Soccer Player of the Year award recipient, S969 [29FE]

Cranston, Alan: Lawyers Alliance for World Security W. Averell Harriman Award recipient, S967 [29FE]

Crapo, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S1503 [21MR]

Cyr, Richard: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award recipient for outstanding public service, S7829 [27JY]

Davidson, Bobbie: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S8342 [11SE]

Delaware: tribute to Sports Hall of Fame inductees, S4373 [24MY]

DeMatteis, Mary Jane: Delaware Mother of the Year award recipient, S2523 [11AP]

Detroit, MI: Comerica Park Construction Management Team recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

———Dept. of Human Rights recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2861 [25AP]

———Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

Dixon, Donald E.: Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S1291 [8MR]

Donoghue, John: New England Press Association Hall of Fame inductee, S1665 [23MR]

Donoghue, Michael: New England Press Association Hall of Fame inductee, S1665 [23MR]

Douglas, Bob: National Crime Prevention Council Mac Gray Award recipient, S10404 [12OC]

Duffy, Heidi Kirk: Germany's Order of Merit recipient, S7828 [27JY]

Easter Seals (organization): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Eccles, Traci: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S830 [24FE]

Ecklund, Darvin: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S2524 [11AP]

Edwards, Joan C.: naming of Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, S8939 [21SE]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: General Thomas D. White Environmental Award for Restoration recipient, S2937 [26AP]

Enzi, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S5449 [20JN]

Erdel, Stephen and Laura: Mexico, MO, Area Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipients, S338 [3FE]

Fargo, ND: All-American City award recipient, S6255 [30JN]

Fay, Maureen A.: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2103 [4AP]

Ferrell, Howard (Tootsie): Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inductee, S4373 [24MY]

Firefighters: create commemorative pin or badge to honor those who fight wildfires, S10063 [6OC]

Fitzgerald, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S6461 [11JY]

Fleet Bank: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Fogelberg, Nancy L.: Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4232 [22MY]

Forrester, David: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S3184 [1MY]

Frain, William T., Jr.: Business New Hampshire Magazine Business Leader of the Decade award recipient, S4235 [22MY]

Framatone Connectors USA (business): Dept. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient, S10797 [19OC]

Franklin County, VT: Communities Can! (organization) Community Excellence Award recipient, S7225 [19JY]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

Frix, Robert S.: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, S8634 [15SE]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 3155), S9749 [3OC]

Georgetown, KY: Toyota assembly plant recipient of J.D. Power and Associates Gold Plant Quality Award, S4562 [6JN]

Giago, Warren: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

Gomez, Scott: National Hockey League Rookie of the Year honoree, S5457 [20JN]

Gorton, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S8406 [12SE]

Grant, Barry M. and Nanci J.: Attorney Division of State Israel Bonds' (organization) Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award recipient, S3828, S3830 [10MY]

Greco, Philip E.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, S9189 [25SE]

Gresham, Emma: Essence (publication) Essence Award recipient, S3015 [27AP]

Griffin, Ruth: Greater Portsmouth, NH, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, S7830 [27JY]

Growe, Zachary: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Maine, S4814 [8JN]

H.L. Turner Group (business): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Hart, Greg: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S2100 [4AP]

Herbst, David and Leslie: American Farm Bureau Federation National Young Farmer Award recipients, S894 [28FE]

Hermelin, David and Doreen: Hillel Day School of Farmington Hills, MI, Dream Maker Award and Rabbi Jacob Segal Award recipients, S2100, S2103 [4AP]

Herz, Marilyn: South Dakota Teacher of the Year award recipient, S11907 [15DE]

Hickey, J. Michael: Public Relations Society of America Yankee Chapter Yankee Award recipient, S7831 [27JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (S. 2689), S4672 [7JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (S. 2689), S4672 [7JN]

Hilbert, Vi: Washington Women 2000 ``Power of One'' award recipient, S1389 [9MR]

Hill, Percy: Disney American Teacher Award recipient, S11906 [15DE]

Holt, Bertha: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Huntingtown, MD: Plum Point Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8819 [20SE]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew, S10381 [12OC]

Inouye, Senator: Medal of Honor recipient, S5479-S5481, S5536 [21JN], S5584-S5586 [22JN], S5757 [23JN], S6105 [29JN]

Irizarry, Edwin D.: National Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award recipient, S5358 [19JN]

Issa, Donna Greco: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, S9189 [25SE]

J. William Ditter (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, S2707 [13AP]

Jones, Rick: Eaton County, MI, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Council Service to Children Award recipient, S645 [10FE]

Kellogg, ID: Sunnyside Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Distinguished Title I Schools award, S6115 [29JN]

Kelly, John B., Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp, S8626 [15SE]

KELO-TV (Sioux Falls, SD): Emmy Award recipient, S9848 [4OC]

Kennedy, Eileen: New Hampshire Women in Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, S5788 [26JN]

Khayat, Robert: Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame inductee, S4556 [6JN]

Koch-Laveen, Katherine: Minnesota Teacher of the Year recipient, S10796 [19OC], S10889 [23OC]

Koth, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY], S4814 [8JN]

Kriesel, Ann Trueblood: Burlington (VT) Free Press Volunteer of the Week honoree, S11246 [27OC]

Lake Orion, MI: Lake Orion High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10408 [12OC]

Lakes Region General Hospital: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Lamping, Mark: St. Louis Catholic Youth Council Achievement Award recipient, S5024 [13JN]

Larsen, Nancy: Idaho Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc.: tribute, S2861 [25AP]

Lawson, Greg: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Leddy, Joseph C.: New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5788 [26JN]

Legett, Judith: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9361 [27SE]

Leland, Georgina: Ossippee, NH, Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S4234 [22MY]

Levine, Peter: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Individual Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2522 [11AP]

Lewis, Diane and Jim: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9258 [26SE]

Lone Hill, Leonard: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

Maceroni, Peter J.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S9191 [25SE]

Mackewich, Justin: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1021 [1MR]

Macomb, MI: L'Anse Creuse Middle School-North recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10408 [12OC]

Mahoney, David: Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation Mary Woodard Lasker Leadership in Philanthropy Award recipient, S3322, S3324 [3MY]

Markley, Rita: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year award recipient, S162 [31JA]

Martin, Carolyn: New Hampshire Small Business Journalist of the Year award recipient, S5788 [26JN]

McAleese, Mary: Brehon Law Society Brehon Medal recipient, S4009 [16MY]

McDuffee, Dave: Merrimack, NH, Chamber of Commerce Organization of the Year award recipient, S1667 [23MR]

McGovern, George S.: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S8494 [13SE]

McLane, Graf, Raulerson, and Middleton (law firm): New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7831 [27JY]

Merrillville, IN: Clifford Pierce Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10245 [11OC]

Merryman, Scott and Faith: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9596 [2OC]

Metairie, LA: tribute to Ecole Classique School Academic Games team, S7151 [18JY]

Michigan: Air National Guard 110th Fighter Wing recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, S696 [22FE]

Middleton, Mary: Covington, KY, Friends of Covington Award for Outstanding Community Service recipient, S3830 [10MY]

Miller, Scot: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4814 [8JN]

Miller, Scott: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY]

Milone, Filippo: Republican Congressional Committee Businessman of the Year award recipient, S2231 [5AP]

Missoula, MT: Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., plant recipient of Jefferson Smurfit Group Worldwide Plant of the Year Award, S4562 [6JN]

MoKan Kids Network: Association of America's Public Television Stations 21st Century Award recipient, S5023 [13JN]

Montrone, Paul M.: New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7474 [24JY]

Moorhead, MN: All-American City award recipient, S6255 [30JN]

Morris, Johnny: American Sportfishing Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S4561 [6JN]

Mott Community College: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Corporate Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2523 [11AP]

Mount Washington Hotel and Resort: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade honoree, S7832 [27JY]

Murphy, Brett: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar Award recipient, S7830 [27JY]

Naches, WA: Naches Valley High School Leadership Class recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S299 [2FE]

Nathanson, Iric: Minnesota Small Business Financial Services Advocate of the Year award recipient, S4232 [22MY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, S4739 [8JN]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2408), S2619 [12AP]

Navy: authorize special awards to veterans of the U.S. Navy Armed Guard during World War I and World War II (S.J. Res. 51), S8114 [6SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Kim Dae Jung for peace, S10706 [18OC], S10993 [25OC]

Noble, Tina: Washington Women 2000 ``Power of One'' award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

Noel, Lillian (Billie): Portsmouth, NH, Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow award recipient, S7832 [27JY]

Novi, MI: Novi High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9695 [3OC]

O'Connell, Rosario: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9361 [27SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), S1004, S1006, S1007 [1MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2076), S682 [22FE]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

Olde Port Bank: New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7832 [27JY]

Olson, Carl (Bobo): International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, S4951 [12JN]

Ortiz, Ana V.: National Image Salute to Hispanics Award recipient, S4665 [7JN]

Owen, Gustav: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, S3508 [4MY]

Paladin Data Systems Corp.: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1590 [22MR], S1742 [27MR]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to inductees in the Hall of Valor at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall, S9602 [2OC]

Plourde, Desirae: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Maine, S4814 [8JN]

Pope, Dennis: New Hampshire School Administrators Association New Hampshire Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S2937 [26AP]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), S6763 [13JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2453), S2769 [13AP]

Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 46), S10913-S10919 [24OC], S11886-S11890 [15DE]

———establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (S. 39), S3949 [15MY]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 351), S7714 [26JY]

Quarles, Jonathan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Ragsdale, Shirley: Casey Journalism Center Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism recipient, S10078 [6OC]

Ramirez, Yalile: Hispanic College Fund, Inc., scholarship award recipient, S11248 [27OC]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY], S6763 [13JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2459), S2867 [25AP], S3325 [3MY]

Redlinger, David J.: South Dakota winner of U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest, S5449 [20JN]

Rednour, John: DuQuoin, IL, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, S11910 [15DE]

Rheaume, Ernest: Eagle Scout Award recipient, S2936 [26AP]

Rhode Island: tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, S11901 [15DE]

———tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, S11901 [15DE]

———tribute to Girl Scout Silver Award recipients, S11901 [15DE]

Roberts, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S9256 [26SE]

Rodgers, Pamela: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2104 [4AP]

Rogers, Daniel: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Rome, Emily E.: Passaic County Teacher of the Year award recipient, S8495 [13SE]

Rotunda, Marie Cascone: Grandville Academy National Community Service Award recipient, S3183 [1MY]

Roundtree, Dovey J.: ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award recipient, S2723 [13AP]

Ruffin, Shelarese: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

Samp, Ardyce Habeger: Dakota Conference Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Preservation of Cultural Heritage of South Dakota and the Northern Plains recipient, S6255 [30JN]

Samuel, Daniel A.: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Schindler, Oskar: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 3155), S9749 [3OC]

Schleich, Karl: National Association of Elementary School Principals Alaska National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, S9850 [4OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), S3268, S3269 [2MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2060), S619 [10FE], S693 [22FE], S829 [24FE]

Secure Care Products, Inc.: New Hampshire Small Business Exporter of the Year award recipient, S7833 [27JY]

Semple, Lloyd A.: American Jewish Committee's Metropolitan Detroit, MI, Chapter Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award recipient, S6010 [28JN]

Sessions, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S10986 [25OC]

Sirois, Lauren E.: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar Award recipient, S7831 [27JY]

Sisson, Lou: Greater Wakefield, NH, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, S7475 [24JY]

Sitesurfer Publishing (business): New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7475 [24JY]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

Smith, Senator Gordon: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S7536 [25JY]

Sneve, Virginia: National Humanities Medal recipient, S11909 [15DE]

Southfield, MI: Glenn W. Levey Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10407 [12OC]

Sterling Heights, MI: Adlai E. Stevenson High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10589 [13OC]

———Donald L. Bemis Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10588 [13OC]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, S1642-S1644, S1692, S1693 [23MR], S1923 [29MR], S1949 [30MR]

———appreciation for receipt of Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award, S1643, S1693 [23MR]

Storck, Donald T.: Lutheran Luncheon Club of Detroit, MI, Lutheran Layman of the Year award recipient, S2462 [10AP]

Tanner, Tasha: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Taylor, Cindy: Merrimack, NH, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award recipient, S1668 [23MR]

Templeton, Emmett O.: American College of Radiology Gold Medal award recipient, S9849 [4OC]

Teston, Raymond S.: Purple Heart award recipient, S8099 [6SE]

Thampy, George A.: National Spelling Bee competition winner, S4922 [9JN]

Thompson, Phyllis E.: St. Rose Dominican Hospital Philanthropy Day Award recipient, S11127 [26OC]

Tobias, Julia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, S3508 [4MY]

Trivedi, Gopalkrishna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Tukwila, WA: Cascade View Elementary School Youth Investment Program recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S6346 [10JY]

Tutu, Desmond: Immortal Chaplains Prize for Humanity recipient (S. Res. 31), S10937 [24OC]

Tyco International Ltd.: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Vermont: Northeast Dairy Farms Beautification Program Dairy of Distinctions Award recipients, S5023 [13JN]

———tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, S4010 [16MY]

———tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, S4010 [16MY]

Veterans: upgrade medals Asian and Pacific Islander veterans received for World War II service to Medals of Honor, S5584, S5585 [22JN]

Villotti, David: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9603 [2OC]

Warner, Senator: National Defense Industrial Association James Forrestal Memorial Award recipient, S3012 [27AP]

Warren, MI: Cousino High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9698 [3OC]

Washington: Index School District recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S3829 [10MY]

Wellpinit, WA: Wellpinit School District recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S9602 [2OC]

Wenatchee, WA: tribute to Pioneer Middle School students for participation in Destination ImagiNation (nonprofit organization) Global Finals, S6467 [11JY]

Wentworth, William: New Hampshire High Technology Council Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S7152 [18JY]

Wheelock, Terry: Merrimack, NH, Chamber of Commerce Presidential Award recipient, S1668 [23MR]

Whitby, John W., Jr.: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (H.R. 5302), S11500 [1NO]

———designate (S. 3109), S9259, S9268 [26SE]

Wittman family: Millennium Farm/Ranch Family Award recipient, S2723 [13AP]

Woolery, Sagen: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

Woonsocket, RI: Mount Saint Charles Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9461 [28SE]

Yasargil, M. Gazi: Neurosurgery (publication) Man of the Century award recipient, S163 [31JA]

Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia: Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Museum Service recipient, S11912 [15DE]

Reports filed

Congressional Gold Medal Award to Pope John Paul II: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2453) (S. Rept. 106-356), S7477 [24JY]

Congressional Gold Medal Award to Ronald and Nancy Reagan: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2459) (S. Rept. 106-357), S7477 [24JY]

Statements

Appreciation on Receipt of Association of Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award: James David Ford, H3182 [17MY]

At Last America Remembers Marianas Scouts: Juan Babauta, E39 [1FE]

Award for Distinguished Service in the Promotion of Human Rights: Law Society of Kenya, S10093 [6OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 282, declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century, H1966 [10AP]

H. Con. Res. 344, permit use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh, H5177 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 351, recognize Heroes Plaza in Pueblo, CO, for honoring Medal of Honor recipients, H6791 [25JY]

H.R. 2572, Apollo Exploration Award Act, H8075 [26SE]

H.R. 2815, award Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil A. Armstrong, H4714 [20JN]

H.R. 3544, award Congressional Gold Medal to Pope John Paul II, H3543 [23MY]

H.R. 3557, award Congressional Gold Medal to John Cardinal O'Connor, H380 [15FE]

H.R. 3591, award Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan, H1651 [3AP]

H.R. 3642, award Congressional Gold Medal to Charles M. Schulz, H385 [15FE], H3893 [6JN]

H.R. 5302, William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA, H10000 [17OC]

S. 2408, Honoring the Navajo Code Talkers Act, S2620 [12AP]

S. 2459, award Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan, S2867 [25AP]

S. 2689, Andrew Jackson Higgins Gold Medal Act, S4673 [7JN]

S. 2722, award Medal of Honor to Ed W. Freeman, James K. Okubo, and Andrew J. Smith, S5058 [13JN], H4586 [15JN]

S. 3155, award Congressional Gold Medal to Oskar Schindler and Varian Fry, S9749 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 96, tribute to American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Medal for Military Service recipients, S1468, S1470 [20MR]

S. Con. Res. 128, award Congressional Gold Medal to Pope John Paul II, S6260 [30JN]

S. Res. 31, Desmond Tutu recipient of the Immortal Chaplains Prize for Humanity, S10937 [24OC]

AXELROD, SOL

Poems

``Forever at Rest'', E835 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E835 [25MY]

AYALA, RAYMON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2172 [11DE]

AYERS, DAVID

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S11674 [7DE]

AYO, LAURA

Articles and editorials

Fowler Retires After 50 Years in Law Enforcement, E1519 [18SE]

AZARMGIN, ANTHONY

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H5174 [27JN]

AZARMGIN, TIMOTHY

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H5174 [27JN]

AZARMGIN, TONY H.

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H5174 [27JN]

AZERBAIJAN, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Elections: encourage free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 382), H7128 [26JY]

Messages

Investment Treaty With Azerbaijan: President Clinton, S8426 [12SE]

Remarks in House

Armenia: blockade by Azerbaijan, H376 [15FE]

Elections, E2159 [8DE]

———encourage free and fair elections (H. Con. Res. 382), E1342 [27JY], E2159 [8DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit allocation relative to blockade of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H10818 [25OC], E1373 [27JY]

Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H10818 [25OC], E658 [4MY]

U.S. policy, H376 [15FE]

Remarks in Senate

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8426 [12SE]

Reports filed

Investment Treaty With Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9855 [4OC]

Nomination of Carey Cavanaugh To Be Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional Conflicts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Ross L. Wilson To Be Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6013 [28JN]

Resolutions of ratification

Investment Treaty With Azerbaijan, S9855 [4OC], S10660 [18OC]

BABAUTA, JUAN

Statements

At Last America Remembers Marianas Scouts, E39 [1FE]

BABBITT, BRUCE see Secretary of the Interior (Bruce Babbitt)

BABBITT, J. RANDOLPH

Reports filed

Nomination to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

BABITSKY, ANDREI

Bills and resolutions

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (see S. Res. 261), S799 [24FE] (see S. Res. 303), S3514 [4MY]

Interviews

Interview with Radio Liberty Correspondent Andrei Babitsky: Hero of the Day Program, NTV (Russian television network), E301 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press, E300 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press, S1874 [29MR], S6007 [28JN]

———detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (S. Res. 261), S833, S834 [24FE]

———detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (S. Res. 303), S3547 [4MY], S5759 [23JN]

Reports filed

Russian Detention of Journalist Andrei Babitsky and Interference With Freedom of the Press: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 303), S5106 [14JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 261, Russian detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press, S825, S834 [24FE]

S. Res. 303, detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press in Russia, S5760 [23JN]

S. Res. 303, Russian detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press, S3546 [4MY]

BACA, ABILIO G.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6586 [19JY]

Statements

Remembering Abilio G. Baca: Brenda Guerrero, H6586 [19JY]

———Mary Arreola, H6587 [19JY]

———Richard Baca, H6587 [19JY]

———Ronnie Baca, H6586 [19JY]

———Sabra Baca, H6587 [19JY]

BACA, JOE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

Tribal Matriarch Chacon Dies at 89, Joe Nelson, E591 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H342 [10FE]

Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), H3813 [24MY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2771 [9MY]

———improve benefits for members of the reserve components and their dependents (see H.R. 3267), H2411 [2MY]

———improve pay for certain enlisted members (see H.R. 4313), H2607 [4MY]

———provide improved benefits training to members to enhance retention (see H.R. 4388), H8406 [27SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H2340 [13AP]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H209 [2FE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H2411 [2MY]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H3309 [17MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H8799 [4OC]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H2411 [2MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5956 [12JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3523 [22MY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2770 [9MY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H7502 [12SE]

Courts: appointment of Federal district judges (see H.R. 4704), H4816 [21JN]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H2512 [3MY]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4784 [20JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1477 [28MR]

———improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H209 [2FE]

———increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), H90 [31JA]

———increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H2122 [11AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5037 [22JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7366 [7SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1588 [29MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H2512 [3MY]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H4783 [20JN]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H2411 [2MY]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (see H.R. 4187), H1851 [5AP]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H3049 [15MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H3173 [16MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4036 [7JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see H.R. 1472), H4484 [14JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H1163 [21MR]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H7503 [12SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2906 [10MY]

———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H9505 [6OC]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H1763 [4AP]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H2411 [2MY]

Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H1477 [28MR]

Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H2411 [2MY]

———limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H255 [8FE]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H2607 [4MY]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H1477 [28MR]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H2411 [2MY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H2340 [13AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H6719 [20JY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H4121 [8JN]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H4783 [20JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H3413 [18MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H1413 [27MR]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5110), H7280 [6SE]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1477 [28MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H1852 [5AP]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3926 [6JN]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1852 [5AP]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H3869 [25MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4992), H11207 [26OC]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H8617 [2OC]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 2539), H90 [31JA]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H1406 [23MR]

———establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H3924 [6JN]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H5436 [28JN]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H8617 [2OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H2122 [11AP]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H6719 [20JY]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H2411 [2MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2411 [2MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H4035 [7JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H8617 [2OC]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H2770 [9MY]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H2340 [13AP]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H90 [31JA]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H342 [10FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1412 [27MR]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H4121 [8JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H4121 [8JN]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2606 [4MY]

———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H4591 [15JN]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4121 [8JN]

Medicare: assure access to managed health care through the cost contract program (see H.R. 2268), H10473 [19OC]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1629 [30MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H7578 [13SE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H8617 [2OC]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H3474 [19MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H8552 [29SE]

———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), H165 [1FE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H4591 [15JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H3172 [16MY]

———reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), H1412 [27MR]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632, 2002), H1588 [29MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 3580), H4784 [20JN]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H1589 [29MR]

Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal (see H.R. 714), H7211 [27JY]

———tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4592 [15JN]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H455 [15FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H4592 [15JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7128 [26JY]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H1477 [28MR]

Native Americans: restore reservation lands of the Elk Valley Band of Indians of the Elk Valley Rancheria of California (see H.R. 4338), H4121 [8JN]

———treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H2905 [10MY]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 2288), H2512 [3MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H2411 [2MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H2966 [11MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H4175 [9JN]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H50 [27JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H5435 [28JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2770 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7502 [12SE]

Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 435), H10808 [24OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H2770 [9MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (see H.R. 4126), H1588 [29MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5656 [29JN]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H2905 [10MY]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H4484 [14JN]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H1477 [28MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1793), H165 [1FE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2512 [3MY]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H4591 [15JN]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H2967 [11MY]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H1477 [28MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H6471 [18JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H5169 [26JN]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H6470 [18JY]

———permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H10473 [19OC]

Taxation: allow certain individuals a credit for elective deferrals and individual retirement account contributions (see H.R. 2553), H2411 [2MY]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H4220 [12JN]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), H1674 [3AP]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H4174 [9JN]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8617 [2OC]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2906 [10MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2655 [8MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H1477 [28MR]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 3466), H4485 [14JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 225), H1476 [28MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4035 [7JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1284 [22MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1077 [15MR]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4136), H6719 [20JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H2340 [13AP]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H7002 [25JY]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H1413 [27MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8736 [3OC]

———provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), H209 [2FE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7652 [14SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H4674 [19JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H8617 [2OC]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5240 [27JN]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H2967 [11MY]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H2340 [13AP]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H4121 [8JN]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7003 [25JY]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H8407 [27SE]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H8407 [27SE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), H9907 [16OC]

———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2239 [12AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4131), H2607 [4MY]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9768 [11OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3869 [25MY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H10473 [19OC]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7128 [26JY]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H6355 [17JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 228), H2013 [10AP]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 37), H3926 [6JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H2606 [4MY]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: tribute to Cesar E. Chavez and farm worker housing programs (see H. Res. 486), H2410 [2MY]

American Red Cross: encourage support and participation by citizens (see H. Con. Res. 248), H341 [10FE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 313), H2410 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: facilitate a regional approach to the acquisition of permanent conservation easements in the Chino Basin, CA (see H.R. 4691), H4674 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: conduct a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages (see H.R. 4348), H2410 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 4533), H3812 [24MY]

Education: provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for bilingual education (see H.R. 4349), H2410 [2MY]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H253 [8FE]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 4428), H2966 [11MY]

———encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 487), H2410 [2MY]

Taxation: provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 5112), H7280 [6SE]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H6776 [24JY]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Biographies

Andrade, Maria D., E1451 [13SE]

Hill, Rubin, E1451 [13SE]

White, Jim, E1451 [13SE]

Remarks

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (H.R. 4430), H6383 [18JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8595 [2OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1289, H1311 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1297 [23MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7558 [13SE]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1058 [15MR], H1994 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3656 [24MY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Con. Res. 313), H2555 [4MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 541), E705 [11MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1271), E705 [11MY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6068 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3184 [17MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5021 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4021 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11736 [1NO]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2127 [12AP]

Education: funding, H4021 [7JN]

———national policy to improve system, H10225 [18OC], H10884 [25OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11736 [1NO]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2727 [9MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 318), E705 [11MY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1195 [22MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H7243 [6SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (H. Res. 460), H1856 [6AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H761, H862 [9MR]

Inland Empire Mariachi Youth Education Foundation: tribute, H2350 [2MY], H2555 [4MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H5021 [22JN]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content, H3184 [17MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H8595 [2OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H761 [9MR]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1195 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1179 [22MR]

San Bernardino, CA: tribute to Route 66 Rendezvous and Crusin' Hall of Fame inductees, E1455 [13SE]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (H.R. 4428), H4021 [7JN]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H10225 [18OC], H10884 [25OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2797 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, H862 [9MR]

Votes: position on missed, H2572 [4MY], H2787 [10MY], E641 [4MY], E1309 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6593 [19JY], H8797 [4OC], H9898 [12OC], H12064 [8DE]

Special order: granted, H4034 [7JN], H6593 [19JY], H7265 [6SE], H8615 [2OC], H10254 [18OC], H11192 [25OC], H11204 [26OC], H11617 [30OC]

Statements

Remembering Abilio G. Baca: Brenda Guerrero, H6586 [19JY]

———Mary Arreola, H6587 [19JY]

———Richard Baca, H6587 [19JY]

———Ronnie Baca, H6586 [19JY]

———Sabra Baca, H6587 [19JY]

Tributes

Andrade, Maria D., E1451 [13SE]

Baca, Abilio G., H6586 [19JY]

Chacon, Martha Manuel, E591 [13AP]

Chavez-Rodriguez, Linda, E1761 [12OC]

Curtis, Sam V., E2089 [13NO]

Dixon, Julian C., E2169 [11DE]

Dominguez, Domitilia, E144 [15FE]

Firschein, Ruth, E1220 [13JY]

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12009 [5DE]

Hill, Rubin, E1451 [13SE]

Lerman, Miles, E836 [25MY]

Lewis, Goldy S., E1022 [15JN]

Molina, Bob, E804 [22MY]

Packard, Representative, H10885 [25OC]

Poole, Susan E., E2066 [2NO]

Ribera, Aldolfo, E743 [17MY]

Romero, Richard D., E1410 [6SE]

Valencia, Leocadia V., E369 [21MR]

Vega, Gina, E2185 [14DE]

White, Hazel, E1931 [25OC]

White, Jim, E1451 [13SE]

BACA, POLLY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1420 [7SE]

BACA, RICHARD

Statements

Remembering Abilio G. Baca, H6587 [19JY]

BACA, RONNIE

Statements

Remembering Abilio G. Baca, H6586 [19JY]

BACA, SABRA

Statements

Remembering Abilio G. Baca, H6587 [19JY]

BACA, SYLVIA V.

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management, S972 [29FE]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S612 [10FE]

BACA LAND AND CATTLE CO.

Amendments

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S2799 [13AP]

Articles and editorials

Buying the Baca, E1020 [15JN]

Letters

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: George T. Frampton, Jr., Council on Environmental Quality, H5804 [11JY]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H5803 [11JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H5805 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (H.R. 3288), E1020 [15JN]

———acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), H3753 [24MY], H5797-H5806 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S2799-S2805 [13AP], S7099 [18JY]

Reports filed

Acquire Valles Caldera Lands in New Mexico, Establish a Trust To Manage Such Lands, and Reform the Federal Land Management Process: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1892) (S. Rept. 106-267), S2615 [12AP]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1892) (H. Rept. 106-724), H5842 [11JY]

Texts of

S. 1892, acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process, S2799-S2805 [13AP]

S. 1892, Valles Caldera Preservation Act, H5797-H5803 [11JY]

BACH, MIGUEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1130 [28JN]

BACHUS, LINDA

Appointments

House of Representatives Childcare Center Advisory Board, H643 [6MR]

BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1164 [21MR], H1236 [22MR]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2801 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 4144), H1628 [30MR]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H165 [1FE] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H2122 [11AP]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H12045 [7DE]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6778 [24JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4188), H2341 [13AP]

Children and youth: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H9505 [6OC]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H1674 [3AP]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H7652 [14SE]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H4220 [12JN]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H10809 [24OC]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1407 [23MR]

———treatment of the interception of electronic communications (see H.R. 5018), H7578 [13SE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11813 [2NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 4102), H2341 [13AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3650 [23MY]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H10473 [19OC]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H8062 [25SE]

Drunken driving: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2013 [10AP]

Education: improve and expand access to educational television programming (see H.R. 2965), H342 [10FE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H50 [27JA]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H10809 [24OC]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3926 [6JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H1588 [29MR]

FHA: require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see H.R. 4795), H7212 [27JY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1477 [28MR]

———repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 59), H757 [8MR]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), H5955 [12JY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H1120 [16MR]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H8200 [26SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H647 [6MR]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H1477 [28MR]

Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), H921 [9MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H340 [10FE]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H6599 [19JY]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H1764 [4AP]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2771 [9MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H510 [16FE]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7652 [14SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2341 [13AP]

Medicare: coverage of ambulance services to certain rural outpatient facilities (see H.R. 4549), H3867 [25MY]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H758 [8MR]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5089), H7209 [27JY]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 2002), H1285 [22MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2340 [13AP]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (see H. Res. 535), H5436 [28JN]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H8736 [3OC]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H1285 [22MR]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H1589 [29MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H2411 [2MY] (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H5955 [12JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H2412 [2MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H454 [15FE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7212 [27JY]

———increase earnings limit (see H.R. 107), H6777 [24JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H255 [8FE]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H1077 [15MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H6355 [17JY]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 107), H6777 [24JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H4220 [12JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 107), H6777 [24JY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H209 [2FE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Engraving and Printing: define value of items used in production of securities (see H.R. 4097), H1476 [28MR]

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 4286), H2337 [13AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority of the U.S. Mint to produce numismatic coins (see H.R. 5273), H8061 [25SE]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

———produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (see H.R. 4096), H1476 [28MR]

FRS: prohibit implementation of regulations allowing race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of applicants for nonmortgage credit to be noted on the application with the applicant's consent (see H.R. 4164), H1762 [4AP]

GSA: clarify authority to provide services and facilities to Presidents-elect and Vice-Presidents-elect (see H.R. 5643), H12021 [6DE]

Interstate commerce: simplify sales and use taxes and ensure that such taxes are equitably applied (see H.R. 4462), H3171 [16MY]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1077 [15MR]

Privacy: prohibit the sale, share, or transfer of information acquired by Internet sites that include a pledge that it would not be released (see H.R. 4814), H5736 [10JY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4484 [14JN]

Railroads: preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

Letters

Ronald and Nancy Reagan Congressional Gold Medal award recipients: Mikhail Gorbachev, International Foundation for Socio-Economic and Political Studies, H1654 [3AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1789 [5AP], E548 [12AP]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4715, H4716, H4718 [20JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1595, H1598 [30MR]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4715, H4716, H4718 [20JN]

Asian Development Bank: encourage Japanese officials to improve management, institute banking reforms, and accept the U.S. nominee for a vice president's position, E826 [24MY]

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4286), H5673 [10JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3709 [24MY]

Coins: tribute to collectors (S. Con. Res. 154), H11580, H11581 [30OC]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4715, H4716, H4718 [20JN]

Computers: extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes, encourage States to develop a streamlined sales and use tax system, and authorize an Interstate Sales and Use Tax Compact, H2802 [10MY]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 1715), H7677 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3263 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: nullify rule relative to the centralization of organ allocation policies, H1719 [4AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), E1974 [28OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority of the U.S. Mint to produce numismatic coins (H.R. 5273), H8191 [26SE]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7672, H7673, H7675, H7676 [18SE]

———produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 4096), H7677, H7678, H7679 [18SE]

Diseases: recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (H. Con. Res. 133), H8687 [3OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5918, H5928, H5929, H5930 [12JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5918, H5928, H5929, H5930 [12JY]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1236 [22MR]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1693, H1719 [4AP]

Housing: expand homeownership, E1974 [28OC]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1595, H1598 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3263 [17MY]

Medicare: use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (H. Res. 535), H5424 [28JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), H380, H382, H384 [15FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (H.R. 3679), H7804, H7805, H7806 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), H3546 [23MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), H7456, H7457 [12SE], H11581, H11582 [30OC]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), H1651, H1652, H1653 [3AP]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), H11583, H11584 [30OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2802 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11442 [27OC]

Tributes

Castle, Representative, H7673 [18SE]

McIntosh, Representative, H11415 [27OC]

Norton, Delegate, H7673 [18SE]

Pease, Representative, H11415 [27OC]

BACK TO HEALTH WEEK

Remarks in House

Observance, E529 [11AP]

BACO, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1202 [11JY]

BACON, KENNETH H.

Articles and editorials

Clinton Accused in Smear—Tripp Lawyers Blame White House for Leak, S4941 [12JN]

Why Didn't Bacon Get Fried?—The Pentagon's Anti-Tripp Leakers Get a Slap on the Wrist, and the Privacy Act a Slap in the Face, S4941 [12JN]

Letters

Private counsel for Clifford H. Bernath relative to release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp: Brad Wiegnam, Dept. of Defense, S4941 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation relative to the release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp, S2507 [11AP], S3576-S3578 [8MY], S4938-S4943 [12JN]

BACON, MAX A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E688 [10MY]

BACON, SAMUEL R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1057 [20JN]

BADAL, BOB

Articles and editorials

Dual Edged Sword of Medicare Reimbursement—The Medicare Provider and Health Maintenance Organization Perspective, E2041-E2043 [31OC]

BADANES, ANNE

Remarks in House

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Mariemont High School Destination ImagiNation Team, E784 [19MY]

BADANES, CARRIE

Remarks in House

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Mariemont High School Destination ImagiNation Team, E784 [19MY]

BADGER, ASHLEY

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S7168 [18JY]

BAEPPLER, GREGORY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E204 [1MR]

BAGAFORO, JOHN A.

Remarks in House

Guam: Police Dept. Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E930 [9JN]

BAGGETT, JOSEPH E.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9850 [4OC]

BAHRAIN, STATE OF

Messages

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Bahrain: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S4329 [23MY]

Reports filed

Investment Treaty With Bahrain: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9855 [4OC]

Resolutions of ratification

Investment Treaty With Bahrain, S9855 [4OC], S10660 [18OC]

BAHREE, BHUSHAN

Articles and editorials

Iraq Pumps Critical Oil, and Knows It, S8779 [20SE]

BAIER, ROBERT E.

Remarks in House

Cleveland State University: Alumni Association Outstanding Engineer Award recipient, E1110 [26JN]

BAILEY, HUGH C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2238 [15DE]

BAILEY, PAM

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11227 [26OC]

BAILEY, PERI

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1291 [21JY]

BAILEY, RUBY L.

Articles and editorials

Felon's Gun Charges Show Net Loophole—Police Say Suspect Was Able To Buy Parts On-Line, S748 [23FE]

BAILEY, STEPHANIE B.C.

Letters

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11311 [28OC]

BAILEY, SUE

Reports filed

Nomination To Be National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

BAINS, AJIT S.

Reports

Massacre of 35 Sikhs in Chatti Singhpora, Kashmir, E698 [10MY]

BAIRD, BRIAN (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3282 [17MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 820, Coast Guard appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

———H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H9011 [5OC]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H6052 [13JY]

Armed Forces: enhance benefits for active and retired military personnel (see H.R. 4030), H2771 [9MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H922 [9MR]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Business and industry: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4036 [7JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H6599 [19JY]

Children and youth: provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

———support mentoring programs (see H. Res. 552), H6052 [13JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6600 [19JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5843 [11JY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 5069), H7208 [27JY]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H2906 [10MY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H574 [29FE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H998 [14MR]

———provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H1413 [27MR]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H1629 [30MR]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7366 [7SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2340 [13AP]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H342 [10FE]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 2613), H3649 [23MY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), H3813 [24MY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), H8406 [27SE]

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H3869 [25MY]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H373 [14FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1958 [6AP]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H998 [14MR]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H1958 [6AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H5737 [10JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5247), H9635 [10OC]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H3649 [23MY]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 5328), H8552 [29SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H3869 [25MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H5240 [27JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H6720 [20JY]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H4817 [21JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H10809 [24OC]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see H.R. 5091), H9767 [11OC]

Health care facilities: modify qualifications for community mental health centers and postpone application of Medicare prospective payment system to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5055), H7208 [27JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H209 [2FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H9635 [10OC]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H6719 [20JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H4035 [7JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2341 [13AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3649 [23MY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H1588 [29MR]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H8200 [26SE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H4484 [14JN]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H1958 [6AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3309 [17MY]

———improve geographic fairness in Medicare+Choice payments and hospital payments (see H.R. 5070), H7208 [27JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3813 [24MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 394), H1477 [28MR]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 395), H1477 [28MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 4429), H4036 [7JN]

Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H2607 [4MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3558), H342 [10FE]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H5654 [29JN]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H7723 [18SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5169 [26JN]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H4220 [12JN]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H11195 [25OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7502 [12SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1588 [29MR]

———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3926 [6JN]

Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H922 [9MR]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H5656 [29JN]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8406 [27SE]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H2512 [3MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H10036 [17OC]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H922 [9MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H2122 [11AP]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see H.R. 397), H1477 [28MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H7723 [18SE]

———treatment of scholarships received under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program (see H.R. 1414), H5436 [28JN]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H1406 [23MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H4818 [21JN]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H10473 [19OC]

———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H922 [9MR]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H8469 [28SE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H9635 [10OC]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

Women: provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: pilot program to establish methamphetamine incident response and training teams for drug emergency areas (see H.R. 3675), H509 [16FE]

Education: establish a direct loan program for certain part-time students to improve job skills (see H.R. 4287), H2337 [13AP]

Remarks

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), H10553 [24OC]

Centralia College: anniversary, H2169 [12AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, E1571 [22SE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11478, H11482 [28OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2320 [13AP], H3624 [23MY], H11478, H11482 [28OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5366 [28JN]

Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes (H.R. 3312), H10631 [24OC]

Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, H2094 [11AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2066 [11AP]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3949, H3950 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), H3949, H3950 [7JN]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, E1571 [22SE]

Taxation: equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (S. 893), H10633 [24OC]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2066 [11AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2066 [11AP]

Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E705 [11MY]

Votes: position on missed, H1183 [22MR]

Washington: anniversary of volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens, H3401 [18MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H370 [14FE], H452 [15FE], H507 [16FE]

Special order: granted, H2120 [11AP], H2236 [12AP], H2334 [13AP], H3411 [18MY], H3647 [23MY]

Tributes

Boyer, Carol, E705 [11MY]

Davis, Timothy, E705 [11MY]

Holmberg, Mary, E705 [11MY]

Lazelle, Steve, E705 [11MY]

Simonsen, George, E705 [11MY]

Van Fleet, Jim, E705 [11MY]

Weeks, Henri, E705 [11MY]

BAKALY, CHARLES

Articles and editorials

I Did Not Have Leaks With That Newspaper—It's Not About Sex, E1250 [14JY]

Remarks in House

Independent counsel investigations: allegations of releasing information to the media, E1250 [14JY]

BAKER, AARON

Remarks in House

LeGrand Smith Scholarship: winner, E1010 [14JN]

BAKER, ALLI

Articles and editorials

Teenage Tennis Phenomenon Walks in Chris Evert's Footsteps, S7010-S7012 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7010 [17JY]

BAKER, AUBREY, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2034 [31OC]

BAKER, GLORIA

Poems

``Heart of Solid Gold'', E1180 [30JN]

BAKER, HOWARD

Letters

Early learning programs funding, S3669 [9MY]

BAKER, JAMES

Statements

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization, S8716 [19SE]

BAKER, JAMES E.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Judge: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

BAKER, JAMES J.

Letters

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, E555 [13AP]

BAKER, JOHN, JR.

Letters

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement, S10778, S10779 [19OC]

BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4675 [19JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5956 [12JY]

Analyses

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises Regulation Consolidation and Improvement (H.R. 3703), E198 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), H50 [27JA]

———provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3691), H510 [16FE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7723 [18SE]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H2239 [12AP]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H1629 [30MR]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H8201 [26SE]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 4419), H2905 [10MY]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H4120 [8JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H3925 [6JN]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H511 [16FE]

———provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 2597), H4817 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4660), H5169 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (see H.R. 5161), H7871 [19SE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H50 [27JA]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6471 [18JY]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H11195 [25OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4036 [7JN]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H5655 [29JN]

———combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H3813 [24MY]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 409), H90 [31JA]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7212 [27JY]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 2836), H922 [9MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H5436 [28JN]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2607 [4MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5241 [27JN]

FHA: require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see H.R. 4795), H7212 [27JY]

Financial institutions: repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H5037 [22JN]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H50 [27JA]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Investments: establish regulatory framework for over-the-counter derivative instruments operating under Federal banking agencies and clarify legality of certain transactions involving such derivatives (see H.R. 4203), H1956 [6AP]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7723 [18SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H3926 [6JN]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H6470 [18JY]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H575 [29FE]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H5084 [23JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7933 [20SE]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 4781), H5435 [28JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H4817 [21JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7992 [21SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H2239 [12AP]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6354 [17JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (see H.R. 4035), H1675 [3AP]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4784 [20JN]

Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 2784), H2239 [12AP]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H455 [15FE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H255 [8FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4113), H5656 [29JN]

———allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see H.R. 4050), H1163 [21MR]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H1477 [28MR]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H5656 [29JN]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H373 [14FE]

———allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in one qualified State tuition program to another qualified State tuition program for the same beneficiary (see H.R. 3674), H1120 [16MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from unrelated business taxable income amounts set aside by a volunteer fire department for purchasing equipment (see H.R. 3168), H3172 [16MY]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H8406 [27SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H1077 [15MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H4484 [14JN]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H632 [1MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H10036 [17OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H255 [8FE]

———increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 638), H632 [1MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 937), H165 [1FE]

———provide tax incentives to enhance long-term care and convene a National Summit on Long-Term Care (see H.R. 4498), H3412 [18MY]

———remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 252), H1412 [27MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2013 [10AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H758 [8MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6777 [24JY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3523 [22MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H5036 [22JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H574 [29FE]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H209 [2FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4121 [8JN]

Veterans: require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7723 [18SE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7723 [18SE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H1852 [5AP]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H572 [29FE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H1763 [4AP]

Taxation: extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 4204), H1956 [6AP]

Remarks

Angola, LA: Louisiana State Penitentiary hospice program recipient of the American Hospital Association Circle of Life Award, E691 [10MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10447 [19OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6016 [13JY]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 3703), E197 [29FE]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team, E1164 [30JN]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (H. Res. 458), E514 [6AP]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H6016 [13JY]

Tributes

Jacobsen, Robert, E1166 [30JN]

Morrison, James H., H7071 [26JY]

Reynolds, Aiden and Shelly, E514 [6AP]

BAKER, ROBERT W.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

BALANCED BUDGET ACT

Articles and editorials

Dual Edged Sword of Medicare Reimbursement—The Medicare Provider and Health Maintenance Organization Perspective, E2041-E2043 [31OC]

Bills and resolutions

Medicaid: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (see S. 3255), S11252 [27OC] (see H.R. 5621), H11781 [1NO]

Medicare: correct reductions to service providers payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 4937), H6777 [24JY]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (see H. Res. 535), H5240 [27JN]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals (see S. 2556), S3946 [15MY]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE] (see S. 3165), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5543), H11193 [25OC] (see H.R. 5601), H11620 [30OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO] (see H.R. 5661), H12094 [14DE]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H4173 [9JN]

Conference reports

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S8853 [20SE]

———Howard Bedlin, National Council on the Aging, S8853 [20SE]

———Kenneth E. Raske, Greater New York Hospital Association, S8854 [20SE]

———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8852 [20SE]

———National Immigration Law Center, S8852 [20SE]

———Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S8853 [20SE]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S8853 [20SE]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S8853 [20SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Alliance To Save Cancer Care Access, H11224 [26OC]

———American Association of Blood Banks, American Red Cross, and America's Blood Centers (organization), H11226 [26OC]

———American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, H11221 [26OC]

———American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Ann B. Howard, American Federation of HomeCare Providers, Inc., H11221 [26OC]

———Armin D. Weinberg, Intercultural Cancer Council, H11224 [26OC]

———Bill Finerfrock, Rural Health Clinics (organization), H11218 [26OC]

———Carolyn S. Markey, Visiting Nurse Associations of America, H11221 [26OC]

———Charles B. Mullins, University of Texas, H11220 [26OC]

———Charles L. DeBrunner, National Association of Urban Critical Access Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Clark R. Law, Association for Ohio Philanthropic Homes, Housing and Service for the Aging, H11222 [26OC]

———Craig A. Becker, FACHE (organization), H11219 [26OC]

———Daniel E. Smith, American Cancer Society, H11223 [26OC]

———David LaBlanc, Lifecare Management Services (organization), H11223 [26OC]

———Donald W. Fisher, American Medical Group Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Edward A. Eckenhoff, American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association, H11217 [26OC]

———Gary Goldstein, Kennedy Krieger Institute, H11218 [26OC]

———Geraldine Brueckner, National Association of Long Term Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Howard G. Capek and Matthew J. Ripperger, U.S. Healthcare (business), H11228 [26OC]

———Howard J. Braverman, American Optometric Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jane V. White, American Dietetic Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jeff Immelt, General Electric Co., H11227 [26OC]

———John Davis, National Kidney Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———John W. Corwin, Glaucoma Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———Judith Baskins, National PACE Association, H11222 [26OC]

———Karen A. Davie, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, H11222 [26OC]

———Leah Mullin, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, H11225 [26OC]

———Mark Covall, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, H11220 [26OC]

———Mary R. Grealy, Health Care Leadership Council, H11220 [26OC]

———Michael Walker, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, H11221 [26OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H11225 [26OC]

———Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———National Orthotic Manufacturers Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Pam Bailey, Advanced Medical Technology Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition, H11222 [26OC]

———Peters D. Willson, National Association of Children's Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Phyllis Landrieu, Tenet Healthcare Corp., H11227 [26OC]

———Richard M. Scrushy, Health South (business), H11217 [26OC]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

———Rowen K. Zetterman, American College of Gastroenterology, H11226 [26OC]

———S. Bradley Traverse, Acute Long Term Hospital Association, H11218 [26OC]

———Sam W. Cameron, Mississippi Hospital Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Connaughton, American Association for Homecare, H11220 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Scully, Federation of American Hospitals, H11217 [26OC]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., H11217 [26OC]

———Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, H11220 [26OC]

———William L. Rich III, American Academy of Ophthalmology, H11226 [26OC]

———William Teutsch, Association of Surgical Technologists, H11227 [26OC]

———several Representatives, E2031 [30OC]

———several hospital and healthcare associations, H11500 [29OC]

———several religious organizations, H11222 [26OC]

Lists

Organizations supporting Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition members, H11223 [26OC]

Outlines

Democratic proposal on Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Representatives Rangel and Dingell, H11553 [30OC]

Proposals

Medicare use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act: Senate Democratic Caucus, S7784 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Medicaid: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (H.R. 5621), E2123 [5DE]

Medicare: correct reductions to service provider payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, H7638-H7640 [14SE], H7900 [20SE], H7985 [21SE]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (H. Res. 535), H5423-H5426 [28JN], E1182 [30JN]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H8435 [28SE], H11200, H11201, H11210-H11217, H11228, H11247 [26OC], H11451, H11453, H11455 [28OC], H11497, H11499, H11500, H11504, H11505, H11506 [29OC], H11547-H11554, H11595-H11601 [30OC], H11793, H11802 [2NO], H12490, H12491, H12494, H12495, H12498, H12500, H12501 [15DE], E1997, E2004 [28OC], E2031 [30OC], E2039, E2041 [31OC], E2052 [1NO], E2194 [15DE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5291), E1601 [27SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5324), E1615 [27SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5612), E2051 [1NO]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (H.R. 4624), E1099 [23JN]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: adjustment of discretionary spending caps on appropriations legislation, S10953 [25OC], S11279 [27OC]

Medicare: use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, S6984 [14JY], S7784-S7786 [27JY]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to Balanced Budget Act, S6984 [14JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S77 [26JA], S10653 [18OC], S11104, S11109-S11111 [26OC], S11195, S11197-S11204, S11217-S11224, S11283-S11290 [27OC], S11455-S11457, S11472, S11486 [1NO], S11818, S11861-S11863, S11870, S11871, S11882 [15DE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3077), S8825-S8857 [20SE], S8879 [21SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3165), S9946, S9947, S10027 [5OC]

Reports filed

Beneficiary Improvement and Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5291) (H. Rept. 106-1019), H11620 [30OC]

Summaries

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (H.R. 5324), E1615 [27SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (S. 3077), S8851 [20SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 535, use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement Medicare funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, H5423 [28JN]

S. 2556, implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S3947 [15MY]

S. 3077, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8826-S8851 [20SE]

BALAZS, ENDRE A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E12 [27JA]

BALCHEN, BERNT

Remarks in Senate

Tribute (S.J. Res. 36), S10938 [24OC]

Texts of

S.J. Res. 36, tribute, S10938 [24OC]

BALCHUNAS, JOSEPH

Remarks in House

Florida: Florida Dept. of Education and Burdines Corp., Teacher of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

———Teacher of the Year award recipient, E803 [22MY]

BALDACCI, JOHN ELIAS (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1614 [30MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4979 [22JN]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1164 [21MR], H1242 [22MR]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2339 [13AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H757 [8MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3055), H3649 [23MY]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H7212 [27JY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———expand access to health care (see H.R. 4932), H7212 [27JY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H2411 [2MY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H4121 [8JN]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6778 [24JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5843 [11JY]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H3649 [23MY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4592 [15JN]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H2770 [9MY]

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure milk producers receive a fair price for milk marketed for domestic consumption and establish a National Milk Pricing Board (see H.R. 5052), H7208 [27JY]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 274), H921 [9MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H633 [1MR]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (see H.R. 626), H2340 [13AP]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7578 [13SE]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 3613), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H219 [7FE]

———conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H7578 [13SE]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

———payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 625), H7871 [19SE]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2607 [4MY]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H5036 [22JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5657 [29JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H574 [29FE]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H7723 [18SE]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H1852 [5AP]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H5737 [10JY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H3474 [19MY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H5843 [11JY]

FDA: clarify jurisdiction over tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1407 [23MR]

———establish a performance standard for breast pumps to facilitate their regulation (see H.R. 3372), H7578 [13SE]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H4817 [21JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3869 [25MY]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H9635 [10OC]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H373 [14FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1163 [21MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H922 [9MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H2606 [4MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1053), H2512 [3MY]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H1164 [21MR]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H5656 [29JN]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H5955 [12JY]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H373 [14FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H255 [8FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7502 [12SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1077 [15MR]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H4817 [21JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H6355 [17JY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H8201 [26SE]

———coverage of ambulance services to certain rural outpatient facilities (see H.R. 4549), H3867 [25MY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H7723 [18SE]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2607 [4MY]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7871 [19SE]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H997 [14MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H2412 [2MY] (see H.R. 4770), H7281 [6SE]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H7871 [19SE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H455 [15FE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H373 [14FE]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H7366 [7SE]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7282 [6SE]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5241 [27JN]

———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H7871 [19SE]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H3649 [23MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H455 [15FE] (see H.R. 3580), H575 [29FE]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations (see H.R. 3690), H1123 [20MR]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7723 [18SE]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H455 [15FE]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7578 [13SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2512 [3MY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1764 [4AP]

———establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H1163 [21MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H2411 [2MY]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

———mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 4739), H5084 [23JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H922 [9MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H4592 [15JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H3868 [25MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H7992 [21SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H2411 [2MY]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H510 [16FE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7366 [7SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H5169 [26JN]

Taxation: allow credit for providing an appropriate environment for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 1163), H574 [29FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H9900 [12OC]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H9505 [6OC]

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (see H.R. 3665), H2341 [13AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9767 [11OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H5084 [23JN]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H5843 [11JY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H2607 [4MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H7932 [20SE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H574 [29FE]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H3649 [23MY]

Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 362), H4817 [21JN]

———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2586), H7932 [20SE]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H7129 [26JY]

———make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 1603), H7502 [12SE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9768 [11OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H341 [10FE]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2411 [2MY]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7871 [19SE]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H5955 [12JY]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H5843 [11JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H455 [15FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H7281 [6SE]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H7578 [13SE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H998 [14MR]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2906 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H. Res. 477), H2340 [13AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5247), H7990 [21SE]

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

Gardner C. Grant Post Office, Cherryfield, ME: designate (see H.R. 5124), H7364 [7SE]

Medicare: extend the option to use rebased target amounts to all sole community hospitals (see H.R. 5011), H7206 [27JY]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (see H.R. 4815), H5736 [10JY]

Lists

``Celebrating the Women of Lewiston/Auburn'' honorees, E242 [8MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6 [27JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3824 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5455, H5546 [29JN], H5706, H5707, H5708 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9678 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8430 [28SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1614, H1615 [30MR]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3357 [18MY]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1983 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1313, H1319 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1983 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3684 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2843 [10MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10447 [19OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1105 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1105 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: special research grants funding, H5546 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3357 [18MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4983 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4090 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11459 [28OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9696 [11OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5210 [27JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2092 [11AP], H10563 [24OC]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 438), H1007 [15MR]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5706, H5707, H5708 [10JY]

Federal aid programs: relief for communities in distress due to plant closures, mergers, layoffs, or other economic changes, H4658 [19JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), H2674 [9MY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1243 [22MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1208 [22MR]

FRS: reduce interest rates (H. Res. 536), E1130 [28JN]

Gardner C. Grant Post Office, Cherryfield, ME: designate (H.R. 5124), E1426 [7SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4090 [8JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H11459 [28OC]

Maine: tribute to ``Celebrating the Women of Lewiston/Auburn'' honorees, E242 [8MR]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5312 [28JN]

National Trio Day: observance, E143 [15FE]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1614, H1615 [30MR]

———influences on rise in prices, H415 [15FE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1614, H1615 [30MR]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (H.R. 4043), E364 [21MR]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11549 [30OC]

———Women's Business Centers and National Women's Business Council funding, H4983 [22JN]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (H.R. 4815), E1189 [10JY]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11549 [30OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1614, H1615 [30MR]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4137 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4082 [8JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, H1243 [22MR]

———rates, H1319 [23MR]

Votes: position on missed, H538 [29FE], H4228 [13JN], E762 [18MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8101 [26SE]

World War II: tribute to 257th Ordnance Co., E667 [8MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H452 [15FE], H4672 [19JN]

Tributes

Day, John, E2145 [7DE]

Dennis, Janet, E1920 [25OC]

Palmer, Kenneth T., E615 [2MY]

Shibles, Dollie M., E214 [1MR]

Stupak, Bartholomew, Jr., E762 [18MY]

BALDWIN, HOWARD G.

Letters

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11641 [6DE]

BALDWIN, TAMMY (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H342 [10FE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H455 [15FE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H8736 [3OC]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H4592 [15JN]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H7366 [7SE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H7991 [21SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5539, 5540), H11193 [25OC]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free elections and encourage improvement of democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3869 [25MY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4336 [13JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H6599 [19JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H6777 [24JY]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H574 [29FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 3895), H1285 [22MR]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6052 [13JY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 5069), H7208 [27JY]

———ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 1686), H2512 [3MY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1120 [16MR]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H7503 [12SE]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of a writing with a consumer product (see H.R. 5393), H9010 [5OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H7503 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (see H.R. 3864), H756 [8MR]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see H.R. 3863), H756 [8MR]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers for any month in which the national average price for Class III milk is less than a certain target price (see H.R. 5649), H12066 [8DE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H90 [31JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5436 [28JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H9635 [10OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H7128 [26JY]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H6471 [18JY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H2967 [11MY]

Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H8406 [27SE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4272), H10257 [18OC]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H373 [14FE]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H5084 [23JN]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H165 [1FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H6355 [17JY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H7373 [11SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H2340 [13AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H4783 [20JN]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H9635 [10OC]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H1958 [6AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H575 [29FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]

———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H2122 [11AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), H90 [31JA]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H2239 [12AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H574 [29FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H10257 [18OC]

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6052 [13JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3309 [17MY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H1077 [15MR]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H922 [9MR]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1977), H511 [16FE]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H1123 [20MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (see H.R. 4241), H2122 [11AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3309 [17MY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H10809 [24OC]

Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2967 [11MY]

———improve geographic fairness in Medicare+Choice payments and hospital payments (see H.R. 5070), H7208 [27JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H212 [3FE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H166 [1FE]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H6471 [18JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7652 [14SE]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6053 [13JY]

———extend to military technicians certain provisions concerning separation and retirement benefits of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians (see H.R. 4361), H7281 [6SE]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H11207 [26OC]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11207 [26OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7365 [7SE]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H11195 [25OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H5657 [29JN]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H4591 [15JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 773), consideration (see H. Res. 478), H2340 [13AP]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H1852 [5AP]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H2240 [12AP]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H9011 [5OC]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H8200 [26SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1629 [30MR]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H2340 [13AP]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1450), H9011 [5OC]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H7281 [6SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H997 [14MR]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7366 [7SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7578 [13SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H7212 [27JY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H9011 [5OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H1118 [16MR]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H7871 [19SE]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1764 [4AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7212 [27JY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H7578 [13SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H5436 [28JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H7932 [20SE]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H4674 [19JN]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3474 [19MY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H10257 [18OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H3413 [18MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H7578 [13SE]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H5843 [11JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7652 [14SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7652 [14SE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7652 [14SE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H5956 [12JY]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7578 [13SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2012 [10AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 5533), H10808 [24OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5475), H10036 [17OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4992), H7205 [27JY]

Medicare: coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H2511 [3MY]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 4734), H5083 [23JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1783 [5AP]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese, H5684 [10JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5684 [10JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1510 [29MR], H1618 [30MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9656 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5540), H11702 [31OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3735 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1510 [29MR]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7535 [13SE]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3933 [7JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, E2004 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9656 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7535 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4226 [13JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7043, H7051 [26JY]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7051 [26JY]

———strike operational and legislative riders from appropriations legislation, H7043 [26JY]

Earth Day: observance, E579 [13AP]

Education: reductions in school class size, H4226 [13JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6022 [13JY]

Health: provide grants to States or private sector institutions to foster organ donor programs, H1716 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1716 [4AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1049 [19JN]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H732 [8MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7915 [20SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5368 [28JN]

National security: national missile defense system, H9656 [11OC]

New Glarus, WI: establish Swiss Center of North America, E1593 [26SE]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H7915 [20SE]

Reedsburg, WI: tribute to Reedsburg Area High School Earth Day activities, E579 [13AP]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11552 [30OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, E2004 [28OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11552 [30OC]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11552 [30OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2801 [10MY]

———relief, E2004 [28OC]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7162 [27JY]

University of Wisconsin: tribute to men's basketball team, E459 [30MR], E516 [6AP]

———tribute to women's basketball team, E508 [6AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8097 [26SE], H8815 [5OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4218 [12JN]

Special order: granted, H1761 [4AP]

Tributes

Coy, Bernal W., E335 [16MR]

Neuberger, Maurine B., H1723 [4AP]

Ward, David, E2118 [4DE]

BALDWINSVILLE, NY

Remarks in House

C.W. Baker High School: tribute to marching band, E2080 [3NO]

BALE, DAVID

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see S. 2945), S7839 [27JY]

BALESTRA, NICK AND AMY

Remarks in House

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Bloomfield Citizens Council awards recipients, E606 [2MY]

BALFOUR, JACKIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E569 [13AP]

BALL, EDMUND F.

Articles and editorials

Edmund F. Ball, S10247 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10247 [11OC]

BALL, JOSEPH A.

Articles and editorials

J.A. Ball, 97, Counsel to Warren Commission, S9562 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9561 [2OC]

BALL, PHIL

Articles and editorials

Edmund F. Ball, S10247 [11OC]

BALLANTINE, MORLEY C.

Remarks in House

Community service: Colorado Governor's Commission on National Community Service and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Outstanding Philanthropist award recipient, E1642 [2OC]

BALLARD, JOE N.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1371 [27JY]

BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5637 [29JN]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2596 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5436 [28JN]

Armed Forces: revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H209 [2FE]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H4337 [13JN]

Courts: provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

———Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H2340 [13AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H632 [1MR]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2512 [3MY]

———improve Federal education research, evaluation, information, and dissemination (see H.R. 4875), H6469 [18JY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), H1120 [16MR]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H2512 [3MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish an Office of Management and redesignate OMB as the Office of the Budget (see H.R. 5600), H11526 [29OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7207 [27JY]

———clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H632 [1MR]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), H455 [15FE] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H1078 [15MR]

Foreign trade: provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H7212 [27JY]

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H5037 [22JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2655 [8MY]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H5436 [28JN]

———improve use of amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner account for demonstration programs to provide technical skills training for certain high demand occupations (see H.R. 4402), H3869 [25MY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H2341 [13AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4592 [15JN]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H10473 [19OC]

Medicare: designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H1629 [30MR]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H3523 [22MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H90 [31JA]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H8736 [3OC]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H7365 [7SE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 4747), H5168 [26JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4592 [15JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H11207 [26OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H7212 [27JY]

Russia: sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H2239 [12AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4723), H7503 [12SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2512 [3MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H1120 [16MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1629 [30MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2905 [10MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H4121 [8JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H574 [29FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

Venezuela: commend disaster recovery efforts and consider providing additional disaster assistance (see H. Res. 405), H49 [27JA]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7280 [6SE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7651 [14SE]

Descriptions

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (H.R. 5178): Ballenger and Owens Substitute Amendment, H8675 [3OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1631 [3AP], H7367 [11SE]

Letters

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), S11043 [26OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1 [24JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8110 [26SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1513 [29MR]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3353 [18MY]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 429), H1645 [3AP]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7451 [12SE]

Budget: deficit, H10 [27JA], H8205 [27SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), E421 [27MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, E597 [2MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H9818 [12OC]

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7506 [13SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), H2362 [2MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H704 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H939 [14MR], H1000 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1287 [23MR], H1513 [29MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H5848 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], H6783 [25JY]

Contracts: authority of administrative law judges to bar companies from receiving Federal contracts, H7379 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3353 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H5042 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4522, H4536 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8646 [3OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5042 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4062, H4099 [8JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H6026 [13JY], H6474 [19JY]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7463 [12SE]

EPA: impact of regulations and inspectors' decisions on business, H9513 [10OC]

Executive Office of the President: geographical error on official school reform tour website, H4681 [20JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (H.R. 4109), E455 [30MR]

———clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2446 [3MY]

Food stamps: prevent fraud and abuse, H1854 [6AP]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2581 [4MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2581 [4MY]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4522 [15JN]

Government: reduce waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H1633 [3AP], E421 [27MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5440, H5637 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5619 [29JN]

Health care professionals: negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5637 [29JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H1513 [29MR]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H866 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2450 [3MY]

———funding, H4062 [8JN]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7226 [6SE]

Lees-McRae College: anniversary, H8066 [26SE]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H2619 [8MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3313 [18MY], H8205 [27SE], H8744 [4OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5380 [28JN], H8110 [26SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5312 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H883, H895 [9MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4536 [15JN], H8646 [3OC]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4536 [15JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8674, H8680 [3OC], E1512 [18SE]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4099 [8JN], H9640 [11OC]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H7743 [19SE]

Political ethics: truthfulness in Presidential campaigns, H8744 [4OC], H8814 [5OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6368 [18JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H10 [27JA], H9818 [12OC]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H518 [29FE], H600 [1MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), E583 [13AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H96 [1FE], H317 [10FE]

———rates, H10 [27JA]

———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), veto, H7220 [6SE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1420 [28MR]

Tobacco products: excise taxes, H7876 [20SE]

Votes: position on missed, H10365 [19OC], E803 [22MY], E825 [24MY], E1206 [11JY], E1751 [12OC], E2246 [2JA]

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), H519 [29FE]

BALLISTIC FINGERPRINTS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2715), S5027 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2715), S5028 [13JN]

Texts of

S. 2715, provisions, S5028 [13JN]

BALLISTICS, LAW ASSISTANCE, AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY (BLAST) ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2324), S1884 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2324), S1908 [29MR]

Texts of

S. 2324, provisions, S1909 [29MR]

BALLOUT, BRIANNA N.

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H6474 [19JY]

BALLOUT, SAMAR A.

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H6474 [19JY]

BALMA, DIANE L.

Letters

Improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs, S4464 [25MY]

BALSAMO, GIOACCHINO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1257 [18JY]

BALTER, BRUCE

Remarks in House

Holocaust Education Award: recipient, E78 [8FE]

BALTIC STATES

Bills and resolutions

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2238 [12AP]

Foreign policy: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see S. Con. Res. 122), S5107 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5655 [29JN]

Latvia: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 110), S3514 [4MY] (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2606 [4MY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 258), H573 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), H2983-H2986 [15MY]

Latvia: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 319), H6081-H6083 [17JY], E643 [4MY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, H494 [16FE]

———independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 91), H724-H726 [8MR]

———permit war crime trials in absentia if the accused is unable to be present due to medical conditions, H725 [8MR]

Razma, Antanas: Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Man of the Year Award recipient, E1218 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), S7282 [19JY]

Estonia: independence anniversary, S5733 [23JN]

Foreign policy: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (S. Con. Res. 122), S7282 [19JY]

Latvia: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 319), S8639 [15SE]

———independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 110), S3546 [4MY], S4395 [24MY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, S299 [2FE], S640 [10FE]

———independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 91), S1156 [2MR], S1229 [7MR]

Reports filed

Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4249), S6013 [28JN]

Recognize Anniversary of the U.S. Nonrecognition Policy of the Soviet Takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and Support Democratic and Economic Reforms: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 122), S6013 [28JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 319, Latvian independence anniversary, H6081 [17JY]

H.R. 4249, Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act, H2983 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 91, Lithuanian independence anniversary, S1130, S1156 [2MR], H724 [8MR]

S. Con. Res. 110, independence anniversary of Latvia, S4395 [24MY]

S. Con. Res. 110, Latvian independence anniversary, S3546 [4MY]

S. Con. Res. 122, recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms, S5119 [14JN], S7282 [19JY]

Tributes

Meri, Lennart, E996 [14JN]

BALTIMORE, MD

Articles and editorials

Baltimore Symphony's Man of Substance, S296 [2FE]

From Russia, With Love, S295 [2FE]

Temirkanov Powerful in BSO Debut, S295 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4449), H3049 [15MY]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4451), H3049 [15MY]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4450), H3049 [15MY]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4448), H3049 [15MY]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4447), H3049 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Baltimore Hebrew University: anniversary, E420 [27MR]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4449), H7235, H7236 [6SE]

Drugs: needle exchange program, H3643 [23MY]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4451), H8018, H8019 [25SE], E1601 [27SE]

General Motors Corp.: tribute to assembly plant, E1578 [25SE]

Johns Hopkins Hospital: tribute, H5727 [10JY]

Johns Hopkins University: anniversary of Wilmer Eye Institute, E2054 [1NO]

Jones, Melva: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E960 [9JN]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4450), H7759, H7760 [19SE]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4448), H7234, H7235 [6SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1129 [28JN]

Law enforcement officers: tribute to Baltimore City Police School Force, H615 [1MR]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4447), H5811, H5812 [11JY]

World War II: dedication of monument to massacred Polish Army officers, E1733 [10OC], E1785 [13OC]

Remarks in Senate

Baltimore City College High School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, S8818 [20SE]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4449), S10113 [6OC]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4451), S10935 [24OC]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4450), S10935 [24OC]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4448), S10113 [6OC]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4447), S10113 [6OC]

Reports filed

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4449), S9701 [3OC]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4448), S9701 [3OC]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4447), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4447, Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD, H5811 [11JY]

H.R. 4448, Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD, H7234 [6SE]

H.R. 4449, Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD, H7235 [6SE]

H.R. 4450, Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD, H7759 [19SE]

H.R. 4451, Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD, H8018 [25SE]

BALTIMORE HEBREW UNIVERSITY

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E420 [27MR]

BALTIMORE MAGAZINE

Articles and editorials

From Russia, With Love, S295 [2FE]

BALTIMORE (MD) SUN

Articles and editorials

American Companies Can Do More To Help Africa, E1064 [20JN]

Army at 225—A New Patriotism, S7067 [17JY]

Distorting Victims' Rights, S3180 [1MY]

Special Interest Defense, E954 [9JN]

Temirkanov Powerful in BSO Debut, S295 [2FE]

BALTIMORE REGIONAL CITIZENS AGAINST LAWSUIT ABUSE (organization)

Remarks in House

Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week: observance, E1674 [4OC]

BALTZ, WILLIAM N. (a former Representative from Illinois)

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E61 [2FE]

BALZANO, JOSEPH A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1666 [4OC]

BANDA, MARTIN

Remarks in House

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: Southwest Region Youth of the Year award recipient, E88 [8FE]

BANDLER, JEAN T.D.

Appointments

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, S3852 [10MY]

BANDOW, DOUG

Articles and editorials

Scaling Down in a Safer World, E392 [22MR]

BANGLADESH, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

President Clinton's Trip to South Asia: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E316-E318 [15MR]

Messages

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Bangladesh Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, S1456 [20MR], H1128 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Clinton, President: visit to South Asian countries, H1463 [28MR], H1854 [6AP], E316 [15MR], E365 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Clinton, President: visit to South Asian countries, S1307 [8MR]

Reports filed

Nomination of Mary A. Peters To Be Ambassador to Bangladesh: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Statements

Preventing a Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia—U.S. Policy Options: Samina Ahmed and David Cortright, E366 [21MR]

BANGOR (ME) DAILY NEWS

Articles and editorials

Collins, Snowe Criticize Oil Reserve Release Plan, H11590 [30OC]

BANK OF AMERICA CORP.

Letters

Dry Cleaning Environmental Tax Credit Act, E1370 [27JY]

BANK RESERVES MODERNIZATION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4209) (H. Rept. 106-983), H10035 [17OC]

BANKING PRIVACY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1929), E616 [2MY]

BANKRUPTCY

Amendments

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), S10831 [19OC], S11278 [27OC], H10871 [25OC]

Laws: amend (S. 625), S51, S56, S63 [26JA], S140 [31JA], S178, S190 [1FE], S226, S232, S234, S237, S238, S243 [2FE]

———amend (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9796 [11OC]

Articles and editorials

Bankruptcy Bill Is Overloaded, E134 [14FE]

Bankruptcy Is for the Needy, S245 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Pace for Individuals Is Accelerating, S11633 [6DE]

Bankruptcy Paradox, S244 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Reform Bill Is a Bust—Let Credit Card Issuers Protect Themselves With Sound Lending Practices, Not by Rigging Bankruptcy Law in Their Favor, S11635 [6DE]

What Real People Are Saying About Bankruptcy Reform, S5384 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 4065), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4718), H5036 [22JN] (see H.R. 5409), H9504 [6OC] (see H.R. 5475), H10036 [17OC] (see H.R. 5539, 5540), H11193 [25OC]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (see S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see S. 2837), S6257 [30JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see S. 2915), S7542 [25JY]

Income: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H10808 [24OC]

Laws: amend (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE] (see S. 3186), S10252 [11OC]

———amend (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 624), H9766 [11OC]

———amend (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 427), H9900 [12OC]

Privacy: prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2857), S6574 [12JY]

South Carolina: extend the temporary office of bankruptcy judge (see H.R. 5525), H10534 [23OC]

Taxation: modify the alternative minimum tax for estates in bankruptcy (see H.R. 4294), H2337 [13AP]

Cloture motions

Laws: amend (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Conference reports

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415), H9723-H9765 [11OC]

Explanations

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415): Conference Report, S11698-S11724 [7DE]

Letters

Bankruptcy Reform Act: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S10346 [12OC], H9836 [12OC]

———several bankruptcy scholars, S10772 [19OC], S11448-S11450 [1NO]

———several law professors, S169 [1FE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, S11641 [6DE]

———Kris Reiman, California Family Support Council, S11642 [6DE]

———Laura Kadwell, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S11641 [6DE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable relative to bankruptcy: Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7384 [20JY]

Ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable: Clarence E. Anthony, National League of Cities, S179 [1FE]

———Sarah Brady, Handgun Control (organization), S180 [1FE]

———Wellington E. Webb, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S179 [1FE]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H10697 [24OC]

Treatment of child support and alimony payments in bankruptcy: several women and children advocacy groups, H9838 [12OC]

Lists

Organizations opposed to S. 625, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S171 [1FE]

U.S. Trustee Program bankruptcy criminal cases, S5386-S5389 [20JN]

Memorandums

Bankruptcy and Debts Incurred as a Result of Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11695 [7DE]

Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Relative to Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11414 [31OC], S11464 [1NO]

Motions

Laws: amend (H.R. 2415), H9788, H9791 [11OC]

———amend (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11205 [27OC], H9840 [12OC]

Petitions and memorials

California Family Support Council: bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure debts incurred as a result of clinic violence are nondischargeable, H9835, H9836 [12OC]

Agriculture: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4718), H5101-H5103 [26JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5540), H11701-H11704 [31OC]

Bliss Manufacturing Co., Inc.: bankruptcy filing, H938 [14MR]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to St. Michael's Hospital, E1217 [13JY]

Families and domestic relations: treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9830, H9834, H9838 [12OC]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1752), H3482-H3487 [22MY]

———improve operation and administration (S. 2915), H10867-H10871 [25OC]

Financial institutions: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (H.R. 1161), H10690-H10698 [24OC], E1528 [19SE]

Laws: amend, H8097 [26SE]

———amend (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9796 [11OC]

———amend (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9809 [11OC], H9832-H9840 [12OC]

———amend (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9826-H9832 [12OC]

———amend (H.R. 2415), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———amend (H.R. 2415), motion to instruct conferees, H9791-H9796 [11OC]

———amend (S. 625), E134 [14FE]

———amend (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

Real estate: prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: ensure debts incurred as a result of clinic violence are nondischargeable, S103 [26JA], S200 [1FE], S226-S232, S247 [2FE], S7383 [20JY], S11413, S11414 [31OC], S11464, S11466 [1NO], S11552, S11553 [5DE], S11685, S11693, S11694, S11725, S11726, S11728 [7DE]

Agriculture: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S6249 [30JN], S10775 [19OC], S11632 [6DE], S11688, S11727 [7DE]

Consumers: regulation of tactics used to encourage reaffirmation agreements, S233-S236 [2FE]

———require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S137 [31JA], S11439 [31OC]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, S249 [2FE]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S136 [31JA], S237, S239, S243, S244, S248 [2FE], S11439 [31OC]

———exclusion of pawned tangible personal property, S51, S53 [26JA]

Credit: discourage predatory lending practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629 [6DE], S11686 [7DE]

———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S57 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140-S143 [31JA]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 2117), S933-S935 [29FE]

———require credit card companies to disclose information on balance payment terms and conditions, S143 [31JA]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S10771, S10773, S10774 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629, S11634 [6DE], S11726-S11730 [7DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S122-S124 [31JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

Families and domestic relations: treatment of child support and alimony payments, S136 [31JA], S11552 [5DE], S11624, S11639-S11642 [6DE], S11697, S11724, S11725, S11727, S11728 [7DE]

———treatment of child support payments, S11437-S11442 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), S7544 [25JY], S10844-S10848 [19OC], S11278 [27OC]

Financial institutions: disallow claims of certain insured depository institutions, S57 [26JA], S168-S178 [1FE]

Firearms: ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S178-S188, S200 [1FE], S238-S242, S248, S249 [2FE]

Income: establish needs-based filing system relative to income levels, S135 [31JA]

Laws: amend (H.R. 833), S255-S257 [2FE], S3934-S3937 [15MY], S3965-S3970 [16MY], S4338 [24MY], S5383-S5389 [20JN], S6249 [30JN], S7383 [20JY]

———amend (H.R. 833), insert S. 625 language in lieu, S255 [2FE]

———amend (H.R. 2415), conference report, S10345 [12OC], S10770, S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11205, S11206 [27OC], S11342 [29OC], S11368, S11378-S11381 [30OC], S11385-S11401, S11404-S11413, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11461-S11466, S11485 [1NO], S11506 [2NO], S11552-S11554 [5DE], S11622-S11642, S11656-S11658, S11660 [6DE], S11683-S11730 [7DE]

———amend (H.R. 2415), conference report—motion to proceed, S10769 [19OC]

———amend (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11550, S11558 [5DE]

———amend (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10769 [19OC]

———amend (S. 625), S11 [24JA], S49-S58-S63, S72-S74 [26JA], S135-S137, S140-S144 [31JA], S167-S188, S190-S197, S200-S202 [1FE], S225-S257 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1553, S1554, S1555 [22MR]

———amend (S. 625), unanimous-consent agreement, S11, S44 [24JA]

———amend (S. 3046), S8611 [15SE]

Privacy: prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (S. 2857), S6575 [12JY], S11778 [14DE]

Real estate: limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA], S11693, S11725, S11726, S11727 [7DE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

Reports filed

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2415) (H. Rept. 106-970), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 624) (H. Rept. 106-971), H9766 [11OC]

Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2915), S9464 [28SE]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1161) (H. Rept. 106-834), H7364 [7SE]

Resolutions by organizations

City lawsuits against firearm industry: National League of Cities, S180 [1FE]

Statements

Don't Let Gun Manufacturers ``Take Advantage of the System'': Violence Policy Center, S180 [1FE]

Tables

U.S. bankruptcy filings 1980-1998, S175 [1FE]

Testimonies

St. Michael's Hospital Bankruptcy Proceedings: Representative Kucinich, E1217 [13JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 427, corrections in enrollment of S. 3186, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9840 [12OC]

H. Res. 624, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9826 [12OC]

H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S393-S453 [7FE]

H.R. 1161, Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act, H10690-H10696 [24OC]

H.R. 1752, Federal Courts Improvement Act, H3482-H3487 [22MY]

H.R. 4718, extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H5101 [26JN]

H.R. 5540, Chapter 12 Extension and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act, H11701 [31OC]

S. 2117, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S935 [29FE]

S. 2915, Federal Courts Improvement Act, S10844-S10847 [19OC], H10868-H10871 [25OC]

S. 3261, HMO Guaranty Act, S11375 [30OC]

BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 625), S51, S56, S63 [26JA], S140 [31JA], S178, S190 [1FE], S226, S232, S234, S237, S238, S243 [2FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2415, provisions, H9796 [11OC]

Articles and editorials

Bankruptcy Bill Is Overloaded, E134 [14FE]

Bankruptcy Is for the Needy, S245 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Pace for Individuals Is Accelerating, S11633 [6DE]

Bankruptcy Paradox, S244 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Reform Bill Is a Bust—Let Credit Card Issuers Protect Themselves With Sound Lending Practices, Not by Rigging Bankruptcy Law in Their Favor, S11635 [6DE]

E. Timor Panel Blamed Army for Atrocities, S194 [1FE]

Justice for Timor, S194 [1FE]

What Real People Are Saying About Bankruptcy Reform, S5384 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE]

Enact (H.R. 2415): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 624), H9766 [11OC]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 2415): conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2415), H9723-H9765 [11OC]

Explanations

Provisions (H.R. 2415): Conference Report, S11698-S11724 [7DE]

Letters

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, S11641 [6DE]

———Kris Reiman, California Family Support Council, S11642 [6DE]

———Laura Kadwell, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S11641 [6DE]

———several law professors, S11625 [6DE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable relative to bankruptcy: Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7384 [20JY]

Ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable: Clarence E. Anthony, National League of Cities, S179 [1FE]

———Sarah Brady, Handgun Control (organization), S180 [1FE]

———Wellington E. Webb, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S179 [1FE]

Provisions: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S10346 [12OC], H9836 [12OC]

———several bankruptcy scholars, S10772 [19OC], S11448-S11450 [1NO]

———several law professors, S169 [1FE]

Treatment of child support and alimony payments in bankruptcy: several women and children advocacy groups, H9838 [12OC]

Lists

Organizations opposed to S. 625, provisions, S171 [1FE]

U.S. Trustee Program bankruptcy criminal cases, S5386-S5389 [20JN]

Memorandums

Bankruptcy and Debts Incurred as a Result of Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11695 [7DE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2415), H9788, H9791 [11OC]

———conference report, S11205 [27OC], H9840 [12OC]

Petitions and memorials

California Family Support Council: bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9830, H9834, H9838 [12OC]

Enact (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9796 [11OC]

———conference report, H9809 [11OC], H9832-H9840 [12OC]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9826-H9832 [12OC]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———motion to instruct conferees, H9791-H9796 [11OC]

Enact (S. 625), E134 [14FE]

Enact (S. 3186): corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S136 [31JA], S237, S239, S243, S244, S248 [2FE], S11439 [31OC]

———disallow claims of certain insured depository institutions, S57 [26JA], S168-S178 [1FE]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629 [6DE], S11686 [7DE]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S103 [26JA], S7383 [20JY], S11552, S11553 [5DE], S11685, S11693, S11694, S11725, S11726, S11728 [7DE]

———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S178-S188, S200 [1FE], S238-S242, S248, S249 [2FE]

———establish needs-based filing system relative to income levels, S135 [31JA]

———exclusion of pawned tangible personal property, S51, S53 [26JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S6249 [30JN]

———limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA], S11693, S11725, S11726, S11727 [7DE]

———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S57 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

———regulation of tactics used to encourage reaffirmation agreements, S233-S236 [2FE]

———require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S137 [31JA], S11439 [31OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S136 [31JA], S11552 [5DE], S11624, S11639-S11642 [6DE], S11697, S11724, S11725, S11727, S11728 [7DE]

———treatment of child support payments, S11437-S11442 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140-S143 [31JA]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S10771, S10773, S10774 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629, S11634 [6DE], S11726-S11730 [7DE]

Enact (H.R. 833), S255-S257 [2FE], S3934-S3937 [15MY], S3965-S3970 [16MY], S4338 [24MY], S5383-S5389 [20JN], S6249 [30JN], S7383 [20JY]

———insert S. 625 language in lieu, S255 [2FE]

Enact (H.R. 2415): conference report, S10345 [12OC], S10770, S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11205, S11206 [27OC], S11342 [29OC], S11368, S11378-S11381 [30OC], S11385-S11401, S11404-S11413, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11461-S11466, S11485 [1NO], S11506 [2NO], S11552-S11554 [5DE], S11622-S11642, S11656-S11658, S11660 [6DE], S11683-S11730 [7DE]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S11550, S11558 [5DE]

———conference report—motion to proceed, S10769 [19OC]

———conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10769 [19OC]

Enact (S. 625), S11 [24JA], S49-S58-S63, S72-S74 [26JA], S135-S137, S140-S144 [31JA], S167-S188, S190-S197, S200-S202 [1FE], S225-S257 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1553, S1554, S1555 [22MR]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S11, S44 [24JA]

Enact (S. 3046), S8611 [15SE]

Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented, S191-S197 [1FE]

Taxation: treatment of employer-provided transit benefits, S74 [26JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2415, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 624) (H. Rept. 106-971), H9766 [11OC]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2415) (H. Rept. 106-970), H9766 [11OC]

Resolutions by organizations

City lawsuits against firearm industry: National League of Cities, S180 [1FE]

Statements

Don't Let Gun Manufacturers ``Take Advantage of the System'': Violence Policy Center, S180 [1FE]

Tables

U.S. bankruptcy filings 1980-1998, S175 [1FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 427, corrections in enrollment of S. 3186, provisions, H9840 [12OC]

H. Res. 624, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2415, provisions, H9826 [12OC]

H.R. 833, provisions, S393-S453 [7FE]

BANKS see Financial Institutions

BANKS, BETTY JEAN HENDERSON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1690 [6OC], E1853 [19OC]

BANKS, GARRY S.

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S7168 [18JY]

BANKS OF PROMISE (organization)

Remarks in House

America's Promise (organization): tribute for involvement, E1321 [26JY]

BANNER ELK, NC

Remarks in House

Lees-McRae College: anniversary, H8066 [26SE], E1599 [27SE]

BANNING LATE TERM ABORTIONS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4153), H1674 [3AP]

BANNISTER, DENNY

Articles and editorials

Scars on Their Souls, E2090 [13NO]

BANTA, HENRY M.

Amendments

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11385 [27OC]

Articles and editorials

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, H11389 [27OC]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, H11389 [27OC]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, H11389 [27OC]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (see H. Res. 657), H11445 [27OC]

Letters

Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: Representative George Miller, H11728 [1NO]

———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]

Remarks in House

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11368-H11398 [27OC], H11727, H11728 [1NO]

Reports

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House), H11368-H11384 [27OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (Minority Rebuttal), H11395-H11398 [27OC]

Reports filed

Project on Government Oversight (organization) Compliance With Subpoenas: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H7205 [27JY]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H11205 [26OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 657, Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, H11385 [27OC]

BARBADOS

Remarks in House

Independence: anniversary, E2109 [4DE]

BARBEAU-QUINN, ROSE-MARIE

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see S. 2509), S3514 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

Relief (S. 2509), S3524 [4MY]

Texts of

S. 2509, relief, S3524 [4MY]

BARBER, FLOSSIE PARKER

Prayers

Teacher's Prayer: James J. Metcalf, E2143 [7DE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2143 [7DE]

BARBER, GERTRUDE A.

Bills and resolutions

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (H.R. 4625), H7757, H7758 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (H.R. 4625), S10935 [24OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4625, Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA, H7757 [19SE]

BARBIERI, CINDI

Letters

Tribute to Jim Barbieri, E1941 [25OC]

BARBIERI, JIM

Articles and editorials

In His Own Words . . ., E1942 [25OC]

Letters

Tribute to Jim Barbieri, E1941 [25OC]

———George Witwer, E1942 [25OC]

———Mark Miller, E1942 [25OC]

———Representative Souder, E1941 [25OC]

Poems

``Fifty Years They've Gone Too Soon'', E1942 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1941 [25OC]

BARCIA, JAMES A. (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 329), H2770 [9MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2013 [10AP]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2372), H511 [16FE]

———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H511 [16FE]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H2770 [9MY]

Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 1452), H757 [8MR]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H3309 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H1285 [22MR]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H921 [9MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H757 [8MR]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7003 [25JY]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

EPA: make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H4220 [12JN]

FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see H.R. 2495), H3869 [25MY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H209 [2FE]

Federal employees: make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H3869 [25MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1852 [5AP]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE] (see H.R. 4744), H5436 [28JN]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H1077 [15MR]

Immigration: modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H455 [15FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5180), H7872 [19SE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1589 [29MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H998 [14MR]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H998 [14MR]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 481), H3474 [19MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3925 [6JN]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H90 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1077 [15MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H8062 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H373 [14FE]

Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 2784), H2340 [13AP]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H7723 [18SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H574 [29FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H574 [29FE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5084 [23JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7003 [25JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H7503 [12SE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2512 [3MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H758 [8MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H3649 [23MY]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H8799 [4OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H8617 [2OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H342 [10FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H998 [14MR]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H510 [16FE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1406 [23MR]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (see H.R. 4906), H6717 [20JY]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 4429), H2966 [11MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5565 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5565 [29JN]

Bay City, MI: anniversary of St. Joseph's Parish, E1773 [13OC]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5565 [29JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8132 [26SE]

Computers: tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (H. Con. Res. 300), H2353 [2MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12500 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), E1081 [22JN]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, E1081 [22JN]

———require that discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, H12500 [15DE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1026 [15MR]

FCC: regulation of pay phones, E1923 [25OC]

John W. Brown (S.S.): tribute to U.S. tour in honor of World War II veterans, E1286 [21JY]

Marsh, Henry G.: Saginaw, MI, Image Award recipient, E67 [3FE]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team, H1826 [5AP]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, H1825 [5AP]

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration, H8080 [26SE]

———authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (H.R. 4906), E1285 [21JY]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 4429), H8080 [26SE], E720 [11MY]

Omer, MI: tribute to Migrant Head Start Center tree-planting ceremony in honor of deceased staff workers, E1082 [22JN]

Richville, MI: anniversary, E1552 [21SE]

———anniversary of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, E1552 [21SE]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to City Rescue Mission, E2246 [2JA]

———tribute to First Congregational Church of Saginaw, E1408 [6SE]

Thompson, E. Zipporah: Saginaw, MI, Image Award recipient, E68 [3FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1805 [5AP]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11831 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H371 [14FE], H1761 [4AP], H1849 [5AP]

Tributes

Aune, Don and Mary, E2122 [5DE]

Bauman, Rosella Collamer, E985 [13JN]

Bresnan, William J., E13 [27JA]

Clark, LeeRoy, E2121 [5DE]

Deford, Connie M., E279 [9MR]

Herp, Gerry, E2123 [5DE]

Houser, Cliff, H361 [14FE]

LaLonde family, E681 [9MY]

Martinez, Enrique (Henry), E1279 [19JY]

Miles, Robert G., E274 [9MR]

Nadobny, Eleanor, E61 [2FE]

O'Conner, Daniel and Bernita, E1097 [23JN]

Patterson, Timm C., E1472 [13SE]

Prophater, Robert C., E2230 [15DE]

Reagan, Charlie, E407 [23MR]

Roethke, Theodore, E744 [17MY]

Rowell, George, E1185 [10JY]

Smith, Jane, E874 [25MY]

Valentine, Marv, E164 [16FE]

Williams, Glenn J., E511 [6AP]

Zarazua, Daniel, E1358 [27JY]

Zimmerman, Delbert L., Jr., E485 [4AP]

BARCROFT, JOHN

Remarks in House

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Lake Barcroft community, E1834 [19OC]

BARDEN, M. JOSEPH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E676 [9MY]

BARELA, VERONICA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1417 [7SE]

BARENBERG, MARK

Articles and editorials

Debate on PNTR for China—A Response to Barshefsky and Jackson, H3520 [22MY]

BARETTO, CHRISTOPHER C. (TOPHER)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1114 [26JN]

BARKER, ANNA D.

Letters

NIH biomedical research funding, H7074 [26JY]

BARKHAUSEN, DAVID N.

Letters

Tribute to Representative Porter, H10248 [18OC]

BARKMAN, FRANK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E34 [31JA]

BARKSDALE, RHESA H.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4184 [18MY]

BARLETT, DONALD L.

Articles and editorials

Tax Free Millionaires—How the Super Rich Get Away Without Paying Any Taxes, H7620 [14SE]

BARLETT, NH

Remarks in Senate

Owen, Gustav: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, S3508 [4MY]

BARLEY, MARY

Letters

Price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, E1212 [11JY]

BARLOW, ROBERT

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, H9905 [16OC]

BARNES, BART

Articles and editorials

Author Natalie Davis Spingarn Dies, S6466 [11JY]

BARNES, CHRISTINA

Remarks in House

Urbana, IL: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E1457, E1470 [13SE]

BARNES, KAY

Letters

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels, S8079 [6SE]

BARNES, MARTIN G.

Letters

Paterson, NJ, Great Falls Historic District construction projects funding, S9907 [5OC]

BARNETT, JIM

Letters

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers, S5975 [28JN]

BARNETT, RANDY E.

Letters

Nomination of Bradley A. Smith to the FEC, S4259 [23MY]

BARNIDGE, LEROY, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E749 [17MY]

BAROODY, MICHAEL E.

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9702 [11OC]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6677 [20JY]

BARR, BOB (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5037 [22JN]

Appointments

Paul Coverdell funeral attendees, H6721 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Congress Needs To Arm Taiwan, Phil Kent, Augusta (GA) Chronicle, E1083 [22JN]

Help Wanted—Night Watchman, Oliver L. North, Washington (DC) Times, E1081 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H632 [1MR]

Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H9767 [11OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Arts and humanities: exempt agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, music lyrics from applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 5350), H10473 [19OC]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H10473 [19OC]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Census: authorize the deposit of a census questionnaire in the letter box of a household, free of postage, during the nonresponse followup phase of a decennial census (see H.R. 3290), H997 [14MR]

———limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution (see H.R. 4085), H1852 [5AP]

CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H7652 [14SE]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H8469 [28SE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H90 [31JA]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H8406 [27SE]

Computers: establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H2013 [10AP]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H5843 [11JY]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1407 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H7003 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: require an inventory of documents and devices containing restricted data at national security laboratories and improve security procedures for access to vaults containing such data (see H.R. 4737), H5737 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (see H.R. 5161), H7871 [19SE]

———establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7871 [19SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 4102), H10809 [24OC]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2341 [13AP]

Education: tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7651 [14SE]

Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H1852 [5AP]

Fair Housing Act: exception from enforcement of an accessibility construction requirement for certain buildings constructed in compliance with a local building code (see H.R. 2437), H90 [31JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H5436 [28JN]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H219 [7FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H931 [13MR]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H509 [16FE]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H1077 [15MR]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3926 [6JN]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H757 [8MR]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H2122 [11AP]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H4121 [8JN]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

FRS: prohibit implementation of regulations allowing race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of applicants for nonmortgage credit to be noted on the application with the applicant's consent (see H.R. 4164), H1762 [4AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H998 [14MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 3454), H4817 [21JN]

House of Representatives: allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills in order to reduce spending and the public debt (see H.R. 5580), H11206 [26OC]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H7871 [19SE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7992 [21SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H12532 [15DE]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 4299), H2607 [4MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7129 [26JY]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2341 [13AP]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H7871 [19SE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5737 [10JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10473 [19OC]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H6777 [24JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Panama Canal: U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H255 [8FE]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), H2905 [10MY]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see H.R. 5135), H7365 [7SE]

———redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program (see H.R. 5357), H8617 [2OC]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H10473 [19OC]

Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H11207 [26OC]

Privacy: require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (see H.R. 4908), H6717 [20JY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H11207 [26OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4800), H7997 [22SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (see H.R. 5229), H7932 [20SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H455 [15FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H8469 [28SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H1120 [16MR]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H7652 [14SE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H1164 [21MR]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H4220 [12JN]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7211 [27JY]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H10809 [24OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4174 [9JN]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1294), H1119 [16MR] (see H.R. 4204), H2341 [13AP]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H3308 [17MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3813 [24MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H922 [9MR]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1629 [30MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H757 [8MR]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4136), H7003 [25JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H4485 [14JN]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H1120 (see H.R. 4006), H1118 [16MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3474 [19MY]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H7003 [25JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H998 [14MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4776), H7129 [26JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H1629 [30MR]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H4121 [8JN]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H7932 [20SE]

———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3306), H2905 [10MY]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H922 [9MR]

Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3678), H2341 [13AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7723 [18SE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12045 [7DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Law enforcement officers: authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 4423), H2966 [11MY]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]

Lawrence Patton McDonald Federal Building, Rome, GA: designate (see H.R. 4787), H5654 [29JN]

Pilot, Sandra J.: relief (see H.R. 5376), H8735 [3OC]

Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 4987), H7205 [27JY]

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building, Carrollton, GA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H5654 [29JN]

Taxation: enhanced research credit for development of smart gun technologies (see H.R. 5012), H7206 [27JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H11623 [31OC]

Letters

Tribute to International Bujinkan Tai Kai gathering: Bonnie G. Malmstrom, E1372 [27JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1796 [5AP]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to International Bujinkan Tai Kai gathering, E1372 [27JY]

Austell, GA: grand opening of the Michael A. Grant Boys and Girls Club, E1842 [19OC]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7450, H7454 [12SE]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H177 [2FE]

Cartersville, GA: anniversary, E580 [13AP]

———anniversary of Allatoona Dam and Lake Project, E574 [13AP]

Cedartown, GA: tribute to Little League Organization, E1279 [19JY]

———tribute to Pre-Peachtree Wheelchair Athlete Training Camp, E1082 [22JN]

———tribute to the First Baptist Church youth choir, E1178 [30JN]

Center for the American Founding: tribute to ``Re-Elect America'' bus tour, E206 [1MR]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H120 [1FE]

Classified information: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, H9859 [12OC]

Cobb Family Resources (organization): anniversary, E747 [17MY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, E1097 [23JN]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1106 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1106 [16MR]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2052, H2053 [11AP]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 558), H6544 [19JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7540 [13SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1041, H1043, H1045 [15MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2030, H2034 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7540 [13SE]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3982, H3990 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3982, H3990 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an outpatient clinic in Georgia's 7th Congressional District, H4775 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4775 [20JN], H4886 [21JN]

District of Columbia: anniversary of the Monocle (restaurant), E2158 [8DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5231 [27JN]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4886 [21JN]

Fayetteville, GA: tribute to Fayette County High School students' project on F-22 fighter, E947 [9JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2310 [13AP]

Firearms: gun control, H1041, H1043, H1045 [15MR]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (H.R. 4975), H7755 [19SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 66), E1608 [27SE]

Friends of the Smyrna Library (organization): anniversary, E916 [8JN]

Georgia: interbasin transfer of water from Lake Allatoona to Lake Lanier funding, H5231 [27JN]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (H.R. 4625), H7757 [19SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5629 [29JN]

Hogansville, GA: tribute to Hogan Family reunion, E989 [13JN]

``In God We Trust'': encourage public display of national motto (H. Res. 548), H6747 [24JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9859 [12OC]

Jones, Tim: Emergency Management Association of Georgia Citizen of the Year award recipient, E127 [14FE]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4450), H7759 [19SE]

Kids Day America/International: observance, E708 [11MY]

Lawrence Patton McDonald Federal Building, Rome, GA: designate (H.R. 4787), E1168 [30JN]

Life University: tribute to men's basketball team, E398 [23MR]

———tribute to Run for Life, E864 [25MY]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to C-130J aircraft, E509 [6AP]

Mills, Alex: Civil Air Patrol Gil Robb Wilson Award recipient, E575 [13AP]

National Convention of Chinese Americans: tribute, E1109 [26JN]

Rome, GA: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E827 [24MY]

———tribute to Crisis Pregnancy Center, E382 [22MR]

———tribute to GED graduates of Coosa Valley Technical Institute, E810 [23MY]

———tribute to Myrtle Hill Cemetery's Tomb of the Known Soldier, E1966 [28OC]

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building, Carrollton, GA: designate (H.R. 4786), H7759 [19SE], E1167 [30JN]

Southwire Co.: anniversary, E399 [23MR]

Summerville (GA) News: tribute, E127 [14FE]

Taxation: enhanced research credit for development of smart gun technologies (H.R. 5012), E1973 [28OC]

Tillman, Earl: Civil Air Patrol Gil Robb Wilson Award recipient, E575 [13AP]

Turner, Curtis: tribute for efforts in leading prayers and invocations at public school sporting events, E1608 [27SE]

Veterans: upgrade medals Asian and Pacific Islander veterans received for World War II service to Medals of Honor, E1109 [26JN]

West Point, GA: anniversary of West Point Dam and Lake Project, E928 [9JN]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H711 [8MR]

Tributes

Bacon, Max A., E688 [10MY]

Brentano, Michael R., E704 [11MY]

Coverdell, Senator, H6426 [18JY]

Crews, Daniel, E1554 [21SE]

Cundiff, H. Lynn, E1248 [14JY], E1280 [19JY]

Emerson, Joseph, E1863 [19OC]

Goss, Sandy, E1655 [3OC]

Lamutt, Robert, E1097 [23JN]

McGary, Sandra, E743 [17MY]

Price, Nelson, H4787 [21JN]

Serrano, Rosso J., E1087 [23JN]

Shackelford, Wayne, E813 [23MY]

Williams, Ralph, E626 [3MY]

BARR, WILLIAM

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2968 [27AP]

BARRAZA, JOSE, JR.

Articles and editorials

Six Local Students Chosen as Latino Leader Finalists, E767 [18MY]

BARRE (VT) TIMES ARGUS

Articles and editorials

Montpelier Boy Realizes Miss Holbrook Was Right, S2435 [7AP]

BARRERA, JOE

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: Purple Heart award recipient, E1988 [28OC]

BARRET, TOMMY AND JEANNIE

Quotations

Tribute to Keith D. Oglesby: several friends and co-workers, H707 [8MR]

BARRETT, BILL (a Representative from Nebraska)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, H1621 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H7129 [26JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H2341 [13AP]

———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7723 [18SE]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (see H.R. 3621), H632 [1MR]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H574 [29FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see H.R. 4541), H4485 [14JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H2905 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 2613), H2905 [10MY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2771 [9MY]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]

———promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), H575 [29FE]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1406 [23MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H575 [29FE]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H575 [29FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H50 [27JA]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2341 [13AP]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H2411 [2MY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3926 [6JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H342 [10FE]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3173 [16MY]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7652 [14SE]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4121 [8JN]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), H1077 [15MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H4121 [8JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H3474 [19MY]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7871 [19SE]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see H.R. 3629), H340 [10FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7723 [18SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3539), H90 [31JA]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H7003 [25JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3926 [6JN]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H4783 [20JN]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H50 [27JA]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1077 [15MR]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7366 [7SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5085 [23JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 4457), H3049 [15MY] (see H.R. 4615), H4120 [8JN]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 408), H9011 [5OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4337 [13JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H8469 [28SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H4484 [14JN]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4783 [20JN]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H3867 [25MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H758 [8MR]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H575 [29FE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7366 [7SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3173 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National School Lunch Act: provide alternative reimbursement rates under the child and adult care food program for rural family or group day care homes (see H.R. 5383), H8799 [4OC]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (see H.R. 4788), H5654 [29JN]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 632), H10036 [17OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3415 [19MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8065 [26SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5565 [29JN]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3819 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5565 [29JN], H5704 [10JY]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5565 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3740 [24MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10448 [19OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5704 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4877 [21JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4062 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4877 [21JN]

Education: importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), H4329 [13JN]

———provide for a rural education development initiative, H4062 [8JN]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (H.R. 2725), E294 [14MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2997 [15MY]

Families and domestic relations: issuance of special postage stamp to raise adoption awareness, H4124 [9JN]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 76), H357 [14FE]

Immigration: establish a voluntary legal employment authentication program (H.R. 3429), H258 [9FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), permission to file conference report, H9602 [10OC]

Journal: question of approval, H4123 [9JN]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H730 [8MR]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (H.R. 3629), H2367 [2MY]

Nelson, Tammy: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, H8066 [26SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8678 [3OC]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10601 [24OC]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), H9602, H9605 [10OC]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 632), H10003, H10004 [17OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H11707-H11709 [31OC], E2065, E2071 [2NO], E2076, E2082 [3NO]

Tributes

Goodling, Representative, H8625 [3OC]

BARRETT, CHRISTOPHER J.

Proclamations

Tribute to Christopher J. Barrett: Representative Ney, E192 [29FE]

BARRETT, JAMES A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E57 [2FE]

BARRETT, JENNIFER

Remarks in House

Paralympic games: tribute for participation, E2111 [4DE]

BARRETT, MARTHA

Remarks in House

Ventura County, CA: Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1473 [13SE]

BARRETT, PAUL M.

Articles and editorials

GOP Fights Favors for Smith & Wesson, H3326 [18MY]

BARRETT, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6689 [20JY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2240 [12AP], H2311 [13AP]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1712 [4AP]

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H574 [29FE]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H5436 [28JN]

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H1120 [16MR]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4592 [15JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H998 [14MR] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H8469 [28SE]

———promote financial education (see H.R. 2871), H757 [8MR]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H5656 [29JN]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Community development: increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H3869 [25MY]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H4121 [8JN]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H7366 [7SE]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7282 [6SE]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 5031), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

Croatia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 251), H1852 [5AP]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H5436 [28JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: sell fossil-fuel and nuclear generation facilities and electric power transmission facilities of the TVA (see H.R. 4655), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H997 [14MR]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2012 [10AP]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H7212 [27JY]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1629 [30MR]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H8062 [25SE]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H1589 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child care and development services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), H11955 [4DE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2123 [11AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H2239 [12AP]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H2122 [11AP]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H2967 [11MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H165 [1FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H4121 [8JN]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H922 [9MR]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H1588 [29MR]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H455 [15FE]

———prevent group and individual health insurance coverage, and group health plans, from seeking to recover more than costs in cases of third party recoveries (see H.R. 3765), H1958 [6AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H3869 [25MY]

———recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. Con. Res. 139), H50 [27JA]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H2341 [13AP]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H6719 [20JY]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6354 [17JY]

———temporarily increase visas for backlogged spouses and children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1854), H7281 [6SE]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1406 [23MR]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H50 [27JA]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H2013 [10AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8617 [2OC]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H3309 [17MY]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H922 [9MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2607 [4MY]

———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H7129 [26JY]

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (see H.R. 4241), H2122 [11AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H4121 [8JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4121 [8JN]

Medicare: graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H4675 [19JN]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———prohibit the use of risk-based managed care payments for certain administrative costs (see H.R. 3682), H2341 [13AP]

———reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), H50 [27JA]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3813 [24MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4036 [7JN]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H50 [27JA]

Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), H5240 [27JN]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7992 [21SE]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H2123 [11AP]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H209 [2FE]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H1406 [23MR]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H1958 [6AP]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H8062 [25SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Petroleum: mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 4739), H5084 [23JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H8200 [26SE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H6777 [24JY]

Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing Administration (see H.R. 1486), H50 [27JA]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1120 [16MR]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H9011 [5OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H511 [16FE]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H5084 [23JN]

SBA: establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H6777 [24JY]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H7281 [6SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H3813 [24MY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H8617 [2OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H633 [1MR]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 740), H574 [29FE]

———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H5737 [10JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3649 [23MY]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H2770 [9MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H3523 [22MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H8617 [2OC]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H756 [8MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3926 [6JN]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3925 [6JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H342 [10FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H1589 [29MR]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of HUD: waive contract termination notification requirements for families receiving project-based rental assistance in cases where such termination facilitates purchase of the home by the tenant (see H.R. 5566), H11206 [26OC]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H278 [9FE]

Remarks

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3354 [18MY]

Beyond Cancer—Journeys of the Human Spirit: tribute to photographic exhibit, H8629 [3OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), H8582 [2OC]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), H2362 [2MY]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (H.R. 4893), E1277 [19JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8689 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3354 [18MY]

Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1707 [4AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6691 [20JY]

FCC: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2311 [13AP]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2307, H2311 [13AP]

Health: importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8637 [3OC]

———provide grants to States or private sector institutions to foster organ donor programs, H1712 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1687, H1707, H1712 [4AP]

IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6691 [20JY]

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (S. 2458), E1160 [30JN]

Moore, Gwen: National Association of Child Advocates' Leadership in Government Award recipient, E984 [13JN]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 420), E103 [9FE]

Oak Creek, WI: tribute to Oak Creek High School students involved in fundraising for campaign finance reform, H169 [2FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H169 [2FE]

Taxation: require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5287 [27JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (H.R. 3850), H8685 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, E778 [19MY], E1108 [23JN], E1845 [19OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3047 [15MY]

Tributes

Crouther, Fred L., E1873 [19OC]

Cudahy, Michael, E1917 [25OC]

Hegarty, Jeremiah (Derry), E602 [2MY]

Johnson, Walter, E1187 [10JY]

Phillips, Vel, E867 [25MY]

Rosette, Don, E2115 [4DE]

Yates, Sidney R., E2025 [30OC]

BARRETT-HAYES, DEBI

Remarks in House

National Teachers Hall of Fame: inductee, E1003, E1005, E1012 [14JN]

BARRIONUEVO, ALEXEI

Articles and editorials

Europe's Low Oil Supplies May Blunt U.S. Effort, H11589 [30OC]

Release of Oil Barely Helps Needy States, H11590 [30OC]

Tight U.S. Gas Market Boosts Oil Prices, S3959 [16MY]

U.S. Tightens Rules for Bidding on Oil, H11591 [30OC]

BARRON, GARY A.

Reports filed

Nomination to OPIC: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

BARROW, M. POPE, JR.

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H2319 [13AP]

BARRY, DONALD J.

Letters

National Park Service Studies Act, S10806 [19OC]

BARRY, JOE

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S504 [8FE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S570 [10FE]

BARRY, JOHN

Bills and resolutions

Navy: recognize as first flag officer (see S.J. Res. 49), S6474 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Navy: recognize as first flag officer (S.J. Res. 49), S6476 [11JY]

Texts of

S.J. Res. 49, recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy, S6476 [11JY]

BARRY, SANDRA E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E792 [19MY]

BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Bills and resolutions

Funding (see S. 2545), S3916 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Funding (S. 2545), S3918 [11MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11832 [15DE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Donald J. Sutherland to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7448 [21JY]

Texts of

S. 2545, funding, S3918 [11MY]

BARSHEFSKY, CHARLENE (U.S. Trade Representative)

Articles and editorials

Debate on PNTR for China—A Response to Barshefsky and Jackson, H3520 [22MY]

Letters

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act, H903 [9MR]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S8564 [14SE]

BARSTOW, CA

Remarks in House

Museums: dedication commemorating U.S. Route 66, E1159 [30JN]

BART, CARYN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1369 [27JY]

BART, MARY HARD

Articles and editorials

Manchester Village Charter, S6110 [29JN]

BARTEL, ALLEN C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2119 [4DE]

BARTELS, ELMER C.

Articles and editorials

Employers With Labor Shortages Should Look to Vocational Rehabilitation, E1432, E1434, E1435 [7SE]

BARTHOLD, TOM

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S6761 [13JY]

BARTLETT, BRUCE

Articles and editorials

Real Rap on Death and Taxes, S6439 [11JY], S6604 [13JY]

BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H8469 [28SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H8200 [26SE]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 4418), H4592 [15JN]

———provide improved benefits training to members to enhance retention (see H.R. 4388), H2606 [4MY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11195 [25OC]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H8062 [25SE]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts (see H.R. 1016), H922 [9MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 53), H209 [2FE]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

Census: establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H2341 [13AP]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H2123 [11AP]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 5402), H9011 [5OC]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2655 [8MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7366 [7SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H1163 [21MR]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7723 [18SE]

———provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 2597), H4035 [7JN]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H6719 [20JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H342 [10FE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

———deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4660), H6471 [18JY]

———protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H4590 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see H.R. 3626), H455 [15FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H10473 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H1958 [6AP]

Diseases: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7723 [18SE]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4449), H4592 [15JN]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H4784 [20JN]

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (see H.R. 4484), H3308 [17MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H5657 [29JN]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H219 [7FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2655 [8MY]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H632 [1MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H4121 [8JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H2606 [4MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7281 [6SE]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H5843 [11JY]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H219 [7FE]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4485 [14JN]

Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), H1852 [5AP]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4451), H4592 [15JN]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H50 [27JA]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 2635), H5737 [10JY]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H373 [14FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H5436 [28JN]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H7281 [6SE]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6600 [19JY]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4450), H4592 [15JN]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4448), H4592 [15JN]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H4121 [8JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H7212 [27JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6053 [13JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3925 [6JN]

National objectives: renew commitment to the fundamental principles which guided the Founding Fathers (see H. Con. Res. 215), H255 [8FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H921 [9MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2607 [4MY]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H1588 [29MR]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H3925 [6JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H50 [27JA]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7129 [26JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H7281 [6SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H1587 [29MR]

———sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H1119 [16MR]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4447), H4592 [15JN]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1803), H1119 [16MR]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H11446 [27OC]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H2512 [3MY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H4817 [21JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4784 [20JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under certain Federal programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H2341 [13AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under certain Federal programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces and the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4245), H2341 [13AP]

———exclude from unrelated business taxable income amounts set aside by a volunteer fire department for purchasing equipment (see H.R. 3168), H3172 [16MY]

———exclude income derived from the manufacture of products, and provision of services, in outer space (see H.R. 3898), H921 [9MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7652 [14SE]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see H.R. 2514), H7128 [26JY]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 937), H255 [8FE]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4174 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3523 [22MY]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H922 [9MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3844), H1164 [21MR]

———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H1163 [21MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H342 [10FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H4591 [15JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H8405 [27SE]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H89 [31JA]

Small business: require certain acquisitions of goods and services to be from small businesses and authorize certain acquisitions using a governmentwide commercial purchase card (see H.R. 4943), H7002 [25JY]

Taxation: prohibit the use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 5149), H7501 [12SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4225 [13JN]

Remarks

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (H.R. 4430), H6383 [18JY]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7451 [12SE]

Budget: balance, H1770 [5AP], H8282 [27SE]

———deficit, H8205 [27SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5741 [11JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1770 [5AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8745 [4OC], H9820 [12OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3602 [23MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H117 [1FE]

———observance of National Day, H9515 [10OC]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (H.R. 3621), H9601 [10OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H6475 [19JY], H7007 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3381 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7059 [26JY]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (H.R. 5314), H9599, H9600 [10OC], H11302, H11303 [26OC]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5174), H9593, H9594, H9596, H9597 [10OC]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4890 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: use of George Washington's image in U.S. Mint advertising campaign, H1421 [28MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7822 [19SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4890 [21JN]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H11201 [26OC]

———national policy to improve system, H1854 [6AP]

Families and domestic relations: strengthening of moral values, H7874 [20SE]

Hampstead, MD: anniversary of Hampstead Volunteer Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1, H2128 [12AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H760 [9MR]

Liberty Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 376), H9518 [10OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3312 [18MY], H4226 [13JN], H4343 [14JN], H7936 [21SE], H8205 [27SE]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3381 [18MY], H7059 [26JY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H8745 [4OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H887 [9MR]

National security: national missile defense system, H5850 [12JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5175 [27JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1082 [16MR], H5175 [27JN], H5442 [29JN], H6369 [18JY], H6604 [20JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5175 [27JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6475 [19JY], H6783 [25JY]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (H. Con. Res. 408), H9597, H9598 [10OC]

Schlessinger, Laura: freedom of speech relative to comments on gay rights, H2319, H2320 [13AP]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7822 [19SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H8282 [27SE], H9820 [12OC]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H379 [15FE], H578 [1MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H169 [2FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H3932 [7JN], H4124 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7284 [7SE]

———rates, H13 [27JA]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1484 [29MR]

U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages, H7695 [18SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2236 [12AP], H7498 [12SE], H8404 [27SE]

Tributes

Carroll, Charles, H7874 [20SE]

BARTLETT, TIM

Articles and editorials

Crucial Role for the Church on Policing, S6264 [30JN]

BARTON, CLARA

Remarks in Senate

American Red Cross: anniversary, S4230 [22MY]

BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2596 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H1764 [4AP]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H1852 [5AP]

Children and youth: encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]

China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7652 [14SE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H511 [16FE]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H1406 [23MR]

Dept. of Energy: assess effectiveness of policy and site performance in the areas of safeguards and security and cyber security (see H.R. 3906), H996 [14MR]

———extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

———external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 3907), H996 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H1477 [28MR]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4036 [7JN]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H3813 [24MY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H647 [6MR]

FDA: restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H509 [16FE]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H2411 [2MY]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H5036 [22JN]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 5516), H11781 [1NO]

Health care facilities: modify qualifications for community mental health centers and postpone application of Medicare prospective payment system to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5055), H7871 [19SE]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7723 [18SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H4220 [12JN]

———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H1119 [16MR]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H7366 [7SE]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7652 [14SE]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H6053 [13JY]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 5155), H8469 [28SE]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H7871 [19SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H1406 [23MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H7652 [14SE]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for conversion of heating oil to natural gas or to a renewable energy source (see H.R. 4958), H7002 [25JY]

———allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4113), H7578 [13SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H3813 [24MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2967 [11MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7578 [13SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1958 [6AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

———reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12532 [15DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: ensure continuation of certain authorities through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health relative to indemnification and liability dealing with nuclear incidents (see H.R. 4446), H3049 [15MY]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see H.R. 4288), H2337 [13AP]

Ships and vessels: temporarily exempt the transport of petroleum and petroleum products between certain ports from restrictions on carriage in coastwise trade (see H.R. 5485), H10256 [18OC]

Remarks

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3096 [16MY]

Committee on Government Reform (House): release of Minority Staff report on condition of nursing homes in Texas, E2104 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9649 [11OC]

Dept. of Energy: extend Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H5270 [27JN]

———purchase of oil from marginal domestic wells, H5270 [27JN]

———renewable energy research funding through reductions in the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Program, H5255 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11286 [26OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, E2104 [14NO]

Diseases: impact of cancer, H6039, H6040 [13JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11286 [26OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5255, H5270 [27JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2090, H2091, H2092 [11AP]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1222, H1226, H1232, H1233, H1234, H1245 [22MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1205 [22MR]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1194 [22MR]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1194 [22MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H11682 [31OC]

Petroleum: impose a civil penalty on any energy-producing company that implements an unreasonable price increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products, H1234 [22MR]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5270 [27JN]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9556, H9558 [10OC]

Point of order, H1233 [22MR]

Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers, H11286 [26OC]

Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT, H9649 [11OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1233 [22MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2144 [12AP]

Texas A&M University: report on causes of the collapse of bonfire structure, H2744 [9MY]

Votes: position on missed, H1621 [30MR], H3317, H3318, H3319, H3320 [18MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2647 [8MY]

Tributes

Falkovich, Naum, E1236 [14JY]

Lasch, Ronald, H6039 [13JY]

Samuels, Harold D., E1233 [14JY]

BARTON, JON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1321 [26JY]

BARTOSZEK, JOSEPH A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1413 [6SE]

BARTUSCH, MARY ANN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E908 [7JN]

BARUN, KEN

Addresses

Ronald McDonald House Charities ``Light the Night'' Walk Fundraiser, E1674 [4OC]

BASIC ACCESS TO SECURE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH PLAN (BASIC HEALTH PLAN) ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3172), S9945 [5OC] (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5551), E1908 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3172), S9957 [5OC]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 5551), E1908 [25OC]

Provisions (S. 3172), S9958 [5OC]

BASKIN, LEONARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, H4125 [9JN]

BASKINS, JUDITH

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11222 [26OC]

BASS, CHARLES F. (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4036 [7JN], H4087 [8JN], H4258 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building, Derry, NH: designate (see H.R. 4517), H3648 [23MY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H7365 [7SE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H997 (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H2122 [11AP]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H511 [16FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Labor: application of occupational safety and health regulations to home offices relative to promotion of telework opportunities (see H.R. 4098), H1476 [28MR]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H7723 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H757 [8MR]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7503 [12SE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7282 [6SE]

———waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 3449), H255 [8FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H2607 [4MY]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H5169 [26JN]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H2411 [2MY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H90 [31JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H574 [29FE]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5446), H9767 [11OC]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H3173 [16MY]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H7366 [7SE]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H7373 [11SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H9505 [6OC]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4236), H2122 [11AP]

———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H6719 [20JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H8062 [25SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H2411 [2MY]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H2340 [13AP]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1589 [29MR]

Political campaigns: require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H2606 [4MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7503 [12SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H454 [15FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8469 [28SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H7128 [26JY]

Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H4336 [13JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7503 [12SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H6052 [13JY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6719 [20JY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H2411 [2MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H1958 [6AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H2239 [12AP]

Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and certain health care facilities (see H.R. 1746), H1077 [15MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H2122 [11AP]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7280 [6SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2239 [12AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H90 [31JA]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H2655 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Treasury: retire publicly held debt each fiscal year (see H.R. 4505), H3474 [19MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]

Pittsburg, NH: operate the land border port of entry as a full-time port of entry (see H.R. 3585), H253 [8FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4551), H3867 [25MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5706, H5715 [10JY], E1235 [14JY]

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building, Derry, NH: designate (H.R. 4517), H6387 [18JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9659 [11OC]

Belknap County Economic Development Council: New Hampshire Small Business Financial Services Advocate of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Budget: devote cuts in discretionary funding during appropriations process to debt reduction, H4955 [22JN]

———establish 2-year cycle, H3121 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3121 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1312, H1369 [23MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3686 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2846 [10MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H9857 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5715 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9659 [11OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6648 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4088 [8JN], H4258, H4259, H4260 [13JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 4069), H1289 [23MR]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1028 [15MR]

———study the use of recycled materials in the construction of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons, H1028 [15MR]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), E1235 [14JY]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), E1235 [14JY]

———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5706 [10JY]

Health: importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8635, H8637 [3OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2452 [3MY]

———funding, H4088 [8JN]

———funding through reductions in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H4258, H4259, H4260 [13JN]

INS: increase number of Border Patrol agents on the northern border, H6648 [20JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9857 [12OC]

Kennedy, Eileen: New Hampshire Small Business Women in Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Leddy, Joseph C.: New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4955 [22JN]

Martin, Carolyn: New Hampshire Small Business Journalist of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Milford, NH: tribute to Milford High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E887 [6JN]

New Hampshire: tribute to Internet Award recipients, E665 [8MY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6511 [19JY]

Secure Care Products, Inc.: New Hampshire Small Business Exporter of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Votes: position on missed, E57, E61 [2FE], E68 [3FE], E78 [8FE]

Wireless Safety Week: observance, E890 [6JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8098 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5841 [11JY]

Tributes

Sparks, Amy, E890 [6JN]

BASS, JEROME

Remarks in House

INS: tribute to San Antonio, TX, district office on receiving national excellence awards, E21 [27JA]

BASSEY, ELIZABETH E.

Remarks in House

Relief (S. 1078), H11361 [27OC]

Remarks in Senate

Relief (S. 1078), S9541 [28SE]

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1078) (H. Rept. 106-961), H9766 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1078), S5240 [15JN]

Texts of

S. 1078, relief, S9541 [28SE], H11361 [27OC]

BASSEY, EMMANUEL O.P.

Remarks in House

Relief (S. 1078), H11361 [27OC]

Remarks in Senate

Relief (S. 1078), S9541 [28SE]

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1078) (H. Rept. 106-961), H9766 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1078), S5240 [15JN]

Texts of

S. 1078, relief, S9541 [28SE], H11361 [27OC]

BASSEY, JACOB P.

Remarks in House

Relief (S. 1078), H11361 [27OC]

Remarks in Senate

Relief (S. 1078), S9541 [28SE]

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1078) (H. Rept. 106-961), H9766 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1078), S5240 [15JN]

Texts of

S. 1078, relief, S9541 [28SE], H11361 [27OC]

BASSEY, MARY I.P.

Remarks in House

Relief (S. 1078), H11361 [27OC]

Remarks in Senate

Relief (S. 1078), S9541 [28SE]

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1078) (H. Rept. 106-961), H9766 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1078), S5240 [15JN]

Texts of

S. 1078, relief, S9541 [28SE], H11361 [27OC]

BASTROP, TX

Remarks in House

Bastrop High School: tribute to student council energy and environment committee, E513 [6AP]

BATEMAN

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H922 [9MR]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (see H.R. 3621), H340 [10FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H455 [15FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H342 [10FE]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H998 [14MR]

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (see H.R. 3699), H572 [29FE]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (see H.R. 3701), H572 [29FE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Remarks

Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H715 [8MR]

Votes: position on missed, E48 [1FE]

Tributes

Minetti, Pat, E120 [10FE]

BATEMAN, HERBERT H. (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H6719 [20JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H6777 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H2411 [2MY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H3474 [19MY]

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H2512 [3MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H6599 [19JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1852 [5AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1959 [6AP]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H3172 [16MY]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National wildlife refuges: establish a commission to promote awareness as the System celebrates its centennial (see H.R. 4442), H3813 [24MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H6052 [13JY]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H6777 [24JY]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H1957 [6AP]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see H.R. 4247), H2238 [12AP]

George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (see H.R. 4988), H7205 [27JY]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4907), H6717 [20JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1610 [30MR]

Armed Forces: limit number of military personnel in Colombia, H1610 [30MR]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2157 [12AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3194, H3268, H3284 [17MY], H3314 [18MY]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H3194 [17MY]

New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, H3284 [17MY]

Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies, H3314 [18MY]

Taxation: require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5286 [27JN]

Votes: position on missed, E374 [22MR], E666 [8MY], E774 [19MY], E1214 [11JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3865 [25MY]

Special order: granted, H5841 [11JY]

Tributes

Lasch, Ronald, H5816, H5817 [11JY]

BATEMAN, HERBERT H. (a former Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE], H7655 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (see H.R. 5388), H8799 [4OC]

Tribute (see S. Res. 352), S8342 [11SE] (see H. Res. 573), H7502 [12SE]

Eulogies

By Dan Scandling, S10262 [11OC], H9511 [10OC]

Poems

``When I Must Leave,'' Helen Steiner Rice, S10263 [11OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H8655 [3OC]

———designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (H.R. 5388), H10709 [24OC]

Tribute, H7367, H7368 [11SE], H9509-H9512 [10OC], H11588 [30OC], E1479, E1487 [14SE]

Tribute (H. Res. 573), H7431-H7440 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (H.R. 5388), S11500 [1NO]

Tribute, S10261-S10264 [11OC]

Tribute (S. Res. 352), S8351 [11SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 573, tribute, H7431 [12SE]

H.R. 5388, designate visitors center in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H10709 [24OC]

S. Res. 352, tribute, S8345, S8351 [11SE]

BATES, BARRY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E879 [25MY]

BATES, C. VALENTINE

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, S1840 [29MR]

BATES, HUGH M., JR. (LALLY)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1156 [29JN]

BATINOVICH, ROBERT (BAT)

Remarks in House

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco: Loaves and Fishes Award recipient, E293 [14MR]

BAT'KIVSHCHYNA (vessel)

Remarks in Senate

Norwich, CT: tribute to arrival of Ukranian schooner, S10404 [12OC]

BATON ROUGE, LA

Bills and resolutions

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see S. Res. 328), S5884 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team, E1164 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (S. Res. 328), S5934 [27JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 328, tribute to Louisiana State University baseball team, S5935 [27JN], S6028 [28JN]

BATTANI, MARIANNE O.

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be district judge, S4368 [24MY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

BATTERSBY, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Mandela, E345-E347 [16MR]

BATTISTI, FRANK J.

Remarks in House

Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 1359), H1642-H1644 [3AP]

Reports filed

Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1359) (H. Rept. 106-551), H1587 [29MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1359, Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH, H1642 [3AP]

BATTLE CREEK, MI

Remarks in House

Miller, Robert B., Jr.: Scene Magazine Man of the Year award recipient, E356 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Calhoun County, MI: observance of Character Education Awareness Week, S2721 [13AP]

Trumbull, Robin: Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer George Award recipient, S2860 [25AP]

BATTLE CREEK (MI) ENQUIRER

Remarks in Senate

Trumbull, Robin: Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer George Award recipient, S2860 [25AP]

BAUCUS, MAX (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7167 [18JY], S7248 [19JY], S7342, S7355, S7361, S7401, S7403, S7404 [20JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2087, S2122 [4AP], S2197, S2206, S2222, S2254, S2257, S2263 [5AP], S2362, S2363, S2364, S2367, S2368 [6AP], S2415, S2440, S2441 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5076, S5122 [14JN], S6478 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4969 [12JN], S5009 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6579 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5185, S5278 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6032 [28JN], S6199, S6200, S6268, S6269 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10457 [12OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3662, S3778 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8075, S8119, S8121, S8123 [6SE], S8170, S8178 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S4209 [18MY], S5471 [20JN], S5485, S5565 [21JN]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S9484 [28SE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6701, S6706 [13JY], S6847 [14JY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1915 [29MR], S1935, S1951, S1963, S2000, S2001, S2003 [30MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8960 [21SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, S9592 [2OC]

———S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]

———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S8292 [8SE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S6026 [28JN]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 3286), S11917 [15DE]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S6846 [14JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1750 [27MR]

———release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (see S. Con. Res. 78), S86 [26JA]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 271), S1750 [27MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 74), S7076 [17JY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S1815 [28MR]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see S. 3216), S10716 [18OC]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Cuba: allow travel by U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens (see S. 1919), S7245 [19JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (see S. 1066), S6143 [29JN]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see S. 2221), S1914 [29MR]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S1611 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (see S. 1691), S3923 [11MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S8197 [7SE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S3850 [10MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S7245 [19JY]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S8864 [20SE]

———export controls on certain high-performance computers (see S. 2539), S3948 [15MY]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (see S. 2050), S538 [9FE]

Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7077 [17JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Investments: increase participation in employee stock purchase plans and individual retirement plans in periods of economic growth attributable to international trade (see S. 2244), S1392 [9MR]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 1016), S7164 [18JY]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S7399 [20JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S7554 [25JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S8768 [19SE]

———require wage adjustment of actual, rather than estimated proportion of a hospital's costs that are attributable to wages and wage-related costs (see S. 2828), S6121 [29JN]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8594 [14SE]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11607 [5DE]

Montana: design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake (see S. 2027), S3030 [27AP]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (see S. 2447), S2728 [13AP]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3924 [11MY]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1328 [8MR]

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S9478 [28SE]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 1729), S8506 [13SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S5469 [20JN]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]

Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S799 [24FE]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see S. 2353), S2354 [6AP]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7483 [24JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S1750 [27MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S8768 [19SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S953 [29FE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S4820 [8JN]

Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see S. 2699), S10722 [18OC]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see S. 1488), S4321 [23MY]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (see S. 1608), S8768 [19SE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 2183), S7921 [27JY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S613 [10FE]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see S. 1851), S4690 [7JN]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2729 [13AP]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1186 [6MR]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S9478 [28SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S9271 [26SE]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S5273 [15JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 546), S1524 [21MR]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see S. 1017), S5562 [21JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S4576 [6JN]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see S. 2696), S5468 [20JN]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see S. 2939), S8026 [5SE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S6477 [11JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S9758 [3OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4855 [8JN]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S4488 [25MY]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see S. 1759), S6143 [29JN]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S7165 [18JY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 2225), S4024 [16MY]

Telecommunications: prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (see S. 2476), S3023 [27AP]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 2793), S6478 [11JY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S1997 [30MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S9945 [5OC]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S5469 [20JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S3615 [8MY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2437), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 2796), S5884 [27JN]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S1747 [27MR]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2872 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (see S. 3133), S9466 [28SE]

———use of certain practices to meet the requirement for establishing approved vegetative cover on highly erodible cropland subject to conservation reserve contracts (see S. 2763), S5555 [21JN]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4820 [8JN]

China, People's Republic of: ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (see S. 2115), S929 [29FE]

Congressional Trade Office: establish (see S. 2226), S1391 [9MR]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 2617), S4378 [24MY] (see S. 2896), S7393 [20JY]

DEA: reimburse expenses incurred to remediate methamphetamine laboratories (see S. 2780), S5735 [23JN]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see S. 2786), S5790 [26JN]

Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (see S. Res. 275), S1461 [20MR]

Medicare: reimburse essential access home health providers for costs for services in rural areas (see S. 2992), S7840 [27JY]

Miles City, MT: convey VA Medical Complex land to Custer County, MT (see S. 2637), S4460 [25MY]

Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (see S. 2238), S1392 [9MR]

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 3114), S9267 [26SE]

Safety Net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission: establish (see S. 3035), S8413 [12SE]

Taxation: provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see S. 3134), S9466 [28SE]

Declarations

Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Letters

Agricultural Cooperation Agreement implementation between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China: several Senators, S697 [22FE]

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund: several State and local government organizations, S2204 [5AP]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: by, S1545 [22MR]

Improve compliance with and encourage public participation in the trade advisory committee system relative to trade agreements: by, S2230 [5AP]

Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study: Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7364 [20JY]

———Richard T. Selden, S7364 [20JY]

People's Republic of China admission into the World Trade Organization: Vice President Gore, S838 [28FE]

Lists

Florida government officials and organizations who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Senate staff who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Memorandums

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (S. 1608): Janet A. Poling, Dept. of Agriculture, S8523 [13SE]

Motions

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6640 [13JY]

Privilege of the floor

Cross, David, S2264 [5AP]

Washburn, Peter, S10483 [12OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1580 [22MR]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (S. 3133), S9473 [28SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S6344 [10JY], S7361, S7362, S7364, S7371, S7372 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10521 [13OC]

Appropriations: status of legislation, S6599, S6600 [13JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2207 [5AP]

Armed Forces: tribute to individuals overseas, S4009 [16MY]

Asia: tribute to Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions, S7361 [20JY]

———establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (S. 2709), S4852 [8JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S514 [9FE]

———enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation, S5981, S5982 [28JN]

———ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2204 [5AP]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2152 [5AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6803 [14JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7413 [21JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2151, S2152, S2204, S2207 [5AP], S2418 [7AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, S5872 [27JN]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4842 [8JN]

China, People's Republic of: admission into World Trade Organization, S696 [22FE], S838 [28FE]

———apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8316 [11SE]

———apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (S. 2645), S6224 [30JN]

———effects of permanent normal trade relations on U.S. agricultural interests, S8405 [12SE]

———ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (S. 2115), S930 [29FE]

———human rights violations, S8035 [6SE]

———include in U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership, S4166 [18MY], S5565 [21JN]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent on freedom of religion, S8139 [7SE]

———normal trade relations status, S838 [28FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S3825 [10MY], S4166 [18MY], S6296 [30JN]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S6109 [29JN], S6408 [11JY], S6599, S6600 [13JY], S7461 [24JY], S7787 [27JY], S8139, S8157 [7SE], S8314, S8316 [11SE], S8405 [12SE], S8633 [15SE], S8686 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S8035 [6SE]

———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8157 [7SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S6837 [14JY]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Water Resources Development Act, S9145 [25SE]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas, S1951, S1963 [30MR]

Congressional Trade Office: establish (S. 2226), S1393 [9MR]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: funding, S11244 [27OC]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, S10521 [13OC]

———lift trade embargo, S10521 [13OC]

———lift trade embargo (S. 2617), S4379 [24MY]

———lift trade embargo (S. 2896), S7393 [20JY]

———TV Marti funding, S10149 [10OC]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), S3555 [4MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5400 [20JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6243 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4166 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile use study funding, S7023 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7023 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7629 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5171 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11244 [27OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), S10149 [10OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5872 [27JN], S5981, S5982 [28JN], S6343 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11870 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10297 [12OC]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7301 [19JY]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat diabetes, S1976 [30MR]

District of Columbia: protests during World Bank/IMF meetings, S2856 [25AP]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine abuse, S74, S76 [26JA]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S6343 [10JY]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (S. 2071), S6295 [30JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7786 [27JY], S8083, S8089, S8090 [6SE], S8131 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9573, S9576 [2OC]

EPA: enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10297 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10297 [12OC]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, S6243 [30JN]

European Union: World Trade Organization ruling on export subsidies, S11454 [1NO]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S8903, S8931 [21SE], S9145 [25SE], S11407 [31OC]

———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8925, S8926 [21SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1264 [8MR], S1506 [21MR]

———require reporting of specific reasons for flight delays or cancellations, S1264 [8MR]

FEMA: eligibility of private non-profit irrigation companies for disaster relief assistance, S7301 [19JY]

Firearm and Bow Hunter Education and Safety Program: funding, S10495 [12OC]

Firefighters: create commemorative pin or badge to honor those who fight wildfires, S10063 [6OC]

Florida: water consumptive use permitting process funding, S8930 [21SE]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S6344 [10JY], S7629 [26JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5565 [21JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3825 [10MY]

Foreign trade: court decision on appointment of environmental representatives to Industry Sector Advisory Committees relative to forest products, S220 [1FE]

———implementation of the Agricultural Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China, S696 [22FE]

———improve compliance with and encourage public participation in the trade advisory committee system relative to trade agreements, S2229 [5AP]

———provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3825 [10MY]

Gallatin County, MT: tribute to Drug Treatment Court, S4007 [16MY]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met, S11406 [31OC]

International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: submit a list of projects eligible for funding under the Multi-State Conservation Grant Program, S10498 [12OC]

Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (S. Res. 275), S1469 [20MR]

Little River: Waterbury Dam repair funding, S8932 [21SE]

Louisiana: Ten and Fifteen Mile Bayou flood control project funding, S11406 [31OC]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (S. 2365), S2243 [5AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals, S11898 [15DE]

Minimum wage: level (S. 2284), S1657, S1659 [23MR]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7786 [27JY], S8083, S8089, S8090 [6SE], S8131 [7SE], S9573, S9576 [2OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8083, S8089, S8090 [6SE]

Montana: continue food stamp program standard utility allowance waiver, S7371, S7372 [20JY]

———designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (S. 2238), S1413 [9MR]

———Library of Congress Local Legacies Project nominees, S4290 [23MY]

———tribute to firefighters fighting wildfires, S10062 [6OC]

———tribute to law enforcement officers, S4005 [16MY]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S5400 [20JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S1432 [9MR]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (S. 2878), S7073 [17JY]

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (S. 3114), S9270 [26SE]

North Carolina: Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study, S7362, S7364 [20JY]

Panda Energy International: problems with approval of power plant constructed in the People's Republic of China, S9938 [5OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), S10606 [17OC]

Petroleum: impact of gasoline tax reduction on Highway Trust Fund, S2495 [11AP]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), S11648 [6DE]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8522, S8523, S8524 [13SE]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S1506 [21MR]

Safety Net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission: establish (S. 3035), S8419 [12SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11229 [27OC]

Senate: legislative program, S5980 [28JN], S7120 [18JY], S7768 [27JY]

Senate Rules: amend conference process, S7460 [24JY]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (S. 2936), S7677 [26JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1495 [21MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11486 [1NO], S11870 [15DE]

———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings, S6639 [13JY]

SSI: funding, S5981, S5982 [28JN]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2151, S2152 [5AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2510 [11AP], S2574, S2592, S2594, S2597, S2598, S2602 [12AP], S2963 [27AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, S2509 [11AP]

———extend research and development tax credit, S6611 [13JY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (S. 2698), S4833 [8JN]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S1945 [30MR], S2495 [11AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN], S6589, S6608, S6611, S6621, S6622, S6625, S6639, S6644 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6486 [12JY]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (S. 3134), S9473 [28SE]

———relief, S11229 [27OC]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), S11454 [1NO]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6621, S6622, S6625 [13JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, S6639, S6644 [13JY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1946, S1951, S1963 [30MR]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, S603-S605 [10FE]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5171 [15JN]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (S. 3173), S9959 [5OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10495, S10497, S10498 [12OC]

———establish position of Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration, S10495 [12OC]

Votes: position on missed, S794 [24FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8903, S8925, S8926, S8930, S8931, S8932 [21SE], S9145 [25SE]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11406, S11407 [31OC]

World Bank/IMF: ensure transparency and fairness of operations, S2856 [25AP]

World Trade Organization: recent decision on foreign sales corporations, S968 [29FE]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Tributes

Atkinson, Jim, S294 [2FE]

Carnahan, Mel, S10606 [17OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7217 [19JY]

Elliston, Travis, S4009 [16MY]

Hatfield, Paul, S6839 [14JY]

Kuehl, Brian, S11784 [14DE]

Mansfield, Maureen H., S9118 [22SE]

McCarty, Keith, S1387 [9MR]

Miles, Sean-Michael, S1659 [23MR]

Moynihan, Senator, S3555 [4MY], S11384 [31OC]

BAUDUIT, HAROLD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E182 [29FE]

BAUGH, SHELLY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1036 [19JN]

BAUM, PHIL

Statements

Counterterrorism Act, S10960 [25OC]

BAUMAN, ROBERT E. (a former Representative from Maryland)

Addresses

New Imperialism—The Attack on World Tax Havens, E1868 [19OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E1868 [19OC]

BAUMAN, ROSELLA COLLAMER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E985 [13JN]

BAUMANN, JEREMIAH

Letters

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act, S5909 [27JN]

BAUMEL, ZACHARY

Remarks in House

International Coalition for Missing Israeli Soldiers: tribute, E833 [25MY]

Middle East: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), E833 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Middle East: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), S5020 [13JN]

BAUMHARDT, AMY

Articles and editorials

History 101—Americans Flunk When It Comes to U.S. Knowledge, H5667 [10JY]

BAVARO, JACK

Poems

``Transportation'', E937 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: tribute to Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program Poetry Contest winners, E937 [9JN]

BAXTER, ARTHUR (PAUL)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2168 [11DE]

BAXTER, NATHAN

Prayers

Senate, S8129 [7SE]

BAY, NORMAN C.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

BAY CITY, MI

Remarks in House

St. Joseph's Parish: anniversary, E1773 [13OC]

BAY ST. LOUIS, MS

Remarks in Senate

Russell, Dan M., Jr.: dedication of portrait at Hancock County, MS, Courthouse, S3180 [1MY]

BAYH, EVAN (a Senator from Indiana)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2251, S2252, S2262 [5AP], S2355, S2358, S2374 [6AP], S2390 [7AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1186 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S6578 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6514 [12JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715, S5738 [23JN], S5916 [27JN], S5963, S6029, S6031 [28JN], S6199, S6268 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3738 [9MY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S9484 [28SE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2641, S2642 [12AP], S2874 [25AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6660, S6692, S6695, S6759 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1128 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S382 [7FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S4207 [18MY]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10723 [18OC]

Budget: implement emergency spending reforms to protect budget surplus (see S. 483), S1524 [21MR]

Business and industry: encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (see S. 2261), S1512 [21MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7922 [27JY]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S7077 [17JY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S1030 [1MR]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see S. 3269), S11607 [5DE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S3923 [11MY]

Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see S. 1977), S1611 [22MR]

Courts: appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S8759 [19SE]

———appointment of Federal judges (see S. 1145), S4487 [25MY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see S. 622), S1996 [30MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S8024 [5SE]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S4297 [23MY]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S159 [31JA]

Education: establish summer academic enrichment programs (see S. 2970), S7839 [27JY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S1512 [21MR]

Employment: establish a training voucher system (see S. 116), S334 [3FE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1276), S1683 [23MR]

EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see S. 914), S3030 [27AP]

Families and domestic relations: enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (see S. 3110), S9267 [26SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 3189), S10252 [11OC]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7165 [18JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 3196), S10411 [12OC]

Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (see S. 2935), S7656 [26JY]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S11643 [6DE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S7690 [26JY]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S5813 [26JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11740 [7DE]

Middlebury College: bicentennial (see S. Res. 355), S8506 [13SE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S1750 [27MR]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S2637 [12AP]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S6349 [10JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4691 [7JN]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (see S. 2046), S3923 [11MY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S680 [22FE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S11137 [26OC]

Pensions: reform (see S. 741), S334 [3FE]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

Pipelines: improve safety (see S. 2004), S952 [29FE]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S285 [2FE]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schools: enhance safety (see S. 1465), S1525 [21MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S3736 [9MY]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]

Social Security: require report to Congress on solvency (see S. 2249), S1461 [20MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S5031 [13JN]

———designate renewal communities (see S. 463), S334 [3FE]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S4690 [7JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 546), S551 [9FE]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 1833), S492 [8FE] (see S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S7554 [25JY]

———increase deduction for expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses (see S. 1341), S551 [9FE]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see S. 1413), S216 [1FE]

———modify restrictions on refinancing of certain bonds issued to local governments to finance governmental services (see S. 1446), S492 [8FE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S10260 [11OC]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see S. 85), S7482 [24JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S1525 [21MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S7483 [24JY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S4488 [25MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 2225), S1683 [23MR]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 456), S92 [26JA] (see S. 1934), S292 [2FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 861), S382 [7FE]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S6349 [10JY]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S4208 [18MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S3851 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: combat telemarketing and mass marketing fraud (see S. 3025), S8342 [11SE]

Hoosier Automobile & Truck National Heritage Trail Area: authorize (see S. 3248), S11131 [26OC]

Indiana: establish temporary Federal judgeship for the southern district (see S. 2794), S5884 [27JN]

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (see S. 2804), S6015 [28JN]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (see S. 3164), S9944 [5OC]

Taxation: provide income tax credit to long-term caregivers (see S. 2096), S799 [24FE]

———reduce the marriage penalty by providing a nonrefundable marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income tax credit (see S. 2305), S1815 [28MR]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by providing a nonrefundable marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income tax credit (see S. 2403), S2616 [12AP]

Letters

State Children's Health Insurance Program funding: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, S5827 [27JN]

———Michael O. Leavitt and Parris N. Glendening, National Governors' Association, S5827 [27JN]

———several Senators, S5826, S5827 [27JN]

Remarks

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S373 [7FE]

Benko, Lindsay: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S8939 [21SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7106 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2309 [6AP]

Clarksville, IN: Our Lady of Providence Junior Senior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9462 [28SE]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5426 [20JN]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5426 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5426 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S5826 [27JN]

Dept. of Labor: workforce investment programs funding, S5970 [28JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5826 [27JN], S5970 [28JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3635 [9MY]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), S1515 [21MR]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (S. 3189), S10258 [11OC]

Hatch, Nathan O.: nomination to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, S4368 [24MY]

Indiana: establish temporary Federal judgeship for the southern district (S. 2794), S5886 [27JN]

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (S. 2804), S6016 [28JN]

Merrillville, IN: Clifford Pierce Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10245 [11OC]

Minimum wage: level, S373 [7FE]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1406 [9MR]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2309 [6AP]

Science: increase Federal technology research and development funding, S3504 [4MY]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), S9945 [5OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1493 [21MR]

———require report to Congress on solvency, S1493 [21MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for long-term care, S6660 [13JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2590 [12AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6616, S6660 [13JY]

———provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, S6616 [13JY]

———provide income tax credit to long-term caregivers (S. 2096), S809 [24FE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (S. 2225), S7650 [26JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S6616 [13JY]

Tributes

Butcher, Jack, S1171 [6MR]

Kelley, James E., S7824 [27JY]

BAYLEE'S LAW see Children and Youth

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Letters

Use of intelligent design theory in science and science education: several Baylor University professors, H4481 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Education: use of intelligent design theory in science and science education, H4480 [14JN]

Houston, TX: Children's Nutrition Research Center funding, H5789 [11JY], H9703 [11OC]

BAYNE, MARTIN K.

Remarks in House

Senior citizens: tribute to establishment of ``A Weekend of Giving Care, A Lifetime of Commitment'', E1852 [19OC]

BAYONNE, NJ

Remarks in House

Bayonne Little League Baseball, Inc.: anniversary, E574 [13AP]

Children and youth: tribute to Elks Lodge No. 434 Student of the Month award recipients, E608 [2MY]

Concerned Citizens of Bayonne (organization): anniversary, E937 [9JN]

Condo, Dominick: Bayonne, NJ, Sicilian Citizens Club Men of the Year award recipient, E1989 [28OC]

Coviello, Rocco: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E8 [27JA]

Hajduk, Edward J.: tribute to selection as Bayonne, NJ, Tri-State Pulaski Day Parade Contingent Marshal, E438 [29MR]

Harrington, Dorothy: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E12 [27JA]

Holocaust: remembrance, E602 [2MY]

Karnoutsos, Carmela Ascolese: Bayonne, NJ, Historical Society Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E2145 [7DE]

LaPilusa, Salvatore: Bayonne, NJ, Sicilian Citizens Club Men of the Year award recipient, E1989 [28OC]

Nowicki, Gerald: Richard A. Rutkowski Association honoree, E15 [27JA]

Purnell, Benjamin: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E7 [27JA]

Sanchez, Henry: Bayonne, NJ, Historical Society Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2140 [7DE]

Smith, Mark: Bayonne, NJ, Circolo Italiano Club Man of the Year award recipient, E440 [29MR]

Tiefenwerth, Eleanor: Richard A. Rutkowski Association honoree, E11 [27JA]

Remarks in Senate

Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne: environmental and infrastructure corrections funding, S5014 [13JN]

BAYONNE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E574 [13AP]

BAYSHORE, TX

Remarks in House

Celanese Chemicals (business): La Porte-Bayshore, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1798 [16OC]

BAYSIDE, NY

Remarks in House

Bayside (NY) Times: anniversary, E1197 [11JY]

BAYSIDE (NY) TIMES

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1197 [11JY]

BAYSMORE, AVIS KELLY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1720 [6OC]

BAYSTATE HEALTH SYSTEMS (business)

Remarks in House

American Hospital Association: NOVA Award recipient, H2781 [10MY]

BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S3912 [11MY]

BEACH, ANDY A.

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S11674 [7DE]

BEACH, ROBIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1911 [25OC]

BEACH, WILLIAM W.

Articles and editorials

Time To Eliminate the Costly Death Tax, H4025 [7JN]

Papers

Death Tax Devastation—Horror Stories From Middle-Class America, S6772-S6774 [14JY]

BEACH BOYS (musical group)

Remarks in House

San Bernadino, CA: tribute to Route 66 Rendezvous and Crusin' Hall of Fame inductees, E1455 [13SE], E1493 [14SE]

BEACHES

Amendments

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (S. 1534), S9530, S9548 [28SE]

Water pollution: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), S8988 [21SE], H8132 [26SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 522), S8990, S8998 [21SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2003 [30MR], S10019 [5OC]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]

———S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion (see H.R. 4775), H5240 [27JN]

Coastal zones: enhance and restore the coastal resources of the U.S. (see H.R. 5535), H10808 [24OC]

Disasters: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see S. 3036), S8413 [12SE] (see H.R. 4639), H4220 [12JN]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 648), H10808 [24OC]

Conference reports

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Letters

Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization: several organizations, S9598 [2OC]

EPA wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico: Representative Bilbray, H4866 [21JN]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Francisco de Lamadrid, Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, H7473 [12SE]

Remarks in House

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion, H5222 [27JN], H8423 [28SE]

EPA: National Estuary Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4824 [21JN]

———wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico, H4866 [21JN]

Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7470-H7475 [12SE]

NOAA: Coastal Zone Management Fund funding, H11285 [26OC]

Water pollution: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H8132-H8136 [26SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7482-H7491 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10857-H10867 [25OC], E1975, E1977 [28OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856, H10857 [25OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), unanimous-consent agreement, H7491 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1534), S9544 [28SE], S9598 [2OC]

Disasters: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (S. 3036), S8419 [12SE]

Water pollution: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), S8998 [21SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 522), S8998-S9003 [21SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2008-S2018 [30MR], S2037 [3AP], S2099 [4AP], S10019-S10027 [5OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, S10881-S10883 [23OC]

Reports filed

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 999), S8019 [5SE]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 522) (S. Rept. 106-366), S8018 [5SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1534) (S. Rept. 106-412), S8584 [14SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 106-842), H7501 [12SE]

Statements

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Surfrider Foundation, H7473 [12SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act, H10856 [25OC]

H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act, H8132-H8134 [26SE]

H.R. 3378, Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act, H7470 [12SE]

S. 522, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S8998-S9002 [21SE]

S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10019-S10027 [5OC], H7482-H7489 [12SE]

S. 835, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S2008-S2011, S2015-S2018 [30MR]

S. 1534, Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization, S9544-S9546, S9548-S9551 [28SE]

BEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND COASTAL HEALTH ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 999), S8988 [21SE], H8132 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 999), H8132-H8136 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 999), S8998 [21SE]

Texts of

H.R. 999, provisions, H8132-H8134 [26SE]

BEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP, AND HEALTH ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 999), S8988 [21SE], H8132 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 999), H8132-H8136 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 999), S8998 [21SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 999), S8019 [5SE]

Texts of

H.R. 999, provisions, H8132-H8134 [26SE]

BEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CLOSURE, AND HEALTH ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 522), S8990, S8998 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 522), S8998-S9003 [21SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 522) (S. Rept. 106-366), S8018 [5SE]

Texts of

S. 522, provisions, S8998-S9002 [21SE]

BEACHWOOD, OH

Bills and resolutions

Larry Small Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4315), H2338 [13AP]

Remarks in House

Larry Small Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4315), H8554, H8555 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate

Larry Small Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4315), S10935 [24OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4315, Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH, H8554 [2OC]

BEAGLE, GAIL

Statements

Tribute to Henry B. Gonzalez, H12012 [5DE]

BEAL, BERNARD

Remarks in House

Bronx Community College: tribute to Hall of Fame for Great Americans, E692 [10MY]

South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E1897 [25OC]

BEAL, BRADLEY W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2123 [5DE]

BEAL, VALERIE L.

Remarks in House

Bronx Community College: tribute to Hall of Fame for Great Americans, E692 [10MY]

BEALL, BEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1465 [13SE]

BEAR PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 1109): return to Senate (see H. Res. 645), H10808 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1109): return to Senate (H. Res. 645), H10754, H10755 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1109), S10632 [17OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1109) (S. Rept. 106-484), S9855 [4OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 645, return to Senate S. 1109, provisions, H10754 [24OC]

S. 1109, provisions, S10632 [17OC]

BEARD, CHERYL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E917 [8JN]

BEAROR, JENN

Statements

Power of Choice, E1475 [13SE]

BEARSS, EDWIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1450 [13SE]

BEASCOCHEA, VALERIE

Remarks in House

U.S. National Collegiate Award in Nursing: recipient, E986 [13JN]

BEASLEY, BOBBY W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E823 [24MY]

BEASLEY, RUTH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1773 [13OC]

BEASLEY, TERRY

Remarks in Senate

Alabama Distinguished Principal of the Year: recipient, S10785 [19OC]

BEATTY, THOMAS M.

Letters

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, E303 [14MR]

BEAUMONT, LORETTA

Remarks in House

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Dept. of the Interior appropriations, H4314 [13JN]

BEAUMONT, TX

Remarks in House

Lamar University: tribute to Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, E716 [11MY]

Meyers, Maury: American Heart Association Jay C. Crager Award recipient, E85 [8FE]

Southerland Head Start Program: anniversary, E536 [11AP]

BEAVER COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E237 [8MR]

BEAVER DAM, KY

Remarks in House

Jackson, Alicia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E273 [9MR]

BEAVERCREEK, OH

Remarks in House

Business Technologies and Solutions, Inc.: Ohio Region V Minority Small Business Firm of the Year award recipient, E1453 [13SE]

BEAVERS, BOB, JR.

Articles and editorials

Former Execs Switch to Supply Side, S5025 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Best Harvest Bakery (business): tribute, S5025 [13JN]

BEAVERS, LUCILLE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1961 [27OC]

BEAVERTON, OR

Remarks in House

Jesuit High School: tribute to football team, E2229 [15DE]

Oregon: Wilsonville, OR, to Beaverton, OR, commuter rail line funding, H3425 [19MY]

BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H342 [10FE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1077 [15MR]

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6355 [17JY]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H209 [2FE]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H8406 [27SE]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1285 [22MR]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H4675 [19JN]

Education: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H1588 [29MR]

———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H1852 [5AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H2606 [4MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H7128 [26JY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7282 [6SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H1077 [15MR] (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H255 [8FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H2411 [2MY]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H2340 [13AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H998 [14MR]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H7365 [7SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H9635 [10OC]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7723 [18SE]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1119 [16MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10809 [24OC]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H7365 [7SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2607 [4MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7281 [6SE]

Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 435), H10808 [24OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6355 [17JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 1531), H997 [14MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2512 [3MY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7366 [7SE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3474 [19MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H6777 [24JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H9767 [11OC]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H8799 [4OC]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H2655 [8MY] (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H931 [13MR]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H7992 [21SE]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7992 [21SE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7871 [19SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3649 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Firearms: require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (see H.R. 4150), H1674 [3AP]

Lara, Tony: relief (see H.R. 5407), H9011 [5OC]

Tariff: toys (see H.R. 3704), H572 [29FE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit against income tax for the fair market value of firearms turned in to local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 4151), H1674 [3AP]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Act: include public libraries (see H.R. 4947), H7002 [25JY]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

Remarks

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E854 [25MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5871 [12JY]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H177 [2FE]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7556 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3693 [24MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), E1861 [19OC]

Dept. of HUD: offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1901 [6AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4726 [20JN]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12064 [8DE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2583 [4MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2583 [4MY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1901 [6AP]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), E850 [25MY]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to University of Southern California Medical Center, E118 [10FE]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5356 [28JN]

Taxation: condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4135 [9JN]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H322 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H322 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4135 [9JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), E614 [2MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7160 [27JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2275 [13AP]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4726 [20JN]

Votes: position on missed, H3841 [25MY], H11198 [26OC], E41 [1FE], E390 [22MR], E488 [4AP], E737 [17MY], E1061 [20JN], E1228 [13JY], E1471 [13SE], E1555 [21SE], E1861 [19OC], E1932 [25OC], E2026 [30OC], E2123 [5DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H87 [31JA], H1161 [21MR], H1627 [30MR], H4587 [15JN], H5734 [10JY], H7498 [12SE], H7648 [14SE], H10806 [24OC], H11489 [28OC], H11809 [2NO], H11943 [4DE], H12064 [8DE]

Tributes

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12009 [5DE]

Horton, Jeff, E2121 [5DE]

Morales, Dionicio, E1736 [10OC]

BECKER, CRAIG A.

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11219 [26OC]

BECKER, GEORGE, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1685 [5OC]

BECKER, HERBERT S.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1698 [6OC]

BECKETT, JULIE

Letters

Allow agencies to reimburse Federal employees for certain adoption expenses, S1395 [9MR]

BECKHAM, WILLIAM J., JR.

Articles and editorials

Mourners Praise Beckham's Vision—2,000 at Funeral for Revered Detroit Civic Leader, S6839 [14JY]

Lists

William J. Beckham, Jr., Memorial Committee, S6673 [13JY], S6838 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6673 [13JY], S6838, S6839 [14JY]

BECKLEY, WV

Remarks in Senate

Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia: Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Museum Service recipient, S11912 [15DE]

BECKMAN, RENAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E746 [17MY]

BEDELL, DONALD W.

Studies

Tariffs Miscast as Villain in Bearing Blame for Great Depression—Smoot-Hawley Exonerated, S8154-S8156 [7SE]

BEDELL ASSOCIATES (business)

Studies

Tariffs Miscast as Villain in Bearing Blame for Great Depression—Smoot-Hawley Exonerated, S8154-S8156 [7SE]

BEDFORD, B.J.

Remarks in Senate

Olympic games: tribute for participation, S10080 [6OC]

BEDFORD, BARBARA

Remarks in Senate

Olympic games: tribute for participation, S10798 [19OC]

BEDFORD, NH

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S7474 [24JY]

BEDFORD, OH

Remarks in House

Ohio: tribute to youth activities in the 11th Congressional District, H2019 [11AP]

BEDFORD, VA

Lists

Bedford, VA, soldiers who died on D-Day, S4372 [24MY], S4449 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

World War II: tribute to the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, and the National D-Day Memorial, S4371 [24MY], S4449 [25MY]

BEDLIN, HOWARD

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8853 [20SE]

BEENE, BETTY

Letters

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

BEERING, STEVEN C.

Remarks in House

Purdue University Calumet: tribute to Hall of Fame inductees, E1626 [28SE]

BEESE, CAROL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1907 [25OC]

BEGAYE, KELSEY A.

Letters

Ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program, S807 [24FE]

BEGLEY, JOHN B.

Remarks in Senate

Lindsey Wilson College: tribute, S4816 [8JN]

BEILENSON, ANTHONY C. (a former Representative from California)

Appointments

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office, H217 [7FE]

BEIRNE, CHARLES J.

Remarks in House

Le Moyne College: appointment as president, E1856 [19OC]

BEIRNE, JIM

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S504 [8FE], S3268 [2MY]

BEIRNE, RICHARD

Remarks in House

West Haven, CT: Irishman of the Year award recipient, E306 [14MR]

BEL AIR, MD

Remarks in Senate

Bel Air Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, S8818 [20SE]

BELANGER, RYAN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5788 [26JN]

BELANOFF, JAMES

Remarks in House

Tribute, H4022 [7JN]

BELARUS, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Battle for Belarus, S10790 [19OC]

Belarus Police Crack Down on Protest, S1973 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2238 [12AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Foreign policy: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (see S. Con. Res. 153), S10801 [19OC] (see H. Con. Res. 433), H10534 [23OC]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (see S. Con. Res. 118), S4460 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Belarusan-American Foundation: anniversary, E2018 [29OC]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), H2983-H2986 [15MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations and democracy efforts, E1774 [13OC]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 304), H2425-H2428 [3MY], E2018 [29OC]

Foreign policy: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (H. Con. Res. 433), E1980 [28OC]

Human rights: violations, E453 [30MR]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, E1499 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), S7282 [19JY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 304), S5757 [23JN]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (S. Con. Res. 75), S1972 [30MR]

Foreign policy: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (S. Con. Res. 153), S10790 [19OC], S11013 [25OC]

Human rights: violations, S9458 [28SE]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (S. Con. Res. 118), S5756 [23JN]

Reports filed

Belarus Human Rights Violations and Democracy Efforts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 304), S4952 [12JN]

Commemorate Anniversary of the Execution of Polish Captives by Soviet Authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 118), S4952 [12JN]

Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4249), S6013 [28JN]

Nomination of Michael G. Kozak To Be Ambassador to Belarus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7655 [26JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 304, human rights violations and democracy efforts in Belarus, H2425 [3MY]

H.R. 4249, Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act, H2983 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 118, commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, S4489 [25MY], S5756 [23JN]

S. Con. Res. 153, condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections in Belarus and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders, S10807 [19OC], S11013 [25OC]

BELARUSAN AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Belarusan-American Foundation: anniversary, E2018 [29OC]

BELARUSAN-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E2018 [29OC]

BELGIUM, KINGDOM OF

Addresses

Battle of the Bulge Monument Dedication: William E. Carlson, E977-E979 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Burundi: encourage continuation of peace process and commend all who contributed to power sharing agreement (see H. Res. 660), H11446 [27OC]

Remarks in House

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial: tribute, E2231 [15DE]

Orlando, FL: dedication of the Battle of the Bulge Monument, E977 [12JN]

World War II: tribute to survivors of the Malmady massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, E1625 [28SE]

BELIZE

Messages

Extradition Treaty With Belize: President Clinton, S7809 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S7809 [27JY]

Reports filed

Extradition Treaty With Belize: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-26), S9860 [4OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Belize for the Return of Stolen Vehicles: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Resolutions of ratification

Extradition Treaty With Belize, S9860 [4OC], S10666 [18OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Belize for the Return of Stolen Vehicles, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

BELKNAP COUNTY, NH

Remarks in House

Belknap County Economic Development Council: New Hampshire Small Business Financial Services Advocate of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Belknap County Economic Development Group: New Hampshire Small Business Financial Services Advocate of the Year award recipient, S5788 [26JN], S7830, S7833 [27JY]

BELL, ALVIN R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E669 [8MY]

BELL, CHARLIE

Remarks in House

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team members from Flint, MI, E675 [9MY]

BELL, CHRISTINE

Essays

Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility To Preserve It, E514 [6AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E514 [6AP]

BELL, ORYLN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1777 [13OC]

BELL, RAYMOND A.

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3469 [19MY], H3724 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

BELL, ROSE MARIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E179 [29FE]

BELL, WARREN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1152 [29JN]

BELL ATLANTIC CORP.

Letters

Broadband Internet Access Act, S4831 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

Business New Hampshire Magazine: Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

BELL OPERATING COS.

Remarks in House

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets, E114 [10FE]

BELLAIRE, TX

Remarks in House

First Baptist Church of Bellaire: anniversary, E154 [16FE]

Sports: tribute to the Little League All-Star team, H7347 [7SE]

BELLER, DENIS

Articles and editorials

Need for Nuclear Power, S155-S158 [31JA]

BELLEVILLE, IL

Remarks in House

Belle-Scott Committee: anniversary, E386 [22MR]

Elks Lodge 481: anniversary, E203 [1MR]

BELLEVILLE, MI

Remarks in House

TEAM8 Communities Coalition: tribute to efforts to combat juvenile crime in Michigan communities, E1574 [22SE]

BELLINGHAM, WA

Remarks in House

Pipelines: anniversary of accident, H4172 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Pipelines: anniversary of accident, S4542 [6JN]

BELLOW, GARY

Articles and editorials

Giants of Law, E601 [2MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E600 [2MY]

BELLUCK, PAM

Articles and editorials

Gas Prices, Misery and Mystery—Costs in Midwest Exceed $2 a Gallon, H4475 [14JN]

BELLUNE, JERRY

Articles and editorials

Where Have You Gone, Dan Rather?, E535 [11AP]

BELLWOOD, IL

Remarks in House

Anniversary, H8553 [2OC], E1723 [6OC]

BELMONT COUNTY, OH

Articles and editorials

Tribute to Paul Schafer, E29 [31JA]

BENAVIDEZ, SUSANA

Statements

Tribute to Henry B. Gonzalez, H12515 [15DE]

BENCZKOWSKI, BRIAN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11347 [29OC], S11360 [30OC]

BEND, OR

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), S11277 [27OC]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), H9980, H9981 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), S7794 [27JY], S11276 [27OC]

Reports filed

Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1936) (H. Rept. 106-938), H9010 [5OC]

Bent Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1936) (S. Rept. 106-256), S2346 [6AP]

Texts of

S. 1936, Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act, S7794 [27JY], S11277 [27OC], H9980 [17OC]

BEND FEED CANAL PIPELINE PROJECT ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2425), S10526 [13OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 2425), H10517 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2425), S10526 [13OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2425) (S. Rept. 106-359), S7477 [24JY]

Texts of

S. 2425, provisions, S10527 [13OC], H10517 [23OC]

BEND (OR) BULLETIN

Articles and editorials

Cattlemen's Leader Works To Preserve Ranching, E84 [8FE]

BEND PINE NURSERY LAND CONVEYANCE ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1936), S11277 [27OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1936), H9980, H9981 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1936), S7794 [27JY], S11276 [27OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1936) (H. Rept. 106-938), H9010 [5OC]

Texts of

S. 1936, provisions, S7794 [27JY], S11277 [27OC], H9980 [17OC]

BENDER, CYRILLA

Letters

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, E1261 [18JY]

BENEFICIARY IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5291) (H. Rept. 106-1019), H11620 [30OC]

BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS (fraternal organization)

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, S1840 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Bayonne, NJ: tribute to Elks Lodge No. 434 Student of the Month award recipients, E608 [2MY]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of Elks Lodge 481, E203 [1MR]

Drain, Tiffany: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks' (fraternal organization) ``What the Pledge of Allegiance Means to Me,''national essay contest award recipient, E1724 [6OC]

Jamesburg, NJ: anniversary of Elks Lodge 2180, E2181 [14DE]

BENICIA, CA

Remarks in House

Burgess, David S.: recognition by Benicia, CA, Healthy Cities Task Force for efforts in social justice, E2116 [4DE]

BENIN, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5036 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Democracy: efforts, E387 [22MR]

Reports filed

Nomination of Pamela E. Bridgewater To Be Ambassador to Benin: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6015 [28JN]

BENJAMIN, ADAM, JR. (a former Representative from Indiana)

Remarks in House relative to

Purdue University Calumet: tribute to Hall of Fame inductees, E1626 [28SE]

BENKO, LINDSAY

Remarks in Senate

Olympic games: tribute for participation, S8939 [21SE]

BENNETT, BERTRAM G., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1547 [20SE]

BENNETT, HENRY H.

Poems

``Flag Goes By '', S5084 [14JN]

BENNETT, LIZ

Remarks in House

Tribute, E190 [29FE]

BENNETT, MATT

Articles and editorials

President's Roadless Plan Too Confusing for Future Generations, E1157 [29JN]

BENNETT, ROBERT F. (a Senator from Utah)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7484 [24JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6811, S6865 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4582 [6JN], S4714 [7JN], S5329 [19JN], S6275 [30JN], S6457 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4966 [12JN], S4982, S5032 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6481 [11JY], S6506 [12JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5686 [22JN]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1272, S1328 [8MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4351, S4352, S4393, S4394 [24MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN]

———H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7065 [17JY]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY]

———H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7142 [18JY]

———S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S1846 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Candidate in the Balance, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, S9369 [27SE]

Lesson Plan for Gore, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S3467 [4MY]

Perverse Use of Antitrust Law, Charles T. Munger, Washington (DC) Post, S8565 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S6846 [14JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S1750 [27MR]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S493 [8FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 2707), S6477 [11JY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S7164 [18JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S7555 [25JY]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4692 [7JN]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 140), S9466 [28SE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (see S. 2300), S1998 [30MR]

Coins: tribute to collectors (see S. Con. Res. 154), S10892 [23OC]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 764), S5272 [15JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S2546 [11AP]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 2789), S11137 [26OC]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 2280), S2546 [11AP]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see S. 1452), S1185 [6MR]

Duchesne, UT: convey certain water rights (see S. 2350), S2107 [4AP]

Education: importance and value of U.S. history education (see S. Con. Res. 129), S6257 [30JN]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE]

EPA: establish integrated environmental reporting system (see S. 2800), S6478 [11JY]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7922 [27JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S1884 [29MR]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S9202 [25SE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1241 [7MR]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers (see S. 2539), S3831 [10MY]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see S. 2081), S2636 [12AP] (see S. 2869), S6678 [13JY]

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see S. Res. 230), S2947 [26AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S636 [10FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7165 [18JY]

Housing: preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S8115 [6SE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see S. 1440), S2871 [25AP]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]

International economic relations: promote international monetary stability and share seigniorage with officially dollarized countries (see S. 2101), S799 [24FE]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S3030 [27AP]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S5912 [27JN]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S5562 [21JN]

Mental health: provide equitable health insurance coverage for certain biologically-based mental illnesses and prohibit limits on hospital stays and outpatient visits (see S. 796), S3264 [2MY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11607 [5DE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S5274 [15JN]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S10723 [18OC]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S2872 [25AP]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Olympic games: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 254), S5311 [16JN] (see S. Res. 254), S5364 [19JN]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S7483 [24JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S4488 [25MY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (see S. 2048), S538 [9FE]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S3736 [9MY]

Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians: settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2351), S2107 [4AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S1467 [20MR]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 1440), S2871 [25AP]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S3924 [11MY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 2781), S5735 [23JN]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S10627 [17OC]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (see S. 2591), S9612 [2OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S4322 [23MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]

Telephones: provide for the nationwide designation of 2-1-1 as a toll-free number for access to information on human services (see S. 2815), S6691 [13JY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S10092 [6OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S8025 [5SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S2636 [12AP]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S1467 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (see S. 2873), S6841 [14JY]

Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (see S. 2702), S4820 [8JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 2603), S4297 [23MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2396), S2526 [11AP]

Utah: land exchange (see S. 2754), S5460 [20JN]

———transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see S. 2588), S4190 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (see S. Res. 264), S930 [29FE]

Cloture motions

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219 [26SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7629 [26JY]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]

Letters

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport perimeter rules on flight distances: several Senators, S1263 [8MR]

Memorandums

Little Scholars Child Development Center Employee Benefits: Teresa Smith, Library of Congress, S4358 [24MY]

Press releases

Rising Math Scores Suggest Education Reforms Are Working: Rand Corp., S10975 [25OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7456 [21JY]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), S8772 [19SE]

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute, S844 [28FE]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5289 [16JN]

———ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, S5289 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers, S6457 [11JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S6457 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: abolish, S10750 [19OC]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S9368 [27SE]

———interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Goshute Indian reservation lands, S8566 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: Centers for Independent Living funding, S6210 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (S. 2873), S6842 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7038 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8731, S8743, S8744 [19SE], S8797 [20SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7615, S7616 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6210 [30JN]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7619, S7624 [26JY]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies, S11078 [26OC]

———national policy to improve system, S8912 [21SE], S10749 [19OC], S10974 [25OC], S11078 [26OC]

———use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S10749 [19OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1728, S1730 [27MR], S1795 [28MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3465 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3465 [4MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7764 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1262 [8MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), S2585 [12AP]

Federal employees: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 208), S7455, S7456 [21JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1711, S1712, S1713, S1728, S1730 [27MR], S1795 [28MR]

———protect, S1711, S1712, S1713 [27MR]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers (S. 2539), S3836 [10MY]

Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (S. 2702), S4845 [8JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8912 [21SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S8912 [21SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 2912), S7619 [26JY]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S7456 [21JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4351 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8731, S8743, S8744 [19SE], S8797 [20SE]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4341, S4347, S4351, S4356, S4358 [24MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), unanimous-consent agreement, S4358 [24MY]

———proposal to merge GPO and Library of Congress police forces with the Capitol Police, S4341 [24MY]

Library of Congress: extend Federal health and retirement benefits to day care center employees, S4358 [24MY]

Microsoft Corp.: impact of Dept. of Justice antitrust suit on consumers and the economy, S8565 [14SE]

Minimum wage: level, S8797 [20SE]

New Jersey Devils (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 321), S4971 [12JN]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S7763 [27JY], S9368 [27SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S7763, S7764 [27JY], S9368 [27SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S7624 [26JY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S1262 [8MR]

Salt Lake City, UT: infrastructure projects funding relative to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, S8743, S8744 [19SE]

Senate: allow Senators an additional mailing per year to every address in every county in their home State to announce a town meeting, S4356 [24MY]

———legislative cooperation, S4226 [22MY]

———legislative priorities, S7615, S7616, S7624 [26JY]

———legislative program, S4972 [12JN], S7456 [21JY], S8772 [19SE]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S4226 [22MY]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2396), S2535 [11AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Desert Tortoise Recovery Program implementation funding, S7038 [17JY]

University of Utah: anniversary, S842 [28FE]

Utah: land exchange (S. 2754), S5460 [20JN]

———transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (S. 2588), S4192 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (S. Res. 264), S979, S980 [29FE]

Reports filed

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2603) (S. Rept. 106-304), S4296 [23MY]

Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2260) (S. Rept. 106-299), S4296 [23MY]

Texts of

S. 2266, 2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act, S1597 [22MR]

S. 2588, Ute-Moab Land Restoration Act, S4193 [18MY]

S. 2702, report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs, S4846 [8JN]

S. Res. 264, tribute to Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special), S955, S980 [29FE]

Tributes

Clark, Loyal, S6114 [29JN]

Coverdell, Paul, S7174 [19JY]

Cresanti, Robert, S8495 [13SE]

Kerrey, Senator, S11279 [27OC]

Moynihan, Senator, S11296 [28OC]

BENSON, ALLASTAIR J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1295 [21JY]

BENSON, LEON S.

Remarks in House

Benson family: tribute for donation of Leon S. Benson Holocaust Studies Collection to the San Mateo Public Library, E1555 [21SE]

BENSON FAMILY

Remarks in House

San Mateo Public Library: tribute for donation of Leon S. Benson Holocaust Studies Collection, E1555 [21SE]

BENT PINE NURSERY LAND CONVEYANCE ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1936) (S. Rept. 106-256), S2346 [6AP]

BENTLEY, A.J., III

Remarks in Senate

Caterpillar Inc.: tribute to LaGrange, GA, plant workers for efforts relative to sick child, S163 [31JA]

BENTON, MO

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: transfer land to Iconium Fire Protection District in Missouri for use as a fire station (see H.R. 4027), H1119 [16MR]

BENTON HARBOR, MI

Remarks in Senate

Salvation Army: anniversary, S3829 [10MY]

BENTSEN, KEN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3437 [19MY]

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Articles and editorials

Shift of Philips Jobs Officially Scheduled, Toledo (OH) Blade, H4811 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H11207 [26OC]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5843 [11JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H2238 [12AP]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H6720 [20JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H11813 [2NO]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 78), H8200 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7871 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 5500), H10472 [19OC]

———establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7723 [18SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3523 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H757 [8MR]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H931 [13MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H2905 [10MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H8799 [4OC]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H12045 [7DE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H4592 [15JN]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H165 [1FE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

FDIC: merge deposit insurance funds (see H.R. 3899), H921 [9MR]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12080 [11DE]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H1163 [21MR]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H4174 [9JN]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), H12022 [6DE]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H12080 [11DE]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7991 [21SE]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H7652 [14SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H3413 [18MY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H922 [9MR]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H3869 [25MY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5240 [27JN]

Health care facilities: modify qualifications for community mental health centers and postpone application of Medicare prospective payment system to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5055), H7208 [27JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H1163 [21MR]

Immigration: extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program (see H.R. 1573), H757 [8MR]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 3767), H1163 [21MR]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6777 [24JY]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H7871 [19SE]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H758 [8MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H8200 [26SE]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H574 [29FE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H4035 [7JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H3173 [16MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H574 [29FE]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H633 [1MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3103), H255 [8FE] (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1852 [5AP]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H997 [14MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H9505 [6OC]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H7933 [20SE]

———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), H757 [8MR]

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), H2012 [10AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H757 [8MR] (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7282 [6SE]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2512 [3MY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H921 [9MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H4220 [12JN]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H5955 [12JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6719 [20JY]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H50 [27JA]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H5955 [12JY]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), consideration (see H. Res. 439), H5956 [12JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H7502 [12SE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H8799 [4OC]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H5436 [28JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H7002 [25JY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H3869 [25MY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4592 [15JN]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H3413 [18MY]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H5955 [12JY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H6052 [13JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7281 [6SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H5240 [27JN]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7282 [6SE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11195 [25OC]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), H2411 [2MY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3523 [22MY]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H7933 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 329), H3474 [19MY]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11681 [31OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions, H1787 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1787 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1772 [5AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5789 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9703 [11OC]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4718 [20JN]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3130 [16MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5613 [29JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), E487 [4AP]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4718 [20JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9835, H9836 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), motion to instruct conferees, H9794 [11OC]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9835, H9836 [12OC]

———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (H.R. 1161), H10697, H10698 [24OC]

Bellaire, TX: anniversary of First Baptist Church of Bellaire, E154 [16FE]

———tribute to the Little League All-Star team, H7347 [7SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H9024 [6OC]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1979 [10AP]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3096, H3106, H3130, H3138, H3139, H3142, H3143 [16MY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4705 [20JN]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), H7686 [18SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5873 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7518 [13SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1307, H1335, H1393 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2251, H2257 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1979 [10AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H3138, H3139 [16MY]

Celanese Chemicals (business): La Porte-Bayshore, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1798 [16OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3605 [23MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2847 [10MY]

Coins: tribute to collectors (S. Con. Res. 154), H11581 [30OC]

Cokinos, Ellen: FBI Community Leadership Award recipient, E2051 [1NO]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4718 [20JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10414 [19OC]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), E1718 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense: Biology, Education, Screening, Chemoprevention, and Treatment Lung Cancer Program funding, H3981 [7JN]

———Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services Program funding, H3981 [7JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5613 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3981 [7JN]

Dept. of HUD: Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight funding, H4768, H4769 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (H.R. 4848), H8103 [26SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3438, H3439 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9024 [6OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4232, H4233, H4308 [13JN], H11536 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12490 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11682 [31OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4768, H4769 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10383 [19OC]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H3023 [15MY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9703 [11OC]

Ellington AFB, TX: Air National Guard supply complex funding, H5613 [29JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5223 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8422, H8424 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5210 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7310 [7SE]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4585), H6606 [20JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6022 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10837 [25OC], E1948 [26OC]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2588 [4MY]

———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief, H10837 [25OC], E1948 [26OC]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2588 [4MY]

Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, L.L.C.: Pasadena, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E771 [19MY]

Harris County, TX: anniversary of East Harris County Senior Citizens Program, E1138 [28JN]

———flood control projects funding, H5210, H5223 [27JN], H8422, H8424 [28SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5619 [29JN]

———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8636 [3OC]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), H6606 [20JY]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1692 [4AP]

Health care facilities: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, H8254 [27SE]

Hear O'Israel International, Inc.: tribute to Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000, E861 [25MY]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3637), H3581 [23MY]

Honore, Stephan L.: Peace Corps Franklin Williams Award for Outstanding Community Service recipient, E152 [16FE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 640), H10414 [19OC]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1858 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), E2149 [7DE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Children's Assessment Center, E2067 [2NO]

———anniversary of Congregation Brith Shalom, E208 [1MR]

———Children's Nutrition Research Center funding, H5789 [11JY], H9703 [11OC]

———light rail transportation funding, H3438, H3439 [19MY], H9024 [6OC]

Immigration: pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (H.R. 2961), H6379 [18JY]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H865 [9MR]

International Terminals Co.: Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year Award recipient, E1843 [19OC]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), Senate amendments, H608 [1MR]

Johnson & Johnson Activities Center Inc.: opening, E1750 [12OC]

Jones, Lovell A.: Howard University Hospital Legacy of Leadership Award for Distinguished Health Care Advocate recipient, E765 [18MY]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (H.R. 1901), H2460 [3MY]

McCollum, Charles H.: Houston Surgical Society Distinguished Surgeon award recipient, E694 [10MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2694 [9MY], H9850 [12OC]

———permit public schools and other entities to determine presumptive eligibility for low-income children, H12490 [15DE]

———require States to establish reasonable reimbursement rates, H11682 [31OC]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5088 [26JN], H5173 [27JN], H5375 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5310 [28JN]

———reform, H12490 [15DE]

———reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (H.R. 61), H3931 [7JN]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (H. Res. 535), E1182 [30JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), E1945 [26OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (H.R. 5522), E1945 [26OC]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), H8179 [26SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H898 [9MR]

NASA: funding, H10383 [19OC]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (H.R. 1795), H8269 [27SE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7080 [26JY]

———funding, H4232, H4233 [13JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6510 [19JY]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), E1752 [12OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), H3547 [23MY]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H3587 [23MY]

Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox, H3142, H3143 [16MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2716 [9MY], H8254, H8263 [27SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11259 [26OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1335 [23MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H598 [1MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11259 [26OC], H12490 [15DE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9798 [11OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize, H5223 [27JN]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax rates, H5873 [12JY]

———condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4145 [9JN]

———condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7173 [27JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H310 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2799 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4145 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7332 [7SE]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), H3062 [16MY]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals, H6510 [19JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3834 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7173 [27JY]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Project funding, H8422, H8424 [28SE]

———participation in State Children's Health Insurance Program, H3899, H3900 [6JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7290 [7SE]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (H.R. 1237), H2623 [8MY]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), H7480 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10861 [25OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8103 [26SE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4811 [21JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H3562 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5166 [26JN], H7363 [7SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Hear O'Israel International, Inc., Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000: Houston, TX, Mayor and City Council, E862 [25MY]

Tributes

Elliott, Shelby M., E18 [27JA]

Feigin, Ralph D., E1797 [16OC]

Finger, Ronald J., E2017 [29OC]

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12003 [5DE]

Harris, Bernard, Jr., E661 [4MY]

Kimmel-Hieken, Elizabeth, E1087 [23JN]

Malone, Norman and Ann, E1482 [14SE]

Myers, Toby, E1801 [16OC]

Ratliff, Joe S., E733 [16MY]

Silver, Howard J., E2059 [1NO]

Steigler, Linda, E736 [16MY]

Vento, Bruce F., H9798 [11OC]

Watson, Ed, E1300 [21JY]

Willerson, James T., E1800 [16OC]

BENTSEN, TAMRA

Appointments

House of Representatives Childcare Center Advisory Board, H643 [6MR]

BENZA, STEVE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4525 [6JN], S4661 [7JN]

BEREA, OH

Remarks in House

Falat, Diana M.: National Scholastic Art Exhibition Gold Key Award recipient, E1028 [15JN]

BERENSON, LORI H.

Letters

Civilian trial for Lori H. Berenson in Peru: Representative Carolyn Maloney, H7242 [6SE]

Remarks in House

Peru: incarceration, H7241 [6SE], E1372, E1385 [27JY]

BEREUTER, DOUG (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3280 [17MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5956 [12JY], H6004 [13JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Air Justice, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E363 [21MR]

Another Reason To Hold Off, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E1256 [18JY]

Austria Escapes Censure by Ending Secret Accounts, Michael Allen, Wall Street Journal, H4612 [19JN]

Baghdad Restraint Revisited, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E1536 [20SE]

Bankruptcy Bill Is Overloaded, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E134 [14FE]

Bilingual Ed Takes a Hit, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E1445 [13SE]

Chavez Travels—Venezuela's New President Provides Incentive To Emphasize Energy Search, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, E1458 [13SE]

Compromise—House Speaker Hastert Offers Method To Reach Deal on Minimum Wages, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, E1445 [13SE]

Contract Not Now Mentioned—Tax Reduction for Social Security Benefits Would Aid Elderly Payers, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, E1414 [6SE]

Cooperation Is Important Duty—Recruiters Deserve Welcome From All of Nation's Public High Schools, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, E284 [13MR]

Crop Insurance an Improvement—With New Insurance Type, Farmers Can Finally Control Part of Their Operations, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, E534 [11AP]

Discrimination Disguised as Free Trade, Jajdish Bhagwati, Financial Times (publication), E2076 [3NO]

Ergo-Nonsense—New OSHA Workplace Regulation Isn't Based on a Completed Study, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, E2189 [15DE]

Evolution Doesn't Occur Overnight, Leonard Woodcock, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E283 [13MR]

Gulf War Stands the Test, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E1430 [7SE]

If the Shoe Fits, EU Should Wear It, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E2210 [15DE]

Judging a Judge's Judgment, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E142 [15FE]

Laudable Gift of Life and Sight, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E1540 [20SE]

Marriage Penalty Needs To Be Axed—Tax-and-Spend Proponents Have Weak Arguments To Oppose GOP Legislation, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, H6617 [20JY]

Movie Makers Respond Weakly—Congressional Concern Produces Less Than Satisfactory Answers by Industry, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, E1973 [28OC]

No One There To Pay, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E197 [29FE]

Oil Prices Generating Bad Ideas, Lincoln (NE) Journal Star, E1644 [2OC]

Poetic Justice in Accusations—Clinton Administration Deserves Criticism for Policy That Aided Fires, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, E1537 [20SE]

Show Them the Money, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E869 [25MY]

Still Time To Save the Black Beret, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E2085 [13NO]

Trade Status May Hold the Key to End of Roller-Coaster Ride in U.S.-China Relationship, James Kynge, Financial Times (publication), E819 [24MY]

Vietnam—25 Years Later—In Hindsight, a Just Cause, Senator Kerrey, H2420 [3MY]

Why Europe Would Like Haider To Disappear, Quentin Peel, Financial Times (publication), E146 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Afghanistan: reestablishment of representative Government (see H. Con. Res. 414), H8468 [28SE]

———reestablishment of representative government (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8406 [27SE]

Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 3170), H4336 [13JN]

Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 432), H10473 [19OC]

Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 397), H7502 [12SE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Benin: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H7282 [6SE]

Broadcasting: expand and enhance U.S. international broadcasting operations around the world (see H.R. 4454), H3049 [15MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H2012 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2338 [13AP]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H574 [29FE]

Crime: prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H6778 [24JY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1675 [3AP]

Croatia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 251), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H1675 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H3474 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1077 [15MR]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1764 [4AP]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H7281 [6SE]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2655 [8MY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H4817 [21JN]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7991 [21SE]

———require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H8406 [27SE]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1284 [22MR]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2123 [11AP]

FDIC: strengthen the special examination authority in order to protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), H255 [8FE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H9011 [5OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H6719 [20JY]

FHA: require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see H.R. 4795), H7212 [27JY]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (see H. Res. 495), H2606 [4MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

———promote openness, transparency, and efficiency in international government procurement through capacity building and third-party procurement monitoring (see H.R. 3116), H209 [2FE]

———repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

———repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 4067), H1629 [30MR]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H1406 [23MR]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (see H.R. 5224), H7932 [20SE]

———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (see H.R. 4002), H1118 [16MR]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H2770 [9MY]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H7212 [27JY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H7212 [27JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR] (see H.R. 4090), H1958 [6AP] (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H4592 [15JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4266), H2336 [13AP]

———require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (see H.R. 4228), H2121 [11AP] (see H.R. 4251), H2238 [12AP]

Korean Peninsula: summit between North and South Korea (see H. Res. 543), H6720 [20JY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H575 [29FE]

Latvia: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 319), H5657 [29JN]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H633 [1MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7652 [14SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7652 [14SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H6719 [20JY]

Medicare: coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H7652 [14SE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7003 [25JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H7652 [14SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 3580), H3926 [6JN]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7652 [14SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H6777 [24JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 5272), H8201 [26SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H6777 [24JY]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see H.R. 3629), H632 [1MR]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8406 [27SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H632 [1MR]

Olympic games: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H4592 [15JN]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H574 [29FE]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1407 [23MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H7212 [27JY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H10809 [24OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H7502 [12SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 4457), H3049 [15MY] (see H.R. 4615), H4120 [8JN]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H6777 [24JY]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H3868 [25MY]

———express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech (see H. Con. Res. 352), H4592 [15JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H6777 [24JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H2012 [10AP]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H7723 [18SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1674 [3AP]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H8736 [3OC]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4817 [21JN]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2122 [11AP]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2013 [10AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H758 [8MR]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H1958 [6AP]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H5436 [28JN]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H757 [8MR]

Vietnam: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 295), H2013 [10AP]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H5241 [27JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H9011 [5OC]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3173 [16MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7211 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 3847), H756 [8MR]

———establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (see H.R. 5205), H7870 [19SE]

———payment of special loan deficiency payments to eligible producers who have suffered yield losses due to damaging weather or disasters (see H.R. 5125), H7364 [7SE]

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (see H.R. 3707), H572 [29FE]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (see H.R. 3621), H340 [10FE]

Homestead National Monument of America: expand boundaries (see H.R. 5013), H7206 [27JY]

Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas (see H.R. 3706), H572 [29FE]

International economic relations: development and expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions (see H.R. 4673), H4590 [15JN]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (see H.R. 5014), H7206 [27JY]

Taxation: provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H3867 [25MY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: reestablishment of representative Government (H. Con. Res. 414), H10645 [24OC]

Agriculture: encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (H.R. 3847), H705 [8MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, E534 [11AP]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3827 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5457 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9704 [11OC]

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China, H5160 [26JN]

———construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (H.R. 3707), H938 [14MR], H1436 [28MR], H3397 [18MY]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (H. Res. 531), H6084 [17JY]

Army: anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), H4324 [13JN]

———close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3357 [18MY]

———decision to allow all personnel to wear black berets, E2085 [13NO]

Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia (H. Con. Res. 397), H11576, H11578, H11580 [30OC]

Asia Foundation: funding, H5127 [26JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9838 [12OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), E134 [14FE]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4718), H5103 [26JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5540), H11703 [31OC]

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7437 [12SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5868 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6617 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7518 [13SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1320 [23MR]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (H. Con. Res. 328), H9582, H9583 [10OC]

Chavez, Hugo: relationship of Venezuelan President with the U.S., E1458 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6405 [18JY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, E283 [13MR]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3676, H3678 [24MY], E819 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3653 [24MY]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Con. Res. 81), H6724, H6725 [24JY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H116 [1FE]

———assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H107 [1FE]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1431 [28MR]

———U.N. participation (H. Con. Res. 390), E1669 [4OC]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (H.R. 3621), H9601 [10OC]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: funding, H11289 [26OC]

Courts: investigation into the assignment of criminal cases involving friends of President Clinton to certain judges, E142 [15FE]

Crime: combat international money laundering (H.R. 3886), H4612 [19JN]

Croatia: elections (H. Con. Res. 251), H2987 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6079 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies waiver of certain reimbursement charges, H3287 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3287 [17MY], H3357, H3362, H3369 [18MY]

———cooperation by high school officials with military recruiters, E284 [13MR]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (H. Res. 534), H6076 [17JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), H10686, H10687 [24OC]

Dept. of State: embassy security funding, H5160 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4480 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8656 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9047 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4871 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11289 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5127, H5160 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12498 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4626 [19JN], H4871 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10389 [19OC]

Diseases: provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), H11301 [26OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11289 [26OC]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, H9047 [6OC]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), H2985 [15MY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H10621 [24OC]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), H8003 [25SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5223 [27JN]

European Union: comparison of decision-making process with U.S. Electoral College, E2210 [15DE]

Export Administration Act: increase penalties for violations (H.R. 5239), H11575 [30OC]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, E363 [21MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1026 [15MR], E363 [21MR]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (H. Res. 495), H4612 [19JN]

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), H6730, H6732, H6733 [24JY]

———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), H6726, H6729, H6730 [24JY], H9865 [12OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6004, H6006, H6018 [13JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2582 [4MY]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), E427 [28MR]

Foreign trade: national objectives priority assignments, E2076 [3NO]

———provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2582 [4MY]

———U.S. deficit, E2076 [3NO]

Forest Service: roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, E1537 [20SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1431 [7SE]

Homestead National Monument of America: funding, H8656 [3OC]

Hong Kong: report on status after reversion to the People's Republic of China, E89 [8FE], E1629 [28SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1863 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11994 [5DE]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (H.R. 3834), H7746 [19SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2457 [3MY]

INS: Omaha District Office funding, E869 [25MY]

International economic relations: development and expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions (H.R. 4673), H7754, H7755 [19SE]

Iraq: U.S. policy relative to continuation of sanctions, H578 [1MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, H6358 [18JY]

———prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3362 [18MY], H6004, H6006 [13JY]

———require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (H.R. 4251), H2990 [15MY]

Korean War: anniversary, H6358 [18JY]

Latvia: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 319), H6081, H6082, H6083 [17JY]

Lincoln, NE: overpass construction funding, H9047 [6OC]

Macau: U.S. policy, H11301 [26OC]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2697 [9MY]

Mexico: safety and well-being of U.S. citizens injured while traveling (H. Con. Res. 232), H6722, H6723 [24JY]

Minimum wage: level, E1445 [13SE]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, H5223 [27JN]

Monsanto Co.: development of golden rice, E1540 [20SE]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (H.R. 4441), H9573 [10OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (H. Res. 549), E1429 [7SE]

National security: national missile defense system, E1256 [18JY]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (H.R. 3629), H2366 [2MY]

Nebraska: airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10606 [24OC]

Persian Gulf Conflict: decision not to invade Iraq, E1536 [20SE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, E1644 [2OC]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, E1644 [2OC]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3369 [18MY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3369 [18MY]

Russia: agricultural assistance, H6018 [13JY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11258 [26OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H12498 [15DE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2145 [12AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H317 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4143 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7334 [7SE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (H.R. 3594), H12100 [15DE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), E1413 [6SE]

———treatment of small businesses, E1445 [13SE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2300 [13AP]

Ukraine: agricultural assistance, H6018 [13JY]

Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (H. Res. 618), H9583 [10OC]

Vietnam: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 295), H2419 [3MY]

———make normalization of relations contingent on full accounting of POW/MIA, H7015 [26JY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7015 [26JY]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (H. Con. Res. 322), H5680, H5681 [10JY]

Votes: correction, E608 [2MY]

———position on missed, H3841 [25MY], E427 [28MR], E1608 [27SE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10355 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11829 [3NO]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (H.R. 4884), H7225 [6SE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4800 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1282 [22MR]

Special order: granted, H5653 [29JN]

Reports

Task Force on the Hong Kong Transition-E89 [8FE]

Tables

Nebraska airport projects funding, H1027 [15MR]

Tributes

Barrett, Representative Bill, H11707, H11708 [31OC]

BERG, LAURA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1984 [28OC]

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ

Remarks in House

Reddin, Scott: Shelter Our Sisters (organization) honoree, E677 [9MY]

United Jewish Appeal Federation: tribute to Bergen County, NJ, and North Hudson, NJ, women honorees, E707 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

New Bridge Landing: protection and preservation funding, S7036 [17JY]

BERGENDAHL, JOHN R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1314 [25JY]

BERGENFIELD, NJ

Remarks in House

Jefferson Elementary School: dedication of Garden of Love, Hope, and Friendship, E791 [19MY]

BERGER HEALTH SYSTEM (organization)

Remarks in House

Circle of Caring Program: recipient of American Hospital Association Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence, E688 [10MY]

BERGIN, JAMES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E256 [9MR]

BERGMAN, WALTER F. (BUS)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1069 [21JN]

BERGSTEIN, C. FRED

Appointments

International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, S11 [24JA]

BERGSTROM, DAVID E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1109 [26JN]

BERKE, IRVING

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 5481), H10036 [17OC]

Relief (H.R. 5481): refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 636), H10036 [17OC]

BERKELEY, CA

Remarks in House

La Pena Cultural Center: anniversary, E921 [9JN]

Senior citizens: tribute to opening of Over 60 Health Center, Center for Elders Independence, and the Mable Howard Apartments, E780 [19MY]

BERKELEY COLLEGE

Remarks in Senate

Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce Corporate Citizen of the Year: recipient, S10996 [25OC]

BERKLEY, SHELLEY (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Taxation: treatment of small businesses (H.R. 3832), H758 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H5956 [12JY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H90 [31JA]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor: make grants to construct an addition (see H.R. 1865), H2340 [13AP]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2967 [11MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see H.R. 2200), H5955 [12JY]

Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building, Reno, NV: designate (see H.R. 4169), H1763 [4AP]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Business and industry: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]

Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H455 [15FE]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H5169 [26JN]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 369), H9907 [16OC]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 329), H574 [29FE]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H1120 [16MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5956 [12JY]

Computers: tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H2412 [2MY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1589 [29MR]

———provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H3813 [24MY]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H4783 [20JN]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H3309 [17MY]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H5436 [28JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3050 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see H.R. 4574), H4122 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6719 [20JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H3173 [16MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5436 [28JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H2411 [2MY]

Education: establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H2771 [9MY]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H3869 [25MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H7128 [26JY]

Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H6052 [13JY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H165 [1FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H6471 [18JY]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H2239 [12AP]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H7652 [14SE]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7578 [13SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H4592 [15JN]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H4035 [7JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8736 [3OC]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (see H.R. 3800), H631 [1MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H4592 [15JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5240 [27JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H2607 [4MY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H2412 [2MY]

Immigration: improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 3767), H1477 [28MR]

———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H922 [9MR]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1285 [22MR]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H255 [8FE]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H2607 [4MY]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H2411 [2MY]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H4220 [12JN]

Labeling: require fragrances containing known toxic substances or allergens to be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 5238), H9011 [5OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1675 [3AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H757 [8MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2512 [3MY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1852 [5AP]

———coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H7128 [26JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7991 [21SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2013 [10AP]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H756 [8MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H5657 [29JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2607 [4MY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H920 [9MR]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1764 [4AP]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H7722 [18SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2012 [10AP]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H3474 [19MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7992 [21SE]

National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H997 [14MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3172 [16MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H1478 [28MR]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H1958 [6AP]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

Nevada: disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see H.R. 4637), H5085 [23JN]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H1764 [4AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8617 [2OC]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H4592 [15JN]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H11195 [25OC]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H8736 [3OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6719 [20JY]

Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), H10036 [17OC]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H1588 [29MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H4035 [7JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1588 [29MR]

———encourage the expansion of business-to-business relationships and the provision of certain information (see H.R. 4464), H3172 [16MY]

———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1898), H1629 [30MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: prevent abuse (see H.R. 1984), H574 [29FE]

Small business: strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H255 [8FE]

Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H3925 [6JN]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H7652 [14SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H12045 [7DE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7503 [12SE]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H4675 [19JN]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H7871 [19SE]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H1077 [15MR]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H342 [10FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3474 [19MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H3049 [15MY] (see H.R. 4245), H3309 [17MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H922 [9MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3813 [24MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H574 [29FE]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H3813 [24MY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1764 [4AP]

———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H1163 [21MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H3523 [22MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), H255 [8FE]

Television: exempt licenses in the instructional television fixed service from competitive bidding (see H.R. 879), H1477 [28MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4036 [7JN]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H7366 [7SE]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7129 [26JY]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1476 [28MR]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H3649 [23MY]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H10036 [17OC]

Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H2340 [13AP]

———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8062 [25SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3173 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Amateur Sports Illegal Gambling Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4284), H2337 [13AP]

Dept. of Education: establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H7206 [27JY]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (see H.R. 4692), H4674 [19JN]

Motions

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1197 [22MR]

Remarks

Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: designate (H.R. 1279), H1428 [28MR]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3088 [16MY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6360 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3326 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3326 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4579 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4579 [15JN]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse, E2221 [15DE]

E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN: designate (H.R. 2412), H1426 [28MR]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H2782 [10MY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1193 [22MR]

Henderson, NV: tribute to Basic High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1222 [13JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H2020 [11AP]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5367 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5311 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H421 [15FE]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Projects, H11828 [3NO]

———sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), H768 [9MR]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1140 [21MR], H1193, H1199 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1179 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to commit, H1197 [22MR]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H591 [1MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (H.R. 3293), H2664 [9MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5721 [10JY], E1740 [11OC]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11828 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3047 [15MY]

Special order: granted, H1161 [21MR]

Tributes

Beal, Bradley W., E2123 [5DE]

Cram, Brian, E709 [11MY]

Miller, G. Thomas, E158 [16FE]

Ryan, Jane, E1683 [5OC]

BERKOWITZ, HOWARD P.

Letters

Counterterrorism Act, S10960 [25OC]

BERMAN, HENRY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1783 [13OC]

BERMAN, HOWARD L. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H8469 [28SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H575 [29FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H219 [7FE] (see H.R. 3573), H455 [15FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H1285 [22MR]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11781 [1NO]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H922 [9MR]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H575 [29FE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H4783 [20JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2341 [13AP]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H7871 [19SE]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H997 [14MR]

China, People's Republic of: encourage a dialog with Tibet (see H. Res. 389), H209 [2FE]

———normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 334, 335), H3813 [24MY]

———provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2338 [13AP]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5737 [10JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3813 [24MY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H2655 [8MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H5084 [23JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of satellites and related items to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 4417), H2905 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H4485 [14JN]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7002 [25JY] (see H.R. 4539), H5241 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7281 [6SE]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H4036 [7JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H6052 [13JY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2512 [3MY]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1477 [28MR]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H632 [1MR]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2655 [8MY]

Education: improve and expand access to educational television programming (see H.R. 2965), H574 [29FE]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H5737 [10JY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H8062 [25SE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2771 [9MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (see H.R. 2842), H255 [8FE]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H4336 [13JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H4336 [13JN]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H1285 [22MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H511 [16FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H7723 [18SE]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5106, 5107), H7280 [6SE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (see H.R. 4870), H6469 [18JY]

Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2122 [11AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4783 [20JN]

———promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H4174 [9JN]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 5035), H7282 [6SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H2341 [13AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H1674 [3AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6778 [24JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H7003 [25JY]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3308 [17MY]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H165 [1FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H5435 [28JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H2012 [10AP] (see H.R. 4770), H5956 [12JY]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H7281 [6SE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H4220 [12JN]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1764 [4AP]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2002), H1588 [29MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H7502 [12SE]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H6600 [19JY]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 5155), H8469 [28SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H998 [14MR]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7212 [27JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H6719 [20JY]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H9505 [6OC]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and encourage cooperation of foreign nations with such Group in carrying out its duties (see H.R. 5065), H8406 [27SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H166 [1FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H7281 [6SE]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H50 [27JA]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H1958 [6AP]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H4121 [8JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H5955 [12JY]

Russia: condition participation in the Group of Eight on voluntary acceptance of and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 425), H9900 [12OC]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H11207 [26OC]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see H. Con. Res. 324), H2966 [11MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7723 [18SE]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7212 [27JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H12095 [14DE]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H575 [29FE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7212 [27JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H4783 [20JN]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7366 [7SE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5084 [23JN]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H4485 [14JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H6052 [13JY]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H6719 [20JY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7003 [25JY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7212 [27JY]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H5737 [10JY]

———promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H342 [10FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H6719 [20JY]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H9505 [6OC]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9505 [6OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8062 [25SE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Immigration: eliminate the limitation on the number of aliens granted asylum who may become lawful permanent residents (see H.R. 3771), H630 [1MR]

Patents: improve quality of patents on certain inventions (see H.R. 5364), H8735 [3OC]

Eulogies

Dixon, Julian C.: by, E2235 [15DE]

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: by, H3471 [19MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9692 [11OC]

Alpert, Lee K.: Fernando Award Foundation Outstanding Volunteer award recipient, E266 [9MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2171 [12AP]

Asia Foundation: funding, H5127 [26JN]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7555 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3744 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to recommit, H3744 [24MY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4363 [14JN]

———protection of databases, E1759 [12OC]

Courts: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (H.R. 5562), H12513 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3359 [18MY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2171 [12AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5069 [23JN], H5127, H5130, H5131, H5153 [26JN]

Farrell, Michael: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E133 [14FE]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H9692 [11OC]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5106), H7771 [19SE]

———technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), H7245 [6SE], H7772, H7774 [19SE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (H.R. 4870), H7765 [19SE]

Harris, Leland B.: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Special Recognition Award recipient, E133 [14FE]

Immigration: provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (S. 3239), H11701 [31OC]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), Senate amendments, H606 [1MR]

Kahn, Ilse: Southern California Chapter of American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam Lifetime Commitment to Peace Award recipient, E46 [1FE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3359 [18MY]

Koszdin, Jack P.: Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley honoree, E255 [9MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4939 [22JN]

Library of Congress: Copyright Office funding, H4939 [22JN]

Los Angeles Mission College: anniversary, E78 [8FE]

LSC: payment of defendant's attorney fees in certain migrant worker cases against farmers, H5130, H5131 [26JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H10649 [24OC]

Miyashita, Mary: Asian Week (publication) Special Honoree for Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E1411 [6SE]

Nasser, Suhaila: Southern California Chapter of American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam Lifetime Commitment to Peace Award recipient, E46 [1FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit interference with certain foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to make pharmaceuticals or medical technologies more affordable, H5153 [26JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5069 [23JN]

Patents: improve quality of patents on certain inventions (H.R. 5364), E1659 [4OC]

Sandel, Dan: Americans for Peace Now (organization) Yitzhak Rabin Peace Award recipient, E1022 [15JN]

Schatz, Carol E.: Anti-Defamation League Deborah Awards recipient, E877 [25MY]

Specht, Lisa: American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1114 [16MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2236 [12AP]

Tributes

Biederman, Donald, E1581 [25SE]

Blazer, Phil, E37 [31JA]

Dixon, Julian C., E2235 [15DE]

Huerta, Dolores Fernandez, E520 [10AP]

Lew, Steve, E123 [10FE]

Mosk, Stanley, E44 [1FE]

Quijada, Edward J., E1485 [14SE]

Rubinstein, Morris, E1138 [28JN]

Sugarman, Marvin and Avis, E319 [15MR]

Zeldin, Isaiah, E608 [2MY]

BERMAN, LEE AND KATHY

Remarks in House

Temple Bat Yahm: Spirit of Life Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

BERMAN, ROBERT A.

Amendments

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11385 [27OC]

Articles and editorials

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, H11389 [27OC]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, H11389 [27OC]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, H11389 [27OC]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (see H. Res. 657), H11445 [27OC]

Excerpts

Investigation of Payments Made to Two Federal Employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7490 [24JY]

Letters

Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: Representative George Miller, H11728 [1NO]

———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]

Remarks in House

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11368-H11398 [27OC], H11727, H11728 [1NO]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): investigation of payments made to two Federal employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, S7490 [24JY], S7993-S7995 [5SE]

Reports

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House), H11368-H11384 [27OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (Minority Rebuttal), H11395-H11398 [27OC]

Reports filed

Project on Government Oversight (organization) Compliance With Subpoenas: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H7205 [27JY]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H11205 [26OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 657, Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, H11385 [27OC]

BERMUDA

Bills and resolutions

Taxation: prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4192), H1851 [5AP]

Remarks in House

Pollution: removal of toxic waste from former military facilities, H4017 [7JN]

Taxation: prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (H.R. 4192), E504 [6AP]

BERNALILLO COUNTY, NM

Remarks in Senate

Albuquerque, NM: flood control projects funding, S8930 [21SE]

BERNARD, AL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E878 [25MY], E897 [6JN]

BERNARDO, VICENTE CEPEDA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2153 [7DE]

BERNARDS, NJ

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E801 [22MY]

BERNATH, CLIFFORD H.

Articles and editorials

Clinton Accused in Smear—Tripp Lawyers Blame White House for Leak, S4941 [12JN]

Why Didn't Bacon Get Fried?—The Pentagon's Anti-Tripp Leakers Get a Slap on the Wrist, and the Privacy Act a Slap in the Face, S4941 [12JN]

Letters

Private counsel for Clifford H. Bernath relative to release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp: Brad Wiegnam, Dept. of Defense, S4941 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bacon, Kenneth H.: Dept. of Justice handling of investigation relative to the release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp, S4938-S4943 [12JN]

BERNHARDT, LISA

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S5710 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, S6218 [30JN]

BERNIER, MACKENZIE

Poems

``Transportation'', E937 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: tribute to Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program Poetry Contest winners, E937 [9JN]

BERNSTEIN, AARON

Articles and editorials

Backlash—Behind the Anxiety of Over Globalization, S8553 [14SE]

BERNSTEIN, JARED

Analyses

Small Business Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 3081), H858 [9MR]

BERNSTEIN, NINA

Articles and editorials

Foster-Child Advocates Gain Allies in Injury Lawyers—States Face the Dual Threat of Class Actions and Huge Individual Damage Awards, S11301 [28OC]

BERRIEN, GENEVA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E112 [10FE]

BERRY, BRUCE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1247 [14JY]

BERRY, JOHN

Letters

Clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, H9615 [10OC]

Memorandums

Rongelap Resettlement Act, E389 [22MR]

BERRY, MARION (a Representative from Arkansas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5574, H5657 [29JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4784 [20JN]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H6599 [19JY]

———require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H7211 [27JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H6599 [19JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H6354 [17JY]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H11621 [30OC]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6777 [24JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2607 [4MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H3049 [15MY]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1077 [15MR]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H2338 [13AP]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE]

Education: modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2906 [10MY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3173 [16MY]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), H255 [8FE]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H11446 [27OC]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H7652 [14SE]

Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), H2012 [10AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H11446 [27OC]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H255 [8FE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3926 [6JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H8200 [26SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H9635 [10OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H4591 [15JN]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H5656 [29JN]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 5401), H9011 [5OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H3308 [17MY]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 5184), H7651 [14SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H7365 [7SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3309 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H10473 [19OC]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H2512 [3MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H4036 [7JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H7723 [18SE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H511 [16FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7003 [25JY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2012 [10AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3609), H278 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (see H.R. 3653), H373 [14FE]

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

Tariff: isoxaflutole (see H.R. 4252), H2238 [12AP]

Letters

Facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain FDA approved drugs: several Representatives, H5428 [28JN]

Memorandums

Facilitate the Importation Into the U.S. of Certain FDA Approved Drugs: Christopher J. Sroka, Congressional Research Service, H5430 [28JN]

Motions

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H67 [31JA], H129 [1FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3819 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5574 [29JN]

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11543 [30OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1541 [29MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1369 [23MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H1826 [5AP]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3150 [16MY], H3705 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5574 [29JN]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse, H1541 [29MR]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5428 [28JN], H7913 [20SE]

EPA: regulatory process implementation, H4914 [21JN]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5428 [28JN]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), H5428 [28JN], H7914 [20SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H67 [31JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H129, H135 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H129, H135 [1FE], H10896, H10897, H10898, H10899 [25OC], H11481 [28OC], H11808 [2NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H741 [8MR]

Jonesboro (AR) Sun: tribute, E1591 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2186 [12AP], H2500 [3MY], H4918 [21JN], H5822 [11JY], H7257, H7259 [6SE], H7913, H7914 [20SE], H11481 [28OC], H11805 [2NO]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5365 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H4918 [21JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H424 [15FE]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, E1527 [19SE]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region, H10358 [19OC]

Votes: position on missed, H291 [10FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10358 [19OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1849 [5AP], H3170 [16MY], H4814 [21JN]

Tributes

Blair, Diane, E1322 [26JY]

Faught, Dewey, E431 [28MR]

Felty, William J., E1313 [25JY]

Ferguson, Elmer A., E2026 [30OC]

Fisher, Polly, E1577 [25SE]

Gibson, Jack, E158 [16FE]

Hartz, Jake, Jr., E1319 [26JY]

Hillgren, Priscilla, E1672 [4OC]

Simmons, Richard, E992 [13JN]

Troutt, John, Jr., E1592 [26SE]

BERRY, NANCY

Remarks in House

National Teachers Hall of Fame: inductee, E1325 [26JY]

BERRY, THEODORE M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1923 [25OC]

BERUMEN, LAURA D.

Articles and editorials

Six Local Students Chosen as Latino Leader Finalists, E767 [18MY]

BERWICK, BRUCE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7445 [21JY]

BERZON, MARSHA L.

Articles and editorials

Ending a Judicial Blockade, S1340 [9MR]

Infamous Anniversary for Courts, S1340 [9MR]

Judge Deserves Rousing Approval, S1340 [9MR]

Paez and Berzon Votes, S1340 [9MR]

Politics of the Ninth Circuit—Senators Should Reject Judicial Nominees, S1338 [9MR]

Senate GOP Drags Feet on Justices, S1340 [9MR]

Cloture motions

Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Letters

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359 [9MR]

Lists

Supporters of nomination to be circuit judge, S1286 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S1205, S1209-S1223, S1225 [7MR], S1254, S1286-S1288, S1291, S1296-S1300, S1302, S1330, S1331 [8MR], S1336-S1368 [9MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1225 [7MR], S1254, S1330, S1331 [8MR], S1336, S1357, S1365, S1367 [9MR], S2451 [10AP]

BEST, DELBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E542 [12AP]

BEST, RICHARD

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1664 [23MR]

BEST HARVEST BAKERY (business)

Articles and editorials

Former Execs Switch to Supply Side, S5025 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5025 [13JN]

BESTEIRO, RAUL

Remarks in House

University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College: Distinguished Alumni honoree, E709 [11MY]

BETHESDA, MD

Articles and editorials

Enlightened Self-Interest, S11561 [5DE]

Remarks in House

NIH: anniversary of Children's Inn, E1374 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: study by Safety Research Center, Bethesda, MD, and Stanford University Sleep Research Center on the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S11559 [5DE]

BETHLEHEM, NH

Remarks in Senate

Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network: Home Loan Bank of Boston Community Development Award recipient, S1309 [8MR]

BEUS, STEPHEN

Remarks in Senate

Innovation in Education Award: recipient, S1021 [1MR]

BEVERLY, BOB

Remarks in House

Colorado Ski Museum Hall of Fame: inductee, E1945 [26OC]

BEVERLY SHORES, IN

Remarks in House

St. Ann of the Dunes Roman Catholic Church: anniversary, E1496 [14SE]

BEYKIRCH, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E87 [8FE]

BHAGWATI, JAJDISH

Articles and editorials

Discrimination Disguised as Free Trade, E2076 [3NO]

BIANCHI, WILLIBALD C.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9376 [27SE]

BIBB COUNTY, AL

Bills and resolutions

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 4286), H2337 [13AP]

Remarks in House

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4286), H5672, H5673 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4286), S10010 [5OC]

Reports filed

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4286) (S. Rept. 106-461), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4286) (H. Rept. 106-713), H5735 [10JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4286, Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act, H5672 [10JY]

BICYCLES

Amendments

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), S3781, S3782 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 314), H2410 [2MY]

Roads and highways: promote activities to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety (see H.R. 4217), H1957 [6AP]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), H2469 [3MY]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 2592), H10457, H10458 [19OC]

National Bike to Work Week: observance, E778 [19MY]

Remarks in Senate

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), S3782 [9MY]

Reports filed

Consumer Product Safety Act Coverage of Low-Speed Electric Bicycles: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 106-946), H9503 [6OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 314, use of Capitol Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo, H2469 [3MY]

H.R. 2592, coverage of low-speed electric bicycles under the Consumer Product Safety Act, H10458 [19OC]

BIDEN, JOSEPH R., JR. (a Senator from Delaware)

Addresses

Supreme Court History, Decisions, and Changes: by, S3971-S3974 [16MY]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7337, S7400 [20JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2254, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2334, S2355, S2358, S2367 [6AP], S2441 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4697, S4715 [7JN], S4739, S4748, S4753, S4862, S4863, S4867, S4874 [8JN], S6277, S6278, S6290 [30JN], S6455 [11JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4117 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4966, S4968 [12JN], S4992, S5032 [13JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5913, S5915, S5933 [27JN], S6188, S6266 [30JN]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7694 [26JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3772 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8119 [6SE], S8169, S8172 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5520, S5568, S5569, S5571, S5572 [21JN]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (S. 484), S4394, S4395 [24MY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6660, S6692, S6759 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S889 [28FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7703, S7716 [26JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Conferee: H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, S7781 [27JY]

———S. 2901, Security Assistance Act, S8241 [7SE]

Articles and editorials

End of Arms Control—George W. Bush Proposed a Radical New Nuclear Doctrine. No One Noticed, Charles Krauthammer, Time (publication), S4615 [7JN]

Inexplicable Neglect, Washington (DC) Post, S9249 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1345), S2353 [6AP]

Arms control: expand and enhance U.S. efforts in the Russian nuclear complex to expedite containment of nuclear expertise that presents a proliferation threat (see S. 2492), S3737 [9MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3186), S10252 [11OC]

———amend laws, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 3186), S10425 [12OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S7164 [18JY]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see S. Con. Res. 85), S1128 [2MR]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S9272 [26SE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S7922 [27JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S1913 [29MR]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S8026 [5SE]

China, People's Republic of: release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (see S. Con. Res. 78), S86 [26JA]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S2772 [13AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S1883 [29MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

———ratification (see S. Res. 237), S822 [24FE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see S. 3209), S10619 [17OC]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (see S. 2940), S10807 [19OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S4297 [23MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S334 [3FE]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (see S. 3126), S9381 [27SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (see S. 2089), S799 [24FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S3264 [2MY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7453 [21JY]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S7555 [25JY]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 1638), S492 [8FE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S6144 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S4954 [12JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S4855 [8JN]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (see S. 2064), S613 [10FE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S8215 [7SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S382 [7FE]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 53), S9381 [27SE]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8594 [14SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S8215 [7SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4322 [23MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S10722 [18OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9758 [3OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see S. Con. Res. 131), S7555 [25JY]

———commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (see S. Con. Res. 118), S4460 [25MY]

Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S493 [8FE]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S4392 [24MY]

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (see S. Res. 261), S799 [24FE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Serbia: elections (see S. Res. 365), S9702 [3OC]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable (see S. Res. 315), S4460 [25MY]

Slovenia: commend partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO (see S. Con. Res. 117), S4379 [24MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Taxation: temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S1128 [2MR]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S3612 [8MY]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S1467 [20MR]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see S. 71), S689 [22FE]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S1467 [20MR]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Biological weapons: enhance protections (see S. 3202), S10412 [12OC]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: make archival materials of the Africa Division of the VOA available to the Institute for Media Development (see S. 2682), S4564 [6JN]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 2908), S7477 [24JY]

Crime: facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 3252), S11252 [27OC]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S613 [10FE]

Dept. of State: establish nonprofit entities for international educational, cultural, and arts programs (see S. 3251), S11131 [26OC]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 2256), S1512 [21MR]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S3692 [9MY]

Taxation: expand lifetime learning credit and provide deductions for qualified tuition and related expenses (see S. 3047), S8585 [14SE]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 2558), S4014 [16MY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S3692 [9MY]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S538 [9FE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Essays

How Should We Honor America's Veterans? Samuel I. Cashdollar, S3738 [9MY]

Letters

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11462 [1NO]

Colombian counter-drug efforts: Andres Pastrana, President of Colombia, S5498 [21JN]

Delaware River channel deepening project: by, S8278 [8SE]

———Nicholas A. DiPasquale, Corps of Engineers, S8279, S8281 [8SE]

———Representatives Saxton and LoBiondo, S8279 [8SE]

———Robert W. Hargrove, EPA, S8278 [8SE]

Economic impact of increasing oil prices: by, S1943, S1944 [30MR]

U.S. military presence in Okinawa, Japan: James L. Jones, Commandant of the Marine Corps, S7819 [27JY]

Vice President Gore's agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology: by, S11340 [29OC]

———several Senators, S11340 [29OC]

Lists

U.S. Trustee Program bankruptcy criminal cases, S5386-S5389 [20JN]

Memorandums

Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Relative to Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11464 [1NO]

Motions

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5509 [21JN]

Privilege of the floor

Daly, Michael, S693 [22FE]

Lowenthal, Bennett, S4029 [16MY]

Meyer, Robin, S5580 [21JN]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, S7620 [26JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7216 [19JY]

Amtrak: funding, S1262 [8MR]

Asia: U.S. strategic interests, S7819 [27JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), S5385 [20JN]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11461, S11463, S11464 [1NO], S11552 [5DE], S11725 [7DE]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S11464 [1NO], S11552 [5DE], S11725 [7DE]

———limit homestead property exemption, S11725 [7DE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11463 [1NO]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11552 [5DE], S11725 [7DE]

———treatment of child support payments, S11462 [1NO]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1356 [9MR]

Biological weapons: enhance protections (S. 3202), S10421 [12OC]

Bridgeville, DE: tribute to Woodbridge High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3185 [1MY]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: make archival materials of the Africa Division of the VOA available to the Institute for Media Development (S. 2682), S4574 [6JN]

Budget: foreign policy programs allocations, S2421 [7AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7414 [21JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2421 [7AP]

Campbell, Bonnie J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S9253, S9254 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8460 [13SE]

———nuclear weapons proliferation, S5587 [22JN]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S7819 [27JY], S8460 [13SE], S8714, S8716 [19SE]

———U.S. policy, S6834-S6836 [14JY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (S. Con. Res. 99), S1829 [28MR]

City Kids Wilderness Project: tribute to participants and volunteers, S7474 [24JY]

Classified information: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, S9684 [3OC]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (S. Res. 237), S1381 [9MR]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 2908), S7477 [24JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S3003 [27AP]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10225 [11OC]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (S. 3252), S11252 [27OC]

Delaware: designation of Kennett Pike as National Scenic Byway, S4560 [6JN]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, S8278 [8SE]

DeMatteis, Mary Jane: Delaware Mother of the Year award recipient, S2523 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4614, S4615, S4616, S4649 [7JN], S4743, S4748, S4764, S4765 [8JN]

———limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems, S4614, S4615, S4616 [7JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4073, S4076, S4077 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5010 [13JN]

———require report on the C-5 aircraft spare and repair parts program, S4748 [8JN], S5010 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (S. 2061), S619 [10FE]

Dept. of State: establish nonprofit entities for international educational, cultural, and arts programs (S. 3251), S11136 [26OC]

———nonproliferation and anti-terrorism programs funding, S5539-S5542 [21JN]

———VOA broadcast condemning the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, S10792 [19OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7597 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5169 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11865 [15DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11865 [15DE]

Diseases: authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS and authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination, S7620 [26JY]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7620 [26JY]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (S. 2612), S4317 [23MY]

Drugs: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment, S9113 [22SE]

———use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5497, S5498, S5499 [21JN]

Education: reductions in school class size, S3492 [4MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3492 [4MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8278 [8SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1262 [8MR]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (S. 3126), S9393 [27SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (S. 2089), S802 [24FE], S9686, S9687 [3OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, S10982 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5497, S5498, S5499, S5539 [21JN], S5587, S5611, S5615 [22JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3868 [11MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6109 [29JN]

———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, S3868 [11MY]

———promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (S. 720), S9251 [26SE]

———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief, S10399 [12OC]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S5611 [22JN]

Fuentes, Julio M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1224 [7MR]

Gore, Vice President: agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology, S11338, S11340 [29OC]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S8866 [20SE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), S4908 [8JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10202, S10206, S10225 [11OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), S9684 [3OC]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), S662, S668 [22FE]

Kazakhstan: human rights violations, S6828 [14JY]

Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during World War II, S4743 [8JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, S6835 [14JY]

———U.S. policy, S10789 [19OC]

Korean Peninsula: summit between North and South Korea, S5650-S5652 [22JN]

Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, S10988 [25OC]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4073, S4076, S4077 [17MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (S. 2541), S3849 [10MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3107), S9254 [26SE]

Milosevic, Slobodan: oppose efforts to offer amnesty and asylum in Russia, S5549 [21JN]

Montenegro: U.S. policy, S7441-S7443 [21JY]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (S. Res. 323), S5160 [14JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 353), S8422 [12SE], S9683 [3OC]

National security: national missile defense system, S4399-S4402 [25MY], S5587 [22JN], S6109 [29JN], S6834-S6836 [14JY]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 304), S3737 [9MY]

NATO: status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, S3497-S3499 [4MY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), S1007 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (S. 1536), S9689 [3OC]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, motion to indefinitely postpone, S1356 [9MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S4064 [17MY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S9253, S9254 [26SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9113 [22SE]

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (S. Res. 261), S833 [24FE]

Senate: legislative program, S3975 [16MY]

Serbia: democracy efforts, S10988 [25OC]

———elections, S9251 [26SE], S10050 [6OC]

———elections (S. Res. 365), S9761 [3OC]

———U.S. policy, S10988 [25OC]

Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, during World War II, S4743 [8JN]

Supreme Court: decision on Violence Against Women Act provision creating a Federal civil rights cause of action for women to sue sexual abuse offenders, S3970 [16MY], S7597 [26JY]

———judicial activism relative to decisions on Federal authority over States and extension of power to include deciding appropriateness of legislation in addition to constitutionality, S7597-S7603 [26JY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak, S11828, S11829 [15DE]

———expand lifetime learning credit and provide deductions for qualified tuition and related expenses (S. 3047), S8586 [14SE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6614 [13JY]

———provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, S6614 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1008 [1MR]

———treatment of higher education costs and savings accounts for college expenses, S1008 [1MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S6614 [13JY]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5169 [15JN]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (S. Res. 304), S3737 [9MY]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization, S11865 [15DE]

———extend authorization (S. 2049), S549 [9FE]

Votes: position on missed, S7216 [19JY]

Whitby, John W., Jr.: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to St. Paul School, S337 [3FE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S9248, S9249, S9250, S9253, S9254 [26SE], S10202, S10206, S10225 [11OC], S11865 [15DE]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 51), S3970 [16MY], S4764, S4765 [8JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 2787), S5791 [26JN], S7597 [26JY]

Statements

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization, S8716 [19SE]

Texts of

S. 2049, Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund authorization extension, S550 [9FE]

S. 2061, Kids 2000 Act, S620 [10FE]

S. 2682, make archival materials of the Africa Division of the VOA available to the Institute for Media Development by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, S4574 [6JN]

S. 2787, Violence Against Women Act, S5792-S5803 [26JN]

S. 2908, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S7478-S7482 [24JY]

S. 3202, Dangerous Biological Agent and Toxin Control Act, S10421 [12OC]

S. 3251, establish nonprofit entities for Dept. of State international educational, cultural, and arts programs, S11136 [26OC]

S. 3252, National Child Protection Improvement Act, S11253 [27OC]

Tributes

Bifferato, Vincent A., S2434 [7AP]

Gardner, Harry L., Sr., S4098 [17MY]

Giannone, Ronald, S43 [24JA]

Hermelin, David B., S11736 [7DE]

Perry, William J., S10789 [19OC]

Quillen, William T., S7652 [26JY]

Roth, Senator, S11559 [5DE]

BIDWELL, CHARLES L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1483 [14SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8577 [14SE]

BIEDERMAN, DONALD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1581 [25SE]

BIEGEL, ROBERTA

Letters

Improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs, S4464 [25MY]

BIELE, WILLIAM L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E105 [9FE]

BIENNIAL BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATIONS ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 92), S655 [22FE]

BIFFERATO, VINCENT A.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2434 [7AP]

BIG BAND SOCIETY OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1281 [19JY]

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA (organization)

Remarks in House

Bowler, Michael J.: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (organization) Caring Hands Gold Award recipient, E1150 [29JN]

BIG HORN COUNTY, WY

Amendments

BLM: convey certain land in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District (S. 610), S7796 [27JY]

Remarks in House

BLM: convey certain land in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District (S. 610), H10492 [23OC]

Reports filed

Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Westside Irrigation District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 610) (S. Rept. 106-313), S5882 [27JN]

Texts of

S. 610, BLM land conveyance in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District, S7796 [27JY], H10492 [23OC]

BIGGERT, JUDY (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Tribute to Representative Porter: Gerald LeMelle, Amnesty International, H10250 [18OC]

Articles and editorials

Freedom's Worth (excerpt), Jeff Douglass, H3492 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H50 [27JA]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1588 [29MR]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1674 [3AP]

Business and industry: restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H1852 [5AP]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

Children and youth: promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2771 [9MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H4174 [9JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Computers: tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H2122 [11AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4337 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H1477 [28MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8062 [25SE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H575 [29FE]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4484 [14JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H2122 [11AP]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H4220 [12JN]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H3413 [18MY]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H1852 [5AP]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H2341 [13AP]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H7211 [27JY]

———consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3703), H7212 [27JY]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: increase authorization (see H.R. 3926), H1075 [15MR]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1589 [29MR]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H998 [14MR]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7129 [26JY]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H9767 [11OC]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 258), H7503 [12SE]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H633 [1MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H6470 [18JY]

Medicare: expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H2512 [3MY]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H3813 [24MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5737 [10JY]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H342 [10FE]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H11195 [25OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H511 [16FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6470 [18JY]

Political campaigns: require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4784 [20JN]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H4121 [8JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Railroads: delay effective date for the implementation of regulations requiring audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings (see H.R. 5059), H7208 [27JY]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7207 [27JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H2411 [2MY]

———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2273), H6599 [19JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3649 [23MY]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H3172 [16MY]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H2013 [10AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7366 [7SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2606 [4MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H997 [14MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H2341 [13AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H574 [29FE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H6354 [17JY]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H6052 [13JY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3173 [16MY]

Women: provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H7129 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on House Administration (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 569), H7210 [27JY]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1075 [15MR]

Government: reform and improve Inspector General offices within Federal agencies (see H.R. 5460), H9900 [12OC]

Johnson, Nancy: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 589), H7997 [22SE]

Law enforcement: combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H3867 [25MY]

Petroleum: establish a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve (see H.R. 4784), H5654 [29JN]

Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see H.R. 4054), H1284 [22MR]

Taxation: provide tax incentives to enhance long-term care and convene a National Summit on Long-Term Care (see H.R. 4498), H3412 [18MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H257 [9FE], H1415 [28MR], H2345 [2MY], H2617 [8MY], H3871 [6JN], H4595 [19JN], H5659 [10JY], H6055 [17JY], H6721 [24JY], H7215 [6SE], H7653 [18SE], H9507 [10OC], H9909 [17OC], H11957 [5DE]

Letters

Tribute to Representative Porter: Adeline J. Geo-Karis, H10248 [18OC]

———David N. Barkhausen, H10248 [18OC]

———Elizabeth Coulson, H10248 [18OC]

———George H. Ryan, Governor of Illinois, H10246 [18OC]

———Gordon P. MacDougall, H10247 [18OC]

———Jeff Schoenberg, H10248 [18OC]

———Kathleen K. Parker, H10248 [18OC]

———Mark S. Kirk, H10246 [18OC]

———Representative Porter's staff, H10250 [18OC]

———Robert H. Bradner, H10247 [18OC]

Poems

``In Flanders Fields,'' John McCrae, H3492 [22MY]

Remarks

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (H.R. 1451), H227, H228, H229 [8FE]

Boecker, Paul: Congressional Fire Services Institute Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award recipient, E619 [3MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3681 [24MY]

Committee on House Administration (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 569), H7176 [27JY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H408 [15FE]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (H. Con. Res. 300), H2353 [2MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1110 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1110 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3377 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3377 [18MY]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4439 [14JN]

———renewable energy research funding through reductions in the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Program, H5256 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4547 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4439, H4466 [14JN], H4547 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 4096), H7678 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5151 [26JN]

Doherty, Megan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E668 [8MY]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, H8251 [27SE]

DuPage County, IL: tribute to Teachers on an Agriscience Bus Program, E917 [8JN]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (H.R. 3928), H1053 [15MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5256 [27JN]

Forest Service: recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4466 [14JN]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4451), H8018 [25SE]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: increase authorization (H.R. 3926), H9975 [17OC]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (S. 3137), H11931, H11932, H11933 [4DE]

Johnson, Nancy: tribute for participation in Olympic games (H. Res. 589), E1574 [22SE]

Law enforcement: combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (H.R. 4553), H3857 [25MY]

Market Day: anniversary, E438 [29MR]

McDonald's Corp.: EPA Waste Wise Partner of the Year recipient, E1810 [17OC]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (H. Con. Res. 302), H3491, H3492 [22MY]

NIST: Global Standards Program funding, H5151 [26JN]

NSF: increase research and development funding through offsets in Dept. of Energy funding, H408 [15FE]

Older Americans Month: observance, H3400 [18MY], E707 [11MY]

Petroleum: establish a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve (H.R. 4784), E1171 [30JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8251 [27SE]

Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (H.R. 4054), E373 [22MR]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H466 [16FE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H593 [1MR]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9797 [11OC]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H72 [31JA], H312 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4146 [9JN]

———provide tax incentives to enhance long-term care and convene a National Summit on Long-Term Care (H.R. 4498), H3400 [18MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7164 [27JY]

Tomei, Ed: Darien, IL, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E257 [9MR]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7012 [26JY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8103 [26SE], H8746 [4OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H983 [14MR], H1161 [21MR], H3411 [18MY], H3865 [25MY], H10469 [19OC], H10806 [24OC]

Tributes

Ewing, Representative, H10800 [24OC]

Fowler, Representative, H10758 [24OC]

Porter, Representative, H10242, H10243, H10244, H10245 [18OC]

Vento, Bruce F., H9797 [11OC]

BIGOS, RICHARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1068 [21JN]

BIKINI RESETTLEMENT AND RELOCATION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2368), S2796 [13AP]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2368) (S. Rept. 106-240), S1391 [9MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2368, provisions, S2796 [13AP]

BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3413 [18MY], H3451 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4818 [21JN], H5037 [22JN], H5111 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4867 [21JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7003 [25JY], H7584 [14SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4940 [22JN]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2596 [4MY]

Articles and editorials

Study Critical of Exhaust From School Buses, Marla Cone, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H3452 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H7128 [26JY]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H4174 [9JN]

Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4173), H1763 [4AP]

———declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H757 [8MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H922 [9MR]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5655 [29JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H7933 [20SE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Boyden, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 643), H10473 [19OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H757 [8MR]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H9505 [6OC]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7366 [7SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H3413 [18MY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H4220 [12JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Computers: establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H2771 [9MY]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H2512 [3MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H1120 [16MR]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H10809 [24OC]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H1285 [22MR]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H4783 [20JN]

Crime: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 4045), H1163 [21MR]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H7991 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4660), H4784 [20JN]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1285 [22MR]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H4337 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H7652 [14SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3523 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4592 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4675 [19JN]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H4220 [12JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1675 [3AP]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———facilitate environmental cleanup caused by the manufacture of methamphetamines and impose new monetary fines for the manufacture and trafficking of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5589), H11445 [27OC]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 50), H50 [27JA]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2123 [11AP]

Federal employees: alleviate pay-compression problem affecting members of the Senior Executive Service and other senior-level Federal employees (see H.R. 3147), H10809 [24OC]

FERC: reform electric power rates in California (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8799 [4OC]

———roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 5131), H7723 [18SE]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H574 [29FE]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H8062 [25SE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7208 [27JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4090), H1405 [23MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H6052 [13JY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3309 [17MY]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3869 [25MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2770 [9MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1589 [29MR]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H1674 [3AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2771 [9MY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H510 [16FE]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H7281 [6SE]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H255 [8FE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H2013 [10AP] (see H.R. 5151), H9011 [5OC]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H9505 [6OC]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H4484 [14JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H7502 [12SE]

———expand coverage of durable medical equipment to include physician prescribed equipment necessary for unpaid caregivers (see H.R. 5017), H7206 [27JY]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), H931 [13MR]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4121 [8JN]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H632 [1MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5154), H7502 [12SE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), H7652 [14SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H1629 [30MR]

NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 1798), H997 [14MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7872 [19SE]

Oceans: tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research (see H. Con. Res. 264), H647 [6MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Political campaigns: require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2412 [2MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H6777 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H8200 [26SE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H6354 [17JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1477 [28MR]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H9505 [6OC]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H4816 [21JN]

Taxation: allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H7932 [20SE]

———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H10473 [19OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 2263), H2122 [11AP]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs to contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see H.R. 2264), H2122 [11AP]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8551 [29SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1285 [22MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H922 [9MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4717), H5085 [23JN]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 816), H1284 [22MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H3172 [16MY]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces retention and reenlistment bonuses (see H.R. 4174), H1763 [4AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2771 [9MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H10809 [24OC]

———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H511 [16FE]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H2411 [2MY]

Turkey: withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H6600 [19JY]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H254 [8FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H342 [10FE]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2966 [11MY]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), H8469 [28SE]

World War II: encourage Japanese companies to compensate former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5435 [28JN]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: increase basic housing allowance for members stationed in San Diego and Orange Counties, CA, to compensate for increased energy costs (see H. Res. 629), H9900 [12OC]

California: authorize investor-owned electric utilities to purchase electric power directly from the Bonneville Power Administration at specified rates (see H.R. 5458), H9899 [12OC]

———electricity crisis in San Diego and Orange Counties (see H. Con. Res. 429), H9900 [12OC]

Electric power: interconnect distributed generation facilities with local electric distribution systems (see H.R. 5457), H9899 [12OC]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (see H. Res. 650), H11194 [25OC]

Immigration: Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H2337 [13AP]

Medicare: provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7206 [27JY]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (see H. Res. 535), H5240 [27JN]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and clarify application to the Imperial Government of Japan (see H.R. 5390), H9010 [5OC]

Public utilities: grant investor owned utilities and other private entities the same rights to purchase electric energy generated at Federal facilities as public bodies and cooperatives (see H.R. 5113), H7280 [6SE]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H2654 [8MY]

States: remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H3474 [19MY]

Tariff: ceramic knives (see H.R. 4394), H2654 [8MY]

Taxation: impose a windfall profit tax on electricity sold in Orange and San Diego Counties, CA, during the summer (see H.R. 5484), H10256 [18OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5176), H7651 [14SE]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H164 [1FE]

Excerpts

District of Columbia Prohibition on Possession of Alcohol by Individuals Under 21 Years of Age: District of Columbia Code, H7585 [14SE]

Letters

California electric power market: by, H11320, H11321 [26OC]

District of Columbia prohibition on possession of tobacco products by minors: Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the District of Columbia, H7586 [14SE]

———by, H7585 [14SE]

———John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, H7586 [14SE]

Reductions in youth gun violence and crimes involving firearms, and enforcement of existing gun laws: by, H6648 [20JY]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Francisco de Lamadrid, Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, H7473 [12SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1791 [5AP]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1562 [29MR]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H3275, H3277 [17MY]

———use of personnel to strengthen drug enforcement activities along U.S.-Mexico border, H614 [1MR]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H8134 [26SE]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7561 [13SE]

———electric power rates, H9808 [11OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2948 [11MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10072 [18OC]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1046 [15MR], H2088 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3275, H3277 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4567 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6648 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3451, H3452, H3453 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11237 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5111, H5112, H5113 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4866 [21JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7584, H7587 [14SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11237 [26OC]

———prohibit possession of tobacco products by minors, H7584, H7587 [14SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H614 [1MR]

Education: promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7467 [12SE]

EPA: wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico, H4866 [21JN]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (H. Res. 650), H11321 [26OC]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2088 [11AP], H6648 [20JY]

———gun control, H1046 [15MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5911 [12JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5911 [12JY]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1206 [22MR]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11237 [26OC]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4567 [15JN]

International Boundary and Water Commission: funding, H5111, H5112, H5113 [26JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4940 [22JN]

Medicare: use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (H. Res. 535), H5423, H5424, H5425, H5426 [28JN]

Mexico: foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, H614 [1MR]

———treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7472, H7474 [12SE]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, E30 [31JA]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4567 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4567 [15JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H9808 [11OC]

Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations, H1562 [29MR]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4028 [7JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3848 [25MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H3848 [25MY]

Transportation: prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3451, H3452, H3453 [19MY]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (H. Con. Res. 322), H5680 [10JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1621 [30MR], H1986 [10AP], E1054 [20JN], E1930 [25OC]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10862 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11204 [26OC]

Special order: granted, H628 [1MR], H7575 [13SE], H9816 [11OC]

Statements

FERC Release of Findings and Recommendations on Electric Power in California (H. Res. 650): by, H11320 [26OC]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Surfrider Foundation, H7473 [12SE]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for San Diego County, CA, H9905 [16OC]

Tributes

Krohne, Kristopher, H7583 [14SE]

Palmer, Lakiba N., H10072 [18OC]

Robbins, Billy, E1242 [14JY]

Walker, Sam, H11202 [26OC]

BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4485, H4486 [14JN], H4841 [21JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H165 [1FE] (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H5656 [29JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

Children and youth: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H9011 [5OC]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6719 [20JY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6719 [20JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

———use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans health care (see H. Con. Res. 255), H510 [16FE]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H6776 [24JY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H2607 [4MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7281 [6SE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2607 [4MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H165 [1FE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H3049 [15MY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H998 [14MR]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 294), H2341 [13AP]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

———promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1675 [3AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1958 [6AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2967 [11MY]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8736 [3OC]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7723 [18SE]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H7503 [12SE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H7281 [6SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7652 [14SE]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7212 [27JY]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H922 [9MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Panama Canal: U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H758 [8MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H4220 [12JN]

President's Commission on Veterans and Smoking: establish (see H.R. 3696), H510 [16FE]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H342 [10FE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H8407 [27SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4592 [15JN]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H3926 [6JN]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5543), H11193 [25OC] (see H.R. 5661), H12094 [14DE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7281 [6SE]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR] (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2607 [4MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8736 [3OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2606 [4MY]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H3869 [25MY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H5085 [23JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H2607 [4MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H1406 [23MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3813 [24MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4220 [12JN]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H6355 [17JY]

Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H575 [29FE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9907 [16OC]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3309 [17MY]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12045 [7DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2967 [11MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H5737 [10JY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3474 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

EPA: reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 3656), H454 [15FE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit Federal financial assistance to individuals who are delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 3929), H1075 [15MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 5151), H7501 [12SE]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 4365), H2511 [3MY]

Comments

Administration regulation would harm local access to transplant services: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

Administration regulation would hurt organ supplies: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

Motions

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H9847 [12OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8209 [27SE]

Poems

``Hail the Veteran,'' Charlie Reese, E1909 [25OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9655 [11OC]

Coast Guard: tribute for Government Performance Project rating, E646 [4MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6979 [25JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8834, H8839 [5OC]

Computers: support Internet safety awareness (H. Res. 575), H9537 [10OC]

Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (H.R. 1042), H9535 [10OC]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6357 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9655 [11OC]

Dept. of HHS: nullify rule relative to the centralization of organ allocation policies, H1719, H1721 [4AP]

———review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1704 [4AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), H6786 [25JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6786 [25JY]

———Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4873 [21JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11682 [31OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4841, H4843, H4873 [21JN]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus, H11313 [26OC]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (H.R. 762), H9532, H9534 [10OC]

Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H60 [31JA]

EPA: National Hazardous Waste and Superfund Ombudsman funding, H4841, H4843 [21JN]

———reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman (H.R. 3656), E149 [15FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1451, H1452 [28MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H355 [14FE]

———minority health programs (S. 1880), H11693 [31OC]

———provide grants to States or private sector institutions to foster organ donor programs, H1716 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H355 [14FE], H1689, H1704, H1716, H1719, H1721 [4AP]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H732 [8MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2693 [9MY], H9847, H9848 [12OC]

———require States to establish reasonable reimbursement rates, H11682 [31OC]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5363, H5365 [28JN]

Memorial Day: observance, E825 [24MY]

Mental health: postpartum depression policies (H. Res. 163), H9524, H9525 [10OC]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (H.R. 1795), H8269 [27SE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7085 [26JY]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, H11313 [26OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6513 [19JY]

Point of order, H4843 [21JN]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H3588 [23MY], H11303, H11313, H11314, H11316 [26OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2698, H2711, H2717 [9MY], H8247, H8252, H8255 [27SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11249 [26OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11249 [26OC]

SSA: tribute for Government Performance Project rating, E646 [4MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H312 [10FE]

Turkey: proposed sale of attack helicopters, H9804 [11OC]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H9655 [11OC]

———tribute to 352nd fighter group, E1556 [21SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (H.R. 3293), H2667 [9MY]

Votes: position on missed, H3495 [22MY], H9048 [6OC], E1911 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1474 [28MR], H8059 [25SE], H8550 [29SE], H8734 [3OC], H9816 [11OC]

Tributes

Bateman, Herbert H., E1487 [14SE]

Canady, Representative, E2132 [6DE]

Goodling, Representative, E1678 [4OC]

Rigas, John, E801 [22MY]

BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1020, S1021 [1MR]

BILLINGS, ANNIE E.

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S11674 [7DE]

BILLINGTON, JAMES H. (Librarian of Congress)

Articles and editorials

Library of Congress Turns 200, H1439 [28MR]

Messages

Library of Congress Bicentennial, S2716 [13AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1690 [6OC]

BILUS, ELIZABETH N.

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office funding, H5058 [23JN]

BIN LADEN, OSAMA

Articles and editorials

New Jackals—Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism, H7350 [7SE]

Excerpts

``New Jackals,'' Simon Reeve, H7351 [7SE]

Factsheets

Terrorist Activities, H7350 [7SE]

Letters

Proposal to lift the trade embargo on gum arabic in the Sudan: Richard Holbrooke, U.N. Ambassador, H7351 [7SE]

Lists

Osama bin Laden's threats of terrorism, H7350 [7SE]

Remarks in House

Sudan: proposal to lift trade embargo on gum arabic, H7349 [7SE], E1910 [25OC]

BINGAMAN, JEFF (a Senator from New Mexico)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7366, S7367, S7404, S7405 [20JY]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (H.R. 4940), S11150, S11190 [26OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7078 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2087, S2122 [4AP], S2159, S2222, S2251, S2253, S2254, S2256, S2257, S2262, S2263 [5AP], S2358, S2359, S2362, S2363, S2364, S2368, S2370, S2371, S2373, S2374 [6AP], S2386, S2389, S2391, S2410, S2411, S2415, S2439, S2440, S2441 [7AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), S10824 [19OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10261 [11OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 2751), S11258 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4620, S4694, S4695, S4696, S4710 [7JN], S4738, S4753, S4862, S4866, S4867, S4874, S4876, S4881, S4893, S4894 [8JN], S5053 [13JN], S5072, S5076, S5079, S5120, S5122, S5125, S5138 [14JN], S5439, S5474 [20JN], S5815 [26JN], S5912 [27JN], S6269, S6275, S6277, S6278, S6280, S6282, S6289, S6290 [30JN], S6451, S6455, S6457, S6478 [11JY], S6549 [12JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4025 [16MY], S4208 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4956, S4957, S4963 [12JN], S4990, S4992 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6480 [11JY], S6579 [12JY], S7034, S7079, S7080 [17JY], S7088 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5274 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5838, S5853, S5913, S5915, S5916, S5933 [27JN], S5963, S6029, S6030, S6031, S6032 [28JN], S6179 [29JN], S6188, S6190, S6191, S6199, S6200, S6266, S6268, S6269 [30JN]

Education: transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), S10817 [19OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3334 [3MY], S3662, S3778 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7937 [27JY], S8117 [6SE], S8168, S8216 [7SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S10809 [19OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5474 [20JN], S5485, S5528, S5565, S5569 [21JN]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1272, S1328 [8MR]

Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (S. 2331), S9966 [5OC]

Hawaii: correct spelling errors in statutory designations of national parks (S. 939), S11935 [15DE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9502 [28SE]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S499 [8FE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), S10807 [19OC]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S9484 [28SE]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8222 [7SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), S10828 [19OC]

Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (H.R. 4020), S11931 [15DE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627, S6700 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S996, S1001, S1032 [1MR], S1072, S1147 [2MR]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6598 [13JY]

Articles and editorials

Case of Unrefined Behaviour, Economist (publication), S9352 [27SE]

Drop in the Barrel? Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, S9352 [27SE]

Family Reflects on Lost Loved Ones, Pam Easton, Carlsbad (NM) Current-Argus, S8021 [5SE]

Last Pipeline Victim Dies, Albuquerque (NM) Journal, S8022 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2078), S4577 [6JN]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S9944 [5OC]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see S. 2402), S2527 [11AP]

———modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 2537), S3831 [10MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S635 [10FE]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4820 [8JN]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S4103 [17MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10590 [13OC]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S6027 [28JN]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S6260 [30JN]

China, People's Republic of: ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (see S. 2115), S929 [29FE]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S613 [10FE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S7453 [21JY]

———allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement and encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks (see S. 1886), S160 [31JA]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378), S10716 [18OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S1883 [29MR]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S2354 [6AP]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S8215 [7SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

———ratification (see S. Res. 237), S1030 [1MR]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see S. 2730), S5106 [14JN]

———appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S8759 [19SE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S1997 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (see S. 1898), S1913 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see S. 2736), S5240 [15JN]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (see S. 3078), S10807 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the position of Advisor on Physician Assistants within the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 2264), S9036 [22SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7922 [27JY]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see S. 2124), S930 [29FE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8501 [13SE]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S2772 [13AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S1884 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S3332 [3MY]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see S. 1191), S5031 [13JN]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2333), S1986 [30MR]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S6846 [14JY]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2218), S2119 [4AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S6259 [30JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers (see S. 2539), S3831 [10MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S160 [31JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S493 [8FE]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (see S. 2743), S7077 [17JY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7077 [17JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 2689), S7165 [18JY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see S. 2689), S7165 [18JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 3196), S10411 [12OC]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1030 [1MR]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S551 [9FE]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 111), S8026 [5SE]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see S. Res. 343), S8116 [6SE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S2872 [25AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———establish a physician recruitment and retention project (see S. 3167), S9944 [5OC]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see S. 2610), S7922 [27JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S3513 [4MY]

———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see S. 3028), S8412 [12SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 2232), S1392 [9MR]

———provide appropriate transition from interim payment system to prospective payment system for home health services (see S. 2835), S8506 [13SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S4854 [8JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S3924 [11MY]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see S. Con. Res. 76), S551 [9FE]

———elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S9478 [28SE]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S382 [7FE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S2772 [13AP]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 2056), S691 [22FE]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S6349 [10JY]

Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S799 [24FE]

———establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (see S. 2665), S9395 [27SE]

———improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (see S. 2872), S6841 [14JY]

———reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands (see S. 1586), S7689 [26JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S10424 [12OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see S. 3067), S10931 [24OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S10091 [6OC]

Olympic games: tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in Federal agencies (see S. 909), S9271 [26SE]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 1738), S2545 [11AP]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2438), S8115 [6SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S8343 [11SE]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S5912 [27JN]

———protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services (see S. 301), S6691 [13JY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S8215 [7SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S1827 [28MR]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S8215 [7SE]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (H.R. 3676), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 143), S9945 [5OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Senior citizens: protect rights of members of HMO's to receive continuing care at facilities of their choice (see S. 1142), S952 [29FE]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2729 [13AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S3332 [3MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 717), S5272 [15JN]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S8343 [11SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]

Surface Transportation Board: modify authority over collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their employees (see S. 1590), S216 [1FE]

Taxation: credit for development costs of telecommunications facilities in rural areas (see S. 2321), S2119 [4AP]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S4321 [23MY]

———incentives for education (see S. 13), S1127 [2MR]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see S. 2939), S9963 [5OC]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S1512 [21MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S8768 [19SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S2872 [25AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9612 [2OC]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2354 [6AP]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see S. 1726), S5310 [16JN] (see S. 1726), S5363 [19JN]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 2793), S6349 [10JY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S6349 [10JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2357), S5912 [27JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10425 [12OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S551 [9FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S11006 [25OC]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S2872 [25AP]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

———improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (see S. 2635), S4460 [25MY]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (see S. Con. Res. 158), S11423 [31OC]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 371), S10412 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 2755), S5460 [20JN]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 3286), S11917 [15DE]

Dept. of Energy: nanoscale science and engineering research and development funding (see S. 3278), S11789 [14DE]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (see S. 2336), S1986 [30MR]

———University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see S. 3282), S11917 [15DE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (see S. 3224), S10801 [19OC]

Government: provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (see S. 3166), S9944 [5OC]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Medicare: make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (see S. 2905), S7448 [21JY]

National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (see S. 3277), S11789 [14DE]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S2616 [12AP]

New Mexico: land exchange to benefit Pecos National Historical Park (see S. 2848), S6474 [11JY]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (see S. 2162), S1117 [2MR]

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission: establish (see S. 2922), S7656 [26JY]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see S. 2926), S7656 [26JY]

Taxation: incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: develop remedies to resolve unmet community land grant claims in New Mexico (see S. 2022), S285 [2FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2598), S4190 [18MY]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Explanations

Determining ``Causation'' for Radiation and Cancer, S10377 [12OC]

Guidelines

Determining ``causation'' for radiation and cancer: Dept. of HHS, S4757 [8JN]

Letters

Conservation and Stewardship Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Kathleen Selz and Dale Penny, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, S1176 [6MR]

———several environmental organizations, S1176 [6MR]

———Steven J. Shimberg, National Wildlife Federation, S1176 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Alliance for Community Trees, S1177 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Tree New Mexico, Inc., S1177 [6MR]

Dept. of Energy Office of Science funding: several Senators, S11563 [5DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs funding: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, S5855 [27JN]

Ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program: Connie Niva, Washington State Transportation Commission, S806 [24FE]

———David McKinney, Intertribal Transportation Association, S807 [24FE]

———Kelsey A. Begaye, Navajo Nation, S807 [24FE]

———Pete K. Rahn, New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Dept., S806 [24FE]

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Mike Dombeck, Forest Service, S6513 [12JY]

———New Mexico congressional delegation, S6513 [12JY]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: by, S1545 [22MR]

Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act: Patricia McGinnis, Council for Excellence in Government, S9948 [5OC]

National Park Service Studies Act: Donald J. Barry, Dept. of the Interior, S10806 [19OC]

Native Americans rural development programs funding: JoAnn K. Chase, National Congress of American Indians, S7374 [20JY]

———Veronica N. Gonzales, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S7374 [20JY]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission Act: James A. Klein, Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, S7660 [26JY]

———James E. Turpin, American Academy of Actuaries, S7660 [26JY]

Lists

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons employer facilities eligible for compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S10377 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons facilities included under compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4757 [8JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5862 [27JN]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6631 [13JY]

Petitions and memorials

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program, S807 [24FE]

Washington State Transportation Commission: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program, S807 [24FE]

Press releases

Fuel Economy Cost May Be Compromised To Meet Tougher Emission Standards in Next-Generation Cars: National Research Council, S6320 [10JY]

Privilege of the floor

Alpert, Dan, S6352 [10JY]

Chang, Caroline, S2264 [5AP], S3199 [1MY], S5934 [27JN]

Proposals

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: by, S6223 [30JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (S. 2755), S5461 [20JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7372, S7374 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10792 [19OC]

Agriculture Research Service: establish Bioinformatics Institute for Model Plant Species, S7372 [20JY]

Albuquerque, NM: flood control projects funding, S8170 [7SE], S8930 [21SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), S9832, S9833 [4OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6233 [30JN]

BIA: protection of Indian programs funding relative to payment of Ramah Navajo Chapter lawsuit settlement, S7088 [18JY]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (S. 3286), S11930 [15DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2159, S2160, S2161, S2195 [5AP], S2335 [6AP], S2404, S2411, S2412 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8693 [19SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9832, S9833 [4OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10780 [19OC]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): investigation of payments made to two Federal employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, S7993-S7995 [5SE]

Creedon, Madelyn R.: nomination to be National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, S6336 [10JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S3005 [27AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2925 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Native Americans rural development programs funding, S7374 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10376 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4756 [8JN], S5406 [20JN], S6453 [11JY], S6561 [12JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6233 [30JN]

Dept. of Education: Advanced Placement Incentive Program funding, S6210, S6211 [30JN]

———Smaller Learning Communities Program funding, S6211 [30JN]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S531 [9FE], S564, S567 [10FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S9350 [27SE]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4756 [8JN], S10376 [12OC]

———nanoscale science and engineering research and development funding (S. 3278), S11790 [14DE]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (S. 2336), S1994 [30MR]

———Office of Science funding, S11562 [5DE]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6319, S6322 [10JY]

———phase out administrative fees on Federal agencies for use of research facilities, S11507 [2NO]

———research funding, S8186 [7SE]

———University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (S. 3282), S11922 [15DE]

Dept. of Labor: workforce investment programs funding, S5969 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10780 [19OC]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, S6233 [30JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (S. 2736), S5257 [15JN]

———conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (S. 3224), S10806 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6319, S6322 [10JY], S6512 [12JY], S7088, S7095, S7096 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Small Communities Air Service Development Pilot Program funding, S5185 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5185 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5853, S5862 [27JN], S5969 [28JN], S6190, S6199, S6207, S6210, S6211, S6212 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10761 [19OC]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6512 [12JY]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S1082 [2MR]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs, S6190 [30JN]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged children and provide funds to assist failing schools, S996, S1006 [1MR]

———funding, S2159, S2160, S2161, S2195 [5AP], S2335, S2336 [6AP], S6628, S6630 [13JY]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S1059 [2MR]

———Pell Grant Program funding, S1072 [2MR]

———Title I programs for disadvantaged children funding, S2411, S2412 [7AP]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (S. 2071), S6295 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Comprehensive School Reform Program funding, S6207 [30JN]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and assistance for failing schools, S5853, S5862 [27JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3155 [1MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8170, S8186 [7SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9832, S9833 [4OC]

EPA: statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S567 [10FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2333), S1992 [30MR]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 711), S2521 [11AP]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform, S10761 [19OC]

Firearms: gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2404 [7AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1870 [29MR]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S10792 [19OC]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3869 [11MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3869 [11MY]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S6512 [12JY]

Government: provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (S. 3166), S9948 [5OC]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S531 [9FE], S564, S567 [10FE]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety, S6212 [30JN]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10222 [11OC]

Intel Corp.: tribute to ``Teach to the Future'' technology education partnership program, S385 [7FE]

Medicare: make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (S. 2905), S7449 [21JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (S. 2232), S1402 [9MR]

Mexico: elections (S. Res. 335), S6762 [13JY]

National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (S. 3277), S11789 [14DE]

National History Day: observance, S8754 [19SE]

National security: require operationally realistic testing of any national missile defense system against countermeasures, S6561 [12JY]

Native Americans: American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program funding, S6199 [30JN]

———ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (S. 2093), S805 [24FE]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (S. 2181), S1173, S1177 [6MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2408), S2619 [12AP]

New Mexico: land exchange to benefit Pecos National Historical Park (S. 2848), S6474 [11JY]

———provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on National Forest System and other public lands, S6512 [12JY], S7095, S7096 [18JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Kim Dae Jung for peace, S10993 [25OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S359 [7FE]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S467 [8FE], S531 [9FE], S564, S567, S570, S573 [10FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3201 [2MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S467 [8FE]

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission: establish (S. 2922), S7656-S7658 [26JY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S9350, S9351 [27SE]

———dependence on foreign sources, S6319, S6322 [10JY]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8235, S8236 [7SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

———regulatory requirements for exposed pipes on bridges, S8235, S8236 [7SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S6319, S6322 [10JY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), S6040 [28JN]

Sandia National Laboratory: anniversary of International Arms Control Conference, S2464 [10AP]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (S. 2926), S7665 [26JY]

Taxation: incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S9350, S9351 [27SE]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6628, S6630 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S996, S1006 [1MR], S1059, S1072, S1082 [2MR]

Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions, S6453 [11JY]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: develop remedies to resolve unmet community land grant claims in New Mexico (S. 2022), S285 [2FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (S. 2598), S4203 [18MY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8930 [21SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3976 [16MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10222 [11OC]

Reports

World Oil Market Demands: International Energy Agency, S9352 [27SE]

Texts of

S. 2022, New Mexico Community Land Grant Review Act, S286 [2FE]

S. 2181, Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

S. 2336, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development for Department of Energy Missions Act, S1994 [30MR]

S. 2408, Honoring the Navajo Code Talkers Act, S2620 [12AP]

S. 2598, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum appropriations, S4203 [18MY]

S. 2755, Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act, S5462 [20JN]

S. 2848, Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, S6474 [11JY]

S. 2905, Medicare+Choice Program Improvement Act, S7450 [21JY]

S. 2922, Pension Reform and Simplification Commission Act, S7658-S7660 [26JY]

S. 2926, Social Security Family Relief Act, S7666 [26JY]

S. 3002, Pipeline Integrity, Safety and Reliability Research and Development Act, S8020 [5SE]

S. 3166, Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act, S9948 [5OC]

S. 3176, Rural States Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act, S10084 [6OC]

S. 3224, National Park Service Studies Act, S10806 [19OC]

S. 3278, Dept. of Energy Nanoscale Science and Engineering Act, S11790 [14DE]

S. 3282, Dept. of Energy University Nuclear Science and Engineering Act, S11923 [15DE]

S. 3286, PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act, S11930 [15DE]

Tributes

Anaya, Mary, S831 [24FE]

Barry, Joe, S570 [10FE]

Kern, Robert, S2720 [13AP]

Walker, E.S. Johnny, S10242 [11OC]

BINGHAM, JONATHAN

Articles and editorials

Democracy or Plutocracy? The Case for a Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Buckley v. Valeo, S1777-S1781 [28MR]

BINION, PAUL

Remarks in House

California: tribute to KSEE-TV (Fresno, CA) and Companies That Care African-American Portraits of Success Award recipients, E57 [2FE]

BINNEY, RUSSELL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1509 [18SE]

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect ratings of service-connection for certain presumptive disabilities of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans participating in health studies (see H.R. 5167), H7577 [13SE]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see S. 2731), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4964), H7127 [26JY]

National security: enhance protections (see S. 3202), S10412 [12OC]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H164 [1FE]

Letters

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies: Dyann F. Wirth, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S11311 [28OC]

———Gail H. Cassell, American Society for Microbiology, S11311 [28OC]

———Jean-Pierre Garnier, SmithKline Beecham (business), S11312 [28OC]

———Jordan J. Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S11310 [28OC]

———Ronald L. Cada, Association of Public Laboratories, S11311 [28OC]

———several medical and health organizations, S11310 [28OC]

———Stephanie B.C. Bailey, National Association of County and City Health Officials, S11311 [28OC]

———William J. Martone, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, S11311 [28OC]

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: Senators Shelby and Bryan, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S4662 [7JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton, S5105 [14JN], H4436 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, H11313 [26OC]

Hussein, Saddam: indictment and prosecution for war crimes and other crimes against humanity, E1567 [22SE]

Remarks in Senate

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11307-S11314 [28OC]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (S. 2731), S5115-S5117 [14JN]

National security: enhance protections (S. 3202), S10421 [12OC]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan, S11650 [6DE]

Reports filed

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1902), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1902), S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Donald A. Mahley To Be Special Negotiator for Chemical and Biological Arms Control Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2731) (S. Rept. 106-505), S10715 [18OC]

Testimonies

Case for Justice in Iraq: David J. Scheffer, E1567-E1570 [22SE]

Texts of

S. 3202, Dangerous Biological Agent and Toxin Control Act, S10421-S10424 [12OC]

BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 935), S5875 [27JN]

Texts of

S. 935, provisions, S1039-S1042 [1MR]

BIOMEDICAL REVITALIZATION RESOLUTION

Bills and resolutions

Approve (see S. Res. 253), S381 [7FE]

Remarks in Senate

Approve (S. Res. 253), S383 [7FE], S488 [8FE]

Texts of

S. Res. 253, provisions, S383 [7FE]

BIOTECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF MAINE

Letters

Expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options, S9034 [22SE]

BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 417), H169 [2FE], H541-H547 [29FE]

BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 26), S1165 [6MR]

BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 5593), H11445 [27OC]

BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS MANAGED CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2723), H739-H747 [8MR], H970-H974 [14MR], H6448-H6450 [18JY], H7986 [21SE]

BIPARTISAN SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2774), S5663 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1383), S2660 [13AP]

Enact (S. 2774), S5668 [22JN]

Texts of

S. 2774, provisions, S5669-S5676 [22JN]

BIRCH, MARY

Letters

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact, H6742 [24JY]

BIRDS related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges

Amendments

Endangered species: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180 [29JN]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2003 [30MR], S10019 [5OC]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]

———S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: improve administration of bird collection and management activities (see S. 2329), S1986 [30MR]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2278), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 3032), S8413 [12SE]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see S. 2472), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H1404 [23MR]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 648), H10808 [24OC]

Conference reports

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Endangered species: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), H5095-H5097 [26JN]

EPA: National Estuary Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4824 [21JN]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7482-H7491 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10857-H10867 [25OC], E1975, E1977 [28OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856, H10857 [25OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), unanimous-consent agreement, H7491 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: improve administration of bird collection and management activities (S. 2329), S1988 [30MR]

Endangered species: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180-S6182 [29JN], S6253 [30JN]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2496), S10009 [5OC]

———reauthorize (S. 2278), S1673 [23MR]

———reauthorize (S. 3032), S8417 [12SE]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (S. 2878), S7072-S7074 [17JY]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2008-S2018 [30MR], S2037 [3AP], S2099 [4AP], S10019-S10027 [5OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, S10881-S10883 [23OC]

Reports filed

Common Sense Protections for Endangered Species Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3160) (H. Rept. 106-1013), H11206 [26OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior Authorization for States To Establish Hunting Seasons for Double-Crested Cormorants: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 106-916), H8551 [29SE]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2496) (S. Rept. 106-457), S9604 [2OC]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2878) (S. Rept. 106-370), S8018 [5SE]

Prohibit Interstate Movement of Live Birds, for the Purpose of Fighting, to States in Which Animal Fighting Is Lawful: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 345) (S. Rept. 106-297), S4102 [17MY]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act, H10856 [25OC]

S. 148, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, S6180 [29JN], H5095 [26JN]

S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10019-S10027 [5OC], H7482-H7489 [12SE]

S. 835, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S2008-S2011, S2015-S2018 [30MR]

S. 2878, National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act, S7072 [17JY]

S. 3032, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act reauthorization, S8417 [12SE]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

BIRKHEAD, BUTHRIE S.

Letters

Prevention of prenatal HIV transmission, H6975 [25JY]

BIRKHOLD, JENNA

Remarks in House

Fruita, CO: tribute to Fruita Monument High School speech and debate team, E309 [14MR]

BIRKMEYER, JOHN D.

Articles and editorials

High-Risk Surgery—Follow the Crowd, E361 [21MR]

BIRMAN, JOSEPH L.

Letters

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H9886 [12OC]

BIRMINGHAM, AL

Amendments

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11150, S11187 [26OC], H11581 [30OC]

Articles and editorials

Emmett O. Templeton, M.D., S9849 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4484 [14JN]

Pledges

Birmingham Pledge, H11582 [30OC]

Remarks in House

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), H7455-H7457 [12SE], H11581-H11583 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11187, S11188 [26OC]

Templeton, Emmett O.: American College of Radiology Gold Medal award recipient, S9849 [4OC]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 102, recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation, H7455 [12SE], H11581 [30OC]

BIRTH CONTROL

Addresses

27 Years of Roe v. Wade: Representative Schaffer, H1793-H1795 [5AP]

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), S2833 [25AP]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1692, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H3830 [25MY]

Articles and editorials

Question—Should Population Control Be a Priority for the Third World? Yes—Vanishing Forests and Widespread Famines are Signs of Crisis in Many Nations, E357 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 4153), H1674 [3AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (see H. Res. 457), H1762 [4AP]

———provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3691), H510 [16FE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see S. 3157), S9861 [4OC] (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see S. 2380), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

Factsheets

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools Funding: National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, H7823 [19SE]

Letters

District of Columbia inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage of contraceptives by health insurance plans: Dennis M. Schnurr, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H7056 [26JY]

Ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable relative to bankruptcy: Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7384 [20JY]

Performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5411 [20JN]

———Edwin F. O'Brien, Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A., S5408 [20JN]

Postcoital emergency contraception distribution in schools funding: John Schlitt, National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, H7823 [19SE]

Memorandums

Bankruptcy and Debts Incurred as a Result of Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11695 [7DE]

Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Relative to Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11414 [31OC], S11464 [1NO]

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools: Congressional Research Service, S6095 [29JN]

———Kenneth R. Thomas, Congressional Research Service, S6095 [29JN]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1799 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), H3829 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H185 [2FE], H379, H414 [15FE], E140, E145 [15FE]

———prohibit certain late-term abortions, H1787, H1788, H1791, H1797 [5AP], E515 [6AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H1799 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1681 [4AP], H1768, H1779-H1801 [5AP], E509, E515 [6AP], E548 [12AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1771-H1779 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), motion to recommit, H1799 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), H3829 [25MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), insert H.R. 3660 language in lieu, H3829 [25MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), motion to instruct conferees, H3829 [25MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), motion to recommit, H3830 [25MY]

———provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (H.R. 3691), E151 [16FE]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3347-H3350 [18MY]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, H9835, H9836 [12OC]

District of Columbia: inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage of contraceptives by health insurance plans, H7055-H7058 [26JY], H7176 [27JY], H7583, H7584 [14SE]

FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5693, H5694 [10JY], E1212 [11JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6658-H6663 [20JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs, E357 [21MR]

———international family planning programs funding, H10836 [25OC]

———international family planning programs funding (H.R. 3634), H1854 [6AP]

———international family planning programs funding prohibition due to use of such funds for unintended purposes, H6008, H6009 [13JY]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5849, H5883, H5899 [12JY], H5983-H5994 [13JY], H7699 [18SE], E430 [28MR], E1275 [19JY], E1298 [21JY]

Mansue, Amy: Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey Fred Forrest Community Service Award recipient, E783 [19MY]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7817-H7825 [19SE], E1571 [22SE]

Supreme Court: decision on partial-birth abortions, H5439 [29JN]

———recent decisions, H5661 [10JY]

U.N.: distibution of condoms to peacekeeping troops, H6368 [18JY]

Wilson, Susan N.: Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey Vivian Aaron Leadership Award recipient, E785 [19MY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S2832-S2835 [25AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions, S2714 [13AP], S2832-S2835 [25AP]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5406-S5421, S5425, S5443 [20JN], S5547 [21JN]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S103 [26JA], S200 [1FE], S226-S232, S247 [2FE], S7383 [20JY], S11413, S11414 [31OC], S11464, S11466 [1NO], S11552, S11553 [5DE], S11685, S11693, S11694, S11725, S11726, S11728 [7DE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn practice of forced abortions and sterilization, S8469, S8470, S8472-S8476 [13SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, S8799 [20SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (S. 2380), S2351 [6AP]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1305 [8MR]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, S6094 [29JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN]

Supreme Court: consideration of case on partial-birth abortions, S2714 [13AP]

Reports

Forced Abortion and Sterilization in China—The View From Inside: Harry Wu, Laogai Research Foundation, S8474 [13SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 457) (H. Rept. 106-559), H1762 [4AP]

Statements

District of Columbia Inclusion of Conscience Clause in Legislation Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives by Health Insurance Plans: Several District of Columbia City Council Members, H7057 [26JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 457, consideration of H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H1771 [5AP]

H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H1779 [5AP]

S. 1692, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H3829 [25MY]

BISCET, OSCAR E.

Bills and resolutions

Cuba: encourage release of political prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 430), H10473 [19OC]

Letters

Encourage release of Oscar E. Biscet by Cuba, E217 [1MR]

———several Representatives, E217 [1MR]

Remarks in House

Cuba: encourage release of political prisoner, H7506 [13SE], E217 [1MR]

BISHOP, CA

Remarks in House

Pollini, Lauren: National History Day Competition participant, E983 [13JN]

BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Paul Coverdell funeral attendees, H6721 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

Agriculture: establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers (see H.R. 4018), H2411 [2MY]

———improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H8062 [25SE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2339 [13AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H757 [8MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H647 [6MR]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (see H. Res. 673), H12532 [15DE]

Aviation: provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), H921 [9MR]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H6354 [17JY]

Clean Air Act: exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H253 [8FE]

———methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2771 [9MY]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 5069), H7208 [27JY]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1164 [21MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7002 [25JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H342 [10FE]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see H.R. 5469), H9900 [12OC]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H4174 [9JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H7003 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H3309 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H758 [8MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7723 [18SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H8062 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1675 [3AP]

Education: improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H7366 [7SE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1406 [23MR]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H575 [29FE]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6720 [20JY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H922 [9MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3173 [16MY]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1958 [6AP]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H3649 [23MY]

———application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3198), H3649 [23MY]

———eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H3309 [17MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4862), H7212 [27JY]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H2967 [11MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4783 [20JN]

Health care professionals: provide for the availability to the public of information reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (see H.R. 5122), H7997 [22SE]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 3454), H4817 [21JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H4592 [15JN]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H2341 [13AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2770 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H7129 [26JY]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 4550), H5657 [29JN]

Lawrence Patton McDonald Federal Building, Rome, GA: designate (see H.R. 4787), H5654 [29JN]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H2340 [13AP]

Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H5955 [12JY]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7211 [27JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H7652 [14SE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———eliminate reduction in the market basket percentage under the prospective payment system for payments to small rural hospitals (see H.R. 4996), H7991 [21SE]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H6470 [18JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2012 [10AP]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H1589 [29MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10534 [23OC]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2512 [3MY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H255 [8FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H3649 [23MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see H.R. 5135), H7365 [7SE]

———redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program (see H.R. 5357), H8617 [2OC]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H1163 [21MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5169 [26JN]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H6355 [17JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H5737 [10JY]

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (see H.R. 5229), H7932 [20SE]

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building, Carrollton, GA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H5654 [29JN]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8617 [2OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11842 [3NO]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H7652 [14SE]

Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7871 [19SE]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H9635 [10OC]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H12532 [15DE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 5401), H9011 [5OC]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8469 [28SE]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4776), H5435 [28JN]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H1077 [15MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9505 [6OC]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1407 [23MR]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2770 [9MY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Georgia: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe (see H.R. 4730), H5083 [23JN]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4056), H1284 [22MR]

Poems

``Good Timber'', H2099 [11AP]

Remarks

Agricultural Research Service: peanut quality and postharvest processing research funding, H5785 [11JY]

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3823 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5723 [10JY], H5784, H5785 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9677 [11OC]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3353 [18MY]

Black History Month: observance, H529 [29FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1372 [23MR]

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (S. 1567), H2099 [11AP], E515 [6AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3727 [24MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, E1870 [19OC]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 558), H6541 [19JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5784 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3353 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9645 [11OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3076 [16MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3981 [7JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11288 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4968 [22JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4882 [21JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11288 [26OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12058 [8DE]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4882 [21JN]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1901 [6AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3458 [19MY], H9853 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), H12071 [11DE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H4968 [22JN]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), H12029 [7DE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7847 [19SE]

National Reconnaissance Office: contracting of satellite launch services, H9853 [12OC], H12071 [11DE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1447 [28MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, H11288 [26OC]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Georgia, H360 [14FE]

Votes: position on missed, H2282 [13AP]

Women's History Month: observance, E375 [22MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H507 [16FE]

Special order: granted, H371 [14FE]

Tributes

Albert, Octavia, E375 [22MR]

Clay, Representative, H11428 [27OC]

Kilrain, Susan Still, E375 [22MR]

King, C.B., H2099, H2100, H2102, H2104 [11AP]

McGhee, Harriett Riggins, E375 [22MR]

Reese, Maxine, E375 [22MR]

Thornton, John T., Jr., E1238 [14JY]

Williams, Marguerite Neel, E375 [22MR]

BITTERMAN, FRED

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6588 [19JY], H6758 [24JY], E1303 [24JY]

BIVIGHOUSE, FRANKLIN A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2001 [28OC]

BIXBY, ROBERT L.

Letters

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3082, H3083 [16MY]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act, H4702 [20JN]

Treatment of any budget surpluses, S2408 [7AP]

BLACK, ALEXIS D.

Prayers

My Prayer for America, E1259 [18JY]

Remarks in House

KQCV-Radio (Oklahoma City, OK): My Prayer for America contest winner, E1259 [18JY]

BLACK, BERNARD

Petitions and memorials

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

BLACK, DARYLE

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2598 [4MY]

BLACK, MATTHEW E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E155 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: tribute to California honorees, S9939 [5OC]

BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION IMPROVEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4226), H7659-H7661 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4226), S9984 [5OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4226) (H. Rept. 106-816), H7279 [6SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4226, provisions, H7659 [18SE]

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Poems

``And the Women Gathered,'' Gloria Wade-Gayles, H528 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Observance, H149-H154 [1FE], H431-H437 [15FE], H501-H505 [16FE], H522-H532 [29FE], E53 [1FE], E57 [2FE], E102 [9FE], E163 [16FE], E183, E194 [29FE], E207 [1MR]

Texas: tribute to Unsung Heroes award recipients from the 9th Congressional District, E278 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S606 [10FE], S749 [23FE], S830 [24FE], S892 [28FE], S926 [29FE]

BLACK PATRIOTS FOUNDATION

Bills and resolutions

Monuments and memorials: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see S. 2919), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4957), H7002 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Monuments and memorials: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (H.R. 4957), H7391-H7393 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Monuments and memorials: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (H.R. 4957), S11180 [26OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4957, extend Black Patriots Foundation authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial, H7391 [12SE]

S. 2919, Black Patriots Foundation's extension of authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial, S7552 [25JY]

BLACK PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Capers, Jean Murrell: Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation Life Achievement Award recipient, E1246 [14JY]

BLACK ROCK DESERT-HIGH ROCK CANYON EMIGRANT TRAILS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2273), S10005 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2273), S10005 [5OC]

Texts of

S. 2273, provisions, S10006 [5OC]

BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, ANNA

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

BLACKMAN, KEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1234 [14JY]

BLACKS see African Americans

BLACKSBURG (VA) COLLEGIATE TIMES

Articles and editorials

Victims' Rights Bill Violates Others' Rights, S3181 [1MY]

BLACKSTONE, JAMES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1851 [19OC]

BLACKWELL, MENEFEE D. (CHUCK)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E496 [5AP]

BLADES, RICHARD H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1375 [27JY]

BLAGOJEVICH, ROD R. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1570 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H342 [10FE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H7578 [13SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H5656 [29JN]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H7991 [21SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H5656 [29JN]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H5085 [23JN]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H255 [8FE]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H633 [1MR]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H7211 [27JY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H342 [10FE]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H11195 [25OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H4036 [7JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2412 [2MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2512 [3MY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6471 [18JY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7003 [25JY]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see H.R. 5121), H9505 [6OC]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1285 [22MR]

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H5843 [11JY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3649 [23MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H1406 [23MR]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2770 [9MY]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H9635 [10OC]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H10257 [18OC]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (see H.R. 5157), H8406 [27SE]

Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H4784 [20JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4817 [21JN]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H2411 [2MY]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H1589 [29MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H1852 [5AP]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H2411 [2MY]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H5036 [22JN]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H255 [8FE]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H511 [16FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H10036 [17OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H4220 [12JN]

INS: replace with the National Immigration Bureau, separate functions and restructure fees relative to immigration enforcement and adjudication services, and restore status adjustment eligibility (see H.R. 2680), H278 [9FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2770 [9MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 2810), H1477 [28MR]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H1764 [4AP]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H1406 [23MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H2967 [11MY]

Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7002 [25JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H454 [15FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H9505 [6OC]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H8062 [25SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 5166), H7577 [13SE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4592 [15JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7578 [13SE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1164 [21MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H255 [8FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H2770 [9MY]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H2122 [11AP]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H2341 [13AP]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H7578 [13SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H9635 [10OC]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5037 [22JN]

———preserve, protect, and promote viability (see H.R. 2535), H632 [1MR]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 23), H11842 [3NO]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H9505 [6OC]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H6354 [17JY]

Railroads: delay effective date for the implementation of regulations requiring audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings (see H.R. 5059), H7208 [27JY]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H757 [8MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H342 [10FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———provide choice between lump sum payments or an improved computation formula for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 568), H757 [8MR]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7366 [7SE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H8469 [28SE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H6719 [20JY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2341 [13AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7003 [25JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H6719 [20JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H2340 [13AP]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H1120 [16MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7003 [25JY]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H5656 [29JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H90 [31JA] (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 2004), H2411 [2MY]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H5843 [11JY]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H2905 [10MY]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H6719 [20JY]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2411 [2MY]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H6600 [19JY]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8468 [28SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H342 [10FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water: prohibit use and provide for remediation of water contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 4303), H4337 [13JN]

Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H1285 [22MR]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7281 [6SE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7933 [20SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H7129 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Firearms: prevent theft from commercial carriers (see H.R. 3563), H164 [1FE]

———prohibit possession or transfer of easily concealable pistols known as ``pocket rockets'' (see H.R. 4876), H6469 [18JY]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all in the custody of Federal agencies and add ballistics testing to existing enforcement strategies (see H.R. 4000), H1118 [16MR]

House Rules: amend to allow for the introduction of legislation redesignating Washington's Birthday in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt (see H. Res. 427), H574 [29FE]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5551 [29JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1570 [29MR]

CPSC: list of children's products subject to recall or corrective action, H4845 [21JN]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6363 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication funding, H5551 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4645 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4075, H4076 [8JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4995 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4075, H4076 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4645 [19JN], H4845 [21JN]

Education: support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2729 [9MY]

Firearms: notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF when an instant criminal background check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun, H4995 [22JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), E1276 [19JY]

Illinois: tribute to American Dental Hygienists' Association members, E1857 [19OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, E1276 [19JY]

Votes: position on missed, E141 [15FE]

Workforce Investment Act: youth activities funding, H1570 [29MR]

BLAIN, NATACHA

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S335 [3FE], S7948 [27JY]

BLAIR, DIANE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1322 [26JY]

BLAIR, JAYSON

Articles and editorials

Biography of a Gun, S6106 [29JN]

BLAKESLEE, JUDY

Remarks in House

Garfield County, CO: Employee of the Year award recipient, E304 [14MR]

BLALOCK, SANDE

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S4717 [7JN]

BLANAS, LOU

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2975 [27AP]

BLANCH, MELODY

Remarks in House

Peoria, IL: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E608 [2MY]

BLANCHETTE, ROBERT W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1675 [4OC]

BLANCK, RONALD R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4374 [24MY], S5454 [20JN]

BLANCO, CHRISTIAN

Remarks in Senate

Coast Guard: Distinguished Flying Cross recipients, S5458 [20JN]

BLAND, KENNETH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1398 [6SE]

BLANDFORD, JOHN R.

Obituaries

Columbia (SC) State, E997 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E997 [14JN]

BLANSETT, RICHARD F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1360 [27JY]

BLASKO, CHUCK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E904 [6JN]

BLAZER, PHIL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E37 [31JA]

BLESS, MEREDITH

Statements

Civil Unions, E1518 [18SE]

BLICKENSDERFER, TOM

Remarks in House

Colorado: tribute to State legislature and departing members, H2387-H2393 [2MY]

Tribute, E817 [24MY]

BLILEY, TOM (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8801 [4OC]

Analyses

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761): Conference Report, H4352-H4357 [14JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

———S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H489 [16FE]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

For Peace, Arabs Also Must Have Concessions, Ralph Nurnberger, Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, E1515 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2967 [11MY]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H2013 [10AP]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (see H.R. 5388), H8799 [4OC]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (see H.R. 3621), H340 [10FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see H.R. 5660), H12094 [14DE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H6600 [19JY]

———improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H4035 [7JN]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1407 [23MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2240 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), H641 [2MR]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H6776 [24JY]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (see H. Res. 495), H2606 [4MY]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H4817 [21JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2655 [8MY]

Immigration: modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H455 [15FE]

Internet: exempt certain telecommunications traffic from reciprocal compensation requirements (see H.R. 4445), H3049 [15MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H7212 [27JY]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4907), H7212 [27JY]

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (see H.R. 3699), H572 [29FE]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (see H.R. 3701), H572 [29FE]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H342 [10FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1958 [6AP]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4680), H4591 [15JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7502 [12SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (see H.R. 5284), H8061 [25SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5543), H11193 [25OC] (see H.R. 5661), H12094 [14DE]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H4675 [19JN]

———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), H3413 [18MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4245), H4784 [20JN]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 816), H510 [16FE]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H4220 [12JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H7365 [7SE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H633 [1MR]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (see H. Res. 573), H7502 [12SE]

Dept. of Energy: assess effectiveness of policy and site performance in the areas of safeguards and security and cyber security (see H.R. 3906), H996 [14MR]

———external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 3907), H996 [14MR]

Drugs: enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 5476), H10036 [17OC]

Health care professionals: provide for the availability to the public of information reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (see H.R. 5122), H7364 [7SE]

Madison, James: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 396), H7502 [12SE]

Richmond National Battlefield Park: revise boundaries and encourage cooperative management and protection of local resources associated with the Civil War (see H.R. 5225), H7932 [20SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

Conference reports

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), H4115-H4118 [8JN]

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act (S. 376), H636-H639 [2MR]

Cost Estimates

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (H.R. 4541): CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H9867 [12OC]

Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act (H.R. 3850): CBO, H10883 [25OC]

Lupus research activities expansion (H.R. 762): CBO, H10883 [25OC]

Eulogies

Bateman, Herbert H.: by Dan Scandling, H9511 [10OC]

Explanations

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8840-H8843 [5OC]

Letters

Bonneville Power Administration sales of electricity to joint operating entities: by, Committee on Commerce (House), H7398 [12SE]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: by, Committee on Commerce (House), E1866 [19OC]

Drug Addiction Treatment Act: by, Committee on Commerce (House), H6376 [18JY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6376 [18JY]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: by, Committee on Commerce (House), H10697 [24OC]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: by, Committee on Commerce (House), H6922 [25JY]

Native Americans' self-governance enhancement relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities: by, Committee on Commerce (House), H6754 [24JY]

NIH computational techniques and software tools research funding relative to biomedical and behavioral research: Marc Smolonsky, NIH, E166 [16FE]

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, H903 [9MR]

———Matthew J. Flanigan, Telecommunications Industry Association, H903 [9MR]

———Robert W. Ross, New Skies Satellites, N.V., H903 [9MR]

———W. Allen Moore, Chambers Associates Inc., H903 [9MR]

———several satellite companies, H903 [9MR]

Privatization of U.S. Enrichment Corp.: by, Committee on Commerce (House), H6030 [13JY]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: by, H472 [16FE]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act: by, Committee on Commerce (House), S10398 [12OC]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: by, Committee on Commerce (House), H5803 [11JY]

Motions

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H487 [16FE]

Remarks

Ambrose, Stephen E.: Army Distaff Foundation, Inc., Eisenhower Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E1446 [13SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E581 [13AP]

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7431 [12SE]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), E95 [8FE]

Children's Home Society of Virginia: anniversary, E367 [21MR]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1678 [4OC]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, H12501 [15DE]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H9867 [12OC], H10445 [19OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8839 [5OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H486 [16FE]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4351, H4360, H4364 [14JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), insert H.R. 1714 language in lieu, H487 [16FE]

———ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, H4360 [14JN]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), E166 [16FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, E2029 [30OC]

Coughlin, Daniel P.: appointment as Chaplain of the House of Representatives, H1330 [23MR]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2034 [11AP]

Dept. of HHS: nullify rule relative to the centralization of organ allocation policies, H1717 [4AP]

———review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1703, H1709 [4AP]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), E581 [13AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (H.R. 903), E652 [4MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12501 [15DE]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), E1423 [7SE]

Drugs: enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (H.R. 5476), E1808 [17OC]

———registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment (H.R. 2634), H6375 [18JY]

———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H60 [31JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8422 [28SE]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling, H2718 [9MY], H8257 [27SE]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4692, H4700 [20JN]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), H6398 [18JY]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (S. 632), H232 [8FE]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H355 [14FE]

———prohibit State and local interference with organ allocation policies of the National Organ Transplant Network, H1701, H1702 [4AP]

———provide grants to States or private sector institutions to foster organ donor programs, H1712 [4AP]

———recognize differences in organ transplantation between adults and children and study immunosupressive drugs provided to children, H1700, H1701 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H355 [14FE], H1686, H1689, H1693, H1695, H1700, H1701, H1702, H1703, H1709, H1712, H1717 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), corrections in engrossment, H1722 [4AP]

House of Representatives: selection process for appointment of Chaplain, H1330 [23MR]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (H.R. 4907), H11587 [30OC]

Madison, James: tribute (H. Con. Res. 396), H8556 [2OC]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2698 [9MY]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5361 [28JN]

Mental health: postpartum depression policies (H. Res. 163), H9526 [10OC]

National Nuclear Security Administration: funding, H8422 [28SE]

NIH: computational techniques and software tools research funding relative to biomedical and behavioral research, E166 [16FE]

NRC: extend authority to collect fees, H8422 [28SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: tribute (H. Con. Res. 317), H2596 [4MY]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (H.R. 5284), H8560 [2OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9561 [10OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), H3547 [23MY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10007, H10008 [17OC]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), E2040 [31OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2718 [9MY], H8257 [27SE]

Richmond, VA: anniversary of Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Chapter 12, E583 [13AP]

———tribute to Governor's School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E652 [4MY]

———tribute to Mills Godwin High School for accomplishments in the JumpStart 2000 science and technology contest, E569 [13AP]

Richmond National Battlefield Park: revise boundaries and encourage cooperative management and protection of local resources associated with the Civil War (H.R. 5225), H10012 [17OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, E1997 [28OC]

SEC: recordkeeping requirements relative to the purchase of penny stocks, H4360 [14JN]

———require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to mutual fund performance (H.R. 1089), H1650 [3AP]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, E1997 [28OC]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), E828 [24MY]

Taxation: prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), H3062 [16MY]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), conference report, H902, H906 [9MR]

Votes: position on missed, H603 [1MR], H1711 [4AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2334 [13AP]

Special order: granted, H9898 [12OC], H11192 [25OC]

Tribute, H9508-H9512 [10OC], H9875-H9880 [12OC], E34 [31JA], E1770 [13OC], E1805, E1807 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Congressional Coalition on Adoption: ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9359 [27SE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 106-1047), H12534 [2JA]

Beneficiary Improvement and Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5291) (H. Rept. 106-1019), H11620 [30OC]

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2498) (H. Rept. 106-634), H3648 [23MY]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4807) (H. Rept. 106-788), H7001 [25JY]

Congressional Proceedings Against Dr. Miles Jones for Failure To Appear Pursuant to a Duly Authorized Subpoena: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 106-527), H1118 [16MR]

Consumer Product Safety Act Coverage of Low-Speed Electric Bicycles: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 106-946), H9503 [6OC]

Dept. of Energy Assessment of the Effectiveness of Policies and Site Performance in the Areas of Security, Safeguards, and Cyber Security: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3906) (H. Rept. 106-696), H5083 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy Authorities Through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health on Indemnification and Liability Dealing With Nuclear Incidents: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H5083 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy Termination of the Exemption of Nonprofit Institutions From Civil Penalties for Violations of Nuclear Safety Requirements: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H5083 [23JN]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee of Conference (S. 761) (H. Rept. 106-661), H4119 [8JN]

Fairness in Securities Transactions Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2441) (H. Rept. 106-1034), H12534 [2JA]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Alabama: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3852) (H. Rept. 106-629), H3473 [19MY]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho: Committee on Commerce (House) (S. 1236) (H. Rept. 106-630), H3473 [19MY]

Health Care Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3250) (H. Rept. 106-986), H10256 [18OC]

Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3850) (H. Rept. 106-926), H8735 [3OC]

Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1291) (H. Rept. 106-615), H3048 [15MY]

Know Your Caller Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. Rept. 106-872), H7931 [20SE]

Land Recycling Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

Lupus Research Activities Expansion: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 762) (H. Rept. 106-950), H9634 [10OC]

Mutual Fund Tax Awareness Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1089) (H. Rept. 106-547), H1412 [27MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1795) (H. Rept. 106-889), H8199 [26SE]

Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 106-662), H4173 [9JN]

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: Committee of Conference (S. 376) (H. Rept. 106-509), H641 [2MR]

Prohibit States From Imposing Restrictions on Interstate Limousine Services: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 106-1003), H10907 [25OC]

Promote New and Revised Toxicological Tests That Protect Human, Animal, and Environmental Health While Reducing Need for Animal Testing: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4281) (H. Rept. 106-908), H9907 [16OC]

Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3439) (H. Rept. 106-567), H2012 [10AP]

Rental Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1954) (H. Rept. 106-774), H6717 [20JY]

Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H1956 [6AP]

State and Local Government Regulation of Citizens Band Radio Equipment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2346) (H. Rept. 106-883), H7996 [22SE]

Support Internet Safety Awareness: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 575) (H. Rept. 106-949), H9634 [10OC]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 5164) (H. Rept. 106-954), H9634 [10OC]

Truth in Telephone Billing Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3011) (H. Rept. 106-978), H9899 [12OC]

Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 106-700), H5168 [26JN]

Uranium and Thorium Mill Sites Cleanup: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 106-886), H8060 [25SE]

Wireless Telecommunications Sourcing and Privacy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3489) (H. Rept. 106-725), H5842 [11JY]

Statements

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: by, Committee on Commerce (House), H902 [9MR]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: by, H9559 [10OC]

Registration Requirements for Practitioners Who Dispense Narcotic Drugs for Maintenance or Detoxification Treatments: by, H8259 [27SE]

Studies

Prolonged Grieving After Abortion—A Descriptive Study: Douglas Brown, Thomas E. Elkins, and David B. Larson, H9529-H9531 [10OC]

Psychiatric Sequelae of Abortion—The Many Faces of Post-Abortion Grief: E. Joanne Angelo, H9526-H9529 [10OC]

Tributes

Bateman, Herbert H., H9511 [10OC]

BLIND see Disabled

BLINDED AMERICAN VETERANS FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Pitney Bowes, Inc.: Blinded American Veterans Foundation Corporate Award recipient, E1358, E1361 [27JY]

BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Montgomery GI Bill benefits improvement by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, H4629 [19JN]

BLISS, JAMES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E334 [16MR]

BLISS MANUFACTURING CO.

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: filing, H938 [14MR]

BLITZER, WOLF

Transcripts

U.S. History Survey Taken at 55 Top Colleges in U.S: ``Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer'' (CNN television program), H5664 [10JY]

BLOCH CANCER FOUNDATION see R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.

BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E2075 [3NO]

BLOOD DONORS see Health

BLOOM, JAY B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2139 [7DE]

BLOOM TOWNSHIP, IL

Remarks in House

Bloom Township High School: anniversary, E182 [29FE]

BLOOMFIELD, DOUGLAS M.

Articles and editorials

Shoa Trial, E787 [19MY]

BLOOMFIELD, MICHAEL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11909 [15DE]

BLOOMFIELD, SHIRLEY

Letters

Broadband Internet Access Act, S4831 [8JN]

BLOUGH, ROBERT J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1898 [25OC]

BLOUNT, JOHN B.

Articles and editorials

Hometown Hero Blount To Be Honored at URI Graduation, S5103 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5103 [14JN]

BLOUNT COUNTY, TN

Articles and editorials

Bobbie Householder's Work as Volunteer Is Unequaled in Blount, E2222 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Householder, Barbara Ann (Bobbie): Blount County, TN, Pride of Tennessee Award recipient, E2222 [15DE]

BLUE SPRINGS, MO

Remarks in Senate

Robel, Jake D.: express sympathy on death and commend individuals for efforts relative to capture of his killer, S970 [29FE]

BLUFFS, IL

Remarks in House

Kunz, Josey: Illinois State Organ/Tissue Donor Poster Contest award recipient, E911 [7JN]

BLUFFTON, IN

Articles and editorials

In His Own Words . . ., E1942 [25OC]

Letters

Tribute to Jim Barbieri, E1941 [25OC]

———George Witwer, E1942 [25OC]

———Mark Miller, E1942 [25OC]

———Representative Souder, E1941 [25OC]

Poems

``Fifty Years They've Gone Too Soon,'' Jim Barbieri, E1942 [25OC]

BLUFFTON (IN) NEWS-BANNER

Articles and editorials

In His Own Words . . ., E1942 [25OC]

Letters

Tribute to Jim Barbieri, E1941 [25OC]

———George Witwer, E1942 [25OC]

———Mark Miller, E1942 [25OC]

———Representative Souder, E1941 [25OC]

Poems

``Fifty Years They've Gone Too Soon,'' Jim Barbieri, E1942 [25OC]

BLUM, CARL L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1378 [27JY]

BLUM, MONTE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1971 [28OC]

BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2571), H1674 [3AP]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H90 [31JA]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7652 [14SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H7723 [18SE]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5657 [29JN]

Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), H9767 [11OC]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H575 [29FE]

———support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054), H922 [9MR]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H8200 [26SE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H7211 [27JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H455 [15FE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H10257 [18OC]

———support mentoring programs (see H. Res. 552), H6052 [13JY]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H2012 [10AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (see H.R. 3621), H340 [10FE]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H1413 [27MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (see H.R. 2086), H219 [7FE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7280 [6SE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3813 [24MY]

———provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H50 [27JA]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H3813 [24MY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H2607 [4MY]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H3925 [6JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H1674 [3AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H8406 [27SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot program (see H.R. 4189), H4220 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H997 [14MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H5656 [29JN]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1852 [5AP]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3650 [23MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H2341 [13AP]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1406 [23MR]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), H7211 [27JY]

Education: establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H4174 [9JN]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H3814 [24MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H373 [14FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2013 [10AP]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1589 [29MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H1163 [21MR]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H5241 [27JN]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H9635 [10OC]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H10257 [18OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1077 [15MR]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H1629 [30MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1675 [3AP]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H7871 [19SE]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (see H.R. 4828), H5954 [12JY]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 2635), H1588 [29MR]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H4121 [8JN] (see H.R. 4592), H6052 [13JY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H5241 [27JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H2122 [11AP]

———establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (see H.R. 2687), H219 [7FE]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H6777 [24JY]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H209 [2FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H1120 [16MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H1077 [15MR]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3309 [17MY]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3813 [24MY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H7281 [6SE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10809 [24OC]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1629 [30MR]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H4817 [21JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H7211 [27JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3649 [23MY]

———improve geographic fairness in Medicare+Choice payments and hospital payments (see H.R. 5070), H7503 [12SE]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1588 [29MR]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1588 [29MR]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2512 [3MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7282 [6SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H11195 [25OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3925 [6JN]

National security: provide deployment criteria for the national missile defense system and testing of the system against counter-measures (see H.R. 5066), H8062 [25SE]

Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H7212 [27JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Oregon: provide for additional place of holding district court (see H.R. 3567), H208 [2FE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H3413 [18MY]

Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H7211 [27JY]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H7652 [14SE] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6470 [18JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H4220 [12JN]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H1119 [16MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H3925 [6JN]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H922 [9MR]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1764 [4AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H2512 [3MY]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1764 [4AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7366 [7SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H50 [27JA]

Surface Transportation Board: resolve disagreements between mass transit authorities and freight railroads over access to freight track and rights-of-way for fixed guideway transportation (see H.R. 4507), H3474 [19MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H9901 [12OC]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), H574 [29FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H1413 [27MR]

———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 1108), H7281 [6SE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———exclusion from gross income of the sale or exchange of qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 5054), H7503 [12SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H1077 [15MR] (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H165 [1FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H1285 [22MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H11207 [26OC]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H2411 [2MY]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H209 [2FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4817 [21JN]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2239 [12AP]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H12045 [7DE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H998 [14MR]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H341 [10FE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H1406 [23MR]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 314), H2410 [2MY]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries in Oregon and Washington (see H.R. 5150), H7501 [12SE]

Customs Service: liquidate certain duty drawback claims (see H.R. 4459), H3049 [15MY]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (see H.R. 4580), H3924 [6JN]

Lists

Oregon police officers killed in the line of duty, H1638 [3AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), E515 [6AP]

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5573 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5573, H5579 [29JN], H5715 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9699 [11OC]

Air pollution: clean air standards, H8778, H8779 [4OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5579 [29JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1511 [29MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H8774, H8775, H8779 [4OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9658 [11OC]

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (H.R. 4853), H9862 [12OC]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to livable communities initiatives, H936 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5866 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7517 [13SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), E434 [28MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, E434 [28MR]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), E1674 [4OC]

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (S. 1567), H1644 [3AP]

California: improve growth management initiatives, H346 [14FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), H2469 [3MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Library of Congress bicentennial celebration (H. Con. Res. 279), H1640 [3AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 278), H1638, H1639 [3AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (H. Con. Res. 281), H1637 [3AP]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5573 [29JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8131 [26SE]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (H.R. 1300), H8131 [26SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2160 [12AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3601 [23MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2843 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2825 [10MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1511 [29MR]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11393 [27OC]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): preserve certain reporting requirements (H.R. 4052), H1642 [3AP]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H9871 [12OC]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4907 [21JN]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H397 [15FE]

Corps of Engineers: reform (H.R. 4879), H7654 [18SE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1099, H1100 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1104 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1092, H1094, H1099, H1100, H1104 [16MR]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H9658 [11OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H2970 [15MY], H3051 [16MY], H4677 [20JN], H6779 [25JY], H9909 [17OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5715 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3393 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9658 [11OC]

———conversion and revitalization of closed military facilities, H2015 [11AP], H5172 [27JN]

———F-22 fighter funding, E952 [9JN]

———funding, H1511 [29MR]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), consideration (H. Res. 502), H3069 [16MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), E952 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, H6539 [19JY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H8777 [4OC]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4898 [21JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding, H4907 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H5143 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4502, H4503, H4507, H4508 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4502, H4503, H4507, H4508, H4517, H4538 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6647 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3453 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical research funding through reductions in EPA programs and management, H4733 [20JN]

———medical research funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4733 [20JN]

———State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4733 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11292 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5143 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4063 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4733 [20JN], H4884, H4898, H4907 [21JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7032 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11292 [26OC]

———Metrorail funding, H7032 [26JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9699 [11OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H7923, H7925, H7926, H7927 [20SE], H8774, H8775, H8776, H8777, H8778, H8779, H8781 [4OC], H9868, H9871, H9872, H9873, H9874 [12OC]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4884 [21JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H5573 [29JN]

———restoration plan, H10291 [19OC]

Firearms: gun control, H1126 [21MR], H3051 [16MY], H4677 [20JN], H6779 [25JY], H8063 [26SE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, H2970 [15MY], H6779 [25JY], H9909 [17OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, E1298 [21JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), E1298 [21JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2575 [4MY]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1228 [22MR]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 644), H10754 [24OC]

Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 1359), H1643 [3AP]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), H8758 [4OC]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 2667), H8775 [4OC]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), E520 [10AP]

———restructure financing for assisted housing for senior citizens, H4907 [21JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), E1674 [4OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11292 [26OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), E285 [13MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2457 [3MY]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4538 [15JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3500 [22MY]

———public disclosure of expenditures for the preceding year, H3500 [22MY]

Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate (H.R. 1605), H1637 [3AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4938 [22JN]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5379 [28JN]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2970 [15MY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), E285 [13MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4538 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4538 [15JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 2728), H6026 [13JY]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4502, H4503, H4517 [15JN]

National parks and recreation areas: development of public transportation services, H6056 [17JY]

National security: national missile defense system, H6539 [19JY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6509 [19JY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, H8774, H8775, H8776, H8777 [4OC]

———dependence on foreign sources, H1631 [3AP]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), E1759 [12OC]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H9874 [12OC], H10792, H10795, H10796 [24OC], H11483, H11484, H11485, H11486, H11487, H11488, H11489 [28OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (H.R. 670), H6647 [20JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8774, H8775, H8776, H8777, H8779, H8781 [4OC], H9872 [12OC]

Roads and highways: allocation of traffic safety funding to pedestrian safety features, H3528 [23MY]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3948, H3949 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), H3948, H3949 [7JN]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11256 [26OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11216 [26OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11256 [26OC]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax rates, H5866 [12JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H305, H313 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4141 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7334 [7SE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7138 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), E1153 [29JN]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (H.R. 4210), H6891 [25JY]

Transportation: prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3453 [19MY]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7016 [26JY]

Virginia: livable communities efforts, H1417 [28MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10291 [19OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4804 [21JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H3561 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1849 [5AP], H3647 [23MY], H6047 [13JY], H8734 [3OC]

Tribute, H7923 [20SE]

Tributes

Sweetland, Monroe, H168 [2FE]

BLUNT, ROY (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5037 [22JN], H5156 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H7366 [7SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H8469 [28SE]

Armed Forces: improve pay for certain enlisted members (see H.R. 4313), H4036 [7JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H6355 [17JY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H6599 [19JY]

Commission To Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the FCC: establish (see H.R. 5570), H11206 [26OC]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3474 [19MY]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H2013 [10AP]

———treatment of the interception of electronic communications (see H.R. 5018), H7578 [13SE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: allow receipt of greeting cards for distribution in prisons (see H.R. 4779), H5435 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing assistance to emergency response organizations (see H.R. 3155), H997 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H50 [27JA]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1764 [4AP]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), H165 [1FE]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H3050 [15MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H50 [27JA]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H10534 [23OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5241 [27JN]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4862), H6600 [19JY]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (see H.R. 3800), H4485 [14JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H219 [7FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H341 [10FE]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4592), H8062 [25SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H8200 [26SE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 1689), H1123 [20MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6778 [24JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H2341 [13AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H1120 [16MR] (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H1284 [22MR]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H3173 [16MY]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7992 [21SE]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4110), H1587 [29MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7373 [11SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H4784 [20JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H4592 [15JN]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H998 [14MR]

Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 4987), H7282 [6SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6471 [18JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 2911), H2512 [3MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H341 [10FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H3049 [15MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H2967 [11MY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2122 [11AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2416), H1285 [22MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3813 [24MY]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H2967 [11MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H4592 [15JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1477 [28MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4776), H5435 [28JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H6719 [20JY]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H2340 [13AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2122 [11AP]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H6355 [17JY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H5657 [29JN]

Remarks

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7436 [12SE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 558), H6547 [19JY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H6702 [20JY]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H5175 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4580 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4580 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6702 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5156, H5157, H5158 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4098 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11461 [28OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4884 [21JN]

Education: support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2728 [9MY]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4884 [21JN]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7313 [7SE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2305 [13AP]

Federal aid programs: prohibit certain employment actions by religious institutions assisted by Federal grants, H7313 [7SE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), H3589 [23MY]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1691 [4AP]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H7346 [7SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1902 [6AP]

LIHEAP: funding, H11461 [28OC]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (H.R. 4441), H9572 [10OC]

National Enzyme Co.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Merit Status designee, E1288 [21JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: U.S.-European Union Group on Biotechnology funding relative to agricultural biotechnology products approval process, H5156, H5157, H5158 [26JN]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4098 [8JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6524 [19JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5175 [27JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1626 [30MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1626 [30MR], H5175 [27JN], H11461 [28OC]

Springfield Remanufacturing Corp.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Site designee, E1320 [26JY]

Strafford, MO: tribute to Strafford High School Flaming Arrow Marching Band, E17 [27JA]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1626 [30MR]

Sumners, Jerry L., Sr.: Aurora, MO, Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipient, E32 [31JA]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), consideration (H. Res. 471), H2130 [12AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H290 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4083 [8JN]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals, H6524 [19JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3831 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7141 [27JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1803 [5AP]

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister, H7347 [7SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7720 [18SE]

Resignations

Committee on Appropriations (House), H128 [1FE]

Tributes

Archer, Representative, H11420 [27OC]

Askew, William F., H7827 [19SE]

Bliley, Representative, H9875, H9876, H9877, H9878, H9879 [12OC]

Coverdell, Senator, H6425, H6426 [18JY]

Goodling, Representative, H8624 [3OC]

Hartley, Ande, E786 [19MY]

Kochner, Rosemary, E2239 [2JA]

B'NAI B'RITH

Remarks in House

Shoval, Susan and Judd: S.J. Strauss Lodge of B'nai B'rith Community Service Award recipients, E802 [22MY]

BOATS see Ships and Vessels

BOAZ, AL

Remarks in House

Carlisle Elementary School: Title I Distinguished School Award recipient, E589 [13AP]

BOB JONES UNIVERSITY

Bills and resolutions

Discrimination: condemn practices (see S. Con. Res. 85), S930 [29FE] (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Letters

Bob Jones University affiliation with anti-Catholic individuals: Bob Jones III, Bob Jones University, E456 [30MR]

———several Representatives, E455 [30MR]

Remarks in House

Discrimination: condemn practices, H552 [29FE]

———condemn practices (H. Con. Res. 261), E455 [30MR]

———condemn practices (H. Res. 428), H518 [29FE], E182, E187 [29FE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 85, condemn discriminatory practices, S953 [29FE]

BOBO, JOE DEAN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10796 [19OC]

BOCA RATON, FL

Remarks in House

ADT Security Services, Inc.: tribute to contributions to the National Crime Prevention Council, E1548 [20SE]

BODNE, MARY

Articles and editorials

Mary Bodne, Ex-Owner of Algonquin Hotel, Dies at 93, S2344 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2344 [6AP]

BODY ARMOR ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 783), S11014 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 783), S11013, S11014 [25OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 783), S7838 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 783, provisions, S11014 [25OC]

BOECKER, PAUL

Remarks in House

Congressional Fire Services Institute: Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award recipient, E619 [3MY]

BOEHLERT, SHERWOOD L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2858 [10MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1102 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4337 [13JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5243 [27JN]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3943, H3946, H3955 [7JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

———S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10365 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

Squeeze on Science, Harold Varmus, Washington (DC) Post, E1706 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers (see H.R. 4018), H2411 [2MY]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

Air Force: establish an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions (see H.R. 5490), H10256 [18OC]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H50 [27JA]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H4174 [9JN]

Armed Forces: payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see H.R. 4709), H5085 [23JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see H.R. 2200), H632 [1MR]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11781 [1NO]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE] (see H.R. 4377), H7003 [25JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H8736 [3OC]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1764 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 3143), H255 [8FE]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H632 [1MR]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6471 [18JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]

Ecology and environment: address the acid rain and greenhouse gas impacts of electric utility restructuring and encourage the development of renewable energy resources (see H.R. 4861), H6052 [13JY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (see H. Con. Res. 366), H5655 [29JN]

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4258), H6052 [13JY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1406 [23MR]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 2725), H11955 [4DE]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (see H.R. 4757), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 5422), H9504 [6OC]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 5305), H8200 [26SE]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 5375), H8735 [3OC]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H50 [27JA]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H454 [15FE]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H4174 [9JN]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H4674 [19JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H510 [16FE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H373 [14FE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H7652 [14SE]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

———establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), H3309 [17MY]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1589 [29MR]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H5843 [11JY]

———establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H1078 [15MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H511 [16FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H4035 [7JN]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H921 [9MR]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H998 [14MR]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H4674 [19JN]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H6719 [20JY]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H4592 [15JN]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7652 [14SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1764 [4AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2341 [13AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1675 [3AP]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H9011 [5OC]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), H757 [8MR]

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H4336 [13JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H575 [29FE]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7282 [6SE]

———U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H1119 [16MR]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H8406 [27SE]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), H50 [27JA]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H5240 [27JN]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H575 [29FE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H373 [14FE]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]

NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 1798), H7281 [6SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

Political campaigns: require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4036 [7JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5037 [22JN]

Poverty: establish a commission to study and make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working poor (see H.R. 3839), H8200 [26SE]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H90 [31JA]

Railroads: preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1477 [28MR]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H11621 [30OC]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H8468 [28SE]

———allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H11207 [26OC]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H9505 [6OC]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H6354 [17JY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2340 [13AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 4071), H2013 [10AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3869 [25MY]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7366 [7SE]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8736 [3OC]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H7366 [7SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), H50 [27JA]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2906 [10MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H5084 [23JN] (see H.R. 4570), H4675 [19JN]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H2905 [10MY]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H255 [8FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 5267), H7996 [22SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3566), H164 [1FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7871 [19SE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H2341 [13AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7652 [14SE]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 4438), H4675 [19JN]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7872 [19SE]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7723 [18SE]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H7281 [6SE]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H6471 [18JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7723 [18SE]

———remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H10257 [18OC]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H7933 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Anthony, Susan B.: recognize contributions to the women's suffrage movement (see H. Con. Res. 391), H7365 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy: treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H756 [8MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Science and Technology in the Office of Justice Programs (see H.R. 4403), H2770 [9MY]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (see H.R. 5384), H8799 [4OC]

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady: recognize contributions to the women's suffrage movement (see H. Con. Res. 391), H7365 [7SE]

Conference reports

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Letters

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

Lists

Republican Party environmental initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5580, H5582, H5583, H5589 [29JN], E1206 [11JY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5580 [29JN]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H8134 [26SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 559), H6608 [20JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H2465 [3MY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8127, H8130 [26SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2157 [12AP]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2833, H2858, H2864 [10MY], H2940 [11MY], E571 [13AP]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), H6859 [25JY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H408 [15FE]

Corps of Engineers: modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243 [27JN]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102, H1106, H1109, H1110 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1092, H1094, H1102, H1106, H1109, H1110 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1086 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6080 [17JY]

———Rural Community Advancement Program agritourism funding, H5582, H5583 [29JN]

———senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5589 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4440 [14JN]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H. Con. Res. 267), E257 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4546 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4440 [14JN], H4511, H4512, H4546 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation: promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports, H1008 [15MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4853, H4882, H4884, H4885 [21JN]

Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (H.R. 1982), H6790 [25JY]

Earth Day: observance, E571 [13AP]

Ecology and environment: Republican Party initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5228, H5229, H5233, H5243, H5270, H5271 [27JN]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2560 [4MY]

———ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (H.R. 4922), E1310 [24JY]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, E1206 [11JY]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4882, H4884, H4885 [21JN]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2150 [12AP]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, H4853 [21JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10353 [19OC], H11822 [3NO]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 438), H1008 [15MR]

Federal-State relations: remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1207 [22MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3462 [19MY], H9856 [12OC]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10628 [24OC]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2721 [9MY]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), H2462, H2464, H2465 [3MY]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5228, H5229 [27JN]

———Tolchester Channel S-turn straightening project funding, H5233 [27JN]

Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7475 [12SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H896 [9MR]

Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (H.R. 4104), H7481 [12SE]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (H.R. 5384), E1672 [4OC]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4511, H4512 [15JN]

Native Americans: Federal district court decision on involvement of landowners in Oneida Indian land claim case, H8053 [25SE]

Petroleum: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5270, H5271 [27JN]

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1423 [28MR]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3946, H3947, H3949 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), H3939, H3944, H3946, H3947, H3949, H3955, H3956 [7JN]

———expand boundaries to include the Factory Butte and Muddy Creek areas, H3944 [7JN]

———use of off-road vehicles, H3955, H3956 [7JN]

Science: funding, E1706 [6OC]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2562 [4MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10353 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11822 [3NO]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (H.R. 1237), H2623 [8MY]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), H7479 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7490 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10858 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H12529 [15DE]

Special order: granted, H6047 [13JY]

Subpoena Notices

Supreme Court of Onondaga County, NY, H11930 [4DE]

Tributes

Moynihan, Senator, H7736 [19SE]

BOEHNER, JOHN A. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4122 [8JN], H4281 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, H1621 [30MR]

———H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

That Others May Live, John L. Frisbee, Valor (Air Force Association publication), H9664 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (see H.R. 4853), H6051 [13JY]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H49 [27JA]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H4122 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H3309 [17MY]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H3474 [19MY]

———distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H3926 [6JN]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H4121 [8JN]

———improve Federal education research, evaluation, information, and dissemination (see H.R. 4875), H6469 [18JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H165 [1FE]

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3869 [25MY]

Health care professionals: provide for the availability to the public of information reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (see H.R. 5122), H7997 [22SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H1163 [21MR]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

———improve use of amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner account for demonstration programs to provide technical skills training for certain high demand occupations (see H.R. 4402), H3869 [25MY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H2013 [10AP]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H1285 [22MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H4035 [7JN]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (see H.R. 4315), H2512 [3MY]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2340 [13AP]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H756 [8MR]

———establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (see H.R. 5410), H9504 [6OC]

———establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7211 [27JY]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1413 [27MR]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H9505 [6OC]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7002 [25JY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1406 [23MR]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7723 [18SE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2606 [4MY]

Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), H632 [1MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3172 [16MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3778, 3779, 3780, 3781, 3782, 3783, 3784, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789, 3790, 3791, 3792, 3793, 3794, 3795), H630 [1MR]

Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1593), H10809 [24OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4121 [8JN]

———encourage the granting of employee stock options (see H.R. 4972), H7652 [14SE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2122 [11AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7129 [26JY]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1120 [16MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H922 [9MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H1119 [16MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H4336 [13JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2239 [12AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2770 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see H.R. 3910), H996 [14MR]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 4963), H7127 [26JY]

Pensions: harmonize employer-sponsored retirement plan services requirements with other Federal and State laws (see H.R. 4749), H5168 [26JN]

———increase the availability of employer-sponsored retirement plan services to participants, beneficiaries, and plan fiduciaries (see H.R. 4748), H5168 [26JN]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 4747), H5168 [26JN]

Charters

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., and OSHA Partnership To Ensure a Safe and Healthy Work Environment in the Construction Industry, E448 [30MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5457 [29JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 244), H54 [31JA]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10446 [19OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (H.R. 3910), E301 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9664 [11OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4282, H4283 [13JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit funding to the Native Hawaiian Education Program, H4282, H4283 [13JN]

ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (S. 1309), H5100 [26JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2446 [3MY]

Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), H64 [31JA]

Government: authorize printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', ``Our American Government'', and the pocket version and document-sized annotated version of the U.S. Constitution (H. Con. Res. 221), H53, H54 [31JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5630 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5622 [29JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H135 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H135 [1FE]

House of Representatives: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the House Chamber (H. Res. 407), H55 [31JA]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the democratic rights of union members (H.R. 4963), E1333 [27JY]

Occupational safety and health: partnership between OSHA and the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., E448 [30MR]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 4747), E1110 [26JN]

———reform, H11247 [26OC]

———reform (H.R. 1102), H6518 [19JY]

Pitsenbarger, William H.: award Medal of Honor, H9664 [11OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11247 [26OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2789 [10MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (H.R. 3594), H12099 [15DE]

Vosler, Kent: Ohio State University Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E1463 [13SE]

Wardrop, Richard M., Jr.: National Safety Council Green Cross for Safety Medallion recipient, E1465 [13SE]

Tributes

Balfour, Jackie, E569 [13AP]

Goodling, Representative, H8623 [3OC]

Murphy, Bob, E2150 [7DE]

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Developing countries: offer of drug for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, S7421 [21JY]

BOEING CO.

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: F/A-18 E/F aircraft procurement contract, S5357 [19JN]

BOESE, JEAN McGIVNEY

Poems

``Millennium 2000'', E740 [17MY]

BOGAN, WALTER E., SR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E639 [4MY]

BOHJALIAN, CHRIS

Articles and editorials

Radio's Inventive ``Talk of Vermont'' Is About To Grow Silent, S7539 [25JY]

BOHUSLAWSKY, IRENE

Biographies

Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

BOICE, JOHN D., JR.

Excerpts

``Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention—Bone Cancer'', S10375 [12OC]

BOICH, MICHAEL (MITCH)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1399 [6SE]

BOISE, ANGEL

Statements

Power of Choice, E1475 [13SE]

BOISE, ID

Bills and resolutions

Forest Service: sell Rocky Mountain Research Station and use proceeds to purchase interests in multiagency research and education facility constructed by the University of Idaho (see S. 3039), S8413 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Garfield Elementary School: Dept. of Education Distinguished Title I Schools award recipient, S6115 [29JN]

BOK, FRANCIS

Remarks in House

Sudan: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations, H4124 [9JN]

BOLAND, SEAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E640 [4MY]

BOLD, FREDERICK, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E724 [15MY]

BOLDUC, NORMAN P.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10588 [13OC]

BOLEN, EDWARD M.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

BOLGER, GLEN

Opinion polls

Prescription drug plan for stronger Medicare, S4975 [13JN]

BOLIVIA, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10412 [12OC]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Messages

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Bolivia: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Remarks in House

AID: U.N. Drug Control Program economic development activities funding, H1555 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: expand drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H981-H983 [14MR]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H437-H442 [15FE], H1552-H1554 [29MR], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H4776-H4779 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5511-S5515, S5525-S5527 [21JN]

Foreign policy: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (S. Res. 375), S10427 [12OC], S10840 [19OC]

Salinas, Alejandro: relief (S. 1513), S9541 [28SE]

Salinas, Gabriela: relief (S. 1513), S9541 [28SE]

Salinas, Jacqueline: relief (S. 1513), S9541 [28SE]

Salinas, Omar: relief (S. 1513), S9541 [28SE]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S6134-S6137 [29JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S4329 [23MY]

Reports filed

Investment Treaty With Bolivia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9855 [4OC]

Nomination of V. Manuel Rocha To Be Ambassador to Bolivia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Relief of Jacqueline Salinas and Family: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1513) (H. Rept. 106-962), H9767 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1513), S5240 [15JN]

Resolutions of ratification

Investment Treaty With Bolivia, S9855 [4OC], S10660 [18OC]

Texts of

S. 1513, relief of Jacqueline Salinas, Gabriela Salinas, Alejandro Salinas, and Omar Salinas, S9541 [28SE]

S. 2823, Plan Colombia Trade Act, S6136 [29JN]

S. Res. 375, tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts in Bolivia, S10427 [12OC], S10840 [19OC]

BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION EQUITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2732), S5240 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2732), S5241 [15JN]

Texts of

S. 2732, provisions, S5241 [15JN]

BOLLING, BILL

Letters

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement, S5682 [22JN]

BOLTON, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

Ramone, Phil: Michael Bolton Charities, Inc., Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1539 [20SE]

BOLTON, ROXCY O'NEAL

Remarks in House

Tribute, H11789 [2NO], E2047 [1NO], E2064 [2NO]

BOLTON, SUSAN R.

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, unanimous-consent agreement, S9595 [2OC]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S8647 [18SE], S9657-S9683 [3OC]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

BOLUS, JOSEPHINE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E83 [8FE]

BOMBARD, ELIZABETH

Statements

School Safety, E1559 [21SE]

BOMBINGS see Terrorism

BONADONNA, GARY J.

Letters

Worker Economic Opportunity Act, S2582 [12AP], H2444 [3MY]

BONAVOLONTA, JULES J.

Remarks in House

North Ward Center: Monsignor Geno Baroni Award recipient, E2124 [5DE]

BOND, CHRISTOPHER S. (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7354, S7402 [20JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6795, S6856 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2121 [4AP], S2197, S2252, S2254 [5AP], S2333, S2362, S2365, S2368, S2370, S2377 [6AP], S2405, S2415 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4959 [12JN], S4987 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7033, S7079 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10428 [12OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3662, S3772, S3778 [9MY], S3851 [10MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5738 [23JN]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10592 [13OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), S5138, S5156 [14JN]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (H.R. 2392), S7251 [19JY], S9619 [2OC]

Analyses

Indian Tribal Enterprise and Alaska Native Corporations Participation Expansion in the HUBZone Program (S. 2569), S4020 [16MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2481 [10AP]

———H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, S7575 [25JY]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5020 [13JN]

———H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC]

———H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7142 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Dr. Truth, Michael Bond, New Scientist (publication), S62 [26JA]

Genetic Research—Foes of Biotechnology Ignore Global Hunger, C.S. Prakash, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S61 [26JA]

Gore's Hidden Weakness—Foreign Policy, Robert B. Zoellick, Wall Street Journal, S11073 [26OC]

Who's Afraid of Genetic Engineering? Jimmy Carter, New York (NY) Times, S60 [26JA]

Without Biotechnology, We'll Starve—Agricultural Genetic Engineering Is Subject to More Safeguards Than Many Unaltered Foods We Eat, Martina McGloughlin, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S61 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S1186 [6MR] (see S. 2486), S3192 [1MY]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S1128 [2MR]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4820 [8JN]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S10092 [6OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S1186 [6MR]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378, 379), S10716 [18OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S4577 [6JN]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S2439 [7AP]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (see S. 1691), S3923 [11MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S7921 [27JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see S. 2643), S6577 [12JY]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

EPA: revise regulatory requirements relative to pesticide tolerance reviews (see S. 1464), S3544 [4MY]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 1855), S2545 [11AP]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1611 [22MR]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see S. 1448), S292 [2FE]

Foreign trade: require country-of-origin marking on door hinges (see S. 3104), S9195 [25SE]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S9395 [27SE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2416), S2727 [13AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2625), S4578 [6JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S4488 [25MY]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4577 [6JN]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S3513 [4MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6015 [28JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S10723 [18OC] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see S. 2704), S4820 [8JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S6144 [29JN]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Commission on Space: establish (see S. 2988), S7840 [27JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S2354 [6AP]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 273), S1392 [9MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1422 [9MR]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S6260 [30JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7483 [24JY]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (see S. 2223), S3923 [11MY]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S10627 [17OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Res. 257), S1030 [1MR]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S5912 [27JN]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see S. 1133), S2118 [4AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S6678 [13JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S3265 [2MY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S4923 [9JN]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S3265 [2MY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1128 [2MR]

St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 250), S213 [1FE]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S3264 [2MY]

Taxation: increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S8958 [21SE]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9963 [5OC]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S1327 [8MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S9945 [5OC]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S6260 [30JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S7922 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 2634), S4460 [25MY]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

Courts: convert a Federal judgeship in Missouri to permanent status (see S. 2695), S4820 [8JN]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see S. 2227), S1391 [9MR]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see S. 2441), S2728 [13AP]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S799 [24FE]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (see S. 3033), S8413 [12SE]

Kansas City, MO: recognize the Liberty Memorial as a national symbol honoring those who defended liberty and our country through service in World War I (see S. Con. Res. 114), S4297 [23MY]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY]

SBA: reauthorize loan programs (see S. 3236), S10999 [25OC]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see S. 3121), S9381 [27SE]

Taxation: clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see S. 2246), S1392 [9MR]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

Cloture motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7629 [26JY]

Descriptions

Small Business Tax Accounting Simplification Act (S. 2246), S1421 [9MR]

Explanations

Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization Extension (H.R. 2393), S7288 [19JY]

Letters

Allow agencies to reimburse Federal employees for certain adoption expenses: Carolyn L. Johnson, National Adoption Center (organization), S1395 [9MR]

———Courteney Anne Holden, Voice for Adoption (organization), S1395 [9MR]

———Dave Thomas, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, S1394 [9MR]

———David M. Malutinok, National Council for Adoption, S1395 [9MR]

———Glenn DeMots, Bethany Christian Services, S1394 [9MR]

———Joe Ketterlin, Missouri Coalition of Children's Agencies, S1395 [9MR]

———Julie Beckett, Family Voices, Inc., S1395 [9MR]

———Mary Rose McGeady, S1394 [9MR]

———Susan S. Stepleton, Edgewood Children Center (organization), S1395 [9MR]

Biotechnology research: several scientists, S63 [26JA]

Corps of Engineers Missouri River management funding: Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S7499 [25JY]

———several businesses, S7500 [25JY]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S8174 [7SE]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S7783 [27JY]

Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities: Aida Alvarez, SBA, S8732 [19SE]

———Harry C. Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce, S8733 [19SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S11110 [26OC]

Prohibit application of dangerous presticides in areas used by children: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S7034 [17JY]

SBA politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election: by, Committee on Small Business (Senate), S11229 [27OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels: Clarence Harmon, Mayor of St. Louis, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S8078 [6SE]

———Mike Huckabee, Southern Governors' Association, S8078 [6SE]

———National Waterways Alliance, S8079 [6SE]

Lists

Northeast Regional Council Matchmakers High Performance Team, S4292 [23MY]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10309 [12OC]

Privilege of the floor

Stoody, John, S2264 [5AP]

Proclamations

National Biotechnology Month: President Clinton, S60 [26JA]

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) and the EPA, S7091 [18JY]

Remarks

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S195 [1FE]

Budget: ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2203 [5AP]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), S5710 [22JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7049 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2203 [5AP], S2333, S2334 [6AP], S2415, S2427 [7AP]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (S. 2634), S4463 [25MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8680 [19SE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10395 [12OC]

———tribute to sailors relative to terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S11072 [26OC]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (S. 2569), S4019 [16MY]

———tribute to individuals working on HUBZone Program, S4292 [23MY]

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S8732, S8733, S8734 [19SE]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11109 [26OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753 [8JN]

Dept. of HHS: Consolidated Health Centers Program funding, S5715, S5717 [23JN]

Dept. of HUD: Lead Abatement Program funding, S10761 [19OC]

———prohibit the use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of discount tobacco stores, S2333, S2334 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S7033 [17JY], S7089 [18JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children and pregnant women, S7091, S7092 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7033 [17JY], S7089, S7091, S7092 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8732, S8733, S8734 [19SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5167 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Rehabilitation Research Office programs and demonstration projects funding, S10311 [12OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11231 [27OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5629 [22JN], S5715, S5717 [23JN], S5944 [28JN], S11515 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11880 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10290, S10297, S10300, S10303, S10306, S10308, S10309, S10310, S10311, S10312, S10313, S10317 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10751, S10752, S10761 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10753 [19OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11231 [27OC]

Education: early learning programs funding, S3673 [9MY]

———national policy to improve system, S10752 [19OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3283 [3MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3282 [3MY], S3673 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7418, S7419 [21JY], S7498-S7500 [25JY], S8077, S8079, S8080, S8087, S8089, S8090 [6SE], S8130, S8131, S8174, S8177 [7SE]

EPA: Centredale Manor Restoration Project, North Providence, RI, funding, S10311 [12OC]

———clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10303, S10306 [12OC]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, S10311, S10312 [12OC], S10761 [19OC]

———Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program implementation, S10313 [12OC]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10297, S10300, S10309 [12OC]

———Great Lakes Program toxic contaminants monitoring funding, S10311 [12OC]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, S10312 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10297, S10300, S10309 [12OC]

Erdel, Stephen and Laura: Mexico, MO, Area Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipients, S338 [3FE]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (S. 2227), S1394 [9MR]

FEMA: role in wetland permit programs, S10310 [12OC]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (S. 2441), S2760 [13AP]

FTC: investigation of grocery store product slotting fees, S11231 [27OC]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (S. Con. Res. 134), S8126 [6SE]

Gore, Vice President: agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology, S11072 [26OC]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S266 [2FE]

Health: fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5944 [28JN]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (S. Res. 260), S824 [24FE], S840 [28FE]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas, S2415 [7AP]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (S. 3033), S8417 [12SE]

———Federal housing production programs funding, S10308 [12OC]

Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented, S195 [1FE]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, S10761 [19OC]

Kansas City, MO: recognize the Liberty Memorial as a national symbol honoring those who defended liberty and our country through service in World War I (S. Con. Res. 114), S4323 [23MY]

Lamping, Mark: St. Louis Catholic Youth Council Achievement Award recipient, S5024 [13JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8732, S8733, S8734 [19SE]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (S. 2365), S2243 [5AP]

Minimum wage: level, S11108 [26OC]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7418, S7419 [21JY], S7498-S7500 [25JY], S8077, S8079, S8080, S8087, S8089, S8090 [6SE], S8130, S8131, S8174, S8177 [7SE]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8077, S8079, S8080, S8087, S8089, S8090 [6SE]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), S11562 [5DE]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, S58-S63 [26JA]

National Guard: funding, S4753 [8JN]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S11072 [26OC]

National Small Business Week: observance, S4340 [24MY]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, S9110 [22SE]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5629 [22JN], S11515 [14NO]

Pensions: reform, S11108 [26OC]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3919 [11MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9110 [22SE]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8126 [6SE]

Robel, Jake D.: express sympathy on death and commend individuals for efforts relative to capture of his killer, S970 [29FE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), S5156 [14JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11106, S11107 [26OC], S11228, S11230 [27OC]

———politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election, S11228 [27OC]

———reauthorize loan programs, S11107, S11108 [26OC]

Senate: legislative cooperation, S11106 [26OC]

———legislative program, S8126 [6SE], S8129 [7SE], S10275 [12OC], S11207, S11227 [27OC]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (H.R. 2392), S7287, S7291 [19JY], S9639 [2OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11109 [26OC]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 3859), S5710 [22JN]

St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute (S. Res. 250), S300 [2FE]

Taxation: clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting, S11108 [26OC]

———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (S. 2246), S1419 [9MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S7049 [17JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, S6323 [10JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6626 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6493 [12JY]

———relief, S11106, S11108 [26OC]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6626 [13JY]

Technology: benefits of biotechnology research relative to agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection, S58-S63 [26JA]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5167 [15JN]

William Jewell College: tribute to Harriman Arts Program, S642 [10FE]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses, S6323 [10JY]

———Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (S. Res. 311), S4330 [23MY], S4340 [24MY]

Reports

National Women's Small Business Summit, S6324 [10JY]

Reports filed

Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (H.R. 2614) (S. Rept. 106-280), S3691 [9MY]

Community Development and Venture Capital Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 106-383), S8019 [5SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4635) (S. Rept. 106-410), S8501 [13SE]

Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 3121) (S. Rept. 106-422), S9381 [27SE]

Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization Extension: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (H.R. 2392) (S. Rept. 106-289), S3831 [10MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Missouri River flow management: Southern Governors' Association, S7500 [25JY]

Statements

Allow Agencies To Reimburse Federal Employees for Certain Adoption Expenses: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, S1395 [9MR]

Biotechnology Research: National Research Council, S63 [26JA]

———President Clinton, S63 [26JA]

Corps of Engineers Proposed Missouri River Changes Will Further Endanger Species: Joe Engeln, S7499 [25JY]

Federal Contract Opportunities for Small Businesses in Economically Distressed Communities: Executive Office of the President, S8733 [19SE]

Sale and Export of Russian Weapons to Iran: Several Former Cabinet Members and Former National Security Advisors, S11074 [26OC]

Tribute to Bennie L. Thayer: by, S10077 [6OC]

Summaries

Fishable Waters Act (S. 2441), S2761 [13AP]

Texts of

S. 2246, Small Business Tax Accounting Simplification Act, S1420 [9MR]

Tributes

Ashcroft, Senator, S11676 [7DE]

Carnahan, Mel, S10727 [18OC]

Dake, Terrence, S8193 [7SE]

England-Joseph, Judy, S11565 [5DE]

MacArthur, Jean, S296 [2FE]

Thayer, Bennie L., S10077 [6OC]

Thomas, Derrick, S553 [9FE]

BOND, MICHAEL

Articles and editorials

Dr. Truth, S62 [26JA]

BOND, PHILLIP

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office funding, H5055 [23JN]

BONEAL, INC.

Remarks in House

Postal Service: Quality Supplier Award recipient, E873 [25MY]

BONILLA, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5923 [12JY]

———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H8469 [28SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H1958 [6AP]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H8736 [3OC]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H2967 [11MY]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H12095 [14DE]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges in Texas (see H.R. 4374), H2655 [8MY]

———appointment of Federal district judges (see H.R. 4704), H4816 [21JN]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H3926 [6JN]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H9505 [6OC]

———combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7212 [27JY]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H90 [31JA]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H7281 [6SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3173 [16MY]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H1163 [21MR]

Health: promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H5843 [11JY]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H5955 [12JY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1764 [4AP]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H255 [8FE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3309 [17MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H574 [29FE]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1164 [21MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7129 [26JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3049 [15MY]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5956 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1629 [30MR]

———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H757 [8MR]

———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H8617 [2OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H10534 [23OC] (see H.R. 3580), H2512 [3MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3813 [24MY]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H6053 [13JY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7212 [27JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3523 [22MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H165 [1FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7933 [20SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H7281 [6SE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3813 [24MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H8062 [25SE]

Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H455 [15FE]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H7723 [18SE]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), H757 [8MR]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H6599 [19JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2340 [13AP]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H1120 [16MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H7365 [7SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H1119 [16MR]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3649 [23MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H6052 [13JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H2606 [4MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3410), H997 [14MR]

Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see H.R. 3294), H1477 [28MR]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H632 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Mexico: adherence to treaties regulating the flow of raw sewage into U.S. waters (see H. Con. Res. 440), H11716 [31OC]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Voting: reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12017 [5DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for wool and mohair, H5777 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5575 [29JN], H5715 [10JY], H5777 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9693 [11OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5715 [10JY]

———Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5575 [29JN]

Dept. of Education: Stars Schools Program funding, H4247 [13JN]

———teacher transition programs funding, H4248 [13JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4060, H4096 [8JN], H4246, H4247, H4248, H4254 [13JN]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4254 [13JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2308 [13AP]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3575 [23MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (H. Con. Res. 252), E1301 [21JY]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4096 [8JN]

Point of order, H4247, H4248, H4254 [13JN]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Fall Assembly of States, E1855 [19OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7498 [12SE]

Tributes

Cheney, Bill, E1763 [12OC]

Guerra, Jose A., E1693 [6OC]

McDermott, Robert F., E1325 [26JY]

Tucker, Sara Martinez, E539 [11AP]

BONINE, JAN

Letters

Senior citizen meal programs funding, H9708 [11OC]

BONIOR, DAVID E. (a Representative from Michigan)

Addresses

Dedication of Comerica Park: John McHale, E943 [9JN]

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H9505 [6OC]

———improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H5085 [23JN]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H454 [15FE]

———require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H6599 [19JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1285 [22MR]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H647 [6MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H922 [9MR]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1119 [16MR]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054), H922 [9MR]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H5084 [23JN]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H4121 [8JN]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 329), H3049 [15MY]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H9907 [16OC]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H10473 [19OC]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7366 [7SE]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H3172 [16MY]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4784 [20JN]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H7211 [27JY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H7211 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H5241 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Education: establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 3143), H1958 [6AP]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7365 [7SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7282 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H6471 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H8468 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1285 [22MR]

———conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H2122 [11AP]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H1285 [22MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H1588 [29MR]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6778 [24JY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2012 [10AP]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H5037 [22JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H7212 [27JY]

Education: improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4538), H10534 [23OC]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———provide for capital investments in technology education (see H.R. 709), H1588 [29MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H7128 [26JY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H2967 [11MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5085 [23JN]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H8799 [4OC]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H1589 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 522), H4174 [9JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H6719 [20JY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H3649 [23MY]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H2340 [13AP]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H757 [8MR]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H511 [16FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7366 [7SE]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign policy: ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 596), H8469 [28SE]

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5657 [29JN]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]

Health: establish a national program to conduct and support activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and obesity (see H.R. 3177), H1852 [5AP]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H5737 [10JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H7871 [19SE]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2122 [11AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H6470 [18JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H8736 [3OC]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6599 [19JY]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7933 [20SE]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), H7211 [27JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H10036 [17OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H5737 [10JY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H5843 [11JY]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H4675 [19JN]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H4784 [20JN]

———provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H1406 [23MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H5241 [27JN]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7577 [13SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8617 [2OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H758 [8MR]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H219 [7FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), H90 [31JA]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 3379), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1164 [21MR]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H10036 [17OC]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H922 [9MR]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7652 [14SE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7282 [6SE]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7502 [12SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN] (see H.R. 5151), H9505 [6OC]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H8200 [26SE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H4675 [19JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H5240 [27JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3309 [17MY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H7003 [25JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H920 [9MR]

———reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), H5240 [27JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal (see H.R. 714), H7211 [27JY]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H166 [1FE]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 481), H3474 [19MY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7212 [27JY]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H4485 [14JN]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]

National Guard: extend to military technicians certain provisions concerning separation and retirement benefits of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians (see H.R. 4361), H4592 [15JN]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2905 [10MY]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H8062 [25SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H9505 [6OC]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H1119 [16MR]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H7129 [26JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H7366 [7SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H4485 [14JN]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H6471 [18JY]

Public Health Service Act: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 4939), H8062 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H757 [8MR]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H7212 [27JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H1285 [22MR]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H2341 [13AP]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

———improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H2123 [11AP]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———provide FamilyCare coverage for parents of enrolled children (see H.R. 4927), H7003 [25JY]

Taxation: allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H8799 [4OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2607 [4MY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8469 [28SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 4974), H7128 [26JY]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7373 [11SE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 2380), H574 [29FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H1958 [6AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2122 [11AP]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1958 [6AP]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H3172 [16MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H8469 [28SE]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H1851 [5AP]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H5657 [29JN]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H4784 [20JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H5169 [26JN]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2239 [12AP]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H7503 [12SE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2122 [11AP]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2012 [10AP]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7366 [7SE]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7502 [12SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H7003 [25JY]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H7502 [12SE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicaid: implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (see H.R. 5248), H7990 [21SE]

Letters

Minimum wage level: Florence C. Kimball, Friends Committee on National Legislation, H885 [9MR]

———Kathy Thornton, NETWORK (organization), H886 [9MR]

———several religious leaders, H885 [9MR]

———Valora Washington, H886 [9MR]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: by, H3470 [19MY]

Motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3744 [24MY]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H5300 [28JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5574 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5574 [29JN]

Antakli, Nicola M.: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Antonian Gold Medal Award recipient, E1125 [27JN]

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 646), H10845 [25OC]

———consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11540, H11542, H11543 [30OC]

———legislative process, H10404 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10404 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11455 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11670 [31OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H11721 [1NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1601 [30MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2175 [12AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5870 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7511 [13SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1318 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2254 [13AP]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5574 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, H7826 [19SE]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6412 [18JY]

———normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3745 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2740 [9MY], H2954 [11MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3152, H3155, H3156, H3157, H3158 [16MY], H3464, H3466, H3471, H3472 [19MY], H3511, H3512, H3513 [22MY], H3712 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to recommit, H3744, H3745 [24MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 2397), E711 [11MY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 541), E711 [11MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2947 [11MY]

Comcast Cablevision (business): tribute, E275 [9MR]

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H3176 [17MY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7533 [13SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3264 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7533 [13SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (H.R. 1649), H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4997, H4999 [22JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2175 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), E1298 [21JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4997, H4999 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11670 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12500 [15DE]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of the Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit, E1538 [20SE]

Detroit Tigers (baseball team): dedication of Comerica Park, E943 [9JN]

Education: funding, H10845 [25OC], H12500 [15DE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 318), E711 [11MY]

FCC: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2312 [13AP]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2312 [13AP]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, E1298 [21JY]

Ford, James David: Association of Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award recipient, H3176 [17MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit aid to the Palestinian Authority, H6010 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5919 [12JY], H6004, H6010 [13JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5919 [12JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E402 [23MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5628, H5641 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11253 [26OC]

Health care professionals: ensure rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5641 [29JN]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H10450, H10452 [19OC]

———legislative program, H330 [10FE], H1558 [29MR], H1621, H1622, H1623 [30MR], H1941, H1942 [6AP], H2952, H2953 [11MY], H3455, H3456 [19MY], H5073 [23JN], H6710, H6711 [20JY], H7132 [27JY], H7965 [21SE], H8431, H8432 [28SE], H10450 [19OC], H11404 [27OC], H11748 [1NO]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3575 [23MY]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 434), H777 [9MR]

India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir, H4216-H4218 [12JN], E401 [23MR]

———recognize contributions of Sikhs in Punjab, E1192 [10JY]

———resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, H4216-H4218 [12JN], E401 [23MR]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), E873 [25MY]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1601 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3264 [17MY]

———prohibit funding to Kosovo Protection Corps, H6004 [13JY]

Macomb County, MI: tribute to Warren-Center Line-Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductees, E2191 [15DE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H458 [16FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5073 [23JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5307 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H458 [16FE]

Middle East: withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), E1613 [27SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H884 [9MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (H. Res. 434), H777 [9MR]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H11670 [31OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3745 [24MY], H5299 [28JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Roseville Federation of Teachers: anniversary, E792 [19MY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11253 [26OC]

Senate: legislative program, H6025 [13JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H596 [1MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11253 [26OC], H11455 [28OC]

St. Clair County, MI: anniversary of Blue Water Mental Health Clinic, E1068 [21JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H325 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H325 [10FE], H5870 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4158 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7325 [7SE]

———rates, H1318 [23MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7155 [27JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7287 [7SE]

Votes: position on missed, H12502 [15DE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4804 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2965 [11MY], H7868 [19SE]

Statements

Minimum Wage Level: Robert W. Edgar, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, H885 [9MR]

Tributes

Aswad, Barbara B., E2195 [15DE]

Kove, Colette, E1643 [2OC]

Kuzenko, Thomas, E915 [8JN]

Seldenright, Paul, E2200 [15DE]

Texley, Juliana, E780 [19MY]

Wilkie, Jo-Anne F., E308 [14MR]

BONKOWSKI, RONALD

Articles and editorials

Bonkowski Will Be Missed, E1731 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1731 [10OC]

BONNER, JOSEPH C.

Letters

Dry Cleaning Environmental Tax Credit Act, E1370 [27JY]

BONNER, RAYMOND

Articles and editorials

2000 Campaign—The Money Factor; A Political Voice, Without Strings, S4770 [8JN]

BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

California: authorize investor-owned electric utilities to purchase electric power directly from the Bonneville Power Administration at specified rates (see H.R. 5458), H9899 [12OC]

Letters

Bonneville Power Administration sales of electricity to joint operating entities: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H7398 [12SE]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H7398 [12SE]

Remarks in House

Electric power: allow sales of electricity to joint operating entities (S. 1937), H7398 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Electric power: protect rights and benefits of employees relative to participation in a regional transmission organization, S8182, S8183, S8184 [7SE]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California, S11470 [1NO]

Reports filed

Electricity Sales to Joint Operating Entities: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1937) (H. Rept. 106-820), H7279 [6SE]

Texts of

S. 1937, Bonneville Power Administration sales of electricity to joint operating entities, H7398 [12SE]

BONNIE, IL

Remarks in House

Moore, Connie: Illinois Women of Achievement award recipient, E906 [7JN]

BONO, MARY (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4979 [22JN]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Antitrust policy: remove the notification requirement applicable to acquisitions of certain voting securities and assets and modify filing fees (see H.R. 4194), H2341 [13AP]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H7003 [25JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H2411 [2MY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5657 [29JN]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H997 [14MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Credit: require disclosure of all information in a consumer's file (see H.R. 2856), H3813 [24MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H5169 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2906 [10MY]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H5956 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4592 [15JN]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (see H.R. 4187), H1851 [5AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7723 [18SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———facilitate environmental cleanup caused by the manufacture of methamphetamines and impose new monetary fines for the manufacture and trafficking of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5589), H11445 [27OC]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), H2905 [10MY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H5436 [28JN]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see H.R. 2495), H3172 [16MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2013 [10AP]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (see H. Res. 650), H11207 [26OC]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5110), H7280 [6SE]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5106, 5107), H7280 [6SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H4784 [20JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H574 [29FE]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7280 [6SE]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H633 [1MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2512 [3MY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3309 [17MY]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2967 [11MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Native Americans: provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (see H.R. 5322), H8406 [27SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Panama Canal: U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H209 [2FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: reauthorize (see H.R. 4034), H1123 [20MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H373 [14FE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5955 [12JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Russia: sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H1119 [16MR]

SBA: establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H7871 [19SE]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 1771), H4336 [13JN]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H5436 [28JN]

———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), H2340 [13AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H2123 [11AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H5436 [28JN]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H9505 [6OC]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H922 [9MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 4783), H5654 [29JN]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 688), H5084 [23JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H6719 [20JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2239 [12AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2770 [9MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H5436 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H4336 [13JN]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (see H.R. 3657), H454 [15FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H509 [16FE]

Taxation: allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3171 [16MY]

Letters

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H10631 [24OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10631 [24OC]

Remarks

California: anniversary of statehood, H7559 [13SE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8688 [3OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4980 [22JN]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (H.R. 4187), E1825 [19OC]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), E545 [12AP]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), H7773 [19SE]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10627 [24OC]

Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes (H.R. 3312), H10629, H10631 [24OC]

Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7665 [18SE]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), H7400 [12SE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (H.R. 3676), H6869 [25JY], E1380 [27JY]

SBA: Women's Business Centers and National Women's Business Council funding, H4980 [22JN]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1034 [15MR]

Taxation: equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (S. 893), H10632 [24OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8097 [26SE]

BOOK STAMP ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2615), S4297 [23MY]

Letters

Provisions: Adele Robinson, National Association for the Education of Young Children, S4320 [23MY]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S4320 [23MY]

———Patricia Schroeder, Association of American Publishers, Inc., S4320 [23MY]

———Richard E. Sells, Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., S4321 [23MY]

———Steve Cohen, 4 To 14.COM (business), S4320 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2615), S4318-S4321 [23MY]

Texts of

S. 2615, provisions, S4319 [23MY]

BOOKER, JOSEPH

Biographies

Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

BOOKS see Literature

BOONE, MICHAEL D.

Remarks in House

Fairfax, VA: Fairfax Central Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Award recipients, E216 [1MR]

BOPP, JAMES, JR.

Testimonies

Political Organizations' Requirement To Report Information to the IRS, S5998 [28JN]

BORACCO, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10076 [6OC]

BORAH, WILLIAM J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E297 [14MR]

BORDEN, JAY

Remarks in Senate

New Hampshire High Technology Council: Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S7830 [27JY]

BORDERS, ROBERT S.

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 5481), H10036 [17OC]

Relief (H.R. 5481): refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 636), H10036 [17OC]

BORITT, GABOR S.

Appointments

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, S11009 [25OC]

BORN-ALIVE INFANTS PROTECTION ACT

Articles and editorials

Ohio Baby Survives Abortion Procedure, H8161 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3127), S9381 [27SE]

Letters

Provisions: Gordon B. Avery, H8159 [26SE]

Press releases

Provisions: National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, H8158 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4292), H7006 [26JY], H7901 [20SE], H7967 [21SE], H8154-H8162 [26SE], E1647 [2OC], E1706 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4292), S10027 [5OC]

———unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

Enact (S. 3127), S9393, S9394 [27SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4292) (H. Rept. 106-835), H7373 [11SE]

Testimonies

Provisions: F. Sessions Cole, H8159 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4292, provisions, H8154 [26SE]

S. 3127, provisions, S9394 [27SE]

BORRESON, MARK

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S4118 [17MY]

BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10365 [19OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see H.R. 3624), H3172 [16MY]

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2571), H2905 [10MY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H2770 [9MY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H632 [1MR]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5655 [29JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H50 [27JA]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H8062 [25SE]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H5955 [12JY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colleges and universities: require disclosure of fires in dormitories and plans to reduce fire safety hazards and require the U.S. Fire Administration to establish fire safety standards for dormitories (see H.R. 3831), H1163 [21MR]

Community development: increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1589 [29MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4784 [20JN]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H757 [8MR]

———increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), H997 [14MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H511 [16FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H9635 [10OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H8468 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H575 [29FE]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

Diseases: study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government (see H.R. 3659), H7003 [25JY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H342 [10FE]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H8201 [26SE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H3925 [6JN]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H1589 [29MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H342 [10FE]

FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 125), H4035 [7JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H6471 [18JY]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H5656 [29JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H255 [8FE]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H2770 [9MY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H2770 [9MY]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (see H. Res. 495), H2606 [4MY]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H5241 [27JN]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H1477 [28MR]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7578 [13SE]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H7365 [7SE]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8617 [2OC]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Government: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see H.R. 3221), H7002 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H255 [8FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H278 [9FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H255 [8FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5843 [11JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H7578 [13SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4090), H1589 [29MR]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H4121 [8JN]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H5955 [12JY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H2340 [13AP]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H7652 [14SE]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7652 [14SE]

———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H510 [16FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H511 [16FE] (see H.R. 4770), H5657 [29JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3649 [23MY]

———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H5656 [29JN]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H4591 [15JN]

———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H7578 [13SE]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1285 [22MR]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H5843 [11JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H8201 [26SE]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6778 [24JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H5737 [10JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H8200 [26SE]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H50 [27JA]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1407 [23MR]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Res. 547), H7366 [7SE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H50 [27JA]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H997 [14MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H9504 [6OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H255 [8FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7503 [12SE]

Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H7652 [14SE]

States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), H510 [16FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H7365 [7SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]

———provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), H7281 [6SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2607 [4MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3566), H164 [1FE]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H757 [8MR]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H8469 [28SE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H50 [27JA]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8061 [25SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2239 [12AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]

World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), H8407 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3867 [25MY]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Letters

Clean Water Act Total Maximum Daily Load Program: Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, H4880 [21JN], E1120 [26JN]

———several environmental organizations, H4879 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

Remarks

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H8134 [26SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H2561, H2566 [4MY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8127 [26SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2157 [12AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3720 [24MY]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, H5264 [27JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4879 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5264 [27JN]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2559, H2561 [4MY]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, H4879 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, E1119 [26JN]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2150 [12AP]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, E1119 [26JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H11821 [3NO]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1026 [15MR]

———use of passenger facility charges, H1026 [15MR]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 4554), H6389 [18JY], E876 [25MY]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2721 [9MY]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), H2462 [3MY]

National Chemistry Week: observance, E1842 [19OC]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Jewish Community Centers of Greater Philadelphia Raymond and Miriam Klein Branch, E1459 [13SE]

———Philadelphia International Airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1423 [28MR]

St. Joseph's University: anniversary, E2058 [1NO]

Stack, Michael J., Jr.: Catholic War Veterans (organization) Distinguished Man of the Year award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2562, H2566 [4MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10352 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11821 [3NO]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (H.R. 1237), H2622 [8MY]

Tributes

Goodling, Representative, H8621 [3OC]

Lenard, Casimira (Myra), E677 [9MY]

Lewis, Debra M., E1227 [13JY]

Liacouras, Peter J., E1053 [20JN]

Mongeon, Daniel G., E1055 [20JN]

Schneider, Catherine, E257 [9MR]

Smiler, Irving, E266 [9MR]

BORTZ, NEIL K.

Remarks in House

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization): Distinguished Service Citation recipient, E782 [19MY]

BORVICE, MONICA

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, and representation in U.S. v. Ellen Rose Hart (see S. Res. 331), S6121 [29JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 331, testimony, document production, and Senate Legal Counsel representation in U.S. v. Ellen Rose Hart, S6146, S6182 [29JN]

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Amendments

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S3271 [2MY]

Articles and editorials

Bush Takes Unwise Step Away From Peacekeeping, S10955 [25OC]

No Time for a Balkan Exit, S10955 [25OC]

Path to Putin, S2555 [12AP]

Risking NATO, S10955 [25OC]

U.N. Chief in Kosovo Takes Stock of Tough Year, S7636 [26JY]

U.N. Official Warns of Losing the Peace in Kosovo, S7635 [26JY]

World of Problems, S2561 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (see S. 2680), S4564 [6JN]

National Guard: tribute to 49th Division of Texas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. Res. 382), S10926 [24OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (see S. Res. 272), S1392 [9MR]

Lists

Violent acts against ethnic minorities in Kosovo, S7632 [26JY]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, S4458 [25MY], H3855 [25MY]

Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina: President Clinton, S7833 [27JY], H7194 [27JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to the Abilene, TX, Army Reserve 111th Engineer Battalion for Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Representative Stenholm, E276 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Abilene, TX: tribute to the Army Reserve 111th Engineer Battalion for mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, E276 [9MR]

Foreign policy: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H3528 [23MY], H8051, H8052 [25SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: prosecution of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity, E2001 [28OC]

National Guard: tribute to 49th Division of Texas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia, H2416 [3MY]

———tribute to 69th Press Camp Headquarters, E639 [4MY]

NATO: status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, H1626 [30MR]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, H6023 [13JY]

Srpska: elections, E1857 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (S. 2680), S4518 [6JN]

International Conference on the Balkans: convene, S4136 [18MY]

International relations: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S10728 [18OC]

National Guard: tribute to 49th Division of Texas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S. Res. 382), S10939 [24OC]

NATO: status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, S66, S69 [26JA], S591-S594 [10FE], S3497-S3499 [4MY], S4518 [6JN], S10954-S10957, S10964 [25OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S7630-S7637 [26JY]

———oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S2703 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

Voinovich, Senator: report on trip to Southeastern Europe, S2700-S2706 [13AP]

Reports filed

Oppose Serbian Regime of Slobodan Milosevic, Support Efforts of the Democratic Opposition, and Promote Peace, Stability, and Prosperity in Southeastern Europe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 272), S2940 [26AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Southeastern Europe: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7637 [26JY]

Statements

Bulgaria's Perspective on Southeastern Europe: Nadezhda Mihailova, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, S2704 [13AP]

Tables

U.S., European Union, and international financial institutions support to Southeastern Europe and Kosovo, S2704 [13AP]

Testimonies

Ethnic Minorities in Kosovo: Kyr Artemije, S7634 [26JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 272, oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S1427 [9MR]

S. Res. 272, oppose Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S2705 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

S. Res. 382, tribute to 49th Division of Texas National Guard for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, S10932, S10940 [24OC]

BOSSANGE, JANET

Remarks in Senate

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

BOSTON, MA

Addresses

Edward W. Brooke Courthouse Dedication: Edward W. Brooke, S7471 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Cops, Crime and Clergy—Boston's Commish on How the New Alliance Between Police and Preachers Works, H6834 [25JY]

Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]

New Holy War, H6834 [25JY]

Savior of the Streets, H6833 [25JY]

Letters

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 anniversary: Representative Delahunt, E1198 [11JY]

Workforce investment programs funding: Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, MA, S5968 [28JN]

Lists

Boston Celtics (basketball team) ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S5734 [23JN]

Remarks in House

Clark, Frederick W.: Boston, MA, Jaycees (organization) Ten Outstanding Young Leaders of 2000 honoree, E410 [23MR]

Courts: reform sentencing for convicted sex offenders, H7741 [19SE]

Hamlett, Brenda Butler: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E944 [9JN]

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: anniversary of Local 103, E1198 [11JY]

Symphony Hall: anniversary, E1786 [13OC]

Remarks in Senate

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute to ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S5733 [23JN]

Children and youth: tribute to youth council, S1977 [30MR]

Dept. of Transportation: require written agreement limiting Federal contribution to the Boston, MA, Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel project, S5183 [15JN]

Edward W. Brooke Courthouse: dedication, S7471 [24JY]

Tall Ships 2000 Race celebration: tribute, S2720 [13AP]

BOSTON, TERRY

Articles and editorials

Electricity—Lifeline or Bottom Line?, E1154-E1156 [29JN]

BOSTON CELTICS (basketball team)

Lists

Boston Celtics (basketball team) ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S5734 [23JN]

Remarks in Senate

``Heroes Among Us'': tribute to honorees, S5733 [23JN]

BOSTON (MA) GLOBE

Articles and editorials

America's Largest Polluter—Guess Who, E2012 [28OC]

Buffering Oil Prices, S547 [9FE]

Giants of Law, E601 [2MY]

New Optimism Out of Ulster, S1811 [28MR]

Promoting Peace in Sri Lanka, E47 [1FE]

Protecting Immigrants, S11903 [15DE]

Pushing Peace in Sri Lanka, E708 [11MY]

BOSTON (MA) HERALD

Articles and editorials

History's Greek to Them, H5664 [10JY]

BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)

Appointments

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, H1138 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H2340 [13AP]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H2122 [11AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1119 [16MR]

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H511 [16FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H2606 [4MY]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H922 [9MR]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 5069), H7208 [27JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2607 [4MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H922 [9MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2012 [10AP]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4036 [7JN]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5241 [27JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H632 [1MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3813 [24MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5241 [27JN]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see H.R. 3140), H2411 [2MY]

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H2012 [10AP]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H7211 [27JY]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H7281 [6SE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7652 [14SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7652 [14SE]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H10473 [19OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H11716 [31OC]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H11621 [30OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2340 [13AP]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 2564), H219 [7FE]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2340 [13AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H455 [15FE]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2906 [10MY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 5186), H8799 [4OC]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H5240 [27JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H2906 [10MY]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2340 [13AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H2411 [2MY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4784 [20JN]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H922 [9MR]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7128 [26JY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2512 [3MY]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H997 [14MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H574 [29FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H632 [1MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3412 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Pinales, Jose Guadalupe Tellez: relief (see H.R. 4129), H1588 [29MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of computer software that filters child pornography and material that is violent, obscene, or harmful to minors (see H.R. 5181), H7651 [14SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers, H5786 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5786 [11JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1541 [29MR]

Droughts: rural water needs funding, H5537 [29JN]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse, H1541 [29MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5226, H5249 [27JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1020 [15MR]

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant: health screening and treatment of workers funding, H5249 [27JN]

Mississippi River: Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan funding, H5226 [27JN]

Practical Farmers of Iowa (organization): Renew America (organization) National Award for Environmental Sustainability recipient, E1345 [27JY]

Votes: position on missed, H6438 [18JY], E1126 [27JN], E1298 [21JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H983 [14MR], H6466 [18JY], H6593 [19JY]

BOTELER, BLAKE L.

Remarks in House

Top Cop Award: recipient, E1106 [23JN]

BOTTINO, VINCENT J.

Remarks in House

United Cerebral Palsy of Hudson County, NJ (organization): tribute to Outstanding Achievement Award recipients, E606 [2MY]

BOTTS, JIM

Remarks in House

Appalachian Trail Conference (organization): Honor Roll of Volunteers honorees, E1372 [27JY]

BOUCHER, RICHARD A.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Public Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7655 [26JY]

Statements

Make Trade Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the U.S. Contingent on Freedom of Religion, S8140 [7SE]

BOUCHER, RICK (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 4144), H1628 [30MR]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H8062 [25SE]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H7366 [7SE]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (see H.R. 5388), H8799 [4OC]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6052 [13JY]

Copyrights: preserve efficient low-cost commercial financing of enterprises based upon the security of their copyrights and assets (see H.R. 4351), H2410 [2MY]

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H1674 [3AP]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H2411 [2MY]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H3925 [6JN]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1477 [28MR]

Dept. of Energy: ensure continuation of certain authorities through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health relative to indemnification and liability dealing with nuclear incidents (see H.R. 4446), H3049 [15MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7366 [7SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H575 [29FE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H922 [9MR]

FCC: prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (see H.R. 4758), H5843 [11JY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H4337 [13JN]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1477 [28MR]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 4773), H7366 [7SE]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H4784 [20JN]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H8200 [26SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H4036 [7JN]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H4121 [8JN]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H1764 [4AP]

———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1396), H2341 [13AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H2411 [2MY]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5107), H7280 [6SE]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3926 [6JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H4674 [19JN]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H7281 [6SE]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H6599 [19JY]

Internet: exempt certain telecommunications traffic from reciprocal compensation requirements (see H.R. 4445), H3049 [15MY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H2013 [10AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4907), H7282 [6SE]

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (see H.R. 3699), H572 [29FE]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (see H.R. 3701), H572 [29FE]

Madison, James: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 396), H7992 [21SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1477 [28MR]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H10257 [18OC]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1477 [28MR]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7281 [6SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H4784 [20JN]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H6600 [19JY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5956 [12JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H1958 [6AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H2411 [2MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (see H.R. 5284), H8061 [25SE]

Patents: improve quality of patents on certain inventions (see H.R. 5364), H8735 [3OC]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1077 [15MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2512 [3MY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 23), H12045 [7DE]

Public buildings: provide nondiscriminatory access to Federal buildings by telecommunications carriers to ensure competition (see H.R. 2891), H632 [1MR]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7282 [6SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7211 [27JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H3523 [22MY]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H165 [1FE]

Ships and vessels: temporarily exempt the transport of petroleum and petroleum products between certain ports from restrictions on carriage in coastwise trade (see H.R. 5485), H10473 [19OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3474 [19MY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1690), H3523 [22MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H3813 [24MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3813 [24MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H12095 [14DE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1120 [16MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H455 [15FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H7366 [7SE]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H1852 [5AP]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H209 [2FE]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H6777 [24JY]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H2340 [13AP]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Tobacco products: provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 5382), H8799 [4OC]

———provide for a more restrictive tariff-rate quota on imports (see H.R. 5381), H8799 [4OC]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3926 [6JN]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 5438), H11781 [1NO]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H5084 [23JN]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5956 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H8061 [25SE]

Remarks

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9791 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9834 [12OC]

Congressional Internet Caucus: analysis of survey results on electronic Government services, E1869 [19OC]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (H.R. 5275), E1583 [25SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9791 [11OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11289 [26OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11289 [26OC]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), H8277 [27SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2091, H2093 [11AP]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1752), H3487 [22MY]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (H.R. 3852), H3488 [22MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), H3489 [22MY]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (H. Res. 650), H11317 [26OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1191 [22MR]

Patents: improve quality of patents on certain inventions (H.R. 5364), E1651 [3OC]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), H3490 [22MY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, H11289 [26OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2292 [13AP]

Tributes

Scott, Wilson M., E2000 [28OC]

BOULDER, CO

Letters

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Remarks in House

NIST: funding, H12492 [15DE], E1133 [28JN]

NOAA: funding, H12491 [15DE], E1133 [28JN]

BOULDER, MT

Tributes

Carey Family, S6114 [29JN]

BOURNE, CHRISTINE

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S4327 [23MY]

BOUVIER, CULLEN

Statements

Civil Unions, E1518 [18SE]

BOWDEN, TX

Remarks in House

Moody, Dorothy M.: Bowden, TX, Business and Professional Women (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E1780 [13OC]

BOWEN, CINDY K.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1403 [6SE]

BOWEN, DAVID

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S5816 [26JN], S11155 [26OC]

BOWLER, MICHAEL J.

Remarks in House

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (organization): Caring Hands Gold Award recipient, E1150 [29JN]

BOWLIN, MIKE

Letters

Gasoline inventories and prices, S2607 [12AP]

BOWMAN, JOAN

Letters

Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2798 [10MY]

BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), S2833 [25AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7358, S7366, S7369, S7404, S7406 [20JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2121 [4AP], S2206, S2251, S2256, S2257, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2334, S2355, S2367, S2373 [6AP], S2389, S2402, S2414, S2441 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4856, S4867 [8JN], S5370 [19JN], S5406, S5439, S5469, S5474 [20JN], S6277, S6290 [30JN], S6478 [11JY], S6577 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4946, S4960, S4966, S4967 [12JN], S4983, S4994, S4999, S5032 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7032, S7079 [17JY], S7090, S7167 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5816 [26JN], S5913 [27JN], S6179 [29JN], S6199, S6268 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10302, S10457 [12OC]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7694 [26JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3448, S3449 [3MY], S3662, S3778 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8122 [6SE], S8170 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5493, S5520, S5570 [21JN], S5613, S5614 [22JN]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1272, S1328 [8MR]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9272 [26SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057, S7081 [17JY]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2002 [30MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S992, S1031 [1MR], S1062, S1089, S1146, S1148 [2MR]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]

Articles and editorials

Anti-Drug Folly—U.S. Aid Plan Would Raise Stakes in Colombian Conflict, Fresno (CA) Bee, S5500 [21JN]

Bush Takes Unwise Step Away From Peacekeeping, USA Today, S10955 [25OC]

Clinton Seeks Legacy of Forest Protection, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, S6515 [12JY]

Clinton's Legacy as Preservationist? New York (NY) Times, S6515 [12JY]

Colombia Aid Bill Would Escalate a Failed Policy; Drugs—Treatment and Reducing Cocaine Consumption Is a Better Way To Go, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S5500 [21JN]

Counter-Drug Military Assistance for Colombia, Sacramento (CA) Bee, S5500 [21JN]

Ending a Judicial Blockade, New York (NY) Times, S1340 [9MR]

Fight Over Forests—Which Public Lands Should Remain Roadless? Sacramento (CA) Bee, S6515 [12JY]

Forests Need Protection, Contra Costa (CA) Times, S6516 [12JY]

Infamous Anniversary for Courts, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S1340 [9MR]

Judge Deserves Rousing Approval, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S1340 [9MR]

NATO Spending Bill Includes Executive Jets for 9 Generals, Tim Weiner, New York (NY) Times, S5000 [13JN]

No Time for a Balkan Exit, New York (NY) Times, S10955 [25OC]

Paez and Berzon Votes, Washington (DC) Post, S1340 [9MR]

Prescription for Forest Health Probably Would Kill the Patient, Arthur D. Partridge, Ventura County (CA) Star, S6516 [12JY]

Risking NATO, Washington (DC) Post, S10955 [25OC]

Senate GOP Drags Feet on Justices, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, S1340 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see S. 1197), S1466 [20MR]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S5118 [14JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S1241 [7MR]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: make archival materials of the Africa Division of the VOA available to the Institute for Media Development (see S. 2682), S4564 [6JN]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2690), S7077 [17JY]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 2463), S6690 [13JY] (see S. 3048), S8585 [14SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7922 [27JY]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S7690 [26JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S746 [23FE]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see S. 890), S4207 [18MY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S4577 [6JN]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see S. 2730), S5106 [14JN]

———appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S8759 [19SE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2137), S1025 [1MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 2675), S5685 [22JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S1128 [2MR]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (see S. 2977), S8215 [7SE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see S. 1163), S3850 [10MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (see S. Res. 387), S11791 [14DE]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see S. 2615), S7245 [19JY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S1326 [8MR]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 30), S217 [1FE]

Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see S. 1957), S635 [10FE]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see S. 1472), S41 [24JA]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3178), S10083 [6OC]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S3264 [2MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see S. 2338), S1986 [30MR]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see S. 2525), S3692 [9MY]

———prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see S. 2380), S2347 [6AP]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers (see S. 2539), S3831 [10MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9864 [4OC]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see S. 2051), S612 [10FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S86 [26JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S493 [8FE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2416), S3544 [4MY]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see S. 2043), S538 [9FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7165 [18JY]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see S. 3060), S9202 [25SE]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S2872 [25AP]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (see S. 2621), S4378 [24MY]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1422 [9MR]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 104), S3264 [2MY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see S. 1909), S5031 [13JN]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

Laos: support democracy and human rights (see S. Res. 309), S4297 [23MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 2256), S4322 [23MY]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 324), S5460 [20JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S2466 [10AP]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S3265 [2MY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2299), S3031 [27AP]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 660), S1610 [22MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S3544 [4MY]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see S. 2399), S8421 [12SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S6027 [28JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S4322 [23MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see S. 1074), S4391 [24MY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4239 [22MY]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2284), S1671 [23MR]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7165 [18JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S10425 [12OC]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S636 [10FE]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S1392 [9MR]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see S. 1110), S4690 [7JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S8019 [5SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S2947 [26AP]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S7923 [27JY]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]

Native Americans: provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (see S. 2102), S799 [24FE]

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S5563 [21JN]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4322 [23MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S8593 [14SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see S. 3067), S11258 [27OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S10091 [6OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2928), S7656 [26JY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see S. 1495), S4954 [12JN]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see S. 1800), S746 [23FE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S8214 [7SE]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2294), S1747 [27MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S613 [10FE]

Senior citizens: protect rights of members of HMO's to receive continuing care at facilities of their choice (see S. 1142), S3263 [2MY]

Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 1510), S5911 [27JN]

Social Security: expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2976), S7840 [27JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S9201 [25SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S10807 [19OC]

Taxation: exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S5031 [13JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 2083), S953 [29FE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S8025 [5SE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S3615 [8MY]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see S. 635), S6026 [28JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2598), S4190 [18MY]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S1467 [20MR]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 1391), S8421 [12SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S952 [29FE]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S1128 [2MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S3264 [2MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S6027 [28JN]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see S. 1902), S1327 [8MR]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2637 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (see S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

———restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria (see S. 2633), S4460 [25MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2567), S4014 [16MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see S. 2640), S4460 [25MY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. 2026), S285 [2FE]

FERC: roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see S. 3093), S8941 [21SE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see S. 2080), S680 [22FE]

Petroleum: reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see S. 2275), S1596 [22MR]

Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (see S. 2279), S1671 [23MR]

University of San Francisco: acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 football team and pay tribute to members of team (see S. Res. 346), S7840 [27JY]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Factsheets

Privatizing Social Security—A Riverboast Gamble: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S4248 [23MY]

Letters

Global AIDS Prevention Act: Peter R. Lamptey, Family Health International (organization), S289 [2FE]

Prohibit application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: W. Michael McCabe, EPA, S7091 [18JY]

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S571 [10FE]

———by, S571 [10FE]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S3214 [2MY]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino, CA, Board of Supervisors, S571 [10FE]

———Michael Dorame, Inyo County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3213 [2MY]

———Robert A. Laurie, California Energy Commission, S572 [10FE], S3215 [2MY]

———Thomas P. Walters, Ventura County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3214 [2MY]

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution: Athan Manuel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S2210 [5AP]

———Carl Pope, Sierra Club, S2210 [5AP]

———Courtney Curf, Friends of the Earth (organization), S2210 [5AP]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2209 [5AP]

———John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council, S2210 [5AP]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, S2210 [5AP]

———Raymond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador, S2211 [5AP]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S2210 [5AP]

Lists

Multiple shootings in 1999, S1066 [2MR]

Supporters of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S1292 [8MR]

Supporters of nomination of Marsha L. Berzon to be circuit judge, S1286 [8MR]

Supporters of nomination of Richard A. Paez to be circuit judge, S1288 [8MR]

Opinion polls

Prescription drug plan for stronger Medicare: Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies (business), S4975 [13JN]

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) and the EPA, S7090 [18JY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S2833, S2834 [25AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions, S2833, S2834 [25AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7366 [20JY]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S10198, S10199 [11OC]

Appropriations: legislative process, S9412, S9413, S9414 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9412, S9413, S9414, S9415, S9416, S9417 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), S9829 [4OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2208, S2211, S2212 [5AP], S2277 [6AP]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5414 [20JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2710 [13AP]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S3933 [15MY]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1219, S1220 [7MR], S1286, S1287, S1288, S1291, S1302, S1331 [8MR], S1339, S1341 [9MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S461 [8FE], S8359 [12SE]

———deficit, S8359 [12SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2683 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2059, S2061 [4AP], S2160, S2208, S2211, S2212 [5AP], S2277, S2304 [6AP], S2414 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S461 [8FE], S11082 [26OC]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S11080, S11081 [26OC]

———military policies, S10954 [25OC]

California: anniversary of statehood, S8191 [7SE]

———authorize water reuse and recycling projects (S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

———restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria, S11759 [11DE]

———restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria (S. 2633), S4463 [25MY]

Campbell, Bonnie J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10173, S10174 [11OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: limit funds for application of dangerous pesticides, S7057 [17JY]

Capitol Police: force reductions, S3990, S3991 [16MY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S2414 [7AP], S10954 [25OC]

———prohibit transfer to and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons by individuals under 18, S1478 [21MR]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8454 [13SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S4494 [25MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8454 [13SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9829 [4OC], S9907 [5OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2567), S4018 [16MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10395 [12OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5226 [15JN]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S2304 [6AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (S. Res. 237), S1291, S1292 [8MR]

Cranston, Alan: Lawyers Alliance for World Security W. Averell Harriman Award recipient, S967 [29FE]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5433 [20JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S2485 [11AP], S2683 [13AP], S4511, S4512, S4514 [6JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2304 [6AP], S3963, S3984, S3986, S3988, S3990, S3991, S3992, S3996 [16MY], S4047, S4059, S4070 [17MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (S. Res. 276), S1478 [21MR]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11210 [27OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S8359 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, S7366 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10376 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5414, S5433 [20JN], S6563 [12JY]

———cancel operational support aircraft leasing authority, S4999, S5000, S5001, S5002, S5003, S5004, S5006 [13JN]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S4983, S4984 [13JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3984, S3986, S3988, S3990, S3991, S3992, S3996 [16MY], S4047, S4059, S4070 [17MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent agreement, S3862 [11MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4946, S4947 [12JN], S4982, S4983, S4984, S4993, S4999, S5000, S5001, S5002, S5003, S5004, S5006 [13JN]

———policy and guidelines on personnel activities in Colombia relative to anti-drug efforts, S5613, S5614, S5615 [22JN]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S4946, S4947 [12JN], S4993 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S6209 [30JN]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S570 [10FE]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S10376 [12OC]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9223, S9224 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S7089 [18JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children and pregnant women, S7090, S7091 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6514, S6516 [12JY], S7089, S7090, S7091 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9907 [5OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8798 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S5194 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5190, S5194 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5211 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (S. 2640), S4474 [25MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5953 [28JN], S6209 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10300, S10302, S10305, S10306, S10309 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10765 [19OC]

Diseases: authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS and authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination, S7624 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (S. 2026), S288 [2FE]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7624 [26JY]

———HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, S5613 [22JN]

Drugs: use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5498, S5499, S5500 [21JN]

Education: funding, S2160 [5AP]

———national policy to improve system, S10954, S10957 [25OC]

———reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2304 [6AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities, S9415 [28SE]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S8359 [12SE]

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: tribute, S95 [26JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9573 [2OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9379 [27SE], S9829 [4OC]

EPA: clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10302, S10305, S10306, S10309 [12OC]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, S10765 [19OC]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10296, S10300, S10306, S10309 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10296, S10300, S10306, S10309 [12OC]

———statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S570 [10FE]

FERC: roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (S. 3093), S8958 [21SE]

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S1478 [21MR]

———enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S4047 [17MY]

———gun control, S2304 [6AP], S2485 [11AP], S4511, S4512, S4514 [6JN], S5550 [21JN], S7537 [25JY], S9259 [26SE], S11123 [26OC], S11892 [15DE]

———reduce violence in schools, S1084 [2MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S1478 [21MR], S3963 [16MY]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, S1478 [21MR]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1794 [28MR]

———protect, S1794 [28MR]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (S. 2080), S683-S685 [22FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5498, S5499, S5500 [21JN], S5613, S5614, S5615, S5627 [22JN]

Forest Service: roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, S6514, S6516 [12JY]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), S11759 [11DE]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), S11507 [2NO]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: custody and immigration status, S2708 [13AP]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S11080, S11081 [26OC]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S279 [2FE]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S570 [10FE], S3213 [2MY]

———transporting of nuclear waste through certain California counties to Nevada disposal site, S3213, S3215 [2MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4514 [6JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S11082 [26OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10172, S10174, S10198, S10199 [11OC]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9223, S9224 [26SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8801 [20SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S8801 [20SE], S9223, S9224 [26SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S911, S913, S914 [29FE]

Intel Corp.: establishment of the Intel Teacher Housing Fund for public school teachers of the Santa Clara Unified School District, S5881 [27JN]

International Women's Day: observance, S1291, S1292 [8MR]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (S. 1909), S5022 [13JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8798 [20SE]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S3990, S3991 [16MY]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 324), S5469 [20JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S707, S708 [23FE], S4975, S4976, S4977 [13JN], S8780 [20SE], S9335 [27SE], S9416, S9417 [28SE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, S4975, S4976, S4977 [13JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10395 [12OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3883, S3885 [11MY], S3963, S3984, S3986, S3988, S3990, S3991, S3992, S3996 [16MY], S4047, S4059, S4070 [17MY]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), S3862 [11MY]

Minimum wage: level, S4514 [6JN]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S9573 [2OC]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5211 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5211 [15JN]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, S1084 [2MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, S4290 [23MY]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: tribute to California honorees, S9939 [5OC]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: New Car Assessment Program use of various sizes of dummies in crash tests, S5190 [15JN]

National security: require operationally realistic testing of any national missile defense system against countermeasures, S6563 [12JY]

NATO: status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, S10954, S10955, S10956, S10957 [25OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Kim Dae Jung for peace, S10706 [18OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S570 [10FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3213, S3214, S3215 [2MY]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1219, S1220 [7MR], S1284, S1285, S1286, S1287, S1288, S1291, S1295, S1302, S1331 [8MR], S1339, S1341 [9MR]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S2485 [11AP]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S5211 [15JN]

———reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (S. 2275), S1608 [22MR]

———rulemaking relative to valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes, S9379 [27SE]

Political campaigns: influence and legality of foreign contributions, S1284 [8MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, S2485 [11AP]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1331 [8MR], S10173, S10174 [11OC]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), S11648, S11649 [6DE]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10241 [11OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8524 [13SE]

San Francisco, CA: dedication of Willie Mays Plaza at Pacific Bell Park, S1876 [29MR]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11197, S11199, S11204, S11210 [27OC]

Schools: notify parents in advance of the use of certain pesticides and provide school districts with current EPA pesticides manual and list, S1089, S1090, S1095, S1096 [2MR]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1063, S1064, S1065, S1066, S1097 [2MR]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S1097 [2MR]

Senate: legislative cooperation, S4070 [17MY]

———legislative priorities, S4975, S4976, S4977 [13JN]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S4070 [17MY], S8798 [20SE]

Senate Rules: enforcement of points of order relative to legislation on appropriations bills, S5614, S5615 [22JN]

Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (S. 2279), S1673 [23MR]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, S1478 [21MR]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans, S4247, S4251 [23MY]

———budget treatment of trust funds, S4247, S4251 [23MY], S11082 [26OC]

———effects of reform proposals on women, S4247 [23MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11197, S11199 [27OC]

———prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial markets, S4290 [23MY]

———reform, S4247, S4251 [23MY]

Supreme Court: decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, S11781 [14DE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2587 [12AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, S2509 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2485 [11AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S7085 [18JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6413, S6415, S6421, S6424, S6425, S6426, S6427 [11JY]

———rates, S2060, S2061 [4AP], S4514 [6JN], S7085 [18JY]

———relief, S11199, S11204 [27OC]

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children, S11204 [27OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S911, S912, S913, S914 [29FE], S1063, S1064, S1065, S1066, S1084, S1089, S1090, S1095, S1096, S1097 [2MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), unanimous-consent agreement, S1056 [2MR]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, S5953 [28JN]

University of San Francisco: acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 football team and pay tribute to members of team (S. Res. 346), S7807 [27JY]

Veterans Appreciation Month: observance, S2936 [26AP]

Votes: position on missed, S279 [2FE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S9250 [26SE], S9877, S9878 [5OC], S10172, S10174 [11OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), unanimous-consent request, S9877 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1478 [21MR]

Statements

Policy Regarding Military Service by Homosexuals: Senator Robb, S11848 [15DE]

Tables

Operational support aircraft proposal requirements, S5002 [13JN]

Recent school shootings, S1066 [2MR]

Texts of

S. 2026, Global AIDS Prevention Act, S289 [2FE]

S. 2080, Genetically Engineered Food Right-To-Know Act, S685 [22FE]

S. 2279, expand Sequoia National Park boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove, S1673 [23MR]

S. 3232, California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century, S11000-S11002 [25OC]

Tributes

Bobo, Joe Dean, S10796 [19OC]

Brower, David R., S11565 [5DE]

Bryan, Senator, S11245 [27OC]

Christopher, George, S8754 [19SE]

Cohen, Ellen G., S9695 [3OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7179 [19JY]

Dunbar, Jim, S6111 [29JN]

Epstein, Mike, S3279 [3MY]

Kerrey, Senator, S11245 [27OC]

Lautenberg, Senator, S11245 [27OC]

McCain, Senator, S1480 [21MR]

Moynihan, Senator, S11245 [27OC]

Reed, Senator, S1478 [21MR]

Robb, Senator, S11848 [15DE]

BOXING REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1832), S2443, S2445 [7AP], H3489 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1832), H3489-H3491 [22MY], E828 [24MY], E844 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1832), S2445 [7AP]

Enact (S. 305), S10273 [11OC]

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Addresses

Boy Scouts Anniversary: Norman R. Augustine, E200 [29FE]

Boy Scouts Oath and Law: Evan Todd, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions

Discrimination: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Federal charter: repeal (see H.R. 4892), H6599 [19JY]

Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7210 [27JY]

Letters

School violence: Evan Todd, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

Lists

Boy Scout Eagle Scout recipients from Rhode Island, S11901 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E86, E93 [8FE], E200 [29FE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, E186 [29FE]

Clifton, NJ: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 3, E315 [15MR]

DeBonis, Michael: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E141 [15FE]

Federal charter: repeal (H.R. 4892), H6565 [19JY], H7006 [26JY], H7362 [7SE], H7448-H7455 [12SE], E1463, E1471 [13SE], E1488 [14SE], E1525 [19SE]

Fleming, Kevin M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E180 [29FE]

Hawkinson, Bill: Chicagoland Forest District Good Scout Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Henke, Janet R. and Bob: Whittier, CA, Boy Scouts Good Scout of the Year award recipients, E1995 [28OC]

James, Edgar, III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1723 [6OC]

Orbach, Raymond L.: California Inland Empire Council Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

Ottawa, OH: dedication of Boy Scout Troop 244 Boy Scout House, E1487 [14SE]

Pasquariello, James K.: Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scout's Man of the Year award recipient, E244 [8MR]

Pease, Representative: explanation of role as Boy Scouts volunteer advisor, H7523 [13SE]

Public lands: regulation of activities on public lands, H7283, H7284 [7SE]

Snyder, Bert: Boy Scouts of America National Court of Honor National Heroism Award recipient, H3036 [15MY]

Stamatakis, Manuel N.: Cradel of Liberty Council Scout Mariner Award recipient, E873 [25MY]

Stout, Travis: Boy Scouts Medal of Honor recipient, E1402 [6SE]

Wilcox, Robert: Chicagoland Forest District Good Scout Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S750 [23FE]

Federal charter: repeal (H.R. 4892), S8565 [14SE]

Frix, Robert S.: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, S8634 [15SE]

New Jersey: Highlands region protection funding, S7036 [17JY]

Rheaume, Ernest: Eagle Scout Award recipient, S2936 [26AP]

Rhode Island: tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, S11901 [15DE]

Vermont: tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, S4010 [16MY]

Texts of

H.R. 4892, Scouting for All Act, H7448 [12SE]

BOYD, ALLEN (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5689, H5692 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4843 [21JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H6719 [20JY]

Air Force: establish an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions (see H.R. 5490), H10256 [18OC]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H50 [27JA]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H6719 [20JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H511 [16FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H511 [16FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7652 [14SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H10473 [19OC]

———prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5657 [29JN]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H2411 [2MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H2411 [2MY]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H8617 [2OC]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H7652 [14SE]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H2770 [9MY]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H7365 [7SE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4056), H5084 [23JN] (see H.R. 4548), H4592 [15JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H7281 [6SE]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8469 [28SE]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2606 [4MY]

Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H255 [8FE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H2340 [13AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H4121 [8JN]

Office of Information Technology: establish (see H.R. 4670), H7578 [13SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4036 [7JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5241 [27JN]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H8062 [25SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H10036 [17OC]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5656 [29JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1793), H8406 [27SE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H3172 [16MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]

Taxation: prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H6599 [19JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H8469 [28SE]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 5184), H7651 [14SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9505 [6OC]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see H.R. 4070), H1404 [23MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5454, H5456, H5457, H5458, H5543, H5553 [29JN], H5685, H5692, H5695, H5701 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8427 [28SE]

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 646), H10846 [25OC]

Barrett-Hayes, Debi: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1003, E1012 [14JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H272 [9FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1370 [23MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H272 [9FE], H10846 [25OC]

Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate (H.R. 1666), H1138 [21MR]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4070), E399 [23MR]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, E307 [14MR]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, H5692 [10JY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1110 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1110 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emergency funding, H5553 [29JN]

———Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]

———Market Access Program funding, H5701 [10JY]

———special research grants funding, H5543 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), E792 [19MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4844, H4845 [21JN]

FDA: Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5685 [10JY]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H4844, H4845 [21JN]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5457 [29JN]

Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, E792 [19MY]

Memorial Day: observance, E870 [25MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, E1540 [20SE]

Otis AFB, MA: tribute to EC-121H radar aircraft crews, E2215 [15DE]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9613 [10OC]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H272 [9FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H289 [10FE]

Votes: position on missed, H1114 [16MR], H11726 [1NO], E398 [23MR], E2066 [2NO], E2097 [14NO], E2125 [5DE]

Tributes

Aliganga, Jesse N., E870 [25MY]

Fowler, Representative, H10756 [24OC]

Olds, Sherry Lynn, E870 [25MY]

BOYD, BARBARA

Letters

National Family Caregiver Support Program, S11055 [26OC]

BOYD, FAYE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E188 [29FE]

BOYD, JOSEPH S.

Remarks in House

Law enforcement officers: clarify status as a public safety officer relative to payment of death benefits (H.R. 513), E1835 [19OC]

Tribute, E1835 [19OC]

BOYD, MILTON

Remarks in House

Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

BOYDEN, SAM

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see H. Res. 643), H10473 [19OC]

BOYER, CAROL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E705 [11MY]

BOYLE, PATTY

Remarks in House

Tribute, H1948 [6AP]

BOYLE COUNTY, KY

Remarks in House

Montgomery, Mardi: Kentucky Teacher of the Year award recipient, H13 [27JA]

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4178), H1763 [4AP]

Remarks in House

Austell, GA: grand opening of the Michael A. Grant Boys and Girls Club, E1842 [19OC]

Banda, Martin: Boys and Girls Clubs of America Southwest Region Youth of the Year award recipient, E88 [8FE]

Children and youth: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs, H11291 [26OC]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (H.R. 4178), H8781 [4OC]

Gale, Christopher: Boys and Girls Clubs of America Midwest Region Youth of the Year award recipient, H7970 [21SE]

Graves, Adam: Boys and Girls Club of Passaic, NJ, Sportsman of the Year honoree, E1156 [29JN]

Pittsfield, MA: anniversary of Boys and Girls Club, E1642 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (S. 2061), S619 [10FE]

National Training Center: leadership development funding, S11865 [15DE]

Texts of

S. 2061, Kids 2000 Act, S620 [10FE]

BOYSEN, SHARON

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S6180 [29JN]

BOYUM, BURTON H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E880 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2343 [6AP], S2435 [7AP]

BOZEMAN (MT) CHRONICLE

Articles and editorials

Public Land Deals Better Not Cheat the Public, E1394 [27JY]

BOZRAH, CT

Remarks in House

Bozrah Volunteer Fire Dept.: anniversary, E678 [9MY]

BP AMOCO PLC.

Letters

Alaskan North Slope crude oil exports, S1648 [23MR], S2277 [6AP]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Kenneth M. Raisler, E1940 [25OC]

BRABEC, BRUCE

Articles and editorials

Pipeline Safety—Don't Sacrifice the Good for the Status Quo, H9560 [10OC]

BRACH, LOUIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E308 [14MR]

BRACHMAN, LEON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E970 [9JN]

BRACKEN, KEVIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1365 [27JY]

BRACKENRIDGE, PA

Remarks in House

Italian Sons and Daughters of America (organization): anniversary of Integrity Lodge No. 79, E1340 [27JY]

BRACY, CHARITY

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S335 [3FE]

BRADBURY, RAY

Remarks in House

National Book Foundation: lifetime achievement award recipient, E2093 [14NO]

BRADEL, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1634 [29SE]

BRADEMAS, JOHN (a former Representative from Indiana)

Bills and resolutions relative to

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (see S. 2804), S6015 [28JN]

Remarks in House relative to

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 2938), H4720-H4722 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 2938), S10113 [6OC]

———designate (S. 2804), S6016 [28JN], S10113 [6OC]

Reports filed

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2804), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2938, John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN, H4720 [20JN]

S. 2804, John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN, S10113 [6OC]

BRADENTON, FL

Remarks in House

Money (publication): selection as one of the best places to retire in America, E1365 [27JY]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

BRADFORD, HENRY, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E473 [3AP]

BRADLEY, BILL (a former Senator from New Jersey)

Remarks in House relative to

Political ethics: truthfulness in Presidential campaigns, H70 [31JA]

BRADLEY, OWEN

Remarks in Senate

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

BRADNER, ROBERT H.

Letters

Tribute to Representative Porter, H10247 [18OC]

BRADY, BILL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1092 [23JN]

BRADY, JACK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E476 [3AP]

BRADY, JAMES

Articles and editorials

He Was the Most Admirable Man I've Ever Known, S6003 [28JN]

BRADY, JAMES J.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [18MY]

BRADY, JOSEPH T., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E882 [25MY]

BRADY, KEVIN (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H9768 [11OC]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6778 [24JY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7652 [14SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1407 [23MR]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H9900 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H3869 [25MY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H5169 [26JN]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1958 [6AP]

FAA: limit age restrictions for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates (see H.R. 4352), H7723 [18SE]

FBI: provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks to allow time to implement a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving organizations (see H.R. 4424), H6599 [19JY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H90 [31JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H931 [13MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H6719 [20JY]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1958 [6AP]

———international family planning programs funding, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3634), H9635 [10OC]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3521), H4817 [21JN]

Government: procurement access for minority-owned businesses, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 184), H9635 [10OC]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), H1674 [3AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H633 [1MR]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H7211 [27JY]

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 745), H9635 [10OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H11207 [26OC]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

———U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H1764 [4AP]

———U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 623), H9767 [11OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6053 [13JY]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate requirement that family members of eligible aliens be Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to other nationals, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 36), H1285 [22MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed with an electronic device in the employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H50 [27JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6471 [18JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), H5169 [26JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4592 [15JN]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H1764 [4AP]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7280 [6SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1958 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3649 [23MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7211 [27JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H1852 [5AP]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1640), H9635 [10OC]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H6471 [18JY]

Venezuela: commend disaster recovery efforts and consider providing additional disaster assistance (see H. Res. 405), H49 [27JA]

Veterans: require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7723 [18SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (see H.R. 4002), H1118 [16MR]

———restrict assistance to countries with which the U.S. has an extradition treaty or is in negotiations to conclude an extradition treaty (see H.R. 4114), H1587 [29MR]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 4253), H2238 [12AP]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (see H.R. 5316), H8405 [27SE]

Tariff Act: modify drawback claims provisions (see H.R. 4696), H4783 [20JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8108 [26SE]

Bryan, TX: anniversary of Crockett Elementary School, E19 [27JA]

Bulgaria: U.S. policy, E645 [4MY]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11391, H11398 [27OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H10814 [25OC]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), H6730 [24JY], H9863, H9865 [12OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10835 [25OC]

Foreign policy: make debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries contingent on negotiations on extradition treaties, H10835 [25OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 149), H9865 [12OC]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), Senate amendments, H606 [1MR]

Taxation: repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7138 [27JY]

Texas Transportation Institute: anniversary, E1078 [22JN]

Votes: position on missed, H603 [1MR], H6561 [19JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4780 [20JN], H4814 [21JN], H11779 [1NO]

Tributes

Kostov, Ivan, E645 [4MY]

Wilkerson, Walter, Jr., H4914 [21JN]

BRADY, PATRICK H.

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, S1839, S1843 [29MR]

BRADY, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7652 [14SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H7503 [12SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H4220 [12JN]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H5656 [29JN]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4121 [8JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), H3813 [24MY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H1163 [21MR]

———expand access to health care (see H.R. 4932), H7212 [27JY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H342 [10FE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H757 [8MR]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H6052 [13JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1589 [29MR]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H5843 [11JY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4220 [12JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H373 [14FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 274), H921 [9MR]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5657 [29JN]

———initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7366 [7SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2512 [3MY]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 4665), H6719 [20JY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5843 [11JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3049 [15MY]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H1406 [23MR]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H2122 [11AP]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H7651 [14SE]

———provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H1588 [29MR]

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H6052 [13JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2967 [11MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H1675 [3AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H4817 [21JN]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H1629 [30MR]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H1958 [6AP]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H2239 [12AP]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2607 [4MY]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H1852 [5AP]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H5956 [12JY]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 294), H2341 [13AP]

Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1629 [30MR]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2122 [11AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3000), H1674 [3AP]

———require States to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs (see H.R. 4075), H1405 [23MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), H1629 [30MR]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H8200 [26SE]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H5436 [28JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H4174 [9JN]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H2906 [10MY]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H3869 [25MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H3650 [23MY]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3867 [25MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8617 [2OC]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1589 [29MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2607 [4MY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7366 [7SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2512 [3MY]

Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H3309 [17MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H2967 [11MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7933 [20SE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2967 [11MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H255 [8FE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H7281 [6SE]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2412 [2MY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———increase the percentage of bad hospital debt that is reimbursable (see H.R. 4878), H7282 [6SE]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H3172 [16MY]

———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H7871 [19SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H511 [16FE]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3412 [18MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2905 [10MY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1629 [30MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7578 [13SE]

———provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 4772), H7212 [27JY]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1675 [3AP]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H4592 [15JN]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H3868 [25MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H9504 [6OC]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1588 [29MR]

———encourage the expansion of business-to-business relationships and the provision of certain information (see H.R. 4464), H3172 [16MY]

———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11928 [14NO]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H10036 [17OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7211 [27JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4784 [20JN]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H2239 [12AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3926 [6JN] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5240 [27JN]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H1852 [5AP]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H5737 [10JY]

———strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 1532), H1284 [22MR]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H3413 [18MY]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H10036 [17OC]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3649 [23MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2122 [11AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H1589 [29MR]

———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study with Temple University on the impact on highway safety of distractions to drivers (see H.R. 3848), H756 [8MR]

Diseases: study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government (see H.R. 3659), H454 [15FE]

Philadelphia, PA: designate the Logan Triangle as a brownfield site for purposes of the EPA brownfields economic redevelopment initiative (see H.R. 3658), H454 [15FE]

SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 5249), H7990 [21SE]

Remarks

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1027 [15MR]

German Society of Pennsylvania: anniversary, E1666 [4OC]

Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc.: anniversary, E1558 [21SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, E641 [4MY]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 4554), H6388 [18JY]

Minority Arts Resource Council: tribute to the African American Rodeo, E1663 [4OC]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Southern Homes Services, E733 [16MY]

WDAS-Radio (Philadelphia, PA): anniversary, E1430 [7SE]

Tributes

Fernandez, Lois, E924 [9JN]

Hagele, Ann B., E1431 [7SE]

Henderson, Douglas (Jocko), E1299 [21JY]

Jones, R.T., Jr., E1092 [23JN]

McCaskill, Randall, E58 [2FE]

Sanchez, Sonia, E56 [2FE]

Simms, Vernal E., E58 [2FE]

Smallwood, Doris, E550 [12AP]

White Family, E1259 [18JY]

BRADY, SARAH

Letters

Ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S180 [1FE]

BRAIRTON, CARY J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1377 [27JY]

BRALY, HOUSTON

Bills and resolutions

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see S. Con. Res. 102), S2107 [4AP]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see S. Con. Res. 102), S2107 [4AP]

Remarks in Senate

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (S. Con. Res. 102), S2119 [4AP]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (S. Con. Res. 102), S2119 [4AP]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 102, tribute to citizens of Remy, France, for burial of Houston Braly and fundraising efforts of the 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows, S2119 [4AP]

BRAMWELL, FRANCES S.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E44 [1FE]

BRANAM, RUTH

Addresses

Participation in National Children's Prayer Congress (organization), E654 [4MY]

BRAND, JOSEPH L.

Comments

Administration regulation would harm local access to transplant services: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

Administration regulation would hurt organ supplies: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

BRAND NEW DAY, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E2139 [7DE]

BRANDE, JUSTIN

Articles and editorials

Brande Exemplifies Secret of Vermont, S5879 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5878 [27JN]

BRANDON, VT

Remarks in Senate

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

BRANNEGAN, MARY M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E194 [29FE]

BRANNON, ROBERT C., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1772 [13OC]

BRANSON, DEBBIE D.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

BRANSON, MALCOLM

Remarks in House

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, E48 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, S186 [1FE]

BRANTON, WILEY A., SR.

Bills and resolutions

Wiley A. Branton, Sr., Memorial Highway, Pine Bluff, AR: designate (see H.R. 3622), H340 [10FE]

BRASHER, PHILIP

Articles and editorials

Sugar Growers Get Bailout—Purchase of Surplus Will Cost Taxpayers About $60 Million, S7316 [20JY]

BRASHER, THOMAS D.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1741 [27MR]

BRASIER, L.L.

Articles and editorials

Felon's Gun Charges Show Net Loophole—Police Say Suspect Was Able To Buy Parts On-Line, S748 [23FE]

BRATTLEBORO, VT

Articles and editorials

Tim Johnson—Radio Journalist Keeps an Ear on Brattleboro, S10246 [11OC]

Remarks in House

World Learning (organization): tribute to ``Experiment in International Living'' reunion, E1863 [19OC]

BRAUNSTEIN, ROY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1057 [20JN]

BRAVERMAN, HOWARD J.

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11226 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E906 [7JN]

BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Iron and steel industry: monitor imports from certain countries and impose a ban on such imports if exporting country is noncompliant with international trade agreements (see H. Res. 442), H1077 [15MR]

BRAZORIA COUNTY, TX

Subpoena Notices

District Court for Brazoria County, TX, H11846 [13NO]

BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4386): Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9847 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4386): Senate amendment (see H. Res. 628), H9766 [11OC]

Letters

Provisions: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, H2690 [9MY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 4386), H9847 [12OC]

Press releases

House To Decide Whether Americans Should Be Told the Truth About the Most Common STD, Human Papilloma Virus: Medical Institute on Human Papilloma Virus, H2692 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4386), H2661, H2687-H2698, H2737 [9MY], H8595 [2OC], H9820, H9847-H9852 [12OC], H11454 [28OC]

———Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9843-H9847 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4386), S3852 [10MY], S3858 [11MY], S9821-S9823 [4OC], S10215 [11OC]

———insert S. 662 language in lieu, S9821 [4OC]

Enact (S. 662), S7824 [27JY], S9821 [4OC]

Reports filed

Senate Amendment to H.R. 4386, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 628) (H. Rept. 106-975), H9766 [11OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 628, Senate amendment to H.R. 4386, provisions, H9843 [12OC]

H.R. 4386, provisions, H2687-H2689 [9MY], H9847 [12OC]

S. 662, provisions, S9821 [4OC]

BREAST CANCER AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2287), S1671 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2287), S1679 [23MR]

Texts of

S. 2287, provisions, S1680 [23MR]

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Remarks in House

Observance, H8595 [2OC], H9850 [12OC], E1907 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S10147 [10OC]

BREAUX, DONALD J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E630 [3MY]

BREAUX, JOHN B. (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7342, S7355, S7401, S7403 [20JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2254 [5AP], S2355, S2358, S2360, S2362, S2368, S2370, S2375 [6AP], S2390, S2415, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5437, S5472 [20JN], S6281 [30JN], S6449, S6480 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4957, S4959, S4962 [12JN], S4987, S4992 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7056, S7080 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6029, S6031 [28JN], S6199, S6268 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3738 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8117 [6SE], S8168, S8178 [7SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (S. 3116), S10808 [19OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6631, S6701 [13JY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1955, S2003 [30MR]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3927 [11MY]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Articles and editorials

Hudson Was Able To Make Everyone Feel Like His Best Friend, Keith Prince, Monroe (LA) News-Star, S749 [23FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see S. 577), S1524 [21MR]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S10628 [17OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S952 [29FE]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S1526 [21MR]

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 2462), S2865 [25AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see S. 1572), S1421 [9MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1914 [29MR]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S7453 [21JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S2872 [25AP]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]

Courts: simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see S. 1028), S41 [24JA]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 3), S1914 [29MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S1997 [30MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see S. 2954), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S2871 [25AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S1467 [20MR]

Education: establish summer academic enrichment programs (see S. 2970), S7839 [27JY]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 2009), S86 [26JA]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S1512 [21MR]

EPA: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (see S. 2362), S2233 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 3189), S10252 [11OC]

FCC: authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers (see S. 2454), S2728 [13AP]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]

Food: reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S1467 [20MR]

Foreign trade: improve procedures for restricting imports of archaeological and ethnological material (see S. 1696), S41 [24JA]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9759 [3OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S335 [3FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2439 [7AP]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S799 [24FE]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S5563 [21JN]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7246 [19JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 2689), S5563 [21JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see S. 2689), S5563 [21JN]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S6478 [11JY]

Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (see S. 2935), S7656 [26JY]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1914 [29MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S10425 [12OC]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see S. Res. 328), S5884 [27JN]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S5737 [23JN]

Medicare: ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services, apply reasonable standard to determination of medical necessity for ambulance services, and recognize additional costs of ambulance services in rural areas (see S. 2858), S8637 [15SE]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S3513 [4MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S7922 [27JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals (see S. 2556), S3946 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (see S. 3177), S10083 [6OC]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S10723 [18OC] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S2439 [7AP]

NASA: encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (see S. 2316), S2946 [26AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S8026 [5SE]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see S. 178), S8658 [18SE]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3924 [11MY]

National Commission on Space: establish (see S. 2988), S7840 [27JY]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see S. 1946), S691 [22FE]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1422 [9MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2965), S7839 [27JY]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S8769 [19SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7399 [20JY]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (see S. 2046), S538 [9FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S9394 [27SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9477 [28SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 26), S1029 [1MR] (see S. 2941), S7656 [26JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6691 [13JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see S. 2967), S8344 [11SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States to pass child support directly through to families and disregard child support in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families program (see S. 1036), S1611 [22MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S4025 [16MY]

Red River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 2433), S2727 [13AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 717), S9271 [26SE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S7483 [24JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]

———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings (see S. 3200), S10412 [12OC]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 2477), S3023 [27AP]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see S. 2774), S5663 [22JN]

———require report to Congress on solvency (see S. 2249), S1461 [20MR]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S5031 [13JN]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S3924 [11MY]

Tariff: stainless steel rail car body shells (see S. 2679, 2681), S4564 [6JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S2118 [4AP]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 2897), S7393 [20JY]

———credit for health insurance costs (see S. 2320), S1884 [29MR]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see S. 3171), S9945 [5OC]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S690 [22FE]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S1512 [21MR]

———provide incentives for older Americans to remain in the workforce beyond the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits (see S. 2085, 2086), S680 [22FE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see S. 2721), S5027 [13JN]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see S. 2825), S6121 [29JN]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S7922 [27JY]

———treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see S. 1116), S2545 [11AP]

———treatment of personal property damage relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see S. 1985), S746 [23FE]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 2874), S6841 [14JY]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see S. 2572), S4014 [16MY]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S1240 [7MR]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10723 [18OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S2249 [5AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S9478 [28SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2772 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see S. 2840), S6347 [10JY]

Costa, Antonio: relief (see S. 2843), S6347 [10JY]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (see S. 2792), S5884 [27JN]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see S. 3234), S10999 [25OC]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6015 [28JN]

Mississippi Delta Development Commission: coverage of Natchitoches Parish, LA (see S. 3266), S11423 [31OC]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see S. 2944), S7839 [27JY]

Tariff: B-bromo-B-nitrostyrene (see S. 2258), S1512 [21MR]

———diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see S. 2257), S1512 [21MR]

———glyoxylic acid (see S. 2785), S5790 [26JN]

———prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

———stainless steel rail car body shells (see S. 2495, 2496), S3258 [2MY]

Taxation: clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see S. 3105), S9195 [25SE]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities (see S. 3145), S9606 [2OC]

———treatment of computer contributions (see S. 2424), S2727 [13AP]

Letters

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: by, S1545 [22MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1630 [23MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1630 [23MR]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7320 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7200, S7215 [19JY], S7320 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10697 [18OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1448 [20MR]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2151 [5AP]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, S2151 [5AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2151 [5AP]

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (S. 2462), S2870 [25AP]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S., S11759 [11DE]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5344 [19JN]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5344 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5344 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5013 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S1448 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7035 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5639 [22JN]

Drexel, Katherine: canonization into sainthood of Catholic Church, S9939 [5OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7200, S7215 [19JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S10697 [18OC]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1262 [8MR]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (S. 3189), S10260 [11OC]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (S. 3234), S11003 [25OC]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), S11759 [11DE]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (H.R. 4846), S9188 [25SE]

Louisiana: tribute to collegiate athletes, S5553 [21JN]

Louisiana Tech University: Dept. of Professional Aviation physical infrastructure expansion funding, S1262 [8MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S5639 [22JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (S. 3177), S10087 [6OC]

Metairie, LA: tribute to Ecole Classique School Academic Games team, S7151 [18JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, S10551 [13OC]

National Commission on Space: establish (S. 2988), S7905 [27JY]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, S1230 [7MR]

New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, S5013 [13JN]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (S. 2944), S7841-S7843 [27JY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), S11062 [26OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11062, S11063 [26OC]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1447 [20MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S9230 [26SE]

Taxation: clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (S. 3105), S9200 [25SE]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5732 [23JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (S. 2330), S1989 [30MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees for broadcast satellite launch vehicles relative to access to local broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1952, S1954, S1955 [30MR]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1952, S1954, S1955 [30MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project funding, S7035 [17JY]

Texts of

S. 2944, reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes, S7843 [27JY]

S. 3105, Missing Children Tax Fairness Act, S9200 [25SE]

Tributes

Brasher, Thomas D., S1741 [27MR]

Coverdell, Paul, S7185 [19JY]

Hudson, Jimmy D., S749 [23FE]

Nastasi, Joseph, S3184 [1MY]

Rainey, Bill, S1742 [27MR]

Shehee, Virginia, S10405 [12OC]

Skinner, Michael, S338 [3FE]

BRECKENRIDGE, MN

Remarks in Senate

Corps of Engineers: flood control projects funding, S8931 [21SE]

BREEZE, ERIN

Remarks in House

George J. Mitchell Scholarship: recipient, E31 [31JA]

BREISETH, CHRIS AND JANE

Remarks in House

Wilkes-Barre Society of Fellows, Anti-Defamation League: Distinguished Community Service Awards recipients, E610 [2MY]

BREITBACH, SYLVIA

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H1080 [16MR]

BREMBERG, GINGER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E909 [7JN]

BRENAN, KATE

Essays

Rule of Law, E1494 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Illinois: Sixth Congressional District Essay Contest winner, E1493 [14SE]

BRENDTRO, LARRY K.

Appointments

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, S2131 [4AP]

BRENNAN, ANDREW

Remarks in House

Tribute, E572 [13AP]

BRENNAN, PHILIP R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E832 [25MY]

BRENNAN, WALTER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1825 [19OC]

BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE

Letters

Political organizations' requirement to report information to the IRS, S6042-S6044 [29JN]

BRENNER, DAVID J.

Letters

People's Republic of China understanding with the U.S. on prohibiting the import and export of prison labor products, S8365 [12SE]

BRENTANO, MICHAEL R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E704 [11MY]

BRESNAN, WILLIAM J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E13 [27JA]

BREVARD COUNTY, FL

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion (see H.R. 4775), H5240 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Corps of Engineers: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion, H5222 [27JN], H8423 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

BRICK, CARY R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H953, H954 [14MR], E351 [20MR]

BRIDGEPORT, CT

Articles and editorials

Firearms Makers Win Dismissal of Lawsuits in 2 States, S354 [7FE]

Remarks in Senate

St. Raphael Church: anniversary, S2937 [26AP]

BRIDGES

Bills and resolutions

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (see S. 2283), S1671 [23MR]

Endangered Species Act: exempt Woodrow Wilson Bridge project from certain provisions and allow bridge construction activities to proceed (see H.R. 5594), H11445 [27OC]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see S. 2051), S612 [10FE] (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]

Railroads: preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: establish maintenance and rehabilitation fund (see H.R. 4755), H5168 [26JN]

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund: C. Vernon Gray, National Association of Counties, S2200 [5AP]

———Dennis J. Slater, Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, S2504 [11AP]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, S2199 [5AP], S2503 [11AP]

———John Horsley, William Millar, and William Dodge, S2200 [5AP]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S2203 [5AP]

———Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, and Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S2505 [11AP]

———Leo F. Peters, American Consulting Engineers Council, S2200 [5AP]

———Mike Acott, National Asphalt Pavement Association, S2200 [5AP]

———Richard C. Creighton, American Portland Cement Alliance, S2201 [5AP], S2505 [11AP]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S2203 [5AP], S2504, S2505 [11AP]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S2504 [11AP]

———Terrence M. O'Sullivan, Laborers' International Union of North America, S2504 [11AP]

———several State and local government organizations, S2203, S2204 [5AP]

Remarks in House

Committee on Agriculture (House): subcommittee report on closure of South Canyon Road by the Forest Service, E1874 [19OC], E1883 [23OC]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (H.R. 3632), H7393, H7394 [12SE], E1502 [18SE]

Goleta, CA: bicycle/pedestrian bridge funding, H3425 [19MY]

Morris, IL: EJ&E Railroad bridge funding, H3426 [19MY]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (H.R. 2777), H335 [10FE], H540 [29FE]

Sullivan County, NY: transportation projects funding, H3429 [19MY]

Texas: National Corridor Planning and Development Program projects funding, H9016 [6OC]

Topeka, KS: rededication of Elmer Jackson Bridge, E1713 [6OC]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding, H9021-H9026 [6OC]

———reconstruction funding (H.R. 2563), H1299 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Bergen County, NJ: New Bridge Landing protection and preservation funding, S7036 [17JY]

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (S. 2283), S1677 [23MR]

Budget: ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2197-S2206 [5AP], S2273-S2275 [6AP], S2452 [10AP]

Fort Berthold Reservation: Four Bears Bridge funding, S5306, S5307 [16JN]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (H.R. 3632), S9984 [5OC]

———modify boundaries (S. 2051), S613 [10FE]

Pipelines: regulatory requirements for exposed pipes on bridges, S8235, S8236 [7SE]

Transportation: national policy for infrastructure, S9401-S9403 [27SE]

William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (H.R. 1162), S9867 [4OC]

Reports

Forest Service Closing of the Jarbidge South Canyon Road: Committee on Agriculture (House), E1875 [19OC], E1884-E1887 [23OC]

Reports filed

Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2051) (S. Rept. 106-376), S8018 [5SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 106-825), H7364 [7SE]

Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2283) (S. Rept. 106-406), S8342 [11SE]

William H. Natcher Bridge: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1162), S9464 [28SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3632, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act, H7393 [12SE]

S. 2283, Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act, S1678 [23MR]

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.

Bills and resolutions

Boyden, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 643), H10473 [19OC]

Letters

Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Equipment Defect Notification Improvement Act: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S10048 [6OC]

———several victims of accidents involving Firestone tires, S10040 [6OC]

Remarks in House

Motor vehicles: recall and investigation of Firestone tires, H7368 [11SE]

Remarks in Senate

Motor vehicles: recall and investigation of Firestone tires, S8188 [7SE], S8625 [15SE], S10067, S10068 [6OC]

BRIDGEVILLE, DE

Remarks in Senate

Woodbridge High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3185 [1MY]

BRIDGEWATER, PAMELA E.

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S6015 [28JN]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Benin: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6015 [28JN]

BRIGGS-GAMMON, ROSLAND

Articles and editorials

Packed Up and Rarin' To Go—McDonald's Has Contracted With Union Packaging, a Minority Business, To Supply Cartons for Its Food, E682 [9MY]

BRILLIANT, HANA F.

Remarks in House

Fairfax, VA: Fairfax Central Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Award recipients, E216 [1MR]

BRIM, AUTUMN

Addresses

Participation in National Children's Prayer Congress (organization), E654 [4MY]

BRING THEM HOME ALIVE ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 484), S4394, S4395 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 484), H10703 [24OC], E1986 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 484), S4395 [24MY], S4454 [25MY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 484), S4190 [18MY]

Texts of

S. 484, provisions, S4395 [24MY], H10703 [24OC]

BRINKER, NANCY

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11225 [26OC]

BRISTOL, VT

Remarks in Senate

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP.

Letters

Broadband Internet Access Act, S4831 [8JN]

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, INC.

Invitations

Treatment of diabetic patients, E11 [27JA]

Remarks in House

Drugs: pharmaceutical industry research and development costs, E10 [27JA]

BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

Letters

Provisions: Catherine R. Sloan, WorldCom, Inc., S4830 [8JN]

———David Gabel, Queens College, S4832 [8JN]

———Dukwoo Ro and Seong K. Mun, Georgetown University, S4831 [8JN]

———John G. Flores, U.S. Distance Learning Association, S4832 [8JN]

———John Windhausen, Jr., Association for Local Telecommunications Services, S4832 [8JN]

———Robert J. Clark, Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., S4831 [8JN]

———Roger Ackerman, Corning, Inc., S4832 [8JN]

———Shirley Bloomfield, North Texas Colorguard Association, S4831 [8JN]

———Thomas J. Tauke, Bell Atlantic Corp., S4831 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2698), S4827-S4834 [8JN], S5099 [14JN]

Texts of

S. 2698, provisions, S4829 [8JN]

BROADCASTING see Radio; Television

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS see International Broadcasting Bureau

BROADWATER, CHANDRA

Articles and editorials

Martin Selected as New J-School Dean, H10231 [18OC]

BROCK, CALVIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E874 [25MY]

BRODER, DAVID S.

Articles and editorials

Don't Toy With the Census, H1999 [10AP]

Heedless of the Deficits Ahead, S10265 [11OC]

Neglecting History . . ., H5663 [10JY]

Of Janitors and Billionaires, S2852 [25AP]

So Long, Surplus, S10672 [18OC], S10758 [19OC]

Start Thinking Transition, S4849 [8JN]

BRODER, JOHN M.

Articles and editorials

2000 Campaign—The Money Factor; A Political Voice, Without Strings, S4770 [8JN]

BRODMAN, TIMOTHY S.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E675 [9MY]

BROG, DAVID

Memorandums

Requests for Information on Pending Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases, S2068 [4AP]

BROMER, L. PAUL, III

Letters

Counterterrorism Act, S10959 [25OC]

BRONX, NY see New York, NY

BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Hall of Fame for Great Americans: tribute, E692 [10MY]

Sports: anniversary of Hall of Fame 10K run, E643 [4MY]

BROOKBUSH, KIRK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E147 [15FE]

BROOKE, EDWARD W. (a former Senator from Massachusetts)

Addresses

Edward W. Brooke Courthouse Dedication, S7471 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Boston, MA: dedication of Edward W. Brooke Courthouse, S7471 [24JY]

Tribute, S7471 [24JY]

BROOKE, JAMES

Articles and editorials

Full Hospitals Make Canadians Wait and Look South, H94 [1FE]

BROOKER, ALVIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E265 [9MR]

BROOKHAVEN, NY

Remarks in Senate

Brookhaven National Laboratory: National Synchrotron Light Source project funding, S8181 [7SE]

BROOKLINE, MA

Remarks in House

Jewish Women's Archive (organization): tribute, E441 [29MR]

BROOKLYN, NY see New York, NY

BROOKLYN CENTER, MN

Remarks in House

Lions Club: anniversary, E2014 [28OC]

BROOKLYN CHINESE-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E284 [13MR]

Avenue U Senior and Community Center: anniversary, E609 [2MY]

BROOKLYN POLISH AMERICAN HOME, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E488 [4AP]

BROOKS, GWENDOLYN

Articles and editorials

Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet Nurturer, E2167 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see S. Res. 393), S11918 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2167 [11DE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute (S. Res. 393), S11940 [15DE]

Texts of

S. Res. 393, tribute, S11931, S11940 [15DE]

BROOKS, JOEL

Remarks in House

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Masjid Hassan of Al-Islam (organization) Southwest Regional Pioneer Banquet honorees, E1815 [17OC], E1849 [19OC]

BROOKS, MARTA

Remarks in Senate

Montana: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project nominees, S4290 [23MY]

BROOKS, WALTER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1330 [27JY]

BROOME, STAN

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S333 [3FE]

BROOMES, DEREK E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2180 [13DE]

BROOMFIELD, CO

Remarks in House

Roads and highways: environmental impact of traffic study funding, H12492 [15DE]

BROOMFIELD, WILLIAM S. (a former Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions relative to

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

Remarks in House relative to

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (H.R. 4884), H7221-H7225 [6SE], E1277 [19JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (H.R. 4884), S10113 [6OC]

Reports filed

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4884), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4884, William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI, H7221 [6SE]

BROSEMER, JIM

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3534 [23MY]

BROSNAN, JAMES. W.

Articles and editorials

Funneling to Campaigns May Be Widespread, S1735 [27MR]

BROTCHIE, CRAIG F.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4816 [8JN]

BROTHERS TO THE RESCUE (organization)

Court documents

Marlene Alejandre, et al., v. Cuba: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, S781 [24FE]

Factsheets

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: Executive Office of the President, S781 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S779, S780 [24FE]

Statements

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: President Clinton, S780 [24FE]

BROUSE, JOHN S.

Remarks in Senate

Anti-Defamation League: American Heritage Award recipient, S220 [1FE]

BROWARD COUNTY, FL

Remarks in House

Balchunas, Joseph: Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E803 [22MY]

Broward County Fire Rescue: Florida Dept. of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services EMS Injury Prevention Agency of the Year recipient, E1831 [19OC]

Broward County Fire Rescue Service: tribute, E847 [25MY]

Broward County Public School District: tribute for recognition by the Dept. of Education National Awards Program for Model Professional Development, E1722 [6OC]

Northeast Rebels (cheerleading organization): tribute, E621 [3MY]

BROWER, DAVID R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H11915 [14NO], E2119 [4DE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11565 [5DE]

BROWN, ANN (Consumer Product Safety Commission Chair)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1486 [14SE]

BROWN, CASEY AND JEAN

Remarks in House

Durango Pro Rodeo Association: Western Service Award recipients, E1516 [18SE]

BROWN, CHESTER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1970 [28OC]

BROWN, CLEMSON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2111 [4DE]

BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4337 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4784 [20JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5242 [27JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12088 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H9767 [11OC]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H8406 [27SE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H9635 [10OC]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H575 [29FE]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H5656 [29JN]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4336 [13JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Census: authorize the deposit of a census questionnaire in the letter box of a household, free of postage, during the nonresponse followup phase of a decennial census (see H.R. 3290), H997 [14MR]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7366 [7SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5843 [11JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7211 [27JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H7211 [27JY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H5084 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2512 [3MY]

———discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H997 [14MR]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6719 [20JY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1852 [5AP]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H3523 [22MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H6471 [18JY]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H8406 [27SE]

Education: modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2906 [10MY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H5843 [11JY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H5241 [27JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H7503 [12SE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H255 [8FE]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2012 [10AP]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1227), H6719 [20JY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H5240 [27JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H5240 [27JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H2341 [13AP]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1406 [23MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H5241 [27JN]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H4121 [8JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H3869 [25MY]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8468 [28SE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H5084 [23JN]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H575 [29FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4485 [14JN]

———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H1284 [22MR]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H3474 [19MY]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H2341 [13AP]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H5737 [10JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 1689), H7578 [13SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3309 [17MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H5240 [27JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1959 [6AP]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H7208 [27JY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1589 [29MR]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H1588 [29MR]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3412 [18MY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5843 [11JY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2770 [9MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3813 [24MY]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H8201 [26SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H10257 [18OC]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H4337 [13JN]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H3869 [25MY]

National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 4360), H4592 [15JN]

———extend to military technicians certain provisions concerning separation and retirement benefits of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians (see H.R. 4361), H4592 [15JN]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3172 [16MY]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H3869 [25MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H50 [27JA]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1077 [15MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5436 [28JN]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H8407 [27SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H4035 [7JN]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H3925 [6JN]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H1958 [6AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4817 [21JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H757 [8MR]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4174 [9JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7871 [19SE]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H48 [27JA]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4592 [15JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H3172 [16MY]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7871 [19SE]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H5240 [27JN]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3413 [18MY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7211 [27JY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H255 [8FE]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7578 [13SE]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1406 [23MR]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1120 [16MR]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H2769 [9MY]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H2769 [9MY]

National Day of Honor for African American World War II Veterans: support (see H. Con. Res. 268), H756 [8MR]

Factsheets

AIDS in Africa, H5938 [12JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1786 [5AP]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5920, H5937 [12JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5586 [29JN]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5586 [29JN]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3349 [18MY]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (H.R. 4399), H2957 [11MY], H11354 [26OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5874 [12JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1350, H1360 [23MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3699 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2843 [10MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: tribute to Legislative Conference's Veterans Braintrust forum on African American veterans in the Korean War, E2191-E2193 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3349 [18MY]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1350 [23MR]

Dept. of HUD: funding, H4770 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5020 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4268 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4770 [20JN]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (H.R. 4400), H2737 [9MY], H11355 [26OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, H1831, H1832, H1833 [5AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5268 [27JN]

EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2152 [12AP]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10358 [19OC], H11830 [3NO]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1018 [15MR]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2308 [13AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5920, H5937 [12JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5920 [12JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4268 [13JN]

Jacksonville, FL: reopening of Cecil Field Naval Air Station under the Military Airport Program, H1018 [15MR]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H5020 [22JN]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5369 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), E344 [16MR]

National Day of Honor for African American World War II Veterans: support (H. Con. Res. 268), E241 [8MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7851 [19SE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5268 [27JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5268 [27JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 4844), H7345 [7SE]

Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (S. 3194), H11353 [26OC]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (H.R. 5309), H11351 [26OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4156 [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, H6708 [20JY], H12502 [15DE], E476 [3AP], E778 [19MY]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2563 [4MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10358 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11830 [3NO]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10861 [25OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), E877 [25MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2768 [9MY], H2965 [11MY], H3647 [23MY], H3804 [24MY]

Tributes

Dixon, Julian C., E2189 [15DE]

BROWN, DAVID R.

Prayers

Senate, S1695 [27MR]

BROWN, DENISE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1684 [5OC]

BROWN, DON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E11 [27JA]

BROWN, DOUGLAS

Studies

Prolonged Grieving After Abortion—A Descriptive Study, H9529-H9531 [10OC]

BROWN, FRANCIS

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10079 [6OC]

BROWN, GEORGE E., JR. (a former Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions relative to

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5110), H7280 [6SE]

Remarks in House relative to

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), H9997-H9999 [17OC], E1833 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), S11501 [1NO], S11507 [2NO]

Texts of

H.R. 5110, George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA, H9997 [17OC]

BROWN, GEORGIA LEE O'QUINN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1961 [27OC]

BROWN, GUYNELL

Quotations

Tribute to Keith D. Oglesby: several friends and co-workers, H707 [8MR]

BROWN, HEATHER

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute to California's 41st Congressional District participants, E1457 [13SE]

BROWN, JAMES

Remarks in Senate

Sandia National Laboratory: anniversary of International Arms Control Conference, S2523 [11AP]

Tribute, S8100 [6SE]

BROWN, JAMES E.

Articles and editorials

James E. Brown, E1337 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1337 [27JY]

BROWN, JEANNE

Quotations

Tribute to Keith D. Oglesby: several friends and co-workers, H707 [8MR]

BROWN, JOE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E287 [13MR]

BROWN, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3681 [9MY]

BROWN, KENNETH E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1119 [26JN]

BROWN, KIMBERLY

Remarks in Senate

American Association on Mental Retardation: tribute to Illinois chapter's Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S9938 [5OC]

BROWN, MARCELLA R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1197 [11JY]

BROWN, ROBERT C.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2726 [13AP]

BROWN, ROGER

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S5054 [13JN]

BROWN, RONALD H.

Lists

Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: dedication of memorial to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Reports filed

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 938) (H. Rept. 106-537), H1404 [23MR]

Statements

Tribute to Adam N. Darling—Victim of Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, H1656 [3AP]

BROWN, ROSCOE C., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E754 [17MY]

BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5241 [27JN], H5684 [10JY], H5775 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5037 [22JN], H5151 [26JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5169 [26JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5939, H5956 [12JY], H6015 [13JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H1120 [16MR]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4818 [21JN]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (see H.R. 3707), H1477 [28MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H11207 [26OC]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H2411 [2MY]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H922 [9MR]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H3309 [17MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (see H.R. 4853), H6051 [13JY]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5737 [10JY]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H9635 [10OC]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4817 [21JN]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4336 [13JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H7211 [27JY]

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H209 [2FE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7365 [7SE]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H574 [29FE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H2239 [12AP]

———enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3813 [24MY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), H2340 [13AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H12095 [14DE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: support for nongovernmental organizations participating in honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 192), H1675 [3AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7365 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H641 [2MR]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 4443), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H4336 [13JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H373 [14FE]

———conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H1163 [21MR]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1852 [5AP]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H6776 [24JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H7503 [12SE]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H757 [8MR]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H3050 [15MY]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

Education: modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2967 [11MY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H2412 [2MY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H342 [10FE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H575 [29FE]

Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H1674 [3AP]

———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 5492), H10473 [19OC]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H1589 [29MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2967 [11MY]

FDA: clarify jurisdiction over tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1407 [23MR]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H5737 [10JY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H1958 [6AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H2606 [4MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5247), H8406 [27SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]

Food: extend mandatory nutrition information labeling requirements to single-ingredient, raw meat, and poultry products (see H.R. 4175), H1763 [4AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2905 [10MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2512 [3MY]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H2341 [13AP]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H3926 [6JN]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12532 [15DE]

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (see H.R. 5260), H7991 [21SE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H5737 [10JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H2122 [11AP]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H6719 [20JY]

———modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H8617 [2OC]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H632 [1MR]

India: humanitarian aid to cyclone victims in the State of Orissa (see H. Con. Res. 332), H3926 [6JN]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H5169 [26JN]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2967 [11MY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H1123 [20MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8617 [2OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H575 [29FE]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H2341 [13AP]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (see H.R. 4315), H2338 [13AP]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3103), H342 [10FE] (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H3474 [19MY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7002 [25JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

———remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to Ohio (see H.R. 3065), H212 [3FE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1477 [28MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7723 [18SE]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H373 [14FE]

———elections (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

———U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H2412 [2MY]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H8736 [3OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2512 [3MY]

National Kindness and Justice Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 250), H575 [29FE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H931 [13MR]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H8062 [25SE]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 2288), H647 [6MR]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1958 [6AP]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3926 [6JN]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 4365), H2511 [3MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6355 [17JY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H632 [1MR]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H5085 [23JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Research: protect human subjects in research (see H.R. 4605), H4120 [8JN]

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H575 [29FE]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H373 [14FE]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H3474 [19MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H6471 [18JY]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]

———promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2807), H574 [29FE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4651), H5843 [11JY]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7212 [27JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Taxation: allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H3049 [15MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H633 [1MR]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H574 [29FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H455 [15FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H1958 [6AP]

Telephones: prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising by carriers providing ``dial-around'' long distance services (see H.R. 5619), H11781 [1NO]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7933 [20SE]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H3926 [6JN]

———promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H255 [8FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H2905 [10MY]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H2771 [9MY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H373 [14FE]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2239 [12AP]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1163 [21MR]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2340 [13AP]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1285 [22MR]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8406 [27SE]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H6600 [19JY]

Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 5533), H10808 [24OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H1118 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H8468 [28SE]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Flags: recognize a flag to be known as the National Veterans Flag as a symbol of respect and appreciation for veterans (see H.R. 4005), H1118 [16MR]

Medicare: establish a demonstration project to stabilize coverage and benefits under the Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 4555), H3867 [25MY]

———expand coverage of durable medical equipment to include physician prescribed equipment necessary for unpaid caregivers (see H.R. 5017), H7206 [27JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4596 [19JN], H7579 [14SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health, H6359 [18JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5684 [10JY], H5774, H5775 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9639 [11OC], E1760 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9676 [11OC]

AID: Directly Observed Treatment (DOTS) Tuberculosis Control Program funding, H937 [14MR]

———international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5939, H5940, H5941 [12JY]

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (H.R. 3707), H1437 [28MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H6996 [25JY]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), H10554 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6399, H6413 [18JY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H1081 [16MR], H2347 [2MY], H2487 [3MY], H2633 [8MY], H2659, H2741 [9MY], H2955 [11MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3053, H3155, H3156 [16MY], H3410 [18MY], H3465 [19MY], H3675 [24MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1431 [28MR]

———U.N. participation (H. Con. Res. 390), H8726 [3OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6971 [25JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8833, H8839 [5OC]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 2592), H10458 [19OC]

Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (H.R. 1042), H9535 [10OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), E791 [19MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, E791 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: nullify rule relative to the centralization of organ allocation policies, H1716, H1717, H1719, H1721 [4AP]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H8817 [5OC]

Dept. of Justice: hazardous chemical storage facility security study funding, H4979 [22JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program, H4281 [13JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4979 [22JN], H5151 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4281 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11498 [29OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4878 [21JN]

Developing countries: U.S. trade and private investment in developing democracies, H2633 [8MY]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), H6996 [25JY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (H.R. 762), H9533 [10OC]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (H. Con. Res. 271), H10455, H10456 [19OC]

———international tuberculosis control funding, H8064 [26SE]

———international tuberculosis control (H.R. 4057), H1769 [5AP], H4224 [13JN]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), H11302 [26OC]

———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (H. Con. Res. 133), H8686 [3OC]

Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (H.R. 1405), H2459 [3MY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9639, H9676 [11OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5427 [28JN], H11753 [1NO]

———pharmaceutical industry research and development costs disclosure, H5774 [11JY]

———registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment (H.R. 2634), H6376 [18JY]

———require pharmaceutical industry to disclose average prices charged for drugs in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, H5775 [11JY]

EPA: enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, H4878 [21JN]

ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (S. 1309), E1114 [26JN]

FDA: Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5684 [10JY], H5817 [11JY], E1760 [12OC]

———clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5427 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5939, H5940, H5941 [12JY], H6013, H6015 [13JY]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor, H6015 [13JY]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, H11313 [26OC]

———frequency of antibiotic use relative to increase in drug resistant infectious disease, H6359 [18JY]

———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8635, H8637 [3OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7939 [21SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11245 [26OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1686, H1694, H1716, H1717, H1719, H1721 [4AP]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6013 [13JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2689, H2696 [9MY], H9848 [12OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1127 [21MR], H4596 [19JN], H4679 [20JN], H7546 [13SE], H8036 [25SE], H9454 [6OC]

———establish a demonstration project to stabilize coverage and benefits under the Medicare+Choice Program (H.R. 4555), H3859 [25MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5079 [23JN], H5374 [28JN], H6781 [25JY]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (H.R. 3004), H9514 [10OC]

———reform, H9514 [10OC]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11498 [29OC]

Mental health: postpartum depression policies (H. Res. 163), H9525 [10OC]

Mexico: elections (H. Res. 544), H6948 [25JY]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, H11313 [26OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit interference with certain foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to make pharmaceuticals or medical technologies more affordable, H5151 [26JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6971 [25JY]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H11313 [26OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2712, H2717 [9MY], H8259 [27SE]

Russia: sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (H.R. 4022), H8725 [3OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11245 [26OC]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4867), H6376 [18JY]

Taxation: clarify certain existing limitations on private business use of facilities financed with tax-exempt bonds (H.R. 2398), E791 [19MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H2554 [4MY]

———provide tax credits to individuals aged 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare or purchase COBRA health coverage, H1418 [28MR]

Women: recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (H. Con. Res. 64), H8639, H8640 [3OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4798 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H87 [31JA], H217 [7FE], H754 [8MR], H7929 [20SE]

Special order: granted, H2510 [3MY], H2647 [8MY], H2965 [11MY], H3411 [18MY], H3865 [25MY], H4034 [7JN], H5082 [23JN], H7575 [13SE], H7649 [14SE], H7868 [19SE], H7988 [21SE], H7995 [22SE], H8059 [25SE], H8197 [26SE], H8404 [27SE], H8459 [28SE], H8615 [2OC], H8734 [3OC], H8797 [4OC], H9008 [5OC], H9502 [6OC], H11779 [1NO]

Tributes

Frederico, Anthony, E1163 [30JN]

Perez, Robert, Jr., E1527 [19SE]

Samuldrala, Venkatachalapathi, H7579 [14SE]

BROWN, THOMAS J.

Remarks in Senate

Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA: designate (H.R. 2307), S5752 [23JN]

Reports filed

Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2307), S5555 [21JN]

BROWN, WARREN

Articles and editorials

Ford Offers Home PC to Every Employee, S386 [7FE]

BROWN, WILLIAM J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E21 [27JA]

BROWN COUNTY, WI

Remarks in House

Heritage Hill Foundation: anniversary, E1507 [18SE]

BROWN UNIVERSITY

Remarks in Senate

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

BROWNBACK, SAM (a Senator from Kansas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7314, S7400 [20JY], S7453 [21JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6853 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2085, S2121 [4AP], S2255 [5AP], S2371 [6AP], S2388, S2393, S2440 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4880 [8JN], S6270 [30JN], S6550 [12JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S5915, S5933 [27JN], S5990 [28JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3775 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5447, S5474 [20JN], S5485, S5528, S5565, S5566, S5570, S5575 [21JN]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S8771 [19SE], S8865 [20SE], S9525 [28SE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), S7938 [27JY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9484, S9504 [28SE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), S11185 [26OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6636, S6703 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1128 [2MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8865 [20SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, S7781 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

DPRK Secret Underground Facility Producing Uranium, Katsuhior Kuroda, Tokyo (Japan) Sankei Shimbun, S5448 [20JN]

Former Execs Switch to Supply Side, Nancy Weingartner, Franchise Times (publication), S5025 [13JN]

Tbilisi. In Palermo for Lessons of Lawfulness, Franco Di Parenti, Palermo (Italy) Giornale di Sicilia, S6830 [14JY]

Traffickers' New Cargo—Naive Slavic Women, Michael Specter, New York (NY) Times, S10164-S10166 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S8024 [5SE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S6577 [12JY]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 271), S1392 [9MR]

China, Republic of: assist in the enhancement of security (see S. 693), S1029 [1MR]

Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (see S. 882), S821 [24FE]

Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish (see S. 2306), S1815 [28MR]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (see S. 1066), S1525 [21MR]

———implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (see S. 3091), S8941 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S4691 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see S. 1873), S41 [24JA]

Ecology and environment: revise energy policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance global climate science, promote technology development, and increase citizen awareness (see S. 1776), S635 [10FE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8769 [19SE]

EPA: revise regulatory requirements relative to pesticide tolerance reviews (see S. 1464), S1421 [9MR]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S3332 [3MY]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S10628 [17OC]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S6477 [11JY]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S9612 [2OC]

Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S2545 [11AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2366), S2233 [5AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S4820 [8JN]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (see S. 3143), S9605 [2OC]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]

INS: review new employees hired by employers subject to Operation Vanguard or similar programs (see S. 1966), S1029 [1MR]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 1044), S10892 [23OC]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 104), S2728 [13AP] (see S. Con. Res. 109), S3514 [4MY]

———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see S. 2947), S7839 [27JY]

Iraq: commemorate anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, condemn crimes against Iraqi people by Saddam Hussein, and support efforts to replace current regime (see S. Con. Res. 95), S1392 [9MR]

———failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see S. Con. Res. 124), S5563 [21JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S2353 [6AP]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1030 [1MR]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S6846 [14JY]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S8115 [6SE]

———preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (see S. 3003), S8594 [14SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S3030 [27AP]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

Middle East: U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians (see S. Res. 372), S10412 [12OC]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see S. 2704), S4820 [8JN]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S5118 [14JN]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. 1419), S1029 [1MR]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4691 [7JN]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (see S. 2267), S1596 [22MR] (see S. 2340), S2040 [3AP]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see S. 1384), S92 [26JA]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S680 [22FE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9863 [4OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S4323 [23MY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S747 [23FE]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see S. 3073), S8759 [19SE]

Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———increase deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 135), S1610 [22MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S9611 [2OC]

———limit tax rates for District of Columbia residents on income from sources within the District of Columbia (see S. 3217), S10716 [18OC]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S1512 [21MR]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S10092 [6OC]

———provide incentives for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and advance global climate science and technology development (see S. 1777), S635 [10FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S5031 [13JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S1127 [2MR]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S10260 [11OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2450), S2728 [13AP]

Telecommunications: prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (see S. 2476), S9863 [4OC]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S8115 [6SE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see S. Con. Res. 87), S1025 [1MR]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S1913 [29MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10425 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: reestablishment of representative Government (see S. Con. Res. 142), S9945 [5OC] (see S. Con. Res. 150), S10412 [12OC]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 2540), S3832 [10MY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see S. 2010), S113 [27JA]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S213 [1FE]

Georgia, Republic of: normal trade relations status (see S. 2141), S1117 [2MR]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see S. 2449), S2728 [13AP]

Iran: elections (see S. Con. Res. 83), S799 [24FE]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S7656 [26JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Taxation: provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

Telecommunications: revise the definition of advanced service relative to wireless communications (see S. 2902), S7393 [20JY]

Television Program Improvement Act: restore applicability to agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material and revise such agreements and guidelines (see S. 3069), S8759 [19SE]

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (see S. Res. 357), S8501 [13SE]

Cloture motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219 [26SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2699 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Letters

Eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1202 [7MR], S2096 [4AP]

Prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games: several educational and athletic organizations, S5658 [22JN]

Messages

Extradition Treaty With South Africa: President Clinton, S4211 [18MY]

Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer: President Clinton, S5710 [22JN]

Motions

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2965 [27AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S2949 [27AP], S9405 [28SE]

Privilege of the floor

Daly, Michael, S1330 [8MR]

Hodges, Dan, S4928 [9JN]

Luck, Chad, S10154 [10OC]

Reese, Joseph, S10261 [11OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10684 [18OC]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (H.R. 4940), S11190, S11191 [26OC]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5411 [20JN]

Best Harvest Bakery (business): tribute, S5025 [13JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6794, S6795 [14JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7381 [20JY], S7412, S7417 [21JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2095 [4AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (H.R. 3051), S6033 [28JN]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), S10155 [10OC]

Call D.C. (religious organization): tribute, S7825 [27JY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S5657 [22JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 333), S6035 [28JN]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), S3782 [9MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 277), S3782 [9MY]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (H. Con. Res. 344), S6036 [28JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8618 [15SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), S4211, S4213 [18MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S10029 [5OC]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (S. Res. 338), S7169 [18JY]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10181, S10202, S10211 [11OC]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), S11181, S11184 [26OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (S. 2540), S3838 [10MY]

———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4215, S4216 [18MY]

———implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (S. 3091), S9211 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5411 [20JN], S5657, S5658 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: ocular albinism research funding, S6206 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), S11181 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (S. 1474), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 156), S11188 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), S9211 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6094 [29JN], S6206 [30JN]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (S. Con. Res. 97), S1528, S1529 [21MR]

Education: national policy to improve system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3281 [3MY]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), S10029 [5OC]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Foreign aid: education and anti-corruption programs funding for certain countries, S5486 [21JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5447, S5449 [20JN], S5486 [21JN]

Foreign policy: suspend certain sanctions imposed on India, S5447, S5449 [20JN]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), S11155, S11180 [26OC]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (H.R. 5157), S11184 [26OC]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 1687), S10159 [10OC]

———report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8606 [14SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games, S5657, S5658 [22JN], S6033 [28JN], S7509-S7511 [25JY], S8160 [7SE], S10400 [12OC]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (S. 2021), S214 [1FE], S5085 [14JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (S. 1198), S3782 [9MY]

Georgia, Republic of: U.S. policy, S6830 [14JY]

Gore, Vice President: agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology, S11113-S11115 [26OC]

Government: gathering of statistics relative to family structure and function, S6206 [30JN]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7751 [27JY]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11188, S11190 [26OC]

Healthy Culture Initiative (organization): tribute, S7066 [17JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (S. Res. 319), S4929, S4930 [9JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), S7788 [27JY]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10137-S10139 [10OC], S10164, S10166, S10177, S10179, S10181, S10202, S10206, S10211 [11OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10061 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (S. 2414), S10028 [5OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (S. 2449), S2768 [13AP], S5084 [14JN]

Immigration: clarification of term ``extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm'' relative to visa eligibility, S10179 [11OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9646 [3OC]

Iran: elections (S. Con. Res. 83), S832 [24FE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), S673 [22FE], S755 [24FE]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (S. Con. Res. 116), S4453 [25MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: trade embargo, S5447, S5449 [20JN]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), S11184, S11187 [26OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10155 [10OC]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), S3852 [10MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10397 [12OC]

———peace initiatives, S1382 [9MR]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (S. 2938), S7645 [26JY]

National Homeownership Week: observance, S4929 [9JN]

Native Americans: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (H.R. 3629), S4214, S4215 [18MY]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), S6034 [28JN]

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (S. 2688), S10156-S10158 [10OC]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), S7509-S7511 [25JY]

———establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), unanimous-consent request, S6057 [29JN]

Olympic games: tribute to Kansas participants, S10244 [11OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S9210 [25SE]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S9210 [25SE]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8235 [7SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2453), S2769 [13AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, S9210 [25SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4211 [18MY], S11191 [26OC]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4210 [18MY]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10155 [10OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11187, S11188 [26OC]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), S6036 [28JN]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (S. 2528), S10160 [10OC]

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (S. Res. 261), S833, S834 [24FE]

———encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes (S. Res. 262), S834 [24FE]

Senate: authorizing expenditures for activities in connection with participation in interparliamentary institutions and the facilitation of foreign interchanges in the U.S. (S. Res. 370), S10155 [10OC]

———legislative program, S755, S835 [24FE], S1529 [21MR], S3785 [9MY], S3853 [10MY], S4216 [18MY], S5710 [22JN], S6040 [28JN], S8608 [14SE], S10161 [10OC], S10163 [11OC], S11083, S11180 [26OC]

Serbia: elections (S. Res. 365), S10158 [10OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1203 [7MR], S1503 [21MR]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (S. 2417), S10156 [10OC]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (S. 15), S309 [3FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1201-S1203 [7MR], S1270 [8MR], S1481 [21MR], S1974 [30MR], S2095 [4AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2519 [11AP], S2595, S2600, S2601 [12AP], S2673 [13AP], S2960, S2962 [27AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (S. 12), S309 [3FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by increasing income phaseout thresholds for education savings accounts, S1046 [2MR]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (H.R. 4391), S6812, S6813 [14JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2262), S1528 [21MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2263), S1528 [21MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2808), S6040 [28JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6639 [13JY]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (S. 2982), S7896 [27JY]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development, S6639 [13JY]

———provide tax relief for farmers, S6795 [14JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate, S6639 [13JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 2344), S10995 [25OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1046 [2MR]

Terrorism: modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements, S10202 [11OC]

Tobacco products: impact of governmental purchase of tobacco on domestic growth quotas, S10684 [18OC]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S4210 [18MY], S5710 [22JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10137-S10139 [10OC], S10164, S10166, S10177, S10179, S10181, S10206, S10211 [11OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), S4215 [18MY]

Statements

Status of the Republic of Georgia: Eduard A. Shevardnadze, President of Georgia, S6830-S6832 [14JY]

Texts of

S. 2127, Children's Protection Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. Con. Res. 97, increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis, S1529 [21MR]

Tributes

Brown, John, S3681 [9MY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7180 [19JY]

Park, Alan, S504 [8FE]

BROWNER, CAROL M. (EPA Administrator)

Letters

Everglades National Park restoration plan, S9145 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11908 [15DE]

BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2590), S4190 [18MY]

Letters

Provisions: Kenny Guinn and Tom Vilsack, National Governors' Association, S4199 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2590), S4194 [18MY]

Texts of

S. 2590, provisions, S4195-S4199 [18MY]

BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Texts of

S. 2700, provisions, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

BROWNFOX, JAMES

Remarks in Senate

District of Columbia: Hall of Fame inductee for education, S2722 [13AP]

BROWNLEE, LES

Addresses

Tribute: Jack Keane, Army Vice Chief of Staff, S5021 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5021 [13JN]

BROWNSVILLE, TX

Remarks in House

Besteiro, Raul: University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Distinguished Alumni honoree, E709 [11MY]

Oliviera Middle School: Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award recipient, E766 [18MY]

Pinal, Silvia: Mr. Amigo Association ``Mr. Amigo'' award recipient, E133 [14FE]

BROYHILL, JAMES T. (a former Senator from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions relative to

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see S. 2629), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]

Remarks in House relative to

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7225-H7227 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), S10113 [6OC]

———designate (S. 2629), S4391 [24MY]

Reports filed

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4534), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4534, James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC, H7225 [6SE]

S. 2629, James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC, S4391 [24MY]

BROYHILL, JOEL T. (a former Representative from Virginia)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (see S. 2234), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 3559), H90 [31JA] (see H.R. 3699), H572 [29FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (H.R. 3559), E25 [31JA]

———designate (H.R. 3699), H942-H944 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (H.R. 3699), S5753 [23JN]

———designate (S. 2234), S1407 [9MR], S2102 [4AP]

Reports filed

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3699), S5555 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3559, Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA, and Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA, E25 [31JA]

H.R. 3699, Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA, H942 [14MR]

BRUECKNER, GERALDINE

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11218 [26OC]

BRUGER, PATRICIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2212 [15DE]

BRUGGER, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2167 [11DE]

BRUNER, JOSEPH

Remarks in House

Congressional Life Forum and Cannon Caucus: meeting, H226 [8FE]

BRUNNER, GORDON F.

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office funding, H5058 [23JN]

BRUNS, EUGENE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E636 [4MY]

BRUNS, STEVE

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2020 [11AP]

BRUNSMAN, WADE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E159 [16FE]

BRUNSWICK, GA

Remarks in Senate

Waterways: harbor deepening project funding, S8181, S8182 [7SE]

BRUTON, PAUL

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1634 [29SE]

BRYAN, RICHARD H. (a Senator from Nevada)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7193, S7248 [19JY]

Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2273), S9967 [5OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7078 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2087, S2121, S2122 [4AP], S2253, S2254, S2262, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2334, S2367 [6AP], S2386, S2408 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4634, S4697 [7JN], S4753, S4856, S4867 [8JN], S4924 [9JN], S6273, S6280 [30JN], S6451, S6454 [11JY], S6578 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7024, S7079 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5916 [27JN], S6029 [28JN], S6199, S6268 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3738 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5913 [27JN]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), S2443, S2445 [7AP]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6694 [13JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, S9592 [2OC]

Articles and editorials

Iverson's Bad Rap Is Well-Deserved, Michael Wilbon, Washington (DC) Post, S9921 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (see S. 2440), S2728 [13AP]

Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building, Reno, NV: designate (see S. 2620), S4378 [24MY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S3615 [8MY]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S9272 [26SE]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S2119 [4AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 74), S3922 [11MY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S5912 [27JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S4392 [24MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279, 286), S6846 [14JY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see S. 2519), S3691 [9MY]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1422 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S1128 [2MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S2772 [13AP]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S3850 [10MY]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S8658 [18SE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S2439 [7AP]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see S. 1191), S7245 [19JY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S7245 [19JY]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (see S. 2050), S538 [9FE]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1322), S8658 [18SE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7165 [18JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S821 [24FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S11643 [6DE]

Lander County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see S. 2842), S7077 [17JY]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 1638), S2545 [11AP]

Medicaid: establish a prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 1277), S8593 [14SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4392 [24MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN] (see S. 3107), S9267 [26SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———improve health of senior citizens and disabled individuals (see S. 2727), S5106 [14JN]

———increase payment amount for renal dialysis services (see S. 3038), S8413 [12SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 2232), S1392 [9MR]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see S. 818), S1749 [27MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve patient safety by reducing medical errors (see S. 2378), S2347 [6AP]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S1750 [27MR]

———require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S1826 [28MR]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S7840 [27JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S292 [2FE]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. 1419), S2871 [25AP]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S217 [1FE]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S8215 [7SE]

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S9272 [26SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]

Native Americans: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S8594 [14SE]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7245 [19JY]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (see S. 2750), S5563 [21JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S9963 [5OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S5813 [26JN]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S8506 [13SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S2728 [13AP]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S5685 [22JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S551 [9FE]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———impose a discriminatory profits tax on pharmaceutical companies that charge higher prices to domestic wholesale distributors than to foreign wholesale distributors (see S. 3103), S9195 [25SE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (see S. 2591), S4190 [18MY]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S6349 [10JY]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see S. 542), S1524 [21MR]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 2793), S6144 [29JN]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S1327 [8MR]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S1328 [8MR]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2637 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2273), S1596 [22MR]

Elko, NV: designate the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (see S. Res. 326), S5663 [22JN]

Forest Service: convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (see S. 2728), S5106 [14JN]

Medicaid: make drug pricing information available to the public (see S. 2963), S7839 [27JY]

Taxation: treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see S. 2678), S4564 [6JN]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Letters

Counterintelligence Reform Act: by, S1504 [21MR]

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: by, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S4662 [7JN]

Medicare+Choice program improvements: several senior citizen organizations, S10669 [18OC]

Prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games: John F. Stern, Newspaper Association of America, S7527 [25JY]

Lists

Payments to local counties eliminated, and land conveyances retained, in Nevada relative to designation of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S573 [10FE]

Privilege of the floor

Barry, Joe, S504 [8FE]

Heberlee, Brent, S504 [8FE]

Neal, Jean Marie, S504 [8FE]

Richter, Brock, S504 [8FE]

Remarks

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S9920, S9921 [5OC]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2094 [4AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6987-S6989 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2094 [4AP]

Classified information: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, S10334 [12OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4754 [8JN]

Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Nevada Operations Office of the National Laboratories Underground Nuclear Weapons Testing Orientation Program, S1590 [22MR]

———authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S567 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile use study funding, S7024 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6530 [12JY], S7024, S7026, S7027 [17JY], S7086 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5096 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5208, S5213, S5214 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5637 [22JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3659 [9MY]

EPA: statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S526 [9FE], S567 [10FE], S3226 [2MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1269 [8MR]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7024, S7026, S7027 [17JY], S7086 [18JY]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games, S7526-S7528 [25JY], S8160 [7SE]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S474 [8FE], S526 [9FE], S567 [10FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), S9592, S9594 [2OC], S10334 [12OC]

Medicaid: make drug pricing information available to the public (S. 2963), S7855-S7858 [27JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S10667-S10669 [18OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2758), S5466 [20JN]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program, S10669 [18OC]

———reform, S10667-S10669 [18OC]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5096 [14JN], S5208, S5214 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5208, S5214 [15JN]

National Guard: funding, S4754 [8JN]

Nevada: anniversary of Knights of Columbus, S3255 [2MY]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), S7526-S7528 [25JY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S474 [8FE], S522, S526 [9FE], S567, S573, S579 [10FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3211, S3216, S3222, S3226, S3228, S3230 [2MY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S5208 [15JN]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S1269 [8MR]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11044 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1494 [21MR]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (S. 2434), S2745 [13AP]

Taxation: impose a discriminatory profits tax on pharmaceutical companies that charge higher prices to domestic wholesale distributors than to foreign wholesale distributors (S. 3103), S9199 [25SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H7936 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S9594 [2OC], S10139 [10OC], S11016 [25OC], S11044, S11045 [26OC], S11243, S11245 [27OC], S11557 [5DE], S11776 [14DE], S11825, S11847 [15DE]

Tributes

Dini, Joe, S8496 [13SE]

Shelby, Senator, S9594 [2OC]

BRYAN, TX

Remarks in House

Crockett Elementary School: anniversary, E19 [27JA]

BRYANT, CHARLES E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2058 [1NO]

BRYANT, ED (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3284 [17MY]

Articles and editorials

Electricity—Lifeline or Bottom Line? Terry Boston, Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy (publication), E1154-E1156 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (see H.R. 4940), H6777 [24JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H3049 [15MY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11207 [26OC]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H4336 [13JN]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H3172 [16MY]

Education: support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 1876), H574 [29FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2341 [13AP]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H1588 [29MR]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———improve procedures in the conduct of congressional communications (see H.R. 4712), H5241 [27JN]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H3172 [16MY]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1406 [23MR]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), H997 [14MR]

Firefighters: acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see H. Res. 203), H3309 [17MY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4592), H5085 [23JN]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4120 [8JN]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1852 [5AP]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1406 [23MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H8062 [25SE]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H10257 [18OC]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 2564), H50 [27JA]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1477 [28MR]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 2911), H1674 [3AP]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H3309 [17MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H50 [27JA]

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), H6354 [17JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Taxation: change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H4591 [15JN]

———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2273), H7578 [13SE]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H10809 [24OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), H1477 [28MR]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H1077 [15MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H1119 [16MR]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H998 [14MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H2122 [11AP]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

U.S. Assay Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 3866), H4121 [8JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H4035 [7JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2607 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment by a court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30 years (see H.R. 4231), H2121 [11AP]

Children and youth: improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5168 [26JN]

Motor vehicles: make it illegal to sell tires which are the subject of a recall (see H.R. 5332), H8468 [28SE]

Tariff: bromoxynil octanoate tech (see H.R. 4255), H2238 [12AP]

———bromoxynil octanoate/heptanoate (see H.R. 4254), H2238 [12AP]

Tennessee (U.S.S.): tribute for accomplishments during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 421), H9635 [10OC]

Remarks

Adamsville, TN: tribute to Adamsville Junior Senior High School band, E2078 [3NO]

Armed Forces: suspend court martial clemency option on life sentences, H3288 [17MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9833 [12OC]

Children and youth: improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home, H8249 [27SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3288 [17MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11497 [29OC]

Diseases: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research funding, H8249 [27SE]

Electric power: impact of competition within the electric utility industry on reliability and demands on electric grid systems, E1154 [29JN]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1691 [4AP]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (H.R. 4608), H5196 [27JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H4668 [19JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5367 [28JN], H7980, H7981 [21SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5308 [28JN]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11497 [29OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8249 [27SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11497 [29OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11497 [29OC]

BRYANT, H.G., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E430 [28MR]

BRYANT COLLEGE

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: Naval Undersea Warfare Center and Bryant College Executive MBA Program funding, S11881, S11882 [15DE]

BRZEZINSKI, WILLIAM D.

Letters

Armed Forces Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment Act, S2234 [5AP]

BUCCINO, GLORIA M.

Letters

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H1726 [4AP]

BUCHANAN, JOHN J.

Remarks in House

John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 1377), H2982, H2983 [15MY]

Texts of

H.R. 1377, John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL, H2982 [15MY]

BUCHANAN, NY

Remarks in House

NRC: decision on restarting Indian Point nuclear power facility, H5216, H5217 [27JN]

BUCHY, JIM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2097 [14NO]

BUCK, MIKE

Remarks in Senate

Innovation in Education Award: recipient, S1507 [21MR]

BUCKLEY, CRAIG M.

Remarks in House

Fairfax, VA: Fairfax Central Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Award recipients, E216 [1MR]

BUDAGHERS, NM

Remarks in House

Algodones, NM: tribute to Traditions! A Festival Marketplace, E1817 [17OC]

BUDGET—U.S.

Addresses

Strategies Needed for Today's Economic Problems: Ken Lipper, Lipper & Co., S8192 [7SE]

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 84), S11465, S11500 [1NO], H11832 [3NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 637), H10400 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), H11785 [2NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), S1376 [9MR], S1691 [23MR], H1120 [16MR], H1478, H1479 [28MR], H1514, H1516, H1520, H1524, H1540, H1541, H1542, H1543, H1546, H1552, H1554, H1561, H1563, H1565, H1569, H1570, H1571, H1575, H1576, H1577, H1583, H1589, H1590 [29MR], H1592, H1594, H1603, H1604, H1607, H1610, H1611, H1614 [30MR]

Federal budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H2771, H2779 [9MY], H3108, H3116, H3128, H3134, H3136, H3137, H3141 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3091 [16MY]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1335, H1355, H1364, H1368, H1375, H1386 [23MR]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1299 [23MR]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2085, S2087, S2120, S2121, S2122, S2123 [4AP], S2159, S2178, S2179, S2191, S2197, S2206, S2222, S2251, S2252, S2253, S2254, S2255, S2256, S2257, S2261, S2262, S2263, S2264 [5AP], S2278, S2285, S2286, S2296, S2297, S2301, S2319, S2322, S2333, S2334, S2355, S2356, S2357, S2358, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2363, S2364, S2365, S2366, S2367, S2368, S2369, S2370, S2371, S2372, S2373, S2374, S2375, S2376, S2377, S2378, S2379, S2380 [6AP], S2384, S2385, S2386, S2387, S2388, S2389, S2390, S2391, S2393, S2396, S2399, S2400, S2402, S2404, S2405, S2406, S2407, S2408, S2410, S2411, S2412, S2414, S2415, S2417, S2442, S2443 [7AP]

Taxation: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6785, S6795, S6796, S6797, S6798, S6799, S6800, S6804, S6805, S6806, S6808, S6811, S6812, S6815, S6816, S6817, S6821, S6822, S6823, S6847, S6849, S6851, S6853, S6856, S6857, S6858, S6859, S6860, S6861, S6862, S6863, S6864, S6865, S6867, S6869, S6870 [14JY], S7048, S7079 [17JY], H5868 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (S. 2839), S6701, S6702, S6703 [13JY]

Analyses

Government for the 21st Century Act (S. 2306), S1821 [28MR]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810): Iris J. Lav and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S6786-S6788 [14JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2481 [10AP], H1987 [10AP]

———H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, S7109 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Air Justice, E363 [21MR]

Binges Becoming Regular Budget Fare, S10979 [25OC], S11099 [26OC]

Bush Aims at Discord in Capital, S5062 [14JN]

Bye-Bye, Surplus, S11885 [15DE]

Cabinet Opens Up on Bush—Treasury Secretary Says Social Security Math Doesn't Add Up, S11049 [26OC]

Clinton Announces Record $237B Surplus, S11045 [26OC]

Don't Be Too Quick To Demand a Federal Tax Cut, E1994 [28OC]

Dual Edged Sword of Medicare Reimbursement—The Medicare Provider and Health Maintenance Organization Perspective, E2041-E2043 [31OC]

Entitlement Reform the Way To Go, H3123 [16MY]

Europe's Turn To Keep the Peace, S1691 [23MR]

Federal Tax Level Falls for Most—Studies Show Burden Now Less Than 10%, S1696 [27MR]

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S2289 [6AP]

Fleeing Hard Choices, H3126 [16MY]

Heedless of the Deficits Ahead, S10265 [11OC]

High-Tech Homeless—In Silicon Valley, a Dark Side to Booming Economy, H1361 [23MR]

Hogs and Rooters, E1648 [2OC]

Making Sure Surplus Revenue Is Used To Reduce the National Debt, S4984-S4986 [13JN]

Marriage Penalty Needs To Be Axed—Tax-and-Spend Proponents Have Weak Arguments To Oppose GOP Legislation, H6617 [20JY]

Marriage Tax on the Poor, S7410, S7415 [21JY]

Mr. Clinton's Army, S10353 [12OC]

One Percent Solution—Shirking the Cost of World Leadership, S9184-S9187 [25SE]

One Thing I Would Change About Congress . . . Entitlement Reform the Way To Go, H516 [29FE]

Phony Issue, H5861 [12JY]

Readiness Problems Plague Coast Guard, H8435 [28SE]

Say Goodbye to the Surplus, S11046 [26OC], S11327 [29OC]

Scaling Down in a Safer World, E392 [22MR]

Special Interest Defense, E954 [9JN]

Spending Bill Is Full of Projects Coveted as Favors for Electorate, S10763 [19OC]

Tale of Two Centuries, S1738-S1740 [27MR]

Washington Goes on a Spending Spree, S11098 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see S. 2040), S489 [8FE]

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (see H. Res. 646), H10808 [24OC] (see H. Res. 662), H11526 [29OC]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 109), H8061 [25SE] (see H.J. Res. 110), H8617 [2OC] (see H.J. Res. 111), H9767 [11OC] (see H.J. Res. 114), H10256 [18OC] (see H.J. Res. 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120), H10808 [24OC] (see H.J. Res. 121, 122, 123, 124), H11526 [29OC] (see H.J. Res. 125), H11879 [13NO] (see H.J. Res. 126), H11943 [4DE] (see H.J. Res. 127), H12021 [6DE] (see H.J. Res. 128, 129), H12045 [7DE] (see H.J. Res. 133, 134), H12094 [14DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (see H. Res. 591), H8060 [25SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), consideration (see H. Res. 604), H8616 [2OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (see H. Res. 627), H9766 [11OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (see H. Res. 637), H10256 [18OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (see H. Res. 669), H12045 [7DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 129), consideration (see H. Res. 670), H12045 [7DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), consideration (see H. Res. 674), H12093 [14DE] (see H. Res. 674), H12531 [15DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (see H. Res. 675), H12093 [14DE] (see H. Res. 675), H12531 [15DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 3908), H996 [14MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wildland fire management (see H.R. 4452), H3049 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (see H. Res. 450), H1476 [28MR]

———making miscellaneous appropriations (see H.R. 5666), H12531 [15DE]

Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish (see S. 2306), S1815 [28MR]

Congress: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 3586), H253 [8FE]

Constitutional amendments: balance (see H.J. Res. 91), H1119 [16MR]

Courts: protect budget of the Federal courts (see H.R. 4852), H6051 [13JY]

Federal budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 4397), H2769 [9MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (see H. Res. 499), H2905 [10MY]

———proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget (see H. Res. 467), H2012 [10AP]

———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority and limited tax benefits (see H.R. 3523), H47 [27JA]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (see S. Con. Res. 101), S2040 [3AP] (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1123 [20MR]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H1283 [22MR]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 474), H2238 [12AP]

Government: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce publicly-held debt and provide tax relief (see H. Res. 490), H2606 [4MY]

———include certain projected cuts in the budget of each department or agency of the Government within the President's annual budget submission (see H.R. 3564), H164 [1FE]

———increase accountability for Government spending and reduce wasteful spending (see H.R. 5317), H8405 [27SE]

House of Representatives: allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills in order to reduce spending and the public debt (see H.R. 5580), H11206 [26OC]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 676), H12093 [14DE]

Medicare: correct reductions to service providers payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 4937), H6777 [24JY]

———provide off-budget treatment for the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3640), H341 [10FE]

———revise and improve (see H.R. 5296), H8199 [26SE]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (see H. Res. 535), H5240 [27JN]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals (see S. 2556), S3946 [15MY]

National Commission on Budget Concepts: establish (see H.R. 5233), H7932 [20SE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 5669), H12531 [15DE]

Public debt: eliminate (see H. Con. Res. 246), H165 [1FE]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce (see S. 2126), S1024 [1MR] (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

———protect Social Security and provide for repayment of the Federal debt (see S. 2220), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 4195), H1851 [5AP]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4866), H6354 [17JY] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (see H.R. 5203), H7870 [19SE]

Sequestration: avoid a pay-go sequestration (see S. 3240), S10999 [25OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 5670), H12531 [15DE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2976), S7840 [27JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE] (see S. 3165), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5543), H11193 [25OC] (see H.R. 5601), H11620 [30OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO] (see H.R. 5661), H12094 [14DE]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 3859), H756 [8MR]

———protect surplus by requiring a sequester to eliminate any deficit (see S. 2001), S37 [24JA]

———provide for personal Social Security accounts and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 5659), H12094 [14DE]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see S. 2774), S5663 [22JN]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H4173 [9JN]

———reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust fund each fiscal year (see H.R. 4694), H4783 [20JN]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment (see S.J. Res. 38), S285 [2FE]

SSA: require publications to include additional information on Social Security's current and future solvency (see S. 2364), S2233 [5AP]

Taxation: expand child tax credit (see S. 2903), S7448 [21JY] (see S. 3138), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 4896), H6599 [19JY]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 5509), H10472 [19OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (see S. 2839), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 4810), H5736 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration (see H. Res. 545), H5842 [11JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 559), H6598 [19JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments (see H. Res. 553), H6354 [17JY]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3566), H164 [1FE]

Conference reports

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810), H6582-H6586 [19JY]

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H2206-H2236 [12AP]

Excerpts

Medicare Preservation and Improvement Act studies: Congressional Research Service, E384, E387 [22MR]

Report language to accompany Democratic alternative budget resolution, H1399 [23MR]

Factsheets

Privatizing Social Security—A Riverboast Gamble: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S4248 [23MY]

Letters

Budget approval: several Representatives, H12026 [7DE]

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: Dan L. Crippen, CBO, S11051 [26OC]

———Senator Domenici, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S11050 [26OC]

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Bill Frenzel and Tim Penny, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, H3082 [16MY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, H3085 [16MY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H3083, H3084 [16MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3082 [16MY]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H3082, H3083 [16MY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H3082, H3083, H3084 [16MY]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act: Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H4702 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture development of an effective interface between the Farm Service Agency's Farm and Home Plan software and Minnesota's FINPACK software: Keith Kelly, Dept. of Agriculture, H5769 [11JY]

———Representatives Minge and Gutknecht, H5770 [11JY]

Dept. of Energy Office of Science funding: several Senators, S11563 [5DE]

Education funding: Hannah Wair, S2337 [6AP]

Eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2096 [4AP]

End of session legislative package: President Clinton, S11195 [27OC]

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund: C. Vernon Gray, National Association of Counties, S2200 [5AP]

———Dennis J. Slater, Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, S2504 [11AP]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, S2199 [5AP], S2503 [11AP]

———John Horsley, William Millar, and William Dodge, S2200 [5AP]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S2203 [5AP]

———Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, and Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S2505 [11AP]

———Leo F. Peters, American Consulting Engineers Council, S2200 [5AP]

———Mike Acott, National Asphalt Pavement Association, S2200 [5AP]

———Richard C. Creighton, American Portland Cement Alliance, S2201 [5AP], S2505 [11AP]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S2203 [5AP], S2504, S2505 [11AP]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S2504 [11AP]

———Terrence M. O'Sullivan, Laborers' International Union of North America, S2504 [11AP]

———several State and local government organizations, S2203, S2204 [5AP]

Family Care Act: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, S7661 [26JY]

———Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S7661 [26JY]

———Gregg Haifley, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S7661 [26JY]

———Kathy Thornton and Catherine Pinkerton, NETWORK (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Kerb Kuhn, Premier, Inc., S7662 [26JY]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S7661 [26JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S7662 [26JY]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Stanley B. Peck, American Dental Hygienists' Association, S7661 [26JY]

Kosovo military operations relative to European funding commitments: Bernard Kouchner, U.N., S1689 [23MR]

———Bob Dole, S1690 [23MR]

———George Robertson, NATO, S1688 [23MR]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Charles O. Rossotti, IRS, E1517 [18SE]

Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program expansion to include parents of low-income families: several organizations, S2414 [7AP]

Medicaid coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs: Barbara Morrow, S2325 [6AP]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S8853 [20SE]

———Howard Bedlin, National Council on the Aging, S8853 [20SE]

———Kenneth E. Raske, Greater New York Hospital Association, S8854 [20SE]

———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8852 [20SE]

———National Immigration Law Center, S8852 [20SE]

———Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S8853 [20SE]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S8853 [20SE]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S8853 [20SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Alliance To Save Cancer Care Access, H11224 [26OC]

———American Association of Blood Banks, American Red Cross, and America's Blood Centers (organization), H11226 [26OC]

———American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, H11221 [26OC]

———American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Ann B. Howard, American Federation of HomeCare Providers, Inc., H11221 [26OC]

———Armin D. Weinberg, Intercultural Cancer Council, H11224 [26OC]

———Bill Finerfrock, Rural Health Clinics (organization), H11218 [26OC]

———Carolyn S. Markey, Visiting Nurse Associations of America, H11221 [26OC]

———Charles B. Mullins, University of Texas, H11220 [26OC]

———Charles L. DeBrunner, National Association of Urban Critical Access Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Clark R. Law, Association for Ohio Philanthropic Homes, Housing and Service for the Aging, H11222 [26OC]

———Craig A. Becker, FACHE (organization), H11219 [26OC]

———Daniel E. Smith, American Cancer Society, H11223 [26OC]

———David LaBlanc, Lifecare Management Services (organization), H11223 [26OC]

———Donald W. Fisher, American Medical Group Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Edward A. Eckenhoff, American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association, H11217 [26OC]

———Gary Goldstein, Kennedy Krieger Institute, H11218 [26OC]

———Geraldine Brueckner, National Association of Long Term Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Howard G. Capek and Matthew J. Ripperger, U.S. Healthcare (business), H11228 [26OC]

———Howard J. Braverman, American Optometric Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jane V. White, American Dietetic Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jeff Immelt, General Electric Co., H11227 [26OC]

———John Davis, National Kidney Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———John W. Corwin, Glaucoma Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———Judith Baskins, National PACE Association, H11222 [26OC]

———Karen A. Davie, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, H11222 [26OC]

———Leah Mullin, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, H11225 [26OC]

———Mark Covall, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, H11220 [26OC]

———Mary R. Grealy, Health Care Leadership Council, H11220 [26OC]

———Michael Walker, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, H11221 [26OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H11225 [26OC]

———Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———National Orthotic Manufacturers Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Pam Bailey, Advanced Medical Technology Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition, H11222 [26OC]

———Peters D. Willson, National Association of Children's Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Phyllis Landrieu, Tenet Healthcare Corp., H11227 [26OC]

———Richard M. Scrushy, Health South (business), H11217 [26OC]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

———Rowen K. Zetterman, American College of Gastroenterology, H11226 [26OC]

———S. Bradley Traverse, Acute Long Term Hospital Association, H11218 [26OC]

———Sam W. Cameron, Mississippi Hospital Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Connaughton, American Association for Homecare, H11220 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Scully, Federation of American Hospitals, H11217 [26OC]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., H11217 [26OC]

———Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, H11220 [26OC]

———William L. Rich III, American Academy of Ophthalmology, H11226 [26OC]

———William Teutsch, Association of Surgical Technologists, H11227 [26OC]

———several Representatives, E2031 [30OC]

———several hospital and healthcare associations, H11500 [29OC]

———several religious organizations, H11222 [26OC]

Pell Grant Program funding: David L. Warren and Stanley O. Ikenberry, Student Aid Alliance, S2392 [7AP]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, S2391 [7AP]

Social Security reform: Roger Zion, H3633 [23MY]

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution: Athan Manuel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S2210 [5AP]

———Carl Pope, Sierra Club, S2210 [5AP]

———Courtney Curf, Friends of the Earth (organization), S2210, S2219 [5AP]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2209, S2220 [5AP]

———John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———Martha A. Marks, Republicans for Environmental Protection America (organization), S2220 [5AP]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, S2210 [5AP]

———Raymond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador, S2211 [5AP]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———William H. Meadows, Wilderness Society, S2220 [5AP]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance: Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, S2289 [6AP]

———Edwin Dorn, Dept. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S2288 [6AP]

———John W. Smart, VFW, S2287 [6AP]

———Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S2287 [6AP]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S2288 [6AP]

———Paul W. Arcari, Retired Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Richard D. Murray, National Association for Uniformed Services, S2287 [6AP]

———Senator Domenici, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2289, S2290 [6AP]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S2287 [6AP]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

Treatment of any budget surpluses: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S2409 [7AP]

———John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S7415 [21JY]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, S2408 [7AP]

Lists

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff, S2131 [4AP]

Newspaper headlines on spending of budget surpluses, S11098 [26OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure and emergency supplemental appropriations, S6237-S6242 [30JN]

Organizations supporting Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition members, H11223 [26OC]

Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act savings for monthly expenses, S2653 [13AP]

Memorandums

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: Stephen C. Goss, SSA, S11050 [26OC]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2001: President Clinton, S375-S378 [7FE], H213-H216 [7FE]

Budget Rescissions and Deferrals: President Clinton, S535 [9FE], H280 [10FE]

District of Columbia Courts' Budget Request: President Clinton, H2631 [8MY]

Economic Report: President Clinton, S608-S610 [10FE], H331-H333 [10FE]

Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, S1389 [9MR]

Veto of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: President Clinton, H7239 [6SE]

Motions

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11544 [30OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1619 [30MR]

Federal budget: setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1975 [10AP]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2155, S2195, S2196 [5AP], S2277, S2294, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2385, S2390, S2395, S2400, S2412 [7AP]

Taxation: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6784, S6804 [14JY], S7046, S7047, S7048, S7049, S7050 [17JY], H5877 [12JY], H6434 [18JY]

Outlines

Democratic proposal on Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Representatives Rangel and Dingell, H11553 [30OC]

Papers

How To Protect the Surplus From Wasteful Spending, Peter B. Sperry, Heritage Foundation, S7117-S7119 [18JY]

Poems

``Chant for Surplus Justice,'' Representative Owens, E1218 [13JY]

Privilege of the floor

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff, S2131 [4AP]

Proposals

Medicare use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act: Senate Democratic Caucus, S7784 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H2783 [10MY]

———consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 646), H10844-H10849 [25OC]

———consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11538-H11545 [30OC]

———devote cuts in discretionary funding during appropriations process to debt reduction, H4953-H4956 [22JN]

———enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation, H10819-H10822 [25OC]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3087, H3128-H3134 [16MY]

———legislative process, H10393-H10406 [19OC], H11451, H11453, H11456 [28OC], H11533 [30OC], H11675-H11681 [31OC], H11750, H11752, H11755 [1NO], H11789, H11796-H11803 [2NO], H12053, H12054 [8DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), H8114-H8123 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8108-H8114 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), H8659-H8663 [3OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), consideration (H. Res. 604), H8658 [3OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), H9821-H9826 [12OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (H. Res. 627), H9821 [12OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10402-H10411 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 637), H10393-H10402 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H10816, H10849-H10856 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 116), H11264 [26OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H11362-H11368 [27OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11449-H11457 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 119), H11492-H11495 [29OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 120), H11537 [30OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11669-H11675 [31OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H11718-H11726 [1NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), H11784-H11786 [2NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H11832 [3NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 125), H11850 [13NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 126), H11958-H11960 [5DE], H12019 [6DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 126), unanimous-consent agreement, H11943 [4DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 127), H12023-H12028 [7DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 127), unanimous-consent agreement, H12019 [6DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), H12048-H12053 [8DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (H. Res. 669), H12047, H12048 [8DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 129), H12068-H12070, H12073 [11DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 129), consideration (H. Res. 670), H12067, H12068 [11DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), H12441 [15DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), consideration (H. Res. 674), H12517 [15DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 675), H12517 [15DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, H3052 [16MY], H5547, H5548, H5599-H5616 [29JN], E1249 [14JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1410 [27MR], H1468-H1474 [28MR], H1482, H1484, H1495-H1586 [29MR], H1591-H1621, H1625 [30MR], H1757 [4AP], H5089 [26JN], E460, E461, E464, E468 [30MR], E474, E475, E479 [3AP], E487 [4AP]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1485-H1494 [29MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), motion to recommit, H1619 [30MR]

———strike nonemergency spending and require offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations, H1514, H1515 [29MR]

Balance, H95 [1FE], H1733-H1739 [4AP], H1770 [5AP], H4269 [13JN], H7570-H7572 [13SE], H8282 [27SE]

BATF: proposal to hire new agents relative to gun laws, H363 [14FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1493 [29MR], H1603, H1604 [30MR]

Children and youth: use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, H8038-H8040 [25SE]

Christmas Day: observance, H12053 [8DE]

Coast Guard: military readiness, H8434 [28SE]

Coins: use of profits from sale of Sacajawea dollar coins to reduce the public debt, H540 [29FE]

Committee on the Budget (House): tribute to staff, H2256, H2257 [13AP]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4763-H4765, H4773, H4775 [20JN], H4906, H4907 [21JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H10814 [25OC]

———establish 2-year cycle, H516 [29FE], H3079-H3088, H3120-H3128 [16MY], E755 [17MY], E790 [19MY]

———establish 2-year cycle (H.R. 493), H170 [2FE]

———expand reporting requirements for unauthorized programs, H3136, H3137 [16MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

Deficit, H10 [27JA], H138 [1FE], H1289 [23MR], H1733-H1739 [4AP], H2414 [3MY], H3034 [15MY], H3532 [23MY], H5872 [12JY], H7582 [14SE], H7827 [19SE], H7936, H7938 [21SE], H8047-H8053 [25SE], H8205, H8286-H8292 [27SE], H8553 [2OC], H9454 [6OC], H10400 [19OC], H10805, H10806 [24OC], H11769-H11774 [1NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10, H16-H23 [27JA], H168 [2FE], H8592 [2OC], H10814 [25OC], H11203 [26OC], H11608-H11617 [30OC], E2004 [28OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: develop effective interface between the Farm Service Agency's Farm and Home Plan software and Minnesota's FINPACK software, H5769, H5770, H5789, H5790 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies waiver of certain reimbursement charges, H3287 [17MY]

———funding, H11753 [1NO]

———impact of spending reductions on social and domestic programs, H3965 [7JN], E391 [22MR]

———military health care programs funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3999-H4002 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3992-H3999 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H11473 [28OC]

———funding, H7889-H7897 [20SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (H.R. 1649), H1622, H1623 [30MR], H5076 [23JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H8817 [5OC]

———Section 8 housing programs funding, H1350 [23MR]

———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4893-H4897 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H705 [8MR]

Economy: roles of Congress and the Clinton administration in the current economic situation, H7563-H7569 [13SE]

Education: encourage students to pursue careers and higher education degrees in science, computers, and technology, H11611 [30OC]

———funding, H4021, H4022 [7JN], H4199 [12JN], H4345 [14JN]

———national policy to improve system, H1269, H1271 [22MR], H1342 [23MR], H1840-H1847 [5AP], H1982 [10AP]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H2250 [13AP], H9806 [11OC]

———reductions in school class size, H4053 [8JN], H4226 [13JN], H6034 [13JY], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11465-H11474 [28OC], H11739-H11748 [1NO], E2048 [1NO]

Employment: summer youth jobs programs funding, H1512 [29MR]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, H1018-H1027 [15MR], H9023 [6OC], E363 [21MR]

———investigate management of funds used for certain air traffic control projects, H1962 [10AP]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, H241-H247 [8FE], H257, H258, H268-H275 [9FE], H999, H1000, H1001, H1002, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1251-H1264 [22MR], H1770 [5AP], H7829 [19SE], H9024 [6OC], H10226 [18OC], H11506, H11508, H11509, H11510, H11511, H11513 [29OC], H11799, H11800 [2NO], E954 [9JN]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H11504, H11505 [29OC]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1976-H1984 [10AP]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H258, H260 [9FE], H516 [29FE]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3093-H3145 [16MY], E755 [17MY], E790 [19MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3078-H3093 [16MY]

———proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget (H. Res. 467), H2069-H2076 [11AP]

———removal of analysis of budget functions from the budget resolution, H3135, H3136 [16MY]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H999, H1000, H1001, H1002 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1143-H1149 [21MR], H1177, H1251, H1264 [22MR], H1288, H1289, H1290, H1301-H1326, H1330-H1402 [23MR], H1483 [29MR], H1770 [5AP], H1975 [10AP], E420, E421 [27MR], E426, E431, E433, E434 [28MR]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), amendment process, H1083 [16MR]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2249-H2258, H2330 [13AP], E597 [2MY]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1291-H1301 [23MR]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H2242-H2249 [13AP]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1976-H1984 [10AP]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS, H6624, H6625 [20JY]

Government: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce publicly-held debt and provide tax relief (H. Res. 490), H2957 [11MY]

———increase accountability for Government spending and reduce wasteful spending, H9638 [11OC]

———reduce waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H1633 [3AP], E421 [27MR]

———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (H.R. 3221), H5564 [29JN], E939 [9JN], E986 [13JN]

———spending, E2093 [14NO]

———waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H8294-H8298 [27SE], H8440-H8444 [28SE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7874 [20SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9458-H9461 [6OC], H10450-H10452 [19OC], H10803-H10805 [24OC], H11594 [30OC]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 676), H12517 [15DE]

LIHEAP: funding, H11457-H11465 [28OC], E2048 [1NO], E2157 [8DE]

Medicaid: reform, E2031 [30OC]

Medicare: correct reductions to service provider payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, H7638-H7640 [14SE], H7900 [20SE], H7985 [21SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1303, H1304, H1305 [23MR], H5878-H5880 [12JY]

———preserve and improve (S. 1895), E358 [21MR], E384, E387 [22MR]

———reform, H3753 [24MY], H8204 [27SE], H9514 [10OC], H10892-H10899 [25OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11508, H11512-H11520 [29OC], H12483, H12490, H12495, H12496 [15DE]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (H. Res. 535), H5423-H5426 [28JN], E1182 [30JN]

NASA: University Research Centers funding, H4848 [21JN]

National Commission on Budget Concepts: establish (H.R. 5233), E1557 [21SE]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H222 [8FE], H925-H928 [13MR], H1625 [30MR], H2660 [9MY], H3186, H3188-H3190, H3194-H3197, H3199-H3201 [17MY], H6782 [25JY], H7506, H7568 [13SE], H8628 [3OC], H9641 [11OC], H10812 [25OC], H11528 [30OC], E479 [3AP]

NSF: increase research and development funding through offsets in Dept. of Energy funding, H406, H408 [15FE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (H.R. 5669), E2215 [15DE]

Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, H258 [9FE]

Public debt: ensure that on-budget surpluses are used to reduce the public debt, H7829 [19SE]

———establish a debt reduction lockbox, H3142, H3143 [16MY], H9515 [10OC], E755 [17MY]

———impact of interest rates on the national debt, H7646-H7648 [14SE]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, H1516-H1519 [29MR]

———protect Social Security and provide for repayment of the Federal debt, H10068 [18OC]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4701-H4708 [20JN], E1007 [14JN], E1098 [23JN]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4866), H6426-H6432 [18JY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), H7679-H7687 [18SE], E1533 [19SE]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), H7780-H7798 [19SE], E1594 [26SE]

———reduce by declaring Federal Reserve notes to be official currency enabling return of Treasury bonds and reduction of interest payments, H6360 [18JY], H8040 [25SE], H8894 [5OC]

———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, H52 [31JA], H169, H170 [2FE], H260 [9FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H52 [31JA], H96, H139 [1FE], H260 [9FE], H460 [16FE], H999, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1143-H1149 [21MR], H1483, H1493 [29MR], H1769 [5AP], H2330-H2334 [13AP], H3535 [23MY], H6368 [18JY], H6475, H6567-H6573 [19JY], H6604, H6605 [20JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H6783 [25JY], H8455-H8459 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8903-H8909-H8914 [5OC], H10393 [19OC], H10536 [24OC], H11201 [26OC], H11548 [30OC], H11774-H11779 [1NO], H12053 [8DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (H.R. 167), H12504 [15DE]

———budget treatment of trust funds, H10, H16 [27JA], H95, H138 [1FE], H169, H170 [2FE], H247 [8FE], H862, H863 [9MR], H1079 [16MR], H1305, H1334, H1335, H1348 [23MR], H1507 [29MR], H2347 [2MY], H4031-H4033 [7JN], H5849 [12JY], H6722 [24JY], H7563 [13SE], H8048-H8050 [25SE], H8066 [26SE], H8282, H8286-H8300, H8306, H8311 [27SE], H8747 [4OC], H9515 [10OC], H9818, H9820, H9894-H9897 [12OC], H10233-H10238 [18OC], H10464-H10468 [19OC], H10477 [23OC], H10536 [24OC], H10813, H10815, H10879 [25OC], H11431-H11435 [27OC], H11511 [29OC], H11710-H11714 [31OC], H11835-H11840 [3NO]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 5670), E2215 [15DE]

———ensure solvency, H5732-H5734 [10JY], H7220, H7221 [6SE], H8894 [5OC], H9512 [10OC], H10233-H10238 [18OC], H10528-H10532 [23OC], H11431-H11435 [27OC], H11835 [3NO], H11871-H11873 [13NO]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H8435 [28SE], H11200, H11201, H11210-H11217, H11228, H11247 [26OC], H11451, H11453, H11455 [28OC], H11497, H11499, H11500, H11504, H11505, H11506 [29OC], H11547-H11554, H11595-H11601 [30OC], H11793, H11802 [2NO], H12490, H12491, H12494, H12495, H12498, H12500, H12501 [15DE], E1997, E2004 [28OC], E2031 [30OC], E2039, E2041 [31OC], E2052 [1NO], E2194 [15DE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5291), E1601 [27SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5324), E1615 [27SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5612), E2051 [1NO]

———payroll taxes, H10815 [25OC]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 3859), H4708-H4714 [20JN], H5100 [26JN]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual control over retirement income, and protect surpluses (H.R. 3206), H5088 [26JN], H10528-H10532 [23OC], H11431-H11435 [27OC]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (H.R. 4624), E1099 [23JN]

———reduce payroll taxes, H10233-H10238 [18OC]

———reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust fund each fiscal year (H.R. 420), H12504 [15DE]

———reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust fund each fiscal year (H.R. 4694), H12504 [15DE]

———reform, H2415 [3MY], H2738 [9MY], H3402-H3410 [18MY], H3632-H3637 [23MY], H3754-H3756 [24MY], H3912 [6JN], E1861 [19OC]

———use of trust funds' surplus to pay down national debt, H2738 [9MY]

Space policy: space station program funding, H1838 [5AP], H4849-H4853, H4881 [21JN]

———space station program management and cost overruns, H7007 [26JY]

Status: report, H5291, H5293 [27JN], H7494-H7498 [12SE]

Surplus: treatment of any budget surpluses, H95, H138 [1FE], H259, H268-H275 [9FE], H1000, H1001, H1002 [15MR], H1079 [16MR], H1251-H1264 [22MR], H2415 [3MY], H3138-H3141 [16MY], H3534, H3626-H3632 [23MY], H4031-H4033 [7JN], H6361, H6441-H6448 [18JY], H7351-H7357 [7SE], H7570-H7572 [13SE], H7936 [21SE], H8047-H8053, H8056-H8058 [25SE], H8067 [26SE], H8286-H8306 [27SE], H8418, H8419, H8441-H8444 [28SE], H8629 [3OC], H8745, H8746 [4OC], H8814, H8815, H8903-H8909 [5OC], H9454 [6OC], H9638, H9640 [11OC], H9818, H9820 [12OC], H10226 [18OC], H10815, H10846-H10848, H10879 [25OC], H11216 [26OC], H11512 [29OC], H11769-H11774 [1NO], E431, E433, E434 [28MR], E1218 [13JY]

Taxation: condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4078, H4081-H4085 [8JN], H4132, H4135, H4138, H4145 [9JN], E974 [12JN]

———condition repeal of excise tax on telephone use and other communications services on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H3834 [25MY]

———condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7166-H7175 [27JY]

———expand child tax credit, H9639 [11OC]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H314, H315, H318-H327 [10FE], H5866, H5869-H5871, H5874-H5877 [12JY]

———rates, H1312 [23MR], H6091-H6097 [17JY], E1994 [28OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5659, H5661, H5724 [10JY], H5741 [11JY], H5848, H5849, H5858-H5881 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], E1237 [14JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6474, H6475 [19JY], H6605, H6609-H6618 [20JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H7007 [26JY], E1303, E1309 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration (H. Res. 545), H5851-H5856 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 559), H6606-H6609 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments (H. Res. 553), H6432-H6434 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to instruct conferees, H6434-H6437 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to recommit, H5877-H5880 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7240 [6SE], H7507, H7509-H7520 [13SE], E1479 [14SE], E1517 [18SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (H.R. 3566), E50 [1FE]

Veterans: health care, housing, and education programs funding, E536 [11AP]

———increase education benefits, H1335 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Aggregate spending levels: revisions, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

Agriculture: grass seed producers emergency assistance funding, S2425 [7AP]

Appropriations: adjustment of discretionary spending caps on appropriations legislation, S10953 [25OC], S11279 [27OC]

———enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation, S5980-S5984 [28JN], S6226, S6227, S6236-S6242 [30JN], S6462 [11JY], S7100 [18JY]

———legislative process, S7612-S7614 [26JY], S9406-S9414, S9418-S9440 [28SE], S10042, S10043, S10045 [6OC], S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10294-S10296 [12OC], S10761-S10763 [19OC], S10977 [25OC], S11350, S11358 [30OC], S11436 [31OC], S11544 [14NO], S11682 [7DE], S11876 [15DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 84), S11 [24JA], S11465 [1NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9406-S9440 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), unanimous-consent agreement, S9247 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), S9773 [3OC], S9827-S9835 [4OC], S9876 [5OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), unanimous-consent agreement, S9824, S9842 [4OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), unanimous-consent agreement, S10334 [12OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), S10767-S10769, S10776 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), unanimous-consent agreement, S10770 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), S10986 [25OC], S11120 [26OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), unanimous-consent agreement, S10954 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 116), S11098 [26OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S11206 [27OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), S11305 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 119), S11344 [29OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 120), S11378 [30OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), unanimous-consent agreement, S11465 [1NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), S11504 [2NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 125), S11515 [14NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 126), S11550-S11552 [5DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 127), unanimous-consent agreement, S11729 [7DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), S11751 [8DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), S11829 [15DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6225-S6243 [30JN], S6462, S6463, S6465 [11JY], S6670 [13JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), S1373, S1376 [9MR], S1687-S1691 [23MR], S4171 [18MY]

———status of legislation, S9879 [5OC]

———strike certain provisions on emergency spending designation points of order, S2318, S2322-S2328, S2332 [6AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2206-S2222 [5AP], S2275-S2277 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, S2408 [7AP]

———establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2286-S2290, S2295 [6AP]

Balance, S2179-S2190 [5AP], S4290 [23MY], S10960 [25OC]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S11104, S11111-S11113 [26OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S2414 [7AP]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S11052 [26OC]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S11343, S11344 [29OC]

Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish (S. 2306), S1817-S1822 [28MR]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC], S11120 [26OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S2389 [7AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S10962 [25OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC]

———establish 2-year cycle (S. 92), S655 [22FE]

Deficit, S5 [24JA], S208 [1FE], S280 [2FE], S326 [3FE], S374 [7FE], S488 [8FE], S535 [9FE], S601-S603, S608 [10FE], S676 [22FE], S738 [23FE], S784-S787, S795 [24FE], S865 [28FE], S926 [29FE], S1021 [1MR], S1114 [2MR], S1170 [6MR], S1228 [7MR], S1309 [8MR], S1384, S1385 [9MR], S1454 [20MR], S1473, S1506 [21MR], S1589 [22MR], S1665 [23MR], S1738 [27MR], S1782, S1810 [28MR], S1875 [29MR], S1971 [30MR], S2030 [3AP], S2061, S2076, S2100 [4AP], S2230 [5AP], S2280, S2281, S2282, S2283, S2341 [6AP], S2434 [7AP], S2521 [11AP], S2611 [12AP], S2715 [13AP], S2857 [25AP], S2933 [26AP], S3015 [27AP], S3182 [1MY], S3253 [2MY], S3325 [3MY], S3507 [4MY], S3685 [9MY], S3827 [10MY], S3911 [11MY], S3942 [15MY], S4006 [16MY], S4097 [17MY], S4185 [18MY], S4233 [22MY], S4372 [24MY], S4453 [25MY], S4557 [6JN], S4665 [7JN], S4814 [8JN], S4950 [12JN], S5022 [13JN], S5103 [14JN], S5237 [15JN], S5305 [16JN], S5552 [21JN], S5654 [22JN], S5781 [26JN], S5878 [27JN], S6007 [28JN], S6109 [29JN], S6254 [30JN], S6344 [10JY], S6465 [11JY], S6570 [12JY], S6673 [13JY], S6838 [14JY], S7002, S7066 [17JY], S7151 [18JY], S7224 [19JY], S7385 [20JY], S7472 [24JY], S7502, S7538 [25JY], S7651 [26JY], S7824 [27JY], S8053, S8100 [6SE], S8192 [7SE], S8287 [8SE], S8339 [11SE], S8359, S8410 [12SE], S8495 [13SE], S8574 [14SE], S8634 [15SE], S8650, S8654 [18SE], S8754 [19SE], S8817 [20SE], S8938 [21SE], S9188 [25SE], S9262 [26SE], S9379 [27SE], S9423, S9460 [28SE], S9601 [2OC], S9692 [3OC], S9848 [4OC], S9938 [5OC], S10264 [11OC], S11048 [26OC], S11351 [30OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3-S5 [24JA], S122-S124 [31JA], S7494-S7498, S7503-S7507 [25JY], S8250 [8SE], S8359 [12SE], S8785-S8787 [20SE], S8907 [21SE], S9420 [28SE], S9793-S9795 [4OC], S10048 [6OC], S11343, S11344 [29OC], S11350 [30OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC]

Dept. of Education: Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Science funding, S11562 [5DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: treatment of Medical Care Cost Recovery Fund receipts, S2337 [6AP]

Education: early learning and parent support programs funding, S2405 [7AP]

———funding, S2159-S2161, S2163-S2178, S2194-S2196 [5AP], S2335, S2336, S2337 [6AP]

———Impact Aid Program funding, S2062, S2063 [4AP]

———Pell Grant Program funding, S2391 [7AP]

———reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2222-S2225 [5AP], S2296-S2305, S2336 [6AP]

———reductions in school class size, S1014-S1018 [1MR], S3481-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3571 [8MY], S5858-S5861, S5863 [27JN]

———Title I programs for disadvantaged children funding, S2411, S2412 [7AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: funding, S2390 [7AP]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, S1259 [8MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco, S2411 [7AP]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, S125-S130 [31JA], S317 [3FE], S458-S462, S478, S505-S507 [8FE], S510, S512, S514 [9FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S782-S784 [24FE], S1272-S1274 [8MR], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1625 [23MR], S1696-S1698, S1700, S1702 [27MR], S2031 [3AP], S7502 [25JY], S8359 [12SE]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S2161, S2162 [5AP]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2087-S2094 [4AP], S2145-S2155 [5AP], S2667, S2678 [13AP]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, S2149-S2151 [5AP], S6784 [14JY], S7044 [17JY]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2674-S2696, S2709 [13AP], S3496 [4MY]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2665, S2694 [13AP]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), insert S. Con. Res. 101 language in lieu, S2429 [7AP]

———setting forth for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S1442 [20MR], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1700, S1702 [27MR], S1853-S1855 [29MR], S2030-S2032 [3AP], S2053-S2066, S2069-S2081, S2083-S2097, S2141 [4AP], S2145-S2156, S2159-S2227, S2264-S2267 [5AP], S2270-S2339 [6AP], S2384-S2432 [7AP], S2452, S2454, S2460, S2462 [10AP]

Firearms: gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403-S2406 [7AP]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S5524 [21JN], S7812 [27JY], S9184 [25SE]

———programs allocations, S2421 [7AP]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S10066 [6OC]

Government: increase the amount for public debt reduction contained in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2190-S2194, S2196 [5AP]

Government regulations: workforce and enforcement expenses, S10703-S10705 [18OC]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas, S2415, S2416 [7AP], S2462 [10AP]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2330, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2329, S2331 [6AP], S2396-S2400 [7AP], S5990-S5994, S6002 [28JN]

Kosovo: make disbursal of funds for military operations contingent upon the fulfillment of allied burden sharing agreements, S1373-S1376 [9MR]

LIHEAP: funding, S2225 [5AP], S8879 [21SE], S11809, S11819, S11872, S11880 [15DE]

Medicaid: reform, S5879 [27JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2059, S2063, S2084 [4AP], S2390 [7AP]

———reform, S348 [7FE], S6204 [30JN], S8091-S8097 [6SE], S8272-S8274 [8SE], S8629 [15SE], S10667-S10669 [18OC], S11455 [1NO]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, S6984 [14JY], S7784-S7786 [27JY]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S1738 [27MR], S9778-S9780 [3OC], S11072 [26OC]

Pensions: protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S2415 [7AP], S2610 [12AP]

Petroleum: ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2197-S2206 [5AP], S2273-S2275 [6AP], S2452 [10AP]

Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, S11767 [14DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: balance of power with Congress, S5061 [14JN]

Public debt: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce, S4943 [12JN], S4984-S4987 [13JN], S5177, S5178, S5189 [15JN]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce (S. 2126), S1025 [1MR], S1113 [2MR]

———impact of congressional and Clinton adminstration agendas on reducing the national debt, S11070 [26OC]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, S2179-S2190 [5AP]

———protect Social Security and provide for repayment of the Federal debt (S. 2220), S1324 [8MR]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), S5580 [21JN], S5710 [22JN], S7117 [18JY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), S8772 [19SE], S8787, S8789 [20SE], S10264 [11OC]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), S8866 [20SE], S8871 [21SE]

———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, S316-S318 [3FE], S458 [8FE]

———use of budget surplus to repay the debt, S2226 [5AP], S2391 [7AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, S125-S130 [31JA], S1167-S1169 [6MR], S7464-S7466 [24JY], S8250 [8SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7514-S7520 [25JY], S7587-S7589, S7595, S7614-S7619, S7624, S7629 [26JY], S7960-S7962, S7983-S7985 [5SE], S8265 [8SE], S8627-S8629 [15SE], S8642-S8644 [18SE], S8879-S8881, S8882-S8885 [21SE], S9132-S9142 [25SE], S9400, S9401 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10611 [17OC], S10884, S10885, S10886 [23OC], S11082 [26OC]

Senate Rules: strengthen rules which prohibit attaching legislative riders to appropriations bills, S11860 [15DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S348 [7FE], S459, S460 [8FE], S1533, S1535, S1539 [22MR], S1702 [27MR], S2031 [3AP], S2063, S2078 [4AP], S2177, S2179-S2190, S2193, S2266 [5AP], S2279 [6AP], S2386, S2410, S2433 [7AP], S2663, S2690 [13AP], S3684 [9MY], S3938-S3940 [15MY], S4243-S4253 [23MY], S4339 [24MY], S4515-S4518 [6JN], S4943 [12JN], S5317 [19JN], S6054, S6057-S6067 [29JN], S10141 [10OC], S10264 [11OC], S10901, S10903-S10906 [24OC], S10960-S10962 [25OC], S11045-S11052, S11082, S11098-S11100, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11350, S11360-S11365 [30OC]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), S8160, S8161 [7SE]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), unanimous-consent request, S8492 [13SE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, S2412-S2414 [7AP], S6790-S6792 [14JY], S7048 [17JY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2923), S7660-S7663 [26JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2976), S7891 [27JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to Balanced Budget Act, S6984 [14JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S77 [26JA], S10653 [18OC], S11104, S11109-S11111 [26OC], S11195, S11197-S11204, S11217-S11224, S11283-S11290 [27OC], S11455-S11457, S11472, S11486 [1NO], S11818, S11861-S11863, S11870, S11871, S11882 [15DE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3077), S8825-S8857 [20SE], S8879 [21SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3165), S9946, S9947, S10027 [5OC]

———prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial markets, S2388, S2389 [7AP], S3684 [9MY], S4290 [23MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2385, S2394, S2395 [7AP]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 3859), S5580 [21JN], S5654, S5710 [22JN]

———protect surplus by requiring a sequester to eliminate any deficit (S. 2001), S10 [24JA], S104 [26JA]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (S. 1383), S2660 [13AP]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (S. 2774), S5668 [22JN]

———reform, S3938-S3940 [15MY], S4243-S4253 [23MY], S4339 [24MY], S5317 [19JN]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment (S.J. Res. 38), S290 [2FE]

Space policy: space program funding, S8814-S8816 [20SE]

SSA: require publications to include additional information on Social Security's current and future solvency (S. 2364), S2239-S2242 [5AP]

Status: report, S221 [1FE], S1307 [8MR], S5548 [21JN], S7993 [5SE], S10146 [10OC]

Surplus: treatment of any budget surpluses, S317 [3FE], S461 [8FE], S782-S784 [24FE], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1700, S1702 [27MR], S1851-S1853-S1855 [29MR], S2065, S2075 [4AP], S2179-S2190, S2226 [5AP], S2408-S2410, S2421-S2423 [7AP], S2571 [12AP], S6601 [13JY], S7084, S7103, S7112-S7117 [18JY], S7429-S7431 [21JY], S7494-S7496, S7504 [25JY], S7607 [26JY], S7817-S7819 [27JY], S8620-S8623 [15SE], S8650 [18SE], S8868-S8870 [20SE], S9918, S9923 [5OC], S10264 [11OC], S10653, S10654 [18OC], S10978, S11018 [25OC], S11045-S11048, S11082, S11098-S11100, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11267-S11269 [27OC], S11858 [15DE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1481 [21MR], S2195 [5AP]

———expand child tax credit (S. 2903), S7448 [21JY]

———expand child tax credit (S. 3138), S9474, S9475 [28SE]

———limit tax breaks for certain high-income individuals relative to concurrent budget resolution tax reduction package, S2141 [4AP]

———rates, S2058, S2060, S2061, S2063 [4AP], S2689 [13AP], S7429-S7431 [21JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6781-S6828, S6987-S6989 [14JY], S7002-S7007, S7009, S7012-S7014, S7043-S7055 [17JY], S7084, S7103-S7109 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7218-S7223 [19JY], S7379-S7382 [20JY], S7409-S7416, S7417 [21JY], S7500-S7502, S7536 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7379 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to commit, S6784 [14JY], S7044 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), unanimous-consent agreement, S7043 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, S8494 [13SE], S8624 [15SE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds, S2502 [11AP]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (S. 2161), S1123 [2MR], S1620 [23MR]

Trust funds: treatment relative to deficit and surplus forecasts, S601-S603 [10FE], S784-S787 [24FE]

Veterans: health care funding, S2317, S2318, S2338 [6AP], S2384, S2386, S2387 [7AP], S2692 [13AP]

———health care funding through rescissions in non-defense related items, S2387 [7AP]

———increase health and disability benefits, S1807, S1809 [28MR]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S221 [1FE], S1307 [8MR], S5549 [21JN], S7993 [5SE], S10147 [10OC]

Federal Budget for 2001-2005 Conference Report (H. Con. Res. 290) Impact: OMB, S2695 [13AP]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H5291-H5295 [27JN], H7494-H7498 [12SE]

Vulnerable Populations and Medicare Services: Marian E. Gornick, Century Foundation, E1635 [29SE]

Reports filed

Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-296), S4102 [17MY]

Beneficiary Improvement and Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5291) (H. Rept. 106-1019), H11620 [30OC]

Consideration of Certain Joint Resolutions Making Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 646) (H. Rept. 106-998), H10808 [24OC]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 662) (H. Rept. 106-1015), H11526 [29OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 290, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 106-578), H2238 [12AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 559) (H. Rept. 106-766), H6598 [19JY]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 290, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 106-535), H1283 [22MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 109, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 106-887), H8060 [25SE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 110, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 106-925), H8616 [2OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 627) (H. Rept. 106-974), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 669) (H. Rept. 106-1025), H12045 [7DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 129, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 670) (H. Rept. 106-1026), H12045 [7DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 133, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 674) (H. Rept. 106-1030), H12093 [14DE], H12531 [15DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 675) (H. Rept. 106-1031), H12093 [14DE], H12531 [15DE]

Consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 106-613), H2905 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3908, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 106-549), H1476 [28MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 545) (H. Rept. 106-726), H5842 [11JY]

Consideration of Motion To Go to Conference on Senate Amendments to H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 106-752), H6354 [17JY]

Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 637) (H. Rept. 106-989), H10256 [18OC]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4601) (H. Rept. 106-673), H4219 [12JN]

Debt Relief Lock-Box Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5173) (H. Rept. 106-862), H7722 [18SE]

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3908) (H. Rept. 106-521), H996 [14MR]

Federal Courts Budget Protection Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1564) (S. Rept. 106-379), S8018 [5SE]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4810) (H. Rept. 106-765), H6598 [19JY]

Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2839) (S. Rept. 106-329), S6347 [10JY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-303), S4296 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-308), S5106 [14JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-311), S5662 [22JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-346), S7159 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-350), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-414), S8759 [19SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-465), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-483), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-499), S10411 [12OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-507), S10801 [19OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-508), S10999 [25OC]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-656), H4034 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-660), H4119 [8JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-683), H4783 [20JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-686), H4816 [21JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-729), H5954 [12JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-761), H6598 [19JY]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 676) (H. Rept. 106-1032), H12093 [14DE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-577), H2237 [12AP]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-530), H1123 [20MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 101) (S. Rept. 106-251), S2040 [3AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1543, H1556, H1573 [29MR]

Federal budget: setting forth for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2155 [5AP]

Taxation: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7045 [17JY]

Statements

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

Debt Relief Reconciliation Act: Representative McDermott, H6428 [18JY]

Family Care Act: Patricia Quezada, S7661 [26JY]

Treatment of Budget Trust Funds Relative to Deficit and Surplus Forecasts: Senator Hollings, S6999-S7002 [17JY]

Studies

Reductions in School Class Size: West Education Policy Brief, S3494 [4MY]

Summaries

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act (H.R. 853): Dreier Amendment on Establishing a 2-year Budget Cycle, H3079-H3082 [16MY]

Exclusion of Social Security Trust Funds From the Federal Budget, S785 [24FE]

Government for the 21st Century Act (S. 2306), S1820 [28MR]

Kosovo Consolidated Budget 2000 Update: Guenter Burghardt, European Union, S1689 [23MR]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (H.R. 5324), E1615 [27SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (S. 3077), S8851 [20SE]

State Children's Health Insurance Program, S11052 [26OC]

Tables

American Society of Civil Engineers report card for America's infrastructure, S2299 [6AP]

Armed Forces enlistment objectives, H1398 [23MR]

Beneficiaries of marriage tax penalty relief, S7220 [19JY]

CBO estimates of Federal education funding in the Senate budget resolution, S2194 [5AP]

Clinton Administration Medicare funding, S2063 [4AP]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S3496 [4MY]

Comparision between the Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act and the Clinton administration proposal on Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2652, S2653 [13AP]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Education funding reductions in North Carolina, H4053 [8JN]

Effects of proposed transfers from the general fund to the Social Security trust funds on cumulative interest payments, S11052 [26OC]

Emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1496-H1503 [29MR]

Estimated revenue effects of adjustments to marriage tax penalty, S7220 [19JY]

Federal budget deficits, trust funds, national debt, and interest costs (1946-2001), S601 [10FE], S784 [24FE], S2184 [5AP], S7000 [17JY], S11046 [26OC]

Federal Government financing and debt, S786 [24FE], S7002 [17JY]

Federal trust funds used to balance the budget, S602 [10FE], S2181 [5AP], S7001 [17JY], S11045 [26OC]

Higher education annual costs—1999-2000 school year, H1397 [23MR]

Interest expense on the public debt, S7001 [17JY], S8054 [6SE], S11047 [26OC]

Maximum marriage tax penalty relief possible, S7219 [19JY]

Public debt, S7001 [17JY], S8053 [6SE], S11047 [26OC]

Public debt to the penny, S1782 [28MR], S2181 [5AP]

Republican budget resolution use of Federal budget surplus, H1984 [10AP]

Republican tax proposals effects on prescription drug prices, H2281 [13AP]

Revisions to aggregate spending levels, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2468-S2481 [10AP]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, H1291 [23MR]

H. Res. 450, consideration of H.R. 3908, emergency supplemental appropriations, H1485 [29MR]

H. Res. 467, proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget, H2069 [11AP]

H. Res. 474, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, H2242 [13AP]

H. Res. 499, consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3078 [16MY]

H. Res. 535, use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement Medicare funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, H5423 [28JN]

H. Res. 545, consideration of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H5851 [12JY]

H. Res. 553, consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments to H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H6432 [18JY]

H. Res. 559, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H6606 [20JY]

H. Res. 591, consideration of H.J. Res. 109, continuing appropriations, H8108 [26SE]

H. Res. 604, consideration of H.J. Res. 110, continuing appropriations, H8658 [3OC]

H. Res. 627, consideration of H.J. Res. 111, continuing appropriations, H9821 [12OC]

H. Res. 637, consideration of H.J. Res. 114, continuing appropriations, H10393 [19OC]

H. Res. 646, consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing appropriations, H10844 [25OC]

H. Res. 662, consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing appropriations, H11538 [30OC]

H. Res. 669, consideration of H.J. Res. 128, continuing appropriations, H12047 [8DE]

H. Res. 670, consideration of H.J. Res. 129, continuing appropriations, H12067 [11DE]

H.J. Res. 84, continuing appropriations, S11465 [1NO], H11832 [3NO]

H.J. Res. 109, continuing appropriations, H8114 [26SE]

H.J. Res. 110, continuing appropriations, H8659 [3OC]

H.J. Res. 111, continuing appropriations, H9821 [12OC]

H.J. Res. 114, continuing appropriations, H10402 [19OC]

H.J. Res. 115, continuing appropriations, H10849 [25OC]

H.J. Res. 116, continuing appropriations, H11264 [26OC]

H.J. Res. 117, continuing appropriations, H11362 [27OC]

H.J. Res. 118, continuing appropriations, H11449 [28OC]

H.J. Res. 119, continuing appropriations, H11492 [29OC]

H.J. Res. 120, continuing appropriations, H11537 [30OC]

H.J. Res. 121, continuing appropriations, H11669 [31OC]

H.J. Res. 122, continuing appropriations, H11718 [1NO]

H.J. Res. 123, continuing appropriations, H11784 [2NO]

H.J. Res. 124, continuing appropriations, H11832 [3NO]

H.J. Res. 125, continuing appropriations, H11850 [13NO]

H.J. Res. 126, continuing appropriations, H11958 [5DE]

H.J. Res. 127, continuing appropriations, H12024 [7DE]

H.J. Res. 128, continuing appropriations, H12048 [8DE]

H.J. Res. 129, continuing appropriations, H12068 [11DE]

H.J. Res. 133, continuing appropriations, H12441 [15DE]

H.R. 3859, Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act, H4708 [20JN]

H.R. 4601, Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act, H4701 [20JN]

H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H5858 [12JY]

H.R. 4866, Debt Relief Reconciliation Act, H6426 [18JY]

H.R. 5173, Debt Relief Lock-Box Reconciliation Act, H7679-H7681 [18SE]

H.R. 5203, Debt Relief and Retirement Security Reconciliation Act, H7780-H7792 [19SE]

S. 2126, Save Our Surplus for Debt Reduction Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. 2161, American Transportation Recovery and Highway Trust Fund Protection Act, S1124 [2MR]

S. 2220, American Social Security Protection and Debt Repayment Act, S1325 [8MR]

S. 2306, Government for the 21st Century Act, S1818-S1820 [28MR]

S. 2556, implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S3947 [15MY]

S. 2774, Bipartisan Social Security Reform Act, S5669-S5676 [22JN]

S. 2903, expand child tax credit, S7448 [21JY]

S. 3077, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8826-S8851 [20SE]

S. Con. Res. 101, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2041-S2050 [3AP]

S.J. Res. 38, treatment of Social Security under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S291 [2FE]

BUDIMAN, CLEMENTS I.

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H4344 [14JN]

BUDIMAN, MIRANDA

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H4344 [14JN]

BUECHNER, JACK (a former Representative from Missouri)

Remarks

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H3177 [17MY]

BUEKAMA, PATRICIA

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11127 [26OC]

BUESA, FERNANDO

Bills and resolutions

Spain: condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions (see S. Con. Res. 82), S799 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Spain: condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions (S. Con. Res. 82), S822 [24FE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 82, condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions in Spain, S822 [24FE]

BUESCHER, JAMES F. AND ROBERTA T.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E751 [17MY]

BUFFALO, NY

Remarks in House

Caulfield, Thomas J. (Sarge): Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, E1816 [17OC]

Courts: courthouse construction funding, H6652 [20JY]

``Full Monte'': setting for theatrical release, H5032 [22JN]

BUFTON, HILARY A., JR.

Remarks in Senate

American Business Women's Day: observance, S9031 [22SE]

BULGARIA, REPUBLIC OF

Remarks in House

U.S. policy, E645 [4MY]

Statements

Bulgaria's Perspective on Southeastern Europe: Nadezhda Mihailova, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, S2704 [13AP]

Tributes

Kostov, Ivan, E645 [4MY]

BULGER, PEGGY

Lists

American Folklife Center treasures, H6850 [25JY]

BULLARD, CHRIS

Statements

Power of Choice, E1475 [13SE]

BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2413), S10154, S10155 [10OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4033), H6932-H6936 [25JY], E1345 [27JY]

Enact (S. 2413), H10871, H10872 [25OC], E1978, E2000 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4033), S7651 [26JY], S7952 [27JY]

Enact (S. 2413), S2629, S2630 [12AP], S3949 [15MY], S7435 [21JY], S9227 [26SE], S9879-S9883 [5OC], S10155 [10OC], S10990 [25OC]

Law enforcement officers: improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S3949 [15MY], S8266 [8SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4033) (H. Rept. 106-776), H6775 [24JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2413), S6120 [29JN]

Tables

Bulletproof vest funding and purchases, S9880 [5OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4033, provisions, H6932 [25JY]

S. 2413, provisions, S2629 [12AP], S10155 [10OC], H10872 [25OC]

BULLOCK, JAMES S.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1715 [6OC]

BULLOCK-MUMIN, AMINAH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1324 [26JY]

BUNCH, BETTY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11481 [1NO]

BUNCH, ROY C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1388 [27JY]

BUNKER, RICHARD

Remarks in Senate

National Jewish Medical and Research Center: Humanitarian Award recipient, S3912 [11MY], S4456 [25MY]

BUNNING, JIM (a Senator from Kentucky)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2373 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8118 [6SE], S8169 [7SE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S953 [29FE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1940, S2002 [30MR]

Appointments

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, S11009 [25OC]

Articles and editorials

Douglas Takes Bite Out of Award, Juli Hale, S10404 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see S. 577), S952 [29FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S217 [1FE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S7690 [26JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S8593 [14SE]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see S. 2645), S5563 [21JN]

Courts: provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see S. 1269), S1525 [21MR]

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see S. 1028), S952 [29FE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 661), S746 [23FE]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Boone National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain lands to the Dept. of Agriculture (see S. 3140), S9466 [28SE]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 1272), S216 [1FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see S. 2519), S3691 [9MY]

Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (see S. 1361), S1749 [27MR]

Diseases: reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S5562 [21JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2354 [6AP]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S8506 [13SE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1611 [22MR]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S2354 [6AP]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S8768 [19SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S2249 [5AP]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: grant U.S. citizenship (see S. 1999), S119 [27JA]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S9963 [5OC]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S5562 [21JN]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S692 [22FE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S4025 [16MY]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S7165 [18JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 3016), S8292 [8SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S8115 [6SE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see S. 818), S1611 [22MR]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4239 [22MY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S8215 [7SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1020), S2118 [4AP]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S10425 [12OC]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 273), S1392 [9MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8594 [14SE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S6846 [14JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4488 [25MY]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 2676), S7453 [21JY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services (see S. 301), S6691 [13JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S3924 [11MY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S1914 [29MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S747 [23FE]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2946 [26AP]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see S. 2012), S691 [22FE]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities (see S. 3145), S10425 [12OC]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S334 [3FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S3851 [10MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S2118 [4AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S10154 [10OC]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S799 [24FE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 341), S10807 [19OC]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S6846 [14JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S217 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see S. 2040), S489 [8FE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2078), S680 [22FE]

Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see S. 2876), S6841 [14JY]

Tariff: polyamides (see S. 2240), S1392 [9MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see S. 2017), S149 [31JA]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2835 [25AP]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219 [26SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S464, S469 [8FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S139 [31JA]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2432 [7AP], S2506 [11AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S1 [24JA], S121 [31JA], S305 [3FE], S563 [10FE], S10743 [19OC], S11663 [7DE], S11765 [14DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7440 [21JY]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1298 [8MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6820 [14JY]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8254-S8256 [8SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8254 [8SE], S8644 [18SE]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, S10151 [10OC]

Clinton, President: visit to Owensboro, KY, school system, S3648 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4044 [17MY]

Douglas, Bob: National Crime Prevention Council Mac Gray Award recipient, S10404 [12OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3170 [1MY], S3648 [9MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3807 [10MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3807 [10MY]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3807 [10MY]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4044 [17MY]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1298 [8MR]

Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (S. 2876), S6845 [14JY]

Senate: legislative program, S121 [31JA]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1495 [21MR]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6669 [13JY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1940, S1962 [30MR]

———require any entity receiving full amount of loan guarantees to provide all local broadcast signals of that State, S1940 [30MR]

Votes: position on missed, S7440 [21JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S7536 [25JY]

BUNTON, CARA

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S11674 [7DE]

BURACK, THOMAS

Remarks in Senate

Cotton Cleveland Leadership Award: recipient, S5787 [26JN]

BURDINES CORP.

Remarks in House

Balchunas, Joseph: Florida Dept. of Education and Burdines Corp., Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS

Articles and editorials

ATF Firearms Prosecution Referrals Drop—Study Says Criminal Cases Have Fallen Since 1992, but Picked Up Last Year, S351 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Firearms: mandatory registration of handguns (see S. 2099), S799 [24FE]

Remarks in House

Boteler, Blake L.: Top Cop Award recipient, E1106 [23JN]

Contracts: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H6703-H6705 [20JY]

Dearden, Dennis: Gang Resistance Education and Training Program National Principal of the Year award recipient, E51 [1FE]

Dept. of Justice: allegation of cover-ups relative to handling of Ruby Ridge, ID, incident and the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H3056 [16MY], H7936 [21SE]

———conduct independent investigation into the death of Carl Ghigliotti relative to the FBI standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H2661 [9MY], H2974 [15MY]

———FBI investigation of use of pyrotechnic devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H518 [29FE]

———independent investigation of use of semiautomatic weapons during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H1962 [10AP]

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, H1158-H1161 [21MR], H1681 [4AP]

———notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF when an instant criminal background check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun, H4995 [22JN]

———proposal to hire new agents relative to gun laws, H363 [14FE]

Remarks in Senate

Contracts: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, S7596 [26JY]

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S3993, S3999 [16MY], S4037-S4041, S4043, S4044, S4047-S4051, S4057, S4060-S4062 [17MY]

———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403-S2406 [7AP]

———mandatory registration of handguns (S. 2099), S812 [24FE]

Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program: funding, S7484 [24JY]

Law enforcement: establish national integrated ballistics information network, S7615 [26JY]

Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative: expand, S7614 [26JY]

Reports filed

Tragedy at Waco—New Evidence Examined: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1037), H12534 [2JA]

Statements

Gun Control: Alan Keyes, H363 [14FE]

BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Letters

Bureau of Economic Analysis funding: Robert Shapiro, Dept. of Commerce, H5104 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: economic and statistical analysis programs funding through reductions in Dept. of State educational and cultural exchange programs, H5104, H5105 [26JN]

BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING

Bills and resolutions

Securities: define value of items used in production (see H.R. 4097), H1476 [28MR]

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Amendments

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S827 [24FE], S891, S895, S896 [28FE]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054 [13JN]

———emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

———provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC], H10069 [18OC]

Bills and resolutions

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 2526), S3692 [9MY]

Indiana: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Miami Nation (see H.R. 5403), H9011 [5OC]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 277), S1671 [23MR]

———clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (see S. 2283), S1671 [23MR]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H4336 [13JN]

———technical corrections to certain laws (see S. 3031), S8413 [12SE]

Schools: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S4103 [17MY]

Letters

BIA school construction funding: Loretta De Long, Turtle Mountain Agency, S9817 [4OC]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), E1866 [19OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E1866 [19OC]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Eric E. Yoder, Imperial, CA, Irrigation District, H7667 [18SE]

———Richard M. Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H7666 [18SE]

———Tom Levy, Coachella Valley, CA, Water District, H7667 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4578-H4583 [15JN]

History: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, and brutality in the treatment of Native Americans, E1453 [13SE]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4583 [15JN]

Indiana: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Miami Nation (H.R. 5403), H8896 [5OC]

National forests: prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

Native Americans: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), H10511, H10512 [23OC]

———insure equitable distribution of medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]

———provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), H10028-H10032 [17OC], H10069, H10082 [18OC]

———reduce Federal oversight over contracts and choice of counsel, and require disclosure of tribal governments' sovereign immunity in contracts (S. 613), H520 [29FE]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7663-H7667 [18SE]

Schools: issue school construction funding bonds, H4583 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Fort Berthold Reservation: Four Bears Bridge funding, S5306, S5307 [16JN]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 2526), S3697-S3735 [9MY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S895-S898 [28FE]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (S. Res. 277), S1685 [23MR], S2138 [4AP], S5935 [27JN]

———authorize certain leases on trust lands for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria (H.R. 1953), S4909 [8JN]

———authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054, S5055 [13JN]

———clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (S. 2283), S1677 [23MR]

———emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

———health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6503-S6505 [12JY]

———implementation of tribal self-governance regulations, S7536 [25JY]

———protection of Indian programs funding relative to payment of Ramah Navajo Chapter lawsuit settlement, S7088 [18JY]

———provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, S11758 [11DE]

———technical corrections to certain laws (S. 3031), S8416 [12SE]

Schools: construction funding, S9816-S9818 [4OC]

———issue school construction funding bonds (S. 2580), S4106 [17MY]

———issue school construction funding bonds (S. 2580), star print, S10735 [18OC]

Trust services programs: funding, S7094 [18JY]

Reports filed

American Indian Education Foundation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3080) (H. Rept. 106-1028), H12091 [14DE]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 964) (H. Rept. 106-944), H9503 [6OC]

Emphasize the Need for Job Creation on Indian Reservations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1509) (S. Rept. 106-277), S3328 [3MY]

Indian School Construction Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2580) (S. Rept. 106-497), S10252 [11OC]

Indian Self-Determination Policy Anniversary: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 277), S5460 [20JN]

Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 613) (H. Rept. 106-501), H571 [29FE]

Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2283) (S. Rept. 106-406), S8342 [11SE]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1507) (S. Rept. 106-306), S4564 [6JN]

Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3031) (S. Rept. 106-501), S10411 [12OC]

Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria Authorization of Leases on Trust Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1953), S4190 [18MY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4643) (S. Rept. 106-474), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4643) (H. Rept. 106-855), H7722 [18SE]

Statements

BIA Acknowledgement of the Fundamental Injustice, Cruelty, and Brutality in the Treatment of Native Americans: Kevin Gover, BIA, E1453 [13SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4643, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H7663-H7665 [18SE]

S. 400, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act technical corrections, S897 [28FE]

S. 613, Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act, H520 [29FE]

S. 964, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S10896-S10899 [24OC], H10028-H10031 [17OC]

S. 1507, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S5054 [13JN]

S. 1509, emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations, S4214 [18MY], H10511 [23OC]

S. 2283, Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act, S1678 [23MR]

S. 2526, Indian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S3697-S3735 [9MY]

S. 2580, Indian School Construction Act, S4107 [17MY]

S. 3031, technical corrections to certain laws concerning Native Americans, S8416 [12SE]

S. Res. 277, Indian self-determination policy anniversary, S1685 [23MR], S5935 [27JN]

BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H2012 [10AP]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (H.R. 4222), H2022, H2024 [11AP]

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Bills and resolutions

Cost of living: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Amendments

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), S9965, S9996 [5OC], H10520 [23OC]

Oregon: land exchange (S. 1629), S2797 [13AP]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S2799 [13AP]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10099, S10114 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], H9607 [10OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8509 [13SE]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3926, H3927 [6JN], H3942, H3943, H3944, H3951, H3954, H3955, H3958, H3959 [7JN]

Wyoming: convey certain land in Washakie County and Big Horn County to the Westside Irrigation District (S. 610), S7796 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Buying the Baca, E1020 [15JN]

Canyon of the Ancients—Monument Is On the Map—Now It Needs Funding, H4516 [15JN]

Congressman Seeks U.S. Moratorium on Land Exchange, E1252 [14JY]

Land Exchange Program Hurts Public—GAO Says, E1251 [14JY]

Land Exchange Programs Troubled, but Well Worth Fixing, E1394 [27JY]

Let's Begin To Manage Our Forests, S6517 [12JY]

Let's Make a Land Deal, E1394 [27JY]

Public Land Deals Better Not Cheat the Public, E1394 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

California: land exchange involving lands in Inyo and San Bernardino Counties, CA (see H.R. 5301), H8200 [26SE]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2034), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3687), H509 [16FE]

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (see S. 2873), S6841 [14JY]

Eureka County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see S. 2673), S4564 [6JN] (see H.R. 4657), H4484 [14JN]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Native Americans: provide trust fund expenditures by the Zuni Pueblo Tribe (see H.R. 4725), H5036 [22JN]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (see S. 2917), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 5374), H8735 [3OC]

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (see H.R. 4724), H5036 [22JN]

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]

Public lands: establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (see S. 2817), S6121 [29JN]

———facilitate acquisition of inholdings in Federal land management units and disposal of surplus public land (see H.R. 4135), H1628 [30MR]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 516), H3924 [6JN]

Taxation: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 3286), S11917 [15DE]

Utah: land exchange (see S. 2754), S5460 [20JN] (see H.R. 4579), H3924 [6JN]

Excerpts

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578): regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (conference report), S10239 [11OC]

———regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (original bill), S10239 [11OC]

Letters

BLM and Forest Service land exchange moratorium: Representative George Miller, E1251 [14JY]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act: G. Eugene Story, Glenn E. Wilson, Jr., and J. Kent Lindsay, Montezuma County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, S333 [3FE]

———Jeff Widen, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Mark Pearson, Sierra Club, and Suzanne Jones, Wilderness Society, S333 [3FE]

———Mark Larson, Kay Alexander, and Jim Dyer, Colorado General Assembly, S332 [3FE]

———Ray Christensen, Colorado Farm Bureau, S333 [3FE]

———Stan Broome, CLUB 20 (organization), S333 [3FE]

National monument establishment or management funding: G. Eugene Story, Montezuma County, CO, Board of Commissioners, H4516 [15JN]

Oregon Land Exchange Act: Kathleen R. Kidwell, Friends of Rudio Mountain, Inc., H6866 [25JY]

San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: several environmental agency officials, H3940 [7JN]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: George T. Frampton, Jr., Council on Environmental Quality, H5804 [11JY]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H5803 [11JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H5805 [11JY]

Memorandums

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (S. 1608): Janet A. Poling, Dept. of Agriculture, S8523 [13SE]

Remarks in House

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., E2041 [31OC]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), H3481, H3482 [22MY]

———improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (S. 748), H10514 [23OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3959 [7JN]

Carson National Forest: land conveyance to San Juan College (H.R. 695), H9618 [10OC]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), H1136 [21MR], H10520 [23OC]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (H. Con. Res. 406), E1575 [22SE]

———wildland fire management funding, H1574 [29MR]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4442-H4445 [14JN]

Friends of the Mustangs (organization): BLM Making a Difference award recipient, E606 [2MY]

Mining and mineral resources: strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, H8653 [3OC]

National forests: prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4479 [14JN], H4500-H4520 [15JN]

Native Americans: provide trust fund expenditures by the Zuni Pueblo Tribe (H.R. 4725), E1082 [22JN]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), H9963-H9966 [17OC]

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (H.R. 4724), E1082 [22JN]

Oregon: land exchange (S. 1629), H6864-H6867 [25JY]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (H.R. 3288), E1020 [15JN]

———acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), H3753 [24MY], H5797-H5806 [11JY]

———auction public land identified for disposal, H2924-H2926 [11MY]

———GAO report on BLM and Forest Service land exchanges, E1250 [14JY], E1394 [27JY]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, H4459, H4460 [14JN]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9607-H9614 [10OC], E1800 [16OC], E1818 [17OC]

Red Hill Council: BLM Making a Difference award recipient, E608 [2MY]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3945-H3950 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), H3935, H3937-H3961 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res. 516), H3936, H3937 [7JN]

———expand boundaries to include the Factory Butte and Muddy Creek areas, H3944 [7JN]

———prohibit commercial billboards and other commercial advertising, H3958, H3959 [7JN]

———use of off-road vehicles, H3954-H3958 [7JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1732), H3952 [7JN]

———land exchange (H.R. 4579), H5796, H5797 [11JY]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

Wilderness areas: reinventory activities, H4451 [14JN]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, H3052 [16MY]

Wyoming: convey certain land in Washakie County and Big Horn County to the Westside Irrigation District (S. 610), H10492 [23OC]

———ensure enforcement of mining laws on certain land conveyed by the BLM (S. 1030), H10492, H10493 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., S11757, S11758 [11DE]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), S9116 [22SE]

Animals: management of wild horses on public lands funding, S6322 [10JY]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2034), S331 [3FE]

Carson City, NV: convey administrative site for use as a senior center (S. 408), S2797 [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (S. 2873), S6842 [14JY]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6508-S6514, S6516, S6518, S6537 [12JY]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), S9996 [5OC]

Eureka County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (S. 2673), S4567 [6JN]

Fire prevention: wildland fire management funding, S7967-S7974 [5SE]

Firefighters: create commemorative pin or badge to honor those who fight wildfires, S10063 [6OC]

Government regulations: allow congressional analysis prior to implementation of rules and regulations by Federal agencies, S841 [28FE]

Mining and mineral resources: increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State (H.R. 3063), S2811 [13AP]

———strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, S9905, S9906 [5OC], S10239 [11OC]

Native Americans: Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), S7545 [25JY], S9867 [4OC], S10268 [11OC]

Oregon: land exchange (S. 1629), S2797, S2798 [13AP]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S2799-S2805 [13AP], S7099 [18JY]

———establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (S. 2817), S6127-S6130 [29JN]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, S6322 [10JY], S6520-S6528 [12JY]

———require multilateral assessment of land management issues, S130 [31JA]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10113 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], S10241 [11OC], S11470 [1NO]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8126 [6SE], S8256 [8SE], S8514-S8526 [13SE], S10118 [6OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land managements projects (S. 1608), unanimous-consent agreement, S7953 [27JY]

Taxation: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (S. 3286), S11930 [15DE]

Utah: land exchange (H.R. 4579), S9773 [3OC]

———land exchange (S. 2754), S5460, S5461 [20JN]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S5771-S5773 [26JN]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975-S3981 [16MY], S4165 [18MY]

Reports

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Reports filed

Acquire Valles Caldera Lands in New Mexico, Establish a Trust To Manage Such Lands, and Reform the Federal Land Management Process: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1892) (S. Rept. 106-267), S2615 [12AP]

BLM Conveyance of Administrative Site to Carson City, NV, for Use as a Senior Center: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 408) (S. Rept. 106-244), S1461 [20MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 106-654), H3924 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior Release of Reversionary Interests Held by the U.S. in Certain Parcels of Land in Washington County, UT: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2873) (S. Rept. 106-453), S9604 [2OC]

Forest Roads-Community Right-To-Know Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1523) (H. Rept. 106-604), H2511 [3MY]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 426) (H. Rept. 106-899), H8199 [26SE]

Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 430) (H. Rept. 106-489), H47 [27JA]

Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3063) (S. Rept. 106-270), S2616 [12AP]

Mining Laws Enforcement on Certain Land Conveyed by the BLM in Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1030) (H. Rept. 106-898), H8199 [26SE]

Nomination of Thomas A. Fry III To Be Director of the BLM: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S2233 [5AP]

Oregon Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1629) (S. Rept. 106-248), S1596 [22MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1629) (H. Rept. 106-747), H6354 [17JY]

San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3605) (H. Rept. 106-647), H3924 [6JN]

Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2917) (S. Rept. 106-506), S10715 [18OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1608) (S. Rept. 106-275), S2865 [25AP]

University of Alaska Conveyance of Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2958) (H. Rept. 106-764), H6598 [19JY]

Utah West Desert Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4579) (S. Rept. 106-463), S9604 [2OC]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1892) (H. Rept. 106-724), H5842 [11JY]

Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Westside Irrigation District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 610) (S. Rept. 106-313), S5882 [27JN]

Zuni Pueblo Tribe Trust Fund Expenditures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4725) (H. Rept. 106-993), H10472 [19OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 516, consideration of H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act, H3936 [7JN]

H.R. 1725, Miwaleta Park Expansion Act, H1136 [21MR]

H.R. 2389, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, H9607-H9612 [10OC]

H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act, H3942 [7JN]

H.R. 4579, Utah West Desert Land Exchange Act, H5796 [11JY]

S. 408, BLM conveyance of administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center, S2797 [13AP]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act, S9116 [22SE]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act, H3481 [22MY]

S. 610, BLM land conveyance in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District, S7796 [27JY], H10492 [23OC]

S. 748, improve Federal hiring and contracting of Alaskan natives, H10514 [23OC]

S. 1030, enforcement of mining laws on certain Wyoming land conveyed by the BLM, H10492 [23OC]

S. 1608, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, S8514-S8518 [13SE], S8596-S8600 [14SE]

S. 1629, Oregon Land Exchange Act, S2797 [13AP], H6864 [25JY]

S. 1892, acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process, S2799-S2805 [13AP]

S. 1892, Valles Caldera Preservation Act, H5797-H5803 [11JY]

S. 2034, Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S331 [3FE]

S. 2673, Eureka County, NV, land conveyance for continued use as a cemetery, S4568 [6JN]

S. 2917, Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act, S10268-S10270 [11OC], H9963-H9965 [17OC]

S. 3286, PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act, S11930 [15DE]

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), S10529 [13OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7694 [26JY], S7937 [27JY], S7988, S7989, S8027, S8028 [5SE], S8075, S8116, S8117, S8118, S8119, S8120, S8121, S8122, S8123, S8124 [6SE], S8164, S8168, S8169, S8170, S8172, S8173, S8178, S8179, S8180 [7SE], S8256 [8SE], H5169, H5170 [26JN], H5224, H5227, H5231, H5232, H5242, H5243, H5250, H5254, H5257, H5259, H5260, H5262, H5267, H5269, H5275, H5277, H5278 [27JN]

Immigration: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), S10824 [19OC]

Klamath Project: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies (S. 2882), S10530 [13OC]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S10529 [13OC]

———participation in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project (S. 2425), S10526 [13OC]

Rivers: conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), S11260, S11276 [27OC], S11939 [15DE]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10528 [13OC]

Analyses

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations (S. 2410), S2625 [12AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions

Central Valley Project: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water authorities (see S. 2672), S4564 [6JN]

Dams: provide security for dams, facilities, and resources (see H.R. 4948), H7002 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (see S. 3022), S8291 [8SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 4733), H5083 [23JN] (see H.R. 5483), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (see H. Res. 532), H5168 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 598), H8405 [27SE]

Fish and fishing: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10590 [13OC]

Immigration: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (see S. 2834), S6257 [30JN]

Klamath Project: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies (see S. 2882), S7072 [17JY] (see H.R. 4984), H7128 [26JY]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (see S. 2195), S1233 [7MR] (see H.R. 4928), H6776 [24JY]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (see S. 2877), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 5307), H8200 [26SE]

———participation in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project (see S. 2425), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4341), H2339 [13AP]

Public lands: establish a partnership program for small reclamation projects (see S. 2881), S7072 [17JY] (see H.R. 5120), H7364 [7SE]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2410), S2616 [12AP]

Rivers: management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (see S. 2951), S7839 [27JY]

Rogue River: install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam in Oregon (see S. 3227), S10892 [23OC]

Washington: study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (see S. 2163), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3986), H1077 [15MR]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986), consideration (see H. Res. 581), H7870 [19SE]

Cloture motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Conference reports

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4733), H8312-H8403 [27SE]

Cost Estimates

Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986): CBO, E1596 [26SE]

Missouri River Basin, Middle Loup Division Facilities Conveyance Act (S. 1612): CBO, S8284 [8SE]

Letters

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement: Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, S10777 [19OC]

———John Baker, Jr., Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Ernest Heuse, Sr., Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, S10778, S10779 [19OC]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund (organization), S10779 [19OC]

———Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, S10777 [19OC]

———L. Randy Kirkpatrick, San Juan, NM, Water Commission, S10779 [19OC]

———Richard P. Cheney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S10778 [19OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations: Eluid L. Martinez, Dept. of the Interior, S2624 [12AP]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: President Clinton, S10228, S10249 [11OC], H9575 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (S. 291), H3885, H3886 [6JN], H4018 [7JN]

Central Valley Project: accounting of costs of the Sugar Pine Dam and Reservoir, H10725 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, H12492 [15DE]

———convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), H10512, H10513 [23OC]

———produce and sell products and publications relative to the Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado River Dam fund (S. 1275), H10496 [23OC]

Deschutes Resources Conservancy: reauthorize participation (H.R. 1787), H5670, H5671 [10JY]

———reauthorize participation (S. 1027), H7399 [12SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, H10366-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5211-H5237, H5243-H5282, H5290 [27JN], H7627 [14SE], E1148, E1149 [29JN], E1162 [30JN], E1230 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8416-H8426 [28SE], E1640 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5207-H5211 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 598), H8412-H8416 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), permission to file report, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto, H9666-H9670 [11OC]

Fish and fishing: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), H6953, H6954 [25JY], E1373 [27JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), H10069 [18OC]

Immigration: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), H5098-H5100 [26JN]

Irrigation: transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (H.R. 2984), H7662, H7663, H7688 [18SE]

Klamath Project: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies (S. 2882), H10518 [23OC]

Oregon: participation in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project (S. 2425), H10517 [23OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: increase authorization of appropriations (H.R. 3595), H10519, H10520 [23OC]

Rivers: conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), H11934-H11936 [4DE]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), H10519 [23OC]

Washington: study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986), H7747-H7749 [19SE], H7886-H7888 [20SE], E1596 [26SE]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986), consideration (H. Res. 581), H7885, H7886 [20SE]

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (S. 356), H3886, H3887 [6JN], H4019 [7JN], E917 [8JN], E923 [9JN]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Central Valley Project: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water authorities (S. 2672), S4567 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

———convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), S8291 [8SE], S10529 [13OC]

———dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S6492 [12JY], S7744 [27JY], S8186 [7SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10754-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S6567 [12JY], S7418, S7419, S7424, S7425 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7523-S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7744, S7764-S7766, S7782, S7786 [27JY], S7985-S7991, S8031-S8034 [5SE], S8069-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8163-S8187 [7SE], S8256, S8277-S8283 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9453-S9455 [28SE], S9567-S9569, S9572-S9577 [2OC], S9692 [3OC], S10037 [6OC], S10402 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7523 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY], S7985 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent request, S7522 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Fish and fishing: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), S10543 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 2239), S1414 [9MR]

Hopi-Western Navajo water development study: funding, S9454 [28SE], S10402 [12OC]

Immigration: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), S10838, S10839 [19OC]

———conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (S. 2834), S6257 [30JN]

Irrigation: transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (H.R. 2984), S10542 [13OC]

Klamath Project: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies (S. 2882), S7075 [17JY], S10529 [13OC]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

New Mexico: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation (H.R. 3051), S6033 [28JN]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S6845 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

———participation in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project (S. 2425), S10526 [13OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2410), S2624 [12AP]

Rivers: conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), S11276 [27OC], S11939 [15DE]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10527 [13OC]

Rogue River: install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam in Oregon (S. 3227), S10892 [23OC], S10921 [24OC]

Washington: study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (S. 2163), S1124 [2MR], S2644 [12AP]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986), S10542 [13OC]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S5771-S5773 [26JN]

Reports

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Reports filed

Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2425) (S. Rept. 106-359), S7477 [24JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Conveyance of Property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an International Port of Entry: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3023) (H. Rept. 106-699), H5168 [26JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Conveyance of Property to the Greater Yuma Port Authority for an International Port of Entry: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3023) (S. Rept. 106-481), S9701 [3OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239) (S. Rept. 106-403), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2348) (H. Rept. 106-791), H7001 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Feasibility Study on Rehabilitation of the Municipal Water System at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3051), S5662 [22JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Management of Water Resources in the Salmon Creek Watershed of the Upper Columbia River: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2951) (S. Rept. 106-431), S9464 [28SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-805), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Design and Construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the Reuse of Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2195) (S. Rept. 106-438), S9700 [3OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Reauthorization for Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 106-712), H5735 [10JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2163) (S. Rept. 106-488), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3986) (H. Rept. 106-864), H7869 [19SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Transfer of Irrigation Project Property to the Middle Loup Division Irrigation District in Nebraska: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2984) (H. Rept. 106-829), H7364 [7SE]

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2877) (S. Rept. 106-454), S9604 [2OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 598) (H. Rept. 106-908), H8405 [27SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 106-866), H7870 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 106-701), H5168 [26JN]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-907), H8405 [27SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-693), H5083 [23JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733), S7160 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733) (S. Rept. 106-395), S8019 [5SE]

Hoover Dam Miscellaneous Sales Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1275) (H. Rept. 106-808), H7279 [6SE]

Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2882) (S. Rept. 106-489), S9855 [4OC]

Missouri River Basin, Middle Loup Division Facilities Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1612) (S. Rept. 106-373), S8018 [5SE]

Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3022) (S. Rept. 106-480), S9701 [3OC]

Outfitter Policy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1969) (S. Rept. 106-491), S9941 [5OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations Authorization Increase: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 106-836), H7501 [12SE]

Statements

Animas-La Plata Federal Reclamation Project Authorization: Executive Office of the President, S10784 [19OC]

Tables

Energy and water development appropriations, H10380 [19OC]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5214 [27JN], E1231 [13JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 532, consideration of H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H5207 [27JN]

H. Res. 581, consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7885 [20SE]

H. Res. 598, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H8412 [28SE]

H.R. 1787, Bureau of Reclamation reauthorization for participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H5670 [10JY]

H.R. 2348, cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, H6953 [25JY]

H.R. 2984, Bureau of Reclamation transfer of irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska, H7662 [18SE]

H.R. 3023, Bureau of Reclamation conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry, H5098 [26JN]

H.R. 3595, Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations increase, H10520 [23OC]

H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7747 [19SE], H7886 [20SE]

S. 291, Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Transfer Act, H3885 [6JN]

S. 356, Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act, H3886 [6JN]

S. 1027, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H7399 [12SE]

S. 1275, Hoover Dam Miscellaneous Sales Act, H10496 [23OC]

S. 1761, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act, S11276 [27OC], S11939 [15DE], H11934 [4DE]

S. 2195, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2425, Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act, S10527 [13OC], H10517 [23OC]

S. 2591, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2877, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act, S6846 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

S. 2882, Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act, S10530 [13OC], H10518 [23OC]

S. 2951, management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, H10519 [23OC]

S. 3022, Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act, S8291 [8SE], S10529 [13OC], H10512 [23OC]

S. 3023, Bureau of Reclamation conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry, S10838 [19OC]

S. Con. Res. 151, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, S10543, S10592 [13OC], H10069 [18OC]

BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS see Freedmen's Bureau

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Articles and editorials

Answer This Question—How Did the Census Become Our Whipping Boy?, H2002 [10AP]

Census Bashing, H1668 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Census Follies, H1998 [10AP]

Census Ruckus—Don't Boycott the Long Form, H1994 [10AP]

Census Too Important To Ignore, H1998 [10AP]

Census—Political Bashing Won't Help Achieve Full Count, H1999 [10AP]

Civic Duty and the Census, H1667 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

Coburn—Down for the Count, H1997 [10AP]

Completing Census Form Has Far-Reaching Benefits, H2002 [10AP]

Constitution—Keep the Census From Becoming Political Fodder and Participate, H1664 [3AP], H1995, H1999 [10AP]

Conversation Starter—Don't Fall Prey to Paranoia About Questions, H2002 [10AP]

Don't Leave Census Form Blank, H1999 [10AP]

Don't Shred the Census, H2001 [10AP]

Don't Toy With the Census, H1999 [10AP]

Head Count—You've Got Until Saturday To Tackle Those Census Questions, H1997 [10AP]

If You Want To Count, Be Counted, H2001 [10AP]

It's the Law, Count on It, H2001 [10AP]

Overly Overwrought About the 2000 Census, H1665 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Public Interests—Down for the Count, H2000 [10AP]

Take Time To Fill Out Census Questionnaire, H1993 [10AP]

Trashing the Census—Irresponsible Bush Comments Could Sabotage Count, H1666 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

200 Years Plus—Census Nosiness Isn't New, H2001 [10AP]

What Really Counts—Pockets of Non-Cooperation With the Taking of the U.S. Census Demonstrates an Overreaction to Fears of Invasion of Privacy, H2000 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

———encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

———establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H1956 [6AP]

———funding (see H.R. 3581), H219 [7FE]

———funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 4568), H3868 [25MY]

———limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution (see H.R. 4085), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4291), H2337 [13AP]

———limit information that may be requested on decennial census questionnaires (see H.R. 4458), H3049 [15MY]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154, 4158), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4188), H1851 [5AP]

Director of the Census: establish a term limit (see H.R. 5257), H7991 [21SE]

———establish a term limit and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 5358), H8617 [2OC]

National Teach Census Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 263), H641 [2MR]

Letters

Importance of decennial census: Kenneth Prewitt, Bureau of the Census, S2461 [10AP]

———several Representatives, H1663 [3AP]

Proposed disclosure of confidential census information: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Commerce, H11247 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Akron, OH: Haven of Rest (nonprofit organization) staff participation in decennial census, E335 [16MR]

Census: expand the Census in the Schools Project, H459 [16FE]

———funding, H5134 [26JN]

———funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad, H5134 [26JN]

———importance of decennial census, H1055-H1064 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1247 [22MR], H1482, H1483 [29MR], H1660, H1661-H1669 [3AP], H1990-H2004 [10AP], H2319 [13AP], E342 [16MR]

———importance of decennial census to rural areas, E321 [15MR]

———limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution, H1418, H1419 [28MR], H1680 [4AP]

———limit information that may be requested on the American Community Survey, H6783 [25JY]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (H.R. 4188), E503 [6AP]

———mistakes on mailing informing households of pending receipt of forms, H1770 [5AP]

———proposed disclosure of confidential information, H11202, H11203, H11247, H11248 [26OC]

———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting, H1057, H1060, H1063 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], E342 [16MR]

Decennial census: mistakes on mailing informing households of pending receipt of forms, H1083 [16MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5055-H5071 [23JN]

Public buildings: facilities renovation funding, H5134, H5135 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (S. Res. 293), S2777 [13AP]

———importance of decennial census, S2460 [10AP]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population, S2428 [7AP], S2460 [10AP]

Tables

Purpose of certain decennial census questions, H1668 [3AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 293, encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms, S2777 [13AP]

BURGER, SARAH GREENE

Letters

Nursing Home Initiative funding, E956 [9JN]

BURGESS, DAVID S.

Remarks in House

Benicia, CA, Healthy Cities Task Force: recognition for efforts in social justice, E2116 [4DE]

BURGESS, ERNEST M.

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see S. Res. 278), S1815 [28MR] (see S. Res. 363), S9466 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute (S. Res. 278), S1828 [28MR]

Tribute (S. Res. 363), S9555 [28SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 278, tribute, S1828 [28MR]

S. Res. 363, tribute, S9480, S9555 [28SE]

BURGESS, PHILIP M.

Reports

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions, H915 [9MR]

BURGHARDT, GUENTER

Summaries

Kosovo Consolidated Budget 2000 Update, S1689 [23MR]

BURGIN, TILLIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1771 [13OC]

BURGSTINER, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E644 [4MY]

BURHANS, KEITH

Remarks in House

Rochester, NY: tribute to Paralympics participants, E1509 [18SE]

BURKE, JERRY

Remarks in Senate

Innovation in Education Award: recipient, S1742 [27MR]

BURKE, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E989 [13JN]

BURKE, KEVIN M.

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6678 [20JY]

BURKE, NANCY

Remarks in House

Reston, VA: Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

BURKE, RICHARD E. AND FRANCES M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1187 [10JY]

BURKHALTER, HOLLY J.

Reports filed

Nomination to the U.S. Institute of Peace: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7448 [21JY]

BURKHAUSER, RICHARD V.

Appointments

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel, S2815 [13AP]

BURKS, THOMAS F., III

Appointments

National Urban Air Toxics Research Center Board of Directors, H236 [8FE]

BURLINGTON, IA

Remarks in House

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant: health screening and treatment of workers funding, H5249 [27JN]

BURLINGTON, TN

Articles and editorials

Ruby's To Close After 37 Years, E1350 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Knoxville, TN: tribute to Ruby's Coffee Shop, E1350 [27JY]

BURLINGTON, VT

Articles and editorials

Former Teacher Enjoys New Role as a Volunteer, S11246 [27OC]

Marvin L. Stone Dies at 76—U.S. News Editor, S4009 [16MY]

One Man's ``Superior Contribution'', S4009 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Kriesel, Ann Trueblood: Burlington (VT) Free Press Volunteer of the Week honoree, S11246 [27OC]

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

———tribute to Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, S1454 [20MR]

BURLINGTON (VT) FREE PRESS

Articles and editorials

COTS Director Is Our Vermonter of the Year, S162 [31JA]

Family Values, S641 [10FE]

Former Teacher Enjoys New Role as a Volunteer, S11246 [27OC]

Radio's Inventive ``Talk of Vermont'' Is About To Grow Silent, S7539 [25JY]

Strong Marriage Is Secret Ingredient to Villa Tragara's Success, S9693 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Kriesel, Ann Trueblood: Burlington (VT) Free Press Volunteer of the Week honoree, S11246 [27OC]

Markley, Rita: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year award recipient, S162 [31JA]

BURMA

Addresses

Free and Fair Elections in Burma: Madeline Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E809 [23MY]

Amendments

Foreign policy: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (S. Con. Res. 113), S7282 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 3246), S11131 [26OC] (see H.R. 5603), H11620 [30OC]

Letters

Prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma: Senator Harkin, S11134 [26OC]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, S4188 [18MY], H3398 [18MY]

Remarks in House

Foreign policy: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights, E809 [23MY]

———recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (H. Con. Res. 328), H9582-H9586 [10OC]

Human rights: violations, H8409 [28SE], E2005 [28OC]

U.N. Development Program: reduce U.S. contributions by the amount spent in Burma, H9584 [10OC]

U.S. policy, H7246, H7247 [6SE], H8409 [28SE], E2005 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign policy: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (S. Con. Res. 113), S4006, S4026 [16MY], S4449 [25MY], S7282, S7283 [19JY]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (S. 3246), S11133 [26OC]

Reports

Recommended Actions Relative to Human Rights Violations in Burma: Burma Ethnic Delegation, E2008 [28OC]

Stop the Use of Child Soldiers!—The Voices of Child Soldiers: Human Rights Watch (organization), H6000 [13JY]

Reports filed

Recognize Anniversary of Free and Fair Elections and Improve Democratic and Human Rights in Burma: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 113), S6256 [30JN]

Testimonies

Human Rights Violations in Burma: David Eubank, E2005 [28OC]

———Edmond Htokut, E2006 [28OC]

———Larry J. Redmon, E2007 [28OC]

———Saw Htoo Htoo Lay, E2006 [28OC]

———Saw Ka Law Lah, E2006 [28OC]

———Stephen Dun, E2007 [28OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 328, recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights in Burma, H9582 [10OC]

S. Con. Res. 113, recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights in Burma, S4025 [16MY], S7283 [19JY]

BURNES, BRIAN

Articles and editorials

Donors Praise Union Station, H6742 [24JY]

BURNHAM, LINDEN FORBES SAMPSON

Remarks in House

Guyana: independence anniversary, E740 [17MY]

Tribute, E740 [17MY]

BURNING PUNJAB NEWS (publication)

Articles and editorials

Catholic Priest Murdered in His Mission Home, E1132 [28JN]

Massacred Sikhs Identified, E369 [21MR]

Riots Ruined Family, Judiciary His Life, E156 [16FE]

BURNS, CONRAD R. (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (S. Res. 329), S7280 [19JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6811, S6865 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2364, S2365 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S6277, S6290 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5032 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6502, S6578, S6579 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5185, S5274, S5278 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2467 [10AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6636, S6703 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S953 [29FE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1963, S1965, S2003 [30MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, S7575 [25JY]

———H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4170 [18MY]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY]

———H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC]

———S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S1846 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (see S. 3133), S9466 [28SE]

———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see S. 2894), S7229 [19JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S1611 [22MR]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 2707), S4820 [8JN]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see S. 2645), S5685 [22JN]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (see S. 882), S3736 [9MY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see S. 2640), S8594 [14SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2946 [26AP]

Ecology and environment: revise energy policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance global climate science, promote technology development, and increase citizen awareness (see S. 1776), S3544 [4MY]

Education: provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S5911 [27JN]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S2439 [7AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S4577 [6JN]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S9271 [26SE]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1030 [1MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S9611 [2OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2836), S6257 [30JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2872 [25AP]

———require wage adjustment of actual, rather than estimated proportion of a hospital's costs that are attributable to wages and wage-related costs (see S. 2828), S6577 [12JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S4488 [25MY]

Miles City, MT: convey VA Medical Complex land to Custer County, MT (see S. 2637), S4460 [25MY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S3545 [4MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7453 [21JY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S8593 [14SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see S. 2326), S1884 [29MR]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land managements projects (see S. 1608), S1997 [30MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 2183), S5467 [20JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S3736 [9MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1186 [6MR]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S2728 [13AP]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 2477), S3332 [3MY]

Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission: establish (see S. 2510), S5310 [16JN] (see S. 2510), S5364 [19JN]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S4323 [23MY]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S9963 [5OC]

———credit for health insurance costs (see S. 2320), S3332 [3MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2255), S2946 [26AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see S. 3235), S10999 [25OC]

———provide incentives for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and advance global climate science and technology development (see S. 1777), S3544 [4MY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S11930 [15DE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S5467 [20JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S5118 [14JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S4392 [24MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 2225), S8593 [14SE]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 2793), S6027 [28JN]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S1421 [9MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S7077 [17JY]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S2439 [7AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S821 [24FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S7483 [24JY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 2542), S3916 [11MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see S. 2079), S680 [22FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see S. 2521), S3691 [9MY]

FCC: authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers (see S. 2454), S2728 [13AP]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see S. 2627), S4379 [24MY]

Montana: design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake (see S. 2027), S328 [3FE]

Taxation: repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S86 [26JA]

Telecommunications: prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (see S. 2476), S3023 [27AP]

———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see S. 2572), S4014 [16MY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]

Cloture motions

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7629 [26JY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S469 [8FE]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Essays

Katherine Maxwell—A Montana Immigrant: Adrienne Maxwell, S4097 [17MY]

Letters

Death Tax Elimination Act: Ayron Pickerill, S6424 [11JY]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: by, S1545 [22MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S47 [25JA], S3787 [10MY]

Privilege of the floor

Daly, Michael, S3927 [11MY]

Kalan, Lesley, S3927 [11MY]

Morgan, Bob, S5054 [13JN]

Wilson, Brian, S3927 [11MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1628 [23MR]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (S. 3133), S9473 [28SE]

———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (S. 2894), S7822 [27JY]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1628 [23MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4428, S4429 [25MY]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7321 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7321, S7372 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10680 [18OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6227 [30JN]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (S. Res. 329), S7279, S7280 [19JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 2003), S1665 [23MR]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (S. Con. Res. 122), S7282 [19JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6811 [14JY], S7103 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7223 [19JY]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (S. Con. Res. 113), S7282, S7283 [19JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), S6992 [17JY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5281 [16JN]

Crime: penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (H.R. 1791), S7298 [19JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S4042, S4071 [17MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (S. 2079), S683 [22FE]

Dept. of Commerce: transfer authoritative root server to the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, S11880 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6227 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), insert S. 2521 language in lieu, S4168 [18MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3880 [11MY], S3940 [15MY], S4042 [17MY], S4133, S4168 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile use study funding, S7020 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6523 [12JY], S7020 [17JY], S7087 [18JY], S7279 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S7824 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10054 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5212 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11230, S11231, S11234 [27OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6211 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11880 [15DE]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7298, S7301 [19JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11230, S11231, S11234 [27OC]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), S7282 [19JY]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903), S11754 [8DE]

Ellerd, Robert A.: Gallatin Valley, MT, Marine of the Year recipient, S11125 [26OC]

FCC: authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers (S. 2454), S2769 [13AP]

———regulation of pay phones, S7650 [26JY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (S. 1941), S5452 [20JN]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7087 [18JY]

Foster, Jean: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S9694 [3OC]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (S. 2627), S4390 [24MY]

Government: authorize the consolidation of certain financial and performance management reports required of Federal agencies (S. 2712), S7297 [19JY]

Haiti: support free and fair elections and respect democracy (S. Con. Res. 126), S7283, S7284 [19JY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (S. Con. Res. 57), S7281 [19JY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (S. Con. Res. 124), S7284 [19JY]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4133 [18MY]

Laos: support democracy and human rights (S. Res. 309), S7280 [19JY]

Maxwell, Adrienne: American Association of University Women—Montana essay contest winner, S4097 [17MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S6635 [13JY]

Miles City, MT: convey VA Medical Complex land to Custer County, MT (S. 2637), S4466 [25MY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S4042, S4071 [17MY]

Missoula, MT: Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., plant recipient of Jefferson Smurfit Group Worldwide Plant of the Year Award, S4562 [6JN]

Montana: continue food stamp program standard utility allowance waiver, S7372 [20JY]

———design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake, S9148 [25SE]

———design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake (S. 2027), S328 [3FE]

———Federal Highway Administration's Intelligent Transportation Systems programs funding, S10054 [6OC]

———sugar beet growers disaster assistance funding, S10247 [11OC]

———tribute to long haul truckers for rescue effort, S7824 [27JY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5212 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5212 [15JN]

National Bible Week: observance, S8938 [21SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 247), S3950 [15MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S8574 [14SE]

National Rural Development Partnership: funding, S10680 [18OC]

National Telecommunicator's Week: observance, S2523 [11AP]

Native Americans: provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), S7293, S7294 [19JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S670 [22FE]

———gasoline price levels, S670 [22FE]

Public lands: livestock grazing permits renewal process, S6523 [12JY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services, S6211 [30JN]

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S. (S. Res. 239), S7280 [19JY]

SBA: Federal and State Technology Partnership program funding, S11230, S11231 [27OC]

———Small Business Innovation Research Rural Outreach Program funding, S11230, S11231 [27OC]

Senate: legislative program, S3951 [15MY], S3974, S3975 [16MY], S7301 [19JY], S11754 [8DE]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S4071 [17MY]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (H.R. 2392), S7293 [19JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1539 [22MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2668 [13AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (S. 2698), S5099 [14JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6633, S6635 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6423 [11JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services, S6633 [13JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (S. 2330), S5102 [14JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method, S6811 [14JY], S7103 [18JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (S. 2005), S88 [26JA]

Telecommunications: prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (S. 2476), S3023 [27AP]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), conference report, S1155 [2MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S11234 [27OC]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1933, S1965 [30MR]

Teston, Raymond S.: Purple Heart award recipient, S8099 [6SE]

Tranel-Michini, Monica J.: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S9694 [3OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (S. 2609), S7066 [17JY]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S2434 [7AP]

Votes: position on missed, S11450 [1NO]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S9148 [25SE]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (S. Res. 311), S4333 [23MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2521) (S. Rept. 106-290), S3691 [9MY], S3915 [11MY]

Tables

Marriage tax penalty example, S2669 [13AP]

Texts of

S. 2454, authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers, S2769 [13AP]

Tributes

Carey Family, S6114 [29JN]

Coverdell, Paul, S7223 [19JY]

Daniels, Frank, S9698 [3OC]

Gorton, Senator, S11672 [7DE]

Kuntz, Edwin J., S9850 [4OC]

Stanghelle, Brent, S339 [3FE]

BURNS, MARTHA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E241 [8MR]

BURNS, RICHARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E330 [16MR]

BURNT, MALHEUR, OWYHEE, AND POWDER RIVER BASIN WATER OPTIMIZATION FEASIBILITY STUDY ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2877), S10529 [13OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2877), S6841 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2877), S6845 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2877) (S. Rept. 106-454), S9604 [2OC]

Texts of

S. 2877, provisions, S6846 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

BURQUIST, GLENYS

Remarks in House

Tribute, H337 [10FE]

BURR, RICHARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1674 [3AP]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7578 [13SE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H7871 [19SE]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H5436 [28JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H3523 [22MY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6052 [13JY]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H8061 [25SE]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7366 [7SE]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H8617 [2OC]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1477 [28MR]

Dept. of Energy: assess effectiveness of policy and site performance in the areas of safeguards and security and cyber security (see H.R. 3906), H996 [14MR]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H921 [9MR]

———extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H12080 [11DE]

———external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 3907), H996 [14MR]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H8200 [26SE]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2967 [11MY]

Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H8201 [26SE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H2607 [4MY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7282 [6SE]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H2239 [12AP]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2607 [4MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H3413 [18MY]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

———provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H6599 [19JY]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H2341 [13AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR]

International economic relations: development and expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions (see H.R. 4673), H7578 [13SE]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4592 [15JN]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6778 [24JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H998 [14MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7002 [25JY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4680), H4591 [15JN]

Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H1629 [30MR]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H998 [14MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H6599 [19JY]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H10257 [18OC]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H8062 [25SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H1587 [29MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H255 [8FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1958 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H2341 [13AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2122 [11AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4783 [20JN]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H255 [8FE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H1164 [21MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3413 [18MY]

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H50 [27JA]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), H12017 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see H.R. 4058), H1284 [22MR]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H7127 [26JY]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]

Medicare: payment levels for certain medically unsupervised certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5251), H7990 [21SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3311 [18MY]

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H9702 [11OC]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H9702 [11OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H9702 [11OC]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network-Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., H9703 [11OC]

———Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H9702 [11OC]

———by, H9703 [11OC]

———several patient and survivor organizations, H9703 [11OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9701 [11OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), E460 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, E1201 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11502 [29OC]

Diseases: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (H. Res. 576), H8270, H8271 [27SE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9701 [11OC]

Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 5034), H8182 [26SE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), H8003 [25SE]

FCC: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2313 [13AP]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2313 [13AP]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), H6399 [18JY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, E1201 [11JY]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7225 [6SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H497, H498, H499, H500, H501 [16FE], H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624 [23MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5374 [28JN], H7981, H7982, H7983 [21SE], H9701 [11OC]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11502 [29OC]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 310), H2369 [2MY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (H.R. 1795), H8266, H8267, H8268 [27SE]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), H8275 [27SE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), H8273 [27SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1621 [30MR], E460 [30MR], E1206 [11JY]

Wake Forest University: tribute to men's basketball team, E514 [6AP]

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), H519 [29FE]

WSJS-Radio (Winston-Salem, NC): anniversary, E647 [4MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1627 [30MR]

Tributes

Folger, Alonzo, Jr., H1420 [28MR]

BURROUGHS, VALENTINE, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E237 [8MR]

BURROUGHTS, WILLIAM E.

Letters

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL, H10567 [24OC]

BURRUS, GINNY

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for Iowa, H11593 [30OC]

BURT, CHARLES M.

Remarks in House

California Irrigation Institute: Irrigation Person of the Year award recipient, E56 [2FE]

BURTON, ANDREA P.

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 5452), H9767 [11OC]

BURTON, CHARLES

Remarks in Senate

Olympic games: tribute for participation, S9190 [25SE], S9851 [4OC]

BURTON, DAN (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5436 [28JN], H5657 [29JN], H5777 [11JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5843, H5844 [11JY], H5924 [12JY], H6011 [13JY]

Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H720 [8MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Catholic Priest Murdered in His Mission Home, Burning Punjab News (publication), E1132 [28JN]

Congress Must Act on Colombia, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H1530 [29MR]

Dining With Dictators—White House Fetes Kazakh President, Thomas B. Evans, Jr., Washington (DC) Times, E192 [29FE]

More Words Than Deeds on Kazakhstan?, Amos Perlmutter, Washington (DC) Times, E1718 [6OC], E1765 [12OC]

Near Clinton's India Visit, Violence Flares in Kashmir, Pamela Constable, Washington (DC) Post, E484 [4AP]

Rebel Attacks on 2 Colombian Villages Kill 30, New York (NY) Times, H1530 [29MR]

Riady Invites Clinton to Lippo Board, Far Eastern Economic Review (publication), H8898 [5OC]

35 Massacred in Sikh Town in Kashmir, New York (NY) Times, E484 [4AP]

Yearning To Be Great, India Loses Its Way, Pankaj Mishra, New York (NY) Times, E1938 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H7366 [7SE]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5084 [23JN]

Armed Forces: require consent before administering an investigational new drug or drug unapproved for its applied use (see H.R. 3460), H922 [9MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966, 3573), H342 [10FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H1285 [22MR]

Benin: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5036 [22JN]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H10534 [23OC]

Chen, Stephen: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4591 [15JN]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H3413 [18MY]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (see H.J. Res. 103), H5084 [23JN]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1477 [28MR]

———improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H255 [8FE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11879 [13NO]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (see H.R. 5161), H7871 [19SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training of Foreign Service officers and other executive branch employees in issues related to democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 606), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H5843 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide long-term nursing care at public expense to veterans with extensive service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1432), H209 [2FE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H278 [9FE]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H2338 [13AP]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H2239 [12AP]

Executive Office of the President: establish an Office of Management and redesignate OMB as the Office of the Budget (see H.R. 5600), H11526 [29OC]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H373 [14FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4174 [9JN]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (see H.R. 5157), H10473 [19OC]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1120 [16MR]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Hoosier Automobile & Truck National Heritage Trail Area: authorize (see H.R. 5518), H10472 [19OC]

House of Representatives: allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills in order to reduce spending and the public debt (see H.R. 5580), H11206 [26OC]

———direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H342 [10FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H511 [16FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6053 [13JY]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H5037 [22JN]

Nicaragua: protect U.S. citizens against expropriations of property by the Nicaraguan Government (see H.R. 4602), H4120 [8JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H255 [8FE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1852 [5AP]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2607 [4MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1163 [21MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H1587 [29MR]

———sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H1119 [16MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7723 [18SE]

Tariff: fluridone aquatic herbicide (see H.R. 4295), H2337 [13AP]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4113), H6719 [20JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2340 [13AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3649 [23MY]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H511 [16FE]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H165 [1FE]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H165 [1FE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H922 [9MR]

Veterans: recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H6052 [13JY]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7871 [19SE]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (see H. Res. 500), H4337 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FDA: restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H509 [16FE]

GAO: authorize certain personnel actions (see H.R. 4642), H4336 [13JN]

Taxation: treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 4044), H1163 [21MR]

Letters

Colombian drug interdiction assistance: by, H5925 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, H3392 [18MY]

Federal Protective Service Reform Act: by, Committee on Government Reform (House), H5199 [27JN]

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: by, Committee on Government Reform (House), H10631 [24OC]

Persecution of Christians in India: National Association of Asian Indian Christians in the USA, Inc., E1939 [25OC]

Safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities: by, H8075 [26SE]

Social Security Number Confidentiality Act: by, Committee on Government Reform (House), E1846 [19OC]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1846 [19OC]

Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act: by, H2629 [8MY]

U.S. visit by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India: several Representatives, E1531 [19SE]

Urgent support for Colombia to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts: Representative Lantos, H1530 [29MR]

Press releases

Indian Government Murders 35 Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E483 [4AP]

U.S. Congress—India Is a ``Hostile Country'': Council of Khalistan, E1532 [19SE]

Remarks

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (H.R. 1451), H230 [8FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5706 [10JY], H5777, H5778, H5779 [11JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1529 [29MR]

Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia (H. Con. Res. 397), H11580 [30OC]

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7434 [12SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3600 [23MY], H3684 [24MY]

Clinton, President: invitation to join Lippo Group (business) Board of Directors, H8897 [5OC]

Cohen, Sec. of Defense: diplomatic mission to Vietnam during Vietnamese Conflict anniversary celebration, H958 [14MR]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1529 [29MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H5925 [12JY]

Committee on Government Reform (House): review of health care activities, E2230 [15DE]

Cuba: human rights violations, H1723 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3370 [18MY]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1529 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 76), H358 [14FE]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5706 [10JY]

———prohibit funding to vaccine-related advisory committees that grant conflicts of interest waivers, H5777, H5778, H5779 [11JY]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (H.R. 3677), E2230 [15DE]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), H2675 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5925 [12JY], H6011, H6014, H6015 [13JY]

GAO: authorize certain personnel actions (H.R. 4642), H7801 [19SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, H1723 [4AP]

Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H713, H720, H721 [8MR]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), consideration (H. Res. 426), H713 [8MR]

Health: review of immunization and vaccine programs, E2230 [15DE]

———use of alternative medicine and hospice care to improve end of life care, E2230 [15DE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H11786 [2NO]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6011, H6014, H6015 [13JY]

———civil liberties violations in Kashmir, E1379 [27JY], E1937 [25OC]

———civil liberties violations of religious minorities, E1131 [28JN]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E483 [4AP], E1937 [25OC]

———resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, E483 [4AP]

Indiana Pacers (basketball team): tribute, H4023 [7JN]

Kazakhstan: support economic and political development, E192 [29FE]

———U.S. policy, E1717 [6OC], E1765 [12OC]

OMB: study the effects of recovery audits by Federal agencies, H721 [8MR]

Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (H.R. 3218), E1846 [19OC]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3370 [18MY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3370 [18MY]

Turkey: U.S. policy, H3031 [15MY]

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister, E1531 [19SE]

Vietnam: make normalization of relations contingent on full accounting of POW/MIA, H958 [14MR]

Votes: position on missed, H66 [31JA], H2737 [9MY], H2908 [11MY], H4793 [21JN], H5303 [28JN], H6609 [20JY], H6886 [25JY], H8108 [26SE], H11204 [26OC], H12053 [8DE], E1303 [24JY], E1596 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigative practices and allegations, H8455 [28SE]

Members of Congress: impact of public statements about criminal allegations, H8444-H8447 [28SE]

Special order: granted, H199 [2FE], H252 [8FE], H553 [29FE], H754 [8MR], H983 [14MR], H1074 [15MR], H1161 [21MR], H1282 [22MR], H1474 [28MR], H1627 [30MR], H1761 [4AP], H1849 [5AP], H2398 [2MY], H2768 [9MY], H2903 [10MY], H3170 [16MY], H3307 [17MY], H3918 [6JN], H4034 [7JN], H4335 [13JN], H4482 [14JN], H4780 [20JN], H5082 [23JN], H5841 [11JY], H7649 [14SE], H9008 [5OC], H10806 [24OC], H11204 [26OC], H11617 [30OC], H12016 [5DE]

Reports

India's Brute Force in Punjab, Kashmir & Northeastern States: Human Rights Network (organization), E1937 [25OC]

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Wrongdoing Involving the Clinton Administration: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Minority Staff, H8447-H8454 [28SE]

Reports filed

Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) and Macheteros Clemency—Misleading Explanations, a Reckless Decision, a Dangerous Message: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-488), H3 [24JA]

Dept. of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program—Unproven Force Protection: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-556), H1674 [3AP]

Dept. of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Management Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1024), H11954 [4DE]

District of Columbia Legislation on the Membership and Responsibilities of the Board of Education Shall Take Effect Upon Ratification by the Voters: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4387) (H. Rept. 106-664), H4219 [12JN]

District of Columbia Receivership Accountability Act: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3995) (H. Rept. 106-663), H4219 [12JN]

Failure To Produce White House E-Mails—Threats, Obstructions, and Unanswered Questions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1023), H11954 [4DE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2842) (H. Rept. 106-779), H6776 [24JY]

Janet Reno's Stewardship of the Justice Department—A Failure To Serve the Ends of Justice: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1027), H12085 [13DE]

Long-Term Care Security Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 106-610), H2654 [8MY]

Making the Federal Government Accountable—Enforcing the Mandate for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-802), H7205 [27JY]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission Appropriations: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 106-768), H6717 [20JY]

Non-Binding Legal Effect of Agency Guidance Documents: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1009), H11206 [26OC]

Privacy Commission Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4049) (H. Rept. 106-919), H8551 [29SE]

Semipostal Authorization Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4437) (H. Rept. 106-734), H6353 [17JY]

Tragedy at Waco—New Evidence Examined: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1037), H12534 [2JA]

Truth in Regulating Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4744) (H. Rept. 106-772), H6717 [20JY]

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program—Addressing Needs and Improving Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-977), H9899 [12OC]

Summaries

GAO Personnel Actions (H.R. 4642), H7803 [19SE]

Tributes

McIntosh, Representative, H11410 [27OC]

Pease, Representative, H11410 [27OC]

Sezer, Ahmet Necdet, H3031 [15MY]

BURTON, LARRY D.

Letters

Alaskan North Slope crude oil exports, S1648 [23MR], S2277 [6AP]

BURTON, RAYMOND C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1449, E1471 [13SE]

BURTONSVILLE, MD

Remarks in House

Paint Branch Senior High School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E1799 [16OC]

Remarks in Senate

Paint Branch High School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, S8818 [20SE]

BURUNDI, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Civil wars: encourage continuation of peace process and commend all who contributed to power sharing agreement (see H. Res. 660), H11446 [27OC]

BUSBY, JOHN

Prayers

House of Representatives, H3175 [17MY]

BUSCH, BARBARA

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S695 [22FE]

BUSES see Common Carriers; Motor Vehicles

BUSH, GEORGE (41st President of the United States)

Articles and editorials

Baghdad Restraint Revisited, E1536 [20SE]

Letters

Presidential use of pocket-veto power during congressional adjournment: Representatives Hastert and Gephardt, H11853 [13NO], E1523 [19SE]

———Thomas S. Foley and Robert H. Michel, H11853 [13NO], E1523 [19SE]

Lists

President Bush's nominations returned by the Democrat-controlled Senate in 1992 at the close of the 102d Congress, S10190, S10236 [11OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Persian Gulf Conflict: decision not to invade Iraq, E1536 [20SE]

BUSH, GEORGE W. (Governor of Texas)

Articles and editorials

As Florida Goes, E2211 [15DE]

Biting the Ballot, E2174 [11DE]

Bush Aims at Discord in Capital, S5062 [14JN]

Bush Hits Gore on Drugs, Taxes, S8631 [15SE]

Bush Takes Unwise Step Away From Peacekeeping, S10955 [25OC]

Bush-League Aside Vaults an Onlooker Into the Campaign's Glare, S8341 [11SE]

Census Bashing, H1668 [3AP]

Civic Duty and the Census, H1667 [3AP]

Constitution—Keep the Census From Becoming Political Fodder and Participate, H1664 [3AP]

Discrimination Disguised as Free Trade, E2076 [3NO]

End of Arms Control—George W. Bush Proposed a Radical New Nuclear Doctrine. No One Noticed, S4615 [7JN]

Ghosts in Florida, E2174 [11DE]

Gore, Bush, and the Big Lie, S7610 [26JY]

Keep Them Out!, E2170 [11DE]

No Surprise, It's an Activist Court, E2221 [15DE]

No Time for a Balkan Exit, S10955 [25OC]

Open Letter to the Next U.S. President—Abolish Nuclear Weapons, E2250 [2JA]

Raising the Stakes, E2173 [11DE]

Ralph the Leninist, H11833 [3NO]

Risking NATO, S10955 [25OC]

Summers Slams Plan To Sell Oil in U.S. Reserve, S8873 [21SE]

To Any Lengths, E2173 [11DE]

Trashing the Census—Irresponsible Bush Comments Could Sabotage Count, H1666 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions

House of Representatives: foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (see H. Res. 677), H12532 [15DE]

Excerpts

Quotes by Texas Governor George W. Bush during Presidential campaign, S11020, S11021, S11022 [25OC], S11112 [26OC]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, S1843 [29MR]

Importance of decennial census: several Representatives, H1663 [3AP]

Request for a conditional pardon and a new trial for Gary Graham in Texas capital case: Congressional Black Caucus, E1059 [20JN]

Poems

``Credo of the Executioner'', E1096 [23JN]

``Robbers in Robes,'' Representative Owens, E2238 [15DE]

Press releases

Rising Math Scores Suggest Education Reforms Are Working: Rand Corp., S10975 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Committee on Government Reform (House): release of Minority Staff report on condition of nursing homes in Texas, E2104 [14NO]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H7923-H7929 [20SE], H9868-H9874 [12OC]

Elections: Presidential election results, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE]

Florida: alleged voting irregularities in Presidential election, E2170 [11DE]

———application of precedent set in Hawaii's appointment of electors in 1960 to resolve disputed Presidential election results, E2179 [13DE]

———constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]

———disputed results in Presidential election, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE], E2179 [13DE]

Foreign trade: national objectives priority assignments, E2076 [3NO]

Graham, Gary: execution in Texas capital case, E1096 [23JN]

———request for a conditional pardon and a new trial in Texas captial case, H4910, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN], E1059 [20JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7563 [13SE], H10238-H10242 [18OC]

House of Representatives: foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (H. Res. 677), H12503 [15DE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7253-H7259 [6SE], H7563 [13SE]

———reform, H9514 [10OC]

National objectives: economic plan, H8746 [4OC], H9874 [12OC], H10230 [18OC], H10903-H10905 [25OC], H11474 [28OC], H11507, H11508 [29OC], H11749 [1NO], H11789 [2NO]

News media: allegations of bias in coverage of Presidential election campaign, H7655 [18SE], H7859 [19SE], H7875 [20SE], H8067 [26SE], H8205 [27SE], H8411 [28SE], H8628 [3OC]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H9638 [11OC], H9874 [12OC], H10792-H10798 [24OC], H11202 [26OC], H11483-H11489 [28OC], H11835 [3NO]

Political ethics: truthfulness in Presidential campaigns, H7906 [20SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H10464-H10468 [19OC], H10813 [25OC]

———payroll taxes, H10815 [25OC]

Supreme Court: decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, H12521 [15DE], E2195, E2220, E2238 [15DE]

———importance of the Presidential election relative to future nominations, H11768 [1NO]

Taxation: rates, H10815 [25OC]

Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11202 [26OC]

———request for Governor Bush to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: military policies, S10954 [25OC]

Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, S9918, S9923 [5OC], S11082, S11111-S11113 [26OC]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S5657 [22JN]

Children and youth: use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S11052 [26OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, S10965-S10967, S10970-S10972, S10974 [25OC], S11067-S11069, S11074-S11076, S11111 [26OC], S11337, S11340 [29OC]

Elections: decision by Fox Broadcasting Co., and NBC, not to televise Presidential debate, S9689 [3OC], S9844 [4OC]

———Presidential election results, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11528 [14NO], S11765, S11767, S11769, S11771 [14DE]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11544 [14NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064-S11067, S11074-S11076, S11111 [26OC], S11340-S11342 [29OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064, S11111 [26OC], S11334, S11337 [29OC]

Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, S10988 [25OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S9927 [5OC], S10960-S10962, S10968 [25OC], S11065 [26OC]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, S9839 [4OC]

National objectives: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957 [25OC], S11080-S11082, S11101-S11103, S11104, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11279, S11282 [27OC], S11331 [29OC]

NATO: status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, S10954-S10957, S10964 [25OC]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, S10748 [19OC], S11020-S11022 [25OC], S11331, S11333 [29OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, S9926, S9927 [5OC]

———remarks on New York (NY) Times reporter Adam Clymer, S8340 [11SE]

Presidential appointments: impact of Presidential election on future judicial appointments, S11314 [28OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: balance of power with Congress, S5061 [14JN]

Senate: assessment of Presidential candidates on the Senate floor, S10958 [25OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S10901, S10903-S10906 [24OC], S10960-S10962 [25OC], S11048-S11052, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11350 [30OC]

Supreme Court: decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, S11781 [14DE]

Taxation: rates, S11111-S11113 [26OC]

Texas: Rand Corp. study on education, S10906-S10908 [24OC], S11081 [26OC]

Tribute, S11765, S11767, S11769, S11771 [14DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Cheney, Richard B.: selection as Republican Vice Presidential candidate, S7466, S7468 [24JY], S7514 [25JY]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights, S2968 [27AP]

Studies

What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us? Rand Corp., S10908 [24OC]

Tables

Comparison between George W. Bush's and Vice President Gore's Medicare reform plans, S10962 [25OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 677, committment of House Members to foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush, H12504 [15DE]

BUSH, JEB (Governor of Florida)

Letters

Everglades National Park restoration plan, S8923, S8927 [21SE]

BUSH, WILLIE

Remarks in House

Reston, VA: Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

BUSHAW, WILLIAM J.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10079 [6OC]

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

Addresses

Economic and Political Development in Kazakhstan: Akezhan Kazhegeldin, S389-S392 [7FE]

Importance of Diplomacy in the Economic, Trade, and Financial Arenas: Stuart E. Eizenstat, Dept. of the Treasury, E69 [7FE]

New Imperialism—The Attack on World Tax Havens: Robert E. Bauman, E1868 [19OC]

Strategies Needed for Today's Economic Problems: Ken Lipper, Lipper & Co., S8192 [7SE]

Technology and the New Economy: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S272-S275 [2FE]

Amendments

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), S10952, S11006 [25OC]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1566, S1573, S1612, S1615 [22MR]

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10834, S10849 [19OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S51, S56, S63 [26JA], S140 [31JA], S178, S190 [1FE], S226, S232, S234, S237, S238, S243 [2FE]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1843 [29MR]

Dept. of Commerce: Office of Space Commercialization funding (H.R. 2607), S10555 [13OC], H9949 [17OC]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3552, S3559, S3563 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S11011 [25OC]

Developing countries: provide assistance to microenterprises (H.R. 1143), S9761 [3OC], H8886 [5OC]

Durable goods: establish a statute of repose (H.R. 2005), H166 [1FE], H181, H183 [2FE]

FAA: Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation funding (H.R. 2607), S10555 [13OC], H9949 [17OC]

Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (S. 2331), S9966, S10002 [5OC]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5169 [26JN], H5636, H5637, H5639, H5641, H5643, H5644, H5647, H5657 [29JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9026, S9037, S9039, S9042, S9045 [22SE], S9202, S9205 [25SE], S9220, S9272, S9273, S9276, S9279, S9281, S9284, S9287, S9289, S9290, S9293, S9297, S9299, S9302, S9305, S9308, S9310, S9313 [26SE], S9481, S9484, S9502, S9504, S9505, S9507, S9508, S9509, S9510, S9511, S9512, S9513, S9514, S9515, S9517, S9519, S9526 [28SE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H792 [9MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 434), H780, H791 [9MR]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791 [13AP]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H881, H894 [9MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (H. Res. 434), H780, H791 [9MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S355, S369, S370, S384 [7FE]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S962, S972 [29FE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), S5138, S5154, S5156 [14JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11552 [30OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11217 [26OC]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (S. 2107), S6867 [14JY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H474, H476, H478, H479 [16FE]

———reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1038, H1078 [15MR]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 2607), S10555 [13OC], H9949 [17OC]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), S2443, S2445 [7AP], H3489 [22MY]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4925 [9JN], H2779 [9MY], H2801, H2803, H2807, H2815 [10MY]

———treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports facilities (S. 224), S9257 [26SE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), H8273 [27SE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1915 [29MR], S1927, S1934, S1935, S1940, S1951, S1955, S1957, S1963, S1964, S1965, S2000, S2001, S2002, S2003 [30MR]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2283, H2292 [13AP]

Analyses

Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559): Biomass Research and Development Provisions, E888 [6JN]

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 1452), E1924-E1930 [25OC]

Antitampering Act (S. 2105), S819 [24FE]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (S. 2697), S4825-S4827 [8JN]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761): Conference Report, H4352-H4357 [14JN]

Financial Information Privacy Protection Act (S. 2513), S3535 [4MY]

Indian Tribal Enterprise and Alaska Native Corporations Participation Expansion in the HUBZone Program (S. 2569), S4020 [16MY]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Sara Rosenbaum, David M. Frankford, and Rand E. Rosenblatt, S7516 [25JY]

Small Business Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 3081): Jared Bernstein, Robert S. McIntyre, and Lawrence Mishel, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), H858 [9MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9796 [11OC]

———H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, S7575 [25JY], H9796 [11OC]

———S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H489 [16FE]

———S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S1846 [29MR]

National Commission To Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry, S4972 [12JN], S8664 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Acid Rain Bottom Line—New EPA Study Shows Just How Affordable It Is To Fight Pollution, S9935 [5OC]

Activist Departs, but Leaves Legacy—Even Her Foes Respect Environmental Work of Orleans Watchdog Who Targeted Kodak, E17 [27JA]

Air Passengers ``Fed Up'' With Poor Service, Survey Finds, S5180 [15JN]

Airline Service Dips in 3 of 4 Categories, S5181 [15JN]

American Companies Can Do More To Help Africa, E1064 [20JN]

American Model for Kazakhs, E470 [30MR]

Apple Growers Getting Burned—Epidemic of Fire Blight Devastates Local Crop, S7352 [20JY]

Are the Rich Cleaning Up?, S8056-S8058 [6SE]

ATF Firearms Prosecution Referrals Drop—Study Says Criminal Cases Have Fallen Since 1992, but Picked Up Last Year, S351 [7FE]

Backlash—Behind the Anxiety of Over Globalization, S8553 [14SE]

Bad Apples—Fire Blight Is Taking Bite Out of Area Crops—Farmers Seek Federal Financial Assistance for Acres of Dying Trees, S7351 [20JY]

Bankruptcy Bill Is Overloaded, E134 [14FE]

Bankruptcy Is for the Needy, S245 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Pace for Individuals Is Accelerating, S11633 [6DE]

Bankruptcy Paradox, S244 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Reform Bill Is a Bust—Let Credit Card Issuers Protect Themselves With Sound Lending Practices, Not by Rigging Bankruptcy Law in Their Favor, S11635 [6DE]

Beware Plausible Protectionists, S8542 [14SE]

Big Sugar Seeks Bailout, Gives Money To Help Get Way, S7312 [20JY]

Businesswomen in the Mainstream, E193 [29FE]

Caveat Surfer Should Be the E-Commerce Motto, H4350 [14JN]

Cellini—State Capital's Quiet Captain of Clout; Dealmaker Built Empire Working in Background, S9815, S9818-S9820 [4OC]

China Pop De-Fizzed—Why Things Go Better for Coke Without Ahmei on Its Billboards, H6403 [18JY]

China Wary of Its Private Sector, H6402 [18JY]

Closing of Regas Is Bittersweet for Many People With Fond Memories, E1894 [24OC]

Common Sense for the Triangle, E1393 [27JY]

Complex Drug Labels Bury Safety Message, E1027 [15JN]

Compromise—House Speaker Hastert Offers Method To Reach Deal on Minimum Wages, E1445 [13SE]

Cultural Diversity Reflects Gains in Kazakhstani Democracy, E449 [30MR]

Demagogic Bill, H2793 [10MY]

Deregulation Called Blow to Minorities, E2223 [15DE]

Dining With Dictators—White House Fetes Kazakh President, E192 [29FE]

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs—An Ethical Perspective, S11532 [14NO]

Discrimination Disguised as Free Trade, E2076 [3NO]

Discrimination Goes High-Tech, S6077 [29JN]

DNA Dilemma—Gene Tests Can Cost You, S6076 [29JN]

Don't Democrats Believe in Democracy?, S350 [7FE]

Don't Punish Africa, E333 [16MR]

DoubleClick Exec Says Privacy Legislation Needn't Crimp Results, S794 [24FE]

Dr. Truth, S62 [26JA]

Driving Up Drug Prices, S7908 [27JY]

Drug-Industry Mergers Fail To Boost Research, Development, Study Finds, E973 [12JN]

Dutch State To Slash KPN Stake, S7429 [21JY]

Electricity—Lifeline or Bottom Line?, E1154-E1156 [29JN]

Employers With Labor Shortages Should Look to Vocational Rehabilitation, E1432, E1434, E1435 [7SE]

End Sugar's Sweet Deal, S7312 [20JY]

EPA Can't Find Reason for Hikes, H4476 [14JN]

Ergo-Nonsense—New OSHA Workplace Regulation Isn't Based on a Completed Study, E2189 [15DE]

Firearms Makers Win Dismissal of Lawsuits in 2 States, S354 [7FE]

Focus Shifts to Ford, S10067 [6OC]

Food, Good Friends, Memories Make Saying Goodbye to Regas a Difficult Task, E1894 [24OC]

Ford Offers Home PC to Every Employee, S386 [7FE]

Forgotten Republics, E470 [30MR]

Former Execs Switch to Supply Side, S5025 [13JN]

Free PCs Give Ford Web Edge—Computers, Internet Access Put Workers in High-Tech Age, S386 [7FE]

Gas Prices, Misery and Mystery—Costs in Midwest Exceed $2 a Gallon, H4475 [14JN]

Gasoline Prices Surge Shocks Toledo Drivers, H4476 [14JN]

Gene Privacy, S6076 [29JN]

Gene Secrets—Clinton Right To Oppose Genetic Discrimination, S6077 [29JN]

Genetic Research—Foes of Biotechnology Ignore Global Hunger, S61 [26JA]

Georgia Regulatory Agency To Lead Investigation Into Insurer's Rates for Black Customers, E2209 [15DE]

GOP Fights Favors for Smith & Wesson, H3326 [18MY]

Gore's War on Business, S8541 [14SE]

Government by Lawsuit, H1632 [3AP]

Government Wants Control of MS, S3554 [4MY]

Government's Flawed Pursuit of Microsoft, S4572 [6JN]

Greater Louisville Grew New Leader From the Inside—Steve Higdon Loves To Deal With People, S965 [29FE]

Ground Rules for DNA Sampling, S6077 [29JN]

Guilt Trip, E784 [19MY]

Gun Deaths, Injuries on Decline—1997 Fatalities Were Lowest Since '60s—Many Reasons Cited, S350 [7FE]

Helping Their Cronies Is the Lease Politicians Can Do, S9804-S9807 [4OC]

High-Tech Homeless—In Silicon Valley, a Dark Side to Booming Economy, H1361 [23MR]

How To Create a Skilled-Labor Shortage, S9371 [27SE]

Illinois Capital Development Board Awarding of Southern Illinois Prison Construction Project, S9803 [4OC]

In the Land of Bratwurst, a New Hispanic Boom, E391 [22MR]

Iverson's Bad Rap Is Well-Deserved, S9921 [5OC]

Joining the Club—Like Others, China Will Try To Protect Its Own Industries, H3697 [24MY]

Kazakhstani President Suspects Terrorism Aimed at Oil Exports, E450 [30MR]

Liberals Have Second Thoughts on the Second Amendment, S351 [7FE]

Lingering Affections, E1895 [24OC]

Losses of Life That Have Resulted From Smaller Vehicles, S5206 [15JN]

National Exile Warns of Extremist Threat in Kazakhstan, S392 [7FE]

Nazarbayev Slaps U.S. State Department Report on Kazakhstan, E450 [30MR]

New Prison Benefits Ryan Pal—$33,000 Payday Seen in Land Deal, S9803 [4OC]

No One There To Pay, E197 [29FE]

North Carolina Flood Puts Weyerhaeuser's Employee Support to the Test, E1872 [19OC]

Occidental Deal Benefits Gores—Sale of Federal Oil Field Boosts Family Fortune, S5874 [27JN]

Of Janitors and Billionaires, S2852 [25AP]

OPEC Bases New Production Strategy on Price Band Experiment, S1959 [30MR]

Packed Up and Rarin' To Go—McDonald's Has Contracted With Union Packaging, a Minority Business, To Supply Cartons for Its Food, E682 [9MY]

Perverse Use of Antitrust Law, S8565 [14SE]

Physician and the Pharmaceutical Detail Man—An Ethical Analysis, S11532 [14NO]

PLA-Firms Plan ``Completed'', H6403 [18JY]

Product Recalls—Posters in Post Offices Will Help, E964 [9JN]

Qualcomm Chief Named Scientist of the Year by Women's Group, E531 [11AP]

Questioning the Labor Shortage, E1454 [13SE]

Raising the Technology Curtain—China's Burgeoning High-Tech Sector Is Squeezing Out U.S. Imports, S8397 [12SE]

Reckonings—Prescription for Failure, E1346 [27JY]

Regas Closing Gay Street Landmark, E1895 [24OC]

Release Study on Acid Rain, S9934 [5OC]

Riady Invites Clinton to Lippo Board, H8898 [5OC]

Riverboat Deal Is Plum for Insiders, S9872 [4OC]

Shift of Philips Jobs Officially Scheduled, H4811 [21JN]

Steel's Deal, H4796 [21JN]

Sugar Growers Get Bailout—Purchase of Surplus Will Cost Taxpayers About $60 Million, S7316 [20JY]

Summers Slams Plan To Sell Oil in U.S. Reserve, S8873 [21SE]

Super Mario Smothers, E1108 [23JN]

Taxpayers Face a Big Loss on Hotel Loans; GOP Insider Denies Political Deal, S9808 [4OC]

Taxpayers Stuck With $30 Million Hotel Tab, S9807 [4OC]

Travelers Insurance, Safeco Lose China Operating Licenses, H6403 [18JY]

Two Sides of the American Dream, S7315 [20JY]

United We Stand, in Line, S9597 [2OC]

Unmaking of Americans, S3813 [10MY]

What If There Were Free Trade in Opinion Makers?, E1233 [14JY]

What Real People Are Saying About Bankruptcy Reform, S5384 [20JN]

When Debt Proves To Be Best Answer, E1543 [20SE]

Who's Afraid of Genetic Engineering?, S60 [26JA]

Why I Won't Buy Smith & Wesson, H2017 [11AP]

William Cellini Heads Private Fundraising Drive, S9873 [4OC]

Without Biotechnology, We'll Starve—Agricultural Genetic Engineering Is Subject to More Safeguards Than Many Unaltered Foods We Eat, S61 [26JA]

Wrong Approach—Federal Lawsuit Ignores Rights of Gun Makers, S349 [7FE]

Your PC Is Watching, E1950 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 3243), S11131 [26OC]

———enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (see S. 2773), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 5372), H8735 [3OC] (see H.R. 5495), H10256 [18OC]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see S. 2745), S5241 [15JN] (see H.R. 3996), H1077 [15MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (see S. 2251), S1461 [20MR]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see S. 3049), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H6599 [19JY]

———payment of special loan deficiency payments to eligible producers who have suffered yield losses due to damaging weather or disasters (see H.R. 5125), H7364 [7SE]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (see H.R. 4321), H2338 [13AP]

———provide a pool credit under Federal milk marketing orders for handlers of certified organic milk used for Class I purposes (see S. 3198), S10412 [12OC]

———provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (see S. 2442), S2728 [13AP]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2744), S5241 [15JN]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see S. 3218), S10716 [18OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H253 [8FE]

———require that before filing a civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility, an opportunity is allowed for alleged violations to be corrected (see S. 3122), S9381 [27SE]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 4780), H5435 [28JN]

Antitrust policy: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

———remove the notification requirement applicable to acquisitions of certain voting securities and assets and modify filing fees (see H.R. 4194), H1851 [5AP]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Armed Forces: implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (see H.R. 4208), H1956 [6AP]

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4840), H5955 [12JY]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see S. 2891), S7229 [19JY]

———oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies (see S. Res. 344), S7656 [26JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE] (see S. 3186), S10252 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 624), H9766 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 427), H9900 [12OC]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H10808 [24OC]

———prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2857), S6574 [12JY]

CBO: analyze impact of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [20JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 2634), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see S. 2590), S4190 [18MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

China, People's Republic of: make normal trade relations status contingent on a bilateral agreement with the U.S. on enforcement (see S. 2548), S3916 [11MY]

———provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2338 [13AP]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (see S. 2300), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 4298), H2338 [13AP]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see S. 3040), S8501 [13SE] (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Commission on Gasoline and Fuel Pricing: establish (see H.R. 4777), H5435 [28JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see S. 2697), S4820 [8JN] (see S. 3283), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 4541), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 5660), H12094 [14DE]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H5842 [11JY]

———provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 2445), S2728 [13AP]

———provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives (see H.R. 5663), H12094 [14DE]

Computers: apply certain disclosure requirements to operators of Internet web sites (see H.R. 3770), H630 [1MR]

———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 4122), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 5069), H7208 [27JY]

———encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see S. 3188), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 4246), H2238 [12AP]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 523), H4219 [12JN]

———establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H1284 [22MR]

———impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (see H.R. 4267), H2336 [13AP]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 5020), H7207 [27JY]

———prohibit the imposition of access charges and other unfair fees on the provision of Internet services (see H.R. 4202), H1956 [6AP]

———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 2542), S3916 [11MY]

———require providers of electronic mailboxes to provide forwarding addresses (see H.R. 4455), H3049 [15MY]

———restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H253 [8FE]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (see S. 3242), S10999 [25OC]

Consumers: prohibit operators of automatic teller machines that display paid advertising from imposing any fee (see H.R. 4812), H5736 [10JY]

———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H4336 [13JN]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

Copyrights: preserve efficient low-cost commercial financing of enterprises based upon the security of their copyrights and assets (see H.R. 4351), H2410 [2MY]

Corporations: support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (see S. Res. 290), S2617 [12AP]

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2335), S1986 [30MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 2927), S7656 [26JY]

Courts: provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

———waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 2369), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 5060), H7208 [27JY]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see S. 2820), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

———prevent injuries to vending machine users (see H.R. 4934), H6777 [24JY]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

Crime: combat telemarketing and mass marketing fraud (see S. 3025), S8342 [11SE]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (see H.R. 5673), H12531 [15DE]

———require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or handicapped that an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 4305), H2338 [13AP]

Customs Service: establish user fee to cover inspection costs at express courier facilities (see S. 3199), S10412 [12OC] (see H.R. 5450), H9767 [11OC]

———technical corrections to regulations on goods bearing foreign owned trademarks or trade names (see S. 2359), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 4816), H5736 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H254 [8FE]

———allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (see S. 2332), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 4523), H3649 [23MY]

———allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (see H.R. 4218), H1957 [6AP]

———ensure milk producers receive a fair price for milk marketed for domestic consumption and establish a National Milk Pricing Board (see H.R. 5052), H7208 [27JY]

———prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see S. 2221), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3863), H756 [8MR]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers for any month in which the national average price for Class III milk is less than a certain target price (see H.R. 5649), H12066 [8DE]

———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 2252), S1461 [20MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (see S. 2474), S2940 [26AP]

———impose a moratorium on the privatization and outsourcing of certain functions performed by civilian employees (see H.R. 4722), H5036 [22JN]

———include women-owned businesses as eligible participants in the Mentor-Protege Program (see S. 2483), S3023 [27AP]

———strengthen the National Defense Features program (see H.R. 5488), H10256 [18OC]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 2455), S2865 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy: ensure continuation of certain authorities through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health relative to indemnification and liability dealing with nuclear incidents (see H.R. 4446), H3049 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (see H.R. 4525), H3649 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see H.R. 3689), H510 [16FE]

Dept. of Labor: application of occupational safety and health regulations to home offices relative to promotion of telework opportunities (see H.R. 4080), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4098), H1476 [28MR]

———establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H4336 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for maintenance and repair of buildings and properties located on National Wildlife Refuge System lands by lessees of such facilities (see H.R. 5496), H10256 [18OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (see S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 5347), H8551 [29SE]

———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see H.R. 4978), H7128 [26JY]

Disabled: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]

Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see S. 2132), S1024 [1MR] (see H.R. 3812), H631 [1MR]

Drucker, Peter F.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5370), H8735 [3OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see S. 2520), S3691 [9MY]

———distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H2338 [13AP]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 2993), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE] (see H.R. 5313), H8405 [27SE]

———enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (see S. 3208), S10619 [17OC] (see H.R. 5476), H10036 [17OC]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see S. 2464), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 4869), H6469 [18JY]

———require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs (see S. 2466), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 4764), H5240 [27JN]

Durable goods: establish a statute of repose (H.R. 2005), consideration (see H. Res. 412), H164 [1FE]

Ecology and environment: grant States final authority to establish guidelines to determine which animal feeding operations are classified as concentrated for purposes of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 5638), H11954 [4DE]

———increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (see S. 2934), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5077), H7209 [27JY]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

Education: authorize reimbursement payments to employers for employee portable skills training (see H.R. 4216), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (see S. 2261), S1512 [21MR]

———establish national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship education (see S. 2958), S7839 [27JY]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (see S. 2067), S613 [10FE]

Electronic commerce: require disclosure of ownership and management information on Internet websites (see H.R. 5620), H11781 [1NO]

Employment: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (see H.R. 5362), H8735 [3OC]

———repeal overtime exemptions for motor carrier employees (see H.R. 4062), H1284 [22MR]

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 5492), H10256 [18OC]

———strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (see H.R. 4161), H1762 [4AP]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see S. 2497), S3258 [2MY]

EPA: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (see S. 2362), S2233 [5AP]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (see S. 2800), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4757), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 5422), H9504 [6OC]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5405), H9011 [5OC]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 3618), H340 [10FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7207 [27JY]

———prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]

———protect employees who seek equal wages (see H.R. 4597), H4035 [7JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 5262), H7991 [21SE]

———improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (see H.R. 4499), H3473 [19MY]

FCC: establish minimum quality standards, and monitor complaints, on wireless telephone service (see H.R. 4742), H5084 [23JN]

———fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see H.R. 5294), H8199 [26SE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2333), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2379), S2347 [6AP] (see S. 2566, 2568), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: prohibit sales of excess Federal computer equipment and other excess Federal property on the commercial market (see H. Res. 641), H10257 [18OC]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see S. 2216), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3589), H253 [8FE]

FERC: provide additional authority to order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential rates and charges for electricity (see H.R. 5626), H11842 [3NO]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

———facilitate transfers between interest-bearing accounts and transaction accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 3647), H373 [14FE]

———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 3611), H339 [10FE]

———prohibit use or sharing of medical health records or information (see S. 2863), S6677 [13JY]

———repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 4067), H1404 [23MR]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4209), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4427), H2966 [11MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY] (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY] (see H.R. 4585), H3924 [6JN]

Firearms: control sale of gun kits (see H.R. 4632), H4174 [9JN]

———prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H2238 [12AP]

Foreign aid: increase availability of credit to microenterprises lacking full access to credit and establish a Microfinance Loan Facility (see S. 2844), S6473 [11JY]

———make development assistance contingent on biannual certification of economic freedom in beneficiary countries (see S. 2861), S6677 [13JY]

———require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H4783 [20JN]

Foreign policy: provide for international debt relief and strengthen anticorruption measures and accountability at international financial institutions (see S. 3129), S9466 [28SE]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

———provide additional benefits for individuals receiving trade adjustment assistance (see H.R. 4466), H3172 [16MY]

———provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H3172 [16MY]

———provide trade adjustment assistance for certain workers (see H.R. 4641), H4220 [12JN]

———provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (see S. 2611), S4297 [23MY]

———require country-of-origin marking on door hinges (see S. 3104), S9195 [25SE] (see H.R. 5353), H8617 [2OC]

Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see S. 2331), S1986 [30MR]

FRS: preserve requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (see H.R. 5341), H8468 [28SE]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 5283), H8061 [25SE]

Government: improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (see S. 2242), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 4103), H1476 [28MR]

———provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (see S. 3166), S9944 [5OC]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S7840 [27JY]

Hazel Lorraine (vessel): restore commercial fishing eligibility (see S. 2432), S2727 [13AP]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H340 [10FE]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (see H. Res. 542), H5435 [28JN]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12066 [8DE]

———limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H8468 [28SE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), consideration (see H. Res. 520), H4174 [9JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 3057, 3058), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5628), H11842 [3NO]

High Level Commission on Immigrant Labor Policy: establish (see H.R. 4738), H5084 [23JN]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3637), H340 [10FE]

Human rights: establish principles on workers' rights for U.S. companies doing business in the People's Republic of China and Tibet (see S. 2574), S4103 [17MY]

Immigration: improve use of amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner account for demonstration programs to provide technical skills training for certain high demand occupations (see H.R. 4402), H2770 [9MY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

———make certain immigration consultant practices criminal offenses (see S. 3074), S8822 [20SE]

———prevent fraud and abuse in the granting of H-1B nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4227), H2121 [11AP]

———prohibit H-2A workers from bringing lawsuits against employers, except in the State in which the employer resides, or has its principal place of business (see H.R. 4344), H2339 [13AP]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

———provide H-1B nonimmigrant status to aliens without regard to certain limits if the U.S. employer seeking the alien's entry makes a scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education (see H.R. 5625), H11842 [3NO]

———provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (see S. 3239), S10999 [25OC]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H1956 [6AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (see H. Res. 434), H755 [8MR]

Insurance: encourage employer selection of freedom-of-choice health coverage (see H.R. 5568), H11206 [26OC]

———limit the administrative expenses and profits of managed care entities to a certain percentage of premium revenues (see S. 2975), S7840 [27JY]

———require insurers engaged in interstate commerce to fully compensate the insured before exercising any right under a subrogation or reimbursement clause in an insurance policy (see H.R. 4116), H1587 [29MR]

———require large employers to notify their employees of the amount paid by the employer for employee health coverage (see H.R. 5440), H9767 [11OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see S. 2325), S1884 [29MR]

———simplify sales and use taxes and ensure that such taxes are equitably applied (see H.R. 4462), H3171 [16MY]

Investments: establish regulatory framework for over-the-counter derivative instruments operating under Federal banking agencies and clarify legality of certain transactions involving such derivatives (see H.R. 4203), H1956 [6AP]

———increase participation in employee stock purchase plans and individual retirement plans in periods of economic growth attributable to international trade (see S. 2244), S1392 [9MR]

Iron and steel industry: monitor imports from certain countries and impose a ban on such imports if exporting country is noncompliant with international trade agreements (see H. Res. 442), H1077 [15MR]

———provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (see S. Res. 275), S1461 [20MR]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 4963), H7127 [26JY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 111), S3692 [9MY] (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2284), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 3833), H646 [6MR] (see H.R. 3846), H756 [8MR] (see H.R. 4177), H1763 [4AP] (see H.R. 5538), H11193 [25OC]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (see H. Res. 434), H755 [8MR]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H2966 [11MY]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (see S. 3070), S8759 [19SE]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3012), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 5154), H7502 [12SE] (see H.R. 5190), H7651 [14SE]

———make it illegal to sell tires which are the subject of a recall (see H.R. 5332), H8468 [28SE]

———prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 5479), H10036 [17OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3059), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 428), H9900 [12OC]

———require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (see S. 3061), S8635 [15SE]

NASA: authorize the lease, joint-development, or use of a commercially provided inflatable habitation module for the international space station (see H.R. 5183), H7651 [14SE]

———encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (see S. 2316), S1884 [29MR]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 4781), H5435 [28JN]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (see S. 2447), S2728 [13AP]

National Commission on Space: establish (see S. 2988), S7840 [27JY]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 5635), H11927 [14NO]

National Women's Business Council: funding (see S. 2243), S1392 [9MR]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 2052), S612 [10FE]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (see S. 2719), S5027 [13JN]

———repeal Indian racial preference laws (see H.R. 5523), H10473 [19OC]

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (see H.R. 4906), H6717 [20JY]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 4429), H2966 [11MY]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 2676), S4564 [6JN]

NRC: renew authority to indemnify licensees (see S. 2292), S1671 [23MR]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (see S. 2162), S1117 [2MR]

Occupational safety and health: ensure the availability of funds for ergonomic protection standards (see H.R. 5609), H11716 [31OC] (see H.R. 5611), H11781 [1NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 5037, 5038), H7207 [27JY]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H47 (see H.R. 3530), H48 (see H.R. 3539), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 3643), H341 [10FE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence unless the job involves hazardous materials or the workplace was created so that the Act would not apply (see H.R. 3588), H253 [8FE]

Patents: establish a U.S./Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Office to assist GSP countries in improving their patent systems and issuing patents compatible with U.S. laws and standards (see H.R. 4331), H2339 [13AP]

———improve quality of patents on certain inventions (see H.R. 5364), H8735 [3OC]

Pensions: harmonize employer-sponsored retirement plan services requirements with other Federal and State laws (see H.R. 4749), H5168 [26JN]

———increase the availability of employer-sponsored retirement plan services to participants, beneficiaries, and plan fiduciaries (see H.R. 4748), H5168 [26JN]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see S. 2969), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4747), H5168 [26JN]

Petroleum: address recent price increase in heating oil and other petroleum distillates (see H. Con. Res. 287), H1119 [16MR]

———ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see S. 2094), S799 [24FE] (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

———impose a civil penalty on any energy-producing company that implements an unreasonable price increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products (see H.R. 3902), H921 [9MR]

———reimburse fines levied and collected due to illegal practices engaged in by participants in the petroleum industry to injured consumers based on the consumers' distance from Eau Claire, WI (see H.R. 4913), H6718 [20JY]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

———provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 4772), H5240 [27JN]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3636), H340 [10FE]

Political campaigns: disclosure of information on the financing of campaigns for Federal elections (see H.R. 5507), H10472 [19OC]

Power resources: provide incentives for improved and efficient use of energy sources (see S. 3092), S8941 [21SE]

———restore ownership of uranium enrichment facilities to the Federal Government (see H.R. 4883), H6469 [18JY]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (see S. 3180), S10083 [6OC] (see H.R. 5571), H11206 [26OC]

———enhance and protect privacy of computer users (see S. 3083), S8823 [20SE]

———prohibit the sale, share, or transfer of information acquired by Internet sites that include a pledge that it would not be released (see H.R. 4814), H5736 [10JY]

———protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2928), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5430), H9634 [10OC]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see S. 2063), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3560), H90 [31JA]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

———penalize the knowing and reckless introduction of a defective product into interstate commerce (see S. 3014), S8197 [7SE]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see S. 2967), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4971), H7128 [26JY]

———facilitate transition to more reliability, competition and efficiency in electric power industry (see S. 2098), S799 [24FE]

———provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (see S. 2886), S7160 [18JY]

———provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H6777 [24JY]

SBA: encourage the expansion of business-to-business relationships and the provision of certain information (see H.R. 4464), H3172 [16MY]

———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

———establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 5249), H7990 [21SE]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (see H. Res. 663), H11526 [29OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 533), H5240 [27JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 652), H11194 [25OC]

———reauthorize loan programs (see S. 3236), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5545), H11194 [25OC] (see H.R. 5652), H12080 [11DE] (see H.R. 5654), H12085 [13DE] (see H.R. 5667), H12531 [15DE]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S867 [28FE]

Senate Legal Counsel: intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (see S. Res. 283), S2438 [7AP]

Ships and vessels: revise laws relative to cruise vessels (see H.R. 5337), H8468 [28SE]

Small business: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H.R. 5145), H7373 [11SE]

———establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]

———permit the sale of guaranteed loans made for export purposes before the loans have been fully disbursed to borrowers (see H.R. 4944), H7002 [25JY]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), consideration (see H. Res. 423), H454 [15FE]

———reauthorize assistance programs (see S. 3121), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

———reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), consideration (see H. Res. 439), H996 [14MR]

———require certain acquisitions of goods and services to be from small businesses and authorize certain acquisitions using a governmentwide commercial purchase card (see H.R. 4943), H7002 [25JY]

Small Business Investment Act: corrections (see H.R. 3845), H756 [8MR]

South Carolina: extend the temporary office of bankruptcy judge (see H.R. 5525), H10534 [23OC]

States: regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (see H. Con. Res. 312), H2339 [13AP]

———remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H3474 [19MY]

Sudan: provide compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H.R. 5636), H11927 [14NO]

———relief for Salah Idris and El Shifa Pharmaceuticals Industries Co., relative to the bombing of the El Shifa Pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum (see H.R. 5290), H8061 [25SE]

———U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 668), H11928 [14NO]

Surface Transportation Board: resolve disagreements between mass transit authorities and freight railroads over access to freight track and rights-of-way for fixed guideway transportation (see H.R. 4507), H3474 [19MY]

———strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (see S. 2604), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4514), H3523 [22MY]

Tariff: tire manufacturing equipment (see S. 2614), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4573), H3868 [25MY]

Tax Reform Act: amend (see S. 2104), S799 [24FE]

Taxation: affirm the confidentiality of closing and similar agreements and agreements with foreign governments (see H.R. 5463), H9900 [12OC]

———allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H8468 [28SE]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4723), H5036 [22JN]

———allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H7932 [20SE]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H996 [14MR]

———allow credits to radio station owners who donate the license, and other assets of such station, to a nonprofit corporation that supports the fine arts (see H.R. 3648), H373 [14FE]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 5128), H7364 [7SE]

———allow fishermen to use income averaging and extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see S. 2605), S4297 [23MY]

———allow tax credit for businesses which provide free public Internet access (see H.R. 3598), H254 [8FE]

———allow tax credit for public transportation expenses and reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 3538), H49 [27JA]

———allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3171 [16MY]

———application of excise taxes on air transportation relative to amounts paid for mileage credits for individuals residing outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4470), H3172 [16MY]

———clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (see S. 2979), S7840 [27JY]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 4383), H2605 [4MY]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities (see S. 3145), S9606 [2OC]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H7991 [21SE]

———credit for development costs of telecommunications facilities in rural areas (see S. 2321), S1884 [29MR]

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (see S. 2465), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 3665), H454 [15FE]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———encourage investment in small companies (see H.R. 5455), H9899 [12OC]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 4676), H4591 [15JN]

———encourage the granting of employee stock options (see H.R. 4972), H7128 [26JY]

———enhance competitiveness of the U.S. leasing industry (see H.R. 5063), H7208 [27JY]

———enhanced research credit for development of smart gun technologies (see H.R. 5012), H7206 [27JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]

———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see S. 2017), S149 [31JA]

———exclude income derived from the manufacture of products, and provision of services, in outer space (see H.R. 3898), H921 [9MR]

———exclude tobacco products from qualifying foreign trade property in the treatment of extraterritorial income (see S. 3285), S11917 [15DE]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3579), H219 [7FE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 3225), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 5506), H10472 [19OC]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see S. 2334), S1986 [30MR]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2255), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4460), H3171 [16MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (see H. Res. 496), H2769 [9MY]

———impose a discriminatory profits tax on pharmaceutical companies that charge higher prices to domestic wholesale distributors than to foreign wholesale distributors (see S. 3103), S9195 [25SE]

———impose a windfall profit tax on electricity sold in Orange and San Diego Counties, CA, during the summer (see H.R. 5484), H10256 [18OC]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 4974), H7128 [26JY]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil to fund heating assistance for consumers and small business owners (see S. 3118), S9381 [27SE]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see S. 2717), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4562), H3868 [25MY]

———increase standard mileage rates for certain deductions for use of passenger automobiles (see H.R. 5090), H7209 [27JY]

———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 5541), H11193 [25OC]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2028), S328 [3FE] (see S. 2036), S381 [7FE] (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———permit advanced refunding of private activity bonds with general obligation bonds if the governmental issuer takes over the private activity bond (see H.R. 4155), H1674 [3AP]

———phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see S. 3098), S9033 [22SE]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4192), H1851 [5AP]

———prevent the duplication of losses through the assumption of liabilities giving rise to a deduction (see S. 2354), S2107 [4AP]

———prevent unintended disqualification of trusts as electing small business trusts (see H.R. 4561), H3868 [25MY]

———prohibit treatment of workmen's compensation benefits as Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3857), H756 [8MR]

———promote pension opportunities for women (see S. 2671), S4564 [6JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 2250), S1461 [20MR]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see S. 3235), S10999 [25OC]

———provide for an election for special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions (see H.R. 3851), H756 [8MR]

———provide for community revitalization and extension of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 5662), H12094 [14DE]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see S. 3004), S8019 [5SE] (see H.R. 5159), H7502 [12SE]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development (see S. 2422), S2727 [13AP]

———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see S. 2685), S4669 [7JN] (see H.R. 4270), H2336 [13AP]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC] (see H.R. 4923), H6776 [24JY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 5176), H7651 [14SE] (see H.R. 5345), H8551 [29SE]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (see S. 2401), S2527 [11AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 2955), S7839 [27JY]

———reduce interest rate on installment payments of estate tax on closely held business interests (see H.R. 4515), H3648 [23MY]

———reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H1628 [30MR]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see S. 2436), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———require fines paid to the U.S. as a result of motor fuel price investigations to be rebated to consumers in the form of reductions in Federal motor fuel excise taxes (see H.R. 4804), H5655 [29JN]

———simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires (see S. 2587), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4342), H2339 [13AP]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

———treatment of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 5471), H9900 [12OC]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of certain profits of businesses operated in connection with a public-private partnership with Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence (see S. 3056), S8635 [15SE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S680 [22FE]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H1851 [5AP]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2337 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see S. 2601), S4237 [22MY] (see H.R. 4274), H2336 [13AP]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 5486), H10256 [18OC]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 4686), H4591 [15JN]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see S. 2949), S7839 [27JY]

———treatment of employee stock purchase plans (see S. 3265), S11423 [31OC]

———treatment of information technology internships and fellowships (see H.R. 5597), H11445 [27OC]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 5004), H7206 [27JY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 2874), S6841 [14JY]

———treatment of reimported tobacco products (see H.R. 3917), H997 [14MR]

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3099), S9033 [22SE] (see H.R. 5076), H7209 [27JY]

———treatment of telecommuting (see S. 2431), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 3819), H631 [1MR]

———waive income inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account or a section 401(k) plan if the distribution is contributed to charity (see H.R. 4433), H2966 [11MY]

———waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer or a terminal disease (see H.R. 4265), H2336 [13AP]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

———prohibit imposition of time-based access charges on Internet telephony (see H.R. 4769), H5240 [27JN]

———prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (see S. 2476), S3023 [27AP]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 432), H755 [8MR]

———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see S. 2572), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 3850), H756 [8MR]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with Government ownership (see S. 2793), S5884 [27JN]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see H.R. 4903), H6717 [20JY]

Telephones: prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising by carriers providing ``dial-around'' long distance services (see H.R. 5619), H11781 [1NO]

———prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S328 [3FE]

———prohibit use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephone systems to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 5300), H8199 [26SE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H2238 [12AP]

Tobacco products: combat smuggling of tobacco products into the U.S. (see S. 2493), S3258 [2MY]

———increase legal age for smoking (see H.R. 4432), H2966 [11MY]

———provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 5382), H8799 [4OC]

———provide for a more restrictive tariff-rate quota on imports (see H.R. 5381), H8799 [4OC]

———provide for the disclosure of certain products and prescribe labels for packages and advertising (see S. 2125), S930 [29FE]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H1163 [21MR]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (see S. 2105), S799 [24FE]

Truth in Lending Act: require stores offering credit or charge accounts to prominently display certain information (see H.R. 4093), H1412 [27MR]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (see S. 3001), S8105 [6SE]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (see H.J. Res. 89), H631 [1MR] (see H.J. Res. 90), H647 [6MR]

———withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (see H. Res. 528), H4674 [19JN]

World War II: encourage Japanese companies to compensate former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5435 [28JN]

———facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (see S. Con. Res. 158), S11423 [31OC]

Charters

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., and OSHA Partnership To Ensure a Safe and Healthy Work Environment in the Construction Industry, E448 [30MR]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219, S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Conference reports

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415), H9723-H9765 [11OC]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), H4115-H4118 [8JN]

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act (S. 376), H636-H639 [2MR]

Cost Estimates

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (H.R. 4541): CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H9867 [12OC]

Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act (H.R. 3850): CBO, H10883 [25OC]

Promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495): CBO, S10893 [23OC]

Descriptions

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 1102): Jeffords Amendment on Simplifying and Modifying Provisions Relative to Employer Pension Plans, S10097-S10099 [6OC]

Excerpts

News stories on negative impact of gambling, H11232-H11235 [26OC]

Executive orders

Increasing opportunities for women-owned small businesses: President Clinton, S4332 [23MY]

Explanations

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415): Conference Report, S11698-S11724 [7DE]

Clarify Status of Professional Employer Organizations in Order To Assist Small Businesses in Providing Employee Benefits and Collecting Employment Taxes (S. 2979), S7893-S7895 [27JY]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Taxation (Joint), H10442-H10444 [19OC]

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (H.R. 4923), H6816-H6820 [25JY]

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (S. 3152), S9729-S9746 [3OC]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), S5283-S5288 [16JN]

Factsheets

OSHA's Use of Contractors During the Rulemaking Process—Expert Witnesses and Consultant Services, S5641 [22JN]

Letters

Acquisition of U.S. telecommunications companies by foreign firms: Senator Hollings, S7427 [21JY]

———several Senators, S7427 [21JY]

———William E. Kennard, FCC, S7428 [21JY]

Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund use by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors: Senator Grassley, S5100 [14JN]

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE], S9124 [25SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9374 [27SE]

———Vice President Gore, S7820 [27JY]

Average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks: Alan Reuther, UAW, S5203 [15JN]

———Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S5200 [15JN]

———John D. Graham, Harvard University Center for Risk Analysis, S5199 [15JN]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S5204 [15JN]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S10346 [12OC], H9836 [12OC]

———several bankruptcy scholars, S10772 [19OC], S11448-S11450 [1NO]

———several law professors, S169 [1FE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Biotechnology research: several scientists, S63 [26JA]

Brownfields Revitalization Act: Kenny Guinn and Tom Vilsack, National Governors' Association, S4199 [18MY]

Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization and amendments: Lawrence H. Summers, Arthur Levitt, Alan Greenspan, and William J. Rainer, President's Working Group on Financial Markets, S11897 [15DE], S11947 [2JA]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth L. Lay, Enron Corp., E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth M. Raisler, E1940 [25OC]

———Marc E. Lackritz and Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, E1940 [25OC]

———Matthew P. Fink, Investment Company Institute, E1941 [25OC]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10442 [19OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E1877 [23OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), E1878 [23OC]

———several financial investment groups, E1940 [25OC]

———several organizations, E1940 [25OC]

———William J. Rainer, CFTC, H8437 [28SE]

Disaster assistance to fruit producers: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Economic impact of increasing oil prices: Senators Specter and Biden, S1943, S1944 [30MR]

Ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable: Clarence E. Anthony, National League of Cities, S179 [1FE]

———Sarah Brady, Handgun Control (organization), S180 [1FE]

———Wellington E. Webb, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S179 [1FE]

Ensure physician's rights to choose whether to join a labor organization: Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, H5642 [29JN]

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices: Representative Stark, E1656 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid: Fred Hassan, Pharmacia Corp., E1883 [23OC]

———Representative Stark, E2033, E2037-E2039 [31OC]

Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities: Aida Alvarez, SBA, S8732 [19SE]

———Harry C. Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce, S8733 [19SE]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H10697 [24OC]

Grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco, and reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products: John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, E371 [21MR]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: several Senators, S1545 [22MR]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: David A. Kessler, S9258 [26SE]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H9702 [11OC]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H9702 [11OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H9702 [11OC]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network-Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., H9703 [11OC]

———Representative Archer, S10685 [18OC]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Commerce (House), S10684 [18OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S10688 [18OC]

———Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10688 [18OC]

———Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H9702 [11OC]

———several Representatives, H9703 [11OC]

———several patient and survivor organizations, H9703 [11OC]

Improve compliance with and encourage public participation in the trade advisory committee system relative to trade agreements: Senator Baucus, S2230 [5AP]

Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act: Patricia McGinnis, Council for Excellence in Government, S9948 [5OC]

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 anniversary: Representative Delahunt, E1198 [11JY]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H2795 [10MY]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, H2794 [10MY]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H2795 [10MY]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, H2795 [10MY]

———James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia, H2790 [10MY]

———Joan Bowman, Mayor of Lenexa, KS, H2798 [10MY]

———several Governors, H2794 [10MY]

———Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, H2794 [10MY]

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act: Carla J. Stovall, National Association of Attorneys General, S10621 [17OC]

———Henri R. Manasse, Jr., American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, S10622 [17OC]

———John A. Gans, American Pharmaceutical Association, S10621 [17OC]

———Linda F. Golodner, National Consumers League, S10622 [17OC]

———Peter M. Neupert, drugstore.com, Inc., S10622 [17OC]

Involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts: Representative Schaffer, E316 [15MR]

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans: Horace B. Deets, AARP, H6689 [20JY]

———Karen W. Ferguson and Karen Friedman, Pension Rights Center, H6689 [20JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: George N. Miller, Jr., Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital, H11550 [30OC]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: President Clinton, S10524 [13OC]

Medicare reimbursement of prescription drug costs at the average wholesale price: Representative Stark, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1620, E1622 [28SE]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act: several Senators, S1846 [29MR]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act appointment of conferees: Coalition for Electronic Authentication, S1208 [7MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1208 [7MR]

———Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, S1209 [7MR]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S1208 [7MR]

Minimum wage level: Florence C. Kimball, Friends Committee on National Legislation, H885 [9MR]

———Kathy Thornton, NETWORK (organization), H886 [9MR]

———Kenneth K. Moore, Little Mint, Inc., H1659 [3AP]

———several religious leaders, H885 [9MR]

———Valora Washington, H886 [9MR]

Multiemployer pension benefits plan limitations: Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), E1323 [26JY]

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, H903 [9MR]

———Matthew J. Flanigan, Telecommunications Industry Association, H903 [9MR]

———Robert W. Ross, New Skies Satellites, N.V., H903 [9MR]

———W. Allen Moore, Chambers Associates Inc., H903 [9MR]

———several satellite companies, H903 [9MR]

OSHA implementation of ergonomic regulations: Connie J. Varcasia, New York State Dept. of Labor, S5644 [22JN]

———Johnny J. Butler, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry, S5645 [22JN]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, H4101 [8JN]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

Pension Benefits Protection and Preservation Act: several Representatives, H854-H856 [9MR]

People's Republic of China admission into the World Trade Organization: Vice President Gore, S838 [28FE]

Prescription drug importation into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale: John M. Rector, National Community Pharmacists Association, S7377 [20JY]

———Representative Dingell, S7206 [19JY]

———Ronald J. Streck, National Wholesale Druggists' Association, S7206 [19JY]

Price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane: Mary Barley, Everglades Trust, Inc., E1212 [11JY]

———Wade Steiger, S7324 [20JY]

Prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S6071 [29JN]

———several health care organizations, S6070 [29JN]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Bruce N. Hahn, Computing Technology Industry Association, H6675 [20JY]

———Charles H. Cantus, Professional Services Council, H6676 [20JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H6673 [20JY]

———Deidre A. Lee, OMB, H6683 [20JY]

———Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

———Gary Engebretson, Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———John W. Douglass, Aerospace Industries Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———Kevin M. Burke, Food Distributors International, H6678 [20JY]

———Lawrence F. Skibbie, National Defense Industrial Association, H6677 [20JY]

———Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America, H6679 [20JY]

———Lyn M. Withey, International Paper (business), H6679 [20JY]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H6677 [20JY]

———Michael J. Eastman, Legal Policy Association, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6678 [20JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H6683 [20JY]

———Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H6673 [20JY]

———Representatives Thomas M. Davis and James P. Moran, H6679 [20JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H6674 [20JY]

———Richard W. Carroll, Small Business Technology Coalition, H6673 [20JY]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, H6674, H6683 [20JY]

———Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resource Management, H6679 [20JY]

———Technology Coalition for Responsible Procurement, H6675 [20JY]

———Todd McCracken, National Small Business United, H6673 [20JY]

———William B. Spencer, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, H6675 [20JY]

Prohibit listing of Chinese companies on U.S. stock markets: Richard A. Grasso, New York Stock Exchange, Inc., S8325 [11SE]

Proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc.: Alfred E. Kahn, S7692 [26JY]

Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Representatives Dingell and Norwood, Committee on Commerce (House), S4788 [8JN]

———several individuals, H97 [1FE]

Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's: Representative Ganske, S7516 [25JY]

Provide wage-based tax credits in Puerto Rico: several Representatives, H6839 [25JY]

Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act: several corporate executives, S9887-S9889 [5OC]

Reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research: Dan Schulder, National Council of Senior Citizens, S6097 [29JN]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S6097 [29JN]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S6097 [29JN]

Research and development tax credit extension: several Massachusetts businesses, S6613 [13JY]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: several organizations, S1566 [22MR]

SBA politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election: Senator Bond, Committee on Small Business (Senate), S11229 [27OC]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Barry B. Anderson, CBO, H472 [16FE]

———Nancy Stoner, Natural Resources Defense Council, H483 [16FE]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H472 [16FE]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H472 [16FE]

Small business Superfund litigation: Barbara A. Williams, H8126 [26SE]

Small Business Tax Fairness Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H843 [9MR]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H843 [9MR]

Snowmobile use in national parks: Lori M. Fussell, Environmental Engineering and Research (business), S7097-S7099 [18JY]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act: Benjamin Y. Cooper, Printing Industries of America, Inc., S5908 [27JN]

———Christian Richter, several trade and professional associations, S5909 [27JN]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S5908 [27JN]

———Jeremiah Baumann, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S5909 [27JN]

———Kevin Mills, Environmental Defense (organization), S5909 [27JN]

———Patricia G. Kenworthy, National Environmental Trust, S5909 [27JN]

———Patricia Gallagher, National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, S5909 [27JN]

Tax incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites: several Representatives, H6824 [25JY]

Tax treatment of employee stock purchase plans: John P. Palafoutas, American Electronics Association, S11424 [31OC]

———Roderic W. Lewis, Micron Technology, Inc., S11424 [31OC]

Transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund Dept. of Justice litigation against tobacco industry: several veterans organizations, H4496 [15JN]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), S10398 [12OC]

———Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S10230 [11OC]

Tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign participants: several Members of Congress, E1805 [17OC]

———several Senators, S9190 [25SE]

Tribute to Regas Restaurant: Joseph L. Johnson, E1894 [24OC]

———Vera Roberts, E1894 [24OC]

U.S. entertainment industry impact on the Ukraine: Ukrainian religious leader, H7570 [13SE]

Use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry: several African American business and educational organizations, H1845, H1846 [5AP]

Withdraw U.S. membership and funding from the World Trade Organization: Ernest S. Micek, Emergency Committee for American Trade, H4805 [21JN]

———U.S. Alliance for Trade Expansion, H4806 [21JN]

Workforce investment programs funding: J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5967 [28JN]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S5968 [28JN]

———Massachusetts Municipal Association, S5969 [28JN]

———Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, MA, S5968 [28JN]

———U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5966 [28JN]

Lists

American Meat Institute, S5100 [14JN]

Communities for Safer Guns Coalition, H4888-H4890 [21JN]

Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

Contributors to disaster assistance for Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Foremost Foods, Inc., employees on Guam, E1679 [4OC]

Newswire stories on gambling, H6064 [17JY]

Northeast Regional Council Matchmakers High Performance Team, S4292 [23MY]

Organizations opposed to S. 625, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S171 [1FE]

Pending tax cuts in the 106th Congress, S7607 [26JY]

Supporters of H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1939 [25OC]

Supporters of S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, S5218 [15JN]

Supporters of S. 2105, Antitampering Act, S819 [24FE]

Supporters of S. 2718, Energy Efficient Buildings Incentives Act, E1634 [29SE]

U.S. agricultural trade balance and deficit with the People's Republic of China, S8550 [14SE]

U.S. Alliance for Trade Expansion, H4806-H4808 [21JN]

U.S. Trustee Program bankruptcy criminal cases, S5386-S5389 [20JN]

Memorandums

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Morton Rosenberg, Congressional Research Service, H5633-H5635 [29JN]

Messages

Consumer Product Safety Commission Enhanced Enforcement Act: President Clinton, S3944 [15MY], S4011 [16MY], H2975 [15MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Bahrain: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Bolivia: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Croatia: President Clinton, S4330 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With El Salvador: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Honduras: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Jordan: President Clinton, S4330 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Lithuania: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Mozambique: President Clinton, S4330 [23MY]

Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, S7653 [26JY], H7061 [26JY]

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: President Clinton, S3256 [2MY], S10799 [19OC], H2374 [2MY], H10461 [19OC]

Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, S1745 [27MR], S8756 [19SE], H1422 [28MR], H7817 [19SE]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788, H9791 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11205 [27OC], H9840 [12OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H487 [16FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H67 [31JA], H129 [1FE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9028 [22SE], S9338, S9375 [27SE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H866 [9MR]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H899 [9MR]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11416 [31OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2819 [10MY]

Papers

On the Commodification of Medicine: Senator Moynihan, S7207-S7210 [19JY]

Petitions and memorials

Lenexa, KS: Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2798 [10MY]

Poems

``Fence or an Ambulance,'' Joseph Malins, S8262 [8SE]

``Ode to Sholl's Cafeteria,'' John R. Seitz, E836 [25MY]

Press releases

FTC Charges Drug Manufacturers With Stifling Competition in Two Prescription Drug Markets: FTC, H5309 [28JN]

Fuel Economy Cost May Be Compromised To Meet Tougher Emission Standards in Next-Generation Cars: National Research Council, S6320 [10JY]

Governor Requests Disaster Designation for Fruit Growers in South and Southwest Michigan: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

House GOP Minimum Wage Plan Offers $11 in Upper-Income Tax Breaks for Every $1 in Wage Hikes for Low Earners: Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), H858 [9MR]

New NAM Report on Manufacturing Trade Finds NAFTA Responsible for Half of U.S. Export Growth in 2000: National Association of Manufacturers, S8541 [14SE]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: AMA, S4788 [8JN]

Proclamations

National Biotechnology Month: President Clinton, S60 [26JA]

RK HO

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, H8293 [27SE]

Remarks in House

A.O. Reed & Co.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E786 [19MY]

Advertising: use of false suggestions by certain businesses that they financially support the Olympic games, E1492 [14SE]

Aerospace Electronic Commerce Day: observance, E1237 [14JY]

Agriculture: disaster assistance to fruit producers, H5705 [10JY]

———enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), H10874, H10875 [25OC], E1977 [28OC]

———establish grants and loans for equity capital to establish farmer-owned cooperatives, H1566, H1567 [29MR]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (H.R. 3513), H1947 [6AP]

———impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, H1070-H1072 [15MR]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year, H7064 [26JY]

———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (H.R. 1144), H1072 [15MR]

———price supports for wool and mohair, H5776, H5777 [11JY]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power, H5704 [10JY]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, E1212 [11JY]

AID: ensure gender-related issues are considered in program decisions, H5996, H5997 [13JY]

Air pollution: clean air standards, H8778, H8779, H8780 [4OC]

Airbus Industries: subsidies by European countries, H1082 [16MR]

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (H.R. 2161), E1782 [13OC]

Alpine Bank: Grand Junction, CO, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E145 [15FE]

America Online, Inc.: anniversary, E839 [25MY]

American Business Women's Association: anniversary, E1524 [19SE]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (H.R. 4780), E1146 [29JN]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur, H6923, H6924 [25JY], E1919 [25OC]

Anschutz, Philip: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans honoree, E649 [4MY]

Armed Forces: implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (H.R. 4208), H6475 [19JY]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H7717-H7719 [18SE], H7858 [19SE]

Asian Development Bank: encourage Japanese officials to improve management, institute banking reforms, and accept the U.S. nominee for a vice president's position, E826 [24MY]

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.: anniversary, E814 [23MY]

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4840), H7384, H7385 [12SE]

AT&T: antitrust legislation relative to merger with MediaOne, E2036 [31OC]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, H167 [2FE]

———boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 417), H223 [8FE], H517 [29FE]

Aviation: address problems dealing with quality of airline service, H5728 [10JY]

———investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against new entrant air carriers, H1004 [15MR]

———merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., H7068 [26JY], E1090 [23JN], E1644 [2OC]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to General Motors Corp., assembly plant, E1578 [25SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws, H8097 [26SE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9796 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9809 [11OC], H9832-H9840 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9826-H9832 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), motion to instruct conferees, H9791-H9796 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), E134 [14FE]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (H.R. 1161), H10690-H10698 [24OC], E1528 [19SE]

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H6703-H6705 [20JY]

Bliss Manufacturing Co., Inc.: bankruptcy filing, H938 [14MR]

Block Communications, Inc.: anniversary, E2075 [3NO]

Boston, MA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103, E1198 [11JY]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1976-H1984 [10AP]

Bureau of Economic Analysis: funding, H5072 [23JN]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, H8746 [4OC], H9874 [12OC], H10230 [18OC], H10903-H10905 [25OC], H11474 [28OC], H11507, H11508 [29OC], H11749 [1NO], H11789 [2NO]

Buy American Act: compliance, H407 [15FE], H1493 [29MR], H1603, H1604 [30MR], H1820 [5AP], H2155, H2156, H2163 [12AP], H2465 [3MY], H2561, H2565, H2566 [4MY], H3076 [16MY], H3959 [7JN], H6016 [13JY], H6689 [20JY]

Caine, Nona and Bill: Versailles, MO, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, E791 [19MY]

California: Excellence in Business Award recipients, E1363 [27JY]

Carleo, Louie D.: Pueblo, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charles W. Crews Business Leader of the Year award recipient, E1185 [10JY]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5562-H5574 [29JN]

Celanese Chemicals (business): La Porte-Bayshore, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1798 [16OC]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8123-H8132, H8154 [26SE], E1488 [14SE], E1646 [2OC]

———provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), H8129 [26SE]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment, H5174 [27JN]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (H.R. 1300), H8131 [26SE]

Chicago, IL: FAA allocation of slots at O'Hare International Airport, H1025, H1027 [15MR]

China, People's Republic of: effects of permanent normal trade relations on U.S. agricultural interests, H3730, H3733, H3740 [24MY]

———purchase of missiles and warships from Russia, H5848 [12JY], H7284 [7SE], H8000 [25SE]

———transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H5080 [23JN]

CIA: investigate the effects of foreign espionage on U.S. trade secrets, patents, technology developments, and industrial competitiveness, H3507 [22MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H737 [8MR]

Claims: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (H.R. 1987), H331 [10FE]

Clark County, NV: closing of abandoned mines, H8000 [25SE]

Clinton, MA: tribute to Clinton High School, and NYPRO, Inc., participants at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) competition, E690 [10MY]

Clinton, President: invitation to join Lippo Group (business) Board of Directors, H8897 [5OC]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 2300), H10494, H10495 [23OC]

Colorado Coalition for New Energy Technologies: tribute, E1628 [28SE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (H.R. 4049), H1288 [23MR], H8561-H8570 [2OC], E1652 [3OC]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, H12485, H12488, H12491, H12495, H12497, H12498, H12501 [15DE], E2181 [14DE]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H8436 [28SE], H9867 [12OC], H10411-H10449 [19OC], E858 [25MY], E1858 [19OC], E1877, E1878-E1880 [23OC], E1930, E1939 [25OC]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), permission to file report, H10365 [19OC]

Community development: provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives, E2246 [2JA]

———provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities, E990 [13JN]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4763-H4765, H4773, H4775 [20JN], H4906, H4907 [21JN]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (H.R. 4122), E448 [30MR]

———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (H.R. 5069), E1388 [27JY]

———encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 4246), E545 [12AP]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce, H2970 [15MY]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H486-H489 [16FE], H2638 [8MY]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4351-H4366 [14JN], E1026, E1034 [15JN], E1071 [21JN], E1078 [22JN], E1097 [23JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 523), H4346-H4351 [14JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), insert H.R. 1714 language in lieu, H487 [16FE]

———ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, H4360 [14JN]

———establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (H.R. 4059), H3534 [23MY], E494 [5AP]

———extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes, encourage States to develop a streamlined sales and use tax system, and authorize an Interstate Sales and Use Tax Compact, H2802 [10MY]

———impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (H.R. 4267), E564 [13AP], E623 [3MY], E741 [17MY]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet, H11232 [26OC]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6057-H6068 [17JY], E1269 [19JY], E1304 [24JY]

———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail, H3057 [16MY]

———protection of databases, E1759 [12OC], E1974 [28OC]

———provide law enforcement officials with the authority and resources to combat the transmission of computer viruses, H2597 [4MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H2514 [4MY], H6369-H6374 [18JY]

———restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (H.R. 3582), H2353-H2357 [2MY], H9660 [11OC]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (H. Con. Res. 300), H2350-H2353 [2MY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H3288 [17MY]

Connecticut: tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2016 [28OC]

Consumer League of New Jersey: anniversary, E886 [6JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8688-H8690 [3OC], E1718 [6OC]

———authority of administrative law judges to bar companies from receiving Federal contracts, H7379 [12SE]

Copyrights: preserve efficient low-cost commercial financing of enterprises based upon the security of their copyrights and assets (H.R. 4351), E926 [9JN]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 4586), E900 [6JN]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports, E2015 [28OC]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (H.R. 4311), E587 [13AP]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (H.R. 5673), E2233 [15DE]

Crown Central Petroleum Corp.: anniversary of lockout of union workers, H192 [2FE]

Customs Service: computer system modernization funding, H6626, H6631 [20JY]

Daub, J. Anderson: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, E194 [29FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H11509, H11510 [29OC]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 1715), H7677 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (H.R. 4218), E509 [6AP]

———efforts to combat food industry monopolistic pricing practices and antitrust activities, E1169 [30JN]

———Market Access Program funding, H5701-H5704 [10JY], H5789 [11JY]

———vegetable production systems development funding, H5772 [11JY]

Dept. of Commerce: dedication of memorial to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

———Office of Space Commercialization funding (H.R. 2607), H9949, H9950 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: analyze impact of contract bundling on small businesses, H3284, H3287 [17MY]

———efforts to privatize purchasing and procurement of supplies, H1682 [4AP]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions in Guam, H1669-H1671 [3AP], H1988 [10AP]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions relative to Guam, H925-H928 [13MR]

———privatization of utility systems on military installations, H3316 [18MY]

———procurement of ball and roller bearings, H3325 [18MY]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H3326, H3328, H3329 [18MY]

———purchase of warships from foreign sources, H8066 [26SE]

———strengthen the National Defense Features program (H.R. 5488), E1836, E1844 [19OC]

———tribute to U.S.-flag Cruise Ship Pilot Project, E1263 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: conduct a study on the economic basis of the recent increase in gasoline price levels, H5257 [27JN]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4437-H4442 [14JN]

———report on all possible means to increase domestic oil production without harming the environment, H1235, H1236 [22MR]

———report on efforts to address high gasoline price levels and to develop a national energy policy, H5259 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (H.R. 4525), E818 [24MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H8817 [5OC]

———empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761, H4764, H4765 [20JN]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1863, H1865, H1937 [6AP]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), H10655-H10690 [24OC], E1907, E1910, E1921 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4897-H4901 [21JN]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4887-H4893 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), H12032, H12033 [7DE]

———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H5140-H5144 [26JN], E1244 [14JY]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H3966 [7JN], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4619, H4632-H4651 [19JN], H4735, H4736 [20JN], H5039-H5046 [23JN], H11290 [26OC], E1062 [20JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN]

Dept. of Labor: creation of high technology jobs, H4227 [13JN]

———establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program, H4280, H4281 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation: oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (H.R. 4978), H7068 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Veterans Business Development Corp. funding, H5132 [26JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to microenterprises, H5899, H5943-H5945 [12JY], E1231 [13JY]

———provide assistance to microenterprises (H.R. 1143), H8886-H8893 [5OC]

———U.S. trade and private investment in developing democracies, H2633 [8MY]

District of Columbia: residential and business tax credits and incentives, H7924 [20SE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H7937, H7938 [21SE], H8206 [27SE], H9638, H9639, H9670, H9672-H9680, H9693-H9708 [11OC], H10394 [19OC], E1866 [19OC], E1891 [24OC], E1903 [25OC]

———distribution of prescription drugs (H.R. 4301), E586 [13AP]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (H.R. 5235), E1538 [20SE]

———enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (H.R. 5476), E1808 [17OC]

———pharmaceutical industry research and development costs disclosure, H5774 [11JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H2096 [11AP]

———require pharmaceutical industry to disclose average prices charged for drugs in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, H5775, H5776 [11JY]

Durable goods: clarify statute of repose relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

———clarify statute of repose relative to industry standards at the time of production, H183 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose (H.R. 2005), H173-H184 [2FE], E95 [8FE]

———establish a statute of repose (H.R. 2005), amendment process, H7 [27JA]

———establish a statute of repose (H.R. 2005), consideration (H. Res. 412), H171-H173 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose (H.R. 2005), corrections in engrossment, H184 [2FE]

East Aurora, NY: anniversary of Vidler's 5 & 10 Store, E1070 [21JN]

Eastman Kodak Co.: anniversary of the ``Brownie'' box camera, E444 [29MR]

Eckerd Corp.: sponsorship of ``Drug Quiz Show'' drug abuse education program, E598 [2MY]

Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania: anniversary, E737 [17MY]

Economy: impact of computers and technology, H4223 [13JN]

———impact of foreign policy on domestic economic conditions, H9866 [12OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, H97 [1FE], H2501 [3MY], H7565 [13SE]

Education: authorize reimbursement payments to employers for employee portable skills training (H.R. 4216), H8680-H8682 [3OC]

Edwards Life Sciences (business): tribute, E493 [5AP]

EII, Inc.: tribute to employee safety and health programs, E1397, E1399 [6SE]

Electric power: impact of competition within the electric utility industry on reliability and demands on electric grid systems, E1154 [29JN]

———protect consumers against rate increases in Western regions, H7220 [6SE]

Electronic commerce: require disclosure of ownership and management information on Internet websites (H.R. 5620), E2060 [1NO]

Employment: encourage employer vocational rehabilitation for disabled workers, E1432, E1435 [7SE]

———increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9048-H9052 [6OC], E1674 [4OC]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees, H889, H900 [9MR]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 2355), E1463 [13SE]

———summer youth jobs programs funding, H1512 [29MR]

Entertainment industry: encourage production of independent films and television programs, E1997 [28OC]

EPA: impact of regulations and inspectors' decisions on business, H9513 [10OC]

FAA: Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation funding (H.R. 2607), H9949, H9950 [17OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: protect employees who seek equal wages (H.R. 4597), E910 [7JN]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care, H3932 [7JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (H.R. 4499), E788 [19MY]

FCC: regulation of pay phones, E1923 [25OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco, H7087-H7090 [26JY], E1169 [30JN]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4042), H1127 [21MR], E371 [21MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4207), H1847-H1849 [5AP], H2114 [11AP], H2503 [3MY]

———investigate drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare, E1655 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

———investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid, E1882 [23OC], E2033, E2037 [31OC]

———prohibit funding to vaccine-related advisory committees that grant conflicts of interest waivers, H5777-H5779 [11JY]

Federal aid programs: relief for communities in distress due to plant closures, mergers, layoffs, or other economic changes, H4656, H4658 [19JN]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6672-H6684 [20JY], E1298 [21JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to minimum wage levels, H879-H881 [9MR]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (H.R. 3589), E94 [8FE]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 3320), E1652 [3OC]

———establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (H.R. 4490), E763 [18MY]

———repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits (H.R. 4067), H2076-H2079 [11AP], E543 [12AP], E581 [13AP], E621 [3MY]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (H.R. 4427), E713 [11MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4380), E652, E653 [4MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4585), H6606 [20JY]

Firearms: lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H467-H473 [16FE]

Fish and fishing: commercial lobster fisheries assistance funding, H1567 [29MR]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

———West Coast fisheries assistance funding, H1484, H1490, H1491, H1567 [29MR]

Florida, NY: tribute to Orange County Onion Harvest Festival, E439 [29MR]

Foreign aid: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (H.R. 4697), H6950-H6952 [25JY], E1060 [20JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa, E1064 [20JN]

———international labor standards programs funding, H4092-H4094 [8JN]

———protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, E1891 [24OC]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, H154-H157 [1FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, E2076 [3NO]

———U.S. deficit, H999 [15MR], H1141 [21MR], H3150 [16MY], H3530 [23MY], H11958 [5DE], E2076 [3NO]

Foremost Foods, Inc.: anniversary of establishment on Guam, E1678 [4OC]

Free enterprise: tribute, E494 [5AP]

Fresno, CA: Fresno Compact recipient of National Alliance of Business Distinguished Performance Award, E1030 [15JN]

Friedman Bag Co.: anniversary, E1542 [20SE]

FRS: preserve requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (H.R. 5341), E1628 [28SE]

———promote accountability, H6450 [18JY]

FTC: antitrust activities funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

———report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, H7569 [13SE]

Gambia: support for economic development, E1149 [29JN]

Gambling: combat illegal activities in the gaming industry, E469 [30MR], E1953 [26OC]

Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, L.L.C.: Pasadena, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E771 [19MY]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan-H8300 [27SE], H8442 [28SE], H8746 [4OC], H11508 [29OC]

———receipt of campaign contributions from entertainment industry, H7741 [19SE]

Gould Construction (business): Associated General Contractors of America Design-Build Award recipient, E1395 [27JY]

Government: impact of economic prosperity on personal liberties, H187-H191 [2FE]

———impact of regulations on personal liberties, H186 [2FE]

Goya Foods, Inc.: tribute for donation of historical archive to the Smithsonian Institution, E1551 [21SE]

Graphic International Communications (organization): tribute, E1007 [14JN]

Grasmick, Nancy S.: McGraw-Hill Cos., Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education award recipient, H8310, H8311 [27SE]

Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, H11828 [3NO]

Groswold, Jerry: Denver & Colorado Travel Industry Hall of Fame inductee, E920 [9JN]

Hach-Darrow, Kathryn (Kitty): Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E47 [1FE]

Hallowell, James and Coke: Excellence in Business Hall of Fame Award recipients, E1358 [27JY]

Hammond, IN: tribute to Carpenter's Union Local 599 honorees, E523 [10AP]

Hanna Rubber Co.: anniversary, E1762 [12OC]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H11930 [4DE]

———reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 2667), H8775 [4OC]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (H.R. 3631), E116 [10FE]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H3416 [19MY], H3756-H3763 [24MY], H3860-H3863 [25MY], H5440, H5627-H5652 [29JN], E1185, E1189, E1191 [10JY]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5617-H5626 [29JN]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (H. Res. 672), E2160 [8DE]

———ethical standards of health care facilities and medical corporations, E1269 [19JY]

———human genome research, H3854 [25MY], E1118 [26JN]

———involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts, H759, H761, H762 [9MR], H1081 [16MR], E315 [15MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H3912 [6JN], E1272 [19JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7875 [20SE], H11516-H11520 [29OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H67 [31JA], H139-H143 [1FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2110-H2114 [11AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H129-H137 [1FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), H6605, H6606 [20JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H16-H19 [27JA], H77-H81 [31JA], H96, H97, H98, H129-H137, H139-H143, H157 [1FE], H170 [2FE], H248-H252 [8FE], H275-H277 [9FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H376, H426 [15FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2488, H2504 [3MY], H2745-H2748, H2750 [9MY], H5831-H5836 [11JY], H7086-H7090 [26JY], H7572-H7575 [13SE], H7985-H7988 [21SE], H10224, H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11245, H11247, H11248, H11250, H11253, H11254 [26OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11452, H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11512-H11520 [29OC], H11595-H11608, H11609 [30OC], H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11807, H11808 [2NO], H12012-H12016 [5DE], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E7 [27JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H739-H747 [8MR], H970-H974 [14MR], H6448-H6450 [18JY], H7986 [21SE]

Health care professionals: allow a patient's medical care and treatment to be decided between the health care professional and the patient, H5647, H5648 [29JN]

———ensure rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5641-H5643 [29JN]

———exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5618-H5625, H5631, H5644-H5646 [29JN]

———exempt labor negotiations with health plans from antitrust laws if the FTC or Dept. of Justice certify the negotiations, H5639-H5641 [29JN]

———negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5637-H5639, H5643, H5644 [29JN]

Highland, IL: tribute to Highland Council of the Catholic Fraternal Life Insurance Co., E401 [23MR]

Hill, Dennis: Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado Nursery Person of the Year award recipient, E204 [1MR]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections, E2182 [14DE]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3637), H3578-H3581 [23MY]

Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing, Inc.: expansion of all-terrain vehicle plant, E141 [15FE]

Housing: private mortgage insurance requirements, H1863 [6AP]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6033, H6034 [13JY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8699-H8706 [3OC], H8781, H8782 [4OC], H9004 [5OC], E1674, E1675 [4OC]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (H.R. 3983), H1052, H1055 [15MR]

———provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (S. 3239), H11699-H11701 [31OC], E2059 [1NO]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens, H7741 [19SE]

———use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry, H1845 [5AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H738 [8MR], H760, H761, H762, H792-H879 [9MR], H1083 [16MR], E278 [9MR], E285 [13MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 434), H773-H792 [9MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), motion to recommit, H876, H877 [9MR]

India: importance to U.S. high technology industries, E356 [21MR]

Inflation: impact of wage levels on interest rates, H7347 [7SE]

Inoue, Akira: Guam Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E933 [9JN]

Insurance: require large employers to notify their employees of the amount paid by the employer for employee health coverage (H.R. 5440), E1766 [12OC]

Interagency Group on Insular Affairs: provide guidance on Federal policies towards U.S. territories, H222 [8FE]

International Hydraulic Cylinder Repair, Inc.: International Organization of Standardization 9002 registration recipient, E339 [16MR]

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization: permit foreign employees to maintain visa status after privatization, H9544 [10OC]

International Terminals Co.: Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year Award recipient, E1843 [19OC]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: impact of unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments, H2785, H2786 [10MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment, H11202 [26OC]

———provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (H. Res. 635), H10068 [18OC]

———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, H938 [14MR]

IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689-H6692 [20JY]

———impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, E2171 [11DE]

———restructure and reform, H1770 [5AP]

Italian Gardens Restaurant: anniversary, E1763 [12OC]

ITC: study the impact of prescription drug prices on the economy, E1299 [21JY]

Jacobs, Irwin: Achievement Reward for College Scientists (organization) Scientist of the Year award recipient, E530 [11AP]

Jacobsen, Thomas A.: World Trade Center Association Los Angeles-Long Beach Hall of Fame inductee, E673 [9MY]

Kazakhstan: support economic and political development, E192 [29FE], E209 [1MR], E376 [22MR], E449, E469 [30MR]

Kemp, Rose: Missouri Women's Council Rose Kemp Public Service Award recipient, E579 [13AP]

Kentucky: tribute to telecommunications companies for providing high-speed Internet access to local communities, H1001 [15MR]

King, Beverly A.: National Minority Enterprise Development Week Award recipient, E1410 [6SE]

Kizer, Yolanda Collazos: Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E504 [6AP]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the democratic rights of union members (H.R. 4963), E1333 [27JY]

Life Insurance Co. of Georgia: investigation into African-American policyholder premium rates, E2209 [15DE]

Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding (business): tribute, E1263 [18JY]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: filing of discrimination claims against management, H169 [2FE]

———tribute to C-130J aircraft, E509 [6AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (H. Con. Res. 252), E161 [16FE], E1295, E1301 [21JY]

Lyles, William M.: California State University, Fresno, Sid Craig School of Business Entrepreneur in Residence honoree, E59 [2FE]

Macomb County, MI: tribute to Warren-Center Line-Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductees, E2118 [4DE]

Macon Iron and Paper Stock, Inc.: Georgia Dept. of Labor Director's Award for Safety recipient, E1861 [19OC]

Man, WV: tribute to Arch Coal Co., and United Mine Workers of America for efforts to reopen Appalachian Regional Hospital, E1474 [13SE]

Maryland: tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2077 [3NO]

McDonald's Corp.: EPA Waste Wise Partner of the Year recipient, E1810 [17OC]

McVaney, Ed: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E45 [1FE]

Medicare: approve all cost-sharing amounts of Medicare+Choice plans and prohibit such plans from manipulating cost-sharing amounts to avoid sicker patients, E1833 [19OC]

———reimbursement of prescription drug costs at the average wholesale price, E1524 [19SE], E1620, E1622 [28SE]

———reimbursement rates for drugs, E2194 [15DE]

MICROMEDEX (business): tribute to POISINDEX electronic database, E403 [23MR]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, H8747 [4OC]

———application of antitrust laws, H1660 [3AP], H2094 [11AP], E478 [3AP]

Mills Corp.: tribute, E243 [8MR]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Wisconsin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E391 [22MR]

Minimum wage: level, H933 [14MR], H1659 [3AP], H4104, H4105 [8JN], H4297 [13JN], H10537 [24OC], H11209, H11210, H11212, H11213, H11216, H11244, H11245, H11263 [26OC], H11546-H11550, H11552, H11553 [30OC], E305, E310 [14MR], E331 [16MR], E473 [3AP], E1445 [13SE]

———level (H.R. 3846), H738 [8MR], H759, H760, H761, H762, H879-H902 [9MR], E285, E287 [13MR], E344 [16MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (H. Res. 434), H773-H792 [9MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), corrections in enrollment, H902 [9MR]

Missouri: Lake of the Ozarks Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE Chapter of the Year award, E541 [12AP]

Moll, William G.: American Advertising Federation Silver Medal Award recipient, E927 [9JN]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E553 [13AP]

Moody, Dorothy M.: Bowden, TX, Business and Professional Women (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E1780 [13OC]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H3425, H3428 [19MY], H4534, H4535 [15JN], E820 [24MY]

———impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (H.R. 4441), H9569-H9573 [10OC], E706 [11MY]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products, H9631 [10OC]

———prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (H.R. 5479), E1803 [17OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), H9624-H9632 [10OC], E1778 [13OC], E1803, E1816 [17OC], E2024 [30OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 428), H9852 [12OC]

———require tire manufacturers to clearly print identification numbers to allow consumers to easily identify recalled products and ensure that a replacement and reimbursement process for recalled tires is in place, H9630 [10OC]

Motorola, Inc.: investment in People's Republic of China relative to permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3534 [23MY]

MyPinstripes.com (internet site): tribute, E1241 [14JY]

NASA: tribute to Advanced Communications Technology Satellite project, E680 [9MY]

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.: tribute to Northeast District, E862 [25MY]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, E20 [27JA], E30, E31, E36 [31JA], E49 [1FE]

National Enzyme Co.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Merit Status designee, E1288 [21JY]

National Groundhog Job Shadow Day: observance, E68 [3FE]

National Reconnaissance Office: contracting of satellite launch services, H9853, H9855 [12OC], H12070-H12072 [11DE]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3532, H3533, H3534 [23MY], E859, E871 [25MY]

National Western Stock Show: forum on biotechnology, international trade, and Federal farm policies, E464 [30MR]

Native Americans: provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), H10509-H10511 [23OC]

———reduce Federal oversight over contracts and choice of counsel, and require disclosure of tribal governments' sovereign immunity in contracts (S. 613), H520 [29FE]

———repeal Indian racial preference laws (H.R. 5523), E1864 [19OC]

———review Government regulations relative to economic development and investment on Indian lands (S. 614), H10508, H10509 [23OC]

New Jersey: tribute to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1874 [19OC]

New Market Venture Capital Program: establish, H6824, H6838 [25JY]

New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.: tribute, E237 [8MR]

Newark, NJ: anniversary of Service Employees International Union Local 617, E2017 [29OC]

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration, H8080 [26SE]

———authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (H.R. 4906), E1285 [21JY]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 4429), H8079-H8081 [26SE], E720 [11MY]

———Global Standards Program funding, H5151 [26JN]

———Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H5158 [26JN]

Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition: report on the future of the U.S. steel industry and the role of technology, E1482 [14SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: GAO report on the effect of the garment and tourist industries on the economy, E238 [8MR]

Oberstar, Representative: use of inappropriate term to describe status of proposed minority-owned airline, H4597 [19JN]

Occupational safety and health: partnership between OSHA and the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., E300 [14MR], E448 [30MR], E496 [5AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence, H1176 [22MR]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (H.R. 3539), H11 [27JA]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit interference with certain foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to make pharmaceuticals or medical technologies more affordable, H5151-H5153 [26JN]

———U.S.-European Union Group on Biotechnology funding relative to agricultural biotechnology products approval process, H5156-H5158 [26JN]

Oregon: implementation of Green Permits Program to develop environmental initiatives between industry and State regulators, E2226 [15DE]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4051, H4064, H4094-H4104 [8JN], H4307 [13JN], H9640 [11OC], H11669-H11673, H11678 [31OC], H11718-H11725 [1NO], H11787, H11792, H11793, H11797, H11801 [2NO]

Panamax (business): anniversary, E1237 [14JY]

Pasadena, TX: OSHA investigation of explosion at Phillips Petroleum Co., plant, H1451 [28MR]

Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent terms, and reduce patent litigation (H.R. 2654), H2638 [8MY]

———improve quality of patents on certain inventions (H.R. 5364), E1651 [3OC], E1659 [4OC]

Pennsylvania: impact of petroleum shortages and prices on local producers, H8921 [5OC]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (H.R. 2902), H853 [9MR]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 4747), E1110 [26JN]

———waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, E1323 [26JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H705 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H924 [13MR], H960-H962 [14MR], H1000 [15MR], H1082, H1115 [16MR], H1156-H1158 [21MR], H1176 [22MR], H1289 [23MR], H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4178 [12JN], H4227 [13JN], H4344, H4475-H4477 [14JN], H4658 [19JN], H4910 [21JN], H5165 [26JN], H5174, H5175, H5210, H5271 [27JN], H5441, H5442 [29JN], H5660 [10JY], H5850 [12JY], H6057 [17JY], H6369 [18JY], H6604 [20JY], H7285 [7SE], H7743, H7828 [19SE], H8205 [27SE], H8434 [28SE], H8914, H8916, H8919 [5OC], E329 [16MR], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1644 [2OC], E2157 [8DE]

———ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast, E543 [12AP]

———impose a civil penalty on any energy-producing company that implements an unreasonable price increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products, H1233-H1235 [22MR]

———impose a civil penalty on any energy-producing company that implements an unreasonable price increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products (H.R. 3902), H4178 [12JN], H5090 [26JN]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands, H1232 [22MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (H.R. 4007), H11792 [2NO]

———tax incentives to encourage domestic production, H12089 [14DE]

Petty, Bill: Grand Junction, CO, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E210 [1MR]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, H7742 [19SE], E1527, E1528, E1529 [19SE]

———impact of pharmaceutical company mergers on prices, competition, and research activities, E973 [12JN]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 3636), E114 [10FE]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, H4291-H4293 [13JN]

Phipps, Allan: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E29 [31JA]

Phipps, Gerald H.: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E30 [31JA]

Pitney Bowes, Inc.: Blinded American Veterans Foundation Corporate Award recipient, E1358, E1361 [27JY]

Political campaigns: investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to the transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to the People's Republic of China, H7505 [13SE]

Portec Rail Products, Inc.: effect of surge of steel imports from the People's Republic of China, E1471 [13SE]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, H5248 [27JN], E888 [6JN]

———effects of deregulation of electric utilities, H7246, H7247 [6SE]

———incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475-H4477 [14JN]

———restore ownership of uranium enrichment facilities to the Federal Government (H.R. 4883), H6090 [17JY], H6440 [18JY]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (H.R. 5571), E1949 [26OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet, H11450 [28OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (H.R. 5430), E1934 [25OC]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 3560), E111 [10FE]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (H.R. 4368), E626 [3MY]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10007-H10011 [17OC], E1967 [28OC]

———tribute to CPSC and Postal Service efforts to expose defective products, E964 [9JN]

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (H.R. 4941), H11321 [26OC]

Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (H.R. 2138), H6839 [25JY], E1363 [27JY]

Ree's Contract Service, Inc.: anniversary, E2119 [4DE]

Reflexite Corp.: anniversary of founding and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, E1447 [13SE]

Regas Restaurant: tribute, E1893 [24OC]

Regulatory Flexibility Act: anniversary, H7740 [19SE]

Richmond, VA: anniversary of Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Chapter 12, E583 [13AP]

Rippy, Gregg: Colorado Contractors Association Contractor of the Year award recipient, E64 [2FE]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region, H10358 [19OC], H11818 [3NO]

Robinson, Dick: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E42 [1FE]

Robinson, Eddie: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E42 [1FE]

Ronald McDonald House Charities: designation by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (organization) as one of the top ten corporate citizens for the Hispanic community, E1641 [2OC]

Roth, Cynthia G.: ATHENA Foundation ATHENA Award recipient, E635 [4MY]

Rucker, Bob: Greater Merced, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1093 [23JN]

Rural areas: improve access to technological advancements, H8605 [2OC]

———national policy to improve education and economy, H1827 [5AP]

SBA: conduct study on average time required to process loan applications, H1038, H1039 [15MR]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), H9796 [11OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11546-H11555 [30OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 533), H5190-H5194 [27JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11243-H11264 [26OC], H11362-H11368, H11414 [27OC], H11497, H11499, H11500, H11504, H11505, H11506 [29OC], H11532 [30OC], H11793 [2NO], E1997, E1999, E2004 [28OC], E2039, E2041 [31OC], E2052 [1NO]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11209-H11230 [26OC]

———microentrepreneurs development programs funding, H5159 [26JN]

———reauthorize loan programs, H12484, H12492 [15DE], E2240 [2JA]

———Women's Business Centers and National Women's Business Council funding, H4979-H4984 [22JN]

SEC: proposed rule affecting consulting affiliates of auditing firms, H10225 [18OC], E1852 [19OC]

———recordkeeping requirements relative to the purchase of penny stocks, H4360, H4361 [14JN]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE): tribute, H9516 [10OC]

Sharp, Larry: San Bernardino County (CA) Sun Business Leader of the Year award recipient, E974 [12JN]

Sherrill's Bakery: tribute, E412 [23MR]

Sholl's Cafeteria (business): anniversary, E836 [25MY]

Skills USA-VICA, Inc.: tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign, E1805 [17OC]

Small business: allow Federal court jurisdiction over claims dealing with interference in interstate commerce and antitrust matters, H479 [16FE]

———export enhancement assistance, E1437 [11SE]

———limit punitive damages against small businesses except in cases where they are proven to have acted with specific intent to cause harm, H476, H477 [16FE]

———permit the sale of guaranteed loans made for export purposes before the loans have been fully disbursed to borrowers (H.R. 4944), H8084-H8086 [26SE], E1313 [25JY]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H463-H486 [16FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), amendment process, H280 [10FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), consideration (H. Res. 423), H461-H463 [16FE]

———reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1032-H1039 [15MR], E332, E345 [16MR]

———reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), consideration (H. Res. 439), H1030-H1032 [15MR]

Small Business Investment Act: corrections (H.R. 3845), H940-H942 [14MR]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: define ``punitive damages'' as those awarded to punish or deter similar behavior and not including civil penalties, fines, or treble damages assessed by a State or Federal agency, H478, H479 [16FE]

———define ``small business'' relative to revenue and clarify provisions on product liability, hate crimes, and State punitive damages application and opt-out procedures, H480-H485 [16FE]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, H1483 [29MR], H1632 [3AP], H2017 [11AP]

Soin, Raj: naming of Wright State University's College of Business and Administration in honor, E1456 [13SE]

South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E1897 [25OC]

Southwire Co.: anniversary, E399 [23MR]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 2607), H9949, H9950 [17OC]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), H3489-H3491 [22MY], E828 [24MY], E844 [25MY]

Springfield Remanufacturing Corp.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Site designee, E1320 [26JY]

Staggers Rail Act: anniversary, E1774 [13OC]

Standard Register Co.: tribute to Monroe, NC, facility for operation with no work-related injuries, E1457 [13SE]

States: regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (H. Con. Res. 312), H5179-H5181 [27JN]

Sterling Life Insurance Co.: enrollment policies for Medicare+Choice fee-for-service plan, E1833 [19OC]

Stiles Corp.: National Association of Industrial and Office Properties Developer of the Year award recipient, E855 [25MY]

SunCruz Casino, LLD: tribute to new ownership, E1953 [26OC]

Surface Transportation Board: development of new standards for rail mergers, E363 [21MR]

———strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (H.R. 4514), E803 [22MY]

Tabor, Horace: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E43 [1FE]

Taft, CA: anniversary, E1806 [17OC]

Taxation: adoption of windfall profits tax on oil companies relative to gasoline price levels, H4681 [20JN]

———allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (H.R. 5497), E1840 [19OC]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (H.R. 4723), E1090 [23JN]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (H.R. 5128), E1421 [7SE]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan, H6517 [19JY]

———clarify certain existing limitations on private business use of facilities financed with tax-exempt bonds (H.R. 2398), E791 [19MY]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (H.R. 4383), E646 [4MY]

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (H.R. 3665), H2281 [13AP], E148 [15FE]

———designate renewal communities, H11248 [26OC], H12484, H12485, H12494 [15DE]

———encourage the granting of employee stock options (H.R. 4972), E1339 [27JY]

———enhanced research credit for development of smart gun technologies (H.R. 5012), E1973 [28OC]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency, H6826 [25JY]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites, H6823 [25JY]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (H.R. 5506), E1916 [25OC]

———extend incentives for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H12500 [15DE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2785-H2821 [10MY], H3477 [22MY], E712, E720 [11MY], E742 [17MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (H. Res. 496), H2783-H2785 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), motion to recommit, H2819 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 4460), E741 [17MY]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (H.R. 4562), E857 [25MY]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (H.R. 4192), E504 [6AP]

———promote job creation and expand small businesses in economically-distressed communities (H.R. 3247), H222 [8FE]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals, H6510, H6524 [19JY], E1302 [21JY]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (H.R. 5159), E1882 [23OC]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (H.R. 1967), H495 [16FE]

———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (H.R. 4270), E567 [13AP]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6797-H6841 [25JY], E1311 [24JY], E1330, E1339, E1343 [27JY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, H1241-H1243 [22MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (H.R. 5345), E1633, E1636 [29SE]

———provide tax credits for research and development costs for vaccines for malaria, tuberculosis, or HIV, H2587 [4MY]

———rates, H10, H13 [27JA], H82 [31JA], H259 [9FE], H1000, H1002 [15MR], H1081 [16MR], H1306, H1312-H1322, H1393 [23MR], H1677 [4AP], H1770, H1838 [5AP], H1948-H1953 [6AP], H2104 [11AP], H2126, H2128 [12AP], H2246, H2255, H2256, H2330-H2334 [13AP], H2416, H2501 [3MY], H2554 [4MY], H2974 [15MY], H3162-H3164 [16MY], H4227, H4294, H4296 [13JN], H4345 [14JN], H6091-H6097 [17JY], H6361, H6362, H6441-H6448 [18JY], H6588 [19JY], H8056-H8058 [25SE], H8293-H8300 [27SE], H8442 [28SE], H8788 [4OC], H10405 [19OC], H10815 [25OC], H11247, H11251 [26OC], H11410 [27OC], H11451 [28OC], H12053 [8DE], H12485 [15DE], E1218 [13JY]

———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), veto, H2501 [3MY], H7220 [6SE], H7379 [12SE]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax, H168 [2FE], H459 [16FE], H4596 [19JN], H6782 [25JY]

———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax, H704 [8MR], H2020 [11AP]

———State tax treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H2815, H2816 [10MY]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (H.R. 4279), H2640 [8MY], E573 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use, H2970 [15MY], H7875 [20SE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (H.R. 4274), H2333 [13AP], H2640 [8MY], H3477 [22MY], H4223 [13JN], H7741 [19SE], H7937 [21SE], E577 [13AP]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (H.R. 5486), E1867 [19OC]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (H.R. 4686), E1026 [15JN]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (H.R. 5004), E1389 [27JY]

———treatment of telecommuting (H.R. 3819), E207 [1MR]

Technology: impact on economy, H2637-H2641 [8MY]

———modify accounting system used in reviewing certain mergers and acquisitions, E343 [16MR]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets, E114 [10FE]

———merger of Worldcom, Inc., and Sprint Corp., E1084 [22JN], E1108 [23JN]

———prohibit imposition of time-based access charges on Internet telephony (H.R. 4769), E1126 [27JN]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), conference report, H902-H906 [9MR], E274 [9MR], E295 [14MR], E343 [16MR], E355 [21MR]

———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (H.R. 3850), H8682-H8686 [3OC]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, H226 [8FE], H1001 [15MR], E82 [8FE], E139 [15FE], E203 [1MR]

———impact on women and minorities, E2223 [15DE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), H8272-H8275 [27SE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, H11283, H11287-H11289, H11291, H11293 [26OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, E2014 [28OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2283-H2302 [13AP], E109 [10FE], E165 [16FE], E782 [19MY]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), consideration (H. Res. 475), H2258 [13AP]

Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H17-H19 [27JA], H426 [15FE], H970-H974 [14MR], H11202 [26OC]

Textile industry and fabrics: establish special access program for apparel articles assembled in countries in sub-Saharan Africa solely from U.S. fabrics, yarns, and threads, E333 [16MR]

3M (company): donation of detection systems to school library media centers, E709 [11MY]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (H.R. 4041), E371 [21MR]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H1847-H1849 [5AP]

Umpqua Training and Employment, Inc.: anniversary, E821 [24MY]

Union Packaging L.L.C.: tribute, E682 [9MY]

United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: Forbes (publication) Company of the Year Award recipient, E26 [31JA]

University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inductees, E569 [13AP]

Virco Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E63 [2FE]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: importation and sale of products made in the People's Republic of China, H96 [1FE]

———tribute to employee fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, E1053 [20JN]

Washington: tribute to biotechnology industry, E43 [1FE]

Weehawken, NJ: tribute to Panasonic ``Kid Witness News'' program and ``New Vision'' award recipients, E714 [11MY]

Weyerhaeuser Co.: tribute for assistance rendered to Eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Floyd, E1872 [19OC]

Wireless Safety Week: observance, E890 [6JN]

Women: ensure economic equity, H20, H21 [27JA]

———tribute to women-owned businesses, E193 [29FE]

Women's History Month: observance, H614 [1MR], H1081 [16MR], E375, E388, E390 [22MR], E430 [28MR], E457 [30MR]

Working Wardrobes (organization): tribute, E1806 [17OC]

World Trade Organization: ruling on U.S. law relative to illegal steel dumping, H3932 [7JN]

———threat to U.S. sovereignty, H8195-H8197 [26SE]

———withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 89), H612 [1MR]

———withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H1989 [10AP], H2393-H2398 [2MY], H2601-H2603 [4MY], H4657, H4670-H4672 [19JN], H4793-H4814 [21JN], E1109, E1116 [26JN]

———withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (H. Res. 528), H4787-H4793 [21JN]

World War II: facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (S. Con. Res. 158), H12509 [15DE]

Zell, Carley: Georgia Older Worker of the Year award recipient, E1668 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Advertising: use of false suggestions by certain businesses that they financially support the Olympic games, S8570 [14SE]

Aerospace Industry Blue Ribbon Commission: establish, S4751 [8JN]

Agriculture: disaster assistance to apple and potato producers, S7351-S7353, S7357 [20JY]

———disaster assistance to fruit producers, S7357 [20JY]

———enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2411), S2625 [12AP], S4421 [25MY]

———enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 3243), S11132 [26OC]

———enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), S6107 [29JN], S10952, S10953 [25OC]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (S. 2745), S5271 [15JN]

———grass seed producers emergency assistance funding, S2425 [7AP]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk, S3937 [15MY]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1556-S1586 [22MR], S1624-S1642, S1651 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent agreement, S1563, S1564 [22MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent request, S1556, S1562 [22MR]

———improve financial situation of family farmers and ranchers, S1443-S1447 [20MR]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (S. 3049), S8588 [14SE]

———provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (S. 2442), S2762 [13AP]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2744), S5271 [15JN], S11385 [31OC]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7310-S7325, S7328 [20JY]

———use of Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors, S5100 [14JN]

Agriculture Research Service: postharvest handling and mechanization research relative to damaged fruit funding, S7370 [20JY]

Alaska: tribute to business efforts relative to donation of dog food to Alaskans along the Yukon River, S10398 [12OC]

American Business Women's Day: observance, S9031 [22SE]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (S. 3169), S9950 [5OC]

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds, S11240 [27OC], S11872 [15DE]

———require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10848-S10850 [19OC], S10920 [24OC], S10989 [25OC]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S9920-S9922 [5OC]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (S. 2891), S7243 [19JY]

———improve quality of airline service, S11022-S11024 [25OC]

———oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies (S. Res. 344), S7692-S7694 [26JY], S9597 [2OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), S255-S257 [2FE], S3934-S3937 [15MY], S3965-S3970 [16MY], S4338 [24MY], S5383-S5389 [20JN], S6249 [30JN], S7383 [20JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), insert S. 625 language in lieu, S255 [2FE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S10345 [12OC], S10770, S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11205, S11206 [27OC], S11342 [29OC], S11368, S11378-S11381 [30OC], S11385-S11401, S11404-S11413, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11461-S11466, S11485 [1NO], S11506 [2NO], S11552-S11554 [5DE], S11622-S11642, S11656-S11658, S11660 [6DE], S11683-S11730 [7DE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—motion to proceed, S10769 [19OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11550, S11558 [5DE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10769 [19OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), S11 [24JA], S49-S58-S63, S72-S74 [26JA], S135-S137, S140-S144 [31JA], S167-S188, S190-S197, S200-S202 [1FE], S225-S257 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1553, S1554, S1555 [22MR]

———amend laws (S. 625), unanimous-consent agreement, S11, S44 [24JA]

———amend laws (S. 3046), S8611 [15SE]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S136 [31JA], S237, S239, S243, S244, S248 [2FE], S11439 [31OC]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629 [6DE], S11686 [7DE]

———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S178-S188, S200 [1FE], S238-S242, S248, S249 [2FE]

———establish needs-based filing system relative to income levels, S135 [31JA]

———exclusion of pawned tangible personal property, S51, S53 [26JA]

———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S57 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

———prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (S. 2857), S6575 [12JY], S11778 [14DE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

———regulation of tactics used to encourage reaffirmation agreements, S233-S236 [2FE]

———require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S137 [31JA], S11439 [31OC]

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, S7596 [26JY]

Bell Atlantic Corp.: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Berkeley College: Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce Corporate Citizen of the Year recipient, S10996 [25OC]

Best Harvest Bakery (business): tribute, S5025 [13JN]

Borden, Jay: New Hampshire High Technology Council Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S7830 [27JY]

Brouse, John S.: Anti-Defamation League American Heritage Award recipient, S220 [1FE]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2087-S2094 [4AP], S2145-S2155 [5AP], S2667, S2678 [13AP]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957 [25OC], S11080-S11082, S11101-S11103 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11279, S11282 [27OC], S11331 [29OC]

Butte, ND: effect of agribusiness and Federal agriculture policies on Butte Public School, S3185 [1MY]

Caterpillar Inc.: tribute to LaGrange, GA, plant workers for efforts relative to sick child, S163 [31JA]

CCC: emergency assistance funding for sugarcane producers in Hawaii, S7439 [21JY]

Central Paper Products (business): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (S. 2634), S4463 [25MY]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (S. 2590), S4194 [18MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

———provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), S7688 [26JY]

Chambers of Commerce: anniversary of founding of first chapter, S2342 [6AP]

Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, S8494 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: admission into World Trade Organization, S696 [22FE], S790 [24FE], S838 [28FE]

———agricultural trade balance, S8397 [12SE], S8550 [14SE]

———authorize President to report to Congress on balance of trade for cereals and soybeans and eliminate deficit, S8550-S8553, S8558 [14SE]

———commitments to reduce or eliminate trade deficit with U.S. in advanced technology products, S8396 [12SE], S8548-S8550 [14SE]

———condition eligibility for risk insurance provided by Eximbank or OPIC on certifying that no transfer of advanced technology or production facilities has occured, S8553-S8557, S8559 [14SE]

———effects of permanent normal trade relations on U.S. agricultural interests, S8405 [12SE]

———encourage U.S. businesses to adopt a voluntary code of conduct for doing business, S8471, S8476 [13SE]

———include in U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership, S4166 [18MY], S5485, S5565 [21JN], S5616 [22JN]

———make normal trade relations status contingent on a bilateral agreement with the U.S. on enforcement (S. 2548), S3922 [11MY]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (S. 172), S9934 [5OC]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 2300), S1815 [28MR], S9980 [5OC]

Coast Guard: replacement of Great Lakes icebreaker Mackinaw (vessel), S1186, S1187 [6MR]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 764), S1809 [28MR]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (S. 3040), S8501-S8504 [13SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): report on Vice President Gore's economic plan, S11087 [26OC]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, S11866, S11878, S11896 [15DE], S11946 [2JA]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (S. 2697), S4823-S4827 [8JN]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (S. 3283), S11924-S11927, S11941 [15DE]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (S. 2569), S4019-S4021 [16MY]

———provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (S. 2445), S2764 [13AP]

———tribute to individuals working on HUBZone Program, S4292 [23MY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas, S1949-S1951, S1963 [30MR]

———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (S. 2307), S1822 [28MR], S9599 [2OC]

———encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (S. 3188), S10256 [11OC]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1831 [28MR], S1843-S1846 [29MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent request, S1206-S1209 [7MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5176, S5215-S5231 [15JN], S5281-S5290 [16JN], S5552 [21JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S5182 [15JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), unanimous-consent request, S1663 [23MR]

———ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, S5228 [15JN], S5282-S5290 [16JN]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: monitoring of POW/MIA cooperation, commercial activities between U.S. companies and Chinese Army, space capabilities, the environment, orphans, and organ harvesting, S8161, S8162 [7SE], S8445-S8449, S8493 [13SE], S8544-S8547 [14SE]

Conservation of energy: incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S2036 [3AP]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (S. 3242), S11005 [25OC]

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S8732-S8734 [19SE]

Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (S. 1977), sequential referral, S301 [2FE]

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2335), S1993 [30MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 2927), S7667 [26JY]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, S249 [2FE]

———waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (S. 2369), S2347 [6AP]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (S. 2820), S6134 [29JN]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140-S143 [31JA]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 2117), S933-S935 [29FE]

———require credit card companies to disclose information on balance payment terms and conditions, S143 [31JA]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S253 [2FE], S10771, S10773, S10774 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629, S11634 [6DE], S11726-S11730 [7DE]

Customs Service: reliquidate certain conveyor chain imports at the antidumping duty cash deposit rate at the time of entry, S11880 [15DE]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 1715), S10488 [12OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S11350 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (S. 2332), S1990 [30MR]

———extend and expand Dairy Options Pilot Program, S1579 [22MR]

———Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration funding, S7325-S7328 [20JY]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (S. 2221), S1325 [8MR]

———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 2252), S1463 [20MR]

———Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funding, S7440 [21JY]

———terminate Federal milk marketing orders, S316 [3FE]

Dept. of Commerce: Office of Space Commercialization funding (H.R. 2607), S10555, S10556 [13OC]

Dept. of Defense: clarify exception for outsourcing of certain civilian functions to Native American contractors, S5019 [13JN]

———C-130J aircraft funding, S7743 [27JY]

———direct funding of unused and underutilized plant-capacity costs at U.S. arsenals, S5081 [14JN]

———establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (S. 2474), S2944 [26AP]

———include women-owned businesses as eligible participants in the Mentor-Protege Program (S. 2483), S3027 [27AP]

———Manufacturing Technical Assistance Pilot Program funding, S7740 [27JY]

———permit receipt of in-kind considerations anywhere on an installation for the lease of property, S6460 [11JY]

———privatization of utility systems on military installations, S6565 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 2455), S2866 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish an ombudsman at national laboratories to help resolve disputes relative to technology partnerships, S10027 [5OC]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6319-S6322 [10JY]

———purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads, S7648-S7650 [26JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3559 [4MY]

———prohibit the use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of discount tobacco stores, S2333, S2334 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies, S5094-S5096 [14JN]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S1853 [29MR], S4523 [6JN], S11011, S11012 [25OC]

Dept. of Labor: workforce investment programs funding, S5963-S5971, S5979 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations, S3499 [4MY], S3854-S3856 [10MY], S7096-S7099 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, S10150 [10OC]

———motor vehicle safety standard for tires, S10403 [12OC]

———review certain airline customer service practices and make recommendations for reform, S5179 [15JN]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of National Association of Women Business Owners, S4562 [6JN]

———Comerica Park Construction Management Team recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

———Dept. of Human Rights recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2861 [25AP]

———Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

Developing countries: provide assistance to microenterprises (H.R. 1143), S9681, S9682 [3OC]

Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (S. 2132), S1026-S1028 [1MR]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7142 [18JY], S7194-S7216 [19JY], S7377 [20JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S9029 [22SE], S9255, S9258 [26SE], S10523 [13OC], S10669, S10675-S10678, S10681-S10688, S10691-S10698, S10732 [18OC]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (S. 2520), S3693-S3695 [9MY]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 2993), S7908 [27JY]

———enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (S. 3208), S10620-S10623 [17OC]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (S. 2464), S2942 [26AP], S4171 [18MY]

———pharmaceutical industry research and development costs, S1862 [29MR]

———require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs (S. 2466), S2944 [26AP]

Easter Seals (organization): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Ecology and environment: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (S. 2934), S7674 [26JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S2030 [3AP], S2265 [5AP], S4977 [13JN], S8054-S8060 [6SE], S8620-S8623 [15SE], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957, S10977 [25OC], S11304 [28OC], S11352, S11360-S11365 [30OC]

———review of accomplishments during Reagan administration, S9928-S9931 [5OC]

Education: encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (S. 2261), S1519 [21MR]

———establish national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship education (S. 2958), S7849 [27JY]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (S. 2067), S625 [10FE]

———training and development of technology skills in rural communities, S9241 [26SE], S9362 [27SE]

Employment: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), S10155 [10OC]

———submission of employee discrimination claims relative to mandatory binding arbitration (S. 121), S1810 [28MR]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (S. 2497), unanimous-consent request, S8439, S8440 [13SE]

EPA: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (S. 2362), S2236 [5AP]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (S. 2800), S5906 [27JN]

ERISA: simplify and modify provisions for employer pension plans, S10097 [6OC]

FAA: Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation funding (H.R. 2607), S10555, S10556 [13OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (S. 2966), S7862 [27JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in academic school activities or literacy training (S. 1304), S505-S507 [8FE]

FCC: regulation of pay phones, S7650 [26JY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco, S2411 [7AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2333), S1990-S1993 [30MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2379), S2350, S2351 [6AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2566), S4016-S4018 [16MY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2568), S4018 [16MY]

———Office of Generic Drugs funding, S7329, S7330, S7376 [20JY]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (S. 2216), S1319 [8MR]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (S. 2592), S4201 [18MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 2513), S3532-S3537 [4MY], S11779 [14DE]

Firearms: lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, S349-S355 [7FE]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

———implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

Fleet Bank: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Ford Motor Co.: provision of home computers, printers, and Internet access to employees, S385 [7FE]

Foreign aid: make development assistance contingent on biannual certification of economic freedom in beneficiary countries (S. 2861), S6672 [13JY]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, S1446 [20MR]

———implement import surge safeguards to protect U.S. industries, S8382-S8384 [12SE], S8444 [13SE]

———improve compliance with and encourage public participation in the trade advisory committee system relative to trade agreements, S2229 [5AP]

———provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (S. 2611), S4316 [23MY]

———U.S. deficit, S8-S10 [24JA], S341-S344 [3FE], S1446 [20MR], S4220-S4223 [22MY], S7593 [26JY], S9021-S9023 [22SE]

Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (S. 2331), S1989 [30MR], S10002 [5OC]

Frain, William T., Jr.: Business New Hampshire Magazine Business Leader of the Decade award recipient, S4235 [22MY]

Framatone Connectors USA (business): Dept. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient, S10797 [19OC]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 1687), S10159 [10OC]

———investigation of grocery store product slotting fees, S11231 [27OC]

———report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8528 [13SE], S8606-S8608 [14SE], S10611-S10613 [17OC]

Georgetown, KY: Toyota assembly plant recipient of J.D. Power and Associates Gold Plant Quality Award, S4562 [6JN]

Georgia Research Alliance: tribute, S4292-S4294 [23MY]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10066 [6OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S11070, S11076-S11078, S11080-S11082 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11282 [27OC]

Government: improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (S. 2242), S1415 [9MR]

———provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (S. 3166), S9948 [5OC]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 746), S3783 [9MY]

———review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (S. 2986), S7899 [27JY]

H.L. Turner Group (business): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Hazel Lorraine (vessel): restore commercial fishing eligibility (S. 2432), S2742 [13AP]

Health: human genome research, S5776, S5784-S5786 [26JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4513, S4514 [6JN], S5821 [26JN], S9565 [2OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), S1698 [27MR], S6412 [11JY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6048-S6053, S6067-S6078, S6091 [29JN], S6219 [30JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S1111-S1113 [2MR], S2339 [6AP], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP], S4787-S4808 [8JN], S5729 [23JN], S6079-S6093 [29JN], S7516-S7519 [25JY], S7980 [5SE], S8630 [15SE], S9401 [27SE], S9427, S9428 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10746, S10748 [19OC], S10886 [23OC], S10963, S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064, S11082, S11111 [26OC], S11334, S11335, S11337 [29OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3057), S8641 [18SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3058), S8641 [18SE]

Hickey, J. Michael: Public Relations Society of America Yankee Chapter Yankee Award recipient, S7831 [27JY]

Houston, TX: tribute to EXPO 2000 (business trade fair), S7472 [24JY]

Hoyt Lakes, MN: closing of taconite plant by LTV Steel Mining Co., S4418 [25MY]

Idaho State University: food irradiation effects on shelf life research funding, S7371 [20JY]

Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (S. 1645), S9647 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S542-S545 [9FE], S6341 [10JY], S6408-S6411, S6445 [11JY], S7608 [26JY], S7820, S7822 [27JY], S8907-S8916 [21SE], S9026-S9029 [22SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215-S9229, S9235, S9242, S9244-S9248 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9353-S9359, S9362-S9376 [27SE], S9443, S9449-S9451 [28SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643-S9657 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619, S8620, S8626 [15SE], S8800-S8807 [20SE], S9026 [22SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent request, S6338-S6340 [10JY]

———provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (S. 3239), S10987, S11012 [25OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses, S1553 [22MR], S2406, S2407 [7AP]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), S1554-S1556 [22MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), placed on the calendar, S1619 [23MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), unanimous-consent request, S1554 [22MR]

Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, S4799, S4801, S4806 [8JN]

———limit the administrative expenses and profits of managed care entities to a certain percentage of premium revenues (S. 2975), S7890 [27JY]

Intel Corp.: establishment of the Intel Teacher Housing Fund for public school teachers of the Santa Clara Unified School District, S5881 [27JN]

———tribute to ``Teach to the Future'' technology education partnership program, S336 [3FE], S385 [7FE]

International Labor Organization: anniversary of ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor, S11903 [15DE]

International Women's Day: observance, S1304-S1307 [8MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (S. 2325), S1910 [29MR]

Investments: increase participation in employee stock purchase plans and individual retirement plans in periods of economic growth attributable to international trade (S. 2244), S1416 [9MR]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives-S11868 [15DE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (H. Res. 635), S11857 [15DE]

IRS: impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, S11776 [14DE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (S. Res. 275), S1469 [20MR], S3269 [2MY]

K.S. Co.: tribute, S3943 [15MY]

Kazakhstan: support economic and political development, S389 [7FE]

Kosciuszko Foundation: anniversary, S2231 [5AP]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 3249), S11135 [26OC]

Lakes Region General Hospital: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: application of Administrative Procedure Act, S1967 [30MR]

———application of copyright and communications laws, S1967 [30MR]

Lobbyists: money spent to influence legislation relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S534 [9FE]

Los Angeles, CA: strike by janitors for fair pay increases, S2852 [25AP]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (S. 671), S8750 [19SE]

Maine: salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791, S2792 [13AP]

McLane, Graf, Raulerson, and Middleton (law firm): New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7831 [27JY]

Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices, S9839 [4OC]

Meijer Stores, Ltd.: tribute to gun safety campaign, S5653 [22JN]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, S9255 [26SE]

———application of antitrust laws, S325 [3FE], S605 [10FE]

———impact of Dept. of Justice antitrust suit on consumers and the economy, S6247 [30JN], S8565 [14SE]

———proposed remedies submitted by the Dept. of Justice and several States relative to antitrust suit, S3553-S3555 [4MY]

Milone, Filippo: Republican Congressional Committee Businessman of the Year award recipient, S2231 [5AP]

Minimum wage: level, S253 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1941, S1942 [30MR], S2406, S2407 [7AP], S2852 [25AP], S4345 [24MY], S4513, S4514 [6JN], S7085 [18JY], S7485-S7487 [24JY], S7505, S7506 [25JY], S7978-S7980 [5SE], S8794-S8798 [20SE], S8879 [21SE], S9401 [27SE], S11104, S11108 [26OC], S11218 [27OC], S11326, S11332, S11333 [29OC]

———level (S. 2284), S1655-S1659, S1660 [23MR]

———level (S. 2284), placed on the calendar, S1695 [27MR]

Mississippi River: Delta Regional Authority funding, S8183 [7SE]

Missoula, MT: Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., plant recipient of Jefferson Smurfit Group Worldwide Plant of the Year Award, S4562 [6JN]

Montrone, Paul M.: New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7474 [24JY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5093, S5096 [14JN], S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5193, S5194, S5197-S5215 [15JN], S6626 [13JY], S7793 [27JY]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (S. 3070), S8763 [19SE]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3012), S8112 [6SE]

———improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and small trucks, S1621, S1622 [23MR]

———require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (S. 1020), S1810 [28MR]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), S10229-S10232, S10272-S10274 [11OC], S10398 [12OC], S10614 [17OC], S11562 [5DE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 428), S10632 [17OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), S8635 [15SE], S8652 [18SE], S9566 [2OC], S10040, S10042, S10044, S10061 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent agreement, S10048-S10050 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent request, S10040, S10051, S10060, S10061, S10067, S10068 [6OC]

———require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (S. 3061), S8636 [15SE]

Mount Washington Hotel and Resort: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade honoree, S7832 [27JY]

NASA: encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (S. 2316), S1897 [29MR]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, S58-S63, S95 [26JA], S144-S146 [31JA]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (S. 2447), S2765 [13AP], S7440 [21JY]

National Commission on Space: establish (S. 2988), S7905 [27JY]

National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance: funding, S8746 [19SE]

National Life Insurance Co.: anniversary, S3603 [8MY]

National security: commercial use of satellite imaging, S3908 [11MY]

National Small Business Week: observance, S4232 [22MY], S4340 [24MY]

National Women's Business Council: funding (S. 2243), S1416 [9MR]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (S. 2052), S614 [10FE]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), S6034 [28JN]

Natural gas: price levels, S11664 [7DE]

NIH: require proposal to ensure reasonable rate of return from drug manufacturers on drugs developed with Federal funding or research, S5832-S5834 [27JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S355-S367, S369-S373 [7FE], S485 [8FE]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (S. 2162), S1115 [2MR]

Nuclear weapons: disposal of excess Russian weapons-derived plutonium, S486-S488 [8FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: anniversary, S3181 [1MY]

Olde Port Bank: New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7832 [27JY]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S3181 [1MY], S5591-S5603, S5606-S5609, S5629-S5636, S5640-S5646 [22JN], S6212 [30JN], S11436 [31OC], S11486 [1NO], S11515 [14NO], S11549 [5DE], S11869 [15DE]

Panama Canal: review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China, S65 [26JA]

Panda Energy International: problems with approval of power plant constructed in the People's Republic of China, S9937, S9938 [5OC]

Pensions: protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S2415 [7AP], S2610 [12AP]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1164, S1165 [6MR], S1281, S1331-S1334 [8MR], S1370, S1379 [9MR], S1447-S1449 [20MR], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1646, S1648, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706, S1737 [27MR], S1915-S1923 [29MR], S1942-S1944 [30MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2449, S2459 [10AP], S2496 [11AP], S4969 [12JN], S5197, S5198, S5201, S5208, S5210, S5211 [15JN], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5776-S5779 [26JN], S6244 [30JN], S7145-S7149 [18JY], S7763 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S8250-S8252 [8SE], S8872 [21SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235 [26SE], S9368 [27SE], S9564 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S10045 [6OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC]

———gasoline price levels, S670, S674-S676 [22FE]

Pharmaceuticals: direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, S11489 [1NO]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, S6096-S6099 [29JN], S6186 [30JN]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, S7368 [20JY]

———authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S972-S975 [29FE], S5875 [27JN]

———elimination of internal combustion engine, S2279, S2280, S2284, S2295 [6AP]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (S. 3180), S10089 [6OC]

———enhance and protect privacy of computer users (S. 3083), S8858 [20SE]

———enhance protections for electronic information, ensure uniform protections for purchase or rental of certain media, and promote use of encryption technology while balancing law enforcement needs (S. 854), S11778 [14DE]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet, S10963 [25OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (S. 2928), S7668-S7672 [26JY]

———protect consumer privacy (S. 2606), S4299-S4311 [23MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, S794 [24FE], S4254 [23MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (S. 2063), S713 [23FE]

Product safety: penalize the knowing and reckless introduction of a defective product into interstate commerce (S. 3014), S8188 [7SE]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), S11648, S11649 [6DE]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495), S10893 [23OC]

Public lands: encourage domestic oil, gas, and coal exploration and production, S1623 [23MR]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (S. 2967), S7863, S7864 [27JY]

———facilitate transition to more reliability, competition and efficiency in electric power industry (S. 2098), S809-S812 [24FE], S6294 [30JN]

———provide for competition in electric power industry, S11470 [1NO]

———provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (S. 2886), S7145 [18JY], S7173 [19JY]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information, S9935 [5OC]

———enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 621), S9886-S9892 [5OC]

Regulatory Flexibility Act: anniversary, S8751 [19SE]

Rogers, Thomasina V. (Tommy): selection as Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, S297 [2FE]

SBA: general business loan program funding, S6234 [30JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), S5154-S5159 [14JN], S7574 [25JY]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11104-S11111 [26OC], S11194-S11205, S11207-S11230, S11286-S11290 [27OC], S11300-S11303, S11305 [28OC], S11320-S11322, S11324-S11329 [29OC], S11455-S11457, S11469, S11471-S11473, S11489 [1NO]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report—motion to proceed, S11097 [26OC], S11416 [31OC]

———politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election, S11228 [27OC]

———reauthorize loan programs, S11107, S11108 [26OC], S11863-S11865 [15DE]

SEC: require corporations to disclose foreign investment information, S8396 [12SE], S8539-S8544 [14SE]

Secure Care Products, Inc.: New Hampshire Small Business Exporter of the Year award recipient, S7833 [27JY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S9400, S9401 [27SE]

———tribute to staff, S9650 [3OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (S. Res. 283), S2444, S2445 [7AP]

Sitesurfer Publishing (business): New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7475 [24JY]

Skills USA-VICA, Inc.: tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign, S9190 [25SE]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (S. 2936), S7676-S7678 [26JY]

———impact of large corporate legal actions on small business operations, S520 [9FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), S1753 [27MR], S1765 [28MR]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, S1478 [21MR], S2340 [6AP]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 2607), S10555, S10556 [13OC]

———maintain leadership in both Government-sponsored and commercial space industry and exploration, S11488 [1NO]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), S2445 [7AP]

———reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (S. 305), S10273 [11OC]

Springfield, IL: require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9800-S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818-S9820, S9827-S9829, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]

Surface Transportation Board: development of new standards for rail mergers, S7066 [17JY]

Take Our Daughters to Work Day: observance, S2959 [27AP]

Tariff: tire manufacturing equipment (S. 2614), S4318 [23MY]

Taxation: allow fishermen to use income averaging and extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (S. 2605), S4298 [23MY]

———clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (S. 2979), S7893 [27JY]

———credit for development costs of telecommunications facilities in rural areas (S. 2321), S1904 [29MR]

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (S. 2465), S2943 [26AP]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

———exclude tobacco products from qualifying foreign trade property in the treatment of extraterritorial income (S. 3285), S11929 [15DE]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (S. 2334), S1993 [30MR]

———extend research and development tax credit, S6610-S6613 [13JY]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5676-S5679 [22JN], S5732, S5733 [23JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4118 [17MY], S4122 [18MY], S4937 [12JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2255), S1516 [21MR]

———impose a discriminatory profits tax on pharmaceutical companies that charge higher prices to domestic wholesale distributors than to foreign wholesale distributors (S. 3103), S9199 [25SE]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil to fund heating assistance for consumers and small business owners (S. 3118), S9384 [27SE], S10992 [25OC]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S9350, S9351 [27SE]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (S. 1833), S1541 [22MR]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

———increase deduction for expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses, S6815 [14JY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2028), S329 [3FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2036), S453 [7FE], S457 [8FE]

———phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (S. 3098), S9035 [22SE]

———prevent the duplication of losses through the assumption of liabilities giving rise to a deduction (S. 2354), S2116 [4AP]

———promote pension opportunities for women (S. 2671), S4567 [6JN]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (S. 2982), S7896 [27JY]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (S. 3235), S11003 [25OC]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (S. 3004), S8023 [5SE]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development, S6636-S6639, S6643 [13JY]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development (S. 2422), S2736 [13AP]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets, S11819 [15DE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), S7952 [27JY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (S. 3152), S9703, S9704, S9773 [3OC]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (S. 2401), S2542-S2544 [11AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S11880, S11881 [15DE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (S. 2955), S7846, S7912 [27JY]

———rates, S317 [3FE], S458, S459 [8FE], S600 [10FE], S1166 [6MR], S1272-S1274, S1285 [8MR], S1473 [21MR], S1696-S1698, S1700, S1702 [27MR], S2030, S2031 [3AP], S2058, S2060, S2061, S2063, S2065, S2069, S2072, S2076, S2141 [4AP], S2161, S2265-S2267 [5AP], S2270-S2273, S2278-S2285 [6AP], S2391 [7AP], S2676, S2681, S2689 [13AP], S4514 [6JN], S6103 [29JN], S7084, S7085, S7112-S7117 [18JY], S7466 [24JY], S7500-S7502, S7506, S7507, S7508, S7509 [25JY], S7587-S7589, S7607, S7627 [26JY], S8620-S8623 [15SE], S9793-S9795 [4OC], S9918, S9923 [5OC], S10654 [18OC], S10748 [19OC], S11101-S11103, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11267-S11269, S11279 [27OC], S11351-S11353, S11359 [30OC]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (S. 2436), S2752 [13AP]

———simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires (S. 2587), S4192 [18MY]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds, S2502 [11AP]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (S. 2161), S1123 [2MR], S1620 [23MR]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (S. 2084), S688 [22FE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (S. 2601), S4238 [22MY]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S993-S996, S1005 [1MR]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (S. 542), S385 [7FE]

———treatment of employee stock purchase plans (S. 3265), S11423 [31OC]

———treatment of employer-provided transit benefits, S74 [26JA]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (S. 2874), S6843 [14JY]

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (S. 3099), S9036 [22SE]

———treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports facilities (S. 224), S9257 [26SE]

———treatment of telecommuting (S. 2431), S2741 [13AP]

Technology: benefits of biotechnology research relative to agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection, S58-S63 [26JA]

———promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions, S6453 [11JY]

———promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (S. 1756), S9993 [5OC], S10107 [6OC]

Telecommunications: acquisition of U.S. companies by foreign firms, S7427-S7429 [21JY]

———merger of Qwest Communications International Inc., and U.S. WEST, Inc., S6346 [10JY]

———national policy to improve rural areas, S10242 [11OC]

———prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (S. 2476), S3023 [27AP]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), S1228 [7MR]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), conference report, S1155 [2MR], S1504 [21MR], S2710 [13AP]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), unanimous-consent agreement, S11 [24JA]

———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (S. 2572), S10242 [11OC]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with Government ownership (S. 2793), S5884 [27JN]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, S967 [29FE]

———restore ownership limits on television and radio stations, S10902 [24OC]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (S. 2029), S330 [3FE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees for broadcast satellite launch vehicles relative to access to local broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1952 [30MR]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S4937 [12JN], S10074 [6OC], S11233, S11234 [27OC]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1926-S1941, S1946-S1958, S1961-S1968 [30MR], S10242 [11OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, S603-S605 [10FE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), S8271 [8SE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

———require any entity receiving full amount of loan guarantees to provide all local broadcast signals of that State, S1940 [30MR]

Tobacco products: combat smuggling of tobacco products into the U.S. (S. 2493), S3258 [2MY]

———provide for the disclosure of certain products and prescribe labels for packages and advertising (S. 2125), S946-S950 [29FE]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (S. 2105), S816-S820 [24FE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S4329 [23MY]

Tyco International Ltd.: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: tribute to employee fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, S4662 [7JN]

Warner, Senator: National Defense Industrial Association James Forrestal Memorial Award recipient, S3012 [27AP]

Wentworth, William: New Hampshire High Technology Council Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S7152 [18JY]

Weyerhaeuser Co.: anniversary, S161 [31JA], S1811 [28MR]

Whitby, John W., Jr.: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses, S6323 [10JY]

———Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (S. Res. 311), S4330 [23MY], S4340 [24MY]

Women's History Month: observance, S1304, S1308, S1309 [8MR], S1382 [9MR]

Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network: Home Loan Bank of Boston Community Development Award recipient, S1309 [8MR]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, S3181 [1MY]

World War II: facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (S. Con. Res. 158), S11432 [31OC]

Reports

Health Insurance Deduction of Little Help to the Uninsured: Joel Friedman and Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S11328 [29OC]

Impact of U.S. Companies Operating in the People's Republic of China: Business Roundtable (public policy organization), S8476 [13SE]

Leadership's Tax Plan Reinforces Inequities in Health and Pension Coverage: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S11327 [29OC]

National Women's Small Business Summit, S6324 [10JY]

Prescription Drugs with Foreign Labels, H9674 [11OC]

Reports filed

Adoption of Concurrent Resolution Making Corrections in Enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 663) (H. Rept. 106-1016), H11526 [29OC]

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2045) (S. Rept. 106-260), S2526 [11AP]

Analyze Potential Impacts of Rules Proposed by Certain Agencies on Small Businesses: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1882) (H. Rept. 106-643), H3867 [25MY]

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4840) (H. Rept. 106-804), H7279 [6SE]

Bank Reserves Modernization Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4209) (H. Rept. 106-983), H10035 [17OC]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2415) (H. Rept. 106-970), H9766 [11OC]

Business Checking Modernization Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4067) (H. Rept. 106-568), H2121 [11AP]

Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-1004), H11193 [25OC]

———Committee on Small Business (Senate) (H.R. 2614) (S. Rept. 106-280), S3691 [9MY]

Coal Market Competition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2300) (S. Rept. 106-378), S8018 [5SE]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2697) (S. Rept. 106-390), S8019 [5SE]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H5654 [29JN]

———Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE], H10472 [19OC]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE]

Community Development and Venture Capital Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 106-383), S8019 [5SE]

Competitive Market Supervision Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2107) (S. Rept. 106-360), S7542 [25JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 624) (H. Rept. 106-971), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 652) (H. Rept. 106-1007), H11193 [25OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 432) (H. Rept. 106-514), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 523) (H. Rept. 106-670), H4219 [12JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 90, Withdraw U.S. Membership and Funding From the World Trade Organization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 106-682), H4674 [19JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 106-709), H5435 [28JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2005, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 106-491), H164 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 423) (H. Rept. 106-498), H454 [15FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 106-516), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 106-579), H2238 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 106-611), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3843, Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 439) (H. Rept. 106-524), H996 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3846, Minimum Wage Level: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 106-516), H755 [8MR]

Dept. of Energy Authorities Through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health on Indemnification and Liability Dealing With Nuclear Incidents: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H5083 [23JN]

Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4429) (H. Rept. 106-877), H7990 [21SE]

Electronic Commerce Technology Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1912) (S. Rept. 106-349), S7229 [19JY]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee of Conference (S. 761) (H. Rept. 106-661), H4119 [8JN]

Equity in Contracting for Women Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4897) (H. Rept. 106-879), H7990 [21SE]

Export Working Capital Loan Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4944) (H. Rept. 106-880), H7990 [21SE]

Fairness in Securities Transactions Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2441) (H. Rept. 106-1034), H12534 [2JA]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1161) (H. Rept. 106-834), H7364 [7SE]

Fort Sumter National Monument Franchise Fee Recalculation Owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc.: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2331) (S. Rept. 106-476), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3241) (H. Rept. 106-937), H9010 [5OC]

FTC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1687) (S. Rept. 106-385), S8019 [5SE]

Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3001) (S. Rept. 106-391), S8019 [5SE]

Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3850) (H. Rept. 106-926), H8735 [3OC]

Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 613) (H. Rept. 106-501), H571 [29FE]

International Debt Relief and Strengthening of Anticorruption Measures and Accountability at International Financial Institutions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3129) (S. Rept. 106-425), S9464 [28SE]

Internet Gambling Prohibition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3125) (H. Rept. 106-655), H4035 [7JN]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3709) (H. Rept. 106-609), H2654 [8MY]

Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1898), S9464 [28SE]

Joint Economic Report: Committee on Economics (Joint) (S. Rept. 106-225), S2233 [5AP]

Know Your Caller Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. Rept. 106-872), H7931 [20SE]

Land Recycling Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2097) (S. Rept. 106-243), S1461 [20MR]

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 671), S612 [10FE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 671) (S. Rept. 106-249), S1747 [27MR]

Manufactured Housing Improvement Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1452) (S. Rept. 106-274), S2726 [13AP]

Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4585) (H. Rept. 106-773), H6717 [20JY]

Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2844) (S. Rept. 106-335), S6473 [11JY]

Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4441) (H. Rept. 106-865), H7869 [19SE]

Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Equipment Defect Notification Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3059) (S. Rept. 106-423), S9381 [27SE]

National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1756) (S. Rept. 106-487), S9855 [4OC]

National Materials Corridor Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 397) (S. Rept. 106-232), S1390 [9MR]

Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2719), S5790 [26JN]

New Markets Initiative Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2848) (H. Rept. 106-706), H5435 [28JN]

New Markets Venture Capital Program Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4530) (H. Rept. 106-785), H7092 [26JY]

Nomination of Earl Anthony Wayne To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Economic and Business Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Gary A. Barron to OPIC: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Nicholas P. Godici To Be Assistant Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1671 [23MR]

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: Committee of Conference (S. 376) (H. Rept. 106-509), H641 [2MR]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4034) (H. Rept. 106-722), H5842 [11JY]

Privacy Commission Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4049) (H. Rept. 106-919), H8551 [29SE]

Prohibit States From Imposing Restrictions on Interstate Limousine Services: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 106-1003), H10907 [25OC]

Project on Government Oversight (organization) Compliance With Subpoenas: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H7205 [27JY]

Promote New and Revised Toxicological Tests That Protect Human, Animal, and Environmental Health While Reducing Need for Animal Testing: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4281) (H. Rept. 106-908), H9907 [16OC]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1495) (S. Rept. 106-496), S10252 [11OC]

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1304) (H. Rept. 106-625), H3412 [18MY]

Rental Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1954) (H. Rept. 106-774), H6717 [20JY]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2251) (S. Rept. 106-247), S1461 [20MR], S1596 [22MR]

Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H630 [1MR]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H1956 [6AP]

SBA Expansion of Business-to-Business Relationships and the Provision of Certain Information: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4464) (H. Rept. 106-784), H7001 [25JY]

Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3843) (H. Rept. 106-522), H996 [14MR]

———Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 3121) (S. Rept. 106-422), S9381 [27SE]

Small Business Investment Corrections Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3845) (H. Rept. 106-520), H996 [14MR]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 106-494), H218 [7FE]

Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4227) (H. Rept. 106-692), H5083 [23JN]

Training and Education for American Workers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 106-642), H3866 [25MY]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 5164) (H. Rept. 106-954), H9634 [10OC]

Truth in Employment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1441) (H. Rept. 106-967), H9766 [11OC]

Truth in Telephone Billing Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3011) (H. Rept. 106-978), H9899 [12OC]

U.S. Cruise Ship Tourism Development Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1510) (S. Rept. 106-396), S8103 [6SE]

Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 106-700), H5168 [26JN]

Withdraw U.S. Membership and Funding From the World Trade Organization: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 90) (H. Rept. 106-672), H4219 [12JN]

Worker Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2434) (H. Rept. 106-968), H9766 [11OC]

Resolutions by organizations

City lawsuits against firearm industry: National League of Cities, S180 [1FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H879 [9MR]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11215 [26OC]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1956 [30MR]

Statements

Agriculture and International Trade: Larry Palser, Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, E465 [30MR]

Biotechnology Research: National Research Council, S63 [26JA]

———President Clinton, S63 [26JA]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Executive Office of the President, H10441 [19OC], E1939 [25OC]

Don't Let Gun Manufacturers ``Take Advantage of the System'': Violence Policy Center, S180 [1FE]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Senators Sarbanes, Hollings, and Wyden, S5229-S5231 [15JN]

Federal Contract Opportunities for Small Businesses in Economically Distressed Communities: Executive Office of the President, S8733 [19SE]

Federal Farm Policy: Dusty Tallman, Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, E467 [30MR]

———Lynn Shook, E466 [30MR]

Minimum Wage Level: Representative Cox, H890 [9MR]

———Robert W. Edgar, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, H885 [9MR]

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: Representatives Bliley and Markey, Committee on Commerce (House), H902 [9MR]

Prescription Drug Costs: Kayla Gildersleeve, Angela Deblasio, and Tess Grossi, E1579 [25SE]

Price Support Programs for Sugar Beets and Sugarcane: GAO, E1212 [11JY]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4797 [8JN]

Tribute to Adam N. Darling—Victim of Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, H1656 [3AP]

Studies

Impact on Patients of Delays in Passing a Patients' Bill of Rights: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Staff, S2340 [6AP]

Summaries

Airline Competition Preservation Act (H.R. 4978), H7069 [26JY]

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): Community Renewal and New Markets Initiatives Development, E2247-E2249 [2JA]

———SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, E2240-E2245 [2JA]

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act (S. 3208), S10621 [17OC]

Promote Competition Among Wholesale Purchasers and Establish a Commission To Review Large Agriculture Mergers, Concentration, and Market Power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act (S. 2251): Specialty Crop Provisions, S1566 [22MR]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act (S. 2800), S5910 [27JN]

Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act (S. 3012), S8113 [6SE]

Tables

Effect of the tax cuts in the House Republican 2000 minimum wage bill, H858 [9MR]

Estimated revenue effects on H.R. 4923, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, H6820 [25JY]

Oil companies third quarter profits, S10993 [25OC]

Prescription drug import provisions in agriculture appropriations legislation, S10525 [13OC]

Ratios of product imports to U.S. consumption, S3811 [10MY]

U.S. advanced technology trade losses with the People's Republic of China, S8549 [14SE]

U.S. agricultural trade balance with the People's Republic of China, S8397 [12SE]

U.S. bankruptcy filings 1980-1998, S175 [1FE]

U.S. trade in advanced technology products, S3812 [10MY]

Testimonies

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Mary Munnings Lewandowski, S10128 [10OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 300, tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem, H2350 [2MY]

H. Con. Res. 312, regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers, H5180 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 427, corrections in enrollment of S. 3186, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9840 [12OC]

H. Con. Res. 428, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, H9852 [12OC]

H. Con. Res. 439, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H11555 [30OC]

H. Res. 412, consideration of H.R. 2005, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act, H171 [2FE]

H. Res. 423, consideration of H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act, H461 [16FE]

H. Res. 434, consideration of H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act, and H.R. 3846, minimum wage level, H773 [9MR]

H. Res. 439, consideration of H.R. 3843, small business assistance programs reauthorization, H1030 [15MR]

H. Res. 496, consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2783 [10MY]

H. Res. 523, consideration of conference report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H4347 [14JN]

H. Res. 528, consideration of H.J. Res. 90, withdraw U.S. membership and funding from the World Trade Organization, H4787 [21JN]

H. Res. 533, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H5190-H5192 [27JN]

H. Res. 542, consideration of H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act, H5617 [29JN]

H. Res. 624, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9826 [12OC]

H. Res. 652, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H11209 [26OC]

H. Res. 663, adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H11546 [30OC]

H. Res. 672, encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza, E2160 [8DE]

H.J. Res. 90, withdraw U.S. membership and funding from the World Trade Organization, H4793 [21JN]

H.R. 534, Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act, H8688 [3OC]

H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S393-S453 [7FE]

H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act, H8886-H8892 [5OC]

H.R. 1161, Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act, H10690-H10696 [24OC]

H.R. 1715, Defense Production Act expiration date extension, H7677 [18SE]

H.R. 2005, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act, H181 [2FE]

H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act, H474-H476 [16FE]

H.R. 2607, Commercial Space Transportation Competitiveness Act, H9949 [17OC]

H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, S5154 [14JN], S7574 [25JY]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act, H821-H842 [9MR]

H.R. 3100, Know Your Caller Act, H8272 [27SE]

H.R. 3113, Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act, H6369-H6371 [18JY]

H.R. 3125, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, H6057-H6061 [17JY]

H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act, H2285-H2289 [13AP]

H.R. 3637, Homeowners Protection Act technical corrections, H3578 [23MY]

H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2801 [10MY]

H.R. 3843, small business assistance programs reauthorization, H1037 [15MR]

H.R. 3845, Small Business Investment Corrections Act, H940 [14MR]

H.R. 3846, minimum wage level, H882 [9MR]

H.R. 3850, Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act, H8682-H8684 [3OC]

H.R. 4049, Privacy Commission Act, H8561-H8563 [2OC]

H.R. 4067, Business Checking Modernization Act, H2076 [11AP]

H.R. 4216, Customized Training Flexibility Act, H8680 [3OC]

H.R. 4281, promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing, H10007 [17OC]

H.R. 4429, Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act, H8079 [26SE]

H.R. 4441, Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act, H9569 [10OC]

H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act, H10416-H10440 [19OC]

H.R. 4697, International Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Act, H6950 [25JY]

H.R. 4840, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act, H7384 [12SE]

H.R. 4923, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, H6797-H6816 [25JY]

H.R. 4944, Export Working Capital Loan Improvement Act, H8084 [26SE]

H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, H9624-H9627 [10OC]

H.R. 5175, Small Business Liability Relief Act, H8123-H8125 [26SE]

H.R. 5362, increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers, H9052 [6OC]

H.R. 5486, tax treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment, E1868 [19OC]

S. 397, National Materials Corridor and U.S.-Mexico Border Technology Partnership Act, S2791 [13AP]

S. 613, Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act, H520 [29FE]

S. 614, Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act, H10508 [23OC]

S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, H486 [16FE]

S. 935, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act, S972-S974 [29FE], S1039-S1042 [1MR]

S. 1052, Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act, S370-S373 [7FE]

S. 1452, Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, S3563-S3567 [4MY], H10655-H10683 [24OC]

S. 1687, FTC appropriations, S10159 [10OC]

S. 1756, National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act, S9993-S9995 [5OC], S10107-S10110 [6OC]

S. 1854, 21st Century Acquisition Reform and Improvement Act, S10848, S10849 [19OC]

S. 1898, Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act, S11011 [25OC], H12033 [7DE]

S. 2028, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, S329 [3FE]

S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, S543 [9FE], S9026-S9028 [22SE], S9651-S9655 [3OC], H8699 [3OC], H9004-H9008 [5OC]

S. 2052, Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act, S614-S616 [10FE]

S. 2094, Stable Oil Supply (SOS) Home Heating Act, S807 [24FE]

S. 2105, Antitampering Act, S817-S819 [24FE]

S. 2117, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S935 [29FE]

S. 2125, Smoker's Right To Know and Truth in Tobacco Labeling Act, S946-S949 [29FE]

S. 2127, Children's Protection Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. 2161, American Transportation Recovery and Highway Trust Fund Protection Act, S1124 [2MR]

S. 2216, Federal Emergency Management Agency Buy American Compliance Act, S1319 [8MR]

S. 2244, Working Families Trade Bonus Act, S1417-S1419 [9MR]

S. 2255, extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S1517 [21MR]

S. 2261, Industry Training Consortia Act, S1521 [21MR]

S. 2300, Coal Market Competition Act, S9980 [5OC], H10494 [23OC]

S. 2321, Rural Telecommunications Modernization Act, S1905 [29MR]

S. 2325, Contracted Automobile Regulatory Relief Act, S1910 [29MR]

S. 2331, Fort Sumter National Monument franchise fee recalculation owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., S10003 [5OC]

S. 2331, recalculate Fort Sumter National Monument franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., S1990 [30MR]

S. 2333, Tobacco Regulatory Fairness Act, S1991 [30MR]

S. 2362, Air Quality Standard Improvement Act, S2237 [5AP]

S. 2369, waive Federal preemption of State laws in court cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims, S2348 [6AP]

S. 2401, New Economy Tax Simplification Act (NETSA), S2542 [11AP]

S. 2411, Farmers and Ranchers Fair Competition Act, S2625-S2628 [12AP]

S. 2432, restore commercial fishing eligibility of Hazel Lorraine (vessel), S2743 [13AP]

S. 2447, Rural Telework Act, S2766 [13AP]

S. 2493, Tobacco Smuggling Eradication Act, S3258-S3260 [2MY]

S. 2513, Financial Information Privacy Protection Act, S3532-S3535 [4MY]

S. 2587, simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires, S4192 [18MY]

S. 2590, Brownfields Revitalization Act, S4195-S4199 [18MY]

S. 2606, Consumer Privacy Protection Act, S4302-S4309 [23MY]

S. 2611, provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co., S4317 [23MY]

S. 2614, tariff on tire manufacturing equipment, S4318 [23MY]

S. 2676, inflation adjustments to NLRB mandatory jurisdiction thresholds, S4572 [6JN]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

S. 2719, Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act, S6034 [28JN], H10509-H10511 [23OC]

S. 2773, Dairy Market Enhancement Act, H10874 [25OC]

S. 2800, Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act, S5907 [27JN]

S. 2874, Life Insurance Tax Simplification Act, S6843 [14JY]

S. 2927, Public Safety Act, S7667 [26JY]

S. 2928, Consumer Internet Privacy Enhancement Act, S7669 [26JY]

S. 2955, provide tax relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S7846 [27JY]

S. 2966, Wage Awareness Protection Act, S7863 [27JY]

S. 2967, Electric Power Industry Tax Modernization Act, S7864-S7867 [27JY]

S. 2986, Just Opportunities in Bidding Act, S7900 [27JY]

S. 2993, Drug Competition Act, S7908 [27JY]

S. 3004, provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums, S8023 [5SE]

S. 3012, Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act, S8113 [6SE]

S. 3040, Privacy Commission Act, S8502 [13SE]

S. 3083, Enhancement of Privacy and Public Safety in Cyberspace Act, S8859-S8862 [20SE]

S. 3104, require country-of-origin marking on door hinges, S9200 [25SE]

S. 3118, Windfall Oil Profits for Heating Assistance Act, S9385 [27SE]

S. 3122, ADA Notification Act, S9389 [27SE]

S. 3152, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, S9704-S9729 [3OC]

S. 3166, Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act, S9948 [5OC]

S. 3169, Minor Animal Species Health and Welfare Act, S9951-S9955 [5OC]

S. 3180, Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act, S10090 [6OC]

S. 3225, Cosmetology Tax Fairness and Compliance Act, S10806 [19OC]

S. 3239, provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees, S11013 [25OC], H11699 [31OC]

S. 3261, HMO Guaranty Act, S11375 [30OC]

S. 3285, exclude tobacco products from qualifying foreign trade property in the treatment of extraterritorial income, S11930 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 111, promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada, S3737 [9MY]

S. Con. Res. 158, facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. World War II prisoners of war used as slave labor, S11425, S11432 [31OC], H12509 [15DE]

S. Res. 275, access of U.S. business to Japanese telecommunications markets, S3269 [2MY]

S. Res. 275, access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets in Japan, S1468 [20MR]

S. Res. 283, Senate Legal Counsel intervention in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al., S2441, S2445 [7AP]

S. Res. 290, support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility, S2640 [12AP]

S. Res. 311, Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses, S4326, S4333 [23MY]

S. Res. 344, oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies, S7692 [26JY]

Transcripts

Fleecing of America—Sugar Price Support Programs: ``NBC Nightly News'', S7316 [20JY]

Tributes

Chavez-Rodriguez, Linda, E1761 [12OC]

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN (organization)

Remarks in House

Moody, Dorothy M.: Woman of the Year award recipient, E1780 [13OC]

BUSINESS CHECKING MODERNIZATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4067), H2076-H2079 [11AP], E543 [12AP], E581 [13AP], E621 [3MY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4067) (H. Rept. 106-568), H2121 [11AP]

Texts of

H.R. 4067, provisions, H2076 [11AP]

BUSINESS NEW HAMPSHIRE MAGAZINE

Remarks in Senate

Bell Atlantic Corp.: Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Central Paper Products (business): Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Easter Seals (organization): Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Fleet Bank: Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Frain, William T., Jr.: Business Leader of the Decade award recipient, S4235 [22MY]

H.L. Turner Group (business): Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Lakes Region General Hospital: Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Mount Washington Hotel and Resort: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade honoree, S7832 [27JY]

Tyco International Ltd.: Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE (public policy organization)

Reports

Impact of U.S. Companies Operating in the People's Republic of China, S8476 [13SE]

BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

Letters

Millennium Digital Commerce Act appointment of conferees, S1208 [7MR]

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS, INC.

Remarks in House

SBA: Ohio Region V Minority Small Business Firm of the Year award recipient, E1453 [13SE]

BUSINESS WEEK (publication)

Articles and editorials

Backlash—Behind the Anxiety of Over Globalization, S8553 [14SE]

(Not So) Super Hornet—Why the Navy Is Spending Billions on a Fighter Jet With Flaws That Costs Twice as Much as Its Predecessor, S368 [7FE]

BUSS, DUSTY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E930 [9JN]

BUSTOS, CRYSTL

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute to California's 25th Congressional District participants, E1841 [19OC]

BUTCHER, JACK

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1171 [6MR]

BUTCHER, JENNIFER

Remarks in House

Paralympic games: tribute for participation, E2149 [7DE]

BUTLER, DAVID

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1698 [6OC]

BUTLER, DENIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2039 [31OC]

BUTLER, JOHNNY J.

Letters

OSHA implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5645 [22JN]

BUTLER, JOSEPHINE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E427 [28MR]

BUTLER, PA

Articles and editorials

Polio Can't Keep '53 Grad Down—Carmen Scialabba Wins Prestigious BHS Award, E987 [13JN]

Biographies

Scialabba, Carmen, E987 [13JN]

Remarks in House

Scialabba, Carmen: Butler, PA, School District Distinguished Graduate Award recipient, E986 [13JN]

BUTLER, RICHARD

Articles and editorials

Guess Who's Back, S7148 [18JY]

BUTLER COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E244 [8MR]

BUTLER (PA) EAGLE

Articles and editorials

Polio Can't Keep '53 Grad Down—Carmen Scialabba Wins Prestigious BHS Award, E987 [13JN]

BUTSCH FAMILY

Articles and editorials

Family Values, S641 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S641 [10FE]

BUTTE, ND

Essays

Little World All by Itself: Elizabeth Haugen, S3185 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

Butte Public School: effect of agribusiness and Federal agriculture policies, S3185 [1MY]

BUTTERFIELD, LAWRENCE AND KIM

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10619 [17OC]

BUTTERWORTH, ROBERT A.

Letters

Moratorium on Dept. of the Interior implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts, S6532 [12JY]

BUTTRAM, AUGUSTUS M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5817 [11JY]

BUTTRAM, MAXWELL E. (PAT)

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5817 [11JY]

BUY AMERICAN ACT

Remarks in House

Contracts: compliance, H407 [15FE], H1493 [29MR], H1603, H1604 [30MR], H1820 [5AP], H2155, H2156, H2163 [12AP], H2465 [3MY], H2561, H2565, H2566 [4MY], H3076 [16MY], H3959 [7JN], H6016 [13JY], H6689 [20JY]

BUYCK, JASON A.

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (see H. Res. 673), H12085 [13DE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (H. Res. 673), H12082 [13DE], H12520 [15DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 673, tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC, H12520 [15DE]

BUYER, STEPHEN E. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2918 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3279 [17MY], H3385 [18MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894), H7503 [12SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H922 [9MR]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7503 [12SE]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6778 [24JY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), H632 [1MR]

Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 3484), H3813 [24MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1675 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

Dept. of Energy: require an inventory of documents and devices containing restricted data at national security laboratories and improve security procedures for access to vaults containing such data (see H.R. 4737), H5436 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H5843 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H9505 [6OC]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), H2905 [10MY]

Education: tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7651 [14SE]

EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H1629 [30MR]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H219 [7FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H11207 [26OC]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H2411 [2MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5241 [27JN]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3309 [17MY]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H7652 [14SE]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H6777 [24JY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H6719 [20JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3869 [25MY]

Liberty Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 376), H7723 [18SE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H8201 [26SE]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7003 [25JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H5241 [27JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4036 [7JN]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6778 [24JY]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H255 [8FE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H4336 [13JN]

———support increase in world crude oil supplies (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1077 [15MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H5084 [23JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), H7281 [6SE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H454 [15FE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7212 [27JY]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2013 [10AP]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H5435 [28JN]

———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H1958 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR] (see H.R. 4245), H2412 [2MY]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H3869 [25MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H921 [9MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H758 [8MR]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H2339 [13AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1629 [30MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6599 [19JY]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H3309 [17MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H1629 [30MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H5956 [12JY] (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Water: prohibit use and provide for remediation of water contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 4303), H4337 [13JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7210 [27JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1506, H1551, H1553, H1563 [29MR]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H3276 [17MY]

———equitable distribution of funds between National Guard and Reserve components, H3285 [17MY]

———improve TRICARE program, H3198 [17MY]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3347, H3349 [18MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9650 [11OC]

Army: anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), H4321 [13JN]

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7437 [12SE]

Berry, Nancy: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1325 [26JY]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7006 [26JY], H7449 [12SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5866 [12JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1335 [23MR]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H115 [1FE]

Citizenship: recognize importance of duties, E2080 [3NO]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2918, H2919, H2920, H2946 [11MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10071 [18OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1506, H1553 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3198, H3199, H3276, H3285 [17MY], H3347, H3349, H3365, H3369, H3379, H3380, H3381, H3383, H3386, H3389, H3390 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9650 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3327, H3328 [18MY]

———funding, H1551 [29MR]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1335 [23MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3963, H3964, H3971, H3972 [7JN]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H1506, H1553 [29MR]

Freeman, Ed W.: recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H726, H727, H730, H731 [8MR]

Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3328, H3379, H3380, H3381, H3383, H3386, H3389, H3390 [18MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5378 [28JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (H. Con. Res. 327), H7458 [12SE]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (H. Res. 549), H6842, H6845 [25JY]

Okubo, James K.: recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

Public lands: prohibit wildlife conservation organizations from using Federal funds for purchase of conservation easements, H2918, H2919, H2920 [11MY]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3365, H3369 [18MY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H1563 [29MR], H3365, H3369 [18MY]

Reserve Officers Association: anniversary of congressional charter, E913 [8JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award Medal of Honor, H4329, H4330 [13JN]

Smith, Andrew J.: recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H600 [1MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H316 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4081 [8JN]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3557 [23MY], H9943 [17OC]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7959 [21SE]

Weapons: funding, H3964 [7JN]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4814 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3647 [23MY], H4335 [13JN], H10806 [24OC], H11204 [26OC]

Tributes

McIntosh, Representative, H11411 [27OC]

Pease, Representative, H11411 [27OC]

Schnell, Lorne A., E2080 [3NO]

BYE, KERMIT

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S757, S759, S760 [24FE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S757 [24FE]

BYRD, ERMA ORA JAMES

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4415 [25MY]

BYRD, JAMES, JR.

Remarks in House

Crime: anniversary of murder in Jasper, TX, E908 [7JN], E924 [9JN]

BYRD, ROBERT C. (a Senator from West Virginia)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7366, S7367, S7404, S7405 [20JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2197, S2251, S2252, S2254, S2263 [5AP], S2296, S2301, S2334, S2367 [6AP], S2440 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8141, S8217 [7SE], S8298, S8300, S8345 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4715 [7JN], S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5118 [14JN], S6272, S6281, S6282 [30JN], S6449, S6480 [11JY], S7555 [25JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3664 [9MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4962 [12JN], S5008 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6501, S6579 [12JY], S7057, S7081 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6200, S6269 [30JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5531, S5568, S5569 [21JN], S5612 [22JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4393 [24MY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S9484 [28SE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1073, S1147 [2MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4170 [18MY]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN]

———H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7065 [17JY]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5020 [13JN]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY]

———H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC]

———H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7142 [18JY]

———S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6598 [13JY]

Articles and editorials

Bush Aims at Discord in Capital, Dana Milbank, Washington (DC) Post, S5062 [14JN]

Don't Victimize the Constitution, New York (NY) Times, S2925 [26AP]

Europe's Turn To Keep the Peace, S1691 [23MR]

He's Everywhere but Here, Tom Shales, Washington (DC) Post, S6062 [29JN]

Remembering a Man Who Had the Courage of His Convictions, Mike Stanton, Providence (RI) Journal, S4416 [25MY]

Tinkering Again, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S2924 [26AP]

Victims and the Constitution, Washington (DC) Post, S2923 [26AP]

Victims' Rights—Leave the Constitution Alone, Stuart Taylor, Jr., National Journal, S2924 [26AP]

Wavering Senator Feeling Pressure on China Trade Bill, Eric Schmitt, New York (NY) Times, S8467 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see S. 2584), S6477 [11JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S8026 [5SE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S8864 [20SE]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S7690 [26JY]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see S. 2645), S7399 [20JY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 3253), S11252 [27OC]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378), S10716 [18OC]

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (see S. Res. 264), S930 [29FE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S1421 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (see S. 1680), S382 [7FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 162), S11918 [15DE]

Education: importance and value of U.S. history education (see S. Con. Res. 129), S6257 [30JN]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 2009), S86 [26JA]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S382 [7FE]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see S. 931), S1611 [22MR]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S10260 [11OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S692 [22FE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2416), S4392 [24MY]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S8024 [5SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S8343 [11SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S1914 [29MR]

Mental health: provide equitable health insurance coverage for certain biologically-based mental illnesses and prohibit limits on hospital stays and outpatient visits (see S. 796), S4854 [8JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S5468 [20JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S8215 [7SE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S8215 [7SE]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Commission on Nuclear Security: establish (see S. 2782), S5735 [23JN]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S2354 [6AP]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S3031 [27AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S8769 [19SE]

New York, NY: relocate the Hamilton Grange to St. Nicholas Park (see S. Res. 368), S10083 [6OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9758 [3OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S6577 [12JY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Social Security: expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2976), S7840 [27JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S3545 [4MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S9272 [26SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S3264 [2MY]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 2793), S7400 [20JY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S8769 [19SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S1327 [8MR]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia (see S. 2942), S7839 [27JY]

Wheeling National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2247), S1392 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate: authorize videotaping of address by Senator Byrd (see S. Res. 384), S11537 [14NO]

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: by, S2909 [26AP]

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund: C. Vernon Gray, National Association of Counties, S2200 [5AP]

———Dennis J. Slater, Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, S2504 [11AP]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, S2199 [5AP], S2503 [11AP]

———John Horsley, William Millar, and William Dodge, S2200 [5AP]

———Leo F. Peters, American Consulting Engineers Council, S2200 [5AP]

———Mike Acott, National Asphalt Pavement Association, S2200 [5AP]

———Richard C. Creighton, American Portland Cement Alliance, S2201 [5AP], S2505 [11AP]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S2504, S2505 [11AP]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S2504 [11AP]

———Terrence M. O'Sullivan, Laborers' International Union of North America, S2504 [11AP]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes: Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S6620 [13JY]

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo deployment funding: by, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S3890 [11MY]

Poems

``All Nature Seems at Work,'' Samuel T. Coleridge, S1442 [20MR]

``America for Me,'' Henry van Dyke, S6299 [30JN]

``And What Is So Rare,'' James R. Lowell, S5187 [15JN]

``Beyond,'' Ella Wheeler Wilcox, S10065 [6OC]

``Count Your Garden'', S11549 [5DE]

``Death Be Not Proud,'' John Donne, S7421 [21JY]

``Fence or an Ambulance,'' Joseph Malins, S8262 [8SE]

``Flag Goes By, '' Henry H. Bennett, S5084 [14JN]

``For as the Rollings Seasons Bring,'' Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., S10144 [10OC]

``God, Give Us Men,'' Josiah G. Holland, S8152 [7SE]

``God Give Us Men!'', S11418 [31OC]

``Hours Are Like a String of Pearls'', S11800 [14DE]

``How Far Away Is the Temple of Fame?'', S1692 [23MR]

``Human Touch,'' Spencer Michael Free, S3450 [3MY]

``I Asked the Robin'', S1442 [20MR]

``I Wandered,'' William Wordsworth, S6326 [10JY]

``Ill Fares the Land,'' Oliver Goldsmith, S1447 [20MR]

``Kiss of the Sun,'' Dorothy F. Gurney, S1443 [20MR]

``Masonic Builders'', S2988 [27AP]

``Medal of Honor for Senator Inouye,'' by, S4949 [12JN]

``Nation's Strength,'' Ralph Waldo Emerson, S10145 [10OC]

``Nothing Gold Can Stay,'' Robert Frost, S10901 [24OC]

``Opportunity,'' Edward R. Sill, S5758 [23JN]

``Our Birth,'' William Wordsworth, S731 [23FE]

``Road Not Taken,'' Robert Frost, S10069 [6OC]

``That Dad of Mine'', S5187 [15JN]

``West Virginia, How I Love You!'', S5478 [20JN]

``What God Hath Promised,'' Annie Johnson Flint, S3450 [3MY]

``Word to the Living'', S10143 [10OC]

``Year's at the Spring'', S1443 [20MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve financial situation of family farmers and ranchers, S1445, S1447 [20MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7365 [20JY], S7437 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10696 [18OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S7095 [18JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S7645 [26JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S7612-S7614 [26JY], S9406, S9409, S9413, S9414, S9434 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9406, S9409, S9413, S9414, S9434 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 126), S11551, S11552 [5DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6228, S6242 [30JN]

———status of legislation, S6599 [13JY], S9134, S9135, S9136, S9137, S9138, S9139 [25SE]

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S4629 [7JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S252 [2FE]

Budget: deficit, S2076 [4AP]

———ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2197, S2201, S2206 [5AP], S2274 [6AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7053 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2076 [4AP], S2197, S2201, S2206 [5AP], S2274, S2326, S2328 [6AP], S2418 [7AP]

———strike certain provisions on emergency spending designation points of order, S2326, S2328 [6AP]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8466 [13SE], S8682 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8062, S8065 [6SE], S8141, S8142, S8151 [7SE], S8259, S8262 [8SE], S8297, S8298, S8300 [11SE], S8354, S8382 [12SE], S8444, S8466 [13SE], S8682, S8684, S8685 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7768 [27JY]

———require disclosure of information relative to compliance with World Trade Organization subsidy obligations, S8298 [11SE], S8354 [12SE]

———support transfer of U.S. clean energy technology as part of U.S. foreign assistance program, S8141, S8142, S8151 [7SE]

Coal: National Academy of Sciences study on coal waste impoundments funding, S11879 [15DE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S11232 [27OC]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10357 [12OC]

Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, S5623 [22JN], S6228 [30JN]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies staff, S7102 [18JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S8883, S8884 [21SE]

Constitution: anniversary of the ratification of the 17th amendment on the direct election of Senators, S2386 [7AP]

Constitution Week: observance, S9119-S9122 [22SE]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary, S9119-S9122 [22SE]

———anniversary of constitutional convention, S4413-S4415 [25MY]

———distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines: ratification, S9184 [25SE]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5426 [20JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2995 [27AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2910, S2919 [26AP], S2988, S2991 [27AP]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5426 [20JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S1368 [9MR], S1447 [20MR]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S4057 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10357, S10358 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4629 [7JN], S5059 [14JN], S5426, S5428 [20JN], S6225, S6297 [30JN], S6544, S6546, S6564, S6565 [12JY]

———classified activities funding, S5612 [22JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6228, S6242 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3662 [9MY], S4057, S4063, S4064, S4077, S4080, S4081, S4082 [17MY], S4144, S4147, S4159, S4164 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4948 [12JN], S5008 [13JN]

———U-2 aircraft production line analysis funding, S5008 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S6298 [30JN]

Dept. of Energy: black liquor gasification program funding, S7094 [18JY]

———Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7037, S7038 [17JY], S9798, S9799 [4OC]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S10069-S10071 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: fossil energy research and development program funding, S9914 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6317 [10JY], S6502, S6520 [12JY], S7035, S7036, S7037, S7038, S7041 [17JY], S7093, S7094, S7095, S7096, S7102 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9798, S9799 [4OC], S9907, S9914 [5OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7612 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5195 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11232, S11279 [27OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6186, S6215 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11855, S11857, S11879 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10294, S10313 [12OC]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S7036 [17JY]

Diseases: provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), S11805 [14DE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11232, S11279 [27OC]

———making appropriations (S. 3041), S9397 [27SE]

Easter: observance, S2787 [13AP]

EPA: limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, S5536 [21JN], S7035 [17JY]

Father's Day: observance, S5186 [15JN]

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S4057 [17MY]

———gun control, S925 [29FE], S9596 [2OC]

———prevent children from having access to firearms, S925 [29FE]

———reduce violence in schools, S925 [29FE]

Flag Day: observance, S5083 [14JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1858, S1862 [29MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5536 [21JN], S5612, S5623 [22JN]

Foreign trade: implement import surge safeguards to protect U.S. industries, S8382 [12SE], S8444 [13SE]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S10611-S10613 [17OC]

Great Lakes: fish and wildlife restoration projects funding, S7093 [18JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S9428 [28SE]

History: anniversary of Magna Carta signing, S5182 [15JN]

Immigration: address backlog of applications for lawful permanent residency and reunite eligible applicants with their families while awaiting visa processing, S11279 [27OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9372 [27SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S9372 [27SE]

Independence Day: observance, S6298 [30JN]

Inouye, Senator: Medal of Honor recipient, S5757 [23JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (H. Res. 635), S11857 [15DE]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S3662 [9MY], S4063, S4064, S4077, S4080, S4081, S4082 [17MY], S4144, S4147, S4159, S4164 [18MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4348, S4351 [24MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4348, S4351 [24MY]

Lieberman, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, S8066 [6SE]

Littleton, CO: shooting of students at Columbine High School, S1447 [20MR]

Maine: salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6520 [12JY]

Members of Congress: appreciation for tribute, S1369 [9MR]

Michigan: national parks operations funding, S7094 [18JY]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, S7109 [18JY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S4057 [17MY]

National Guard: Youth ChalleNGe Program funding, S6564, S6565 [12JY]

New Mexico: provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on National Forest System and other public lands, S7096 [18JY]

New Year's Day: observance, S11801 [14DE]

Older Americans Act: National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S11089 [26OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 782), S11089 [26OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11089 [26OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, S5059 [14JN], S5173 [15JN], S6293 [30JN]

Paterson, NJ: Great Falls Historic District construction projects funding, S9907 [5OC]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, S10069-S10071 [6OC]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1541, S1542 [22MR]

———impact of gasoline tax reduction on Highway Trust Fund, S2494, S2503 [11AP]

Political ethics: issue of religious faith in politics, S8066 [6SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1541, S1542 [22MR]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate response to recess appointments, S11834 [15DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: balance of power with Congress, S5061 [14JN]

Senate: legislative priorities, S8883, S8884 [21SE], S9134, S9135, S9136, S9137, S9138, S9139 [25SE]

———legislative procedures, S11855 [15DE]

———legislative program, S6338 [10JY], S7767, S7768 [27JY]

———tribute to departing Members, S11800 [14DE]

———tribute to Parliamentarian, S11799 [14DE]

———tribute to Presiding Officers, S11801 [14DE]

Senate Rules: decorum, S5428 [20JN], S5757 [23JN]

———enforce regulation on Senators voting from their seats, S5173 [15JN]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: land acquisition funding, S7094 [18JY]

Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library funding, S7095 [18JY]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, S1692 [23MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak, S11827 [15DE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2666 [13AP]

———eliminate use of education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses and expand school construction and renovation incentives, S991 [1MR]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (S. 1833), S1541 [22MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2491, S2492, S2494, S2503 [11AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6620 [13JY]

———rates, S2076 [4AP]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6620 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S991 [1MR]

Television: airing of Peter Jennings reporting ``The Search for Jesus'', S6061 [29JN]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, S5536 [21JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project funding, S7035 [17JY]

U.S.-China Security Review Commission: establish, S6544, S6546 [12JY], S10357, S10358 [12OC]

Weather: beginning of spring, S1442 [20MR]

West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, S5477 [20JN]

White Sulphur Springs, WV: tribute to Greenbrier Resort, S6324-S6326 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Inouye, Senator: appreciation for tribute, S4949 [12JN]

Senate: authorize videotaping of address by Senator Byrd (S. Res. 384), S11511 [14NO]

Tribute, S1159-S1162 [6MR], S1369 [9MR], S1443 [20MR], S2923 [26AP], S5187 [15JN], S6297 [30JN], S7102 [18JY], S7421 [21JY], S7724 [27JY], S11281 [27OC], S11854 [15DE]

Reports filed

Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8197 [7SE]

Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8197 [7SE]

Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8197 [7SE]

Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8197 [7SE]

Tables

NAFTA job loss by State, 1993-98, S8685 [19SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 384, authorize videotaping of Senate address, S11512, S11538 [14NO]

Tributes

Acker, Thomas S., S7723 [27JY]

Bryan, Senator, S10139 [10OC]

Byrd, Erma Ora James, S4415 [25MY]

Chestnut, Jacob J., S7462 [24JY]

Epstein, Mike, S3450 [3MY]

Euill, John, S4415 [25MY]

Feinstein, Senator, S8067 [6SE]

Gibson, John M., S7462 [24JY]

Gorton, Senator, S7102 [18JY]

Grams, Senator, S11776 [14DE]

Inouye, Senator, S4948 [12JN]

Kennedy, Senator, S672 [22FE]

Kerrey, Senator, S10068 [6OC]

Lautenberg, Senator, S2786 [13AP], S10144 [10OC], S11831 [15DE]

Lawson, Richard L., S11417 [31OC]

Levin, Senator, S6297 [30JN]

Mack, Senator, S10071 [6OC]

Mansfield, Maureen H., S10065 [6OC]

Mansfield, Mike, S10065 [6OC]

Moynihan, Senator, S9559 [2OC]

Ogilvie, Lloyd J., S11801 [14DE]

Oliver, Elizabeth Hanahan, S10901 [24OC]

Pastore, John O., S7420 [21JY], S7462 [24JY]

Riddick, Floyd M., S589-S591 [10FE]

Rockefeller, Laura Chandler, S730 [23FE]

Rockefeller, Senator, S730 [23FE]

Rowan, Carl T., S9561 [2OC]

St. Clair, Arthur M. (Tinker), S10141 [10OC]

Thurmond, Senator, S11549 [5DE]

Tuite, Lisa, S11800 [14DE]

Zweben, Murray, S10143 [10OC]

BYRNE, DENNIS

Articles and editorials

Riverboat Deal Is Plum for Insiders, S9872 [4OC]

BYRON, BEVERLY B. (a former Representative from Maryland)

Remarks

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H3178 [17MY]

BYRON CENTER, MI

Remarks in Senate

Byron Center High School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, S8755 [19SE]

CABARRUS COUNTY, NC

Remarks in House

Employment: tribute to School-to-Work Partnership and JobLink Systems, E12 [27JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Workforce Development Week 2000: Cabarrus, NC, Regional Chamber of Commerce, E12 [27JA]

CABIN USER FEE FAIRNESS ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 1938), S8409 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1938), S8408 [12SE]

CABLE IN THE CLASSROOM (organization)

Remarks in House

National Taking Charge of Your TV Week: observance, E1536 [20SE]

CABLE NEWS NETWORK (CNN)

Transcripts

U.S. History Survey Taken at 55 Top Colleges in U.S: ``Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer'' (CNN television program), H5664 [10JY]

CABLE SATELLITE PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK (C-SPAN)

Poems

``Our Dearest Friend,'' Thomas R. Caffrey, E377 [22MR], E431 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Caffrey, Thomas R.: C-SPAN American Presidents—Life Portraits Viewers Contest winner, E377 [22MR], E431 [28MR]

CACE, JOHNNY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2234 [15DE]

CADA, RONALD L.

Letters

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11311 [28OC]

CADIGAN, JAMES L.

Bills and resolutions

Medal of Honor: award (see H.R. 4918), H6719 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H1072-H1074 [15MR]

CADY, JOHN R.

Letters

Federal gasoline tax, S2489, S2498 [11AP]

CAFFREY, JOHN AND GLORIA

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3015 [27AP]

CAFFREY, THOMAS R.

Poems

``Our Dearest Friend'', E377 [22MR], E431 [28MR]

Remarks in House

C-SPAN: American Presidents—Life Portraits Viewers Contest winner, E377 [22MR], E431 [28MR]

CAHABA RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ESTABLISHMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4286), H5672, H5673 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4286), S10010 [5OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4286) (S. Rept. 106-461), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4286) (H. Rept. 106-713), H5735 [10JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4286, provisions, H5672 [10JY]

CAHILL, LAURA

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation of Laura Cahill in Martin A. Lopow v. William J. Henderson (see S. Res. 297), S2940 [26AP]

Remarks in Senate

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation of Laura Cahill in Martin A. Lopow v. William J. Henderson (S. Res. 297), S2947, S2948 [26AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 297, testimony and Senate Legal Counsel representation of Laura Cahill in Martin A. Lopow v. William J. Henderson, S2947, S2948 [26AP]

CAINE, NONA AND BILL

Remarks in House

Versailles, MO: Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, E791 [19MY]

CAIRNS, JOHN B.

Prayers

Senate, S2269 [6AP]

CALAIS, ME

Amendments

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), S9977 [5OC]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11552 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (see S. 2194), S1233 [7MR] (see S. 2485), S3023 [27AP] (see H.R. 4815), H5736 [10JY]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (see H. Res. 663), H11526 [29OC]

Remarks in House

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (H.R. 4815), E1189 [10JY]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), H11555, H11556 [30OC]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11546-H11555 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding, S7096 [18JY]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2194), S1235, S1236 [7MR]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), S9977 [5OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of S. 2485, St. Croix Island Heritage Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 663) (H. Rept. 106-1016), H11526 [29OC]

St. Croix Island Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2485) (S. Rept. 106-319), S5882 [27JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 663, consideration of S. 2485, St. Croix Island Heritage Act, H11546 [30OC]

S. 2485, St. Croix Island Heritage Act, S9977, S9978 [5OC], H11555 [30OC]

CALAUTTI, LUCY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5781 [26JN], S6112 [29JN]

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC

Cost Estimates

Wilson Creek designation as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749): CBO, E216 [1MR]

Remarks in House

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), H519 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), S7796 [27JY], S7997 [5SE]

Reports filed

Wilson Creek Designation as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1749) (S. Rept. 106-320), S5882 [27JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1749) (H. Rept. 106-500), H571 [29FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1749, Wilson Creek designation as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H519 [29FE]

CALENDONIA COUNTY, VT

Lists

Northeast Dairy Farms Beautification Program Dairy of Distinctions Award recipients from Vermont, S5023 [13JN]

CALFED EXTENSION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5130) (H. Rept. 106-1018), H11620 [30OC]

CALHOUN, GEORGE P.

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, and representation in U.S. v. George P. Calhoun (see S. Res. 284), S2438 [7AP]

Remarks in Senate

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, and representation in U.S. v. George P. Calhoun (S. Res. 284), S2445 [7AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 284, testimony, document production, and Senate Legal Counsel representation in U.S. v. George P. Calhoun, S2441, S2446 [7AP]

CALHOUN, KY

Remarks in House

Calhoun Elementary School: tribute, E619 [3MY]

CALHOUN, RON

Articles and editorials

Stamford Centennial Celebration—The Saga of the Swensons, E1127 [27JN]

CALHOUN COUNTY, MI

Remarks in House

Western Michigan University: Environmental Research Institute Kalamazoo River watershed study funding, H10384 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Character Education Awareness Week: observance, S2721 [13AP]

CALIFORNIA

Amendments

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), S10530 [13OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 2751), S11258, S11274 [27OC]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), S11937 [15DE]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (S. 1925), S9982 [5OC]

Native Americans: provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), S7254, S7293, S7294 [19JY]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), S10816, S10837 [19OC], H10504 [23OC]

Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (H.R. 4020), S11822, S11931 [15DE], H12514 [15DE]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE], H12088 [14DE]

Articles and editorials

Approval of Nuclear Waste Plan Advocated, S11477 [1NO]

Giant of San Francisco, E1684 [5OC]

High-Tech Homeless—In Silicon Valley, a Dark Side to Booming Economy, H1361 [23MR]

Inglewood Writes the Book on Success, E841-E843 [25MY]

Occidental Deal Benefits Gores—Sale of Federal Oil Field Boosts Family Fortune, S5874 [27JN]

Of Janitors and Billionaires, S2852 [25AP]

Qualcomm Chief Named Scientist of the Year by Women's Group, E531 [11AP]

Rep. Lee—Politician Who Makes a Difference, E948 [9JN]

Rosie Revisited—Volunteer Crew Is Restoring a World War II Victory Ship, Remnant of Richmond's Shipyards, E1357 [27JY]

Six Local Students Chosen as Latino Leader Finalists, E767 [18MY]

When Debt Proves To Be Best Answer, E1543 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (see S. 2882), S7072 [17JY] (see H.R. 4984), H7128 [26JY]

Central Valley Project: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water authorities (see S. 2672), S4564 [6JN]

———facilitate water transfers (see S. 2091), S799 [24FE]

Colusa Basin Watershed: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects (see S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 2184), S1232 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (see H.R. 4218), H1957 [6AP]

———convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see S. 2751), S5360 [19JN]

———facilitate a regional approach to the acquisition of permanent conservation easements in the Chino Basin, CA (see H.R. 4691), H4674 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (see S. 3224), S10801 [19OC]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 4533), H3812 [24MY]

———participate in Inland Empire regional water recycling and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation projects and aid construction of California regional brine lines (see H.R. 4531), H3812 [24MY]

———provide cost sharing for CALFED water enhancement programs in California (see H.R. 5130), H7364 [7SE]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (see S. 2977), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 4187), H1851 [5AP]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (see S. Res. 387), S11762 [11DE] (see H. Res. 671), H12066 [8DE]

Electric power: authorize investor-owned electric utilities to purchase directly from the Bonneville Power Administration at specified rates (see H.R. 5458), H9899 [12OC]

———electricity crisis in San Diego and Orange Counties (see H. Con. Res. 429), H9900 [12OC]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (see S. 2749), S5360 [19JN] (see H.R. 4708), H4816 [21JN]

FERC: reform electric power rates in California (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8799 [4OC]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (see H. Res. 650), H11194 [25OC]

Forests: study best scientific method for the long-term protection of giant sequoia groves (see H.R. 4021), H1118 [16MR]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5110), H7280 [6SE]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see S. 2051), S612 [10FE] (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see S. 2043), S538 [9FE]

King Range National Conservation Area: extend boundary to include Mill Creek Forest (see H.R. 4960), H7002 [25JY]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H1674 [3AP]

Native Americans: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (see H.R. 5477), H10036 [17OC]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (see S. 2102), S799 [24FE] (see H.R. 5322), H8406 [27SE]

———restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria (see S. 2633), S4460 [25MY]

———restore reservation lands of the Elk Valley Band of Indians of the Elk Valley Rancheria of California (see H.R. 4338), H2339 [13AP]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H4336 [13JN]

Public lands: land exchange involving lands in Inyo and San Bernardino Counties, CA (see H.R. 5301), H8200 [26SE]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (see H.R. 3994), H1077 [15MR]

Riverside, CA: planning, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of Riverside School for the Arts (see H.R. 4620), H4173 [9JN]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2294), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (see S. 2111), S867 [28FE] (see H.R. 3657), H454 [15FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see S. 2784), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 3676), H509 [16FE]

———establish (H.R. 3676), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 143), S9945 [5OC]

Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (see S. 2279), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 4020), H1118 [16MR]

Taxation: impose a windfall profit tax on electricity sold in Orange and San Diego Counties, CA, during the summer (see H.R. 5484), H10256 [18OC]

Water: authorize reuse and recycling projects (see S. 3232), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5555), H11194 [25OC]

Book reviews

``Lying Down With the Lions,'' Don Hopkins, E663 [8MY]

Cost Estimates

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act (H.R. 4063): CBO, E1255 [18JY]

Court documents

Random assignment of judges to criminal cases: Sherri R. Carter, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, S1343 [9MR]

Essays

Children Learn Good and Bad From Models: Patrick Kolsky, S1312 [8MR]

Eulogies

Dixon, Julian C.: by Representative Berman, E2235 [15DE]

Letters

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

California electric power market: Representative Bilbray, H11320, H11321 [26OC]

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation: Mike Jimenez, California Correctional Peace Officers Association, E1261 [18JY]

EPA wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico: Representative Bilbray, H4866 [21JN]

Expand Sequoia National Park boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove: Douglas D. Piirto, E336-E339 [16MR]

FDA facility construction in Los Angeles, CA: Grocery Manufacturers of America (organization), H1613 [30MR]

National Park Service Studies Act: Donald J. Barry, Dept. of the Interior, S10806 [19OC]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

San Francisco, CA, funding under Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS: Janet Heinrich, GAO, H8833 [5OC]

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S571 [10FE]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S3214 [2MY]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino, CA, Board of Supervisors, S571 [10FE]

———Michael Dorame, Inyo County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3213 [2MY]

———Robert A. Laurie, California Energy Commission, S572 [10FE], S3215 [2MY]

———Senator Boxer, S571 [10FE]

———Thomas P. Walters, Ventura County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3214 [2MY]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Francisco de Lamadrid, Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, H7473 [12SE]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Eric E. Yoder, Imperial, CA, Irrigation District, H7667 [18SE]

———Richard M. Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H7666 [18SE]

———Tom Levy, Coachella Valley, CA, Water District, H7667 [18SE]

Lists

Olympic Games participants from California, S11124 [26OC]

Supreme Court reversals of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, S1358 [9MR]

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to KSEE-TV and Companies That Care African-American Portraits of Success Award recipients, E57 [2FE]

Alpert, Lee K.: Fernando Award Foundation Outstanding Volunteer award recipient, E266 [9MR]

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: tribute, E696 [10MY]

American Association of University Women: anniversary of Humboldt County, CA, branch, E1652 [3OC]

Armenian Relief Society: anniversary, E1087 [23JN]

Barrett, Jennifer: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, E2111 [4DE]

Barrett, Martha: Ventura County, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1473 [13SE]

Barstow, CA: dedication of museum commemorating U.S. Route 66, E1159 [30JN]

Benson family: tribute for donation of Leon S. Benson Holocaust Studies Collection to the San Mateo Public Library, E1555 [21SE]

Berkeley, CA: tribute to opening of Over 60 Health Center, Center for Elders Independence, and the Mable Howard Apartments, E780 [19MY]

Berman, Lee and Kathy: Temple Bat Yahm Spirit of Life Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

Black History Month: observance, E183 [29FE]

Bowler, Michael J.: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (organization) Caring Hands Gold Award recipient, E1150 [29JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: accounting of costs of the Sugar Pine Dam and Reservoir of the Central Valley Project, H10725 [24OC]

———conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), H10518 [23OC]

Burgess, David S.: recognition by Benicia, CA, Healthy Cities Task Force for efforts in social justice, E2116 [4DE]

Burt, Charles M.: California Irrigation Institute Irrigation Person of the Year award recipient, E56 [2FE]

California: California: Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention initiative, H8914 [5OC]

California Dept. of Education: tribute to Distinguished Schools award recipients, E638 [4MY]

California State University, Dominguez Hills: anniversary, H10462 [19OC]

Capps, Representative: University of California, Santa Barbara Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, E925 [9JN]

Chan, Lyn: National Education Association Christa McAuliffe Award recipient, E2090 [13NO]

Children and youth: use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, H8038-H8040 [25SE]

Colusa Basin Watershed: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects (H.R. 1113), H7661, H7662 [18SE]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H346 [14FE]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

DAV: anniversary of Suisun-Fairfield Chapter 81, E560 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (H.R. 4218), E509 [6AP]

DeSmith, Erica: Los Angeles, CA, Police Dept. Reserve Officer of the Year award recipient, E474 [3AP]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (H.R. 4187), H9954, H9955 [17OC], E496 [5AP], E1825 [19OC]

———establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (S. 2977), H10522, H10523 [23OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12055-H12064 [8DE], H12081 [13DE], H12088 [14DE]

Dragila, Stacy: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1696 [6OC]

Drugs: Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention initiative, H8914 [5OC]

East Bay Municipal Water District: land expansion feasibility study funding, H3073 [16MY]

Education: anniversary of Head Start Program, H8774 [4OC]

Edwards AFB, CA: Air Force Research Laboratory Rocket Site recipient of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics aerospace site designation, E1893 [24OC]

Electric power: rates, H9808 [11OC]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), H10574-H10577, H10703 [24OC]

Elledge, Robert E.: Purple Heart award recipient, H1682 [4AP], E495 [5AP]

EPA: wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico, H4866 [21JN]

Ertola, John A.: San Francisco Forum San Franciscan of the Year award recipient, E838 [25MY]

Ethnic groups: rescinding of personalized automobile license plate relative to perceived offensive ethnic connotation, H1081 [16MR]

Excellence in Business Award: recipients, E1363 [27JY]

Farrell, Michael: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E133 [14FE]

FDA: facility construction funding in Los Angeles, CA, H1611-H1614 [30MR]

Federal-State relations: improve growth management initiatives, H346 [14FE]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (H. Res. 650), H11317-H11321 [26OC], H11400 [27OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

———tribute to California Conservation Corps and California Dept. of Conservation salmon restoration program, E1805 [17OC]

Fondario, Gabe: Montclair, CA, Fire Dept. Employee of the Year award recipient, E26 [31JA]

Fonoimoana, Eric: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1898 [25OC]

Fort Irwin, CA: tribute to New Jersey National Guard units training at the National Training Center, E942 [9JN]

Fremont, CA: Police Dept., recipient of International Association of Chiefs of Police and ITT Industries (business) Night Vision Community Policing Award, E2125 [5DE]

Fresno, CA: Fresno Compact recipient of National Alliance of Business Distinguished Performance Award, E1030 [15JN]

Friedman Bag Co.: anniversary, E1542 [20SE]

Gann, Rosalie: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E365 [21MR]

Garcia, Roberto: Napa County, CA, Hispanic Network Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1988 [28OC]

Geissert, Katy: Torrance Cultural Arts Center Foundation honoree, E1238 [14JY]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), H9997-H9999 [17OC], E1833 [19OC]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (H.R. 3632), H7393, H7394 [12SE], E1502 [18SE]

Goleta, CA: bicycle/pedestrian bridge funding, H3425 [19MY]

Haas, Susie: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1005 [14JN]

Halberstadt, Pat: Garden Grove, CA, Sister City Association honoree, E406 [23MR]

Hallowell, James and Coke: Excellence in Business Hall of Fame Award recipients, E1358 [27JY]

Harris, Leland B.: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Special Recognition Award recipient, E133 [14FE]

Harter, Ruth: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2112 [4DE]

Hope, Claire: SBA Veteran Advocate of the Year award recipient, E644 [4MY]

Hour of Power (television program): anniversary, E118 [10FE]

Humboldt County, CA: tribute to American Cancer Society Relay for Life participants, E1384 [27JY]

Inglewood, CA: tribute to Inglewood Unified School District, E841 [25MY]

International Boundary and Water Commission: funding, H5111-H5113 [26JN]

Jackson, Steve: Montclair, CA, Fire Department Employee of the Year award recipient, E28 [31JA]

Jacobs, Irwin: Achievement Reward for College Scientists (organization) Scientist of the Year award recipient, E530 [11AP]

Jacobsen, Thomas A.: World Trade Center Association Los Angeles-Long Beach Hall of Fame inductee, E673 [9MY]

Johnson-Williams, Julie: WineSense (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E635 [4MY]

Kahn, Ilse: Southern California Chapter of American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam Lifetime Commitment to Peace Award recipient, E46 [1FE]

Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest (H.R. 1680), H1132-H1134 [21MR]

KGO-Radio (San Francisco, CA): anniversary, E276 [9MR]

Kim, Taesoo (Tom): Garden Grove, CA, Sister City Association honoree, E409 [23MR]

King, Herb: California Gay Veterans (organization) Shiela Kuehl Leadership Award recipient, E1408 [6SE]

Koike, Steven T.: University of California Friends of Agricultural Extension Outstanding Achievement Award recipient, E527 [11AP]

Korean War: anniversary, E1099 [23JN]

Koszdin, Jack P.: Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley honoree, E255 [9MR]

Kouymjian, Dickran: Armenian National Committee of Central California Man of the Year award recipient, E440 [29MR]

Ladine, Dyanne: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E363 [21MR]

Lake County, CA: tribute for attainment of all State ambient air quality standards, E1131 [28JN]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), H10515-H10517 [23OC]

Law enforcement: tribute to National Guard for efforts to combat illegal drugs, E1670 [4OC]

Lawndale, CA: anniversary, E18 [27JA]

Los Angeles County, CA: anniversary, E161 [16FE]

———tribute to South Bay National Day of Prayer Breakfast, E635 [4MY]

———tribute to University of Southern California Medical Center, E118 [10FE]

Los Angeles Mission College: anniversary, E78 [8FE]

Lyles, William M.: California State University, Fresno, Sid Craig School of Business Entrepreneur in Residence honoree, E59 [2FE]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (H.R. 4157), H6384-H6386 [18JY]

McFadden, Thomas M.: Community Association of the Peninsula's Agnes R. Moss Volunteer Award recipient, E535 [11AP]

McHugh, Michael and Colleena: Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association Wireless Samaritan Award recipients, E991 [13JN]

McIntyre, Gail Hanhart: Fresno (CA) Bee and Fresno Business Council Rose Ann Vuich Ethical Leadership Award recipient, E1265 [19JY]

Mendocino County, CA: tribute to Round Valley Indian Tribe STOP Violence Against Indian Women Program, E847 [25MY]

Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7470-H7475 [12SE]

Miller, Edythe: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E368 [21MR]

Miyashita, Mary: Asian Week (publication) Special Honoree for Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E1411 [6SE]

Mondavi, Robert: WineVision (organization) Visionary Award recipient, E1160 [30JN]

Napa Valley Vintners Association: tribute to Napa Valley Wine Auction, E866 [25MY]

Nasser, Suhaila: Southern California Chapter of American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam Lifetime Commitment to Peace Award recipient, E46 [1FE]

National Bike to Work Week: observance, E778 [19MY]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, E30 [31JA]

National Guard: tribute to 69th Press Camp Headquarters, E639 [4MY]

Native Americans: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (H.R. 5477), H11899, H11900 [14NO]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), H9976-H9979 [17OC]

———restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria (H.R. 946), H4603-H4605 [19JN], E2012 [28OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7663-H7667 [18SE]

New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.: tribute, E237 [8MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Alan Heeger for chemistry, H9803 [11OC]

———recognition of Herbert Kroemer for physics, H9803 [11OC]

North Fork, CA: tribute to the Chamber of Commerce, E533 [11AP]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of Beth Eden Baptist Church, E562 [13AP]

———opening of Evergreen Baptist Church New Sanctuary and Multi-Community Center, E1242 [14JY]

———tribute to Museum of African American Technology (MAAT) Science Village, E1234 [14JY]

Olympic games: tribute to California's 25th Congressional District participants, E1841 [19OC]

———tribute to California's 41st Congressional District participants, E1457 [13SE]

———tribute to Salinas, CA, participants, E1427 [7SE]

Orange County, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers, E748 [17MY]

———tribute to Spikers Seniors Volleyball Team, E285 [13MR]

Orbach, Raymond L.: California Inland Empire Council Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

Packard, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10892 [25OC]

Pajaro River: flood control projects funding, H5219 [27JN]

Palla, Livio: Kern County, CA, Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1483 [14SE]

Panamax (business): anniversary, E1237 [14JY]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Pasadena Playhouse, E908 [7JN]

———prohibit freeway extension project funding, H3442 [19MY]

Peace by Peace campaign: tribute to efforts to increase awareness of domestic violence, E1647 [2OC]

Pelote, Willie: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Friend of the Labor Council Award recipient, E790 [19MY]

People First of the South Bay (organization): anniversary, E185 [29FE]

Perry, Ray: Committee on Political Education Unity Award recipient, E868 [25MY]

Pico Rivera, CA: tribute to North Park Middle School marching band, E581 [13AP]

Porter, Bernice H.: bequeath of estate to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, CA, E1841 [19OC]

Poway, CA: Twin Peaks Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1505 [18SE]

Power resources: effects of deregulation of electric utilities, H7246, H7247 [6SE]

Ridgecrest, CA: dedication of Naval Armament and Technology Museum for China Lake, E1326 [26JY]

Riverside, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E375 [22MR]

———tribute to Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee, E1844 [19OC]

———tribute to Riverside Veterans Center, E878 [25MY]

Riverside County, CA: anniversary of Eastern Municipal Water District, E1902 [25OC]

Roads and highways: Southern California transportation projects funding, H9022 [6OC]

Rodeno, Michaela: WineSense (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E637 [4MY]

Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: dedication, E1839 [19OC]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 4063), H5792-H5796 [11JY], E379 [22MR], E1357 [27JY]

Rumbaugh, Alice: Garden Grove, CA, Sister City Association honoree, E414 [23MR]

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H5222 [27JN], H8424 [28SE], H10357, H10358 [19OC]

Samuel Merritt College: California Governor's Quality Award recipient, E560 [13AP]

San Bernardino County, CA: anniversary of Inland Empire Utilities Agency, E2024 [30OC]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), H7399-H7401 [12SE], H10504, H10505 [23OC], E145 [15FE]

San Bruno, CA: dedication of Carl Renya Memorial Field at Capuchino High School, E1683 [5OC]

San Diego, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood House Association, H8774 [4OC]

San Diego County, CA: tribute to National Hispanic Youth Award finalists, E767 [18MY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Congregation B'nai Emunah, E56 [2FE]

———Bay Area Rapid Transit extension funding to San Francisco International Airport, H3425 [19MY]

———Bay Area Rapid Transit extension to Antioch, CA, and Livermore, CA, E1392 [27JY]

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1422-H1426 [28MR], H8414 [28SE], E457 [30MR]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E750 [17MY]

San Luis Obispo, CA: tribute to San Luis Obispo Symphony Cuarteto De Las Misiones, E1811 [17OC]

San Mateo, CA: tribute to Pilgrim Baptist Church, E774 [19MY]

Santa Barbara, CA: anniversary, E536 [11AP]

———anniversary of Junior League, E2060 [1NO]

Santa Barbara Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: tribute to Message of Peace Hiroshima/Nagasaki International Exhibition, E1433 [7SE]

Santa Maria, CA: observance of Peace Week, E1774 [13OC]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (H.R. 3676), H6867-H6870 [25JY], E1380 [27JY]

Scripps Ranch, CA: Mesa Verde Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1508 [18SE]

———Scripps Ranch High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1533 [19SE]

Segura-Lopez, Rosaura: Napa County, CA, Hispanic Network Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1990 [28OC]

Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (H.R. 4020), H11563-H11570 [30OC], H11707 [31OC], H12514 [15DE], E336 [16MR]

Sessions, Gwen: Rocklin, CA, Unified School District Elementary School Teacher of the Year recipient, E1807 [17OC]

Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Simi Valley High School Academic Decathlon Team, E102 [9FE], E404 [23MR], E643 [4MY]

Simon Wiesenthal Center: Library and Archives recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Library Services, E522 [10AP]

Smith, Bette Belle: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for California, E1688 [6OC]

Social Vocational Services Inc.: tribute, E185 [29FE]

St. Mary's College of California: tribute to educational partnership with Castro Valley Unified School District, E1401 [6SE]

Statehood: anniversary, H7548-H7562 [13SE], E1488 [14SE], E1527 [19SE]

Stone, Jack: Distinguished California Agriculturalist Award recipient, E1110 [26JN]

Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition funding, H4509 [15JN]

Strumpf, Robyn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E683 [9MY]

Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District: tribute, E976 [12JN]

Taft, CA: anniversary, E1806 [17OC]

Thousand Oaks, CA: tribute to Los Robles Bank, E115 [10FE]

Torrance, CA: anniversary of Torrance Medical Center, E262 [9MR]

———tribute to Armed Forces Day parade, E878 [25MY]

Trimble, Charles R.: American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement recipient, E1647 [2OC]

Upland, CA: tribute to Public Housing Authority for administration of Section 8 Public Housing Program, H6605 [20JY]

———tribute to Upland Christian School, E1203 [11JY]

Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E787 [19MY]

Virco Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E63 [2FE]

Water: authorize reuse and recycling projects (H.R. 5555), E1922 [25OC]

Westchester, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E406 [23MR]

———anniversary of the Westchester Lariats, E884 [6JN]

Western States: impact of wildfires, H7243 [6SE]

Winter, David K.: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2109 [4DE]

Working Wardrobes (organization): tribute, E1806 [17OC]

Yang, Amorette: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E1037 [19JN]

Yolo Bypass: national wildlife refuge establishment funding, H4460, H4461 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 643), S5752 [23JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), S7075 [17JY], S10529 [13OC]

Central Valley Project: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water authorities (S. 2672), S4567 [6JN]

———facilitate water transfers (S. 2091), S804 [24FE]

Children and youth: use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S11052 [26OC]

Colusa Basin Watershed: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects (S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S1336, S1360, S1366 [9MR]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 2184), S1193, S1194, S1233-S1235 [7MR], S1267 [8MR]

———random assignment of judges to criminal cases, S1342, S1345 [9MR]

———reversals in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Cranston, Alan: Lawyers Alliance for World Security W. Averell Harriman Award recipient, S967 [29FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 2751), S5362 [19JN], S11274 [27OC]

Dept. of Justice: drug prosecution and incarceration funding for county and local governments along the U.S.-Mexico border, S6670 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (S. 3224), S10806 [19OC]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (S. 2977), S7892 [27JY], S9987 [5OC]

Diseases: HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, S5604 [22JN]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (S. Res. 387), S11755, S11756 [11DE]

Education: national policy to improve system, S5604 [22JN]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), S5361 [19JN], S9985 [5OC], S11937-S11939 [15DE]

Feinstein, Senator: appreciation for tribute, S8067 [6SE]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California, S11470 [1NO]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), S11501 [1NO], S11507 [2NO]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (H.R. 3632), S9984 [5OC]

———modify boundaries (S. 2051), S613 [10FE]

Hazardous substances: transporting of nuclear waste through certain California counties to Nevada disposal site, S3213-S3216 [2MY]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (S. 2043), S541 [9FE], S5753 [23JN]

Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (H.R. 3189), S2050 [3AP], S2098 [4AP]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration, S9905 [5OC]

———promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), S11275 [27OC]

———promote environmental restoration (S. 1925), S9982 [5OC]

Los Angeles, CA: strike by janitors for fair pay increases, S2852 [25AP]

Los Angeles AFB, CA: land conveyance, S5328 [19JN]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (H.R. 4157), S10113 [6OC]

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (H.R. 642), S5752 [23JN]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: tribute to California honorees, S9939 [5OC]

Native Americans: authorize certain leases on trust lands for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria (H.R. 1953), S4909 [8JN]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), S815 [24FE], S7293-S7297 [19JY]

———restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria, S11759 [11DE]

———restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria (S. 2633), S4463 [25MY]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, S11758 [11DE]

Olympic games: tribute to California participants, S11124 [26OC]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 4063), S10008 [5OC]

———establish (S. 2294), S1747 [27MR]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), S10837, S10838 [19OC]

———conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (S. 2111), S868 [28FE], S9990 [5OC]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Jewish Family and Children's Services, S1309 [8MR]

San Onofre, CA: storage of spent nuclear fuel rods, S11477 [1NO]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (H.R. 3676), S10005 [5OC]

———establish (H.R. 3676), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 143), S10009 [5OC]

———establish (S. 2784), S5791 [26JN]

Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (H.R. 4020), S11485 [1NO], S11822 [15DE]

———expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (S. 2279), S1673 [23MR]

Statehood: anniversary, S8191 [7SE]

Veterans Appreciation Month: observance, S2936 [26AP]

Water: authorize reuse and recycling projects (S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967-S7974 [5SE], S8410 [12SE]

Reports

Gun Control: Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District of California, E976 [12JN]

Proposed Pricing of Irrigation Water From California's Central Valley New Melones Reservoir: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: National Park Service, H5794 [11JY]

Reports filed

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 643), S5555 [21JN]

CALFED Extension Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5130) (H. Rept. 106-1018), H11620 [30OC]

California Indian Land Transfer Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1840) (S. Rept. 106-449), S9603 [2OC]

California Trail Interpretive Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2749) (S. Rept. 106-441), S9700 [3OC]

Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1751) (H. Rept. 106-831), H7364 [7SE]

Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 106-811), H7279 [6SE]

Diamond Valley Lake Center and Museum Establishment To Ensure Protection and Interpretation of Paleontology Discoveries and Development of a Trail System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2977) (S. Rept. 106-455), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4187) (H. Rept. 106-923), H8616 [2OC]

Giant Sequoia Groves Protection and Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4021) (H. Rept. 106-570), H2121 [11AP]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2051) (S. Rept. 106-376), S8018 [5SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 106-825), H7364 [7SE]

Graton Rancheria Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 946) (H. Rept. 106-677), H4674 [19JN]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2043), S5555 [21JN]

Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3189), S1747 [27MR]

Kern County California Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1680) (S. Rept. 106-444), S9700 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1680) (H. Rept. 106-510), H641 [2MR]

Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2882) (S. Rept. 106-489), S9855 [4OC]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 106-400), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 106-833), H7364 [7SE]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4157), S9701 [3OC]

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 642), S5555 [21JN]

Nomination of Jose A. Perez To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4063) (S. Rept. 106-446), S9700 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4063) (H. Rept. 106-723), H5842 [11JY]

San Bernardino National Forest Conveyance of a Small Parcel of Public Domain Land: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2111) (S. Rept. 106-476), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3657) (H. Rept. 106-744), H6354 [17JY]

San Gabriel, CA, Long-Term Solution to Groundwater Contamination and Water Supply Problems: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 910) (H. Rept. 106-545), H1404 [23MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3676) (H. Rept. 106-750), H6354 [17JY]

Sequoia National Park Boundaries Expansion To Include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2279), S7838 [27JY]

Sequoia National Park Boundary Expansion to Include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2279) (S. Rept. 106-377), S8018 [5SE]

Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 992) (S. Rept. 106-393), S8019 [5SE]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 106-842), H7501 [12SE]

Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2102) (S. Rept. 106-327), S6256 [30JN]

Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria Authorization of Leases on Trust Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1953), S4190 [18MY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4643) (S. Rept. 106-474), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4643) (H. Rept. 106-855), H7722 [18SE]

Statements

FERC Release of Findings and Recommendations on Electric Power in California (H. Res. 650): Representative Bilbray, H11320 [26OC]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Surfrider Foundation, H7473 [12SE]

Studies

Reductions in School Class Size: West Education Policy Brief, S3494 [4MY]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court of Los Angeles County, CA, H8 [27JA]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District California, H2487 [3MY]

Tables

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversal rate (1996-1999), S1363 [9MR]

Number of wildland fires and acres affected in 2000, S7969 [5SE]

Wildland fire comparison statistics, S7969 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 650, FERC release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California, H11317 [26OC]

H. Res. 671, tribute to Julian C. Dixon, H12055 [8DE]

H.R. 910, funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems in San Gabriel, CA, H1422 [28MR]

H.R. 946, Graton Rancheria Restoration Act, H4603 [19JN]

H.R. 1113, Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act, H7661 [18SE]

H.R. 1680, Kern County California Land Exchange Act, H1132 [21MR]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 3378, Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act, H7470 [12SE]

H.R. 3388, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, H10515 [23OC]

H.R. 3632, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act, H7393 [12SE]

H.R. 3657, San Bernardino National Forest conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land, H7399 [12SE], H10504 [23OC]

H.R. 3676, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act, H6867-H6869 [25JY]

H.R. 4020, Sequoia National Park boundary expansion to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove, H11563-H11569 [30OC]

H.R. 4063, Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act, S10008 [5OC], H5792 [11JY]

H.R. 4157, Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA, H6384 [18JY]

H.R. 4187, Diamond Valley Lake interpretive center and museum establishment to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake, H9954 [17OC]

H.R. 4643, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H7663-H7665 [18SE]

H.R. 5110, George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA, H9997 [17OC]

H.R. 5477, prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants, H11899 [14NO]

S. 1925, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, S9982-S9984 [5OC]

S. 2043, Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA, S5753 [23JN]

S. 2102, Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act, S7295-S7297 [19JY], H9976-H9978 [17OC]

S. 2111, San Bernardino National Forest conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land, S9990 [5OC]

S. 2279, expand Sequoia National Park boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove, S1673 [23MR]

S. 2279, Sequoia National Park boundaries expansion to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove, S7796 [27JY]

S. 2749, California Trail Interpretive Act, S5361 [19JN], S9985 [5OC], S11937-S11939 [15DE], H10574-H10576 [24OC]

S. 2751, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S5362 [19JN]

S. 2751, Washoe Indian Tribe Land Conveyance Act, S11274 [27OC]

S. 2882, Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act, S10530 [13OC], H10518 [23OC]

S. 2977, Diamond Valley Lake interpretive center and museum establishment to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake, H10522 [23OC]

S. 2977, Diamond Valley Lake interpretive center and museum establishment to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and development of a trail system, S9987 [5OC]

S. 3224, National Park Service Studies Act, S10806 [19OC]

S. 3232, California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century, S11000-S11002 [25OC]

S. Con. Res. 143, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3676, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act, S9964, S10009 [5OC]

S. Res. 387, tribute to Julian C. Dixon, S11756, S11763 [11DE]

Tributes

Boxer, Senator, S1478 [21MR]

Dixon, Julian C., S11766 [14DE], S11892 [15DE], H12054 [8DE], H12072-H12078 [11DE], E2169, E2170 [11DE], E2178 [13DE], E2189, E2217, E2235 [15DE]

Feinstein, Senator, S8067 [6SE]

Lee, Representative, E948 [9JN]

Packard, Representative, H5217, H5219, H5220 [27JN], H8417 [28SE], H10884-H10890, H10891, H10892 [25OC], E1920 [25OC]

Pelosi, Representative, H1508 [29MR]

CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, E1261 [18JY]

CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION

Letters

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S572 [10FE], S3215 [2MY]

CALIFORNIA FAMILY SUPPORT COUNCIL

Letters

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Petitions and memorials

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

CALIFORNIA GAY VETERANS (organization)

Remarks in House

King, Herb: California Gay Veterans (organization) Shiela Kuehl Leadership Award recipient, E1408 [6SE]

CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAND TRANSFER ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1840) (S. Rept. 106-449), S9603 [2OC]

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Press releases

MIT, Caltech Join Forces To Develop Reliable, Uniform U.S. Voting Machine, E2227 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Voting: cooperative initiative between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology to develop a new voting machine, E2227 [15DE]

CALIFORNIA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE

Remarks in House

Burt, Charles M.: California Irrigation Institute Irrigation Person of the Year award recipient, E56 [2FE]

CALIFORNIA NARCOTIC OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2974 [27AP]

CALIFORNIA POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2974 [27AP]

CALIFORNIA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, INC.

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2974 [27AP]

CALIFORNIA RECLAIMED WATER ACT FOR THE 21st CENTURY

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

Texts of

S. 3232, provisions, S11000-S11002 [25OC]

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS

Remarks in House

Anniversary, H10462 [19OC]

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

Remarks in House

Lyles, William M.: California State University, Fresno, Sid Craig School of Business Entrepreneur in Residence honoree, E59 [2FE]

CALIFORNIA TRAIL INTERPRETIVE ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2749), S11937 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2749), S5360 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 2749), H10574-H10577, H10703 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2749), S5361 [19JN], S9985 [5OC], S11937-S11939 [15DE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2749) (S. Rept. 106-441), S9700 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 2749, provisions, S5361 [19JN], S9985 [5OC], S11937-S11939 [15DE], H10574-H10576 [24OC]

CALKINS, CHARLES L.

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3469 [19MY], E759 [18MY]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2288 [6AP]

CALL D.C. (religious organization)

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7825 [27JY]

CALLAGHAN, PETER

Articles and editorials

Hold a Place for Gorton Among State's Political Giants, S11668 [7DE]

CALLAHAN, DEB

Letters

Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2860 [10MY]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, H9556 [10OC]

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S518 [9FE]

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2209, S2220 [5AP]

CALLAHAN, JOHN J.

Remarks in Senate

St. Bonaventure University: Gaudete Medal recipient, S1508 [21MR]

CALLAHAN, PAUL

Remarks in House

Rochester, NY: tribute to Paralympics participants, E1509 [18SE]

CALLAHAN, SONNY (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5844 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7628 [14SE]

———H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

———H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10450 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

Unobserved War, Washington (DC) Post, H5894 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H1477 [28MR]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H6471 [18JY]

———require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H6599 [19JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H341 [10FE]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H1959 [6AP]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7872 [19SE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H6052 [13JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), H7365 [7SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H7503 [12SE]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2607 [4MY]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H3309 [17MY]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H4174 [9JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Medicare: establish a minimum adjustment to payments to hospitals for costs attributable to wages (see H.R. 4998), H8201 [26SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3813 [24MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4036 [7JN]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 419), H9768 [11OC]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H921 [9MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H1406 [23MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H996 [14MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H6599 [19JY]

———simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), H2967 [11MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2239 [12AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 3586), H253 [8FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 4811), H5736 [10JY] (see H.R. 5526), H10808 [24OC]

Conference reports

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4811), H10759-H10790 [24OC]

Remarks

A Day at the Ranch Youth Foundation: tribute, E1457 [13SE]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5896, H5939 [12JY]

African Development Bank: funding, H5967 [13JY]

African Development Fund: funding, H6024 [13JY]

AID: Cuban Transition Project funding, H10834 [25OC]

———international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5940, H5941 [12JY]

———U.N. Drug Control Program economic development activities funding, H1555 [29MR]

Angola: prohibit U.S. assistance to countries not in compliance with U.N. sanctions against UNITA, H5972 [13JY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3130 [16MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5604 [29JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1505, H1521, H1525, H1555, H1570 [29MR], H1596, H1597 [30MR]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3354 [18MY]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3100, H3104, H3130 [16MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8419 [28SE]

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries, H5943, H5945 [12JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6016 [13JY]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2025 [11AP]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8647 [3OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2864 [10MY], H2912 [11MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1505 [29MR]

———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1521, H1525 [29MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H5604 [29JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: peace process funding, H5951 [12JY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H2087 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3354 [18MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5604 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8647 [3OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4967 [22JN]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5950 [12JY]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H1505 [29MR]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1525 [29MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8419 [28SE]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2087 [11AP]

Foreign aid: HIV/AIDS programs funding through reductions in the International Development Association, H5942 [12JY]

———infant and child health programs funding, H5897 [12JY]

———international education programs funding, H5981 [13JY]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5991 [13JY]

———plant biotechnology research and development funding, H5946 [12JY]

———prohibit aid to the Palestinian Authority, H6010, H6016 [13JY]

———prohibit assistance to countries that use children as soldiers, H6001 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5889, H5895, H5896, H5897, H5901, H5905, H5906, H5908, H5909, H5910, H5929, H5932, H5939, H5940, H5941, H5942, H5943, H5945, H5946, H5947, H5948, H5950, H5951 [12JY], H5962, H5963, H5966, H5967, H5972, H5977, H5980, H5981, H5982, H5991, H5992, H6001, H6005, H6007, H6010, H6012, H6014, H6015, H6016, H6018, H6019 [13JY], H10449 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10825, H10834, H10838 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10822 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), motion to instruct conferees, H10449 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), motion to recommit, H6024 [13JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5905, H5906, H5908, H5909, H5910, H5929 [12JY]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor, H6015 [13JY]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, H5977 [13JY]

———elections, H5977 [13JY]

Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor, H5946, H5947, H5948 [12JY]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6012, H6014 [13JY]

Israel: proposed sale of advanced early-warning aircraft to the People's Republic of China, H5851 [12JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H6005 [13JY]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1596, H1597 [30MR]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, H1505 [29MR]

Kurdish Human Rights Watch (organization): funding, H5963 [13JY]

Latin America: allocation of foreign aid, H5901 [12JY]

Macedonia: allocation of foreign aid, H6007 [13JY]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid, H1570 [29MR]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H6016 [13JY]

Point of order, H5923, H5946, H5950, H5951, H5952 [12JY], H5963, H5967, H5972, H5981, H5998, H6001 [13JY]

Russia: agricultural assistance, H6015, H6016 [13JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H321, H322 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H321, H322 [10FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1804 [5AP]

Ukraine: agricultural assistance, H6015, H6016 [13JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H370 [14FE]

Tribute, H6019 [13JY]

Reports filed

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4811) (H. Rept. 106-997), H10807 [24OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4811) (H. Rept. 106-720), H5736 [10JY]

Tables

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5891-H5893 [12JY]

———conference report, H10827-H10830 [25OC]

Tributes

Bernard, Al, E878 [25MY], E897 [6JN]

Culpepper, Marilyn, E1971 [28OC], E2025 [30OC], E2154 [7DE]

Fears, Doug, E1244 [14JY]

Fowler, Representative, H10758 [24OC]

Mannsfeld, Sven-Peter, E1507 [18SE]

Nix, Jim, E1453 [13SE]

Pelosi, Representative, H1508 [29MR]

CALLARMAN, JANICE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1037 [19JN]

CALLAWAY, SAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1462 [13SE]

CALLEN, JOLYN

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Coalition on Adoption: ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9362 [27SE]

CALLISON, MARTY

Remarks in House

Springfield Remanufacturing Corp.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Site designee, E1320 [26JY]

CALLOWAY, LARRY

Articles and editorials

Columnist Larry Calloway, E1053 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1053 [20JN]

CALLOWAY COUNTY, KY

Remarks in House

Kentucky: tribute to telecommunications companies for providing high-speed Internet access to local communities, H1001 [15MR]

CALTABILOTA, FRANK S.

Bills and resolutions

Seton Hall University: express sympathy for victims of residence hall fire (see S. Res. 244), S37 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate

Seton Hall University: express sympathy for victims of residence hall fire (S. Res. 244), S6 [24JA]

Texts of

S. Res. 244, express sympathy for victims of Seton Hall University residence hall fire, S6, S42 [24JA]

CALUMET, MI

Remarks in House

Calumet Theatre: anniversary, E329 [16MR]

CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2913 [11MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H632 [1MR]

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H7129 [26JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H632 [1MR]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H341 [10FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 53), H998 [14MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H7003 [25JY]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H2607 [4MY]

China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H4592 [15JN]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner (see H.R. 2619), H2770 [9MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4246), H2607 [4MY]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (see H.R. 2816), H4817 [21JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7502 [12SE]

———prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H2771 [9MY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H4783 [20JN]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H1629 [30MR]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2967 [11MY]

———allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (see H.R. 4218), H5036 [22JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H3869 [25MY]

———Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H4220 [12JN]

———protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H9635 [10OC]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1958 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 3907), H996 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), H3925 (see H.R. 3918), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4592 [15JN]

———participate in Inland Empire regional water recycling and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation projects and aid construction of California regional brine lines (see H.R. 4531), H3812 [24MY]

———provide cost sharing for CALFED water enhancement programs in California (see H.R. 5130), H7364 [7SE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4817 [21JN]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H342 [10FE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H50 [27JA]

———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H647 [6MR]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 2613), H2905 [10MY]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H5037 [22JN]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2906 [10MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), H757 [8MR]

FDA: restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H7128 [26JY]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H2967 [11MY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H2607 [4MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3925 [6JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4592 [15JN]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3926 [6JN]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H1413 [27MR]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H3172 [16MY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 5516), H11781 [1NO]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H219 [7FE]

Health care facilities: require Federal authorities to provide information in medical records, seized from a medical practice to that practice, in order to continue patient care (see H.R. 4689), H4591 [15JN]

Health Care Infrastructure Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 5622), H11812 [2NO]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H7723 [18SE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H11813 [2NO]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7212 [27JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

Latvia: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2606 [4MY]

Law enforcement: ban the transfer and receipt of handguns or ammunition by persons subject to restraining orders (see H.R. 4778), H10036 [17OC]

———combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H5085 [23JN]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H1588 [29MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H5036 [22JN]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H2607 [4MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1407 [23MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2512 [3MY]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H7723 [18SE]

Medicaid: exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H6719 [20JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3869 [25MY]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H997 [14MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H7211 [27JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H3413 [18MY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H255 [8FE]

———provide for moratorium on mandatory delay of payment of claims and establish advanced informational infrastructure for administration of Federal health benefit programs (see H.R. 4401), H2769 [9MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7212 [27JY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H2655 [8MY]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 4781), H5435 [28JN]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H1120 [16MR]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Native Americans: provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (see H.R. 5322), H8406 [27SE]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H5037 [22JN]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 4429), H2966 [11MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H6599 [19JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pharmaceuticals: abbreviate applications for the approval of new drugs (see H.R. 5231), H7932 [20SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 4865), H6719 [20JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2607 [4MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4592 [15JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H4174 [9JN]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H455 [15FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H8469 [28SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H2770 [9MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4113), H4336 [13JN]

———allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H342 [10FE]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H342 [10FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H6719 [20JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H7932 [20SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2906 [10MY]

———establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), H4035 [7JN]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H2607 [4MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H3049 [15MY] (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2607 [4MY]

———exclude income derived from the manufacture of products, and provision of services, in outer space (see H.R. 3898), H921 [9MR]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H3926 [6JN]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H1077 [15MR]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H7002 [25JY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H11955 [4DE]

———provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), H12045 [7DE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 937), H997 [14MR]

———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2318), H2905 [10MY]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H922 [9MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H2770 [9MY]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 816), H2606 [4MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H7578 [13SE]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H2607 [4MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H5240 [27JN]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 4170), H5084 [23JN]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 3692), H922 [9MR]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H511 [16FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H1629 [30MR]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H2771 [9MY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H2967 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: establish a partnership program for small reclamation projects (see H.R. 5120), H7364 [7SE]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (see H.R. 4187), H1851 [5AP]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5110), H7280 [6SE]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Riverside, CA: planning, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of Riverside School for the Arts (see H.R. 4620), H4173 [9JN]

Taxation: treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 4783), H5654 [29JN]

Letters

Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: by, H4826-H4828 [21JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3823 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5543, H5544 [29JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1319 [23MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7559 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3702 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H116 [1FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2834 [10MY], H2913, H2914, H2915 [11MY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (H. Res. 422), H390 [15FE]

Corona, CA: tribute to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, E1840 [19OC]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 630), H9984, H9985 [17OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1096 [16MR]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (H.R. 5398), H9983 [17OC]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5755 [11JY]

Delaware River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1296), H9981, H9982, H9983 [17OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (H.R. 4965), H10002 [17OC]

———sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), H9980, H9981 [17OC]

———special research grants funding, H5543, H5544 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3195 [17MY]

———C-17 Airlifter Program funding, H3195 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3966 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: report on all possible means to increase domestic oil production without harming the environment, H1236 [22MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1865 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: require study on methods to commemorate the national significance of the Lincoln Highway (H.R. 2570), H9961 [17OC]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (H.R. 4187), H9954 [17OC], E496 [5AP]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2125 [12AP]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1236 [22MR]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), H9998 [17OC]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (H.R. 4521), H9966, H9967, H9968 [17OC]

Haas, Susie: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1005 [14JN]

Health: human genome research, H3854 [25MY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1865 [6AP]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: increase authorization (H.R. 3926), H9975 [17OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H849 [9MR]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors and expand program eligibility to other tribes and tribal organizations (S. 406), H9957, H9958 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary, E1099 [23JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913, H2914, H2915 [11MY]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5382 [28JN]

Missouri River: establish boundaries and classification of Montana segment (H.R. 5041), H9966 [17OC]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (S. Con. Res. 145), H9955, H9956 [17OC]

Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 5308), H9969, H9974 [17OC]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), H9976, H9978, H9979 [17OC]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), H9965 [17OC]

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments (H. Res. 453), H1636 [3AP]

Orbach, Raymond L.: California Inland Empire Council Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1082 [16MR], E329 [16MR]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, H7742 [19SE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H5441 [29JN]

Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (H.R. 3218), H9991 [17OC]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10009, H10010 [17OC]

Richmond National Battlefield Park: revise boundaries and encourage cooperative management and protection of local resources associated with the Civil War (H.R. 5225), H10011, H10012, H10013 [17OC]

Riverside, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E375 [22MR]

———tribute to Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee, E1844 [19OC]

———tribute to Riverside Veterans Center, E878 [25MY]

Riverside County, CA: anniversary of Eastern Municipal Water District, E1902 [25OC]

Roth, Cynthia G.: ATHENA Foundation ATHENA Award recipient, E635 [4MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H308 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2801 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4139 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7325 [7SE]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), H9959 [17OC]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: feasibility study for establishing in Connecticut and Massachusetts (H.R. 4312), H9979 [17OC]

Virginia: designate certain National Forest System lands as wilderness areas (H.R. 4646), H9969 [17OC]

Votes: position on missed, H2079 [11AP]

Tributes

King, Jerry A., E725 [15MY]

Packard, Representative, H10885 [25OC]

Roth, Richard, E433 [28MR]

CALVIN COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, E414 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, S1667 [23MR]

CALVO, OSCAR L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1425 [7SE]

CAMARDESE, NINO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2030 [30OC]

CAMARILLO, CA

Remarks in House

Hope, Claire: SBA Veteran Advocate of the Year award recipient, E644 [4MY]

CAMBODIAN AMERICANS

Remarks in Senate

Cambodian New Year: observance, S2721 [13AP]

CAMBRIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

Reports

Ethanol Use in Gasoline, H1278-H1280 [22MR]

CAMDEN, NJ

Remarks in House

Woodbury, NJ: tribute to Woodbury Public School students fundraising efforts for the Battleship New Jersey Museum, E835, E867 [25MY]

CAMENS, BARBARA L.

Appointments

Congressional Office of Compliance Board of Directors, S4396 [24MY], H3662 [24MY]

CAMERLO, TOM

Remarks in House

Colorado Agricultural Hall of Fame: inductee, E2144 [7DE]

CAMERON, JAMES

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5171 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Black History Month: observance, S830 [24FE]

CAMERON, SAM W.

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11219 [26OC]

CAMILLUS, NY

Remarks in House

West Genesee High School: tribute to marching band, E2080 [3NO]

CAMP, DAVE (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3279 [17MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5242 [27JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4951 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

———provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), H1958 [6AP]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H10534 [23OC]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2607 [4MY]

———maintain programs and procedures for accounting of military personnel unaccounted for from previous and future conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 311), H4592 [15JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1119 [16MR]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see H.R. 5369), H8735 [3OC]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7366 [7SE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Crime: prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H8062 [25SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see H.R. 3910), H1629 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H5169 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1588 [29MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H5169 [26JN]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), H7002 [25JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H342 [10FE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H5037 [22JN]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

EPA: make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H2337 [13AP]

———require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H4783 [20JN]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see H.R. 4469), H3172 [16MY] (see H.R. 4678), H4591 [15JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H7373 [11SE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H647 [6MR]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H6470 [18JY]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H1958 [6AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H7991 [21SE]

Financial institutions: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (see H. Con. Res. 383), H7210 [27JY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H342 [10FE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H1406 [23MR]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H3869 [25MY]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2341 [13AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1589 [29MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7652 [14SE]

Medicare: coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H8200 [26SE]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H1477 [28MR]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4485 [14JN]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H8062 [25SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7871 [19SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3474 [19MY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H641 [2MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H7652 [14SE] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H4174 [9JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H8201 [26SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7366 [7SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 2906), H373 [14FE]

Taxation: allow distilled spirits to be produced in dwelling houses and certain other connected structures (see H.R. 3602), H7365 [7SE]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7933 [20SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H209 [2FE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H5037 [22JN]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5040), H7207 [27JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]

———exclude from gross income gain from the sale of securities which are used to pay for higher education expenses (see H.R. 4993), H7205 [27JY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile takeovers of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), H2340 [13AP]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H4035 [7JN]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7128 [26JY]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H4784 [20JN]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H2607 [4MY]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2239 [12AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1407 [23MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2770 [9MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H7129 [26JY]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (see H.R. 487), H1406 [23MR]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7366 [7SE]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H7652 [14SE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H632 [1MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H7366 [7SE]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H1958 [6AP]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H1163 [21MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H2340 [13AP]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see H.R. 4713), H4817 [21JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H165 [1FE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4592), H4035 [7JN]

Medicare: increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]

———revise coverage of immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 5276), H8061 [25SE]

Taxation: treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4556), H3867 [25MY]

Essays

Soldiers Story: William Ellis, E272 [9MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3822 [25MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1552 [29MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5863 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6614 [20JY]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2022 [11AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3684 [24MY]

Clare, MI: anniversary of St. Cecilia School, E19 [27JA]

Crime: prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), H8572 [2OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7820 [19SE]

DeWitt, MI: tribute to VFW Post 671 Honor Guard, E417 [27MR]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (H.R. 2973), H1142 [21MR]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), H6398 [18JY]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4152), E476 [3AP]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction, H4951, H4952 [22JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4951, H4952 [22JN]

Medicare: increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (H.R. 5152), E1469 [13SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5360 [28JN]

———revise coverage of immunosuppressive drugs (H.R. 5276), E1581 [25SE]

Michigan: bovine tuberculosis research funding, H1552 [29MR]

Midland Cogeneration Venture (electric company): anniversary, E378 [22MR]

New Lothrop, MI: tribute to New Lothrop High School girls' volleyball team, E468 [30MR]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's softball team, E1633 [29SE]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7820 [19SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1446 [28MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H295 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4155 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7331 [7SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2274 [13AP]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), H8274 [27SE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11825 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1161 [21MR], H6047 [13JY]

Tributes

Ellis, William, E272 [9MR]

Jonker, Margo, E1633 [29SE]

Lasch, Ronald, H5821 [11JY]

Valentine, Marv, E164 [16FE]

Wilberding, Carolyn L., E1427 [7SE]

CAMP, LLOYD V.

Remarks in House

National Officer Candidate School: Infantry Hall of Fame inductee, E447 [30MR]

CAMP, RICHARD

Prayers

House of Representatives, H999 [15MR]

CAMP FIRE BOYS AND GIRLS (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S1385 [9MR]

CAMP LeJEUNE, NC

Remarks in House

Education: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Black and White Scholarship Ball, E43 [1FE]

CAMP SUNSHINE (organization)

Remarks in House

Georgia: tribute for providing summer camp programs for children with cancer, E646 [4MY]

CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS (organization)

Letters

District of Columbia prohibition on possession of tobacco products by minors, H7587 [14SE]

Statements

Research on Medical, Biotechnological, Food, and Industrial Uses of Tobacco Funding, H5558 [29JN]

CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 3688): consideration (see H. Res. 508), H3523 [22MY]

CAMPBELL, A.J., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1889 [24OC]

CAMPBELL, ANNIE JEAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E53 [1FE]

CAMPBELL, ARTHUR C.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Economic Development: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S7655 [26JY]

CAMPBELL, BEN NIGHTHORSE (a Senator from Colorado)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7247 [19JY], S7368, S7369, S7406 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2252 [5AP], S2296 [6AP]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10105 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S6281 [30JN], S6449, S6480 [11JY], S6578 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7166 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6028 [28JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3548 [4MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10154, S10155 [10OC]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S827 [24FE], S896 [28FE]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2123 [4AP]

———reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands (S. 1586), S7698 [26JY]

Olympic games: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 254), S5752, S5760 [23JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY]

———H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7142 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Battle for Belarus, Washington (DC) Times, S10790 [19OC]

Belarus Police Crack Down on Protest, Washington (DC) Post, S1973 [30MR]

Keep Planes Out of Parks, Denver (CO) Post, S2732 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 2630), S5118 [14JN]

———provide a pool credit under Federal milk marketing orders for handlers of certified organic milk used for Class I purposes (see S. 3198), S10723 [18OC]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see S. 2891), S7690 [26JY]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see S. Con. Res. 122), S5685 [22JN]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (see S. Con. Res. 153), S10801 [19OC]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S8214 [7SE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S4690 [7JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6577 [12JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S8593 [14SE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

EPA: reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman (see S. 1763), S746 [23FE]

———revise regulatory requirements relative to pesticide tolerance reviews (see S. 1464), S3544 [4MY]

Great Sand Dunes National Park: establish (see S. 2547), S3916 [11MY]

Great Sand Dunes National Park Preserve: establish (see S. 2547), S3916 [11MY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2439 [7AP]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 3274), S11575 [5DE]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 110), S3616 [8MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 3016, 3017), S8197 [7SE]

———modify billing requirements for certain Indian health care providers (see S. 3270), S11537 [14NO]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S2947 [26AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8594 [14SE]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. 1419), S4024 [16MY]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]

Native Americans: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S5032 [13JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S2772 [13AP]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S10092 [6OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S4855 [8JN]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 3090), S8941 [21SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Social Security: restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S5468 [20JN]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: modify holding period used to determine whether horses are assets (see S. 1409), S1127 [2MR]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S2354 [6AP]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (see S. 2799), S5884 [27JN]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see S. 386), S2771 [13AP]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S7922 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (see S. 2283), S1671 [23MR]

Black Canyon National Park: regulate commercial air tours (see S. 2418), S2727 [13AP]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see S. 2919), S7542 [25JY]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (see S. 2956), S7839 [27JY]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2034), S328 [3FE]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2956), S7839 [27JY]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2508), S3514 [4MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage efficient use of existing resources and assets relative to Indian agricultural research, development, and exports (see S. 2282), S1671 [23MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2900), S7393 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see S. 2716), S5027 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S538 [9FE]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see S. 2216), S1315 [8MR]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 161), S11762 [11DE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S4820 [8JN]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see S. 2920), S7542 [25JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 2526), S3692 [9MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S328 [3FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 277), S1671 [23MR]

———authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 2052), S612 [10FE]

———improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (see S. 2872), S6841 [14JY]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (see S. 2719), S5027 [13JN]

———technical corrections to certain laws (see S. 3031), S8413 [12SE]

Olympic games: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 254), S489 [8FE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see S. 3146), S9606 [2OC]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2950), S7839 [27JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S1315 [8MR]

Taxation: temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S799 [24FE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

Cloture motions

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2835 [25AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7590 [26JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7629 [26JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2432 [7AP], S2506 [11AP]

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act: G. Eugene Story, Glenn E. Wilson, Jr., and J. Kent Lindsay, Montezuma County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, S333 [3FE]

———Jeff Widen, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Mark Pearson, Sierra Club, and Suzanne Jones, Wilderness Society, S333 [3FE]

———Mark Larson, Kay Alexander, and Jim Dyer, Colorado General Assembly, S332 [3FE]

———Ray Christensen, Colorado Farm Bureau, S333 [3FE]

———Stan Broome, CLUB 20 (organization), S333 [3FE]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement: Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, S10777 [19OC]

———John Baker, Jr., Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Ernest Heuse, Sr., Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, S10778, S10779 [19OC]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund (organization), S10779 [19OC]

———Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, S10778 [19OC]

———L. Randy Kirkpatrick, San Juan, NM, Water Commission, S10779 [19OC]

———Richard P. Cheney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S10778 [19OC]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S94 [26JA]

———Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, S94 [26JA]

———Robert T. Scully, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S94 [26JA]

Motions

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10985 [25OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7368 [20JY], S7439 [21JY]

BATF: Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program funding, S7484 [24JY]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (S. Con. Res. 153), S10790 [19OC]

———human rights violations, S9458 [28SE]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (S. Con. Res. 75), S1972 [30MR]

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (S. 2283), S1677 [23MR]

———protection of Indian programs funding relative to payment of Ramah Navajo Chapter lawsuit settlement, S7088 [18JY]

Black Canyon National Park: regulate commercial air tours (S. 2418), S2732 [13AP]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (S. 2956), S7847 [27JY]

Brownfox, James: District of Columbia Hall of Fame inductee for education, S2722 [13AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2334 [6AP]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2034), S331 [3FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), insert S. 1089 language in lieu, S7757 [27JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S7752 [27JY]

Colorado: tribute to Grand Futures (organization) for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2956), S7847 [27JY]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S3521 [4MY], S10107 [6OC], S10776, S10781, S10783, S10784 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America: tribute to National Leadership Forum for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (S. 2569), S4021 [16MY]

Customs Service: Automated Commercial System funding, S7368 [20JY]

Denver, CO: Interstate-25 ramps project funding, S5191 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage efficient use of existing resources and assets relative to Indian agricultural research, development, and exports (S. 2282), S1675 [23MR]

———use of Food Stamp Program funds to purchase bison meat for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, S7439 [21JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit the use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of discount tobacco stores, S2334 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10776, S10781, S10783, S10784 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

———extend moratorium on implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts, S6534, S6536 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6534, S6536 [12JY], S7088, S7095 [18JY], S7536, S7537 [25JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8734, S8738, S8746, S8747 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7484 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (S. 2716), S5028 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5191 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11230 [27OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11230 [27OC]

Drugs: tribute to drug courts, S4294 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (S. 2044), S541 [9FE]

FBI: jewelry and gem crime prevention programs funding, S11230 [27OC]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (S. 2216), S1319 [8MR]

Forest Service: Red Mountain Project funding, S7095 [18JY]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), S11758 [11DE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7751 [27JY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (S.J. Res. 48), S4853 [8JN]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (S. 484), S4454 [25MY]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), placed on the calendar, S1619 [23MR]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (S. 2920), S7552 [25JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 2526), S3697 [9MY]

Inouye, Senator: Medal of Honor recipient, S5480 [21JN]

Korean War: anniversary (S.J. Res. 39), S333 [3FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S2629 [12AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8734, S8738, S8746, S8747 [19SE]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shootings at Columbine High School, S2713 [13AP]

National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance: funding, S8746, S8747 [19SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (S. 1438), S9556 [28SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 247), S94 [26JA]

Native Americans: allow purchase of prescription drugs from the Federal Supply Schedule, S7715 [26JY]

———anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (S. Res. 277), S1685 [23MR]

———authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (S. 2052), S614 [10FE]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2137 [4AP]

———implementation of tribal self-governance regulations, S7536, S7537 [25JY]

———improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (S. 2872), S6842 [14JY]

———reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands (S. 1586), S7708 [26JY]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, S11758 [11DE]

———technical corrections to certain laws (S. 3031), S8416 [12SE]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2267), placed on the calendar, S1619 [23MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S8746 [19SE]

Olympic games: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 254), S493 [8FE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1620 [23MR]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1620 [23MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1620 [23MR]

Providence, RI: Heritage Harbor Museum Native American Story exhibit funding, S10920 [24OC]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 2950), S7844 [27JY]

Senate: legislative program, S1619 [23MR]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2502 [11AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6668 [13JY]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds, S2502 [11AP]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (S. 2161), S1123 [2MR], S1620 [23MR]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (S. 2090), S803 [24FE]

Veterans: tribute to ``Rolling Thunder'' motorcycle run honoring POW/MIA, S4454 [25MY]

Reports filed

Ak-Chin Indian Community Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2647) (S. Rept. 106-415), S8759 [19SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Feasibility Study on Rehabilitation of the Municipal Water System at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3051), S5662 [22JN]

California Indian Land Transfer Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1840) (S. Rept. 106-449), S9603 [2OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508), S5790 [26JN]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508) (S. Rept. 106-513), S11917 [15DE]

Decrease the Requisite Blood Quantum Required for Membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1460) (S. Rept. 106-464), S9604 [2OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900) (S. Rept. 106-500), S10411 [12OC]

Emphasize the Need for Job Creation on Indian Reservations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1509) (S. Rept. 106-277), S3328 [3MY]

Express the Policy of the U.S. Toward Native Hawaiians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2899) (S. Rept. 106-424), S9381 [27SE]

Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2872) (S. Rept. 106-452), S9604 [2OC]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2920) (S. Rept. 106-498), S10252 [11OC]

Indian School Construction Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2580) (S. Rept. 106-497), S10252 [11OC]

Indian Self-Determination Policy Anniversary: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 277), S5460 [20JN]

Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2283) (S. Rept. 106-406), S8342 [11SE]

Lower Sioux Indian Community Lease or Transfer of Certain Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2484), S4190 [18MY]

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Technical Corrections on the Status of Certain Lands Held in Trust: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1967) (S. Rept. 106-307), S5027 [13JN]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1507) (S. Rept. 106-306), S4564 [6JN]

Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2719), S5790 [26JN]

Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3031) (S. Rept. 106-501), S10411 [12OC]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act Revisions and Extension: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1929) (S. Rept. 106-389), S8019 [5SE]

Navajo Nation Trust Land Leasing Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2665) (S. Rept. 106-511), S11423 [31OC]

Nomination of Thomas N. Slonaker To Be Special Trustee for the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S2346 [6AP]

Reduce the Fractionated Ownership of Indian Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1586) (S. Rept. 106-361), S7655 [26JY]

Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2917) (S. Rept. 106-506), S10715 [18OC]

Support the Development of Native American Language Survival Schools: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2688) (S. Rept. 106-467), S9701 [3OC]

Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2102) (S. Rept. 106-327), S6256 [30JN]

Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria Authorization of Leases on Trust Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1953), S4190 [18MY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4643) (S. Rept. 106-474), S9701 [3OC]

Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place Construction in Fort Pierre, SD: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1658) (S. Rept. 106-368), S8018 [5SE]

Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 106-367), S8018 [5SE]

Texts of

S. 2034, Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S331 [3FE]

S. 2044, Stamp Out Domestic Violence Act, S542 [9FE]

S. 2052, Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act, S614-S616 [10FE]

S. 2090, America's Transportation Recovery Act, S803 [24FE]

S. 2161, American Transportation Recovery and Highway Trust Fund Protection Act, S1124 [2MR]

S. 2216, Federal Emergency Management Agency Buy American Compliance Act, S1319 [8MR]

S. 2217, National Museum of the American Indian Commemorative Coin Act, S1320 [8MR]

S. 2282, Native American Agricultural Research, Development and Export Enhancement Act, S1676 [23MR]

S. 2283, Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act, S1678 [23MR]

S. 2413, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2629 [12AP]

S. 2418, regulate commercial air tours at Black Canyon National Park, S2732 [13AP]

S. 2508, Colorado Ute Indian Tribes final settlement of water rights claims, S3522-S3524 [4MY]

S. 2526, Indian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S3697-S3735 [9MY]

S. 2716, Motor Carrier Fairness Act, S5029 [13JN]

S. 2872, Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act, S6842 [14JY]

S. 2919, Black Patriots Foundation's extension of authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial, S7552 [25JY]

S. 2920, Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act, S7552-S7554 [25JY]

S. 2956, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act, S7847-S7849 [27JY]

S. 3031, technical corrections to certain laws concerning Native Americans, S8416 [12SE]

S.J. Res. 39, anniversary of Korean War, S334 [3FE]

S.J. Res. 48, anniversary of Helsinki Final Act, S4853 [8JN]

Tributes

Chestnut, Jacob J., S7485 [24JY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7192 [19JY]

Gibson, John M., S7485 [24JY]

Yates, Sidney R., S10400 [12OC]

CAMPBELL, BONNIE J.

Articles and editorials

Campbell Issue Aids Democrats' Politics, S9666 [3OC]

Stop Stalling on Judicial Candidate, S9667 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S8339 [11SE], S8881 [21SE], S9253, S9254 [26SE], S9333 [27SE], S9595 [2OC], S9664-S9667, S9677-S9679, S9680, S9681 [3OC], S9838, S9839 [4OC], S9927, S9928 [5OC], S10059, S10060 [6OC], S10173, S10174, S10188-S10190 [11OC], S10678 [18OC], S10885 [23OC], S10908, S10909 [24OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S9333 [27SE]

CAMPBELL, CARL R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E113 [10FE]

CAMPBELL, JANE L.

Remarks in House

Governing Magazine: Public Official of the Year award recipient, E2094 [14NO]

Jewish National Fund (organization): Tree of Life honoree, E1412 [6SE]

CAMPBELL, JOHN G.

Appointments

Commission on the National Military Museum, S10631 [17OC]

CAMPBELL, JOHN R.

Comments

Administration regulation would harm local access to transplant services: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

Administration regulation would hurt organ supplies: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

CAMPBELL, NANCY DUFF

Letters

Early learning programs funding, S3667 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: National Women's Law Center's report on child care in the military relative to improving civilian child care, S4184 [18MY]

Summaries

Be All That We Can Be—Lessons From the Military for Improving Our Nation's Child Care System, S4185 [18MY]

CAMPBELL, TOM (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1478 [28MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6694 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4818 [21JN], H4997 [22JN]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to avert drought and famine (see H. Con. Res. 316), H2511 [3MY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1077 [15MR]

American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor: make grants to construct an addition (see H.R. 1865), H2340 [13AP]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H8617 [2OC]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H343 [10FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: make archival materials of the Africa Division of the VOA available to the Institute for Media Development (see H.R. 4587), H7366 [7SE]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H1852 [5AP]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3869 [25MY]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7652 [14SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H2607 [4MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1477 [28MR]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H1123 [20MR]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H1477 [28MR]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see H.R. 4574), H4122 [8JN]

———collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4592 [15JN]

———provide cost sharing for CALFED water enhancement programs in California (see H.R. 5130), H7723 [18SE]

———provide cost sharing for CALFED water enhancement programs in California, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5130), H8469 [28SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H7281 [6SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]

———clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H1958 [6AP]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H278 [9FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H575 [29FE]

———repeal unconstitutional reporting and record keeping requirements (see H.R. 1273), H574 [29FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2123 [11AP]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H2905 [10MY]

Firearms: require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H3867 [25MY]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H757 [8MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

———prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H1674 [3AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H998 [14MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 4744), H5436 [28JN]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 294), H2341 [13AP]

IMF: reduce long-term lending activities and role in developing countries (see H.R. 5085), H7209 [27JY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

———prevent fraud and abuse in the granting of H-1B nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4227), H2121 [11AP]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H7212 [27JY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1285 [22MR]

———provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H641 [2MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2771 [9MY]

Medicaid: waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5656 [29JN]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H5656 [29JN]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Native Americans: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements (see H.R. 2992), H165 [1FE]

Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H10036 [17OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Petroleum: reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 4017), H1629 [30MR]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H90 [31JA]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H4784 [20JN]

Russia: sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H2239 [12AP]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H11716 [31OC]

———remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H9505 [6OC]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H3649 [23MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H6052 [13JY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1406 [23MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments (see H.R. 1946), H7578 [13SE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H5955 [12JY]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H3523 [22MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H4674 [19JN]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2512 [3MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2336 [13AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2966 [11MY]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H997 [14MR]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H7212 [27JY]

———require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H511 [16FE]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: reestablishment of representative Government (see H. Con. Res. 414), H8468 [28SE]

———reestablishment of representative government (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8406 [27SE]

Census: limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution (see H.R. 4291), H2337 [13AP]

Computers: establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H1284 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that reporters of suspected child abuse on military installations may submit reports anonymously (see H.R. 3587), H253 [8FE]

Education: qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

FAA: treatment of certain amateur-built aircraft as experimental aircraft (see H.R. 3534), H48 [27JA]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available contingent on steady reserve ratios (see H.R. 4674), H4590 [15JN]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H2339 [13AP]

India: humanitarian aid to cyclone victims in the State of Orissa (see H. Con. Res. 332), H3523 [22MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence unless the job involves hazardous materials or the workplace was created so that the Act would not apply (see H.R. 3588), H253 [8FE]

Turkey: withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 358), H4817 [21JN] (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5843 [11JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1553 [29MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7552 [13SE]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1553 [29MR]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4997, H5001, H5002, H5003, H5005 [22JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4997, H5001, H5002, H5003, H5005 [22JN]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H1553 [29MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5983, H5989, H5990 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5983, H5989, H5990 [13JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H3756, H3757, H3758, H3759, H3760, H3761, H3762 [24MY], H5631, H5638, H5640, H5643, H5647 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5618, H5624 [29JN]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5618, H5624 [29JN]

———exempt labor negotiations with health plans from antitrust laws if the FTC or Dept. of Justice certify the negotiations, H5640 [29JN]

———negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5638, H5643 [29JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5647 [29JN]

Votes: position on missed, H239 [8FE], H360 [14FE], H414 [15FE], H538 [29FE], H609 [1MR], H7541 [13SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8615 [2OC]

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST (organization)

Remarks in House

Christian Embassy: anniversary, E469 [30MR]

CAMPUS SEX CRIMES PREVENTION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Crime: require that registered sexually violent offenders provide notice of any attendance at higher education institutions, S10216 [11OC]

CANADA

Amendments

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (S. 2253), S10543 [13OC]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

Analyses

Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act (H.R. 4489), H3571 [23MY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3927 [11MY], H489 [16FE]

Articles and editorials

Canada's Medicine Won't Cure U.S. System, E1104 [23JN]

Full Hospitals Make Canadians Wait and Look South, H94 [1FE]

One Last Hope for Teenager Who Deserves a Break, S37 [24JA]

Prescription Drug Costs—Has Canada Found the Answer?, E1673 [4OC]

What's So Great About Canada's Medical System?, E1460 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 3108), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5187), H7651 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (see S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see S. 2520), S3691 [9MY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H. Res. 477), H2340 [13AP]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see S. 2464), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 4869), H6469 [18JY]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H509 [16FE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 52), S8759 [19SE]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 111), S3692 [9MY] (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see S. Res. 285), S2527 [11AP] (see S. Res. 333), S6474 [11JY]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (see S. 2253), S1461 [20MR]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

Tariff: treatment of certain foodstuffs originating in NAFTA countries (see H.R. 4026), H1119 [16MR]

Taylor, Guy: relief (see S. 2000), S37 [24JA]

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: David A. Kessler, S9258 [26SE]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H9702 [11OC]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H9702 [11OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H9702 [11OC]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network-Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., H9703 [11OC]

———Representative Archer, S10685 [18OC]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Commerce (House), S10684 [18OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S10688 [18OC]

———Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10688 [18OC]

———Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H9702 [11OC]

———several Representatives, H9703 [11OC]

———several patient and survivor organizations, H9703 [11OC]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: President Clinton, S10524 [13OC]

Prescription drug importation into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale: John M. Rector, National Community Pharmacists Association, S7377 [20JY]

———Representative Dingell, S7206 [19JY]

———Ronald J. Streck, National Wholesale Druggists' Association, S7206 [19JY]

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution: Raymond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador, S2211 [5AP]

Petitions and memorials

Oroville, WA, City Council: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E718 [11MY]

Press releases

Canadian Government Arrests Innocent Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E2044 [31OC]

New NAM Report on Manufacturing Trade Finds NAFTA Responsible for Half of U.S. Export Growth in 2000: National Association of Manufacturers, S8541 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H7937, H7938 [21SE], H8206 [27SE], H9638, H9639, H9670, H9672-H9680, H9693-H9708 [11OC], H10394 [19OC], E1866 [19OC], E1891 [24OC], E1903 [25OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5427-H5433 [28JN], H7875, H7907-H7914 [20SE], H8052, H8053 [25SE], H11753 [1NO], E1460 [13SE]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (H.R. 3670), E157 [16FE]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5696-H5700, H5705-H5709 [10JY], E1198 [11JY]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (H.R. 2973), H1142 [21MR]

Health: national care system, H93 [1FE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E718 [11MY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3533, H3568-H3576 [23MY], E777 [19MY]

India: alleged involvement in 1985 Air India bombing, E2162 [8DE]

INS: increase number of Border Patrol agents on the northern border, H6089 [17JY], H6648 [20JY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (H. Con. Res. 252), E161 [16FE], E1295, E1301 [21JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H11535 [30OC], H11750, H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11786, H11792, H11803-H11807 [2NO], E1673 [4OC], E1779 [13OC], E1866 [19OC]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H999 [15MR]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada, H11300 [26OC]

Taxation: provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (H.R. 1967), H495 [16FE]

Terrorism: arrest of two Sikhs suspected in 1985 Air India bombing, E2044 [31OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 3108), S9267 [26SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7142 [18JY], S7194-S7216 [19JY], S7377 [20JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S9029 [22SE], S9255, S9258 [26SE], S10523 [13OC], S10669, S10675-S10678, S10681-S10688, S10691-S10698, S10732 [18OC]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (S. 2520), S3693-S3695 [9MY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S2320 [6AP], S8781-S8785 [20SE]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (S. 2464), S2942 [26AP], S4171 [18MY]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met, S9149, S9151 [25SE], S11406 [31OC]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), S4454, S4501-S4504 [25MY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 2599), S4204, S4207 [18MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S9923, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, S7593 [26JY]

———parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (S. Res. 285), S2547 [11AP]

———parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (S. Res. 333), S7806 [27JY]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (S. 2253), S1464 [20MR], S10543, S10544 [13OC]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Taylor, Guy: relief (S. 2000), S37 [24JA], S9542 [28SE]

Reports

Prescription Drugs with Foreign Labels, H9674 [11OC]

Reports filed

Rails to Resources Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2253), S7655 [26JY]

Relief of Guy Taylor: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 2000) (H. Rept. 106-963), H9767 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2000), S7838 [27JY]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Tables

Comparision of prescription drug prices in Washington (State) and Canada, S2091 [4AP]

Prescription drug import provisions in agriculture appropriations legislation, S10525 [13OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4489, Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act, H3568 [23MY]

S. 2000, relief of Guy Taylor, S37 [24JA], S9542 [28SE]

S. 2253, Rails to Resources Act, S1465 [20MR], S10543 [13OC]

S. 2599, Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act, S4205-S4207 [18MY]

S. Con. Res. 111, promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada, S3737 [9MY]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

S. Res. 285, parity among NAFTA participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad, S2546 [11AP]

S. Res. 333, parity among NAFTA participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad, S6478 [11JY], S7807 [27JY]

S.J. Res. 52, International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S8766-S8768 [19SE]

Tributes

Trudeau, Pierre E., S9936 [5OC]

CANADA-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP

Appointments

Members, S3927 [11MY], H489 [16FE]

CANADY, CHARLES T. (a Representative from Florida)

Analyses

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (S. 2869), E1563 [22SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

———S. 1692, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H3830 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 4780), H7652 [14SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11207 [26OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1674 [3AP]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H2123 [11AP]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H5843 [11JY]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H9011 [5OC]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H1675 [3AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H997 [14MR]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H1406 [23MR]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H6720 [20JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H11446 [27OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4220 [12JN]

———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6471 [18JY]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H50 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

FDA: restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H4220 [12JN]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H5240 [27JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5657 [29JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H4592 [15JN]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H1078 [15MR]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2655 [8MY]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H4122 [8JN]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 3767), H630 [1MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H7281 [6SE]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8469 [28SE]

Medicaid: definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), H373 [14FE]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H2122 [11AP]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), H997 [14MR]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1413 [27MR]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H9901 [12OC]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H5657 [29JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 5151), H8201 [26SE]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7366 [7SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H255 [8FE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H5240 [27JN]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H7933 [20SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H3172 [16MY]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4236), H2122 [11AP]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1284 [22MR]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H1284 [22MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H4336 [13JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations (see H.R. 3690), H1120 [16MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7373 [11SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H3869 [25MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H1406 [23MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H6051 [13JY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2771 [9MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H8736 [3OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H8407 [27SE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H455 [15FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3474 [19MY]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H8406 [27SE]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H4675 [19JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H5085 [23JN]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2340 [13AP]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H3309 [17MY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H2340 [13AP]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3173 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2337 [13AP]

Crime: treatment of the interception of electronic communications (see H.R. 5018), H7206 [27JY]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4862), H6052 [13JY]

Privacy: require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (see H.R. 4908), H6717 [20JY]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), H3829 [25MY]

Press releases

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, H8158 [26SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions, H1787, H1788 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H1799 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1779, H1787, H1788, H1791, H1792 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), motion to recommit, H1799 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), H3829 [25MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), insert H.R. 3660 language in lieu, H3829 [25MY]

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3820 [25MY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), H8580, H8581, H8582 [2OC]

———increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (H.R. 4147), H8578, H8580 [2OC]

———protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H7967 [21SE], H8155, H8158 [26SE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098, H1099, H1100 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1103, H1105, H1110 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089, H1093, H1095, H1098, H1099, H1100, H1101, H1103, H1105, H1110 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1087 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

Crime: prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), H8570, H8571 [2OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), H10452, H10454 [19OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), H9952 [17OC]

———protect children from drug traffickers (H.R. 5312), H9950 [17OC]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 4862), E1234 [14JY]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2869), H7190 [27JY], E1563 [22SE]

Government: require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101 [16MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), E113 [10FE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H9954 [17OC], H10875 [25OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), motion to instruct conferees, H7628 [14SE]

———remove limit on the number of nonimmigrant visas for victims of sex trafficking or involuntary servitude, H7628 [14SE]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H8572, H8575 [2OC]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (H.R. 3088), H8583 [2OC]

Supreme Court: make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds (H.R. 5136), H9540 [10OC]

Votes: position on missed, H5616 [29JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5082 [23JN]

Special order: granted, H7720 [18SE], H7988 [21SE], H10033 [17OC], H10469 [19OC], H10532 [23OC]

Tribute, H9954 [17OC], H11200 [26OC], E2079, E2081 [3NO], E2132 [6DE], E2147 [7DE], E2231 [15DE]

Reports filed

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5018) (H. Rept. 106-932), H8799 [4OC]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Texts of

H.R. 4827, Enhanced Federal Security Act, H8570 [2OC]

CANAL ZONE see Panama Canal

CANASTOTA, NY

Remarks in Senate

Olson, Carl (Bobo): International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, S4951 [12JN]

CANBY, VINCENT

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11737 [7DE]

CANCER CARE PRESERVATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3003), S8019 [5SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3003), S8022 [5SE], S8093 [6SE]

Texts of

S. 3003, provisions, S8023 [5SE]

CANER, KATHERINE NEVIN

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H6368 [18JY]

CANER, MUZAFFER

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H6368 [18JY]

CANFIELD, EUGENE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1788 [13OC]

CANIZARES, ALEX

Articles and editorials

Collins, Snowe Criticize Oil Reserve Release Plan, H11590 [30OC]

CANNON, CARL M.

Articles and editorials

Improving the White House Memory, S4848 [8JN]

CANNON, CHRIS (a Representative from Utah)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H454 [15FE]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H9901 [12OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H49 [27JA]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (see H.R. 4298), H2771 [9MY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 5020), H7207 [27JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H2340 [13AP]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 205), H2654 [8MY]

———Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H2012 [10AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process (see H.R. 2825), H1477 [28MR]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H1163 [21MR]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Ecology and environment: establish standards for cleanup of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), H1958 [6AP]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H575 [29FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), H2512 [3MY]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H922 [9MR]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), H1477 [28MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

Medicaid: waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H9901 [12OC]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H455 [15FE]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H2411 [2MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5737 [10JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H922 [9MR]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H1285 [22MR]

———require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Native Americans: payment of State taxes on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe (see H.R. 5244), H8201 [26SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H6719 [20JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H7212 [27JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H4817 [21JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4113), H2906 [10MY]

———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H255 [8FE]

———allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H1163 [21MR]

———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H4674 [19JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9505 [6OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1588 [29MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), H1120 [16MR]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6470 [18JY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2771 [9MY]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H1675 [3AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H998 [14MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 4196), H3050 [15MY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H5036 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (see H.R. 5673), H12531 [15DE]

Nursing homes: regulate the employment of persons with criminal backgrounds (see H.R. 4293), H2337 [13AP]

Rezai, Saeed: relief (see H.R. 5266), H7991 [21SE]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (see H.R. 3605), H278 [9FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag: by, S1842 [29MR]

Remarks

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7451 [12SE]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9048, H9049, H9052 [6OC]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6065 [17JY]

Crime: increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (H.R. 238), H8696 [3OC]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (H.R. 5673), E2233 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9705 [11OC]

Dept. of the Interior: Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes Program funding, E1028 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4515 [15JN], E1028 [15JN]

Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, H8260 [27SE]

Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (H.R. 3468), H6883, H6884 [25JY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8699, H8700, H8702, H8704 [3OC]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4515 [15JN]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (H.R. 3679), H7806 [19SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8260 [27SE]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), H5185, H5188, H5189 [27JN]

Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT, H9705 [11OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 4844), E1903 [25OC]

Rural areas: improve access to technological advancements, H8605 [2OC]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3947, H3948, H3950 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), H259 [9FE], H3935, H3939, H3944, H3947, H3948, H3950, H3952, H3953, H3954, H3956, H3957, H3958 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res. 516), H3937 [7JN]

———expand boundaries to include the Factory Butte and Muddy Creek areas, H3944 [7JN]

———use of off-road vehicles, H3956, H3957, H3958 [7JN]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), H6882, H6883 [25JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7286, H7288, H7289, H7290 [7SE], E454 [30MR]

Utah: observance of Pioneer Day, H6722 [24JY]

Votes: correction, E1903 [25OC]

———position on missed, E2080 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8615 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3236, Dept. of the Interior contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water to Summit County, UT, H6882 [25JY]

H.R. 3468, Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act, H6883 [25JY]

S. 1515, improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing, H5185-H5188 [27JN]

S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, H8699 [3OC]

CANNON, JONATHAN Z.

Memorandums

Authority To Regulate Pollutants Emitted by Electric Power Generation Sources, H4836 [21JN]

CANNON, RICHARD W.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4665 [7JN]

CANNON, TOM

Articles and editorials

Why I Won't Buy Smith & Wesson, H2017 [11AP]

CANNON AFB, NM

Bills and resolutions

Portales, NM: convey excess hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital (see S. 3153), S9702 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Portales, NM: convey excess hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital (S. 3153), S9746 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 3153, convey excess Cannon AFB, NM, hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM, S9746 [3OC]

CANTER, MIRIAM GOBSTOOB

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1789 [13OC], E2048 [1NO]

CANTRELL, RICHARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3313 [18MY]

CANTUS, CHARLES H.

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6676 [20JY]

CANTWELL, MARIA

Articles and editorials

Our Views—Maria Cantwell Follows a Great Line of Senators, S11668 [7DE]

CANYON, TX

Remarks in House

West Texas A&M University: tribute to men's bowling team, E674 [9MY]

CANYONS OF THE ANCIENTS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2034), S328 [3FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2034), S331 [3FE]

Texts of

S. 2034, provisions, S331 [3FE]

CAPARSO, FERNANDO

Remarks in Senate

Sterling Heights, MI: reunion of citizens tracing their ancestry to Pacentro, Italy, S5455 [20JN]

Tribute, S5455 [20JN]

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL

Remarks in House

Naval Ordnance Test Unit: anniversary, E404 [23MR]

Space policy: anniversary of first space launch, E404 [23MR]

CAPE COD (MA) TIMES

Articles and editorials

Employers With Labor Shortages Should Look to Vocational Rehabilitation, E1432, E1434, E1435 [7SE]

CAPE HATTERAS, NC

Bills and resolutions

Cape Hatteras National Seashore: restrict use of fees collected under the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5047), H7207 [27JY]

CAPE MAY, NJ

Bills and resolutions

Coast Guard: reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI (see H.R. 5637), H11954 [4DE]

Remarks in House

Coast Guard: reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI (H.R. 5637), H11936-H11938 [4DE]

Texts of

H.R. 5637, reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former Coast Guard facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI, H11937 [4DE]

CAPEK, HOWARD G.

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11228 [26OC]

CAPERS, JEAN MURRELL

Remarks in House

Black Professionals Association: Charitable Foundation Life Achievement Award recipient, E1246 [14JY]

CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND (CCF) QUALIFIED WITHDRAWAL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2960), S7839 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2960), S7850 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 2960, provisions, S7850 [27JY]

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Addresses

Witness to Life—Catholic Church and the Death Penalty: Roger Mahony, S7826-S7828 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Death Edict for the Guilty Only, S4682 [7JN]

Innocent on Death Row, S4681, S4682 [7JN]

New Looks at the Death Penalty, S4683 [7JN]

On Virginia's Death Row, S4683 [7JN]

Require Certainty Before Executing, S7820 [27JY]

Thoughts on Executions, S4681 [7JN]

We're Not Executing the Innocent, E1063 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Civil liberties: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6599 [19JY]

Courts: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4078), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H340 [10FE] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 2463), S2940 [26AP] (see S. 3048), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5236, 5237), H7990 [21SE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

Descriptions

Innocent Child Protection Act (H.R. 4888), H6796 [25JY]

Letters

Request for a conditional pardon and a new trial for Gary Graham in Texas capital case: Congressional Black Caucus, E1059 [20JN]

Poems

``Credo of the Executioner'', E1096 [23JN]

Remarks in House

Civil liberties: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6792-H6797 [25JY]

Courts: emergency national moratorium, H1944 [6AP]

———errors in capital punishment sentencing, E1063 [20JN]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (H.R. 4167), H6797 [25JY]

Crime: death penalty sentencing and imposition, H7064 [26JY]

Gore, Vice President: remarks on the execution of pregnant inmates, H6473 [19JY]

Graham, Gary: execution in Texas capital case, E1096 [23JN]

———request for a conditional pardon and a new trial in Texas captial case, H4910, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN], E1059 [20JN]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H1944 [6AP]

Texas: request for Governor Bush to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Civil liberties: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), S7952 [27JY]

Courts: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S198-S200 [1FE]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2073), S4508-S4510 [6JN], S7819 [27JY], S10793-S10795 [19OC]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2690), S4673-S4676, S4683, S4684 [7JN], S10648-S10650 [18OC], S11810 [15DE]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S5656, S5657 [22JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty, S7826 [27JY], S8408 [12SE], S11736 [7DE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 2463), S2940 [26AP], S4177 [18MY], S4508-S4510 [6JN], S11323 [29OC]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 3048), S8587 [14SE], S11323 [29OC]

Crime: death penalty sentencing and imposition, S10648-S10650 [18OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

Garza, Juan: postponement of execution relative to Dept. of Justice action on clemency guidelines, S6404 [11JY]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, S139 [31JA]

International Abolition Day: observance, S1022 [1MR]

New Hampshire: legislative action to abolish the death penalty, S4177 [18MY]

Supreme Court: reconsideration of execution of Johnny Paul Penry relative to mental retardation, S11810 [15DE]

Summaries

Innocence Protection Act (S. 2690), S4680 [7JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4888, Innocent Child Protection Act, H6792 [25JY]

S. 2690, Innocence Protection Act, S4676-S4680 [7JN]

CAPITOL BROADCASTING CO.

Articles and editorials

Profile—James F. Goodmon—An Industry Visionary and Community Cheerleader Defines the Future, S894 [28FE]

CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS

Amendments

Earth Force Youth Bike Summit: authorizing use of Grounds for bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), S3781, S3782 [9MY]

Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 277), S3781, S3782 [9MY], H3031 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

East 79th Street Neighborhood Association Goes to Washington!, E1115 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see S. 2502), S3328 [3MY] (see H.R. 4366), H2511 [3MY]

Chief Washakie: acceptance of a statue for placement in National Statuary Hall (see S. Con. Res. 115), S4297 [23MY] (see H. Con. Res. 333), H3649 [23MY]

Coins: tribute to collectors (see S. Con. Res. 154), S10892 [23OC]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (see H.R. 3596), H254 [8FE]

Earth Force Youth Bike Summit: authorizing use of Grounds for bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 314), H2410 [2MY]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5489), H10256 [18OC]

Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 277), H931 [13MR]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3924 [6JN]

History: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S6574 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 368), H5655 [29JN]

Holocaust: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims (see H. Con. Res. 244), H49 [27JA]

House of Representatives: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the House Chamber (see H. Res. 407), H49 [27JA]

Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism: authorizing use of Grounds for dedication (see S. Con. Res. 139), S9466 [28SE]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing use of Grounds for performances (see H. Con. Res. 281), H997 [14MR]

Library of Congress: authorizing use of Grounds for bicentennial celebration (see H. Con. Res. 279), H997 [14MR]

Million Family March: authorizing use of Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 422), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 423), H9767 [11OC]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2606 [4MY]

National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 278), H931 [13MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: use of rotunda for inauguration ceremonies (see S. Con. Res. 90), S1118 [2MR]

Senate: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 288), S2616 [12AP]

———authorize the taking of photographs in the Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 377), S10619 [17OC]

———authorize videotaping of address by Senator Byrd (see S. Res. 384), S11537 [14NO]

Senate Commission on Art: procure the paintings of former Senators Arthur H. Vandenberg and Robert F. Wagner to be placed in unfilled spaces in the Senate reception room (see S. Res. 380), S10801 [19OC]

Special Olympics: authorizing use of Grounds for torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 280), H997 [14MR]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (see S. Con. Res. 141), S9702 [3OC]

Letters

Capitol Police purchase of domestically manufactured motorcycles: James J. Varey, Capitol Police, H4936 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Architect of the Capitol: class action lawsuit alleging Equal Pay Act violations, H738 [8MR]

———establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (H.R. 4366), H2485 [3MY]

Capitol Police: funding, E1179 [30JN], E1186 [10JY]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H6747 [24JY]

———purchase of domestically manufactured motorcycles, H4936 [22JN]

Chief Washakie: acceptance of a statue for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 333), H5175-H5177 [27JN], E825 [24MY]

Coins: tribute to collectors (S. Con. Res. 154), H11580, H11581 [30OC]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (H.R. 3596), E96 [8FE]

Earth Force Youth Bike Summit: authorizing use of Grounds for bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), H2469 [3MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: Secret Service actions relative to prayer service in the Capitol, H4123 [9JN]

Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 277), H1963-H1965 [10AP], H3031 [15MY], E283 [13MR]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal (H. Con. Res. 344), H5177-H5179 [27JN]

History: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 368), H7444-H7447 [12SE], E1169 [30JN]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), H10705 [24OC]

Holocaust: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims (H. Con. Res. 244), H54, H55 [31JA]

House of Representatives: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the House Chamber (H. Res. 407), H55 [31JA]

Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism: authorizing use of Grounds for dedication (S. Con. Res. 139), H10527, H10528 [23OC]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing use of Grounds for performances (H. Con. Res. 281), H1636, H1637 [3AP]

Library of Congress: authorizing use of Grounds for bicentennial celebration (H. Con. Res. 279), H1639, H1640 [3AP]

McCollum, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12522 [15DE]

Million Family March: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 423), H9843 [12OC]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (H. Res. 491), H2978-H2982 [15MY]

National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 278), H1638, H1639 [3AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: use of rotunda for inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 90), H940 [14MR]

Special Olympics: authorizing use of Grounds for torch relay (H. Con. Res. 280), H1962, H1963 [10AP]

Staff: tribute, H10537 [24OC], E2199 [15DE]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 141), H10705 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Architect of the Capitol: eliminate and modify certain parking areas to improve the Capitol Grounds (S. 160), S5451 [20JN]

———establish position of employee advocate, S4342, S4343 [24MY]

———establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Prevention (S. 2502), S3331 [3MY]

Capitol Police: force reductions, S3792 [10MY], S3937 [15MY], S3990, S3991 [16MY]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S7485 [24JY]

Capitol Visitor Center: construction, S5451 [20JN]

Chief Washakie: acceptance of a statue for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 333), S6035 [28JN]

———acceptance of a statue for placement in National Statuary Hall (S. Con. Res. 115), S4324 [23MY]

Coins: tribute to collectors (S. Con. Res. 154), S10883 [23OC]

Earth Force Youth Bike Summit: authorizing use of Grounds for bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), S3782 [9MY]

Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 277), S3782 [9MY]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal (H. Con. Res. 344), S6036 [28JN]

History: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), S8639 [15SE]

Holocaust: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims (H. Con. Res. 244), S646 [10FE]

Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism: authorizing use of Grounds for dedication (S. Con. Res. 139), S9543, S9544 [28SE]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing use of Grounds for performances (H. Con. Res. 281), S2645 [12AP]

Law enforcement officers: require multiple officers at security checkpoints, S278 [2FE], S314, S315 [3FE], S348 [7FE], S478, S479, S480 [8FE], S512 [9FE], S778 [24FE], S1809 [28MR], S2930 [26AP], S3042 [27AP], S3792 [10MY], S3937 [15MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4343-S4351, S4353 [24MY], S4405, S4406 [25MY]

Library of Congress: authorizing use of Grounds for bicentennial celebration (H. Con. Res. 279), S2645 [12AP]

Maria's Children (organization): tribute to art exhibit of works by Russian orphans with learning difficulties, S6113 [29JN]

Millennium Holiday Tree: tribute, S11894 [15DE]

Million Family March: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 423), S10543 [13OC]

National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 278), S2645 [12AP]

Pesticides: limit funds for application of dangerous pesticides, S7057 [17JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: use of rotunda for inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 90), S1152 [2MR]

Senate: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber (S. Res. 288), S2644 [12AP]

———authorize the taking of photographs in the Senate Chamber (S. Res. 377), S10632 [17OC]

———authorize videotaping of address by Senator Byrd (S. Res. 384), S11511 [14NO]

———taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber, S4525 [6JN]

Senate Commission on Art: procure the paintings of former Senators Arthur H. Vandenberg and Robert F. Wagner to be placed in unfilled spaces in the Senate reception room (S. Res. 380), S10844 [19OC], S11303 [28OC]

Special Olympics: authorizing use of Grounds for torch relay (H. Con. Res. 280), S4499 [25MY]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 141), S9770 [3OC]

Reports filed

Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 277) (H. Rept. 106-539), H1404 [23MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Library of Congress Bicentennial Celebration: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 106-542), H1404 [23MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 278) (H. Rept. 106-541), H1404 [23MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Performances Sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-544), H1404 [23MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 106-543), H1404 [23MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 244, use of the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust, H54 [31JA]

H. Con. Res. 277, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H1963 [10AP]

H. Con. Res. 278, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H1638 [3AP]

H. Con. Res. 279, use of Capitol Grounds for Library of Congress bicentennial celebration, H1639 [3AP]

H. Con. Res. 280, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H1962 [10AP]

H. Con. Res. 281, use of Capitol Grounds for performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, H1636 [3AP]

H. Con. Res. 314, use of Capitol Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo, H2469 [3MY]

H. Con. Res. 333, acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall, H5175 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 344, permit use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh, H5177 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 368, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, H7444 [12SE]

H. Con. Res. 423, use of Capitol Grounds for the Million Family March, H9843 [12OC]

H. Res. 407, authorize the taking of an official photograph of the House in the House Chamber, H55 [31JA]

H. Res. 491, name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol for G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery, H2978 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 90, use of Capitol rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S1130, S1153 [2MR], S10267 [11OC], H940 [14MR]

S. Con. Res. 115, acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall, S4324 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 130, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, S6578 [12JY], S8639 [15SE], H10705 [24OC]

S. Con. Res. 139, use of Capitol Grounds for dedication of the Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism, S9478, S9544 [28SE], H10527 [23OC]

S. Con. Res. 141, printing of ``United States Capitol'', S9759, S9770 [3OC], H10705 [24OC]

S. Con. Res. 154, tribute to coin collectors, S10883, S10893 [23OC], H11580 [30OC]

S. Res. 288, authorize the taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber, S2639, S2645 [12AP]

S. Res. 377, taking of photographs in the Senate Chamber, S10628, S10632 [17OC]

S. Res. 380, Senate Commission on Art procurement of paintings of former Senators Arthur H. Vandenberg and Robert F. Wagner to be placed in unfilled spaces in the Senate reception room, S10808, S10844 [19OC]

S. Res. 384, authorize videotaping of Senate address by Senator Byrd, S11512, S11538 [14NO]

CAPITOL PAGES see Congress

CAPITOL POLICE see Congress

CAPITOLWATCH (organization)

Letters

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3084 [16MY]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6625 [13JY]

CAPP, DIANA W.H.

Testimonies

Environmental Initiatives and Their Impact on Local Communities, E240 [8MR]

CAPPS, FRED

Remarks in House

Tribute, E975 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4818 [8JN]

CAPPS, LISA

Remarks in House

Tribute, H268 [9FE]

CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

How Forgiveness Can Shape Our Future, Frank K. Kelly, Santa Barbara (CA) News-Press, E1307 [24JY]

Most Important Moral Issue of Our Time, David Krieger, Santa Barbara (CA) News-Press, E285 [13MR]

Open Letter to the Next U.S. President—Abolish Nuclear Weapons, David Krieger, Santa Barbara (CA) Independent, E2250 [2JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H342 [10FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H9635 [10OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H7281 [6SE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7365 [7SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H4336 [13JN]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5843 [11JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6599 [19JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2770 [9MY]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1285 [22MR]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 3613), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3309 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1163 [21MR]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1164 [21MR]

———improve inpatient medical care services to veterans in areas remote from VA medical facilities (see H.R. 4575), H3868 [25MY]

———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H2340 [13AP]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H3309 [17MY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7723 [18SE]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H7366 [7SE]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H3173 [16MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1852 [5AP]

Foreign trade: require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as domestic products (see H.R. 3552), H1163 [21MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H3925 [6JN]

———guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), H50 [27JA]

Health: provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see H.R. 5091), H7209 [27JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H212 [3FE]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 431), H11716 [31OC]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H7503 [12SE] (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4485 [14JN]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H2012 [10AP]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H7281 [6SE]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H758 [8MR]

———reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H10257 [18OC]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H5241 [27JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1163 [21MR]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H9900 [12OC]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H3412 [18MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H11446 [27OC]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2967 [11MY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H12045 [7DE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H757 [8MR]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H5169 [26JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3926 [6JN]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4784 [20JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 5479), H10036 [17OC]

National Cancer Institute: establish demonstration project to provide research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure for cancer (see H.R. 5419), H9504 [6OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2512 [3MY]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H4036 [7JN]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4817 [21JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5737 [10JY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H574 [29FE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2967 [11MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H4784 [20JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7366 [7SE]

———improve computation system for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 538), H454 [15FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H10036 [17OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H1284 [22MR]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5084 [23JN]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8617 [2OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H9505 [6OC]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2341 [13AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3474 [19MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5240 [27JN]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7003 [25JY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4220 [12JN]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H5956 [12JY]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7282 [6SE]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H4220 [12JN]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H8469 [28SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H50 [27JA]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H5843 [11JY]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H7281 [6SE] (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H9505 [6OC]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2864), H2340 [13AP]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7933 [20SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 5395), H9010 [5OC]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect ratings of service-connection for certain presumptive disabilities of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans participating in health studies (see H.R. 5167), H7577 [13SE]

Ecology and environment: provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H3474 [19MY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Letters

America's Better Classroom Act: by, H7643 [14SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3827, H3857 [25MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1490 [29MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), E421 [27MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7554 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3613 [23MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8838 [5OC]

Deafness Research Foundation: tribute to efforts to raise awareness through the National Campaign for Hearing Health, E2178 [13DE]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4637 [19JN], H5043 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4527, H4576 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3425 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5043 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4233, H4250 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12445 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4051 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4637 [19JN]

Duca, Reece: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E973 [12JN]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4250 [13JN], H7642 [14SE]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2731 [9MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 460), H9988 [17OC]

Fish and fishing: West Coast fisheries assistance funding, H1490 [29MR]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), E413 [23MR]

Gallup, Gary: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Chuck Graver Alumni Service Award recipient, E976 [12JN]

Goleta, CA: bicycle/pedestrian bridge funding, H3425 [19MY]

Harter, Ruth: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2112 [4DE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11480 [28OC]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), E879 [25MY]

King Hussein I (Jordan): Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Peace Leadership Award recipient, E195 [29FE]

McConnell, Frank: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award recipient, E974 [12JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9845 [12OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H1769 [5AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H11480 [28OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5365 [28JN]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, H12445 [15DE]

Mental health: postpartum depression policies (H. Res. 163), H9526 [10OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4527 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4527 [15JN]

National Institute of Nursing Research: funding, E514 [6AP]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit funding to enforce the payment of fines for violation of entrance fees, H4576 [15JN]

NIH: funding, H4233 [13JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Alan Heeger for chemistry, H9803 [11OC]

———recognition of Herbert Kroemer for physics, H9803 [11OC]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4051 [8JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, E413 [23MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2066 [11AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, E413 [23MR]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H3586 [23MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2715 [9MY], H8250 [27SE]

San Luis Obispo, CA: tribute to San Luis Obispo Symphony Cuarteto De Las Misiones, E1811 [17OC]

Santa Barbara, CA: anniversary, E536 [11AP]

———anniversary of Junior League, E2060 [1NO]

Santa Barbara Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: tribute to Message of Peace Hiroshima/Nagasaki International Exhibition, E1433 [7SE]

Santa Maria, CA: observance of Peace Week, E1774 [13OC]

Santa Maria Organization of Transportation Helpers, Inc.: wheelchair-lift equipped minibuses funding, H3425 [19MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H596 [1MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4867), H6474 [19JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), E156 [16FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11414 [27OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H7642 [14SE], H10881 [25OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4079 [8JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2066 [11AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3846 [25MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2066 [11AP], H3846 [25MY], H4079 [8JN], H4343 [14JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2297 [13AP]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7960 [21SE]

Votes: position on missed, H2787 [10MY], H3455 [19MY], H3841 [25MY], H8032 [25SE], H11786 [2NO], H11832 [3NO], E154, E156 [16FE], E284 [13MR], E2068 [2NO]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, E2080 [3NO]

Winter, David K.: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2109 [4DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H217 [7FE], H370 [14FE], H452 [15FE], H507 [16FE], H3472 [19MY]

Special order: granted, H3865 [25MY], H9816 [11OC], H11192 [25OC], H11442 [27OC]

University of California, Santa Barbara: Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, E925 [9JN]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for Santa Barbara County, CA, H1402 [23MR]

Tributes

Cassano, Edward R., E449 [30MR]

Kelly, Frank K., E1307 [24JY]

Krieger, David, E285 [13MR]

Marko, Michael F., E21 [27JA]

Rubin, Selma, E457 [30MR]

CAPRARA, COLLETTE

Reports

Youth Challenge Case Study, H6829 [25JY]

CAPRETTA, JIM

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S2131 [4AP]

CAPTURING CRIMINALS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2761), S5555 [21JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2761), S5556 [21JN]

Texts of

S. 2761, provisions, S5557 [21JN]

CAPUANO, MICHAEL E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H3650 [23MY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H219 [7FE], H343 [10FE], H373 [14FE], H406 [15FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4784 [20JN], H5155 [26JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5956 [12JY]

Articles and editorials

Promoting Peace in Sri Lanka, Shri Srithilliampalam, Boston (MA) Globe, E47 [1FE]

Pushing Peace in Sri Lanka, Boston (MA) Globe, E708 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2571), H632 [1MR]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1406 [23MR]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2967 [11MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H575 [29FE]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H7366 [7SE]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4336 [13JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H3926 [6JN]

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), H373 [14FE]

China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3869 [25MY]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7578 [13SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Consumers: protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H5956 [12JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H2606 [4MY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1371), H4035 [7JN]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H8736 [3OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H511 [16FE]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H511 [16FE]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H8617 [2OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1163 [21MR]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7212 [27JY]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H7870 [19SE]

———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H4337 [13JN]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H3172 [16MY]

Education: ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see H.R. 4333), H4174 [9JN]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H4592 [15JN]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H2512 [3MY]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H7366 [7SE]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H342 [10FE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2771 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H90 [31JA]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H4783 [20JN]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H5085 [23JN]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H641 [2MR]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2967 [11MY]

Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 2025), H574 [29FE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H922 [9MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H4121 [8JN]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H7503 [12SE]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5436 [28JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1413 [27MR]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H3049 [15MY]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3926 [6JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H2967 [11MY]

———promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H50 [27JA]

———condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H7211 [27JY]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H255 [8FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7212 [27JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H9635 [10OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3050 [15MY]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H511 [16FE]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1589 [29MR]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H758 [8MR]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H5036 [22JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2512 [3MY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H6600 [19JY]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7211 [27JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), H165 [1FE]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4592 [15JN]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H50 [27JA]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7128 [26JY]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H7365 [7SE]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7365 [7SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]

———revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H9505 [6OC]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1120 [16MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5656 [29JN]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11813 [2NO]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H5084 [23JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2411 [2MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H757 [8MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H997 [14MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H341 [10FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H8469 [28SE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H1958 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4592 [15JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H5085 [23JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4220 [12JN]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H4175 [9JN]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7212 [27JY]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H7212 [27JY]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H5084 [23JN]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H7871 [19SE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7872 [19SE]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7723 [18SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8062 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Research: recoupment of a portion of the Federal investment in research and development supporting the production and sale of pharmaceutical, biologic, or genetic products (see H.R. 4705), H4816 [21JN]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2177 [12AP]

Boston, MA: anniversary of Symphony Hall, E1786 [13OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3682 [24MY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), H6899 [25JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2947 [11MY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H406 [15FE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6363 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H8414 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), H10689 [24OC]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2177 [12AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5155, H5156 [26JN], E1135 [28JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 598), H8414 [28SE]

FCC: require a study on the growing number of telephone area codes, H5155, H5156 [26JN], E1135 [28JN]

Foreign policy: ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 596), E1919 [25OC]

House of Representatives: leave of absence request, E2172 [11DE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1911, H1914 [6AP]

———strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1911, H1914 [6AP]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, E1729 [10OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 347), H10568 [24OC]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H733 [8MR]

Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (H.R. 2870), E1144 [29JN]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7084 [26JY]

NSF: increase research and development funding through offsets in Dept. of Energy funding, H406 [15FE]

Petroleum: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H8414 [28SE]

Research: recoupment of a portion of the Federal investment in research and development supporting the production and sale of pharmaceutical, biologic, or genetic products (H.R. 4705), E1090 [23JN]

Sri Lanka: human rights violations, E47 [1FE], E708 [11MY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize, H8414 [28SE]

Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7167, H7173 [27JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4139, H4155 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4079 [8JN]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7167, H7168, H7173 [27JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7140 [27JY]

Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E704 [11MY]

University of Massachusetts: tribute to Massachusetts Biologic Laboratory, E2239 [2JA]

Votes: position on missed, H3030 [15MY], H3495 [22MY], E835 [25MY], E1047 [19JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, E1729 [10OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3647 [23MY]

CARBAJAL, RAUL

Remarks in House

National Association of Letter Carriers: Regional Hero of the Year award recipient, E1465 [13SE]

CARBON, SUSAN B.

Remarks in Senate

New Hampshire: Frank Rowe Kenison Award recipient for contributions to law and justice, S7832 [27JY]

CARBON CYCLE AND AGRICULTURAL BEST PRACTICES RESEARCH ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1066), S10642 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1066), S10642-S10644 [17OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1066) (S. Rept. 106-407), S8501 [13SE]

Texts of

S. 1066, provisions, S10642-S10644 [17OC]

CARBONELL-CORTINA, NESTOR

Remarks in House

Tribute, E579 [13AP]

CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVAL ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2498), S11138 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2498), H3584-H3588 [23MY], H11303-H11317 [26OC], H11399 [27OC], E2040 [31OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2498), S11041 [26OC], S11307-S11314 [28OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2498) (H. Rept. 106-634), H3648 [23MY]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 2498), S11308-S11310 [28OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2498, provisions, H3584 [23MY], H11303-H11313 [26OC]

CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1571, H1589 [29MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H8062 [25SE]

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7991 [21SE]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H7502 [12SE]

Azerbaijan: encourage free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 382), H7128 [26JY]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H5656 [29JN]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 4397), H2769 [9MY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (see H.R. 5203), H7870 [19SE]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H11879 [13NO]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H4174 [9JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H8469 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4449), H3523 [22MY]

Education: provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H10473 [19OC]

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (see H.R. 4484), H3308 [17MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H6354 [17JY]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H4674 [19JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3925 [6JN]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———prevent theft from commercial carriers (see H.R. 3563), H757 [8MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8736 [3OC]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4451), H3523 [22MY]

Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2122 [11AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H4120 [8JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4450), H3523 [22MY]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4448), H3523 [22MY]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]

Law enforcement: ban the transfer and receipt of handguns or ammunition by persons subject to restraining orders (see H.R. 4778), H10036 [17OC]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H1588 [29MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2412 [2MY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H3413 [18MY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H998 [14MR]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1588 [29MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), H2122 [11AP]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3474 [19MY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H3523 [22MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H1406 [23MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H922 [9MR]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11879 [13NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H5955 [12JY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7933 [20SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2967 [11MY]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H4675 [19JN]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4447), H3523 [22MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Serbia: elections (see H. Res. 620), H9635 [10OC]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———improve the payment system for representation of claimants (see H.R. 4633), H4174 [9JN]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]

SSA: prepare for the needs of the 21st century (see H.R. 5447), H9767 [11OC]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———modify the depreciation of property used in the generation of electricity (see H.R. 4959), H9635 [10OC]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7128 [26JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 4843), H6051 [13JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H5435 [28JN]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3813 [24MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H7212 [27JY]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 4719), H5657 [29JN]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 5486), H10256 [18OC]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H931 [13MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H11621 [30OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H9635 [10OC]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2012 [10AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H10534 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Families and domestic relations: simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (see H.R. 3824), H641 [2MR]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (see H.R. 4789), H5654 [29JN]

Taxation: modify the alternative minimum tax for estates in bankruptcy (see H.R. 4294), H2337 [13AP]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]

———treatment of part-time employees who are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3708), H572 [29FE]

World Trade Organization: establish a commission to review dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 4706), H4816 [21JN]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H6434 [18JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H649 [8MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11451 [28OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1571 [29MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H8776 [4OC]

Baltimore, MD: dedication of monument to Polish Army officers massacred during World War II, E1733 [10OC], E1785 [13OC]

———tribute to General Motors Corp., assembly plant, E1578 [25SE]

Baltimore Hebrew University: anniversary, E420 [27MR]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), E1463 [13SE]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3095 [16MY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), H7796 [19SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5863 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6613 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to instruct conferees, H6434, H6435, H6436 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1312 [23MR]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, H9871 [12OC]

———restoration (H.R. 3039), H2157 [12AP]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4207 [12JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3689 [24MY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), E1463 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1707 [4AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4207 [12JN], H4306 [13JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H8776 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 2355), E1463 [13SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5229, H5235, H5236 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7310, H7311, H7313, H7314 [7SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), motion to recommit, H7319 [7SE]

———simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (H.R. 3824), E221 [2MR]

Federal aid programs: prohibit certain employment actions by religious institutions assisted by Federal grants, H7313, H7314, H7319 [7SE]

Flag Day: observance, H4344 [14JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10837 [25OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H130 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H130 [1FE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1707 [4AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (H.J. Res. 100), H8035 [25SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), E520 [10AP]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9042 [6OC]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4448), H7235 [6SE]

Make-A-Wish Foundation: anniversary, E897 [6JN]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5229 [27JN]

———Tolchester Channel S-turn straightening project funding, H5235, H5236 [27JN]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5355 [28JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, E1786 [13OC]

———condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), E1918 [25OC]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H5849 [12JY], E1786 [13OC]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (H.R. 4789), E1170 [30JN]

Pensions: reform, H7796 [19SE]

———reform (H.R. 1102), H6507, H6517 [19JY]

Perry Hall, MD: anniversary, E1525 [19SE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, H8776 [4OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8776 [4OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11245 [26OC]

Serbia: U.S. policy, H10837 [25OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H585 [1MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1443 [28MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11451 [28OC]

SSA: administrative expenses funding, H1571 [29MR]

———funding, H4306 [13JN]

Taxation: allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan, H6517 [19JY]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (H.R. 5117), H8070 [26SE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H299, H320 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2816 [10MY]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H320 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4137, H4150 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4083 [8JN]

———rates, H1312 [23MR], H11451 [28OC]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (H.R. 3594), H12099 [15DE]

———State tax treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H2816 [10MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2272 [13AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9042 [6OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4794 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8734 [3OC]

Tributes

Richardson, Frank, H704 [8MR]

Valentine, Herbert D., E428 [28MR]

Yates, Sidney R., E1995 [28OC]

CARDINAL KUNG FOUNDATION

Lists

Prisoners of religious conscience for the underground Roman Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China, H12 [27JA]

CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA

Remarks in House

Stroobants, Alphonse: American Heart Association, Centra Health (healthcare system), and Cardiology Associates of Central Virginia Charles Sackett Heart Award recipient, E500 [5AP]

CARDONA, ALICE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E329 [16MR]

CARDONI, LOUIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E752 [17MY]

CARDOZA, ROD

Excerpts

``Evolution of the Sextant'', E819 [24MY]

CARE (relief organization)

Remarks in House

MasterCard International Inc.: donation to CARE (relief organization) for girls' education programs in India, E1024 [15JN]

CARETAKERS OF THE ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E132 [14FE]

CAREY FAMILY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6114 [29JN]

CARGO TRANSPORTATION related term(s) Aviation; Merchant Marine Industry; Railroads; Shipping Industry; Transportation

Amendments

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (S. 2253), S10543 [13OC]

Articles and editorials

Enlightened Self-Interest, S11561 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 2369), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 5060), H7208 [27JY]

Customs Service: establish user fee to cover inspection costs at express courier facilities (see S. 3199), S10412 [12OC] (see H.R. 5450), H9767 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H8468 [28SE]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see S. 2716), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4511), H3474 [19MY]

Employment: repeal overtime exemptions for motor carrier employees (see H.R. 4062), H1284 [22MR]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Hazardous substances: amend regulations on the transportation of materials (see H.R. 4171), H1763 [4AP]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2965), S7839 [27JY]

Railroads: abate noise and other adverse affects of idling train engines (see S. 3151), S9701 [3OC]

———establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (see S. 2253), S1461 [20MR]

Ships and vessels: require the adoption of response plans for cargo tankers carrying oil (see H.R. 5025), H7207 [27JY]

Surface Transportation Board: resolve disagreements between mass transit authorities and freight railroads over access to freight track and rights-of-way for fixed guideway transportation (see H.R. 4507), H3474 [19MY]

Taxation: increase the aggregate cost of certain reusable pallets and containers and related property (see H.R. 4916), H6718 [20JY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2239 [12AP]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S5194 [15JN]

Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act: several corporate executives, S9887-S9889 [5OC]

Messages

Hazardous Materials Transportation Report: President Clinton, S2232 [5AP], H1821 [5AP]

Remarks in House

NAFTA: impact on safety and working conditions of U.S. and Mexican truck drivers, H2376 [2MY]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada, H11300 [26OC]

Staggers Rail Act: anniversary, E1774 [13OC]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Project funding, H5217 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (H. Con. Res. 306), H11592 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (S. 2369), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S5191, S5193-S5196 [15JN], S5357 [19JN], S7824 [27JY], S11559 [5DE]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (S. 2716), S5028 [13JN]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: study by Safety Research Center, Bethesda, MD, and Stanford University Sleep Research Center on the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S11559 [5DE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2965), S7859-S7862 [27JY]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information, S9935 [5OC]

———enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 621), S9886-S9892 [5OC]

———establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (S. 2253), S1464 [20MR], S10543, S10544 [13OC]

———maintain regulatory system, S10403 [12OC]

Reports filed

Rails to Resources Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2253), S7655 [26JY]

Statements

Join the Safe Team—The Point of the Lance for a Safer and More Alert America: William C. Dement, Stanford University, S11560 [5DE]

Texts of

S. 2253, Rails to Resources Act, S1465 [20MR], S10543 [13OC]

S. 2369, waive Federal preemption of State laws in court cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims, S2348 [6AP]

S. 2716, Motor Carrier Fairness Act, S5029 [13JN]

CARIBBEAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RELIEF AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 984) (H. Rept. 106-519), H930 [13MR]

CARIBBEAN NATIONS

Amendments

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180 [29JN]

Articles and editorials

Havana's Hostages, E259 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

———human rights violations (see S. Res. 289), S2617 [12AP]

———lift trade embargo (see S. 2617), S4378 [24MY] (see S. 2896), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4856), H6051 [13JY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Haiti: support free and fair elections and respect democracy (see S. Con. Res. 126), S6257 [30JN]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H209 [2FE]

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (see S. 2058), S612 [10FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (see H.R. 5032), H7207 [27JY]

Court documents

Marlene Alejandre, et al., v. Cuba: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, S781 [24FE]

Factsheets

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: Executive Office of the President, S781 [24FE]

Letters

Economic embargo of Cuba: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, H6685 [20JY]

Immigration status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals: Haitian Advocacy, Inc., S619 [10FE]

———Leonie M. Hermantin, Haitian American Foundation, Inc., S618 [10FE]

———Michael D. Ray, American Immigration Lawyers Association, S618 [10FE]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: Clayton Yeutter, S5393 [20JN]

———Elizardo Sanchez Santa-Cruz, Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation, S5402 [20JN]

———George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, S5392 [20JN]

———Lawrence S. Eagleburger, S5391 [20JN]

———several Senators, S5391, S5392, S5402 [20JN]

———Theodore E. McCarrick, U.S. Catholic Conference, S5392 [20JN]

Trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa and certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, H2581 [4MY]

Remarks in House

AID: Cuban Transition Project funding, H10834 [25OC]

Barbados: independence anniversary, E2109 [4DE]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), H5095-H5097 [26JN]

Cuba: allow travel by U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens, H9700 [11OC]

———exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H3530 [23MY], H6699-H6703 [20JY], H7145, H7146 [27JY]

———lift trade embargo, H5710, H5711 [10JY]

———lift trade embargo (H.R. 229), E1245 [14JY]

———lift trade embargo (H.R. 4856), E1245 [14JY]

———lift travel restrictions, H5453 [29JN], H6694-H6698 [20JY], H7145, H7146 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H6685-H6688 [20JY]

Foreign aid: drug interdiction assistance, H3645 [23MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2568-H2571, H2578 [4MY]

Guyana: independence anniversary, E740 [17MY]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (H.R. 3572), E64 [2FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (H.R. 5032), H7902 [20SE], H11412 [27OC]

Montserrat: extension of temporary U.S. protective status, H11610 [30OC]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, H6560 [19JY]

Remarks in Senate

AID: Cuban Transition Project funding, S10980 [25OC]

Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy: tribute, S9455 [28SE]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180-S6182 [29JN], S6253 [30JN]

Cuba: allow travel by U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens (S. 1919), S10064 [6OC], S10147 [10OC]

———anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S779, S780 [24FE]

———exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, S4524 [6JN], S4931 [9JN], S10521 [13OC]

———lift trade embargo, S4933-S4935 [9JN], S7537 [25JY], S10521 [13OC]

———lift trade embargo (S. 2617), S4379 [24MY]

———lift trade embargo (S. 2896), S7393 [20JY]

———TV Marti funding, S10149 [10OC]

———U.S. policy, S779, S780 [24FE]

Dept. of Defense: increase cooperation with Cuba on drug interdiction efforts, S5533 [21JN]

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5511-S5515, S5525-S5527 [21JN]

Foreign trade: encourage free trade agreements with Central and South American countries, S4493 [25MY]

———provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3788-S3792, S3807, S3815, S3817-S3827, S3853 [10MY], S3859, S3864-S3871 [11MY]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803, S3807, S3817, S3826 [10MY], S3867, S3872 [11MY]

Haiti: elections, S4181 [18MY]

———support free and fair elections and respect democracy (S. Con. Res. 126), S7283, S7284 [19JY]

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (S. 2058), S617 [10FE], S1973 [30MR]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S4767, S4768 [8JN], S5298-S5300 [16JN], S5389-S5406, S5434 [20JN]

Reports

Fact-Finding Mission—Republic of Cuba: Alliance for Responsible Cuba, S9455-S9457 [28SE]

Visit to Cuba: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, S9845 [4OC]

Reports filed

Caribbean and Central American Relief and Economic Stabilization Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 984) (H. Rept. 106-519), H930 [13MR]

Human Rights Violations in Cuba: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 289), S2726 [13AP]

Immigration Status Adjustment Filing Deadlines Extension for Certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian Nationals: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2058), S2726 [13AP]

Support Free and Fair Elections and Respect Democracy in Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 126), S6256 [30JN]

Statements

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: President Clinton, S780 [24FE]

Tables

Ratios of product imports to U.S. consumption, S3811 [10MY]

U.S. trade in advanced technology products, S3812 [10MY]

Texts of

S. 148, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, S6180 [29JN], H5095 [26JN]

S. Con. Res. 126, support free and fair elections and respect democracy in Haiti, S7284 [19JY]

S. Res. 289, human rights violations in Cuba, S2639 [12AP]

CARIDI, MICHAEL

Prayers

House of Representatives, H8203 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H8203 [27SE]

CARLEO, LOUIE D.

Remarks in House

Pueblo, CO: Chamber of Commerce Charles W. Crews Business Leader of the Year award recipient, E1185 [10JY]

CARLINVILLE, IL

Remarks in House

Carlinville Middle School: tribute to students for Saving Prairies and Helping Environmental Regions Expand Successfully project, E933 [9JN]

CARLISLE, KITTY see Hart, Kitty Carlisle

CARLISLE, RUSSELL AND LEAH

Remarks in House

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Bloomfield Citizens Council awards recipients, E606 [2MY]

CARLS, MARLENE

Prayers

May the Road Rise Up To Meet You, S11466 [1NO]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11466 [1NO]

CARLSBAD, NM

Articles and editorials

Blast in the Night, S8231 [7SE]

Remarks in House

Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (S. 291), H3885, H3886 [6JN], H4018 [7JN]

Texts of

S. 291, Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Transfer Act, H3885 [6JN]

CARLSBAD IRRIGATION PROJECT ACQUIRED LAND TRANSFER ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 291), H3885, H3886 [6JN], H4018 [7JN]

Texts of

S. 291, provisions, H3885 [6JN]

CARLSBAD (NM) CURRENT-ARGUS

Articles and editorials

Family Reflects on Lost Loved Ones, S8021 [5SE]

Last Pipeline Victim Dies, S8022 [5SE]

CARLSEN, JANET

Remarks in House

Newman, CA: Chamber of Commerce John T. Silveira Award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

CARLSEN, JODI

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H1987 [10AP]

CARLSEN, KENNETH

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H1987 [10AP]

CARLSON, WILLIAM E.

Addresses

Battle of the Bulge Monument Dedication, E977-E979 [12JN]

CARLTON, JIM

Articles and editorials

Congressman Seeks U.S. Moratorium on Land Exchange, E1252 [14JY]

CARMICHAELS, PA

Remarks in Senate

Community Bank, N.A.: anniversary, S11785 [14DE]

CARMODY, CAROL J.

Reports filed

Nomination to the NTSB: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2726 [13AP]

CARNAHAN, MEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, H9909 [17OC], E1810 [17OC], E1858 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10605-S10608 [17OC], S10703, S10727, S10728 [18OC], S10743, S10744 [19OC]

CARNAHAN, MEL (Governor of Missouri)

Letters

Corps of Engineers Missouri River management funding, S7499 [25JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels, S8078 [6SE]

Press releases

Carnahan Signs Bill To Expand Metropolitan Culture District, H6742 [24JY]

Reports filed

Nomination to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Missouri River flow management: Southern Governors' Association, S7500 [25JY]

CARNEGIE HERO FUND COMMISSION

Remarks in House

Plageman, Gregory, Jr.: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honoree, E776 [19MY]

CARNEY, DAVE

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S2264 [5AP]

CARNEY, LINDA

Remarks in House

Cleveland, OH: tribute to United Irish Societies St. Patrick's Day Parade honorees, E274 [9MR]

CARNEY, TIM

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7643 [26JY]

CARNIVAL CORP.

Remarks in House

Galveston, TX: rededication of cruise ship terminal, E1574 [22SE]

CARONE, MIKE

Addresses

Korean War Anniversary, E1269, E1280 [19JY]

CARPENTER, ASHLEY D.

Eulogies

By John Carpenter, E1782 [13OC]

Remarks in House

Merced, CA: murder, E1782 [13OC]

CARPENTER, CURTIS

Remarks in House

Illinois: tribute to Golden Apple Scholar award recipients from the 20th Congressional District, E460 [30MR]

CARPENTER, JOE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E542 [12AP]

CARPENTER, JOHN

Eulogies

Carpenter, Ashley D., E1782 [13OC]

Carpenter, John W., E1782 [13OC]

CARPENTER, JOHN W.

Eulogies

By John Carpenter, E1782 [13OC]

Remarks in House

Merced, CA: murder, E1782 [13OC]

CARPER, TOM (Governor of Delaware)

Letters

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: National Governors' Association, S905 [29FE]

CARR, NORA

Remarks in House

Cleveland, OH: tribute to United Irish Societies St. Patrick's Day Parade honorees, E274 [9MR]

CARR, SHALONDA

Remarks in House

Illinois: tribute to Golden Apple Scholar award recipients from the 20th Congressional District, E404 [23MR]

CARRASCO, DAVID R., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2221 [15DE]

CARRAWAY, BEN

Remarks in House

Winfield, AL: tribute to Carraway Methodist Health Systems, E656 [4MY]

CARRILLO, JULI

Remarks in House

Fruita, CO: tribute to Fruita Monument High School speech and debate team, E309 [14MR]

CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1751) (H. Rept. 106-831), H7364 [7SE]

CARROLL, CHARLES (a former Senator from Maryland)

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H7874 [20SE]

CARROLL, ELIZABETH ROSE

Remarks in House

Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition: winner, E719 [11MY]

CARROLL, FRANCIS R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1449 [13SE]

CARROLL, MARY L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1020 [15JN]

CARROLL, RICHARD W.

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6673 [20JY]

CARROLL COUNTY, GA

Remarks in House

Jones, Tim: Emergency Management Association of Georgia Citizen of the Year award recipient, E127 [14FE]

CARROLL COUNTY, MD

Remarks in House

Hampstead, MD: anniversary of Hampstead Volunteer Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1, H2128 [12AP]

CARROLLTON, GA

Bills and resolutions

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4786), H5654 [29JN]

Remarks in House

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4786), H7759 [19SE], E1167 [30JN]

Southwire Co.: anniversary, E399 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4786), S10935 [24OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4786, Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building, Carrollton, GA, H7759 [19SE]

CARSON, JULIA (a Representative from Indiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 4144), H7652 [14SE]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Agriculture: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products (see H.R. 2581), H3049 [15MY]

———improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1406 [23MR]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H647 [6MR]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7652 [14SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H922 [9MR]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2607 [4MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Aviation: provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), H921 [9MR]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H2606 [4MY]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute: provide support (see H.R. 3440), H4675 [19JN]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H3413 [18MY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2341 [13AP]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H4817 [21JN]

———assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H4174 [9JN]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H342 [10FE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H757 [8MR]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H3309 [17MY]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H511 [16FE]

———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H90 [31JA]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H10257 [18OC]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H997 [14MR]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H2411 [2MY]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6778 [24JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5036 [22JN]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H922 [9MR]

———enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H3474 [19MY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H6720 [20JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H2238 [12AP]

———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H5737 [10JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), H2607 [4MY]

———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H342 [10FE]

———require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H342 [10FE]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4484 [14JN]

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

———improve the Federal capability to deal with child exploitation (see H.R. 1159), H2606 [4MY]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

———increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H4675 [19JN]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), H2655 [8MY]

———detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H2906 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of Education: establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H9011 [5OC]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H758 [8MR]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H922 [9MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H1077 [15MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H6052 [13JY]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H7991 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H5436 [28JN]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H1674 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11207 [26OC]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6719 [20JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6471 [18JY]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H9907 [16OC]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H922 [9MR]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2607 [4MY]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H10257 [18OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5436 [28JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1477 [28MR]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H511 [16FE]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H757 [8MR]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H9907 [16OC]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H1412 [27MR]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H11781 [1NO]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H1629 [30MR]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see H.R. 4333), H6471 [18JY]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H4174 [9JN]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H5436 [28JN]

———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H8469 [28SE]

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4538), H10534 [23OC]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H5737 [10JY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H7212 [27JY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H5737 [10JY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1852 [5AP]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H2770 [9MY]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H10036 [17OC]

———provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H373 [14FE]

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H373 [14FE]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 2119), H6052 [13JY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H4220 [12JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4675 [19JN]

———limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H1285 [22MR]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3926 [6JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H997 [14MR] (see H.R. 1111), H757 [8MR]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H342 [10FE]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H9907 [16OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H632 [1MR]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1354), H4817 [21JN]

———establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4427), H3413 [18MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2967 [11MY]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]

———ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 2025), H1163 [21MR]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 4915), H8406 [27SE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H2341 [13AP]

———prevent theft from commercial carriers (see H.R. 3563), H757 [8MR]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H4175 [9JN]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H1477 [28MR]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H2967 [11MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H922 [9MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H3523 [22MY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1477 [28MR]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H574 [29FE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H647 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), H4336 [13JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1588 [29MR]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H1413 [27MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H7578 [13SE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12532 [15DE]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H10257 [18OC]

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (see H.R. 5260), H7991 [21SE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3474 [19MY]

———initiatives to protect and inform the public about food allergies (see H. Res. 309), H10809 [24OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3000), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4992), H7503 [12SE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4817 [21JN]

———require States to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs (see H.R. 4075), H1405 [23MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 2888), H997 [14MR]

Hoosier Automobile & Truck National Heritage Trail Area: authorize (see H.R. 5518), H10472 [19OC]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4818 [21JN]

———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H757 [8MR]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H2512 [3MY]

———modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H2341 [13AP]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 840), H1284 [22MR]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H342 [10FE]

———provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens (see H.R. 4887), H10257 [18OC]

———provide permanent resident status for certain alien orphans physically present in the U.S. and provide for deferred enforced departure status for alien parents of certain children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 4359), H8200 [26SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7503 [12SE]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H3173 [16MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H11207 [26OC]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2967 [11MY]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H373 [14FE]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H11716 [31OC]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H1285 [22MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: ban the transfer and receipt of handguns or ammunition by persons subject to restraining orders (see H.R. 4778), H10036 [17OC]

———create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H647 [6MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2607 [4MY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H2122 [11AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H10036 [17OC]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7723 [18SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4121 [8JN]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H9011 [5OC]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H9011 [5OC]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H8799 [4OC]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H9505 [6OC]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H4174 [9JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7003 [25JY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H9505 [6OC]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H1629 [30MR]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H8799 [4OC]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H10036 [17OC]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H4817 [21JN]

———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H10809 [24OC]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1764 [4AP]

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (see H.R. 5222), H9907 [16OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3926 [6JN]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H8617 [2OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H10473 [19OC]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H5656 [29JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H5436 [28JN]

———postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H1629 [30MR]

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H6471 [18JY]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H1764 [4AP]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7578 [13SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H12017 [5DE]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H10036 [17OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7373 [11SE]

National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see H.R. 1912), H2012 [10AP]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H9505 [6OC]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2122 [11AP]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H373 [14FE]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H2012 [10AP]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H373 [14FE]

Office for Protection of Human Research Subjects: establish (see H.R. 3569), H2770 [9MY]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H997 [14MR]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H757 [8MR]

———reform (see H.R. 1102), H1588 [29MR]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H10473 [19OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Privacy: limit the disclosure of consumer credit reports on an employee which are obtained in connection with allegations of illegal conduct (see H.R. 4373), H3050 [15MY]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H5843 [11JY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2770 [9MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H921 [9MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2012 [10AP]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H10534 [23OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H632 [1MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H2905 [10MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]

———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H9505 [6OC]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H4337 [13JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8617 [2OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H9767 [11OC]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7503 [12SE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H10036 [17OC]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3474 [19MY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H5436 [28JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H2607 [4MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 1586), H4220 [12JN] (see H.R. 1994), H4035 [7JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9907 [16OC]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H2239 [12AP]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H922 [9MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3813 [24MY] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2411 [2MY]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H373 [14FE]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H3309 [17MY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H4121 [8JN]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H6052 [13JY]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H922 [9MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7503 [12SE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H2340 [13AP]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H10036 [17OC]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4131), H1958 [6AP]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H757 [8MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H6600 [19JY]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7991 [21SE]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H255 [8FE]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see H.R. 5158), H8406 [27SE]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H4591 [15JN]

———moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), H2967 [11MY]

Women: provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H7003 [25JY]

Woods, Tiger: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), H7723 [18SE]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3413 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see H. Res. 526), H4484 [14JN]

Tariff: fluridone aquatic herbicide (see H.R. 4295), H2337 [13AP]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, H528 [29FE]

Children and youth: mental health services funding, H6577, H6578 [19JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7536 [13SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H2081 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7536 [13SE]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4899 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), H528 [29FE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4884, H4899 [21JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10227 [18OC]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4884 [21JN]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (H. Res. 522), H4609 [19JN]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2081 [11AP]

———improve safety of handguns (H.R. 515), H611 [1MR], H1082 [16MR], H1176 [22MR], H1769 [5AP]

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 2938), H4721, H4722 [20JN]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, H611 [1MR]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H953 [14MR]

National Federation of State High School Associations: tribute, H610 [1MR]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H3587 [23MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5146 [26JN], E20 [27JA], E88 [8FE], E147 [15FE], E490 [4AP], E618 [3MY], E1241 [14JY], E1273 [19JY], E1666 [4OC], E1762 [12OC], E2096 [14NO]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8791 [4OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8100 [26SE], H8816 [5OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H3561 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H35 [27JA], H87 [31JA], H370 [14FE], H1671 [3AP], H2398 [2MY], H4814 [21JN], H5166 [26JN], H5953 [12JY], H6345 [17JY], H8615 [2OC], H9502 [6OC], H9632 [10OC], H11840 [3NO]

Special order: granted, H628 [1MR], H1074 [15MR], H2120 [11AP], H10254 [18OC], H11204 [26OC], H11442 [27OC]

Tributes

Einhorn, Lawrence and Claudette, E2099 [14NO]

Pease, Representative, H11409 [27OC]

Wells, Herman B., H2096 [11AP]

CARSON CITY, NV

Remarks in Senate

BLM: convey administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center (S. 408), S2797 [13AP]

Reports filed

BLM Conveyance of Administrative Site to Carson City, NV, for Use as a Senior Center: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 408) (S. Rept. 106-244), S1461 [20MR]

Texts of

S. 408, BLM conveyance of administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center, S2797 [13AP]

CARTER, ANDREW (SKIP)

Remarks in House

Carter Broadcast Group, Inc.: anniversary, E1324 [26JY]

CARTER, BARRY E.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be AID Assistant Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9464 [28SE]

CARTER, JIMMY (39th President of the United States)

Articles and editorials

Who's Afraid of Genetic Engineering?, S60 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see S. 2641), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Congressional Gold Medal: award (S. 2641), S4474 [25MY]

Statements

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization, S8716 [19SE]

CARTER, MARY ALICE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2117 [4DE]

CARTER, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

Carter Broadcast Group, Inc.: anniversary, E1324 [26JY]

CARTER, ROSALYN

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see S. 2641), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Gold Medal: award (S. 2641), S4474 [25MY]

CARTER, SHERRI R.

Court documents

Random assignment of judges to criminal cases, S1343 [9MR]

CARTER, TIM LEE (a former Representative from Kentucky)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate (see H.R. 5144), H7365 [7SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate (H.R. 5144), H10566 [24OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5144, Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY, H10566 [24OC]

CARTER BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1324 [26JY]

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE STUDY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3201), H410-H413, H435 [15FE], H525, H528 [29FE], E163 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3201), S9978 [5OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3201) (S. Rept. 106-322), S5882 [27JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3201, provisions, H410 [15FE]

CARTERET COUNTY, NC

Bills and resolutions

Pasquotank County, NC: provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 5046), H7207 [27JY]

CARTERSVILLE, GA

Remarks in House

Allatoona Dam and Lake Project: anniversary, E574 [13AP]

Anniversary, E580 [13AP]

CARTHAGE, TN

Remarks in Senate

Mining and mineral resources: compliance of zinc mine with environmental regulations, S7487 [24JY]

CASA ALIANZA (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Hilton Foundation: Conrad N. Hilton Award recipient, S11909 [15DE]

CASCIA, PHILIP J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E824 [24MY]

CASCINO, CARY

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S6583 [12JY]

CASEY, BARBARA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1858 [19OC]

CASEY, RICHARD D.

Appointments

Federal Judicial Center Foundation, S5279 [15JN]

CASEY, ROBERT P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5079 [23JN], E963 [9JN]

CASEY, WILLIAM

Articles and editorials

Answer This Question—How Did the Census Become Our Whipping Boy?, H2002 [10AP]

CASH, COCHISE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E866 [25MY]

CASH, JIM

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2103 [4AP]

CASHAW, ANNETTE H.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S831 [24FE]

CASHDOLLAR, SAMUEL I.

Essays

How Should We Honor America's Veterans?, S3738 [9MY]

CASPER, WY

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: Casper, WY, National Trail Center funding through reductions in Escalante Science Center construction funding, H4459 [14JN]

CASPER (WY) STAR-TRIBUNE

Articles and editorials

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

CASSANO, EDWARD R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E449 [30MR]

CASSELL, GAIL H.

Letters

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11311 [28OC]

CASSELL, PAUL G.

Articles and editorials

We're Not Executing the Innocent, E1063 [20JN]

Letters

Protection of victims' rights during Oklahoma City, OK, bombing trial, S2899 [26AP]

CASTELLINO, FRANK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E387 [22MR]

CASTILLO, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1812 [28MR]

CASTLE, MICHAEL N. (a Representative from Delaware)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers (see H.R. 4018), H1764 [4AP]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894), H9767 [11OC]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11207 [26OC]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6471 [18JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H931 [13MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

Ecology and environment: study health effects of ingesting methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), research methods for removal from water supplies, and require public water systems to monitor for its presence (see H.R. 3536), H575 [29FE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H2770 [9MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (see H.R. 4766), H5240 [27JN]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H4817 [21JN]

Financial institutions: repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H3925 [6JN]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H7003 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H7503 [12SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H3173 [16MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H7723 [18SE]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H2240 [12AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7872 [19SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H6051 [13JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5436 [28JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H8469 [28SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4192), H7366 [7SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4717), H5036 [22JN]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3520), H165 [1FE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H8062 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2339 [13AP]

Education: improve Federal education research, evaluation, information, and dissemination (see H.R. 4875), H6469 [18JY]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 112), H9767 [11OC]

Political campaigns: require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Tariff: direct black 19 press paste (see H.R. 3940), H1075 [15MR]

———DPC 083 (see H.R. 3933), H1075 [15MR]

———DPC 961 (see H.R. 3934), H1075 [15MR]

———KL540 (see H.R. 3932), H1075 [15MR]

———KN001 (hydrochloride) (see H.R. 3930), H1075 [15MR]

———methyl thioglycolate (see H.R. 3931), H1075 [15MR]

———pigment orange 73 (see H.R. 3939), H1075 [15MR]

———pigment red 255 (see H.R. 3944), H1076 [15MR]

———pigment red 264 (see H.R. 3951), H1076 [15MR]

———pigment yellow 168 (see H.R. 3958), H1076 [15MR]

———pigment yellow 184 (see H.R. 3937), H1075 [15MR]

———pro-jet black 263 stage (see H.R. 3936), H1075 [15MR]

———pro-jet black alc powder (see H.R. 3946), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet black HSAQ stage (see H.R. 3941), H1075 [15MR]

———pro-jet cyan 1 press paste (see H.R. 3945), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet cyan 1 RO feed (see H.R. 3956), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet cyan 485 stage (see H.R. 3953), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast black 286 paste (see H.R. 3942), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast black 287 NA paste/liquid feed (see H.R. 3957), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast cyan 2 stage (see H.R. 3952), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast cyan 3 stage (see H.R. 3955), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast magenta 2 RO feed (see H.R. 3950), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast yellow 2 RO feed (see H.R. 3948), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet magenta 364 stage (see H.R. 3935), H1075 [15MR]

———pro-jet yellow 1 stage (see H.R. 3938), H1075 [15MR]

———pro-jet yellow 1G stage (see H.R. 3943), H1076 [15MR]

———solvent yellow 145 (see H.R. 3949), H1076 [15MR]

———solvent yellow 163 (see H.R. 3947), H1076 [15MR]

———triflusulfuron methyl formulated product (see H.R. 3954), H1076 [15MR]

Taxation: expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 4071), H1404 [23MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H5084 [23JN]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3556), H89 [31JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 127), H12025 [7DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1518 [29MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9839 [12OC]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3089 [16MY]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, H1518 [29MR]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2021, H2025 [11AP]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 309), H3002, H3003, H3005 [15MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3704, H3732 [24MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1108 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1108 [16MR]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, H5263 [27JN]

Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association: tribute, E1619 [28SE]

———tribute to Ladies Auxiliary, E1619 [28SE]

Dept. of Education: funding, H7892 [20SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7676 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4252, H4256 [13JN], H7899 [20SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7892 [20SE], H11730, H11733, H11734, H11735, H11736, H11740, H11744, H11746 [1NO]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H3024 [15MY]

Education: improve Federal education research, evaluation, information, and dissemination (H.R. 4875), E1271 [19JY]

———national policy to improve system, H7899 [20SE]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7466 [12SE]

———reductions in school class size, H7892 [20SE], H11740, H11744, H11746 [1NO]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4252 [13JN], H7892 [20SE], H11730, H11733, H11734, H11735, H11736 [1NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5263 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7312 [7SE]

Hojnicki, Joseph: Minquadale, DE, Fire Co. Member of the Century award recipient, E600 [2MY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1899 [6AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2450 [3MY]

———funding, H4256 [13JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3461 [19MY], H9855 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), H12071, H12072 [11DE]

National Reconnaissance Office: contracting of satellite launch services, H9855 [12OC], H12071, H12072 [11DE]

National TRIO Day: observance, E214 [1MR]

Taxation: condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, E974 [12JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2145 [12AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), E133 [14FE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors, H7312 [7SE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (H.R. 4071), E397 [23MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), E974 [12JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5285 [27JN], E1149 [29JN]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3556), E28 [31JA]

———designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1849), H7671 [18SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8104 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7868 [19SE]

Tribute, H7673 [18SE]

Tributes

Austin, Steven P., E1619 [28SE]

Doyle, Eileen, E1619 [28SE]

Mahon, Francis G., E1201 [11JY]

CASTLE ROCK RANCH ACQUISITION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1705), H9962, H9963 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1705), S2807 [13AP]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1705) (S. Rept. 106-262), S2615 [12AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1705) (H. Rept. 106-749), H6354 [17JY]

Texts of

S. 1705, provisions, S2807 [13AP], H9962 [17OC]

CASTRO, FIDEL (President, Cuba)

Court documents

Marlene Alejandre, et al., v. Cuba: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, S781 [24FE]

Factsheets

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: Executive Office of the President, S781 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S779, S780 [24FE]

Reports

Visit to Cuba: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, S9845 [4OC]

Statements

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: President Clinton, S780 [24FE]

CAT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ESTABLISHMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3292), S9968, S10009, S10010 [5OC], H9621 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3292), H4601, H4602 [19JN], H9621, H9622 [10OC], H9843 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3292), S10009 [5OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3292) (S. Rept. 106-459), S9604 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3292, provisions, H4601 [19JN]

CATANIA, DAVID

Statements

District of Columbia Inclusion of Conscience Clause in Legislation Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives by Health Insurance Plans: Several District of Columbia City Council Members, H7057 [26JY]

CATCHINGS, CATHERINE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1506 [18SE]

CATERPILLAR INC.

Remarks in Senate

LaGrange, GA: tribute to plant workers for efforts relative to sick child, S163 [31JA]

CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA (organization)

Remarks in House

Batinovich, Robert (Bat): Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Loaves and Fishes Award recipient, E293 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S9189 [25SE]

CATHOLIC FRATERNAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.

Remarks in House

Highland, IL: tribute to Highland Council of the Catholic Fraternal Life Insurance Co., E401 [23MR]

CATHOLIC NEWMAN ASSOCIATION

Letters

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers, S5975 [28JN]

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S339 [3FE]

CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS (organization)

Remarks in House

Stack, Michael J., Jr.: Distinguished Man of the Year award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Jude Thaddeus Post No. 1675, E1585 [25SE]

CATO INSTITUTE

Letters

Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1727 [27MR]

CAUFIELD, JUSTIN (JAY)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E957 [9JN]

CAULFIELD, THOMAS J. (SARGE)

Remarks in House

Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame: inductee, E1816 [17OC]

CAUSEY, MIKE

Articles and editorials

Hats Off to a Top Colleague—Mike Causey, E679 [9MY]

Today's the Day Diary Columnist Turns the Page, E679, E681 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E678, E681 [9MY]

CAUSEY, RHODE B.

Remarks in Senate

Green Thumb, Inc.: Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for Arkansas, S11565 [5DE]

CAVANAUGH, CAREY

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional Conflicts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

CAVANAUGH, DENNIS M.

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be district judge, S7416 [21JY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

CAYETANO, BENJAMIN J. (Governor of Hawaii)

Letters

Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2842 [10MY]

CBORD GROUP INC.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E105 [9FE]

CBSNEWS.COM (Internet site)

Articles and editorials

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

CEASEFIRE NEW JERSEY (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E458 [30MR]

CECIL COUNTY, MD

Bills and resolutions

Bainbridge Naval Training Center: modify land conveyance authority (see S. 2059), S613 [10FE]

CEDAR FALLS, IA

Remarks in Senate

Iowa: anniversary of Allen Memorial Hospital and the Allen Health System nursing education program, S8655 [18SE]

CEDAR RAPIDS (IA) GAZETTE

Articles and editorials

Stop Stalling on Judicial Candidate, S9667 [3OC]

CEDAREDGE, CO

Remarks in House

Law enforcement officers: Police Dept. recipient of Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police Accreditation Award, E1419 [7SE]

CEDARTOWN, GA

Remarks in House

First Baptist Church: tribute to youth choir, E1178 [30JN]

Little League Organization: tribute, E1279 [19JY]

Sports: tribute to Pre-Peachtree Wheelchair Athlete Training Camp, E1082 [22JN]

CELANESE CHEMICALS (business)

Remarks in House

La Porte-Bayshore, TX, Chamber of Commerce: Industry of the Year award recipient, E1798 [16OC]

CELESTE, TX

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1419 [7SE]

CELLINI, JULIE

Articles and editorials

Golden Opportunities—Sister Agnes Clare, S1385 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1385 [9MR]

CELLINI, WILLIAM

Articles and editorials

Cellini—State Capital's Quiet Captain of Clout; Dealmaker Built Empire Working in Background, S9815, S9818-S9820 [4OC]

Riverboat Deal Is Plum for Insiders, S9872 [4OC]

Taxpayers Face a Big Loss on Hotel Loans; GOP Insider Denies Political Deal, S9808 [4OC]

William Cellini Heads Private Fundraising Drive, S9873 [4OC]

CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

McHugh, Michael and Colleena: Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association Wireless Samaritan Award recipients, E991 [13JN]

CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS

Bills and resolutions

Eureka County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see S. 2673), S4564 [6JN] (see H.R. 4657), H4484 [14JN]

Lander County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see S. 2842), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 4929), H6776 [24JY]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H631 [1MR]

Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3678), H509 [16FE]

Remarks in House

Belgium: tribute to Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, E2231 [15DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Fort Riley, KS, area, H3287 [17MY]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, H3393 [18MY]

———add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (H.R. 3806), E259 [9MR]

Riverside, CA: tribute to Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee, E1844 [19OC]

Rome, GA: tribute to Myrtle Hill Cemetery's Tomb of the Known Soldier, E1966 [28OC]

Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (H.R. 3678), E157 [16FE]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (H.R. 284), H8631-H8634 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals, S5650 [22JN]

Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (H.R. 1231), S2795 [13AP]

Eureka County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (S. 2673), S4567 [6JN]

Lander County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (S. 2842), S6348 [10JY]

Reports filed

Elko County, NV, Transfer of Certain Federal Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1231) (S. Rept. 106-238), S1390 [9MR]

Texts of

H.R. 284, Honor Guard for Veterans Empowerment Act, H8631 [3OC]

H.R. 1231, Elko County, NV, Federal lands transfer, S2795 [13AP]

S. 2673, Eureka County, NV, land conveyance for continued use as a cemetery, S4568 [6JN]

S. 2842, convey certain land to Lander County, NV, for continued use as a cemetery, S6348 [10JY]

CENSUS

Articles and editorials

Answer This Question—How Did the Census Become Our Whipping Boy?, H2002 [10AP]

Census Bashing, H1668 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Census Follies, H1998 [10AP]

Census Ruckus—Don't Boycott the Long Form, H1994 [10AP]

Census Too Important To Ignore, H1998 [10AP]

Census—Political Bashing Won't Help Achieve Full Count, H1999 [10AP]

Civic Duty and the Census, H1667 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

Coburn—Down for the Count, H1997 [10AP]

Completing Census Form Has Far-Reaching Benefits, H2002 [10AP]

Constitution—Keep the Census From Becoming Political Fodder and Participate, H1664 [3AP], H1995, H1999 [10AP]

Conversation Starter—Don't Fall Prey to Paranoia About Questions, H2002 [10AP]

Don't Leave Census Form Blank, H1999 [10AP]

Don't Shred the Census, H2001 [10AP]

Don't Toy With the Census, H1999 [10AP]

Head Count—You've Got Until Saturday To Tackle Those Census Questions, H1997 [10AP]

If You Want To Count, Be Counted, H2001 [10AP]

It's the Law, Count on It, H2001 [10AP]

Overly Overwrought About the 2000 Census, H1665 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Public Interests—Down for the Count, H2000 [10AP]

Take Time To Fill Out Census Questionnaire, H1993 [10AP]

Trashing the Census—Irresponsible Bush Comments Could Sabotage Count, H1666 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

200 Years Plus—Census Nosiness Isn't New, H2001 [10AP]

What Really Counts—Pockets of Non-Cooperation With the Taking of the U.S. Census Demonstrates an Overreaction to Fears of Invasion of Privacy, H2000 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H219 [7FE]

———establish a term limit for the Director of the Census (see H.R. 5257), H7991 [21SE]

———establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 5358), H8617 [2OC]

Foreign countries: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

———funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 4568), H3868 [25MY]

National Teach Census Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 263), H641 [2MR]

Population: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

———establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H1956 [6AP]

———limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution (see H.R. 4085), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4291), H2337 [13AP]

———limit information that may be requested on decennial census questionnaires (see H.R. 4458), H3049 [15MY]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154, 4158), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4188), H1851 [5AP]

Letters

Importance of decennial census: Kenneth Prewitt, Bureau of the Census, S2461 [10AP]

———several Representatives, H1663 [3AP]

Proposed disclosure of confidential census information: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Commerce, H11247 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Akron, OH: Haven of Rest (nonprofit organization) staff participation in decennial census, E335 [16MR]

American Community Survey: limit information that may be requested, H6783 [25JY]

Bureau of the Census: facilities renovation funding, H5134, H5135 [26JN]

———funding, H5134 [26JN]

———mistakes on mailing informing households of pending receipt of decennial census forms, H1083 [16MR], H1770 [5AP]

Census in the Schools Project: expand, H459 [16FE]

Foreign countries: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad, H5134 [26JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5055-H5071 [23JN]

Population: importance of decennial census, H1055-H1064 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1247 [22MR], H1482, H1483 [29MR], H1660, H1661-H1669 [3AP], H1990-H2004 [10AP], H2319 [13AP], E342 [16MR]

———importance of decennial census to rural areas, E321 [15MR]

———limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution, H1418, H1419 [28MR], H1680 [4AP]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (H.R. 4188), E503 [6AP]

———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting, H1057, H1060, H1063 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], E342 [16MR]

Privacy: proposed disclosure of confidential information, H11202, H11203, H11247, H11248 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Population: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (S. Res. 293), S2777 [13AP]

———importance of decennial census, S2460 [10AP]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population, S2428 [7AP], S2460 [10AP]

Tables

Purpose of certain decennial census questions, H1668 [3AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 293, encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms, S2777 [13AP]

CENSUS BUREAU see Bureau of the Census

CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY

Letters

Counterterrorism Act, S11118 [26OC]

CENTER FOR EDUCATION REFORM

Lists

Charter school highlights and statistics, H2372 [2MY]

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

Articles and editorials

Businesswomen in the Mainstream, E193 [29FE]

CENTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES

Letters

Counterterrorism Act, S11118 [26OC]

CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY

Press releases

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization, H3725 [24MY]

CENTER FOR THE AMERICAN FOUNDING

Remarks in House

``Re-Elect America'' bus tour: tribute, E206 [1MR]

CENTER FOR THE NEW WEST

Reports

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions, H915 [9MR]

CENTER LINE, MI

Remarks in House

Macomb County, MI: tribute to Warren-Center Line-Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductees, E2118 [4DE], E2191 [15DE]

St. Clement Catholic Church: anniversary, E1771 [13OC]

Remarks in Senate

Center Line High School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, S644 [10FE]

St. Clement Catholic Church: anniversary, S10080 [6OC]

Wolfe Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, S9694 [3OC]

CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES

Analyses

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810), S6786-S6788 [14JY]

Factsheets

Privatizing Social Security—A Riverboast Gamble, S4248 [23MY]

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8853 [20SE]

Reports

Health Insurance Deduction of Little Help to the Uninsured, S11328 [29OC]

Leadership's Tax Plan Reinforces Inequities in Health and Pension Coverage, S11327 [29OC]

Studies

Estate Tax Repeal—A Windfall for the Wealthiest Americans, S6417-S6419 [11JY]

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Articles and editorials

Gun Deaths, Injuries on Decline—1997 Fatalities Were Lowest Since '60s—Many Reasons Cited, S350 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see S. 2643), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

———prohibit Federal funding of HIV testing unless individuals are informed of the results (see H.R. 5615), H11781 [1NO]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]

Health: encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12066 [8DE]

Women: improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (see S. 2635), S4460 [25MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H4120 [8JN]

Letters

Improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs: Diane L. Balma, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, S4464 [25MY]

———Phyllis Greenberger and Roberta Biegel, Society for Women's Health Research, S4464 [25MY]

———Sandra C. Raymond, National Osteoporosis Foundation, S4464 [25MY]

Press releases

House To Decide Whether Americans Should Be Told the Truth About the Most Common STD, Human Papilloma Virus: Medical Institute on Human Papilloma Virus, H2692 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: children's health programs funding, H4307 [13JN]

Diseases: childhood immunization programs funding, H4194, H4195 [12JN]

———HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, H7065 [26JY]

———international tuberculosis control (H.R. 4057), H1769 [5AP], H4224 [13JN], E407 [23MR]

———prohibit Federal funding of HIV testing unless individuals are informed of the results (H.R. 5615), E2053 [1NO]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, H8250 [27SE]

Health: chronic and environmental disease programs funding, H4286 [13JN]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (H. Res. 672), E2160 [8DE]

———review of immunization and vaccine programs, E2230 [15DE]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (H.R. 4606), E947 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: increase State immunization programs funding, S6192-S6195 [30JN]

Diseases: childhood asthma prevention programs funding, S6191 [30JN]

———hantavirus prevention programs funding, S6101 [29JN]

———HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, S5604 [22JN]

———increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer, S11308 [28OC]

———international tuberculosis control (S. 2643), S4477 [25MY]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, S9104 [22SE]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (S. 2879), S7074, S7075 [17JY]

Health: fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, S9110 [22SE]

Research: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, S5781, S5817 [26JN], S5829, S5872 [27JN], S6208 [30JN]

Women: improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (S. 2635), S4463-S4465 [25MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 672, encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza, E2160 [8DE]

CENTERS OF INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

Bills and resolutions

Taxation: treatment of certain profits of businesses operated in connection with a public-private partnership with Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence (see S. 3056), S8635 [15SE]

CENTERWATCH (research group)

Articles and editorials

Drug-Industry Mergers Fail To Boost Research, Development, Study Finds, E973 [12JN]

CENTRAL AMERICA

Articles and editorials

Haitian Parents of U.S. Kids Deserve To Remain Here Together, S9366 [27SE]

No Room for 5,000 Elians, S9366 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (see S. 2058), S612 [10FE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912), S7542 [25JY] (see S. 3068), S8759 [19SE] (see S. 3095), S8941 [21SE]

Latin America: tribute to democratic elections in Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, and Uruguay (see H. Res. 404), H49 [27JA]

Nicaragua: protect U.S. citizens against expropriations of property by the Nicaraguan Government (see H.R. 4602), H4120 [8JN]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H209 [2FE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Res. 257), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3673), H509 [16FE]

Letters

Immigration status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals: Haitian Advocacy, Inc., S619 [10FE]

———Leonie M. Hermantin, Haitian American Foundation, Inc., S618 [10FE]

———Michael D. Ray, American Immigration Lawyers Association, S618 [10FE]

Remove certain immigration limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status: Jesuit Conference, S9245 [26SE]

———Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, S9245 [26SE]

———several children, S9244 [26SE]

Remarks in House

AID: U.N. Drug Control Program economic development activities funding, H1555 [29MR]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3351-H3357 [18MY], E817 [24MY]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H1505, H1506 [29MR]

———national drug control policy, H3913-H3918 [6JN], H4333 [13JN]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H8781 [4OC], H10813 [25OC], H11199, H11236-H11240, H11286-H11297 [26OC], H11450, H11454, H11455 [28OC], H11505, H11510, H11513 [29OC], H11609 [30OC], H11797, H11798 [2NO], E2024 [30OC]

Nicaragua: protect U.S. citizens against expropriations of property by the Nicaraguan Government (H.R. 4602), E939 [9JN]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (H.R. 3572), E64 [2FE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H6016 [13JY]

Ward, Terry: CIA Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal recipient, E400 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, S6834 [14JY]

———close School of the Americas and replace with Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, S10348 [12OC]

Casa Alianza (organization): Hilton Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Award recipient, S11909 [15DE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S5313-S5315 [19JN]

Foreign trade: encourage free trade agreements with Central and South American countries, S4493 [25MY]

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (S. 2058), S617 [10FE], S1973 [30MR]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S8800-S8807 [20SE], S8908-S8916 [21SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215, S9220-S9229, S9240-S9242, S9244 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9355, S9358, S9363-S9376 [27SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643, S9644, S9647, S9650 [3OC], S11223, S11232, S11281, S11284 [27OC], S11329-S11332, S11342 [29OC], S11417 [31OC], S11851 [15DE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 2912), S7521 [25JY], S7619 [26JY], S7744-S7747, S7749 [27JY]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 2912), unanimous-consent request, S7744 [27JY]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 3068), S8772 [19SE], S8787 [20SE], S9401 [27SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 3095), S9013 [21SE], S9117, S9118 [22SE]

Inter-American Foundation: funding relative to completion of GAO civil and criminal investigations, S5537 [21JN]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Res. 257), S638 [10FE]

———review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China, S65 [26JA]

Reports filed

Caribbean and Central American Relief and Economic Stabilization Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 984) (H. Rept. 106-519), H930 [13MR]

Immigration Status Adjustment Filing Deadlines Extension for Certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian Nationals: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2058), S2726 [13AP]

Inter-American Convention Against Corruption: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-15), S6256 [30JN]

U.S.-Panama Partnership Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3673) (H. Rept. 106-803), H7205 [27JY]

Resolutions of ratification

Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, S6256 [30JN], S7809 [27JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4602, Property Protection Act, E940 [9JN]

S. Res. 257, negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces at the Panama Canal, S637 [10FE]

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Remarks in House

Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, E279 [9MR], E385 [22MR]

CENTRAL EXCHANGE (organization)

Remarks in House

Hall, Adele: Central Exchange (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E1541 [20SE]

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Amendments

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3173, H3174 [16MY], H3413 [18MY], H3498, H3507 [22MY], H3535, H3536 [23MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), S11644, S11649 [6DE], H12070 [11DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), S9577, S9581, S9582, S9583, S9613, S9615, S9616, S9618, S9619 [2OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, S9592 [2OC], H8766 [4OC]

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office, H217 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2507), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4392), H2654 [8MY] (see H.R. 5630), H11879 [13NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), consideration (see H. Res. 506), H3412 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 626), H9766 [11OC]

McLean, VA: authorize land exchange between the Dept. of the Interior and the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (see S. 3000), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 4835), H5955 [12JY]

Cloture motions

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7629 [26JY]

Conference reports

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9709-H9723 [11OC]

Court documents

Federation of American Scientists v. CIA: George J. Tenet, CIA, H3503-H3505 [22MY]

———Thomas F. Hogan, U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, H3505-H3507 [22MY]

Letters

Intelligence services appropriations: Senator Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5103 [14JN]

Investigate espionage activities of the People's Republic of China: Representative Schaffer, E703 [11MY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 4392, Intelligence Services Appropriations: President Clinton, H11852 [13NO]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: impact of policies and goals on U.S. national security, H3507, H3508 [22MY]

———investigate espionage activities, E703 [11MY]

Espionage: investigate the effects of foreign espionage on U.S. trade secrets, patents, technology developments, and industrial competitiveness, H3507 [22MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3031 [15MY], H3457-H3463 [19MY], H3496-H3509 [22MY], H3535-H3537 [23MY], H8766 [4OC], H9853-H9861 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), consideration (H. Res. 506), H3456 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 626), H9852 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), corrections in engrossment, H3537 [23MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), permission to file conference report, H9602 [10OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), permission to file report, H2952 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), H11854-H11865 [13NO], H12070-H12072 [11DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), corrections in engrossment, H11865 [13NO]

———public disclosure of expenditures for the preceding year, H3498-H3507 [22MY]

McLean, VA: authorize land exchange between the Dept. of the Interior and the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (H.R. 4835), H8153 [26SE]

National Reconnaissance Office: anniversary, H7967 [21SE]

Terrorism: investigation of alleged involvement in the crash of Pan American flight 103, H8554 [2OC]

Ward, Terry: CIA Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal recipient, E400 [23MR]

World War II: presentation of Agency Medallions to members of the Free Thai Movement, E652 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), S9583-S9595 [2OC], S10333, S10334 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), insert S. 2507 language in lieu, S9583 [2OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), S11649-S11651 [6DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), S5103 [14JN], S7426 [21JY], S9577-S9595 [2OC], S9684 [3OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), star print, S3955 [15MY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), unanimous-consent request, S7469 [24JY]

McLean, VA: authorize land exchange between the Dept. of the Interior and the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (H.R. 4835), S10838 [19OC]

———authorize land exchange between the Dept. of the Interior and the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (S. 3000), S7920 [27JY], S9984 [5OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10735 [18OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4392, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 626) (H. Rept. 106-973), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4392, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 506) (H. Rept. 106-626), H3412 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior Land Exchange With the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, VA: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3000) (S. Rept. 106-432), S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4835) (H. Rept. 106-895), H8199 [26SE]

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4392) (H. Rept. 106-969), H9766 [11OC]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2507) (S. Rept. 106-325), S6120 [29JN]

———Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 4392) (H. Rept. 106-620), H3171 [16MY]

———Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2507) (S. Rept. 106-279), S3513 [4MY]

Nomination of John E. McLaughlin To Be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S7839 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 506, consideration of H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H3456 [19MY]

H. Res. 626, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H9852 [12OC]

H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, S9583-S9592 [2OC]

H.R. 4835, Dept. of the Interior land exchange with the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, VA, H8153 [26SE]

H.R. 5630, intelligence services appropriations, H11854-H11864 [13NO]

S. 2507, intelligence services appropriations, S9577-S9581 [2OC]

S. 3000, Dept. of the Interior land exchange with the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, VA, S7920 [27JY], S9984 [5OC]

CENTRAL KENTUCKY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Dyor, Deborah: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1167 [30JN]

Smith, Jacqueline Y.: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1167 [30JN]

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Remarks in Senate

Mr. Leonard E. and Mrs. Louise A. Plachta Day: designate, S10711 [18OC]

CENTRAL PAPER PRODUCTS (business)

Remarks in Senate

Business New Hampshire Magazine: Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

CENTRALIA, IL

Remarks in House

Illinois: tribute to Golden Apple Scholar award recipients from the 20th Congressional District, E460 [30MR]

CENTRALIA, WA

Remarks in House

Centralia College: anniversary, H2169 [12AP]

Remarks in Senate

Centralia College: anniversary, S4010 [16MY]

CENTRALIA COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Anniversary, H2169 [12AP]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S4010 [16MY]

CENTURY COUNCIL

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: tribute to Century Council and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for development of the Alcohol 101 interactive CD-ROM program, E569 [13AP], E661 [4MY]

CENTURY FOUNDATION

Reports

Vulnerable Populations and Medicare Services, E1635 [29SE]

CENTURY OF WOMEN IN THE U.S.

Bills and resolutions

Observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Observance (S. Res. 292), S2776 [13AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 292, observance, S2776 [13AP]

CERAVOLO, TERRI

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S640 [10FE], S9396 [27SE]

CERKVENIK FAMILY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1137 [28JN]

CERRO GRANDE FIRE ASSISTANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2736), S5240 [15JN]

Letters

Provisions: Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S5262 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2736), S5255-S5259 [15JN]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2736), S5261 [15JN]

Texts of

S. 2736, provisions, S5259-S5261 [15JN]

CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2614), S5138, S5154, S5156 [14JN]

———adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11552 [30OC]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11217 [26OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2614, provisions, S7575 [25JY], H9796 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 2614): adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (see H. Res. 663), H11526 [29OC]

———concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 533), H5240 [27JN]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 652), H11194 [25OC]

Conference reports

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Alliance To Save Cancer Care Access, H11224 [26OC]

———American Association of Blood Banks, American Red Cross, and America's Blood Centers (organization), H11226 [26OC]

———American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, H11221 [26OC]

———American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Ann B. Howard, American Federation of HomeCare Providers, Inc., H11221 [26OC]

———Armin D. Weinberg, Intercultural Cancer Council, H11224 [26OC]

———Bill Finerfrock, Rural Health Clinics (organization), H11218 [26OC]

———Carolyn S. Markey, Visiting Nurse Associations of America, H11221 [26OC]

———Charles B. Mullins, University of Texas, H11220 [26OC]

———Charles L. DeBrunner, National Association of Urban Critical Access Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Craig A. Becker, FACHE (organization), H11219 [26OC]

———Daniel E. Smith, American Cancer Society, H11223 [26OC]

———David LaBlanc, Lifecare Management Services (organization), H11223 [26OC]

———Donald W. Fisher, American Medical Group Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Edward A. Eckenhoff, American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association, H11217 [26OC]

———Gary Goldstein, Kennedy Krieger Institute, H11218 [26OC]

———Geraldine Brueckner, National Association of Long Term Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Howard G. Capek and Matthew J. Ripperger, U.S. Healthcare (business), H11228 [26OC]

———Howard J. Braverman, American Optometric Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jane V. White, American Dietetic Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jeff Immelt, General Electric Co., H11227 [26OC]

———John Davis, National Kidney Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———John W. Corwin, Glaucoma Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———Judith Baskins, National PACE Association, H11222 [26OC]

———Karen A. Davie, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, H11222 [26OC]

———Leah Mullin, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, H11225 [26OC]

———Mark Covall, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, H11220 [26OC]

———Mary R. Grealy, Health Care Leadership Council, H11220 [26OC]

———Michael Walker, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, H11221 [26OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H11225 [26OC]

———Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———National Orthotic Manufacturers Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Pam Bailey, Advanced Medical Technology Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition, H11222 [26OC]

———Peters D. Willson, National Association of Children's Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Phyllis Landrieu, Tenet Healthcare Corp., H11227 [26OC]

———Richard M. Scrushy, Health South (business), H11217 [26OC]

———Rowen K. Zetterman, American College of Gastroenterology, H11226 [26OC]

———S. Bradley Traverse, Acute Long Term Hospital Association, H11218 [26OC]

———Sam W. Cameron, Mississippi Hospital Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Connaughton, American Association for Homecare, H11220 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Scully, Federation of American Hospitals, H11217 [26OC]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., H11217 [26OC]

———Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, H11220 [26OC]

———William L. Rich III, American Academy of Ophthalmology, H11226 [26OC]

———William Teutsch, Association of Surgical Technologists, H11227 [26OC]

———several Representatives, E2031 [30OC]

Lists

Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition members, H11223 [26OC]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2614): conference report, S11416 [31OC]

Remarks in House

Education: funding, H11215 [26OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11214 [26OC]

Enact (H.R. 2614), H9796 [11OC]

———adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11546-H11555 [30OC]

———concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 533), H5190-H5194 [27JN]

———conference report, H11243-H11264 [26OC], H11362-H11368, H11414 [27OC], H11497, H11499, H11500, H11504, H11505, H11506 [29OC], H11532 [30OC], H11793 [2NO], E1997, E1999, E2004 [28OC], E2039, E2041 [31OC], E2052 [1NO]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11209-H11230 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2614), S5154-S5159 [14JN], S7574 [25JY]

———conference report, S11104-S11111 [26OC], S11194-S11205, S11207-S11230, S11286-S11290 [27OC], S11300-S11303, S11305 [28OC], S11320-S11322, S11324-S11329 [29OC], S11455-S11457, S11469, S11471-S11473, S11489 [1NO]

———conference report, motion to proceed, S11097 [26OC], S11416 [31OC]

Reports filed

Adoption of Concurrent Resolution Making Corrections in Enrollment of H.R. 2614, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 663) (H. Rept. 106-1016), H11526 [29OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2614, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 652) (H. Rept. 106-1007), H11193 [25OC]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-1004), H11193 [25OC]

———Committee on Small Business (Senate) (H.R. 2614) (S. Rept. 106-280), S3691 [9MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 2614): consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11215 [26OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 439, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2614, provisions, H11555 [30OC]

H. Res. 533, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 2614, provisions, H5190-H5192 [27JN]

H. Res. 652, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2614, provisions, H11209 [26OC]

H. Res. 663, adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2614, provisions, H11546 [30OC]

H.R. 2614, provisions, S5154 [14JN], S7574 [25JY]

CERVANTEZ, MANUEL M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E151 [16FE]

CESTARIC, RITA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1665 [4OC]

CHA, ARIANA E.

Articles and editorials

Your PC Is Watching, E1950 [26OC]

CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5436 [28JN]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H166 [1FE], H181 [2FE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2779 [9MY], H2807 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H50 [27JA]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H2411 [2MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H9011 [5OC]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5436 [28JN]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (see H.R. 4853), H6051 [13JY]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H5656 [29JN]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4866), H6471 [18JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2655 [8MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H1118 [16MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H4174 [9JN]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H757 [8MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1589 [29MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4220 [12JN]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 409), H90 [31JA]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1958 [6AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H7503 [12SE]

FDA: restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H7281 [6SE]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3813 [24MY]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4485 [14JN]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H998 [14MR]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H8736 [3OC]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H2906 [10MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H7212 [27JY]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (see H.R. 4315), H2512 [3MY]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H4220 [12JN]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H574 [29FE]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]

———remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to Ohio (see H.R. 3065), H4035 [7JN]

Medicare: waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H4336 [13JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2606 [4MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6599 [19JY]

Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H6051 [13JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H1587 [29MR]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), H255 [8FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H7502 [12SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H255 [8FE]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H7503 [12SE]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), H6052 [13JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H165 [1FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2341 [13AP]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H4220 [12JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H511 [16FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7365 [7SE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2906 [10MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2087), H8406 [27SE]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H2655 [8MY]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H3926 [6JN]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H922 [9MR]

Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3410), H997 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 5241), H7990 [21SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Schindler, Michael and Julie: relief (see H.R. 5480), H10036 [17OC]

Taxation: prohibit the use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 5146), H7501 [12SE]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788 [11OC]

Crime: establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), H6940 [25JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788 [11OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1791 [5AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9835 [12OC]

Budget: deficit, H7938 [21SE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8746 [4OC], H10815 [25OC]

Bureau of the Census: mistakes on mailing informing households of pending receipt of decennial census forms, H1770 [5AP]

Business and industry: clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H173, H177, H178, H179, H182 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), corrections in engrossment, H184 [2FE]

Children and youth: encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (H. Res. 605), H10634 [24OC]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to St. Xavier High School boys' basketball team, H1419 [28MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, H1481 [29MR]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), H6938 [25JY]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), insert H.R. 3380 language in lieu, H6940 [25JY]

———establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 3380), H6928, H6929 [25JY]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 4047), H6940, H6941 [25JY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 409), H102 [1FE]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1207 [22MR]

FRS: impact of government spending on interest rates, H13 [27JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (H. Con. Res. 293), H3565 [23MY]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H760 [9MR]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (H.R. 4710), H6942 [25JY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), H6932 [25JY]

———honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 501), H3025 [15MY]

Mental health: establish demonstration courts (S. 1865), H10636, H10637 [24OC]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (H. Res. 494), H5182, H5184 [27JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H4344 [14JN], H5441 [29JN]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H468 [16FE]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, H2414 [3MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, H9639 [11OC]

———expand child tax credit, H9639 [11OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2808 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H3933 [7JN], H4126 [9JN]

———rates, H13 [27JA]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 1041), H2128 [12AP]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (H.R. 3485), H6936, H6937 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 494, constitutionality of Ohio State motto, H5182 [27JN]

Tributes

Lindgren, Gary and Susan, H9639 [11OC]

Lindgren, Jack C., H9639 [11OC]

Samad, Parma, H257 [9FE]

CHACON, MARTHA MANUEL

Articles and editorials

Tribal Matriarch Chacon Dies at 89, E591 [13AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E538 [11AP], E591 [13AP]

CHAD, REPUBLIC OF

Remarks in Senate

Foreign policy: bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S10650-S10652 [18OC]

CHAFEE, GEORGE T.

Remarks in Senate

Rutland, VT: Paramount Theater reopening, S3688 [9MY]

CHAFEE, JOHN H. (a former Senator from Rhode Island)

Amendments

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (S. 1946), S2783 [13AP]

Articles and editorials

He Was the Most Admirable Man I've Ever Known, S6003 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions relative to

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (S. 1946), S3034-S3036 [27AP]

Tribute, S6003 [28JN]

Reports filed

Environmental Education Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 106-272), S2726 [13AP]

Texts of

S. 1946, Environmental Education Act, S3034-S3036 [27AP]

CHAFEE, LINCOLN D. (a Senator from Rhode Island)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7366, S7404 [20JY]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (S. Res. 329), S7250 [19JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2206, S2251, S2254, S2257, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2334, S2360, S2365, S2367, S2373 [6AP], S2396, S2410, S2439 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5370 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7056, S7080 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6028 [28JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3662, S3778 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5571, S5572 [21JN], S5610 [22JN]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S4122 [18MY], S4399 [25MY]

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S10934 [24OC]

Articles and editorials

Hometown Hero Blount To Be Honored at URI Graduation, David Henley, Providence (RI) Journal, S5103 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: Farmland Protection Program funding (see S. 333), S158 [31JA]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see S. 802), S159 [31JA]

Air pollution: authorize the President to enter into agreements to provide regulatory credit for voluntary early action to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 547), S158 [31JA]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S8024 [5SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S8506 [13SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 867), S2249 [5AP]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2669), S4691 [7JN]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S871 [28FE]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (see S. 148), S158 [31JA]

———prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S8024 [5SE]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10723 [18OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S8594 [14SE]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S6026 [28JN]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 708), S158 [31JA] (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 271), S1998 [30MR]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Clean Air Act: require continued submission of certain environmental reports (see S. 1731), S160 [31JA]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1752), S160 [31JA]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S3616 [8MY]

Conservation of natural resources: establish a source of funding for efforts to conserve and protect land, water, historic and environmental resources, and fish and wildlife (see S. 1573), S159 [31JA]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1200), S159 [31JA]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see S. 622), S158 [31JA]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see S. 926), S159 [31JA]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Station, New York, NY: designate (see S. 1077), S159 [31JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see S. 1118), S159 [31JA]

Dept. of Energy: require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see S. 2072), S1128 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see S. 3209), S10619 [17OC]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 311), S2771 [13AP]

Diseases: establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children (see S. 805), S159 [31JA]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S3616 [8MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 1932), S1997 [30MR]

———promote research into, and the development of an ultimate cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see S. 1131), S159 [31JA]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S8344 [11SE]

Earth Day: designate (see S. 864), S159 [31JA]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see S. 725), S159 [31JA]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 1266), S159 [31JA]

———early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (see S. 1443), S5562 [21JN]

———improve and refocus civic education (see S. 1642), S1525 [21MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S4207 [18MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1276), S746 [23FE]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 1241), S159 [31JA]

Endangered species: assist in conservation of endangered and threatened animals and plants found throughout the world (see S. 1210), S159 [31JA]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (see S. 1744), S160 [31JA]

———require designation of critical habitats for endangered and threatened species as part of the development of recovery plans for those species (see S. 1100), S159 [31JA]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 30), S160 [31JA]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care (see S. 599), S158 [31JA]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 3189), S10252 [11OC]

———promote adoption of special needs children (see S. 1067), S159 [31JA]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S8959 [21SE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2379), S2347 [6AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see S. 669), S158 [31JA]

———require continued submission of certain environmental reports (see S. 1730), S160 [31JA]

Firearms: establish Federal cause of action against weapons manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by firearms (see S. 686), S158 [31JA]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see S. 936), S159 [31JA]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 443), S158 [31JA]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (see S. 149), S158 [31JA]

———require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (see S. 457), S158 [31JA]

Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see S. 757), S159 [31JA]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S1029 [1MR]

Health: establish standards to improve children's health quality in managed care plans and other health plans (see S. 636), S3263 [2MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 374), S951 [29FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7165 [18JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S8768 [19SE]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (see S. 2621), S4378 [24MY]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see S. 3254), S11538 [14NO]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 517), S158 [31JA]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1186 [6MR]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see S. 1909), S1525 [21MR]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 3032), S8413 [12SE]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1030 [1MR]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 1196), S8024 [5SE] (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S4576 [6JN]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1262), S5273 [15JN]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see S. Res. 343), S9396 [27SE]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S952 [29FE]

———establish a prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 1277), S2945 [26AP]

———prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (see S. 494), S158 [31JA]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S2872 [25AP]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women and children (see S. 1227), S952 [29FE]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see S. 3024), S8342 [11SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 784), S1996 [30MR]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S4460 [25MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S3851 [10MY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 1618), S160 [31JA] (see S. 2232), S1392 [9MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S2636 [12AP]

———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see S. 866), S159 [31JA]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S3851 [10MY]

Mental health: provide equitable health insurance coverage for certain biologically-based mental illnesses and prohibit limits on hospital stays and outpatient visits (see S. 796), S159 [31JA]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S10807 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S8421 [12SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S7840 [27JY]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see S. 1946), S492 [8FE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1653), S160 [31JA]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S2637 [12AP]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see S. 1438), S8291 [8SE]

National Park Service: provide for high quality stewardship to commemorate the heritage of the people of the U.S. and to recognize the importance of outdoor recreational opportunities (see S. 2816), S6121 [29JN]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S2872 [25AP]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S9478 [28SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]

National Writing Project: improve (see S. 514), S5272 [15JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4208 [18MY]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see S. 512), S158 [31JA]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9477 [28SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 254), S5311 [16JN] (see S. Res. 254), S5364 [19JN]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY]

Pensions: reform (see S. 741), S2636 [12AP]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (see S.J. Res. 43), S1914 [29MR]

Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see S. 171), S158 [31JA]

———support increase in world crude oil supplies (see S. Res. 263), S1242 [7MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S8292 [8SE]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see S. 1369), S8593 [14SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States to pass child support directly through to families and disregard child support in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families program (see S. 1036), S5468 [20JN]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S8958 [21SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S3264 [2MY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Roads and highways: provide increased flexibility in use of funding (see S. 1144), S159 [31JA]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY]

Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see S. 1992), S334 [3FE]

———provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (see S. 2890), S7229 [19JY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S4207 [18MY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 1185), S8864 [20SE]

———provide capital for the redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 1408), S1996 [30MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1525 [21MR]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2976), S8594 [14SE]

States: improve data collection and evaluation of children's health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 206), S158 [31JA]

Tariff: benzenesulfonamide,4-amino-2,5-dimethyoxy-N-phenyl (see S. 2136), S8024 [5SE]

———pigment red 176 (see S. 2135), S8024 [5SE]

———solvent blue 104 (see S. 2134), S8024 [5SE]

———solvent blue 124 (see S. 2133), S8024 [5SE]

Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking benefits (see S. 851), S119 [27JA]

———credit for health insurance costs (see S. 2320), S3851 [10MY]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see S. 1017), S2353 [6AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S8505 [13SE]

———modify restrictions on refinancing of certain bonds issued to local governments to finance governmental services (see S. 1446), S382 [7FE]

———provide a credit for holders of community open space bonds issued to generate funds for qualified environmental infrastructure projects (see S. 1558), S3544 [4MY]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S9395 [27SE]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 2083), S680 [22FE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9964 [5OC]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (see S. 2591), S4190 [18MY]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 820), S119 [27JA]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 2225), S3736 [9MY]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see S. 808), S159 [31JA]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see S. 309), S7689 [26JY]

Tobacco products: provide for the disclosure of certain products and prescribe labels for packages and advertising (see S. 2125), S930 [29FE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S9945 [5OC]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see S. 965), S159 [31JA]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see S. Res. 196), S160 [31JA]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S2636 [12AP]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S2636 [12AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see S. 835), S159 [31JA]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see S. Res. 329), S6015 [28JN]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2335), S1986 [30MR]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2299), S1747 [27MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 2287), S1671 [23MR]

Peru: support democratic political forces in their efforts to restore democracy (see S. Con. Res. 155), S10926 [24OC]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S2728 [13AP]

Taxation: expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 2747), S5308 [16JN]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see S. 2334), S1986 [30MR]

Essays

Always Try Your Hardest, Be Encouraging: Katie McGwin, S1312 [8MR]

Children Learn Good and Bad From Models: Patrick Kolsky, S1312 [8MR]

Parents Have an Obligation To Be Good Sports, Too: Aroha Fanning, S1313 [8MR]

Lists

Boy Scout Eagle Scout recipients from Rhode Island, S11901 [15DE]

Girl Scout Gold Award recipients from Rhode Island, S11901 [15DE]

Girl Scout Silver Award recipients from Rhode Island, S11901 [15DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S1533 [22MR], S4122 [18MY], S4337 [24MY], S4399 [25MY], S4915 [9JN], S5281 [16JN], S5713 [23JN], S6185 [30JN], S6767 [14JY], S7409 [21JY], S11807 [15DE]

Poems

``Francis Scott Key—America's Ultimate Poet and Patriot,'' Virginia L. Doris, S7829 [27JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10680 [18OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S7095 [18JY], S10680 [18OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6236 [30JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2208 [5AP]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (S. Res. 329), S7279 [19JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S231 [2FE]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S231 [2FE]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6253 [30JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2691 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2208 [5AP], S2324, S2336 [6AP], S2396 [7AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835 [8JN]

Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, S6236 [30JN]

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2335), S1993 [30MR]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (S. 622), S5550 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5404 [20JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6236 [30JN]

———Naval Undersea Warfare Center and Bryant College Executive MBA Program funding, S11881 [15DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7095 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11876, S11881 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10311 [12OC]

Education: reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2336 [6AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9692 [3OC]

EPA: Centredale Manor Restoration Project, North Providence, RI, funding, S10311 [12OC]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, S6236 [30JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (S. 2797), S10241 [11OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2379), S2350 [6AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S2099 [4AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5626 [22JN]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S5626 [22JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2396 [7AP]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (S. 2995), S7911 [27JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs, S2324 [6AP]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals, S11876 [15DE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (S. 2299), S1748 [27MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2758), S5466 [20JN], S5719 [23JN]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S5404 [20JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 2287), S1679 [23MR]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S1312 [8MR]

Pastrana, Andres: visit to Senate chamber by Colombian President, S2600 [12AP]

Paul Arpin Van Lines Inc.: anniversary, S10796 [19OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), S10402 [12OC]

Providence, RI: tribute to Central Falls Junior Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4456 [25MY]

Rhode Island: coastal restoration and water development projects funding, S9692 [3OC]

———tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, S11901 [15DE]

———tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, S11901 [15DE]

———tribute to Girl Scout Silver Award recipients, S11901 [15DE]

Schools: provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (S. 2890), S7242 [19JY]

Senate: legislative program, S4337 [24MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1540 [22MR]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments, S11876 [15DE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (S. 2434), S2744 [13AP]

Taxation: expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (S. 2747), S5308 [16JN]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (S. 2334), S1993 [30MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1102 [2MR]

Telephone Pioneers of America (organization): tribute, S5024 [13JN]

Tobacco products: provide for the disclosure of certain products and prescribe labels for packages and advertising (S. 2125), S950 [29FE]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2012 [30MR]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, S10881 [23OC]

Woonsocket, RI: Mount Saint Charles Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9461 [28SE]

Texts of

S. 2287, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act, S1680 [23MR]

S. 2299, Medicaid DSH Preservation Act, S1749 [27MR]

S. 2434, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Preservation Act, S2744 [13AP]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

S. 2747, Child Support Fairness and Tax Refund Interception Act, S5308 [16JN]

S. 2995, Community Character Act, S7911 [27JY]

Tributes

Blount, John B., S5103 [14JN]

Cannon, Richard W., S4665 [7JN]

Coverdell, Paul, S7310 [20JY]

Doris, Virginia L., S7829 [27JY]

Dwyer, Alice B., S10405 [12OC]

Pastore, John O., S7223 [19JY]

Preston, Mark and Meredith B., S7825 [27JY]

CHALLENOR, HERSCHELLE S.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1747 [27MR]

CHALLINOR, JOAN R.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

CHAMBERS, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Cleveland, OH: tribute to United Irish Societies St. Patrick's Day Parade honorees, E274 [9MR]

CHAMBERS ASSOCIATES INC.

Letters

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act, H903 [9MR]

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Articles and editorials

Bobbie Householder's Work as Volunteer Is Unequaled in Blount, E2222 [15DE]

In the Land of Bratwurst, a New Hispanic Boom, E391 [22MR]

Letters

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: Linda Leeper, Johnson County, KS, Chambers Presidents Council, H6742 [24JY]

———Mary Birch, Overland Park, KS, Chamber of Commerce, H6742 [24JY]

———Peter S. Levi, Greater Kansas City, MO, Chamber of Commerce, H6741 [24JY]

Petitions and memorials

Las Vegas, NV, Chamber of Commerce: Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, E302 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Alpine Bank: Grand Junction, CO, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E145 [15FE]

Black History Month: observance, E183 [29FE]

Cabarrus County, NC: tribute to School-to-Work Partnership and JobLink Systems, E12 [27JA]

Caine, Nona and Bill: Versailles, MO, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, E791 [19MY]

Carleo, Louie D.: Pueblo, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charles W. Crews Business Leader of the Year award recipient, E1185 [10JY]

Carlsen, Janet: Newman, CA, Chamber of Commerce John T. Silveira Award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

Celanese Chemicals (business): La Porte-Bayshore, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1798 [16OC]

Eaton, Matt: Montclair, CA, Chamber of Commerce Annual Achievement Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania: anniversary, E737 [17MY]

Fairfax, VA: Fairfax Central Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Award recipients, E216 [1MR]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E110, E112, E113 [10FE]

Fremont, CA: tribute to Fremont Festival of the Arts, E1126 [27JN]

Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, L.L.C.: Pasadena, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E771 [19MY]

Hach-Darrow, Kathryn (Kitty): Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E47 [1FE]

Householder, Barbara Ann (Bobbie): Blount County, TN, Pride of Tennessee Award recipient, E2222 [15DE]

Inoue, Akira: Guam Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E933 [9JN]

International Terminals Co.: Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year Award recipient, E1843 [19OC]

Kizer, Yolanda Collazos: Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E504 [6AP]

Macomb County, MI: tribute to Warren-Center Line-Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductees, E2118 [4DE], E2191 [15DE]

Maher, E. Tunney, Jr.: Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E495 [5AP]

Manatee County, FL: Chamber of Commerce recipient of Florida Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, E1504 [18SE]

McVaney, Ed: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E45 [1FE]

Mechem, Charles, Jr.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E21 [27JA]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Wisconsin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E391 [22MR]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E553 [13AP]

Mundy, Phyllis: Greater Wilkes-Barre, PA, Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Award recipient, E905 [7JN]

New Jersey: tribute to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1874 [19OC]

North Fork, CA: tribute to the Chamber of Commerce, E533 [11AP]

Petty, Bill: Grand Junction, CO, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E210 [1MR]

Phipps, Allan: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E29 [31JA]

Phipps, Gerald H.: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E30 [31JA]

Reston, VA: Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

Robinson, Dick: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E42 [1FE]

Robinson, Eddie: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E42 [1FE]

Roth, Cynthia G.: ATHENA Foundation ATHENA Award recipient, E635 [4MY]

Royal Electrical Services, Inc.: Greater Pueblo, CO, Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award recipient, E1118 [26JN]

Rucker, Bob: Greater Merced, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1093 [23JN]

Schenck, Gary: Penrose, CO, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E19 [27JA]

Sterne, Bobbie: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E21 [27JA]

Sumners, Jerry L., Sr.: Aurora, MO, Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipient, E32 [31JA]

Tabor, Horace: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E43 [1FE]

Zinni, Anthony C.: Montgomery County, PA, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, E2110 [4DE]

Remarks in Senate

American Cancer Society of Middlesex County, NJ: Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipient, S10997 [25OC]

Auburn Hills, MI: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award recipients, S2722 [13AP]

Berkeley College: Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce Corporate Citizen of the Year recipient, S10996 [25OC]

Corcoran, Thomas W.: Phillipsburg, NJ, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, S9190 [25SE]

Counselman, Robert: Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce William E. Short Award recipient, S10997 [25OC]

Erdel, Stephen and Laura: Mexico, MO, Area Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipients, S338 [3FE]

Giang, Alex: Merrimack, NH, Chamber of Commerce Presidential Award recipient, S1313 [8MR]

Griffin, Ruth: Greater Portsmouth, NH, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, S7830 [27JY]

Hawaii: Chamber of Commerce anniversary, S10247 [11OC]

History: anniversary of founding of first chapter, S2342 [6AP]

Hoffman, John A.: Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year honoree, S10997 [25OC]

Jabara, James: Plymouth, MI, Hall of Fame inductee, S2614 [12AP]

McDuffee, Dave: Merrimack, NH, Chamber of Commerce Organization of the Year award recipient, S1667 [23MR]

McKeon, James B.: Plymouth, MI, Hall of Fame inductee, S2613 [12AP]

Rednour, John: DuQuoin, IL, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, S11910 [15DE]

Sisson, Lou: Greater Wakefield, NH, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, S7475 [24JY]

Sohler, Bernadette M.: Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce Member of the Year honoree, S10996 [25OC]

Taylor, Cindy: Merrimack, NH, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award recipient, S1668 [23MR]

Vetland, Lee: Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year honoree, S10997 [25OC]

Wheelock, Terry: Merrimack, NH, Chamber of Commerce Presidential Award recipient, S1668 [23MR]

Wilcox, Jack: Plymouth, MI, Hall of Fame inductee, S2613 [12AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Workforce Development Week 2000: Cabarrus, NC, Regional Chamber of Commerce, E12 [27JA]

CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2887 [10MY], H2909 [11MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5037 [22JN], H5129 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, H1987 [10AP]

———H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Paul Coverdell funeral attendees, H6721 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Okefenokee Heritage Center Observes 25th, Waycross (GA) Journal-Herald, E934 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H7366 [7SE]

———require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H7211 [27JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H9011 [5OC]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Clean Air Act: exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H253 [8FE]

———methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2512 [3MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H7871 [19SE]

———preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4503), H8201 [26SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see H.R. 4541), H4485 [14JN]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H4035 [7JN]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see H.R. 5469), H9900 [12OC]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: retire publicly held debt each fiscal year (see H.R. 4505), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H7003 [25JY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H2607 [4MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H3173 [16MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H342 [10FE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1120 [16MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7652 [14SE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H6719 [20JY]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 4299), H2607 [4MY]

Lawrence Patton McDonald Federal Building, Rome, GA: designate (see H.R. 4787), H5654 [29JN]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H7003 [25JY]

———State requirements for financial recovery from an individuals estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 3912), H996 [14MR]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7211 [27JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), H7933 [20SE]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H1588 [29MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see H.R. 5135), H7365 [7SE]

———redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program (see H.R. 5357), H8617 [2OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (see H.R. 5229), H7932 [20SE]

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building, Carrollton, GA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H5654 [29JN]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: improve the payment system for representation of claimants (see H.R. 4633), H8200 [26SE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H757 [8MR]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H10809 [24OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5040), H7366 [7SE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8200 [26SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3925 [6JN]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H4591 [15JN]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H998 [14MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4776), H5737 [10JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H1163 [21MR]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2337 [13AP]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 3692), H758 [8MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H1957 [6AP]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 2221), H2411 [2MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H1629 [30MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1675 [3AP]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12095 [14DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 4790), H5654 [29JN]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

Wildlife refuges: transfer management of the Banks Lake Unit of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 5441), H9767 [11OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3820 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5576 [29JN], H5790 [11JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H8051 [25SE]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3355 [18MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H8052 [25SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1257, H1260, H1263, H1264 [22MR]

———deficit, H8047, H8048, H8049, H8050, H8051, H8052 [25SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1257, H1260, H1263, H1264 [22MR], H1307, H1354, H1370 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2252 [13AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1257, H1260, H1263, H1264 [22MR], H8047, H8048, H8049, H8050, H8051, H8052 [25SE]

Camp Sunshine (organization): tribute for providing summer camp programs for children with cancer, E646 [4MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3726 [24MY]

Clark, Victoria: Discovery Young Scientist Challenge finalist, E1934 [25OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2887, H2889, H2890 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2824 [10MY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (H.R. 4503), E1678 [4OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: mandatory funding mechanisms, H2887, H2889, H2890 [10MY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 558), H6542 [19JY]

Crime: establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 3380), H6929 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5576 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3200 [17MY], H3355 [18MY]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3987 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3987 [7JN]

———reliance of military families on food stamps, H8051 [25SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5129, H5130, H5131 [26JN]

Douglas, GA: Coffee Regional Medical Center recipient of the Georgia Rural Health Association Rural Hospital of the Year award, E2049 [1NO]

Folkston, GA: tribute to Charlton County High School football team, E114 [10FE]

Georgia: anniversary of Okefenokee Heritage Center, E934 [9JN]

Hails, Robert E.: Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inductee, E1983 [28OC]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 3454), H7231 [6SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, E836 [25MY]

———discrimination against members of minority religious groups, E836 [25MY]

LSC: payment of defendant's attorney fees in certain migrant worker cases against farmers, H5130, H5131 [26JN]

Macon, GA.: tribute to Tattnall Square Academy drama students, E112 [10FE]

Macon Iron and Paper Stock, Inc.: Georgia Dept. of Labor Director's Award for Safety recipient, E1861 [19OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H8047 [25SE]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H3200 [17MY]

O'Shaughnessey, John: Medical Association of Georgia Physician's Award for Community Service recipient, E1079 [22JN]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H8053 [25SE]

Price, Spencer: General Douglas A. MacArthur Leadership Award recipient, E793 [19MY]

Snellgrove, Debbie: Liberty Bell Award recipient, E1055 [20JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (H.R. 167), H12504 [15DE]

———budget treatment of trust funds, H8048, H8049, H8050 [25SE]

———reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust fund each fiscal year (H.R. 420), H12504 [15DE]

———reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust fund each fiscal year (H.R. 4694), H12504 [15DE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4147 [9JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1812 [5AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1621 [30MR], E931 [9JN], E1208 [11JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11204 [26OC]

Tributes

Bailey, Hugh C., E2238 [15DE]

Coverdell, Senator, H6426 [18JY]

Ford, Ola Mae, E2011 [28OC]

Hinson, Jimmy E., E490 [4AP]

Justice, Larry, E2163 [8DE]

Karle, Albert A. (Gus), E1464 [13SE]

Milton, Angelica, E964 [9JN]

Nagle, Paul R., E1988 [28OC]

Pinkston, Frank C., Sr., E478 [3AP]

Rhodes, Wesley, E956 [9JN]

Stafford, Joseph S., E777 [19MY]

Walden, Dick, E1465 [13SE]

Warnock, J. Clayton, E2075 [3NO]

CHAMPINE, RAY

Articles and editorials

``. . . Without a Doubt a Hero''—Martin Carrier Risks Life To Save Customer, E268 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E268 [9MR]

CHAMPLIN, PHILIP A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E845 [25MY]

CHAN, EDITH

Articles and editorials

Interns From Down Under, E425 [28MR]

CHAN, LYN

Remarks in House

National Education Association: Christa McAuliffe Award recipient, E2090 [13NO]

CHANDLER, ROD (a former Representative from Washington)

Remarks

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H3176 [17MY]

CHANG, CAROLINE

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S2264 [5AP], S3199 [1MY], S5934 [27JN]

CHANG, CECILIA

Letters

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H9885 [12OC]

CHAO, ELAINE L.

Appointments

Congressional Award Board, S2131 [4AP]

CHAPEL HILL, NC

Letters

College Fire Prevention Act: Daniel Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, Fire Dept., S814 [24FE]

CHAPIN, DONALD, SR. (DUDLEY)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2016 [28OC]

CHAPLIN, OSCAR, III

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, E2022 [30OC]

CHAPLIN, ROBERT C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E876 [25MY]

CHAPMAN, MARK D.

Remarks in House

Crime: request for release from prison relative to murder of John Lennon, H8204 [27SE]

CHAPMAN, ROBERT A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E959 [9JN]

CHAPMAN, STEVE

Articles and editorials

Criminal Act—The Folly of a Victims' Rights Amendment, S3180 [1MY]

CHAPOTON, JOHN E.

Letters

Structured Settlement Protection Act, E1710 [6OC]

CHAPTER 12 EXTENSION AND BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5540), H11701-H11704 [31OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5540, provisions, H11701 [31OC]

CHARACTER COUNTS FOR THE 21st CENTURY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3681), H1741 [4AP], H6038 [13JY]

CHARITABLE GIVING TAX RELIEF ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2077), S680 [22FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2077), S682 [22FE]

Texts of

S. 2077, provisions, S683 [22FE]

CHARITIES related term(s) Nonprofit Organizations

Addresses

Make-A-Wish Foundation Anniversary: Ryan Davidson, E980 [12JN]

Ronald McDonald House Charities ``Light the Night'' Walk Fundraiser: Ken Barun, E1674 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Area Man Makes Sure Needy Have Christmas, E52 [1FE]

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

David Mahoney, a Business Executive and Neuroscience Advocate, Dies at 76, S3323 [3MY]

Lita, E185 [29FE]

SFFR Joins Marines To Bring Holiday Cheer to Needy Kids, E34 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions

Coins: tribute to collectors (see S. Con. Res. 154), S10892 [23OC]

Community development: provide technical assistance, capacity building grants, and organizational support to private, nonprofit, and religiously-affiliated organizations, S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow receipt of greeting cards for distribution in prisons (see H.R. 4779), H5435 [28JN]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H1588 [29MR]

Postal Service: treatment of cooperative mailings by nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 5675), H12531 [15DE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 2781), S5735 [23JN]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see S. 2077), S680 [22FE] (see S. 2475), S3023 [27AP] (see H.R. 4379), H2605 [4MY]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see S. 3134), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 4136), H1628 [30MR]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 4044), H1163 [21MR]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see S. 2776), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 4719), H5036 [22JN]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S680 [22FE]

———treatment of computer contributions (see S. 2424), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———waive income inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account or a section 401(k) plan if the distribution is contributed to charity (see H.R. 4433), H2966 [11MY]

Letters

Prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion: Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H7464 [12SE]

Tax deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor: Millicent Hall Gaudieri, Association of Art Museum Directors, S5736 [23JN]

Lists

Boston Celtics (basketball team) ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S5734 [23JN]

Remarks in House

American Trucking Associations, Inc.: tribute for contribution to the Toys for Tots Foundation, E2130 [5DE]

Ballantine, Morley C.: Colorado Governor's Commission on National Community Service and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Outstanding Philanthropist award recipient, E1642 [2OC]

Batinovich, Robert (Bat): Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Loaves and Fishes Award recipient, E293 [14MR]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of Elks Lodge 481, E203 [1MR]

CBORD Group Inc.: tribute, E105 [9FE]

Coins: tribute to collectors (S. Con. Res. 154), H11580, H11581 [30OC]

Connecticut: tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2016 [28OC]

D'Amico, Donald R.: American Century Award recipient, E58 [2FE]

Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1919-H1935 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow receipt of greeting cards for distribution in prisons, H5140 [26JN]

DeRuise, Crystal: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

DeRuise, Trevor: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit funding to the Native Hawaiian Education Program, H4282-H4284 [13JN]

Federal employees: tribute to Combined Federal Campaign, E257 [9MR]

Fishbone, Gerald and Marilyn: Greater New Haven, CT, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Living and Giving Award recipients, E521 [10AP]

Graves, Adam: Boys and Girls Club of Passaic, NJ, Sportsman of the Year honoree, E1156 [29JN]

Johnson-Williams, Julie: WineSense (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E635 [4MY]

Life University: tribute to Run for Life, E864 [25MY]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion, H7464-H7467 [12SE]

Make-A-Wish Foundation: anniversary, E897, E901 [6JN], E909 [7JN], E928, E957 [9JN], E980 [12JN]

———tribute, E1997 [28OC]

Maryland: tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2077 [3NO]

MasterCard International Inc.: donation to CARE (relief organization) for girls' education programs in India, E1024 [15JN]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to The ARC of Montgomery County Fashion Show Benefit, E1446 [13SE]

Muscular Dystrophy Association: anniversary of Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, E1439 [11SE]

Napa Valley Vintners Association: tribute to Napa Valley Wine Auction, E866 [25MY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E571 [13AP], E617, E625, E628 [3MY]

Parmadale (organization): anniversary, E1480 [14SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: annual report, H9820 [12OC]

Postal Service: treatment of cooperative mailings by nonprofit organizations (H.R. 5675), E2228 [15DE]

Ramone, Phil: Michael Bolton Charities, Inc., Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1539 [20SE]

Rodeno, Michaela: WineSense (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E637 [4MY]

Ronald McDonald House Charities: designation by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (organization) as one of the top ten corporate citizens for the Hispanic community, E1641 [2OC]

South Florida Food Recovery (organization): tribute, E34 [31JA]

Sports: trap shooting competition between the House and Senate, H3289 [17MY]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H8250, H8252, H8262 [27SE]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (H. 4379), E633 [4MY]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (H.R. 1710), E345 [16MR]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (H.R. 936), E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

———designate renewal communities, H11248 [26OC], H12484, H12485, H12494 [15DE]

———increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (H.R. 969), H138 [1FE]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (H.R. 4719), E1091 [23JN]

———treatment of computer contributions (H.R. 4061), H1248 [22MR]

Urban Institute: report on the most charitable States, H9819 [12OC]

Vaden, Diana: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

Young, Bob: Glenwood Springs, CO, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E125 [14FE]

Remarks in Senate

Benton Harbor, MI: anniversary of Salvation Army, S3829 [10MY]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute to ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S5733 [23JN]

Bunker, Richard: National Jewish Medical and Research Center Humanitarian Award recipient, S3912 [11MY]

Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary, S9189 [25SE]

Coins: tribute to collectors (S. Con. Res. 154), S10883 [23OC]

Goodwill Industries International Week: observance, S3604 [8MY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (S. Res. 319), S4929, S4930 [9JN], S4951 [12JN], S5101 [14JN]

Mahoney, David: Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation Mary Woodard Lasker Leadership in Philanthropy Award recipient, S3322, S3324 [3MY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, S4290 [23MY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Jewish Family and Children's Services, S1309 [8MR]

Semple, Lloyd A.: American Jewish Committee's Metropolitan Detroit, MI, Chapter Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award recipient, S6010 [28JN]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (S. 2781), S5735 [23JN]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (S. 2077), S682 [22FE]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (S. 3134), S9473 [28SE]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (S. 2776), S5679 [22JN]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (S. 2084), S688 [22FE]

Volunteers of America (organization): tribute to Founders' Week Celebration, S1387 [9MR]

Resolutions of ratification

Food Aid Convention, S8104 [6SE], S8867 [20SE]

Texts of

S. 2077, Charitable Giving Tax Relief Act, S683 [22FE]

S. 2776, Medical Research Investment Act, S5680 [22JN]

S. Con. Res. 154, tribute to coin collectors, S10883, S10893 [23OC], H11580 [30OC]

S. Res. 319, encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens, S4923, S4930 [9JN]

CHARLEBOIS, CASSIE

Remarks in House

Vermont: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E627 [3MY]

CHARLES CITY, IA

Remarks in House

Charles City High School: GRAMMY Signature School award recipient, E598 [2MY]

CHARLES COUNTY (MO) POST

Articles and editorials

Domestic Violence, in All Forms, Is the Leading Cause of Injury for Women Ages 15-44, S10222 [11OC]

CHARLESTON, SC

Letters

Tribute to Naval Nuclear Power Training Command personnel: Robert and Patricia Arnold, E269 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Marybelle H. Howe Post Office: designate (H.R. 3018), H708-H711, H723 [8MR]

Richard E. Fields Post Office: designate (H.R. 3018), H708-H711, H723 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Drayton, Thelma (TC): establishment of Agape Ministries Thelma (TC) Drayton Award, S1666 [23MR]

Marybelle H. Howe Post Office: designate (H.R. 3018), S5752, S5753 [23JN]

R.B. Stall High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4818 [8JN]

Richard E. Fields Post Office: designate (H.R. 3018), S5752, S5753 [23JN]

Reports filed

Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3018), S5555 [21JN]

Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3018), S5555 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3018, Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC, Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC, Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC, and Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC, H708 [8MR]

CHARLESTON (SC) POST AND COURIER

Articles and editorials

Hogs and Rooters, E1648 [2OC]

Lack of Resources Hampers Students in Poorer Districts, S3586-S3588 [8MY]

Letters

Flying of Confederate flag atop the South Carolina Statehouse: Michael A. Allen, South Carolina African American Heritage Council, E49 [1FE]

CHARLEVOIX, MI

Remarks in House

Coast Guard: anniversary of search and rescue operations at Coast Guard Station Charlevoix, E1243 [14JY]

CHARLOTTE, NC

Remarks in House

American Revolution: anniversary of the Battle of the Bees and the Battle of Kings Mountain, H8629 [3OC]

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, VI

Remarks in House

St. Thomas Synagogue: designation as a national historic landmark, E1455 [13SE]

CHARLOTTE (NC) OBSERVER

Articles and editorials

For Immigrant, July 4 Was Special—Woman From Cuba Achieved Her Dream, S7652 [26JY]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

Remarks in House

Pamela B. Gwin Hall: designate (H.R. 1729), H2457, H2458 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate

Pamela B. Gwin Hall: designate (H.R. 1729), S8527 [13SE]

Reports filed

Pamela B. Gwin Hall, Charlottesville, VA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1729), S7655 [26JY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1729) (H. Rept. 106-587), H2336 [13AP]

Texts of

H.R. 1729, Pamela B. Gwin Hall, Charlottesville, VA, H2458 [3MY]

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS (business)

Remarks in House

Kentucky: tribute to telecommunications companies for providing high-speed Internet access to local communities, H1001 [15MR]

CHASE, JOANN K.

Letters

Native Americans rural development programs funding, S7374 [20JY]

CHASKA, ND

Remarks in House

American Legion: anniversary of Auxiliary Unit 57, E1439 [11SE]

CHASTAIN, ROGER W.

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3742 [24MY]

CHATTAHOOCHEE, GA

Remarks in House

Gold Star Wives of America (organization): tribute to the Chattahoochee, GA, chapter for activities honoring veterans, E2144 [7DE]

CHATTANOOGA (TN) TIMES & FREE PRESS

Articles and editorials

Don't Leave Census Form Blank, H1999 [10AP]

CHATTAROY, WA

Remarks in House

Sather, Marv: Washington Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2953 [11MY]

CHAVEZ, CESAR E.

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: tribute to Cesar E. Chavez and farm worker housing programs (see H. Res. 486), H2410 [2MY]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H5954 [12JY]

Tributes

Chavez-Rodriguez, Linda, E1761 [12OC]

CHAVEZ, HUGO (President, Venezuela)

Articles and editorials

Chavez Travels—Venezuela's New President Provides Incentive To Emphasize Energy Search, E1458 [13SE]

Remarks in House

Foreign policy: relationship with the U.S., E1458 [13SE]

CHAVEZ-RODRIGUEZ, LINDA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1761 [12OC]

CHAVOUS, KEVIN

Statements

District of Columbia Inclusion of Conscience Clause in Legislation Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives by Health Insurance Plans: Several District of Columbia City Council Members, H7057 [26JY]

CHAYES, ABRAM

Articles and editorials

Giants of Law, E601 [2MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E600 [2MY]

CHEEVER, HERBERT

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3012 [27AP]

CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, PA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E229 [6MR]

Cheltenham, England: anniversary of sister city association, E1712 [6OC]

CHEMICAL SAFETY INFORMATION, SITE SECURITY AND FUELS REGULATORY RELIEF ACT

Remarks in House

Dept. of Justice: hazardous chemical storage facility security study funding, H4978, H4979 [22JN]

CHEMICAL SECURITY AND RIGHT TO KNOW ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 5623), H11812 [2NO]

CHEMICAL WEAPONS

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect ratings of service-connection for certain presumptive disabilities of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans participating in health studies (see H.R. 5167), H7577 [13SE]

Iran: encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see S. 2947), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [27JY]

Iraq: commemorate anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, condemn crimes against Iraqi people by Saddam Hussein, and support efforts to replace current regime (see S. Con. Res. 95), S1392 [9MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: require reports to Congress about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missiles to deliver such weapons (see H.R. 4860), H6052 [13JY]

Sudan: provide compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H.R. 5636), H11927 [14NO]

———relief for Salah Idris and El Shifa Pharmaceuticals Industries Co., relative to the bombing of the El Shifa Pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum (see H.R. 5290), H8061 [25SE]

———U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 668), H11928 [14NO]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H164 [1FE]

Letters

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: Senators Shelby and Bryan, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S4662 [7JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton, S5105 [14JN], H4436 [14JN]

Platforms

International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E729-E732 [16MY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective, H3151 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team funding, E781 [19MY]

Guam: public health dangers associated with PCBs and mustard gas vials, H8598 [2OC]

Hussein, Saddam: indictment and prosecution for war crimes and other crimes against humanity, E1567 [22SE]

India: joint agreement with U.S. to combat international terrorism, E2134 [6DE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: require reports to Congress about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missiles to deliver such weapons (H.R. 4860), E1267 [19JY]

Remarks in Senate

Iraq: commemorate anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, condemn crimes against Iraqi people by Saddam Hussein, and support efforts to replace current regime (S. Con. Res. 95), S1436 [9MR]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan, S11650 [6DE]

Reports filed

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1902), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1902), S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Donald A. Mahley To Be Special Negotiator for Chemical and Biological Arms Control Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Summaries

North Korea Nonproliferation Act (H.R. 4860), E1268 [19JY]

Testimonies

Case for Justice in Iraq: David J. Scheffer, E1567-E1570 [22SE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 95, commemorate anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, condemn crimes against Iraqi people by Saddam Hussein, and support efforts to replace current regime in Iraq, S1423, S1437 [9MR]

CHEMICALS

Amendments

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7937 [27JY]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S962, S972 [29FE]

Analyses

Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559): Biomass Research and Development Provisions, E888 [6JN]

Articles and editorials

Every Parent Should Take a Drug Test—Learn About Inhalants, What You Don't Know May Surprise You, H3751 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 3108), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5187), H7651 [14SE]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S5027 [13JN] (see S. 2962), S7839 [27JY]

———methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see S. 2504), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4215), H1957 [6AP]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (see S. 2971), S7839 [27JY]

Cyclanilide tech (see H.R. 4238), H2122 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities of veterans who were exposed to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 3651), H373 [14FE] (see H.R. 4522), H3649 [23MY]

———protect ratings of service-connection for certain presumptive disabilities of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans participating in health studies (see H.R. 5167), H7577 [13SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———facilitate environmental cleanup caused by the manufacture of methamphetamines and impose new monetary fines for the manufacture and trafficking of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5589), H11445 [27OC]

Ecology and environment: provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

———study health effects of ingesting methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), research methods for removal from water supplies, and require public water systems to monitor for its presence (see H.R. 3536), H49 [27JA]

Financial institutions: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (see H. Con. Res. 383), H7210 [27JY]

Hazardous substances: detect, prevent, and minimize the consequences of accidental releases due to criminal activity and ensure public disclosure of information regarding hazardous chemicals and the potential for accidental releases (see H.R. 5623), H11812 [2NO]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see S. 2109), S867 [28FE]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (see S. 2503), S3513 [4MY]

———permit States to waive the oxygenate content requirements for reformulated gasoline if a separate implementation plan attains and maintains the ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4120), H1587 [29MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY] (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Tariff: Baytron C-R (see H.R. 3856), H756 [8MR]

———Baytron C-R (see S. 2563), S4014 [16MY]

———Baytron M (see S. 2562), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 3855), H756 [8MR]

———Baytron P (see H.R. 3876), H920 [9MR]

———B-bromo-B-nitrostyrene (see S. 2258), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4327), H2339 [13AP]

———benzeneacetic acid, (E,E)-a-(-(methoxyimino)-2[[[[1-[3-trifluoromethyl) phenyl] ethylidene]amino]oxy]methyl]-, methyl ester (see H.R. 3963), H1076 [15MR]

———benzenesulfonamide, 2-(2-chloroethoxy)N-[[4methoxy-6methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-and 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 3962), H1076 [15MR]

———benzenesulfonamide,4-amino-2,5-dimethyoxy-N-phenyl (see S. 2136), S1024 [1MR] (see H.R. 3760), H573 [29FE]

———benzothialdiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (see H.R. 3971, 3972), H1076 [15MR]

———BEPD 2-butyl-2-ethylpropanediol (see H.R. 3808), H631 [1MR]

———bromine-containing compounds (see S. 2142), S1117 [2MR]

———bromoxynil octanoate tech (see S. 2576), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4255), H2238 [12AP]

———bromoxynil octanoate/heptanoate (see S. 2575), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4254), H2238 [12AP]

———carbamic acid (V-9069) (see H.R. 3988), H1077 [15MR]

———carbides (see H.R. 3820), H632 [1MR]

———cobalt boron (see S. 2153), S1117 [2MR]

———cyclanilide tech (see S. 2579), S4103 [17MY]

———cyclohexadecadlenel,9 (CHDD) (see S. 2206), S1233 [7MR]

———cyclohexadec-8-en-1-one (CHD) (see S. 2207), S1233 [7MR]

———cyclohexadee-8-en-1-one (CHD) (see H.R. 3813), H631 [1MR]

———cyclooctene (COE) (see S. 2205), S1233 [7MR]

———DEMT (see S. 2177), S1118 [2MR] (see H.R. 3714), H572 [29FE]

———diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see S. 2257), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4326), H2339 [13AP]

———dimethyl dicarbonate (see H.R. 3877), H920 [9MR]

———dispersol black XF grains (see H.R. 3730), H573 [29FE]

———dispersol crimson SF grains (see H.R. 3723), H572 [29FE]

———DPC 083 (see H.R. 3933), H1075 [15MR]

———DPC 961 (see H.R. 3934), H1075 [15MR]

———DPX-E6758 (see H.R. 3992), H1077 [15MR]

———DPX-E9260 (see H.R. 3991), H1077 [15MR]

———8-a-oxo-emamectin benzoate desmethylemamectin benzoate emamectin benzoate methanol adduct 2-epl-emamectin benzoate emamectin benzoate isomer, 4-epl-2,3-emamectin benzoate dihydroemamectin benzoate (see H.R. 3960), H1076 [15MR]

———11-aminoundecanoic acid (see S. 2138), S1117 [2MR]

———ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE) (see H.R. 3733), H573 [29FE]

———extend suspension of duty for certain chemicals (see S. 2846), S6474 [11JY]

———fenbuconazole (see S. 2470), S2940 [26AP]

———ferroboron (see S. 2154), S1117 [2MR]

———fipronil technical (see S. 2577), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4223), H2012 [10AP]

———5-dipropylamino-a,a,a-trifluoro-4,6-dinitro-o-toluidine (see H.R. 3965), H1076 [15MR]

———fluoride compounds (see S. 2143), S1117 [2MR]

———fluorozirconium compounds (see S. 2144), S1117 [2MR]

———fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester (FME) (see H.R. 3731), H573 [29FE]

———4-bromo-2-fluoroacetanilide (see S. 2210), S1233 [7MR]

———4-(cyclopropyl-a-hy-droxy-methylene)-3,5-dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester (see H.R. 3959), H1076 [15MR]

———4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2-pyrimidinamine-4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (see H.R. 3968), H1076 [15MR]

———4-hexylresorcinol (see H.R. 3746), H573 [29FE]

———4-nitro-o-xylene (see H.R. 3752), H573 [29FE]

———4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (see H.R. 3978), H1076 [15MR]

———glyoxylic acid (see S. 2785), S5790 [26JN]

———high molecular, very high molecular, homopolymer, natural color, virgin polymerized powders (see S. 2204), S1233 [7MR]

———HIV/AIDS drugs (see S. 2129, 2130), S1024 [1MR]

———imaging chemicals (see S. 2145), S1117 [2MR]

———iminodisuccinate (see H.R. 3801), H631 [1MR]

———iminodisuccinate salts and aqueous solutions (see H.R. 3802), H631 [1MR]

———ion-exchange resin (see S. 2488, 2489, 2490), S3192 [1MY]

———isobornyl acetate (see S. 2376), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3742), H573 [29FE]

———isoxaflutole (see S. 2578), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4252), H2238 [12AP]

———KL540 (see H.R. 3932), H1075 [15MR]

———KN001 (hydrochloride) (see H.R. 3930), H1075 [15MR]

———Mesamoll (see S. 2560), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 3853), H756 [8MR]

———metachlorobenzaldehyde (see S. 2212), S1233 [7MR]

———metachlorobenzaldehyde, propiophenone, 4-bromo-2-fluoroacetanilide, and 2,6-dichlorotoluene (see S. 2155), S1117 [2MR]

———methoxyfenozide (see S. 2471), S2940 [26AP]

———methyl esters (see S. 2168, 2169), S1118 [2MR] (see H.R. 4261, 4262), H2238 [12AP]

———methyl thioglycolate (see H.R. 3931), H1075 [15MR]

———monolite blue 3R (see H.R. 3739), H573 [29FE]

———monolite green 860 (see H.R. 3734), H573 [29FE]

———monolite green 952 (see H.R. 3735), H573 [29FE]

———N,N-dicyolohexyll-2-benzothazole-sulfenamide (see S. 2171), S1118 [2MR]

———N-cyclopropyl-N'-(1, 1-dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)-1, 3, 5-triazine-2, 4-diamine (see S. 2200), S1233 [7MR]

———neo heliopan MA (menthyl anthranilate) (see S. 2208), S1233 [7MR]

———n-heptaldehyde (see S. 2428), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 3763), H573 [29FE]

———n-heptanoic acid (see S. 2426), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 3764), H573 [29FE]

———octylmethoxycinnamate (see H.R. 3818), H631 [1MR]

———O-(4-bromo-2-chlorophenyl)-O-ethyl-S-propyl phosphorothioate (see H.R. 3973), H1076 [15MR]

———1,5-dichloroanthraquinone (see H.R. 3541), H49 [27JA]

———1,2,4-Triazin-3(2H) one,4,5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-[(3-pyridinyl methylene)amino] (see H.R. 3977), H1076 [15MR]

———1-fluoro-2-nitro benzene (see S. 2175), S1118 [2MR]

———1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-[2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl]-urea (see H.R. 3976), H1076 [15MR]

———1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl] methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (see H.R. 3974), H1076 [15MR]

———organic pigments and dyes (see H.R. 3748), H573 [29FE]

———ortho-cumyl-octylphenol (OCOP) (see H.R. 3837), H647 [6MR]

———ortho-phenyl phenol (see H.R. 3726), H573 [29FE]

———paint additive chemical (see H.R. 3828), H641 [2MR]

———pendimethalin (see S. 2535), S3831 [10MY]

———PHBA (phydroxybenzoic acid) (see S. 2173), S1118 [2MR]

———pigment blue 60 (see S. 2193), S1233 [7MR] (see H.R. 3773), H630 [1MR] (see H.R. 3969), H1076 [15MR]

———pigment orange 73 (see S. 2529), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 3939), H1075 [15MR]

———pigment red 255 (see S. 2531), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 3944), H1076 [15MR]

———pigment red 264 (see S. 2533), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 3951), H1076 [15MR]

———pigment red 176 (see S. 2135), S1024 [1MR] (see H.R. 3759), H573 [29FE]

———pigment yellow 147 (see S. 2189), S1232 [7MR] (see H.R. 3776), H630 [1MR]

———pigment yellow 168 (see S. 2534), S3831 [10MY]

———pigment yellow 184 (see S. 2530), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 3937), H1075 [15MR]

———pigment yellow 199 (see S. 2191), S1233 [7MR] (see H.R. 3772), H630 [1MR]

———pigment yellow 191.1 (see S. 2188), S1232 [7MR] (see H.R. 3777), H630 [1MR]

———polyamides (see S. 2240), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 3838), H647 [6MR]

———polymers (see S. 2375), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3741), H573 [29FE]

———polyvinylchloride (PVC) self-adhesive sheets (see H.R. 3805), H631 [1MR]

———procion crimson H-EXL (see H.R. 3722), H572 [29FE]

———procion navy H-EXL (see H.R. 3724), H572 [29FE]

———procion yellow H-EXL (see H.R. 3725), H572 [29FE]

———pro-jet black alc powder (see H.R. 3946), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet cyan 1 press paste (see H.R. 3945), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet cyan 1 RO feed (see H.R. 3956), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet cyan 485 stage (see H.R. 3953), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast black 286 paste (see H.R. 3942), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast black 287 NA paste/liquid feed (see H.R. 3957), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast cyan 2 stage (see H.R. 3952), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast cyan 3 stage (see H.R. 3955), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast magenta 2 RO feed (see H.R. 3950), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet fast yellow 2 RO feed (see H.R. 3948), H1076 [15MR]

———pro-jet yellow 1G stage (see H.R. 3943), H1076 [15MR]

———propanoic acid, 2-[4-[(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]-phenoxy]-2-propynyl ester (see H.R. 3961), H1076 [15MR]

———propiophenone (see S. 2211), S1233 [7MR]

———pyridaben (see H.R. 3719), H572 [29FE]

———quinclorac (see H.R. 3729), H573 [29FE]

———reactive red 180 solutions (see H.R. 3761), H573 [29FE]

———rimsulfuron (see H.R. 3990), H1077 [15MR]

———(R)-2-[2,6-dimethylphenyl)-methoxyacetyl-amino]-propionic acid methyl ester propanoic acid, 2-[4-[(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]-phenoxy]-2-propynl ester (see H.R. 3970), H1076 [15MR]

———SAMe (see H.R. 3721), H572 [29FE]

———sensitizing dyes (see H.R. 3747), H573 [29FE]

———sodium petroleum sulfonate (see S. 2377), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3743), H573 [29FE]

———solsperse 5000 (see H.R. 3738), H573 [29FE]

———solsperse 17000 (see H.R. 3737), H573 [29FE]

———solsperse 17260 (see H.R. 3736), H573 [29FE]

———solvent blue 67 (see S. 2190), S1233 [7MR] (see H.R. 3775), H630 [1MR]

———solvent blue 104 (see S. 2134), S1024 [1MR] (see H.R. 3758), H573 [29FE]

———solvent blue 124 (see S. 2133), S1024 [1MR] (see H.R. 3757), H573 [29FE]

———solvent violet 13 (see S. 2186), S1232 [7MR] (see H.R. 3774), H630 [1MR]

———solvent yellow 145 (see S. 2532), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 3949), H1076 [15MR]

———solvent yellow 163 (see H.R. 3947), H1076 [15MR]

———TAED chemicals (see S. 2374), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3740), H573 [29FE]

———tepraloxydim (see H.R. 3718), H572 [29FE]

———tetrahydro-3-methyl-N-nitro-5[[2-phenylthio)-5-thiazolyl]-4-H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine (see H.R. 3975), H1076 [15MR]

———thionyl chloride (see S. 2172), S1118 [2MR]

———THQ (toluhydroquinone) (see S. 2174), S1118 [2MR]

———3,5-difluroaniline (see H.R. 3728), H573 [29FE]

———3-amino-3-methyl-1-pentyne (see S. 2469), S2940 [26AP]

———3-[4,6-bis(difluoromethoxy)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-1-(2-methoxycar-bonyl-phenylsulfonyl) urea (see H.R. 3964), H1076 [15MR]

———3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-[2-(2-chloro-ethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl]-urea-3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 3979), H1076 [15MR]

———3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-[2-(2-chloro-ethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl]-urea (see H.R. 3967), H1076 [15MR]

———triazamate (see S. 2467), S2940 [26AP]

———triflusulfuron methyl formulated product (see H.R. 3954), H1076 [15MR]

———2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, its salts and esters (see H.R. 3797), H631 [1MR]

———2,6 dichlorotoluene (see S. 2209), S1233 [7MR] (see S. 2468), S2940 [26AP]

———2-acetylnicotinic acid (see H.R. 3720), H572 [29FE]

———2-methoxypropene (see H.R. 3727), H573 [29FE]

———2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (see H.R. 3796), H631 [1MR]

———ultraviolet dye (see H.R. 3716), H572 [29FE]

———undecylenic acid (see S. 2427), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 3762), H573 [29FE]

———vanadium carbides and vanadium carbonitride (see S. 2198), S1233 [7MR]

———vinclozolin (see H.R. 3717), H572 [29FE]

———Vulkalent E/C (see S. 2561), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 3854), H756 [8MR]

Taxation: treatment of diplomas, medals, and amounts received as part of international awards for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics, and peace (see H.R. 5505), H10472 [19OC]

Water: prohibit use and provide for remediation of water contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 4303), H2338 [13AP]

Waterways: prevent and reduce contamination of navigable waters by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), tetrachloroethylene, and trichloroethylene (see H.R. 5049), H7208 [27JY]

Brochures

Why Is Ethanol Good for Your Car? Mobil Corp., H1281 [22MR]

Bulletins

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Dick Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1277 [22MR]

Factsheets

ETBE Fact Book: Clean Fuels Development Coalition, S7815 [27JY]

Letters

Criminal penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse: Donnie R. Marshall, DEA, H8256 [27SE]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H8256 [27SE]

Dry Cleaning Environmental Tax Credit Act: Joseph C. Bonner, Bank of America Corp., E1370 [27JY]

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, H1278 [22MR]

———Eric Vaughn, Renewable Fuels Association, H1277 [22MR]

———Leon Corzine, Illinois Corn Growers Association, H1278 [22MR]

———Lynn Jensen, National Corn Growers Association, H1277 [22MR]

Prohibit application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: W. Michael McCabe, EPA, S7091 [18JY]

Prohibit application of dangerous presticides in areas used by children: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S7034 [17JY]

``Quilts of Tears'' Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Jennie R. LeFevre, E530 [11AP]

Memorandums

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Potential for Water Contamination: EPA, H1274 [22MR]

Messages

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade: President Clinton, S559 [9FE]

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) and the EPA, S7090, S7091 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Celanese Chemicals (business): La Porte-Bayshore, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1798 [16OC]

Children and youth: authorize grants for education programs to combat inhalant abuse, H3751 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: hazardous chemical storage facility security study funding, H4978, H4979 [22JN]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2125, H2126, H2127 [12AP], E545 [12AP]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, H8253, H8254, H8260, H8261 [27SE]

Financial institutions: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (H. Con. Res. 383), E1369 [27JY]

Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, L.L.C.: Pasadena, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E771 [19MY]

Pasadena, TX: OSHA investigation of explosion at Phillips Petroleum Co., plant, H1451 [28MR]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (H.R. 4011), H1272-H1282 [22MR]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, H5248 [27JN], E888 [6JN]

Tariff: finished petroleum derivatives, E2086 [13NO]

———fipronil technical (H.R. 4223), E523 [10AP]

———paint additive chemical (H.R. 3828), E222 [2MR]

Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (H.R. 1303), E1369 [27JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to veterans exposed to Agent Orange, E530 [11AP]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 3108), S9267 [26SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: limit funds for application of dangerous pesticides, S7057 [17JY]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7850-S7853 [27JY], S9242 [26SE]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (S. 2971), S7884 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S4946, S4947 [12JN], S4993 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S6209 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S7033, S7034 [17JY], S7089 [18JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children and pregnant women, S7090-S7092 [18JY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, S5625 [22JN]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, S9108 [22SE], S9187 [25SE]

EPA: clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10302, S10309, S10314 [12OC]

———Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program implementation, S10312, S10313 [12OC]

Epstein, Lois: nomination to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, S10787 [19OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities, S6204 [30JN]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (S. 1716), S1170 [6MR]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (S. 2503), S3514-S3519 [4MY]

———phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S846 [28FE]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1402-S1406 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3919-S3921 [11MY]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, S7368 [20JY]

———authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S972-S975 [29FE], S5875 [27JN]

———use of ethanol blended gasolines, S7814 [27JY]

Schools: notify parents in advance of the use of certain pesticides and provide school districts with current EPA pesticides manual and list, S1089, S1090, S1095, S1096 [2MR], S1170 [6MR]

Tariff: Baytron C-R (S. 2563), S4014 [16MY]

———Baytron M (S. 2562), S4014 [16MY]

———cobalt boron (S. 2153), S1119 [2MR]

———cyclohexadecadlenel,9 (CHDD) (S. 2206), S1238 [7MR]

———cyclohexadec-8-en-1-one (CHD) (S. 2207), S1238 [7MR]

———cyclooctene (COE) (S. 2205), S1238 [7MR]

———fenbuconazole (S. 2470), S2944 [26AP]

———ferroboron (S. 2154), S1119 [2MR]

———4-bromo-2-fluoroacetanilide (S. 2210), S1238 [7MR]

———high molecular, very high molecular, homopolymer, natural color, virgin polymerized powders (S. 2204), S1238 [7MR]

———Mesamoll (S. 2560), S4014 [16MY]

———metachlorobenzaldehyde, propiophenone, 4-bromo-2-fluoroacetanilide, and 2,6-dichlorotoluene (S. 2155), S1119 [2MR]

———metachlorobenzaldehyde (S. 2212), S1238 [7MR]

———methoxyfenozide (S. 2471), S2944 [26AP]

———N-cyclopropyl-N'-(1, 1-dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)-1, 3, 5-triazine-2, 4-diamine (S. 2200), S1236 [7MR]

———neo heliopan MA (menthyl anthranilate) (S. 2208), S1238 [7MR]

———propiophenone (S. 2211), S1238 [7MR]

———3-amino-3-methyl-1-pentyne (S. 2469), S2944 [26AP]

———triazamate (S. 2467), S2944 [26AP]

———2,6 dichlorotoluene (S. 2209), S1238 [7MR]

———2,6 dichlorotoluene (S. 2468), S2944 [26AP]

———vanadium carbides and vanadium carbonitride (S. 2198), S1236 [7MR]

———Vulkalent E/C (S. 2561), S4014 [16MY]

Reports

Economic Effects of Replacing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) With Ethanol: Dept. of Agriculture, H1275-H1277 [22MR]

Ethanol Use in Gasoline: Sarah R. Armstrong, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., H1278-H1280 [22MR]

Reports filed

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2962) (S. Rept. 106-426), S9464 [28SE]

Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2987) (H. Rept. 106-878), H7990 [21SE]

Summaries

Clean and Renewable Fuels Act (S. 2971), S7884-S7886 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 935, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act, S972-S974 [29FE], S1039-S1042 [1MR]

S. 2204, tariff on high molecular, very high molecular, homopolymer, natural color, virgin polymerized powders, S1239 [7MR]

S. 2205, tariff on cyclooctene (COE), S1239 [7MR]

S. 2206, tariff on cyclohexadecadlenel,9 (CHDD), S1239 [7MR]

S. 2207, tariff on cyclohexadec-8-en-1-one (CHD), S1239 [7MR]

S. 2208, tariff on neo heliopan MA (menthyl anthranilate), S1239 [7MR]

S. 2209, tariff on 2,6 dichlorotoluene, S1239 [7MR]

S. 2210, tariff on 4-bromo-2-fluoroacetanilide, S1240 [7MR]

S. 2211, tariff on propiophenone, S1240 [7MR]

S. 2212, tariff on metachlorobenzaldehyde, S1240 [7MR]

S. 2233, MTBE Elimination Act, S1404 [9MR]

S. 2503, Renewable Fuels Act, S3515-S3519 [4MY]

S. 2560, tariff on Mesamoll, S4015 [16MY]

S. 2561, tariff on Vulkalent E/C, S4015 [16MY]

S. 2562, tariff on Baytron M, S4015 [16MY]

S. 2563, tariff on Baytron C-R, S4015 [16MY]

S. 2575, tariff on bromoxynil octanoate/heptanoate, S4105 [17MY]

S. 2576, tariff on bromoxynil octanoate tech, S4106 [17MY]

S. 2577, tariff on fipronil technical, S4106 [17MY]

S. 2578, tariff on isoxaflutole, S4106 [17MY]

S. 2579, tariff on cyclanilide tech, S4106 [17MY]

S. 2962, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S7853-S7855 [27JY]

CHEN, C.J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1469 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9031 [22SE]

CHEN, STEPHEN

Articles and editorials

Diplomatic Outsider Who Lobbies Inside Washington, E479 [3AP]

Public Lives—A Diplomatic Outsider Who Lobbies Inside Washington, E589 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see S. Con. Res. 121), S4922 [9JN] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4591 [15JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E479 [3AP], E589 [13AP], E681 [9MY], E771 [19MY], E909 [7JN], E964 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3044 [1MY], S4372 [24MY]

Tribute (S. Con. Res. 121), S4933 [9JN]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 121, tribute, S4923, S4933 [9JN]

CHEN SHUI-BIAN (President, Republic of China)

Addresses

Inauguration as President of the Republic of China, E1045-E1047 [19JN]

Remarks in House

China, Republic of: tribute on election as President, E493 [5AP]

———tribute to election, E733 [16MY], E741 [17MY], E967 [9JN], E1045 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

China, Republic of: tribute on election as President, S2433 [7AP]

CHENEY, BILL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1763 [12OC]

CHENEY, RICHARD B. (a former Representative from Wyoming)

Articles and editorials

Cheney Has Shown He's Soft in Nature, But Tough on Issues, E1386 [27JY]

Remarks in House relative to

News media: allegations of bias in coverage of Presidential election campaign, H8205 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Political campaigns: selection as Republican Vice Presidential candidate, S7466, S7468 [24JY], S7514 [25JY]

Tribute, S10048 [6OC]

CHENEY, RICHARD P.

Letters

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement, S10778 [19OC]

CHENOWETH-HAGE, HELEN (a Representative from Idaho)

Addresses

World War II Veterans Tribute: Ron Rankin, E1755 [12OC]

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2875, H2890 [10MY], H2909, H2920 [11MY]

Articles and editorials

Cattlemen's Leader Works To Preserve Ranching, Jim Witty, Bend (OR) Bulletin, E84 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H632 [1MR]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H454 [15FE]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), H1284 [22MR]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6778 [24JY]

Census: limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution (see H.R. 4085), H2239 [12AP]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2655 [8MY]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H3868 [25MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7578 [13SE]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7723 [18SE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1589 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 4560), H3867 [25MY]

Education: tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H8062 [25SE]

Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H1852 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H1477 [28MR]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H278 [9FE]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H2607 [4MY]

———establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H2239 [12AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5241 [27JN]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H632 [1MR]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H3649 [23MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H4035 [7JN] (see H.R. 1179), H3649 [23MY]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3521), H5169 [26JN] (see H.R. 3669), H4121 [8JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H5737 [10JY]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Medicare: revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H7002 [25JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H3813 [24MY]

———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H255 [8FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2238 [12AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3649 [23MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H8200 [26SE]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H921 [9MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H922 [9MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6470 [18JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H1852 [5AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3306), H1852 [5AP]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 4170), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H219 [7FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H922 [9MR]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 4196), H1851 [5AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H3474 [19MY]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (see H.J. Res. 90), H758 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Census: establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H1956 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H4590 [15JN]

Drugs: extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H.R. 4869), H6469 [18JY]

FDA: compel compliance with court decision relative to disclosure of certain information on the labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 4604), H4120 [8JN]

Foreign trade: require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as domestic products (see H.R. 3552), H89 [31JA]

Lincoln, Abraham: reaffirm proclamation calling for day of national humility, fasting, and prayer (see H. Res. 597), H8406 [27SE]

Taxation: provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H6717 [20JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1788 [5AP]

Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, H1070-H1072 [15MR]

———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (H.R. 1144), H1072 [15MR]

BATF: proposal to hire new agents relative to gun laws, H363 [14FE]

Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts, H761 [9MR]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H8161 [26SE]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2863 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2845, H2863, H2867, H2875, H2877, H2890, H2891 [10MY], H2920, H2921, H2943 [11MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2825 [10MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H2867 [10MY]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4507 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4507, H4513 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7825 [19SE]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5431 [28JN]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5431 [28JN]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H9456-H9461 [6OC]

———legislative priorities, H9458-H9461 [6OC]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3062, H3063, H3066 [16MY]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H2875, H2877 [10MY], H4507, H4513 [15JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), E166 [16FE]

Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (H.R. 1522), H3934 [7JN]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7825 [19SE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H317 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), E1008 [14JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1819 [5AP]

———require report on implementation of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1819 [5AP]

Votes: correction, H5207 [27JN]

———position on missed, H2929 [11MY], H6025 [13JY], E367 [21MR], E476 [3AP], E1247 [14JY], E1526 [19SE]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4796 [21JN]

World War II: tribute to veterans, E1755 [12OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1627 [30MR], H3047 [15MY], H5953 [12JY], H6047 [13JY], H7719 [18SE], H11204 [26OC]

Special order: granted, H87 [31JA], H277 [9FE], H338 [10FE], H628 [1MR], H3411 [18MY], H3918 [6JN]

Tribute, H9457 [6OC]

Statements

Gun Control: Alan Keyes, H363 [14FE]

Tributes

Halfhide, Veta, E1265 [19JY]

Hays, John V., E84 [8FE]

Hoover, Robert A., E255 [9MR]

Priestley, Frank S., E544 [12AP]

Rankin, Ron, E1755 [12OC]

CHERREY, JOHN A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E27 [31JA]

CHERRYFIELD, ME

Bills and resolutions

Gardner C. Grant Post Office: designate (see H.R. 5124), H7364 [7SE]

Remarks in House

Gardner C. Grant Post Office: designate (H.R. 5124), E1426 [7SE]

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Reauthorize (see S. 3115), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5402), H9011 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Reauthorize (S. 3115), S9270 [26SE]

CHESAPEAKE BAY COMMISSION

Letters

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement, S5682 [22JN]

CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION

Letters

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement, S5683 [22JN]

CHESAPEAKE BAY RESTORATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3039), H2163 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 3039): consideration (see H. Res. 470), H2121 [11AP]

Remarks in House

Buy American Act: compliance, H2163 [12AP]

Enact (H.R. 3039), H2156-H2163 [12AP]

———consideration (H. Res. 470), H2148, H2149 [12AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3039, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 106-573), H2121 [11AP]

Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 106-550), H1587 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 470, consideration of H.R. 3039, provisions, H2148 [12AP]

H.R. 3039, provisions, H2161-H2163 [12AP]

CHESLOCK, EUGENE F.

Addresses

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Humanitarian Award: Frank Arlinghaus, E1788 [13OC]

Remarks in House

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization): Jersey Shore Chapter Humanitarian Award recipients, E1788 [13OC]

CHESNICK, MIKE

Remarks in House

tribute, E1643 [2OC]

CHESTER COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Malvern, PA: anniversary of St. Peter's Church-Great Valley, E1470 [13SE]

Wayne, PA: anniversary of St. David's Church, E1470 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Malvern, PA: anniversary of St. Peter's Church-Great Valley, S9460 [28SE]

Wayne, PA: anniversary of St. David's Church, S9460 [28SE]

CHESTERFIELD, MO

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1032 [15JN]

CHESTERTON, IN

Remarks in House

Chesterton High School: tribute to debate team, E162 [16FE]

CHESTNUT, JACOB J.

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H6747 [24JY]

Tribute, H6755 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Capitol Building and Grounds: moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S7485 [24JY]

Tribute, S7459, S7462, S7485 [24JY]

CHEVRON CORP.

Remarks in House

Yosemite National Park Volunteer Project: tribute to volunteer efforts of the Yosemite Fund (organization) and Chevron Corp., E1325 [26JY]

CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE EQUITABLE COMPENSATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 964), S10896 [24OC], H10069 [18OC]

Letters

Provisions: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), E1866 [19OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E1866 [19OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 964), H10028-H10032 [17OC], H10069, H10082 [18OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 964), S10896 [24OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 964) (H. Rept. 106-944), H9503 [6OC]

Texts of

S. 964, provisions, S10896-S10899 [24OC], H10028-H10031 [17OC]

CHEYENNE (WY) WYOMING TRIBUNE-EAGLE

Articles and editorials

Marriage Penalty—Will Congress Finally Correct This Wrong?, S2960 [27AP]

Oil Reserves—Tapping This Supply Won't Solve Energy Dependency, S10140 [10OC]

CHICAGO, IL

Articles and editorials

``Pooch'' May Be the Father of Net, E1826 [19OC]

Bills and resolutions

Cesar Chavez Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4830), H5954 [12JY]

Collins, Bob: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S538 [9FE]

Evans, Clay: tribute (see S. Res. 385), S11739 [7DE]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 3909), H996 [14MR]

J.T. Weeker Service Center: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

Petroleum: promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Roberto Clemente Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4831), H5955 [12JY]

Roman Pucinski Post Office: designate (see H.R. 5431), H9634 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum: anniversary, E666 [8MY]

Boy Scouts: tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, E186 [29FE]

Chicago Housing Authority: funding, H4744 [20JN]

Chicago (IL) Daily Defender: anniversary, H2600, H2601 [4MY]

FAA: use of passenger facility charges, H1007 [15MR]

Field Museum: unveiling of dinosaur exhibit, H3472 [19MY], H4583 [15JN], E748 [17MY]

Firearms: tribute to First Monday 2000—Unite To End Gun Violence campaign, E1642 [2OC]

Hawkinson, Bill: Chicagoland Forest District Good Scout Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 3909), H5809-H5811 [11JY], E309 [14MR]

Illinois: tribute to ``All-American Eagles'' competition participants, E1200 [11JY]

India Independence Day parade: tribute, E1449 [13SE]

J.T. Weeker Service Center: designate (H.R. 5016), H9992, H9993 [17OC], E1821 [18OC]

John J. Buchanan Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 1377), H2982, H2983 [15MY]

Marshall High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, H1827 [5AP]

McCook and Thornton Reservoir projects: funding, E1148 [29JN]

Metra Commuter Rail System: funding, H3426, H3428 [19MY]

Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (organization): anniversary, E212 [1MR]

O'Hare International Airport: FAA allocation of slots, H1025, H1027 [15MR]

Peotone, IL: airport construction funding, H3424 [19MY]

Roberto Clemente Post Office: designate (H.R. 4831), H9522-H9524 [10OC]

Spirit of Achievement Award: tribute to recipients, E1375, E1380 [27JY], E1634 [29SE]

St. Bruno Church: anniversary, E1769 [13OC]

Strauss, Jean: St. Jane de Chantal Parish of Chicago, IL, Ladies Guild Woman of the Year award recipient, E1064 [20JN]

Transportation: projects funding, H9026 [6OC]

University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inductees, E569 [13AP]

Westinghouse Career Academy: tribute to boys' basketball team, H1827 [5AP], E534 [11AP]

Whitney M. Young Public High School: tribute, H9805 [11OC]

Wilcox, Robert: Chicagoland Forest District Good Scout Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

World War II: tribute to 44th Infantry Division Association's commemoration of the anniversary of the end of World War II, E1527 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, S1258, S1261 [8MR]

Collins, Bob: tribute (S. Res. 255), S554 [9FE]

Evans, Clay: tribute (S. Res. 385), S11745 [7DE]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 3909), S10112 [6OC]

J.T. Weeker Service Center: designate (H.R. 5016), S11796 [14DE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S8746 [19SE]

Roberto Clemente Post Office: designate (H.R. 4831), S10935 [24OC]

Reports filed

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3909), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1377, John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL, H2982 [15MY]

H.R. 3909, Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL, H5809 [11JY]

H.R. 4831, Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL, H9522 [10OC]

H.R. 5016, J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL, H9992 [17OC]

S. Res. 255, tribute to Bob Collins, S551, S554 [9FE]

S. Res. 385, tribute to Clay Evans, S11740, S11745 [7DE]

Tributes

Collins, Bob, S509, S521 [9FE]

Evans, Clay, E2213 [15DE]

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Letters

Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1940 [25OC]

CHICAGO (IL) DAILY DEFENDER

Remarks in House

Anniversary, H2600, H2601 [4MY]

CHICAGO (IL) JEWISH STAR

Articles and editorials

Shoa Trial, E787 [19MY]

CHICAGO (IL) SUN-TIMES

Articles and editorials

Cellini—State Capital's Quiet Captain of Clout; Dealmaker Built Empire Working in Background, S9815, S9818-S9820 [4OC]

Developer Hits Riverboat Jackpot—Stock Sale Windfall ``Steams'' Treasurer, S9872 [4OC]

If You Want To Count, Be Counted, H2001 [10AP]

James Kirie—First Held Office at 21, E1208 [11JY]

``Pooch'' May Be the Father of Net, E1826 [19OC]

Riverboat Deal Is Plum for Insiders, S9872 [4OC]

Taxpayers Stuck With $30 Million Hotel Tab, S9807 [4OC]

Unhappy Course of Human Events, H5665 [10JY]

CHICAGO (IL) TRIBUNE

Articles and editorials

Budget Surplus Induces Frenzy, S7496 [25JY]

Criminal Act—The Folly of a Victims' Rights Amendment, S3180 [1MY]

From the Starr Report to White House Menus, Government Printing Office Is Paperwork Central, E304 [14MR]

Ground Rules for DNA Sampling, S6077 [29JN]

Helping Their Cronies Is the Lease Politicians Can Do, S9804-S9807 [4OC]

Israeli Settlements Undermine Chance for Peace in Middle East, H3152 [16MY]

Jefferson, Not ``The Jeffersons'', H5664 [10JY]

New Prison Benefits Ryan Pal—$33,000 Payday Seen in Land Deal, S9803 [4OC]

Russia Takes Arms Control Lead, S2954 [27AP]

Taxpayers Face a Big Loss on Hotel Loans; GOP Insider Denies Political Deal, S9808 [4OC]

Was He or Wasn't He?—Deflating Lincoln to a Human Scale, H4599 [19JN]

Why Moms Must Keep Marching, E750 [17MY]

Wrong Way on Victims' Rights, S3002 [27AP]

CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

Letters

Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1940 [25OC]

CHICCARELLI, TOM

Statements

School Art Programs Spending Increase, E1484 [14SE]

CHICOPEE, MA

Remarks in House

Elms College: tribute to Polish Center of Discovery and Learning, E811 [23MY]

CHIEF WASHAKIE

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (see S. Con. Res. 115), S4297 [23MY] (see H. Con. Res. 333), H3649 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 333), H5175-H5177 [27JN], E825 [24MY]

Remarks in Senate

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 333), S6035 [28JN]

———acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (S. Con. Res. 115), S4324 [23MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 333, acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall, H5175 [27JN]

S. Con. Res. 115, acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall, S4324 [23MY]

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 764), H121 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 764): corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 245), H165 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 764), E71 [7FE]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 245), H128 [1FE]

———Senate amendment, H121-H127 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 764): corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 245), S505 [8FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 245, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 764, provisions, H128 [1FE]

H.R. 764, provisions, H121 [1FE]

CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER, INC.

Letters

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

CHILD CITIZENSHIP ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2883), S10491 [12OC], S10584 [13OC]

CHILD HANDGUN INJURY PREVENTION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 515), H611 [1MR], H1082 [16MR], H1176 [22MR], H1769 [5AP]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (H.R. 515), H1769 [5AP]

CHILD NUTRITION ACT

Bills and resolutions

States: increase the minimum amount available to States for State administrative expenses (see S. 3197), S10411 [12OC]

CHILD PASSENGER PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2070), S613 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2070), S626 [10FE], S10614 [17OC]

Texts of

S. 2070, provisions, S627 [10FE]

CHILD PROTECTION/ALCOHOL AND DRUG PARTNERSHIP ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP]

Factsheets

Provisions (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

Texts of

S. 2435, provisions, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

CHILD SAFETY LOCK ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 149), S1229 [7MR]

CHILD SEX CRIMES WIRETAPPING ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3484), H8697-H8699 [3OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3484) (H. Rept. 106-920), H8616 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3484, provisions, H8697 [3OC]

CHILD SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4678), H7296, H7316 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4678): consideration (see H. Res. 566), H7205 [27JY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 4678), H7319 [7SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4678), H7297-H7321 [7SE], E1438 [11SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 566), H7294-H7296 [7SE]

———motion to recommit, H7319-H7321 [7SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4678, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. Rept. 106-798), H7205 [27JY]

Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4678) (H. Rept. 106-793), H7092 [26JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 4678, provisions, H7294 [7SE]

H.R. 4678, provisions, H7297-H7309 [7SE]

CHILD SUPPORT FAIRNESS AND TAX REFUND INTERCEPTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2747), S5308 [16JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2747), S5308 [16JN]

Texts of

S. 2747, provisions, S5308 [16JN]

CHILDHELP USA (organization)

Letters

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, E1261 [18JY]

CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Remarks in House

Observance, H7505, H7506, H7507 [13SE], H7582, H7583 [14SE], H7742 [19SE], E1555 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S8937 [21SE]

CHILDREN AND YOUTH related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Education; Families and Domestic Relations; Schools

Addresses

Boy Scouts Anniversary: Norman R. Augustine, E200 [29FE]

Boy Scouts Oath and Law: Evan Todd, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

Building a Stronger Global Partnership for International Development Through Support for Basic Education and Childhood Nutrition: President Clinton, E1390 [27JY]

Make-A-Wish Foundation Anniversary: Ryan Davidson, E980 [12JN]

Participation in National Children's Prayer Congress (organization): Amanda Stevens, E655 [4MY]

———Autumn Brim, E654 [4MY]

———Drake Munoz, E655 [4MY]

———Jillian McCann, E654 [4MY]

———Ruth Branam, E654 [4MY]

———Steven Knott, E654 [4MY]

Ronald McDonald House Charities ``Light the Night'' Walk Fundraiser: Ken Barun, E1674 [4OC]

Tribute to Katherine Koch-Laveen: Senator Grams, S10889 [23OC]

Write It on the Gate: Lin Story, National Children's Prayer Congress (organization), E655 [4MY]

Agreements

Digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S1398 [9MR]

Amendments

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), S3781, S3782 [9MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 277), S3781, S3782 [9MY], H3031 [15MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S4583, S4589 [6JN], H8801 [4OC]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S11260 [27OC]

Courts: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S9293, S9326 [26SE]

Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H55 [31JA]

Education: support mentoring programs (H. Res. 552), H12516 [15DE]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), S2793 [13AP], S10817, S10838 [19OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3051, S3197 [1MY], S3265, S3266 [2MY], S3284, S3333, S3334, S3447, S3448, S3449 [3MY], S3460, S3547, S3548, S3549, S3550, S3552 [4MY], S3594, S3616 [8MY], S3638, S3662, S3738, S3772, S3773, S3774, S3775, S3778, S3781 [9MY], S3851 [10MY], S4026 [16MY], S5579 [21JN]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), H121 [1FE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7296, H7316 [7SE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7932 [27JY], H7690, H7695 [18SE]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3949, S3951 [15MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE], H8209 [27SE]

Taxation: increase deductibility of professional development and other job-related expenses for teachers (S. 1124), S883 [28FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1478 [28MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S826 [24FE], S860, S872, S873, S874, S879, S881, S883, S884, S885, S886, S888, S889, S890, S891 [28FE], S899, S922, S955, S956, S957 [29FE], S992, S996, S1001, S1005, S1009, S1013, S1014, S1018, S1032, S1033, S1034 [1MR], S1054, S1062, S1071, S1072, S1073, S1079, S1082, S1083, S1085, S1089, S1092, S1131, S1137, S1138, S1146, S1147, S1148 [2MR]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation (H.R. 894): Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H5752 [11JY]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, H10083 [18OC]

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, S2131 [4AP], H10032 [17OC]

House of Representatives Childcare Center Advisory Board, H643 [6MR]

Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse, H7216 [6SE]

Articles and editorials

Activism on Mother's Day, H3627 [23MY]

Advice to Teenagers on Date Abuse, H1730 [4AP]

Aimee's Law, E1262 [18JY]

Alcoa Dominates 2A All-State, E2177 [13DE]

Alcoa Honors Its 15-0 State Football Champions, E2177 [13DE]

At Columbine, Reflections on a Painful Past, S2320 [6AP]

Basic History Test Stumps Many Collegians, H5662 [10JY]

Beavis Meets ``The Patriot'', H5665 [10JY]

Bilingual Ed Takes a Hit, E1445 [13SE]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, H8160 [26SE]

Burdened Families Look for Child-Care Aid, S6419 [11JY]

Bush Averse to More College Grant Funding—Let Students Get Loans, Candidate Says in Eau Claire, H2247 [13AP]

Bush Plan Grades Students Poverty Levels, S2307 [6AP]

Charter Schools, School Choice Gain Bipartisan Steam, H2371 [2MY]

Close, But No Cigar, H4607 [19JN]

Colorado Charter Schools Aren't Perfect, but They Get the Job Done, H2371 [2MY]

Commentary on Public Education and Other Critical Issues—A Blank Check, H2754 [9MY]

Cooperation Is Important Duty—Recruiters Deserve Welcome From All of Nation's Public High Schools, E284 [13MR]

Cost Squeeze in Child Care—Families Wonder Where the Aid Is, S6652 [13JY]

Country Day Defeats Landmark Christian for Savannah's First Title, H11355 [26OC]

Desperate Rhetoric From the N.R.A., E307 [14MR]

Don't Let America's History Fade Away, H5666 [10JY]

Douglas Takes Bite Out of Award, S10404 [12OC]

Dual Edged Sword of Medicare Reimbursement—The Medicare Provider and Health Maintenance Organization Perspective, E2041-E2043 [31OC]

Emily's Story—A Life of Strength and Courage, S338 [3FE]

Every Parent Should Take a Drug Test—Learn About Inhalants, What You Don't Know May Surprise You, H3751 [24MY]

Former Teacher Tells Why He Left, H2729 [9MY]

Foster-Child Advocates Gain Allies in Injury Lawyers—States Face the Dual Threat of Class Actions and Huge Individual Damage Awards, S11301 [28OC]

Fourth Graders Win the American Dream Scholarship, E1207 [11JY]

Gainesville Gators Ride the Wave to a Win in the ``Commotion by the Ocean'' NSA Tournament, E927 [9JN]

Give Me Liberty or Give Me . . . Beavis?, H5666 [10JY]

Government by Lawsuit, H1632 [3AP]

High Infant Mortality Rates in Brooklyn Mystify Experts, H627 [1MR]

History 101—Americans Flunk When It Comes to U.S. Knowledge, H5667 [10JY]

History 101—Snoop Doggy Roosevelt, H5662 [10JY]

History Is a Mystery to Many, H5665 [10JY]

History's Greek to Them, H5664 [10JY]

How the Courts Undermined School Discipline, S3579 [8MY]

Icon Recast—Support for a Gay Athlete, E684 [9MY]

Info-Age Students Missing It, H5664 [10JY]

Inglewood Writes the Book on Success, E841-E843 [25MY]

INS Treats Children Shamefully, S2528, S2529 [11AP]

Interns From Down Under, E425 [28MR]

Iverson's Bad Rap Is Well-Deserved, S9921 [5OC]

Jefferson, Not ``The Jeffersons'', H5664 [10JY]

Lack of Resources Hampers Students in Poorer Districts, S3586-S3588 [8MY]

Lesson Plan for Gore, S3467 [4MY]

Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Barbecue, H5665 [10JY]

``Life in Chaos'' Shaped Young Shooter, S1088 [2MR]

Misdirected Education Money, S1588 [22MR]

Montpelier Boy Realizes Miss Holbrook Was Right, S2435 [7AP]

Movie Makers Respond Weakly—Congressional Concern Produces Less Than Satisfactory Answers by Industry, E1973 [28OC]

Nasty Work, S1674 [23MR]

National Rifle Association Takes Desperate New Tack, H1048 [15MR]

Neglecting History . . ., H5663 [10JY]

No One There To Pay, E197 [29FE]

No Second Chances, E1262 [18JY]

``No Second Chances'' Bill Deserves Careful Congressional Consideration, E1262 [18JY]

Ohio Baby Survives Abortion Procedure, H8161 [26SE]

One Less Option for Criminals—Salmon Bill Another Check on Killers, Rapists, E1262 [18JY]

Panel Told of Mental Health Ills—Suicide Attempts by Children Cited, H4203 [12JN], E907 [7JN]

Pilots Fulfill Wish of Ill Child, E1847 [19OC]

Power of Mothers Marching, H3628 [23MY]

Question—Should Population Control Be a Priority for the Third World? Yes—Vanishing Forests and Widespread Famines are Signs of Crisis in Many Nations, E357 [21MR]

Ruling Voids Use of Vouchers in Ohio Schools, E2205 [15DE]

School Choice for the Rich, S914 [29FE]

Secretary Riley Reignites the Math Wars, E117 [10FE]

Section 529 College Savings Plans Rate an A, S923 [29FE]

Six Local Students Chosen as Latino Leader Finalists, E767 [18MY]

Small Marvel, E523 [10AP]

Stolen Children, S3683 [9MY]

Students Should at Least Know George, H5666 [10JY]

Teachers Online but Disconnected, S2110 [4AP]

Time for the House To Enact Aimee's Law, E1263 [18JY]

Timing of Clinton's Visit, S2321 [6AP]

To Be Safe, Start With the Driver, S4053 [17MY]

Unhappy Course of Human Events, H5665 [10JY]

USAID Report Projects Dramatic Increase in AIDS Orphans, H5936 [12JY]

Voucher Chorus Is Off-Key, S8816 [20SE]

We Ignore History at Our Own Peril, H5668 [10JY]

Why I Won't Buy Smith & Wesson, H2017 [11AP]

Why Moms Must Keep Marching, E750 [17MY]

Why the Public Schools Are Being Federalized, E611 [2MY]

Working at 14—And Paying for It, E2113 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions

Alcoholic beverages: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7365 [7SE]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 456), H1674 [3AP]

Armed Forces: implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (see H.R. 4208), H1956 [6AP]

Arts and humanities: exempt agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, music lyrics from applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 5350), H8617 [2OC]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S4103 [17MY]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

———repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 4892), H6599 [19JY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7210 [27JY]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H2012 [10AP]

Business and industry: require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or handicapped that an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 4305), H2338 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 314), H2410 [2MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 277), H931 [13MR]

CCC: use of Export Enhancement Program funds for international school feeding and other food aid programs (see S. 2985), S7840 [27JY]

Child Nutrition Act: increase the minimum amount available to States for State administrative expenses (see S. 3197), S10411 [12OC]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S2865 [25AP]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see S. 3170), S9945 [5OC]

———disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 2108), S867 [28FE] (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S799 [24FE]

———require disclosure of fires in dormitories and plans to reduce fire safety hazards and require the U.S. Fire Administration to establish fire safety standards for dormitories (see S. 2178), S1118 [2MR] (see H.R. 3831), H641 [2MR]

———require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children (see H.R. 3619), H340 [10FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S1883 [29MR] (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), consideration (see H. Res. 611), H8799 [4OC]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (see S. 2092), S799 [24FE]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4545), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 4600), H4120 [8JN]

———support Internet safety awareness (see H. Res. 575), H7502 [12SE]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 2789), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 5554), H11194 [25OC]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 5369), H8735 [3OC]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 2810), S6015 [28JN] (see H.R. 5031), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]

———create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity (see H.R. 5298), H8199 [26SE]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]

———enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 4045), H1163 [21MR]

———establish a Federal Internet Crimes Against Children Computer Training Facility (see H.R. 3871), H920 [9MR]

———establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children (see H.R. 4244), H2122 [11AP]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 3220), S10801 [19OC] (see S. 3252), S11252 [27OC]

———increase penalties for possessing or using a firearm in the commission of a crime and require juveniles possessing or using a firearm to be tried as adults (see H.R. 3597), H254 [8FE]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 2280), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 4076), H1405 [23MR]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

———recognize the rights of grandparents in cases of abduction of children by family members to foreign countries (see S. 2710), S4922 [9JN]

———strengthen system for notifying parents of violent sexual offenders in their communities (see S. 2911), S7542 [25JY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY] (see S. Res. 374), S10412 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (see S. 3230), S10926 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4660), H4484 [14JN]

———ensure that reporters of suspected child abuse on military installations may submit reports anonymously (see H.R. 3587), H253 [8FE]

———establish Veterans Mission for Youth Initiative within the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see S. 2867), S6678 [13JY]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 2455), S2865 [25AP]

———establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H7206 [27JY]

———transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (see S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H7991 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 3117), S9381 [27SE]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4178), H1763 [4AP]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (see S. 3076), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 4528), H3812 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 4038), H1162 [21MR]

———assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 4665), H4484 [14JN]

———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4426), H2966 [11MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H2905 [10MY]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY] (see H.R. 4594), H4035 [7JN]

———relationship between eating disorders and certain advertising practices (see H. Con. Res. 380), H7002 [25JY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7502 [12SE]

District of Columbia: waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (see H.R. 5537), H11193 [25OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S4297 [23MY]

Drug-Free Communities Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5427), H9634 [10OC]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H3868 [25MY]

———protect children from drug traffickers (see H.R. 5312), H8405 [27SE]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (see S. 2527), S3692 [9MY]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (see S. 2452), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4307), H2338 [13AP]

———assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H920 [9MR]

———constitutional amendment on the right to high quality education (see H.J. Res. 97), H2012 [10AP]

———distribute funds to State educational agencies to advance the use of technology to effectively teach our students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students (see H.R. 4473), H3172 [16MY]

———early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 2348), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4333), H2339 [13AP]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (see S. 2929), S7656 [26JY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H1628 [30MR]

———establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———establish an alternative path to teaching in needy school districts (see H.R. 5583), H11207 [26OC]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see S. 2623, 2624), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

———establish comprehensive early childhood education programs and early childhood education staff development programs (see H.R. 5071), H7209 [27JY]

———establish national clearinghouse for character education (see H.R. 3984), H1076 [15MR]

———establish national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship education (see S. 2958), S7839 [27JY]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 5573), H11206 [26OC]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see S. 2276), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4058), H1284 [22MR]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs (see S. 2970), S7839 [27JY]

———establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (see S. 2120), S929 [29FE]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 5319), H8405 [27SE]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (see S. Con. Res. 129), S6257 [30JN] (see H. Con. Res. 366), H5655 [29JN]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H647 [6MR]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H509 [16FE]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (see S. 2122), S930 [29FE]

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4258), H2238 [12AP] (see H.R. 4538), H3813 [24MY]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 5504), H10472 [19OC]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H920 [9MR] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in schools with a high concentration of low-income students (see H.R. 4956), H7002 [25JY]

———increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (see H.R. 3827), H641 [2MR]

———make scholarships available to certain exceptional individuals to encourage them to pursue teaching careers or to improve their teaching skills (see H.R. 4486), H3308 [17MY]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (see S. 2118), S929 [29FE]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see S. 2615), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 2009), S86 [26JA]

———provide for community learning and successful schools (see S. 2219), S1315 [8MR]

———provide for rural education assistance (see S. 2121), S930 [29FE]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for bilingual education (see H.R. 4349), H2410 [2MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4176), H1763 [4AP]

———provide grants to States to encourage retention of teachers through payment of bonuses (see H.R. 4406), H2770 [9MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1075 [15MR]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see S. 2124), S930 [29FE] (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

———support mentoring programs (see H. Res. 552), H6052 [13JY]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 2116), S929 [29FE]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 621), H9635 [10OC]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 409), H90 [31JA]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7651 [14SE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8501 [13SE] (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: ensure services for students are coordinated (see H.R. 4891), H6599 [19JY]

———extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H3474 [19MY]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4518), H3648 [23MY] (see H.R. 4564), H3868 [25MY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see S. 2497), S3258 [2MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see S. 3100), S9195 [25SE]

Families and domestic relations: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H339 [10FE]

———child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 245), H165 [1FE]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H921 [9MR]

———enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (see S. 3110), S9267 [26SE]

———importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H3868 [25MY]

———importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 522), H4174 [9JN]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 3189), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 4469), H3172 [16MY] (see H.R. 4678), H4591 [15JN]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H7205 [27JY]

———increase public awareness of the benefits of marriage and provide greater flexibility in the Welfare-to-Work grant program (see H.R. 4671), H4590 [15JN]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 4659), H4484 [14JN]

———permit States with proven cost-effective and efficient child support collection systems to continue operation (see S. 2349), S2107 [4AP]

———prohibit Federal financial assistance to individuals who are delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 3929), H1075 [15MR]

———require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (see S. 3102), S9195 [25SE]

———simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (see H.R. 3824), H641 [2MR]

FBI: provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks to allow time to implement a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving organizations (see H.R. 4424), H2966 [11MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2333), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2379), S2347 [6AP] (see S. 2566, 2568), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see S. 2227), S1391 [9MR]

———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H1077 [15MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]

———prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H2238 [12AP]

———prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP] (see H. Con. Res. 359), H4817 [21JN]

Florida State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 265), S1118 [2MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see S. 2380), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

———support programs and activities that provide food to the needy and school-age children in developing countries (see H. Res. 649), H10808 [24OC]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (see S. 2050), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3800), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S213 [1FE] (see H.R. 3575), H212 [3FE]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H2339 [13AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S1671 [23MR] (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: address special needs relative to organ transplantation (see H.R. 4008), H1118 [16MR]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12066 [8DE]

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (see H.R. 5260), H7991 [21SE]

———expand access to health care (see H.R. 4932), H6777 [24JY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see S. 2387), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

———increase State immunization programs funding (see S. 2443), S2728 [13AP] (see H. Con. Res. 315), H2511 [3MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 3172), S9945 [5OC] (see H.R. 3528), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

———preschool oral health program funding (see S. 3080), S8823 [20SE]

———protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4292), H2337 [13AP]

———provide technical assistance to school-based health centers to develop and operate computer systems that maintain patient data (see H.R. 5508), H10472 [19OC]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (see S. 3143), S9605 [2OC]

———technical amendments (see H.R. 4504), H3474 [19MY]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see S. 2449), S2728 [13AP]

———condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain unaccompanied alien children and establish a panel of advisors to assist such children in immigration proceedings (see H.R. 4354), H2410 [2MY]

———appointment of a guardian ad litem to protect the interests under of certain alien minor children present in the U.S. without a parent or other legal guardian (see H.R. 5061), H7208 [27JY]

———ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (see S. 2484), S3023 [27AP]

———establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H3924 [6JN]

———modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H454 [15FE]

———provide permanent resident status for certain alien orphans physically present in the U.S. and provide for deferred enforced departure status for alien parents of certain children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 4359), H2410 [2MY]

———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (see S. 2383), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 5240), H7990 [21SE]

———treatment of Armed Forces service relative to the period of required U.S. residence of a citizen parent in order for a person born outside the U.S., of an alien parent, to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth (see H.R. 4371), H2511 [3MY]

Increase the Peace Day: support (see H. Res. 507), H3474 [19MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see S. 2517), S3612 [8MY] (see H.R. 4127), H1588 [29MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S2106 (see S. 2355), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 3545), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4090), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4240), H2122 [11AP] (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H7209 [27JY]

Insurance: coverage of infertility treatment (see S. 2160), S1117 [2MR]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see S. 2515), S3514 [4MY] (see H.R. 4390), H2606 [4MY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see S. 2444), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4563), H3868 [25MY]

———restore children's insurance benefits in the case of children of a certain age who attend postsecondary schools (see H.R. 4873), H6469 [18JY] (see H.R. 5329), H8406 [27SE]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (see S. 2288), S1671 [23MR]

La Salle County, IL: convey certain lands to the YMCA of Ottawa, IL (see H.R. 5216), H7871 [19SE]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (see H.R. 5218), H7932 [20SE]

———combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H3867 [25MY]

Literature: provide children with better access to books and other reading materials and resources (see S. 3148), S9606 [2OC]

———provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for children participating in the WIC program (see H.R. 5592), H11445 [27OC]

Medicaid: implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (see S. 3088), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5248), H7990 [21SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

Medicare: reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 2523), S3692 [9MY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals (see S. 2556), S3946 [15MY]

Mental health: suicide prevention activities funding (see S. 3079), S8823 [20SE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see S. Res. 305), S3916 [11MY] (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 5188), H7651 [14SE]

Month for Children: designate (see S. Res. 298), S3023 [27AP]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (see S. 2064), S613 [10FE]

National Charter Schools Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 108), S3514 [4MY]

———observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY] (see H. Con. Res. 415), H8617 [2OC]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]

National Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 288), H1119 [16MR]

National Foster Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 413), H209 [2FE]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 270, 273), S1392 [9MR]

National objectives: establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (see S. 2788), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 4323), H2338 [13AP]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN] (see H. Res. 526), H4484 [14JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

National Safe Television for All-Ages Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S8197 [7SE]

National School Lunch Act: carry out pilot projects to increase milk consumption and reduce the cost of milk served to children (see S. 3279), S11789 [14DE]

———ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 2056), S612 [10FE] (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]

———improve management of the child and adult care food program (see S. 2356), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4520), H3649 [23MY]

———provide alternative reimbursement rates under the child and adult care food program for rural family or group day care homes (see H.R. 5383), H8799 [4OC]

———use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (see S. 3054), S8585 [14SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S3023 [27AP]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

National Teach Census Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 263), H641 [2MR]

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S8941 [21SE] (see S. Res. 381), S10926 [24OC]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 5327), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5330), H8468 [28SE]

———revise certain standards for petitions for compensation (see H.R. 5579), H11206 [26OC]

National Youth Day: recognize importance and support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6470 [18JY]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (see S. 3031), S8413 [12SE]

Orr, Sammie Martine: relief (see S. 2860), S6677 [13JY]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see S. 2109), S867 [28FE]

Pornography: increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 4147), H1628 [30MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S6678 [13JY] (see H.R. 4365), H2511 [3MY]

———provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 594), H8199 [26SE]

Research: protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (see S. 2809), S6015 [28JN] (see H.R. 5198), H7722 [18SE]

Safety: ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (see H.R. 4519), H3648 [23MY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see S. 2236), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 4750), H5168 [26JN]

———infant crib safety (see S. 2803), S6015 [28JN]

———support use of child safety seat occupancy identification programs (see H. Con. Res. 386), H7210 [27JY]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 4428), H2966 [11MY]

———encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and the leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 487), H2410 [2MY]

———ensure implementation of adequate safeguards before distributing certain prescribed medications to students (see H.R. 4083), H1405 [23MR]

———guarantee payment of loans made by lending institutions for public charter school capital projects (see H.R. 4032), H1119 [16MR]

———improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see S. 3162), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2339 [13AP]

———promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H3474 [19MY]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see H.R. 4054), H1284 [22MR]

———provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (see S. 2890), S7229 [19JY]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (see H.R. 5123), H7364 [7SE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2976), S7840 [27JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4393), H2654 [8MY]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5192), H7651 [14SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE] (see S. 3165), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5543), H11193 [25OC] (see H.R. 5601), H11620 [30OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO] (see H.R. 5661), H12094 [14DE]

———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings (see S. 3200), S10412 [12OC]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see S. 3073), S8759 [19SE] (see H.R. 5208), H7870 [19SE]

———provide equitable payments to providers of services under the Medicare Program and provide coverage of additional children under the Medicaid Program (see H.R. 5001), H7206 [27JY]

———provide for more equitable distribution of block grant funds under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5281), H8061 [25SE]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (see H.R. 5083), H7209 [27JY]

States: increase flexibility in funding child protection programs (see H.R. 5292), H8199 [26SE]

———offer incentives to improve decisions in contested adoption cases (see H.R. 5053), H7208 [27JY]

———permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H4816 [21JN]

Tariff: children's educational machines (see S. 2770), S5662 [22JN]

———toys (see S. 2128), S1024 [1MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of computer software that filters child pornography and material that is violent, obscene, or harmful to minors (see H.R. 5181), H7651 [14SE]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see S. 2012), S113 [27JA] (see H.R. 4025), H1119 [16MR]

———allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (see H.R. 4799), H5655 [29JN]

———allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in one qualified State tuition program to another qualified State tuition program for the same beneficiary (see H.R. 3674), H509 [16FE]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see S. 3105), S9195 [25SE] (see H.R. 5117), H7280 [6SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2622), S4378 [24MY] (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

———expand child tax credit (see S. 2903), S7448 [21JY] (see S. 3138), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 4896), H6599 [19JY]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 2747), S5308 [16JN] (see H.R. 4071), H1404 [23MR]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———expand lifetime learning credit and provide deductions for qualified tuition and related expenses (see S. 3047), S8585 [14SE]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers (see S. 2302), S1815 [28MR]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 5509), H10472 [19OC]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 5009), H7206 [27JY]

———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 5541), H11193 [25OC]

———permit the disclosure of return information to verify the accuracy of information provided on applications for Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 4661), H4484 [14JN]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 5112), H7280 [6SE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who receive advanced certification and to exclude from gross income certain amounts received by such teachers (see S. 2479), S3023 [27AP]

———repeal adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemption deduction, and child tax credit and repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 3612), H339 [10FE]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see S. 2825), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children (see S. 2456), S2865 [25AP]

———treatment of grandparents who provide primary child care services to their grandchildren who are not their dependents (see H.R. 5602), H11620 [30OC]

Television Program Improvement Act: restore applicability to agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material and revise such agreements and guidelines (see S. 3069), S8759 [19SE]

Tobacco products: increase legal age for smoking (see H.R. 4432), H2966 [11MY]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H1163 [21MR]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Act: expand after-school activities and services (see H.R. 5227), H7932 [20SE]

———include public libraries (see H.R. 4947), H7002 [25JY]

Veterans: provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (see S. 2494), S3258 [2MY] (see S. 2544), S3916 [11MY]

Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 5533), H10808 [24OC]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 3023), S8342 [11SE] (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]

Briefs

How Washington Can Really Help Charter Schools: Don Soifer, Lexington Institute, H2372 [2MY]

Cloture motions

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Conference reports

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Cost Estimates

Education Land Grant Act (H.R. 150): CBO, S1506 [21MR]

Declarations

Bill of Nights—Improving Sleep Habits: National Sleep Foundation, E565 [13AP]

Essays

Always Try Your Hardest, Be Encouraging: Katie McGwin, S1312 [8MR]

Children Learn Good and Bad From Models: Patrick Kolsky, S1312 [8MR]

Commitment to Peace for the 21st Century: David J. Redlinger, S5449-S5451 [20JN]

International Market Baskets Begin on Hoosier Farms: Clayton Owsley, S337 [3FE]

———Emily Ripperger, S337 [3FE]

Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility To Preserve It: Christine Bell, E514 [6AP]

Parents Have an Obligation To Be Good Sports, Too: Aroha Fanning, S1313 [8MR]

Proud To Be Bilingual: Oscar Zepeda, E93 [8FE]

Why I'm Glad America Is a Nation of Immigrants: Allison P. Sigmon, S6345 [10JY]

———Christa Conway, S6345 [10JY]

———John Klaasen, S6345 [10JY]

———Kaitlin Young, S6345 [10JY]

———Shayna Walton, S6345 [10JY]

Eulogies

Jordt, Emily Ann: Debra L. Jordt, William G. Jordt, and Betty V. Jordt, S339 [3FE]

Excerpts

Childhood cancer experiences, E1995 [28OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577): Child Care Development Block Grant funding provisions, H4434 [14JN]

District of Columbia Prohibition on Possession of Alcohol by Individuals Under 21 Years of Age: District of Columbia Code, H7585 [14SE]

Explanations

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S10030-S10034 [5OC], H8840-H8843 [5OC]

Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]

Children of Female Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act (S. 2494), S3262 [2MY]

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools Funding: National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, H7823 [19SE]

Histories

House Republican Efforts Relative to Education (1994-2000), H8608-H8610 [2OC]

Letters

Access to Books for Children (ABC) Act: Barry Zuckerman, Reach Out and Read National Center, S9610 [2OC]

———Kyle Zimmer, First Book (organization), S9611 [2OC]

Affordable Education Act: Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, S905 [29FE]

Allow agencies to reimburse Federal employees for certain adoption expenses: Carolyn L. Johnson, National Adoption Center (organization), S1395 [9MR]

———Courteney Anne Holden, Voice for Adoption (organization), S1395 [9MR]

———Dave Thomas, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, S1394 [9MR]

———David M. Malutinok, National Council for Adoption, S1395 [9MR]

———Glenn DeMots, Bethany Christian Services, S1394 [9MR]

———Joe Ketterlin, Missouri Coalition of Children's Agencies, S1395 [9MR]

———Julie Beckett, Family Voices, Inc., S1395 [9MR]

———Mary Rose McGeady, S1394 [9MR]

———Susan S. Stepleton, Edgewood Children Center (organization), S1395 [9MR]

American Dream Challenge: Susan Lanyon, E1207 [11JY]

America's Better Classroom Act: Representative Capps, Nick Hill, and Milagros Macias, H7643 [14SE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, S11641 [6DE]

———Kris Reiman, California Family Support Council, S11642 [6DE]

———Laura Kadwell, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S11641 [6DE]

———several law professors, S11625 [6DE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

BIA school construction funding: Loretta De Long, Turtle Mountain Agency, S9817 [4OC]

Book Stamp Act: Adele Robinson, National Association for the Education of Young Children, S4320 [23MY]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S4320 [23MY]

———Patricia Schroeder, Association of American Publishers, Inc., S4320 [23MY]

———Richard E. Sells, Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., S4321 [23MY]

———Steve Cohen, 4 To 14.COM (business), S4320 [23MY]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: Gordon B. Avery, H8159 [26SE]

Children's Day Care Health and Safety Improvement Act: Adele Robinson, National Association for the Education of Young Children, S1410 [9MR]

———Donald E. Cook, American Academy of Pediatrics, S1410 [9MR]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S1410 [9MR]

Children's Research Protection Act: David M. Krol, S6023 [28JN]

———Donald E. Cook, American Academy of Pediatrics, S6023 [28JN]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S6024 [28JN]

———Raymond L. Woosley, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, S6024 [28JN]

———Sheila S. Mulvey, S6023 [28JN]

———Stephen P. Spielberg and Alan Goldhammer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (organization), S6024 [28JN]

College Fire Prevention Act: Anthony R. O'Neill, National Fire Protection Association, S814 [24FE]

———Daniel Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, Fire Dept., S814 [24FE]

———Richard M. Flaherty, College Parents of America (organization), S814 [24FE]

Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act: Ward Dean, H61 [31JA]

District of Columbia prohibition on possession of tobacco products by minors: Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the District of Columbia, H7586 [14SE]

———John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, H7586, H7587 [14SE]

———Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H7587 [14SE]

———Representative Bilbray, H7585 [14SE]

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]

———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]

———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]

———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]

———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]

———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]

———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]

Education funding: Hannah Wair, S2337 [6AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs funding: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, S5855 [27JN]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act funding: several Representatives, H4050 [8JN]

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation: Bruce and Janice Grieshaber, E1260 [18JY]

———Cyrilla Bender, Mothers Outraged at Molesters Organization, Inc., E1261 [18JY]

———Fred Goldman, E1260 [18JY]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, E1260 [18JY]

———H.G. (Bill) Thompson, Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc., E1261 [18JY]

———Jon E. Litscher, Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections, S10227 [11OC]

———Marc Klaas, KlaasKids Foundation, E1260 [18JY]

———Mary Vincent, Marc Klaas, and Fred Goldman, E1261 [18JY]

———Mike Jimenez, California Correctional Peace Officers Association, E1261 [18JY]

———Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp USA (organization), E1261 [18JY]

———Suzie Sawyer, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., E1262 [18JY]

Family Care Act: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, S7661 [26JY]

———Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S7661 [26JY]

———Gregg Haifley, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S7661 [26JY]

———Kathy Thornton and Catherine Pinkerton, NETWORK (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Kerb Kuhn, Premier, Inc., S7662 [26JY]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S7661 [26JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S7662 [26JY]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Stanley B. Peck, American Dental Hygienists' Association, S7661 [26JY]

Federal Housing Finance Board allocation of authority to Federal Home Loan Banks to guarantee school construction bonds: Deborah F. Silberman and William W. Ginsberg, Federal Housing Finance Board, S1096 [2MR]

Grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco, and reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products: John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, E371 [21MR]

Immigrants to New Americans Act: Brent Wilkes, League of United Latin American Citizens, S3030 [27AP]

———Delia Pompa, National Association for Bilingual Education, S3029 [27AP]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S3029 [27AP]

Impact Aid Program funding: several Senators, S5834 [27JN]

Impact Aid Program reauthorization: Brent D. Gish, National Indian Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY]

———Fleet Reserve Association, H3000 [15MY]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, H3000 [15MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Margaret Hallgren, National Military Family Association, Inc., H3000 [15MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: National Governors' Association, S905 [29FE]

———Senator Voinovich, S1372 [9MR]

Information Technology Act: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S2112 [4AP]

Installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access: several organizations, S5647 [22JN], S5867 [27JN]

Involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts: Representative Schaffer, E316 [15MR]

Job Corps employment opportunities: Dawn Day, E1294 [21JY]

Juvenile Justice Reform Act conference committee meeting: Representatives Hyde and Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S2706 [13AP], H2085 [11AP]

Loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S7241 [19JY]

———James E. Rier, Jr., Maine State Board of Education, S7242 [19JY]

———Mary E. Teasley, National Education Association, S7241 [19JY]

———Vicki Rafel, PTA, S7241 [19JY]

Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program expansion to include parents of low-income families: several organizations, S2414 [7AP]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S8853 [20SE]

———Howard Bedlin, National Council on the Aging, S8853 [20SE]

———Kenneth E. Raske, Greater New York Hospital Association, S8854 [20SE]

———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8852 [20SE]

———National Immigration Law Center, S8852 [20SE]

———Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S8853 [20SE]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S8853 [20SE]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S8853 [20SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Alliance To Save Cancer Care Access, H11224 [26OC]

———American Association of Blood Banks, American Red Cross, and America's Blood Centers (organization), H11226 [26OC]

———American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, H11221 [26OC]

———American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Ann B. Howard, American Federation of HomeCare Providers, Inc., H11221 [26OC]

———Armin D. Weinberg, Intercultural Cancer Council, H11224 [26OC]

———Bill Finerfrock, Rural Health Clinics (organization), H11218 [26OC]

———Carolyn S. Markey, Visiting Nurse Associations of America, H11221 [26OC]

———Charles B. Mullins, University of Texas, H11220 [26OC]

———Charles L. DeBrunner, National Association of Urban Critical Access Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Clark R. Law, Association for Ohio Philanthropic Homes, Housing and Service for the Aging, H11222 [26OC]

———Craig A. Becker, FACHE (organization), H11219 [26OC]

———Daniel E. Smith, American Cancer Society, H11223 [26OC]

———David LaBlanc, Lifecare Management Services (organization), H11223 [26OC]

———Donald W. Fisher, American Medical Group Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Edward A. Eckenhoff, American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association, H11217 [26OC]

———Gary Goldstein, Kennedy Krieger Institute, H11218 [26OC]

———Geraldine Brueckner, National Association of Long Term Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Howard G. Capek and Matthew J. Ripperger, U.S. Healthcare (business), H11228 [26OC]

———Howard J. Braverman, American Optometric Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jane V. White, American Dietetic Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jeff Immelt, General Electric Co., H11227 [26OC]

———John Davis, National Kidney Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———John W. Corwin, Glaucoma Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———Judith Baskins, National PACE Association, H11222 [26OC]

———Karen A. Davie, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, H11222 [26OC]

———Leah Mullin, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, H11225 [26OC]

———Mark Covall, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, H11220 [26OC]

———Mary R. Grealy, Health Care Leadership Council, H11220 [26OC]

———Michael Walker, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, H11221 [26OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H11225 [26OC]

———Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———National Orthotic Manufacturers Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Pam Bailey, Advanced Medical Technology Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition, H11222 [26OC]

———Peters D. Willson, National Association of Children's Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Phyllis Landrieu, Tenet Healthcare Corp., H11227 [26OC]

———Richard M. Scrushy, Health South (business), H11217 [26OC]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

———Rowen K. Zetterman, American College of Gastroenterology, H11226 [26OC]

———S. Bradley Traverse, Acute Long Term Hospital Association, H11218 [26OC]

———Sam W. Cameron, Mississippi Hospital Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Connaughton, American Association for Homecare, H11220 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Scully, Federation of American Hospitals, H11217 [26OC]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., H11217 [26OC]

———Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, H11220 [26OC]

———William L. Rich III, American Academy of Ophthalmology, H11226 [26OC]

———William Teutsch, Association of Surgical Technologists, H11227 [26OC]

———several Representatives, E2031 [30OC]

———several hospital and healthcare associations, H11500 [29OC]

———several religious organizations, H11222 [26OC]

Oklahoma use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds for marriage and family programs: Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H6027 [13JY]

Performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5411 [20JN]

———Edwin F. O'Brien, Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A., S5408 [20JN]

Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Carter D. Ward, Missouri Education Roundtable (organization), S3312 [3MY]

Postcoital emergency contraception distribution in schools funding: John Schlitt, National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, H7823 [19SE]

Prevention of prenatal HIV transmission: Guthrie S. Birkhead, New York Dept. of Health, H6975 [25JY]

Prohibit application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: W. Michael McCabe, EPA, S7091 [18JY]

Prohibit application of dangerous presticides in areas used by children: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S7034 [17JY]

Prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games: John F. Stern, Newspaper Association of America, S7527 [25JY]

———several educational and athletic organizations, S5658 [22JN]

———several sports organizations, S216 [1FE]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program proposal: Representatives Owens and Clyburn, Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Reductions in youth gun violence and crimes involving firearms, and enforcement of existing gun laws: Representative Bilbray, H6648 [20JY]

Safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H8075 [26SE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8075 [26SE]

San Francisco, CA, funding under Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS: Janet Heinrich, GAO, H8833 [5OC]

School construction and infrastructure improvements funding: Representative Owens, H11613, H11614 [30OC]

School construction and renovation tax incentives: Wayne G. Sanstead, North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction, S990 [1MR]

School social promotion: NAACP, S1076 [2MR]

School violence: Evan Todd, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

School violence studies: Ron A. Astor, University of Michigan, S4444 [25MY]

State Children's Health Insurance Program funding: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, S5827 [27JN]

———Michael O. Leavitt and Parris N. Glendening, National Governors' Association, S5827 [27JN]

———Mike Huckabee and James B. Hunt, Jr., National Governors' Association, S5826 [27JN]

———several health care and community service organizations, S5825 [27JN]

———several Senators, S5826, S5827 [27JN]

Treatment of child support and alimony payments in bankruptcy: several women and children advocacy groups, H9838 [12OC]

Tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign participants: several Members of Congress, E1805 [17OC]

———several Senators, S9190 [25SE]

Tribute to Representative Sanford's sons Marshall, Landon, Bolton, and Blake: Representative Sanford, E1697 [6OC]

Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act: U.S. Sentencing Commission, H6941 [25JY]

U.S. entertainment industry impact on the Ukraine: Ukrainian religious leader, H7570 [13SE]

Underage alcohol consumption: John McCamman, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), E272 [9MR]

———Linda A. Fletcher, University of Minnesota, E272 [9MR]

Use of intelligent design theory in science and science education: several Baylor University professors, H4481 [14JN]

Violence Against Women Act: several women's and children's organizations, S9458 [28SE]

Lists

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc., H3006-H3016 [15MY]

Boy Scout Eagle Scout recipients from Rhode Island, S11901 [15DE]

Charter school highlights and statistics, H2372 [2MY]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption—``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9361 [27SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, S5238 [15JN]

Florida State University football players, coaches, and staff, S1153 [2MR]

Girl Scout Gold Award recipients from Rhode Island, S11901 [15DE]

Girl Scout Silver Award recipients from Rhode Island, S11901 [15DE]

Groups supporting Kennedy amendment on teacher quality to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5945 [28JN]

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S337 [3FE]

Legislation cleared by Congress, signed into law, or en route to the President for his signature since Labor Day, S10887 [23OC]

Multiple shootings in 1999, S1066 [2MR]

Organizations supporting Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition members, H11223 [26OC]

Possible State losses of State-Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S7892 [27JY]

Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipients, S4815 [8JN]

School construction bills introduced during the 106th Congress, H11617 [30OC]

Supporters of H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E225 [2MR]

Supporters of legislation encouraging States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10201 [11OC]

Memorandums

Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program: Dept. of Education, H4289-H4291 [13JN]

Little Scholars Child Development Center Employee Benefits: Teresa Smith, Library of Congress, S4358 [24MY]

NSF Competitive Grant Awards to Public and Private Schools To Hire Master Teachers: David M. Ackerman, H10619 [24OC]

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools: Congressional Research Service, S6095 [29JN]

———Kenneth R. Thomas, Congressional Research Service, S6095 [29JN]

Messages

Convention on the Rights of the Child: President Clinton, S7574 [25JY]

Motions

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1040 [15MR], H1975 [10AP], H2080 [11AP]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7319 [7SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8209 [27SE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S919 [29FE], S991 [1MR], S1099 [2MR]

Outlines

Democratic proposal on Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Representatives Rangel and Dingell, H11553 [30OC]

Papers

Needs of Mentally Ill Children in the Juvenile Justice System: Joy Cunningham, H6580 [19JY]

Petitions and memorials

California Family Support Council: bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Platforms

International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E729-E732 [16MY]

Poems

``Let the Mothers Lead the Fight,'' Representative Owens, H3632 [23MY]

``Our Birth,'' William Wordsworth, S731 [23FE]

``That Dad of Mine'', S5187 [15JN]

``Transportation'', E937 [9JN]

Polls

Final Associated Press (news service) College Football Poll, S1154 [2MR]

Final ESPN/USA Today College Football Poll, S1154 [2MR]

Prayers

My Prayer for America: Alexis D. Black, E1259 [18JY]

Press releases

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, H8158 [26SE]

Governor Frank Keating Challenges Nation To Tackle Divorce Rate—Oklahoma Commits $10 Million To Address the Problem, H6027 [13JY]

Rising Math Scores Suggest Education Reforms Are Working: Rand Corp., S10975 [25OC]

Support the Second Amendment—The National Rifle Association Urges You To Vote ``No'' on the Lofgren Motion To Instruct Today! NRA, H1048 [15MR]

Proclamations

Kids Day America/International: Senator Santorum, S4186 [18MY]

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) and the EPA, S7090, S7091 [18JY]

Remarks in House

A Day at the Ranch Youth Foundation: tribute, E1457 [13SE]

Adamsville, TN: tribute to Adamsville Junior Senior High School band, E2078 [3NO]

ADVO, Inc.: tribute to efforts to recover missing children, H7874 [20SE], E1528 [19SE]

Aemisegger, Christopher: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1002 [14JN]

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (H. Res. 187), H492, H495 [16FE]

African Development Fund: funding, H6024 [13JY]

Afterschool Alliance: tribute to project ``Lights on Afterschool'', E1779 [13OC]

AID: ensure gender-related issues are considered in program decisions, H5996, H5997 [13JY]

———international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5939-H5941 [12JY]

Albertville, AL: McCord Elementary School recipient of Title I Distinguished School Award, E589 [13AP]

Albuquerque, NM: tribute to Governor Bent Elementary School for recognition by the Fordham Foundation, E1011 [14JN]

Alcoa, TN: tribute to Alcoa High School football team, E2177 [13DE]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, H9042, H9045 [6OC]

———prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (H.R. 2161), E1782 [13OC]

Alexandria, VA: tribute to T.C. Williams High School women's crew team, E1041 [19JN]

American Trucking Associations, Inc.: tribute for contribution to the Toys for Tots Foundation, E2130 [5DE]

Amity, OR: tribute to Amity High School football team, E2229 [15DE]

Ancich, Marijon: National Football League/KABC-TV (Los Angeles, CA) High School Coach of the Year Award recipient, E158 [16FE]

Anderson, Lonnie R.: Kentucky School Boards Association F.L. Dupree Award recipient, E271 [9MR]

Anguiano, Robert: Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation National Youth Award for Sports recipient, E1408 [6SE]

Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor Huron High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E703 [11MY], E735 [16MY]

Annual Week of the Classroom Teacher Celebration: observance, E410 [23MR]

Apple Valley, MN: Apple Valley High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E692 [10MY]

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 456), H3005-H3016 [15MY]

Arensman, Meredith: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E647 [4MY]

Arkansas: presentation of the Parker-O'Quinn Trophy to the Fordyce Redbug football team, E1855 [19OC]

Arlington, VA: tribute to Arlington Traditional School Reading Challenge Program, E1811 [17OC]

Armed Forces: implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (H.R. 4208), H6475 [19JY]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3347-H3350 [18MY]

———use of personnel to strengthen drug enforcement activities along U.S.-Mexico border, H614 [1MR], H1080 [16MR], H1633 [3AP], H11200 [26OC]

Arroyo, Robert: Illinois Sixth Congressional District Essay Contest winner, E1493 [14SE]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H7717-H7719 [18SE], H7858 [19SE]

Ashdown, David: Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award recipient, E914 [8JN]

Atglen, PA: tribute to Octorara Area High School boys' soccer team, H517 [29FE]

Austell, GA: grand opening of the Michael A. Grant Boys and Girls Club, E1842 [19OC]

Baker, Aaron: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1010 [14JN]

Balchunas, Joseph: Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E803 [22MY]

Baldwinsville, NY: tribute to C.W. Baker High School marching band, E2080 [3NO]

Banda, Martin: Boys and Girls Clubs of America Southwest Region Youth of the Year award recipient, E88 [8FE]

Bankruptcy: treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9830, H9834, H9838 [12OC]

Banks of Promise (organization): tribute for involvement in America's Promise (organization), E1321 [26JY]

Barrett, Martha: Ventura County, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1473 [13SE]

Barrett-Hayes, Debi: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1003 [14JN]

Bastrop, TX: tribute to Bastrop High School student council energy and environment committee, E513 [6AP]

Bayonne, NJ: tribute to Elks Lodge No. 434 Student of the Month award recipients, E608 [2MY]

Bayonne Little League Baseball, Inc.: anniversary, E574 [13AP]

Beaumont, TX: anniversary of Southerland Head Start Program, E536 [11AP]

Beaverton, OR: tribute to Jesuit High School football team, E2229 [15DE]

Bellaire, TX: anniversary of First Baptist Church of Bellaire, E154 [16FE]

———tribute to the Little League All-Star team, H7347 [7SE]

Bergenfield, NJ: dedication of Jefferson Elementary School Garden of Love, Hope, and Friendship, E791 [19MY]

Bethesda, MD: anniversary of NIH Children's Inn, E1374 [27JY]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds, H4583 [15JN]

Black, Alexis D.: KQCV-Radio (Oklahoma City, OK) My Prayer for America contest winner, E1259 [18JY]

Black History Month: observance, H149-H154 [1FE]

Bloom Township, IL: anniversary of Bloom Township High School, E182 [29FE]

Boaz, AL: Carlisle Elementary School recipient of Title I Distinguished School Award, E589 [13AP]

Bowler, Michael J.: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (organization) Caring Hands Gold Award recipient, E1150 [29JN]

Boy Scouts: anniversary, E86, E93 [8FE], E200 [29FE]

———regulation of activities on public lands, H7283, H7284 [7SE]

———repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H6565 [19JY], H7006 [26JY], H7362 [7SE], H7448-H7455 [12SE], E1463, E1471 [13SE], E1488 [14SE], E1525 [19SE]

Boyd, Milton: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

Brenan, Kate: Illinois Sixth Congressional District Essay Contest winner, E1493 [14SE]

Bronx, NY: tribute to Community School Board 12 scholarship dinner dance, E750 [17MY]

———tribute to Little League Rolando Paulino All-Star baseball team, E1440 [11SE]

———tribute to Monsignor Scanian High School girls' basketball team, E510 [6AP]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Northeast Rebels (cheerleading organization), E621 [3MY]

Brownsville, TX: Oliviera Middle School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E766 [18MY]

Bryan, TX: anniversary of Crockett Elementary School, E19 [27JA]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (H.R. 4222), H2022, H2024 [11AP]

Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts, H759, H761, H762 [9MR], H1081 [16MR], E315 [15MR]

California: tribute to California Dept. of Education Distinguished Schools award recipients, E638 [4MY]

———tribute to Peace by Peace campaign to increase awareness of domestic violence, E1647 [2OC]

———tribute to the Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District, E976 [12JN]

Camillus, NY: tribute to West Genesee High School marching band, E2080 [3NO]

Camp Sunshine (organization): tribute for providing summer camp programs for children with cancer, E646 [4MY]

Campus Crusade for Christ (organization): anniversary of Christian Embassy, E469 [30MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), H2469 [3MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 277), H1963-H1965 [10AP], H3031 [15MY], E283 [13MR]

Caretakers of the Environment International (organization): tribute, E132 [14FE]

Carlinville, IL: tribute to Carlinville Middle School students for Saving Prairies and Helping Environmental Regions Expand Successfully project, E933 [9JN]

Carpenter, Ashley D.: murder in Merced, CA, E1782 [13OC]

Carpenter, John W.: murder in Merced, CA, E1782 [13OC]

Carroll, Elizabeth Rose: Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition winner, E719 [11MY]

Ceasefire New Jersey (organization): tribute, E458 [30MR]

Cedartown, GA: tribute to Little League Organization, E1279 [19JY]

———tribute to the First Baptist Church youth choir, E1178 [30JN]

Census: expand the Census in the Schools Project, H459 [16FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: childhood immunization programs funding, H4194, H4195 [12JN]

———children's health programs funding, H4307 [13JN]

———chronic and environmental disease programs funding, H4286 [13JN]

Chan, Lyn: National Education Association Christa McAuliffe Award recipient, E2090 [13NO]

Channel One Network: tribute to ``OneVote'' program, E2035 [31OC]

Charles City, IA: Charles City High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E598 [2MY]

Chesterton, IN: tribute to Chesterton High School debate team, E162 [16FE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, E186 [29FE]

———tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1375, E1380 [27JY], E1634 [29SE]

———tribute to Whitney M. Young Public High School, H9805 [11OC]

Child care: provide criminal background checks for employees at Federal agency child care facilities, H6670 [20JY]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4050, H4054 [8JN], H4204-H4208, H4210-H4214 [12JN], H4434, H4435 [14JN], E990 [13JN]

Child Heart Awareness Day: observance, E125 [14FE]

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7505, H7506, H7507 [13SE], H7582, H7583 [14SE], H7742 [19SE], E1555 [21SE]

Children and youth: use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, H8038-H8040 [25SE]

Children's Home Society of Virginia: anniversary, E367 [21MR]

China, People's Republic of: tribute to Shaolin Performing Group, E1166 [30JN]

Cincinnati, OH: Reading Community Junior Senior High School Esteem Team recipient of Ohio BEST Practices Award, E2134 [6DE]

———tribute to Anderson High School National Energy Education Development project team, E1144 [29JN]

———tribute to Mariemont High School Destination ImagiNation Team, E784 [19MY]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), H7774-H7778 [19SE]

Clare, MI: anniversary of St. Cecilia School, E19 [27JA]

Clark, Victoria: Discovery Young Scientist Challenge finalist, E1934 [25OC]

Cleveland, OH: Federal appeals court decision on vouchers to provide school choice, E2205 [15DE]

———tribute to Student Environmental Congress, E1010 [14JN]

Clifton, NJ: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 3, E315 [15MR]

Clinton, MA: tribute to Clinton High School, and NYPRO, Inc., participants at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) competition, E690 [10MY]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 561), H7190 [27JY]

Cokinos, Ellen: FBI Community Leadership Award recipient, E2051 [1NO]

Coleman, William C.: Lebanon Valley, PA, Sertoma Club J. Robert Ladd Community Service Award and Service to Mankind Award recipient, E562 [13AP]

Colleges and universities: discourage alcohol abuse on campus, E1629 [28SE]

———require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children, H4188 [12JN], E1008 [14JN]

———tribute to Century Council and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for development of the Alcohol 101 interactive CD-ROM program, E569 [13AP], E661 [4MY]

Colorado: achievements in education through empowerment, E840 [25MY]

———State Supreme Court decision on prison terms for certain sex offenders, H10813 [25OC]

Commission on Online Child Protection: funding, H1577 [29MR]

Community service: tribute to ``Pay It Forward'' projects, E1898 [25OC]

Compassionate Friends, Inc.: tribute, E1843 [19OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6962-H6980 [25JY], E1349 [27JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8818-H8847, H8895, H8899 [5OC], E1714 [6OC], E1752 [12OC]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), consideration (H. Res. 611), H8817, H8818 [5OC]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, H2639 [8MY], H2970 [15MY]

———support Internet safety awareness (H. Res. 575), H9537-H9539 [10OC], E1782 [13OC]

Concord, NC: tribute to Central Cabarrus High School girls' softball team, E864 [25MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H96 [1FE], H6368 [18JY], H6475 [19JY], H6783 [25JY]

———tribute to Australian interns, E425 [28MR]

Congressional Life Forum and Cannon Caucus: meeting, H226 [8FE]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), H11683-H11686 [31OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, E984 [13JN]

Corpus Christi, TX: tribute to Calallen High School boys' baseball team, E1143 [29JN]

———tribute to Foy H. Moody High School boys' baseball team, E1142 [29JN]

Coswell, Craig: Colorado Teacher of the Year award recipient, E8 [27JA]

Courts: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), H8690-H8694 [3OC]

———reform sentencing for convicted sex offenders, H7741 [19SE]

CPSC: list of children's products subject to recall or corrective action, H4845, H4846 [21JN]

Crime: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H459 [16FE], H518 [29FE], H577 [1MR], H705 [8MR], H761 [9MR], H1080 [16MR], H1177 [22MR], H1482 [29MR], H1624 [30MR], H1681 [4AP], H1854 [6AP], H1987 [10AP], H2018 [11AP], H2414 [3MY], H2553 [4MY], H2633 [8MY], H2660 [9MY], H2953 [11MY], H2974 [15MY], H3056 [16MY], H3185 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H3533 [23MY], H4125 [9JN], H4178 [12JN], H4344 [14JN], H4680 [20JN], H5174 [27JN], H5441 [29JN], H5741 [11JY], H5847 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], H6474 [19JY], H6604 [20JY], H7006 [26JY], H7220 [6SE], H8066 [26SE], H8204 [27SE], H9638 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H10813 [25OC], H11199 [26OC]

———collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2021-H2026 [11AP]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (H. Res. 605), H8816 [5OC], H10634-H10636 [24OC]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9029-H9038 [6OC], E2224-E2226 [15DE]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5748-H5757 [11JY], E1221 [13JY], E1259 [18JY]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (H.R. 3484), H8697-H8699 [3OC]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 4047), H6940-H6942 [25JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H611 [1MR], H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1115 [16MR], H1483, H1484 [29MR], H2378 [2MY], H2970, H2972, H2974 [15MY], H3051, H3057 [16MY], H4677 [20JN], H6779 [25JY], H8815 [5OC], H9909 [17OC], E1004 [14JN], E1472 [13SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1040-H1049 [15MR], H1290 [23MR], H2080-H2089 [11AP]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, E1314 [25JY]

Cuba: human rights violations, H1723 [4AP], H1853 [6AP]

Cuba for Kids Foundation: tribute, E2051 [1NO]

Cyberangels (organization): tribute, E544 [12AP]

D'Amico, Donald R.: American Century Award recipient, E58 [2FE]

Deafness Research Foundation: tribute to efforts to raise awareness through the National Campaign for Hearing Health, E2178 [13DE]

Dearden, Dennis: Gang Resistance Education and Training Program National Principal of the Year award recipient, E51 [1FE]

Death and dying: comparision between medical-related deaths and accidental firearm deaths, H1682 [4AP]

DeBonis, Michael: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E141 [15FE]

Delran, NJ; tribute to Delran High School swim team, E110 [10FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: school breakfast programs research funding, H5712-H5714 [10JY], E1211 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: cooperation by high school officials with military recruiters, E284 [13MR]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas, H9663 [11OC]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (H.R. 1779), H1551 [29MR]

Dept. of Education: 21st Century Teacher Scholarships Act funding through reductions in OSHA, H4286, H4287 [13JN]

———abolish, H11473 [28OC]

———accomplishments, H10877 [25OC]

———GAO audit, H747-H751 [8MR]

———prohibit funding for any efforts to restrict military recruiting at secondary schools, H4284, H4285 [13JN]

———reform, H7357-H7363 [7SE]

———Stars Schools Program funding, H4246, H4247 [13JN]

———teacher transition programs funding, H4248-H4249 [13JN], H12495 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS: Adoption Incentives Program funding, H4236, H4237 [13JN]

———Consolidated Health Centers Program funding, H4104 [8JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4897-H4901 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: Child Exploitation and Obscenity Division funding, H4969 [22JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Program School Violence Initiative funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4994 [22JN]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs, H11291 [26OC]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (H.R. 4178), H8781 [4OC]

———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H5140-H5144 [26JN], E1244 [14JY]

———State and local law enforcement agencies funding to combat child pornography and exploitation on the Internet, H5046 [23JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H3966 [7JN], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4619, H4632-H4651 [19JN], H4735, H4736 [20JN], H5039-H5046 [23JN], H11290 [26OC], E1062 [20JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4066-H4077 [8JN]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (H.R. 4528), H5760-H5762 [11JY], E837 [25MY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study to determine ways to reduce fatalities, injuries, and property damage caused by backing vehicles, E1366 [27JY]

———tribute to Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program Poetry Contest winners, E937 [9JN]

DeRuise, Crystal: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

DeRuise, Trevor: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

DeWitt, NY: anniversary of Christian Brothers Academy, E1446 [13SE]

Dickison, Rebecca: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E245 [8MR]

Digenan, Dennis: Nevada Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2661 [9MY]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (H.R. 4665), E1541 [20SE]

———Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research funding, H8249, H8255, H8257, H8262, H8263 [27SE]

———establish autism diagnostic research centers, H8252 [27SE]

———establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children, H2691, H2714 [9MY], H8251, H8261 [27SE]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Con. Res. 321), E687 [10MY]

———pediatric cancer research funding, H4126 [9JN]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, H8250 [27SE]

———revise and extend Medicaid programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H11527 [30OC]

———support Angleman's Syndrome research, E1805 [17OC]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research, E1486 [14SE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (H. Res. 576), H8270-H8272 [27SE]

District of Columbia: disposition of surplus school property to charter schools, H7046-H7048 [26JY]

———foster care agency reform, H7924 [20SE]

———prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7588-H7590 [14SE], H8752, H8753 [4OC]

———prohibit possession of tobacco products by minors, H7584-H7588 [14SE]

———shootings at National Zoo, H2378 [2MY]

———waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (H.R. 5537), H11584, H11585 [30OC]

Doherty, Megan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E668 [8MY]

Dols, Christopher: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E186 [29FE]

Domijancic, Katrina M.: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E865 [25MY]

Downingtown, PA: tribute to Downingtown Senior High School boys' soccer team, H704 [8MR]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, H8251 [27SE]

Drugs: protect children from drug traffickers (H.R. 5312), H9950, H9951 [17OC], E1865 [19OC]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1141 [21MR], H1482, H1490, H1492, H1493, H1494 [29MR], H1619 [30MR], H4197-H4201 [12JN]

———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H55-H62 [31JA]

Duncanville, TX: Duncanville High School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E693 [10MY]

East Williston, NY: tribute to North Side Elementary School, E590 [13AP]

Eckerd Corp.: sponsorship of ``Drug Quiz Show'' drug abuse education program, E598 [2MY]

Edina, MN: National Sleep Foundation recognition of the Edina School District as the ``2000 Sleep Capital of the Nation'', E564 [13AP]

Education: anniversary of Head Start Program, H8774 [4OC]

———apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (H.R. 4307), H7507 [13SE], E588 [13AP]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, E613 [2MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), E840 [25MY]

———assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (H.R. 3873), E276 [9MR]

———charter schools funding, H3901 [6JN]

———effectiveness of core knowledge and charter schools, E1991 [28OC]

———encourage students to pursue careers and higher education degrees in science, computers, and technology, H11611 [30OC]

———encourage use of technology to effectively teach students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students, H6032, H6033 [13JY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (H.R. 4143), H7645 [14SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, H7971, H7972 [21SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H5848 [12JY], H10610-H10622 [24OC], E1919 [25OC]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), permission to file report, H7188 [27JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4272), H5848 [12JY]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (H.R. 5573), E1976 [28OC]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (H.R. 4081), H1658 [3AP], H7971 [21SE]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching, E567 [13AP]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 5319), E1606 [27SE]

———funding, H2446 [3MY], H4021, H4022 [7JN], H4199 [12JN], H4345 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H10845, H10849-H10854 [25OC], H11215 [26OC], H11511 [29OC], H12069 [11DE], H12483, H12491, H12496, H12499, H12500 [15DE]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (S. Con. Res. 129), H5661-H5670 [10JY]

———importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), H4325-H4329 [13JN], E229 [6MR], E995, E998, E1002, E1009 [14JN]

———improve character education programs (H.R. 3681), H966-H970 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H6038 [13JY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 3880), E313 [15MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 5034), H8180-H8184 [26SE]

———increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (H.R. 3827), E222 [2MR]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (H.R. 4346), H2554 [4MY], E613 [2MY]

———national policy to improve system, H21, H22 [27JA], H96 [1FE], H533-H538 [29FE], H615 [1MR], H747-H751 [8MR], H923 [13MR], H966-H970 [14MR], H1001, H1067 [15MR], H1269, H1271 [22MR], H1342, H1392 [23MR], H1739-H1746 [4AP], H1828-H1834, H1840-H1847 [5AP], H1854, H1948 [6AP], H1982 [10AP], H2109 [11AP], H2166, H2205 [12AP], H2256, H2332 [13AP], H2416 [3MY], H2553, H2555 [4MY], H3164 [16MY], H3629-H3632 [23MY], H3901-H3909 [6JN], H3933 [7JN], H4227 [13JN], H4905 [21JN], H5827-H5831 [11JY], H6026, H6031-H6038 [13JY], H6474 [19JY], H6764-H6770 [24JY], H7220, H7221 [6SE], H7284 [7SE], H7545, H7566 [13SE], H7701-H7707 [18SE], H7874, H7899 [20SE], H7939, H7971-H7977 [21SE], H8116, H8122 [26SE], H8206, H8285, H8296, H8297 [27SE], H8410, H8412, H8440-H8444 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8767-H8773 [4OC], H8816 [5OC], H9806, H9807, H9809-H9816 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H10225, H10227-H10233 [18OC], H10397, H10400, H10410 [19OC], H10815, H10817, H10875, H10877, H10878, H10880, H10884 [25OC], H11202 [26OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11475, H11476 [28OC], H11506, H11509 [29OC], H89010 [5OC], E775 [19MY], E966 [9JN], E2079 [3NO]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H9806 [11OC]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (H.R. 5043), E1377 [27JY]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7459-H7470 [12SE], E1467, E1476 [13SE], E1486 [14SE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative, H4062 [8JN]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (H.R. 2725), E294 [14MR]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (H.R. 2344), H7971-H7974 [21SE]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (H.R. 3928), H1053 [15MR]

———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H4239-H4243 [13JN]

———reductions in school class size, H4053 [8JN], H4226 [13JN], H6034 [13JY], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11465-H11474 [28OC], H11739-H11748 [1NO], E2048 [1NO]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values, H966-H970 [14MR]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H19-H22 [27JA], H244-H247 [8FE], H1342 [23MR], H2415, H2446 [3MY], H2782, H2783 [10MY], H4052 [8JN], H4249-H4254 [13JN], H7640-H7646 [14SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H8301-H8306 [27SE], H10875, H10880 [25OC], H11214, H11216 [26OC], H11465, H11466-H11474 [28OC], H11608, H11612-H11617 [30OC], H11678 [31OC], H11729-H11739 [1NO], H11801 [2NO]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (H.R. 3705), E200 [29FE], E650 [4MY]

———social and economic impact of illiteracy, H5827-H5831 [11JY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H4022 [7JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H4596 [19JN], E613 [2MY]

———student loan programs funding, H9806 [11OC]

———support mentoring programs (H. Res. 552), H12515 [15DE]

———support teachers, H2751, H2755, H2756 [9MY]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2726-H2734, H2737 [9MY], E733 [16MY]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 621), H9618-H9620 [10OC]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 409), H98-H103 [1FE], E63 [2FE], E73 [7FE], E86 [8FE]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (H. Res. 578), H8184-H8188 [26SE]

———TRIO Programs funding, E1026 [15JN]

———use of intelligent design theory in science and science education, H4480 [14JN]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), H8000-H8005 [25SE], E1474 [13SE], E1595 [26SE]

Edwardsville, IL: tribute to Metro-East Lutheran High School Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering team, E917 [8JN]

El Paso, TX: anniversary of Cathedral High School, E1811 [17OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit funding to the Native Hawaiian Education Program, H4282-H4284 [13JN]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), H1840-H1847 [5AP]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program, H1309 [23MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2992-H3002 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Title I grants funding, H4204-H4208 [12JN]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act: funding, H4049 [8JN]

Employment: summer youth jobs programs funding, H1512 [29MR]

Eugene, OR: tribute to local television stations for simulcast of documentary about the effects of drug abuse, E360 [21MR]

Ewing, Tanya: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E242 [8MR]

Executive Office of the President: geographical error on official school reform tour website, H4681 [20JN]

Fabius, NY: tribute to Fabius Junior Senior High School baseball team, E1222 [13JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (H.R. 2119), E2112 [4DE]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Sleepy Hollow Elementary School students for Millennium Pledge, E116 [10FE]

Fall River, MA: tribute to Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America's American Dream Challenge Committee, E1207 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), E71 [7FE]

———child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 245), H128 [1FE]

———child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H121-H127 [1FE]

———demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (H.R. 2500), H7974 [21SE]

———expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care, H3932 [7JN]

———grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling, H2718 [9MY], H8251, H8257, H8262 [27SE], E1707 [6OC]

———importance of families eating together (H. Con. Res. 343), H6961, H6962 [25JY]

———importance of responsible fatherhood (H. Res. 522), H4605-H4610 [19JN]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7297-H7321 [7SE], E1438 [11SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), consideration (H. Res. 566), H7294-H7296 [7SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), motion to recommit, H7319-H7321 [7SE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care, H7974 [21SE]

———issuance of special postage stamp to raise adoption awareness, H4124 [9JN]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 76), H356-H358 [14FE], E143, E144, E147 [15FE]

———simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (H.R. 3824), E221 [2MR]

———strengthening of moral values, H7874 [20SE]

Fayetteville, GA: tribute to Fayette County High School students' report on F-22 fighter, E947 [9JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco, H7087-H7090 [26JY], E1169 [30JN]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4042), H1127 [21MR], E371 [21MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4207), H1847-H1849 [5AP], H2114 [11AP], H2503 [3MY]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), H7760-H7762 [19SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6658-H6663 [20JY]

Finch, Amy: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E139 [15FE]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2080-H2089 [11AP], H6648 [20JY]

———gun control, H1177 [22MR], H4346 [14JN]

———improve safety of handguns, H2414 [3MY]

———improve safety of handguns (H.R. 515), H611 [1MR], H1082 [16MR], H1176 [22MR], H1769 [5AP]

———prevent children from having access to firearms, H578, H579 [1MR], H1080 [16MR], H2502 [3MY], E179 [29FE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 3987), H1115 [16MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (H.R. 5194), E1517 [18SE]

———reduce violence in schools, E307 [14MR]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, H4023 [7JN]

———tribute to First Monday 2000—Unite To End Gun Violence campaign, E1642 [2OC]

———violence in schools, H578, H579 [1MR]

Fishbone, Gerald and Marilyn: Greater New Haven, CT, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Living and Giving Award recipients, E521 [10AP]

Fiskdale, MA: tribute to Tantasqua Regional Junior High School for recognition by the Corp. for National and Community Service as a National Service-Learning Leaders School, E1267 [19JY]

Fleming, Kevin M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E180 [29FE]

Florence, WI: tribute to Food, Fun, and Fitness Summer Program, E454 [30MR]

Florida: tribute to Port Charlotte High School and Edison Community College for participation in Model U.N. Program, E165 [16FE]

Folkston, GA: tribute to Charlton County High School football team, E114 [10FE]

Food stamps: prevent fraud and abuse, H1854 [6AP]

Foreign aid: infant and child health programs funding, H5897 [12JY]

———international education programs funding, H5981 [13JY]

———international family planning programs, E357 [21MR]

———international family planning programs funding, H10836 [25OC]

———international family planning programs funding (H.R. 3634), H1854 [6AP]

———international family planning programs funding prohibition due to use of such funds for unintended purposes, H6008, H6009 [13JY]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5849, H5883, H5899 [12JY], H5983-H5994 [13JY], H7699 [18SE], E430 [28MR], E1275 [19JY], E1298 [21JY]

———prohibit assistance to countries that use children as soldiers, H5999-H6002 [13JY]

Foreign policy: global childhood nutrition programs funding, E1389 [27JY]

———international labor standards programs funding, H4092-H4094 [8JN]

Foreman, Spencer: Angela House (organization) honoree, E1969 [28OC]

Fort Worth, TX: Edward J. Briscoe Elementary School designation as a Texas Education Agency State of Texas Recognized School, E1492 [14SE]

Foster, David: Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award recipient, E1962 [27OC]

Foster, Robert: Clifton, NJ, Optimist Club Friend of Youth Award recipient, E894 [6JN]

Fruita, CO: tribute to Fruita Monument High School speech and debate team, E309 [14MR]

FTC: prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal information collected from, and about, children on the Internet, E616 [2MY]

———report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, H7569 [13SE]

Gainesboro, TN: tribute to Jackson County High School girls' basketball team, E398 [23MR]

Gainesville, FL: tribute to Gainesville Gators girls' softball team, E927 [9JN]

Gaithersburg, MD: tribute to Watkins Mill High School Booster Club, E1491 [14SE]

Gale, Christopher: Boys and Girls Clubs of America Midwest Region Youth of the Year award recipient, H7970 [21SE]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (H.R. 3800), H1420 [28MR], H1633 [3AP]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (H.R. 3575), H1000 [15MR], E67 [3FE]

GAO: study impact of networking and information technology research and development on lower income families, minorities, and women, H405, H406 [15FE]

Gary, IN: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E7 [27JA]

Gary, IN, Educational Development Foundation: anniversary, E378 [22MR]

Gilligan, Kevin and Eileen: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, E1627 [28SE]

Gore, Vice President: receipt of campaign contributions from entertainment industry, H7741 [19SE]

Government: impact of changes in morality on personal liberties, H188 [2FE]

———prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor, H6015 [13JY]

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Grand Junction High School Science Bowl team, E205 [1MR]

Grand Rapids, MI: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E643 [4MY]

Graves, Adam: Boys and Girls Club of Passaic, NJ, Sportsman of the Year honoree, E1156 [29JN]

Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc.: anniversary, E1558 [21SE]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Greensboro Day School girls' soccer team, E947 [9JN]

———tribute to Southeast Guilford High School boys' lacrosse team, E1608 [27SE]

Greenville, SC: Upstate Urban League recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E179 [29FE]

Guam: observance of Teacher Recognition Month, E1777 [13OC]

———tribute to Island Leadership Day participants, E754 [17MY], E988 [13JN]

Gurrola, Aracely: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Arizona, E640 [4MY]

Guttenberg, NJ: anniversary of Guttenberg Housing Authority, E1502 [18SE]

Guyton, Candace: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

Haas, Susie: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1005 [14JN]

Haddon Heights, NJ: tribute to Haddon Heights Spring Festival Colorguard participants, E683 [9MY]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), H6389-H6399 [18JY], H7690-H7695 [18SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance, H5154 [26JN], H8204 [27SE], H9638 [11OC]

———compliance (H. Con. Res. 293), H1287 [23MR], H1420 [28MR], H1482 [29MR], H1624 [30MR], H1681 [4AP], H1854 [6AP], H1987 [10AP], H2018 [11AP], H2414 [3MY], H2974 [15MY], H3056 [16MY], H3185 [17MY], H3533, H3564-H3568 [23MY], H3872 [6JN], H4125 [9JN], E831 [25MY]

Hamilton, Jamie: Grand Junction, CO, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E187 [29FE]

Harcum College: tribute to Upward Bound Program, E227 [6MR]

Hawkinson, Bill: Chicagoland Forest District Good Scout Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Head Start Program: funding, H1829, H1830 [5AP], H4204-H4208, H4215 [12JN]

Health: authorize grants for education programs to combat inhalant abuse, H3751 [24MY]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (H. Res. 672), E2160 [8DE]

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (H.R. 5260), E1555 [21SE], E1572 [22SE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (H.R. 3826), H751, H752 [8MR], H1855 [6AP], E223 [2MR]

———increase State immunization programs funding (H. Con. Res. 315), H2486 [3MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1910 [25OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3528), H4024 [7JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5551), E1908 [25OC]

———protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H7006 [26JY], H7901 [20SE], H7967 [21SE], H8154-H8162 [26SE], E1647 [2OC], E1706 [6OC]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H19 [27JA], H367 [14FE]

———provide technical assistance to school-based health centers to develop and operate computer systems that maintain patient data (H.R. 5508), E1873 [19OC]

———recognize differences in organ transplantation between adults and children and study immunosupressive drugs provided to children, H1700, H1701 [4AP]

———review of immunization and vaccine programs, E2230 [15DE]

Health care facilities: guidelines for the use of therapeutic restraints, H8250, H8255, H8260 [27SE]

———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, H8254 [27SE]

Hear O'Israel International, Inc.: tribute to Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000, E861 [25MY]

Heath, Brittany: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E627 [3MY]

Henke, Janet R. and Bob: Whittier, CA, Boy Scouts Good Scout of the Year award recipients, E1995 [28OC]

High Point, NC: tribute to High Point Central High School football team, E159 [16FE]

Higher Education Act: technical amendments (H.R. 4504), H4181-H4188 [12JN], E785, E786 [19MY], E1008 [14JN]

Highpoint, NC: tribute to Westchester Academy boys' basketball team, E774 [19MY]

Hilltop Community Resources, Inc.: anniversary, E929 [9JN]

Hoboken Little League Baseball, Inc.: anniversary, E573 [13AP]

Hoffner-McCall, Richard: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Pennsylvania, E94 [8FE]

Holden, MA: Wachusett Regional High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E319 [15MR]

Holton, Desirea: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E602 [2MY]

House of Representatives: Cancer Awareness Working Group hearings, E1995 [28OC]

Houston, Marcus: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E112 [10FE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Children's Assessment Center, E2067 [2NO]

———Children's Nutrition Research Center funding, H5789 [11JY], H9703 [11OC]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (H. Con. Res. 348), H5762-H5764 [11JY]

———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor, H5946-H5948 [12JY], E1239, E1249 [14JY]

Humboldt State University: anniversary of Indian Teacher and Educational Personnel Program, E1466 [13SE]

Hunger Project (organization): tribute, E1553 [21SE]

Hurt, Hobert: Fayette County, KY, Middle School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1639 [2OC]

IBM Corp.: tribute to Technology Camp for Young Women, E1862 [19OC]

Idaho: tribute to antiviolence pledge by high school students, H8894 [5OC]

Illinois: anniversary of PTA, E205 [1MR], E867 [25MY]

———Senior Citizens of the Year award recipients from the 3d Congressional District, E180 [29FE]

———tribute to ``All-American Eagles'' competition participants, E1200 [11JY]

Increase the Peace Day: support (H. Res. 507), E783 [19MY]

Indiana: tribute to recipients of Crystal Apple Award for outstanding educators, E580 [13AP]

———tribute to Silver Bell Club, Lodge 2365, of the Polish National Alliance of the U.S., Hank Stram-Tony Zale Sports Award recipients, E780 [19MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3545), E22 [27JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2349 [2MY], H2414, H2449-H2457 [3MY], H2555 [4MY], H7702 [18SE], H8002-H8004 [25SE], E386 [22MR], E609 [2MY], E624 [3MY], E634, E638, E639 [4MY], E678 [9MY], E1595 [26SE]

———funding, H1066 [15MR], H4062, H4088-H4090 [8JN], H9810-H9816 [11OC], H11750 [1NO], H11800, H11801 [2NO]

———funding through reductions in Comprehensive School Reform Program, H4288-H4291 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H4258-H4260 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Job Corps, H4275, H4276 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4267-H4269 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in the Office of Education Research and Improvement, H4270, H4271, H4310 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, H4265-H4267 [13JN], E995 [14JN]

———funding through reductions in various education programs, H4244-H4246 [13JN]

———reauthorize, H6757 [24JY]

Inglewood, CA: tribute to Inglewood Unified School District, E841 [25MY]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (H.R. 4390), E660 [4MY], E2144 [7DE]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations, H2486 [3MY]

IRS: tribute for printing pictures of missing children on forms and publications, H2319 [13AP]

Iscovitz, Douglas: Florida Principal of the Year award recipient, E929 [9JN]

Israel: inclusion of Armenian Genocide in national education curriculum, H3625 [23MY]

Jackson, Alicia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E273 [9MR]

Jackson, Elizabeth A.: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E865 [25MY]

Jackson, Stephanie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E162 [16FE]

James, Edgar, III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1723 [6OC]

Jankowski, Rachel: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E995 [14JN]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of the Puertorriquenos Asociados for Community Organization, E1500 [18SE]

———tribute to Liberty Science Center Partnership Program for at-risk students, E2143 [7DE]

Job Corps: tribute, E1294 [21JY]

Johnston, Beth Ann: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E998 [14JN]

Junction, IL: tribute to Gallatin County High School marching band, E693 [10MY]

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International: recognition of Woolf family at Promise Ball 2000, E439 [29MR]

Kansas City, MO: propriety of political advertising campaign questioning the safety of public schools, H7874 [20SE]

Kapahulehua, Leonard (Bully): Walter B. Jones Memorial and NOAA Excellence in Promoting Diversity in Coastal or Ocean Resource Management Award recipient, H8283 [27SE]

Kaskey, Jacob: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E401 [23MR]

Kids Day America/International: observance, E708 [11MY]

Kirkland, WA: tribute to Kirkland Teen Center, E1407 [6SE]

Koren, Justin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Florida, E148 [15FE]

Kunz, Josey: Illinois State Organ/Tissue Donor Poster Contest award recipient, E911 [7JN]

La Salle County, IL: convey certain lands to the YMCA of Ottawa, IL, H10361 [19OC]

Lakewood, OH: observance of National Walk Our Children to School Day, E1662 [4OC]

———tribute to St. Edward High School wrestling team, E489 [4AP]

Lance, Marilyn: New York Teacher of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (H.R. 5218), E1544 [20SE]

———combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (H.R. 4553), H3857 [25MY]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), H7811-H7813 [19SE]

Lawrence, NY: tribute to Lawrence Middle School, E428 [28MR]

Learn Shop, Inc.: tribute, E2067 [2NO]

Lebanon, PA: tribute to Lebanon Catholic High School girls' and boys' basketball teams, E417 [27MR]

Little Falls, NJ: anniversary of Passaic Valley Regional High School, E2194 [15DE]

Littleton, CO: tribute to Columbine High School football team, E13 [27JA]

Longmeadow, MA: tribute to Longmeadow High School football team, E78 [8FE], E127 [14FE]

LoveLife Foundation: observance of LoveLife Week, E1749 [12OC]

Lubbock, TX: anniversary of Texas Boys Ranch telethon, E1272 [19JY]

Ludlow, MA: tribute to Ludlow High School boys' soccer team, E79 [8FE], E126 [14FE]

———tribute to Ludlow High School girls' soccer team, E81 [8FE], E125 [14FE]

———tribute to Ludlow Senior High School girls' soccer team, E510 [6AP]

Luzerne County Head Start, Inc.: anniversary, E776 [19MY]

Lynnwood, WA: naming of Edmonds School District as one of the Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, E1485 [14SE]

Macon, GA.: tribute to Tattnall Square Academy drama students, E112 [10FE]

Make-A-Wish Foundation: anniversary, E897, E901 [6JN], E909 [7JN], E928, E957 [9JN], E980 [12JN]

———tribute, E1997 [28OC]

Mansue, Amy: Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey Fred Forrest Community Service Award recipient, E783 [19MY]

Manzanares, George: Daily Point of Light Foundation Daily Point of Light Award recipient, E1638 [2OC]

MasterCard International Inc.: donation to CARE (relief organization) for girls' education programs in India, E1024 [15JN]

McCollum, Representative: assessment of legislation and activities during tenure, H7916-H7923 [20SE]

McFeters, Courtnay: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1004 [14JN]

McGwin, Katie: National Sportsmanship Day essay contest award recipient, E279 [9MR]

Medicaid: permit public schools and other entities to determine presumptive eligibility for low-income children, H12490 [15DE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 4825), H11787 [2NO]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals, H12489 [15DE]

Mental health: postpartum depression policies (H. Res. 163), H9524-H9532 [10OC]

———services funding, H4201-H4203 [12JN], H6576-H6582 [19JY]

MICROMEDEX (business): tribute to POISINDEX electronic database, E403 [23MR]

Middleburg Heights, OH: anniversary of Southland YWCA, E1400 [6SE]

Middletown, NY: tribute to Periwinkle National Theatre for drug education efforts, E2115 [4DE]

Midway, TX: tribute to girls' little league softball team, E1719 [6OC]

Miller, Devin: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award recipient, E101 [9FE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2471 [3MY], H2658 [9MY], H2955, H2959-H2964 [11MY], H2970, H2972, H2974 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H3400 [18MY], H3626-H3632 [23MY], E693 [10MY], E750 [17MY]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Thomas More High School Jennie Fund initiative to provide scholarships to students willing to participate in Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) program, E549 [12AP]

Minority Arts Resource Council: tribute to the African American Rodeo, E1663 [4OC]

Moore, Gwen: National Association of Child Advocates' Leadership in Government Award recipient, E984 [13JN]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): anniversary, E1413 [6SE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children, H9630 [10OC]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, H611 [1MR], H1825 [5AP]

Mountlake Terrace, WA: tribute to Mountlake Terrace High School students, E567 [13AP]

Muscular Dystrophy Association: anniversary of Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, E1439 [11SE]

Nakamura, Leanne: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1948 [6AP]

National Adoption Month: observance, E2026 [30OC]

National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (organization): anniversary, E1270 [19JY]

National Alliance for Autism Research: tribute to ``Walk FAR'' research fundraiser, H8411 [28SE]

National Center for Learning Disabilities: tribute to ``Get Ready To Read Program'', E1808 [17OC]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 310), H2367-H2374 [2MY], E624 [3MY], E635 [4MY], E705 [11MY]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, E534 [11AP], E559 [13AP]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 415), H9989, H9990 [17OC], E1843 [19OC]

National Children's Prayer Congress (organization): tribute, E654 [4MY]

National Community Education Day: observance, E1906 [25OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1647 [2OC], E1817 [17OC], E1909 [25OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4524-H4538, H4584 [15JN], H8437-H8440 [28SE], H8646, H8654, H8655, H8657 [3OC], E1121 [26JN]

National Family Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 288), H1129-H1132 [21MR]

National Federation of State High School Associations: tribute, H610 [1MR]

National Groundhog Job Shadow Day: observance, E68 [3FE]

National History Day: observance, E1439 [11SE]

National Learning Disabilities Month: observance, E1808 [17OC]

National Missing Children's Day: observance, H3854 [25MY]

National objectives: establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]

National Poison Prevention Week: observance, E403 [23MR]

National Reading Panel: recommendations on children's reading levels, H2166 [12AP]

———report on phonics, E621 [3MY]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (H.R. 3614), E111 [10FE]

———improve management of the child and adult care food program (H.R. 4520), E813 [23MY]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (H. Con. Res. 389), E1380 [27JY]

National Taking Charge of Your TV Week: observance, E1536 [20SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E676 [9MY]

National Teacher Day: observance, H2661 [9MY]

National TRIO Day: observance, E214 [1MR], E227 [6MR]

National Trio Day: observance, E143 [15FE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (H.R. 5327), E1606 [27SE]

———revise certain standards for petitions for compensation (H.R. 5579), E1946 [26OC]

National Youth Day: recognize importance and support goals and ideas (H. Con. Res. 375), H6960, H6961 [25JY], E1362 [27JY]

Nederland, TX: tribute to Keely Jardell School of Dance, E1060 [20JN]

Negrette, Becky: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E16 [27JA]

Nelson, Tammy: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, H8066 [26SE]

New Berlin, WI: tribute to New Berlin West High School boys' basketball team, E406 [23MR]

New Jersey: Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition winners, E1064 [20JN]

———education initiatives, H12034 [7DE]

New Lothrop, MI: tribute to New Lothrop High School girls' volleyball team, E468 [30MR]

New York, NY: anniversary of Loyola School, E722 [15MY]

———tribute to Fedkids Child Care Center, E1794 [13OC]

———tribute to Healthy Start Consortium, E2160 [8DE]

Newman-Keane, Chavis: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E241 [8MR]

Newton, Carrie: Fayette County, KY, Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1637 [2OC]

Nichols, Lindsay: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E403 [23MR]

NIH: conduct a study on the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine relative to autism, H4308 [13JN]

NOAA: tribute to the Jason Project for providing research material to elementary and secondary school students, H4965 [22JN]

North Olmsted, OH: tribute to North Olmsted High School marching band, E516 [6AP]

Northern Ireland: tribute to sponsors of Project Children 2000, E1256 [18JY]

Northrup, Joseph: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1005 [14JN]

NSF: authorize competitive grant awards to public and private schools to hire master teachers, H10617-H10621 [24OC]

———report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries, H395, H403, H404 [15FE]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, H2716 [9MY], H8263 [27SE]

Oak Creek, WI: tribute to Oak Creek High School students involved in fundraising for campaign finance reform, H169 [2FE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: proposed program to encourage placement of anti-drug messages in television programing, H5741 [11JY]

Ohio: anniversary of PTA, E2022 [30OC]

———tribute to 10th Congressional District Youth Congress, E1381 [27JY]

———tribute to ``Student Bill of Responsibilities'' legislation, E2030 [30OC]

———tribute to youth activities in the 11th Congressional District, H2019 [11AP]

Ohio Junior Classical League: tribute, E483 [4AP]

Okawville, IL: tribute to Okawville Junior Senior High School girls' basketball team, E461 [30MR]

Oklahoma: use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds for marriage and family programs, H6026 [13JY]

Olive Hill, KY: tribute to West Carter High School girls' basketball team, E550 [12AP]

Onondaga Township, MI: anniversary of VFW National Home for Children, E793 [19MY]

Operation First Choice (organization): USA Today Make a Difference Day Award recipient, E1037 [19JN]

OPM: conduct study on allowing certain Federal employees paid parental leave, H6698, H6699 [20JY]

Orange Park, FL: Orange Park High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E256 [9MR]

Orbach, Raymond L.: California Inland Empire Council Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

Orbon, Karin M.: American Councils for International Education Awards for Excellence in Teaching exchange program participant, E1854 [19OC]

———Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E1854 [19OC]

Orlando, Rocco: Greater New Haven, CT, Italian American Historical Society Distinguished Service Award recipient, E528 [11AP]

Ottawa, OH: dedication of Boy Scout Troop 244 Boy Scout House, E1487 [14SE]

Owens, Frances: Easter Seals (organization) Edgar F. ``Daddy'' Allen Award recipient, E405 [23MR]

Parmadale (organization): anniversary, E1480 [14SE]

Patterson, Ryan: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E887 [6JN]

Peabody, Thom: L.S. Wood Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Pease, Representative: explanation of role as Boy Scouts volunteer advisor, H7523 [13SE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard 1st Battalion, 103rd Armored Division, E101 [9FE]

Pensacola, FL: tribute to Washington High School girls' basketball team, E335 [16MR]

Peoria, IL: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E608 [2MY]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Southern Homes Services, E733 [16MY]

Pico Rivera, CA: tribute to North Park Middle School marching band, E581 [13AP]

Pittsfield, MA: anniversary of Boys and Girls Club, E1642 [2OC]

Plainsboro, NJ: recognition as an ``Education Township'', E697 [10MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: annual report, H9820 [12OC]

Poenicke, Andrew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E997 [14JN]

Pollini, Lauren: National History Day Competition participant, E983 [13JN]

Porcher, Robert, III: National Fatherhood Initiative (organization) Father of the Year award recipient, E1090 [23JN]

Pornography: increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (H.R. 4147), H8578-H8580 [2OC]

Provider Appreciation Day: observance, E743 [17MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2691, H2698-H2720 [9MY], H3056 [16MY], H8209-H8265 [27SE], E1129 [28JN], E1707 [6OC]

———provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 594), H8206-H8209 [27SE], E1609 [27SE]

Purdue University Calumet: tribute to Hall of Fame inductees, E1626 [28SE]

Rainwater, Cara: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E183 [29FE]

Ramone, Phil: Michael Bolton Charities, Inc., Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1539 [20SE]

Rasch, Sunna: Dept. of Education John Stanford Education Heroes Award recipient, E2115 [4DE]

Rau, David: SAM's Club (business) Teacher of the Year award recipient, E673 [9MY]

Reddin, Scott: Shelter Our Sisters (organization) honoree, E677 [9MY]

Redmond, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E244 [8MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11201 [26OC]

Retired Educators for Agricultural Programs (organization): funding, H5458 [29JN]

Richmond, VA: tribute to Mills Godwin High School for accomplishments in the JumpStart 2000 science and technology contest, E569 [13AP]

Rio Grande City, TX: tribute to Ringgold Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team, E1166 [30JN]

Risca, Viviana: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search winner, E323 [15MR]

Riverdale, NY: tribute to Riverdale Community Center, E831 [25MY]

Riverside, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E375 [22MR]

Rockingham, NC: tribute to Richmond Senior High School Beta Club Quiz Bowl Team, E1245 [14JY]

Rockville Centre, NY: tribute to South Side High School, E947 [9JN]

———tribute to ``Tap 2000—Tap Into America's Hearts to Keep Our Children Safe'' event, E801 [22MY]

Roemer, Representative: congratulations on birth of child, H6622 [20JY]

Rome, GA: tribute to Crisis Pregnancy Center, E382 [22MR]

Ronald McDonald House Charities: designation by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (organization) as one of the top ten corporate citizens for the Hispanic community, E1641 [2OC]

Roseville Federation of Teachers: anniversary, E792 [19MY]

Rummel, Debbie: National Association for Sport and Physical Education Midwest District High School Physical Educator of the Year Award recipient, E1309 [24JY]

Rural areas: tribute to students testifying on living conditions in Colonias, H1082 [16MR]

Safety: ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (H.R. 4519), H8072-H8075 [26SE]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home, H8249, H8255 [27SE]

Salem, OR: tribute to 21st Century Community Schoolhouse, E705 [11MY]

San Agustin, Beverly: Guam Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1906 [25OC]

San Benito, TX: Landrum Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E740 [17MY]

San Bruno, CA: dedication of Carl Renya Memorial Field at Capuchino High School, E1683 [5OC]

San Diego, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood House Association, H8774 [4OC]

San Diego County, CA: tribute to National Hispanic Youth Award finalists, E767 [18MY]

San Mateo County, CA: Family Service Agency of San Mateo County Winner's Breakfast honorees, E507 [6AP]

Santa Clara County, CA: tribute for efforts to provide health coverage to uninsured children, E2144 [7DE]

Sather, Marv: Washington Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2953 [11MY]

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S., H11199 [26OC]

Savannah, GA: tribute to Savannah Country Day School girls' volleyball team, H11355 [26OC]

Save the Children (organization): tribute for relief efforts in Ethiopia, E779 [19MY]

Scappoose, OR: tribute to Scappoose High School football team, E2229 [15DE]

Schiller, Noelle: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, E1105 [23JN]

Schlueter, Amy: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Missouri, E694 [10MY]

Schmitt, Shirley: St. Jacob Elementary School Recycling Coordinator of the Year award recipient, E599 [2MY]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (H.R. 4428), H4021 [7JN]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), H8580-H8583 [2OC]

———improve implementation of breakfast and lunch programs, H4343 [14JN]

———improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors, H9035, H9044 [6OC]

———postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7817-H7825 [19SE], E1571 [22SE]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 309), H3002-H3005 [15MY]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (H.R. 4054), E373 [22MR]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (H.R. 5123), H7380-H7384 [12SE]

Searle, Elizabeth: U.S. National Award Winner in Art recipient, E983 [13JN]

Shakoor, Nadia: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E1041 [19JN]

Shrewsbury, MA: tribute to Shrewsbury High School baseball team, E1326 [26JY]

———tribute to Shrewsbury High School boys' baseball team, E2088 [13NO]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable, E1704 [6OC]

Silverdale, WA: observance of Kids Day America, E1553 [21SE]

Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Simi Valley High School Academic Decathlon Team, E102 [9FE], E404 [23MR]

Skills USA-VICA, Inc.: tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign, E1805 [17OC]

Smith, Byron C.: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, H1483 [29MR], H1632 [3AP], H2017 [11AP]

Snyder, Bert: Boy Scouts of America National Court of Honor National Heroism Award recipient, H3036 [15MY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 5081), E1366 [27JY]

———ensure solvency, survivor benefits, and disability coverage, H2641 [8MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H8435 [28SE], H11200, H11201, H11210-H11217, H11228, H11247 [26OC], H11451, H11453, H11455 [28OC], H11497, H11499, H11500, H11504, H11505, H11506 [29OC], H11547-H11554, H11595-H11601 [30OC], H11793, H11802 [2NO], H12490, H12491, H12494, H12495, H12498, H12500, H12501 [15DE], E1997, E2004 [28OC], E2031 [30OC], E2039, E2041 [31OC], E2052 [1NO], E2194 [15DE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5291), E1601 [27SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5324), E1615 [27SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5612), E2051 [1NO]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (H.R. 3600), E88 [8FE]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (H.R. 5083), H9623, H9624 [10OC], H9843 [12OC]

Springfield, MA: tribute to High School of Commerce football team, E83 [8FE]

St. Mary's College of California: tribute to educational partnership with Castro Valley Unified School District, E1401 [6SE]

State Children's Health Insurance Program: use of funds, H8038-H8040 [25SE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11257 [26OC]

Stepfamily Day: observance, E1476 [13SE]

Stout, Travis: Boy Scouts Medal of Honor recipient, E1402 [6SE]

Strafford, MO: tribute to Strafford High School Flaming Arrow Marching Band, E17 [27JA]

Strumpf, Robyn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E683 [9MY]

Stryker, Kristin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E400 [23MR]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H8250, H8252, H8262 [27SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, H8262 [27SE]

Sudan: human rights violations, H1751-H1757 [4AP]

Supreme Court: decision relative to constitutionality of prayers and invocations at public school sporting events, H4681 [20JN], H4909, H4911 [21JN]

Syracuse, NY: tribute to Westhill High School girls' soccer team, E910 [7JN]

Tahmassebi, Tina: Seventeen/Cover Girl Volunteerism Award recipient, E820 [24MY]

Tampa, FL: tribute to Terrace Community Charter School, E761 [18MY]

Tartakoff, Katy: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E15 [27JA]

Tavernier, FL: tribute to Coral Shores High School, E984 [13JN]

Taxation: allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (H.R. 4799), E1170 [30JN], E1555 [21SE]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 935), E117 [10FE], E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (H.R. 5117), H8068-H8072 [26SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4273), H5848 [12JY]

———expand child tax credit, H9639 [11OC]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors, H7312 [7SE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (H.R. 4071), E397 [23MR]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H2756 [9MY], H11246, H11252, H11254, H11263 [26OC], H11410, H11414 [27OC], H11452, H11465, H11469, H11470 [28OC], H11506, H11508-H11511 [29OC], H11532 [30OC], H11835-H11840 [3NO]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H1833 [5AP], H2553, H2554 [4MY], H6036 [13JY], H7641, H7642, H7645 [14SE], H10224, H10225, H10228, H10229 [18OC], H10875, H10880, H10881, H10884 [25OC], H11356 [26OC], E906 [7JN]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H969 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H2553 [4MY], H6764-H6770 [24JY]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 937), E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

———repeal adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemption deduction, and child tax credit and repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals (H.R. 3612), E109 [10FE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use, H7875 [20SE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1419, H1420, H1455-H1461 [28MR], H1482, H1483, H1484 [29MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), E345 [16MR]

Taylor, Carrie C.: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E865 [25MY]

Taylors, SC: Hidden Treasure Christian School recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E180 [29FE]

Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E704, E705, E716 [11MY]

Teachers: reduce limitations on hiring for certain positions, H7065 [26JY]

TEAM8 Communities Coalition: tribute to efforts to combat juvenile crime in Michigan communities, E1574 [22SE]

Terry, Representative: congratulations on birth of child, E1508 [18SE]

Texas: observance of Public Schools Week, E271 [9MR]

———participation in State Children's Health Insurance Program, H3895-H3901 [6JN], E923 [9JN]

———tribute to Children's Health Insurance Program, E821 [24MY]

———tribute to law enforcement efforts to combat child pornography, E1576 [22SE]

Texas A&M University: report on causes of the collapse of bonfire structure, H2744 [9MY]

Texas Home School Appreciation Week: observance, E636 [4MY]

Thomasville, NC: tribute to Ledford High School girls' basketball team, E774 [19MY]

———tribute to Thomasville High School boys' basketball team, E774 [19MY]

Thousand Oaks, CA: tribute to Los Robles Bank, E115 [10FE]

Thunderbolt, GA: Thunderbolt Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E765 [18MY]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (H.R. 4041), E371 [21MR]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H1847-H1849 [5AP]

Toomey, Representative: congratulations on birth of child, H5033 [22JN]

Turner, Curtis: tribute for efforts in leading prayers and invocations at public school sporting events, E1608 [27SE]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, H4124 [9JN], H4204-H4208 [12JN], E971 [9JN]

Ukrainian-American Youth Association: anniversary, E1664 [4OC]

Ulster County, NY: tribute to United Travel Soccer Club match with Shrewsbury House Soccer Club of England, E1311 [24JY]

University of Wisconsin: tribute to athletic program, H1825 [5AP]

———tribute to women's basketball team, E508 [6AP]

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: tribute to National Youth Sports Program, E1389 [27JY]

Upland, CA: tribute to Upland Christian School, E1203 [11JY]

Urbana, IL: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E1457, E1470 [13SE]

Vaden, Diana: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

VanWormer, Matthew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E999 [14JN]

Vermont: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E627 [3MY]

Victoria, TX: tribute to Victoria High School varsity cheerleaders, E221 [2MR]

Villarreal, Luis P.: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E1892 [24OC], E1989 [28OC]

Wagner, Marcia: Francis Gillespie Excellence Award recipient, E714 [11MY]

Wallace, Lakeshia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

Walter, Abby: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E996 [14JN]

Washington County, PA: tribute to Watchful Shepherd Program, E534 [11AP]

Waterbury, CT: tribute to Margaret M. Generali K-5 School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, E1259 [18JY]

Wayne County, MI: observance of Youth Civic Literacy Month, E1665 [4OC]

Wayne State University: tribute to the Youth Urban Agenda/Civic Literacy Project, E1665 [4OC]

Web-Based Education Commission: funding, H1575 [29MR]

Weedling, Aubrie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1948 [6AP]

Weehawken, NJ: tribute to Panasonic ``Kid Witness News'' program and ``New Vision'' award recipients, E714 [11MY]

Wenonah, NJ: tribute to Wenonah Elementary School students, E1213 [11JY]

West Chester, PA: tribute to Henderson High School girls' soccer team, H704 [8MR]

Westbury, NY: tribute to W. Tresper Clarke Middle School, E802 [22MY]

Westchester, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E406 [23MR]

———anniversary of the Westchester Lariats, E884 [6JN]

Westlake, OH: opening of St. John West Shore Hospital Cardiac & Critical Care Pavilion and the Rainbow RapidCare Program, E1285 [21JY]

Westville, NJ: tribute to Shady Lane Elementary School test scores, E1183 [30JN]

What If (organization): tribute, H3531 [23MY]

Whirry, Marilyn: National Teacher of the Year award recipient, E689 [10MY]

Wilbraham, MA: tribute to Minnechaug Regional High School girls' basketball team, E521 [10AP]

Wilcox, Robert: Chicagoland Forest District Good Scout Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Williams, Bill and Helen: St. Joseph Orphanage of Cincinnati, OH, Scholar of Life Award recipients, E688 [10MY]

Willis, Layla: Working Mother (publication) Mother of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

Wilson, Susan N.: Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey Vivian Aaron Leadership Award recipient, E785 [19MY]

Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (H.R. 5533), E1889 [24OC]

Wood, Rebecca: Fayette County, KY, High School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1641 [2OC]

Woodbury, NJ: tribute to Woodbury Public School students fundraising efforts for the Battleship New Jersey Museum, E835, E867 [25MY]

Workforce Investment Act: youth activities funding, H1570, H1571 [29MR]

Working Wardrobes (organization): tribute, E1806 [17OC]

World Asthma Day: observance, E617 [3MY]

World Health Day: observance, H1855 [6AP]

World Learning (organization): tribute to ``Experiment in International Living'' reunion, E1863 [19OC]

World War II: anniversary of Kindertransport (refugee children's program), E570 [13AP]

Wright, Shereka: Gatorade National High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year award recipient, E522 [10AP]

Yang, Amorette: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E1037 [19JN]

Young, Garrett: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E939 [9JN]

Youngstown, OH: tribute to Ursuline Irish High School football team, E2116 [4DE]

Zepeda, Oscar: National Association for Bilingual Education Bilingual Student Essay Contest winner, E93 [8FE]

Ziegler, Sarah: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1006 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

AID: Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund micronutrient programs funding, S10980, S10981 [25OC]

———polio eradication funding, S10980 [25OC]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S10182, S10196-S10199, S10212-S10215 [11OC]

American Immigration Lawyers Association: tribute to Celebrate America creative writing contest winners, S6345 [10JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S7085 [18JY]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Arkansas: tribute to WatchDOGS school violence prevention program, S392 [7FE]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5406-S5421, S5425, S5443 [20JN], S5547 [21JN]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S9920-S9922 [5OC]

Arts Education Month: designate (S. Res. 128), S1156 [2MR]

Auburn Hills, MI: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award recipients, S2722 [13AP]

Auburn University: tribute, S7961 [5SE]

Baby Safety Month: observance, S9031 [22SE]

Bankruptcy: treatment of child support and alimony payments, S136 [31JA], S11552 [5DE], S11624, S11639-S11642 [6DE], S11697, S11724, S11725, S11727, S11728 [7DE]

———treatment of child support payments, S11437-S11442 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

BATF: expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, S7614 [26JY]

———Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program funding, S7484 [24JY]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (S. 2580), S4106 [17MY]

———issue school construction funding bonds (S. 2580), star print, S10735 [18OC]

———school construction funding, S9816-S9818 [4OC]

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: tribute, S1020, S1021 [1MR]

Bliley, Representative: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9359 [27SE]

Boston, MA: tribute to youth council, S1977 [30MR]

Boy Scouts: anniversary, S750 [23FE]

———repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), S8565 [14SE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: National Training Center leadership development funding, S11865 [15DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S478 [8FE], S512-S514 [9FE]

Burke, Jerry: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1742 [27MR]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S11080 [26OC], S11279, S11282 [27OC]

Butte, ND: effect of agribusiness and Federal agriculture policies on Butte Public School, S3185 [1MY]

Calhoun County, MI: observance of Character Education Awareness Week, S2721 [13AP]

Call D.C. (religious organization): tribute, S7825 [27JY]

Callen, Jolyn: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9362 [27SE]

Camp Fire Boys and Girls (organization): anniversary, S1385 [9MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), S3782 [9MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 277), S3782 [9MY]

———limit funds for application of dangerous pesticides, S7057 [17JY]

Casa Alianza (organization): Hilton Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Award recipient, S11909 [15DE]

Catholic Schools Week: observance, S339 [3FE]

CCC: use of Export Enhancement Program funds for international school feeding and other food aid programs (S. 2985), S7898 [27JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: childhood asthma prevention programs funding, S6191 [30JN]

———increase State immunization programs funding, S6192-S6195 [30JN]

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S8937 [21SE]

Children and youth: prohibit transfer to and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons by individuals under 18, S1478 [21MR]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S11052 [26OC]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 294), S2873 [25AP]

China, People's Republic of: condemn practice of forced abortions and sterilization, S8469, S8470, S8472-S8476 [13SE]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), S8938 [21SE], S10491 [12OC], S10584 [13OC]

City Kids Wilderness Project: tribute to participants and volunteers, S7474 [24JY]

Clinton, President: visit to Owensboro, KY, school system, S3648 [9MY]

Cole, Gail and Larry: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Cole, Lynette: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (S. 3170), S9955 [5OC]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 2100), S813-S815 [24FE]

———require disclosure of fires in dormitories and plans to reduce fire safety hazards and require the U.S. Fire Administration to establish fire safety standards for dormitories (S. 2178), S1125 [2MR]

Colorado: tribute to Grand Futures (organization) for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America: tribute to National Leadership Forum for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S1885-S1893 [29MR], S1972 [30MR], S4589-S4599 [6JN], S4663-S4665 [7JN], S10029-S10035 [5OC]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (S. 2092), S804 [24FE]

———installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access, S5647, S5648 [22JN], S5830, S5836-S5838, S5843-S5845, S5865-S5869 [27JN], S6102 [29JN]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S2301-S2305 [6AP], S2389 [7AP], S5304 [16JN], S9370 [27SE]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (S. 2229), S1397 [9MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S7464-S7466 [24JY], S8879-S8881, S8882-S8885 [21SE], S9140-S9142 [25SE], S10886 [23OC], S10899-S10901 [24OC]

———tribute to interns, S2341 [6AP]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption: tribute to ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9359-S9362 [27SE]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S5807 [26JN], S11278 [27OC]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: monitoring of POW/MIA cooperation, commercial activities between U.S. companies and Chinese Army, space capabilities, the environment, orphans, and organ harvesting, S8161, S8162 [7SE], S8445-S8449, S8493 [13SE], S8544-S8547 [14SE]

———technical changes relative to report recommendations, S8484-S8487, S8491, S8492 [13SE]

Convention for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor: deny certain foreign aid relative to compliance, S3864, S3867 [11MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, S5238 [15JN]

Courts: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S1602-S1606 [22MR], S9326-S9329 [26SE]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (S. 2271), S1602-S1606 [22MR]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 2810), S6025 [28JN], S6113 [29JN]

Cramer, Aleisha: Gatorade National High School Girls Soccer Player of the Year award recipient, S969 [29FE]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S253 [2FE]

Crime: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, S3679, S3683 [9MY], S5730 [23JN]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10181, S10182, S10199-S10202, S10207-S10212, S10225-S10228 [11OC]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), S6583 [12JY], S6762 [13JY]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (S. 3220), S10801 [19OC]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (S. 3252), S11252 [27OC]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (S. 2280), S1674 [23MR]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders, S11530 [14NO]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S1368, S1376-S1378 [9MR], S1447 [20MR], S1783 [28MR], S2450 [10AP], S2483-S2485 [11AP], S2679-S2681, S2683 [13AP], S2890, S2891 [26AP], S2955 [27AP], S3861 [11MY], S3953-S3955 [15MY], S4184 [18MY], S4510-S4514, S4521-S4523 [6JN], S4938 [12JN], S5020 [13JN], S5101 [14JN], S5231 [15JN], S5316 [19JN], S7757 [27JY], S8267-S8271, S8287 [8SE], S9336 [27SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2290-S2294, S2304-S2313, S2320, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2486 [11AP], S2694, S2706 [13AP], S3963, S3981-S4003 [16MY], S4037-S4071, S4096 [17MY], S4455 [25MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (S. Res. 276), S1475-S1480, S1529-S1531 [21MR]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, S7224 [19JY]

Cyr, Richard: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award recipient for outstanding public service, S7829 [27JY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (S. Res. 345), S7923, S7924 [27JY]

———observance, S10792 [19OC]

Dayton, OH: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 776, S7644 [26JY]

DeMatteis, Mary Jane: Delaware Mother of the Year award recipient, S2523 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Economic Research Service study on the decline in food stamp program participation, S7334-S7337 [20JY]

———reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (S. 3230), S10946, S10947 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (S. 2397), S2588-S2590 [12AP]

———education programs funding through reductions in defense procurement programs, S4994-S4996, S4998, S5009 [13JN]

———establish Veterans Mission for Youth Initiative within the Troops-to-Teachers Program (S. 2867), S6680 [13JY]

———National Women's Law Center's report on child care in the military relative to improving civilian child care, S4184 [18MY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S4946, S4947 [12JN], S4993 [13JN]

———provide grants for the maintenance, repair, and renovation of schools serving children of military personnel and employees, S6551 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: Advanced Placement Incentive Program funding, S6210, S6211 [30JN]

———award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S6298 [30JN]

———enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 2455), S2866 [25AP]

———Interagency Education Research Initiative funding, S6001 [28JN], S6047, S6048 [29JN]

———National Early Literacy Screening Initiative funding, S5652 [22JN]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S6209 [30JN]

———Smaller Learning Communities Program funding, S6211 [30JN]

———technology and media services funding, S6195, S6196 [30JN]

———transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of HHS: Consolidated Health Centers Program funding, S5715-S5719 [23JN]

———report to Congress on extent and severity of child poverty, S1009-S1013 [1MR], S4765-S4767 [8JN], S10344 [12OC]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S5823-S5829, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

———University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Child Health Institute funding, S6208 [30JN]

Dept. of HUD: Lead Abatement Program funding, S10761 [19OC]

———prohibit the use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of discount tobacco stores, S2333, S2334 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (S. 3117), S9382-S9384 [27SE]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (S. 2061), S619 [10FE]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (S. 3076), S8817, S8824 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S7033, S7034 [17JY], S7089 [18JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children and pregnant women, S7090-S7092 [18JY]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Adopt-a-School Program, S4562 [6JN]

———anniversary of Anthony Wayne Elementary School, S3604 [8MY]

———tribute to Core City Neighborhoods (organization), S10080 [6OC]

———tribute to ``Youth Connection'' campaign, S1881 [29MR]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 90), S3041 [27AP]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (S. 2032), S330 [3FE], S8283 [8SE]

———Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research funding, S8937 [21SE]

———impact of HIV/AIDS on children in developing countries, S4650 [7JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, S11871 [15DE]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, S9104 [22SE]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (S. 2879), S7074, S7075 [17JY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research, S8937 [21SE]

Douglas, Bob: National Crime Prevention Council Mac Gray Award recipient, S10404 [12OC]

Drake University: tribute to women's basketball team, S1876 [29MR]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, S2893 [26AP]

———combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (S. 2612), S4317 [23MY], S9846 [4OC]

———national drug control policy, S789 [24FE], S11236 [27OC]

Drugs: increase funding to Federal law enforcement agencies to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S2648 [13AP]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (S. 2527), S3735 [9MY]

Eagle, ID: tribute to Eagle High School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, S11421 [31OC], S11506 [2NO]

Eaton Rapids, MI: anniversary of VFW National Home for Children, S645 [10FE]

Ecklund, Darvin: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S2524 [11AP]

Education: allow States and local school districts choice in conducting student assessments, S3238 [2MY]

———apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (S. 2452), S2768 [13AP]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S2952 [27AP], S3232, S3235 [2MY], S3284-S3292 [3MY], S3484 [4MY], S3592 [8MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 1266), S594, S605 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1372 [9MR]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S1074-S1082, S1100 [2MR]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs, S6190 [30JN]

———early learning and parent support programs funding, S2405 [7AP]

———early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]

———early learning programs funding (S. 2866), S6678-S6680 [13JY]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged children and provide funds to assist failing schools, S996-S1000, S1005, S1006 [1MR]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S3591 [8MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 2348), S2112-S2114 [4AP]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (S. 2929), S7672 [26JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2623), S4382 [24MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2624), S4382 [24MY]

———establish national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship education (S. 2958), S7849 [27JY]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (S. 2276), S1609 [22MR]

———establish scholarship program that would require awardees to commit to obtain teacher licensing, teach in ``high need'' areas, and have academic concentration in the subject they intend to teach, S3317 [3MY]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs (S. 2970), S7881 [27JY]

———establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (S. 2120), S935 [29FE]

———establish the Careers to Classrooms Program, S1013, S1018 [1MR]

———funding, S2159-S2161, S2163-S2178, S2194-S2196 [5AP], S2335, S2336, S2337 [6AP], S6628-S6631 [13JY], S11481-S11485 [1NO], S11816, S11875 [15DE]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities, S3600 [8MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]

———importance and value of U.S. history education, S6200 [30JN]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (S. Con. Res. 129), S6293 [30JN]

———importance of music education, S7828 [27JY]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers, S5944-S5948 [28JN]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers and protect teachers from frivolous lawsuits, S3578-S3584, S3595, S3597 [8MY]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S1058-S1062, S1070, S1071 [2MR], S2895-S2897 [26AP]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (S. 2122), S935 [29FE]

———improve student achievement by improving teacher quality, technology training, and accountability, and enhance leadership skills of principals (S. 1926), S505-S507 [8FE]

———improve teacher quality, S3231 [2MY], S3648, S3649 [9MY]

———increase number of qualified early child care professionals through student loan forgiveness program funding, S5958-S5960 [28JN]

———increase student involvement (S. 1773), S505-S507 [8FE]

———issue a nationally standardized school report card to students, S1055 [2MR]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (S. 2118), S935 [29FE]

———national policy to improve system, S348 [7FE], S505-S507 [8FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S848-S851 [28FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1625 [23MR], S2709 [13AP], S4978 [13JN], S5604 [22JN], S5726-S5729 [23JN], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S6103 [29JN], S8910, S8912 [21SE], S9358 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10744-S10746, S10748-S10753 [19OC], S10884 [23OC], S10954, S10957, S10965-S10967, S10970-S10972, S10974 [25OC], S11067-S11069, S11074-S11076, S11078-S11080, S11111 [26OC], S11195 [27OC], S11335, S11337, S11340 [29OC], S11358 [30OC], S11401 [31OC]

———national policy to improve system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3475, S3476 [4MY]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (S. 2615), S4318-S4321 [23MY]

———promote teacher and principal quality and professional development, S1090-S1092, S1094 [2MR]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 2009), S91 [26JA]

———provide for rural education assistance (S. 2121), S935 [29FE]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs, S1000-S1003 [1MR]

———provide grants for master teacher programs, S1092, S1101 [2MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs, S4027 [16MY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (S. 2347), S2108-S2112 [4AP], S9647 [3OC]

———provide scholarships and loan forgiveness and cancellation for future teachers, S1086, S1101 [2MR]

———reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2222-S2225 [5AP], S2296-S2305, S2336 [6AP]

———reductions in school class size, S1014-S1018 [1MR], S3481-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3571 [8MY], S5858-S5861, S5863 [27JN]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S1055 [2MR], S2451 [10AP], S3318 [3MY], S11104 [26OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (S. 2124), S950 [29FE]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S3650, S3651 [9MY]

———support Federal-State partnership for school initiatives, S9845 [4OC]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 2116), S932 [29FE]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), S2793-S2795 [13AP], S10838 [19OC]

———use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S594-S596 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1588 [22MR], S10749 [19OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3286-S3292 [3MY], S8816 [20SE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), S9867 [4OC]

———anniversary (S. Con. Res. 135), S8507 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Comprehensive School Reform Program funding, S3600 [8MY], S6207 [30JN]

———consider State fiscal commitment and equitable distribution of funds in the allocation of Title I funding, S3584-S3591 [8MY], S3676 [9MY]

———Education Finance Incentive Grant Program funding, S6220 [30JN]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and assistance for failing schools, S5853-S5858, S5862 [27JN]

———extend programs and activities, S9415 [28SE]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S1588 [22MR], S2895-S2897 [26AP], S2950-S2953, S2964 [27AP], S3045-S3178 [1MY], S3230-S3248, S3272 [2MY], S3280-S3322 [3MY], S3453-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3576, S3578-S3601 [8MY], S3629-S3662, S3665-S3679 [9MY], S3906 [11MY], S3952 [15MY], S4027 [16MY], S4253 [23MY], S4443, S4497 [25MY], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5850-S5853 [27JN], S6338, S6341 [10JY], S7522, S7523 [25JY], S8357-S8359 [12SE], S8440, S8441 [13SE], S9017-S9019 [22SE], S9245, S9246 [26SE], S9358 [27SE], S10748 [19OC], S10965 [25OC], S11067 [26OC], S11481, S11483 [1NO]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S3037 [27AP], S3311 [3MY], S3480 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S3479, S3480 [4MY], S4496, S4497 [25MY], S5851 [27JN]

———funding, S2390 [7AP]

———Migrant Education Program funding, S3597 [8MY]

———portability demonstration program to allow school systems to use Title I funding to provide school choice or allow tutorial assistance, S3288-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3484 [4MY]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3287-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3643, S3644 [9MY]

———reauthorize, S10169 [11OC]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), S1505, S1512-S1516 [21MR], S1589 [22MR]

———remove vocational education funding, S3594, S3595 [8MY]

———Technology Literacy Challenge Fund funding, S5955-S5957, S5978 [28JN]

———Title I grants funding, S5842, S5845-S5850, S5861, S5862 [27JN], S5986-S5990, S5993, S6002 [28JN]

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: tribute, S95 [26JA]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (S. 2497), unanimous-consent request, S8439, S8440 [13SE]

———protect children from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, S8494 [13SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (S. 3100), S9196 [25SE], S11903 [15DE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 245), S505 [8FE]

———enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (S. 3110), S9268 [26SE], S10074 [6OC]

———enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to available shelters, S10179 [11OC]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (S. 3189), S10257-S10260 [11OC]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children, S6420 [11JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs, S7604 [26JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (S. 2044), S541 [9FE]

———permit States with proven cost-effective and efficient child support collection systems to continue operation (S. 2349), S2114 [4AP]

———provide centers for supervised child visitations and exchanges relative to domestic violence, S10179 [11OC]

———require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (S. 3102), S9198 [25SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in academic school activities or literacy training (S. 1304), S505-S507 [8FE]

Farmington, MI: tribute to Farmington Public School District for outstanding achievement in music education, S7828 [27JY]

Father's Day: observance, S5186, S5187 [15JN]

Fay, Maureen A.: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2103 [4AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco, S2411 [7AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2333), S1990-S1993 [30MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2379), S2350, S2351 [6AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2566), S4016-S4018 [16MY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2568), S4018 [16MY]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (S. 2227), S1393-S1396 [9MR]

———enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), S10551, S10552 [13OC]

Federal Housing Finance Board: allocate authority to Federal Home Loan Banks to guarantee school construction bonds, S1096, S1097 [2MR]

Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school, S5652 [22JN]

———gun control, S1003 [1MR], S10586 [13OC]

———prevent children from having access to firearms, S925 [29FE], S1018 [1MR], S3014 [27AP], S3502 [4MY]

———prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (S. Res. 295), S2873 [25AP]

———reduce violence in schools, S925 [29FE], S1083-S1085, S1087, S1101 [2MR], S1383 [9MR], S4918 [9JN], S10586 [13OC]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, S1478 [21MR], S1644 [23MR], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (S. 149), S1229 [7MR]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Florida State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 265), S1153 [2MR]

Foreign aid: education and anti-corruption programs funding for certain countries, S5486 [21JN]

———international family planning programs funding (S. 2380), S2351 [6AP]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1305 [8MR]

Forrester, David: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S3184 [1MY]

Franklin County, VT: Communities Can! (organization) Community Excellence Award recipient, S7225 [19JY]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8528 [13SE], S8606-S8608 [14SE], S10611-S10613 [17OC]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (S. 2050), S550 [9FE]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games, S5657, S5658 [22JN], S6033 [28JN], S7509-S7511, S7520, S7526-S7528 [25JY], S8160 [7SE], S10400 [12OC]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (S. 2021), S214-S216 [1FE], S5085 [14JN]

Georgia: tribute to Georgia Early Learning Initiative, S9462 [28SE]

Glastonbury, CT: anniversary of Glastonbury Youth and Family Services, S10078 [6OC]

Goodwill Industries International Week: observance, S3604 [8MY]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S11080 [26OC], S11282 [27OC]

Government: gathering of statistics relative to family structure and function, S6206 [30JN]

Growe, Zachary: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Maine, S4814 [8JN]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7751 [27JY], S8866 [20SE], S8934, S8938 [21SE]

———implementation (S. 682), S2785 [13AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (H. Con. Res. 293), S5758 [23JN]

———compliance (S. Con. Res. 98), S1684 [23MR], S3679, S3683 [9MY]

Hart, Greg: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S2100 [4AP]

Hazardous substances: lead poisoning screening and treatment funding, S9105 [22SE]

Health: address problem of childhood obesity, S9106 [22SE]

———fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death, S7646 [26JY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (S. 2387), S2530 [11AP]

———increase State immunization programs funding (S. 2443), S2763 [13AP]

———increase State immunization programs funding (S. 2443), star print, S3268 [2MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S11340-S11342 [29OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 3172), S9957 [5OC]

———protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), S10027 [5OC]

———protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

———protect infants who are born alive (S. 3127), S9393, S9394 [27SE]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness, S9107 [22SE]

Herbst, David and Leslie: American Farm Bureau Federation National Young Farmer Award recipients, S894 [28FE]

Herz, Marilyn: South Dakota Teacher of the Year award recipient, S11907 [15DE]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (S. 3143), S9606-S9608 [2OC]

Hill, Percy: Disney American Teacher Award recipient, S11906 [15DE]

Holt, Bertha: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, S3597 [8MY]

Hope Network, S.E. (organization): anniversary, S1880 [29MR]

Houston, TX: tribute to Ronald McDonald House Mobile Healthcare Unit, S11902 [15DE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (S. 2449), S2768 [13AP], S5084 [14JN]

———condemn use of children as soldiers, S5542 [21JN]

———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor, S5532 [21JN]

———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (S. 600), S1305 [8MR]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (S. 2484), S3028 [27AP]

———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (S. 2383), S2527 [11AP]

Indiana: tribute to Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S336 [3FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S3572-S3574 [8MY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2341), S9259 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2355), S2116 [4AP]

———funding, S714, S720 [23FE], S899-S919 [29FE], S1371 [9MR], S2329, S2331 [6AP], S2396-S2400 [7AP], S5984-S5986, S5990-S5994, S6002 [28JN], S6099-S6101 [29JN], S6187 [30JN], S7084, S7085 [18JY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3311 [3MY], S3474 [4MY]

Insurance: coverage of infertility treatment (S. 2160), S1122 [2MR]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (S. 2515), S3538 [4MY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (S. 2444), S2763 [13AP]

International Labor Organization: anniversary of ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor, S11903 [15DE]

Iowa State University: tribute to athletic program, S1974 [30MR]

———tribute to men's basketball team, S1876 [29MR]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (S. 2288), S1680 [23MR]

Johns Hopkins University: Protection Project funding, S10217 [11OC]

Jones, Rick: Eaton County, MI, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Council Service to Children Award recipient, S645 [10FE]

Jonesboro, AR: anniversary of shooting of students and teacher outside Westside Middle School, S1666 [23MR]

Kenai, AK: tribute to Challenger Learning Center, S6115 [29JN]

Kids Day America/International: observance, S4186 [18MY]

Kids Voting USA (organization): tribute, S9191 [25SE]

Koch-Laveen, Katherine: Minnesota Teacher of the Year recipient, S10796 [19OC], S10889 [23OC]

Koth, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY], S4814 [8JN]

Lansing, MI: tribute to Waverly High School boys' basketball team, S2861 [25AP]

Larsen, Nancy: Idaho Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

Law Enforcement Memorial Day: observance, S4457 [25MY]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3951 [15MY], S4005 [16MY]

Lawson, Greg: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Legett, Judith: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9361 [27SE]

Lewis, Diane and Jim: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9258 [26SE]

Library of Congress: extend Federal health and retirement benefits to day care center employees, S4358 [24MY]

Literature: provide children with better access to books and other reading materials and resources (S. 3148), S9608-S9613 [2OC]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shootings at Columbine High School, S2713, S2789 [13AP]

———shooting of students at Columbine High School, S1447 [20MR]

Louisiana: tribute to collegiate athletes, S5553 [21JN]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Dupont Manual High School Dept. of Energy Science Bowl team, S4457 [25MY]

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation: tribute to Campaign for Healthier Babies Month, S10151 [10OC]

Maria's Children (organization): tribute to art exhibit of works by Russian orphans with learning difficulties, S6113 [29JN]

Mathematics Education Month: observance, S2461 [10AP]

Medicaid: coverage of lead poisoning screening and treatment for children, S6797, S6808 [14JY]

———implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (S. 3088), S8952 [21SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 2274), S1607, S1608 [22MR], S5305 [16JN], S6819 [14JY], S10748 [19OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities, S6204 [30JN]

Meijer Stores, Ltd.: tribute to gun safety campaign, S5653 [22JN]

Merryman, Scott and Faith: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9596 [2OC]

Metairie, LA: tribute to Ecole Classique School Academic Games team, S7151 [18JY]

Michigan: tribute to participants in ``All Kids First'' campaign initiative, S11738 [7DE]

Miller, Scot: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4814 [8JN]

Miller, Scott: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3882-S3887 [11MY], S3953-S3955 [15MY], S3963, S3981-S4003 [16MY], S4037-S4071, S4096 [17MY], S4184 [18MY], S4455 [25MY]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), S3861-S3863 [11MY]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), unanimous-consent request, S3884 [11MY]

MoKan Kids Network: Association of America's Public Television Stations 21st Century Award recipient, S5023 [13JN]

Montana: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project nominees, S4290 [23MY]

Month for Children: designate (S. Res. 298), S3032 [27AP]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (S. 2070), S626 [10FE], S10614 [17OC]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, S1018 [1MR], S1083, S1084, S1087, S1113 [2MR]

Naches, WA: Naches Valley High School Leadership Class recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S299 [2FE]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (S. 2064), S622 [10FE]

National Charter Schools Week: designate (S. Con. Res. 108), S3557 [4MY]

———observance, S3016 [27AP]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 340), S7454 [21JY], S10937 [24OC]

National Child's Day: designate (S. Res. 296), S2874 [25AP], S4334 [23MY], S4373 [24MY]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (S. Res. 323), S5160 [14JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S7101 [18JY]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (S. Res. 270), indefinitely postponed, S1431 [9MR]

———designate (S. Res. 273), S1430, S1431 [9MR]

National Guard: Youth ChalleNGe Program funding, S6564, S6565 [12JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: New Car Assessment Program use of various sizes of dummies in crash tests, S5190 [15JN]

National History Day: observance, S8754 [19SE]

National Kids Voting Week: observance, S9191 [25SE]

National Missing Children's Day: observance, S4451 [25MY]

National objectives: establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]

National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: anniversary, S4928 [9JN]

National Read Across America Day: observance, S1115 [2MR]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities, S2853 [25AP]

———comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (S. 2788), S5806 [26JN]

———recommendations on children's reading levels, S2853 [25AP]

National Relatives as Parents Day: designate (S. Res. 212), S7806 [27JY]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (S. Res. 322), S5057 [13JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 258), S638 [10FE], S1434 [9MR]

National Safe Television for All-Ages Day: designate (S. Res. 349), S8216 [7SE]

National Scholarship Month: observance, S4291 [23MY]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (S. 2056), S617 [10FE]

———improve management of the child and adult care food program (S. 2356), S2117 [4AP]

———use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (S. 3054), S8591 [14SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 300), S3039-S3041 [27AP]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S1312 [8MR]

National Student Employment Week: observance, S2341 [6AP]

National Teach for America Week: designate (S. Res. 381), S10937 [24OC]

National TRIO Day: observance, S831 [24FE]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (S. 3031), S8416 [12SE]

New Orleans, LA: condemn shooting at Carter C. Woodson Middle School, S9458 [28SE]

Noucas, Mary: New Hampshire Partners in Education (organization) Outstanding Volunteer award recipient, S7831 [27JY]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, S9110 [22SE]

O'Connell, Rosario: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9361 [27SE]

Owen, Gustav: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, S3508 [4MY]

Paladin Data Systems Corp.: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1590 [22MR], S1742 [27MR]

Pan American Games for the Blind: selection of Spartanburg, SC, and the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind as hosts for the 2001 games, S9695 [3OC]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (S. 1716), S1170 [6MR]

Plourde, Desirae: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Maine, S4814 [8JN]

Project Acorn (organization): tribute, S11368 [30OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9094-S9116 [22SE], S9187 [25SE], S9242, S9260-S9262 [26SE], S9839-S9842 [4OC], S10051 [6OC], S11892, S11893 [15DE]

———provide certain children's health services (S. 2868), S6682-S6687 [13JY], S6836 [14JY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit States from diverting unspent funding for the temporary assistance to needy families program for other purposes, S778 [24FE]

Quarles, Jonathan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Redlinger, David J.: South Dakota winner of U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest, S5449 [20JN]

Research: protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (S. 2809), S6021-S6025 [28JN]

Rheaume, Ernest: Eagle Scout Award recipient, S2936 [26AP]

Rhode Island: tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, S11901 [15DE]

———tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, S11901 [15DE]

———tribute to Girl Scout Silver Award recipients, S11901 [15DE]

Rodgers, Pamela: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2104 [4AP]

Rogers, Daniel: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Rome, Emily E.: Passaic County Teacher of the Year award recipient, S8495 [13SE]

Ruffin, Shelarese: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

Safety: improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (S. 2236), S1408-S1411 [9MR]

———infant crib safety (S. 2803), S6015 [28JN]

Samuel, Daniel A.: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Jewish Family and Children's Services, S1309 [8MR]

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S. (S. Res. 239), S7280 [19JY]

Schleich, Karl: National Association of Elementary School Principals Alaska National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, S9850 [4OC]

Schools: allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as comparable educational opportunities are offered to both sexes, S855 [28FE]

———availability of certain funds relative to same-gender public schools and classrooms, S5870 [27JN], S5942 [28JN]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2307-S2310, S2313-S2317 [6AP]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S2414 [7AP], S10954 [25OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), S10545, S10546 [13OC]

———notify parents in advance of the use of certain pesticides and provide school districts with current EPA pesticides manual and list, S1089, S1090, S1095, S1096 [2MR], S1170 [6MR]

———postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, S6094 [29JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1063-S1068, S1097 [2MR], S4443 [25MY]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S1071, S1072, S1097 [2MR], S2950-S2953 [27AP]

———provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (S. 2890), S7240-S7243 [19JY]

———provide parents, taxpayers, and educators with useful, understandable reports on schools, S3471 [4MY]

Sea Cadet Month: observance, S9263 [26SE]

Skills USA-VICA, Inc.: tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign, S9190 [25SE]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, S1478 [21MR], S2340 [6AP]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, S2412-S2414 [7AP], S6790-S6792 [14JY], S7048 [17JY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2923), S7660-S7663 [26JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2976), S7891 [27JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments, S11876 [15DE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (S. 2434), S2744, S2745 [13AP]

———increase spousal survivors' benefit and allow women taking leave to care for a child or relative to exempt those years from benefit calculations, S6656-S6659 [13JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to Balanced Budget Act, S6984 [14JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S77 [26JA], S10653 [18OC], S11104, S11109-S11111 [26OC], S11195, S11197-S11204, S11217-S11224, S11283-S11290 [27OC], S11455-S11457, S11472, S11486 [1NO], S11818, S11861-S11863, S11870, S11871, S11882 [15DE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3077), S8825-S8857 [20SE], S8879 [21SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3165), S9946, S9947, S10027 [5OC]

———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings, S6638-S6640 [13JY]

———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings (S. 3200), S10420 [12OC]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (S. 3073), S8765 [19SE]

———Social Services Block Grant funding, S5318-S5320 [19JN], S5839-S5842, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine: anniversary, S2339 [6AP]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (H.R. 5083), S11180 [26OC]

St. Louis, MO: Kennerly Elementary School National Schools of Character award recipient, S11368 [30OC]

State Children's Health Insurance Program: use of funds, S11052 [26OC]

Strengthen Our Sisters (organization): funding, S6206, S6207 [30JN]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, S9106, S9108 [22SE]

———promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence (S. 976), S9842 [4OC]

Supreme Court: decision relative to constitutionality of prayers and invocations at public school sporting events, S1876 [29MR]

Take Our Daughters to Work Day: observance, S2959 [27AP]

Tanner, Tasha: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials, S848, S861 [28FE], S919-S921 [29FE]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (S. 2012), S113 [27JA]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (S. 3105), S9200 [25SE]

———eliminate use of education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses and expand school construction and renovation incentives, S922 [29FE], S983-S992 [1MR]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (S. 2622), S4382 [24MY]

———expand child tax credit (S. 2903), S7448 [21JY]

———expand child tax credit (S. 3138), S9474, S9475 [28SE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (S. 2747), S5308 [16JN]

———expand lifetime learning credit and provide deductions for qualified tuition and related expenses (S. 3047), S8586 [14SE]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers, S7050 [17JY]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers (S. 2302), S1816 [28MR]

———incentives for education (S. 13), S1166 [6MR], S11465 [1NO]

———incentives for education (S. 13), unanimous-consent request, S11465 [1NO]

———increase, expand, and simplify child and dependent care deductions, expand adoption credit for special needs children, and provide incentives for employer-provided child care, S6652-S6655 [13JY]

———provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, S6614-S6617 [13JY]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who receive advanced certification and to exclude from gross income certain amounts received by such teachers (S. 2479), S3025 [27AP]

———provide tax credit for families who adopt special needs children, S2608, S2609 [12AP]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (S. 2825), S6137 [29JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children, S10977 [25OC], S11070 [26OC], S11204 [27OC], S11300-S11303 [28OC]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S993-S996, S1005 [1MR]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (S. 542), S385 [7FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S713-S736 [23FE], S758, S774, S775, S777, S778 [24FE], S847-S862 [28FE], S899-S924 [29FE], S983-S1003, S1005-S1018 [1MR], S1045-S1111 [2MR], S1170 [6MR], S1384 [9MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), technical corrections, S1111 [2MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), unanimous-consent agreement, S1056 [2MR]

———use of surplus or tax increases to fund expansion of education individual retirement accounts, S1049-S1054, S1068 [2MR]

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Awareness Month: observance, S3509 [4MY]

Texas: Rand Corp. study on education, S10906-S10908 [24OC], S11081 [26OC]

Tobias, Julia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, S3508 [4MY]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S7573 [25JY]

Trivedi, Gopalkrishna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Trumbull, Robin: Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer George Award recipient, S2860 [25AP]

Tukwila, WA: Cascade View Elementary School Youth Investment Program recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S6346 [10JY]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, S5952-S5954, S5977 [28JN]

Vancouver, WA: Jason Lee Middle School's English Transition System recipient of Innovation in Education award, S643 [10FE]

Vermont: tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, S4010 [16MY]

———tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, S4010 [16MY]

———tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

———tribute to students participating in National History Day Competition, S10924 [24OC]

———tribute to Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, S1454 [20MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (S. 2494), S3260 [2MY]

———provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (S. 2544), S3917 [11MY]

Villotti, David: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9603 [2OC]

Walla Walla, WA: tribute to Walla Walla High School Career and Technical Education Program, S5552 [21JN]

War: condemn use of child soldiers, S4649, S4650 [7JN]

Warren, MI: anniversary of YMCA, S645 [10FE]

Washington: Index School District recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S3829 [10MY]

Wellpinit, WA: Wellpinit School District recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S9602 [2OC]

William Jewell College: tribute to Harriman Arts Program, S642 [10FE]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to St. Paul School, S337 [3FE]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (S. 3023), S8342 [11SE]

Woolery, Sagen: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

World Asthma Day: observance, S3325 [3MY]

Wyandotte, MI: anniversary of Wyandotte Boat Club, S8576 [14SE]

Yankton, SD: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 290, S1743 [27MR]

YMCA: observance of Healthy Kids Day, S2436 [7AP]

Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia: Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Museum Service recipient, S11912 [15DE]

Reports

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

Expenditures on U.S. Education: Representative Archer, E2079 [3NO]

Forced Abortion and Sterilization in China—The View From Inside: Harry Wu, Laogai Research Foundation, S8474 [13SE]

Gun Control: Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District of California, E976 [12JN]

House Republican Efforts To Attack Education—1994 Through 2000, H10397-H10399 [19OC]

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic: Executive Office of the President, H6970 [25JY]

Losing America's Memory—Historical Illiteracy in the 21st Century: Anne D. Neal and Jerry L. Martin, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, S6201 [30JN]

People's Republic of China Human Rights Violations: Dept. of State (excerpt), H3694 [24MY]

Public Charter Schools and the Core Knowledge Movement: Lexington Institute, E1991 [28OC]

School Counseling Program To Reduce School Violence: Bipartisan Working Group on Youth Violence, H4049 [8JN]

Stop the Use of Child Soldiers!—The Voices of Child Soldiers: Human Rights Watch (organization), H6000 [13JY]

U.S.-Korean National Assembly Student Intern Exchange Program: Jacqueline Hui, E1959 [27OC]

Reports filed

Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 106-852), H7650 [14SE]

American Indian Education Foundation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3080) (H. Rept. 106-1028), H12091 [14DE]

Beneficiary Improvement and Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5291) (H. Rept. 106-1019), H11620 [30OC]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4292) (H. Rept. 106-835), H7373 [11SE]

Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3484) (H. Rept. 106-920), H8616 [2OC]

Child Support Distribution Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4678) (H. Rept. 106-793), H7092 [26JY]

Children's Protection From Violent Programming Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 876) (S. Rept. 106-509), S11131 [26OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2311) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4807) (H. Rept. 106-788), H7001 [25JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4678, Child Support Distribution Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. Rept. 106-798), H7205 [27JY]

Consideration of S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 106-936), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4365, Children's Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 594) (H. Rept. 106-901), H8199 [26SE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act Anniversary: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 135), S8941 [21SE]

Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 150) (S. Rept. 106-236), S1390 [9MR]

Education Savings and School Excellence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 106-546), H1412 [27MR]

Educational Opportunities Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2) (S. Rept. 106-261), S2615 [12AP]

Eligibility Dates for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Dependent Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1638), S612 [10FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2842) (H. Rept. 106-779), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1688) (S. Rept. 106-492), S10082 [6OC]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-14), S3022 [27AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Compliance: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 98), S2940 [26AP]

Higher Education Act Technical Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4504) (H. Rept. 106-665), H4219 [12JN]

Impact Aid Program Reauthorization: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 106-504), H572 [29FE]

Indian School Construction Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2580) (S. Rept. 106-497), S10252 [11OC]

Intercountry Adoption Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 2909) (H. Rept. 106-691), H5036 [22JN]

Intercountry Adoption Convention Implementation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 682) (S. Rept. 106-276), S3022 [27AP]

International Academic Opportunity Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3076), S9604 [2OC]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 106-503), H572 [29FE]

National Child's Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 296), S4190 [18MY]

National Girl Scout Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 270), S1391 [9MR]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 106-859), H7722 [18SE]

National Safe Place Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 258), S1391 [9MR]

National Science Education Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 106-821), H7279 [6SE]

Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3031) (S. Rept. 106-501), S10411 [12OC]

Retroactive Eligibility Dates Extension for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 106-800), H7205 [27JY]

Return of Nadia Dabbagh to the U.S. From Saudi Arabia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 239), S6013 [28JN]

Safety of Children Placed in Child Care Centers in Federal Facilities: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4519) (H. Rept. 106-869), H7870 [19SE]

Secure Our Schools Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4108) (H. Rept. 106-718), H5736 [10JY]

Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2272), S7838 [27JY]

Student Athlete Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3575) (H. Rept. 106-903), H8405 [27SE]

Support Internet Safety Awareness: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 575) (H. Rept. 106-949), H9634 [10OC]

Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 577), S1117 [2MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 277) (H. Rept. 106-539), H1404 [23MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Hear O'Israel International, Inc., Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000: Houston, TX, Mayor and City Council, E862 [25MY]

Resolutions of ratification

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, S3023 [27AP], S8866 [20SE]

Schedules

Florida State University football games and results, S1154 [2MR]

Songs

``For the Children,'' Jo Johnson, E1825 [19OC]

Statements

Allow Agencies To Reimburse Federal Employees for Certain Adoption Expenses: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, S1395 [9MR]

Arapahoe Rescue Patrol Earns Congressional Praise, H3006 [15MY]

Auto Insurance for Teens: Matt Kozlowski, E1559 [21SE]

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

College Financing: Nathan Loizeaux, E1517 [18SE]

Date/Acquaintance Rape: Paula Dufresne and Kathleen Shevchik, E1533 [19SE]

Education Savings Accounts: Vice President Gore, S735 [23FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funds for Educationally and Economically Disadvantaged Schools and Students: Senators Grassley, Harkin, and Hatch, S3588-S3590 [8MY]

Emancipated Minors: Matt Cyr, E1559 [21SE]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Fred Ansell, S10208 [11OC]

Family Care Act: Patricia Quezada, S7661 [26JY]

Gender Requirement in Affirmative Action: Heather Moylan, George Vana IV, and Matthew Jenness, E1532 [19SE]

Graduated Motor Vehicle Licenses: Rememberance Henry, E1484 [14SE]

Gun Control: Scott Dobrowolski, E1517 [18SE]

Historical Illiteracy in America: Several History Educators, S6202 [30JN]

HIV Reporting and Partner Notification Programs: Congressional Record (1990), H6976 [25JY]

Homeless Teens: Brian Lindstam, E1559 [21SE]

Housing for Teen Mothers: Falinda Hough, Danielle Morgan, and Wendy Pratt, E1532 [19SE]

Legal Drinking Age: Rami Faour and Pat Griffin, E1541 [20SE]

Marijuana Legislation: Bryce James, Will W. Gusakov, and Jeremiah H. Spofford, E1484 [14SE]

Million Mom March, H2471-H2485 [3MY]

National Call to Action To Close the Digital Divide: Executive Office of the President, H1844 [5AP]

Need for Alternative Activities To Keep Kids From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco: April Niles, Blake Kincaid, Craig Stevens, and Nate Powers, E1580 [25SE]

Otter Teen Network: Several Vermont High School Students, E1475 [13SE]

Power of Choice: Several Vermont High School Students, E1475 [13SE]

Prescription Drug Costs: Kayla Gildersleeve, Angela Deblasio, and Tess Grossi, E1579 [25SE]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Same Sex Marriage: Kelli Freeman, E1580 [25SE]

School Art Programs Spending Increase: Tom Chiccarelli, Johannes Gamba, and James Greenough, E1484 [14SE]

School Construction and Infrastructure Improvements Funding: Representative Owens, H11614 [30OC]

School Construction and Renovation Tax Incentives: Dennis Zimmerman, Congressional Research Service, S986-S988 [1MR]

———William E. Manning, Red Clay, DE, Consolidated School District, S988 [1MR]

School Dress Codes: Casey Huizenga and Lucas Smith, E1484 [14SE]

School Safety: Elizabeth Bombard, E1559 [21SE]

Student Nightlife: Mike Flower and Brett Michaud, E1475 [13SE]

Teen Centers: Kyle Rose, Erin Gover, and Kim Klein, E1542 [20SE]

Teen Drinking and Driving: Matt Plunkett and Ryan Esbjerg, E1542 [20SE]

Youth Advocacy Rights: Steve Hoffman and Jonathan Cummings, E1580 [25SE]

Studies

Prolonged Grieving After Abortion—A Descriptive Study: Douglas Brown, Thomas E. Elkins, and David B. Larson, H9529-H9531 [10OC]

Psychiatric Sequelae of Abortion—The Many Faces of Post-Abortion Grief: E. Joanne Angelo, H9526-H9529 [10OC]

Reductions in School Class Size: West Education Policy Brief, S3494 [4MY]

What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us? Rand Corp., S10908 [24OC]

Summaries

Basic Access to Secure Health Insurance Coverage Health Plan (BASIC Health Plan) Act (H.R. 5551), E1908 [25OC]

Basic Access To Secure Health Insurance Coverage Health Plan (BASIC Health Plan) Act (S. 3172), S9958 [5OC]

Be All That We Can Be—Lessons From the Military for Improving Our Nation's Child Care System: National Women's Law Center, S4185 [18MY]

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Children's Health Act (H.R. 4365), S9098-S9104 [22SE]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation, S10201 [11OC]

Guarantee Comprehensive Health Care Coverage for All Children (H.R. 4390), E660 [4MY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (H.R. 5324), E1615 [27SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (S. 3077), S8851 [20SE]

MediKids Health Insurance Act (S. 2515), S3543 [4MY]

Oklahoma Marriage Initiative, H6028 [13JY]

Public Health Service Act Children's Health Services (S. 2868), S6683-S6685 [13JY]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Safe and Successful Schools Act (H.R. 4346), E613 [2MY]

State Children's Health Insurance Program, S11052 [26OC]

Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]

Tables

American Society of Civil Engineers report card for America's infrastructure, S2299 [6AP]

CBO estimates of Federal education funding in the Senate budget resolution, S2194 [5AP]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Education funding reductions in North Carolina, H4053 [8JN]

Education funding restored by Democrats, H10854 [25OC]

Fatal college/university fraternity and sorority house fires reported to U.S. fire departments, S815 [24FE]

Higher education annual costs—1999-2000 school year, H1397 [23MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H11731 [1NO]

Recent school shootings, S1066 [2MR]

Republican education appropriations cuts compared to previous year, H10854 [25OC]

Republican education cuts below the President's request, H10854 [25OC]

Special education expenditures as reported by selected States, S906 [29FE]

Special education grants to States, S909 [29FE]

State allocations through basic and targeted Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I grants, S5987 [28JN]

Testimonies

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: F. Sessions Cole, H8159 [26SE]

Charter Schools: Kathryn Knox, Liberty Common School, Fort Collins, CO, H2373 [2MY]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Franklin Zimring, H5751 [11JY]

———Gail Willard, S10200 [11OC]

———Mike Lawlor, National Conference of State Legislatures, H5752 [11JY]

Global Childhood Nutrition Programs: George S. McGovern, E1391 [27JY]

———Representative McGovern, E1391 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 76, recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect, H356 [14FE]

H. Con. Res. 245, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act, H128 [1FE]

H. Con. Res. 266, importance of music education, H4325 [13JN]

H. Con. Res. 277, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H1963 [10AP]

H. Con. Res. 288, National Family Day, H1129 [21MR]

H. Con. Res. 293, Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction compliance, S5758 [23JN], H3564 [23MY]

H. Con. Res. 309, promote in-school personal safety programs for children, H3002 [15MY]

H. Con. Res. 310, National Charter Schools Week, H2367 [2MY]

H. Con. Res. 314, use of Capitol Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo, H2469 [3MY]

H. Con. Res. 321, increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, E687 [10MY]

H. Con. Res. 343, importance of families eating together, H6962 [25JY]

H. Con. Res. 348, condemn use of children as soldiers, H5762 [11JY]

H. Con. Res. 375, recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day, H6960 [25JY]

H. Con. Res. 399, Education for All Handicapped Children Act anniversary, H8000 [25SE]

H. Con. Res. 415, National Children's Memorial Day, H9989 [17OC]

H. Res. 163, postpartum depression policies, H9524 [10OC]

H. Res. 409, tribute to Catholic schools, H98 [1FE]

H. Res. 456, tribute to Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc., H3005 [15MY]

H. Res. 465, collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places, H2021 [11AP]

H. Res. 492, support teachers, H2726 [9MY]

H. Res. 522, importance of responsible fatherhood, H4605 [19JN]

H. Res. 552, support mentoring programs for children and youth, H12516 [15DE]

H. Res. 561, President Clinton's addressing of issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime, H7190 [27JY]

H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 4678, Child Support Distribution Act, H7294 [7SE]

H. Res. 575, support Internet safety awareness, H9537 [10OC]

H. Res. 576, support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research, H8270 [27SE]

H. Res. 578, tribute to home educators and home schooled students, H8184 [26SE]

H. Res. 594, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4365, Children's Health Act, H8206 [27SE]

H. Res. 605, encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H10634 [24OC]

H. Res. 611, consideration of S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H8817 [5OC]

H. Res. 621, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act, H9618 [10OC]

H. Res. 672, encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza, E2160 [8DE]

H.R. 150, National Forest Education and Community Purpose Lands Act, S2793-S2795 [13AP]

H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act, H121 [1FE]

H.R. 894, encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H5748 [11JY]

H.R. 2130, Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act, H55-H57 [31JA]

H.R. 2842, Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act, H7760 [19SE]

H.R. 2883, Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act, H7774-H7776 [19SE]

H.R. 2909, Intercountry Adoption Act, H6389-H6394 [18JY], H7690-H7695 [18SE]

H.R. 3222, Literacy Involves Families Together Act, H7459-H7461 [12SE]

H.R. 3235, National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act, H8580 [2OC]

H.R. 3484, Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act, H8697 [3OC]

H.R. 3616, Impact Aid Program reauthorization, H2992-H2996 [15MY]

H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E224 [2MR]

H.R. 4047, Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act, H6940 [25JY]

H.R. 4055, IDEA Full Funding Act, H2449 [3MY]

H.R. 4147, Stop Material Unsuitable for Teens Act, H8579 [2OC]

H.R. 4271, National Science Education Act, H10610-H10615 [24OC]

H.R. 4292, Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, H8154 [26SE]

H.R. 4365, Children's Health Act, H2698-H2711 [9MY], H8209-H8247 [27SE]

H.R. 4504, Higher Education Act technical amendments, H4181-H4185 [12JN]

H.R. 4519, safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities, H8072 [26SE]

H.R. 4528, International Academic Opportunity Act, H5760 [11JY], E837 [25MY]

H.R. 4678, Child Support Distribution Act, H7297-H7309 [7SE]

H.R. 4807, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H6962-H6970 [25JY]

H.R. 4892, Scouting for All Act, H7448 [12SE]

H.R. 5034, Quality Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, H8180 [26SE]

H.R. 5083, Los Angeles Unified School District authority to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes in South Gate, CA, H9623 [10OC]

H.R. 5117, Missing Children Tax Fairness Act, H8068 [26SE]

H.R. 5123, School Safety Hotline Act, H7380 [12SE]

H.R. 5194, No Guns for Violent Perpetrators Act, E1517 [18SE]

H.R. 5218, Safer America for Everyone's Children (SAFE Children) Act, E1544-E1546 [20SE]

H.R. 5312, Protecting Our Children From Drugs Act, H9950 [17OC]

H.R. 5537, waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system in the District of Columbia, H11584 [30OC]

S. 2, Educational Opportunities Act, S3051-S3142 [1MY]

S. 1134, Affordable Education Act, S1104-S1111 [2MR]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H7811 [19SE]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty, S3951 [15MY]

S. 2044, Stamp Out Domestic Violence Act, S542 [9FE]

S. 2061, Kids 2000 Act, S620 [10FE]

S. 2064, Abducted Young Adults Act, S623 [10FE]

S. 2070, Child Passenger Protection Act, S627 [10FE]

S. 2100, College Fire Prevention Act, S814 [24FE]

S. 2127, Children's Protection Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. 2160, Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act, S1122 [2MR]

S. 2178, Fire Safe Dorm Act, S1126 [2MR]

S. 2236, Children's Day Care Health and Safety Improvement Act, S1409 [9MR]

S. 2271, Training and Knowledge Ensure Children a Risk-Free Environment (TAKE CARE) Act, S1602-S1604 [22MR]

S. 2272, Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act, S1604-S1606 [22MR], S9326-S9329 [26SE], H8690-H8692 [3OC]

S. 2302, Community Technology Assistance Act, S1816 [28MR]

S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs revision and extension to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, S4589-S4593, S4595-S4599 [6JN]

S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H8818, H8822-H8832 [5OC]

S. 2311, revise and extend Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, S1886-S1890 [29MR]

S. 2333, Tobacco Regulatory Fairness Act, S1991 [30MR]

S. 2347, Information Technology Act, S2109 [4AP]

S. 2383, Alien Children Protection Act, S2528 [11AP]

S. 2434, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Preservation Act, S2744 [13AP]

S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

S. 2494, Children of Female Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act, S3261 [2MY]

S. 2515, MediKids Health Insurance Act, S3539-S3543 [4MY]

S. 2517, School Safety Act, S3614 [8MY]

S. 2544, Children of Women Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act, S3917 [11MY]

S. 2556, implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S3947 [15MY]

S. 2580, Indian School Construction Act, S4107 [17MY]

S. 2612, Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act, S9847 [4OC]

S. 2615, Book Stamp Act, S4319 [23MY]

S. 2622, National Science Education Incentive Act, S4383 [24MY]

S. 2623, National Science Education Enhancement Act, S4384-S4387 [24MY]

S. 2624, National Science Education Act, S4387-S4389 [24MY]

S. 2747, Child Support Fairness and Tax Refund Interception Act, S5308 [16JN]

S. 2788, Reading Research Dissemination and Implementation Act, S5806 [26JN]

S. 2789, Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board, S5807-S5809 [26JN], H11683-H11685 [31OC]

S. 2809, Children's Research Protection Act, S6022 [28JN]

S. 2860, relief of Sammie Martine Orr, S6678 [13JY]

S. 2867, Veterans Mission for Youth Act, S6681 [13JY]

S. 2903, expand child tax credit, S7448 [21JY]

S. 2970, Student Education Enrichment Demonstration Act, S7882-S7884 [27JY]

S. 3031, technical corrections to certain laws concerning Native Americans, S8416 [12SE]

S. 3076, International Academic Opportunity Act, S8824 [20SE]

S. 3077, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8826-S8851 [20SE]

S. 3105, Missing Children Tax Fairness Act, S9200 [25SE]

S. 3127, Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, S9394 [27SE]

S. 3148, Access to Books for Children (ABC) Act, S9609 [2OC]

S. 3230, Dept. of Agriculture reauthorization of authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs, S10947 [24OC]

S. 3252, National Child Protection Improvement Act, S11253 [27OC]

S. Con. Res. 98, compliance with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, S1684 [23MR]

S. Con. Res. 108, National Charter Schools Week, S3545, S3557 [4MY]

S. Con. Res. 129, importance of U.S. history education, S6261, S6293 [30JN], H5661 [10JY]

S. Con. Res. 135, Education for All Handicapped Children Act anniversary, S8506 [13SE]

S. Res. 90, Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans, S3041 [27AP]

S. Res. 128, Arts Education Month, S1156 [2MR]

S. Res. 212, National Relatives as Parents Day, S7806 [27JY]

S. Res. 239, return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S. from Saudi Arabia, S7280 [19JY]

S. Res. 258, National Safe Place Week, S638 [10FE], S1434 [9MR]

S. Res. 265, tribute to Florida State University football team, S1130 [2MR]

S. Res. 270, National Girl Scout Week, S1425 [9MR]

S. Res. 273, National Girl Scout Week, S1427, S1431 [9MR]

S. Res. 276, submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language in H.R. 1501, Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act, S1526 [21MR]

S. Res. 294, Children's Internet Safety Month, S2873 [25AP], S8637 [15SE]

S. Res. 295, prohibit possession of firearms in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings, S2873 [25AP]

S. Res. 296, National Child's Day, S2874 [25AP], S4334 [23MY]

S. Res. 298, Month for Children, S3032 [27AP]

S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3032, S3041 [27AP]

S. Res. 305, tribute to Million Mom March supporting gun control legislation, S3925 [11MY]

S. Res. 322, National Responsible Father's Day, S5032, S5057 [13JN]

S. Res. 323, National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day, S5119, S5161 [14JN]

S. Res. 340, National Children's Memorial Day, S7454 [21JY], S10937 [24OC]

S. Res. 345, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S7923 [27JY]

S. Res. 349, National Safe Television for All-Ages Day, S8216 [7SE]

S. Res. 359, National Teach for America Week, S8959 [21SE]

S. Res. 374, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S10427 [12OC]

S. Res. 381, National Teach for America Week, S10932, S10937 [24OC]

Transcripts

U.S. History Survey Taken at 55 Top Colleges in U.S: ``Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer'' (CNN television program), H5664 [10JY]

———``World News Now'' (ABC television program), H5663 [10JY]

CHILDREN OF FEMALE VIETNAM VETERANS' BENEFITS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2494), S3258 [2MY]

Factsheets

Provisions (S. 2494), S3262 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2494), S3260 [2MY]

Texts of

S. 2494, provisions, S3261 [2MY]

CHILDREN OF WOMEN VIETNAM VETERANS' BENEFITS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2544), S3916 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2544), S3917 [11MY]

Texts of

S. 2544, provisions, S3917 [11MY]

CHILDREN'S DAY CARE HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2236), S1392 [9MR]

Letters

Provisions: Adele Robinson, National Association for the Education of Young Children, S1410 [9MR]

———Donald E. Cook, American Academy of Pediatrics, S1410 [9MR]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S1410 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2236), S1408-S1411 [9MR]

Texts of

S. 2236, provisions, S1409 [9MR]

CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND (organization)

Letters

Book Stamp Act, S4320 [23MY]

Children's Day Care Health and Safety Improvement Act, S1410 [9MR]

Family Care Act, S7661 [26JY]

CHILDREN'S HEALTH ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE], H8209 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4365): consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 594), H8199 [26SE]

Letters

Buprenorphine use in treating drug addiction: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S9112 [22SE]

Criminal penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse: Donnie R. Marshall, DEA, H8256 [27SE]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H8256 [27SE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 4365), H8209 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home, H8249, H8255 [27SE]

Diseases: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research funding, H8249, H8255, H8257, H8262, H8263 [27SE]

———establish autism diagnostic research centers, H8252 [27SE]

———establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children, H2691, H2714 [9MY], H8251, H8261 [27SE]

———recognize fragile X as the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, and as a powerful research model for other disorders, and urge increased research funding, H2714, H2715 [9MY]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, H8250 [27SE]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, H8251 [27SE]

Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, H8253, H8254, H8260, H8261 [27SE]

Enact (H.R. 4365), H2691, H2698-H2720 [9MY], H3056 [16MY], H8209-H8265 [27SE], E1129 [28JN], E1707 [6OC]

———consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 594), H8206-H8209 [27SE], E1609 [27SE]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling, H2718 [9MY], H8251, H8257, H8262 [27SE], E1707 [6OC]

Health: research on cognitive disorders arising from traumatic brain injuries, H8264 [27SE]

Health care facilities: guidelines for the use of therapeutic restraints, H8250, H8255, H8260 [27SE]

———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, H8254 [27SE]

NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases, H2692, H2714 [9MY], H8261 [27SE]

———expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities, H2713 [9MY], H3056, H3146 [16MY], E1129 [28JN]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, H2716 [9MY], H8263 [27SE]

Research: protect human subjects in research, H8262 [27SE]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H8250, H8252, H8262 [27SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, H8262 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: address problem of childhood obesity, S9106 [22SE]

———lead poisoning screening and treatment funding, S9105 [22SE]

Diseases: reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, S9104 [22SE]

Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, S9108 [22SE], S9187 [25SE]

———registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment, S9111-S9115 [22SE]

Enact (H.R. 4365), S9094-S9116 [22SE], S9187 [25SE], S9242, S9260-S9262 [26SE], S9839-S9842 [4OC], S10051 [6OC], S11892, S11893 [15DE]

Health: provide programs for the treatment of mental illness, S9107 [22SE]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, S9110 [22SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, S9106, S9108 [22SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4365, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 594) (H. Rept. 106-901), H8199 [26SE]

Statements

Buprenorphine Use in Treating Drug Addiction: Charles O'Brien, S9113 [22SE]

Registration Requirements for Practitioners Who Dispense Narcotic Drugs for Maintenance or Detoxification Treatments: Representatives Bliley and McCollum, H8259 [27SE]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 4365), S9098-S9104 [22SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 594, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4365, provisions, H8206 [27SE]

H.R. 4365, provisions, H2698-H2711 [9MY], H8209-H8247 [27SE]

CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E367 [21MR]

CHILDREN'S INTERNET SAFETY MONTH

Bills and resolutions

Designate (see S. Res. 294), S2865 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Designate (S. Res. 294), S2873 [25AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 294, designate, S2873 [25AP], S8637 [15SE]

CHILDREN'S PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Texts of

S. 2127, provisions, S1025 [1MR]

CHILDREN'S PROTECTION FROM VIOLENT PROGRAMMING ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 876) (S. Rept. 106-509), S11131 [26OC]

CHILDREN'S PUBLIC HEALTH ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2868), S6836 [14JY]

CHILDREN'S RESEARCH PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2809), S6015 [28JN]

Letters

Provisions: David M. Krol, S6023 [28JN]

———Donald E. Cook, American Academy of Pediatrics, S6023 [28JN]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S6024 [28JN]

———Raymond L. Woosley, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, S6024 [28JN]

———Sheila S. Mulvey, S6023 [28JN]

———Stephen P. Spielberg and Alan Goldhammer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (organization), S6024 [28JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2809), S6021-S6025 [28JN]

Texts of

S. 2809, provisions, S6022 [28JN]

CHILE, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Latin America: tribute to democratic elections in Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, and Uruguay (see H. Res. 404), H49 [27JA]

Memorandums

Pinochet and the Letelier Case: Joshua Hill, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, E1382 [27JY]

Messages

Agreement Between the U.S. and Chile on Social Security: President Clinton, S4295 [23MY], H3496 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Pinochet, Augusto: investigation of possible involvement in the assassination of Orlando Letelier, E1382 [27JY]

CHIMPANZEE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2725) (S. Rept. 106-494), S10153 [10OC]

CHIMPANZEE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND PROTECTION ACT

Letters

Provisions: Ruth L. Kirschstein, Dept. of HHS, H10553 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3514), H10550-H10554 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3514), S11654, S11655 [6DE]

Texts of

H.R. 3514, provisions, H10550-H10552 [24OC]

CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Inauguration as President of the Republic of China: Chen Shui-bian, E1045-E1047 [19JN]

Amendments

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H110 [1FE]

Foreign trade: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8132, S8138, S8141, S8152, S8161, S8217, S8218, S8219, S8220, S8221 [7SE], S8298, S8300, S8345, S8346, S8349 [11SE], S8369, S8396, S8424 [12SE], S8470, S8471, S8484, S8508 [13SE], H3662 [24MY]

Tibetan National Day: designate (S. Res. 60), S1428, S1436 [9MR]

Articles and editorials

Armed India Can Help Stabilize Asia, E1688 [6OC]

Backlash—Behind the Anxiety of Over Globalization, S8553 [14SE]

Case for China Trade, H3729 [24MY]

Catholic `Criminals' in China, S8675 [19SE], H7826 [19SE]

China, Trade and Missiles, S8617 [15SE]

China Asserts Claim Over Taiwan, S8480 [13SE]

China Pop De-Fizzed—Why Things Go Better for Coke Without Ahmei on Its Billboards, H6403 [18JY]

China Trade Boosts Farmers, S8480 [13SE]

China Unicom Scraps Plan Linked to Qualcomm Deal, H6402 [18JY]

China Warns Against More U.S.-Taiwan Military Cooperation, H107 [1FE]

China Warns ``No More Concessions'' To Get Into WTO, H6402 [18JY]

China Wary of Its Private Sector, H6402 [18JY]

Congress Needs To Arm Taiwan, E1083 [22JN]

Congress Shouldn't Let Organized Labor Derail U.S.-China Trade Vote, H3610 [23MY]

Cooperation Among PRC, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, H6417 [18JY]

Debate on PNTR for China—A Response to Barshefsky and Jackson, H3520 [22MY]

Evolution Doesn't Occur Overnight, S1971 [30MR], E283 [13MR]

Execution for a Kidney—China Supplies Convicts' Organs to Malaysians, S8447 [13SE], H6418 [18JY]

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

For Pentagon, Asia Moving to Forefront, H6415-H6417 [18JY]

In China's Legal Evolution, the Lawyers Are Handcuffed, S89 [26JA]

Into the Sunshine, H9892 [12OC]

Jiang Muddies the Waters, S8479 [13SE]

Joining the Club—Like Others, China Will Try To Protect Its Own Industries, H3697 [24MY]

Missionaries—Clerics Kidnapped, Churches Burned in China, H107 [1FE]

Near Clinton's India Visit, Violence Flares in Kashmir, E370 [21MR]

No Workers' Paradise, S8489 [13SE]

Opening China's Economy—WTO Membership Will Benefit All, S8696 [19SE]

Opening Doors—Congress' Vote Primes U.S. Firms To Boost Investments in China, H6401 [18JY]

Permanent Normal Trade Relations With the People's Republic of China, H3609 [23MY]

PLA-Firms Plan ``Completed'', H6403 [18JY]

Raising the Technology Curtain—China's Burgeoning High-Tech Sector Is Squeezing Out U.S. Imports, S8397 [12SE]

Russian Navy Reportedly Instructed To Stop U.S. Involvement in Taiwan Strait, H6417 [18JY]

Scholar Back in U.S. After China Detention, S134 [31JA]

Taiwan's New President Backs Sino-American Trade, S8331 [11SE]

35 Massacred in Sikh Town in Kashmir, E370 [21MR]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, H9883 [12OC]

Trade Status May Hold the Key to End of Roller-Coaster Ride in U.S.-China Relationship, E819 [24MY]

Travelers Insurance, Safeco Lose China Operating Licenses, H6403 [18JY]

Wang Chengyong—Brokering Chinese Organs for American Patients, S8448 [13SE]

Wavering Senator Feeling Pressure on China Trade Bill, S8467 [13SE]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions

Broadcasting: expand and enhance U.S. international broadcasting operations around the world (see H.R. 4440), H2966 [11MY] (see H.R. 4454), H3049 [15MY]

Business and industry: establish principles on workers' rights for U.S. companies doing business in the People's Republic of China and Tibet (see S. 2574), S4103 [17MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (see H. Res. 408), H89 [31JA]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see S. Con. Res. 99), S1815 [28MR] (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1284 [22MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

Crime: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see S. 2645), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4829), H5954 (see H.R. 4836), H5955 [12JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of satellites and related items to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 4417), H2905 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (see H.R. 5161), H7502 [12SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H4336 [13JN]

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency relative to funding for embassy relocation negotiations (see S. 2801), S5884 [27JN]

Foreign policy: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (see H.J. Res. 103), H5084 [23JN]

Foreign trade: ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (see S. 2115), S929 [29FE]

———make normal trade relations status contingent on a bilateral agreement with the U.S. on enforcement (see S. 2548), S3916 [11MY]

———normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 334, 335), H3813 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4509), H3474 [19MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 4444), H3049 [15MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (see H. Res. 510), H3648 [23MY]

Human rights: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S613 [10FE] (see S. Res. 252), S285 [2FE] (see H. Con. Res. 249), H341 [10FE]

———release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (see S. Con. Res. 78), S86 [26JA]

———support U.N. resolution condemning violations (see S. Res. 271), S1392 [9MR]

Iron and steel industry: monitor imports from certain countries and impose a ban on such imports if exporting country is noncompliant with international trade agreements (see H. Res. 442), H1077 [15MR]

Labor: provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2338 [13AP]

Olympic games: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Res. 601), H8468 [28SE]

Song, Yongyi: relief (see S. 2006), S86 [26JA]

Tooley, Leilani W.: relief (see H.R. 3645), H341 [10FE]

Cloture motions

Foreign trade: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]

Cost Estimates

Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (H.R. 1838): CBO, H70 [31JA]

Declarations

Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Letters

Agricultural Cooperation Agreement implementation between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China: several Senators, S697 [22FE]

Incarceration of Zhang Jie in the People's Republic of China: several Representatives, E1516 [18SE]

Investigate espionage activities of the People's Republic of China: Representative Schaffer, E703 [11MY]

People's Republic of China admission into the World Trade Organization: Vice President Gore, S838 [28FE]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: Billy Graham, S8697 [19SE]

———Carios Moore, American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

———Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, S8564 [14SE]

———Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Charles L. Taylor, AMVETS, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Ciping Huang, H2195 [12AP]

———Frank G. Wickersham III, Military Order of the Purple Heart, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Jayson L. Spiegel, Reserve Officers Association, H3289 [17MY], H3469 [19MY], H3724 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Joe Volk, Friends Committee on National Legislation, S8698 [19SE]

———John W. Smart, VFW, H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Marshall Hanson and Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Reserve Association, H3723 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Pat Robertson, Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., S8697 [19SE]

———President Clinton, S8478 [13SE], S8723 [19SE]

———Raymond A. Bell, U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association, H3469 [19MY], H3724 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Representative Berman, H3471 [19MY]

———Representative Wolf, S8392 [12SE], H3470 [19MY]

———Representatives Christopher H. Smith, Wolf, and Bonior, H3470 [19MY]

———Representatives Stark, Carolyn McCarthy, and Pelosi, H3470 [19MY]

———Richard Cizik, National Association of Evangelicals, E789 [19MY]

———Roger W. Chastain, American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

———Wei Jingsheng, H3620 [23MY]

———several agricultural organizations, S8493 [13SE], S8552 [14SE]

———several former military commanders and national security experts, H3724 [24MY]

———several religious leaders, S8697 [19SE], E879 [25MY]

People's Republic of China understanding with the U.S. on prohibiting the import and export of prison labor products: David J. Brenner, U.S. Embassy in the People's Republic of China, S8365 [12SE]

———Wang Shu-sheng, People's Republic of China Prison Administration Bureau, S8362 [12SE]

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Prohibit listing of Chinese companies on U.S. stock markets: Richard A. Grasso, New York Stock Exchange, Inc., S8325 [11SE]

Republic of China accession to the World Trade Organization: several Senators, S8479 [13SE]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Lists

Legislation cleared by Congress, signed into law, or en route to the President for his signature since Labor Day, S10887 [23OC]

Prisoners of religious conscience for the underground Roman Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China, H12 [27JA]

U.S. agricultural trade balance and deficit with the People's Republic of China, S8550 [14SE]

Memorandums

People's Republic of China Understanding With the U.S. on Prohibiting the Import and Export of Prison Labor Products: Arnold Kanter, Dept. of State, and Liu Huoqiu, People's Republic of China, S8364 [12SE]

Requests for Information on Pending Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases: David Brog, S2068 [4AP]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Messages

Permanent Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: President Clinton, S1313 [8MR], H753 [8MR]

Motions

Foreign trade: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8467 [13SE], H3744 [24MY]

Opinion polls

Demographic information on U.S. citizens' views of normal trade relations relative to human rights abuses and religious freedom in the People's Republic of China, H11 [27JA]

Petitions

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Petitions and memorials

Tennessee: People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, E935 [9JN]

Platforms

International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E729-E732 [16MY]

Poems

``Fence or an Ambulance,'' Joseph Malins, S8262 [8SE]

Press releases

Chinese Persecution of Uighur Muslims May Be Increasing: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, H6417 [18JY]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: American Legion, H3470 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Center for Security Policy, H3725 [24MY]

———Senator Specter, S4037 [17MY]

———VFW, H3470 [19MY]

Proposals

People's Republic of China normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3471 [19MY]

Questions

Textile product safeguards and the 12 year product specific safeguards in the People's Republic of China World Trade Organization accession agreement: American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: effects of permanent normal trade relations on U.S. agricultural interests, H3730, H3733, H3740 [24MY]

Asia: international broadcasting funding, H5150, H5151 [26JN]

Chen Shui-bian: tribute on election as President of the Republic of China, E493 [5AP]

———tribute to election as President of the Republic of China, E733 [16MY], E741 [17MY], E967 [9JN], E1045 [19JN]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H70 [31JA], H110-H121 [1FE], E64 [2FE], E71 [7FE]

———assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H103-H110 [1FE]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, E493 [5AP], E733 [16MY]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1430-H1435 [28MR], E469 [30MR], E490 [4AP]

———elections, E344 [16MR]

———U.S. policy, H2329 [13AP]

CIA: investigate espionage activities of the People's Republic of China, E703 [11MY]

Classified information: transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H1854 [6AP], H2019 [11AP], H5080 [23JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigative practices and allegations, H8593 [2OC]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: funding, H11289 [26OC]

Dalai Lama: visit to Southern California, E1114 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (H.R. 5161), H7220 [6SE], H7379 [12SE], H7655 [18SE]

———handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H9880-H9894 [12OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program, H4280, H4281 [13JN]

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency approval funding, H5155 [26JN]

———release of report on international religious freedom, H7221 [6SE]

Economic Development Administration: provide adjustment assistance to communities adversely affected by the implementation of permanent normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China, H5054, H5055 [23JN]

Elections: influence on Presidential elections, H10068 [18OC]

Falun Dafa Week: observance, E2182 [14DE]

Foreign policy: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, E264, E265 [9MR], E332, E344 [16MR]

———development of comprehensive U.S. policies on trade, economic sanctions, normal trade relations, and fast-track authority, H154-H157 [1FE]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6399-H6424 [18JY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), unanimous-consent request, H6086 [17JY]

Foreign trade: normal trade relations status, H11 [27JA], H51 [31JA], H119 [1FE], H346 [14FE], H514 [29FE]

———normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3744-H3746 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H704 [8MR], H939 [14MR], H1081 [16MR], H1769, H1826, H1834 [5AP], H2181, H2194 [12AP], H2329 [13AP], H2347, H2349, H2393-H2398 [2MY], H2415, H2416, H2417, H2487 [3MY], H2554, H2555, H2598, H2599 [4MY], H2633 [8MY], H2659, H2660, H2738-H2744 [9MY], H2781, H2782 [10MY], H2954, H2955, H2958, H2964 [11MY], E264 [9MR], E283 [13MR], E464 [30MR], E512 [6AP], E667 [8MY], E694 [10MY], E2121 [5DE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H2974, H3035, H3036 [15MY], H3053, H3146-H3150, H3152-H3162 [16MY], H3183, H3184, H3289, H3292-H3297, H3300-H3306 [17MY], H3312, H3398, H3399, H3410 [18MY], H3464-H3472 [19MY], H3478, H3509-H3521 [22MY], H3529, H3530, H3532, H3533, H3534, H3593, H3596-H3620, H3626, H3637-H3642 [23MY], H3662-H3747, H3804 [24MY], H3817, H3826 [25MY], H7898 [20SE], H9512 [10OC], E723 [15MY], E759 [18MY], E819 [24MY], E846, E852-E854, E861, E863, E868, E871, E879, E881 [25MY], E893 [6JN], E931-E933, E935, E941, E969 [9JN], E1039 [19JN], E2030 [30OC]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3652-H3662 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to recommit, H3744 [24MY]

———U.S. deficit, H11958 [5DE]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor, H6015 [13JY]

Hong Kong: report on status after reversion to the People's Republic of China, E89 [8FE], E1629 [28SE]

Human rights: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (H. Con. Res. 249), E373 [22MR], E1324 [26JY]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Con. Res. 81), H6724-H6726 [24JY]

———violations, H514 [29FE], H761 [9MR], H7826 [19SE], E2121 [5DE]

———violations in Tibet, E512 [6AP]

India: U.S. policy, H539 [29FE]

Israel: proposed sale of advanced early-warning aircraft to the People's Republic of China, H5851 [12JY]

Macau: U.S. policy, H11300-H11302 [26OC]

Motorola, Inc.: investment in People's Republic of China relative to permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3534 [23MY]

National Convention of Chinese Americans: tribute, E1109 [26JN]

National security: impact of policies and goals on U.S. national security interests, H3507, H3508 [22MY]

———national missile defense system, H9656, H9657, H9659, H9663 [11OC]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, H5812 [11JY], H6057 [17JY], H6412 [18JY]

Olympic games: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (H. Res. 601), E1667 [4OC]

Political campaigns: influence and legality of foreign contributions, H8593 [2OC]

———investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to the transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to the People's Republic of China, H7505 [13SE]

Portec Rail Products, Inc.: effect of surge of steel imports from the People's Republic of China, E1471 [13SE]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Congregation B'nai Emunah, E56 [2FE]

Shaolin Performing Group: tribute, E1166 [30JN]

Tibet: grant independence, E31 [31JA]

Tooley, Leilani W.: relief (H.R. 3645), E119 [10FE]

U.S. policy, H2019 [11AP], H2552 [4MY], H8628 [3OC], H9515 [10OC], H11958 [5DE], E1625 [28SE]

Veterans: tribute to C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division for post-World War II efforts in the People's Republic of China, E1481 [14SE]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: importation and sale of products made in the People's Republic of China, H96 [1FE]

Weapons: purchase of missiles and warships from Russia, H5848 [12JY], H7284 [7SE], H8000 [25SE]

Wei Jingsheng: relief (S. 11), H11360 [27OC]

World Trade Organization: admission, H156 [1FE], H578 [1MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: effects of permanent normal trade relations on U.S. agricultural interests, S8405 [12SE]

AID: International Rule of Law Program in the People's Republic of China funding, S5621 [22JN]

Asia: tribute to Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Business and industry: condition eligibility for risk insurance provided by Eximbank or OPIC on certifying that no transfer of advanced technology or production facilities to the People's Republic of China has occured, S8553-S8557, S8559 [14SE]

Chen Shui-bian: tribute on election as President of the Republic of China, S2433 [7AP]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), S654 [22FE], S1280 [8MR], S2565 [12AP], S2647 [13AP]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, S2433 [7AP]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (S. Con. Res. 99), S1829 [28MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): clarify oversight authority on open Dept. of Justice investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———investigation of Dept. of Justice plea bargain agreement with Peter Lee relative to espionage charges, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S10886 [23OC], S10899-S10901 [24OC]

Congressional Research Service: release of report entitled ``China's Foreign Conventional Arms Acquisitions—Background and Analysis'', S10148 [10OC]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: funding, S11244 [27OC]

———monitoring of POW/MIA cooperation, commercial activities between U.S. companies and Chinese Army, space capabilities, the environment, orphans, and organ harvesting, S8161, S8162 [7SE], S8445-S8449, S8493 [13SE], S8544-S8547 [14SE]

———technical changes relative to report recommendations, S8484-S8487, S8491, S8492 [13SE]

Crime: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8254-S8256 [8SE], S8300-S8310, S8314-S8337 [11SE], S8354-S8357, S8366-S8369, S8384-S8396, S8398-S8406 [12SE], S8442, S8444, S8450-S8469 [13SE], S8644-S8647 [18SE], S8667-S8669, S8682, S8703-S8705, S8707 [19SE], S10129 [10OC]

———apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (S. 2645), S4495 [25MY], S4507 [6JN], S6224, S6225 [30JN], S7511-S7514 [25JY]

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency relative to funding for embassy relocation negotiations (S. 2801), S5910, S5934 [27JN], S5941 [28JN]

Energy: support transfer of U.S. clean energy technology as part of U.S. foreign assistance program, S8141-S8152 [7SE]

Foreign policy: condemn practice of forced abortions and sterilization, S8469, S8470, S8472-S8476 [13SE]

Foreign trade: agricultural trade balance, S8397 [12SE], S8550 [14SE]

———authorize President to report to Congress on balance of trade for advanced technology products, S8558 [14SE]

———authorize President to report to Congress on balance of trade for cereals and soybeans and eliminate deficit, S8550-S8553, S8558 [14SE]

———certification of certain human rights conditions prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8375-S8382 [12SE]

———commitments to reduce or eliminate trade deficit with U.S. in advanced technology products, S8396 [12SE], S8548-S8550 [14SE]

———compliance with memorandums of understanding prohibiting the import and export to the U.S. of prison labor products, S8360-S8366 [12SE]

———encourage U.S. businesses to adopt a voluntary code of conduct for doing business, S8471, S8476 [13SE]

———ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (S. 2115), S930-S932 [29FE]

———implement import surge safeguards to protect U.S. industries, S8382-S8384 [12SE], S8444 [13SE]

———implementation of the Agricultural Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China, S696 [22FE]

———make normal trade relations status contingent on a bilateral agreement with the U.S. on enforcement (S. 2548), S3922 [11MY]

———normal trade relations status, S345 [7FE], S838 [28FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization, S8349 [11SE], S8646 [18SE], S8722 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1169 [6MR], S1971 [30MR], S2433 [7AP], S3825 [10MY], S4032-S4037 [17MY], S4166 [18MY], S4221 [22MY], S4493, S4494 [25MY], S4933 [9JN], S5021 [13JN], S5586, S5588 [22JN], S5763 [26JN], S6295, S6296 [30JN], S9690 [3OC], S9937 [5OC]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S6109 [29JN], S6326-S6328 [10JY], S6408 [11JY], S6599, S6600 [13JY], S7461 [24JY], S7769-S7773, S7787, S7789, S7819 [27JY], S8048-S8069 [6SE], S8132-S8163 [7SE], S8252-S8265 [8SE], S8297-S8337, S8349 [11SE], S8353-S8357, S8360-S8370, S8375-S8406 [12SE], S8441-S8494, S8529-S8532 [13SE], S8536, S8539-S8565, S8604 [14SE], S8611-S8619, S8633 [15SE], S8644-S8647, S8653, S8664 [18SE], S8667-S8730 [19SE], S8812-S8814 [20SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY], S7963-S7967, S7974-S7978, S7981-S7983 [5SE], S8035-S8041, S8044 [6SE], S8132 [7SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), unanimous-consent request, S8398 [12SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (S. 2277), S1671-S1673 [23MR]

———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8152-S8159 [7SE]

———require certification on the status and release of certain detained or imprisoned labor activists prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8487-S8490, S8492 [13SE]

———require disclosure of information relative to compliance with World Trade Organization subsidy obligations, S8298-S8300 [11SE], S8354 [12SE]

———U.S. deficit, S8-S10 [24JA], S341-S344 [3FE], S4220-S4223 [22MY]

Human rights: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Con. Res. 81), S636 [10FE], S3269, S3270 [2MY]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Res. 252), S294 [2FE]

———release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform, S694 [22FE]

———release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (S. Con. Res. 78), S134 [31JA]

———support U.N. resolution condemning violations (S. Res. 271), S1426 [9MR]

———violations, S8035-S8041 [6SE], S8529-S8532 [13SE]

———violations in Tibet, S5021 [13JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, S6835 [14JY]

National security: national missile defense system, S6834-S6836 [14JY], S10129 [10OC]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S5586-S5588 [22JN], S6326-S6328 [10JY], S7426 [21JY], S10129 [10OC]

Panama Canal: review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China, S65 [26JA]

Panda Energy International: problems with approval of power plant constructed in the People's Republic of China, S9937, S9938 [5OC]

Religion: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent on freedom of religion, S8133-S8141 [7SE]

Song, Yongyi: relief (S. 2006), S63, S88 [26JA], S134 [31JA]

Tibetan National Day: designate (S. Res. 60), S1434-S1436 [9MR]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S10129 [10OC]

U.S. policy, S6834-S6836 [14JY], S10129 [10OC]

U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership: include, S4166 [18MY], S5485, S5565 [21JN], S5616 [22JN]

U.S.-China Security Review Commission: establish, S6544-S6546 [12JY], S10357, S10358 [12OC]

Wei Jingsheng: relief (S. 11), S9541 [28SE]

World Trade Organization: admission, S696 [22FE], S790 [24FE], S838 [28FE]

Reports

Forced Abortion and Sterilization in China—The View From Inside: Harry Wu, Laogai Research Foundation, S8474 [13SE]

Impact of U.S. Companies Operating in the People's Republic of China: Business Roundtable (public policy organization), S8476 [13SE]

People's Republic of China Human Rights Violations: Dept. of State (excerpt), H3694 [24MY]

PRC To Stage Anti-Air Military Exercise in Late February: Hsiao Peng, H106 [1FE]

Task Force on the Hong Kong Transition, E89-E93 [8FE]

Visit to Tibet: Representative Wolf, H347 [14FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 106-490), H89 [31JA]

Consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 510) (H. Rept. 106-636), H3648 [23MY]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2277) (S. Rept. 106-305), S4459 [25MY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4444) (H. Rept. 106-632), H3522 [22MY]

People's Republic of China Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-755), H6469 [18JY]

Release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 81), S2726 [13AP]

Support U.N. Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 271), S2865 [25AP]

Wei Jingsheng Freedom of Conscience Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 11) (H. Rept. 106-955), H9766 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 11), S5240 [15JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

Statements

Effects of Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act: John Heinz (1985), S8153 [7SE]

Human Rights Violations in Tibet: Julia V. Taft, Dept. of State, E512 [6AP]

Make Trade Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the U.S. Contingent on Freedom of Religion: Richard A. Boucher, Dept. of State, S8140 [7SE]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization, S8716 [19SE]

People's Republic of China Understanding With the U.S. on Prohibiting the Import and Export of Prison Labor Products: Dept. of State, S8365 [12SE]

Policy Towards U.S.: Several People's Republic of China Officials, S10130-S10133 [10OC]

Tibetan National Uprising: Dalai Lama, S1435 [9MR]

Studies

Tariffs Miscast as Villain in Bearing Blame for Great Depression—Smoot-Hawley Exonerated: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates (business), S8154-S8156 [7SE]

Tables

NAFTA job loss by State, 1993-98, S8685 [19SE]

U.S. advanced technology trade losses with the People's Republic of China, S8549 [14SE]

U.S. agricultural trade balance with the People's Republic of China, S8397 [12SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 292, congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, H1430 [28MR]

H. Res. 408, consideration of H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, H103 [1FE]

H. Res. 510, consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3652 [24MY]

H. Res. 601, improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing, E1668 [4OC]

H.J. Res. 103, People's Republic of China trade relations with the U.S. relative to free emigration and improved human rights conditions, H6399 [18JY]

H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, H112 [1FE]

H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3662 [24MY]

S. 11, Wei Jingsheng Freedom of Conscience Act, S9541 [28SE], H11360 [27OC]

S. 2277, permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1673 [23MR]

S. Con. Res. 78, release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform by the People's Republic of China, S92 [26JA]

S. Con. Res. 81, People's Republic of China release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim, S3270 [2MY]

S. Con. Res. 81, release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim, S636 [10FE], H6724 [24JY]

S. Con. Res. 99, congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, S1827, S1830 [28MR]

S. Res. 252, release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim by the People's Republic of China, S293 [2FE]

S. Res. 271, support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations in the People's Republic of China, S1426 [9MR]

CHINA, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Inauguration as President of the Republic of China: Chen Shui-bian, E1045-E1047 [19JN]

Amendments

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (H.R. 3707), S3270 [2MY], H3397 [18MY]

Foreign policy: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H110 [1FE]

Articles and editorials

China Asserts Claim Over Taiwan, S8480 [13SE]

China Warns Against More U.S.-Taiwan Military Cooperation, H107 [1FE]

Congress Needs To Arm Taiwan, E1083 [22JN]

Cooperation Among PRC, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, H6417 [18JY]

Diplomatic Outsider Who Lobbies Inside Washington, E479 [3AP]

Jiang Muddies the Waters, S8479 [13SE]

Missionaries—Clerics Kidnapped, Churches Burned in China, H107 [1FE]

Public Lives—A Diplomatic Outsider Who Lobbies Inside Washington, E589 [13AP]

Russian Navy Reportedly Instructed To Stop U.S. Involvement in Taiwan Strait, H6417 [18JY]

Taiwan's New President Backs Sino-American Trade, S8331 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (see H.R. 3707), H572 [29FE]

Chen, Stephen: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 121), S4922 [9JN] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4591 [15JN]

China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 334, 335), H3813 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4509), H3474 [19MY]

Democracy: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

Diplomats: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 140), S9466 [28SE] (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

Elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

Foreign policy: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (see H. Res. 408), H89 [31JA]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see S. Con. Res. 99), S1815 [28MR] (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1284 [22MR]

U.N.: participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

World Health Organization: participation (see H.R. 4004), H1118 [16MR]

World Trade Organization: accession (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 330), H3474 [19MY]

Cost Estimates

American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act (H.R. 3707): CBO, H1436 [28MR]

Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (H.R. 1838): CBO, H70 [31JA]

Letters

Republic of China accession to the World Trade Organization: President Clinton, S8478 [13SE]

Remarks in House

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China, H5160 [26JN]

———construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (H.R. 3707), H938 [14MR], H1435-H1437 [28MR], H3397 [18MY]

Chen Shui-bian: tribute on election as President of the Republic of China, E493 [5AP]

———tribute to election as President of the Republic of China, E733 [16MY], E741 [17MY], E967 [9JN], E1045 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, E264, E265 [9MR], E332, E344 [16MR]

———normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3744-H3746 [24MY]

Earthquakes: anniversary, E1551 [21SE], E1573 [22SE]

Elections, E344 [16MR]

Foreign policy: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H70 [31JA], H110-H121 [1FE], E64 [2FE], E71 [7FE]

———assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H103-H110 [1FE]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, E493 [5AP], E733 [16MY]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1430-H1435 [28MR], E469 [30MR], E490 [4AP]

Garnjost, John T.: International Olympic Committee Olympic Order award recipient, E2151 [7DE]

National Convention of Chinese Americans: tribute, E1109 [26JN]

National Day: observance, H9515 [10OC], E1491 [14SE], E1629 [28SE], E1665, E1670, E1675, E1678 [4OC], E1684, E1685 [5OC], E1689, E1698, E1709, E1711, E1712, E1714, E1715, E1717, E1719, E1720, E1723, E1724 [6OC], E1729, E1730, E1731, E1732, E1735 [10OC], E1776 [13OC], E1983 [28OC]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, E659 [4MY], E692, E693 [10MY], E706 [11MY]

U.N.: participation (H. Con. Res. 390), H8726-H8728 [3OC], E1669 [4OC], E1730 [10OC]

U.S. policy, H2329 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (H.R. 3707), S3270 [2MY]

Chen, Stephen: tribute (S. Con. Res. 121), S4933 [9JN]

Chen Shui-bian: tribute on election as President of the Republic of China, S2433 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization, S8349 [11SE], S8646 [18SE], S8722 [19SE]

———U.S. policy, S10129 [10OC]

Foreign policy: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), S654 [22FE], S1280 [8MR], S2565 [12AP], S2647 [13AP]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, S2433 [7AP]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (S. Con. Res. 99), S1829 [28MR]

National Day: observance, S9938 [5OC], S10151 [10OC]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, S3688 [9MY], S3912 [11MY], S4006 [16MY]

U.N.: participation (H. Con. Res. 390), S10841 [19OC]

Reports

PRC To Stage Anti-Air Military Exercise in Late February: Hsiao Peng, H106 [1FE]

Reports filed

American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3707), S2865 [25AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 106-490), H89 [31JA]

Statements

Policy Towards U.S.: Several People's Republic of China Officials, S10130-S10133 [10OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 292, congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, H1430 [28MR]

H. Res. 408, consideration of H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, H103 [1FE]

H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, H112 [1FE]

H.R. 3707, American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act, S3270 [2MY], H1435 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 99, congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, S1827, S1830 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 121, tribute to Stephen Chen, S4923, S4933 [9JN]

S. Con. Res. 140, high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S., S9479 [28SE]

Tributes

Chen, C.J., S9031 [22SE]

Chen, Stephen, E909 [7JN], E964 [9JN]

CHINA LAKE, CA

Remarks in House

Ridgecrest, CA: dedication of Naval Armament and Technology Museum for China Lake, E1326 [26JY]

CHINA NONPROLIFERATION ACT

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S10129 [10OC]

Enact (S. 2645), S6224 [30JN], S7511-S7514 [25JY]

CHINESE AMERICAN RETIREMENT ENTERPRISES (organization)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1850 [19OC]

CHINESE AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Brooklyn Chinese-American Association: anniversary, E284 [13MR]

———anniversary of Avenue U Senior and Community Center, E609 [2MY]

Chinese American Retirement Enterprises (organization): anniversary, E1850 [19OC]

National Convention of Chinese Americans: tribute, E1109 [26JN]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Congregation B'nai Emunah, E56 [2FE]

Remarks in Senate

Association of Chinese Americans: tribute, S9697 [3OC]

Lee, Wen Ho: Dept. of Justice investigation of espionage allegations relative to ethnic background, S8641 [18SE]

CHINO HILLS, CA

Remarks in House

Joseph Ileto Post Office: designate (H.R. 3189), E89 [8FE]

Remarks in Senate

Joseph Ileto Post Office: designate (H.R. 3189), S2050 [3AP], S2098 [4AP]

Reports filed

Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3189), S1747 [27MR]

CHIRON CORP.

Letters

NIH biomedical research funding, H7084 [26JY]

CHIROPRACTORS see Health Care Professionals

CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VT

Lists

Northeast Dairy Farms Beautification Program Dairy of Distinctions Award recipients from Vermont, S5023 [13JN]

CHOI, ERIN

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S7168 [18JY]

CHOMIK, KATARYNA

Remarks in House

Flint International Institute: Golden Door Award recipient, E1663 [4OC]

CHORENS, OLGA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2034 [31OC]

CHOW, LAURA

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S3449 [3MY], S6033 [28JN]

CHRETIEN, RAYMOND

Letters

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2211 [5AP]

CHRISTENSEN, DONNA MC (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1407 [23MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), H11781 [1NO]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H3413 [18MY]

Business and industry: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H7211 [27JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H1163 [21MR]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H165 [1FE]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H8469 [28SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H1588 [29MR]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2013 [10AP]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1371), H574 [29FE]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H3813 [24MY]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H255 [8FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of Defense: return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H4036 [7JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), H342 [10FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]

———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H647 [6MR]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H5656 [29JN]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H3309 [17MY]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H11194 [25OC]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H3926 [6JN]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H632 [1MR]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H3813 [24MY]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H342 [10FE]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2967 [11MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H3869 [25MY]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H342 [10FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H3925 [6JN]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H6355 [17JY]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H3474 [19MY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H1629 [30MR]

———extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), H50 [27JA]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3309 [17MY]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H3173 [16MY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5241 [27JN]

———provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3300), H3869 [25MY]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4623), H4173 [9JN] (see H.R. 5163), H11195 [25OC]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H11716 [31OC]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H4036 [7JN]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 2919), H1588 [29MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8617 [2OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

OMB: require explanation for omission of any insular area from treatment as part of the U.S., in issued statements (see H.R. 4741), H5084 [23JN]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H48 [27JA]

Public Health Service Act: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 4939), H10809 [24OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H8469 [28SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H7003 [25JY]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H373 [14FE]

SBA: encourage the expansion of business-to-business relationships and the provision of certain information (see H.R. 4464), H3172 [16MY]

———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3813 [24MY]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]

Taxation: allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H8799 [4OC]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H10534 [23OC]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H574 [29FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see H.R. 2514), H6052 [13JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3813 [24MY]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H4220 [12JN]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H5241 [27JN]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H4036 [7JN]

Territories: clarify the process for the adoption of local constitutional self-government for the Virgin Islands and Guam (see H.R. 3999), H1118 [16MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H3869 [25MY]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H10473 [19OC]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2770 [9MY]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3049 [15MY]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8200 [26SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H342 [10FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8201 [26SE]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H90 [31JA]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H4036 [7JN]

Women: provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8617 [2OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H7364 [7SE]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Tariff: reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5127), H7364 [7SE]

Taxation: provide credit for electricity produced by certain waste management facilities in U.S. possessions (see H.R. 5226), H7932 [20SE]

Virgin Islands: conveyance of certain submerged lands (see H.R. 5019), H7207 [27JY]

Letters

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act: Stephen C. Saunders, Dept. of the Interior, H10580 [24OC]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, E1243 [14JY]

African Americans: access to health care professions, H502, H503 [16FE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1537 [29MR]

Black History Month: observance, H502, H503, H504, H505 [16FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1347 [23MR]

California: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria (H.R. 946), H4605 [19JN]

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 3292), H4602 [19JN]

Charlotte Amalie, VI: designation of St. Thomas Synagogue as a national historic landmark, E1455 [13SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), H10570 [24OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2838 [10MY]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1537 [29MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6974 [25JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8844 [5OC]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), H7753 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), H11847 [13NO]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), H412 [15FE]

———submit report on feasibility and desirability of recovering costs of high altitude lifesaving missions on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 698), H10572 [24OC]

———transfer Palmetto Bend Project (S. 1474), H10571 [24OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7673 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11199, H11294 [26OC]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H3021 [15MY]

———revise and extend Medicaid programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H11527 [30OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11199, H11294 [26OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12060 [8DE]

Drugs: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment (H.R. 2634), H6377 [18JY]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1537 [29MR]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10228 [18OC]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), H10576 [24OC]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (H.R. 5375), H10580 [24OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), E1243 [14JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2587 [4MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2587 [4MY]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), H11693 [31OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H11599 [30OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H10894, H10895 [25OC], H11599 [30OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1692 [4AP]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11199, H11294 [26OC]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (H. Con. Res. 257), H7752 [19SE]

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), H11847, H11848 [13NO]

Kansas City, MO: recognize the Liberty Memorial as a national symbol honoring those who defended liberty and our country through service in World War I (S. Con. Res. 114), H10572 [24OC]

Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 501), H3025, H3027 [15MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretive center on his life and contributions (H.R. 3084), H4598 [19JN]

Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (H.R. 5126), E1421 [7SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H10894, H10895 [25OC], H11599 [30OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5369 [28JN]

———reform, H10894, H10895 [25OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (S. 1438), H10573 [24OC]

Native Americans: make technical corrections to the status of certain land held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (S. 1967), H4603 [19JN]

New York, NY: acquire by donation suitable land for the relocation of the Hamilton Grange (H.R. 5478), H10574 [24OC]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), E1931 [25OC]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (H.R. 2462), H6881 [25JY], H11574 [30OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 533), H5193 [27JN]

Small business: strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), H7880 [20SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11599 [30OC]

Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2778), H4601 [19JN]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H10228 [18OC]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7424, H7428 [12SE], H11895 [14NO]

Thomas, Valmy: Puerto Rico Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, E1731 [10OC]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3558 [23MY]

Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum (H.R. 2296), H7404 [12SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8815 [5OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H983 [14MR], H7498 [12SE], H10254 [18OC], H11442 [27OC]

Tributes

Clay, Representative, H11422, H11430 [27OC]

Galiber, Andre A., Sr., E1610 [27SE], E2212 [15DE]

Ross, Octavia L.O., E2209 [15DE]

Shervington, Walter W., E823 [24MY]

CHRISTENSEN, RAY

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S333 [3FE]

CHRISTIAN, RONALD F.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H211 [3FE], H457 [16FE], H1961 [10AP], H10811 [25OC]

CHRISTIAN, SHIRLEY

Articles and editorials

In Kansas City, Few Trains, but New Life in the Station, H6743 [24JY]

CHRISTIAN, T.C., JR.

Articles and editorials

But He Tried To Help Somebody, E668 [8MY]

CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S8697 [19SE]

CHRISTIAN COALITION

Letters

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act, H5296 [27JN]

CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY

Statements

Zoning Conflicts Between Churches and Cities, E1564-E1567 [22SE]

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Articles and editorials

How Well They Remember the Day, E347 [16MR]

Mandela, E345-E347 [16MR]

Public Wants SUV's To Guzzle Less, S11411 [31OC]

Stay the Course in Kosovo, H1600 [30MR]

CHRISTMAS DAY

Remarks in House

Observance, H12053 [8DE]

CHRISTOPHER, GEORGE

Articles and editorials

Giant of San Francisco, E1684 [5OC]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1684 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8754 [19SE]

CHROBOG, JURGEN

Addresses

European Security and Defense Policy, S11345 [29OC]

CHRONIC FATIGUE AND IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME DAY

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S3942 [15MY]

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3942 [15MY]

CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4981), H7128 [26JY]

Descriptions

Provisions (H.R. 4981), E1335 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4981), E1335 [27JY]

CHUBIN, DARYL

Articles and editorials

Staffing Science Policy-Making, S11911 [15DE]

CHUGACH ALASKA CORP.

Remarks in House

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., E2041 [31OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., S11757, S11758 [11DE]

CHUNG, JOHNNY

Memorandums

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Wrongdoing Involving the Clinton Administration: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8594 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): clarify oversight authority on open Dept. of Justice investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

Reports

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Wrongdoing Involving the Clinton Administration: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Minority Staff, H8447-H8454 [28SE]

CHURCH PLAN PARITY AND ENTANGLEMENT PREVENTION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1309), H5100 [26JN], E1114, E1117 [26JN], E1194 [10JY]

Texts of

S. 1309, provisions, H5100 [26JN]

CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES

Addresses

National Day of Prayer: Condoleezza Rice, S6008-S6010 [28JN]

Witness to Life—Catholic Church and the Death Penalty: Roger Mahony, S7826-S7828 [27JY]

Analyses

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (S. 2869), E1563 [22SE]

Articles and editorials

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions

Civil liberties: restore first amendment protections of religion and speech (see H.R. 5078), H7209 [27JY]

Community development: prohibit use of community development block grant funds to acquire church property without consent of the church (see H.R. 4084), H1405 [23MR]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP] (see H. Con. Res. 359), H4817 [21JN]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see S. 2081), S680 [22FE] (see S. 2869), S6678 [13JY] (see H.R. 4862), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 379), H6777 [24JY]

Remy, France: tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see S. Con. Res. 102), S2107 [4AP]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits received by members of certain religious orders (see H.R. 4325), H2339 [13AP]

Letters

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: Melissa Rogers, Coalition for the Free Exercise of Religion, S7776 [27JY]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S7776 [27JY]

———Wade Henderson and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (organization), S7777 [27JY]

Press releases

U.S. Should Declare India a Terrorist State: Council of Khalistan, E50 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Andriotis, Nick A.: St. Demetrios Cathedral Odyssey Award recipient, E1973 [28OC]

Antakli, Nicola M.: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Antonian Gold Medal Award recipient, E1125 [27JN]

Bay City, MI: anniversary of St. Joseph's Parish, E1773 [13OC]

Bellaire, TX: anniversary of First Baptist Church of Bellaire, E154 [16FE]

Berman, Lee and Kathy: Temple Bat Yahm Spirit of Life Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

Beverly Shores, IN: anniversary of St. Ann of the Dunes Roman Catholic Church, E1496 [14SE]

Bronx, NY: tribute to La Resurreccion United Methodist Church, E1800 [16OC]

Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church, E153 [16FE]

———tribute to St. Anthony Baptist Church Women's Day, E857 [25MY]

Cedartown, GA: tribute to the First Baptist Church youth choir, E1178 [30JN]

Center Line, MI: anniversary of St. Clement Catholic Church, E1771 [13OC]

Charlotte Amalie, VI: designation of St. Thomas Synagogue as a national historic landmark, E1455 [13SE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of St. Bruno Church, E1769 [13OC]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Holy Name Parish, E1468 [13SE], E1573 [22SE]

———anniversary of Sts. Philip & James Church, E1479 [14SE]

Clifton, CO: anniversary of Clifton Christian Church, E210 [1MR]

Columbia, PA: anniversary of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, E349 [20MR]

Columbus, GA: anniversary of First African Baptist Church, E1365 [27JY]

———anniversary of Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church, E1538 [20SE]

Community development: prohibit use of community development block grant funds to acquire church property without consent of the church, H1917 [6AP]

Coral Gables, FL: anniversary of St. Thomas Episcopal Parish, E1398 [6SE]

Craig, CO: anniversary of First Congregational Church, E142 [15FE]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Potter's House church, E1835 [19OC]

Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1919-H1935 [6AP]

Dickinson, TX: tribute to Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, E1381 [27JY]

Dillsburg, PA; anniversary of Christ Lutheran Church, E1621 [28SE]

Drexel, Katherine: canonization into sainthood of Catholic Church, E1719 [6OC]

Edwardsville, PA: anniversary of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, E1612 [27SE]

ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (S. 1309), H5100, H5101 [26JN], E1114, E1117 [26JN], E1194 [10JY]

Flint, MI: anniversary of St. Francis Prayer Center, E790 [19MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 66), E1608 [27SE]

———protect religious liberty (H.R. 4862), E1234 [14JY]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2869), H7190, H7191 [27JY], E1563, E1564 [22SE]

Gary, IN: anniversary of Christ Temple Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A., E575 [13AP]

———anniversary of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, E369 [21MR]

Godfrey, IL: anniversary of Evangelical United Church of Christ, E914 [8JN]

Gordonville, MO: anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church, E1501 [18SE]

Greer, SC: New Jerusalem Baptist Church recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E183 [29FE]

Hawley, PA: tribute to Jewish Fellowship of Hemlock Farms, E538 [11AP]

Hoboken, NJ: anniversary of St. Ann's Church, E675 [9MY]

Hour of Power (television program): anniversary, E118 [10FE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Blessed Hope Missionary Baptist Church, E243 [8MR]

———anniversary of Congregation Brith Shalom, E208 [1MR]

Huntingdon Valley, PA: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E1853 [19OC]

Irvington, IL: anniversary of Friedens Church of Christ, E1100 [23JN]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of Monumental Baptist Church, E941 [9JN]

———anniversary of the Church of the Incarnation, E2162 [8DE]

Kline, Susan: Congregation Kodimoh of Springfield, MA, Brotherhood Humanitarian Award recipient, E824 [24MY]

Lewisburg, TN: anniversary of Greater First Baptist Church, E926 [9JN]

Madison, IL: anniversary of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church, E1245 [14JY]

Malvern, PA: anniversary of St. Peter's Church-Great Valley, E1470 [13SE]

McLeansboro, IL: anniversary of Blooming Grove Missionary Baptist Church, E2133 [6DE]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of St. Helen's Catholic Church, E1287 [21JY]

National Appreciation Day for Catholic Schools: observance, E57 [2FE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Our Lady of Charity Roman Catholic Church, E1915 [25OC]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of Beth Eden Baptist Church, E562 [13AP]

———anniversary of Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, E2073 [2NO]

———opening of Evergreen Baptist Church New Sanctuary and Multi-Community Center, E1242 [14JY]

Paramus, NJ: tribute to Church of the Annunciation, E263 [9MR]

Phoenixville, PA: anniversary of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, E1028 [15JN]

Pilsen, IL: anniversary of Resurrection Project, E891 [6JN]

Pittsburgh, PA: designation of Emmanuel Episcopal Church as a National Historic Landmark, E1841 [19OC]

Port Arthur, TX: New Hope Baptist Church receipt of Texas Historical Society marker, E1785 [13OC]

Port Chester, NY: anniversary of Corpus Christi Parish, E43 [1FE]

Raleigh, NC: anniversary of Christian Faith Baptist Church, E2051 [1NO]

Ravenna, KY: anniversary of the Ravenna Church of the Nazarene, E1627 [28SE]

Richville, MI: anniversary, E1552 [21SE]

———anniversary of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, E1552 [21SE]

Roberts, Maurice: National Veterans Administration Chaplain of the Month award recipient, E1054 [20JN]

Rome, GA: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E827 [24MY]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Mosaic Law Congregation, E72 [7FE]

———anniversary of St. Andrews African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1409 [6SE]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to First Congregational Church of Saginaw, E1408 [6SE]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Congregation B'nai Emunah, E56 [2FE]

———anniversary of Franciscan Friars St. Anthony Foundation, E2064 [2NO]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E750 [17MY]

San Mateo, CA: tribute to Pilgrim Baptist Church, E774 [19MY]

Spangler, PA: anniversary of Church of the Holy Cross, E23 [27JA]

Strauss, Jean: St. Jane de Chantal Parish of Chicago, IL, Ladies Guild Woman of the Year award recipient, E1064 [20JN]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6820-H6823, H6826-H6837 [25JY]

Sylvania, OH: anniversary of Temple Shomer Emunim, E916 [8JN]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, H11248 [26OC], H12484, H12485, H12494 [15DE]

Toms River, NJ: anniversary of Congregation B'nai Israel, E1664 [4OC]

Ukraine: tribute to reopening of Golden Rose Choral Synagogue in Dnepropetrovsk, E1609 [27SE], E1685 [5OC]

Wayne, PA: anniversary of St. David's Church, E1470 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of St. Raphael Church, S2937 [26AP]

Center Line, MI: anniversary of St. Clement Catholic Church, S10080 [6OC]

Constitution—U.S.: distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Adopt-a-School Program, S4562 [6JN]

———anniversary of Temple Beth El, S3015 [27AP]

Drexel, Katherine: canonization into sainthood of Catholic Church, S9939 [5OC]

———sainthood canonization into Roman Catholic Church, S10645 [18OC]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (S. Res. 295), S2873 [25AP]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2081), S710 [23FE]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2869), S6687-S6690, S6762 [13JY], S6767 [14JY], S7774-S7781 [27JY], S7991-S7993 [5SE], S10992 [25OC]

Jackson, MS: anniversary of Mount Helm Baptist Church, S7823 [27JY]

Lithonia, GA: anniversary of Lithonia First United Methodist Church, S10150 [10OC]

———anniversary of Turner Hill Baptist Church, S9461 [28SE]

Malvern, PA: anniversary of St. Peter's Church-Great Valley, S9460 [28SE]

Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (S. Res. 133), S7806 [27JY], S11815 [15DE]

Remy, France: tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (S. Con. Res. 102), S2119 [4AP]

Silex, MO: dedication of Assembly of God church building, S1510 [21MR]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

Wayne, PA: anniversary of St. David's Church, S9460 [28SE]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to St. Paul School, S337 [3FE]

Reports filed

Support Religious Tolerance Towards Muslims: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 133), S7392 [20JY]

Statements

Jewish Women's Contributions and Accomplishments for Women's History Month: Jewish Women's Archive (organization), E441 [29MR]

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: Senators Hatch and Kennedy, S7774-S7776 [27JY]

Zoning Conflicts Between Churches and Cities: Christian Legal Society, E1564-E1567 [22SE]

Texts of

S. 1309, Church Plan Parity and Entanglement Prevention Act, H5100 [26JN]

S. 2869, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, S7779-S7781 [27JY], H7191 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 102, tribute to citizens of Remy, France, for burial of Houston Braly and fundraising efforts of the 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows, S2119 [4AP]

S. Res. 133, support religious tolerance towards Muslims, S7806 [27JY]

S. Res. 295, prohibit possession of firearms in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings, S2873 [25AP]

CHURCHILL, WINSTON S., III

Addresses

Tribute to Ronald Reagan, S1675 [23MR]

CIARROCCA, MICHELLE

Articles and editorials

Star Wars II—Here We Go Again, E960-E963 [9JN]

CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORP.

Bills and resolutions

Tariff: paint additive chemical (see H.R. 3828), H641 [2MR]

Remarks in House

Tariff: paint additive chemical (H.R. 3828), E222 [2MR]

CIFELLI, GUS

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10407 [12OC]

CIFICHIELLO, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E822 [24MY]

CIGARETTES see Tobacco Products

CINCINNATI, OH

Remarks in House

Anderson High School: tribute to National Energy Education Development project team, E1144 [29JN]

Bortz, Neil K.: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Distinguished Service Citation recipient, E782 [19MY]

Mariemont High School: tribute to Destination ImagiNation Team, E784 [19MY]

Mayerson, Manuel D.: Circle of Life Award recipient, E1679 [4OC]

Mechem, Charles, Jr.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E21 [27JA]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (H.R. 2919), H6860-H6864 [25JY], E1379 [27JY]

Pichler, Joseph and Susan: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Distinguished Service Citation recipients, E785 [19MY]

Reading Community Junior Senior High School: Esteem Team recipient of Ohio BEST Practices Award, E2134 [6DE]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E19 [27JA]

St. Xavier High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, H1419 [28MR]

Sterne, Bobbie: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E21 [27JA]

Williams, Bill and Helen: St. Joseph Orphanage of Cincinnati, OH, Scholar of Life Award recipients, E688 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: Fernald Environmental Management Project funding, S8182 [7SE]

Reports filed

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2919) (S. Rept. 106-445), S9700 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2919) (H. Rept. 106-741), H6353 [17JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2919, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act, H6860 [25JY]

CINCINNATI (OH) ENQUIRER

Articles and editorials

Last of a Storied Cavalry Fights for Recognition—All-Black Unit Served in WW II After Long History, S954 [29FE]

CINCO DE MAYO

Bills and resolutions

Observance (see H. Con. Res. 313), H2410 [2MY]

Remarks in House

Observance (H. Con. Res. 313), H2555 [4MY]

CIOCHINA, DEBRA

Remarks in House

Indiana: Crystal Apple Award for outstanding educators recipient, E580 [13AP]

CIONGOLI, ADAM G.

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S11674 [7DE]

CIPING HUANG

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2195 [12AP]

CIRCLEVILLE, OH

Remarks in House

Berger Health System (business): Circle of Caring Program recipient of American Hospital Association Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence, E688 [10MY]

CIRILLO, JOSEPH G.

Articles and editorials

Joseph G. Cirillo, a GOP Leader, E487 [4AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E486 [4AP]

CISTERN (College of Charleston publication)

Articles and editorials

Perspectives, S2612 [12AP]

CITIES see Suburban areas; Urban Areas

CITIZENS FLAG ALLIANCE, INC.

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, S1839, S1840, S1843 [29MR]

CITIZENS FOR TAX JUSTICE (organization)

Analyses

Small Business Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 3081), H858 [9MR]

Press releases

House GOP Minimum Wage Plan Offers $11 in Upper-Income Tax Breaks for Every $1 in Wage Hikes for Low Earners, H858 [9MR]

Tables

Effect of the tax cuts in the House Republican 2000 minimum wage bill, H858 [9MR]

CITIZENS' HOUSING AND PLANNING ASSOCIATION, INC.

Letters

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S7917 [27JY]

CITIZENS' SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

Articles and editorials

Fourth Graders Win the American Dream Scholarship, E1207 [11JY]

Letters

American Dream Challenge: Susan Lanyon, E1207 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Fall River, MA: tribute to Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America's American Dream Challenge Committee, E1207 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

National Scholarship Month: observance, S4291 [23MY]

CITIZENSHIP

Amendments

Hmong refugees: waiving of residency and English language requirements (H.R. 371), S4211 [18MY], H3576 [23MY]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S10843 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

Elian's Journey, E260 [9MR]

For Immigrant, July 4 Was Special—Woman From Cuba Achieved Her Dream, S7652 [26JY]

One Last Hope for Teenager Who Deserves a Break, S37 [24JA]

Scholar Back in U.S. After China Detention, S134 [31JA]

Show of Force Wasn't Necessary, H3291 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: delay implementation of Dept. of Justice ruling until court hearing on asylum application (see H. Res. 480), H2340 [13AP]

———grant U.S. citizenship (see S. 1999), S37 [24JA] (see H.R. 3531, 3532), H48 [27JA]

———reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S86 [26JA] (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]

Hmong refugees: waiving of residency and English language requirements (see S. 2025), S285 [2FE]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see S. 3060), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5234), H7932 [20SE]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see S. 3139), S9466 [28SE]

———modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H454 [15FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 3120), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

———treatment of Armed Forces service relative to the period of required U.S. residence of a citizen parent in order for a person born outside the U.S., of an alien parent, to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth (see H.R. 4371), H2511 [3MY]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see S. 2812), S6120 [29JN] (see H.R. 4838), H5955 [12JY]

Lara, Tony: relief (see S. 2002), S37 [24JA] (see H.R. 5407), H9011 [5OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (see H.J. Res. 88), H573 [29FE]

Puerto Rico: recognize entry into a permanent union with the U.S., based on a delegation of Government powers to the U.S., and guarantee citizenship rights (see H.R. 4751), H5168 [26JN]

Rajan, Vijai: relief (see S. 2559), S4014 [16MY]

Song, Yongyi: relief (see S. 2006), S86 [26JA]

Taylor, Guy: relief (see S. 2000), S37 [24JA]

Essays

Just as American as Apple Pie: Robert Arroyo, E1493 [14SE]

Why I'm Glad America Is a Nation of Immigrants: Allison P. Sigmon, S6345 [10JY]

———Christa Conway, S6345 [10JY]

———John Klaasen, S6345 [10JY]

———Kaitlin Young, S6345 [10JY]

———Shayna Walton, S6345 [10JY]

Letters

Adjust immigration status of certain Liberian nationals: Ralston H. Deffenbaugh, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, S7618 [26JY]

———William H. Gray III, United Negro College Fund (organization), S7618 [26JY]

Elian Gonzalez-Brotons custody and immigration status: Carmen Sabria, E1371 [27JY]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: Philip Smith, Lao Veterans of America, Inc., H3576 [23MY]

INS operation to reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father: Senator Specter, S2818, S2819 [25AP]

Relief of Tony Lara: Terrence Fisher, S38 [24JA]

Lists

Supporters of S. 656, adjustment of immigration status of certain Liberian nationals, S7618 [26JY]

Motions

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), H9548 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: confer U.S. citizenship automatically to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), H7774-H7778 [19SE]

Cuba: treatment of children relative to Communist ideology, H93 [1FE]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4997-H5007 [22JN], E1121 [26JN]

Duties: recognize importance, E2080 [3NO]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, H68 [31JA], H336 [10FE], H1723 [4AP]

———custody and immigration status, H1853 [6AP], H2127 [12AP], H2514, H2554 [4MY], E1371 [27JY]

———grant U.S. citizenship (H.R. 3531), H9, H14 [27JA], H168 [2FE]

———INS operation to reunite with father, H2414, H2416 [3MY], H2617 [8MY], H2956 [11MY], H3032 [15MY], H3290 [17MY]

———reunite with father, H10, H11, H14 [27JA]

———reunite with father (H. Con. Res. 240), H9, H23 [27JA]

———Secret Service actions relative to prayer service in the Capitol, H4123 [9JN]

Hamilton, Jamie: Grand Junction, CO, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E187 [29FE]

Hmong refugees: waiving of residency and English language requirements (H.R. 371), H2359-H2362 [2MY], H3576-H3578 [23MY], E618 [3MY], E640 [4MY]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), H8006-H8008 [25SE], E1594 [26SE], E1635 [29SE]

Immigration: extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program, H9052 [6OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 4966), E1350 [27JY]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (H.R. 4838), H9545-H9548 [10OC], E1833 [19OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), H9548 [10OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), insert H.R. 4838 language in lieu, H9548 [10OC]

National Convention of Chinese Americans: tribute, E1109 [26JN]

Puerto Rico: recognize entry into a permanent union with the U.S., based on a delegation of Government powers to the U.S., and guarantee citizenship rights (H.R. 4751), E1113 [26JN]

Thousand Oaks, CA: tribute to Los Robles Bank, E115 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

American Immigration Lawyers Association: tribute to Celebrate America creative writing contest winners, S6345 [10JY]

Children and youth: confer U.S. citizenship automatically to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), S8938 [21SE], S10491 [12OC], S10584 [13OC]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, S221 [1FE], S1846, S1871 [29MR], S2020 [30MR], S2030 [3AP]

———custody and immigration status, S2708, S2710-S2713 [13AP]

———grant U.S. citizenship (S. 1999), S2, S3 [24JA], S202-S204 [1FE]

———INS operation to reunite with father, S2818-S2820 [25AP], S2931, S2932 [26AP], S3683 [9MY]

———reunite with father (S. Con. Res. 79), S99-S102, S105 [26JA]

Hmong refugees: waiving of residency and English language requirements (H.R. 371), S4211-S4213 [18MY], S10584 [13OC]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), S10842 [19OC]

———extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (S. 3060), S8636 [15SE]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien, S125 [31JA]

———restore fairness to immigration law (S. 3120), S9387-S9389 [27SE], S9647 [3OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S6121, S6122 [29JN], S7456 [21JY], S10843 [19OC]

Lara, Tony: relief (S. 2002), S38 [24JA], S9543 [28SE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals, S9217 [26SE], S9348, S9353-S9355 [27SE], S10484 [12OC], S10584 [13OC], S11902 [15DE]

———adjust immigration status of certain nationals (S. 656), S7616-S7618 [26JY]

Rajan, Vijai: relief (S. 2559), S4014 [16MY]

Rezai, Saeed: relief (S. 451), S9541 [28SE]

Song, Yongyi: relief (S. 2006), S63, S88 [26JA], S134 [31JA]

Taylor, Guy: relief (S. 2000), S37 [24JA], S9542 [28SE]

Tufts University: tribute to University College of Citizenship and Public Service, S2857 [25AP]

Reports filed

Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 106-852), H7650 [14SE]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 371) (H. Rept. 106-563), H1956 [6AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 371), S4190 [18MY]

Relief of Guy Taylor: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 2000) (H. Rept. 106-963), H9767 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2000), S7838 [27JY]

Relief of Saeed Rezai: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 451), S5240 [15JN]

Relief of Tony Lara: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 2002) (H. Rept. 106-964), H9767 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2002), S7838 [27JY]

Secret Evidence Repeal Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2121) (H. Rept. 106-981), H10035 [17OC]

Waive Naturalization Requirement To Take Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance for Certain Disabled or Impaired Applicants: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2812), S7392 [20JY]

Summaries

Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Law Act (H.R. 4966), E1350-E1353 [27JY]

Texts of

H.R. 371, Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act, S4211 [18MY], H2359 [2MY]

H.R. 4838, waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, H9545 [10OC]

H.R. 5234, extend Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans, H8006 [25SE]

S. 451, relief of Saeed Rezai, S9541 [28SE]

S. 2000, relief of Guy Taylor, S37 [24JA], S9542 [28SE]

S. 2002, relief of Tony Lara, S38 [24JA], S9543 [28SE]

S. 2812, waive immigration naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, S6122 [29JN]

S. 2812, waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, S7456 [21JY], S10843 [19OC], H9548 [10OC]

S. Con. Res. 79, reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father, S93, S100 [26JA]

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Testimonies

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: Gerald W. Lynch, City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice, H8167 [26SE]

CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1658), S1753 [27MR]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (H.R. 1658): CBO, H2047-H2049 [11AP]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1658), H2040-H2054 [11AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1658), S1753-S1762 [27MR]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1658), S1671 [23MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1658, provisions, H2040-H2046 [11AP]

CIVIL LIBERTIES related term(s) Civil Rights

Addresses

Africa's Role in the World Movement for Democracy: Carl Gershman, National Endowment for Democracy, E1953-E1955 [26OC]

Figure Skating—A Glimpse of Freedom: Janet Lynn, E1691-E1693 [6OC]

President Clinton's Trip to South Asia: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E316-E318 [15MR]

Which Way Russia? Chechnya Is the Test: Strobe Talbott, Dept. of State, E41 [1FE]

Amendments

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8132, S8138, S8141, S8152, S8161, S8217, S8218, S8219, S8220, S8221 [7SE], S8298, S8300, S8345, S8346, S8349 [11SE], S8369, S8396, S8424 [12SE], S8470, S8471, S8484, S8508 [13SE], H3662 [24MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753 [27MR]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), S2813 [13AP]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S2777 [13AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1722, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S8771 [19SE], S8865 [20SE], S9525 [28SE]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10627 [24OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S3271 [2MY]

Tibetan National Day: designate (S. Res. 60), S1428, S1436 [9MR]

Analyses

Financial Information Privacy Protection Act (S. 2513), S3535 [4MY]

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (S. 2869), E1563 [22SE]

Articles and editorials

Bajrang Dal Ban Sought After Pre-Easter Attacks on Christians in India, E612 [2MY]

Biggest Vote, H3399 [18MY]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, H8160 [26SE]

Camp Meeting Celebrates the Vision of a Hindu India, E1952 [26OC]

Case Against Bigotry, E815 [23MY]

Case for China Trade, H3729 [24MY]

Catholic `Criminals' in China, S8675 [19SE], H7826 [19SE]

Catholic Priest Murdered in His Mission Home, E1132 [28JN]

China, Trade and Missiles, S8617 [15SE]

China Asserts Claim Over Taiwan, S8480 [13SE]

China Pop De-Fizzed—Why Things Go Better for Coke Without Ahmei on Its Billboards, H6403 [18JY]

China Trade Boosts Farmers, S8480 [13SE]

China Unicom Scraps Plan Linked to Qualcomm Deal, H6402 [18JY]

China Warns ``No More Concessions'' To Get Into WTO, H6402 [18JY]

China Wary of Its Private Sector, H6402 [18JY]

Christians in India Claim Bombing Is Part of Hate Campaign, E920 [9JN]

Christians in India Protest `Bias' Order, E280 [9MR]

Christians in India Seek Help From Abroad, E1056 [20JN]

Congress Shouldn't Let Organized Labor Derail U.S.-China Trade Vote, H3610 [23MY]

Debate on PNTR for China—A Response to Barshefsky and Jackson, H3520 [22MY]

Discrimination Goes High-Tech, S6077 [29JN]

DNA Dilemma—Gene Tests Can Cost You, S6076 [29JN]

Do You Need a Chaperone at the Casino?, E902 [6JN]

DoubleClick Exec Says Privacy Legislation Needn't Crimp Results, S794 [24FE]

E. Timor Panel Blamed Army for Atrocities, S194 [1FE]

Evolution Doesn't Occur Overnight, S1971 [30MR], E283 [13MR]

Execution for a Kidney—China Supplies Convicts' Organs to Malaysians, H6418 [18JY]

Gene Privacy, S6076 [29JN]

Gene Secrets—Clinton Right To Oppose Genetic Discrimination, S6077 [29JN]

Ground Rules for DNA Sampling, S6077 [29JN]

Havana's Hostages, E259 [9MR]

Image and Reality in Russia, E1832 [19OC]

In China's Legal Evolution, the Lawyers Are Handcuffed, S89 [26JA]

Iverson's Bad Rap Is Well-Deserved, S9921 [5OC]

Jiang Muddies the Waters, S8479 [13SE]

Justice for Timor, S194 [1FE]

Kosovo's Ongoing Agonies, E955 [9JN]

Massacred Sikhs Identified, E369 [21MR]

Near Clinton's India Visit, Violence Flares in Kashmir, E370 [21MR], E484 [4AP]

No Militants in the Council of Khalistan, E1696 [6OC], E1846 [19OC]

No Workers' Paradise, S8489 [13SE]

Ohio Baby Survives Abortion Procedure, H8161 [26SE]

Opening China's Economy—WTO Membership Will Benefit All, S8696 [19SE]

Opening Doors—Congress' Vote Primes U.S. Firms To Boost Investments in China, H6401 [18JY]

Oppression of Christians Continues in India, E1209 [11JY]

Path to Putin, S2555 [12AP]

Permanent Normal Trade Relations With the People's Republic of China, H3609 [23MY]

PLA-Firms Plan ``Completed'', H6403 [18JY]

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Protests by Hindu Group Raise Fear in India, E1348 [27JY]

Riots Ruined Family, Judiciary His Life, E156 [16FE]

Self Immolation in Front of UP Assembly, E60 [2FE]

Sikh Family Saves Nuns From Bawaria Attack, E334 [16MR]

Taiwan's New President Backs Sino-American Trade, S8331 [11SE]

35 Massacred in Sikh Town in Kashmir, E484 [4AP], E370 [21MR]

Trade Status May Hold the Key to End of Roller-Coaster Ride in U.S.-China Relationship, E819 [24MY]

Travelers Insurance, Safeco Lose China Operating Licenses, H6403 [18JY]

Two Churches Hit With Bomb Attacks in India, E1332 [27JY]

U.N. Chief in Kosovo Takes Stock of Tough Year, S7636 [26JY]

U.N. Official Warns of Losing the Peace in Kosovo, S7635 [26JY]

Vietnam—25 Years Later—In Hindsight, a Just Cause, H2420 [3MY]

Vietnam's Failed Revolution, H2421 [3MY]

When They Burned the Flag Back Home—Thoughts of a Former POW, S1786 [28MR], S1837 [29MR]

Yearning To Be Great, India Loses Its Way, E1938 [25OC]

Your PC Is Watching, E1950 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions

Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 432), H10473 [19OC]

Bankruptcy: prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2857), S6574 [12JY]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6599 [19JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4292), H2337 [13AP]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (see H.J. Res. 103), H5084 [23JN]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4509), H3474 [19MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 4444), H3049 [15MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (see H. Res. 510), H3648 [23MY]

———provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2338 [13AP]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see S. 3040), S8501 [13SE] (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see S. 3269), S11537 [14NO] (see H.R. 5645), H12045 [7DE]

Computers: combat hacking through enhanced law enforcement and protect privacy of computer users (see S. 2430), S2727 [13AP]

———establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H1284 [22MR]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see S. 2448), S2728 [13AP] (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

———preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (see S. 2830), S6121 [29JN]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see S. 2011), S113 [27JA] (see S. 2991), S7840 [27JY]

———modify authority relative to the use of pen registers, trap and trace devices, and computer fraud activities (see H.R. 4347), H2410 [2MY]

———penalties for the placing of sexual explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed (see H.R. 5462), H9900 [12OC]

———provide criminal penalties for the harassment of victims of Federal offenses by the convicted offenders (see H.R. 4166), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of the interception of electronic communications (see H.R. 5018), H7206 [27JY]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S2526 [11AP]

Egypt: provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh (see S. Res. 367), S9945 [5OC]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 5674), H12531 [15DE]

Employment: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

———provide adequate sanctions for unfair labor practices resulting in the discharge of employees (see H.R. 5217), H7932 [20SE]

FAA: limit age restrictions for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates (see H.R. 4352), H2410 [2MY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3063), S8657 [18SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 3618), H340 [10FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see S. 2031), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3540), H49 [27JA]

———prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5680), H12532 [15DE]

Financial institutions: give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (see S. 2360), S2233 [5AP]

———prohibit use or sharing of medical health records or information (see S. 2863), S6677 [13JY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY] (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY] (see H.R. 4585), H3924 [6JN]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (see S. 2270), S1596 [22MR]

Freedom of religion: condemn Western European countries that violate international agreements relative to freedom of individuals to profess and practice certain religious beliefs (see H. Res. 588), H7991 [21SE]

———protect religious liberty (see S. 2081), S680 [22FE] (see S. 2869), S6678 [13JY] (see H.R. 4862), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 379), H6777 [24JY]

FRS: prohibit implementation of regulations allowing race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of applicants for nonmortgage credit to be noted on the application with the applicant's consent (see H.R. 4164), H1762 [4AP]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 5283), H8061 [25SE]

Government: restore first amendment protections of religion and speech (see H.R. 5078), H7209 [27JY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 2015), S149 [31JA] (see H. Res. 414), H209 [2FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), consideration (see H. Res. 520), H4174 [9JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see S. 3139), S9466 [28SE]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7502 [12SE]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]

———promote peace, justice, and stability (see H. Res. 451), H1588 [29MR]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

Latvia: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 110), S3514 [4MY] (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2606 [4MY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 258), H573 [29FE]

Malaysia: human rights violations against Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim (see H. Res. 658), H11445 [27OC]

Native Americans: repeal Indian racial preference laws (see H.R. 5523), H10473 [19OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief Labor Negotiator (see S. 3247), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3257), S11252 [27OC]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (see S. 3180), S10083 [6OC] (see H.R. 5571), H11206 [26OC]

———enhance and protect privacy of computer users (see S. 3083), S8823 [20SE]

———limit the disclosure of consumer credit reports on an employee which are obtained in connection with allegations of illegal conduct (see H.R. 4373), H2511 [3MY]

———prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see S. 3219), S10801 [19OC]

———prohibit mailing of matter which bears an individual's Social Security number on its outside (see H.R. 4910), H6717 [20JY]

———prohibit the display of an individual's Social Security number for commercial purposes without the consent of the individual (see S. 2554), S3946 [15MY]

———prohibit the sale, share, or transfer of information acquired by Internet sites that include a pledge that it would not be released (see H.R. 4814), H5736 [10JY]

———prohibit the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers by financial institutions and define such numbers as nonpublic personal information (see S. 2871), S6841 [14JY]

———prohibit use of electronic measurement units to scan car radios (see S. 2057), S612 [10FE]

———protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2928), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5430), H9634 [10OC]

———protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see S. 2699), S4820 [8JN] (see S. 2876), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 4611), H4120 [8JN]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see S. 2063), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3560), H90 [31JA]

———require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (see S. 2898), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4908), H6717 [20JY]

———strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see S. 2326), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4987), H7205 [27JY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see S. 3146), S9606 [2OC]

Religion: accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H3868 [25MY]

———detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (see S. Res. 261), S799 [24FE] (see S. Res. 303), S3514 [4MY]

———express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech (see S. Con. Res. 123), S5241 [15JN] (see H. Con. Res. 352), H4484 [14JN]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (see S. Res. 272), S1392 [9MR]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H6051 [13JY]

Taxation: permit the disclosure of return information to verify the accuracy of information provided on applications for Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 4661), H4484 [14JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

Turkey: withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 358), H4817 [21JN] (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5843 [11JY]

21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commission: establish (see H.R. 5664), H12094 [14DE]

Vietnam: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 295), H1588 [29MR]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (see S.J. Res. 47), S4565 [6JN] (see H.J. Res. 99), H3924 [6JN]

Voting: encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President (see H. Con. Res. 447), H12532 [15DE]

———establish a commission to develop uniform standards for the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 5672), H12531 [15DE]

———establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5676, 5677), H12531 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 5653), H12080 [11DE]

———reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12017 [5DE]

———secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see S. 2666), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5158), H7502 [12SE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

Cloture motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]

Cost Estimates

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H.R. 1658): CBO, H2047-H2049 [11AP]

Descriptions

Innocent Child Protection Act (H.R. 4888), H6796 [25JY]

Essays

National Symbol: Charles Evans Hughes, S1767 [28MR]

Rights and Duties: Calvin Coolidge, S1767 [28MR]

Samuel Adams—Father of the American Revolution: Amanda Pearson, E1319 [26JY]

Interviews

Interview with Radio Liberty Correspondent Andrei Babitsky: Hero of the Day Program, NTV (Russian television network), E301 [14MR]

Letters

Bob Jones University affiliation with anti-Catholic individuals: Bob Jones III, Bob Jones University, E456 [30MR]

———several Representatives, E455 [30MR]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: Gordon B. Avery, H8159 [26SE]

Civil liberties violations of Sikhs in India relative to religious observances: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E2183 [14DE]

Civilian trial for Lori H. Berenson in Peru: Representative Carolyn Maloney, H7242 [6SE]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag: C. Valentine Bates, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (fraternal organization), S1840 [29MR]

———Carl Swisher, American Legion, S1842 [29MR]

———Colin L. Powell, S1711 [27MR], S1785 [28MR], S1837 [29MR]

———Daniel S. Wheeler, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1840 [29MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S1843 [29MR]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S1840 [29MR]

———H. Norman Schwarzkopf, S1843 [29MR]

———Harold L. (Butch) Miller, American Legion, S1841 [29MR]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S1841 [29MR]

———Joseph J. Frank, American Legion, S1843 [29MR]

———Marty Justis, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1840 [29MR]

———Michael A. Nelson, Retired Officers Association, S1842 [29MR]

———Patrick H. Brady, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1839, S1843 [29MR]

———Representatives Hansen, Cannon, and Cook, S1842 [29MR]

———Roger W. Putnam, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S1842 [29MR]

———Tommy Lasorda, Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball team), S1842 [29MR]

———Virgil C. Dechant, Knights of Columbus, S1840 [29MR]

———Wanda S. North, American Legion Auxiliary, S1842 [29MR]

Ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable relative to bankruptcy: Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7384 [20JY]

Human rights violations in West Papua in Indonesia: President Clinton, E1828 [19OC]

———several Representatives, E1828 [19OC]

Incarceration of Zhang Jie in the People's Republic of China: several Representatives, E1516 [18SE]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: Billy Graham, S8697 [19SE]

———Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, S8564 [14SE]

———Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Charles L. Taylor, AMVETS, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Ciping Huang, H2195 [12AP]

———Frank G. Wickersham III, Military Order of the Purple Heart, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Jayson L. Spiegel, Reserve Officers Association, H3289 [17MY], H3469 [19MY], H3724 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Joe Volk, Friends Committee on National Legislation, S8698 [19SE]

———John W. Smart, VFW, H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Marshall Hanson and Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Reserve Association, H3723 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Pat Robertson, Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., S8697 [19SE]

———President Clinton, S8478 [13SE], S8723 [19SE]

———Raymond A. Bell, U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association, H3469 [19MY], H3724 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Representative Berman, H3471 [19MY]

———Representative Wolf, S8392 [12SE], H3470 [19MY]

———Representatives Christopher H. Smith, Wolf, and Bonior, H3470 [19MY]

———Representatives Stark, Carolyn McCarthy, and Pelosi, H3470 [19MY]

———Richard Cizik, National Association of Evangelicals, E789 [19MY]

———Wei Jingsheng, H3620 [23MY]

———several agricultural organizations, S8493 [13SE], S8552 [14SE]

———several former military commanders and national security experts, H3724 [24MY]

———several religious leaders, S8697 [19SE], E879 [25MY]

People's Republic of China understanding with the U.S. on prohibiting the import and export of prison labor products: David J. Brenner, U.S. Embassy in the People's Republic of China, S8365 [12SE]

———Wang Shu-sheng, People's Republic of China Prison Administration Bureau, S8362 [12SE]

Performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5411 [20JN]

———Edwin F. O'Brien, Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A., S5408 [20JN]

Persecution of Christians in India: National Association of Asian Indian Christians in the USA, Inc., E1939 [25OC]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S6071 [29JN]

———several health care organizations, S6070 [29JN]

Proposed disclosure of confidential census information: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Commerce, H11247 [26OC]

Protect U.S. flag: Bob Hanson, Vietnam Veterans of America, North Dakota State Council, S1721 [27MR]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S1720 [27MR]

———Robert S. Peck, S1708 [27MR]

———William Van Alstyne, S1709-S1710 [27MR]

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: Melissa Rogers, Coalition for the Free Exercise of Religion, S7776 [27JY]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S7776 [27JY]

———Wade Henderson and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (organization), S7777 [27JY]

Republic of China accession to the World Trade Organization: President Clinton, S8478 [13SE]

———several Senators, S8479 [13SE]

Social Security Number Confidentiality Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1846 [19OC]

———Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), E1846 [19OC]

Vietnamese trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions: several trade associations, H7010 [26JY]

Lists

Attacks on Christians in India, E1219 [13JY]

Prisoners of religious conscience for the underground Roman Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China, H12 [27JA]

Violent acts against ethnic minorities in Kosovo, S7632 [26JY]

Memorandums

Bankruptcy and Debts Incurred as a Result of Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11695 [7DE]

Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Relative to Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11414 [31OC], S11464 [1NO]

People's Republic of China Understanding With the U.S. on Prohibiting the Import and Export of Prison Labor Products: Arnold Kanter, Dept. of State, and Liu Huoqiu, People's Republic of China, S8364 [12SE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, S4458 [25MY], H3855 [25MY]

Permanent Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: President Clinton, S1313 [8MR], H753 [8MR]

Motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8467 [13SE], H3744 [24MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1795 [28MR]

Opinion polls

Demographic information on U.S. citizens' views of normal trade relations relative to human rights abuses and religious freedom in the People's Republic of China, H11 [27JA]

Petitions and memorials

Tennessee: People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, E935 [9JN]

Press releases

Babbar Khalsa Members Being Killed for RDX—Planting Explosive Is Modus Operandi of Indian Intelligence: Council of Khalistan, E1903 [25OC]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, H8158 [26SE]

Chinese Persecution of Uighur Muslims May Be Increasing: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, H6417 [18JY]

Civil Liberties Violations of Sikhs in India: Amnesty International, E1604 [27SE]

Council's International Convention Very Successful—Delegates Very Enthusiastic and Upbeat: Council of Khalistan, E1962 [27OC]

India—Arrest of Witness Points to Continuing Police Harassment: Amnesty International, E1604 [27SE]

Indian Government Murders 35 Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E368 [21MR], E483 [4AP]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: American Legion, H3470 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Center for Security Policy, H3725 [24MY]

———Senator Specter, S4037 [17MY]

———VFW, H3470 [19MY]

U.S. Should Declare India a Terrorist State: Council of Khalistan, E50 [1FE]

Proposals

People's Republic of China normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3471 [19MY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H185 [2FE], H379, H414 [15FE], E140, E145 [15FE]

Africa: political reform, E1953 [26OC]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3347-H3350 [18MY]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H7717-H7719 [18SE], H7858 [19SE]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, H9835, H9836 [12OC]

Barbados: independence anniversary, E2109 [4DE]

Belarusan-American Foundation: anniversary, E2018 [29OC]

Berenson, Lori H.: incarceration in Peru, H7241 [6SE], E1372, E1385 [27JY]

BIA: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, and brutality in the treatment of Native Americans, E1453 [13SE]

Burma: U.S. policy, H7246, H7247 [6SE]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6792-H6797 [25JY]

Census: limit information that may be requested on the American Community Survey, H6783 [25JY]

———proposed disclosure of confidential information, H11202, H11203, H11247, H11248 [26OC]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H7006 [26JY], H7901 [20SE], H7967 [21SE], H8154-H8162 [26SE], E1647 [2OC], E1706 [6OC]

China, People's Republic of: grant independence to Tibet, E31 [31JA]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6399-H6424 [18JY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), unanimous-consent request, H6086 [17JY]

———normal trade relations status, H11 [27JA], H51 [31JA], H119 [1FE], H346 [14FE], H514 [29FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H704 [8MR], H939 [14MR], H1081 [16MR], H1769, H1826, H1834 [5AP], H2181, H2194 [12AP], H2329 [13AP], H2347, H2349, H2393-H2398 [2MY], H2415, H2416, H2417, H2487 [3MY], H2554, H2555, H2598, H2599 [4MY], H2633 [8MY], H2659, H2660, H2738-H2744 [9MY], H2781, H2782 [10MY], H2954, H2955, H2958, H2964 [11MY], E264 [9MR], E283 [13MR], E464 [30MR], E512 [6AP], E667 [8MY], E694 [10MY], E2121 [5DE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H2974, H3035, H3036 [15MY], H3053, H3146-H3150, H3152-H3162 [16MY], H3183, H3184, H3289, H3292-H3297, H3300-H3306 [17MY], H3312, H3398, H3399, H3410 [18MY], H3464-H3472 [19MY], H3478, H3509, H3521 [22MY], H3529, H3530, H3532, H3533, H3534, H3593, H3596-H3620, H3626, H3637-H3642 [23MY], H3662-H3747, H3804 [24MY], H3817, H3826 [25MY], H7898 [20SE], H9512 [10OC], E723 [15MY], E759 [18MY], E819 [24MY], E846, E852-E854, E861, E863, E868, E871, E879, E881 [25MY], E893 [6JN], E931-E933, E935, E941, E969 [9JN], E1039 [19JN], E2030 [30OC]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3652-H3662 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to recommit, H3744 [24MY]

———U.S. policy, H8628 [3OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 2397), E457 [30MR], E711 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 541), E705, E711 [11MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1271), E705 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

Clinton, President: visit to South Asian countries, H1463 [28MR], H1853, H1854 [6AP], E316 [15MR], E365 [21MR]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (H.R. 4049), H1288 [23MR], H8561-H8570 [2OC], E1652 [3OC]

Computers: establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (H.R. 4059), H3534 [23MY], E494 [5AP]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H3288 [17MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2040-H2054 [11AP]

Crime: expand prohibition on stalking, H9031 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5021-H5027 [22JN]

———Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4997-H5007 [22JN], E1121 [26JN]

Dept. of State: release of report on international religious freedom, H7221 [6SE]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E954 [9JN]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid to investigate crimes against Christians, E1137 [28JN]

Election Administration Commission: establish (H.R. 5674), E2219, E2236 [15DE]

Employment: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (H.R. 5182), E1487 [14SE]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Sleepy Hollow Elementary School students for Millennium Pledge, E116 [10FE]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 3320), E1652 [3OC]

———ensure personal financial privacy and give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 1924), H2661 [9MY]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (H.R. 1929), E616 [2MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4380), E652, E653 [4MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4585), H6606 [20JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), E459 [30MR]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Council of Khalistan International Convention, E1962 [27OC]

France: proposed legislation to imprison certain religious denominations, H5740 [11JY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 66), E1608 [27SE]

———protect religious liberty (H.R. 4862), E1234 [14JY]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2869), H7190, H7191 [27JY], E1563, E1564 [22SE]

FTC: prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal information collected from, and about, children on the Internet, E616 [2MY]

Gore, Vice President: remarks on the execution of pregnant inmates, H6473 [19JY]

Government: historical impact of establishing the U.S. Government as a ``Republic'', H81 [31JA], H185-H191 [2FE]

———impact of changes in morality on personal liberties, H188 [2FE]

———impact of economic prosperity on personal liberties, H82-H87 [31JA], H187-H191 [2FE]

———impact of regulations on personal liberties, H186 [2FE]

———impact of security-based surveillance on personal liberties, H185 [2FE]

———impact of technology on the size and nature of the Federal Government, H82 [31JA]

———prohibit funding to any agency to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, H6684, H6685 [20JY]

———require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

———require report by agencies on activities to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, H6664 [20JY]

———strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government, H6367, H6368 [18JY]

Guyana: independence anniversary, E740 [17MY], E851 [25MY], E1106 [23JN]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (H. Res. 414), H224 [8FE], H1250 [22MR], E60 [2FE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H3912 [6JN], E1272 [19JY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), H6605, H6606 [20JY]

———prohibit implementation of a uniform medical identifier, H4285, H4286 [13JN], H4434 [14JN]

———protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (H.R. 1941), E1652 [3OC], E2037 [31OC]

Hong Kong: report on status after reversion to the People's Republic of China, E89 [8FE], E1629 [28SE]

Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home (H.J. Res. 39), E1982 [28OC]

Immigration: prohibit refusal of visas based on sex, race, sexual orientation, or disability, H9544 [10OC]

India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir, H224 [8FE], H539 [29FE], H1463 [28MR], H4216-H4218 [12JN], H4679 [20JN], H4914 [21JN], H7582 [14SE], E370 [21MR], E401 [23MR], E1379 [27JY], E1937 [25OC]

———civil liberties violations of religious minorities, E156 [16FE], E280 [9MR], E334 [16MR], E612 [2MY], E919 [9JN], E1023 [15JN], E1055 [20JN], E1131 [28JN], E1208 [11JY], E1219 [13JY], E1329, E1331, E1347 [27JY], E1696 [6OC], E1846 [19OC], E1903 [25OC], E1952 [26OC]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, H4914 [21JN], E60 [2FE], E195 [29FE], E368, E370 [21MR], E483 [4AP], E698 [10MY], E921 [9JN], E1023 [15JN], E1604 [27SE], E1937 [25OC], E2183 [14DE]

———independence anniversary, E1 [24JA], E46 [1FE], E1449 [13SE]

———recognize contributions of Sikhs in Punjab, E1192 [10JY]

———resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, H1463 [28MR], H2635 [8MY], H4216-H4218 [12JN], H4914 [21JN], H11942 [4DE], E368, E370 [21MR], E401 [23MR], E483 [4AP], E2163 [8DE], E2178 [13DE]

———U.S. policy, E1403 [6SE]

Indonesia: human rights violations in West Papua, E1827 [19OC]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 306), H3828 [25MY]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: prosecution of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity, E2001 [28OC]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10627-H10629 [24OC]

Kosovo: displacement of refugees and detention of ethnic Albanians, E209 [1MR]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H3528 [23MY]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, H1410 [27MR], H1505, H1510 [29MR]

———prohibit funding to Kosovo Protection Corps, H6002-H6004 [13JY]

———promote peace, justice, and stability (H. Res. 451), H9589-H9592 [10OC], E437 [29MR]

———tribute to Air Force participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H5087 [26JN]

———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H1943 [6AP]

Latvia: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 319), H6081-H6083 [17JY], E643 [4MY]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (H.R. 1443), H7545 [13SE]

Law enforcement officers: treatment of minorities, H621-H627 [1MR], H1264-H1267 [22MR]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, H494 [16FE]

———independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 91), H724-H726 [8MR]

Moldova: treatment and prosecution of Christian Democratic Popular Front members, E751 [17MY]

Morocco: independence anniversary, E2081 [3NO]

Native Americans: repeal Indian racial preference laws (H.R. 5523), E1864 [19OC]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: freedom of speech and freedom of the press in member states, E1388 [27JY]

Pakistan: opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, democratically-elected government, H1050, H1051 [15MR]

———opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, democratically-elected government (H. Con. Res. 200), H736 [8MR]

Pope, Edmond: arrest and treatment in Russia, H5078 [23JN]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (H.R. 5571), E1949 [26OC]

———interception of electronic mail by the FBI, H7007 [26JY]

———prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (H.R. 3218), H9990, H9991 [17OC], E1845, E1846, E1852 [19OC]

———prohibit the display of an individual's Social Security number for commercial purposes without the consent of the individual, H11203 [26OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet, H11450 [28OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (H.R. 5430), E1934 [25OC]

———protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers, H11238, H11283-H11286, H11291 [26OC]

———protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (H.R. 4611), E938 [9JN]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 3560), E111 [10FE]

Public lands: restrict Federal acquisition of lands to certain designated areas, H2884-H2887 [10MY]

Real property: private property owner rights, H2877-H2880 [10MY]

Russia: condemn anti-Semitic activities, E1613 [27SE]

———condemn interference with freedom of the press, H6604 [20JY]

———condemn interference with freedom of the press (H. Con. Res. 339), E860 [25MY]

———detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press, E300 [14MR]

———express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech, E1832 [19OC]

———express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech (H. Con. Res. 352), H4654-H4656 [19JN], E1013 [14JN]

———hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, E658 [4MY]

Schlessinger, Laura: freedom of speech relative to comments on gay rights, H2319, H2320 [13AP]

Senior citizens: attendance at legal gambling establishments, E901 [6JN]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, H6023 [13JY]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 4857), E1270 [19JY]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6820-H6823, H6826-H6837 [25JY]

Supreme Court: recent decisions, H5661 [10JY]

Taxation: provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2018, H2020, H2057-H2069 [11AP], E554, E559 [13AP], E614 [2MY]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E256, E271 [9MR], E361, E364 [21MR]

Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (H. Con. Res. 100), H6366 [18JY]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (H. Con. Res. 80), H6366 [18JY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E1222 [13JY]

Vietnam: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 295), H2417-H2422 [3MY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7009-H7020 [26JY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), unanimous-consent agreement, H6753 [24JY]

Voting: establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5677), E2228 [15DE]

———secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8789-H8796 [4OC], E1679 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S2832-S2835 [25AP]

AID: International Rule of Law Program in the People's Republic of China funding, S5621 [22JN]

Architect of the Capitol: establish position of employee advocate, S4342, S4343 [24MY]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5406-S5421, S5425, S5443 [20JN], S5547 [21JN]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S9920-S9922 [5OC]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S103 [26JA], S200 [1FE], S226-S232, S247 [2FE], S7383 [20JY], S11413, S11414 [31OC], S11464, S11466 [1NO], S11552, S11553 [5DE], S11685, S11693, S11694, S11725, S11726, S11728 [7DE]

———prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (S. 2857), S6575 [12JY], S11778 [14DE]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), S7952 [27JY]

Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, S8494 [13SE]

———protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), S10027 [5OC]

———protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

———protect infants who are born alive (S. 3127), S9393, S9394 [27SE]

China, People's Republic of: certification of certain human rights conditions prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8375-S8382 [12SE]

———compliance with memorandums of understanding prohibiting the import and export to the U.S. of prison labor products, S8360-S8366 [12SE]

———human rights violations, S8035-S8041 [6SE], S8529-S8532 [13SE]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent on freedom of religion, S8133-S8141 [7SE]

———normal trade relations status, S345 [7FE], S838 [28FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization, S8349 [11SE], S8646 [18SE], S8722 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1169 [6MR], S1971 [30MR], S2433 [7AP], S3825 [10MY], S4032-S4037 [17MY], S4166 [18MY], S4221 [22MY], S4493, S4494 [25MY], S4933 [9JN], S5021 [13JN], S5586, S5588 [22JN], S5763 [26JN], S6295, S6296 [30JN], S9690 [3OC], S9937 [5OC]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S6109 [29JN], S6326-S6328 [10JY], S6408 [11JY], S6599, S6600 [13JY], S7461 [24JY], S7769-S7773, S7787, S7789, S7819 [27JY], S8048-S8069 [6SE], S8132-S8163 [7SE], S8252-S8265 [8SE], S8297-S8337, S8349 [11SE], S8353-S8357, S8360-S8370, S8375-S8406 [12SE], S8441-S8494, S8529-S8532 [13SE], S8536, S8539-S8565, S8604 [14SE], S8611-S8619, S8633 [15SE], S8644-S8647, S8653, S8664 [18SE], S8667-S8730 [19SE], S8812-S8814 [20SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY], S7963-S7967, S7974-S7978, S7981-S7983 [5SE], S8035-S8041, S8044 [6SE], S8132 [7SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), unanimous-consent request, S8398 [12SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (S. 2277), S1671-S1673 [23MR]

———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8152-S8159 [7SE]

———require certification on the status and release of certain detained or imprisoned labor activists prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8487-S8490, S8492 [13SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S6789, S6837 [14JY], S7047 [17JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 74), S1382 [9MR]

Clinton, President: anniversary of conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group, S8538, S8539 [14SE], S8652 [18SE]

———visit to South Asian countries, S1307 [8MR]

Colombia: independence anniversary, S7825 [27JY]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (S. 3040), S8501-S8504 [13SE]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (S. 3269), S11512-S11515, S11517, S11521 [14NO]

Computers: combat hacking through enhanced law enforcement and protect privacy of computer users (S. 2430), S2738-S2741 [13AP]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism, S10914-S10918 [24OC], S11886-S11890 [15DE]

———require operators of Internet web sites to obtain a user's consent before sending health information to another entity, S5320 [19JN]

Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures, S10919 [24OC]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753-S1762 [27MR]

———preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (S. 2830), S6140 [29JN]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), House amendment, S2813, S2814 [13AP]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S2782, S2783 [13AP], S3910 [11MY]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 2393), S2533 [11AP]

Democratic Privacy Task Force (Senate): status of legislative proposals on consumer privacy issues, S11777-S11779 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S4983, S4984 [13JN]

———review of secrecy oaths and policies at nuclear weapons facilities where workers may have had their health compromised by radioactive or other hazardous substances, S6552 [12JY]

Egypt: provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh (S. Res. 367), S9965 [5OC]

Election Administration Commission: establish (S. 1), S11918, S11919 [15DE]

Estonia: independence anniversary, S5733 [23JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (S. 2966), S7862 [27JY]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Financial institutions: ensure personal financial privacy and give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 1924), S11778 [14DE]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 2360), S2235 [5AP]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 2513), S3532-S3537 [4MY], S11779 [14DE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (S. 2270), S1598-S1601 [22MR]

———protect right to keep and bear arms, S4037-S4041, S4045, S4046, S4051, S4060 [17MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706-S1737 [27MR], S1765-S1807 [28MR], S1833-S1843, S1855, S1858-S1874 [29MR], S2098, S2099 [4AP], S2856 [25AP]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), cloture motion, S1736 [27MR]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), unanimous-consent agreement, S1651 [23MR], S1857 [29MR]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2081), S710 [23FE]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2869), S6687-S6690, S6762 [13JY], S6767 [14JY], S7774-S7781 [27JY], S7991-S7993 [5SE], S10992 [25OC]

Government: require report by agencies on activities to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, S11868 [15DE]

———strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government, S5330-S5332 [19JN], S11244 [27OC]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S150-S152 [31JA], S9447, S9448 [28SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), unanimous-consent request, S9446 [28SE]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S10963 [25OC]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (S. 573), S11779 [14DE]

———human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S5869 [27JN]

———prohibit funding to reimburse costs of fetal tissue procurement contractors which obtain fetal tissue from induced abortions, S5830 [27JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6048-S6053, S6067-S6078, S6091 [29JN], S6219 [30JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien, S125 [31JA]

India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, S1588 [22MR]

Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented, S191-S197 [1FE]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), S10841, S10842 [19OC]

———prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (S. 1909), S5022 [13JN]

Ivory Coast: political reform, S10238 [11OC]

Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, S10988 [25OC]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, S6232 [30JN]

———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, S9777 [3OC]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 3249), S11135 [26OC]

Latvia: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 319), S8639 [15SE]

———independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 110), S3546 [4MY], S4395 [24MY]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (S. 821), S9444 [28SE]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, S299 [2FE], S640 [10FE]

———independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 91), S1156 [2MR], S1229 [7MR]

Montenegro: U.S. policy, S7441-S7443 [21JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief Labor Negotiator (S. 3247), S11134 [26OC]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (S. 3180), S10089 [6OC]

———enhance and protect privacy of computer users (S. 3083), S8858 [20SE]

———enhance protections for electronic information, ensure uniform protections for purchase or rental of certain media, and promote use of encryption technology while balancing law enforcement needs (S. 854), S11778 [14DE]

———prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (H.R. 3218), S11013 [25OC]

———prohibit use of electronic measurement units to scan car radios (S. 2057), S617 [10FE]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet, S10963 [25OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (S. 2928), S7668-S7672 [26JY]

———protect consumer privacy (S. 2606), S4299-S4311 [23MY]

———protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (S. 2699), S4834 [8JN]

———protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (S. 2876), S6845 [14JY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, S794 [24FE], S4254 [23MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (S. 2063), S713 [23FE]

———require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (S. 2898), S7394 [20JY]

———strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (S. 2326), S1911 [29MR]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (S. 3146), S9631 [2OC]

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press, S1874 [29MR], S6007 [28JN]

———detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (S. Res. 261), S833, S834 [24FE]

———detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (S. Res. 303), S3547 [4MY], S5759 [23JN]

———express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech (S. Con. Res. 123), S5275 [15JN]

———human rights violations, S6007 [28JN]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S7630-S7637 [26JY]

———oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S2703 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

Tibetan National Day: designate (S. Res. 60), S1434-S1436 [9MR]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S1388 [9MR], S1454 [20MR], S1507 [21MR], S1590 [22MR]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, S8651 [18SE]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (S.J. Res. 47), S4576 [6JN]

Voinovich, Senator: report on trip to Southeastern Europe, S2700-S2706 [13AP]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (S. 2666), S4480 [25MY]

Reports

India's Brute Force in Punjab, Kashmir & Northeastern States: Human Rights Network (organization), E1937 [25OC]

Massacre of 35 Sikhs in Chatti Singhpora, Kashmir: Punjab Human Rights Organization, and the Movement Against State Repression (organization), E698 [10MY]

People's Republic of China Human Rights Violations: Dept. of State (excerpt), H3694 [24MY]

Task Force on the Hong Kong Transition, E89-E93 [8FE]

Visit to the Soviet Union (1989): Representatives Wolf and Christopher H. Smith, H348-H351 [14FE]

Visit to Tibet: Representative Wolf, H347 [14FE]

Reports filed

Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) and Macheteros Clemency—Misleading Explanations, a Reckless Decision, a Dangerous Message: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-488), H3 [24JA]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4292) (H. Rept. 106-835), H7373 [11SE]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1658), S1671 [23MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 510) (H. Rept. 106-636), H3648 [23MY]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 14) (S. Rept. 106-246), S1461 [20MR]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5018) (H. Rept. 106-932), H8799 [4OC]

Government Information Security Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1993) (S. Rept. 106-259), S2465 [10AP]

Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2448), S9941 [5OC]

Landowners Equal Treatment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1142) (H. Rept. 106-1011), H11206 [26OC]

Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4585) (H. Rept. 106-773), H6717 [20JY]

Oppose Serbian Regime of Slobodan Milosevic, Support Efforts of the Democratic Opposition, and Promote Peace, Stability, and Prosperity in Southeastern Europe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 272), S2940 [26AP]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2277) (S. Rept. 106-305), S4459 [25MY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4444) (H. Rept. 106-632), H3522 [22MY]

People's Republic of China Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-755), H6469 [18JY]

Privacy and Identity Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4857) (H. Rept. 106-996), H10807 [24OC]

Privacy Commission Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4049) (H. Rept. 106-919), H8551 [29SE]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Russian Detention of Journalist Andrei Babitsky and Interference With Freedom of the Press: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 303), S5106 [14JN]

Secret Evidence Repeal Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2121) (H. Rept. 106-981), H10035 [17OC]

Taxpayer Bill of Rights: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4163) (H. Rept. 106-566), H2012 [10AP]

Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1443) (H. Rept. 106-517), H930 [13MR]

Vietnamese Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 106-794), H7092 [26JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Protect U.S. flag: AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

———AMVETS of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

Southeastern Europe: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7637 [26JY]

Statements

BIA Acknowledgement of the Fundamental Injustice, Cruelty, and Brutality in the Treatment of Native Americans: Kevin Gover, BIA, E1453 [13SE]

Bulgaria's Perspective on Southeastern Europe: Nadezhda Mihailova, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, S2704 [13AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: Alan G. Lance, Sr., American Legion, E459 [30MR]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S1841 [29MR]

Effects of Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act: John Heinz (1985), S8153 [7SE]

Law Enforcement Officers and Criminal Justice System Treatment of Minorities in New York, NY, Declaration and Plan: Representative Owens and Several Brooklyn African American Clergy and Elected Officials, H1268 [22MR]

Make Trade Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the U.S. Contingent on Freedom of Religion: Richard A. Boucher, Dept. of State, S8140 [7SE]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization, S8716 [19SE]

People's Republic of China Understanding With the U.S. on Prohibiting the Import and Export of Prison Labor Products: Dept. of State, S8365 [12SE]

Policy Regarding Military Service by Homosexuals: Senator Robb, S11848 [15DE]

Preventing a Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia—U.S. Policy Options: Samina Ahmed and David Cortright, E366 [21MR]

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: Senators Hatch and Kennedy, S7774-S7776 [27JY]

Tibetan National Uprising: Dalai Lama, S1435 [9MR]

Zoning Conflicts Between Churches and Cities: Christian Legal Society, E1564-E1567 [22SE]

Studies

Tariffs Miscast as Villain in Bearing Blame for Great Depression—Smoot-Hawley Exonerated: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates (business), S8154-S8156 [7SE]

Tables

NAFTA job loss by State, 1993-98, S8685 [19SE]

U.S., European Union, and international financial institutions support to Southeastern Europe and Kosovo, S2704 [13AP]

Testimonies

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: F. Sessions Cole, H8159 [26SE]

Ethnic Minorities in Kosovo: Kyr Artemije, S7634 [26JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 295, human rights violations in Vietnam, H2417 [3MY]

H. Con. Res. 319, Latvian independence anniversary, H6081 [17JY]

H. Con. Res. 352, express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech in Russia, E1013 [14JN]

H. Con. Res. 352, express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press in Russia and express support for freedom of speech, H4655 [19JN]

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H. Res. 451, promote peace, justice, and stability in Kosovo, H9589 [10OC], E437 [29MR]

H. Res. 510, consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3652 [24MY]

H.J. Res. 99, Vietnamese trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions, H7009 [26JY]

H.J. Res. 103, People's Republic of China trade relations with the U.S. relative to free emigration and improved human rights conditions, H6399 [18JY]

H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, H2040-H2046 [11AP]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 2442, Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act, S10841 [19OC]

H.R. 3218, Social Security Number Confidentiality Act, H9990 [17OC]

H.R. 4049, Privacy Commission Act, H8561-H8563 [2OC]

H.R. 4163, Taxpayer Bill of Rights, H2057-H2062 [11AP]

H.R. 4292, Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, H8154 [26SE]

H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3662 [24MY]

H.R. 4888, Innocent Child Protection Act, H6792 [25JY]

S. 1769, reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies, S2813 [13AP]

S. 2015, Stem Cell Research Act, S151 [31JA]

S. 2057, Motorists Privacy Act, S617 [10FE]

S. 2270, Right To Bear Arms Protection and Privacy Act, S1600 [22MR]

S. 2277, permanent normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1673 [23MR]

S. 2326, Wireless Eavesdropping Protection Act, S1911 [29MR]

S. 2430, Internet Security Act, S2740 [13AP]

S. 2513, Financial Information Privacy Protection Act, S3532-S3535 [4MY]

S. 2554, prohibit the display of an individual's Social Security number for commercial purposes without the consent of the individual, S3946 [15MY]

S. 2606, Consumer Privacy Protection Act, S4302-S4309 [23MY]

S. 2830, Miranda Reaffirmation Act, S6140 [29JN]

S. 2869, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, S7779-S7781 [27JY], H7191 [27JY]

S. 2928, Consumer Internet Privacy Enhancement Act, S7669 [26JY]

S. 2966, Wage Awareness Protection Act, S7863 [27JY]

S. 3040, Privacy Commission Act, S8502 [13SE]

S. 3083, Enhancement of Privacy and Public Safety in Cyberspace Act, S8859-S8862 [20SE]

S. 3127, Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, S9394 [27SE]

S. 3180, Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act, S10090 [6OC]

S. 3269, Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act, S11513 [14NO]

S. Con. Res. 91, Lithuanian independence anniversary, S1130, S1156 [2MR], H724 [8MR]

S. Con. Res. 110, independence anniversary of Latvia, S4395 [24MY]

S. Con. Res. 110, Latvian independence anniversary, S3546 [4MY]

S. Con. Res. 123, express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech in Russia, S5274 [15JN]

S. Res. 261, Russian detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press, S825, S834 [24FE]

S. Res. 272, oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S1427 [9MR]

S. Res. 272, oppose Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S2705 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

S. Res. 303, detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press in Russia, S5760 [23JN]

S. Res. 303, Russian detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press, S3546 [4MY]

S. Res. 367, provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh, Egypt, S9965 [5OC]

CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT

Bills and resolutions

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

CIVIL RIGHTS related term(s) Civil Liberties; Commission on Civil Rights; Discrimination; Human Rights

Addresses

Dedication of Martin Luther King, Jr., Monument in Norfolk, VA: Israel Zoberman, S641 [10FE]

Lyndon Johnson—History Reconsidered: John Kenneth Galbraith, S13 [24JA]

Presidential Medal of Freedom Presentation to Mildred Jeffrey: President Clinton, E1689 [6OC]

Supreme Court History, Decisions, and Changes: Senator Biden, S3971-S3974 [16MY]

Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.: Representative Spratt, H530-H532 [29FE]

Amendments

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7805 [27JY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10627 [24OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (H.R. 2879), H9620 [10OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11150, S11187 [26OC], H11581 [30OC]

Articles and editorials

Amendment To Aid Victims Could Cause More Damage, S3181 [1MY]

Arrogance of the Court, S7761 [27JY]

Case Against Bigotry, E815 [23MY]

Case for a Texas Giant as Man of the Half Century, E47 [1FE]

Civil Rights Pioneer, Mr. Earl Nance, Sr., E567 [13AP]

Constitutional Pandora's Box, S3253 [2MY]

Criminal Act—The Folly of a Victims' Rights Amendment, S3180 [1MY]

Differently Situated, S3251 [2MY]

Distorting Victims' Rights, S3180 [1MY]

Don't Victimize the Constitution, S2925 [26AP]

Georgia Regulatory Agency To Lead Investigation Into Insurer's Rates for Black Customers, E2209 [15DE]

Ghosts in Florida, E2174 [11DE]

It's Conservatives Now Who Are Judicial Activists—Why Environmentalists Should Be Alarmed, S7762 [27JY]

Laying Down the Burden of Race, S4558-S4560 [6JN]

Misguided Bill, S3251 [2MY]

Nationally—Why Hate Crimes Are Different, S5335 [19JN]

Near Clinton's India Visit, Violence Flares in Kashmir, E484 [4AP]

No Victims in the Constitution, S3001 [27AP]

Not Again—Victim's Rights Don't Merit Constitutional Amendment, S3253 [2MY]

Paper Federalists, S7761 [27JY]

Pastor and Political Activist Earl Nance, Sr., Dies at 89, E566 [13AP]

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment Is Misguided, S3252 [2MY]

Protecting Immigrants, S11903 [15DE]

Quality of Justice, S3251 [2MY]

Regrettable Rift, E1690 [6OC]

Skeleton in the Closet, E2105-E2107 [14NO]

35 Massacred in Sikh Town in Kashmir, E484 [4AP]

Tinkering Again, S2851 [25AP], S2924 [26AP]

Uncluttered Constitution, S3000 [27AP]

Victim Amendment Undoes Prior Work, S3252 [2MY]

Victims and the Constitution, S2923 [26AP]

Victims' Bill Seriously Flawed, S3180 [1MY]

Victims of Crime Don't Need Congress' Constitutional Meddling, S3002 [27AP]

Victims' Rights, S3253 [2MY]

Victims' Rights Bill Violates Others' Rights, S3181 [1MY]

Victims' Rights Plan That Goes Much Too Far, S3001 [27AP]

Victims' Rights—Leave the Constitution Alone, S2924 [26AP]

Where Have You Gone, Dan Rather?, E535 [11AP]

Wrong Set of Rights, S3252 [2MY]

Wrong Way on Victims' Rights, S3002 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 3008), S8105 [6SE]

Anthony, Susan B.: recognize contributions to the women's suffrage movement (see H. Con. Res. 391), H7365 [7SE]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see S. Con. Res. 85), S930 [29FE] (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S6574 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 368), H5655 [29JN]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3924 [6JN]

Colleges and universities: rights and privileges of student-athletes (see H.R. 4117), H1587 [29MR]

Constitution Week: observance (see H.R. 4023), H1119 [16MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

———reject relative to effect on motherhood and family (see S. Res. 306, 307), S3916 [11MY]

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see S. Con. Res. 120), S4669 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S2526 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see S. 2079), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3685), H509 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1629 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 4317), H2338 [13AP]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4035 [7JN]

Evans, Clay: tribute (see S. Res. 385), S11739 [7DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see S. 2031), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3540), H49 [27JA]

———prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]

———protect employees who seek equal wages (see H.R. 4597), H4035 [7JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9606 [2OC] (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

FRS: prohibit implementation of regulations allowing race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of applicants for nonmortgage credit to be noted on the application with the applicant's consent (see H.R. 4164), H1762 [4AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S4820 [8JN] (see H.J. Res. 100), H4120 [8JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 3633), H340 [10FE]

———placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S1392 [9MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H510 [16FE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4484 [14JN]

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady: recognize contributions to the women's suffrage movement (see H. Con. Res. 391), H7365 [7SE]

University of San Francisco: acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 football team and pay tribute to members of team (see S. Res. 346), S7840 [27JY]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 3023), S8342 [11SE] (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]

Cloture motions

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2835 [25AP]

Letters

Bob Jones University affiliation with anti-Catholic individuals: Bob Jones III, Bob Jones University, E456 [30MR]

———several Representatives, E455 [30MR]

Conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions: Stuart VanMeveren, National District Attorneys Association, S5426 [20JN]

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: Becky Hess and David R. Nelson, Minnehaha County, SD, Office of State's Attorney, S3008 [27AP]

———Bob Miller, S2973 [27AP]

———Brian M. Moskowitz, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S2974 [27AP]

———Craig T. Steckler, California Police Chiefs Association, Inc., S2974 [27AP]

———Donna F. Edwards, National Network To End Domestic Violence, S2926 [26AP]

———Harriet Salarno, Justice for Murder Victims (organization), S2973 [27AP]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2985 [27AP]

———James J. Fotis, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, S2973 [27AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S2980 [27AP]

———Lawrence L. Piersol, U.S. District Court for South Dakota, S3007 [27AP]

———Lou Blanas, Sacramento County, CA, Sheriff, S2975 [27AP]

———Lyle W. Swenson, Dept. of Justice, S3009 [27AP]

———Marc Klaas, S2973 [27AP]

———Mary Struhs, Women Escaping a Violent Environment, Inc. (WEAVE), S2973 [27AP]

———McGregor W. Scott, Shasta County, CA, District Attorney, S2972 [27AP]

———Michael Hennessey, San Francisco, CA, Sheriff, S2974 [27AP]

———National Association of Attorneys General, S2969 [27AP]

———Patsy J. Gillis, Victims & Friends United (organization), S2973 [27AP]

———Richard M. Romley, Maricopa County, AZ, County Attorney, S2968 [27AP]

———Robert A. Miller, South Dakota Supreme Court, S3008 [27AP]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S2997 [27AP]

———Ron Exley, California Police Activities League, S2974 [27AP]

———Senators Byrd and Leahy, S2909 [26AP]

———several law school professors, S2985-S2988 [27AP]

———Sue Osthoff, National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women (organization), S2926 [26AP]

———Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, S2974 [27AP]

———Walter Allen, California Narcotic Officers' Association, S2974 [27AP]

———William B. Kolender, San Diego County, CA, Sheriff, S2975 [27AP]

———William Barr, Richard Thornburgh, and Edwin Meese III, S2968 [27AP]

———William W. Wilkins, Jr., Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2970 [27AP]

Constitutionality of legislation to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S5353-S5355 [19JN]

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H4986 [22JN]

EPA Office of Civil Rights backlog of cases: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S10316 [12OC]

———Monique Harden and Joan Mulhern, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, S10316 [12OC]

Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H7530 [13SE]

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans: Horace B. Deets, AARP, H6689 [20JY]

———Karen W. Ferguson and Karen Friedman, Pension Rights Center, H6689 [20JY]

Pension Benefits Protection and Preservation Act: several Representatives, H854-H856 [9MR]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Lists

Americans With Disabilities Act success stories, S7638-S7640 [26JY]

Opponents of S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2827 [25AP]

Organizations opposed to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S3926 [11MY]

Supporters of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S1292 [8MR]

Supporters of S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2821 [25AP], S2967 [27AP]

Motions

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

Papers

Joerg Haider and the Freedom Party of Austria: Representative Lantos, H1647 [3AP]

Pledges

Birmingham Pledge, H11582 [30OC]

Poems

``Masonic Builders'', S2988 [27AP]

Press releases

Indian Government Murders 35 Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E368 [21MR], E483 [4AP]

U.S. Should Declare India a Terrorist State: Council of Khalistan, E50 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Affirmative action: policies, H737 [8MR]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history, E2105 [14NO]

———acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (H. Con. Res. 356), H4596 [19JN], H4682 [20JN], E1223 [13JY]

———promote cultural education and awareness of the history of slavery, H431 [15FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H6756 [24JY], H6995-H6999 [25JY], H7065, H7066 [26JY], E998 [14JN], E1218 [13JY], E1331, E1344, E1371 [27JY], E1434 [7SE]

Armed Forces: religious rights of soldiers stationed in Europe, H9638 [11OC]

Black History Month: observance, H149-H154 [1FE]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices, H552 [29FE]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Con. Res. 261), E455 [30MR]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Res. 428), H518 [29FE], E182, E187 [29FE]

Burgess, David S.: recognition by Benicia, CA, Healthy Cities Task Force for efforts in social justice, E2116 [4DE]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women, H20, H21 [27JA]

Byrd, James, Jr.: anniversary of murder in Jasper, TX, E908 [7JN], E924 [9JN]

Camp LeJeune, NC: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Black and White Scholarship Ball, E43 [1FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 368), H7444-H7447 [12SE], E1169 [30JN]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), H10705 [24OC]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (H. Con. Res. 344), H5177-H5179 [27JN]

Colleges and universities: historically black colleges and universities funding for agricultural and food sciences research, H5536, H5537 [29JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H431, H435 [15FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification, H2685 [9MY]

———ratification (H. Res. 107), H1081 [16MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 5021), H8094, H8095 [26SE], E1359 [27JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, H1481 [29MR]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H4681 [20JN], H7523-H7541 [13SE], H8000 [25SE], H9647, H9658, H9659, H9664, H9665 [11OC], H9820 [12OC], H10232 [18OC], H11239, H11289 [26OC], E1716 [6OC], E1760 [12OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935 [7JN], H7508 [13SE], E908 [7JN], E913 [8JN], E920, E924, E928, E946 [9JN], E1463 [13SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish position of Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights, H5784 [11JY]

———interest payments to certain farmers whose discrimination claims are in arrears, H5783 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5783, H5784 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2623-H2628 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: filing of discrimination complaints by limited-English-speaking and hearing-impaired persons relative to benefits, H4243 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5021-H5027 [22JN]

———Civil Rights Division funding, H4985-H4989 [22JN]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (H. Con. Res. 111), E834 [25MY]

———establish commission to investigate alleged prosecutorial abuse in the Wen Ho Lee case and to protect all U.S. citizens from similar abuses, H7743 [19SE]

District of Columbia: anniversary of emancipation of slaves, E553 [13AP]

———tribute to Capital Pride Festival, E269 [9MR]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 2397), E457 [30MR], E711 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 541), E705, E711 [11MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1271), E705 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 2355), E1463 [13SE]

Enforcement: funding, H20, H21 [27JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: protect employees who seek equal wages (H.R. 4597), E910 [7JN]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Sleepy Hollow Elementary School students for Millennium Pledge, E116 [10FE]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), H8717-H8720 [3OC]

Gary, IN: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E7 [27JA]

Government: require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (H.J. Res. 100), H8032-H8036 [25SE], E946 [9JN], E1360 [27JY]

History: reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, H1149-H1154 [21MR], E404 [23MR]

IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689-H6692 [20JY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10627-H10629 [24OC]

Jeffrey, Mildred: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1689 [6OC]

Jones, Nathaniel R.: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Distinguished Service Citation recipient, E783 [19MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E963 [9JN], E1048, E1049 [19JN], E1129 [28JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (H.R. 2879), H9620 [10OC]

Law enforcement officers: treatment of minorities, H621-H627 [1MR], H1264-H1267 [22MR]

Lee, Bill L.: appointment to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, E1398 [6SE]

Life Insurance Co. of Georgia: investigation into African-American policyholder premium rates, E2209 [15DE]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: filing of discrimination claims against management, H169 [2FE]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H518 [29FE], H578, H579, H580, H622-H627 [1MR], H644 [6MR], H1267 [22MR]

———statement by President Clinton on verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case, H644 [6MR]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (H.R. 2902), H853 [9MR]

Pichler, Joseph and Susan: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Distinguished Service Citation recipients, E785 [19MY]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, H7696 [18SE]

———recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), H7455-H7457 [12SE], H11581-H11583 [30OC]

Schlessinger, Laura: freedom of speech relative to comments on gay rights, H2319, H2320 [13AP]

Shapiro, Esther K.: Anti-Defamation League Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E441 [29MR]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E19 [27JA]

Texas: tribute to Unsung Heroes award recipients from the 9th Congressional District, E278 [9MR]

Tolliver, Stanley E., Sr.: NAACP Freedom Award recipient, E1286 [21JY]

U.N.: secure objective review of violations of minority human rights in the U.S., H1267 [22MR]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (H.R. 906), H8794, H8795 [4OC]

Women's History Month: observance, H614 [1MR], H1081 [16MR], E375, E388, E390 [22MR], E406 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E457 [30MR]

Remarks in Senate

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 3008), S8109-S8111 [6SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S6492 [12JY], S7637-S7641, S7645, S7646 [26JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), S8639 [15SE]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (H. Con. Res. 344), S6036 [28JN]

Constitution Week: observance, S9119-S9122 [22SE]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary, S9119-S9122 [22SE]

———distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification, S1276 [8MR]

———ratification (S. Res. 237), S1291-S1294, S1304-S1309 [8MR], S1381, S1382 [9MR]

———ratification (S. Res. 237), unanimous-consent request, S1247 [8MR]

———ratification (S. Res. 286), S2565 [12AP]

———reject relative to effect on motherhood and family (S. Res. 306), S3925 [11MY]

———reject relative to effect on motherhood and family (S. Res. 307), S3927 [11MY]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5338-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5428 [20JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP], S3180 [1MY], S3249-S3251 [2MY]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2818, S2820-S2832, S2835-S2851 [25AP], S2897-S2930 [26AP], S2966-S3011 [27AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed—withdrawn, S3037 [27AP]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5300-S5304 [16JN], S5334-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5434 [20JN], S5547, S5548 [21JN], S5649 [22JN], S5732 [23JN], S9245 [26SE], S10345-S10347, S10348, S10360, S10391 [12OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (S. 622), S3602 [8MY], S5550 [21JN], S10072 [6OC]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (S. Con. Res. 120), S4694 [7JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 2393), S2533 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, S10678, S10679 [18OC]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (S. 2079), S683 [22FE]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Civil Rights funding, S6196 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: tribute to Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices, S11902 [15DE]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7805 [27JY]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S6789, S6837 [14JY], S7047 [17JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 74), S1382 [9MR]

———submission of employee discrimination claims relative to mandatory binding arbitration (S. 121), S1810 [28MR]

EPA: Office of Civil Rights backlog of cases, S10315 [12OC]

Evans, Clay: tribute (S. Res. 385), S11745 [7DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (S. 2966), S7862 [27JY]

Firearms: retain local decisionmaking authority relative to concealed weapon permits, S10075 [6OC]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), S11180 [26OC]

———establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (S. 3147), S9608 [2OC]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (S.J. Res. 48), S4853 [8JN], S7804 [27JY]

International Women's Day: observance, S1291-S1294, S1304-S1307 [8MR]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), S10841, S10842 [19OC]

———prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (S. 1909), S5022 [13JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S5357 [19JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (S. 3183), S10252 [11OC]

———placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (H.R. 2879), S9979 [5OC]

———placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (S. 2231), S1386 [9MR]

Pensions: protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S2415 [7AP], S2610 [12AP]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, S9444 [28SE], S10786, S10787 [19OC]

———recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11187, S11188 [26OC]

Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (S. Res. 133), S7806 [27JY], S11815 [15DE]

Supreme Court: decision on Violence Against Women Act provision creating a Federal civil rights cause of action for women to sue sexual abuse offenders, S3970 [16MY], S7597 [26JY]

———judicial activism relative to decisions on Federal authority over States and extension of power to include deciding appropriateness of legislation in addition to constitutionality, S7597-S7603 [26JY], S7758-S7763 [27JY]

Troy State University: Rosa Parks Museum funding, S6530 [12JY]

University of San Francisco: acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 football team and pay tribute to members of team (S. Res. 346), S7807 [27JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (S. 3023), S8342 [11SE]

Women's History Month: observance, S1304, S1308, S1309 [8MR], S1382 [9MR]

Reports

Youth Challenge Case Study: Collette Caprara, H6829 [25JY]

Reports filed

Condemn All Prejudice Against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and Support Political and Civic Participation by These Persons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 53), S7392 [20JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 3) (S. Rept. 106-254), S2106 [4AP]

Helsinki Final Act Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 48), S7392 [20JY]

Placement of a Plaque Commemorating the Martin Luther King, Jr., ``I Have a Dream'' Speech at the Lincoln Memorial: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2879) (S. Rept. 106-334), S6347 [10JY]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Support Religious Tolerance Towards Muslims: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 133), S7392 [20JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Military Awards Dinner: NAACP, E1168 [30JN]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S2968 [27AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S2823 [25AP], S2901, S2902 [26AP]

———Marsha A. Kight, Families and Survivors United (organization), S2969 [27AP]

———NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (organization), S2927 [26AP]

———Racial Minorities for Victim Justice (organization), S2975 [27AP]

Helsinki Final Act Anniversary: David T. Johnson, H8034 [25SE]

Law Enforcement Officers and Criminal Justice System Treatment of Minorities in New York, NY, Declaration and Plan: Representative Owens and Several Brooklyn African American Clergy and Elected Officials, H1268 [22MR]

Same Sex Marriage: Kelli Freeman, E1580 [25SE]

Youth Challenge Program: Raul Gonzalez, H6828 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 296, Dept. of Agriculture resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H2623 [8MY]

H. Con. Res. 344, permit use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh, H5177 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 356, acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history, E1224 [13JY]

H. Con. Res. 368, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, H7444 [12SE]

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H.J. Res. 100, Helsinki Final Act anniversary, H8032 [25SE]

H.J. Res. 102, recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation, H7455 [12SE], H11581 [30OC]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 2442, Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act, S10841 [19OC]

H.R. 2879, placement of a plaque commemorating the Martin Luther King, Jr., ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial, S9979 [5OC], H9620 [10OC]

H.R. 5331, Frederick Douglass memorial establishment in the District of Columbia or its environs, H8717 [3OC]

S. 2966, Wage Awareness Protection Act, S7863 [27JY]

S. 3008, Older Workers Rights Restoration Act, S8109 [6SE]

S. Con. Res. 53, condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons, S7805 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 85, condemn discriminatory practices at Bob Jones University, S953 [29FE]

S. Con. Res. 120, increase penalties for hate crimes, S4694 [7JN]

S. Con. Res. 130, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, S6578 [12JY], S8639 [15SE], H10705 [24OC]

S. Res. 133, support religious tolerance towards Muslims, S7806 [27JY]

S. Res. 279, encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S1998 [30MR]

S. Res. 286, encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S2637 [12AP]

S. Res. 306, reject Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women relative to effect on motherhood and family, S3925 [11MY]

S. Res. 307, reject Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women relative to effect on motherhood and family, S3926 [11MY]

S. Res. 346, acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 University of San Francisco football team and pay tribute to members of team, S7807, S7925 [27JY]

S. Res. 385, tribute to Clay Evans, S11740, S11745 [7DE]

S.J. Res. 48, anniversary of Helsinki Final Act, S4853 [8JN], S7804 [27JY]

Tributes

Anthony, Susan B., H379, H414 [15FE], E140, E145 [15FE]

Evans, Clay, E2213 [15DE]

Hamilton, Grace Towns, S969 [29FE]

Johnson, Lyndon B., S12 [24JA]

King, C.B., H2099-H2104 [11AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., S641 [10FE], H530 [29FE], E7 [27JA], E602 [2MY]

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4035 [7JN]

CIVIL RIGHTS PROCEDURES PROTECTION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 121), S1810 [28MR]

CIVIL SERVICE see Federal Employees

CIVIL WAR SITES AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Bills and resolutions

Richmond National Battlefield Park: revise boundaries and encourage cooperative management and protection of local resources associated with the Civil War (see H.R. 5225), H7932 [20SE]

Remarks in House

Richmond National Battlefield Park: revise boundaries and encourage cooperative management and protection of local resources associated with the Civil War (H.R. 5225), H10011-H10013 [17OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5225, Richmond National Battlefield Park Act, H10011 [17OC]

CIVIL WARS

Addresses

Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Representative Diaz-Balart, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]

Which Way Russia? Chechnya Is the Test: Strobe Talbott, Dept. of State, E41 [1FE]

Agenda

Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]

Amendments

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S3271 [2MY]

Articles and editorials

Bush Takes Unwise Step Away From Peacekeeping, S10955 [25OC]

Chance To Control Killers, H11296 [26OC]

Kosovo's Ongoing Agonies, E955 [9JN]

New Optimism Out of Ulster, S1811 [28MR]

No Time for a Balkan Exit, S10955 [25OC]

Police for All in N. Ireland, S9935 [5OC]

Promoting Peace in Sri Lanka, E47 [1FE]

Pushing Peace in Sri Lanka, E708 [11MY]

Rights Group Reports Massacre in Chechnya, S709 [23FE]

Risking NATO, S10955 [25OC]

Still Wanted, S2868 [25AP]

U.N. Chief in Kosovo Takes Stock of Tough Year, S7636 [26JY]

U.N. Official Warns of Losing the Peace in Kosovo, S7635 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (see S. 2680), S4564 [6JN]

Burundi: encourage continuation of peace process and commend all who contributed to power sharing agreement (see H. Res. 660), H11446 [27OC]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H7501 [12SE]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (see S. 2460), S2865 [25AP]

Kosovo: promote peace, justice, and stability (see H. Res. 451), H1588 [29MR]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

National Guard: tribute to 49th Division of Texas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. Res. 382), S10926 [24OC]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see S.J. Res. 54), S9466 [28SE] (see H. Res. 547), H5843 [11JY]

Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes (see S. Res. 262), S799 [24FE]

———U.S. policy relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes (see S. Res. 269), S1392 [9MR] (see S. Res. 280), S1987 [30MR]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (see S. Res. 272), S1392 [9MR]

Excerpts

Diamond exports from certain conflict regions in Africa: several publications, E1676 [4OC]

Letters

Allow international monitors into Chechnya: Senator Wellstone, S511 [9FE]

Western Sahara self-determination referendum: several Members of Congress, H5033 [22JN]

Lists

Violent acts against ethnic minorities in Kosovo, S7632 [26JY]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, S4458 [25MY], H3855 [25MY]

Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina: President Clinton, S7833 [27JY], H7194 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Bosnia and Herzegovina: election in Srpska, E1857 [19OC]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H3528 [23MY], H8051, H8052 [25SE]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa, H6619, H6625, H6656-H6658 [20JY], H8630 [3OC], H8744, H8745, H8746 [4OC], H11232, H11235, H11295 [26OC], E1295 [21JY], E1720 [6OC], E1727 [10OC]

———prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (H.R. 5147), E1450 [13SE], E1676 [4OC], E1836 [19OC]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), H7753 [19SE]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E954 [9JN]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: prosecution of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity, E2001 [28OC]

Kosovo: promote peace, justice, and stability (H. Res. 451), H9589-H9592 [10OC], E437 [29MR]

National Guard: tribute to 49th Division of Texas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia, H2416 [3MY]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, H447-H452 [15FE], E261 [9MR], E455 [30MR]

———peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8163-H8176 [26SE], E1612 [27SE]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, E658 [4MY]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, H6023 [13JY]

Sri Lanka: human rights violations, E47 [1FE], E708 [11MY]

———U.S. policy, H3858 [25MY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts, H10814 [25OC]

———increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (S. 1453), H10640-H10643, H10709 [24OC], E1963 [27OC]

U.N.: self-determination referendum for Western Sahara, H1768 [5AP], H5033 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: impact of civil conflicts on countries, S3876-S3880 [11MY]

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (S. 2680), S4518 [6JN]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), S2868 [25AP], S5753 [23JN]

International relations: emphasize peace process in Chechnya at G-7 summit in Japan, S5551 [21JN]

Mikulski, Senator: trip to Northern Ireland relative to peace efforts, S1811 [28MR]

National Guard: tribute to 49th Division of Texas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S. Res. 382), S10939 [24OC]

Northern Ireland: independent weapons inspections, S5876, S5877 [27JN]

———peace efforts, S197 [1FE], S1811, S1812 [28MR], S5876, S5877 [27JN], S9935 [5OC]

———peace efforts (S.J. Res. 54), S9445 [28SE]

Russia: condemn violence in Chechnya, S478 [8FE], S511 [9FE]

———encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes, S4917, S4918 [9JN], S6007 [28JN], S7384 [20JY], S7419 [21JY]

———encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes (S. Res. 262), S709 [23FE], S834 [24FE], S5551 [21JN]

———U.S. policy relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes (S. Res. 280), S1999 [30MR]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S7630-S7637 [26JY]

———oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S2703 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (S. 1453), S1151 [2MR], S1381 [9MR]

Voinovich, Senator: report on trip to Southeastern Europe, S2700-S2706 [13AP]

Reports

Why Failing To Implement the Patten Report on Peace Efforts in Northern Ireland Matters: Brendan O'Leary, H8170-H8173 [26SE]

Reports filed

Dept. of State Rewards for Information Relative to Serious Violations of International Law in Rwanda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2460), S4952 [12JN]

Oppose Serbian Regime of Slobodan Milosevic, Support Efforts of the Democratic Opposition, and Promote Peace, Stability, and Prosperity in Southeastern Europe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 272), S2940 [26AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Southeastern Europe: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7637 [26JY]

Statements

Bulgaria's Perspective on Southeastern Europe: Nadezhda Mihailova, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, S2704 [13AP]

St. Patrick's Day Call for Peace in Northern Ireland: Friends of Ireland (congressional caucus), S1505 [21MR], E350 [20MR]

Tables

U.S., European Union, and international financial institutions support to Southeastern Europe and Kosovo, S2704 [13AP]

Testimonies

Africa's Diamonds—Precious, Perilous Too? Eli Haas, Diamond Dealers Club, E1058 [20JN]

Ethnic Minorities in Kosovo: Kyr Artemije, S7634 [26JY]

Human Rights Violations in Sierra Leone: Muctar Jalloh, E1720 [6OC]

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: Elisa Massimino, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, H8168-H8170 [26SE]

———Gerald W. Lynch, City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice, H8167 [26SE]

———Martin O'Brien, Committee on the Administration of Justice, H8167 [26SE]

Peacekeeping Operations in Kosovo Appropriations: Representative Kucinich, E504 [6AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 451, promote peace, justice, and stability in Kosovo, H9589 [10OC], E437 [29MR]

H. Res. 547, Northern Ireland peace efforts, H8163 [26SE]

S. 1453, Sudan Peace Act, H10640-H10642 [24OC]

S. 2460, Dept. of State rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda, S5753 [23JN]

S. 2460, provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda, S2868 [25AP], H7753 [19SE]

S. Res. 262, encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes by Russia, S825, S834 [24FE]

S. Res. 269, U.S. policy toward Russia relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes, S1425 [9MR]

S. Res. 272, oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S1427 [9MR]

S. Res. 272, oppose Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S2705 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

S. Res. 280, U.S. policy towards Russia relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes, S1998 [30MR]

S. Res. 382, tribute to 49th Division of Texas National Guard for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, S10932, S10940 [24OC]

CIVIL WAR—U.S.

Addresses

Gettysburg Address: Abraham Lincoln, H8145 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Coins: mint in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 4513), H3523 [22MY]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

National Day of Remembrance of the One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Anniversary of the Battle of Sayler's Creek: designate (see S. Res. 274), S1461 [20MR]

Richmond National Battlefield Park: revise boundaries and encourage cooperative management and protection of local resources associated with the Civil War (see H.R. 5225), H7932 [20SE]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (see H. Con. Res. 374), H6470 [18JY]

Letters

Flying of Confederate flag atop the South Carolina Statehouse: Michael A. Allen, South Carolina African American Heritage Council, E49 [1FE]

Remarks in House

District of Columbia: anniversary of emancipation of slaves, E553 [13AP]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (H. Res. 466), E506 [6AP]

Flint, MI: tribute to Clark County, AR, Reunion Picnic, E1342 [27JY]

Gettysburg National Military Park: expand boundaries to include Wills House (S. 1324), H8144-H8146 [26SE]

McPherson, James M.: selection as lecturer by the National Endowment for the Humanities, E457 [30MR]

Richmond National Battlefield Park: revise boundaries and encourage cooperative management and protection of local resources associated with the Civil War (H.R. 5225), H10011-H10013 [17OC]

Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (S. 1117), H7389-H7391 [12SE]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), H4586 [15JN]

———recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

South Carolina: flying of Confederate flag atop the Statehouse, E49 [1FE], E506 [6AP]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (H. Con. Res. 374), E1282 [19JY]

Vicksburg Campaign Trail: preservation of battlefields (S. 710), H10490, H10491 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Hastings, MI: tribute to Historic Charlton Park Village, Museum, and Recreation Area exhibition ``A Test of a Nation—Honor of a Country'', S3943 [15MY]

Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (S. 1117), S279 [2FE]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

Vicksburg Campaign Trail: preservation of battlefields (S. 710), S279 [2FE]

Reports filed

Gettysburg National Military Park Boundaries Expansion To Include the Wills House (H.R. 2435) (H. Rept. 106-736), H6353 [17JY]

Texts of

H.R. 5225, Richmond National Battlefield Park Act, H10011 [17OC]

S. 710, Vicksburg Campaign Trail Battlefields Preservation Act, H10490 [23OC]

S. 1117, Corinth Battlefield Preservation Act, H7389 [12SE]

S. 1324, Gettysburg National Military Park boundary expansion to include Wills House, H8144 [26SE]

S. 2722, award Medal of Honor to Ed W. Freeman, James K. Okubo, and Andrew J. Smith, S5058 [13JN], H4586 [15JN]

S. Res. 274, National Day of Remembrance of the One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Anniversary of the Battle of Sayler's Creek, S1468 [20MR]

Tributes

Brown, John, S3681 [9MY]

CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1951 [26OC]

CIZIK, RICHARD

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, E789 [19MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E789 [19MY]

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR

Lists

Oregon police officers killed in the line of duty, H1638 [3AP]

Remarks in House

Oregon: Wilsonville, OR, to Beaverton, OR, commuter rail line funding, H3425 [19MY]

CLAIBORNE, WILLIAM

Articles and editorials

``Life in Chaos'' Shaped Young Shooter, S1088 [2MR]

CLAIMS

Amendments

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10105 [6OC], S10781, S10809 [19OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), S9205 [25SE], H9912 [17OC]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S9003 [21SE]

Articles and editorials

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 4345), H2339 [13AP]

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (see S. 3210), S10619 [17OC]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (see S. 3231), S10926 [24OC] (see H.R. 5529), H10808 [24OC]

Armed Forces: liability for claims of military personnel for damages for certain injuries (see H.R. 5048), H7208 [27JY]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2508), S3514 [4MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

———consideration of a private relief bill by the U.S. Court of Claims (see H. Res. 593), H8061 [25SE]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (see S. 2792), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5398), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see S. 2079), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3685), H509 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1629 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (see H.R. 3574), H209 [2FE]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

———revise system for payment of accrued benefits in cases involving the death of a veteran with a pending claim for an increase in service-connected disability rating (see H.R. 4785), H5654 [29JN]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify that judgments in certain actions are enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction (see H.R. 5321), H8406 [27SE]

False Claims Act: eliminate minimum fines (see H.R. 4142), H1628 [30MR]

Health: limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H8468 [28SE]

Hughes, Elinor: authorizing testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE (see S. Res. 320), S4922 [9JN]

Insurance: require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 3993), H1077 [15MR]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 5327), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5330), H8468 [28SE]

———revise certain standards for petitions for compensation (see H.R. 5579), H11206 [26OC]

———revise compensation rules for vaccines administered before effective date of such program (see H.R. 5168), H7577 [13SE]

Native Americans: Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (see S. 2917), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 5374), H8735 [3OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H4336 [13JN]

Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians: settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2351), S2107 [4AP]

Social Security: improve the payment system for representation of claimants (see H.R. 4633), H4174 [9JN]

Sudan: U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 668), H11928 [14NO]

Taxation: provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 2955), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 2363), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 4196), H1851 [5AP]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (see S. 2795), S5884 [27JN]

Explanations

Veterans Claims Assistance Act (H.R. 4864), H9913-H9916 [17OC]

Letters

Central Arizona Project adjustments: Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona, S10930 [24OC], E1905 [25OC]

Clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: John Berry, Dept. of the Interior, H9615 [10OC]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Eric E. Yoder, Imperial, CA, Irrigation District, H7667 [18SE]

———Richard M. Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H7666 [18SE]

———Tom Levy, Coachella Valley, CA, Water District, H7667 [18SE]

Lists

Central Arizona Project Adjustments participants, S10930 [24OC], E1905 [25OC]

Motions

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10985 [25OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Proposals

Attorney fee payment system: Representative Shaw, E971 [9JN]

Remarks in House

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H11248 [26OC]

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), H2662, H2663 [9MY]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., E2041 [31OC]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), H3481, H3482 [22MY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), H9614-H9616 [10OC], H9841 [12OC]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (H.R. 5529), E1904, E1932 [25OC]

Armed Forces: liability for claims of military personnel for damages for certain injuries (H.R. 5048), E1368 [27JY]

Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (H.R. 1987), H331 [10FE]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims, H12489 [15DE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (H.R. 5398), H9983, H9984 [17OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: interest payments to certain farmers whose discrimination claims are in arrears, H5783 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5783, H5784 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2623-H2628 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: Medicare+Choice organizations funding, H5423 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to Medicare+Choice organizations that fail to comply with certain requirements of the Social Security Act, H4287, H4288 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims, H6787 [25JY]

———assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (H.R. 3193), H9916 [17OC]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6786-H6790 [25JY], H9912-H9918, H9945 [17OC]

Government: require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II, H6451-H6456 [18JY]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (H.R. 755), H7414-H7416 [12SE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (H.R. 5327), E1606 [27SE]

———revise certain standards for petitions for compensation (H.R. 5579), E1946 [26OC]

Native Americans: Federal district court decision on involvement of landowners in Oneida Indian land claim case, H8053 [25SE]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), H9963-H9966 [17OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7663-H7667 [18SE]

Poland: support judicial efforts to obtain compensation on behalf of Polish Jewish Holocaust victims, E1257 [18JY]

Social Security: improve the payment system for representation of claimants (H.R. 4633), E956, E970 [9JN]

Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe (H.R. 3291), H6954-H6958 [25JY]

World War II: tribute to survivors of Stalag III-C, E1596 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), S9397 [27SE]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., S11757, S11758 [11DE]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), S9116 [22SE]

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (S. 3210), S10624-S10626 [17OC]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (S. 3231), S10929-S10931 [24OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S3521 [4MY], S10107 [6OC], S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984-S10986 [25OC], S11120 [26OC]

———final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), unanimous-consent agreement, S5753 [23JN], S10737 [18OC]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (S. 758), S2097 [4AP]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S., S11758, S11759 [11DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, S10678, S10679 [18OC]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (S. 2079), S683 [22FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), S9211-S9213 [25SE]

False Claims Act: objection to revisions, S8936 [21SE]

Hughes, Elinor: authorizing testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE (S. Res. 320), S4933 [9JN]

Medicare: reform, S6204 [30JN]

Native Americans: Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), S7545 [25JY], S9867 [4OC], S10268 [11OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, S11758 [11DE]

Taxation: provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S11880, S11881 [15DE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (S. 2955), S7846, S7912 [27JY]

Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe (H.R. 3291), S7803 [27JY]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S2434 [7AP], S9003-S9009 [21SE]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 2363), S2238 [5AP]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 2795), S5886 [27JN]

Reports filed

Ak-Chin Indian Community Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2647) (S. Rept. 106-415), S8759 [19SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 106-598), H2409 [2MY]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508), S5790 [26JN]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508) (S. Rept. 106-513), S11917 [15DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 755) (H. Rept. 106-815), H7279 [6SE]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 426) (H. Rept. 106-899), H8199 [26SE]

Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 430) (H. Rept. 106-489), H47 [27JA]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2917) (S. Rept. 106-506), S10715 [18OC]

Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3291) (H. Rept. 106-743), H6354 [17JY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4643) (S. Rept. 106-474), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4643) (H. Rept. 106-855), H7722 [18SE]

Veterans Claims and Appeals Procedures Clarification and Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1810) (S. Rept. 106-397), S8103 [6SE]

Veterans Claims Assistance Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4864) (H. Rept. 106-781), H6776 [24JY]

Statements

Central Arizona Project Adjustments: Arizona Congressional Delegation, S10929 [24OC], E1904 [25OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 296, Dept. of Agriculture resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H2623 [8MY]

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H.R. 755, Guam War Claims Review Commission Act, H7414 [12SE]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 2647, Ak-Chin Indian Community settlement of water rights claims, H2662 [9MY]

H.R. 3291, Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act, H6954-H6957 [25JY]

H.R. 4345, clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, H9614 [10OC]

H.R. 4643, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H7663-H7665 [18SE]

H.R. 4864, Veterans Claims Assistance Act, H6786 [25JY], H9912 [17OC]

H.R. 5398, lease or transfer of Coushatta Tribe land not held in trust by the U.S., H9983 [17OC]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act, S9116 [22SE]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act, H3481 [22MY]

S. 1810, Veterans Programs Enhancement Act, S9003-S9009 [21SE]

S. 2363, Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act, S2239 [5AP]

S. 2508, Colorado Ute Indian Tribes final settlement of water rights claims, S3522-S3524 [4MY]

S. 2795, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act, S5886 [27JN]

S. 2917, Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act, S10268-S10270 [11OC], H9963-H9965 [17OC]

S. 2955, provide tax relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S7846 [27JY]

S. 3210, Consumer and Employee Arbitration Bill of Rights, S10626 [17OC]

S. Res. 320, authorizing Elinor Hughes' testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE, S4924, S4933 [9JN]

CLAKINS, CHARLES L.

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3723 [24MY]

CLARE, MI

Remarks in House

St. Cecilia School: anniversary, E19 [27JA]

CLARENCE, NY

Remarks in House

Clarence Grange No. 892: anniversary, E516 [6AP]

CLARK, CAROLYN

Quotations

Tribute to Keith D. Oglesby: several friends and co-workers, H707 [8MR]

CLARK, CHERYL

Articles and editorials

World-Class Cancer Center Planned at UCSD, E772 [19MY]

CLARK, DON K.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E52 [1FE]

CLARK, FREDERICK W.

Remarks in House

Boston, MA: Jaycees (organization) Ten Outstanding Young Leaders of 2000 honoree, E410 [23MR]

CLARK, HOWARD D.

Remarks in House

Safe Care, Inc.: National Country Doctor of the Year award recipient, E2182 [14DE]

Remarks in Senate

Safe Care, Inc.: National Country Doctor of the Year award recipient, S11735 [7DE]

CLARK, KEITH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1467 [13SE]

CLARK, LAURA J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1825 [19OC]

CLARK, LEEROY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2121 [5DE]

CLARK, LINDA N.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E778 [19MY]

CLARK, LOYAL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6114 [29JN]

CLARK, MARGOT

Letters

Senior citizen meal programs funding, H9707 [11OC]

CLARK, MARIANNE

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S8772 [19SE]

CLARK, ROBERT J.

Letters

Broadband Internet Access Act, S4831 [8JN]

CLARK, VERNA LEE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E763 [18MY]

CLARK, VICTORIA

Remarks in House

Discovery Young Scientist Challenge: finalist, E1934 [25OC]

CLARK, WESLEY K.

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Letters

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo deployment funding, S3899 [11MY], S4072 [17MY], H3262 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Gold Medal: award, S6297 [30JN]

Tribute, S3913 [11MY]

CLARK, WILLIAM

Bills and resolutions

Army: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain (see H.R. 3621), H340 [10FE]

Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see S. 2840), S6347 [10JY]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see S. 3119), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 5328), H8406 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Army: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain (H.R. 3621), H9601, H9602 [10OC], E1739 [11OC]

Illinois: convey certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site (H.R. 2737), H9618 [10OC]

Remarks in Senate

Army: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain (H.R. 3621), S11272 [27OC]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (S. 3119), S9386 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3621, posthumous promotion of William Clark to the grade of captain in the Army, H9601 [10OC]

S. 3119, Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act, S9386 [27SE]

CLARK COUNTY, AR

Remarks in House

Flint, MI: tribute to Clark County, AR, Reunion Picnic, E1342 [27JY]

CLARK COUNTY, NV

Amendments

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), S9981 [5OC], H770, H771 [9MR], H9960 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions

Nevada: disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see H.R. 4637), H4220 [12JN]

———sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), consideration (see H. Res. 433), H755 [8MR]

Letters

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Jack Jeffrey, Southern Nevada Building & Construction Trades Council, E303 [14MR]

———Jack W. Wilhelm, Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union, E303 [14MR]

———James B. Gibson, Mayor of Henderson, NV, E303 [14MR]

———Jeffrey Goodell, Airports Council International, E302 [14MR]

———Putnam Mathur, Mirage Resorts, Inc., E302 [14MR]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H768 [9MR]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H769 [9MR]

———Scott Higginson, Del Webb Corp., E303 [14MR]

———Todd Hauptli, American Association of Airport Executives, E302 [14MR]

———Vicky Hedderman and Thomas M. Beatty, Nevada Service Employees Union, E303 [14MR]

———William J. Hornbuckle, MGM Grand, Inc., E302 [14MR]

Petitions and memorials

Las Vegas, NV, Chamber of Commerce: Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, E302 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Mining and mineral resources: closing of abandoned mines, H8000 [25SE]

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), H765-H773 [9MR], H9960, H9961 [17OC]

———sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), consideration (H. Res. 433), H762-H764 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), S9981 [5OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1695, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 433) (H. Rept. 106-515), H755 [8MR]

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1695) (S. Rept. 106-394), S8019 [5SE]

Statements

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Representative Don Young, H768 [9MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 433, consideration of H.R. 1695, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, H762 [9MR]

H.R. 1695, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, S9981 [5OC], H770 [9MR]

CLARKE, BEN

Remarks in House

Colorado: tribute to State legislature and departing members, H2387-H2393 [2MY]

CLARKE, EVELYN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E142 [15FE]

CLARKE, HENRY L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E897 [6JN]

CLARKSDALE, MS

Remarks in House

Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and U.S. Post Office: designate (H.R. 1279), H1428-H1430 [28MR]

Reports filed

Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1279) (H. Rept. 106-538), H1404 [23MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1279, Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS, H1428 [28MR]

CLARKSON, ROBERT J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1946 [26OC]

CLARKSVILLE, IN

Remarks in Senate

Our Lady of Providence Junior Senior High School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, S9462 [28SE]

CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 353), S7812 [27JY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 353), S7838 [27JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 353) (S. Rept. 106-420), S9267 [26SE]

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

Articles and editorials

Amid Race Profiling Claims, Asian-Americans Avoid Labs, H6074-H6076 [17JY]

Clinton Accused in Smear—Tripp Lawyers Blame White House for Leak, S4941 [12JN]

Easy Access to Nation's Secrets Poses Security Threat, S4654 [7JN]

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

Felons Gain Access to the Nation's Secrets, S4652-S4654 [7JN]

Into the Sunshine, H9892 [12OC]

Probe of Security Clearances Urged—Senator Says Contract Hirings Pose a Threat, S4651 [7JN]

State Dept. Unfreezes Hundreds of Promotions After Delay for Security Review, S11839 [15DE]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, H9883 [12OC]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

Why Didn't Bacon Get Fried?—The Pentagon's Anti-Tripp Leakers Get a Slap on the Wrist, and the Privacy Act a Slap in the Face, S4941 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (see H. Res. 534), H5240 [27JN]

———require an inventory of documents and devices containing restricted data at national security laboratories and improve security procedures for access to vaults containing such data (see H.R. 4737), H5084 [23JN]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 3190), S10411 [12OC] (see H.R. 5512), H10472 [19OC]

Taxation: clarify the confidentiality of certain documents relative to agreements with foreign governments (see H.R. 5044), H7207 [27JY]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H164 [1FE]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Letters

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: Senators Shelby and Bryan, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S4662 [7JN]

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Private counsel for Clifford H. Bernath relative to release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp: Brad Wiegnam, Dept. of Defense, S4941 [12JN]

Retrofit storage containers with high security locks for classified documents: Dept. of Defense, E1827 [19OC]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Memorandums

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Petitions

Clarify disclosures by Federal employees of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 3190): several organizations, S10414 [12OC]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H1854 [6AP], H2019 [11AP], H5080 [23JN]

Civil rights: establish commission to investigate alleged prosecutorial abuse in the Wen Ho Lee case and to protect all U.S. citizens from similar abuses, H7743 [19SE]

Crime: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, H9853-H9861 [12OC], H11864 [13NO], H12070, H12071 [11DE]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H4342, H4345 [14JN], H4595, H4596 [19JN], H4680, H4682 [20JN], H4911 [21JN], H5033 [22JN], H5080 [23JN], H5172, H5175 [27JN]

———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (H. Res. 534), H6072-H6077 [17JY]

———withhold salary from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees who fail to undergo polygraph examinations, H5262, H5278 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H8306-H8310, H8312 [27SE], H8611-H8615 [2OC], H8744 [4OC], H9880-H9894 [12OC]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (H.R. 5512), E1848 [19OC]

Government: strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government, H6367, H6368 [18JY]

National security: protection, H11528, H11534 [30OC]

———retrofit storage containers with high security locks for classified documents, E1808 [17OC]

Political campaigns: investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to the transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to the People's Republic of China, H7505 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Bacon, Kenneth H.: Dept. of Justice handling of investigation relative to the release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp, S2507 [11AP], S3576-S3578 [8MY], S4938-S4943 [12JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts proposed issuance of a subpoena to Sec. of Energy Richardson relative to the investigation and prosecution of Wen Ho Lee, S10921-S10923 [24OC]

Crime: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, S9684 [3OC], S10333, S10334 [12OC], S11649 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: classified activities funding, S5612 [22JN]

———prohibit the issuance of security clearances to employees or contractors with histories of criminal activity or substance abuse, S4651-S4656 [7JN], S6448 [11JY]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, S4980 [13JN], S5083, S5085, S5086 [14JN], S5321-S5323 [19JN], S9131 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, S8306 [11SE], S8567-S8569 [14SE], S8625 [15SE], S8641 [18SE]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 3190), S10412 [12OC]

Government: strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government, S5330-S5332 [19JN], S11244 [27OC]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, S11837-S11841 [15DE]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan, S11650 [6DE]

Reports filed

Dept. of Energy Investigation of Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory and Agency Security Issues: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 106-730), H5954 [12JY]

Government Information Security Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1993) (S. Rept. 106-259), S2465 [10AP]

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1902), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1902), S4190 [18MY]

Nuclear Secrets Safety Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4737) (H. Rept. 106-1035), H12534 [2JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 534, Dept. of Energy investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H6072 [17JY]

S. 3190, clarify disclosures by Federal employees of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, S10414 [12OC]

CLAY, CYNTHIA

Letters

NIH biomedical research funding, H7084 [26JY]

CLAY, ERIC L.

Articles and editorials

Ruling Voids Use of Vouchers in Ohio Schools, E2205 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Cleveland, OH: Federal appeals court decision on vouchers to provide school choice, E2205 [15DE]

CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL) (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

Civil Rights Pioneer, Mr. Earl Nance, Sr., St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E567 [13AP]

Pastor and Political Activist Earl Nance, Sr., Dies at 89, Paul Harris, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E566 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H5436 [28JN]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1674 [3AP]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H340 [10FE] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

Children and youth: improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H2340 [13AP]

Community development: increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H7003 [25JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H6599 [19JY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Office of Pension Participant Advocacy (see H.R. 4820), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H5955 [12JY]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H997 [14MR]

Education: provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H342 [10FE]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H5241 [27JN]

ERISA: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H3649 [23MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), H7128 [26JY]

Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 2025), H1123 [20MR]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), H2340 [13AP]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H2341 [13AP]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H165 [1FE]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H166 [1FE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H575 [29FE]

Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2967 [11MY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H8617 [2OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H1852 [5AP]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Higher Education Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 4504), H3474 [19MY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4485 [14JN]

Immigration: provide permanent resident status for certain alien orphans physically present in the U.S. and provide for deferred enforced departure status for alien parents of certain children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 4359), H7211 [27JY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H511 [16FE]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H4337 [13JN]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H3926 [6JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H7003 [25JY]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

National Archives and Records Administration: transfer the master versions of the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (see H.R. 4756), H7212 [27JY]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7872 [19SE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H1119 [16MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2122 [11AP]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2967 [11MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7129 [26JY]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H2341 [13AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H7365 [7SE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H342 [10FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]

———reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H1628 [30MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2967 [11MY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H4485 [14JN]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11621 [30OC]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

Motions

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H899 [9MR]

Poems

``Bill Clay—The St. Louis Choice,'' Representative Owens, E2124 [5DE]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1321 [23MR]

Dept. of Education: funding, H7896 [20SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4065 [8JN], H4215 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12499 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7896 [20SE]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12064 [8DE]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, E613 [2MY]

———funding, H12499 [15DE]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (H.R. 4346), E613 [2MY]

———reductions in school class size, H7896 [20SE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (H.R. 3705), E200 [29FE]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), E613 [2MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (H.R. 4141), E613 [2MY]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees, H900 [9MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to minimum wage levels, H880 [9MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H136 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H136 [1FE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11430 [27OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 434), H777 [9MR]

Minimum wage: level, H11263 [26OC]

———level (H.R. 3846), H880, H883, H900 [9MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (H. Res. 434), H777 [9MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10601 [24OC]

Phoenix, AZ: dedication of Thomasena and Eugene Grisby Art Gallery, E1643 [2OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11263 [26OC]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), H11556 [30OC]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11263 [26OC]

———rates, H1321 [23MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8797 [4OC], H10254 [18OC], H10806 [24OC]

Tribute, H11411, H11421-H11430, H11431 [27OC], E2039 [31OC], E2124 [5DE]

Summaries

Safe and Successful Schools Act (H.R. 4346), E613 [2MY]

Tributes

Braunstein, Roy, E1057 [20JN]

Gonzalez, Henry B., E2135 [6DE]

Graham, Nigel L., E1495 [14SE]

Grigsby, J. Eugene and Thomasena, E1643 [2OC]

Harris, June L., E2214 [15DE]

Ingram, Catherine Elizabeth, E1495 [14SE]

Nance, Earl, Sr., E566 [13AP]

Reid, Myke, E1018 [15JN]

Robinson, Roscoe, Jr., E503 [6AP]

Weiss, Gail, H10755 [24OC]

CLAY, WV

Remarks in House

Clay County High School: tribute to for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E877 [25MY]

CLAYTON, EVA M. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H4122 [8JN], H4784 [20JN], H5536, H5585 [29JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1565 [29MR]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12088 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H7211 [27JY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H10473 [19OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7129 [26JY]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H758 [8MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H3523 [22MY]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H209 [2FE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H90 [31JA]

———protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 2915), H2607 [4MY]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3901), H6052 [13JY]

———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H5737 [10JY]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7281 [6SE]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H255 [8FE]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H3523 [22MY]

———create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H7503 [12SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2122 [11AP]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8201 [26SE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H922 [9MR]

Education: encourage the implementation or expansion of pre-kindergarten programs to include certain young students (see H.R. 2865), H574 [29FE]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2341 [13AP]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 645), H997 [14MR]

———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3071), H922 [9MR]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H2412 [2MY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H1588 [29MR]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H6355 [17JY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4818 [21JN]

———limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H255 [8FE]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H219 [7FE]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2239 [12AP]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H4036 [7JN]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H9505 [6OC]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H7281 [6SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), H997 [14MR] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

———ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H575 [29FE]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1406 [23MR]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H1674 [3AP]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H5084 [23JN]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H998 [14MR]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H1285 [22MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4675 [19JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H7723 [18SE]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H209 [2FE]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H2341 [13AP]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H1588 [29MR]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H8469 [28SE]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H50 [27JA]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H2606 [4MY]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4592 [15JN]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1406 [23MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H4592 [15JN]

———coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H7366 [7SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H12022 [6DE]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5737 [10JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H4675 [19JN]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H5955 [12JY]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H3925 [6JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2340 [13AP]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4623), H4173 [9JN]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H1589 [29MR]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

National Archives and Records Administration: transfer the master versions of the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (see H.R. 4756), H6719 [20JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H209 [2FE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 5515), H10472 [19OC]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H2411 [2MY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H6471 [18JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H454 [15FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H3869 [25MY]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H50 [27JA]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H1404 [23MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H6052 [13JY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H11928 [14NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

SBA: make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other disasters (see H.R. 3479), H1163 [21MR]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H2012 [10AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H255 [8FE]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H1077 [15MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5084 [23JN]

———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H510 [16FE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H3474 [19MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7652 [14SE]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see H.R. 4562), H3868 [25MY]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1129), H757 [8MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

———importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 346), H575 [29FE]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7282 [6SE]

U.N.: establish permanent security force (see H. Con. Res. 346), H5085 [23JN]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H11195 [25OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 4535), H3813 [24MY]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4035 [7JN]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5935 [12JY]

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3820 [25MY], E887 [6JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5536, H5548, H5557, H5576, H5585 [29JN], H5713 [10JY], H5792 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9692 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5421 [28JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5548 [29JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1565, H1581 [29MR], H5089 [26JN]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1977 [10AP]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3097 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1309, H1350, H1395 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2252 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1977 [10AP]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9050 [6OC]

Camp LeJeune, NC: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Black and White Scholarship Ball, E43 [1FE]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1061 [15MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3701 [24MY], E2030 [30OC]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1689 [6OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2922 [11MY]

Colleges and universities: historically black colleges and universities funding for agricultural and food sciences research, H5536 [29JN]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, E307 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5576 [29JN]

———research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5557 [29JN]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2627 [8MY]

———school breakfast programs research funding, H5713 [10JY]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (H.R. 4378), H2601 [4MY]

Dept. of HUD: allow use of Section 8 funds to provide cash assistance for purchase of homes, H1902 [6AP]

———empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761 [20JN]

———Section 8 housing programs funding, H1350 [23MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11237 [26OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4053 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4757, H4760, H4761 [20JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11237 [26OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12060 [8DE]

Education: encourage use of technology to effectively teach students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students, H6033 [13JY]

———national policy to improve system, H6033, H6034, H6035 [13JY]

———reductions in school class size, H4053 [8JN]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1581 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 76), E144 [15FE]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), H7915 [20SE]

Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), E63 [2FE]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), H6729 [24JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5421 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5917, H5935 [12JY], H6014 [13JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5917 [12JY]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), H11693 [31OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H133 [1FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3528), H4024 [7JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H133 [1FE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1902 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4757 [20JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H5089 [26JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6033, H6034 [13JY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8782 [4OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11237 [26OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6014 [13JY]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H733 [8MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7915 [20SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5078 [23JN], H5367 [28JN]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7082 [26JY]

North Carolina: establish a demonstration program to provide modular housing units to homeless senior citizens due to disasters, H5585 [29JN]

Princeville, NC: Flood Water Mitigation and Stream Restoration Project funding, H1565 [29MR]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9613 [10OC]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2922 [11MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (H.R. 3192), H7936, H7970 [21SE], H8292 [27SE], H10878 [25OC]

Rural areas: national policy to improve education and economy, H1827 [5AP]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H318 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H318 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4153 [9JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2291 [13AP]

Votes: position on missed, E100, E101, E103 [9FE], E1095 [23JN], E1184 [30JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H452 [15FE], H983 [14MR], H1849 [5AP], H2604 [4MY], H3647 [23MY], H4034 [7JN], H5082 [23JN], H8404 [27SE], H8797 [4OC], H10469 [19OC], H11192 [25OC]

Tables

Education funding reductions in North Carolina, H4053 [8JN]

Tributes

Brock, Calvin, E874 [25MY]

Clay, Representative, H11422 [27OC]

Currin, Hugh M., E1258 [18JY]

Dixon, Julian C., H12074 [11DE]

Robertson, Turner N., E1192 [10JY]

Shinhoster, Earl T., E1002 [14JN]

Strayhorn, Dale, E1789 [13OC]

White, Joseph, E1257 [18JY]

CLAYTON, JEAN FORD

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6439 [18JY]

CLAYTON, NY

Remarks in Senate

Antique and Classic Boat Society: anniversary, S8576 [14SE]

CLAYTON ACT

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: remove the notification requirement applicable to acquisitions of certain voting securities and assets and modify filing fees (see H.R. 4194), H1851 [5AP]

CLEAN AIR ACT

Amendments

Petroleum: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7937 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Acid Rain Bottom Line—New EPA Study Shows Just How Affordable It Is To Fight Pollution, S9935 [5OC]

Release Study on Acid Rain, S9934 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see S. 3218), S10716 [18OC]

Ecology and environment: provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

EPA: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (see S. 2362), S2233 [5AP]

Hazardous substances: detect, prevent, and minimize the consequences of accidental releases due to criminal activity and ensure public disclosure of information regarding hazardous chemicals and the potential for accidental releases (see H.R. 5623), H11812 [2NO]

Methyl bromide: phaseout schedule (see S. 2504), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4215), H1957 [6AP]

Motor vehicles: establish certain rules for inspection and maintenance in States that contract out vehicle testing and inspection services (see H.R. 3522), H47 [27JA]

Petroleum: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S5027 [13JN] (see S. 2962), S7839 [27JY]

———allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (see S. 2503), S3513 [4MY]

———mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 4739), H5084 [23JN]

———permit States to waive the oxygenate content requirements for reformulated gasoline if a separate implementation plan attains and maintains the ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4120), H1587 [29MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY] (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Power resources: phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (see S. 2971), S7839 [27JY]

States: remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H3474 [19MY]

Transportation: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see S. 2088), S741 [23FE] (see H.R. 3686), H509 [16FE]

———exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H253 [8FE]

Brochures

Why Is Ethanol Good for Your Car? Mobil Corp., H1281 [22MR]

Bulletins

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Dick Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1277 [22MR]

Letters

Limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation: Representatives Gilman and Sensenbrenner, H4825 [21JN]

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, H1278 [22MR]

———Eric Vaughn, Renewable Fuels Association, H1277 [22MR]

———Leon Corzine, Illinois Corn Growers Association, H1278 [22MR]

———Lynn Jensen, National Corn Growers Association, H1277 [22MR]

Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: Representative Dingell, H4826, H4840 [21JN], H5261 [27JN], H5688 [10JY], E1139 [28JN]

———Representatives McIntosh and Calvert, H4826-H4828 [21JN]

Memorandums

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Potential for Water Contamination: EPA, H1274 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: clean air standards, H8778, H8779, H8780 [4OC]

Dept. of Justice: hazardous chemical storage facility security study funding, H4978, H4979 [22JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding which requires State and local governments to alter land use plans to conform with Federal air quality regulations, H3443, H3444 [19MY]

———promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports, H1008 [15MR]

EPA: limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4824-H4841 [21JN], H5136-H5138 [26JN], H5260 [27JN], H5687, H5688 [10JY], H5888, H5902 [12JY], E1037 [19JN], E1206 [11JY]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4681, H4682 [20JN], H4882-H4886 [21JN], H10367, H10384 [19OC], E1081 [22JN], E1139 [28JN]

Government regulations: enforcement, H9873 [12OC]

Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 2667), H8775 [4OC]

Petroleum: impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, H6055 [17JY]

———mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 4739), H5165 [26JN]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (H.R. 4011), H1272-H1282 [22MR]

Transportation: prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3451-H3454 [19MY]

Remarks in Senate

Atlanta, GA: Transportation Improvement Plan implementation, S5192 [15JN]

Dept. of Energy: electro-catalytic oxidation technology funding, S7041, S7042 [17JY]

Ecology and environment: reduce acid deposition (S. 172), S9934 [5OC]

———require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1731), S1751 [27MR]

EPA: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (S. 2362), S2236 [5AP]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, S5536, S5537 [21JN], S7035 [17JY]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, S10311, S10312 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10296-S10302, S10305, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

Petroleum: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7850-S7853 [27JY], S9242 [26SE]

———allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (S. 2503), S3514-S3519 [4MY]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, S7145-S7149 [18JY]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1402-S1406 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3919-S3921 [11MY]

Power resources: phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (S. 2971), S7884 [27JY]

Transportation: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (S. 2088), S745 [23FE]

Reports

Economic Effects of Replacing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) With Ethanol: Dept. of Agriculture, H1275-H1277 [22MR]

Ethanol Use in Gasoline: Sarah R. Armstrong, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., H1278-H1280 [22MR]

Reports filed

EPA Reinstatement of Transportation Conformity Regulations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1053) (S. Rept. 106-228), S285 [2FE]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2962) (S. Rept. 106-426), S9464 [28SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Atlanta, GA, Transportation Improvement Plan implementation: Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, S5193 [15JN]

Summaries

Clean and Renewable Fuels Act (S. 2971), S7884-S7886 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 1731, require continued submission of certain environmental reports, S1751 [27MR]

S. 2233, MTBE Elimination Act, S1404 [9MR]

S. 2362, Air Quality Standard Improvement Act, S2237 [5AP]

S. 2503, Renewable Fuels Act, S3515-S3519 [4MY]

S. 2962, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S7853-S7855 [27JY]

CLEAN AND RENEWABLE FUELS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2971), S7839 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2971), S7884 [27JY]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2971), S7884-S7886 [27JY]

CLEAN FUELS DEVELOPMENT COALITION

Factsheets

ETBE Fact Book, S7815 [27JY]

CLEAN POWER PLANT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

CLEAN WATER ACT

Articles and editorials

Dirty Water Rider, S6222 [30JN]

Experts Urge Immediate Action To Ease Fire Threat in Watershed, S6222 [30JN]

Bills and resolutions

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY] (see H.J. Res. 105, 106), H6470 [18JY]

Letters

Clean Water Act Total Maximum Daily Load Program: Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, H4880 [21JN], E1120 [26JN]

———several environmental organizations, H4879 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

Remarks in House

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (H.R. 4922), E1310 [24JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program final rule, E1249 [14JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, H4853 [21JN], H5603 [29JN], E1119 [26JN]

Government regulations: enforcement, H9873 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (S.J. Res. 50), S7076 [17JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, S6233, S6236, S6243 [30JN]

CLEAN WATERS AND BAYS ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 835), S10019 [5OC]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 835, provisions, S10027 [5OC], H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 835): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 648), H10808 [24OC]

Conference reports

Provisions (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 835), H7482-H7491 [12SE]

———conference report, H10857-H10867 [25OC], E1975, E1977 [28OC]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856, H10857 [25OC]

———unanimous-consent agreement, H7491 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 835), S10019-S10027 [5OC]

———conference report, S10881-S10883 [23OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 835, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report S. 835, provisions, H10856 [25OC]

S. 835, provisions, S10019-S10027 [5OC], H7482-H7489 [12SE]

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, CO

Letters

Provide Clear Creek County, CO, additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county: Mark Spargue, Clear Creek County, CO, Lands Dept., H7689 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Public lands: provide additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county (H.R. 2799), H7689 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2799, provide Clear Creek County, CO, additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county, H7689 [18SE]

CLEARY, PATRICK J.

Letters

Worker Economic Opportunity Act, H2444 [3MY]

CLEAVES, MATEEN

Remarks in House

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team members from Flint, MI, E675 [9MY]

CLELAND, MAX (a Senator from Georgia)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7367, S7405 [20JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6799, S6860 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2254 [5AP], S2358, S2359, S2365, S2368, S2369, S2376 [6AP], S2415 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4735, S4752, S4753, S4857, S4859, S4866, S4867 [8JN], S5078, S5080, S5123, S5126 [14JN], S5326, S5329, S5365, S5366, S5367 [19JN], S6272, S6275, S6289 [30JN], S6457, S6478 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5169, S5275 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3781 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8027 [5SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1234), S3894 [11MY], S4136 [18MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5474 [20JN]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9509, S9510 [28SE]

Analyses

Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Group Long-Term Care Insurance Act (S. 2218), S1321 [8MR]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6598 [13JY]

Articles and editorials

Tale of Two Centuries, John R. Fisher, Almanac of Seapower (publication), S1738-S1740 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see S. 577), S870 [28FE]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S741 [23FE] (see S. 2486), S3192 [1MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003, 2013), S1525 [21MR]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ (see S. Res. 310), S4297 [23MY]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 522), S8768 [19SE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S5684 [22JN]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S7555 [25JY]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE]

———establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see S. 956), S41 [24JA]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S3264 [2MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 74), S119 [27JA]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S3031 [27AP]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378), S10716 [18OC]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 2581), S4103 [17MY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR]

Community development: license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities (see S. 1565), S4024 [16MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S2772 [13AP]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see S. Res. 237), S1128 [2MR]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see S. 3216), S11006 [25OC]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S3616 [8MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see S. 1983), S635 [10FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see S. 2954), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see S. 1452), S952 [29FE]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S7077 [17JY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see S. 1163), S292 [2FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S690 [22FE]

Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see S. 505), S3331 [3MY]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (see S. Con. Res. 129), S6257 [30JN]

———improve and refocus civic education (see S. 1642), S821 [24FE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S4576 [6JN]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 30), S8769 [19SE]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2420), S2727 [13AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S9758 [3OC]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9759 [3OC]

Government: strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government (see S. 1993), S1683 [23MR]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see S. 2731), S5685 [22JN]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S2354 [6AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE]

———minority health programs (see S. 1880), S2771 [13AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2366), S4923 [9JN]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7690 [26JY]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see S. 2082), S1467 [20MR]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S1240 [7MR]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 57), S5685 [22JN]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S7555 [25JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S11137 [26OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1030 [1MR]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (see S. 2260), S4488 [25MY]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see S. 3179), S10083 [6OC]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S3265 [2MY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S5118 [14JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S7690 [26JY]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see S. Con. Res. 32), S160 [31JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 660), S870 [28FE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S5031 [13JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4393 [24MY]

Mental health: provide equitable health insurance coverage for certain biologically-based mental illnesses and prohibit limits on hospital stays and outpatient visits (see S. 796), S1683 [23MR]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S10807 [19OC] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S10153 [10OC]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S6144 [29JN]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S382 [7FE]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see S. 1946), S2545 [11AP]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S5662 [22JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

National School Lunch Act: revise the eligibility of private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (see S. 1995), S4322 [23MY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2965), S7839 [27JY]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S8769 [19SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7484 [24JY]

National Women's Business Council: funding (see S. 2243), S1392 [9MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S3948 [15MY]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the naval shipyard system anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 69), S691 [22FE]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see S. 512), S1749 [27MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S6690 [13JY]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9394 [27SE]

Olympic games: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 254), S5311 [16JN] (see S. Res. 254), S5364 [19JN]

Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1172), S41 [24JA]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see S. 2686), S9036 [22SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S5311 [16JN] (see S. 2703), S5364 [19JN]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S4323 [23MY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (see S. 3164), S9944 [5OC]

Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 1510), S9612 [2OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S8593 [14SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 2477), S5118 [14JN]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S6026 [28JN]

Taxation: clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities (see S. 3145), S10931 [24OC]

———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (see S. 63), S4024 [16MY]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (see S. 317), S5813 [26JN]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see S. 3096), S9033 [22SE]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S5118 [14JN]

———provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities (see S. 1526), S3263 [2MY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 2083), S4690 [7JN]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S10260 [11OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S1240 [7MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S3616 [8MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S3615 [8MY]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9864 [4OC]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see S. 2601), S9612 [2OC]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 2793), S7555 [25JY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S492 [8FE]

———regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S1240 [7MR]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see S. Con. Res. 9), S10425 [12OC]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S1749 [27MR]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7484 [24JY]

Vietnam: carry out fellowship program to enable Vietnamese nationals to pursue advanced studies in science, mathematics, and technology and enable U.S. citizens to teach in those fields in Vietnam (see S. 3241), S10999 [25OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S8941 [21SE]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S746 [23FE]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S1128 [2MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S10893 [23OC]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S6349 [10JY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S3851 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see S. 3135), S9466 [28SE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see S. 2402), S2527 [11AP]

———require certain information from the President before certain deployments (see S. 2851), S6574 [12JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S4460 [25MY]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see S. 2088), S741 [23FE]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2218), S1315 [8MR]

Georgia: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe (see S. 2771), S5662 [22JN]

———provide wage parity for certain Dept. of Defense prevailing rate employees (see S. 2113), S929 [29FE]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (see S. 2484), S3023 [27AP]

Taxation: exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses (see S. 2066), S613 [10FE]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers (see S. 2302), S1815 [28MR]

Telephones: provide for the nationwide designation of 2-1-1 as a toll-free number for access to information on human services (see S. 2815), S6121 [29JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (see S. Con. Res. 103), S2527 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Harold A. Johnson v. Max Cleland, et al. (see S. Res. 313), S4297 [23MY]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Letters

Immigrants to New Americans Act: Brent Wilkes, League of United Latin American Citizens, S3030 [27AP]

———Delia Pompa, National Association for Bilingual Education, S3029 [27AP]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S3029 [27AP]

Nationwide designation of 2-1-1 as a toll-free number for access to information on human services: United Way, S6127 [29JN]

Lists

Contributors to disaster assistance for Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Privilege of the floor

Gauger, Geoff, S10483 [12OC]

Grant, Chris, S4493 [25MY]

Heller, Tricia, S2551 [11AP], S9768 [3OC], S10483 [12OC]

Krawitz, Howard, S8772 [19SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, S9430 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9430 [28SE]

Armed Forces: deployment of troops to foreign countries, S4409 [25MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, S4732, S4734 [8JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (S. 2402), S2544 [11AP]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (S. 2087), S744 [23FE], S1659 [23MR]

———require certain information from the President before certain deployments (S. 2851), S9774, S9780, S9781 [3OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S10363 [12OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 2003), S1659 [23MR]

Atlanta, GA: Transportation Improvement Plan implementation, S5192 [15JN]

Brunswick, GA: harbor deepening project funding, S8181 [7SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6799 [14JY], S7050 [17JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2641), S4474 [25MY]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (S. Res. 292), S2776 [13AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8653 [18SE]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (S. 2088), S745 [23FE]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (S. 2581), S4109 [17MY]

Columbus, GA: tribute to House of Heroes project (H. Con. Res. 385), S10079 [6OC]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (S. Res. 286), S2565 [12AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10363 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4732, S4734 [8JN], S5334 [19JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4135, S4136 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S5357 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5167, S5192 [15JN], S5357 [19JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S9017-S9019 [22SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8181 [7SE]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (S. 2218), S1321 [8MR]

Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, S761, S763, S771, S772 [24FE], S2558-S2561 [12AP], S3894, S3895, S3902 [11MY], S9774, S9780, S9781 [3OC]

———U.S. role in multilateral organizations, S3894, S3895, S3902 [11MY]

Fort Stewart, GA: buildings and facilities construction funding, S5334 [19JN]

Georgia: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe (S. 2771), S5668 [22JN]

———tribute to Georgia Early Learning Initiative, S9462 [28SE]

Georgia Research Alliance: tribute, S4292-S4294 [23MY]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (S. 2484), S3028 [27AP]

International Conference on the Balkans: convene, S4136 [18MY]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4135, S4136 [18MY]

LaGrange, GA: World Teleport Association Intelligent City of the Year award recipient, S10617 [17OC]

Lithonia, GA: anniversary of Lithonia First United Methodist Church, S10150 [10OC]

———anniversary of Turner Hill Baptist Church, S9461 [28SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S1659 [23MR]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S1738 [27MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, S761, S763, S771, S772 [24FE], S2558-S2561 [12AP], S3894, S3895, S3902 [11MY], S9774, S9780, S9781 [3OC]

Postal Service: tribute to Celebrate the Century Express Train Tour, S4457 [25MY]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (S. 2606), S4310 [23MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9035 [22SE]

Railroads: maintain regulatory system, S10403 [12OC]

Savannah State University: tribute to baseball team, S5307 [16JN]

Taxation: exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses, S6799 [14JY], S7050 [17JY]

———exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses (S. 2066), S624 [10FE]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers, S7050 [17JY]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers (S. 2302), S1816 [28MR]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5733 [23JN]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), S1228 [7MR]

Telephones: provide for the nationwide designation of 2-1-1 as a toll-free number for access to information on human services (S. 2815), S6125 [29JN]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5167 [15JN]

Women's History Month: observance, S1309 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Harold A. Johnson v. Max Cleland, et al. (S. Res. 313), S4334 [23MY]

Tribute, S3904 [11MY], S4732 [8JN], S6991 [17JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Atlanta, GA, Transportation Improvement Plan implementation: Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, S5193 [15JN]

Summaries

Review of Literature on U.S. Global Role Options: Congressional Research Service, S765-S771 [24FE]

Texts of

S. 2066, exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income taxation if used to pay long-term care expenses, S625 [10FE]

S. 2302, Community Technology Assistance Act, S1816 [28MR]

S. 2771, Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia Recognition Act, S5668 [22JN]

S. 2815, provide for the nationwide designation of 2-1-1 as a toll-free number for access to information on human services, S6125 [29JN]

S. Res. 313, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Harold A. Johnson v. Max Cleland, et al., S4326, S4334 [23MY]

Tributes

Collins, LeRoy, S10151 [10OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7176 [19JY]

Hamilton, Grace Towns, S969 [29FE]

Harp, Donald J., Jr., S2647 [13AP]

McCain, Senator, S1740 [27MR]

Walker, Alice, S1309 [8MR]

CLEMENT, BOB (a Representative from Tennessee)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H2412 [2MY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor: make grants to construct an addition (see H.R. 1865), H7211 [27JY]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (see H.R. 4940), H6777 [24JY]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H6052 [13JY]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 5250), H11928 [14NO]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H6355 [17JY]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H5656 [29JN]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H6355 [17JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3813 [24MY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H758 [8MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H48 [27JA]

Crime: prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H5737 [10JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H3309 [17MY]

———equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H2340 [13AP]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H921 [9MR]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H1674 [3AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: retire publicly held debt each fiscal year (see H.R. 4505), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H511 [16FE]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and other windstorms through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 5499), H10472 [19OC]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H922 [9MR]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H7997 [22SE]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H7212 [27JY]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H758 [8MR]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2341 [13AP]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H647 [6MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H922 [9MR]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H4485 [14JN]

———promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), H575 [29FE]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H7128 [26JY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H2411 [2MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H8406 [27SE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H11207 [26OC]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H455 [15FE]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H5169 [26JN]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H90 [31JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12017 [5DE]

Federal employees: make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H5084 [23JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H4121 [8JN]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H5656 [29JN]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H632 [1MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H2411 [2MY]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H8062 [25SE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5843 [11JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H7723 [18SE]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H7211 [27JY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H6777 [24JY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H1588 [29MR]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H2512 [3MY]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H6470 [18JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4120 [8JN]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H758 [8MR]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H8200 [26SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7991 [21SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———establish a special payment rate for psychiatric hospital services (see H.R. 4702), H4783 [20JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5169 [26JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H1120 [16MR] (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10809 [24OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 826), H454 [15FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H4592 [15JN]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H4485 [14JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5169 [26JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5843 [11JY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H2411 [2MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H6777 [24JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 2911), H6052 [13JY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H8736 [3OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3474 [19MY]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H6719 [20JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H3474 [19MY]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H373 [14FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (see H.R. 3665), H3869 [25MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4245), H6719 [20JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H3413 [18MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4460), H7128 [26JY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7991 [21SE]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H7281 [6SE]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H3649 [23MY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H3813 [24MY]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H5737 [10JY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H9900 [12OC]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H2655 [8MY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H997 [14MR]

Tennessee (U.S.S.): tribute for accomplishments during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 421), H9901 [12OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H5169 [26JN]

———compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 159), H342 [10FE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H758 [8MR]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3523 [22MY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Surface Transportation Board: resolve disagreements between mass transit authorities and freight railroads over access to freight track and rights-of-way for fixed guideway transportation (see H.R. 4507), H3474 [19MY]

Petitions and memorials

Tennessee: People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, E935 [9JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3828 [25MY]

Army: anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), H4322 [13JN]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, H3125 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3125 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1308 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2257 [13AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3678 [24MY], E931-E933, E935 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3389 [18MY]

Education: importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), H4327 [13JN]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H7641 [14SE]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2728 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 76), E143 [15FE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), H3591 [23MY]

Inspector General Act: appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory (S. 1707), H10007 [17OC]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (H.R. 4608), H5196 [27JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2257 [13AP]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3389 [18MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5360 [28JN]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of the ``Grand Ole Opry'', E1695 [6OC]

———tribute Nashville Symphony Orchestra, E1773 [13OC]

———tribute to Hillsboro High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E642 [4MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, E1558 [21SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H593 [1MR]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H7641 [14SE]

Tennessee Titans (football team): tribute, H67 [31JA]

Votes: position on missed, E521 [10AP], E562 [13AP], E1595 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H87 [31JA]

Tennessee Army National Guard: tribute to retirement, E559 [13AP]

Tributes

Johnson, Paul, E591 [13AP]

Stites, Mitzi, E559 [13AP]

Waltrip, Darrell, E1899 [25OC]

CLEMENTE, ROBERTO

Bills and resolutions

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H5955 [12JY]

Tribute (see S. Res. 362), S9466 [28SE] (see H. Con. Res. 360), H4817 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 4831), H9522-H9524 [10OC]

Remarks in Senate

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 4831), S10935 [24OC]

Tribute (S. Res. 362), S9479 [28SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4831, Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL, H9522 [10OC]

S. Res. 362, tribute, S9479 [28SE]

CLEMENTE, TRACY

Remarks in House

Wenonah, NJ: tribute to Wenonah Elementary School students, E1213 [11JY]

CLEMMER, KATHARINE WARD

Remarks in House

Torrance, CA: Switzer Center School and Clinical Services South Bay Women of the Year award recipients, E263 [9MR]

CLERGY see Churches and Synagogues; Religion

CLEVELAND, OH

Articles and editorials

In Cleveland, Music for Connoisseurs, E1637 [2OC]

Homilies

Accessible Healthcare for All Citizens: Joseph W. Skrha, E490 [4AP]

Remarks in House

Ancient Order of Hibernians: tribute, E274 [9MR]

Baier, Robert E.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Outstanding Engineer Award recipient, E1110 [26JN]

Brooklyn Polish American Home, Inc.: anniversary, E488 [4AP]

Campbell, Jane L.: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life honoree, E1412 [6SE]

Capers, Jean Murrell: Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation Life Achievement Award recipient, E1246 [14JY]

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport: improvements and expansion, H1023 [15MR]

Cleveland Orchestra: tribute, E1637 [2OC]

Cornucopia, Inc.: anniversary, E1012 [14JN]

Denihan, William: Cleveland State University Alumni Award for Civic Achievement recipient, E1117 [26JN]

DIRVA (Lithuanian-American publication): anniversary, E1730 [10OC]

Education: Federal appeals court decision on vouchers to provide school choice, E2205 [15DE]

Gries, Robert W.: Greater Cleveland Knights of Columbus Luncheon Club Catholic Man of the Year award recipient, E1672 [4OC]

Holy Name Parish: anniversary, E1468 [13SE], E1573 [22SE]

Irish Americans: tribute to ``The Great Hunger'' memorial, E1518 [18SE]

Kevesdy, Mark K.: Cleveland State University Alumni Emerging Leadership Award recipient, E1116 [26JN]

Ladanyi, Dezso J.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Lifetime Leadership Award recipient, E1111 [26JN]

Ladies' Ancient Order of Hibernians: tribute, E274 [9MR]

Lake Erie Nature and Science Center: anniversary, E935 [9JN]

Lesbian/Gay Community Service Center: anniversary, E1725 [10OC]

Lick, Fred, Jr.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Lifetime Leadership Award recipient, E1112 [26JN]

Mastandrea, James: Cleveland State University George B. Davis service award recipient, E1114 [26JN]

North Olmsted, OH: anniversary of North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line, E2133 [6DE]

Palko, George: Cleveland State University Alumni Emerging Leadership Award recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: recognition of ``UPBEAT'' (television program), E550 [12AP]

Russian American Cultural Society of Cleveland: anniversary, E2086 [13NO]

Russo, Basil M.: Italian Sons and Daughters of America (organization) Italian Man of the Year award recipient, E1331 [27JY]

St. Michael's Hospital: tribute, E1217 [13JY]

St. Procop Ladies' Guild: anniversary, E1467 [13SE]

Sts. Philip & James Church: anniversary, E1479 [14SE]

Student Environmental Congress: tribute, E1010 [14JN]

Thellmann, Edward L.: Cleveland State University Civic Leadership Award recipient, E1114 [26JN]

Tolliver, Stanley E., Sr.: NAACP Freedom Award recipient, E1286 [21JY]

Ukrainian-American Youth Association: anniversary, E1664 [4OC]

United Irish Societies: tribute to St. Patrick's Day Parade honorees, E274 [9MR]

William G. Mather (vessel): anniversary of launching, H3617 [23MY], E678 [9MY]

Zone, Michael and Mary and family: Cleveland, OH, Mount Carmel West Neighborhood Social Club and Archives Giuseppe T. Focca Award recipients, E1621 [28SE]

Testimonies

St. Michael's Hospital Bankruptcy Proceedings: Representative Kucinich, E1217 [13JY]

CLEVELAND (OH) PLAIN DEALER

Articles and editorials

Missile Defense Is Political Fiction, H3967 [7JN]

National Exile Warns of Extremist Threat in Kazakhstan, S392 [7FE]

Obituaries

Joiner, Gus, H527 [29FE]

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

Remarks in House

Baier, Robert E.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Outstanding Engineer Award recipient, E1110 [26JN]

Denihan, William: Cleveland State University Alumni Award for Civic Achievement recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Kevesdy, Mark K.: Cleveland State University Alumni Emerging Leadership Award recipient, E1116 [26JN]

Ladanyi, Dezso J.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Lifetime Leadership Award recipient, E1111 [26JN]

Lick, Fred, Jr.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Lifetime Leadership Award recipient, E1112 [26JN]

Mastandrea, James: Cleveland State University George B. Davis service award recipient, E1114 [26JN]

Palko, George: Cleveland State University Alumni Emerging Leadership Award recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Thellmann, Edward L.: Cleveland State University Civic Leadership Award recipient, E1114 [26JN]

CLEVENGER, JEFF

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1231 [7MR]

CLEVER, HANK

Articles and editorials

Domestic Violence, in All Forms, Is the Leading Cause of Injury for Women Ages 15-44, S10222 [11OC]

CLIFFORD, GERALD

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6669 [13JY]

CLIFTON, CO

Remarks in House

Clifton Christian Church: anniversary, E210 [1MR]

CLIFTON, NJ

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: tribute to Troop 3, E315 [15MR]

Foster, Robert: Clifton, NJ, Optimist Club Friend of Youth Award recipient, E894 [6JN]

CLIMATE see Weather

CLIMATE CHANGE ENERGY POLICY RESPONSE ACT

Letters

Provisions: Senator Craig, S5295 [16JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1776), S5292-S5296 [16JN]

CLINE, MICHAEL P.

Letters

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2288 [6AP]

CLINES, FRANCIS X.

Articles and editorials

$60 Million Gift Is Made to Library of Congress, S10047 [6OC]

CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM

Articles and editorials

Counsel Report on Whitewater Expected Soon, S8276 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions

New York: authorizing appropriations to reimburse State and local law enforcement departments for security-related expenses arising from the new residency of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton (see H.R. 3606), H278 [9FE]

Letters

Independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities: Senator Levin, S8275 [8SE]

Memorandums

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Wrongdoing Involving the Clinton Administration: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8594 [2OC]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Justice: release of report on abuse of campaign finance laws in 1996 Presidential election campaign, H935, H936 [14MR]

Morocco: receipt of gifts from the Moroccan Government, H6782 [25JY]

New York: authorizing appropriations to reimburse State and local law enforcement departments for security-related expenses arising from the new residency of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton (H.R. 3606), E102 [9FE]

Political campaigns: accusations relative to use of ethnic slur, H6603 [20JY]

———use of Government aircraft, H2018 [11AP], H8630 [3OC]

———use of White House accommodations for fundraising, H8205 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Ray, Robert: independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities, S8274 [8SE]

Reports

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Wrongdoing Involving the Clinton Administration: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Minority Staff, H8447-H8454 [28SE]

CLINTON, MA

Remarks in House

Education: tribute to Clinton High School, and NYPRO, Inc., participants at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) competition, E690 [10MY]

CLINTON, MO

Remarks in House

All-American City award: recipient, E1191 [10JY]

CLOSE, CARL AND MARTHA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E884 [6JN]

CLOTHING INDUSTRY

Articles and editorials

Don't Punish Africa, E333 [16MR]

Public Lives—At 99, Man of Fashion Finds Life a Good Fit, Susan Sachs, New York (NY) Times, S10618 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 3246), S11131 [26OC] (see H.R. 5603), H11620 [30OC]

Foreign trade: provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H3172 [16MY]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Tariff: hand-woven fabrics (see S. 2245), S1392 [9MR]

———hand-woven wool fabrics (see H.R. 4229), H2121 [11AP]

Letters

Prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma: Senator Harkin, S11134 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur, H6923, H6924 [25JY], E1919 [25OC]

Textile industry and fabrics: establish special access program for apparel articles assembled in countries in sub-Saharan Africa solely from U.S. fabrics, yarns, and threads, E333 [16MR]

Remarks in Senate

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (S. 3246), S11133 [26OC]

Foreign trade: strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803, S3807, S3817, S3826 [10MY], S3867, S3872 [11MY]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S6134-S6137 [29JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

Tables

Ratios of product imports to U.S. consumption, S3811 [10MY]

Texts of

S. 2245, tariff on hand-woven fabrics, S1419 [9MR]

S. 2823, Plan Colombia Trade Act, S6136 [29JN]

CLOUDCRAFT, NM

Remarks in Senate

Fodor's Travel Publications: designation as one of the 10 overlooked and underrated winter destinations, S11786 [14DE]

CLOVIS, CA

Remarks in House

Yang, Amorette: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E1037 [19JN]

CLUB 20 (organization)

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S333 [3FE]

CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)

Addresses

Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.: Representative Spratt, H530-H532 [29FE]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

American Companies Can Do More To Help Africa, by, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E1064 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

———require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H7211 [27JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H1077 [15MR]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H10036 [17OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H1477 [28MR]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1119 [16MR]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H757 [8MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H3413 [18MY]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H165 [1FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H90 [31JA]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2607 [4MY]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), H373 [14FE]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H1588 [29MR]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]

Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H90 [31JA]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H922 [9MR]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H342 [10FE]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7211 [27JY]

Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), H5843 [11JY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Immigration: restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H2341 [13AP]

Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H1119 [16MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H7503 [12SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2770 [9MY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7503 [12SE]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

Medicare: coverage of drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 5501), H10472 [19OC]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H9900 [12OC]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3412 [18MY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H6777 [24JY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5737 [10JY]

———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H8469 [28SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H5737 [10JY]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H1589 [29MR]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H2411 [2MY]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H1404 [23MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2411 [2MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6355 [17JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H6052 [13JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H4121 [8JN]

Tariff: 4-nitro-o-xylene (see H.R. 3752), H573 [29FE]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H1629 [30MR]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H2607 [4MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H5169 [26JN]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H1852 [5AP]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7282 [6SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Biographies

Fields, Richard E., H710 [8MR]

Floyd, Mamie G., H710 [8MR]

Howe, Marybelle H., H710 [8MR]

Johnson, Layford R., H711 [8MR]

Letters

Flying of Confederate flag atop the South Carolina Statehouse: Michael A. Allen, South Carolina African American Heritage Council, E49 [1FE]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program proposal: by, Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, H150 [1FE], H530 [29FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1344 [23MR]

Christian Men's Freedom Forum 2000: tribute, H4346 [14JN]

Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing, H150 [1FE]

Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing, Inc.: expansion of all-terrain vehicle plant, E141 [15FE]

Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), H709 [8MR]

Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), H709 [8MR]

Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), H709 [8MR]

Porcher, Robert, III: National Fatherhood Initiative (organization) Father of the Year award recipient, E1090 [23JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H150 [1FE]

Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), H709 [8MR]

South Carolina: flying of Confederate flag atop the Statehouse, E49 [1FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H12064 [8DE]

Statements

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1347 [23MR]

Summaries

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Tributes

Anderson, Joe M., Jr., E1495 [14SE]

Burroughs, Valentine, Jr., E237 [8MR]

Clay, Representative, H11421 [27OC]

Dixon, Julian C., H12054 [8DE], H12073 [11DE]

Finney, Ernest A., Jr., E323 [15MR]

Fulwood, Mildred, E1320 [26JY]

Isaac, Mozell H.W., E256 [9MR]

King, C.B., H2101 [11AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H530 [29FE]

McCoy, Willie and Agnes, E1665 [4OC]

Packard, Representative, H10889 [25OC]

Petersen, Stephen E., E1848 [19OC]

Rhodes, Mack W., E140 [15FE]

Rivers, Thelma F., E1786 [13OC]

Rogers, Eloise, E211 [1MR]

Shinhoster, Earl T., E1022 [15JN]

Smith, Jordan D., E1849 [19OC]

Smoak, Randolph D., Jr., E989 [13JN]

Truluck, John M., III (Moot), E1759 [12OC]

Williams, Louis and Bertha, E1990 [28OC]

CLYMER, ADAM

Articles and editorials

Bush-League Aside Vaults an Onlooker Into the Campaign's Glare, S8341 [11SE]

Remarks in Senate

Bush, George W.: remarks on New York (NY) Times reporter Adam Clymer, S8340 [11SE]

COACHELLA, CA

Letters

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Tom Levy, Coachella Valley, CA, Water District, H7667 [18SE]

COAL

Articles and editorials

Collins, Snowe Criticize Oil Reserve Release Plan, H11590 [30OC]

Europe's Low Oil Supplies May Blunt U.S. Effort, H11589 [30OC]

Release of Oil Barely Helps Needy States, H11590 [30OC]

Sweetheart Deals? Strategic Reserve Contracts Look Highly Questionable, H11591 [30OC]

U.S. Tightens Rules for Bidding on Oil, H11591 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions

Ecology and environment: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 3253), S11252 [27OC]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil in the Powder River Basin (see H.R. 4297), H2338 [13AP]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11207 [26OC]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (see H.R. 4035), H1123 [20MR]

Public lands: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (see S. 2300), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 4298), H2338 [13AP]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation for the anthracite region of Pennsylvania (see H.R. 4314), H2338 [13AP]

———maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act (see S. 2538), S3831 [10MY]

———maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act and adjust inequities of United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 3267), S11494 [1NO]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4713), H4817 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4524, H4526, H4533, H4541-H4544 [15JN], E1037 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4544-H4550 [15JN]

Pennsylvania: tribute to coal mining heritage, E2001 [28OC]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (H.R. 5585), E1965 [28OC]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient, E1162 [30JN]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (H.R. 4035), H8899 [5OC], H11589 [30OC], H12089 [14DE]

Public lands: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 2300), H10494, H10495 [23OC]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation for the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, H6825 [25JY]

———allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation for the anthracite region of Pennsylvania (H.R. 4314), E2001 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Conservation of energy: incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S2036 [3AP]

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines: ratification, S9184 [25SE]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7037, S7038, S7042, S7043 [17JY], S9798, S9799 [4OC]

———electro-catalytic oxidation technology funding, S7041, S7042 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: displaced coal worker relief funding, S6207 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: fossil energy research and development program funding, S9914 [5OC]

National Academy of Sciences: study on coal waste impoundments funding, S11879 [15DE]

Public lands: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 2300), S1815 [28MR], S9980 [5OC]

Taxation: maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act (S. 2538), S3834 [10MY]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (S. 2729), S5113 [14JN]

Reports filed

Coal Market Competition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2300) (S. Rept. 106-378), S8018 [5SE]

Dept. of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Management Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1024), H11954 [4DE]

Powder River Basin Resource Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1950) (S. Rept. 106-490), S9941 [5OC]

Retired Coal Miners Health Benefit Security Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3267) (S. Rept. 106-512), S11494 [1NO]

Statements

Pennsylvania Coal Mining Heritage: Richard Morgan, E2001 [28OC]

Texts of

S. 2300, Coal Market Competition Act, S9980 [5OC], H10494 [23OC]

S. 2538, Coal Miner and Widows Health Protection Act, S3835 [10MY]

S. 2729, Combined Fund Stability and Fairness Act, S5114 [14JN]

COAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND RETIRED EMPLOYEE ACT FOR THE 21st CENTURY

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4144) (H. Rept. 106-1014), H11445 [27OC]

COAL INDUSTRY RETIREE HEALTH BENEFIT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Taxation: maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act (see S. 2538), S3831 [10MY]

———maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act and adjust inequities of United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 3267), S11494 [1NO]

Remarks in Senate

Taxation: maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act (S. 2538), S3834 [10MY]

Reports filed

Retired Coal Miners Health Benefit Security Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3267) (S. Rept. 106-512), S11494 [1NO]

Texts of

S. 2538, Coal Miner and Widows Health Protection Act, S3835 [10MY]

COAL MARKET COMPETITION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 2300), H10494, H10495 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2300), S9980 [5OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2300) (S. Rept. 106-378), S8018 [5SE]

Texts of

S. 2300, provisions, S9980 [5OC], H10494 [23OC]

COAL MINER AND WIDOWS HEALTH PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2538), S3831 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2538), S3834 [10MY]

Texts of

S. 2538, provisions, S3835 [10MY]

COALITION FOR ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION

Letters

Millennium Digital Commerce Act appointment of conferees, S1208 [7MR]

COALITION FOR THE FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION

Letters

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, S7776 [27JY]

COALITION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1762 [12OC]

COAST GUARD

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1089), S1186 [6MR], S7752, S7926 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5094, S5098, S5128, S5137, S5138 [14JN], S5169, S5173, S5177, S5178, S5183, S5184, S5185, S5188, S5196, S5275, S5276, S5277, S5278 [15JN], S5372 [19JN], H3413, H3414 [18MY], H3437, H3442, H3443, H3444, H3448, H3449, H3450, H3451 [19MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 820, Coast Guard appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN], H7628 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Air Station Cape Cod Turns 30, E1621 [28SE]

Readiness Problems Plague Coast Guard, H8435 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Armed Forces: implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (see H.R. 4208), H1956 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2720), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4475), H3308 [17MY] (see H.R. 5394), H9010 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (see H. Res. 505), H3412 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 612), H9010 [5OC]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see S. 2944), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Public lands: reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI (see H.R. 5637), H11954 [4DE]

Scituate, MA: transfer Coast Guard Station to NOAA (see S. 3245), S11131 [26OC]

Traverse City, MI: Dept. of Transportation grant to school district for demolition and removal of structure at former Coast Guard property (see H.R. 4197), H1851 [5AP]

Conference reports

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4475), H8922-H9004 [5OC]

Lists

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10056-S10059 [6OC]

Motions

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5197, S5213 [15JN], H7627 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), H6896-H6902 [25JY]

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 820), H8766 [4OC]

Armed Forces: implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (H.R. 4208), H6475 [19JY]

Auxiliary: tribute, H6439 [18JY]

Charlevoix, MI: anniversary of search and rescue operations at Coast Guard Station Charlevoix, E1243 [14JY]

Comprehensive mutiyear capital investment plan: submission, H3430 [19MY]

Conifer (vessel): decommissioning of Coast Guard cutter, E1101 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: expand drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H158-H163 [1FE], H981-H983 [14MR]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3417-H3455 [19MY], H7627 [14SE], E801, E802 [22MY], E820 [24MY], E1038 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9018-H9028, H9047 [6OC], E1721 [6OC], E1740 [11OC], E1785 [13OC], E1807 [17OC], E1989 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (H. Res. 505), H3416, H3417 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 612), H9014-H9018 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

Funding, H5081 [23JN], H9020 [6OC], E1038 [19JN]

Government Performance Project: tribute for rating, E646 [4MY]

Massachusetts: anniversary of Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, E1621 [28SE]

National security: military readiness, H8434 [28SE]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (H.R. 5100), E13671 [27JY]

Public lands: reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI (H.R. 5637), H11936-H11938 [4DE]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 820), insert S. 1089 language in lieu, S7757 [27JY]

———authorizing (S. 1089), S1186, S1187 [6MR], S7752-S7757 [27JY]

Armed Forces: expand authority for support for civilian law enforcement agencies, S64 [26JA]

Aviation: maritime patrol aircraft funding, S4096 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: increase cooperation with Cuba on drug interdiction efforts, S5533 [21JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S4498 [25MY], S5088 [14JN], S5166-S5186, S5188-S5215 [15JN], S5306 [16JN], S5357 [19JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10042, S10043, S10044, S10048-S10050, S10052-S10059 [6OC], S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10485 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10042 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), unanimous-consent agreement, S5172 [15JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), S10038, S10040 [6OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), indefinitely postponed, S5280 [15JN]

Distinguished Flying Cross: recipients, S5458 [20JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S9562-S9564 [2OC]

Funding, S1257, S1258 [8MR], S6230 [30JN]

Mackinaw (vessel): replacement of Great Lakes icebreaker, S1186, S1187 [6MR]

———tribute for icebreaking efforts in the Great Lakes, S1022 [1MR]

Nantucket, MA: transfer of Coast Guard land, S11873 [15DE]

Newburyport, MA: transfer of Coast Guard land, S11873 [15DE]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (S. 2944), S7841-S7843 [27JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3199 [1MY], S3626 [8MY], S5935 [27JN], S10947 [24OC]

Scituate, MA: transfer Coast Guard Station to NOAA, S11874 [15DE]

St. Louis, MO: dedication of Matthew E. Schlimme Industrial Facility, S294 [2FE]

Reports filed

Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1089) (S. Rept. 106-300), S4296 [23MY]

Coast Guard Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2726, S2727 [13AP], S5240 [15JN], S7393 [20JY], S8822 [20SE], S10926 [24OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 612) (H. Rept. 106-941), H9010 [5OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 505) (H. Rept. 106-626), H3412 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-940), H9010 [5OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-622), H3308 [17MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2720) (S. Rept. 106-309), S5027 [13JN], S5106 [14JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5096 [14JN], H3437, H3451 [19MY]

Tables

Budget authority and outlays in H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation appropriations, S5191 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3419-H3423 [19MY]

———conference report, E1741-E1746 [11OC]

Estimated transportation distribution of obligation limitation and revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Transportation revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 372, Coast Guard anniversary, H6896 [25JY]

H. Res. 505, consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H3416 [19MY]

H. Res. 612, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H9014 [6OC]

H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5372-S5382 [19JN]

H.R. 5637, reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former Coast Guard facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI, H11937 [4DE]

S. 1089, Coast Guard appropriations, S7752-S7755 [27JY]

S. 2944, reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes, S7843 [27JY]

COASTAL AND FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5086), H10477-H10490 [23OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5086, provisions, H10477-H10488 [23OC]

COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT

Amendments

Reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S9397 [27SE], S9524 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), H10569, H10570, H10702 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S9397-S9400 [27SE]

Reports filed

Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1752) (S. Rept. 106-252), S2106 [4AP]

Texts of

S. 1752, reauthorize and amend, S9397, S9399 [27SE], H10569 [24OC]

COASTAL COMMUNITY CONSERVATION ACT

Remarks in House

Ecology and environment: nonpoint pollution control programs, E100 [9FE]

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT

Amendments

Reauthorize (S. 1534), S9530, S9548 [28SE]

Letters

Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization: several organizations, S9598 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate

Reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

Reauthorize (S. 1534), S9544 [28SE], S9598 [2OC]

Reports filed

Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1534) (S. Rept. 106-412), S8584 [14SE]

Texts of

S. 1534, reauthorization, S9544-S9546, S9548-S9551 [28SE]

COASTAL ZONES

Amendments

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), S8988 [21SE], H8132 [26SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 522), S8990, S8998 [21SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S9397 [27SE], S9524 [28SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), H9621 [10OC]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (S. 1534), S9530, S9548 [28SE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), S5814 [26JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S2120 [4AP]

States: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2607 [4MY], H2849, H2858, H2861, H2865, H2868, H2871, H2872, H2875, H2877, H2884, H2887, H2890, H2891, H2895, H2898, H2900, H2902 [10MY], H2908, H2909, H2910, H2911, H2913, H2916, H2918, H2920, H2921, H2923, H2926, H2931, H2951 [11MY]

Articles and editorials

Air Station Cape Cod Turns 30, E1621 [28SE]

Conservation Money, S9914 [5OC]

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

Land Plan—Worthwhile Conservation Act Stuck in Committee, E1138 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4840), H5955 [12JY]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see S. 3036), S8413 [12SE] (see H.R. 4639), H4220 [12JN]

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion (see H.R. 4775), H5240 [27JN]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore: restrict use of fees collected under the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5047), H7207 [27JY]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see H.R. 4070), H1404 [23MR] (see H.R. 4435), H2966 [11MY]

Commission on Dredged Material Policy: authority to issue permits for transportation of dredged materials to be dumped into ocean waters (see H.R. 3892), H921 [9MR]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4410), H2770 [9MY]

Crime: prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see H.R. 5513), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC (see S. 3027), S8412 [12SE]

———facilitate a regional approach to the acquisition of permanent conservation easements in the Chino Basin, CA (see H.R. 4691), H4674 [19JN]

Ecology and environment: enhance and restore the coastal resources of the U.S. (see H.R. 5535), H10808 [24OC]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see S. 3234), S10999 [25OC]

Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS (see S. 2638), S4460 [25MY]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see S. 2343), S2106 [4AP] (see H.R. 4613), H4120 [8JN]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

New Jersey: designate the Historic Area Remediation Site as a marine protected area (see H.R. 5118), H7280 [6SE]

———dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site (see H.R. 3549), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 3652), H373 [14FE]

———redesignate the Historic Area Remediation Site as the Albert Gore, Jr., Mud Dump Site (see H.R. 3548), H49 [27JA]

———restrict ocean dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site relative to background ambient contamination levels (see H.R. 3893), H921 [9MR]

———restrict ocean dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site to States that have developed, and made commercially available, alternative uses for dredged materials (see H.R. 3894), H921 [9MR]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (see S. 2223), S1316 [8MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (see S. 2506), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4385), H2606 [4MY]

States: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE] (see S. 2567), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4377), H2605 [4MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Excerpts

Conservation and Reinvestment Act editorial support: several publications, S9913 [5OC]

Letters

Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization: several organizations, S9598 [2OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

———Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S9460 [28SE]

Conservation and Stewardship Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Kathleen Selz and Dale Penny, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, S1176 [6MR]

———several environmental organizations, S1176 [6MR]

———Steven J. Shimberg, National Wildlife Federation, S1176 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Alliance for Community Trees, S1177 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Tree New Mexico, Inc., S1177 [6MR]

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H8139 [26SE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8139 [26SE]

Oceans Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6858 [25JY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House), H6858 [25JY]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6858 [25JY]

Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study: Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7364 [20JY]

———Richard T. Selden, S7364 [20JY]

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Lists

Conservation and Revinvestment Act Coalition members, S9913 [5OC]

Senators and staff supporting Conservation and Revinvestment Act, S9913 [5OC]

Virginia organizations supporting Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S9937 [5OC]

Motions

States: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

Press releases

Arctic Refuge Needs Your Help: Sierra Club, S1318 [8MR]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Proposals

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Remarks in House

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4840), H7384, H7385 [12SE]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H8132-H8136 [26SE]

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion, H5222 [27JN], H8423 [28SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), H10569, H10570, H10702 [24OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), H9621 [10OC], H9842 [12OC]

———technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4070), E399 [23MR]

———technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4435), H3887, H3888 [6JN], H4020 [7JN]

Coastal Community Conservation Act: nonpoint pollution control programs, E100 [9FE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), H6856-H6859 [25JY], E1330, E1381 [27JY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

———condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

———mandatory funding mechanisms, H2887-H2890 [10MY], E740 [17MY]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Corps of Engineers: funding, H5218 [27JN]

Federal-State relations: remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

Galveston, TX: Offshore Rig Museum funding, H3394 [18MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913-H2916 [11MY]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (H.R. 4613), H8137-H8140 [26SE]

Massachusetts: anniversary of Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, E1621 [28SE]

New Jersey: dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site (H.R. 3652), E132 [14FE]

NOAA: Coastal Zone Management Fund funding, H11285 [26OC]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (H.R. 4385), H2637 [8MY]

States: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by those under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861-H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8596 [2OC], H8641-H8648, H8650, H8651, H8655, H8656 [3OC], H9870 [12OC], E1669 [4OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2827-H2903 [10MY], H2907-H2952 [11MY], E154 [16FE], E571 [13AP], E722, E724 [15MY], E740 [17MY], E779 [19MY], E1138 [28JN]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2821-H2826 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), motion to recommit, H2949-H2951 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (S. 3036), S8419 [12SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), S8998 [21SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 522), S8998-S9003 [21SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S9397-S9400 [27SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), S10010 [5OC]

———technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4435), S10011 [5OC]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1534), S9544 [28SE], S9598 [2OC]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), S1912 [29MR], S5766-S5769 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC (S. 3027), S8415 [12SE]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

———implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

———protect the public's ability to fish for sport (S. 3234), S11003 [25OC]

Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS, S7094 [18JY]

———adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS (S. 2638), S11275 [27OC]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (H.R. 4613), S9984 [5OC]

———establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (S. 2343), S2107, S2108 [4AP]

———establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (S. 2343), star print, S2645 [12AP]

Maine: salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (S. 2181), S1173-S1184 [6MR]

North Carolina: Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study, S7362-S7365 [20JY]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (S. 2223), S1325 [8MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S1316-S1318 [8MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing programs for the Coastal Plain, S1648 [23MR]

Rhode Island: coastal restoration and water development projects funding, S9692 [3OC]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (S. 2506), S3520 [4MY]

States: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9808-S9813, S9816, S9826, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9907-S9909, S9911-S9916, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10401 [12OC], S11232, S11293 [27OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), S6837 [14JY], S6992, S7039 [17JY], S7431-S7435 [21JY], S8877, S8878 [21SE], S9256 [26SE], S9460 [28SE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE], S1019 [1MR]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 25), S598 [10FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2567), S4018, S4029 [16MY], S4031 [17MY]

Reports filed

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4840) (H. Rept. 106-804), H7279 [6SE]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 999), S8019 [5SE]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 522) (S. Rept. 106-366), S8018 [5SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1752) (S. Rept. 106-252), S2106 [4AP]

Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 34) (S. Rept. 106-471), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4435) (S. Rept. 106-473), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4435) (H. Rept. 106-648), H3924 [6JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1534) (S. Rept. 106-412), S8584 [14SE]

Commission on Ocean Policy Establishment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2327) (S. Rept. 106-301), S4296 [23MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 701) (S. Rept. 106-413), S8584 [14SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 106-499), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2343) (S. Rept. 106-380), S8019 [5SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4613) (H. Rept. 106-890), H8199 [26SE]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Summaries

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Testimonies

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act: Richard L. Moehl, Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association, H8140 [26SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

H.R. 34, technical corrections to Coastal Barrier Resources System map system, S10010 [5OC]

H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act, H8132-H8134 [26SE]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 4435, Coastal Barrier Resources System map system technical corrections, H3887 [6JN]

H.R. 4613, National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, H8137 [26SE]

H.R. 4840, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act, H7384 [12SE]

S. 522, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S8998-S9002 [21SE]

S. 1534, Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization, S9544-S9546, S9548-S9551 [28SE]

S. 1752, Coastal Barrier Resources Act reauthorization and amendments, S9397, S9399 [27SE], H10569 [24OC]

S. 2123, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S937-S945 [29FE]

S. 2181, Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

S. 2327, Commission on Ocean Policy, S5768 [26JN]

S. 2327, Oceans Act, H6856 [25JY]

S. 2506, reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers, S3521 [4MY]

S. 3027, Dept. of Agriculture purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC, S8415 [12SE]

COASTLINES see Beaches

COATS, DAN (a former Senator from Indiana)

Articles and editorials

Why I Changed My Mind About AmeriCorps, S5559 [21JN], E1386 [27JY]

COATS, W.E. (BILL)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1771 [13OC]

COBB, KIM

Articles and editorials

On Home Front, Military Families Struggle With Low Pay, S4538 [6JN]

COBB, MARY AND JEARL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E992 [13JN]

COBB, NATHANIEL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9693 [3OC]

COBB, PAUL

Articles and editorials

Rep. Lee—Politician Who Makes a Difference, E948 [9JN]

COBB COUNTY, GA

Remarks in House

Austell, GA: grand opening of the Michael A. Grant Boys and Girls Club, E1842 [19OC]

Cobb Family Resources (organization): anniversary, E747 [17MY]

COBB FAMILY RESOURCES (organization)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E747 [17MY]

COBER, BEN

Remarks in House

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Mariemont High School Destination ImagiNation Team, E784 [19MY]

COBER, SUE

Remarks in House

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Mariemont High School Destination ImagiNation Team, E784 [19MY]

COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5037 [22JN], H5055 [23JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), H10871 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H1163 [21MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H575 [29FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H1285 [22MR]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H4220 [12JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7578 [13SE]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see H.R. 5469), H9900 [12OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), H632 [1MR]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4337 [13JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H90 [31JA]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H9767 [11OC]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), H455 [15FE] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

Foreign trade: provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H6599 [19JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3869 [25MY]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4592 [15JN]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 4423), H2966 [11MY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H3413 [18MY]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7129 [26JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4817 [21JN]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H1674 [3AP]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H4336 [13JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H574 [29FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H5737 [10JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3539), H90 [31JA]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7129 [26JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H5955 [12JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3925 [6JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1629 [30MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1077 [15MR]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H7365 [7SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2606 [4MY]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H632 [1MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4817 [21JN]

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1675 [3AP]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H3650 [23MY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (see H.R. 5562), H11206 [26OC]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5106, 5107), H7280 [6SE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (see H.R. 4870), H6469 [18JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: reauthorize (see H.R. 4034), H1123 [20MR]

Tariff: benzeneacetic acid, (E,E)-a-(-(methoxyimino)-2[[[[1-[3-trifluoromethyl) phenyl] ethylidene]amino]oxy]methyl]-, methyl ester (see H.R. 3963), H1076 [15MR]

———benzenesulfonamide, 2-(2-chloroethoxy)N-[[4methoxy-6methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-and 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 3962), H1076 [15MR]

———benzothialdiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (see H.R. 3971, 3972), H1076 [15MR]

———8-a-oxo-emamectin benzoate desmethylemamectin benzoate emamectin benzoate methanol adduct 2-epl-emamectin benzoate emamectin benzoate isomer, 4-epl-2,3-emamectin benzoate dihydroemamectin benzoate (see H.R. 3960), H1076 [15MR]

———5-dipropylamino-a,a,a-trifluoro-4,6-dinitro-o-toluidine (see H.R. 3965), H1076 [15MR]

———4-(cyclopropyl-a-hy-droxy-methylene)-3,5-dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester (see H.R. 3959), H1076 [15MR]

———4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2-pyrimidinamine-4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (see H.R. 3968), H1076 [15MR]

———4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (see H.R. 3978), H1076 [15MR]

———O-(4-bromo-2-chlorophenyl)-O-ethyl-S-propyl phosphorothioate (see H.R. 3973), H1076 [15MR]

———1,2,4-Triazin-3(2H) one,4,5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-[(3-pyridinyl methylene)amino] (see H.R. 3977), H1076 [15MR]

———1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-[2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl]-urea (see H.R. 3976), H1076 [15MR]

———1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl] methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (see H.R. 3974), H1076 [15MR]

———pigment blue 60 (see H.R. 3773), H630 [1MR] (see H.R. 3969), H1076 [15MR]

———pigment yellow 147 (see H.R. 3776), H630 [1MR]

———pigment yellow 199 (see H.R. 3772), H630 [1MR]

———pigment yellow 191.1 (see H.R. 3777), H630 [1MR]

———propanoic acid, 2-[4-[(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]-phenoxy]-2-propynyl ester (see H.R. 3961), H1076 [15MR]

———(R)-2-[2,6-dimethylphenyl)-methoxyacetyl-amino]-propionic acid methyl ester propanoic acid, 2-[4-[(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]-phenoxy]-2-propynl ester (see H.R. 3970), H1076 [15MR]

———solvent blue 67 (see H.R. 3775), H630 [1MR]

———solvent violet 13 (see H.R. 3774), H630 [1MR]

———sulfur (see H.R. 3966), H1076 [15MR]

———tetrahydro-3-methyl-N-nitro-5[[2-phenylthio)-5-thiazolyl]-4-H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine (see H.R. 3975), H1076 [15MR]

———3-[4,6-bis(difluoromethoxy)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-1-(2-methoxycar-bonyl-phenylsulfonyl) urea (see H.R. 3964), H1076 [15MR]

———3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-[2-(2-chloro-ethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl]-urea-3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 3979), H1076 [15MR]

———3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-[2-(2-chloro-ethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl]-urea (see H.R. 3967), H1076 [15MR]

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office funding: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H5057 [23JN]

———Edwin A. Suominen, H5058 [23JN]

———Elizabeth N. Bilus, PepsiCo, Inc., H5058 [23JN]

———Frank Orlandella, Agilent Technologies (business), H5057 [23JN]

———Franklin J. Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H5056 [23JN]

———Geoffrey B. Hurwitz, Rohm and Haas Co., H5058 [23JN]

———Gordon F. Brunner, Procter & Gamble Co., H5058 [23JN]

———Gregory J. Maier, ABA, H5057 [23JN]

———Herbert C. Wamsley, Intellectual Property Owners Association, H5056 [23JN]

———Kim Miller, International Trademark Association, H5056 [23JN]

———Michael K. Kirk, American Intellectual Property Law Association, H5055 [23JN]

———Phillip Bond, Information Technology Industry Council, H5055 [23JN]

———Q. Todd Dickinson, Patent and Trademark Office, H5059 [23JN]

———several high-tech trade associations, H5057 [23JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11450 [28OC]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4718), H5101, H5102 [26JN]

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7433 [12SE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, E1600 [27SE]

Coast Guard: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), H6897 [25JY]

Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information, H9639 [11OC]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H4595 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H5043 [23JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5043, H5055, H5069, H5070 [23JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1752), H3482, H3487 [22MY]

———improve operation and administration (S. 2915), H10867, H10871 [25OC]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5106), H7771 [19SE]

———technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), H7244 [6SE], H7771, H7772, H7774 [19SE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (H.R. 4870), H7765 [19SE]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Greensboro Day School girls' soccer team, E947 [9JN]

———tribute to Southeast Guilford High School boys' lacrosse team, E1608 [27SE]

High Point, NC: tribute to High Point Central High School football team, E159 [16FE]

Highpoint, NC: tribute to Westchester Academy boys' basketball team, E774 [19MY]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11450 [28OC]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7226 [6SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (H. Res. 530), H4933 [22JN]

Library of Congress: Copyright Office funding, H4933, H4939 [22JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5055, H5069, H5070 [23JN]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), H5090, H5091 [26JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H591 [1MR]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4155 [9JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2291 [13AP]

Thomasville, NC: tribute to Ledford High School girls' basketball team, E774 [19MY]

———tribute to Thomasville High School boys' basketball team, E774 [19MY]

Votes: position on missed, H773 [9MR], E735 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2903 [10MY]

Special order: granted, H7265 [6SE]

Reports filed

Copyright Technical Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5106) (H. Rept. 106-860), H7722 [18SE]

Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4034) (H. Rept. 106-722), H5842 [11JY]

Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5107) (H. Rept. 106-861), H7722 [18SE]

Statements

Conduct of President Clinton: Walker F. Rucker, E1600 [27SE]

Tributes

Bliley, Representative, H9875 [12OC], E34 [31JA]

Day, Ken L., H4680 [20JN]

Lasch, Ronald, H5816 [11JY]

Matznick, Michael E., E987 [13JN]

Scherer, James, H4043 [8JN]

COBURN, TOM A. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H3524 [22MY], H5657 [29JN], H5693, H5705 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3280 [17MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6692 [20JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5957 [12JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5644 [29JN]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1902, H1907 [6AP]

Articles and editorials

Coburn—Down for the Count, Tulsa (OK) World, H1997 [10AP]

Why the High Cost of Prescription Drugs Is a Problem We Can't Afford To Ignore, Wall Street Journal, H5309 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

———relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), H2655 [8MY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1764 [4AP]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts (see H.R. 1016), H922 [9MR]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce publicly-held debt and provide tax relief (see H. Res. 490), H2606 [4MY]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H2123 [11AP]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H2340 [13AP]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7932 [20SE]

Courts: provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7723 [18SE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1589 [29MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H5169 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H2340 [13AP]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4426), H2966 [11MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H574 [29FE]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H6599 [19JY]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7933 [20SE]

Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H1852 [5AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2771 [9MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H342 [10FE]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H5737 [10JY]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H647 [6MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5247), H7990 [21SE]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1852 [5AP]

———encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1354), H454 [15FE]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3813 [24MY]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H4783 [20JN]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4174 [9JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H3869 [25MY]

———minority health programs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3250), H7003 [25JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 5628), H11842 [3NO]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]

House of Representatives: allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills in order to reduce spending and the public debt (see H.R. 5580), H11206 [26OC]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6052 [13JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4090), H1589 [29MR]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H1077 [15MR]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1285 [22MR]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H3309 [17MY]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2771 [9MY]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicare: waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3813 [24MY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H455 [15FE]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (see H.R. 5308), H9901 [12OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2967 [11MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Panama Canal: U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H5169 [26JN]

Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H641 [2MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5169 [26JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H3474 [19MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3813 [24MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H2411 [2MY]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H757 [8MR]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 3859), H756 [8MR]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H455 [15FE]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 2433), H11813 [2NO]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H6599 [19JY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8736 [3OC]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2122 [11AP]

———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H219 [7FE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H758 [8MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4111), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4776), H5435 [28JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H2341 [13AP]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H3049 [15MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4220 [12JN]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H922 [9MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2239 [12AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (see H.J. Res. 90), H1477 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

Diseases: prohibit Federal funding of HIV testing unless individuals are informed of the results (see H.R. 5615), H11781 [1NO]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Medicare: waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with AIDS and provide coverage of drugs used for treatment (see H.R. 4557), H3867 [25MY]

Oklahoma: clarify the Federal relationship between the Shawnee Tribe and Cherokee Nation (see H.R. 5207), H7870 [19SE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]

Factsheets

Do Condoms Protect Against HPV Infection? National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, and NIH, H8640 [3OC]

Letters

Prevention of prenatal HIV transmission: Guthrie S. Birkhead, New York Dept. of Health, H6975 [25JY]

San Francisco, CA, funding under Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS: Janet Heinrich, GAO, H8833 [5OC]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H7817 [19SE]

Press releases

FTC Charges Drug Manufacturers With Stifling Competition in Two Prescription Drug Markets: FTC, H5309 [28JN]

House To Decide Whether Americans Should Be Told the Truth About the Most Common STD, Human Papilloma Virus: Medical Institute on Human Papilloma Virus, H2692 [9MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1785 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1775, H1776, H1777 [5AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5545 [29JN], H5693, H5697, H5705, H5706, H5707 [10JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5599, H5604 [29JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1507 [29MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H11509 [29OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1381 [23MR]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6795 [25JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6962, H6970, H6974, H6975, H6977, H6978 [25JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8818, H8832, H8839 [5OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: special research grants funding, H5545 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3383 [18MY]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1381 [23MR]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5599, H5604 [29JN]

Dept. of HUD: offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1904 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4447 [14JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6661, H6662, H6692, H6693 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4230 [13JN], H7688 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4048 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7817, H7818, H7819, H7820, H7821, H7824 [19SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4844, H4845 [21JN]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H3021 [15MY]

———prohibit Federal funding of HIV testing unless individuals are informed of the results (H.R. 5615), E2053 [1NO]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5428, H5430, H5432 [28JN]

———prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5693 [10JY]

———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5697, H5705, H5706, H5707 [10JY]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS, H6692, H6693 [20JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6661, H6662 [20JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to Medicare Rx 2000 Act, H5302 [28JN]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H4844, H4845 [21JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6007 [13JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5628, H5643, H5645, H5646 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5619 [29JN]

———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8634, H8636, H8637 [3OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11513, H11514, H11516, H11518, H11519 [29OC], H11605, H11606, H11607, H11608 [30OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1687 [4AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: reform the regulatory processes used to administer the Medicare program, H7904 [20SE]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5619, H5645, H5646 [29JN]

———negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5643 [29JN]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1900, H1902, H1904, H1905, H1906, H1907, H1908, H1914 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1902, H1904, H1905, H1906, H1907, H1908 [6AP]

———strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1914 [6AP]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (H.R. 4710), H6943 [25JY]

Macedonia: allocation of foreign aid, H6007 [13JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2692 [9MY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9844, H9845 [12OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2191, H2195, H2197, H2198, H2199 [12AP], H7902, H7904, H7905, H7906, H7907, H7908, H7909 [20SE]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3383 [18MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5302, H5309 [28JN]

———reform, H11514, H11516 [29OC]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (H.R. 3088), H8585, H8586 [2OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5309 [28JN]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H7908, H7909 [20SE]

Point of order, H4230 [13JN], H4845 [21JN]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7817, H7818, H7819, H7820, H7821, H7824 [19SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1507 [29MR]

Women: recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (H. Con. Res. 64), H8638, H8640 [3OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2398 [2MY], H3307 [17MY]

Special order: granted, H7720 [18SE], H8459 [28SE], H10806 [24OC]

Reports

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic: Executive Office of the President, H6970 [25JY]

Statements

HIV Reporting and Partner Notification Programs: Congressional Record (1990), H6976 [25JY]

Tributes

Aulbert, Andrea, H11528 [30OC]

COCA-COLA CO.

Articles and editorials

China Pop De-Fizzed—Why Things Go Better for Coke Without Ahmei on Its Billboards, H6403 [18JY]

COCEANO, VICKI

Bills and resolutions

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see S. 2303), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 3985), H1076 [15MR]

Remarks in House

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (H.R. 3985), H6071, H6072 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (H.R. 3985), S10112 [6OC]

Reports filed

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3985), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3985, Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL, H6071 [17JY]

COCHRAN, J. THOMAS

Letters

Workforce investment programs funding, S5967 [28JN]

COCHRAN, THAD (a Senator from Mississippi)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7195, S7249 [19JY], S7307, S7332, S7348, S7354, S7355, S7365, S7367, S7400, S7402, S7403, S7405 [20JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2252 [5AP], S2296, S2356, S2360, S2365, S2366 [6AP], S2405 [7AP]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S11260 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4752, S4753, S4866, S4867 [8JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4117 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5009, S5032, S5052 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5185, S5278 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5781, S5816 [26JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3662, S3778, S3781 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8116, S8119, S8121 [6SE], S8168, S8173 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5485, S5566, S5572 [21JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, S1642 [23MR]

———H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7065 [17JY]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5020 [13JN]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

By Winding Stair, John O'Sullivan, National Review (publication), S4919 [9JN]

China, Trade and Missiles, Wall Street Journal, S8617 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S5467 [20JN]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S7555 [25JY]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S2249 [5AP]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see S. 2504), S5685 [22JN]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S1997 [30MR]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 2581), S4103 [17MY]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (see S. 2811), S6144 [29JN]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (see S. 1361), S2945 [26AP]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (see S. 2527), S6144 [29JN]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1683 [23MR]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3178), S10261 [11OC]

Foreign trade: require country-of-origin marking on door hinges (see S. 3104), S9195 [25SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S213 [1FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S551 [9FE]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see S. 2731), S5813 [26JN]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S799 [24FE]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S5467 [20JN]

Health Care Financing Administration: reform the regulatory processes used to administer the Medicare program (see S. 2999), S7840 [27JY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7077 [17JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Insurance: coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women (see S. 1717), S1029 [1MR]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S1612 [22MR]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S692 [22FE]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S2872 [25AP]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see S. 2241), S4923 [9JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see S. 3112), S9964 [5OC]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services, apply reasonable standard to determination of medical necessity for ambulance services, and recognize additional costs of ambulance services in rural areas (see S. 2858), S8025 [5SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S4460 [25MY]

———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see S. 3028), S8658 [18SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S7922 [27JY]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see S. 2987), S8594 [14SE]

———require wage adjustment of actual, rather than estimated proportion of a hospital's costs that are attributable to wages and wage-related costs (see S. 2828), S6121 [29JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4025 [16MY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11930 [15DE]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S8637 [15SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S4855 [8JN]

National Amputee Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 330), S7923 [27JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S3545 [4MY]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S6349 [10JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see S. 1110), S746 [23FE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S382 [7FE]

National Relatives as Parents Day: designate (see S. Res. 212), S7246 [19JY]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1422 [9MR]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 2056), S2118 [4AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7078 [17JY]

Native Americans: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S4669 [7JN]

Navy: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S10412 [12OC]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of the naval shipyard system anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 69), S691 [22FE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S381 [7FE]

———experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see S. 2358), S5468 [20JN]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 254), S5311 [16JN] (see S. Res. 254), S5364 [19JN]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land managements projects (see S. 1608), S5911 [27JN]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see S. 2967), S8865 [20SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S3031 [27AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN]

Smithsonian Institution: construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI (see S. 2498), S3258 [2MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S4690 [7JN]

———rename the National Museum of American Art (see S. 3201), S10412 [12OC]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 2781), S7400 [20JY]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see S. 162), S634 [10FE]

———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see S. 2246), S1997 [30MR]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see S. 670), S2249 [5AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 2250), S9271 [26SE]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S1914 [29MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S5117 [14JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S3332 [3MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5813 [26JN]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9864 [4OC]

———simplify the method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see S. 1952), S635 [10FE]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see S. 1562), S9478 [28SE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S2545 [11AP]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 1934), S1327 [8MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S1422 [9MR]

TVA: ensure the fair and equitable treatment of customers in the event of restructuring of the electric utility industry (see S. 2570), S4014 [16MY]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S7399 [20JY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7078 [17JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S2771 [13AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see S. 2139), S1914 [29MR]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S9478 [28SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2536), S3831 [10MY]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 2789), S5790 [26JN]

Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS (see S. 2638), S4460 [25MY]

Ibanez, Manuel L.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 42), S930 [29FE]

Library of Congress: establish Library of Congress Revolving Fund for certain service activities and make cataloging products and services available for purchase (see S. 2286), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 2491), S3192 [1MY]

Mississippi: adjust the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (see S. 2020), S213 [1FE]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (see S. 2788), S5790 [26JN]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see S. 2686), S4669 [7JN]

Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 40), S930 [29FE]

Widnall, Sheila E.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 41), S930 [29FE]

Biographies

Ibanez, Manuel L., S951 [29FE]

Spoon, Alan G., S951 [29FE]

Widnall, Sheila E., S951 [29FE]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S464, S469 [8FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S139 [31JA]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2432 [7AP], S2506 [11AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, and FDA appropriations, S7314 [20JY]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7307, S7328, S7348 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S6593 [13JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S2449 [10AP]

Privilege of the floor

Davies, Rebecca, S10603 [13OC]

Dulaney, Marc, S10603 [13OC]

Fountain, Galen, S10603 [13OC]

Poindexter, Martha Scott, S10603 [13OC]

Shipman, Hunt, S10603 [13OC]

Spivey, Les, S10603 [13OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1578 [22MR]

———price supports for sweet rice, S10694 [18OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7143 [18JY], S7195, S7199, S7215 [19JY], S7305, S7307, S7310, S7313, S7322, S7327, S7330, S7332, S7333, S7334, S7335, S7336, S7343, S7344, S7347, S7348, S7351, S7355, S7356, S7365, S7370, S7371, S7372, S7373, S7374 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10518, S10521 [13OC], S10679, S10680, S10681, S10694, S10700 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10614 [17OC]

Agriculture Research Service: establish Bioinformatics Institute for Model Plant Species, S7372 [20JY]

———New England Plant, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory funding, S7371 [20JY]

———postharvest handling and mechanization research relative to damaged of fruit funding, S7370 [20JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (H.R. 5212), S10632 [17OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S10680 [18OC]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (S. 1109), S10632 [17OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, S5781 [26JN], S6208 [30JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8617 [15SE]

Colleges and universities: historically black land-grant colleges and universities research and extension science funding, S7373 [20JY]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S5807 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry, S7305, S7307, S7332, S7333, S7334 [20JY]

———disaster assistance to watermelon farmers, S10679 [18OC]

———disease-carrying pests infestation prevention programs funding, S10680 [18OC]

———Economic Research Service study on the decline in food stamp program participation, S7335, S7336 [20JY]

———emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7347 [20JY]

———Emergency Watershed Program funding, S7347 [20JY]

———encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642, S10644 [17OC]

———Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration funding, S7327 [20JY]

———Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems grants eligibility, S10681 [18OC]

———Natural Resources Conservation Service emissions trading research relative to implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S7374 [20JY]

———Red River Trade Council Agriculture Diversity Project funding, S7373 [20JY]

———study to improve farming in Africa, S7372 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S6561 [12JY], S6593 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4918 [9JN], S5010 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: National Early Literacy Screening Initiative funding, S5652 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7094 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5190 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5652 [22JN], S5781, S5782, S5783 [26JN], S6208 [30JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7195, S7199, S7215 [19JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S10694 [18OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8183 [7SE]

FDA: adverse event monitoring system for dietary supplements funding, S7371 [20JY]

Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS, S7094 [18JY]

———adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS (S. 2638), S11275 [27OC]

Ibanez, Manuel L.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 42), S951 [29FE]

Idaho State University: food irradiation effects on shelf life research funding, S7371 [20JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), S666 [22FE]

Jackson State University: multimodal transportation research programs funding, S5190 [15JN]

Library of Congress: establish Library of Congress Revolving Fund for certain service activities and make cataloging products and services available for purchase (S. 2286), S1678 [23MR]

Mississippi River: Delta Regional Authority funding, S8183 [7SE]

Montana: continue food stamp program standard utility allowance waiver, S7372 [20JY]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 428), S10632 [17OC]

National Boll Weevil Eradication Program: funding, S7355 [20JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10633, S10636, S10639 [17OC]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities, S2853 [25AP]

———comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (S. 2788), S5806 [26JN]

———recommendations on children's reading levels, S2853 [25AP]

National Rural Development Partnership: funding, S10680 [18OC]

National security: national missile defense system, S5 [24JA], S3013 [27AP], S4918 [9JN]

———require operationally realistic testing of any national missile defense system against countermeasures, S6561 [12JY], S6593 [13JY]

Nuclear weapons: strategic defense initiative, S1663 [23MR]

Point of order, S5096 [14JN], S7344 [20JY]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (S. 2686), S4669 [7JN]

Senate: authorize the taking of photographs in the Senate Chamber (S. Res. 377), S10632 [17OC]

———legislative program, S2449 [10AP], S10517 [13OC], S10644 [17OC]

Smithsonian Institution: construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI (S. 2498), S3263 [2MY]

Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 40), S951 [29FE]

U.S. Naval Academy: use of funds generated by the Visitor's Center for the Midshipmen Welfare Fund, S5010 [13JN]

Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum (H.R. 2296), S10644 [17OC]

Widnall, Sheila E.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 41), S951 [29FE]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2536) (S. Rept. 106-288), S3831 [10MY]

Texts of

S. 2286, Library of Congress Financial Management Act, S1678 [23MR]

S. 2686, modify postage rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter, S4669 [7JN]

S. 2788, Reading Research Dissemination and Implementation Act, S5806 [26JN]

S. 2789, Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board, S5807-S5809 [26JN]

S.J. Res. 40, appointment of Alan G. Spoon as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S951 [29FE]

S.J. Res. 42, appointment of Manuel L. Ibanez as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S951 [29FE]

Tributes

Anders, Oliver (Andy), S11369 [30OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7725 [27JY]

COCKRELL, ROGER

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S7418 [21JY]

COCOA BEACH, FL

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E899 [6JN]

COFFEY, TOM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E85 [8FE]

COFFIN, WILLIAM S.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3016 [27AP]

COFIELD, CURTIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2068 [2NO]

COFIELD, ELSIE

Remarks in House

West Haven, CT, Black Coalition: Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E189 [29FE]

COHEN, ELLEN G.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9695 [3OC]

COHEN, JORDAN J.

Letters

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11310 [28OC]

COHEN, LEON E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1332 [27JY]

COHEN, M. DAVID

Remarks in House

Tribute, E617 [3MY]

COHEN, MARSHALL H.

Eulogies

Hansen, Vihelm, S5103 [14JN]

COHEN, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, E2022 [30OC]

COHEN, RICHARD

Articles and editorials

Independent Counsel Overkill, S2789 [13AP]

COHEN, SHIRLEY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1223 [13JY]

COHEN, STEVE

Letters

Book Stamp Act, S4320 [23MY]

COHEN, TIMOTHY

Remarks in House

Gramercy Park Block Association: tribute, E1348 [27JY]

COHEN, WILLIAM S. see Secretary of Defense (William S. Cohen)

COHN, JONATHAN

Articles and editorials

Live a Little, E1226 [13JY]

COINS

Articles and editorials

Time To Consider Reviving the Assay Commission, E246 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 4513), H3523 [22MY]

Collectors: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 154), S10892 [23OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority of the U.S. Mint to produce numismatic coins (see H.R. 5273), H8061 [25SE]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 3633), H340 [10FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 4259), H2238 [12AP]

U.S. Assay Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 3866), H756 [8MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Remarks in House

Collectors: tribute (S. Con. Res. 154), H11580, H11581 [30OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority of the U.S. Mint to produce numismatic coins (H.R. 5273), H8191 [26SE]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7672-H7676 [18SE]

———tribute to Sacajawea dollar coin, H1658 [3AP]

———use of George Washington's image in U.S. Mint advertising campaign, H1421 [28MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (H.R. 3679), H7804-H7806 [19SE]

Public debt: use of profits from sale of Sacajawea dollar coins to reduce the public debt, H540 [29FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (H.R. 4259), H2172 [12AP], H8188-H8191 [26SE]

U.S. Assay Commission: reestablish (H.R. 3866), E245 [8MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (H.R. 5397), E1704 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

Collectors: tribute (S. Con. Res. 154), S10883 [23OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority of the U.S. Mint to produce numismatic coins (H.R. 5273), S10934 [24OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (S. 3183), S10252 [11OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (H.R. 3679), S10883 [23OC]

———mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (H.R. 4259), S10266 [11OC]

Reports filed

Nomination of Jay Johnson To Be Director of the U.S. Mint: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1315 [8MR]

2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2266) (S. Rept. 106-355), S7477 [24JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3679, 2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act, H7804 [19SE]

H.R. 4259, National Museum of the American Indian Commemorative Coin Act, H8188 [26SE]

H.R. 5010, District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act, H7672 [18SE]

H.R. 5273, U.S. Mint Numismatic Coin Clarification Act, H8191 [26SE]

S. 2217, National Museum of the American Indian Commemorative Coin Act, S1320 [8MR]

S. 2266, 2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act, S1597 [22MR]

S. Con. Res. 154, tribute to coin collectors, S10883, S10893 [23OC], H11580 [30OC]

COKINOS, ELLEN

Remarks in House

FBI Community Leadership Award: recipient, E2051 [1NO]

COLAPIETRO, PETER M.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H5961 [13JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5961 [13JY]

COLE, DAVID

Articles and editorials

Paper Federalists, S7761 [27JY]

COLE, DAVID B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E242 [8MR]

COLE, DIONNE A.

Remarks in Senate

Michigan Family Independence Agency: Achiever of the Month award recipient, S2102 [4AP]

COLE, EARL L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E88 [8FE]

COLE, F. SESSIONS

Testimonies

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, H8159 [26SE]

COLE, GAIL AND LARRY

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Coalition on Adoption: ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

COLE, HARRY A.

Bills and resolutions

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4450), H3049 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4450), H7759, H7760 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4450), S10935 [24OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4450, Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD, H7759 [19SE]

COLE, LYNETTE

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Coalition on Adoption: ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

COLE, MARGARET MARTIN

Remarks in House

Madison County, AL: Democratic Women's Division Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E655 [4MY]

COLE (U.S.S.)

Bills and resolutions

Yemen: terrorist attack on Navy destroyer (see S. Res. 378, 379), S10716 [18OC] (see H. Con. Res. 441), H11879 [13NO] (see H. Res. 631), H10036 [17OC]

Poems

``Cole Tribute,'' Kathy K. Mecklenburg, E2170 [11DE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of State: VOA broadcast condemning the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, H10225 [18OC]

Yemen: terrorist attack on Navy destroyer, H9818, H9819, H9820, H9857, H9867 [12OC], H10068, H10069, H10225 [18OC], H10463 [19OC], H12035 [7DE], E1821 [18OC], E1848, E1852, E1870 [19OC], E1900, E1910, E1912 [25OC], E2170 [11DE]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer (H. Res. 631), H10070-H10081 [18OC], E1861 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of State: VOA broadcast condemning the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, S10705 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

Yemen: terrorist attack on Navy destroyer, S10334, S10341, S10342, S10344, S10350, S10356, S10357, S10383, S10393, S10394, S10395 [12OC], S10583, S10603, S10604 [13OC], S10729-S10733 [18OC], S10753 [19OC], S11018 [25OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer (S. Res. 378), S10740, S10741 [18OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer (S. Res. 379), S10741, S10742 [18OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer (S. Res. 379), star print, S11512 [14NO]

———tribute to sailors relative to terrorist attack on Navy destroyer, S11072 [26OC], S11460 [1NO]

———tribute to sailors relative to terrorist attack on Navy destroyer (H. Res. 631), S10706 [18OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 631, terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H10070 [18OC]

S. Res. 378, terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10724, S10741 [18OC]

S. Res. 379, terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10724, S10742 [18OC]

COLEMAN, RUTH HARRIS

Bills and resolutions

Ruth Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (see H.R. 5134), H7365 [7SE]

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (see H.R. 5229), H7932 [20SE]

Remarks in House

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (H.R. 5229), H9521, H9522 [10OC]

Remarks in Senate

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (H.R. 5229), S10935 [24OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5229, Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA, H9521 [10OC]

COLEMAN, WILLIAM C.

Remarks in House

Lebanon Valley, PA: Sertoma Club J. Robert Ladd Community Service Award and Service to Mankind Award recipient, E562 [13AP]

COLER, JACK R.

Remarks in House

Peltier, Leonard: denial of parole for murder of FBI agents in South Dakota, E1147 [29JN]

Tribute, E1147 [29JN]

Statements

Denial of Parole for Leonard Peltier for Murder of FBI Agents in South Dakota: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, E1148 [29JN]

COLERIDGE, SAMUEL T.

Poems

``All Nature Seems at Work'', S1442 [20MR]

COLLAZO, CARLOS C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H7507 [13SE]

COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION ANTIPIRACY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 354), E403 [23MR]

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Articles and editorials

Of Janitors and Billionaires, S2852 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Employment: strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (see H.R. 4161), H1762 [4AP]

Federal employees: prohibit executive agencies from using funds to hire independent entities to influence employees relative to collective bargaining (see H.R. 4823), H5843 [11JY]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 5635), H11927 [14NO]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 2676), S4564 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8688-H8690 [3OC], E1718 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 764), S1809 [28MR]

———prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 3249), S11135 [26OC]

Los Angeles, CA: strike by janitors for fair pay increases, S2852 [25AP]

Reports filed

Worker Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2434) (H. Rept. 106-968), H9766 [11OC]

Texts of

H.R. 534, Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act, H8688 [3OC]

S. 2676, inflation adjustments to NLRB mandatory jurisdiction thresholds, S4572 [6JN]

COLLEGE FIRE PREVENTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2100), S799 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2100), S813-S815 [24FE]

Texts of

S. 2100, provisions, S814 [24FE]

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Remarks in House

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit: funding, H5458 [29JN]

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

Articles and editorials

Perspectives, S2612 [12AP]

COLLEGE PARENTS OF AMERICA (organization)

Letters

College Fire Prevention Act, S814 [24FE]

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FRAUD PREVENTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 1455): corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 407), H8061 [25SE]

Technical corrections (see S. 3276), S11762 [11DE]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1455), H8005, H8006 [25SE]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 407), H8006 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Technical corrections (S. 3276), S11890 [15DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 407, corrections in enrollment of S. 1455, provisions, H8006 [25SE]

S. 1455, provisions, H8005 [25SE]

S. 3276, technical corrections, S11891 [15DE]

COLLEGE STATION, TX

Remarks in House

Texas A&M University: report on causes of the collapse of bonfire structure, H2744 [9MY]

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES related term(s) Education

Addresses

Harvard University Law School Class Day: Timothy J. Russert, S5456 [20JN]

Hispanic College Fund, Inc., Scholarship Award Acceptance: Yalile Ramirez, S11249 [27OC]

Middlebury College Graduation Ceremonies: Blake Rutherford, S5305 [16JN]

Virginia Tech Graduation Ceremonies: Lauren Esleeck, S5022 [13JN]

———Rush K. Middleton, S5022 [13JN]

———Timothy W. Mays, S5105 [14JN]

Amendments

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H219 [7FE], H255 [8FE], H343 [10FE], H373, H374 [14FE], H398, H400, H401, H402, H403, H404, H405, H406, H407, H455 [15FE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9026, S9037, S9039, S9042, S9045 [22SE], S9202, S9205 [25SE], S9220, S9272, S9273, S9276, S9279, S9281, S9284, S9287, S9289, S9290, S9293, S9297, S9299, S9302, S9305, S9308, S9310, S9313 [26SE], S9481, S9484, S9502, S9504, S9505, S9507, S9508, S9509, S9510, S9511, S9512, S9513, S9514, S9515, S9517, S9519, S9526 [28SE]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3949, S3951 [15MY]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), S10469 [12OC], H9918 [17OC]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, S8030 [5SE], H10083 [18OC]

Articles and editorials

Basic History Test Stumps Many Collegians, H5662 [10JY]

Beavis Meets ``The Patriot'', H5665 [10JY]

Bush Averse to More College Grant Funding—Let Students Get Loans, Candidate Says in Eau Claire, H2247 [13AP]

Castagnoli's Discovery May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease, H5558 [29JN]

Commercial Scale Cultivation of Pharmaceutical-Producing Tobacco Possible, Virginia Tech Scientists Find, H5559 [29JN]

Don't Let America's History Fade Away, H5666 [10JY]

Give Me Liberty or Give Me . . . Beavis?, H5666 [10JY]

History 101—Americans Flunk When It Comes to U.S. Knowledge, H5667 [10JY]

History 101—Snoop Doggy Roosevelt, H5662 [10JY]

History Is a Mystery to Many, H5665 [10JY]

History's Greek to Them, H5664 [10JY]

How the Courts Undermined School Discipline, S3579 [8MY]

How To Create a Skilled-Labor Shortage, S9371 [27SE]

In This Case, Tobacco Could Be a Lifesaver, H5560 [29JN]

Info-Age Students Missing It, H5664 [10JY]

Interns From Down Under, E425 [28MR]

Jefferson, Not ``The Jeffersons'', H5664 [10JY]

Joe B. Wyatt, Vanderbilt University Chancellor, 1982-2000, S2858 [25AP]

Joe Lesesne Stands as a True American Hero, S8818 [20SE]

Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Barbecue, H5665 [10JY]

Martin Selected as New J-School Dean, H10231 [18OC]

Neglecting History . . ., H5663 [10JY]

New Ventures Aim To Put Farms in Vanguard of Drug Production—Altering Gene Structure To ``Grow'' Medicines in Common Crops, H5561 [29JN]

Qualcomm Chief Named Scientist of the Year by Women's Group, E531 [11AP]

Questioning the Labor Shortage, E1454 [13SE]

Remote Sensing Center Establishment, H5560 [29JN]

Return of the Native Is Masterpiece, E578 [13AP]

Students Should at Least Know George, H5666 [10JY]

Teachers Online but Disconnected, S2110 [4AP]

U of L Dean Doubles as Civic Leader—Low-Key Leader Guides a School and a Community, S2038 [3AP]

Unhappy Course of Human Events, H5665 [10JY]

Virginia Tech Begins Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plants Producing Pharmaceuticals, H5559 [29JN]

We Ignore History at Our Own Peril, H5668 [10JY]

World-Class Cancer Center Planned at UCSD, E772 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions

Amateur Sports Illegal Gambling Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4284), H2337 [13AP]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4334), H2339 [13AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see S. 2402), S2527 [11AP] (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (see S. 2545), S3916 [11MY]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see S. Con. Res. 85), S930 [29FE] (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (see S. 3276), S11762 [11DE]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (see H. Res. 422), H339 [10FE]

Crime: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 407), H8061 [25SE]

———require that registered sexually violent offenders provide notice of any attendance at higher education institutions (see H.R. 4407), H2770 [9MY]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to develop technologies to eliminate functional barriers to full independence for disabled individuals (see S. 3211), S10619 [17OC]

Dept. of Energy: University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see S. 3282), S11917 [15DE]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (see S. 3076), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 4528), H3812 [24MY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study with Temple University on the impact on highway safety of distractions to drivers (see H.R. 3848), H756 [8MR]

Education: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see S. 3170), S9945 [5OC]

———constitutional amendment on the right to high quality education (see H.J. Res. 97), H2012 [10AP]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (see S. 2159), S1117 [2MR]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 2348), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4333), H2339 [13AP]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see S. 2623, 2624), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

———establish grants to develop a high-technology infrastructure of educational and cultural resources and a systemic link between such resources and local educational and cultural partnerships (see S. 2762), S5555 [21JN]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see S. 2276), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4058), H1284 [22MR]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 5319), H8405 [27SE]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (see S. Con. Res. 129), S6257 [30JN] (see H. Con. Res. 366), H5655 [29JN]

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4258), H2238 [12AP] (see H.R. 4538), H3813 [24MY]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 5504), H10472 [19OC]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H920 [9MR] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in schools with a high concentration of low-income students (see H.R. 4956), H7002 [25JY]

———make scholarships available to certain exceptional individuals to encourage them to pursue teaching careers or to improve their teaching skills (see H.R. 4486), H3308 [17MY]

———permit certain incarcerated students to receive Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 5632), H11927 [14NO]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4176), H1763 [4AP]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

———qualify Armed Forces members for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4304), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4350), H2410 [2MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 2423), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (see S. 2067), S613 [10FE]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 2116), S929 [29FE]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children (see H.R. 3619), H340 [10FE]

Fire prevention: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 2108), S867 [28FE] (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S799 [24FE]

———require disclosure of fires in dormitories and plans to reduce fire safety hazards and require the U.S. Fire Administration to establish fire safety standards for dormitories (see S. 2178), S1118 [2MR] (see H.R. 3831), H641 [2MR]

Florida State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 265), S1118 [2MR]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (see S. 2050), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3800), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S213 [1FE] (see H.R. 3575), H212 [3FE]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (see S. 3143), S9605 [2OC]

———technical amendments (see H.R. 4504), H3474 [19MY]

Historic buildings and sites: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 2581), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4503), H3474 [19MY]

Immigration: extend priority to certain family-sponsored immigrants based upon educational attainment and require diversity immigrants to have a bachelor's degree (see H.R. 5448), H9767 [11OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

———provide H-1B nonimmigrant status to aliens without regard to certain limits if the U.S. employer seeking the alien's entry makes a scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education (see H.R. 5625), H11842 [3NO]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H573 [29FE]

Insurance: restore children's insurance benefits in the case of children of a certain age who attend postsecondary schools (see H.R. 4873), H6469 [18JY] (see H.R. 5329), H8406 [27SE]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see S. Res. 328), S5884 [27JN]

Medicare: graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4239), H2122 [11AP]

———limit number of residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine eligible for graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 5348), H8551 [29SE]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7206 (see H.R. 5089), H7209 [27JY]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 281), S2233 [5AP] (see H. Res. 481), H2340 [13AP]

Middlebury College: bicentennial (see S. Res. 355), S8413 [12SE]

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S7542 [25JY]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (see S. 2788), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 4323), H2338 [13AP]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see S. 2353), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 3629), H340 [10FE]

Oceans: tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research (see S. Con. Res. 92), S1316 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 264), H647 [6MR]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

Seton Hall University: express sympathy for victims of residence hall fire (see S. Res. 244), S37 [24JA]

Sports: rights and privileges of student-athletes (see H.R. 4117), H1587 [29MR]

Taxation: allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in one qualified State tuition program to another qualified State tuition program for the same beneficiary (see H.R. 3674), H509 [16FE]

———exclude from gross income gain from the sale of securities which are used to pay for higher education expenses (see H.R. 4993), H7205 [27JY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H454 [15FE] (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2238 [12AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for expenses of individuals receiving certain State scholarships (see S. 3065), S8759 [19SE]

———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 5541), H11193 [25OC]

———permit the disclosure of return information to verify the accuracy of information provided on applications for Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 4661), H4484 [14JN]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. Res. 282), S2233 [5AP]

University of San Francisco: acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 football team and pay tribute to members of team (see S. Res. 346), S7840 [27JY]

White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (see S. 2802), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5280), H8061 [25SE]

Cloture motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219, S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Essays

Katherine Maxwell—A Montana Immigrant: Adrienne Maxwell, S4097 [17MY]

Explanations

Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act (S. 1402), H9931-H9941 [17OC]

———Senate Amendments to House Amendments, S10504-S10513 [12OC]

Letters

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE], S9124 [25SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9374 [27SE]

———Vice President Gore, S7820 [27JY]

Bob Jones University affiliation with anti-Catholic individuals: Bob Jones III, Bob Jones University, E456 [30MR]

———several Representatives, E455 [30MR]

College Fire Prevention Act: Anthony R. O'Neill, National Fire Protection Association, S814 [24FE]

———Daniel Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, Fire Dept., S814 [24FE]

———Richard M. Flaherty, College Parents of America (organization), S814 [24FE]

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) funding: Kendra Fox-Davis, U.S. Student Association, S5962 [28JN]

Graduate medical education payments: several Members of Congress, S6208 [30JN]

Information Technology Act: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S2112 [4AP]

Montgomery GI Bill benefits improvement by improving and expanding educational assistance programs: C. Donald Sweeney, National Association of State Approving Agencies, Inc., H4629 [19JN]

———Dennis M. Cullinan, VFW, H4628 [19JN]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, H4628 [19JN]

———Thomas H. Miller, Blinded Veterans Association, H4629 [19JN]

Pell Grant Program funding: Cyndy Littlefield, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, S2392 [7AP]

———David L. Warren and Stanley O. Ikenberry, Student Aid Alliance, S2392 [7AP]

———Ellin Nolan and Edward Kealy, Committee for Education Funding, S2392 [7AP]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, S2391 [7AP]

Prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games: John F. Stern, Newspaper Association of America, S7527 [25JY]

———several educational and athletic organizations, S5658 [22JN]

———several sports organizations, S216 [1FE]

Research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding: Charles W. Steger, Virginia Tech, H5557 [29JN]

———Kenneth L. Dretchen, Georgetown University Medical Center, H5557 [29JN]

———Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, H5558 [29JN]

———Mary Anne Fox, North Carolina State University, H5557 [29JN]

Use of intelligent design theory in science and science education: several Baylor University professors, H4481 [14JN]

Lists

Calvin College men's basketball team, S1667 [23MR]

Florida State University football players, coaches, and staff, S1153 [2MR]

Groups supporting Kennedy amendment on teacher quality to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5945 [28JN]

Memorandums

Montgomery GI Bill Benefits Improvement by Improving and Expanding Educational Assistance Programs: David E. Woodbury, AMVETS, H4629 [19JN]

Motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9028 [22SE], S9338, S9375 [27SE]

Papers

Graduate Physician Training Positions: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S7785 [27JY]

On the Commodification of Medicine: Senator Moynihan, S7207-S7210 [19JY]

Polls

Final Associated Press (news service) College Football Poll, S1154 [2MR]

Final ESPN/USA Today College Football Poll, S1154 [2MR]

Press releases

MIT, Caltech Join Forces To Develop Reliable, Uniform U.S. Voting Machine, E2227 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Adelphi University: anniversary of School of Social Work, E622 [3MY]

African Americans: access to health care professions, H502, H503 [16FE]

———historically black colleges and universities funding for agricultural and food sciences research, H5536, H5537 [29JN]

Alabama A&M University: anniversary, E515 [6AP]

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E1582 [25SE]

Alcoholic beverages: discourage alcohol abuse on campus, E1629 [28SE]

———tribute to Century Council and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for development of the Alcohol 101 interactive CD-ROM program, E569 [13AP], E661 [4MY]

Alcorn State University: tribute to women's basketball team, E331 [16MR]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, E227 [6MR]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Tau Lambda Alumni Chapter in Fort Worth, TX, E2163 [8DE]

Alpha Phi Omega (service fraternity): anniversary, E2190 [15DE]

American Association of Dental Schools: tribute, E419 [27MR]

American Association of University Women: anniversary of Humboldt County, CA, branch, E1652 [3OC]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 4334), H3555 [23MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, H1373, H1396 [23MR], H4627-H4629 [19JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 1071), H3553, H3555 [23MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 1182), H3555 [23MY]

Baier, Robert E.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Outstanding Engineer Award recipient, E1110 [26JN]

Baltimore Hebrew University: anniversary, E420 [27MR]

Beascochea, Valerie: U.S. National Collegiate Award in Nursing recipient, E986 [13JN]

Beirne, Charles J.: appointment as president of Le Moyne College, E1856 [19OC]

Besteiro, Raul: University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Distinguished Alumni honoree, E709 [11MY]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices, H552 [29FE]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Con. Res. 261), E455 [30MR]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Res. 428), H518 [29FE], E182, E187 [29FE]

Breeze, Erin: George J. Mitchell Scholarship recipient, E31 [31JA]

Bronx Community College: anniversary of Hall of Fame 10K run, E643 [4MY]

———tribute to Hall of Fame for Great Americans, E692 [10MY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H407 [15FE]

California State University, Dominguez Hills: anniversary, H10462 [19OC]

Calvin College: tribute to men's basketball team, E414 [23MR]

Campus Crusade for Christ (organization): anniversary of Christian Embassy, E469 [30MR]

Capps, Representative: University of California, Santa Barbara Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, E925 [9JN]

Carson National Forest: land conveyance to San Juan College (H.R. 695), H9618 [10OC]

Central Connecticut State University: tribute to men's basketball team, E279 [9MR], E385 [22MR]

Centralia College: anniversary, H2169 [12AP]

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit funding, H5458 [29JN]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding, H4907 [21JN]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H392-H409 [15FE], E166 [16FE]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (H. Res. 422), H389-H392 [15FE]

Congress: tribute to Australian interns, E425 [28MR]

Crime: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), H8005, H8006 [25SE]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 407), H8006 [25SE]

———require that registered sexually violent offenders provide notice of any attendance at higher education institutions, H4188 [12JN]

Defiance College: anniversary, E363 [21MR]

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International: tribute to Epsilon Chapter in Austin, TX, E2118 [4DE]

Denihan, William: Cleveland State University Alumni Award for Civic Achievement recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]

———research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5556, H5557 [29JN]

Dept. of Education: 21st Century Teacher Scholarships Act funding through reductions in OSHA, H4286, H4287 [13JN]

———accomplishments, H10877 [25OC]

Dept. of Energy: nonproliferation programs funding, H5222 [27JN]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (H.R. 4528), H5760-H5762 [11JY], E837 [25MY]

Dinsmore, William: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

Diseases: cervical cancer research funding, E875 [25MY]

Drexel, Katherine: canonization into sainthood of Catholic Church, E1719 [6OC]

Duca, Reece: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E973 [12JN]

Duquesne University: anniversary of Mylan School of Pharmacy, E1459 [13SE]

Education: encourage students to pursue careers and higher education degrees in science, computers, and technology, H11611 [30OC]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (H.R. 2387), H7974 [21SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, H7971, H7972 [21SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H5848 [12JY], H10610-H10622 [24OC], E1919 [25OC]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), permission to file report, H7188 [27JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4272), H5848 [12JY]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching, E567 [13AP]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 5319), E1606 [27SE]

———funding, H4021, H4022 [7JN], H4199 [12JN], H4345 [14JN]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (S. Con. Res. 129), H5661-H5670 [10JY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 3880), E313 [15MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 5034), H8180-H8184 [26SE]

———national policy to improve system, H96 [1FE], H533-H538 [29FE], H615 [1MR], H923 [13MR], H1001, H1067 [15MR], H1392 [23MR], H1739-H1746 [4AP], H1828-H1834, H1840-H1847 [5AP], H1854, H1948 [6AP], H1982 [10AP], H2109 [11AP], H2166, H2205 [12AP], H2256, H2332 [13AP], H2416 [3MY], H2553, H2555 [4MY], H3164 [16MY], H3629-H3632 [23MY], H3933 [7JN], H5827-H5831 [11JY], H6026, H6031-H6038 [13JY], H6474 [19JY], H6764-H6770 [24JY], H7220, H7221 [6SE], H7284 [7SE], H7545, H7566 [13SE], H7701-H7707 [18SE], H7874, H7899 [20SE], H7939, H7971-H7977 [21SE], H8116, H8122 [26SE], H8206, H8285, H8296, H8297 [27SE], H8410, H8412, H8440-H8444 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8767-H8773 [4OC], H8816 [5OC], H9806, H9807, H9809-H9816 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H10225, H10227-H10233 [18OC], H10397, H10400, H10410 [19OC], H10875, H10877, H10878, H10880, H10884 [25OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11475, H11476 [28OC], H11509 [29OC], H89010 [5OC], E775 [19MY]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H2250 [13AP], H4052, H4053 [8JN], H4260-H4264 [13JN], H9806 [11OC]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values, H966-H970 [14MR]

———student loan default rates, H10226 [18OC]

———student loan programs funding, H9806 [11OC]

———support teachers, H2751, H2755, H2756 [9MY]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2726-H2734, H2737 [9MY], E733 [16MY]

———suspend student loans to individuals convicted of drug offenses, H610 [1MR]

———TRIO Programs funding, E1026 [15JN]

———use of intelligent design theory in science and science education, H4480 [14JN]

Employment: opportunities upon graduation, H493 [16FE]

Families and domestic relations: require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children, H4188 [12JN], E1008 [14JN]

Florida: tribute to Port Charlotte High School and Edison Community College for participation in Model U.N. Program, E165 [16FE]

Gallup, Gary: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Chuck Graver Alumni Service Award recipient, E976 [12JN]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (H.R. 3800), H1420 [28MR], H1633 [3AP]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (H.R. 3575), H1000 [15MR], E67 [3FE]

Geological Survey: participation in the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, H401, H402 [15FE]

Goode, Richard: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1092 [23JN]

Harcum College: tribute to Upward Bound Program, E227 [6MR]

Health care facilities: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, H8254 [27SE]

Heidelberg College: anniversary, E2066 [2NO]

Higher Education Act: technical amendments (H.R. 4504), H4181-H4188 [12JN], E785, E786 [19MY], E1008 [14JN]

Historic buildings and sites: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (H.R. 4503), H8711-H8713 [3OC], E1678 [4OC]

Hsi, Andrew: American Association of Medical Colleges Humanism in Medicine Award recipient, E998 [14JN]

Humboldt State University: anniversary of Indian Teacher and Educational Personnel Program, E1466 [13SE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6033, H6034 [13JY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8699-H8706 [3OC], H8781, H8782 [4OC], H9004 [5OC], E1674, E1675 [4OC]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (H.R. 3732), E199 [29FE]

Iowa State University: tribute to men's and women's basketball teams, H933 [14MR]

Jacobs, Irwin: Achievement Reward for College Scientists (organization) Scientist of the Year award recipient, E530 [11AP]

Johns Hopkins University: anniversary of Wilmer Eye Institute, E2054 [1NO]

Jones, Lovell A.: Howard University Hospital Legacy of Leadership Award for Distinguished Health Care Advocate recipient, E765 [18MY]

Kevesdy, Mark K.: Cleveland State University Alumni Emerging Leadership Award recipient, E1116 [26JN]

Ladanyi, Dezso J.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Lifetime Leadership Award recipient, E1111 [26JN]

Lamar University: tribute to Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, E716 [11MY]

———tribute to men's basketball team, E490 [4AP]

Lane College: tribute, E1575 [22SE]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), H7811-H7813 [19SE]

Lees-McRae College: anniversary, H8066 [26SE], E1599 [27SE]

Lick, Fred, Jr.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Lifetime Leadership Award recipient, E1112 [26JN]

Life University: tribute to men's basketball team, E398 [23MR]

———tribute to Run for Life, E864 [25MY]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to University of Southern California Medical Center, E118 [10FE]

Los Angeles Mission College: anniversary, E78 [8FE]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team, E1164 [30JN]

Lyles, William M.: California State University, Fresno, Sid Craig School of Business Entrepreneur in Residence honoree, E59 [2FE]

Mastandrea, James: Cleveland State University George B. Davis service award recipient, E1114 [26JN]

McConnell, Frank: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award recipient, E974 [12JN]

McPherson, James M.: selection as lecturer by the National Endowment for the Humanities, E457 [30MR]

Medicare: equal access to health care by minorities, E1635 [29SE]

———graduate medical education payments (H.R. 4239), E531 [11AP]

Metro State College: tribute to men's basketball team, E443 [29MR]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team, H1680, H1682 [4AP], H1824, H1826 [5AP]

———tribute to men's basketball team members from Flint, MI, E675 [9MY]

Montclair State University: tribute to baseball team, E1157 [29JN]

Montgomery College: anniversary of Takoma Park, MD, campus, E1619 [28SE]

Moran, Catherine: St. Thomas Aquinas College Founders Award recipient, E1456 [13SE]

NASA: University Research Centers funding, H4848 [21JN]

National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (organization): anniversary, E1270 [19JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7844-H7852 [19SE], E1540 [20SE], E1558 [21SE], E1575 [22SE]

National TRIO Day: observance, E214 [1MR], E227 [6MR]

National Trio Day: observance, E143 [15FE]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (H.R. 3629), H2365-H2367 [2MY]

Natter, Robert J.: U.S. Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award recipient, E544 [12AP]

New Jersey: education initiatives, H12034 [7DE]

———tribute to U.S. service academy nominees, E849 [25MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Alan Heeger for chemistry, H9803 [11OC]

———recognition of Herbert Kroemer for physics, H9803 [11OC]

Northern Kentucky University: tribute to women's basketball team, E453 [30MR]

NSF: increase research and development funding through offsets in Dept. of Energy funding, H406, H408 [15FE]

Oklahoma State University: Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Truman Scholarship Honor Institution award recipient, E2216 [15DE]

Palko, George: Cleveland State University Alumni Emerging Leadership Award recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Peirce College: support proposal to obtain a Dept. of Agriculture distant learning grant, E1972 [28OC]

Purdue University Calumet: tribute to Hall of Fame inductees, E1626 [28SE]

Ronald McDonald House Charities: designation by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (organization) as one of the top ten corporate citizens for the Hispanic community, E1641 [2OC]

Saire, Velma Backstrom: University of Pittsburgh Distinguished Woman in Education award recipient, E380 [22MR]

Samuel Merritt College: California Governor's Quality Award recipient, E560 [13AP]

Santa Ana Community College: tribute to men's soccer team, E67 [3FE]

Schiefelbein, Jeff: Texas A&M University Outstanding Achievement for a New Committee and Individual Contribution to Campus awards recipient, H8409 [28SE]

Soin, Raj: naming of Wright State University's College of Business and Administration in honor, E1456 [13SE]

Southern Connecticut State University: tribute to men's soccer team, E1265 [19JY]

Southwest Texas State University: tribute to All-Girl Cheerleading Squad, E49 [1FE]

St. Joseph's University: anniversary, E2058 [1NO]

St. Mary's College of California: tribute to educational partnership with Castro Valley Unified School District, E1401 [6SE]

Swartz, Carl: Educational Excellence and Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1525 [19SE]

Taxation: treatment of interest on student loans (H.R. 1196), H2731 [9MY]

Texas A&M University: report on causes of the collapse of bonfire structure, H2744 [9MY]

Thellmann, Edward L.: Cleveland State University Civic Leadership Award recipient, E1114 [26JN]

United Negro College Fund (organization): tribute, E215 [1MR]

University of California, San Diego: tribute to Cancer Center, E772 [19MY]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team, H1658 [3AP], E485 [4AP], E578 [13AP]

University of Florida: anniversary of College of Journalism and Communications, E402 [23MR]

———tribute to men's basketball team, H1682, H1732 [4AP]

University of Guam: anniversary of Water and Environmental Research Institute, E938 [9JN]

University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inductees, E569 [13AP]

University of Massachusetts: tribute to Massachusetts Biologic Laboratory, E2239 [2JA]

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth: tribute men's and women's basketball teams, E1753 [12OC]

University of North Carolina at Wilmington: tribute to men's basketball team, H752 [8MR]

University of Rochester: anniversary of Medical Center, E1790 [13OC]

University of Utah: anniversary, H459 [16FE], E153 [16FE]

University of Washington: tribute to Medical School, E553 [13AP]

University of Wisconsin: tribute to athletic program, H1825 [5AP]

———tribute to men's basketball team, H1421 [28MR], E459 [30MR], E516 [6AP]

———tribute to women's basketball team, E508 [6AP]

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: tribute to National Youth Sports Program, E1389 [27JY]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs, H9911 [17OC]

———enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3548-H3558 [23MY], H9918-H9947 [17OC], E891 [6JN]

———increase education benefits, H1335 [23MR]

Villarreal, Luis P.: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E1892 [24OC], E1989 [28OC]

Vosler, Kent: Ohio State University Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E1463 [13SE]

Voting: cooperative initiative between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology to develop a new voting machine, E2227 [15DE]

Wake Forest University: tribute to men's basketball team, E514 [6AP]

Washington and Lee University: tribute to Republican Mock Convention, E62 [2FE]

Wayne State University: tribute to the Youth Urban Agenda/Civic Literacy Project, E1665 [4OC]

West Texas A&M University: tribute to men's bowling team, E674 [9MY]

Yale University: anniversary, E1860 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 2419), S2732-S2734 [13AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, S4732, S4734, S4735 [8JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (S. 2402), S2544 [11AP]

Auburn University: tribute, S7961 [5SE]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (S. 2545), S3918 [11MY]

Berkeley College: Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce Corporate Citizen of the Year recipient, S10996 [25OC]

Calvin College: tribute to men's basketball team, S1667 [23MR]

Central Michigan University: designate Mr. Leonard E. and Mrs. Louise A. Plachta Day, S10711 [18OC]

Centralia College: anniversary, S4010 [16MY]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (S. 3276), S11890 [15DE]

Crime: require that registered sexually violent offenders provide notice of any attendance at higher education institutions, S10216 [11OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Graduate School's status relative to Federal contracts, S7377 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: Air Force Institute of Technology funding, S5075 [14JN]

———Naval Undersea Warfare Center and Bryant College Executive MBA Program funding, S11881, S11882 [15DE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S6298 [30JN]

———Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) funding, S5961-S5963, S5978 [28JN]

———Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program funding, S6212 [30JN]

———National Early Literacy Screening Initiative funding, S5652 [22JN]

———provide grants to develop technologies to eliminate functional barriers to full independence for disabled individuals (S. 3211), S10627 [17OC]

Dept. of Energy: University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (S. 3282), S11922 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Child Health Institute funding, S6208 [30JN]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (S. 3076), S8817, S8824 [20SE]

Drake University: tribute to women's basketball team, S1876 [29MR]

Drexel, Katherine: canonization into sainthood of Catholic Church, S9939 [5OC]

———sainthood canonization into Roman Catholic Church, S10645 [18OC]

Duquesne University: anniversary of Mylan School of Pharmacy, S8288 [8SE]

Education: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (S. 3170), S9955 [5OC]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (S. 2159), S1119 [2MR]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S3591 [8MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 2348), S2112-S2114 [4AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2623), S4382 [24MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2624), S4382 [24MY]

———establish grants to develop a high-technology infrastructure of educational and cultural resources and a systemic link between such resources and local educational and cultural partnerships (S. 2762), S5558 [21JN]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (S. 2276), S1609 [22MR]

———establish scholarship program that would require awardees to commit to obtain teacher licensing, teach in ``high need'' areas, and have academic concentration in the subject they intend to teach, S3317 [3MY]

———funding, S2159-S2161, S2163-S2178, S2194-S2196 [5AP], S2335, S2336, S2337 [6AP]

———importance and value of U.S. history education, S6200 [30JN]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (S. Con. Res. 129), S6293 [30JN]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers, S5944-S5948 [28JN]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers and protect teachers from frivolous lawsuits, S3578-S3584, S3595, S3597 [8MY]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S1058-S1062, S1070, S1071 [2MR], S2895-S2897 [26AP]

———improve teacher quality, S3231 [2MY], S3648, S3649 [9MY]

———increase number of qualified early child care professionals through student loan forgiveness program funding, S5958-S5960 [28JN]

———national policy to improve system, S348 [7FE], S505-S507 [8FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S848-S851 [28FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1625 [23MR], S2709 [13AP], S4978 [13JN], S5726-S5729 [23JN], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S6103 [29JN], S8910, S8912 [21SE], S9358 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10744-S10746, S10748-S10753 [19OC], S10884 [23OC], S10954, S10957, S10965-S10967, S10970-S10972, S10974 [25OC], S11067-S11069, S11074-S11076, S11078-S11080, S11111 [26OC], S11195 [27OC], S11335, S11337, S11340 [29OC], S11401 [31OC]

———national policy to improve system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

———Pell Grant Program funding, S1072, S1073, S1098, S1099 [2MR], S2391-S2393 [7AP]

———Perkins Loan Cancellation Program funding, S6102 [29JN]

———promote student loan repayment programs to encourage employment with the Federal Government, S11488 [1NO]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (S. 2347), S2108-S2112 [4AP], S9647 [3OC]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 2978), S7892 [27JY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (S. 2423), S2737 [13AP]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (S. 2067), S625 [10FE]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 2116), S932 [29FE]

Edwards, Joan C.: naming of Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, S8939 [21SE]

Fire prevention: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 2100), S813-S815 [24FE]

———require disclosure of fires in dormitories and plans to reduce fire safety hazards and require the U.S. Fire Administration to establish fire safety standards for dormitories (S. 2178), S1125 [2MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to North Dakota, S5649 [22JN]

Florida State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 265), S1153 [2MR]

Fort Leavenworth, KS: Command & General Staff College replacement instructional facility funding, S4661 [7JN]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (S. 2050), S550 [9FE]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games, S5657, S5658 [22JN], S6033 [28JN], S7509-S7511, S7520, S7526-S7528 [25JY], S8160 [7SE], S10400 [12OC]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (S. 2021), S214-S216 [1FE], S5085 [14JN]

Harcum College: anniversary, S9849 [4OC]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (S. 3143), S9606-S9608 [2OC]

Historic buildings and sites: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (S. 2581), S4108-S4110 [17MY], S4232 [22MY], S4294 [23MY]

Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (S. 1645), S9647 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S542-S545 [9FE], S6341 [10JY], S6408-S6411, S6445 [11JY], S7608 [26JY], S7820, S7822 [27JY], S8907-S8916 [21SE], S9026-S9029 [22SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215-S9229, S9235, S9242, S9244-S9248 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9353-S9359, S9362-S9376 [27SE], S9443, S9449-S9451 [28SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643-S9657 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619, S8620, S8626 [15SE], S8800-S8807 [20SE], S9026 [22SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent request, S6338-S6340 [10JY]

Iowa State University: tribute to athletic program, S1974 [30MR]

———tribute to men's basketball team, S1876 [29MR]

Jackson State University: multimodal transportation research programs funding, S5190 [15JN]

Japan-America Student Conference: tribute, S7224 [19JY]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3951 [15MY], S4005 [16MY]

Lindsey Wilson College: tribute, S4816 [8JN]

Louisiana: tribute to collegiate athletes, S5553 [21JN]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (S. Res. 328), S5934 [27JN]

Louisiana Tech University: Dept. of Professional Aviation physical infrastructure expansion funding, S1262 [8MR]

Maxwell, Adrienne: American Association of University Women—Montana essay contest winner, S4097 [17MY]

Medicare: graduate medical education payments, S6208 [30JN], S7785 [27JY], S11817 [15DE]

———graduate medical education payments (S. 2394), S2534, S2535 [11AP]

Michigan State University: anniversary of Spartan Marching Band, S10152 [10OC]

———tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 281), S2156, S2157 [5AP]

Middlebury College: bicentennial (S. Res. 355), S8424 [12SE], S8638 [15SE]

Mississippi Valley State University: tribute to Rice-Totten Stadium, S1665 [23MR]

Mott Community College: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Corporate Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2523 [11AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 342), S7555 [25JY]

———observance, S8878 [21SE]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities, S2853 [25AP]

———comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (S. 2788), S5806 [26JN]

National Scholarship Month: observance, S4291 [23MY]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S1312 [8MR]

National TRIO Day: observance, S831 [24FE]

Native Americans: American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program funding, S6199 [30JN]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (H.R. 3629), S4214, S4215 [18MY]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (S. 2353), S2116 [4AP]

North Dakota State University: tribute to Agricultural Experiment Station research team, S695 [22FE]

Ramirez, Yalile: Hispanic College Fund, Inc., scholarship award recipient, S11248 [27OC]

Research: historically black land-grant colleges and universities research and extension science funding, S7373 [20JY]

Savannah State University: tribute to baseball team, S5307 [16JN]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Seton Hall University: express sympathy for victims of residence hall fire (S. Res. 244), S6 [24JA]

Taxation: incentives for education (S. 13), S1166 [6MR], S11465 [1NO]

———incentives for education (S. 13), unanimous-consent request, S11465 [1NO]

———treatment of higher education costs and savings accounts for college expenses, S1008 [1MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S724 [23FE], S850 [28FE], S6614-S6617 [13JY]

Templeton, Emmett O.: American College of Radiology Gold Medal award recipient, S9849 [4OC]

Trindad State Junior College: anniversary, S6254 [30JN]

Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Day, S2341 [6AP]

———reunion of the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy Class of 1965, S7829 [27JY]

———tribute to University College of Citizenship and Public Service, S2857 [25AP]

U.S. Naval Academy: use of funds generated by the Visitor's Center for the Midshipmen Welfare Fund, S5010 [13JN]

University of Alaska-Fairbanks: tribute to School of Management Student Investment Fund, S505 [8FE]

University of Connecticut: Advanced Technologies Institute funding, S8282 [8SE]

———tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 282), S2157-S2159, S2264 [5AP]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team, S2227 [5AP]

University of Maryland University College: anniversary of overseas miltary program, S4230 [22MY]

University of Minnesota: tribute to medical/biotechnology web portal alliance between MBBNet and Zurich MedNet, S10152 [10OC]

University of Mississippi: tribute to football team, S11318 [29OC]

University of North Dakota: tribute to flying team, S4818 [8JN]

———tribute to men's hockey team, S2450 [10AP]

University of San Francisco: acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 football team and pay tribute to members of team (S. Res. 346), S7807 [27JY]

University of Utah: anniversary, S842-S844 [28FE]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), S10500-S10515 [12OC]

White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (S. 2802), S5911 [27JN]

William Jewell College: tribute to Harriman Arts Program, S642 [10FE]

Reports

Losing America's Memory—Historical Illiteracy in the 21st Century: Anne D. Neal and Jerry L. Martin, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, S6201 [30JN]

Reports filed

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2045) (S. Rept. 106-260), S2526 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 106-496), H339 [10FE]

Eligibility Dates for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Dependent Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1638), S612 [10FE]

Higher Education Act Technical Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4504) (H. Rept. 106-665), H4219 [12JN]

Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4503) (H. Rept. 106-915), H8551 [29SE]

International Academic Opportunity Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3076), S9604 [2OC]

National Science Education Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 106-821), H7279 [6SE]

Retroactive Eligibility Dates Extension for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 106-800), H7205 [27JY]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Student Athlete Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3575) (H. Rept. 106-903), H8405 [27SE]

University of Alaska Conveyance of Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2958) (H. Rept. 106-764), H6598 [19JY]

Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4268) (H. Rept. 106-628), H3473 [19MY]

Schedules

Florida State University football games and results, S1154 [2MR]

Statements

College Financing: Nathan Loizeaux, E1517 [18SE]

Historical Illiteracy in America: Several History Educators, S6202 [30JN]

Research on Medical, Biotechnological, Food, and Industrial Uses of Tobacco Funding: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H5558 [29JN]

Tables

CBO estimates of Federal education funding in the Senate budget resolution, S2194 [5AP]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Fatal college/university fraternity and sorority house fires reported to U.S. fire departments, S815 [24FE]

Higher education annual costs—1999-2000 school year, H1397 [23MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 407, corrections in enrollment of S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8006 [25SE]

H. Res. 422, consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H389 [15FE]

H. Res. 492, support teachers, H2726 [9MY]

H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H398-H400 [15FE]

H.R. 3629, improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program, H2365 [2MY]

H.R. 4271, National Science Education Act, H10610-H10615 [24OC]

H.R. 4503, Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act, H8711 [3OC]

H.R. 4504, Higher Education Act technical amendments, H4181-H4185 [12JN]

H.R. 4528, International Academic Opportunity Act, H5760 [11JY], E837 [25MY]

H.R. 5034, Quality Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, H8180 [26SE]

S. 1402, Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act, S10500-S10503 [12OC], H3548-H3552 [23MY]

S. 1402, Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act, H9918-H9931 [17OC]

S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8005 [25SE]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H7811 [19SE]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty, S3951 [15MY]

S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, S543 [9FE], S9026-S9028 [22SE], S9651-S9655 [3OC], H8699 [3OC], H9004-H9008 [5OC]

S. 2100, College Fire Prevention Act, S814 [24FE]

S. 2159, Excellent Schools for All Our Children Act, S1120 [2MR]

S. 2178, Fire Safe Dorm Act, S1126 [2MR]

S. 2347, Information Technology Act, S2109 [4AP]

S. 2394, Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, S2534 [11AP]

S. 2419, Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act, S2733 [13AP]

S. 2423, qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program, S2737 [13AP]

S. 2545, Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation funding, S3918 [11MY]

S. 2581, Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act, S4109 [17MY]

S. 2623, National Science Education Enhancement Act, S4384-S4387 [24MY]

S. 2624, National Science Education Act, S4387-S4389 [24MY]

S. 2788, Reading Research Dissemination and Implementation Act, S5806 [26JN]

S. 2978, Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act, S7893 [27JY]

S. 3076, International Academic Opportunity Act, S8824 [20SE]

S. 3276, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act technical corrections, S11891 [15DE]

S. 3282, Dept. of Energy University Nuclear Science and Engineering Act, S11923 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 85, condemn discriminatory practices at Bob Jones University, S953 [29FE]

S. Con. Res. 92, tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research, S1328 [8MR]

S. Con. Res. 129, importance of U.S. history education, S6261, S6293 [30JN], H5661 [10JY]

S. Res. 244, express sympathy for victims of Seton Hall University residence hall fire, S6, S42 [24JA]

S. Res. 265, tribute to Florida State University football team, S1130 [2MR]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

S. Res. 281, tribute to Michigan State University men's basketball team, S2156, S2250 [5AP]

S. Res. 282, tribute to University of Connecticut women's basketball team, S2250, S2264 [5AP]

S. Res. 328, tribute to Louisiana State University baseball team, S5935 [27JN], S6028 [28JN]

S. Res. 342, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, S7555 [25JY], S8638 [15SE]

S. Res. 346, acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 University of San Francisco football team and pay tribute to members of team, S7807, S7925 [27JY]

S. Res. 355, Middlebury College bicentennial, S8423 [12SE], S8638 [15SE]

Transcripts

U.S. History Survey Taken at 55 Top Colleges in U.S: ``Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer'' (CNN television program), H5664 [10JY]

———``World News Now'' (ABC television program), H5663 [10JY]

COLLINS, ALLISON

Remarks in Senate

Montana: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project nominees, S4290 [23MY]

COLLINS, BOB

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see S. Res. 255), S538 [9FE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S509, S521 [9FE]

Tribute (S. Res. 255), S554 [9FE]

Texts of

S. Res. 255, tribute, S551, S554 [9FE]

COLLINS, CHRISTINE SMITH

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, E2094 [14NO]

COLLINS, DANNY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E603 [2MY]

COLLINS, GAIL

Articles and editorials

Public Interests—Down for the Count, H2000 [10AP]

COLLINS, JENNIFER

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1634 [29SE]

COLLINS, JIM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E899 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5658 [22JN]

COLLINS, JOE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1516 [18SE]

COLLINS, JOSHUA

Remarks in Senate

Montana: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project nominees, S4290 [23MY]

COLLINS, KEITH

Transcripts

Fleecing of America—Sugar Price Support Programs: ``NBC Nightly News'', S7316 [20JY]

COLLINS, LeROY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1038 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10151 [10OC]

COLLINS, MAC (a Representative from Georgia)

Addresses

Veterans Day: Terry Juskowiak, E2146 [7DE]

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4338 [13JN], H4881 [21JN]

Appointments

Paul Coverdell funeral attendees, H6721 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H7211 [27JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H922 [9MR]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H758 [8MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Clean Air Act: exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H253 [8FE]

———methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H6719 [20JY]

Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H455 [15FE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H90 [31JA]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3474 [19MY]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H4121 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H997 [14MR]

Federal employees: treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H5955 [12JY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: prohibit sales of excess Federal computer equipment and other excess Federal property on the commercial market (see H. Res. 641), H10257 [18OC]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3198), H3649 [23MY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H4174 [9JN]

Georgia: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe (see H.R. 4730), H5083 [23JN]

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H5037 [22JN]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 3454), H4817 [21JN]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 4299), H2607 [4MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 3299), H3172 [16MY]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]

Lawrence Patton McDonald Federal Building, Rome, GA: designate (see H.R. 4787), H5654 [29JN]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4675 [19JN]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H8200 [26SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H1120 [16MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see H.R. 5135), H7365 [7SE]

———redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program (see H.R. 5357), H8617 [2OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H8201 [26SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5955 [12JY]

———delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H50 [27JA]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7212 [27JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (see H.R. 5229), H7932 [20SE]

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building, Carrollton, GA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H5654 [29JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 3859), H756 [8MR]

Taxation: change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H8469 [28SE]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7933 [20SE]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H7991 [21SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———establish a commission to review and make recommendations to Congress on reform and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5027), H11446 [27OC]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———exclude hazardous duty pay for members of the Armed Forces from earned income tax credit calculations (see H.R. 4335), H2339 [13AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7871 [19SE]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2431), H4674 [19JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H4485 [14JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1764 [4AP]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H922 [9MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H4592 [15JN]

———simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), H2512 [3MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1629 [30MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H7933 [20SE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2012 [10AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2770 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4188), H1851 [5AP]

Columbus, GA: tribute to House of Heroes project (see H. Con. Res. 385), H7210 [27JY]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see H.R. 3589), H253 [8FE]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3778, 3779, 3780, 3781, 3782, 3783, 3784, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789, 3790, 3791, 3792, 3793, 3794, 3795), H630 [1MR]

———steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H920 [9MR] (see H.R. 5550), H11194 [25OC]

Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 5128), H7364 [7SE]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H756 [8MR] (see H.R. 4006), H1118 [16MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4776), H5435 [28JN]

United Arab Emirates: prohibit transfer of F-16 aircraft (see H.R. 4072), H1404 [23MR]

Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3678), H509 [16FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5458 [29JN]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3356 [18MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5865 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6616 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7514, H7515 [13SE]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (H.R. 4188), E503 [6AP]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H10069 [18OC]

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit funding, H5458 [29JN]

Columbus, GA: anniversary of First African Baptist Church, E1365 [27JY]

———anniversary of Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church, E1538 [20SE]

Community Healthcare Network (organization): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, E716 [11MY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 558), H6543 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3356 [18MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4882, H4885 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10384 [19OC]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4682 [20JN], H4882, H4885 [21JN], H10384 [19OC]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (H.R. 3589), E94 [8FE]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 572), H7520 [13SE]

Gold Star Wives of America (organization): tribute to the Chattahoochee, GA, chapter for activities honoring veterans, E2144 [7DE]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (H.R. 3911), E310 [14MR]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5361 [28JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H327 [10FE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H591 [1MR]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (H.R. 3778-3795), E213 [1MR]

———steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (H.R. 3875), E267 [9MR]

Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (H.R. 5128), E1421 [7SE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H306 [10FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, H327 [10FE]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (H.R. 3849), E257 [9MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3845 [25MY]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes, H939 [14MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7160 [27JY]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4776), E1153 [29JN]

United Arab Emirates: prohibit transfer of F-16 aircraft (H.R. 4072), E405 [23MR]

Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (H.R. 3678), E157 [16FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (H.R. 3293), H2665 [9MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H252 [8FE], H3307 [17MY]

Tributes

Cantrell, Richard, H3313 [18MY]

Coverdell, Senator, H6426 [18JY]

Gunn, Cherone L., H10069 [18OC]

Juskowiak, Terry, E2146 [7DE]

Shackelford, Wayne, H3290 [17MY]

COLLINS, MICHAEL

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 2815), H4714-H4719 [20JN], E1067 [21JN]

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Gold Medal: award (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2815, award Congressional Gold Medal, H4714 [20JN]

COLLINS, REBECCA

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H2018 [11AP]

COLLINS, SUSAN M. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7351 [20JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S5364 [19JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2251, S2254 [5AP], S2360, S2362, S2367, S2368 [6AP], S2396, S2415, S2439 [7AP]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S11426, S11428 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5367 [19JN], S5469 [20JN], S6281 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4990, S5007, S5010, S5032, S5033 [13JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2593), S4579 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6518, S6580 [12JY], S7166 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5173, S5276 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5870, S5915, S5933 [27JN], S5990, S6031 [28JN], S6188, S6190, S6266 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3265 [2MY], S3333 [3MY], S3552 [4MY], S3594 [8MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8027 [5SE], S8168 [7SE]

Government: reform and improve Inspector General offices within Federal agencies (S. 870), S11791, S11798 [14DE]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S503 [8FE]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11138 [26OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (S. 2107), S6867 [14JY]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2547, S2548 [11AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6631, S6701 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S860, S891 [28FE]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3927 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S10723 [18OC]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S8768 [19SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S2727 [13AP]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S1128 [2MR] (see S. 2486), S3332 [3MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S4577 [6JN] (see S. 2013), S953 [29FE]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S1241 [7MR]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

China, People's Republic of: release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (see S. Con. Res. 78), S86 [26JA]

China, Republic of: assist in the enhancement of security (see S. 693), S8768 [19SE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see S. 3170), S9945 [5OC]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see S. 3040), S8501 [13SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S3736 [9MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1200), S6690 [13JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see S. 2602), S4297 [23MY]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (see S. 3076), S8823 [20SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S4855 [8JN]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see S. 1905), S2871 [25AP]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see S. 2520), S3691 [9MY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8501 [13SE]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see S. Res. 106), S1422 [9MR]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see S. 1915), S10807 [19OC]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 30), S10261 [11OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2354 [6AP]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S9963 [5OC]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2420), S2727 [13AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S217 [1FE]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 2806), S8344 [11SE]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S9611 [2OC]

Government: strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government (see S. 1993), S1683 [23MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2439 [7AP]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2366), S2233 [5AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7246 [19JY]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (see S. 3143), S9605 [2OC]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S4024 [16MY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S2106 [4AP]

Insurance: coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women (see S. 1717), S3030 [27AP]

———increase access to long-term health care (see S. 2935), S7656 [26JY]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1422 [9MR]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 57), S4489 [25MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 620), S4576 [6JN]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

Medicaid: establish a prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 1277), S9477 [28SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S3850 [10MY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see S. 3106), S10807 [19OC]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see S. 3112), S9759 [3OC]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services, apply reasonable standard to determination of medical necessity for ambulance services, and recognize additional costs of ambulance services in rural areas (see S. 2858), S8115 [6SE]

———extend the option to use rebased target amounts to all sole community hospitals (see S. 2037), S871 [28FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6015 [28JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S871 [28FE]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see S. 2766), S5662 [22JN]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see S. 1074), S216 [1FE]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4393 [24MY]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8104 [6SE]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S8026 [5SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S41 [24JA]

Narraguagus River: redesignate and reauthorize as anchorage certain portions of the navigation project (see S. 2684), S6144 [29JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S8105 [6SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S1467 [20MR]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 273), S1392 [9MR]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 2287), S6348 [10JY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S8019 [5SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S9613 [2OC]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7921 [27JY]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the naval shipyard system anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 69), S2119 [4AP]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S381 [7FE]

Northern Ireland: urge implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and support police reforms (see S. Res. 332), S6350 [10JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S11005 [25OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S8505 [13SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 254), S5311 [16JN] (see S. Res. 254), S5364 [19JN]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (see S. 2705), S4820 [8JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S8769 [19SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S821 [24FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 2183), S1173 [6MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S8115 [6SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2439 [7AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 717), S216 [1FE]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S11005 [25OC]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 285), S820 [24FE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1030 [1MR]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1646), S2945 [26AP]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S3332 [3MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S8024 [5SE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 664), S41 [24JA]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2262), S1512 [21MR]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see S. 2696), S4820 [8JN]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S11425 [31OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S11762 [11DE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S4577 [6JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S292 [2FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S6144 [29JN]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S953 [29FE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 2887), S7160 [18JY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S328 [3FE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]

Thresher (U.S.S.): tribute to crew and recognize contributions of the Naval Submarine Service and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (see S. Res. 318), S4669 [7JN]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 190), S9477 [28SE]

———clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S1127 [2MR]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

———make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 1571), S7077 [17JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 1237), S4024 [16MY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S11137 [26OC]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S4208 [18MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S3851 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: prevent identity fraud (see S. 2924), S7656 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1118 [2MR]

Diseases: reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]

Food: improve safety of imported foods (see S. 2480), S3023 [27AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1392 [9MR] (see S. 2625), S4379 [24MY]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———improve Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital program (see S. 2768), S5662 [22JN]

NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see S. Res. 285), S2527 [11AP] (see S. Res. 333), S6474 [11JY]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (see S. 2194), S1233 [7MR] (see S. 2485), S3023 [27AP]

Taxation: allow fishermen to use income averaging and extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see S. 2605), S4297 [23MY]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (see S. 2964), S7839 [27JY]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see S. 3096), S9033 [22SE]

Cloture motions

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Letters

Expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options: Cheryl C. Timberlake, Biotechnology Association of Maine, S9034 [22SE]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S9034 [22SE]

———Patrick Von Bargen, National Commission on Entrepreneurship, S9034 [22SE]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, S8564 [14SE]

Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act: Gayle Russell, American Heart Association, S3832 [10MY]

———Lynn A. Smaha, American Heart Association, S3833 [10MY]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. 2365, Home Health Payment Fairness Act, S8807 [20SE]

Privilege of the floor

Fauser, Kristin, S8350 [11SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: disaster assistance to apple and potato producers, S7353 [20JY]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1630 [23MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1630 [23MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7353 [20JY]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 2419), S2733 [13AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2331 [6AP], S2398 [7AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2690), S4683 [7JN]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8314 [11SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8314 [11SE], S8563 [14SE]

Construction industries: support development of technologies and materials to enhance protections from natural disasters, S11881 [15DE]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S7663 [26JY], S11428 [31OC], S11941 [15DE]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), S11428 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4794 [8JN]

———LPD-17 amphibious ships procurement funding, S5014 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5011, S5014 [13JN]

———require report on C-212 STOL fixed wing aircraft, S5011 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (S. 1951), S1543 [22MR]

———renewable energy research and development funding, S8185 [7SE]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, S5173, S5176 [15JN]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (S. Con. Res. 88), S1129 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6518, S6520 [12JY], S7042 [17JY], S7096 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9905 [5OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5173, S5176 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5942 [28JN], S6188, S6189 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11809, S11871, S11881, S11885 [15DE]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, S11871 [15DE]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, S9104 [22SE]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (S. 2879), S7074, S7075 [17JY]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S3289 [3MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3289 [3MY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 135), S8507 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3644 [9MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3150 [1MY], S3289, S3317 [3MY], S3594, S3595 [8MY], S3644 [9MY], S8359 [12SE]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3644 [9MY]

———remove vocational education funding, S3594, S3595 [8MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7990 [5SE], S8185 [7SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), S2584 [12AP]

Growe, Zachary: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Maine, S4814 [8JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S4794 [8JN]

Health Care Financing Administration: reform the regulatory processes used to administer the Medicare program, S8808 [20SE], S8875, S8876 [21SE]

———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 2235), S1407 [9MR]

———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 2625), S4389 [24MY]

Homeless: substance abuse prevention and treatment services funding, S6188 [30JN]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), S4454 [25MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2331 [6AP], S2398 [7AP]

LIHEAP: funding, S11809 [15DE]

Maine: Dept. of the Interior purchase of land on Saddleback Mountain to protect that segment of the Appalachian Trail, S11885 [15DE]

———designate the Atlantic salmon as an endangered species, S11518 [14NO]

———Forest Legacy Program and Forest Service land acquisition funding, S7042 [17JY]

———salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518, S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (S. 662), S4950 [12JN]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (S. 2365), S2242 [5AP], S8807, S8808 [20SE], S8874, S8875, S8876, S8877 [21SE]

———improve Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital program (S. 2768), S5666 [22JN]

NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (S. Res. 285), S2547 [11AP]

National D.O. Day: observance, S2723 [13AP]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S565 [10FE]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1543 [22MR]

Plourde, Desirae: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Maine, S4814 [8JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1543 [22MR]

Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7990 [5SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9035, S9104 [22SE]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support, S6188, S6189 [30JN]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (S. 2528), S3832 [10MY], S10160 [10OC]

Schools: availability of certain funds relative to same-gender public schools and classrooms, S5942 [28JN]

Senate: legislative program, S1193 [7MR], S9017 [22SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1450 [20MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11871 [15DE]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding, S7096 [18JY]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2194), S1235 [7MR]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials, S861 [28FE], S919, S921 [29FE]

———allow fishermen to use income averaging and extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (S. 2605), S4298 [23MY]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (S. 2964), S7858 [27JY]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (S. 3096), S9033 [22SE]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2491 [11AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6447 [11JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S857, S860, S861 [28FE], S919, S921 [29FE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1934 [30MR]

Veterans Day: observance, S11366 [30OC]

Summaries

Internet False Identification Prevention Act (S. 2924), S11430 [31OC]

Texts of

S. 2235, Organ Procurement Organization Certification Act, S1408 [9MR]

Tributes

Coverdell, Paul, S7310 [20JY]

Coverdell, Senator, S7007 [17JY]

Gorton, Senator, S11679 [7DE]

COLLINSVILLE, IL

Remarks in House

Nichols, Lindsay: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E403 [23MR]

COLNES, ANDREA L.

Letters

Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2861 [10MY]

COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Representative Diaz-Balart, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]

Agenda

Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Anti-Drug Folly—U.S. Aid Plan Would Raise Stakes in Colombian Conflict, S5500 [21JN]

Colombia Aid Bill Would Escalate a Failed Policy; Drugs—Treatment and Reducing Cocaine Consumption Is a Better Way To Go, S5500 [21JN]

Congress Must Act on Colombia, H1530 [29MR]

Counter-Drug Military Assistance for Colombia, S5500 [21JN]

Rebel Attacks on 2 Colombian Villages Kill 30, H1530 [29MR]

Saving Colombia, S2655 [13AP]

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

To Colombians, He Is the War on Drugs, E657 [4MY]

Villagers Tell of a Massacre in Colombia, With the Army Standing by, S6985 [14JY]

World of Problems, S2561 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Factsheets

Clinton Administration's Colombia Aid Proposal, H1054 [15MR]

Growing Emergency in Colombia, H1054 [15MR]

What About Human Rights Abuses in Colombia?, H1054 [15MR]

Why Colombia Matters to the U.S., H1054 [15MR]

Letters

Colombian counter-drug efforts: Andres Pastrana, President of Colombia, S5498 [21JN]

Colombian drug enforcement efforts relative to procurement of helicopters: Colombian Ministry of Defense, S5529 [21JN]

Colombian drug interdiction assistance: Representatives Burton and Gilman, H5925 [12JY]

———Representatives McGovern and Moakley, H493 [16FE]

Human rights violations by Colombian army and paramilitary groups: Senator Wellstone, S6986 [14JY]

Urgent support for Colombia to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts: Representative Lantos, H1530 [29MR]

Use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services: several religious leaders, S5491 [21JN]

———several substance abuse organizations, S5489 [21JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: President Clinton, S3256 [2MY], S10799 [19OC], S11128 [26OC], H2374 [2MY], H10461 [19OC], H11297 [26OC]

Remarks in House

AID: U.N. Drug Control Program economic development activities funding, H1555 [29MR]

Armed Forces: limit number of military personnel in Colombia, H1542, H1543 [29MR], H1610, H1611 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: expand drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H981-H983 [14MR]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H437-H442 [15FE], H1505, H1506, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H4776-H4779 [20JN]

———national drug control policy, H610 [1MR]

Foreign aid: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H610 [1MR], H704 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H939, H981 [14MR], H1000, H1053, H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1141 [21MR], H1248 [22MR], H1287 [23MR], H1486-H1493, H1504-H1513, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP]

———condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1543-H1546 [29MR]

———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1521-H1540 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H159-H161 [1FE], H379, H437-H442 [15FE], H492 [16FE], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H3644 [23MY], H5599, H5604, H5613-H5616 [29JN], H5924, H5925 [12JY], H6022 [13JY], H7242, H7248-H7253 [6SE]

———eliminate all drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding in emergency supplemental appropriations, H1608-H1610 [30MR]

Foriegn aid: assistance to internally displaced persons funding, H1541, H1542 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Democracy: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social stability, S65 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: policy and guidelines on personnel activities in Colombia relative to anti-drug efforts, S5613, S5614 [22JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S2648 [13AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN]

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5511-S5515, S5525-S5527 [21JN]

———use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5487-S5508 [21JN]

Foreign aid: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S2655-S2660 [13AP], S4182-S4184 [18MY], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527, S5537-S5539, S5542-S5547 [21JN], S5618-S5620 [22JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

———certification of U.S. support for the Colombian Government, military, and rule of law relative to assistance, S5509 [21JN]

———condition aid on U.S. public support of anti-drug efforts, S5446, S5447 [20JN]

———drug interdiction assistance, S63-S65 [26JA], S2648, S2655-S2660 [13AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527 [21JN], S5618-S5620, S5623, S5626 [22JN], S6228-S6232, S6235 [30JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

Foreign policy: reaffirm U.S. commitment to democracy in Latin American countries, S1849-S1851 [29MR]

Gore, Vice President: views on drilling for oil in Colombia versus domestic drilling, S7490 [24JY]

Human rights: violations, S5616-S5618 [22JN], S6985-S6987 [14JY]

Independence: anniversary, S7825 [27JY]

Pastrana, Andres: visit to Senate chamber by Colombian President, S2600 [12AP], S2655 [13AP]

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC): condemn kidnapping of U.S. citizens and encourage the European community to assist with their safe return, S5511 [21JN]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S6134-S6137 [29JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

Specter, Senator: report on congressional delegation trips to certain foreign countries, S63-S68 [26JA]

Weapons: provide helicopters to assist in drug enforcement efforts, S5515-S5519, S5526, S5528, S5529 [21JN], S5626 [22JN]

Reports

Comparision Between House and Senate Legislation on Drug Interdiction Assistance to Colombia: Mary M. McCarthy and Helena Olea, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, H5614 [29JN]

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices—Colombia: Dept. of State, S5490 [21JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Anne Woods Patterson To Be Ambassador to Colombia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Statements

Colombia Answers Plan Colombia—A Plan for Peace or a Plan for War? Several Human Rights Organizations, S5491 [21JN]

Texts of

S. 2823, Plan Colombia Trade Act, S6136 [29JN]

COLORADO

Amendments

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10105 [6OC], S10781, S10809 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), S10527 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), S9980 [5OC]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), S10828 [19OC]

———designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), S2792 [13AP]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 2950), S9966, S9998 [5OC]

Articles and editorials

At Columbine, Reflections on a Painful Past, S2320 [6AP]

Bright Light Shed on the Army Corps of Engineers, H10362 [19OC]

Canyon of the Ancients—Monument Is On the Map—Now It Needs Funding, H4516 [15JN]

Keep Planes Out of Parks, S2732 [13AP]

Timing of Clinton's Visit, S2321 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 2755), S5460 [20JN] (see H.R. 4726), H5036 [22JN]

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 456), H1674 [3AP]

Black Canyon National Park: regulate commercial air tours (see S. 2418), S2727 [13AP]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (see S. 2956), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4275), H2336 [13AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10590 [13OC]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2034), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3687), H509 [16FE]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2956), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4275), H2336 [13AP]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2508), S3514 [4MY]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (see S. 2594), S4190 [18MY]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (see S. 2400), S2527 [11AP] (see H.R. 4389), H2606 [4MY]

Fire prevention: development of collaborative forest restoration and fire prevention projects by the Forest Service, State and local agencies, and private landowners (see H.R. 5098), H7209 [27JY]

Forest Service: management of roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and study of management options for Rocky Flats site in Colorado (see H.R. 5097), H7209 [27JY]

Fort Lyon, CO: conveyance of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center to Colorado (see S. 2827), S6121 [29JN]

Great Sand Dunes National Park: establish (see S. 2547), S3916 [11MY] (see H.R. 4095), H1476 [28MR]

Great Sand Dunes National Park Preserve: establish (see S. 2547), S3916 [11MY] (see H.R. 4095), H1476 [28MR]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2906), S7448 [21JY] (see H.R. 4991), H7205 [27JY]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 351), H4174 [9JN]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 3090), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5264), H7991 [21SE]

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (see H.R. 3817), H631 [1MR]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2950), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5371), H8735 [3OC]

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act: G. Eugene Story, Glenn E. Wilson, Jr., and J. Kent Lindsay, Montezuma County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, S333 [3FE]

———Jeff Widen, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Mark Pearson, Sierra Club, and Suzanne Jones, Wilderness Society, S333 [3FE]

———Mark Larson, Kay Alexander, and Jim Dyer, Colorado General Assembly, S332 [3FE]

———Ray Christensen, Colorado Farm Bureau, S333 [3FE]

———Stan Broome, CLUB 20 (organization), S333 [3FE]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement: Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, S10777 [19OC]

———John Baker, Jr., Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Ernest Heuse, Sr., Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, S10778, S10779 [19OC]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund (organization), S10779 [19OC]

———Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, S10777 [19OC]

———L. Randy Kirkpatrick, San Juan, NM, Water Commission, S10779 [19OC]

———Richard P. Cheney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S10778 [19OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act: Douglas P. Wheeler, H10716 [24OC]

———Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H10717 [24OC]

National monument establishment or management funding: G. Eugene Story, Montezuma County, CO, Board of Commissioners, H4516 [15JN]

Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding: Thomas E. Norton, Colorado Dept. of Transportation, E2096 [14NO]

Provide Clear Creek County, CO, additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county: Mark Spargue, Clear Creek County, CO, Lands Dept., H7689 [18SE]

School violence: Evan Todd, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

Lists

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc., H3006-H3016 [15MY]

Aspinall Memorial Commission, S3184 [1MY], E435 [28MR]

Motions

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10985 [25OC]

Obituaries

McKevitt, James D. (Mike), S9599 [2OC]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

Marriage tax penalty elimination by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, H314 [10FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (H.R. 4726), E1088 [23JN]

Animas Fire Protection District: tribute, E1592 [26SE]

Anschutz, Philip: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans honoree, E649 [4MY]

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 456), H3005-H3016 [15MY]

Aspen Skiing Co.: tribute, E577 [13AP]

Ballantine, Morley C.: Colorado Governor's Commission on National Community Service and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Outstanding Philanthropist award recipient, E1642 [2OC]

Beascochea, Valerie: U.S. National Collegiate Award in Nursing recipient, E986 [13JN]

Beverly, Bob: Colorado Ski Museum Hall of Fame inductee, E1945 [26OC]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (H.R. 4275), H6456-H6461 [18JY], H6870-H6875 [25JY]

Blakeslee, Judy: Garfield County, CO, Employee of the Year award recipient, E304 [14MR]

BLM: wilderness reinventory activities, H4451 [14JN]

Boteler, Blake L.: Top Cop Award recipient, E1106 [23JN]

Broomfield, CO: environmental impact of traffic study funding, H12492 [15DE]

Brown, Casey and Jean: Durango Pro Rodeo Association Western Service Award recipients, E1516 [18SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), H6953, H6954 [25JY], E1373 [27JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), H10069 [18OC]

Camerlo, Tom: Colorado Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, E2144 [7DE]

Cedaredge, CO: Police Dept. recipient of Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police Accreditation Award, E1419 [7SE]

Clear Creek County, CO: provide additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county (H.R. 2799), H7689 [18SE]

Clifton, CO: anniversary of Clifton Christian Church, E210 [1MR]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 4275), H6456-H6461 [18JY], H6870-H6875 [25JY]

Colorado Coalition for New Energy Technologies: tribute, E1628 [28SE]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims, H12489 [15DE]

Corps of Engineers: cost sharing for Colorado reservoir recreational facilities, H10362 [19OC]

Coswell, Craig: Colorado Teacher of the Year award recipient, E8 [27JA]

Courts: evaluation of defense used in murder trial, H962 [14MR]

———State Supreme Court decision on prison terms for certain sex offenders, H10813 [25OC]

Craig, CO: anniversary of First Congregational Church, E142 [15FE]

Crime: tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal firearms offenses, H963-H966 [14MR], H1159-H1161 [21MR]

Davis, Dave M.: Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts recipient, E63 [2FE]

Denver, CO: Regional Transportation District funding, E801 [22MY]

———tribute to National Jewish Medical and Research Center for inclusion in U.S. News & World Report's (publication) ``America's Best Hospitals'' list, E1273 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, H12492 [15DE]

———contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), H11846, H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE], E2150 [7DE]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 4389), H8721 [3OC]

———produce and sell products and publications relative to the Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado River Dam fund (S. 1275), H10496 [23OC]

Dove Creek, CO: tribute to Dove Creek Community Health Clinic, E1946 [26OC]

Education: achievements through empowerment, E840 [25MY]

———effectiveness of core knowledge and charter schools, E1991 [28OC]

Finch, Amy: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E139 [15FE]

Fire prevention: development of collaborative forest restoration and fire prevention projects by the Forest Service, State and local agencies, and private landowners (H.R. 5098), E1375 [27JY]

Firefighters: tribute to those who fought the Bobcat Gulch and Hi Meadows fires, E1091 [23JN]

Forest Service: management of roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and study of management options for Rocky Flats site in Colorado (H.R. 5097), E1375 [27JY]

Friends of the Mustangs (organization): BLM Making a Difference award recipient, E606 [2MY]

Fruita, CO: tribute to Fruita Monument High School speech and debate team, E309 [14MR]

Fuller Family: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Farming Conservationist Award recipient, E2104 [14NO]

Gabow, Patricia A.: AMA Dr. Nathan Davis Award recipient, E1268 [19JY]

Gallagher, Charles: Mizel Museum of Judaica Community Cultural Enrichment Award recipient, E984 [13JN]

Gould Construction (business): Associated General Contractors of America Design-Build Award recipient, E1395 [27JY]

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Grand Junction High School Science Bowl team, E205 [1MR]

Great Sand Dunes National Park: establish (S. 2547), H10709-H10717 [24OC], H10843, H10899-H10905 [25OC]

Great Sand Dunes National Park Preserve: establish (S. 2547), H10709-H10717 [24OC], H10843, H10899-H10905 [25OC]

Groswold, Jerry: Denver & Colorado Travel Industry Hall of Fame inductee, E920 [9JN]

Hamilton, Jamie: Grand Junction, CO, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E187 [29FE]

Hanson, Sandy: Colorado National Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award recipient, E186 [29FE]

Harvey, Michael: American Ambulance Association Star of Life award recipient, E924 [9JN]

Hickman, Libbie: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1671 [4OC]

Hill, Dennis: Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado Nursery Person of the Year award recipient, E204 [1MR]

Hilltop Community Resources, Inc.: anniversary, E929 [9JN]

Hoffmaster, Nancy: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E13 [27JA]

Holton, Desirea: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E602 [2MY]

Hotchkiss, CO: anniversary, E610 [2MY]

Houston, Marcus: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E112 [10FE]

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), H11847, H11848 [13NO], H11936 [4DE], E2150 [7DE]

Kloster, Dan: Snowmass Village, CO, Rotary Club Business/Professional of the Year award recipient, E184 [29FE]

Littleton, CO: tribute to Columbine High School football team, E13 [27JA]

Local government: tribute to State legislature and departing members, H2387-H2393 [2MY]

Lohr, Susan: Colorado Open Lands (organization) Cranmer Award recipient, E1774 [13OC]

Manzanares, George: Daily Point of Light Foundation Daily Point of Light Award recipient, E1638 [2OC]

Mesa Verde National Park: tribute to firefighters, H6758 [24JY]

Metro State College: tribute to men's basketball team, E443 [29MR]

Mighty Eighth Air Force Week: observance, E1776 [13OC]

Nacchio, Joe: National Italian American Foundation Special Achievement in Communications Award recipient, E1948 [26OC]

National Western Stock Show: forum on biotechnology, international trade, and Federal farm policies, E464 [30MR]

Negrette, Becky: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E16 [27JA]

Osborne, Steve: Colorado Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E919 [9JN]

Owens, Frances: Easter Seals (organization) Edgar F. ``Daddy'' Allen Award recipient, E405 [23MR]

Patterson, Ryan: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E887 [6JN]

Petty, Bill: Grand Junction, CO, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E210 [1MR]

Phipps, Gerald H.: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E30 [31JA]

Porter, John: Wayne N. Aspinall Water Leader of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project: funding, E2095 [14NO]

Posey, Luther: tribute to efforts relative to the Glenwood Springs, CO, Police Dept. receiving the Colorado Dept. of Transportation Silver Buckle Award, E1739 [11OC]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 351), H6791 [25JY]

Red Hill Council: BLM Making a Difference award recipient, E608 [2MY]

Rippy, Gregg: Colorado Contractors Association Contractor of the Year award recipient, E64 [2FE]

Roads and highways: toll road proposal on interstate highways, H5728-H5730 [10JY]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 5264), E1560 [21SE]

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817), H6859, H6860 [25JY]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), H10513 [23OC], E1899 [25OC]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 2950), H10497, H10498 [23OC], E1897, E1921 [25OC]

Schenck, Gary: Penrose, CO, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

Schneider, Stuart: National Park Service Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award recipient, E1422 [7SE]

Schwarz, John: Public Lands Foundation Outstanding Public Land Professional award recipient, E983 [13JN]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE): tribute, H9516 [10OC]

Sporleder, Sig: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Conservationist of the Year for Ranching award recipient, E2093 [14NO]

Stout, Travis: Boy Scouts Medal of Honor recipient, E1402 [6SE]

Tabor, Horace: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E43 [1FE]

Tartakoff, Katy: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E15 [27JA]

Todd, Linda R.: Mesa County Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year award recipient, E2033 [31OC]

Trampe, Bill: Colorado Open Lands (organization) Cranmer Award recipient, E1775 [13OC]

Wagner, Marcia: Francis Gillespie Excellence Award recipient, E714 [11MY]

Western States: impact of wildfires, H7243 [6SE]

———importance of dams and water storage, H2200-H2205 [12AP], H7860-H7864 [19SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

———treatment of Federal lands management and water conservation issues compared to Eastern States, H4114 [8JN], H8786 [4OC]

Wilkinson, Larry: American Library Association/Association for Library Trustees and Advocates Extraordinary Library Advocate of the 20th Century award recipient, E923 [9JN]

Wytias, Betty: SafeHouse Denver (domestic violence shelter) Carolyn Hamil-Henderson Memorial Award recipient, E1067 [21JN]

Young, Bob: Glenwood Springs, CO, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E125 [14FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (S. 2755), S5461 [20JN]

Aspinall, Wayne N.: dedication of statue in Palisade, CO, S3183 [1MY]

Black Canyon National Park: regulate commercial air tours (S. 2418), S2732 [13AP]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (H.R. 4275), S9990 [5OC]

———establish (S. 2956), S7847 [27JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), S10543 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 2239), S1414 [9MR]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2034), S331 [3FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to Millennium Holiday Tree, S11894 [15DE]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 4275), S9990 [5OC]

———establish (S. 2956), S7847 [27JY]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S3521 [4MY], S10107 [6OC], S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984-S10986 [25OC], S11120 [26OC]

———final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), unanimous-consent agreement, S5753 [23JN], S10737 [18OC]

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America: tribute to National Leadership Forum for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

Cramer, Aleisha: Gatorade National High School Girls Soccer Player of the Year award recipient, S969 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

———contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), S10527 [13OC]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 4389), S10542 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

Forest Service: Red Mountain Project funding, S7095 [18JY]

Fort Lyon, CO: conveyance of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center to Colorado (S. 2827), S6139 [29JN]

Grand Futures (organization): tribute for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

Great Sand Dunes National Park: establish (S. 2547), S3921 [11MY], S9990 [5OC], S10110 [6OC]

Great Sand Dunes National Park Preserve: establish (S. 2547), S3921 [11MY], S9990 [5OC], S10110 [6OC]

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), S9980 [5OC]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shootings at Columbine High School, S2713, S2789 [13AP]

———shooting of students at Columbine High School, S1447 [20MR]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2906), S7450 [21JY]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 351), S7714 [26JY]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (S. 3090), S8952-S8954 [21SE]

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817), S10005 [5OC]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), S10839 [19OC]

———designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), S2792, S2793 [13AP]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 2950), S7844 [27JY], S9997 [5OC]

Trindad State Junior College: anniversary, S6254 [30JN]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967-S7974 [5SE], S8410 [12SE]

Reports

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act (S. 503): Committee on Resources (House), E1899 [25OC]

Reports filed

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239) (S. Rept. 106-403), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2348) (H. Rept. 106-791), H7001 [25JY]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4275) (S. Rept. 106-460), S9604 [2OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508), S5790 [26JN]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508) (S. Rept. 106-513), S11917 [15DE]

Dept. of the Interior Contract With the Mancos Water Conservancy District To Use Mancos Project Facilities for Irrigation Purposes: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2594) (S. Rept. 106-427), S9464 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of Certain Water Distribution Facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2400) (S. Rept. 106-450), S9603 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. Rept. 106-812), H7279 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 106-437), S9700 [3OC]

Great Sand Dunes National Park Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2547) (S. Rept. 106-479), S9701 [3OC]

Hoover Dam Miscellaneous Sales Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1275) (H. Rept. 106-808), H7279 [6SE]

Joe Rowell Park Land Conveyance to Dolores, CO: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1972) (S. Rept. 106-375), S8018 [5SE]

Roosevelt National Forest Redesignation of the Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3817) (H. Rept. 106-738), H6353 [17JY]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2950) (S. Rept. 106-418), S9195 [25SE]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 503) (S. Rept. 106-233), S1390 [9MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding: Colorado Dept. of Transportation, E2096 [14NO]

Tribute to Wayne N. Aspinall: Colorado House of Representatives, S3184 [1MY]

Statements

Agriculture and International Trade: Larry Palser, Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, E465 [30MR]

Animas-La Plata Federal Reclamation Project Authorization: Executive Office of the President, S10784 [19OC]

Arapahoe Rescue Patrol Earns Congressional Praise, H3006 [15MY]

Federal Farm Policy: Dusty Tallman, Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, E467 [30MR]

———Lynn Shook, E466 [30MR]

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act: Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, H10713 [24OC]

Tables

Number of wildland fires and acres affected in 2000, S7969 [5SE]

Wildland fire comparison statistics, S7969 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 351, recognize Heroes Plaza in Pueblo, CO, for honoring Medal of Honor recipients, H6791 [25JY]

H. Res. 456, tribute to Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc., H3005 [15MY]

H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, H6953 [25JY]

H.R. 2799, provide Clear Creek County, CO, additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county, H7689 [18SE]

H.R. 3817, Roosevelt National Forest redesignation of the Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail, H6859 [25JY]

H.R. 4275, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act, H6870-H6872 [25JY]

H.R. 4389, Dept. of the Interior conveyance of certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, H8721 [3OC]

S. 503, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act, S2792 [13AP], H10513 [23OC]

S. 1275, Hoover Dam Miscellaneous Sales Act, H10496 [23OC]

S. 1848, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project, S10528 [13OC]

S. 1972, Joe Rowell Park land conveyance to Dolores, CO, S9980 [5OC], H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE]

S. 2034, Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S331 [3FE]

S. 2418, regulate commercial air tours at Black Canyon National Park, S2732 [13AP]

S. 2508, Colorado Ute Indian Tribes final settlement of water rights claims, S3522-S3524 [4MY]

S. 2547, Great Sand Dunes National Park Act, S9990-S9993 [5OC], S10110-S10112 [6OC]

S. 2547, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act, H10709-H10712 [24OC]

S. 2594, Dept. of the Interior contract with Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, S10527 [13OC]

S. 2594, Dept. of the Interior contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE]

S. 2755, Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act, S5462 [20JN]

S. 2950, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act, S9997 [5OC], H10497 [23OC]

S. 2956, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act, S7847-S7849 [27JY]

S. 3090, Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge Act, S8954-S8956 [21SE]

S. Con. Res. 151, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, S10543, S10592 [13OC], H10069 [18OC]

Tributes

Aspinall, Wayne N., S3183 [1MY], E435 [28MR]

Johnson, Byron L., E19 [27JA]

McKevitt, James D. (Mike), S9599 [2OC], E1643 [2OC]

Schroeder, Patricia, E388 [22MR]

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE

Remarks in House

Cedaredge, CO: Police Dept. recipient of Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police Accreditation Award, E1419 [7SE]

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

Remarks in House

Fuller Family: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Farming Conservationist Award recipient, E2104 [14NO]

Sporleder, Sig: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Conservationist of the Year for Ranching award recipient, E2093 [14NO]

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS

Statements

Federal Farm Policy, E467 [30MR]

COLORADO CANYONS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA AND BLACK RIDGE CANYONS WILDERNESS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2956), S7839 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4275), H6456-H6461 [18JY], H6870-H6875 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4275), S9990 [5OC]

Enact (S. 2956), S7847 [27JY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4275) (S. Rept. 106-460), S9604 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4275, provisions, H6870-H6872 [25JY]

COLORADO CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Eberly, John: Colorado Cattlemen's Association Law Officer of the Year award recipient, E49 [1FE]

Irby family: Colorado Cattlemen's Association Leonard Horn Federal Range Livestockman of the Year Award recipient, E10 [27JA]

COLORADO COALITION FOR NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1628 [28SE]

COLORADO CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Rippy, Gregg: Colorado Contractors Association Contractor of the Year award recipient, E64 [2FE]

COLORADO ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S333 [3FE]

COLORADO FARM BUREAU

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S333 [3FE]

COLORADO OPEN LANDS (organization)

Remarks in House

Lohr, Susan: Colorado Open Lands (organization) Cranmer Award recipient, E1774 [13OC]

Trampe, Bill: Colorado Open Lands (organization) Cranmer Award recipient, E1775 [13OC]

COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ACT

Remarks in House

Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner (S. 1211), H10496, H10497 [23OC], E1892 [24OC]

Reports filed

Colorado River Additional Measures Authorization To Carry Out Control of Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam in a Cost-Effective Manner: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-814), H7279 [6SE]

Texts of

S. 1211, additional measures to carry out control of Colorado River salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, H10496 [23OC]

COLORADO SPRINGS (CO) GAZETTE

Articles and editorials

Colorado Charter Schools Aren't Perfect, but They Get the Job Done, H2371 [2MY]

COLORADO UTE INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2508), S3514 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S3521 [4MY]

———final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), unanimous-consent agreement, S5753 [23JN]

Texts of

S. 2508, Colorado Ute Indian Tribes final settlement of water rights claims, S3522-S3524 [4MY]

COLORADO WHEAT ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

Statements

Agriculture and International Trade, E465 [30MR]

COLQUITT COUNTY, GA

Remarks in House

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Georgia, H360 [14FE]

COLSON, CHARLES

Remarks in Senate

Bacon, Kenneth H.: Dept. of Justice handling of investigation relative to the release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp, S2507 [11AP], S3576-S3578 [8MY], S4938-S4943 [12JN]

COLTON, MARY JANE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11491 [1NO]

COLUMBIA, KY

Remarks in Senate

Lindsey Wilson College: tribute, S4816 [8JN]

COLUMBIA, MO

Remarks in House

Columbia Fire Dept.: tribute to relationship with Moers, Germany, Fire Dept., E1031 [15JN]

COLUMBIA, PA

Remarks in House

Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church: anniversary, E349 [20MR]

COLUMBIA, SC

Remarks in House

Mamie G. Floyd Post Office: designate (H.R. 3018), H708-H711, H723 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Mamie G. Floyd Post Office: designate (H.R. 3018), S5752, S5753 [23JN]

Reports filed

Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3018), S5555 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3018, Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC, Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC, Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC, and Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC, H708 [8MR]

COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM (CBS)

Remarks in House

Office of National Drug Control Policy: proposed program to encourage placement of anti-drug messages in television programing, H5741 [11JY]

``Touched by an Angel'' (television program): references to God, H760 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Political campaigns: cost of political advertising on television, S4636, S4637 [7JN]

COLUMBIA LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND (nonprofit organization)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E2131 [6DE]

COLUMBIA (SC) STATE

Obituaries

Blandford, John R., E997 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Ariail, Robert: nomination for Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, S2935 [26AP]

COLUMBUS, GA

Bills and resolutions

Veterans: tribute to House of Heroes project (see H. Con. Res. 385), H7210 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Community Healthcare Network (organization): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, E716 [11MY]

First African Baptist Church: anniversary, E1365 [27JY]

Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church: anniversary, E1538 [20SE]

Remarks in Senate

Veterans: tribute to House of Heroes project (H. Con. Res. 385), S10079 [6OC]

COLUMBUS, OH

Articles and editorials

Tribute to Nancy Chiles Dix, E253 [9MR]

Remarks in House

VFW: anniversary, H8411 [28SE]

COLUMBUS DAY

Remarks in House

Observance, E1686 [5OC]

COLUSA BASIN WATERSHED INTEGRATED RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1113), H7661, H7662 [18SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 106-811), H7279 [6SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1113, provisions, H7661 [18SE]

COMBEST, LARRY (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, H1621 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H632 [1MR]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 4780), H5435 [28JN]

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H1764 [4AP]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H7280 [6SE]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see H.R. 5660), H12094 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6719 [20JY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]

FBI: provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks to allow time to implement a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving organizations (see H.R. 4424), H6599 [19JY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H5169 [26JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3926 [6JN]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (see H.R. 5224), H7932 [20SE]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H50 [27JA]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H1119 [16MR]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H6355 [17JY]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H2122 [11AP]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2013 [10AP]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H8469 [28SE]

———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H8617 [2OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H3926 [6JN] (see H.R. 3580), H7365 [7SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H6777 [24JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H2905 [10MY]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Power resources: enhance use of renewable energy resources, conserve energy resources, improve energy efficiency, and increase domestic energy supplies (see H.R. 4805), H5655 [29JN]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H6471 [18JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), H50 [27JA]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H6052 [13JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7211 [27JY]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H255 [8FE]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H757 [8MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2122 [11AP]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H5241 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Conference reports

Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559), H3763-H3804 [24MY]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine: by, E936 [9JN]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E936 [9JN]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E937 [9JN]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E936 [9JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3817, H3818, H3821, H3825, H3826 [25MY], E936 [9JN]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 512), H3817 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5575 [29JN]

Amarillo, TX: Amarillo VA Health Care System recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Quality Award, E1663 [4OC]

China, People's Republic of: effects of permanent normal trade relations on U.S. agricultural interests, H3733 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3147 [16MY], H3733 [24MY], H3826 [25MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), E722 [15MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, H12497 [15DE]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10412, H10416, H10440 [19OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and quarantine (H.R. 1504), E936 [9JN]

———Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5575 [29JN]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, E1917 [25OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12484, H12497 [15DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (H.R. 4502), E872 [25MY]

Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), H62, H63 [31JA]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (H.R. 5224), H8021 [25SE]

Heath, Brittany: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E627 [3MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 640), H10412 [19OC]

Lubbock, TX: anniversary of Texas Boys Ranch telethon, E1272 [19JY]

———tribute to ``Team Hope'' for participation in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure 5K walk/run, E1111 [26JN]

Lubbock (TX) Avalanche-Journal: anniversary, E626 [3MY]

National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (organization): anniversary, E1270 [19JY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E628 [3MY]

Point of order, H5690 [10JY]

Political ethics: truthfulness in Presidential campaigns, H9910 [17OC]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9614 [10OC], E1818 [17OC]

Rau, David: SAM's Club (business) Teacher of the Year award recipient, E673 [9MY]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), H9606 [10OC], E1917 [25OC]

Votes: correction, E722 [15MY]

West Texas A&M University: tribute to men's bowling team, E674 [9MY]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4799 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3047 [15MY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Rept. 106-1042), H12534 [2JA]

Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-639), H3812 [24MY]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H5654 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]

Freedom To E-File Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 106-565), H2012 [10AP]

Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H630 [1MR]

Tributes

Butler, David, E1698 [6OC]

Sisco, Elizabeth C., H1175 [22MR]

Vela, Leonel, E165 [16FE]

COMBINED FUND STABILITY AND FAIRNESS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2729), S5106 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2729), S5113 [14JN]

Texts of

S. 2729, provisions, S5114 [14JN]

COMCAST CABLEVISION (business)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E275 [9MR]

COMERICA INC.

Addresses

Dedication of Comerica Park: John McHale, E943 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Detroit Tigers (baseball team): dedication of Comerica Park, E943 [9JN]

COMISKEY, ANN MARIE

Remarks in House

Troy, MI: Troy Women's Association Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1918 [25OC]

COMMEMORATIVE COINS see Coins

COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS see Postage and Stamps

COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION COMPETITIVENESS ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2607), S10555 [13OC], H9949 [17OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2607), H9949, H9950 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2607), S10555, S10556 [13OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2607, provisions, H9949 [17OC]

COMMISSION FOR COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5641), E2126 [5DE]

Texts of

H.R. 5641, provisions, E2127 [5DE]

COMMISSION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF PRIVACY PROTECTION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 3040), S8501 [13SE] (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Establish (H.R. 4049), H1288 [23MR], H8561-H8570 [2OC], E1652 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 3040), S8501-S8504 [13SE]

Reports filed

Establish: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4049) (H. Rept. 106-919), H8551 [29SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4049, establish, H8561-H8563 [2OC]

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Remarks in Senate

World War II Memorial: display of models, S7093 [18JY]

COMMISSION ON AMERICA'S NATIONAL INTERESTS

Summaries

Report on U.S. National Interests, S9782 [3OC]

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Remarks in House

Civil rights: enforcement funding, H20, H21 [27JA]

COMMISSION ON DREDGED MATERIAL POLICY

Bills and resolutions

Water pollution: authority to issue permits for transportation of dredged materials to be dumped into ocean waters (see H.R. 3892), H921 [9MR]

COMMISSION ON GASOLINE AND FUEL PRICING

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 4777), H5435 [28JN]

COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING AND REFORM

Analyses

Government for the 21st Century Act (S. 2306), S1821 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 2306), S1815 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 2306), S1817-S1822 [28MR]

Summaries

Government for the 21st Century Act (S. 2306), S1820 [28MR]

Texts of

S. 2306, Government for the 21st Century Act, S1818-S1820 [28MR]

COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY

Amendments

Establish (S. 2327), S5814 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4410), H2770 [9MY]

Letters

Oceans Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6858 [25JY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House), H6858 [25JY]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6858 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Establish (S. 2327), H6856-H6859 [25JY], E1330, E1381 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 2327), S1912 [29MR], S5766-S5769 [26JN]

Reports filed

Establish: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2327) (S. Rept. 106-301), S4296 [23MY]

Texts of

S. 2327, establish, S5768 [26JN]

S. 2327, Oceans Act, H6856 [25JY]

COMMISSION ON ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION

Remarks in House

Funding, H1577 [29MR]

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

Remarks in House

Funding, H5135 [26JN]

Russia: hearings on human rights, E860 [25MY]

Testimonies

Ethnic Minorities in Kosovo: Kyr Artemije, S7634 [26JY]

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: Gerald W. Lynch, City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice, H8167 [26SE]

COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Appointments

Members, H7 [27JA]

COMMISSION ON THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE AND THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 2840), S6347 [10JY]

COMMISSION ON THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF VOTING PROCEDURES

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 3269), S11537 [14NO] (see H.R. 5645), H12045 [7DE]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 3269), S11512-S11515, S11517, S11521 [14NO]

COMMISSION ON THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF VOTING PROCEDURES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3269), S11537 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3269), S11512-S11515, S11517, S11521 [14NO]

Texts of

S. 3269, provisions, S11513 [14NO]

COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM

Appointments

Members, S7573 [25JY], S10631 [17OC]

COMMISSION TO STUDY REPARATION PROPOSALS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Establish (H.R. 40), H431, H435 [15FE]

COMMISSION TO STUDY THE STRUCTURE AND REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 5570), H11206 [26OC]

COMMITTEE FOR A RESPONISBLE FEDERAL BUDGET

Letters

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3082 [16MY]

COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION FUNDING

Letters

Pell Grant Program funding, S2392 [7AP]

COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (Joint)

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 3592), H254 [8FE]

COMMITTEE ON AGING (Senate, Special)

Remarks in Senate

Causey, Rhode B., Sr.: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for Arkansas, S11565 [5DE]

Reports filed

``Developments in Aging—1997 and 1998'' (S. Rept. 106-229), S381 [7FE]

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (House)

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine, E936 [9JN]

Vacation of Representative Goode's election to the Committee on Agriculture (House): Speaker Hastert, H128 [1FE]

Poems

``Ode to Earl,'' Representative Price, H3313 [18MY]

Remarks in House

Forest Service: subcommittee report on closure of South Canyon Road, E1874 [19OC], E1883 [23OC]

Reports

Forest Service Closing of the Jarbidge South Canyon Road, E1875 [19OC], E1884-E1887 [23OC]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1042), H12534 [2JA]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H5654 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]

Freedom To E-File Act (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 106-565), H2012 [10AP]

Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H630 [1MR]

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY (Senate)

Appointments

Members, S11660 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (see S. Res. 354), S8413 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: adjustment of authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR], S4440 [25MY]

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (S. Res. 354), S8425 [12SE], S11660 [6DE]

Staff: tribute for efforts on Agricultural Risk Protection Act, S4441, S4442 [25MY]

Reports filed

Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act (S. 1066) (S. Rept. 106-407), S8501 [13SE]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (S. 2697) (S. Rept. 106-390), S8019 [5SE]

Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act (S. 3001) (S. Rept. 106-391), S8019 [5SE]

Make Communities With High Levels of Out-Migration or Population Loss Eligible for Community Facilities Grants (S. 2811), S8941 [21SE]

National Uniformity for Food Act (S. 1155) (S. Rept. 106-504), S10619 [17OC]

Nomination of Christopher R. McLean To Be Rural Utilities Service Administrator, S5460 [20JN]

Nomination of Michael V. Dunn to the Farm Credit Administration, S5460 [20JN]

Prohibit Interstate Movement of Live Birds, for the Purpose of Fighting, to States in Which Animal Fighting Is Lawful (S. 345) (S. Rept. 106-297), S4102 [17MY]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act (S. 2251) (S. Rept. 106-247), S1461 [20MR], S1596 [22MR]

Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act (S. 1762) (S. Rept. 106-408), S8501 [13SE]

Tables

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Testimonies

Global Childhood Nutrition Programs: Representative McGovern, E1391 [27JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 354, Senate Rules amendment to provide for certain committee appointments, S8423, S8425 [12SE]

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (House)

Bills and resolutions

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 410), H165 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: allocation revisions to H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act, H5291 [27JN]

———allocation revisions to H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3763 [24MY]

———allocation revisions to H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure appropriations, H5818 [11JY]

———allocation revisions to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs, H3292 [17MY]

———allocation revisions to H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6439 [18JY]

———allocation revisions to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H3895 [6JN], H4658 [19JN]

———allocation revisions to H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4108 [8JN]

———allocation revisions to H.R. 4625, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4913 [21JN]

———allocation revisions to H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN]

———allocation revisions to H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5818 [11JY]

———allocation revisions to H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6712 [20JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), permission to file report, H2952 [11MY]

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (H. Res. 410), H128 [1FE]

Staff: tribute, H12443 [15DE]

———tribute for efforts relative to Dept. of Defense appropriations, H4016 [7JN]

———tribute for efforts relative to Dept. of the Interior appropriations, H4314 [13JN]

———tribute for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, H4055 [8JN]

Subcommittee on the District of Columbia: tribute to staff, H7590 [14SE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1039), H12534 [2JA]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4461) (H. Rept. 106-619), H3171 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4425) (H. Rept. 106-614), H2965 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4576) (H. Rept. 106-644), H3923 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-646), H3923 [6JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4871) (H. Rept. 106-756), H6469 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-622), H3308 [17MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4690) (H. Rept. 106-680), H4674 [19JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-645), H3923 [6JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-674), H4219 [12JN]

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 4942) (H. Rept. 106-786), H7001 [25JY]

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 3908) (H. Rept. 106-521), H996 [14MR]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-693), H5083 [23JN]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4811) (H. Rept. 106-720), H5736 [10JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4516) (H. Rept. 106-635), H3648 [23MY]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-656), H4034 [7JN]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-660), H4119 [8JN]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-683), H4783 [20JN]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-686), H4816 [21JN]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-729), H5954 [12JY]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-761), H6598 [19JY]

Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-617), H3049 [15MY]

Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-623), H3308 [17MY]

Resignations

Blunt, Representative, H128 [1FE]

Testimonies

Peacekeeping Operations in Kosovo Appropriations: Representative Kucinich, E504 [6AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 410, majority party appointments, H128 [1FE]

Tributes

Porter, Representative, H4056 [8JN]

Regula, Representative, H4319 [13JN]

Young, Representative C.W. Bill, H1591 [30MR]

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (see S. Res. 283), S2438 [7AP]

Letters

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo deployment funding, S3890 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: adjustment of authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC], S11120 [26OC]

———adjustment of discretionary spending caps on appropriations legislation, S10953 [25OC], S11279 [27OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (S. Res. 283), S2444, S2445 [7AP]

Staff: tribute for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, S6218 [30JN]

Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies: tribute to staff, S7102 [18JY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (S. 2536) (S. Rept. 106-288), S3831 [10MY]

Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-296), S4102 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (S. 2521) (S. Rept. 106-290), S3691 [9MY], S3915 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (S. 2593) (S. Rept. 106-298), S4190 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4578) (S. Rept. 106-312), S5662 [22JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (S. 2900), S7392 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (S. 2900) (S. Rept. 106-500), S10411 [12OC]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 2720) (S. Rept. 106-309), S5027 [13JN], S5106 [14JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4690), S7447 [21JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4690) (S. Rept. 106-404), S8290 [8SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 2553) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635) (S. Rept. 106-410), S8501 [13SE]

District of Columbia Appropriations (S. 3041) (H. Rept. 106-409), S8501 [13SE]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7160 [18JY]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4733) (S. Rept. 106-395), S8019 [5SE]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (S. 2522) (S. Rept. 106-291), S3691 [9MY], S3915 [11MY]

Government Performance and Results Act Special Report (S. Rept. 106-347), S7160 [18JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2603) (S. Rept. 106-304), S4296 [23MY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-303), S4296 [23MY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-308), S5106 [14JN]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-311), S5662 [22JN]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-346), S7159 [18JY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-350), S7392 [20JY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-414), S8759 [19SE]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-465), S9604 [2OC]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-483), S9855 [4OC]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-499), S10411 [12OC]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-507), S10801 [19OC]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. Rept. 106-508), S10999 [25OC]

Tables

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC]

Revisions to aggregate spending levels, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 283, Senate Legal Counsel intervention in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al., S2441, S2445 [7AP]

Tributes

Gorton, Senator, S7102 [18JY]

Lautenberg, Senator, S5092 [14JN]

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES (House)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 608), H8735 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 608), H8728 [3OC]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1043), H12534 [2JA]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H.R. 4205) (H. Rept. 106-616), H3049 [15MY]

Dept. of Energy Assessment of the Effectiveness of Policies and Site Performance in the Areas of Security, Safeguards, and Cyber Security (H.R. 3906) (H. Rept. 106-696), H5954 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy Authorities Through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health on Indemnification and Liability Dealing With Nuclear Incidents (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H6776 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy Investigation of Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory and Agency Security Issues (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 106-730), H5954 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy Termination of the Exemption of Nonprofit Institutions From Civil Penalties for Violations of Nuclear Safety Requirements (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H6776 [24JY]

Nuclear Secrets Safety Act (H.R. 4737) (H. Rept. 106-1035), H12534 [2JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 608, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H8728 [3OC]

Tributes

Spence, Representative, S10335 [12OC]

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES (Senate)

Letters

Intelligence services appropriations, S5103 [14JN]

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo deployment funding, S3899 [11MY]

Privilege of the floor

Staff, S4588 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: adjustment of authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, S4980 [13JN], S5083, S5085, S5086 [14JN]

Warner, Senator: National Defense Industrial Association James Forrestal Memorial Award recipient, S3012 [27AP]

Reports filed

Air Force Nominations, S798 [24FE], S1980 [30MR], S3022 [27AP], S4102, S4103 [17MY], S5883, S5884 [27JN], S7838 [27JY], S8197 [7SE], S9941, S9943 [5OC]

Army Nominations, S489 [8FE], S798 [24FE], S1981, S1982, S1984 [30MR], S3022 [27AP], S4102, S4103 [17MY], S4378 [24MY], S5883, S5884 [27JN], S7838 [27JY], S8197 [7SE], S9941, S9942, S9943 [5OC], S10801 [19OC]

Coast Guard Nominations, S2726, S2727 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 2549) (S. Rept. 106-292), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths (S. 2550), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction (S. 2551), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities (S. 2552), S3946 [15MY]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 2507) (S. Rept. 106-325), S6120 [29JN]

Marine Corps Nominations, S799 [24FE], S1985 [30MR], S3022 [27AP], S4103 [17MY], S5883, S5884 [27JN], S7838 [27JY], S8197 [7SE], S9943, S9944 [5OC]

Navy Nominations, S798 [24FE], S1985 [30MR], S3022 [27AP], S4102, S4103 [17MY], S4378 [24MY], S5883, S5884 [27JN], S7838 [27JY], S8197 [7SE], S9942, S9943, S9944 [5OC]

Nomination of Bernard D. Rostker To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Donald Mancuso To Be Dept. of Defense Inspector General, S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Douglas A. Dworkin To Be Dept. of Defense General Counsel, S1747 [27MR]

Nomination of Gregory R. Dahlberg To Be Under Sec. of the Army, S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Herschelle S. Challenor to the National Security Education Board, S1747 [27MR]

Nomination of James E. Baker To Be Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Judge, S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of John A. Gordon To Be Under Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Security, S4378 [24MY]

Nomination of Madelyn R. Creedon To Be National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Robert N. Shamansky to the National Security Education Board, S9941 [5OC]

Nomination of Robert P. Pirie, Jr., To Be Under Sec. of the Navy, S9941 [5OC]

Nomination of Roger W. Kallock To Be Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness, S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Rudy deLeon To Be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S1747 [27MR]

Tables

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Testimonies

Maintaining START I Treaty Levels for Strategic Nuclear Weapons Delivery Systems: Henry H. Shelton, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S4613 [7JN]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S4613 [7JN]

Tributes

Levin, Senator, S6832 [14JY]

COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (House)

Bills and resolutions

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 411), H165 [1FE]

Letters

Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1878 [23OC]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act, H10697 [24OC]

Vacation of Representative Goode's election to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): Speaker Hastert, H128 [1FE]

Lists

Representative McCollum's committees' staff, E2236 [15DE]

Remarks in House

House of Representatives: tribute to former staff, H12043 [7DE]

McCollum, Representative: tribute to staff, E2236 [15DE]

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (H. Res. 411), H128 [1FE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1045), H12534 [2JA]

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (H.R. 1776) (H. Rept. 106-553), H1587 [29MR], H1851 [5AP]

America's Private Investment Companies Act (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 106-638), H3648 [23MY]

Bank Reserves Modernization Act (H.R. 4209) (H. Rept. 106-983), H10035 [17OC]

Business Checking Modernization Act (H.R. 4067) (H. Rept. 106-568), H2121 [11AP]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE], H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of the Treasury Production of Certain Security Documents at the Request of Foreign Governments or States on a Reimbursable Basis (H.R. 4096) (H. Rept. 106-849), H7650 [14SE]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act (H.R. 1161) (H. Rept. 106-834), H7364 [7SE]

Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act (H.R. 21) (H. Rept. 106-526), H1075 [15MR]

International Counter-Money Laundering Act (H.R. 3886) (H. Rept. 106-728), H5954 [12JY]

Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act (H.R. 4419) (H. Rept. 106-771), H6717 [20JY]

Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 4585) (H. Rept. 106-773), H6717 [20JY]

New Markets Initiative Act (H.R. 2848) (H. Rept. 106-706), H5435 [28JN]

Testimonies

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae, E738-E740 [17MY], E769-E771 [19MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 411, majority party appointments, H129 [1FE]

COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS (Senate)

Appointments

Members, S11660 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (see S. Res. 354), S8413 [12SE]

Letters

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act, S2551 [11AP]

Remarks in Senate

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (S. Res. 354), S8425 [12SE], S11660 [6DE]

Reports filed

Competitive Market Supervision Act (S. 2107) (S. Rept. 106-360), S7542 [25JY]

Congressional Gold Medal Award to Pope John Paul II (S. 2453) (S. Rept. 106-356), S7477 [24JY]

Congressional Gold Medal Award to Ronald and Nancy Reagan (S. 2459) (S. Rept. 106-357), S7477 [24JY]

International Monetary Stability Act (S. 2101) (S. Rept. 106-354), S7477 [24JY]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act (S. 2097) (S. Rept. 106-243), S1461 [20MR]

Manufactured Housing Improvement Act (S. 1452) (S. Rept. 106-274), S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of Alan Greenspan To Be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S213 [1FE]

Nomination of Jay Johnson To Be Director of the U.S. Mint, S1315 [8MR]

Nomination of Kathryn Shaw to the Council of Economic Advisers, S1315 [8MR]

Nomination of Marjory E. Searing To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, S10715 [18OC]

2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act (S. 2266) (S. Rept. 106-355), S7477 [24JY]

World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act (H.R. 3519) (S. Rept. 106-548), H1475 [28MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 354, Senate Rules amendment to provide for certain committee appointments, S8423, S8425 [12SE]

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE (House)

Letters

Bonneville Power Administration sales of electricity to joint operating entities, H7398 [12SE]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, E1866 [19OC]

Drug Addiction Treatment Act, H6376 [18JY]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act, H10697 [24OC]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S10684 [18OC]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, H6922 [25JY]

Native Americans' self-governance enhancement relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, H6754 [24JY]

Privatization of U.S. Enrichment Corp., H6030 [13JY]

Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S4788 [8JN]

Small Business Liability Reform Act, H472 [16FE]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, S10398 [12OC]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act, H5803 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Justice: request for investigation of allegations of obstruction relative to the leasing of the Portals building to the FCC, E1327 [26JY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1047), H12534 [2JA]

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act (H.R. 2498) (H. Rept. 106-634), H3648 [23MY]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807) (H. Rept. 106-788), H7001 [25JY]

Congressional Proceedings Against Dr. Miles Jones for Failure To Appear Pursuant to a Duly Authorized Subpoena (H. Rept. 106-527), H1118 [16MR]

Consumer Product Safety Act Coverage of Low-Speed Electric Bicycles (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 106-946), H9503 [6OC]

Dept. of Energy Assessment of the Effectiveness of Policies and Site Performance in the Areas of Security, Safeguards, and Cyber Security (H.R. 3906) (H. Rept. 106-696), H5083 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy Authorities Through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health on Indemnification and Liability Dealing With Nuclear Incidents (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H5083 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy Termination of the Exemption of Nonprofit Institutions From Civil Penalties for Violations of Nuclear Safety Requirements (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H5083 [23JN]

Fairness in Securities Transactions Act (H.R. 2441) (H. Rept. 106-1034), H12534 [2JA]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Alabama (H.R. 3852) (H. Rept. 106-629), H3473 [19MY]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236) (H. Rept. 106-630), H3473 [19MY]

Health Care Fairness Act (H.R. 3250) (H. Rept. 106-986), H10256 [18OC]

Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act (H.R. 3850) (H. Rept. 106-926), H8735 [3OC]

Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act (H.R. 1291) (H. Rept. 106-615), H3048 [15MY]

Know Your Caller Act (H.R. 3100) (H. Rept. 106-872), H7931 [20SE]

Land Recycling Act (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

Lupus Research Activities Expansion (H.R. 762) (H. Rept. 106-950), H9634 [10OC]

Mutual Fund Tax Awareness Act (H.R. 1089) (H. Rept. 106-547), H1412 [27MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act (H.R. 1795) (H. Rept. 106-889), H8199 [26SE]

Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 106-662), H4173 [9JN]

Prohibit States From Imposing Restrictions on Interstate Limousine Services (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 106-1003), H10907 [25OC]

Promote New and Revised Toxicological Tests That Protect Human, Animal, and Environmental Health While Reducing Need for Animal Testing (H.R. 4281) (H. Rept. 106-908), H9907 [16OC]

Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act (H.R. 3439) (H. Rept. 106-567), H2012 [10AP]

Rental Fairness Act (H.R. 1954) (H. Rept. 106-774), H6717 [20JY]

Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H1956 [6AP]

State and Local Government Regulation of Citizens Band Radio Equipment (H.R. 2346) (H. Rept. 106-883), H7996 [22SE]

Support Internet Safety Awareness (H. Res. 575) (H. Rept. 106-949), H9634 [10OC]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act (H.R. 5164) (H. Rept. 106-954), H9634 [10OC]

Truth in Telephone Billing Act (H.R. 3011) (H. Rept. 106-978), H9899 [12OC]

Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 106-700), H5168 [26JN]

Uranium and Thorium Mill Sites Cleanup (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 106-886), H8060 [25SE]

Wireless Telecommunications Sourcing and Privacy Act (H.R. 3489) (H. Rept. 106-725), H5842 [11JY]

Tributes

Bliley, Representative, H9875-H9880 [12OC]

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION (Senate)

Remarks in House

Research: release of report on plant genome science, H2016 [11AP]

Reports filed

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440) (S. Rept. 106-388), S8019 [5SE]

Amateur Sports Integrity Act (S. 2340) (S. Rept. 106-278), S3328 [3MY]

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Conservation Act (S. 1911) (S. Rept. 106-339), S6574 [12JY]

Children's Protection From Violent Programming Act (S. 876) (S. Rept. 106-509), S11131 [26OC]

Coast Guard Appropriations (S. 1089) (S. Rept. 106-300), S4296 [23MY]

Coast Guard Nominations, S5240 [15JN], S7393 [20JY], S8822 [20SE], S10926 [24OC]

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization (S. 1534) (S. Rept. 106-412), S8584 [14SE]

Commission on Ocean Policy Establishment (S. 2327) (S. Rept. 106-301), S4296 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation Appropriations for Certain Maritime Programs (S. 2487) (S. Rept. 106-345), S7072 [17JY]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and Related Agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations (S. 1639) (S. Rept. 106-384), S8019 [5SE]

Electronic Commerce Technology Promotion Act (S. 1912) (S. Rept. 106-349), S7229 [19JY]

Enterprize (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1615) (S. Rept. 106-285), S3831 [10MY]

Equitable Tax Treatment for Certain Individuals Performing Duties on Vessels Relative to State and Local Taxes (S. 893) (S. Rept. 106-421), S9267 [26SE]

Fritha (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1853) (S. Rept. 106-287), S3831 [10MY]

FTC Appropriations (S. 1687) (S. Rept. 106-385), S8019 [5SE]

Looking Glass (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 442) (S. Rept. 106-281), S3831 [10MY]

Lucky Dog (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1614) (S. Rept. 106-284), S3831 [10MY]

Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act (S. 1755) (S. Rept. 106-326), S6256 [30JN]

Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Equipment Defect Notification Improvement Act (S. 3059) (S. Rept. 106-423), S9381 [27SE]

M/V Sandpiper (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1779) (S. Rept. 106-286), S3831 [10MY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act Amendments (S. 1482) (S. Rept. 106-353), S7447 [21JY]

Next Generation Internet Act Reauthorization (S. 2046) (S. Rept. 106-310), S5308 [16JN]

Nomination of Arthenia L. Joyner to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Carol J. Carmody to the NTSB, S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of David Z. Plavin to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Debbie D. Branson to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Delmond J.H. Won to the Federal Maritime Commission, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Edward M. Bolen to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Ernest J. Williams III to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors, S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Francisco J. Sanchez To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation, S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Frank H. Cruz to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors, S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Geoffrey T. Crowley to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of J. Randolph Babbitt to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of John Goglia to the NTSB, S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of John P. Hammerschmidt to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors, S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of Katherine M. Anderson to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors, S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Kendall W. Wilson to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Kenneth Y. Tomlinson to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors, S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Norman Y. Mineta To Be Sec. of Commerce, S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Norman Y. Mineta to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors, S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of Robert A. Davis to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Robert C. Brown to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors, S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of Robert W. Baker to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Sue Bailey To Be National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator, S8822 [20SE]

NTSB Appropriations (S. 2412) (S. Rept. 106-386), S8019 [5SE]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 106-387), S8019 [5SE]

Reimbursement Period Extension for Owners of U.S. Fishing Vessels for Costs Incurred From Seizure and Detention by a Foreign Country (H.R. 1651) (S. Rept. 106-302), S4296 [23MY]

Technology Administration Appropriations (S. 1407) (S. Rept. 106-382), S8019 [5SE]

U.S. Cruise Ship Tourism Development Act (S. 1510) (S. Rept. 106-396), S8103 [6SE]

Victory of Burnham (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1613) (S. Rept. 106-283), S3831 [10MY]

Yankee (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1261) (S. Rept. 106-282), S3831 [10MY]

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS (Joint)

Reports filed

Joint Economic Report (S. Rept. 106-225), S2233 [5AP]

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE (House)

Letters

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, E1297 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3392 [18MY]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, S11043 [26OC]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6683 [20JY]

Small Business Tax Fairness Act, H843 [9MR]

Vacation of Representative Martinez's election to the Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): Speaker Hastert, H7542 [13SE]

Remarks in House

Education: national policy to improve system, E966 [9JN]

Reports

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1040), H12534 [2JA]

GAO Comprehensive Fraud Audit of the Dept. of Education (H.R. 4079) (H. Rept. 106-666), H4219 [12JN]

Higher Education Act Technical Amendments (H.R. 4504) (H. Rept. 106-665), H4219 [12JN]

Impact Aid Program Reauthorization (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 106-504), H572 [29FE]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 106-503), H572 [29FE]

Training and Education for American Workers Act (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 106-642), H3866 [25MY]

Truth in Employment Act (H.R. 1441) (H. Rept. 106-967), H9766 [11OC]

Worker Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 2434) (H. Rept. 106-968), H9766 [11OC]

Statements

Educational Fascism in Minnesota: John H. Scribante, E966 [9JN], E1032 [15JN]

Testimonies

Charter Schools: Kathryn Knox, Liberty Common School, Fort Collins, CO, H2373 [2MY]

Tributes

Goodling, Representative, H2452, H2454 [3MY], H7507 [13SE]

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES (Senate)

Excerpts

Investigation of Payments Made to Two Federal Employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies, S7490 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: adjustment of authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Project on Government Oversight (organization): investigation of payments made to two Federal employees relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, S7490 [24JY], S7993-S7995 [5SE]

Staff: tribute, S578 [10FE]

Reports filed

Abraham Lincoln Interpretive Center on His Life and Contributions Establishment (H.R. 3084) (S. Rept. 106-419), S9195 [25SE]

Acquire Valles Caldera Lands in New Mexico, Establish a Trust To Manage Such Lands, and Reform the Federal Land Management Process (S. 1892) (S. Rept. 106-267), S2615 [12AP]

Apostle Islands Stewardship Act (S. 134) (S. Rept. 106-371), S8018 [5SE]

Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act (S. 2425) (S. Rept. 106-359), S7477 [24JY]

Bent Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act (S. 1936) (S. Rept. 106-256), S2346 [6AP]

Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act (H.R. 2368) (S. Rept. 106-240), S1391 [9MR]

BLM Conveyance of Administrative Site to Carson City, NV, for Use as a Senior Center (S. 408) (S. Rept. 106-244), S1461 [20MR]

Bureau of Reclamation Conveyance of Property to the Greater Yuma Port Authority for an International Port of Entry (H.R. 3023) (S. Rept. 106-481), S9701 [3OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs (S. 2239) (S. Rept. 106-403), S8290 [8SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Management of Water Resources in the Salmon Creek Watershed of the Upper Columbia River (S. 2951) (S. Rept. 106-431), S9464 [28SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Design and Construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the Reuse of Water (S. 2195) (S. Rept. 106-438), S9700 [3OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (S. 2163) (S. Rept. 106-488), S9855 [4OC]

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act (S. 2877) (S. Rept. 106-454), S9604 [2OC]

California Trail Interpretive Act (S. 2749) (S. Rept. 106-441), S9700 [3OC]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Study Act (H.R. 3201) (S. Rept. 106-322), S5882 [27JN]

Cascade Reservoir Equal Exchanges of Land in Idaho (S. 1778) (S. Rept. 106-271), S2726 [13AP]

Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act (S. 1705) (S. Rept. 106-262), S2615 [12AP]

Clarify the Legal Effect on the U.S. of the Acquisition of a Parcel of Land in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve (H.R. 2863) (S. Rept. 106-242), S1391 [9MR]

Coal Market Competition Act (S. 2300) (S. Rept. 106-378), S8018 [5SE]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act (H.R. 4275) (S. Rept. 106-460), S9604 [2OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 701) (S. Rept. 106-413), S8584 [14SE]

Craig, AK, Land Conveyance (S. 1797) (S. Rept. 106-264), S2615 [12AP]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Boundary Clarification and Appropriations (S. 2959) (S. Rept. 106-443), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Acquisition of Title to the Hunt House in Waterloo, NY (S. 1910) (S. Rept. 106-268), S2616 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior Contract With the Mancos Water Conservancy District To Use Mancos Project Facilities for Irrigation Purposes (S. 2594) (S. Rept. 106-427), S9464 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior Contracts With the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District To Use Federal Facilities To Deliver Non-Federal Water (H.R. 3236) (S. Rept. 106-434), S9464 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of Certain Water Distribution Facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (S. 2400) (S. Rept. 106-450), S9603 [2OC]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of the Surface and Mineral Estates of Certain Lots to the Landusky, MT, School District (S. 1218) (S. Rept. 106-245), S1461 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior Land Exchange With the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, VA (S. 3000) (S. Rept. 106-432), S9464 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of a Project To Reclaim and Reuse Wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301) (S. Rept. 106-439), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 106-437), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Release of Reversionary Interests Held by the U.S. in Certain Parcels of Land in Washington County, UT (H.R. 2862) (S. Rept. 106-241), S1391 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior Release of Reversionary Interests Held by the U.S. in Certain Parcels of Land in Washington County, UT (S. 2873) (S. Rept. 106-453), S9604 [2OC]

Dept. of the Interior Transfer or Other Disposition of Certain Lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA (S. 2757) (S. Rept. 106-451), S9603 [2OC]

Diamond Valley Lake Center and Museum Establishment To Ensure Protection and Interpretation of Paleontology Discoveries and Development of a Trail System (S. 2977) (S. Rept. 106-455), S9604 [2OC]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation Memorial in the District of Columbia To Honor Veterans Who Became Disabled Serving in the Armed Forces (S. 311) (S. Rept. 106-273), S2726 [13AP]

Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act (S. 2350) (S. Rept. 106-478), S9701 [3OC]

Education Land Grant Act (H.R. 150) (S. Rept. 106-236), S1390 [9MR]

Effigy Mounds National Monument Additions Act (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 106-374), S8018 [5SE]

Electric Reliability 2000 Act (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 106-324), S5883 [27JN], S6013 [28JN]

Elim Native Corp., Land Restoration Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (H.R. 3090) (S. Rept. 106-258), S2465 [10AP]

Elko County, NV, Transfer of Certain Federal Lands (H.R. 1231) (S. Rept. 106-238), S1390 [9MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Alabama (S. 1836) (S. Rept. 106-265), S2615 [12AP]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Pennsylvania (S. 2499) (S. Rept. 106-381), S8019 [5SE]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in West Virginia (S. 2942) (S. Rept. 106-430), S9464 [28SE]

Fort Matanzas National Monument Boundary Revision (S. 1670) (S. Rept. 106-331), S6347 [10JY]

Fort Sumter National Monument Franchise Fee Recalculation Owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (S. 2331) (S. Rept. 106-476), S9701 [3OC]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act (S. 2051) (S. Rept. 106-376), S8018 [5SE]

Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 2932) (S. Rept. 106-321), S5882 [27JN]

Great Sand Dunes National Park Act (S. 2547) (S. Rept. 106-479), S9701 [3OC]

Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Act (S. 2345) (S. Rept. 106-440), S9700 [3OC]

Hawaii Water Resources Reclamation Act (S. 1694) (S. Rept. 106-234), S1390 [9MR]

Independent Scientific Review Panel Scope Expansion (S. 1167) (S. Rept. 106-235), S1390 [9MR]

Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act (H.R. 1444) (S. Rept. 106-239), S1390 [9MR]

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act (H.R. 1695) (S. Rept. 106-394), S8019 [5SE]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission Act (S. 2885) (S. Rept. 106-456), S9604 [2OC]

Joe Rowell Park Land Conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972) (S. Rept. 106-375), S8018 [5SE]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Area Act (S. 2511) (S. Rept. 106-333), S6347 [10JY]

Kern County California Land Exchange Act (H.R. 1680) (S. Rept. 106-444), S9700 [3OC]

Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act (S. 2882) (S. Rept. 106-489), S9855 [4OC]

Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 940) (S. Rept. 106-342), S6574 [12JY]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 106-400), S8290 [8SE]

Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Extension Act (H.R. 1615) (S. Rept. 106-269), S2616 [12AP]

Lincoln County Land Act (S. 1331) (S. Rept. 106-417), S9195 [25SE]

Little Sandy River Watershed Protection as Part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (S. 2691) (S. Rept. 106-428), S9464 [28SE]

Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be Held by an Entity in Any One State (H.R. 3063) (S. Rept. 106-270), S2616 [12AP]

Minidoka Project North Side Pumping Division Appropriations Increase (H.R. 3577) (S. Rept. 106-435), S9464 [28SE]

Missouri River Basin, Middle Loup Division Facilities Conveyance Act (S. 1612) (S. Rept. 106-373), S8018 [5SE]

Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act (S. 3022) (S. Rept. 106-480), S9701 [3OC]

Natchez Trace Parkway Boundary Adjustment in Mississippi (S. 2020) (S. Rept. 106-332), S6347 [10JY]

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (S. 2343) (S. Rept. 106-380), S8019 [5SE]

National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization Extension (H.R. 834) (S. Rept. 106-237), S1390 [9MR]

National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act (S. 1756) (S. Rept. 106-487), S9855 [4OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum Act (S. 1438) (S. Rept. 106-330), S6347 [10JY]

National Materials Corridor Partnership Act (S. 397) (S. Rept. 106-232), S1390 [9MR]

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act (H.R. 1487) (S. Rept. 106-250), S1815 [28MR]

National Monument Public Participation Act (S. 729) (S. Rept. 106-372), S8018 [5SE]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act (H.R. 2919) (S. Rept. 106-445), S9700 [3OC]

Nomination of Mildred S. Dresselhaus To Be Dept. of Energy Office of Science Director, S4378 [24MY]

Nomination of Sylvia V. Baca To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior, S612 [10FE]

Nomination of Thomas A. Fry III To Be Director of the BLM, S2233 [5AP]

Oregon Land Exchange Act (S. 1629) (S. Rept. 106-248), S1596 [22MR]

Outfitter Policy Act (S. 1969) (S. Rept. 106-491), S9941 [5OC]

Palace of the Governors Annex Act (S. 1727) (S. Rept. 106-263), S2615 [12AP]

Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act (S. 1474) (S. Rept. 106-358), S7477 [24JY]

Park County, WY, Land Conveyance (S. 1894) (S. Rept. 106-315), S5882 [27JN]

Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act (S. 2848) (S. Rept. 106-429), S9464 [28SE]

Peopling of America Theme Study Act (S. 2478) (S. Rept. 106-318), S5882 [27JN]

Placement of a Plaque Commemorating the Martin Luther King, Jr., ``I Have a Dream'' Speech at the Lincoln Memorial (H.R. 2879) (S. Rept. 106-334), S6347 [10JY]

Powder River Basin Resource Development Act (S. 1950) (S. Rept. 106-490), S9941 [5OC]

Powell, WY, Land Conveyance (S. 2069) (S. Rept. 106-402), S8290 [8SE]

Reclamation Reform Refund Act (S. 1697) (S. Rept. 106-486), S9855 [4OC]

Recognize the Hermann Monument and the Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, MN, as a National Symbol of the Contributions of German Americans (H. Con. Res. 89) (S. Rept. 106-482), S9701 [3OC]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act (H.R. 4063) (S. Rept. 106-446), S9700 [3OC]

Saint-Gaudens Historic Site Boundary Modification (S. 1367) (S. Rept. 106-314), S5882 [27JN]

San Bernardino National Forest Conveyance of a Small Parcel of Public Domain Land (S. 2111) (S. Rept. 106-476), S9701 [3OC]

San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act (S. 2048) (S. Rept. 106-401), S8290 [8SE]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act (S. 2950) (S. Rept. 106-418), S9195 [25SE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (S. 1608) (S. Rept. 106-275), S2865 [25AP]

Sequoia National Park Boundaries Expansion To Include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (S. 2279), S7838 [27JY]

Sequoia National Park Boundary Expansion to Include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (S. 2279) (S. Rept. 106-377), S8018 [5SE]

Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act (H.R. 992) (S. Rept. 106-393), S8019 [5SE]

Solano Project, Vallejo, CA, Authorization of Certain Uses of Water (H.R. 1235) (S. Rept. 106-433), S9464 [28SE]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System Construction Appropriations (S. 2439) (S. Rept. 106-405), S8342 [11SE]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act (S. 503) (S. Rept. 106-233), S1390 [9MR]

St. Croix Island Heritage Act (S. 2485) (S. Rept. 106-319), S5882 [27JN]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act (H.R. 468) (S. Rept. 106-392), S8019 [5SE]

Texas National Forests Improvement Act (H.R. 4285) (S. Rept. 106-447), S9701 [3OC]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Appropriations (H.R. 4115) (S. Rept. 106-436), S9464 [28SE]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Study Act (S. 2421) (S. Rept. 106-317), S5882 [27JN]

Utah West Desert Land Exchange Act (H.R. 4579) (S. Rept. 106-463), S9604 [2OC]

Virginia Wilderness Act (S. 2865) (S. Rept. 106-442), S9700 [3OC]

Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Westside Irrigation District (S. 610) (S. Rept. 106-313), S5882 [27JN]

Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Designation Act (S. 2352) (S. Rept. 106-316), S5882 [27JN]

Wheeling National Heritage Area Act (S. 2247) (S. Rept. 106-341), S6574 [12JY]

White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act (S. 1849) (S. Rept. 106-266), S2615 [12AP]

Wilson Creek Designation as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749) (S. Rept. 106-320), S5882 [27JN]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act (S. 1998) (S. Rept. 106-340), S6574 [12JY]

Tables

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS (Senate)

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: EPA, S7090, S7091 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Staff: tribute for efforts relative to Water Resources Development Act, S9145, S9151 [25SE]

Reports filed

Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX (H.R. 1959), S7655 [26JY]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act (H.R. 999), S8019 [5SE]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act (S. 522) (S. Rept. 106-366), S8018 [5SE]

Bear Protection Act (S. 1109) (S. Rept. 106-484), S9855 [4OC]

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (H.R. 4286) (S. Rept. 106-461), S9604 [2OC]

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL (H.R. 4806), S9464 [28SE]

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (H.R. 3292) (S. Rept. 106-459), S9604 [2OC]

Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse, Jackson, WY (S. 1794), S538 [9FE]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorization and Amendments (S. 1752) (S. Rept. 106-252), S2106 [4AP]

Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections (H.R. 34) (S. Rept. 106-471), S9701 [3OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections (H.R. 4435) (S. Rept. 106-473), S9701 [3OC]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY (S. 2370), S2726 [13AP]

Disaster Mitigation Act (S. 1691) (S. Rept. 106-295), S4013 [16MY]

Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 707), S4013 [16MY]

E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN (H.R. 2412), S2726 [13AP]

Environmental Education Act (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 106-272), S2726 [13AP]

EPA Reinstatement of Transportation Conformity Regulations (S. 1053) (S. Rept. 106-228), S285 [2FE]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act (S. 2962) (S. Rept. 106-426), S9464 [28SE]

Great Ape Conservation Act (H.R. 4320) (S. Rept. 106-472), S9701 [3OC]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN (H.R. 4608), S7655 [26JY]

Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR (H.R. 1605), S9464 [28SE]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act (H.R. 2496) (S. Rept. 106-457), S9604 [2OC]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX (H.R. 1901), S7655 [26JY]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (S. 1653) (S. Rept. 106-230), S1173 [6MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act (S. 2878) (S. Rept. 106-370), S8018 [5SE]

Nomination of Arthur C. Campbell To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Economic Development, S7655 [26JY]

Nomination of Edward McGaffigan, Jr., to the NRC, S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Ella Wong-Rusinko to the Appalachian Regional Commission, S7655 [26JY]

Nomination of Eric D. Eberhard to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustees, S538 [9FE]

Nomination of W. Michael McCabe To Be EPA Deputy Administrator, S538 [9FE]

Pamela B. Gwin Hall, Charlottesville, VA (H.R. 1729), S7655 [26JY]

Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act (H.R. 4318) (S. Rept. 106-462), S9604 [2OC]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act (S. 2797) (S. Rept. 106-363), S7837 [27JY]

Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act (S. 2417) (S. Rept. 106-485), S9855 [4OC]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796) (S. Rept. 106-362), S7837 [27JY]

Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes (S. 2297) (S. Rept. 106-369), S8018 [5SE]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act (H.R. 3671) (S. Rept. 106-495), S10153 [10OC]

William H. Natcher Bridge (H.R. 1162), S9464 [28SE]

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Trade Office: establish (see S. 2226), S1391 [9MR]

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (see S. Res. 354), S8413 [12SE]

Letters

Treatment of any budget surpluses: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S2409 [7AP]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, S2408 [7AP]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, S2408-S2410 [7AP]

Congressional Trade Office: establish (S. 2226), S1393 [9MR]

Nominations: discharge of committee and confirmation, S10884 [23OC]

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (S. Res. 354), S8425 [12SE], S11660 [6DE]

Trade and Development Act: tribute to Members and staff for efforts on legislation, S3787 [10MY]

Reports filed

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 1102) (S. Rept. 106-411), S8501 [13SE]

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act (H.R. 4986) (S. Rept. 106-416), S8822 [20SE]

Marriage Tax Relief Act (S. 2346) (S. Rept. 106-253), S2106 [4AP]

Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (S. 2839) (S. Rept. 106-329), S6347 [10JY]

Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs (S. 662) (S. Rept. 106-323), S5883 [27JN]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 4868), S9381 [27SE]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 4868) (S. Rept. 106-503), S10411 [12OC]

Nomination of Charles L. Kolbe to the IRS Oversight Board, S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of George L. Farr to the IRS Oversight Board, S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Jonathan Talisman To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury, S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Karen Hastie Williams to the IRS Oversight Board, S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Larry L. Levitan to the IRS Oversight Board, S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Lisa G. Ross To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury, S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Lisa G. Ross To Be Dept. of the Treasury Chief Financial Officer, S10999 [25OC]

Nomination of Michelle A. Smith To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury, S4103 [17MY]

Nomination of Nancy Killefer to the IRS Oversight Board, S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Robert M. Tobias to the IRS Oversight Board, S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Robert S. LaRussa To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Ruth M. Thomas To Be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury, S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Steve H. Nickles to the IRS Oversight Board, S1117 [2MR]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization (S. 2277) (S. Rept. 106-305), S4459 [25MY]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act (H.R 4844) (S. Rept. 106-475), S9701 [3OC]

Retired Coal Miners Health Benefit Security Act (S. 3267) (S. Rept. 106-512), S11494 [1NO]

Telephone Use and Other Communications Services Excise Taxes Repeal (H.R. 3916) (S. Rept. 106-328), S6347 [10JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 354, Senate Rules amendment to provide for certain committee appointments, S8423, S8425 [12SE]

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (Senate)

Addresses

U.S.-U.N. Relations: Senator Helms, S70-S72 [26JA]

Articles and editorials

Arms Control—Senate Needs To Stop Playing With Nuclear Fire, S2954 [27AP]

Nuclear Family Values, S2955 [27AP]

Russia Takes Arms Control Lead, S2954 [27AP]

Will U.S. Lead, or Follow?, S2954 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

Descriptions

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) events at the U.N., S72 [26JA]

Lists

Supporters of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S1292 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Arms control: implementation of treaties and agreements, S2953-S2955 [27AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification, S1276 [8MR]

———ratification (S. Res. 237), S1291-S1294, S1304-S1309 [8MR], S1381, S1382 [9MR]

———ratification (S. Res. 237), unanimous-consent request, S1247 [8MR]

———ratification (S. Res. 286), S2565 [12AP]

Nominations: discharged, S11575 [5DE], S11739 [7DE]

U.N.: participation in meetings on U.S.-U.N. relations, S69 [26JA]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2727 [13AP], S6013, S6014, S6015 [28JN], S7655 [26JY], S9465 [28SE]

Reports filed

American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act (H.R. 3707), S2865 [25AP]

Belarus Human Rights Violations and Democracy Efforts (H. Con. Res. 304), S4952 [12JN]

Commemorate Anniversary of the Execution of Polish Captives by Soviet Authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (S. Con. Res. 118), S4952 [12JN]

Commend Slovenia's Partnership With the U.S. and NATO and Endorse Accession to NATO (S. Con. Res. 117), S4952 [12JN]

Condemn Terrorist Attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and Urge the Argentine Government To Punish Those Responsible (S. Res. 329), S6013 [28JN]

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines (Exec. Rept. 106-16), S8103 [6SE]

Croatian Elections (H. Con Res. 251), S4952 [12JN]

Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act (H.R. 4249), S6013 [28JN]

Dept. of State Rewards for Information Relative to Serious Violations of International Law in Rwanda (S. 2460), S4952 [12JN]

East Timor Repatriation and Security Act (S. 2621), S9464 [28SE]

Extradition Treaty With Belize (Exec. Rept. 106-26), S9860 [4OC]

Extradition Treaty With Paraguay (Exec. Rept. 106-26), S9860 [4OC]

Extradition Treaty With South Africa (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9860 [4OC]

Extradition Treaty With Sri Lanka (Exec. Rept. 106-26), S9860 [4OC]

Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act (H.R. 4002), S9604 [2OC]

Food Aid Convention (Exec. Rept. 106-17), S8104 [6SE]

Foreign Service Nominations, S1391 [9MR], S2727 [13AP], S4669 [7JN], S9465 [28SE]

Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act (S. 2845) (S. Rept. 106-336), S6473 [11JY]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Exec. Rept. 106-14), S3022 [27AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Compliance (S. Con. Res. 98), S2940 [26AP]

Human Rights Violations in Cuba (S. Res. 289), S2726 [13AP]

Human Rights Violations of Bahais in Iran (S. Con. Res. 57), S6013 [28JN]

Inter-American Convention Against Corruption (Exec. Rept. 106-15), S6256 [30JN]

Inter-American Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters With Related Optional Protocol (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9859 [4OC]

Inter-American Convention on Sea Turtles (Exec. Rept. 106-18), S8104 [6SE]

Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad (Exec. Rept. 106-21), S9604 [2OC]

Intercountry Adoption Convention Implementation Act (S. 682) (S. Rept. 106-276), S3022 [27AP]

International Academic Opportunity Act (S. 3076), S9604 [2OC]

International Debt Relief and Strengthening of Anticorruption Measures and Accountability at International Financial Institutions (S. 3129) (S. Rept. 106-425), S9464 [28SE]

International Malaria Control Act (S. 2943), S7838 [27JY]

International Plant Protection Convention (Exec. Rept. 106-27), S9944 [5OC]

International Visitors Program Anniversary (S. Res. 87), S1391 [9MR]

Investment Treaty With Azerbaijan (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9855 [4OC]

Investment Treaty With Bahrain (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9855 [4OC]

Investment Treaty With Bolivia (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9855 [4OC]

Investment Treaty With Croatia (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9855 [4OC]

Investment Treaty With El Salvador (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9855 [4OC]

Investment Treaty With Honduras (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9856 [4OC]

Investment Treaty With Jordan (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9856 [4OC]

Investment Treaty With Lithuania (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9856 [4OC]

Investment Treaty With Mozambique (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9856 [4OC]

Investment Treaty With Uzbekistan (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9856 [4OC]

Iraqi Failure To Release Prisoners of War From Kuwait and Nine Other Nations in Violation of International Agreements (S. Con. Res. 124), S6256 [30JN]

Magen David Adom Society Membership and Recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (S. Res. 343), S9464 [28SE]

Make Archival Materials of the Africa Division of the VOA Available to the Institute for Media Development by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (S. 2682), S4952 [12JN]

Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act (S. 2844) (S. Rept. 106-335), S6473 [11JY]

Nomination of Alan P. Larson to International Monetary Organizations, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Alberto J. Mora to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Anne Woods Patterson To Be Ambassador to Colombia, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Barry E. Carter To Be AID Assistant Administrator, S9464 [28SE]

Nomination of Brian D. Curran To Be Ambassador to Haiti, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Carey Cavanaugh To Be Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional Conflicts, S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Carlos Pascual To Be Ambassador to Ukraine, S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Christopher R. Hill To Be Ambassador to Poland, S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Daniel A. Johnson To Be Ambassador to Suriname, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of David N. Greenlee To Be Ambassador to Paraguay, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Donald A. Mahley To Be Special Negotiator for Chemical and Biological Arms Control Issues, S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Donald Y. Yamamoto To Be Ambassador to Djibouti, S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Donna J. Hrinak To Be Ambassador to Venezuela, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Douglas A. Hartwick To Be Ambassador to Laos, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of E. Ashley Wills To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka, S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Earl Anthony Wayne To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Economic and Business Affairs, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Edward E. Kaufman to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Edward W. Gnehm, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Australia, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Everett L. Mosley To Be AID Inspector General, S7655 [26JY]

Nomination of Gary A. Barron to OPIC, S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Gregory G. Govan To Be Chief U.S. Delegate to the Joint Consultative Group, S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Howard F. Jeter To Be Ambassador to Nigeria, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of James D. Walsh To Be Ambassador to Argentina, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Janet A. Sanderson To Be Ambassador to Algeria, S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of John E. Herbst To Be Ambassador to Uzbekistan, S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of John F. Dinger To Be Ambassador to Mongolia, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of John F. Tefft To Be Ambassador to Lithuania, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of John N. O'Keefe To Be Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of John W. Limbert To Be Ambassador to Mauritania, S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Karl W. Hofmann To Be Ambassador to Togo, S6013 [28JN]

Nomination of Lawrence G. Rossin To Be Ambassador to Croatia, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Marc Grossman To Be Foreign Service Director General, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Margrethe Lundsager To Be IMF U.S. Alternate Executive Director, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Mary A. Peters To Be Ambassador to Bangladesh, S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Michael G. Kozak To Be Ambassador to Belarus, S7655 [26JY]

Nomination of Michael J. Senko To Be Ambassador to the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of N. Cinnamon Dornsife To Be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Owen J. Sheaks To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Verification and Compliance, S6015 [28JN]

Nomination of Pamela E. Bridgewater To Be Ambassador to Benin, S6015 [28JN]

Nomination of Richard A. Boucher To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Public Affairs, S7655 [26JY]

Nomination of Robert M. Lyford to OPIC, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Roger A. Meece To Be Ambassador to Malawi, S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Ronald G. Godard To Be Ambassador to Guyana, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Rose M. Likins To Be Ambassador to El Salvador, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Ross L. Wilson To Be Ambassador to Azerbaijan, S6013 [28JN]

Nomination of Rust M. Deming To Be Ambassador to Tunisia, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Sharon P. Wilkinson To Be Ambassador to Mozambique, S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Susan S. Jacobs To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Thomas G. Weston To Be Special Coordinator for Cyprus, S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of V. Manuel Rocha To Be Ambassador to Bolivia, S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of W. Robert Pearson To Be Ambassador to Turkey, S4668 [7JN]

Oppose Serbian Regime of Slobodan Milosevic, Support Efforts of the Democratic Opposition, and Promote Peace, Stability, and Prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S2940 [26AP]

Polish Anniversary of Workers' Strikes That Led to the Creation of the Independent Trade Union Solidarnosc (S. Con. Res. 131), S7838 [27JY]

Protocol Amending Bilateral Investment Treaty With Panama (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9856 [4OC]

Protocol Amending the 1950 Consular Convention With Ireland (Exec. Rept. 106-20), S9604 [2OC]

Rails to Resources Act (S. 2253), S7655 [26JY]

Recognize Anniversary of Free and Fair Elections and Improve Democratic and Human Rights in Burma (S. Con. Res. 113), S6256 [30JN]

Recognize Anniversary of the U.S. Nonrecognition Policy of the Soviet Takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and Support Democratic and Economic Reforms (S. Con. Res. 122), S6013 [28JN]

Release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim in the People's Republic of China (S. Con. Res. 81), S2726 [13AP]

Return of Nadia Dabbagh to the U.S. From Saudi Arabia (S. Res. 239), S6013 [28JN]

Russian Detention of Journalist Andrei Babitsky and Interference With Freedom of the Press (S. Res. 303), S5106 [14JN]

Security Assistance Act (S. 2901) (S. Rept. 106-351), S7392 [20JY]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Support Democracy and Human Rights in Laos (S. Res. 309), S6013 [28JN]

Support for Overseas Cooperative Development Act (S. 3072), S9464 [28SE]

Support Free and Fair Elections and Respect Democracy in Haiti (S. Con. Res. 126), S6256 [30JN]

Support Increase in World Crude Oil Supplies (S. Res. 263), S1391 [9MR]

Support U.N. Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in the People's Republic of China (S. Res. 271), S2865 [25AP]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act (S. 2382) (S. Rept. 106-257), S2438 [7AP]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Belize for the Return of Stolen Vehicles (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Guatemala for the Return of Stolen or Robbed, Embezzled or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic for the Return of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicles (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Treaty With Cyprus on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9856 [4OC]

Treaty With Egypt on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9857 [4OC]

Treaty With France on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9857 [4OC]

Treaty With Greece on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9857 [4OC]

Treaty With Mexico on Delimitation of Continental Shelf (Exec. Rept. 106-19), S9604 [2OC]

Treaty With Nigeria on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9858 [4OC]

Treaty With Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9858 [4OC]

Treaty With South Africa on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9858 [4OC]

Treaty With Ukraine on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9858 [4OC]

Tribute to Okinawa, Japan, for Hosting U.S. Defense Facilities and for Hosting the G-8 Summit Meeting (S. Res. 334), S7838 [27JY]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Drought, Particularly in Africa, With Annexes (Exec. Rept. 106-25), S9859 [4OC]

U.N. Status of the Holy See (S. Con. Res. 87), S1391 [9MR]

U.S. Policy Towards Libya (S. Res. 287), S2726 [13AP]

Zimbabwe Democracy Act (S. 2677), S4952 [12JN]

Resolutions of ratification

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines, S8103 [6SE], S8867 [20SE]

Extradition Treaty With Belize, S9860 [4OC], S10666 [18OC]

Extradition Treaty With Paraguay, S9860 [4OC], S10666 [18OC]

Extradition Treaty With South Africa, S9860 [4OC], S10666 [18OC]

Extradition Treaty With Sri Lanka, S9860 [4OC], S10666 [18OC]

Food Aid Convention, S8104 [6SE], S8867 [20SE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, S8866 [20SE]

Inter-American Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters With Related Optional Protocol, S9859 [4OC], S10664 [18OC]

Inter-American Convention on Sea Turtles, S8104 [6SE], S8867 [20SE]

Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad, S9604 [2OC], S10658 [18OC]

International Plant Protection Convention, S9944 [5OC], S10667 [18OC]

Investment Treaty With Azerbaijan, S9855 [4OC], S10660 [18OC]

Investment Treaty With Bahrain, S9855 [4OC], S10660 [18OC]

Investment Treaty With Bolivia, S9855 [4OC], S10660 [18OC]

Investment Treaty With Croatia, S9855 [4OC], S10660 [18OC]

Investment Treaty With El Salvador, S9855 [4OC], S10660 [18OC]

Investment Treaty With Honduras, S9856 [4OC], S10661 [18OC]

Investment Treaty With Jordan, S10661 [18OC]

Investment Treaty With Lithuania, S9856 [4OC], S10661 [18OC]

Investment Treaty With Mozambique, S9856 [4OC], S10661 [18OC]

Investment Treaty With Uzbekistan, S9856 [4OC], S10661 [18OC]

Protocol Amending Bilateral Investment Treaty With Panama, S9856 [4OC], S10662 [18OC]

Protocol Amending the 1950 Consular Convention With Ireland, S9604 [2OC], S10658 [18OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Belize for the Return of Stolen Vehicles, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Guatemala for the Return of Stolen or Robbed, Embezzled or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic for the Return of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicles, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Treaty With Cyprus on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9856 [4OC], S10662 [18OC]

Treaty With Egypt on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9857 [4OC], S10662 [18OC]

Treaty With France on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9857 [4OC], S10662 [18OC]

Treaty With Greece on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9857 [4OC], S10663 [18OC]

Treaty With Mexico on Delimitation of Continental Shelf, S9604 [2OC], S10658 [18OC]

Treaty With Nigeria on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S10663 [18OC]

Treaty With Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9858 [4OC], S10663 [18OC]

Treaty With South Africa on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9858 [4OC], S10664 [18OC]

Treaty With Ukraine on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9858 [4OC], S10664 [18OC]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Drought, Particularly in Africa, With Annexes, S9859 [4OC], S10665 [18OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 279, encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S1998 [30MR]

S. Res. 286, encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S2637 [12AP]

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM (House)

Articles and editorials

Riady Invites Clinton to Lippo Board, H8898 [5OC]

Excerpts

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Wrongdoing Involving the Clinton Administration, H8594 [2OC]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3392 [18MY]

Federal Protective Service Reform Act, H5199 [27JN]

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10631 [24OC]

Safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities, H8075 [26SE]

Social Security Number Confidentiality Act, E1846 [19OC]

Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act, H2629 [8MY]

Unsubstantiated allegations of wrongdoing involving the Clinton Administration: Representative Waxman, E1990 [28OC]

Remarks in House

Clinton, President: invitation to join Lippo Group (business) Board of Directors, H8897 [5OC]

Crime: investigative practices and allegations, H8455 [28SE]

Crimes: investigative practices and allegations, H8593 [2OC]

Dept. of Justice: release of report, E2207 [15DE]

Health: review of health care activities, E2230 [15DE]

———review of immunization and vaccine programs, E2230 [15DE]

———use of alternative medicine and hospice care to improve end of life care, E2230 [15DE]

Members of Congress: impact of public statements about criminal allegations, H8444-H8447 [28SE]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1403 [23MR]

Texas: release of Minority Staff report on condition of nursing homes, E2104 [14NO]

Reports

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Wrongdoing Involving the Clinton Administration: Minority Staff, H8447-H8454 [28SE]

Reports filed

Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) and Macheteros Clemency—Misleading Explanations, a Reckless Decision, a Dangerous Message (H. Rept. 106-488), H3 [24JA]

Dept. of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program—Unproven Force Protection (H. Rept. 106-556), H1674 [3AP]

Dept. of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Management Practices (H. Rept. 106-1024), H11954 [4DE]

District of Columbia Legislation on the Membership and Responsibilities of the Board of Education Shall Take Effect Upon Ratification by the Voters (H.R. 4387) (H. Rept. 106-664), H4219 [12JN]

District of Columbia Receivership Accountability Act (H.R. 3995) (H. Rept. 106-663), H4219 [12JN]

Failure To Produce White House E-Mails—Threats, Obstructions, and Unanswered Questions (H. Rept. 106-1023), H11954 [4DE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act (H.R. 2842) (H. Rept. 106-779), H6776 [24JY]

Janet Reno's Stewardship of the Justice Department—A Failure To Serve the Ends of Justice (H. Rept. 106-1027), H12085 [13DE]

Long-Term Care Security Act (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 106-610), H2654 [8MY]

Making the Federal Government Accountable—Enforcing the Mandate for Effective Financial Management (H. Rept. 106-802), H7205 [27JY]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission Appropriations (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 106-768), H6717 [20JY]

Non-Binding Legal Effect of Agency Guidance Documents (H. Rept. 106-1009), H11206 [26OC]

Privacy Commission Act (H.R. 4049) (H. Rept. 106-919), H8551 [29SE]

Semipostal Authorization Act (H.R. 4437) (H. Rept. 106-734), H6353 [17JY]

Tragedy at Waco—New Evidence Examined (H. Rept. 106-1037), H12534 [2JA]

Truth in Regulating Act (H.R. 4744) (H. Rept. 106-772), H6717 [20JY]

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program—Addressing Needs and Improving Practices (H. Rept. 106-977), H9899 [12OC]

Testimonies

Congressional Investigations: Cheryl Mills, E651 [4MY]

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (Senate)

Remarks in Senate

Nominations: consideration, unanimous-consent agreement, S7808 [27JY]

Reports filed

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building, Derry, NH (H.R. 4517), S9701 [3OC]

Allow Federal Employees To Contribute Rollover Distributions to Thrift Savings Plan Accounts and Eliminate the Waiting-Period Requirements for Participation (H.R. 208) (S. Rept. 106-343), S6677 [13JY]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA (H.R. 643), S5555 [21JN]

Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building, Reno, NV (H.R. 4169), S9701 [3OC]

Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr., Post Office, Madison, FL (H.R. 1666), S5555 [21JN]

Day Trading—Case Studies and Conclusions (S. Rept. 106-364), S7837 [27JY]

District of Columbia Performance Accountability Plan Filing Date and Goals Modification (S. 3062) (S. Rept. 106-469), S9701 [3OC]

District of Columbia Receivership Accountability Act (H.R. 3995) (S. Rept. 106-493), S10083 [6OC]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD (H.R. 4449), S9701 [3OC]

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD (H.R. 4484), S9701 [3OC]

Federal Courts Budget Protection Act (S. 1564) (S. Rept. 106-379), S8018 [5SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act (S. 1688) (S. Rept. 106-492), S10082 [6OC]

Government Information Security Act (S. 1993) (S. Rept. 106-259), S2465 [10AP]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA (S. 2043), S5555 [21JN]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA (H.R. 3454), S9701 [3OC]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL (H.R. 3909), S9701 [3OC]

Inspector General Offices Reforms and Improvements Within Federal Agencies (S. 870), S9701 [3OC]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC (H.R. 4658), S9701 [3OC]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC (H.R. 4534), S9701 [3OC]

James W. McCabe, Sr., Post Office Building, Johnson City, NY, (H.R. 2302), S9701 [3OC]

Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post Office, Wiggins, MS (H.R. 2460), S5555 [21JN]

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA (H.R. 3699), S5555 [21JN]

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN (S. 2804), S9701 [3OC]

John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building, Hamilton, NJ (H.R. 1371), S1747 [27MR]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA (H.R. 4554), S9701 [3OC]

Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA (H.R. 3189), S1747 [27MR]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA (H.R. 3701), S5555 [21JN]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD (H.R. 4448), S9701 [3OC]

Keith D. Oglesby Station, Greenville, SC (H.R. 2952), S5555 [21JN]

Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC (H.R. 3018), S5555 [21JN]

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI (H.R. 4241), S5555 [21JN]

Long-Term Care Security Act (S. 2420) (S. Rept. 106-344), S6841 [14JY]

Louise Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH (H.R. 2357), S5555 [21JN]

Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC (H.R. 3018), S5555 [21JN]

Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC (H.R. 3018), S5555 [21JN]

Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY (H.R. 3030), S9701 [3OC]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA (H.R. 4157), S9701 [3OC]

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA (H.R. 642), S5555 [21JN]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission Appropriations (H.R. 4110) (S. Rept. 106-466), S9701 [3OC]

Nomination of Alan C. Kessler to the Postal Service Board of Governors, S5106 [14JN]

Nomination of Amy L. Comstock To Be Office of Government Ethics Director, S5106 [14JN]

Nomination of Anna Blackburne-Rigsby To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge, S5106 [14JN]

Nomination of Carol W. Pope to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, S5106 [14JN]

Nomination of George A. Omas to the Postal Rate Commission, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Gerald Fisher To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge, S9466 [28SE]

Nomination of John A. Mott To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge, S5106 [14JN]

Nomination of John R. Johnson To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge, S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Thomas J. Motley To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge, S5106 [14JN]

Police Powers for Certain Inspector General Agents Engaged in Official Duties and Provide an Oversight Mechanism for the Exercise of Those Powers (S. 3144) (S. Rept. 106-470), S9604 [2OC], S9701 [3OC]

Postal Rate Modification Relative to Reduced-Rate Mail Matter (S. 2686) (S. Rept. 106-468), S9701 [3OC]

Presidential Transition Act (S. 2705) (S. Rept. 106-348), S7160 [18JY]

Reform and Improve Inspector General Offices Within Federal Agencies (S. 870) (S. Rept. 106-510), S11252 [27OC]

Reports Consolidation Act (S. 2712) (S. Rept. 106-337), S6473 [11JY]

Require Government Use of Recovery Audits by Federal Agencies To Improve the Economy and Efficiency of Operations (S. 3030) (S. Rept. 106-502), S10411 [12OC]

Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office, Omaha, NE (H.R. 4615), S9701 [3OC]

Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC (H.R. 3018), S5555 [21JN]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD (H.R. 4447), S9701 [3OC]

Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act (H.R. 3069) (S. Rept. 106-458), S9604 [2OC]

Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act Extension (S. 2386) (S. Rept. 106-338), S6574 [12JY]

Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA (H.R. 2307), S5555 [21JN]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL (H.R. 3985), S9701 [3OC]

William H. Avery Post Office, Wakefield, KS (H.R. 2591), S5555 [21JN]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI (H.R. 4884), S9701 [3OC]

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS (Senate)

Reports filed

Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance and Protection Act (S. 2725) (S. Rept. 106-494), S10153 [10OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act (S. 2311) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Education Investigation and Audit (S. 2829) (S. Rept. 106-448), S9603 [2OC]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act Anniversary (S. Con. Res. 135), S8941 [21SE]

Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2) (S. Rept. 106-261), S2615 [12AP]

National and Community Service Act and Domestic Volunteer Service Act Programs Appropriations Extension (S. 2764) (S. Rept. 106-365), S8018 [5SE]

Nomination of Alan D. Solomont to the Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Barbara W. Snelling to the U.S. Institute of Peace, S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Bobby L. Roberts to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Carol W. Kinsley to the Corp. for National and Community Service, S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Daniel Simberloff to the National Science Board, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Diana S. Natalicio to the National Science Board, S7447 [21JY]

Nomination of Donald J. Sutherland to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Edward B. Montgomery To Be Deputy Sec. of Labor, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Francis J. Duggin to the National Mediation Board, S7447 [21JY]

Nomination of Gordon S. Heddell To Be Dept. of Labor Inspector General, S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Harriet M. Zimmerman to the U.S. Institute of Peace, S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Holly J. Burkhalter to the U.S. Institute of Peace, S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Jane Lubchenco to the National Science Board, S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Jerome F. Kever to the Railroad Retirement Board, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Joan R. Challinor to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of John A. White, Jr., to the National Science Board, S7447 [21JY]

Nomination of Juanita S. Doty to the Corp. for National and Community Service, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Leslie B. Kramerich To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor, S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Leslie Lenkowsky to the Corp. for National and Community Service, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Marc E. Leland to the U.S. Institute of Peace, S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Marc Racicot to the Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Mark D. Gearan to the Corp. for National and Community Service, S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Mark S. Wrighton to the National Science Board, S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Mel Carnahan to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Michael G. Rossmann to the National Science Board, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Nathan O. Hatch to the National Council on the Humanities, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Nina V. Fedoroff to the National Science Board, S7447 [21JY]

Nomination of Robert B. Rogers to the Corp. for National and Community Service, S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Scott O. Wright to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Seymour M. Lipset to the U.S. Institute of Peace, S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Virgil M. Speakman, Jr., to the Railroad Retirement Board, S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Warren M. Washington to the National Science Board, S7448 [21JY]

Older Americans Act, National Family Caregiver Support Program, Aging Programs and Services, and Need To Engage in Life Course Planning (S. 1536) (S. Rept. 106-399), S8290 [8SE]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and Extension (S. 2366), S2726 [13AP]

Promote New and Revised Toxicological Tests That Protect Human, Animal, and Environmental Health While Reducing Need for Animal Testing (S. 1495) (S. Rept. 106-496), S10252 [11OC]

Public Health Service Nominations, S1391 [9MR]

Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act (S. 2731) (S. Rept. 106-505), S10715 [18OC]

Studies

Impact on Patients of Delays in Passing a Patients' Bill of Rights: Minority Staff, S2340 [6AP]

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION (House)

Bills and resolutions

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 569), H7210 [27JY]

Letters

National Recording Preservation Act, H6850 [25JY]

Remarks in House

House of Representatives: electronic voting system anomaly, H5073 [23JN]

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (H. Res. 569), H7176 [27JY]

Resignations

Ewing, Representative, H7176 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 569, majority party appointments, H7176 [27JY]

COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES (Joint)

Appointments

Members, S2131 [4AP], H2619 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (see S. Con. Res. 90), S1118 [2MR]

Establish (see S. Con. Res. 89), S1118 [2MR]

Records: provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (see S. Con. Res. 148), S10252 [11OC]

Press releases

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Named Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, S10267 [11OC]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 90), H940 [14MR]

Establish (S. Con. Res. 89), H939, H940 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 90), S1152 [2MR]

Establish (S. Con. Res. 89), S1152 [2MR]

Records: provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (S. Con. Res. 148), S10266, S10267 [11OC]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 89, establish, S1130, S1152 [2MR], S10267 [11OC], H939 [14MR]

S. Con. Res. 90, use of Capitol rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S1130, S1153 [2MR], S10267 [11OC], H940 [14MR]

S. Con. Res. 148, disposition and archiving of Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) records, files, documents, and other materials, S10261, S10267 [11OC]

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS (Senate)

Reports filed

Ak-Chin Indian Community Settlement of Water Rights Claims (H.R. 2647) (S. Rept. 106-415), S8759 [19SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Feasibility Study on Rehabilitation of the Municipal Water System at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (H.R. 3051), S5662 [22JN]

California Indian Land Transfer Act (S. 1840) (S. Rept. 106-449), S9603 [2OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims (S. 2508), S5790 [26JN]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims (S. 2508) (S. Rept. 106-513), S11917 [15DE]

Decrease the Requisite Blood Quantum Required for Membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe (H.R. 1460) (S. Rept. 106-464), S9604 [2OC]

Emphasize the Need for Job Creation on Indian Reservations (S. 1509) (S. Rept. 106-277), S3328 [3MY]

Express the Policy of the U.S. Toward Native Hawaiians (S. 2899) (S. Rept. 106-424), S9381 [27SE]

Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act (S. 2872) (S. Rept. 106-452), S9604 [2OC]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 2920) (S. Rept. 106-498), S10252 [11OC]

Indian School Construction Act (S. 2580) (S. Rept. 106-497), S10252 [11OC]

Indian Self-Determination Policy Anniversary (S. Res. 277), S5460 [20JN]

Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act (S. 2283) (S. Rept. 106-406), S8342 [11SE]

Lower Sioux Indian Community Lease or Transfer of Certain Lands (H.R. 2484), S4190 [18MY]

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Technical Corrections on the Status of Certain Lands Held in Trust (S. 1967) (S. Rept. 106-307), S5027 [13JN]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act (S. 1507) (S. Rept. 106-306), S4564 [6JN]

Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act (S. 2719), S5790 [26JN]

Native American Laws Technical Corrections (S. 3031) (S. Rept. 106-501), S10411 [12OC]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act Revisions and Extension (S. 1929) (S. Rept. 106-389), S8019 [5SE]

Navajo Nation Trust Land Leasing Act (S. 2665) (S. Rept. 106-511), S11423 [31OC]

Nomination of Thomas N. Slonaker To Be Special Trustee for the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, S2346 [6AP]

Reduce the Fractionated Ownership of Indian Lands (S. 1586) (S. Rept. 106-361), S7655 [26JY]

Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act (S. 2917) (S. Rept. 106-506), S10715 [18OC]

Support the Development of Native American Language Survival Schools (S. 2688) (S. Rept. 106-467), S9701 [3OC]

Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act (S. 2102) (S. Rept. 106-327), S6256 [30JN]

Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria Authorization of Leases on Trust Lands (H.R. 1953), S4190 [18MY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act (H.R. 4643) (S. Rept. 106-474), S9701 [3OC]

Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place Construction in Fort Pierre, SD (S. 1658) (S. Rept. 106-368), S8018 [5SE]

Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 106-367), S8018 [5SE]

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (House, Select)

Lists

Representative McCollum's committees' staff, E2236 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), permission to file report, H2952 [11MY]

McCollum, Representative: tribute to staff, E2236 [15DE]

Reports filed

Improving Counterintelligence Capabilities at the Dept. of Energy and the Los Alamos, Sandia, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (H. Rept. 106-687), H4816 [21JN]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 4392) (H. Rept. 106-620), H3171 [16MY]

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (Senate, Select)

Bills and resolutions

Senate: authorize documentary production (see S. Res. 356), S8501 [13SE]

Letters

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act, S4662 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Senate: authorize documentary production (S. Res. 356), S8526 [13SE]

Reports filed

Counterintelligence Reform Act (S. 2089) (S. Rept. 106-352), S7392 [20JY]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 2507) (S. Rept. 106-279), S3513 [4MY]

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act (S. 1902), S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of John E. McLaughlin To Be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, S7839 [27JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 356, authorize documentary production, S8508, S8526 [13SE]

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (House)

Letters

Vacation of Representative Martinez's election to the Committee on International Relations (House): Speaker Hastert, H7542 [13SE]

Lists

Members and staff, E2251 [2JA]

Remarks in House

Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (H. Res. 155), H2183 [12AP]

Gilman, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve as chairman of the Committee on International Relations (House), H12509 [15DE]

House of Representatives: tribute to support staff, E2250 [2JA]

Members and staff: tribute, E2250 [2JA]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1049), H12534 [2JA]

Armenian Genocide Understanding and Sensitivity in Responding to Human Rights, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Issues (H. Res. 596) (H. Rept. 106-933), H8799 [4OC]

Intercountry Adoption Act (H.R. 2909) (H. Rept. 106-691), H5036 [22JN]

Oil Price Reduction Act (H.R. 3822) (H. Rept. 106-528), H1123 [20MR]

Russian Anti-Ship Missile Nonproliferation Act (H.R. 4022) (H. Rept. 106-667), H4219 [12JN]

Russian-American Trust and Cooperation Act (H.R. 4118) (H. Rept. 106-668), H4219 [12JN]

U.S.-Panama Partnership Act (H.R. 3673) (H. Rept. 106-803), H7205 [27JY]

Testimonies

Africa's Diamonds—Precious, Perilous Too? Eli Haas, Diamond Dealers Club, E1058 [20JN]

COMMITTEE ON PRINTING (Joint)

Bills and resolutions

``Washington's Farewell Address'': authorize printing (see S. Res. 360), S9267 [26SE]

Notices

Congressional Record: final issue publication, S10851 [23OC], S10895 [24OC], S10951 [25OC], S11027, S11087 [26OC], S11193 [27OC], S11295 [28OC], S11317 [29OC], S11349 [30OC], S11383 [31OC], S11445 [1NO], S11503 [2NO], H10475 [23OC], H10535 [24OC], H10811, H10909 [25OC], H11197, H11209 [26OC], H11359 [27OC], H11447 [28OC], H11491 [29OC], H11527 [30OC], H11623 [31OC], H11717 [1NO], H11783 [2NO], H11815 [3NO]

Remarks in Senate

``Washington's Farewell Address'': authorize printing (S. Res. 360), S9770 [3OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 360, printing of ``Washington's Farewell Address'', S9272 [26SE], S9770 [3OC]

COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES (House)

Amendments

Courts: report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11385 [27OC]

Articles and editorials

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, H11389 [27OC]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, H11389 [27OC]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, H11389 [27OC]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (see H. Res. 657), H11445 [27OC]

Letters

Bonneville Power Administration sales of electricity to joint operating entities, H7398 [12SE]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, E1866 [19OC]

Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: Representative George Miller, H11728 [1NO]

———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]

Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine, E937 [9JN]

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, H768 [9MR]

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, H8139 [26SE]

Native Americans' self-governance enhancement relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, H6754 [24JY]

Oceans Act, H6858 [25JY]

Probilof Islands Transition Act, H5094 [26JN]

Tax treatment of Native American Armed Forces members, E417 [27MR]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1814 [5AP]

Remarks in House

Courts: report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11368-H11398 [27OC], H11727, H11728 [1NO]

Reports

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies, H11368-H11384 [27OC]

———Minority Rebuttal, H11395-H11398 [27OC]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act (S. 503), E1899 [25OC]

Reports filed

Abraham Lincoln Interpretive Center on His Life and Contributions Establishment (H.R. 3084) (H. Rept. 106-679), H4674 [19JN]

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1046), H12534 [2JA]

Air Force Memorial Foundation Establishment of a Memorial in the District of Columbia or Its Environs (H.R. 4583) (H. Rept. 106-817), H7279 [6SE]

Ak-Chin Indian Community Settlement of Water Rights Claims (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 106-598), H2409 [2MY]

Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act (S. 406) (H. Rept. 106-818), H7279 [6SE]

Allow the Virgin Islands Self-Determination on the Number of Members in the Legislature and the Number of Such Members Constituting a Quorum (H.R. 2296) (H. Rept. 106-807), H7279 [6SE]

American Indian Education Foundation Act (H.R. 3080) (H. Rept. 106-1028), H12091 [14DE]

American Samoa Territorial Centennial (H. Res. 443) (H. Rept. 106-582), H2336 [13AP]

America's Wilderness Protection Act (H.R. 1500) (H. Rept. 106-1017), H11620 [30OC]

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act (H.R. 4840) (H. Rept. 106-804), H7279 [6SE]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4408) (H. Rept. 106-698), H5168 [26JN]

Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act (S. 1936) (H. Rept. 106-938), H9010 [5OC]

Biscayne National Park Boundary Adjustment (H.R. 3033) (H. Rept. 106-1010), H11206 [26OC]

Black Hills National Forest and Rocky Mountain Research Station Improvement Act (H.R. 4226) (H. Rept. 106-816), H7279 [6SE]

Bonneville Power Administration Electricity Sales to Joint Operating Entities (S. 1937) (H. Rept. 106-820), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Conveyance of Property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an International Port of Entry (H.R. 3023) (H. Rept. 106-699), H5168 [26JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs (H.R. 2348) (H. Rept. 106-791), H7001 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-805), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Reauthorization for Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 106-712), H5735 [10JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986) (H. Rept. 106-864), H7869 [19SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Transfer of Irrigation Project Property to the Middle Loup Division Irrigation District in Nebraska (H.R. 2984) (H. Rept. 106-829), H7364 [7SE]

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (H.R. 4286) (H. Rept. 106-713), H5735 [10JY]

CALFED Extension Act (H.R. 5130) (H. Rept. 106-1018), H11620 [30OC]

Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area Act (H.R. 1751) (H. Rept. 106-831), H7364 [7SE]

Cascade Reservoir Equal Exchanges of Land in Idaho (S. 1778) (H. Rept. 106-871), H7931 [20SE]

Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act (S. 1705) (H. Rept. 106-749), H6354 [17JY]

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 3292) (H. Rept. 106-659), H4119 [8JN]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act (S. 964) (H. Rept. 106-944), H9503 [6OC]

Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 4144) (H. Rept. 106-1014), H11445 [27OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections (H.R. 4435) (H. Rept. 106-648), H3924 [6JN]

Colorado River Additional Measures Authorization To Carry Out Control of Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam in a Cost-Effective Manner (S. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-814), H7279 [6SE]

Columbia and Snake Rivers Dam Preservation (H. Con. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 106-1029), H12091 [14DE]

Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 106-811), H7279 [6SE]

Common Sense Protections for Endangered Species Act (H.R. 3160) (H. Rept. 106-1013), H11206 [26OC]

Community Forest Restoration Act (S. 1288) (H. Rept. 106-947), H9504 [6OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 106-499), H572 [29FE]

Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Partnership Act (H.R. 3919) (H. Rept. 106-762), H6598 [19JY]

Craig Municipal Equity Act (H.R. 3182) (H. Rept. 106-763), H6598 [19JY]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Boundary Clarification and Appropriations (H.R. 5036) (H. Rept. 106-896), H8199 [26SE]

Decrease the Requisite Blood Quantum Required for Membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 106-830), H7364 [7SE]

Dept. of the Interior Authorization for States To Establish Hunting Seasons for Double-Crested Cormorants (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 106-916), H8551 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior Collection and Maintenance of Information on Public Memorials Commemorating Military Conflicts and Service of Individuals in the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 106-839), H7501 [12SE]

Dept. of the Interior Contracts With the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District To Use Federal Facilities To Deliver Non-Federal Water (H.R. 3236) (H. Rept. 106-742), H6353 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of Certain Water Distribution Facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 4389) (H. Rept. 106-812), H7279 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior Land Exchange With the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, VA (H.R. 4835) (H. Rept. 106-895), H8199 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior Release of Reversionary Interests Held by the U.S. in Certain Parcels of Land in Washington County, UT (H.R. 4721) (H. Rept. 106-928), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Study To Determine Ways of Restoring the Natural Wetlands Conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, HI (H.R. 3176) (H. Rept. 106-649), H3924 [6JN]

Diamond Valley Lake Center and Museum Establishment To Ensure Protection and Interpretation of Paleontology Discoveries and Development of a Trail System (H.R. 4187) (H. Rept. 106-923), H8616 [2OC]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation Memorial in the District of Columbia To Honor Veterans Who Became Disabled Serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509) (H. Rept. 106-583), H2336 [13AP]

Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act (H.R. 3468) (H. Rept. 106-737), H6353 [17JY]

Effigy Mounds National Monument Additions Act (H.R. 3745) (H. Rept. 106-826), H7364 [7SE]

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H4173 [9JN]

Exploration of the Seas Act (H.R. 2090) (H. Rept. 106-810), H7279 [6SE]

Express the Policy of the U.S. Toward Native Hawaiians (H.R. 4904) (H. Rept. 106-897), H8199 [26SE]

Forest Roads-Community Right-To-Know Act (H.R. 1523) (H. Rept. 106-604), H2511 [3MY]

Forest System Conveyance of Lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an Elementary School Site (H.R. 4656) (H. Rept. 106-885), H7996 [22SE]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act (H.R. 1124) (H. Rept. 106-824), H7364 [7SE]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act (S. 624) (H. Rept. 106-823), H7364 [7SE]

Fort Sumter National Monument Franchise Fee Recalculation Owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (H.R. 3241) (H. Rept. 106-937), H9010 [5OC]

Fur Seal Act (H.R. 3417) (H. Rept. 106-569), H2121 [11AP]

General Aviation Access Act (H.R. 3661) (H. Rept. 106-841), H7501 [12SE]

Gettysburg National Military Park Boundaries Expansion To Include the Wills House (H.R. 2435) (H. Rept. 106-736), H6353 [17JY]

Giant Sequoia Groves Protection and Management Act (H.R. 4021) (H. Rept. 106-570), H2121 [11AP]

Glacier National Park Going-to-the-Sun Road Rehabilitation Funding (H.R. 4521) (H. Rept. 106-848), H7650 [14SE]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 106-825), H7364 [7SE]

Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 2932) (H. Rept. 106-584), H2336 [13AP]

Graton Rancheria Restoration Act (H.R. 946) (H. Rept. 106-677), H4674 [19JN]

Great Ape Conservation Act (H.R. 4320) (H. Rept. 106-792), H7001 [25JY]

Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act (S. 986) (H. Rept. 106-717), H5736 [10JY]

Guam Omnibus Opportunities Act (H.R. 2462) (H. Rept. 106-787), H7001 [25JY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission Act (H.R. 755) (H. Rept. 106-815), H7279 [6SE]

Hawaii Water Resources Reclamation Act (S. 1694) (H. Rept. 106-857), H7722 [18SE]

Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act (H.R. 4503) (H. Rept. 106-915), H8551 [29SE]

Hoover Dam Miscellaneous Sales Act (S. 1275) (H. Rept. 106-808), H7279 [6SE]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act (S. 426) (H. Rept. 106-899), H8199 [26SE]

Hunting Heritage Protection Act (H.R. 4790) (H. Rept. 106-838), H7501 [12SE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contract Support Costs (H.R. 4148) (H. Rept. 106-837), H7501 [12SE]

Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act (S. 613) (H. Rept. 106-501), H571 [29FE]

Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act (S. 1508) (H. Rept. 106-819), H7279 [6SE]

Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act (S. 1374) (H. Rept. 106-748), H6354 [17JY]

Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act (S. 430) (H. Rept. 106-489), H47 [27JA]

Kern County California Land Exchange Act (H.R. 1680) (H. Rept. 106-510), H641 [2MR]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 106-833), H7364 [7SE]

Landowners Equal Treatment Act (H.R. 1142) (H. Rept. 106-1011), H11206 [26OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 106-934), H8799 [4OC]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System Act (H.R. 297) (H. Rept. 106-633), H3648 [23MY]

Lincoln County Land Act (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 106-847), H7650 [14SE]

Lincoln Highway Study Act (H.R. 2570) (H. Rept. 106-912), H8468 [28SE]

Lower Sioux Indian Community Lease or Transfer of Certain Land in Minnesota (H.R. 2484) (H. Rept. 106-502), H571 [29FE]

Mineral Revenue Payments Clarification Act (H.R. 4340) (H. Rept. 106-1012), H11206 [26OC]

Minidoka Project North Side Pumping Division Appropriations Increase (H.R. 3577) (H. Rept. 106-599), H2409 [2MY]

Mining Laws Enforcement on Certain Land Conveyed by the BLM in Wyoming (S. 1030) (H. Rept. 106-898), H8199 [26SE]

Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act (H.R. 3067) (H. Rept. 106-870), H7931 [20SE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (S. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-911), H8468 [28SE]

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (H.R. 4613) (H. Rept. 106-890), H8199 [26SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum Act (H.R. 2710) (H. Rept. 106-918), H8551 [29SE]

National Ocean Day (H. Res. 415) (H. Rept. 106-716), H5735 [10JY]

National Park Service Use of Dept. of Defense Support Services (H. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 106-529), H1123 [20MR]

National Trails System Act Clarification of Federal Authority on Land Acquisition From Willing Sellers for the Majority of Trails (H.R. 2267) (H. Rept. 106-846), H7650 [14SE]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act (H.R. 2919) (H. Rept. 106-741), H6353 [17JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act (H.R. 4442) (H. Rept. 106-715), H5735 [10JY]

Oregon Land Exchange Act (S. 1629) (H. Rept. 106-747), H6354 [17JY]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Palace of the Governors Expansion Act (H.R. 4126) (H. Rept. 106-917), H8551 [29SE]

Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act (H.R. 2674) (H. Rept. 106-832), H7364 [7SE]

Permit Direct Payment of Medical Expenses by the National Park Service and Allow for Waiver and Indemnification in Certain Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements (H.R. 4404) (H. Rept. 106-854), H7650 [14SE]

Placement of a Plaque at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial To Honor Those Veterans Who Died After Their Service, but as a Direct Result of That Service (H.R. 3293) (H. Rept. 106-585), H2336 [13AP]

Project on Government Oversight (organization) Compliance With Subpoenas (H. Rept. 106-801), H7205 [27JY]

Public Forests Emergency Act (H.R. 1524) (H. Rept. 106-1021), H11716 [31OC]

Reclamation Reform Refund Act (H.R. 4847) (H. Rept. 106-856), H7722 [18SE]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations Authorization Increase (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 106-836), H7501 [12SE]

Recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, MN, as a National Symbol of the Contributions of German Americans (H. Con. Res. 89) (H. Rept. 106-534), H1283 [22MR]

Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act (H.R. 4318) (H. Rept. 106-809), H7279 [6SE]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies (H. Rept. 106-801), H11205 [26OC]

Ronald Reagan Recognition Act (H.R. 4800) (H. Rept. 106-884), H7996 [22SE]

Roosevelt National Forest Redesignation of the Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817) (H. Rept. 106-738), H6353 [17JY]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act (H.R. 4063) (H. Rept. 106-723), H5842 [11JY]

San Bernardino National Forest Conveyance of a Small Parcel of Public Domain Land (H.R. 3657) (H. Rept. 106-744), H6354 [17JY]

San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act (H.R. 3605) (H. Rept. 106-647), H3924 [6JN]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act (H.R. 3676) (H. Rept. 106-750), H6354 [17JY]

Shark Finning Prohibition Act (H.R. 3535) (H. Rept. 106-650), H3924 [6JN]

Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R. 3291) (H. Rept. 106-743), H6354 [17JY]

Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act (H.R. 4828) (H. Rept. 106-929), H8735 [3OC]

Taunton River Wild and Scenic River Study Act (H.R. 2778) (H. Rept. 106-678), H4674 [19JN]

Toiyabe National Forest Boundary Adjustment (S. 439) (H. Rept. 106-746), H6354 [17JY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act (H.R. 4643) (H. Rept. 106-855), H7722 [18SE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Appropriations (H.R. 4115) (H. Rept. 106-751), H6354 [17JY]

University of Alaska Conveyance of Certain Lands (H.R. 2958) (H. Rept. 106-764), H6598 [19JY]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act (S. 1892) (H. Rept. 106-724), H5842 [11JY]

Virgin Islands and Guam Constitutional Self-Government Act (H.R. 3999) (H. Rept. 106-745), H6354 [17JY]

Water Resources Research Act Reauthorization of Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes Grants (H.R. 4132) (H. Rept. 106-714), H5735 [10JY]

Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Act (H.R. 2773) (H. Rept. 106-739), H6353 [17JY]

White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 106-813), H7279 [6SE]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act (H.R. 3671) (H. Rept. 106-554), H1628 [30MR]

Wilson Creek Designation as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749) (H. Rept. 106-500), H571 [29FE]

Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act (H.R. 2671) (H. Rept. 106-735), H6353 [17JY]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 2833) (H. Rept. 106-740), H6353 [17JY]

Zuni Pueblo Tribe Trust Fund Expenditures (H.R. 4725) (H. Rept. 106-993), H10472 [19OC]

Testimonies

Environmental Initiatives and Their Impact on Local Communities: Diana W.H. Capp, E240 [8MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 657, Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, H11385 [27OC]

COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION (Senate)

Remarks in Senate

Rules of Procedure: amendments, S4662 [7JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4392, Intelligence Services Appropriations (H. Res. 506) (H. Rept. 106-626), H3412 [18MY]

Nomination of Bradley A. Smith to the FEC, S1315 [8MR]

Nomination of Danny Lee McDonald to the FEC, S1315 [8MR]

Rules

Procedure (excerpt), S4662 [7JN]

Testimonies

Political Organizations' Requirement To Report Information to the IRS: James Bopp, Jr., S5998 [28JN]

COMMITTEE ON RULES (House)

Bills and resolutions

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 425), H572 (see H. Res. 425), H573 [29FE] (see H. Res. 469), H2121 [11AP] (see H. Res. 482), H2409 [2MY] (see H. Res. 550), H6051 [13JY] (see H. Res. 556), H6469 [18JY] (see H. Res. 586), H7990 [21SE] (see H. Res. 592), H8060 [25SE] (see H. Res. 595), H8199 [26SE] (see H. Res. 599, 600), H8467 [28SE] (see H. Res. 615), H9634 [10OC] (see H. Res. 633), H10035 [17OC] (see H. Res. 640), H10256 [18OC] (see H. Res. 651), H11194 [25OC]

———amend to allow for the introduction of legislation redesignating Washington's Birthday in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt (see H. Res. 427), H574 [29FE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 488), H2511 [3MY] (see H. Res. 540), H5435 [28JN] (see H. Res. 676), H12093 [14DE]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Means, H780 [9MR], H1217 [22MR], H9679 [11OC], H10823 [25OC]

Letters

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H1003 [15MR]

Remarks in House

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation, H2413 [3MY]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 356), H2259 [13AP]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 382), H2259 [13AP]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 425), H609, H610 [1MR]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 640), H10411-H10415 [19OC]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 651), H11241-H11243 [26OC]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 488), H2567-H2572 [4MY]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 676), H12517 [15DE]

———waive certain requirements with respect to consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 375), H2259 [13AP]

———waive certain requirements with respect to consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 383), H2259 [13AP]

Reports filed

Adoption of Concurrent Resolution Making Corrections in Enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act (H. Res. 663) (H. Rept. 106-1016), H11526 [29OC]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 425) (H. Rept. 106-505), H572 [29FE]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 469) (H. Rept. 106-572), H2121 [11AP]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 106-600), H2409 [2MY]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 550) (H. Rept. 106-732), H6051 [13JY]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 556) (H. Rept. 106-759), H6469 [18JY]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 106-882), H7990 [21SE]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 592) (H. Rept. 106-888), H8060 [25SE]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 595) (H. Rept. 106-902), H8199 [26SE]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 599) (H. Rept. 106-909), H8467 [28SE]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 106-910), H8467 [28SE]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 615) (H. Rept. 106-951), H9634 [10OC]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 633) (H. Rept. 106-984), H10035 [17OC]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 640) (H. Rept. 106-992), H10256 [18OC]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 651) (H. Rept. 106-1006), H11193 [25OC]

Consideration of Certain Joint Resolutions Making Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 646) (H. Rept. 106-998), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of Certain Joint Resolutions Making Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 662) (H. Rept. 106-1015), H11526 [29OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 290, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005 (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 106-578), H2238 [12AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 106-607), H2605 [4MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 106-523), H996 [14MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1654, NASA Appropriations (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. Rept. 106-844), H7501 [12SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act (H. Res. 624) (H. Rept. 106-971), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H. Res. 512) (H. Rept. 106-640), H3812 [24MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act (H. Res. 652) (H. Rept. 106-1007), H11193 [25OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act (H. Res. 613) (H. Rept. 106-942), H9010 [5OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H. Res. 616) (H. Rept. 106-952), H9634 [10OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4392, Intelligence Services Appropriations (H. Res. 626) (H. Rept. 106-973), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 617) (H. Rept. 106-953), H9634 [10OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 612) (H. Rept. 106-941), H9010 [5OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H. Res. 565) (H. Rept. 106-797), H7205 [27JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 106-757), H6469 [18JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 603) (H. Rept. 106-924), H8616 [2OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 638) (H. Rept. 106-990), H10256 [18OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H. Res. 598) (H. Rept. 106-908), H8405 [27SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H. Res. 559) (H. Rept. 106-766), H6598 [19JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4811, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 647) (H. Rept. 106-999), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 106-874), H7931 [20SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4942, District of Columbia Appropriations (H. Res. 653) (H. Rept. 106-1008), H11193 [25OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act (H.R. 432) (H. Rept. 106-514), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (H. Res. 523) (H. Rept. 106-670), H4219 [12JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 106-1022), H11781 [1NO]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 290, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005 (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 106-535), H1283 [22MR]

Consideration of H. Res. 596, Armenian Genocide Understanding and Sensitivity in Responding to Human Rights, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Issues (H. Res. 625) (H. Rept. 106-972), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 90, Withdraw U.S. Membership and Funding From the World Trade Organization (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 106-682), H4674 [19JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 94, Constitutional Amendment Requiring a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes (H. Res. 471) (H. Rept. 106-574), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 109, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 106-887), H8060 [25SE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 110, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 106-925), H8616 [2OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 627) (H. Rept. 106-974), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 669) (H. Rept. 106-1025), H12045 [7DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 129, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 670) (H. Rept. 106-1026), H12045 [7DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 133, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 674) (H. Rept. 106-1030), H12093 [14DE], H12531 [15DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 675) (H. Rept. 106-1031), H12093 [14DE], H12531 [15DE]

Consideration of H.R. 6, Marriage Tax Elimination Act (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 106-495), H253 [8FE]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 106-658), H4034 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 106-601), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 106-613), H2905 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1102, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H. Res. 557) (H. Rept. 106-760), H6469 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act (H. Res. 485) (H. Rept. 106-603), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 106-709), H5435 [28JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1695, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act (H. Res. 433) (H. Rept. 106-515), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 106-562), H1851 [5AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1827, Government Waste Corrections Act (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 106-506), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 106-490), H89 [31JA]

Consideration of H.R. 2005, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 106-491), H164 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 106-496), H339 [10FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization (H. Res. 468) (H. Rept. 106-571), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act (H. Res. 423) (H. Rept. 106-498), H454 [15FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2418, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and Extension (H. Res. 454) (H. Rept. 106-557), H1674 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment (H. Res. 610) (H. Rept. 106-935), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act (H. Res. 484) (H. Rept. 106-602), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 106-573), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 106-516), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3439, Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 106-575), H2237 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 106-654), H3924 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 106-579), H2238 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (H. Res. 457) (H. Rept. 106-559), H1762 [4AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 106-558), H1674 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 106-611), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3822, Oil Price Reduction Act (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 106-533), H1162 [21MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3843, Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization (H. Res. 439) (H. Rept. 106-524), H996 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3846, Minimum Wage Level (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 106-516), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3908, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 106-549), H1476 [28MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3916, Telephone Use and Other Communications Services Excise Taxes Repeal (H. Res. 511) (H. Rept. 106-637), H3648 [23MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 106-866), H7870 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4115, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Appropriations (H. Res. 570) (H. Rept. 106-822), H7279 [6SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4118, Russian-American Trust and Cooperation Act (H. Res. 555) (H. Rept. 106-758), H6469 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4199, Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act (H. Res. 473) (H. Rept. 106-576), H2237 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act (H. Res. 527) (H. Rept. 106-681), H4674 [19JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 106-621), H3171 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H. Res. 504) (H. Rept. 106-624), H3308 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 106-618), H3049 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization (H. Res. 510) (H. Rept. 106-636), H3648 [23MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 106-641), H3812 [24MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 106-704), H5239 [27JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 505) (H. Rept. 106-626), H3412 [18MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 106-685), H4783 [20JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H. Res. 514) (H. Rept. 106-652), H3924 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 106-653), H3924 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 518) (H. Rept. 106-657), H4034 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 524) (H. Rept. 106-671), H4219 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 106-675), H4336 [13JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4656, Forest Service Conveyance of Certain Lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an Elementary School Site (H. Res. 634) (H. Rept. 106-985), H10035 [17OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4678, Child Support Distribution Act (H. Res. 566) (H. Rept. 106-798), H7205 [27JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4680, Medicare Rx 2000 Act (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 106-705), H5239 [27JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 106-684), H4783 [20JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 106-701), H5168 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H. Res. 545) (H. Rept. 106-726), H5842 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4811, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 106-727), H5842 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act (H. Res. 609) (H. Rept. 106-930), H8735 [3OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4865, Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 106-795), H7092 [26JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 106-767), H6598 [19JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4942, District of Columbia Appropriations (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 106-790), H7001 [25JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4945, Small Business Competition Preservation Act (H. Res. 582) (H. Rept. 106-867), H7870 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act (H. Res. 585) (H. Rept. 106-875), H7931 [20SE]

Consideration of Motion To Go to Conference on Senate Amendments to H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 106-752), H6354 [17JY]

Consideration of S. 1287, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 106-532), H1162 [21MR]

Consideration of S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 106-936), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of S. 2485, St. Croix Island Heritage Act (H. Res. 663) (H. Rept. 106-1016), H11526 [29OC]

Consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act (H. Res. 639) (H. Rept. 106-991), H10256 [18OC]

Consideration of S. Con. Res. 125, Congressional Adjournment (H. Res. 541) (H. Rept. 106-708), H5435 [28JN]

Consideration of S. Con. Res. 132, Congressional Adjournment (H. Res. 567) (H. Rept. 106-799), H7205 [27JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4365, Children's Health Act (H. Res. 594) (H. Rept. 106-901), H8199 [26SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 940, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act (H. Res. 583) (H. Rept. 106-873), H7931 [20SE]

Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 637) (H. Rept. 106-989), H10256 [18OC]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 106-605), H2511 [3MY]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions (H. Res. 540) (H. Rept. 106-707), H5435 [28JN]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions (H. Res. 676) (H. Rept. 106-1032), H12093 [14DE]

Senate Amendment to H.R. 4386, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act (H. Res. 628) (H. Rept. 106-975), H9766 [11OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 425, allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, H609 [1MR]

H. Res. 488, same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H2567 [4MY]

H. Res. 640, allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, H10411 [19OC]

H. Res. 651, allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, H11241 [26OC]

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE (House)

Letters

Oceans Act, H6858 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Government: prevent elimination of certain reports (H.R. 3904), H1634 [3AP]

Subcommittee on Basic Research: tribute, H9454 [6OC], E1723 [6OC]

Reports filed

Computer Security Enhancement Act (H.R. 2413) (H. Rept. 106-876), H7989 [21SE]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities (H.R. 1656) (H. Rept. 106-492), H218 [7FE]

Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act (H.R. 4429) (H. Rept. 106-877), H7990 [21SE]

EPA Office of Air and Radiation Appropriations (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 106-511), H646 [6MR]

EPA Office of Research and Development and Science Advisory Board Appropriations (H.R. 1742) (H. Rept. 106-512), H646 [6MR]

National Science Education Act (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 106-821), H7279 [6SE]

NOAA and NSF Marine Research and Related Environmental Research and Development Program Activities Appropriations (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 106-987), H10256 [18OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3904, prevent elimination of certain Government reports, H1634 [3AP]

COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS (House)

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6673 [20JY]

Reports filed

Analyze Potential Impacts of Rules Proposed by Certain Agencies on Small Businesses (H.R. 1882) (H. Rept. 106-643), H3867 [25MY]

Equity in Contracting for Women Act (H.R. 4897) (H. Rept. 106-879), H7990 [21SE]

Export Working Capital Loan Improvement Act (H.R. 4944) (H. Rept. 106-880), H7990 [21SE]

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act (H.R. 4946) (H. Rept. 106-881), H7990 [21SE]

New Markets Venture Capital Program Act (H.R. 4530) (H. Rept. 106-785), H7092 [26JY]

SBA Expansion of Business-to-Business Relationships and the Provision of Certain Information (H.R. 4464) (H. Rept. 106-784), H7001 [25JY]

Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 3843) (H. Rept. 106-522), H996 [14MR]

Small Business Competition Preservation Act (H.R. 4945) (H. Rept. 106-858), H7722 [18SE]

Small Business Investment Corrections Act (H.R. 3845) (H. Rept. 106-520), H996 [14MR]

Statements

Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization Extension (H.R. 2392), E1699-E1703 [6OC]

COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (see S. Res. 354), S8413 [12SE]

Letters

SBA politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election, S11229 [27OC]

Remarks in Senate

Regulatory Flexibility Act: anniversary, S8751 [19SE]

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (S. Res. 354), S8425 [12SE], S11660 [6DE]

Reports filed

Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act (H.R. 2614) (S. Rept. 106-280), S3691 [9MY]

Community Development and Venture Capital Act (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 106-383), S8019 [5SE]

Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization (S. 3121) (S. Rept. 106-422), S9381 [27SE]

Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization Extension (H.R. 2392) (S. Rept. 106-289), S3831 [10MY]

Texts of

S. Res. 354, Senate Rules amendment to provide for certain committee appointments, S8423, S8425 [12SE]

COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT (House)

Remarks in House

Shuster, Representative: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) letter of reproval relative to ties to lobbyist Ann M. Eppard, H8849, H8850 [5OC]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1044), H12534 [2JA]

Matter of Representative Shuster (H. Rept. 106-979), H9907 [16OC]

Rules

Procedure, H2322-H2329 [13AP]

COMMITTEE ON TAXATION (Joint)

Explanations

Commodity Futures Modernization Act, H10442-H10444 [19OC]

Letters

Eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S6786 [14JY]

Multiemployer pension benefits plan limitations, E1323 [26JY]

COMMITTEE ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Testimonies

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts, H8167 [26SE]

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (House)

Remarks in House

Budget: status report, H5291, H5293 [27JN], H7494-H7498 [12SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN], H4913 [21JN]

Staff: tribute, H2256, H2257 [13AP]

Reports

Status of the Budget, H5291-H5295 [27JN], H7494-H7498 [12SE]

Reports filed

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-530), H1123 [20MR]

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (Senate)

Excerpts

Senate Ethics Manual: campaign use of official resources, S11087 [26OC]

Letters

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S11050 [26OC]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2289, S2290 [6AP]

Lists

Staff, S2131 [4AP]

Privilege of the floor

Senate: staff, S2131 [4AP]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: revisions to aggregate spending levels, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC], S11120 [26OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Gore, Vice President: report on economic plan, S11087 [26OC]

Reports filed

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101) (S. Rept. 106-251), S2040 [3AP]

Tables

Budget scoring of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S3496 [4MY]

Budget scoring of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7376 [20JY]

Budget scoring of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5870 [27JN]

Budget scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6538 [12JY]

Budget scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations conference report, S9910 [5OC]

Budget scoring of S. 2521, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4169 [18MY]

Budget scoring of S. 2522, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S5542 [21JN]

Budget scoring of S. 2593, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S4920 [9JN]

Budget scoring of S. 2603, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S4358 [24MY]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Revisions to aggregate spending levels, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (House)

Letters

Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1877 [23OC]

Compensation programs for Dept. of Energy employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3376 [18MY]

Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine, E936 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3392 [18MY]

Drug Addiction Treatment Act, H6376 [18JY]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S10688 [18OC]

Juvenile Justice Reform Act conference committee meeting, S2706 [13AP], H2085 [11AP]

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10631 [24OC]

National Recording Preservation Act, H6850 [25JY]

Small Business Liability Reform Act, H472 [16FE]

Lists

Representative McCollum's committees' staff, E2236 [15DE]

Remarks in House

McCollum, Representative: tribute to staff, E2236 [15DE]

Subcommittee on Crime: accomplishments, H12041-H12043 [7DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1048), H12534 [2JA]

Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 106-852), H7650 [14SE]

Agricultural Opportunities Act (H.R. 4548) (H. Rept. 106-982), H10035 [17OC]

Akal Security, Inc., Relief (H.R. 3363) (H. Rept. 106-581), H2336 [13AP]

AMVETS Charter Amendments (H.R. 604) (H. Rept. 106-904), H8405 [27SE]

Application Process and Compensation Improvement for Individuals Exposed to Radiation in Uranium Mines and Mills and Through Fallout From Nuclear Weapons Testing (S. 1515) (H. Rept. 106-697), H5168 [26JN]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act (H.R. 4292) (H. Rept. 106-835), H7373 [11SE]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act (H.R. 4033) (H. Rept. 106-776), H6775 [24JY]

Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act (H.R. 3484) (H. Rept. 106-920), H8616 [2OC]

Copyright Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 5106) (H. Rept. 106-860), H7722 [18SE]

DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act (H.R. 4640) (H. Rept. 106-900), H8199 [26SE]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (H.R. 5018) (H. Rept. 106-932), H8799 [4OC]

Enhanced Federal Security Act (H.R. 4827) (H. Rept. 106-913), H8468 [28SE]

Fairness in Asbestos Compensation Act (H.R. 1283) (H. Rept. 106-782), H6776 [24JY]

Federal Agency Compliance Act (H.R. 1924) (H. Rept. 106-976), H9899 [12OC]

Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act (H.R. 1349) (H. Rept. 106-851), H7650 [14SE]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act (H.R. 371) (H. Rept. 106-563), H1956 [6AP]

Increase Criminal Penalties for Bringing In and Harboring Certain Aliens (H.R. 238) (H. Rept. 106-850), H7650 [14SE]

International Patient Act (H.R. 2961) (H. Rept. 106-721), H5842 [11JY]

Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (H.R. 3125) (H. Rept. 106-655), H4035 [7JN]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 3709) (H. Rept. 106-609), H2654 [8MY]

Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 106-733), H6051 [13JY], H6469 [18JY]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact (H.R. 4700) (H. Rept. 106-769), H6717 [20JY]

Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police Authority To Provide Security Beyond the Supreme Court Building and Grounds (H.R. 5136) (H. Rept. 106-931), H8799 [4OC]

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 3312) (H. Rept. 106-994), H10533 [23OC]

Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act (H.R. 2987) (H. Rept. 106-878), H7990 [21SE]

Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (H.R. 3380) (H. Rept. 106-778), H6776 [24JY]

Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act (H.R. 4391) (H. Rept. 106-719), H5736 [10JY]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 106-859), H7722 [18SE]

Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Laws Technical Corrections (H.R. 4870) (H. Rept. 106-853), H7650 [14SE]

Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization (H.R. 4034) (H. Rept. 106-722), H5842 [11JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict Evacuees Relief (H.R. 3646) (H. Rept. 106-580), H2336 [13AP]

Presidential Threat Protection Act (H.R. 3048) (H. Rept. 106-669), H4219 [12JN]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act (H.R. 1304) (H. Rept. 106-625), H3412 [18MY]

Red River Boundary Compact (H.J. Res. 72) (H. Rept. 106-770), H6717 [20JY]

Relief of Elizabeth E. Bassey and Family (S. 1078) (H. Rept. 106-961), H9766 [11OC]

Relief of Frances Schochenmaier (S. 785) (H. Rept. 106-959), H9766 [11OC]

Relief of Guy Taylor (S. 2000) (H. Rept. 106-963), H9767 [11OC]

Relief of Jacqueline Salinas and Family (S. 1513) (H. Rept. 106-962), H9767 [11OC]

Relief of Jose Guadalupe Tellez Pinales (S. 2289) (H. Rept. 106-966), H9767 [11OC]

Relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian (S. 302) (H. Rept. 106-906), H8405 [27SE]

Relief of Luis A. Leon-Molina, Ligia Padron, Jaun Leon Padron, Rendy Leon Padron, Manuel Leon Padron, and Luis Leon Padron (H.R. 3414) (H. Rept. 106-892), H8199 [26SE]

Relief of Malia Miller (S. 2019) (H. Rept. 106-965), H9767 [11OC]

Relief of Marina Khalina and Albert Miftakhov (S. 150) (H. Rept. 106-956), H9766 [11OC]

Relief of Mina Vahedi Notash (S. 869) (H. Rept. 106-960), H9766 [11OC]

Relief of Nancy B. Wilson (H.R. 758) (H. Rept. 106-497), H372 [14FE]

Relief of Olga Matsko, Alexandre Malofienko and Vladimir Malofienko (S. 199) (H. Rept. 106-957), H9766 [11OC]

Relief of Saeed Rezai (H.R. 5266) (H. Rept. 106-905), H8405 [27SE]

Relief of Sepandan and Farbod Farnia (H.R. 848) (H. Rept. 106-894), H8199 [26SE]

Relief of Sergio Lozano, Fauricio Lozano, and Ana Lozano (S. 276) (H. Rept. 106-958), H9766 [11OC]

Relief of Tony Lara (S. 2002) (H. Rept. 106-964), H9767 [11OC]

Relief of Zohreh F. Ghahfarokhi (H.R. 3184) (H. Rept. 106-893), H8199 [26SE]

Retroactive Eligibility Dates Extension for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 106-800), H7205 [27JY]

Secret Evidence Repeal Act (H.R. 2121) (H. Rept. 106-981), H10035 [17OC]

Secure Our Schools Act (H.R. 4108) (H. Rept. 106-718), H5736 [10JY]

Small Business Liability Reform Act (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 106-494), H218 [7FE]

Student Athlete Protection Act (H.R. 3575) (H. Rept. 106-903), H8405 [27SE]

Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act (H.R. 4227) (H. Rept. 106-692), H5083 [23JN]

Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act (H.R. 1443) (H. Rept. 106-517), H930 [13MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act (H.R. 3244) (H. Rept. 106-487), H2336 [13AP]

Transportation Employee Fair Taxation Act (H.R. 1293) (H. Rept. 106-927), H8735 [3OC]

Violence Against Women Act (H.R. 1248) (H. Rept. 106-891), H8199 [26SE]

Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act (H.R. 3767) (H. Rept. 106-564), H1956 [6AP]

Wei Jingsheng Freedom of Conscience Act (S. 11) (H. Rept. 106-955), H9766 [11OC]

Wireless Telecommunications Sourcing and Privacy Act (H.R. 3489) (H. Rept. 106-726), H5842 [11JY]

Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act (H.R. 5107) (H. Rept. 106-861), H7722 [18SE]

Testimonies

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: F. Sessions Cole, H8159 [26SE]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Franklin Zimring, H5751 [11JY]

———Mike Lawlor, National Conference of State Legislatures, H5752 [11JY]

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (Senate)

Articles and editorials

Tailhook May Soil Choice for Pentagon's Mr. Clean, S131 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (see S. Res. 283), S2438 [7AP]

Letters

Ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable relative to bankruptcy, S7384 [20JY]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S10688 [18OC]

Underage alcohol consumption, E272 [9MR]

Lists

Floridians confirmed as U.S. District Court Judges, S8496 [13SE]

Memorandums

Requests for Information on Pending Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases: David Brog, S2068 [4AP]

Senate Oversight Authority on Open Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases, S2068 [4AP]

Motions

Hamilton, E. Douglas: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S3983 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: appointment of special counsel to investigate Vice President Gore's fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S5948-S5951, S6004-S6006 [28JN]

———clarify oversight authority on open investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———investigation of plea bargain agreement with Peter Lee relative to espionage charges, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

Hamilton, E. Douglas: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S3983 [16MY]

Mancuso, Donald: allegations of misconduct while serving as Defense Criminal Investigative Service Director, S130 [31JA], S6250 [30JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S759, S760 [24FE]

Senate: tribute to staff, S9650 [3OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (S. Res. 283), S2444, S2445 [7AP]

Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts: proposed issuance of a subpoena to Sec. of Energy Richardson relative to the investigation and prosecution of Wen Ho Lee, S10921-S10923 [24OC]

Reports filed

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act (S. 2045) (S. Rept. 106-260), S2526 [11AP]

Body Armor Act (S. 783), S7838 [27JY]

Bring Them Home Alive Act (S. 484), S4190 [18MY]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act (S. 2413), S6120 [29JN]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H.R. 1658), S1671 [23MR]

Class Action Fairness Act (S. 353), S7838 [27JY]

Class Action Fairness Act (S. 353) (S. Rept. 106-420), S9267 [26SE]

Computer Crime Enforcement Act (S. 1314), S8941 [21SE]

Condemn All Prejudice Against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and Support Political and Civic Participation by These Persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7392 [20JY]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights (S.J. Res. 3) (S. Rept. 106-254), S2106 [4AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag (S.J. Res. 14) (S. Rept. 106-246), S1461 [20MR]

Counterintelligence Reform Act (S. 2089), S4296 [23MY]

Demonstration Mental Health Courts Establishment (S. 1865), S7838 [27JY]

Eligibility Dates for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Dependent Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty (S. 1638), S612 [10FE]

Federal Courts Improvement Act (S. 2915), S9464 [28SE]

Federal Judiciary Protection Act (S. 113), S7838 [27JY]

Fugitive Apprehension Act (S. 2516), S7392 [20JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy (S. Res. 251), S612 [10FE]

Health Care Access Improvement Act (S. 1864), S4459 [25MY]

Helsinki Final Act Anniversary (S.J. Res. 48), S7392 [20JY]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act (H.R. 371), S4190 [18MY]

Immigration Status Adjustment Filing Deadlines Extension for Certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian Nationals (S. 2058), S2726 [13AP]

Internet False Identification Prevention Act (S. 2924), S9464 [28SE]

Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (S. 2448), S9941 [5OC]

Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act (S. 1898), S9464 [28SE]

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act (S. 1902), S4190 [18MY]

Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (S. 1796), S1391 [9MR]

Korean War Anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), S2616 [12AP]

Korean War Anniversary (S.J. Res. 39), S1391 [9MR]

Library of Congress Bicentennial (H. Con. Res. 269), S2616 [12AP]

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act (S. 671), S612 [10FE]

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act (S. 671) (S. Rept. 106-249), S1747 [27MR]

National Child's Day (S. Res. 296), S4190 [18MY]

National Girl Scout Week (S. Res. 270), S1391 [9MR]

National Safe Place Week (S. Res. 258), S1391 [9MR]

National Veterans Awareness Week and Development of Educational Programs on Veterans' Contributions to the Country (S. Res. 304), S8941 [21SE]

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act (S. 2778), S8941 [21SE]

Nomination of Berle M. Schiller To Be District Judge, S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Beverly B. Martin To Be District Judge, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Daniel G. Webber, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Daniel Marcus To Be Associate Attorney General, S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of David M. Lawson To Be District Judge, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of David W. Ogden To Be Assistant Attorney General, S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Dennis M. Cavanaugh To Be District Judge, S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Donald W. Horton To Be U.S. Marshal, S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Donnie R. Marshall To Be DEA Administrator, S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of E. Douglas Hamilton To Be U.S. Marshal, S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of George Z. Singal To Be District Judge, S5884 [27JN]

Nomination of Gerard E. Lynch To Be District Judge, S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Glenn A. Fine To Be Dept. of Justice Inspector General, S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Gregory A. Presnell To Be District Judge, S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of James A. Teilborg To Be District Judge, S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of James D. Whittemore To Be District Judge, S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of James J. Brady To Be District Judge, S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of James L. Whigham To Be U.S. Marshal, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of James S. Moody, Jr., To Be District Judge, S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Janie L. Jeffers to the U.S. Parole Commission, S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Jay A. Garcia-Gregory To Be District Judge, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Joan Humphrey Lefkow To Be District Judge, S5884 [27JN]

Nomination of John Antoon II To Be District Judge, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of John E. Steel To Be District Judge, S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of John W. Darrah To Be District Judge, S5884 [27JN]

Nomination of Johnnie B. Rawlinson To Be Circuit Judge, S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Jose A. Perez To Be U.S. Marshal, S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Julio F. Mercado To Be DEA Deputy Administrator, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Julio M. Fuentes To Be Circuit Judge, S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Kent J. Dawson To Be District Judge, S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Laura T. Swain To Be District Judge, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch To Be U.S. Attorney, S9466 [28SE]

Nomination of Marianne O. Battani To Be District Judge, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Marie F. Ragghianti to the U.S. Parole Commission, S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Mark R. Tucker To Be U.S. Marshal, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Mary A. McLaughlin To Be District Judge, S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Mary H. Murguia To Be District Judge, S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Michael J. Reagan To Be District Judge, S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Nicholas G. Garaufis To Be District Judge, S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Nicholas P. Godici To Be Assistant Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, S1671 [23MR]

Nomination of Norman C. Bay To Be U.S. Attorney, S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Paul C. Huck To Be District Judge, S5884 [27JN]

Nomination of Petrese B. Tucker To Be District Judge, S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Phyllis J. Hamilton To Be U.S. Attorney, S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Randolph D. Moss To Be Assistant Attorney General, S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Richard B. Surrick To Be District Judge, S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Richard C. Tallman To Be Circuit Judge, S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Roger L. Hunt To Be District Judge, S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Russell J. Qualliotine To Be U.S. Marshal, S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Steven S. Reed To Be U.S. Attorney, S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Susan R. Bolton To Be District Judge, S7839 [27JY]

Pain Relief Promotion Act (H.R. 2260) (S. Rept. 106-299), S4296 [23MY]

Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act (S. 2042) (S. Rept. 106-231), S1390 [9MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict Evacuees Relief (H.R. 3646), S6256 [30JN]

Relief of Elizabeth E. Bassey and Family (S. 1078), S5240 [15JN]

Relief of Frances Schochenmaier (S. 785), S8941 [21SE]

Relief of Guy Taylor (S. 2000), S7838 [27JY]

Relief of Jacqueline Salinas and Family (S. 1513), S5240 [15JN]

Relief of Jose Guadalupe Tellez Pinales (S. 2289), S7838 [27JY]

Relief of Malia Miller (S. 2019), S5240 [15JN]

Relief of Marina Khalina and Albert Miftakhov (S. 150), S5240 [15JN]

Relief of Mina Vahedi Notash (S. 869), S6120 [29JN]

Relief of Saeed Rezai (S. 451), S5240 [15JN]

Relief of Tony Lara (S. 2002), S7838 [27JY]

Religious Workers Act (S. 2406), S4820 [8JN]

Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act (S. 2272), S7838 [27JY]

Support Religious Tolerance Towards Muslims (S. Res. 133), S7392 [20JY]

Travel, Tourism, and Jobs Preservation Act (S. 2367), S2726 [13AP]

Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act (S. 577), S1117 [2MR]

Violence Against Women Act (S. 2787), S6574 [12JY]

Waive Naturalization Requirement To Take Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance for Certain Disabled or Impaired Applicants (S. 2812), S7392 [20JY]

Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act (H.R. 2442), S9464 [28SE]

Wei Jingsheng Freedom of Conscience Act (S. 11), S5240 [15JN]

Statements

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, S10191-S10193 [11OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 283, Senate Legal Counsel intervention in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al., S2441, S2445 [7AP]

Tributes

Thompson, Senator, S2850 [25AP]

COMMITTEE ON THE YEAR 2000 TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM (Senate, Special)

Bills and resolutions

Computers: tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

Tribute (see S. Res. 264), S930 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Computers: tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (H. Con. Res. 300), H2350-H2353 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S844, S845 [28FE]

Tribute (S. Res. 264), S979, S980 [29FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 300, tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem, H2350 [2MY]

S. Res. 264, tribute, S955, S980 [29FE]

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (House)

Addresses

Tribute to Representative Shuster: Representative Oberstar, E1631 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 608), H8735 [3OC]

Government regulations: preserve certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 4052), H1284 [22MR]

Letters

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H1003 [15MR]

Federal Protective Service Reform Act, H5199 [27JN]

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, H769 [9MR]

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, H8139 [26SE]

Oceans Act, H6858 [25JY]

Safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities, H8075 [26SE]

Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act, H2629 [8MY]

Remarks in House

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 608), H8728 [3OC]

Government regulations: preserve certain reporting requirements (H.R. 4052), H1640-H1642 [3AP]

Oberstar, Representative: use of inappropriate term to describe status of proposed minority-owned airline, H4597 [19JN]

Reports

Building a Transportation and Infrastructure Legacy, H10863-H10866 [25OC]

Reports filed

Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS (H.R. 1279) (H. Rept. 106-538), H1404 [23MR]

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1038), H12534 [2JA]

Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX (H.R. 1959) (H. Rept. 106-688), H5035 [22JN]

Alternative Water Sources Act (H.R. 1106) (H. Rept. 106-593), H2409 [2MY]

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA (S. 1567) (H. Rept. 106-552), H1587 [29MR]

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 106-550), H1587 [29MR]

Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization (H.R. 2328) (H. Rept. 106-560), H1762 [4AP]

Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse, Jackson, WY (S. 1794) (H. Rept. 106-828), H7364 [7SE]

Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH (H.R. 1405) (H. Rept. 106-589), H2336 [13AP]

E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN (H.R. 2412) (H. Rept. 106-540), H1404 [23MR]

Estuary Conservation and Management Programs Funding (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 106-596), H2409 [2MY]

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H1762 [4AP]

Federal Protective Service Reform Act (H.R. 809) (H. Rept. 106-676), H4484 [14JN]

Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act (H.R. 673) (H. Rept. 106-592), H2409 [2MY]

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY (H.R. 3323) (H. Rept. 106-690), H5036 [22JN]

Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH (H.R. 1359) (H. Rept. 106-551), H1587 [29MR]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN (H.R. 4608) (H. Rept. 106-689), H5036 [22JN]

Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR (H.R. 1605) (H. Rept. 106-536), H1404 [23MR]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 106-586), H2336 [13AP]

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act (H.R. 2957) (H. Rept. 106-594), H2409 [2MY]

Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act (H.R. 855) (H. Rept. 106-595), H2409 [2MY]

Long Island Sound Restoration Act (H.R. 3313) (H. Rept. 106-597), H2409 [2MY]

Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal Building, New Haven, CT (H.R. 1571) (H. Rept. 106-588), H2336 [13AP]

Mississippi Sound Restoration Act (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 106-840), H7501 [12SE]

Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act (H.R. 4441) (H. Rept. 106-865), H7869 [19SE]

M/V Mist Cove (vessel) Weight Measurement (H.R. 3903) (H. Rept. 106-531), H1162 [21MR]

National Health Museum Site Selection Act (H.R. 3171) (H. Rept. 106-590), H2336 [13AP]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA (H.R. 5284) (H. Rept. 106-922), H8616 [2OC]

Pamela B. Gwin Hall, Charlottesville, VA (H.R. 1729) (H. Rept. 106-587), H2336 [13AP]

Preparedness Against Terrorism Act (H.R. 4210) (H. Rept. 106-731), H6051 [13JY]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act (H.R. 4844) (H. Rept. 106-777), H6776 [24JY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY (H.R. 938) (H. Rept. 106-537), H1404 [23MR]

Safety of Children Placed in Child Care Centers in Federal Facilities (H.R. 4519) (H. Rept. 106-869), H7870 [19SE]

San Gabriel, CA, Long-Term Solution to Groundwater Contamination and Water Supply Problems (H.R. 910) (H. Rept. 106-545), H1404 [23MR]

Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act (H.R. 3069) (H. Rept. 106-591), H2336 [13AP]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY (H.R. 2163) (H. Rept. 106-827), H7364 [7SE]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY (H.R. 5267) (H. Rept. 106-921), H8616 [2OC]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 106-842), H7501 [12SE]

Transportation and Infrastructure Reports Restoration Act (H.R. 4052) (H. Rept. 106-555), H1673 [3AP]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 277) (H. Rept. 106-539), H1404 [23MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Library of Congress Bicentennial Celebration (H. Con. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 106-542), H1404 [23MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 278) (H. Rept. 106-541), H1404 [23MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Performances Sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (H. Con. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-544), H1404 [23MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay (H. Con. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 106-543), H1404 [23MR]

Wet Weather Water Quality Act (H.R. 828) (H. Rept. 106-943), H9503 [6OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers projects review, H950 [14MR], H5881, H5882 [12JY], H7216-H7219 [6SE], H9516 [10OC]

GSA Capital Investment Program, H11922-H11924 [14NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 608, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H8728 [3OC]

H.R. 4052, Transportation and Infrastructure Reports Restoration Act, H1640-H1642 [3AP]

Tributes

Shuster, Representative, E1631 [28SE]

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS (House)

Remarks in House

Palo Alto, CA: VA Palo Alto Health Care Facility's Western Blind Rehabilitation Center recipient of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) Olin E. Teague Award, E2155 [8DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1041), H12534 [2JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act (H.R. 5109) (H. Rept. 106-863), H7722 [18SE]

Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act (H.R. 4268) (H. Rept. 106-628), H3473 [19MY]

Veterans Benefits Act (H.R. 4850) (H. Rept. 106-783), H6776 [24JY]

Veterans Claims Assistance Act (H.R. 4864) (H. Rept. 106-781), H6776 [24JY]

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (see S. Res. 354), S8413 [12SE]

Letters

Oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State: Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S8108, S8109 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (S. Res. 354), S8425 [12SE], S11660 [6DE]

Tribute, S11945 [2JA]

Reports filed

Increase Rates of Disability Compensation for Veterans With Service-Connected Disabilities and for Survivors of Certain Disabled Veterans: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3011) (S. Rept. 106-398), S8103 [6SE]

Nomination of Robert M. Walker To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Thomas L. Garthwaite To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health, S7839 [27JY]

Veterans Claims and Appeals Procedures Clarification and Improvement Act (S. 1810) (S. Rept. 106-397), S8103 [6SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 354, Senate Rules amendment to provide for certain committee appointments, S8423, S8425 [12SE]

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (House)

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Trade Office: establish (see S. 2226), S1391 [9MR]

Letters

Commodity Futures Modernization Act, H10442 [19OC]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, E1297 [21JY]

Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine, E936 [9JN]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E279 [9MR]

Medicare reimbursement of prescription drug costs at the average wholesale price, E1620, E1622-E1624 [28SE]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, H6922 [25JY]

Small Business Tax Fairness Act, H843 [9MR]

Social Security Number Confidentiality Act, E1846 [19OC]

Tax incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites: several Representatives, H6824 [25JY]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1814 [5AP]

Remarks in House

Internal Revenue Code: proposal to delegate rewriting to a commission, H2127 [12AP]

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Trade Office: establish (S. 2226), S1393 [9MR]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1036), H12534 [2JA]

Caribbean and Central American Relief and Economic Stabilization Act (H.R. 984) (H. Rept. 106-519), H930 [13MR]

Child Support Distribution Act (H.R. 4678) (H. Rept. 106-793), H7092 [26JY]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 4843) (H. Rept. 106-753), H6354 [17JY]

Death Tax Elimination Act (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 106-651), H3924 [6JN]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4601) (H. Rept. 106-673), H4219 [12JN]

Debt Relief Lock-Box Reconciliation Act (H.R. 5173) (H. Rept. 106-862), H7722 [18SE]

Education Savings and School Excellence Act (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 106-546), H1412 [27MR]

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act (H.R. 4986) (H. Rept. 106-845), H7577 [13SE]

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act (H.R. 4717) (H. Rept. 106-702), H5239 [27JN]

Marriage Tax Elimination Act (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 106-493), H218 [7FE]

Medicare Rx 2000 Act (H.R. 4680) (H. Rept. 106-703), H5239 [27JN]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 4868) (H. Rept. 106-789), H7001 [25JY]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444) (H. Rept. 106-632), H3522 [22MY]

People's Republic of China Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions (H.J. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-755), H6469 [18JY]

Privacy and Identity Protection Act (H.R. 4857) (H. Rept. 106-996), H10807 [24OC]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act (H.R. 4844) (H. Rept. 106-777), H7092 [26JY]

Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 106-507), H630 [1MR]

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act (H.R. 4865) (H. Rept. 106-780), H6776 [24JY]

Taxpayer Bill of Rights (H.R. 4163) (H. Rept. 106-566), H2012 [10AP]

Telephone Use and Other Communications Services Excise Taxes Repeal (H.R. 3916) (H. Rept. 106-631), H3522 [22MY]

Vietnamese Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions (H.J. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 106-794), H7092 [26JY]

Withdraw U.S. Membership and Funding From the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 90) (H. Rept. 106-672), H4219 [12JN]

COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE

Appointments

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S2131 [4AP], H2619 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 89), S1118 [2MR]

———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (see S. Con. Res. 148), S10252 [11OC]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): preserve certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 4052), H1284 [22MR]

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 608), H8735 [3OC]

Letters

Vacation of Representative Goode's election to the Committee on Agriculture (House): Speaker Hastert, H128 [1FE]

Vacation of Representative Goode's election to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): Speaker Hastert, H128 [1FE]

Vacation of Representative Martinez's election to the Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): Speaker Hastert, H7542 [13SE]

Vacation of Representative Martinez's election to the Committee on International Relations (House): Speaker Hastert, H7542 [13SE]

Lists

Committee on International Relations (House) Members and staff, E2251 [2JA]

Representative McCollum's committees' staff, E2236 [15DE]

Press releases

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Named Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, S10267 [11OC]

Remarks in House

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff, H12443 [15DE]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Dept. of Defense appropriations, H4016 [7JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Dept. of the Interior appropriations, H4314 [13JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, H4055 [8JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigative practices and allegations, H8455 [28SE], H8593 [2OC]

Committee on Government Reform (House): review of health care activities, E2230 [15DE]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 89), H939, H940 [14MR]

Committee on International Relations (House): tribute to Members and staff, E2250 [2JA]

Committee on the Budget (House): tribute to staff, H2256, H2257 [13AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): accomplishments of the Subcommittee on Crime, H12041-H12043 [7DE]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): preserve certain reporting requirements (H.R. 4052), H1640-H1642 [3AP]

House of Representatives: tribute to support staff, E2250 [2JA]

Members of Congress: impact of public statements about criminal allegations, H8444-H8447 [28SE]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 608), H8728 [3OC]

Palo Alto, CA: VA Palo Alto Health Care Facility's Western Blind Rehabilitation Center recipient of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) Olin E. Teague Award, E2155 [8DE]

Porter, Representative: tribute to staff, E2191 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 89), S1152 [2MR]

———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (S. Con. Res. 148), S10266, S10267 [11OC]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Rept. 106-1042), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-1039), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Rept. 106-1043), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H. Rept. 106-1045), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 106-1047), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Rept. 106-1040), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Rept. 106-1049), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-1046), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 106-1044), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Rept. 106-1048), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Rept. 106-1038), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 106-1041), H12534 [2JA]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 106-1036), H12534 [2JA]

Congressional Proceedings Against Dr. Miles Jones for Failure To Appear Pursuant to a Duly Authorized Subpoena: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 106-527), H1118 [16MR]

Project on Government Oversight (organization) Compliance With Subpoenas: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H7205 [27JY]

Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-617), H3049 [15MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-623), H3308 [17MY]

Transportation and Infrastructure Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4052) (H. Rept. 106-555), H1673 [3AP]

Rules

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H2322-H2329 [13AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 608, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H8728 [3OC]

H.R. 4052, Transportation and Infrastructure Reports Restoration Act, H1640-H1642 [3AP]

S. Con. Res. 89, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1130, S1152 [2MR], S10267 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 89, establish Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H939 [14MR]

S. Con. Res. 148, disposition and archiving of Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) records, files, documents, and other materials, S10261, S10267 [11OC]

COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE

Addresses

U.S.-U.N. Relations: Senator Helms, S70-S72 [26JA]

Appointments

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S2131 [4AP], H2619 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 89), S1118 [2MR]

———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (see S. Con. Res. 148), S10252 [11OC]

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (see S. Res. 264), S930 [29FE]

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (see S. Res. 354), S8413 [12SE]

———technical corrections (see S. Res. 299), S3023 [27AP]

Descriptions

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) events at the U.N., S72 [26JA]

Lists

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff, S2131 [4AP]

Memorandums

Senate Oversight Authority on Open Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases, S2068 [4AP]

Press releases

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Named Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, S10267 [11OC]

Privilege of the floor

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff, S2131 [4AP]

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) and the EPA, S7090, S7091 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 89), H939, H940 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: status of legislation, S6598-S6600 [13JY], S9132-S9142 [25SE]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC], S11120 [26OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): participation in U.N. meetings on U.S.-U.N. relations, S69 [26JA]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 89), S1152 [2MR]

———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (S. Con. Res. 148), S10266, S10267 [11OC]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): amendment to Rules of Procedure, S4662 [7JN]

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (S. Res. 264), S979, S980 [29FE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate): tribute, S11945 [2JA]

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (S. Res. 354), S8425 [12SE], S11660 [6DE]

———application of rule governing the addition of nongermane legislation to appropriations bills, S5629 [22JN]

———strengthen rules which prohibit attaching legislative riders to appropriations bills, S11860 [15DE]

———technical corrections (S. Res. 299), S3036 [27AP]

Reports filed

Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-296), S4102 [17MY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-303), S4296 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-308), S5106 [14JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-311), S5662 [22JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-346), S7159 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-350), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-414), S8759 [19SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-465), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-483), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-499), S10411 [12OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-507), S10801 [19OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-508), S10999 [25OC]

Rules

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (excerpt), S4662 [7JN]

Schedules

Meetings, E6 [24JA], E38 [31JA], E66 [2FE], E107 [9FE], E136 [14FE], E168 [16FE], E171-E173 [23FE], E175-E177 [28FE], E218 [1MR], E233-E235 [6MR], E249-E251 [8MR], E289-E291 [13MR], E325-E327 [15MR], E352-E354 [20MR], E394 [22MR], E421-E423 [27MR], E445 [29MR], E481 [3AP], E501 [5AP], E524 [10AP], E551 [12AP], E593 [26AP], E595 [1MY], E631 [3MY], E670 [8MY], E700 [10MY], E726 [15MY], E756 [17MY], E806 [22MY], E830 [24MY], E912 [7JN], E980 [12JN], E1016 [14JN], E1051 [19JN], E1074 [21JN], E1122 [26JN], E1140 [28JN], E1195 [10JY], E1215 [12JY], E1253 [17JY], E1283 [19JY], E1312 [24JY], E1328 [26JY], E1415 [6SE], E1442 [11SE], E1477 [13SE], E1520 [18SE], E1550 [20SE], E1590 [25SE], E1617 [27SE], E1649 [2OC], E1681 [4OC], E1747 [11OC], E1822 [18OC], E1887 [23OC]

Tables

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 89, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1130, S1152 [2MR], S10267 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 89, establish Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H939 [14MR]

S. Con. Res. 148, disposition and archiving of Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) records, files, documents, and other materials, S10261, S10267 [11OC]

S. Res. 264, tribute to Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special), S955, S980 [29FE]

S. Res. 299, Senate Rules technical corrections, S3032, S3036 [27AP]

S. Res. 354, Senate Rules amendment to provide for certain committee appointments, S8423, S8425 [12SE]

COMMODITY CREDIT CORP.

Bills and resolutions

Export Enhancement Program: use of funds for international school feeding programs (see S. 2985), S7840 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: establish grants and loans for equity capital to establish farmer-owned cooperatives, H1566, H1567 [29MR]

———limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5562-H5574 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emergency funding, H5552-H5555 [29JN]

———Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication funding, H5551, H5552 [29JN]

Orange County, NY: disaster assistance funding for onion farmers, H5709, H5710 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

Export Enhancement Program: use of funds for international school feeding programs (S. 2985), S7898 [27JY]

Hawaii: emergency assistance funding for sugarcane producers, S7439 [21JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5554 [29JN]

COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Investments: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see S. 2697), S4820 [8JN] (see S. 3283), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 4541), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 5660), H12094 [14DE]

Explanations

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Taxation (Joint), H10442-H10444 [19OC]

Letters

Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization and amendments: Lawrence H. Summers, Arthur Levitt, Alan Greenspan, and William J. Rainer, President's Working Group on Financial Markets, S11897 [15DE], S11947 [2JA]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth L. Lay, Enron Corp., E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth M. Raisler, E1940 [25OC]

———Marc E. Lackritz and Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, E1940 [25OC]

———Matthew P. Fink, Investment Company Institute, E1941 [25OC]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10442 [19OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E1877 [23OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), E1878 [23OC]

———several financial investment groups, E1940 [25OC]

———several organizations, E1940 [25OC]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1939 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Investments: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, H12485, H12488, H12501 [15DE], E2181 [14DE]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H8436 [28SE], H9867 [12OC], H10411-H10449 [19OC], E858 [25MY], E1858 [19OC], E1877, E1878-E1880 [23OC], E1930, E1939 [25OC]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), permission to file report, H10365 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Investments: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, S11866-S11868, S11878, S11896 [15DE], S11946 [2JA]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (S. 2697), S4823-S4827 [8JN]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (S. 3283), S11924-S11927, S11941 [15DE]

Reports filed

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2697) (S. Rept. 106-390), S8019 [5SE]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H5654 [29JN]

———Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE], H10472 [19OC]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE]

Statements

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Executive Office of the President, H10441 [19OC], E1939 [25OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act, H10416-H10440 [19OC]

COMMODITY FUTURES MODERNIZATION ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 2697), S4825-S4827 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2697), S4820 [8JN]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (H.R. 4541): CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H9867 [12OC]

Explanations

Provisions: Committee on Taxation (Joint), H10442-H10444 [19OC]

Letters

Provisions: Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth L. Lay, Enron Corp., E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth M. Raisler, E1940 [25OC]

———Marc E. Lackritz and Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, E1940 [25OC]

———Matthew P. Fink, Investment Company Institute, E1941 [25OC]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10442 [19OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E1877 [23OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), E1878 [23OC]

———several financial investment groups, E1940 [25OC]

———several organizations, E1940 [25OC]

———William J. Rainer, CFTC, H8437 [28SE]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 4541, provisions, E1939 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4541), H8436 [28SE], H9867 [12OC], H10411-H10449 [19OC], E1858 [19OC], E1877, E1878-E1880 [23OC], E1930, E1939 [25OC]

———permission to file report, H10365 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2697), S4823-S4827 [8JN]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2697) (S. Rept. 106-390), S8019 [5SE]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H5654 [29JN]

———Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE], H10472 [19OC]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE]

Statements

Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H10441 [19OC], E1939 [25OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4541, provisions, H10416-H10440 [19OC]

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Analyses

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (S. 2697), S4825-S4827 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see S. 2697), S4820 [8JN] (see S. 3283), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 4541), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 5660), H12094 [14DE]

Cost Estimates

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (H.R. 4541): CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H9867 [12OC]

Explanations

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Taxation (Joint), H10442-H10444 [19OC]

Letters

Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization and amendments: Lawrence H. Summers, Arthur Levitt, Alan Greenspan, and William J. Rainer, President's Working Group on Financial Markets, S11897 [15DE], S11947 [2JA]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth L. Lay, Enron Corp., E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth M. Raisler, E1940 [25OC]

———Marc E. Lackritz and Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, E1940 [25OC]

———Matthew P. Fink, Investment Company Institute, E1941 [25OC]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10442 [19OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E1877 [23OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), E1878 [23OC]

———several financial investment groups, E1940 [25OC]

———several organizations, E1940 [25OC]

———William J. Rainer, CFTC, H8437 [28SE]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1939 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, H12485, H12488, H12491, H12495, H12497, H12498, H12501 [15DE], E2181 [14DE]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H8436 [28SE], H9867 [12OC], H10411-H10449 [19OC], E858 [25MY], E1858 [19OC], E1877, E1878-E1880 [23OC], E1930, E1939 [25OC]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), permission to file report, H10365 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, S11866, S11878, S11896 [15DE], S11946 [2JA]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (S. 2697), S4823-S4827 [8JN]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (S. 3283), S11924-S11927, S11941 [15DE]

Investments: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives-S11868 [15DE]

Reports filed

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2697) (S. Rept. 106-390), S8019 [5SE]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H5654 [29JN]

———Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE], H10472 [19OC]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H7279 [6SE]

Statements

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Executive Office of the President, H10441 [19OC], E1939 [25OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act, H10416-H10440 [19OC]

COMMON CARRIERS related term(s) Aviation; Cargo Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Railroads

Articles and editorials

Enlightened Self-Interest, S11561 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 2369), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see S. 2716), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4511), H3474 [19MY]

Employment: repeal overtime exemptions for motor carrier employees (see H.R. 4062), H1284 [22MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see S. 2325), S1884 [29MR]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (see H.R. 5384), H8799 [4OC]

Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see H.R. 4050), H1163 [21MR]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H647 [6MR]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S5194 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation distribution of funding for buses and bus facilities in Michigan: Peter Varga, Michigan Public Transit Association, S5191 [15JN]

Remarks in House

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (H.R. 5384), E1672 [4OC]

San Francisco, CA: Bay Area Rapid Transit extension funding to San Francisco International Airport, H3425 [19MY]

———Bay Area Rapid Transit extension to Antioch, CA, and Livermore, CA, E1392 [27JY]

Taxation: use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (H.R. 2060), H1988 [10AP], H2505 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (S. 2369), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: distribution of funding for buses and bus facilites in Michigan, S5190, S5191 [15JN]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S5191, S5193-S5196 [15JN], S5357 [19JN], S7824 [27JY], S11559 [5DE]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (S. 2716), S5028 [13JN]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: study by Safety Research Center, Bethesda, MD, and Stanford University Sleep Research Center on the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S11559 [5DE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (S. 2325), S1910 [29MR]

Queens, NY: Jamaica Intermodal Project funding, S5191 [15JN]

Reports filed

Prohibit States From Imposing Restrictions on Interstate Limousine Services: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 106-1003), H10907 [25OC]

Statements

Join the Safe Team—The Point of the Lance for a Safer and More Alert America: William C. Dement, Stanford University, S11560 [5DE]

Texts of

S. 2325, Contracted Automobile Regulatory Relief Act, S1910 [29MR]

S. 2369, waive Federal preemption of State laws in court cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims, S2348 [6AP]

S. 2716, Motor Carrier Fairness Act, S5029 [13JN]

COMMON CAUSE (organization)

Letters

Nomination of Bradley A. Smith to the FEC, S4270 [23MY]

COMMON SENSE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 5628), H11842 [3NO]

COMMON SENSE PROTECTIONS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3160) (H. Rept. 106-1013), H11206 [26OC]

COMMUNICATIONS see Telecommunications

COMMUNICATIONS ACT

Amendments

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), H8273 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see S. 2572), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 3850), H756 [8MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S328 [3FE]

Cost Estimates

Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act (H.R. 3850): CBO, H10883 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (H.R. 3850), H8682-H8686 [3OC]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), H8272-H8275 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (S. 2572), S10242 [11OC]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (S. 2029), S330 [3FE]

Reports filed

Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3850) (H. Rept. 106-926), H8735 [3OC]

Know Your Caller Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. Rept. 106-872), H7931 [20SE]

Truth in Telephone Billing Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3011) (H. Rept. 106-978), H9899 [12OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3100, Know Your Caller Act, H8272 [27SE]

H.R. 3850, Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act, H8682-H8684 [3OC]

COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Implementation, H1514 [29MR]

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 432), H755 [8MR]

Conference reports

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act (S. 376), H636-H639 [2MR]

Letters

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, H903 [9MR]

———Matthew J. Flanigan, Telecommunications Industry Association, H903 [9MR]

———Robert W. Ross, New Skies Satellites, N.V., H903 [9MR]

———W. Allen Moore, Chambers Associates Inc., H903 [9MR]

———several satellite companies, H903 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), conference report, H902-H906 [9MR], E274 [9MR], E295 [14MR], E343 [16MR], E355 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), S1228 [7MR]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), conference report, S1155 [2MR], S1504 [21MR], S2710 [13AP]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), unanimous-consent agreement, S11 [24JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 432) (H. Rept. 106-514), H755 [8MR]

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: Committee of Conference (S. 376) (H. Rept. 106-509), H641 [2MR]

Statements

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: Representatives Bliley and Markey, Committee on Commerce (House), H902 [9MR]

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 376): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 432), H755 [8MR]

Conference reports

Provisions (S. 376), H636-H639 [2MR]

Letters

Provisions: Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, H903 [9MR]

———Matthew J. Flanigan, Telecommunications Industry Association, H903 [9MR]

———Robert W. Ross, New Skies Satellites, N.V., H903 [9MR]

———several satellite companies, H903 [9MR]

———W. Allen Moore, Chambers Associates Inc., H903 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 376): conference report, H902-H906 [9MR], E274 [9MR], E295 [14MR], E343 [16MR], E355 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 376), S1228 [7MR]

———conference report, S1155 [2MR], S1504 [21MR], S2710 [13AP]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S11 [24JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 376, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 432) (H. Rept. 106-514), H755 [8MR]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 376) (H. Rept. 106-509), H641 [2MR]

Statements

Provisions: Representatives Bliley and Markey, Committee on Commerce (House), H902 [9MR]

COMMUNISM

Amendments

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8132, S8138, S8141, S8152, S8161, S8217, S8218, S8219, S8220, S8221 [7SE], S8298, S8300, S8345, S8346, S8349 [11SE], S8369, S8396, S8424 [12SE], S8470, S8471, S8484, S8508 [13SE], H3662 [24MY]

Articles and editorials

Biggest Vote, H3399 [18MY]

Case for China Trade, H3729 [24MY]

China, Trade and Missiles, S8617 [15SE]

China Asserts Claim Over Taiwan, S8480 [13SE]

China Trade Boosts Farmers, S8480 [13SE]

Congress Shouldn't Let Organized Labor Derail U.S.-China Trade Vote, H3610 [23MY]

Debate on PNTR for China—A Response to Barshefsky and Jackson, H3520 [22MY]

Evolution Doesn't Occur Overnight, S1971 [30MR], E283 [13MR]

Jiang Muddies the Waters, S8479 [13SE]

New Laos Policy Urged, E2214 [15DE]

No Workers' Paradise, S8489 [13SE]

Opening China's Economy—WTO Membership Will Benefit All, S8696 [19SE]

Permanent Normal Trade Relations With the People's Republic of China, H3609 [23MY]

Taiwan's New President Backs Sino-American Trade, S8331 [11SE]

Trade Status May Hold the Key to End of Roller-Coaster Ride in U.S.-China Relationship, E819 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions

Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 432), H10473 [19OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4509), H3474 [19MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 4444), H3049 [15MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (see H. Res. 510), H3648 [23MY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

———encourage release of political prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 430), H10473 [19OC]

———lift trade embargo (see S. 2617), S4378 [24MY] (see S. 2896), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4856), H6051 [13JY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see H.R. 5114), H7280 [6SE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see S. Con. Res. 131), S7160 [18JY] (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

———commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (see S. Con. Res. 118), S4460 [25MY]

———designate a day of remembrance for victims of Katyn Forest Massacre (see S. Con. Res. 105), S2728 [13AP]

Vietnam: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 295), H1588 [29MR]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2966 [11MY]

Cloture motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]

Letters

Economic embargo of Cuba: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, H6685 [20JY]

Encourage release of Oscar E. Biscet by Cuba: Oscar E. Biscet, E217 [1MR]

———several Representatives, E217 [1MR]

Investigate espionage activities of the People's Republic of China: Representative Schaffer, E703 [11MY]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: Clayton Yeutter, S5393 [20JN]

———Elizardo Sanchez Santa-Cruz, Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation, S5402 [20JN]

———George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, S5392 [20JN]

———Lawrence S. Eagleburger, S5391 [20JN]

———several Senators, S5391, S5392, S5402 [20JN]

———Theodore E. McCarrick, U.S. Catholic Conference, S5392 [20JN]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: Billy Graham, S8697 [19SE]

———Carios Moore, American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

———Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, S8564 [14SE]

———Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Charles L. Taylor, AMVETS, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Ciping Huang, H2195 [12AP]

———Frank G. Wickersham III, Military Order of the Purple Heart, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Jayson L. Spiegel, Reserve Officers Association, H3289 [17MY], H3469 [19MY], H3724 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Joe Volk, Friends Committee on National Legislation, S8698 [19SE]

———John W. Smart, VFW, H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Marshall Hanson and Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Reserve Association, H3723 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Pat Robertson, Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., S8697 [19SE]

———President Clinton, S8478 [13SE], S8723 [19SE]

———Raymond A. Bell, U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association, H3469 [19MY], H3724 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Representative Berman, H3471 [19MY]

———Representative Wolf, S8392 [12SE], H3470 [19MY]

———Representatives Christopher H. Smith, Wolf, and Bonior, H3470 [19MY]

———Representatives Stark, Carolyn McCarthy, and Pelosi, H3470 [19MY]

———Richard Cizik, National Association of Evangelicals, E789 [19MY]

———Roger W. Chastain, American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

———Wei Jingsheng, H3620 [23MY]

———several agricultural organizations, S8493 [13SE], S8552 [14SE]

———several former military commanders and national security experts, H3724 [24MY]

———several religious leaders, S8697 [19SE], E879 [25MY]

People's Republic of China understanding with the U.S. on prohibiting the import and export of prison labor products: David J. Brenner, U.S. Embassy in the People's Republic of China, S8365 [12SE]

———Wang Shu-sheng, People's Republic of China Prison Administration Bureau, S8362 [12SE]

Republic of China accession to the World Trade Organization: President Clinton, S8478 [13SE]

———several Senators, S8479 [13SE]

Memorandums

People's Republic of China Understanding With the U.S. on Prohibiting the Import and Export of Prison Labor Products: Arnold Kanter, Dept. of State, and Liu Huoqiu, People's Republic of China, S8364 [12SE]

Messages

Permanent Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: President Clinton, S1313 [8MR], H753 [8MR]

Motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8467 [13SE], H3744 [24MY]

Opinion polls

Demographic information on U.S. citizens' views of normal trade relations relative to human rights abuses and religious freedom in the People's Republic of China, H11 [27JA]

Petitions and memorials

Tennessee: People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, E935 [9JN]

Press releases

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: American Legion, H3470 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Center for Security Policy, H3725 [24MY]

———Senator Specter, S4037 [17MY]

———VFW, H3470 [19MY]

Proposals

People's Republic of China normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3471 [19MY]

Questions

Textile product safeguards and the 12 year product specific safeguards in the People's Republic of China World Trade Organization accession agreement: American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

Remarks in House

AID: Cuban Transition Project funding, H10834 [25OC]

Biscet, Oscar E.: encourage release of political prisoner by Cuba, H7506 [13SE], E217 [1MR]

China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status, H11 [27JA], H51 [31JA], H119 [1FE], H346 [14FE], H514 [29FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H704 [8MR], H939 [14MR], H1081 [16MR], H1769, H1826, H1834 [5AP], H2181, H2194 [12AP], H2329 [13AP], H2347, H2349, H2393-H2398 [2MY], H2415, H2416, H2417, H2487 [3MY], H2554, H2555, H2598, H2599 [4MY], H2633 [8MY], H2659, H2660, H2738-H2744 [9MY], H2781, H2782 [10MY], H2954, H2955, H2958, H2964 [11MY], E264 [9MR], E283 [13MR], E464 [30MR], E512 [6AP], E667 [8MY], E694 [10MY], E2121 [5DE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H2974, H3035, H3036 [15MY], H3053, H3146-H3150, H3152-H3162 [16MY], H3183, H3184, H3289, H3292-H3297, H3300-H3306 [17MY], H3312, H3398, H3399, H3410 [18MY], H3464-H3472 [19MY], H3478, H3509, H3521 [22MY], H3529, H3530, H3532, H3533, H3534, H3593, H3596-H3620, H3626, H3637-H3642 [23MY], H3662-H3747, H3804 [24MY], H3817, H3826 [25MY], H7898 [20SE], H9512 [10OC], E723 [15MY], E759 [18MY], E819 [24MY], E846, E852-E854, E861, E863, E868, E871, E879, E881 [25MY], E893 [6JN], E931-E933, E935, E941, E969 [9JN], E1039 [19JN], E2030 [30OC]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3652-H3662 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to recommit, H3744 [24MY]

———U.S. policy, H8628 [3OC], H11958 [5DE]

CIA: investigate espionage activities of the People's Republic of China, E703 [11MY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H3530 [23MY], H6699-H6703 [20JY], H7145, H7146 [27JY]

———lift trade embargo, H5710, H5711 [10JY]

———lift trade embargo (H.R. 229), E1245 [14JY]

———lift trade embargo (H.R. 4856), E1245 [14JY]

———lift travel restrictions, H5453 [29JN], H6694-H6698 [20JY], H7145, H7146 [27JY]

———treatment of children relative to Communist ideology, H93 [1FE]

Dept. of State: investigation into abduction of Houa Ly and Michael Vang in Laos, E2081 [3NO], E2214 [15DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H6685-H6688 [20JY]

Germany: anniversary of reunification, E1666 [4OC]

Hong Kong: report on status after reversion to the People's Republic of China, E89 [8FE], E1629 [28SE]

Laos: U.S. policy, E1981, E2004 [28OC]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, H6560 [19JY]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (H. Con. Res. 416), E1653 [3OC]

———commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, E1499 [18SE]

Russia: condemn anti-Semitic activities, E1613 [27SE]

Ukraine: democracy efforts, E505 [6AP], E607 [2MY]

———remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, E2150 [7DE]

Vietnam: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 295), H2417-H2422 [3MY]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (H. Con. Res. 322), H5679-H5682 [10JY], E719 [11MY], E1202 [11JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of fall of South Vietnam to communism, H2636 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

AID: Cuban Transition Project funding, S10980 [25OC]

China, People's Republic of: certification of certain human rights conditions prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8375-S8382 [12SE]

———compliance with memorandums of understanding prohibiting the import and export to the U.S. of prison labor products, S8360-S8366 [12SE]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent on freedom of religion, S8133-S8141 [7SE]

———normal trade relations status, S345 [7FE], S838 [28FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization, S8349 [11SE], S8646 [18SE], S8722 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1169 [6MR], S1971 [30MR], S2433 [7AP], S3825 [10MY], S4032-S4037 [17MY], S4166 [18MY], S4221 [22MY], S4493, S4494 [25MY], S4933 [9JN], S5021 [13JN], S5586, S5588 [22JN], S5763 [26JN], S6295, S6296 [30JN], S9690 [3OC], S9937 [5OC]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S6109 [29JN], S6326-S6328 [10JY], S6408 [11JY], S6599, S6600 [13JY], S7461 [24JY], S7769-S7773, S7787, S7789, S7819 [27JY], S8048-S8069 [6SE], S8132-S8163 [7SE], S8252-S8265 [8SE], S8297-S8337, S8349 [11SE], S8353-S8357, S8360-S8370, S8375-S8406 [12SE], S8441-S8494, S8529-S8532 [13SE], S8536, S8539-S8565, S8604 [14SE], S8611-S8619, S8633 [15SE], S8644-S8647, S8653, S8664 [18SE], S8667-S8730 [19SE], S8812-S8814 [20SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY], S7963-S7967, S7974-S7978, S7981-S7983 [5SE], S8035-S8041, S8044 [6SE], S8132 [7SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), unanimous-consent request, S8398 [12SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (S. 2277), S1671-S1673 [23MR]

———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8152-S8159 [7SE]

———require certification on the status and release of certain detained or imprisoned labor activists prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8487-S8490, S8492 [13SE]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, S4524 [6JN], S4931 [9JN], S10521 [13OC]

———lift trade embargo, S4933-S4935 [9JN], S7537 [25JY], S10521 [13OC]

———lift trade embargo (S. 2617), S4379 [24MY]

———lift trade embargo (S. 2896), S7393 [20JY]

———TV Marti funding, S10149 [10OC]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S4767, S4768 [8JN], S5298-S5300 [16JN], S5389-S5406, S5434 [20JN]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (S. Con. Res. 131), S10267, S10268 [11OC]

———commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (S. Con. Res. 118), S5756 [23JN]

———designate a day of remembrance for victims of Katyn Forest Massacre (S. Con. Res. 105), S2709, S2773 [13AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of fall of South Vietnam to communism, S3186 [1MY], S3219 [2MY]

Reports

People's Republic of China Human Rights Violations: Dept. of State (excerpt), H3694 [24MY]

Task Force on the Hong Kong Transition, E89-E93 [8FE]

Visit to Cuba: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, S9845 [4OC]

Visit to Tibet: Representative Wolf, H347 [14FE]

Reports filed

Commemorate Anniversary of the Execution of Polish Captives by Soviet Authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 118), S4952 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 510) (H. Rept. 106-636), H3648 [23MY]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2277) (S. Rept. 106-305), S4459 [25MY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4444) (H. Rept. 106-632), H3522 [22MY]

Polish Anniversary of Workers' Strikes That Led to the Creation of the Independent Trade Union Solidarnosc: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 131), S7838 [27JY]

Statements

Effects of Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act: John Heinz (1985), S8153 [7SE]

It's Time for Transparency: Grigoriy Surkis, E505 [6AP], E607 [2MY]

Make Trade Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the U.S. Contingent on Freedom of Religion: Richard A. Boucher, Dept. of State, S8140 [7SE]

People's Democratic Republic of Laos—An Appraisal After 25 Years of Communist Rule: Tiao Sayavong, E1981 [28OC]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization, S8716 [19SE]

People's Republic of China Understanding With the U.S. on Prohibiting the Import and Export of Prison Labor Products: Dept. of State, S8365 [12SE]

Studies

Tariffs Miscast as Villain in Bearing Blame for Great Depression—Smoot-Hawley Exonerated: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates (business), S8154-S8156 [7SE]

Tables

NAFTA job loss by State, 1993-98, S8685 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 295, human rights violations in Vietnam, H2417 [3MY]

H. Con. Res. 322, support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam, H5679 [10JY]

H. Res. 510, consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3652 [24MY]

H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3662 [24MY]

S. 2277, permanent normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1673 [23MR]

S. Con. Res. 105, designate a day of remembrance for victims of Katyn Forest Massacre in Poland, S2773 [13AP]

S. Con. Res. 118, commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, S4489 [25MY], S5756 [23JN]

S. Con. Res. 131, anniversary of workers' strikes in Poland that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc, S10267, S10268 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 131, Polish anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc, S7166 [18JY]

COMMUNITIES see Suburban areas; Urban Areas

COMMUNITIES CAN! (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Franklin County, VT: Communities Can! (organization) Community Excellence Award recipient, S7225 [19JY]

COMMUNITIES FOR SAFER GUNS COALITION

Lists

Members, H4888-H4890 [21JN]

COMMUNITY ANTI-DRUG COALITIONS OF AMERICA

Remarks in Senate

National Leadership Forum: tribute for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

COMMUNITY BANK, N.A.

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S11785 [14DE]

COMMUNITY CHARACTER ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2995), S7911 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 2995, provisions, S7911 [27JY]

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT related term(s) Suburban areas

Amendments

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8509 [13SE]

Analyses

Indian Tribal Enterprise and Alaska Native Corporations Participation Expansion in the HUBZone Program (S. 2569), S4020 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Abuse Program Believes in Ability Without State Aid—Faith-Based Effort Serves as Example, H6832 [25JY]

Addicts Get Tough Love at Victory, H6832 [25JY]

Common Sense for the Triangle, E1393 [27JY]

Cops, Crime and Clergy—Boston's Commish on How the New Alliance Between Police and Preachers Works, H6834 [25JY]

Easter Special to Ex-Addicts, H6831 [25JY]

GOP Team, Praises Drug Rehabilitation Program, H6831 [25JY]

Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]

New Holy War, H6834 [25JY]

Savior of the Streets, H6833 [25JY]

State of the Union Recognition Casts San Antonio in Limelight, H6831 [25JY]

Welfare From the Streets, H6830 [25JY]

Wrong Fix, H6832 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives (see H.R. 5663), H12094 [14DE]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit use of community development block grant funds to acquire church property without consent of the church (see H.R. 4084), H1405 [23MR]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (see S. 3242), S10999 [25OC]

———make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (see S. 2811), S6015 [28JN]

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2335), S1986 [30MR]

Dept. of HUD: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (see S. 2968), S7839 [27JY]

Economy: provide certain benefits and assistance to workers displaced by trade or technology and assist communities experiencing economic distress in restructuring their economies (see H.R. 5473), H9907 [16OC]

Emergency services: authorize use of block grants to assist local firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services (see H.R. 5424), H9504 [6OC]

———authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Federal aid programs: increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H5842 [11JY]

———provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 2445), S2728 [13AP]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see S. 2596), S4190 [18MY]

———enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: improve implementation of the western Alaska community development quota program (see H.R. 5565), H11206 [26OC]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 2052), S612 [10FE]

———expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

Nonprofit organizations: provide technical assistance, capacity building grants, and organizational support to private, nonprofit, and religiously-affiliated organizations, S7839 [27JY]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]

Taxation: allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3171 [16MY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———promote the economic recovery of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4358), H2410 [2MY]

———provide for community revitalization and extension of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 5662), H12094 [14DE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC] (see H.R. 4923), H6776 [24JY]

Youngstown, OH: authorize urban park and recreation recovery program grant to assist development of a Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park (see H.R. 4125), H1588 [29MR]

Descriptions

Local Housing Opportunities Act (S. 2968), S7868-S7870 [27JY]

Explanations

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (H.R. 4923), H6816-H6820 [25JY]

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (S. 3152), S9729-S9746 [3OC]

Lists

Northeast Regional Council Matchmakers High Performance Team, S4292 [23MY]

Memorandums

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (S. 1608): Janet A. Poling, Dept. of Agriculture, S8523 [13SE]

Messages

National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, S7834 [27JY], H7194 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Aquinas Housing Corp.: anniversary, E1899 [25OC]

Brand New Day, Inc.: anniversary, E2139 [7DE]

Business and industry: provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives, E2246 [2JA]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit use of community development block grant funds to acquire church property without consent of the church, H1917 [6AP]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 561), H7190 [27JY]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4763-H4765 [20JN], H4906, H4907 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: conversion and revitalization of closed military facilities, H2015 [11AP], H5172 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H8817 [5OC]

———empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761, H4764, H4765 [20JN]

District of Columbia: residential and business tax credits and incentives, H7924 [20SE]

Economic Development Administration: programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H5010 [22JN]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

———firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1473 [28MR], H1492, H1578-H1582 [29MR], H1592-H1594 [30MR], H1757-H1761 [4AP], E475 [3AP]

Federal aid programs: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities, E990 [13JN]

Financial institutions: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (H.R. 4893), E1277 [19JY]

Housing: strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1911-H1914 [6AP], E527 [11AP]

Investments: license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities, H6823 [25JY]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, H10382 [19OC]

Livable communities: promote initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H8777, H8779 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development: tribute, E624 [3MY]

National Community Education Day: observance, E1906 [25OC]

Pilsen, IL: anniversary of Resurrection Project, E891 [6JN]

Pueblo, CO: Partners for Livable Communities (organization) Most Livable Communities in the U.S. designee, E1591 [26SE]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region, H10358 [19OC], H11818 [3NO]

South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E1897 [25OC]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, H11248 [26OC], H12484, H12485, H12494 [15DE]

———promote the economic recovery of the District of Columbia (H.R. 4358), E604 [2MY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6797-H6841 [25JY], E1311 [24JY], E1330, E1339, E1343 [27JY]

Virginia: livable communities efforts, H1417 [28MR]

Weldon, George H., Sr.: Abyssinian Development Corp., Samuel DeWitt Proctor Phoenix Award recipient, E1614 [27SE]

Wesley Housing Development Corp.: anniversary, E1571 [22SE]

Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds for construction of a community center, H1917-H1919 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

BIA: health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6503-S6505 [12JY]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (S. 3242), S11005 [25OC]

———make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (S. 2811), S6026 [28JN], S6104 [29JN], S10947 [24OC]

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2335), S1993 [30MR]

Dept. of HUD: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (S. 2968), S7867 [27JY]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Core City Neighborhoods (organization), S10080 [6OC]

———waterfront project funding, S10314 [12OC]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

Federal aid programs: provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (S. 2445), S2764 [13AP]

Homestead AFB, FL: conveyance process for surplus military property, S9148 [25SE]

HUBZone Program: tribute to individuals working for program, S4292 [23MY]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, S10761 [19OC]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (S. 2995), S7911 [27JY]

Minnesota: Camp Ripley Combined Support Maintenance Shop and Army National Guard Training and Community Center funding, S4169 [18MY]

Mississippi River: Delta Regional Authority funding, S8183 [7SE]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (S. 3175), S9960 [5OC], S10076 [6OC]

———funding, S10680 [18OC]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (S. 2052), S614 [10FE]

———expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (S. 2569), S4019-S4021 [16MY]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8126 [6SE], S8256 [8SE], S8514-S8526 [13SE], S10118 [6OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land managements projects (S. 1608), unanimous-consent agreement, S7953 [27JY]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (S. 2936), S7676-S7678 [26JY]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets, S11819 [15DE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), S7952 [27JY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (S. 3152), S9703, S9704, S9773 [3OC]

Reports filed

America's Private Investment Companies Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 106-638), H3648 [23MY]

Community Development and Venture Capital Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 106-383), S8019 [5SE]

Make Communities With High Levels of Out-Migration or Population Loss Eligible for Community Facilities Grants: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2811), S8941 [21SE]

New Markets Initiative Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2848) (H. Rept. 106-706), H5435 [28JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1608) (S. Rept. 106-275), S2865 [25AP]

Summaries

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): Community Renewal and New Markets Initiatives Development, E2247-E2249 [2JA]

Tables

Estimated revenue effects on H.R. 4923, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, H6820 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 561, President Clinton's addressing of issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime, H7190 [27JY]

H.R. 4923, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, H6797-H6816 [25JY]

S. 1608, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, S8514-S8518 [13SE], S8596-S8600 [14SE]

S. 2052, Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act, S614-S616 [10FE]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2811, make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants, S6026 [28JN]

S. 2811, make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, S10947 [24OC]

S. 2968, Local Housing Opportunities Act, S7870-S7881 [27JY]

S. 2995, Community Character Act, S7911 [27JY]

S. 3152, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, S9704-S9729 [3OC]

S. 3175, National Rural Development Partnership Act, S9961-S9963 [5OC]

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND VENTURE CAPITAL ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 106-383), S8019 [5SE]

COMMUNITY FOREST RESTORATION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1288) (H. Rept. 106-947), H9504 [6OC]

COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NETWORK (organization)

Remarks in House

American Hospital Association: NOVA Award recipient, E716 [11MY]

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Poverty: enhance flexibility in individual development account programs to encourage savings for poor working families (see S. 3214), S10716 [18OC]

Remarks in Senate

Poverty: enhance flexibility in individual development account programs to encourage savings for poor working families (S. 3214), S10718 [18OC]

Summaries

Enhance Flexibility in Individual Development Account Programs To Encourage Savings for Poor Working Families (S. 3214), S10719 [18OC]

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES AGAINST DRUGS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

Texts of

S. 2850, provisions, S6574 [12JY]

COMMUNITY PROTECTION AND HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1522), H3934 [7JN]

COMMUNITY PROTECTION FROM FIREARMS' GIVEAWAYS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4559), H3867 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4559), E859 [25MY]

Texts of

H.R. 4559, provisions, E859 [25MY]

COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 3320), E1652 [3OC]

COMMUNITY RENEWAL AND NEW MARKETS ACT

Articles and editorials

Abuse Program Believes in Ability Without State Aid—Faith-Based Effort Serves as Example, H6832 [25JY]

Addicts Get Tough Love at Victory, H6832 [25JY]

Cops, Crime and Clergy—Boston's Commish on How the New Alliance Between Police and Preachers Works, H6834 [25JY]

Easter Special to Ex-Addicts, H6831 [25JY]

GOP Team, Praises Drug Rehabilitation Program, H6831 [25JY]

Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]

New Holy War, H6834 [25JY]

Savior of the Streets, H6833 [25JY]

State of the Union Recognition Casts San Antonio in Limelight, H6831 [25JY]

Welfare From the Streets, H6830 [25JY]

Wrong Fix, H6832 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC] (see H.R. 4923), H6776 [24JY]

Explanations

Provisions (H.R. 4923), H6816-H6820 [25JY]

Provisions (S. 3152), S9729-S9746 [3OC]

Letters

Tax incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites: several Representatives, H6824 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Community development: license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities, H6823 [25JY]

Enact (H.R. 4923), H6797-H6841 [25JY], E1311 [24JY], E1330, E1339, E1343 [27JY]

New Market Venture Capital Program: establish, H6824, H6838 [25JY]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6820-H6823, H6826-H6837 [25JY]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation for the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, H6825 [25JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency, H6826 [25JY]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites, H6823 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4923), S7952 [27JY]

Enact (S. 3152), S9703, S9704, S9773 [3OC]

Reports

Youth Challenge Case Study: Collette Caprara, H6829 [25JY]

Statements

Youth Challenge Program: Raul Gonzalez, H6828 [25JY]

Tables

Estimated revenue effects on H.R. 4923, provisions, H6820 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4923, provisions, H6797-H6816 [25JY]

S. 3152, provisions, S9704-S9729 [3OC]

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Addresses

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Humanitarian Award: Frank Arlinghaus, E1788 [13OC]

Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Program Anniversary: John E. Gherty, S11369-S11371 [30OC]

Articles and editorials

Area Man Makes Sure Needy Have Christmas, E52 [1FE]

At the Heart of Bo Shafer, E1823-E1825 [19OC]

Bobbie Householder's Work as Volunteer Is Unequaled in Blount, E2222 [15DE]

Bonkowski Will Be Missed, E1731 [10OC]

Civil Rights Pioneer, Mr. Earl Nance, Sr., E567 [13AP]

COTS Director Is Our Vermonter of the Year, S162 [31JA]

Lita, E185 [29FE]

Mike Wilson Named Home Builders Association Gary Komarow Memorial Executive Officer of the Year, E1572 [22SE]

North Carolina Flood Puts Weyerhaeuser's Employee Support to the Test, E1872 [19OC]

Pastor and Political Activist Earl Nance, Sr., Dies at 89, E566 [13AP]

Tribute to Nancy Chiles Dix, E253 [9MR]

Two Presidents—A Shared Legacy, E1387 [27JY]

Why I Changed My Mind About AmeriCorps, S5559 [21JN], E1386 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7210 [27JY]

Collins, Bob: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S538 [9FE]

Columbus, GA: tribute to House of Heroes project (see H. Con. Res. 385), H7210 [27JY]

Community development: provide technical assistance, capacity building grants, and organizational support to private, nonprofit, and religiously-affiliated organizations, S7839 [27JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: include participation in a volunteer firefighting agency as one of the national service programs authorized to receive assistance under the AmeriCorps program (see H.R. 5425), H9504 [6OC]

———State commissions audit funding (see H.R. 4309), H2338 [13AP]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (see S. 2484), S3023 [27AP]

Law enforcement: encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H1588 [29MR]

National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: establish (see S. 2473), S2940 [26AP]

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and the leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 487), H2410 [2MY]

Taxation: treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S680 [22FE]

———treatment of national service educational awards (see H.R. 5215), H7871 [19SE]

Telephones: provide for the nationwide designation of 2-1-1 as a toll-free number for access to information on human services (see S. 2815), S6121 [29JN]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN] (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Letters

Immigrants to New Americans Act: Brent Wilkes, League of United Latin American Citizens, S3030 [27AP]

———Delia Pompa, National Association for Bilingual Education, S3029 [27AP]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S3029 [27AP]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: several religious organizations, H11222 [26OC]

Nationwide designation of 2-1-1 as a toll-free number for access to information on human services: United Way, S6127 [29JN]

Lists

Boston Celtics (basketball team) ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S5734 [23JN]

``Celebrating the Women of Lewiston/Auburn'' honorees, E242 [8MR]

Congressional Award Gala Steering Committee, E392 [22MR]

Contributors to disaster assistance for Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipients, S4815 [8JN]

Remarks in House

A.O. Reed & Co.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E786 [19MY]

Adams, Celi: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E976 [12JN]

Adams, Lillian L.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Aguilar, Dan: Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity Award recipient, E1641 [2OC]

Akron, OH: Haven of Rest (nonprofit organization) staff participation in decennial census, E335 [16MR]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Tau Lambda Alumni Chapter in Fort Worth, TX, E2163 [8DE]

Alpha Phi Omega (service fraternity): anniversary, E2190 [15DE]

Alton, IL: tribute to Bucket Brigade (volunteer group), E1053 [20JN]

American Commercial Bank: tribute, E1850 [19OC]

American Leadership Forum (organization): Jing Lyman Civic Leadership Award presentation, E1096 [23JN]

American Trucking Associations, Inc.: tribute for contribution to the Toys for Tots Foundation, E2130 [5DE]

Andriotis, Nick A.: St. Demetrios Cathedral Odyssey Award recipient, E1973 [28OC]

Anschutz, Philip: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans honoree, E649 [4MY]

Ardmore, PA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E1749 [12OC]

Arensman, Meredith: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E647 [4MY]

Armenian Relief Society: anniversary, E1087 [23JN]

Armstead, Ernie: AARP National Community Spirit Award recipient, E1773 [13OC]

Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans: anniversary, E1638 [2OC]

Austell, GA: grand opening of the Michael A. Grant Boys and Girls Club, E1842 [19OC]

Ballantine, Morley C.: Colorado Governor's Commission on National Community Service and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Outstanding Philanthropist award recipient, E1642 [2OC]

Batinovich, Robert (Bat): Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Loaves and Fishes Award recipient, E293 [14MR]

Bellaire, TX: anniversary of First Baptist Church of Bellaire, E154 [16FE]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of Belle-Scott Committee, E386 [22MR]

———anniversary of Elks Lodge 481, E203 [1MR]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of La Pena Cultural Center, E921 [9JN]

Berman, Lee and Kathy: Temple Bat Yahm Spirit of Life Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

Besteiro, Raul: University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Distinguished Alumni honoree, E709 [11MY]

Bonavolonta, Jules J.: North Ward Center Monsignor Geno Baroni Award recipient, E2124 [5DE]

Bortz, Neil K.: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Distinguished Service Citation recipient, E782 [19MY]

Bowler, Michael J.: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (organization) Caring Hands Gold Award recipient, E1150 [29JN]

Boyd, Milton: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

Bozrah, CT: anniversary of Bozrah Volunteer Fire Dept., E678 [9MY]

Brackenridge, PA: anniversary of Italian Sons and Daughters of America (organization) Integrity Lodge No. 79, E1340 [27JY]

Brand New Day, Inc.: anniversary, E2139 [7DE]

Breiseth, Chris and Jane: Wilkes-Barre Society of Fellows, Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Awards recipients, E610 [2MY]

Bronx, NY: tribute to La Resurreccion United Methodist Church, E1800 [16OC]

Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church, E153 [16FE]

Brooklyn Center, MN: anniversary of Lions Club, E2014 [28OC]

Brooklyn Chinese-American Association: anniversary of Avenue U Senior and Community Center, E609 [2MY]

Brooklyn Polish American Home, Inc.: anniversary, E488 [4AP]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Fire Rescue Service, E847 [25MY]

Brown, Casey and Jean: Durango Pro Rodeo Association Western Service Award recipients, E1516 [18SE]

Burgess, David S.: recognition by Benicia, CA, Healthy Cities Task Force for efforts in social justice, E2116 [4DE]

Caine, Nona and Bill: Versailles, MO, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, E791 [19MY]

Camerlo, Tom: Colorado Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, E2144 [7DE]

Camp LeJeune, NC: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Black and White Scholarship Ball, E43 [1FE]

Carleo, Louie D.: Pueblo, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charles W. Crews Business Leader of the Year award recipient, E1185 [10JY]

Carlsen, Janet: Newman, CA, Chamber of Commerce John T. Silveira Award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

CBORD Group Inc.: tribute, E105 [9FE]

Celanese Chemicals (business): La Porte-Bayshore, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1798 [16OC]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1375, E1380 [27JY], E1634 [29SE]

Children and youth: tribute to ``Pay It Forward'' projects, E1898 [25OC]

Chomik, Kataryna: Flint International Institute Golden Door Award recipient, E1663 [4OC]

Clarence, NY: anniversary of Clarence Grange No. 892, E516 [6AP]

Clark, Frederick W.: Boston, MA, Jaycees (organization) Ten Outstanding Young Leaders of 2000 honoree, E410 [23MR]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Holy Name Parish, E1468 [13SE], E1573 [22SE]

———anniversary of Lesbian/Gay Community Service Center, E1725 [10OC]

———anniversary of St. Procop Ladies' Guild, E1467 [13SE]

———tribute to Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies' Ancient Order of Hibernians, E274 [9MR]

———tribute to United Irish Societies St. Patrick's Day Parade honorees, E274 [9MR]

Clifton, NJ: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 3, E315 [15MR]

Cobb Family Resources (organization): anniversary, E747 [17MY]

Cofield, Elsie: West Haven, CT, Black Coalition Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E189 [29FE]

Coleman, William C.: Lebanon Valley, PA, Sertoma Club J. Robert Ladd Community Service Award and Service to Mankind Award recipient, E562 [13AP]

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E2131 [6DE]

Comiskey, Ann Marie: Troy, MI, Women's Association Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1918 [25OC]

Community Healthcare Network (organization): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, E716 [11MY]

Concerned Citizens of Bayonne (organization): anniversary, E937 [9JN]

Congressional Award Foundation: anniversary, E392 [22MR]

Connecticut: Naugatuck Valley towns recipient of National Civic League All-American City award, E1539 [20SE]

———tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2016 [28OC]

Consumer League of New Jersey: anniversary, E886 [6JN]

Conteh, Abdul: New York Life Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E1833 [19OC]

Cooke, Eileen D.: Points of Light Foundation Daily Points of Light Award recipient, E1177 [30JN]

Coral Gables, FL: anniversary of St. Thomas Episcopal Parish, E1398 [6SE]

Corleone Society: tribute, E342 [16MR]

Cornucopia, Inc.: anniversary, E1012 [14JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H4772-H4774 [20JN], E1105 [23JN], E2085 [13NO]

———State commissions audit funding, H1576 [29MR]

Coviello, Rocco: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E8 [27JA]

Cox, Darlene L.: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1017 [15JN]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, E1314 [25JY]

Cuevas, Belinda: Puerto Rican Association for Human Development community service honoree, E2123 [5DE]

D'Amico, Donald R.: American Century Award recipient, E58 [2FE]

Danville, PA: anniversary of Valley Grange 1184, E463 [30MR]

Davis, Sampson: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1031 [15JN]

DeCambra, Ho'oipo: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E1455 [13SE]

Deeb, Edward: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association: tribute, E1619 [28SE]

———tribute to Ladies Auxiliary, E1619 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (H.R. 566), E340 [16MR]

Dickison, Rebecca: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E245 [8MR]

Dobkin, Milt and Bette: Humboldt County, CA, Democratic Central Committee Democrats of the Year award recipients, E1806 [17OC]

Doherty, Megan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E668 [8MY]

Dols, Christopher: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E186 [29FE]

Dreyer, Don: New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E1333 [27JY]

Eaton, Matt: Montclair, CA, Chamber of Commerce Annual Achievement Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania: anniversary, E737 [17MY]

Elliott, Micheal: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E1004 [14JN]

Ertola, John A.: San Francisco Forum San Franciscan of the Year award recipient, E838 [25MY]

Essex County, NJ: anniversary of North Ward Center, E1570 [22SE]

Ewing, Tanya: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E242 [8MR]

Fair Lawn, NJ: anniversary of Lions Club, E902 [6JN]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E110, E112, E113 [10FE]

———tribute to Sleepy Hollow Elementary School students for Millennium Pledge, E116 [10FE]

Fairview Heights, IL: anniversary of VFW Post 8677, E206 [1MR]

Family Services of Montgomery County (organization): anniversary, E1646 [2OC], E1665 [4OC]

Finch, Amy: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E139 [15FE]

Flatt, Douglas E.: American Society of Civil Engineers Service to People Award recipient, E1363 [27JY]

Flemington, NJ: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary No. 159, E1299 [21JY]

Flint, MI: anniversary of St. Francis Prayer Center, E790 [19MY]

Florence, WI: tribute to Food, Fun, and Fitness Summer Program, E454 [30MR]

Fondario, Gabe: Montclair, CA, Fire Dept. Employee of the Year award recipient, E26 [31JA]

Foreman, Spencer: Angela House (organization) honoree, E1969 [28OC]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Masjid Hassan of Al-Islam (organization) Southwest Regional Pioneer Banquet honorees, E1815 [17OC], E1849 [19OC]

Foster, Robert: Clifton, NJ, Optimist Club Friend of Youth Award recipient, E894 [6JN]

Freehold, NJ: anniversary of VFW Post 4374, E1575 [22SE]

Friedman, Arthur A. and Ida: State of Israel Bonds (organization) Jerusalem-City of Peace Award recipients, E1419 [7SE]

Friends of the Smyrna Library (organization): anniversary, E916 [8JN]

Gallagher, Charles: Mizel Museum of Judaica Community Cultural Enrichment Award recipient, E984 [13JN]

Garcia, Roberto: Napa County, CA, Hispanic Network Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1988 [28OC]

Garibaldi, Marie: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1501 [18SE]

Garney, Charles A.: Metropolitan Lutheran Ministries of Greater Kansas City Friends in Deed Award recipient, E2010 [28OC]

Geissert, Katy: Torrance Cultural Arts Center Foundation honoree, E1238 [14JY]

Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, L.L.C.: Pasadena, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E771 [19MY]

German Society of Pennsylvania: anniversary, E1666 [4OC]

Giunta, Charles A.: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Person of the Year award recipient, E1635 [29SE]

Gonzalez, Cathy: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1506 [18SE]

Gould, Cleotilde Castro: Guam Humanities Council Humanities Award for Lifetime Contribution recipient, E1883 [23OC]

Gramercy Park Block Association: tribute, E1348 [27JY]

Graves, Adam: Boys and Girls Club of Passaic, NJ, Sportsman of the Year honoree, E1156 [29JN]

Greco, Philip E.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Green, Anthony G., I: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E400 [23MR]

Greenville, SC: Upstate Urban League recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E179 [29FE]

Greer, SC: New Jerusalem Baptist Church recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E183 [29FE]

Guam: tribute to Island Leadership Day participants, E754 [17MY], E988 [13JN]

———tribute to village Mayors, E2177 [13DE]

Guam Humanities Council: honorees, E1883 [23OC]

Guggenheimer, Elinor: New York, NY, Presbyterian Senior Services Maggie Kuhn Award recipient, E286 [13MR]

Gurrola, Aracely: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Arizona, E640 [4MY]

Hach-Darrow, Kathryn (Kitty): Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E47 [1FE]

Haines Falls, NY: anniversary of Haines Falls Free Library, E1084 [22JN]

Hajduk, Edward J.: tribute to selection as Bayonne, NJ, Tri-State Pulaski Day Parade Contingent Marshal, E438 [29MR]

Halberstadt, Pat: Garden Grove, CA, Sister City Association honoree, E406 [23MR]

Hamilton, Jamie: Grand Junction, CO, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E187 [29FE]

Hamlett, Brenda Butler: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E944 [9JN]

Harrington, Dorothy: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E12 [27JA]

Harris County, TX: anniversary of East Harris County Senior Citizens Program, E1138 [28JN]

Harter, Ruth: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2112 [4DE]

Hassan, Ayhan: Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington (organization) Annual Spring Gala honoree, E618 [3MY]

Hawkinson, Bill: Chicagoland Forest District Good Scout Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Hear O'Israel International, Inc.: tribute to Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000, E861 [25MY]

Heath, Brittany: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E627 [3MY]

Henke, Janet R. and Bob: Whittier, CA, Boy Scouts Good Scout of the Year award recipients, E1995 [28OC]

Hesselbarth, Maynard: Laubach Literacy International (organization) Outstanding Tutor Award recipient, E1068 [21JN]

Highland, IL: tribute to Highland Council of the Catholic Fraternal Life Insurance Co., E401 [23MR]

Hilltop Community Resources, Inc.: anniversary, E929 [9JN]

Hoffmaster, Nancy: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E13 [27JA]

Hoffner-McCall, Richard: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Pennsylvania, E94 [8FE]

Hojnicki, Joseph: Minquadale, DE, Fire Co. Member of the Century award recipient, E600 [2MY]

Householder, Barbara Ann (Bobbie): Blount County, TN, Pride of Tennessee Award recipient, E2222 [15DE]

Houston, Marcus: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E112 [10FE]

Humboldt County, CA: tribute to American Cancer Society Relay for Life participants, E1384 [27JY]

Hunt, Ramek: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1031 [15JN]

Illinois: Senior Citizens of the Year award recipients from the 3d Congressional District, E180 [29FE]

Issa, Donna Greco: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Jackson, Alicia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E273 [9MR]

Jackson, Stephanie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E162 [16FE]

Jackson, Steve: Montclair, CA, Fire Department Employee of the Year award recipient, E28 [31JA]

Jaiswal, Indu: New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E1423 [7SE]

Jamesburg, NJ: anniversary of Elks Lodge 2180, E2181 [14DE]

———anniversary of Jamesburg Volunteer Fire Dept., E846 [25MY]

Jefferson County, IL: African American Heritage Award recipients, E1054 [20JN]

———tribute to Senior Saints Hall of Fame award recipients, E910 [7JN]

Jefferson County, TX: tribute to Southeast Texas Entertainment Complex, E1916 [25OC]

Jenkins, George: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1031 [15JN]

Johnson-Williams, Julie: WineSense (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E635 [4MY]

Jones, Lovell A.: Howard University Hospital Legacy of Leadership Award for Distinguished Health Care Advocate recipient, E765 [18MY]

Jones, Melva: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E960 [9JN]

Jones, Tim: Emergency Management Association of Georgia Citizen of the Year award recipient, E127 [14FE]

Kansas: tribute to DAR Prairie Rose Chapter, E1506 [18SE]

Kaskey, Jacob: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E401 [23MR]

Kemp, Rose: Missouri Women's Council Rose Kemp Public Service Award recipient, E579 [13AP]

Kim, Taesoo (Tom): Garden Grove, CA, Sister City Association honoree, E409 [23MR]

Kirkland, WA: tribute to Kirkland Teen Center, E1407 [6SE]

Kline, Susan: Congregation Kodimoh of Springfield, MA, Brotherhood Humanitarian Award recipient, E824 [24MY]

Kloster, Dan: Snowmass Village, CO, Rotary Club Business/Professional of the Year award recipient, E184 [29FE]

Knowles, Curtis J.: Athens, MI, Bob Ling Memorial Service Award recipient, E1296 [21JY]

Koren, Justin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Florida, E148 [15FE]

Koszdin, Jack P.: Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley honoree, E255 [9MR]

Kouymjian, Dickran: Armenian National Committee of Central California Man of the Year award recipient, E440 [29MR]

Ladanyi, Dezso J.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Lifetime Leadership Award recipient, E1111 [26JN]

Lexington, KY: anniversary of Lions Club, E545 [12AP]

Lick, Fred, Jr.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Lifetime Leadership Award recipient, E1112 [26JN]

Life University: tribute to Run for Life, E864 [25MY]

Lippman, Fred: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E508 [6AP]

Long Beach, NJ: Monmouth Medical Center Pinnacle Award honorees, E548 [12AP]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Los Angeles Veterans Resource Center, E614 [2MY]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to South Bay National Day of Prayer Breakfast, E635 [4MY]

Lubbock, TX: anniversary of Texas Boys Ranch telethon, E1272 [19JY]

Luttrell, Gearlene (Gerri): Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E402 [23MR]

Maceroni, Peter J.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Macomb County, MI: tribute to Warren-Center Line-Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductees, E2191 [15DE]

Mahan, Virginia M.: Armed Services YMCA National Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E925 [9JN]

Maher, E. Tunney, Jr.: Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E495 [5AP]

Maine: tribute to ``Celebrating the Women of Lewiston/Auburn'' honorees, E242 [8MR]

Maine Women's Fund: anniversary, E2011 [28OC]

Man, WV: tribute to Arch Coal Co., and United Mine Workers of America for efforts to reopen Appalachian Regional Hospital, E1474 [13SE]

Manhattan, NY: tribute to Lexington Democratic Club, E665 [8MY]

Manzanares, George: Daily Point of Light Foundation Daily Point of Light Award recipient, E1638 [2OC]

Mardirossian, Albert, Jr.: Passaic, NJ, Lions Club Man of the Year award recipient, E1683 [5OC]

Market Day: anniversary, E438 [29MR]

Marsh, Henry G.: Saginaw, MI, Image Award recipient, E67 [3FE]

Maryland: tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2077 [3NO]

McDonald's Corp.: EPA Waste Wise Partner of the Year recipient, E1810 [17OC]

McNish, Dorothy: National Council of Negro Women, Inc., North Shore Area Section Mahala Field Atchison Award recipient, E314 [15MR]

McVaney, Ed: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E45 [1FE]

Mechem, Charles, Jr.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E21 [27JA]

Meyers, Maury: American Heart Association Jay C. Crager Award recipient, E85 [8FE]

Middleburg Heights, OH: anniversary of Southland YWCA, E1400 [6SE]

Middletown, NY: tribute to Periwinkle National Theatre for drug education efforts, E2115 [4DE]

Miller, Devin: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award recipient, E101 [9FE]

Miller, Robert B., Jr.: Scene Magazine Man of the Year award recipient, E356 [21MR]

Minnesota: tribute to Stand Down events, E340 [16MR]

Missouri: Lake of the Ozarks Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE Chapter of the Year award, E541 [12AP]

Moll, William G.: American Advertising Federation Silver Medal Award recipient, E927 [9JN]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E553 [13AP]

———tribute to The ARC of Montgomery County Fashion Show Benefit, E1446 [13SE]

Moore, Connie: Illinois Women of Achievement award recipient, E906 [7JN]

Moran, Catherine: St. Thomas Aquinas College Founders Award recipient, E1456 [13SE]

Mulholland, Donna: Girl Scouts World of Well-Being Award recipient, E273 [9MR]

Mundy, Phyllis: Greater Wilkes-Barre, PA, Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Award recipient, E905 [7JN]

Mystic, CT: tribute to B.F. Hoxie Engine Co. No. 1, E1714 [6OC]

Nakamura, Leanne: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1948 [6AP]

National Association of Cuban-American Women: tribute, E2043 [31OC]

National Association of Letter Carriers: Branches 70, 1100, and 2225, San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Community Service Award recipients, E784 [19MY]

———tribute to food drive efforts, E571 [13AP], E617, E625, E628 [3MY]

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.: tribute to Northeast District, E862 [25MY]

National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development: tribute, E624 [3MY]

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization): Jersey Shore Chapter Humanitarian Award recipients, E1788 [13OC]

———tribute to the Annual Brotherhood Awards Dinner honorees, E703 [11MY]

National Council of Negro Women, Inc.: tribute to North Shore Area Section, E314 [15MR]

National Social Work Month: observance, E211 [1MR]

National Urban League, Inc.: anniversary, H8596 [2OC]

Negrette, Becky: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E16 [27JA]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 90, E996 [14JN]

———anniversary of St. Andrew's Society, E2143 [7DE]

New Jersey: tribute to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1874 [19OC]

New Jersey Shade-Tree Federation: tribute, E1842 [19OC]

New Orleans, LA: opening of addition to Ochsner Foundation Hospital, E1547 [20SE]

New York, NY: tribute to Family Day Millennium Celebration, E640 [4MY]

Newman-Keane, Chavis: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E241 [8MR]

Nichols, Lindsay: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E403 [23MR]

Nicholson, Jim: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Horatio Alger Award recipient, E707 [11MY]

Nobozny, Julian C.: National Restaurant Association Cornerstone Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1583 [25SE]

North Fork, CA: tribute to the Chamber of Commerce, E533 [11AP]

Nowicki, Gerald: Richard A. Rutkowski Association honoree, E15 [27JA]

Oakland, CA: opening of Evergreen Baptist Church New Sanctuary and Multi-Community Center, E1242 [14JY]

O'Laughlin, Brian M.: Missouri Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Man of the Year award recipient, E1456 [13SE]

Oliver, Gloria J.: New Jersey YWCA ``Woman of Influence'' award recipient, E1968 [28OC]

100 Women for Major Owens (organization): anniversary, E643 [4MY]

Onondaga Township, MI: anniversary of VFW National Home for Children, E793 [19MY]

Operation First Choice (organization): USA Today Make a Difference Day Award recipient, E1037 [19JN]

Orbach, Raymond L.: California Inland Empire Council Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

Orlando, Rocco: Greater New Haven, CT, Italian American Historical Society Distinguished Service Award recipient, E528 [11AP]

O'Shaughnessey, John: Medical Association of Georgia Physician's Award for Community Service recipient, E1079 [22JN]

Owens, Frances: Easter Seals (organization) Edgar F. ``Daddy'' Allen Award recipient, E405 [23MR]

Parmadale (organization): anniversary, E1480 [14SE]

Pasquariello, James K.: Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scout's Man of the Year award recipient, E244 [8MR]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard 1st Battalion, 103rd Armored Division, E101 [9FE]

Perry, Ray: Committee on Political Education Unity Award recipient, E868 [25MY]

Petty, Bill: Grand Junction, CO, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E210 [1MR]

Pfefferkorn, Janie: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E398 [23MR]

Phelps, Joseph: St. Helena, CA, Hospital Foundation honoree, E1826 [19OC]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Jewish Community Centers of Greater Philadelphia Raymond and Miriam Klein Branch, E1459 [13SE]

———anniversary of Southern Homes Services, E733 [16MY]

———anniversary of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and the Council Migration Service, E722 [15MY]

Philippine American Society of Ohio: tribute, E4 [24JA]

Phipps, Allan: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E29 [31JA]

Phipps, Gerald H.: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E30 [31JA]

Pilsen, IL: anniversary of Resurrection Project, E891 [6JN]

Pinal, Silvia: Mr. Amigo Association ``Mr. Amigo'' award recipient, E133 [14FE]

Pittsburgh, PA: Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh community service honorees, E779 [19MY]

———tribute to Bloomfield Citizens Council awards recipients, E606 [2MY]

Pittsfield, MA: anniversary of Boys and Girls Club, E1642 [2OC]

Pocono Pines, PA: anniversary of Pocono Lions Club, E1080 [22JN]

PROCEED, Inc.: anniversary, E285 [13MR]

Professional Lawn Care Association of America: tribute, E1596 [26SE]

Purnell, Benjamin: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E7 [27JA]

Radio Vision (organization): anniversary, E458 [30MR]

Rainwater, Cara: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E183 [29FE]

Rasch, Sunna: Dept. of Education John Stanford Education Heroes Award recipient, E2115 [4DE]

Ravenna, KY: anniversary of the Ravenna Church of the Nazarene, E1627 [28SE]

Red Hill Council: BLM Making a Difference award recipient, E608 [2MY]

Reddin, Scott: Shelter Our Sisters (organization) honoree, E677 [9MY]

Redmond, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E244 [8MR]

Redwood Community Action Agency: anniversary, E1483 [14SE]

Reston, VA: Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

Richmond, VA: anniversary of Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Chapter 12, E583 [13AP]

Riverdale, NY: tribute to Riverdale Community Center, E831 [25MY]

Riverside, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E375 [22MR]

Robinson, Dick: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E42 [1FE]

Robinson, Eddie: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E42 [1FE]

Rodeno, Michaela: WineSense (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E637 [4MY]

Rogers, Nannie Parks: New Haven, CT, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Appreciation Award recipient, E262 [9MR]

Ronald McDonald House Charities: designation by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (organization) as one of the top ten corporate citizens for the Hispanic community, E1641 [2OC]

Rucker, Bob: Greater Merced, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1093 [23JN]

Rumbaugh, Alice: Garden Grove, CA, Sister City Association honoree, E414 [23MR]

Russo, Basil M.: Italian Sons and Daughters of America (organization) Italian Man of the Year award recipient, E1331 [27JY]

Saathoff, Ron: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Leadership Award recipient, E782 [19MY]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to City Rescue Mission, E2246 [2JA]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Franciscan Friars St. Anthony Foundation, E2064 [2NO]

———anniversary of Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Disabled (organization) Enchanted Hills Camp, E1056 [20JN]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E750 [17MY]

San Mateo County, CA: Family Service Agency of San Mateo County Winner's Breakfast honorees, E507 [6AP]

Sanchez, Henry: Bayonne, NJ, Historical Society Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2140 [7DE]

Sandel, Dan: Americans for Peace Now (organization) Yitzhak Rabin Peace Award recipient, E1022 [15JN]

Santa Barbara, CA: anniversary of Junior League, E2060 [1NO]

Santa Fe, NM: tribute to Food Depot, E2098 [14NO]

Santa Maria, CA: observance of Peace Week, E1774 [13OC]

Savannah, GA: tribute to Savannah Shamrocks Rugby Club, E330 [16MR]

Schatz, Carol E.: Anti-Defamation League Deborah Awards recipient, E877 [25MY]

Schenck, Gary: Penrose, CO, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

Schiefelbein, Jeff: Texas A&M University Outstanding Achievement for a New Committee and Individual Contribution to Campus awards recipient, H8409 [28SE]

Schlueter, Amy: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Missouri, E694 [10MY]

Segura-Lopez, Rosaura: Napa County, CA, Hispanic Network Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1990 [28OC]

Self-Help for African People Through Education, Inc. (S.H.A.P.E.): anniversary, E711 [11MY]

Shapiro, Esther K.: Anti-Defamation League Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E441 [29MR]

Sharp, Harry G., III: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E401 [23MR]

Shoval, Susan and Judd: S.J. Strauss Lodge of B'nai B'rith Community Service Award recipients, E802 [22MY]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E19 [27JA]

Slovak Catholic Sokol (fraternal organization): anniversary, E2213 [15DE]

Smith, Mark: Bayonne, NJ, Circolo Italiano Club Man of the Year award recipient, E440 [29MR]

Snay, Abby: Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Service honoree, E475 [3AP]

Snellgrove, Debbie: Liberty Bell Award recipient, E1055 [20JN]

Specht, Lisa: American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

St. Mary's Hospital Caritas Connection (organization): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, H2660 [9MY]

Stack, Michael J., Jr.: Catholic War Veterans (organization) Distinguished Man of the Year award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

Stanley, Woodrow: Flint, MI, Pan-Hellenic Council honoree, E1570 [22SE]

Sterne, Bobbie: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E21 [27JA]

STOP Violence Coalition: tribute, E1309 [24JY]

Strauss, Jean: St. Jane de Chantal Parish of Chicago, IL, Ladies Guild Woman of the Year award recipient, E1064 [20JN]

Stroobants, Alphonse: American Heart Association, Centra Health (healthcare system), and Cardiology Associates of Central Virginia Charles Sackett Heart Award recipient, E500 [5AP]

Strumpf, Robyn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E683 [9MY]

Stryker, Kristin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E400 [23MR]

Sumners, Jerry L., Sr.: Aurora, MO, Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipient, E32 [31JA]

Tabor, Horace: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E43 [1FE]

Tartakoff, Katy: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E15 [27JA]

Texas: tribute to Bay Area American Cancer Society, E865 [25MY]

———tribute to East Texas Literacy Council, E389 [22MR]

———tribute to Unsung Heroes award recipients from the 9th Congressional District, E278 [9MR]

Thousand Oaks, CA: tribute to Los Robles Bank, E115 [10FE]

3M (company): donation of detection systems to school library media centers, E709 [11MY]

Tibbs, Emma: Points of Light Foundation Daily Points of Light Award recipient, E1164 [30JN]

Tiefenwerth, Eleanor: Richard A. Rutkowski Association honoree, E11 [27JA]

Tolliver, Stanley E., Sr.: NAACP Freedom Award recipient, E1286 [21JY]

Tomei, Ed: Darien, IL, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E257 [9MR]

Toro, Rafael: Puerto Rican Association for Human Development Outstanding Community Leader of the Year award recipient, E2122 [5DE]

Torrance, CA: anniversary of the Torrance Rotary Club, E721 [15MY]

———Switzer Center School and Clinical Services South Bay Women of the Year award recipients, E263 [9MR]

Trimble, Charles R.: American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement recipient, E1647 [2OC]

Trower, Will: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E508 [6AP]

Tuscon, AZ: tribute to Edward W. Rhoads Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association, E584 [13AP]

Tzall, Bernard: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for New York, E1655 [3OC]

Ukrainian-American Youth Association: anniversary, E1664 [4OC]

United Jewish Appeal Federation: tribute to Bergen County, NJ, and North Hudson, NJ, women honorees, E707 [11MY]

VFW: anniversary, H8411 [28SE]

Viola, Carol: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1504 [18SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (H.R. 4740), E1100 [23JN], E1150 [29JN]

———firefighters and emergency medical personnel funding, H364-H367 [14FE]

Wallace, Lakeshia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

Wallace, Milton J.: Miami-Dade Affordable Housing Foundation Housing Heroes Awards Luncheon honoree, E586 [13AP]

Weakland, Rembert: Milwaukee Ethnic Council Vision for Milwaukee Award recipient, E1285 [21JY]

Webster Groves, MO: anniversary of Lions Club, E1225 [13JY]

Weedling, Aubrie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1948 [6AP]

Weisberg, Harvey: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Weiss, Daune M.: Gaylord, MI, Alpenfest Buergermeister honoree, E1301 [21JY]

Weldon, George H., Sr.: Abyssinian Development Corp., Samuel DeWitt Proctor Phoenix Award recipient, E1614 [27SE]

Westchester, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E406 [23MR]

———anniversary of the Westchester Lariats, E884 [6JN]

Westchester County, NY: anniversary of Rotary Club of Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, and Irvington, E426 [28MR]

Weyerhaeuser Co.: tribute for assistance rendered to Eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Floyd, E1872 [19OC]

What If (organization): tribute, H3531 [23MY]

Wilcox, Robert: Chicagoland Forest District Good Scout Award recipient, E497 [5AP]

Wilde, Debbie: Athena Foundation Athena Award recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Williams, Bill and Helen: St. Joseph Orphanage of Cincinnati, OH, Scholar of Life Award recipients, E688 [10MY]

Wilson, Mike: Home Builders Association Gary Komarow Memorial Executive Officer of the Year Award recipient, E1571 [22SE]

Winter, David K.: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2109 [4DE]

Worcester, MA: tribute to Central Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, E1056 [20JN]

World Impact, Inc.: tribute to Fresno, CA, chapter, E1146 [29JN]

Wytias, Betty: SafeHouse Denver (domestic violence shelter) Carolyn Hamil-Henderson Memorial Award recipient, E1067 [21JN]

Yang, Amorette: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E1037 [19JN]

Young, Bob: Glenwood Springs, CO, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E125 [14FE]

Zone, Michael and Mary and family: Cleveland, OH, Mount Carmel West Neighborhood Social Club and Archives Giuseppe T. Focca Award recipients, E1621 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

American Association on Mental Retardation: tribute to Illinois chapter's Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S9938 [5OC]

American Red Cross: anniversary, S4230 [22MY]

Bell Atlantic Corp.: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Benton Harbor, MI: anniversary of Salvation Army, S3829 [10MY]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute to ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S5733 [23JN]

Brouse, John S.: Anti-Defamation League American Heritage Award recipient, S220 [1FE]

Bunker, Richard: National Jewish Medical and Research Center Humanitarian Award recipient, S3912 [11MY], S4456 [25MY]

Burack, Thomas: Cotton Cleveland Leadership Award recipient, S5787 [26JN]

Call D.C. (religious organization): tribute, S7825 [27JY]

Carbon, Susan B.: Frank Rowe Kenison Award recipient for contributions to law and justice in New Hampshire, S7832 [27JY]

Central Paper Products (business): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

City Kids Wilderness Project: tribute to participants and volunteers, S7474 [24JY]

Collins, Bob: tribute (S. Res. 255), S554 [9FE]

Columbus, GA: tribute to House of Heroes project (H. Con. Res. 385), S10079 [6OC]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, S7224 [19JY]

Cyr, Richard: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award recipient for outstanding public service, S7829 [27JY]

Dayton, OH: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 776, S7644 [26JY]

Drayton, Thelma (TC): establishment of Agape Ministries Thelma (TC) Drayton Award, S1666 [23MR]

Easter Seals (organization): anniversary of Southeastern Michigan chapter, S7999 [5SE]

———Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Erdel, Stephen and Laura: Mexico, MO, Area Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipients, S338 [3FE]

Flannery, Mary: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1744 [27MR]

Fleet Bank: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Frain, William T., Jr.: Business New Hampshire Magazine Business Leader of the Decade award recipient, S4235 [22MY]

Glastonbury, CT: anniversary of Glastonbury Youth and Family Services, S10078 [6OC]

Greco, Philip E.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, S9189 [25SE]

Gresham, Emma: Essence (publication) Essence Award recipient, S3015 [27AP]

Growe, Zachary: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Maine, S4814 [8JN]

H.L. Turner Group (business): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Healthy Culture Initiative (organization): tribute, S7066 [17JY]

Hilbert, Vi: Washington Women 2000 ``Power of One'' award recipient, S1389 [9MR]

Hope Network, S.E. (organization): anniversary, S1880 [29MR]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (S. 2484), S3028 [27AP]

Issa, Donna Greco: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, S9189 [25SE]

Kaltenbach, Sue: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1744 [27MR]

Koth, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY], S4814 [8JN]

Lakes Region General Hospital: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Lamping, Mark: St. Louis Catholic Youth Council Achievement Award recipient, S5024 [13JN]

Leland, Georgina: Ossippee, NH, Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S4234 [22MY]

Levine, Peter: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Individual Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2522 [11AP]

Markley, Rita: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year award recipient, S162 [31JA]

Meijer Stores, Ltd.: tribute to gun safety campaign, S5653 [22JN]

Merrimack, NH: tribute to Knights of Columbus, S10798 [19OC]

Middleton, Mary: Covington, KY, Friends of Covington Award for Outstanding Community Service recipient, S3830 [10MY]

Miller, Scot: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4814 [8JN]

Miller, Scott: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY]

Monroe County, MI: anniversary of American Red Cross, S2436 [7AP]

Mossner, Yoko: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1744 [27MR]

Mott Community College: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Corporate Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2523 [11AP]

Mount Washington Hotel and Resort: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade honoree, S7832 [27JY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, S4290 [23MY]

National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: establish (S. 2473), S2944 [26AP]

National Exchange Club: anniversary, S1741 [27MR]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, S1230 [7MR]

National Grange Week: observance, S3017 [27AP]

National Library Week: observance, S2461 [10AP], S2612 [12AP]

National Volunteer Week: observance, S2612 [12AP]

Nevada: anniversary of Knights of Columbus, S3255 [2MY]

Noble, Tina: Washington Women 2000 ``Power of One'' award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

Noel, Lillian (Billie): Portsmouth, NH, Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow award recipient, S7832 [27JY]

Ortiz, Ana V.: National Image Salute to Hispanics Award recipient, S4665 [7JN]

Oshkosh, WI: anniversary of Oshkosh Seniors Center, S2101 [4AP]

Owen, Gustav: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, S3508 [4MY]

Plourde, Desirae: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Maine, S4814 [8JN]

Quarles, Jonathan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Rednour, John: DuQuoin, IL, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, S11910 [15DE]

Rochester, NH: tribute to Fire Dept., S1667 [23MR]

Rotunda, Marie Cascone: Grandville Academy National Community Service Award recipient, S3183 [1MY]

Ruffin, Shelarese: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Jewish Family and Children's Services, S1309 [8MR]

St. Clair Shores, MI: anniversary of AMVETS Post 121, S644 [10FE]

Tail's End Farm Animal Rescue (organization): tribute, S8819 [20SE]

Taxation: treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (S. 2084), S688 [22FE]

Telephone Pioneers of America (organization): tribute, S5024 [13JN]

Telephones: provide for the nationwide designation of 2-1-1 as a toll-free number for access to information on human services (S. 2815), S6125 [29JN]

Tobias, Julia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, S3508 [4MY]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Trivedi, Gopalkrishna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Day, S2341 [6AP]

———tribute to University College of Citizenship and Public Service, S2857 [25AP]

Tyco International Ltd.: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Volunteer workers: anniversary of Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program, S11369 [30OC]

———extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (S. 2764), S5559-S5562 [21JN]

Warren, MI: anniversary of YMCA, S645 [10FE]

Wilson, Hazel: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1743 [27MR]

Woolery, Sagen: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

Wyandotte, MI: anniversary of Wyandotte Boat Club, S8576 [14SE]

Yankton, SD: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 290, S1743 [27MR]

YMCA: observance of Healthy Kids Day, S2436 [7AP]

Reports filed

National and Community Service Act and Domestic Volunteer Service Act Programs Appropriations Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2764) (S. Rept. 106-365), S8018 [5SE]

Nomination of Alan D. Solomont to the Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Carol W. Kinsley to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Juanita S. Doty to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Leslie Lenkowsky to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Marc Racicot to the Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Mark D. Gearan to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Robert B. Rogers to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7448 [21JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Hear O'Israel International, Inc., Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000: Houston, TX, Mayor and City Council, E862 [25MY]

Texts of

S. 2815, provide for the nationwide designation of 2-1-1 as a toll-free number for access to information on human services, S6125 [29JN]

S. Res. 255, tribute to Bob Collins, S551, S554 [9FE]

Tributes

Collins, Bob, S509, S521 [9FE]

COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2302), S1815 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2302), S1816 [28MR]

Texts of

S. 2302, provisions, S1816 [28MR]

COMMUNITY TELEVISION OF LANE COUNTY, INC.

Remarks in House

Lane County, OR: airing of public-access cable television program on guide to committing suicide, H257 [9FE]

COMO, PERRY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E637 [4MY]

COMODROMOS, ANDREAS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2126 [5DE]

COMOLI, TIM

Remarks in Senate

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

COMPACT DISCS see Sound Recording and Reproducing

COMPACTS see Interstate Compacts

COMPAS, JEAN CLAUDE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1163 [30JN]

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS, INC.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1843 [19OC]

COMPETITIVE MARKET SUPERVISION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2107) (S. Rept. 106-360), S7542 [25JY]

COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESOURCES ACT

Amendments

Diseases: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S4583, S4589 [6JN], H8801 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Diseases: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S1883 [29MR] (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), consideration (see H. Res. 611), H8799 [4OC]

Explanations

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S10030-S10034 [5OC], H8840-H8843 [5OC]

Letters

Prevention of prenatal HIV transmission: Guthrie S. Birkhead, New York Dept. of Health, H6975 [25JY]

San Francisco, CA, funding under Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS: Janet Heinrich, GAO, H8833 [5OC]

Remarks in House

Diseases: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6962-H6980 [25JY], E1349 [27JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8818-H8847, H8895, H8899 [5OC], E1714 [6OC], E1752 [12OC]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), consideration (H. Res. 611), H8817, H8818 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Diseases: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S1885-S1893 [29MR], S1972 [30MR], S4589-S4599 [6JN], S4663-S4665 [7JN], S10029-S10035 [5OC]

Reports

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic: Executive Office of the President, H6970 [25JY]

Reports filed

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4807) (H. Rept. 106-788), H7001 [25JY]

Consideration of S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 106-936), H8799 [4OC]

Provisions: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2311) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Statements

HIV Reporting and Partner Notification Programs: Congressional Record (1990), H6976 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 611, consideration of S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H8817 [5OC]

H.R. 4807, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H6962-H6970 [25JY]

S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs revision and extension to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, S4589-S4593, S4595-S4599 [6JN]

S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H8818, H8822-H8832 [5OC]

S. 2311, revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, S1886-S1890 [29MR]

COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 853), H2771, H2779 [9MY], H3108, H3116, H3128, H3134, H3136, H3137, H3141 [16MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 499), H3091 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Entitlement Reform the Way To Go, H3123 [16MY]

Fleeing Hard Choices, H3126 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 853): consideration (see H. Res. 499), H2905 [10MY]

Letters

Provisions: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Bill Frenzel and Tim Penny, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, H3082 [16MY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, H3085 [16MY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H3083, H3084 [16MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3082, H3084 [16MY]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H3082, H3083 [16MY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H3082, H3083, H3084 [16MY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3087, H3128-H3134 [16MY]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, H3079-H3088, H3120-H3128 [16MY], E755 [17MY], E790 [19MY]

———removal of analysis of budget functions from the budget resolution, H3135, H3136 [16MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H3138-H3141 [16MY], H4031-H4033 [7JN]

Enact (H.R. 853), H3093-H3145 [16MY], E755 [17MY], E790 [19MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 499), H3078-H3093 [16MY]

Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox, H3142, H3143 [16MY], E755 [17MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 853, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 106-613), H2905 [10MY]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 853): Dreier Amendment on Establishing a 2-year Budget Cycle, H3079-H3082 [16MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 499, consideration of H.R. 853, provisions, H3078 [16MY]

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2335), S1986 [30MR]

Ecology and environment: expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see S. 2590), S4190 [18MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Philadelphia, PA: designate the Logan Triangle as a brownfield site for purposes of the EPA brownfields economic redevelopment initiative (see H.R. 3658), H454 [15FE]

Small business: exempt from certain liability (see S. 2634), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

Taxation: expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3579), H219 [7FE]

Letters

Brownfields Revitalization Act: Kenny Guinn and Tom Vilsack, National Governors' Association, S4199 [18MY]

Small business Superfund litigation: Barbara A. Williams, H8126 [26SE]

Tax incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites: several Representatives, H6824 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Courts: provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), H8129 [26SE]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment, H5174 [27JN]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (H.R. 1300), H8131 [26SE]

EPA: National Hazardous Waste and Superfund Ombudsman funding, H4841-H4843 [21JN], E1112 [26JN]

Small business: exempt from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8123-H8132, H8154 [26SE], E1488 [14SE], E1646 [2OC]

Taxation: expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites, H6823 [25JY]

———extend incentives for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H12500 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2335), S1993 [30MR]

Courts: provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), S7688 [26JY]

Ecology and environment: expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (S. 2590), S4194 [18MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

EPA: Centredale Manor Restoration Project, North Providence, RI, funding, S10311 [12OC]

Recycling: clarify liability for certain transactions (S. 1528), S76 [26JA]

Small business: exempt from certain liability (S. 2634), S4463 [25MY]

Reports filed

Land Recycling Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

Summaries

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Texts of

H.R. 5175, Small Business Liability Relief Act, H8123-H8125 [26SE]

S. 2590, Brownfields Revitalization Act, S4195-S4199 [18MY]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

COMPREHENSIVE IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUG COVERAGE FOR TRANSPLANTATION PATIENTS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2399), S2527 [11AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2399), S2541 [11AP], S2713 [13AP]

Texts of

S. 2399, provisions, S2541 [11AP]

COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1102), S10095 [6OC], H6493, H6513 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 1102): consideration (see H. Res. 557), H6469 [18JY]

Descriptions

Provisions (H.R. 1102): Jeffords Amendment on Simplifying and Modifying Provisions for Employer Pension Plans, S10097-S10099 [6OC]

Letters

Multiemployer pension benefits plan limitations: Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), E1323 [26JY]

Provisions: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1297 [21JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E1297 [21JY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 1102), H6526 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1102), H6475, H6477-H6529 [19JY], E1291, E1294, E1302 [21JY], E1594 [26SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 557), H6476, H6477 [19JY]

———motion to recommit, H6526-H6528 [19JY]

Enact (H.R. 4843), E1323 [26JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H6526-H6528 [19JY], E1302 [21JY]

Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, E1323 [26JY]

Taxation: provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals, H6510 [19JY], E1302 [21JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1102), S7952 [27JY], S10097 [6OC], S10402 [12OC], S10606 [17OC]

ERISA: simplify and modify provisions for employer pension plans, S10097 [6OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1102, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 557) (H. Rept. 106-760), H6469 [18JY]

Provisions: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 1102) (S. Rept. 106-411), S8501 [13SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4843) (H. Rept. 106-753), H6354 [17JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 557, consideration of H.R. 1102, provisions, H6476 [19JY]

H.R. 1102, provisions, H6477, H6493-H6504 [19JY]

COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 824): star print, S835 [24FE]

COMPREHENSIVE SMOKELESS TOBACCO HEALTH EDUCATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Tobacco products: enlarge and strengthen warning labels (see S. 2889), S7229 [19JY] (see H.R. 4886), H6598 [19JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tobacco products: enlarge and strengthen warning labels (S. 2889), S7238 [19JY]

Texts of

S. 2889, Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels To Save Lives Act, S7238-S7240 [19JY]

COMPTON, CA

Remarks in Senate

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 642), S5752 [23JN]

Reports filed

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 642), S5555 [21JN]

COMPUTER CRIME ENFORCEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2816), H12510 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2816), H12487, H12509, H12510 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1314), S1454 [20MR]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1314), S8941 [21SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2816, provisions, H12510 [15DE]

COMPUTER SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2413), H10606-H10610, H10708 [24OC], E1906 [25OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2413) (H. Rept. 106-876), H7989 [21SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2413, provisions, H10606-H10608 [24OC]

COMPUTERS related term(s) Electronics; Technology

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, H7580 [14SE]

Technology and the New Economy: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S272-S275 [2FE]

Agreements

Digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S1398 [9MR]

Amendments

Business and industry: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1843 [29MR]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S11426, S11427, S11428 [31OC], S11941 [15DE], H12512 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4209, S4215, S4216 [18MY], H3892 [6JN]

Government: require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (H.R. 4362), S11791 [14DE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9026, S9037, S9039, S9042, S9045 [22SE], S9202, S9205 [25SE], S9220, S9272, S9273, S9276, S9279, S9281, S9284, S9287, S9289, S9290, S9293, S9297, S9299, S9302, S9305, S9308, S9310, S9313 [26SE], S9481, S9484, S9502, S9504, S9505, S9507, S9508, S9509, S9510, S9511, S9512, S9513, S9514, S9515, S9517, S9519, S9526 [28SE]

Law enforcement: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), H12510 [15DE]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (S. 2046), S8992, S9009 [21SE]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S10546, S10593 [13OC], S11651 [6DE], H10872, H10873 [25OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4925 [9JN], H2779 [9MY], H2801, H2803, H2807, H2815 [10MY]

Technology: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H219 [7FE], H255 [8FE], H343 [10FE], H373, H374 [14FE], H398, H400, H401, H402, H403, H404, H405, H406, H407, H455 [15FE]

Analyses

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761): Conference Report, H4352-H4357 [14JN]

Federal Workforce Digital Access Act (H.R. 4232), E533 [11AP]

Announcements

Prohibit use of personal electronic devices on the House floor, H6 [27JA]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H489 [16FE]

———S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S1846 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Bush Averse to More College Grant Funding—Let Students Get Loans, Candidate Says in Eau Claire, H2247 [13AP]

Caveat Surfer Should Be the E-Commerce Motto, H4350 [14JN]

Demagogic Bill, H2793 [10MY]

DoubleClick Exec Says Privacy Legislation Needn't Crimp Results, S794 [24FE]

Felon's Gun Charges Show Net Loophole—Police Say Suspect Was Able To Buy Parts On-Line, S748 [23FE]

Ford Offers Home PC to Every Employee, S386 [7FE]

Free PCs Give Ford Web Edge—Computers, Internet Access Put Workers in High-Tech Age, S386 [7FE]

Government Wants Control of MS, S3554 [4MY]

Government's Flawed Pursuit of Microsoft, S4572 [6JN]

Help Wanted—Night Watchman, E1081 [22JN]

High-Tech Homeless—In Silicon Valley, a Dark Side to Booming Economy, H1361 [23MR]

How To Create a Skilled-Labor Shortage, S9371 [27SE]

India's Unwired Villages Mired in the Distant Past, S2463 [10AP]

Nasty Work, S1674 [23MR]

Opposite of Amazon.com, S9696 [3OC]

Perverse Use of Antitrust Law, S8565 [14SE]

``Pooch'' May Be the Father of Net, E1826 [19OC]

Questioning the Labor Shortage, E1454 [13SE]

Staffing Science Policy-Making, S11911 [15DE]

Super Mario Smothers, E1108 [23JN]

Teachers Online but Disconnected, S2110 [4AP]

Your PC Is Watching, E1950 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (see S. 2734), S5240 [15JN] (see S. 3001), S8105 [6SE]

———require licensing and inspection of warehouses and authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (see H.R. 5169), H7577 [13SE]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Arts and humanities: exempt agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, music lyrics from applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 5350), H8617 [2OC]

Bankruptcy: prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2857), S6574 [12JY]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (see S. 2545), S3916 [11MY]

Business and industry: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 523), H4219 [12JN]

———restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H253 [8FE]

Children and youth: support Internet safety awareness (see H. Res. 575), H7502 [12SE]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S2865 [25AP]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see S. 3040), S8501 [13SE] (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (see S. Res. 264), S930 [29FE]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

Consumers: protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 2542), S3916 [11MY]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H8061 [25SE]

Courts: provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (see S. 2092), S799 [24FE]

———combat hacking through enhanced law enforcement and protect privacy of computer users (see S. 2430), S2727 [13AP]

———combat telemarketing and mass marketing fraud (see S. 3025), S8342 [11SE]

———establish a Federal Internet Crimes Against Children Computer Training Facility (see H.R. 3871), H920 [9MR]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see S. 2448), S2728 [13AP] (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

———increase penalties for computer crimes and establish a National Commission on Cybersecurity (see S. 2451), S2728 [13AP]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 2280), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 4076), H1405 [23MR]

———modify authority relative to the use of pen registers, trap and trace devices, and computer fraud activities (see H.R. 4347), H2410 [2MY]

———penalties for the placing of sexual explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed (see H.R. 5462), H9900 [12OC]

———prevent identity fraud (see S. 2328), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2924), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5299), H8199 [26SE]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (see H.R. 5673), H12531 [15DE]

———treatment of the interception of electronic communications (see H.R. 5018), H7206 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H509 [16FE]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to develop technologies to eliminate functional barriers to full independence for disabled individuals (see S. 3211), S10619 [17OC]

Dept. of Energy: assess effectiveness of policy and site performance in the areas of safeguards and security and cyber security (see H.R. 3906), H996 [14MR]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (see S. 2336), S1986 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4178), H1763 [4AP]

Dept. of Labor: application of occupational safety and health regulations to home offices relative to promotion of telework opportunities (see H.R. 4080), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4098), H1476 [28MR]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

Drugs: enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (see S. 3208), S10619 [17OC] (see H.R. 5476), H10036 [17OC]

Economy: provide certain benefits and assistance to workers displaced by trade or technology and assist communities experiencing economic distress in restructuring their economies (see H.R. 5473), H9907 [16OC]

Education: distribute funds to State educational agencies to advance the use of technology to effectively teach our students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students (see H.R. 4473), H3172 [16MY]

———establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———establish grants to develop a high-technology infrastructure of educational and cultural resources and a systemic link between such resources and local educational and cultural partnerships (see S. 2762), S5555 [21JN]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 2119), S929 [29FE]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for bilingual education (see H.R. 4349), H2410 [2MY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4176), H1763 [4AP]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (see S. 2067), S613 [10FE]

Electronic commerce: apply certain disclosure requirements to operators of Internet web sites (see H.R. 3770), H630 [1MR]

———establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information (see H.R. 4059), H1284 [22MR]

———require disclosure of ownership and management information on Internet websites (see H.R. 5620), H11781 [1NO]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see S. 2497), S3258 [2MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer and an Office of Information Policy (see H.R. 5024), H7207 [27JY]

Families and domestic relations: enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (see S. 3110), S9267 [26SE]

FCC: prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (see H.R. 4758), H5169 [26JN]

Federal employees: provide with a home computer and Internet access (see H.R. 4232), H2121 [11AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: prohibit sales of excess Federal computer equipment and other excess Federal property on the commercial market (see H. Res. 641), H10257 [18OC]

Financial institutions: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 4419), H2905 [10MY]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers (see S. 2539), S3831 [10MY]

Gambling: prohibit on the Internet (see H.R. 5020), H7207 [27JY]

Government: provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (see S. 3166), S9944 [5OC]

———report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (see S. 2702), S4820 [8JN]

———require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (see H.R. 4362), H2410 [2MY]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

Health: provide technical assistance to school-based health centers to develop and operate computer systems that maintain patient data (see H.R. 5508), H10472 [19OC]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

Immigration: improve use of amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner account for demonstration programs to provide technical skills training for certain high demand occupations (see H.R. 4402), H2770 [9MY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

———provide H-1B nonimmigrant status to aliens without regard to certain limits if the U.S. employer seeking the alien's entry makes a scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education (see H.R. 5625), H11842 [3NO]

Information services: prohibit the imposition of access charges and other unfair fees on the provision of Internet services (see H.R. 4202), H1956 [6AP]

———require providers of electronic mailboxes to provide forwarding addresses (see H.R. 4455), H3049 [15MY]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4545), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 4600), H4120 [8JN]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see S. 2586), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Internet: exempt certain telecommunications traffic from reciprocal compensation requirements (see H.R. 4445), H3049 [15MY]

Interstate commerce: impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (see H.R. 4267), H2336 [13AP]

Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (see S. Res. 275), S1461 [20MR]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 2055), S612 [10FE]

Law enforcement: establish national integrated ballistics information network (see H.R. 5148), H7501 [12SE]

Medicare: create official website that allows beneficiaries to purchase safe and competitively priced domestic and international prescription drugs (see H.R. 5142), H7365 [7SE]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H5955 [12JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4771), H5240 [27JN]

———provide for moratorium on mandatory delay of payment of claims and establish advanced informational infrastructure for administration of Federal health benefit programs (see S. 2312), S1883 [29MR] (see H.R. 4401), H2769 [9MY]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (see S. 2447), S2728 [13AP]

National security: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see S. 3188), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 4246), H2238 [12AP]

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 3114), S9267 [26SE]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (see S. 2046), S538 [9FE]

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (see H.R. 4906), H6717 [20JY]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 4429), H2966 [11MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H47 (see H.R. 3530), H48 (see H.R. 3539), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 3643), H341 [10FE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence unless the job involves hazardous materials or the workplace was created so that the Act would not apply (see H.R. 3588), H253 [8FE]

Patents: improve quality of patents on certain inventions (see H.R. 5364), H8735 [3OC]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3636), H340 [10FE]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (see S. 3180), S10083 [6OC] (see H.R. 5571), H11206 [26OC]

———enhance and protect privacy of computer users (see S. 3083), S8823 [20SE]

———prohibit the display of an individual's Social Security number for commercial purposes without the consent of the individual (see S. 2554), S3946 [15MY]

———prohibit the sale, share, or transfer of information acquired by Internet sites that include a pledge that it would not be released (see H.R. 4814), H5736 [10JY]

———protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2928), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5430), H9634 [10OC]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see S. 2063), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3560), H90 [31JA]

———require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (see S. 2898), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4908), H6717 [20JY]

Rural areas: encourage broadband technology deployment (see S. 2307), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 4122), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 5069), H7208 [27JY]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (see S. 3042), S8501 [13SE] (see S. 3164), S9944 [5OC]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (see S. 2646, 2647, 2648, 2649, 2650, 2651, 2652, 2653, 2654, 2655, 2656, 2657, 2658, 2659, 2660, 2661, 2662, 2663, 2664), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 3778, 3779, 3780, 3781, 3782, 3783, 3784, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789, 3790, 3791, 3792, 3793, 3794, 3795), H630 [1MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of computer software that filters child pornography and material that is violent, obscene, or harmful to minors (see H.R. 5181), H7651 [14SE]

———allow tax credit for businesses which provide free public Internet access (see H.R. 3598), H254 [8FE]

———credit for development costs of telecommunications facilities in rural areas (see S. 2321), S1884 [29MR]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers (see S. 2302), S1815 [28MR]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2255), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4460), H3171 [16MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (see H. Res. 496), H2769 [9MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2028), S328 [3FE] (see S. 2036), S381 [7FE] (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (see S. 2401), S2527 [11AP]

———treatment of computer contributions (see S. 2424), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H1851 [5AP]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2337 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see S. 2601), S4237 [22MY] (see H.R. 4274), H2336 [13AP]

———treatment of information technology internships and fellowships (see H.R. 5597), H11445 [27OC]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 5004), H7206 [27JY]

———treatment of telecommuting (see S. 2431), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 3819), H631 [1MR]

Technology: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (see H. Res. 422), H339 [10FE]

Telecommunications: prohibit imposition of time-based access charges on Internet telephony (see H.R. 4769), H5240 [27JN]

———revise the definition of advanced service relative to wireless communications (see S. 2902), S7393 [20JY]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (see S. 3001), S8105 [6SE]

Cloture motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219, S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Conference reports

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), H4115-H4118 [8JN]

Excerpts

News stories on negative impact of gambling, H11232-H11235 [26OC]

Explanations

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), S5283-S5288 [16JN]

Letters

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE], S9124 [25SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9374 [27SE]

———Vice President Gore, S7820 [27JY]

Broadband Internet Access Act: Catherine R. Sloan, WorldCom, Inc., S4830 [8JN]

———David Gabel, Queens College, S4832 [8JN]

———Dukwoo Ro and Seong K. Mun, Georgetown University, S4831 [8JN]

———John G. Flores, U.S. Distance Learning Association, S4832 [8JN]

———John Windhausen, Jr., Association for Local Telecommunications Services, S4832 [8JN]

———Robert J. Clark, Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., S4831 [8JN]

———Roger Ackerman, Corning, Inc., S4832 [8JN]

———Shirley Bloomfield, North Texas Colorguard Association, S4831 [8JN]

———Thomas J. Tauke, Bell Atlantic Corp., S4831 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture development of an effective interface between the Farm Service Agency's Farm and Home Plan software and Minnesota's FINPACK software: Keith Kelly, Dept. of Agriculture, H5769 [11JY]

———Representatives Minge and Gutknecht, H5770 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6458 [11JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, S6459 [11JY]

Export controls on certain high-performance computers: Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, S4981 [13JN]

Federal Contractor Flexibility Act: Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, H2355 [2MY]

Information Technology Act: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S2112 [4AP]

Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act: Patricia McGinnis, Council for Excellence in Government, S9948 [5OC]

Installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access: several organizations, S5647 [22JN], S5867 [27JN]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H2795 [10MY]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, H2794 [10MY]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H2795 [10MY]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, H2795 [10MY]

———James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia, H2790 [10MY]

———Joan Bowman, Mayor of Lenexa, KS, H2798 [10MY]

———several Governors, H2794 [10MY]

———Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, H2794 [10MY]

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act: Carla J. Stovall, National Association of Attorneys General, S10621 [17OC]

———Henri R. Manasse, Jr., American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, S10622 [17OC]

———John A. Gans, American Pharmaceutical Association, S10621 [17OC]

———Linda F. Golodner, National Consumers League, S10622 [17OC]

———Peter M. Neupert, drugstore.com, Inc., S10622 [17OC]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act: several Senators, S1846 [29MR]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act appointment of conferees: Coalition for Electronic Authentication, S1208 [7MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1208 [7MR]

———Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, S1209 [7MR]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S1208 [7MR]

NIH computational techniques and software tools research funding relative to biomedical and behavioral research: Marc Smolonsky, NIH, E166 [16FE]

U.S. entertainment industry impact on the Ukraine: Ukrainian religious leader, H7570 [13SE]

Use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry: several African American business and educational organizations, H1845, H1846 [5AP]

Lists

Newswire stories on gambling, H6064 [17JY]

Supporters of S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, S5218 [15JN]

Motions

Business and industry: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H487 [16FE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9028 [22SE], S9338, S9375 [27SE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2819 [10MY]

Petitions and memorials

Lenexa, KS: Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2798 [10MY]

Press releases

Rising Math Scores Suggest Education Reforms Are Working: Rand Corp., S10975 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Aerospace Electronic Commerce Day: observance, E1237 [14JY]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, H9042, H9045 [6OC]

America Online, Inc.: anniversary, E839 [25MY]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H7717-H7719 [18SE]

Business and industry: encourage expansion of electronic commerce, H2970 [15MY]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H486-H489 [16FE], H2638 [8MY]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4351-H4366 [14JN], E1026, E1034 [15JN], E1071 [21JN], E1078 [22JN], E1097 [23JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 523), H4346-H4351 [14JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), insert H.R. 1714 language in lieu, H487 [16FE]

———ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, H4360 [14JN]

———merger of Worldcom, Inc., and Sprint Corp., E1084 [22JN], E1108 [23JN]

———restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (H.R. 3582), H2353-H2357 [2MY], H9660 [11OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, H407 [15FE]

Children and youth: support Internet safety awareness (H. Res. 575), H9537-H9539 [10OC], E1782 [13OC]

Colleges and universities: tribute to Century Council and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for development of the Alcohol 101 interactive CD-ROM program, E569 [13AP], E661 [4MY]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (H.R. 4049), H1288 [23MR], H8561-H8570 [2OC], E1652 [3OC]

Commission on Online Child Protection: funding, H1577 [29MR]

Computers: extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes, encourage States to develop a streamlined sales and use tax system, and authorize an Interstate Sales and Use Tax Compact, H2802 [10MY]

Congressional Internet Caucus: analysis of survey results on electronic Government services, E1869 [19OC]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (H.R. 4582), H3895 [6JN]

Consumers: prohibit, reduce, or eliminate fees and taxes on Internet service, H3855 [25MY]

———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail, H3057 [16MY]

Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information, H9639 [11OC]

———reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (H.R. 5275), E1583 [25SE]

Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (H.R. 3484), H8697-H8699 [3OC]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports, E2015 [28OC]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (H.R. 4311), E587 [13AP]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), H12511-H12513 [15DE]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (H.R. 5673), E2233 [15DE]

———provide law enforcement officials with the authority and resources to combat the transmission of computer viruses, H2597 [4MY]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center (H.R. 640), H8628 [3OC]

———computer system modernization funding, H6626, H6631 [20JY]

Cyberangels (organization): tribute, E544 [12AP]

Databases: protection, E1759 [12OC], E1974 [28OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: develop effective interface between the Farm Service Agency's Farm and Home Plan software and Minnesota's FINPACK software, H5769, H5770, H5789, H5790 [11JY]

———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), H1973-H1975 [10AP], H3892 [6JN]

Dept. of Education: accomplishments, H10877 [25OC]

Dept. of Justice: Child Exploitation and Obscenity Division funding, H4969 [22JN]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs, H11291 [26OC]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (H.R. 4178), H8781 [4OC]

———prosecution for distribution of illegal pornography, H1769 [5AP]

———prosecution for distribution of pornography, H1288, H1289 [23MR]

———State and local law enforcement agencies funding to combat child pornography and exploitation on the Internet, H5046 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: creation of high technology jobs, H4227 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Joslin Vision Center funding, H10387, H10389 [19OC]

Direct Deposit and Direct Payment Week: observance, E574 [13AP]

Drugs: enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (H.R. 5476), E1808 [17OC]

Economy: impact of computers and technology, H4223 [13JN]

Education: development and recruitment of teachers in mathematics and science, H10230 [18OC]

———encourage students to pursue careers and higher education degrees in science, computers, and technology, H11611 [30OC]

———encourage use of technology to effectively teach students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students, H6032, H6033 [13JY]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (H.R. 4081), H1658 [3AP], H7971 [21SE]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (H.R. 4346), H2554 [4MY], E613 [2MY]

———national policy to improve system, H21, H22 [27JA], H96 [1FE], H533-H538 [29FE], H615 [1MR], H1001 [15MR], H1392 [23MR], H1739-H1746 [4AP], H1828-H1834, H1840-H1847 [5AP], H1854, H1948 [6AP], H1982 [10AP], H2109 [11AP], H2166 [12AP], H2256, H2332 [13AP], H2416 [3MY], H2553, H2555 [4MY], H3164 [16MY], H3629-H3632 [23MY], H3933 [7JN], H5827-H5831 [11JY], H6026, H6031-H6038 [13JY], H6474 [19JY], H6764-H6770 [24JY], H7220, H7221 [6SE], H7284 [7SE], H7545, H7566 [13SE], H7701-H7707 [18SE], H7874, H7899 [20SE], H7939, H7971-H7977 [21SE], H8206, H8285, H8296, H8297 [27SE], H8410, H8412, H8440-H8444 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8767-H8773 [4OC], H9806, H9807, H9809-H9816 [11OC], H10225, H10227-H10233 [18OC], H10397, H10400, H10410 [19OC], H10875, H10877, H10878, H10880, H10884 [25OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11509 [29OC], H89010 [5OC], E775 [19MY]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, H2639 [8MY], H2970 [15MY]

———provide for teacher technology training, H6032 [13JY]

Electronic commerce: establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information (H.R. 4059), H3534 [23MY], E494 [5AP]

———extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes, encourage States to develop a streamlined sales and use tax system, and authorize an Interstate Sales and Use Tax Compact, H2802 [10MY]

———require disclosure of ownership and management information on Internet websites (H.R. 5620), E2060 [1NO]

Electronic mail: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H2514 [4MY], H6369-H6374 [18JY]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees, H889, H900 [9MR]

Executive Office of the President: discovery of e-mail messages relative to congressional and Federal criminal investigations, H1001 [15MR], E651 [4MY]

———establish a Federal Chief Information Officer and an Office of Information Policy (H.R. 5024), E1355-E1357 [27JY]

FCC: prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (H.R. 4758), E1112 [26JN]

Federal employees: provide with a home computer and Internet access (H.R. 4232), E528, E532 [11AP]

Firearms: notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF when an instant criminal background check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun, H4995 [22JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3268-H3272 [17MY]

FTC: prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal information collected from, and about, children on the Internet, E616 [2MY]

———report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, H7569 [13SE]

Gambling: prohibit on the Internet, H11232 [26OC]

———prohibit on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6057-H6068 [17JY], E1269 [19JY], E1304 [24JY]

GAO: study impact of networking and information technology research and development on lower income families, minorities, and women, H405, H406 [15FE]

Geological Survey: participation in the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, H401, H402 [15FE]

Gore, Vice President: receipt of campaign contributions from entertainment industry, H7741 [19SE]

Government: impact of security-based surveillance on personal liberties, H185 [2FE]

———prohibit funding to any agency to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, H6684, H6685 [20JY]

———require report by agencies on activities to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, H6664 [20JY]

———strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government, H6367, H6368 [18JY]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (H. Con. Res. 300), H2350-H2353 [2MY]

Health: provide technical assistance to school-based health centers to develop and operate computer systems that maintain patient data (H.R. 5508), E1873 [19OC]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6033, H6034 [13JY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8699-H8706 [3OC], H8781, H8782 [4OC], H9004 [5OC], E1674, E1675 [4OC]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (H.R. 3983), H1052, H1055 [15MR]

———use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry, H1845 [5AP]

India: importance to U.S. high technology industries, E356 [21MR]

Information services: make computer security and telemedicine priorities in research and development funding, H405 [15FE]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: impact of unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments, H2785, H2786 [10MY]

Interstate commerce: impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (H.R. 4267), E564 [13AP], E623 [3MY], E741 [17MY]

Kentucky: tribute to telecommunications companies for providing high-speed Internet access to local communities, H1001 [15MR]

Law enforcement: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), H12487, H12509, H12510 [15DE]

Maricopa County, AZ: tribute to Election Dept. Vote-By-Mail Technology Program, E473 [3AP]

Medicare: create official website that allows beneficiaries to purchase safe and competitively priced domestic and international prescription drugs (H.R. 5142), E1423 [7SE]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (H.R. 4841), H7543 [13SE]

———provide for moratorium on mandatory delay of payment of claims and establish advanced informational infrastructure for administration of Federal health benefit programs (H.R. 4401), H2748 [9MY]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, H8747 [4OC]

———application of antitrust laws, H1660 [3AP], H2094 [11AP], E478 [3AP]

MyPinstripes.com (internet site): tribute, E1241 [14JY]

National Research Council: require study on accessibility to information technologies by the elderly and disabled, H404 [15FE]

National security: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 4246), E545 [12AP]

———threat of cyberterrorism against military and civilian infrastructures and systems, H974-H979 [14MR]

New Hampshire: tribute to Internet Award recipients, E665 [8MY]

New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, H3284 [17MY]

NIH: computational techniques and software tools research funding relative to biomedical and behavioral research, H402, H403 [15FE], E166 [16FE]

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration, H8080 [26SE]

———authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (H.R. 4906), E1285 [21JY]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 4429), H8079-H8081 [26SE], E720 [11MY]

———improve computer security (H.R. 2413), H10606-H10610, H10708 [24OC], E1906 [25OC]

NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries, H395, H403, H404 [15FE]

Nuclear weapons: development of ASCI White supercomputer to enable the Dept. of Energy to conduct simulated nuclear explosions, E1188 [10JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence, H1176 [22MR]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (H.R. 3539), H11 [27JA]

Paladin Data Systems Corp.: tribute, E1839 [19OC]

Patents: improve quality of patents on certain inventions (H.R. 5364), E1659 [4OC]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 3636), E114 [10FE]

Postal Service: improve the ZIP Code to Representative database, H6631 [20JY]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (H.R. 5571), E1949 [26OC]

———interception of electronic mail by the FBI, H7007 [26JY]

———prohibit the display of an individual's Social Security number for commercial purposes without the consent of the individual, H11203 [26OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet, H11450 [28OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (H.R. 5430), E1934 [25OC]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 3560), E111 [10FE]

Risca, Viviana: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search winner, E323 [15MR]

Roach, George: Smithsonian Institution Computerworld Permanent Research Collection honoree, E440 [29MR]

Rural areas: encourage broadband technology deployment (H.R. 4122), E448 [30MR]

———encourage broadband technology deployment (H.R. 5069), E1388 [27JY]

———improve access to technological advancements, H8605 [2OC]

SEC: recordkeeping requirements relative to the purchase of penny stocks, H4360, H4361 [14JN]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), H5090-H5092 [26JN], H10872-H10874 [25OC]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), H11583, H11584 [30OC]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (H.R. 3778-3795), E213 [1MR]

———monochrome glass envelopes, H6925 [25JY]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2785-H2821 [10MY], H3477 [22MY], E712, E720 [11MY], E742 [17MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (H. Res. 496), H2783-H2785 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), motion to recommit, H2819 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 4460), E741 [17MY]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), H3056, H3058-H3062 [16MY], E751 [17MY]

———State tax treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H2815, H2816 [10MY]

———treatment of computer contributions (H.R. 4061), H1248 [22MR]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (H.R. 4279), H2640 [8MY], E573 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use, H2970 [15MY], H7875 [20SE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (H.R. 4274), H2333 [13AP], H2640 [8MY], H3477 [22MY], H4223 [13JN], H7741 [19SE], H7937 [21SE], E577 [13AP]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (H.R. 5004), E1389 [27JY]

———treatment of telecommuting (H.R. 3819), E207 [1MR]

Technology: impact on economy, H2637-H2641 [8MY]

———networking and information technology research and development funding, H4907 [21JN]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H392-H409 [15FE], E166 [16FE]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (H. Res. 422), H389-H392 [15FE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H3288 [17MY]

Telecommunications: prohibit imposition of time-based access charges on Internet telephony (H.R. 4769), E1126 [27JN]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, H226 [8FE], H1001 [15MR], E82 [8FE], E139 [15FE], E203 [1MR]

Web-Based Education Commission: funding, H1575 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (S. 2734), S5251 [15JN]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S10182, S10196-S10199, S10212-S10215 [11OC]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Bankruptcy: prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (S. 2857), S6575 [12JY], S11778 [14DE]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (S. 2545), S3918 [11MY]

Business and industry: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1831 [28MR], S1843-S1846 [29MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent request, S1206-S1209 [7MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5176, S5215-S5231 [15JN], S5281-S5290 [16JN], S5552 [21JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S5182 [15JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), unanimous-consent request, S1663 [23MR]

———ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, S5228 [15JN], S5282-S5290 [16JN]

———merger of Qwest Communications International Inc., and U.S. WEST, Inc., S6346 [10JY]

Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, S8494 [13SE]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 294), S2873 [25AP]

China, People's Republic of: commitments to reduce or eliminate trade deficit with U.S. in advanced technology products, S8396 [12SE], S8548-S8550 [14SE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (S. 3040), S8501-S8504 [13SE]

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute, S844, S845 [28FE]

———tribute (S. Res. 264), S979, S980 [29FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S4402-S4405 [25MY]

Crime: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (S. 2092), S804 [24FE]

———combat hacking through enhanced law enforcement and protect privacy of computer users (S. 2430), S2738-S2741 [13AP]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism, S10914-S10918 [24OC], S11886-S11890 [15DE]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (S. 2280), S1674 [23MR]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2328), S1987 [30MR]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S7663 [26JY], S11427-S11432 [31OC], S11491 [1NO], S11941 [15DE]

Customs Service: Automated Commercial System funding, S7368 [20JY], S7593 [26JY]

Democratic Privacy Task Force (Senate): status of legislative proposals on consumer privacy issues, S11777-S11779 [14DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4215, S4216 [18MY]

———Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funding, S7440 [21JY]

Dept. of Commerce: transfer authoritative root server to the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, S11880 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers, S6457-S6460 [11JY]

———development of network centric warfare information technologies, S5441-S5443 [20JN], S10382 [12OC]

———establish scholarships for training to improve Internet security and protect against cyberthreats, S4535 [6JN]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to develop technologies to eliminate functional barriers to full independence for disabled individuals (S. 3211), S10627 [17OC]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, S4980 [13JN], S5083, S5085, S5086 [14JN]

———National Energy Technology Laboratory computational services funding, S6501 [12JY]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (S. 2336), S1994 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (S. 2061), S619 [10FE]

Drugs: enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (S. 3208), S10620-S10623 [17OC]

Education: establish grants to develop a high-technology infrastructure of educational and cultural resources and a systemic link between such resources and local educational and cultural partnerships (S. 2762), S5558 [21JN]

———establish program for increasing U.S. scientific, technology, and mathematical resources (S. 1804), S9645 [3OC]

———national policy to improve system, S348 [7FE], S505-S507 [8FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S848-S851 [28FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1625 [23MR], S2709 [13AP], S4978 [13JN], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S6103 [29JN], S8910, S8912 [21SE], S9358 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10744-S10746, S10748-S10753 [19OC], S10884 [23OC], S10954, S10957, S10965-S10967, S10970-S10972, S10974 [25OC], S11067-S11069, S11074-S11076, S11078-S11080, S11111 [26OC], S11337, S11340 [29OC]

———national policy to improve system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S2301-S2305 [6AP], S2389 [7AP], S5304 [16JN], S9370 [27SE]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (S. 2229), S1397 [9MR]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 2119), S935 [29FE]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (S. 2347), S2108-S2112 [4AP], S9647 [3OC]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (S. 2067), S625 [10FE]

———training and development of technology skills in rural communities, S9241 [26SE], S9362 [27SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Technology Literacy Challenge Fund funding, S5955-S5957, S5978 [28JN]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (S. 2497), unanimous-consent request, S8439, S8440 [13SE]

Families and domestic relations: enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (S. 3110), S9268 [26SE], S10074 [6OC]

———enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to available shelters, S10179 [11OC]

Ford Motor Co.: provision of home computers, printers, and Internet access to employees, S385 [7FE]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, S4980-S4982 [13JN]

———export controls on certain high-performance computers (S. 2539), S3836 [10MY]

———export controls on certain high-speed computers, S1271, S1272, S1277 [8MR]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8528 [13SE], S8606-S8608 [14SE], S10611-S10613 [17OC]

Global Disaster Information Network: tribute, S9690 [3OC]

Government: make all Federal websites available on one all-government portal, S9599 [2OC]

———provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (S. 3166), S9948 [5OC]

———report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (S. 2702), S4845 [8JN]

———require report by agencies on activities to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, S11868 [15DE]

———strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government, S5330-S5332 [19JN], S11244 [27OC]

Government regulations: enhance patent, copyright, and trademark laws relative to intellectual property and the internet, S10986 [25OC]

Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (S. 1645), S9647 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S542-S545 [9FE], S6341 [10JY], S6408-S6411, S6445 [11JY], S7608 [26JY], S7820, S7822 [27JY], S8907-S8916 [21SE], S9026-S9029 [22SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215-S9229, S9235, S9242, S9244-S9248 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9353-S9359, S9362-S9376 [27SE], S9443, S9449-S9451 [28SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643-S9657 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619, S8620, S8626 [15SE], S8800-S8807 [20SE], S9026 [22SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent request, S6338-S6340 [10JY]

Information services: installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access, S5647, S5648 [22JN], S5830, S5836-S5838, S5843-S5845, S5865-S5869 [27JN], S6102 [29JN]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (S. 2586), S4191 [18MY]

Intel Corp.: tribute to ``Teach to the Future'' technology education partnership program, S336 [3FE], S385 [7FE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (S. Res. 275), S1469 [20MR], S3269 [2MY]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 2055), S616 [10FE]

LaGrange, GA: World Teleport Association Intelligent City of the Year award recipient, S10617 [17OC]

Law enforcement: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes, S10914-S10919 [24OC], S11886-S11890 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), S11942 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (S. 1314), S1454 [20MR]

Medicare: increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (S. 2505), S3519, S3520 [4MY]

———provide for moratorium on mandatory delay of payment of claims and establish advanced informational infrastructure for administration of Federal health benefit programs (S. 2312), S1893 [29MR]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, S9255 [26SE]

———application of antitrust laws, S325 [3FE], S605 [10FE]

———impact of Dept. of Justice antitrust suit on consumers and the economy, S6247 [30JN], S8565 [14SE]

———proposed remedies submitted by the Dept. of Justice and several States relative to antitrust suit, S3553-S3555 [4MY]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (S. 2447), S2765 [13AP], S7440 [21JY]

National security: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (S. 3188), S10256 [11OC]

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (S. 3114), S9270 [26SE]

New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, S5013 [13JN]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (S. 2046), S545 [9FE], S9009-S9013 [21SE]

NSF: anniversary, S3828 [10MY]

Paladin Data Systems Corp.: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1590 [22MR], S1742 [27MR]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (S. 3180), S10089 [6OC]

———enhance and protect privacy of computer users (S. 3083), S8858 [20SE]

———enhance protections for electronic information, ensure uniform protections for purchase or rental of certain media, and promote use of encryption technology while balancing law enforcement needs (S. 854), S11778 [14DE]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet, S10963 [25OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (S. 2928), S7668-S7672 [26JY]

———protect consumer privacy (S. 2606), S4299-S4311 [23MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, S794 [24FE], S4254 [23MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (S. 2063), S713 [23FE]

———require operators of Internet web sites to obtain a user's consent before sending health information to another entity, S5320 [19JN]

———require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (S. 2898), S7394 [20JY]

Rural areas: encourage broadband technology deployment, S1949-S1951, S1963 [30MR]

———encourage broadband technology deployment (S. 2307), S1822 [28MR], S9599 [2OC]

Science: tribute to scientists working with the Federal Government, S11911 [15DE]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S7952 [27JY], S10546-S10550 [13OC], S11651-S11654 [6DE]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves, S10918 [24OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3042), S8504 [13SE]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), S9945 [5OC], S10941 [24OC], S11123 [26OC], S11366 [30OC]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (S. 2664), S4477, S4478 [25MY]

Taxation: credit for development costs of telecommunications facilities in rural areas (S. 2321), S1904 [29MR]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers, S7050 [17JY]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers (S. 2302), S1816 [28MR]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5676-S5679 [22JN], S5732, S5733 [23JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4118 [17MY], S4122 [18MY], S4937 [12JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2255), S1516 [21MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (S. 2698), S4827-S4834 [8JN], S5099 [14JN]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2028), S329 [3FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2036), S453 [7FE], S457 [8FE]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (S. 2401), S2542-S2544 [11AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (S. 2601), S4238 [22MY]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S993-S996, S1005 [1MR]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (S. 542), S385 [7FE]

———treatment of telecommuting (S. 2431), S2741 [13AP]

Telecommunications: national policy to improve rural areas, S10242 [11OC]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, S967 [29FE]

U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute: tribute, S2463 [10AP]

University of Minnesota: tribute to medical/biotechnology web portal alliance between MBBNet and Zurich MedNet, S10152 [10OC]

Vermont: tribute to Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, S1454 [20MR]

Wilber, Fred: tribute to success of music store Internet site, S9696 [3OC]

Reports filed

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2045) (S. Rept. 106-260), S2526 [11AP]

Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3484) (H. Rept. 106-920), H8616 [2OC]

Computer Crime Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1314), S8941 [21SE]

Computer Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2413) (H. Rept. 106-876), H7989 [21SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 523) (H. Rept. 106-670), H4219 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 106-496), H339 [10FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 106-611), H2769 [9MY]

Dept. of Energy Assessment of the Effectiveness of Policies and Site Performance in the Areas of Security, Safeguards, and Cyber Security: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3906) (H. Rept. 106-696), H5954 [12JY]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3906) (H. Rept. 106-696), H5083 [23JN]

Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4429) (H. Rept. 106-877), H7990 [21SE]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5018) (H. Rept. 106-932), H8799 [4OC]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee of Conference (S. 761) (H. Rept. 106-661), H4119 [8JN]

Failure To Produce White House E-Mails—Threats, Obstructions, and Unanswered Questions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1023), H11954 [4DE]

Freedom To E-File Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 106-565), H2012 [10AP]

Government Information Security Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1993) (S. Rept. 106-259), S2465 [10AP]

Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3001) (S. Rept. 106-391), S8019 [5SE]

Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1291) (H. Rept. 106-615), H3048 [15MY]

Internet False Identification Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2924), S9464 [28SE]

Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4419) (H. Rept. 106-771), H6717 [20JY]

Internet Gambling Prohibition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3125) (H. Rept. 106-655), H4035 [7JN]

Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2448), S9941 [5OC]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3709) (H. Rept. 106-609), H2654 [8MY]

Next Generation Internet Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2046) (S. Rept. 106-310), S5308 [16JN]

Presidential Threat Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3048) (H. Rept. 106-669), H4219 [12JN]

Privacy Commission Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4049) (H. Rept. 106-919), H8551 [29SE]

Support Internet Safety Awareness: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 575) (H. Rept. 106-949), H9634 [10OC]

Training and Education for American Workers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 106-642), H3866 [25MY]

Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 577), S1117 [2MR]

Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 106-700), H5168 [26JN]

Statements

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Senators Sarbanes, Hollings, and Wyden, S5229-S5231 [15JN]

National Call to Action To Close the Digital Divide: Executive Office of the President, H1844 [5AP]

Summaries

Internet False Identification Prevention Act (S. 2924), S11430 [31OC]

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act (S. 3208), S10621 [17OC]

Safe and Successful Schools Act (H.R. 4346), E613 [2MY]

Tables

U.S. advanced technology trade losses with the People's Republic of China, S8549 [14SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 300, tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem, H2350 [2MY]

H. Res. 422, consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H389 [15FE]

H. Res. 496, consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2783 [10MY]

H. Res. 523, consideration of conference report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H4347 [14JN]

H. Res. 575, support Internet safety awareness, H9537 [10OC]

H.R. 1291, Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act, H3058 [16MY]

H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H398-H400 [15FE]

H.R. 2413, Computer Security Enhancement Act, H10606-H10608 [24OC]

H.R. 2816, Computer Crime Enforcement Act, H12510 [15DE]

H.R. 3048, Presidential Threat Protection Act, H5090 [26JN]

H.R. 3113, Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act, H6369-H6371 [18JY]

H.R. 3125, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, H6057-H6061 [17JY]

H.R. 3484, Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act, H8697 [3OC]

H.R. 3582, Federal Contractor Flexibility Act, H2353 [2MY]

H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2801 [10MY]

H.R. 4049, Privacy Commission Act, H8561-H8563 [2OC]

H.R. 4401, Health Care Infrastructure Investment Act, H2749 [9MY]

H.R. 4429, Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act, H8079 [26SE]

S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, H486 [16FE]

S. 777, Freedom To E-File Act, S4216 [18MY], H1973 [10AP], H3892 [6JN]

S. 2028, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, S329 [3FE]

S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, S543 [9FE], S9026-S9028 [22SE], S9651-S9655 [3OC], H8699 [3OC], H9004-H9008 [5OC]

S. 2046, Federal Research Investment Act, S9009-S9013 [21SE], S9088-S9094 [22SE]

S. 2061, Kids 2000 Act, S620 [10FE]

S. 2127, Children's Protection Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. 2255, extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S1517 [21MR]

S. 2302, Community Technology Assistance Act, S1816 [28MR]

S. 2321, Rural Telecommunications Modernization Act, S1905 [29MR]

S. 2347, Information Technology Act, S2109 [4AP]

S. 2401, New Economy Tax Simplification Act (NETSA), S2542 [11AP]

S. 2430, Internet Security Act, S2740 [13AP]

S. 2447, Rural Telework Act, S2766 [13AP]

S. 2545, Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation funding, S3918 [11MY]

S. 2554, prohibit the display of an individual's Social Security number for commercial purposes without the consent of the individual, S3946 [15MY]

S. 2606, Consumer Privacy Protection Act, S4302-S4309 [23MY]

S. 2698, Broadband Internet Access Act, S4829 [8JN]

S. 2702, report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs, S4846 [8JN]

S. 2734, Warehouse Improvement Act, S5251-S5254 [15JN]

S. 2924, Internet False Identification Prevention Act, S11427, S11431 [31OC], S11941 [15DE], H12511 [15DE]

S. 2928, Consumer Internet Privacy Enhancement Act, S7669 [26JY]

S. 3040, Privacy Commission Act, S8502 [13SE]

S. 3083, Enhancement of Privacy and Public Safety in Cyberspace Act, S8859-S8862 [20SE]

S. 3164, Protecting Seniors From Fraud Act, S10941 [24OC], H11583 [30OC]

S. 3166, Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act, S9948 [5OC]

S. 3180, Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act, S10090 [6OC]

S. Res. 264, tribute to Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special), S955, S980 [29FE]

S. Res. 275, access of U.S. business to Japanese telecommunications markets, S3269 [2MY]

S. Res. 275, access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets in Japan, S1468 [20MR]

S. Res. 294, Children's Internet Safety Month, S2873 [25AP], S8637 [15SE]

Tributes

Pucinski, Roman C., E1826 [19OC]

COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6675 [20JY]

COMSTOCK, AMY L.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Office of Government Ethics Director: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

CONABLE, BARBER B., JR. (a former Representative from New York)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Smithsonian Institution: appointment as citizen regent of Board of Regents (H.J. Res. 26), unanimous-consent agreement, S11549 [5DE]

CONANT, GEORGE

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3001 [15MY]

CONCERNED BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Remarks in House

Brownsville, TX: Oliviera Middle School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E766 [18MY]

Duncanville, TX: Duncanville High School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E693 [10MY]

San Benito, TX: Landrum Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E740 [17MY]

Thunderbolt, GA: Thunderbolt Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E765 [18MY]

CONCERNED CITIZENS OF BAYONNE (organization)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E937 [9JN]

CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA (organization)

Letters

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act, H5297 [27JN]

CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS, INC.

Letters

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, E1262 [18JY]

CONCKLIN, BERT M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E972 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5553 [21JN]

CONCORD, NC

Remarks in House

Central Cabarrus High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, H1768 [5AP]

———tribute to girls' softball team, E864 [25MY]

Emergency medical response professionals: tribute to actions relative to collapse of pedestrian bridge, E860 [25MY]

Five Oaks Nursing Home: tribute, E721 [15MY]

CONCORD COALITION

Letters

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3082, H3083 [16MY]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act, H4702 [20JN]

Treatment of any budget surpluses, S2408 [7AP]

CONDIT, GARY A. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, H1621 [30MR]

———H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H574 [29FE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H8736 [3OC]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H5169 [26JN]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H9011 [5OC]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H1852 [5AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H455 [15FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]

Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform: establish (see H.R. 5593), H11445 [27OC]

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), H2512 [3MY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H5084 [23JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H2512 [3MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H3309 [17MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H922 [9MR]

———allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (see H.R. 4218), H2655 [8MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1675 [3AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3523 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H455 [15FE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4675 [19JN]

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H2606 [4MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3412 [18MY]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H511 [16FE]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE] (see H.R. 4924), H6776 [24JY]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5737 [10JY]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3814 [24MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H11842 [3NO]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7211 [27JY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7933 [20SE]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11207 [26OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H7211 [27JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3173 [16MY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H9635 [10OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3649 [23MY]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 3859), H4592 [15JN]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H454 [15FE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 5401), H9011 [5OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3925 [6JN]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4324), H2339 [13AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7212 [27JY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H2607 [4MY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3049 [15MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H922 [9MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1629 [30MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H373 [14FE]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H3813 [24MY]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7652 [14SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1675 [3AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H5436 [28JN]

Woods, Tiger: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: provide criminal penalties for the harassment of victims of Federal offenses by the convicted offenders (see H.R. 4166), H1762 [4AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (see H.R. 4965), H7127 [26JY]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 4763), H5239 [27JN]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H1404 [23MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3821, H3826 [25MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1601 [30MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), motion to recommit, H1619 [30MR]

Bowler, Michael J.: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (organization) Caring Hands Gold Award recipient, E1150 [29JN]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7553 [13SE]

Carlsen, Janet: Newman, CA, Chamber of Commerce John T. Silveira Award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3674 [24MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), E1858 [19OC]

Day of Portugal: observance, E928 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3260 [17MY]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1619 [30MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (H.R. 4924), H6853 [25JY]

Health: protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (H.R. 1941), E2037 [31OC]

———shortage of influenza vaccinations, E2015 [28OC]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H2590 [4MY]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: prosecution of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity, E2001 [28OC]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1601 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3260 [17MY]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), E2024 [30OC]

Rucker, Bob: Greater Merced, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1093 [23JN]

Smith, Bette Belle: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for California, E1688 [6OC]

Tributes

Antinetti, Norm, E1383 [27JY]

Baxter, Arthur (Paul), E2168 [11DE]

Brugger, John, E2167 [11DE]

Heath, Walter O., E440 [29MR]

Ridenour, Dick, E2169 [11DE]

CONDO, DOMINICK

Remarks in House

Bayonne, NJ: Sicilian Citizens Club Men of the Year award recipient, E1989 [28OC]

CONE, MARLA

Articles and editorials

Study Critical of Exhaust From School Buses, H3452 [19MY]

CONFERENCE REPORTS

Texts of

Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559), H3763-H3804 [24MY]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4461), H9461-H9502 [6OC]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000), H649-H704 [8MR]

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415), H9723-H9765 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H.R. 5408), H9053-H9453 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4425), H5460-H5532 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4576), H6102-H6345 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4578), H8472-H8550 [29SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4475), H8922-H9004 [5OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635), H10083-H10224 [18OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577), H12100-H12439 [15DE]

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 4942), H11087-H11188 [25OC]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), H4115-H4118 [8JN]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4733), H8312-H8403 [27SE]

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 4811), H10759-H10790 [24OC]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9709-H9723 [11OC]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4516), H7095-H7126 [26JY]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810), H6582-H6586 [19JY]

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

NASA Appropriations (H.R. 1654), H7404-H7413 [12SE]

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act (S. 376), H636-H639 [2MR]

Security Assistance Act (H.R. 4919), H7830-H7840 [19SE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H2206-H2236 [12AP]

Trade and Development Act (H.R. 434), H2514-H2552 [4MY]

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (H.R. 3244), H8855-H8886 [5OC]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796), H11624-H11668 [31OC]

CONFERENCES

Bills and resolutions

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (see S. 2680), S4564 [6JN]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2729 [13AP] (see H. Con. Res. 324), H2966 [11MY]

Remarks in House

International Conference on Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery: tribute, E161 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (S. 2680), S4518 [6JN]

International Conference on the Balkans: convene, S4136 [18MY]

Senate: responsibility of delegates to Interparliamentary Conferences, S10986 [25OC]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (S. Con. Res. 107), S2774 [13AP], S2853 [25AP]

Reports

Nuclear Weapons—Strengthening International Atomic Energy Agency Inspections: Zachary S. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S2854-S2856 [25AP]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 107, support of Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, S2774 [13AP]

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

Articles and editorials

Judging a Judge's Judgment, E142 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions

Judicial Education Fund: establish for the payment of expenses of judges participating in seminars (see S. 2990), S7840 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Judicial Education Fund: establish for the payment of expenses of judges participating in seminars (S. 2990), S7906, S7907 [27JY]

Statements

Ethics in the Judiciary: Abner J. Mikva, S7907 [27JY]

CONFUCIUS (Chinese philosopher)

Quotations

Perfect Virtue, E2111 [4DE]

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

In the Heart of Darkness, E2206 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

GAO: investigation of U.S. participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations (see H. Res. 664), H11621 [30OC]

Remarks in House

Foreign aid: peace process funding, H5950, H5951 [12JY]

Foreign policy: U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5115-H5126 [26JN], H5951-H5953 [12JY], E1136, E1137 [28JN]

GAO: investigation of U.S. participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations (H. Res. 664), E2028 [30OC]

U.S. policy, E2206 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

U.N.: support peacekeeping operations, S279 [2FE]

Testimonies

Africa's Diamonds—Precious, Perilous Too? Eli Haas, Diamond Dealers Club, E1058 [20JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 664, GAO investigation of U.S. participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations, E2028 [30OC]

CONGRESS related term(s) House of Representatives; Legislative Branch of the Government; Members of Congress

Addresses

Congressional Forum on Laos: Thongsavanh Phongsavan, E2070 [2NO]

Improving Public Trust in Government: Lee H. Hamilton, E298-E300 [14MR]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, H7580 [14SE]

Lessons Learned—The Cost of Conducting Foreign Policy on the Cheap: William Lane, USA*Engage (organization), S7383 [20JY]

Monetary Donation to the Library of Congress: John Kluge, S10047 [6OC]

National Prayer Breakfast: Senator Lieberman, E79-E81 [8FE]

State of the Union: President Clinton, S107-S113 [27JA], H29-H35 [27JA]

Ten Things I Wish Political Scientists Would Teach About Congress: Lee H. Hamilton, E1660-E1662 [4OC]

Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Representative Diaz-Balart, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]

Agenda

Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]

Amendments

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H2771, H2779 [9MY], H3108, H3116, H3128, H3134, H3136, H3137, H3141 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3091 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1335, H1355, H1364, H1368, H1375, H1386 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1299 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2085, S2087, S2120, S2121, S2122, S2123 [4AP], S2159, S2178, S2179, S2191, S2197, S2206, S2222, S2251, S2252, S2253, S2254, S2255, S2256, S2257, S2261, S2262, S2263, S2264 [5AP], S2278, S2285, S2286, S2296, S2297, S2301, S2319, S2322, S2333, S2334, S2355, S2356, S2357, S2358, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2363, S2364, S2365, S2366, S2367, S2368, S2369, S2370, S2371, S2372, S2373, S2374, S2375, S2376, S2377, S2378, S2379, S2380 [6AP], S2384, S2385, S2386, S2387, S2388, S2389, S2390, S2391, S2393, S2396, S2399, S2400, S2402, S2404, S2405, S2406, S2407, S2408, S2410, S2411, S2412, S2414, S2415, S2417, S2442, S2443 [7AP]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S11260 [27OC]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (S. 1198), S3781, S3782, S3783 [9MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057, S7081 [17JY], H3523 [22MY], H4675 [19JN], H4940, H4945, H4951, H4952 [22JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4351, S4352, S4393, S4394 [24MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), S3266, S3268 [2MY], H3893 [6JN]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

Appointments

American Folklife Center Board of Trustees, H1624 [30MR]

Chaplain of the House of Representatives, H1329 [23MR]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H2619 [8MY]

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has Assembled, H7 [27JA]

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2481 [10AP], H1987 [10AP]

———H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7065 [17JY], H6711 [20JY]

Congressional Award Board, S2131 [4AP], S11614 [5DE]

Congressional Office of Compliance Board of Directors, S3951 [15MY], S4396 [24MY], H3028 [15MY], H3662 [24MY]

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S4334 [23MY], S10266 [11OC], S10934 [24OC]

Paul Coverdell funeral attendees, H6721 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Arrogance of the Court, S7761 [27JY]

Binges Becoming Regular Budget Fare, S10979 [25OC]

Bush Aims at Discord in Capital, S5062 [14JN]

Congress' Spending Imperils Economic Growth, S10758 [19OC]

Counsel Report on Whitewater Expected Soon, S8276 [8SE]

DeLay Urges GOP Showdown With Clinton Over Spending Bill, S10758 [19OC]

Democracy or Plutocracy? The Case for a Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Buckley v. Valeo, S1777-S1781 [28MR]

Donors Praise Union Station, H6742 [24JY]

Entitlement Reform the Way To Go, H3123 [16MY]

Fitting Tribute to Reagan, S3325 [3MY]

Fleeing Hard Choices, H3126 [16MY]

From the Starr Report to White House Menus, Government Printing Office Is Paperwork Central, E304 [14MR]

Funneling to Campaigns May Be Widespread, S1735 [27MR]

Hogs and Rooters, E1648 [2OC]

Hope Rides on the $250 Million Makeover of Kansas City's Union Station, H6743 [24JY]

In Kansas City, Few Trains, but New Life in the Station, H6743 [24JY]

Independent Counsel Overkill, S2789 [13AP]

It's Conservatives Now Who Are Judicial Activists—Why Environmentalists Should Be Alarmed, S7762 [27JY]

Library of Congress Turns 200, H1439 [28MR]

Moynihan—Profile in Rare Courage, S8099 [6SE]

Oil From Reserve in High Demand—Bidders Grab 30 Million Barrels, S9917 [5OC]

One Thing I Would Change About Congress . . . Entitlement Reform the Way To Go, H516 [29FE]

Pander Gap, S1723 [27MR]

Paper Federalists, S7761 [27JY]

Political Leaders Offer Their Tributes, H12001 [5DE]

Politics of Aid, E355 [21MR]

Prayer, Praise at Funeral, H12001 [5DE]

Reining in Robert Ray, S2789 [13AP]

Senator's Aide—Hounding the Bureaucrats, S11015 [25OC]

$60 Million Gift Is Made to Library of Congress, S10047 [6OC]

So Long, Surplus, S10672 [18OC], S10758 [19OC]

Special Interest Defense, E954 [9JN]

Spending Bill Is Full of Projects Coveted as Favors for Electorate, S10763 [19OC]

That Others May Live, H9664 [11OC]

Wrong Way on Campaign Finance, S1728 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 80), S613 [10FE] (see S. Con. Res. 125), S6015 [28JN] (see S. Con. Res. 132), S7841 [27JY] (see S. Con. Res. 159), S11494 [1NO] (see S. Con. Res. 160), S11508 [2NO] (see H. Con. Res. 303), H2239 [12AP] (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3868 [25MY] (see H. Con. Res. 442), H11927 [14NO] (see H. Con. Res. 446), H12532 [15DE]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 125): consideration (see H. Res. 541), H5435 [28JN]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 132), consideration (see H. Res. 567), H7205 [27JY]

Albert, Carl B.: tribute (see H. Res. 418), H254 [8FE]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2078), S680 [22FE]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see S. 2502), S3328 [3MY] (see H.R. 4366), H2511 [3MY]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H7991 [21SE]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform: establish (see H.R. 5593), H11445 [27OC]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 3586), H253 [8FE]

———improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 4397), H2769 [9MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (see H. Res. 499), H2905 [10MY]

———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority and limited tax benefits (see H.R. 3523), H47 [27JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (see S. Con. Res. 101), S2040 [3AP] (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1123 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H1283 [22MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 474), H2238 [12AP]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H2012 [10AP]

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4918), H6719 [20JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Library of Congress bicentennial celebration (see H. Con. Res. 279), H997 [14MR]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S6574 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 368), H5655 [29JN]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3924 [6JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

CBO: analyze impact of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [20JN]

Census: establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H1956 [6AP]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Clinton, President: notification that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 401), H49 [27JA]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3592), H254 [8FE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 410), H165 [1FE]

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 411), H165 [1FE]

Committee on House Administration (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 569), H7210 [27JY]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 89), S1118 [2MR]

———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (see S. Con. Res. 148), S10252 [11OC]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 608), H8735 [3OC]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 2789), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 5554), H11194 [25OC]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

Congressional Review Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 5380), H8799 [4OC]

Congressional Trade Office: establish (see S. 2226), S1391 [9MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

———reject relative to effect on motherhood and family (see S. Res. 306, 307), S3916 [11MY]

Courts: review of proposed construction of court facilities (see H.R. 5363), H8735 [3OC]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see S. Con. Res. 120), S4669 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: evaluate and report on Federal and State laws that regulate private ownership of exotic wild animals (see H.R. 5360), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3533), H48 (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H341 [10FE]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see S. 2072), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3662), H454 [15FE]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1118 [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 267), H756 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority of the U.S. Mint to produce numismatic coins (see H.R. 5273), H8061 [25SE]

District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (see S. 3062), S8657 [18SE]

———waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (see H.R. 5537), H11193 [25OC]

Drucker, Peter F.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5370), H8735 [3OC]

Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 5679), H12532 [15DE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H1852 [5AP]

FCC: improve procedures in the conduct of congressional communications (see H.R. 4712), H4817 [21JN]

Federal employees: disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 5590), H11445 [27OC]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

FRS: preserve requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (see H.R. 5341), H8468 [28SE]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3521), H47 [27JA] (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE] (see H.R. 4744), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 4763), H5239 [27JN] (see H.R. 4924), H6776 [24JY]

Government: eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges (see S. 3075), S8822 [20SE]

———prevent elimination of certain reports (see H.R. 3904), H931 [13MR]

Government regulations: require congressional approval of certain proposed rules of Federal agencies (see S. 2670), S4564 [6JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 2689), S4669 [7JN] (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see S. 2689), S4669 [7JN] (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

History: anniversary of first meeting in Washington, DC (see S. Con. Res. 144), S9945 [5OC]

House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment (see H. Res. 679), H12532 [15DE]

———authorize the taking of an official photograph in the House Chamber (see H. Res. 407), H49 [27JA]

———direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

———early organization of party caucuses or conferences for the 107th Congress (see H. Res. 666), H11842 [3NO]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 403), H49 [27JA]

———foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (see H. Res. 677), H12532 [15DE]

———notify that a quorum of the Senate has assembled (see S. Res. 243), S37 [24JA]

———print revised edition of the House Rules and Manual for the 107th Congress (see H. Res. 678), H12532 [15DE]

House Rules: require that a Chaplain be nominated by the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader prior to election (see H. Res. 447), H1406 [23MR]

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 52), S8759 [19SE]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (see S. 3015), S8197 [7SE] (see H.R. 4700), H4783 [20JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement and prohibit assumption of liability by the U.S. for nuclear accidents that occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (see S. 2752), S5360 [19JN]

———require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (see H.R. 4228), H2121 [11AP] (see H.R. 4251), H2238 [12AP]

———require reports to Congress about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missiles to deliver such weapons (see H.R. 4860), H6052 [13JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 2603), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4516), H3648 [23MY] (see H.R. 5657), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H4783 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 565), H7205 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), recommit conference report (see H. Res. 568), H7210 [27JY]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H756 [8MR]

———establish Library of Congress Revolving Fund for certain service activities and make cataloging products and services available for purchase (see S. 2286), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 2491), S3192 [1MY] (see H.R. 4180), H1851 [5AP]

———establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (see H.R. 5410), H9504 [6OC]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H253 [8FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 45), S2728 [13AP]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 5443), H9767 [11OC]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2606 [4MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

———require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument in Washington (see H.R. 3683), H509 [16FE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4527), H3649 [23MY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit the expenditure of personal funds by candidates for public office (see H.J. Res. 87), H254 [8FE]

———disclosure of information on the financing of campaigns for Federal elections (see H.R. 5507), H10472 [19OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 2269), S1596 [22MR] (see S. 2565), S4014 [16MY] (see S. 2941), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4224), H2012 [10AP] (see H.R. 4685), H4591 [15JN] (see H.R. 5596), H11445 [27OC]

———limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents in elections to Congress (see H.R. 5335), H8468 [28SE]

———require candidates for election for Federal office to report to the FEC information on the sale of personal assets (see H.R. 4989), H7205 [27JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP] (see S. Con. Res. 128), S6257 [30JN] (see H.R. 3544), H49 [27JA]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 351), H4174 [9JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP] (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senate: adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 94), S1392 [9MR]

———allow Senators an additional mailing per year to every address in every county in their home State to announce a town meeting (see S. 2313), S1883 [29MR]

———authorize the taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 288), S2616 [12AP]

———authorize the taking of photographs in the Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 377), S10619 [17OC]

———notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present (see H. Res. 402), H49 [27JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see S. Res. 242), S37 [24JA]

———return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

———tribute to staff (see S. Res. 392), S11918 [15DE]

Singapore: authorize the negotiation of a free trade agreement and provide for expedited congressional consideration of such an agreement (see H.R. 5586), H11445 [27OC]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 5670), H12531 [15DE]

———require report to Congress on solvency (see S. 2249), S1461 [20MR]

Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission: establish (see S. 2510), S3514 [4MY] (see H.R. 4714), H4817 [21JN]

Special days and holidays: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see S. Con. Res. 138), S8941 [21SE] (see H. Con. Res. 363), H5084 [23JN]

State of the Union Message: joint session (see H. Con. Res. 241), H49 [27JA]

Taxation: allow only after-tax contributions to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and allow the designation of contributions to a national political party (see H.R. 4882), H6469 [18JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), consideration (see H. Res. 471), H2121 [11AP]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (see S. Con. Res. 141), S9702 [3OC]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H6776 [24JY]

Certificate of appointment

Senate: Zell Miller, S7730 [27JY]

Citations

Medal of Honor Award to Senator Inouye, S5585 [22JN]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4516), H7095-H7126 [26JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H2206-H2236 [12AP]

Cost Estimates

Congressional consent to Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact (H.R. 4700): CBO, H6740 [24JY]

Congressional consent to Red River Boundary Compact (H.J. Res. 72): CBO, H6745 [24JY]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S7032 [17JY]

Excerpts

Report language to accompany Democratic alternative budget resolution, H1399 [23MR]

Senate precedents on legislation which infringes on the House's constitutional privilege to originate revenue measures, S4774 [8JN]

``The Government Printing Office,'' Robert E. Kling, Jr., E1725 [10OC]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Means, H780 [9MR], H1217 [22MR], H9679 [11OC], H10823 [25OC]

Letters

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: Dan L. Crippen, CBO, S11051 [26OC]

———Senator Domenici, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S11050 [26OC]

Campaign ethics reform and contribution limits: Michael C. Munger, S4361 [24MY]

———several college professors, S4361 [24MY]

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Bill Frenzel and Tim Penny, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, H3082 [16MY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, H3085 [16MY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H3083, H3084 [16MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3082, H3084 [16MY]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H3082, H3083 [16MY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H3082, H3083, H3084 [16MY]

Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S1727 [27MR]

———Roger Pilon, Cato Institute, S1727 [27MR]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act funding: several Representatives, H4050 [8JN]

End of session legislative package: President Clinton, S11195 [27OC]

Facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain FDA approved drugs: several Representatives, H5428 [28JN]

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: New Mexico congressional delegation, S6513 [12JY]

Independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities: Senator Levin, S8275 [8SE]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: Bob Jacobi, Jr., Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City, H6742 [24JY]

———David A. Warm, Mid-America Regional Council, H6741 [24JY]

———Katheryn J. Shields, Jackson County, MO, Executive, H6742 [24JY]

———Linda Leeper, Johnson County, KS, Chambers Presidents Council, H6742 [24JY]

———Mary Birch, Overland Park, KS, Chamber of Commerce, H6742 [24JY]

———Peter S. Levi, Greater Kansas City, MO, Chamber of Commerce, H6741 [24JY]

———Robert J. Marcusse, Kansas City Area Development Council, H6741 [24JY]

Presidential use of pocket-veto power during congressional adjournment: Representatives Hastert and Gephardt, H11853 [13NO], E1523 [19SE]

———Thomas S. Foley and Robert H. Michel, H11853 [13NO], E1523 [19SE]

Proposed disclosure of confidential census information: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Commerce, H11247 [26OC]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program proposal: Representatives Owens and Clyburn, Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Representative Martinez's change in party designation: Representative Martinez, H7541 [13SE]

Ronald and Nancy Reagan Congressional Gold Medal award recipients: Mikhail Gorbachev, International Foundation for Socio-Economic and Political Studies, H1654 [3AP]

Tribute to Jim Talbert: Senate Periodical Press Gallery Executive Committee of Correspondents, S5070 [14JN]

Unsubstantiated allegations of wrongdoing involving the Clinton Administration: Representative Waxman, E1990 [28OC]

Voting difficulties in Georgia's Fourth Congressional District: Representative McKinney, E2102 [14NO]

Lists

Bills enacted into public law, 106th Cong., 1st sess., D5-D19 [24JA]

Bills vetoed, 106th Cong., 1st sess., D7 [24JA]

Congressional Award Gala Steering Committee, E392 [22MR]

Congressional Certificate of Merit award recipients from New Mexico's First Congressional District, E1296 [21JY]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption—``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9361 [27SE]

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, S1252 [8MR]

House Pages, H4168 [9JN], E967 [9JN]

Items incorrectly labeled as objectionable in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10240 [11OC]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]

Northeast Regional Council Matchmakers High Performance Team, S4292 [23MY]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S8742 [19SE]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9900-S9904 [5OC]

Organizations opposed to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S3926 [11MY]

Recently deceased former Members of Congress, H3181 [17MY]

Representative McCollum's staff (1981-2000), H7547 [13SE]

Republican Party history of cutting education funding in appropriations bills, S6631 [13JY]

Senate consideration of bills that the House of Representatives would consider ``bills for raising revenue'', S4785 [8JN]

Senate Pages, S4921 [9JN]

Senator Abraham's staff, S11732 [7DE], S11898 [15DE]

Senator Grams' staff, S11775 [14DE]

Senator Lautenberg's staff, S11836 [15DE]

Senator Mack's staff members, S9264 [26SE]

Supporters of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S1292 [8MR]

Memorandums

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: Stephen C. Goss, SSA, S11050 [26OC]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2001: President Clinton, S375-S378 [7FE], H213-H216 [7FE]

Library of Congress Bicentennial: James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress, S2716 [13AP]

Veto of H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: President Clinton, H11675 [31OC]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1975 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2155, S2195, S2196 [5AP], S2277, S2294, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2385, S2390, S2395, S2400, S2412 [7AP]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H5300, H5303, H5318 [28JN], H5626 [29JN], H11198 [26OC], H11538 [30OC]

———hour of meeting, H11726 [1NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H6711 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), recommit conference report (H. Res. 568), H7135 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11675 [31OC]

Senate: request attendance of absent Senators, S3982 [16MY]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, S862-S865 [28FE], H916-H919 [9MR]

Senate Financial Disclosure Reports, S2345 [6AP], S3268 [2MY]

Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S2344 [6AP], S2933 [26AP], S6483 [11JY], S9459 [28SE], S9975 [5OC]

Oaths of office

Coughlin, Daniel P.: Chaplain of the House of Representatives, H1329 [23MR]

Poems

``Fence or an Ambulance,'' Joseph Malins, S8262 [8SE]

``How Far Away Is the Temple of Fame?'', S1692 [23MR]

``Medal of Honor for Senator Inouye,'' Senator Byrd, S4949 [12JN]

``Twas the Week Before Christmas,'' Representative C.W. Bill Young, H12443 [15DE]

Press releases

Carnahan Signs Bill To Expand Metropolitan Culture District, H6742 [24JY]

Library of Congress Bicentennial Exhibits and Events: Library of Congress, S2716-S2719 [13AP]

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Named Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, S10267 [11OC]

Remarks in House

Adams, Stanley T.: Medal of Honor recipient, E1170 [30JN]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 303), H2165 [12AP]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 336), H3828 [25MY]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 442), H11901 [14NO]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 446), H12441 [15DE]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 80), H331 [10FE]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 125), H5652 [29JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 541), H5652 [29JN]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 132), H7189 [27JY]

Albert, Carl B.: tribute (H. Res. 418), H233-H236 [8FE]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4714-H4719 [20JN], E1067 [21JN]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3087, H3128-H3134 [16MY]

———legislative process, H10393-H10406 [19OC], H11451, H11453, H11456 [28OC], H11493 [29OC], H11533 [30OC], H11675-H11681 [31OC], H11750, H11752, H11755 [1NO], H11789, H11796-H11803 [2NO], H12053, H12054 [8DE]

Architect of the Capitol: class action lawsuit alleging Equal Pay Act violations, H738 [8MR]

———establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (H.R. 4366), H2485 [3MY]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5258), H7936 [21SE]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4714-H4719 [20JN], E1067 [21JN]

AT&T: antitrust legislation relative to merger with MediaOne, E2036 [31OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H241-H247 [8FE], H257, H258, H268-H275 [9FE], H999, H1000, H1001, H1002, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1251-H1264 [22MR], H1770 [5AP], H7829 [19SE], H9024 [6OC], H10226 [18OC], H11506, H11508, H11509, H11510, H11511, H11513 [29OC], H11799, H11800 [2NO], E954 [9JN]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H11504, H11505 [29OC]

———deficit, H8047-H8053 [25SE]

———devote cuts in discretionary funding during appropriations process to debt reduction, H4953-H4956 [22JN]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H258, H260 [9FE], H516 [29FE]

———establish 2-year cycle, H516 [29FE], H3079-H3088, H3120-H3128 [16MY], E755 [17MY], E790 [19MY]

———establish 2-year cycle (H.R. 493), H170 [2FE]

———expand reporting requirements for unauthorized programs, H3136, H3137 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3093-H3145 [16MY], E755 [17MY], E790 [19MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3078-H3093 [16MY]

———removal of analysis of budget functions from the budget resolution, H3135, H3136 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H999, H1000, H1001, H1002 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1143-H1149 [21MR], H1177, H1251, H1264 [22MR], H1288, H1289, H1290, H1301-H1326, H1330-H1402 [23MR], H1483 [29MR], H1770 [5AP], H1975 [10AP], E420, E421 [27MR], E426, E431, E433, E434 [28MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), amendment process, H1083 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2249-H2258, H2330 [13AP], E597 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1291-H1301 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H2242-H2249 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1976-H1984 [10AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H259 [9FE], H1251-H1264 [22MR]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (H.R. 4222), H2022, H2024 [11AP]

Canady, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H9954 [17OC], H10875, H10876 [25OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Library of Congress bicentennial celebration (H. Con. Res. 279), H1639, H1640 [3AP]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 368), H7444-H7447 [12SE], E1169 [30JN]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), H10705 [24OC]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H6747 [24JY]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (H. Con. Res. 344), H5177-H5179 [27JN]

———tribute to staff, H10537 [24OC], E2199 [15DE]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H4164-H4168 [9JN], E967 [9JN]

Capitol Police: funding, E1179 [30JN], E1186 [10JY]

Carroll, Elizabeth Rose: Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition winner, E719 [11MY]

Census: proposed disclosure of confidential information, H11202, H11203, H11247, H11248 [26OC]

———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting, H1057, H1060, H1063 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], E342 [16MR]

Clay, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11430 [27OC]

Clinton, President: continuation of independent counsel investigation, H2126 [12AP], H12528 [15DE]

———evaluation of administration, E1600 [27SE]

———notification that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 401), H6 [27JA]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4714-H4719 [20JN], E1067 [21JN]

Committee on Appropriations (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 410), H128 [1FE]

———tribute to staff, H12443 [15DE]

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 411), H128 [1FE]

———tribute to former staff, H12043 [7DE]

Committee on House Administration (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 569), H7176 [27JY]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 89), H939, H940 [14MR]

Committee on the Budget (House): tribute to staff, H2256, H2257 [13AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): accomplishments of the Subcommittee on Crime, H12041-H12043 [7DE]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): preserve certain reporting requirements (H.R. 4052), H1640-H1642 [3AP]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 608), H8728 [3OC]

Congressional Award Foundation: anniversary, E392 [22MR]

Congressional Certificate of Merit: award recipients from New Mexico's First Congressional District, E1296 [21JY]

Congressional Forum on Laos: tribute to Rhode Island participants, E2068 [2NO]

Congressional Internet Caucus: analysis of survey results on electronic Government services, E1869 [19OC]

Congressional Life Forum and Cannon Caucus: meeting, H226 [8FE]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), H11683-H11686 [31OC]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (H.R. 4582), H3895 [6JN]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, H954, H955, H956, H957, H959 [14MR], E306, E307, E309 [14MR]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: funding, H11289 [26OC]

Constitutional amendments: adoption procedures, H12527 [15DE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification, H2685 [9MY]

———ratification (H. Res. 107), H1081 [16MR]

Coughlin, Daniel P.: appointment as Chaplain of the House of Representatives, H1326-H1330 [23MR]

———Republican National Committee hosting of Mass at St. Peter's to introduce House Chaplain, H2166 [12AP]

Courts: review of proposed construction of court facilities (H.R. 5363), E1667 [4OC]

Cox, Darlene L.: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1017 [15JN]

Crane, Representative: appreciation for support during illness, H2019 [11AP]

Cromwell, Oliver: speech concerning ending of session of British Parliament, H11726 [1NO], H11832 [3NO]

Davila, Rudolph B.: Medal of Honor recipient, E1069 [21JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10, H16-H23 [27JA], H168 [2FE], H8592 [2OC], H10814 [25OC], H11203 [26OC], H11608-H11617 [30OC], E2004 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program, E1789 [13OC]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H11473 [28OC]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (H.R. 1649), H1622, H1623 [30MR], H5076 [23JN]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H.R. 3533), H417 [15FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H.R. 3543), H418 [15FE]

———extend Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H5269-H5274 [27JN]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H. Con. Res. 267), E257 [9MR]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H. Con. Res. 291), E543 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority of the U.S. Mint to produce numismatic coins (H.R. 5273), H8191 [26SE]

———require report to Congress on the IMF and World Bank advocacy of privatization, deregulation, and trade liberalization, H6635, H6636 [20JY]

District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), H10459 [19OC]

———provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote in the Committee of the Whole, H1946 [6AP], H7923 [20SE]

———review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House, H8433 [28SE]

———waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (H.R. 5537), H11584, H11585 [30OC]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H11866 [13NO]

Economy: roles of Congress and the Clinton administration in the current economic situation, H7563-H7569 [13SE]

Education: tribute to Australian interns, E425 [28MR]

Elections: results, H11846 [13NO], H11957, H11958 [5DE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (H.R. 4922), E1310 [24JY]

Executive Office of the President: expenses for Presidential transition, H11785 [2NO]

Federal employees: disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (H.R. 5590), E1996 [28OC]

Forbes, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11406-H11408 [27OC]

Ford, James David: Association of Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award recipient, H3176, H3182 [17MY]

Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products, H5691, H5723 [10JY]

Fowler, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1979 [28OC]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), H4586 [15JN]

———recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

Friends of Ireland (congressional caucus): tribute, E350 [20MR]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H11939-H11941 [4DE]

———preserve requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (H.R. 5341), E1628 [28SE]

GAO: funding, H6711 [20JY]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (H.R. 3521), E22 [27JA]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (H.R. 4924), H6851-H6855 [25JY], H7062-H7064 [26JY]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (S. 1198), H8706-H8710 [3OC], E1671 [4OC]

Georgia: voting difficulties in the Fourth Congressional District, E2102 [14NO]

Germany: staff exchange program with Bundestag, E2 [24JA]

Gilligan, Kevin and Eileen: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, E1627 [28SE]

Gilman, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve as chairman of the Committee on International Relations (House), H12509 [15DE]

Goodling, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H8626 [3OC]

Government: prevent elimination of certain reports (H.R. 3904), H1634 [3AP]

———separation of powers between Congress and the President (H.R. 2655), H5142 [26JN]

GPO: Federal Depository Library Program funding, E1163 [30JN]

———tribute, E151 [16FE], E304 [14MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (H.R. 4384), H2599 [4MY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (H.R. 4384), H2599 [4MY]

Hill, Representative Rick: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11507 [29OC]

House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment (H. Res. 679), H12503 [15DE]

———authority of officials during adjournment, H489 [16FE], H3854 [25MY], H5653 [29JN], H7193 [27JY], H11915 [14NO], H12503 [15DE]

———authorize the taking of an official photograph in the House Chamber (H. Res. 407), H55 [31JA]

———consent to pay tribute to retiring members in the Senate, H7700 [18SE]

———electronic voting system anomaly, H5073 [23JN]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 403), H6 [27JA]

———foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (H. Res. 677), H12503 [15DE]

———legislative priorities, H7874 [20SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9458-H9461 [6OC], H10450-H10452 [19OC], H10803-H10805 [24OC], H11594 [30OC], H11786, H11787, H11788 [2NO]

———print revised edition of the House Rules and Manual for the 107th Congress (H. Res. 678), H12502 [15DE]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction, H4951, H4952 [22JN]

———selection process for appointment of Chaplain, H99-H102 [1FE], H552 [29FE], H616 [1MR], H1326-H1330 [23MR]

———tribute to staff, H11203 [26OC]

———tribute to support staff, E2250 [2JA]

———welcome to returning Representatives, H98 [1FE]

Hsia, Maria: conviction for abuses of campaign finance laws, H935 [14MR]

International Financial Institution Advisory Commission: release of report on IMF and World Bank reform, E355 [21MR]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent, E1030 [15JN]

———congressional consent (H.R. 4700), H6737-H6745 [24JY]

Kasich, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1401 [23MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (H.R. 4228), E539 [11AP]

———require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (H.R. 4251), H2988-H2992 [15MY]

———require reports to Congress about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missiles to deliver such weapons (H.R. 4860), E1267 [19JY]

Kosovo: effectiveness of NATO air campaign against Serbia, H1410 [27MR]

———tribute to Air Force participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H5087 [26JN]

———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H1943 [6AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H3814 [24MY], H4934-H4957 [22JN], H6711 [20JY], E1144 [29JN], E1163 [30JN], E1186 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, H7608-H7627 [14SE], H7742 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (H. Res. 530), H4929-H4934 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 565), H7143-H7150 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), motion to instruct conferees, H6711 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), permission to file report, H2952 [11MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11675-H11681 [31OC], H11787 [2NO]

Library of Congress: bicentennial, E439 [29MR]

———bicentennial (H. Con. Res. 269), H1437-H1441 [28MR]

———establish Library of Congress Revolving Fund for certain service activities and make cataloging products and services available for purchase (H.R. 4180), H1822 [5AP]

———establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (H.R. 5410), H10015-H10017 [17OC]

Martinez, Representative: change in party designation, H7542 [13SE]

McCollum, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H7916-H7923 [20SE], H11916 [14NO], H12522 [15DE]

———assessment of legislation and activities during tenure, H7916-H7923 [20SE]

———tribute to staff, H7547 [13SE]

McNamara, Steven A.: nomination to be Inspector General for the House of Representatives, H923 [13MR]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content, H3184 [17MY]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H6619, H6620, H6631 [20JY]

———reception honoring former Members, H3175-H3183 [17MY]

Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure 5K walk/run, E1848 [19OC]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (H.R. 5443), E1753 [12OC]

Minge, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12482 [15DE]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (H. Res. 491), H2978-H2982 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H2329 [13AP]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (H. Con. Res. 254), H496 [16FE]

National Prayer Breakfast, E79 [8FE]

National Reading Panel: report on phonics, E621 [3MY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, H12492 [15DE]

Nelson, Tammy: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, H8066 [26SE]

New Jersey: Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition winners, E1064 [20JN]

Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition: report on the future of the U.S. steel industry and the role of technology, E1482 [14SE]

Oak Creek, WI: tribute to Oak Creek High School students involved in fundraising for campaign finance reform, H169 [2FE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), H380-H385 [15FE], H2590, H2592, H2594 [4MY], E155, E166 [16FE], E216 [1MR], E339 [16MR]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), H4586 [15JN]

———recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

106th Congress: accomplishments, H1 [24JA], H96 [1FE], H5848, H5850 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], H6475 [19JY], H6783 [25JY], H7007, H7008 [26JY], H8300 [27SE], H10403 [19OC], H10755 [24OC], H10814 [25OC], H11201, H11203 [26OC], H11451 [28OC], H11784, H11786, H11787, H11788, H11792, H11793, H11796-H11803 [2NO], H11835-H11840 [3NO], E2029 [30OC]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (H.R. 941), H354 [14FE]

Packard, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10892 [25OC]

Patriots Week: observance, H7715-H7717 [18SE]

Pelosi, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H1508 [29MR]

Pharmacia Corp.: tribute for support of the Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, E1190 [10JY]

Pitsenbarger, William H.: award Medal of Honor, H9664 [11OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H426-H431 [15FE], H539 [29FE], H1176 [22MR], H2020, H2064-H2069 [11AP], H6440 [18JY], H7653 [18SE], H8745 [4OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H169 [2FE], H541-H547 [29FE]

Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, H258 [9FE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), H3543-H3548 [23MY], E896 [6JN]

Porter, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10790 [24OC], H11406 [27OC]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (H.R. 4043), E364 [21MR]

Prayer: history in legislative session, H7219 [6SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: order of succession, H12524 [15DE]

———use of executive orders and other unilateral decision-making processes, H1821 [5AP]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 351), H6791 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal, H167, H168 [2FE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), H1080 [16MR], H1651-H1655 [3AP], E483 [4AP]

Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 72), H6745-H6747 [24JY]

Religion: anniversary of the authorization to print the Bible in English, H7379 [12SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H52 [31JA], H96, H139 [1FE], H260 [9FE], H460 [16FE], H999, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1143-H1149 [21MR], H1483, H1493 [29MR], H1769 [5AP], H2330-H2334 [13AP], H3535 [23MY], H6368 [18JY], H6475 [19JY], H6604, H6605 [20JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H6783 [25JY], H8455-H8459 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8903-H8909-H8914 [5OC], H10393 [19OC], H10536 [24OC], H11201 [26OC], H11548 [30OC], H11774-H11779 [1NO], H11846 [13NO], H11957, H11958 [5DE], H12053 [8DE]

Reserve Officers Association: anniversary of congressional charter, E913 [8JN]

Sanford, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1956 [26OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), H385-H388 [15FE], H3893 [6JN]

Secret Service: establish review process to determine appropriateness of proposed closures for safety purposes, H8433 [28SE]

Senate: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 94), H907 [9MR]

———notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present (H. Res. 402), H6 [27JA]

Singapore: authorize the negotiation of a free trade agreement and provide for expedited congressional consideration of such an agreement (H.R. 5586), E1985 [28OC]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), H4586 [15JN]

———recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H10, H16 [27JA], H95, H138 [1FE], H169, H170 [2FE], H247 [8FE], H862, H863 [9MR], H1079 [16MR], H1305, H1334, H1335, H1348 [23MR], H1507 [29MR], H2347 [2MY], H4031-H4033 [7JN], H5849 [12JY], H6722 [24JY], H7563 [13SE], H8048-H8050 [25SE], H8066 [26SE], H8282, H8286-H8300, H8306, H8311 [27SE], H8747 [4OC], H9515 [10OC], H9818, H9820, H9894-H9897 [12OC], H10233-H10238 [18OC], H10464-H10468 [19OC], H10477 [23OC], H10536 [24OC], H10813, H10815, H10879 [25OC], H11431-H11435 [27OC], H11511 [29OC], H11710-H11714 [31OC], H11835-H11840 [3NO]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 5670), E2215 [15DE]

———reform, H2415 [3MY]

———use of trust funds' surplus to pay down national debt, H2738 [9MY]

Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission: establish (H.R. 4714), E1069 [21JN]

Special days and holidays: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (H. Con. Res. 363), E1859 [19OC]

———establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (S. Con. Res. 138), H12508 [15DE]

Sports: congressional basketball team defeat of American League of Lobbyists basketball team, H7506 [13SE]

———trap shooting competition between the House and Senate, H3289 [17MY]

State of the Union Message: joint session (H. Con. Res. 241), H7 [27JA]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, H541-H547 [29FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2004-H2010 [10AP], H2131-H2147 [12AP], E583 [13AP], E598 [2MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), consideration (H. Res. 471), H2128-H2131 [12AP]

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (H. Con. Res. 229), H3875, H3876 [6JN]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 141), H10705 [24OC]

Vento, Representative: appreciation for support and good wishes, H952 [14MR]

Voting: importance, H9640 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Abraham, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11731-S11734 [7DE]

———tribute to staff, S11732 [7DE], S11898 [15DE]

Adjournment, S11824 [15DE]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 303): unanimous-consent agreement, S2665 [13AP]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 336), S4496 [25MY]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 442): unanimous-consent agreement, S11515 [14NO]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 446), S11829, S11942 [15DE]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 80), S582, S636 [10FE]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 125), S5954 [28JN]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 132), S7773, S7774 [27JY]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 159), S11469 [1NO]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 160), S11504 [2NO]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Allard, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S8406 [12SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S7612-S7614 [26JY], S9406-S9414, S9418-S9440 [28SE], S10042, S10043, S10045 [6OC], S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10294-S10296 [12OC], S10613 [17OC], S10756-S10758, S10761-S10763, S10767-S10769 [19OC], S10977 [25OC], S11098-S11101 [26OC], S11297-S11300 [28OC], S11350, S11358 [30OC], S11395-S11401, S11436 [31OC], S11506 [2NO], S11544 [14NO], S11682 [7DE], S11876 [15DE]

———status of legislation, S6598-S6600 [13JY], S9132-S9142 [25SE], S9879 [5OC]

Architect of the Capitol: eliminate and modify certain parking areas to improve the Capitol Grounds (S. 160), S5451 [20JN]

———establish position of employee advocate, S4342, S4343 [24MY]

———establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Prevention (S. 2502), S3331 [3MY]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Ashcroft, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11674-S11676 [7DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S125-S130 [31JA], S317 [3FE], S458-S462, S478, S505-S507 [8FE], S510, S512, S514 [9FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S782-S784 [24FE], S1272-S1274 [8MR], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1625 [23MR], S1696-S1698, S1700, S1702 [27MR], S2031 [3AP], S7502 [25JY], S8359 [12SE]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S2161, S2162 [5AP]

———deficit, S1738 [27MR], S1810 [28MR], S2715 [13AP], S2933 [26AP], S3325 [3MY], S3827 [10MY], S3911 [11MY], S4185 [18MY], S4233 [22MY], S5103 [14JN], S5781 [26JN], S6254 [30JN], S6344 [10JY], S7472 [24JY], S7824 [27JY], S8100 [6SE]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, S2149-S2151 [5AP], S6784 [14JY], S7044 [17JY]

———establish 2-year cycle (S. 92), S655 [22FE]

———impact of congressional and Clinton adminstration agendas on reducing the national debt, S11070 [26OC]

———increase the amount for public debt reduction contained in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2190-S2194, S2196 [5AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2674-S2696, S2709 [13AP], S3496 [4MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2665, S2694 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), insert S. Con. Res. 101 language in lieu, S2429 [7AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S1442 [20MR], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1700, S1702 [27MR], S1853-S1855 [29MR], S2030-S2032 [3AP], S2053-S2066, S2069-S2081, S2083-S2097, S2141 [4AP], S2145-S2156, S2159-S2227, S2264-S2267 [5AP], S2270-S2339 [6AP], S2384-S2432 [7AP], S2452, S2454, S2460, S2462 [10AP]

———treatment of trust funds relative to deficit and surplus forecasts, S601-S603 [10FE], S784-S787 [24FE]

Bunning, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S7536 [25JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Library of Congress bicentennial celebration (H. Con. Res. 279), S2645 [12AP]

———construction of the Capitol Visitor Center, S5451 [20JN]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), S8639 [15SE]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S7485 [24JY]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (H. Con. Res. 344), S6036 [28JN]

———require multiple officers at security checkpoints, S778 [24FE], S1809 [28MR], S2930 [26AP], S3042 [27AP], S3792 [10MY], S3937 [15MY]

Capitol Buildings and Grounds: require multiple officers at security checkpoints, S278 [2FE], S314, S315 [3FE], S348 [7FE], S478, S479, S480 [8FE], S512 [9FE]

Capitol Pages: tribute, S4921 [9JN]

Capitol Police: force reductions, S3792 [10MY], S3937 [15MY], S3990, S3991 [16MY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2641), S4474 [25MY]

China, People's Republic of: authorize President to report to Congress on balance of trade for advanced technology products, S8558 [14SE]

———authorize President to report to Congress on balance of trade for cereals and soybeans and eliminate deficit, S8550-S8553, S8558 [14SE]

———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8152-S8159 [7SE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal, S6297 [30JN]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities, S8274 [8SE]

Clinton, President: continuation of independent counsel investigation, S2653-S2655, S2788, S2790 [13AP]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 89), S1152 [2MR]

———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (S. Con. Res. 148), S10266, S10267 [11OC]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): amendment to Rules of Procedure, S4662 [7JN]

Committee To Escort the President: appointment, unanimous-consent agreement, S107 [27JA]

Community development: tribute to individuals working on HUBZone Program, S4292 [23MY]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption: tribute to ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9359-S9362 [27SE]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S5807 [26JN], S11278 [27OC]

Congressional Trade Office: establish (S. 2226), S1393 [9MR]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: funding, S11244 [27OC]

———monitoring of POW/MIA cooperation, commercial activities between U.S. companies and Chinese Army, space capabilities, the environment, orphans, and organ harvesting, S8161, S8162 [7SE], S8445-S8449, S8493 [13SE], S8544-S8547 [14SE]

———technical changes relative to report recommendations, S8484-S8487, S8491, S8492 [13SE]

Constitution: anniversary of the ratification of the 17th amendment on the direct election of Senators, S2386 [7AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification, S1276 [8MR]

———ratification (S. Res. 237), S1291-S1294, S1304-S1309 [8MR], S1381, S1382 [9MR]

———ratification (S. Res. 237), unanimous-consent request, S1247 [8MR]

———ratification (S. Res. 286), S2565 [12AP]

———reject relative to effect on motherhood and family (S. Res. 306), S3925 [11MY]

———reject relative to effect on motherhood and family (S. Res. 307), S3927 [11MY]

Crapo, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S1503 [21MR]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (S. Con. Res. 120), S4694 [7JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3-S5 [24JA], S122-S124 [31JA], S7494-S7498, S7503-S7507 [25JY], S8250 [8SE], S8359 [12SE], S8785-S8787 [20SE], S8907 [21SE], S9420 [28SE], S10048 [6OC], S10962 [25OC], S11343, S11344 [29OC], S11350 [30OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: congressional briefing on Single Integrated Operational Plan, S6291 [30JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (S. 1951), S1543 [22MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather, S8171 [7SE]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (S. 2072), S632-S634 [10FE]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, S5173-S5176 [15JN]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (S. Con. Res. 88), S1129 [2MR]

Dept. of HHS: report to Congress on extent and severity of child poverty, S1009-S1013 [1MR], S4765-S4767 [8JN], S10344 [12OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority of the U.S. Mint to produce numismatic coins (H.R. 5273), S10934 [24OC]

Disasters: congressional support for disaster assistance, S7357 [20JY]

District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), S8658 [18SE], S10114 [6OC]

Dole, Bob: presentation for Leader's Lecture Series, S1831 [28MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1722-S1737 [27MR], S1769, S1787-S1790, S1794-S1796 [28MR]

———results, S11528 [14NO]

Enzi, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S5449 [20JN]

Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions, S7382 [20JY]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

Friends of Ireland (congressional caucus): tribute, S1505 [21MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (S. 1198), S3782 [9MY], S9843 [4OC]

Germany: staff exchange program with Bundestag, S43 [24JA]

Gorton, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S11751, S11752 [8DE]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11751 [8DE]

———Golden Gavel Award recipient, S8406 [12SE]

Government: eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges (S. 3075), S8823 [20SE]

Government regulations: allow congressional analysis prior to implementation of rules and regulations by Federal agencies, S841 [28FE]

———reform regulatory process (S. 746), S3783 [9MY]

———require congressional approval of certain proposed rules of Federal agencies (S. 2670), S4566 [6JN], S5323-S5325 [19JN]

Grams, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S11776 [14DE]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11774 [14DE]

———tribute to staff, S11774 [14DE]

GSA: improve oversight of public building purchasing, leasing, and refurbishing practices, S10734 [18OC]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (S. 2689), S4672 [7JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (S. 2689), S4672 [7JN]

History: anniversary of first meeting in Washington, DC (S. Con. Res. 144), S10011 [5OC]

House of Representatives: notify that a quorum of the Senate has assembled (S. Res. 243), S2 [24JA]

Inouye, Senator: appreciation for tribute, S4949 [12JN]

———Medal of Honor recipient, S5479-S5481, S5536 [21JN], S5584-S5586 [22JN], S5757 [23JN], S6105 [29JN]

Interns: tribute, S2341 [6AP]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 4700), S7952 [27JY], S9316 [26SE]

———congressional consent (S. 3015), S8198 [7SE]

Kluge, John: monetary donation to the Library of Congress, S10046-S10048 [6OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (H.R. 4251), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY]

Kosovo: U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, S9777 [3OC]

Lautenberg, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S10145 [10OC], S11826, S11831, S11834 [15DE]

———tribute to staff, S11834 [15DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4343-S4351, S4353 [24MY], S4405, S4406 [25MY]

———eliminate cost-of-living adjustments for certain legislative branch workers, S3823 [10MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057-S7065 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8731-S8748 [19SE], S8788-S8800 [20SE], S10333 [12OC], S10705 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S8723 [19SE], S10210, S10229 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), unanimous-consent agreement, S6812 [14JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S3792, S3823 [10MY], S3990, S3991 [16MY], S4341-S4358 [24MY], S4405-S4407 [25MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), unanimous-consent agreement, S4335 [23MY], S4358 [24MY]

———proposal to merge GPO and Library of Congress police forces with the Capitol Police, S4341, S4342 [24MY]

Legislative process, S11687, S11692 [7DE]

Lewis, Diane and Jim: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9258 [26SE]

Library of Congress: bicentennial, S2715 [13AP], S4291 [23MY]

———bicentennial (H. Con. Res. 269), S2815 [13AP]

———establish Library of Congress Revolving Fund for certain service activities and make cataloging products and services available for purchase (S. 2286), S1678 [23MR]

———establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (H.R. 5410), S11436 [31OC]

McGovern, George S.: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S8494 [13SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (S.J. Res. 45), S2770 [13AP]

———deny cost-of-living adjustments, S8739 [19SE]

———mass mailings, S2933 [26AP], S3684 [9MY], S9459 [28SE]

Merryman, Scott and Faith: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9596 [2OC]

Miller, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7731 [27JY]

Milone, Filippo: Republican Congressional Committee Businessman of the Year award recipient, S2231 [5AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]

Moynihan, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S9561 [2OC], S11460 [1NO]

National Prayer Breakfast, S305 [3FE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, S4739 [8JN]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2408), S2619 [12AP]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: impact on small dairy farms, S1378 [9MR]

———repeal (S. 916), S5290 [16JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), S1004, S1006, S1007 [1MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2076), S682 [22FE]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

106th Congress: accomplishments, S77 [26JA], S4402-S4405 [25MY], S7464-S7466 [24JY], S7496, S7503-S7509 [25JY], S8642 [18SE], S8879-S8881, S8882-S8885 [21SE], S9140-S9142 [25SE], S10745 [19OC], S10886 [23OC], S10899-S10901 [24OC], S10962 [25OC], S11350 [30OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC], S11460 [1NO]

106th Congress, 2d session: legislative priorities, S4944-S4946 [12JN], S9844 [4OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S102 [26JA], S122 [31JA], S1161, S1162 [6MR], S3011 [27AP], S4353, S4354 [24MY], S4636, S4637 [7JN], S5481 [21JN], S6433, S6435 [11JY], S7647 [26JY], S8042-S8044 [6SE], S9409 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10273 [11OC], S11100 [26OC], S11327, S11328, S11329 [29OC], S11397 [31OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 26), S1165 [6MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2269), S1597 [22MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2941), S7720 [26JY], S7723 [27JY]

Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, S11767 [14DE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), S6763 [13JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2453), S2769 [13AP]

Presidential appointments: Senate response to recess appointments, S582-S586 [10FE], S11833, S11834 [15DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: balance of power with Congress, S5061 [14JN]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 351), S7714 [26JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY], S6763 [13JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2459), S2867 [25AP], S3325 [3MY]

Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 72), S7952 [27JY], S9316 [26SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S125-S130 [31JA], S1167-S1169 [6MR], S7464-S7466 [24JY], S8250 [8SE]

Reserve Officers Association: anniversary of congressional charter, S4555 [6JN]

Roberts, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S9256 [26SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), S3268, S3269 [2MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2060), S619 [10FE], S693 [22FE], S829 [24FE]

Senate: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 94), S1371 [9MR]

———allow Senators an additional mailing per year to every address in every county in their home State to announce a town meeting, S4355, S4356 [24MY]

———allow Senators an additional mailing per year to every address in every county in their home State to announce a town meeting (S. 2313), S1788 [28MR]

———authority of officials during adjournment, S7952 [27JY], S11940 [15DE]

———authorize the taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber (S. Res. 288), S2644 [12AP]

———authorize the taking of photographs in the Senate Chamber (S. Res. 377), S10632 [17OC]

———closing, S47 [25JA]

———legislative priorities, S5323-S5325 [19JN], S7514-S7520 [25JY], S7587-S7589, S7595, S7614-S7619, S7624, S7629 [26JY], S8879-S8881, S8882-S8885 [21SE], S9132-S9142 [25SE], S10899 [24OC], S11082 [26OC]

———legislative procedures, S9222, S9223, S9225, S9226, S9227, S9228 [26SE], S11855 [15DE]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (S. Res. 242), S2 [24JA]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S777, S778 [24FE], S1161 [6MR], S2892 [26AP], S4067-S4071 [17MY], S4225-S4229 [22MY], S4403-S4405 [25MY], S8798 [20SE], S9338, S9340, S9358, S9363, S9400, S9401 [27SE], S9418, S9443 [28SE], S10767 [19OC], S10886 [23OC]

———responsibility of delegates to Interparliamentary Conferences, S9843 [4OC], S10986 [25OC]

———retaking of vote due to clerical error, S1099 [2MR]

———return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

———taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber, S4525 [6JN]

———tribute to departing Members, S11617 [6DE], S11800 [14DE]

———tribute to Parliamentarian, S11799 [14DE]

———tribute to Presiding Officers, S11801 [14DE]

———tribute to staff, S9650 [3OC]

———tribute to staff (S. Res. 392), S11853 [15DE]

———welcome to newly elected Members, S11528 [14NO]

———welcome to returning Senators, S1, S2 [24JA]

Senate Rules: amend conference process, S7460 [24JY]

———decorum, S5428 [20JN], S5757 [23JN]

———enforce regulation on Senators voting from their seats, S5173 [15JN]

———enforcement of points of order relative to legislation on appropriations bills, S5614, S5615 [22JN]

———protect rights of minority by preserving rights to fully debate and amend legislation, S4172-S4177 [18MY]

———right to initiate appropriations legislation, S4372 [24MY]

———strengthen rules which prohibit attaching legislative riders to appropriations bills, S11860 [15DE]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

Smith, Senator Gordon: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S7536 [25JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S348 [7FE], S459, S460 [8FE], S1533, S1535, S1539 [22MR], S1702 [27MR], S2031 [3AP], S2063, S2078 [4AP], S2177, S2179-S2190, S2193, S2266 [5AP], S2279 [6AP], S2386, S2410, S2433 [7AP], S2663, S2690 [13AP], S3684 [9MY], S3938-S3940 [15MY], S4243-S4253 [23MY], S4339 [24MY], S4515-S4518 [6JN], S4943 [12JN], S5317 [19JN], S6054, S6057-S6067 [29JN], S10141 [10OC], S10264 [11OC], S10901, S10903-S10906 [24OC], S10960-S10962 [25OC], S11045-S11052, S11082, S11098-S11100, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11350, S11360-S11365 [30OC]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), S8160, S8161 [7SE]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), unanimous-consent request, S8492 [13SE]

———require report to Congress on solvency, S1483, S1484, S1493 [21MR], S1535 [22MR]

———require report to Congress on solvency (S. 2249), S1462 [20MR]

Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission: establish (S. 2510), S3524-S3529 [4MY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, S10991 [25OC]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (S. 533), S42 [24JA]

Special days and holidays: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (S. Con. Res. 138), S8959 [21SE], S11272 [27OC]

Specter, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S6671 [13JY]

State of the Union Message: joint session (H. Con. Res. 241), S107 [27JA]

Stevens, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S11940 [15DE]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11942 [15DE]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, S6, S7, S44 [24JA], S102 [26JA]

———judicial activism relative to decisions on Federal authority over States and extension of power to include deciding appropriateness of legislation in addition to constitutionality, S7597-S7603 [26JY], S7758-S7763 [27JY]

Thurmond, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S11547, S11549 [5DE]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 141), S9770 [3OC]

Vajpaye, Atal Bihari: appointment of committee to escort the Prime Minister of India into the House Chamber for a joint meeting and address, unanimous-consent agreement, S8527 [13SE]

Villotti, David: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9603 [2OC]

Reports

Comparision Between House and Senate Legislation on Drug Interdiction Assistance to Colombia: Mary M. McCarthy and Helena Olea, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, H5614 [29JN]

Congressional Guidance Needed on Federal Cost Share of Water Resource Projects When Project Benefits Are Not Widespread: GAO, H5265-H5267 [27JN]

Federal Budget for 2001-2005 Conference Report (H. Con. Res. 290) Impact: OMB, S2695 [13AP]

House Republican Efforts To Attack Education—1994 Through 2000, H10397-H10399 [19OC]

School Counseling Program To Reduce School Violence: Bipartisan Working Group on Youth Violence, H4049 [8JN]

Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S2933 [26AP], S3684 [9MY], S9459 [28SE]

Reports filed

Congressional Gold Medal Award to Pope John Paul II: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2453) (S. Rept. 106-356), S7477 [24JY]

Congressional Gold Medal Award to Ronald and Nancy Reagan: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2459) (S. Rept. 106-357), S7477 [24JY]

Congressional Proceedings Against Dr. Miles Jones for Failure To Appear Pursuant to a Duly Authorized Subpoena: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 106-527), H1118 [16MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 290, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 106-578), H2238 [12AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 565) (H. Rept. 106-797), H7205 [27JY]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 290, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 106-535), H1283 [22MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 94, Constitutional Amendment Requiring a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 471) (H. Rept. 106-574), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 106-613), H2905 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 106-685), H4783 [20JN]

Consideration of S. Con. Res. 125, Congressional Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 541) (H. Rept. 106-708), H5435 [28JN]

Consideration of S. Con. Res. 132, Congressional Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 567) (H. Rept. 106-799), H7205 [27JY]

District of Columbia Performance Accountability Plan Filing Date and Goals Modification: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3062) (S. Rept. 106-469), S9701 [3OC]

Joint Economic Report: Committee on Economics (Joint) (S. Rept. 106-225), S2233 [5AP]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4700) (H. Rept. 106-769), H6717 [20JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4516) (H. Rept. 106-796), H7127 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4516) (H. Rept. 106-635), H3648 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2603) (S. Rept. 106-304), S4296 [23MY]

Library of Congress Bicentennial: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 269), S2616 [12AP]

Making the Federal Government Accountable—Enforcing the Mandate for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-802), H7205 [27JY]

Matter of Representative Shuster: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 106-979), H9907 [16OC]

National Monument Public Participation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 729) (S. Rept. 106-372), S8018 [5SE]

Project on Government Oversight (organization) Compliance With Subpoenas: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H7205 [27JY]

Red River Boundary Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 72) (H. Rept. 106-770), H6717 [20JY]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-577), H2237 [12AP]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-530), H1123 [20MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 101) (S. Rept. 106-251), S2040 [3AP]

Transportation and Infrastructure Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4052) (H. Rept. 106-555), H1673 [3AP]

Truth in Regulating Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4744) (H. Rept. 106-772), H6717 [20JY]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Library of Congress Bicentennial Celebration: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 106-542), H1404 [23MR]

Resignations

Chaplain of the House of Representatives: James David Ford, H1327 [23MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Red River Boundary Compact: Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Intertribal Land Use Committee, H6747 [24JY]

Resumes

Congressional Activity: 106th Cong., 1st sess., D4 [24JA]

———106th Cong., 2nd sess., D43 [1FE], D149 [1MR], D303 [3AP], D405 [1MY], D545 [6JN], D715 [10JY], D857 [5SE], D1015 [2OC], D1165 [1NO], D1191 [4DE]

Rollcalls

Former Members of Congress, H3175 [17MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2155 [5AP]

Statements

Appreciation on Receipt of Association of Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award: James David Ford, H3182 [17MY]

Buckley v. Valeo Reconsideration and Overturning: several law and political science professors, S1788-S1790 [28MR]

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

Conduct of President Clinton: Walker F. Rucker, E1600 [27SE]

Cross-County Walk To Support Campaign Finance Reform: Doris Haddock (Granny D), E277 [9MR]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas, H6742 [24JY]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

St. Patrick's Day Call for Peace in Northern Ireland: Friends of Ireland (congressional caucus), S1505 [21MR], E350 [20MR]

Treatment of Budget Trust Funds Relative to Deficit and Surplus Forecasts: Senator Hollings, S6999-S7002 [17JY]

Summaries

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act (H.R. 853): Dreier Amendment on Establishing a 2-year Budget Cycle, H3079-H3082 [16MY]

Exclusion of Social Security Trust Funds From the Federal Budget, S785 [24FE]

Library of Congress Financial Management Act (H.R. 4180), H1823 [5AP]

North Korea Nonproliferation Act (H.R. 4860), E1268 [19JY]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S3496 [4MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2603, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S4358 [24MY]

Daily average supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products, S9918 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3071 [16MY]

Effects of proposed transfers from the general fund to the Social Security trust funds on cumulative interest payments, S11052 [26OC]

Exported distillate fuel, heating oil, and diesel, S9918 [5OC]

Federal Government financing and debt, S786 [24FE]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: campaign finances, H12001 [5DE]

———congressional district Presidential election results, H12001 [5DE]

———election results, H12001 [5DE]

———interest group ratings, H12001 [5DE]

———key votes in Congress, H12001 [5DE]

———legislative support on Presidential positions, H12001 [5DE]

Legislative branch appropriations spending comparisons, S8800 [20SE]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4948-H4950 [22JN], H7613-H7616 [14SE]

Proposed steps to eliminating Social Security long-term deficit, S1534 [22MR]

Public debt to the penny, S1782 [28MR], S2181 [5AP]

Republican budget resolution use of Federal budget surplus, H1984 [10AP]

Testimonies

Congressional Investigations: Cheryl Mills, E651 [4MY]

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: Martin O'Brien, Committee on the Administration of Justice, H8167 [26SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 229, tribute to U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society, H3875 [6JN]

H. Con. Res. 241, joint session of Congress for the State of the Union Message, H7 [27JA]

H. Con. Res. 269, Library of Congress bicentennial, H1437 [28MR]

H. Con. Res. 279, use of Capitol Grounds for Library of Congress bicentennial celebration, H1639 [3AP]

H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2468-S2481 [10AP]

H. Con. Res. 303, adjournment, S2674 [13AP], H2165 [12AP]

H. Con. Res. 336, adjournment, S4496 [25MY], H3828 [25MY]

H. Con. Res. 344, permit use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh, H5177 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 351, recognize Heroes Plaza in Pueblo, CO, for honoring Medal of Honor recipients, H6791 [25JY]

H. Con. Res. 368, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, H7444 [12SE]

H. Con. Res. 442, adjournment, H11901 [14NO]

H. Con. Res. 446, adjournment, S11829 [15DE], H12441 [15DE]

H. Res. 401, notify the President that a congressional quorum has assembled, H6 [27JA]

H. Res. 402, notify the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present, H6 [27JA]

H. Res. 403, fixing the hour of daily meeting in the House of Representatives, H6 [27JA]

H. Res. 407, authorize the taking of an official photograph of the House in the House Chamber, H55 [31JA]

H. Res. 410, majority party appointments to Committee on Appropriations (House), H128 [1FE]

H. Res. 411, majority party appointments to Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H129 [1FE]

H. Res. 418, tribute to Carl B. Albert, H233 [8FE]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, H1291 [23MR]

H. Res. 471, consideration of H.J. Res. 94, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2128 [12AP]

H. Res. 474, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, H2242 [13AP]

H. Res. 491, name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol for G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery, H2978 [15MY]

H. Res. 499, consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3078 [16MY]

H. Res. 530, consideration of H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H4929 [22JN]

H. Res. 541, consideration of S. Con. Res. 125, adjournment, H5652 [29JN]

H. Res. 565, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriation, H7143 [27JY]

H. Res. 568, recommit conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H7135 [27JY]

H. Res. 569, majority party appointments to Committee on House Administration (House), H7176 [27JY]

H. Res. 608, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H8728 [3OC]

H. Res. 666, House of Representatives early organization of party caucuses or conferences for the 107th Congress, H11832 [3NO]

H. Res. 677, committment of House Members to foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush, H12504 [15DE]

H. Res. 678, print revised edition of the House Rules and Manual for the 107th Congress, H12502 [15DE]

H. Res. 679, appoint House committee to notify the President of adjournment, H12503 [15DE]

H.J. Res. 72, congressional consent to Red River Boundary Compact, H6745 [24JY]

H.J. Res. 94, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2131 [12AP]

H.R. 2815, award Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil A. Armstrong, H4714 [20JN]

H.R. 3544, award Congressional Gold Medal to Pope John Paul II, H3543 [23MY]

H.R. 3557, award Congressional Gold Medal to John Cardinal O'Connor, H380 [15FE]

H.R. 3591, award Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan, H1651 [3AP]

H.R. 3642, award Congressional Gold Medal to Charles M. Schulz, H385 [15FE], H3893 [6JN]

H.R. 3904, prevent elimination of certain Government reports, H1634 [3AP]

H.R. 4052, Transportation and Infrastructure Reports Restoration Act, H1640-H1642 [3AP]

H.R. 4251, Congressional Oversight of Nuclear Transfers to North Korea Act, H2988 [15MY]

H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7057-S7065 [17JY]

H.R. 4700, congressional consent to Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact, H6737-H6740 [24JY]

H.R. 4924, Truth in Regulating Act, H6851 [25JY]

H.R. 5273, U.S. Mint Numismatic Coin Clarification Act, H8191 [26SE]

H.R. 5363, congressional review of proposed construction of court facilities, E1667 [4OC]

H.R. 5410, Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act, H10015 [17OC]

H.R. 5537, waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system in the District of Columbia, H11584 [30OC]

S. 1198, Truth in Regulating Act, S3782, S3784 [9MY], H8706 [3OC]

S. 2072, Home Heating Readiness Act, S632 [10FE]

S. 2286, Library of Congress Financial Management Act, S1678 [23MR]

S. 2313, allow Senators an additional mailing per year to every address in every county in their home State to announce a town meeting, S1790 [28MR]

S. 2408, Honoring the Navajo Code Talkers Act, S2620 [12AP]

S. 2459, award Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan, S2867 [25AP]

S. 2510, Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission Act, S3526-S3528 [4MY]

S. 2689, Andrew Jackson Higgins Gold Medal Act, S4673 [7JN]

S. 2722, award Medal of Honor to Ed W. Freeman, James K. Okubo, and Andrew J. Smith, S5058 [13JN], H4586 [15JN]

S. 2789, Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board, S5807-S5809 [26JN], H11683-H11685 [31OC]

S. 3062, modify District of Columbia performance accountability plan filing date and goals, S8658 [18SE], S10114 [6OC], H10459 [19OC]

S. 3075, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges, S8824 [20SE]

S. Con. Res. 80, adjournment, S582, S636 [10FE], H331 [10FE]

S. Con. Res. 88, treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, S1128 [2MR]

S. Con. Res. 89, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1130, S1152 [2MR], S10267 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 89, establish Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H939 [14MR]

S. Con. Res. 94, Senate adjournment, S1371, S1423 [9MR], H907 [9MR]

S. Con. Res. 101, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2041-S2050 [3AP]

S. Con. Res. 120, increase penalties for hate crimes, S4694 [7JN]

S. Con. Res. 125, adjournment, S5954, S6028 [28JN], H5652 [29JN]

S. Con. Res. 128, award Congressional Gold Medal to Pope John Paul II, S6260 [30JN]

S. Con. Res. 130, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, S6578 [12JY], S8639 [15SE], H10705 [24OC]

S. Con. Res. 132, adjournment, S7774, S7923 [27JY], H7189 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 138, establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year, S8959 [21SE], S11272 [27OC], H12508 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 141, printing of ``United States Capitol'', S9759, S9770 [3OC], H10705 [24OC]

S. Con. Res. 144, anniversary of first meeting of Congress in Washington, DC, S9964, S10011 [5OC]

S. Con. Res. 148, disposition and archiving of Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) records, files, documents, and other materials, S10261, S10267 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 159, adjournment, S11469, S11497 [1NO]

S. Con. Res. 160, adjournment, S11504, S11508 [2NO], H11832 [3NO]

S. Res. 242, notify the President that a quorum of the Senate has assembled, S2, S42 [24JA]

S. Res. 243, notify the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate has assembled, S2, S42 [24JA], H6 [27JA]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

S. Res. 279, encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S1998 [30MR]

S. Res. 286, encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S2637 [12AP]

S. Res. 288, authorize the taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber, S2639, S2645 [12AP]

S. Res. 306, reject Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women relative to effect on motherhood and family, S3925 [11MY]

S. Res. 307, reject Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women relative to effect on motherhood and family, S3926 [11MY]

S. Res. 377, taking of photographs in the Senate Chamber, S10628, S10632 [17OC]

S. Res. 388, tribute to Senator Thurmond, S11931 [15DE]

S. Res. 392, tribute to Senate staff, S11853, S11931 [15DE]

S.J. Res. 52, International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S8766-S8768 [19SE]

Tributes

Canady, Representative, H9954 [17OC], E2079 [3NO]

Fisher, Joseph L., S2102 [4AP]

Goodling, Representative, H8619-H8626, H8630 [3OC]

Harkin, Senator, S11359 [30OC]

Inouye, Senator, S737 [23FE]

Kasten, Bob, E2012 [28OC]

Moynihan, Senator, S3555-S3557 [4MY], S9559 [2OC]

Neuberger, Maurine B., H1723, H1725, H1731 [4AP]

Regula, Representative, H9804 [11OC]

Spence, Representative, H9656 [11OC]

Stevens, Senator, S11359 [30OC]

CONGRESS DAILY (publication)

Articles and editorials

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS

Remarks in Senate

Yasargil, M. Gazi: Neurosurgery (publication) Man of the Century award recipient, S163 [31JA]

CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, S862-S865 [28FE], H916-H919 [9MR]

CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR REGULATORY INFORMATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1198), S3781, S3782, S3783 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1198), H8706-H8710 [3OC], E1671 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1198), S3782 [9MY], S9843 [4OC]

Texts of

S. 1198, provisions, S3784 [9MY], H8706 [3OC]

CONGRESSIONAL AWARD ACT

Amendments

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S11260 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 2789), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 5554), H11194 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), H11683-H11686 [31OC]

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S5807 [26JN], S11278 [27OC]

Texts of

S. 2789, Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board, S5807-S5809 [26JN], H11683-H11685 [31OC]

CONGRESSIONAL AWARD BOARD

Appointments

Members, S2131 [4AP], S11614 [5DE]

CONGRESSIONAL AWARD FOUNDATION

Lists

Congressional Award Gala Steering Committee, E392 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E392 [22MR]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT

Amendments

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H2771, H2779 [9MY], H3108, H3116, H3128, H3134, H3136, H3137, H3141 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3091 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 4397), H2769 [9MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (see H. Res. 499), H2905 [10MY]

Letters

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Bill Frenzel and Tim Penny, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, H3082 [16MY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, H3085 [16MY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H3083, H3084 [16MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3082 [16MY]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H3082, H3083 [16MY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H3082, H3083, H3084 [16MY]

Remarks in House

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3093-H3145 [16MY], E755 [17MY], E790 [19MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3078-H3093 [16MY]

———removal of analysis of budget functions from the budget resolution, H3135, H3136 [16MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 106-613), H2905 [10MY]

Summaries

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act (H.R. 853): Dreier Amendment on Establishing a 2-year Budget Cycle, H3079-H3082 [16MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 499, consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3078 [16MY]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority and limited tax benefits (see H.R. 3523), H47 [27JA]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Amendments

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057, S7081 [17JY], H4675 [19JN], H4940, H4945, H4951, H4952 [22JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4351, S4352, S4393, S4394 [24MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7065 [17JY], H6711 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions

Government regulations: analyze impact of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [20JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 2603), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4516), H3648 [23MY] (see H.R. 5657), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H4783 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 565), H7205 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), recommit conference report (see H. Res. 568), H7210 [27JY]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4516), H7095-H7126 [26JY]

Cost Estimates

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440), S8090 [6SE]

American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act (H.R. 3707), H1436 [28MR]

Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986), E1596 [26SE]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H.R. 1658), H2047-H2049 [11AP]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act (H.R. 4541): Private Sector Mandates, H9867 [12OC]

Congressional consent to Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact (H.R. 4700), H6740 [24JY]

Congressional consent to Red River Boundary Compact (H.J. Res. 72), H6745 [24JY]

Education Land Grant Act (H.R. 150), S1506 [21MR]

Electric Reliability 2000 Act (S. 2071), S8285-S8287 [8SE]

Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act (S. 986), S8287 [8SE]

Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act (H.R. 3850), H10883 [25OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area establishment (H.R. 2941), H8854 [5OC]

Lease or transfer of certain Minnesota land owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community (H.R. 2484), E211 [1MR]

Lupus research activities expansion (H.R. 762), H10883 [25OC]

Missouri River Basin, Middle Loup Division Facilities Conveyance Act (S. 1612), S8284 [8SE]

Promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495), S10893 [23OC]

Release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (H.R. 4721), E1791 [13OC]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act (S. 2797), S7996 [5SE]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act, E1255 [18JY]

Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (H.R. 1838), H70 [31JA]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796), S7995 [5SE]

Wilson Creek designation as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), E216 [1MR]

Letters

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S11051 [26OC]

Proposed disclosure of confidential census information: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Commerce, H11247 [26OC]

Small Business Liability Reform Act, H472 [16FE]

Treatment of any budget surpluses: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S2409 [7AP]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, S2408 [7AP]

Lists

Items incorrectly labeled as objectionable in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10240 [11OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S8742 [19SE]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: President Clinton, H11675 [31OC]

Motions

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H6711 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), recommit conference report (H. Res. 568), H7135 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11675 [31OC]

Remarks in House

Census: proposed disclosure of confidential information, H11202, H11203, H11247, H11248 [26OC]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H376 [15FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H3814 [24MY], H4934-H4957 [22JN], H6711 [20JY], E1144 [29JN], E1163 [30JN], E1186 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, H7608-H7627 [14SE], H7742 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (H. Res. 530), H4929-H4934 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 565), H7143-H7150 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), motion to instruct conferees, H6711 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11675-H11681 [31OC], H11787 [2NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (H.R. 167), H12504 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: allocation of funds, S514 [9FE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S2408-S2410 [7AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4343-S4351, S4353 [24MY], S4405, S4406 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057-S7065 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8731-S8748 [19SE], S8788-S8800 [20SE], S10333 [12OC], S10705 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S8723 [19SE], S10210, S10229 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), unanimous-consent agreement, S6812 [14JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4341-S4358 [24MY], S4405-S4407 [25MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), unanimous-consent agreement, S4335 [23MY], S4358 [24MY]

National security: national missile defense system, S3013 [27AP]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping, S221 [1FE], S1307 [8MR], S5549 [21JN], S7993 [5SE], S10147 [10OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 565) (H. Rept. 106-797), H7205 [27JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 106-685), H4783 [20JN]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4516) (H. Rept. 106-796), H7127 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4516) (H. Rept. 106-635), H3648 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2603) (S. Rept. 106-304), S4296 [23MY]

Tables

CBO estimates of Federal education funding in the Senate budget resolution, S2194 [5AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2603, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S4358 [24MY]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Legislative branch appropriations spending comparisons, S8800 [20SE]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4948-H4950 [22JN], H7613-H7616 [14SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 530, consideration of H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H4929 [22JN]

H. Res. 565, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriation, H7143 [27JY]

H. Res. 568, recommit conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H7135 [27JY]

H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7057-S7065 [17JY]

CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUSES see Congress

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES see Congress

CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES see Congress

CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS see Congress

CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE

Remarks in House

Boecker, Paul: Congressional Fire Services Institute Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award recipient, E619 [3MY]

CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF NUCLEAR TRANSFERS TO NORTH KOREA ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4251), H2988-H2992 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4251), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY]

CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN ARTS EDUCATION BOARD

Amendments

Establish (S. 2789), S11260 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 2789), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 5554), H11194 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Establish (S. 2789), H11683-H11686 [31OC]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 2789), S11278 [27OC]

Texts of

S. 2789, establish, S5807-S5809 [26JN], H11683-H11685 [31OC]

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

Notices

Correction, H916 [9MR], H2343 [13AP]

Final issue publication, S10851 [23OC], S10895 [24OC], S10951 [25OC], S11027, S11087 [26OC], S11193 [27OC], S11295 [28OC], S11317 [29OC], S11349 [30OC], S11383 [31OC], S11445 [1NO], S11503 [2NO], H10475 [23OC], H10535 [24OC], H10811, H10909 [25OC], H11197, H11209 [26OC], H11359 [27OC], H11447 [28OC], H11491 [29OC], H11527 [30OC], H11623 [31OC], H11717 [1NO], H11783 [2NO], H11815 [3NO]

Price change, S9643 [3OC], S9787 [4OC], S9875, S9933 [5OC], S10037 [6OC], S10163 [11OC], S10275 [12OC], S10517 [13OC], S10605 [17OC], S10645 [18OC], S10851 [23OC], S11295 [28OC], S11765 [14DE], S11807, S11855 [15DE], H8619 [3OC], H8813 [5OC], H9013 [6OC], H9507 [10OC], H9637, H9769 [11OC], H9817 [12OC], H9903 [16OC], H9909 [17OC], H10067 [18OC], H10289 [19OC], H10475 [23OC], H12093 [14DE], H12441 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Correction, E601 [2MY]

———permission to insert omitted remarks, H7176 [27JY]

Meek, Representative: delete portion of earlier remarks, H11412 [27OC]

Remarks in Senate

Correction, S279 [2FE]

Statements

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funds for Educationally and Economically Disadvantaged Schools and Students: Senators Grassley, Harkin, and Hatch, S3588-S3590 [8MY]

HIV Reporting and Partner Notification Programs (1990), H6976 [25JY]

Treatment of Budget Trust Funds Relative to Deficit and Surplus Forecasts: Senator Hollings, S6999-S7002 [17JY]

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

Amendments

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057, S7081 [17JY], H4675 [19JN], H4940, H4945, H4951, H4952 [22JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4351, S4352, S4393, S4394 [24MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7065 [17JY], H6711 [20JY]

Articles and editorials

Drug-Industry Mergers Fail To Boost Research, Development, Study Finds, E973 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Information services: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 2603), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4516), H3648 [23MY] (see H.R. 5657), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H4783 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 565), H7205 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), recommit conference report (see H. Res. 568), H7210 [27JY]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4516), H7095-H7126 [26JY]

Excerpts

Medicare Preservation and Improvement Act studies, E384, E387 [22MR]

Letters

Protect U.S. flag, S1720 [27MR]

Lists

Items incorrectly labeled as objectionable in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10240 [11OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S8742 [19SE]

Memorandums

Bankruptcy and Debts Incurred as a Result of Abortion Clinic Violence, S11695 [7DE]

Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Relative to Abortion Clinic Violence, S11414 [31OC], S11464 [1NO]

Facilitate the Importation Into the U.S. of Certain FDA Approved Drugs, H5430 [28JN]

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools, S6095 [29JN]

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act, H5633-H5635 [29JN]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: President Clinton, H11675 [31OC]

Motions

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H6711 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), recommit conference report (H. Res. 568), H7135 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11675 [31OC]

Remarks in House

Information services: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (H.R. 4582), H3895 [6JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H3814 [24MY], H4934-H4957 [22JN], H6711 [20JY], E1144 [29JN], E1163 [30JN], E1186 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, H7608-H7627 [14SE], H7742 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (H. Res. 530), H4929-H4934 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 565), H7143-H7150 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), motion to instruct conferees, H6711 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11675-H11681 [31OC], H11787 [2NO]

Pharmaceuticals: impact of pharmaceutical company mergers on prices, competition, and research activities, E973 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

``China's Foreign Conventional Arms Acquisitions—Background and Analysis'': release of report, S10148 [10OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4343-S4351, S4353 [24MY], S4405, S4406 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057-S7065 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8731-S8748 [19SE], S8788-S8800 [20SE], S10333 [12OC], S10705 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S8723 [19SE], S10210, S10229 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), unanimous-consent agreement, S6812 [14JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4341-S4358 [24MY], S4405-S4407 [25MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), unanimous-consent agreement, S4335 [23MY], S4358 [24MY]

Reports

Nuclear Weapons—Strengthening International Atomic Energy Agency Inspections, S2854-S2856 [25AP]

Social Security Board as Case Study, E358 [21MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 565) (H. Rept. 106-797), H7205 [27JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 106-685), H4783 [20JN]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4516) (H. Rept. 106-796), H7127 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4516) (H. Rept. 106-635), H3648 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2603) (S. Rept. 106-304), S4296 [23MY]

Statements

School Construction and Renovation Tax Incentives, S986-S988 [1MR]

Summaries

Review of Literature on U.S. Global Role Options, S765-S771 [24FE]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2603, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S4358 [24MY]

Legislative branch appropriations spending comparisons, S8800 [20SE]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4948-H4950 [22JN], H7613-H7616 [14SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 530, consideration of H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H4929 [22JN]

H. Res. 565, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriation, H7143 [27JY]

H. Res. 568, recommit conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H7135 [27JY]

H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7057-S7065 [17JY]

CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT

Bills and resolutions

Technical amendments (see H.R. 5380), H8799 [4OC]

CONGRESSIONAL TRADE OFFICE

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 2226), S1391 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 2226), S1393 [9MR]

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Remarks in House

Funding, H11289 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S11244 [27OC]

CONIFER (vessel)

Remarks in House

Coast Guard: decommissioning of cutter, E1101 [23JN]

CONLEY, JOE

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S11645 [6DE]

CONNAUGHTON, THOMAS A.

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11220 [26OC]

CONNECTICUT

Articles and editorials

Firearms Makers Win Dismissal of Lawsuits in 2 States, S354 [7FE]

Jewish Candidate for VP—Local Rabbi Sheds Tears of Joy, S7998 [5SE]

Judy Jarvis—Profile in Courage, S1310 [8MR]

Life Support—Cancer-Stricken, Talk Radio's Judy Jarvis Sees the Show She Loves Kept Alive as Son Jason Steps to the Mike, S1311 [8MR]

Return of the Native Is Masterpiece, E578 [13AP]

Senator's Aide—Hounding the Bureaucrats, S11015 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: convey land to Thompson, CT, for firefighting and emergency services purposes (see H.R. 3878), H920 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see S. 3209), S10619 [17OC] (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 52), S8759 [19SE]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. Res. 282), S2233 [5AP]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: feasibility study for establishing in Connecticut and Massachusetts (see S. 2421), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4312), H2338 [13AP]

Letters

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act: Francois Bujon de l'Estang, French Ambassador to the U.S., H10521 [23OC]

Lists

Paralympics athletics team, S6255 [30JN]

Poems

``Ode to the People of Hartford,'' George A. Athanson, S966 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E1582 [25SE]

American Red Cross: anniversary of Blood Services in Connecticut, E1096 [23JN]

Appalachian Trail Conference (organization): anniversary, E1497 [14SE]

Beirne, Richard: West Haven, CT, Irishman of the Year award recipient, E306 [14MR]

Central Connecticut State University: tribute to men's basketball team, E279 [9MR], E385 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (H.R. 4794), H10521 [23OC]

Fishbone, Gerald and Marilyn: Greater New Haven, CT, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Living and Giving Award recipients, E521 [10AP]

Johnson, Richard (Butch): tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1880 [23OC]

Lebanon, CT: anniversary, E1923 [25OC]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2720-H2726 [9MY]

Louis' Lunch (restaurant): anniversary, E1377 [27JY]

Marine resources: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, H5692, H5693 [10JY]

McKinney Wildlife Refuge: Calves Island acquisition funding, H8655 [3OC]

Mystic, CT: tribute to B.F. Hoxie Engine Co. No. 1, E1714 [6OC]

National Civic League: Naugatuck Valley towns recipient of All-American City award, E1539 [20SE]

National Guard: reunion of the 169th Infantry Regiment of the 43rd Division, E1067 [21JN]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 90, E996 [14JN]

———anniversary of Jewish Home for the Aged, E261 [9MR]

———anniversary of St. Andrew's Society, E2143 [7DE]

———tribute to Amistad (vessel) replica ship project, E1220 [13JY]

———tribute to O'Neill School of Irish Dancing, E307 [14MR]

Orlando, Rocco: Greater New Haven, CT, Italian American Historical Society Distinguished Service Award recipient, E528 [11AP]

Pitney Bowes, Inc.: Blinded American Veterans Foundation Corporate Award recipient, E1358, E1361 [27JY]

Reflexite Corp.: anniversary of founding and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, E1447 [13SE]

Rogers, Nannie Parks: New Haven, CT, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Appreciation Award recipient, E262 [9MR]

Save the Children (organization): tribute for relief efforts in Ethiopia, E779 [19MY]

Sills, Norm: Appalachian Trail Conference (organization) Honor Roll of Volunteers award recipient, E1497 [14SE]

Southern Connecticut State University: tribute to men's soccer team, E1265 [19JY]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team, H1658 [3AP], E485 [4AP], E578 [13AP]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: feasibility study for establishing in Connecticut and Massachusetts (H.R. 4312), H9979, H9980 [17OC]

``Westfield Works Wonders'': tribute to charity event, E2016 [28OC]

Wolcott, CT: anniversary of Wolcott Volunteer Fire Dept. No. 3, E2010 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of St. Raphael Church, S2937 [26AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (H.R. 4794), S11276 [27OC]

———conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (S. 3209), S10623 [17OC]

Disabled: tribute to Paralympic Trials participants, S6254 [30JN]

Glastonbury, CT: anniversary of Glastonbury Youth and Family Services, S10078 [6OC]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2330, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP]

Lieberman, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, S8066 [6SE]

Marine resources: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, S7438 [21JY]

National Guard: reunion of the 169th Infantry Regiment of the 43rd Division, S5457 [20JN]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Second Company Governor's Foot Guard, S2102 [4AP]

Norwich, CT: tribute to arrival of Ukranian schooner Bat'Kivshchnya (vessel), S10404 [12OC]

Seymour, CT: anniversary, S5239 [15JN]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 282), S2157-S2159, S2264 [5AP]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: feasibility study for establishing in Connecticut and Massachusetts (H.R. 4312), S11274 [27OC]

Reports filed

Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 855) (H. Rept. 106-595), H2409 [2MY]

Long Island Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3313) (H. Rept. 106-597), H2409 [2MY]

Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal Building, New Haven, CT: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1571) (H. Rept. 106-588), H2336 [13AP]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2421) (S. Rept. 106-317), S5882 [27JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3313, Long Island Sound Restoration Act, H2720 [9MY]

H.R. 4312, Upper Housatonic National Heritage Area Study Act, H9979 [17OC]

H.R. 4794, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act, H10521 [23OC]

S. 2421, Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Study Act, S7795 [27JY]

S. Res. 282, tribute to University of Connecticut women's basketball team, S2250, S2264 [5AP]

S.J. Res. 52, International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S8766-S8768 [19SE]

Tributes

Lieberman, Senator, S7998 [5SE], S10048 [6OC]

Sibal, Abner Woodruff, H2015 [11AP]

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE

Lists

Paralympics athletics team, S6255 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Disabled: tribute to Paralympic Trials participants, S6254 [30JN]

CONNERLY, WARD

Articles and editorials

Laying Down the Burden of Race, S4558-S4560 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4558 [6JN]

CONNOLLY, KEVIN J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1317 [25JY]

CONNOR, RICHARD, JR.

Letters

Forest Service road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative, H11998 [5DE]

CONRAD, ADELE E.

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 5481), H10036 [17OC]

Relief (H.R. 5481): refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 636), H10036 [17OC]

CONRAD, JESSAMYN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5021 [13JN]

CONRAD, KENT (a Senator from North Dakota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7247 [19JY], S7342, S7355, S7369, S7401, S7403, S7406 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2191, S2253 [5AP], S2365, S2368, S2370, S2371, S2374 [6AP], S2384, S2386 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4697 [7JN], S4750, S4753, S4856, S4864, S4867 [8JN], S5079, S5118, S5124 [14JN], S6273, S6288 [30JN], S6455, S6478 [11JY], S7555 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4959 [12JN], S4987 [13JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5715, S5738 [23JN], S6030 [28JN], S6053, S6151, S6179 [29JN], S6199, S6268 [30JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8118, S8121 [6SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5569 [21JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9202 [25SE], S9220 [26SE], S9484, S9504 [28SE]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10592 [13OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S503 [8FE], S522, S552 [9FE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S957 [29FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8929, S8986 [21SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2481 [10AP]

———H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, S1642 [23MR]

Articles and editorials

Teachers Online but Disconnected, Liz Seymour, Washington (DC) Post, S2110 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S4323 [23MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2013), S1327 [8MR]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S692 [22FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S7245 [19JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7922 [27JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S6477 [11JY]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S3545 [4MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S3616 [8MY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S3544 [4MY]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (see S. 3242), S11425 [31OC]

———make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (see S. 2811), S6015 [28JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S9612 [2OC]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S492 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S11006 [25OC]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S3544 [4MY]

Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse (see S. 486), S5467 [20JN]

Education: importance and value of U.S. history education (see S. Con. Res. 129), S6257 [30JN]

———improve and refocus civic education (see S. 1642), S690 [22FE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S4115 [17MY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see S. 1915), S2871 [25AP]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S8769 [19SE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S6143 [29JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S4488 [25MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S5685 [22JN]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S5031 [13JN]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S7555 [25JY]

Joe Serna, Jr., U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Sacramento, CA: designate (see S. 1990), S7689 [26JY]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see S. Res. 343), S10425 [12OC]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S6576 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S6477 [11JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S3513 [4MY]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see S. 2987), S7840 [27JY]

———require wage adjustment of actual, rather than estimated proportion of a hospital's costs that are attributable to wages and wage-related costs (see S. 2828), S6121 [29JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S7245 [19JY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S3924 [11MY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S8865 [20SE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S9396 [27SE]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S636 [10FE]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National School Lunch Act: use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (see S. 3054), S8769 [19SE]

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S9478 [28SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S5814 [26JN]

Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S1422 [9MR]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see S. 2353), S2439 [7AP]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S6576 [12JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S9394 [27SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S10153 [10OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S8115 [6SE]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6027 [28JN]

Power resources: simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see S. 1997), S1127 [2MR]

Presidents' Day: redesignate Washington's Birthday in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the institution of the Presidency (see S. 429), S158 [31JA]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S8115 [6SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S6026 [28JN]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

SBA: extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see S. 1519), S2771 [13AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S8506 [13SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: credit for development costs of telecommunications facilities in rural areas (see S. 2321), S5118 [14JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 546), S1610 [22MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S6690 [13JY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S3264 [2MY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see S. 2721), S5027 [13JN]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S799 [24FE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2090), S1241 [7MR]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S5032 [13JN]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 2874), S6841 [14JY]

Telecommunications: prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (see S. 2476), S4488 [25MY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S5814 [26JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2357), S4577 [6JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10154 [10OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S2636 [12AP]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S2636 [12AP]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S10425 [12OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S7555 [25JY]

World War II: facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (see S. Con. Res. 158), S11423 [31OC]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 371), S10412 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (see S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for scheduling of certain non-emergency medical services (see S. 2007), S86 [26JA]

Education: provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP]

Health: sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 3125), S9381 [27SE]

Medicare: increase payment amount for renal dialysis services (see S. 3038), S8413 [12SE]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 2523), S3692 [9MY]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (see S. 2880), S7072 [17JY]

Power resources: provide incentives for improved and efficient use of energy sources (see S. 3092), S8941 [21SE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN]

Taxation: prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see S. 2696), S4820 [8JN]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development (see S. 2422), S2727 [13AP]

———provide income tax credit to long-term caregivers (see S. 2984), S7840 [27JY]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S5106 [14JN]

Letters

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: by, S1545 [22MR]

Protect U.S. flag: Bob Hanson, Vietnam Veterans of America, North Dakota State Council, S1721 [27MR]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S1720 [27MR]

School construction and renovation tax incentives: Wayne G. Sanstead, North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction, S990 [1MR]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2385 [7AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1564 [22MR]

———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, S10522 [13OC]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4417 [25MY]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7318, S7319, S7324 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7318, S7319, S7324, S7344, S7356 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10522 [13OC]

Appropriations: legislative process, S9423 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9423 [28SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6232, S6233 [30JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S317 [3FE]

———deficit, S9423 [28SE]

———increase the amount for public debt reduction contained in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2190, S2191, S2192, S2193, S2196 [5AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7106 [18JY]

———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, S316-S318 [3FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2684 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2069 [4AP], S2190, S2191, S2192, S2193, S2195, S2196 [5AP], S2385 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S317 [3FE], S6601 [13JY]

Bye, Kermit: nomination to be circuit judge, S757 [24FE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8687 [19SE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10603 [13OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5552 [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7344 [20JY]

———use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: B-52 bomber electronic jamming equipment funding, S6232, S6233 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6232, S6233 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4988 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for scheduling of certain non-emergency medical services (S. 2007), S90 [26JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6058, S6063, S6064, S6065, S6066, S6107 [29JN]

Dobmeier, Michael: tribute to election as DAV National Commander, S2343 [6AP], S2437 [7AP]

Education: provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (S. 2347), S2108 [4AP], S9647 [3OC]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1258 [8MR]

Fargo, ND: All-American City award recipient, S6255 [30JN]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1720, S1721 [27MR]

———protect, S1720, S1721 [27MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to North Dakota, S5649 [22JN]

Fort Berthold Reservation: Four Bears Bridge funding, S5307 [16JN]

Health: sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (S. 3125), S9390 [27SE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9647 [3OC]

Medicare: increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (S. 3038), S8420 [12SE]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (S. 2880), S7075 [17JY]

Moorhead, MN: All-American City award recipient, S6255 [30JN]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (S. 3175), S10076 [6OC]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (S. 2735), S5254 [15JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2193 [5AP], S2663 [13AP], S6058, S6063, S6064, S6065, S6066 [29JN]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1536 [22MR]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2385 [7AP]

SSA: administrative expenses funding, S6107 [29JN]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2195 [5AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2663 [13AP]

———eliminate use of education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses and expand school construction and renovation incentives, S989, S990 [1MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6601, S6602 [13JY]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (S. 2696), S4821 [8JN]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development (S. 2422), S2736 [13AP]

———provide income tax credit to long-term caregivers (S. 2984), S7898 [27JY]

———rates, S317 [3FE], S2069 [4AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S989, S990 [1MR]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (S. 2729), S5113 [14JN]

Votes: position on missed, S5021 [13JN], S5552 [21JN]

Weapons: Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile funding, S4988 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Leave of absence: granted, S4722 [8JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Protect U.S. flag: AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

———AMVETS of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

Texts of

S. 2007, improve procedures for scheduling of certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs non-emergency medical services, S91 [26JA]

S. 2347, Information Technology Act, S2109 [4AP]

S. 2696, Gray Market Cigarette Compliance Act, S4821-S4823 [8JN]

S. 2729, Combined Fund Stability and Fairness Act, S5114 [14JN]

Tributes

Abraham, Senator, S11850 [15DE]

Ashcroft, Senator, S11849 [15DE]

Bryan, Senator, S11847 [15DE]

Carnahan, Mel, S10728 [18OC]

Conrad, Jessamyn, S5021 [13JN]

Coverdell, Paul, S7192 [19JY]

Gorton, Senator, S11844 [15DE]

Grams, Senator, S11850 [15DE]

Kerrey, Senator, S11844 [15DE]

Lautenberg, Senator, S11845 [15DE]

Mack, Senator, S11847 [15DE]

Moynihan, Senator, S11843 [15DE]

Robb, Senator, S11848 [15DE]

Roth, Senator, S11846 [15DE]

Rux, Kevin S., S10603 [13OC]

CONRADT, L.W. (BOB)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2231 [15DE]

CONROY, PAT

Essays

My Heart's Content, S10909 [24OC]

Excerpts

``My Losing Season'', S10909 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10909 [24OC]

CONSERVATION AND REINVESTMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 701), H2607 [4MY], H2849, H2858, H2861, H2865, H2868, H2871, H2872, H2875, H2877, H2884, H2887, H2890, H2891, H2895, H2898, H2900, H2902 [10MY], H2908, H2909, H2910, H2911, H2913, H2916, H2918, H2920, H2921, H2923, H2926, H2931, H2951 [11MY]

Articles and editorials

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE] (see H.R. 4377), H2605 [4MY]

Enact (H.R. 701): consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Letters

Provisions: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S9460 [28SE]

Lists

Land and Water Conservation Fund disbursements to New Mexico, H2893 [10MY]

Republican Party environmental initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

Press releases

Provisions: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Remarks in House

BLM: auction public land identified for disposal, H2924-H2926 [11MY]

Coastal zones: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

———prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861-H2864 [10MY]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Ecology and environment: Republican Party initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Enact (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2827-H2903 [10MY], H2907-H2952 [11MY], E154 [16FE], E571 [13AP], E722, E724 [15MY], E740 [17MY], E779 [19MY], E1138 [28JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 497), H2821-H2826 [10MY]

———motion to recommit, H2949-H2951 [11MY]

Federal-State relations: remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit States from acquiring land if a local government has disapproved the acquisition, H2895-H2898 [10MY]

———prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913-H2916 [11MY]

———require equal distribution of funds for purchase and maintenance of Federal lands, H2891-H2894 [10MY]

———require State approval of land acquisitions which result in a net gain of Federal ownership in States where a majority of land is already federally-owned, H2898-H2900 [10MY]

———require States to establish a dedicated State land acquisition fund to receive matching grants, H2900-H2902 [10MY]

Land use: urban park and recreation, farmland protection, and endangered and threatened species recovery programs funding, H2868-H2871 [10MY]

Local government: restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2926, H2927 [11MY]

Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2916-H2918 [11MY]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H2875-H2877 [10MY]

National Park Service: funding, H2871, H2872 [10MY]

Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program: funding, H2865-H2868 [10MY]

Public lands: prohibit wildlife conservation organizations from using Federal funds for purchase of conservation easements, H2918-H2920 [11MY]

———restrict Federal acquisition of lands to certain designated areas, H2884-H2887 [10MY]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2921-H2923 [11MY]

Real property: private property owner rights, H2877-H2880 [10MY]

Revenues: mandatory funding mechanisms, H2887-H2890 [10MY], E740 [17MY]

Rivers: establish a sediment and nutrient monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin, H2902, H2903 [10MY]

Social Security: condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 701), S6837 [14JY], S6992, S7039 [17JY], S7431-S7435 [21JY], S8877, S8878 [21SE], S9256 [26SE], S9460 [28SE]

Enact (S. 25), S598 [10FE]

Enact (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE], S1019 [1MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 701, Provision: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 701) (S. Rept. 106-413), S8584 [14SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 106-499), H572 [29FE]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, provisions, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

S. 2123, provisions, S937-S945 [29FE]

CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Letters

Provisions: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Kathleen Selz and Dale Penny, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, S1176 [6MR]

———several environmental organizations, S1176 [6MR]

———Steven J. Shimberg, National Wildlife Federation, S1176 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Alliance for Community Trees, S1177 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Tree New Mexico, Inc., S1177 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2181), S1173-S1184 [6MR]

Texts of

S. 2181, provisions, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

Amendments

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S10809 [19OC]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S9484 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Candidate in the Balance, S9369 [27SE]

Case of Unrefined Behaviour, S9352 [27SE]

Drop in the Barrel?, S9352 [27SE]

Iraq Pumps Critical Oil, and Knows It, S8779 [20SE]

Oil Price Falls Nearly Enough for OPEC To Cut Production, S2488 [11AP]

Oil Prices Generating Bad Ideas, E1644 [2OC]

Public Wants SUV's To Guzzle Less, S11411 [31OC]

Tight U.S. Gas Market Boosts Oil Prices, S3959 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (see S. 3277), S11789 [14DE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (see S. 2557), S4013 [16MY] (see H.R. 5316), H8405 [27SE]

Power resources: develop a national energy policy and repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 5278), H8061 [25SE]

———enhance use of renewable energy resources, conserve energy resources, improve energy efficiency, and increase domestic energy supplies (see H.R. 4805), H5655 [29JN]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

———provide incentives for improved and efficient use of energy sources (see S. 3092), S8941 [21SE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H8468 [28SE]

———allow a credit for conversion of heating oil to natural gas or to a renewable energy source (see H.R. 4958), H7002 [25JY]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see S. 2939), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4977), H7128 [26JY]

———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see S. 2685), S4669 [7JN] (see H.R. 4270), H2336 [13AP]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 5176), H7651 [14SE] (see H.R. 5345), H8551 [29SE]

White House Conference on U.S. Energy Policy: convene (see H.R. 5191), H7651 [14SE]

Letters

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: several Senators, S1545 [22MR]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

Royalty payments for oil taken from Federal lands: Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, H10563, H10564 [24OC]

Lists

Supporters of S. 2718, Energy Efficient Buildings Incentives Act, E1634 [29SE]

Motions

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S10039 [6OC], S11206 [27OC]

Press releases

Fuel Economy Cost May Be Compromised To Meet Tougher Emission Standards in Next-Generation Cars: National Research Council, S6320 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Colorado Coalition for New Energy Technologies: tribute, E1628 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (H.R. 1649), H1622, H1623 [30MR], H5076 [23JN]

———conduct a study on the economic basis of the recent increase in gasoline price levels, H5257 [27JN]

———extend Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H5269-H5274 [27JN]

———report on efforts to address high gasoline price levels and to develop a national energy policy, H5259 [27JN]

———solar and renewable energy technology programs funding, H5250-H5254 [27JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2090-H2093 [11AP], H10554-H10565 [24OC], E543, E547 [12AP]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

Housing: accreditation of home energy rating system providers for FHA energy efficiency certifications, H1908, H1909 [6AP]

National Energy Self-Sufficiency Commission: establish, H5268 [27JN]

Pennsylvania: impact of petroleum shortages and prices on local producers, H8921 [5OC]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, H5250-H5254 [27JN], H8420 [28SE], H8774-H8781 [4OC], E1644 [2OC], E1790 [13OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H5075 [23JN], H5174, H5175, H5268, H5269, H5271 [27JN], H5850 [12JY], H7828 [19SE], H8037, H8054-H8056 [25SE], H8205, H8283 [27SE], H8595 [2OC], H8774-H8781, H8783-H8785 [4OC], H8898, H8899, H8909, H8914, H8921 [5OC], H9808 [11OC], H9872 [12OC], H11459-H11461 [28OC], H12034 [7DE], H12089, H12090 [14DE], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1970 [28OC]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (H.R. 4043), E364 [21MR]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (H.R. 2569), H3053 [16MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (H.R. 4270), E567 [13AP]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, H1241-H1243 [22MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (H.R. 5345), E1633, E1636 [29SE]

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: support transfer of U.S. clean energy technology as part of U.S. foreign assistance program, S8141-S8152 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy: black liquor gasification program funding, S7094 [18JY]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6319-S6322 [10JY]

———renewable energy research and development funding, S7986, S7987 [5SE], S8185 [7SE], S8282 [8SE]

———Small Wind Turbine Project funding, S10763 [19OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9379 [27SE], S9825-S9827, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9892 [5OC], S10836, S10837 [19OC]

———extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent request, S9824 [4OC]

Fossil fuels: incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S2036 [3AP]

Motor vehicles: improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and small trucks, S1621, S1622 [23MR]

National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (S. 3277), S11789 [14DE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, S9331-S9333 [27SE], S10069-S10071 [6OC]

———decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S3957-S3962, S4005 [16MY], S4031 [17MY], S5291 [16JN], S5764-S5766, S5773-S5776 [26JN], S5875 [27JN], S8778-S8780 [20SE], S9029 [22SE], S9232-S9235 [26SE], S9350, S9351, S9375 [27SE], S10769 [19OC], S10885, S10886 [23OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC]

———decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), motion to proceed, S9376 [27SE], S9569-S9572 [2OC], S10770 [19OC], S11104 [26OC], S11378 [30OC], S11417 [31OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, S846 [28FE], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706 [27MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2458-S2460 [10AP], S2485-S2491, S2501 [11AP], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5764-S5766, S5771-S5779 [26JN], S5873-S5876 [27JN], S6244 [30JN], S6319-S6322 [10JY], S7487 [24JY], S7763, S7764 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235, S9242 [26SE], S9331-S9333, S9335, S9368 [27SE], S9440-S9443 [28SE], S9564, S9565 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S9788-S9793, S9795 [4OC], S9876, S9877, S9885, S9892-S9895 [5OC], S10045 [6OC], S10140 [10OC], S10486-S10488 [12OC], S11290-S11293 [27OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC], S11409-S11413, S11419-S11421 [31OC], S11773 [14DE]

Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7989, S7990 [5SE]

Taxation: incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S9350, S9351 [27SE]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (S. 1833), S1541 [22MR]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (S. 2939), S7687, S7688 [26JY]

Reports

World Oil Market Demands: International Energy Agency, S9352 [27SE]

Resolutions by organizations

National energy supply policies: National Association of Manufacturers, E1971 [28OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2884, Energy Act, H10555-H10561 [24OC]

H.R. 2884, Energy Policy and Conservation Act program extension, H2090 [11AP]

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES related term(s) Ecology and Environment

Addresses

Environmental Benefits of Cattle Grazing: Teresa Oe, E1902 [25OC]

Agreements

South Dakota Conservation Reserve Program-Wetlands Agreement, S10912 [24OC]

Amendments

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180 [29JN]

Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2273), S9967, S10005 [5OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10528 [13OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2607 [4MY], H2849, H2858, H2861, H2865, H2868, H2871, H2872, H2875, H2877, H2884, H2887, H2890, H2891, H2895, H2898, H2900, H2902 [10MY], H2908, H2909, H2910, H2911, H2913, H2916, H2918, H2920, H2921, H2923, H2926, H2931, H2951 [11MY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), S5814 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (S. 1694), S2793 [13AP], S11741 [7DE]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S10529 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S10809 [19OC]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), H8736 [3OC], H8760 [4OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8800 [4OC], H8852, H8854 [5OC]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), S10828 [19OC]

———designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), S2792 [13AP]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3926, H3927 [6JN], H3942, H3943, H3944, H3946, H3951, H3954, H3955, H3958, H3959 [7JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10462, S10491 [12OC], H1814, H1815, H1818, H1819 [5AP], H10017 [17OC]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8865 [20SE], S8885, S8916, S8929, S8960, S8986, S8987, S8988 [21SE], S9151, S9205 [25SE], S10852 [23OC], H10037 [17OC], H10257 [18OC], H10364 [19OC]

Analyses

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC], H10365 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

Brande Exemplifies Secret of Vermont, S5879 [27JN]

Clinton Seeks Legacy of Forest Protection, S6515 [12JY]

Clinton's Legacy as Preservationist?, S6515 [12JY]

Conservation Money, S9914 [5OC]

Fight Over Forests—Which Public Lands Should Remain Roadless?, S6515 [12JY]

Forests Need Protection, S6516 [12JY]

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

Land Plan—Worthwhile Conservation Act Stuck in Committee, E1138 [28JN]

Missouri River Trust Fund Is Worthy Idea, S1682 [23MR]

Pettiness on Capitol Hill, S11116 [26OC]

Poetic Justice in Accusations—Clinton Administration Deserves Criticism for Policy That Aided Fires, E1537 [20SE]

Prescription for Forest Health Probably Would Kill the Patient, S6516 [12JY]

President's Roadless Plan Too Confusing for Future Generations, E1157 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 3847), H756 [8MR]

———improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (see S. 3223), S10801 [19OC]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 2755), S5460 [20JN] (see H.R. 4726), H5036 [22JN]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H2338 [13AP]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (see S. 2956), S7839 [27JY]

Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2273), S1596 [22MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (see S. 2951), S7839 [27JY]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (see S. 3232), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5555), H11194 [25OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE] (see S. 2567), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4377), H2605 [4MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2956), S7839 [27JY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4410), H2770 [9MY]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 3212), S10716 [18OC]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see S. 2228), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: facilitate a regional approach to the acquisition of permanent conservation easements in the Chino Basin, CA (see H.R. 4691), H4674 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 4139), H1628 [30MR]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 4533), H3812 [24MY]

———participate in Inland Empire regional water recycling and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation projects and aid construction of California regional brine lines (see H.R. 4531), H3812 [24MY]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (see S. 2301), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 3815), H631 [1MR]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (see S. 3078), S8823 [20SE]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (see S. 2977), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 4187), H1851 [5AP]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5121), H7364 [7SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see S. 2948), S7839 [27JY]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 4612), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4773), H5240 [27JN]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see S. 2441), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1163 [21MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: improve implementation of the western Alaska community development quota program (see H.R. 5565), H11206 [26OC]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 3260), S11252 [27OC] (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (see S. 3052), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 4828), H5954 [12JY]

———designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), consideration (see H. Res. 609), H8735 [3OC]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2278), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 3032), S8413 [12SE]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 3044), S8501 [13SE]

———establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (see H. Res. 610), H8799 [4OC]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (see S. 2291), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 5527), H10808 [24OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see S. 2704), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4754), H5168 [26JN]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (see H.R. 5384), H8799 [4OC]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4010), H1118 [16MR]

National Park Service: provide for high quality stewardship to commemorate the heritage of the people of the U.S. and to recognize the importance of outdoor recreational opportunities (see S. 2816), S6121 [29JN]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (see S. 2195), S1233 [7MR] (see H.R. 4928), H6776 [24JY]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (see S. 2223), S1316 [8MR]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 5318), H8405 [27SE]

Power resources: encourage summer fill and fuel budgeting programs for propane, kerosene, and heating oil (see S. 2224), S1316 [8MR] (see H.R. 4264), H2238 [12AP]

Puerto Rico: protect certain lands and encourage intergovernmental cooperation in land and water conservation (see H.R. 4668), H4484 [14JN]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H1118 [16MR]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (see S. 2048), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3605), H278 [9FE]

———establish (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 516), H3924 [6JN]

Taxation: exclude from gross income gain on the sale of land or an easement therein for open space conservation purposes to a governmental unit (see H.R. 5336), H8468 [28SE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4212), H1957 [6AP]

———exclusion from gross income of the sale or exchange of qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 5054), H7208 [27JY]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (see S. 2591), S4190 [18MY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

Tongass National Forest: protect (see H.R. 5414), H9504 [6OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H1674 [3AP]

Water: direct the Dept. of the Army to recommend water resources development and conservation projects only if there are certain projected benefits (see H.R. 5459), H9900 [12OC]

———promote innovation and technology transfer in wastewater discharge reduction and water conservation (see H.R. 5310), H8200 [26SE]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2437), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 2796), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H10256 [18OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 665), H11781 [1NO]

Wildlife: issue postage stamps to support wildlife protection programs (see S. 2870), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 4872), H6469 [18JY]

Conference reports

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796), H11624-H11668 [31OC]

Cost Estimates

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area establishment (H.R. 2941): CBO, H8854 [5OC]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act (S. 2797): CBO, S7996 [5SE]

Descriptions

Forest Service policies and rules relative to roads moratorium on access to public forests, H4500 [15JN]

Excerpts

Conservation and Reinvestment Act editorial support: several publications, S9913 [5OC]

Letters

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement: Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, S10777 [19OC]

———John Baker, Jr., Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Ernest Heuse, Sr., Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, S10778, S10779 [19OC]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund (organization), S10779 [19OC]

———Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, S10777 [19OC]

———L. Randy Kirkpatrick, San Juan, NM, Water Commission, S10779 [19OC]

———Richard P. Cheney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S10778 [19OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S9460 [28SE]

Conservation and Stewardship Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Kathleen Selz and Dale Penny, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, S1176 [6MR]

———several environmental organizations, S1176 [6MR]

———Steven J. Shimberg, National Wildlife Federation, S1176 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Alliance for Community Trees, S1177 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Tree New Mexico, Inc., S1177 [6MR]

Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E936 [9JN]

———Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), E936 [9JN]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E937 [9JN]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E936 [9JN]

Everglades National Park restoration plan: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, Carol Browner, EPA, and Joseph W. Westphal, S9145 [25SE]

———Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida, S8923, S8927 [21SE]

———Robert K. Dawson, Florida Agriculture, Water Utilities, and Homebuilders Coalition, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several Florida ecology groups, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several organizations, S9144 [25SE]

National Park Service conservation, protection, and management of public lands, recreation areas, and historic sites: Antonio de Oyarzabal Marchesi, Ambassador of Spain, S6129 [29JN]

———Juan Ma de Penaranda y Algar, Embassy of Spain, S6129 [29JN]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S6129 [29JN]

Oceans Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6858 [25JY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House), H6858 [25JY]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6858 [25JY]

Prevent forest fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies: H.R. Davis, S10141 [10OC]

Royalty payments for oil taken from Federal lands: Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, H10563, H10564 [24OC]

San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: several environmental agency officials, H3940 [7JN]

Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act: Bart Koehler, Wilderness Society, E1812 [17OC]

———John A. Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon, H8759 [4OC]

———John and Cindy Witzel, E1812 [17OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels: Clarence Harmon, Mayor of St. Louis, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S8078 [6SE]

———Mike Huckabee, Southern Governors' Association, S8078 [6SE]

———National Waterways Alliance, S8079 [6SE]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: C.M. Van Eman, Trans Texas Heritage Association, E556 [13AP]

———David K. Langford, Texas Wildlife Association, E556 [13AP]

———Dick Lattimer, Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization, E555 [13AP]

———James J. Baker, NRA, E555 [13AP]

———Lawrence S. Katz, Alfred S. Donau III, and Ron Marlenee, Safari Club International, E556 [13AP]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Rob Gordon, National Wilderness Institute, E556 [13AP]

———Scott Hartman, National Trappers Association, Inc., E556 [13AP]

———W.S. (Sandy) Stimpson, Golf Lumber Co., Inc., E557 [13AP]

———William I. Morrill, Mule Deer Foundation, E556 [13AP]

Lists

Conservation and Revinvestment Act Coalition members, S9913 [5OC]

Everglades National Park restoration plan participants, H10361 [19OC]

Florida government officials and organizations who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund disbursements to New Mexico, H2893 [10MY]

Republican Party environmental initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Senate staff who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Senators and staff supporting Conservation and Revinvestment Act, S9913 [5OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service corrective actions on Federal aid issues, H1806 [5AP]

Virginia organizations supporting Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S9937 [5OC]

Motions

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10364, H10365 [19OC]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

Press releases

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (H.R. 3847), H705 [8MR]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (H.R. 4726), E1088 [23JN]

Animals: conservation of great apes (H.R. 4320), H6958-H6960 [25JY], E570 [13AP], E1289 [21JY]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), H5095-H5097 [26JN]

BLM: auction public land identified for disposal, H2924-H2926 [11MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), H10519 [23OC]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (H.R. 1787), H5670, H5671 [10JY]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027), H7399 [12SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1820 [5AP]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (H.R. 5555), E1922 [25OC]

———tribute to California Conservation Corps and California Dept. of Conservation salmon restoration program, E1805 [17OC]

Civilian Conservation Corps: tribute, E1951 [26OC]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861-H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8596 [2OC], H8641-H8648, H8650, H8651, H8655, H8656 [3OC], H9870 [12OC], E1669 [4OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2827-H2903 [10MY], H2907-H2952 [11MY], E154 [16FE], E571 [13AP], E722, E724 [15MY], E740 [17MY], E779 [19MY], E1138 [28JN]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2821-H2826 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), motion to recommit, H2949-H2951 [11MY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), H6856-H6859 [25JY], E1330, E1381 [27JY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

———condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

———mandatory funding mechanisms, H2887-H2890 [10MY], E740 [17MY]

———Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H2865-H2868 [10MY]

———restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2926, H2927 [11MY]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Corps of Engineers: evaluation of Upper Mississippi and Illinois River Navigation Study, E380 [22MR]

———regulatory program account funding, H8424 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and quarantine (H.R. 1504), E936 [9JN]

———Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5574-H5577 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: extend Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H5269-H5274 [27JN]

———Windows and Glazing Program funding, E1220 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, H12492 [15DE]

———conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (S. 1694), H10722-H10726 [24OC]

———Lands Legacy Trust Fund funding, H8656 [3OC]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (H.R. 4187), H9954, H9955 [17OC], E496 [5AP], E1825 [19OC]

———establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (S. 2977), H10522, H10523 [23OC]

Earth Day: observance, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP], H2346 [2MY], E561, E565, E571, E579 [13AP]

Ecology and environment: carbon cycle research and sequestration funding, H7603, H7604 [14SE]

———facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests, H10840 [25OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, H7923-H7929 [20SE], H9868-H9874 [12OC]

———Republican Party initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), H2358, H2359 [2MY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2090-H2093 [11AP], H10554-H10565 [24OC], E543, E547 [12AP]

EPA: regulatory process implementation, H4914 [21JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H8652 [3OC], H10290-H10292, H10353-H10355, H10358-H10364 [19OC], H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11816-H11830 [3NO]

Federal-State relations: remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (H.R. 5511), E1856 [19OC]

Forest Service: roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, H4499 [15JN], E1156 [29JN], E1537 [20SE]

Forests: management of trees in national forests, H3527 [23MY]

Fuller Family: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Farming Conservationist Award recipient, E2104 [14NO]

Georgia: interbasin transfer of water from Lake Allatoona to Lake Lanier funding, H5231 [27JN]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), H8755-H8766 [4OC], E1812 [17OC], E2158 [8DE]

Holmes, Roger: National Wetlands Award recipient, E1025 [15JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, H8642, H8643, H8654 [3OC]

———prohibit States from acquiring land if a local government has disapproved the acquisition, H2895-H2898 [10MY]

———prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913-H2916 [11MY]

———require equal distribution of funds for purchase and maintenance of Federal lands, H2891-H2894 [10MY]

———require State approval of land acquisitions which result in a net gain of Federal ownership in States where a majority of land is already federally-owned, H2898-H2900 [10MY]

———require States to establish a dedicated State land acquisition fund to receive matching grants, H2900-H2902 [10MY]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8850-H8855 [5OC]

———establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (H. Res. 610), H8847, H8848 [5OC]

Lohr, Susan: Colorado Open Lands (organization) Cranmer Award recipient, E1774 [13OC]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5227-H5231 [27JN], H10354 [19OC]

Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board: tribute, E1342 [27JY]

Mississippi River: Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan funding, H5224-H5227, H5248, H5249 [27JN]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, H11829 [3NO]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (H.R. 5527), E1890 [24OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, H5223 [27JN]

Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2916-H2918 [11MY]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (H.R. 5384), E1672 [4OC]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National forests: change policy for thinning forests from controlled burns to cutting trees, H3527 [23MY], H7348 [7SE]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

National Park Service: funding, H2871, H2872 [10MY]

Porter, Bernice H.: bequeath of estate to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, CA, E1841 [19OC]

Porter, John: Wayne N. Aspinall Water Leader of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

Public lands: prohibit wildlife conservation organizations from using Federal funds for purchase of conservation easements, H2918-H2920 [11MY]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2921-H2923 [11MY]

Reedsburg, WI: tribute to Reedsburg Area High School Earth Day activities, E579 [13AP]

Rivers: establish a sediment and nutrient monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin, H2902, H2903 [10MY]

———reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 4013), H1116 [16MR]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), H10513 [23OC], E1899 [25OC]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3945-H3950 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), H259 [9FE], H3935, H3937-H3961 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res. 516), H3936, H3937 [7JN]

———expand boundaries to include the Factory Butte and Muddy Creek areas, H3944 [7JN]

———prohibit commercial billboards and other commercial advertising, H3958, H3959 [7JN]

———use of off-road vehicles, H3954-H3958 [7JN]

Santa Clarita, CA: tribute to Santa Clara River conservation efforts, E1525 [19SE]

Sporleder, Sig: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Conservationist of the Year for Ranching award recipient, E2093 [14NO]

Trampe, Bill: Colorado Open Lands (organization) Cranmer Award recipient, E1775 [13OC]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: funding, H5903 [12JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1768, H1807-H1821 [5AP], H10017-H10026 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E1838 [19OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1801-H1807 [5AP]

———eliminate adminstrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), E156 [16FE]

———require report on implementation of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1819 [5AP]

———restore funding and reduce certain staffing levels, H1818 [5AP]

Vermont: observance of Green Up Day, E625 [3MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 2720), H11824 [3NO]

———fresh water resources depletion, H9870 [12OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 4411), E673 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10292-H10365 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11821-H11832 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2080 [3NO], E2085, E2087 [13NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10290-H10292 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 665), H11816-H11821 [3NO]

Weingart, John: New Jersey Environmental Lobby (organization) Frank J. Oliver Environmental Award recipient, E696 [10MY]

Western States: treatment of Federal lands management and water conservation issues compared to Eastern States, H4114 [8JN], H8786 [4OC]

Westminster, CO: tribute to Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center, E630 [3MY]

Wildlife: issue postage stamps to support wildlife protection programs (H.R. 4872), E1282 [19JY]

———prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (S. 3223), S10805 [19OC]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (S. 2755), S5461 [20JN]

Animals: conservation of great apes (H.R. 4320), S10843 [19OC]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180-S6182 [29JN], S6253 [30JN]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (S. 2956), S7847 [27JY]

Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2273), S10005 [5OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10527 [13OC]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

China, People's Republic of: support transfer of U.S. clean energy technology as part of U.S. foreign assistance program, S8141-S8152 [7SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9808-S9813, S9816, S9826, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9907-S9909, S9911-S9916, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10401 [12OC], S11232, S11293 [27OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), S6837 [14JY], S6992, S7039 [17JY], S7431-S7435 [21JY], S8877, S8878 [21SE], S9256 [26SE], S9460 [28SE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE], S1019 [1MR]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 25), S598 [10FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2567), S4018, S4029 [16MY], S4031 [17MY]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2956), S7847 [27JY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), S1912 [29MR], S5766-S5769 [26JN]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Water Resources Development Act, S9145, S9151 [25SE]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (S. 3212), S10716 [18OC]

Corps of Engineers: contracting out of operations and maintenance activities at Federal hydropower facilities, S9149 [25SE]

———permit regional offices to market dredge material for reuse, S9149 [25SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

———conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (S. 1694), S2793 [13AP], S11741, S11744 [7DE]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S1816 [28MR], S10528 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (S. 3078), S8857 [20SE]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (S. 2977), S7892 [27JY], S9987 [5OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S6837 [14JY]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), S1751 [27MR]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9379 [27SE], S9825-S9827, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9892 [5OC], S10836, S10837 [19OC]

———extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent request, S9824 [4OC]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S8901-S8907, S8931 [21SE], S9142-S9147, S9150 [25SE], S11407, S11408 [31OC]

———restoration plan adaptive assessment and monitoring, S8931 [21SE]

———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8916-S8929 [21SE]

———restoration plan (S. 2797), S5900-S5905 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S10241 [11OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (S. 2441), S2760-S2762 [13AP]

———implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

Florida: water consumptive use permitting process funding, S8930 [21SE]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (S. 3260), S11257 [27OC]

Forest Service: Red Mountain Project funding, S7095 [18JY]

———roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, S6251-S6253 [30JN], S6322 [10JY], S6514-S6518 [12JY]

———use of gum thickened fire retardants to fight wildfires, S9906 [5OC]

Forests: prevent fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies, S10141 [10OC]

Great Lakes: fish and wildlife restoration projects funding, S7093 [18JY]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), S10483, S10489 [12OC]

———designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (S. 3052), S8590 [14SE]

Idaho: Land and Water Conservation Fund projects funding, S7038, S7039 [17JY]

International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: submit a list of projects eligible for funding under the Multi-State Conservation Grant Program, S10498 [12OC]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2496), S10009 [5OC]

———reauthorize (S. 2278), S1673 [23MR]

———reauthorize (S. 3032), S8417 [12SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, S9808-S9813 [4OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), S11274 [27OC]

Lyons, James: revocation of certain authorities as Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources, S11115 [26OC]

Maine: designate the Atlantic salmon as an endangered species, S11518-S11521 [14NO]

———salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, S9150 [25SE]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (S. 2291), S1681 [23MR]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8075-S8090 [6SE]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (S. 2704), S4847 [8JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S1431-S1434 [9MR]

National Park Service: provide for high quality stewardship to commemorate the heritage of the people of the U.S. and to recognize the importance of outdoor recreational opportunities (S. 2816), S6127-S6130 [29JN]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (S. 2181), S1173-S1184 [6MR]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

Norfolk, VA: deauthorizing process for inactive civil works projects relative to the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Deepening Project, S9147, S9148 [25SE]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (S. 2223), S1325 [8MR]

Power resources: encourage summer fill and fuel budgeting programs for propane, kerosene, and heating oil (S. 2224), S1326 [8MR]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), S10839 [19OC]

———designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), S2792, S2793 [13AP]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (S. 2048), S547 [9FE]

South Dakota: tribute to farm, conservation, wildlife, and environmental groups signing agreement calling for certain wetlands on private farmland be eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program, S10911-S10913 [24OC]

Taxation: provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (S. 2591), S4199-S4201 [18MY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate, S6639 [13JY], S6815 [14JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 2344), S10995 [25OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10244 [11OC], S10491-S10498 [12OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (S. 2609), S4314 [23MY], S7066 [17JY]

Vermont: observance of Green Up Day, S2721 [13AP]

Walla Walla, WA: tribute to Walla Walla Senior High School field trip to Coppei Creek habitat restoration project, S392 [7FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S5887-S5900 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S8885-S8907, S8916-S8933 [21SE], S9142-S9181 [25SE], S10852-S10881 [23OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11405-S11409 [31OC], S11487, S11490 [1NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), unanimous-consent agreement, S8885 [21SE]

Reports

Federal Activities in Wisconsin Forestry: L.F. Kneipp, Forest Service, E1043 [19JN]

Historical Development of the Nicolet National Forest: J. Terry Moore, E1044 [19JN]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act (S. 503): Committee on Resources (House), E1899 [25OC]

Reports filed

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1911) (S. Rept. 106-339), S6574 [12JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Management of Water Resources in the Salmon Creek Watershed of the Upper Columbia River: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2951) (S. Rept. 106-431), S9464 [28SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-805), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Design and Construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the Reuse of Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2195) (S. Rept. 106-438), S9700 [3OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Reauthorization for Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 106-712), H5735 [10JY]

Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1066) (S. Rept. 106-407), S8501 [13SE]

Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1751) (H. Rept. 106-831), H7364 [7SE]

Commission on Ocean Policy Establishment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2327) (S. Rept. 106-301), S4296 [23MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 701) (S. Rept. 106-413), S8584 [14SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 106-499), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 106-1022), H11781 [1NO]

Consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 610) (H. Rept. 106-935), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 106-654), H3924 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 106-558), H1674 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 609) (H. Rept. 106-930), H8735 [3OC]

Consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 639) (H. Rept. 106-991), H10256 [18OC]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of a Project To Reclaim and Reuse Wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2301) (S. Rept. 106-439), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 106-437), S9700 [3OC]

Diamond Valley Lake Center and Museum Establishment To Ensure Protection and Interpretation of Paleontology Discoveries and Development of a Trail System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2977) (S. Rept. 106-455), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4187) (H. Rept. 106-923), H8616 [2OC]

Great Ape Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4320) (S. Rept. 106-472), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4320) (H. Rept. 106-792), H7001 [25JY]

Hawaii Water Resources Reclamation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1694) (S. Rept. 106-234), S1390 [9MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1694) (H. Rept. 106-857), H7722 [18SE]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2496) (S. Rept. 106-457), S9604 [2OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 106-934), H8799 [4OC]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-911), H8468 [28SE]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2797) (S. Rept. 106-363), S7837 [27JY]

San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2048) (S. Rept. 106-401), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3605) (H. Rept. 106-647), H3924 [6JN]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 503) (S. Rept. 106-233), S1390 [9MR]

Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4828) (H. Rept. 106-929), H8735 [3OC]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2796) (H. Rept. 106-1020), H11716 [31OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2796) (S. Rept. 106-362), S7837 [27JY]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3671) (S. Rept. 106-495), S10153 [10OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3671) (H. Rept. 106-554), H1628 [30MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Protection, access, and use of National Forests: Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forest employees, E1042 [19JN]

———Forest County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Oconto County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Oneida County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Vilas County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

Statements

Animas-La Plata Federal Reclamation Project Authorization: Executive Office of the President, S10784 [19OC]

Summaries

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Fishable Waters Act (S. 2441), S2761 [13AP]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1801 [5AP]

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

H. Res. 516, consideration of H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act, H3936 [7JN]

H. Res. 609, consideration of H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act, H8755 [4OC]

H. Res. 610, consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, H8847 [5OC]

H. Res. 639, consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10290 [19OC]

H. Res. 665, consideration of conference report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H11816 [3NO]

H.R. 1787, Bureau of Reclamation reauthorization for participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H5670 [10JY]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 2884, Energy Act, H10555-H10561 [24OC]

H.R. 2884, Energy Policy and Conservation Act program extension, H2090 [11AP]

H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, H8852-H8854 [5OC]

H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act, H3942 [7JN]

H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, S10491-S10494 [12OC], H10017-H10023 [17OC]

H.R. 4187, Diamond Valley Lake interpretive center and museum establishment to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake, H9954 [17OC]

H.R. 4320, Great Ape Conservation Act, H6958 [25JY]

H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act, H8760-H8765 [4OC]

S. 148, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, S6180 [29JN], H5095 [26JN]

S. 503, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act, S2792 [13AP], H10513 [23OC]

S. 1027, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H7399 [12SE]

S. 1066, Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act, S10642-S10644 [17OC]

S. 1653, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act reauthorization and amendments, S1433 [9MR]

S. 1694, Dept. of the Interior study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii, H10722-H10725 [24OC]

S. 1694, Hawaii Water Resources Reclamation Act, S2793 [13AP], S11741-S11744 [7DE]

S. 1744, continue to submit certain species conservation reports under the Endangered Species Act, S1751 [27MR], H2358 [2MY]

S. 1848, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2048, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act, S547-S549 [9FE]

S. 2123, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S937-S945 [29FE]

S. 2181, Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

S. 2195, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2228, Corps of Engineers conducting of studies and carrying out of ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington, S1396 [9MR]

S. 2273, Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Act, S10006 [5OC]

S. 2301, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District, S10529 [13OC]

S. 2327, Commission on Ocean Policy, S5768 [26JN]

S. 2327, Oceans Act, H6856 [25JY]

S. 2437, Water Resources Development Act, S2752-S2757 [13AP]

S. 2591, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2755, Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act, S5462 [20JN]

S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S5888-S5900 [27JN], S9152-S9181 [25SE], H10292, H10321-H10351 [19OC]

S. 2797, Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act, S5901-S5904 [27JN]

S. 2951, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, H10519 [23OC]

S. 2956, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act, S7847-S7849 [27JY]

S. 2977, Diamond Valley Lake interpretive center and museum establishment to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake, H10522 [23OC]

S. 2977, Diamond Valley Lake interpretive center and museum establishment to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and development of a trail system, S9987 [5OC]

S. 3032, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act reauthorization, S8417 [12SE]

S. 3212, Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act, S10716 [18OC]

S. 3232, California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century, S11000-S11002 [25OC]

CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM TAX FAIRNESS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2344), S10995 [25OC]

CONSERVATIVE NEWS SERVICE

Articles and editorials

Cultural Diversity Reflects Gains in Kazakhstani Democracy, E449 [30MR]

Kazakhstani President Suspects Terrorism Aimed at Oil Exports, E450 [30MR]

Nazarbayev Slaps U.S. State Department Report on Kazakhstan, E450 [30MR]

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E724 [15MY]

CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (see S. 2039), S489 [8FE] (see H.R. 3653), H373 [14FE]

Community development: make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (see S. 2811), S6015 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 4535), H3813 [24MY]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

Rural areas: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (see S. 3242), S10999 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (S. 2039), S491 [8FE]

Community development: make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (S. 2811), S6026 [28JN], S6104 [29JN], S10947 [24OC]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (S. 3175), S9960 [5OC], S10076 [6OC]

Rural areas: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (S. 3242), S11005 [25OC]

Reports filed

Make Communities With High Levels of Out-Migration or Population Loss Eligible for Community Facilities Grants: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2811), S8941 [21SE]

Texts of

S. 2811, make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants, S6026 [28JN], S10947 [24OC]

S. 3175, National Rural Development Partnership Act, S9961-S9963 [5OC]

CONSORTIUM FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY

Agreements

Digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S1398 [9MR]

Letters

Information Technology Act, S2112 [4AP]

CONSTABLE, PAMELA

Articles and editorials

Near Clinton's India Visit, Violence Flares in Kashmir, E370 [21MR], E484 [4AP]

CONSTITUTION WEEK

Bills and resolutions

Observance (see H.R. 4023), H1119 [16MR]

Remarks in House

Kansas: tribute to DAR Prairie Rose Chapter, E1506 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S9119-S9122 [22SE]

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Amendments

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1722, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Articles and editorials

Amendment To Aid Victims Could Cause More Damage, S3181 [1MY]

Constitutional Pandora's Box, S3253 [2MY]

Criminal Act—The Folly of a Victims' Rights Amendment, S3180 [1MY]

Democracy or Plutocracy? The Case for a Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Buckley v. Valeo, S1777-S1781 [28MR]

Differently Situated, S3251 [2MY]

Distorting Victims' Rights, S3180 [1MY]

Don't Victimize the Constitution, S2925 [26AP]

Liberals Have Second Thoughts on the Second Amendment, S351 [7FE]

Misguided Bill, S3251 [2MY]

No Victims in the Constitution, S3001 [27AP]

Not Again—Victim's Rights Don't Merit Constitutional Amendment, S3253 [2MY]

Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment Is Misguided, S3252 [2MY]

Quality of Justice, S3251 [2MY]

Tinkering Again, S2851 [25AP], S2924 [26AP]

Uncluttered Constitution, S3000 [27AP]

Victim Amendment Undoes Prior Work, S3252 [2MY]

Victims and the Constitution, S2923 [26AP]

Victims' Bill Seriously Flawed, S3180 [1MY]

Victims of Crime Don't Need Congress' Constitutional Meddling, S3002 [27AP]

Victims' Rights, S3253 [2MY]

Victims' Rights Bill Violates Others' Rights, S3181 [1MY]

Victims' Rights Plan That Goes Much Too Far, S3001 [27AP]

Victims' Rights—Leave the Constitution Alone, S2924 [26AP]

When They Burned the Flag Back Home—Thoughts of a Former POW, S1786 [28MR], S1837 [29MR]

Wrong Set of Rights, S3252 [2MY]

Wrong Way on Campaign Finance, S1728 [27MR]

Wrong Way on Victims' Rights, S3002 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 91), H1119 [16MR]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality education (see H.J. Res. 97), H2012 [10AP]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 96), H2012 [10AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 45), S2728 [13AP]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit the expenditure of personal funds by candidates for public office (see H.J. Res. 87), H254 [8FE]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 108), H7991 [21SE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see S.J. Res. 56), S11494 [1NO] (see H.J. Res. 113), H9900 [12OC] (see H.J. Res. 132), H12066 [8DE]

———constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (see H.J. Res. 130, 131), H12045 [7DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (see H.J. Res. 88), H573 [29FE]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment (see S.J. Res. 38), S285 [2FE]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H6599 [19JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 95), H2012 [10AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), consideration (see H. Res. 471), H2121 [11AP]

Cloture motions

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2835 [25AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]

Essays

National Symbol: Charles Evans Hughes, S1767 [28MR]

Rights and Duties: Calvin Coolidge, S1767 [28MR]

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: Becky Hess and David R. Nelson, Minnehaha County, SD, Office of State's Attorney, S3008 [27AP]

———Bob Miller, S2973 [27AP]

———Brian M. Moskowitz, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S2974 [27AP]

———Craig T. Steckler, California Police Chiefs Association, Inc., S2974 [27AP]

———Donna F. Edwards, National Network To End Domestic Violence, S2926 [26AP]

———Harriet Salarno, Justice for Murder Victims (organization), S2973 [27AP]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2985 [27AP]

———James J. Fotis, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, S2973 [27AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S2980 [27AP]

———Lawrence L. Piersol, U.S. District Court for South Dakota, S3007 [27AP]

———Lou Blanas, Sacramento County, CA, Sheriff, S2975 [27AP]

———Lyle W. Swenson, Dept. of Justice, S3009 [27AP]

———Marc Klaas, S2973 [27AP]

———Mary Struhs, Women Escaping a Violent Environment, Inc. (WEAVE), S2973 [27AP]

———McGregor W. Scott, Shasta County, CA, District Attorney, S2972 [27AP]

———Michael Hennessey, San Francisco, CA, Sheriff, S2974 [27AP]

———National Association of Attorneys General, S2969 [27AP]

———Patsy J. Gillis, Victims & Friends United (organization), S2973 [27AP]

———Richard M. Romley, Maricopa County, AZ, County Attorney, S2968 [27AP]

———Robert A. Miller, South Dakota Supreme Court, S3008 [27AP]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S2997 [27AP]

———Ron Exley, California Police Activities League, S2974 [27AP]

———Senators Byrd and Leahy, S2909 [26AP]

———several law school professors, S2985-S2988 [27AP]

———Sue Osthoff, National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women (organization), S2926 [26AP]

———Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, S2974 [27AP]

———Walter Allen, California Narcotic Officers' Association, S2974 [27AP]

———William B. Kolender, San Diego County, CA, Sheriff, S2975 [27AP]

———William Barr, Richard Thornburgh, and Edwin Meese III, S2968 [27AP]

———William W. Wilkins, Jr., Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2970 [27AP]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag: C. Valentine Bates, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (fraternal organization), S1840 [29MR]

———Carl Swisher, American Legion, S1842 [29MR]

———Colin L. Powell, S1711 [27MR], S1785 [28MR], S1837 [29MR]

———Daniel S. Wheeler, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1840 [29MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S1843 [29MR]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S1840 [29MR]

———H. Norman Schwarzkopf, S1843 [29MR]

———Harold L. (Butch) Miller, American Legion, S1841 [29MR]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S1841 [29MR]

———Joseph J. Frank, American Legion, S1843 [29MR]

———Marty Justis, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1840 [29MR]

———Michael A. Nelson, Retired Officers Association, S1842 [29MR]

———Patrick H. Brady, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1839, S1843 [29MR]

———Representatives Hansen, Cannon, and Cook, S1842 [29MR]

———Roger W. Putnam, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S1842 [29MR]

———Tommy Lasorda, Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball team), S1842 [29MR]

———Virgil C. Dechant, Knights of Columbus, S1840 [29MR]

———Wanda S. North, American Legion Auxiliary, S1842 [29MR]

Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S1727 [27MR]

———Roger Pilon, Cato Institute, S1727 [27MR]

Protect U.S. flag: Bob Hanson, Vietnam Veterans of America, North Dakota State Council, S1721 [27MR]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S1720 [27MR]

———Robert S. Peck, S1708 [27MR]

———William Van Alstyne, S1709-S1710 [27MR]

Protection of victims' rights during Oklahoma City, OK, bombing trial: Paul G. Cassell, S2899 [26AP]

Lists

Opponents of S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2827 [25AP]

Supporters of S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2821 [25AP], S2967 [27AP]

Motions

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1795 [28MR]

Poems

``Masonic Builders'', S2988 [27AP]

Remarks in House

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, H1481 [29MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), E459 [30MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 66), E1608 [27SE]

Government: adoption procedures, H12527 [15DE]

Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home (H.J. Res. 39), E1982 [28OC]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election, H12527 [15DE]

———constitutional amendment on direct popular election (H.J. Res. 132), E2165 [8DE]

———constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 130), H12034 [7DE]

———constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 131), H12034 [7DE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2004-H2010 [10AP], H2131-H2147 [12AP], E583 [13AP], E598 [2MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), consideration (H. Res. 471), H2128-H2131 [12AP]

Remarks in Senate

Constitution: anniversary of the ratification of the 17th amendment on the direct election of Senators, S2386 [7AP]

Constitution—U.S.: distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP], S3180 [1MY], S3249-S3251 [2MY]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2818, S2820-S2832, S2835-S2851 [25AP], S2897-S2930 [26AP], S2966-S3011 [27AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed—withdrawn, S3037 [27AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1722-S1737 [27MR], S1769, S1787-S1790, S1794-S1796 [28MR]

Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms, S4037-S4041, S4045, S4046, S4051, S4060 [17MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706-S1737 [27MR], S1765-S1807 [28MR], S1833-S1843, S1855, S1858-S1874 [29MR], S2098, S2099 [4AP], S2856 [25AP]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), cloture motion, S1736 [27MR]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), unanimous-consent agreement, S1651 [23MR], S1857 [29MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (S.J. Res. 45), S2770 [13AP]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election, S11618-S11621 [6DE]

———constitutional amendment on direct popular election (S.J. Res. 56), S11494-S11496 [1NO]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment (S.J. Res. 38), S290 [2FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.J. Res. 94, Constitutional Amendment Requiring a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 471) (H. Rept. 106-574), H2121 [11AP]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 3) (S. Rept. 106-254), S2106 [4AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 14) (S. Rept. 106-246), S1461 [20MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Protect U.S. flag: AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

———AMVETS of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

Statements

Buckley v. Valeo Reconsideration and Overturning: several law and political science professors, S1788-S1790 [28MR]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S2968 [27AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S2823 [25AP], S2901, S2902 [26AP]

———Marsha A. Kight, Families and Survivors United (organization), S2969 [27AP]

———NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (organization), S2927 [26AP]

———Racial Minorities for Victim Justice (organization), S2975 [27AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: Alan G. Lance, Sr., American Legion, E459 [30MR]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S1841 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 471, consideration of H.J. Res. 94, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2128 [12AP]

H.J. Res. 94, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2131 [12AP]

S.J. Res. 38, treatment of Social Security under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S291 [2FE]

S.J. Res. 56, constitutional amendment on direct popular election of the President and Vice President, S11496 [1NO]

CONSTITUTION—U.S.

Addresses

Supreme Court History, Decisions, and Changes: Senator Biden, S3971-S3974 [16MY]

Amendments

Government: authorize printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', ``Our American Government'', and the pocket version and document-sized annotated version of the U.S. Constitution (H. Con. Res. 221), H53 [31JA]

Analyses

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (S. 2869), E1563 [22SE]

Articles and editorials

Arrogance of the Court, S7761 [27JY]

As Florida Goes, E2211 [15DE]

Bush Aims at Discord in Capital, S5062 [14JN]

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

Don't Victimize the Constitution, S2925 [26AP]

It's Conservatives Now Who Are Judicial Activists—Why Environmentalists Should Be Alarmed, S7762 [27JY]

Paper Federalists, S7761 [27JY]

Tinkering Again, S2924 [26AP]

Victims and the Constitution, S2923 [26AP]

Victims' Rights—Leave the Constitution Alone, S2924 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions

Census: establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H1956 [6AP]

Civil liberties: restore first amendment protections of religion and speech (see H.R. 5078), H7209 [27JY]

Constitution Week: observance (see H.R. 4023), H1119 [16MR]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see S. 2081), S680 [22FE] (see S. 2869), S6678 [13JY] (see H.R. 4862), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 379), H6777 [24JY]

Liberty Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6470 [18JY]

Chronologies

Actions on Presidential recess appointments, 1985-2000, S8338 [11SE]

Excerpts

Constitutional Analysis of the U.N.: Herbert W. Titus, H7697-H7699 [18SE]

Letters

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: Melissa Rogers, Coalition for the Free Exercise of Religion, S7776 [27JY]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S7776 [27JY]

———Wade Henderson and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (organization), S7777 [27JY]

Press releases

Support the Second Amendment—The National Rifle Association Urges You To Vote ``No'' on the Lofgren Motion To Instruct Today! NRA, H1048 [15MR]

Remarks in House

Anchorage, AK: tribute to West Anchorage High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E659 [4MY]

Clay, WV: tribute to Clay County High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E877 [25MY]

Constitutional amendments: adoption procedures, H12527 [15DE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E859 [25MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (H.R. 903), E652 [4MY]

Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills High School East for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1348 [27JY]

Findlay, OH: tribute to Findlay High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E656 [4MY]

Florida: constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 4862), E1234 [14JY]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2869), H7190, H7191 [27JY], E1563, E1564 [22SE]

Government: authorize printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', ``Our American Government'', and the pocket version and document-sized annotated version of the U.S. Constitution (H. Con. Res. 221), H53, H54 [31JA]

———historical impact of establishing the U.S. Government as a ``Republic'', H81 [31JA], H185-H191 [2FE]

Hartford, KY: tribute to Ohio County High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E877 [25MY]

Henderson, NV: tribute to Basic High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1222 [13JY]

Homestead, FL: tribute to Homestead Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E103 [9FE]

Kahuku, HI: tribute to Kahuku High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E838 [25MY]

Kansas: tribute to DAR Prairie Rose Chapter, E1506 [18SE]

Landisville, PA: tribute to Hempfield High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2660 [9MY]

Liberty Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 376), H9516-H9519 [10OC], E2013 [28OC]

McAllen, TX: tribute to McAllen Memorial High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E604 [2MY]

Miami, FL: tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E946 [9JN]

Milford, NH: tribute to Milford High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E887 [6JN]

Mountain Home, AR: tribute to Mountain Home Junior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1054 [20JN]

Nashville, TN: tribute to Hillsboro High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E642 [4MY]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E877 [25MY]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E689 [10MY]

Richmond, VA: tribute to Governor's School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E652 [4MY]

Wyndmere, ND: tribute to Wyndmere High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E650 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S9119-S9122 [22SE]

Bridgeville, DE: tribute to Woodbridge High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3185 [1MY]

Charleston, SC: tribute to R.B. Stall High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4818 [8JN]

Constitution Week: observance, S9119-S9122 [22SE]

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of the ratification of the 17th amendment on the direct election of Senators, S2386 [7AP]

Enid, OK: tribute to Enid High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4951 [12JN]

Firearms: gun control, S2838-S2840 [25AP]

———retain local decisionmaking authority relative to concealed weapon permits, S10075 [6OC]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2081), S710 [23FE]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2869), S6687-S6690, S6762 [13JY], S6767 [14JY], S7774-S7781 [27JY], S7991-S7993 [5SE], S10992 [25OC]

Green River, WY: tribute to Green River High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4666 [7JN]

Hartford, KY: tribute to Ohio County High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S2936 [26AP]

Harvest, AL: tribute to Sparkman High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1022 [1MR]

Henderson, NV: tribute to Basic High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3508 [4MY]

History: anniversary of constitutional convention, S4413-S4415 [25MY]

Liberty Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 376), S10844 [19OC]

Mountain Home, AR: tribute to Mountain Home Junior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3604 [8MY]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1978 [30MR]

Presidential appointments: constitutionality of making recess appointments, S8337-S8339 [11SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: balance of power with Congress, S5061 [14JN]

Providence, RI: tribute to Central Falls Junior Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4456 [25MY]

Religion: distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Westminister Christian Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3830 [10MY]

Stillwater, MN: tribute to Stillwater Area High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S2936 [26AP]

Supreme Court: judicial activism relative to decisions on Federal authority over States and extension of power to include deciding appropriateness of legislation in addition to constitutionality, S7597-S7603 [26JY], S7758-S7763 [27JY]

Trumbull, CT: tribute to Trumbull High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4817 [8JN]

Wyndmere, ND: tribute to Wyndmere High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3686 [9MY]

Statements

Gun Control: Alan Keyes, H363 [14FE]

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: Senators Hatch and Kennedy, S7774-S7776 [27JY]

Zoning Conflicts Between Churches and Cities: Christian Legal Society, E1564-E1567 [22SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 221, printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', ``Our American Government'', and the pocket version and document-sized annotated version of the U.S. Constitution, H53 [31JA]

H. Con. Res. 376, Liberty Day, H9516 [10OC]

S. 2869, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, S7779-S7781 [27JY], H7191 [27JY]

Tributes

Morris, Robert, E1915 [25OC]

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Amendments

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3552, S3559, S3563 [4MY]

Analyses

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 1452), E1924-E1930 [25OC]

Articles and editorials

Cellini—State Capital's Quiet Captain of Clout; Dealmaker Built Empire Working in Background, S9815, S9818-S9820 [4OC]

Helping Their Cronies Is the Lease Politicians Can Do, S9804-S9807 [4OC]

Illinois Capital Development Board Awarding of Southern Illinois Prison Construction Project, S9803 [4OC]

New Prison Benefits Ryan Pal—$33,000 Payday Seen in Land Deal, S9803 [4OC]

Riverboat Deal Is Plum for Insiders, S9872 [4OC]

Taxpayers Face a Big Loss on Hotel Loans; GOP Insider Denies Political Deal, S9808 [4OC]

Taxpayers Stuck With $30 Million Hotel Tab, S9807 [4OC]

William Cellini Heads Private Fundraising Drive, S9873 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H339 [10FE]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H921 [9MR]

Congress: review of proposed construction of court facilities (see H.R. 5363), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 2384), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4186), H1851 [5AP]

Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use (see H.R. 4012), H1118 [16MR]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see S. 2216), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3589), H253 [8FE]

Housing: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (see H.R. 5033), H7207 [27JY]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see H.R. 4054), H1284 [22MR]

———provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (see S. 2890), S7229 [19JY]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see S. 2564), S4014 [16MY]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 2897), S7393 [20JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

Tullahoma, TN: authorize retention of all funds received under certain EPA construction grants (see H.R. 4355), H2410 [2MY]

Waterbury, CT: making appropriations for the Federal share of construction costs of a sewage treatment facility (see H.R. 4990), H7205 [27JY]

Charters

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., and OSHA Partnership To Ensure a Safe and Healthy Work Environment in the Construction Industry, E448 [30MR]

Letters

America's Better Classroom Act: Representative Capps, Nick Hill, and Milagros Macias, H7643 [14SE]

Loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S7241 [19JY]

———James E. Rier, Jr., Maine State Board of Education, S7242 [19JY]

———Mary E. Teasley, National Education Association, S7241 [19JY]

———Vicki Rafel, PTA, S7241 [19JY]

Messages

National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, S7834 [27JY], H7194 [27JY]

Remarks in House

A.O. Reed & Co.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E786 [19MY]

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.: anniversary, E814 [23MY]

Congress: review of proposed construction of court facilities (H.R. 5363), E1667 [4OC]

Corona, CA: tribute to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, E1840 [19OC]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H11509, H11510 [29OC]

Dept. of HUD: Community Builder Fellow Program termination, H4767 [20JN]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1863, H1865, H1937 [6AP]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), H10655-H10690 [24OC], E1907, E1910, E1921 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (H.R. 3589), E94 [8FE]

Ferraro, Nico: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1373 [27JY]

Gould Construction (business): Associated General Contractors of America Design-Build Award recipient, E1395 [27JY]

Housing: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (H.R. 5033), E1482 [14SE]

Lucchino, Larry: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Johns Fellowship Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

Lyles, William M.: California State University, Fresno, Sid Craig School of Business Entrepreneur in Residence honoree, E59 [2FE]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, H11313 [26OC]

Occupational safety and health: partnership between OSHA and the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., E300 [14MR], E448 [30MR], E496 [5AP]

Rippy, Gregg: Colorado Contractors Association Contractor of the Year award recipient, E64 [2FE]

Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (H.R. 4054), E373 [22MR]

Somerville, NJ: anniversary of Carpenters' Local Union #455, E1296 [21JY]

Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (H.R. 415), E1853 [19OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H2756 [9MY], H11246, H11252, H11254, H11263 [26OC], H11410, H11414 [27OC], H11452, H11465, H11469, H11470 [28OC], H11506, H11508-H11511 [29OC], H11532 [30OC], H11835-H11840 [3NO]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H1833 [5AP], H2553, H2554 [4MY], H6036 [13JY], H7641, H7642, H7645 [14SE], H10224, H10225, H10228, H10229 [18OC], H10875, H10880, H10881, H10884 [25OC], H11356 [26OC], E906 [7JN]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H969 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H2553 [4MY], H6764-H6770 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.: anniversary, S4290 [23MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3559 [4MY]

Detroit, MI: Comerica Park Construction Management Team recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

———Dept. of Human Rights recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2861 [25AP]

———Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (S. 2216), S1319 [8MR]

Giago, Warren: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

Lone Hill, Leonard: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, S11307 [28OC]

Schools: provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (S. 2890), S7240-S7243 [19JY]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (S. 2564), S4015 [16MY]

Springfield, IL: require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9800-S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818-S9820, S9827-S9829, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (S. 2897), S7394 [20JY]

Technology: support development of technologies and materials to enhance protections from natural disasters, S11881 [15DE]

Reports filed

Manufactured Housing Improvement Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1452) (S. Rept. 106-274), S2726 [13AP]

Texts of

H.R. 5363, congressional review of proposed construction of court facilities, E1667 [4OC]

S. 1452, Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, S3563-S3567 [4MY], H10655-H10683 [24OC]

S. 2216, Federal Emergency Management Agency Buy American Compliance Act, S1319 [8MR]

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2504 [11AP]

CONSUMER AND EMPLOYEE ARBITRATION BILL OF RIGHTS

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3210), S10619 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3210), S10624-S10626 [17OC]

Texts of

S. 3210, provisions, S10626 [17OC]

CONSUMER CREDIT FAIR DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2117), S933-S935 [29FE]

Texts of

S. 2117, provisions, S935 [29FE]

CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 4540), H3867 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (H.R. 4540), E847-E849 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

Transcripts

Fleecing of America—Sugar Price Support Programs: ``NBC Nightly News'', S7316 [20JY]

CONSUMER INTERNET PRIVACY ENHANCEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2928), S7656 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2928), S7668-S7672 [26JY]

Texts of

S. 2928, provisions, S7669 [26JY]

CONSUMER LEAGUE OF NEW JERSEY

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E886 [6JN]

CONSUMER PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2606), S4299-S4311 [23MY]

Texts of

S. 2606, provisions, S4302-S4309 [23MY]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

Bills and resolutions

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 2810), S6015 [28JN] (see H.R. 5031), H7207 [27JY]

———increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see S. 2820), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Bicycles: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 2592), H10457, H10458 [19OC]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 4586), E900 [6JN]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (H.R. 4368), E626 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 2810), S6025 [28JN], S6113 [29JN]

———increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (S. 2820), S6134 [29JN]

Reports filed

Coverage of Low-Speed Electric Bicycles: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 106-946), H9503 [6OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2591, coverage of low-speed electric bicycles, H10458 [19OC]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Articles and editorials

Product Recalls—Posters in Post Offices Will Help, E964 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see S. 2820), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

Firearms: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 2810), S6015 [28JN] (see H.R. 5031), H7207 [27JY]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

Vending machines: prevent injuries to users (see H.R. 4934), H6777 [24JY]

Messages

Consumer Product Safety Commission Enhanced Enforcement Act: President Clinton, S3944 [15MY], S4011 [16MY], H2975 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 4586), E900 [6JN]

Children and youth: list of children's products subject to recall or corrective action, H4845, H4846 [21JN]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 2592), H10457, H10458 [19OC]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (H.R. 4368), E626 [3MY]

———tribute to CPSC and Postal Service efforts to expose defective products, E964 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (S. 2820), S6134 [29JN]

Firearms: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 2810), S6025 [28JN], S6113 [29JN]

Reports filed

Consumer Product Safety Act Coverage of Low-Speed Electric Bicycles: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 106-946), H9503 [6OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2592, coverage of low-speed electric bicycles under the Consumer Product Safety Act, H10458 [19OC]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT ACT

Messages

Provisions: President Clinton, S3944 [15MY], S4011 [16MY], H2975 [15MY]

CONSUMERS related term(s) Credit; Product Safety

Addresses

Technology and the New Economy: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S272-S275 [2FE]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S51, S56, S63 [26JA], S140 [31JA], S178, S190 [1FE], S226, S232, S234, S237, S238, S243 [2FE]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1843 [29MR]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S11426, S11427, S11428 [31OC], S11941 [15DE], H12512 [15DE]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3552, S3559, S3563 [4MY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H474, H476, H478, H479 [16FE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4925 [9JN], H2779 [9MY], H2801, H2803, H2807, H2815 [10MY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2002 [30MR], S2466, S2467, S2468 [10AP], S2547, S2548 [11AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3842 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3837 [25MY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), H8273 [27SE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1915 [29MR], S1927, S1934, S1935, S1940, S1951, S1955, S1957, S1963, S1964, S1965, S2000, S2001, S2002, S2003 [30MR]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2283, H2292 [13AP]

Analyses

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 1452), E1924-E1930 [25OC]

Antitampering Act (S. 2105), S819 [24FE]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761): Conference Report, H4352-H4357 [14JN]

Financial Information Privacy Protection Act (S. 2513), S3535 [4MY]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Sara Rosenbaum, David M. Frankford, and Rand E. Rosenblatt, S7516 [25JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9796 [11OC]

———S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H489 [16FE]

———S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S1846 [29MR]

National Commission To Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry, S4972 [12JN], S8664 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Air Passengers ``Fed Up'' With Poor Service, Survey Finds, S5180 [15JN]

Airline Service Dips in 3 of 4 Categories, S5181 [15JN]

All That Gas Tax—The Difference That 4.3 Cents Can Make, S1918 [29MR]

Bankruptcy Bill Is Overloaded, E134 [14FE]

Bankruptcy Is for the Needy, S245 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Pace for Individuals Is Accelerating, S11633 [6DE]

Bankruptcy Paradox, S244 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Reform Bill Is a Bust—Let Credit Card Issuers Protect Themselves With Sound Lending Practices, Not by Rigging Bankruptcy Law in Their Favor, S11635 [6DE]

Caveat Surfer Should Be the E-Commerce Motto, H4350 [14JN]

Complex Drug Labels Bury Safety Message, E1027 [15JN]

Demagogic Bill, H2793 [10MY]

Driving Up Drug Prices, S7908 [27JY]

Drug-Industry Mergers Fail To Boost Research, Development, Study Finds, E973 [12JN]

Focus Shifts to Ford, S10067 [6OC]

Gasoline Tax Follies, S1941 [30MR]

New Dept. of Agriculture Inspection System, S3045 [1MY]

Oil Price Falls Nearly Enough for OPEC To Cut Production, S2488 [11AP]

OPEC Bases New Production Strategy on Price Band Experiment, S1959 [30MR]

Perverse Use of Antitrust Law, S8565 [14SE]

Product Recalls—Posters in Post Offices Will Help, E964 [9JN]

What Real People Are Saying About Bankruptcy Reform, S5384 [20JN]

What's So Great About Canada's Medical System?, E1460 [13SE]

Your PC Is Watching, E1950 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (see S. 3210), S10619 [17OC]

Aviation: clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 5270), H7996 [22SE]

———establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see S. 2891), S7229 [19JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE] (see S. 3186), S10252 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 624), H9766 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 427), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2857), S6574 [12JY]

Boyden, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 643), H10473 [19OC]

CBO: analyze impact of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [20JN]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 523), H4219 [12JN]

———establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H1284 [22MR]

———prohibit the imposition of access charges and other unfair fees on the provision of Internet services (see H.R. 4202), H1956 [6AP]

———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 2542), S3916 [11MY]

———require providers of electronic mailboxes to provide forwarding addresses (see H.R. 4455), H3049 [15MY]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H8061 [25SE]

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 2369), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 5060), H7208 [27JY]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 2810), S6015 [28JN] (see H.R. 5031), H7207 [27JY]

———increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see S. 2820), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

———prevent injuries to vending machine users (see H.R. 4934), H6777 [24JY]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H4336 [13JN]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from advertising and offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type (see H.R. 3914), H996 [14MR]

Crime: combat telemarketing and mass marketing fraud (see S. 3025), S8342 [11SE]

———prevent identity fraud (see S. 2328), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2924), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5299), H8199 [26SE]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

———prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product batch codes (see H.R. 4982), H7128 [26JY]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (see H.R. 5673), H12531 [15DE]

———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of a writing with a consumer product (see H.R. 5393), H9010 [5OC]

———treatment of the interception of electronic communications (see H.R. 5018), H7206 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (see S. 3230), S10926 [24OC]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

———study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H341 [10FE]

Dept. of HHS: allow officers and employees to issue detention orders on certain foods (see H.R. 5591), H11445 [27OC]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 5347), H8551 [29SE]

———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see H.R. 4978), H7128 [26JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see S. 2520), S3691 [9MY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H. Res. 477), H2340 [13AP]

———distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H2338 [13AP]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 2993), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE] (see H.R. 5313), H8405 [27SE]

———enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (see S. 3208), S10619 [17OC] (see H.R. 5476), H10036 [17OC]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see S. 2464), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 4869), H6469 [18JY]

———require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs (see S. 2466), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 4764), H5240 [27JN]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4881), H6469 [18JY]

Electronic commerce: require disclosure of ownership and management information on Internet websites (see H.R. 5620), H11781 [1NO]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3063), S8657 [18SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 3618), H340 [10FE]

FDA: compel compliance with court decision relative to disclosure of certain information on the labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 4604), H4120 [8JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: clinically superior modifications to previously approved or licensed drugs (see H.R. 4242), H2122 [11AP]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (see S. 2360), S2233 [5AP]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H641 [2MR]

———prohibit operators of automatic teller machines that display paid advertising from imposing any fee (see H.R. 4812), H5736 [10JY]

———prohibit use or sharing of medical health records or information (see S. 2863), S6677 [13JY]

———protect consumers from exorbitant fees for basic financial services (see H.R. 4332), H2339 [13AP]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2405, 2415), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 3901), H921 [9MR] (see H.R. 4250), H2238 [12AP]

———require insured depository institutions make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers (see H.R. 4584), H3924 [6JN]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY] (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY] (see H.R. 4585), H3924 [6JN]

Firearms: ban import of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, promote safe storage and use of handguns by consumers, and extend criminal background checks to gun shows (see H.R. 4009), H1118 [16MR]

Food: improve safety of shell eggs (see H.R. 3526), H48 [27JA]

———repeal labeling requirements on foods containing saccharin (see H.R. 5668), H12531 [15DE]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 5532), H10808 [24OC]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see S. 2080), S680 [22FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7209 [27JY]

———require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 3184), S10252 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Foreign trade: investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (see S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

———require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (see S. 3005), S8104 [6SE]

———require country-of-origin marking on door hinges (see S. 3104), S9195 [25SE] (see H.R. 5353), H8617 [2OC]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 5283), H8061 [25SE]

Health: limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H8468 [28SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 3057, 3058), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5628), H11842 [3NO]

———reduce paperwork and improve payment policies for services, and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 5094), H7209 [27JY]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3637), H340 [10FE]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H1957 [6AP]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

———establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (see S. 2819), S6121 [29JN]

Medicaid: make drug pricing information available to the public (see S. 2963), S7839 [27JY]

Medicare: improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (see S. 2905), S7448 [21JY] (see H.R. 5039), H7207 (see H.R. 5099), H7209 [27JY] (see H.R. 5320), H8405 [27SE] (see H.R. 5614), H11781 [1NO]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 4540), H3867 [25MY]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (see S. 3070), S8759 [19SE]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3012), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 5154), H7502 [12SE] (see H.R. 5190), H7651 [14SE]

———improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

———make it illegal to sell tires which are the subject of a recall (see H.R. 5332), H8468 [28SE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3059), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 428), H9900 [12OC]

———require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (see S. 3061), S8635 [15SE]

Petroleum: address recent price increase in heating oil and other petroleum distillates (see H. Con. Res. 287), H1119 [16MR]

———ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see S. 2094), S799 [24FE] (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

———reimburse fines levied and collected due to illegal practices engaged in by participants in the petroleum industry to injured consumers based on the consumers' distance from Eau Claire, WI (see H.R. 4913), H6718 [20JY]

Pharmaceuticals: provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (see S. 2501), S3328 [3MY]

———provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 4772), H5240 [27JN]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3636), H340 [10FE]

Power resources: develop a national energy policy and repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 5278), H8061 [25SE]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (see S. 3180), S10083 [6OC] (see H.R. 5571), H11206 [26OC]

———enhance and protect privacy of computer users (see S. 3083), S8823 [20SE]

———limit the disclosure of consumer credit reports on an employee which are obtained in connection with allegations of illegal conduct (see H.R. 4373), H2511 [3MY]

———prohibit mailing of matter which bears an individual's Social Security number on its outside (see H.R. 4910), H6717 [20JY]

———prohibit the display of an individual's Social Security number for commercial purposes without the consent of the individual (see S. 2554), S3946 [15MY]

———protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2928), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5430), H9634 [10OC]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

———penalize the knowing and reckless introduction of a defective product into interstate commerce (see S. 3014), S8197 [7SE]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public utilities: facilitate transition to more reliability, competition and efficiency in electric power industry (see S. 2098), S799 [24FE]

———provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H6777 [24JY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4551), H3867 [25MY]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (see S. 3042), S8501 [13SE] (see S. 3164), S9944 [5OC]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), consideration (see H. Res. 423), H454 [15FE]

States: regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (see H. Con. Res. 312), H2339 [13AP]

Taxation: deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (see S. 2465), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 3665), H454 [15FE]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2255), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4460), H3171 [16MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (see H. Res. 496), H2769 [9MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2262, 2263), S1512 [21MR] (see S. 2285), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 2790, 2791), S5790 [26JN] (see S. 2808), S6015 [28JN]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2028), S328 [3FE] (see S. 2036), S381 [7FE] (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (see H. Res. 511), H3648 [23MY]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H756 [8MR] (see H.R. 3982), H1076 [15MR]

———require fines paid to the U.S. as a result of motor fuel price investigations to be rebated to consumers in the form of reductions in Federal motor fuel excise taxes (see H.R. 4804), H5655 [29JN]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4111), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4776), H5435 [28JN]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4834), H5955 [12JY]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 4686), H4591 [15JN]

———treatment of gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene (see H.R. 3749), H573 [29FE]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 3555), H89 [31JA]

———prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising by carriers providing ``dial-around'' long distance services (see H.R. 5619), H11781 [1NO]

———prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S328 [3FE]

———prohibit use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephone systems to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 5300), H8199 [26SE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H2238 [12AP]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H1163 [21MR]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (see S. 2105), S799 [24FE]

Truth in Lending Act: require stores offering credit or charge accounts to prominently display certain information (see H.R. 4093), H1412 [27MR]

TVA: ensure the fair and equitable treatment of customers in the event of restructuring of the electric utility industry (see S. 2570), S4014 [16MY]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2432 [7AP], S2506 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]

Conference reports

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415), H9723-H9765 [11OC]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), H4115-H4118 [8JN]

Cost Estimates

Electric Reliability 2000 Act (S. 2071): CBO, S8285-S8287 [8SE]

Promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495): CBO, S10893 [23OC]

Excerpts

Arkansas Code relative to Federal excise tax on motor fuels, S2497 [11AP]

Explanations

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415): Conference Report, S11698-S11724 [7DE]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), S5283-S5288 [16JN]

Letters

Bankruptcy Reform Act: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S10346 [12OC], H9836 [12OC]

———several bankruptcy scholars, S10772 [19OC], S11448-S11450 [1NO]

———several law professors, S169 [1FE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, S11641 [6DE]

———Kris Reiman, California Family Support Council, S11642 [6DE]

———Laura Kadwell, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S11641 [6DE]

———several law professors, S11625 [6DE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Broadband Internet Access Act: Catherine R. Sloan, WorldCom, Inc., S4830 [8JN]

———David Gabel, Queens College, S4832 [8JN]

———Dukwoo Ro and Seong K. Mun, Georgetown University, S4831 [8JN]

———John G. Flores, U.S. Distance Learning Association, S4832 [8JN]

———John Windhausen, Jr., Association for Local Telecommunications Services, S4832 [8JN]

———Robert J. Clark, Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., S4831 [8JN]

———Roger Ackerman, Corning, Inc., S4832 [8JN]

———Shirley Bloomfield, North Texas Colorguard Association, S4831 [8JN]

———Thomas J. Tauke, Bell Atlantic Corp., S4831 [8JN]

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices: Representative Stark, E1656 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid: Fred Hassan, Pharmacia Corp., E1883 [23OC]

———Representative Stark, E2033, E2037-E2039 [31OC]

Federal gasoline tax: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S2489, S2498 [11AP]

———John R. Cady, National Food Processors Association, S2489, S2498 [11AP]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S1919 [29MR]

———Mike Parkhurst, Independent Truckers Association, S2489, S2498 [11AP]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S1918 [29MR]

———Thomas R. Warne, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, S1918 [29MR]

Gasoline inventories and prices: Mike Bowlin, Atlantic Richfield Corp. (ARCO), S2607 [12AP]

Grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco, and reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products: John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, E371 [21MR]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: David A. Kessler, S9258 [26SE]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H9702 [11OC]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H9702 [11OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H9702 [11OC]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network-Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., H9703 [11OC]

———Representative Archer, S10685 [18OC]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Commerce (House), S10684 [18OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S10688 [18OC]

———Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10688 [18OC]

———Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H9702 [11OC]

———several Representatives, H9703 [11OC]

———several patient and survivor organizations, H9703 [11OC]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H2795 [10MY]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, H2794 [10MY]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H2795 [10MY]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, H2795 [10MY]

———James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia, H2790 [10MY]

———Joan Bowman, Mayor of Lenexa, KS, H2798 [10MY]

———several Governors, H2794 [10MY]

———Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, H2794 [10MY]

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act: Carla J. Stovall, National Association of Attorneys General, S10621 [17OC]

———Henri R. Manasse, Jr., American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, S10622 [17OC]

———John A. Gans, American Pharmaceutical Association, S10621 [17OC]

———Linda F. Golodner, National Consumers League, S10622 [17OC]

———Peter M. Neupert, drugstore.com, Inc., S10622 [17OC]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: George N. Miller, Jr., Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital, H11550 [30OC]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: President Clinton, S10524 [13OC]

Medicare+Choice program improvements: several senior citizen organizations, S10669 [18OC]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act: several Senators, S1846 [29MR]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act appointment of conferees: Coalition for Electronic Authentication, S1208 [7MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1208 [7MR]

———Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, S1209 [7MR]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S1208 [7MR]

Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Equipment Defect Notification Improvement Act: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S10048 [6OC]

———several victims of accidents involving Firestone tires, S10040 [6OC]

Prescription drug importation into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale: John M. Rector, National Community Pharmacists Association, S7377 [20JY]

———Representative Dingell, S7206 [19JY]

———Ronald J. Streck, National Wholesale Druggists' Association, S7206 [19JY]

Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Representatives Dingell and Norwood, Committee on Commerce (House), S4788 [8JN]

———several individuals, H97 [1FE]

Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's: Representative Ganske, S7516 [25JY]

Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act: several corporate executives, S9887-S9889 [5OC]

Reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research: Dan Schulder, National Council of Senior Citizens, S6097 [29JN]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S6097 [29JN]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S6097 [29JN]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Barry B. Anderson, CBO, H472 [16FE]

———Nancy Stoner, Natural Resources Defense Council, H483 [16FE]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H472 [16FE]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H472 [16FE]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), S6625 [13JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6619 [13JY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, S6619 [13JY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S6619 [13JY]

———several State and local government organizations, S6622 [13JY]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S6620 [13JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S6619 [13JY]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), S10398 [12OC]

———Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S10230 [11OC]

Treatment of child support and alimony payments in bankruptcy: several women and children advocacy groups, H9838 [12OC]

Lists

Organizations opposed to S. 625, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S171 [1FE]

Supporters of S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, S5218 [15JN]

Supporters of S. 2105, Antitampering Act, S819 [24FE]

U.S. Trustee Program bankruptcy criminal cases, S5386-S5389 [20JN]

Messages

Consumer Product Safety Commission Enhanced Enforcement Act: President Clinton, S3944 [15MY], S4011 [16MY], H2975 [15MY]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788, H9791 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11205 [27OC], H9840 [12OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H487 [16FE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2819 [10MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3851 [25MY]

Opinion polls

Temporary Federal gasoline tax reduction: Gallup Organization, S2489 [11AP]

Papers

On the Commodification of Medicine: Senator Moynihan, S7207-S7210 [19JY]

Petitions and memorials

California Family Support Council: bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Lenexa, KS: Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2798 [10MY]

Press releases

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: AMA, S4788 [8JN]

Remarks in House

Animals: availability of certain luxury services for dogs, H5174 [27JN]

Aviation: address problems dealing with quality of airline service, H5728 [10JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws, H8097 [26SE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9796 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9809 [11OC], H9832-H9840 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9826-H9832 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), motion to instruct conferees, H9791-H9796 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), E134 [14FE]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9830, H9834, H9838 [12OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce, H2970 [15MY]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H486-H489 [16FE], H2638 [8MY]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4351-H4366 [14JN], E1026, E1034 [15JN], E1071 [21JN], E1078 [22JN], E1097 [23JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 523), H4346-H4351 [14JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), insert H.R. 1714 language in lieu, H487 [16FE]

———ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, H4360 [14JN]

———establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (H.R. 4059), H3534 [23MY], E494 [5AP]

———extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes, encourage States to develop a streamlined sales and use tax system, and authorize an Interstate Sales and Use Tax Compact, H2802 [10MY]

———prohibit, reduce, or eliminate fees and taxes on Internet service, H3855 [25MY]

———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail, H3057 [16MY]

———provide law enforcement officials with the authority and resources to combat the transmission of computer viruses, H2597 [4MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H2514 [4MY], H6369-H6374 [18JY]

Consumer League of New Jersey: anniversary, E886 [6JN]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (H.R. 5275), E1583 [25SE]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 4586), E900 [6JN]

———list of children's products subject to recall or corrective action, H4845, H4846 [21JN]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports, E2015 [28OC]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (H.R. 4311), E587 [13AP]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), H12511-H12513 [15DE]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (H.R. 5673), E2233 [15DE]

Customs Service: computer system modernization funding, H6626, H6631 [20JY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to create a heating oil reserve for the Northeast, H5848 [12JY]

———extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (H.R. 5613), H11788, H11790-H11792 [2NO], E2056 [1NO]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1863, H1865, H1937 [6AP]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), H10655-H10690 [24OC], E1907, E1910, E1921 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (H.R. 4978), H7068 [26JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H7937, H7938 [21SE], H8206 [27SE], H9638, H9639, H9670, H9672-H9680, H9693-H9708 [11OC], H10394 [19OC], E1866 [19OC], E1891 [24OC], E1903 [25OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5427-H5433 [28JN], H5849 [12JY], H7875, H7907-H7914 [20SE], H8052, H8053 [25SE], H11753 [1NO], E1460 [13SE]

———distribution of prescription drugs (H.R. 4301), E586 [13AP]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (H.R. 5235), E1538 [20SE]

———enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (H.R. 5476), E1808 [17OC]

Electric power: protect consumers against rate increases in Western regions, H7220 [6SE]

Electronic commerce: require disclosure of ownership and management information on Internet websites (H.R. 5620), E2060 [1NO]

FAA: use of passenger facility charges, H1007, H1026 [15MR]

FCC: regulation of pay phones, E1923 [25OC]

FDA: assessment of allergenicity of genetically engineered foods, H5594-H5596 [29JN]

———investigate drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare, E1655 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

———investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid, E1882 [23OC], E2033, E2037 [31OC]

———testing and recall of genetically engineered livestock feed sold for human consumption, H7741 [19SE]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 3320), E1652 [3OC]

———ensure personal financial privacy and give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 1924), H2661 [9MY]

———establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (H.R. 4490), E763 [18MY]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (H.R. 1929), E616 [2MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (H.R. 3823), E222 [2MR]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (H.R. 4250), E541 [12AP]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4380), E652, E653 [4MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4585), H6606 [20JY]

Food: improve safety of shell eggs, H5771, H5772 [11JY]

———repeal labeling requirements on foods containing saccharin (H.R. 5668), E2237 [15DE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, H5782, H5783 [11JY]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (H.R. 3883), E2054 [1NO], E2072 [2NO]

FRS: monetary policy, H9806 [11OC]

Gambling: combat illegal activities in the gaming industry, E469 [30MR], E1953 [26OC]

Government: impact of regulations on personal liberties, H186 [2FE]

———require report by agencies on activities to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, H6664 [20JY]

Health: ethical standards of health care facilities and medical corporations, E1269 [19JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H16-H19 [27JA], H77-H81 [31JA], H96, H97, H98, H129-H137, H139-H143, H157 [1FE], H170 [2FE], H248-H252 [8FE], H275-H277 [9FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H376, H426 [15FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2488, H2504 [3MY], H2745-H2748, H2750 [9MY], H5831-H5836 [11JY], H7086-H7090 [26JY], H7572-H7575 [13SE], H7985-H7988 [21SE], H10224, H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11245, H11247, H11248, H11250, H11253, H11254 [26OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11452, H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11512-H11520 [29OC], H11595-H11608, H11609 [30OC], H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11807, H11808 [2NO], H12012-H12016 [5DE], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E7 [27JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H739-H747 [8MR], H970-H974 [14MR], H6448-H6450 [18JY], H7986 [21SE]

Health care professionals: negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5637-H5639, H5643, H5644 [29JN]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections, E2182 [14DE]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3637), H3578-H3581 [23MY]

Housing: private mortgage insurance requirements, H1863 [6AP]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: impact of unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments, H2785, H2786 [10MY]

ITC: study the impact of prescription drug prices on the economy, E1299 [21JY]

Medicare: improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (H.R. 4938), E1304 [24JY]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program, H10816 [25OC], H11806 [2NO]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (H.R. 4540), E847-E849 [25MY]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products, H9631 [10OC]

———improve safety of car seats for children, H9630 [10OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), H9624-H9632 [10OC], E1778 [13OC], E1803, E1816 [17OC], E2024 [30OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 428), H9852 [12OC]

———require tire manufacturers to clearly print identification numbers to allow consumers to easily identify recalled products and ensure that a replacement and reimbursement process for recalled tires is in place, H9630 [10OC]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast, E543 [12AP]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5211, H5269-H5274 [27JN], H8413-H8415, H8420, H8421, H8423 [28SE], E1049 [19JN]

———tax incentives to encourage domestic production, H12089 [14DE]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, H7742 [19SE], E1527, E1528, E1529 [19SE]

———impact of pharmaceutical company mergers on prices, competition, and research activities, E973 [12JN]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 3636), E114 [10FE]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, H4291-H4293 [13JN]

Power resources: effects of deregulation of electric utilities, H7246, H7247 [6SE]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding through reductions in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4550-H4555 [15JN]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (H.R. 5571), E1949 [26OC]

———prohibit the display of an individual's Social Security number for commercial purposes without the consent of the individual, H11203 [26OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet, H11450 [28OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (H.R. 5430), E1934 [25OC]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (H.R. 4368), E626 [3MY]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10007-H10011 [17OC], E1967 [28OC]

———tribute to CPSC and Postal Service efforts to expose defective products, E964 [9JN]

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (H.R. 4941), H11321 [26OC]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

SEC: recordkeeping requirements relative to the purchase of penny stocks, H4360, H4361 [14JN]

———require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to mutual fund performance (H.R. 1089), H1648-H1651 [3AP]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), H11583, H11584 [30OC]

Small business: allow Federal court jurisdiction over claims dealing with interference in interstate commerce and antitrust matters, H479 [16FE]

———limit punitive damages against small businesses except in cases where they are proven to have acted with specific intent to cause harm, H476, H477 [16FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H463-H486 [16FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), amendment process, H280 [10FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), consideration (H. Res. 423), H461-H463 [16FE]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: define ``punitive damages'' as those awarded to punish or deter similar behavior and not including civil penalties, fines, or treble damages assessed by a State or Federal agency, H478, H479 [16FE]

———define ``small business'' relative to revenue and clarify provisions on product liability, hate crimes, and State punitive damages application and opt-out procedures, H480-H485 [16FE]

States: regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (H. Con. Res. 312), H5179-H5181 [27JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize, H5223 [27JN], H8413-H8415, H8420, H8421, H8423 [28SE]

SunCruz Casino, LLD: tribute to new ownership, E1953 [26OC]

Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance through a pooling arrangement (H.R. 2185), E247 [8MR], E269 [9MR]

———condition repeal of excise tax on telephone use and other communications services on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H3834 [25MY]

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (H.R. 3665), H2281 [13AP], E148 [15FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2785-H2821 [10MY], H3477 [22MY], E712, E720 [11MY], E742 [17MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (H. Res. 496), H2783-H2785 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), motion to recommit, H2819 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 4460), E741 [17MY]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), H3056, H3058-H3062 [16MY], E751 [17MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services, H2970 [15MY], H3533 [23MY], H11506 [29OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H2641 [8MY], H3477, H3478 [22MY], H3534 [23MY], H3842-H3854, H3864 [25MY], H4365 [14JN], H7156 [27JY], E884 [6JN], E922 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3830-H3840 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), motion to recommit, H3835-H3837, H3851-H3853 [25MY]

———State tax treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H2815, H2816 [10MY]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4111), E448 [30MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4776), E1153 [29JN]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (H.R. 4686), E1026 [15JN]

Technology: modify accounting system used in reviewing certain mergers and acquisitions, E343 [16MR]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets, E114 [10FE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), H8272-H8275 [27SE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, H11283, H11287-H11289, H11291, H11293 [26OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, E2014 [28OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2283-H2302 [13AP], E109 [10FE], E165 [16FE], E782 [19MY]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), consideration (H. Res. 475), H2258 [13AP]

Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H17-H19 [27JA], H426 [15FE], H970-H974 [14MR], H11202 [26OC]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (H.R. 4041), E371 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (S. 3210), S10624-S10626 [17OC]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (S. 2891), S7243 [19JY]

———improve quality of airline service, S11022-S11024 [25OC]

Baby Safety Month: observance, S9031 [22SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), S255-S257 [2FE], S3934-S3937 [15MY], S3965-S3970 [16MY], S4338 [24MY], S5383-S5389 [20JN], S6249 [30JN], S7383 [20JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), insert S. 625 language in lieu, S255 [2FE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S10345 [12OC], S10770, S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11205, S11206 [27OC], S11342 [29OC], S11368, S11378-S11381 [30OC], S11385-S11401, S11404-S11413, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11461-S11466, S11485 [1NO], S11506 [2NO], S11552-S11554 [5DE], S11622-S11642, S11656-S11658, S11660 [6DE], S11683-S11730 [7DE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—motion to proceed, S10769 [19OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11550, S11558 [5DE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10769 [19OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), S11 [24JA], S49-S58-S63, S72-S74 [26JA], S135-S137, S140-S144 [31JA], S167-S188, S190-S197, S200-S202 [1FE], S225-S257 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1553, S1554, S1555 [22MR]

———amend laws (S. 625), unanimous-consent agreement, S11, S44 [24JA]

———amend laws (S. 3046), S8611 [15SE]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S136 [31JA], S237, S239, S243, S244, S248 [2FE], S11439 [31OC]

———disallow claims of certain insured depository institutions, S57 [26JA], S168-S178 [1FE]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629 [6DE], S11686 [7DE]

———establish needs-based filing system relative to income levels, S135 [31JA]

———exclusion of pawned tangible personal property, S51, S53 [26JA]

———limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA], S11693, S11725, S11726, S11727 [7DE]

———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S57 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

———prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (S. 2857), S6575 [12JY], S11778 [14DE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

———regulation of tactics used to encourage reaffirmation agreements, S233-S236 [2FE]

———require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S137 [31JA], S11439 [31OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S136 [31JA], S11552 [5DE], S11624, S11639-S11642 [6DE], S11697, S11724, S11725, S11727, S11728 [7DE]

———treatment of child support payments, S11437-S11442 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1831 [28MR], S1843-S1846 [29MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent request, S1206-S1209 [7MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5176, S5215-S5231 [15JN], S5281-S5290 [16JN], S5552 [21JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S5182 [15JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), unanimous-consent request, S1663 [23MR]

———ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, S5228 [15JN], S5282-S5290 [16JN]

———require operators of Internet web sites to obtain a user's consent before sending health information to another entity, S5320 [19JN]

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (S. 2369), S2347 [6AP]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 2810), S6025 [28JN], S6113 [29JN]

———increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (S. 2820), S6134 [29JN]

Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations (H.R. 2351), S2115 [4AP]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140-S143 [31JA]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 2117), S933-S935 [29FE]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

———require credit card companies to disclose information on balance payment terms and conditions, S143 [31JA]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S253 [2FE], S10771, S10773, S10774 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629, S11634 [6DE], S11726-S11730 [7DE]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (S. 2328), S1987 [30MR]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S7663 [26JY], S11427-S11432 [31OC], S11491 [1NO], S11941 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (S. 3230), S10946, S10947 [24OC]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3559 [4MY]

Dept. of Transportation: motor vehicle safety standard for tires, S10403 [12OC]

———review certain airline customer service practices and make recommendations for reform, S5179 [15JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7142 [18JY], S7194-S7216 [19JY], S7377 [20JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S9029 [22SE], S9255, S9258 [26SE], S10523 [13OC], S10669, S10675-S10678, S10681-S10688, S10691-S10698, S10732 [18OC]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (S. 2520), S3693-S3695 [9MY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S1862 [29MR], S2320 [6AP], S8781-S8785 [20SE]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 2993), S7908 [27JY]

———enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (S. 3208), S10620-S10623 [17OC]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (S. 2464), S2942 [26AP], S4171 [18MY]

———require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs (S. 2466), S2944 [26AP]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (S. 2071), S628 [10FE], S6293-S6295 [30JN]

FCC: regulation of pay phones, S7650 [26JY]

FDA: adverse event monitoring system for dietary supplements funding, S7371 [20JY]

———food safety initiative activities funding, S7368, S7375 [20JY]

———Office of Generic Drugs funding, S7329, S7330, S7376 [20JY]

Financial institutions: authorize loan guarantees to cooperative lending entities to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1934-S1939, S1965 [30MR]

———ensure personal financial privacy and give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 1924), S11778 [14DE]

———establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (S. 2592), S4201 [18MY]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 2360), S2235 [5AP]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (S. 2415), S2632 [12AP]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 2513), S3532-S3537 [4MY], S11779 [14DE]

Food: inspection of meat and poultry products by meat processing company employees instead of Dept. of Agriculture inspectors, S3045 [1MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (S. 2080), S683-S685 [22FE]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 3184), S10253 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (S. 2315), S1894 [29MR]

Foreign trade: investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

———promote safety of genetically engineered foods, S3178-S3180 [1MY]

———require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (S. 3005), S8105 [6SE]

Government: require report by agencies on activities to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, S11868 [15DE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S1111-S1113 [2MR], S2339 [6AP], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP], S4787-S4808 [8JN], S5729 [23JN], S6079-S6093 [29JN], S7516-S7519 [25JY], S7980 [5SE], S8630 [15SE], S9401 [27SE], S9427, S9428 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10746, S10748 [19OC], S10886 [23OC], S10963, S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064, S11082, S11111 [26OC], S11334, S11335, S11337 [29OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3057), S8641 [18SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3058), S8641 [18SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: imposition of fines for improper Medicaid coverage changes, S6204 [30JN]

Insurance: establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (S. 2819), S6132-S6134 [29JN]

———legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, S4799, S4801, S4806 [8JN]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: application of Administrative Procedure Act, S1967 [30MR]

———application of copyright and communications laws, S1967 [30MR]

Medicaid: make drug pricing information available to the public (S. 2963), S7855-S7858 [27JY]

Medicare: make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program, S10669 [18OC]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (S. 2905), S7449 [21JY]

Microsoft Corp.: impact of Dept. of Justice antitrust suit on consumers and the economy, S6247 [30JN], S8565 [14SE]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (S. 3070), S8763 [19SE]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3012), S8112 [6SE]

———improve safety of car seats for children (S. 2070), S626 [10FE], S10614 [17OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), S10229-S10232, S10272-S10274 [11OC], S10398 [12OC], S10614 [17OC], S11562 [5DE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 428), S10632 [17OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), S8635 [15SE], S8652 [18SE], S9566 [2OC], S10040, S10042, S10044, S10061 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent agreement, S10048-S10050 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent request, S10040, S10051, S10060, S10061, S10067, S10068 [6OC]

———require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (S. 3061), S8636 [15SE]

NIH: require proposal to ensure reasonable rate of return from drug manufacturers on drugs developed with Federal funding or research, S5832-S5834 [27JN]

Pharmaceuticals: direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, S11489 [1NO]

———provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (S. 2501), S3328 [3MY], S11564 [5DE]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, S6096-S6099 [29JN], S6186 [30JN]

Power resources: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, S7027, S7028 [17JY], S7101 [18JY]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (S. 3180), S10089 [6OC]

———enhance and protect privacy of computer users (S. 3083), S8858 [20SE]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet, S10963 [25OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (S. 2928), S7668-S7672 [26JY]

———protect consumer privacy (S. 2606), S4299-S4311 [23MY]

Product safety: penalize the knowing and reckless introduction of a defective product into interstate commerce (S. 3014), S8188 [7SE]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), S11648, S11649 [6DE]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495), S10893 [23OC]

Public utilities: facilitate transition to more reliability, competition and efficiency in electric power industry (S. 2098), S809-S812 [24FE], S6294 [30JN]

———provide for competition in electric power industry, S11470 [1NO]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information, S9935 [5OC]

———enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 621), S9886-S9892 [5OC]

Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (S. 751), S8190 [7SE], S9945 [5OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves, S10918 [24OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3042), S8504 [13SE]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), S9945 [5OC], S10941 [24OC], S11123 [26OC], S11366 [30OC]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), S1753 [27MR], S1765 [28MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize, S8810 [20SE]

Taxation: deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (S. 2465), S2943 [26AP]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5676-S5679 [22JN], S5732, S5733 [23JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4118 [17MY], S4122 [18MY], S4937 [12JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2255), S1516 [21MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (S. 2698), S4827-S4834 [8JN], S5099 [14JN]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday, S6499-S6501 [12JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2262), S1528 [21MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2263), S1528 [21MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S1663 [23MR], S1701 [27MR], S1915-S1923 [29MR], S1925, S1941, S1942, S1944-S1946, S1958-S1961 [30MR], S2432 [7AP], S2449, S2451-S2460 [10AP], S2485-S2506 [11AP], S2607 [12AP], S2699, S2700 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), cloture motion, S1831 [28MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1968-S1970 [30MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), placed on the calendar, S1695 [27MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), unanimous-consent request, S1830, S1831 [28MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2790), S5809-S5811 [26JN]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2791), S5773-S5775 [26JN]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2808), S6040 [28JN], S6185 [30JN]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2028), S329 [3FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2036), S453 [7FE], S457 [8FE]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services, S6632, S6633 [13JY], S8794 [20SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (S. 2330), S1988, S1989 [30MR], S5102 [14JN]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6617-S6627 [13JY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (S. 2029), S330 [3FE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees for broadcast satellite launch vehicles relative to access to local broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1952 [30MR]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S4937 [12JN], S10074 [6OC], S11233, S11234 [27OC]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1926-S1941, S1946-S1958, S1961-S1968 [30MR], S10242 [11OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, S603-S605 [10FE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), S8271 [8SE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

———require any entity receiving full amount of loan guarantees to provide all local broadcast signals of that State, S1940 [30MR]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (S. 2105), S816-S820 [24FE]

Reports

Prescription Drugs with Foreign Labels, H9674 [11OC]

Reports filed

Analyze Potential Impacts of Rules Proposed by Certain Agencies on Small Businesses: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1882) (H. Rept. 106-643), H3867 [25MY]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2415) (H. Rept. 106-970), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 624) (H. Rept. 106-971), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 523) (H. Rept. 106-670), H4219 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 423) (H. Rept. 106-498), H454 [15FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 106-579), H2238 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 106-611), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3916, Telephone Use and Other Communications Services Excise Taxes Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 511) (H. Rept. 106-637), H3648 [23MY]

Electric Reliability 2000 Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 106-324), S5883 [27JN], S6013 [28JN]

Electronic Commerce Technology Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1912) (S. Rept. 106-349), S7229 [19JY]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5018) (H. Rept. 106-932), H8799 [4OC]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee of Conference (S. 761) (H. Rept. 106-661), H4119 [8JN]

Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1291) (H. Rept. 106-615), H3048 [15MY]

Internet False Identification Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2924), S9464 [28SE]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3709) (H. Rept. 106-609), H2654 [8MY]

Know Your Caller Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. Rept. 106-872), H7931 [20SE]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2097) (S. Rept. 106-243), S1461 [20MR]

Manufactured Housing Improvement Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1452) (S. Rept. 106-274), S2726 [13AP]

Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4585) (H. Rept. 106-773), H6717 [20JY]

Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Equipment Defect Notification Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3059) (S. Rept. 106-423), S9381 [27SE]

Mutual Fund Tax Awareness Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1089) (H. Rept. 106-547), H1412 [27MR]

Promote New and Revised Toxicological Tests That Protect Human, Animal, and Environmental Health While Reducing Need for Animal Testing: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4281) (H. Rept. 106-908), H9907 [16OC]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1495) (S. Rept. 106-496), S10252 [11OC]

Rental Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1954) (H. Rept. 106-774), H6717 [20JY]

Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H630 [1MR]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H1956 [6AP]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 106-494), H218 [7FE]

Telephone Use and Other Communications Services Excise Taxes Repeal: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3916) (S. Rept. 106-328), S6347 [10JY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3916) (H. Rept. 106-631), H3522 [22MY]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 5164) (H. Rept. 106-954), H9634 [10OC]

Truth in Telephone Billing Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3011) (H. Rept. 106-978), H9899 [12OC]

Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 106-700), H5168 [26JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1956 [30MR]

Statements

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Senators Sarbanes, Hollings, and Wyden, S5229-S5231 [15JN]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4797 [8JN]

Top 10 Reasons Why Repealing Part of the Federal Gas Tax Is a Bad Idea: American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S1918 [29MR]

Studies

Impact on Patients of Delays in Passing a Patients' Bill of Rights: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Staff, S2340 [6AP]

Internet Sampling of Health Insurance Policy Rates: Representative Stark, E247 [8MR]

Summaries

Airline Competition Preservation Act (H.R. 4978), H7069 [26JY]

Internet False Identification Prevention Act (S. 2924), S11430 [31OC]

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act (S. 3208), S10621 [17OC]

Medicare Early Access and Tax Credit Act (H.R. 4938), E1305 [24JY]

Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act (S. 2415), S2635 [12AP]

Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act (S. 3012), S8113 [6SE]

Tables

Comparision of prescription drug prices in Washington (State) and Canada, S2091 [4AP]

Health insurance price quotes after medical underwriting, E269 [9MR]

Prescription drug import provisions in agriculture appropriations legislation, S10525 [13OC]

Socio-demographic characteristics of long-term care insurance purchasers, E8 [27JA]

U.S. bankruptcy filings 1980-1998, S175 [1FE]

Testimonies

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Mary Munnings Lewandowski, S10128 [10OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 312, regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers, H5180 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 427, corrections in enrollment of S. 3186, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9840 [12OC]

H. Con. Res. 428, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, H9852 [12OC]

H. Res. 423, consideration of H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act, H461 [16FE]

H. Res. 496, consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2783 [10MY]

H. Res. 511, consideration of H.R. 3916, repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services, H3830 [25MY]

H. Res. 523, consideration of conference report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H4347 [14JN]

H. Res. 624, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9826 [12OC]

H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S393-S453 [7FE]

H.R. 1089, Mutual Fund Tax Awareness Act, H1649 [3AP]

H.R. 1291, Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act, H3058 [16MY]

H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act, H474-H476 [16FE]

H.R. 3100, Know Your Caller Act, H8272 [27SE]

H.R. 3113, Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act, H6369-H6371 [18JY]

H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act, H2285-H2289 [13AP]

H.R. 3637, Homeowners Protection Act technical corrections, H3578 [23MY]

H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2801 [10MY]

H.R. 3916, repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services, H3842 [25MY]

H.R. 4281, promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing, H10007 [17OC]

H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, H9624-H9627 [10OC]

S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, H486 [16FE]

S. 1452, Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, S3563-S3567 [4MY], H10655-H10683 [24OC]

S. 2028, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, S329 [3FE]

S. 2070, Child Passenger Protection Act, S627 [10FE]

S. 2071, Electric Reliability 2000 Act, S628-S632 [10FE], S6352-S6356 [10JY]

S. 2080, Genetically Engineered Food Right-To-Know Act, S685 [22FE]

S. 2094, Stable Oil Supply (SOS) Home Heating Act, S807 [24FE]

S. 2105, Antitampering Act, S817-S819 [24FE]

S. 2117, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S935 [29FE]

S. 2255, extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S1517 [21MR]

S. 2315, Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act, S1894-S1897 [29MR]

S. 2369, waive Federal preemption of State laws in court cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims, S2348 [6AP]

S. 2415, Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act, S2633-S2635 [12AP]

S. 2501, Generic Pharmaceutical Access and Choice for Consumers Act, S3329-S3331 [3MY]

S. 2513, Financial Information Privacy Protection Act, S3532-S3535 [4MY]

S. 2554, prohibit the display of an individual's Social Security number for commercial purposes without the consent of the individual, S3946 [15MY]

S. 2570, ensure the fair and equitable treatment of TVA customers in the event of restructuring of the electric utility industry, S4021-S4023 [16MY]

S. 2606, Consumer Privacy Protection Act, S4302-S4309 [23MY]

S. 2698, Broadband Internet Access Act, S4829 [8JN]

S. 2790, Federal Fuel Tax Relief Act, S5811 [26JN]

S. 2791, Federal Fuels Tax Suspension Act, S5812 [26JN]

S. 2819, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S6132-S6134 [29JN]

S. 2905, Medicare+Choice Program Improvement Act, S7450 [21JY]

S. 2924, Internet False Identification Prevention Act, S11427, S11431 [31OC], S11941 [15DE], H12511 [15DE]

S. 2928, Consumer Internet Privacy Enhancement Act, S7669 [26JY]

S. 2993, Drug Competition Act, S7908 [27JY]

S. 3012, Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act, S8113 [6SE]

S. 3083, Enhancement of Privacy and Public Safety in Cyberspace Act, S8859-S8862 [20SE]

S. 3104, require country-of-origin marking on door hinges, S9200 [25SE]

S. 3164, Protecting Seniors From Fraud Act, S10941 [24OC], H11583 [30OC]

S. 3180, Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act, S10090 [6OC]

S. 3184, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S10254-S10256 [11OC]

S. 3210, Consumer and Employee Arbitration Bill of Rights, S10626 [17OC]

S. 3230, Dept. of Agriculture reauthorization of authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs, S10947 [24OC]

S. Res. 348, investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S., S8116 [6SE]

CONTEH, ABDUL

Remarks in House

New York Life Humanitarian of the Year Award: recipient, E1833 [19OC]

CONTI, HILARY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2210 [15DE]

CONTINENTAL SHELF see Outer Continental Shelf

CONTINUED REPORTING OF INTERCEPTED WIRE, ORAL, AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1769), S2813 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1769): House amendment, S2813, S2814 [13AP]

Texts of

S. 1769, provisions, S2813 [13AP]

CONTRA COSTA (CA) TIMES

Articles and editorials

Forests Need Protection, S6516 [12JY]

Hot Dog Lady's a Fixture at Pleasant Hill Eatery, E1977 [28OC]

Main Street Pooch Won't Be Forgotten, E844 [25MY]

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA

Remarks in House

Ecology and environment: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

CONTRACEPTIVES

Factsheets

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools Funding: National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, H7823 [19SE]

Letters

District of Columbia inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage of contraceptives by health insurance plans: Dennis M. Schnurr, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H7056 [26JY]

Postcoital emergency contraception distribution in schools funding: John Schlitt, National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, H7823 [19SE]

Memorandums

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools: Congressional Research Service, S6095 [29JN]

———Kenneth R. Thomas, Congressional Research Service, S6095 [29JN]

Remarks in House

District of Columbia: inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage of contraceptives by health insurance plans, H7055-H7058 [26JY], H7176 [27JY], H7583, H7584 [14SE]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7817-H7825 [19SE], E1571 [22SE]

Remarks in Senate

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, S8799 [20SE]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, S6094 [29JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN]

Statements

District of Columbia Inclusion of Conscience Clause in Legislation Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives by Health Insurance Plans: Several District of Columbia City Council Members, H7057 [26JY]

CONTRACT SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6676 [20JY]

Lists

Members, H6676 [20JY]

CONTRACTED AUTOMOBILE REGULATORY RELIEF ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2325), S1884 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2325), S1910 [29MR]

Texts of

S. 2325, provisions, S1910 [29MR]

CONTRACTS

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), S10527 [13OC]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2123 [4AP]

Analyses

Indian Tribal Enterprise and Alaska Native Corporations Participation Expansion in the HUBZone Program (S. 2569), S4020 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Cellini—State Capital's Quiet Captain of Clout; Dealmaker Built Empire Working in Background, S9815, S9818-S9820 [4OC]

Easy Access to Nation's Secrets Poses Security Threat, S4654 [7JN]

Felons Gain Access to the Nation's Secrets, S4652-S4654 [7JN]

GOP Fights Favors for Smith & Wesson, H3326 [18MY]

Helping Their Cronies Is the Lease Politicians Can Do, S9804-S9807 [4OC]

Illinois Capital Development Board Awarding of Southern Illinois Prison Construction Project, S9803 [4OC]

NATO Spending Bill Includes Executive Jets for 9 Generals, S5000 [13JN]

New Prison Benefits Ryan Pal—$33,000 Payday Seen in Land Deal, S9803 [4OC]

Probe of Security Clearances Urged—Senator Says Contract Hirings Pose a Threat, S4651 [7JN]

Riverboat Deal Is Plum for Insiders, S9872 [4OC]

Taxpayers Face a Big Loss on Hotel Loans; GOP Insider Denies Political Deal, S9808 [4OC]

Taxpayers Stuck With $30 Million Hotel Tab, S9807 [4OC]

William Cellini Heads Private Fundraising Drive, S9873 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 2927), S7656 [26JY]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

Crime: end taxpayer support of Federal contractors against whom repeated civil judgments or criminal convictions have been entered (see S. 3185), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 5439), H9767 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (see S. 2474), S2940 [26AP]

———impose a moratorium on the privatization and outsourcing of certain functions performed by civilian employees (see H.R. 4722), H5036 [22JN]

———include women-owned businesses as eligible participants in the Mentor-Protege Program (see S. 2483), S3023 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (see S. 2594), S4190 [18MY]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

Federal contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

———require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use (see H.R. 4012), H1118 [16MR]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

———require wages to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see S. 2216), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3589), H253 [8FE]

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (see S. 2242), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 4103), H1476 [28MR]

———provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (see S. 3166), S9944 [5OC]

———require entities entering into certain governmental contracts to offer employees carrying out services before the award of a contract the right to continue employment after the award of the contract (see H.R. 4221), H2012 [10AP]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S7840 [27JY]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8468 [28SE]

Housing: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (see H.R. 5033), H7207 [27JY]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (see H.R. 4148), H1628 [30MR]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2906), S7448 [21JY] (see H.R. 4991), H7205 [27JY]

Motor vehicles: establish certain rules for inspection and maintenance in States that contract out vehicle testing and inspection services (see H.R. 3522), H47 [27JA]

National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (see S. 3277), S11789 [14DE]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 562), H6777 [24JY]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (see S. 2162), S1117 [2MR]

Oklahoma: eliminate requirement of requesting Dept. of the Interior approval for Indian tribes to enter into contracts (see S. 3013), S8197 [7SE]

Small business: strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), consideration (see H. Res. 582), H7870 [19SE]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2396), S2526 [11AP]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 2897), S7393 [20JY]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

Letters

Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities: Aida Alvarez, SBA, S8732 [19SE]

———Harry C. Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce, S8733 [19SE]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H10697 [24OC]

Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act: Patricia McGinnis, Council for Excellence in Government, S9948 [5OC]

Native Americans' self-governance enhancement relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6754 [24JY]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6754 [24JY]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Bruce N. Hahn, Computing Technology Industry Association, H6675 [20JY]

———Charles H. Cantus, Professional Services Council, H6676 [20JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H6673 [20JY]

———Deidre A. Lee, OMB, H6683 [20JY]

———Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

———Gary Engebretson, Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———John W. Douglass, Aerospace Industries Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———Kevin M. Burke, Food Distributors International, H6678 [20JY]

———Lawrence F. Skibbie, National Defense Industrial Association, H6677 [20JY]

———Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America, H6679 [20JY]

———Lyn M. Withey, International Paper (business), H6679 [20JY]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H6677 [20JY]

———Michael J. Eastman, Legal Policy Association, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6678 [20JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H6683 [20JY]

———Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H6673 [20JY]

———Representatives Thomas M. Davis and James P. Moran, H6679 [20JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H6674 [20JY]

———Richard W. Carroll, Small Business Technology Coalition, H6673 [20JY]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, H6674, H6683 [20JY]

———Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resource Management, H6679 [20JY]

———Technology Coalition for Responsible Procurement, H6675 [20JY]

———Todd McCracken, National Small Business United, H6673 [20JY]

———William B. Spencer, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, H6675 [20JY]

Retrofit storage containers with high security locks for classified documents: Dept. of Defense, E1827 [19OC]

Lists

Communities for Safer Guns Coalition, H4888-H4890 [21JN]

Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

Remarks in House

AID: employment of contractors for deployment of Food for Peace Program commodities, H5593, H5594 [29JN]

Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (S. 748), H10514 [23OC]

Arbitration: allow choice as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8688-H8690 [3OC], E1718 [6OC]

Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (H.R. 1161), H10690-H10698 [24OC], E1528 [19SE]

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H6703-H6705 [20JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H407 [15FE], H1493 [29MR], H1603, H1604 [30MR], H1820 [5AP], H2155, H2156, H2163 [12AP], H2465 [3MY], H2561, H2565, H2566 [4MY], H3076 [16MY], H3959 [7JN], H6016 [13JY], H6689 [20JY]

Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information, H9639 [11OC]

———prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (H.R. 354), E403 [23MR]

Courts: authority of administrative law judges to bar companies from receiving Federal contracts, H7379 [12SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H11509, H11510 [29OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: export of nonfat dry milk through the Dairy Export Incentive Program, H5683 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: analyze impact of contract bundling on small businesses, H3284, H3287 [17MY]

———efforts to privatize purchasing and procurement of supplies, H1682 [4AP]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions in Guam, H1669-H1671 [3AP], H1988 [10AP]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions relative to Guam, H925-H928 [13MR]

———privatization of utility systems on military installations, H3316 [18MY]

———procurement of ball and roller bearings, H3325 [18MY]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H3326, H3328, H3329 [18MY]

———suspend contractors convicted of fraud, H4012 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: allegations of criminal activities by employees and contractors, H3313 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4887-H4893 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), H11846, H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE], E2150 [7DE]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6672-H6684 [20JY], E1298 [21JY]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (H.R. 3589), E94 [8FE]

GSA: conversion of Federal Telecommunications Service contracts, E2025 [30OC]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (H. Con. Res. 413), H9946 [17OC]

Housing: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (H.R. 5033), E1482 [14SE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (H.R. 4148), H10026-H10028 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E462 [30MR]

Medicare: contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (H.R. 1392), E8 [27JA]

———reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements (H.R. 2115), E959 [9JN]

National Reconnaissance Office: contracting of satellite launch services, H9853, H9855 [12OC], H12070-H12072 [11DE]

National security: retrofit storage containers with high security locks for classified documents, E1808 [17OC]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 562), H6753, H6754 [24JY]

———reduce Federal oversight over contracts and choice of counsel, and require disclosure of tribal governments' sovereign immunity in contracts (S. 613), H520 [29FE]

Small business: strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), H7877-H7885 [20SE], E1573 [22SE]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), consideration (H. Res. 582), H7876, H7877 [20SE]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), H6882, H6883 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, S7596 [26JY]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 764), S1809 [28MR]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (S. 2569), S4019-S4021 [16MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 2927), S7667 [26JY]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140-S143 [31JA]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 2117), S933-S935 [29FE]

Crime: end taxpayer support of Federal contractors against whom repeated civil judgments or criminal convictions have been entered (S. 3185), S10400 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Graduate School's status relative to Federal contracts, S7377 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: cancel operational support aircraft leasing authority, S4999-S5007 [13JN]

———clarify exception for outsourcing of certain civilian functions to Native American contractors, S5019 [13JN]

———establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (S. 2474), S2944 [26AP]

———F/A-18 E/F aircraft procurement contract, S5357 [19JN]

———include women-owned businesses as eligible participants in the Mentor-Protege Program (S. 2483), S3027 [27AP]

———matching of disbursements to particular obligations, S4811 [8JN], S4915, S4916 [9JN]

———permit receipt of in-kind considerations anywhere on an installation for the lease of property, S6460 [11JY]

———privatization of utility systems on military installations, S6565 [12JY]

———prohibit the issuance of security clearances to employees or contractors with histories of criminal activity or substance abuse, S4651-S4656 [7JN], S6448 [11JY]

———refine and advance Federal acquisition regulations relative to the Cost Accounting Standards Board, solutions-based contracting, procurement of information technology services, and service contract payments, S5074 [14JN]

———reform procurement rules for purchasing military equipment to allow more equitable treatment of U.S. military arsenals, S5087 [14JN]

———vaccine acquisition policies, S11367 [30OC]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S531 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), S10527 [13OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, S10150 [10OC]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (S. 2216), S1319 [8MR]

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses, S6248 [30JN]

———improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (S. 2242), S1415 [9MR]

———provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (S. 3166), S9948 [5OC]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (S. 2986), S7899 [27JY]

GSA: improve oversight of public building purchasing, leasing, and refurbishing practices, S10734 [18OC]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2906), S7450 [21JY]

Medicare: reform, S6204 [30JN]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (S. 1020), S1810 [28MR]

National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (S. 3277), S11789 [14DE]

Native Americans: allow purchase of prescription drugs from the Federal Supply Schedule, S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), insert S. 979 language in lieu, S2138 [4AP]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2131-S2138 [4AP]

NIH: require contractors caring for research chimpanzees to comply with the Animal Welfare Act, S6195 [30JN]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (S. 2162), S1115 [2MR]

Oklahoma: eliminate requirement of requesting Dept. of the Interior approval for Indian tribes to enter into contracts (S. 3013), S8198 [7SE]

Panama Canal: review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China, S65 [26JA]

Small business: provide Federal contract opportunities in economically distressed communities, S8732-S8734 [19SE]

Springfield, IL: require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9800-S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818-S9820, S9827-S9829, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), S10528 [13OC]

———authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2396), S2535 [11AP]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (S. 2897), S7394 [20JY]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses, S6323 [10JY]

———Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (S. Res. 311), S4330 [23MY], S4340 [24MY]

Reports

National Women's Small Business Summit, S6324 [10JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4945, Small Business Competition Preservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 582) (H. Rept. 106-867), H7870 [19SE]

Dept. of Energy Termination of the Exemption of Nonprofit Institutions From Civil Penalties for Violations of Nuclear Safety Requirements: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H5083 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior Contract With the Mancos Water Conservancy District To Use Mancos Project Facilities for Irrigation Purposes: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2594) (S. Rept. 106-427), S9464 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior Contracts With the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District To Use Federal Facilities To Deliver Non-Federal Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3236) (S. Rept. 106-434, S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3236) (H. Rept. 106-742), H6353 [17JY]

Equity in Contracting for Women Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4897) (H. Rept. 106-879), H7990 [21SE]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1161) (H. Rept. 106-834), H7364 [7SE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contract Support Costs: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4148) (H. Rept. 106-837), H7501 [12SE]

Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 613) (H. Rept. 106-501), H571 [29FE]

Small Business Competition Preservation Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4945) (H. Rept. 106-858), H7722 [18SE]

Statements

Dept. of Defense Federal Acquisition Revisions: Senators Thompson, Lieberman, Warner and Levin, S5075 [14JN]

Federal Contract Opportunities for Small Businesses in Economically Distressed Communities: Executive Office of the President, S8733 [19SE]

Tables

Comparison of Medicare payment rates across settings for selected high volume ambulatory care services, E959 [9JN]

Operational support aircraft proposal requirements, S5002 [13JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 562, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1167, enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, H6753 [24JY]

H. Res. 582, consideration of H.R. 4945, Small Business Competition Preservation Act, H7876 [20SE]

H.R. 534, Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act, H8688 [3OC]

H.R. 1161, Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act, H10690-H10696 [24OC]

H.R. 3236, Dept. of the Interior contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water to Summit County, UT, H6882 [25JY]

H.R. 4148, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act contract support costs, H10026 [17OC]

H.R. 4945, Small Business Competition Preservation Act, H7884 [20SE]

S. 613, Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act, H520 [29FE]

S. 748, improve Federal hiring and contracting of Alaskan natives, H10514 [23OC]

S. 979, enhance Native American self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, S2131-S2137 [4AP]

S. 2117, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S935 [29FE]

S. 2216, Federal Emergency Management Agency Buy American Compliance Act, S1319 [8MR]

S. 2594, Dept. of the Interior contract with Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, S10527 [13OC]

S. 2594, Dept. of the Interior contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE]

S. 2927, Public Safety Act, S7667 [26JY]

S. 2986, Just Opportunities in Bidding Act, S7900 [27JY]

S. 3166, Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act, S9948 [5OC]

S. Res. 311, Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses, S4326, S4333 [23MY]

CONTRERAS, ALICIA

Remarks in House

Rural areas: tribute to students testifying on living conditions in Colonias, H1082 [16MR]

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Amendments

Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H55 [31JA]

Analyses

Pain Relief Promotion Act (H.R. 5544), S11116 [26OC]

Articles and editorials

Approve Pain Relief Promotion Bill—Senate Should Put a Quick End to Wyden's Filibuster and Pass Bill That Favors Pain-Killing Over Patient-Killing, S11214 [27OC]

Health, Not Suicide, S11214 [27OC]

Kill the Pain, Not the Patients, S11213 [27OC]

State's Rights, a State's Wrongs—Not Even Oregon Has a Right To Intrude on Federal Government's Traditional Regulatory Arena, S11214 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 2607), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 5544), H11193 [25OC]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———protect children from drug traffickers (see H.R. 5312), H8405 [27SE]

———treatment of controlled substances (see H.R. 5326), H8406 [27SE]

Conference reports

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Descriptions

Drug Dealer Liability Act (H.R. 1042), H9536 [10OC]

Letters

Buprenorphine use in treating drug addiction: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S9112 [22SE]

Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act: Ward Dean, H61 [31JA]

Drug Addiction Treatment Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6376 [18JY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6376 [18JY]

Lists

Organizatons supporting legislation on pain management and palliative care promotion without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11213 [27OC]

Remarks in House

Courts: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (H.R. 1042), H9535-H9537 [10OC]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, H11211, H11212, H11252, H11261 [26OC]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2125, H2126, H2127 [12AP], E545 [12AP]

———protect children from drug traffickers (H.R. 5312), H9950, H9951 [17OC], E1865 [19OC]

———registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment (H.R. 2634), H6374-H6377 [18JY]

———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H55-H62 [31JA]

Remarks in Senate

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11106, S11109, S11110 [26OC], S11207-S11216 [27OC], S11469 [1NO]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), S14 [24JA]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 5544), S11116 [26OC]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (S. 1272), S9842 [4OC], S10244 [11OC]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (S. 2607), S4311 [23MY]

Drugs: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment, S9111-S9115 [22SE], S11892, S11893 [15DE]

Reports filed

Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2260) (S. Rept. 106-299), S4296 [23MY]

Statements

Buprenorphine Use in Treating Drug Addiction: Charles O'Brien, S9113 [22SE]

Pain Management and Palliative Care Promotion Without Permitting Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: AMA, S11215 [27OC]

———C. Everett Koop, S11214 [27OC]

Pain Relief Promotion Act: American Cancer Society, S10244 [11OC]

Registration Requirements for Practitioners Who Dispense Narcotic Drugs for Maintenance or Detoxification Treatments: Representatives Bliley and McCollum, H8259 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1042, Drug Dealer Liability Act, H9535 [10OC]

H.R. 2130, Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act, H55-H57 [31JA]

H.R. 2634, Drug Addiction Treatment Act, H6374 [18JY], H7200 [27JY]

H.R. 5312, Protecting Our Children From Drugs Act, H9950 [17OC]

S. 2607, Pain Relief Promotion Act, S4312 [23MY]

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Remarks in House

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2125, H2126, H2127 [12AP], E545 [12AP]

CONVENTION ON CULTURAL PROPERTY IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Foreign trade: improve procedures for restricting imports of archaeological and ethnological material (see H.R. 4372), H2511 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign trade: improve procedures for restricting imports of archaeological and ethnological material, S11877 [15DE]

CONWAY, CHRISTA

Essays

Why I'm Glad America Is a Nation of Immigrants, S6345 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

American Immigration Lawyers Association: tribute to Celebrate America creative writing contest winners, S6345 [10JY]

CONWAY, DENNIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1946 [26OC]

CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H5975 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6689 [20JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5957 [12JY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H479 [16FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9796 [11OC]

———H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, H7631 [14SE]

———H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

———S. 1692, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H3830 [25MY]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

As Florida Goes, Bruce Ackerman, New York (NY) Times, E2211 [15DE]

Battered Girlfriends Need Protection, Too, Judy Mann, Washington (DC) Post, E1441 [11SE]

Biting the Ballot, William Safire, New York (NY) Times, E2174 [11DE]

Demagogic Bill, Washington (DC) Post, H2793 [10MY]

Deregulation Called Blow to Minorities, Stephen Labaton, New York (NY) Times, E2223 [15DE]

For Clinton's Last Act, Robert S. McNamara and Benjamin B. Ferencz, New York (NY) Times, E2219 [15DE]

Georgia Regulatory Agency To Lead Investigation Into Insurer's Rates for Black Customers, Scot J. Paltrow, Wall Street Journal, E2209 [15DE]

Ghosts in Florida, Colbert I. King, Washington (DC) Post, E2174 [11DE]

Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet Nurturer, Jabari Asim, Washington (DC) Post, E2167 [11DE]

Keep Them Out! Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E2170 [11DE]

No Surprise, It's an Activist Court, Larry D. Kramer, New York (NY) Times, E2221 [15DE]

Raising the Stakes, Anthony Lewis, New York (NY) Times, E2173 [11DE]

Ruling Voids Use of Vouchers in Ohio Schools, Jodi Wilgoren, New York (NY) Times, E2205 [15DE]

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, Jose de Cordoba, Wall Street Journal, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

Skeleton in the Closet, George M. Fredrickson, New York Review of Books (publication), E2105-E2107 [14NO]

To Any Lengths, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E2173 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (see H.R. 4321), H7503 [12SE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H4485 [14JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H10473 [19OC]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H4592 [15JN]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H1119 [16MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7366 [7SE]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H3413 [18MY]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H575 [29FE]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4121 [8JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H632 [1MR]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H1406 [23MR]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H758 [8MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Computers: impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (see H.R. 4267), H2336 [13AP]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H5084 [23JN]

Congressional Review Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 5380), H8799 [4OC]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

———increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H373 [14FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H998 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H8201 [26SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1477 [28MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H2411 [2MY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H922 [9MR]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H1629 [30MR]

———improve and expand access to educational television programming (see H.R. 2965), H342 [10FE]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H11621 [30OC]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2967 [11MY]

———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3071), H90 [31JA]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H373 [14FE]

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H5169 [26JN]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H1589 [29MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H9505 [6OC]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H165 [1FE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3412 [18MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1406 [23MR]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H11207 [26OC]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H165 [1FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H8062 [25SE]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1852 [5AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H511 [16FE]

———technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5107), H7280 [6SE]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1205), H1406 [23MR]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H1477 [28MR]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3000), H2411 [2MY] (see H.R. 4992), H7282 [6SE] (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H9768 [11OC]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4485 [14JN]

———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H165 [1FE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H2340 [13AP]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2606 [4MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2340 [13AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1477 [28MR]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H3474 [19MY]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H50 [27JA]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 481), H3474 [19MY]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H3869 [25MY]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6778 [24JY]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11207 [26OC]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H1477 [28MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H2512 [3MY]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7578 [13SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H4817 [21JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H922 [9MR]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H50 [27JA]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7366 [7SE]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H7366 [7SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H8469 [28SE]

———make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds (see H.R. 5136), H7723 [18SE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H575 [29FE]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), H922 [9MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (see H.R. 4391), H2654 [8MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H2512 [3MY] (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2412 [2MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4460), H3171 [16MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H511 [16FE]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H5169 [26JN]

U.N.: establish permanent security force (see H. Con. Res. 346), H4675 [19JN]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H4121 [8JN]

Veterans: increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H6777 [24JY]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H6777 [24JY]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Water: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), H1406 [23MR]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]

Woods, Tiger: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3173 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 5020), H7207 [27JY]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see H.R. 5567), H11206 [26OC]

Courts: establish alternative sentencing procedures for certain nonviolent drug offenses (see H.R. 5608), H11716 [31OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Education: support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

Immigration: restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H641 [2MR]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (see H. Res. 416), H219 [7FE]

Letters

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H4986 [22JN]

Ensure physician's rights to choose whether to join a labor organization: Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, H5642 [29JN]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H2795 [10MY]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, H2794 [10MY]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H2795 [10MY]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, H2795 [10MY]

———several Governors, H2794 [10MY]

———Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, H2794 [10MY]

Juvenile Justice Reform Act conference committee meeting: by, S2706 [13AP], H2085 [11AP]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Nancy Stoner, Natural Resources Defense Council, H483 [16FE]

Treatment of child support and alimony payments in bankruptcy: several women and children advocacy groups, H9838 [12OC]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), H3829 [25MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9840 [12OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H1975 [10AP], H2080 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205) conferees, H7532 [13SE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2819 [10MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1780, H1792 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), motion to instruct conferees, H3829 [25MY]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history, E2105 [14NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9789, H9791 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9832, H9834, H9837, H9838 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9830, H9831 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), motion to instruct conferees, H9792 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5540), H11703 [31OC]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9837 [12OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9834, H9838 [12OC]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7448, H7449, H7450, H7453 [12SE]

Business and industry: clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H174, H176, H182 [2FE]

———increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9049, H9050 [6OC]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6792, H6793, H6794, H6796 [25JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 368), H7446 [12SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H8156, H8160 [26SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), H3577 [23MY]

Classified information: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, H9857 [12OC]

Cleveland, OH: Federal appeals court decision on vouchers to provide school choice, E2205 [15DE]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4365 [14JN]

———impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (H.R. 4267), E564 [13AP], E741 [17MY]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6061, H6062, H6066 [17JY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (H. Con. Res. 363), E1859 [19OC]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8688 [3OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1100 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1108 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1091, H1100, H1108 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2053 [11AP]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 5021), H8094 [26SE], E1359 [27JY]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9035 [6OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7524, H7532, H7534, H7538, H7539, H7540 [13SE]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3935 [7JN]

———increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (H.R. 238), H8695 [3OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1044, H1046 [15MR], H2080, H2081, H2084, H2087 [11AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2028 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7444 [12SE], H7524, H7532, H7534, H7538, H7539, H7540 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H4985 [22JN]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, H5148 [26JN]

———Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H5006 [22JN]

———Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative funding, H4986, H4988 [22JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9789, H9791 [11OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11294 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4985, H4988, H4990, H5006 [22JN], H5060 [23JN], H5148 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12499 [15DE]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Redford High School, E837 [25MY]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): anniversary, E1761 [12OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11294 [26OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), H9954 [17OC]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2080, H2081, H2084, H2087 [11AP]

———gun control, H1046 [15MR], H1176 [22MR]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H468 [16FE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms, E179 [29FE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, H1044 [15MR]

Florida: alleged voting irregularities in Presidential election, E2170 [11DE]

———constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]

FTC: antitrust activities funding, H4990 [22JN]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), H7772, H7774 [19SE], E1407 [6SE]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, H5976 [13JY]

———elections, H5976 [13JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5628, H5631, H5637, H5638, H5641, H5642, H5643, H5644, H5646, H5651 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5621, H5625 [29JN]

Health care professionals: ensure rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5641, H5642, H5643 [29JN]

———exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5621, H5644, H5646 [29JN]

———negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5637, H5638 [29JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), H2687 [9MY]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9037 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 613), H9035 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), motion to instruct conferees, H7630 [14SE]

———remove limit on the number of nonimmigrant visas for victims of sex trafficking or involuntary servitude, H7630 [14SE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3572, H3574 [23MY], E777 [19MY]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7768, H7769 [19SE], H12499 [15DE]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), H9544 [10OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8701 [3OC]

———prohibit refusal of visas based on sex, race, sexual orientation, or disability, H9544 [10OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11294 [26OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 4966), E1350 [27JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9857 [12OC]

International Criminal Court: encourage President Clinton to sign establishing treaty, E2219 [15DE]

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization: permit foreign employees to maintain visa status after privatization, H9544 [10OC]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: impact of unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments, H2785, H2786 [10MY]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 4700), H6744 [24JY]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), E321 [15MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4939 [22JN]

Life Insurance Co. of Georgia: investigation into African-American policyholder premium rates, E2209 [15DE]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (H. Res. 416), E70 [7FE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H898 [9MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5627 [29JN], H9788 [11OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5060 [23JN]

Point of order, H2785 [10MY], H7528 [13SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), H7456 [12SE]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), H5190 [27JN]

Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 72), H6747 [24JY]

Small business: limit punitive damages against small businesses except in cases where they are proven to have acted with specific intent to cause harm, H477 [16FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H464, H468, H470, H477, H478, H481, H482, H483 [16FE]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: define ``punitive damages'' as those awarded to punish or deter similar behavior and not including civil penalties, fines, or treble damages assessed by a State or Federal agency, H478 [16FE]

———define ``small business'' relative to revenue and clarify provisions on product liability, hate crimes, and State punitive damages application and opt-out procedures, H481, H482, H483 [16FE]

Supreme Court: decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, E2220 [15DE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2785, H2786, H2787, H2793, H2804, H2810 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), motion to recommit, H2819 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 4460), E741 [17MY]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, H226 [8FE]

———impact on women and minorities, E2223 [15DE]

Votes: position on missed, H4587 [15JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9035, H9037 [6OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8094, H8101 [26SE]

Summaries

Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Law Act (H.R. 4966), E1350-E1353 [27JY]

Tributes

Brooks, Gwendolyn, E2167 [11DE]

Clay, Representative, H11427 [27OC]

Dixon, Julian C., H12077 [11DE]

Edwards, Ester G., E1430 [7SE]

Fredrickson, George M., E2105 [14NO]

Hendricks, Jon, E1428 [7SE]

COOK, DEBORAH V.H.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11127 [26OC]

COOK, DONALD E.

Letters

Children's Day Care Health and Safety Improvement Act, S1410 [9MR]

Children's Research Protection Act, S6023 [28JN]

COOK, MERRILL (a Representative from Utah)

Amendments

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3958 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5657 [29JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Business and industry: restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H632 [1MR]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H4817 [21JN]

———promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (see H. Con. Res. 182), H633 [1MR]

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H2770 [9MY]

Credit: require disclosure of all information in a consumer's file (see H.R. 2856), H2340 [13AP]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H255 [8FE]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H6052 [13JY]

———prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a crime (see H.R. 2633), H4783 [20JN]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H9767 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 205), H2340 [13AP]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H5956 [12JY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H7211 [27JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5436 [28JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1589 [29MR]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 2613), H2905 [10MY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2412 [2MY]

———prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H7212 [27JY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

EPA: make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H7003 [25JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 2544), H7502 [12SE]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H6355 [17JY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H455 [15FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H3926 [6JN] (see H.R. 4207), H3813 [24MY]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H3925 [6JN]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1852 [5AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H632 [1MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H6719 [20JY]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H3869 [25MY]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H2771 [9MY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H2411 [2MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H2966 [11MY]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), H575 [29FE]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H4817 [21JN]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H575 [29FE]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H5036 [22JN]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H255 [8FE]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4862), H7212 [27JY]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H3413 [18MY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H3474 [19MY]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H2967 [11MY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H7211 [27JY]

———expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H6777 [24JY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H2412 [2MY]

Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H6470 [18JY]

Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H2340 [13AP]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H5169 [26JN]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7129 [26JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10473 [19OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H3173 [16MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H4783 [20JN]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6719 [20JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2013 [10AP]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1959 [6AP]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H8200 [26SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2606 [4MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H5737 [10JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H1413 [27MR]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4236), H2122 [11AP]

———improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), H574 [29FE]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5956 [12JY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1588 [29MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2012 [10AP]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H3173 [16MY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H632 [1MR]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]

Olympic games: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H4485 [14JN]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1406 [23MR] (see H. Con. Res. 233), H575 [29FE]

———U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H3309 [17MY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H3413 [18MY]

Power resources: simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see H.R. 4340), H5737 [10JY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H3474 [19MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H3650 [23MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4592 [15JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H2411 [2MY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H2341 [13AP]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H5656 [29JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2013 [10AP]

———exclude income derived from the manufacture of products, and provision of services, in outer space (see H.R. 3898), H921 [9MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3412 [18MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3709), H922 [9MR]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H5085 [23JN]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4136), H4817 [21JN]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H757 [8MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H7002 [25JY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H2607 [4MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 2750), H5737 [10JY]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H1852 [5AP]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H3173 [16MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7282 [6SE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H5084 [23JN]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H2341 [13AP]

Veterans: repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H5240 [27JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H342 [10FE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2770 [9MY]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H7933 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Orem, UT: permit construction of a hook ramp as part of the highway project to reconstruct the interchange at Interstate Route 15 and University Parkway (see H.R. 5411), H9504 [6OC]

Political campaigns: require candidates for election for Federal office to report to the FEC information on the sale of personal assets (see H.R. 4989), H7205 [27JY]

Taxation: encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 4676), H4591 [15JN]

West Jordon, UT: modify Reuse Project to include recycling and reuse of naturally impaired surface water (see H.R. 4558), H3867 [25MY]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag: by, S1842 [29MR]

Remarks

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3691 [24MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, E377 [22MR]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, H7606 [14SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (H.R. 3679), H7805 [19SE]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, E377 [22MR]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3944, H3958 [7JN]

———expand boundaries to include the Factory Butte and Muddy Creek areas, H3944 [7JN]

———prohibit commercial billboards and other commercial advertising, H3958 [7JN]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H308 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2800 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4126 [9JN]

University of Utah: anniversary, H459 [16FE], E153 [16FE]

Votes: position on missed, E242 [8MR]

COOKE, EILEEN D.

Remarks in House

Points of Light Foundation: Daily Points of Light Award recipient, E1177 [30JN]

COOKE, JOSEPH

Articles and editorials

Stolen Children, S3683 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H5847 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, S3679, S3683 [9MY]

COOKE, LARRY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3017 [27AP]

COOKSEY, JOHN (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H6778 [24JY]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H3309 [17MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Aviation: prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3812 [24MY]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H2239 [12AP]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H1123 [20MR]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H3413 [18MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6355 [17JY]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7502 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

———participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H1406 [23MR]

Dept. of Energy: require an inventory of documents and devices containing restricted data at national security laboratories and improve security procedures for access to vaults containing such data (see H.R. 4737), H5436 [28JN]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2770 [9MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2655 [8MY]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7212 [27JY]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1284 [22MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3173 [16MY]

Firearms: repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), H50 [27JA]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Health care facilities: require Federal authorities to provide information in medical records, seized from a medical practice to that practice, in order to continue patient care (see H.R. 4689), H4591 [15JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H1406 [23MR]

Insurance: encourage employer selection of freedom-of-choice health coverage (see H.R. 5568), H11206 [26OC]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3814 [24MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H2341 [13AP]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H255 [8FE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5843 [11JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H8406 [27SE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H341 [10FE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H1958 [6AP]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7282 [6SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H1285 [22MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1406 [23MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3649 [23MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3173 [16MY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H7211 [27JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2655 [8MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2655 [8MY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H8406 [27SE]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 4204), H1956 [6AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4783 [20JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1284 [22MR]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1406 [23MR]

———provide tax incentives to enhance long-term care and convene a National Summit on Long-Term Care (see H.R. 4498), H5955 [12JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7002 [25JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2606 [4MY]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H1285 [22MR]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H1119 [16MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H632 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H91 [1FE], H2657 [9MY], H6779 [25JY], H7873 [20SE], H9637 [11OC]

Poems

``Millennium 2000,'' Jean McGivney Boese, E740 [17MY]

Remarks

Education: national policy to improve system, H2416 [3MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2318 [13AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H507 [16FE], H2334 [13AP]

COOL, BEULAH

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S643 [10FE]

COOL CREST GARDEN GOLF AND GAME ROOM (business)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1102 [23JN]

COOLIDGE, CALVIN (30th President of the United States)

Essays

Rights and Duties, S1767 [28MR]

COOLIDGE, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4817 [8JN]

COONCE, WILLIAM C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E227 [6MR]

COONEY, MANUS

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11899 [15DE]

COOPER, ALAN

Articles and editorials

$3 Billion Later, Dalkon Trust Closes Shop—Mass Tort Clearinghouse Seen by Some as the Best-Run Outfit of Its Kind, S8100 [6SE]

COOPER, BENJAMIN Y.

Letters

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act, S5908 [27JN]

COOPER, HELENE

Articles and editorials

Opening Doors—Congress' Vote Primes U.S. Firms To Boost Investments in China, H6401 [18JY]

COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORP.

Remarks in Senate

Financial institutions: authorize loan guarantees to cooperative lending entities to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1934-S1939, S1965 [30MR]

COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

Appointments

Members, S2131 [4AP], H10032 [17OC]

COPELAND, TIMOTHY

Remarks in House

Ewing Township, NJ: Kiwanis Club Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E704 [11MY]

COPPERAS COVE, TX

Remarks in House

Wright, Shereka: Gatorade National High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year award recipient, E522 [10AP]

COPPOLA, FRANCIS FORD AND ELEANOR

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1552 [21SE]

COPYRIGHT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5106), H7770, H7771 [19SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5106) (H. Rept. 106-860), H7722 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 5106, provisions, H7770 [19SE]

COPYRIGHTS

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: preserve efficient low-cost commercial financing of enterprises based upon the security of their copyrights and assets (see H.R. 4351), H2410 [2MY]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see S. 3203, 3204), S10412 [12OC] (see H.R. 5106, 5107), H7280 [6SE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (see H.R. 4870), H6469 [18JY]

Music and dance: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H8061 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: preserve efficient low-cost commercial financing of enterprises based upon the security of their copyrights and assets (H.R. 4351), E926 [9JN]

Foreign policy: protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, E1891 [24OC]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5106), H7770, H7771 [19SE]

———technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), H7244-H7246 [6SE], H7771-H7774 [19SE], E1407 [6SE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (H.R. 4870), H7762-H7765 [19SE]

Information services: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information, H9639 [11OC]

———prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (H.R. 354), E403 [23MR]

Library of Congress: Copyright Office funding, H4933, H4939 [22JN]

Music and dance: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (H.R. 5275), E1583 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Government regulations: enhance patent, copyright, and trademark laws relative to intellectual property and the internet, S10986 [25OC]

———technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), S9844 [4OC], S10498, S10499 [12OC]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: application of copyright and communications laws, S1967 [30MR]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (S. 671), S8750 [19SE]

Reports filed

Copyright Technical Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5106) (H. Rept. 106-860), H7722 [18SE]

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 671), S612 [10FE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 671) (S. Rept. 106-249), S1747 [27MR]

Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4870) (H. Rept. 106-853), H7650 [14SE]

Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5107) (H. Rept. 106-861), H7722 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4870, Intellectual Property Technical Amendments Act, H7762-H7765 [19SE]

H.R. 5106, Copyright Technical Corrections Act, H7770 [19SE]

H.R. 5107, Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act, H7771 [19SE]

CORAL GABLES, FL

Remarks in House

St. Thomas Episcopal Parish: tribute, E1398 [6SE]

CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems, S11893 [15DE]

CORAL REEF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3919) (H. Rept. 106-762), H6598 [19JY]

CORCORAN, JANET

Remarks in House

Santa Maria, CA: observance of Peace Week, E1774 [13OC]

CORCORAN, ROSE MARIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E135 [14FE]

CORCORAN, THOMAS W.

Remarks in Senate

Phillipsburg, NJ, Chamber of Commerce: Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, S9190 [25SE]

CORINTH, MS

Remarks in House

Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (S. 1117), H7389-H7391 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (S. 1117), S279 [2FE]

Texts of

S. 1117, Corinth Battlefield Preservation Act, H7389 [12SE]

CORINTH BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1117), H7389-H7391 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1117), S279 [2FE]

Texts of

S. 1117, provisions, H7389 [12SE]

CORISH, WALTER C., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E215 [1MR]

CORLEONE SOCIETY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E342 [16MR]

CORLEY, ROBERT C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E666 [8MY]

CORNELL, NANCY

Remarks in Senate

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

CORNING, INC.

Letters

Broadband Internet Access Act, S4832 [8JN]

CORNUCOPIA, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1012 [14JN]

CORONA, CA

Remarks in House

Haas, Susie: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1005 [14JN]

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School: tribute, E1840 [19OC]

CORONADO, GIL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2013 [28OC]

CORPORATE WELFARE REFORM COMMISSION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3221), H5564 [29JN], E986 [13JN]

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Addresses

Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Program Anniversary: John E. Gherty, S11369-S11371 [30OC]

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10302, S10308, S10428, S10444, S10457 [12OC], H4338, H4339 [13JN], H4485, H4486, H4487 [14JN], H4593 [15JN], H4627, H4632, H4675, H4676 [19JN], H4725, H4729, H4735, H4738, H4746, H4751, H4753, H4759, H4762, H4767, H4772, H4784 [20JN], H4818, H4824, H4841, H4843, H4848, H4853, H4857, H4861, H4862, H4867, H4868, H4870, H4877, H4881, H4887, H4893, H4897 [21JN], H4969 [22JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC], H9992 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

Two Presidents—A Shared Legacy, E1387 [27JY]

Why I Changed My Mind About AmeriCorps, S5559 [21JN], E1386 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4635), H4220 [12JN] (see H.R. 5482), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (see H. Res. 525), H4336 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 638), H10256 [18OC]

State commissions: audit funding (see H.R. 4309), H2338 [13AP]

Taxation: treatment of national service educational awards (see H.R. 5215), H7871 [19SE]

Volunteer firefighters: include participation in a volunteer firefighting agency as one of the national service programs authorized to receive assistance under the AmeriCorps program (see H.R. 5425), H9504 [6OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN] (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Conference reports

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635), H10083-H10224 [18OC]

Lists

Corp. for National and Community Service National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, S5238 [15JN]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10309 [12OC], H4639 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN], H4913 [21JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4613-H4651 [19JN], H4681, H4724-H4776 [20JN], H4823-H4909 [21JN], H9992 [17OC], E1062 [20JN], E1077, E1078, E1081 [22JN], E1095, E1107 [23JN], E1119 [26JN], E1136 [28JN], E1149 [29JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN], E1225 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10369-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4489-H4498 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10366-H10369 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent request, H4649 [19JN], H4724, H4729 [20JN]

Fiskdale, MA: tribute to Tantasqua Regional Junior High School for recognition by the Corp. for National and Community Service as a National Service-Learning Leaders School, E1267 [19JY]

Funding, H4772-H4774 [20JN], E1105 [23JN], E2085 [13NO]

National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program: tribute to award recipients, E984 [13JN]

State commissions: audit funding, H1576 [29MR]

Tavernier, FL: tribute to Coral Shores High School, E984 [13JN]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (H.R. 4740), E1100 [23JN], E1150 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10275-S10333 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10751-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10753 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program: tribute to award recipients, S5238 [15JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4366-S4368 [24MY], S8293 [8SE], S11832 [15DE]

Volunteer workers: anniversary of Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program, S11369 [30OC]

———extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (S. 2764), S5559-S5562 [21JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 638) (H. Rept. 106-990), H10256 [18OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 106-675), H4336 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-988), H10256 [18OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-674), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4635) (S. Rept. 106-410), S8501 [13SE]

National and Community Service Act and Domestic Volunteer Service Act Programs Appropriations Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2764) (S. Rept. 106-365), S8018 [5SE]

Nomination of Alan D. Solomont to the Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Carol W. Kinsley to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Juanita S. Doty to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Leslie Lenkowsky to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Marc Racicot to the Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Mark D. Gearan to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Robert B. Rogers to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7448 [21JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4629 [19JN], H4729, H4744, H4759, H4761, H4765, H4774 [20JN], H4843, H4845, H4857, H4861, H4870 [21JN]

Tables

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4620-H4624 [19JN]

———conference report, H10372-H10377 [19OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 525, consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4489 [15JN]

H. Res. 638, consideration of conference report on H.R 4625, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10366 [19OC]

H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10275-S10289, S10317-S10332 [12OC]

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Messages

Report: President Clinton, H1723 [4AP]

Remarks in House

Funding, H4271, H4272 [13JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Ernest J. Williams III to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Frank H. Cruz to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Katherine M. Anderson to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Kenneth Y. Tomlinson to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

CORPORATIONS

Amendments

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10834, S10849 [19OC]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (S. 2107), S6867 [14JY]

Taxation: repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), S11451, S11497 [1NO], H11881 [14NO]

Articles and editorials

Beware Plausible Protectionists, S8542 [14SE]

Gore's War on Business, S8541 [14SE]

Tax Analysts Special Report—Foreign Sales Corporation Beneficiaries—A Profile, E1535 [20SE]

Tobacco Exports Get Aid in Bill Set for House Vote, H7427 [12SE]

U.S., EU Risk Trade War Over Export Tax Shelters—Europe Is Likely To Seek the WTO's Permission To Levy Punitive Tariffs, H7429 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see S. 3188), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 4246), H2238 [12AP]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

Political campaigns: disclosure of information on the financing of campaigns for Federal elections (see H.R. 5507), H10472 [19OC]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S867 [28FE]

Taxation: allow tax credit for public transportation expenses and reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 3538), H49 [27JA]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 4383), H2605 [4MY]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4192), H1851 [5AP]

———provide for an election for special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions (see H.R. 3851), H756 [8MR]

———reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H1628 [30MR]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 4256), H2238 [12AP] (see H.R. 4986), H7205 [27JY]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see S. 2949), S7839 [27JY]

———treatment of net capital gain of closely held corporations (see H.R. 5569), H11206 [26OC]

Treaties and agreements: support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (see S. Res. 290), S2617 [12AP]

Explanations

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act (H.R. 4986): Senate Amendment, H11885-H11891 [14NO]

Letters

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, H11892 [14NO]

———several Representatives, E1480 [14SE]

———Stuart E. Eizenstat, Dept. of the Treasury, H7422 [12SE]

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans: Horace B. Deets, AARP, H6689 [20JY]

———Karen W. Ferguson and Karen Friedman, Pension Rights Center, H6689 [20JY]

Pension Benefits Protection and Preservation Act: several Representatives, H854-H856 [9MR]

Provide wage-based tax credits in Puerto Rico: several Representatives, H6839 [25JY]

Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act: several corporate executives, S9887-S9889 [5OC]

Messages

Investment Treaty With Azerbaijan: President Clinton, S8426 [12SE]

Protocol Amending Investment Treaty With Panama: President Clinton, S8426 [12SE]

Press releases

New NAM Report on Manufacturing Trade Finds NAFTA Responsible for Half of U.S. Export Growth in 2000: National Association of Manufacturers, S8541 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 4246), E545 [12AP]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, H154-H157 [1FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, E2076 [3NO]

Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, H11828 [3NO]

Health: ethical standards of health care facilities and medical corporations, E1269 [19JY]

IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689-H6692 [20JY]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (H.R. 2902), H853 [9MR]

Pitney Bowes, Inc.: Blinded American Veterans Foundation Corporate Award recipient, E1358, E1361 [27JY]

Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (H.R. 2138), H6839 [25JY], E1363 [27JY]

Taxation: clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (H.R. 4383), E646 [4MY]

———exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations, E1999 [28OC]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (H.R. 4192), E504 [6AP]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals, H6510, H6524 [19JY], E1302 [21JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7377-H7379, H7416-H7431 [12SE], H11881-H11899 [14NO], E1465, E1472 [13SE], E1480 [14SE], E1536 [20SE]

———treatment of net capital gain of closely held corporations (H.R. 5569), E1955 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds, S11240 [27OC], S11872 [15DE]

———require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10848-S10850 [19OC], S10920 [24OC], S10989 [25OC]

Business and industry: condition eligibility for risk insurance provided by Eximbank or OPIC on certifying that no transfer of advanced technology or production facilities to the People's Republic of China has occured, S8553-S8557, S8559 [14SE]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (S. 3188), S10256 [11OC]

European Union: World Trade Organization ruling on export subsidies, S11454, S11455, S11457-S11459 [1NO]

Federal aid programs: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (S. 1977), sequential referral, S301 [2FE]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, S1446 [20MR]

Pensions: protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S2415 [7AP], S2610 [12AP]

SEC: require corporations to disclose foreign investment information, S8396 [12SE], S8539-S8544 [14SE]

Small business: impact of large corporate legal actions on small business operations, S520 [9FE]

Taxation: repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations, S11326 [29OC]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), S11450-S11455, S11457-S11459 [1NO]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), unanimous-consent request, S9445 [28SE], S9823 [4OC]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8426 [12SE]

Reports filed

Competitive Market Supervision Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2107) (S. Rept. 106-360), S7542 [25JY]

Fairness in Securities Transactions Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2441) (H. Rept. 106-1034), H12534 [2JA]

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 4986) (S. Rept. 106-416), S8822 [20SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4986) (H. Rept. 106-845), H7577 [13SE]

Statements

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: OMB, H11892 [14NO]

———Representative Doggett, H7426 [12SE]

———Representatives Doggett, John Lewis, and Stark, H7426 [12SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4986, FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act, S11451-S11454 [1NO], H7416-H7419 [12SE], H11881-H11884 [14NO]

S. 1854, 21st Century Acquisition Reform and Improvement Act, S10848, S10849 [19OC]

S. Res. 290, support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility, S2640 [12AP]

CORPREW, MARSHA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1270 [19JY]

CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7694 [26JY], S7937 [27JY], S7988, S7989, S8027, S8028 [5SE], S8075, S8116, S8117, S8118, S8119, S8120, S8121, S8122, S8123, S8124 [6SE], S8164, S8168, S8169, S8170, S8172, S8173, S8178, S8179, S8180 [7SE], S8256 [8SE], H5169, H5170 [26JN], H5224, H5227, H5231, H5232, H5242, H5243, H5250, H5254, H5257, H5259, H5260, H5262, H5267, H5269, H5275, H5277, H5278 [27JN]

Fish and fishing: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8865 [20SE], S8885, S8916, S8929, S8960, S8986, S8987, S8988 [21SE], S9151, S9205 [25SE], S10852 [23OC], H10037 [17OC], H10257 [18OC], H10364 [19OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC], H10365 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

USGS Adds Evidence for Outlet, S7997 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see S. 3036), S8413 [12SE] (see H.R. 4639), H4220 [12JN]

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion (see H.R. 4775), H5240 [27JN]

Clinton River: authorize Corps of Engineers authority over an extended portion (see S. 2847), S6474 [11JY]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (see S. 2309), S1815 [28MR]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2335), S1986 [30MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 4733), H5083 [23JN] (see H.R. 5483), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (see H. Res. 532), H5168 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 598), H8405 [27SE]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5121), H7364 [7SE]

Fish and fishing: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 630), H10036 [17OC]

Joliet, IL: convey certain real property to the Joliet Park District (see H.R. 5389), H9010 [5OC]

Kennebunk River: deauthorize certain portions of the navigation project (see S. 2683), S4565 [6JN]

La Salle County, IL: convey certain lands to the YMCA of Ottawa, IL (see H.R. 5216), H7871 [19SE]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (see S. 2260), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4060), H1284 [22MR]

Mississippi: modify Yazoo Backwater Basin Area flood control project to compensate local interests for local tax revenue reductions (see H.R. 4123), H1588 [29MR]

Missouri: transfer land to Iconium Fire Protection District for use as a fire station (see H.R. 4027), H1119 [16MR]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (see S. 2880), S7072 [17JY]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see S. 2704), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4754), H5168 [26JN]

Montana: design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake (see S. 2027), S328 [3FE]

Narraguagus River: redesignate and reauthorize as anchorage certain portions of the navigation project (see S. 2684), S4565 [6JN]

Ontonagon, MI: convey lighthouse to the Ontonagon County Historical Society (see H.R. 3601), H254 [8FE]

Reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]

Thompson, CT: convey land for firefighting and emergency services purposes (see H.R. 3878), H920 [9MR]

Vermont: allow the Corps of Engineers to carry out an assessment and modification of State, local, and private dams (see S. 2724), S5027 [13JN]

Washington: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see S. 2228), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]

Water: direct the Dept. of the Army to recommend water resources development and conservation projects only if there are certain projected benefits (see H.R. 5459), H9900 [12OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2437), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 2796), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H10256 [18OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 665), H11781 [1NO]

Waterways: conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries in Oregon and Washington (see H.R. 5150), H7501 [12SE]

———removal of accumulated snags and other debris from navigable waters to mitigate damages resulting from a major disaster (see H.R. 4752), H5168 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Conference reports

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4733), H8312-H8403 [27SE]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796), H11624-H11668 [31OC]

Cost Estimates

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act (S. 2797): CBO, S7996 [5SE]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796): CBO, S7995 [5SE]

Letters

Corps of Engineers Missouri River management funding: Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S7499 [25JY]

———several businesses, S7500 [25JY]

———Sioux City, IA, City Council, H9667 [11OC]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S8174 [7SE]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S7783 [27JY]

Delaware River channel deepening project: Nicholas A. DiPasquale, Corps of Engineers, S8279, S8281 [8SE]

———Representatives Saxton and LoBiondo, S8279 [8SE]

———Robert W. Hargrove, EPA, S8278 [8SE]

———Senator Biden and Representative Andrews, S8278 [8SE]

Everglades National Park restoration plan: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, Carol Browner, EPA, and Joseph W. Westphal, S9145 [25SE]

———Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida, S8923, S8927 [21SE]

———Robert K. Dawson, Florida Agriculture, Water Utilities, and Homebuilders Coalition, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several Florida ecology groups, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several organizations, S9144 [25SE]

Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study: Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7364 [20JY]

———Richard T. Selden, S7364 [20JY]

South Dakota flood mitigation projects funding: Brad Lawrence, S4168 [18MY]

———Cullan Deis, S4168 [18MY]

———James Hurst, S4168 [18MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels: Clarence Harmon, Mayor of St. Louis, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S8078 [6SE]

———Mike Huckabee, Southern Governors' Association, S8078 [6SE]

———National Waterways Alliance, S8079 [6SE]

Lists

Everglades National Park restoration plan participants, H10361 [19OC]

Florida government officials and organizations who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Senate staff who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: President Clinton, S10228, S10249 [11OC], H9575 [10OC]

Motions

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10364, H10365 [19OC]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, H10358 [19OC]

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion, H5222 [27JN], H8423 [28SE]

California: Pajaro River flood control projects funding, H5219 [27JN]

Cartersville, GA: anniversary of Allatoona Dam and Lake Project, E574 [13AP]

Chicago, IL: McCook and Thornton Reservoir projects funding, E1148 [29JN]

Colorado: cost sharing for reservoir recreational facilities, H10362 [19OC]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, H5262-H5267 [27JN]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project, H1511 [29MR], H8423 [28SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, H10366-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5211-H5237, H5243-H5282, H5290 [27JN], H7627 [14SE], E1148, E1149 [29JN], E1162 [30JN], E1230 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8416-H8426 [28SE], E1640 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5207-H5211 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 598), H8412-H8416 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), permission to file report, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto, H9666-H9670 [11OC]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H4452-H4454 [14JN]

———restoration plan, H8652 [3OC], H10290-H10292, H10353-H10355, H10358-H10364 [19OC], H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11816-H11830 [3NO]

Fish and fishing: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 630), H9984-H9986 [17OC]

Funding, H5218 [27JN]

Georgia: interbasin transfer of water from Lake Allatoona to Lake Lanier funding, H5231 [27JN]

Great Lakes: sustainable water use management study funding, H5232 [27JN]

Harbors: New York and New Jersey channel deepening projects funding, H11822, H11823, H11828 [3NO]

Harris County, TX: flood control projects funding, H5210, H5217, H5223 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

Illinois: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

Illinois River: Ballard's Island restoration funding, H10361 [19OC]

———conservation and development funding, H11824 [3NO]

Joliet, IL: convey certain real property to the Joliet Park District, H10361 [19OC]

Kankakee River: restoration funding, E1148 [29JN]

La Salle County, IL: convey certain lands to the YMCA of Ottawa, IL, H10361 [19OC]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5227-H5231 [27JN], H10354 [19OC]

———Tolchester Channel S-turn straightening project funding, H5232-H5237 [27JN]

Mississippi River: Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan funding, H5224-H5227, H5248, H5249 [27JN]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H8420, H8423 [28SE], H9666-H9670 [11OC], H10368 [19OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, H5223 [27JN]

Nebraska: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, H11823 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2087 [13NO], E2142 [7DE]

New York: Saw Mill River and Ramapo River flood control projects funding, H5220 [27JN], H8425 [28SE]

NRC: oversight of off-site disposal of Formerly Used Remedial Action Program material, H5220 [27JN]

Ontonagon, MI: convey lighthouse to the Ontonagon County Historical Society, H10364 [19OC]

Reform, H10355 [19OC]

Reform (H.R. 4879), H6438 [18JY], H7654 [18SE]

Regulatory program account: funding, H8424 [28SE]

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H5222 [27JN], H8424 [28SE], H10357, H10358 [19OC]

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1422-H1426 [28MR], H8414 [28SE], E457 [30MR]

Ships and vessels: hopper dredge fleet operation and ready reserve status, H5222 [27JN]

Snake River: engineering, design, or post-feasibility phase activities funding relative to breaching dams, E1149 [29JN]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Project funding, H5217 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

Upper Mississippi and Illinois River Navigation Study: evaluation, E380 [22MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 4411), E673 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10292-H10365 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11821-H11832 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2080 [3NO], E2085, E2087 [13NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10290-H10292 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 665), H11816-H11821 [3NO]

Waterways: Kill Van Kull dredging project funding, H5221 [27JN]

West Point, GA: anniversary of West Point Dam and Lake Project, E928 [9JN]

Wetlands: modify regulation of permit programs, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Albuquerque, NM: flood control projects funding, S8170 [7SE], S8930 [21SE]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (S. 3036), S8419 [12SE]

Breckenridge, MN: flood control projects funding, S8931 [21SE]

Clinton River: spillway project funding, S8181 [7SE]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Water Resources Development Act, S9145, S9151 [25SE]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (S. 2309), S1823 [28MR]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, S8177 [7SE], S8277, S8278 [8SE]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project funding, S7997 [5SE]

Ecology and environment: permit regional offices to market dredge material for reuse, S9149 [25SE]

———provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2335), S1993 [30MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10754-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S6567 [12JY], S7418, S7419, S7424, S7425 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7523-S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7744, S7764-S7766, S7782, S7786 [27JY], S7985-S7991, S8031-S8034 [5SE], S8069-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8163-S8187 [7SE], S8256, S8277-S8283 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9453-S9455 [28SE], S9567-S9569, S9572-S9577 [2OC], S9692 [3OC], S10037 [6OC], S10402 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7523 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY], S7985 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent request, S7522 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S8901-S8907, S8931 [21SE], S9142-S9147, S9150 [25SE], S11407, S11408 [31OC]

———restoration plan adaptive assessment and monitoring, S8931 [21SE]

———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8916-S8929 [21SE]

———restoration plan (S. 2797), S5900-S5905 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S10241 [11OC]

FEMA: role in wetland permit programs, S10310 [12OC]

Fish and fishing: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795, S2796 [13AP], S11276 [27OC]

———proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

Florida: water consumptive use permitting process funding, S8930 [21SE]

Great Lakes: tributary transport models construction funding, S8282, S8283 [8SE]

Kennebunk River: deauthorize certain portions of the navigation project (S. 2683), S4575 [6JN]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (S. 2260), S1519 [21MR]

Little River: Waterbury Dam repair funding, S8932 [21SE]

Michigan: Houghton Lake water management study funding, S8181 [7SE]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (S. 2880), S7075 [17JY], S7151 [18JY]

———Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7418, S7419 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7525, S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7782, S7786, S7823 [27JY], S8075-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8173-S8175, S8177 [7SE], S9573-S9576 [2OC], S10037 [6OC], S10765 [19OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8075-S8090 [6SE]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (S. 2704), S4847 [8JN]

Montana: design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake, S9148 [25SE]

———design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake (S. 2027), S328 [3FE]

Narraguagus River: redesignate and reauthorize as anchorage certain portions of the navigation project (S. 2684), S4575 [6JN]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, S11490 [1NO]

Norfolk, VA: deauthorizing process for inactive civil works projects relative to the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Deepening Project, S9147, S9148 [25SE]

North Carolina: Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study, S7362-S7365 [20JY]

Power resources: contracting out of operations and maintenance activities at Federal hydropower facilities, S9149 [25SE]

Rockbridge, VA: Goshen Dam/Spillway system repair funding, S8183 [7SE]

Ships and vessels: hopper dredge fleet emergency response capability, S8932 [21SE]

South Dakota: flood mitigation projects funding, S4167 [18MY]

St. Paul, MN: Mississippi Place Project funding, S8184 [7SE]

Vermont: allow the Corps of Engineers to carry out an assessment and modification of State, local, and private dams (S. 2724), S5030 [13JN]

Washington: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S791 [24FE], S3893, S3906-S3908 [11MY], S4910 [8JN]

Water: independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S5887-S5900 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S8885-S8907, S8916-S8933 [21SE], S9142-S9181 [25SE], S10852-S10881 [23OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11405-S11409 [31OC], S11487, S11490 [1NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), unanimous-consent agreement, S8885 [21SE]

Waterways: Kill van Kull dredging project funding, S8184 [7SE]

Reports

Congressional Guidance Needed on Federal Cost Share of Water Resource Projects When Project Benefits Are Not Widespread: GAO, H5265-H5267 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers' Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake Project: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers Should Reevaluate the Elk Creek Project's Benefits and Costs: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

Montana's Libby Dam Project—More Study Needed Before Adding Generators and a Reregulating Dam: GAO, H5264 [27JN]

Proposed Pricing of Irrigation Water From California's Central Valley New Melones Reservoir: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

TVA's Tellico Dam Project—Costs, Alternatives, and Benefits: GAO, H5264 [27JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 598) (H. Rept. 106-908), H8405 [27SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 106-1022), H11781 [1NO]

Consideration of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 106-701), H5168 [26JN]

Consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 639) (H. Rept. 106-991), H10256 [18OC]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-907), H8405 [27SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-693), H5083 [23JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733), S7160 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733) (S. Rept. 106-395), S8019 [5SE]

Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1444) (S. Rept. 106-239), S1390 [9MR]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2797) (S. Rept. 106-363), S7837 [27JY]

San Gabriel, CA, Long-Term Solution to Groundwater Contamination and Water Supply Problems: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 910) (H. Rept. 106-545), H1404 [23MR]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2796) (H. Rept. 106-1020), H11716 [31OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2796) (S. Rept. 106-362), S7837 [27JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers projects review: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H950 [14MR], H5881, H5882 [12JY], H7216-H7219 [6SE], H9516 [10OC]

Missouri River flow management: Southern Governors' Association, S7500 [25JY]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Corps of Engineers Proposed Missouri River Changes Will Further Endanger Species: Joe Engeln, S7499 [25JY]

Tables

Energy and water development appropriations, H10380 [19OC]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5214 [27JN], E1231 [13JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 532, consideration of H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H5207 [27JN]

H. Res. 598, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H8412 [28SE]

H. Res. 630, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, H9984 [17OC]

H. Res. 639, consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10290 [19OC]

H. Res. 665, consideration of conference report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H11816 [3NO]

H.R. 910, funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems in San Gabriel, CA, H1422 [28MR]

H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

S. 2228, Corps of Engineers conducting of studies and carrying out of ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington, S1396 [9MR]

S. 2309, Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act, S1824 [28MR]

S. 2437, Water Resources Development Act, S2752-S2757 [13AP]

S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S5888-S5900 [27JN], S9152-S9181 [25SE], H10292, H10321-H10351 [19OC]

S. 2797, Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act, S5901-S5904 [27JN]

CORPS OF ENGINEERS CIVIL WORKS INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2309), S1815 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2309), S1823 [28MR]

Texts of

S. 2309, provisions, S1824 [28MR]

CORPS OF ENGINEERS CIVIL WORKS INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 2309), S1815 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 2309), S1823 [28MR]

Texts of

S. 2309, Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act, S1824 [28MR]

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

Remarks in House

Calallen High School: tribute to boys' baseball team, E1143 [29JN]

Foy H. Moody High School: tribute to boys' baseball team, E1142 [29JN]

KUNO-Radio (Corpus Christi, TX): anniversary, E275 [9MR]

Olaya Dance Studio: tribute, E1025 [15JN]

Solomon P. Ortiz International Center: dedication, E1630 [28SE]

Toledo, Spain: tribute to Sister City relationship, E1236 [14JY]

CORRALES, RAMIRO

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute to Salinas, CA, participants, E1427 [7SE]

CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Addresses

Witness to Life—Catholic Church and the Death Penalty: Roger Mahony, S7826-S7828 [27JY]

Amendments

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S11011 [25OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11644 [6DE]

Analyses

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation (H.R. 894): Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H5752 [11JY]

Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act (H.R. 5563), E1959-E1961 [27OC]

Articles and editorials

Aimee's Law, E1262 [18JY]

Death Edict for the Guilty Only, S4682 [7JN]

Helping Their Cronies Is the Lease Politicians Can Do, S9804-S9807 [4OC]

Illinois Capital Development Board Awarding of Southern Illinois Prison Construction Project, S9803 [4OC]

Innocent on Death Row, S4681, S4682 [7JN]

New Looks at the Death Penalty, S4683 [7JN]

New Prison Benefits Ryan Pal—$33,000 Payday Seen in Land Deal, S9803 [4OC]

No Second Chances, E1262 [18JY]

``No Second Chances'' Bill Deserves Careful Congressional Consideration, E1262 [18JY]

On Virginia's Death Row, S4683 [7JN]

One Less Option for Criminals—Salmon Bill Another Check on Killers, Rapists, E1262 [18JY]

Require Certainty Before Executing, S7820 [27JY]

Thoughts on Executions, S4681 [7JN]

Time for the House To Enact Aimee's Law, E1263 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment by a court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30 years (see H.R. 4231), H2121 [11AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6599 [19JY]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4078), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H340 [10FE] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 2463), S2940 [26AP] (see S. 3048), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5236, 5237), H7990 [21SE]

Contracts: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 2927), S7656 [26JY]

Crime: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 2908), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5563, 5567), H11206 [26OC]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (see S. 2318), S1884 [29MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4051), H1283 [22MR]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 2317), S1884 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 4443), H2966 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: allow receipt of greeting cards for distribution in prisons (see H.R. 4779), H5435 [28JN]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see S. 3124), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

———require pre-release drug testing of Federal prisoners (see S. 2008), S86 [26JA]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (see S. 2619), S4378 [24MY]

Education: permit certain incarcerated students to receive Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 5632), H11927 [14NO]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: prohibit sales of excess Federal computer equipment and other excess Federal property on the commercial market (see H. Res. 641), H10257 [18OC]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see S. 3139), S9466 [28SE]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H2337 [13AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: clarify provisions applicable to arrest, detention, and release of criminal aliens pending removal decisions (see H.R. 5379), H8799 [4OC]

Law enforcement: establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 4954), H7002 [25JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S149 [31JA]

Women: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

Descriptions

Innocent Child Protection Act (H.R. 4888), H6796 [25JY]

Letters

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation: Bruce and Janice Grieshaber, E1260 [18JY]

———Cyrilla Bender, Mothers Outraged at Molesters Organization, Inc., E1261 [18JY]

———Fred Goldman, E1260 [18JY]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, E1260 [18JY]

———H.G. (Bill) Thompson, Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc., E1261 [18JY]

———Jon E. Litscher, Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections, S10227 [11OC]

———Marc Klaas, KlaasKids Foundation, E1260 [18JY]

———Mary Vincent, Marc Klaas, and Fred Goldman, E1261 [18JY]

———Mike Jimenez, California Correctional Peace Officers Association, E1261 [18JY]

———Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp USA (organization), E1261 [18JY]

———Suzie Sawyer, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., E1262 [18JY]

Lists

Supporters of legislation encouraging States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10201 [11OC]

Motions

Health: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (S. 704), H7811 [19SE]

Papers

Needs of Mentally Ill Children in the Juvenile Justice System: Joy Cunningham, H6580 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Angola, LA: Louisiana State Penitentiary hospice program recipient of the American Hospital Association Circle of Life Award, E691 [10MY]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

Capital punishment: emergency national moratorium, H1944 [6AP]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6792-H6797 [25JY]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (H.R. 4167), H6797 [25JY]

Chapman, Mark D.: request for release from prison relative to murder of John Lennon, H8204 [27SE]

Crime: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (H.R. 5563), E1959 [27OC]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9029-H9038 [6OC], E2224-E2226 [15DE]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5748-H5757 [11JY], E1221 [13JY], E1259 [18JY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2018, H2019, H2026-H2036, H2097-H2099 [11AP], H2183 [12AP], E597 [2MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (H.R. 4443), E715 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5021-H5027 [22JN]

———allow receipt of greeting cards for distribution in prisons, H5140 [26JN]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), H12032, H12033 [7DE]

———Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4997-H5007 [22JN], E1121 [26JN]

———report certain information relative to prisoners (H.R. 1800), H6736, H6737 [24JY], E1934 [25OC]

Drugs: drug court funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), H9951-H9954 [17OC]

Economic Development Administration: programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H5010 [22JN]

Gore, Vice President: remarks on the execution of pregnant inmates, H6473 [19JY]

Health: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (H.R. 1349), H7806-H7811 [19SE]

———combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (S. 704), H7810 [19SE]

———combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (S. 704), insert H.R. 1349 language in lieu, H7811 [19SE]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H1944 [6AP]

Law enforcement: community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5012-H5015 [22JN]

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (H.R. 4954), E1298 [21JY]

McCollum, Representative: assessment of legislation and activities during tenure, H7916-H7923 [20SE]

SSI: denial of benefits to convicted criminals while confined, H1769 [5AP]

Texas: request for Governor Bush to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (H.R. 906), H8794, H8795 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S198-S200 [1FE]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2073), S4508-S4510 [6JN], S7819 [27JY], S10793-S10795 [19OC]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2690), S4673-S4676, S4683, S4684 [7JN], S10648-S10650 [18OC], S11810 [15DE]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), S7952 [27JY]

———Supreme Court reconsideration of execution of Johnny Paul Penry relative to mental retardation, S11810 [15DE]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S5656, S5657 [22JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty, S7826 [27JY], S8408 [12SE], S11736 [7DE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 2463), S2940 [26AP], S4177 [18MY], S4508-S4510 [6JN], S11323 [29OC]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 3048), S8587 [14SE], S11323 [29OC]

Contracts: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 2927), S7667 [26JY]

Crime: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 2908), S7477 [24JY]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences, S11658-S11660 [6DE]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (S. 2318), S1897-S1899 [29MR]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10181, S10182, S10199-S10202, S10207-S10212, S10225-S10228 [11OC]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), S6583 [12JY], S6762 [13JY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (S. 2390), S2532 [11AP], S2609, S2611 [12AP], S6570 [12JY]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2317), S1897-S1899 [29MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies, S5094-S5096 [14JN]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S1853 [29MR], S4523 [6JN], S11011, S11012 [25OC]

———report certain information relative to prisoners (H.R. 1800), S9769 [3OC]

Disabled: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S121 [31JA]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11655 [6DE]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (S. 2619), S4380 [24MY]

Garza, Juan: postponement of execution relative to Dept. of Justice action on clemency guidelines, S6404 [11JY]

Health: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (S. 704), S9553 [28SE], S10706 [18OC], S11529 [14NO]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 248), S3557 [4MY]

New Hampshire: legislative action to abolish the death penalty, S4177 [18MY]

Reports filed

Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1349) (H. Rept. 106-851), H7650 [14SE]

Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1898), S9464 [28SE]

Secret Evidence Repeal Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2121) (H. Rept. 106-981), H10035 [17OC]

Statements

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Fred Ansell, S10208 [11OC]

Summaries

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation, S10201 [11OC]

Innocence Protection Act (S. 2690), S4680 [7JN]

Testimonies

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Franklin Zimring, H5751 [11JY]

———Gail Willard, S10200 [11OC]

———Mike Lawlor, National Conference of State Legislatures, H5752 [11JY]

Texts of

H.R. 894, encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H5748 [11JY]

H.R. 1349, Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act, H7806 [19SE]

H.R. 1800, Death in Custody Reporting Act, H6736 [24JY]

H.R. 4051, Project Exile—The Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, H2026 [11AP]

H.R. 4493, Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Act, H9952 [17OC]

H.R. 4888, Innocent Child Protection Act, H6792 [25JY]

S. 704, Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act, S9553 [28SE], H7810 [19SE]

S. 1898, Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act, S11011 [25OC], H12033 [7DE]

S. 2690, Innocence Protection Act, S4676-S4680 [7JN]

S. 2908, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S7478-S7482 [24JY]

S. 2927, Public Safety Act, S7667 [26JY]

S. Res. 248, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, S160 [31JA], S3557 [4MY]

CORRIGAN, EDDIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E581 [13AP]

CORRY, MARTIN A.

Letters

Retirement Enhancement Act, E1936 [25OC]

CORSON, WILLIAM R.

Articles and editorials

William R. Corson, 74, Author and Retired Marine Officer, Dies, S8655 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8655 [18SE]

CORTLAND COUNTY, NY

Remarks in House

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1331 [27JY]

CORTRIGHT, DAVID

Statements

Preventing a Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia—U.S. Policy Options, E366 [21MR]

CORWIN, JOHN W.

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11225 [26OC]

CORZINE, LEON

Letters

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination, H1278 [22MR]

COSHOCTON, OH

Remarks in House

North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Station: funding, H5534, H5535 [29JN]

COSMETOLOGY TAX FAIRNESS AND COMPLIANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3225), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 5506), H10472 [19OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5506), E1916 [25OC]

Texts of

S. 3225, provisions, S10806 [19OC]

COST OF LIVING see Economy; Income

COSTA, ANTONIO

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see S. 2843), S6347 [10JY]

COSTA RICA, REPUBLIC OF

Messages

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Remarks in Senate

Casa Alianza (organization): Hilton Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Award recipient, S11909 [15DE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8030 [5SE]

Reports filed

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Resolutions of ratification

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 4144), H2123 [11AP]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H4174 [9JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H8469 [28SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H8200 [26SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1958 [6AP]

Aviation: increase civil penalties and criminal fines for violation of regulations prohibiting the transportation of chemical oxygen generators on passenger-carrying aircraft in air commerce (see H.R. 5445), H9767 [11OC]

———prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3869 [25MY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2607 [4MY]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H455 [15FE]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7932 [20SE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2770 [9MY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), H2340 [13AP]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H5240 [27JN]

Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 1452), H5656 [29JN]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H632 [1MR]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H90 [31JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H5843 [11JY]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6719 [20JY]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5436 [28JN]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7003 [25JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H373 [14FE]

FAA: require automatic external defibrillators in terminals at certain airports (see H.R. 5323), H8406 [27SE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H165 [1FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H4817 [21JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H5084 [23JN]

Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), H48 [27JA]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H574 [29FE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H575 [29FE]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H7365 [7SE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H1406 [23MR]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H1589 [29MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H4674 [19JN]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H1077 [15MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H7281 [6SE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7652 [14SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H511 [16FE] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H2012 [10AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H7578 [13SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H575 [29FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10809 [24OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7933 [20SE]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H5037 [22JN]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H574 [29FE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H6777 [24JY]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1407 [23MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

———reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 4017), H1285 [22MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1675 [3AP]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H9011 [5OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2512 [3MY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H4784 [20JN] (see H.R. 4566), H4818 [21JN]

Railroads: delay effective date for the implementation of regulations requiring audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings (see H.R. 5059), H7208 [27JY]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H633 [1MR]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7003 [25JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H2122 [11AP]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H5241 [27JN]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H1120 [16MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H7366 [7SE]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H7128 [26JY]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H632 [1MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11621 [30OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2239 [12AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H7723 [18SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H5656 [29JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H4220 [12JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5615 [29JN]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of Belle-Scott Committee, E386 [22MR]

———anniversary of Elks Lodge 481, E203 [1MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), E861 [25MY]

Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, H5615 [29JN]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H405 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3394 [18MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5615 [29JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), E1135 [28JN]

Education: support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2732 [9MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1026 [15MR]

Fairview Heights, IL: anniversary of VFW Post 8677, E206 [1MR]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2308 [13AP]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1230 [22MR]

Freeburg, IL: anniversary of Carpenters Local 480, E1843 [19OC]

Government: prevent elimination of certain reports (H.R. 3904), H1634 [3AP]

Illinois: anniversary of PTA, E205 [1MR]

———anniversary of Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, E533 [11AP]

Jackson County, IL: anniversary of League of Women Voters, E1408 [6SE]

Madison, IL: anniversary of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church, E1245 [14JY]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5380 [28JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (S. 1438), E1930 [25OC]

National Police Week: observance, E761 [18MY]

National Research Council: require study on accessibility to information technologies by the elderly and disabled, H405 [15FE]

National Weather Service: funding, E1135 [28JN]

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments (H. Res. 453), H1636 [3AP]

O'Fallon, IL: tribute, E1008 [14JN]

Red Bud, IL: anniversary of St. Clement Health Services, E1278 [19JY]

Rednour, John: DuQuoin, IL, Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1956 [26OC]

Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies, H3394 [18MY]

Tributes

Baltz, William N., E61 [2FE]

Brunsman, Wade, E159 [16FE]

Ewing, Representative, H10803 [24OC]

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12010 [5DE]

Porter, Representative, H10252 [18OC]

Yates, Sidney R., E1976 [28OC]

COSTELOW, RICHARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, H10075 [18OC]

COSTIN, GEORGE T.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S488 [8FE]

COSTON, JAMES E.

Appointments

Amtrak Reform Council, S2051 [3AP]

COSWELL, CRAIG

Remarks in House

Colorado: Teacher of the Year award recipient, E8 [27JA]

COTE, JANELLE

Remarks in Senate

American Association on Mental Retardation: tribute to Illinois chapter's Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S9938 [5OC]

COTE D'IVORIE see Ivory Coast, Republic of the

COTTA, BRUCE F.

Bills and resolutions

Bruce F. Cotta Post Office Building, Newport, RI: designate (see H.R. 5354), H8617 [2OC]

COTTA, MARC

Remarks in House

Tribute, E433 [28MR]

COUGHLIN, BOB

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S11674 [7DE]

COUGHLIN, DANIEL P. (Chaplain of the House of Representatives)

Appointments

Chaplain of the House of Representatives, H1329 [23MR]

Oaths of office

Chaplain of the House of Representatives, H1329 [23MR]

Prayers

House of Representatives, H1409 [27MR], H1419 [28MR], H1481 [29MR], H1591 [30MR], H1633 [3AP], H1853 [6AP], H2348 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H2659 [9MY], H2973 [15MY], H3311 [18MY], H3415 [19MY], H3478 [22MY], H3532 [23MY], H3871 [6JN], H3931 [7JN], H4123 [9JN], H4177 [12JN], H4225 [13JN], H4489 [15JN], H4595 [19JN], H5039 [23JN], H5089 [26JN], H5173 [27JN], H5439 [29JN], H5660 [10JY], H5847 [12JY], H6056 [17JY], H6473 [19JY], H6603 [20JY], H6721 [24JY], H6782 [25JY], H7131 [27JY], H7215 [6SE], H7367 [11SE], H7505 [13SE], H7654 [18SE], H7740 [19SE], H7873 [20SE], H7993 [22SE], H7999 [25SE], H8409 [28SE], H8471 [29SE], H8553 [2OC], H8626 [3OC], H9514 [10OC], H9637 [11OC], H9817 [12OC], H9903 [16OC], H9910 [17OC], H10067 [18OC], H10289 [19OC], H10476 [23OC], H10537 [24OC], H11197 [26OC], H11359 [27OC], H11447 [28OC], H11491 [29OC], H11535 [30OC], H11623 [31OC], H11717 [1NO], H11783 [2NO], H11815 [3NO], H11845 [13NO], H11881 [14NO], H11929 [4DE], H11957 [5DE], H12019 [6DE], H12023 [7DE], H12047 [8DE], H12067 [11DE], H12087 [14DE], H12097 [15DE]

Senate, S10852 [23OC]

Remarks in House

House of Representatives: appointment as Chaplain, H1326-H1330 [23MR]

Republican Party: Republican National Committee hosting of Mass at St. Peter's to introduce House Chaplain, H2166 [12AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10852 [23OC]

COUGHLIN, MARISSA

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S7168 [18JY]

COULSON, ELIZABETH

Letters

Tribute to Representative Porter, H10248 [18OC]

COULSTON FOUNDATION

Remarks in Senate

NIH: require contractors caring for research chimpanzees to comply with the Animal Welfare Act, S6195 [30JN]

COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE

Letters

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3082, H3083, H3084 [16MY]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6619 [13JY]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act, H5805 [11JY]

COUNCIL FOR EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT

Letters

Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act, S9948 [5OC]

COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS

Letters

Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs funding, S5855 [27JN]

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Reports filed

Nomination of Kathryn Shaw to the Council of Economic Advisers: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1315 [8MR]

COUNCIL OF KHALISTAN see India, Republic of

COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS

Analyses

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254), H5751 [11JY]

Letters

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6622 [13JY]

COUNCIL ON COMPETITIVENESS

Letters

Federal technology research and development funding, S3503 [4MY]

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Bills and resolutions

Abolish (see H.R. 5366), H8735 [3OC]

Letters

Valles Caldera Preservation Act, H5804 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Abolish (H.R. 5366), E1654 [3OC]

Reports filed

Public Forests Emergency Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1524) (H. Rept. 106-1021), H11716 [31OC]

COUNCIL ON HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS

Memorandums

Pinochet and the Letelier Case, E1382 [27JY]

COUNSELING CENTER OF MILWAUKEE, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S2612 [12AP]

COUNSELMAN, ROBERT.

Remarks in Senate

Woodbridge, NJ, Metro Chamber of Commerce William E. Short Award: recipient, S10997 [25OC]

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE REFORM ACT

Letters

Provisions: Senator Specter, S1289 [8MR]

———Senators Shelby and Bryan, S1504 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2089), S1288 [8MR], S1504 [21MR], S9685-S9687 [3OC]

Reports

Investigation of Espionage Allegations Against Wen Ho Lee: Senator Specter, S1289 [8MR]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2089) (S. Rept. 106-352), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2089), S4296 [23MY]

COUNTERTERRORISM ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 3205), S11538 [14NO]

Letters

Provisions: Howard Kohr and Marvin Feuer, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, S10960 [25OC]

———Howard P. Berkowitz and Abraham H. Foxman, Anti-Defamation League, S10960 [25OC]

———L. Paul Bromer III, and Maurice Sonnenberg, National Commission on Terrorism, S10959 [25OC]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, James X. Dempsey, Center for Democracy and Technology, and Kate Martin, Center for National Security Studies, S11118 [26OC]

———Morton A. Klein, Zionist Organization of America, S10960 [25OC]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S11119 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3205), S10958, S10959 [25OC], S11117 [26OC], S11538-S11544 [14NO]

Statements

Provisions: Phil Baum, American Jewish Congress, S10960 [25OC]

Texts of

S. 3205, provisions, S11541-S11543 [14NO]

COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN MEAT LABELING ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1144), H1072 [15MR]

COUNTY SCHOOLS FUNDING REVITALIZATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2389), S10099, S10114 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], H9607 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2389), H9607-H9614 [10OC], E1800 [16OC], E1818 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2389), S10113 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], S10241 [11OC], S11470 [1NO]

Texts of

H.R. 2389, provisions, H9607-H9612 [10OC]

COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Remarks in House

NAFTA: review certain determinations of binational panels (see H.R. 5469), H9900 [12OC]

COURTEMANCHE, JUDY

Biographies

Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

COURTLAND, AL

Bills and resolutions

FAA: treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (see H.R. 5111), H7280 [6SE]

Remarks in House

FAA: treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (H.R. 5111), H11865, H11866 [13NO]

Texts of

H.R. 5111, FAA treatment of certain property boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL, H11865 [13NO]

COURTS related term(s) Crime; Law Enforcement; Lawyers and Attorneys

Addresses

Supreme Court History, Decisions, and Changes: Senator Biden, S3971-S3974 [16MY]

U.S. Courthouse Dedication in Islip, NY: Robert A. Peck, GSA, S11126 [26OC]

Witness to Life—Catholic Church and the Death Penalty: Roger Mahony, S7826-S7828 [27JY]

Affidavits

FBI knowledge and participation in illegal gambling and mob-related activities: Michael Terlecky, E2128-E2130 [5DE]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S51, S56, S63 [26JA], S140 [31JA], S178, S190 [1FE], S226, S232, S234, S237, S238, S243 [2FE]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H166 [1FE], H181, H183 [2FE]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S9293, S9326 [26SE]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11385 [27OC]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S2777 [13AP]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S11426, S11427, S11428 [31OC], S11941 [15DE], H12512 [15DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4784, H4785 [20JN], H4818, H4820, H4821 [21JN], H4978, H4979, H4985, H4989, H4993, H4994, H4996, H4997, H5007, H5010, H5011, H5012, H5015, H5016, H5019, H5021, H5037, H5038 [22JN], H5039, H5047, H5049, H5050, H5052, H5054, H5055, H5085 [23JN], H5104, H5106, H5108, H5111, H5114, H5123, H5126, H5129, H5132, H5136, H5138, H5139, H5140, H5147, H5149, H5151, H5153, H5154, H5155, H5156, H5159 [26JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), S10831 [19OC], S11278 [27OC], H10871 [25OC]

Federal prosecutors: clarify standards of conduct (S. 855), S9480 [28SE]

Government: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (H.R. 5562), H12513 [15DE]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753 [27MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), S9530 [28SE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), S11148, S11185 [26OC]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), S2813 [13AP]

Native Americans: provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (S. 1508), S11756 [11DE]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11138 [26OC]

Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S10546, S10593 [13OC], S11651 [6DE], H10872, H10873 [25OC]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H474, H476, H478, H479 [16FE]

Terrorism: modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (S. 1796), S7925 [27JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7703, S7715, S7716 [26JY]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S9003 [21SE]

Analyses

Fugitive Apprehension Act (S. 2516), S3613 [8MY], S7717 [26JY]

Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act (H.R. 5563), E1959-E1961 [27OC]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Sara Rosenbaum, David M. Frankford, and Rand E. Rosenblatt, S7516 [25JY]

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (S. 2869), E1563 [22SE]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9796 [11OC]

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, S2131 [4AP], H10032 [17OC]

Federal Judicial Center Board of Directors, H236 [8FE]

Federal Judicial Center Foundation, S3951 [15MY], S5279 [15JN], H4168 [9JN]

Articles and editorials

Amendment To Aid Victims Could Cause More Damage, S3181 [1MY]

Arrogance of the Court, S7761 [27JY]

As Florida Goes, E2211 [15DE]

ATF Firearms Prosecution Referrals Drop—Study Says Criminal Cases Have Fallen Since 1992, but Picked Up Last Year, S351 [7FE]

Bankruptcy Bill Is Overloaded, E134 [14FE]

Bankruptcy Is for the Needy, S245 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Pace for Individuals Is Accelerating, S11633 [6DE]

Bankruptcy Paradox, S244 [2FE]

Biting the Ballot, E2174 [11DE]

Campbell Issue Aids Democrats' Politics, S9666 [3OC]

Constitutional Pandora's Box, S3253 [2MY]

Counsel Report on Whitewater Expected Soon, S8276 [8SE]

Criminal Act—The Folly of a Victims' Rights Amendment, S3180 [1MY]

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

Davies, the Man—Who Was Judge Ronald N. Davies?, S8738 [19SE]

Death Edict for the Guilty Only, S4682 [7JN]

Differently Situated, S3251 [2MY]

Distorting Victims' Rights, S3180 [1MY]

Don't Democrats Believe in Democracy?, S350 [7FE]

Don't Victimize the Constitution, S2925 [26AP]

Elian's Journey, E260 [9MR]

Ending a Judicial Blockade, S1340 [9MR]

Federal Prosecutors Hostage to State Codes, S10791 [19OC]

Federally Speaking, a Fine Kettle of Fish, S10791 [19OC]

Firearms Makers Win Dismissal of Lawsuits in 2 States, S354 [7FE]

Fitting Tribute to Judge, S8738 [19SE]

For Clinton's Last Act, E2219 [15DE]

Ghosts in Florida, E2174 [11DE]

Giants of Law, E601 [2MY]

Gore, Bush, and the Big Lie, S7610 [26JY]

Government by Lawsuit, H1632 [3AP]

Government Wants Control of MS, S3554 [4MY]

Government's Flawed Pursuit of Microsoft, S4572 [6JN]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, H11389 [27OC]

How the Courts Undermined School Discipline, S3579 [8MY]

I Did Not Have Leaks With That Newspaper—It's Not About Sex, E1250 [14JY]

Idea To Honor Judge Davies Is Appropriate, S8739 [19SE]

In China's Legal Evolution, the Lawyers Are Handcuffed, S89 [26JA]

Independent Counsel Overkill, S2789 [13AP]

Infamous Anniversary for Courts, S1340 [9MR]

Innocent on Death Row, S4681, S4682 [7JN]

Is The GOP Playing Politics With Judicial Appointments?, S9663 [3OC]

It's Conservatives Now Who Are Judicial Activists—Why Environmentalists Should Be Alarmed, S7762 [27JY]

Judge Deserves Rousing Approval, S1340 [9MR]

Judges on Hold—Senate Hurts Justice by Delaying Confirmations, S9663 [3OC]

Judging a Judge's Judgment, E142 [15FE]

Liberals Have Second Thoughts on the Second Amendment, S351 [7FE]

Misguided Bill, S3251 [2MY]

Nasty Work, S1674 [23MR]

National Rifle Association Takes Desperate New Tack, H1048 [15MR]

Nationally—Why Hate Crimes Are Different, S5335 [19JN]

New Looks at the Death Penalty, S4683 [7JN]

No Surprise, It's an Activist Court, E2221 [15DE]

No Victims in the Constitution, S3001 [27AP]

Not Again—Victim's Rights Don't Merit Constitutional Amendment, S3253 [2MY]

On Virginia's Death Row, S4683 [7JN]

Paez and Berzon Votes, S1340 [9MR]

Paper Federalists, S7761 [27JY]

Perverse Use of Antitrust Law, S8565 [14SE]

Politics of the Ninth Circuit—Senators Should Reject Judicial Nominees, S1338 [9MR]

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment Is Misguided, S3252 [2MY]

Quality of Justice, S3251 [2MY]

Racial Division Charge Is Untrue, S8936 [21SE]

Raising the Stakes, E2173 [11DE]

Ralph the Leninist, H11833 [3NO]

Reining in Robert Ray, S2789 [13AP]

Repeal the McDade Law, S10791 [19OC]

Require Certainty Before Executing, S7820 [27JY]

Risky Policy on N. Korea, E564 [13AP]

Ruling Voids Use of Vouchers in Ohio Schools, E2205 [15DE]

Scholar Back in U.S. After China Detention, S134 [31JA]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, H11389 [27OC]

Senate GOP Drags Feet on Justices, S1340 [9MR]

Show of Force Wasn't Necessary, H3291 [17MY]

Stop Stalling on Judicial Candidate, S9667 [3OC]

Tailhook May Soil Choice for Pentagon's Mr. Clean, S131 [31JA]

Thoughts on Executions, S4681 [7JN]

$3 Billion Later, Dalkon Trust Closes Shop—Mass Tort Clearinghouse Seen by Some as the Best-Run Outfit of Its Kind, S8100 [6SE]

Tinkering Again, S2851 [25AP], S2924 [26AP]

To Any Lengths, E2173 [11DE]

To Be Safe, Start With the Driver, S4053 [17MY]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, H11389 [27OC]

Uncluttered Constitution, S3000 [27AP]

Victim Amendment Undoes Prior Work, S3252 [2MY]

Victims and the Constitution, S2923 [26AP]

Victims' Bill Seriously Flawed, S3180 [1MY]

Victims of Crime Don't Need Congress' Constitutional Meddling, S3002 [27AP]

Victims' Rights, S3253 [2MY]

Victims' Rights Bill Violates Others' Rights, S3181 [1MY]

Victims' Rights Plan That Goes Much Too Far, S3001 [27AP]

Victims' Rights—Leave the Constitution Alone, S2924 [26AP]

We're Not Executing the Innocent, E1063 [20JN]

What Real People Are Saying About Bankruptcy Reform, S5384 [20JN]

Wrong Approach—Federal Lawsuit Ignores Rights of Gun Makers, S349 [7FE]

Wrong Set of Rights, S3252 [2MY]

Wrong Way on Victims' Rights, S3002 [27AP]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 329), H3474 [19MY]

Abortion: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3691), H510 [16FE]

Administrative Law Judge Conference of the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5177), H7651 [14SE]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 3008), S8105 [6SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H253 [8FE]

———require that before filing a civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility, an opportunity is allowed for alleged violations to be corrected (see S. 3122), S9381 [27SE]

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (see S. 3210), S10619 [17OC]

Argentina: resolution of Buenos Aires Yoga School investigation (see H. Res. 622), H9767 [11OC]

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 3799), H631 [1MR]

———liability for claims of military personnel for damages for certain injuries (see H.R. 5048), H7208 [27JY]

———provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment by a court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30 years (see H.R. 4231), H2121 [11AP]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S381 [7FE]

———increase civil penalties and criminal fines for violation of regulations prohibiting the transportation of chemical oxygen generators on passenger-carrying aircraft in air commerce (see H.R. 5445), H9767 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE] (see S. 3186), S10252 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 624), H9766 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 427), H9900 [12OC]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H10808 [24OC]

———prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2857), S6574 [12JY]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), consideration (see H. Res. 412), H164 [1FE]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6599 [19JY]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4078), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H340 [10FE] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 2463), S2940 [26AP] (see S. 3048), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5236, 5237), H7990 [21SE]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 2634), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 5369), H8735 [3OC]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

———offer States incentives to improve decisions in contested adoption cases (see H.R. 5053), H7208 [27JY]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

China, People's Republic of: release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (see S. Con. Res. 78), S86 [26JA]

Circuit court: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 2184), S1232 [7MR]

Civil liberties: preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (see S. 2830), S6121 [29JN]

———restore first amendment protections of religion and speech (see H.R. 5078), H7209 [27JY]

Civil rights: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Class action lawsuits: reform process (see S. 3123), S9381 [27SE]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (see H. Res. 657), H11445 [27OC]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (see S. 2092), S799 [24FE]

———increase penalties for computer crimes and establish a National Commission on Cybersecurity (see S. 2451), S2728 [13AP]

Congress: review of proposed construction of court facilities (see H.R. 5363), H8735 [3OC]

Contracts: end taxpayer support of Federal contractors against whom repeated civil judgments or criminal convictions have been entered (see S. 3185), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 5439), H9767 [11OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 2908), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5563, 5567), H11206 [26OC]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (see S. 2318), S1884 [29MR]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (see S. 2619), S4378 [24MY]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see S. 3216), S10716 [18OC] (see H.R. 5469), H9900 [12OC]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see S. 2820), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

Crime: abolish Federal statute of limitations for sex offenses and assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis (see S. 3168), S9944 [5OC]

———add certain firearms related crimes to the list of crimes giving rise to a presumption of dangerousness for purposes of hearings on the release of defendants before trial (see H.R. 4220), H2012 [10AP]

———allow use of DNA testing by Federal prisoners (see H.R. 4980), H7128 [26JY]

———assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis and make DNA testing available to certain convicted Federal and State offenders (see S. 2859), S6677 [13JY]

———create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity (see H.R. 5298), H8199 [26SE]

———enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 4045), H1163 [21MR]

———expand civil asset forfeiture provisions relative to alien smuggling (see H.R. 3547), H49 [27JA]

———expand prohibition on stalking (see S. 2011), S113 [27JA] (see S. 2991), S7840 [27JY]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (see S. Con. Res. 120), S4669 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

———increase penalties for possessing or using a firearm in the commission of a crime and require juveniles possessing or using a firearm to be tried as adults (see H.R. 3597), H254 [8FE]

———increase penalties on sexually violent offenders who fail to comply with registration and reporting requirements (see H.R. 4936), H6777 [24JY]

———inhibit the further intimidation of public officials within the U.S. (see S. 3094), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 4343), H2339 [13AP]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 2280), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 4076), H1405 [23MR]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

———penalties for the placing of sexual explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed (see H.R. 5462), H9900 [12OC]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5433), H9634 [10OC]

———prevent identity fraud (see S. 2328), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2924), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5299), H8199 [26SE]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

———provide civil legal assistance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault (see H.R. 4663), H4484 [14JN]

———provide criminal penalties for the harassment of victims of Federal offenses by the convicted offenders (see H.R. 4166), H1762 [4AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4051), H1283 [22MR]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (see H.R. 5673), H12531 [15DE]

———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of a writing with a consumer product (see H.R. 5393), H9010 [5OC]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (see H.R. 4544), H3867 [25MY]

———strengthen system for notifying parents of violent sexual offenders in their communities (see S. 2911), S7542 [25JY]

———treatment of the interception of electronic communications (see H.R. 5018), H7206 [27JY]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 2317), S1884 [29MR]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H997 [14MR]

———establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes (see H.R. 4456), H3049 [15MY]

———reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see S. 2042), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3626), H340 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 4768), H5240 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans health care (see H. Con. Res. 255), H510 [16FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4690), H4674 [19JN] (see H.R. 5548), H11194 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (see H. Res. 529), H4783 [20JN]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———establish a Federal drug court program (see S. 3191), S10411 [12OC]

———establish alternative sentencing procedures for certain nonviolent drug offenses (see H.R. 5608), H11716 [31OC]

———facilitate environmental cleanup caused by the manufacture of methamphetamines and impose new monetary fines for the manufacture and trafficking of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5589), H11445 [27OC]

Ecology and environment: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (see S. 2934), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5077), H7209 [27JY]

Egypt: provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh (see S. Res. 367), S9945 [5OC]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify that judgments in certain actions are enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction (see H.R. 5321), H8406 [27SE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (see H.R. 4105), H1476 [28MR]

False Claims Act: eliminate minimum fines (see H.R. 4142), H1628 [30MR]

Families and domestic relations: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 5262), H7991 [21SE]

FDA: compel compliance with court decision relative to disclosure of certain information on the labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 4604), H4120 [8JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see S. 2915), S7542 [25JY]

———protect budget (see H.R. 4852), H6051 [13JY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (see S. 2270), S1596 [22MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (see S. 2089), S799 [24FE]

Foreign policy: establish U.S. interests relative to antitrust lawsuits asserting the manipulation of energy supplies or prices (see H.R. 4731), H5083 [23JN]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 4975), H7128 [26JY]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see S. 2081), S680 [22FE] (see S. 2869), S6678 [13JY] (see H.R. 4862), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 379), H6777 [24JY]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5110), H7280 [6SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: delay implementation of Dept. of Justice ruling until court hearing on asylum application (see H. Res. 480), H2340 [13AP]

———grant U.S. citizenship (see S. 1999), S37 [24JA] (see H.R. 3531, 3532), H48 [27JA]

———reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S86 [26JA] (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]

Government: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (see H.R. 5562), H11206 [26OC]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges (see S. 3075), S8822 [20SE]

Government regulations: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see S. 2907), S7448 [21JY]

Guam: clarify local judicial structure (see H.R. 4031), H1119 [16MR]

Health: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

———limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H8468 [28SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 3057, 3058), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5628), H11842 [3NO]

———provide for health care liability reform (see H.R. 5092), H7209 [27JY] (see H.R. 5119), H7280 [6SE]

Immigration: appointment of a guardian ad litem to protect the interests under of certain alien minor children present in the U.S. without a parent or other legal guardian (see H.R. 5061), H7208 [27JY]

———defer removal and detention of certain aliens awaiting trial on Federal or State criminal charges (see H.R. 3664), H454 [15FE]

———establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H3924 [6JN]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7208 [27JY]

———prohibit H-2A workers from bringing lawsuits against employers, except in the State in which the employer resides, or has its principal place of business (see H.R. 4344), H2339 [13AP]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 5035), H7207 [27JY]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 3120), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: clarify provisions applicable to arrest, detention, and release of criminal aliens pending removal decisions (see H.R. 5379), H8799 [4OC]

———clarify special rule on continuous residence or physical presence status for certain criminal aliens (see H.R. 5378), H8799 [4OC]

———extend limitation on certain waivers to aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5377), H8799 [4OC]

———treatment of aliens who have committed crimes (see H.R. 5293), H8199 [26SE]

Indiana: establish temporary Federal judgeship for the southern district (see S. 2794), S5884 [27JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see S. 2517), S3612 [8MY] (see H.R. 4127), H1588 [29MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H2337 [13AP]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see S. 2726), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Interstate commerce: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 2369), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 5060), H7208 [27JY]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (see S. 2288), S1671 [23MR]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4120 [8JN]

Judicial Education Fund: establish for the payment of expenses of judges participating in seminars (see S. 2990), S7840 [27JY]

Judiciary: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see S. 2730), S5106 [14JN]

———appointment of Federal judges (see S. 3071), S8759 [19SE] (see H.R. 4704), H4816 [21JN]

———convert a Federal judgeship in Missouri to permanent status (see S. 2695), S4820 [8JN]

———expand authority of magistrate judges (see S. 2875), S6841 [14JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4266), H2336 [13AP]

———require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement and prohibit assumption of liability by the U.S. for nuclear accidents that occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (see S. 2752), S5360 [19JN]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests, make grants to States to include samples in FBI Combined DNA Index System, and collect and analyze samples from certain offenders for FBI system (see H.R. 5000), H7206 [27JY]

———allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

———authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H4816 [21JN]

———ban the transfer and receipt of handguns or ammunition by persons subject to restraining orders (see H.R. 4778), H5435 [28JN]

———create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

———establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent or obstructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons seeking to operate animal enterprises (see H.R. 5429), H9634 [10OC]

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 4954), H7002 [25JY]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Law enforcement officers: authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 4423), H2966 [11MY]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 2256), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2761), S5555 [21JN]

———provide double damages for malicious, frivolous, or vexatious suits against Federal officers' surviving widows and widowers (see H.R. 4193), H1851 [5AP]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 3221), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]

Malaysia: human rights violations against Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim (see H. Res. 658), H11445 [27OC]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (see H. Res. 416), H219 [7FE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S8105 [6SE]

National Paralegals Day: designate (see H. Res. 430), H632 [1MR]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 5327), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5330), H8468 [28SE]

Native Americans: Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (see S. 2917), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 5374), H8735 [3OC]

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (see S. 2259), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 3835), H647 [6MR]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (see S. 2162), S1117 [2MR]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2606 [4MY]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions on the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (see S. 3268), S11494 [1NO] (see H.R. 5617), H11781 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see S. 2944), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (see S. 3206), S10590 [13OC]

Oregon: provide for additional place of holding district court (see S. 2024), S285 [2FE] (see H.R. 3567), H208 [2FE]

Patents: improve quality of patents on certain inventions (see H.R. 5364), H8735 [3OC]

Peltier, Leonard: deny clemency from life sentences being served for the murder of FBI agents (see H. Res. 680), H12532 [15DE]

Petroleum: impose a civil penalty on any energy-producing company that implements an unreasonable price increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products (see H.R. 3902), H921 [9MR]

Philippines: relief of citizens collectively referred to as the ``Marcos Entourage'' (see H.R. 4370), H2511 [3MY]

Product safety: penalize the knowing and reckless introduction of a defective product into interstate commerce (see S. 3014), S8197 [7SE]

Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Harold A. Johnson v. Max Cleland, et al. (see S. Res. 313), S4297 [23MY]

———authorize testimony, document production, and representation in Indiana v. Amy Han (see S. Res. 312), S4297 [23MY]

———authorize testimony, document production, and representation in U.S. v. Ellen Rose Hart (see S. Res. 331), S6121 [29JN]

———authorize testimony, document production, and representation in U.S. v. George P. Calhoun (see S. Res. 284), S2438 [7AP]

———authorize testimony and representation of Emmet Mahon in Thomas Dwyer v. City of Pittsburgh, et al. (see S. Res. 249), S149 [31JA]

———authorize testimony and representation of Laura Cahill in Martin A. Lopow v. William J. Henderson (see S. Res. 297), S2940 [26AP]

———intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (see S. Res. 283), S2438 [7AP]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), consideration (see H. Res. 423), H454 [15FE]

South Carolina: extend the temporary office of bankruptcy judge (see H.R. 5525), H10534 [23OC]

States: increase flexibility in funding child protection programs (see H.R. 5292), H8199 [26SE]

Sudan: U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 668), H11928 [14NO]

Supreme Court: make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds (see H.R. 5136), H7365 [7SE]

———permit the televising of proceedings (see S. 3086), S8941 [21SE]

Taxation: expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 2747), S5308 [16JN] (see H.R. 4071), H1404 [23MR]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 5421), H9504 [6OC]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 2955), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 2887), S7160 [18JY]

Texas: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 4374), H2511 [3MY]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 5267), H7996 [22SE]

Thomas, Daniel H.: tribute (see S. Res. 316), S4460 [25MY]

U.S. Court of Claims: consideration of a private relief bill (see H. Res. 593), H8061 [25SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S3612 [8MY]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (see H.R. 4404), H2770 [9MY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see S. 3006), S8104 [6SE] (see H.R. 4736), H5084 [23JN]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 2363), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 4196), H1851 [5AP]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see S. 3109), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

Biographies

Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

Briefs

Medicare+Choice reimbursement system: Minnesota congressional delegation, E1173-E1176 [30JN]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2835 [25AP]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Conference reports

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415), H9723-H9765 [11OC]

Cost Estimates

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H.R. 1658): CBO, H2047-H2049 [11AP]

Court documents

Federation of American Scientists v. CIA: George J. Tenet, CIA, H3503-H3505 [22MY]

———Thomas F. Hogan, U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, H3505-H3507 [22MY]

Marlene Alejandre, et al., v. Cuba: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, S781 [24FE]

Random assignment of judges to criminal cases: Sherri R. Carter, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, S1343 [9MR]

Descriptions

Drug Dealer Liability Act (H.R. 1042), H9536 [10OC]

Innocent Child Protection Act (H.R. 4888), H6796 [25JY]

Essays

Rule of Law: Kate Brenan, E1494 [14SE]

Excerpts

Court depositions in Chetan Desai, et al. v. Jayaprakash K. Kamath, et al. relative to profits from the sale of chemotherapy drugs, E1578 [25SE]

Investigation of Payments Made to Two Federal Employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7490 [24JY]

Explanations

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415): Conference Report, S11698-S11724 [7DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5548): Conference Report, H12446-H12482 [15DE]

Letters

Allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S9468 [28SE]

———Michael D. Robinson, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S9468 [28SE]

———Robert M.A. Johnson, National District Attorneys Association, S9468 [28SE]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S10346 [12OC], H9836 [12OC]

———several bankruptcy scholars, S10772 [19OC], S11448-S11450 [1NO]

———several law professors, S169 [1FE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, S11641 [6DE]

———Kris Reiman, California Family Support Council, S11642 [6DE]

———Laura Kadwell, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S11641 [6DE]

———several law professors, S11625 [6DE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Civilian trial for Lori H. Berenson in Peru: Representative Carolyn Maloney, H7242 [6SE]

Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: Representative George Miller, H11728 [1NO]

———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]

Conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions: Stuart VanMeveren, National District Attorneys Association, S5426 [20JN]

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: Becky Hess and David R. Nelson, Minnehaha County, SD, Office of State's Attorney, S3008 [27AP]

———Bob Miller, S2973 [27AP]

———Brian M. Moskowitz, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S2974 [27AP]

———Craig T. Steckler, California Police Chiefs Association, Inc., S2974 [27AP]

———Donna F. Edwards, National Network To End Domestic Violence, S2926 [26AP]

———Harriet Salarno, Justice for Murder Victims (organization), S2973 [27AP]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2985 [27AP]

———James J. Fotis, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, S2973 [27AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S2980 [27AP]

———Lawrence L. Piersol, U.S. District Court for South Dakota, S3007 [27AP]

———Lou Blanas, Sacramento County, CA, Sheriff, S2975 [27AP]

———Lyle W. Swenson, Dept. of Justice, S3009 [27AP]

———Marc Klaas, S2973 [27AP]

———Mary Struhs, Women Escaping a Violent Environment, Inc. (WEAVE), S2973 [27AP]

———McGregor W. Scott, Shasta County, CA, District Attorney, S2972 [27AP]

———Michael Hennessey, San Francisco, CA, Sheriff, S2974 [27AP]

———National Association of Attorneys General, S2969 [27AP]

———Patsy J. Gillis, Victims & Friends United (organization), S2973 [27AP]

———Richard M. Romley, Maricopa County, AZ, County Attorney, S2968 [27AP]

———Robert A. Miller, South Dakota Supreme Court, S3008 [27AP]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S2997 [27AP]

———Ron Exley, California Police Activities League, S2974 [27AP]

———Senators Byrd and Leahy, S2909 [26AP]

———several law school professors, S2985-S2988 [27AP]

———Sue Osthoff, National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women (organization), S2926 [26AP]

———Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, S2974 [27AP]

———Walter Allen, California Narcotic Officers' Association, S2974 [27AP]

———William B. Kolender, San Diego County, CA, Sheriff, S2975 [27AP]

———William Barr, Richard Thornburgh, and Edwin Meese III, S2968 [27AP]

———William W. Wilkins, Jr., Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2970 [27AP]

Constitutionality of legislation to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S5353-S5355 [19JN]

Counterintelligence Reform Act: Senator Specter, S1289 [8MR]

———Senators Shelby and Bryan, S1504 [21MR]

Criminal penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse: Donnie R. Marshall, DEA, H8256 [27SE]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H8256 [27SE]

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H4986 [22JN]

Economic impact of increasing oil prices: Senators Specter and Biden, S1943, S1944 [30MR]

Elian Gonzalez-Brotons custody and immigration status: Carmen Sabria, E1371 [27JY]

Ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable: Clarence E. Anthony, National League of Cities, S179 [1FE]

———Sarah Brady, Handgun Control (organization), S180 [1FE]

———Wellington E. Webb, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S179 [1FE]

Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H7530 [13SE]

Independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities: Senator Levin, S8275 [8SE]

INS operation to reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father: Senator Specter, S2818, S2819 [25AP]

Juvenile Justice Reform Act conference committee meeting: Representatives Hyde and Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S2706 [13AP], H2085 [11AP]

LSC funding: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, H4972 [22JN]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: George N. Miller, Jr., Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital, H11550 [30OC]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Nomination of Richard A. Paez to be circuit judge: George Herrera, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S1345 [9MR]

———National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), S1345 [9MR]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1351 [9MR]

———R. Liliana Palacois, Hispanic National Bar Association, S1344 [9MR]

———Rick Dovalina, League of United Latin American Citizens, S1345 [9MR]

Nomination of Timothy B. Dyk to be circuit judge: Lonnie P. Taylor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4280 [23MY]

OPEC oil production levels: Representative Gilman, E1586 [25SE]

Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Carter D. Ward, Missouri Education Roundtable (organization), S3312 [3MY]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Representatives Dingell and Norwood, Committee on Commerce (House), S4788 [8JN]

———several individuals, H97 [1FE]

Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's: Representative Ganske, S7516 [25JY]

Protection of victims' rights during Oklahoma City, OK, bombing trial: Paul G. Cassell, S2899 [26AP]

Reductions in youth gun violence and crimes involving firearms, and enforcement of existing gun laws: Representative Bilbray, H6648 [20JY]

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: Melissa Rogers, Coalition for the Free Exercise of Religion, S7776 [27JY]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S7776 [27JY]

———Wade Henderson and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (organization), S7777 [27JY]

Request for a conditional pardon and a new trial for Gary Graham in Texas capital case: Congressional Black Caucus, E1059 [20JN]

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Gilbert S. Merritt, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, S9662 [3OC]

———several former and current Ohio State Bar presidents, S9663 [3OC]

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals vacancies: Gilbert S. Merritt, S4368 [24MY]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Barry B. Anderson, CBO, H472 [16FE]

———Nancy Stoner, Natural Resources Defense Council, H483 [16FE]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H472 [16FE]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H472 [16FE]

Small business Superfund litigation: Barbara A. Williams, H8126 [26SE]

Structured Settlement Protection Act: John E. Chapoton, John S. Stanton, and Nancy Granese, E1710 [6OC]

Tax treatment of court awards and expenses resulting from employment discrimination claims: Victoria L. Herring, S7163 [18JY]

Transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund Dept. of Justice litigation against tobacco industry: several veterans organizations, H4496 [15JN]

Treatment of child support and alimony payments in bankruptcy: several women and children advocacy groups, H9838 [12OC]

Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act: U.S. Sentencing Commission, H6941 [25JY]

Victims of Rape Health Protection Act: Deidre Raver, S10591 [13OC]

Lists

Floridians confirmed as U.S. District Court Judges, S8496 [13SE]

Opponents of S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2827 [25AP]

Organizations opposed to S. 625, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S171 [1FE]

President Bush's nominations returned by the Democrat-controlled Senate in 1992 at the close of the 102d Congress, S10190, S10236 [11OC]

Supporters of nomination of Marsha L. Berzon to be circuit judge, S1286 [8MR]

Supporters of nomination of Richard A. Paez to be circuit judge, S1288 [8MR]

Supporters of S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2821 [25AP], S2967 [27AP]

Supreme Court reversals of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, S1358 [9MR]

U.S. Trustee Program bankruptcy criminal cases, S5386-S5389 [20JN]

Memorandums

Address Backlog of Applications for Lawful Permanent Residency and Reunite Eligible Applicants With Their Families While Awaiting Visa Processing: Senators Abraham and Kennedy, S11851 [15DE]

Senate Oversight Authority on Open Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases, S2068 [4AP]

Messages

District of Columbia Courts' Budget Request: President Clinton, H2631 [8MY]

Extradition Treaty With Belize: President Clinton, S7809 [27JY]

Extradition Treaty With South Africa: President Clinton, S4211 [18MY]

Investment Treaty With Azerbaijan: President Clinton, S8426 [12SE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Cyprus: President Clinton, S6764 [13JY]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Greece: President Clinton, S222 [1FE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With South Africa: President Clinton, S6764 [13JY]

Protocol Amending Investment Treaty With Panama: President Clinton, S8426 [12SE]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788, H9791 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11205 [27OC], H9840 [12OC]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), H6940 [25JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1040 [15MR], H1975 [10AP], H2080 [11AP]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1350 [9MR]

Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Petitions and memorials

California Family Support Council: bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Poems

``Credo of the Executioner'', E1096 [23JN]

``Masonic Builders'', S2988 [27AP]

``Robbers in Robes,'' Representative Owens, E2238 [15DE]

Press releases

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: AMA, S4788 [8JN]

Support the Second Amendment—The National Rifle Association Urges You To Vote ``No'' on the Lofgren Motion To Instruct Today! NRA, H1048 [15MR]

Proclamations

Tribute to Joseph H. Rodriguez: Representative Andrews, E1211 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (H.R. 3691), E151 [16FE]

Administrative Law Judge Conference of the U.S.: establish (H.R. 5177), E1490 [14SE]

Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 1959), H5201, H5202 [27JN]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, H9042, H9045 [6OC]

Armed Forces: liability for claims of military personnel for damages for certain injuries (H.R. 5048), E1368 [27JY]

———suspend court martial clemency option on life sentences, H3288 [17MY]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, H1009, H1022 [15MR]

Bakaly, Charles: allegations of releasing information to the media relative to independent counsel investigations, E1250 [14JY]

Balter, Bruce: Holocaust Education Award recipient, E78 [8FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws, H8097 [26SE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9796 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9809 [11OC], H9832-H9840 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9826-H9832 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), motion to instruct conferees, H9791-H9796 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), E134 [14FE]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9830, H9834, H9838 [12OC]

Berenson, Lori H.: incarceration in Peru, H7241 [6SE]

Black History Month: observance, H149-H154 [1FE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

Buffalo, NY: courthouse construction funding, H6652 [20JY]

Business and industry: clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

———clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to industry standards at the time of production, H183 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H173-H184 [2FE], E95 [8FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), amendment process, H7 [27JA]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), consideration (H. Res. 412), H171-H173 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), corrections in engrossment, H184 [2FE]

———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (H.R. 1987), H331 [10FE]

Byrd, James, Jr.: anniversary of murder in Jasper, TX, E908 [7JN], E924 [9JN]

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (S. 1567), H1644 [3AP], H2099 [11AP], E515 [6AP]

California: tribute to Peace by Peace campaign to increase awareness of domestic violence, E1647 [2OC]

Capers, Jean Murrell: Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation Life Achievement Award recipient, E1246 [14JY]

Capital punishment: emergency national moratorium, H1944 [6AP]

———errors in sentencing, E1063 [20JN]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6792-H6797 [25JY]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (H.R. 4167), H6797 [25JY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8123-H8132, H8154 [26SE], E1488 [14SE], E1646 [2OC]

———provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), H8129 [26SE]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), H8690-H8694 [3OC]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H737 [8MR]

———establish commission to investigate alleged prosecutorial abuse in the Wen Ho Lee case and to protect all U.S. citizens from similar abuses, H7743 [19SE]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 5021), H8094, H8095 [26SE], E1359 [27JY]

Cleveland, OH: Federal appeals court decision on vouchers to provide school choice, E2205 [15DE]

Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse, Jackson, WY: designate (S. 1794), H8557 [2OC]

Clinton, President: continuation of independent counsel investigation, H2126 [12AP], H12528 [15DE]

Colorado: evaluation of defense used in murder trial, H962 [14MR]

———State Supreme Court decision on prison terms for certain sex offenders, H10813 [25OC]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11368-H11398 [27OC], H11727, H11728 [1NO]

Computers: provide law enforcement officials with the authority and resources to combat the transmission of computer viruses, H2597 [4MY]

Congress: review of proposed construction of court facilities (H.R. 5363), E1667 [4OC]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8688-H8690 [3OC], E1718 [6OC]

———authority of administrative law judges to bar companies from receiving Federal contracts, H7379 [12SE]

Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (H.R. 1042), H9535-H9537 [10OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (H.R. 5563), E1959 [27OC]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 4586), E900 [6JN]

Crime: allow use of DNA testing by Federal prisoners (H.R. 4980), E1336 [27JY]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, H1481 [29MR]

———death penalty sentencing and imposition, H7064 [26JY]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H4681 [20JN], H7523-H7541 [13SE], H8000 [25SE], H9647, H9658, H9659, H9664, H9665 [11OC], H9820 [12OC], H10232 [18OC], H11239, H11289 [26OC], E1716 [6OC], E1760 [12OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935 [7JN], H7508 [13SE], E908 [7JN], E913 [8JN], E920, E924, E928, E946 [9JN], E1463 [13SE]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), H6938-H6940 [25JY]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), insert H.R. 3380 language in lieu, H6940 [25JY]

———establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 3380), H6928-H6932 [25JY]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (H.R. 3484), H8697-H8699 [3OC]

———expand civil asset forfeiture provisions relative to alien smuggling (H.R. 3547), E14 [27JA]

———expand prohibition on stalking, H9031 [6OC]

———increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (H.R. 238), H8694-H8697 [3OC]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 4047), H6940-H6942 [25JY]

———minimum mandatory sentencing, H150 [1FE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E1097 [23JN]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports, E2015 [28OC]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (H.R. 4311), E587 [13AP]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), H12511-H12513 [15DE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H611 [1MR], H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1115 [16MR], H1483, H1484 [29MR], H2378 [2MY], H2970, H2972, H2974 [15MY], H3051, H3057 [16MY], H4677 [20JN], H6779 [25JY], H8815 [5OC], H9909 [17OC], E1004 [14JN], E1472 [13SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1040-H1049 [15MR], H1290 [23MR], H2080-H2089 [11AP]

———provide civil legal assistance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, H8099 [26SE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2018, H2019, H2026-H2036, H2097-H2099 [11AP], H2183 [12AP], E597 [2MY]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (H.R. 5673), E2233 [15DE]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (H.R. 4544), E869 [25MY]

———tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal firearms offenses, H963-H966 [14MR], H1159-H1161 [21MR]

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), H2975-H2978 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: efforts to combat food industry monopolistic pricing practices and antitrust activities, E1169 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations, H1128 [21MR], H1288 [23MR]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (H.R. 2201), H351 [14FE]

———Civil Rights Division funding, H4985-H4989 [22JN]

———establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5016-H5019 [22JN], E1165 [30JN]

———Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative funding, H4984, H4986-H4989 [22JN]

———investigation of activities in the Northern District of Ohio, H5090 [26JN], E2128 [5DE]

———prosecution for distribution of illegal pornography, H1769 [5AP]

———prosecution for distribution of pornography, H1288, H1289 [23MR]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H3966 [7JN], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4619, H4632-H4651 [19JN], H4735, H4736 [20JN], H5039-H5046 [23JN], H11290 [26OC], E1062 [20JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11199, H11203, H11230-H11241, H11265-H11297 [26OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11510 [29OC], H11798 [2NO], H12494 [15DE], E2024 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4962-H5032 [22JN], H5039-H5072 [23JN], H5103-H5162 [26JN], E1121 [26JN], E1133, E1135, E1136, E1137, E1139 [28JN], E1142, E1145, E1149, E1152 [29JN], E1165, E1167 [30JN], E1244 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), amendment process, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (H. Res. 529), H4957-H4962 [22JN]

District of Columbia: provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote in the Committee of the Whole, H1946 [6AP], H7923 [20SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2125, H2126, H2127 [12AP], E545 [12AP]

———drug court funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, H8253, H8254, H8260, H8261 [27SE]

E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN: designate (H.R. 2412), H1426-H1428 [28MR]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4681, H4682 [20JN], H4882-H4886 [21JN], H10367, H10384 [19OC], E1081 [22JN], E1139 [28JN]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (H.R. 4105), H2349 [2MY], H2661 [9MY], H2974 [15MY], H3184 [17MY], H7873 [20SE], E955 [9JN], E2128 [5DE]

Fairfax, VA: tribute to Distributive Education Clubs of America Robinson Secondary School Chapter for Automatic External Defibrillators education initiatives, E572 [13AP]

Farrell, Michael: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E133 [14FE]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1752), H3482-H3487 [22MY]

———improve operation and administration (S. 2915), H10867-H10871 [25OC]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), H7760-H7762 [19SE]

Federal-State relations: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, H1158-H1161 [21MR], H1681 [4AP]

———enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2080-H2089 [11AP], H6648 [20JY]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H467-H473 [16FE]

Florida: application of precedent set in Hawaii's appointment of electors in 1960 to resolve disputed Presidential election results, E2179 [13DE]

———constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]

———disputed results in Presidential election, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE], E2179 [13DE]

Foreign policy: establish U.S. interests relative to antitrust lawsuits asserting the manipulation of energy supplies or prices (H.R. 4731), E1107 [23JN], E1585 [25SE]

Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 1359), H1642-H1644 [3AP]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (H.R. 4975), H7627 [14SE], H7755-H7757, H7829 [19SE], E1546 [20SE]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 4862), E1234 [14JY]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2869), H7190, H7191 [27JY], E1563, E1564 [22SE]

FTC: antitrust activities funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

Fuentes, Julio M.: nomination to be circuit judge, E737 [17MY]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), H9997-H9999 [17OC], E1833 [19OC]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, H68 [31JA], H336 [10FE], H1723 [4AP]

———custody and immigration status, H1853 [6AP], H2127 [12AP], H2514, H2554 [4MY], E1371 [27JY]

———grant U.S. citizenship (H.R. 3531), H9, H14 [27JA], H168 [2FE]

———INS operation to reunite with father, H2414, H2416 [3MY], H2617 [8MY], H2956 [11MY], H3032 [15MY], H3290 [17MY]

———reunite with father, H10, H11, H14 [27JA]

———reunite with father (H. Con. Res. 240), H9, H23 [27JA]

———Secret Service actions relative to prayer service in the Capitol, H4123 [9JN]

Gore, Vice President: remarks on the execution of pregnant inmates, H6473 [19JY]

Government: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (H.R. 5562), H12513 [15DE]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2040-H2054 [11AP]

———require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Graham, Gary: execution in Texas capital case, E1096 [23JN]

———request for a conditional pardon and a new trial in Texas captial case, H4910, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN], E1059 [20JN]

Harris, Leland B.: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Special Recognition Award recipient, E133 [14FE]

Hazardous substances: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (H.R. 1283), E752 [17MY]

Health: prohibit implementation of a uniform medical identifier, H4285, H4286 [13JN], H4434 [14JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H16-H19 [27JA], H77-H81 [31JA], H96, H97, H98, H129-H137, H139-H143, H157 [1FE], H170 [2FE], H248-H252 [8FE], H275-H277 [9FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H376, H426 [15FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2488, H2504 [3MY], H2745-H2748, H2750 [9MY], H5831-H5836 [11JY], H7086-H7090 [26JY], H7572-H7575 [13SE], H7985-H7988 [21SE], H10224, H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11245, H11247, H11248, H11250, H11253, H11254 [26OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11452, H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11512-H11520 [29OC], H11595-H11608, H11609 [30OC], H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11807, H11808 [2NO], H12012-H12016 [5DE], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E7 [27JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H739-H747 [8MR], H970-H974 [14MR], H6448-H6450 [18JY], H7986 [21SE]

Hong Kong: report on status after reversion to the People's Republic of China, E89 [8FE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Children's Assessment Center, E2067 [2NO]

Hsia, Maria: conviction for abuses of campaign finance laws, H935 [14MR]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H1944 [6AP]

Immigration: defer removal and detention of certain aliens awaiting trial on Federal or State criminal charges (H.R. 3664), E139 [15FE]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, H12483, H12494, H12496, H12499 [15DE]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7765-H7770 [19SE], H8432 [28SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 4966), E1350 [27JY]

Income: establish a new method for fixing rates of basic pay for administrative appeals judges, H6688 [20JY]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), E581 [13AP]

International Criminal Court: encourage President Clinton to sign establishing treaty, E2219 [15DE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (H.R. 4654), E1012 [14JN]

IRS: burden of proof relative to seizure of property, H226 [8FE]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (H.R. 4608), H5194-H5198 [27JN]

Jones, Nathaniel R.: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Distinguished Service Citation recipient, E783 [19MY]

Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate (H.R. 1605), H1637, H1638 [3AP]

Judiciary: status of Federal judges' salaries, H5146, H5147 [26JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3357-H3362 [18MY], H6004-H6006 [13JY]

———prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (H.R. 4266), E563 [13AP]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (H.R. 4710), H6942-H6945 [25JY]

———community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5012-H5015 [22JN]

———create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H624-H627 [1MR], H1266 [22MR], E321 [15MR]

———establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent or obstructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons seeking to operate animal enterprises (H.R. 5429), E1728 [10OC]

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (H.R. 4954), E1298 [21JY]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), H12028-H12031 [7DE]

Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week: observance, E1674 [4OC]

Lee, Bill L.: appointment to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, E1398 [6SE]

Library of Congress: transfer of temporary employees to permanent Federal status, E1186 [10JY]

Lithuania: permit war crime trials in absentia if the accused is unable to be present due to medical conditions, H725 [8MR]

Local governments: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: filing of discrimination claims against management, H169 [2FE]

LSC: funding, H4969-H4978 [22JN]

———payment of defendant's attorney fees in certain migrant worker cases against farmers, H5130, H5131 [26JN]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (H. Res. 416), E70 [7FE]

Mental health: establish demonstration courts (S. 1865), H10636-H10640, H10708 [24OC]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, H8747 [4OC]

———application of antitrust laws, H1660 [3AP], H2094 [11AP], E478 [3AP]

Moldova: treatment and prosecution of Christian Democratic Popular Front members, E751 [17MY]

Morvillo, Robert: New York Council of Defense Lawyers Norman S. Ostrow Award recipient, E409 [23MR]

Naples, FL: tribute to Community School of Naples mock trial team, E746 [17MY]

National College of Probate Judges: tribute, E469 [30MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1647 [2OC], E1817 [17OC], E1909 [25OC]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit funding to enforce the payment of fines for violation of entrance fees, H4575 [15JN]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (H.R. 5327), E1606 [27SE]

Native Americans: Federal district court decision on involvement of landowners in Oneida Indian land claim case, H8053 [25SE]

———provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (S. 1508), H10506-H10508 [23OC]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), H9963-H9966 [17OC]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H518 [29FE], H578, H579, H580, H622-H627 [1MR], H644 [6MR], H1267 [22MR]

———statement by President Clinton on verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case, H644 [6MR]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto, H2619 [8MY]

———constitutionality of State motto (H. Res. 494), H5182-H5185 [27JN]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (H.R. 5100), E13671 [27JY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (H.R. 3088), H8583-H8588 [2OC]

Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent terms, and reduce patent litigation (H.R. 2654), H2638 [8MY]

———improve quality of patents on certain inventions (H.R. 5364), E1651 [3OC], E1659 [4OC]

Peltier, Leonard: denial of parole for murder of FBI agents in South Dakota, E1147 [29JN]

Petroleum: impose a civil penalty on any energy-producing company that implements an unreasonable price increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products, H1233-H1235 [22MR]

———impose a civil penalty on any energy-producing company that implements an unreasonable price increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products (H.R. 3902), H4178 [12JN], H5090 [26JN]

Philippines: relief of citizens collectively referred to as the ``Marcos Entourage'' (H.R. 4370), E849 [25MY]

Pichler, Joseph and Susan: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) Distinguished Service Citation recipients, E785 [19MY]

Poland: support judicial efforts to obtain compensation on behalf of Polish Jewish Holocaust victims, E1257 [18JY]

Politan, Nicholas H.: Columbian Foundation Humanitarian Award recipient, E313 [15MR]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H11483 [28OC], H11835 [3NO]

Political ethics: investigation into the assignment of criminal cases involving friends of President Clinton to certain judges, H333 [10FE], E142 [15FE]

Porsdam, Helle: tribute to book ``Legally Speaking'' on the social impact of the law on U.S. culture, E283 [13MR]

Prayer: Supreme Court decision on school prayer at high school football games, H8896 [5OC]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H150 [1FE]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H3584-H3588 [23MY], H11303-H11317 [26OC], H11399 [27OC], E572 [13AP], E2040 [31OC]

Public lands: restrict Federal acquisition of lands to certain designated areas, H2884-H2887 [10MY]

Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

———private property owner rights, H2877-H2880 [10MY]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), H5090-H5092 [26JN], H10872-H10874 [25OC]

Sex offenders: reform sentencing, H7741 [19SE]

Small business: allow Federal court jurisdiction over claims dealing with interference in interstate commerce and antitrust matters, H479 [16FE]

———limit punitive damages against small businesses except in cases where they are proven to have acted with specific intent to cause harm, H476, H477 [16FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H463-H486 [16FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), amendment process, H280 [10FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), consideration (H. Res. 423), H461-H463 [16FE]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: define ``punitive damages'' as those awarded to punish or deter similar behavior and not including civil penalties, fines, or treble damages assessed by a State or Federal agency, H478, H479 [16FE]

———define ``small business'' relative to revenue and clarify provisions on product liability, hate crimes, and State punitive damages application and opt-out procedures, H480-H485 [16FE]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, H1632 [3AP]

Snellgrove, Debbie: Liberty Bell Award recipient, E1055 [20JN]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, H541-H547 [29FE]

———decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, H12521 [15DE], E2195, E2220, E2238 [15DE]

———decision on partial-birth abortions, H5439 [29JN]

———importance of the Presidential election relative to future nominations, H10463 [19OC], H11768 [1NO]

———make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds (H.R. 5136), H9540 [10OC], E1763 [12OC]

Taxation: expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors, H7312 [7SE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (H.R. 4071), E397 [23MR]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (H.R. 5421), E1710 [6OC]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments, E2014 [28OC]

———modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (H.R. 3485), H6936-H6938 [25JY], E1337, E1359 [27JY]

Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H17-H19 [27JA], H426 [15FE], H970-H974 [14MR], H11202 [26OC]

———request for Governor Bush to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (H.R. 5267), H8558 [2OC]

U.N.: secure objective review of violations of minority human rights in the U.S., H1267 [22MR]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), H9959 [17OC], E673 [9MY]

Washington: proposal to resume whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H240 [8FE], H2171 [12AP]

———resumption of whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H7067 [26JY]

Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association: anniversary, E629 [3MY]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (H.R. 5302), H10000-H10002 [17OC], E1600 [27SE], E1904 [25OC], E2036 [31OC]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S2832-S2835 [25AP]

Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 1959), S8527 [13SE]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 3008), S8109-S8111 [6SE]

AID: International Rule of Law Program in the People's Republic of China funding, S5621 [22JN]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S10182, S10196-S10199, S10212-S10215 [11OC]

Ambro, Thomas L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S587 [10FE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, motion to proceed, S582 [10FE]

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (S. 3210), S10624-S10626 [17OC]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, S1265 [8MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), S255-S257 [2FE], S3934-S3937 [15MY], S3965-S3970 [16MY], S4338 [24MY], S5383-S5389 [20JN], S6249 [30JN], S7383 [20JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), insert S. 625 language in lieu, S255 [2FE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S10345 [12OC], S10770, S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11205, S11206 [27OC], S11342 [29OC], S11368, S11378-S11381 [30OC], S11385-S11401, S11404-S11413, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11461-S11466, S11485 [1NO], S11506 [2NO], S11552-S11554 [5DE], S11622-S11642, S11656-S11658, S11660 [6DE], S11683-S11730 [7DE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—motion to proceed, S10769 [19OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11550, S11558 [5DE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10769 [19OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), S11 [24JA], S49-S58-S63, S72-S74 [26JA], S135-S137, S140-S144 [31JA], S167-S188, S190-S197, S200-S202 [1FE], S225-S257 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1553, S1554, S1555 [22MR]

———amend laws (S. 625), unanimous-consent agreement, S11, S44 [24JA]

———amend laws (S. 3046), S8611 [15SE]

———appointment of additional judges, S249 [2FE]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S136 [31JA], S237, S239, S243, S244, S248 [2FE], S11439 [31OC]

———disallow claims of certain insured depository institutions, S57 [26JA], S168-S178 [1FE]

———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S178-S188, S200 [1FE], S238-S242, S248, S249 [2FE]

———establish needs-based filing system relative to income levels, S135 [31JA]

———exclusion of pawned tangible personal property, S51, S53 [26JA]

———limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA], S11693, S11725, S11726, S11727 [7DE]

———prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (S. 2857), S6575 [12JY], S11778 [14DE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

———regulation of tactics used to encourage reaffirmation agreements, S233-S236 [2FE]

———require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S137 [31JA], S11439 [31OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S136 [31JA], S11552 [5DE], S11624, S11639-S11642 [6DE], S11697, S11724, S11725, S11727, S11728 [7DE]

———treatment of child support payments, S11437-S11442 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Battani, Marianne O.: nomination to be district judge, S4368 [24MY]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1205, S1209-S1223, S1225 [7MR], S1254, S1286-S1288, S1291, S1296-S1300, S1302, S1330, S1331 [8MR], S1336-S1368 [9MR]

BIA: protection of Indian programs funding relative to payment of Ramah Navajo Chapter lawsuit settlement, S7088 [18JY]

Bye, Kermit: nomination to be circuit judge, S757, S759, S760 [24FE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S757 [24FE]

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (S. 1567), House amendment, S2814, S2815 [13AP]

Callahan, John J.: St. Bonaventure University Gaudete Medal recipient, S1508 [21MR]

Campbell, Bonnie J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8339 [11SE], S8881 [21SE], S9253, S9254 [26SE], S9333 [27SE], S9595 [2OC], S9664-S9667, S9677-S9679, S9680, S9681 [3OC], S9838, S9839 [4OC], S9927, S9928 [5OC], S10059, S10060 [6OC], S10173, S10174, S10188-S10190 [11OC], S10678 [18OC], S10885 [23OC], S10908, S10909 [24OC]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S198-S200 [1FE]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2073), S4508-S4510 [6JN], S7819 [27JY], S10793-S10795 [19OC]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2690), S4673-S4676, S4683, S4684 [7JN], S10648-S10650 [18OC], S11810 [15DE]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), S7952 [27JY]

———Supreme Court reconsideration of execution of Johnny Paul Penry relative to mental retardation, S11810 [15DE]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S5656, S5657 [22JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty, S7826 [27JY], S8408 [12SE], S11736 [7DE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 2463), S2940 [26AP], S4177 [18MY], S4508-S4510 [6JN], S11323 [29OC]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 3048), S8587 [14SE], S11323 [29OC]

Carbon, Susan B.: Frank Rowe Kenison Award recipient for contributions to law and justice in New Hampshire, S7832 [27JY]

Cavanaugh, Dennis M.: nomination to be district judge, S7416 [21JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S. 1528), S76 [26JA]

———exempt small businesses from certain liability (S. 2634), S4463 [25MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

———provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), S7688 [26JY]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S1602-S1606 [22MR], S9326-S9329 [26SE]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (S. 2271), S1602-S1606 [22MR]

China, People's Republic of: release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform, S694 [22FE]

———release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (S. Con. Res. 78), S134 [31JA]

Circuit court: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S1336, S1360, S1366 [9MR]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 2184), S1193, S1194, S1233-S1235 [7MR], S1267 [8MR]

Civil liberties: preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (S. 2830), S6140 [29JN]

Class action lawsuits: reform process (S. 353), S7812 [27JY]

———reform process (S. 3123), S9389 [27SE]

Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse, Jackson, WY: designate (S. 1794), S1155 [2MR]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities, S8274 [8SE]

Clinton, President: anniversary of conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group, S8538, S8539 [14SE], S8652 [18SE]

———continuation of independent counsel investigation, S2653-S2655, S2788, S2790 [13AP]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): investigation of payments made to two Federal employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, S7490 [24JY], S7993-S7995 [5SE]

Committee on Finance (Senate): discharge of committee and confirmation of nominations, S10884 [23OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): clarify oversight authority on open Dept. of Justice investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———investigation of Dept. of Justice plea bargain agreement with Peter Lee relative to espionage charges, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

———Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts proposed issuance of a subpoena to Sec. of Energy Richardson relative to the investigation and prosecution of Wen Ho Lee, S10921-S10923 [24OC]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (S. 2092), S804 [24FE]

Constitution—U.S.: distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

Contracts: end taxpayer support of Federal contractors against whom repeated civil judgments or criminal convictions have been entered (S. 3185), S10400 [12OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 2908), S7477 [24JY]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences, S11658-S11660 [6DE]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (S. 2318), S1897-S1899 [29MR]

———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S121 [31JA]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (S. 2619), S4380 [24MY]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (S. 3216), S10721 [18OC]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (S. 2820), S6134 [29JN]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140-S143 [31JA]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 2117), S933-S935 [29FE]

Crime: abolish Federal statute of limitations for sex offenses and assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis (S. 3168), S9949 [5OC]

———allow victims to attend and observe the trials and sentencing hearings of those accused of the crime, S2827, S2828, S2831 [25AP], S2897-S2904, S2928 [26AP]

———conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5338-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5428 [20JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP], S3180 [1MY], S3249-S3251 [2MY]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2818, S2820-S2832, S2835-S2851 [25AP], S2897-S2930 [26AP], S2966-S3011 [27AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed—withdrawn, S3037 [27AP]

———death penalty sentencing and imposition, S10648-S10650 [18OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5300-S5304 [16JN], S5334-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5434 [20JN], S5547, S5548 [21JN], S5649 [22JN], S5732 [23JN], S9245 [26SE], S10345-S10347, S10348, S10360, S10391 [12OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (S. 622), S3602 [8MY], S5550 [21JN], S10072 [6OC]

———enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S2782, S2783 [13AP], S3910 [11MY]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), S11181-S11184 [26OC]

———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (S. 113), S9554, S9555 [28SE]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (S. Con. Res. 120), S4694 [7JN]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (S. 2280), S1674 [23MR]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

———penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (H.R. 1791), S7298 [19JY]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2328), S1987 [30MR]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S7663 [26JY], S11427-S11432 [31OC], S11491 [1NO], S11941 [15DE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders, S11530 [14NO]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S1368, S1376-S1378 [9MR], S1447 [20MR], S1783 [28MR], S2450 [10AP], S2483-S2485 [11AP], S2679-S2681, S2683 [13AP], S2890, S2891 [26AP], S2955 [27AP], S3861 [11MY], S3953-S3955 [15MY], S4184 [18MY], S4510-S4514, S4521-S4523 [6JN], S4938 [12JN], S5020 [13JN], S5101 [14JN], S5231 [15JN], S5316 [19JN], S7757 [27JY], S8267-S8271, S8287 [8SE], S9336 [27SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2290-S2294, S2304-S2313, S2320, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2486 [11AP], S2694, S2706 [13AP], S3963, S3981-S4003 [16MY], S4037-S4071, S4096 [17MY], S4455 [25MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (S. Res. 276), S1475-S1480, S1529-S1531 [21MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (S. 2390), S2532 [11AP], S2609, S2611 [12AP], S6570 [12JY]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2317), S1897-S1899 [29MR]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), S2348, S2349 [6AP], S3555-S3557 [4MY]

Daniels, George B.: nomination to be district judge, S758, S759 [24FE], S926 [29FE]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S757 [24FE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S4983, S4984 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S531 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE]

Dept. of Justice: decision on defense of the voluntary confessions law, S760 [24FE]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S1853 [29MR]

———Inspector General report on the misconduct by officials in the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, S8370 [12SE]

———reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (S. 2042), S538 [9FE], S1380 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S6492 [12JY], S7744 [27JY], S8186 [7SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11100 [26OC], S11223, S11225, S11230-S11241, S11244, S11279, S11283-S11286, S11293 [27OC], S11307 [28OC], S11329 [29OC], S11417 [31OC], S11865 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), S9257 [26SE], S10149 [10OC], S10217 [11OC], S10401 [12OC], S10652 [18OC]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, S5625 [22JN]

———establish a Federal drug court program (S. 3191), S10415 [12OC]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, S9108 [22SE], S9187 [25SE]

———tribute to drug courts, S4294 [23MY]

Duffy, James: nomination to be circuit judge, S1307 [8MR]

Dyk, Timothy B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211, S1226 [7MR], S4272, S4276-S4281 [23MY], S4364, S4365 [24MY]

E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN: designate (H.R. 2412), S3557 [4MY]

Ecology and environment: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (S. 2934), S7674 [26JY]

Education: improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers and protect teachers from frivolous lawsuits, S3578-S3584, S3595, S3597 [8MY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3475, S3476 [4MY]

Egypt: provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh (S. Res. 367), S9965 [5OC]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, S10311, S10312 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10296-S10302, S10305, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

False Claims Act: objection to revisions, S8936 [21SE]

Families and domestic relations: provide centers for supervised child visitations and exchanges relative to domestic violence, S10179 [11OC]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), S7544 [25JY], S10844-S10848 [19OC], S11278 [27OC]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), S10551, S10552 [13OC]

Federal prosecutors: clarify standards of conduct (S. 855), S9377 [27SE], S10790 [19OC]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 711), S2521 [11AP]

Firearms: ban possession by persons convicted of spousal abuse, S4052 [17MY]

———enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S3993, S3999 [16MY], S4037-S4041, S4043, S4044, S4047-S4051, S4057, S4060-S4062 [17MY]

———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403-S2406 [7AP]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, S349-S355 [7FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (S. 2270), S1598-S1601 [22MR]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Flag—U.S.: protect, S1707-S1721 [27MR], S1793, S1794 [28MR], S1855, S1871 [29MR]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11544 [14NO]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations, S10333 [12OC]

———modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (S. 2089), S800-S803 [24FE], S1226-S1228 [7MR], S1288 [8MR], S1504 [21MR], S9685-S9687 [3OC]

Foreign trade: court decision on appointment of environmental representatives to Industry Sector Advisory Committees relative to forest products, S220 [1FE]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (H.R. 4975), S10113 [6OC]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2081), S710 [23FE]

———protect religious liberty (S. 2869), S6687-S6690, S6762 [13JY], S6767 [14JY], S7774-S7781 [27JY], S7991-S7993 [5SE], S10992 [25OC]

Fuentes, Julio M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211, S1223-S1225 [7MR]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S1187 [6MR]

Gallatin County, MT: tribute to Drug Treatment Court, S4007 [16MY]

Garaufis, Nicholas G.: nomination as district judge, S4450 [25MY]

Garza, Juan: postponement of execution relative to Dept. of Justice action on clemency guidelines, S6404 [11JY]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), S11501 [1NO], S11507 [2NO]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, S221 [1FE], S1846, S1871 [29MR], S2020 [30MR], S2030 [3AP]

———custody and immigration status, S2708, S2710-S2713 [13AP]

———grant U.S. citizenship (S. 1999), S2, S3 [24JA], S202-S204 [1FE]

———INS operation to reunite with father, S2818-S2820 [25AP], S2931, S2932 [26AP], S3683 [9MY]

———reunite with father (S. Con. Res. 79), S99-S102, S105 [26JA]

Government: eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges (S. 3075), S8823 [20SE]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures, S10919 [24OC]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753-S1762 [27MR]

Government regulations: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (S. 2907), S7451-S7453 [21JY]

Gregory, Roger: nomination to be circuit judge, S9660, S9671 [3OC]

Hazardous substances: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (S. 758), S2097 [4AP]

Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (S. 573), S11779 [14DE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S1111-S1113 [2MR], S2339 [6AP], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP], S4787-S4808 [8JN], S5729 [23JN], S6079-S6093 [29JN], S7516-S7519 [25JY], S7980 [5SE], S8630 [15SE], S9401 [27SE], S9427, S9428 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10746, S10748 [19OC], S10886 [23OC], S10963, S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064, S11082, S11111 [26OC], S11334, S11335, S11337 [29OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3057), S8641 [18SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3058), S8641 [18SE]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, S139 [31JA]

Immigration: address backlog of applications for lawful permanent residency and reunite eligible applicants with their families while awaiting visa processing, S11232, S11265-S11267, S11269, S11279 [27OC], S11329-S11331 [29OC], S11850 [15DE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (S. 3120), S9387-S9389 [27SE], S9647 [3OC]

Indiana: establish temporary Federal judgeship for the southern district (S. 2794), S5886 [27JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S3572-S3574 [8MY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3311 [3MY], S3474 [4MY]

Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, S4799, S4801, S4806 [8JN]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), S10587 [13OC]

International Abolition Day: observance, S1022 [1MR]

International Criminal Court: encourage President Clinton to sign establishing treaty, S11899-S11901 [15DE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (S. 2726), S5107 [14JN]

Interstate commerce: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (S. 2369), S2347 [6AP]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (S. 2288), S1680 [23MR]

Islip, NY: dedication of U.S. Couthouse, S11126 [26OC]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (H.R. 4608), S8527 [13SE], S8653 [18SE]

Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate (H.R. 1605), S9867 [4OC]

Judicial Education Fund: establish for the payment of expenses of judges participating in seminars (S. 2990), S7906, S7907 [27JY]

Judiciary: appointment of Federal judges (S. 3071), S8763, S8764 [19SE], S11490 [1NO]

———exempt Federal judges from ban on receiving cash honoraria, S8809 [20SE], S8871, S8872 [21SE], S9679 [3OC]

———expand authority of magistrate judges (S. 2875), S6844 [14JY]

———random assignment of judges to criminal cases, S1342, S1345 [9MR]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (S. 3130), S9466-S9469 [28SE]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), S8585, S8586, S8605 [14SE], S11184-S11187 [26OC]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), House amendment, S2813, S2814 [13AP]

———waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic DNA testing in certain Federal trials (S. 1700), S4510 [6JN]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 2256), S1517 [21MR]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2761), S5556 [21JN]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 3221), S10802 [19OC]

Lawson, David M.: nomination to be district judge, S4368 [24MY]

Lee, Wen Ho: Dept. of Justice investigation of espionage allegations relative to ethnic background, S8641 [18SE]

Lynch, Gerard E.: nomination to be district judge, S4273-S4281 [23MY]

Mancuso, Donald: allegations of misconduct while serving as Defense Criminal Investigative Service Director, S130 [31JA], S6250 [30JN]

McLaughlin, Mary A.: nomination to be district judge, S4366 [24MY]

Mental health: establish demonstration courts (S. 1865), S9329 [26SE]

———expansion of the Southern Florida Medical Corrections Options Program to include a demonstration project in Hawaii, S11231 [27OC]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, S9255 [26SE]

———application of antitrust laws, S325 [3FE], S605 [10FE]

———impact of Dept. of Justice antitrust suit on consumers and the economy, S6247 [30JN], S8565 [14SE]

———proposed remedies submitted by the Dept. of Justice and several States relative to antitrust suit, S3553-S3555 [4MY]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (S. 1020), S1810 [28MR]

Native Americans: provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (S. 1508), S11756 [11DE]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), S7545 [25JY], S9867 [4OC], S10268 [11OC]

New Hampshire: legislative action to abolish the death penalty, S4177 [18MY]

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (S. 2259), S1517 [21MR]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: reversals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Nuclear energy: circuit court ruling that power companies may seek damages against the Dept. of Energy relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel, S8648-S8650 [18SE]

———renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (S. 2162), S1115 [2MR]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions concerning the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (S. 3268), S11494 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (S. 2944), S7841-S7843 [27JY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (S. 3206), S10590 [13OC]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1193, S1205, S1209-S1223, S1225 [7MR], S1254, S1283-S1288, S1291, S1295-S1300, S1302, S1330, S1331 [8MR], S1336-S1368 [9MR]

———nomination to be circuit judge, motion to indefinitely postpone, S1350-S1368 [9MR]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1942-S1944 [30MR]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

Pisano, Joel A.: nomination to be district judge, S589 [10FE]

Political campaigns: restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S7610-S7612 [26JY]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominees, unanimous-consent agreement, S4241, S4242 [23MY]

———impact of Presidential election on future judicial appointments, S11314 [28OC]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4366-S4368 [24MY], S5290 [16JN], S5935 [27JN], S6292 [30JN], S7416 [21JY], S9657-S9683 [3OC], S10947 [24OC], S11191 [26OC]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, unanimous-consent agreement, S9595 [2OC]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, unanimous-consent request, S582 [10FE]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S582-S588 [10FE], S759, S760 [24FE], S1225 [7MR], S1254, S1330, S1331 [8MR], S1336, S1357, S1365, S1367 [9MR], S2451 [10AP], S3500 [4MY], S4210 [18MY], S4277 [23MY], S4369 [24MY], S6567 [12JY], S7436 [21JY], S7504, S7519, S7525, S7526, S7531-S7535 [25JY], S7587, S7624 [26JY], S7962 [5SE], S8339 [11SE], S8647 [18SE], S8881, S8934-S8936 [21SE], S9253, S9254 [26SE], S9333 [27SE], S9595 [2OC], S9657-S9683 [3OC], S9881-S9883, S9927, S9928 [5OC], S10059, S10060 [6OC], S10173, S10174, S10188-S10190, S10234-S10236 [11OC], S10678 [18OC], S10909 [24OC], S11315 [28OC], S11490 [1NO]

———Senate response to recess appointments, S582-S586 [10FE], S11833, S11834 [15DE]

Privacy: enhance protections for electronic information, ensure uniform protections for purchase or rental of certain media, and promote use of encryption technology while balancing law enforcement needs (S. 854), S11778 [14DE]

Product safety: penalize the knowing and reckless introduction of a defective product into interstate commerce (S. 3014), S8188 [7SE]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11041 [26OC], S11307-S11314 [28OC]

Ronald N. Davies Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Grand Forks, ND: designate, S8738 [19SE], S8787 [20SE]

Russell, Dan M., Jr.: dedication of portrait at Hancock County, MS, Courthouse, S3180 [1MY]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S7952 [27JY], S10546-S10550 [13OC], S11651-S11654 [6DE]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Harold A. Johnson v. Max Cleland, et al. (S. Res. 313), S4334 [23MY]

———authorize testimony, document production, and representation in Indiana v. Amy Han (S. Res. 312), S4334 [23MY]

———authorize testimony, document production, and representation in U.S. v. Ellen Rose Hart (S. Res. 331), S6182 [29JN]

———authorize testimony, document production, and representation in U.S. v. George P. Calhoun (S. Res. 284), S2445 [7AP]

———authorize testimony and representation of Emmet Mahon in Thomas Dwyer v. City of Pittsburgh, et al. (S. Res. 249), S165 [31JA]

———authorize testimony and representation of Laura Cahill in Martin A. Lopow v. William J. Henderson (S. Res. 297), S2947, S2948 [26AP]

———intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (S. Res. 283), S2444, S2445 [7AP]

Singal, George Z.: nomination to be district judge, S6292 [30JN]

Small business: impact of large corporate legal actions on small business operations, S520 [9FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), S1753 [27MR], S1765 [28MR]

Supreme Court: consideration of case on partial-birth abortions, S2714 [13AP]

———decision on application of the Americans With Disabilities Act to States, S121 [31JA]

———decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, S6, S7, S44 [24JA], S102 [26JA]

———decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, S11781 [14DE]

———decision on Violence Against Women Act provision creating a Federal civil rights cause of action for women to sue sexual abuse offenders, S3970 [16MY], S7597 [26JY]

———judicial activism relative to decisions on Federal authority over States and extension of power to include deciding appropriateness of legislation in addition to constitutionality, S7597-S7603 [26JY], S7758-S7763 [27JY]

———permit the televising of proceedings (S. 3086), S8942-S8948 [21SE]

Tallman, Richard C.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4368 [24MY]

Taxation: expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (S. 2747), S5308 [16JN]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S11880, S11881 [15DE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (S. 2955), S7846, S7912 [27JY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (S. 2887), S7163, S7164 [18JY]

Teilborg, James A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S9675 [3OC]

Terrorism: modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements, S10178, S10202, S10212, S10213, S10240, S10241 [11OC]

———modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (S. 1796), unanimous-consent agreement, S7729 [27JY]

Thomas, Daniel H.: tribute (S. Res. 316), S4504 [25MY]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S222 [1FE], S4210 [18MY], S6764 [13JY], S7809 [27JY], S8426 [12SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S3612 [8MY], S7715-S7720 [26JY]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), S11181 [26OC]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S2434 [7AP], S9003-S9009 [21SE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (S. 3006), S8106 [6SE]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 2363), S2238 [5AP]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (H.R. 5302), S11500 [1NO]

———designate (S. 3109), S9259, S9268 [26SE]

Wisconsin: appointment of an additional Federal district judge, S11903 [15DE]

Wynn, James: nomination to be circuit judge, S9671, S9672 [3OC]

Reports

Dept. of Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training: Dept. of Justice Inspector General, S8371-S8375 [12SE]

Investigation of Espionage Allegations Against Wen Ho Lee: Senator Specter, S1289 [8MR]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House), H11368-H11384 [27OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (Minority Rebuttal), H11395-H11398 [27OC]

Reports filed

Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1959), S7655 [26JY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1959) (H. Rept. 106-688), H5035 [22JN]

Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) and Macheteros Clemency—Misleading Explanations, a Reckless Decision, a Dangerous Message: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-488), H3 [24JA]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2415) (H. Rept. 106-970), H9766 [11OC]

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 1567) (H. Rept. 106-552), H1587 [29MR]

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2498) (H. Rept. 106-634), H3648 [23MY]

Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3484) (H. Rept. 106-920), H8616 [2OC]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1658), S1671 [23MR]

Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 353), S7838 [27JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 353) (S. Rept. 106-420), S9267 [26SE]

Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse, Jackson, WY: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1794), S538 [9FE]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 1794) (H. Rept. 106-828), H7364 [7SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 624) (H. Rept. 106-971), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2005, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 106-491), H164 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 423) (H. Rept. 106-498), H454 [15FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 106-684), H4783 [20JN]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 3) (S. Rept. 106-254), S2106 [4AP]

Counterintelligence Reform Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2089) (S. Rept. 106-352), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2089), S4296 [23MY]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2370), S2726 [13AP]

Demonstration Mental Health Courts Establishment: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1865), S7838 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy Termination of the Exemption of Nonprofit Institutions From Civil Penalties for Violations of Nuclear Safety Requirements: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H5083 [23JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4690) (H. Rept. 106-680), H4674 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4690), S7447 [21JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4690) (S. Rept. 106-404), S8290 [8SE]

E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2412), S2726 [13AP]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2412) (H. Rept. 106-540), H1404 [23MR]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5018) (H. Rept. 106-932), H8799 [4OC]

Fairness in Asbestos Compensation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1283) (H. Rept. 106-782), H6776 [24JY]

Federal Agency Compliance Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1924) (H. Rept. 106-976), H9899 [12OC]

Federal Courts Budget Protection Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1564) (S. Rept. 106-379), S8018 [5SE]

Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2915), S9464 [28SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2842) (H. Rept. 106-779), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1688) (S. Rept. 106-492), S10082 [6OC]

Federal Judiciary Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 113), S7838 [27JY]

Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1359) (H. Rept. 106-551), H1587 [29MR]

Fugitive Apprehension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2516), S7392 [20JY]

Increase Criminal Penalties for Bringing In and Harboring Certain Aliens: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 238) (H. Rept. 106-850), H7650 [14SE]

Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1508) (H. Rept. 106-819), H7279 [6SE]

Inter-American Convention Against Corruption: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-15), S6256 [30JN]

Internet False Identification Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2924), S9464 [28SE]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4608), S7655 [26JY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4608) (H. Rept. 106-689), H5036 [22JN]

Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1605), S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1605) (H. Rept. 106-536), H1404 [23MR]

Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 106-733), H6051 [13JY], H6469 [18JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1796), S1391 [9MR]

Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police Authority To Provide Security Beyond the Supreme Court Building and Grounds: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5136) (H. Rept. 106-931), H8799 [4OC]

Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2987) (H. Rept. 106-878), H7990 [21SE]

Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3380) (H. Rept. 106-778), H6776 [24JY]

Nomination of Anna Blackburne-Rigsby To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

Nomination of Berle M. Schiller To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Beverly B. Martin To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of David M. Lawson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Dennis M. Cavanaugh To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of George Z. Singal To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5884 [27JN]

Nomination of Gerald Fisher To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S9466 [28SE]

Nomination of Gerard E. Lynch To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Gregory A. Presnell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of James A. Teilborg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of James D. Whittemore To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of James E. Baker To Be Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Judge: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of James J. Brady To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of James S. Moody, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Janie L. Jeffers to the U.S. Parole Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Jay A. Garcia-Gregory To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Joan Humphrey Lefkow To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5884 [27JN]

Nomination of John A. Mott To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

Nomination of John Antoon II To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of John E. Steel To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of John R. Johnson To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of John W. Darrah To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5884 [27JN]

Nomination of Johnnie B. Rawlinson To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Julio M. Fuentes To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Kent J. Dawson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Laura T. Swain To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Marianne O. Battani To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Marie F. Ragghianti to the U.S. Parole Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Mary A. McLaughlin To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Mary H. Murguia To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Michael J. Reagan To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Nicholas G. Garaufis To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Paul C. Huck To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5884 [27JN]

Nomination of Petrese B. Tucker To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Phyllis J. Hamilton To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Richard B. Surrick To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Richard C. Tallman To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Roger L. Hunt To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Steven S. Reed To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Susan R. Bolton To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Thomas J. Motley To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2042) (S. Rept. 106-231), S1390 [9MR]

Permit Direct Payment of Medical Expenses by the National Park Service and Allow for Waiver and Indemnification in Certain Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4404) (H. Rept. 106-854), H7650 [14SE]

Presidential Threat Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3048) (H. Rept. 106-669), H4219 [12JN]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H11205 [26OC]

Rental Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1954) (H. Rept. 106-774), H6717 [20JY]

Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2917) (S. Rept. 106-506), S10715 [18OC]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 106-494), H218 [7FE]

Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2272), S7838 [27JY]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2163) (H. Rept. 106-827), H7364 [7SE]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5267) (H. Rept. 106-921), H8616 [2OC]

Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 577), S1117 [2MR]

Veterans Claims and Appeals Procedures Clarification and Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1810) (S. Rept. 106-397), S8103 [6SE]

Resolutions by organizations

City lawsuits against firearm industry: National League of Cities, S180 [1FE]

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H11922-H11924 [14NO]

Resolutions of ratification

Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, S6256 [30JN], S7809 [27JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5019, H5021 [22JN], H5049, H5051, H5055 [23JN], H5108, H5123, H5126, H5131, H5134, H5149, H5150, H5156 [26JN]

Statements

Buckley v. Valeo Reconsideration and Overturning: several law and political science professors, S1788-S1790 [28MR]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S2968 [27AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S2823 [25AP], S2901, S2902 [26AP]

———Marsha A. Kight, Families and Survivors United (organization), S2969 [27AP]

———NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (organization), S2927 [26AP]

———Racial Minorities for Victim Justice (organization), S2975 [27AP]

Denial of Parole for Leonard Peltier for Murder of FBI Agents in South Dakota: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, E1148 [29JN]

Don't Let Gun Manufacturers ``Take Advantage of the System'': Violence Policy Center, S180 [1FE]

Emancipated Minors: Matt Cyr, E1559 [21SE]

Ethics in the Judiciary: Abner J. Mikva, S7907 [27JY]

Law Enforcement Officers and Criminal Justice System Treatment of Minorities in New York, NY, Declaration and Plan: Representative Owens and Several Brooklyn African American Clergy and Elected Officials, H1268 [22MR]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4797 [8JN]

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: Senators Hatch and Kennedy, S7774-S7776 [27JY]

Senate Record on Confirming Minority and Female Judicial Nominees: Senator Lott, S1359 [9MR]

Zoning Conflicts Between Churches and Cities: Christian Legal Society, E1564-E1567 [22SE]

Studies

Impact on Patients of Delays in Passing a Patients' Bill of Rights: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Staff, S2340 [6AP]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for Escambia County, FL, H1987 [10AP]

Circuit Court for the 47th Judicial Circuit of Michigan, H7236 [6SE]

District Court for Brazoria County, TX, H11846 [13NO]

Municipal Court for the City of Wichita, KS, H11930 [4DE]

Superior Court for Los Angeles County, CA, H7237 [6SE]

Superior Court for San Diego County, CA, H9516 [10OC], H9905 [16OC]

Superior Court for Santa Barbara County, CA, H1402 [23MR]

Superior Court for the District of Columbia, H7237 [6SE]

Superior Court of Los Angeles County, CA, H8 [27JA]

Superior Court of Santa Barbara County, CA, H211 [3FE]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H8 [27JA], H711 [8MR], H1954 [6AP], H2319 [13AP]

Supreme Court of Onondaga County, NY, H11930 [4DE]

U.S. District Court for Iowa, H11593 [30OC]

U.S. District Court for New Jersey, H11930 [4DE]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H8 [27JA], H518 [29FE]

U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, H226 [8FE]

U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, H3871 [6JN]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, H3893 [6JN]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, H236 [8FE]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District California, H2487 [3MY]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, H2487 [3MY]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, H8 [27JA], H518 [29FE], H2374 [2MY], H4021 [7JN], H7236, H7237 [6SE], H9905 [16OC], H11846 [13NO]

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, H11929 [4DE]

Summaries

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Innocence Protection Act (S. 2690), S4680 [7JN]

Internet False Identification Prevention Act (S. 2924), S11430 [31OC]

Professional Standards for Government Attorneys Act (S. 855), S9377 [27SE]

Public Health Improvement Act (H.R. 2498), S11308-S11310 [28OC]

Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Law Act (H.R. 4966), E1350-E1353 [27JY]

Tables

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations: conference report, H11272-H11281 [26OC]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversal rate (1996-1999), S1363 [9MR]

U.S. bankruptcy filings 1980-1998, S175 [1FE]

Testimonies

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Mary Munnings Lewandowski, S10128 [10OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 427, corrections in enrollment of S. 3186, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9840 [12OC]

H. Res. 412, consideration of H.R. 2005, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act, H171 [2FE]

H. Res. 423, consideration of H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act, H461 [16FE]

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H. Res. 494, constitutionality of Ohio State motto, H5182 [27JN]

H. Res. 529, consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H4957 [22JN]

H. Res. 624, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9826 [12OC]

H. Res. 657, Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, H11385 [27OC]

H.R. 238, increase criminal penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens, H8694 [3OC]

H.R. 534, Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act, H8688 [3OC]

H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S393-S453 [7FE]

H.R. 1042, Drug Dealer Liability Act, H9535 [10OC]

H.R. 1359, Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH, H1642 [3AP]

H.R. 1605, Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR, H1637 [3AP]

H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, H2040-H2046 [11AP]

H.R. 1752, Federal Courts Improvement Act, H3482-H3487 [22MY]

H.R. 1959, Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX, H5201 [27JN]

H.R. 2005, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act, H181 [2FE]

H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act, H474-H476 [16FE]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 2412, E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN, H1426 [28MR]

H.R. 2498, Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, H3584 [23MY]

H.R. 2498, Public Health Improvement Act, H11303-H11313 [26OC]

H.R. 2842, Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act, H7760 [19SE]

H.R. 3048, Presidential Threat Protection Act, H5090 [26JN]

H.R. 3088, Victims of Rape Health Protection Act, H8583 [2OC]

H.R. 3380, Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, H6928 [25JY]

H.R. 3484, Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act, H8697 [3OC]

H.R. 3485, Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, H6936 [25JY]

H.R. 4047, Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act, H6940 [25JY]

H.R. 4051, Project Exile—The Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, H2026 [11AP]

H.R. 4404, permit direct payment of U.S. Park Police medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements, H9959 [17OC]

H.R. 4608, James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN, H5194 [27JN]

H.R. 4710, Illegal Pornography Prosecution Act, H6942 [25JY]

H.R. 4731, Foreign Trust Busting Act, E1107 [23JN]

H.R. 4888, Innocent Child Protection Act, H6792 [25JY]

H.R. 4975, Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ, H7755 [19SE]

H.R. 5062, establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, H7765 [19SE]

H.R. 5110, George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA, H9997 [17OC]

H.R. 5136, Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police authority to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds, H9540 [10OC]

H.R. 5175, Small Business Liability Relief Act, H8123-H8125 [26SE]

H.R. 5267, Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY, H8558 [2OC]

H.R. 5302, William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA, H10000 [17OC]

H.R. 5363, congressional review of proposed construction of court facilities, E1667 [4OC]

H.R. 5562, Multidistrict Litigation Act, H12513 [15DE]

S. 113, Federal Judiciary Protection Act, S9555 [28SE]

S. 768, Military and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, S11181 [26OC], H6939 [25JY]

S. 1508, Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act, S11756 [11DE], H10506 [23OC]

S. 1567, C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA, S2814 [13AP], H1644 [3AP]

S. 1769, reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies, S2813 [13AP]

S. 1794, Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse, Jackson, WY, S1155 [2MR], H8557 [2OC]

S. 1810, Veterans Programs Enhancement Act, S9003-S9009 [21SE]

S. 1865, America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project, H10636 [24OC]

S. 1865, mental health demonstration courts establishment, S9329 [26SE]

S. 2042, Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act, S540 [9FE]

S. 2117, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S935 [29FE]

S. 2259, divide New Jersey into two judicial districts, S1518 [21MR]

S. 2270, Right To Bear Arms Protection and Privacy Act, S1600 [22MR]

S. 2271, Training and Knowledge Ensure Children a Risk-Free Environment (TAKE CARE) Act, S1602-S1604 [22MR]

S. 2272, Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act, S1604-S1606 [22MR], S9326-S9329 [26SE], H8690-H8692 [3OC]

S. 2363, Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act, S2239 [5AP]

S. 2369, waive Federal preemption of State laws in court cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims, S2348 [6AP]

S. 2370, Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY, S2349 [6AP], S3557 [4MY], H2975 [15MY]

S. 2516, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S3613 [8MY], S7718-S7720 [26JY]

S. 2517, School Safety Act, S3614 [8MY]

S. 2690, Innocence Protection Act, S4676-S4680 [7JN]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

S. 2726, American Servicemembers' Protection Act, S5107-S5109 [14JN]

S. 2747, Child Support Fairness and Tax Refund Interception Act, S5308 [16JN]

S. 2761, Capturing Criminals Act, S5557 [21JN]

S. 2830, Miranda Reaffirmation Act, S6140 [29JN]

S. 2869, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, S7779-S7781 [27JY], H7191 [27JY]

S. 2875, Magistrate Judge Improvement Act, S6844 [14JY]

S. 2907, awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government, S7452 [21JY]

S. 2908, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S7478-S7482 [24JY]

S. 2915, Federal Courts Improvement Act, S10844-S10847 [19OC], H10868-H10871 [25OC]

S. 2917, Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act, S10268-S10270 [11OC], H9963-H9965 [17OC]

S. 2924, Internet False Identification Prevention Act, S11427, S11431 [31OC], S11941 [15DE], H12511 [15DE]

S. 2944, reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes, S7843 [27JY]

S. 2955, provide tax relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S7846 [27JY]

S. 3008, Older Workers Rights Restoration Act, S8109 [6SE]

S. 3045, National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act, S11185-S11187 [26OC], H12029-H12031 [7DE]

S. 3075, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges, S8824 [20SE]

S. 3122, ADA Notification Act, S9389 [27SE]

S. 3168, Sexual Assault Prosecution Act, S9950 [5OC]

S. 3191, Drug Court Act, S10415 [12OC]

S. 3206, Victims of Rape Health Protection Act, S10590 [13OC]

S. 3210, Consumer and Employee Arbitration Bill of Rights, S10626 [17OC]

S. 3216, Integrity of the U.S. Courts Act, S10721 [18OC]

S. 3221, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S10802 [19OC]

S. 3268, Fishery and Aquaculture Oil Spill Assistance Act, S11494 [1NO]

S. Con. Res. 78, release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform by the People's Republic of China, S92 [26JA]

S. Con. Res. 79, reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father, S93, S100 [26JA]

S. Con. Res. 120, increase penalties for hate crimes, S4694 [7JN]

S. Res. 231, refer S. 1456, relief of Rocco A. Trecosta, to the Court of Federal Claims, S10938 [24OC]

S. Res. 249, authorize testimony and Senate Legal Counsel representation of Emmet Mahon in Thomas Dwyer v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., S161, S165 [31JA]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

S. Res. 276, submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language in H.R. 1501, Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act, S1526 [21MR]

S. Res. 283, Senate Legal Counsel intervention in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al., S2441, S2445 [7AP]

S. Res. 284, testimony, document production, and Senate Legal Counsel representation in U.S. v. George P. Calhoun, S2441, S2446 [7AP]

S. Res. 297, testimony and Senate Legal Counsel representation of Laura Cahill in Martin A. Lopow v. William J. Henderson, S2947, S2948 [26AP]

S. Res. 312, Senate Legal Counsel representation, testimony, and document production in Indiana v. Amy Han, S4326, S4334 [23MY]

S. Res. 313, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Harold A. Johnson v. Max Cleland, et al., S4326, S4334 [23MY]

S. Res. 316, tribute to Daniel H. Thomas, S4491, S4504 [25MY]

S. Res. 331, testimony, document production, and Senate Legal Counsel representation in U.S. v. Ellen Rose Hart, S6146, S6182 [29JN]

S. Res. 367, provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh, Egypt, S9965 [5OC]

Tributes

King, C.B., H2099-H2104 [11AP]

COVALL, MARK

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11220 [26OC]

COVELLI, CHARLES AND BERNICE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E474 [3AP]

COVENANT HOUSE (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Casa Alianza (organization): Hilton Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Award recipient, S11909 [15DE]

COVERDELL

Amendments

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S891 [28FE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S860, S884, S885, S886, S891 [28FE], S1018 [1MR], S1071, S1072, S1146 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S37 [24JA] (see S. 2013), S292 [2FE]

Courts: reform class action lawsuit process (see S. 353), S1421 [9MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see S. 1983), S691 [22FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see S. 1452), S1421 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see S. 2042), S538 [9FE]

``In Memory'' Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 34), S1422 [9MR]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S692 [22FE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S953 [29FE]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment (see S.J. Res. 38), S1030 [1MR]

Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see S. 2158), S1327 [8MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see S. 2077), S680 [22FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S92 [26JA]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S217 [1FE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 820), S159 [31JA]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see S. Con. Res. 87), S1025 [1MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S334 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S1392 [9MR]

Cloture motions

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S899 [29FE]

Remarks

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S249 [2FE]

Caterpillar Inc.: tribute to LaGrange, GA, plant workers for efforts relative to sick child, S163 [31JA]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, S249 [2FE]

Education: ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged children and provide funds to assist failing schools, S999, S1006 [1MR]

———establish the Careers to Classrooms Program, S1018 [1MR]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S1062, S1071 [2MR]

———Pell Grant Program funding, S1073, S1099 [2MR]

———reductions in school class size, S1015 [1MR]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 271), S855 [28FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S901, S902, S903, S908, S909, S912, S914, S918, S919 [29FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (S. 2231), S1386 [9MR]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S895, S897 [28FE]

Point of order, S919 [29FE], S1099 [2MR]

Schools: notify parents in advance of the use of certain pesticides and provide school districts with current EPA pesticides manual and list, S1089, S1095, S1096 [2MR]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S1071, S1097 [2MR]

Senate: legislative program, S751 [23FE], S898 [28FE], S899 [29FE], S983, S1042 [1MR], S1045 [2MR]

Taxation: treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S994, S995, S996 [1MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S722, S723, S725, S727, S735, S736 [23FE], S849, S853, S855, S856, S858 [28FE], S901, S902, S903, S908, S909, S912, S913, S914, S915, S918, S919, S922 [29FE], S994, S995, S996, S999, S1005, S1006, S1012, S1013, S1014, S1015, S1018 [1MR], S1061, S1062, S1070, S1071, S1072, S1073, S1082, S1089, S1093, S1094, S1095, S1096, S1097, S1099, S1103 [2MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), technical corrections, S1111 [2MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), unanimous-consent agreement, S1056 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S751 [23FE]

Statements

Education Savings Accounts: Vice President Gore, S735 [23FE]

Tributes

Busch, Barbara, S695 [22FE]

COVERDELL, PAUL (a Senator from Georgia)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2297, S2355, S2359, S2366, S2369, S2370, S2375, S2378 [6AP], S2385, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5326, S5365 [19JN], S5437, S5472 [20JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4117 [17MY], S4164, S4208 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4962, S4968 [12JN], S4992 [13JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S5916 [27JN], S6028 [28JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3284, S3333 [3MY], S3547, S3548 [4MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5521, S5566 [21JN], S5686 [22JN]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), S2443, S2444 [7AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, S1642 [23MR]

Articles and editorials

Fitting Tribute to Reagan, Jessup (GA) Press-Sentinel, S3325 [3MY]

How the Courts Undermined School Discipline, Kay S. Hymowitz, Wall Street Journal, S3579 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (see S. 2039), S1914 [29MR]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to Medal for Military Service recipients (see S. Con. Res. 96), S1526 [21MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S4460 [25MY]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see S. 2645), S5311 [16JN] (see S. 2645), S5364 [19JN]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see S. 2504), S6690 [13JY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 2581), S4103 [17MY]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Education: investigation and audit (see S. 2829), S6121 [29JN]

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY]

Families and domestic relations: increase public awareness of the benefits of marriage and provide greater flexibility in the Welfare-to-Work grant program (see S. 1364), S2040 [3AP]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2416), S3737 [9MY]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (see S. 2484), S3023 [27AP]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S4690 [7JN]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 484), S2870 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2836), S6257 [30JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4025 [16MY]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S4855 [8JN]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. 1419), S2249 [5AP]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S3737 [9MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see S. Con. Res. 102), S4855 [8JN]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see S. Con. Res. 102), S4855 [8JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 1510), S1611 [22MR]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1378), S7164 [18JY]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S5468 [20JN]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2262), S1512 [21MR] (see S. 2285), S1997 [30MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S2772 [13AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1525 [21MR]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2872 [25AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see S. 2601), S4578 [6JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 1237), S1827 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (see S. 2452), S2728 [13AP]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (see S. 2260), S1512 [21MR]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (see S.J. Res. 43), S1815 [28MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (see S. 2646, 2647, 2648, 2649, 2650, 2651, 2652, 2653, 2654, 2655, 2656, 2657, 2658, 2659, 2660, 2661, 2662, 2663, 2664), S4460 [25MY]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see S. 2475), S3023 [27AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see S. 2776), S5663 [22JN]

Cloture motions

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2432 [7AP], S2506 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1579 [22MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S4631 [7JN]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 304), S5757 [23JN]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: make archival materials of the Africa Division of the VOA available to the Institute for Media Development (S. 2682), S5755 [23JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2296, S2297, S2298, S2300 [6AP]

Coast Guard: maritime patrol aircraft funding, S4096 [17MY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (S. 2581), S4294 [23MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S5543 [21JN]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), unanimous-consent agreement, S5753 [23JN]

Croatia: elections (H. Con. Res. 251), S5756 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4631 [7JN], S5333 [19JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4096 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5011 [13JN]

———require report on the C-5 aircraft spare and repair parts program, S5011 [13JN]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), S5753 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5994 [28JN], S6048 [29JN]

Drugs: use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5501 [21JN]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (S. 2452), S2768 [13AP]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers and protect teachers from frivolous lawsuits, S3578, S3580, S3595 [8MY]

———reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2296, S2297, S2298, S2300 [6AP]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3289 [3MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3457, S3459, S3460 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3164 [1MY], S3289, S3296, S3300 [3MY], S3457, S3459, S3460, S3472 [4MY], S3576, S3578, S3580, S3595 [8MY], S3637, S3638 [9MY]

———portability demonstration program to allow school systems to use Title I funding to provide school choice or allow tutorial assistance, S3289 [3MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5501, S5543 [21JN], S5627 [22JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3867 [11MY]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to democracy in Latin American countries, S1849, S1851 [29MR]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3867 [11MY]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3867 [11MY]

Fort Stewart, GA: buildings and facilities construction funding, S5333 [19JN]

Gresham, Emma: Essence (publication) Essence Award recipient, S3015 [27AP]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6048 [29JN]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (S. 2260), S1519 [21MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S1848 [29MR], S5502 [21JN]

Peace Corps: funding, S5627 [22JN]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), S1825 [28MR], S4495 [25MY]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (S. Con. Res. 118), S5756 [23JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), S6763 [13JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2459), S2867 [25AP], S3325 [3MY]

Ruffin, Shelarese: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

Senate: legislative program, S6485 [12JY]

Slovenia: commend partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO (S. Con. Res. 117), S5755 [23JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1495 [21MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1848 [29MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6485, S6486 [12JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), unanimous-consent agreement, S5994 [28JN]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (S. 2776), S5679 [22JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests, S2719 [13AP]

———tribute to Georgia's veterans, S2719 [13AP]

Woolery, Sagen: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

Zimbabwe: restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (S. 2677), S5753 [23JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H6425, H6426 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6991, S7004, S7007, S7045 [17JY]

Texts of

S. 2459, award Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan, S2867 [25AP]

S. 2776, Medical Research Investment Act, S5680 [22JN]

S.J. Res. 43, encourage free and fair elections in Peru, S1826 [28MR]

Tributes

Howell, Charlie, S4666 [7JN]

Shackelford, Wayne, S6007 [28JN]

COVERDELL, PAUL (a former Senator from Georgia)

Appointments

Paul Coverdell funeral attendees, H6721 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

He Was a Great, Great Man, Colleagues Recall Georgian as Hard Worker, S7728 [27JY]

Quiet Man in a Noisy Trade, S7309 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5135), H7365 [7SE]

———redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program (see H.R. 5357), H8617 [2OC]

Printing: authorize printing of certain materials in his honor (see S. Res. 341), S7477 [24JY]

Tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY] (see H. Res. 558), H6599 [19JY]

Letters

Treatment of any budget surpluses, S7189 [19JY]

Poems

``Crossing the Bar,'' Alfred (Lord) Tennyson, S7182 [19JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Peace Corps: redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program, H11300, H11301 [26OC]

Tribute, H6456, H6461 [18JY], H6474, H6588 [19JY]

Tribute (H. Res. 558), H6540-H6548 [19JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Printing: authorize printing of certain materials in his honor (S. Res. 341), S7468 [24JY]

Tribute, S7173-S7193, S7195, S7216-S7218, S7223 [19JY], S7308-S7310 [20JY], S7418, S7422-S7424 [21JY], S7463, S7464, S7466 [24JY], S7536 [25JY], S7641, S7642 [26JY], S7724-S7729, S7731 [27JY], S8284 [8SE]

Tribute (S. Res. 338), S7168, S7169 [18JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 558, tribute, H6540 [19JY]

S. 2998, Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program Act, S7803 [27JY]

S. Res. 338, tribute, S7166, S7168 [18JY], H6473 [19JY]

S. Res. 341, printing of certain materials in honor, S7468, S7484 [24JY]

COVIELLO, ROCCO

Remarks in House

Bayonne, NJ: Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E8 [27JA]

COVINGTON, KY

Remarks in Senate

Middleton, Mary: Friends of Covington Award for Outstanding Community Service recipient, S3830 [10MY]

COVINGTON, VA

Remarks in House

American Freedom Train: anniversary, H1482 [29MR]

COWAN, MAX

Articles and editorials

Remembering David, S7446 [21JY]

COX, BRIANNE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1743 [27MR]

COX, C. EUGENE (Acting Prime Minister, Bermuda)

Letters

Removal of toxic waste from former military facilities in Bermuda, H4017 [7JN]

COX, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3357 [18MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5844 [11JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5641 [29JN]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H2412 [2MY]

Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 3170), H511 [16FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H1406 [23MR]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H7503 [12SE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H10473 [19OC]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H8736 [3OC]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6778 [24JY]

CBO: analyze impact of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 4698), H10257 [18OC]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H11813 [2NO]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Res. 601), H8468 [28SE]

———normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 334, 335), H3813 [24MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H1285 [22MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H6777 [24JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4592 [15JN]

———participate in Inland Empire regional water recycling and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation projects and aid construction of California regional brine lines (see H.R. 4531), H3869 [25MY]

Diseases: increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H8736 [3OC]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H3474 [19MY]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see H.R. 995), H10257 [18OC]

———provide safer schools and a better educational environment (see H.R. 3465), H10473 [19OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H9635 [10OC]

———clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2341 [13AP]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2607 [4MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H255 [8FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H2122 [11AP]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H632 [1MR]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4485 [14JN]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H4122 [8JN]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 2635), H11928 [14NO]

———limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H10257 [18OC]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see H.R. 4838), H7366 [7SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see H.R. 4127), H10257 [18OC]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4266), H2336 [13AP]

———require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (see H.R. 4228), H2121 [11AP] (see H.R. 4251), H2238 [12AP]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H575 [29FE]

Latvia: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2606 [4MY]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2512 [3MY]

Medicaid: definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), H5955 [12JY]

Medicare: require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H8736 [3OC]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7282 [6SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H632 [1MR]

National security: U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 5536), H10808 [24OC]

Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H7212 [27JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H90 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1852 [5AP]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6354 [17JY]

Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), H511 [16FE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H3523 [22MY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H255 [8FE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), H10473 [19OC]

Social Security: improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 1771), H10809 [24OC]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2607 [4MY]

———remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H9505 [6OC]

Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4723), H8469 [28SE]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H9900 [12OC]

———allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts (see H.R. 3052), H10257 [18OC]

———allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), H7365 [7SE]

———allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in one qualified State tuition program to another qualified State tuition program for the same beneficiary (see H.R. 3674), H10473 [19OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (see H.R. 1975), H757 [8MR]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]

———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1411), H10534 [23OC]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 464), H10534 [23OC]

———increase standard mileage rates for certain deductions for use of passenger automobiles (see H.R. 5090), H10257 [18OC]

———remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 252), H2606 [4MY]

———repeal adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemption deduction, and child tax credit and repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 3612), H7365 [7SE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2364), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1120 [16MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H998 [14MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4717), H5036 [22JN]

———simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), H255 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H632 [1MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H3172 [16MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2771 [9MY]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 5004), H7206 [27JY]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H6719 [20JY]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H2512 [3MY]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Berke, Irving: relief (see H.R. 5481), H10036 [17OC]

———relief (H.R. 5481), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 636), H10036 [17OC]

Borders, Robert S.: relief (see H.R. 5481), H10036 [17OC]

———relief (H.R. 5481), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 636), H10036 [17OC]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

Conrad, Adele E.: relief (see H.R. 5481), H10036 [17OC]

———relief (H.R. 5481), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 636), H10036 [17OC]

Davis, Sarabeth M.: relief (see H.R. 5481), H10036 [17OC]

———relief (H.R. 5481), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 636), H10036 [17OC]

Drugs: facilitate environmental cleanup caused by the manufacture of methamphetamines and impose new monetary fines for the manufacture and trafficking of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5589), H11445 [27OC]

Immigration: provide H-1B nonimmigrant status to aliens without regard to certain limits if the U.S. employer seeking the alien's entry makes a scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education (see H.R. 5625), H11842 [3NO]

Maron, Victor: relief (see H.R. 5481), H10036 [17OC]

———relief (H.R. 5481), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 636), H10036 [17OC]

Rajan, Vijai: relief (see H.R. 4422), H2905 [10MY]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3982), H1076 [15MR]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H1851 [5AP]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 5022), H7207 [27JY]

Letters

California electric power market: Representative Bilbray, H11320 [26OC]

Remarks

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4718 [20JN]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3133 [16MY]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4718 [20JN]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3099, H3133 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3089 [16MY]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7560 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3657 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H117 [1FE]

———assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H110 [1FE]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4718 [20JN]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4362 [14JN]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6066 [17JY]

Dalai Lama: visit to Southern California, E1114 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3357, H3360, H3361 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3442 [19MY]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12059 [8DE]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4691, H4697 [20JN]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (H. Res. 650), H11317, H11319, H11320 [26OC]

———roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (H.R. 5131), H11319 [26OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6006 [13JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5641 [29JN]

Health care professionals: ensure rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5641 [29JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H609 [1MR]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (H.R. 4838), H9547 [10OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3357, H3360, H3361 [18MY], H6006 [13JY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H890 [9MR]

Pasadena, CA: prohibit freeway extension project funding, H3442 [19MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H601 [1MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H301 [10FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H287 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2796, H2806, H2812 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), motion to recommit, H2820 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4139, H4154 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4083 [8JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7327 [7SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3846 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7163 [27JY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2298 [13AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1114 [16MR]

Statements

FERC Release of Findings and Recommendations on Electric Power in California (H. Res. 650): Representative Bilbray, H11320 [26OC]

Minimum Wage Level: by, H890 [9MR]

Tributes

Davis, Steve, E1094 [23JN]

Green, Michael, E1037 [19JN]

Hunsberger, Don and Cathie, E1678 [4OC]

Packard, Representative, H10890 [25OC]

Thalman, Kristine, E323 [15MR]

Via, Burks A., E583 [13AP]

COX, DARLENE L.

Remarks in House

Congressional Community Service Award: recipient, E1017 [15JN]

COX, EDWIN L.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9697 [3OC]

COX, JAMES F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E568 [13AP]

COX, LARRY D.

Appointments

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office, H7 [27JA]

COX, MOSES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E330 [16MR]

COY, BERNAL W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E335 [16MR]

COYLE, PHILIP E.

Letters

National missile defense system, S6558 [12JY]

COYNE, MARSHALL B.

Articles and editorials

Marshall Coyne Dies at Age 89—Developer Built Madison Hotel, S1454 [20MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1453 [20MR]

COYNE, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H574 [29FE]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H1629 [30MR]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1285 [22MR]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H9767 [11OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1674 [3AP]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H7211 [27JY]

Children and youth: provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H997 [14MR]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H1588 [29MR]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H633 [1MR]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H7281 [6SE]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H5084 [23JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H632 [1MR]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 274), H921 [9MR]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3050 [15MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing assistance to emergency response organizations (see H.R. 3155), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H455 [15FE]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H1284 [22MR]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H9768 [11OC]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H10473 [19OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4818 [21JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1477 [28MR]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8407 [27SE]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H575 [29FE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H11207 [26OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H5241 [27JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H4817 [21JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H632 [1MR]

———make permanent the authority under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 3841), H5436 [28JN]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H5435 [28JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H2340 [13AP]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H2607 [4MY]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H8799 [4OC]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H166 [1FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H3049 [15MY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5737 [10JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H1285 [22MR]

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H9011 [5OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H11781 [1NO]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H574 [29FE]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H5737 [10JY]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H10257 [18OC]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3867 [25MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H455 [15FE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H373 [14FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2607 [4MY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H9767 [11OC]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2512 [3MY]

Medicare: assure quality of care to beneficiaries and reduce the incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5404), H9011 [5OC]

———coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3308 [17MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H757 [8MR]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H5656 [29JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2607 [4MY]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 655), H11879 [13NO]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H3925 [6JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5737 [10JY]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1285 [22MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7933 [20SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

National Archives and Records Administration: transfer the master versions of the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (see H.R. 4756), H6719 [20JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National parks and recreation areas: establish the Steel Industry National Historic Park in Pennsylvania and extend the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail between Cumberland, MD, and Pittsburgh, PA (see H.R. 5030), H7207 [27JY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2122 [11AP]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Res. 547), H7366 [7SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4036 [7JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5037 [22JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H3925 [6JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H9767 [11OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H373 [14FE]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H3868 [25MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H10809 [24OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H7502 [12SE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3869 [25MY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8617 [2OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H3172 [16MY]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4174 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1285 [22MR]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), H1406 [23MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6719 [20JY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H8617 [2OC]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7002 [25JY]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H6470 [18JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H9011 [5OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1406 [23MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H7503 [12SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3925 [6JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tariff: Baytron P (see H.R. 3876), H920 [9MR]

———dimethyl dicarbonate (see H.R. 3877), H920 [9MR]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1320 [23MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3688 [24MY]

Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1707 [4AP]

Duquesne University: anniversary of Mylan School of Pharmacy, E1459 [13SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1452 [28MR]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1707 [4AP]

Korean War: anniversary, E447 [30MR]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5377 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H894 [9MR]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Homestead Grays (baseball team) and Bill Mazeroski's World Series-winning home run, E1704 [6OC]

———designation of Emmanuel Episcopal Church as a National Historic Landmark, E1841 [19OC]

———Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh community service honorees, E779 [19MY]

———reunion of the Army 92nd Infantry Division, E1629 [28SE]

———tribute to Bloomfield Citizens Council awards recipients, E606 [2MY]

———tribute to Pittsburgh Committee for the Commemoration of the Korean War, E447 [30MR]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11256 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), E222 [2MR]

Taxation: clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (H.R. 5117), H8069 [26SE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H298, H311 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4159 [9JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2062, H2068 [11AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7162 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5289 [27JN]

Tributes

Goodling, Representative, H8625 [3OC]

Wecht, Cyril H., E199 [29FE]

CRAIG, AIDAN M.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2661 [13AP]

CRAIG, AK

Amendments

Public lands: conveyance (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Public lands: conveyance (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

———monetary compensation in lieu of land conveyance, S7093 [18JY]

Reports filed

Craig, AK, Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1797) (S. Rept. 106-264), S2615 [12AP]

Craig Municipal Equity Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3182) (H. Rept. 106-763), H6598 [19JY]

Texts of

S. 1797, Craig, AK, land conveyance, S2799 [13AP]

CRAIG, CLEO DUNAWAY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E83 [8FE]

CRAIG, CO

Remarks in House

First Congregational Church: anniversary, E142 [15FE]

CRAIG, JAMES L., III

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1713 [6OC]

CRAIG, LARRY E. (a Senator from Idaho)

Amendments

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), S10952, S11006 [25OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S51, S63 [26JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6811, S6865 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2262 [5AP], S2355, S2363, S2364, S2367, S2370, S2371, S2378 [6AP], S2385, S2387, S2404, S2410, S2442, S2443 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867, S4874 [8JN], S5076, S5122 [14JN], S6278 [30JN], S6455 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6481 [11JY], S6506, S6579 [12JY], S7016 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6200, S6269 [30JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8121 [6SE], S8170, S8178 [7SE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7932 [27JY]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10099, S10114 [6OC], S10155 [10OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8509 [13SE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6636, S6703 [13JY]

Analyses

Cabin User Fee Fairness Act (S. 1938), S8409 [12SE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S47 [25JA]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4170 [18MY]

———H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7065 [17JY]

———H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (see S. 2773), S5663 [22JN]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S10723 [18OC]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S1186 [6MR] (see S. 2486), S3192 [1MY]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 2707), S4820 [8JN]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S6144 [29JN]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S2546 [11AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S2872 [25AP]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (see S. 3242), S10999 [25OC]

Correctional institutions: eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (see S. 2318), S1884 [29MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 2184), S1232 [7MR]

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see S. 1028), S492 [8FE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 2317), S1884 [29MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see S. Res. 291), S2728 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP]

Dept. of Energy: networking and information technology research and development funding (see S. 2336), S1986 [30MR]

Diseases: reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]

Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see S. 282), S820 [24FE]

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see S. 2010), S113 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1611 [22MR]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see S. 2227), S1391 [9MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (see S. 2270), S1596 [22MR]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S9963 [5OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S335 [3FE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see S. 682), S6348 [10JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1030 [1MR]

Lexington (U.S.S.): naming of the last vessel of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers (see S. Con. Res. 84), S3332 [3MY]

Medicaid: apply aggregate upper payment limits to non-State publicly owned or operated facilities (see S. 3187), S10628 [17OC]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see S. 2241), S3615 [8MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 3016), S8197 [7SE]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see S. 2610), S4297 [23MY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4489 [25MY]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S382 [7FE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S5686 [22JN]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 273), S1392 [9MR]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8594 [14SE]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see S. 2597), S4190 [18MY]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 2056), S612 [10FE]

———use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (see S. 3054), S8585 [14SE]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (see S. 2557), S4488 [25MY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: require citation of authority, conduct cost-benefit analysis, provide public comment, and allow judicial review relative to Executive order issuance (see S. 1795), S334 [3FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 2183), S2249 [5AP]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1378), S7164 [18JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 285), S690 [22FE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S747 [23FE] (see S. 2074), S1186 [6MR]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2946 [26AP]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

———semi-manufactured forms of gold (see S. 2146), S1117 [2MR]

Taxation: expand child tax credit (see S. 2903), S7484 [24JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2262), S1512 [21MR] (see S. 2285), S1671 [23MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S3923 [11MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S551 [9FE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 820), S871 [28FE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S799 [24FE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of beer (see S. 801), S4690 [7JN]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see S. 482), S7482 [24JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S4024 [16MY]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 2363), S2354 [6AP]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S7453 [21JY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S8344 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chen, Stephen: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 121), S4922 [9JN]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see S. 2504), S3513 [4MY]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see S. 3216), S10716 [18OC]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (see S. 3022), S8291 [8SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see S. 2837), S6257 [30JN]

Forest Service: sell Rocky Mountain Research Station and use proceeds to purchase interests in multiagency research and education facility constructed by the University of Idaho (see S. 3039), S8413 [12SE]

Medicare: allow tax deduction for Medigap and Medicare+Choice plans including outpatient prescription drug and long-term care benefits, and establish new Medigap policies including such benefits (see S. 2237), S1392 [9MR]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Res. 257), S613 [10FE]

Tariff: semiconductor mold compounds (see S. 2165), S1118 [2MR]

Taxation: treatment of employee stock purchase plans (see S. 3265), S11423 [31OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S4297 [23MY]

Cloture motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7590 [26JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7629 [26JY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S464, S469 [8FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S139 [31JA]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2699 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2432 [7AP], S2506 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Excerpts

Quotes by Vice President Gore during Presidential campaign, S11262 [27OC]

Letters

Climate Change Energy Policy Response Act: by, S5295 [16JN]

Snowmobile use in national parks: Lori M. Fussell, Environmental Engineering and Research (business), S7097-S7099 [18JY]

Tax treatment of employee stock purchase plans: John P. Palafoutas, American Electronics Association, S11424 [31OC]

———Roderic W. Lewis, Micron Technology, Inc., S11424 [31OC]

Messages

Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air: President Clinton, S8126 [6SE]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7323 [20JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2965 [27AP]

Papers

Death Tax Devastation—Horror Stories From Middle-Class America: William W. Beach, Heritage Foundation, S6772-S6774 [14JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S11317 [29OC]

Privilege of the floor

Ebee, Bill, S6583 [12JY]

Svinicki, Kristine, S552 [9FE], S3268 [2MY]

Remarks

Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 1959), S8527 [13SE]

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1583 [22MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4419, S4438 [25MY]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7317 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7317, S7371, S7373 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10680, S10682 [18OC]

Appropriations: status of legislation, S9132, S9134, S9135, S9136, S9137 [25SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2035 [3AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S51 [26JA], S185 [1FE], S242 [2FE]

———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S185 [1FE], S242 [2FE]

———exclusion of pawned tangible personal property, S51 [26JA]

BLM: wildland fire management funding, S7967, S7969, S7971, S7972, S7973, S7974 [5SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: protect rights and benefits of employees relative to participation in a regional transmission organization, S8183 [7SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S127 [31JA]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), S8787 [20SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7004 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2304 [6AP], S2387, S2403, S2405 [7AP]

Burton, Charles: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S9851 [4OC]

Callen, Jolyn: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9362 [27SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), S8639 [15SE]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (S. 2645), S4507 [6JN]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8060 [6SE]

Climate: global warming, S5293 [16JN], S10485 [12OC]

———stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (S. 882), S5293 [16JN]

Clinton, President: anniversary of conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group, S8538, S8539 [14SE]

———State of the Union Message, S127 [31JA]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9813 [4OC]

Cole, Gail and Larry: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Cole, Lynette: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize documentary production (S. Res. 356), S8526 [13SE]

Congress: appointment of committee to escort the Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpaye of India into the House Chamber for a joint meeting and address, unanimous-consent agreement, S8527 [13SE]

———tribute to interns, S2341 [6AP]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption: tribute to ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9359, S9360, S9362 [27SE]

Conservation of energy: incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S2036 [3AP]

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), S8528 [13SE]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (S. 3216), S10721 [18OC]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S4521 [6JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2304 [6AP], S4049, S4051, S4055, S4058 [17MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S8250 [8SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: compensate growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY, S4438 [25MY]

———Natural Resources Conservation Service emissions trading research relative to implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S7373 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10299 [12OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4049, S4051, S4052, S4055, S4058 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S9885 [5OC]

———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, S5086 [14JN]

———use of laboratory directed research and development in national laboratories, S9454 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: Lead Abatement Program funding, S10761 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), S8291 [8SE]

———National Park Service snowmobile regulations, S7096 [18JY]

———National Park Service snowmobile use study funding, S7020 [17JY]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 3222), S10803 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6506, S6507, S6511, S6526 [12JY], S7020, S7025, S7026, S7027, S7032, S7037 [17JY], S7096 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9813 [4OC], S9906 [5OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8788 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10485 [12OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11231 [27OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6204, S6222 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10299 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10761 [19OC]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6222 [30JN], S6511 [12JY]

Diseases: reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (S. 2879), S7075 [17JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11231 [27OC]

Dragila, Stacy: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S9851 [4OC]

Eagle, ID: tribute to Eagle High School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, S11506 [2NO]

Ecology and environment: revise energy policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance global climate science, promote technology development, and increase citizen awareness (S. 1776), S5293 [16JN]

Education: reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2304 [6AP]

Elections: Presidential election results, S11765 [14DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3045 [1MY], S3322 [3MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8183 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9454 [28SE]

EPA: enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10299 [12OC]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S10485 [12OC], S11766 [14DE]

———statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S523 [9FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), unanimous-consent agreement, S2565 [12AP]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (S. 2227), S1395 [9MR]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform, S10761 [19OC]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California, S11470 [1NO]

Firearms: ban possession by persons convicted of spousal abuse, S4052 [17MY]

———enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S4049 [17MY]

———gun control, S352 [7FE], S2304 [6AP], S4521-S4523 [6JN], S5086 [14JN]

———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403, S2405 [7AP]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, S352 [7FE]

———licensing and registration policies, S352 [7FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1870 [29MR]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S6506, S6507, S6511 [12JY]

———use of gum thickened fire retardants to fight wildfires, S9906 [5OC]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7025, S7026, S7027 [17JY]

FTC: investigation of grocery store product slotting fees, S11231 [27OC]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S523 [9FE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), S4507 [6JN]

Idaho State University: food irradiation effects on shelf life research funding, S7371 [20JY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9347, S9363 [27SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S9347, S9363 [27SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 3068), S8787 [20SE]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 394), S8528 [13SE]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (H.R. 4608), S8527 [13SE]

John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building, Hamilton, NJ: designate (H.R. 1374), S2050 [3AP]

Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (H.R. 3189), S2050 [3AP]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (H.R. 1901), S8527 [13SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, S9813 [4OC]

Larsen, Nancy: Idaho Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

Latvia: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 319), S8639 [15SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8788 [20SE]

Medicare: allow tax deduction for Medigap and Medicare+Choice plans including outpatient prescription drug and long-term care benefits, and establish new Medigap policies including such benefits (S. 2237), S1411 [9MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (S. 660), S8337 [11SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S8250 [8SE], S8538 [14SE], S8788 [20SE]

———reform, S6204 [30JN]

Microsoft Corp.: impact of Dept. of Justice antitrust suit on consumers and the economy, S6247 [30JN]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S4049, S4055, S4058 [17MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7032 [17JY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: support goals and ideas (H. Con. Res. 371), S8639 [15SE]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, S144 [31JA]

National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (S. 1938), S8408 [12SE]

National Potato Lovers Month: observance, S641 [10FE]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (S. 3175), S9960 [5OC]

———funding, S10680 [18OC]

National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 258), S638 [10FE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (S. 2056), S617 [10FE]

National Student Employment Week: observance, S2341 [6AP]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S1623 [23MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S523 [9FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3210 [2MY]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, motion to indefinitely postpone, S1355 [9MR]

Pamela B. Gwin Hall, Charlottesville, VA: designate (H.R. 1729), S8527 [13SE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Res. 257), S638 [10FE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S3960 [16MY], S11318 [29OC]

———decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), motion to proceed, S9569 [2OC]

———dependence on foreign sources, S1623 [23MR], S1704 [27MR], S2035 [3AP], S2460 [10AP], S8250-S8252 [8SE]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1623, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1704 [27MR], S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2459 [10AP], S8250-S8252 [8SE], S11318-S11320 [29OC]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, S11262 [27OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1623, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1704 [27MR], S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2458-S2460 [10AP], S9132 [25SE], S9885 [5OC], S11318 [29OC]

Public lands: encourage domestic oil, gas, and coal exploration and production, S1623 [23MR]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, S6526 [12JY]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S11470 [1NO]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8518, S8519, S8525, S8526 [13SE]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry, S11470 [1NO]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, S10485 [12OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, S127 [31JA], S8250 [8SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11204, S11226, S11227 [27OC]

Senate: legislative cooperation, S4225 [22MY]

———legislative priorities, S4507 [6JN], S8627-S8629 [15SE], S9132, S9134, S9135, S9136, S9137 [25SE]

———legislative program, S2051 [3AP], S4507 [6JN], S5290 [16JN], S8528 [13SE], S8639 [15SE], S11295, S11296 [28OC], S11765 [14DE]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S4225 [22MY], S9363 [27SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S10903, S10905, S10906 [24OC]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1451 [20MR]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax rates, S7004 [17JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2569, S2570 [12AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2458 [10AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6772 [14JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6416 [11JY]

———provide incentives for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and advance global climate science and technology development (S. 1777), S5293 [16JN]

———provide tax credit for families who adopt special needs children, S2609 [12AP]

———reduce motor fuel taxes, S1623 [23MR]

———relief, S11204, S11226, S11227 [27OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (S. 2742), S5296 [16JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children, S11204 [27OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S858 [28FE]

———treatment of employee stock purchase plans (S. 3265), S11423 [31OC]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8125 [6SE], S8527 [13SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10244 [11OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (S. 2609), S4314 [23MY]

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (S. Res. 357), S8527 [13SE]

Veterans: health care funding through rescissions in non-defense related items, S2387 [7AP]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967, S7969, S7971, S7972, S7973, S7974 [5SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3980 [16MY]

———disaster assistance to Western States, S10682 [18OC]

Texts of

S. 2237, Seniors' Security Act, S1411-S1413 [9MR]

S. 3022, Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act, S8291 [8SE]

S. 3175, National Rural Development Partnership Act, S9961-S9963 [5OC]

S. 3216, Integrity of the U.S. Courts Act, S10721 [18OC]

S. 3222, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S10803-S10805 [19OC]

S. Con. Res. 130, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, S8639 [15SE]

Tributes

Bush, George W., S11765 [14DE]

Chen, C.J., S9031 [22SE]

Chen, Stephen, S4372 [24MY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7183 [19JY]

Coverdell, Senator, S7004 [17JY]

Craig, Aidan M., S2661 [13AP]

Dixon, Julian C., S11766 [14DE]

Gore, Vice President, S11765 [14DE]

Kirkham, Katie, S11566 [5DE]

CRAIG MUNICIPAL EQUITY ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3182) (H. Rept. 106-763), H6598 [19JY]

CRAM, BRIAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E709 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3687 [9MY]

CRAMER, ALEISHA

Remarks in Senate

Sports: Gatorade National High School Girls Soccer Player of the Year award recipient, S969 [29FE]

CRAMER, ROBERT E. (BUD), JR. (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6928 [25JY]

———H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H9992 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 4144), H2239 [12AP]

Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H6599 [19JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H7281 [6SE]

———establish a combat artillery medal (see H.R. 3043), H2770 [9MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H632 [1MR]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H1852 [5AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

———suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), H1119 [16MR]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H6354 [17JY]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H7991 [21SE]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H4818 [21JN]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H4784 [20JN]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H4120 [8JN]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H1406 [23MR]

Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 3242), H632 [1MR]

———initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1077 [15MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H931 [13MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H6599 [19JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H1406 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3650 [23MY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7281 [6SE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7212 [27JY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H90 [31JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H278 [9FE]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H1852 [5AP]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Firearms: repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), H50 [27JA]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H1284 [22MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H3413 [18MY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 5516), H11813 [2NO]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1077 [15MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]

———promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1852 [5AP]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H7281 [6SE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H574 [29FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3649 [23MY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1077 [15MR]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3869 [25MY]

Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H757 [8MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4623), H5169 [26JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4122 [8JN]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

NASA: authorize the lease, joint-development, or use of a commercially provided inflatable habitation module for the international space station (see H.R. 5183), H7651 [14SE]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H7502 [12SE]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7212 [27JY]

Office of Information Technology: establish (see H.R. 4670), H7578 [13SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1077 [15MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2906 [10MY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6355 [17JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H1163 [21MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H4674 [19JN]

———provide choice between lump sum payments or an improved computation formula for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 568), H4674 [19JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1588 [29MR]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H7211 [27JY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7281 [6SE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2967 [11MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4784 [20JN]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 5401), H9011 [5OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2012 [10AP]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H7366 [7SE]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H1477 [28MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H511 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H5843 [11JY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H6599 [19JY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H632 [1MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7282 [6SE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H3172 [16MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H50 [27JA]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H9767 [11OC]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2967 [11MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H8062 [25SE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: permit certain retired members who were awarded a Purple Heart and have a service-connected disability to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and preserve benefits for surviving spouses (see H.R. 4909), H6717 [20JY]

Poems

``Sons,'' J. Keys Wright, E2249 [2JA]

Remarks

Alabama: tribute to Korean War veterans, E1057 [20JN]

Alabama A&M University: anniversary, E515 [6AP]

Cole, Margaret Martin: Madison County, AL, Democratic Women's Division Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E655 [4MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, E1821 [18OC]

Corps of Engineers: evaluation of Upper Mississippi and Illinois River Navigation Study, E380 [22MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4850, H4854 [21JN]

George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL: anniversary, E1438 [11SE]

Johnston, Helen Ellis: Huntsville, AL, Arthritis Foundation Humanitarian Award recipient, E1403 [6SE]

Michael, Don L.: Alabama Military Hall of Honor inductee, E1982 [28OC]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, E1509 [18SE]

———funding, H4854 [21JN]

———management of microgravity research program, E1509 [18SE]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4850 [21JN]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4142 [9JN]

Songs

``For the Children,'' Jo Johnson, E1825 [19OC]

Tributes

Bradford, Henry, Jr., E473 [3AP]

Burke, Richard E. and Frances M., E1187 [10JY]

Clark, Laura J., E1825 [19OC]

Clark, Verna Lee, E763 [18MY]

Foster, Clyde, E1402 [6SE]

Goree, Joan A., E1004 [14JN]

Haws, Frank P., E1307 [24JY]

Hayes, Jason, E1821 [18OC]

Kowallik, Richard L., E1115 [26JN]

Laney, Billy Ray, E1705 [6OC]

Lemons, Beverly G., E3 [24JA]

Link, James M., E1241 [14JY]

Lynne, Seybourn H., E1891 [24OC]

McCoy, Larry W., E1405 [6SE]

Miller, Thomas, E599 [2MY]

Miree, Dorothy, E474 [3AP]

Moss, Frances P., E2 [24JA]

Smith, Kathrine, E1401 [6SE]

Wright, J. Keys, E2249 [2JA]

CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2469 [3MY]

Articles and editorials

Case for China Trade, Arlington Heights (IL) Daily Herald, H3729 [24MY]

Political Calculations and Gore's Gulf War Vote, Alan K. Simpson, Las Vegas (NV) Review-Journal, E1458 [13SE]

Prescription Drug Costs—Has Canada Found the Answer? William McArthur, National Journal, E1673 [4OC]

South America Has Suffered From White House Neglect, David Malpass, Wall Street Journal, E1795 [13OC]

Time To Eliminate the Costly Death Tax, William W. Beach, Heritage Foundation Backgrounder (publication), H4025 [7JN]

We're Not Executing the Innocent, Paul G. Cassell, Wall Street Journal, E1063 [20JN]

What's So Great About Canada's Medical System? Bill McArthur, Las Vegas (NV) Review-Journal, E1460 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H2412 [2MY]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4444), H3049 [15MY]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1164 [21MR]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H632 [1MR]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H7365 [7SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H3869 [25MY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H373 [14FE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H1406 [23MR]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H3173 [16MY]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4818 [21JN]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H5085 [23JN]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7281 [6SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H997 [14MR]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7282 [6SE]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4485 [14JN]

———provide relief for small business from consolidated billing requirements and exclude services of certain providers from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 5392), H9010 [5OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7282 [6SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see H.R. 1363), H2411 [2MY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Taxation: clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7280 [6SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H8062 [25SE]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H5956 [12JY]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H931 [13MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2239 [12AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H574 [29FE]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H7365 [7SE]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H8736 [3OC]

———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 2640), H7932 [20SE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H6719 [20JY]

Veterans: require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7502 [12SE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (S. 1109), return to Senate (see H. Res. 645), H10808 [24OC]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (see H.R. 4868), H6469 [18JY]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 644), H10808 [24OC]

Georgia, Republic of: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4782), H5654 [29JN]

Taxation: treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 5486), H10256 [18OC]

Letters

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6922 [25JY]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6922 [25JY]

Provide wage-based tax credits in Puerto Rico: several Representatives, H6839 [25JY]

Vietnamese trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions: several trade associations, H7010 [26JY]

Withdraw U.S. membership and funding from the World Trade Organization: Ernest S. Micek, Emergency Committee for American Trade, H4805 [21JN]

———U.S. Alliance for Trade Expansion, H4806 [21JN]

Lists

U.S. Alliance for Trade Expansion, H4806-H4808 [21JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, E1891 [24OC]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (S. 1109), return to Senate (H. Res. 645), H10754 [24OC]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4708 [20JN], E1007 [14JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6616 [20JY]

Chicago, IL: FAA allocation of slots at O'Hare International Airport, H1027 [15MR]

———Metra Commuter Rail System funding, H3428 [19MY]

———transportation projects funding, H9026 [6OC]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6407, H6422 [18JY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3599, H3600, H3608, H3615 [23MY], H3673, H3710, H3728 [24MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1714 [6OC]

Courts: errors in capital punishment sentencing, E1063 [20JN]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa, H6658 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6656, H6658 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3428 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9026 [6OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5052 [23JN], H5152 [26JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, E1891 [24OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, E1460 [13SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1027 [15MR]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2578, H2586 [4MY], E1011 [14JN]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), H2973 [15MY]

———protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, E1891 [24OC]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2578 [4MY]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), H6902, H6922 [25JY], E2235 [15DE]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 644), H10727, H10752 [24OC]

Gore, Vice President: Senate vote in Persian Gulf Conflict debate, E1458 [13SE]

House of Representative: appreciation for support during illness, H2019 [11AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H844 [9MR]

International Customs Day: observance, E15 [27JA]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1673 [4OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5352 [28JN]

Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (S. Con. Res. 71), H2054 [11AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit interference with certain foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to make pharmaceuticals or medical technologies more affordable, H5152 [26JN]

———trade agreement compliance staff funding, H5052 [23JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6520 [19JY]

Point of order, H6656 [20JY]

Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (H.R. 2138), H6839 [25JY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, E1999 [28OC], E2052 [1NO]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H592 [1MR], E222 [2MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, E2052 [1NO]

South America: U.S. policy, E1795 [13OC]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H317, H325 [10FE]

———exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations, E1999 [28OC]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H325 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4025, H4031 [7JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7327 [7SE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6839 [25JY]

———Puerto Rico Conservation Trust funding through return of excise tax receipts from rum produced in Puerto Rico, E1011 [14JN]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7164 [27JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H11891, H11892, H11894, H11897 [14NO]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (H.R. 5486), E1867 [19OC]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7009, H7010, H7012, H7013, H7018 [26JY]

Votes: position on missed, H10841 [25OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4793, H4795, H4797, H4805, H4809, H4811, H4813 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1161 [21MR]

Special order: granted, H10806 [24OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5486, tax treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment, E1868 [19OC]

Tributes

Archer, Representative, H11421 [27OC]

Beese, Carol, E1907 [25OC]

Ewing, Representative, E1906 [25OC]

Porter, Representative, H10252 [18OC]

Wilson, Arlene E., E910 [7JN]

CRANSTON, ALAN (a former Senator from California)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Lawyers Alliance for World Security: W. Averell Harriman Award recipient, S967 [29FE]

CRAPO, ED

Remarks in House

Tribute, E863 [25MY]

CRAPO, MICHAEL D. (a Senator from Idaho)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2355, S2370, S2371, S2378, S2379 [6AP], S2385 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5076, S5122 [14JN], S6275, S6280, S6289 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4960 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6481 [11JY], S6506, S6579 [12JY], S7016, S7057, S7081 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8121 [6SE], S8178 [7SE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S953 [29FE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3857 [11MY]

Conferee: S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S9944 [5OC]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S741 [23FE] (see S. 2486), S3192 [1MY]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S953 [29FE]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see S. 92), S2117 [4AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S8026 [5SE]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see S. 2645), S5311 [16JN] (see S. 2645), S5364 [19JN]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S613 [10FE]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 2184), S1232 [7MR]

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see S. 1028), S334 [3FE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (see S. 3022), S8291 [8SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S4576 [6JN]

EPA: establish integrated environmental reporting system (see S. 2800), S5884 [27JN]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S8506 [13SE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1467 [20MR]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S3264 [2MY]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see S. 1472), S159 [31JA]

Firearms: limitation on and reimbursement of attorney's fees in liability cases of firearms manufacturers, dealers, and importers (see S. 954), S6576 [12JY]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S10722 [18OC]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see S. 2869), S7690 [26JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S1240 [7MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S3736 [9MY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S5912 [27JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 3016), S10628 [17OC]

———require wage adjustment of actual, rather than estimated proportion of a hospital's costs that are attributable to wages and wage-related costs (see S. 2828), S8422 [12SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S4854 [8JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S8215 [7SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S3545 [4MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8594 [14SE]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see S. 2597), S4190 [18MY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 1729), S690 [22FE]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7921 [27JY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S10627 [17OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Res. 257), S613 [10FE]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see S. Res. 263), S1468 [20MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services (see S. 301), S6691 [13JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Privacy: prohibit the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers by financial institutions and define such numbers as nonpublic personal information (see S. 2871), S6841 [14JY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see S. 3213), S10716 [18OC]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Roads and highways: provide increased flexibility in use of funding (see S. 1144), S1029 [1MR]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S3736 [9MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S953 [29FE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

———semiconductor mold compounds (see S. 2165), S1118 [2MR]

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see S. 1150), S5911 [27JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass technologies (see S. 1351), S4392 [24MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S2546 [11AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S691 [22FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]

———treatment of beer (see S. 801), S1466 [20MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S9945 [5OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S4297 [23MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S3615 [8MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S9478 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 2707), S4820 [8JN]

Education: establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (see S. 2120), S929 [29FE]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (see S. 2122), S930 [29FE]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (see S. 2118), S929 [29FE]

———provide for rural education assistance (see S. 2121), S930 [29FE]

———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 2119), S929 [29FE]

EPA: establish Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (see S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see S. 2241), S1392 [9MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 2183), S1173 [6MR]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2727 [13AP]

Tariff: semi-manufactured forms of gold (see S. 2146), S1117 [2MR]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 2363), S2233 [5AP]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S1747 [27MR]

World Bank: ensure transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects (see S. Con. Res. 136), S8759 [19SE]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7590 [26JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7629 [26JY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S464, S469 [8FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S139 [31JA]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2432 [7AP], S2506 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S705 [23FE], S755 [24FE], S1045 [2MR], S1193 [7MR], S1335 [9MR], S1925 [30MR], S2269 [6AP], S2483 [11AP], S2647 [13AP], S3453 [4MY], S3857 [11MY], S5165 [15JN], S7303 [20JY], S9875 [5OC], S10163 [11OC], S10275 [12OC], S11027 [26OC]

Remarks

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (S. 2707), S4850 [8JN]

Boise, ID: Garfield Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Distinguished Title I Schools award, S6115 [29JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7052 [17JY]

Burton, Charles: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S9190 [25SE]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), S2647 [13AP]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S4056 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S6290 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4056 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S569 [10FE]

———Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory funding for participation in the International Centers for Environmental Safety, S9454 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7028, S7038 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11874 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10299 [12OC]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7300 [19JY]

Dixon, Donald E.: Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S1291 [8MR]

Dragila, Stacy: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S8410 [12SE]

Eagle, ID: tribute to Eagle High School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, S11421 [31OC]

Education: establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (S. 2120), S935 [29FE]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (S. 2122), S935 [29FE]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (S. 2118), S935 [29FE]

———provide for rural education assistance (S. 2121), S935 [29FE]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 2119), S935 [29FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3280 [3MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9454 [28SE]

EPA: enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10299 [12OC]

———establish Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10299 [12OC]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (S.J. Res. 50), S7076 [17JY]

———statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S569 [10FE]

FEMA: eligibility of private non-profit irrigation companies for disaster relief assistance, S7300 [19JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S11874 [15DE]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7028 [17JY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S569 [10FE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10615 [17OC]

Hunting and trapping: use of certain public lands for dog field trials, S10494, S10495 [12OC]

Idaho: Land and Water Conservation Fund projects funding, S7038 [17JY]

———tribute to high school students for honoring World War II veterans in ``Operation Recognition'', S11421 [31OC]

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: Subsurface Geoscience Laboratory funding, S6290 [30JN]

Kellogg, ID: Sunnyside Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Distinguished Title I Schools award, S6115 [29JN]

Law Enforcement Memorial Day: observance, S4457 [25MY]

Matthes, Ruthie: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S8410 [12SE]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (S. 2241), S1414 [9MR]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S569 [10FE]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S972, S975 [29FE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S971 [29FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (S. 2183), S1185 [6MR]

Senate: legislative program, S705 [23FE], S975 [29FE], S1335 [9MR], S2483 [11AP], S2647 [13AP], S3453 [4MY], S7303 [20JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1499 [21MR]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (S. 2417), S2729 [13AP]

Tariff: semi-manufactured forms of gold (S. 2146), S1118 [2MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10494, S10495, S10497 [12OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (S. 2609), S4314 [23MY]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 2363), S2238 [5AP]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S8410 [12SE]

Wittman family: Millennium Farm/Ranch Family Award recipient, S2723 [13AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10615 [17OC]

World Bank: ensure transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects (S. Con. Res. 136), S8770 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S1503 [21MR]

Texts of

S. 2146, tariff on semi-manufactured forms of gold, S1118 [2MR]

S. 2241, Medicare Wage-Index Reclassification Act, S1415 [9MR]

S. 2363, Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act, S2239 [5AP]

Tributes

Coverdell, Paul, S8284 [8SE]

Moller, Lucas, S2937 [26AP]

CRAWFORD, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Patriots Week: observance-H7717 [18SE]

CRAWFORD, WILLIAM J.

Remarks in House

Patriots Week: observance, H7715 [18SE]

Tribute, H1155 [21MR], E403 [23MR], E428 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1591 [22MR]

CRAZY HORSE

Amendments

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 371), S10933, S10934, S10940 [24OC]

Bills and resolutions

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 371), S10412 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 371), S10940, S10941 [24OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 371, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Korczak Ziolkowski, S10941 [24OC], S11007 [25OC]

S. Res. 371, issue commemorative postage stamp to honor Korczak Ziolkowski, S10426 [12OC]

CREAL, TIM

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Forest Counties Payments, S11940 [15DE], H12533 [2JA]

CREAR, MARK

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute to California's 25th Congressional District participants, E1841 [19OC]

CREDIT

Amendments

Crime: prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S11426, S11427, S11428 [31OC], S11941 [15DE], H12512 [15DE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), S5138, S5154, S5156 [14JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11552 [30OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11217 [26OC]

Analyses

Financial Information Privacy Protection Act (S. 2513), S3535 [4MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, S7575 [25JY], H9796 [11OC]

Articles and editorials

Bankruptcy Reform Bill Is a Bust—Let Credit Card Issuers Protect Themselves With Sound Lending Practices, Not by Rigging Bankruptcy Law in Their Favor, S11635 [6DE]

$200,000 of FDIC Insurance? The Battle Has Just Begun, S11897 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (see S. 2039), S489 [8FE] (see H.R. 3653), H373 [14FE]

———establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (see S. 2818), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 5205), H7870 [19SE]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (see H.R. 4979), H7128 [26JY]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see S. 3049), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H6599 [19JY]

———payment of special loan deficiency payments to eligible producers who have suffered yield losses due to damaging weather or disasters (see H.R. 5125), H7364 [7SE]

———provide a pool credit under Federal milk marketing orders for handlers of certified organic milk used for Class I purposes (see S. 3198), S10412 [12OC]

———provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (see S. 2442), S2728 [13AP]

Arbitration: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 4065), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4718), H5036 [22JN] (see H.R. 5409), H9504 [6OC] (see H.R. 5475), H10036 [17OC] (see H.R. 5539, 5540), H11193 [25OC]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H10808 [24OC]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (see S. 3276), S11762 [11DE]

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 407), H8061 [25SE]

Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type (see H.R. 3914), H996 [14MR]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2405, 2415), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 3901), H921 [9MR] (see H.R. 4250), H2238 [12AP]

———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H4336 [13JN]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (see S. 2328), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2924), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5299), H8199 [26SE]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (see S. 2332), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 4523), H3649 [23MY]

———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 4535), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of HUD: conduct a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages (see H.R. 4348), H2410 [2MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a simplified Smaller Ship Shared-Risk Financing Guarantees formula (see H.R. 4682), H4591 [15JN]

Education: establish a direct loan program for certain part-time students to improve job skills (see H.R. 4287), H2337 [13AP]

———qualify Armed Forces members for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4304), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4350), H2410 [2MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 2423), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3063), S8657 [18SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see S. 2837), S6257 [30JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S4190 [18MY] (see S. 2798), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4467), H3172 [16MY]

———require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available contingent on steady reserve ratios (see H.R. 4674), H4590 [15JN]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 2806), S6015 [28JN]

———require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see S. 2914), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4795), H5654 [29JN]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H641 [2MR]

———prohibit use or sharing of medical health records or information (see S. 2863), S6677 [13JY]

———protect consumers from exorbitant fees for basic financial services (see H.R. 4332), H2339 [13AP]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2405), S2616 [12AP]

———require studies on the impact of increasing the maximum amount of deposit insurance per depositor (see H.R. 4603), H4120 [8JN]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY] (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY] (see H.R. 4585), H3924 [6JN]

Foreign aid: increase availability of credit to microenterprises lacking full access to credit and establish a Microfinance Loan Facility (see S. 2844), S6473 [11JY]

FRS: prohibit implementation of regulations allowing race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of applicants for nonmortgage credit to be noted on the application with the applicant's consent (see H.R. 4164), H1762 [4AP]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3637), H340 [10FE]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H1957 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (see H.R. 3834), H646 [6MR]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 4540), H3867 [25MY]

National Housing Act: prevent fraud under FHA rehabilitation loan program (see H.R. 3617), H340 [10FE]

Privacy: limit the disclosure of consumer credit reports on an employee which are obtained in connection with allegations of illegal conduct (see H.R. 4373), H2511 [3MY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (see H. Res. 663), H11526 [29OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 533), H5240 [27JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 652), H11194 [25OC]

———reauthorize loan programs (see S. 3236), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5545), H11194 [25OC] (see H.R. 5652), H12080 [11DE] (see H.R. 5654), H12085 [13DE] (see H.R. 5667), H12531 [15DE]

Senior citizens: waive certain mortgage insurance premiums and use such proceeds to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3607), H278 [9FE]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2555), S3946 [15MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H454 [15FE] (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2238 [12AP]

———improve access to tax-exempt debt for small non-profit health care and educational institutions (see S. 2626), S4379 [24MY]

———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 5541), H11193 [25OC]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H3867 [25MY]

———treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see H.R. 5295), H8199 [26SE]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Truth in Lending Act: require stores offering credit or charge accounts to prominently display certain information (see H.R. 4093), H1412 [27MR]

Veterans: provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H209 [2FE]

Conference reports

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Letters

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, S11641 [6DE]

———Kris Reiman, California Family Support Council, S11642 [6DE]

———Laura Kadwell, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S11641 [6DE]

———several law professors, S11625 [6DE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Deposit Insurance Increase Feasibility Act: Daniel A. Mica, Credit Union National Association, Inc., E1178 [30JN]

———Robert R. Davis, America's Community Bankers (organization), E1178 [30JN]

Flexible fallow program establishment under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production: Neil E. Harl, Iowa State University, S6130 [29JN]

Homeowners Financing Protection Act: Moises Loza, Housing Assistance Council, H7745 [19SE]

SBA politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election: Senator Bond, Committee on Small Business (Senate), S11229 [27OC]

Treatment of child support and alimony payments in bankruptcy: several women and children advocacy groups, H9838 [12OC]

Motions

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11416 [31OC]

Petitions and memorials

California Family Support Council: bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: establish grants and loans for equity capital to establish farmer-owned cooperatives, H1566, H1567 [29MR]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (H.R. 4979), E1337 [27JY]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year, H7064 [26JY]

Armed Forces: access to credit unions on military installations, H3201 [17MY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4718), H5101-H5103 [26JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5540), H11701-H11704 [31OC]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9830, H9834, H9838 [12OC]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5562-H5574 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), H8005, H8006 [25SE]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 407), H8006 [25SE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (H.R. 4250), E541 [12AP]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports, E2015 [28OC]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (H.R. 4311), E587 [13AP]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), H12511-H12513 [15DE]

Education: student loan default rates, H10226 [18OC]

———student loan programs funding, H9806 [11OC]

———suspend student loans to individuals convicted of drug offenses, H610 [1MR]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (H.R. 4490), E763 [18MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (H.R. 3823), E222 [2MR]

———require studies on the impact of increasing the maximum amount of deposit insurance per depositor (H.R. 4603), E1178 [30JN]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4380), E652, E653 [4MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4585), H6606 [20JY]

FRS: monetary policy, H9806 [11OC]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections, E2182 [14DE]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3637), H3578-H3581 [23MY]

Housing: increase home improvement loan limit, H1909, H1910 [6AP]

———private mortgage insurance requirements, H1863 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (H.R. 3884), E274 [9MR]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754-H4759 [20JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (H.R. 3834), H7745-H7747 [19SE]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (H.R. 4540), E847-E849 [25MY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), H9796 [11OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11546-H11555 [30OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 533), H5190-H5194 [27JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11243-H11264 [26OC], H11362-H11368, H11414 [27OC], H11497, H11499, H11500, H11504, H11505, H11506 [29OC], H11532 [30OC], H11793 [2NO], E1997, E1999, E2004 [28OC], E2039, E2041 [31OC], E2052 [1NO]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11209-H11230 [26OC]

———reauthorize loan programs, H12484, H12492 [15DE], E2240 [2JA]

Taxation: treatment of interest on student loans (H.R. 1196), H2731 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (S. 2039), S491 [8FE]

———establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (S. 2818), S6130 [29JN]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (S. 3049), S8588 [14SE]

———provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (S. 2442), S2762 [13AP]

Arbitration: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140-S143 [31JA]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 2117), S933-S935 [29FE]

Bankruptcy: discourage predatory lending practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629 [6DE], S11686 [7DE]

———establish needs-based filing system relative to income levels, S135 [31JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S6249 [30JN], S10775 [19OC], S11632 [6DE], S11688, S11727 [7DE]

———limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA], S11693, S11725, S11726, S11727 [7DE]

———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S57 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

———require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S137 [31JA], S11439 [31OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S136 [31JA], S11552 [5DE], S11624, S11639-S11642 [6DE], S11697, S11724, S11725, S11727, S11728 [7DE]

———treatment of child support payments, S11437-S11442 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (S. 3276), S11890 [15DE]

Consumers: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations (H.R. 2351), S2115 [4AP]

———protect from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (S. 2415), S2632 [12AP]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S253 [2FE], S10771, S10773, S10774 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629, S11634 [6DE], S11726-S11730 [7DE]

———require credit card companies to disclose information on balance payment terms and conditions, S143 [31JA]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (S. 2328), S1987 [30MR]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S7663 [26JY], S11427-S11432 [31OC], S11491 [1NO], S11941 [15DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S122-S124 [31JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (S. 2332), S1990 [30MR]

Education: Perkins Loan Cancellation Program funding, S6102 [29JN]

———promote student loan repayment programs to encourage employment with the Federal Government, S11488 [1NO]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (S. 2423), S2737 [13AP]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (S. 2589), S11897 [15DE]

———require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (S. 2798), S5905 [27JN]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (S. 2806), S6020 [28JN]

———require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (S. 2914), S7543 [25JY]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (S. 2592), S4201 [18MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 2513), S3532-S3537 [4MY], S11779 [14DE]

Income: address problems of the wealth gap in the U.S. and barriers to wealth accumulation, S2660 [13AP]

SBA: general business loan program funding, S6234 [30JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), S5154-S5159 [14JN], S7574 [25JY]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11104-S11111 [26OC], S11194-S11205, S11207-S11230, S11286-S11290 [27OC], S11300-S11303, S11305 [28OC], S11320-S11322, S11324-S11329 [29OC], S11455-S11457, S11469, S11471-S11473, S11489 [1NO]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report—motion to proceed, S11097 [26OC], S11416 [31OC]

———politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election, S11228 [27OC]

———reauthorize loan programs, S11107, S11108 [26OC], S11863-S11865 [15DE]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (S. 2936), S7676-S7678 [26JY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (S. 2555), S3947 [15MY]

———improve access to tax-exempt debt for small non-profit health care and educational institutions (S. 2626), S4390 [24MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S724 [23FE], S850 [28FE], S6614-S6617 [13JY]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Reports filed

Adoption of Concurrent Resolution Making Corrections in Enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 663) (H. Rept. 106-1016), H11526 [29OC]

Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-1004), H11193 [25OC]

———Committee on Small Business (Senate) (H.R. 2614) (S. Rept. 106-280), S3691 [9MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 652) (H. Rept. 106-1007), H11193 [25OC]

Internet False Identification Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2924), S9464 [28SE]

Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4585) (H. Rept. 106-773), H6717 [20JY]

Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2844) (S. Rept. 106-335), S6473 [11JY]

New Markets Initiative Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2848) (H. Rept. 106-706), H5435 [28JN]

Nomination of Michael V. Dunn to the Farm Credit Administration: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5460 [20JN]

Rulings of the Chair

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11215 [26OC]

Summaries

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, E2240-E2245 [2JA]

Internet False Identification Prevention Act (S. 2924), S11430 [31OC]

Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act (S. 2415), S2635 [12AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 407, corrections in enrollment of S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8006 [25SE]

H. Con. Res. 439, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H11555 [30OC]

H. Res. 533, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H5190-H5192 [27JN]

H. Res. 652, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H11209 [26OC]

H. Res. 663, adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H11546 [30OC]

H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, S5154 [14JN], S7574 [25JY]

H.R. 3637, Homeowners Protection Act technical corrections, H3578 [23MY]

H.R. 3834, Homeowners Financing Protection Act, H7745 [19SE]

H.R. 4718, extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H5101 [26JN]

H.R. 5540, Chapter 12 Extension and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act, H11701 [31OC]

S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8005 [25SE]

S. 2117, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S935 [29FE]

S. 2415, Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act, S2633-S2635 [12AP]

S. 2423, qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program, S2737 [13AP]

S. 2513, Financial Information Privacy Protection Act, S3532-S3535 [4MY]

S. 2714, use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds, S5028 [13JN]

S. 2798, Deposit and Share Insurance Adjustment Act, S5905 [27JN]

S. 2914, Homeowners Rebate Act, S7543 [25JY]

S. 2924, Internet False Identification Prevention Act, S11427, S11431 [31OC], S11941 [15DE], H12511 [15DE]

S. 3276, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act technical corrections, S11891 [15DE]

CREDIT CARDS see Credit

CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

Letters

Deposit Insurance Increase Feasibility Act, E1178 [30JN]

CREDIT UNIONS see Financial Institutions

CREEDON, MADELYN R.

Letters

Nomination of Madelyn R. Creedon to be National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs: Senator Lugar, S6335 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: nomination to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration, unanimous-consent agreement, S5064 [14JN]

National Nuclear Security Administration: nomination to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, S6329, S6334-S6338 [10JY], S6465 [11JY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

CREIGHTON, RICHARD C.

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2201 [5AP], S2505 [11AP]

CRENSHAW, ALBERT B.

Articles and editorials

Congress Tackles Marriage Tax Penalty—Experts Doubt That Debate Will Yield Lasting Solution to Perennial Inequity, H315 [10FE]

CRESANTI, ROBERT

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8495 [13SE]

CREWS, DANIEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1554 [21SE]

CRILEY, RICHARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1266 [19JY]

CRIME related term(s) Espionage; Sexual Harassment

Addresses

New Imperialism—The Attack on World Tax Havens: Robert E. Bauman, E1868 [19OC]

State of the City of Grand Rapids, MI: John Logie, S1978-S1980 [30MR]

Supreme Court History, Decisions, and Changes: Senator Biden, S3971-S3974 [16MY]

27 Years of Roe v. Wade: Representative Schaffer, H1793-H1795 [5AP]

Witness to Life—Catholic Church and the Death Penalty: Roger Mahony, S7826-S7828 [27JY]

Affidavits

FBI knowledge and participation in illegal gambling and mob-related activities: Michael Terlecky, E2128-E2130 [5DE]

FBI misconduct in Youngstown, OH: James A. Kerchum, E955 [9JN]

Amendments

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (S. Res. 329), S7250, S7280 [19JY]

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), S9770 [3OC], S11007 [25OC]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S9293, S9326 [26SE]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11385 [27OC]

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), H12510 [15DE]

Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753 [27MR]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), S2813 [13AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S11011 [25OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11644 [6DE]

———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H55 [31JA]

Export Administration Act: increase penalties for violations (H.R. 5239), S10261, S10266 [11OC], H11575 [30OC]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), H121 [1FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1722, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), S7938, S7944 [27JY]

Identification: prevent fraud (S. 2924), S11426, S11427, S11428 [31OC], S11941 [15DE], H12512 [15DE]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11643, S11645 [6DE], H12031 [7DE]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), S11148, S11185 [26OC]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (S. 783), S11014 [25OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10154, S10155 [10OC]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S10546, S10593 [13OC], S11651 [6DE], H10872, H10873 [25OC]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S3271 [2MY]

Terrorism: enhance efforts to deter, prevent, thwart, and respond to international acts of terrorism against U.S. nationals and interests (S. 3205), S11538 [14NO]

———modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (S. 1796), S7925 [27JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7703, S7715, S7716 [26JY]

Victims: enhance rights and protections (S. 934), S2777 [13AP]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (H. Res. 500), H4654 [19JN]

———restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (S. 2677), S5751 [23JN]

Analyses

Antitampering Act (S. 2105), S819 [24FE]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation (H.R. 894): Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H5752 [11JY]

Fugitive Apprehension Act (S. 2516), S3613 [8MY], S7717 [26JY]

Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act (H.R. 4489), H3571 [23MY]

Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act (H.R. 5563), E1959-E1961 [27OC]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, S7781 [27JY], H7631 [14SE]

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, S2131 [4AP], H10032 [17OC]

Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse, H7216 [6SE]

Articles and editorials

Advice to Teenagers on Date Abuse, H1730 [4AP]

Aimee's Law, E1262 [18JY]

Amendment To Aid Victims Could Cause More Damage, S3181 [1MY]

Amid Race Profiling Claims, Asian-Americans Avoid Labs, H6074-H6076 [17JY]

Anti-Drug Folly—U.S. Aid Plan Would Raise Stakes in Colombian Conflict, S5500 [21JN]

At Columbine, Reflections on a Painful Past, S2320 [6AP]

ATF Firearms Prosecution Referrals Drop—Study Says Criminal Cases Have Fallen Since 1992, but Picked Up Last Year, S351 [7FE]

Austria Escapes Censure by Ending Secret Accounts, H4612 [19JN]

Battered Girlfriends Need Protection, Too, E1441 [11SE]

Biography of a Gun, S6106 [29JN]

Catholic Priest Murdered in His Mission Home, E1132 [28JN]

Christians in India Claim Bombing Is Part of Hate Campaign, E920 [9JN]

Christians in India Seek Help From Abroad, E1056 [20JN]

Clinton Accused in Smear—Tripp Lawyers Blame White House for Leak, S4941 [12JN]

Colombia Aid Bill Would Escalate a Failed Policy; Drugs—Treatment and Reducing Cocaine Consumption Is a Better Way To Go, S5500 [21JN]

Congress Must Act on Colombia, H1530 [29MR]

Constitutional Pandora's Box, S3253 [2MY]

Counsel Report on Whitewater Expected Soon, S8276 [8SE]

Counter-Drug Military Assistance for Colombia, S5500 [21JN]

Criminal Act—The Folly of a Victims' Rights Amendment, S3180 [1MY]

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

Death Edict for the Guilty Only, S4682 [7JN]

Desperate Rhetoric From the N.R.A., E307 [14MR]

Differently Situated, S3251 [2MY]

Distorting Victims' Rights, S3180 [1MY]

Domestic Violence, in All Forms, Is the Leading Cause of Injury for Women Ages 15-44, S10222 [11OC]

Don't Democrats Believe in Democracy?, S350 [7FE]

Don't Victimize the Constitution, S2925 [26AP]

DoubleClick Exec Says Privacy Legislation Needn't Crimp Results, S794 [24FE]

Douglas Takes Bite Out of Award, S10404 [12OC]

Easy Access to Nation's Secrets Poses Security Threat, S4654 [7JN]

Ethics Law Hurts Probe, DOJ Says, S8573 [14SE]

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

Felons Gain Access to the Nation's Secrets, S4652-S4654 [7JN]

Felon's Gun Charges Show Net Loophole—Police Say Suspect Was Able To Buy Parts On-Line, S748 [23FE]

Firearms Makers Win Dismissal of Lawsuits in 2 States, S354 [7FE]

Florida's Drug War—Looking Back—And Ahead, S7862 [27JY]

For Clinton's Last Act, E2219 [15DE]

Georgia Regulatory Agency To Lead Investigation Into Insurer's Rates for Black Customers, E2209 [15DE]

Guilt Trip, E784 [19MY]

Gun Deaths, Injuries on Decline—1997 Fatalities Were Lowest Since '60s—Many Reasons Cited, S350 [7FE]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, H11389 [27OC]

I Did Not Have Leaks With That Newspaper—It's Not About Sex, E1250 [14JY]

Independent Counsel Overkill, S2789 [13AP]

Indian Human Rights Activists Chastise Politicians for Deteriorating Rule of Law, E1023 [15JN]

Inexplicable Neglect, S9249, S9259 [26SE], H8100 [26SE]

Innocent on Death Row, S4681, S4682 [7JN]

Into the Sunshine, H9892 [12OC]

Iverson's Bad Rap Is Well-Deserved, S9921 [5OC]

Joint Venture—When Pot's Prescribed, the High Way Leads to the Compassion Flower Inn, E1177 [30JN]

Judging a Judge's Judgment, E142 [15FE]

Justice Dept. Faces Unexpected Roadblocks Due to Ethics Rules, S8572 [14SE]

Liberals Have Second Thoughts on the Second Amendment, S351 [7FE]

``Life in Chaos'' Shaped Young Shooter, S1088 [2MR]

Misguided Bill, S3251 [2MY]

Nasty Work, S1674 [23MR]

National Rifle Association Takes Desperate New Tack, H1048 [15MR]

Nationally—Why Hate Crimes Are Different, S5335 [19JN]

New Looks at the Death Penalty, S4683 [7JN]

No Second Chances, E1262 [18JY]

``No Second Chances'' Bill Deserves Careful Congressional Consideration, E1262 [18JY]

No Victims in the Constitution, S3001 [27AP]

Not Again—Victim's Rights Don't Merit Constitutional Amendment, S3253 [2MY]

On Virginia's Death Row, S4683 [7JN]

One Less Option for Criminals—Salmon Bill Another Check on Killers, Rapists, E1262 [18JY]

Probe of Security Clearances Urged—Senator Says Contract Hirings Pose a Threat, S4651 [7JN]

Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment Is Misguided, S3252 [2MY]

Quality of Justice, S3251 [2MY]

Rebel Attacks on 2 Colombian Villages Kill 30, H1530 [29MR]

Reining in Robert Ray, S2789 [13AP]

Remembering a Man Who Had the Courage of His Convictions, S4416 [25MY]

Require Certainty Before Executing, S7820 [27JY]

Rights Group Reports Massacre in Chechnya, S709 [23FE]

Saving Colombia, S2655 [13AP]

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, H11389 [27OC]

Still Wanted, S2868 [25AP]

Stolen Children, S3683 [9MY]

Tailhook May Soil Choice for Pentagon's Mr. Clean, S131 [31JA]

Tax Free Millionaires—How the Super Rich Get Away Without Paying Any Taxes, H7620 [14SE]

Thoughts on Executions, S4681 [7JN]

Time for the House To Enact Aimee's Law, E1263 [18JY]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, H9883 [12OC]

Timing of Clinton's Visit, S2321 [6AP]

Tinkering Again, S2851 [25AP], S2924 [26AP]

To Be Safe, Start With the Driver, S4053 [17MY]

To Colombians, He Is the War on Drugs, E657 [4MY]

Traffickers' New Cargo—Naive Slavic Women, S10164-S10166 [11OC]

Two Churches Hit With Bomb Attacks in India, E1332 [27JY]

U.N. Chief in Kosovo Takes Stock of Tough Year, S7636 [26JY]

U.N. Official Warns of Losing the Peace in Kosovo, S7635 [26JY]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, H11389 [27OC]

Uncluttered Constitution, S3000 [27AP]

Victim Amendment Undoes Prior Work, S3252 [2MY]

Victims and the Constitution, S2923 [26AP]

Victims' Bill Seriously Flawed, S3180 [1MY]

Victims of Crime Don't Need Congress' Constitutional Meddling, S3002 [27AP]

Victims' Rights, S3253 [2MY]

Victims' Rights Bill Violates Others' Rights, S3181 [1MY]

Victims' Rights Plan That Goes Much Too Far, S3001 [27AP]

Victims' Rights—Leave the Constitution Alone, S2924 [26AP]

Villagers Tell of a Massacre in Colombia, With the Army Standing by, S6985 [14JY]

Wavering Senator Feeling Pressure on China Trade Bill, S8467 [13SE]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

We're Not Executing the Innocent, E1063 [20JN]

When They Burned the Flag Back Home—Thoughts of a Former POW, S1786 [28MR], S1837 [29MR]

Why Didn't Bacon Get Fried?—The Pentagon's Anti-Tripp Leakers Get a Slap on the Wrist, and the Privacy Act a Slap in the Face, S4941 [12JN]

Wrong Approach—Federal Lawsuit Ignores Rights of Gun Makers, S349 [7FE]

Wrong Set of Rights, S3252 [2MY]

Wrong Way on Victims' Rights, S3002 [27AP]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 329), H3474 [19MY]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (see H. Res. 457), H1762 [4AP]

Aliens: expand civil asset forfeiture provisions relative to alien smuggling (see H.R. 3547), H49 [27JA]

Amateur Sports Illegal Gambling Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4284), H2337 [13AP]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see S. Res. 329), S6015 [28JN] (see H. Res. 531), H5084 [23JN]

———resolution of Buenos Aires Yoga School investigation (see H. Res. 622), H9767 [11OC]

Armed Forces: provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment by a court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30 years (see H.R. 4231), H2121 [11AP]

Arts and humanities: exempt agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, music lyrics from applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 5350), H8617 [2OC]

Aviation: increase civil penalties and criminal fines for violation of regulations prohibiting the transportation of chemical oxygen generators on passenger-carrying aircraft in air commerce (see H.R. 5445), H9767 [11OC]

———mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (see S. 2440), S2728 [13AP]

———prevent certain frauds involving aircraft or space vehicle parts (see H.R. 3862), H756 [8MR]

Biological weapons: enhance protections (see S. 3202), S10412 [12OC]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10412 [12OC]

Business and industry: require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or handicapped that an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 4305), H2338 [13AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6599 [19JY]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4078), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H340 [10FE] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 2463), S2940 [26AP] (see S. 3048), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5236, 5237), H7990 [21SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 278), H931 [13MR]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154, 4158), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4188), H1851 [5AP]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]

———enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 4045), H1163 [21MR]

———establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children (see H.R. 4244), H2122 [11AP]

———establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 5369), H8735 [3OC]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

———increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 4147), H1628 [30MR]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2339 [13AP]

———recognize the rights of grandparents in cases of abduction of children by family members to foreign countries (see S. 2710), S4922 [9JN]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see S. 2645), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4829), H5954 (see H.R. 4836), H5955 [12JY]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (see S. 3276), S11762 [11DE]

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 407), H8061 [25SE]

———require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children (see H.R. 3619), H340 [10FE]

———require that registered sexually violent offenders provide notice of any attendance at higher education institutions (see H.R. 4407), H2770 [9MY]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (see H. Res. 657), H11445 [27OC]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (see S. 2092), S799 [24FE]

———apply certain disclosure requirements to operators of Internet web sites (see H.R. 3770), H630 [1MR]

———combat hacking through enhanced law enforcement and protect privacy of computer users (see S. 2430), S2727 [13AP]

———encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see S. 3188), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 4246), H2238 [12AP]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see S. 2448), S2728 [13AP] (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

———increase penalties for computer crimes and establish a National Commission on Cybersecurity (see S. 2451), S2728 [13AP]

———modify authority relative to the use of pen registers, trap and trace devices, and computer fraud activities (see H.R. 4347), H2410 [2MY]

———penalties for the placing of sexual explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed (see H.R. 5462), H9900 [12OC]

———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 2542), S3916 [11MY]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (see H.R. 5673), H12531 [15DE]

Consumers: combat telemarketing and mass marketing fraud (see S. 3025), S8342 [11SE]

———prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product batch codes (see H.R. 4982), H7128 [26JY]

———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of a writing with a consumer product (see H.R. 5393), H9010 [5OC]

Contracts: end taxpayer support of Federal contractors against whom repeated civil judgments or criminal convictions have been entered (see S. 3185), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 5439), H9767 [11OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 2908), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5563, 5567), H11206 [26OC]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (see S. 2318), S1884 [29MR]

———improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 2927), S7656 [26JY]

———require pre-release drug testing of Federal prisoners (see S. 2008), S86 [26JA]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (see S. 2619), S4378 [24MY]

Courts: abolish Federal statute of limitations for sex offenses and assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis (see S. 3168), S9944 [5OC]

———assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis and make DNA testing available to certain convicted Federal and State offenders (see S. 2859), S6677 [13JY]

———establish a Federal drug court program (see S. 3191), S10411 [12OC]

———establish alternative sentencing procedures for certain nonviolent drug offenses (see H.R. 5608), H11716 [31OC]

———expand authority of magistrate judges (see S. 2875), S6841 [14JY]

———increase penalties on sexually violent offenders who fail to comply with registration and reporting requirements (see H.R. 4936), H6777 [24JY]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 2280), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 4076), H1405 [23MR]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5433), H9634 [10OC]

———preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (see S. 2830), S6121 [29JN]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

———provide civil legal assistance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault (see H.R. 4663), H4484 [14JN]

———provide criminal penalties for the harassment of victims of Federal offenses by the convicted offenders (see H.R. 4166), H1762 [4AP]

———provide double damages for malicious, frivolous, or vexatious suits against Federal law enforcement officers' surviving widows and widowers (see H.R. 4193), H1851 [5AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4051), H1283 [22MR]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (see H.R. 4544), H3867 [25MY]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

———treatment of the interception of electronic communications (see H.R. 5018), H7206 [27JY]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 2317), S1884 [29MR]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see S. 2820), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H1118 [16MR]

———prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S2526 [11AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY] (see S. Res. 374), S10412 [12OC]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see S. Res. 291), S2728 [13AP]

———reimburse expenses incurred to remediate methamphetamine laboratories (see S. 2780), S5735 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (see H.R. 4965), H7127 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that reporters of suspected child abuse on military installations may submit reports anonymously (see H.R. 3587), H253 [8FE]

———establish grant program to assist States and local governments in improving their ability to prevent and respond to domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3553), H89 [31JA]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (see H. Res. 534), H5240 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 4443), H2966 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (see H.R. 5161), H7502 [12SE]

———establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H997 [14MR]

———establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes (see H.R. 4456), H3049 [15MY]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4178), H1763 [4AP]

———pilot program to establish methamphetamine incident response and training teams for drug emergency areas (see H.R. 3675), H509 [16FE]

———provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (see S. 2065), S613 [10FE]

———reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see S. 2042), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3626), H340 [10FE]

———require Attorney General to acquire data on prejudiced based gender-motivated crimes (see H.R. 4317), H2338 [13AP]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (see S. 2460), S2865 [25AP]

District of Columbia: waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (see H.R. 5537), H11193 [25OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S4297 [23MY]

Drug-Free Communities Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5427), H9634 [10OC]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H5655 [29JN]

———combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see S. 3124), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

———facilitate environmental cleanup caused by the manufacture of methamphetamines and impose new monetary fines for the manufacture and trafficking of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5589), H11445 [27OC]

———prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H3868 [25MY]

———protect children from drug traffickers (see H.R. 5312), H8405 [27SE]

———treatment of controlled substances (see H.R. 5326), H8406 [27SE]

Ecology and environment: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (see S. 2934), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5077), H7209 [27JY]

Education: increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (see H.R. 3827), H641 [2MR]

———permit certain incarcerated students to receive Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 5632), H11927 [14NO]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see S. 2497), S3258 [2MY]

Export Administration Act: increase penalties for violations (see H.R. 5239), H7990 [21SE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (see H.R. 4105), H1476 [28MR]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 245), H165 [1FE]

———enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (see S. 3110), S9267 [26SE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 4659), H4484 [14JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 5262), H7991 [21SE]

FBI: provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks to allow time to implement a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving organizations (see H.R. 4424), H2966 [11MY]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see S. 2112), S867 [28FE]

Federal Internet Crimes Against Children Computer Training Facility: establish (see H.R. 3871), H920 [9MR]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (see H. Res. 495), H2606 [4MY]

Firearms: add certain firearms related crimes to the list of crimes giving rise to a presumption of dangerousness for purposes of hearings on the release of defendants before trial (see H.R. 4220), H2012 [10AP]

———ban import of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, promote safe storage and use of handguns by consumers, and extend criminal background checks to gun shows (see H.R. 4009), H1118 [16MR]

———encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 3264), S11374 [30OC]

———enhance the enforcement of gun dealer laws (see S. 2310), S1883 [29MR]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see S. 2338), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see S. 2525), S3692 [9MY]

———increase penalties for possessing or using a firearm in the commission of a crime and require juveniles possessing or using a firearm to be tried as adults (see H.R. 3597), H254 [8FE]

———mandatory registration of handguns (see S. 2099), S799 [24FE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H1077 [15MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]

———prevent theft from commercial carriers (see H.R. 3563), H164 [1FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (see S. 2270), S1596 [22MR]

———prohibit possession or transfer of easily concealable pistols known as ``pocket rockets'' (see H.R. 4876), H6469 [18JY]

———regulate the manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or firearm parts (see S. 3043), S8501 [13SE]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all in the custody of Federal agencies and add ballistics testing to existing enforcement strategies (see S. 2324), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4000), H1118 [16MR]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (see S. 2715), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4150), H1674 [3AP]

Foreign aid: restrict assistance to countries with which the U.S. has an extradition treaty or is in negotiations to conclude an extradition treaty (see H.R. 4114), H1587 [29MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see S. Res. 327), S5663 [22JN] (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

———provide for international debt relief and strengthen anticorruption measures and accountability at international financial institutions (see S. 3129), S9466 [28SE]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (see S. 2382), S2438 [7AP]

———investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (see S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (see S. 2050), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3800), H631 [1MR]

Government: lobbying with appropriated funds (see H.R. 4826), H5954 [12JY]

———report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (see S. 2702), S4820 [8JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S1671 [23MR]

Hate crimes: increase penalties (see S. Con. Res. 120), S4669 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Hazardous substances: detect, prevent, and minimize the consequences of accidental releases due to criminal activity and ensure public disclosure of information regarding hazardous chemicals and the potential for accidental releases (see H.R. 5623), H11812 [2NO]

Health: reduce paperwork and improve payment policies for services, and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 5094), H7209 [27JY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see S. 2414), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 2449), S2728 [13AP]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 613), H9010 [5OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 149), S10252 [11OC]

———treatment of acts of torture committed in the U.S. (see H.R. 5325), H8406 [27SE]

Identification: prevent fraud (see S. 2328), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2924), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5299), H8199 [26SE]

———prevent fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

———defer removal and detention of certain aliens awaiting trial on Federal or State criminal charges (see H.R. 3664), H454 [15FE]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see S. 3139), S9466 [28SE]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H2337 [13AP]

———make certain immigration consultant practices criminal offenses (see S. 3074), S8822 [20SE]

———prevent admission and other forms of relief to human rights abusers (see H.R. 5285), H8061 [25SE]

———prevent fraud and abuse in the granting of H-1B nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4227), H2121 [11AP]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 5035), H7207 [27JY]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 3120), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 4679), H4591 [15JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: clarify provisions applicable to arrest, detention, and release of criminal aliens pending removal decisions (see H.R. 5379), H8799 [4OC]

———clarify special rule on continuous residence or physical presence status for certain criminal aliens (see H.R. 5378), H8799 [4OC]

———extend limitation on certain waivers to aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5377), H8799 [4OC]

———treatment of aliens who have committed crimes (see H.R. 5293), H8199 [26SE]

Increase the Peace Day: support (see H. Res. 507), H3474 [19MY]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (see S. 2621), S4378 [24MY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see S. 2726), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 2055), S612 [10FE]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see S. Con. Res. 146), S10083 [6OC] (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8200 [26SE]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests, make grants to States to include samples in FBI Combined DNA Index System, and collect and analyze samples from certain offenders for FBI system (see H.R. 5000), H7206 [27JY]

———allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

———allow use of DNA testing by Federal prisoners (see H.R. 4980), H7128 [26JY]

———assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (see S. 2482), S3023 [27AP]

———assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (see H.R. 5218), H7932 [20SE]

———authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H4816 [21JN]

———ban the transfer and receipt of handguns or ammunition by persons subject to restraining orders (see H.R. 4778), H5435 [28JN]

———combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H3867 [25MY]

———combat international money laundering (see H.R. 3886), H920 [9MR]

———create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity (see H.R. 5298), H8199 [26SE]

———develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (see S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

———establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent or obstructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons seeking to operate animal enterprises (see H.R. 5429), H9634 [10OC]

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 4954), H7002 [25JY]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H4220 [12JN]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 3220), S10801 [19OC] (see S. 3252), S11252 [27OC]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

———inhibit the further intimidation of public officials within the U.S. (see S. 3094), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 4343), H2339 [13AP]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]

———provide block grants (see H.R. 4999), H7206 [27JY]

———provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase firearms (see S. 3192), S10411 [12OC]

Law enforcement officers: authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 4423), H2966 [11MY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4033), H1123 [20MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 2256), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

———establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (see H.R. 4880), H6469 [18JY]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2761), S5555 [21JN]

———honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (see H. Res. 501), H3049 [15MY]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 3221), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]

———provide that Federal officers who are convicted of a felony should be terminated from employment (see S. 2404), S2616 [12AP]

Medicare: combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5449), H9767 [11OC]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see S. 3131), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5200), H7722 [18SE]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 5246), H7990 [21SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal background checks for nursing facility workers (see S. 3066), S8759 [19SE]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. 3021), S8197 [7SE] (see S. Res. 366), S9861 [4OC] (see H.R. 5155), H7502 [12SE]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see S. 2472), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

Money: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 2972), S7839 [27JY]

———combat money laundering (see H.R. 4695), H4783 [20JN]

Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (see S. 2238), S1392 [9MR]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (see S. 3070), S8759 [19SE]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3012), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 5154), H7502 [12SE] (see H.R. 5190), H7651 [14SE]

———make it illegal to sell tires which are the subject of a recall (see H.R. 5332), H8468 [28SE]

———prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H2339 [13AP]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (see S. 2064), S613 [10FE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S8105 [6SE]

National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: establish (see S. 2473), S2940 [26AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S149 [31JA]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S5662 [22JN]

National objectives: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

———policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

National Safe Television for All-Ages Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S8197 [7SE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2965), S7839 [27JY]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S3023 [27AP]

Native Americans: improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (see S. 2872), S6841 [14JY]

———technical corrections to certain laws (see S. 3031), S8413 [12SE]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and clarify application to the Imperial Government of Japan (see H.R. 5390), H9010 [5OC] (see H.R. 5432), H9634 [10OC]

———include activities of the Imperial Government of Japan (see H.R. 5056), H7208 [27JY]

Nursing homes: regulate the employment of persons with criminal backgrounds (see H.R. 4293), H2337 [13AP]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions on the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (see S. 3268), S11494 [1NO] (see H.R. 5617), H11781 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see S. 2944), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 448), H1406 [23MR]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (see S. 3206), S10590 [13OC]

Pakistan: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 406), H49 [27JA]

Peltier, Leonard: deny clemency from life sentences being served for the murder of FBI agents (see H. Res. 680), H12532 [15DE]

Petroleum: reimburse fines levied and collected due to illegal practices engaged in by participants in the petroleum industry to injured consumers based on the consumers' distance from Eau Claire, WI (see H.R. 4913), H6718 [20JY]

Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H6051 [13JY]

Privacy: limit the disclosure of consumer credit reports on an employee which are obtained in connection with allegations of illegal conduct (see H.R. 4373), H2511 [3MY]

———prohibit the sale, share, or transfer of information acquired by Internet sites that include a pledge that it would not be released (see H.R. 4814), H5736 [10JY]

———prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see H.R. 5513), H10472 [19OC]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see S. 2063), S613 [10FE]

———strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see S. 2326), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4987), H7205 [27JY]

Product safety: penalize the knowing and reckless introduction of a defective product into interstate commerce (see S. 3014), S8197 [7SE]

Research: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes (see S. Res. 262), S799 [24FE]

———U.S. policy relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes (see S. Res. 269), S1392 [9MR] (see S. Res. 280), S1987 [30MR]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see S. 3162), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (see H.R. 5123), H7364 [7SE]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (see S. 3042), S8501 [13SE] (see S. 3164), S9944 [5OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (see S. Res. 272), S1392 [9MR]

Sex offenses: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

———strengthen system for notifying parents of violent sexual offenders in their communities (see S. 2911), S7542 [25JY]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable (see S. Res. 315), S4460 [25MY]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 2477), S3023 [27AP] (see H.R. 4651), H4336 [13JN]

———provide that if failure to monitor a representative payee results in misuse of benefits, that payment of such benefits is made to the beneficiary or alternate payee (see H.R. 3666), H454 [15FE]

Spain: condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions (see S. Con. Res. 82), S799 [24FE]

Stalking: expand prohibition (see S. 2011), S113 [27JA] (see S. 2991), S7840 [27JY]

Sudan: provide compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H.R. 5636), H11927 [14NO]

———relief for Salah Idris and El Shifa Pharmaceuticals Industries Co., relative to the bombing of the El Shifa Pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum (see H.R. 5290), H8061 [25SE]

———U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 668), H11928 [14NO]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of computer software that filters child pornography and material that is violent, obscene, or harmful to minors (see H.R. 5181), H7651 [14SE]

———enhanced research credit for development of smart gun technologies (see H.R. 5012), H7206 [27JY]

———treatment of qualified security devices (see H.R. 5616), H11781 [1NO]

Telephones: prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising by carriers providing ``dial-around'' long distance services (see H.R. 5619), H11781 [1NO]

Television Program Improvement Act: restore applicability to agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material and revise such agreements and guidelines (see S. 3069), S8759 [19SE]

Terrorism: enhance efforts to deter, prevent, thwart, and respond to international acts of terrorism against U.S. nationals and interests (see S. 3205), S10412 [12OC]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H1957 [6AP]

Tobacco products: combat smuggling of tobacco products into the U.S. (see S. 2493), S3258 [2MY]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (see S. 2105), S799 [24FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S3612 [8MY]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S538 [9FE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

———secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see S. 2666), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5158), H7502 [12SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H164 [1FE]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (see S. Res. 314), S4460 [25MY] (see H. Res. 500), H2905 [10MY]

———restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (see S. 2677), S4564 [6JN]

Cloture motions

Constitutional amendments: protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

———protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2835 [25AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]

Conference reports

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (H.R. 3244), H8855-H8886 [5OC]

Cost Estimates

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440): CBO, S8090 [6SE]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H.R. 1658): CBO, H2047-H2049 [11AP]

Court documents

Random assignment of judges to criminal cases: Sherri R. Carter, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, S1343 [9MR]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Descriptions

Drug Dealer Liability Act (H.R. 1042), H9536 [10OC]

Innocent Child Protection Act (H.R. 4888), H6796 [25JY]

Essays

National Symbol: Charles Evans Hughes, S1767 [28MR]

Rights and Duties: Calvin Coolidge, S1767 [28MR]

Factsheets

Clinton Administration's Colombia Aid Proposal, H1054 [15MR]

Growing Emergency in Colombia, H1054 [15MR]

What About Human Rights Abuses in Colombia?, H1054 [15MR]

Why Colombia Matters to the U.S., H1054 [15MR]

Letters

Allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S9468 [28SE]

———Michael D. Robinson, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S9468 [28SE]

———Robert M.A. Johnson, National District Attorneys Association, S9468 [28SE]

Armed Services Vote Rescue Act: David W. Sommers and Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, E2136 [6DE]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, E2136 [6DE]

———John R. Fisher, Navy League of the U.S., E2137 [6DE]

———Joseph L. Alexander, American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc., E2137 [6DE]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, E2136 [6DE]

Assignment of Armed Forces personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities: Brian E. Sheridan, Dept. of Defense, E793 [19MY]

Colombian counter-drug efforts: Andres Pastrana, President of Colombia, S5498 [21JN]

Colombian drug interdiction assistance: Representatives Burton and Gilman, H5925 [12JY]

———Representatives McGovern and Moakley, H493 [16FE]

Committee on Government Reform (House) report on the Dept. of Justice: Barry B. Langberg, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan (law firm), E2208 [15DE]

———C. Boyden Gray, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), E2207 [15DE]

Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: Representative George Miller, H11728 [1NO]

———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]

Conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions: Stuart VanMeveren, National District Attorneys Association, S5426 [20JN]

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: Becky Hess and David R. Nelson, Minnehaha County, SD, Office of State's Attorney, S3008 [27AP]

———Bob Miller, S2973 [27AP]

———Brian M. Moskowitz, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S2974 [27AP]

———Craig T. Steckler, California Police Chiefs Association, Inc., S2974 [27AP]

———Donna F. Edwards, National Network To End Domestic Violence, S2926 [26AP]

———Harriet Salarno, Justice for Murder Victims (organization), S2973 [27AP]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2985 [27AP]

———James J. Fotis, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, S2973 [27AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S2980 [27AP]

———Lawrence L. Piersol, U.S. District Court for South Dakota, S3007 [27AP]

———Lou Blanas, Sacramento County, CA, Sheriff, S2975 [27AP]

———Lyle W. Swenson, Dept. of Justice, S3009 [27AP]

———Marc Klaas, S2973 [27AP]

———Mary Struhs, Women Escaping a Violent Environment, Inc. (WEAVE), S2973 [27AP]

———McGregor W. Scott, Shasta County, CA, District Attorney, S2972 [27AP]

———Michael Hennessey, San Francisco, CA, Sheriff, S2974 [27AP]

———National Association of Attorneys General, S2969 [27AP]

———Patsy J. Gillis, Victims & Friends United (organization), S2973 [27AP]

———Richard M. Romley, Maricopa County, AZ, County Attorney, S2968 [27AP]

———Robert A. Miller, South Dakota Supreme Court, S3008 [27AP]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S2997 [27AP]

———Ron Exley, California Police Activities League, S2974 [27AP]

———Senators Byrd and Leahy, S2909 [26AP]

———several law school professors, S2985-S2988 [27AP]

———Sue Osthoff, National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women (organization), S2926 [26AP]

———Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, S2974 [27AP]

———Walter Allen, California Narcotic Officers' Association, S2974 [27AP]

———William B. Kolender, San Diego County, CA, Sheriff, S2975 [27AP]

———William Barr, Richard Thornburgh, and Edwin Meese III, S2968 [27AP]

———William W. Wilkins, Jr., Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2970 [27AP]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag: C. Valentine Bates, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (fraternal organization), S1840 [29MR]

———Carl Swisher, American Legion, S1842 [29MR]

———Colin L. Powell, S1711 [27MR], S1785 [28MR], S1837 [29MR]

———Daniel S. Wheeler, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1840 [29MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S1843 [29MR]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S1840 [29MR]

———H. Norman Schwarzkopf, S1843 [29MR]

———Harold L. (Butch) Miller, American Legion, S1841 [29MR]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S1841 [29MR]

———Joseph J. Frank, American Legion, S1843 [29MR]

———Marty Justis, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1840 [29MR]

———Michael A. Nelson, Retired Officers Association, S1842 [29MR]

———Patrick H. Brady, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1839, S1843 [29MR]

———Representatives Hansen, Cannon, and Cook, S1842 [29MR]

———Roger W. Putnam, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S1842 [29MR]

———Tommy Lasorda, Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball team), S1842 [29MR]

———Virgil C. Dechant, Knights of Columbus, S1840 [29MR]

———Wanda S. North, American Legion Auxiliary, S1842 [29MR]

Constitutionality of legislation to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S5353-S5355 [19JN]

Counterterrorism Act: Howard Kohr and Marvin Feuer, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, S10960 [25OC]

———Howard P. Berkowitz and Abraham H. Foxman, Anti-Defamation League, S10960 [25OC]

———L. Paul Bromer III, and Maurice Sonnenberg, National Commission on Terrorism, S10959 [25OC]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, James X. Dempsey, Center for Democracy and Technology, and Kate Martin, Center for National Security Studies, S11118 [26OC]

———Morton A. Klein, Zionist Organization of America, S10960 [25OC]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S11119 [26OC]

Criminal penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse: Donnie R. Marshall, DEA, H8256 [27SE]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H8256 [27SE]

Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act: Ward Dean, H61 [31JA]

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H4986 [22JN]

Designate India as a state sponsor of terrorism: Representative Payne, E1329 [27JY]

———Representative Towns, E1329 [27JY]

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation: Bruce and Janice Grieshaber, E1260 [18JY]

———Cyrilla Bender, Mothers Outraged at Molesters Organization, Inc., E1261 [18JY]

———Fred Goldman, E1260 [18JY]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, E1260 [18JY]

———H.G. (Bill) Thompson, Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc., E1261 [18JY]

———Jon E. Litscher, Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections, S10227 [11OC]

———Marc Klaas, KlaasKids Foundation, E1260 [18JY]

———Mary Vincent, Marc Klaas, and Fred Goldman, E1261 [18JY]

———Mike Jimenez, California Correctional Peace Officers Association, E1261 [18JY]

———Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp USA (organization), E1261 [18JY]

———Suzie Sawyer, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., E1262 [18JY]

Ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable relative to bankruptcy: Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7384 [20JY]

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices: Representative Stark, E1656 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H7530 [13SE]

Gun safety legislation: several New Jersey citizens, H7545 [13SE]

Human rights violations by Colombian army and paramilitary groups: Senator Wellstone, S6986 [14JY]

Independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities: Senator Levin, S8275 [8SE]

Issuance of concealed handgun licenses in Michigan: Senator Levin, S11895 [15DE]

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: Senators Shelby and Bryan, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S4662 [7JN]

Juvenile Justice Reform Act conference committee meeting: Representatives Hyde and Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S2706 [13AP], H2085 [11AP]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S94 [26JA]

———Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, S94 [26JA]

———Robert T. Scully, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S94 [26JA]

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts: Janet Reno, Attorney General, Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, and Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, S1261 [8MR]

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Private counsel for Clifford H. Bernath relative to release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp: Brad Wiegnam, Dept. of Defense, S4941 [12JN]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Bruce N. Hahn, Computing Technology Industry Association, H6675 [20JY]

———Charles H. Cantus, Professional Services Council, H6676 [20JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H6673 [20JY]

———Deidre A. Lee, OMB, H6683 [20JY]

———Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

———Gary Engebretson, Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———John W. Douglass, Aerospace Industries Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———Kevin M. Burke, Food Distributors International, H6678 [20JY]

———Lawrence F. Skibbie, National Defense Industrial Association, H6677 [20JY]

———Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America, H6679 [20JY]

———Lyn M. Withey, International Paper (business), H6679 [20JY]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H6677 [20JY]

———Michael J. Eastman, Legal Policy Association, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6678 [20JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H6683 [20JY]

———Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H6673 [20JY]

———Representatives Thomas M. Davis and James P. Moran, H6679 [20JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H6674 [20JY]

———Richard W. Carroll, Small Business Technology Coalition, H6673 [20JY]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, H6674, H6683 [20JY]

———Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resource Management, H6679 [20JY]

———Technology Coalition for Responsible Procurement, H6675 [20JY]

———Todd McCracken, National Small Business United, H6673 [20JY]

———William B. Spencer, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, H6675 [20JY]

Protect U.S. flag: Bob Hanson, Vietnam Veterans of America, North Dakota State Council, S1721 [27MR]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S1720 [27MR]

———Robert S. Peck, S1708 [27MR]

———William Van Alstyne, S1709-S1710 [27MR]

Protection of victims' rights during Oklahoma City, OK, bombing trial: Paul G. Cassell, S2899 [26AP]

Reductions in youth gun violence and crimes involving firearms, and enforcement of existing gun laws: Representative Bilbray, H6648 [20JY]

Request for a conditional pardon and a new trial for Gary Graham in Texas capital case: Congressional Black Caucus, E1059 [20JN]

School violence: Evan Todd, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

School violence studies: Ron A. Astor, University of Michigan, S4444 [25MY]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Senator Gramm, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2551 [11AP]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act: U.S. Sentencing Commission, H6941 [25JY]

U.S. entertainment industry impact on the Ukraine: Ukrainian religious leader, H7570 [13SE]

Unsubstantiated allegations of wrongdoing involving the Clinton Administration: Representative Waxman, E1990 [28OC]

Urgent support for Colombia to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts: Representative Lantos, H1530 [29MR]

Victims of Rape Health Protection Act: Deidre Raver, S10591 [13OC]

Violence Against Women Act: Patricia Blau Reuss, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, S9457 [28SE]

———President Clinton, S9457 [28SE]

———several Representatives, H8071, H8100 [26SE]

———several women's and children's organizations, S9458 [28SE]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Gloria M. Buccino, Mount Kisco, NY, Police Dept., H1726 [4AP]

Lists

Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

Legislation cleared by Congress, signed into law, or en route to the President for his signature since Labor Day, S10887 [23OC]

Multiple shootings in 1999, S1066 [2MR]

Opponents of S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2827 [25AP]

Oregon police officers killed in the line of duty, H1638 [3AP]

Supporters of legislation encouraging States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10201 [11OC]

Supporters of S. 2105, Antitampering Act, S819 [24FE]

Supporters of S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2821 [25AP], S2967 [27AP]

Victims of gun violence, S4510 [6JN], S4814 [8JN], S4938 [12JN], S5101 [14JN], S5317 [19JN], S5652 [22JN], S6006 [28JN], S6342 [10JY], S6463 [11JY], S7150 [18JY], S7993 [5SE], S8634 [15SE], S8936 [21SE]

Memorandums

Bankruptcy and Debts Incurred as a Result of Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11695 [7DE]

Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Relative to Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11414 [31OC], S11464 [1NO]

Investigation Into Diversion of Los Angeles International Airport Revenues: Kenneth M. Mead, Dept. of Transportation, S5188 [15JN]

Overseas Absentee Ballot Review and Protest: Mark Herron, E2137 [6DE]

Pinochet and the Letelier Case: Joshua Hill, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, E1382 [27JY]

Requests for Information on Pending Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases: David Brog, S2068 [4AP]

Senate Oversight Authority on Open Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases, S2068 [4AP]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Wrongdoing Involving the Clinton Administration: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8594 [2OC]

Messages

Extradition Treaty With Belize: President Clinton, S7809 [27JY]

Extradition Treaty With South Africa: President Clinton, S4211 [18MY]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Cyprus: President Clinton, S6764 [13JY]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Egypt: President Clinton, S301 [2FE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With France: President Clinton, S165 [31JA]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Greece: President Clinton, S222 [1FE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Romania: President Clinton, S340 [3FE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Russia: President Clinton, S646 [10FE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With South Africa: President Clinton, S6764 [13JY]

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: President Clinton, S3256 [2MY], S10799 [19OC], S11128 [26OC], H2374 [2MY], H10461 [19OC], H11297 [26OC]

National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, S1314 [8MR], H753 [8MR]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8031 [5SE]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1799 [5AP]

Children and youth: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1040 [15MR], H1975 [10AP], H2080 [11AP]

Constitutional amendments: protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1795 [28MR]

Foreign countries: establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), H6940 [25JY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), H7628 [14SE]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10207 [11OC]

Papers

Needs of Mentally Ill Children in the Juvenile Justice System: Joy Cunningham, H6580 [19JY]

Petitions

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Petitions and memorials

Oroville, WA, City Council: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E718 [11MY]

Poems

``Credo of the Executioner'', E1096 [23JN]

``Masonic Builders'', S2988 [27AP]

Press releases

Babbar Khalsa Members Being Killed for RDX—Planting Explosive Is Modus Operandi of Indian Intelligence: Council of Khalistan, E1903 [25OC]

Canadian Government Arrests Innocent Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E2044 [31OC]

National Veterans' Leader Irate Over Rejection of Military Ballots: VFW, E2137 [6DE]

Support the Second Amendment—The National Rifle Association Urges You To Vote ``No'' on the Lofgren Motion To Instruct Today! NRA, H1048 [15MR]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1681 [4AP], H1768, H1779-H1801 [5AP], E509, E515 [6AP], E548 [12AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1771-H1779 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), motion to recommit, H1799 [5AP]

ADT Security Services, Inc.: tribute to contributions to the National Crime Prevention Council, E1548 [20SE]

ADVO, Inc.: tribute to efforts to recover missing children, H7874 [20SE], E1528 [19SE]

Agarwal, Kamlesh: extradition of alleged murderer from India, H5813 [11JY]

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (H.R. 2161), E1782 [13OC]

Aliens: expand civil asset forfeiture provisions relative to alien smuggling (H.R. 3547), E14 [27JA]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (H.R. 1202), H3563 [23MY]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible, E1290 [21JY]

———condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (H. Res. 531), H6083-H6085 [17JY], E1303 [24JY]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H3275-H3277 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H6604 [20JY], E766 [18MY]

———suspend court martial clemency option on life sentences, H3288 [17MY]

———use of personnel to strengthen drug enforcement activities along U.S.-Mexico border, H614 [1MR], H1080 [16MR], H1633 [3AP], H11200 [26OC]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H7717-H7719 [18SE], H7858 [19SE]

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), H10523-H10527 [23OC]

Bakaly, Charles: allegations of releasing information to the media relative to independent counsel investigations, E1250 [14JY]

Baltimore, MD: needle exchange program, H3643 [23MY]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, H9835, H9836 [12OC]

BATF: proposal to hire new agents relative to gun laws, H363 [14FE]

Bergenfield, NJ: dedication of Jefferson Elementary School Garden of Love, Hope, and Friendship, E791 [19MY]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H2783 [10MY]

Byrd, James, Jr.: anniversary of murder in Jasper, TX, E908 [7JN], E924 [9JN]

California: California: Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention initiative, H8914 [5OC]

———tribute to National Guard for efforts to combat illegal drugs, E1670 [4OC]

———tribute to Peace by Peace campaign to increase awareness of domestic violence, E1647 [2OC]

Canada: arrest of two Sikhs suspected in 1985 Air India bombing, E2044 [31OC]

Capital punishment: emergency national moratorium, H1944 [6AP]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6792-H6797 [25JY]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (H.R. 4167), H6797 [25JY]

———sentencing and imposition, H7064 [26JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 278), H1638, H1639 [3AP]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H6747 [24JY]

Caribbean nations: drug interdiction assistance, H3645 [23MY]

Carpenter, Ashley D.: murder in Merced, CA, E1782 [13OC]

Carpenter, John W.: murder in Merced, CA, E1782 [13OC]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (H.R. 4188), E503 [6AP]

Chapman, Mark D.: request for release from prison relative to murder of John Lennon, H8204 [27SE]

Child care: provide criminal background checks for employees at Federal agency child care facilities, H6670 [20JY]

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H459 [16FE], H518 [29FE], H577 [1MR], H705 [8MR], H761 [9MR], H1080 [16MR], H1177 [22MR], H1482 [29MR], H1624 [30MR], H1681 [4AP], H1854 [6AP], H1987 [10AP], H2018 [11AP], H2414 [3MY], H2553 [4MY], H2633 [8MY], H2660 [9MY], H2953 [11MY], H2974 [15MY], H3056 [16MY], H3185 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H3533 [23MY], H4125 [9JN], H4178 [12JN], H4344 [14JN], H4680 [20JN], H5174 [27JN], H5441 [29JN], H5741 [11JY], H5847 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], H6474 [19JY], H6604 [20JY], H7006 [26JY], H7220 [6SE], H8066 [26SE], H8204 [27SE], H9638 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H10813 [25OC], H11199 [26OC]

———collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2021-H2026 [11AP]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (H. Res. 605), H8816 [5OC], H10634-H10636 [24OC]

———establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (H.R. 3484), H8697-H8699 [3OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), H8580-H8583 [2OC]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), H8690-H8694 [3OC]

———increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (H.R. 4147), H8578-H8580 [2OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H611 [1MR], H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1115 [16MR], H1483, H1484 [29MR], H2378 [2MY], H2970, H2972, H2974 [15MY], H3051, H3057 [16MY], H4677 [20JN], H6779 [25JY], H8815 [5OC], H9909 [17OC], E1004 [14JN], E1472 [13SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1040-H1049 [15MR], H1290 [23MR], H2080-H2089 [11AP]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 309), H3002-H3005 [15MY]

China, People's Republic of: influence on Presidential elections, H10068 [18OC]

CIA: investigation of alleged involvement in the crash of Pan American flight 103, H8554 [2OC]

Classified information: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, H9853-H9861 [12OC], H11864 [13NO], H12070, H12071 [11DE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 561), H7190 [27JY]

———continuation of independent counsel investigation, H2126 [12AP], H12528 [15DE]

Coalition on Domestic Violence: tribute, E1762 [12OC]

Cokinos, Ellen: FBI Community Leadership Award recipient, E2051 [1NO]

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), H8005, H8006 [25SE]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 407), H8006 [25SE]

———require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children, H4188 [12JN], E1008 [14JN]

———require that registered sexually violent offenders provide notice of any attendance at higher education institutions, H4188 [12JN]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H610 [1MR], H704 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H939, H981 [14MR], H1000, H1053, H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1141 [21MR], H1248 [22MR], H1287 [23MR], H1486-H1493, H1504-H1513, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP]

———condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1543-H1546 [29MR]

———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1521-H1540 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H159-H161 [1FE], H379, H437-H442 [15FE], H492 [16FE], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H3644 [23MY], H5599, H5604, H5613-H5616 [29JN], H5924, H5925 [12JY], H6022 [13JY], H7242, H7248-H7253 [6SE]

———eliminate all drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding in emergency supplemental appropriations, H1608-H1610 [30MR]

Colorado: evaluation of defense used in murder trial, H962 [14MR]

———State Supreme Court decision on prison terms for certain sex offenders, H10813 [25OC]

Commission on Online Child Protection: funding, H1577 [29MR]

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): tribute to former staff, H12043 [7DE]

Committee on Commerce (House): request for Dept. of Justice investigation of allegations of obstruction relative to the leasing of the Portals building to the FCC, E1327 [26JY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigative practices and allegations, H8455 [28SE], H8593 [2OC]

Committee on Government Reform (House): release of report on the Dept. of Justice, E2207 [15DE]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11368-H11398 [27OC], H11727, H11728 [1NO]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): accomplishments of the Subcommittee on Crime, H12041-H12043 [7DE]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 4246), E545 [12AP]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), H12487, H12509, H12510 [15DE]

———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail, H3057 [16MY]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (H.R. 5673), E2233 [15DE]

———provide law enforcement officials with the authority and resources to combat the transmission of computer viruses, H2597 [4MY]

Constitutional amendments: protection of victims' rights, H1481 [29MR]

Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (H.R. 1042), H9535-H9537 [10OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (H.R. 5563), E1959 [27OC]

Courts: errors in capital punishment sentencing, E1063 [20JN]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2040-H2054 [11AP]

———increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (H.R. 238), H8694-H8697 [3OC]

———investigation into the assignment of criminal cases involving friends of President Clinton to certain judges, H333 [10FE], E142 [15FE]

———minimum mandatory sentencing, H150 [1FE]

———provide civil legal assistance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, H8099 [26SE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2018, H2019, H2026-H2036, H2097-H2099 [11AP], H2183 [12AP], E597 [2MY]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (H.R. 4544), E869 [25MY]

———reform sentencing for convicted sex offenders, H7741 [19SE]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 5021), H8094, H8095 [26SE], E1359 [27JY]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 4586), E900 [6JN]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center (H.R. 640), H8628 [3OC]

Cyberangels (organization): tribute, E544 [12AP]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, H5046, H5071 [23JN], H11291 [26OC], E474 [3AP]

Death and dying: comparision between medical-related deaths and accidental firearm deaths, H1682 [4AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8592 [2OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (H.R. 4965), H10002 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: expand drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H158-H163 [1FE], H981-H983 [14MR]

———suspend contractors convicted of fraud, H4012-H4014 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: allegations of criminal activities by employees and contractors, H3313 [18MY]

———theft of Impact Aid Program funds, H7841 [19SE], H8767-H8773 [4OC]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H4342, H4345 [14JN], H4595, H4596 [19JN], H4680, H4682 [20JN], H4911 [21JN], H5033 [22JN], H5080 [23JN], H5172, H5175 [27JN]

———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (H. Res. 534), H6072-H6077 [17JY]

———withhold salary from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees who fail to undergo polygraph examinations, H5262, H5278 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (H.R. 4443), E715 [11MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas, E1910 [25OC]

———modify eligibility requirements for Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program grants, H1936, H1937 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5021-H5027 [22JN]

———allegation of cover-ups relative to handling of Ruby Ridge, ID, incident and the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H3056 [16MY], H7936 [21SE]

———appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (H.R. 5161), H7220 [6SE], H7379 [12SE], H7655 [18SE]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations, H1128 [21MR], H1288 [23MR]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (H.R. 2201), H351 [14FE]

———Child Exploitation and Obscenity Division funding, H4969 [22JN]

———Civil Rights Division funding, H4985-H4989 [22JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Program School Violence Initiative funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4994 [22JN]

———conduct independent investigation into the death of Carl Ghigliotti relative to the FBI standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H2661 [9MY], H2974 [15MY]

———establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5016-H5019 [22JN], E1165 [30JN]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), H12032, H12033 [7DE]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (H.R. 4848), H8103 [26SE]

———FBI investigation of use of pyrotechnic devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H518 [29FE]

———Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4997-H5007 [22JN], E1121 [26JN]

———handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H8306-H8310, H8312 [27SE], H8611-H8615 [2OC], H8744 [4OC], H9880-H9894 [12OC]

———independent investigation of use of semiautomatic weapons during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H1962 [10AP]

———Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative funding, H4984, H4986-H4989 [22JN]

———investigation of activities in the Northern District of Ohio, H5090 [26JN], E2128 [5DE]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs, H11291 [26OC]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (H.R. 4178), H8781 [4OC]

———prosecution for distribution of illegal pornography, H1769 [5AP]

———prosecution for distribution of pornography, H1288, H1289 [23MR]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders, H5046, H5047 [23JN]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), H10411, H10412, H10452-H10454 [19OC]

———release of memos relative to fundraising activities during the 1996 Presidential election campaign, H3478 [22MY], H3533 [23MY]

———release of report on abuse of campaign finance laws in 1996 Presidential election campaign, H935, H936 [14MR]

———report certain information relative to prisoners (H.R. 1800), H6736, H6737 [24JY], E1934 [25OC]

———State and local law enforcement agencies funding to combat child pornography and exploitation on the Internet, H5046 [23JN]

———Weed and Seed Program funding, H5151 [26JN]

———Weed and Seed Program funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4993 [22JN]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), H7753 [19SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: combat money laundering and other financial crimes, H6634, H6635 [20JY]

DeSmith, Erica: Los Angeles, CA, Police Dept. Reserve Officer of the Year award recipient, E474 [3AP]

Dingfelder, George: ``Heat Hero'' drunk driving arrest award recipient, E1102 [23JN]

Disabled: ensure protection from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, H9035 [6OC]

District of Columbia: prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7588-H7590 [14SE], H8752, H8753 [4OC]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7031, H7032, H7034, H7035, H7050-H7053 [26JY], H7283 [7SE]

———review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House, H8433 [28SE]

———shootings at National Zoo, H2378 [2MY]

———waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (H.R. 5537), H11584, H11585 [30OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, H8251 [27SE]

———combat methamphetamine production and abuse, H1482, H1540, H1541 [29MR], E461, E464, E468 [30MR], E2221 [15DE]

———international narcotics control funding, H437-H442 [15FE], H1505, H1506, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H4776-H4779 [20JN]

———national drug control policy, H158-H163 [1FE], H437-H442 [15FE], H610, H614 [1MR], H979-H983 [14MR], H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1468-H1473 [28MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP], H2115-H2120 [11AP], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H3165-H3169 [16MY], H3642-H3646 [23MY], H3913-H3918 [6JN], H4333 [13JN], H4776-H4779 [20JN], H5741, H5836-H5841 [11JY], H6042-H6047 [13JY], H6461-H6466 [18JY], H7248-H7253 [6SE], H7864-H7868 [19SE], H8192-H8195 [26SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9897 [12OC], H9910 [17OC], H11777-H11779 [1NO]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (H.R. 4802), E1176 [30JN]

———combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2125, H2126, H2127 [12AP], E545 [12AP]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), H9951-H9954 [17OC]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, H8253, H8254, H8260, H8261 [27SE]

———protect children from drug traffickers (H.R. 5312), H9950, H9951 [17OC], E1865 [19OC]

———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H55-H62 [31JA]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, H9019-H9025, H9047 [6OC]

Education: increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (H.R. 3827), E222 [2MR]

———suspend student loans to individuals convicted of drug offenses, H610 [1MR]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid to investigate crimes against Christians, E1137 [28JN]

Executive Office of the President: discovery of e-mail messages relative to congressional and Federal criminal investigations, H1001 [15MR], E651 [4MY]

Export Administration Act: increase penalties for violations (H.R. 5239), H8021, H8022 [25SE], H11575, H11576 [30OC], E1570 [22SE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (H.R. 4105), H2349 [2MY], H2661 [9MY], H2974 [15MY], H3184 [17MY], H7873 [20SE], E955 [9JN], E2128 [5DE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), E71 [7FE]

———child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 245), H128 [1FE]

———child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H121-H127 [1FE]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 76), H356-H358 [14FE], E143, E144, E147 [15FE]

FCC: enforcement of Federal obscenity laws, H3057 [16MY]

FDA: investigate drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare, E1655 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6672-H6684 [20JY], E1298 [21JY]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (H. Res. 495), H4610-H4613 [19JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 492), H2658 [9MY]

———condition certain State justice assistance grants on implementation of handgun registration systems (H.R. 2917), H2961 [11MY]

———enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, H1158-H1161 [21MR], H1681 [4AP]

———enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2080-H2089 [11AP], H6648 [20JY]

———gun control, H611 [1MR], H737, H738 [8MR], H1001, H1040-H1049 [15MR], H1080, H1082 [16MR], H1125, H1126 [21MR], H1176, H1177 [22MR], H1483, H1484 [29MR], H1769 [5AP], H2378 [2MY], H2414 [3MY], H3051, H3057 [16MY], H3400 [18MY], H4023 [7JN], H4126 [9JN], H4343, H4346 [14JN], H4677 [20JN], H5018 [22JN], H6368 [18JY], H6779 [25JY], H7006 [26JY], H7544 [13SE], H8063 [26SE], H8815 [5OC], E307 [14MR], E1004, E1011 [14JN], E1097 [23JN], E1472 [13SE]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H467-H473 [16FE]

———notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF when an instant criminal background check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun, H4995 [22JN]

———prevent children from having access to firearms, H578, H579 [1MR], H1080 [16MR], H2502 [3MY], E179 [29FE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 3987), H1115 [16MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (H.R. 5194), E1517 [18SE]

———reduce violence in schools, E307 [14MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, H1040, H1041, H1044 [15MR], H2970 [15MY], H6779 [25JY], H9909 [17OC]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H1082 [16MR]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (H.R. 2916), H1175 [22MR], H2961 [11MY]

———tribute to First Monday 2000—Unite To End Gun Violence campaign, E1642 [2OC]

———tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal firearms offenses, H963-H966 [14MR], H1159-H1161 [21MR]

———violence in schools, H578, H579 [1MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), E459 [30MR]

Food stamps: prevent fraud and abuse, H1854 [6AP]

Foreign countries: establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), H6938-H6940 [25JY]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), insert H.R. 3380 in lieu, H6940 [25JY]

———establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 3380), H6928-H6932 [25JY]

———increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (H.R. 3212), H5813 [11JY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, H5997, H5998 [13JY]

———make debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries contingent on negotiations on extradition treaties, H10835 [25OC]

Fremont, CA: Police Dept., recipient of International Association of Chiefs of Police and ITT Industries (business) Night Vision Community Policing Award, E2125 [5DE]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, H7569 [13SE]

Gambling: combat illegal activities in the gaming industry, E469 [30MR], E1953 [26OC]

———establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (H.R. 3800), H1420 [28MR], H1633 [3AP]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education, H1583, H1584 [29MR]

Gore, Vice President: receipt of campaign contributions from entertainment industry, H7741 [19SE]

———remarks on the execution of pregnant inmates, H6473 [19JY]

Government: impact of changes in morality on personal liberties, H188 [2FE]

———impact of regulations on personal liberties, H186 [2FE]

Graham, Gary: execution in Texas capital case, E1096 [23JN]

———request for a conditional pardon and a new trial in Texas captial case, H4910, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN], E1059 [20JN]

Hate crimes: enhance Federal enforcement, H4681 [20JN], H7523-H7541 [13SE], H8000 [25SE], H9647, H9658, H9659, H9664, H9665 [11OC], H9820 [12OC], H10232 [18OC], H11239, H11289 [26OC], E1716 [6OC], E1760 [12OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement (H.R. 1082), H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935 [7JN], H7508 [13SE], E908 [7JN], E913 [8JN], E920, E924, E928, E946 [9JN], E1463 [13SE]

Hays County, TX: observance of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, E444 [29MR]

Hear O'Israel International, Inc.: tribute to Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000, E861 [25MY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H10450-H10452 [19OC], H10803-H10805 [24OC], H11594 [30OC]

Hsia, Maria: conviction for abuses of campaign finance laws, H935 [14MR]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), H2675-H2687 [9MY], H7628 [14SE], E697 [10MY]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9036-H9048 [6OC], E1721 [6OC], E1729 [10OC], E1790 [13OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 613), H9029-H9036 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 149), H9865 [12OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), motion to instruct conferees, H7628-H7631 [14SE]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), permission to file conference report, H8431 [28SE]

———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor, H5946-H5948 [12JY], E1239, E1249 [14JY]

———remove limit on the number of nonimmigrant visas for victims of sex trafficking or involuntary servitude, H7628-H7631 [14SE]

Hussein, Saddam: indictment and prosecution for war crimes and other crimes against humanity, E1567 [22SE]

Idaho: tribute to antiviolence pledge by high school students, H8894 [5OC]

Identification: prevent fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports, E2015 [28OC]

———prevent fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (H.R. 4311), E587 [13AP]

———prevent fraud (S. 2924), H12511-H12513 [15DE]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H1944 [6AP]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E718 [11MY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3533, H3568-H3576 [23MY], E777 [19MY]

———defer removal and detention of certain aliens awaiting trial on Federal or State criminal charges (H.R. 3664), E139 [15FE]

———protection of battered immigrant women, H9033 [6OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 4966), E1350 [27JY]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (H.R. 4679), E1029 [15JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (H.R. 3272), H494 [16FE]

Increase the Peace Day: support (H. Res. 507), E783 [19MY]

India: alleged involvement in 1985 Air India bombing, E2162 [8DE]

———designate as a state sponsor of terrorism, E50 [1FE], E1208 [11JY], E1329, E1331 [27JY], E1696 [6OC], E1903 [25OC]

———joint agreement with U.S. to combat international terrorism, E158 [16FE], E2134 [6DE]

Indonesia: murder of U.N. employees in East Timor, H7219 [6SE], H7507 [13SE]

———prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor, H7219 [6SE]

Inspector General Act: appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory (S. 1707), H10006, H10007 [17OC]

International Criminal Court: encourage President Clinton to sign establishing treaty, E2219 [15DE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: prosecution of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity, E2001 [28OC]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (H.R. 4654), E1012 [14JN]

IRS: tribute for printing pictures of missing children on forms and publications, H2319 [13AP]

Jackson County, OR: tribute to law enforcement personnel involved in collaborative counter-drug efforts, H762 [9MR]

Jewish Women International (organization): tribute, H2379 [2MY]

Johnson, Tracy: SBC Communications Award of Excellence in Crime Prevention recipient, E1675 [4OC]

Kansas City, MO: propriety of political advertising campaign questioning the safety of public schools, H7874 [20SE]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (H. Con. Res. 410), H10643, H10644 [24OC]

———condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (S. Con. Res. 146), H10644 [24OC]

Law enforcement: allow use of DNA testing by Federal prisoners (H.R. 4980), E1336 [27JY]

———assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (H.R. 5218), E1544 [20SE]

———authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (H.R. 4710), H6942-H6945 [25JY]

———combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (H.R. 4553), H3857 [25MY]

———combat international money laundering (H.R. 3886), H4612, H4613 [19JN]

———community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5012-H5015 [22JN]

———community policing programs, H4959, H4960, H4968, H5017-H5021 [22JN], E1135 [28JN], E1165 [30JN]

———establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent or obstructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons seeking to operate animal enterprises (H.R. 5429), E1728 [10OC]

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (H.R. 4954), E1298 [21JY]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 3375), H5047 [23JN]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H8572-H8578 [2OC], H12031, H12032 [7DE]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), H12028-H12031 [7DE]

———prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a crime (H.R. 2633), H3863 [25MY]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), H8570-H8572 [2OC], E1228 [13JY]

———provide block grants (H.R. 4999), H7813-H7817 [19SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), H6932-H6936 [25JY], E1345 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), H10871, H10872 [25OC], E1978, E2000 [28OC]

———establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (H.R. 4880), E1267 [19JY]

———honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 501), H3025-H3028, H3033 [15MY]

———treatment of minorities, H621-H627 [1MR], H1264-H1267 [22MR]

Life Insurance Co. of Georgia: investigation into African-American policyholder premium rates, E2209 [15DE]

McCollum, Representative: assessment of legislation and activities during tenure, H7916-H7923 [20SE]

Medicare: combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (H.R. 5449), E1757-E1759 [12OC]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H2619 [8MY], E956 [9JN]

Members of Congress: impact of public statements about criminal allegations, H8444-H8447 [28SE]

Mexico: drug interdiction assistance, H3644 [23MY]

———foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, H614 [1MR], H980 [14MR]

Milford, Nadine: American Mothers, Inc., honoree, E714 [11MY]

Miller, Devin: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award recipient, E101 [9FE]

Moldova: treatment and prosecution of Christian Democratic Popular Front members, E751 [17MY]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products, H9631 [10OC]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, H611 [1MR], H1825 [5AP]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, E534 [11AP], E559 [13AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1647 [2OC], E1817 [17OC], E1909 [25OC]

National Missing Children's Day: observance, H3854 [25MY]

National objectives: policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E1097 [23JN]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit funding to enforce the payment of fines for violation of entrance fees, H4575 [15JN]

National security: protection, H11528 [30OC]

———threat of cyberterrorism against military and civilian infrastructures and systems, H974-H979 [14MR]

Native Americans: improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (S. 2872), H10512 [23OC]

Nazi Party—World War II: require disclosure of information relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals, E1181 [30JN]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and clarify application to the Imperial Government of Japan, H9858 [12OC], H11864, H11865 [13NO]

———Interagency Working Group funding, H7624 [14SE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Kenmore Hotel restoration project, E1349 [27JY]

Niles, IL: tribute to police department on response to hate crimes, E185 [29FE]

NIST: improve computer security (H.R. 2413), H10606-H10610, H10708 [24OC], E1906 [25OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: residential status for women who are victims of sexual slavery under the Immigration and Nationality Act, H2686 [9MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, H762 [9MR], H962 [14MR], H6624, H6625 [20JY]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS administrative account, H6642-H6645 [20JY]

———proposed program to encourage placement of anti-drug messages in television programing, H5741 [11JY]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (H.R. 5100), E13671 [27JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 448), H1965, H1966 [10AP]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (H.R. 3088), H8583-H8588 [2OC]

Orange County, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers, E748 [17MY]

Pakistan: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (H. Res. 406), H2603 [4MY]

Peltier, Leonard: denial of parole for murder of FBI agents in South Dakota, E1147 [29JN]

Perez, Carlos Ibarra: condemn offering of bounty for the assassination of Border Patrol agents, H3894 [6JN]

Pinochet, Augusto: investigation of possible involvement in the assassination of Orlando Letelier, E1382 [27JY]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1403 [23MR]

———influence and legality of foreign contributions, H2064 [11AP], H8593 [2OC]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, H7696 [18SE]

Ramone, Phil: Michael Bolton Charities, Inc., Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1539 [20SE]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors, H9035, H9044 [6OC]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (H.R. 5123), H7380-H7384 [12SE]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), H5090-H5092 [26JN], H10872-H10874 [25OC]

———establish review process to determine appropriateness of proposed closures for safety purposes, H8433 [28SE]

Senior citizens: ensure protection from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, H9035 [6OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), H11583, H11584 [30OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, H6023 [13JY]

Sex offenses: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 4047), H6940-H6942 [25JY]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable, H4178 [12JN], H8630 [3OC], H8744, H8745, H8746 [4OC], E1704 [6OC], E1727 [10OC]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: define ``small business'' relative to revenue and clarify provisions on product liability, hate crimes, and State punitive damages application and opt-out procedures, H480-H485 [16FE]

SSI: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H3312 [18MY]

———denial of benefits to convicted criminals while confined, H1769 [5AP]

Stalking: expand prohibition, H9031 [6OC]

States: encourage incarceration of individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9029-H9038 [6OC], E2224-E2226 [15DE]

———encourage incarceration of individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5748-H5757 [11JY], E1221 [13JY], E1259 [18JY]

STOP Violence Coalition: tribute, E1309 [24JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, H8262 [27SE]

Supreme Court: decision on partial-birth abortions, H5439 [29JN]

Taxation: enhanced research credit for development of smart gun technologies (H.R. 5012), E1973 [28OC]

———prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of domestic violence, H8099 [26SE]

———treatment of qualified security devices (H.R. 5616), E2049 [1NO]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, H8671, H8672, H8673 [3OC]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (H.R. 4210), H6886-H6893 [25JY]

———modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments, E2014 [28OC]

———modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (H.R. 3485), H6936-H6938 [25JY], E1337, E1359 [27JY]

———responsibility for bombing of Pan Am flight 103, H3872 [6JN]

Texas: request for Governor Bush to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN]

———tribute to law enforcement efforts to combat child pornography, E1576 [22SE]

Tripp, Linda R.: treatment by news media, H2782 [10MY]

U.N.: prohibit funding for any U.S. delegation or special envoy that limit efforts to combat sex trafficking, H5149, H5150 [26JN]

U.N. Convention on Transnational Organized Crime: modification of definition of prostitution, H13 [27JA]

U.N. Drug Control Program: contributions by countries to fund activities, E95 [8FE]

U.S-Mexico Border Conference: meeting, H1768 [5AP]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H5015 [22JN]

———reauthorize, E1367 [27JY]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (H.R. 5642), E2136 [6DE]

———secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8789-H8796 [4OC], E1679 [4OC]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (H.R. 906), H8794, H8795 [4OC]

Wilkinsburg, PA: shootings and holding of hostages at various area locations, H611 [1MR]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9029-H9046 [6OC], E1729 [10OC], E1790 [13OC], E1817 [17OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 357), H356 [14FE], H1725 [4AP]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H7198-H7200 [27JY], H8064, H8070, H8086-H8105 [26SE], H8592 [2OC], H8629 [3OC], H8744, H8746 [4OC], H8814, H8815, H8816 [5OC], E1373, E1376 [27JY], E1409 [6SE], E1630 [28SE], E1634 [29SE], E1664 [4OC], E1684 [5OC], E1716 [6OC]

Working Wardrobes (organization): tribute, E1806 [17OC]

World March of Women: tribute to Cypriot participants, E1864 [19OC]

World War II: treatment of Marines by Japanese following the battle on Makin Island, E1855 [19OC]

Wytias, Betty: SafeHouse Denver (domestic violence shelter) Carolyn Hamil-Henderson Memorial Award recipient, E1067 [21JN]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (H. Res. 500), H4652-H4654 [19JN], E695 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions, S2714 [13AP]

Alessandro, Thomas: Dept. of Justice Crime Victim Service Award recipient, S4010 [16MY]

Animals: penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (H.R. 1791), S7298 [19JY]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (S. Res. 329), S7279, S7280 [19JY]

Arkansas: tribute to WatchDOGS school violence prevention program, S392 [7FE]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S9920-S9922 [5OC]

Aviation: increase penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S1261 [8MR]

———mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), S2520 [11AP], S2759 [13AP], S8090 [6SE], S9770-S9772 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC]

Bacon, Kenneth H.: Dept. of Justice handling of investigation relative to the release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp, S2507 [11AP], S3576-S3578 [8MY], S4938-S4943 [12JN]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S103 [26JA], S200 [1FE], S226-S232, S247 [2FE], S7383 [20JY], S11413, S11414 [31OC], S11464, S11466 [1NO], S11552, S11553 [5DE], S11685, S11693, S11694, S11725, S11726, S11728 [7DE]

BATF: expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, S7614 [26JY]

———Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program funding, S7484 [24JY]

Biological weapons: enhance protections (S. 3202), S10421 [12OC]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (S. Res. 375), S10427 [12OC], S10840 [19OC]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S198-S200 [1FE]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2073), S4508-S4510 [6JN], S7819 [27JY], S10793-S10795 [19OC]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2690), S4673-S4676, S4683, S4684 [7JN], S10648-S10650 [18OC], S11810 [15DE]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), S7952 [27JY]

———sentencing and imposition, S10648-S10650 [18OC]

———Supreme Court reconsideration of execution of Johnny Paul Penry relative to mental retardation, S11810 [15DE]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S5656, S5657 [22JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty, S7826 [27JY], S8408 [12SE], S11736 [7DE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 2463), S2940 [26AP], S4177 [18MY], S4508-S4510 [6JN], S11323 [29OC]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 3048), S8587 [14SE], S11323 [29OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 278), S2645 [12AP]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S7485 [24JY]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population, S2428 [7AP], S2460 [10AP]

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, S3679, S3683 [9MY], S5730 [23JN]

———establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S2414 [7AP], S10954 [25OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), S10545, S10546 [13OC]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S1602-S1606 [22MR], S9326-S9329 [26SE]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (S. 2271), S1602-S1606 [22MR]

———prohibit transfer to and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons by individuals under 18, S1478 [21MR]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders, S11530 [14NO]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S1368, S1376-S1378 [9MR], S1447 [20MR], S1783 [28MR], S2450 [10AP], S2483-S2485 [11AP], S2679-S2681, S2683 [13AP], S2890, S2891 [26AP], S2955 [27AP], S3861 [11MY], S3953-S3955 [15MY], S4184 [18MY], S4510-S4514, S4521-S4523 [6JN], S4938 [12JN], S5020 [13JN], S5101 [14JN], S5231 [15JN], S5316 [19JN], S7757 [27JY], S8267-S8271, S8287 [8SE], S9336 [27SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2290-S2294, S2304-S2313, S2320, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2486 [11AP], S2694, S2706 [13AP], S3963, S3981-S4003 [16MY], S4037-S4071, S4096 [17MY], S4455 [25MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (S. Res. 276), S1475-S1480, S1529-S1531 [21MR]

———protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, S8494 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8254-S8256 [8SE], S8300-S8310, S8314-S8337 [11SE], S8354-S8357, S8366-S8369, S8384-S8396, S8398-S8406 [12SE], S8442, S8444, S8450-S8469 [13SE], S8644-S8647 [18SE], S8667-S8669, S8682, S8703-S8705, S8707 [19SE], S10129 [10OC]

———apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (S. 2645), S4495 [25MY], S4507 [6JN], S6224, S6225 [30JN], S7511-S7514 [25JY]

Classified information: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, S9684 [3OC], S10333, S10334 [12OC], S11649 [6DE]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities, S8274 [8SE]

Clinton, President: anniversary of conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group, S8538, S8539 [14SE], S8652 [18SE]

———continuation of independent counsel investigation, S2653-S2655, S2788, S2790 [13AP]

Coast Guard: maritime patrol aircraft funding, S4096 [17MY]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 764), S1809 [28MR]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (S. 3276), S11890 [15DE]

Colleges and universities: require that registered sexually violent offenders provide notice of any attendance at higher education institutions, S10216 [11OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S2655-S2660 [13AP], S4182-S4184 [18MY], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527, S5537-S5539, S5542-S5547 [21JN], S5618-S5620 [22JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

———certification of U.S. support for the Colombian Government, military, and rule of law relative to assistance, S5509 [21JN]

———condemn kidnapping of U.S. citizens by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and encourage the European community to assist with their safe return, S5511 [21JN]

———condition aid on U.S. public support of anti-drug efforts, S5446, S5447 [20JN]

———drug interdiction assistance, S63-S65 [26JA], S2648, S2655-S2660 [13AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527 [21JN], S5618-S5620, S5623, S5626 [22JN], S6228-S6232, S6235 [30JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

———human rights violations, S6985-S6987 [14JY]

———provide helicopters to assist in drug enforcement efforts, S5515-S5519, S5526, S5528, S5529 [21JN], S5626 [22JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): clarify oversight authority on open Dept. of Justice investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———investigation of Dept. of Justice plea bargain agreement with Peter Lee relative to espionage charges, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

———Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts proposed issuance of a subpoena to Sec. of Energy Richardson relative to the investigation and prosecution of Wen Ho Lee, S10921-S10923 [24OC]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (S. 2092), S804 [24FE]

———combat hacking through enhanced law enforcement and protect privacy of computer users (S. 2430), S2738-S2741 [13AP]

———encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (S. 3188), S10256 [11OC]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes, S10914-S10919 [24OC], S11886-S11890 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), S11942 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (S. 1314), S1454 [20MR]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism, S10914-S10918 [24OC], S11886-S11890 [15DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S10886 [23OC], S10899-S10901 [24OC]

Constitutional amendments: protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP], S3180 [1MY], S3249-S3251 [2MY]

———protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2818, S2820-S2832, S2835-S2851 [25AP], S2897-S2930 [26AP], S2966-S3011 [27AP]

———protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed—withdrawn, S3037 [27AP]

Contracts: end taxpayer support of Federal contractors against whom repeated civil judgments or criminal convictions have been entered (S. 3185), S10400 [12OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 2908), S7477 [24JY]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences, S11658-S11660 [6DE]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (S. 2318), S1897-S1899 [29MR]

———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S121 [31JA]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 2927), S7667 [26JY]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (S. 2619), S4380 [24MY]

Courts: abolish Federal statute of limitations for sex offenses and assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis (S. 3168), S9949 [5OC]

———allow victims to attend and observe the trials and sentencing hearings of those accused of the crime, S2827, S2828, S2831 [25AP], S2897-S2904, S2928 [26AP]

———establish a Federal drug court program (S. 3191), S10415 [12OC]

———expand authority of magistrate judges (S. 2875), S6844 [14JY]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures, S10919 [24OC]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753-S1762 [27MR]

———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (S. 113), S9554, S9555 [28SE]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (S. 2280), S1674 [23MR]

———preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (S. 2830), S6140 [29JN]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (S. 2390), S2532 [11AP], S2609, S2611 [12AP], S6570 [12JY]

———random assignment of judges to criminal cases, S1342, S1345 [9MR]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), House amendment, S2813, S2814 [13AP]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2317), S1897-S1899 [29MR]

———waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic DNA testing in certain Federal trials (S. 1700), S4510 [6JN]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (S. 2820), S6134 [29JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 2393), S2533 [11AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (S. Res. 345), S7923, S7924 [27JY]

———observance, S10792 [19OC]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S5542 [21JN], S6465 [11JY], S7439 [21JY], S7459 [24JY]

———funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (S. Res. 291), S2713, S2775, S2776 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: compensate growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY, S4438, S4439 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish scholarships for training to improve Internet security and protect against cyberthreats, S4535 [6JN]

———improve deterrence, detection, and ability to combat terrorism, S4535 [6JN]

———prohibit the issuance of security clearances to employees or contractors with histories of criminal activity or substance abuse, S4651-S4656 [7JN], S6448 [11JY]

———restrict the sale or other transfer of armor piercing ammunition, S7441 [21JY]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, S4980 [13JN], S5083, S5085, S5086 [14JN], S5321-S5323 [19JN], S9131 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of special counsel to investigate Vice President Gore's fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S5654-S5656 [22JN], S5948-S5951, S6004-S6006 [28JN]

———decision on defense of the voluntary confessions law, S760 [24FE]

———drug prosecution and incarceration funding for county and local governments along the U.S.-Mexico border, S6670 [13JY]

———establish ethics standards for prosecutors, S4446-S4449 [25MY], S8571-S8573 [14SE], S9377 [27SE]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies, S5094-S5096 [14JN]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S1853 [29MR], S4523 [6JN], S11011, S11012 [25OC]

———handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, S8306 [11SE], S8567-S8569 [14SE], S8625 [15SE], S8641 [18SE]

———Inspector General report on the misconduct by officials in the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, S8370 [12SE]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (S. 2061), S619 [10FE]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), S11181 [26OC]

———provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (S. 2065), S622 [10FE]

———reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (S. 2042), S538 [9FE], S1380 [9MR]

———report certain information relative to prisoners (H.R. 1800), S9769 [3OC]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), S2868 [25AP], S5753 [23JN]

Detroit, MI: tribute to ``Youth Connection'' campaign, S1881 [29MR]

Douglas, Bob: National Crime Prevention Council Mac Gray Award recipient, S10404 [12OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, S2893 [26AP]

———combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (S. 2612), S4317 [23MY], S9846 [4OC]

———combat methamphetamine abuse, S74-S76 [26JA]

———combat methamphetamine production and abuse, S11530 [14NO]

———national drug control policy, S789 [24FE], S2648 [13AP], S2893 [26AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S9562-S9564 [2OC], S11236 [27OC]

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5511-S5515, S5525-S5527 [21JN]

———combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, S5625 [22JN]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11655 [6DE]

———Federal law enforcement agencies funding to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S5533 [21JN]

———increase funding to Federal law enforcement agencies to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S2648 [13AP]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, S9108 [22SE], S9187 [25SE]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, S5226 [15JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY], S10055 [6OC]

Ecology and environment: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (S. 2934), S7674 [26JY]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (S. 2497), unanimous-consent request, S8439, S8440 [13SE]

Export Administration Act: increase penalties for violations (H.R. 5239), S10266 [11OC], S11365 [30OC]

FAA: condition any grants made to the Los Angeles International Airport on completion of investigation into diversion of airport revenues, S5188 [15JN]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 245), S505 [8FE]

———enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (S. 3110), S9268 [26SE], S10074 [6OC]

———enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to available shelters, S10179 [11OC]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs, S7604 [26JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (S. 2044), S541 [9FE]

———provide centers for supervised child visitations and exchanges relative to domestic violence, S10179 [11OC]

FBI: jewelry and gem crime prevention programs funding, S11230 [27OC]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (S. 2112), S868 [28FE]

Financial institutions: withhold U.S. contributions to international financial institutions until certain reforms are implemented and certified, S5485 [21JN]

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S1478 [21MR], S2891 [26AP]

———ban possession by persons convicted of spousal abuse, S4052 [17MY]

———encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (S. 3264), S11376 [30OC]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school, S5652 [22JN]

———enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S3993, S3999 [16MY], S4037-S4041, S4043, S4044, S4047-S4051, S4057, S4060-S4062 [17MY]

———enhance the enforcement of gun dealer laws (S. 2310), S1884 [29MR]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (S. 2338), S1996 [30MR]

———gun control, S349-S355 [7FE], S555 [9FE], S606 [10FE], S748 [23FE], S925 [29FE], S1003, S1018 [1MR], S1644 [23MR], S1978 [30MR], S2290-S2294, S2304-S2313, S2320, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2483-S2487 [11AP], S2838-S2840 [25AP], S2890 [26AP], S3502 [4MY], S4184 [18MY], S4231 [22MY], S4253 [23MY], S4338 [24MY], S4407 [25MY], S4510-S4514, S4521-S4523 [6JN], S4662 [7JN], S4814 [8JN], S4918 [9JN], S4938 [12JN], S5020 [13JN], S5086, S5101 [14JN], S5231 [15JN], S5298 [16JN], S5316, S5317 [19JN], S5452 [20JN], S5550 [21JN], S5652, S5653 [22JN], S5730 [23JN], S5780 [26JN], S5852, S5877 [27JN], S6006 [28JN], S6105, S6106 [29JN], S6342 [10JY], S6463 [11JY], S6567 [12JY], S6670, S6673 [13JY], S6828 [14JY], S7065 [17JY], S7150 [18JY], S7223 [19JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7515, S7537 [25JY], S7596, S7648 [26JY], S7814, S7821 [27JY], S7993 [5SE], S8091 [6SE], S8189 [7SE], S8287 [8SE], S8339 [11SE], S8406 [12SE], S8494 [13SE], S8570, S8574 [14SE], S8634 [15SE], S8751 [19SE], S8812 [20SE], S8936 [21SE], S9127 [25SE], S9259 [26SE], S9379 [27SE], S9458, S9459 [28SE], S9596 [2OC], S9688 [3OC], S9846 [4OC], S9937 [5OC], S10073 [6OC], S10149 [10OC], S10241 [11OC], S10402 [12OC], S10586 [13OC], S10615 [17OC], S10703 [18OC], S10792 [19OC], S10911 [24OC], S10986, S10988 [25OC], S11123 [26OC], S11243 [27OC], S11365, S11368 [30OC], S11421 [31OC], S11481 [1NO], S11528 [14NO], S11561 [5DE], S11621 [6DE], S11736 [7DE], S11780 [14DE], S11892 [15DE]

———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403-S2406 [7AP]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (S. 2525), S3695 [9MY]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, S349-S355 [7FE]

———licensing and registration policies, S352-S355 [7FE]

———mandatory registration of handguns (S. 2099), S812 [24FE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms, S925 [29FE], S1018 [1MR], S3014 [27AP], S3502 [4MY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (S. 2270), S1598-S1601 [22MR]

———reduce violence in schools, S925 [29FE], S1083-S1085, S1087, S1101 [2MR], S1383 [9MR], S4918 [9JN], S10586 [13OC]

———regulate the manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or firearm parts (S. 3043), S8505 [13SE]

———regulation of dealers (S. 1306), S78 [26JA]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S555 [9FE], S1376-S1378 [9MR], S1478 [21MR], S1644 [23MR], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP], S3861 [11MY], S3963 [16MY], S4048, S4053, S4054, S4056 [17MY], S4813 [8JN], S6670 [13JY]

———regulation of transfers at guno shows, S2329 [6AP]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all in the custody of Federal agencies and add ballistics testing to existing enforcement strategies (S. 2324), S1908 [29MR]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (S. 2715), S5028 [13JN]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706-S1737 [27MR], S1765-S1807 [28MR], S1833-S1843, S1855, S1858-S1874 [29MR], S2098, S2099 [4AP], S2856 [25AP]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), cloture motion, S1736 [27MR]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), unanimous-consent agreement, S1651 [23MR], S1857 [29MR]

———protect, S1707-S1721 [27MR], S1793, S1794 [28MR], S1855, S1871 [29MR]

Foreign countries: establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), S11181-S11184 [26OC]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, S5620 [22JN]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (S. 2382), S3858 [11MY]

———investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8528 [13SE], S8606-S8608 [14SE], S10611-S10613 [17OC]

Gallatin County, MT: tribute to Drug Treatment Court, S4007 [16MY]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (S. 2050), S550 [9FE]

Garza, Juan: postponement of execution relative to Dept. of Justice action on clemency guidelines, S6404 [11JY]

Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (S. 2702), S4845 [8JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (S. Con. Res. 98), S1684 [23MR], S3679, S3683 [9MY]

Hate crimes: conduct study and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5338-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5428 [20JN]

———enhance Federal enforcement, S5300-S5304 [16JN], S5334-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5434 [20JN], S5547, S5548 [21JN], S5649 [22JN], S5732 [23JN], S9245 [26SE], S10345-S10347, S10348, S10360, S10391 [12OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement (S. 622), S3602 [8MY], S5550 [21JN], S10072 [6OC]

———increase penalties (S. Con. Res. 120), S4694 [7JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), S4499 [25MY], S4507 [6JN], S7781, S7788, S7789 [27JY]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10043, S10044 [6OC], S10137-S10139 [10OC], S10164-S10228, S10240, S10241 [11OC], S10615 [17OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10061 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 149), S10271 [11OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (S. 2414), S2630-S2632 [12AP], S10028 [5OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (S. 2449), S2768 [13AP], S5084 [14JN]

———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor, S5532 [21JN]

———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (S. 600), S1305 [8MR]

Identification: prevent fraud (S. 2328), S1987 [30MR]

———prevent fraud (S. 2924), S7663 [26JY], S11427-S11432 [31OC], S11491 [1NO], S11941 [15DE]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, S139 [31JA]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), S4454, S4501-S4504 [25MY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 2599), S4204, S4207 [18MY]

———clarification of term ``extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm'' relative to visa eligibility, S10179 [11OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (S. 3120), S9387-S9389 [27SE], S9647 [3OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (S. 2621), S4381 [24MY], S5524 [21JN]

Inter-American Foundation: funding relative to completion of GAO civil and criminal investigations, S5537 [21JN]

International Abolition Day: observance, S1022 [1MR]

International Criminal Court: encourage President Clinton to sign establishing treaty, S11899-S11901 [15DE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (S. 2726), S5107 [14JN]

International relations: emphasize peace process in Chechnya at G-7 summit in Japan, S5551 [21JN]

Johns Hopkins University: Protection Project funding, S10217 [11OC]

Jonesboro, AR: anniversary of shooting of students and teacher outside Westside Middle School, S1666 [23MR]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 2055), S616 [10FE]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (S. Con. Res. 146), S10093 [6OC], S10736 [18OC]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (S. 3130), S9466-S9469 [28SE]

———assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (S. 2482), S3026 [27AP]

———community policing programs funding, S11529 [14NO]

———develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11645-S11648 [6DE]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (S. 3220), S10801 [19OC]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (S. 3252), S11252 [27OC]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), S8585, S8586, S8605 [14SE], S11184-S11187 [26OC]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (S. 783), S11013, S11014 [25OC]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), S11428 [31OC], S11655 [6DE]

———provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase firearms (S. 3192), S10416 [12OC]

Law Enforcement Memorial Day: observance, S4457 [25MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), S7651 [26JY], S7952 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S2629, S2630 [12AP], S3949 [15MY], S7435 [21JY], S9227 [26SE], S9879-S9883 [5OC], S10155 [10OC], S10990 [25OC]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 2256), S1517 [21MR]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2761), S5556 [21JN]

———improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S3949 [15MY], S8266 [8SE]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 3221), S10802 [19OC]

———provide that Federal officers who are convicted of a felony should be terminated from employment (S. 2404), S2617 [12AP]

Libya: travel ban relative to trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103, S3033 [27AP]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shootings at Columbine High School, S2713, S2789 [13AP]

———shooting of students at Columbine High School, S1447 [20MR]

Mancuso, Donald: allegations of misconduct while serving as Defense Criminal Investigative Service Director, S130 [31JA], S6250 [30JN]

Medicare: provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (S. 3131), S9469 [28SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal background checks for nursing facility workers (S. 3066), S8759 [19SE]

Mental health: expansion of the Southern Florida Medical Corrections Options Program to include a demonstration project in Hawaii, S11231 [27OC]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. 3021), S8212-S8214, S8241 [7SE]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. Res. 366), S9884 [5OC], S10272 [11OC]

Michigan: issuance of concealed handgun licenses, S11895 [15DE]

Milosevic, Slobodan: oppose efforts to offer amnesty and asylum in Russia, S5549 [21JN]

Money: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (S. 2972), S7886-S7888 [27JY]

Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (S. 2238), S1413 [9MR]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (S. 3070), S8763 [19SE]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3012), S8112 [6SE]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, S1018 [1MR], S1083, S1084, S1087, S1113 [2MR]

Naches, WA: Naches Valley High School Leadership Class recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S299 [2FE]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (S. 2064), S622 [10FE]

National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: establish (S. 2473), S2944 [26AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 248), S3557 [4MY]

National Crime Prevention Month: observance, S9691 [3OC]

National Guard: Youth ChalleNGe Program funding, S6564, S6565 [12JY]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (S. 2769), S5666 [22JN]

National Missing Children's Day: observance, S4451 [25MY]

National objectives: policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 247), S94 [26JA], S3949, S3950 [15MY], S4005 [16MY]

National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 258), S638 [10FE], S1434 [9MR]

National Safe Television for All-Ages Day: designate (S. Res. 349), S8216 [7SE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2965), S7859-S7862 [27JY]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 300), S3039-S3041 [27AP]

Native Americans: improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (S. 2872), S6842 [14JY], S10009 [5OC]

———technical corrections to certain laws (S. 3031), S8416 [12SE]

Nevada: National Guard Counterdrug Reconnaissance and Interdiction Detachment Unit funding, S7742 [27JY]

New Hampshire: legislative action to abolish the death penalty, S4177 [18MY]

New Orleans, LA: condemn shooting at Carter C. Woodson Middle School, S9458 [28SE]

NRA: comments by executive vice president Wayne LaPierre on President Clinton's stance on gun control legislation, S1586 [22MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S8746 [19SE]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions concerning the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (S. 3268), S11494 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (S. 2944), S7841-S7843 [27JY]

Ojdanic, Dragolub: hosting of war criminal by Russian Government, S4452 [25MY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (S. 3206), S10590 [13OC]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

Political campaigns: influence and legality of foreign contributions, S1283, S1296 [8MR]

Privacy: enhance protections for electronic information, ensure uniform protections for purchase or rental of certain media, and promote use of encryption technology while balancing law enforcement needs (S. 854), S11778 [14DE]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, S794 [24FE], S4254 [23MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (S. 2063), S713 [23FE]

———strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (S. 2326), S1911 [29MR]

Product safety: penalize the knowing and reckless introduction of a defective product into interstate commerce (S. 3014), S8188 [7SE]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, S9444 [28SE], S10786, S10787 [19OC]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing prosecution or torture (S. 1940), S8752 [19SE], S9647 [3OC]

Robel, Jake D.: express sympathy on death and commend individuals for efforts relative to capture of his killer, S970 [29FE]

Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes, S4917, S4918 [9JN], S6007 [28JN], S7384 [20JY], S7419 [21JY]

———encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes (S. Res. 262), S709 [23FE], S834 [24FE], S5551 [21JN]

———U.S. policy relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes (S. Res. 280), S1999 [30MR]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1063-S1068, S1097 [2MR], S4443 [25MY]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S1071, S1072, S1097 [2MR], S2950-S2953 [27AP]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S7952 [27JY], S10546-S10550 [13OC], S11651-S11654 [6DE]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (S. 751), S8190 [7SE], S9945 [5OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves, S10918 [24OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3042), S8504 [13SE]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), S9945 [5OC], S10941 [24OC], S11123 [26OC], S11366 [30OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S7630-S7637 [26JY]

———oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S2703 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable (S. Res. 315), S4500 [25MY]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (S. 2477), S3024 [27AP]

Spain: condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions (S. Con. Res. 82), S822 [24FE]

States: encourage incarceration of individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10181, S10182, S10199-S10202, S10207-S10212, S10225-S10228 [11OC]

———encourage incarceration of individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), S6583 [12JY], S6762 [13JY]

Strengthen Our Sisters (organization): funding, S6206, S6207 [30JN]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, S9106, S9108 [22SE]

———promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence (S. 976), S9842 [4OC]

Supreme Court: consideration of case on partial-birth abortions, S2714 [13AP]

———decision on Violence Against Women Act provision creating a Federal civil rights cause of action for women to sue sexual abuse offenders, S3970 [16MY], S7597 [26JY]

Terrorism: enhance efforts to deter, prevent, thwart, and respond to international acts of terrorism against U.S. nationals and interests (S. 3205), S10395 [12OC], S10586 [13OC], S10958, S10959 [25OC], S11117 [26OC], S11538-S11544 [14NO]

———modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements, S10178, S10202, S10212, S10213, S10240, S10241 [11OC]

———modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (S. 1796), unanimous-consent agreement, S7729 [27JY]

———U.S. policy, S1956 [30MR], S8791 [20SE]

———U.S. response to acts of terrorism against U.S. facilities, soldiers, and citizens, S10730-S10733 [18OC]

Tobacco products: combat smuggling of tobacco products into the U.S. (S. 2493), S3258 [2MY]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (S. 2105), S816-S820 [24FE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S165 [31JA], S222 [1FE], S340 [3FE], S646 [10FE], S4210 [18MY], S6764 [13JY], S7809 [27JY]

Trumbull, Robin: Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer George Award recipient, S2860 [25AP]

U.N. International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors: observance, S5878 [27JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S3612 [8MY], S7715-S7720 [26JY]

U.S. Park Police: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for officers, S9684 [3OC]

Vermont: tribute to Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, S1454 [20MR]

Victims: enhance rights and protections (S. 934), S2782, S2783 [13AP], S3910 [11MY]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization, S11865 [15DE]

———extend authorization (S. 2049), S549 [9FE]

Voinovich, Senator: report on trip to Southeastern Europe, S2700-S2706 [13AP]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (S. 2666), S4480 [25MY]

Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, S10220 [11OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S8751 [19SE], S9019 [22SE], S9248-S9254, S9258 [26SE], S9333, S9364 [27SE], S9457 [28SE], S9846 [4OC], S9877, S9878 [5OC], S10043, S10044, S10074 [6OC], S10137-S10139 [10OC], S10164, S10199, S10202-S10206, S10211-S10226 [11OC], S10615 [17OC], S11530 [14NO], S11865 [15DE]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), unanimous-consent request, S9877 [5OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 51), S3970 [16MY], S4185 [18MY], S4764, S4765 [8JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 2787), S5791, S5803-S5806 [26JN], S5877 [27JN], S6464 [11JY], S7597 [26JY], S8571 [14SE]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan, S11650 [6DE]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period, S5359 [19JN]

———condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (S. Res. 314), S4490 [25MY]

———restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (S. 2677), S4573 [6JN], S4635 [7JN], S5753 [23JN], S6247 [30JN]

Reports

Comparision Between House and Senate Legislation on Drug Interdiction Assistance to Colombia: Mary M. McCarthy and Helena Olea, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, H5614 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training: Dept. of Justice Inspector General, S8371-S8375 [12SE]

Gun Control: Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District of California, E976 [12JN]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House), H11368-H11384 [27OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (Minority Rebuttal), H11395-H11398 [27OC]

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Wrongdoing Involving the Clinton Administration: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Minority Staff, H8447-H8454 [28SE]

Use of Armed Forces Personnel To Support Civilian Law Enforcement: Dept. of Defense, E794 [19MY]

Reports filed

Airport Security Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2440) (S. Rept. 106-388), S8019 [5SE]

Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) and Macheteros Clemency—Misleading Explanations, a Reckless Decision, a Dangerous Message: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-488), H3 [24JA]

Body Armor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 783), S7838 [27JY]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4033) (H. Rept. 106-776), H6775 [24JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2413), S6120 [29JN]

Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3484) (H. Rept. 106-920), H8616 [2OC]

Children's Protection From Violent Programming Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 876) (S. Rept. 106-509), S11131 [26OC]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1658), S1671 [23MR]

Computer Crime Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1314), S8941 [21SE]

Computer Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2413) (H. Rept. 106-876), H7989 [21SE]

Condemn Terrorist Attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and Urge the Argentine Government To Punish Those Responsible: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 329), S6013 [28JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 613) (H. Rept. 106-942), H9010 [5OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 457) (H. Rept. 106-559), H1762 [4AP]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 3) (S. Rept. 106-254), S2106 [4AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 14) (S. Rept. 106-246), S1461 [20MR]

Dept. of Energy Investigation of Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory and Agency Security Issues: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 106-730), H5954 [12JY]

Dept. of State Rewards for Information Relative to Serious Violations of International Law in Rwanda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2460), S4952 [12JN]

DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4640) (H. Rept. 106-900), H8199 [26SE]

East Timor Repatriation and Security Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2621), S9464 [28SE]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5018) (H. Rept. 106-932), H8799 [4OC]

Enhanced Federal Security Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4827) (H. Rept. 106-913), H8468 [28SE]

Extradition Treaty With Belize: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-26), S9860 [4OC]

Extradition Treaty With Paraguay: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-26), S9860 [4OC]

Extradition Treaty With South Africa: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9860 [4OC]

Extradition Treaty With Sri Lanka: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-26), S9860 [4OC]

Federal Judiciary Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 113), S7838 [27JY]

Fugitive Apprehension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2516), S7392 [20JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Compliance: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 98), S2940 [26AP]

Increase Criminal Penalties for Bringing In and Harboring Certain Aliens: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 238) (H. Rept. 106-850), H7650 [14SE]

Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2872) (S. Rept. 106-452), S9604 [2OC]

Inter-American Convention Against Corruption: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-15), S6256 [30JN]

Inter-American Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters With Related Optional Protocol: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9859 [4OC]

Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-21), S9604 [2OC]

International Counter-Money Laundering Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3886) (H. Rept. 106-728), H5954 [12JY]

International Debt Relief and Strengthening of Anticorruption Measures and Accountability at International Financial Institutions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3129) (S. Rept. 106-425), S9464 [28SE]

Internet False Identification Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2924), S9464 [28SE]

Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2448), S9941 [5OC]

Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1898), S9464 [28SE]

Janet Reno's Stewardship of the Justice Department—A Failure To Serve the Ends of Justice: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1027), H12085 [13DE]

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1902), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1902), S4190 [18MY]

Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 106-733), H6051 [13JY], H6469 [18JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1796), S1391 [9MR]

Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2987) (H. Rept. 106-878), H7990 [21SE]

Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3380) (H. Rept. 106-778), H6776 [24JY]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 106-859), H7722 [18SE]

National Safe Place Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 258), S1391 [9MR]

Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3031) (S. Rept. 106-501), S10411 [12OC]

Nomination of Donnie R. Marshall To Be DEA Administrator: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Janie L. Jeffers to the U.S. Parole Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Marie F. Ragghianti to the U.S. Parole Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Oppose Serbian Regime of Slobodan Milosevic, Support Efforts of the Democratic Opposition, and Promote Peace, Stability, and Prosperity in Southeastern Europe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 272), S2940 [26AP]

Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2042) (S. Rept. 106-231), S1390 [9MR]

Preparedness Against Terrorism Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4210) (H. Rept. 106-731), H6051 [13JY]

Presidential Threat Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3048) (H. Rept. 106-669), H4219 [12JN]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H11205 [26OC]

Secret Evidence Repeal Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2121) (H. Rept. 106-981), H10035 [17OC]

Secure Our Schools Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4108) (H. Rept. 106-718), H5736 [10JY]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2272), S7838 [27JY]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2382) (S. Rept. 106-257), S2438 [7AP]

Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4227) (H. Rept. 106-692), H5083 [23JN]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3244) (H. Rept. 106-939), H9010 [5OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3244) (H. Rept. 106-487), H2336 [13AP]

Tragedy at Waco—New Evidence Examined: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1037), H12534 [2JA]

Treaty With Cyprus on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9856 [4OC]

Treaty With Egypt on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9857 [4OC]

Treaty With France on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9857 [4OC]

Treaty With Nigeria on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9858 [4OC]

Treaty With Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9858 [4OC]

Treaty With South Africa on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9858 [4OC]

Treaty With Ukraine on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9858 [4OC]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 278) (H. Rept. 106-541), H1404 [23MR]

Violence Against Women Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1248) (H. Rept. 106-891), H8199 [26SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2787), S6574 [12JY]

Wireless Telecommunications Sourcing and Privacy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3489) (H. Rept. 106-725), H5842 [11JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3489) (H. Rept. 106-726), H5842 [11JY]

Zimbabwe Democracy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2677), S4952 [12JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Hear O'Israel International, Inc., Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000: Houston, TX, Mayor and City Council, E862 [25MY]

Protect U.S. flag: AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

———AMVETS of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

Southeastern Europe: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7637 [26JY]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

Resolutions of ratification

Extradition Treaty With Belize, S9860 [4OC], S10666 [18OC]

Extradition Treaty With Paraguay, S9860 [4OC], S10666 [18OC]

Extradition Treaty With South Africa, S9860 [4OC], S10666 [18OC]

Extradition Treaty With Sri Lanka, S9860 [4OC], S10666 [18OC]

Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, S6256 [30JN], S7809 [27JY]

Inter-American Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters With Related Optional Protocol, S9859 [4OC], S10664 [18OC]

Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad, S9604 [2OC], S10658 [18OC]

Treaty With Cyprus on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9856 [4OC], S10662 [18OC]

Treaty With Egypt on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9857 [4OC], S10662 [18OC]

Treaty With France on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9857 [4OC], S10662 [18OC]

Treaty With Nigeria on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S10663 [18OC]

Treaty With Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9858 [4OC], S10663 [18OC]

Treaty With South Africa on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9858 [4OC], S10664 [18OC]

Treaty With Ukraine on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9858 [4OC], S10664 [18OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10206 [11OC]

Songs

``For the Children,'' Jo Johnson, E1825 [19OC]

Statements

Award for Distinguished Service in the Promotion of Human Rights: Law Society of Kenya, S10093 [6OC]

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

Bulgaria's Perspective on Southeastern Europe: Nadezhda Mihailova, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, S2704 [13AP]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S2968 [27AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S2823 [25AP], S2901, S2902 [26AP]

———Marsha A. Kight, Families and Survivors United (organization), S2969 [27AP]

———NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (organization), S2927 [26AP]

———Racial Minorities for Victim Justice (organization), S2975 [27AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: Alan G. Lance, Sr., American Legion, E459 [30MR]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S1841 [29MR]

Counterterrorism Act: Phil Baum, American Jewish Congress, S10960 [25OC]

Date/Acquaintance Rape: Paula Dufresne and Kathleen Shevchik, E1533 [19SE]

Denial of Parole for Leonard Peltier for Murder of FBI Agents in South Dakota: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, E1148 [29JN]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Fred Ansell, S10208 [11OC]

Legal Drinking Age: Rami Faour and Pat Griffin, E1541 [20SE]

Public Forum on Domestic Violence: Carla Horton, H1728 [4AP]

———Victoria L. Lutz, H1727 [4AP]

School Safety: Elizabeth Bombard, E1559 [21SE]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Amy Paul, My Sisters' Place (organization), H1729 [4AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10191-S10193 [11OC]

———Maryellen Martirano, Westchester County, NY, District Attorney's Office, H1726 [4AP]

———New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H1727 [4AP]

Summaries

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440), H10525 [23OC]

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation, S10201 [11OC]

Innocence Protection Act (S. 2690), S4680 [7JN]

Internet False Identification Prevention Act (S. 2924), S11430 [31OC]

Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Law Act (H.R. 4966), E1350-E1353 [27JY]

Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act (S. 3012), S8113 [6SE]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, S10193-S10196 [11OC]

Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]

Surveys

Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Funding: New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H1728 [4AP]

Tables

Bulletproof vest funding and purchases, S9880 [5OC]

Recent school shootings, S1066 [2MR]

U.N. Drug Control Program funding pledges by countries, E96 [8FE]

U.S., European Union, and international financial institutions support to Southeastern Europe and Kosovo, S2704 [13AP]

Testimonies

Africa's Diamonds—Precious, Perilous Too? Eli Haas, Diamond Dealers Club, E1058 [20JN]

Case for Justice in Iraq: David J. Scheffer, E1567-E1570 [22SE]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Franklin Zimring, H5751 [11JY]

———Gail Willard, S10200 [11OC]

———Mike Lawlor, National Conference of State Legislatures, H5752 [11JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 76, recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect, H356 [14FE]

H. Con. Res. 245, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act, H128 [1FE]

H. Con. Res. 278, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H1638 [3AP]

H. Con. Res. 309, promote in-school personal safety programs for children, H3002 [15MY]

H. Con. Res. 407, corrections in enrollment of S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8006 [25SE]

H. Con. Res. 410, condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice in Kenya, H10643 [24OC]

H. Res. 448, anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, H1965 [10AP]

H. Res. 457, consideration of H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H1771 [5AP]

H. Res. 465, collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places, H2021 [11AP]

H. Res. 495, support the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering, H4610 [19JN]

H. Res. 500, condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period in Zimbabwe, H4653 [19JN], E696 [10MY]

H. Res. 501, honor and recognize law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers, H3025 [15MY]

H. Res. 534, Dept. of Energy investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H6072 [17JY]

H. Res. 561, President Clinton's addressing of issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime, H7190 [27JY]

H. Res. 605, encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H10634 [24OC]

H. Res. 613, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, H9029 [6OC]

H. Res. 657, Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, H11385 [27OC]

H.R. 238, increase criminal penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens, H8694 [3OC]

H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act, H121 [1FE]

H.R. 894, encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H5748 [11JY]

H.R. 1042, Drug Dealer Liability Act, H9535 [10OC]

H.R. 1248, Violence Against Women Act, H8086-H8093 [26SE]

H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, H2040-H2046 [11AP]

H.R. 1800, Death in Custody Reporting Act, H6736 [24JY]

H.R. 2130, Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act, H55-H57 [31JA]

H.R. 2413, Computer Security Enhancement Act, H10606-H10608 [24OC]

H.R. 2780, Dept. of Justice grants to organizations to find missing adults, H10452 [19OC]

H.R. 2816, Computer Crime Enforcement Act, H12510 [15DE]

H.R. 3048, Presidential Threat Protection Act, H5090 [26JN]

H.R. 3088, Victims of Rape Health Protection Act, H8583 [2OC]

H.R. 3235, National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act, H8580 [2OC]

H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, H2675-H2682 [9MY]

H.R. 3380, Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, H6928 [25JY]

H.R. 3484, Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act, H8697 [3OC]

H.R. 3485, Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, H6936 [25JY]

H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H1779 [5AP]

H.R. 4033, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, H6932 [25JY]

H.R. 4047, Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act, H6940 [25JY]

H.R. 4051, Project Exile—The Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, H2026 [11AP]

H.R. 4147, Stop Material Unsuitable for Teens Act, H8579 [2OC]

H.R. 4210, Preparedness Against Terrorism Act, H6886-H6889 [25JY]

H.R. 4489, Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act, H3568 [23MY]

H.R. 4493, Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Act, H9952 [17OC]

H.R. 4640, DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act, H8573-H8575 [2OC]

H.R. 4710, Illegal Pornography Prosecution Act, H6942 [25JY]

H.R. 4827, Enhanced Federal Security Act, H8570 [2OC], E1228 [13JY]

H.R. 4888, Innocent Child Protection Act, H6792 [25JY]

H.R. 4965, extend Dept. of Agriculture time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fraudulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY, H10002 [17OC]

H.R. 4999, Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Act, H7813-H7816 [19SE]

H.R. 5123, School Safety Hotline Act, H7380 [12SE]

H.R. 5194, No Guns for Violent Perpetrators Act, E1517 [18SE]

H.R. 5218, Safer America for Everyone's Children (SAFE Children) Act, E1544-E1546 [20SE]

H.R. 5239, Export Administration Modification and Clarification Act, H8021 [25SE]

H.R. 5239, increase penalties for Export Administration Act violations, H11575 [30OC]

H.R. 5312, Protecting Our Children From Drugs Act, H9950 [17OC]

H.R. 5537, waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system in the District of Columbia, H11584 [30OC]

S. 113, Federal Judiciary Protection Act, S9555 [28SE]

S. 768, Military and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, S11181 [26OC], H6939 [25JY]

S. 783, Body Armor Act, S11014 [25OC]

S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8005 [25SE]

S. 1707, appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory, H10006 [17OC]

S. 1769, reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies, S2813 [13AP]

S. 1898, Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act, S11011 [25OC], H12033 [7DE]

S. 2042, Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act, S540 [9FE]

S. 2044, Stamp Out Domestic Violence Act, S542 [9FE]

S. 2049, Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund authorization extension, S550 [9FE]

S. 2061, Kids 2000 Act, S620 [10FE]

S. 2064, Abducted Young Adults Act, S623 [10FE]

S. 2065, provide Dept. of Justice grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults, S624 [10FE]

S. 2105, Antitampering Act, S817-S819 [24FE]

S. 2112, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims' Housing Act, S869 [28FE]

S. 2270, Right To Bear Arms Protection and Privacy Act, S1600 [22MR]

S. 2271, Training and Knowledge Ensure Children a Risk-Free Environment (TAKE CARE) Act, S1602-S1604 [22MR]

S. 2272, Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act, S1604-S1606 [22MR], S9326-S9329 [26SE], H8690-H8692 [3OC]

S. 2324, Ballistics, Law Assistance, and Safety Technology (BLAST) Act, S1909 [29MR]

S. 2326, Wireless Eavesdropping Protection Act, S1911 [29MR]

S. 2413, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2629 [12AP], S10155 [10OC], H10872 [25OC]

S. 2430, Internet Security Act, S2740 [13AP]

S. 2440, Airport Security Improvement Act, S9770 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC], H10523-H10525 [23OC]

S. 2460, Dept. of State rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda, S5753 [23JN]

S. 2460, provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda, S2868 [25AP], H7753 [19SE]

S. 2482, Safe Homes-Safe Streets Act, S3027 [27AP]

S. 2493, Tobacco Smuggling Eradication Act, S3258-S3260 [2MY]

S. 2516, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S3613 [8MY], S7718-S7720 [26JY]

S. 2599, Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act, S4205-S4207 [18MY]

S. 2612, Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act, S9847 [4OC]

S. 2677, Zimbabwe Democracy Act, S5754 [23JN]

S. 2690, Innocence Protection Act, S4676-S4680 [7JN]

S. 2702, report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs, S4846 [8JN]

S. 2715, Ballistic Fingerprints Act, S5028 [13JN]

S. 2726, American Servicemembers' Protection Act, S5107-S5109 [14JN]

S. 2761, Capturing Criminals Act, S5557 [21JN]

S. 2769, NICS Partnership Act, S5667 [22JN]

S. 2787, Violence Against Women Act, S5792-S5803 [26JN]

S. 2830, Miranda Reaffirmation Act, S6140 [29JN]

S. 2850, Community Oriented Policing Services Against Drugs Act, S6574 [12JY]

S. 2872, Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act, S6842 [14JY], S10009 [5OC], H10512 [23OC]

S. 2875, Magistrate Judge Improvement Act, S6844 [14JY]

S. 2908, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S7478-S7482 [24JY]

S. 2924, Internet False Identification Prevention Act, S11427, S11431 [31OC], S11941 [15DE], H12511 [15DE]

S. 2927, Public Safety Act, S7667 [26JY]

S. 2944, reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes, S7843 [27JY]

S. 3012, Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act, S8113 [6SE]

S. 3031, technical corrections to certain laws concerning Native Americans, S8416 [12SE]

S. 3043, Gun Parts Trafficking Act, S8505 [13SE]

S. 3045, National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act, S11185-S11187 [26OC], H12029-H12031 [7DE]

S. 3066, Senior Care Safety Act, S8760 [19SE]

S. 3131, Medicare Billing and Education Act, S9470-S9472 [28SE]

S. 3164, Protecting Seniors From Fraud Act, S10941 [24OC], H11583 [30OC]

S. 3191, Drug Court Act, S10415 [12OC]

S. 3192, Police Gun Buyback Assistance Act, S10417 [12OC]

S. 3202, Dangerous Biological Agent and Toxin Control Act, S10421-S10424 [12OC]

S. 3205, Counterterrorism Act, S11541-S11543 [14NO]

S. 3206, Victims of Rape Health Protection Act, S10590 [13OC]

S. 3221, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S10802 [19OC]

S. 3252, National Child Protection Improvement Act, S11253 [27OC]

S. 3268, Fishery and Aquaculture Oil Spill Assistance Act, S11494 [1NO]

S. 3276, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act technical corrections, S11891 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 82, condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions in Spain, S822 [24FE]

S. Con. Res. 98, compliance with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, S1684 [23MR]

S. Con. Res. 120, increase penalties for hate crimes, S4694 [7JN]

S. Con. Res. 146, condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others in Kenya who worked to promote human rights and justice, S10092 [6OC]

S. Con. Res. 146, condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice in Kenya, S10736 [18OC], H10644 [24OC]

S. Con. Res. 149, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3244, Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act, S10261, S10271 [11OC], H9865 [12OC]

S. Res. 247, National Peace Officers Memorial Day, S94 [26JA], S3950 [15MY]

S. Res. 248, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, S160 [31JA], S3557 [4MY]

S. Res. 258, National Safe Place Week, S638 [10FE], S1434 [9MR]

S. Res. 262, encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes by Russia, S825, S834 [24FE]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

S. Res. 269, U.S. policy toward Russia relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes, S1425 [9MR]

S. Res. 272, oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S1427 [9MR]

S. Res. 272, oppose Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S2705 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

S. Res. 276, submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language in H.R. 1501, Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act, S1526 [21MR]

S. Res. 280, U.S. policy towards Russia relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes, S1998 [30MR]

S. Res. 291, DEA funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S2775 [13AP]

S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3032, S3041 [27AP]

S. Res. 314, condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period in Zimbabwe, S4489 [25MY]

S. Res. 315, condemn crimes and human rights abuses in Sierra Leone and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable, S4491, S4501 [25MY]

S. Res. 327, encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, S5686 [22JN]

S. Res. 329, condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible, S6028 [28JN]

S. Res. 345, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S7923 [27JY]

S. Res. 348, investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S., S8116 [6SE]

S. Res. 349, National Safe Television for All-Ages Day, S8216 [7SE]

S. Res. 366, grant Mexico a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, S9864 [4OC], S9884 [5OC], S10272 [11OC]

S. Res. 374, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S10427 [12OC]

S. Res. 375, tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts in Bolivia, S10427 [12OC], S10840 [19OC]

CRIME VICTIMS ASSISTANCE ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 934), S2777 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 934), S2782, S2783 [13AP], S3910 [11MY]

CRIPPEN, DAN L. (CBO Director)

Letters

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S11051 [26OC]

CROATIA

Amendments

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S3271 [2MY]

Articles and editorials

U.N. Chief in Kosovo Takes Stock of Tough Year, S7636 [26JY]

U.N. Official Warns of Losing the Peace in Kosovo, S7635 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions

Elections (see S. Con. Res. 119), S4565 [6JN] (see H. Con. Res. 251), H454 [15FE]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (see S. Res. 272), S1392 [9MR]

Lists

Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Violent acts against ethnic minorities in Kosovo, S7632 [26JY]

Messages

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Croatia: President Clinton, S4330 [23MY]

National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, S4458 [25MY], H3855 [25MY]

Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina: President Clinton, S7833 [27JY], H7194 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Croatian Fraternal Union: anniversary of Croatian Sons Lodge No. 170, E573 [13AP]

Democracy: efforts, E141 [15FE]

Dept. of Commerce: dedication of memorial to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Elections (H. Con. Res. 251), H2986-H2988 [15MY]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, H6023 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Democracy: tribute to elections and support for participation in NATO Partnership for Peace, S4453, S4499 [25MY]

Elections (H. Con. Res. 251), S5756 [23JN]

Milosevic, Slobodan: oppose efforts to offer amnesty and asylum in Russia, S5549 [21JN]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S7630-S7637 [26JY]

———oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S2703 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S4329 [23MY]

Voinovich, Senator: report on trip to Southeastern Europe, S2700-S2706 [13AP]

Reports filed

Croatian Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con Res. 251), S4952 [12JN]

Investment Treaty With Croatia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9855 [4OC]

Nomination of Lawrence G. Rossin To Be Ambassador to Croatia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Oppose Serbian Regime of Slobodan Milosevic, Support Efforts of the Democratic Opposition, and Promote Peace, Stability, and Prosperity in Southeastern Europe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 272), S2940 [26AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Southeastern Europe: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7637 [26JY]

Resolutions of ratification

Investment Treaty With Croatia, S9855 [4OC], S10660 [18OC]

Statements

Bulgaria's Perspective on Southeastern Europe: Nadezhda Mihailova, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, S2704 [13AP]

Tribute to Adam N. Darling—Victim of Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, H1656 [3AP]

Tables

U.S., European Union, and international financial institutions support to Southeastern Europe and Kosovo, S2704 [13AP]

Testimonies

Ethnic Minorities in Kosovo: Kyr Artemije, S7634 [26JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 251, elections, S5756 [23JN], H2986 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 119, elections, S4578 [6JN]

S. Res. 272, oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S1427 [9MR]

S. Res. 272, oppose Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S2705 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

CROATIAN AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Croatian Fraternal Union: anniversary of Croatian Sons Lodge No. 170, E573 [13AP]

CROATIAN FRATERNAL UNION

Remarks in House

Croatian Sons Lodge No. 170: anniversary, E573 [13AP]

CROCK, STAN

Articles and editorials

(Not So) Super Hornet—Why the Navy Is Spending Billions on a Fighter Jet With Flaws That Costs Twice as Much as Its Predecessor, S368 [7FE]

CROISSANT, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1651 [3OC]

CROMWELL, CT

Remarks in House

Cromwell Children's Home: anniversary, E1314 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Cromwell Children's Home: anniversary, S7224 [19JY]

CROMWELL, OLIVER

Remarks in House

British Parliament: speech concerning ending of session, H11726 [1NO], H11832 [3NO]

CRONK, DENNIS R.

Letters

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S7918 [27JY]

CROOKES, MELISSA

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S3268 [2MY]

CROOKSTON, MN

Remarks in Senate

Red Lake River: flood control project funding, S8185 [7SE]

CROSS, DAVID

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S2264 [5AP]

CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY IN NORTHERN EUROPE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4249), H2238 [12AP]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4249), H2983-H2986 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4249), S7282 [19JY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4249), S6013 [28JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4249, provisions, H2983 [15MY]

CROSSMAN, ELIZABETH

Articles and editorials

North Carolina Flood Puts Weyerhaeuser's Employee Support to the Test, E1872 [19OC]

CROUTHER, FRED L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1873 [19OC]

CROW, SHERYL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E390 [22MR]

CROWDER, BETSY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1785 [13OC]

CROWLEY, GEOFFREY T.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

CROWLEY, JOSEPH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H4337 [13JN], H5169 [26JN], H5696 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5115 [26JN]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1165 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1406 [23MR]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5436 [28JN]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7366 [7SE]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 4302), H2338 [13AP]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H1477 [28MR]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colleges and universities: rights and privileges of student-athletes (see H.R. 4117), H1587 [29MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5843 [11JY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3533), H48 [27JA]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H998 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H4592 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2411 [2MY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1674 [3AP]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 4665), H6719 [20JY]

Education: establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2409), H2512 [3MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H8406 [27SE]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H5737 [10JY]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1227), H6719 [20JY]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), H2512 [3MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), H212 [3FE]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1477 [28MR]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H1120 [16MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H3925 [6JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H255 [8FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H4121 [8JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1589 [29MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H511 [16FE]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7502 [12SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H7652 [14SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3050 [15MY]

———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [27JY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1764 [4AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3814 [24MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H574 [29FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7128 [26JY]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Res. 464), H2240 [12AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H6599 [19JY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H4817 [21JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H6719 [20JY]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H50 [27JA]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5737 [10JY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H165 [1FE]

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H1163 [21MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6778 [24JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2906 [10MY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Archives and Records Administration: transfer the master versions of the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (see H.R. 4756), H6777 [24JY]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3926 [6JN]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7502 [12SE]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8736 [3OC]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Res. 547), H5843 [11JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H2340 [13AP]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2606 [4MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H5843 [11JY]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1589 [29MR]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6470 [18JY]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H7003 [25JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2607 [4MY]

Schools: prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see H.R. 1781), H1764 [4AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H4337 [13JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H3412 [18MY]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 4817), H7212 [27JY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H342 [10FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H12095 [14DE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H8469 [28SE]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (see H.R. 3665), H4121 [8JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1958 [6AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3412 [18MY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4592 [15JN]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H3869 [25MY]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H1675 [3AP]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H10473 [19OC]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H6777 [24JY]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]

———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3813 [24MY]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H1477 [28MR]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7871 [19SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Children and youth: support use of child safety seat occupancy identification programs (see H. Con. Res. 386), H7210 [27JY]

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

Education: provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

Firearms: require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H3867 [25MY]

Hamzah, Jafar S.: condemn murder of human rights lawyer in Medan, Indonesia (see H. Res. 580), H7722 [18SE]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

Israel: encourage countries to establish full diplomatic relations (see H.R. 5023), H7207 [27JY]

———membership in the U.N. Western European and Others Group (see H. Con. Res. 349), H4120 [8JN]

Taxation: treatment of qualified security devices (see H.R. 5616), H11781 [1NO]

Letters

Bob Jones University affiliation with anti-Catholic individuals: Bob Jones III, Bob Jones University, E456 [30MR]

———several Representatives, E455 [30MR]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E225 [2MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H280 [10FE], H3311 [18MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5549, H5551, H5552, H5553, H5554 [29JN], H5696, H5698, H5700 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9676 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8428 [28SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5613 [29JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1618 [30MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2167 [12AP]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 429), H1648 [3AP]

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H1022 [15MR]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (H. Con. Res. 261), E455 [30MR]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Res. 428), H518 [29FE]

Budget: require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, H170 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1385 [23MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3690 [24MY], E863 [25MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1433 [28MR]

———observance of National Day, E1714 [6OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2829 [10MY], H2923 [11MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1618 [30MR]

———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1618 [30MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H5613 [29JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6978 [25JY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4364 [14JN]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7537 [13SE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2034 [11AP]

Crowley, Kenzie: appreciation for tribute on birth, H11406 [27OC]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6364 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emergency funding, H5553, H5554 [29JN]

———Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication funding, H5551, H5552 [29JN]

———inspection of agricultural products and fish imported from Iran, H5549 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3263, H3272 [17MY], H3366 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9657 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7537 [13SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5613 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H.R. 3533), H417 [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1915 [6AP]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751, H4752 [20JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2167 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4473 [14JN], H4530, H4537, H4554 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3426 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, E1095 [23JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11295 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5122 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4253, H4305 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11732, H11742 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4751, H4752 [20JN], E1095 [23JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11295 [26OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H9676 [11OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H7875, H7909, H7912, H7913 [20SE]

Education: improve character education programs (H.R. 3681), H967, H968, H969, H970 [14MR]

———national policy to improve system, H967, H968, H969, H970 [14MR]

———reductions in school class size, H11742 [1NO]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values, H967, H968, H969, H970 [14MR]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4253 [13JN], H11732 [1NO]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2733 [9MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1022 [15MR]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), H7915 [20SE]

———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5696, H5698, H5700 [10JY]

Firearms: require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (H.R. 4559), E859 [25MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5988 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5898 [12JY], H5988, H6004 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10837 [25OC]

Foreign policy: establish a commission to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy and ensure security in the Pacific region of Asia (H.R. 4899), H8030 [25SE]

———promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1064), H8029 [25SE]

———U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5122 [26JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3272 [17MY]

Forest Service: watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4473 [14JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1452 [28MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5635 [29JN]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (H.R. 3826), H751 [8MR], H1855 [6AP], E223 [2MR]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (H.J. Res. 100), H8033 [25SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1915 [6AP]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (H. Con. Res. 348), H5763 [11JY]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11295 [26OC]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4530, H4537 [15JN]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H3311 [18MY], H5549 [29JN]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), Senate amendments, H607 [1MR]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), H3749 [24MY]

———encourage countries to establish full diplomatic relations (H.R. 5023), E1383 [27JY]

———membership in the U.N. Western European and Others Group (H. Con. Res. 349), E950 [9JN]

Journal: question of approval, H279 [10FE]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3263 [17MY]

———prohibit funding to Kosovo Protection Corps, H6004 [13JY]

Long Island Railroad: East Side Access Project funding, H3426 [19MY]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2726 [9MY]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (H. Res. 464), H2424 [3MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2697 [9MY], H9851 [12OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7909, H7912, H7913, H7915, H7916 [20SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5371 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H425 [15FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H10653 [24OC]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), H8179 [26SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H889 [9MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4530, H4537 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4530, H4537 [15JN]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (H.R. 2919), H6862 [25JY]

New York, NY: tribute to 114th Precinct police officers on response to building fire, E275 [9MR]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, H451 [15FE], E455 [30MR]

———peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8164, H8175 [26SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), E155 [16FE]

———tribute (H. Con. Res. 317), H2513, H2591, H2594, H2595 [4MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), E1975 [28OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), E1291 [21JY]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H7909 [20SE]

Power resources: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding through reductions in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4554 [15JN]

Public lands: Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2923 [11MY]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3366 [18MY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3366 [18MY], H9657 [11OC]

Queens, NY: tribute to efforts to relocate Flushing Remonstrance back from Albany, NY, H1822 [5AP]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H601 [1MR]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (H.R. 4681), H5748 [11JY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4140 [9JN]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H969 [14MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7163 [27JY]

———treatment of qualified security devices (H.R. 5616), E2049 [1NO]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7290 [7SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (H.R. 3293), H2666, H2667 [9MY]

Votes: position on missed, H1182 [22MR], H3397 [18MY], H11406 [27OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8102 [26SE]

World Health Day: observance, H1855 [6AP]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4813 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Crowley, Kenzie: tribute on birth, H11406 [27OC]

Leave of absence: granted, H11204 [26OC]

Special order: granted, H452 [15FE], H1849 [5AP], H2236 [12AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E224 [2MR]

H.R. 4559, Community Protection From Firearms' Giveaways Act, E859 [25MY]

Tributes

Cifichiello, John, E822 [24MY]

Feuer, Howard M., E1032 [15JN]

McGann, Robert C., E778 [19MY]

Moynihan, Senator, H7737 [19SE]

CROWLEY, KASEY

Remarks in House

Crowley, Representative: appreciation for tribute on birth of child, H11406 [27OC]

———tribute on birth of child, H11406 [27OC]

CROWLEY, KENZIE

Remarks in House

Crowley, Representative: appreciation for tribute on birth of child, H11406 [27OC]

———tribute on birth of child, H11406 [27OC]

CROWLEY, SHEILA

Letters

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S7918 [27JY]

CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORP.

Remarks in House

Labor unions: anniversary of lockout of union workers, H192 [2FE]

CRUSE, STANLEY M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E875 [25MY]

CRUZ, CELIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2058 [1NO]

CRUZ, FRANK H.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

CRUZ, IGNACIO (BUCK)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1734 [10OC]

CRUZ, MARIO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1240 [14JY]

CRUZ, MICHELLE

Remarks in House

National Alliance for Autism Research: tribute to ``Walk FAR'' research fundraiser, H8411 [28SE]

CRYAN, WALTER

Remarks in House

Tribute, H613 [1MR]

CUBA, REPUBLIC OF

Amendments

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), H6552 [19JY]

Articles and editorials

Elian's Journey, E260 [9MR]

For Immigrant, July 4 Was Special—Woman From Cuba Achieved Her Dream, S7652 [26JY]

Havana's Hostages, E259 [9MR]

Show of Force Wasn't Necessary, H3291 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

———encourage release of political prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 430), H10473 [19OC]

Foreign trade: lift trade embargo (see S. 2617), S4378 [24MY] (see S. 2896), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4856), H6051 [13JY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: delay implementation of Dept. of Justice ruling until court hearing on asylum application (see H. Res. 480), H2340 [13AP]

———grant permanent residency status for himself and family members in Cuba (see S. 2314), S1884 [29MR]

———grant U.S. citizenship (see S. 1999), S37 [24JA] (see H.R. 3531, 3532), H48 [27JA]

———reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S86 [26JA] (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]

Human rights: violations (see S. Res. 289), S2617 [12AP]

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (see S. 2058), S612 [10FE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H1587 [29MR]

———prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), consideration (see H. Res. 555), H6469 [18JY]

———prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba, is permanently closed (see S. 2748), S5308 [16JN]

Tourist trade: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Court documents

Marlene Alejandre, et al., v. Cuba: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, S781 [24FE]

Factsheets

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: Executive Office of the President, S781 [24FE]

Letters

Agricultural products, medicines, and medical products exemption from U.S. economic sanctions: Charles E. Kruse, Missouri Farm Bureau, S10691 [18OC]

———several agricultural organizations, S10691 [18OC]

Economic embargo of Cuba: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, H6685 [20JY]

Elian Gonzalez-Brotons custody and immigration status: Carmen Sabria, E1371 [27JY]

Encourage release of Oscar E. Biscet by Cuba: Oscar E. Biscet, E217 [1MR]

———several Representatives, E217 [1MR]

Immigration status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals: Haitian Advocacy, Inc., S619 [10FE]

———Leonie M. Hermantin, Haitian American Foundation, Inc., S618 [10FE]

———Michael D. Ray, American Immigration Lawyers Association, S618 [10FE]

INS operation to reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father: Senator Specter, S2818, S2819 [25AP]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: Clayton Yeutter, S5393 [20JN]

———Elizardo Sanchez Santa-Cruz, Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation, S5402 [20JN]

———George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, S5392 [20JN]

———Lawrence S. Eagleburger, S5391 [20JN]

———several Senators, S5391, S5392, S5402 [20JN]

———Theodore E. McCarrick, U.S. Catholic Conference, S5392 [20JN]

Messages

Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, S1745 [27MR], S8756 [19SE], H1422 [28MR], H7817 [19SE]

Motions

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), H6559 [19JY]

Platforms

International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E729-E732 [16MY]

Press releases

Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Products Exemption From U.S. Economic Sanctions: Missouri Pork Producers Association, S10691 [18OC]

Remarks in House

AID: Cuban Transition Project funding, H10834 [25OC]

Biscet, Oscar E.: encourage release of political prisoner by Cuba, H7506 [13SE], E217 [1MR]

Children and youth: treatment of children relative to Communist ideology, H93 [1FE]

Cuba for Kids Foundation: tribute, E2051 [1NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H6685-H6688 [20JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5415-H5421 [28JN], H5456, H5457 [29JN], H9670-H9672, H9678, H9679, H9690, H9692, H9694-H9708 [11OC]

Foreign policy: allow travel by U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens, H9700 [11OC]

Foreign trade: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H3530 [23MY], H6699-H6703 [20JY], H7145, H7146 [27JY]

———export of U.S. medical supplies, H14 [27JA]

———lift trade embargo, H5710, H5711 [10JY]

———lift trade embargo (H.R. 229), E1245 [14JY]

———lift trade embargo (H.R. 4856), E1245 [14JY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, H68 [31JA], H336 [10FE], H1723 [4AP]

———custody and immigration status, H1853 [6AP], H2127 [12AP], H2514, H2554 [4MY], E1371 [27JY]

———grant U.S. citizenship (H.R. 3531), H9, H14 [27JA], H168 [2FE]

———INS operation to reunite with father, H2414, H2416 [3MY], H2617 [8MY], H2956 [11MY], H3032 [15MY], H3290 [17MY]

———reunite with father, H10, H11, H14 [27JA]

———reunite with father (H. Con. Res. 240), H9, H23 [27JA]

———Secret Service actions relative to prayer service in the Capitol, H4123 [9JN]

Human rights: violations, H1723 [4AP], H1853 [6AP]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, H6560 [19JY]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), H6552-H6561 [19JY]

———prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 555), H6548-H6552 [19JY]

———prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), motion to recommit, H6560 [19JY]

Tourist trade: lift travel restrictions, H5453 [29JN], H6694-H6698 [20JY], H7145, H7146 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

AID: Cuban Transition Project funding, S10980 [25OC]

Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy: tribute, S9455 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: increase cooperation with Cuba on drug interdiction efforts, S5533 [21JN]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S4970 [12JN], S5063-S5067 [14JN], S6051-S6053 [29JN], S6344 [10JY], S7591, S7629 [26JY], S9019, S9029, S9030 [22SE], S10063-S10065 [6OC], S10147 [10OC], S10669, S10670, S10675, S10681, S10688 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

Foreign policy: allow travel by U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens (S. 1919), S10064 [6OC], S10147 [10OC]

———anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S779, S780 [24FE]

Foreign trade: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, S4524 [6JN], S4931 [9JN], S10521 [13OC]

———lift trade embargo, S4933-S4935 [9JN], S7537 [25JY], S10521 [13OC]

———lift trade embargo (S. 2617), S4379 [24MY]

———lift trade embargo (S. 2896), S7393 [20JY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, S221 [1FE], S1846, S1871 [29MR], S2020 [30MR], S2030 [3AP]

———custody and immigration status, S2708, S2710-S2713 [13AP]

———grant permanent residency status for himself and family members in Cuba (S. 2314), S1856 [29MR], S2020 [30MR], S2604-S2607 [12AP], S2649 [13AP]

———grant U.S. citizenship (S. 1999), S2, S3 [24JA], S202-S204 [1FE]

———INS operation to reunite with father, S2818-S2820 [25AP], S2931, S2932 [26AP], S3683 [9MY]

———reunite with father (S. Con. Res. 79), S99-S102, S105 [26JA]

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (S. 2058), S617 [10FE], S1973 [30MR]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S4767, S4768 [8JN], S5298-S5300 [16JN], S5389-S5406, S5434 [20JN]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba, is permanently closed (S. 2748), S5309 [16JN]

TV Marti: funding, S10149 [10OC]

U.S. policy, S779, S780 [24FE], S9844 [4OC]

Reports

Fact-Finding Mission—Republic of Cuba: Alliance for Responsible Cuba, S9455-S9457 [28SE]

Visit to Cuba: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, S9845 [4OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4118, Russian-American Trust and Cooperation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 555) (H. Rept. 106-758), H6469 [18JY]

Human Rights Violations in Cuba: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 289), S2726 [13AP]

Immigration Status Adjustment Filing Deadlines Extension for Certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian Nationals: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2058), S2726 [13AP]

Russian-American Trust and Cooperation Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 4118) (H. Rept. 106-668), H4219 [12JN]

Statements

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: President Clinton, S780 [24FE]

Grant Permanent Residency Status for Elian Gonzalez-Brotons and Family Members in Cuba: Vice President Gore, S2021 [30MR]

Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act, S10689-S10691 [18OC]

Summaries

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4461): Provisions Exempting Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Products From U.S. Economic Sanctions, H9705 [11OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 555, consideration of H.R. 4118, Russian-American Trust and Cooperation Act, H6548 [19JY]

H.R. 4118, Russian-American Trust and Cooperation Act, H6552 [19JY]

S. 2748, Russian-American Trust and Cooperation Act, S5309 [16JN]

S. Con. Res. 79, reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father, S93, S100 [26JA]

S. Res. 289, human rights violations in Cuba, S2639 [12AP]

CUBA FOR KIDS FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2051 [1NO]

CUBAN AMERICANS

Articles and editorials

Elian's Journey, E260 [9MR]

Havana's Hostages, E259 [9MR]

Show of Force Wasn't Necessary, H3291 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: delay implementation of Dept. of Justice ruling until court hearing on asylum application (see H. Res. 480), H2340 [13AP]

———grant permanent residency status for himself and family members in Cuba (see S. 2314), S1884 [29MR]

———grant U.S. citizenship (see S. 1999), S37 [24JA] (see H.R. 3531, 3532), H48 [27JA]

———reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S86 [26JA] (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]

Letters

Elian Gonzalez-Brotons custody and immigration status: Carmen Sabria, E1371 [27JY]

INS operation to reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father: Senator Specter, S2818, S2819 [25AP]

Remarks in House

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, H68 [31JA], H336 [10FE], H1723 [4AP]

———custody and immigration status, H1853 [6AP], H2127 [12AP], H2514, H2554 [4MY], E1371 [27JY]

———grant U.S. citizenship (H.R. 3531), H9, H14 [27JA], H168 [2FE]

———INS operation to reunite with father, H2414, H2416 [3MY], H2617 [8MY], H2956 [11MY], H3032 [15MY], H3290 [17MY]

———reunite with father, H10, H11, H14 [27JA]

———reunite with father (H. Con. Res. 240), H9, H23 [27JA]

———Secret Service actions relative to prayer service in the Capitol, H4123 [9JN]

National Association of Cuban-American Women: tribute, E2043 [31OC]

Tertulias de Antano (organization): tribute, E609 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, S221 [1FE], S1846, S1871 [29MR], S2020 [30MR], S2030 [3AP]

———custody and immigration status, S2708, S2710-S2713 [13AP]

———grant permanent residency status for himself and family members in Cuba (S. 2314), S1856 [29MR], S2020 [30MR], S2604-S2607 [12AP], S2649 [13AP]

———grant U.S. citizenship (S. 1999), S2, S3 [24JA], S202-S204 [1FE]

———INS operation to reunite with father, S2818-S2820 [25AP], S2931, S2932 [26AP], S3683 [9MY]

———reunite with father (S. Con. Res. 79), S99-S102, S105 [26JA]

Statements

Grant Permanent Residency Status for Elian Gonzalez-Brotons and Family Members in Cuba: Vice President Gore, S2021 [30MR]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 79, reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father, S93, S100 [26JA]

CUBAN COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND NATIONAL RECONCILIATION

Letters

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba, S5402 [20JN]

CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY ACT

Messages

Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, S1745 [27MR], H1422 [28MR]

CUBIN, BARBARA (a Representative from Wyoming)

Articles and editorials

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, Casper (WY) Star-Tribune, H11388 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H7578 [13SE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H454 [15FE]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H1588 [29MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), H255 [8FE]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H5843 [11JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H1588 [29MR]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2341 [13AP]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———improve procedures in the conduct of congressional communications (see H.R. 4712), H5657 [29JN]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Foreign trade: require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as domestic products (see H.R. 3552), H342 [10FE]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H7578 [13SE]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H5737 [10JY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H5737 [10JY]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Medicaid: provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 5572), H11206 [26OC]

Medicare: designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H575 [29FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7871 [19SE]

National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see H.R. 3327), H2340 [13AP]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H1477 [28MR]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H3049 [15MY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

———simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see H.R. 4340), H2339 [13AP]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1477 [28MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H1284 [22MR]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H4817 [21JN]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H1163 [21MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2967 [11MY]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1285 [22MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H2512 [3MY]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H1285 [22MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 333), H3649 [23MY]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (see H.R. 4298), H2338 [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 4560), H3867 [25MY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil in the Powder River Basin (see H.R. 4297), H2338 [13AP]

Taxation: provide for an election for special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions (see H.R. 3851), H756 [8MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H756 [8MR]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H379 [15FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5871 [12JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 333), H5176 [27JN], E825 [24MY]

Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse, Jackson, WY: designate (S. 1794), H8557 [2OC]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11386 [27OC]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4899 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4455 [14JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4899 [21JN]

Diseases: recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (H. Con. Res. 133), H8686, H8688 [3OC]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), H8277 [27SE]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1221 [22MR]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), H7397 [12SE]

Mineral Management Service: revise certain royalty-in-kind procedures relative to payments for transportation to wholesale market centers, H4455 [14JN]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5174 [27JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H5174 [27JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5174 [27JN]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H309 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (H. Res. 473), H2262 [13AP]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (H.R. 3850), H8682, H8684, H8685 [3OC]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2297 [13AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1811 [5AP]

Votes: position on missed, H239 [8FE]

Tributes

Anthony, Susan B., H379 [15FE]

CUDAHY, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1917 [25OC]

CUEVAS, BELINDA

Remarks in House

Puerto Rican Association for Human Development: community service honoree, E2123 [5DE]

CULLINAN, DENNIS M.

Letters

Montgomery GI Bill benefits improvement by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, H4628 [19JN]

CULLMAN, JOSEPH F., III

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1633 [29SE]

CULLMAN COUNTY, AL

Remarks in Senate

Cullman County Commission: tribute, S220 [1FE]

CULPEPPER, LEE

Letters

Dept. of Justice record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9127 [25SE]

CULPEPPER, MARILYN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1971 [28OC], E2025 [30OC], E2154 [7DE]

CULVER, JOHN C.

Eulogies

Rinard, Park, S11556 [5DE]

CUMBERLAND, MD

Bills and resolutions

National parks and recreation areas: establish the Steel Industry National Historic Park in Pennsylvania and extend the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail between Cumberland, MD, and Pittsburgh, PA (see H.R. 5030), H7207 [27JY]

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC

Remarks in House

Hathcock, David: tribute to naming of bridge in his honor near Hope Mills, NC, E1473 [13SE]

Lowry, Edward: tribute to naming of bridge in his honor near Hope Mills, NC, E1473 [13SE]

CUMMINGS, CLAUDE W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1857 [19OC]

CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4676 [19JN], H4848 [21JN]

Analyses

Equal Overtime Pay Authorization for All Federal Employees Engaged in Wildfire Suppression Operations (H.R. 2814), E1605 [27SE]

Federal Workforce Digital Access Act (H.R. 4232), E533 [11AP]

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H647 [6MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H3925 [6JN] (see H.R. 3573), H1852 [5AP]

Aviation: prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3869 [25MY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1119 [16MR]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H575 [29FE]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H3523 [22MY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H4817 [21JN]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H4592 [15JN]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H2411 [2MY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H9768 [11OC]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H2771 [9MY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H48 [27JA]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H3049 [15MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H5084 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H50 [27JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H7503 [12SE]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H575 [29FE]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H2411 [2MY]

Education: modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H5737 [10JY]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H10473 [19OC]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (see H.R. 4484), H3308 [17MY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H4337 [13JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H7003 [25JY]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1162 [21MR]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 5605), H11621 [30OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H7991 [21SE]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H7128 [26JY]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 493), H4592 [15JN]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H575 [29FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H3523 [22MY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5436 [28JN]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H632 [1MR]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Government: require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (see H.R. 4362), H2410 [2MY]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H373 [14FE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3049 [15MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4485 [14JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H2122 [11AP]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 840), H757 [8MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8617 [2OC]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2967 [11MY]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), H90 [31JA]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H4337 [13JN]

Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3926 [6JN]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H1589 [29MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10534 [23OC]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H5657 [29JN]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H3869 [25MY]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H922 [9MR]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (see H.R. 4789), H5654 [29JN]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6470 [18JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H4592 [15JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H6777 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H4121 [8JN]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H2341 [13AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H3650 [23MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H10473 [19OC]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2341 [13AP]

———exclude from gross income certain employer provided housing incentives relative to the purchase of a house in qualified urban areas (see H.R. 3389), H342 [10FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H2967 [11MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4783 [20JN]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H922 [9MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2607 [4MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H4783 [20JN]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4485 [14JN]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H10473 [19OC]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H4485 [14JN]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H9505 [6OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2012 [10AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Woods, Tiger: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2906 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: provide Federal employees with a home computer and Internet access (see H.R. 4232), H2121 [11AP]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4449), H3049 [15MY]

Federal employees: revise overtime pay limitation (see H.R. 5333), H8468 [28SE]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4451), H3049 [15MY]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4450), H3049 [15MY]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4448), H3049 [15MY]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4447), H3049 [15MY]

Remarks

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (H.R. 1451), H228, H229 [8FE]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Baltimore City Police School Force, H615 [1MR]

———tribute to Johns Hopkins Hospital, H5727 [10JY]

Black History Month: observance, H526 [29FE]

Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, H1079 [16MR]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1057 [15MR], H1993 [10AP]

Computers: provide Federal employees with a home computer and Internet access (H.R. 4232), E528, E532 [11AP]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4753 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6699 [20JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4753 [20JN], H4848 [21JN]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H7283 [7SE]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2386, H2387 [2MY]

———HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, H7065 [26JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7033 [26JY], H7283 [7SE]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7283 [7SE]

———waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (H.R. 5537), H11585 [30OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12061 [8DE]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4449), H7236 [6SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H615 [1MR], H6035, H6036, H6037, H6038 [13JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5230, H5235 [27JN]

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (H.R. 4484), H7232 [6SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, E361 [21MR]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H125 [1FE]

Federal employees: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 208), H9519, H9520 [10OC]

———eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (H.R. 1769), H9987 [17OC]

———enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), H7761, H7762 [19SE]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), H2670, H2671, H2674 [9MY], H7187 [27JY]

———increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (H.R. 457), H354 [14FE]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (H.R. 207), H11698 [31OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 460), H9987, H9988 [17OC]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (H.R. 2814), E1605 [27SE]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4451), H8019 [25SE]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H354 [14FE]

———minority health programs (S. 1880), H11695 [31OC]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 3454), H7230, H7231 [6SE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H861 [9MR]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (S. 3137), H11933 [4DE]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7225, H7226, H7227 [6SE]

James W. McCabe, Sr., Post Office Building, Johnson City, NY: designate (H.R. 2302), H7234 [6SE]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (H.R. 4907), H11587, H11588 [30OC]

Jones, Melva: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E960 [9JN]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4450), H7760 [19SE]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4448), H7234, H7235 [6SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1129 [28JN]

Liberty Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 376), H9517, H9518 [10OC]

Madison, James: tribute (H. Con. Res. 396), H8556, H8557 [2OC]

Make-A-Wish Foundation: anniversary, E957 [9JN]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5230 [27JN]

———Tolchester Channel S-turn straightening project funding, H5235 [27JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H458 [16FE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H458 [16FE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2961 [11MY]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H950 [14MR]

NASA: University Research Centers funding, H4848 [21JN]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 415), H9989, H9990 [17OC]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7845, H7846 [19SE]

OPM: conduct study on allowing certain Federal employees paid parental leave, H6699 [20JY]

Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 4615), H7228, H7230 [6SE]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 4831), H9522, H9524 [10OC]

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (H.R. 5229), H9522 [10OC]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4447), H5811 [11JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1079 [16MR]

Votes: position on missed, H5996 [13JY], E571 [13AP], E2083 [3NO]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (H.R. 4884), H7222, H7223, H7224 [6SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2236 [12AP]

Special order: granted, H628 [1MR], H5734 [10JY], H6346 [17JY], H6772 [24JY], H7127 [26JY], H7200 [27JY], H8197 [26SE], H8404 [27SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Military Awards Dinner: NAACP, E1168 [30JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2814, equal overtime pay authorization for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations, E1605 [27SE]

Tributes

Dixon, Karen, H6757 [24JY]

Howard, Joseph C., Sr., H8285 [27SE]

McKenzie, Vashti M., H6091 [17JY]

CUMMINGS, JONATHAN

Statements

Youth Advocacy Rights, E1580 [25SE]

CUMMINS, ISABELLA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1710 [6OC]

CUNDIFF, H. LYNN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1248 [14JY], E1280 [19JY]

CUNNINGHAM, JOY

Papers

Needs of Mentally Ill Children in the Juvenile Justice System, H6580 [19JY]

CUNNINGHAM, RANDY ``DUKE'' (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5923 [12JY]

———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

———H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H8754 [4OC]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

Qualcomm Chief Named Scientist of the Year by Women's Group, David E. Graham, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, E531 [11AP]

Six Local Students Chosen as Latino Leader Finalists, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, E767 [18MY]

World-Class Cancer Center Planned at UCSD, Cheryl Clark, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, E772 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H632 [1MR]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H5436 [28JN]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———increase basic housing allowance for members stationed in San Diego and Orange Counties, CA, to compensate for increased energy costs (see H. Res. 629), H9900 [12OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 4639), H5037 [22JN]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (see H.R. 2964), H1413 [27MR]

Business and industry: restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H373 [14FE]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H1123 [20MR]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2607 [4MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H7932 [20SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4246), H2238 [12AP]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H4818 [21JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H2606 [4MY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H6719 [20JY]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1407 [23MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2967 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4660), H4818 [21JN]

———participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H510 [16FE]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1675 [3AP]

———support for nongovernmental organizations participating in honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 192), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H5956 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4592 [15JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H6778 [24JY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1120 [16MR]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a reciprocal agreement with the country of which the transferee is a national (see H.R. 2662), H219 [7FE]

FAA: limit age restrictions for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates (see H.R. 4352), H7723 [18SE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H255 [8FE]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H1958 [6AP]

FERC: reform electric power rates in California (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8799 [4OC]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (see H. Res. 650), H11207 [26OC]

Fish and fishing: establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), H575 [29FE]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 4790), H5654 [29JN]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H4122 [8JN]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H2655 [8MY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1120 [16MR]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H511 [16FE]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7129 [26JY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H1588 [29MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H1406 [23MR]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H998 [14MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2512 [3MY]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H165 [1FE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H255 [8FE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H1477 [28MR]

———improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), H4121 [8JN]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4121 [8JN]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7206 [27JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H2512 [3MY]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H2966 [11MY]

Native Americans: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (see H.R. 5477), H10036 [17OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H7212 [27JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1164 [21MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H2607 [4MY] (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H574 [29FE]

———require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1406 [23MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public utilities: grant investor owned utilities and other private entities the same rights to purchase electric energy generated at Federal facilities as public bodies and cooperatives (see H.R. 5113), H7280 [6SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see H.R. 3392), H255 [8FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H3309 [17MY]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Taxation: allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 1465), H8617 [2OC]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H7281 [6SE]

———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H4591 [15JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), H511 [16FE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7652 [14SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1629 [30MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2013 [10AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 816), H342 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 4719), H5657 [29JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2607 [4MY]

Turkey: withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7282 [6SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H998 [14MR]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2966 [11MY]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12080 [11DE]

———reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12017 [5DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H12045 [7DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

World War II: encourage Japanese companies to compensate former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5435 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 4045), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 4653), H4484 [14JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 5461), H9900 [12OC]

Law enforcement: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent or obstructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons seeking to operate animal enterprises (see H.R. 5429), H9634 [10OC]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3308 [17MY]

Taxation: provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8551 [29SE]

Letters

Medicare coverage of augmentative communication devices: Kirsten A. Nyrop, United Cerebral Palsy Association, E753 [17MY]

———Steven A. Jaye, Sunrise Medical (business), E753 [17MY]

NIH biomedical research funding: Corrina P. Smith, PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome Association, Inc., H7084 [26JY]

———Cynthia Clay, H7084 [26JY]

———Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, University of California, San Diego, H7084 [26JY]

———Rajen Dalal, Chiron Corp., H7084 [26JY]

Shark Finning Prohibition Act: Colette Y. Machado, Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs, H3883 [6JN]

———Mike Hayden, American Sportfishing Association, H3884 [6JN]

———several marine and wildlife organizations, H3883 [6JN]

Worker Economic Opportunity Act: Gary J. Bonadonna, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, H2444 [3MY]

———James A. Klein, Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, H2444 [3MY]

———Mark J. Ugoretz, ERISA Industry Committee, H2445 [3MY]

———Patrick J. Cleary, National Association of Manufacturers, H2444 [3MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2445 [3MY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H2445 [3MY]

Lists

Supporters of S. 2718, Energy Efficient Buildings Incentives Act, E1634 [29SE]

Press releases

Boeing's Super Hornet Awarded NAA's Collier Trophy: National Aeronautic Association, H446 [15FE]

Stock Option Bill Unanimously Approved by Senate; LPA-Backed Legislation Moves to House: LPA, Inc., H2445 [3MY]

``Super Hornet'' Operational Evaluation Results Announced: Dept. of the Navy, H446 [15FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11541 [30OC]

———legislative process, H11678 [31OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8111 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10406, H10407 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H10853 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H11365 [27OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11452 [28OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1526, H1550 [29MR]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program, H3191, H3200 [17MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2175, H2181 [12AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9830 [12OC]

Budget: balance, H4269 [13JN]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3090 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1393 [23MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7562 [13SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: children's health programs funding, H4307 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2181 [12AP], H2416 [3MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3695, H3737 [24MY]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (H. Con. Res. 390), E1730 [10OC]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1526 [29MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1108 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1108 [16MR]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H6702 [20JY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6365 [18JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (H.R. 5086), H10489 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H3191 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3200 [17MY], H3387, H3388 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3191 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7059 [26JY]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development funding, H442-H446 [15FE]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3988, H3989 [7JN]

———funding, H1550 [29MR], H7568 [13SE]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1393 [23MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3988, H3989 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3973 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: investigation and audit, H11473 [28OC]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4543 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (H.R. 4653), E1003 [14JN]

Dept. of HUD: empowerment zones funding, H4760 [20JN]

———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1915 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H5001 [22JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4634 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4507 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4464 [14JN], H4507, H4517, H4530, H4543 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6702 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care and research funding, H4870 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11365 [27OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5001 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4089, H4093 [8JN], H4199, H4207 [12JN], H4233, H4262, H4267, H4268, H4269, H4307 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11473 [28OC], H11737 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4634 [19JN], H4726, H4727, H4756, H4757, H4760 [20JN], H4859, H4870 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10368 [19OC]

Diseases: support Angleman's Syndrome research, E1805 [17OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7032 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration (H. Res. 563), H7022 [26JY]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1526 [29MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H7565 [13SE]

———roles of Congress and the Clinton administration in the current economic situation, H7563-H7569 [13SE]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H10853 [25OC]

———funding, H4199 [12JN], H10853 [25OC]

———national policy to improve system, H7566 [13SE], H11365 [27OC]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H4262 [13JN]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7469 [12SE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11678 [31OC], H11737 [1NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H3001 [15MY]

Encinitas, CA: Diegueno Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1503 [18SE]

Escondido, CA: Rincon Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1500 [18SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (H.R. 4182), E498 [5AP]

———clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2443 [3MY]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 3535), H3883 [6JN], H10489 [23OC]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), H11571 [30OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10823 [25OC]

Foreign policy: international labor standards programs funding, H4093 [8JN]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1224 [22MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1206 [22MR]

Forest Service: recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4464 [14JN]

Head Start Program: funding, H4207 [12JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7563 [13SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11452 [28OC]

House Rules: use of Members' names on the House floor, H11452 [28OC]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1915 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4756, H4757 [20JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4089 [8JN]

———funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4268 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, H4267 [13JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9859 [12OC]

Jacobs, Irwin: Achievement Reward for College Scientists (organization) Scientist of the Year award recipient, E530 [11AP]

Law enforcement: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent or obstructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons seeking to operate animal enterprises (H.R. 5429), E1728 [10OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11678 [31OC]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9846 [12OC]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (H.R. 4479), E752 [17MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7563 [13SE]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3387, H3388 [18MY], H7059 [26JY]

Mexico: safety and well-being of U.S. citizens injured while traveling (H. Con. Res. 232), H6723 [24JY]

Mira Mesa, CA: Mira Mesa High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1499 [18SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4530 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4530 [15JN]

National Men's Health Week: observance, E1003 [14JN]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4507, H4517 [15JN]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H7568 [13SE]

Native Americans: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (H.R. 5477), H11900 [14NO]

Naughton, Gail: Intellectual Property Owners Association Inventor of the Year award recipient, E1146 [29JN]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7083 [26JY]

———funding, H4233 [13JN]

NSF: funding, H4859 [21JN]

Penasquitos, CA: Black Mountain Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1513 [18SE]

Point of order, H4729 [20JN]

Poway, CA: Meadowbrook Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1510 [18SE]

———Twin Peaks Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1505 [18SE]

Rancho Bernardo, CA: Bernardo Heights Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1523 [19SE]

———Rancho Bernardo High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1507 [18SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11548 [30OC]

San Diego County, CA: tribute to National Hispanic Youth Award finalists, E767 [18MY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11548 [30OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11365 [27OC]

Scripps Ranch, CA: Mesa Verde Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1508 [18SE]

———Mount Carmel High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1501 [18SE]

———Scripps Ranch High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1533 [19SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H7563 [13SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11548 [30OC]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11548 [30OC]

Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7173 [27JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11452 [28OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2811 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4079 [8JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (H.R. 5345), E1633 [29SE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7173 [27JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1805 [5AP]

University of California, San Diego: tribute to Cancer Center, E772 [19MY]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4726, H4727 [20JN], H10368 [19OC]

Vietnam: U.S. policy, H2416 [3MY]

Votes: position on missed, H735 [8MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2120 [11AP]

Statements

Augmentative Communication Devices: Stephen Hawking, E753 [17MY]

Tributes

Gross, David, E945 [9JN]

Hart, James G., E17 [27JA]

Knott, Sam, E2116 [4DE]

Packard, Representative, H10886 [25OC]

Schwartz, Edward J., E583 [13AP]

CUPP, ROBERT R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2109 [4DE]

CURF, COURTNEY

Letters

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2210, S2219 [5AP]

CURNUTTE, MARK

Articles and editorials

Last of a Storied Cavalry Fights for Recognition—All-Black Unit Served in WW II After Long History, S954 [29FE]

CURRAN, BRIAN D.

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominee, S9465 [28SE]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

CURRENCY see Money

CURRIN, HUGH M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1258 [18JY]

CURRY, SADIE M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1871 [19OC]

CURTIS, CARL T. (a former Senator from Nebraska)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute (S. Res. 246), S97, S98 [26JA], S482 [8FE]

Texts of

S. Res. 246, tribute, S93, S98 [26JA], H6 [27JA]

CURTIS, J.R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1689 [6OC], E1854 [19OC]

CURTIS, ROCHELLE E.

Excerpts

``Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention—Bone Cancer'', S10375 [12OC]

CURTIS, SAM V.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2089 [13NO]

CUSACK, DARWIN

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, H3871 [6JN]

CUSTER COUNTY, MT

Bills and resolutions

Miles City, MT: convey VA Medical Complex land to Custer County, MT (see S. 2637), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4912), H6718 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Miles City, MT: convey VA Medical Complex land to Custer County, MT (H.R. 4912), E1288 [21JY]

Remarks in Senate

Miles City, MT: convey VA Medical Complex land to Custer County, MT (S. 2637), S4466 [25MY]

CUSTODIO, ZENY C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E641 [4MY]

CUSTOM SHUTTERS, INC.

Remarks in House

Tosh, Tom: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for Texas, E1670 [4OC]

CUSTOMIZED TRAINING FLEXIBILITY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4216), H8680 [3OC]

(H.R. 4216)-H8682 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4216, provisions, H8680 [3OC]

CUSTOMS SERVICE

Analyses

Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act (H.R. 4489), H3571 [23MY]

Articles and editorials

Chance To Control Killers, H11296 [26OC]

Gems Could Transform African Lives, E1295 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions (see H.R. 5147), H7501 [12SE]

Discrimination: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S2526 [11AP]

Express courier facilities: establish user fee to cover inspection costs (see S. 3199), S10412 [12OC] (see H.R. 5450), H9767 [11OC]

Foreign trade: investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (see S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

———liquidate certain duty drawback claims (see H.R. 4459), H3049 [15MY]

———merchandise importation procedures (see H.R. 4337), H2339 [13AP]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see S. Res. 285), S2527 [11AP] (see S. Res. 333), S6474 [11JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2965), S7839 [27JY]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (see H.R. 5284), H8061 [25SE]

Tariff: allow a duty drawback on jewelry exported to the U.S. Virgin Islands (see S. 2613), S4297 [23MY]

———allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes (see S. 2571), S4014 [16MY]

———make certain products eligible for drawback and simplify and clarify certain drawback provisions (see H.R. 4662), H4484 [14JN]

———make certain recycled products eligible for duty drawback (see S. 2961), S7839 [27JY]

———titanium disks (see S. 2114), S929 [29FE]

Tariff Act: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H1118 [16MR]

———modify drawback claims provisions (see H.R. 4696), H4783 [20JN]

Trademarks: technical corrections to regulations on goods bearing foreign owned trademarks or trade names (see S. 2359), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 4816), H5736 [10JY]

Letters

Assignment of Armed Forces personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities: Brian E. Sheridan, Dept. of Defense, E793 [19MY]

Petitions and memorials

Oroville, WA, City Council: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E718 [11MY]

Remarks in House

Africa: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions, H6619, H6625, H6656-H6658 [20JY], H8630 [3OC], H8744, H8745, H8746 [4OC], H11232, H11235, H11295 [26OC], E1295 [21JY], E1720 [6OC], E1727 [10OC]

———prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions (H.R. 5147), E1450 [13SE], E1676 [4OC], E1836 [19OC]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H3275-H3277 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H6604 [20JY], E766 [18MY]

Computers: system modernization funding, H6626, H6631 [20JY]

Hazardous substances: monitoring for radioactivity in imported scrap metals funding through reductions in the Dept. of the Treasury Inspector General's office, H6645-H6647 [20JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E718 [11MY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3533, H3568-H3576 [23MY], E777 [19MY]

International Customs Day: observance, E15 [27JA]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (H.R. 1901), H2459-H2461 [3MY]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (H.R. 5284), H8559-H8561 [2OC]

Racine, WI: office operations funding, H6653 [20JY]

San Antonio, TX, International Airport: designate as an airport at which certain private aircraft arriving from a foreign area may land for processing, H6924 [25JY]

Texas: tribute to law enforcement efforts to combat child pornography, E1576 [22SE]

U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 640), H8628 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Automated Commercial System: funding, S7368 [20JY], S7593 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: increase cooperation with Cuba on drug interdiction efforts, S5533 [21JN]

Discrimination: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 2393), S2533 [11AP]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S9562-S9564 [2OC]

Foreign trade: investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803, S3807, S3817, S3826 [10MY], S3867, S3872 [11MY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), S4454, S4501-S4504 [25MY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 2599), S4204, S4207 [18MY]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (H.R. 1901), S8527 [13SE]

NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (S. Res. 285), S2547 [11AP]

———parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (S. Res. 333), S7806 [27JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2965), S7859-S7862 [27JY]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (H.R. 5284), S9867 [4OC]

Tariff: allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes (S. 2571), S4023 [16MY]

———reliquidate certain conveyor chain imports at the antidumping duty cash deposit rate at the time of entry, S11880 [15DE]

———titanium disks (S. 2114), S930 [29FE]

Reports

Use of Armed Forces Personnel To Support Civilian Law Enforcement: Dept. of Defense, E794 [19MY]

Reports filed

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1901), S7655 [26JY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 106-586), H2336 [13AP]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5284) (H. Rept. 106-922), H8616 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1901, Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX, H2459 [3MY]

H.R. 4489, Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act, H3568 [23MY]

H.R. 5284, Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA, H8559 [2OC]

S. 2114, tariff on titanium disks, S930 [29FE]

S. 2571, allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes, S4024 [16MY]

S. 2599, Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act, S4205-S4207 [18MY]

S. Res. 285, parity among NAFTA participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad, S2546 [11AP]

S. Res. 333, parity among NAFTA participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad, S6478 [11JY], S7807 [27JY]

S. Res. 348, investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S., S8116 [6SE]

CUTBIRTH, GEORGE E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E562 [13AP]

CUTHBERT, JOHN A.

Remarks in Senate

``Early Art and Artists in West Virginia'': tribute to publication, S10923 [24OC]

CUTIE, ALBERT R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9461 [28SE]

CUTLER, ME

Remarks in Senate

Navy: establish human resources service center, S10374 [12OC]

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH

Biographies

Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Campbell, Jane L.: Governing Magazine Public Official of the Year award recipient, E2094 [14NO]

Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award: tribute to recipients, E104 [9FE]

Lakewood, OH: tribute to North Coast Health Ministry, E2194 [15DE]

CYBERANGELS (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E544 [12AP]

CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Two Sides Must Talk—Opportunities More Favorable Than in Past for Settlement of Cyprus Issue, E954 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions

Turkey: withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 358), H4817 [21JN] (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5843 [11JY]

Messages

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Cyprus: President Clinton, S6764 [13JY]

Remarks in House

Turkey: anniversary of occupation, H6357, H6358, H6360-H6367 [18JY]

———compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (H. Con. Res. 100), H6366 [18JY]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (H. Con. Res. 80), H6366 [18JY]

———occupation, H1465 [28MR], E954 [9JN]

World March of Women: tribute to Cypriot participants, E1864 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S6764 [13JY]

Turkey: anniversary of occupation, S7386 [20JY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Thomas G. Weston To Be Special Coordinator for Cyprus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Treaty With Cyprus on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9856 [4OC]

Resolutions of ratification

Treaty With Cyprus on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9856 [4OC], S10662 [18OC]

CYR, MATT

Statements

Emancipated Minors, E1559 [21SE]

CYR, RICHARD

Remarks in Senate

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award: recipient for outstanding public service, S7829 [27JY]

CYWINSKI, STEVE

Letters

Elimination of Government waste, E343 [16MR]

CZECH AMERICANS

Bills and resolutions

Czech-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 571), H7280 [6SE]

CZECH REPUBLIC

Bills and resolutions

Czech-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 571), H7280 [6SE]

Remarks in House

Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences: anniversary of World Congress, E1220 [13JY]

World War II: anniversary of Kindertransport (refugee children's program), E570 [13AP]

CZECH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

Bills and resolutions

Observance (see H. Res. 571), H7280 [6SE]

CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Remarks in House

World Congress: anniversary, E1220 [13JY]

D.C. UNITED (soccer team)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E147 [15FE], E190 [29FE]

DABBAGH, MAUREEN

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H11199 [26OC]

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S., H11199 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S. (S. Res. 239), S7280 [19JY]

Reports filed

Return of Nadia Dabbagh to the U.S. From Saudi Arabia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 239), S6013 [28JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 239, return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S. from Saudi Arabia, S7280 [19JY]

DABBAGH, NADIA

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H11199 [26OC]

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S., H11199 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S. (S. Res. 239), S7280 [19JY]

Reports filed

Return of Nadia Dabbagh to the U.S. From Saudi Arabia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 239), S6013 [28JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 239, return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S. from Saudi Arabia, S7280 [19JY]

DACE (U.S.S.)

Remarks in House

World War II: tribute to the submarine crews of the U.S.S. Darter and U.S.S. Dace, E907 [7JN]

DADE COUNTY, FL

Articles and editorials

SFFR Joins Marines To Bring Holiday Cheer to Needy Kids, E34 [31JA]

Remarks in House

South Florida Food Recovery (organization): tribute, E34 [31JA]

Wallace, Milton J.: Miami-Dade Affordable Housing Foundation Housing Heroes Awards Luncheon honoree, E586 [13AP]

DADICH, DANIEL

Biographies

Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

DAE WOONG CHUNG

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1626 [28SE]

DAHLBERG, GREGORY R.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Under Sec. of the Army: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

DAHLIN, SARAH

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2344 [6AP]

DAHMS, LAWRENCE D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2036 [31OC]

DAIGH, MARGARETHA

Remarks in Senate

American Association on Mental Retardation: tribute to Illinois chapter's Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S9938 [5OC]

DAILY, MATT

Articles and editorials

Dutch State To Slash KPN Stake, S7429 [21JY]

DAILY BRUIN (University of California, Los Angeles publication)

Articles and editorials

Completing Census Form Has Far-Reaching Benefits, H2002 [10AP]

DAILY POINT OF LIGHT FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Manzanares, George: Daily Point of Light Foundation Daily Point of Light Award recipient, E1638 [2OC]

DAIRY FARMER VIABILITY COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 3128), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5356), H8617 [2OC]

DAIRY MARKET ENHANCEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2773), S10952, S11006 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 2773), H10874, H10875 [25OC], E1977 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2773), S6107 [29JN], S10952, S10953 [25OC]

Texts of

S. 2773, provisions, H10874 [25OC]

DAKE, TERRENCE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8193 [7SE]

DAKEN, JAMES B.

Articles and editorials

Ex-Toledoan Set U.S. Record as City Manager, E2148 [7DE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2148 [7DE]

DAKOTA WATER RESOURCES ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 623), S10530, S10592 [13OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 623), S10530 [13OC]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S10530 [13OC]

Texts of

S. 623, provisions, S10535-S10538 [13OC]

DALAI LAMA

Amendments

Tibetan National Day: designate (S. Res. 60), S1428, S1436 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Southern California: visit, E1114 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tibetan National Day: designate (S. Res. 60), S1434-S1436 [9MR]

Statements

Tibetan National Uprising, S1435 [9MR]

DALAL, RAJEN

Letters

NIH biomedical research funding, H7084 [26JY]

DALE, DICK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E589 [13AP]

DALEN, KATHERINE

Articles and editorials

Pipeline Safety—Don't Sacrifice the Good for the Status Quo, H9560 [10OC]

DALEY, JOHN J.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5237 [15JN]

DALLAS, TX

Remarks in House

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E2131 [6DE]

Dallas Stars (hockey team): tribute, E344 [16MR]

Harber, Dorothy: Dallas, TX, Safari Club Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award recipient, E688 [10MY]

Potter's House: tribute to church, E1835 [19OC]

DALLAS STARS (hockey team)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E344 [16MR]

DALLAS (TX) MORNING NEWS

Articles and editorials

Arms Control—Senate Needs To Stop Playing With Nuclear Fire, S2954 [27AP]

Canada's Medicine Won't Cure U.S. System, E1104 [23JN]

Estate Taxes Threaten Wildlife Habitats, H4137 [9JN]

Flag Day—Celebration Has Evolved Over Nation's History, S5547 [21JN]

Government's Flawed Pursuit of Microsoft, S4572 [6JN]

Sweetheart Deals? Strategic Reserve Contracts Look Highly Questionable, H11591 [30OC]

DALY, MICHAEL

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S693 [22FE], S1330 [8MR], S2382 [6AP], S3927 [11MY], S4588 [6JN], S4928 [9JN]

DALY CITY, CA

Remarks in House

Chan, Lyn: National Education Association Christa McAuliffe Award recipient, E2090 [13NO]

DALZELL, SCOTT

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S6352 [10JY]

D'AMICO, ARNOLD C.

Amendments

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (H.R. 4853), H9863 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (see H.R. 4853), H6051 [13JY]

Remarks in House

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (H.R. 4853), H9862, H9863 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (H.R. 4853), S10935 [24OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4853, Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH, H9863 [12OC]

D'AMICO, DONALD R.

Remarks in House

American Century Award: recipient, E58 [2FE]

DAMMANN, JULIUS (BUD)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1418 [7SE]

DAMS

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6081 [17JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10934, S10943 [24OC]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), S10003 [5OC]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC], H10069 [18OC]

Analyses

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations (S. 2410), S2625 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon (see S. 3227), S10892 [23OC]

———provide security for dams, facilities, and resources (see H.R. 4948), H7002 [25JY]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (see S. 2163), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3986), H1077 [15MR]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (see H. Res. 581), H7870 [19SE]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (see S. 2309), S1815 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide cost share assistance for construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas (see H.R. 5297), H8199 [26SE]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (see S. 2880), S7072 [17JY]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2410), S2616 [12AP]

———increase authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 3595), H254 [8FE]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2396), S2526 [11AP]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3566), H164 [1FE]

Vermont: allow the Corps of Engineers to carry out an assessment and modification of State, local, and private dams (see S. 2724), S5027 [13JN]

Cost Estimates

Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986): CBO, E1596 [26SE]

Letters

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), E1866 [19OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E1866 [19OC]

Delaware River channel deepening project: Nicholas A. DiPasquale, Corps of Engineers, S8279, S8281 [8SE]

———Representatives Saxton and LoBiondo, S8279 [8SE]

———Robert W. Hargrove, EPA, S8278 [8SE]

———Senator Biden and Representative Andrews, S8278 [8SE]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations: Eluid L. Martinez, Dept. of the Interior, S2624 [12AP]

Remarks in House

Bureau of Reclamation: accounting of costs of the Sugar Pine Dam and Reservoir of the Central Valley Project, H10725 [24OC]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), H7747-H7749 [19SE], H7886-H7888 [20SE], E1596 [26SE]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (H. Res. 581), H7885, H7886 [20SE]

Cartersville, GA: anniversary of Allatoona Dam and Lake Project, E574 [13AP]

Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner (S. 1211), H10496, H10497 [23OC], E1892 [24OC]

Corps of Engineers: reform, H10355 [19OC]

———reform (H.R. 4879), H6438 [18JY], H7654 [18SE]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, H5262-H5267 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H10005 [17OC], E1917 [25OC]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6077-H6081 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior: produce and sell products and publications relative to the Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado River Dam fund (S. 1275), H10496 [23OC]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), H3488, H3489 [22MY]

Harris County, TX: flood control projects funding, H5210, H5217, H5223 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

Illinois: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

Illinois River: conservation and development funding, H11824 [3NO]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), H10028-H10032 [17OC], H10069, H10082 [18OC]

Nebraska: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: increase authorization of appropriations (H.R. 3595), H10519, H10520 [23OC]

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H5222 [27JN], H8424 [28SE], H10357, H10358 [19OC]

Snake River: engineering, design, or post-feasibility phase activities funding relative to breaching dams, E1149 [29JN]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), H6882, H6883 [25JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (H.R. 3566), E50 [1FE]

West Point, GA: anniversary of West Point Dam and Lake Project, E928 [9JN]

Western States: importance of dams and water storage, H2200-H2205 [12AP], H7860-H7864 [19SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Albuquerque, NM: flood control projects funding, S8170 [7SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon (S. 3227), S10892 [23OC], S10921 [24OC]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (S. 2163), S1124 [2MR], S2644 [12AP]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), S10542 [13OC]

Corps of Engineers: contracting out of operations and maintenance activities at Federal hydropower facilities, S9149 [25SE]

———independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (S. 2309), S1823 [28MR]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, S8177 [7SE], S8277, S8278 [8SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Emergency Watershed Program funding, S7346-S7349 [20JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), S7952 [27JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10943 [24OC]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), S10003 [5OC]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), unanimous-consent agreement, S10003 [5OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S7747-S7749 [27JY]

———proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

Kake, AK: dam replacement project funding, S8185 [7SE]

Little River: Waterbury Dam repair funding, S8932 [21SE]

Louisiana: Ten and Fifteen Mile Bayou flood control project funding, S11406 [31OC]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (S. 2880), S7075 [17JY], S7151 [18JY]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2410), S2624 [12AP]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), S10528 [13OC]

———authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2396), S2535 [11AP]

Vermont: allow the Corps of Engineers to carry out an assessment and modification of State, local, and private dams (S. 2724), S5030 [13JN]

Washington: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S791 [24FE], S3893, S3906-S3908 [11MY], S4910 [8JN]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S5771-S5773 [26JN]

Wyoming: emergency funding for Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes evacuation relative to Washakie Dam, S7035, S7036 [17JY]

Reports

Congressional Guidance Needed on Federal Cost Share of Water Resource Projects When Project Benefits Are Not Widespread: GAO, H5265-H5267 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers' Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake Project: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers Should Reevaluate the Elk Creek Project's Benefits and Costs: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Montana's Libby Dam Project—More Study Needed Before Adding Generators and a Reregulating Dam: GAO, H5264 [27JN]

Proposed Pricing of Irrigation Water From California's Central Valley New Melones Reservoir: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

TVA's Tellico Dam Project—Costs, Alternatives, and Benefits: GAO, H5264 [27JN]

Reports filed

Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2163) (S. Rept. 106-488), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3986) (H. Rept. 106-864), H7869 [19SE]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 964) (H. Rept. 106-944), H9503 [6OC]

Colorado River Additional Measures Authorization To Carry Out Control of Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam in a Cost-Effective Manner: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-814), H7279 [6SE]

Columbia and Snake Rivers Dam Preservation: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 106-1029), H12091 [14DE]

Consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 106-866), H7870 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior Contracts With the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District To Use Federal Facilities To Deliver Non-Federal Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3236) (S. Rept. 106-434, S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3236) (H. Rept. 106-742), H6353 [17JY]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho: Committee on Commerce (House) (S. 1236) (H. Rept. 106-630), H3473 [19MY]

Hoover Dam Miscellaneous Sales Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1275) (H. Rept. 106-808), H7279 [6SE]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations Authorization Increase: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 106-836), H7501 [12SE]

Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 992) (S. Rept. 106-393), S8019 [5SE]

Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1762) (S. Rept. 106-408), S8501 [13SE]

Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 106-367), S8018 [5SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2671) (H. Rept. 106-735), H6353 [17JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 581, consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7885 [20SE]

H.R. 728, rehabilitation assistance for watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H6077 [17JY]

H.R. 3236, Dept. of the Interior contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water to Summit County, UT, H6882 [25JY]

H.R. 3595, Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations increase, H10520 [23OC]

H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7747 [19SE], H7886 [20SE]

S. 964, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S10896-S10899 [24OC], H10028-H10031 [17OC]

S. 1211, additional measures to carry out control of Colorado River salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, H10496 [23OC]

S. 1236, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho, S10003 [5OC], H3488 [22MY]

S. 1275, Hoover Dam Miscellaneous Sales Act, H10496 [23OC]

S. 1762, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act, S10944 [24OC]

S. 2309, Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act, S1824 [28MR]

DANA ALLIANCE FOR BRAIN INITIATIVES (organization)

Articles and editorials

Remembering David, S7446 [21JY]

DANA ALLIANCE MEMBER NEWS (publication)

Articles and editorials

Remembering David, S7446 [21JY]

DANFORTH, IL

Articles and editorials

Danforth Hatchery Closes After 64 Years, E714 [11MY]

DANGEROUS BIOLOGICAL AGENT AND TOXIN CONTROL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3202), S10412 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3202), S10421 [12OC]

Texts of

S. 3202, provisions, S10421-S10424 [12OC]

DANIEL, BETH

Remarks in Senate

Ladies Professional Golf Association: Hall of Fame inductee, S2343 [6AP]

DANIEL, E. CLIFTON, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E258 [9MR]

DANIEL, KERRIE

Articles and editorials

Interns From Down Under, E425 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Congress: tribute to Australian interns, E425 [28MR]

DANIELS, FRANK

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9698 [3OC]

DANIELS, GEORGE B.

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be district judge, S758, S759 [24FE], S926 [29FE]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S757 [24FE]

DANIELS, RICHARD A.

Remarks in House

Long Beach, NJ: Monmouth Medical Center Pinnacle Award honorees, E548 [12AP]

DANINI, CARMINA

Articles and editorials

Prayer, Praise at Funeral, H12001 [5DE]

DANNER, DAN

Letters

Expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options, S9034 [22SE]

Federal gasoline tax, S2489, S2498 [11AP]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6673 [20JY]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act, S5908 [27JN]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6619 [13JY]

DANNER, PAT (a Representative from Missouri)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H574 [29FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]

Aviation: prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3869 [25MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 53), H1164 [21MR]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H5656 [29JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H5036 [22JN]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7992 [21SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (see H.R. 3621), H632 [1MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 4377), H7003 [25JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7365 [7SE]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H50 [27JA]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H921 [9MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7652 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H7282 [6SE]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H6471 [18JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H9767 [11OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5843 [11JY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7723 [18SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4538), H7723 [18SE]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H11194 [25OC]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H7578 [13SE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to enable them to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see H.R. 2789), H7502 [12SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H7871 [19SE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7212 [27JY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H6471 [18JY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H1588 [29MR]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1852 [5AP]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1852 [5AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

Firearms: prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5194), H8201 [26SE]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1285 [22MR]

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H5084 [23JN]

———prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H8469 [28SE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H455 [15FE]

Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H455 [15FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H7365 [7SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5180), H7872 [19SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H3869 [25MY]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H7002 [25JY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1852 [5AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H3413 [18MY]

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 4954), H7002 [25JY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H2340 [13AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3649 [23MY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (see H.R. 4386), H2606 [4MY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H2122 [11AP]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3869 [25MY]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7281 [6SE]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H7652 [14SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN] (see H.R. 5151), H9011 [5OC]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7503 [12SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3869 [25MY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7003 [25JY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H9505 [6OC]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H2411 [2MY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H7281 [6SE]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H6719 [20JY]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7212 [27JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H7503 [12SE]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H10036 [17OC]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5956 [12JY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H5955 [12JY]

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (see H.R. 5222), H8469 [28SE]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H8469 [28SE]

———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H1077 [15MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H9011 [5OC]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H5956 [12JY]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 4754), H5168 [26JN]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H2123 [11AP]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6600 [19JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H7723 [18SE]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1675 [3AP]

Pharmaceuticals: abbreviate applications for the approval of new drugs (see H.R. 5231), H10473 [19OC]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H9768 [11OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5169 [26JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H2340 [13AP]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7578 [13SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1764 [4AP]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H9505 [6OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7503 [12SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2512 [3MY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H5436 [28JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow a credit for conversion of heating oil to natural gas or to a renewable energy source (see H.R. 4958), H7212 [27JY]

———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H373 [14FE]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H7723 [18SE]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H7503 [12SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5084 [23JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2122 [11AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4784 [20JN]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3925 [6JN]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H7871 [19SE]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 5184), H7651 [14SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2239 [12AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2967 [11MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7503 [12SE]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H1406 [23MR]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H50 [27JA]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H5843 [11JY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

———remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8201 [26SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3413 [18MY]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H7933 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tariff: 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, its salts and esters (see H.R. 3797), H631 [1MR]

———2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (see H.R. 3796), H631 [1MR]

Remarks

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), H3591 [23MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2693 [9MY]

National Maritime Day: observance, E803 [22MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H194 [2FE], H299 [10FE]

Votes: position on missed, H9826 [12OC]

Tributes

Wiggins, Harry, E434 [28MR]

DANOWITZ, JANE

Letters

Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2860 [10MY]

DANVILLE, PA

Remarks in House

Service 1st Federal Credit Union: anniversary, E1273 [19JY]

Valley Grange 1184: anniversary, E463 [30MR]

DAOUD, TARIK

Remarks in House

Macomb County, MI: tribute to Warren-Center Line-Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductees, E2118 [4DE], E2191 [15DE]

DARCY, JO ANNE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E554 [13AP]

DARIEN, IL

Remarks in House

Tomei, Ed: Citizen of the Year award recipient, E257 [9MR]

DARLING, ADAM N.

Statements

Tribute to Adam N. Darling—Victim of Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, H1656 [3AP]

DARLING, JUANITA

Articles and editorials

To Colombians, He Is the War on Drugs, E657 [4MY]

DARRAH, JOHN W.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5884 [27JN]

DARTER (U.S.S.)

Remarks in House

World War II: tribute to the submarine crews of the U.S.S. Darter and U.S.S. Dace, E907 [7JN]

DASCHLE, THOMAS A. (a Senator from South Dakota)

Addresses

Farewell to the Marine Corps: Wayne Shaw, S4003-S4005 [16MY]

Lyndon Johnson—History Reconsidered: John Kenneth Galbraith, S13 [24JA]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7259, S7260 [19JY], S7325, S7370, S7400, S7401, S7407 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6849 [14JY], S7078 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2159, S2251, S2252, S2253, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2334, S2367 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4543, S4582 [6JN], S4634, S4697 [7JN], S4753, S4856, S4867, S4882 [8JN], S5079, S5124 [14JN], S5370 [19JN], S6457, S6478 [11JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3981, S3999, S4026 [16MY], S4117 [17MY], S4164, S4209 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4960 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6479 [11JY], S7055 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5870, S5933 [27JN], S6048, S6078, S6146, S6155, S6179 [29JN], S6199, S6268 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10444 [12OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3334 [3MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8075, S8119, S8124 [6SE], S8173, S8180 [7SE]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1272, S1328 [8MR]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9202 [25SE], S9481, S9505 [28SE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), S658, S692 [22FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4393 [24MY]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (H.R. 4846), S10953, S11007 [25OC]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S9484 [28SE]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2002 [30MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6694 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S992, S1031 [1MR]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 371), S10933, S10934, S10940 [24OC]

Appointments

Amtrak Reform Council, S2051 [3AP]

Commission on the National Military Museum, S7573 [25JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office, S102 [26JA]

Articles and editorials

Discrimination Goes High-Tech, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S6077 [29JN]

DNA Dilemma—Gene Tests Can Cost You, Phoenix (AZ) Gazette, S6076 [29JN]

Don't Be Down on the Farm—What We Can Do To Preserve a National Treasure, Senator Dorgan, Washington Monthly (publication), S483-S485 [8FE]

Flag Day—Celebration Has Evolved Over Nation's History, Elizabeth McGarr, Dallas (TX) Morning News, S5547 [21JN]

Gene Privacy, Washington (DC) Post, S6076 [29JN]

Gene Secrets—Clinton Right To Oppose Genetic Discrimination, Houston (TX) Chronicle, S6077 [29JN]

Ground Rules for DNA Sampling, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S6077 [29JN]

Missouri River Trust Fund Is Worthy Idea, Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader, S1682 [23MR]

Pettiness on Capitol Hill, New York (NY) Times, S11116 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (see S. 3133), S9759 [3OC]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to Medal for Military Service recipients (see S. Con. Res. 96), S1461 [20MR]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S741 [23FE] (see S. 2486), S3192 [1MY]

Aviation: improve air transportation service to small communities (see S. 304), S6691 [13JY]

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (see S. Res. 352), S8342 [11SE]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4820 [8JN]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S4103 [17MY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S951 [29FE]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 3286), S11917 [15DE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6144 [29JN]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Coins: tribute to collectors (see S. Con. Res. 154), S10892 [23OC]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize documentary production (see S. Res. 356), S8501 [13SE]

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (see S. Res. 264), S930 [29FE]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see S. 1594), S4854 [8JN]

———expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S1815 [28MR]

Congress: anniversary of first meeting in Washington, DC (see S. Con. Res. 144), S9945 [5OC]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (see S. 3242), S10999 [25OC]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S8215 [7SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

———ratification (see S. Res. 237), S636 [10FE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage efficient use of existing resources and assets relative to Indian agricultural research, development, and exports (see S. 2282), S5467 [20JN]

———extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5563 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 1883), S4024 [16MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see S. 1452), S2439 [7AP]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 2407), S4208 [18MY]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (see S. 1898), S7453 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the position of Advisor on Physician Assistants within the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 2264), S8958 [21SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (see S. Res. 387), S11762 [11DE]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see S. 2124), S1525 [21MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2466 [10AP]

Families and domestic relations: increase public awareness of the benefits of marriage and provide greater flexibility in the Welfare-to-Work grant program (see S. 1364), S1611 [22MR]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S6143 [29JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S8025 [5SE]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2218), S1526 [21MR]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S1611 [22MR]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see S. 2338), S1986 [30MR]

———prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all in the custody of Federal agencies and add ballistics testing to existing enforcement strategies (see S. 2324), S2119 [4AP]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 3260), S11377 [30OC]

———expand conservation reserve (see S. 1961), S42 [24JA]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts (see S. 1690), S821 [24FE]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers (see S. 2539), S3831 [10MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9964 [5OC]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see S. 2869), S6678 [13JY]

Gore, Vice President: tribute (see S. Res. 389), S11918 [15DE]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S799 [24FE]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see S. 2918), S7542 [25JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 3057, 3058), S8635 [15SE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7246 [19JY]

Hughes, Elinor: authorizing testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE (see S. Res. 320), S4922 [9JN]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912), S7690 [26JY] (see S. 3068), S8759 [19SE] (see S. 3095), S8941 [21SE]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1422 [9MR]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see S. 821), S1525 [21MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4239 [22MY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S3851 [10MY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see S. 2704), S4820 [8JN]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S8343 [11SE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S9864 [4OC]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (see S. 2447), S2728 [13AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S382 [7FE]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National School Lunch Act: revise the eligibility of private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (see S. 1995), S217 [1FE]

Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S799 [24FE]

———provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 3114), S9267 [26SE]

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S8594 [14SE]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (see S. 2921), S8026 [5SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7399 [20JY]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see S. 512), S745 [23FE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal (see S. 916), S2118 [4AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S8024 [5SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9963 [5OC]

Pastore, John O.: tribute (see S. Res. 337), S7072 [17JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S4923 [9JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6478 [11JY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see S. 1133), S1240 [7MR]

Public lands: make certain Federal property is made available to States before other entities (see S. 351), S2870 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S1611 [22MR]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Senate: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 288), S2616 [12AP]

———authorize videotaping of address by Senator Byrd (see S. Res. 384), S11537 [14NO]

———tribute to staff (see S. Res. 392), S11918 [15DE]

Senate Commission on Art: procure the paintings of former Senators Arthur H. Vandenberg and Robert F. Wagner to be placed in unfilled spaces in the Senate reception room (see S. Res. 380), S10801 [19OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Harold A. Johnson v. Max Cleland, et al. (see S. Res. 313), S4297 [23MY]

———authorize testimony, document production, and representation in Indiana v. Amy Han (see S. Res. 312), S4297 [23MY]

———authorize testimony, document production, and representation in U.S. v. Ellen Rose Hart (see S. Res. 331), S6121 [29JN]

———authorize testimony, document production, and representation in U.S. v. George P. Calhoun (see S. Res. 284), S2438 [7AP]

———authorize testimony and representation of Emmet Mahon in Thomas Dwyer v. City of Pittsburgh, et al. (see S. Res. 249), S149 [31JA]

———authorize testimony and representation of Laura Cahill in Martin A. Lopow v. William J. Henderson (see S. Res. 297), S2940 [26AP]

———intervene in the name of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) in U.S. v. Northwest Airlines Corp., et al. (see S. Res. 283), S2438 [7AP]

Senate National Security Working Group: extend authorities (see S. Res. 383), S11252 [27OC]

Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (see S. Res. 354), S8413 [12SE]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S4392 [24MY]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S3923 [11MY]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (see S. 317), S2870 [25AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 546), S1610 [22MR]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S799 [24FE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 2887), S7160 [18JY]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see S. 1726), S9201 [25SE]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see S. 635), S7483 [24JY]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 2793), S6349 [10JY]

Thurmond, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 388), S11918 [15DE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2598), S4190 [18MY]

Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (see S. Res. 369), S10153 [10OC]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2357), S3736 [9MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10807 [19OC]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (see S. 2494), S3616 [8MY] (see S. 2544), S3916 [11MY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S8864 [20SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S4208 [18MY]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S3545 [4MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S3924 [11MY]

Zweben, Murray: tribute (see S. Res. 358), S8657 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S37 [24JA]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (see S. 2811), S6015 [28JN]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (see S. 2309), S1815 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 3117), S9381 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see S. 3209), S10619 [17OC]

Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

Food Security Act: permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (see S. 2980), S7840 [27JY]

Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 391), S11918 [15DE]

Medicaid: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (see S. 3255), S11252 [27OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2284), S1671 [23MR]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (see S. 2291), S1671 [23MR]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (see S. 2503), S3513 [4MY]

Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see S. 3219), S10801 [19OC]

South Dakota: tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (see S. Res. 376), S10412 [12OC]

Tariff: stainless steel rail car body shells (see S. 2679, 2681), S4564 [6JN]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 371), S10412 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Tribute (see S. Res. 390), S11918 [15DE]

Cloture motions

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Essays

Commitment to Peace for the 21st Century: David J. Redlinger, S5449-S5451 [20JN]

Factsheets

Senate National Security Working Group Administrative Procedures, S11273 [27OC]

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: Becky Hess and David R. Nelson, Minnehaha County, SD, Office of State's Attorney, S3008 [27AP]

———Lawrence L. Piersol, U.S. District Court for South Dakota, S3007 [27AP]

———Lyle W. Swenson, Dept. of Justice, S3009 [27AP]

———Robert A. Miller, South Dakota Supreme Court, S3008 [27AP]

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund: Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, and Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S2505 [11AP]

Prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information: several health care organizations, S6070 [29JN]

Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Representatives Dingell and Norwood, Committee on Commerce (House), S4788 [8JN]

Snowmobile use in national parks: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S7023 [17JY]

South Dakota flood mitigation projects funding: Brad Lawrence, S4168 [18MY]

———Cullan Deis, S4168 [18MY]

———James Hurst, S4168 [18MY]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3982 [16MY]

Hamilton, E. Douglas: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S3983 [16MY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9338 [27SE]

Press releases

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: AMA, S4788 [8JN]

Proposals

Medicare use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act: Senate Democratic Caucus, S7784 [27JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2411), S2625 [12AP]

———Federal farm policies, S483 [8FE]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1562, S1573, S1578 [22MR], S1642 [23MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent agreement, S1564 [22MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1642 [23MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4440 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7373 [20JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S9418 [28SE], S11544 [14NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9418 [28SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6242 [30JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), S4171 [18MY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S4629 [7JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S1554, S1555 [22MR]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1254 [8MR], S1365 [9MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S459, S460, S461 [8FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7009, S7047 [17JY], S7108 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2689 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2333 [6AP], S2430 [7AP]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (S. Res. 293), S2777 [13AP]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S. 1528), S76 [26JA]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S6408 [11JY], S8718 [19SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S7047 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S11232 [27OC]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10583 [13OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1831 [28MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent request, S1207, S1208 [7MR]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (S. 2811), S6026 [28JN], S6104 [29JN]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (S. 2309), S1823 [28MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S3006 [27AP]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5649 [22JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S3981 [16MY], S4066 [17MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (S. Res. 276), S1478 [21MR]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11106 [26OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3-S5 [24JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Red River Trade Council Agriculture Diversity Project funding, S7373 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4629, S4633 [7JN], S4787, S4788, S4790 [8JN], S5649 [22JN], S6225 [30JN], S6592 [13JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), unanimous-consent agreement, S5070 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), unanimous-consent request, S4498 [25MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6242 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3981 [16MY], S4063, S4066 [17MY], S4162, S4167 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), unanimous-consent agreement, S4809 [8JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2593), unanimous-consent request, S4498 [25MY]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S568 [10FE]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9222, S9223 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile use study funding, S7023 [17JY]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 3222), S10805 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7023 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8792 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S4498 [25MY], S5196 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11232 [27OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5942, S5978 [28JN], S6048, S6067, S6068, S6069, S6071, S6072, S6074, S6076, S6094 [29JN], S11401 [31OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 311), S6400 [10JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11232 [27OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, S11401 [31OC]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 2978), S7892 [27JY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S11104 [26OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3290, S3292, S3321 [3MY], S3906 [11MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S3480 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S4496, S4497 [25MY]

Ellsworth AFB, SD: deployment of Global Hawk aircraft system, S5648 [22JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7425 [21JY], S7782 [27JY], S8075 [6SE], S8129, S8131, S8132 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9572, S9573 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

EPA: statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S565, S568 [10FE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), S1226 [7MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1254 [8MR]

Firearms: gun control, S6567 [12JY]

Flag Day: observance, S5547 [21JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1807 [28MR], S1872 [29MR]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, S11544 [14NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), motion to proceed, S4171 [18MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3876 [11MY]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1226 [7MR]

Gordon, John A.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Security, S5056 [13JN]

Gore, Vice President: tribute (S. Res. 389), S11852 [15DE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S307 [3FE]

Hamilton, E. Douglas: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S3983 [16MY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S565, S568 [10FE]

Health: fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942 [28JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6048, S6068, S6069, S6071, S6072, S6074, S6076 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S4787, S4788, S4790 [8JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S6408, S6409, S6410 [11JY], S9222, S9223, S9247 [26SE], S9337, S9348 [27SE], S9655 [3OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S9222, S9223 [26SE], S9337, S9348 [27SE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), S1555 [22MR]

Inouye, Senator: Medal of Honor recipient, S5480 [21JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), S7426 [21JY]

Korean Peninsula: summit between North and South Korea, S5451 [20JN]

Korean War: anniversary (S.J. Res. 39), S5451 [20JN]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4063 [17MY], S4162 [18MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4353 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8792 [20SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4353 [24MY]

Lott, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 391), S11853 [15DE]

Lyons, James: revocation of certain authorities as Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources, S11115 [26OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2689 [13AP], S8160 [7SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (S. 2541), S3839 [10MY]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, S7784 [27JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10583 [13OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3885 [11MY], S3981, S3984 [16MY], S4066 [17MY]

Minimum wage: level, S11104 [26OC]

———level (S. 2284), S1655, S1656, S1657 [23MR]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7782 [27JY], S8075 [6SE], S8129, S8131, S8132 [7SE]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, S9150 [25SE]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (S. 2291), S1681 [23MR]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8075 [6SE]

National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: anniversary, S4928 [9JN]

National security: require operationally realistic testing of any national missile defense system against countermeasures, S6592 [13JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S485 [8FE]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S565, S568 [10FE]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1254 [8MR]

———nomination to be circuit judge, motion to indefinitely postpone, S1365 [9MR]

Panda Energy International: problems with approval of power plant constructed in the People's Republic of China, S9938 [5OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, S2674 [13AP]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (S. 2503), S3514 [4MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S4353 [24MY]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominees, unanimous-consent agreement, S4242 [23MY]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1225 [7MR], S1254 [8MR], S1365 [9MR]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8525 [13SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (S. 1805), S1573 [22MR]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), S6039, S6040 [28JN]

Redlinger, David J.: South Dakota winner of U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest, S5449 [20JN]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (S. Res. 245), S97 [26JA]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11104, S11106 [26OC], S11198, S11217 [27OC]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1067 [2MR]

Senate: legislative cooperation, S4068, S4069, S4070 [17MY], S4229 [22MY], S11104 [26OC]

———legislative priorities, S7983 [5SE], S8265 [8SE], S10611 [17OC]

———legislative procedures, S9222, S9223 [26SE]

———legislative program, S4496, S4497, S4498 [25MY], S5978 [28JN], S6328, S6329 [10JY], S7120 [18JY], S7766, S7767, S7768 [27JY], S11216, S11217 [27OC]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S4068, S4069, S4070 [17MY], S4229 [22MY], S9418 [28SE]

———retaking of vote due to clerical error, S1099 [2MR]

———tribute to staff (S. Res. 392), S11853 [15DE]

———welcome to returning Senators, S2 [24JA]

Senate National Security Working Group: extend authorities (S. Res. 383), S11273 [27OC]

Smith, Bradley A.: nomination to the FEC, S862 [28FE], S4353 [24MY]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, S1478 [21MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S459, S460 [8FE], S1535 [22MR]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), S8160, S8161 [7SE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1535 [22MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11104 [26OC], S11198, S11217 [27OC]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3077), S8854 [20SE]

South Dakota: flood mitigation projects funding, S4167 [18MY]

———tribute to Forest Service for efforts in fighting wildfires, S7983 [5SE]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, S1642 [23MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak, S11827 [15DE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2599 [12AP], S2965 [27AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), cloture motion, S2515, S2517 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2505 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), cloture motion, S1831 [28MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1968 [30MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), unanimous-consent request, S1831 [28MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6779 [14JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent agreement, S6497 [12JY], S6645 [13JY]

———rates, S461 [8FE], S2689 [13AP]

———relief, S11104 [26OC], S11198, S11217 [27OC]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S995 [1MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S995 [1MR], S1067, S1099 [2MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1964 [30MR]

Thurmond, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 388), S11852 [15DE]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team, S2227 [5AP]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S9150 [25SE]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 371), S10940 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Leave of absence: granted, S6767 [14JY]

Tribute, S3904 [11MY]

Tribute (S. Res. 390), S11852 [15DE]

Texts of

S. 2309, Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act, S1824 [28MR]

S. 2411, Farmers and Ranchers Fair Competition Act, S2625-S2628 [12AP]

S. 2503, Renewable Fuels Act, S3515-S3519 [4MY]

S. 2541, Medicare Expansion for Needed Drugs (MEND) Act, S3840-S3848 [10MY]

S. 2811, make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants, S6026 [28JN]

S. 2978, Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act, S7893 [27JY]

S. Res. 390, tribute, S11852, S11931 [15DE]

Tributes

Bianchi, Willibald C., S9376 [27SE]

Boxer, Senator, S1478 [21MR]

Byrd, Senator, S11854 [15DE]

Carnahan, Mel, S10607 [17OC]

Cheever, Herbert, S3012 [27AP]

Clifford, Gerald, S6669 [13JY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7177 [19JY]

DeHaven, Rod, S4096 [17MY]

Ekstrum, Nancy, S7382 [20JY]

Epstein, Mike, S3276 [3MY]

Harrison, Larry, S1971 [30MR]

Hemmingsen, Steve, S4370 [24MY]

Heupel, Josh, S11891 [15DE]

Johnson, Lyndon B., S12 [24JA]

Kerrey, Senator, S98 [26JA]

Lautenberg, Senator, S5196 [15JN]

Littleton, Herbert A., S8187 [7SE]

McGarr, Elizabeth, S5547 [21JN]

Miller, Mike, S2227 [5AP]

Miller, Senator, S7730 [27JY]

Reed, Senator, S1478 [21MR]

Robb, Senator, S11812 [15DE]

Shaw, Wayne, S4003 [16MY]

Stevens, Senator, S11854 [15DE]

Talbert, Jim, S5070 [14JN]

Thorsness, Leo K., S9376 [27SE]

Wilka, Katherine (Kitty), S4452 [25MY]

Zweben, Murray, S8750 [19SE]

DATA see Information Services

DATE CERTAIN TAX CODE REPLACEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4199): consideration (see H. Res. 473), H2237 [12AP]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 4199), H2277 [13AP]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4199), H2267-H2282 [13AP]

———consideration (H. Res. 473), H2259-H2267 [13AP]

———motion to recommit, H2277-H2279 [13AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4199, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 473) (H. Rept. 106-576), H2237 [12AP]

Texts of

H.R. 4199, provisions, H2267-H2269 [13AP]

DATE-RAPE DRUG CONTROL ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2130), H55 [31JA]

Letters

Provisions: Ward Dean, H61 [31JA]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2130), H55-H62 [31JA]

Texts of

H.R. 2130, provisions, H55, H57 [31JA]

DATE-RAPE DRUG PROHIBITION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2130), H55 [31JA]

Letters

Provisions: Ward Dean, H61 [31JA]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2130), H55-H62 [31JA]

Texts of

H.R. 2130, provisions, H55, H57 [31JA]

DATE-RAPE PREVENTION DRUG ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2130), H55 [31JA]

Letters

Provisions: Ward Dean, H61 [31JA]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2130), H55-H62 [31JA]

Texts of

H.R. 2130, provisions, H55, H57 [31JA]

DATTILLO, CARRIE

Remarks in House

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Mariemont High School Destination ImagiNation Team, E784 [19MY]

DAUB, J. ANDERSON

Remarks in House

Time (publication): Quality Dealer Award recipient, E194 [29FE]

DAUGHERTY, JOHN T.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2224 [15DE]

DAUGHTERS OF SUNSET (organization)

Remarks in House

Green, Anthony G., I: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E400 [23MR]

Luttrell, Gearlene (Gerri): Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E402 [23MR]

Pfefferkorn, Janie: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E398 [23MR]

Sharp, Harry G., III: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E401 [23MR]

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Essays

Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility To Preserve It: Christine Bell, E514 [6AP]

DAUSTER, BILL

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S4908 [8JN]

DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION

Letters

Allow agencies to reimburse Federal employees for certain adoption expenses, S1394 [9MR]

DAVERN, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2213 [15DE]

DAVID, LAURA

Remarks in House

Urbana, IL: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E1457, E1470 [13SE]

DAVIDSON, BOBBIE

Remarks in Senate

Michigan Family Independence Agency: Achiever of the Month award recipient, S8342 [11SE]

DAVIDSON, RYAN

Addresses

Make-A-Wish Foundation Anniversary, E980 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E980 [12JN]

DAVIE, KAREN A.

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11222 [26OC]

DAVIES, REBECCA

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S10603 [13OC]

DAVIES, RONALD N.

Articles and editorials

Davies, the Man—Who Was Judge Ronald N. Davies?, S8738 [19SE]

Fitting Tribute to Judge, S8738 [19SE]

Idea To Honor Judge Davies Is Appropriate, S8739 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Ronald N. Davies Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Grand Forks, ND: designate, S8738 [19SE], S8787 [20SE]

DAVILA, RUDOLPH B.

Remarks in House

Medal of Honor: recipient, E1069 [21JN]

DAVINE, ELLIE

Remarks in Senate

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

DAVIS, ARTHUR H.

Articles and editorials

Up the Ante on Pakistan, E1687 [6OC]

DAVIS, BOB

Articles and editorials

Summers Slams Plan To Sell Oil in U.S. Reserve, S8873 [21SE]

DAVIS, CHARLES A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E517 [6AP]

DAVIS, CLAYLA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2047 [1NO]

DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4818 [21JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5647 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4818 [21JN]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H90 [31JA]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H1588 [29MR]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Business and industry: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H998 [14MR] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H5956 [12JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3901), H6599 [19JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H1764 [4AP]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H5036 [22JN]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H3813 [24MY]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H4036 [7JN]

———establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2967 [11MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4036 [7JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H511 [16FE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1163 [21MR]

Education: provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H5169 [26JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H5436 [28JN]

Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H90 [31JA]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2012 [10AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2655 [8MY]

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), H2905 [10MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5084 [23JN]

Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), H455 [15FE]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2905 [10MY]

Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H5956 [12JY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H3413 [18MY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5843 [11JY]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H1406 [23MR]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H1589 [29MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H2607 [4MY]

———expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4213), H7872 [19SE]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H1285 [22MR]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H90 [31JA]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H6777 [24JY]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6052 [13JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H2341 [13AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H255 [8FE]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1675 [3AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H7003 [25JY]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7211 [27JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H2967 [11MY]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H6778 [24JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H574 [29FE] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H7211 [27JY]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H7871 [19SE]

———expand definition of homebound relative to home health services to allow beneficiaries to attend adult day care programs for treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other conditions (see H.R. 4028), H7871 [19SE]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5037 [22JN]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2905 [10MY]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 632), H3413 [18MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H3523 [22MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3523 [22MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H166 [1FE]

Office for Protection of Human Research Subjects: establish (see H.R. 3569), H2411 [2MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H7128 [26JY]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H3813 [24MY]

Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 2927), H997 [14MR]

Political campaigns: permit any Presidential candidates to participate in debates relative to support in national public opinion polls (see H. Con. Res. 373), H7212 [27JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H4220 [12JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1120 [16MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3926 [6JN]

Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2645), H165 [1FE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5843 [11JY]

Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), H6719 [20JY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

Railroads: delay effective date for the implementation of regulations requiring audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings (see H.R. 5059), H7208 [27JY]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H7365 [7SE]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H2512 [3MY]

———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H7281 [6SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H7211 [27JY]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H11207 [26OC]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), H342 [10FE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H3474 [19MY]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H6719 [20JY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H6719 [20JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H455 [15FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4784 [20JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9505 [6OC]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see H.R. 4923), H6776 [24JY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H6470 [18JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3813 [24MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H1077 [15MR]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H7128 [26JY]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H6720 [20JY]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H6719 [20JY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H1589 [29MR]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H7871 [19SE]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H7129 [26JY]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H8736 [3OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H455 [15FE]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), H7281 [6SE]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H2512 [3MY]

———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H11195 [25OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H3474 [19MY]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (see H. Con. Res. 422), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 423), H9767 [11OC]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Health: promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H2905 [10MY]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7128 [26JY]

SBA: encourage the expansion of business-to-business relationships and the provision of certain information (see H.R. 4464), H3172 [16MY]

Letters

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: William E. Burroughs, Jr., National Association of Letter Carriers, H10567 [24OC]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5935 [12JY]

African Americans: access to health care professions, H502, H503 [16FE]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Project Alpha, H8899, H8900, H8901, H8902 [5OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H6756 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1571 [29MR]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, E817 [24MY]

Bellwood, IL: anniversary, H8553 [2OC], E1723 [6OC]

Black History Month: observance, H151, H152 [1FE], H501, H502, H503, H504, H505 [16FE], H527 [29FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5876 [12JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1349 [23MR]

Capital punishment: emergency national moratorium, H1944 [6AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 368), H7445 [12SE]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1060 [15MR], H1665 [3AP], H1996 [10AP]

Chicago, IL: Chicago Housing Authority funding, H4744 [20JN]

———tribute to Marshall High School girls' basketball team, H1827 [5AP]

———tribute to Westinghouse Career Academy boys' basketball team, H1827 [5AP], E534 [11AP]

———tribute to Whitney M. Young Public High School, H9805 [11OC]

———unveiling of dinosaur exhibit at the Field Museum, H3472 [19MY], H4583 [15JN]

Chicago (IL) Daily Defender: anniversary, H2600 [4MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3703 [24MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10448 [19OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), E1349 [27JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8838, H8899 [5OC]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3933 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), E817 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3981 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: Consolidated Health Centers Program funding, H4104 [8JN]

Dept. of HUD: funding, H4744 [20JN]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751 [20JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4897 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5024 [22JN]

———payment of overtime to attorneys, H5047 [23JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H5045 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4073 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), H412 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4531, H4583 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4966, H4975, H5024 [22JN], H5045, H5047, H5069 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4073, H4104 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12486 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4744, H4751 [20JN], H4897 [21JN]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2382 [2MY], H3032 [15MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7053 [26JY]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7053 [26JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5917, H5935 [12JY], E1255 [18JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5917 [12JY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), H8718 [3OC]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (S. 632), H232 [8FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5647, H5648 [29JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H131 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H131 [1FE]

Health care professionals: allow a patient's medical care and treatment to be decided between the health care professional and the patient, H5647, H5648 [29JN]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3909), H5810 [11JY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1867, H1906 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1906 [6AP]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H1944 [6AP]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8705 [3OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, E1255 [18JY]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 5016), H9993 [17OC]

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 2938), H4720, H4722 [20JN]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (H.R. 4315), H8555 [2OC]

LSC: funding, H4975 [22JN]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 5068), H10567 [24OC]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (H.R. 4416), H6756 [24JY]

Medicare: correct reductions to service provider payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, H7638 [14SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5360 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), motion to recommit, H5413 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H889 [9MR]

Morgan Station, Paducah, KY: designate (H.R. 5143), H10566 [24OC]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H949 [14MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4531 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4531 [15JN]

National Health Center Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 381), H7188 [27JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7849 [19SE]

National Sleep Awareness Week: observance, H1827 [5AP]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3534 [23MY]

National Urban League, Inc.: anniversary, H8596 [2OC]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H578 [1MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5069 [23JN]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (S. 2686), H9802 [11OC]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (H.R. 4946), H8084 [26SE]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 533), H5193 [27JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11246 [26OC]

Small business: permit the sale of guaranteed loans made for export purposes before the loans have been fully disbursed to borrowers (H.R. 4944), H8085 [26SE]

———reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1034 [15MR]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), H7879 [20SE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9798 [11OC]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6826 [25JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H306 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2793 [10MY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6826 [25JY], E1343 [27JY]

Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate (H.R. 5144), H10566 [24OC]

Votes: position on missed, H4724 [20JN], E281 [9MR], E2083 [3NO]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8790 [4OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8103 [26SE]

Workforce Investment Act: youth activities funding, H1571 [29MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H35 [27JA], H87 [31JA], H1161 [21MR], H11809 [2NO], H12044 [7DE], H12064 [8DE]

Special order: granted, H1474 [28MR], H1627 [30MR], H1849 [5AP], H1955 [6AP], H2510 [3MY], H2604 [4MY], H2903 [10MY], H3047 [15MY], H3170 [16MY], H3472 [19MY], H4034 [7JN], H4118 [8JN], H4780 [20JN], H4814 [21JN], H5034 [22JN], H5082 [23JN], H6712 [20JY], H6772 [24JY], H7868 [19SE], H8059 [25SE], H8615 [2OC], H9816 [11OC], H10532 [23OC], H10806 [24OC], H11192 [25OC], H11204 [26OC], H11442 [27OC], H12529 [15DE]

Tributes

Belanoff, James, H4022 [7JN]

Canter, Miriam Gobstoob, E1789 [13OC]

Clay, Representative, H11426 [27OC]

Duff, John B., H7844 [19SE]

Evans, Clay, E2213 [15DE]

Ewing, Representative, H10880 [25OC], E1933 [25OC]

Jakes, Johnnie J., E1951 [26OC]

Lemm, Donald P., H10880 [25OC], E1931 [25OC]

McGee, Henry W., H1450 [28MR]

Moore, Joseph L., H3149 [16MY]

Porter, Representative, H10880 [25OC], E1933 [25OC]

Price, Ramon B., E1724 [6OC]

Rowan, Carl T., H8040 [25SE]

Taylor, Jesse, E1871 [19OC]

Vento, Bruce F., H9798 [11OC]

Yates, Sidney R., E2097 [14NO]

DAVIS, DAVE M.

Remarks in House

Colorado: Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts recipient, E63 [2FE]

DAVIS, FRANK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1774 [13OC]

DAVIS, GLEN

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S4717 [7JN]

DAVIS, GRIFFITH J.

Bills and resolutions

National Archives and Records Administration: transfer the master versions of the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (see H.R. 4756), H5168 [26JN]

DAVIS, H. ROBERT AND LYLA TOWNSEND

Remarks in House

Tribute, E213 [1MR]

DAVIS, H.R.

Letters

Prevent forest fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies, S10141 [10OC]

DAVIS, JIM (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H4174 [9JN]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5436 [28JN]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H90 [31JA]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H9767 [11OC]

China, People's Republic of: provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2512 [3MY]

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H8201 [26SE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H3049 [15MY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H758 [8MR]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

FEC: authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see H.R. 4037), H1162 [21MR]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7932 [20SE]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (see H.R. 4002), H1118 [16MR]

———international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1764 [4AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H7652 [14SE]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H4121 [8JN]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H756 [8MR]

———establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (see H.R. 5410), H9635 [10OC]

———establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1629 [30MR]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8469 [28SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H7652 [14SE]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8469 [28SE]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1629 [30MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3926 [6JN]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H5240 [27JN]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H4121 [8JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H10036 [17OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H10036 [17OC]

———regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (see H. Con. Res. 312), H2339 [13AP]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H2122 [11AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H5436 [28JN]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7652 [14SE]

Venezuela: commend disaster recovery efforts and consider providing additional disaster assistance (see H. Res. 405), H49 [27JA]

Veterans: presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H4174 [9JN]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2340 [13AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H7503 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicare: provide for the classification of certain hospitals as cancer hospitals for payment of services (see H.R. 4967), H7127 [26JY]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1306, H1380 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2253 [13AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3702 [24MY], E941 [9JN]

Dept. of Education: teacher transition programs funding, H4248 [13JN], H12495 [15DE]

Dept. of Energy: Windows and Glazing Program funding, E1220 [13JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4242, H4248 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12495 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11470 [28OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12063 [8DE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H7973 [21SE]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (H.R. 2344), H7973 [21SE]

———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H4242 [13JN]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11470 [28OC]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H11826 [3NO]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), H6730 [24JY]

Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7173 [27JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11470 [28OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4080 [8JN]

———rates, H1306 [23MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3849 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7173 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H3849 [25MY], H4080 [8JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11826 [3NO]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4808 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2965 [11MY]

Tributes

Fowler, Representative, E1932 [25OC]

Ryals, Shirley, E160 [16FE]

DAVIS, JOHN

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11225 [26OC]

DAVIS, KEITH J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E529 [11AP]

DAVIS, ROBERT A.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

DAVIS, ROBERT R.

Letters

Deposit Insurance Increase Feasibility Act, E1178 [30JN]

DAVIS, SAMPSON

Remarks in House

Congressional Community Service Award: recipient, E1031 [15JN]

DAVIS, SARA

Appointments

House of Representatives Childcare Center Advisory Board, H643 [6MR]

DAVIS, SARABETH M.

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 5481), H10036 [17OC]

Relief (H.R. 5481): refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 636), H10036 [17OC]

DAVIS, STEVE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1094 [23JN]

DAVIS, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6672 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5047 [23JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7003, H7004 [25JY]

Appointments

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H1675 [3AP]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census (see H.R. 5257), H8062 [25SE]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 277), H931 [13MR]

Children and youth: establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children (see H.R. 4244), H2122 [11AP]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7365 [7SE]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (see H.R. 5388), H8799 [4OC]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H2512 [3MY]

———provide Federal employees with a home computer and Internet access (see H.R. 4232), H5084 [23JN]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H633 [1MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (see H.R. 4542), H3867 [25MY]

———establish procedures governing the responsibilities of court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and agencies (see H.R. 3995), H1077 [15MR]

———include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (see H.R. 4099), H1476 [28MR]

———provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Eeducation and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (see H.R. 4387), H2606 [4MY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2512 [3MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H4817 [21JN]

Federal employees: clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 4569), H3868 [25MY]

———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1407 [23MR]

———expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns (see H.R. 3603), H254 [8FE]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 5605), H11621 [30OC]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H3049 [15MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H2340 [13AP]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H4121 [8JN]

———encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (see H. Con. Res. 383), H7723 [18SE]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H1477 [28MR]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H574 [29FE]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (see H.R. 5157), H10473 [19OC]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H50 [27JA]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4907), H7282 [6SE]

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (see H.R. 3559), H90 [31JA] (see H.R. 3699), H572 [29FE]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (see H.R. 3559), H90 [31JA] (see H.R. 3701), H572 [29FE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

———establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (see H.R. 4880), H6469 [18JY]

Madison, James: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 396), H7723 [18SE]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1406 [23MR]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H7212 [27JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]

Office of Information Technology: establish (see H.R. 4670), H7578 [13SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (see H.R. 5284), H8061 [25SE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H255 [8FE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H756 [8MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3926 [6JN]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6778 [24JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H455 [15FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5169 [26JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7723 [18SE]

Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H5656 [29JN]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H6052 [13JY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2512 [3MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9505 [6OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1764 [4AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H3868 [25MY]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H4175 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1120 [16MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3649 [23MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3688), H3814 [24MY]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H1851 [5AP]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2337 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 838), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 5004), H7206 [27JY]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H631 [1MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H4220 [12JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Vietnam: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 295), H2013 [10AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1406 [23MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H253 [8FE]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4246), H2238 [12AP]

District of Columbia: waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (see H.R. 5537), H11193 [25OC]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5674), H12531 [15DE]

Executive Office of the President: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer and an Office of Information Policy (see H.R. 5024), H7207 [27JY]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H2337 [13AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H47 [27JA]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2966 [11MY]

Letters

Federal Contractor Flexibility Act: Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, H2355 [2MY]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Bruce N. Hahn, Computing Technology Industry Association, H6675 [20JY]

———Charles H. Cantus, Professional Services Council, H6676 [20JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H6673 [20JY]

———Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

———Gary Engebretson, Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———John W. Douglass, Aerospace Industries Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———Kevin M. Burke, Food Distributors International, H6678 [20JY]

———Lawrence F. Skibbie, National Defense Industrial Association, H6677 [20JY]

———Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America, H6679 [20JY]

———Lyn M. Withey, International Paper (business), H6679 [20JY]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H6677 [20JY]

———Michael J. Eastman, Legal Policy Association, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6678 [20JY]

———Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H6673 [20JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H6674 [20JY]

———Richard W. Carroll, Small Business Technology Coalition, H6673 [20JY]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, H6674 [20JY]

———Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resource Management, H6679 [20JY]

———Technology Coalition for Responsible Procurement, H6675 [20JY]

———Todd McCracken, National Small Business United, H6673 [20JY]

———William B. Spencer, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, H6675 [20JY]

———by, H6679 [20JY]

Lists

Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

Remarks

America Online, Inc.: anniversary, E839 [25MY]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (H.R. 4940), H10626 [24OC]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3134 [16MY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9660 [11OC]

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7435 [12SE]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3134 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1299 [23MR]

Business and industry: restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (H.R. 3582), H2354 [2MY], H9660 [11OC]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H4166 [9JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3654 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), E64 [2FE]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), E490 [4AP]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (H.R. 4049), H8569 [2OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6979 [25JY]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 4246), E545 [12AP]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4359 [14JN]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (H. Con. Res. 300), H2352 [2MY]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5756 [11JY]

Customs Service: computer system modernization funding, H6631 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9660 [11OC]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2175 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6624, H6631, H6672, H6693 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9022, H9026 [6OC]

Direct Deposit and Direct Payment Week: observance, E574 [13AP]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (H.R. 762), H9534 [10OC]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (H.R. 4542), H3873 [6JN]

———establish procedures governing the responsibilities of court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and agencies (H.R. 3995), H4191, H4192 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7030 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11288, H11294 [26OC]

———provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (H.R. 4387), H4193 [12JN]

———waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (H.R. 5537), H11584 [30OC]

———Water and Sewer Authority management, H11288 [26OC]

Election Administration Commission: establish (H.R. 5674), E2236 [15DE]

Executive Office of the President: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer and an Office of Information Policy (H.R. 5024), E1355-E1357 [27JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2447 [3MY]

Fairfax, VA: Fairfax Central Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Award recipients, E216 [1MR]

———tribute to Distributive Education Clubs of America Robinson Secondary School Chapter for Automatic External Defibrillators education initiatives, E572 [13AP]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Lake Barcroft community, E1834 [19OC]

———anniversary of Park Authority, E1984 [28OC]

———tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E110, E112, E113 [10FE]

———tribute to Sleepy Hollow Elementary School students for Millennium Pledge, E116 [10FE]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6672 [20JY]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), H2675 [9MY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS, H6624, H6693 [20JY]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (H.R. 207), H11699 [31OC]

Financial institutions: repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits (H.R. 4067), H2078 [11AP]

Food Allergy Awareness Week: observance, E668 [8MY]

Great Falls, VA: tribute to Forestville Elementary School faculty, E1035 [19JN]

GSA: conversion of Federal Telecommunications Service contracts, E2025 [30OC]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5631 [29JN]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1696 [4AP]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), E581 [13AP]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (H.R. 4907), H11585, H11587, H11588 [30OC]

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (H.R. 3699), H943 [14MR]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (H.R. 3701), H945 [14MR]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5382 [28JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Kim Dae Jung for peace, E1810 [17OC]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (H.R. 5284), H8560 [2OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), H3548 [23MY]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H3588 [23MY], E572 [13AP]

Reston, VA: Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E620 [3MY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H470 [16FE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H312 [10FE]

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (H. Con. Res. 229), H3876 [6JN]

Vietnam: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 295), H2422 [3MY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7019 [26JY]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (H. Con. Res. 322), E719 [11MY], E1202 [11JY]

Wesley Housing Development Corp.: anniversary, E1571 [22SE]

Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (H.R. 2049), H12514 [15DE]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding, H9022, H9026 [6OC]

———reconstruction funding (H.R. 2563), H1299 [23MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3647 [23MY]

Tributes

Bateman, Herbert H., H9510 [10OC], H11588 [30OC]

Bliley, Representative, H9510 [10OC]

Clark, Linda N., E778 [19MY]

Close, Carl and Martha, E884 [6JN]

Concklin, Bert M., E972 [9JN]

Dixon, Julian C., E2170 [11DE]

Holland, John S. (Sid), E1338 [27JY]

Mitchell, Bobby, E1100 [23JN]

Newell, Julie, H11588 [30OC]

Pickett, Representative, H9510 [10OC]

Rodgers, Michael F., E1857 [19OC]

Scandling, Dan, H11588 [30OC]

Schmidt, Reinhart (Art) and Marie, E889 [6JN]

Thurber, Gary S., E2060 [1NO]

Ward, Alfred H., E1494 [14SE]

DAVIS, TIMOTHY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E705 [11MY]

DAVIS, TONY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3601 [8MY]

DAVIS, ZACHARY S.

Reports

Nuclear Weapons—Strengthening International Atomic Energy Agency Inspections, S2854-S2856 [25AP]

DAVIS-BACON ACT see Contracts

DAVIS-COTTON, DENISE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5457 [20JN]

DAVISON, MICHELE

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute to South Florida participants, H9638 [11OC]

DAWKINS, J.L.

Bills and resolutions

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4484 [14JN]

Remarks in House

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (H.R. 4658), H5806-H5808 [11JY], E1242 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (H.R. 4658), S10113 [6OC]

Reports filed

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4658), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4658, J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC, H5806 [11JY]

DAWSON, GA

Remarks in House

Agricultural Research Service: peanut quality and postharvest processing research funding, H5785 [11JY]

DAWSON, KENT J.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

DAWSON, MICHAEL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10710 [18OC]

DAWSON, RHETT B.

Letters

Dept. of Defense adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers, S6459 [11JY]

Export controls on certain high-performance computers, S4981 [13JN]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6674 [20JY]

Worker Economic Opportunity Act, H2445 [3MY]

DAWSON, ROBERT K.

Letters

Everglades National Park restoration plan, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

DAY, CLEO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1420 [7SE]

DAY, DAWN

Letters

Job Corps employment opportunities, E1294 [21JY]

DAY, DONNA

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11736 [7DE]

DAY, GEORGE (BUD)

Letters

Honoring Health Care Commitments to Servicemembers Past and Present Act, S119 [27JA]

DAY, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2145 [7DE]

DAY, KEN L.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H4680 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H4680 [20JN]

DAY CARE see Children and Youth

DAY OF NATIONAL CONCERN ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE AND GUN VIOLENCE

Bills and resolutions

Designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY] (see S. Res. 374), S10412 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Designate (S. Res. 345), S7923, S7924 [27JY]

Observance, S10792 [19OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 345, designate, S7923 [27JY]

S. Res. 374, designate, S10427 [12OC]

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME see Time

DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE

Remarks in House

Observance, E812 [23MY]

DAYTON, OH

Bills and resolutions

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: clarify boundaries and authorize appropriations (see S. 2959), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5036), H7207 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: clarify boundaries and authorize appropriations (H.R. 5036), H8143, H8144 [26SE]

Soin, Raj: naming of Wright State University's College of Business and Administration in honor, E1456 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

American Legion: tribute to Auxiliary Unit 776, S7644 [26JY]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: clarify boundaries and authorize appropriations (H.R. 5036), S10003 [5OC]

Reports filed

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Boundary Clarification and Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2959) (S. Rept. 106-443), S9700 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5036) (H. Rept. 106-896), H8199 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 5036, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park boundary clarification and appropriations, H8143 [26SE]

DAYTON (OH) DAILY NEWS

Articles and editorials

Gems Could Transform African Lives, E1295 [21JY]

Info-Age Students Missing It, H5664 [10JY]

de BAUERNFEIND, DEBORAH

Articles and editorials

East 79th Street Neighborhood Association Goes to Washington!, E1115 [26JN]

de CORDOBA, JOSE

Articles and editorials

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

de la GARZA, E (a former Representative from Texas)

Remarks in House relative to

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (H.R. 1901), H2459-H2461 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (H.R. 1901), S8527 [13SE]

Reports filed

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1901), S7655 [26JY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 106-586), H2336 [13AP]

Texts of

H.R. 1901, Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX, H2459 [3MY]

de la O, GILBERT

Remarks in House

United Neighborhood Center of America: National Alumnus of the Year award recipient, E1552 [21SE]

DE LA TORRE, MARIO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1022 [15JN]

DE LAMADRID, FRANCISCO

Letters

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act, H7473 [12SE]

de LEON, RUDY

Addresses

Military Accomplishments and Challenges, E1693-E1695 [6OC]

de l'ESTANG, FRANCOIS BUJON

Addresses

European Security and Defense Policy, S11346 [29OC]

Letters

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act, H10521 [23OC]

DE LONG, LORETTA

Letters

BIA school construction funding, S9817 [4OC]

de PENARANDA y ALGAR, JUAN MA

Letters

National Park Service conservation, protection, and management of public lands, recreation areas, and historic sites, S6129 [29JN]

DEAF see Disabled

DEAFNESS RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

National Campaign for Hearing Health: tribute to efforts to raise awareness, E2178 [13DE]

DEAL, NATHAN (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Paul Coverdell funeral attendees, H6721 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H1163 [21MR]

Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H6599 [19JY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H10473 [19OC]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H10036 [17OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Budget: include certain projected cuts in the budget of each department or agency of the Government within the President's annual budget submission (see H.R. 3564), H998 [14MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H7502 [12SE]

Clean Air Act: exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H2607 [4MY]

———methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2607 [4MY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H7871 [19SE]

Commission To Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the FCC: establish (see H.R. 5570), H11206 [26OC]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6470 [18JY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11813 [2NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H1477 [28MR]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H50 [27JA]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H6471 [18JY]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H9767 [11OC]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H10473 [19OC]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H3173 [16MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H1958 [6AP]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2607 [4MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (see H.R. 4758), H5169 [26JN]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H342 [10FE]

———terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), H7723 [18SE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3813 [24MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3412 [18MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: clinically superior modifications to previously approved or licensed drugs (see H.R. 4242), H6599 [19JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3869 [25MY]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3309 [17MY]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H1958 [6AP]

———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H2340 [13AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H2905 [10MY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H1078 [15MR]

Foreign trade: require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as domestic products (see H.R. 3552), H757 [8MR]

Georgia: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe (see H.R. 4730), H7212 [27JY]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H4336 [13JN]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H647 [6MR]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 3454), H4817 [21JN]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H7373 [11SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H2906 [10MY]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H7652 [14SE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H6719 [20JY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Lawrence Patton McDonald Federal Building, Rome, GA: designate (see H.R. 4787), H5654 [29JN]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7503 [12SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2341 [13AP]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H1958 [6AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H6052 [13JY]

———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H1406 [23MR]

———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H9767 [11OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2340 [13AP]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H2606 [4MY]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H209 [2FE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H998 [14MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H5843 [11JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Panama Canal: U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H50 [27JA]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see H.R. 5135), H7365 [7SE]

———redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program (see H.R. 5357), H8617 [2OC]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1077 [15MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1120 [16MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5436 [28JN]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H4220 [12JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (see H.R. 5229), H7932 [20SE]

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building, Carrollton, GA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H5654 [29JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7366 [7SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H5656 [29JN]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7723 [18SE]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Taxation: allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H757 [8MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7211 [27JY]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7366 [7SE]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H11207 [26OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H3173 [16MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H11813 [2NO]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H922 [9MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1406 [23MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H1119 [16MR]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H931 [13MR] (see H.R. 4006), H1118 [16MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1852 [5AP]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H1120 [16MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H3172 [16MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H10809 [24OC]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H4174 [9JN]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H1413 [27MR]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H2607 [4MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H1958 [6AP]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7578 [13SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3412 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see H.R. 5294), H8199 [26SE]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (see H.R. 4060), H1284 [22MR]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 4299), H2338 [13AP]

Medicaid: State requirements for financial recovery from an individual's estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 3912), H996 [14MR]

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program (see H.R. 5412), H9504 [6OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3175 [17MY]

Remarks

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 558), H6542 [19JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5158 [26JN]

INS: Quick Response Team funding, H5158 [26JN]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5364 [28JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (H.R. 3850), H8685 [3OC]

Tributes

Coverdell, Senator, H6425 [18JY]

DEAN, JAY H. (DIZZY)

Remarks in Senate

Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post Office, Wiggins, MS: designate (H.R. 2460), S5752 [23JN]

Reports filed

Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post Office, Wiggins, MS: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2460), S5555 [21JN]

DEAN, KIMBRIEL

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S8866 [20SE]

DEAN, WARD

Letters

Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act, H61 [31JA]

DEANE, ERNIE

Remarks in House

Dunlap, J.E.: Ernie Deane Award recipient, E1055 [20JN]

DEARDEN, DENNIS

Remarks in House

Gang Resistance Education and Training Program: National Principal of the Year award recipient, E51 [1FE]

DEATH AND DYING

Addresses

Witness to Life—Catholic Church and the Death Penalty: Roger Mahony, S7826-S7828 [27JY]

Analyses

Pain Relief Promotion Act (H.R. 5544), S11116 [26OC]

Articles and editorials

Approve Pain Relief Promotion Bill—Senate Should Put a Quick End to Wyden's Filibuster and Pass Bill That Favors Pain-Killing Over Patient-Killing, S11214 [27OC]

Author Natalie Davis Spingarn Dies, S6466 [11JY]

Death Edict for the Guilty Only, S4682 [7JN]

Health, Not Suicide, S11214 [27OC]

High Infant Mortality Rates in Brooklyn Mystify Experts, H627 [1MR]

Innocent on Death Row, S4681, S4682 [7JN]

James Kirie—First Held Office at 21, E1208 [11JY]

Kill the Pain, Not the Patients, S11213 [27OC]

New Looks at the Death Penalty, S4683 [7JN]

On Virginia's Death Row, S4683 [7JN]

Require Certainty Before Executing, S7820 [27JY]

State's Rights, a State's Wrongs—Not Even Oregon Has a Right To Intrude on Federal Government's Traditional Regulatory Arena, S11214 [27OC]

Stroke Therapy's New Push—Aggressive Doctors Go Deep Into the Brain, E1900 [25OC]

Thoughts on Executions, S4681 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see H.R. 4709), H4816 [21JN]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4078), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H340 [10FE] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 2463), S2940 [26AP] (see S. 3048), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5236, 5237), H7990 [21SE]

Children and youth: suicide prevention activities funding (see S. 3079), S8823 [20SE]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

Decade of Pain Control and Research: designate (see S. 3163), S9944 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise system for payment of accrued benefits in cases involving the death of a veteran with a pending claim for an increase in service-connected disability rating (see H.R. 4785), H5654 [29JN]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (see H.R. 5029), H7207 [27JY]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5489), H10256 [18OC]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (see S. 2743), S5240 [15JN]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 2607), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 5544), H11193 [25OC]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (see S. 2038), S489 [8FE] (see S. 2738), S5240 [15JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (see H. Res. 501), H3049 [15MY]

Medicare: establish a hospice demonstration and grant program for beneficiaries (see S. 3026), S8412 [12SE]

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (see H.R. 5222), H7932 [20SE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY] (see H. Con. Res. 415), H8617 [2OC]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S7448 [21JY]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (see S. Con. Res. 118), S4460 [25MY]

———designate a day of remembrance for victims of Katyn Forest Massacre (see S. Con. Res. 105), S2728 [13AP]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see S. 2926), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4310), H2338 [13AP]

———provide an exception to certain marriage requirements for widows and widowers relative to State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence (see H.R. 5007), H7206 [27JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H1163 [21MR]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 5138), H7365 [7SE]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4324), H2339 [13AP] (see H.R. 5129), H7364 [7SE]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 2558), S4014 [16MY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates and increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit (see H.R. 5058), H7208 [27JY]

Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3678), H509 [16FE]

Conference reports

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Excerpts

U.S. Code provisions on Gold Star Parent eligibility, E1080 [22JN]

Factsheets

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act (S. 2743), S5269 [15JN]

Letters

Estate taxes: Todd M. Kolber, H1313 [23MR]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: Robert Gebbia, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, S7454 [21JY]

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers, S5975 [28JN]

———Art Rudat, Fairfax County, VA, Police Dept., S5975 [28JN]

———Fran Fisher, Revenue Recovery Consultants, Inc., S5975 [28JN]

———Jim Barnett, Catholic Newman Association, University of Houston, S5975 [28JN]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act: Andrew Dreyfus, Massachusetts Hospital Association, S5270 [15JN]

———David Johnson, Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, S5270 [15JN]

Lists

Groups supporting Wellstone amendment on suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5972 [28JN]

Journalists who died covering the news in 1999, E949 [9JN]

Lehigh Valley Hospice volunteers, E473 [3AP]

Organizatons supporting legislation on pain management and palliative care promotion without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11213 [27OC]

Victims of gun violence, S4510 [6JN], S4814 [8JN], S4938 [12JN], S5101 [14JN], S5317 [19JN], S5652 [22JN], S6006 [28JN], S6342 [10JY], S6463 [11JY], S7150 [18JY], S7993 [5SE], S8634 [15SE], S8936 [21SE]

Poems

``Beyond,'' Ella Wheeler Wilcox, S10065 [6OC]

``Guardians of the Night'', E440 [29MR]

``Human Touch,'' Spencer Michael Free, S3450 [3MY]

``What God Hath Promised,'' Annie Johnson Flint, S3450 [3MY]

``When I Must Leave,'' Helen Steiner Rice, S10263 [11OC]

Press releases

Three Hundred Thirty-Two Journalists Who Died Covering the News Since 1812 To Be Added to Journalists Memorial: Newseum, E949 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Angola, LA: Louisiana State Penitentiary hospice program recipient of the American Hospital Association Circle of Life Award, E691 [10MY]

Armed Forces: payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (H.R. 4709), E1080 [22JN]

Ashtabula County, OH: tribute to Sheriff's Dept. K-9, Cero, killed in the line of duty, E439 [29MR]

Bayne, Martin K.: tribute to establishment of ``A Weekend of Giving Care, A Lifetime of Commitment'', E1852 [19OC]

Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as a public safety officer relative to payment of death benefits (H.R. 513), E1835 [19OC]

Capital punishment: emergency national moratorium, H1944 [6AP]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (H.R. 4167), H6797 [25JY]

Compassionate Friends, Inc.: tribute, E1843 [19OC]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study to determine ways to reduce fatalities, injuries, and property damage caused by backing vehicles, E1366 [27JY]

DeWitt, MI: tribute to VFW Post 671 Honor Guard, E417 [27MR]

Health: comparision between medical-related deaths and accidental firearm deaths, H1682 [4AP]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, H11211, H11212, H11252, H11261 [26OC]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors, H7006 [26JY]

———stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation efforts, E1900 [25OC]

———use of alternative medicine and hospice care to improve end of life care, E2230 [15DE]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H1944 [6AP]

Lane County, OR: airing of public-access cable television program on guide to committing suicide, H257 [9FE]

Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 501), H3025-H3028, H3033 [15MY]

Medicare: provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (H.R. 5222), E1540 [20SE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 415), H9989, H9990 [17OC], E1843 [19OC]

National College of Probate Judges: tribute, E469 [30MR]

Newton, NJ: anniversary of Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, E70 [7FE]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (H.R. 941), H354 [14FE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Lehigh Valley Hospice volunteers, E473 [3AP]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, E1499 [18SE]

Taxation: reduce estate and gift tax rates, H8788 [4OC]

———relief, H11250 [26OC]

Texas: request for Governor Bush to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN]

Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (H.R. 3678), E157 [16FE]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (H.R. 284), H8631-H8634 [3OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (H.R. 3293), H2663-H2667 [9MY]

World Press Freedom Day: observance, E949 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S198-S200 [1FE]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2073), S4508-S4510 [6JN], S7819 [27JY], S10793-S10795 [19OC]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2690), S4673-S4676, S4683, S4684 [7JN], S10648-S10650 [18OC], S11810 [15DE]

———Supreme Court reconsideration of execution of Johnny Paul Penry relative to mental retardation, S11810 [15DE]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S5656, S5657 [22JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty, S7826 [27JY], S8408 [12SE], S11736 [7DE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 2463), S2940 [26AP], S4177 [18MY], S4508-S4510 [6JN], S11323 [29OC]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 3048), S8587 [14SE], S11323 [29OC]

Dept. of HHS: suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding, S5971-S5977 [28JN]

Garza, Juan: postponement of execution relative to Dept. of Justice action on clemency guidelines, S6404 [11JY]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety, S6212 [30JN]

———create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (S. 2743), S5268-S5271 [15JN]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11106, S11109, S11110 [26OC], S11207-S11216 [27OC], S11469 [1NO]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), S14 [24JA]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 5544), S11116 [26OC]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (S. 1272), S9842 [4OC], S10244 [11OC]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (S. 2607), S4311 [23MY]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (S. 2038), S489-S491 [8FE]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (S. 2738), S5263 [15JN]

Medicare: establish a hospice demonstration and grant program for beneficiaries (S. 3026), S8413 [12SE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 340), S7454 [21JY], S10937 [24OC]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (S. Res. 339), S7454 [21JY], S10939 [24OC]

New Hampshire: legislative action to abolish the death penalty, S4177 [18MY]

Oregon: repeal of assisted suicide and euthanasia laws, S9842 [4OC]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (S. Con. Res. 118), S5756 [23JN]

———designate a day of remembrance for victims of Katyn Forest Massacre (S. Con. Res. 105), S2709, S2773 [13AP]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (S. 2926), S7665 [26JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (H.R. 3293), S4501 [25MY]

Reports filed

Commemorate Anniversary of the Execution of Polish Captives by Soviet Authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 118), S4952 [12JN]

Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2260) (S. Rept. 106-299), S4296 [23MY]

Placement of a Plaque at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial To Honor Those Veterans Who Died After Their Service, but as a Direct Result of That Service: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3293) (H. Rept. 106-585), H2336 [13AP]

Statements

Pain Management and Palliative Care Promotion Without Permitting Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: AMA, S11215 [27OC]

———C. Everett Koop, S11214 [27OC]

Pain Relief Promotion Act: American Cancer Society, S10244 [11OC]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act: American Health Quality Association, S5270 [15JN]

Summaries

Innocence Protection Act (S. 2690), S4680 [7JN]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act (S. 2743), S5269 [15JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 415, National Children's Memorial Day, H9989 [17OC]

H. Res. 501, honor and recognize law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers, H3025 [15MY]

H.R. 284, Honor Guard for Veterans Empowerment Act, H8631 [3OC]

H.R. 3293, place a plaque at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service, H2663 [9MY]

H.R. 4709, Gold Star Parents Annuity Act, E1081 [22JN]

S. 2607, Pain Relief Promotion Act, S4312 [23MY]

S. 2690, Innocence Protection Act, S4676-S4680 [7JN]

S. 2926, Social Security Family Relief Act, S7666 [26JY]

S. 3026, Hospice Improvement Program Act, S8414 [12SE]

S. Con. Res. 105, designate a day of remembrance for victims of Katyn Forest Massacre in Poland, S2773 [13AP]

S. Con. Res. 118, commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, S4489 [25MY], S5756 [23JN]

S. Res. 339, National Survivors of Suicide Day, S7453 [21JY], S10939 [24OC]

S. Res. 340, National Children's Memorial Day, S7454 [21JY], S10937 [24OC]

DEATH IN CUSTODY REPORTING ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1800), H6736, H6737 [24JY], E1934 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1800), S9769 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1800, provisions, H6736 [24JY]

DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S381 [7FE]

Remarks in House

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, H1009, H1022 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, S1265 [8MR]

DEATH PENALTY see Capital Punishment

DEATH TAX ELIMINATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 8), S6586, S6610, S6627, S6631, S6634, S6636, S6640, S6656, S6660, S6662, S6692, S6694, S6695, S6697, S6699, S6700, S6701, S6703, S6706, S6708, S6710, S6737, S6739, S6741, S6753, S6761 [13JY], H4148, H4160 [9JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 519), H4085 [8JN]

Articles and editorials

Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Is Little Known, S6775 [14JY]

Despite Benefits, Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Gets Little Notice, S6587 [13JY]

Estate Taxes Threaten Wildlife Habitats, H4137 [9JN]

Hy-Vee, Inc., S6778 [14JY]

Real Rap on Death and Taxes, S6439 [11JY], S6604 [13JY]

Time To Eliminate the Costly Death Tax, H4025 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 8): consideration (see H. Res. 519), H4034 [7JN]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Letters

Provisions, H7719 [18SE]

———Alexander Leventhal, S6609 [13JY]

———Ayron Pickerill, S6424 [11JY]

———Todd M. Kolber, H4156 [9JN]

Research and development tax credit extension: several Massachusetts businesses, S6613 [13JY]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), S6625 [13JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6619 [13JY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, S6619 [13JY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S6619 [13JY]

———several State and local government organizations, S6622 [13JY]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S6620 [13JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S6619 [13JY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 8, provisions, S6645 [13JY]

Family Business Estate Tax Coalition, S6437 [11JY]

Republican Party history of cutting education funding in appropriations bills, S6631 [13JY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 8, Provisions: President Clinton, H7240 [6SE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 8), S6627, S6631, S6636, S6640, S6651, S6663 [13JY], S6768, S6769 [14JY], H4160 [9JN]

Papers

Death Tax Devastation—Horror Stories From Middle-Class America: William W. Beach, Heritage Foundation, S6772-S6774 [14JY]

Poems

``Tax His Cow'', H4153 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 8), H362 [14FE], H3911 [6JN], H3931, H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935, H4024-H4031 [7JN], H4047, H4108-H4115 [8JN], H4123, H4124, H4125, H4126, H4127, H4128-H4164, H4169 [9JN], H5850 [12JY], H6474, H6588-H6593 [19JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], E941 [9JN], E974, E975, E977 [12JN], E1008, E1009 [14JN], E1364 [27JY]

———consideration (H. Res. 519), H4077-H4087 [8JN]

———motion to recommit, H4161-H4163 [9JN]

———veto, H7220, H7241, H7247, H7259-H7264 [6SE], H7284, H7285, H7322-H7335, H7351-H7357 [7SE], H7719 [18SE], E1504 [18SE]

Taxation: condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4078, H4081-H4085 [8JN], H4132, H4135, H4138, H4145 [9JN], E974 [12JN]

———rates, H6091-H6097 [17JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H4078-H4081, H4083, H4084 [8JN], H4140, H4161-H4163 [9JN], H4343, H4344, H4345 [14JN], E977 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 8), S6295, S6296 [30JN], S6329-S6334 [10JY], S6586-S6591, S6600-S6669 [13JY], S6767-S6781, S6817 [14JY], S7012-S7014 [17JY], S7084, S7085, S7150 [18JY], S7500-S7502 [25JY], S7608 [26JY]

———motion to proceed, S6296, S6297 [30JN], S6403-S6408, S6411, S6448 [11JY], S6485-S6497 [12JY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S6497 [12JY], S6644, S6645 [13JY]

———unanimous-consent request, S6764 [13JY]

———veto, S7998 [5SE], S8099 [6SE], S8633 [15SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S6626 [13JY]

Social Security: ensure solvency of trust funds, S6656-S6659 [13JY]

———increase spousal survivors' benefit and allow women taking leave to care for a child or relative to exempt those years from benefit calculations, S6656-S6659 [13JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for long-term care, S6660-S6662 [13JY]

———extend research and development tax credit, S6610-S6613 [13JY]

———increase, expand, and simplify child and dependent care deductions, expand adoption credit for special needs children, and provide incentives for employer-provided child care, S6652-S6655 [13JY]

———provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, S6614-S6617 [13JY]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6617-S6627 [13JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S6614-S6617 [13JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, S6655 [13JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 8, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 106-658), H4034 [7JN]

Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 106-651), H3924 [6JN]

Studies

Estate Tax Repeal—A Windfall for the Wealthiest Americans: Iris J. Lav and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S6417-S6419 [11JY]

Tables

Estate tax comparison on $2 million estate, H4139 [9JN]

Texts of

H.R. 8, provisions, H4128-H4131 [9JN]

DeBARROS, FREDERICK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1809 [17OC]

DEBLASIO, ANGELA

Statements

Prescription Drug Costs, E1579 [25SE]

DeBONIS, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E141 [15FE]

DeBRUNNER, CHARLES L.

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11218 [26OC]

DEBT REDUCTION RECONCILIATION ACT

Letters

Provisions: Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H4702 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4601), H4701-H4708 [20JN], E1007 [14JN], E1098 [23JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4601), S5580 [21JN], S5710 [22JN], S7117 [18JY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4601) (H. Rept. 106-673), H4219 [12JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4601, provisions, H4701 [20JN]

DEBT RELIEF AND RETIREMENT SECURITY RECONCILIATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5203), H7780-H7798 [19SE], E1594 [26SE]

Pensions: reform, H7792-H7798 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 5203), S8866 [20SE], S8871 [21SE]

Texts of

H.R. 5203, provisions, H7780-H7792 [19SE]

DEBT RELIEF LOCK-BOX RECONCILIATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5173), H7679-H7687 [18SE], E1533 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 5173), S8772 [19SE], S8787, S8789 [20SE], S10264 [11OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5173) (H. Rept. 106-862), H7722 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 5173, provisions, H7679-H7681 [18SE]

DEBT RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4866), H6426-H6432 [18JY]

Statements

Provisions: Representative McDermott, H6428 [18JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4866, provisions, H6426 [18JY]

DECADE OF PAIN CONTROL AND RESEARCH

Bills and resolutions

Designate (see S. 3163), S9944 [5OC]

DeCAMBRA, HO'OIPO

Remarks in House

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Community Health Leader award recipient, E1455 [13SE]

DeCAMP, ROGER

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3254 [2MY]

DECCAN CHRONICLE (publication)

Articles and editorials

Sikh Family Saves Nuns From Bawaria Attack, E334 [16MR]

DECHANT, VIRGIL C.

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, S1840 [29MR]

DECKER, DAVID C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1870 [19OC]

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Articles and editorials

What Happened to the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence?, S6245-S6247 [30JN]

Bills and resolutions

Liberty Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6470 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Government: historical impact of establishing the U.S. Government as a ``Republic'', H81 [31JA], H185-H191 [2FE]

Liberty Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 376), H9516-H9519 [10OC], E2013 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Independence Day: observance, S6245 [30JN]

Liberty Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 376), S10844 [19OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 376, Liberty Day, H9516 [10OC]

DEDMOND, FLOSSIE McCLAIN

Bills and resolutions

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4449), H3049 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4449), H7235, H7236 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4449), S10113 [6OC]

Reports filed

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4449), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4449, Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD, H7235 [6SE]

DEEB, EDWARD

Remarks in House

National Conference for Community and Justice (organization): American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

DEEGAN, COLLEEN

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S504 [8FE], S3268 [2MY]

DEEGAN, JOHN F.

Letters

Impact Aid Program reauthorization, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

DEER PARK, TX

Remarks in House

International Terminals Co.: Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year Award recipient, E1843 [19OC]

DEERFIELD, MI

Remarks in House

Jankowski, Rachel: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E995 [14JN]

DEETS, HORACE B.

Letters

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689 [20JY]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E124 [10FE]

DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H3524 [22MY], H3869 [25MY], H4122 [8JN], H5241 [27JN], H5714 [10JY], H5787 [11JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1355 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3927, H3928 [6JN], H3986, H4012, H4013 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4221 [12JN], H4337 [13JN], H4462 [14JN], H4575 [15JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4486 [14JN]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1165 [21MR], H1231 [22MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 820, Coast Guard appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Cheney Has Shown He's Soft in Nature, But Tough on Issues, Jim Weaver, Eugene (OR) Register-Guard, E1386 [27JY]

Scaling Down in a Safer World, Doug Bandow, Washington (DC) Post, E392 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health (see H.R. 3266), H6719 [20JY]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (see H.R. 4321), H2338 [13AP]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1077 [15MR]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7992 [21SE]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H373 [14FE]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5657 [29JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Aviation: increase civil penalties and criminal fines for violation of regulations prohibiting the transportation of chemical oxygen generators on passenger-carrying aircraft in air commerce (see H.R. 5445), H9767 [11OC]

———prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3869 [25MY]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H5085 [23JN]

Children and youth: require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

———support mentoring programs (see H. Res. 552), H6052 [13JY]

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see H. Con. Res. 249), H2240 [12AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H342 [10FE]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H757 [8MR]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H4817 [21JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6355 [17JY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 5069), H7208 [27JY]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (see H.R. 2086), H373 [14FE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3901), H7003 [25JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H998 [14MR]

———provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H1958 [6AP]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H1478 [28MR]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries in Oregon and Washington (see H.R. 5150), H7501 [12SE]

Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H922 [9MR]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H922 [9MR]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H6052 [13JY]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H4484 [14JN]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H6052 [13JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H4675 [19JN]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H8736 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H7503 [12SE]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H1077 [15MR]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 3418), H1764 [4AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H8469 [28SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7366 [7SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2607 [4MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5657 [29JN]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5241 [27JN]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7932 [20SE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H1123 [20MR]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H4817 [21JN]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H647 [6MR]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H2012 [10AP]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H922 [9MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H2411 [2MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H6354 [17JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5247), H9505 [6OC]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H50 [27JA]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H4220 [12JN]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H2239 [12AP]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H1120 [16MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H632 [1MR]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H2341 [13AP]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H5084 [23JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H4336 [13JN]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H8201 [26SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H90 [31JA]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H7723 [18SE]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H3869 [25MY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H5241 [27JN]

IMF: reduce long-term lending activities and role in developing countries (see H.R. 5085), H7209 [27JY]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H4674 [19JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H1120 [16MR]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H7373 [11SE]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H2906 [10MY]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H8617 [2OC]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H11955 [4DE]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H48 [27JA]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1077 [15MR]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), H90 [31JA]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (see H.R. 4580), H7003 [25JY]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H7373 [11SE]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H1477 [28MR]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H6719 [20JY]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H165 [1FE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H7212 [27JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), H165 [1FE]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H342 [10FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H8736 [3OC]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H12017 [5DE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H7365 [7SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H12017 [5DE]

National security: provide deployment criteria for the national missile defense system and testing of the system against counter-measures (see H.R. 5066), H8201 [26SE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1164 [21MR]

———establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H4591 [15JN]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 773), consideration (see H. Res. 478), H2340 [13AP]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Petroleum: reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 4017), H1764 [4AP]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H9505 [6OC]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H9768 [11OC]

Political campaigns: permit any Presidential candidates to participate in debates relative to support in national public opinion polls (see H. Con. Res. 373), H8736 [3OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H7652 [14SE] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3523 [22MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5955 [12JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5737 [10JY]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H6471 [18JY]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H255 [8FE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1120 [16MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H7211 [27JY]

Schools: prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see H.R. 1781), H1764 [4AP]

Ships and vessels: revise laws relative to cruise vessels (see H.R. 5337), H8468 [28SE]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H1629 [30MR]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7503 [12SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H4036 [7JN]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H7991 [21SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2967 [11MY]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 740), H931 [13MR]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7932 [20SE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H2239 [12AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H2607 [4MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3709), H922 [9MR]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4192), H2607 [4MY]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H1628 [30MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3309 [17MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H758 [8MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H5955 [12JY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H5843 [11JY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H1958 [6AP]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4220 [12JN]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H574 [29FE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H255 [8FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H2411 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Contracts: end taxpayer support of Federal contractors against whom repeated civil judgments or criminal convictions have been entered (see H.R. 5439), H9767 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot program (see H.R. 4189), H1851 [5AP]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H11927 [14NO]

Foreign investments: authorize transaction taxes on short-term cross-border foreign exchange transactions to deter speculation (see H. Con. Res. 301), H2122 [11AP]

Foreign policy: increase burdensharing for U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf region (see H.R. 4300), H2338 [13AP]

Government: increase accountability for Government spending and reduce wasteful spending (see H.R. 5317), H8405 [27SE]

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions on the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (see H.R. 5617), H11781 [1NO]

Oregon: provide for additional place of holding district court (see H.R. 3567), H208 [2FE]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Ships and vessels: require the adoption of response plans for cargo tankers carrying oil (see H.R. 5025), H7207 [27JY]

Taxation: repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 4256), H2238 [12AP]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H931 [13MR]

Letters

F-22 fighter funding: Everest E. Riccioni, E952 [9JN]

Oregon Land Exchange Act: Kathleen R. Kidwell, Friends of Rudio Mountain, Inc., H6866 [25JY]

Motions

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H923 [13MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5714 [10JY], H5767, H5768 [11JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, H11533 [30OC], H11750 [1NO]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9660 [11OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1356, H1360 [23MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3509, H3512, H3513, H3514, H3515, H3516, H3517 [22MY], H3530, H3603 [23MY], H9512 [10OC]

Coast Guard: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), H6901 [25JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2844 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), motion to recommit, H2949, H2950 [11MY]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11387 [27OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2949, H2950 [11MY]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 630), H9986 [17OC]

———hopper dredge fleet operation and ready reserve status, H5222 [27JN]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H3530 [23MY]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, H11211 [26OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5714 [10JY], H5767, H5768 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3267 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9660 [11OC]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3986, H3989, H3990 [7JN], E952 [9JN]

———impact of spending reductions on social and domestic programs, E391 [22MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3986, H3989, H3990, H3995, H4012, H4013, H4014 [7JN], E952 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3966 [7JN]

———suspend contractors convicted of fraud, H4012, H4014 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3995 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4462, H4463, H4464, H4466, H4473 [14JN], H4562, H4575, H4576 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot program (H.R. 4189), E498 [5AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11787, H11792 [2NO]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), H1136 [21MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5222 [27JN]

Eugene, OR: tribute to local television stations for simulcast of documentary about the effects of drug abuse, E360 [21MR]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1224, H1232 [22MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1203 [22MR]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H1141 [21MR]

Forest Service: recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4462, H4463, H4464, H4466 [14JN]

———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4473 [14JN]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H3057 [16MY]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), H8756, H8760 [4OC]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4562 [15JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3502 [22MY]

———public disclosure of expenditures for the preceding year, H3502 [22MY]

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge: commercial agricultural lease funding, H4575 [15JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H11792 [2NO]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4562 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4562 [15JN]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit funding to enforce the payment of fines for violation of entrance fees, H4575 [15JN]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10603 [24OC]

Oregon: land exchange (S. 1629), H6865 [25JY]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H11787, H11792 [2NO]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H760 [9MR], H924 [13MR], H4463 [14JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H760 [9MR], H924 [13MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands, H1232 [22MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (H.R. 4007), H11792 [2NO]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H11483, H11484, H11485, H11486, H11487, H11488 [28OC]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9613 [10OC], E1800 [16OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11211 [26OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11211 [26OC]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H310 [10FE]

———relief, H11211 [26OC]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7379, H7423, H7429 [12SE], H11895 [14NO]

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge: commercial agricultural lease funding, H4575 [15JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding, H5767, H5768 [11JY]

Umpqua Training and Employment, Inc.: anniversary, E821 [24MY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H9660 [11OC]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (H. Con. Res. 276), H4464 [14JN]

———withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4795, H4804, H4809, H4810, H4812 [21JN]

———withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (H. Res. 528), H4790 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H199 [2FE], H370 [14FE], H11943 [4DE]

Special order: granted, H754 [8MR], H929 [13MR], H1161 [21MR], H8797 [4OC], H11779 [1NO], H11809 [2NO], H11925 [14NO]

Reports

F-22 Program—Fact Versus Fiction: Everest E. Riccioni, E952-E954 [9JN]

DEFENSE AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE ACT

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4919, provisions, H7743 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4919): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 584), H7931 [20SE]

———corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 405), H7991 [21SE]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 4919), H7830-H7840 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4919), H6730-H6734 [24JY], H7743 [19SE], H7941-H7943 [21SE]

———conference report, E2070 [2NO]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 584), H7939-H7941 [21SE]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 405), H7943 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4919): conference report, S9118 [22SE]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 405), S9118 [22SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4919, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 106-874), H7931 [20SE]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4919) (H. Rept. 106-868), H7870 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 405, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4919, provisions, H7943 [21SE]

H. Res. 584, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4919, provisions, H7940 [21SE]

H.R. 4919, provisions, H6731 [24JY]

DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION

Remarks in House

Guam: recommendations, H925-H928 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: authorize additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S4639-S4649 [7JN]

DEFENSE NEWS (publication)

Articles and editorials

U.S. Navy—Stretched Thin?—Surging Demands Overwhelm Shrinking Force, S4729 [8JN]

DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT

Remarks in House

Expiration date: extend (H.R. 1715), H7677 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Expiration date: extend (H.R. 1715), S10488 [12OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1715, expiration date extension, H7677 [18SE]

DeFEO, CHUCK

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S11674 [7DE]

DEFFENBAUGH, RALSTON H.

Letters

Adjust immigration status of certain Liberian nationals, S7618 [26JY]

DEFIANCE, OH

Remarks in House

Defiance College: anniversary, E363 [21MR]

DEFIANCE COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E363 [21MR]

DEFICIT see Public Debt

DEFORD, CONNIE M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E279 [9MR]

DeGENNARO, RALPH

Letters

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3084 [16MY]

Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study, S7364 [20JY]

DeGETTE, DIANA (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4978, H5021, H5037, H5038 [22JN]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1700 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H5956 [12JY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H90 [31JA]

Armed Forces: enhance benefits for active and retired military personnel (see H.R. 4030), H6777 [24JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H1163 [21MR]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (see H.R. 4275), H7003 [25JY]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H1285 [22MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6778 [24JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colorado: development of collaborative forest restoration and fire prevention projects by the Forest Service, State and local agencies, and private landowners (see H.R. 5098), H7992 [21SE]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 4275), H7003 [25JY]

Community development: amend certain community reinvestment statutes (see H.R. 3504), H209 [2FE]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6052 [13JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H8062 [25SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H4121 [8JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5436 [28JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 3613), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2122 [11AP]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4036 [7JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H4592 [15JN]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H2967 [11MY]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H90 [31JA]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H6052 [13JY]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H6777 [24JY]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H757 [8MR]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1675 [3AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H922 [9MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H4121 [8JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H574 [29FE]

———assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H757 [8MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H2341 [13AP]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H8062 [25SE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4817 [21JN]

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6052 [13JY]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1958 [6AP]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H50 [27JA]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H8406 [27SE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H1163 [21MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1629 [30MR]

Liberty Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 376), H7212 [27JY]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6719 [20JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H922 [9MR]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H1164 [21MR]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H4220 [12JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H1629 [30MR]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H455 [15FE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H50 [27JA]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H1629 [30MR]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———increase the percentage of bad hospital debt that is reimbursable (see H.R. 4878), H6469 [18JY]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H2607 [4MY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1119 [16MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3172 [16MY]

———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (see H.R. 5074), H7209 [27JY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H1284 [22MR]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H5169 [26JN]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H373 [14FE]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H7991 [21SE]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see H.R. 4288), H4174 [9JN]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1407 [23MR]

———establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H2340 [13AP]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 1798), H1852 [5AP]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H6777 [24JY]

Office for Protection of Human Research Subjects: establish (see H.R. 3569), H3649 [23MY]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H7211 [27JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H2905 [10MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H455 [15FE]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H2607 [4MY]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 5264), H7991 [21SE]

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (see H.R. 3817), H3049 [15MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H4035 [7JN]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H9767 [11OC]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H10036 [17OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H5436 [28JN]

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), H4336 [13JN]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H7211 [27JY]

———allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in one qualified State tuition program to another qualified State tuition program for the same beneficiary (see H.R. 3674), H509 [16FE]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H454 [15FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1629 [30MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H5737 [10JY]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7366 [7SE]

———provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities (see H.R. 2713), H2411 [2MY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H922 [9MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H9901 [12OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H10809 [24OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H8617 [2OC]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H4818 [21JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7002 [25JY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8062 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: address special needs relative to organ transplantation (see H.R. 4008), H1118 [16MR]

———protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (see H.R. 5198), H7722 [18SE]

Diseases: reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H4035 [7JN]

EPA: streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (see H.R. 4480), H3308 [17MY]

Firearms: ban import of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, promote safe storage and use of handguns by consumers, and extend criminal background checks to gun shows (see H.R. 4009), H1118 [16MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

Research: protect human subjects in research (see H.R. 4605), H4120 [8JN]

Social Security: promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H7870 [19SE]

Tobacco products: increase legal age for smoking (see H.R. 4432), H2966 [11MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1783 [5AP]

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11543 [30OC]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3350 [18MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9658 [11OC]

Aspen Skiing Co.: tribute, E577 [13AP]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (H.R. 4275), H6875 [25JY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8130 [26SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2947 [11MY]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 4275), H6875 [25JY]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims, H12489 [15DE]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H9658 [11OC]

Denver, CO: Regional Transportation District funding, E801 [22MY]

———tribute to East High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E859 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3350 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9658 [11OC]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4894 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5021, H5027 [22JN]

———hazardous chemical storage facility security study funding, H4978, H4979 [22JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4642 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), E2150 [7DE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study to determine ways to reduce fatalities, injuries, and property damage caused by backing vehicles, E1366 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), E801 [22MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4978, H4979, H5021, H5027 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12489 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7820 [19SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4642 [19JN], H4842, H4894 [21JN]

Diseases: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (H. Res. 576), H8270 [27SE]

EPA: National Hazardous Waste and Superfund Ombudsman funding, H4842 [21JN], E1112 [26JN]

———streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (H.R. 4480), E750 [17MY]

Firearms: gun control, H1080 [16MR]

———prevent children from having access to firearms, H578 [1MR], H1080 [16MR]

———violence in schools, H578 [1MR]

Great Sand Dunes National Park: establish (S. 2547), H10714 [24OC]

Great Sand Dunes National Park Preserve: establish (S. 2547), H10714 [24OC]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1192 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5620, H5624 [29JN]

———recognize differences in organ transplantation between adults and children and study immunosupressive drugs provided to children, H1700 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1700 [4AP]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5620, H5624 [29JN]

Houston, Marcus: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E112 [10FE]

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), E2150 [7DE]

Journal: question of approval, H5851 [12JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2695 [9MY]

Metro State College: tribute to men's basketball team, E443 [29MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (H.R. 1795), H8267 [27SE]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1192 [22MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10603 [24OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2712 [9MY], H8248, H8255 [27SE]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3942 [7JN]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11257 [26OC]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7820 [19SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11257 [26OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2798 [10MY]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), E751 [17MY]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets, E114 [10FE]

Veterans: upgrade medals Asian and Pacific Islander veterans received for World War II service to Medals of Honor, E1111 [26JN]

Wytias, Betty: SafeHouse Denver (domestic violence shelter) Carolyn Hamil-Henderson Memorial Award recipient, E1067 [21JN]

Tributes

Baca, Polly, E1420 [7SE]

Barela, Veronica, E1417 [7SE]

Boyd, Faye, E188 [29FE]

Granado, Lorraine, E1417 [7SE]

Haynes, Anna Jo, E188 [29FE]

Lock, Selma, E1892 [24OC]

Mejia, Ophelia, E1419 [7SE]

Mosley, Edna, E188 [29FE]

Padilla, Wanda, E1418 [7SE]

Sakato, George, E1111 [26JN]

Schomp, Katherine Weaver, E2220 [15DE]

Tanner, Gloria, E188 [29FE]

Whitsett, Hazel, E188 [29FE]

DeHAVEN, ROD

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4096 [17MY]

DEHLI (NY) DELAWARE COUNTY TIMES

Articles and editorials

Time for the House To Enact Aimee's Law, E1263 [18JY]

DEICKE, LOIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E8 [27JA]

DEIS, CULLAN

Letters

South Dakota flood mitigation projects funding, S4168 [18MY]

DEITRICH, MARY

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, S6218 [30JN]

DEJAN, LEO J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1916 [25OC]

DeKEYSER, DAVID A.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5455 [20JN]

DeKOSKY, ALLISON

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, S6218 [30JN]

DEL VALLE, RAFAELA L.

Remarks in House

Del Valle Family: Puerto Rican Family of the Millennium honorees, E1058 [20JN]

DEL VALLE, TELESFORO, JR.

Remarks in House

Del Valle Family: Puerto Rican Family of the Millennium honorees, E1058 [20JN]

DEL VALLE, TELESFORO, SR.

Remarks in House

Del Valle Family: Puerto Rican Family of the Millennium honorees, E1058 [20JN]

DEL VALLE FAMILY

Remarks in House

Puerto Rican Family of the Millennium: honorees, E1058 [20JN]

DEL WEBB CORP.

Letters

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, E303 [14MR]

DELAHUNT, WILLIAM D. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2779 [9MY], H2803 [10MY]

Articles and editorials

Air Station Cape Cod Turns 30, Kevin Dennehy, Hyannis (MA) Cape Cod Times, E1621 [28SE]

Employers With Labor Shortages Should Look to Vocational Rehabilitation, Elmer C. Bartels, Cape Cod (MA) Times, E1434 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3926 [6JN]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H7652 [14SE]

———improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H647 [6MR]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H1163 [21MR]

Antitrust policy: remove the notification requirement applicable to acquisitions of certain voting securities and assets and modify filing fees (see H.R. 4194), H1851 [5AP]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H11446 [27OC]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4336 [13JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H3413 [18MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H50 [27JA]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H5241 [27JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5737 [10JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6052 [13JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2607 [4MY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H9767 [11OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H998 [14MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H454 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7871 [19SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H165 [1FE]

Diseases: recognize fragile X as the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, and as a powerful research model for other disorders, and urge increased research funding (see H. Con. Res. 299), H1851 [5AP]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H10036 [17OC]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H4817 [21JN]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H342 [10FE]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 4915), H11207 [26OC]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H219 [7FE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H165 [1FE]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H3172 [16MY]

———establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10534 [23OC]

———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H2340 [13AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2411 [2MY]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2412 [2MY]

———prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H3649 [23MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H7365 [7SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H212 [3FE]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5107), H7280 [6SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1304), H633 [1MR]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H2412 [2MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H9635 [10OC]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H50 [27JA]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H1119 [16MR]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H342 [10FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Interstate commerce: simplify sales and use taxes and ensure that such taxes are equitably applied (see H.R. 4462), H3171 [16MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H574 [29FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H8200 [26SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H922 [9MR]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H575 [29FE]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H5037 [22JN]

National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (see H.R. 2832), H1477 [28MR]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H3523 [22MY]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Res. 547), H7366 [7SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H2967 [11MY]

Oceans: tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research (see H. Con. Res. 264), H647 [6MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: reauthorize (see H.R. 4034), H1123 [20MR]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4036 [7JN]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Privacy: prohibit the sale, share, or transfer of information acquired by Internet sites that include a pledge that it would not be released (see H.R. 4814), H5736 [10JY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), H1477 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H373 [14FE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7129 [26JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H2770 [9MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H997 [14MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H8469 [28SE]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H8200 [26SE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H1958 [6AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H2967 [11MY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H922 [9MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8469 [28SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H8062 [25SE]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H342 [10FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7282 [6SE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H511 [16FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H50 [27JA]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8201 [26SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H90 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4918), H6719 [20JY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

Immigration: modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H454 [15FE]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

Letters

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 anniversary: by, E1198 [11JY]

Press releases

MIT, Caltech Join Forces To Develop Reliable, Uniform U.S. Voting Machine, Sarah H. Wright, Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office, E2227 [15DE]

Remarks

AID: ensure gender-related issues are considered in program decisions, H5996 [13JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1434 [7SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1545 [29MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1488 [29MR]

Boston, MA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103, E1198 [11JY]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6797 [25JY]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (H.R. 4167), H6797 [25JY]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), H7777 [19SE]

Coast Guard: funding, H5081 [23JN], E1038 [19JN]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1488 [29MR]

———condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1545 [29MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8689 [3OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1107 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1107 [16MR]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7529, H7536 [13SE]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3934 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7529, H7536 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, H5149 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), E1038 [19JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4971 [22JN], H5149 [26JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7031 [26JY], H7589 [14SE]

———prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7589 [14SE]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7031 [26JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5996 [13JY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1222 [22MR]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), H6395, H6398 [18JY], H7695 [18SE]

LSC: funding, H4971 [22JN]

Massachusetts: anniversary of Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, E1621 [28SE]

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish, E2227 [15DE]

Quincy, MA: tribute to Jimmy Kennedy Memorial Run for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis organizers and participants, E695 [10MY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H466 [16FE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H599 [1MR]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2790, H2796, H2803, H2813 [10MY]

Voting: cooperative initiative between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology to develop a new voting machine, E2227 [15DE]

Tributes

Bigos, Richard, E1068 [21JN]

Cadigan, James L., H1072-H1074 [15MR]

Lind, Roy, E1963 [27OC]

DeLANGE, CECIL J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1417 [7SE]

DeLAUGHTER, DOUGLAS

Remarks in House

Indiana: Crystal Apple Award for outstanding educators recipient, E580 [13AP]

DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6658, H6720 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4254, H4297 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), H1674 [3AP]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H12532 [15DE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H922 [9MR]

Amateur Sports Illegal Gambling Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4284), H2337 [13AP]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H2655 [8MY]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H3172 [16MY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H632 [1MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H997 (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2607 [4MY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H1163 [21MR]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H209 [2FE]

———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H5169 [26JN]

Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H6470 [18JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), H632 [1MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3925 [6JN]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 1452), H7578 [13SE]

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H7211 [27JY]

———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H5955 [12JY]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H511 [16FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H998 [14MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H454 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5169 [26JN]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), H2905 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H4175 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H9505 [6OC]

———conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see H.R. 3712), H7578 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2411 [2MY]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H1958 [6AP]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1764 [4AP]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6778 [24JY]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H373 [14FE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H8200 [26SE]

Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice by establishing links between pollution and community health problems and assist such communities (see H.R. 1510), H1077 [15MR]

Education: establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 846), H3309 [17MY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2607 [4MY]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H632 [1MR]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1120 [16MR]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H4337 [13JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H3413 [18MY]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2239 [12AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3926 [6JN]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H11781 [1NO]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H2012 [10AP]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H4174 [9JN]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H1123 [20MR]

Food: extend mandatory nutrition information labeling requirements to single-ingredient, raw meat, and poultry products (see H.R. 4175), H1763 [4AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 1491), H373 [14FE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1852 [5AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H575 [29FE]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H6052 [13JY]

———establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards, expand Medicare definition of homebound relative to home health services, and revise tax treatment of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4029), H12022 [6DE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H4121 [8JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H997 [14MR]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H3814 [24MY]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H7365 [7SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H4121 [8JN]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H7366 [7SE]

———require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 3328), H7578 [13SE]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H1285 [22MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 1689), H3049 [15MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H1675 [3AP]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H575 [29FE]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H574 [29FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H7129 [26JY]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), H922 [9MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1406 [23MR]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7652 [14SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6719 [20JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H998 [14MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7212 [27JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H4784 [20JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H922 [9MR]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H3309 [17MY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H922 [9MR]

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H1119 [16MR]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H6355 [17JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H4121 [8JN]

———recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7652 [14SE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), H11955 [4DE]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7578 [13SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H8200 [26SE]

National Paralegals Day: designate (see H. Res. 430), H7366 [7SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H4485 [14JN]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H4675 [19JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6354 [17JY]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), H6599 [19JY]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1589 [29MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3172 [16MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3926 [6JN]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11928 [14NO]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), H50 [27JA]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3649 [23MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H2123 [11AP]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H2122 [11AP]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H997 [14MR]

Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), H4336 [13JN]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H574 [29FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H1284 [22MR]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H575 [29FE]

———promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2807), H50 [27JA]

———provide choice between lump sum payments or an improved computation formula for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 568), H1284 [22MR]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H6052 [13JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H165 [1FE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H11207 [26OC]

———allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H50 [27JA]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H7365 [7SE]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 5128), H11716 [31OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H9505 [6OC]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H574 [29FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H165 [1FE] (see H.R. 4094), H4174 [9JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8200 [26SE]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H2122 [11AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2012 [10AP]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2967 [11MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H7365 [7SE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H165 [1FE]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H209 [2FE]

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H1119 [16MR]

———prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H575 [29FE]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H1163 [21MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3926 [6JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H50 [27JA]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H2607 [4MY]

Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), H5955 [12JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8062 [25SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

Taxation: treatment of grandparents who provide primary child care services to their grandchildren who are not their dependents (see H.R. 5602), H11620 [30OC]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H4120 [8JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11457 [28OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1784 [5AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5451, H5591 [29JN], H5708 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9639 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5421 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9675 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8429 [28SE]

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E1582 [25SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8113 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10408 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11454 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11672 [31OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1568 [29MR], H1614 [30MR]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3349 [18MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9838 [12OC]

Beirne, Richard: West Haven, CT, Irishman of the Year award recipient, E306 [14MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1000 [15MR]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3101 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5876 [12JY]

———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, H170 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1000 [15MR], H1288 [23MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H259 [9FE], H1000 [15MR], H3534 [23MY]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4050 [8JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3701 [24MY]

Cofield, Elsie: West Haven, CT, Black Coalition Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E189 [29FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H11786 [2NO]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1042 [15MR], H2086, H2087 [11AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10 [27JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5591 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3349 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather, E547 [12AP]

Dept. of HHS: senior citizens programs funding, H4297, H4298, H4299, H4300 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4901 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5026 [22JN]

———establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5018 [22JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4494 [15JN], H4642 [19JN], H5043 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4076 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4532 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6658, H6659 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5018, H5026 [22JN], H5043 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4059, H4076, H4098 [8JN], H4127 [9JN], H4233, H4254, H4255, H4256, H4257, H4258, H4295, H4297, H4298, H4299, H4300 [13JN], H11672 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12496 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4050 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7822 [19SE], H11405 [27OC], H11457, H11458, H11459, H11460, H11462, H11464 [28OC], H11501 [29OC], H11734, H11740 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4642 [19JN], H4901 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4494 [15JN]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12061 [8DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H7938 [21SE], H9639, H9675 [11OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H7912, H7913 [20SE]

Education: funding, H12496 [15DE]

———importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), E995 [14JN]

———reductions in school class size, H11740 [1NO]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11734 [1NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5272 [27JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), E547 [12AP]

Ericson, Leif: commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New World, E1578 [25SE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2306 [13AP]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5708 [10JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6658, H6659 [20JY]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2086, H2087 [11AP]

———gun control, H1042 [15MR], H5018 [22JN]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H471 [16FE]

Fish and fishing: commercial lobster fisheries assistance funding, H1568 [29MR]

Fishbone, Gerald and Marilyn: Greater New Haven, CT, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Living and Giving Award recipients, E521 [10AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5994 [13JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5421 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5994 [13JY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1223 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5631 [29JN]

———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8636 [3OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H133 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H97, H133 [1FE], H170 [2FE]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5631 [29JN]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H762 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4254, H4255, H4256, H4257, H4258 [13JN]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4532 [15JN]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), E896 [6JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H11457, H11458, H11459, H11460, H11462, H11464 [28OC]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2723 [9MY]

Louis' Lunch (restaurant): anniversary, E1377 [27JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2693 [9MY], H11454 [28OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1000 [15MR], H3185 [17MY], H5826 [11JY], H7875, H7912, H7913 [20SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H460 [16FE]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for prescription drugs, H4295 [13JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5368 [28JN], H5442 [29JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H460 [16FE]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11501 [29OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H762, H897 [9MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4532 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4532 [15JN]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 90, E996 [14JN]

———anniversary of Jewish Home for the Aged, E261 [9MR]

———anniversary of St. Andrew's Society, E2143 [7DE]

———tribute to Amistad (vessel) replica ship project, E1220 [13JY]

———tribute to O'Neill School of Irish Dancing, E307 [14MR]

NIH: funding, H4233 [13JN]

Orlando, Rocco: Greater New Haven, CT, Italian American Historical Society Distinguished Service Award recipient, E528 [11AP]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4098 [8JN], H11672 [31OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), E1294 [21JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1614 [30MR]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5272 [27JN]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H7912 [20SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1614 [30MR]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (H.R. 4368), E626 [3MY]

Rogers, Nannie Parks: New Haven, CT, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Appreciation Award recipient, E262 [9MR]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11251 [26OC]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7822 [19SE]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H471 [16FE]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans, H3402, H3405, H3406 [18MY]

———budget treatment of trust funds, H170 [2FE]

———effects of reform proposals on women, H3402-H3404 [18MY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H602 [1MR]

———ensure solvency, H3534 [23MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11251 [26OC]

———reform, H3402, H3405 [18MY]

Southern Connecticut State University: tribute to men's soccer team, E1265 [19JY]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, E307 [14MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1614 [30MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H259 [9FE], H296 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H5876 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4127, H4156 [9JN]

———rates, H259 [9FE]

Veterans: health care funding, H4494 [15JN]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10867 [25OC]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (H.R. 4606), E947 [9JN]

———support research on chronic health conditions, E487 [4AP]

World Asthma Day: observance, E617 [3MY]

Yale University: anniversary, E1860 [19OC]

Tributes

Balsamo, Gioacchino, E1257 [18JY]

Brooker, Alvis, E265 [9MR]

Brooks, Walter, E1330 [27JY]

Cofield, Curtis, E2068 [2NO]

Connolly, Kevin J., E1317 [25JY]

Dimenstein, Don, E1949 [26OC]

Giles, Carleton, E2003 [28OC]

Harris, Irving B., E1334 [27JY]

Jenkins, Carleton C., E1332 [27JY]

Konesky, Stanley W., Jr., E268 [9MR]

Laguna, Miguel, E1104 [23JN]

Lender, Murray, E2087 [13NO], E2141 [7DE]

MacKenzie, Veronica, E1070 [21JN]

Mayhew, Alverne, E1101 [23JN]

McDonnell-Bissel, Kathi, E1025 [15JN]

Morgan, Barbara P., E1323 [26JY]

Nemerson, Matthew, E519 [10AP]

Nolan, Robert F., E1859 [19OC]

Rhinehart, Sheldon, E1320 [26JY]

Shumard, Terry, E1313 [25JY]

Stanback, Anne, E258 [9MR]

Warshaw, Joseph B., E1577 [25SE]

DELAWARE

Amendments

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1849), S2810 [13AP], S10003 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see S. 3209), S10619 [17OC] (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3520), H47 [27JA] (see H.R. 3556), H89 [31JA]

Forewords

``Natural Lives, Modern Times—People and Places of the Delaware River,'' by Bruce Stutz: Walt Whitman, H9983 [17OC]

Letters

Delaware River channel deepening project: Nicholas A. DiPasquale, Corps of Engineers, S8279, S8281 [8SE]

———Representatives Saxton and LoBiondo, S8279 [8SE]

———Robert W. Hargrove, EPA, S8278 [8SE]

———Senator Biden and Representative Andrews, S8278 [8SE]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act: Francois Bujon de l'Estang, French Ambassador to the U.S., H10521 [23OC]

Remarks in House

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, H5262-H5267 [27JN]

———designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1296), H9981-H9983 [17OC]

Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association: tribute, E1619 [28SE]

———tribute to Ladies Auxiliary, E1619 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (H.R. 4794), H10521 [23OC]

Hojnicki, Joseph: Minquadale, DE, Fire Co. Member of the Century award recipient, E600 [2MY]

National TRIO Day: observance, E214 [1MR]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3520), E72 [7FE]

———designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3556), E28 [31JA]

———designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1849), H7669-H7672 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Ambro, Thomas L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S587 [10FE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, motion to proceed, S582 [10FE]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, S8177 [7SE], S8277, S8278 [8SE]

DeMatteis, Mary Jane: Delaware Mother of the Year award recipient, S2523 [11AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (H.R. 4794), S11276 [27OC]

———conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (S. 3209), S10623 [17OC]

Ferrell, Howard (Tootsie): Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inductee, S4373 [24MY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2330, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP]

Kennett Pike: designation as National Scenic Byway, S4560 [6JN]

Sports Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, S4373 [24MY]

Whitby, John W., Jr.: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1849), S2810, S2811 [13AP], S10003 [5OC]

———designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1849), unanimous-consent agreement, S10003 [5OC]

Reports filed

White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1849) (S. Rept. 106-266), S2615 [12AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 106-813), H7279 [6SE]

Statements

School Construction and Renovation Tax Incentives: William E. Manning, Red Clay, DE, Consolidated School District, S988 [1MR]

Texts of

H.R. 4794, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act, H10521 [23OC]

S. 1296, Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, H9981 [17OC]

S. 1849, White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act, S2810 [13AP], S10003 [5OC], H7669 [18SE]

Tributes

Castle, Representative, H7673 [18SE]

Roth, Senator, S11559 [5DE], S11846 [15DE]

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Morelli, Mark: Delaware County, PA, Fireman's Association Valor Award recipient, E187 [29FE]

DELAWARE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Ladies Auxiliary: tribute, E1619 [28SE]

Tribute, E1619 [28SE]

DELAY, MARLEEN R.

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 5451), H9767 [11OC]

DeLAY, TOM (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Conferee: H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7628 [14SE]

———H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H9992 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce publicly-held debt and provide tax relief (see H. Res. 490), H2606 [4MY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Chen, Stephen: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4591 [15JN]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7503 [12SE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H7366 [7SE]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H4220 [12JN]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H632 [1MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1407 [23MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H2012 [10AP]

———protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H4590 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 4102), H1852 [5AP]

District of Columbia: waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (see H.R. 5537), H11446 [27OC]

ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), H1120 [16MR]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1284 [22MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2123 [11AP]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 522), H4174 [9JN]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2607 [4MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Financial institutions: offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses, allow interest payments on demand deposits, and require FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 1435), H511 [16FE]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H2340 [13AP]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4174 [9JN]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

FRS: prohibit implementation of regulations allowing race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of applicants for nonmortgage credit to be noted on the application with the applicant's consent (see H.R. 4164), H1762 [4AP]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2655 [8MY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

National security: U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 5536), H10808 [24OC]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Nicaragua: protect U.S. citizens against expropriations of property by the Nicaraguan Government (see H.R. 4602), H4120 [8JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4800), H5655 [29JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H1587 [29MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4723), H7503 [12SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1294), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4204), H1956 [6AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2340 [13AP]

———prohibit the use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 5146), H7501 [12SE]

———remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 252), H1412 [27MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H4174 [9JN]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H2512 [3MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see H.R. 4713), H6052 [13JY]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H510 [16FE]

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H50 [27JA]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2966 [11MY]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Press releases

DeLay To Oppose McCain Bill—An Attack on Our First Amendment Rights, H5286, H5287 [27JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1781 [5AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, E1784 [13OC]

Appropriations: legislative process, H10403 [19OC], H11680 [31OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10403 [19OC]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), H7796 [19SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7517 [13SE]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2023 [11AP]

China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3745 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3716 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to recommit, H3745 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H118 [1FE]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1434 [28MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H10403 [19OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H6696 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7148 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6696 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3440, H3441 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9025 [6OC]

Dols, Christopher: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E186 [29FE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H124 [1FE]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1220 [22MR]

George Washington's Farewell Address: anniversary, H7935 [21SE]

Gore, Vice President: agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology, H11762 [1NO]

Houston, TX: light rail transportation funding, H3440, H3441 [19MY], H9025 [6OC]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (H.R. 4654), E1012 [14JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 565), H7148 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11680 [31OC]

Lopez, Steven: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1889 [24OC]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, E1274 [19JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3745 [24MY]

Rainwater, Cara: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E183 [29FE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 555), H6557 [19JY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7326 [7SE]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (H.R. 3485), H6938 [25JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1808 [5AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1474 [28MR], H11617 [30OC]

Tributes

Archer, Representative, H11416 [27OC]

Chestnut, Jacob J., H6755 [24JY]

Gibson, John M., H6755 [24JY]

Rudy, Tony, E2233 [15DE]

deLEON, RUDY

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S1924 [29MR]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Deputy Sec. of Defense: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1747 [27MR]

DELFIN, RICK

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2598 [4MY]

DELLUMS, RONALD V. (a former Representative from California)

Book reviews

``Lying Down With the Lions,'' Don Hopkins, E663 [8MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: dedication, E1839 [19OC]

DeLOZIER, STAN

Articles and editorials

Alcoa Honors Its 15-0 State Football Champions, E2177 [13DE]

DELRAN, NJ

Remarks in House

Delran High School: tribute to swim team, E110 [10FE]

DELTA DEVELOPMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Mississippi Delta Development Commission: coverage of Natchitoches Parish, LA (see S. 3266), S11423 [31OC]

DELTA KAPPA GAMMA SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

Remarks in House

Austin, TX: tribute to Epsilon Chapter, E2118 [4DE]

DELTA NU ALPHA (fraternal organization)

Remarks in House

Nashville, TN: tribute to National Transportation Week activities, E320 [15MR]

DeMATTEIS, MARY JANE

Remarks in Senate

Delaware: Mother of the Year award recipient, S2523 [11AP]

DEMBY, BELLE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1349 [27JY]

DEMENT, WILLIAM C.

Statements

Join the Safe Team—The Point of the Lance for a Safer and More Alert America, S11560 [5DE]

DEMEREST, WILLIAM M. (BUD)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2217 [15DE]

DEMING, RUST M.

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominee, S9465 [28SE]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

DeMINT, JIM (a Representative from South Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H575 [29FE]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2655 [8MY]

Computers: require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H4120 [8JN]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 896), H50 [27JA]

Congress: make certain information available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 654), H4035 [7JN]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1589 [29MR]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11813 [2NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H4784 [20JN]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6778 [24JY]

Diseases: distribution of information on the human papillomavirus (see H.R. 3248), H2239 [12AP]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4036 [7JN]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1477 [28MR]

———improve Federal education research, evaluation, information, and dissemination (see H.R. 4875), H6469 [18JY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7651 [14SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H1852 [5AP]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H575 [29FE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3813 [24MY]

Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), H5843 [11JY]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H6719 [20JY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H373 [14FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H6355 [17JY]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H5169 [26JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H1163 [21MR]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6052 [13JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6355 [17JY]

Medicare: coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H11195 [25OC]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1629 [30MR]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2341 [13AP]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H8469 [28SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H7365 [7SE]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7992 [21SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H255 [8FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H50 [27JA]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5656 [29JN]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H454 [15FE]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5373), H9907 [16OC]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

Tariff: tire manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4573), H3868 [25MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4113), H4336 [13JN]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4723), H10257 [18OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (see H.R. 1264), H5737 [10JY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2606 [4MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1629 [30MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H254 [8FE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H10257 [18OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H4121 [8JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H1406 [23MR]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H5436 [28JN]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7003 [25JY]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H1120 [16MR]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7207 [27JY]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (see H.R. 3852), H756 [8MR]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4174 [9JN]

Insurance: encourage employer selection of freedom-of-choice health coverage (see H.R. 5568), H11206 [26OC]

Medicare: coverage of drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 5501), H10472 [19OC]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7207 [27JY]

Tariff: Baytron C-R (see H.R. 3856), H756 [8MR]

———Baytron M (see H.R. 3855), H756 [8MR]

———Mesamoll (see H.R. 3853), H756 [8MR]

———Vulkalent E/C (see H.R. 3854), H756 [8MR]

Taxation: establish a commission to review and make recommendations to Congress on reform and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5027), H7207 [27JY]

Poems

``Loved by All, Missed by All,'' Tommy Abbott, H707 [8MR]

Quotations

Tribute to Keith D. Oglesby: several friends and co-workers, H707 [8MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), E509 [6AP]

Budget: expand reporting requirements for unauthorized programs, H3137 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3137 [16MY]

———proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget (H. Res. 467), H2075 [11AP]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2024 [11AP]

———protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H8160 [26SE]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (H.R. 4582), H3895 [6JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5150 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7821 [19SE]

Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 5034), H8183 [26SE]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling, H8251, H8257 [27SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5988 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5988 [13JY]

Greenville, SC: Upstate Urban League recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E179 [29FE]

Greer, SC: New Jerusalem Baptist Church recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E183 [29FE]

Keith D. Oglesby Station, Greenville, SC: designate (H.R. 2952), H706 [8MR]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (H.R. 4710), H6943 [25JY]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 310), H2369 [2MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2715 [9MY], H8251, H8257 [27SE]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7821 [19SE]

Taxation: establish a commission to review and make recommendations to Congress on reform and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 5027), E1378 [27JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2275 [13AP]

Taylors, SC: Hidden Treasure Christian School recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E180 [29FE]

Terry, Representative: congratulations on birth of child, E1508 [18SE]

Toomey, Representative: congratulations on birth of child, H5033 [22JN]

U.N.: prohibit funding for any U.S. delegation or special envoy that limit efforts to combat sex trafficking, H5150 [26JN]

Votes: position on missed, H137 [1FE], H2952 [11MY], E119 [10FE], E1079 [22JN], E1206 [11JY], E2066 [2NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3918 [6JN], H7127 [26JY], H7200 [27JY]

Tributes

Bliley, Representative, E1770 [13OC]

DEMOCRACY

Addresses

Africa's Role in the World Movement for Democracy: Carl Gershman, National Endowment for Democracy, E1953-E1955 [26OC]

Economic and Political Development in Kazakhstan: Akezhan Kazhegeldin, S389-S392 [7FE]

Figure Skating—A Glimpse of Freedom: Janet Lynn, E1691-E1693 [6OC]

Free and Fair Elections in Burma: Madeline Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E809 [23MY]

Inauguration as President of the Republic of China: Chen Shui-bian, E1045-E1047 [19JN]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, H7580 [14SE]

President Clinton's Trip to South Asia: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E316-E318 [15MR]

Amendments

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (S. Con. Res. 113), S7282 [19JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8132, S8138, S8141, S8152, S8161, S8217, S8218, S8219, S8220, S8221 [7SE], S8298, S8300, S8345, S8346, S8349 [11SE], S8369, S8396, S8424 [12SE], S8470, S8471, S8484, S8508 [13SE], H3662 [24MY]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), S2443, S2444 [7AP]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (H. Res. 500), H4654 [19JN]

———restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (S. 2677), S5751 [23JN]

Articles and editorials

American Model for Kazakhs, E470 [30MR]

Attack on Christians, E720 [11MY]

Battle for Belarus, S10790 [19OC]

Belarus Police Crack Down on Protest, S1973 [30MR]

Biggest Vote, H3399 [18MY]

Case for China Trade, H3729 [24MY]

Catholic `Criminals' in China, S8675 [19SE], H7826 [19SE]

China, Trade and Missiles, S8617 [15SE]

China Asserts Claim Over Taiwan, S8480 [13SE]

China Trade Boosts Farmers, S8480 [13SE]

Congress Shouldn't Let Organized Labor Derail U.S.-China Trade Vote, H3610 [23MY]

Cultural Diversity Reflects Gains in Kazakhstani Democracy, E449 [30MR]

Debate on PNTR for China—A Response to Barshefsky and Jackson, H3520 [22MY]

Dining With Dictators—White House Fetes Kazakh President, E192 [29FE]

E. Timor Panel Blamed Army for Atrocities, S194 [1FE]

Evolution Doesn't Occur Overnight, S1971 [30MR], E283 [13MR]

Forgotten Republics, E470 [30MR]

Jiang Muddies the Waters, S8479 [13SE]

Justice for Timor, S194 [1FE]

Kazakhstani President Suspects Terrorism Aimed at Oil Exports, E450 [30MR]

Kosovo's Ongoing Agonies, E955 [9JN]

More Words Than Deeds on Kazakhstan?, E1718 [6OC], E1765 [12OC]

Nazarbayev Slaps U.S. State Department Report on Kazakhstan, E450 [30MR]

No Workers' Paradise, S8489 [13SE]

Opening China's Economy—WTO Membership Will Benefit All, S8696 [19SE]

Path to Putin, S2555 [12AP]

Permanent Normal Trade Relations With the People's Republic of China, H3609 [23MY]

Taiwan's New President Backs Sino-American Trade, S8331 [11SE]

Trade Status May Hold the Key to End of Roller-Coaster Ride in U.S.-China Relationship, E819 [24MY]

Vietnam—25 Years Later—In Hindsight, a Just Cause, H2420 [3MY]

Vietnam's Failed Revolution, H2421 [3MY]

War Against Women—Sierra Leone Rebels Practiced Systematic Sexual Terror, S2610 [12AP]

What Happened to the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence?, S6245-S6247 [30JN]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: reestablishment of representative Government (see S. Con. Res. 142), S9945 [5OC] (see S. Con. Res. 150), S10412 [12OC] (see H. Con. Res. 414), H8468 [28SE]

———reestablishment of representative government (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8406 [27SE]

Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 432), H10473 [19OC]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 397), H7502 [12SE]

Azerbaijan: encourage free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 382), H7128 [26JY]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see S. Con. Res. 122), S5107 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5655 [29JN]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (see S. Con. Res. 153), S10801 [19OC] (see H. Con. Res. 433), H10534 [23OC]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10412 [12OC]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4509), H3474 [19MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 4444), H3049 [15MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (see H. Res. 510), H3648 [23MY]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 271), S1392 [9MR]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see S. Con. Res. 99), S1815 [28MR] (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1284 [22MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

Croatia: elections (see S. Con. Res. 119), S4565 [6JN] (see H. Con. Res. 251), H454 [15FE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

———human rights violations (see S. Res. 289), S2617 [12AP]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training of Foreign Service officers and other executive branch employees in issues related to democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 606), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see H.R. 5114), H7280 [6SE]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1284 [22MR]

Foreign policy: establish a commission to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy and ensure security in the Pacific region of Asia (see H.R. 4899), H6717 [20JY]

———make debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries contingent on democracy efforts and human rights reforms (see H.R. 5561), H11194 [25OC]

———promote, protect, and enhance democracy and human rights (see H.R. 5196), H7722 [18SE]

———promote economic development and stability in Southeastern Europe by providing countries in that region with additional trade benefits (see S. 2395), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 5416), H9504 [6OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Guam: U.S. commitment to self-governance (see H. Con. Res. 437), H11194 [25OC]

Haiti: support free and fair elections and respect democracy (see S. Con. Res. 126), S6257 [30JN]

House Rules: amend to allow for the introduction of legislation redesignating Washington's Birthday in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt (see H. Res. 427), H574 [29FE]

India: human rights violations (see H. Res. 656), H11207 [26OC]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7502 [12SE]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see S. 3254), S11252 [27OC] (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

Iran: elections (see S. Con. Res. 83), S799 [24FE]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]

———promote peace, justice, and stability (see H. Res. 451), H1588 [29MR]

Laos: support democracy and human rights (see S. Res. 309), S4297 [23MY]

Latin America: tribute to democratic elections in Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, and Uruguay (see H. Res. 404), H49 [27JA]

Latvia: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 110), S3514 [4MY] (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2606 [4MY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 258), H573 [29FE]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY] (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (see S.J. Res. 43), S1815 [28MR]

———support democratic political forces in their efforts to restore democracy (see S. Con. Res. 155), S10926 [24OC]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see S. Con. Res. 131), S7160 [18JY] (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (see H.J. Res. 130, 131), H12045 [7DE]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H3868 [25MY]

———condition participation in the Group of Eight on voluntary acceptance of and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 425), H9900 [12OC]

Senegal: elections (see H. Res. 449), H1406 [23MR]

Serbia: elections (see S. Res. 365), S9702 [3OC] (see H. Res. 620), H9635 [10OC]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H.R. 3879), H920 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2966 [11MY]

Sri Lanka: elections (see H. Con. Res. 298), H1851 [5AP]

Turkey: withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 358), H4817 [21JN] (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5843 [11JY]

Vietnam: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 295), H1588 [29MR]

Voting: move the legal public holiday known as Veterans Day to election day in Presidential election years (see H.R. 5671), H12531 [15DE]

———move the legal public holiday known as Washington's Birthday to election day in Presidential election years (see H.R. 5644), H12045 [7DE]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (see S. Res. 314), S4460 [25MY] (see H. Res. 500), H2905 [10MY]

———restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (see S. 2677), S4564 [6JN]

Cloture motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]

Essays

Rule of Law: Kate Brenan, E1494 [14SE]

Letters

Appointment of an Ambassador to Laos: Representatives Radanovich and Mark Green, E2082 [3NO]

Human rights violations by rebel forces in Sierra Leone: Representative Wolf, H2430, H2431 [3MY]

Human rights violations in West Papua in Indonesia: President Clinton, E1828 [19OC]

———several Representatives, E1828 [19OC]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: Clayton Yeutter, S5393 [20JN]

———Elizardo Sanchez Santa-Cruz, Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation, S5402 [20JN]

———George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, S5392 [20JN]

———Lawrence S. Eagleburger, S5391 [20JN]

———several Senators, S5391, S5392, S5402 [20JN]

———Theodore E. McCarrick, U.S. Catholic Conference, S5392 [20JN]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: Billy Graham, S8697 [19SE]

———Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, S8564 [14SE]

———Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Charles L. Taylor, AMVETS, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Ciping Huang, H2195 [12AP]

———Frank G. Wickersham III, Military Order of the Purple Heart, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Jayson L. Spiegel, Reserve Officers Association, H3289 [17MY], H3469 [19MY], H3724 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Joe Volk, Friends Committee on National Legislation, S8698 [19SE]

———John W. Smart, VFW, H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Marshall Hanson and Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Reserve Association, H3723 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Pat Robertson, Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., S8697 [19SE]

———President Clinton, S8478 [13SE], S8723 [19SE]

———Raymond A. Bell, U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association, H3469 [19MY], H3724 [24MY], E760 [18MY]

———Representative Berman, H3471 [19MY]

———Representative Wolf, S8392 [12SE], H3470 [19MY]

———Representatives Christopher H. Smith, Wolf, and Bonior, H3470 [19MY]

———Representatives Stark, Carolyn McCarthy, and Pelosi, H3470 [19MY]

———Richard Cizik, National Association of Evangelicals, E789 [19MY]

———Wei Jingsheng, H3620 [23MY]

———several agricultural organizations, S8493 [13SE], S8552 [14SE]

———several former military commanders and national security experts, H3724 [24MY]

———several religious leaders, S8697 [19SE], E879 [25MY]

People's Republic of China understanding with the U.S. on prohibiting the import and export of prison labor products: David J. Brenner, U.S. Embassy in the People's Republic of China, S8365 [12SE]

———Wang Shu-sheng, People's Republic of China Prison Administration Bureau, S8362 [12SE]

Republic of China accession to the World Trade Organization: President Clinton, S8478 [13SE]

———several Senators, S8479 [13SE]

Self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E922 [9JN]

U.N. peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone: Richard Holbrooke, U.N. Ambassador, S4520 [6JN]

Western Sahara self-determination referendum: several Members of Congress, H5033 [22JN]

Lists

Violent acts against ethnic minorities in Kosovo, S7632 [26JY]

Memorandums

People's Republic of China Understanding With the U.S. on Prohibiting the Import and Export of Prison Labor Products: Arnold Kanter, Dept. of State, and Liu Huoqiu, People's Republic of China, S8364 [12SE]

Messages

Permanent Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: President Clinton, S1313 [8MR], H753 [8MR]

Motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8467 [13SE], H3744 [24MY]

Opinion polls

Demographic information on U.S. citizens' views of normal trade relations relative to human rights abuses and religious freedom in the People's Republic of China, H11 [27JA]

Papers

Joerg Haider and the Freedom Party of Austria: Representative Lantos, H1647 [3AP]

Petitions and memorials

Tennessee: People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, E935 [9JN]

Poems

``Genuine Grace in Command'', H10074 [18OC]

Press releases

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: American Legion, H3470 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

———Center for Security Policy, H3725 [24MY]

———Senator Specter, S4037 [17MY]

———VFW, H3470 [19MY]

Proposals

People's Republic of China normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3471 [19MY]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (H. Res. 187), H492, H495 [16FE]

———reestablishment of representative Government (H. Con. Res. 414), H10644-H10646 [24OC]

Africa: political reform, E1953 [26OC]

AID: Cuban Transition Project funding, H10834 [25OC]

Armenia: anniversary of Consulate General in Los Angeles, CA, E228 [6MR]

Arya Samaj Mandir, Inc.: tribute, E851 [25MY]

Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia (H. Con. Res. 397), H11576-H11580 [30OC]

———international broadcasting funding, H5150, H5151 [26JN]

Asia Foundation: funding, H5126-H5128 [26JN]

Azerbaijan: elections, E2159 [8DE]

———encourage free and fair elections (H. Con. Res. 382), E1342 [27JY], E2159 [8DE]

Barbados: independence anniversary, E2109 [4DE]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (H. Con. Res. 433), E1980 [28OC]

———human rights violations, E453 [30MR]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts, E1774 [13OC]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 304), H2425-H2428 [3MY], E2018 [29OC]

Belarusan-American Foundation: anniversary, E2018 [29OC]

Benin: democracy efforts, E387 [22MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: election in Srpska, E1857 [19OC]

Burma: human rights violations, H8409 [28SE], E2005 [28OC]

———recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights, E809 [23MY]

———recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (H. Con. Res. 328), H9582-H9586 [10OC]

Center for the American Founding: tribute to ``Re-Elect America'' bus tour, E206 [1MR]

Channel One Network: tribute to ``OneVote'' program, E2035 [31OC]

Chen Shui-bian: tribute on election as President of the Republic of China, E493 [5AP]

———tribute to election as President of the Republic of China, E733 [16MY], E741 [17MY], E967 [9JN], E1045 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, E264, E265 [9MR], E332, E344 [16MR]

———human rights violations, H514 [29FE], H761 [9MR], H7826 [19SE], E2121 [5DE]

———normal trade relations status, H11 [27JA], H51 [31JA], H119 [1FE], H346 [14FE], H514 [29FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H704 [8MR], H939 [14MR], H1081 [16MR], H1769, H1826, H1834 [5AP], H2181, H2194 [12AP], H2329 [13AP], H2347, H2349, H2393-H2398 [2MY], H2415, H2416, H2417, H2487 [3MY], H2554, H2555, H2598, H2599 [4MY], H2633 [8MY], H2659, H2660, H2738-H2744 [9MY], H2781, H2782 [10MY], H2954, H2955, H2958, H2964 [11MY], E264 [9MR], E283 [13MR], E464 [30MR], E512 [6AP], E667 [8MY], E694 [10MY], E2121 [5DE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H2974, H3035, H3036 [15MY], H3053, H3146-H3150, H3152-H3162 [16MY], H3183, H3184, H3289, H3292-H3297, H3300-H3306 [17MY], H3312, H3398, H3399, H3410 [18MY], H3464-H3472 [19MY], H3478, H3509, H3521 [22MY], H3529, H3530, H3532, H3533, H3534, H3593, H3596-H3620, H3626, H3637-H3642 [23MY], H3662-H3747, H3804 [24MY], H3817, H3826 [25MY], H7898 [20SE], H9512 [10OC], E723 [15MY], E759 [18MY], E819 [24MY], E846, E852-E854, E861, E863, E868, E871, E879, E881 [25MY], E893 [6JN], E931-E933, E935, E941, E969 [9JN], E1039 [19JN], E2030 [30OC]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3652-H3662 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to recommit, H3744 [24MY]

———U.S. policy, H8628 [3OC]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, E493 [5AP], E733 [16MY]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1430-H1435 [28MR], E469 [30MR], E490 [4AP]

———elections, E344 [16MR]

———observance of National Day, H9515 [10OC], E1491 [14SE], E1629 [28SE], E1665, E1670, E1675, E1678 [4OC], E1684, E1685 [5OC], E1689, E1698, E1709, E1711, E1712, E1714, E1715, E1717, E1719, E1720, E1723, E1724 [6OC], E1729, E1730, E1731, E1732, E1735 [10OC], E1776 [13OC], E1983 [28OC]

———U.S. policy, H2329 [13AP]

Citizenship: recognize importance of duties, E2080 [3NO]

Clinton, President: visit to South Asian countries, H1463 [28MR], H1853, H1854 [6AP], E316 [15MR], E365 [21MR]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: hearing on human rights in Russia, E860 [25MY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: peace process funding, H5950, H5951 [12JY]

Constitutional amendments: adoption procedures, H12527 [15DE]

Croatia: democracy efforts, E141 [15FE]

———elections (H. Con. Res. 251), H2986-H2988 [15MY]

Cuba: human rights violations, H1723 [4AP], H1853 [6AP]

Dept. of State: tribute to African Bureau efforts relative to membership of Sudan on the U.N. Security Council, E1759 [12OC]

Developing countries: U.S. trade and private investment in developing democracies, H2633 [8MY]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E954 [9JN]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (H.R. 4053), E379 [22MR]

Foreign policy: establish a commission to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy and ensure security in the Pacific region of Asia (H.R. 4899), H8029-H8031 [25SE], E1291-E1293 [21JY]

———make debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries contingent on democracy efforts and human rights reforms (H.R. 5561), E1912 [25OC]

———make debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries contingent on negotiations on extradition treaties, H10835 [25OC]

———promote, protect, and enhance democracy and human rights (H.R. 5196), E1514 [18SE]

———promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1064), H8022-H8029 [25SE], E1593 [26SE], E1614 [27SE]

———promote economic development and stability in Southeastern Europe by providing countries in that region with additional trade benefits (H.R. 5416), E1711 [6OC]

———U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5115-H5126 [26JN], H5951-H5953 [12JY], E1136, E1137 [28JN]

Fox, Vicente: inauguration as President of Mexico, H11942 [4DE]

Germany: anniversary of reunification, E1666 [4OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1451-H1455, H1465 [28MR], E330 [16MR], E402, E406, E408 [23MR], E434 [28MR], E545 [12AP]

Guyana: independence anniversary, E740 [17MY], E851 [25MY], E1106 [23JN]

Haiti: elections, H5976, H5977 [13JY]

Hoat, Doan Viet: tribute (H. Con. Res. 51), H5900 [12JY]

Hong Kong: report on status after reversion to the People's Republic of China, E89 [8FE], E1629 [28SE]

India: elections, E254 [9MR]

———human rights violations, E720 [11MY]

———independence anniversary, E1 [24JA], E46 [1FE], E1449 [13SE]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan, E921 [9JN]

Indonesia: human rights violations in West Papua, E1827 [19OC]

———human rights violations of civilian population by the military, H168 [2FE], H6755 [24JY], H10876 [25OC]

Iran: elections, E812 [23MY]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (H. Con. Res. 257), H7750-H7753 [19SE]

Iraq: human rights violations, H5962 [13JY]

Kazakhstan: elections, E245 [8MR]

———human rights violations, E209 [1MR], E245 [8MR], E376 [22MR]

———support economic and political development, E192 [29FE], E209 [1MR], E376 [22MR], E449, E469 [30MR]

———U.S. policy, E1765 [12OC]

Kosovo: displacement of refugees and detention of ethnic Albanians, E209 [1MR]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H3528 [23MY]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, H1410 [27MR], H1505, H1510 [29MR]

———prohibit funding to Kosovo Protection Corps, H6002-H6004 [13JY]

———promote peace, justice, and stability (H. Res. 451), H9589-H9592 [10OC], E437 [29MR]

———tribute to Air Force participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H5087 [26JN]

———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H1943 [6AP]

Laos: support democracy and human rights, E2081 [3NO], E2214 [15DE]

———U.S. policy, E1981, E2004 [28OC]

Latvia: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 319), H6081-H6083 [17JY], E643 [4MY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, H494 [16FE]

———independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 91), H724-H726 [8MR]

Mexico: elections, H6041 [13JY]

———elections (H. Res. 544), H6945-H6950 [25JY]

Montenegro: democracy efforts, E82 [8FE]

Morocco: independence anniversary, E2081 [3NO]

Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H10818 [25OC], E658 [4MY]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, H6560 [19JY]

National Council of Resistance of Iran: tribute, E1410 [6SE]

Pakistan: opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, democratically-elected government, H1050, H1051 [15MR]

———opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, democratically-elected government (H. Con. Res. 200), H736 [8MR]

Peru: elections, H2126 [12AP], H3916 [6JN]

———encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), H2089 [11AP]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (H. Con. Res. 416), E1653 [3OC]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 130), H12034 [7DE]

———constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 131), H12034 [7DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: order of succession, H12524 [15DE]

Puerto Rico: observance of Constitution Day, E1405 [6SE]

———White House summit on self-determination, E1151 [29JN]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, E1785 [13OC], E1807 [17OC], E1989 [28OC]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press, H6604 [20JY]

———condemn interference with freedom of the press (H. Con. Res. 339), E860 [25MY]

———condition participation in the Group of Eight on voluntary acceptance of and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (H. Con. Res. 425), E1830 [19OC]

———hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, E658 [4MY]

Senegal: elections (H. Res. 449), H2432, H2433 [3MY]

Serbia: elections, H9454 [6OC], E1814 [17OC]

Sierra Leone: human rights violations, H53 [31JA], E633 [4MY]

———support Government in its peace-building efforts, H5075 [23JN]

———support Government in its peace-building efforts (H. Con. Res. 323), E784 [19MY]

———support Government in its peace-building efforts (H.R. 3879), H2428-H2432 [3MY], E633 [4MY]

Sri Lanka: elections (H. Con. Res. 298), H1768 [5AP], E503 [6AP]

Sudan: human rights violations, H1751-H1757 [4AP]

Tibet: human rights violations, E512 [6AP]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E256, E271 [9MR], E361, E364 [21MR]

Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (H. Con. Res. 100), H6366 [18JY]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (H. Con. Res. 80), H6366 [18JY]

U.N.: self-determination referendum for Western Sahara, H1768 [5AP], H5033 [22JN]

Ukraine: democracy efforts, E505 [6AP], E607 [2MY]

———independence anniversary, E1222 [13JY]

Vietnam: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 295), H2417-H2422 [3MY]

Wei Jingsheng: relief (S. 11), H11360 [27OC]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (H. Res. 500), H4652-H4654 [19JN], E695 [10MY]

———elections, E1161 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: reestablishment of representative Government (S. Con. Res. 150), S10943 [24OC]

Africa: impact of civil conflicts on countries, S3876-S3880 [11MY]

AID: Cuban Transition Project funding, S10980 [25OC]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (S. Con. Res. 122), S7282 [19JY]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (S. Con. Res. 153), S10790 [19OC], S11013 [25OC]

———human rights violations, S9458 [28SE]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 304), S5757 [23JN]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (S. Con. Res. 75), S1972 [30MR]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (S. Res. 375), S10427 [12OC], S10840 [19OC]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (S. Con. Res. 113), S4006, S4026 [16MY], S4449 [25MY], S7282, S7283 [19JY]

Chen Shui-bian: tribute on election as President of the Republic of China, S2433 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: certification of certain human rights conditions prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8375-S8382 [12SE]

———compliance with memorandums of understanding prohibiting the import and export to the U.S. of prison labor products, S8360-S8366 [12SE]

———human rights violations, S8035-S8041 [6SE], S8529-S8532 [13SE]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent on freedom of religion, S8133-S8141 [7SE]

———normal trade relations status, S345 [7FE], S838 [28FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization, S8349 [11SE], S8646 [18SE], S8722 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1169 [6MR], S1971 [30MR], S2433 [7AP], S3825 [10MY], S4032-S4037 [17MY], S4166 [18MY], S4221 [22MY], S4493, S4494 [25MY], S4933 [9JN], S5021 [13JN], S5586, S5588 [22JN], S5763 [26JN], S6295, S6296 [30JN], S9690 [3OC], S9937 [5OC]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S6109 [29JN], S6326-S6328 [10JY], S6408 [11JY], S6599, S6600 [13JY], S7461 [24JY], S7769-S7773, S7787, S7789, S7819 [27JY], S8048-S8069 [6SE], S8132-S8163 [7SE], S8252-S8265 [8SE], S8297-S8337, S8349 [11SE], S8353-S8357, S8360-S8370, S8375-S8406 [12SE], S8441-S8494, S8529-S8532 [13SE], S8536, S8539-S8565, S8604 [14SE], S8611-S8619, S8633 [15SE], S8644-S8647, S8653, S8664 [18SE], S8667-S8730 [19SE], S8812-S8814 [20SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY], S7963-S7967, S7974-S7978, S7981-S7983 [5SE], S8035-S8041, S8044 [6SE], S8132 [7SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), unanimous-consent request, S8398 [12SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (S. 2277), S1671-S1673 [23MR]

———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8152-S8159 [7SE]

———require certification on the status and release of certain detained or imprisoned labor activists prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8487-S8490, S8492 [13SE]

———require disclosure of information relative to compliance with World Trade Organization subsidy obligations, S8298-S8300 [11SE], S8354 [12SE]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (S. Res. 271), S1426 [9MR]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, S2433 [7AP]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (S. Con. Res. 99), S1829 [28MR]

———observance of National Day, S9938 [5OC], S10151 [10OC]

Clinton, President: visit to South Asian countries, S1307 [8MR]

Colombia: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social stability, S65 [26JA]

———human rights violations, S5616-S5618 [22JN], S6985-S6987 [14JY]

———independence anniversary, S7825 [27JY]

Croatia: elections (H. Con. Res. 251), S5756 [23JN]

———tribute to elections and support for participation in NATO Partnership for Peace, S4453, S4499 [25MY]

Cuba: TV Marti funding, S10149 [10OC]

Estonia: independence anniversary, S5733 [23JN]

Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (S. 720), S1480 [21MR], S9251, S9257 [26SE], S9899 [5OC]

Foreign trade: implement import surge safeguards to protect U.S. industries, S8382-S8384 [12SE], S8444 [13SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 251), S293 [2FE], S1430 [9MR], S1666 [23MR]

———observance, S1877 [29MR]

Haiti: elections, S4181 [18MY]

———support free and fair elections and respect democracy (S. Con. Res. 126), S7283, S7284 [19JY]

Independence Day: observance, S6245 [30JN]

Indonesia: human rights violations of civilian population by the military, S7810-S7812, S7816 [27JY]

———prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented, S191-S197 [1FE]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (S. 3254), S11254 [27OC]

International relations: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S10728 [18OC]

Iran: elections (S. Con. Res. 83), S832 [24FE]

Iraq: support transition to democracy, S1150 [2MR]

Ivory Coast: political reform, S10238 [11OC]

Kazakhstan: human rights violations, S6828 [14JY]

———support economic and political development, S389 [7FE]

Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, S10988 [25OC]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, S6232 [30JN]

———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, S9777 [3OC]

Laos: support democracy and human rights (S. Res. 309), S7280 [19JY]

Latvia: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 319), S8639 [15SE]

———independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 110), S3546 [4MY], S4395 [24MY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, S299 [2FE], S640 [10FE]

———independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 91), S1156 [2MR], S1229 [7MR]

Mexico: elections, S9687 [3OC]

———elections (S. Res. 335), S6762 [13JY]

Montenegro: U.S. policy, S7441-S7443 [21JY]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S4767, S4768 [8JN], S5298-S5300 [16JN], S5389-S5406, S5434 [20JN]

National Endowment for Democracy: funding, S9257 [26SE]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), S1825, S1826 [28MR], S2444 [7AP], S4495 [25MY]

———encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), placed on the calendar, S1833 [29MR]

———support democratic political forces in their efforts to restore democracy (S. Con. Res. 155), S10939 [24OC]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (S. Con. Res. 131), S10267, S10268 [11OC]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, S10485 [12OC]

Russia: human rights violations, S6007 [28JN]

Senegal: elections, S1875 [29MR]

Serbia: elections, S9251, S9257 [26SE], S9892, S9895, S9898-S9900 [5OC], S10050 [6OC], S10243 [11OC]

———elections (S. Res. 365), S9761 [3OC], S10158 [10OC]

———U.S. policy, S10988 [25OC]

Sierra Leone: funding for U.N. peacekeeping operations, S4242 [23MY], S4519-S4521 [6JN]

———human rights violations, S2610 [12AP]

Tibet: human rights violations, S5021 [13JN]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S1388 [9MR], S1454 [20MR], S1507 [21MR], S1590 [22MR]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, S8651 [18SE]

Wei Jingsheng: relief (S. 11), S9541 [28SE]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period, S5359 [19JN]

———condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (S. Res. 314), S4490 [25MY]

———elections, S6247 [30JN]

———restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (S. 2677), S4573 [6JN], S4635 [7JN], S5753 [23JN], S6247 [30JN]

Reports

People's Republic of China Human Rights Violations: Dept. of State (excerpt), H3694 [24MY]

Recommended Actions Relative to Human Rights Violations in Burma: Burma Ethnic Delegation, E2008 [28OC]

Task Force on the Hong Kong Transition, E89-E93 [8FE]

Visit to Cuba: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, S9845 [4OC]

Visit to the Soviet Union (1989): Representatives Wolf and Christopher H. Smith, H348-H351 [14FE]

Visit to Tibet: Representative Wolf, H347 [14FE]

Visit to Western Africa—Sierra Leone After a Decade of Civil War: Representatives Wolf and Tony P. Hall, H2430 [3MY]

Reports filed

Belarus Human Rights Violations and Democracy Efforts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 304), S4952 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 510) (H. Rept. 106-636), H3648 [23MY]

Croatian Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con Res. 251), S4952 [12JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 251), S612 [10FE]

Human Rights Violations in Cuba: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 289), S2726 [13AP]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2277) (S. Rept. 106-305), S4459 [25MY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4444) (H. Rept. 106-632), H3522 [22MY]

Polish Anniversary of Workers' Strikes That Led to the Creation of the Independent Trade Union Solidarnosc: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 131), S7838 [27JY]

Recognize Anniversary of Free and Fair Elections and Improve Democratic and Human Rights in Burma: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 113), S6256 [30JN]

Recognize Anniversary of the U.S. Nonrecognition Policy of the Soviet Takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and Support Democratic and Economic Reforms: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 122), S6013 [28JN]

Support Democracy and Human Rights in Laos: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 309), S6013 [28JN]

Support Free and Fair Elections and Respect Democracy in Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 126), S6256 [30JN]

Support U.N. Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 271), S2865 [25AP]

Wei Jingsheng Freedom of Conscience Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 11) (H. Rept. 106-955), H9766 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 11), S5240 [15JN]

Zimbabwe Democracy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2677), S4952 [12JN]

Statements

Effects of Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act: John Heinz (1985), S8153 [7SE]

Human Rights Violations in Tibet: Julia V. Taft, Dept. of State, E512 [6AP]

It's Time for Transparency: Grigoriy Surkis, E505 [6AP], E607 [2MY]

Make Trade Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the U.S. Contingent on Freedom of Religion: Richard A. Boucher, Dept. of State, S8140 [7SE]

People's Democratic Republic of Laos—An Appraisal After 25 Years of Communist Rule: Tiao Sayavong, E1981 [28OC]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization, S8716 [19SE]

People's Republic of China Understanding With the U.S. on Prohibiting the Import and Export of Prison Labor Products: Dept. of State, S8365 [12SE]

Preventing a Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia—U.S. Policy Options: Samina Ahmed and David Cortright, E366 [21MR]

Studies

Tariffs Miscast as Villain in Bearing Blame for Great Depression—Smoot-Hawley Exonerated: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates (business), S8154-S8156 [7SE]

Tables

NAFTA job loss by State, 1993-98, S8685 [19SE]

Testimonies

Human Rights Violations in Burma: David Eubank, E2005 [28OC]

———Edmond Htokut, E2006 [28OC]

———Larry J. Redmon, E2007 [28OC]

———Saw Htoo Htoo Lay, E2006 [28OC]

———Saw Ka Law Lah, E2006 [28OC]

———Stephen Dun, E2007 [28OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 251, Croatian elections, S5756 [23JN]

H. Con. Res. 251, elections in Croatia, H2986 [15MY]

H. Con. Res. 257, emancipation of the Bahai community in Iran, H7750 [19SE]

H. Con. Res. 292, congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, H1430 [28MR]

H. Con. Res. 295, human rights violations in Vietnam, H2417 [3MY]

H. Con. Res. 304, human rights violations and democracy efforts in Belarus, H2425 [3MY]

H. Con. Res. 319, Latvian independence anniversary, H6081 [17JY]

H. Con. Res. 328, recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights in Burma, H9582 [10OC]

H. Con. Res. 397, human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia, H11576 [30OC]

H. Con. Res. 414, reestablishment of representative Government in Afghanistan, H10644 [24OC]

H. Con. Res. 425, condition Russia's participation in the Group of Eight on voluntary acceptance of and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy, E1831 [19OC]

H. Res. 449, Senegal elections, H2432 [3MY]

H. Res. 451, promote peace, justice, and stability in Kosovo, H9589 [10OC], E437 [29MR]

H. Res. 500, condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period in Zimbabwe, H4653 [19JN], E696 [10MY]

H. Res. 510, consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3652 [24MY]

H. Res. 544, Mexican elections, H6945 [25JY]

H.R. 1064, Serbia Democratization Act, H8022-H8026 [25SE]

H.R. 3879, Sierra Leone Peace Support Act, H2428 [3MY]

H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3662 [24MY]

H.R. 4899, Asian Pacific Charter Commission Act, E1293 [21JY]

H.R. 4899, Pacific Charter Commission Act, H8029 [25SE]

H.R. 5196, Human Rights Investment Act, E1514 [18SE]

H.R. 5561, Responsible Debt Relief and Democracy Reform Act, E1913 [25OC]

S. 11, Wei Jingsheng Freedom of Conscience Act, S9541 [28SE], H11360 [27OC]

S. 2277, permanent normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1673 [23MR]

S. 2677, Zimbabwe Democracy Act, S5754 [23JN]

S. 3254, East Timor Transition to Independence Act, S11255 [27OC]

S. Con. Res. 83, Iranian elections, S822, S832 [24FE]

S. Con. Res. 91, Lithuanian independence anniversary, S1130, S1156 [2MR], H724 [8MR]

S. Con. Res. 99, congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, S1827, S1830 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 110, independence anniversary of Latvia, S4395 [24MY]

S. Con. Res. 110, Latvian independence anniversary, S3546 [4MY]

S. Con. Res. 113, recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights in Burma, S4025 [16MY], S7283 [19JY]

S. Con. Res. 119, Croatian elections, S4578 [6JN]

S. Con. Res. 122, recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms, S5119 [14JN], S7282 [19JY]

S. Con. Res. 126, support free and fair elections and respect democracy in Haiti, S7284 [19JY]

S. Con. Res. 131, anniversary of workers' strikes in Poland that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc, S10267, S10268 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 131, Polish anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc, S7166 [18JY]

S. Con. Res. 142, reestablishment of representative Government in Afghanistan, S9964 [5OC]

S. Con. Res. 150, reestablishment of representative Government in Afghanistan, S10425 [12OC], S10943 [24OC]

S. Con. Res. 153, condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections in Belarus and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders, S10807 [19OC], S11013 [25OC]

S. Con. Res. 155, support democratic political forces in their efforts to restore democracy in Peru, S10931, S10939 [24OC]

S. Res. 251, Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, S293 [2FE], S1430 [9MR]

S. Res. 271, support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations in the People's Republic of China, S1426 [9MR]

S. Res. 289, human rights violations in Cuba, S2639 [12AP]

S. Res. 309, support democracy and human rights in Laos, S4325 [23MY], S7280 [19JY]

S. Res. 314, condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period in Zimbabwe, S4489 [25MY]

S. Res. 335, Mexican elections, S6691, S6762 [13JY]

S. Res. 365, Serbian elections, S9760 [3OC], S10158 [10OC]

S. Res. 375, tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts in Bolivia, S10427 [12OC], S10840 [19OC]

S.J. Res. 43, encourage free and fair elections in Peru, S1826 [28MR], S2444 [7AP], H2090 [11AP]

Tributes

Meri, Lennart, E996 [14JN]

DEMOCRACY 21 (organization)

Articles and editorials

Wrong Man for the Job, S4271 [23MY]

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Articles and editorials

As Florida Goes, E2211 [15DE]

Biting the Ballot, E2174 [11DE]

Campbell Issue Aids Democrats' Politics, S9666 [3OC]

Democratic Fund-Raising King Has 26 Million Reasons To Gloat, S4267 [23MY]

Ghosts in Florida, E2174 [11DE]

Help Wanted—Night Watchman, E1081 [22JN]

James Kirie—First Held Office at 21, E1208 [11JY]

Keep Them Out!, E2170 [11DE]

Raising the Stakes, E2173 [11DE]

Ralph the Leninist, H11833 [3NO]

To Any Lengths, E2173 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 411), H165 [1FE]

Daschle, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S11918 [15DE]

House of Representatives: early organization of party caucuses or conferences for the 107th Congress (see H. Res. 666), H11842 [3NO]

Political campaigns: provide interregional primary elections and caucuses for selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating convention (see H.R. 4014), H1118 [16MR]

Taxation: allow only after-tax contributions to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and allow the designation of contributions to a national political party (see H.R. 4882), H6469 [18JY]

———prohibit the use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 5146, 5149), H7501 [12SE]

Excerpts

Quotes by Vice President Gore during Presidential campaign, S11262 [27OC]

Report language to accompany Democratic alternative budget resolution, H1399 [23MR]

Letters

Representative Martinez's change in party designation: Representative Martinez, H7541 [13SE]

Lists

Legislation cleared by Congress, signed into law, or en route to the President for his signature since Labor Day, S10887 [23OC]

President Bush's nominations returned by the Democrat-controlled Senate in 1992 at the close of the 102d Congress, S10190, S10236 [11OC]

Opinion polls

Prescription drug plan for stronger Medicare: Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies (business), S4975 [13JN]

Proposals

Medicare use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act: Senate Democratic Caucus, S7784 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: legislative process, H11533 [30OC], H11750, H11752, H11755 [1NO], H11789, H11796-H11803 [2NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H258 [9FE]

———balance, H4269 [13JN]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H11504, H11505 [29OC]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H259 [9FE], H1251-H1264 [22MR]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H14, H23-H28 [27JA]

Cole, Margaret Martin: Madison County, AL, Democratic Women's Division Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E655 [4MY]

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 411), H128 [1FE]

Committee on Government Reform (House): release of Minority Staff report on condition of nursing homes in Texas, E2104 [14NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H96 [1FE], H6368 [18JY], H6475 [19JY], H6783 [25JY], H10814 [25OC], H11203 [26OC], H11786, H11787 [2NO]

———election results, H11846 [13NO], H11957, H11958 [5DE]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H11753 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice: release of memos relative to fundraising activities during the 1996 Presidential election campaign, H3478 [22MY], H3533 [23MY]

———release of report on abuse of campaign finance laws in 1996 Presidential election campaign, H935, H936 [14MR]

Dobkin, Milt and Bette: Humboldt County, CA, Democratic Central Committee Democrats of the Year award recipients, E1806 [17OC]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H11866 [13NO]

———national agenda, H10, H16 [27JA], H168 [2FE], H8592 [2OC], H10814 [25OC], H11203 [26OC], H11608-H11617 [30OC], E2004 [28OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP]

Economy: roles of Congress and the Clinton administration in the current economic situation, H7563-H7569 [13SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H8816 [5OC], H10227 [18OC]

Elections: Presidential election results, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE]

Florida: alleged voting irregularities in Presidential election, E2170 [11DE]

———application of precedent set in Hawaii's appointment of electors in 1960 to resolve disputed Presidential election results, E2179 [13DE]

———constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]

———disputed results in Presidential election, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE], E2179 [13DE]

Gore, Vice President: legality of campaign fundraising solicitations from the White House, H2329 [13AP]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7874 [20SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9458-H9461 [6OC], H10450-H10452 [19OC], H10803-H10805 [24OC], H11594 [30OC], H11786, H11787, H11788 [2NO]

Koszdin, Jack P.: Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley honoree, E255 [9MR]

Martinez, Representative: change in party designation, H7542 [13SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H9454, H9455 [6OC]

Miyashita, Mary: Asian Week (publication) Special Honoree for Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E1411 [6SE]

News media: allegations of bias in coverage of Presidential election campaign, H7655 [18SE], H7859 [19SE], H7875 [20SE], H8067 [26SE], H8205 [27SE], H8411 [28SE], H8628 [3OC]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1403 [23MR]

———assessment of Presidential candidates, H9638 [11OC], H9874 [12OC], H10792-H10798 [24OC], H11483-H11489 [28OC], H11835 [3NO]

———investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to the transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to the People's Republic of China, H7505 [13SE]

———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, H6440 [18JY]

———use of White House accommodations for fundraising, H8205 [27SE]

Political ethics: truthfulness in Presidential campaigns, H70 [31JA], H7901, H7906 [20SE], H7969 [21SE], H8744 [4OC], H8814, H8815 [5OC], H9515 [10OC], H9639, H9640 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H9910 [17OC]

Republican Party: allegations of religious bias, H2104 [11AP]

Senate: legislative cooperation, H11594 [30OC]

Sharpton, Al: affiliation with Democratic Party Presidential candidates and Members of Congress, H635 [2MR]

Taxation: rates, H3162-H3164 [16MY]

Voting: importance, H9640 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S2161, S2162 [5AP]

———impact of congressional and Clinton adminstration agendas on reducing the national debt, S11070 [26OC]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S10654 [18OC]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S11343, S11344 [29OC]

———State of the Union Message, S125-S130 [31JA]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S7464-S7466 [24JY], S8879-S8881, S8882-S8885 [21SE], S9140-S9142 [25SE], S10886 [23OC], S10899-S10901 [24OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC]

———election results, S11528 [14NO]

———legislative priorities of 106th Congress, 2d session, S4944-S4946 [12JN]

———legislative process, S11687, S11692 [7DE]

Daschle, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 390), S11852 [15DE]

Democratic Privacy Task Force (Senate): status of legislative proposals on consumer privacy issues, S11777-S11779 [14DE]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of special counsel to investigate Vice President Gore's fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S5654-S5656 [22JN], S5948-S5951, S6004-S6006 [28JN]

Domestic policy: national agenda, S3-S5 [24JA], S122-S124 [31JA], S7494-S7498, S7503-S7507 [25JY], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S8250 [8SE], S8359 [12SE], S8785-S8787 [20SE], S8907 [21SE], S9420 [28SE], S9793-S9795 [4OC], S10048 [6OC], S10962 [25OC], S11343, S11344 [29OC], S11350 [30OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S4977 [13JN], S10957 [25OC]

Elections: Presidential election results, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11528 [14NO], S11765, S11767, S11769, S11771 [14DE]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11544 [14NO]

Lieberman, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, S8066 [6SE]

106th Congress, 2d session: legislative priorities, S9844 [4OC]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, S10748 [19OC], S11262 [27OC], S11331 [29OC]

Senate: assessment of Presidential candidates on the Senate floor, S10958 [25OC]

———legislative cooperation, S1335 [9MR], S4067-S4071 [17MY], S4172-S4181 [18MY], S4223-S4229 [22MY], S4372 [24MY], S11104, S11106, S11110 [26OC]

———legislative priorities, S7514-S7520 [25JY], S7587-S7589, S7595, S7614-S7619, S7624, S7629 [26JY], S7960-S7962, S7983-S7985 [5SE], S8265 [8SE], S8627-S8629 [15SE], S8642-S8644 [18SE], S8879-S8881, S8882-S8885 [21SE], S9132-S9142 [25SE], S9400, S9401 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10611 [17OC], S10884, S10885, S10886 [23OC], S10899 [24OC], S11082 [26OC]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S777, S778 [24FE], S1161 [6MR], S2892 [26AP], S4067-S4071 [17MY], S4225-S4229 [22MY], S4403-S4405 [25MY], S8798 [20SE], S9338, S9340, S9358, S9363, S9400, S9401 [27SE], S9418, S9443 [28SE], S10767 [19OC], S10886 [23OC]

Senate Rules: protect rights of minority by preserving rights to fully debate and amend legislation, S4172-S4177 [18MY]

Resignations

Democratic Caucus: Representative Goode, H128 [1FE]

———Representative Martinez, H7541 [13SE]

Studies

Impact on Patients of Delays in Passing a Patients' Bill of Rights: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Staff, S2340 [6AP]

Tables

Education funding restored by Democrats, H10854 [25OC]

Republican education appropriations cuts compared to previous year, H10854 [25OC]

Republican education cuts below the President's request, H10854 [25OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 666, House of Representatives early organization of party caucuses or conferences for the 107th Congress, H11832 [3NO]

S. Res. 390, tribute to Senator Daschle, S11852, S11931 [15DE]

DEMONSTRATIONS see Public Demonstrations

DeMOTS, GLENN

Letters

Allow agencies to reimburse Federal employees for certain adoption expenses, S1394 [9MR]

DEMPSEY, JAMES X.

Letters

Counterterrorism Act, S11118 [26OC]

DENICK, GARY

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for the District of Columbia, H7237 [6SE]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H8 [27JA]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H8 [27JA], H518 [29FE]

DeNIER, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E59 [2FE]

DENIHAN, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Cleveland State University: Alumni Award for Civic Achievement recipient, E1117 [26JN]

DENMARK, ETHEL BAMPFIELD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E667 [8MY]

DENMARK, KINGDOM OF

Amendments

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2238 [12AP]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

Descriptions

My Bar Mitzvah in Denmark: Eric Karlan, E1780 [13OC]

Remarks in House

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), H2983-H2986 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), S7282 [19JY]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Reports filed

Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4249), S6013 [28JN]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Texts of

H.R. 4249, Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act, H2983 [15MY]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

Tributes

Prince Frederik (Denmark), E499 [5AP]

DENNARD, RAYMOND

Biographies

Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public Service Merit Award recipients, E104 [9FE]

DENNEHY, KEVIN

Articles and editorials

Air Station Cape Cod Turns 30, E1621 [28SE]

DENNENY, DOUGLAS J.

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S2381 [6AP], S4588 [6JN]

DENNIS, JANET

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1920 [25OC]

DENT, JULIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E665 [8MY]

DENTISTS see Health Care Professionals

DENVER, CO

Addresses

National Day of Prayer: Condoleezza Rice, S6008-S6010 [28JN]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

Letters

Ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable: Wellington E. Webb, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S179 [1FE]

Remarks in House

East High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E859 [25MY]

Gabow, Patricia A.: AMA Dr. Nathan Davis Award recipient, E1268 [19JY]

Gallagher, Charles: Mizel Museum of Judaica Community Cultural Enrichment Award recipient, E984 [13JN]

Groswold, Jerry: Denver & Colorado Travel Industry Hall of Fame inductee, E920 [9JN]

Hach-Darrow, Kathryn (Kitty): Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E47 [1FE]

McVaney, Ed: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E45 [1FE]

Metro State College: tribute to men's basketball team, E443 [29MR]

National Jewish Medical and Research Center: tribute for inclusion in U.S. News & World Report's (publication) ``America's Best Hospitals'' list, E1273 [19JY]

National Western Stock Show: forum on biotechnology, international trade, and Federal farm policies, E464 [30MR]

Phipps, Allan: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E29 [31JA]

Phipps, Gerald H.: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E30 [31JA]

Regional Transportation District: funding, E801 [22MY]

Robinson, Dick: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E42 [1FE]

Robinson, Eddie: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E42 [1FE]

Tabor, Horace: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E43 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

National Day of Prayer: observance, S6008 [28JN]

Roads and highways: Interstate-25 ramps project funding, S5191 [15JN]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 106-437), S9700 [3OC]

Statements

Agriculture and International Trade: Larry Palser, Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, E465 [30MR]

Federal Farm Policy: Dusty Tallman, Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, E467 [30MR]

———Lynn Shook, E466 [30MR]

Texts of

S. 1848, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project, S10528 [13OC]

DENVER BRONCOS (football team)

Remarks in House

Phipps, Gerald H.: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E30 [31JA]

DENVER (CO) POST

Articles and editorials

Keep Planes Out of Parks, S2732 [13AP]

DENVER (CO) ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

Articles and editorials

Timing of Clinton's Visit, S2321 [6AP]

DeOLIVEIRA, NELSON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1011 [14JN]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE related term(s) Agriculture

Agreements

South Dakota Conservation Reserve Program-Wetlands Agreement, S10912 [24OC]

Amendments

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1566, S1573, S1612, S1615 [22MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7167 [18JY], S7193, S7195, S7218, S7246, S7247, S7248, S7249, S7250, S7259, S7260, S7263 [19JY], S7307, S7314, S7325, S7332, S7334, S7337, S7342, S7344, S7348, S7351, S7353, S7354, S7355, S7356, S7358, S7361, S7365, S7366, S7367, S7368, S7369, S7370, S7400, S7401, S7402, S7403, S7404, S7405, S7406, S7407 [20JY], S7456 [21JY], S7490 [24JY], H3413 [18MY], H3475 [19MY], H3523, H3524, H3526 [22MY], H3650 [23MY], H3814 [24MY], H3869, H3870 [25MY], H3927 [6JN], H4122 [8JN], H4221 [12JN], H4337 [13JN], H4593 [15JN], H4784 [20JN], H4818 [21JN], H5037 [22JN], H5085 [23JN], H5169 [26JN], H5241, H5242 [27JN], H5436, H5437 [28JN], H5534, H5536, H5538, H5540, H5541, H5549, H5552, H5556, H5562, H5574, H5577, H5581, H5585, H5588, H5591, H5593, H5594, H5657, H5658 [29JN], H5684, H5687, H5689, H5692, H5693, H5694, H5696, H5700, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5712, H5714, H5738 [10JY], H5773, H5775, H5776, H5777, H5779, H5787 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9679 [11OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S5364 [19JN]

Dams: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6081 [17JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10934, S10943 [24OC]

Ecology and environment: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642 [17OC]

Information services: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4209, S4215, S4216 [18MY], H3892 [6JN]

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), S9980 [5OC]

Native Americans: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 2751), S11258, S11274 [27OC]

Oregon: sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), S11277 [27OC]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S962, S972 [29FE]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S2799 [13AP]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), S10816, S10837 [19OC], H10504 [23OC]

Toiyabe National Forest: boundary adjustment (S. 439), S11741 [7DE]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), S10457 [12OC], S10945 [24OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Apple Growers Getting Burned—Epidemic of Fire Blight Devastates Local Crop, S7352 [20JY]

Bad Apples—Fire Blight Is Taking Bite Out of Area Crops—Farmers Seek Federal Financial Assistance for Acres of Dying Trees, S7351 [20JY]

Big Sugar Seeks Bailout, Gives Money To Help Get Way, S7312 [20JY]

Buying the Baca, E1020 [15JN]

Castagnoli's Discovery May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease, H5558 [29JN]

Commercial Scale Cultivation of Pharmaceutical-Producing Tobacco Possible, Virginia Tech Scientists Find, H5559 [29JN]

Congressman Seeks U.S. Moratorium on Land Exchange, E1252 [14JY]

Don't Be Down on the Farm—What We Can Do To Preserve a National Treasure, S483-S485 [8FE]

End Sugar's Sweet Deal, S7312 [20JY]

In This Case, Tobacco Could Be a Lifesaver, H5560 [29JN]

Land Exchange Program Hurts Public—GAO Says, E1251 [14JY]

Land Exchange Programs Troubled, but Well Worth Fixing, E1394 [27JY]

Let's Make a Land Deal, E1394 [27JY]

New Dept. of Agriculture Inspection System, S3045 [1MY]

New Ventures Aim To Put Farms in Vanguard of Drug Production—Altering Gene Structure To ``Grow'' Medicines in Common Crops, H5561 [29JN]

Pettiness on Capitol Hill, S11116 [26OC]

Public Land Deals Better Not Cheat the Public, E1394 [27JY]

Remote Sensing Center Establishment, H5560 [29JN]

Sugar Growers Get Bailout—Purchase of Surplus Will Cost Taxpayers About $60 Million, S7316 [20JY]

TVA's Proposal To Auction Boone Forest Mineral Rights Stinks, S9477 [28SE]

Two Sides of the American Dream, S7315 [20JY]

Virginia Tech Begins Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plants Producing Pharmaceuticals, H5559 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (see S. 2039), S489 [8FE] (see H.R. 3653), H373 [14FE]

———authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (see S. 2734), S5240 [15JN] (see S. 3001), S8105 [6SE]

———enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 3243), S11131 [26OC]

———establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (see S. 2706), S4820 [8JN]

———establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers (see H.R. 4018), H1118 [16MR]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (see H.R. 4979), H7128 [26JY]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see S. 2745), S5241 [15JN] (see H.R. 3996), H1077 [15MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (see S. 2251), S1461 [20MR]

———improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

———payment of special loan deficiency payments to eligible producers who have suffered yield losses due to damaging weather or disasters (see H.R. 5125), H7364 [7SE]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 2630), S4459 [25MY] (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (see H.R. 4321), H2338 [13AP]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (see S. 3223), S10801 [19OC]

———provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (see S. 2442), S2728 [13AP]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (see S. 3133), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5160), H7502 [12SE]

———require licensing and inspection of warehouses and authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (see H.R. 5169), H7577 [13SE]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2744), S5241 [15JN]

———use of certain practices to meet the requirement for establishing approved vegetative cover on highly erodible cropland subject to conservation reserve contracts (see S. 2763), S5555 [21JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2536), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 4461), H3171 [16MY] (see H.R. 5426), H9504 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (see H. Res. 513), H3812 [24MY] (see H. Res. 538), H5239 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 617), H9634 [10OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 420), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9767 [11OC]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: improve administration of bird collection and management activities (see S. 2329), S1986 [30MR]

Animals: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see H.R. 4801), H5655 [29JN]

———emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches (see H.R. 4819), H5736 [10JY]

———evaluate and report on Federal and State laws that regulate private ownership of exotic wild animals (see H.R. 5360), H8735 [3OC]

Antitrust policy: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

Arkansas: sell or exchange certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites (see S. 3256), S11252 [27OC]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 2707), S4820 [8JN]

Business and industry: require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 2252), S1461 [20MR]

California: facilitate a regional approach to the acquisition of permanent conservation easements in the Chino Basin (see H.R. 4691), H4674 [19JN]

CCC: use of Export Enhancement Program funds for international school feeding and other food aid programs (see S. 2985), S7840 [27JY]

Child Nutrition Act: increase the minimum amount available to States for State administrative expenses (see S. 3197), S10411 [12OC]

Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center: allow purchase of land in Florence, SC (see S. 3027), S8412 [12SE]

Credit: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (see S. 2332), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 4523), H3649 [23MY]

———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 4535), H3813 [24MY]

Crime: extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (see H.R. 4965), H7127 [26JY]

Daniel Boone National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain lands to the Dept. of Agriculture (see S. 3140), S9466 [28SE]

Discrimination: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see S. 2079), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3685), H509 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1629 [30MR]

Ecology and environment: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 2540), S3832 [10MY]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Federal aid programs: increase number of farmers eligible for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans or loan deficiency payments and the amount of production for which such loans and payments are available (see H.R. 4524), H3649 [23MY]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see S. 2221), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3863), H756 [8MR]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers for any month in which the national average price for Class III milk is less than a certain target price (see H.R. 5649), H12066 [8DE]

Food: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 2760), S5555 [21JN]

———extend mandatory nutrition information labeling requirements to single-ingredient, raw meat, and poultry products (see H.R. 4175), H1763 [4AP]

———improve safety of shell eggs (see H.R. 3526), H48 [27JA]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 5532), H10808 [24OC]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see S. 2080), S680 [22FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7209 [27JY]

———require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 3184), S10252 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Foreign Service: establish the W. John Child Memorial Foreign Language Award for employees in the Foreign Service (see H.R. 5487), H10256 [18OC]

Foreign trade: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H254 [8FE]

———use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (see S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Forest Service: sell Rocky Mountain Research Station and use proceeds to purchase interests in multiagency research and education facility constructed by the University of Idaho (see S. 3039), S8413 [12SE]

GAO: implement recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (see S. 3091), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5367), H8735 [3OC]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 394), H7502 [12SE]

Lander County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see S. 2842), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 4929), H6776 [24JY]

Milk: ensure producers receive a fair price for milk marketed for domestic consumption and establish a National Milk Pricing Board (see H.R. 5052), H7208 [27JY]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]

Milk Price Support Program: extend at an increased price support rate (see S. 2996), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 3864), H756 [8MR]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

———require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument in Washington (see H.R. 3683), H509 [16FE]

National Boll Weevil Eradication Program: ensure all participating States are treated equitably (see S. 2732), S5240 [15JN]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (see S. 2447), S2728 [13AP]

National Forest System: convey certain lands for use for educational purposes (see H.R. 5618), H11781 [1NO]

National School Lunch Act: carry out pilot projects to increase milk consumption and reduce the cost of milk served to children (see S. 3279), S11789 [14DE]

Native Americans: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see S. 2751), S5360 [19JN]

———encourage efficient use of existing resources and assets relative to Indian agricultural research, development and exports (see S. 2282), S1671 [23MR]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (see S. 2750), S5360 [19JN] (see H.R. 4692), H4674 [19JN]

Olives: allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (see H.R. 4218), H1957 [6AP]

Oregon: authorize sale or exchange of certain administrative sites and other National Forest System lands (see H.R. 4774), H5240 [27JN]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H1404 [23MR]

Public lands: establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (see S. 2817), S6121 [29JN]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H1118 [16MR]

Rural areas: provide cost share assistance for construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas (see H.R. 5297), H8199 [26SE]

Safety: reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (see S. 3230), S10926 [24OC]

South Dakota: sell or exchange certain lands in the Black Hills National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (see H.R. 4226), H2012 [10AP]

States: extend authority to provide grants for agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4688), H4591 [15JN]

Sumter County, SC: release interest in certain land, facilitate a land exchange, and provide for the conveyance to mineral interests in such land (see H.R. 4889), H6599 [19JY] (see H.R. 5141), H7365 [7SE]

Taxation: exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4212), H1957 [6AP]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of payments received pursuant to the Declaration on Extraordinary Emergency Because of Plum Pox Virus (see H.R. 5211), H7870 [19SE]

Texas: convey certain National Forest System lands to the New Waverly Gulf Coast Trades Center (see H.R. 4285), H2337 [13AP]

Tobacco products: provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 5382), H8799 [4OC]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (see S. 2737), S5240 [15JN] (see S. 3001), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 4788), H5654 [29JN]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 632), H10036 [17OC]

Water: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see S. 3207), S10590 [13OC] (see H.R. 3910), H996 [14MR]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4461), H9461-H9502 [6OC]

Letters

BLM and Forest Service land exchange moratorium: Representative George Miller, E1251 [14JY]

Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E936 [9JN]

———Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), E936 [9JN]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E937 [9JN]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E936 [9JN]

Dept. of Agriculture development of an effective interface between the Farm Service Agency's Farm and Home Plan software and Minnesota's FINPACK software: Keith Kelly, Dept. of Agriculture, H5769 [11JY]

———Representatives Minge and Gutknecht, H5770 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture emphasis on use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches: Phillip C. Ward, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, H5717 [10JY]

Disaster assistance to fruit producers: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Mike Dombeck, Forest Service, S6513 [12JY]

———New Mexico congressional delegation, S6513 [12JY]

Native Americans rural development programs funding: JoAnn K. Chase, National Congress of American Indians, S7374 [20JY]

———Veronica N. Gonzales, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S7374 [20JY]

Price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane: Mary Barley, Everglades Trust, Inc., E1212 [11JY]

———Wade Steiger, S7324 [20JY]

Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: Representative Dingell, H5688 [10JY]

Research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding: Charles W. Steger, Virginia Tech, H5557 [29JN]

———Kenneth L. Dretchen, Georgetown University Medical Center, H5557 [29JN]

———Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, H5558 [29JN]

———Mary Anne Fox, North Carolina State University, H5557 [29JN]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: several organizations, S1566 [22MR]

Senior citizen meal programs funding: Jan Bonine, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, H9708 [11OC]

———Margot L. Clark, Meals on Wheels Association of America, H9707 [11OC]

———Michael F. Ouellette, Senior Citizens League, H9708 [11OC]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: George T. Frampton, Jr., Council on Environmental Quality, H5804 [11JY]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H5803 [11JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H5805 [11JY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, and FDA appropriations, S7314 [20JY]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]

Memorandums

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (S. 1608), S8523 [13SE]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7307, S7323, S7328, S7348 [20JY], H8426 [28SE]

Press releases

Governor Requests Disaster Designation for Fruit Growers in South and Southwest Michigan: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Questions and answers

Emergency dairy payments contained in H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10699 [18OC]

Remarks in House

Africa: support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (H.R. 4378), H2601 [4MY]

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H11248 [26OC]

Agricultural Research Service: peanut quality and postharvest processing research funding, H5785 [11JY]

Agriculture: disaster assistance to apple farmers in the Northeast, H5790 [11JY]

———disaster assistance to fruit producers, H5705 [10JY]

———emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers, H5785, H5786 [11JY]

———establish grants and loans for equity capital to establish farmer-owned cooperatives, H1566, H1567 [29MR]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (H.R. 4979), E1337 [27JY]

———Federal farm policies, H8606 [2OC]

———Fund for Rural America and the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems funding, H1603 [30MR]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (H.R. 3513), H1947 [6AP]

———international asparagus competitiveness grant and harvester funding, H5540, H5541, H5547 [29JN]

———National Plant Genome Initiative funding, H7897 [20SE]

———price supports for wool and mohair, H5776, H5777 [11JY]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese, H5683, H5684 [10JY]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power, H5704 [10JY]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

———specialty crops assistance funding, H1568 [29MR]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, E1212 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5442-H5460, H5533-H5598 [29JN], H5683-H5723, H5724 [10JY], H5766-H5792 [11JY], H8426 [28SE], E1169 [30JN], E1198, E1206, E1209, E1211, E1212 [11JY], E1235 [14JY], E1305 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9638, H9639, H9681-H9709 [11OC], E1760 [12OC], E1784 [13OC], E1866 [19OC], E1891 [24OC], E1903 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5415-H5423 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9670-H9680 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8426-H8431 [28SE]

AID: employment of contractors for deployment of Food for Peace Program commodities, H5593, H5594 [29JN]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: emergency funding, H5552-H5555 [29JN]

Animals: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5714-H5718 [10JY], H5766-H5769 [11JY]

———emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches (H.R. 4819), E1189 [10JY]

Carson National Forest: land conveyance to San Juan College (H.R. 695), H9618 [10OC]

CCC: disaster assistance funding for onion farmers in Orange County, NY, H5709, H5710 [10JY]

———limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5562-H5574 [29JN]

Civil rights: establish position of Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights, H5784 [11JY]

Claims: interest payments to certain farmers whose discrimination claims are in arrears, H5783 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5783, H5784 [11JY]

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit funding, H5458 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: historically black colleges and universities funding for agricultural and food sciences research, H5536, H5537 [29JN]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs, H3292 [17MY]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, H5692, H5693 [10JY]

Crime: extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (H.R. 4965), H10002 [17OC]

Dairy Export Incentive Program: export of nonfat dry milk, H5683 [10JY]

Dams: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H10005 [17OC], E1917 [25OC]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6077-H6081 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas, H9663 [11OC]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (H.R. 1779), H1551 [29MR]

Discrimination: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2623-H2628 [8MY]

Droughts: rural water needs funding, H5537, H5538, H5541 [29JN]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

———firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1473 [28MR], H1492, H1578-H1582 [29MR], H1592-H1594 [30MR], H1757-H1761 [4AP]

EPA: limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H5687, H5688 [10JY], E1206 [11JY]

Farm Service Agency: develop effective interface between Farm and Home Plan software and Minnesota's FINPACK software, H5769, H5770, H5789, H5790 [11JY]

FDA: assessment of allergenicity of genetically engineered foods, H5594-H5596 [29JN]

———testing and recall of genetically engineered livestock feed sold for human consumption, H7741 [19SE]

Federal aid programs: disaster assistance to apple farmers in the Northeast, H1618 [30MR]

Federal employees: tribute to inspectors killed during inspection of Oakland, CA, sausage factory, E1287 [21JY]

Florida: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]

Food: improve safety of shell eggs, H5771, H5772 [11JY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, H5782, H5783 [11JY]

———senior citizen meal programs funding, H9707 [11OC]

———senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5588-H5591 [29JN]

———vegetable production systems development funding, H5772 [11JY]

Food industry: efforts to combat monopolistic pricing practices and antitrust activities, E1169 [30JN]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (H.R. 3883), E2054 [1NO], E2072 [2NO]

Food Stamp Program: eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, H6604 [20JY]

Forest Service: watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4448, H4467-H4474, H4479 [14JN]

Funding, H1490 [29MR]

GAO: implement recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (H.R. 5367), H8728-H8731 [3OC]

Gore, Vice President: announcement concerning the release of disaster assistance to fruit growers in Pennsylvania, E1161 [30JN]

Houston, TX: Children's Nutrition Research Center funding, H5789 [11JY], H9703 [11OC]

Information services: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), H1973-H1975 [10AP], H3892 [6JN]

Insects: Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication funding, H5551, H5552 [29JN]

Iran: inspection of imported agricultural products and fish, H5440, H5460, H5533, H5549-H5551 [29JN], H5704 [10JY]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), H7396, H7397 [12SE]

———develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 394), H7398 [12SE]

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), H11847, H11848 [13NO], H11936 [4DE], E2150 [7DE]

Market Access Program: funding, H5701-H5704 [10JY], H5789 [11JY]

Michigan: bovine tuberculosis research funding, H1511, H1552 [29MR]

Milk: provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (H.R. 5051), H7195 [27JY]

Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2916-H2918 [11MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H2329 [13AP]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (H. Con. Res. 254), H496 [16FE]

National Academy of Sciences: genetically-engineered foods study funding, H5538-H5540 [29JN]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Projects, H11828 [3NO]

Office of Natural Resources and the Environment: funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5574-H5577 [29JN]

Olives: allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (H.R. 4218), E509 [6AP]

Oregon: sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), H9980, H9981 [17OC]

Peirce College: support proposal to obtain a Dept. of Agriculture distant learning grant, E1972 [28OC]

Plants: authority relative to protection and quarantine (H.R. 1504), E936 [9JN]

Poverty: colonias initiatives funding, H5591-H5593, H5598 [29JN]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, H5248 [27JN]

———use of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, H5709, H5711, H5712 [10JY]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (H.R. 3288), E1020 [15JN]

———acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), H3753 [24MY], H5797-H5806 [11JY]

———eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (H.R. 1522), H3934 [7JN]

———GAO report on BLM and Forest Service land exchanges, E1250 [14JY], E1394 [27JY]

———restrict Federal acquisition of lands to certain designated areas, H2884-H2887 [10MY]

Research: medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5556, H5557 [29JN]

———special grants funding, H5541-H5546 [29JN]

Retired Educators for Agricultural Programs (organization): funding, H5458 [29JN]

Rivers: establish a sediment and nutrient monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin, H2902, H2903 [10MY]

———reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 4013), H1116 [16MR]

Rural Community Advancement Program: agritourism funding, H5581-H5584 [29JN]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), H7399-H7401 [12SE], H10504, H10505 [23OC]

School breakfast programs: research funding, H5712-H5714 [10JY], E1211 [11JY]

Shipping Fever Research Project: funding, H5772 [11JY]

South Dakota: sell or exchange certain lands in the Black Hills National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (H.R. 4226), H7659-H7661 [18SE]

Texas: convey certain National Forest System lands to the New Waverly Gulf Coast Trades Center (H.R. 4285), H7192, H7193 [27JY]

Tillamook County, OR: railroad reconstruction funding, H5586 [29JN]

Toiyabe National Forest: boundary adjustment (S. 439), H10522 [23OC]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), H9602-H9607 [10OC], E1917 [25OC]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 632), H10003-H10005 [17OC]

Water: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (H.R. 3910), E301 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: study to improve farming, S7372 [20JY]

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (S. 2039), S491 [8FE]

———authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (S. 2734), S5251 [15JN]

———disaster assistance to apple and potato producers, S7351-S7353, S7357 [20JY]

———disaster assistance to fruit producers, S7357 [20JY]

———disaster assistance to watermelon farmers, S10679 [18OC]

———enforcement of trade remedy laws, S10693 [18OC]

———enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2411), S2625 [12AP], S4421 [25MY]

———enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 3243), S11132 [26OC]

———establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (S. 2706), S4849, S4850 [8JN]

———Federal farm policies, S312-S314 [3FE], S346-S348 [7FE], S483 [8FE], S1626 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR], S4219 [22MY], S10608-S10611 [17OC]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (S. 2745), S5271 [15JN]

———grass seed producers emergency assistance funding, S2425 [7AP]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk, S3937 [15MY]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1556-S1586 [22MR], S1624-S1642, S1651 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent agreement, S1563, S1564 [22MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent request, S1556, S1562 [22MR]

———improve financial situation of family farmers and ranchers, S1443-S1447 [20MR]

———payment of disaster assistance to potato and apple farmers, S5364 [19JN]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (S. 2630), S4461 [25MY], S6107 [29JN]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (S. 3223), S10805 [19OC]

———provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (S. 2442), S2762 [13AP]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (S. 3133), S9473 [28SE]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2744), S5271 [15JN], S11385 [31OC]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7310-S7325 [20JY]

———tribute to Rally for Rural America and response to agricultural crisis, S1567-S1570 [22MR], S1626, S1627 [23MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S6344 [10JY], S7143-S7145 [18JY], S7174, S7193-S7216, S7218 [19JY], S7303-S7308, S7310-S7349, S7351-S7379, S7387 [20JY], S7437-S7441, S7456 [21JY], S7490 [24JY], S9019, S9029, S9030 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10063-S10065 [6OC], S10147 [10OC], S10518-S10526 [13OC], S10608-S10611 [17OC], S10648, S10669-S10701, S10732 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10334 [12OC], S10614 [17OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10229 [11OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S3937 [15MY]

Agriculture Research Service: establish Bioinformatics Institute for Model Plant Species, S7372 [20JY]

———New England Plant, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory funding, S7371 [20JY]

———postharvest handling and mechanization research relative to damaged fruit funding, S7370 [20JY]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: improve administration of bird collection and management activities (S. 2329), S1988 [30MR]

Animals: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, S7365, S7366 [20JY]

Auburn University: Satsuma Orange research funding, S7369 [20JY]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (S. 2707), S4850 [8JN]

Bovine tuberculosis: declare as an emergency, S7373 [20JY]

Business and industry: require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 2252), S1463 [20MR]

Butte, ND: effect of agribusiness and Federal agriculture policies on Butte Public School, S3185 [1MY]

CCC: emergency assistance funding for sugarcane producers in Hawaii, S7439 [21JY]

———use of Export Enhancement Program funds for international school feeding and other food aid programs (S. 2985), S7898 [27JY]

Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center: allow purchase of land in Florence, SC (S. 3027), S8415 [12SE]

Colleges and universities: historically black land-grant colleges and universities research and extension science funding, S7373 [20JY]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, S7438 [21JY]

Credit: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (S. 2332), S1990 [30MR]

Crime: compensate growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY, S4438, S4439 [25MY]

Dairy Options Pilot Program: extend and expand, S1579 [22MR]

Dams: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), S7952 [27JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10943 [24OC]

Daniel Boone National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain lands to the Dept. of Agriculture (S. 3140), S9475 [28SE]

Dept. of Labor: develop plan to improve compensation, working conditions, and other benefits for agricultural workers in the U.S., S6189 [30JN]

Disasters: Emergency Watershed Program funding, S7346-S7349 [20JY]

Discrimination: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, S10678, S10679 [18OC]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (S. 2079), S683 [22FE]

Drought: disaster assistance to Alabama, S10698 [18OC]

Ecology and environment: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642-S10644 [17OC]

———establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (S. 2540), S3838, S3839 [10MY]

El Reno, OK: Fort Reno Agriculture Research Station funding, S7369 [20JY]

Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (H.R. 1231), S2795 [13AP]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

FDA: adverse event monitoring system for dietary supplements funding, S7371 [20JY]

———food safety initiative activities funding, S7368, S7375 [20JY]

Federal aid programs: emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7342-S7349 [20JY]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (S. 2221), S1325 [8MR]

Fish and fishing: federally-sponsored crop insurance for fishermen, S1577, S1578 [22MR]

Florida: citrus grower disaster assistance funding, S7354 [20JY]

———nursery stock grower disaster assistance funding, S7353 [20JY]

Food: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry, S7218 [19JY], S7303-S7308, S7331-S7334 [20JY]

———clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry (S. 2760), S5556 [21JN]

———inspection of meat and poultry products by meat processing company employees instead of Dept. of Agriculture inspectors, S3045 [1MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (S. 2080), S683-S685 [22FE]

Food Electronically and Effectively Distributed Website Demonstration Project: funding, S7367 [20JY]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 3184), S10253 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (S. 2315), S1894 [29MR]

Food stamps: Economic Research Service study on the decline in food stamp program participation, S7334-S7337 [20JY]

Foreign trade: promote safety of genetically engineered foods, S3178-S3180 [1MY]

———use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

GAO: implement recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (S. 3091), S8956 [21SE], S9211 [25SE]

Government regulations: allow congressional analysis prior to implementation of rules and regulations by Federal agencies, S841 [28FE]

Graduate School: status relative to Federal contracts, S7377 [20JY]

Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration: funding, S7325-S7328 [20JY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance funding, S5535 [21JN]

Idaho State University: food irradiation effects on shelf life research funding, S7371 [20JY]

Information services: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4215, S4216 [18MY]

Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems: grants eligibility, S10681 [18OC]

Insects: disease-carrying pests infestation prevention programs funding, S10679, S10680 [18OC]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 394), S8528 [13SE]

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), S9980 [5OC]

Lander County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (S. 2842), S6348 [10JY]

Lyons, James: revocation of certain authorities as Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources, S11115 [26OC]

Milk: terminate Federal milk marketing orders, S316 [3FE]

Milk Price Support Program: extend at an increased price support rate (S. 2996), S7912 [27JY]

Montana: continue food stamp program standard utility allowance waiver, S7371, S7372 [20JY]

———sugar beet growers disaster assistance funding, S10247 [11OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]

National Boll Weevil Eradication Program: ensure all participating States are treated equitably (S. 2732), S5241 [15JN]

———funding, S7355 [20JY]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (S. 2447), S2765 [13AP], S7440 [21JY]

Native Americans: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 2751), S5362 [19JN], S11274 [27OC]

———encourage efficient use of existing resources and assets relative to Indian agricultural research, development and exports (S. 2282), S1675 [23MR]

———rural development programs funding, S7374 [20JY]

———use of Food Stamp Program funds to purchase bison meat for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, S7439 [21JY]

Natural Resources Conservation Service: emissions trading research relative to implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S7373, S7374 [20JY]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (S. 2750), S5362 [19JN]

Oregon: sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), S7794 [27JY], S11276 [27OC]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, S7368 [20JY]

———authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S972-S975 [29FE], S5875 [27JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5935 [27JN]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S2799-S2805 [13AP], S7099 [18JY]

———establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (S. 2817), S6127-S6130 [29JN]

Red River Trade Council: Agriculture Diversity Project funding, S7373 [20JY]

Research: Satsuma orange frost research funding, S10698 [18OC]

Rural Community Assistance Program: funding, S10681 [18OC]

Rural Utilities Service: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funding, S7440 [21JY]

Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program: funding, S10679 [18OC]

Safety: reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (S. 3230), S10946, S10947 [24OC]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), S10837, S10838 [19OC]

South Dakota: sell or exchange certain lands in the Black Hills National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (H.R. 4226), S9984 [5OC]

———tribute to farm, conservation, wildlife, and environmental groups signing agreement calling for certain wetlands on private farmland be eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program, S10911-S10913 [24OC]

States: extend authority to provide grants for agricultural mediation programs (S. 2741), S5267 [15JN], S11122 [26OC]

Taxation: treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate, S6639 [13JY], S6815 [14JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 2344), S10995 [25OC]

Texas: convey certain National Forest System lands to the New Waverly Gulf Coast Trades Center (H.R. 4285), S9986 [5OC]

Tobacco products: impact of governmental purchase of tobacco on domestic growth quotas, S10684 [18OC]

Toiyabe National Forest: boundary adjustment (S. 439), S11741 [7DE]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), S10491 [12OC], S10944-S10946 [24OC]

———extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (S. 2737), S5262 [15JN]

Virginia Tech: bioinformatics human and plant genome analysis funding, S7369 [20JY]

Water: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (S. 3207), S10591 [13OC]

Reports

Economic Effects of Replacing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) With Ethanol, H1275-H1277 [22MR]

Reports filed

Acquire Valles Caldera Lands in New Mexico, Establish a Trust To Manage Such Lands, and Reform the Federal Land Management Process: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1892) (S. Rept. 106-267), S2615 [12AP]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4461) (H. Rept. 106-948), H9504 [6OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4461) (H. Rept. 106-619), H3171 [16MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2536) (S. Rept. 106-288), S3831 [10MY]

Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1936) (H. Rept. 106-938), H9010 [5OC]

Bent Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1936) (S. Rept. 106-256), S2346 [6AP]

Black Hills National Forest and Rocky Mountain Research Station Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4226) (H. Rept. 106-816), H7279 [6SE]

Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1066) (S. Rept. 106-407), S8501 [13SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 617) (H. Rept. 106-953), H9634 [10OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 106-641), H3812 [24MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 106-704), H5239 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]

Elko County, NV, Transfer of Certain Federal Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1231) (S. Rept. 106-238), S1390 [9MR]

Freedom To E-File Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 106-565), H2012 [10AP]

General Aviation Access Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3661) (H. Rept. 106-841), H7501 [12SE]

Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3001) (S. Rept. 106-391), S8019 [5SE]

Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1374) (H. Rept. 106-748), H6354 [17JY]

Joe Rowell Park Land Conveyance to Dolores, CO: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1972) (S. Rept. 106-375), S8018 [5SE]

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1487) (S. Rept. 106-250), S1815 [28MR]

National Monument Public Participation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 729) (S. Rept. 106-372), S8018 [5SE]

Nomination of Christopher R. McLean To Be Rural Utilities Service Administrator: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5460 [20JN]

Nomination of Michael V. Dunn to the Farm Credit Administration: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5460 [20JN]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2251) (S. Rept. 106-247), S1461 [20MR], S1596 [22MR]

San Bernardino National Forest Conveyance of a Small Parcel of Public Domain Land: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3657) (H. Rept. 106-744), H6354 [17JY]

Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1762) (S. Rept. 106-408), S8501 [13SE]

Texas National Forests Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4285) (S. Rept. 106-447), S9701 [3OC]

Toiyabe National Forest Boundary Adjustment: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 439) (H. Rept. 106-746), H6354 [17JY]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1892) (H. Rept. 106-724), H5842 [11JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Dept. of Agriculture emphasis on use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches: Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, H5717 [10JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5540, H5554, H5565 [29JN], H5689, H5690, H5692, H5711 [10JY]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4461): OMB, H9695 [11OC]

Price Support Programs for Sugar Beets and Sugarcane: GAO, E1212 [11JY]

Research on Medical, Biotechnological, Food, and Industrial Uses of Tobacco Funding: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H5558 [29JN]

Tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Inspectors Killed During Inspection of Oakland, CA, Sausage Factory: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, E1287 [21JY]

Summaries

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4461): Provisions Exempting Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Products From U.S. Economic Sanctions, H9705 [11OC]

Grain Standards Improvement Act (S. 2737), S5262 [15JN]

Promote Competition Among Wholesale Purchasers and Establish a Commission To Review Large Agriculture Mergers, Concentration, and Market Power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act (S. 2251): Specialty Crop Provisions, S1566 [22MR]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5444-H5449 [29JN]

———conference report, H9682-H9689 [11OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7376 [20JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 296, Dept. of Agriculture resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H2623 [8MY]

H. Con. Res. 394, corrections in enrollment to S. 1374, Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act, H7398 [12SE]

H. Res. 538, consideration of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H5415 [28JN]

H. Res. 617, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9670 [11OC]

H. Res. 632, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 4788, Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act, H10003 [17OC]

H.R. 728, rehabilitation assistance for watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H6077 [17JY]

H.R. 1231, Elko County, NV, Federal lands transfer, S2795 [13AP]

H.R. 3657, San Bernardino National Forest conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land, H7399 [12SE], H10504 [23OC]

H.R. 4226, Black Hills National Forest and Rocky Mountain Research Station Improvement Act, H7659 [18SE]

H.R. 4285, Texas National Forests Improvement Act, H7192 [27JY]

H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7556-S7573 [25JY]

H.R. 4788, Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act, H9602-H9605 [10OC]

H.R. 4965, extend Dept. of Agriculture time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fraudulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY, H10002 [17OC]

H.R. 4965, extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fraudulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY, H10002 [17OC]

S. 439, Toiyabe National Forest boundary adjustment, S11741 [7DE], H10522 [23OC]

S. 777, Freedom To E-File Act, S4216 [18MY], H3892 [6JN]

S. 935, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act, S972-S974 [29FE], S1039-S1042 [1MR]

S. 1374, Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act, H7396 [12SE]

S. 1762, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act, S10944 [24OC]

S. 1892, acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process, S2799-S2805 [13AP]

S. 1892, Valles Caldera Preservation Act, H5797-H5803 [11JY]

S. 1936, Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act, S7794 [27JY], S11277 [27OC], H9980 [17OC]

S. 1972, Joe Rowell Park land conveyance to Dolores, CO, S9980 [5OC], H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE]

S. 2080, Genetically Engineered Food Right-To-Know Act, S685 [22FE]

S. 2315, Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act, S1894-S1897 [29MR]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2411, Farmers and Ranchers Fair Competition Act, S2625-S2628 [12AP]

S. 2447, Rural Telework Act, S2766 [13AP]

S. 2732, Boll Weevil Eradication Equity Act, S5241 [15JN]

S. 2734, Warehouse Improvement Act, S5251-S5254 [15JN]

S. 2737, Grain Standards Improvement Act, S5262 [15JN]

S. 2751, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S5362 [19JN]

S. 2751, Washoe Indian Tribe Land Conveyance Act, S11274 [27OC]

S. 2842, convey certain land to Lander County, NV, for continued use as a cemetery, S6348 [10JY]

S. 2996, Dept. of Agriculture extension of Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate, S7913 [27JY]

S. 3027, Dept. of Agriculture purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC, S8415 [12SE]

S. 3091, Packers and Stockyards Enforcement Improvement Act, S8957 [21SE]

S. 3140, Kentucky National Forest Land Transfer Act, S9476 [28SE]

S. 3184, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S10254-S10256 [11OC]

S. 3230, reauthorization of authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs, S10947 [24OC]

Transcripts

Fleecing of America—Sugar Price Support Programs: ``NBC Nightly News'', S7316 [20JY]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Amendments

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10594 [13OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4784, H4785 [20JN], H4818, H4820, H4821 [21JN], H4978, H4979, H4985, H4989, H4993, H4994, H4996, H4997, H5007, H5010, H5011, H5012, H5015, H5016, H5019, H5021, H5037, H5038 [22JN], H5039, H5047, H5049, H5050, H5052, H5054, H5055, H5085 [23JN], H5104, H5106, H5108, H5111, H5114, H5115, H5123, H5126, H5129, H5132, H5136, H5138, H5139, H5140, H5147, H5149, H5151, H5153, H5154, H5155, H5156, H5159 [26JN]

Office of Space Commercialization: funding (H.R. 2607), S10555 [13OC], H9949 [17OC]

Analyses

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Articles and editorials

Answer This Question—How Did the Census Become Our Whipping Boy?, H2002 [10AP]

Census Bashing, H1668 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Census Follies, H1998 [10AP]

Census Ruckus—Don't Boycott the Long Form, H1994 [10AP]

Census Too Important To Ignore, H1998 [10AP]

Census—Political Bashing Won't Help Achieve Full Count, H1999 [10AP]

Civic Duty and the Census, H1667 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

Coburn—Down for the Count, H1997 [10AP]

Completing Census Form Has Far-Reaching Benefits, H2002 [10AP]

Constitution—Keep the Census From Becoming Political Fodder and Participate, H1664 [3AP], H1995, H1999 [10AP]

Conversation Starter—Don't Fall Prey to Paranoia About Questions, H2002 [10AP]

Don't Leave Census Form Blank, H1999 [10AP]

Don't Shred the Census, H2001 [10AP]

Don't Toy With the Census, H1999 [10AP]

Head Count—You've Got Until Saturday To Tackle Those Census Questions, H1997 [10AP]

If You Want To Count, Be Counted, H2001 [10AP]

It's the Law, Count on It, H2001 [10AP]

Los Alamos Bank Wins Prestigious National Award, E2152 [7DE]

Overly Overwrought About the 2000 Census, H1665 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Public Interests—Down for the Count, H2000 [10AP]

Take Time To Fill Out Census Questionnaire, H1993 [10AP]

Trashing the Census—Irresponsible Bush Comments Could Sabotage Count, H1666 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

200 Years Plus—Census Nosiness Isn't New, H2001 [10AP]

What Really Counts—Pockets of Non-Cooperation With the Taking of the U.S. Census Demonstrates an Overreaction to Fears of Invasion of Privacy, H2000 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H219 [7FE]

———establish a term limit for the Director of the Census (see H.R. 5257), H7991 [21SE]

———establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 5358), H8617 [2OC]

Business and industry: encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (see S. 2261), S1512 [21MR]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

China, People's Republic of: establish certain procedures for exports of satellites and related items (see H.R. 4417), H2905 [10MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4690), H4674 [19JN] (see H.R. 5548), H11194 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (see H. Res. 529), H4783 [20JN]

Economy: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

———provide certain benefits and assistance to workers displaced by trade or technology and assist communities experiencing economic distress in restructuring their economies (see H.R. 5473), H9907 [16OC]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (see S. 2831), S6121 [29JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2832), S6121 [29JN]

Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries in accordance with a Dept. of Commerce decision under the Tariff Act (see S. 2213), S1233 [7MR] (see H.R. 3604), H254 [8FE]

Investments: increase participation in employee stock purchase plans and individual retirement plans in periods of economic growth attributable to international trade (see S. 2244), S1392 [9MR]

Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program: establish (see S. 2954), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5086), H7209 [27JY]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4010), H1118 [16MR]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (see S. 2267), S1596 [22MR] (see S. 2340), S2040 [3AP]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 4429), H2966 [11MY]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (see S. 2777), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 4789), H5654 [29JN] (see H.R. 5133), H7365 [7SE]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (see S. 2223), S1316 [8MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: reauthorize (see H.R. 4034), H1123 [20MR]

Patents: establish a U.S./Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Office to assist GSP countries in improving their patent systems and issuing patents compatible with U.S. laws and standards (see H.R. 4331), H2339 [13AP]

Explanations

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5548): Conference Report, H12446-H12482 [15DE]

Letters

Bureau of Economic Analysis funding: Robert Shapiro, Dept. of Commerce, H5104 [26JN]

Importance of decennial census: Kenneth Prewitt, Bureau of the Census, S2461 [10AP]

———several Representatives, H1663 [3AP]

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement: Bill Bolling, Brian E. Frosh, and Arthur D. Hershey, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S5682 [22JN]

———Michael F. Hirshfield, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S5683 [22JN]

Patent and Trademark Office funding: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H5057 [23JN]

———Edwin A. Suominen, H5058 [23JN]

———Elizabeth N. Bilus, PepsiCo, Inc., H5058 [23JN]

———Frank Orlandella, Agilent Technologies (business), H5057 [23JN]

———Franklin J. Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H5056 [23JN]

———Geoffrey B. Hurwitz, Rohm and Haas Co., H5058 [23JN]

———Gordon F. Brunner, Procter & Gamble Co., H5058 [23JN]

———Gregory J. Maier, ABA, H5057 [23JN]

———Herbert C. Wamsley, Intellectual Property Owners Association, H5056 [23JN]

———Kim Miller, International Trademark Association, H5056 [23JN]

———Michael K. Kirk, American Intellectual Property Law Association, H5055 [23JN]

———Phillip Bond, Information Technology Industry Council, H5055 [23JN]

———Q. Todd Dickinson, Patent and Trademark Office, H5059 [23JN]

———several high-tech trade associations, H5057 [23JN]

Probilof Islands Transition Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H5094 [26JN]

Proposed disclosure of confidential census information, H11247 [26OC]

Lists

Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Remarks in House

Advanced Technology Program: awarding of grants, H1289 [23MR]

Akron, OH: Haven of Rest (nonprofit organization) staff participation in decennial census, E335 [16MR]

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), H5092-H5095 [26JN], H10489 [23OC], E1152 [29JN]

Bureau of Economic Analysis: funding, H5072 [23JN]

Bureau of the Census: funding, H5134 [26JN]

Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts, H759, H761, H762 [9MR], H1081 [16MR]

Business Technologies and Solutions, Inc.: Ohio Region V Minority Small Business Firm of the Year award recipient, E1453 [13SE]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1055-H1064 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1247 [22MR], H1482, H1483 [29MR], H1660, H1661-H1669 [3AP], H1990-H2004 [10AP], H2319 [13AP], E342 [16MR]

———importance of decennial census to rural areas, E321 [15MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H3288 [17MY]

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), H7385-H7388 [12SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11199, H11203, H11230-H11241, H11265-H11297 [26OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11510 [29OC], H11798 [2NO], H12494 [15DE], E2024 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4962-H5032 [22JN], H5039-H5072 [23JN], H5103-H5162 [26JN], E1121 [26JN], E1133, E1135, E1136, E1137, E1139 [28JN], E1142, E1145, E1149, E1152 [29JN], E1165, E1167 [30JN], E1244 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), amendment process, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (H. Res. 529), H4957-H4962 [22JN]

Economic Development Administration: programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H5010 [22JN]

———provide adjustment assistance to communities adversely affected by the implementation of permanent normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China, H5054, H5055 [23JN]

Economy: economic and statistical analysis programs funding through reductions in Dept. of State educational and cultural exchange programs, H5104, H5105 [26JN]

Federal aid programs: relief for communities in distress due to plant closures, mergers, layoffs, or other economic changes, H4656, H4658 [19JN]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

Los Alamos National Bank: Dept. of Commerce Malcom Baldridge National Quality Award recipient, E2152 [7DE]

Mineta, Norman Y.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, H5536 [29JN]

Monuments and memorials: dedication of memorial to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program: establish (H.R. 5086), H10477-H10490 [23OC]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Native Americans: review Government regulations relative to economic development and investment on Indian lands (S. 614), H10508, H10509 [23OC]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 4429), H8079-H8081 [26SE], E720 [11MY]

———funding, H12492 [15DE], E1133 [28JN]

NOAA: Coastal Zone Management Fund funding, H11285 [26OC]

———funding, H5106-H5108 [26JN], H12491 [15DE], E1133 [28JN], E1145 [29JN]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (H.R. 4789), E1170 [30JN]

———tribute to the Jason Project for providing research material to elementary and secondary school students, H4965 [22JN]

Office of Space Commercialization: funding (H.R. 2607), H9949, H9950 [17OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5055-H5071 [23JN]

Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent terms, and reduce patent litigation (H.R. 2654), H2638 [8MY]

———provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (H.R. 1598), E1581 [25SE]

———provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (S. 1172), E1581 [25SE]

Small business: export enhancement assistance, E1437 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: monitoring and compliance with international trade agreements, E1165 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10552-S10555 [13OC]

Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of aircraft noise rescinded, S1584, S1590 [22MR], S3908 [11MY]

Business and industry: encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (S. 2261), S1519 [21MR]

Census: importance of decennial census, S2460 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: encourage U.S. businesses to adopt a voluntary code of conduct for doing business, S8471, S8476 [13SE]

Committee on Finance (Senate): discharge of committee and confirmation of nominations, S10884 [23OC]

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), S8528 [13SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11100 [26OC], S11223, S11225, S11230-S11241, S11244, S11279, S11283-S11286, S11293 [27OC], S11307 [28OC], S11329 [29OC], S11417 [31OC], S11865 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), S9257 [26SE], S10149 [10OC], S10217 [11OC], S10401 [12OC], S10652 [18OC]

Education: establish program for increasing U.S. scientific, technology, and mathematical resources (S. 1804), S9645 [3OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN]

———implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (S. 2831), S6141 [29JN], S11744, S11745 [7DE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize, S11563 [5DE]

———reauthorize (S. 2832), S6142 [29JN]

Foreign trade: court decision on appointment of environmental representatives to Industry Sector Advisory Committees relative to forest products, S220 [1FE]

———U.S. deficit, S1446 [20MR]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance funding, S5535 [21JN]

Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers: transfer authoritative root server, S11880 [15DE]

Investments: increase participation in employee stock purchase plans and individual retirement plans in periods of economic growth attributable to international trade (S. 2244), S1416 [9MR]

LaRussa, Robert S.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S4588 [6JN]

Maine: salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

Mineta, Norman Y.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, unanimous-consent agreement, S7322 [20JY]

Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program: establish (S. 2954), S7845 [27JY]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S1431-S1434 [9MR]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2267), S1616 [22MR]

———establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2267), placed on the calendar, S1619 [23MR]

———establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), S7509-S7511, S7520, S7526-S7528 [25JY]

———establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), unanimous-consent request, S6056, S6057 [29JN]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (S. 2777), S5680 [22JN]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (S. 2223), S1325 [8MR]

Office of Space Commercialization: funding (H.R. 2607), S10555, S10556 [13OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10947 [24OC], S11832 [15DE]

Reports filed

Amateur Sports Integrity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2340) (S. Rept. 106-278), S3328 [3MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 106-684), H4783 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4690) (H. Rept. 106-680), H4674 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4690), S7447 [21JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4690) (S. Rept. 106-404), S8290 [8SE]

Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4429) (H. Rept. 106-877), H7990 [21SE]

Exploration of the Seas Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2090) (H. Rept. 106-810), H7279 [6SE]

Fur Seal Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3417) (H. Rept. 106-569), H2121 [11AP]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-911), H8468 [28SE]

NOAA and NSF Marine Research and Related Environmental Research and Development Program Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 106-987), H10256 [18OC]

Nomination of Arthur C. Campbell To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Economic Development: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S7655 [26JY]

Nomination of Marjory E. Searing To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development (Senate), S10715 [18OC]

Nomination of Nicholas P. Godici To Be Assistant Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1671 [23MR]

Nomination of Norman Y. Mineta To Be Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Robert S. LaRussa To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4034) (H. Rept. 106-722), H5842 [11JY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 938) (H. Rept. 106-537), H1404 [23MR]

Technology Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1407) (S. Rept. 106-382), S8019 [5SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5019, H5021 [22JN], H5049, H5051, H5055 [23JN], H5108, H5123, H5126, H5131, H5134, H5149, H5150, H5156 [26JN]

Statements

Tribute to Adam N. Darling—Victim of Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, H1656 [3AP]

Summaries

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Tables

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations: conference report, H11272-H11281 [26OC]

Potential Economic Development Administration hurricane assistance construction projects, S5535 [21JN]

Purpose of certain decennial census questions, H1668 [3AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 529, consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H4957 [22JN]

H.R. 2090, Exploration of the Seas Act, H7385 [12SE]

H.R. 2607, Commercial Space Transportation Competitiveness Act, H9949 [17OC]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 3417, Pribilof Islands Transition Act, H5092-H5094 [26JN]

H.R. 4429, Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act, H8079 [26SE]

H.R. 5086, Coastal and Fisheries Improvement Act, H10477-H10488 [23OC]

S. 614, Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act, H10508 [23OC]

S. 1653, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act reauthorization and amendments, S1433 [9MR]

S. 2244, Working Families Trade Bonus Act, S1417-S1419 [9MR]

S. 2261, Industry Training Consortia Act, S1521 [21MR]

S. 2777, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement, S5681 [22JN]

S. 2832, Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization, S6284-S6287 [30JN]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE related term(s) Corps of Engineers; National Guard

Addresses

European Security and Defense Policy: Christopher Meyer, S11345 [29OC]

———Francois Bujon de l'Estang, French Ambassador to the U.S., S11346 [29OC]

———Jurgen Chrobog, S11345 [29OC]

Farewell to the Marine Corps: Wayne Shaw, S4003-S4005 [16MY]

Importance of Military Readiness and Professionalism: Eric K. Shinseki, E1447-E1449 [13SE]

Military Accomplishments and Challenges: Rudy de Leon, Dept. of Defense, E1693-E1695 [6OC]

Presentation of Citizen Patriot Award to Jack Valenti: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, E2164 [8DE]

Tribute to Fairfax County, VA, Urban Search and Rescue Team: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S6111 [29JN]

Tribute to Jay L. Johnson: Senator McCain, S7813 [27JY]

Tribute to Les Brownlee: Jack Keane, Army Vice Chief of Staff, S5021 [13JN]

Veterans Day: Terry Juskowiak, E2146 [7DE]

World War II Memorial Groundbreaking: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S11527 [14NO]

World War II Veterans Tribute: Ron Rankin, E1755 [12OC]

Amendments

Animals: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (H.R. 5314), S10934, S10942 [24OC]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), S4073 [17MY], H3173 [16MY], H3201, H3256, H3265, H3268, H3272, H3274, H3278, H3279, H3280, H3281, H3282, H3283, H3284, H3309 [17MY], H3314, H3317, H3318, H3319, H3320, H3347, H3350, H3357, H3362, H3373, H3378, H3385 [18MY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3330 [18MY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4525, S4537, S4541, S4543, S4554, S4579, S4580, S4581, S4582, S4583 [6JN], S4620, S4627, S4634, S4638, S4650, S4651, S4694, S4695, S4696, S4697, S4710, S4711, S4713, S4714, S4715 [7JN], S4732, S4733, S4734, S4735, S4737, S4738, S4739, S4748, S4749, S4750, S4751, S4752, S4753, S4759, S4760, S4766, S4767, S4781, S4856, S4857, S4859, S4860, S4861, S4862, S4863, S4864, S4865, S4866, S4867, S4874, S4875, S4876, S4877, S4878, S4879, S4880, S4881, S4882, S4893, S4894 [8JN], S4924 [9JN], S5052, S5053 [13JN], S5071, S5072, S5073, S5075, S5076, S5077, S5078, S5079, S5080, S5081, S5082, S5083, S5119, S5120, S5121, S5122, S5123, S5124, S5125, S5126, S5127, S5138 [14JN], S5279 [15JN], S5326, S5327, S5328, S5329, S5340, S5364, S5365, S5366, S5367, S5370, S5371 [19JN], S5389, S5406, S5436, S5437, S5439, S5470, S5471, S5472, S5474 [20JN], S5815, S5816 [26JN], S6269, S6270, S6271, S6272, S6273, S6274, S6275, S6277, S6278, S6280, S6281, S6282, S6288, S6289, S6290, S6291 [30JN], S6350 [10JY], S6449, S6450, S6451, S6454, S6455, S6457, S6480 [11JY], S6539, S6547, S6549, S6550, S6551, S6553, S6578, S6579, S6581 [12JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1478, H1479 [28MR], H1514, H1516, H1520, H1524, H1540, H1541, H1542, H1543, H1546, H1552, H1554, H1561, H1563, H1565, H1569, H1570, H1571, H1575, H1576, H1577, H1583, H1589, H1590 [29MR], H1592, H1594, H1603, H1604, H1607, H1610, H1611, H1614 [30MR]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3076 [16MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3664 [9MY], S3852 [10MY], S3981, S3983, S3999, S4026, S4028 [16MY], S4072, S4116, S4117 [17MY], S4164, S4208, S4209 [18MY]

———making (H.R. 4576), S4811, S4894, S4907 [8JN], S4916, S4924 [9JN], S4946, S4948, S4956, S4957, S4958, S4959, S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4966, S4967, S4968, S4969 [12JN], S4982, S4983, S4984, S4987, S4990, S4991, S4992, S4994, S4997, S4999, S5007, S5008, S5009, S5010, S5033, S5052, S5053 [13JN], H3927, H3928 [6JN], H3986, H3992, H3999, H4012, H4013, H4016 [7JN]

———making (S. 2593), S4579 [6JN]

Army: anniversary (S.J. Res. 46), S5053, S5056 [13JN]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H110 [1FE]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 311), S6352, S6397, S6398 [10JY]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), S7802 [27JY], H7181 [27JY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (S. 2420), S7575 [25JY]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), S9530 [28SE]

Appointments

Commission on the National Military Museum, S7573 [25JY], S10631 [17OC]

Conferees: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

———H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4170 [18MY], H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5020 [13JN], H5923 [12JY]

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office, S102 [26JA]

Articles and editorials

Admiral's Defense of the Navy's Super Hornet Doesn't Hold Up, S368 [7FE]

American Troops in Kosovo Restricted to U.S. Sector, H1597 [30MR]

Another Reason To Hold Off, E1256 [18JY]

Anti-Drug Folly—U.S. Aid Plan Would Raise Stakes in Colombian Conflict, S5500 [21JN]

Armed Forces Day 2000—A Tribute to Our Men and Women in Uniform, S4777 [8JN]

Army at 225—A New Patriotism, S7067 [17JY]

Baghdad Restraint Revisited, E1536 [20SE]

Bipartisan Thinkers Look Past Traditional Arms Control, H3970 [7JN]

Bush Takes Unwise Step Away From Peacekeeping, S10955 [25OC]

By Winding Stair, S4919 [9JN]

China Warns Against More U.S.-Taiwan Military Cooperation, H107 [1FE]

Clinton Accused in Smear—Tripp Lawyers Blame White House for Leak, S4941 [12JN]

Colombia Aid Bill Would Escalate a Failed Policy; Drugs—Treatment and Reducing Cocaine Consumption Is a Better Way To Go, S5500 [21JN]

Congress Must Act on Colombia, H1530 [29MR]

Congress Needs To Arm Taiwan, E1083 [22JN]

Cooperation Is Important Duty—Recruiters Deserve Welcome From All of Nation's Public High Schools, E284 [13MR]

Counter-Drug Military Assistance for Colombia, S5500 [21JN]

East Timorese Refugees Face New Threat, E576 [13AP]

Easy Access to Nation's Secrets Poses Security Threat, S4654 [7JN]

End of Arms Control—George W. Bush Proposed a Radical New Nuclear Doctrine. No One Noticed, S4615 [7JN]

Europe's Turn To Keep the Peace, S1691 [23MR]

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families, Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S4537 [6JN]

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S2289 [6AP]

Felons Gain Access to the Nation's Secrets, S4652-S4654 [7JN]

For Pentagon, Asia Moving, S5017-S5019 [13JN]

For Pentagon, Asia Moving to Forefront, H6415-H6417 [18JY]

For Unmanned Systems, the Time Has Come, S6829 [14JY]

GOP Fights Favors for Smith & Wesson, H3326 [18MY]

Gulf War Stands the Test, E1430 [7SE]

Joint Chiefs Chairman Protests Troops' Mission to Kosovo Town, H1596 [30MR]

Look at the Facts—The Navy's New Hornet Is Super Indeed, S368 [7FE]

Marine, Now 75, Honored for His Wartime Courage, S10789 [19OC]

Medal of Honor's Roster of Wartime Valor, H3045 [15MY]

Memorial Day, S5548 [21JN]

Missile Defense Is Political Fiction, H3967 [7JN]

Missile Shield Analysis Warns of Arms Buildup, H3970 [7JN]

Missionaries—Clerics Kidnapped, Churches Burned in China, H107 [1FE]

Mistake in Moscow, S4616 [7JN]

Mr. Clinton's Army, S10353 [12OC]

NATO Spending Bill Includes Executive Jets for 9 Generals, S5000 [13JN]

Navy's Super Fighter Is a Super Failure, S367 [7FE]

No Time for a Balkan Exit, S10955 [25OC]

No U.S. Ground Forces for Kosovo—Leadership Doesn't Mean That We Must Do Everything Ourselves, S4128 [18MY]

(Not So) Super Hornet—Why the Navy Is Spending Billions on a Fighter Jet With Flaws That Costs Twice as Much as Its Predecessor, S368 [7FE]

On a Wing and a Prayer, H1024 [15MR]

On Home Front, Military Families Struggle With Low Pay, S4538 [6JN]

Personal Glory Was Never Goal of Japanese-American Soldiers, H3045 [15MY]

Probe of Security Clearances Urged—Senator Says Contract Hirings Pose a Threat, S4651 [7JN]

Rebel Attacks on 2 Colombian Villages Kill 30, H1530 [29MR]

Reflections on the Life of Dorothy W. James, E675 [9MY]

Risking NATO, S10955 [25OC]

Saving Colombia, S2655 [13AP]

Scaling Down in a Safer World, E392 [22MR]

Scars on Their Souls, E2090 [13NO]

Scientific Panel Says National Missile Defense Won't Work, H3969 [7JN]

Southcom General Bows Out After 37 Years—Politics, Strategy—And a Dash of Baseball Diplomacy, S9182 [25SE]

Special Interest Defense, E954 [9JN]

Star Wars II—Here We Go Again, E960-E963 [9JN]

Stay the Course in Kosovo, H1600 [30MR]

Still Time To Save the Black Beret, E2085 [13NO]

Strategy of Silence on Missile Defense, H3968 [7JN]

Stumbling Efforts in East Timor, H2470 [3MY]

Tailhook May Soil Choice for Pentagon's Mr. Clean, S131 [31JA]

Tale of Two Centuries, S1738-S1740 [27MR]

That Others May Live, H9664 [11OC]

Tribute to Edward J. Williams, E1732 [10OC]

21 on Medal of Honor List, H3044 [15MY]

U.S. Navy—Stretched Thin?—Surging Demands Overwhelm Shrinking Force, S4729 [8JN]

U.S. Soldiers Rely on Charity To Support Families, S4538 [6JN]

U.S. Troops in Kosovo, H1600 [30MR]

USGS Adds Evidence for Outlet, S7997 [5SE]

Why Didn't Bacon Get Fried?—The Pentagon's Anti-Tripp Leakers Get a Slap on the Wrist, and the Privacy Act a Slap in the Face, S4941 [12JN]

William R. Corson, 74, Author and Retired Marine Officer, Dies, S8655 [18SE]

World of Problems, S2561 [12AP]

Young Warrior's Tale, E2218 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: establish an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions (see H.R. 5490), H10256 [18OC]

Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 4583), H3924 [6JN]

Amchitka Island, AK: compensate workers who were employed in the construction and maintenance of deep shafts for underground nuclear testing and various other military purposes (see H.R. 4588), H3924 [6JN]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see S. 3135), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

———tribute to Medal for Military Service recipients (see S. Con. Res. 96), S1461 [20MR]

Animals: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H8405 [27SE]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 2549), S3946 [15MY] (see H.R. 4205), H1956 [6AP] (see H.R. 5408), H9504 [6OC]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (see H. Res. 503), H3171 [16MY] (see H. Res. 504), H3308 [17MY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 616), H9634 [10OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see S. 2481), S3023 [27AP] (see S. 2550), S3946 [15MY]

———authorizing for military construction (see S. 2551), S3946 [15MY]

———making (see S. 2593), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4576), H3923 [6JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (see H. Res. 450), H1476 [28MR]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see S. 2521), S3691 [9MY] (see H.R. 4425), H2965 [11MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), consideration (see H. Res. 502), H3049 [15MY]

———making (H.R. 4576), consideration (see H. Res. 514), H3924 [6JN]

———making (H.R. 4576), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), H6469 [18JY]

Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4173), H1763 [4AP] (see H.R. 4363), H2410 [2MY]

———allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 3799), H631 [1MR]

———annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4334), H2339 [13AP]

———authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (see H.R. 5351), H8617 [2OC]

———declare the American G.I. as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H997 [14MR]

———enhance benefits for active and retired military personnel (see H.R. 4030), H1119 [16MR]

———establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance (see S. 2322), S1884 [29MR]

———implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (see H.R. 4208), H1956 [6AP]

———improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H1588 [29MR]

———improve benefits for members of reserve components and their dependents (see S. 2514), S3514 [4MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see S. 2402), S2527 [11AP] (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———improve pay for certain enlisted members (see H.R. 4313), H2338 [13AP]

———improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 4418), H2905 [10MY]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S741 [23FE] (see S. 2486), S3192 [1MY] (see H.R. 4369), H2511 [3MY]

———increase basic housing allowance for members stationed in San Diego and Orange Counties, CA, to compensate for increased energy costs (see H. Res. 629), H9900 [12OC]

———liability for claims of military personnel for damages for certain injuries (see H.R. 5048), H7208 [27JY]

———maintain programs and procedures for accounting of military personnel unaccounted for from previous and future conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 311), H2339 [13AP]

———modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 2537), S3831 [10MY]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see H.R. 4709), H4816 [21JN]

———permit certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve to participate in the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program (see H.R. 4376), H2605 [4MY]

———pilot program to enhance military recruiting through the use of recently retired enlisted personnel as recruiters (see H.R. 5442), H9767 [11OC]

———provide improved benefits training to members to enhance retention (see H.R. 4388), H2606 [4MY]

———provide that covered beneficiaries shall not be required to pay a copayment for health care services received under TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 3565), H164 [1FE]

———provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment by a court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30 years (see H.R. 4231), H2121 [11AP]

———require certain information from the President before certain deployments (see S. 2851), S6574 [12JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S37 [24JA] (see S. 2013), S113 [27JA] (see S. 2669), S4564 [6JN] (see H.R. 3573), H209 [2FE]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (see H. Res. 673), H12085 [13DE]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ (see S. Res. 310), S4297 [23MY]

Army: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 46), S4565 [6JN] (see H.J. Res. 101), H4120 [8JN]

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (see S. 2680), S4564 [6JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see S.J. Res. 49), S6474 [11JY]

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion (see H.R. 4775), H5240 [27JN]

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4918), H6719 [20JY]

Cannon AFB, NM: convey excess hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM (see S. 3153), S9702 [3OC]

Cecil County, MD: modify land conveyance authority relative to Bainbridge Naval Training Center (see S. 2059), S613 [10FE]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (see H. Res. 408), H89 [31JA]

Citizen soldiers: protect (see H.R. 4669), H4590 [15JN]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (see H.R. 3621), H340 [10FE]

Clinton River: authorize Corps of Engineers authority over an extended portion (see S. 2847), S6474 [11JY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378, 379), S10716 [18OC] (see H. Con. Res. 441), H11879 [13NO] (see H. Res. 631), H10036 [17OC]

Computers: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H509 [16FE]

Contracts: impose a moratorium on the privatization and outsourcing of certain functions performed by civilian employees (see H.R. 4722), H5036 [22JN]

Corps of Engineers: convey land to Thompson, CT, for firefighting and emergency services purposes (see H.R. 3878), H920 [9MR]

———provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2335), S1986 [30MR]

———reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]

———removal of accumulated snags and other debris from navigable waters to mitigate damages resulting from a major disaster (see H.R. 4752), H5168 [26JN]

———transfer land to Iconium Fire Protection District in Missouri for use as a fire station (see H.R. 4027), H1119 [16MR]

Crime: ensure that reporters of suspected child abuse on military installations may submit reports anonymously (see H.R. 3587), H253 [8FE]

D-Day: tribute to members of the U.S. Armed Forces that participated in European invasion (see S. Res. 317), S4669 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (see S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (see S. 2552), S3946 [15MY]

———establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4263), H2238 [12AP]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see S. 2519), S3691 [9MY] (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Dept. of the Air Force: offer voluntary separation incentives and early retirement to civilian employees and implement experimental hiring practices to maintain a skilled and adaptive workforce (see H.R. 4382), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H3924 [6JN]

———conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see H.R. 5114), H7280 [6SE]

———transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA (see S. 2757), S5460 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H5169 [26JN]

Disabled: eligibility for special compensation benefits for certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 4832), H5955 [12JY]

Education: modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (see S. 2118), S929 [29FE]

———qualify Armed Forces members for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4304), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4350), H2410 [2MY]

Elections: use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Employment: establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (see S. 2474), S2940 [26AP]

———realignment of civilian workforce (see S. 2674), S4564 [6JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2420), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4040), H1162 [21MR]

Foreign policy: increase burdensharing for U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 4300), H2338 [13AP]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H4336 [13JN]

———investigation of U.S. participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations (see H. Res. 664), H11621 [30OC]

Georgia: provide wage parity for certain Dept. of Defense prevailing rate employees (see S. 2113), S929 [29FE]

Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (see S. 2702), S4820 [8JN]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8468 [28SE]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H454 [15FE]

Health care professionals: commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (see H. Res. 476), H2239 [12AP]

Hoga (U.S.S.): authorize transport of former naval medium harbor tug to Port Everglades, FL, for use as a veterans memorial and for vocational seamanship training (see H.R. 4130), H1588 [29MR]

Housing: enhance the ability of States and local governments to participate in certain projects that acquire and improve military housing (see H.R. 4367), H2511 [3MY]

———set basic housing allowance rates for the uniformed services based on costs for adequate housing and remove limitation on amount of such allowances that may be paid in a fiscal year (see H.R. 3562), H164 [1FE]

Immigration: treatment of Armed Forces service relative to the period of required U.S. residence of a citizen parent in order for a person born outside the U.S., of an alien parent, to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth (see H.R. 4371), H2511 [3MY]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4319), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4357), H2410 [2MY]

———prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (see S. 2621), S4378 [24MY]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H2337 [13AP]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see S. 2726), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S6348 [10JY] (see H. Res. 587), H7991 [21SE]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S328 [3FE] (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Lexington (U.S.S.): naming of the last vessel of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers (see S. Con. Res. 84), S799 [24FE]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see S. 2281), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 3554), H89 [31JA]

Medals: return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4684), H4591 [15JN]

Mentor-Protege Program: include women-owned businesses as eligible participants (see S. 2483), S3023 [27AP]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 5443), H9767 [11OC]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S3192 [1MY]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 4734), H5083 [23JN]

National Day of Remembrance: designate to honor veterans exposed to radiation or radioactive materials during service (see S. Res. 336), S6841 [14JY]

National Defense Features program: strengthen (see H.R. 5488), H10256 [18OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H5955 [12JY]

———end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 4360), H2410 [2MY]

———extend to military technicians certain provisions concerning separation and retirement benefits of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians (see H.R. 4361), H2410 [2MY]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

———tribute to 49th Division of Texas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. Res. 382), S10926 [24OC]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. Res. 266), S1233 [7MR]

National security: provide deployment criteria for the national missile defense system and testing of the system against counter-measures (see H.R. 5066), H7208 [27JY]

———U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 5536), H10808 [24OC]

Navy: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S10412 [12OC]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (see S. 2750), S5360 [19JN] (see H.R. 4692), H4674 [19JN]

New Jersey: dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site (see H.R. 3652), H373 [14FE]

Oceans: tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research (see S. Con. Res. 92), S1316 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 264), H647 [6MR]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Res. 257), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3673), H509 [16FE]

Pharmaceuticals: participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H510 [16FE]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H4591 [15JN]

Public lands: permit receipt of in-kind consideration anywhere on an installation for the lease of property on the installation (see S. 2457), S2865 [25AP]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 408), H8061 [25SE]

Schools: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4660), H4484 [14JN]

Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2722), S5027 [13JN]

Sudan: provide compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H.R. 5636), H11927 [14NO]

———relief for Salah Idris and El Shifa Pharmaceuticals Industries Co., relative to the bombing of the El Shifa Pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum (see H.R. 5290), H8061 [25SE]

———U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 668), H11928 [14NO]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H996 [14MR]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 2897), S7393 [20JY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H454 [15FE] (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2238 [12AP]

———exclude hazardous duty pay for members of the Armed Forces from earned income tax credit calculations (see H.R. 4335), H2339 [13AP]

———provide tax relief and modify treatment of members of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see S. 2230), S1391 [9MR]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H2966 [11MY]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9195 [25SE] (see H.R. 4328), H2339 [13AP]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces retention and reenlistment bonuses (see H.R. 4174), H1763 [4AP]

———treatment of certain profits of businesses operated in connection with a public-private partnership with Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence (see S. 3056), S8635 [15SE]

Technology: coordinate and facilitate the development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons (see S. 2573), S4103 [17MY]

Tennessee (U.S.S.): tribute for accomplishments during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 421), H9635 [10OC]

Terrorism: establish grant program to assist States and local governments in improving their ability to prevent and respond to domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3553), H89 [31JA]

Thresher (U.S.S.): tribute to crew and recognize contributions of the Naval Submarine Service and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (see S. Res. 318), S4669 [7JN]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (see H. Con. Res. 374), H6470 [18JY]

United Arab Emirates: prohibit transfer of F-16 aircraft (see H.R. 4072), H1404 [23MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 4134), H1628 [30MR]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 5502), H10472 [19OC]

———prohibit motor vehicle insurers from treating veterans differently relative to motor vehicles operated during a period of military service (see H.R. 5607), H11716 [31OC]

———reauthorize the program for readjustment appointments within the Federal Government (see H.R. 4933), H6777 [24JY]

———remove the reduction in the amount of Survivor Benefit Plan annuities at age 62 (see S. 2268), S1596 [22MR]

Veterans Mission for Youth Initiative: establish within the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see S. 2867), S6678 [13JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (see S. 2494), S3258 [2MY] (see S. 2544), S3916 [11MY]

———revise definition of ``Vietnam era'' to provide eligibility for certain veterans benefits without regard to whether service was performed in Vietnam (see H.R. 4833), H5955 [12JY]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

———reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12017 [5DE]

Weapons: prohibit the destruction of intercontinental ballistic missile silos in the U.S. (see H.R. 3769), H630 [1MR]

World War II: facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (see S. Con. Res. 158), S11423 [31OC]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP] (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Briefs

Posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor to Theodore Roosevelt: Representative Lazio, H4331-H4333 [13JN]

Citations

Medal of Honor Award to Senator Inouye, S5585 [22JN]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H.R. 5408), H9053-H9453 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4425), H5460-H5532 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4576), H6102-H6345 [17JY]

Cost Estimates

Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (H.R. 1838): CBO, H70 [31JA]

Descriptions

Air Force Work Force Renewal Act (H.R. 4382), E649 [4MY]

Documents

Operational Deployments Since 1989 and Ongoing, S11355 [30OC]

Excerpts

``Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention—Bone Cancer'': Robert W. Miller, John D. Boice, Jr., and Rochelle E. Curtis, S10375 [12OC]

Nuclear Posture Review: Quadrennial Defense Review, S4618 [7JN]

U.S. Code provisions on Gold Star Parent eligibility, E1080 [22JN]

Explanations

Determining ``Causation'' for Radiation and Cancer, S10377 [12OC]

National Missile Defense System, H6535-H6537 [19JY]

Factsheets

Children of Female Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act (S. 2494), S3262 [2MY]

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo Deployment Funding, S3891 [11MY]

V-22 Osprey Aircraft Accident in Marana, AZ, H2188-H2190 [12AP]

Guidelines

Determining ``causation'' for radiation and cancer: Dept. of HHS, S4757 [8JN]

Hymns

``Navy Hymn'', S10588 [13OC]

Inscriptions

Hmong and Laotian combat veterans monument at Arlington National Cemetery, S4213 [18MY]

Letters

Accusations of disclosure of classified information relative to national missile defense system: Arthur L. Money, H6537 [19JY]

———David W. Affeld, H6537 [19JY]

———Theodore A. Postol, H6537 [19JY]

Advance Husband E. Kimmel on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held during World War II: Thomas K. Kimmel, Jr., S4744 [8JN]

Armed Services Vote Rescue Act: David W. Sommers and Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, E2136 [6DE]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, E2136 [6DE]

———John R. Fisher, Navy League of the U.S., E2137 [6DE]

———Joseph L. Alexander, American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc., E2137 [6DE]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, E2136 [6DE]

Assignment of Armed Forces personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, E793 [19MY]

Colombian counter-drug efforts: Andres Pastrana, President of Colombia, S5498 [21JN]

Colombian drug enforcement efforts relative to procurement of helicopters: Colombian Ministry of Defense, S5529 [21JN]

Colombian drug interdiction assistance: Representatives Burton and Gilman, H5925 [12JY]

———Representatives McGovern and Moakley, H493 [16FE]

Communication between Husband E. Kimmel and Walter C. Short prior to attack on Pearl Harbor: Husband E. Kimmel, S4744-S4748 [8JN]

Compensation programs for Dept. of Energy employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death: Representative Goodling, H3376 [18MY]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3376 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6458 [11JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, S6459 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H3392 [18MY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3392 [18MY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3392 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense facilities use as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections: Douglas A. Dworkin, Dept. of Defense, H9595 [10OC]

Everglades National Park restoration plan: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, Carol Browner, EPA, and Joseph W. Westphal, S9145 [25SE]

Export controls on certain high-performance computers: Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, S4981 [13JN]

F-22 fighter funding: Everest E. Riccioni, E952 [9JN]

Health care coverage for retired members of the uniformed services: Military Coalition, H1399 [23MR]

Honoring Health Care Commitments to Servicemembers Past and Present Act: George (Bud) Day, S119 [27JA]

———Military Coalition, S118 [27JA]

———National Military and Veterans Alliance, S118 [27JA]

———Richard D. Murray, National Association for Uniformed Services, S118 [27JA]

———Thomas J. McKee, Air Force Association, S118 [27JA]

Impact Aid Program funding: several Senators, S5834 [27JN]

Impact Aid Program reauthorization: Brent D. Gish, National Indian Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY]

———Fleet Reserve Association, H3000 [15MY]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, H3000 [15MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Margaret Hallgren, National Military Family Association, Inc., H3000 [15MY]

Importance of the U.S. Flag: Joseph G. Serketich, E1009 [14JN]

Kosovo military operations relative to European funding commitments: Bernard Kouchner, U.N., S1689 [23MR]

———Bob Dole, S1690 [23MR]

———George Robertson, NATO, S1688 [23MR]

Limit EPA fines for environmental compliance violations at military facilities: National Governors' Association, National Association of Attorneys General, and the National Conference of State Legislatures, S6543 [12JY]

———several organizations, S6543 [12JY]

Montgomery GI Bill benefits improvement by improving and expanding educational assistance programs: C. Donald Sweeney, National Association of State Approving Agencies, Inc., H4629 [19JN]

———Dennis M. Cullinan, VFW, H4628 [19JN]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, H4628 [19JN]

———Thomas H. Miller, Blinded Veterans Association, H4629 [19JN]

National Military Appreciation Month: Military Coalition, S1243 [7MR]

National missile defense system: Philip E. Coyle, Dept. of Defense, S6558 [12JY]

———Representative Schaffer, E764 [18MY]

———several Nobel Prize laureates, S6592 [13JY]

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S1261 [8MR]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: several former military commanders and national security experts, H3724 [24MY]

Performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5411 [20JN]

———Edwin F. O'Brien, Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A., S5408 [20JN]

Private counsel for Clifford H. Bernath relative to release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp: Brad Wiegnam, Dept. of Defense, S4941 [12JN]

Prohibit application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: W. Michael McCabe, EPA, S7091 [18JY]

Removal of toxic waste from former military facilities in Bermuda: C. Eugene Cox, Acting Prime Minister of Bermuda, H4017 [7JN]

———Christopher Meyer, British Ambassador, H4017 [7JN]

———Representative Jerry Lewis, H4017 [7JN]

Retrofit storage containers with high security locks for classified documents, E1827 [19OC]

South Dakota flood mitigation projects funding: Brad Lawrence, S4168 [18MY]

———Cullan Deis, S4168 [18MY]

———James Hurst, S4168 [18MY]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance: Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, S2289 [6AP]

———Edwin Dorn, Dept. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S2288 [6AP]

———John W. Smart, VFW, S2287 [6AP]

———Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S2287 [6AP]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S2288 [6AP]

———Paul W. Arcari, Retired Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Richard D. Murray, National Association for Uniformed Services, S2287 [6AP]

———Senator Domenici, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2289, S2290 [6AP]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S2287 [6AP]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

Tax treatment of Native American Armed Forces members: Representatives George Miller, Skelton, and Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E417 [27MR]

Terminate the Dept. of Defense practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs: William W. Putney, S10788 [19OC]

Tribute to Naval Nuclear Power Training Command personnel: Robert and Patricia Arnold, E269 [9MR]

Tribute to New Mexico Air National Guard 150th Security Forces Squadron and 150th Civil Engineering Squadron, S640 [10FE]

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo deployment funding: George Robertson, NATO, S4090 [17MY]

———Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3899 [11MY]

———Senators Byrd and Warner, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S3890 [11MY]

———Wesley K. Clark, S3899 [11MY], S4072 [17MY], H3262 [17MY]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S4156 [18MY]

U.S. military presence in Okinawa, Japan: James L. Jones, Commandant of the Marine Corps, S7819 [27JY]

Urgent support for Colombia to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts: Representative Lantos, H1530 [29MR]

Use of Dept. of Defense facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections: Guy R. Ziegler, Franklin County, KY, Clerk, S4167 [18MY]

———Mary Kiffmeyer, Minnesota Sec. of State, S4167 [18MY]

Use of Vieques Island in Puerto Rico for military operations: Jerry M. Hultin, Dept. of the Navy, H1527 [29MR]

Lists

Amendments to S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4786 [8JN]

Bedford, VA, soldiers who died on D-Day, S4372 [24MY], S4449 [25MY]

Cosponsors of H.R. 3573, Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act, H3324 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons employer facilities eligible for compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S10377 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons facilities included under compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4757 [8JN]

J. William Ditter (U.S.S.) crew, S2707 [13AP]

Legislation cleared by Congress, signed into law, or en route to the President for his signature since Labor Day, S10887 [23OC]

Objectionable programs in S. 2593, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5231-S5236 [15JN]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure and emergency supplemental appropriations, S6237-S6242 [30JN]

Objectionable provisions in H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7733 [27JY]

Objectionable provisions in S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6594 [13JY], S6833 [14JY]

Presidential mission to the Korean War 50th anniversary commemoration—503d Field Artillery Battalion members, E1031 [15JN]

Memorandums

Montgomery GI Bill Benefits Improvement by Improving and Expanding Educational Assistance Programs: David E. Woodbury, AMVETS, H4629 [19JN]

Overseas Absentee Ballot Review and Protest: Mark Herron, E2137 [6DE]

Use of Dept. of Defense Facilities as Polling Places for Federal, State, and Local Elections: Douglas A. Dworkin, Dept. of Defense, S4167 [18MY]

Messages

Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative Report: President Clinton, S5881 [27JN], H5291 [27JN]

NATO Strategic Concept: President Clinton, S147 [31JA], H53 [31JA]

Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina: President Clinton, S7833 [27JY], H7194 [27JY]

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Exemption for Air Force's Operating Location Near Groom Lake, NV: President Clinton, S208 [1FE], H137 [1FE]

Motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3261, H3264 [17MY], H3395 [18MY], H7058 [26JY], H7133, H7134 [27JY], H7368 [11SE], H7470 [12SE], H7523, H7532 [13SE], H7983 [21SE]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10365 [12OC]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4628 [7JN], S4807 [8JN], S5425 [20JN], S6591, S6593 [13JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1619 [30MR]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H4216 [12JN]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3982 [16MY], S4063 [17MY]

———making (H.R. 4576), S5006 [13JN], H3989 [7JN]

Crime: establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), H6940 [25JY]

Obituaries

Blandford, John R., E997 [14JN]

Thomas, Wade, Sr., E113 [10FE]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: use of Dept. of Defense facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, S4167 [18MY]

Poems

``Cole Tribute,'' Kathy K. Mecklenburg, E2170 [11DE]

``Empty Cockpit—To Our Departed Comrade'', S4544 [6JN]

``God Give Us Men!'', S11418 [31OC]

``It Is the Soldier,'' Denis E. O'Brien, H1249 [22MR]

``Who Has Given Us Freedom?'' Denis E. O'Brien, H5816 [11JY]

Press releases

Boeing's Super Hornet Awarded NAA's Collier Trophy: National Aeronautic Association, H446 [15FE]

East Timorese Refugees Face New Threat, Human Rights Watch (organization), H2470 [3MY]

MV-22 Mishap Investigation: Marine Corps, H2187 [12AP]

Names of MV-22 Accident Victims Released: Marine Corps, H2187 [12AP]

National Veterans' Leader Irate Over Rejection of Military Ballots: VFW, E2137 [6DE]

``Super Hornet'' Operational Evaluation Results Announced: Dept. of the Navy, H446 [15FE]

Privilege of the floor

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) staff, S4588 [6JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to Christopher J. Barrett: Representative Ney, E192 [29FE]

Tribute to Sheppard AFB, TX, Independence Day Celebration, E1184 [30JN]

Tribute to the Abilene, TX, Army Reserve 111th Engineer Battalion for Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Representative Stenholm, E276 [9MR]

U.S. Army Week: Representative Ney, E1015 [14JN]

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) and the EPA, S7090, S7091 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Abilene, TX: tribute to the Army Reserve 111th Engineer Battalion for mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, E276 [9MR]

Adams, Stanley T.: Medal of Honor recipient, E1170 [30JN]

Air Force: establish an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions (H.R. 5490), E1828-E1830 [19OC]

Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), H7394, H7395 [12SE], E900 [6JN]

Akal Security, Inc.: relief (H.R. 3363), H3055 [16MY]

Ambrose, Stephen E.: Army Distaff Foundation, Inc., Eisenhower Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E1446 [13SE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (H.R. 5212), H7827 [19SE], H8598 [2OC], H8721-H8724 [3OC], H8754 [4OC], E1671 [4OC]

AMVETS: amend charter (H.R. 604), H12510, H12511 [15DE]

Animals: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (H.R. 5314), H9599-H9601 [10OC], H11302, H11303 [26OC]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3039 [15MY], H3193-H3288 [17MY], H3314-H3321, H3346-H3397 [18MY], H4596 [19JN], H7058-H7061 [26JY], E766 [18MY], E781, E791, E792, E793, E795 [19MY], E804 [22MY], E817 [24MY], E868 [25MY], E958, E964 [9JN]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), amendment process, H2907 [11MY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9647-H9666, H9705 [11OC], H11588 [30OC], E1784, E1789 [13OC], E1797 [16OC], E1808, E1809 [17OC]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3185-H3193 [17MY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3321-H3346 [18MY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9641-H9647 [11OC]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), corrections in engrossment, H3397 [18MY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7058-H7061 [26JY], H7444 [12SE], H7523-H7541 [13SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5547, H5548, H5599-H5616 [29JN], E1249 [14JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1468-H1474 [28MR], H1482, H1484, H1495-H1586 [29MR], H1591-H1621, H1625 [30MR], H1757 [4AP], H5089 [26JN], E460, E461, E464, E468 [30MR], E474, E475, E479 [3AP], E487 [4AP]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1485-H1494 [29MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), motion to recommit, H1619 [30MR]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3069-H3078 [16MY], H3184 [17MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5599-H5616 [29JN], E1201 [11JY], E1249 [14JY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), consideration (H. Res. 502), H3068, H3069 [16MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), motion to instruct conferees, H4216 [12JN]

———making (H.R. 2561), permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making (H.R. 4576), H3973-H4018 [7JN], E941, E942, E952 [9JN]

———making (H.R. 4576), conference report, H6530-H6540 [19JY], E1277 [19JY]

———making (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3961-H3973 [7JN]

———making (H.R. 4576), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H6529 [19JY]

———strike nonemergency spending and require offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations, H1514, H1515 [29MR]

Armed Forces: access to credit unions on military installations, H3201 [17MY]

———annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 4334), H3555 [23MY]

———assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H3275-H3277 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H6604 [20JY], E766 [18MY]

———authorize GAO study on U.S. military presence in Europe, H3285 [17MY]

———declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (H. Con. Res. 282), H1966-H1970 [10AP], E522 [10AP]

———deployment of troops to foreign countries, H2956 [11MY], H6782 [25JY]

———equitable distribution of funds between National Guard and Reserve components, H3285 [17MY]

———implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (H.R. 4208), H6475 [19JY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, H1373, H1396 [23MR], H4627-H4629 [19JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 1071), H3553, H3555 [23MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 1182), H3555 [23MY]

———improve pay and retirement equity, H3188, H3189, H3192, H3194 [17MY]

———improve pay for certain enlisted members (H.R. 4313), E576 [13AP]

———improve TRICARE program, H3190, H3191, H3195, H3198, H3200, H3201 [17MY]

———liability for claims of military personnel for damages for certain injuries (H.R. 5048), E1368 [27JY]

———limit number of military personnel in Colombia, H1542, H1543 [29MR], H1610, H1611 [30MR]

———maintain programs and procedures for accounting of military personnel unaccounted for from previous and future conflicts, E1326 [26JY]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (H.R. 4709), E1080 [22JN]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3347-H3350 [18MY]

———prohibit funding for participation in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment, H3393 [18MY]

———protection of commissary benefits, H3198 [17MY]

———provide improved benefits training to members to enhance retention, E1789 [13OC]

———provide that covered beneficiaries shall not be required to pay a copayment for health care services received under TRICARE Prime (H.R. 3565), H333 [10FE], E159 [16FE]

———religious rights of soldiers stationed in Europe, H9638 [11OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H3189, H3198 [17MY], H3323 [18MY], H8050 [25SE], H9643, H9647, H9650, H9653, H9655-H9666 [11OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 3573), H240 [8FE], H380, H417 [15FE], H613 [1MR], H928 [13MR], H1140 [21MR], H11588 [30OC]

———suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective, H3151 [16MY]

———suspend court martial clemency option on life sentences, H3288 [17MY]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (H. Res. 673), H12082 [13DE], H12520 [15DE]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ, H2094, H2095 [11AP], H2187 [12AP], E869 [25MY]

———use of personnel to strengthen drug enforcement activities along U.S.-Mexico border, H614 [1MR], H1080 [16MR], H1633 [3AP], H11200 [26OC]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, H3037-H3042 [15MY], H9656, H9663 [11OC]

Army: anniversary, E996, E1007, E1011, E1015 [14JN]

———anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), H4320-H4325 [13JN], H4780 [20JN], E1006 [14JN]

———anniversary of the 32d Infantry Division call to active duty, E1286 [21JY], E1322 [26JY], E1340 [27JY]

———close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3351-H3357 [18MY], E817 [24MY]

———decision to allow all personnel to wear black berets, E2085 [13NO]

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: waiver of certain reimbursement charges and acceptance of foreign gifts and donations, H3287 [17MY]

Aviation: F-22 fighter funding, H3980, H3982, H3986-H3991 [7JN], E952 [9JN]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program, E1789 [13OC]

Barrera, Joe: Purple Heart award recipient, E1988 [28OC]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of Belle-Scott Committee, E386 [22MR]

Bermuda: removal of toxic waste from former military facilities, H4017 [7JN]

Biology, Education, Screening, Chemoprevention, and Treatment Lung Cancer Program: funding, H3981 [7JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H3528 [23MY], H8051, H8052 [25SE]

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion, H5222 [27JN], H8423 [28SE]

B-2 stealth bomber: funding, H3187 [17MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H10226 [18OC], E954 [9JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1493 [29MR], H1603, H1604 [30MR], H2561, H2565, H2566 [4MY], H3076 [16MY]

California: anniversary of DAV Suisun-Fairfield Chapter 81, E560 [13AP]

Camp, Lloyd V.: National Officer Candidate School Infantry Hall of Fame inductee, E447 [30MR]

Camp LeJeune, NC: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Black and White Scholarship Ball, E43 [1FE]

Cape Canaveral, FL: anniversary of Naval Ordnance Test Unit, E404 [23MR]

Caribbean nations: drug interdiction assistance, H3645 [23MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H70 [31JA], H110-H121 [1FE], E64 [2FE], E71 [7FE]

———assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H103-H110 [1FE]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (H.R. 3621), H9601, H9602 [10OC], E1739 [11OC]

Clement, Representative: tribute to retirement from the Tennessee Army National Guard, E559 [13AP]

Cohen, Sec. of Defense: diplomatic mission to Vietnam during Vietnamese Conflict anniversary celebration, H958 [14MR]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H9818, H9819, H9820, H9857, H9867 [12OC], H10068, H10069, H10225 [18OC], H10463 [19OC], H12035 [7DE], E1821 [18OC], E1848, E1852, E1870 [19OC], E1900, E1910, E1912 [25OC], E2170 [11DE]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10070-H10081 [18OC], E1861 [19OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H610 [1MR], H704 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H939, H981 [14MR], H1000, H1053, H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1141 [21MR], H1248 [22MR], H1287 [23MR], H1486, H1504-H1513, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP]

———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1521-H1540 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H159-H161 [1FE], H379, H437-H442 [15FE], H492 [16FE], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H3644 [23MY], H5599, H5604, H5613-H5616 [29JN], H5924, H5925 [12JY], H6022 [13JY], H7248-H7253 [6SE]

———eliminate all drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding in emergency supplemental appropriations, H1608-H1610 [30MR]

Colorado: observance of Mighty Eighth Air Force Week, E1776 [13OC]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3763 [24MY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure appropriations, H5818 [11JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6439 [18JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5818 [11JY]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Dept. of Defense appropriations, H4016 [7JN]

Committee on Government Reform (House): review of health care activities, E2230 [15DE]

Community development: conversion and revitalization of closed military facilities, H2015 [11AP], H5172 [27JN]

———promote livable communities initiatives, H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE]

Connecticut: reunion of the National Guard 169th Infantry Regiment of the 43rd Division, E1067 [21JN]

Contracts: efforts to privatize purchasing and procurement of supplies, H1682 [4AP]

———procurement of ball and roller bearings, H3325 [18MY]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H3326, H3328, H3329 [18MY]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary, H10358 [19OC]

———funding, H5218 [27JN]

———Kill Van Kull dredging project funding, H5221 [27JN]

———reform, H10355 [19OC]

———reform (H.R. 4879), H6438 [18JY], H7654 [18SE]

———regulatory program account funding, H8424 [28SE]

Crime: establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), H6938-H6940 [25JY]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), insert H.R. 3380 language in lieu, H6940 [25JY]

———establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 3380), H6928-H6932 [25JY]

Crusader Field Artillery System: funding, H6539 [19JY], E468 [30MR]

Davila, Rudolph B.: Medal of Honor recipient, E1069 [21JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to Guam, H925-H928 [13MR]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 1715), H7677 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for any efforts to restrict military recruiting at secondary schools, H4284, H4285 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (H.R. 4263), H2184 [12AP], E585 [13AP]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3326, H3374-H3377 [18MY], H4014 [7JN], H8286 [27SE], H9644-H9648, H9658, H9662 [11OC], E791 [19MY]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (H.R. 5189), E1489 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H3966 [7JN]

Dept. of State: VOA broadcast condemning the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, H10225 [18OC]

Dept. of the Air Force: offer voluntary separation incentives and early retirement to civilian employees and implement experimental hiring practices to maintain a skilled and adaptive workforce, H3287 [17MY]

———offer voluntary separation incentives and early retirement to civilian employees and implement experimental hiring practices to maintain a skilled and adaptive workforce (H.R. 4382), E647 [4MY]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 345), H7749, H7750 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training, H6785 [25JY]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (H.R. 3816), H9944 [17OC]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project, H1511 [29MR], H8423 [28SE]

DeWitt, MI: tribute to VFW Post 671 Honor Guard, E417 [27MR]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), H2362-H2364 [2MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services Program: funding, H3981 [7JN]

Diseases: Parkinson's disease research programs funding, H6539 [19JY]

Domestic policy: impact of spending reductions on social and domestic programs, H3965 [7JN], E391 [22MR]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H1505, H1506, H1552-H1554 [29MR]

Dunphy, Michael A., Jr.: Army Bronze Star recipient, E684 [9MY]

Economy: roles of Congress and the Clinton administration in the current economic situation, H7563-H7569 [13SE]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding, E1008 [14JN], E1026 [15JN]

Edwards AFB, CA: Air Force Research Laboratory Rocket Site recipient of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics aerospace site designation, E1893 [24OC]

Elections: use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5174), H9593-H9597 [10OC], H9840 [12OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program, H1309 [23MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2992-H3002 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

Elledge, Robert E.: Purple Heart award recipient, H1682 [4AP], E495 [5AP]

Ellington AFB, TX: Air National Guard supply complex funding, H5613 [29JN]

F/A-18E/F aircraft: development funding, H442-H446 [15FE]

Families and domestic relations: reliance of military families on food stamps, H1563 [29MR], H8051 [25SE]

Fayetteville, GA: tribute to Fayette County High School students' report on F-22 fighter, E947 [9JN]

FDA: review of Tulane University Medical School research on the presence of squalene antibodies in the blood of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H5534 [29JN]

Federal aid programs: use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas, H9663 [11OC]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (H.R. 1779), H1551 [29MR]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), H2667-H2675 [9MY], H7181-H7188 [27JY]

Foreign policy: increase allied burdensharing for U.N. peacekeeping operations, H3311 [18MY]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3268-H3272 [17MY]

Fort Irwin, CA: tribute to New Jersey National Guard units training at the National Training Center, E942 [9JN]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), H4586 [15JN]

———recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

Funding, H1486, H1490, H1492, H1493, H1504, H1509, H1511, H1547-H1552 [29MR], H7568 [13SE], H11753 [1NO], E479 [3AP]

Gannam, George K.: Purple Heart award recipient, E2097 [14NO]

GAO: investigation of U.S. participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations (H. Res. 664), E2028 [30OC]

Gardner, Garth: Purple Heart award recipient, E1989 [28OC]

Guam: privatization of certain military and civilian positions, H925-H928 [13MR], H1669-H1671 [3AP], H1988 [10AP]

Hanson, Sandy: Colorado National Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award recipient, E186 [29FE]

Health: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H3191 [17MY]

———authorize comparison study of coverage of physical, speech, and occupational therapies under TRICARE, CHAMPUS, Medicare, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, H3278 [17MY]

———cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (H. Con. Res. 413), H9946 [17OC]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1310, H1323, H1333, H1335, H1350, H1381, H1393, H1398 [23MR], H3978, H3979 [7JN]

———military health care programs funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3999-H4002 [7JN]

———review of immunization and vaccine programs, E2230 [15DE]

Health care professionals: commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (H. Res. 476), H12520 [15DE]

High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Hummer): funding, E804 [22MY], E941 [9JN]

Hoga (U.S.S.): authorize transport of former naval medium harbor tug to Port Everglades, FL, for use as a veterans memorial and for vocational seamanship training (H.R. 4130), E454 [30MR]

Homosexuality: Inspector General report on treatment of gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members, H1416 [28MR]

Hurlburt Field, FL: Air Force 16th Logistics Group recipient of the Dept. of Defense Maintenance Award, E1962 [27OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor, H5901 [12JY]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (H.R. 4319), E576 [13AP]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (H.R. 4357), H2470 [3MY]

———prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor, H7219 [6SE]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), E581 [13AP]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (H.R. 4654), E1012 [14JN]

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant: health screening and treatment of workers funding, H5249 [27JN]

Iraq: enforcement of U.N. no-fly zone, H7993 [22SE]

———U.S. policy, H7993 [22SE]

———U.S. policy relative to continuation of sanctions, H578 [1MR]

Jacksonville, FL: reopening of Cecil Field Naval Air Station under the Military Airport Program, H1018 [15MR]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (H. Res. 587), H8282 [27SE]

Japanese Americans: tribute to 442d Regimental Combat Team during World War II, E1255 [18JY]

John W. Brown (S.S.): tribute to U.S. tour in honor of World War II veterans, E1286 [21JY]

Korean War: anniversary, H739 [8MR], H6358 [18JY], E1030 [15JN], E1099, E1105 [23JN], E1133 [28JN], E1326 [26JY]

———anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H726-H734 [8MR], E40 [1FE], E284 [13MR], E1101 [23JN]

———tribute to the 503d Field Artillery Battalion, E1030 [15JN]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1594-H1602 [30MR], E479 [3AP]

———effectiveness of NATO air campaign against Serbia, H1410 [27MR]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H3528 [23MY]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, H1410 [27MR], H1505, H1510 [29MR]

———prohibit emergency supplemental appropriations for U.S. Armed Forces except to bring troops and equipment back to the U.S., H1608-H1610 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3257-H3265 [17MY], H3392 [18MY]

———tribute to Air Force participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H5087 [26JN]

———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H1943 [6AP]

Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate (S. 1295), H8278, H8279 [27SE]

Law enforcement: expand drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H158-H163 [1FE], H981-H983 [14MR]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to C-130J aircraft, E509 [6AP]

Marine Corps: reactivation of Iowa-class battleships to provide naval surface fire support, H3394 [18MY]

Marinette, WI: dedication of Red Arrow Park, E1340 [27JY]

Marty, Edward J.: Purple Heart award recipient, E2233 [15DE]

McGhee Tyson AFB, TN: anniversary of 119th Air Control Squadron, E1826 [19OC]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, H3395 [18MY]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content, H3184 [17MY]

Medicare: calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities (H.R. 2447), E1652 [3OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, H7507 [13SE], H9642 [11OC]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3327, H3328, H3378-H3392 [18MY], H7058-H7061 [26JY], E792 [19MY]

Military installations: conveyance of land to communities with former installations, H3286 [17MY]

———privatization of utility systems, H3316 [18MY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (H.R. 5443), E1753 [12OC]

Mills, Alex: Civil Air Patrol Gil Robb Wilson Award recipient, E575 [13AP]

National Defense Features program: strengthen (H.R. 5488), E1836, E1844 [19OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (H. Res. 549), H6842-H6846 [25JY], E1429 [7SE]

———tribute to 49th Division of Texas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia, H2416 [3MY]

———tribute to 69th Press Camp Headquarters, E639 [4MY]

National Park Service: use of Dept. of Defense support services (H. Res. 182), H1134-H1136 [21MR]

National Reconnaissance Office: anniversary, H7967 [21SE]

———contracting of satellite launch services, H9853, H9855 [12OC], H12070-H12072 [11DE]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H222 [8FE], H925-H928 [13MR], H1625 [30MR], H2660 [9MY], H3186, H3188-H3190, H3194-H3197, H3199-H3201 [17MY], H6782 [25JY], H7506, H7568 [13SE], H8628 [3OC], H9641 [11OC], H10812 [25OC], H11528 [30OC], E479 [3AP], E1693 [6OC]

———national missile defense system, H547-H552 [29FE], H3073 [16MY], H3312, H3393, H3395, H3396 [18MY], H3909 [6JN], H3967 [7JN], H4216 [12JN], H5603, H5613 [29JN], H5725 [10JY], H5848, H5850 [12JY], H6535, H6539 [19JY], H7061 [26JY], H7248 [6SE], H7631-H7638 [14SE], H9656, H9657, H9659, H9663 [11OC], E764 [18MY], E1256 [18JY]

———retrofit storage containers with high security locks for classified documents, E1808 [17OC]

———suspend contractors convicted of fraud, H4012-H4014 [7JN]

———threat of cyberterrorism against military and civilian infrastructures and systems, H974-H979 [14MR]

NATO: environmental impact of airstrikes on Serbia and Montenegro, E1314 [25JY]

———status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, H1626 [30MR]

Natter, Robert J.: U.S. Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award recipient, E544 [12AP]

Navy: replacement of aircraft carrier urinals with gender-neutral water closets, H9819 [12OC]

———tactical viability of shipboard electronic warfare systems, E1277 [19JY]

Navy Hospital Corps: anniversary, E1033 [15JN]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Projects, H11828 [3NO]

New Jersey: dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site (H.R. 3652), E132 [14FE]

———tribute to Distinguished Service Medal recipients, E1226 [13JY]

———tribute to U.S. service academy nominees, E849 [25MY]

New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, H3284 [17MY]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), H4586 [15JN]

———recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

Oregon: tribute to Army National Guard Bravo Co., 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry, E1115 [26JN]

Otis AFB, MA: tribute to EC-121H radar aircraft crews, E2215 [15DE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H6016 [13JY]

Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program: funding, H6539 [19JY], E942 [9JN]

Persian Gulf Conflict: decision not to invade Iraq, E1536 [20SE]

Pitsenbarger, William H.: award Medal of Honor, H9664 [11OC]

Pittsburgh, PA: reunion of the Army 92nd Infantry Division, E1629 [28SE]

Portsmouth, NH: anniversary of Naval Shipyard, E945 [9JN]

Price, Spencer: General Douglas A. MacArthur Leadership Award recipient, E793 [19MY]

Pritchard, Murray: Outstanding VA Health Care Provider of the Year Award recipient, E1776 [13OC]

Puerto Rico: anniversary of accidental bombing by Navy aircraft during training exercises at the Vieques bombing range, E582 [13AP]

———continue Armed Forces use of training ranges on Vieques Island involving live munitions, H415 [15FE]

———transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3363-H3371 [18MY]

———transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes (H.R. 2890), H9618 [10OC]

———tribute to 65th Infantry Regiment, E890 [6JN]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H1492, H1493, H1509, H1515, H1527, H1561-H1563 [29MR], H2329 [13AP], H3363-H3371 [18MY], H9657 [11OC], E868 [25MY]

Red Arrow Club: tribute, E1286 [21JY], E1322 [26JY]

Reid, Arthur, Jr.: posthumous receipt of military medals for service during World War II, E1911 [25OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H139 [1FE], H3535 [23MY]

Reserve Officers Association: anniversary of congressional charter, E913 [8JN]

Richland, WA: Office of River Protection at the Hanford Reservation funding, H3286, H3287 [17MY], H5218 [27JN], H8425 [28SE], H9643 [11OC]

Ridgecrest, CA: dedication of Naval Armament and Technology Museum for China Lake, E1326 [26JY]

Riverside, CA: tribute to Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee, E1844 [19OC]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II, H7493 [12SE]

———tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (H. Con. Res. 408), H9597-H9599 [10OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award Medal of Honor, H4329-H4331 [13JN]

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1422-H1426 [28MR], H8414 [28SE], E457 [30MR]

Schools: cooperation by high school officials with military recruiters, E284 [13MR]

Selective Service System: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 402), H7700 [18SE]

Sheppard AFB, TX: tribute to Independence Day celebration, E1184 [30JN]

Ships and vessels: purchase of warships from foreign sources, H8066 [26SE]

Small business: analyze impact of contract bundling, H3284, H3287 [17MY]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), H4586 [15JN]

———recognize as Medal of Honor recipient, H3752 [24MY]

Stark (U.S.S.): effectiveness of radar and defensive weapons systems during missile attack by Iraqi aircraft during the Iran-Iraq war, E1277 [19JY]

Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies, H3314-H3316, H3394 [18MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (H.R. 1055), H191 [2FE], H240 [8FE], H416 [15FE], H736 [8MR], H1050, H1051 [15MR], H1249 [22MR], H1417 [28MR], H1732 [4AP], H2634 [8MY], H5816 [11JY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (H.R. 4434), E709 [11MY]

———treatment of Native American Armed Forces members, E417 [27MR]

Technology: research and development programs funding, H3195, H3197 [17MY]

Thompson, Lonnie: Research & Development Associates for Military Food & Packaging Systems, Inc., Colonel Merton Singer Award recipient, E1762 [12OC]

Tillman, Earl: Civil Air Patrol Gil Robb Wilson Award recipient, E575 [13AP]

Torrance, CA: tribute to Armed Forces Day parade, E878 [25MY]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H2020, H2021 [11AP]

TRICARE: senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3992-H3999 [7JN]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (H. Con. Res. 374), E1282 [19JY]

Turkey: proposed sale of attack helicopters, H907 [9MR], H1465 [28MR], H9804, H9805, H9807 [11OC], E2070 [2NO]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1633 [3AP], H7701 [18SE]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary, H2096 [11AP], E531 [11AP], E553 [13AP]

———anniversary (H. Res. 397), E404 [23MR]

U.S.-flag Cruise Ship Pilot Project: tribute, E1263 [18JY]

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: collapse, H3909 [6JN]

United Arab Emirates: prohibit transfer of F-16 aircraft (H.R. 4072), E405 [23MR]

Valenti, Jack: Citizen Patriot Award recipient, E2164 [8DE]

Veterans: health care, housing, and education programs funding, E536 [11AP]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (H.R. 284), H8631-H8634 [3OC]

———require research into presence of squalene antibodies in the blood of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H143 [1FE], H909 [9MR], H4016 [7JN]

———tribute to 352nd fighter group, E1556 [21SE]

———upgrade medals Asian and Pacific Islander veterans received for World War II service to Medals of Honor, H4678 [20JN], E1109, E1111 [26JN]

Veterans Day: observance, E1600 [27SE], E2090 [13NO]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (H.R. 5642), E2136 [6DE]

Weapons: C-17 Airlifter Program funding, H3195 [17MY]

———funding, H3964 [7JN]

———prohibit the destruction of intercontinental ballistic missile silos in the U.S., H9658 [11OC]

———terminate production of Trident II missiles, H3273, H3274 [17MY]

Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team: funding, H3287 [17MY], E781 [19MY]

Women: tribute to women who served in military capacities, E811 [23MY]

Women's Overseas Service League: tribute, E1293 [21JY]

World War II: facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (S. Con. Res. 158), H12509 [15DE]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H2168 [12AP], H2319 [13AP], H3558-H3563 [23MY], E546 [12AP], E829 [24MY], E877 [25MY]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), H3563 [23MY]

———tribute to Armed Forces personnel killed in aviation accident in Queensland, Austrialia, E1183 [30JN]

———tribute to the submarine crews of the U.S.S. Darter and U.S.S. Dace, E907 [7JN]

———tribute to veterans, E1755 [12OC]

Yuma, AZ: testing of the Crusader tank artillery system developed at the Picatinny Arsenal, E942 [9JN]

Zinni, Anthony C.: Montgomery County, PA, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, E2110 [4DE]

Remarks in Senate

Abrams-Crusader Common Engine Program: funding, S7740 [27JY]

Aerospace Industry Blue Ribbon Commission: establish, S4751 [8JN]

Air Force: anniversary, S8755 [19SE]

———reimburse New Jersey Forest Fire Service for certain expenses, S6460 [11JY]

———require report on the C-5 aircraft spare and repair parts program, S4748, S4749 [8JN], S5010, S5011 [13JN]

Air Force Institute of Technology: funding, S5075 [14JN]

Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), S9688, S9768 [3OC]

Akal Security, Inc.: relief (H.R. 3363), S9543 [28SE]

Alabama: tribute to American Federation of Government Employees Local 1945, S11124 [26OC]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (H.R. 5212), S10632 [17OC]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to Medal for Military Service recipients (S. Con. Res. 96), S1470 [20MR]

Animals: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (H.R. 5314), S10787-S10789 [19OC], S10942, S10943 [24OC]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), S8814 [20SE], S9245 [26SE]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10272 [11OC], S10334-S10394 [12OC]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10229 [11OC], S10299 [12OC]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4444-S4446 [25MY], S4525-S4555 [6JN], S4607-S4635, S4637-S4661 [7JN], S4721-S4809, S4812, S4813 [8JN], S4949, S4950 [12JN], S5059, S5060, S5063-S5067, S5071-S5083 [14JN], S5298-S5304 [16JN], S5325 [19JN], S5389-S5443 [20JN], S5481, S5547, S5548 [21JN], S5649, S5650, S5657, S5658 [22JN], S6225, S6287-S6291, S6297 [30JN], S6340, S6341 [10JY], S6448-S6461 [11JY], S6497, S6498, S6536, S6538-S6567 [12JY], S6591-S6598, S6670 [13JY], S6832-S6834 [14JY], S7223 [19JY], S7471 [24JY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), unanimous-consent agreement, S5070 [14JN], S5325 [19JN], S6297 [30JN], S6445 [11JY], S6566 [12JY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), unanimous-consent request, S4497, S4498 [25MY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), vitiation of certain adopted amendments, S6297 [30JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6225-S6243 [30JN], S6462, S6463, S6465 [11JY], S6670 [13JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), S4171 [18MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6225, S6243 [30JN], S6462, S6463, S6465 [11JY], S7441 [21JY], S7459 [24JY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), insert S. 2521 language in lieu, S4168 [18MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3662-S3665 [9MY], S3852 [10MY], S3880-S3882, S3887-S3893, S3899, S3900, S3906 [11MY], S3940 [15MY], S3974, S3981, S3982-S4003 [16MY], S4031, S4037-S4096 [17MY], S4122-S4170 [18MY], S4455 [25MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent agreement, S3862 [11MY], S4065 [17MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent request, S4063 [17MY]

———making (H.R. 4576), S4810-S4812 [8JN], S4915-S4920, S4928 [9JN], S4946-S4950 [12JN], S4980-S5020 [13JN], S5087 [14JN]

———making (H.R. 4576), conference report, S7732-S7744 [27JY], S10072 [6OC]

———making (H.R. 4576), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7630 [26JY]

———making (H.R. 4576), unanimous-consent agreement, S4809 [8JN]

———making (S. 2593), S5231 [15JN]

———making (S. 2593), indefinitely postponed, S5154 [14JN]

———making (S. 2593), unanimous-consent request, S4498 [25MY]

———reduce for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S7732-S7738 [27JY]

Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, S2321, S2336 [6AP], S2408 [7AP], S2692 [13AP]

———annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 2419), S2732-S2734 [13AP]

———coverage of chiropractic health services, S7471 [24JY]

———deployment of troops to foreign countries, S4407-S4412 [25MY], S11353-S11358 [30OC]

———ensure equitable treatment of members of the National Guard and reserve components relative to special duty assignment pay, S5073 [14JN], S10378 [12OC]

———establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2286-S2290, S2295 [6AP], S4537-S4541 [6JN]

———establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance (S. 2322), S1905 [29MR]

———expand authority for support for civilian law enforcement agencies, S64 [26JA]

———extend food stamp eligibility requirements to members stationed overseas, S5071 [14JN], S5236 [15JN]

———extend Survivor Benefit Plan and allow active duty personnel's families to participate in Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Program, S4736 [8JN]

———improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves, S4736, S4738 [8JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, S4732, S4734, S4735 [8JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (S. 2402), S2544 [11AP]

———improve pay for certain enlisted members, S4736 [8JN]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (S. 2087), S711-S713, S737, S741-S745 [23FE], S828 [24FE], S1659 [23MR]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (S. 2486), S3043, S3192, S3193 [1MY]

———increase TRICARE allowable charges and report on the nonparticipation of physicians in rural States, S5076 [14JN]

———modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (S. 2537), S3834 [10MY]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5406-S5421, S5425, S5443 [20JN], S5547 [21JN]

———require certain information from the President before certain deployments (S. 2851), S9774-S9783 [3OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S4533-S4535 [6JN], S4620-S4633 [7JN], S4812, S4813 [8JN], S10335, S10342, S10363, S10380, S10381, S10383, S10387, S10393 [12OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 2003), S39 [24JA], S925 [29FE], S1659, S1665 [23MR], S2228 [5AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 2013), S113-S115 [27JA], S828 [24FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 2669), S4565 [6JN]

———retention of members relative to advancement and salary opportunities, S748 [23FE]

———tribute to individuals overseas, S4009 [16MY]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ (S. Res. 310), S4328 [23MY]

Armed Forces Day: observance, S4232 [22MY], S4451 [25MY]

Army: anniversary, S5088, S5102 [14JN], S7067 [17JY]

———anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), S5279 [15JN]

———anniversary of U.S. Chaplain Corps, S7810 [27JY]

———anniversary (S.J. Res. 46), S4575 [6JN], S5055 [13JN]

———close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, S6834 [14JY]

———close School of the Americas and replace with Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, S10348 [12OC]

Asia: U.S. strategic interests, S7819 [27JY]

Aviation: C-130J aircraft funding, S7743 [27JY]

———require report on C-212 STOL fixed wing aircraft, S5011 [13JN]

Bacon, Kenneth H.: Dept. of Justice handling of investigation relative to the release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp, S2507 [11AP], S3576-S3578 [8MY], S4938-S4943 [12JN]

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (S. 2680), S4518 [6JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (S.J. Res. 49), S6476 [11JY]

Bayonne, NJ: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne environmental and infrastructure corrections funding, S5014 [13JN]

Bedford, VA: tribute to the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, and the National D-Day Memorial, S4371 [24MY], S4449 [25MY]

B-52 bomber: electronic jamming equipment funding, S6232, S6233 [30JN]

Budget: treatment of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Cost Recovery Fund receipts, S2337 [6AP]

Bush, George W.: military policies, S10954 [25OC]

Cannon AFB, NM: convey excess hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM (S. 3153), S9746 [3OC]

Children and youth: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S4946, S4947 [12JN], S4993 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, S6834-S6836 [14JY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), S654 [22FE], S1280 [8MR], S2565 [12AP], S2647 [13AP]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal, S6297 [30JN]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (H.R. 3621), S11272 [27OC]

Classified activities: funding, S5612 [22JN]

Coast Guard: Distinguished Flying Cross recipients, S5458 [20JN]

———maritime patrol aircraft funding, S4096 [17MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10334, S10341, S10342, S10344, S10350, S10356, S10357, S10383, S10393, S10394, S10395 [12OC], S10583, S10603, S10604 [13OC], S10729-S10733 [18OC], S10753 [19OC], S11018 [25OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (S. Res. 378), S10740, S10741 [18OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (S. Res. 379), S10741, S10742 [18OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (S. Res. 379), star print, S11512 [14NO]

———tribute to sailors relative to terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S11072 [26OC], S11460 [1NO]

———tribute to sailors relative to terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), S10706 [18OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S2655-S2660 [13AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527, S5537-S5539, S5542-S5547 [21JN], S5618-S5620 [22JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

———certification of U.S. support for the Colombian Government, military, and rule of law relative to assistance, S5509 [21JN]

———condition aid on U.S. public support of anti-drug efforts, S5446, S5447 [20JN]

———drug interdiction assistance, S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527 [21JN], S5618-S5620, S5623, S5626 [22JN], S6228-S6232, S6235 [30JN]

———provide helicopters to assist in drug enforcement efforts, S5515-S5519, S5526, S5528, S5529 [21JN], S5626 [22JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): clarify oversight authority on open Dept. of Justice investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———investigation of Dept. of Justice plea bargain agreement with Peter Lee relative to espionage charges, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

Computers: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers, S6457-S6460 [11JY]

———establish scholarships for training to improve Internet security and protect against cyberthreats, S4535 [6JN]

Configuration Management Information System: funding, S5012 [13JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: support U.N. peacekeeping operations, S279 [2FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S10745 [19OC], S10886 [23OC], S10899-S10901 [24OC]

Congressional Research Service: release of report entitled ``China's Foreign Conventional Arms Acquisitions—Background and Analysis'', S10148 [10OC]

Connecticut: reunion of the National Guard 169th Infantry Regiment of the 43rd Division, S5457 [20JN]

Contracts: clarify exception for outsourcing of certain civilian functions to Native American contractors, S5019 [13JN]

———matching of disbursements to particular obligations, S4811 [8JN], S4915, S4916 [9JN]

———refine and advance Federal acquisition regulations relative to the Cost Accounting Standards Board, solutions-based contracting, procurement of information technology services, and service contract payments, S5074 [14JN]

———reform procurement rules for purchasing military equipment to allow more equitable treatment of U.S. military arsenals, S5087 [14JN]

Corps of Engineers: contracting out of operations and maintenance activities at Federal hydropower facilities, S9149 [25SE]

———hopper dredge fleet emergency response capability, S8932 [21SE]

———independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

———Kill van Kull dredging project funding, S8184 [7SE]

———permit regional offices to market dredge material for reuse, S9149 [25SE]

———provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2335), S1993 [30MR]

Crime: establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), S11181-S11184 [26OC]

Crusader Field Artillery System: funding, S7739 [27JY]

Cuba: increase cooperation on drug interdiction efforts, S5533 [21JN]

D-Day: anniversary, S4371 [24MY], S4518 [6JN]

———tribute to members of the U.S. Armed Forces that participated in European invasion (S. Res. 317), S4692 [7JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: authorize additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S4639-S4649 [7JN]

Defense Health Program: funding, S5012, S5013 [13JN]

———projects funding, S7741 [27JY]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 1715), S10488 [12OC]

deLeon, Rudy: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S1924 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S4983, S4984 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4754-S4760 [8JN], S10354, S10355, S10375-S10377, S10379, S10386 [12OC]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (S. 2519), S3692 [9MY]

Dept. of State: VOA broadcast condemning the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, S10705 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA (S. 2757), S5464 [20JN], S9986 [5OC]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project funding, S7997 [5SE]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), S10004 [5OC]

———establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 311), S6397-S6400 [10JY]

Dobmeier, Michael: tribute to election as DAV National Commander, S2343 [6AP], S2437 [7AP]

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5511-S5515, S5525-S5527 [21JN]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding, S2062, S2063 [4AP]

———Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (S. 2118), S935 [29FE]

Elections: use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, S4166 [18MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: education programs funding through reductions in defense procurement programs, S4994-S4996, S4998, S5009 [13JN]

Ellsworth AFB, SD: deployment of Global Hawk aircraft system, S5648 [22JN]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: General Thomas D. White Environmental Award for Restoration recipient, S2937 [26AP]

Empire AFB, MI: anniversary, S8340 [11SE]

Employment: establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (S. 2474), S2944 [26AP]

———realignment of civilian workforce, S5439-S5441 [20JN]

———realignment of civilian workforce (S. 2674), S4568-S4570 [6JN]

Enterprise (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, S4232 [22MY]

EPA: limit fines for environmental compliance violations at military facilities, S6538-S6544 [12JY]

F/A-18 E/F aircraft: procurement contract, S5357 [19JN]

F/A-18E/F aircraft: development funding, S367 [7FE], S7742 [27JY]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Urban Search and Rescue Team, S6111 [29JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), S7802 [27JY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), insert S. 2420 language in lieu, S7582 [25JY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (S. 2420), S7575-S7582 [25JY], S10587 [13OC]

———prohibit the issuance of security clearances to employees or contractors with histories of criminal activity or substance abuse, S4651-S4656 [7JN], S6448 [11JY]

———review of secrecy oaths and policies at nuclear weapons facilities where workers may have had their health compromised by radioactive or other hazardous substances, S6552 [12JY]

———staffing levels, S11052 [26OC], S11322 [29OC]

Firearms: restrict the sale or other transfer of armor piercing ammunition, S7441 [21JY]

Firefighters: create commemorative pin or badge to honor those who fight wildfires, S10063 [6OC]

Floods: disaster assistance to Mozambique, S1114 [2MR], S5610 [22JN]

Forbes Field, KS: tribute to 190th Air Refueling Wing, S1455 [20MR]

Foreign aid: policy and guidelines on personnel activities in Colombia relative to anti-drug efforts, S5613, S5614 [22JN]

Foreign policy: U.S. policy towards NATO and the European Union's European Security and Defense Policy, S11344 [29OC]

———U.S. role in multilateral organizations, S3894-S3906 [11MY]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, S4980-S4982 [13JN]

Fort Leavenworth, KS: Command & General Staff College replacement instructional facility funding, S4661 [7JN]

Fort Stewart, GA: buildings and facilities construction funding, S5333, S5334 [19JN]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

Funding, S2321, S2323 [6AP]

Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (S. 2702), S4845 [8JN]

Hazardous materials: require study on alternative methods for disposal of munitions at Army depots, S5014 [13JN]

Health: vaccine acquisition policies, S11367 [30OC]

Health Care Management Demonstration Program: funding, S4949, S4950 [12JN]

Homestead AFB, FL: conveyance process for surplus military property, S9148 [25SE]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew, S10381 [12OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (S. 2621), S4381 [24MY], S5524 [21JN]

Information services: development of network centric warfare information technologies, S5441-S5443 [20JN], S10382 [12OC]

Inouye, Senator: Medal of Honor recipient, S5479-S5481, S5536 [21JN], S5584-S5586 [22JN], S5757 [23JN], S6105 [29JN]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), S10587 [13OC]

Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasure Program: funding, S7741 [27JY]

International Conference on the Balkans: convene, S4136 [18MY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (S. 2726), S5107 [14JN]

Iraq: enforcement of U.N. no-fly zone by Operation Northern Watch, S68 [26JA]

———involvement in terrorist activities directed towards the U.S., S10753 [19OC]

———U.S. policy, S2490 [11AP]

Irizarry, Edwin D.: National Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award recipient, S5358 [19JN]

J. William Ditter (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, S2707 [13AP]

Kaufman, Daniel J.: nomination to be Army brigadier general and U.S. Military Academy Academic Board dean, S4505 [25MY]

Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during World War II, S4740-S4748 [8JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, S6835 [14JY]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), S2814 [13AP]

———anniversary (S.J. Res. 39), S333 [3FE], S1437 [9MR], S5451 [20JN]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S1687-S1691 [23MR]

———make disbursal of funds for military operations contingent upon the fulfillment of allied burden sharing agreements, S1373-S1376 [9MR]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, S10988 [25OC]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, S6232 [30JN]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S3662-S3665 [9MY], S3887-S3893, S3899, S3900, S3906 [11MY], S4044, S4063, S4064, S4072-S4096 [17MY], S4122-S4164 [18MY]

———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, S9777 [3OC]

Los Angeles AFB, CA: land conveyance, S5328 [19JN]

Loyalty Day: observance, S3183 [1MY]

Mancuso, Donald: allegations of misconduct while serving as Defense Criminal Investigative Service Director, S130 [31JA], S6250 [30JN]

———nomination to be Dept. of Defense Inspector General, S6250 [30JN]

Manufacturing Technical Assistance Pilot Program: funding, S7740 [27JY]

Marine Corps: anniversary, S11529 [14NO]

———bayonets funding, S7740 [27JY]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (S. 2281), S1674 [23MR]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, S4760-S4764 [8JN], S10381 [12OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, S10383 [12OC]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (S. 915), S2228 [5AP]

Memorial Day: observance, S4544 [6JN]

Mentor-Protege Program: include women-owned businesses as eligible participants (S. 2483), S3027 [27AP]

Merchant Marines: training funding, S7741 [27JY]

Michigan: Air National Guard 110th Fighter Wing recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, S696 [22FE]

Military installations: privatization of utility systems, S6565 [12JY]

Minnesota: Camp Ripley Combined Support Maintenance Shop and Army National Guard Training and Community Center funding, S4169 [18MY]

Motor vehicles: require testing of high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles and trailers prior to purchase, S4997 [13JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 301), S3197 [1MY], S7805 [27JY]

National Center for the Preservation of Democracy: establish and fund to honor and recognize the service of Japanese-American veterans, S4988-S4990 [13JN]

National Day of Remembrance: designate to honor veterans exposed to radiation or radioactive materials during service (S. Res. 336), S6982, S6983 [14JY]

National Guard: tribute to 49th Division of Texas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S. Res. 382), S10939 [24OC]

———Youth ChalleNGe Program funding, S6564, S6565 [12JY]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (S. 1419), S1242 [7MR], S4589 [6JN]

———designate (S. Res. 266), S1242 [7MR]

National security: congressional briefing on Single Integrated Operational Plan, S6291 [30JN]

———encourage continued negotiated reductions in Russian nuclear forces, S4536 [6JN]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, S1738 [27MR], S9778-S9780 [3OC], S11072 [26OC]

———national missile defense system, S5 [24JA], S788 [24FE], S2138-S2141 [4AP], S3013 [27AP], S4399-S4402 [25MY], S4722-S4728 [8JN], S4918 [9JN], S5587 [22JN], S6109 [29JN], S6834-S6836 [14JY], S8191 [7SE], S10129 [10OC]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 4), S7466 [24JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S761-S774 [24FE], S2553-S2565 [12AP], S3894-S3904 [11MY], S9774-S9783 [3OC]

———report on consequences of high operating tempo on military aviation and ground equipment, S6563 [12JY]

———require operationally realistic testing of any national missile defense system against countermeasures, S6549, S6550, S6554-S6563 [12JY], S6591-S6593 [13JY]

———require that reports on the transfer of militarily sensitive technology to certain countries include updates on previous Inspector General recommendations, S6450 [11JY]

———shift in deployment strategy and tactics from Europe to Asia, S5017 [13JN]

National Security Agency: technology acquisition programs, S6461 [11JY]

National Women's Law Center: report on child care in the military relative to improving civilian child care, S4184 [18MY]

NATO: status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, S66, S69 [26JA], S591-S594 [10FE], S3497-S3499 [4MY], S4518 [6JN], S10954-S10957, S10964 [25OC]

Natter, Robert J.: nomination to be Navy admiral, S4505 [25MY]

Navy: anniversary (S. Res. 373), S10587 [13OC], S10736, S10737 [18OC]

———establish human resources service center, S10374 [12OC]

———Naval Undersea Warfare Center and Bryant College Executive MBA Program funding, S11881, S11882 [15DE]

———ship depot maintenance funding, S4164 [18MY]

———tribute to U.S. Asiatic Fleet veterans, S1021 [1MR]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (S. 2750), S5362 [19JN]

———National Guard Counterdrug Reconnaissance and Interdiction Detachment Unit funding, S7742 [27JY]

New Mexico: tribute to Air National Guard 150th Security Forces Squadron and 150th Civil Engineering Squadron, S640 [10FE]

New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, S5013 [13JN]

Nuclear weapons: disposal of excess Russian weapons-derived plutonium, S486-S488 [8FE]

———limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems, S4543-S4553 [6JN], S4608-S4620, S4633 [7JN]

———status of U.S. arsenal relative to policy of deterrence, S2138-S2141 [4AP], S6291 [30JN]

———status of U.S. arsenel relative to policy of deterrence, S1302-S1304 [8MR]

———strategic defense initiative, S1662, S1663 [23MR]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

Operational support aircraft: cancel leasing authority, S4999-S5007 [13JN]

Ortiz, Ana V.: National Image Salute to Hispanics Award recipient, S4665 [7JN]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Res. 257), S638 [10FE]

Peer-Reviewed Alcoholism Research Program: funding, S7741 [27JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S971 [29FE], S2019 [30MR], S3036 [27AP], S4118 [17MY], S4211 [18MY], S4366-S4368 [24MY], S4505 [25MY], S4932 [9JN], S5935 [27JN], S7808 [27JY], S8241 [7SE], S8293 [8SE], S10114-S10117 [6OC], S10499 [12OC], S10947 [24OC]

———nominations returned to the President, S11 [24JA]

Privacy: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S4983, S4984 [13JN]

Public lands: permit receipt of in-kind considerations anywhere on an installation for the lease of property, S6460 [11JY]

Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations, S6460 [11JY], S10352, S10353 [12OC]

Reserve Officers Association: anniversary of congressional charter, S4555 [6JN]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (H. Con. Res. 408), S11270 [27OC]

Schools: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (S. 2397), S2588-S2590 [12AP]

———provide grants for the maintenance, repair, and renovation of schools serving children of military personnel and employees, S6551 [12JY]

Sea Cadet Month: observance, S9263 [26SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S8642-S8644 [18SE], S9565 [2OC], S10611 [17OC], S10884, S10885, S10886 [23OC]

Ships and vessels: LPD-17 amphibious ships procurement funding, S5011, S5012, S5014 [13JN]

Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, during World War II, S4740-S4748 [8JN]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

South Dakota: flood mitigation projects funding, S4167 [18MY]

Space policy: Discoverer II space-based radar program funding, S7223 [19JY]

Stevens Institute of Technology: nonlinear acoustic landmine detection research and development funding, S5013, S5014 [13JN]

Strategic materials: require sale of titanium from the National Defense Stockpile and allocate funds to the establishment of the World War II Memorial, S4554, S4555 [6JN], S4607, S4608 [7JN]

Sustainable Green Manufacturing Initiative: funding, S5012 [13JN]

Synthetic Aperture Radar facility: funding, S7739 [27JY]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (S. 2897), S7394 [20JY]

———provide tax relief and modify treatment of members of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (S. 2230), S1399 [9MR]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (S. 3101), S9197 [25SE]

Technology: coordinate and facilitate the development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons, S10361 [12OC]

———coordinate and facilitate the development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons (S. 2573), S4103 [17MY]

———unmanned combat vehicle initiative funding, S6829 [14JY]

Terrorism: improve deterrence, detection, and ability to combat terrorism, S4535 [6JN]

———U.S. response to acts of terrorism against U.S. facilities, soldiers, and citizens, S10730-S10733 [18OC]

Teston, Raymond S.: Purple Heart award recipient, S8099 [6SE]

Thresher (U.S.S.): tribute to crew and recognize contributions of the Naval Submarine Service and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (S. Res. 318), S4693, S4718 [7JN]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S2894 [26AP], S10129 [10OC]

U.S. Naval Academy: use of funds generated by the Visitor's Center for the Midshipmen Welfare Fund, S5010 [13JN]

University of Maryland University College: anniversary of overseas miltary program, S4230 [22MY]

U-2 aircraft: production line analysis funding, S5008 [13JN]

Veterans: health care funding, S2317, S2318, S2338 [6AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, S4752 [8JN]

———upgrade medals Asian and Pacific Islander veterans received for World War II service to Medals of Honor, S5584, S5585 [22JN]

Veterans Day: observance, S11366 [30OC]

Veterans Mission for Youth Initiative: establish within the Troops-to-Teachers Program (S. 2867), S6680 [13JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (S. 2494), S3260 [2MY]

———provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (S. 2544), S3917 [11MY]

Voinovich, Senator: report on trip to Southeastern Europe, S2700-S2706 [13AP]

Warner, Senator: National Defense Industrial Association James Forrestal Memorial Award recipient, S3012 [27AP]

Weapons: Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile funding, S4809 [8JN], S4988 [13JN]

———direct funding of unused and underutilized plant-capacity costs at U.S. arsenals, S5081 [14JN]

———proposed international sales of AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopters and Stinger missiles, S7739, S7740 [27JY]

———terminate production of Trident II missiles, S6546-S6549 [12JY], S6591 [13JY], S7742 [27JY]

World War II: facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (S. Con. Res. 158), S11432 [31OC]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), S2352 [6AP], S4215 [18MY]

Reports

Comparision Between House and Senate Legislation on Drug Interdiction Assistance to Colombia: Mary M. McCarthy and Helena Olea, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, H5614 [29JN]

Environmental Aspects of Yugoslav Reconstruction—NATO Ecocide in Serbia: Vojin Joksimovich, Harvard University, E1314-E1317 [25JY]

F-22 Program—Fact Versus Fiction: Everest E. Riccioni, E952-E954 [9JN]

Occupational Safety and Health—Government Responses to Beryllium Uses and Risks: GAO, E795-E799 [19MY]

PRC To Stage Anti-Air Military Exercise in Late February: Hsiao Peng, H106 [1FE]

Use of Armed Forces Personnel To Support Civilian Law Enforcement, E794 [19MY]

Reports filed

Air Force Memorial Foundation Establishment of a Memorial in the District of Columbia or Its Environs: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4583) (H. Rept. 106-817), H7279 [6SE]

Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Forces (Senate), S5883, S5884 [27JN]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S798 [24FE], S1980 [30MR], S3022 [27AP], S4102, S4103 [17MY], S7838 [27JY], S8197 [7SE], S9941, S9943 [5OC]

Akal Security, Inc., Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3363) (H. Rept. 106-581), H2336 [13AP]

AMVETS Charter Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 604) (H. Rept. 106-904), H8405 [27SE]

Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Forces (Senate), S5883, S5884 [27JN]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S489 [8FE], S798 [24FE], S1981, S1982, S1984 [30MR], S3022 [27AP], S4102, S4103 [17MY], S4378 [24MY], S7838 [27JY], S8197 [7SE], S9941, S9942, S9943 [5OC], S10801 [19OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 616) (H. Rept. 106-952), H9634 [10OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 106-757), H6469 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 106-490), H89 [31JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3908, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 106-549), H1476 [28MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 106-621), H3171 [16MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 504) (H. Rept. 106-624), H3308 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 106-618), H3049 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 514) (H. Rept. 106-652), H3924 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program—Unproven Force Protection: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-556), H1674 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4576) (H. Rept. 106-754), H6354 [17JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4576) (H. Rept. 106-644), H3923 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2593) (S. Rept. 106-298), S4190 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4205) (H. Rept. 106-945), H9503 [6OC]

———Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4205) (H. Rept. 106-616), H3049 [15MY]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2549) (S. Rept. 106-292), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2550), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2551), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4425) (H. Rept. 106-710), H5654 [29JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4425) (H. Rept. 106-614), H2965 [11MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2521) (S. Rept. 106-290), S3691 [9MY], S3915 [11MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2552), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior Collection and Maintenance of Information on Public Memorials Commemorating Military Conflicts and Service of Individuals in the Armed Forces: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 106-839), H7501 [12SE]

Dept. of the Interior Transfer or Other Disposition of Certain Lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2757) (S. Rept. 106-451), S9603 [2OC]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation Memorial in the District of Columbia To Honor Veterans Who Became Disabled Serving in the Armed Forces: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 311) (S. Rept. 106-273), S2726 [13AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1509) (H. Rept. 106-583), H2336 [13AP]

East Timor Repatriation and Security Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2621), S9464 [28SE]

Impact Aid Program Reauthorization: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 106-504), H572 [29FE]

Improving Counterintelligence Capabilities at the Dept. of Energy and the Los Alamos, Sandia, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 106-687), H4816 [21JN]

Korean War Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.J. Res. 86), S2616 [12AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 39), S1391 [9MR]

Long-Term Care Security Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 106-610), H2654 [8MY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2420) (S. Rept. 106-344), S6841 [14JY]

Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Forces (Senate), S5883, S5884 [27JN]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S799 [24FE], S1985 [30MR], S3022 [27AP], S4103 [17MY], S7838 [27JY], S8197 [7SE], S9943, S9944 [5OC]

Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3380) (H. Rept. 106-778), H6776 [24JY]

National Park Service Use of Dept. of Defense Support Services: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 106-529), H1123 [20MR]

Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Forces (Senate), S5883, S5884 [27JN]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S798 [24FE], S1985 [30MR], S3022 [27AP], S4102, S4103 [17MY], S4378 [24MY], S7838 [27JY], S8197 [7SE], S9942, S9943, S9944 [5OC]

Nomination of Bernard D. Rostker To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Personnel and Readiness: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Donald Mancuso To Be Dept. of Defense Inspector General: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Douglas A. Dworkin To Be Dept. of Defense General Counsel: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1747 [27MR]

Nomination of Gregory R. Dahlberg To Be Under Sec. of the Army: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Herschelle S. Challenor to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1747 [27MR]

Nomination of James E. Baker To Be Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Judge: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Madelyn R. Creedon To Be National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Robert N. Shamansky to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9941 [5OC]

Nomination of Robert P. Pirie, Jr., To Be Under Sec. of the Navy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9941 [5OC]

Nomination of Roger W. Kallock To Be Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Rudy deLeon To Be Deputy Sec. of Defense: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1747 [27MR]

San Gabriel, CA, Long-Term Solution to Groundwater Contamination and Water Supply Problems: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 910) (H. Rept. 106-545), H1404 [23MR]

Tribute to Okinawa, Japan, for Hosting U.S. Defense Facilities and for Hosting the G-8 Summit Meeting: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 334), S7838 [27JY]

U.S.-Panama Partnership Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3673) (H. Rept. 106-803), H7205 [27JY]

Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4268) (H. Rept. 106-628), H3473 [19MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Military Awards Dinner: NAACP, E1168 [30JN]

Corps of Engineers projects review: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H950 [14MR], H5881, H5882 [12JY], H7216-H7219 [6SE], H9516 [10OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7528 [13SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1543, H1556, H1573 [29MR]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6227 [30JN]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4063 [17MY]

———making (H.R. 4576), S4982 [13JN], H4000, H4013 [7JN]

Statements

Dept. of Defense Federal Acquisition Revisions: Senators Thompson, Lieberman, Warner and Levin, S5075 [14JN]

Limit EPA Fines for Environmental Compliance Violations at Military Facilities: Executive Office of the President, S6543 [12JY]

Policy Regarding Military Service by Homosexuals: Senator Robb, S11848 [15DE]

Policy Towards U.S.: Several People's Republic of China Officials, S10130-S10133 [10OC]

V-22 Osprey Aircraft Accident in Marana, AZ: Fred McCorkle, Marine Corps, H2188 [12AP]

Summaries

Be All That We Can Be—Lessons From the Military for Improving Our Nation's Child Care System: National Women's Law Center, S4185 [18MY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (H.R. 5189), E1490 [14SE]

Kosovo Consolidated Budget 2000 Update: Guenter Burghardt, European Union, S1689 [23MR]

Report on U.S. National Interests: Commission on America's National Interests, S9782 [3OC]

Review of Literature on U.S. Global Role Options: Congressional Research Service, S765-S771 [24FE]

Tables

Armed Forces enlistment objectives, H1398 [23MR]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2521, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4169 [18MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2593, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S4920 [9JN]

Defense Health Program projects funding in H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7741 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3071 [16MY]

———conference report, H5601, H5606-H5612 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3975-H3977 [7JN]

———conference report, H6531-H6534 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense emergency supplemental appropriations, H1548 [29MR]

Emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1496-H1503 [29MR]

Federal trust funds used to balance the budget, S602 [10FE], S2181 [5AP], S7001 [17JY]

Major overseas smaller-scale contingency operations, S11355 [30OC]

Operational support aircraft proposal requirements, S5002 [13JN]

U.S. national security interests, S2558 [12AP]

U.S. nuclear forces, S4618 [7JN]

Vital Russian nuclear targets, S4618 [7JN]

Testimonies

Maintaining START I Treaty Levels for Strategic Nuclear Weapons Delivery Systems: Henry H. Shelton, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S4613 [7JN]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S4613 [7JN]

Peacekeeping Operations in Kosovo Appropriations: Representative Kucinich, E504 [6AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 282, declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century, H1966 [10AP]

H. Con. Res. 345, Dept. of the Interior collection and maintenance of information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces, H7749 [19SE]

H. Con. Res. 408, tribute to H.M.T. Rohna crew who lost their lives during World War II, H9597 [10OC]

H. Res. 182, National Park Service use of Dept. of Defense support services, H1134 [21MR]

H. Res. 408, consideration of H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, H103 [1FE]

H. Res. 450, consideration of H.R. 3908, emergency supplemental appropriations, H1485 [29MR]

H. Res. 476, commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service, H12520 [15DE]

H. Res. 502, consideration of H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H3068 [16MY]

H. Res. 503, consideration of H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3185 [17MY]

H. Res. 504, consideration of H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3321, H3385 [18MY]

H. Res. 514, consideration of H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H3961 [7JN]

H. Res. 549, anniversary of initial activation of National Guard personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, H6842 [25JY]

H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6529 [19JY]

H. Res. 616, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H9641 [11OC]

H. Res. 631, terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, H10070 [18OC]

H. Res. 664, GAO investigation of U.S. participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations, E2028 [30OC]

H. Res. 673, tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC, H12520 [15DE]

H.J. Res. 86, Korean War anniversary, H726 [8MR]

H.J. Res. 98, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans during World War II, H3558 [23MY]

H.J. Res. 98, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans of World War II, H2169 [12AP]

H.J. Res. 101, anniversary of the Army, H4320 [13JN]

H.R. 284, Honor Guard for Veterans Empowerment Act, H8631 [3OC]

H.R. 604, AMVETS charter amendment, H12511 [15DE]

H.R. 910, funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems in San Gabriel, CA, H1422 [28MR]

H.R. 1509, establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces, H2362 [2MY]

H.R. 1715, Defense Production Act expiration date extension, H7677 [18SE]

H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, H112 [1FE]

H.R. 3363, relief of Akal Security, Inc., H3055 [16MY]

H.R. 3380, Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, H6928 [25JY]

H.R. 3616, Impact Aid Program reauthorization, H2992-H2996 [15MY]

H.R. 3621, posthumous promotion of William Clark to the grade of captain in the Army, H9601 [10OC]

H.R. 4040, Long-Term Care Security Act, H2668-H2670 [9MY], H7181-H7187 [27JY]

H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6871-S6982 [14JY], H3201-H3256 [17MY]

H.R. 4382, Air Force Work Force Renewal Act, E648 [4MY]

H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5140-S5154 [14JN]

H.R. 4583, Air Force Memorial Foundation establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs, H7394 [12SE]

H.R. 4709, Gold Star Parents Annuity Act, E1081 [22JN]

H.R. 5174, Dept. of Defense facilities use as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, H9594 [10OC]

H.R. 5212, Veterans' Oral History Project Act, H8721 [3OC]

H.R. 5314, terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs, H9599 [10OC], H11302 [26OC]

H.R. 5490, Air Force Science and Technology for the 21st Century Act, E1830 [19OC]

S. 311, Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces, S6399 [10JY]

S. 768, Military and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, S11181 [26OC], H6939 [25JY]

S. 1295, Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN, H8278 [27SE]

S. 1419, National Military Appreciation Month, S4589 [6JN]

S. 2003, Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act, S39 [24JA]

S. 2013, Honoring Health Care Commitments to Servicemembers Past and Present Act, S115-S118 [27JA]

S. 2281, name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, for former President Ronald Reagan, S1675 [23MR]

S. 2322, Remove Servicemembers From Food Stamps Act, S1906 [29MR]

S. 2419, Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act, S2733 [13AP]

S. 2420, Long-Term Care Security Act, S2734-S2736 [13AP], S7575-S7581 [25JY]

S. 2494, Children of Female Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act, S3261 [2MY]

S. 2514, Fairness for the Military Reserve Act, S3538 [4MY]

S. 2537, modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve, S3834 [10MY]

S. 2544, Children of Women Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act, S3917 [11MY]

S. 2573, Directed Energy Coordination and Consolidation Act, S4104 [17MY]

S. 2669, restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S4566 [6JN]

S. 2674, Dept. of Defense Civilian Workforce Realignment Act, S4569 [6JN]

S. 2702, report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs, S4846 [8JN]

S. 2722, award Medal of Honor to Ed W. Freeman, James K. Okubo, and Andrew J. Smith, S5058 [13JN], H4586 [15JN]

S. 2726, American Servicemembers' Protection Act, S5107-S5109 [14JN]

S. 2757, Dept. of the Interior transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA, S9986 [5OC]

S. 2757, transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA, S5464 [20JN]

S. 2867, Veterans Mission for Youth Act, S6681 [13JY]

S. 3101, Reservists Tax Relief Act, S9197 [25SE]

S. 3153, convey excess Cannon AFB, NM, hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM, S9746 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 84, naming of the last vessel of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers the U.S.S. Lexington, S822 [24FE]

S. Con. Res. 92, tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research, S1328 [8MR]

S. Con. Res. 96, tribute to American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Medal for Military Service recipients, S1468, S1470 [20MR]

S. Con. Res. 158, facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. World War II prisoners of war used as slave labor, S11425, S11432 [31OC], H12509 [15DE]

S. Res. 257, negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces at the Panama Canal, S637 [10FE]

S. Res. 266, National Military Appreciation Month, S1242 [7MR]

S. Res. 301, National Airborne Day, S3197 [1MY], S7805 [27JY]

S. Res. 310, tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ, S4326, S4328 [23MY]

S. Res. 317, tribute to members of the U.S. Armed Forces that participated in D-Day invasion of Europe, S4692 [7JN]

S. Res. 318, tribute to crew of the U.S.S. Thresher and recognize the contributions of the Naval Submarine Service and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, S4693, S4718 [7JN]

S. Res. 334, tribute to Okinawa, Japan for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting, S6350 [10JY]

S. Res. 336, National Day of Remembrance to honor veterans exposed to radiation or radioactive materials during service, S6847, S6983 [14JY]

S. Res. 373, anniversary of the Navy, S10426 [12OC]

S. Res. 373, Navy anniversary, S10737 [18OC]

S. Res. 378, terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, S10724, S10741 [18OC]

S. Res. 379, terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, S10724, S10742 [18OC]

S. Res. 382, tribute to 49th Division of Texas National Guard for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, S10932, S10940 [24OC]

S.J. Res. 39, anniversary of Korean War, S334 [3FE]

S.J. Res. 39, Korean War anniversary, S1437 [9MR]

S.J. Res. 44, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans during World War II, S4215 [18MY], H3563 [23MY]

S.J. Res. 46, anniversary of the Army, S4575 [6JN]

S.J. Res. 46, Army anniversary, S5056 [13JN]

S.J. Res. 49, recognize John Barry as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy, S6476 [11JY]

Tributes

Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S11891 [15DE]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE REALIGNMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2674), S4564 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2674), S4568-S4570 [6JN]

Texts of

S. 2674, provisions, S4569 [6JN]

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5590, S5591, S5609, S5628, S5687, S5698, S5699, S5706, S5707 [22JN], S5715, S5738, S5750, S5752 [23JN], S5781, S5816 [26JN], S5829, S5831, S5833, S5834, S5836, S5838, S5842, S5853, S5858, S5864, S5865, S5870, S5913, S5914, S5915, S5916, S5933 [27JN], S5944, S5952, S5955, S5957, S5961, S5963, S5971, S5984, S6029, S6030, S6031, S6032 [28JN], S6048, S6053, S6067, S6078, S6094, S6096, S6099, S6146, S6151, S6152, S6155, S6179 [29JN], S6188, S6189, S6190, S6191, S6192, S6195, S6196, S6197, S6198, S6199, S6200, S6266, S6267, S6268, S6269 [30JN], H3928, H3929 [6JN], H4036, H4037, H4038, H4039, H4040, H4041, H4042 [7JN], H4066, H4087, H4092, H4094, H4104, H4122 [8JN], H4197, H4204, H4209, H4221 [12JN], H4231, H4236, H4237, H4238, H4244, H4245, H4247, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4265, H4267, H4270, H4271, H4275, H4280, H4281, H4284, H4285, H4286, H4287, H4288, H4291, H4293, H4297, H4300, H4337 [13JN]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3949, S3951 [15MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

Articles and editorials

Bush Plan Grades Students Poverty Levels, S2307 [6AP]

Commentary on Public Education and Other Critical Issues—A Blank Check, H2754 [9MY]

How the Courts Undermined School Discipline, S3579 [8MY]

Teachers Online but Disconnected, S2110 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (see S. 3276), S11762 [11DE]

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 407), H8061 [25SE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S799 [24FE]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4660), H4484 [14JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2553), S3946 [15MY] (see H.R. 4577), H3923 [6JN] (see H.R. 5656), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H3924 [6JN] (see H. Res. 518), H4034 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 162), S11918 [15DE]

Disabled: provide grants to develop technologies to eliminate functional barriers to full independence for disabled individuals (see S. 3211), S10619 [17OC]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see H.R. 3867), H756 [8MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (see S. 2159), S1117 [2MR]

———early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (see S. 2929), S7656 [26JY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H1628 [30MR]

———establish Children's Classroom Trust Fund to direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see S. 3263), S11374 [30OC]

———establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H7206 [27JY]

———establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (see S. 2120), S929 [29FE]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (see S. 2122), S930 [29FE]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (see S. 2118), S929 [29FE]

———provide for rural education assistance (see S. 2121), S930 [29FE]

———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 2119), S929 [29FE]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4176), H1763 [4AP]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 2116), S929 [29FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4518), H3648 [23MY] (see H.R. 4564), H3868 [25MY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Government: investigation and audit (see S. 2829), S6121 [29JN]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (see S. 3143), S9605 [2OC]

———technical amendments (see H.R. 4504), H3474 [19MY]

Holocaust: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2137), S1025 [1MR] (see H.R. 4539), H3813 [24MY]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (see S. 2484), S3023 [27AP]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H573 [29FE]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (see S. 2788), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 4323), H2338 [13AP]

Research: reauthorize and improve the educational research and statistical programs (see H.R. 4994), H7205 [27JY]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (see H.R. 5123), H7364 [7SE]

———transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (see S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

Small business: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 2455), S2865 [25AP]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Conference reports

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577), H12100-H12439 [15DE]

Excerpts

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577): accounting of Government regulations costs and benefits, S11874 [15DE]

Explanations

Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]

Factsheets

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools Funding: National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, H7823 [19SE]

Histories

House Republican Efforts Relative to Education (1994-2000), H8608-H8610 [2OC]

Letters

College Fire Prevention Act: Anthony R. O'Neill, National Fire Protection Association, S814 [24FE]

———Daniel Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, Fire Dept., S814 [24FE]

———Richard M. Flaherty, College Parents of America (organization), S814 [24FE]

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]

———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]

———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]

———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]

———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]

———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]

———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs funding: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, S5855 [27JN]

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) funding: Kendra Fox-Davis, U.S. Student Association, S5962 [28JN]

Immigrants to New Americans Act: Brent Wilkes, League of United Latin American Citizens, S3030 [27AP]

———Delia Pompa, National Association for Bilingual Education, S3029 [27AP]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S3029 [27AP]

Impact Aid Program funding: several Senators, S5834 [27JN]

Impact Aid Program reauthorization: Brent D. Gish, National Indian Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY]

———Fleet Reserve Association, H3000 [15MY]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, H3000 [15MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Margaret Hallgren, National Military Family Association, Inc., H3000 [15MY]

Information Technology Act: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S2112 [4AP]

Postcoital emergency contraception distribution in schools funding: John Schlitt, National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, H7823 [19SE]

School social promotion: NAACP, S1076 [2MR]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5989 [28JN]

Groups supporting Kennedy amendment on teacher quality to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5945 [28JN]

Supporters of S. 2137, Holocaust Education Assistance Act, S1028 [1MR]

Memorandums

Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program, H4289-H4291 [13JN]

Postcoital Emergency Contraception Distribution in Schools: Congressional Research Service, S6095 [29JN]

———Kenneth R. Thomas, Congressional Research Service, S6095 [29JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5609 [22JN], S5850, S5862, S5863 [27JN], S5952, S5954, S5957, S5963, S5971, S5980, S5993 [28JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN], H4208, H4213, H4215 [12JN], H4434 [14JN], H6561, H6562 [19JY], H7817, H7824, H7852 [19SE], H7888, H7897 [20SE], H11449, H11457, H11465 [28OC], H11492, H11495, H11514 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11681 [31OC], H11729, H11739 [1NO]

Remarks in House

Abolish, H11473 [28OC]

Accomplishments, H10877 [25OC]

Anderson, SC: T.L. Hanna High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E847 [25MY]

Appropriations: allegations of fiscal mismanagement, H2552 [4MY]

———funding, H7889-H7897 [20SE]

Blind: rulemaking relative to the placement of blind or visually-impaired persons in sheltered work environments by vocational rehabilitation agencies, H4284 [13JN]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Public School District for recognition by the Dept. of Education National Awards Program for Model Professional Development, E1722 [6OC]

Burtonsville, MD: Paint Branch Senior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1799 [16OC]

Children and youth: tribute to the Afterschool Alliance project ``Lights on Afterschool'', E1779 [13OC]

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), H8005, H8006 [25SE]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 407), H8006 [25SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H3895 [6JN], H4658 [19JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, H4055 [8JN]

Crime: allegations of criminal activities by employees and contractors, H3313 [18MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H3933, H4021 [7JN], H4055-H4077, H4087-H4107 [8JN], H4127 [9JN], H4194-H4215 [12JN], H4226, H4227, H4229-H4310 [13JN], H4345, H4367-H4436 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7688 [18SE], H7899 [20SE], H11508 [29OC], H11536 [30OC], H11669-H11673, H11678 [31OC], H11718-H11725 [1NO], H11787, H11792, H11793, H11798, H11801, H11802 [2NO], E956, E971 [9JN], E995, E1008 [14JN], E1018 [15JN], E1039 [19JN], E1116 [26JN], E2048 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), amendment process, H4215 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12442-H12502 [15DE], E2240, E2246 [2JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H12441, H12442 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4044-H4054 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), correction of printing errors, H4724 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), H12529 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7817-H7825 [19SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11405 [27OC], H11457-H11474 [28OC], H11495-H11504, H11505 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11682 [31OC], H11729-H11748 [1NO], E1571 [22SE], E2040 [31OC], E2083 [3NO], E2104 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to recommit, H4434 [14JN]

Diamond Bar, CA: Carl H. Lorbeer Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1019 [15JN]

Dougherty, Cheryl: Dept. of Education Fulbright-Hays Scholarship recipient, E889 [6JN]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, E613 [2MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), E840 [25MY]

———charter schools funding, H3901 [6JN]

———development and recruitment of teachers in mathematics and science, H10230 [18OC]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H10814, H10815, H10850-H10853 [25OC], H11199, H11200, H11201, H11202 [26OC], H11466, H11469, H11472 [28OC], H11506 [29OC]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (H.R. 4143), H7645 [14SE]

———funding, H4021, H4022 [7JN], H4199 [12JN], H4345 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H10845, H10849-H10854 [25OC], H11215 [26OC], H11511 [29OC], H12069 [11DE], H12483, H12491, H12496, H12499, H12500 [15DE]

———Impact Aid Program funding, E1008 [14JN], E1026 [15JN]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (H.R. 4346), H2554 [4MY], E613 [2MY]

———national policy to improve system, H747-H751 [8MR], H8206 [27SE], H10815 [25OC], H11506 [29OC], E2079 [3NO]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H4052, H4053 [8JN], H4260-H4264 [13JN]

———provide for teacher technology training, H6032 [13JY]

———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H4239-H4243 [13JN]

———reductions in school class size, H4053 [8JN], H4226 [13JN], H6034 [13JY], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11465-H11474 [28OC], H11739-H11748 [1NO], E2048 [1NO]

———return control to local educational agencies, H8412 [28SE]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H4022 [7JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H4596 [19JN], E613 [2MY]

———student loan default rates, H10226 [18OC]

———student loan programs funding, H9806 [11OC]

———suspend student loans to individuals convicted of drug offenses, H610 [1MR]

———TRIO Programs funding, E1026 [15JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (H.R. 4141), H2750-H2757 [9MY], E463 [30MR], E613 [2MY]

———prohibit funding to the Native Hawaiian Education Program, H4282-H4284 [13JN]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), H1840-H1847 [5AP]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program, H1309 [23MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2992-H3002 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Title I grants funding, H4204-H4208 [12JN]

Employment: teacher transition programs funding, H4248-H4249 [13JN], H12495 [15DE]

Encinitas, CA: Diegueno Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1503 [18SE]

Escondido, CA: Rincon Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1500 [18SE]

Franklin Square, NY: H. Frank Carey High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1494 [14SE]

Fremont, CA: Irvington High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High School Award, E2186 [14DE]

GAO: audit, H747-H751 [8MR]

———conduct a comprehensive fraud audit, H1583, H1584 [29MR]

———conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education, H4022 [7JN]

———conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (H.R. 4079), H4178-H4181 [12JN], E840 [25MY]

Government: investigation and audit, H7061 [26JY], H7841, H7842 [19SE], H7938, H7939 [21SE], H8410 [28SE], H8767-H8773 [4OC], H11473 [28OC]

———waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H8294-H8298 [27SE], H8440-H8444 [28SE]

Head Start Program: funding, H1829, H1830 [5AP], H4204-H4208, H4215 [12JN]

Higher Education Act: technical amendments (H.R. 4504), H4181-H4188 [12JN], E785, E786 [19MY], E1008 [14JN]

Impact Aid Program: theft of funds, H7841 [19SE], H8767-H8773 [4OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H3903-H3906 [6JN], H4062, H4088-H4090 [8JN], H4254-H4258 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Comprehensive School Reform Program, H4288-H4291 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H4258-H4260 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Job Corps, H4275, H4276 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4267-H4269 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in the Office of Education Research and Improvement, H4270, H4271, H4310 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, H4265-H4267 [13JN], E995 [14JN]

———funding through reductions in various education programs, H4244-H4246 [13JN]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (H.R. 3732), E199 [29FE]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), H7811-H7813 [19SE]

Long Beach, CA: Charles Evans Hughes Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E876 [25MY]

———Will Rogers Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E876 [25MY]

Mira Mesa, CA: Mira Mesa High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1499 [18SE]

National Reading Panel: recommendations on children's reading levels, H2166 [12AP]

New Jersey: education initiatives, H12034 [7DE]

———State Senate opposition to Federal School-to-Work curriculum, E1047 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

Penasquitos, CA: Black Mountain Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1513 [18SE]

Pickens, SC: Pickens Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E850 [25MY]

Poway, CA: Meadowbrook Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1510 [18SE]

———Twin Peaks Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1505 [18SE]

Rancho Bernardo, CA: Bernardo Heights Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1523 [19SE]

———Rancho Bernardo High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1507 [18SE]

Rasch, Sunna: Dept. of Education John Stanford Education Heroes Award recipient, E2115 [4DE]

Reform, H7357-H7363 [7SE]

Rio Rancho, NM: Mountain View Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1017 [15JN]

Rolling Hills Estates, CA: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E865 [25MY]

———Palos Verdes Peninsula High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High Schools Award, E865 [25MY]

San Antonio, TX: Louis W. Fox Academic and Technical High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E812 [23MY]

———Sharon Christa McAuliffe Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E814 [23MY]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7817-H7825 [19SE], E1571 [22SE]

———prohibit funding for any efforts to restrict military recruiting at secondary schools, H4284, H4285 [13JN]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (H.R. 5123), H7380-H7384 [12SE]

Scripps Ranch, CA: Mesa Verde Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1508 [18SE]

———Mount Carmel High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1501 [18SE]

———Scripps Ranch High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1533 [19SE]

Simi Valley, CA: Valley View Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E828 [24MY]

Stars Schools Program: funding, H4246, H4247 [13JN]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, H4124 [9JN], H4204-H4208 [12JN], E971 [9JN]

21st Century Teacher Scholarships Act: funding through reductions in OSHA, H4286, H4287 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abolish, S10748, S10750 [19OC]

Advanced Placement Incentive Program: funding, S6210, S6211 [30JN]

Appropriations: allegations of fiscal mismanagement, S3656 [9MY]

Baltimore, MD: Baltimore City College High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8818 [20SE]

Bel Air, MD: Bel Air Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8818 [20SE]

Boise, ID: Garfield Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Distinguished Title I Schools award, S6115 [29JN]

Burtonsville, MD: Paint Branch High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8818 [20SE]

Byron Center, MI: Byron Center High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8755 [19SE]

Center Line, MI: Center Line High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S644 [10FE]

———Wolfe Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Schools award, S9694 [3OC]

Children and youth: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S6209 [30JN]

———technology and media services funding, S6195, S6196 [30JN]

Clarksville, IN: Our Lady of Providence Junior Senior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9462 [28SE]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (S. 3276), S11890 [15DE]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 2100), S813-S815 [24FE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, S6218 [30JN]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (S. 2397), S2588-S2590 [12AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5588-S5609, S5628-S5648, S5652 [22JN], S5713-S5722, S5725-S5730 [23JN], S5781-S5787, S5817, S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5823-S5873 [27JN], S5941-S5994, S6000-S6003 [28JN], S6047, S6103, S6107 [29JN], S6186-S6224 [30JN], S6343 [10JY], S10613 [17OC], S11297, S11298 [28OC], S11350, S11358, S11359 [30OC], S11401, S11436 [31OC], S11466, S11481-S11487 [1NO], S11515 [14NO], S11549, S11554 [5DE], S11747-S11749 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11808, S11809, S11816-S11821, S11855-S11885 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), S11885, S11886 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), insert S. 2553 language in lieu, S5588 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), unanimous-consent agreement, S5989 [28JN], S6084 [29JN], S6397 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1650), S4588 [6JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2553), S6463 [11JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2553), indefinitely postponed, S6293 [30JN]

Disabled: provide grants to develop technologies to eliminate functional barriers to full independence for disabled individuals (S. 3211), S10627 [17OC]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S2952 [27AP], S3232, S3235 [2MY], S3284-S3292 [3MY], S3484 [4MY], S3592 [8MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 1266), S594, S605 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1372 [9MR]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S1074-S1082, S1100 [2MR]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs, S6190 [30JN]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, S11078-S11080 [26OC], S11483 [1NO]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (S. 2159), S1119 [2MR]

———early learning and parent support programs funding, S2405 [7AP]

———early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]

———early learning programs funding (S. 2866), S6678-S6680 [13JY]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (S. 2929), S7672 [26JY]

———establish scholarship program that would require awardees to commit to obtain teacher licensing, teach in ``high need'' areas, and have academic concentration in the subject they intend to teach, S3317 [3MY]

———establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (S. 2120), S935 [29FE]

———establish the Careers to Classrooms Program, S1013, S1018 [1MR]

———funding, S2159-S2161, S2163-S2178, S2194-S2196 [5AP], S2335, S2336, S2337 [6AP], S11481-S11485 [1NO], S11816, S11875 [15DE]

———Impact Aid Program funding, S2062, S2063 [4AP]

———Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers, S5944-S5948 [28JN]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (S. 2122), S935 [29FE]

———improve student achievement by improving teacher quality, technology training, and accountability, and enhance leadership skills of principals (S. 1926), S505-S507 [8FE]

———improve teacher quality, S3231 [2MY], S3648, S3649 [9MY]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (S. 2118), S935 [29FE]

———national policy to improve system, S11358 [30OC]

———provide for rural education assistance (S. 2121), S935 [29FE]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 2119), S935 [29FE]

———provide grants for master teacher programs, S1092, S1101 [2MR]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (S. 2347), S2108-S2112 [4AP], S9647 [3OC]

———provide scholarships and loan forgiveness and cancellation for future teachers, S1086, S1101 [2MR]

———reductions in school class size, S1014-S1018 [1MR], S3481-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3571 [8MY], S5858-S5861, S5863 [27JN]

———support Federal-State partnership for school initiatives, S9845 [4OC]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 2116), S932 [29FE]

———Title I programs for disadvantaged children funding, S2411, S2412 [7AP]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 271), S853-S855 [28FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3454-S3467, S3475, S3478-S3481, S3493, S3494 [4MY]

———allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3283, S3311 [3MY], S3633-S3635, S3641, S3644, S3649 [9MY]

———Education Finance Incentive Grant Program funding, S6220 [30JN]

———encourage school districts to hire certain professionals without certification as teachers, S3651 [9MY]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and assistance for failing schools, S5853-S5858, S5862 [27JN]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3287-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3643, S3644 [9MY]

———reauthorize, S10169 [11OC]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), S1505, S1512-S1516 [21MR], S1589 [22MR]

———remove vocational education funding, S3594, S3595 [8MY]

———Technology Literacy Challenge Fund funding, S5955-S5957, S5978 [28JN]

———Title I grants funding, S5842, S5845-S5850, S5861, S5862 [27JN], S5986-S5990, S5993, S6002 [28JN]

Firearms: reduce violence in schools, S1083-S1085, S1101 [2MR]

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP): funding, S5961-S5963, S5978 [28JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (H.R. 4079), S7952 [27JY]

Government: investigation and audit (S. 2829), S6139 [29JN]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (S. 3143), S9606-S9608 [2OC]

History: award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S6298 [30JN]

Holocaust: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (S. 2137), S1028 [1MR]

Huntingtown, MD: Plum Point Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8819 [20SE]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (S. 2484), S3028 [27AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S5984-S5986, S5990-S5994, S6002 [28JN]

Intel Corp.: tribute to ``Teach to the Future'' technology education partnership program, S336 [3FE], S385 [7FE]

Interagency Education Research Initiative: funding, S6001 [28JN], S6047, S6048 [29JN]

Kellogg, ID: Sunnyside Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Distinguished Title I Schools award, S6115 [29JN]

Lake Orion, MI: Lake Orion High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10408 [12OC]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3951 [15MY], S4005 [16MY]

Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program: funding, S6212 [30JN]

Macomb, MI: L'Anse Creuse Middle School-North recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10408 [12OC]

Merrillville, IN: Clifford Pierce Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10245 [11OC]

Murphy, Brett: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar Award recipient, S7830 [27JY]

National Early Literacy Screening Initiative: funding, S5652 [22JN]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities, S2853 [25AP]

———comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (S. 2788), S5806 [26JN]

———recommendations on children's reading levels, S2853 [25AP]

Native Americans: American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program funding, S6199 [30JN]

Novi, MI: Novi High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9695 [3OC]

Schools: allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as comparable educational opportunities are offered to both sexes, S855 [28FE]

———availability of certain funds relative to same-gender public schools and classrooms, S5870 [27JN], S5942 [28JN]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2307-S2310, S2313-S2317 [6AP]

———postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, S6094 [29JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN]

———transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

Sirois, Lauren E.: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar Award recipient, S7831 [27JY]

Small business: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 2455), S2866 [25AP]

Smaller Learning Communities Program: funding, S6211 [30JN]

Southfield, MI: Glenn W. Levey Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10407 [12OC]

Sterling Heights, MI: Adlai E. Stevenson High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10589 [13OC]

———Donald L. Bemis Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10588 [13OC]

Troops-to-Teachers Program: funding, S2417 [7AP]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, S5952-S5954, S5977 [28JN]

Warren, MI: Cousino High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9698 [3OC]

Woonsocket, RI: Mount Saint Charles Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9461 [28SE]

Reports

Expenditures on U.S. Education: Representative Archer, E2079 [3NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 106-653), H3924 [6JN]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 518) (H. Rept. 106-657), H4034 [7JN]

Dept. of Education Investigation and Audit: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2829) (S. Rept. 106-448), S9603 [2OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-1033), H12531 [15DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-645), H3923 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2553) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Eligibility Dates for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Dependent Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1638), S612 [10FE]

GAO Comprehensive Fraud Audit of the Dept. of Education: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4079) (H. Rept. 106-666), H4219 [12JN]

Higher Education Act Technical Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4504) (H. Rept. 106-665), H4219 [12JN]

Impact Aid Program Reauthorization: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 106-504), H572 [29FE]

Retroactive Eligibility Dates Extension for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 106-800), H7205 [27JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal School-to-Work curriculum: New Jersey State Senate, E1048 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4077, H4094, H4105 [8JN], H4201, H4208 [12JN], H4230, H4235, H4238, H4243, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4264, H4281, H4296, H4300 [13JN]

Studies

Reductions in School Class Size: West Education Policy Brief, S3494 [4MY]

Summaries

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, E2240-E2245 [2JA]

Safe and Successful Schools Act (H.R. 4346), E613 [2MY]

Tables

Advanced appropriations in H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4435 [14JN]

CBO estimates of Federal education funding in the Senate budget resolution, S2194 [5AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5870 [27JN]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5984 [28JN], H4368-H4432 [14JN]

Education funding reductions in North Carolina, H4053 [8JN]

Education funding restored by Democrats, H10854 [25OC]

Fatal college/university fraternity and sorority house fires reported to U.S. fire departments, S815 [24FE]

Republican education appropriations cuts compared to previous year, H10854 [25OC]

Republican education cuts below the President's request, H10854 [25OC]

State allocations through basic and targeted Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I grants, S5987 [28JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 407, corrections in enrollment of S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8006 [25SE]

H. Res. 518, consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4044 [8JN]

H.R. 3616, Impact Aid Program reauthorization, H2992-H2996 [15MY]

H.R. 4079, GAO comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education, H4178 [12JN]

H.R. 4504, Higher Education Act technical amendments, H4181-H4185 [12JN]

H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S6356-S6397 [10JY]

H.R. 5123, School Safety Hotline Act, H7380 [12SE]

S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8005 [25SE]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H7811 [19SE]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty, S3951 [15MY]

S. 2100, College Fire Prevention Act, S814 [24FE]

S. 2159, Excellent Schools for All Our Children Act, S1120 [2MR]

S. 2347, Information Technology Act, S2109 [4AP]

S. 2788, Reading Research Dissemination and Implementation Act, S5806 [26JN]

S. 3276, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act technical corrections, S11891 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 162, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11886, S11930 [15DE], H12529 [15DE]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Amendments

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (H.R. 4940), S11150, S11190 [26OC]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11385 [27OC]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H219 [7FE], H255 [8FE], H343 [10FE], H373, H374 [14FE], H398, H400, H401, H402, H403, H404, H405, H406, H407, H455 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4525, S4537, S4541, S4543, S4554, S4579, S4580, S4581, S4582, S4583 [6JN], S4620, S4627, S4634, S4638, S4650, S4651, S4694, S4695, S4696, S4697, S4710, S4711, S4713, S4714, S4715 [7JN], S4732, S4733, S4734, S4735, S4737, S4738, S4739, S4748, S4749, S4750, S4751, S4752, S4753, S4759, S4760, S4766, S4767, S4781, S4856, S4857, S4859, S4860, S4861, S4862, S4863, S4864, S4865, S4866, S4867, S4874, S4875, S4876, S4877, S4878, S4879, S4880, S4881, S4882, S4893, S4894 [8JN], S4924 [9JN], S5052, S5053 [13JN], S5071, S5072, S5073, S5075, S5076, S5077, S5078, S5079, S5080, S5081, S5119, S5120, S5121, S5122, S5123, S5124, S5125, S5126, S5127, S5138 [14JN], S5279 [15JN], S5326, S5327, S5328, S5329, S5340, S5364, S5365, S5366, S5367, S5370, S5371 [19JN], S5389, S5406, S5436, S5437, S5439, S5470, S5471, S5472, S5474 [20JN], S5815, S5816 [26JN], S6269, S6270, S6271, S6272, S6273, S6274, S6275, S6277, S6278, S6280, S6281, S6282, S6288, S6289, S6290, S6291 [30JN], S6350 [10JY], S6449, S6450, S6451, S6454, S6455, S6457, S6480 [11JY], S6539, S6547, S6549, S6550, S6551, S6553, S6578, S6579, S6581 [12JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7694 [26JY], S7937 [27JY], S7988, S7989, S8027, S8028 [5SE], S8075, S8116, S8117, S8118, S8119, S8120, S8121, S8122, S8123, S8124 [6SE], S8164, S8168, S8169, S8170, S8172, S8173, S8178, S8179, S8180 [7SE], S8256 [8SE], H5169, H5170 [26JN], H5224, H5227, H5231, H5232, H5242, H5243, H5250, H5254, H5257, H5259, H5260, H5262, H5267, H5269, H5275, H5277, H5278 [27JN]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791 [13AP]

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), S2805 [13AP]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S494, S498, S499, S503 [8FE], S522, S552 [9FE], H1173 [21MR]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S962, S972 [29FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Amid Race Profiling Claims, Asian-Americans Avoid Labs, H6074-H6076 [17JY]

Approval of Nuclear Waste Plan Advocated, S11477 [1NO]

Buffering Oil Prices, S547 [9FE]

Collins, Snowe Criticize Oil Reserve Release Plan, H11590 [30OC]

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

DOE Sends Report to Congress Analyzing Costs, Benefits of Regional Oil Product Reserve, S546 [9FE]

Draw Down of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S10141 [10OC]

EPA Can't Find Reason for Hikes, H4476 [14JN]

Europe's Low Oil Supplies May Blunt U.S. Effort, H11589 [30OC]

Family Reflects on Lost Loved Ones, S8021 [5SE]

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

Gas Prices, Misery and Mystery—Costs in Midwest Exceed $2 a Gallon, H4475 [14JN]

Gasoline Prices Surge Shocks Toledo Drivers, H4476 [14JN]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, H11389 [27OC]

IBM Assembling Explosive New Supercomputer Processors To Mimic Nuclear Detonations at Livermore Lab, E1188 [10JY]

Into the Sunshine, H9892 [12OC]

Last Pipeline Victim Dies, S8022 [5SE]

Marketing a Nuclear Wasteland, S3204 [2MY]

Moscow Takes Step To Ease U.S. Fears on Plutonium Use, S487 [8FE]

Oil From Reserve in High Demand—Bidders Grab 30 Million Barrels, S9917 [5OC]

Oil Reserves—Tapping This Supply Won't Solve Energy Dependency, S10140 [10OC]

OPEC Bases New Production Strategy on Price Band Experiment, S1959 [30MR]

Release of Oil Barely Helps Needy States, H11590 [30OC]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, H11389 [27OC]

Sweetheart Deals? Strategic Reserve Contracts Look Highly Questionable, H11591 [30OC]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, H9883 [12OC]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, H11389 [27OC]

U.S. Navy—Stretched Thin?—Surging Demands Overwhelm Shrinking Force, S4729 [8JN]

U.S. Tightens Rules for Bidding on Oil, H11591 [30OC]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Amchitka Island, AK: compensate workers who were employed in the construction and maintenance of deep shafts for underground nuclear testing and various other military purposes (see H.R. 4588), H3924 [6JN]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (see H.R. 4940), H6777 [24JY]

Appropriations: authorizing for defense activities (see S. 2552), S3946 [15MY]

———authorizing for oil shale research (see H.R. 4160), H1674 [3AP]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 3253), S11252 [27OC]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (see H. Res. 657), H11445 [27OC]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (see S. 2336), S1986 [30MR]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (see H. Res. 422), H339 [10FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 2549), S3946 [15MY] (see H.R. 5408), H9504 [6OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 4733), H5083 [23JN] (see H.R. 5483), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (see H. Res. 532), H5168 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 598), H8405 [27SE]

Federal employees: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4263), H2238 [12AP]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see S. 2519), S3691 [9MY] (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Government regulations: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

Los Alamos National Laboratory: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (see H. Res. 534), H5240 [27JN]

National Commission on Nuclear Security: establish (see S. 2782), S5735 [23JN]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see S. 2597), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4288), H2337 [13AP]

National security: require an inventory of documents and devices containing restricted data at national security laboratories and improve security procedures for access to vaults containing such data (see H.R. 4737), H5084 [23JN]

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 453), H1674 [3AP]

———promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H573 [29FE]

Nuclear energy: ensure continuation of certain authorities through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health relative to indemnification and liability dealing with nuclear incidents (see H.R. 4446), H3049 [15MY]

———renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (see S. 2162), S1117 [2MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (see H. Res. 444), H1162 [21MR]

Petroleum: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see S. 2047), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3533), H48 (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H341 [10FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 5252), H7990 [21SE] (see H. Con. Res. 273, 274), H921 [9MR]

———ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see S. 2094), S799 [24FE] (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

———establish a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve (see H.R. 4784), H5654 [29JN]

———study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H341 [10FE]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1118 [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 267), H756 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1163 [21MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

Power resources: develop a national energy policy and repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 5278), H8061 [25SE]

———enhance use of renewable energy resources, conserve energy resources, improve energy efficiency, and increase domestic energy supplies (see H.R. 4805), H5655 [29JN]

———ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11207 [26OC]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (see H.R. 4035), H1123 [20MR]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see S. 2072), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3662), H454 [15FE]

———restore ownership of uranium enrichment facilities to the Federal Government (see H.R. 4883), H6469 [18JY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H3868 [25MY]

Research: nanoscale science and engineering research and development funding (see S. 3278), S11789 [14DE]

Russia: guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities (see S. 3275), S11739 [7DE]

Safety: assess effectiveness of policy and site performance in the areas of safeguards and security and cyber security (see H.R. 3906), H996 [14MR]

———external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 3907), H996 [14MR]

TVA: ensure the fair and equitable treatment of customers in the event of restructuring of the electric utility industry (see S. 2570), S4014 [16MY]

———sell fossil-fuel and nuclear generation facilities and electric power transmission facilities (see H.R. 4655), H4484 [14JN]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: prevent the sale of uranium hexafluoride (see H.R. 5587), H11445 [27OC]

Under Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Security: establish term of office for the first person appointed to the position (see S. 2179), S1118 [2MR]

University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs: funding (see S. 3282), S11917 [15DE]

White House Conference on U.S. Energy Policy: convene (see H.R. 5191), H7651 [14SE]

Biographies

Gordon, John A., S5068 [14JN]

Cloture motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S464, S469 [8FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S139 [31JA]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H.R. 5408), H9053-H9453 [6OC]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4733), H8312-H8403 [27SE]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Excerpts

Investigation of Payments Made to Two Federal Employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7490 [24JY]

Explanations

Determining ``Causation'' for Radiation and Cancer, S10377 [12OC]

Factsheets

ETBE Fact Book: Clean Fuels Development Coalition, S7815 [27JY]

Guidelines

Determining ``causation'' for radiation and cancer: Dept. of HHS, S4757 [8JN]

Histories

Dept. of Energy Savannah River Site: James M. Gaver, S11478-S11480 [1NO]

Letters

Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: Representative George Miller, H11728 [1NO]

———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]

Compensation programs for Dept. of Energy employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death: Representative Goodling, H3376 [18MY]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3376 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy Office of Science funding: several Senators, S11563 [5DE]

Draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Senator Murkowski, S10586 [13OC]

Economic impact of increasing oil prices: Senators Specter and Biden, S1943, S1944 [30MR]

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2505 [11AP]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: several Senators, S1545 [22MR]

Nomination of Madelyn R. Creedon to be National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs: Senator Lugar, S6335 [10JY]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Portsmouth, OH, uranium enrichment plant closure: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, H4913 [21JN]

———Gary Gensler, Dept. of the Treasury, H4912 [21JN]

Privatization of U.S. Enrichment Corp.: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6030 [13JY]

———William J. Rainer, U.S. Enrichment Corp., H5726 [10JY]

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S571 [10FE]

———Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S571 [10FE]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S518 [9FE]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S3206 [2MY]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S3214 [2MY]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino, CA, Board of Supervisors, S571 [10FE]

———Michael Dorame, Inyo County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3213 [2MY]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S531 [9FE]

———Robert A. Laurie, California Energy Commission, S572 [10FE], S3215 [2MY]

———Robert P. Gruber, North Carolina Public Staff Utilities Commission, S3223 [2MY]

———Senator Boxer, S571 [10FE]

———Thomas P. Walters, Ventura County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3214 [2MY]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Lists

Amendments to S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4786 [8JN]

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons employer facilities eligible for compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S10377 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons facilities included under compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4757 [8JN]

Objectionable provisions in S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6594 [13JY], S6833 [14JY]

Payments to local counties eliminated, and land conveyances retained, in Nevada relative to designation of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S573 [10FE]

Memorandums

Congressional Legislation on Chronic Beryllium Disease: Representative Kaptur, H4014-H4016 [7JN]

Requests for Information on Pending Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases: David Brog, S2068 [4AP]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Messages

Budget Rescissions and Deferrals: President Clinton, S535 [9FE], H280 [10FE]

Veto of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: President Clinton, S10228, S10249 [11OC], H9575 [10OC]

Veto of S. 1287, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository: President Clinton, S3017 [27AP]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4628 [7JN], S4807 [8JN], S5425 [20JN], S6591, S6593 [13JY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S138 [31JA], H1197 [22MR]

Petitions

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Press releases

Energy Secretary Richardson Announces Six Short-Term Actions To Help Prevent Power Outages, S3907 [11MY]

Fuel Economy Cost May Be Compromised To Meet Tougher Emission Standards in Next-Generation Cars: National Research Council, S6320 [10JY]

Portsmouth, OH, Uranium Enrichment Plant Closure: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, H4913 [21JN]

———Representative Strickland, H4912 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Abolish (H.R. 1649), H1622, H1623 [30MR], H5076 [23JN]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (H.R. 4940), H10622-H10627, H10708 [24OC]

Appropriations: authorizing for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (H.R. 1655), E1037 [19JN]

———authorizing for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (H.R. 1656), E1037 [19JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H407 [15FE]

Clean Coal Technology Program: funding, H4524, H4526, H4533, H4541-H4544 [15JN], E1037 [19JN]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11368-H11398 [27OC], H11727, H11728 [1NO]

Computers: development of ASCI White supercomputer to enable the Dept. of Energy to conduct simulated nuclear explosions, E1188 [10JY]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H392-H409 [15FE], E166 [16FE]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (H. Res. 422), H389-H392 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H8306-H8310, H8312 [27SE], H8611-H8615 [2OC], H8744 [4OC], H9880-H9894 [12OC]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4544-H4550 [15JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, H10366-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5211-H5237, H5243-H5282, H5290 [27JN], H7627 [14SE], E1148, E1149 [29JN], E1162 [30JN], E1230 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8416-H8426 [28SE], E1640 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5207-H5211 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 598), H8412-H8416 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), permission to file report, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto, H9666-H9670 [11OC]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), H8277 [27SE]

Federal employees: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (H.R. 4263), H2184 [12AP], E585 [13AP]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3326, H3374-H3377 [18MY], H4014 [7JN], H8286 [27SE], H9644-H9648, H9658, H9662 [11OC], E791 [19MY]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (H.R. 5189), E1489 [14SE]

———provide assistance to employees impacted by workforce reductions, H3191 [17MY]

———withhold salary from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees who fail to undergo polygraph examinations, H5262, H5278 [27JN]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1187, H1188 [22MR]

Forest Service: recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4462-H4466 [14JN]

Geological Survey: participation in the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, H401, H402 [15FE]

Government regulations: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (H.R. 5613), H11788, H11790-H11792 [2NO], E2056 [1NO]

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Grand Junction High School Science Bowl team, E205 [1MR]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H704 [8MR], H1188-H1197 [22MR], H10033 [17OC], H11930 [4DE]

———reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant: health screening and treatment of workers funding, H5249 [27JN]

Los Alamos National Laboratory: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology, H4342, H4345 [14JN], H4595, H4596 [19JN], H4680, H4682 [20JN], H4911 [21JN], H5033 [22JN], H5080 [23JN], H5172, H5175 [27JN]

———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (H. Res. 534), H6072-H6077 [17JY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H4534, H4535 [15JN]

National Energy Self-Sufficiency Commission: establish, H5268 [27JN]

National Ignition Facility: funding, H5275-H5277 [27JN], E1893 [24OC]

National Nuclear Security Administration: funding, H8422 [28SE]

———prohibit dual employment, H5278, H5279 [27JN]

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments (H. Res. 453), H1634-H1636 [3AP]

NRC: oversight of off-site disposal of Formerly Used Remedial Action Program material, H5220 [27JN]

NSF: increase research and development funding through offsets in Dept. of Energy funding, H406, H408 [15FE]

Nuclear energy: allow nuclear utilities to invest the Dept. of Energy surcharge fee and use the interest to fund onsite storage of spent nuclear fuel, H1195 [22MR]

———Alloy 22 storage containers for spent nuclear fuel, H10033 [17OC]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1128, H1140 [21MR], H1176, H1183-H1200 [22MR], E427 [28MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1178-H1183 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to commit, H1197-H1199 [22MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 45), H1189 [22MR]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: process excess uranium into radioactive isotopes suitable for Alpha Particle Immunotherapy cancer treatment, H10387 [19OC]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: funding, H4437-H4442 [14JN]

Pennsylvania: impact of petroleum shortages and prices on local producers, H8921 [5OC]

Petroleum: conduct a study on the economic basis of the recent increase in gasoline price levels, H5257 [27JN]

———create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather, H1205 [22MR], H8656 [3OC], E547 [12AP]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H.R. 3533), H417 [15FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H.R. 3543), H418 [15FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H7937, H7939 [21SE], H8037, H8054-H8056 [25SE], H8205 [27SE], H8410, H8411, H8413-H8415, H8423, H8434 [28SE], H8777 [4OC], H8914-H8921 [5OC], H11589 [30OC]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, H1202, H1203 [22MR]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to create a heating oil reserve for the Northeast, H5848 [12JY]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H705 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H924 [13MR], H960-H962 [14MR], H1000 [15MR], H1082, H1115 [16MR], H1156-H1158 [21MR], H1176 [22MR], H1289 [23MR], H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4178 [12JN], H4475-H4477 [14JN], H4658 [19JN], H4910 [21JN], H5165 [26JN], H5174, H5175, H5210, H5271 [27JN], H5441, H5442 [29JN], H5660 [10JY], H5850 [12JY], H6057 [17JY], H6369 [18JY], H6604 [20JY], H7285 [7SE], H7743, H7828 [19SE], H8205 [27SE], H8434 [28SE], H8914, H8916, H8919 [5OC], E329 [16MR], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1644 [2OC], E2157 [8DE]

———ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast, E543 [12AP]

———establish a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve (H.R. 4784), E1171 [30JN]

———extend Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H5269-H5274 [27JN]

———report on all possible means to increase domestic oil production without harming the environment, H1235, H1236 [22MR]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H. Con. Res. 267), E257 [9MR]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H. Con. Res. 291), E543 [12AP]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, H5248 [27JN]

———ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (H.R. 5585), E1965 [28OC]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient, E1162 [30JN]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (H.R. 4035), H8899 [5OC], H11589 [30OC], H12089 [14DE]

———incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475-H4477 [14JN]

———national energy policy, H5268, H5269, H5271 [27JN], H5850 [12JY], H7828 [19SE], H8037, H8054-H8056 [25SE], H8205, H8283 [27SE], H8595 [2OC], H8774-H8781, H8783-H8785 [4OC], H8898, H8899, H8909, H8914, H8921 [5OC], H9808 [11OC], H9872 [12OC], H11459-H11461 [28OC], H12034 [7DE], H12089, H12090 [14DE], E1970 [28OC]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (H.R. 4043), E364 [21MR]

———purchase ethanol and biodiesel fuel through a draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H1607 [30MR], H4554 [15JN]

———purchase of oil from marginal domestic wells, H5269-H5274 [27JN]

———report on efforts to address high gasoline price levels and to develop a national energy policy, H5259 [27JN]

———restore ownership of uranium enrichment facilities to the Federal Government (H.R. 4883), H6090 [17JY], H6440 [18JY]

———solar and renewable energy technology programs funding, H5250-H5254 [27JN]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (H.R. 2569), H3053 [16MY]

Research: nonproliferation programs funding, H5222 [27JN]

———renewable energy research funding through reductions in the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Program, H5254-H5256 [27JN]

Richland, WA: Office of River Protection at the Hanford Reservation funding, H3286, H3287 [17MY], H5218 [27JN], H8425 [28SE], H9643 [11OC]

Spallation Neutron Source: funding, H5219 [27JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR]

———protection, E55 [2FE]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: impact of closure of Portsmouth, OH, uranium enrichment plant, H4912 [21JN], H5032 [22JN], H5077 [23JN], H5165 [26JN], H5725 [10JY], H6029 [13JY], H6566 [19JY]

———renationalize to protect U.S. energy security, H5077 [23JN], H5815 [11JY]

Windows and Glazing Program: funding, E1220 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Aiken, SC: anniversary of Dept. of Energy Savannah River Site, S11478 [1NO]

Air pollution: electro-catalytic oxidation technology funding, S7041, S7042 [17JY]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (H.R. 4940), S11190, S11191 [26OC]

Arms control: expand and enhance U.S. efforts in the Russian nuclear complex to expedite containment of nuclear expertise that presents a proliferation threat, S6594 [13JY]

Black liquor gasification program: funding, S7094 [18JY]

Cincinnati, OH: Fernald Environmental Management Project funding, S8182 [7SE]

Clean Coal Technology Program: funding, S7037, S7038, S7042, S7043 [17JY], S9798, S9799 [4OC]

Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (S. 882), S5291, S5293 [16JN]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): investigation of payments made to two Federal employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, S7490 [24JY], S7993-S7995 [5SE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): clarify oversight authority on open Dept. of Justice investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———investigation of Dept. of Justice plea bargain agreement with Peter Lee relative to espionage charges, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

———Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts proposed issuance of a subpoena to Sec. of Energy Richardson relative to the investigation and prosecution of Wen Ho Lee, S10921-S10923 [24OC]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (S. 2336), S1994 [30MR]

Contracts: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S531 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE]

Creedon, Madelyn R.: nomination to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration, unanimous-consent agreement, S5064 [14JN]

———nomination to be National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, S6329, S6334-S6338 [10JY], S6465 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4444-S4446 [25MY], S4525-S4555 [6JN], S4607-S4635, S4637-S4661 [7JN], S4721-S4809, S4812, S4813 [8JN], S4949, S4950 [12JN], S5059, S5060, S5063-S5067, S5071-S5083 [14JN], S5298-S5304 [16JN], S5325 [19JN], S5389-S5443 [20JN], S5481, S5547, S5548 [21JN], S5649, S5650, S5657, S5658 [22JN], S6225, S6287-S6291, S6297 [30JN], S6340, S6341 [10JY], S6448-S6461 [11JY], S6497, S6498, S6536, S6538-S6567 [12JY], S6591-S6598, S6670 [13JY], S6832-S6834 [14JY], S7223 [19JY], S7471 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), unanimous-consent agreement, S5070 [14JN], S5325 [19JN], S6297 [30JN], S6445 [11JY], S6566 [12JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), unanimous-consent request, S4497, S4498 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), vitiation of certain adopted amendments, S6297 [30JN]

———review of secrecy oaths and policies at nuclear weapons facilities where workers may have had their health compromised by radioactive or other hazardous substances, S6552 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S531 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE]

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, S8306 [11SE], S8567-S8569 [14SE], S8625 [15SE], S8641 [18SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3220, S3222 [2MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10754-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S6567 [12JY], S7418, S7419, S7424, S7425 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7523-S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7744, S7764-S7766, S7782, S7786 [27JY], S7985-S7991, S8031-S8034 [5SE], S8069-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8163-S8187 [7SE], S8256, S8277-S8283 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9453-S9455 [28SE], S9567-S9569, S9572-S9577 [2OC], S9692 [3OC], S10037 [6OC], S10402 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7523 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY], S7985 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent request, S7522 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), S10003, S10029 [5OC]

EPA: statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S522-S534 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE], S3202, S3207, S3226 [2MY]

Federal agencies and departments: phase out administrative fees for use of research facilities, S11507 [2NO]

Federal employees: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4754 [8JN], S10354, S10355, S10375-S10377, S10379, S10386 [12OC]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (S. 2519), S3692 [9MY]

———tribute to workers sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous substances, S10709 [18OC]

Gordon, John A.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Security, S4980, S5056, S5057 [13JN], S5067-S5069 [14JN]

———nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Security, unanimous-consent agreement, S5064 [14JN]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S470-S477, S480-S482 [8FE], S518, S522-S534 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE], S1652 [23MR], S3202-S3205, S3213 [2MY], S8649 [18SE]

———interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Goshute Indian reservation lands, S8566 [14SE]

———transporting of nuclear waste through certain California counties to Nevada disposal site, S3213-S3216 [2MY]

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: funding for participation in the International Centers for Environmental Safety, S9454 [28SE]

———Subsurface Geoscience Laboratory funding, S6290 [30JN]

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle System: Ion Transport Membranes Oxygen Project funding, S6567 [12JY]

Lobbyists: money spent to influence legislation relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S534 [9FE]

Los Alamos National Laboratory: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology, S4980 [13JN], S5083, S5085, S5086 [14JN], S5321-S5323 [19JN], S9131 [25SE]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Dupont Manual High School Dept. of Energy Science Bowl team, S4457 [25MY]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791, S2792 [13AP]

Minnesota: disposal of hazardous nuclear waste, S556-S559 [9FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S6626 [13JY]

National Commission on Nuclear Security: establish (S. 2782), S5736 [23JN]

National Energy Technology Laboratory: computational services funding, S6501 [12JY]

National Ignition Facility: funding, S8033 [5SE], S8164-S8167 [7SE], S8277 [8SE], S9454, S9455 [28SE], S9574 [2OC], S10765 [19OC]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (S. 2597), S4202 [18MY]

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments, S2805-S2807 [13AP]

Nevada Operations Office of the National Laboratories: anniversary of Underground Nuclear Weapons Testing Orientation Program, S1590 [22MR]

Nuclear energy: circuit court ruling that power companies may seek damages against the Dept. of Energy relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel, S8648-S8650 [18SE]

———renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (S. 2162), S1115 [2MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S1623 [23MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S457, S462-S477, S480-S482 [8FE], S514-S520, S522-S535, S556-S559 [9FE], S564-S579, S596-S598 [10FE], S1652 [23MR], S2879 [25AP]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S138, S139 [31JA]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3201-S3230 [2MY], S8649 [18SE], S11477 [1NO]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S2910 [26AP]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), vitiation of cloture vote, S301 [2FE]

Nuclear weapons: disposal of excess Russian weapons-derived plutonium, S486-S488 [8FE]

Office of Science: funding, S11562 [5DE]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: funding, S6319-S6322 [10JY]

Petroleum: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (S. 2047), S545-S547 [9FE], S1622 [23MR]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (S. 1951), S1543 [22MR]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S1448 [20MR], S1646 [23MR], S8872-S8874 [21SE], S9020, S9023, S9025 [22SE], S9129-S9131 [25SE], S9232, S9235, S9242 [26SE], S9350, S9368 [27SE], S9876, S9877, S9885, S9892-S9895, S9917 [5OC], S10069-S10071 [6OC], S10140, S10141 [10OC], S10486-S10488 [12OC], S11290-S11293 [27OC]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1164, S1165 [6MR], S1281, S1331-S1334 [8MR], S1370, S1379 [9MR], S1447-S1449 [20MR], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1646, S1648, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706, S1737 [27MR], S1915-S1923 [29MR], S1942-S1944 [30MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2449, S2459 [10AP], S2496 [11AP], S4969 [12JN], S5197, S5198, S5201, S5208, S5210, S5211 [15JN], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5776-S5779 [26JN], S6244 [30JN], S7145-S7149 [18JY], S7763 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S8250-S8252 [8SE], S8872 [21SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235 [26SE], S9368 [27SE], S9564 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S10045 [6OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, S5173-S5176 [15JN]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (S. Con. Res. 88), S1129 [2MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, S7368 [20JY]

———authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S972-S975 [29FE], S5875 [27JN]

———national energy policy, S2501 [11AP], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5764-S5766, S5771-S5779 [26JN], S6244 [30JN], S6319-S6322 [10JY], S7487 [24JY], S7763, S7764 [27JY], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235, S9242 [26SE], S9368 [27SE], S9564, S9565 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S9788-S9793, S9795 [4OC], S9876, S9877, S9885, S9892-S9895 [5OC], S10045 [6OC], S10140 [10OC], S10486-S10488 [12OC], S11290-S11293 [27OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC], S11409-S11413, S11419-S11421 [31OC], S11773 [14DE]

———renewable energy research and development funding, S7986, S7987 [5SE], S8185 [7SE], S8282 [8SE]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather, S8171 [7SE]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (S. 2072), S632-S634 [10FE]

———use of ethanol blended gasolines, S7814 [27JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7704 [26JY]

Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7989, S7990 [5SE]

Radioactive substances: purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads, S7648-S7650 [26JY]

Research: funding, S8186 [7SE]

———nanoscale science and engineering research and development funding (S. 3278), S11790 [14DE]

———use of laboratory directed research and development in national laboratories, S9454 [28SE]

Russia: guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities (S. 3275), S11739 [7DE]

San Onofre, CA: storage of spent nuclear fuel rods, S11477 [1NO]

Sandia National Laboratory: anniversary of International Arms Control Conference, S2464 [10AP], S2523 [11AP]

Small Wind Turbine Project: funding, S10763 [19OC]

Technology: establish an ombudsman at national laboratories to help resolve disputes relative to technology partnerships, S10027 [5OC]

———promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions, S6453 [11JY]

———promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (S. 1756), S9993 [5OC], S10107 [6OC]

University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs: funding (S. 3282), S11922 [15DE]

Reports

Alloy 22 Storage Containers for Spent Nuclear Fuel: Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, H10033 [17OC]

Occupational Safety and Health—Government Responses to Beryllium Uses and Risks: GAO, E795-E799 [19MY]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House), H11368-H11384 [27OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (Minority Rebuttal), H11395-H11398 [27OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 598) (H. Rept. 106-908), H8405 [27SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 106-496), H339 [10FE]

Consideration of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 106-701), H5168 [26JN]

Consideration of S. 1287, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 106-532), H1162 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2549) (S. Rept. 106-292), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1656) (H. Rept. 106-492), H218 [7FE]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2552), S3946 [15MY]

Dept. of Energy Assessment of the Effectiveness of Policies and Site Performance in the Areas of Security, Safeguards, and Cyber Security: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3906) (H. Rept. 106-696), H5954 [12JY]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3906) (H. Rept. 106-696), H5083 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy Authorities Through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health on Indemnification and Liability Dealing With Nuclear Incidents: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H5083 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy Investigation of Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory and Agency Security Issues: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 106-730), H5954 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy Termination of the Exemption of Nonprofit Institutions From Civil Penalties for Violations of Nuclear Safety Requirements: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H5083 [23JN]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-907), H8405 [27SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-693), H5083 [23JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733), S7160 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733) (S. Rept. 106-395), S8019 [5SE]

Improving Counterintelligence Capabilities at the Dept. of Energy and the Los Alamos, Sandia, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 106-687), H4816 [21JN]

National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1756) (S. Rept. 106-487), S9855 [4OC]

National Materials Corridor Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 397) (S. Rept. 106-232), S1390 [9MR]

Nomination of John A. Gordon To Be Under Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Security: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S4378 [24MY]

Nomination of Mildred S. Dresselhaus To Be Dept. of Energy Office of Science Director: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S4378 [24MY]

Nuclear Secrets Safety Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4737) (H. Rept. 106-1035), H12534 [2JA]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H11205 [26OC]

Uranium and Thorium Mill Sites Cleanup: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 106-886), H8060 [25SE]

Resolutions by organizations

National energy supply policies: National Association of Manufacturers, E1971 [28OC]

Selection of Nevada test site as nuclear waste disposal site: Nevada State Legislature, S3204 [2MY]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1187 [22MR]

Statements

National Ignition Facility and the Stockpile Stewardship Program: Several Laboratory Directors, S8167 [7SE]

Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository Legislation Veto: Vice President Gore, S3207 [2MY]

Summaries

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (H.R. 5189), E1490 [14SE]

Tables

Daily average supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products, S9918 [5OC]

Energy and water development appropriations, H10380 [19OC]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5214 [27JN], E1231 [13JY]

Exported distillate fuel, heating oil, and diesel, S9918 [5OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 422, consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H389 [15FE]

H. Res. 444, consideration of S. 1287, storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1178 [22MR]

H. Res. 453, Senate amendments to H.R. 1753, Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act, H1634 [3AP]

H. Res. 532, consideration of H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H5207 [27JN]

H. Res. 534, Dept. of Energy investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H6072 [17JY]

H. Res. 598, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H8412 [28SE]

H. Res. 657, Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, H11385 [27OC]

H.R. 1753, Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act, S2805 [13AP]

H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H398-H400 [15FE]

H.R. 2641, uranium and thorium mill sites cleanup, H8277 [27SE]

H.R. 4940, American Museum of Science and Energy, H10622-H10625 [24OC]

S. 397, National Materials Corridor and U.S.-Mexico Border Technology Partnership Act, S2791 [13AP]

S. 935, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act, S972-S974 [29FE], S1039-S1042 [1MR]

S. 1287, storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S574-S578 [10FE], H1183-H1187 [22MR]

S. 1756, National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act, S9993-S9995 [5OC], S10107-S10110 [6OC]

S. 2047, Home Heating Oil Price Stability Act, S546 [9FE]

S. 2072, Home Heating Readiness Act, S632 [10FE]

S. 2094, Stable Oil Supply (SOS) Home Heating Act, S807 [24FE]

S. 2336, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development for Department of Energy Missions Act, S1994 [30MR]

S. 2570, ensure the fair and equitable treatment of TVA customers in the event of restructuring of the electric utility industry, S4021-S4023 [16MY]

S. 2782, National Commission on Nuclear Security, S5737 [23JN]

S. 3002, Pipeline Integrity, Safety and Reliability Research and Development Act, S8020 [5SE]

S. 3278, Dept. of Energy Nanoscale Science and Engineering Act, S11790 [14DE]

S. 3282, Dept. of Energy University Nuclear Science and Engineering Act, S11923 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 88, treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, S1128 [2MR]

Tributes

Richardson, Sec. of Energy, H191 [2FE]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3278), S11790 [14DE]

Texts of

S. 3278, provisions, S11790 [14DE]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3282), S11917 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3282), S11922 [15DE]

Texts of

S. 3282, provisions, S11923 [15DE]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5590, S5591, S5609, S5628, S5687, S5698, S5699, S5706, S5707 [22JN], S5715, S5738, S5750, S5752 [23JN], S5781, S5816 [26JN], S5829, S5831, S5833, S5834, S5836, S5838, S5842, S5853, S5858, S5864, S5865, S5870, S5913, S5914, S5915, S5916, S5933 [27JN], S5944, S5952, S5955, S5957, S5961, S5963, S5971, S5984, S6029, S6030, S6031, S6032 [28JN], S6048, S6053, S6067, S6078, S6094, S6096, S6099, S6146, S6151, S6152, S6155, S6179 [29JN], S6188, S6189, S6190, S6191, S6192, S6195, S6196, S6197, S6198, S6199, S6200, S6266, S6267, S6268, S6269 [30JN], H3928, H3929 [6JN], H4036, H4037, H4038, H4039, H4040, H4041, H4042 [7JN], H4066, H4087, H4092, H4094, H4104, H4122 [8JN], H4197, H4204, H4209, H4221 [12JN], H4231, H4236, H4237, H4238, H4244, H4245, H4247, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4265, H4267, H4270, H4271, H4275, H4280, H4281, H4284, H4285, H4286, H4287, H4288, H4291, H4293, H4297, H4300, H4337 [13JN]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S8771 [19SE], S8865 [20SE], S9525 [28SE]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2123 [4AP]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11138 [26OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE], H8209 [27SE]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Sara Rosenbaum, David M. Frankford, and Rand E. Rosenblatt, S7516 [25JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

Articles and editorials

Ad Blitz Erodes Democrats' Edge on Prescription Drugs, S11290 [27OC]

Bush Hits Gore on Drugs, Taxes, S8631 [15SE]

Discrimination Goes High-Tech, S6077 [29JN]

DNA Dilemma—Gene Tests Can Cost You, S6076 [29JN]

Gene Privacy, S6076 [29JN]

Gene Secrets—Clinton Right To Oppose Genetic Discrimination, S6077 [29JN]

Ground Rules for DNA Sampling, S6077 [29JN]

Panel Told of Mental Health Ills—Suicide Attempts by Children Cited, H4203 [12JN], E907 [7JN]

Three-Part Attack on Gore, S8750 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

———protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (see S. 2809), S6015 [28JN] (see H.R. 5198), H7722 [18SE]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2553), S3946 [15MY] (see H.R. 4577), H3923 [6JN] (see H.R. 5656), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H3924 [6JN] (see H. Res. 518), H4034 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 162), S11918 [15DE]

Diseases: make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (see H.R. 4525), H3649 [23MY]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

Families and domestic relations: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

FDA: establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood (see H.R. 5514), H10472 [19OC]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2566), S4014 [16MY]

Food: allow officers and employees to issue detention orders on certain foods (see H.R. 5591), H11445 [27OC]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (see S. 2743), S5240 [15JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 2015), S149 [31JA] (see H. Res. 414), H209 [2FE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see S. 2731), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4964), H7127 [26JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3809), H631 [1MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 3057, 3058), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5628), H11842 [3NO]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (see S. 2038), S489 [8FE] (see S. 2738), S5240 [15JN]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 3125), S9381 [27SE]

———voluntary reporting of medication error information to assist in developing and disseminating recommendations and information on preventing medication errors (see H.R. 3672), H509 [16FE]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1392 [9MR] (see S. 2625), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4152), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4592), H4035 [7JN]

Health Care Infrastructure Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 5622), H11812 [2NO]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

———establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (see S. 2819), S6121 [29JN]

Medicaid: apply aggregate upper payment limits to non-State publicly owned or operated facilities (see S. 3187), S10252 [11OC]

———implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (see S. 3088), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5248), H7990 [21SE]

———make drug pricing information available to the public (see S. 2963), S7839 [27JY]

———State requirements for financial recovery from an individuals estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 3912), H996 [14MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN] (see S. 2836), S6257 [30JN] (see S. 3016, 3017), S8197 [7SE] (see S. 3107), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 5151), H7501 [12SE] (see H. Res. 435), H756 [8MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2319), S1884 [29MR]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4236), H2122 [11AP]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6015 [28JN]

———payment levels for certain medically unsupervised certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5251), H7990 [21SE]

———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H2410 [2MY]

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (see H.R. 5222), H7932 [20SE]

———provide for equity in the amount of disproportionate share payment adjustments between urban and rural hospitals (see H.R. 4995), H7206 [27JY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see S. 3131), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5200), H7722 [18SE]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H4120 [8JN]

———require wage adjustment of actual, rather than estimated proportion of a hospital's costs that are attributable to wages and wage-related costs (see S. 2828), S6121 [29JN]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5286), H8061 [25SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (see S. 3177), S10083 [6OC]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 562), H6777 [24JY]

Office of Correctional Health: establish (see H.R. 4443), H2966 [11MY]

Office on Men's Health: establish (see S. 2925), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4653), H4484 [14JN]

Office on Women's Health: establish (see S. 2675), S4564 [6JN] (see H.R. 4483), H3308 [17MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S6678 [13JY] (see H.R. 4365), H2511 [3MY]

———provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 594), H8199 [26SE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Tobacco products: increase legal age for smoking (see H.R. 4432), H2966 [11MY]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Conference reports

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577), H12100-H12439 [15DE]

Excerpts

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577): accounting of Government regulations costs and benefits, S11874 [15DE]

———Child Care Development Block Grant funding provisions, H4434 [14JN]

Explanations

Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act (S. 2743), S5269 [15JN]

Guidelines

Determining ``causation'' for radiation and cancer, S4757 [8JN]

Letters

Buprenorphine use in treating drug addiction: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S9112 [22SE]

Children's Research Protection Act: David M. Krol, S6023 [28JN]

———Donald E. Cook, American Academy of Pediatrics, S6023 [28JN]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S6024 [28JN]

———Raymond L. Woosley, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, S6024 [28JN]

———Sheila S. Mulvey, S6023 [28JN]

———Stephen P. Spielberg and Alan Goldhammer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (organization), S6024 [28JN]

Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection Act, H10553 [24OC]

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]

———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]

———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]

———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]

———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]

———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]

———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies: Dyann F. Wirth, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S11311 [28OC]

———Gail H. Cassell, American Society for Microbiology, S11311 [28OC]

———Jean-Pierre Garnier, SmithKline Beecham (business), S11312 [28OC]

———Jordan J. Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S11310 [28OC]

———Ronald L. Cada, Association of Public Laboratories, S11311 [28OC]

———several medical and health organizations, S11310 [28OC]

———Stephanie B.C. Bailey, National Association of County and City Health Officials, S11311 [28OC]

———William J. Martone, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, S11311 [28OC]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: George N. Miller, Jr., Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital, H11550 [30OC]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1882 [23OC]

———Adam Zaveski, E1179 [30JN]

———Gail Rattigan, S837 [28FE]

———Harriett Simmons, H8894 [5OC]

———Horace B. Deets, Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, E124 [10FE]

———Julia Kanopsky, H4169 [9JN]

———Louise Jarnac, H3401 [18MY]

———Mary Hudson, H9806 [11OC]

———Paul and Lois Van Valkenburgh, H8281 [27SE]

———Representative Stark, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E279 [9MR]

———Virginia Langell, H7900 [20SE]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: President Clinton, S10524 [13OC]

National Family Caregiver Support Program: Barbara Boyd, S11055 [26OC]

Native Americans' self-governance enhancement relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6754 [24JY]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6754 [24JY]

Older Americans Act reauthorization: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S11033 [26OC]

Prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S6071 [29JN]

———several health care organizations, S6070 [29JN]

Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Representatives Dingell and Norwood, Committee on Commerce (House), S4788 [8JN]

———several individuals, H97 [1FE]

Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's: Representative Ganske, S7516 [25JY]

Reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research: Dan Schulder, National Council of Senior Citizens, S6097 [29JN]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S6097 [29JN]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S6097 [29JN]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Raymond J. Uhalde, Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

State Children's Health Insurance Program funding: several health care and community service organizations, S5825 [27JN]

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers, S5975 [28JN]

———Art Rudat, Fairfax County, VA, Police Dept., S5975 [28JN]

———Fran Fisher, Revenue Recovery Consultants, Inc., S5975 [28JN]

———Jim Barnett, Catholic Newman Association, University of Houston, S5975 [28JN]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act: Andrew Dreyfus, Massachusetts Hospital Association, S5270 [15JN]

———David Johnson, Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, S5270 [15JN]

Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act: Mark E. Litow, Milliman & Robertson, Inc., S2652 [13AP]

———Roland E. (Guy) King, King Associates (business), S2651 [13AP]

Voluntary plan under which eligible Medicare beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs: Roland E. (Guy) King, King Associates (business), S1901 [29MR]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5989 [28JN]

Groups supporting Wellstone amendment on suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5972 [28JN]

Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act savings for monthly expenses, S2653 [13AP]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5609 [22JN], S5850, S5862, S5863 [27JN], S5952, S5954, S5957, S5963, S5971, S5980, S5993 [28JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN], H4208, H4213, H4215 [12JN], H4434 [14JN], H6561, H6562 [19JY], H7817, H7824, H7852 [19SE], H7888, H7897 [20SE], H11449, H11457, H11465 [28OC], H11492, H11495, H11514 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11681 [31OC], H11729, H11739 [1NO]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8209 [27SE]

Press releases

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: AMA, S4788 [8JN]

Questions and answers

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: Senators Domenici and Graham, S5646 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Adoption Incentives Program: funding, H4236, H4237 [13JN]

BIA: insure equitable distribution of Indian Health Service medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1976-H1984 [10AP]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4050, H4054 [8JN], H4204-H4208, H4210-H4214 [12JN], H4434, H4435 [14JN], E990 [13JN]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]

———mental health services funding, H4201-H4203 [12JN], H6576-H6582 [19JY]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H19 [27JA], H367 [14FE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H3895 [6JN], H4658 [19JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, H4055 [8JN]

Committee on Government Reform (House): review of health care activities, E2230 [15DE]

Consolidated Health Centers Program: funding, H4104 [8JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H3933, H4021 [7JN], H4055-H4077, H4087-H4107 [8JN], H4127 [9JN], H4194-H4215 [12JN], H4226, H4227, H4229-H4310 [13JN], H4345, H4367-H4436 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7688 [18SE], H7899 [20SE], H11508 [29OC], H11536 [30OC], H11669-H11673, H11678 [31OC], H11718-H11725 [1NO], H11787, H11792, H11793, H11798, H11801, H11802 [2NO], E956, E971 [9JN], E995, E1008 [14JN], E1018 [15JN], E1039 [19JN], E1116 [26JN], E2048 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), amendment process, H4215 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12442-H12502 [15DE], E2240, E2246 [2JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H12441, H12442 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4044-H4054 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), correction of printing errors, H4724 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), H12529 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7817-H7825 [19SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11405 [27OC], H11457-H11474 [28OC], H11495-H11504, H11505 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11682 [31OC], H11729-H11748 [1NO], E1571 [22SE], E2040 [31OC], E2083 [3NO], E2104 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to recommit, H4434 [14JN]

Discrimination: filing of complaints by limited-English-speaking and hearing-impaired persons relative to benefits, H4243 [13JN]

Diseases: HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, H7065 [26JY]

———make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (H.R. 4525), E818 [24MY]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, H8250 [27SE]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H4197-H4201 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care, H3932 [7JN]

FDA: consolidation of offices funding, H6652-H6654 [20JY], E1374 [27JY]

———establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood (H.R. 5514), E1860 [19OC]

———prohibit funding to vaccine-related advisory committees that grant conflicts of interest waivers, H5777-H5779 [11JY]

Federal aid programs: senior citizens programs funding, H4297-H4300 [13JN]

Government regulations: nullify rule relative to the centralization of organ allocation policies, H1716-H1722 [4AP]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (H. Res. 414), H224 [8FE], H1250 [22MR], E60 [2FE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H333 [10FE], H352-H356 [14FE], H377 [15FE], E113, E115 [10FE], E213 [1MR]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, H11313 [26OC]

———establish a national program to conduct and support activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and obesity (H.R. 3177), H4087 [8JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (H.R. 3809), E214 [1MR]

———prohibit implementation of a uniform medical identifier, H4285, H4286 [13JN], H4434 [14JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H16-H19 [27JA], H77-H81 [31JA], H96, H97, H98, H129-H137, H139-H143, H157 [1FE], H170 [2FE], H248-H252 [8FE], H275-H277 [9FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H376, H426 [15FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2488, H2504 [3MY], H2745-H2748, H2750 [9MY], H5831-H5836 [11JY], H7086-H7090 [26JY], H7572-H7575 [13SE], H7985-H7988 [21SE], H10224, H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11245, H11247, H11248, H11250, H11253, H11254 [26OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11452, H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11512-H11520 [29OC], H11595-H11608, H11609 [30OC], H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11807, H11808 [2NO], H12012-H12016 [5DE], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E7 [27JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H739-H747 [8MR], H970-H974 [14MR], H6448-H6450 [18JY], H7986 [21SE]

———recognize differences in organ transplantation between adults and children and study immunosupressive drugs provided to children, H1700, H1701 [4AP]

———review of immunization and vaccine programs, E2230 [15DE]

———shortage of influenza vaccinations, E2015 [28OC]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4152), E476 [3AP]

Health Care Infrastructure Advisory Commission: establish (H.R. 5622), H11794 [2NO]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors and expand program eligibility to other tribes and tribal organizations (S. 406), H9957-H9959 [17OC]

———funding, H4557-H4569, H4583 [15JN]

Inner City Cardiac Satellite Demonstration Project: funding, H4236 [13JN]

Manhattan, NY: tribute to Chinatown Health Clinic, E1096 [23JN]

Meals on Wheels Program: funding, H4306 [13JN]

Medicare: contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (H.R. 1392), E8 [27JA]

———coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (H.R. 1796), E1866 [19OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H16-H18 [27JA], H79 [31JA], H367 [14FE], H496-H501 [16FE], H579, H580 [1MR], H1000 [15MR], H1127 [21MR], H1303, H1304, H1305, H1333 [23MR], H1945, H1946 [6AP], H2186, H2190-H2200 [12AP], H2257, H2320 [13AP], H2485, H2488-H2501 [3MY], H2619 [8MY], H2974 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H3183, H3184, H3185 [17MY], H3312, H3313, H3401 [18MY], H3620-H3625 [23MY], H3934, H3963 [7JN], H4168 [9JN], H4226 [13JN], H4343, H4345, H4480 [14JN], H4596, H4659-H4670 [19JN], H4679, H4680 [20JN], H4910, H4911, H4916-H4928 [21JN], H5077 [23JN], H5175 [27JN], H6097-H6102 [17JY], H6566, H6569, H6570, H6573-H6576 [19JY], H7067 [26JY], H7221, H7253-H7259 [6SE], H7284, H7348 [7SE], H7546, H7563 [13SE], H7707-H7715 [18SE], H7875, H7899, H7902-H7916 [20SE], H7936, H7937, H7938, H7939, H7968-H7970, H7983-H7985 [21SE], H8036, H8041-H8047, H8052 [25SE], H8066 [26SE], H8205, H8206, H8281, H8298, H8299 [27SE], H8410, H8411 [28SE], H8629, H8732-H8734 [3OC], H8744, H8796 [4OC], H8894 [5OC], H9454, H9455 [6OC], H9806 [11OC], H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10816, H10882, H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11535, H11595-H11601, H11609 [30OC], H11750, H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11786, H11792, H11803-H11807 [2NO], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E123 [10FE], E279 [9MR], E531 [11AP], E697 [10MY], E722 [15MY], E1179 [30JN], E1485 [14SE], E1613 [27SE], E1673 [4OC], E1779 [13OC], E1866 [19OC], E1882 [23OC], E1910 [25OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, H7507 [13SE], H9642 [11OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H458, H459, H460, H461 [16FE], H1461-H1463 [28MR], E411 [23MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 3482), H3753 [24MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 4607), E951 [9JN]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for prescription drugs, H4293-H4296 [13JN]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program, H6606 [20JY]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (H.R. 4236), E527 [11AP]

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (H.R. 5222), E1540 [20SE]

———reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements (H.R. 2115), E959 [9JN]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 562), H6753, H6754 [24JY]

Nevada: tribute to prescription drug plan for senior citizens, H7219 [6SE]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities, H2713 [9MY], H3056, H3146 [16MY], E1129 [28JN]

———funding, H4053, H4064 [8JN], H4231-H4236 [13JN], H4915 [21JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H12073 [11DE]

Office of Correctional Health: establish (H.R. 4443), E715 [11MY]

Office on Men's Health: establish (H.R. 4653), E1003 [14JN]

Office on Women's Health: establish (H.R. 4483), E749 [17MY]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: review of rules and policies, H1702-H1711 [4AP]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, H4291-H4293 [13JN]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H3584-H3588 [23MY], H11303-H11317 [26OC], H11399 [27OC], E572 [13AP], E2040 [31OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2691, H2698-H2720 [9MY], H3056 [16MY], H8209-H8265 [27SE], E1129 [28JN], E1707 [6OC]

———provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 594), H8206-H8209 [27SE], E1609 [27SE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 5081), E1366 [27JY]

———Medicare+Choice organizations funding, H5423 [28JN]

Social Security Act: prohibit funding to Medicare+Choice organizations that fail to comply with certain requirements, H4287, H4288 [13JN]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H8250, H8252, H8262 [27SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4867), H6376, H6377 [18JY], H6474 [19JY], E1258 [18JY]

Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H17-H19 [27JA], H426 [15FE], H970-H974 [14MR], H11202 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2087-S2094 [4AP], S2145-S2155 [5AP], S2667, S2678 [13AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, S5781, S5817 [26JN], S5829, S5872 [27JN], S6208 [30JN]

———hantavirus prevention programs funding, S6101 [29JN]

Centers for Independent Living: funding, S6210 [30JN]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]

———protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (S. 2809), S6021-S6025 [28JN]

Consolidated Health Centers Program: funding, S5715-S5719 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5588-S5609, S5628-S5648, S5652 [22JN], S5713-S5722, S5725-S5730 [23JN], S5781-S5787, S5817, S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5823-S5873 [27JN], S5941-S5994, S6000-S6003 [28JN], S6047, S6103, S6107 [29JN], S6186-S6224 [30JN], S6343 [10JY], S10613 [17OC], S11297, S11298 [28OC], S11350, S11358, S11359 [30OC], S11401, S11436 [31OC], S11466, S11481-S11487 [1NO], S11515 [14NO], S11549, S11554 [5DE], S11747-S11749 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11808, S11809, S11816-S11821, S11855-S11885 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), S11885, S11886 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), insert S. 2553 language in lieu, S5588 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), unanimous-consent agreement, S5989 [28JN], S6084 [29JN], S6397 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1650), S4588 [6JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2553), S6463 [11JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2553), indefinitely postponed, S6293 [30JN]

Diseases: HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, S5604 [22JN]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, S9104 [22SE]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (S. 2879), S7074, S7075 [17JY]

Education: early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]

———early learning programs funding (S. 2866), S6678-S6680 [13JY]

———Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2566), S4016-S4018 [16MY]

Hawaii: tribute to weapons of mass destruction containment, mitigation and response capabilities, S10236 [11OC]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety, S6212 [30JN]

———create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (S. 2743), S5268-S5271 [15JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S150-S152 [31JA], S9447, S9448 [28SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), unanimous-consent request, S9446 [28SE]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11307-S11314 [28OC]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (S. 2731), S5115-S5117 [14JN]

———fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (S. 2062), S621 [10FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6067-S6078 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S1111-S1113 [2MR], S2339 [6AP], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP], S4787-S4808 [8JN], S5729 [23JN], S6079-S6093 [29JN], S7516-S7519 [25JY], S7980 [5SE], S8630 [15SE], S9401 [27SE], S9427, S9428 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10746, S10748 [19OC], S10886 [23OC], S10963, S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064, S11082, S11111 [26OC], S11334, S11335, S11337 [29OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3057), S8641 [18SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3058), S8641 [18SE]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (S. 2038), S489-S491 [8FE]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (S. 2738), S5263 [15JN]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (S. 3125), S9390 [27SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 2235), S1407 [9MR]

———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 2625), S4389 [24MY], S4718 [7JN]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Homeless: substance abuse prevention and treatment services funding, S6188 [30JN]

Huntington's Disease: research funding, S6205 [30JN]

Indian Health Service: diabetes treatment, prevention, and research funding through reductions in the National Endowment for the Arts, S6528-S6530, S6537 [12JY], S6671 [13JY]

Insurance: establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (S. 2819), S6132-S6134 [29JN]

Medicaid: apply aggregate upper payment limits to non-State publicly owned or operated facilities (S. 3187), S10270 [11OC]

———implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (S. 3088), S8952 [21SE]

———make drug pricing information available to the public (S. 2963), S7855-S7858 [27JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S132-S134 [31JA], S657 [22FE], S705-S709 [23FE], S837 [28FE], S1188-S1191 [6MR], S1659 [23MR], S1698 [27MR], S1851-S1853 [29MR], S1947 [30MR], S2030 [3AP], S2059, S2063, S2084 [4AP], S2324 [6AP], S2390, S2427 [7AP], S2571 [12AP], S2675, S2676, S2681, S2683, S2688, S2689 [13AP], S2891, S2893 [26AP], S2958 [27AP], S4171 [18MY], S4513 [6JN], S4974-S4978 [13JN], S5609, S5636-S5641, S5643, S5645, S5646 [22JN], S5721, S5726, S5731 [23JN], S5779, S5786 [26JN], S6442, S6446 [11JY], S6632-S6636, S6643 [13JY], S6796 [14JY], S7050 [17JY], S7085 [18JY], S7962, S7980 [5SE], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S8160 [7SE], S8245-S8250, S8272-S8274 [8SE], S8536-S8538, S8569, S8600-S8604 [14SE], S8629, S8630 [15SE], S8748-S8750 [19SE], S8773-S8776, S8780-S8789 [20SE], S9127 [25SE], S9334, S9335 [27SE], S9415-S9418, S9422 [28SE], S9565 [2OC], S9835-S9838 [4OC], S9923, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10667-S10669 [18OC], S10960-S10962, S10968 [25OC], S11065 [26OC], S11531 [14NO], S11564 [5DE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (S. 2541), S3839-S3850 [10MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, S10383 [12OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1480), S7, S8 [24JA], S124, S125 [31JA], S315 [3FE], S656 [22FE], S751-S753 [23FE], S787 [24FE], S1042 [1MR], S1162-S1164 [6MR], S1203 [7MR], S1267 [8MR], S1482 [21MR], S2032-S2034 [3AP], S3694 [9MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1535), S104 [26JA], S5879 [27JN], S6253 [30JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2758), S5465-S5467 [20JN], S5719 [23JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2836), S8091-S8093 [6SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3016), S8198-S8204 [7SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3017), S8204 [7SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3107), S9254 [26SE], S9357 [27SE]

———Disproportionate Share Hospital Program funding, S6216 [30JN]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2319), S1899-S1901 [29MR], S2650-S2653 [13AP]

———improve coverage determination process relative to new advances in medical technology (S. 1626), S78 [26JA]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit, S8775, S8869 [20SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (S. 2807), S6020 [28JN]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (S. 3131), S9469 [28SE]

Medicare Integrity Program: funding, S6204, S6205 [30JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (S. 3177), S10085-S10088 [6OC]

Mental health: research programs funding, S6217 [30JN]

———suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding, S5971-S5977 [28JN]

Native Americans: allow purchase of prescription drugs from the Federal Supply Schedule, S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), insert S. 979 language in lieu, S2138 [4AP]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2131-S2138 [4AP]

NIH: funding, S2401, S2402 [7AP], S2689, S2694 [13AP], S5719-S5721 [23JN], S6002 [28JN], S11817 [15DE]

Ocular albinism: research funding, S6206 [30JN]

Office of Civil Rights: funding, S6196 [30JN]

Office on Men's Health: establish (S. 2925), S7664 [26JY]

Office on Women's Health: establish (S. 2675), S4570-S4572 [6JN]

Older Americans Act: National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S6002 [28JN], S11028-S11041, S11055, S11056, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11028-S11041, S11056-S11064, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, S6096-S6099 [29JN], S6186 [30JN]

Poverty: report to Congress on extent and severity of child poverty, S1009-S1013 [1MR], S4765-S4767 [8JN], S10344 [12OC]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11041 [26OC], S11307-S11314 [28OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9094-S9116 [22SE], S9187 [25SE], S9242, S9260-S9262 [26SE], S9839-S9842 [4OC], S10051 [6OC], S11892, S11893 [15DE]

———provide certain children's health services (S. 2868), S6682-S6687 [13JY], S6836 [14JY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services, S6211, S6212 [30JN]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support, S6188, S6189 [30JN]

Senior citizens: outreach and professional services funding, S6205 [30JN]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 2585), S4114, S4115 [17MY]

———Social Services Block Grant funding, S5318-S5320 [19JN], S5839-S5842, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

———Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funding, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

State Children's Health Insurance Program: funding, S5823-S5829, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: Child Health Institute funding, S6208 [30JN]

Reports filed

Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 406) (H. Rept. 106-818), H7279 [6SE]

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2498) (H. Rept. 106-634), H3648 [23MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 106-653), H3924 [6JN]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 518) (H. Rept. 106-657), H4034 [7JN]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4365, Children's Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 594) (H. Rept. 106-901), H8199 [26SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-1033), H12531 [15DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-645), H3923 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2553) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2731) (S. Rept. 106-505), S10715 [18OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4077, H4094, H4105 [8JN], H4201, H4208 [12JN], H4230, H4235, H4238, H4243, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4264, H4281, H4296, H4300 [13JN]

Statements

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4797 [8JN]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act: American Health Quality Association, S5270 [15JN]

Studies

Impact on Patients of Delays in Passing a Patients' Bill of Rights: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Staff, S2340 [6AP]

Rural Case Studies on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, S8 [24JA]

Summaries

Children's Health Act (H.R. 4365), S9098-S9104 [22SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, E2240-E2245 [2JA]

Public Health Improvement Act (H.R. 2498), S11308-S11310 [28OC]

Public Health Service Act Children's Health Services (S. 2868), S6683-S6685 [13JY]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act (S. 2743), S5269 [15JN]

Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]

Tables

Advanced appropriations in H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4435 [14JN]

Clinton Administration Medicare funding, S2063 [4AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5870 [27JN]

Comparision between the Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act and the Clinton administration proposal on Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2652, S2653 [13AP]

Comparison between George W. Bush's and Vice President Gore's Medicare reform plans, S10962 [25OC]

Comparison of Medicare payment rates across settings for selected high volume ambulatory care services, E959 [9JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5984 [28JN], H4368-H4432 [14JN]

Socio-demographic characteristics of long-term care insurance purchasers, E8 [27JA]

Testimonies

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Mary Munnings Lewandowski, S10128 [10OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 247, emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day, H352 [14FE]

H. Res. 518, consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4044 [8JN]

H. Res. 562, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1167, enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, H6753 [24JY]

H. Res. 594, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4365, Children's Health Act, H8206 [27SE]

H.R. 2498, Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, H3584 [23MY]

H.R. 2498, Public Health Improvement Act, H11303-H11313 [26OC]

H.R. 4365, Children's Health Act, H2698-H2711 [9MY], H8209-H8247 [27SE]

H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S6356-S6397 [10JY]

H.R. 5622, Medicare Program Infrastructure Investment Act, H11794-H11796 [2NO]

S. 406, Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act, H9957 [17OC]

S. 979, enhance Native American self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, S2131-S2137 [4AP]

S. 2015, Stem Cell Research Act, S151 [31JA]

S. 2062, issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness, S621 [10FE]

S. 2235, Organ Procurement Organization Certification Act, S1408 [9MR]

S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

S. 2541, Medicare Expansion for Needed Drugs (MEND) Act, S3840-S3848 [10MY]

S. 2625, revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations, S4718 [7JN]

S. 2809, Children's Research Protection Act, S6022 [28JN]

S. 2819, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S6132-S6134 [29JN]

S. 2925, Men's Health Act, S7664 [26JY]

S. 3016, Medicare Temporary Drug Assistance Act, S8199-S8204 [7SE]

S. 3017, Medicare Temporary Drug Assistance Act, S8204-S8209 [7SE]

S. 3131, Medicare Billing and Education Act, S9470-S9472 [28SE]

S. 3176, Rural States Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act, S10084 [6OC]

S. Con. Res. 162, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11886, S11930 [15DE], H12529 [15DE]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10302, S10308, S10428, S10444, S10457 [12OC], H4338, H4339 [13JN], H4485, H4486, H4487 [14JN], H4593 [15JN], H4627, H4632, H4675, H4676 [19JN], H4725, H4729, H4735, H4738, H4746, H4751, H4753, H4759, H4762, H4767, H4772, H4784 [20JN], H4818, H4824, H4841, H4843, H4848, H4853, H4857, H4861, H4862, H4867, H4868, H4870, H4877, H4881, H4887, H4893, H4897 [21JN], H4969 [22JN]

Housing: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3552, S3559, S3563 [4MY]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1630 [30MR], H1764, H1765 [4AP], H1868, H1889, H1902, H1905, H1907, H1908, H1909, H1911, H1916, H1917, H1919, H1922, H1936 [6AP]

Analyses

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (H.R. 5640), H11986-H11991 [5DE]

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 1452), E1924-E1930 [25OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC], H9992 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

Don't Democrats Believe in Democracy?, S350 [7FE]

Government by Lawsuit, H1632 [3AP]

Why I Won't Buy Smith & Wesson, H2017 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions

Community development: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (see S. 2968), S7839 [27JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4635), H4220 [12JN] (see H.R. 5482), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (see H. Res. 525), H4336 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 638), H10256 [18OC]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 2806), S6015 [28JN]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H2238 [12AP]

Health: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H7991 [21SE]

Health care facilities: make grants to hospitals, with National Housing Act insured mortgages, for conversion and re-utilization of excess capacity (see H.R. 5255), H7991 [21SE]

Homeless: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see S. 2602), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 3613), H339 [10FE]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (see S. 3033), S8413 [12SE]

———establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see H.R. 4664), H4484 [14JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 3274), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5640), H12017 [5DE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H1851 [5AP]

———expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H1957 [6AP]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S5240 [15JN]

———waive contract termination notification requirements for families receiving project-based rental assistance in cases where such termination facilitates purchase of the home by the tenant (see H.R. 5566), H11206 [26OC]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (see H.R. 3834), H646 [6MR]

———revise requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas (see H.R. 3706), H572 [29FE]

Mortgages: conduct a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages (see H.R. 4348), H2410 [2MY]

National Housing Act: prevent fraud under FHA rehabilitation loan program (see H.R. 3617), H340 [10FE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Conference reports

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635), H10083-H10224 [18OC]

Descriptions

Local Housing Opportunities Act (S. 2968), S7868-S7870 [27JY]

Letters

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, H1900 [6AP]

Homeowners Financing Protection Act: Moises Loza, Housing Assistance Council, H7745 [19SE]

Lists

Communities for Safer Guns Coalition, H4888-H4890 [21JN]

Messages

Budget Rescissions and Deferrals: President Clinton, S535 [9FE], H280 [10FE]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10309 [12OC], H4639 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: Chicago Housing Authority funding, H4744 [20JN]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN], H4913 [21JN]

Community Builder Fellow Program: termination, H4767 [20JN]

Community development: empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761, H4764, H4765 [20JN]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4763-H4765, H4773, H4775 [20JN], H4906, H4907 [21JN], H8817 [5OC]

Contracts: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4887-H4893 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4632-H4651 [19JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4613-H4651 [19JN], H4681, H4724-H4776 [20JN], H4823-H4909 [21JN], H9992 [17OC], E1062 [20JN], E1077, E1078, E1081 [22JN], E1095, E1107 [23JN], E1119 [26JN], E1136 [28JN], E1149 [29JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN], E1225 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10369-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4489-H4498 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10366-H10369 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent request, H4649 [19JN], H4724, H4729 [20JN]

Disabled: establish a pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to disabled families, E1910 [25OC]

Diseases: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751-H4753 [20JN], E1078 [22JN], E1149 [29JN]

Firearms: Gun Buyback Program funding, H762 [9MR]

Funding, H4738-H4746, H4770 [20JN]

HOME Loan Guarantee Program: funding, H1867 [6AP]

Homeless: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons, H1511 [29MR]

———provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (H.R. 3613), E1281 [19JY]

Housing: accreditation of home energy rating system providers for FHA energy efficiency certifications, H1908, H1909 [6AP]

———allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1919-H1935 [6AP]

———allow shared housing placement organizations to run background checks on potential participants, H1866 [6AP]

———allow use of Section 8 funds to provide cash assistance for purchase of homes, H1902 [6AP]

———assistance programs funding, H4629 [19JN], H10390, H10391 [19OC]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1863, H1865, H1937 [6AP]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), H10655-H10690 [24OC], E1907, E1910, E1921 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (H.R. 4664), E1005 [14JN]

———expand homeownership, E1910 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1801 [5AP], H1857-H1941 [6AP], H7744 [19SE], E520 [10AP], E527 [11AP], E775 [19MY], E1921 [25OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), amendment process, H1623 [30MR]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (H. Res. 460), H1855-H1857 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), corrections in engrossment, H1941 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11960-H11996 [5DE], E2149 [7DE], E2173 [11DE], E2182 [14DE]

———improve the quality of housing for the elderly and disabled, E1225 [13JY]

———include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

———increase home improvement loan limit, H1909, H1910 [6AP]

———offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1901, H1904 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754-H4759 [20JN]

———restructure financing for assisted housing for senior citizens, H4907 [21JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding, H4626 [19JN], H4907 [21JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4893-H4897 [21JN]

———Section 8 programs funding, H1350 [23MR]

———strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1911-H1914 [6AP], E527 [11AP]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (H.R. 3834), H7745-H7747 [19SE]

Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program: funding, H1914-H1917 [6AP]

Inspector General: report on wasteful spending, H5441 [29JN]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, H10382 [19OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish a pilot program to assist in purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas, E1910 [25OC]

Missouri: flood buyout and relocation program funding, H4853 [21JN]

Native Americans: housing programs funding, H4626 [19JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of Kenmore Hotel restoration project, E1349 [27JY]

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: funding, H4767-H4770 [20JN]

Pennsauken Township, NJ: tribute on efforts to reduce substandard housing, E746 [17MY]

Portland, OR: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1862 [6AP]

Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program: modify eligibility requirements, H1936, H1937 [6AP]

Public Housing Operating Fund: funding, H4746-H4750 [20JN]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, H1483 [29MR], H1632 [3AP], H2017 [11AP]

———prohibit funding to implement gun safety settlement agreement, H4897-H4901 [21JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9796-H9800 [11OC], E1712 [6OC]

Suffolk County, NY: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1865 [6AP]

Upland, CA: tribute to Public Housing Authority for administration of Section 8 Public Housing Program, H6605 [20JY]

Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds for construction of a community center, H1917-H1919 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Community development: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (S. 2968), S7867 [27JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10275-S10333 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10751-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10753 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Detroit, MI: waterfront project funding, S10314 [12OC]

Escanaba, MI: anniversary of Harbor Tower Apartments, S8577 [14SE]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (S. 2806), S6020 [28JN]

Firearms: clarity authority of Gun Buyback Program relative to the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act, S8753 [19SE]

Homeless: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (S. 2602), S4297 [23MY]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (S. 3033), S8417 [12SE]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3559 [4MY]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), S11680, S11681 [7DE], S11904 [15DE]

———expand homeownership (S. 3274), S11576 [5DE]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (S. 2733), S5241-S5251 [15JN]

———programs funding, S10313 [12OC], S10763 [19OC]

———provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S10763 [19OC]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, S10761 [19OC]

Lead Abatement Program: funding, S10761 [19OC]

National Homeownership Week: observance, S4929 [9JN]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, S1478 [21MR], S2340 [6AP]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), S10545 [13OC]

Taxation: use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Tobacco products: prohibit the use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of discount tobacco stores, S2333, S2334 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Reports filed

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1776) (H. Rept. 106-553), H1587 [29MR], H1851 [5AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 638) (H. Rept. 106-990), H10256 [18OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 106-562), H1851 [5AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 106-675), H4336 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-988), H10256 [18OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-674), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4635) (S. Rept. 106-410), S8501 [13SE]

Manufactured Housing Improvement Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1452) (S. Rept. 106-274), S2726 [13AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4629 [19JN], H4729, H4744, H4759, H4761, H4765, H4774 [20JN], H4843, H4845, H4857, H4861, H4870 [21JN]

Summaries

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 3274), S11602-S11607 [5DE]

Tables

Dept. of HUD reviews by outside consultants, H4747 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4620-H4624 [19JN]

———conference report, H10372-H10377 [19OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 460, consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1855 [6AP]

H. Res. 525, consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4489 [15JN]

H. Res. 638, consideration of conference report on H.R 4625, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10366 [19OC]

H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1868-H1889 [6AP]

H.R. 3834, Homeowners Financing Protection Act, H7745 [19SE]

H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10275-S10289, S10317-S10332 [12OC]

H.R. 5417, rename the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'', H9796 [11OC]

H.R. 5640, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H11960-H11985 [5DE]

S. 1452, Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, S3563-S3567 [4MY], H10655-H10683 [24OC]

S. 2714, use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds, S5028 [13JN]

S. 2733, Affordable Housing for Seniors and Families Act, S5242-S5250 [15JN]

S. 2968, Local Housing Opportunities Act, S7870-S7881 [27JY]

S. 3274, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, S11577-S11602 [5DE]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Affidavits

FBI knowledge and participation in illegal gambling and mob-related activities: Michael Terlecky, E2128-E2130 [5DE]

FBI misconduct in Youngstown, OH: James A. Kerchum, E955 [9JN]

Amendments

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10834, S10849 [19OC]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11385 [27OC]

Correctional institutions: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S11011 [25OC]

Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753 [27MR]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), S2813 [13AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4784, H4785 [20JN], H4818, H4820, H4821 [21JN], H4978, H4979, H4985, H4989, H4993, H4994, H4996, H4997, H5007, H5010, H5011, H5012, H5015, H5016, H5019, H5021, H5037, H5038 [22JN], H5039, H5047, H5049, H5050, H5052, H5054, H5055, H5085 [23JN], H5104, H5106, H5108, H5111, H5114, H5123, H5126, H5129, H5132, H5136, H5138, H5139, H5140, H5147, H5149, H5151, H5153, H5154, H5155, H5156, H5159 [26JN]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S10843 [19OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10154, S10155 [10OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7703, S7715, S7716 [26JY]

Analyses

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation (H.R. 894), H5752 [11JY]

Fugitive Apprehension Act (S. 2516), S3613 [8MY], S7717 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

ATF Firearms Prosecution Referrals Drop—Study Says Criminal Cases Have Fallen Since 1992, but Picked Up Last Year, S351 [7FE]

Austria Escapes Censure by Ending Secret Accounts, H4612 [19JN]

Battered Girlfriends Need Protection, Too, E1441 [11SE]

Clinton Accused in Smear—Tripp Lawyers Blame White House for Leak, S4941 [12JN]

Counsel Report on Whitewater Expected Soon, S8276 [8SE]

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

Don't Democrats Believe in Democracy?, S350 [7FE]

Driving Up Drug Prices, S7908 [27JY]

Ethics Law Hurts Probe, DOJ Says, S8573 [14SE]

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

Ghosts in Florida, E2174 [11DE]

Government Wants Control of MS, S3554 [4MY]

Government's Flawed Pursuit of Microsoft, S4572 [6JN]

Haitian Parents of U.S. Kids Deserve To Remain Here Together, S9366 [27SE]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, H11389 [27OC]

Inexplicable Neglect, S9249, S9259 [26SE], H8100 [26SE]

Into the Sunshine, H9892 [12OC]

Justice Dept. Faces Unexpected Roadblocks Due to Ethics Rules, S8572 [14SE]

No Room for 5,000 Elians, S9366 [27SE]

Perverse Use of Antitrust Law, S8565 [14SE]

Protecting Immigrants, S11903 [15DE]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, H11389 [27OC]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, H9883 [12OC]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, H11389 [27OC]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

Why Didn't Bacon Get Fried?—The Pentagon's Anti-Tripp Leakers Get a Slap on the Wrist, and the Privacy Act a Slap in the Face, S4941 [12JN]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see H.R. 3689), H510 [16FE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: make grants to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4178), H1763 [4AP]

Bureau of Immigration Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 3918), H997 [14MR]

Bureau of Immigration Services: establish (see H.R. 3918), H997 [14MR]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H2012 [10AP]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (see H. Res. 657), H11445 [27OC]

Correctional institutions: allow receipt of greeting cards for distribution in prisons (see H.R. 4779), H5435 [28JN]

Crime: provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (see S. 2065), S613 [10FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 4317), H2338 [13AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4690), H4674 [19JN] (see H.R. 5548), H11194 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (see H. Res. 529), H4783 [20JN]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 2993), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE] (see H.R. 5313), H8405 [27SE]

———pilot program to establish methamphetamine incident response and training teams for drug emergency areas (see H.R. 3675), H509 [16FE]

Elections: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (see H.R. 5161), H7502 [12SE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (see H.R. 4105), H1476 [28MR]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (see H. Res. 495), H2606 [4MY]

Firearms: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes (see H.R. 4456), H3049 [15MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (see S. 2089), S799 [24FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: delay implementation of Dept. of Justice ruling until court hearing on asylum application (see H. Res. 480), H2340 [13AP]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent resident aliens whose removal would result in extreme medical hardship (see H.R. 5232), H7932 [20SE]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 2407), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4138), H1628 [30MR] (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see S. 2812), S6120 [29JN] (see H.R. 4838), H5955 [12JY]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 2055), S612 [10FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4033), H1123 [20MR]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2761), S5555 [21JN]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S5662 [22JN]

Office of Children's Services: establish (see S. 3117), S9381 [27SE]

Office of Science and Technology: establish in the Office of Justice Programs (see H.R. 4403), H2770 [9MY]

Office of the Pardon Attorney: reform investigation and review process for potential exercises of executive clemency (see S. 2042), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3626), H340 [10FE]

Pittsburg, NH: operate the land border port of entry as a full-time port of entry (see H.R. 3585), H253 [8FE]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (see S. 2852), S6574 [12JY] (see H.R. 4681), H4591 [15JN]

Terrorism: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 5500), H10472 [19OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S3612 [8MY]

Violence Against Women Office: establish (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S538 [9FE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H164 [1FE]

Cost Estimates

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H.R. 1658): CBO, H2047-H2049 [11AP]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Explanations

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5548): Conference Report, H12446-H12482 [15DE]

Letters

Accusations of disclosure of classified information relative to national missile defense system: Arthur L. Money, H6537 [19JY]

———David W. Affeld, H6537 [19JY]

———Theodore A. Postol, H6537 [19JY]

Assignment of Armed Forces personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities: Brian E. Sheridan, Dept. of Defense, E793 [19MY]

Committee on Government Reform (House) report on the Dept. of Justice: Barry B. Langberg, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan (law firm), E2208 [15DE]

———C. Boyden Gray, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), E2207 [15DE]

Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: Representative George Miller, H11728 [1NO]

———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2997, S3009 [27AP]

Constitutionality of legislation to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5353-S5355 [19JN]

Counterintelligence Reform Act: Senator Specter, S1289 [8MR]

———Senators Shelby and Bryan, S1504 [21MR]

Counterterrorism Act, S11119 [26OC]

Criminal penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, H8256 [27SE]

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H4986 [22JN]

Elian Gonzalez-Brotons custody and immigration status: Carmen Sabria, E1371 [27JY]

Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7530 [13SE]

Independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities: Senator Levin, S8275 [8SE]

INS Omaha, NE, district office relocation project funding: Gerri Ratliff and Barbara J. Atherton, INS, H4996 [22JN]

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: Senators Shelby and Bryan, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S4662 [7JN]

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S1261 [8MR]

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Private counsel for Clifford H. Bernath relative to release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp: Brad Wiegnam, Dept. of Defense, S4941 [12JN]

Record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens: Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S9127 [25SE]

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, S7776 [27JY]

Transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund Dept. of Justice litigation against tobacco industry: several veterans organizations, H4496 [15JN]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Violence Against Women Act: Patricia Blau Reuss, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, S9457 [28SE]

———President Clinton, S9457 [28SE]

———several Representatives, H8071, H8100 [26SE]

———several women's and children's organizations, S9458 [28SE]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Gloria M. Buccino, Mount Kisco, NY, Police Dept., H1726 [4AP]

Memorandums

Address Backlog of Applications for Lawful Permanent Residency and Reunite Eligible Applicants With Their Families While Awaiting Visa Processing: Senators Abraham and Kennedy, S11851 [15DE]

Requests for Information on Pending Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases: David Brog, S2068 [4AP]

Senate Oversight Authority on Open Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases, S2068 [4AP]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Motions

Hamilton, E. Douglas: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S3983 [16MY]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), H9548 [10OC]

Petitions

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Remarks in House

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H11248 [26OC]

Agarwal, Kamlesh: extradition of alleged murderer from India, H5813 [11JY]

Antitrust Division: funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

Appropriations: transfer from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H3966 [7JN], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4619, H4632-H4651 [19JN], H4735, H4736 [20JN], H5039-H5046 [23JN], H11290 [26OC], E1062 [20JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H3275-H3277 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H6604 [20JY], E766 [18MY]

Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as a public safety officer relative to payment of death benefits (H.R. 513), E1835 [19OC]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

———make grants to establish after-school technology programs, H11291 [26OC]

———make grants to establish after-school technology programs (H.R. 4178), H8781 [4OC]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (H.R. 4222), H2022, H2024 [11AP]

Business and industry: merger of Worldcom, Inc., and Sprint Corp., E1084 [22JN], E1108 [23JN]

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Division: funding, H4969 [22JN]

CIA: investigation of alleged involvement in the crash of Pan American flight 103, H8554 [2OC]

Civil liberties: Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4997-H5007 [22JN], E1121 [26JN]

Civil Rights Division: funding, H4985-H4989 [22JN]

Clinton, President: continuation of independent counsel investigation, H12528 [15DE]

Committee on Commerce (House): request for Dept. of Justice investigation of allegations of obstruction relative to the leasing of the Portals building to the FCC, E1327 [26JY]

Committee on Government Reform (House): release of report on the Dept. of Justice, E2207 [15DE]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11368-H11398 [27OC], H11727, H11728 [1NO]

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: implementation, H1514 [29MR]

Community Oriented Policing Program: School Violence Initiative funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4994 [22JN]

Correctional institutions: allow receipt of greeting cards for distribution in prisons, H5140 [26JN]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), H12032, H12033 [7DE]

———report certain information relative to prisoners (H.R. 1800), H6736, H6737 [24JY], E1934 [25OC]

Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2040-H2054 [11AP]

———investigation into the assignment of criminal cases involving friends of President Clinton to certain judges, H333 [10FE], E142 [15FE]

Crime: allegation of cover-ups relative to handling of Ruby Ridge, ID, incident and the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H3056 [16MY], H7936 [21SE]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), H10411, H10412, H10452-H10454 [19OC]

———State and local law enforcement agencies funding to combat child pornography and exploitation on the Internet, H5046 [23JN]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, H5046, H5071 [23JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11199, H11203, H11230-H11241, H11265-H11297 [26OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11510 [29OC], H11798 [2NO], H12494 [15DE], E2024 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4962-H5032 [22JN], H5039-H5072 [23JN], H5103-H5162 [26JN], E1121 [26JN], E1133, E1135, E1136, E1137, E1139 [28JN], E1142, E1145, E1149, E1152 [29JN], E1165, E1167 [30JN], E1244 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), amendment process, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (H. Res. 529), H4957-H4962 [22JN]

Drugs: drug court funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (H.R. 5235), E1538 [20SE]

Elections: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (H.R. 5161), H7220 [6SE], H7379 [12SE], H7655 [18SE]

Executive Office of the President: discovery of e-mail messages relative to congressional and Federal criminal investigations, H1001 [15MR], E651 [4MY]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (H.R. 4105), H2349 [2MY], H2661 [9MY], H2974 [15MY], H3184 [17MY], H7873 [20SE], E955 [9JN], E2128 [5DE]

FCC: enforcement of Federal obscenity laws, H3057 [16MY]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (H. Res. 495), H4610-H4613 [19JN]

Firearms: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5016-H5019 [22JN], E1165 [30JN]

Georgia: voting difficulties in the Fourth Congressional District, E2102 [14NO]

Ghigliotti, Carl: conduct independent investigation into death relative to the FBI standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H2661 [9MY], H2974 [15MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, H1723 [4AP]

———custody and immigration status, H1853 [6AP], H2127 [12AP], H2514, H2554 [4MY], E1371 [27JY]

Hazardous substances: hazardous chemical storage facility security study funding, H4978, H4979 [22JN]

Health care professionals: exempt labor negotiations with health plans from antitrust laws if the FTC or Dept. of Justice certify the negotiations, H5639-H5641 [29JN]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent resident aliens whose removal would result in extreme medical hardship (H.R. 5232), E1549 [20SE]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, H5147-H5149 [26JN]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (H.R. 4172), H5747 [11JY], H8781 [4OC]

———pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (H.R. 2961), H6377-H6380 [18JY]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (H.R. 4838), H9545-H9548 [10OC], E1833 [19OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), H9548 [10OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), insert H.R. 4838 language in lieu, H9548 [10OC]

Independent counsel: appointment to investigate certain internal criminal allegations, H1128 [21MR], H1288 [23MR]

———appointment to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (H.R. 2201), H351 [14FE]

Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative: funding, H4984, H4986-H4989 [22JN]

INS: airport inspector funding, H5009 [22JN], H5049 [23JN]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents, H4994, H4995 [22JN]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents on Northwestern U.S. border, H1126 [21MR]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents on the northern border, H6089 [17JY], H6648 [20JY]

———Omaha, NE, district office relocation project funding, H4996 [22JN]

———tribute to San Antonio, TX, district office on receiving national excellence awards, E21 [27JA]

Law enforcement: community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5012-H5015 [22JN]

———community policing programs, H4959, H4960, H4968, H5017-H5021 [22JN], E1135 [28JN], E1165 [30JN]

———investigation of activities in the Northern District of Ohio, H5090 [26JN], E2128 [5DE]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders, H5046, H5047 [23JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), H6932-H6936 [25JY], E1345 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), H10871, H10872 [25OC], E1978, E2000 [28OC]

Lawyers and attorneys: payment of overtime, H5047-H5049 [23JN]

Lee, Bill L.: appointment to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, E1398 [6SE]

Los Alamos National Laboratory: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H8306-H8310, H8312 [27SE], H8611-H8615 [2OC], H8744 [4OC], H9880-H9894 [12OC]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, H8747 [4OC]

———application of antitrust laws, H1660 [3AP], H2094 [11AP], E478 [3AP]

Native Americans: Federal district court decision on involvement of landowners in Oneida Indian land claim case, H8053 [25SE]

Nazi Party—World War II: require disclosure of information relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals, E1181 [30JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of Kenmore Hotel restoration project, E1349 [27JY]

———reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H518 [29FE], H578, H579, H580, H622-H627 [1MR], H644 [6MR], H1267 [22MR]

———statement by President Clinton on verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case, H644 [6MR]

Perez, Carlos Ibarra: condemn offering of bounty for the assassination of Border Patrol agents, H3894 [6JN]

Politcal campaigns: release of memos relative to fundraising activities during the 1996 Presidential election campaign, H3478 [22MY], H3533 [23MY]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1403 [23MR]

———investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to the transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to the People's Republic of China, H7505 [13SE]

———release of report on abuse of campaign finance laws in 1996 Presidential election campaign, H935, H936 [14MR]

Pornography: prosecution for distribution, H1288, H1289 [23MR]

———prosecution for distribution illegal pornography, H1769 [5AP]

Smith & Wesson (business): prohibit funding to implement gun safety settlement agreement, H5140-H5144 [26JN], E1244 [14JY]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (H.R. 4681), H5744-H5748 [11JY]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets, E114 [10FE]

Terrorism: responsibility for bombing of Pan Am flight 103, H3872 [6JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, E1367 [27JY]

Violence Against Women Office: establish (H.R. 4848), H8103 [26SE]

Waco, TX: FBI investigation of use of pyrotechnic devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H518 [29FE]

———independent investigation of use of semiautomatic weapons during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H1962 [10AP]

Weed and Seed Program: funding, H5151 [26JN]

———funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4993 [22JN]

Women: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5021-H5027 [22JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9029-H9046 [6OC], E1729 [10OC], E1790 [13OC], E1817 [17OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 357), H356 [14FE], H1725 [4AP]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H7198-H7200 [27JY], H8064, H8070, H8086-H8105 [26SE], H8592 [2OC], H8629 [3OC], H8744, H8746 [4OC], H8814, H8815, H8816 [5OC], E1373, E1376 [27JY], E1409 [6SE], E1630 [28SE], E1634 [29SE], E1664 [4OC], E1684 [5OC], E1716 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alessandro, Thomas: Dept. of Justice Crime Victim Service Award recipient, S4010 [16MY]

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds, S11240 [27OC], S11872 [15DE]

———require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10848-S10850 [19OC], S10920 [24OC], S10989 [25OC]

Bacon, Kenneth H.: Dept. of Justice handling of investigation relative to the release of information from the security clearance file of Linda R. Tripp, S2507 [11AP], S3576-S3578 [8MY], S4938-S4943 [12JN]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: make grants to establish after-school technology programs (S. 2061), S619 [10FE]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities, S8274 [8SE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): clarify oversight authority on open Dept. of Justice investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———investigation of Dept. of Justice plea bargain agreement with Peter Lee relative to espionage charges, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

Correctional institutions: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies, S5094-S5096 [14JN]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S1853 [29MR], S4523 [6JN], S11011, S11012 [25OC]

———report certain information relative to prisoners (H.R. 1800), S9769 [3OC]

Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures, S10919 [24OC]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753-S1762 [27MR]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), House amendment, S2813, S2814 [13AP]

Crime: increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (S. 113), S9554, S9555 [28SE]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), S11181 [26OC]

———provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (S. 2065), S622 [10FE]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S5542 [21JN], S6465 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11100 [26OC], S11223, S11225, S11230-S11241, S11244, S11279, S11283-S11286, S11293 [27OC], S11307 [28OC], S11329 [29OC], S11417 [31OC], S11865 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), S9257 [26SE], S10149 [10OC], S10217 [11OC], S10401 [12OC], S10652 [18OC]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S11236 [27OC]

Drugs: drug prosecution and incarceration funding for county and local governments along the U.S.-Mexico border, S6670 [13JY]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 2993), S7908 [27JY]

———Federal law enforcement agencies funding to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S5533 [21JN]

———increase funding to Federal law enforcement agencies to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S2648 [13AP]

FBI: jewelry and gem crime prevention programs funding, S11230 [27OC]

Fine, Glenn A.: nomination to be Dept. of Justice Inspector General, S11895 [15DE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations, S10333 [12OC]

———modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (S. 2089), S800-S803 [24FE], S1226-S1228 [7MR], S1288 [8MR], S1504 [21MR], S9685-S9687 [3OC]

Garza, Juan: postponement of execution relative to Dept. of Justice action on clemency guidelines, S6404 [11JY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: allow court hearing relative to custody and immigration status, S1846, S1871 [29MR], S2020 [30MR], S2030 [3AP]

———custody and immigration status, S2708, S2710-S2713 [13AP]

Gore, Vice President: appointment of special counsel to investigate fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S5654-S5656 [22JN], S5948-S5951, S6004-S6006 [28JN]

Hamilton, E. Douglas: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S3983 [16MY]

Immigration: address backlog of applications for lawful permanent residency and reunite eligible applicants with their families while awaiting visa processing, S11232, S11265-S11267, S11269, S11279 [27OC], S11329-S11331 [29OC], S11850 [15DE]

———clarification of term ``extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm'' relative to visa eligibility, S10179 [11OC]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9125-S9127 [25SE], S9220-S9229 [26SE], S9344, S9348 [27SE], S10652 [18OC]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (S. 2407), S2619 [12AP]

———pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (H.R. 2961), S10843 [19OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S6121, S6122 [29JN], S7456 [21JY], S10843 [19OC]

Inspector General: report on the misconduct by officials in the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, S8370 [12SE]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 2055), S616 [10FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs funding, S11529 [14NO]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), S7651 [26JY], S7952 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S2629, S2630 [12AP], S3949 [15MY], S7435 [21JY], S9227 [26SE], S9879-S9883 [5OC], S10155 [10OC], S10990 [25OC]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2761), S5556 [21JN]

———improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S3949 [15MY], S8266 [8SE]

Lee, Wen Ho: Dept. of Justice investigation of espionage allegations relative to ethnic background, S8641 [18SE]

Los Alamos National Laboratory: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, S8306 [11SE], S8567-S8569 [14SE], S8625 [15SE], S8641 [18SE]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, S9255 [26SE]

———application of antitrust laws, S325 [3FE], S605 [10FE]

———impact of Dept. of Justice antitrust suit on consumers and the economy, S6247 [30JN], S8565 [14SE]

———proposed remedies submitted by the Dept. of Justice and several States relative to antitrust suit, S3553-S3555 [4MY]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (S. 2769), S5666 [22JN]

Office of Children's Services: establish (S. 3117), S9382-S9384 [27SE]

Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices: tribute, S11902 [15DE]

Office of the Pardon Attorney: reform investigation and review process for potential exercises of executive clemency (S. 2042), S538 [9FE], S1380 [9MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4366-S4368 [24MY], S6180 [29JN], S8293 [8SE], S11832 [15DE]

Prosecutors: establish ethics standards, S4446-S4449 [25MY], S8571-S8573 [14SE], S9377 [27SE]

Qualliotine, Russell J.: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S6462 [11JY]

Supreme Court: decision on defense of the voluntary confessions law, S760 [24FE]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (H.R. 4681), S7952 [27JY], S10484 [12OC], S10544, S10584 [13OC]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S1956 [30MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S3612 [8MY], S7715-S7720 [26JY]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization, S11865 [15DE]

———extend authorization (S. 2049), S549 [9FE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S8751 [19SE], S9019 [22SE], S9248-S9254, S9258 [26SE], S9333, S9364 [27SE], S9457 [28SE], S9846 [4OC], S9877, S9878 [5OC], S10043, S10044, S10074 [6OC], S10137-S10139 [10OC], S10164, S10199, S10202-S10206, S10211-S10226 [11OC], S10615 [17OC], S11530 [14NO], S11865 [15DE]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), unanimous-consent request, S9877 [5OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 51), S3970 [16MY], S4185 [18MY], S4764, S4765 [8JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 2787), S5791, S5803-S5806 [26JN], S5877 [27JN], S6464 [11JY], S7597 [26JY], S8571 [14SE]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan, S11650 [6DE]

Reports

Dept. of Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training: Dept. of Justice Inspector General, S8371-S8375 [12SE]

Investigation of Espionage Allegations Against Wen Ho Lee: Senator Specter, S1289 [8MR]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House), H11368-H11384 [27OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (Minority Rebuttal), H11395-H11398 [27OC]

Use of Armed Forces Personnel To Support Civilian Law Enforcement: Dept. of Defense, E794 [19MY]

Reports filed

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4033) (H. Rept. 106-776), H6775 [24JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2413), S6120 [29JN]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1658), S1671 [23MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 106-684), H4783 [20JN]

Counterintelligence Reform Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2089) (S. Rept. 106-352), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2089), S4296 [23MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4690) (H. Rept. 106-680), H4674 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4690), S7447 [21JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4690) (S. Rept. 106-404), S8290 [8SE]

Federal Judiciary Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 113), S7838 [27JY]

Fugitive Apprehension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2516), S7392 [20JY]

International Patient Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2961) (H. Rept. 106-721), H5842 [11JY]

Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1898), S9464 [28SE]

Janet Reno's Stewardship of the Justice Department—A Failure To Serve the Ends of Justice: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1027), H12085 [13DE]

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1902), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1902), S4190 [18MY]

Nomination of Daniel G. Webber, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Daniel Marcus To Be Associate Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of David W. Ogden To Be Assistant Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Donald W. Horton To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Donnie R. Marshall To Be DEA Administrator: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of E. Douglas Hamilton To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Glenn A. Fine To Be Dept. of Justice Inspector General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of James L. Whigham To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Jose A. Perez To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Julio F. Mercado To Be DEA Deputy Administrator: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9466 [28SE]

Nomination of Mark R. Tucker To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Norman C. Bay To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Phyllis J. Hamilton To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Randolph D. Moss To Be Assistant Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Russell J. Qualliotine To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Steven S. Reed To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2042) (S. Rept. 106-231), S1390 [9MR]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H11205 [26OC]

Tragedy at Waco—New Evidence Examined: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1037), H12534 [2JA]

Violence Against Women Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1248) (H. Rept. 106-891), H8199 [26SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2787), S6574 [12JY]

Waive Naturalization Requirement To Take Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance for Certain Disabled or Impaired Applicants: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2812), S7392 [20JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Immigration Amnesty: AFL-CIO, H5148 [26JN]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5019, H5021 [22JN], H5049, H5051, H5055 [23JN], H5108, H5123, H5126, H5131, H5134, H5149, H5150, H5156 [26JN]

Statements

Law Enforcement Officers and Criminal Justice System Treatment of Minorities in New York, NY, Declaration and Plan: Representative Owens and Several Brooklyn African American Clergy and Elected Officials, H1268 [22MR]

Public Forum on Domestic Violence: Carla Horton, H1728 [4AP]

———Victoria L. Lutz, H1727 [4AP]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Amy Paul, My Sisters' Place (organization), H1729 [4AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10191-S10193 [11OC]

———Maryellen Martirano, Westchester County, NY, District Attorney's Office, H1726 [4AP]

———New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H1727 [4AP]

Summaries

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, S10193-S10196 [11OC]

Surveys

Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Funding: New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H1728 [4AP]

Tables

Bulletproof vest funding and purchases, S9880 [5OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations: conference report, H11272-H11281 [26OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 495, support the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering, H4610 [19JN]

H. Res. 529, consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H4957 [22JN]

H. Res. 657, Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, H11385 [27OC]

H.R. 1248, Violence Against Women Act, H8086-H8093 [26SE]

H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, H2040-H2046 [11AP]

H.R. 1800, Death in Custody Reporting Act, H6736 [24JY]

H.R. 2780, Dept. of Justice grants to organizations to find missing adults, H10452 [19OC]

H.R. 2961, International Patient Act, H6377 [18JY]

H.R. 4033, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, H6932 [25JY]

H.R. 4681, provide certain Syrian nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status, H5744 [11JY]

H.R. 4838, waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, H9545 [10OC]

S. 113, Federal Judiciary Protection Act, S9555 [28SE]

S. 1769, reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies, S2813 [13AP]

S. 1854, 21st Century Acquisition Reform and Improvement Act, S10848, S10849 [19OC]

S. 1898, Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act, S11011 [25OC], H12033 [7DE]

S. 2042, Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act, S540 [9FE]

S. 2049, Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund authorization extension, S550 [9FE]

S. 2061, Kids 2000 Act, S620 [10FE]

S. 2065, provide Dept. of Justice grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults, S624 [10FE]

S. 2413, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2629 [12AP], S10155 [10OC], H10872 [25OC]

S. 2516, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S3613 [8MY], S7718-S7720 [26JY]

S. 2761, Capturing Criminals Act, S5557 [21JN]

S. 2769, NICS Partnership Act, S5667 [22JN]

S. 2787, Violence Against Women Act, S5792-S5803 [26JN]

S. 2812, waive immigration naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, S6122 [29JN]

S. 2812, waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, S7456 [21JY], S10843 [19OC], H9548 [10OC]

S. 2993, Drug Competition Act, S7908 [27JY]

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR related term(s) Bureau of Labor Statistics

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5590, S5591, S5609, S5628, S5687, S5698, S5699, S5706, S5707 [22JN], S5715, S5738, S5750, S5752 [23JN], S5781, S5816 [26JN], S5829, S5831, S5833, S5834, S5836, S5838, S5842, S5853, S5858, S5864, S5865, S5870, S5913, S5914, S5915, S5916, S5933 [27JN], S5944, S5952, S5955, S5957, S5961, S5963, S5971, S5984, S5986, S5990, S6000, S6029, S6030, S6031, S6032 [28JN], S6048, S6053, S6067, S6078, S6094, S6096, S6099, S6146, S6151, S6152, S6155, S6179 [29JN], S6188, S6189, S6190, S6191, S6192, S6195, S6196, S6197, S6198, S6199, S6200, S6266, S6267, S6268, S6269 [30JN], H3928, H3929 [6JN], H4036, H4037, H4038, H4039, H4040, H4041, H4042 [7JN], H4066, H4087, H4092, H4094, H4104, H4122 [8JN], H4197, H4204, H4209, H4221 [12JN], H4231, H4236, H4237, H4238, H4244, H4245, H4247, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4265, H4267, H4270, H4271, H4275, H4280, H4281, H4284, H4285, H4286, H4287, H4288, H4291, H4293, H4297, H4300, H4337 [13JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9026, S9037, S9039, S9042, S9045 [22SE], S9202, S9205 [25SE], S9220, S9272, S9273, S9276, S9279, S9281, S9284, S9287, S9289, S9290, S9293, S9297, S9299, S9302, S9305, S9308, S9310, S9313 [26SE], S9481, S9484, S9502, S9504, S9505, S9507, S9508, S9509, S9510, S9511, S9512, S9513, S9514, S9515, S9517, S9519, S9526 [28SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

Articles and editorials

How To Create a Skilled-Labor Shortage, S9371 [27SE]

Questioning the Labor Shortage, E1454 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (see S. 2261), S1512 [21MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2553), S3946 [15MY] (see H.R. 4577), H3923 [6JN] (see H.R. 5656), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H3924 [6JN] (see H. Res. 518), H4034 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 162), S11918 [15DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (see H.R. 4499), H3473 [19MY]

Hughes, Elinor: authorizing testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE (see S. Res. 320), S4922 [9JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

———provide H-1B nonimmigrant status to aliens without regard to certain limits if the U.S. employer seeking the alien's entry makes a scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education (see H.R. 5625), H11842 [3NO]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 5635), H11927 [14NO]

Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program: establish (see H.R. 4649), H4336 [13JN]

Occupational safety and health: application of regulations to home offices relative to promotion of telework opportunities (see H.R. 4080), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4098), H1476 [28MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3643), H341 [10FE]

Office of Pension Participant Advocacy: establish (see S. 2849), S6474 [11JY] (see H.R. 4820), H5842 [11JY]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Charters

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., and OSHA Partnership To Ensure a Safe and Healthy Work Environment in the Construction Industry, E448 [30MR]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219, S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Conference reports

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577), H12100-H12439 [15DE]

Excerpts

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577): accounting of Government regulations costs and benefits, S11874 [15DE]

Letters

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE], S9124 [25SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9374 [27SE]

———Vice President Gore, S7820 [27JY]

Job Corps employment opportunities: Dawn Day, E1294 [21JY]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, S11043 [26OC]

Older Americans Act reauthorization: Alexis M. Herman, Sec. of Labor, S11033 [26OC]

Senior Community Service Employment Program, S11059 [26OC]

Workforce investment programs funding: J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5967 [28JN]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S5968 [28JN]

———Massachusetts Municipal Association, S5969 [28JN]

———Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, MA, S5968 [28JN]

———U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5966 [28JN]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5989 [28JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5609 [22JN], S5850, S5862, S5863 [27JN], S5952, S5954, S5957, S5963, S5971, S5980, S5993 [28JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN], H4208, H4213, H4215 [12JN], H4434 [14JN], H6561, H6562 [19JY], H7817, H7824, H7852 [19SE], H7888, H7897 [20SE], H11449, H11457, H11465 [28OC], H11492, H11495, H11514 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11681 [31OC], H11729, H11739 [1NO]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9028 [22SE], S9338, S9375 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Civil rights: enforcement funding, H20, H21 [27JA]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H3895 [6JN], H4658 [19JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, H4055 [8JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H11509, H11510 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: privatization of certain military and civilian positions in Guam, H1988 [10AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H3933, H4021 [7JN], H4055-H4077, H4087-H4107 [8JN], H4127 [9JN], H4194-H4215 [12JN], H4226, H4227, H4229-H4310 [13JN], H4345, H4367-H4436 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7688 [18SE], H7899 [20SE], H11508 [29OC], H11536 [30OC], H11669-H11673, H11678 [31OC], H11718-H11725 [1NO], H11787, H11792, H11793, H11798, H11801, H11802 [2NO], E956, E971 [9JN], E995, E1008 [14JN], E1018 [15JN], E1039 [19JN], E1116 [26JN], E2048 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), amendment process, H4215 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12442-H12502 [15DE], E2240, E2246 [2JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H12441, H12442 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4044-H4054 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), correction of printing errors, H4724 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), H12529 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7817-H7825 [19SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11405 [27OC], H11457-H11474 [28OC], H11495-H11504, H11505 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11682 [31OC], H11729-H11748 [1NO], E1571 [22SE], E2040 [31OC], E2083 [3NO], E2104 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to recommit, H4434 [14JN]

Employment: job training programs funding, H4066-H4077 [8JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (H.R. 4499), E788 [19MY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6033, H6034 [13JY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8699-H8706 [3OC], H8781, H8782 [4OC], H9004 [5OC], E1674, E1675 [4OC]

Job Corps: tribute, E1294 [21JY]

Kemp, Rose: Missouri Women's Council Rose Kemp Public Service Award recipient, E579 [13AP]

Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program: establish, H4280, H4281 [13JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence, H1176 [22MR]

Office of Pension Participant Advocacy: establish (H.R. 4820), E1200 [11JY]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4064, H4094-H4104 [8JN]

———issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (H.R. 1899), H8680 [3OC]

Technology: creation of high technology jobs, H4227 [13JN]

Union Bank of California: Dept. of Labor Opportunity 2000 Award recipient, E1468 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: develop plan to improve compensation, working conditions, and other benefits for agricultural workers in the U.S., S6189 [30JN]

Business and industry: encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (S. 2261), S1519 [21MR]

Coal: National Academy of Sciences study on coal waste impoundments funding, S11879 [15DE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, S6218 [30JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5588-S5609, S5628-S5648, S5652 [22JN], S5713-S5722, S5725-S5730 [23JN], S5781-S5787, S5817, S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5823-S5873 [27JN], S5941-S5994, S6000-S6003 [28JN], S6047, S6103, S6107 [29JN], S6186-S6224 [30JN], S6343 [10JY], S10613 [17OC], S11297, S11298 [28OC], S11350, S11358, S11359 [30OC], S11401, S11436 [31OC], S11466, S11481-S11487 [1NO], S11515 [14NO], S11549, S11554 [5DE], S11747-S11749 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11808, S11809, S11816-S11821, S11855-S11885 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), S11885, S11886 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), insert S. 2553 language in lieu, S5588 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), unanimous-consent agreement, S5989 [28JN], S6084 [29JN], S6397 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1650), S4588 [6JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2553), S6463 [11JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2553), indefinitely postponed, S6293 [30JN]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]

———workforce investment programs funding, S5963-S5971, S5979 [28JN]

Employment: job training programs funding, S6209 [30JN]

Hughes, Elinor: authorizing testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE (S. Res. 320), S4933 [9JN]

Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (S. 1645), S9647 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S542-S545 [9FE], S6341 [10JY], S6408-S6411, S6445 [11JY], S7608 [26JY], S7820, S7822 [27JY], S8907-S8916 [21SE], S9026-S9029 [22SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215-S9229, S9235, S9242, S9244-S9248 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9353-S9359, S9362-S9376 [27SE], S9443, S9449-S9451 [28SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643-S9657 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619, S8620, S8626 [15SE], S8800-S8807 [20SE], S9026 [22SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent request, S6338-S6340 [10JY]

Indiana County, PA: displaced coal worker relief funding, S6207 [30JN]

Office of Pension Participant Advocacy: establish (S. 2849), S6474 [11JY]

Older Americans Act: require the Dept. of Labor to assess accountability of grantees, S11037-S11041, S11055-S11064, S11091-S11095 [26OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11028-S11041, S11056-S11064, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S3181 [1MY]

———issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers, S5782 [26JN], S5831, S5832 [27JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4366-S4368 [24MY], S11832 [15DE]

Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants Program: funding, S6210 [30JN]

Reports filed

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2045) (S. Rept. 106-260), S2526 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 106-653), H3924 [6JN]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 518) (H. Rept. 106-657), H4034 [7JN]

Dept. of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Management Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1024), H11954 [4DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-1033), H12531 [15DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-645), H3923 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2553) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Nomination of Edward B. Montgomery To Be Deputy Sec. of Labor: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Gordon S. Heddell To Be Dept. of Labor Inspector General: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Leslie B. Kramerich To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

Truth in Employment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1441) (H. Rept. 106-967), H9766 [11OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4077, H4094, H4105 [8JN], H4201, H4208 [12JN], H4230, H4235, H4238, H4243, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4264, H4281, H4296, H4300 [13JN]

Statements

Senior Community Service Employment Program, S11059 [26OC]

Summaries

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, E2240-E2245 [2JA]

Tables

Advanced appropriations in H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4435 [14JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5870 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5984 [28JN], H4368-H4432 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 518, consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4044 [8JN]

H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S6356-S6397 [10JY]

S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, S543 [9FE], S9026-S9028 [22SE], S9651-S9655 [3OC], H8699 [3OC], H9004-H9008 [5OC]

S. 2261, Industry Training Consortia Act, S1521 [21MR]

S. 2849, establish the Office of Pension Participant Advocacy, S6475 [11JY]

S. Con. Res. 162, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11886, S11930 [15DE], H12529 [15DE]

S. Res. 320, authorizing Elinor Hughes' testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE, S4924, S4933 [9JN]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE related term(s) Diplomats

Addresses

Fighting Denial of the Armenian Genocide: Van Z. Krikorian, Armenian Assembly of America, H11529-H11532 [30OC]

Free and Fair Elections in Burma: Madeline Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E809 [23MY]

Importance of Diplomacy in the Economic, Trade, and Financial Arenas: Stuart E. Eizenstat, Dept. of the Treasury, E69 [7FE]

Meeting of Kurchatov Institute's Scientific Society With U.S. Congressmen: Yevgeny Velikhov, H28 [27JA]

Which Way Russia? Chechnya Is the Test: Strobe Talbott, Dept. of State, E41 [1FE]

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4784, H4785 [20JN], H4818, H4820, H4821 [21JN], H4978, H4979, H4985, H4989, H4993, H4994, H4996, H4997, H5007, H5010, H5011, H5012, H5015, H5016, H5019, H5021, H5037, H5038 [22JN], H5039, H5047, H5049, H5050, H5052, H5054, H5055, H5085 [23JN], H5104, H5106, H5108, H5111, H5114, H5123, H5126, H5129, H5132, H5136, H5138, H5139, H5140, H5147, H5149, H5151, H5153, H5154, H5155, H5156, H5159 [26JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), S7121 [18JY], H5738 [10JY], H5843, H5844, H5845 [11JY], H5904, H5924, H5926, H5933, H5939, H5941, H5943, H5945, H5946, H5947, H5948, H5950, H5951, H5956, H5957, H5958, H5959 [12JY], H5962, H5980, H5983, H5997, H5999, H6002, H6004, H6006, H6007, H6009, H6011, H6015, H6016 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10823 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1234), S3894 [11MY], S4136 [18MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S4209 [18MY], S4491 [25MY], S5446, S5447, S5471, S5474, S5475 [20JN], S5483, S5484, S5485, S5493, S5508, S5510, S5511, S5515, S5520, S5521, S5527, S5528, S5530, S5531, S5532, S5533, S5534, S5563, S5564, S5565, S5566, S5567, S5568, S5569, S5570, S5571, S5572, S5573, S5574, S5575, S5576, S5578, S5579 [21JN], S5609, S5610, S5611, S5612, S5613, S5614 [22JN]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791 [13AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7142 [18JY], H10450 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

Libya Thaw, S2639 [12AP]

New Laos Policy Urged, E2214 [15DE]

State Dept. Unfreezes Hundreds of Promotions After Delay for Security Review, S11839 [15DE]

Stealthy Shift on Libya, S2638 [12AP]

Still Wanted, S2868 [25AP]

Stolen Children, S3683 [9MY]

U.S. Troops in Kosovo, H1600 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H4783 [20JN]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

China, People's Republic of: purchase of property by the Xinhu news agency relative to funding for embassy relocation negotiations (see S. 2801), S5884 [27JN]

Colleges and universities: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (see S. 3076), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 4528), H3812 [24MY]

Crime: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (see S. 2460), S2865 [25AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4690), H4674 [19JN] (see H.R. 5548), H11194 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (see H. Res. 529), H4783 [20JN]

Education: accept endowment contributions for educational and cultural international exchange programs and allow designation of such programs in recognition of the contributions (see H.R. 3913), H996 [14MR]

Egypt: limit assistance under the Foreign Military Financing Program (see H.R. 4233), H2121 [11AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 2522), S3692 [9MY] (see H.R. 4811), H5736 [10JY] (see H.R. 5526), H10808 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (see H. Res. 546), H5842 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 647), H10808 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 436), H11194 [25OC]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see S. Res. 327), S5663 [22JN]

———ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 596), H8406 [27SE]

———ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 596), consideration (see H. Res. 625), H9766 [11OC]

———provide appropriate training of Foreign Service officers and other executive branch employees in issues related to democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 606), H8735 [3OC]

GAO: investigation of U.S. participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations (see H. Res. 664), H11621 [30OC]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S1671 [23MR]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2416), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 3639), H341 [10FE]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H573 [29FE]

Libya: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 287), S2616 [12AP]

Nonprofit organizations: establish for international educational, cultural, and arts programs (see S. 3251), S11131 [26OC]

Under Sec. of State for Security: establish (see S. 2140), S1117 [2MR]

Conference reports

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4811), H10759-H10790 [24OC]

Explanations

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5548): Conference Report, H12446-H12482 [15DE]

Letters

Appointment of an Ambassador to Laos: Representatives Radanovich and Mark Green, E2082 [3NO]

Bureau of Economic Analysis funding: Robert Shapiro, Dept. of Commerce, H5104 [26JN]

Dept. of State payment to Seattle, WA, for security costs incurred while hosting World Trade Organization meetings: Senator Gorton, S258 [2FE]

———Senator Murray, S302 [2FE]

Human rights violations in West Papua in Indonesia: President Clinton, E1828 [19OC]

———several Representatives, E1828 [19OC]

Western Sahara self-determination referendum: several Members of Congress, H5033 [22JN]

Lists

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S10981 [25OC]

Objectionable provisions in S. 2522, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S5624 [22JN]

Memorandums

People's Republic of China Understanding With the U.S. on Prohibiting the Import and Export of Prison Labor Products, S8364 [12SE]

Messages

Budget Rescissions and Deferrals: President Clinton, S535 [9FE], H280 [10FE]

Consular Convention Between the U.S. and Ireland on Taxation of Embassy Purchases: President Clinton, S8031 [5SE]

Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air: President Clinton, S8126 [6SE]

Convention on the Rights of the Child: President Clinton, S7574 [25JY]

Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management: President Clinton, S8527 [13SE]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Bahrain: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Bolivia: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Croatia: President Clinton, S4330 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With El Salvador: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Honduras: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Jordan: President Clinton, S4330 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Lithuania: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Mozambique: President Clinton, S4330 [23MY]

Extradition Treaty With Belize: President Clinton, S7809 [27JY]

Extradition Treaty With South Africa: President Clinton, S4211 [18MY]

Extradition Treaty With Sri Lanka: President Clinton, S5937 [27JN]

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism: President Clinton, S10499 [12OC]

International Plant Protection Convention: President Clinton, S1687 [23MR]

Investment Treaty With Azerbaijan: President Clinton, S8426 [12SE]

Investment Treaty With Nicaragua: President Clinton, S5816 [26JN]

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer: President Clinton, S5710 [22JN]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Cyprus: President Clinton, S6764 [13JY]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Egypt: President Clinton, S301 [2FE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With France: President Clinton, S165 [31JA]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Greece: President Clinton, S222 [1FE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Romania: President Clinton, S340 [3FE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Russia: President Clinton, S646 [10FE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With South Africa: President Clinton, S6764 [13JY]

Protocol Amending Investment Treaty With Panama: President Clinton, S8426 [12SE]

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade: President Clinton, S559 [9FE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8031 [5SE]

Treaty With Mexico on Delimitation of Continental Shelf: President Clinton, S7810 [27JY]

Motions

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788 [11OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6024 [13JY], H10449 [19OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S4170 [18MY], S5509 [21JN], S5627 [22JN]

Remarks in House

African Bureau: tribute to efforts relative to membership of Sudan on the U.N. Security Council, E1759 [12OC]

AID: employment of contractors for deployment of Food for Peace Program commodities, H5593, H5594 [29JN]

Asia Foundation: funding, H5126-H5128 [26JN]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, H167 [2FE]

———boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 417), H223 [8FE], H517 [29FE]

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), E833 [25MY]

Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (H.R. 4697), H6950-H6952 [25JY], E1060 [20JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6016 [13JY]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, H514 [29FE]

———purchase of property by the Xinhu news agency approval funding, H5155 [26JN]

Colleges and universities: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (H.R. 4528), H5760-H5762 [11JY], E837 [25MY]

Crime: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), H7753 [19SE]

Dept. of Commerce: economic and statistical analysis programs funding through reductions in Dept. of State educational and cultural exchange programs, H5104, H5105 [26JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9791 [11OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11199, H11203, H11230-H11241, H11265-H11297 [26OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11510 [29OC], H11798 [2NO], H12494 [15DE], E2024 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4962-H5032 [22JN], H5039-H5072 [23JN], H5103-H5162 [26JN], E1121 [26JN], E1133, E1135, E1136, E1137, E1139 [28JN], E1142, E1145, E1149, E1152 [29JN], E1165, E1167 [30JN], E1244 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), amendment process, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (H. Res. 529), H4957-H4962 [22JN]

Diplomatic Telecommunications Service: polygraph requirements for employees, H9861 [12OC]

Embassies: security funding, H5160 [26JN]

Foreign countries: change of terminology from ``rogue states'' to ``states of concern'', H5440 [29JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations, E1137 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5849, H5889, H5924-H5953 [12JY], H5961-H6025, H6026, H6029 [13JY], H10449 [19OC], E1231 [13JY], E1235, E1239, E1243, E1249 [14JY], E1255 [18JY], E1273, E1275, E1276, E1279 [19JY], E1298 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10825-H10842 [25OC], H11508 [29OC], E1948 [26OC], E1976 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (H. Res. 546), H5882-H5889 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10817-H10825 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), motion to instruct conferees, H10449, H10450 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), motion to recommit, H6024 [13JY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, H5997, H5998 [13JY]

———ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 596), H8597 [2OC], H10462, H10468 [19OC], H11528 [30OC], E1919 [25OC], E2200 [15DE]

———U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5115-H5126 [26JN], H5951-H5953 [12JY], E1136, E1137 [28JN]

Foreign Service: restore rank and benefits of former Senior Foreign Service Reserve Officers, E970 [9JN]

GAO: investigation of U.S. participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations (H. Res. 664), E2028 [30OC]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, E1584 [25SE]

———designate (H.R. 3639), H3588-H3593 [23MY]

Human rights: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172-H2183, H2186 [12AP], E581 [13AP]

———release of report on international religious freedom, H7221 [6SE]

India: joint agreement with U.S. to combat international terrorism, E2134 [6DE]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (H.R. 3732), E199 [29FE]

International Coalition for Missing Israeli Soldiers: tribute, E833 [25MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote termination of ballistic missile program, H5154 [26JN]

Laos: investigation into abduction of Houa Ly and Michael Vang, E2081 [3NO], E2214 [15DE]

———support democracy and human rights, E2214 [15DE]

Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H10818 [25OC], E658 [4MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5055-H5071 [23JN]

U.N.: certification of budget, H5114, H5115 [26JN]

———self-determination referendum for Western Sahara, H1768 [5AP], H5033 [22JN]

USIA: tribute, E689 [10MY]

VOA: broadcast condemning the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, H10225 [18OC]

Weldon, Representative Curt: report on congressional delegation trips to certain foreign countries, H23-H28 [27JA]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of aircraft noise rescinded, S1584, S1590 [22MR], S3908 [11MY]

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), S5020 [13JN]

Budget: foreign policy programs allocations, S2421 [7AP]

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, S3679, S3683 [9MY]

China, People's Republic of: purchase of property by the Xinhu news agency relative to funding for embassy relocation negotiations (S. 2801), S5910, S5934 [27JN], S5941 [28JN]

Colleges and universities: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (S. 3076), S8817, S8824 [20SE]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S4182-S4184 [18MY]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): nominations discharged, S11575 [5DE], S11739 [7DE]

Crime: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), S2868 [25AP], S5753 [23JN]

Cuba: TV Marti funding, S10149 [10OC]

Dept. of Defense: increase cooperation with Cuba on drug interdiction efforts, S5533 [21JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11506 [2NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11100 [26OC], S11223, S11225, S11230-S11241, S11244, S11279, S11283-S11286, S11293 [27OC], S11307 [28OC], S11329 [29OC], S11417 [31OC], S11865 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), S9257 [26SE], S10149 [10OC], S10217 [11OC], S10401 [12OC], S10652 [18OC]

Drugs: Federal law enforcement agencies funding to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S5533 [21JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), S7121-S7142 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, S10972-S10974, S10976, S10978-S10984 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10966 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5443-S5449, S5477 [20JN], S5479, S5482-S5547, S5551, S5565 [21JN], S5587, S5609-S5628 [22JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), indefinitely postponed, S7142 [18JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), motion to proceed, S4170-S4184 [18MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), unanimous-consent agreement, S5533 [21JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), unanimous-consent request, S4170 [18MY]

Foreign policy: nonproliferation and anti-terrorism programs funding, S5539-S5542 [21JN]

Gnehm, Edward W., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Australia, S4933 [9JN], S5652 [22JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (S. Con. Res. 98), S1684 [23MR], S3679, S3683 [9MY]

Haiti: elections, S4181 [18MY]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), S4908, S4909 [8JN]

———designate (S. 2416), S2729 [13AP], S8937 [21SE]

International Conference on the Balkans: convene, S4136 [18MY]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (S. Res. 87), S1752 [27MR]

Johns Hopkins University: Protection Project funding, S10217 [11OC]

Libya: travel ban relative to trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103, S3033 [27AP]

———U.S. policy (S. Res. 287), S2637 [12AP], S2700 [13AP], S2856 [25AP], S3033, S3034 [27AP]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791, S2792 [13AP]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, S11837-S11841 [15DE]

Nonprofit organizations: establish for international educational, cultural, and arts programs (S. 3251), S11136 [26OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4366-S4368 [24MY], S4932 [9JN], S8293 [8SE], S11614 [5DE], S11746 [7DE], S11832 [15DE]

Seattle, WA: Dept. of State payment for security costs incurred while hosting World Trade Organization meetings, S257, S301, S302 [2FE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S165 [31JA], S222 [1FE], S340 [3FE], S559 [9FE], S646 [10FE], S1687 [23MR], S4210 [18MY], S4329 [23MY], S5710 [22JN], S5816 [26JN], S5937 [27JN], S6764 [13JY], S7573 [25JY], S7809, S7810 [27JY], S8030 [5SE], S8125 [6SE], S8426 [12SE], S8527 [13SE], S10499 [12OC]

VOA: broadcast condemning the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, S10705 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

Voinovich, Senator: report on trip to Southeastern Europe, S2700-S2706 [13AP]

Reports

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices—Colombia, S5490 [21JN]

People's Republic of China Human Rights Violations (excerpt), H3694 [24MY]

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2727 [13AP], S6013, S6014, S6015 [28JN], S7655 [26JY], S9465 [28SE]

Reports filed

Armenian Genocide Understanding and Sensitivity in Responding to Human Rights, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Issues: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 596) (H. Rept. 106-933), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4811, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 647) (H. Rept. 106-999), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of H. Res. 596, Armenian Genocide Understanding and Sensitivity in Responding to Human Rights, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Issues: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 625) (H. Rept. 106-972), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 106-684), H4783 [20JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4811, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 106-727), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of State Rewards for Information Relative to Serious Violations of International Law in Rwanda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2460), S4952 [12JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4690) (H. Rept. 106-680), H4674 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4690), S7447 [21JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4690) (S. Rept. 106-404), S8290 [8SE]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4811) (H. Rept. 106-997), H10807 [24OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4811) (H. Rept. 106-720), H5736 [10JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2522) (S. Rept. 106-291), S3691 [9MY], S3915 [11MY]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR], S2727 [13AP], S4669 [7JN], S9465 [28SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Compliance: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 98), S2940 [26AP]

International Academic Opportunity Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3076), S9604 [2OC]

International Visitors Program Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 87), S1391 [9MR]

National Materials Corridor Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 397) (S. Rept. 106-232), S1390 [9MR]

Nomination of Anne Woods Patterson To Be Ambassador to Colombia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Brian D. Curran To Be Ambassador to Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Carey Cavanaugh To Be Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional Conflicts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Carlos Pascual To Be Ambassador to Ukraine: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Christopher R. Hill To Be Ambassador to Poland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Daniel A. Johnson To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of David N. Greenlee To Be Ambassador to Paraguay: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Donald A. Mahley To Be Special Negotiator for Chemical and Biological Arms Control Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Donald Y. Yamamoto To Be Ambassador to Djibouti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Donna J. Hrinak To Be Ambassador to Venezuela: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Douglas A. Hartwick To Be Ambassador to Laos: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of E. Ashley Wills To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Earl Anthony Wayne To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Economic and Business Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Edward W. Gnehm, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Australia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Gregory G. Govan To Be Chief U.S. Delegate to the Joint Consultative Group: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Howard F. Jeter To Be Ambassador to Nigeria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of James D. Walsh To Be Ambassador to Argentina: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Janet A. Sanderson To Be Ambassador to Algeria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of John E. Herbst To Be Ambassador to Uzbekistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of John F. Dinger To Be Ambassador to Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of John F. Tefft To Be Ambassador to Lithuania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of John N. O'Keefe To Be Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of John W. Limbert To Be Ambassador to Mauritania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Karl W. Hofmann To Be Ambassador to Togo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6013 [28JN]

Nomination of Lawrence G. Rossin To Be Ambassador to Croatia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Marc Grossman To Be Foreign Service Director General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Mary A. Peters To Be Ambassador to Bangladesh: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Michael G. Kozak To Be Ambassador to Belarus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7655 [26JY]

Nomination of Michael J. Senko To Be Ambassador to the Marshall Islands and Kiribati: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Owen J. Sheaks To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Verification and Compliance: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6015 [28JN]

Nomination of Pamela E. Bridgewater To Be Ambassador to Benin: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6015 [28JN]

Nomination of Richard A. Boucher To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Public Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7655 [26JY]

Nomination of Roger A. Meece To Be Ambassador to Malawi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Ronald G. Godard To Be Ambassador to Guyana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Rose M. Likins To Be Ambassador to El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Ross L. Wilson To Be Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6013 [28JN]

Nomination of Rust M. Deming To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Sharon P. Wilkinson To Be Ambassador to Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Susan S. Jacobs To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Thomas G. Weston To Be Special Coordinator for Cyprus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of V. Manuel Rocha To Be Ambassador to Bolivia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of W. Robert Pearson To Be Ambassador to Turkey: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

U.S. Policy Towards Libya: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 287), S2726 [13AP]

Resolutions of ratification

International Plant Protection Convention, S10667 [18OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5019, H5021 [22JN], H5049, H5051, H5055 [23JN], H5108, H5123, H5126, H5131, H5134, H5149, H5150, H5156 [26JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5923, H5943, H5950, H5951, H5953 [12JY], H5963, H5968, H5982, H5998, H6001, H6007, H6009 [13JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5615 [22JN]

Statements

Human Rights Violations in Tibet, E512 [6AP]

Make Trade Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the U.S. Contingent on Freedom of Religion, S8140 [7SE]

People's Republic of China Understanding With the U.S. on Prohibiting the Import and Export of Prison Labor Products, S8365 [12SE]

Tribute to Representative Porter: Harold H. Koh, Dept. of State, H10253 [18OC]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2522, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S5542 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations: conference report, H11272-H11281 [26OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5891-H5893 [12JY]

———conference report, H10827-H10830 [25OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 436, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10823 [25OC]

H. Res. 529, consideration of H.R. 4690, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H4957 [22JN]

H. Res. 546, consideration of H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5882 [12JY]

H. Res. 647, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10817 [25OC]

H. Res. 664, GAO investigation of U.S. participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations, E2028 [30OC]

H.R. 3639, Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC, H3588 [23MY]

H.R. 4528, International Academic Opportunity Act, H5760 [11JY], E837 [25MY]

H.R. 4697, International Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Act, H6950 [25JY]

H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7121-S7142 [18JY]

S. 397, National Materials Corridor and U.S.-Mexico Border Technology Partnership Act, S2791 [13AP]

S. 2460, Dept. of State rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda, S5753 [23JN]

S. 2460, provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda, S2868 [25AP], H7753 [19SE]

S. 3251, establish nonprofit entities for Dept. of State international educational, cultural, and arts programs, S11136 [26OC]

S. Con. Res. 98, compliance with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, S1684 [23MR]

S. Res. 87, anniversary of International Visitors Program, S1752 [27MR]

S. Res. 287, U.S. policy on Libya, S3034 [27AP]

S. Res. 287, U.S. policy towards Libya, S2637 [12AP]

S. Res. 327, encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, S5686 [22JN]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR related term(s) Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management

Amendments

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a wilderness area (S. 134), S9979 [5OC]

Auburn, NY: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), S9966, S10001 [5OC]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180 [29JN]

BLM: convey certain land in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District (S. 610), S7796 [27JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), S10530 [13OC]

———conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), S11260, S11276 [27OC], S11939 [15DE]

———conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), S10824 [19OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10528 [13OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S9397 [27SE], S9524 [28SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), H9621 [10OC]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11385 [27OC]

Denver Water Reuse Project: participation in design, planning, and construction (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 2751), S11258, S11274 [27OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6302, S6323, S6350, S6352 [10JY], S6479, S6480, S6481 [11JY], S6501, S6502, S6506, S6507, S6509, S6514, S6518, S6523, S6528, S6578, S6579, S6580, S6581 [12JY], S7014, S7016, S7024, S7027, S7028, S7029, S7032, S7033, S7034, S7055, S7056, S7057, S7079, S7080, S7081 [17JY], S7085, S7086, S7088, S7090, S7167 [18JY], S7264 [19JY], H4175, H4176 [9JN], H4221, H4222 [12JN], H4337, H4338 [13JN], H4437, H4442, H4445, H4448, H4452, H4454, H4455, H4459, H4460, H4461, H4462, H4466, H4467, H4475, H4478, H4485 [14JN], H4500, H4501, H4510, H4520, H4524, H4538, H4541, H4544, H4550, H4554, H4559, H4567, H4573, H4574, H4575, H4576, H4577, H4578, H4593 [15JN], H5966, H5967, H5971, H5975 [13JY]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), S9965, S9996 [5OC], H10520 [23OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7694 [26JY], S7937 [27JY], S7988, S7989, S8027, S8028 [5SE], S8075, S8116, S8117, S8118, S8119, S8120, S8121, S8122, S8123, S8124 [6SE], S8164, S8168, S8169, S8170, S8172, S8173, S8178, S8179, S8180 [7SE], S8256 [8SE], H5169, H5170 [26JN], H5224, H5227, H5231, H5232, H5242, H5243, H5250, H5254, H5257, H5259, H5260, H5262, H5267, H5269, H5275, H5277, H5278 [27JN]

Ethnic groups: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (S. 2478), S9976 [5OC]

Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (S. 2331), S9966, S10002 [5OC]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), H8736 [3OC], H8760 [4OC]

Hawaii: conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater (S. 1694), S2793 [13AP], S11741 [7DE]

Irrigation: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), S10529 [13OC]

Landusky, MT: convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky School District (S. 1218), S2797 [13AP]

Mancos Water Conservancy District: contract to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), S10527 [13OC]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S827 [24FE], S891, S895, S896 [28FE]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054 [13JN]

———emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), S7254, S7293, S7294 [19JY]

———provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC], H10069 [18OC]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 149), H409 [15FE]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S10529 [13OC]

Palmetto Bend Project: transfer (S. 1474), S10538, S10593 [13OC]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S2799 [13AP]

Reclamation Reform Act: refund certain collections (S. 1697), S10529 [13OC]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), S10816, S10837 [19OC], H10504 [23OC]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3926, H3927 [6JN], H3942, H3943, H3944, H3951, H3954, H3955, H3958, H3959 [7JN]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2784, S2807, S2808 [13AP]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), S9977 [5OC]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11552 [30OC]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (H.R. 468), S9980 [5OC], H9622 [10OC], H10709 [24OC]

Water: participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S10529 [13OC]

Waterloo, NY: acquire title to the Hunt House (S. 1910), S2811 [13AP]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2352), S7797 [27JY]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1849), S2810 [13AP], S10003 [5OC]

Analyses

Cabin User Fee Fairness Act (S. 1938), S8409 [12SE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY], H6928 [25JY]

———H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Biosafety Assessment of Aquatic GMOs—The Case of Transgenic Fish, H4449 [14JN]

Buying the Baca, E1020 [15JN]

Canyon of the Ancients—Monument Is On the Map—Now It Needs Funding, H4516 [15JN]

Clinton Seeks Legacy of Forest Protection, S6515 [12JY]

Clinton's Legacy as Preservationist?, S6515 [12JY]

Congressman Seeks U.S. Moratorium on Land Exchange, E1252 [14JY]

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

Fight Over Forests—Which Public Lands Should Remain Roadless?, S6515 [12JY]

Forests Need Protection, S6516 [12JY]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, H11389 [27OC]

Keep Planes Out of Parks, S2732 [13AP]

Land Exchange Program Hurts Public—GAO Says, E1251 [14JY]

Land Exchange Programs Troubled, but Well Worth Fixing, E1394 [27JY]

Let's Make a Land Deal, E1394 [27JY]

Poetic Justice in Accusations—Clinton Administration Deserves Criticism for Policy That Aided Fires, E1537 [20SE]

Possible Ecological Risks of Transgenic Organism Release When Transgenes Affect Mating Success—Sexual Selection and the Trojan Gene Hypothesis, H4449-H4451 [14JN]

Prescription for Forest Health Probably Would Kill the Patient, S6516 [12JY]

President's Roadless Plan Too Confusing for Future Generations, E1157 [29JN]

Public Land Deals Better Not Cheat the Public, E1394 [27JY]

Rosie Revisited—Volunteer Crew Is Restoring a World War II Victory Ship, Remnant of Richmond's Shipyards, E1357 [27JY]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, H11389 [27OC]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, H11389 [27OC]

USGS Adds Evidence for Outlet, S7997 [5SE]

Was He or Wasn't He?—Deflating Lincoln to a Human Scale, H4599 [19JN]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see S. 2584), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4144), H1628 [30MR]

———assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see S. 2040), S489 [8FE] (see H.R. 3624), H340 [10FE]

American Revolution: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau (see S. 3209), S10619 [17OC] (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Arizona: authorize Federal-State land exchange (see S. 2813), S6120 [29JN]

———transfer additional Federal lands (see H.R. 3638), H341 [10FE]

Auburn, NY: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see S. 2345), S2106 [4AP] (see H.R. 3712), H572 [29FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 2707), S4820 [8JN]

Bandelier National Monument: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn (see S. 2736), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4574), H3868 [25MY]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S4103 [17MY]

Black Canyon National Park: regulate commercial air tours (see S. 2418), S2727 [13AP]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (see S. 2956), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4275), H2336 [13AP]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 3286), S11917 [15DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (see S. 2882), S7072 [17JY] (see H.R. 4984), H7128 [26JY]

———conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (see S. 2834), S6257 [30JN]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10590 [13OC]

———establish a partnership program for small reclamation projects (see S. 2881), S7072 [17JY] (see H.R. 5120), H7364 [7SE]

———install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon (see S. 3227), S10892 [23OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (see S. 2951), S7839 [27JY]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (see S. 3232), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5555), H11194 [25OC]

———land exchange involving lands in Inyo and San Bernardino Counties, CA (see H.R. 5301), H8200 [26SE]

———provide cost sharing for CALFED water enhancement programs (see H.R. 5130), H7364 [7SE]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2034), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3687), H509 [16FE]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (see H.R. 5388), H8799 [4OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see H.R. 4070), H1404 [23MR] (see H.R. 4435), H2966 [11MY]

Cold war: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting (see H.R. 5114), H7280 [6SE]

Colorado: convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (see S. 2400), S2527 [11AP] (see H.R. 4389), H2606 [4MY]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2956), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4275), H2336 [13AP]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (see H. Res. 657), H11445 [27OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see S. 2751), S5360 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4578), H3923 [6JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 524), H4219 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 603), H8616 [2OC]

Disasters: provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 4768), H5240 [27JN]

Duchesne, UT: convey certain water rights (see S. 2350), S2107 [4AP]

Elsinboro Township, NJ: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Abel and Mary Nicholson House, Elsinboro Township, NJ, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 3160), S9861 [4OC] (see H.R. 5399), H9011 [5OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 4733), H5083 [23JN] (see H.R. 5483), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (see H. Res. 532), H5168 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 598), H8405 [27SE]

Ethnic groups: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see S. 2478), S3023 [27AP] (see H.R. 5263), H7991 [21SE]

Eureka County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see S. 2673), S4564 [6JN] (see H.R. 4657), H4484 [14JN]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see S. 3119), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 5328), H8406 [27SE]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (see H.R. 5528), H10808 [24OC]

———authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 161), S11762 [11DE]

Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see S. 2331), S1986 [30MR]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9606 [2OC] (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (see S. 3142), S9605 [2OC]

Gettysburg National Military Park: designate any visitor's center or museum constructed near or within boundaries as the George D. and Emily G. Rosensteel Memorial Visitors' Center (see H.R. 3860), H756 [8MR]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (see S. 3052), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 4828), H5954 [12JY]

———designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), consideration (see H. Res. 609), H8735 [3OC]

Homestead National Monument of America: expand boundaries (see H.R. 5013), H7206 [27JY]

Housing: weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]

Idaho: acquire Castle Rock Ranch and use for land exchanges involving certain lands within City of Rocks National Reserve and Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (see H.R. 3693), H510 [16FE]

———increase appropriations for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project (see H.R. 3577), H212 [3FE]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: increase authorization (see H.R. 3926), H1075 [15MR]

Irrigation: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (see S. 3022), S8291 [8SE]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 394), H7502 [12SE]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2278), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 3032), S8413 [12SE]

Kingston, NV: sale and conveyance of certain lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site (see S. 2618), S4378 [24MY]

Law enforcement officers: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (see H.R. 4880), H6469 [18JY]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see S. 2343), S2106 [4AP] (see H.R. 4613), H4120 [8JN]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (see H. Con. Res. 326), H3049 [15MY]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2906), S7448 [21JY] (see H.R. 4991), H7205 [27JY]

Mancos Water Conservancy District: contract to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (see S. 2594), S4190 [18MY]

McLean, VA: authorize land exchange between the Dept. of the Interior and the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (see S. 3000), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 4835), H5955 [12JY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil in the Powder River Basin (see H.R. 4297), H2338 [13AP]

Monuments and memorials: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H3924 [6JN]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

———require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument in Washington (see H.R. 3683), H509 [16FE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4010), H1118 [16MR]

National Park Service: prohibit air tour operations over Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (see S. 3053), S8585 [14SE]

———snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 4560), H3867 [25MY]

National parks and recreation areas: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (see S. 3224), S10801 [19OC]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

———update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (see H.R. 5014), H7206 [27JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: provide for maintenance and repair of buildings and properties located on lands by lessees of such facilities (see H.R. 5496), H10256 [18OC]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H2966 [11MY]

Native Americans: establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (see S. 2665), S4460 [25MY]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (see S. 2102), S799 [24FE] (see H.R. 5322), H8406 [27SE]

———provide trust fund expenditures by the Zuni Pueblo Tribe (see H.R. 4725), H5036 [22JN]

———restore reservation lands of the Elk Valley Band of Indians of the Elk Valley Rancheria of California (see H.R. 4338), H2339 [13AP]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H4336 [13JN]

———technical corrections to certain laws (see S. 3031), S8413 [12SE]

Nevada: acquire certain environmentally sensitive lands for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (see H.R. 5428), H9634 [10OC]

———Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (see S. 2195), S1233 [7MR] (see H.R. 4928), H6776 [24JY]

———disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see H.R. 4637), H4220 [12JN]

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (see S. 2750), S5360 [19JN] (see H.R. 4692), H4674 [19JN]

New Mexico: convey certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir (see H.R. 5359), H8617 [2OC]

———require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (see H.R. 4724), H5036 [22JN]

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]

New York, NY: acquire by donation suitable land for the relocation of the Hamilton Grange (see H.R. 5478), H10036 [17OC]

Oklahoma: eliminate requirement of requesting Dept. of the Interior approval for Indian tribes to enter into contracts (see S. 3013), S8197 [7SE]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (see S. 2877), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 5307), H8200 [26SE]

Palmetto Bend Project: transfer (S. 1474), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 156), S11131 [26OC]

Public lands: establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (see S. 2817), S6121 [29JN]

———facilitate acquisition of inholdings in Federal land management units and disposal of surplus public land (see H.R. 4135), H1628 [30MR]

———increase participation of local communities in Federal land management planning and respond to impacts of heavy public use of Federal lands (see H.R. 5493), H10256 [18OC]

———release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (see S. 2873), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 4721), H5036 [22JN]

———transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA (see S. 2757), S5460 [20JN]

Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4800), H5655 [29JN]

Reclamation Reform Act: refund certain collections (see H.R. 4847), H6051 [13JY]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H1118 [16MR]

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (see H.R. 3817), H631 [1MR]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 516), H3924 [6JN]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (see H.R. 4126), H1588 [29MR]

Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project: participation in design, planning, and construction (see S. 3078), S8823 [20SE]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (see S. 2194), S1233 [7MR] (see S. 2485), S3023 [27AP] (see H.R. 4815), H5736 [10JY]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (see H. Res. 663), H11526 [29OC]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2396), S2526 [11AP]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (see H.R. 4404), H2770 [9MY]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: feasibility study for establishing in Connecticut and Massachusetts (see S. 2421), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4312), H2338 [13AP]

Utah: land exchange (see S. 2754), S5460 [20JN] (see H.R. 4579), H3924 [6JN]

Virgin Islands: conveyance of certain submerged lands (see H.R. 5019), H7207 [27JY]

Virginia: designate certain National Forest System lands as wilderness areas (see S. 2865), S6677 [13JY] (see H.R. 4646), H4336 [13JN]

Washington: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects (see H.R. 4139), H1628 [30MR]

Water: participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 4533), H3812 [24MY]

———participate in Inland Empire regional water recycling and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation projects and aid construction of California regional brine lines (see H.R. 4531), H3812 [24MY]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (see S. 2301), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 3815), H631 [1MR]

Weeds: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2352), S2107 [4AP]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (see S. 2795), S5884 [27JN]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3520), H47 [27JA] (see H.R. 3556), H89 [31JA]

Wildlife refuges: transfer management of the Banks Lake Unit of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 5441), H9767 [11OC]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC], S9900 [5OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Conference reports

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4578), H8472-H8550 [29SE]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4733), H8312-H8403 [27SE]

Cost Estimates

Missouri River Basin, Middle Loup Division Facilities Conveyance Act (S. 1612): CBO, S8284 [8SE]

Release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (H.R. 4721): CBO, E1791 [13OC]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act (H.R. 4063): CBO, E1255 [18JY]

Wilson Creek designation as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749): CBO, E216 [1MR]

Descriptions

Forest Service policies and rules relative to roads moratorium on access to public forests, H4500 [15JN]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S7032 [17JY]

Excerpts

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578): regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (conference report), S10239 [11OC]

———regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (original bill), S10239 [11OC]

Investigation of Payments Made to Two Federal Employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7490 [24JY]

Forewords

``Natural Lives, Modern Times—People and Places of the Delaware River,'' by Bruce Stutz: Walt Whitman, H9983 [17OC]

Letters

BIA school construction funding: Loretta De Long, Turtle Mountain Agency, S9817 [4OC]

BLM and Forest Service land exchange moratorium: Representative George Miller, E1251 [14JY]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act: G. Eugene Story, Glenn E. Wilson, Jr., and J. Kent Lindsay, Montezuma County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, S333 [3FE]

———Jeff Widen, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Mark Pearson, Sierra Club, and Suzanne Jones, Wilderness Society, S333 [3FE]

———Mark Larson, Kay Alexander, and Jim Dyer, Colorado General Assembly, S332 [3FE]

———Ray Christensen, Colorado Farm Bureau, S333 [3FE]

———Stan Broome, CLUB 20 (organization), S333 [3FE]

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S5262 [15JN]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), E1866 [19OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E1866 [19OC]

Clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, H9615 [10OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement: Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, S10777 [19OC]

———John Baker, Jr., Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Ernest Heuse, Sr., Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, S10778, S10779 [19OC]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund (organization), S10779 [19OC]

———Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, S10777 [19OC]

———L. Randy Kirkpatrick, San Juan, NM, Water Commission, S10779 [19OC]

———Richard P. Cheney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S10778 [19OC]

Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: Representative George Miller, H11728 [1NO]

———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]

Corps of Engineers Missouri River management funding: Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S7499 [25JY]

———several businesses, S7500 [25JY]

———Sioux City, IA, City Council, H9667 [11OC]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S8174 [7SE]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S7783 [27JY]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act: Stephen C. Saunders, Dept. of the Interior, H10580 [24OC]

Forest Service and BLM emergency supplemental appropriations for firefighting: Representative Dicks, H3065 [16MY]

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Mike Dombeck, Forest Service, S6513 [12JY]

———New Mexico congressional delegation, S6513 [12JY]

Moratorium on Dept. of the Interior implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts: Bill Pryor, Alabama Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

———Robert A. Butterworth, Florida Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H8139 [26SE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8139 [26SE]

National monument establishment or management funding: G. Eugene Story, Montezuma County, CO, Board of Commissioners, H4516 [15JN]

National Park Service conservation, protection, and management of public lands, recreation areas, and historic sites: Antonio de Oyarzabal Marchesi, Ambassador of Spain, S6129 [29JN]

———Juan Ma de Penaranda y Algar, Embassy of Spain, S6129 [29JN]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S6129 [29JN]

National Park Service Studies Act: Donald J. Barry, Dept. of the Interior, S10806 [19OC]

Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study: Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7364 [20JY]

———Richard T. Selden, S7364 [20JY]

Oregon Land Exchange Act: Kathleen R. Kidwell, Friends of Rudio Mountain, Inc., H6866 [25JY]

Ownership and operation of irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reservation in Maricopa County, AZ, H8717 [3OC]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

Paterson, NJ, Great Falls Historic District construction projects funding: Martin G. Barnes, Mayor of Paterson, NJ, S9907 [5OC]

Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes Program: several Senators, S6502 [12JY]

Prevent forest fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies: H.R. Davis, S10141 [10OC]

Prohibit application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: W. Michael McCabe, EPA, S7091 [18JY]

Prohibit application of dangerous presticides in areas used by children: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S7034 [17JY]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations, S2624 [12AP]

San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: several environmental agency officials, H3940 [7JN]

Snowmobile use in national parks: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S7023 [17JY]

———Lori M. Fussell, Environmental Engineering and Research (business), S7097 [18JY]

Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act: Bart Koehler, Wilderness Society, E1812 [17OC]

———John A. Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon, H8759 [4OC]

———John and Cindy Witzel, E1812 [17OC]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Eric E. Yoder, Imperial, CA, Irrigation District, H7667 [18SE]

———Richard M. Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H7666 [18SE]

———Tom Levy, Coachella Valley, CA, Water District, H7667 [18SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels: Clarence Harmon, Mayor of St. Louis, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S8078 [6SE]

———Mike Huckabee, Southern Governors' Association, S8078 [6SE]

———National Waterways Alliance, S8079 [6SE]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: George T. Frampton, Jr., Council on Environmental Quality, H5804 [11JY]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H5803 [11JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H5805 [11JY]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act: Francois Bujon de l'Estang, French Ambassador to the U.S., H10521 [23OC]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6444 [11JY]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9900-S9904 [5OC]

Memorandums

Rongelap Resettlement Act, E389 [22MR]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: President Clinton, S10228, S10249 [11OC], H9575 [10OC]

Wekiva River Rock Spring Run and Seminole Creek Report: President Clinton, S5026 [13JN], H4310 [13JN]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4540, H4556, H4584 [15JN], H6927 [25JY]

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) and the EPA, S7090, S7091 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners, H8647 [3OC]

———allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (H.R. 4144), E467 [30MR]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., E2041 [31OC]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), H3481, H3482 [22MY]

———improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (S. 748), H10514 [23OC]

American Revolution: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau (H.R. 4794), H10521 [23OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H3052 [16MY]

Auburn, NY: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), H10717, H10718 [24OC]

Bandelier National Monument: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn, H5603 [29JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn (H.R. 4574), E862 [25MY]

BIA: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, and brutality in the treatment of Native Americans, E1453 [13SE]

———insure equitable distribution of Indian Health Service medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]

———issue school construction funding bonds, H4583 [15JN]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), H5095-H5097 [26JN]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (H.R. 4275), H6456-H6461 [18JY], H6870-H6875 [25JY]

BLM: convey certain land in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District (S. 610), H10492 [23OC]

———strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, H8653 [3OC]

———wilderness reinventory activities, H4451 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding, H1574 [29MR]

Boy Scouts: regulation of activities on public lands, H7283, H7284 [7SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: accounting of costs of the Sugar Pine Dam and Reservoir of the Central Valley Project, H10725 [24OC]

———conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), H10518 [23OC]

———conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), H11934-H11936 [4DE]

———conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), H5098-H5100 [26JN]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), H6953, H6954 [25JY], E1373 [27JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), H10069 [18OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), H10519 [23OC]

———transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (H.R. 2984), H7662, H7663, H7688 [18SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3959 [7JN]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (H.R. 5555), E1922 [25OC]

———Yolo Bypass national wildlife refuge establishment funding, H4460, H4461 [14JN]

Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (S. 291), H3885, H3886 [6JN], H4018 [7JN]

Carson National Forest: land conveyance to San Juan College (H.R. 695), H9618 [10OC]

Casper, WY: National Trail Center funding through reductions in Escalante Science Center construction funding, H4459 [14JN]

Charlotte Amalie, VI: designation of St. Thomas Synagogue as a national historic landmark, E1455 [13SE]

Chicago, IL: unveiling of dinosaur exhibit at the Field Museum, H4583 [15JN]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H8655 [3OC]

———designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (H.R. 5388), H10709 [24OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), H10569, H10570, H10702 [24OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), H9621 [10OC], H9842 [12OC]

———technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4070), E399 [23MR]

———technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4435), H3887, H3888 [6JN], H4020 [7JN]

Colorado: convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 4389), H8721 [3OC]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 4275), H6456-H6461 [18JY], H6870-H6875 [25JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4108 [8JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Dept. of the Interior appropriations, H4314 [13JN]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11368-H11398 [27OC], H11727, H11728 [1NO]

Delaware River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1296), H9981-H9983 [17OC]

Denali National Park and Preserve: submit report on feasibility and desirability of recovering costs of high altitude lifesaving missions on Mount McKinley (S. 698), H10572, H10702 [24OC]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4524, H4526, H4533, H4541-H4544 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes Program funding, E1028 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4314-H4320 [13JN], H4437-H4480 [14JN], H4498-H4585 [15JN], H6927 [25JY], H7965, H7966 [21SE], H8596 [2OC], E1028 [15JN], E1037, E1040, E1041, E1049 [19JN], E1094 [23JN], E1121 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8649-H8657 [3OC], H8895 [5OC], E1669 [4OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4311-H4314 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8641-H8649 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to instruct conferees, H6928 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to recommit, H4584 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), permission to file conference report, H8431 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), unanimous-consent request, H4557 [15JN]

District of Columbia: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), H410-H413, H431, H435 [15FE], H525, H528 [29FE], E163 [16FE]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), H1136 [21MR], H10520 [23OC]

Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (H.R. 3468), H6883, H6884 [25JY]

Elsinboro Township, NJ: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Abel and Mary Nicholson House, Elsinboro Township, NJ, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 5399), E1729 [10OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, H10366-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5211-H5237, H5243-H5282, H5290 [27JN], H7627 [14SE], E1148, E1149 [29JN], E1162 [30JN], E1230 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8416-H8426 [28SE], E1640 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5207-H5211 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 598), H8412-H8416 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), permission to file report, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto, H9666-H9670 [11OC]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H4313 [13JN], H4452-H4454, H4461 [14JN], H5573, H5574 [29JN]

———restoration plan, H8652 [3OC], H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11816-H11830 [3NO]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (H. Con. Res. 406), E1575 [22SE]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to purchase or paint Federal vehicles any color other than white, H4575 [15JN]

———recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4462-H4466 [14JN]

———roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, H4499 [15JN], E1156 [29JN], E1537 [20SE]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4520, H4522 [15JN], E1094 [23JN]

Forests: management of trees in national forests, H3527 [23MY]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), H11327-H11349 [26OC], E2012 [28OC], E2041 [31OC]

———authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 161), H12088 [14DE]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), H8717-H8720 [3OC]

Geological Survey: participation in the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, H401, H402 [15FE]

Guam: Compact and Impact Aid funding, H8656 [3OC]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), H8755-H8766 [4OC], E1812 [17OC], E2158 [8DE]

Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 3176), H3888 [6JN], H4020 [7JN]

———conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater (S. 1694), H10722-H10726 [24OC]

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain contiguous land (S. 938), H10726, H10727 [24OC]

Hazardous substances: prohibit funding for interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indian reservation lands, H5275 [27JN]

Homestead National Monument of America: funding, H8656 [3OC]

Hoover Dam: produce and sell products and publications relative to the Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado River Dam fund (S. 1275), H10496 [23OC]

Housing: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4544-H4550 [15JN]

Idaho: increase appropriations for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project (H.R. 3577), H2619, H2620 [8MY]

———land exchange (S. 1705), H9962, H9963 [17OC]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: increase authorization (H.R. 3926), H9975 [17OC], E1834 [19OC]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4583 [15JN]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H6927, H6928 [25JY]

Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan: implementation, H4500-H4509, H4573 [15JN]

Irrigation: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), H10512, H10513 [23OC]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), H7396, H7397 [12SE]

———develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 394), H7398 [12SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, H8642, H8643, H8654 [3OC]

Lands Legacy Trust Fund: funding, H8656 [3OC]

Landusky, MT: convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky School District (S. 1218), H10491 [23OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (H.R. 4880), E1267 [19JY]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (H.R. 4613), H8137-H8140 [26SE]

Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretive center on his life and contributions (H.R. 3084), H4597-H4600 [19JN], E1082 [22JN]

Lincoln Highway: require study on methods to commemorate national significance (H.R. 2570), H9961, H9962 [17OC]

Lolo, MT: Travelers Rest Campsite funding through reductions in economic recovery base programs, H4466 [14JN]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire, H3463 [19MY]

———encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3056, H3062-H3067 [16MY]

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge: commercial agricultural lease funding, H4575 [15JN]

Mancos Water Conservancy District: contract to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), H11846, H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE], E2150 [7DE]

McKinney Wildlife Refuge: Calves Island acquisition funding, H8655 [3OC]

McLean, VA: authorize land exchange between the Dept. of the Interior and the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (H.R. 4835), H8153 [26SE]

Miami Beach, FL: Colony Theater Restoration Project funding, H8652 [3OC]

Mineral Management Service: revise certain royalty-in-kind procedures relative to payments for transportation to wholesale market centers, H4454, H4455 [14JN]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H8420, H8423 [28SE], H9666-H9670 [11OC], H10368 [19OC]

Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2916-H2918 [11MY]

Monuments and memorials: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 345), H7749, H7750 [19SE]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H2329 [13AP]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (H. Con. Res. 254), H496 [16FE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: Federal-State Partnership Program funding, H4583 [15JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National forests: change policy for thinning forests from controlled burns to cutting trees, H3527 [23MY], H7348 [7SE]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H2875-H2877 [10MY], H4479 [14JN], H4500-H4520 [15JN]

National Park Service: funding, H2871, H2872 [10MY]

———land acquisition funding, H4455 [14JN]

———maintenance backlog alleviation funding, H4452 [14JN]

———snowmobile regulations, H4455, H4456 [14JN]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit funding to enforce the payment of fines for violation of entrance fees, H4575, H4576 [15JN]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (H.R. 2267), H8140, H8141 [26SE]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 4442), H5673-H5676 [10JY], E718 [11MY], E1220 [13JY], E1838 [19OC]

Native Americans: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), H10511, H10512 [23OC]

———prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4578-H4583 [15JN]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), H9976-H9979 [17OC]

———provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), H10028-H10032 [17OC], H10069, H10082 [18OC]

———provide trust fund expenditures by the Zuni Pueblo Tribe (H.R. 4725), E1082 [22JN]

———reduce Federal oversight over contracts and choice of counsel, and require disclosure of tribal governments' sovereign immunity in contracts (S. 613), H520 [29FE]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7663-H7667 [18SE]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Projects, H11828 [3NO]

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (H.R. 4724), E1082 [22JN]

New York, NY: acquire by donation suitable land for the relocation of the Hamilton Grange (H.R. 5478), H10574, H10702 [24OC]

North Wales, PA: Roth Living Farm Museum designation as a National Historic Site, E1610 [27SE]

Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 149), Senate amendments, H409, H410 [15FE]

Oregon: land exchange (S. 1629), H6864-H6867 [25JY]

Palmetto Bend Project: transfer (S. 1474), H10570, H10571, H10702 [24OC]

———transfer (S. 1474), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 156), H11575 [30OC]

Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes Program: funding, E1028 [15JN], E1040 [19JN]

Power resources: incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475-H4477 [14JN]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding through reductions in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4550-H4555 [15JN]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (H.R. 3288), E1020 [15JN]

———acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), H3753 [24MY], H5797-H5806 [11JY]

———collection of royalties for mining on public lands and use of funds for environmental cleanup of those mining sites, E986 [13JN]

———eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (H.R. 1522), H3934 [7JN]

———GAO report on BLM and Forest Service land exchanges, E1250 [14JY], E1394 [27JY]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, H4459, H4460 [14JN]

———release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (H.R. 4721), H8710, H8711 [3OC]

Rapid City, SD: Rocky Mountain Research Station funding, H4466 [14JN]

Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4800), E1143 [29JN]

Rivers: establish a sediment and nutrient monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin, H2902, H2903 [10MY]

———reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 4013), H1116 [16MR]

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817), H6859, H6860 [25JY]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 4063), H5792-H5796 [11JY], E379 [22MR], E1357 [27JY]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), H7399-H7401 [12SE], H10504, H10505 [23OC]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3945-H3950 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), H3935, H3937-H3961 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res. 516), H3936, H3937 [7JN]

———expand boundaries to include the Factory Butte and Muddy Creek areas, H3944 [7JN]

———prohibit commercial billboards and other commercial advertising, H3958, H3959 [7JN]

———use of off-road vehicles, H3954-H3958 [7JN]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (H.R. 4126), E452 [30MR]

Schneider, Stuart: National Park Service Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award recipient, E1422 [7SE]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (H.R. 4815), E1189 [10JY]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), H11555, H11556 [30OC]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11546-H11555 [30OC]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (H.R. 468), H9622 [10OC], H9843 [12OC], H10709 [24OC]

Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition funding, H4509 [15JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1232, H1233 [22MR]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), H6882, H6883 [25JY]

Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2778), H4600, H4601 [19JN]

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge: commercial agricultural lease funding, H4575 [15JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding, H5766-H5769 [11JY]

———require a report on genetically engineered fish, H4448-H4451 [14JN]

———require report on implementation of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1819 [5AP]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), H9959 [17OC], E673 [9MY]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: feasibility study for establishing in Connecticut and Massachusetts (H.R. 4312), H9979, H9980 [17OC]

Urban Parks and Recreation Program: funding, H8895 [5OC]

Utah: land exchange (H.R. 4579), H5796, H5797 [11JY]

Virginia: designate certain National Forest System lands as wilderness areas (H.R. 4646), H9969 [17OC]

Water: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, H12492 [15DE]

Waterloo, NY: acquire title to the Hunt House (S. 1910), H6875, H6876 [25JY]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2773), H6750-H6752, H6755 [24JY]

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (S. 356), H3886, H3887 [6JN], H4019 [7JN], E917 [8JN], E923 [9JN]

Western States: impact of wildfires, H7243 [6SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

———treatment of Federal lands management and water conservation issues compared to Eastern States, H4114 [8JN], H8786 [4OC]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3520), E72 [7FE]

———designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3556), E28 [31JA]

———designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1849), H7669-H7672 [18SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, H3052 [16MY]

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), H519 [29FE]

Wyoming: ensure enforcement of mining laws on certain land conveyed by the BLM (S. 1030), H10492, H10493 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (S. 2584), S4114 [17MY]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., S11757, S11758 [11DE]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), S9116 [22SE]

———inclusion of Swan Lake-Lake Tyee Intertie project in the ``Job in the Woods'' program, S11879 [15DE]

American Revolution: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau (H.R. 4794), S11276 [27OC]

———conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau (S. 3209), S10623 [17OC]

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: funding, S9909 [5OC]

———study on protection as a wilderness area (S. 134), S9979 [5OC]

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

Arizona: authorize Federal-State land exchange (S. 2813), S6122 [29JN]

Auburn, NY: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), S10001 [5OC]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (S. 2707), S4850 [8JN]

Baca, Sylvia V.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management, S972 [29FE]

Bandelier National Monument: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn, S6233 [30JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn (S. 2736), S5255-S5259 [15JN]

BIA: health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6503-S6505 [12JY]

———issue school construction funding bonds (S. 2580), S4106 [17MY]

———issue school construction funding bonds (S. 2580), star print, S10735 [18OC]

———protection of Indian programs funding relative to payment of Ramah Navajo Chapter lawsuit settlement, S7088 [18JY]

———school construction funding, S9816-S9818 [4OC]

———trust services programs funding, S7094 [18JY]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180-S6182 [29JN], S6253 [30JN]

Black Canyon National Park: regulate commercial air tours (S. 2418), S2732 [13AP]

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (H.R. 4275), S9990 [5OC]

———establish (S. 2956), S7847 [27JY]

BLM: convey administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center (S. 408), S2797 [13AP]

———management of wild horses on public lands funding, S6322 [10JY]

———provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (S. 3286), S11930 [15DE]

———strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, S9905, S9906 [5OC], S10239 [11OC]

———wildland fire management funding, S7967-S7974 [5SE]

Budget: enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation, S7100 [18JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), S7075 [17JY], S10529 [13OC]

———conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), S11276 [27OC], S11939 [15DE]

———conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), S10838, S10839 [19OC]

———conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (S. 2834), S6257 [30JN]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), S10543 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 2239), S1414 [9MR]

———feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (H.R. 3051), S6033 [28JN]

———Hopi-Western Navajo water development study funding, S9454 [28SE], S10402 [12OC]

———install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon (S. 3227), S10892 [23OC], S10921 [24OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10527 [13OC]

———transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (H.R. 2984), S10542 [13OC]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2034), S331 [3FE]

Children and youth: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S7033, S7034 [17JY], S7089 [18JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children and pregnant women, S7090-S7092 [18JY]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (H.R. 5388), S11500 [1NO]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S9397-S9400 [27SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), S10010 [5OC]

———technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4435), S10011 [5OC]

Colorado: convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 4389), S10542 [13OC]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 4275), S9990 [5OC]

———establish (S. 2956), S7847 [27JY]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies staff, S7102 [18JY]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): investigation of payments made to two Federal employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, S7490 [24JY], S7993-S7995 [5SE]

Denver Water Reuse Project: participation in design, planning, and construction (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 2751), S5362 [19JN], S11274 [27OC]

Dept. of Energy: black liquor gasification program funding, S7094 [18JY]

———Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7037, S7038, S7042, S7043 [17JY], S9798, S9799 [4OC]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6319-S6322 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6302-S6323, S6328 [10JY], S6498-S6538 [12JY], S6671 [13JY], S7007-S7009, S7014-S7043 [17JY], S7083, S7085-S7103, S7151 [18JY], S7279 [19JY], S7536, S7537 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9683 [3OC], S9796-S9821, S9842, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9879, S9896-S9898, S9900-S9917, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10239 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9883 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), unanimous-consent agreement, S6444 [11JY], S6537 [12JY]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project funding, S7997 [5SE]

District of Columbia: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), S9978 [5OC]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), S9996 [5OC]

Duchesne, UT: convey certain water rights (S. 2350), S2115 [4AP]

Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (H.R. 3468), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

Elsinboro Township, NJ: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Abel and Mary Nicholson House, Elsinboro Township, NJ, as a unit of the National Park System (S. 3160), S9862 [4OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10754-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S6567 [12JY], S7418, S7419, S7424, S7425 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7523-S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7744, S7764-S7766, S7782, S7786 [27JY], S7985-S7991, S8031-S8034 [5SE], S8069-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8163-S8187 [7SE], S8256, S8277-S8283 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9453-S9455 [28SE], S9567-S9569, S9572-S9577 [2OC], S9692 [3OC], S10037 [6OC], S10402 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7523 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY], S7985 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent request, S7522 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Ethnic groups: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (S. 2478), S3024 [27AP], S3931 [15MY], S9976 [5OC]

Eureka County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (S. 2673), S4567 [6JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S8931 [21SE]

Fish and fishing: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S6506-S6514, S6537 [12JY], S7151 [18JY]

———Red Mountain Project funding, S7095 [18JY]

———roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, S6251-S6253 [30JN], S6322 [10JY], S6514-S6518 [12JY]

———use of gum thickened fire retardants to fight wildfires, S9906 [5OC]

Forests: prevent fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies, S10141 [10OC]

Fort Berthold Reservation: Four Bears Bridge funding, S5306, S5307 [16JN]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (S. 3119), S9386 [27SE]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), S11757-S11759 [11DE]

———authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 161), S11759 [11DE]

———authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (S. 1658), S9316 [26SE]

Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (S. 2331), S1989 [30MR], S10002 [5OC]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), S11180 [26OC]

———establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (S. 3147), S9608 [2OC]

George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (S. 3142), S9606 [2OC]

Government regulations: allow congressional analysis prior to implementation of rules and regulations by Federal agencies, S841 [28FE]

Great Lakes: fish and wildlife restoration projects funding, S7093 [18JY]

Great Smokey Mountains National Park: management funding, S7007-S7009, S7015 [17JY]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), S10483, S10489 [12OC]

———designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (S. 3052), S8590 [14SE]

Hawaii: conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater (S. 1694), S2793 [13AP], S11741, S11744 [7DE]

Housing: weatherization assistance grants funding, S7014-S7016 [17JY], S7086 [18JY]

———weatherization assistance grants funding (S. 2429), S2737 [13AP]

Idaho: increase appropriations for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project (H.R. 3577), S10528 [13OC]

———Land and Water Conservation Fund projects funding, S7038, S7039 [17JY]

———land exchange (S. 1705), S2807 [13AP]

International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: submit a list of projects eligible for funding under the Multi-State Conservation Grant Program, S10498 [12OC]

Irrigation: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), S8291 [8SE], S10529 [13OC]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 394), S8528 [13SE]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2496), S10009 [5OC]

———reauthorize (S. 2278), S1673 [23MR]

———reauthorize (S. 3032), S8417 [12SE]

Kingston, NV: sale and conveyance of certain lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site (S. 2618), S4379 [24MY]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration, S9905 [5OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, S9808-S9813 [4OC]

Landusky, MT: convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky School District (S. 1218), S2797 [13AP]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (H.R. 4613), S9984 [5OC]

———establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (S. 2343), S2107, S2108 [4AP]

———establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (S. 2343), star print, S2645 [12AP]

Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretive center on his life and contributions (H.R. 3084), S9773 [3OC]

Lincoln Highway: require study on methods to commemorate national significance (H.R. 2570), S11822 [15DE]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2906), S7450 [21JY]

Maine: Dept. of the Interior purchase of land on Saddleback Mountain to protect that segment of the Appalachian Trail, S11885 [15DE]

———Forest Legacy Program and Forest Service land acquisition funding, S7042 [17JY]

———salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S9905 [5OC]

Mancos Water Conservancy District: contract to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), S10527 [13OC]

McLean, VA: authorize land exchange between the Dept. of the Interior and the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (H.R. 4835), S10838 [19OC]

———authorize land exchange between the Dept. of the Interior and the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (S. 3000), S7920 [27JY], S9984 [5OC]

Michigan: national parks operations funding, S7093, S7094 [18JY]

Minnesota: lease or transfer of certain land owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community (H.R. 2484), S4909 [8JN]

———national forests funding, S9908 [5OC]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7418, S7419 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7525, S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7782, S7786, S7823 [27JY], S8075-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8173-S8175, S8177 [7SE], S9573-S9576 [2OC], S10037 [6OC], S10765 [19OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8075-S8090 [6SE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S1431-S1434 [9MR]

National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (S. 1938), S8408 [12SE]

National Park Service: prohibit air tour operations over Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (S. 3053), S8591 [14SE]

———snowmobile regulations, S3499 [4MY], S3854-S3856 [10MY], S7096-S7099 [18JY], S10137 [10OC]

———snowmobile use study funding, S6322 [10JY], S7016-S7024 [17JY]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, S1263 [8MR]

———renew, reform, reinvigorate, and protect, S2720 [13AP]

National parks and recreation areas: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (S. 3224), S10806 [19OC]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S895-S898 [28FE]

Native Americans: authorize certain leases on trust lands for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria (H.R. 1953), S4909 [8JN]

———authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054, S5055 [13JN]

———emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

———establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (S. 2665), S4478-S4479 [25MY]

———extend moratorium on implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts, S6530-S6536 [12JY]

———implementation of tribal self-governance regulations, S7536 [25JY]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), S815 [24FE], S7293-S7297 [19JY]

———provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, S11758 [11DE]

———technical corrections to certain laws (S. 3031), S8416 [12SE]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (S. 2750), S5362 [19JN]

New Mexico: dispute over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S6492 [12JY], S7744 [27JY], S8186 [7SE]

———provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on National Forest System and other public lands, S7095, S7096 [18JY]

New York, NY: acquire by donation suitable land for the relocation of the Hamilton Grange (H.R. 5478), S11276 [27OC]

North Carolina: Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study, S7362-S7365 [20JY]

Oklahoma: eliminate requirement of requesting Dept. of the Interior approval for Indian tribes to enter into contracts (S. 3013), S8198 [7SE]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S6845 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

Palmetto Bend Project: transfer (S. 1474), S10538 [13OC]

———transfer (S. 1474), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 156), S11188 [26OC]

———transfer (S. 1474), unanimous-consent agreement, S10530 [13OC]

Paterson, NJ: Great Falls Historic District construction projects funding, S9906, S9907 [5OC]

Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes Program: funding, S6322 [10JY], S6502, S6503 [12JY]

Petroleum: rulemaking relative to valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes, S9379 [27SE]

Power resources: fossil energy research and development program funding, S9914 [5OC]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, S7027, S7028 [17JY], S7101 [18JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S971 [29FE], S4366-S4368 [24MY]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S2799-S2805 [13AP], S7099 [18JY]

———establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (S. 2817), S6127-S6130 [29JN]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, S6322 [10JY], S6520-S6528 [12JY]

———release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (H.R. 2862), S2796 [13AP]

———release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (S. 2873), S6842 [14JY]

———require multilateral assessment of land management issues, S130 [31JA]

———transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA (S. 2757), S5464 [20JN], S9986 [5OC]

Reclamation Reform Act: refund certain collections (S. 1697), S10529 [13OC]

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817), S10005 [5OC]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 4063), S10008 [5OC]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), S10837, S10838 [19OC]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2807-S2810 [13AP]

Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project: participation in design, planning, and construction (S. 3078), S8857 [20SE]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: land acquisition funding, S7094 [18JY]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding, S7096 [18JY]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2194), S1235, S1236 [7MR]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), S9977 [5OC]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (H.R. 468), S9980 [5OC]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), S10528 [13OC]

———authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2396), S2535 [11AP]

Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2778), S10004 [5OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Desert Tortoise Recovery Program implementation funding, S7038 [17JY]

———Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project funding, S7035 [17JY]

U.S. Park Police: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for officers, S9684 [3OC]

———permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), S11181 [26OC]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: feasibility study for establishing in Connecticut and Massachusetts (H.R. 4312), S11274 [27OC]

Utah: land exchange (H.R. 4579), S9773 [3OC]

———land exchange (S. 2754), S5460, S5461 [20JN]

Virginia: designate certain National Forest System lands as wilderness areas (H.R. 4646), S11274 [27OC]

———designate certain National Forest System lands as wilderness areas (S. 2865), S6678 [13JY], S9985 [5OC]

Washington: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S791 [24FE], S3893, S3906-S3908 [11MY], S4910 [8JN]

Water: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S1816 [28MR], S10528 [13OC]

Waterloo, NY: acquire title to the Hunt House (S. 1910), S2811 [13AP]

Weeds: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 3222), S10803-S10805 [19OC]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2773), S9773 [3OC]

———designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2352), S2115 [4AP], S7796 [27JY]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 2795), S5886 [27JN]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967-S7974 [5SE], S8410 [12SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S5771-S5773 [26JN]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1849), S2810, S2811 [13AP], S10003 [5OC]

———designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1849), unanimous-consent agreement, S10003 [5OC]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975-S3981 [16MY], S4165 [18MY]

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), S7796 [27JY], S7997 [5SE]

Wyoming: emergency funding for Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes evacuation relative to Washakie Dam, S7035, S7036 [17JY]

Reports

Federal Activities in Wisconsin Forestry: L.F. Kneipp, Forest Service, E1043 [19JN]

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Historical Development of the Nicolet National Forest: J. Terry Moore, E1044 [19JN]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House), H11368-H11384 [27OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (Minority Rebuttal), H11395-H11398 [27OC]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: National Park Service, H5794 [11JY]

Reports filed

Abraham Lincoln Interpretive Center on His Life and Contributions Establishment: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3084) (S. Rept. 106-419), S9195 [25SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3084) (H. Rept. 106-679), H4674 [19JN]

Acquire Valles Caldera Lands in New Mexico, Establish a Trust To Manage Such Lands, and Reform the Federal Land Management Process: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1892) (S. Rept. 106-267), S2615 [12AP]

Apostle Islands Stewardship Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 106-371), S8018 [5SE]

Biscayne National Park Boundary Adjustment: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3033) (H. Rept. 106-1010), H11206 [26OC]

BLM Conveyance of Administrative Site to Carson City, NV, for Use as a Senior Center: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 408) (S. Rept. 106-244), S1461 [20MR]

Bureau of Reclamation Conveyance of Property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an International Port of Entry: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3023) (H. Rept. 106-699), H5168 [26JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Conveyance of Property to the Greater Yuma Port Authority for an International Port of Entry: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3023) (S. Rept. 106-481), S9701 [3OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239) (S. Rept. 106-403), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2348) (H. Rept. 106-791), H7001 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Feasibility Study on Rehabilitation of the Municipal Water System at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3051), S5662 [22JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Management of Water Resources in the Salmon Creek Watershed of the Upper Columbia River: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2951) (S. Rept. 106-431), S9464 [28SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Design and Construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the Reuse of Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2195) (S. Rept. 106-438), S9700 [3OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Transfer of Irrigation Project Property to the Middle Loup Division Irrigation District in Nebraska: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2984) (H. Rept. 106-829), H7364 [7SE]

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2877) (S. Rept. 106-454), S9604 [2OC]

CALFED Extension Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5130) (H. Rept. 106-1018), H11620 [30OC]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3201) (S. Rept. 106-322), S5882 [27JN]

Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1705) (S. Rept. 106-262), S2615 [12AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1705) (H. Rept. 106-749), H6354 [17JY]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 964) (H. Rept. 106-944), H9503 [6OC]

Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4144) (H. Rept. 106-1014), H11445 [27OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1752) (S. Rept. 106-252), S2106 [4AP]

Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 34) (S. Rept. 106-471), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4435) (S. Rept. 106-473), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4435) (H. Rept. 106-648), H3924 [6JN]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4275) (S. Rept. 106-460), S9604 [2OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 603) (H. Rept. 106-924), H8616 [2OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 598) (H. Rept. 106-908), H8405 [27SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 106-654), H3924 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 524) (H. Rept. 106-671), H4219 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 106-701), H5168 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 609) (H. Rept. 106-930), H8735 [3OC]

Consideration of S. 2485, St. Croix Island Heritage Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 663) (H. Rept. 106-1016), H11526 [29OC]

Dept. of the Interior Acquisition of Title to the Hunt House in Waterloo, NY: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1910) (S. Rept. 106-268), S2616 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-914), H8551 [29SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-646), H3923 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4578) (S. Rept. 106-312), S5662 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior Collection and Maintenance of Information on Public Memorials Commemorating Military Conflicts and Service of Individuals in the Armed Forces: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 106-839), H7501 [12SE]

Dept. of the Interior Contract With the Mancos Water Conservancy District To Use Mancos Project Facilities for Irrigation Purposes: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2594) (S. Rept. 106-427), S9464 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior Contracts With the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District To Use Federal Facilities To Deliver Non-Federal Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3236) (S. Rept. 106-434, S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3236) (H. Rept. 106-742), H6353 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of Certain Water Distribution Facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2400) (S. Rept. 106-450), S9603 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. Rept. 106-812), H7279 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of the Surface and Mineral Estates of Certain Lots to the Landusky, MT, School District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1218) (S. Rept. 106-245), S1461 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior Land Exchange With the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, VA: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3000) (S. Rept. 106-432), S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4835) (H. Rept. 106-895), H8199 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of a Project To Reclaim and Reuse Wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2301) (S. Rept. 106-439), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 106-437), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Release of Reversionary Interests Held by the U.S. in Certain Parcels of Land in Washington County, UT: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2862) (S. Rept. 106-241), S1391 [9MR]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2873) (S. Rept. 106-453), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4721) (H. Rept. 106-928), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Study To Determine Ways of Restoring the Natural Wetlands Conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, HI: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3176) (H. Rept. 106-649), H3924 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior Transfer or Other Disposition of Certain Lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2757) (S. Rept. 106-451), S9603 [2OC]

Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2350) (S. Rept. 106-478), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3468) (H. Rept. 106-737), H6353 [17JY]

Emphasize the Need for Job Creation on Indian Reservations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1509) (S. Rept. 106-277), S3328 [3MY]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-907), H8405 [27SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-693), H5083 [23JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733), S7160 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733) (S. Rept. 106-395), S8019 [5SE]

Fort Sumter National Monument Franchise Fee Recalculation Owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc.: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2331) (S. Rept. 106-476), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3241) (H. Rept. 106-937), H9010 [5OC]

General Aviation Access Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3661) (H. Rept. 106-841), H7501 [12SE]

Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2345) (S. Rept. 106-440), S9700 [3OC]

Hawaii Water Resources Reclamation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1694) (S. Rept. 106-234), S1390 [9MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1694) (H. Rept. 106-857), H7722 [18SE]

Hoover Dam Miscellaneous Sales Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1275) (H. Rept. 106-808), H7279 [6SE]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 426) (H. Rept. 106-899), H8199 [26SE]

Indian School Construction Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2580) (S. Rept. 106-497), S10252 [11OC]

Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 613) (H. Rept. 106-501), H571 [29FE]

Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1374) (H. Rept. 106-748), H6354 [17JY]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2496) (S. Rept. 106-457), S9604 [2OC]

Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 430) (H. Rept. 106-489), H47 [27JA]

Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2882) (S. Rept. 106-489), S9855 [4OC]

Lincoln Highway Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2570) (H. Rept. 106-912), H8468 [28SE]

Lower Sioux Indian Community Lease or Transfer of Certain Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2484), S4190 [18MY]

Minidoka Project North Side Pumping Division Appropriations Increase: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3577) (S. Rept. 106-435), S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3577) (H. Rept. 106-599), H2409 [2MY]

Mining Laws Enforcement on Certain Land Conveyed by the BLM in Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1030) (H. Rept. 106-898), H8199 [26SE]

Missouri River Basin, Middle Loup Division Facilities Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1612) (S. Rept. 106-373), S8018 [5SE]

Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3022) (S. Rept. 106-480), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3067) (H. Rept. 106-870), H7931 [20SE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-911), H8468 [28SE]

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2343) (S. Rept. 106-380), S8019 [5SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4613) (H. Rept. 106-890), H8199 [26SE]

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1487) (S. Rept. 106-250), S1815 [28MR]

National Monument Public Participation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 729) (S. Rept. 106-372), S8018 [5SE]

National Trails System Act Clarification of Federal Authority on Land Acquisition From Willing Sellers for the Majority of Trails: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2267) (H. Rept. 106-846), H7650 [14SE]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4442) (H. Rept. 106-715), H5735 [10JY]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1507) (S. Rept. 106-306), S4564 [6JN]

Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3031) (S. Rept. 106-501), S10411 [12OC]

Navajo Nation Trust Land Leasing Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2665) (S. Rept. 106-511), S11423 [31OC]

Nomination of Sylvia V. Baca To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S612 [10FE]

Nomination of Thomas A. Fry III To Be Director of the BLM: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S2233 [5AP]

Nomination of Thomas N. Slonaker To Be Special Trustee for the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S2346 [6AP]

Oregon Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1629) (H. Rept. 106-747), H6354 [17JY]

Outfitter Policy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1969) (S. Rept. 106-491), S9941 [5OC]

Palace of the Governors Annex Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1727) (S. Rept. 106-263), S2615 [12AP]

Palace of the Governors Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4126) (H. Rept. 106-917), H8551 [29SE]

Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1474) (S. Rept. 106-358), S7477 [24JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2674) (H. Rept. 106-832), H7364 [7SE]

Peopling of America Theme Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2478) (S. Rept. 106-318), S5882 [27JN]

Permit Direct Payment of Medical Expenses by the National Park Service and Allow for Waiver and Indemnification in Certain Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4404) (H. Rept. 106-854), H7650 [14SE]

Powder River Basin Resource Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1950) (S. Rept. 106-490), S9941 [5OC]

Reclamation Reform Refund Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1697) (S. Rept. 106-486), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4847) (H. Rept. 106-856), H7722 [18SE]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H11205 [26OC]

Ronald Reagan Recognition Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4800) (H. Rept. 106-884), H7996 [22SE]

Roosevelt National Forest Redesignation of the Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3817) (H. Rept. 106-738), H6353 [17JY]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4063) (S. Rept. 106-446), S9700 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4063) (H. Rept. 106-723), H5842 [11JY]

San Bernardino National Forest Conveyance of a Small Parcel of Public Domain Land: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3657) (H. Rept. 106-744), H6354 [17JY]

San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3605) (H. Rept. 106-647), H3924 [6JN]

St. Croix Island Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2485) (S. Rept. 106-319), S5882 [27JN]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 468) (S. Rept. 106-392), S8019 [5SE]

Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4828) (H. Rept. 106-929), H8735 [3OC]

Taunton River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2778) (H. Rept. 106-678), H4674 [19JN]

Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2102) (S. Rept. 106-327), S6256 [30JN]

Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria Authorization of Leases on Trust Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1953), S4190 [18MY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4643) (S. Rept. 106-474), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4643) (H. Rept. 106-855), H7722 [18SE]

University of Alaska Conveyance of Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2958) (H. Rept. 106-764), H6598 [19JY]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2421) (S. Rept. 106-317), S5882 [27JN]

Utah West Desert Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4579) (S. Rept. 106-463), S9604 [2OC]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1892) (H. Rept. 106-724), H5842 [11JY]

Virginia Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2865) (S. Rept. 106-442), S9700 [3OC]

Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place Construction in Fort Pierre, SD: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1658) (S. Rept. 106-368), S8018 [5SE]

Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Westside Irrigation District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 610) (S. Rept. 106-313), S5882 [27JN]

Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2773) (H. Rept. 106-739), H6353 [17JY]

Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Designation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2352) (S. Rept. 106-316), S5882 [27JN]

White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1849) (S. Rept. 106-266), S2615 [12AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 106-813), H7279 [6SE]

Wilson Creek Designation as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1749) (S. Rept. 106-320), S5882 [27JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1749) (H. Rept. 106-500), H571 [29FE]

Zuni Pueblo Tribe Trust Fund Expenditures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4725) (H. Rept. 106-993), H10472 [19OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Missouri River flow management: Southern Governors' Association, S7500 [25JY]

Protection, access, and use of National Forests: Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forest employees, E1042 [19JN]

———Forest County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Oconto County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Oneida County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Vilas County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4454 [14JN], H4538, H4577 [15JN], H5972, H5974 [13JY]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Animas-La Plata Federal Reclamation Project Authorization: Executive Office of the President, S10784 [19OC]

BIA Acknowledgement of the Fundamental Injustice, Cruelty, and Brutality in the Treatment of Native Americans: Kevin Gover, BIA, E1453 [13SE]

Corps of Engineers Proposed Missouri River Changes Will Further Endanger Species: Joe Engeln, S7499 [25JY]

Summaries

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act (S. 2736), S5261 [15JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6538 [12JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations conference report, S9910 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4316-H4318 [13JN]

Energy and water development appropriations, H10380 [19OC]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5214 [27JN], E1231 [13JY]

Number of wildland fires and acres affected in 2000, S7969 [5SE]

Wildland fire comparison statistics, S7969 [5SE]

Testimonies

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act: Richard L. Moehl, Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association, H8140 [26SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 326, encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for Los Alamos, NM, wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire, H3062 [16MY]

H. Con. Res. 345, Dept. of the Interior collection and maintenance of information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces, H7749 [19SE]

H. Con. Res. 394, corrections in enrollment to S. 1374, Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act, H7398 [12SE]

H. Res. 516, consideration of H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act, H3936 [7JN]

H. Res. 524, consideration of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4311 [13JN]

H. Res. 532, consideration of H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H5207 [27JN]

H. Res. 598, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H8412 [28SE]

H. Res. 609, consideration of H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act, H8755 [4OC]

H. Res. 657, Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, H11385 [27OC]

H. Res. 663, consideration of S. 2485, St. Croix Island Heritage Act, H11546 [30OC]

H.R. 34, technical corrections to Coastal Barrier Resources System map system, S10010 [5OC]

H.R. 468, St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act, S9980 [5OC]

H.R. 1725, Miwaleta Park Expansion Act, H1136 [21MR]

H.R. 1749, Wilson Creek designation as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H519 [29FE]

H.R. 2267, clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails, H8140 [26SE]

H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, H6953 [25JY]

H.R. 2570, Lincoln Highway Study Act, H9961 [17OC]

H.R. 2773, Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Act, H6750 [24JY]

H.R. 2778, Taunton River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H4600 [19JN]

H.R. 2862, Dept. of the Interior release of reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT, S2796 [13AP]

H.R. 2984, Bureau of Reclamation transfer of irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska, H7662 [18SE]

H.R. 3023, Bureau of Reclamation conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry, H5098 [26JN]

H.R. 3084, Abraham Lincoln interpretive center on his life and contributions establishment, S9773 [3OC]

H.R. 3084, authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretative center on life and contributions of Abraham Lincoln, H4597 [19JN]

H.R. 3176, Dept. of the Interior study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii, H3888 [6JN]

H.R. 3236, Dept. of the Interior contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water to Summit County, UT, H6882 [25JY]

H.R. 3468, Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act, H6883 [25JY]

H.R. 3577, north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project in Idaho appropriations, H2620 [8MY]

H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act, H3942 [7JN]

H.R. 3657, San Bernardino National Forest conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land, H7399 [12SE], H10504 [23OC]

H.R. 3817, Roosevelt National Forest redesignation of the Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail, H6859 [25JY]

H.R. 3926, Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission authorization increase, H9975 [17OC]

H.R. 4063, Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act, S10008 [5OC], H5792 [11JY]

H.R. 4275, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act, H6870-H6872 [25JY]

H.R. 4312, Upper Housatonic National Heritage Area Study Act, H9979 [17OC]

H.R. 4389, Dept. of the Interior conveyance of certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, H8721 [3OC]

H.R. 4404, permit direct payment of U.S. Park Police medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements, H9959 [17OC]

H.R. 4435, Coastal Barrier Resources System map system technical corrections, H3887 [6JN]

H.R. 4442, National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act, H5674 [10JY]

H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6302-S6315 [10JY], S7264-S7279 [19JY]

H.R. 4579, Utah West Desert Land Exchange Act, H5796 [11JY]

H.R. 4613, National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, H8137 [26SE]

H.R. 4643, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H7663-H7665 [18SE]

H.R. 4646, designate certain National Forest System lands in Virginia as wilderness areas, H9969 [17OC]

H.R. 4721, release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT, H8710 [3OC]

H.R. 4794, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act, H10521 [23OC]

H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act, H8760-H8765 [4OC]

H.R. 4835, Dept. of the Interior land exchange with the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, VA, H8153 [26SE]

H.R. 5331, Frederick Douglass memorial establishment in the District of Columbia or its environs, H8717 [3OC]

H.R. 5388, designate visitors center in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H10709 [24OC]

H.R. 5478, acquire by donation suitable land in New York, NY, for the relocation of the Hamilton Grange, H10574 [24OC]

H.R. 5528, Omnibus Indian Advancement Act, H11327-H11348 [26OC]

S. 134, Apostle Islands Stewardship Act, S9979 [5OC]

S. 148, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, S6180 [29JN], H5095 [26JN]

S. 291, Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Transfer Act, H3885 [6JN]

S. 356, Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act, H3886 [6JN]

S. 400, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act technical corrections, S897 [28FE]

S. 408, BLM conveyance of administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center, S2797 [13AP]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act, S9116 [22SE]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act, H3481 [22MY]

S. 610, BLM land conveyance in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District, S7796 [27JY], H10492 [23OC]

S. 613, Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act, H520 [29FE]

S. 698, Dept. of the Interior submission of report on feasibility and desirability of recovering costs of high altitude lifesaving missions on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve, H10572 [24OC]

S. 748, improve Federal hiring and contracting of Alaskan natives, H10514 [23OC]

S. 938, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Adjustment Act, H10726 [24OC]

S. 964, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S10896-S10899 [24OC], H10028-H10031 [17OC]

S. 1030, enforcement of mining laws on certain Wyoming land conveyed by the BLM, H10492 [23OC]

S. 1218, convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky, MT, School District, S2797 [13AP], H10491 [23OC]

S. 1275, Hoover Dam Miscellaneous Sales Act, H10496 [23OC]

S. 1296, Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, H9981 [17OC]

S. 1374, Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act, H7396 [12SE]

S. 1474, Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act, S10539 [13OC], H10570 [24OC]

S. 1507, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S5054 [13JN]

S. 1509, emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations, S4214 [18MY], H10511 [23OC]

S. 1629, Oregon Land Exchange Act, H6864 [25JY]

S. 1653, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act reauthorization and amendments, S1433 [9MR]

S. 1658, authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place in Fort Pierre, SD, S9316-S9318 [26SE]

S. 1694, Dept. of the Interior study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii, H10722-H10725 [24OC]

S. 1694, Hawaii Water Resources Reclamation Act, S2793 [13AP], S11741-S11744 [7DE]

S. 1697, Reclamation Reform Refund Act, S10529 [13OC]

S. 1705, Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act, S2807 [13AP], H9962 [17OC]

S. 1727, Palace of the Governors Annex Act, S2808 [13AP]

S. 1752, Coastal Barrier Resources Act reauthorization and amendments, S9397, S9399 [27SE], H10569 [24OC]

S. 1761, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act, S11276 [27OC], S11939 [15DE], H11934 [4DE]

S. 1848, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project, S10528 [13OC]

S. 1849, White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act, S2810 [13AP], S10003 [5OC], H7669 [18SE]

S. 1892, acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process, S2799-S2805 [13AP]

S. 1892, Valles Caldera Preservation Act, H5797-H5803 [11JY]

S. 1910, acquire title to the Hunt House in Waterloo, NY, H6875 [25JY]

S. 1910, Dept. of the Interior acquisition of title to the Hunt House in Waterloo, NY, S2811 [13AP]

S. 2034, Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S331 [3FE]

S. 2102, Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act, S7295-S7297 [19JY], H9976-H9978 [17OC]

S. 2195, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2301, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District, S10529 [13OC]

S. 2331, Fort Sumter National Monument franchise fee recalculation owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., S10003 [5OC]

S. 2331, recalculate Fort Sumter National Monument franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., S1990 [30MR]

S. 2345, Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Act, S10001 [5OC], H10717 [24OC]

S. 2352, Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Designation Act, S7797 [27JY]

S. 2418, regulate commercial air tours at Black Canyon National Park, S2732 [13AP]

S. 2421, Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Study Act, S7795 [27JY]

S. 2478, Peopling of America Theme Study Act, S9976, S9977 [5OC]

S. 2485, St. Croix Island Heritage Act, S9977, S9978 [5OC], H11555 [30OC]

S. 2580, Indian School Construction Act, S4107 [17MY]

S. 2591, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2594, Dept. of the Interior contract with Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, S10527 [13OC]

S. 2594, Dept. of the Interior contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE]

S. 2618, sale and conveyance of certain Kingston, NV, lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site, S4380 [24MY]

S. 2665, Navajo Nation Trust Land Leasing Act, S4479 [25MY]

S. 2673, Eureka County, NV, land conveyance for continued use as a cemetery, S4568 [6JN]

S. 2736, Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act, S5259-S5261 [15JN]

S. 2751, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S5362 [19JN]

S. 2751, Washoe Indian Tribe Land Conveyance Act, S11274 [27OC]

S. 2757, transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA, S5464 [20JN], S9986 [5OC]

S. 2795, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act, S5886 [27JN]

S. 2813, Arizona Land Exchange Facilitation Act, S6123 [29JN]

S. 2865, Virginia Wilderness Act, S6678 [13JY], S9985 [5OC]

S. 2877, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act, S6846 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

S. 2882, Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act, S10530 [13OC], H10518 [23OC]

S. 2951, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, H10519 [23OC]

S. 2956, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act, S7847-S7849 [27JY]

S. 3000, Dept. of the Interior land exchange with the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, VA, S7920 [27JY], S9984 [5OC]

S. 3022, Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act, S8291 [8SE], S10529 [13OC], H10512 [23OC]

S. 3023, Bureau of Reclamation conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry, S10838 [19OC]

S. 3031, technical corrections to certain laws concerning Native Americans, S8416 [12SE]

S. 3032, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act reauthorization, S8417 [12SE]

S. 3119, Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act, S9386 [27SE]

S. 3142, George Washington Birthplace National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act, S9606 [2OC]

S. 3160, Abel and Mary Nicholson House National Historic Site Study Act, S9863 [4OC]

S. 3222, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S10803-S10805 [19OC]

S. 3224, National Park Service Studies Act, S10806 [19OC]

S. 3232, California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century, S11000-S11002 [25OC]

S. 3286, PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act, S11930 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 151, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, S10543, S10592 [13OC], H10069 [18OC]

S. Con. Res. 156, corrections in enrollment of S. 1474, Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act, S11137, S11188 [26OC], H11575 [30OC]

S. Con. Res. 161, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5528, Omnibus Indian Advancement Act, S11759, S11762 [11DE], H12088 [14DE]

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY related term(s) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Customs Service

Addresses

Importance of Diplomacy in the Economic, Trade, and Financial Arenas, E69 [7FE]

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7694 [26JY], H6471 [18JY], H6600, H6601 [19JY], H6635, H6642, H6645, H6652, H6653, H6658, H6664, H6670, H6671, H6672, H6684, H6685, H6688, H6689, H6692, H6694, H6698, H6699, H6703, H6705, H6720 [20JY]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S10546, S10593 [13OC], S11651 [6DE], H10872, H10873 [25OC]

Analyses

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act (S. 2997), S7917 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Bankers Assail Mint for Deal With Wal-Mart, S599 [10FE]

Time To Consider Reviving the Assay Commission, E246 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Engraving and Printing: define value of items used in production of securities (see H.R. 4097), H1476 [28MR]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 4513), H3523 [22MY]

Coins: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 2972), S7839 [27JY]

———combat money laundering (see H.R. 4695), H4783 [20JN]

Customs Service: establish user fee to cover inspection costs at express courier facilities (see S. 3199), S10412 [12OC] (see H.R. 5450), H9767 [11OC]

———merchandise importation procedures (see H.R. 4337), H2339 [13AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2900), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4871), H6469 [18JY] (see H.R. 4985), H7128 [26JY] (see H.R. 5658), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (see H. Res. 560), H6598 [19JY]

Firearms: require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (see S. 2715), S5027 [13JN]

HMO Guaranty Fund: establish to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (see S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

IMF: instruct to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 4102), H1476 [28MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 3633), H340 [10FE]

Law enforcement officers: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (see H.R. 4880), H6469 [18JY]

Money: convert to a circulating currency system that does not involve debt or interest (see H.R. 5510), H10472 [19OC]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S7840 [27JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pittsburg, NH: operate the land border port of entry as a full-time port of entry (see H.R. 3585), H253 [8FE]

Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see S. 3219), S10801 [19OC]

Public debt: retire publicly held debt each fiscal year (see H.R. 4505), H3474 [19MY]

Security documents: produce at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (see H.R. 4096), H1476 [28MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 4259), H2238 [12AP]

Taxation: repeal and simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2642), S4460 [25MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2450), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP] (see H.R. 4230), H2121 [11AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (see H. Res. 473), H2237 [12AP]

U.S. Assay Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 3866), H756 [8MR]

U.S. Mint: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority to produce numismatic coins (see H.R. 5273), H8061 [25SE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7590 [26JY]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4516), H7095-H7126 [26JY]

Letters

Assignment of Armed Forces personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities: Brian E. Sheridan, Dept. of Defense, E793 [19MY]

Distribution of $1 coins to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: Senator Murkowski, S599 [10FE]

Economic embargo of Cuba: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, H6685 [20JY]

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2505 [11AP]

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act, H7422 [12SE]

———Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, H11892 [14NO]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act: Aaron Gornstein, Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, Inc., S7917 [27JY]

———Barbara J. Thompson, National Council of State Housing Agencies, S7918 [27JY]

———Dennis R. Cronk, National Association of Realtors, S7918 [27JY]

———Gerald M. Howard, National Association of Home Builders, S7918 [27JY]

———Kristin Siglin, Enterprise Foundation, S7919 [27JY]

———Mary Ann Gleason, National Coalition for the Homeless, S7918 [27JY]

———Robert J. Reid, National Housing Conference (organization), S7917 [27JY]

———Sheila Crowley, National Low Income Housing Coalition, S7918 [27JY]

Portsmouth, OH, uranium enrichment plant closure, H4912 [21JN]

Social Security Number Confidentiality Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1846 [19OC]

———Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), E1846 [19OC]

Lists

Items incorrectly labeled as objectionable in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10240 [11OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S8742 [19SE]

Messages

Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, S1745 [27MR], S8756 [19SE], H1422 [28MR], H7817 [19SE]

Motions

Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2277 [13AP]

Remarks in House

Akal Security, Inc.: relief (H.R. 3363), H3055 [16MY]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H3275-H3277 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H6604 [20JY], E766 [18MY]

Asian Development Bank: encourage Japanese officials to improve management, institute banking reforms, and accept the U.S. nominee for a vice president's position, E826 [24MY]

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H6703-H6705 [20JY]

———proposal to hire new agents relative to gun laws, H363 [14FE]

Budget: preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, H1516-H1519 [29MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6689 [20JY]

Coins: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7672-H7676 [18SE]

———tribute to Sacajawea dollar coin, H1658 [3AP]

———use of profits from sale of Sacajawea dollar coins to reduce the public debt, H540 [29FE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6712 [20JY]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): proposal to delegate rewriting of the Internal Revenue Code to a commission, H2127 [12AP]

Crime: combat money laundering and other financial crimes, H6634, H6635 [20JY]

Cuba: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo, H6685-H6688 [20JY]

Customs Service: designate San Antonio, TX, International Airport as an airport at which certain private aircraft arriving from a foreign area may land for processing, H6924 [25JY]

———monitoring for radioactivity in imported scrap metals funding through reductions in the Dept. of the Treasury Inspector General's office, H6645-H6647 [20JY]

———Racine, WI, office operations funding, H6653 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7143-H7150 [27JY], H7608-H7627 [14SE], H7742 [19SE], H11785, H11787 [2NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6622-H6710 [20JY], E1295, E1298 [21JY], E1374, E1385 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (H. Res. 560), H6618-H6622 [20JY]

District of Columbia: review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House, H8433 [28SE]

Foreign countries: require report to Congress on the IMF and World Bank advocacy of privatization, deregulation, and trade liberalization, H6635, H6636 [20JY]

IMF: instruct to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy, H1330 [23MR]

Inspector General Act: appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory (S. 1707), H10006, H10007 [17OC]

IRS: burden of proof relative to seizure of property, H226 [8FE]

———funding, H7619, H7621-H7623 [14SE], H9021 [6OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (H.R. 4880), E1267 [19JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (H.R. 3679), H7804-H7806 [19SE]

One dollar bill: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign (H.R. 903), E652 [4MY]

Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (H.R. 3218), H9990, H9991 [17OC], E1845, E1846, E1852 [19OC]

Public debt: reduce by declaring Federal Reserve notes to be official currency enabling return of Treasury bonds and reduction of interest payments, H6360 [18JY], H8040 [25SE], H8894 [5OC]

———report, H7520 [13SE]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), H5090-H5092 [26JN], H10872-H10874 [25OC]

———establish review process to determine appropriateness of proposed closures for safety purposes, H8433 [28SE]

Security documents: produce at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 4096), H7677-H7679 [18SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (H.R. 4259), H2172 [12AP], H8188-H8191 [26SE]

Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 1041), H2127, H2128 [12AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H1948-H1953 [6AP], H2267-H2282 [13AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (H. Res. 473), H2259-H2267 [13AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), motion to recommit, H2277-H2279 [13AP]

U.S. Assay Commission: reestablish (H.R. 3866), E245 [8MR]

U.S. Mint: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority to produce numismatic coins (H.R. 5273), H8191 [26SE]

———use of George Washington's image in advertising campaign, H1421 [28MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (H.R. 5397), E1704 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

Akal Security, Inc.: relief (H.R. 3363), S9543 [28SE]

BATF: expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, S7614 [26JY]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, S7596 [26JY]

Budget: preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, S2179-S2190 [5AP]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (S. 2972), S7886-S7888 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8731-S8748 [19SE], S8788-S8800 [20SE], S10705 [18OC], S11868 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7484 [24JY], S7591-S7619, S7629 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7468 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent request, S7468 [24JY]

Drugs: increase funding to Federal law enforcement agencies to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S2648 [13AP]

Financial institutions: withhold U.S. contributions to international financial institutions until certain reforms are implemented and certified, S5485 [21JN]

Firearms: gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403-S2406 [7AP]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (S. 2715), S5028 [13JN]

HMO Guaranty Fund: establish to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

IRS: impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, S11776 [14DE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (S. 3183), S10252 [11OC]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S6646-S6648 [13JY]

———establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (S. 2997), S7913-S7920 [27JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (H.R. 3679), S10883 [23OC]

———mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4366-S4368 [24MY], S8293 [8SE], S11832 [15DE]

Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (H.R. 3218), S11013 [25OC]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S7952 [27JY], S10546-S10550 [13OC], S11651-S11654 [6DE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (H.R. 4259), S10266 [11OC]

Social Security: ensure solvency of trust funds, S6656-S6659 [13JY]

———prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial markets, S2388, S2389 [7AP], S3684 [9MY], S4290 [23MY]

Taxation: repeal and simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2642), S4475-S4477 [25MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS, S1285 [8MR]

———treatment of certain qualified personal service provider income, S3867 [11MY]

U.S. Mint: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority to produce numismatic coins (H.R. 5273), S10934 [24OC]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: distribution of $1 coins, S599 [10FE]

Reports

Use of Armed Forces Personnel To Support Civilian Law Enforcement: Dept. of Defense, E794 [19MY]

Reports filed

Akal Security, Inc., Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3363) (H. Rept. 106-581), H2336 [13AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4199, Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 473) (H. Rept. 106-576), H2237 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 106-767), H6598 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior Authorization for States To Establish Hunting Seasons for Double-Crested Cormorants: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 106-916), H8551 [29SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4871) (H. Rept. 106-756), H6469 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900) (S. Rept. 106-500), S10411 [12OC]

Dept. of the Treasury Production of Certain Security Documents at the Request of Foreign Governments or States on a Reimbursable Basis: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4096) (H. Rept. 106-849), H7650 [14SE]

Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 21) (H. Rept. 106-526), H1075 [15MR]

Nomination of Alan P. Larson to International Monetary Organizations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Charles L. Kolbe to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of George L. Farr to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Jay Johnson To Be Director of the U.S. Mint: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1315 [8MR]

Nomination of Jonathan Talisman To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Karen Hastie Williams to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Larry L. Levitan to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Lisa G. Ross To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Lisa G. Ross To Be Dept. of the Treasury Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Finance (Senate), S10999 [25OC]

Nomination of Michelle A. Smith To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4103 [17MY]

Nomination of Nancy Killefer to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Robert M. Tobias to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Ruth M. Thomas To Be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Steve H. Nickles to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Presidential Threat Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3048) (H. Rept. 106-669), H4219 [12JN]

2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2266) (S. Rept. 106-355), S7477 [24JY]

Statements

Allow Agencies To Reimburse Federal Employees for Certain Adoption Expenses: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, S1395 [9MR]

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: OMB, H11892 [14NO]

Tables

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6628-H6630 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4985), H7609-H7611 [14SE]

Federal trust funds used to balance the budget, S2181 [5AP]

Public debt to the penny, S1782 [28MR], S2181 [5AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 560, consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6618 [20JY]

H.R. 3048, Presidential Threat Protection Act, H5090 [26JN]

H.R. 3218, Social Security Number Confidentiality Act, H9990 [17OC]

H.R. 3363, relief of Akal Security, Inc., H3055 [16MY]

H.R. 3679, 2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act, H7804 [19SE]

H.R. 4096, authorize the Dept. of the Treasury to produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis, H7677 [18SE]

H.R. 4199, Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act, H2267-H2269 [13AP]

H.R. 4259, National Museum of the American Indian Commemorative Coin Act, H8188 [26SE]

H.R. 5010, District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act, H7672 [18SE]

H.R. 5273, U.S. Mint Numismatic Coin Clarification Act, H8191 [26SE]

S. 1707, appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory, H10006 [17OC]

S. 2217, National Museum of the American Indian Commemorative Coin Act, S1320 [8MR]

S. 2266, 2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act, S1597 [22MR]

S. 2715, Ballistic Fingerprints Act, S5028 [13JN]

S. 2997, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S7915-S7917 [27JY]

S. 3261, HMO Guaranty Act, S11375 [30OC]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION related term(s) Coast Guard; Maritime Administration

Amendments

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), S9770 [3OC], S11007 [25OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1186 [6MR], S7752, S7926 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5094, S5098, S5128, S5137, S5138 [14JN], S5169, S5173, S5177, S5178, S5183, S5184, S5185, S5188, S5196, S5275, S5276, S5277, S5278 [15JN], S5372 [19JN], H3413, H3414 [18MY], H3437, H3442, H3443, H3444, H3448, H3449, H3450, H3451 [19MY]

FAA: Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation funding (H.R. 2607), S10555 [13OC], H9949 [17OC]

M/V Mist Cove (vessel): weight measurement (H.R. 3903), H1681 [4AP]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8222, S8225 [7SE]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 2607), S10555 [13OC], H9949 [17OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 820, Coast Guard appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN], H7628 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Air Justice, E363 [21MR]

Air Passengers ``Fed Up'' With Poor Service, Survey Finds, S5180 [15JN]

Airline Service Dips in 3 of 4 Categories, S5181 [15JN]

Blast in the Night, S8231 [7SE]

Enlightened Self-Interest, S11561 [5DE]

Focus Shifts to Ford, S10067 [6OC]

How Congress Is Keeping LA From Cleaning Up Its Air, H3452 [19MY]

Losses of Life That Have Resulted From Smaller Vehicles, S5206 [15JN]

Pipeline Safety—Don't Sacrifice the Good for the Status Quo, H9560 [10OC]

Rail Crossing Rules One More Mandate, H2509 [3MY]

Readiness Problems Plague Coast Guard, H8435 [28SE]

Study Critical of Exhaust From School Buses, H3452 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions

Annandale (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 5202), H7723 [18SE]

Antja (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3921), H997 [14MR]

Appropriations: authorizing for certain maritime programs (see S. 2388), S2526 [11AP] (see S. 2487), S3192 [1MY] (see H.R. 4247), H2238 [12AP]

Asphalt Commander (vessel): permit placement under a foreign registry (see H.R. 5629), H11842 [3NO]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see S. 2891), S7229 [19JY]

———increase civil penalties and criminal fines for violation of regulations prohibiting the transportation of chemical oxygen generators on passenger-carrying aircraft in air commerce (see H.R. 5445), H9767 [11OC]

———issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 5347), H8551 [29SE]

———mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (see S. 2440), S2728 [13AP]

———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see H.R. 4978), H7128 [26JY]

———prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. that do not comply with certain noise levels (see H.R. 4092), H1405 [23MR]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see S. 2088), S741 [23FE] (see H.R. 3686), H509 [16FE]

———exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H253 [8FE]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

———reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI (see H.R. 5637), H11954 [4DE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2720), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4475), H3308 [17MY] (see H.R. 5394), H9010 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (see H. Res. 505), H3412 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 612), H9010 [5OC]

Double Eagle2 (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4617), H4121 [8JN]

Dredged material: establish program to market dredged material (see S. 2385), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4185), H1851 [5AP]

———require use in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 2384), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4186), H1851 [5AP]

Eagle (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 2339), S2040 [3AP]

FAA: establish review commission (see H.R. 5641), H12017 [5DE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 438), H996 [14MR]

Hazardous substances: amend regulations on the transportation of materials (see H.R. 4171), H1763 [4AP]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (see S. 3070), S8759 [19SE]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3012), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 5154), H7502 [12SE] (see H.R. 5190), H7651 [14SE]

———improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

———make it illegal to sell tires which are the subject of a recall (see H.R. 5332), H8468 [28SE]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see S. 2716), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4511), H3474 [19MY]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3059), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 428), H9900 [12OC]

M/V Mist Cove (vessel): weight measurement (see H.R. 3903), H921 [9MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue standards for the use of motorized skate boards (see H.R. 5008), H7206 [27JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2965), S7839 [27JY]

Orem, UT: permit construction of a hook ramp as part of the highway project to reconstruct the interchange at Interstate Route 15 and University Parkway (see H.R. 5411), H9504 [6OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2438), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE] (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

Power resources: develop a national energy policy and repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 5278), H8061 [25SE]

Puffin (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 2500), S3328 [3MY]

R'Adventure II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 2864), S6677 [13JY]

Railroads: issue regulations addressing safety concerns in minimizing delay for automobile traffic at railroad grade crossings (see H.R. 5413), H9504 [6OC]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

Safety: conduct a study with Temple University on the impact on highway safety of distractions to drivers (see H.R. 3848), H756 [8MR]

Ships and vessels: carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot program (see H.R. 4189), H1851 [5AP]

———certificate of documentation for 3 barges (see H.R. 4618), H4121 [8JN]

———establish a simplified Smaller Ship Shared-Risk Financing Guarantees formula (see H.R. 4682), H4591 [15JN]

———promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see S. 2564), S4014 [16MY]

———revise laws relative to cruise vessels (see H.R. 5337), H8468 [28SE]

Skimmer (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4413), H2770 [9MY]

States: require use of Federal highway funds for projects in high priority corridors (see S. 2713), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4629), H4174 [9JN] (see H.R. 4638), H4220 [12JN]

Taxation: provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H647 [6MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H756 [8MR] (see H.R. 3881), H920 [9MR] (see H.R. 3982), H1076 [15MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4111), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4776), H5435 [28JN]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4834), H5955 [12JY]

Tokeena (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4599), H4035 [7JN]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program (see H.R. 3630), H340 [10FE]

Traverse City, MI: Dept. of Transportation grant to school district for demolition and removal of structure at former Coast Guard property (see H.R. 4197), H1851 [5AP]

Trucking industry: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H8468 [28SE]

———support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2239 [12AP]

Wells Gray (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4396), H2654 [8MY]

Conference reports

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000), H649-H704 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4475), H8922-H9004 [5OC]

Cost Estimates

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440): CBO, S8090 [6SE]

Letters

Average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks: Alan Reuther, UAW, S5203 [15JN]

———Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S5200 [15JN]

———John D. Graham, Harvard University Center for Risk Analysis, S5199 [15JN]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S5204 [15JN]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Representatives Dreier and Moakley, Committee on Rules (House), H1003 [15MR]

———Representatives Shuster and Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1003 [15MR]

Dept. of Transportation action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S5194 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation distribution of funding for buses and bus facilities in Michigan: Peter Varga, Michigan Public Transit Association, S5191 [15JN]

Distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding: Senator Graham, S10126 [10OC]

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S1261 [8MR]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H9556 [10OC]

Regulation of train whistles at crossings: Representatives Lipinski and Petri, H2510 [3MY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport perimeter rules on flight distances: several Senators, S1263 [8MR]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), S6625 [13JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6619 [13JY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, S6619 [13JY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S6619 [13JY]

———several State and local government organizations, S6622 [13JY]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S6620 [13JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S6619 [13JY]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), S10398 [12OC]

———Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S10230 [11OC]

Lists

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, S1252 [8MR]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10056-S10059 [6OC]

Memorandums

Investigation Into Diversion of Los Angeles International Airport Revenues: Kenneth M. Mead, Dept. of Transportation, S5188 [15JN]

Messages

Hazardous Materials Transportation Report: President Clinton, S2232 [5AP], H1821 [5AP]

Highway Safety: President Clinton, S10799 [19OC], H10461 [19OC]

Motions

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5197, S5213 [15JN], H7627 [14SE]

Poems

``Transportation'', E937 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Airports: promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles, H1008 [15MR]

Alaska: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Amtrak: funding, H1020 [15MR]

Amtrak Reform Council: funding, H3442, H3443 [19MY]

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H1022, H1025 [15MR]

———investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against new entrant air carriers, H1004 [15MR]

———mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), H10523-H10527 [23OC]

———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (H.R. 4978), H7068 [26JY]

———require study of air quality on airplanes, H1023 [15MR]

Brooklyn, NY: prohibit funding for FAA weather radar tower within the Gateway National Recreation Area, H3448, H3449 [19MY]

California: Southern California transportation projects funding, H9022 [6OC]

Chicago, IL: FAA allocation of slots at O'Hare International Airport, H1025, H1027 [15MR]

———Metra Commuter Rail System funding, H3426, H3428 [19MY]

———transportation projects funding, H9026 [6OC]

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport improvements and expansion, H1023 [15MR]

Coast Guard: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), H6896-H6902 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), H8766 [4OC]

———funding, H1021, H1022 [15MR], H5081 [23JN], H9020 [6OC], E1038 [19JN]

———military readiness, H8434 [28SE]

———reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI (H.R. 5637), H11936-H11938 [4DE]

———submission of comprehensive mutiyear capital investment plan, H3430 [19MY]

———tribute to Auxiliary, H6439 [18JY]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR]

Denver, CO: Regional Transportation District funding, E801 [22MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3417-H3455 [19MY], H7627 [14SE], E801, E802 [22MY], E820 [24MY], E1038 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9018-H9028, H9047 [6OC], E1721 [6OC], E1740 [11OC], E1785 [13OC], E1807 [17OC], E1989 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (H. Res. 505), H3416, H3417 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 612), H9014-H9018 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

Emergency response organizations: establish a grant program for providing assistance (H.R. 3155), H1593 [30MR]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, H1018-H1027 [15MR], H9023 [6OC], E363 [21MR]

———conduct study on helicopter noise, H1023 [15MR]

———correct pay discrepancies for certain air traffic controllers who returned to an interim incentive pay facility after a promotion to another facility, H3449, H3450 [19MY]

———establish review commission (H.R. 5641), E2126 [5DE]

———investigate management of funds used for certain air traffic control projects, H1962 [10AP]

———Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation funding (H.R. 2607), H9949, H9950 [17OC]

———reauthorizing programs, H1320 [23MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1010-H1030 [15MR], E361, E363 [21MR], E377 [22MR], E1967 [28OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 438), H1002-H1010 [15MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), corrections in engrossment of conference report, H1030 [15MR]

———study the use of recycled materials in the construction of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons, H1028 [15MR]

———submission of comprehensive mutiyear capital investment plan, H3430 [19MY]

———use of passenger facility charges, H1007, H1026 [15MR]

Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program: tribute to Poetry Contest winners, E937 [9JN]

Goleta, CA: bicycle/pedestrian bridge funding, H3425 [19MY]

Government regulations: prohibit funding which requires State and local governments to alter land use plans to conform with Federal air quality regulations, H3443, H3444 [19MY]

———release of report on rulemaking process, E1300 [21JY]

Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

Houston, TX: light rail transportation funding, H3437-H3442 [19MY], H9024, H9025 [6OC]

Indian River County, FL: Vero Municipal Airport air traffic control tower funding, H3426 [19MY]

Long Island Railroad: East Side Access Project funding, H3426, H3429 [19MY]

Morris, IL: EJ&E Railroad bridge funding, H3426 [19MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H3425, H3428 [19MY], H4534, H4535 [15JN], E820 [24MY]

———conduct study to determine ways to reduce fatalities, injuries, and property damage caused by backing vehicles, E1366 [27JY]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products, H9631 [10OC]

———improve safety of car seats for children, H9630 [10OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), H9624-H9632 [10OC], E1778 [13OC], E1803, E1816 [17OC], E2024 [30OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 428), H9852 [12OC]

M/V Mist Cove (vessel): weight measurement (H.R. 3903), H1681 [4AP]

Nebraska: airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

New Orleans, LA: prohibit funding for construction of an additional runway at New Orleans International Airport, H3444-H3448 [19MY]

New York, NY: mass transit projects funding, H3427 [19MY]

Oklahoma: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Oregon: Wilsonville, OR, to Beaverton, OR, commuter rail line funding, H3425 [19MY]

Pasadena, CA: prohibit freeway extension project funding, H3442 [19MY]

Paterson, NJ: Transportation Opportunity Center funding, H9027 [6OC]

Peotone, IL: airport construction funding, H3424 [19MY]

Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia International Airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H8773 [4OC], H9548-H9562 [10OC], H9819 [12OC], E1752, E1759, E1766 [12OC], E1777 [13OC]

Railroads: grade crossing matching funds program funding, H3436, H3437 [19MY]

———regulation of train whistles at crossings, H1988 [10AP], H2505-H2510 [3MY]

Roads and highways: allocation of traffic safety funding to pedestrian safety features, H3528 [23MY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H1019, H1021, H1022, H1024, H1025, H1028 [15MR], E377 [22MR]

Sacramento County, CA: mass transit projects funding, H3426 [19MY]

San Francisco, CA: Bay Area Rapid Transit extension funding to San Francisco International Airport, H3425 [19MY]

Santa Maria Organization of Transportation Helpers, Inc.: wheelchair-lift equipped minibuses funding, H3425 [19MY]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

Ships and vessels: carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot program (H.R. 4189), E498 [5AP]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 2607), H9949, H9950 [17OC]

Sullivan County, NY: transportation projects funding, H3429 [19MY]

Taxation: repeal increases in motor fuel taxes, H939 [14MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4111), E448 [30MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4776), E1153 [29JN]

Texas: National Corridor Planning and Development Program projects funding, H9016 [6OC]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, H1320 [23MR], H2243 [13AP]

———prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3451-H3454 [19MY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (H. Con. Res. 306), H11592 [30OC]

Washington: Puget Sound Transit Program funding, E802 [22MY]

Wayne County, MI: Wayne County Metro Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Airlines: review certain airline customer service practices and make recommendations for reform, S5179 [15JN]

Amtrak: funding, S1257, S1258, S1262 [8MR], S11868 [15DE]

———restore authority to lease motor vehicles from the GSA, S7337-S7342 [20JY]

Appropriations: authorizing for certain maritime programs (S. 2487), S3193 [1MY], S9551, S9552 [28SE], S9600 [2OC]

Atlanta, GA: Transportation Improvement Plan implementation, S5192 [15JN]

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, S1258, S1261 [8MR]

———encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of aircraft noise rescinded, S1584, S1590 [22MR], S3908 [11MY]

———establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (S. 2891), S7243 [19JY]

———mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), S2520 [11AP], S2759 [13AP], S8090 [6SE], S9770-S9772 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC]

Boston, MA: require written agreement limiting Federal contribution to the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel project, S5183 [15JN]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (S. 2088), S745 [23FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), insert S. 1089 language in lieu, S7757 [27JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1186, S1187 [6MR], S7752-S7757 [27JY]

———funding, S1257, S1258 [8MR], S6230 [30JN]

———replacement of Great Lakes icebreaker Mackinaw (vessel), S1186, S1187 [6MR]

Delaware: designation of Kennett Pike as National Scenic Byway, S4560 [6JN]

Denver, CO: Interstate-25 ramps project funding, S5191 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S4498 [25MY], S5058 [13JN], S5088-S5099 [14JN], S5166-S5186, S5188-S5215 [15JN], S5306 [16JN], S5357 [19JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10042, S10043, S10044, S10048-S10050, S10052-S10059 [6OC], S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10485 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10042 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), unanimous-consent agreement, S5154 [14JN], S5172 [15JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), S10038, S10040 [6OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), indefinitely postponed, S5280 [15JN]

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: funding, S10150 [10OC]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, S1259 [8MR]

———condition any grants made to the Los Angeles International Airport on completion of investigation into diversion of airport revenues, S5188 [15JN]

———Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation funding (H.R. 2607), S10555, S10556 [13OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), S1225, S1226 [7MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1247-S1267, S1269, S1294, S1300 [8MR], S1504, S1506 [21MR], S1587 [22MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), permission to file conference report, S1153 [2MR]

———require reporting of specific reasons for flight delays or cancellations, S1264 [8MR]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: study by Safety Research Center, Bethesda, MD, and Stanford University Sleep Research Center on the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S11559 [5DE]

GSA: improve oversight of public building purchasing, leasing, and refurbishing practices, S10734 [18OC]

Jackson State University: multimodal transportation research programs funding, S5190 [15JN]

Michigan: distribution of funding for buses and bus facilites, S5190, S5191 [15JN]

Montana: Federal Highway Administration's Intelligent Transportation Systems programs funding, S10054 [6OC]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5093, S5096 [14JN], S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5193, S5194, S5197-S5215 [15JN], S6626 [13JY], S7793 [27JY]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (S. 3070), S8763 [19SE]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3012), S8112 [6SE]

———improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and small trucks, S1621, S1622 [23MR]

———improve safety of car seats for children (S. 2070), S626 [10FE], S10614 [17OC]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S5191, S5193-S5196 [15JN], S5357 [19JN], S7824 [27JY], S11559 [5DE]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (S. 2716), S5028 [13JN]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), S10229-S10232, S10272-S10274 [11OC], S10398 [12OC], S10614 [17OC], S11562 [5DE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 428), S10632 [17OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), S8635 [15SE], S8652 [18SE], S9566 [2OC], S10040, S10042, S10044, S10061 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent agreement, S10048-S10050 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent request, S10040, S10051, S10060, S10061, S10067, S10068 [6OC]

M/V Mist Cove (vessel): weight measurement (H.R. 3903), S5766 [26JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: New Car Assessment Program use of various sizes of dummies in crash tests, S5190 [15JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2965), S7859-S7862 [27JY]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S2714, S2757 [13AP], S8225-S8241 [7SE], S9230-S9232, S9255 [26SE], S10237 [11OC], S10894 [23OC]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

———regulatory requirements for exposed pipes on bridges, S8235, S8236 [7SE]

Postal Service: tribute to Celebrate the Century Express Train Tour, S4457 [25MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5935 [27JN], S8293 [8SE]

Product safety: motor vehicle safety standard for tires, S10403 [12OC]

Puffin (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 2500), S3328 [3MY]

Queens, NY: Jamaica Intermodal Project funding, S5191 [15JN]

Railroads: high speed rail projects funding, S5192 [15JN], S9401-S9403 [27SE]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S1262, S1269 [8MR], S1506 [21MR]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (S. 2564), S4015 [16MY]

Small Communities Air Service Development Pilot Program: funding, S5185, S5186 [15JN]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 2607), S10555, S10556 [13OC]

Taxation: temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6617-S6627 [13JY]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5166-S5173 [15JN]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding, S10124-S10127 [10OC]

Reports filed

Airport Security Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2440) (S. Rept. 106-388), S8019 [5SE]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 106-513), H755 [8MR]

Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1089) (S. Rept. 106-300), S4296 [23MY]

Coast Guard Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2726, S2727 [13AP], S5240 [15JN], S7393 [20JY], S8822 [20SE], S10926 [24OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 106-523), H996 [14MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 612) (H. Rept. 106-941), H9010 [5OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 505) (H. Rept. 106-626), H3412 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-940), H9010 [5OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-622), H3308 [17MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2720) (S. Rept. 106-309), S5027 [13JN], S5106 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation Appropriations for Certain Maritime Programs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2487) (S. Rept. 106-345), S7072 [17JY]

Enterprize (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1615) (S. Rept. 106-285), S3831 [10MY]

EPA Reinstatement of Transportation Conformity Regulations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1053) (S. Rept. 106-228), S285 [2FE]

Fritha (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1853) (S. Rept. 106-287), S3831 [10MY]

Looking Glass (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 442) (S. Rept. 106-281), S3831 [10MY]

Lucky Dog (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1614) (S. Rept. 106-284), S3831 [10MY]

Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Equipment Defect Notification Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3059) (S. Rept. 106-423), S9381 [27SE]

M/V Mist Cove (vessel) Weight Measurement: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3903) (H. Rept. 106-531), H1162 [21MR]

M/V Sandpiper (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1779) (S. Rept. 106-286), S3831 [10MY]

Nomination of Francisco J. Sanchez To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Sue Bailey To Be National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 106-387), S8019 [5SE]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 5164) (H. Rept. 106-954), H9634 [10OC]

U.S. Cruise Ship Tourism Development Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1510) (S. Rept. 106-396), S8103 [6SE]

Victory of Burnham (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1613) (S. Rept. 106-283), S3831 [10MY]

Yankee (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1261) (S. Rept. 106-282), S3831 [10MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Atlanta, GA, Transportation Improvement Plan implementation: Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, S5193 [15JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5096 [14JN], H3437, H3451 [19MY]

Statements

Join the Safe Team—The Point of the Lance for a Safer and More Alert America: William C. Dement, Stanford University, S11560 [5DE]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Representatives Shuster and Bliley, H9559 [10OC]

Summaries

Airline Competition Preservation Act (H.R. 4978), H7069 [26JY]

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440), H10525 [23OC]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000): Conference Report, S1248 [8MR]

Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act (S. 3012), S8113 [6SE]

Tables

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century conference report funding levels, 2001-03, H1012 [15MR]

Budget authority and outlays in H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation appropriations, S5191 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3419-H3423 [19MY]

———conference report, E1741-E1746 [11OC]

Estimated transportation distribution of obligation limitation and revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Federal trust funds used to balance the budget, S602 [10FE], S2181 [5AP], S7001 [17JY], S11045 [26OC]

Nebraska airport projects funding, H1027 [15MR]

Transportation revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 372, Coast Guard anniversary, H6896 [25JY]

H. Con. Res. 428, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, H9852 [12OC]

H. Res. 438, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H1002 [15MR]

H. Res. 505, consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H3416 [19MY]

H. Res. 612, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H9014 [6OC]

H.R. 2607, Commercial Space Transportation Competitiveness Act, H9949 [17OC]

H.R. 3903, M/V Mist Cove (vessel) weight measurement, H1681 [4AP]

H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5372-S5382 [19JN]

H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, H9624-H9627 [10OC]

H.R. 5637, reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former Coast Guard facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI, H11937 [4DE]

H.R. 5641, Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA Act, E2127 [5DE]

S. 1089, Coast Guard appropriations, S7752-S7755 [27JY]

S. 2070, Child Passenger Protection Act, S627 [10FE]

S. 2438, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S8225-S8230, S8236-S8241 [7SE], H9548-H9553 [10OC]

S. 2440, Airport Security Improvement Act, S9770 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC], H10523-H10525 [23OC]

S. 2487, certain maritime programs appropriations, S3193 [1MY]

S. 2487, Dept. of Transportation appropriations for certain maritime programs, S9551 [28SE]

S. 2500, Puffin (vessel) certificate of documentation, S3328 [3MY]

S. 2716, Motor Carrier Fairness Act, S5029 [13JN]

S. 3002, Pipeline Integrity, Safety and Reliability Research and Development Act, S8020 [5SE]

S. 3012, Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act, S8113 [6SE]

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Amendments

Benefits: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), S10483, S10516 [12OC], H9911 [17OC]

Claims: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), S9205 [25SE], H9912 [17OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10302, S10308, S10428, S10444, S10457 [12OC], H4338, H4339 [13JN], H4485, H4486, H4487 [14JN], H4593 [15JN], H4627, H4632, H4675, H4676 [19JN], H4725, H4729, H4735, H4738, H4746, H4751, H4753, H4759, H4762, H4767, H4772, H4784 [20JN], H4818, H4824, H4841, H4843, H4848, H4853, H4857, H4861, H4862, H4867, H4868, H4870, H4877, H4881, H4887, H4893, H4897 [21JN], H4969 [22JN]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S9003 [21SE]

———enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), S10469 [12OC], H9918 [17OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC], H9992 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions

Allen Park, MI: demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of medical center (see H.R. 5346), H8551 [29SE]

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H1588 [29MR]

———permit certain retired members who were awarded a Purple Heart and have a service-connected disability to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and preserve benefits for surviving spouses (see H.R. 4909), H6717 [20JY]

Benefits: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6051 [13JY]

———revise system for payment of accrued benefits in cases involving the death of a veteran with a pending claim for an increase in service-connected disability rating (see H.R. 4785), H5654 [29JN]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see S. 2631), S4459 [25MY] (see H.R. 4302), H2338 [13AP]

Claims: improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (see H.R. 3574), H209 [2FE]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4635), H4220 [12JN] (see H.R. 5482), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (see H. Res. 525), H4336 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 638), H10256 [18OC]

Disabled: revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 5474), H10036 [17OC]

Dublin, GA: convey certain real property at the Carl Vinson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (see H.R. 5075), H7209 [27JY] (see H.R. 5139), H7365 [7SE]

Federal aid programs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see S. 2953), S7839 [27JY]

Fort Lyon, CO: conveyance of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center to Colorado (see S. 2827), S6121 [29JN]

Fred W. Matz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Menominee, MI: designate (see H.R. 5519), H10472 [19OC]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8468 [28SE]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities of veterans who were exposed to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 3651), H373 [14FE] (see H.R. 4522), H3649 [23MY]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H5169 [26JN]

———improve procedures for scheduling of certain non-emergency medical services (see S. 2007), S86 [26JA]

———protect ratings of service-connection for certain presumptive disabilities of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans participating in health studies (see H.R. 5167), H7577 [13SE]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H8405 [27SE]

Income: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4684), H4591 [15JN]

Miles City, MT: convey VA Medical Complex land to Custer County, MT (see S. 2637), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4912), H6718 [20JY]

National cemeteries: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Staten Island, NY, metropolitan area (see H.R. 5503), H10472 [19OC]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H631 [1MR]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S3692 [9MY]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H10472 [19OC]

Pharmaceuticals: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see S. 2640), S4460 [25MY]

President's Commission on Veterans and Smoking: establish (see H.R. 3696), H510 [16FE]

Public lands: release reversionary interest in certain real property previously conveyed to Tennessee (see H.R. 3713), H572 [29FE]

Tobacco products: use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans health care (see H. Con. Res. 255), H510 [16FE]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S3692 [9MY]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4921), H6776 [24JY]

———improve inpatient medical care services to veterans in areas remote from VA medical facilities (see H.R. 4575), H3868 [25MY]

———improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care (see S. 3010), S8105 [6SE]

———increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3678), H509 [16FE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 3011), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 4131), H1628 [30MR]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H6777 [24JY]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2357), S2233 [5AP]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 4791), H5654 [29JN]

———provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 4720), H5036 [22JN]

———reauthorize the program for readjustment appointments within the Federal Government (see H.R. 4933), H6777 [24JY]

———remove the reduction in the amount of Survivor Benefit Plan annuities at age 62 (see S. 2268), S1596 [22MR]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (see H.R. 5271), H8061 [25SE]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see S. 2636), S4460 [25MY]

———establish the position of Advisor on Physician Assistants (see S. 2264), S1512 [21MR]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H5169 [26JN] (see H.R. 5109), H7280 [6SE]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), consideration (see H. Res. 585), H7931 [20SE]

Conference reports

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635), H10083-H10224 [18OC]

Essays

How Should We Honor America's Veterans? Samuel I. Cashdollar, S3738 [9MY]

Explanations

Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act (S. 1402), H9931-H9941 [17OC]

———Senate Amendments to House Amendments, S10504-S10513 [12OC]

Veterans Claims Assistance Act (H.R. 4864), H9913-H9916 [17OC]

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H7957 [21SE]

Revise veterans pension eligibility rules applicable to net worth limitation, E1603 [27SE]

Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4872 [21JN]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10309 [12OC], H4639 [19JN]

Papers

Graduate Physician Training Positions, S7785 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Allen Park, MI: demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of medical center, H9947 [17OC]

Amarillo, TX: Amarillo VA Health Care System recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Quality Award, E1663 [4OC]

AMVETS: amend charter (H.R. 604), H12510, H12511 [15DE]

Asheville, NC: VA Medical Center Alzheimer's disease funding, H10382 [19OC]

Benefits: disbursement of benefit checks, H10816 [25OC]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), H6783-H6786 [25JY], H9911, H9912, H9945 [17OC]

Claims: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims, H6787 [25JY]

———assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (H.R. 3193), H9916 [17OC]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6786-H6790 [25JY], H9912-H9918, H9945 [17OC]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN], H4913 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: military health care programs funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3999-H4002 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3992-H3999 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4619, H4632-H4651 [19JN], H4735, H4736 [20JN], H5039-H5046 [23JN], E1062 [20JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4613-H4651 [19JN], H4681, H4724-H4776 [20JN], H4823-H4909 [21JN], H9992 [17OC], E1062 [20JN], E1077, E1078, E1081 [22JN], E1095, E1107 [23JN], E1119 [26JN], E1136 [28JN], E1149 [29JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN], E1225 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10369-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4489-H4498 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10366-H10369 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent request, H4649 [19JN], H4724, H4729 [20JN]

Disabled: revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (H.R. 5474), E1817 [17OC]

Diseases: provide home test kits to veterans exposed to the hepatitis C virus, H2096 [11AP]

Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (H.R. 1982), H6790, H6791 [25JY]

Dublin, GA: convey certain real property at the Carl Vinson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (H.R. 5139), H8630, H8631 [3OC]

El Paso, TX: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs Vet Center, H7007 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits, H4887 [21JN]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (H.R. 3256), H7007 [26JY]

Funding, H705 [8MR]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (H. Con. Res. 413), H9946 [17OC]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ, H6785 [25JY]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training, H6785 [25JY]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (H.R. 3816), H9944 [17OC]

———improve health care programs and provide extended care services for veterans (H.R. 2116), conference report, H705 [8MR]

———medical research funding through reductions in EPA programs and management, H4724, H4731, H4733 [20JN]

———medical research funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4724, H4730, H4732, H4733, H4734 [20JN]

Health care facilities: establish an outpatient clinic in Georgia's 7th Congressional District, H4775 [20JN]

Homeless: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (H.R. 566), E340 [16MR]

———improve programs for veterans (H.R. 5311), E1611 [27SE]

Joslin Vision Center: funding, H10387, H10389 [19OC]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Los Angeles Veterans Resource Center, E614 [2MY]

Manchester, NH: anniversary of VA Medical Center, E1061 [20JN]

Medicare: calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities (H.R. 2447), E1652 [3OC]

Mental health: require report on mental illness research, education, and clinical centers, H4867, H4868 [21JN]

Miles City, MT: convey VA Medical Complex land to Custer County, MT (H.R. 4912), E1288 [21JY]

Minnesota: tribute to Stand Down events, E340 [16MR]

National cemeteries: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Fort Riley, KS, area, H3287 [17MY]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, H3393 [18MY]

———add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (H.R. 3806), E259 [9MR]

National Veterans Business Development Corp.: funding, H5132 [26JN]

Palo Alto, CA: tribute to the VA Western Blind Rehabilitation Center Orientation and Mobility Section for receipt of the Olin E. Teague Award, E1654 [3OC]

Pritchard, Murray: Outstanding VA Health Care Provider of the Year Award recipient, E1776 [13OC]

Roberts, Maurice: National Veterans Administration Chaplain of the Month award recipient, E1054 [20JN]

State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program: funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4729-H4734 [20JN]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs, H9911 [17OC]

———enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3548-H3558 [23MY], H9918-H9947 [17OC], E891 [6JN]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4921), H6758 [24JY]

———health care, housing, and education programs funding, E536 [11AP]

———health care and research funding, H4868-H4870 [21JN]

———health care funding, H19 [27JA], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4750 [20JN], H4906 [21JN], H10383, H10385 [19OC], E1326 [26JY]

———hepatitis C testing and treatment funding, H4618 [19JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4725-H4728 [20JN], H10368, H10385, H10391 [19OC], E1077 [22JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (H.R. 1594), E536 [11AP]

———improve inpatient medical care services to veterans in areas remote from VA medical facilities, H7962, H7963 [21SE]

———increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (H.R. 3678), E157 [16FE]

———increase education benefits, H1335 [23MR]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 4935), H9943 [17OC]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (H.R. 5397), E1704 [6OC]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (H.R. 4716), E1072 [21JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H6789 [25JY], H9655, H9659 [11OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (H.R. 4791), E1160 [30JN]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (H.R. 5271), E1602 [27SE]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations, H732 [8MR]

Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System: funding, H4870-H4877 [21JN], E1095 [23JN]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (H.R. 2660), H9944 [17OC]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7376 [12SE], H7951-H7965 [21SE], H9945 [17OC], E1574 [22SE]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), consideration (H. Res. 585), H7949-H7951 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Benefits: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), S10515, S10516 [12OC]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (S. 2631), S4461 [25MY]

Budget: treatment of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Cost Recovery Fund receipts, S2337 [6AP]

Cemeteries and funerals: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals, S5650 [22JN]

Claims: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), S9211-S9213 [25SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10275-S10333 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10751-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10753 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (H.R. 1982), S7804 [27JY]

Federal aid programs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (S. 2953), S7845 [27JY]

Fort Lyon, CO: conveyance of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center to Colorado (S. 2827), S6139 [29JN]

Health: improve procedures for scheduling of certain non-emergency medical services (S. 2007), S90 [26JA]

Health care professionals: tribute to VA nurses, S3255 [2MY]

Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor of Jack Streeter, S11280 [27OC]

Miles City, MT: convey VA Medical Complex land to Custer County, MT (S. 2637), S4466 [25MY]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: observance, S696 [22FE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 304), S3737 [9MY], S9208 [25SE]

Northampton, MA: tribute to Northampton VA Hospital Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Program, S6345 [10JY]

Pharmaceuticals: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (S. 2640), S4474 [25MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8293 [8SE]

Rehabilitation Research Office: programs and demonstration projects funding, S10310, S10311 [12OC]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S2434 [7AP], S9003-S9009 [21SE]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (S. Res. 304), S3737 [9MY], S9208 [25SE]

———enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), S10500-S10515 [12OC]

———health care funding, S2384, S2386, S2387 [7AP], S2692 [13AP], S10315 [12OC]

———health care funding through rescissions in non-defense related items, S2387 [7AP]

———improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care (S. 3010), S8111 [6SE]

———increase health and disability benefits, S1807, S1809 [28MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, S4752 [8JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S4634, S4635 [7JN], S8814 [20SE], S10313, S10381 [12OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 2357), S2234 [5AP]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (S. 2636), S4465 [25MY]

———establish the position of Advisor on Physician Assistants (S. 2264), S1521, S1522 [21MR]

Reports filed

AMVETS Charter Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 604) (H. Rept. 106-904), H8405 [27SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 638) (H. Rept. 106-990), H10256 [18OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 106-675), H4336 [13JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 585) (H. Rept. 106-875), H7931 [20SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5109) (H. Rept. 106-863), H7722 [18SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-988), H10256 [18OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-674), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4635) (S. Rept. 106-410), S8501 [13SE]

Increase Rates of Disability Compensation for Veterans With Service-Connected Disabilities and for Survivors of Certain Disabled Veterans: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3011) (S. Rept. 106-398), S8103 [6SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week and Development of Educational Programs on Veterans' Contributions to the Country: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 304), S8941 [21SE]

Nomination of Robert M. Walker To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Nomination of Thomas L. Garthwaite To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S7839 [27JY]

Veterans Benefits Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs' (House) (H.R. 4850) (H. Rept. 106-783), H6776 [24JY]

Veterans Claims and Appeals Procedures Clarification and Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1810) (S. Rept. 106-397), S8103 [6SE]

Veterans Claims Assistance Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4864) (H. Rept. 106-781), H6776 [24JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4629 [19JN], H4729, H4744, H4759, H4761, H4765, H4774 [20JN], H4843, H4845, H4857, H4861, H4870 [21JN]

Summaries

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act (H.R. 5311), E1612 [27SE]

Tables

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4620-H4624 [19JN]

———conference report, H10372-H10377 [19OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 525, consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4489 [15JN]

H. Res. 585, consideration of H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act, H7949 [21SE]

H. Res. 638, consideration of conference report on H.R 4625, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10366 [19OC]

H.R. 604, AMVETS charter amendment, H12511 [15DE]

H.R. 1982, Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY, H6790 [25JY]

H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10275-S10289, S10317-S10332 [12OC]

H.R. 4850, Veterans Benefits Act, H6783 [25JY]

H.R. 4850, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H9911 [17OC]

H.R. 4864, Veterans Claims Assistance Act, H6786 [25JY], H9912 [17OC]

H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act, H7951-H7957 [21SE]

H.R. 5139, Carl Vinson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dublin, GA real property conveyance, H8630 [3OC]

S. 1402, Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act, S10500-S10503 [12OC], H3548-H3552 [23MY]

S. 1402, Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act, H9918-H9931 [17OC]

S. 1810, Veterans Programs Enhancement Act, S9003-S9009 [21SE]

S. 2007, improve procedures for scheduling of certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs non-emergency medical services, S91 [26JA]

S. 2264, Recognition of Physician Assistants in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Act, S1522 [21MR]

S. 2357, Armed Forces Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment Act, S2234 [5AP]

S. 2631, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project in the Bronx, NY, authorization, S4462 [25MY]

S. 2636, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Dentists Appreciation Act, S4466 [25MY]

S. 3010, improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care, S8111 [6SE]

S. Res. 304, develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country and designate National Veterans Awareness Week, S3737 [9MY], S9208 [25SE]

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DENTISTS APPRECIATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2636), S4460 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2636), S4465 [25MY]

Texts of

S. 2636, provisions, S4466 [25MY]

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 5109): consideration (see H. Res. 585), H7931 [20SE]

Letters

Provisions: Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H7957 [21SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve inpatient medical care services to veterans in areas remote from VA medical facilities, H7962, H7963 [21SE]

Enact (H.R. 5109), H7951-H7965 [21SE], H9945 [17OC], E1574 [22SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 585), H7949-H7951 [21SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5109, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 585) (H. Rept. 106-875), H7931 [20SE]

Provisions: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5109) (H. Rept. 106-863), H7722 [18SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 585, consideration of H.R. 5109, provisions, H7949 [21SE]

H.R. 5109, provisions, H7951-H7957 [21SE]

DEPOSIT AND SHARE INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2798), S5884 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2798), S5905 [27JN]

Texts of

S. 2798, provisions, S5905 [27JN]

DEPOSIT INSURANCE FAIRNESS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2293), S1747 [27MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2293), S1810 [28MR], S1875 [29MR]

DEPOSIT INSURANCE INCREASE FEASIBILITY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4603), E1178 [30JN]

DERRY, NH

Bills and resolutions

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4517), H3648 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4517), H6386, H6387 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4517), S10113 [6OC]

Reports filed

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building, Derry, NH: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4517), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4517, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building, Derry, NH, H6386 [18JY]

DeRUISE, CRYSTAL

Remarks in House

Make a Difference Day: honoree, H2319 [13AP]

DeRUISE, TREVOR

Remarks in House

Make a Difference Day: honoree, H2319 [13AP]

DES MOINES (IA) REGISTER

Articles and editorials

Bankruptcy Paradox, S244 [2FE]

Campbell Issue Aids Democrats' Politics, S9666 [3OC]

New Dept. of Agriculture Inspection System, S3045 [1MY]

DESAI, CHETAN

Excerpts

Court depositions in Chetan Desai, et al. v. Jayaprakash K. Kamath, et al. relative to profits from the sale of chemotherapy drugs, E1578 [25SE]

DESCALZI, GUILLERMO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E103 [9FE]

DeSILVA, RICHARD A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E79 [8FE]

DeSMITH, ERICA

Remarks in House

Los Angeles, CA: Police Dept. Reserve Officer of the Year award recipient, E474 [3AP]

DESTINATION IMAGINATION (nonprofit organization)

Remarks in Senate

Pioneer Middle School: tribute to students for participation in Global Finals, S6467 [11JY]

DETRING, CARA L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1645 [2OC]

DETROIT, MI

Addresses

Dedication of Comerica Park: John McHale, E943 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): anniversary, E1761 [12OC]

Detroit Tigers (baseball team): dedication of Comerica Park, E943 [9JN]

Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit: anniversary, E1538 [20SE]

Redford High School: tribute, E837 [25MY]

Shapiro, Esther K.: Anti-Defamation League Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E441 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Adopt-a-School Program: anniversary, S4562 [6JN]

Anthony Wayne Elementary School: anniversary, S3604 [8MY]

Association of Chinese Americans: tribute, S9697 [3OC]

Children and youth: tribute to ``Youth Connection'' campaign, S1881 [29MR]

Comerica Park Construction Management Team: Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award recipient, S2860 [25AP]

Community development: waterfront project funding, S10314 [12OC]

Core City Neighborhoods (organization): tribute, S10080 [6OC]

Dept. of Human Rights: Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award recipient, S2861 [25AP]

Fay, Maureen A.: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2103 [4AP]

Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council: Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award recipient, S2860 [25AP]

Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc.: tribute, S2861 [25AP]

National Association of Women Business Owners: anniversary, S4562 [6JN]

Norwegian Club: anniversary, S10078 [6OC]

Rodgers, Pamela: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2104 [4AP]

Semple, Lloyd A.: American Jewish Committee's Metropolitan Detroit, MI, Chapter Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award recipient, S6010 [28JN]

Storck, Donald T.: Lutheran Luncheon Club of Detroit, MI, Lutheran Layman of the Year award recipient, S2462 [10AP]

Temple Beth El: anniversary, S3015 [27AP]

DETROIT (MI) FREE PRESS

Articles and editorials

Felon's Gun Charges Show Net Loophole—Police Say Suspect Was Able To Buy Parts On-Line, S748 [23FE]

Judges on Hold—Senate Hurts Justice by Delaying Confirmations, S9663 [3OC]

Land Plan—Worthwhile Conservation Act Stuck in Committee, E1138 [28JN]

Mourners Praise Beckham's Vision—2,000 at Funeral for Revered Detroit Civic Leader, S6839 [14JY]

DETROIT (MI) JEWISH NEWS

Articles and editorials

David B. Hermelin, Saying Goodbye, S11907 [15DE]

DETROIT (MI) NEWS

Articles and editorials

Beavis Meets ``The Patriot'', H5665 [10JY]

Free PCs Give Ford Web Edge—Computers, Internet Access Put Workers in High-Tech Age, S386 [7FE]

Get Judges Out of Limbo, S9664 [3OC]

DETROIT RED WINGS (hockey team)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1761 [12OC]

DETROIT TIGERS (baseball team)

Addresses

Dedication of Comerica Park: John McHale, E943 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Comerica Park: dedication, E943 [9JN]

DETTMER, MICHAEL H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2215 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11906 [15DE]

DEUTCH, JOHN M.

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize documentary production (see S. Res. 356), S8501 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize documentary production (S. Res. 356), S8526 [13SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 356, authorize Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) documentary production, S8508, S8526 [13SE]

DEUTSCH, PETER (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6471 [18JY], H6671 [20JY]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2561 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H1477 [28MR]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H575 [29FE]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5956 [12JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H455 [15FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H209 [2FE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H455 [15FE]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H6777 [24JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H5737 [10JY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H7128 [26JY]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

———provide penalties for day care providers who misrepresent credentials or conditions or injure children in their care (see H.R. 469), H2905 [10MY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7211 [27JY] (see H.R. 4539), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H1119 [16MR]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H1406 [23MR]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H6471 [18JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H4485 [14JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3869 [25MY]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1764 [4AP]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1285 [22MR]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H3869 [25MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H2122 [11AP]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see H.R. 5121), H7992 [21SE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H1285 [22MR]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H8799 [4OC]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H6599 [19JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H5843 [11JY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H7503 [12SE]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H209 [2FE]

Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H1078 [15MR]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H3869 [25MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H6600 [19JY]

Immigration: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see H.R. 3058), H1406 [23MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H5657 [29JN]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [27JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10473 [19OC]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7577 [13SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H7871 [19SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8469 [28SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H998 [14MR]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]

———remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), H1958 [6AP]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2341 [13AP]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3649 [23MY]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H4220 [12JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4149), H6052 [13JY] (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H5657 [29JN]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H3173 [16MY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H9505 [6OC]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H373 [14FE]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H2967 [11MY]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7002 [25JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H1285 [22MR]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1588 [29MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7212 [27JY]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H9011 [5OC]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3523 [22MY]

National Museum of Jewish Heritage: establish (see H.R. 5287), H9635 [10OC]

Nicaragua: protect U.S. citizens against expropriations of property by the Nicaraguan Government (see H.R. 4602), H4120 [8JN]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H209 [2FE]

NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H6052 [13JY]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H3869 [25MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H7365 [7SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H511 [16FE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6599 [19JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H7128 [26JY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), H757 [8MR]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7933 [20SE]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H3172 [16MY]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1120 [16MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H10036 [17OC]

Russia: express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech (see H. Con. Res. 352), H4675 [19JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Ships and vessels: revise laws relative to cruise vessels (see H.R. 5337), H9635 [10OC]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H10036 [17OC]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7212 [27JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H1629 [30MR]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H1852 [5AP]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H1477 [28MR]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H4784 [20JN]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7003 [25JY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H6720 [20JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H3813 [24MY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H1164 [21MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1764 [4AP]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7992 [21SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H1629 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

Taxation: increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 5129), H7364 [7SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5717 [10JY]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E706 [11MY]

Balchunas, Joseph: Florida Dept. of Education and Burdines Corp., Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Broward County, FL: Broward County Fire Rescue recipient of the Florida Dept. of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services EMS Injury Prevention Agency of the Year, E1831 [19OC]

———tribute to Broward County Public School District for recognition by the Dept. of Education National Awards Program for Model Professional Development, E1722 [6OC]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H108 [1FE]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11392 [27OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, E984 [13JN]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H6700, H6702 [20JY]

———lift travel restrictions, H6697 [20JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5717 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4580 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4580 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4313 [13JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6697, H6700, H6702 [20JY]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2559 [4MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H4313 [13JN]

———restoration plan, H10353 [19OC], H11826 [3NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10837 [25OC]

Foreign policy: prohibit funding for the importation of products grown or manufactured in Iran, H6671 [20JY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: grant U.S. citizenship (H.R. 3531), H9 [27JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5620 [29JN]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5620 [29JN]

Homestead, FL: tribute to Homestead Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E103 [9FE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H3185 [17MY]

———conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H6671 [20JY]

Iscovitz, Douglas: Florida Principal of the Year award recipient, E929 [9JN]

Lippman, Fred: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E508 [6AP]

Medicare: improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (H.R. 4395), H8817 [5OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5366 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5308 [28JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority, H10837 [25OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6700 [20JY]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, E1528 [19SE]

Plageman, Gregory, Jr.: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honoree, E776 [19MY]

Point of order, H5689 [10JY]

Tahmassebi, Tina: Seventeen/Cover Girl Volunteerism Award recipient, E820 [24MY]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, E706 [11MY]

Tavernier, FL: tribute to Coral Shores High School, E984 [13JN]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7325 [7SE]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), conference report, E274 [9MR]

Trower, Will: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E508 [6AP]

Votes: position on missed, H538 [29FE], H953 [14MR], H4863 [21JN], H7965 [21SE], H11852 [13NO], E991 [13JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10353 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11826 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11877 [13NO]

Tributes

Braverman, Howard J., E906 [7JN]

Deicke, Lois, E8 [27JA]

Foote, Edward T., II, E164 [16FE]

Gross, Bob, E10 [27JA]

Healey, Edward, E442 [29MR]

Horvitz, William, E11 [27JA]

Miller, Jerome M., E2145 [7DE]

Note, Kessai, E1437 [11SE]

Oshry, Harold, E1609 [27SE]

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Telecommunications: acquisition of U.S. companies by foreign firms, S7427-S7429 [21JY]

DEVANEY, CHRISTOPHER

Remarks in House

New York, NY: Cop of the Year award recipient, E1891 [24OC]

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Addresses

Building a Stronger Global Partnership for International Development Through Support for Basic Education and Childhood Nutrition: President Clinton, E1390 [27JY]

Peace Corps Anniversary: Mark L. Schneider, S1878-S1880 [29MR]

———Paul G. Kirk, Jr., S1877 [29MR]

Advertisements

Trade and Development Act supporters, S3859 [11MY]

Amendments

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), S9761 [3OC], H8886 [5OC]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7694 [26JY], H7177 [27JY]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), S11791 [14DE]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), S9865, S9867, S9869 [4OC], H9863 [12OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2469 [3MY]

Articles and editorials

AIDS Is Declared Threat to Security—White House Fears Epidemic Could Destabilize World, E664 [8MY]

American Companies Can Do More To Help Africa, E1064 [20JN]

Don't Punish Africa, E333 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 4038), H1162 [21MR]

———authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS and authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination (see S. 2845), S6474 [11JY]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see S. 2033), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3519), H47 [27JA]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (see S. 2940), S7656 [26JY] (see S. 2943), S7839 [27JY]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (see H.R. 5224), H7932 [20SE]

———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (see S. 3126), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4002), H1118 [16MR]

———increase availability of credit to microenterprises lacking full access to credit and establish a Microfinance Loan Facility (see S. 2844), S6473 [11JY]

———make development assistance contingent on biannual certification of economic freedom in beneficiary countries (see S. 2861), S6677 [13JY]

———support programs and activities that provide food to the needy and school-age children in developing countries (see H. Res. 649), H10808 [24OC]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 489), H2605 [4MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 112), S3916 [11MY]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (see S. 2382), S2438 [7AP]

Haiti: support free and fair elections and respect democracy (see S. Con. Res. 126), S6257 [30JN]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see S. 2387), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 488), H2511 [3MY]

IMF: reduce long-term lending activities and role in developing countries (see H.R. 5085), H7209 [27JY]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5135), H7365 [7SE]

———redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program (see H.R. 5357), H8617 [2OC]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 5533), H10808 [24OC]

World Bank: ensure transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects (see S. Con. Res. 136), S8759 [19SE]

Cloture motions

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]

Conference reports

Trade and Development Act (H.R. 434), H2514-H2552 [4MY]

Executive orders

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3802 [10MY]

Letters

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3795 [10MY]

Limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation: Representatives Gilman and Sensenbrenner, H4825 [21JN]

Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: Representative Dingell, H4826, H4840 [21JN], H5261 [27JN], H5688 [10JY], E1139 [28JN]

———Representatives McIntosh and Calvert, H4826-H4828 [21JN]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Senator Gramm, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2551 [11AP]

Trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa and certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, H2581 [4MY]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E225 [2MR]

Memorandums

Authority To Regulate Pollutants Emitted by Electric Power Generation Sources: Jonathan Z. Cannon, EPA, H4836 [21JN]

Remarks in House

African Development Bank: funding, H5967, H5968 [13JY]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, H3037-H3042 [15MY], H9656, H9663 [11OC]

Asian Development Bank: encourage Japanese officials to improve management, institute banking reforms, and accept the U.S. nominee for a vice president's position, E826 [24MY]

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries, H5899, H5943-H5945 [12JY], E1231 [13JY]

———provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), H8886-H8893 [5OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: require report to Congress on the IMF and World Bank advocacy of privatization, deregulation, and trade liberalization, H6635, H6636 [20JY]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5948-H5950 [12JY]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2380-H2387 [2MY], H3016-H3025, H3032, H3033 [15MY], H7177-H7181 [27JY], E734 [16MY], E1541 [20SE]

———importance of addressing HIV/AIDS crisis in Latin American countries and among Hispanic Americans, E408 [23MR]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), H11297-H11302 [26OC], H11399 [27OC], H12504-H12508 [15DE]

Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests, H10840 [25OC]

EPA: impact of implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions on energy prices, H6475 [19JY]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4451 [14JN]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4824-H4841 [21JN], H5136-H5138 [26JN], H5260 [27JN], H5687, H5688 [10JY], H5888, H5902 [12JY], E1037 [19JN], E1206 [11JY]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (H.R. 5224), H8019-H8021 [25SE], E1538 [20SE]

———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), H6726-H6730 [24JY], H9863-H9865 [12OC]

———plant biotechnology research and development funding, H5945, H5946 [12JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa, E1064 [20JN]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), E333 [16MR]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2552, H2567-H2571, H2577-H2589 [4MY], E734 [16MY], E1011 [14JN]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2572-H2577 [4MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), H2973 [15MY]

———global childhood nutrition programs funding, E1389 [27JY]

———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, H2587 [4MY], E734 [16MY]

———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief, H10820, H10833, H10835, H10837 [25OC], E1948 [26OC]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5897, H5900, H5904-H5923, H5926-H5932 [12JY], H6029 [13JY], E1235 [14JY], E1273 [19JY]

Foreign trade: U.S. trade and private investment in developing democracies, H2633 [8MY]

Hassan, Fred: Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations Global Citizen Award recipient, E2130 [5DE]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (H.R. 3826), H751, H752 [8MR], H1855 [6AP], E223 [2MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 488), H2567-H2572 [4MY]

MasterCard International Inc.: donation to CARE (relief organization) for girls' education programs in India, E1024 [15JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit interference with certain foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to make pharmaceuticals or medical technologies more affordable, H5151-H5153 [26JN]

Peace Corps: redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program, H11300, H11301 [26OC]

Textile industry and fabrics: establish special access program for apparel articles assembled in countries in sub-Saharan Africa solely from U.S. fabrics, yarns, and threads, E333 [16MR]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: funding, H5903 [12JY]

U.N.: Security Council resolution on HIV/AIDS health crisis, H6089, H6090 [17JY]

Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (H.R. 5533), E1889 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: offer of drug for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV to developing countries, S7421 [21JY]

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), S9681, S9682 [3OC]

Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (S. 882), S5291, S5293 [16JN]

Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to Members and staff for efforts on Trade and Development Act, S3787 [10MY]

Convention for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor: deny certain foreign aid relative to compliance, S3864, S3867 [11MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service emissions trading research relative to implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S7373, S7374 [20JY]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (S. 2032), S330 [3FE], S8283 [8SE]

———authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS and authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination, S7619-S7624 [26JY]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7619-S7624 [26JY], S8283 [8SE]

———impact of HIV/AIDS on children in developing countries, S4650 [7JN]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2940), S7720 [26JY], S7723 [27JY]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), S10840 [19OC], S11802-S11805 [14DE]

———tuberculosis and malaria prevention, treatment, and control programs funding, S5551 [21JN]

EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S528 [9FE], S5291 [16JN], S10485 [12OC], S11766 [14DE]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, S5536, S5537 [21JN], S7035 [17JY]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), S9867-S9869 [4OC]

———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (S. 3126), S9391-S9393 [27SE]

———make development assistance contingent on biannual certification of economic freedom in beneficiary countries (S. 2861), S6672 [13JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S3037-S3039 [27AP]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3471 [4MY], S3788-S3827, S3853 [10MY], S3858-S3880 [11MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report—motion to proceed, S3787 [10MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3661, S3662 [9MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), S3928 [11MY]

———bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S10650-S10652 [18OC]

———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, S3037-S3039 [27AP], S3471 [4MY], S3792-S3807, S3818, S3823 [10MY], S3860, S3868, S3871, S3876 [11MY]

———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief, S10399 [12OC]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S5611, S5612, S5623, S5626 [22JN], S11874 [15DE]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (S. 2382), S3858 [11MY]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803, S3807, S3817, S3826 [10MY], S3867, S3872 [11MY]

Haiti: support free and fair elections and respect democracy (S. Con. Res. 126), S7283, S7284 [19JY]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death, S7646 [26JY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (S. 2387), S2530 [11AP]

Peace Corps: anniversary, S1877 [29MR]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, S5536 [21JN]

World Bank: ensure transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects (S. Con. Res. 136), S8770 [19SE]

Reports

CO2—A Pollutant? National Mining Association Legal Affairs Committee, H4828-H4836 [21JN]

Conditioning Debt Relief on Adjustment—Creating the Conditions for More Indebtedness: Development Group for Alternative Policies (organization), H6640 [20JY]

Environmental Consequences of the IMF's Lending Policies: Friends of the Earth (organization), H6641 [20JY]

Global Infectious Disease Threat: National Intelligence Council, S3823-S3825 [10MY]

On the Wrong Track—A Summary Assessment of IMF Interventions in Selected Countries: Preamble Center (organization), H6639 [20JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 106-607), H2605 [4MY]

Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4002), S9604 [2OC]

International Malaria Control Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2943), S7838 [27JY]

Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2844) (S. Rept. 106-335), S6473 [11JY]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 106-605), H2511 [3MY]

Support Free and Fair Elections and Respect Democracy in Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 126), S6256 [30JN]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2382) (S. Rept. 106-257), S2438 [7AP]

Trade and Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-606), H2605 [4MY]

World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (Senate) (H.R. 3519) (S. Rept. 106-548), H1475 [28MR]

Resolutions by organizations

HIV/AIDS Health Crisis: U.N. Security Council, H6091 [17JY]

Statements

World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act: Executive Office of the President, H3020 [15MY]

Surveys

Impacts of IMF Structural Adjustment in Africa—Growth, Social Spending, and Debt Relief: Robert Naiman and Neil Watkins, H6636-H6639 [20JY]

Tables

Ratios of product imports to U.S. consumption, S3811 [10MY]

U.S. trade in advanced technology products, S3812 [10MY]

Testimonies

Global Childhood Nutrition Programs: George S. McGovern, E1391 [27JY]

———Representative McGovern, E1391 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 488, same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H2567 [4MY]

H. Res. 489, consideration of conference report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2572 [4MY]

H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act, H8886-H8892 [5OC]

H.R. 3519, Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act, H7177-H7180 [27JY]

H.R. 3519, World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act, H3016-H3018 [15MY]

H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E224 [2MR]

H.R. 4002, Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act, S9867-S9869 [4OC], H6726-H6728 [24JY], H9863-H9865 [12OC]

S. 2943, Assistance for International Malaria Control Act, S11802-S11805 [14DE], H12504-H12508 [15DE]

S. 2943, International Malaria Control Act, S10840 [19OC], H11297-H11300 [26OC]

S. 2998, Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program Act, S7803 [27JY]

S. 3126, Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act, S9391-S9393 [27SE]

S. 5224, International Food Relief Partnership Act, H8019 [25SE]

S. Con. Res. 112, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, S3924, S3928 [11MY], H2973 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 126, support free and fair elections and respect democracy in Haiti, S7284 [19JY]

S. Con. Res. 136, ensure World Bank transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects, S8769 [19SE]

DEVELOPMENT GROUP FOR ALTERNATIVE POLICIES (organization)

Reports

Conditioning Debt Relief on Adjustment—Creating the Conditions for More Indebtedness, H6640 [20JY]

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 1809): corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 133), S7841 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4920), H6973, H6980-H6999 [25JY], E1386 [27JY], E1423 [7SE]

———corrections in engrossment, H7177 [27JY]

Enact (S. 1809), H330 [10FE], H9769-H9787 [11OC], E110 [10FE]

———corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), H9787 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1809): corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), S7803 [27JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4920, provisions, H6980-H6995 [25JY]

S. 1809, provisions, H9769-H9786 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 133, corrections in enrollment of S. 1809, provisions, S7803, S7923 [27JY], H9788 [11OC]

DeVINE, TERRY

Articles and editorials

Idea To Honor Judge Davies Is Appropriate, S8739 [19SE]

DEVLIN, DANIEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2110 [4DE]

DEVLIN, PATRICK J., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2098 [14NO]

DEWBERRY, FREDERICK L., JR.

Bills and resolutions

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4451), H3049 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4451), H8018, H8019 [25SE], E1601 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4451), S10935 [24OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4451, Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD, H8018 [25SE]

DEWEY, JULIUS

Remarks in Senate

National Life Insurance Co.: anniversary, S3603 [8MY]

DeWINE, MIKE (a Senator from Ohio)

Addresses

Economic and Political Development in Kazakhstan: Akezhan Kazhegeldin, S389-S392 [7FE]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7367, S7400, S7405 [20JY]

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10834, S10849 [19OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2262 [5AP], S2354, S2362, S2368, S2369, S2372, S2375, S2376, S2378 [6AP], S2387, S2415, S2417, S2442 [7AP]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S9293, S9326 [26SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1186 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4638, S4696 [7JN], S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5071, S5075, S5078, S5120, S5122, S5123 [14JN], S5437, S5472 [20JN], S6277, S6290 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4117 [17MY], S4164, S4208 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4962 [12JN], S5008 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6579 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5184, S5276, S5277 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5933 [27JN], S5990, S6028, S6031 [28JN], S6190, S6191, S6197, S6200, S6266, S6267, S6269 [30JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8027, S8028 [5SE], S8172, S8216 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5571 [21JN], S5913 [27JN]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S503 [8FE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), S10807 [19OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6710 [13JY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3927 [11MY]

Articles and editorials

Last of a Storied Cavalry Fights for Recognition—All-Black Unit Served in WW II After Long History, Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, S954 [29FE]

National Exile Warns of Extremist Threat in Kazakhstan, Joe Frolik, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, S392 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see S. 2894), S7484 [24JY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2078), S2871 [25AP]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S1467 [20MR]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S551 [9FE]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10412 [12OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7400 [20JY]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S6259 [30JN]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S9201 [25SE]

———protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (see S. 2809), S6015 [28JN]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S6144 [29JN]

China, Republic of: assist in the enhancement of security (see S. 693), S41 [24JA]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S1186 [6MR]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see S. 3040), S8501 [13SE]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (see S. 2092), S2439 [7AP]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 2810), S6015 [28JN]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S4321 [23MY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see S. 1118), S4321 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: realignment of civilian workforce (see S. 2674), S4564 [6JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2137), S1025 [1MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see S. 2519), S3691 [9MY]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1328 [8MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Immigration Affairs Agency (see S. 1563), S690 [22FE]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (see S. 1691), S3263 [2MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S4488 [25MY]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S6259 [30JN]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (see S. 2527), S6259 [30JN]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S8865 [20SE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8501 [13SE]

EPA: amend final rule regulating exhaust emissions from new spark-ignition gasoline marine engines (see S. 268), S5468 [20JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2249 [5AP]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S9864 [4OC]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see S. 3157), S9964 [5OC]

Food: reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S635 [10FE]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2778), S5663 [22JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9606 [2OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2416), S2727 [13AP]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S799 [24FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7246 [19JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S7453 [21JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (see S. 2406), S2616 [12AP]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 2367), S2233 [5AP]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see S. 2812), S6120 [29JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S2106 [4AP]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see S. 2586), S4190 [18MY]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S692 [22FE]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S5685 [22JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S5737 [23JN]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S5563 [21JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP]

———increase payment amount for renal dialysis services (see S. 3038), S8413 [12SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6349 [10JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S7921 [27JY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4239 [22MY]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S1128 [2MR]

———require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S8343 [11SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S4855 [8JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S10723 [18OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S292 [2FE]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8594 [14SE]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S6259 [30JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. Res. 266), S1233 [7MR]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see S. 2597), S4190 [18MY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7554 [25JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S381 [7FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (see S.J. Res. 43), S1815 [28MR]

———support democratic political forces in their efforts to restore democracy (see S. Con. Res. 155), S10926 [24OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 2941), S7656 [26JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S6678 [13JY]

Public welfare programs: allow States to pass child support directly through to families and disregard child support in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families program (see S. 1036), S1525 [21MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S. (see S. Res. 239), S5274 [15JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Serbia: elections (see S. Res. 365), S10154 [10OC]

———oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (see S. Res. 272), S2637 [12AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S680 [22FE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S9201 [25SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S5273 [15JN]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Tariff: establish import drawbacks for N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide (see S. 827), S5467 [20JN]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see S. 2077), S4392 [24MY]

———allow tax credits for donations of computers to senior centers and require a pilot program to enhance the availability of Internet access for older Americans (see S. 2701), S4820 [8JN]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S6027 [28JN]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S5813 [26JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act (see S. 2538), S4116 [17MY]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see S. 1933), S3850 [10MY]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S10260 [11OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S1240 [7MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S292 [2FE]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S2545 [11AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 1086), S7483 [24JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S4323 [23MY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S1467 [20MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S10931 [24OC]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S3924 [11MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Americans: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Units known as the Buffalo Soldiers (see S. Con. Res. 86), S930 [29FE]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2632), S4460 [25MY]

Crime: facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 3220), S10801 [19OC]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2526 [11AP]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: clarify boundaries and authorize appropriations (see S. 2959), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish Veterans Mission for Youth Initiative within the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see S. 2867), S6678 [13JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S1671 [23MR]

Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see S. 2082), S680 [22FE]

Taxation: provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 2955), S7839 [27JY]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see S. 2636), S4460 [25MY]

Cloture motions

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2835 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC]

Excerpts

``Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention—Bone Cancer'': Robert W. Miller, John D. Boice, Jr., and Rochelle E. Curtis, S10375 [12OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S457 [8FE], S2889 [26AP], S8667 [19SE]

Remarks

African Americans: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Units known as the Buffalo Soldiers (S. Con. Res. 86), S954 [29FE]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6230 [30JN]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5443 [20JN]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7105 [18JY]

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), S9682 [3OC]

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, S3679 [9MY], S5730 [23JN]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S1602 [22MR]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (S. 2271), S1602 [22MR]

———protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (S. 2809), S6024 [28JN]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8465, S8466 [13SE], S8667 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S4493 [25MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8465, S8466 [13SE], S8667 [19SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1187 [6MR]

———funding, S6230 [30JN]

———replacement of Great Lakes icebreaker Mackinaw (vessel), S1187 [6MR]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2632), S4462 [25MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S4182-S4184 [18MY], S5522 [21JN]

———drug interdiction assistance, S5522 [21JN], S6230 [30JN]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 2810), S6025 [28JN]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5428 [20JN]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5428 [20JN]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (S. 3220), S10801 [19OC]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (S. 2390), S2532 [11AP], S6570 [12JY]

Dayton, OH: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 776, S7644 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: Air Force Institute of Technology funding, S5075 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10375, S10386 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5075 [14JN], S5428, S5443 [20JN]

———establish Veterans Mission for Youth Initiative within the Troops-to-Teachers Program (S. 2867), S6680 [13JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6230 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4130 [18MY]

———realignment of civilian workforce (S. 2674), S4570 [6JN]

Dept. of Energy: electro-catalytic oxidation technology funding, S7041, S7042 [17JY]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S10375, S10386 [12OC]

———Fernald Environmental Management Project funding, S8182 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS: Consolidated Health Centers Program funding, S5717 [23JN]

———senior citizen outreach and professional services funding, S6205 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7041, S7042 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7642 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S6568-S6570 [12JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5717 [23JN], S6197, S6205 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11880 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10311 [12OC]

Diseases: provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2940), S7720 [26JY]

Drugs: use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5493 [21JN]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, S6568-S6570 [12JY]

Education: improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S2895-S2897 [26AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S2895-S2897 [26AP], S2950 [27AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8182 [7SE], S8282, S8283 [8SE]

EPA: Great Lakes Program toxic contaminants monitoring funding, S10311 [12OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5493, S5522 [21JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), motion to proceed, S4181 [18MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3870 [11MY]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 2778), S5683 [22JN]

Foreign trade: encourage free trade agreements with Central and South American countries, S4493 [25MY]

———provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3870 [11MY]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (S. 2869), S10992 [25OC]

Government regulations: enhance patent, copyright, and trademark laws relative to intellectual property and the internet, S10986 [25OC]

Great Lakes: tributary transport models construction funding, S8282, S8283 [8SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (S. Con. Res. 98), S1684 [23MR], S3679 [9MY]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, S7642 [26JY]

———elections, S4181 [18MY]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, S6197 [30JN]

Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (S. 2062), S621 [10FE]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (S. 2082), S686 [22FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), S11650 [6DE]

Kazakhstan: support economic and political development, S389 [7FE]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4130 [18MY]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11646 [6DE]

Medicare: expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (S. 2644), S4921 [9JN]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]

———reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands (S. 1586), S7704, S7708, S7709 [26JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization, S3870 [11MY]

Older Americans Act: National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S11028 [26OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 782), S11055, S11056, S11091, S11094 [26OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 782), unanimous-consent request, S11028 [26OC]

———require the Dept. of Labor to assess accountability of grantees, S11055, S11056, S11091, S11094 [26OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11028, S11056 [26OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2941), S7720 [26JY]

Postal Service: grant authority to issue semipostals (H.R. 4437), S7714, S7715 [26JY]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominations, unanimous-consent agreement, S7704 [26JY]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7704 [26JY]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S9682 [3OC]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), S11648, S11649 [6DE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9115 [22SE]

———provide certain children's health services (S. 2868), S6686 [13JY]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 351), S7714 [26JY]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S2950 [27AP]

Senate: legislative program, S457 [8FE], S2889 [26AP], S2950 [27AP], S7720 [26JY], S11347 [29OC]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2036), S457 [8FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6664 [13JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S11880 [15DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7715, S7716, S7718 [26JY]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (S. 2636), S4465 [25MY]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan, S11650 [6DE]

Texts of

S. 2062, issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness, S621 [10FE]

S. 2082, Presidential Sites Improvement Act, S686 [22FE]

S. 2271, Training and Knowledge Ensure Children a Risk-Free Environment (TAKE CARE) Act, S1602-S1604 [22MR]

S. 2272, Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act, S1604-S1606 [22MR]

S. 2636, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Dentists Appreciation Act, S4466 [25MY]

S. 2867, Veterans Mission for Youth Act, S6681 [13JY]

S. Con. Res. 86, issue postage stamp in commemoration of the African American 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Units known as the Buffalo Soldiers, S954 [29FE]

Tributes

Carney, Tim, S7643 [26JY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7176 [19JY], S7642 [26JY]

Gano, Virginia (Ginny), S7642 [26JY]

Nutter, Erv, S7643 [26JY]

Scotti, Rocco, S7644 [26JY]

DeWITT, LINDA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1035 [19JN]

DEWITT, MI

Remarks in House

VFW Post 671: tribute to Honor Guard, E417 [27MR]

DeWITT, NY

Remarks in House

Christian Brothers Academy: anniversary, E1446 [13SE]

DEY, WILLIAM J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1109 [26JN]

DI BARI, RICHARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E989 [13JN]

DI MENTO, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12 [24JA]

DI PARENTI, FRANCO

Articles and editorials

Tbilisi. In Palermo for Lessons of Lawfulness, S6830 [14JY]

DIA DE LOS NINOS—CELEBRATING YOUNG AMERICANS

Remarks in Senate

Designate (S. Res. 90), S3041 [27AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 90, designate, S3041 [27AP]

DIALLO, AMADOU

Remarks in House

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H518 [29FE], H578, H579, H580, H622-H627 [1MR], H644 [6MR], H1267 [22MR]

———statement by President Clinton on verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case, H644 [6MR]

Statements

Law Enforcement Officers and Criminal Justice System Treatment of Minorities in New York, NY, Declaration and Plan: Representative Owens and Several Brooklyn African American Clergy and Elected Officials, H1268 [22MR]

DIAMOND BAR, CA

Remarks in House

Carl H. Lorbeer Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E1019 [15JN]

DIAMOND DEALERS CLUB

Testimonies

Africa's Diamonds—Precious, Perilous Too?, E1058 [20JN]

DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: by, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]

Agenda

Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Elian's Journey, James Taranto, Wall Street Journal, E260 [9MR]

Havana's Hostages, James Taranto, Wall Street Journal, E259 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H5843 [11JY]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H922 [9MR]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5436 [28JN]

Armed Forces: make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H574 [29FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

———suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), H574 [29FE]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6778 [24JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H1120 [16MR]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6470 [18JY]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see H.R. 4829), H7212 [27JY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7502 [12SE]

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H165 [1FE]

Cuba: encourage release of political prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 430), H11928 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H4036 [7JN]

———establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H757 [8MR]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6719 [20JY]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H3474 [19MY]

———distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H7997 [22SE]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see H.R. 5121), H9900 [12OC]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H342 [10FE]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H8799 [4OC]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H4121 [8JN]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H209 [2FE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H1077 [15MR]

Health care facilities: require Federal authorities to provide information in medical records, seized from a medical practice to that practice, in order to continue patient care (see H.R. 4689), H8062 [25SE]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see H.R. 4664), H6471 [18JY]

Immigration: appointment of a guardian ad litem to protect the interests under of certain alien minor children present in the U.S. without a parent or other legal guardian (see H.R. 5061), H7208 [27JY]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7208 [27JY]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H2340 [13AP]

———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5240), H7990 [21SE]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see H.R. 4838), H8062 [25SE]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H7652 [14SE]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3869 [25MY]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H7208 [27JY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H5955 [12JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H5955 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H1477 [28MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4592 [15JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), H757 [8MR]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H209 [2FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), H1077 [15MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H10036 [17OC]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H1587 [29MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H5657 [29JN]

Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H7502 [12SE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H7281 [6SE]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H6471 [18JY]

Taxation: encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 1108), H4591 [15JN]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H7211 [27JY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3649 [23MY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4592 [15JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6470 [18JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2906 [10MY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H6778 [24JY]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H3049 [15MY]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7991 [21SE]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H7933 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (see H. Res. 513), H3812 [24MY] (see H. Res. 538), H5239 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 617), H9634 [10OC]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (see H. Res. 408), H89 [31JA]

Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 132), consideration (see H. Res. 567), H7205 [27JY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (see H. Res. 483), H2409 [2MY]

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 584), H7931 [20SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (see H. Res. 546), H5842 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 647), H10808 [24OC]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H1162 [21MR]

Foreign trade: amend definition of a foreign trade zone operator (see H.R. 5396), H9010 [5OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (see H. Res. 663), H11526 [29OC]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (see H. Res. 663), H11526 [29OC]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H4816 [21JN]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), consideration (see H. Res. 585), H7931 [20SE]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Means, H1217 [22MR]

Letters

Economic embargo of Cuba: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, H6685 [20JY]

Encourage release of Oscar E. Biscet by Cuba: Oscar E. Biscet, E217 [1MR]

———several Representatives, E217 [1MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5691, H5710 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5415, H5417, H5418, H5420, H5422 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9670, H9672, H9679 [11OC]

Biscet, Oscar E.: encourage release of political prisoner by Cuba, E217 [1MR]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H103, H104, H110 [1FE]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H5422 [28JN], H6699, H6700, H6702 [20JY]

———lift trade embargo, H5710 [10JY]

———lift travel restrictions, H6697 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H6685 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6685, H6697, H6699, H6700, H6702 [20JY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 409), H102 [1FE]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (H. Res. 483), H2555, H2556, H2557 [4MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10362 [19OC]

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 584), H7940, H7941 [21SE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5883 [12JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5415, H5417, H5418, H5420 [28JN], H9670, H9672, H9679 [11OC]

———require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products, H5691 [10JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (H. Res. 546), H5883, H5884, H5888 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10817, H10824 [25OC]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1200, H1201, H1203, H1205, H1217 [22MR]

House of Representatives: selection process for appointment of Chaplain, H102 [1FE]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (H.R. 4838), H9548 [10OC]

Koren, Justin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Florida, E148 [15FE]

Minimum wage: level, H11546, H11549, H11550, H11553 [30OC]

Point of order, H5691, H5710 [10JY], H6699 [20JY]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 555), H6550 [19JY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11546, H11549, H11550, H11551, H11553 [30OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11549, H11550 [30OC]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11546, H11549, H11550, H11551, H11553 [30OC]

Votes: position on missed, H1621 [30MR], H7885 [20SE], H7965 [21SE], H9048 [6OC], H10449 [19OC]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10362 [19OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1671 [3AP], H1761 [4AP], H9502 [6OC], H10469 [19OC]

Special order: granted, H36 [27JA], H553 [29FE], H2010 [10AP]

Reports filed

Adoption of Concurrent Resolution Making Corrections in Enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 663) (H. Rept. 106-1016), H11526 [29OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 617) (H. Rept. 106-953), H9634 [10OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4811, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 647) (H. Rept. 106-999), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4919, Defense and Security Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 106-874), H7931 [20SE]

Consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 106-601), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 106-490), H89 [31JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3822, Oil Price Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 106-533), H1162 [21MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 106-641), H3812 [24MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 106-704), H5239 [27JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4811, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 106-727), H5842 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 585) (H. Rept. 106-875), H7931 [20SE]

Consideration of S. 2485, St. Croix Island Heritage Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 663) (H. Rept. 106-1016), H11526 [29OC]

Consideration of S. Con. Res. 132, Congressional Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 567) (H. Rept. 106-799), H7205 [27JY]

DIAZ-SOLOERO, HILDA

Memorandums

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population, S11468 [1NO]

DiBAGGIO, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8575 [14SE]

DICK, JAMES A.

Remarks in House

Dick Broadcasting Company: tribute, E1609 [27SE]

Tribute, E1609 [27SE]

DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1609 [27SE]

DICKERSON, LAVINIA T.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1233 [14JY]

DICKEY, JAY (a Representative from Arkansas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5923 [12JY]

———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H1675 [3AP]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 4780), H7003 [25JY]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]

Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (see H.R. 2964), H757 [8MR]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H3475 [19MY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2655 [8MY]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H6471 [18JY]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Computers: require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4545), H3867 [25MY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H2905 [10MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

Crime: establish a Federal Internet Crimes Against Children Computer Training Facility (see H.R. 3871), H3413 [18MY]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 4076), H3413 [18MY]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see H.R. 4688), H7578 [13SE]

———make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see H.R. 3910), H1629 [30MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), H4336 [13JN]

Education: provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 2725), H7281 [6SE]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7933 [20SE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7992 [21SE]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H455 [15FE]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2607 [4MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H165 [1FE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3173 [16MY]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3649 [23MY]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H3413 [18MY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H5240 [27JN]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6720 [20JY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H2122 [11AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3926 [6JN]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5154), H8201 [26SE]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H3869 [25MY]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H4591 [15JN]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4337 [13JN]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H4817 [21JN]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 2282), H165 [1FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), H1477 [28MR]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR] (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), H1285 [22MR]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H3867 [25MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H1119 [16MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H998 [14MR]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H3523 [22MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 2136), H2411 [2MY]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H4592 [15JN]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H4220 [12JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H922 [9MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1764 [4AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3609), H3413 [18MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1629 [30MR]

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 106), H6470 [18JY]

Patients Before Paperwork Medicare Red Tape Reduction Commission: establish (see H.R. 5334), H8468 [28SE]

Tariff: carbides (see H.R. 3820), H632 [1MR]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H340 [10FE]

Wiley A. Branton, Sr., Memorial Highway, Pine Bluff, AR: designate (see H.R. 3622), H340 [10FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9692 [11OC]

Arkansas: presentation of the Parker-O'Quinn Trophy to the Fordyce Redbug football team, E1855 [19OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2624, H2626, H2627 [8MY]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4642 [19JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4294 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12486 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4642 [19JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2309 [13AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7849 [19SE]

Taxation: rates, H4294 [13JN]

Tributes

Porter, Representative, H10245 [18OC]

Soffer, Linda F., E1621 [28SE]

DICKINSON, MARIE FABRIZIO

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S736 [23FE]

DICKINSON, NICK

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S2947 [26AP]

DICKINSON, Q. TODD

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office funding, H5059 [23JN]

DICKINSON, TX

Remarks in House

Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church: tribute, E1381 [27JY]

DICKISON, REBECCA

Remarks in House

Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E245 [8MR]

DICKS, NORMAN D. (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3928 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4221 [12JN], H4337 [13JN], H4462 [14JN], H4500 [15JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5923 [12JY]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6928 [25JY]

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office, H98 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3926 [6JN]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H4036 [7JN]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H757 [8MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE] (see H.R. 4377), H7003 [25JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H1413 [27MR]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H5436 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 4139), H1628 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H997 [14MR]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H4592 [15JN]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (see H.R. 4542), H3867 [25MY]

Education: support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H455 [15FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3412 [18MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H757 [8MR]

House of Representatives: foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (see H. Res. 677), H12532 [15DE]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1958 [6AP]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6354 [17JY]

Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), H2012 [10AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3649 [23MY]

———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H6777 [24JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6052 [13JY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1406 [23MR]

———eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 406), H3308 [17MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H9505 [6OC]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 2002), H1588 [29MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H5037 [22JN]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H7003 [25JY]

———end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 4360), H9900 [12OC]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H7211 [27JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 4747), H5436 [28JN]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3558), H342 [10FE]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H5654 [29JN]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6719 [20JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2340 [13AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H2770 [9MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H3309 [17MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2967 [11MY]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 1293), H3869 [25MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H3413 [18MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4035 [7JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H2340 [13AP]

———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H1163 [21MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3413 [18MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H574 [29FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7282 [6SE]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H1406 [23MR]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H6470 [18JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wildland fire management (see H.R. 4452), H3049 [15MY]

Letters

Forest Service and BLM emergency supplemental appropriations for firefighting: by, H3065 [16MY]

Removal of toxic waste from former military facilities in Bermuda: C. Eugene Cox, Acting Prime Minister of Bermuda, H4017 [7JN]

———Christopher Meyer, British Ambassador, H4017 [7JN]

———Representative Jerry Lewis, H4017 [7JN]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4584 [15JN], H6927 [25JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5766, H5767 [11JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H3052 [16MY]

Bermuda: removal of toxic waste from former military facilities, H4017 [7JN]

BLM: strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, H8653 [3OC]

California: Yolo Bypass national wildlife refuge establishment funding, H4460, H4461 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3745 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3706, H3717 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to recommit, H3745 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8644, H8645, H8648, H8650, H8651 [3OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2916 [11MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H4773 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5766, H5767 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3261, H3267, H3273 [17MY]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3988 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3988, H3994, H3995, H4013, H4014 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3964, H3972 [7JN]

———suspend contractors convicted of fraud, H4013, H4014 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3994, H3995 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4533, H4543 [15JN]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4441 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Casper, WY, National Trail Center funding through reductions in Escalante Science Center construction funding, H4459 [14JN]

———Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4500, H4502, H4507, H4508, H4573 [15JN]

———National Park Service snowmobile regulations, H4456 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4319 [13JN], H4441, H4444, H4445, H4449, H4452, H4455, H4456, H4459, H4460, H4461, H4466, H4468, H4474, H4475 [14JN], H4500, H4502, H4507, H4508, H4511, H4512, H4513, H4514, H4517, H4518, H4521, H4525, H4533, H4543, H4557, H4558, H4562, H4568, H4573, H4574, H4575, H4576 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8650, H8651, H8653, H8655 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4312 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8644, H8645, H8648 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to instruct conferees, H6927 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to recommit, H4584 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6643 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5028, H5029 [22JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4773 [20JN]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (H.R. 4542), H3874 [6JN]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12063 [8DE]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to purchase or paint Federal vehicles any color other than white, H4575 [15JN]

———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4468, H4474 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4444 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4521 [15JN]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4557, H4558, H4562 [15JN]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4557, H4584 [15JN], H6927 [25JY]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3261 [17MY]

Lolo, MT: Travelers Rest Campsite funding through reductions in economic recovery base programs, H4466 [14JN]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3056 [16MY]

Mineral Management Service: revise certain royalty-in-kind procedures relative to payments for transportation to wholesale market centers, H4455 [14JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4525, H4533, H4557, H4558, H4562, H4568, H4584 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4525, H4533, H4557, H4558, H4562, H4568, H4584 [15JN]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4500, H4502, H4508, H4511, H4512, H4513, H4514, H4517, H4518 [15JN]

National Park Service: land acquisition funding, H4455 [14JN]

———maintenance backlog alleviation funding, H4452 [14JN]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit funding to enforce the payment of fines for violation of entrance fees, H4576 [15JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS administrative account, H6643 [20JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4445 [14JN], H4519 [15JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H4475 [14JN]

Point of order, H4538 [15JN]

Power resources: incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475 [14JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding, H5766, H5767 [11JY]

———require a report on genetically engineered fish, H4449 [14JN]

Weapons: terminate production of Trident II missiles, H3273 [17MY]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, H3052 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H4314 [13JN]

Tributes

Regula, Representative, H4319 [13JN]

DIEHL, GRACE

Eulogies

By Tom O'Neill, E712 [11MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E712 [11MY]

DIEHL, LEO

Eulogies

Diehl, Grace: by Tom O'Neill, E712 [11MY]

DIERKING, ERNEST T.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1812 [17OC]

DIETRICH, DEBORAH F.

Letters

Family Care Act, S7661 [26JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8853 [20SE]

DIEZ ELORZA, JORGE

Bills and resolutions

Spain: condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions (see S. Con. Res. 82), S799 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Spain: condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions (S. Con. Res. 82), S822 [24FE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 82, condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions in Spain, S822 [24FE]

DiFRANCESCO, DOMINIC D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2236 [15DE]

DIGENAN, DENNIS

Remarks in House

Nevada Teacher of the Year: award recipient, H2661 [9MY]

DIGITAL DIVIDE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4274), H4223 [13JN], H7741 [19SE], H7937 [21SE]

DILLIN, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Public Wants SUV's To Guzzle Less, S11411 [31OC]

DILLINGHAM, BENJAMIN F., III

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6756 [24JY]

DILLON, SUE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8819 [20SE]

DILLSBURG, PA

Remarks in House

Christ Lutheran Church: anniversary, E1621 [28SE]

DiMARIO, MICHAEL F. (Public Printer)

Notices

Congressional Record: price change, S9643 [3OC], S9787 [4OC], S9875, S9933 [5OC], S10037 [6OC], S10163 [11OC], S10275 [12OC], S10517 [13OC], S10605 [17OC], S10645 [18OC], S10851 [23OC], S11295 [28OC], S11765 [14DE], S11807, S11855 [15DE], H8619 [3OC], H8813 [5OC], H9013 [6OC], H9507 [10OC], H9637, H9769 [11OC], H9817 [12OC], H9903 [16OC], H9909 [17OC], H10067 [18OC], H10289 [19OC], H10475 [23OC], H12093 [14DE], H12441 [15DE]

DIMENSTEIN, DON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1949 [26OC]

DINGELL, DEBBIE

Appointments

House of Representatives Childcare Center Advisory Board, H643 [6MR]

DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1165 [21MR], H1232 [22MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

———S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H489 [16FE]

Articles and editorials

Land Plan—Worthwhile Conservation Act Stuck in Committee, Detroit (MI) Free Press, E1138 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894), H8062 [25SE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966, 3573), H373 [14FE]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5475), H11207 [26OC] (see H.R. 5540), H11446 [27OC]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6355 [17JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H1629 [30MR]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4036 [7JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1764 [4AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H5737 [10JY]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H6776 [24JY]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H7723 [18SE]

Education: modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H3309 [17MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H2607 [4MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1764 [4AP] (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H165 [1FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H4336 [13JN]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H647 [6MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H2340 [13AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H6470 [18JY]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4036 [7JN]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]

Internet: exempt certain telecommunications traffic from reciprocal compensation requirements (see H.R. 4445), H3049 [15MY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1285 [22MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H166 [1FE]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H8200 [26SE]

Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7002 [25JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 481), H3474 [19MY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H5037 [22JN]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7652 [14SE]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see H.R. 4288), H2337 [13AP]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H2966 [11MY]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3558), H9011 [5OC]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H8736 [3OC]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H8735 [3OC]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H4122 [8JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Research: protect human subjects in research (see H.R. 4605), H4120 [8JN]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H2341 [13AP]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5601), H11620 [30OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H8469 [28SE]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see H.R. 4270), H2336 [13AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H10257 [18OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H758 [8MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H7211 [27JY]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H1120 [16MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7212 [27JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H4592 [15JN]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H7932 [20SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2239 [12AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (see H.R. 5366), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations addressing safety concerns in minimizing delay for automobile traffic at railroad grade crossings (see H.R. 5413), H9504 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of medical center in Allen Park, MI (see H.R. 5346), H8551 [29SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see H.R. 4903), H6717 [20JY]

Letters

Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection Act: Ruth L. Kirschstein, Dept. of HHS, H10553 [24OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: by, Committee on Commerce (House), S10684 [18OC]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, H8268 [27SE]

Prescription drug importation into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale: by, S7206 [19JY]

Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: by, Committee on Commerce (House), S4788 [8JN]

Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: by, H4826, H4840 [21JN], H5261 [27JN], H5688 [10JY], E1139 [28JN]

Outlines

Democratic proposal on Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: by, H11553 [30OC]

Press releases

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), E1198 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9693 [11OC]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), H10553 [24OC]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, H1373 [23MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2178 [12AP]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7454 [12SE]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3108 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1373 [23MR]

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (H.R. 4806), E1344 [27JY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8128 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3715 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8645 [3OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2841 [10MY], E1138 [28JN]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (H.R. 4049), H8570 [2OC]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, H12497 [15DE]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10445 [19OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8846 [5OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4357, H4364 [14JN], E1071 [21JN]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H6373 [18JY]

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (H.R. 5366), E1654 [3OC]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, H1202 [22MR]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4440 [14JN]

Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1705 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H5003 [22JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2178 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4440 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8645 [3OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of medical center in Allen Park, MI, H9947 [17OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5003 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12497 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11460 [28OC], H11502 [29OC], E2083 [3NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4840 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10392 [19OC]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (H.R. 762), H9535 [10OC]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (H. Con. Res. 271), H10457 [19OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9693 [11OC]

———registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment (H.R. 2634), H6377 [18JY]

Education: support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2732 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, E1640 [2OC]

EPA: dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, H10392 [19OC]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4840 [21JN]

FCC: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2315 [13AP]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4690, H4694, H4699 [20JN]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2303, H2306, H2315 [13AP]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5431 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, E1198 [11JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5902 [12JY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1232, H1233 [22MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1202 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5628 [29JN]

———minority health programs (S. 1880), H11696 [31OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H129, H134 [1FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5551), E1908 [25OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H129, H134 [1FE], H11248 [26OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1690, H1693, H1705 [4AP]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7227 [6SE]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, H5902 [12JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2698 [9MY], H9849 [12OC]

———require States to establish reasonable reimbursement rates, E2083 [3NO]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5362, H5371 [28JN]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11502 [29OC]

Mental health: postpartum depression policies (H. Res. 163), H9526 [10OC]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H10650 [24OC]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), E1630 [28SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H894 [9MR]

Monroe (MI) Evening News: anniversary, E1098 [23JN]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), H9628 [10OC]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (H.R. 1795), H8268 [27SE]

NIST: improve computer security (H.R. 2413), E1906 [25OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1190, H1196 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1180 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to commit, H1198 [22MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9555 [10OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, H11460 [28OC]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10010 [17OC]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H3587 [23MY], H11316 [26OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2720 [9MY], H8260 [27SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11553 [30OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11248 [26OC]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H472 [16FE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11248 [26OC], H11553 [30OC]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11553 [30OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1232, H1233 [22MR]

Stupak, Bartholomew, Jr.: funeral arrangements, H3067 [16MY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4867), H6377 [18JY], E1258 [18JY]

Taxation: prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), H3059, H3061 [16MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3832 [25MY]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), conference report, H904 [9MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1809, H1810 [5AP]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H9947 [17OC]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (H.R. 4884), H7224 [6SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), E1684 [5OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4814 [21JN]

Summaries

Basic Access to Secure Health Insurance Coverage Health Plan (BASIC Health Plan) Act (H.R. 5551), E1908 [25OC]

Tributes

Brown, Denise, E1684 [5OC]

Gribbs, Roman S., E1687 [6OC]

Kosa, Mary Kay, E904 [6JN]

Sadat, Camelia Anwar, E1684 [5OC]

Skerker, Susan, E254 [9MR]

Smith, Eugene, E2171 [11DE]

Stupak, Bartholomew, Jr., H3067 [16MY]

DINGER, JOHN F.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

DINGFELDER, GEORGE

Remarks in House

Law enforcement officers: ``Heat Hero'' drunk driving arrest award recipient, E1102 [23JN]

San Luis Valley, CO: Peace Officer of 1999 award recipient, E65 [2FE]

DINGWALL, GEORGE R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E55 [2FE]

DINI, JOE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8496 [13SE]

DINSMORE, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

University of California, Santa Barbara: Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

DION, JOHN J.

Letters

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H9891 [12OC]

DIONNE, E.J., JR.

Articles and editorials

Fair Deal for the Poor, S3638 [9MY]

DiPASQUALE, NICHOLAS A.

Letters

Delaware River channel deepening project, S8279, S8281 [8SE]

DIPLOMATS related term(s) Department of State

Addresses

Importance of Diplomacy in the Economic, Trade, and Financial Arenas: Stuart E. Eizenstat, Dept. of the Treasury, E69 [7FE]

Amendments

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), S7121 [18JY], H5738 [10JY], H5843, H5844, H5845 [11JY], H5904, H5924, H5926, H5933, H5939, H5941, H5943, H5945, H5946, H5947, H5948, H5950, H5951, H5956, H5957, H5958, H5959 [12JY], H5962, H5980, H5983, H5997, H5999, H6002, H6004, H6006, H6007, H6009, H6011, H6015, H6016 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10823 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1234), S3894 [11MY], S4136 [18MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S4209 [18MY], S4491 [25MY], S5446, S5447, S5471, S5474, S5475 [20JN], S5483, S5484, S5485, S5493, S5508, S5510, S5511, S5515, S5520, S5521, S5527, S5528, S5530, S5531, S5532, S5533, S5534, S5563, S5564, S5565, S5566, S5567, S5568, S5569, S5570, S5571, S5572, S5573, S5574, S5575, S5576, S5578, S5579 [21JN], S5609, S5610, S5611, S5612, S5613, S5614 [22JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7142 [18JY], H10450 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

Diplomatic Outsider Who Lobbies Inside Washington, E479 [3AP]

New Laos Policy Urged, E2214 [15DE]

Public Lives—A Diplomatic Outsider Who Lobbies Inside Washington, E589 [13AP]

State Dept. Unfreezes Hundreds of Promotions After Delay for Security Review, S11839 [15DE]

Why Europe Would Like Haider To Disappear, E146 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

Chen, Stephen: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 121), S4922 [9JN] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4591 [15JN]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 140), S9466 [28SE] (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 2522), S3692 [9MY] (see H.R. 4811), H5736 [10JY] (see H.R. 5526), H10808 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (see H. Res. 546), H5842 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 647), H10808 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 436), H11194 [25OC]

Middle East: withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 5272), H8061 [25SE]

Conference reports

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4811), H10759-H10790 [24OC]

Lists

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S10981 [25OC]

Objectionable provisions in S. 2522, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S5624 [22JN]

Motions

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788 [11OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6024 [13JY], H10449 [19OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S4170 [18MY], S5509 [21JN], S5627 [22JN]

Remarks in House

American Academy of Diplomacy: presentation of Excellence in Diplomacy Awards, E69 [7FE]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, H167 [2FE]

———boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 417), H223 [8FE], H517 [29FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6016 [13JY]

Dept. of State: embassy security funding, H5160 [26JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9791 [11OC]

Diplomatic Telecommunications Service: polygraph requirements for employees, H9861 [12OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations, E1137 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5849, H5889, H5924-H5953 [12JY], H5961-H6025, H6026, H6029 [13JY], H10449 [19OC], E1231 [13JY], E1235, E1239, E1243, E1249 [14JY], E1255 [18JY], E1273, E1275, E1276, E1279 [19JY], E1298 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10825-H10842 [25OC], H11508 [29OC], E1948 [26OC], E1976 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (H. Res. 546), H5882-H5889 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10817-H10825 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), motion to instruct conferees, H10449, H10450 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), motion to recommit, H6024 [13JY]

Middle East: withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), H8176-H8179 [26SE], E1582 [25SE], E1613 [27SE], E1630 [28SE], E1922 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: foreign policy programs allocations, S2421 [7AP]

Chen, Stephen: tribute (S. Con. Res. 121), S4933 [9JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11506 [2NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), S7121-S7142 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, S10972-S10974, S10976, S10978-S10984 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10966 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5443-S5449, S5477 [20JN], S5479, S5482-S5547, S5551, S5565 [21JN], S5587, S5609-S5628 [22JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), indefinitely postponed, S7142 [18JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), motion to proceed, S4170-S4184 [18MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), unanimous-consent agreement, S5533 [21JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), unanimous-consent request, S4170 [18MY]

Gnehm, Edward W., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Australia, S4933 [9JN], S5652 [22JN]

International Conference on the Balkans: convene, S4136 [18MY]

Middle East: withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), S9557 [28SE]

Tufts University: reunion of the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy Class of 1965, S7829 [27JY]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2727 [13AP], S6013, S6014, S6015 [28JN], S7655 [26JY], S9465 [28SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4811, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 647) (H. Rept. 106-999), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4811, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 106-727), H5842 [11JY]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4811) (H. Rept. 106-997), H10807 [24OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4811) (H. Rept. 106-720), H5736 [10JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2522) (S. Rept. 106-291), S3691 [9MY], S3915 [11MY]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR], S2727 [13AP], S4669 [7JN], S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Anne Woods Patterson To Be Ambassador to Colombia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Brian D. Curran To Be Ambassador to Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Carey Cavanaugh To Be Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional Conflicts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Carlos Pascual To Be Ambassador to Ukraine: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Christopher R. Hill To Be Ambassador to Poland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Daniel A. Johnson To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of David N. Greenlee To Be Ambassador to Paraguay: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Donald A. Mahley To Be Special Negotiator for Chemical and Biological Arms Control Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Donald Y. Yamamoto To Be Ambassador to Djibouti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Donna J. Hrinak To Be Ambassador to Venezuela: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Douglas A. Hartwick To Be Ambassador to Laos: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of E. Ashley Wills To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Edward W. Gnehm, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Australia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Gregory G. Govan To Be Chief U.S. Delegate to the Joint Consultative Group: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of Howard F. Jeter To Be Ambassador to Nigeria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of James D. Walsh To Be Ambassador to Argentina: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Janet A. Sanderson To Be Ambassador to Algeria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of John E. Herbst To Be Ambassador to Uzbekistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of John F. Dinger To Be Ambassador to Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of John F. Tefft To Be Ambassador to Lithuania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of John N. O'Keefe To Be Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of John W. Limbert To Be Ambassador to Mauritania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Karl W. Hofmann To Be Ambassador to Togo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6013 [28JN]

Nomination of Lawrence G. Rossin To Be Ambassador to Croatia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Mary A. Peters To Be Ambassador to Bangladesh: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Michael G. Kozak To Be Ambassador to Belarus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7655 [26JY]

Nomination of Michael J. Senko To Be Ambassador to the Marshall Islands and Kiribati: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Pamela E. Bridgewater To Be Ambassador to Benin: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6015 [28JN]

Nomination of Roger A. Meece To Be Ambassador to Malawi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Ronald G. Godard To Be Ambassador to Guyana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Rose M. Likins To Be Ambassador to El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Ross L. Wilson To Be Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6013 [28JN]

Nomination of Rust M. Deming To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Sharon P. Wilkinson To Be Ambassador to Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

Nomination of Susan S. Jacobs To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of Thomas G. Weston To Be Special Coordinator for Cyprus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2727 [13AP]

Nomination of V. Manuel Rocha To Be Ambassador to Bolivia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Nomination of W. Robert Pearson To Be Ambassador to Turkey: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Protocol Amending the 1950 Consular Convention With Ireland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-20), S9604 [2OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5923, H5943, H5950, H5951, H5953 [12JY], H5963, H5968, H5982, H5998, H6001, H6007, H6009 [13JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5615 [22JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2522, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S5542 [21JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5891-H5893 [12JY]

———conference report, H10827-H10830 [25OC]

Testimonies

Case for Justice in Iraq: David J. Scheffer, E1567-E1570 [22SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 436, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10823 [25OC]

H. Res. 546, consideration of H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5882 [12JY]

H. Res. 647, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10817 [25OC]

H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7121-S7142 [18JY]

H.R. 5272, Peace Through Negotiations Act, H8176 [26SE], E1582 [25SE]

S. Con. Res. 121, tribute to Stephen Chen, S4923, S4933 [9JN]

S. Con. Res. 140, high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S., S9479 [28SE]

Tributes

Chen, C.J., S9031 [22SE]

Chen, Stephen, E909 [7JN], E964 [9JN]

DIRECT DEPOSIT AND DIRECT PAYMENT COALITION

Remarks in House

Direct Deposit and Direct Payment Week: observance, E574 [13AP]

DIRECTED ENERGY COORDINATION AND CONSOLIDATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2573), S4103 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2573), S4103 [17MY]

Texts of

S. 2573, provisions, S4104 [17MY]

DiRUOCCO, TISH

Articles and editorials

Strong Marriage Is Secret Ingredient to Villa Tragara's Success, S9693 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Waterbury, VT: tribute to Villa Tragara (restaurant), S9693 [3OC]

DiRUOCCO, TONY

Articles and editorials

Strong Marriage Is Secret Ingredient to Villa Tragara's Success, S9693 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Waterbury, VT: tribute to Villa Tragara (restaurant), S9693 [3OC]

DIRVA (Lithuanian-American publication)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1730 [10OC]

DISABLED related term(s) Americans With Disabilities Act

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), S10483, S10516 [12OC], H9911 [17OC]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 311), S6352, S6397, S6398 [10JY]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S10843 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

Cost Squeeze in Child Care—Families Wonder Where the Aid Is, S6652 [13JY]

Employers With Labor Shortages Should Look to Vocational Rehabilitation, E1432, E1434, E1435 [7SE]

Foster-Child Advocates Gain Allies in Injury Lawyers—States Face the Dual Threat of Class Actions and Huge Individual Damage Awards, S11301 [28OC]

Stroke Therapy's New Push—Aggressive Doctors Go Deep Into the Brain, E1900 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H253 [8FE]

———require that before filing a civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility, an opportunity is allowed for alleged violations to be corrected (see S. 3122), S9381 [27SE]

Armed Forces: authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (see H.R. 5351), H8617 [2OC]

———permit certain retired members who were awarded a Purple Heart and have a service-connected disability to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and preserve benefits for surviving spouses (see H.R. 4909), H6717 [20JY]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S1815 [28MR] (see S. Res. 363), S9466 [28SE]

Business and industry: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]

———require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or handicapped that an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 4305), H2338 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 280), H997 [14MR]

Crime: facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 3220), S10801 [19OC] (see S. 3252), S11252 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: eligibility for special compensation benefits for certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 4832), H5955 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to develop technologies to eliminate functional barriers to full independence for disabled individuals (see S. 3211), S10619 [17OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities of veterans who were exposed to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 3651), H373 [14FE] (see H.R. 4522), H3649 [23MY]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H5169 [26JN]

———protect ratings of service-connection for certain presumptive disabilities of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans participating in health studies (see H.R. 5167), H7577 [13SE]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6051 [13JY]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 5474), H10036 [17OC]

———revise system for payment of accrued benefits in cases involving the death of a veteran with a pending claim for an increase in service-connected disability rating (see H.R. 4785), H5654 [29JN]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8501 [13SE] (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4035 [7JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see S. 2031), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3540), H49 [27JA]

Federal employees: disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 5590), H11445 [27OC]

Health: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H6776 [24JY]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 133), S7841 [27JY]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see H.R. 4664), H4484 [14JN]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S5240 [15JN]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see S. 2812), S6120 [29JN] (see H.R. 4838), H5955 [12JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see S. 2517), S3612 [8MY] (see H.R. 4127), H1588 [29MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S2106 (see S. 2355), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 3545), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4090), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4240), H2122 [11AP] (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H7209 [27JY]

Medicaid: implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (see S. 3088), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5248), H7990 [21SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3308 [17MY]

———coverage of Lyme disease vaccinations (see H.R. 5050), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———establish standards for payment of certain orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic devices (see H.R. 5156), H7502 [12SE]

———improve health of senior citizens and disabled individuals (see S. 2727), S5106 [14JN]

———reduce waiting period for benefits for disabled individuals (see H.R. 5556), H11194 [25OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with AIDS and provide coverage of drugs used for treatment (see H.R. 4557), H3867 [25MY]

National Amputee Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 330), S6121 [29JN]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 4817), H5736 [10JY]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program (see H.R. 5412), H9504 [6OC]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 2930), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5373), H8735 [3OC]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 2477), S3023 [27AP] (see H.R. 4651), H4336 [13JN]

———provide for personal Social Security accounts and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 5659), H12094 [14DE]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 5577), H11206 [26OC]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see S. 2774), S5663 [22JN]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 5578), H11206 [26OC]

———use earnings level currently applicable solely to blind individuals as uniform level in determining disabilities (see H.R. 5553), H11194 [25OC]

Taxation: prohibit treatment of workmen's compensation benefits as Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3857), H756 [8MR]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H647 [6MR]

———treat State developmental disabilities endowment programs as tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 4074), H1405 [23MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children (see S. 2456), S2865 [25AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 4134), H1628 [30MR]

———authorize compensation to surviving spouses and children of certain veterans with a service-connected disability that was continuously rated totally disabling for certain period immediately preceding death (see H.R. 5435), H9634 [10OC]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4921), H6776 [24JY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 3011), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 4131), H1628 [30MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2357), S2233 [5AP]

———require certain employment centers use measurable performance outcomes to improve employment and training services provided to veterans and disabled veterans (see H.R. 4765), H5240 [27JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: revise definition of ``Vietnam era'' to provide eligibility for certain veterans benefits without regard to whether service was performed in Vietnam (see H.R. 4833), H5955 [12JY]

Factsheets

Medicare Health Improvement Act (S. 2727), S5112 [14JN]

Letters

Armed Forces Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment Act: Lupo A. Quitoriano, Nevada Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S2234 [5AP]

———Ron Gutzman, American Legion, Dept. of Nevada, S2234 [5AP]

———William D. Brzezinski, DAV, Dept. of Nevada, S2234 [5AP]

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H4986 [22JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: National Governors' Association, S905 [29FE]

———Senator Voinovich, S1372 [9MR]

Medicare coverage of augmentative communication devices: Kirsten A. Nyrop, United Cerebral Palsy Association, E753 [17MY]

———Steven A. Jaye, Sunrise Medical (business), E753 [17MY]

Montgomery GI Bill benefits improvement by improving and expanding educational assistance programs: C. Donald Sweeney, National Association of State Approving Agencies, Inc., H4629 [19JN]

———Dennis M. Cullinan, VFW, H4628 [19JN]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, H4628 [19JN]

———Thomas H. Miller, Blinded Veterans Association, H4629 [19JN]

National Family Caregiver Support Program: Barbara Boyd, S11055 [26OC]

Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Carter D. Ward, Missouri Education Roundtable (organization), S3312 [3MY]

Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act: David Andrews, Minnesota State Services for the Blind, S8211 [7SE]

Relief of Marina Khalina: Senator Wyden, S5358 [19JN]

Lists

Americans With Disabilities Act success stories, S7638-S7640 [26JY]

Paralympics athletics team, S6255 [30JN]

Memorandums

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: Stephen C. Goss, SSA, S11050 [26OC]

Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program: Dept. of Education, H4289-H4291 [13JN]

Montgomery GI Bill Benefits Improvement by Improving and Expanding Educational Assistance Programs: David E. Woodbury, AMVETS, H4629 [19JN]

Motions

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), H9548 [10OC]

Remarks in House

American Association of People With Disabilities: tribute, H6757 [24JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H6756 [24JY], H6995-H6999 [25JY], H7065, H7066 [26JY], E998 [14JN], E1218 [13JY], E1331, E1344, E1371 [27JY], E1434 [7SE]

Barrett, Jennifer: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, E2111 [4DE]

Berger Health System (business): Circle of Caring Program recipient of American Hospital Association Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence, E688 [10MY]

Butcher, Jennifer: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, E2149 [7DE]

California: anniversary of DAV Suisun-Fairfield Chapter 81, E560 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 280), H1962, H1963 [10AP]

Cedartown, GA: tribute to Pre-Peachtree Wheelchair Athlete Training Camp, E1082 [22JN]

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E2131 [6DE]

Cornucopia, Inc.: anniversary, E1012 [14JN]

Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, H9035 [6OC]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, E1314 [25JY]

Deafness Research Foundation: tribute to efforts to raise awareness through the National Campaign for Hearing Health, E2178 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize comparison study of coverage of physical, speech, and occupational therapies under TRICARE, CHAMPUS, Medicare, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, H3278 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: rulemaking relative to the placement of blind or visually-impaired persons in sheltered work environments by vocational rehabilitation agencies, H4284 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: filing of discrimination complaints by limited-English-speaking and hearing-impaired persons relative to benefits, H4243 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to disabled families, E1910 [25OC]

———improve the quality of housing for the elderly and disabled, E1225 [13JY]

Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H4985-H4989 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training, H6785 [25JY]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (H.R. 3816), H9944 [17OC]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), H6783-H6786 [25JY], H9911, H9912, H9945 [17OC]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (H.R. 5474), E1817 [17OC]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), H2362-H2364 [2MY]

Dreyer, Don: New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E1333 [27JY]

Eden Institute: anniversary, E935 [9JN]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), H8000-H8005 [25SE], E1474 [13SE], E1595 [26SE]

Employment: encourage employer vocational rehabilitation for disabled workers, E1432, E1435 [7SE]

Executive Office of the President: tribute to Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With Disabilities, H6757 [24JY]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (H.R. 2500), H7974 [21SE]

Federal employees: disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (H.R. 5590), E1996 [28OC]

Goncz, Arpad (President, Hungary): Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Disability Award recipient, E850 [25MY]

Health: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), H6973, H6980-H6999 [25JY], E1386 [27JY], E1423 [7SE]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), corrections in engrossment, H7177 [27JY]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), H330 [10FE], H9769-H9787 [11OC], E110 [10FE]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), H9787 [11OC]

———stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation efforts, E1900 [25OC]

Heilveil, Jacob: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, E2149 [7DE]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (H.R. 4664), E1005 [14JN]

Immigration: prohibit refusal of visas based on sex, race, sexual orientation, or disability, H9544 [10OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (H.R. 4838), H9545-H9548 [10OC], E1833 [19OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), H9548 [10OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), insert H.R. 4838 language in lieu, H9548 [10OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3545), E22 [27JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2349 [2MY], H2414, H2449-H2457 [3MY], H2555 [4MY], H7702 [18SE], H8002-H8004 [25SE], E386 [22MR], E609 [2MY], E624 [3MY], E634, E638, E639 [4MY], E678 [9MY], E1595 [26SE]

———funding, H1066 [15MR], H3903-H3906 [6JN], H4062, H4088-H4090 [8JN], H4254-H4258 [13JN], H9810-H9816 [11OC], H11750 [1NO], H11800, H11801 [2NO]

———funding through reductions in Comprehensive School Reform Program, H4288-H4291 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H4258-H4260 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Job Corps, H4275, H4276 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4267-H4269 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in the Office of Education Research and Improvement, H4270, H4271, H4310 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, H4265-H4267 [13JN], E995 [14JN]

———funding through reductions in various education programs, H4244-H4246 [13JN]

———reauthorize, H6757 [24JY]

International Guide Dog Day: observance, E599 [2MY]

Mayerson, Manuel D.: Circle of Life Award recipient, E1679 [4OC]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 4825), H11787 [2NO]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals, H12489 [15DE]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (H.R. 4479), E752, E755 [17MY]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to The ARC of Montgomery County Fashion Show Benefit, E1446 [13SE]

Muscular Dystrophy Association: anniversary of Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, E1439 [11SE]

National Arthritis Awareness Month: observance, E781 [19MY]

National Assisted Living Week: observance, E1449 [13SE]

National Center for Learning Disabilities: tribute to ``Get Ready To Read Program'', E1808 [17OC]

National College of Probate Judges: tribute, E469 [30MR]

National Learning Disabilities Month: observance, E1808 [17OC]

National Research Council: require study on accessibility to information technologies by the elderly and disabled, H404 [15FE]

Palo Alto, CA: tribute to the VA Western Blind Rehabilitation Center Orientation and Mobility Section for receipt of the Olin E. Teague Award, E1654 [3OC]

———VA Palo Alto Health Care Facility's Western Blind Rehabilitation Center recipient of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) Olin E. Teague Award, E2155 [8DE]

People First of the South Bay (organization): anniversary, E185 [29FE]

Pitney Bowes, Inc.: Blinded American Veterans Foundation Corporate Award recipient, E1358, E1361 [27JY]

Radio Vision (organization): anniversary, E458 [30MR]

Rochester, NY: tribute to Paralympics participants, E1509 [18SE]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Disabled (organization) Enchanted Hills Camp, E1056 [20JN]

Santa Maria Organization of Transportation Helpers, Inc.: wheelchair-lift equipped minibuses funding, H3425 [19MY]

Social Security: ensure solvency, H5732-H5734 [10JY], H7220, H7221 [6SE], H8894 [5OC], H9512 [10OC], H10233-H10238 [18OC], H10528-H10532 [23OC], H11431-H11435 [27OC], H11835 [3NO], H11871-H11873 [13NO]

———ensure solvency, survivor benefits, and disability coverage, H2641 [8MY]

Social Vocational Services Inc.: tribute, E185 [29FE]

South Bronx Mental Health Council, Inc.: observance of Patient Recognition and Empowerment Day, E29 [31JA]

Taxation: disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (H.R. 1264), H6380-H6382 [18JY]

Tuttle, Dean: American Foundation for the Blind Migel Professional Award recipient, E1945 [26OC]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4921), H6758 [24JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H6789 [25JY], H9655, H9659 [11OC]

Volpentest, Tony: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, E2149 [7DE]

Waukegan, IL: anniversary of Ann M. Kiley Center, E315 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

American Association on Mental Retardation: tribute to Illinois chapter's Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S9938 [5OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S6492 [12JY], S7085 [18JY], S7637-S7641, S7645, S7646 [26JY]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (S. Res. 278), S1828 [28MR]

———tribute (S. Res. 363), S9555 [28SE]

Capital punishment: Supreme Court reconsideration of execution of Johnny Paul Penry relative to mental retardation, S11810 [15DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 280), S4499 [25MY]

Correctional institutions: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S121 [31JA]

Crime: facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (S. 3220), S10801 [19OC]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (S. 3252), S11252 [27OC]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, S7224 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to develop technologies to eliminate functional barriers to full independence for disabled individuals (S. 3211), S10627 [17OC]

———technology and media services funding, S6195, S6196 [30JN]

Dept. of HHS: Centers for Independent Living funding, S6210 [30JN]

Dept. of Labor: Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants Program funding, S6210 [30JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), S10515, S10516 [12OC]

———Rehabilitation Research Office programs and demonstration projects funding, S10310, S10311 [12OC]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), S10004 [5OC]

———establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 311), S6397-S6400 [10JY]

Dobmeier, Michael: tribute to election as DAV National Commander, S2343 [6AP], S2437 [7AP]

Easter Seals (organization): anniversary of Southeastern Michigan chapter, S7999 [5SE]

———Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), S9867 [4OC]

———anniversary (S. Con. Res. 135), S8507 [13SE]

Health: fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), S7803 [27JY]

Hope Network, S.E. (organization): anniversary, S1880 [29MR]

Housing: preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (S. 2733), S5241-S5251 [15JN]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S6121, S6122 [29JN], S7456 [21JY], S10843 [19OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S3572-S3574 [8MY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2341), S9259 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2355), S2116 [4AP]

———funding, S714, S720 [23FE], S899-S919 [29FE], S1371 [9MR], S2329, S2331 [6AP], S2396-S2400 [7AP], S5984-S5986, S5990-S5994, S6002 [28JN], S6099-S6101 [29JN], S6187 [30JN], S7084, S7085 [18JY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3311 [3MY], S3474 [4MY]

Iowa Disability Mentoring Day: observance, S10996 [25OC]

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation: tribute to Campaign for Healthier Babies Month, S10151 [10OC]

Medicaid: implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (S. 3088), S8952 [21SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 2274), S1607, S1608 [22MR], S5305 [16JN], S6819 [14JY], S10748 [19OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (S. 2541), S3839-S3850 [10MY]

———improve health of senior citizens and disabled individuals (S. 2727), S5109 [14JN]

Mental Retardation Awareness Month: observance, S1976 [30MR]

National Amputee Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 330), S6145 [29JN]

National Assisted Living Week: observance, S8340 [11SE], S8411 [12SE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (S. 1536), S9689 [3OC]

———National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S6002 [28JN], S11028-S11041, S11055, S11056, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

Pan American Games for the Blind: selection of Spartanburg, SC, and the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind as hosts for the 2001 games, S9695 [3OC]

Social Security: ensure solvency of trust funds, S6656-S6659 [13JY]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (S. 2477), S3024 [27AP]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (S. 1383), S2660 [13AP]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (S. 2774), S5668 [22JN]

Special Olympics: anniversary, S7386 [20JY]

Sports: tribute to Paralympic Trials participants, S6254 [30JN]

Supreme Court: decision on application of the Americans With Disabilities Act to States, S121 [31JA]

Taxation: disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (H.R. 1264), S7952 [27JY]

———increase, expand, and simplify child and dependent care deductions, expand adoption credit for special needs children, and provide incentives for employer-provided child care, S6652-S6655 [13JY]

———provide tax credit for families who adopt special needs children, S2608, S2609 [12AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children, S10977 [25OC], S11070 [26OC], S11204 [27OC], S11300-S11303 [28OC]

Telephone Pioneers of America (organization): tribute, S5024 [13JN]

Veterans: health care funding, S2317 [6AP]

———increase health and disability benefits, S1807, S1809 [28MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S4634, S4635 [7JN], S8814 [20SE], S10313, S10381 [12OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 2357), S2234 [5AP]

Reports filed

Dept. of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Management Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1024), H11954 [4DE]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation Memorial in the District of Columbia To Honor Veterans Who Became Disabled Serving in the Armed Forces: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 311) (S. Rept. 106-273), S2726 [13AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1509) (H. Rept. 106-583), H2336 [13AP]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act Anniversary: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 135), S8941 [21SE]

Increase Rates of Disability Compensation for Veterans With Service-Connected Disabilities and for Survivors of Certain Disabled Veterans: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3011) (S. Rept. 106-398), S8103 [6SE]

Older Americans Act, National Family Caregiver Support Program, Aging Programs and Services, and Need To Engage in Life Course Planning: Committee on Health, Education, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1536) (S. Rept. 106-399), S8290 [8SE]

Relief of Marina Khalina and Albert Miftakhov: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 150), S5240 [15JN]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 106-543), H1404 [23MR]

Veterans Benefits Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs' (House) (H.R. 4850) (H. Rept. 106-783), H6776 [24JY]

Waive Naturalization Requirement To Take Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance for Certain Disabled or Impaired Applicants: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2812), S7392 [20JY]

Statements

Augmentative Communication Devices: Stephen Hawking, E753 [17MY]

Summaries

Medicare Health Improvement Act (S. 2727), S5112 [14JN]

Tables

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H11731 [1NO]

Special education expenditures as reported by selected States, S906 [29FE]

Special education grants to States, S909 [29FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 280, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H1962 [10AP]

H. Con. Res. 399, Education for All Handicapped Children Act anniversary, H8000 [25SE]

H.R. 1264, Right-To-Know National Payroll Act, H6380 [18JY]

H.R. 1509, establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces, H2362 [2MY]

H.R. 4055, IDEA Full Funding Act, H2449 [3MY]

H.R. 4838, waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, H9545 [10OC]

H.R. 4850, Veterans Benefits Act, H6783 [25JY]

H.R. 4850, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H9911 [17OC]

H.R. 4920, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, H6980-H6995 [25JY]

S. 311, Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces, S6399 [10JY]

S. 1809, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, H9769-H9786 [11OC]

S. 2357, Armed Forces Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment Act, S2234 [5AP]

S. 2517, School Safety Act, S3614 [8MY]

S. 2541, Medicare Expansion for Needed Drugs (MEND) Act, S3840-S3848 [10MY]

S. 2727, Medicare Health Improvement Act, S5109-S5112 [14JN]

S. 2733, Affordable Housing for Seniors and Families Act, S5242-S5250 [15JN]

S. 2774, Bipartisan Social Security Reform Act, S5669-S5676 [22JN]

S. 2812, waive immigration naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, S6122 [29JN]

S. 2812, waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants, S7456 [21JY], S10843 [19OC], H9548 [10OC]

S. 3122, ADA Notification Act, S9389 [27SE]

S. 3252, National Child Protection Improvement Act, S11253 [27OC]

S. Con. Res. 133, corrections in enrollment of S. 1809, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, S7803, S7923 [27JY], H9788 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 135, Education for All Handicapped Children Act anniversary, S8506 [13SE]

S. Res. 278, tribute to Ernest M. Burgess, S1828 [28MR]

S. Res. 330, National Amputee Awareness Week, S6145 [29JN]

S. Res. 363, tribute to Ernest M. Burgess, S9480, S9555 [28SE]

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

Letters

Armed Forces Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment Act, S2234 [5AP]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2287 [6AP]

Transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund Dept. of Justice litigation against tobacco industry: several veterans organizations, H4496 [15JN]

Remarks in House

California: anniversary of DAV Suisun-Fairfield Chapter 81, E560 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Dobmeier, Michael: tribute to election as DAV National Commander, S2343 [6AP], S2437 [7AP]

Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (S. Con. Res. 70), S9772 [3OC]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 70, issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations, S9772 [3OC]

DISABLED VETERANS' LIFE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

Amendments

Veterans: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 311), S6352, S6397, S6398 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Veterans: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), H2362-H2364 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Veterans: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), S10004 [5OC]

———establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 311), S6397-S6400 [10JY]

Reports filed

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation Memorial in the District of Columbia To Honor Veterans Who Became Disabled Serving in the Armed Forces: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 311) (S. Rept. 106-273), S2726 [13AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1509) (H. Rept. 106-583), H2336 [13AP]

Texts of

H.R. 1509, establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces, H2362 [2MY]

S. 311, Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces, S6399 [10JY]

DISASTER MITIGATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 707), S9968, S10011 [5OC], H9562 [10OC]

Enact (S. 1691), S4116 [17MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 707), H9562-H9569 [10OC]

———concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 607), H8663-H8673 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Disasters: limit emergency home repair assistance, S10019 [5OC]

Enact (H.R. 707), S10011 [5OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1691) (S. Rept. 106-295), S4013 [16MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 607, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 707, provisions, H8663-H8671 [3OC]

H.R. 707, provisions, S10011-S10019 [5OC], H9562-H9568 [10OC]

DISASTER MITIGATION AND COST REDUCTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 707), S7255 [19JY], S9968, S10011 [5OC], H9562 [10OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 707): concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 607), H8735 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 707), H9562-H9569 [10OC]

———concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 607), H8663-H8673 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Disasters: limit emergency home repair assistance, S10019 [5OC]

Enact (H.R. 707), S7298-S7301 [19JY], S10011-S10019 [5OC]

FEMA: eligibility of private non-profit irrigation companies for disaster relief assistance, S7300, S7301 [19JY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 707), S4013 [16MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 607, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 707, provisions, H8663-H8671 [3OC]

H.R. 707, provisions, S10011-S10019 [5OC], H9562-H9568 [10OC]

DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT

Amendments

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7255 [19JY], S9968, S10011 [5OC], H9562 [10OC]

———authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (S. 1691), S4116 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 607), H8735 [3OC]

Federal aid programs: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 4969), H7127 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), H9562-H9569 [10OC]

———authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 607), H8663-H8673 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7298-S7301 [19JY], S10011-S10019 [5OC]

Federal aid programs: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Reports filed

Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1691) (S. Rept. 106-295), S4013 [16MY]

Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 707), S4013 [16MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 607, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation Act, H8663-H8671 [3OC]

H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation Act, S10011-S10019 [5OC], H9562-H9568 [10OC]

DISASTERS related term(s) Earthquakes; Famines; Floods; Hunger; Hurricanes

Addresses

Tribute to Fairfax County, VA, Urban Search and Rescue Team: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S6111 [29JN]

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6081 [17JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10934, S10943 [24OC]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10724 [18OC]

Federal aid programs: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7255 [19JY], S9968, S10011 [5OC], H9562 [10OC]

———authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (S. 1691), S4116 [17MY]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC], H10069 [18OC]

Articles and editorials

Ex-Fireman Saves Home From Scott Able Blaze—Retiree Prevails Over Fire—One-Man Battle Saves Weed Home, S3980 [16MY]

Family Reflects on Lost Loved Ones, S8021 [5SE]

Last Pipeline Victim Dies, S8022 [5SE]

Let's Begin To Manage Our Forests, S6517 [12JY]

Loved Ones Feel Loss of I-10 Pileup Victim, E320 [15MR]

North Carolina Flood Puts Weyerhaeuser's Employee Support to the Test, E1872 [19OC]

Poetic Justice in Accusations—Clinton Administration Deserves Criticism for Policy That Aided Fires, E1537 [20SE]

Question—Should Population Control Be a Priority for the Third World? Yes—Vanishing Forests and Widespread Famines are Signs of Crisis in Many Nations, E357 [21MR]

Risky Policy on N. Korea, E564 [13AP]

Tobias Remembered, E763 [18MY]

Town Full of Stories After Fire, S3981 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: efforts to avert drought and famine (see H. Con. Res. 316), H2511 [3MY]

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (see S. 2039), S489 [8FE] (see H.R. 3653), H373 [14FE]

———establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers (see H.R. 4018), H1118 [16MR]

American Red Cross: encourage support and participation by citizens (see H. Con. Res. 248), H341 [10FE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wildland fire management (see H.R. 4452), H3049 [15MY]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S381 [7FE]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see S. 3036), S8413 [12SE] (see H.R. 4639), H4220 [12JN]

Collins, Bob: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S538 [9FE]

Community development: authorize use of block grants to assist local firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services (see H.R. 5424), H9504 [6OC]

Corps of Engineers: removal of accumulated snags and other debris from navigable waters to mitigate damages resulting from a major disaster (see H.R. 4752), H5168 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see S. 2736), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4574), H3868 [25MY]

———provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 4768), H5240 [27JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Ecology and environment: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (see S. 2934), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5077), H7209 [27JY]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Federal aid programs: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 607), H8735 [3OC]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see S. 2216), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3589), H253 [8FE]

———develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 4969), H7127 [26JY]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 4803), H5655 [29JN]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 134), S8105 [6SE] (see H. Con. Res. 393), H7365 [7SE]

Hazardous substances: detect, prevent, and minimize the consequences of accidental releases due to criminal activity and ensure public disclosure of information regarding hazardous chemicals and the potential for accidental releases (see H.R. 5623), H11812 [2NO]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see S. 2731), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4964), H7127 [26JY]

India: humanitarian aid to cyclone victims in the State of Orissa (see H. Con. Res. 332), H3523 [22MY]

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 52), S8759 [19SE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4266), H2336 [13AP]

———require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement and prohibit assumption of liability by the U.S. for nuclear accidents that occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (see S. 2752), S5360 [19JN]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (see H. Con. Res. 326), H3049 [15MY]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 448), H1406 [23MR]

Research: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and other windstorms through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 5499), H10472 [19OC]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 408), H8061 [25SE]

Seton Hall University: express sympathy for victims of residence hall fire (see S. Res. 244), S37 [24JA]

South Dakota: tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (see S. Res. 376), S10412 [12OC]

Taxation: treatment of associations which prepare for, or mitigate, the effects of natural disasters (see S. 2103), S799 [24FE]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 4783), H5654 [29JN]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H1957 [6AP]

Venezuela: commend disaster recovery efforts and consider providing additional disaster assistance (see H. Res. 405), H49 [27JA]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]

Letters

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S5262 [15JN]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), E1866 [19OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E1866 [19OC]

Disaster assistance to fruit producers: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies: Dyann F. Wirth, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S11311 [28OC]

———Gail H. Cassell, American Society for Microbiology, S11311 [28OC]

———Jean-Pierre Garnier, SmithKline Beecham (business), S11312 [28OC]

———Jordan J. Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S11310 [28OC]

———Ronald L. Cada, Association of Public Laboratories, S11311 [28OC]

———several medical and health organizations, S11310 [28OC]

———Stephanie B.C. Bailey, National Association of County and City Health Officials, S11311 [28OC]

———William J. Martone, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, S11311 [28OC]

Forest Service and BLM emergency supplemental appropriations for firefighting: Representative Dicks, H3065 [16MY]

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Mike Dombeck, Forest Service, S6513 [12JY]

———New Mexico congressional delegation, S6513 [12JY]

Prevent forest fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies: H.R. Davis, S10141 [10OC]

South Dakota flood mitigation projects funding: Brad Lawrence, S4168 [18MY]

———Cullan Deis, S4168 [18MY]

———James Hurst, S4168 [18MY]

Lists

Contributors to disaster assistance for Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Press releases

Canadian Government Arrests Innocent Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E2044 [31OC]

Governor Requests Disaster Designation for Fruit Growers in South and Southwest Michigan: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Proposals

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Senators Domenici and Bingaman, S6223 [30JN]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: disaster assistance to fruit producers, H5705 [10JY]

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, E48 [1FE]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, H1009, H1022 [15MR]

———anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in New York, E1259 [18JY]

Bellingham, WA: anniversary of pipeline accident, H4172 [9JN]

California: Pajaro River flood control projects funding, H5219 [27JN]

Canada: arrest of two Sikhs suspected in 1985 Air India bombing, E2044 [31OC]

CCC: disaster assistance funding for onion farmers in Orange County, NY, H5709, H5710 [10JY]

China, Republic of: anniversary of earthquake, E1551 [21SE], E1573 [22SE]

Colorado: tribute to firefighters fighting the Mesa Verde National Park fire, H6758 [24JY]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, H5692, H5693 [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: funding, H5218 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: disaster assistance to apple farmers in the Northeast, H1618 [30MR], H5790 [11JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H10005 [17OC], E1917 [25OC]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6077-H6081 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services Program funding, H3981 [7JN]

———Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team funding, H3287 [17MY], E781 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, H5603 [29JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (H.R. 4574), E862 [25MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing assistance to emergency response organizations (H.R. 3155), H1593 [30MR]

Droughts: rural water needs funding, H5537, H5538, H5541 [29JN]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

FAA: use of Airport Improvement Program grants by small airports to fund certain projects which facilitate the transfer of cargo and passengers on airport property, H1017 [15MR]

Federal aid programs: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), H9562-H9569 [10OC]

———authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 607), H8663-H8673 [3OC]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (H.R. 3589), E94 [8FE]

———investigate failure of State and local governments to return unused disaster funds, H6782 [25JY]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (H. Con. Res. 406), E1575 [22SE]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (H.R. 4803), E1182 [30JN]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 393), H7351 [7SE]

Gore, Vice President: announcement concerning the release of disaster assistance to fruit growers in Pennsylvania, E1161 [30JN]

Harris County, TX: flood control projects funding, H5210, H5217, H5223 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, H11313 [26OC]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H1504, H1513, H1515, H1567 [29MR], H5089 [26JN], H5615 [29JN], H7640 [14SE], E1201 [11JY]

Illinois: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

India: alleged involvement in 1985 Air India bombing, E2162 [8DE]

Jones, Tim: Emergency Management Association of Georgia Citizen of the Year award recipient, E127 [14FE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3357-H3362 [18MY], H6004-H6006 [13JY]

———prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (H.R. 4266), E563 [13AP]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire, H3463 [19MY]

———encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3056, H3062-H3067 [16MY]

———tribute to Postal Service for mail delivery efforts during wildfires, E762 [18MY]

Missouri: flood buyout and relocation program funding, H4853 [21JN]

Montserrat: extension of temporary U.S. protective status, H11610 [30OC]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid, H1353 [23MR], H1490, H1494, H1505, H1569, H1570 [29MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H946-H950, H953, H955 [14MR]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 2728), H6026 [13JY]

National forests: change policy for thinning forests from controlled burns to cutting trees, H3527 [23MY], H7348 [7SE]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

National Weather Service: funding, E1135 [28JN]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), H10028-H10032 [17OC], H10069, H10082 [18OC]

Nebraska: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

New York: Saw Mill River and Ramapo River flood control projects funding, H5220 [27JN], H8425 [28SE]

North Carolina: establish a demonstration program to provide modular housing units to homeless senior citizens due to disasters, H5585 [29JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 448), H1965, H1966 [10AP]

Pasadena, TX: OSHA investigation of explosion at Phillips Petroleum Co., plant, H1451 [28MR]

Princeville, NC: Flood Water Mitigation and Stream Restoration Project funding, H1565 [29MR]

Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (H.R. 1522), H3934 [7JN]

Puxico, MO: tribute to Mingo Job Corps Center fire fighting teams, E1499 [18SE]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II, H7493 [12SE]

———tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (H. Con. Res. 408), H9597-H9599 [10OC]

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H5222 [27JN], H8424 [28SE], H10357, H10358 [19OC]

San Leandro, CA: tribute for selection to participate in FEMA's Project Impact, E1591 [26SE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, H8671, H8672, H8673 [3OC]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (H.R. 4210), H6886-H6893 [25JY]

Texas: tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in East Texas, H9988 [17OC]

Texas A&M University: report on causes of the collapse of bonfire structure, H2744 [9MY]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Georgia, H360 [14FE]

Turkey: cooperative efforts with the U.S. relative to earthquake prediction and dangers, E1147 [29JN]

Washington: anniversary of volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens, H3401 [18MY]

———require hydrostatic testing of oil pipeline from Allen, WA, to Renton, WA, H3450 [19MY]

Western States: impact of wildfires, H7243 [6SE]

Weyerhaeuser Co.: tribute for assistance rendered to Eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Floyd, E1872 [19OC]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, H8671 [3OC]

———disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, H3052 [16MY]

———tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (H. Con. Res. 434), H11561-H11563 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (S. 2039), S491 [8FE]

———disaster assistance to fruit producers, S7357 [20JY]

———Federal farm policies, S10608-S10611 [17OC]

———promote the development and use of affordable crop insurance policies for specialty crop producers, S1579, S1580 [22MR]

———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, S10522 [13OC]

———tribute to Rally for Rural America and response to agricultural crisis, S1567-S1570 [22MR], S1626, S1627 [23MR]

Alaska: collapse of fish runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, S7357 [20JY]

———effects of beetle infestation on forest and private lands, S6223 [30JN]

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, S186, S204 [1FE]

Albuquerque, NM: flood control projects funding, S8170 [7SE]

American Red Cross: anniversary, S4230 [22MY]

———encourage participation in national blood drives, S8933 [21SE]

———tribute to Southeastern Michigan Chapter Rhapsody in Red Masquerade Ball, S1880 [29MR]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, S1265 [8MR]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (S. 3036), S8419 [12SE]

Bellingham, WA: anniversary of pipeline accident, S4542 [6JN]

Collins, Bob: tribute (S. Res. 255), S554 [9FE]

Congress: support for disaster assistance, S7357 [20JY]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, S7438 [21JY]

Construction industries: support development of technologies and materials to enhance protections from natural disasters, S11881 [15DE]

Corps of Engineers: independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: disaster assistance to watermelon farmers, S10679 [18OC]

———disease-carrying pests infestation prevention programs funding, S10679, S10680 [18OC]

———emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7342-S7349 [20JY]

———Emergency Watershed Program funding, S7346-S7349 [20JY]

———payment of disaster assistance to potato and apple farmers, S5364 [19JN]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), S7952 [27JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10943 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, S6233 [30JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (S. 2736), S5255-S5259 [15JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Drought: disaster assistance to Alabama, S10698 [18OC]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10737-S10740 [18OC]

Ecology and environment: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (S. 2934), S7674 [26JY]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Urban Search and Rescue Team, S6111 [29JN]

Federal aid programs: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7298-S7301 [19JY], S10011-S10019 [5OC]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 711), S2521 [11AP]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (S. 2216), S1319 [8MR]

———eligibility of private non-profit irrigation companies for disaster relief assistance, S7300, S7301 [19JY]

Firefighters: create commemorative pin or badge to honor those who fight wildfires, S10063 [6OC]

Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S6251 [30JN], S7438 [21JY]

———disaster assistance to Mozambique, S1114 [2MR], S5610 [22JN]

———disaster assistance to North Dakota, S5649 [22JN], S5778 [26JN]

Florida: citrus grower disaster assistance funding, S7354 [20JY]

———nursery stock grower disaster assistance funding, S7353 [20JY]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S5524 [21JN]

Forest Service: use of gum thickened fire retardants to fight wildfires, S9906 [5OC]

Forests: prevent fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies, S10141 [10OC]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (S. Con. Res. 134), S8126 [6SE]

Geological Survey: Hazard Support System program funding, S10073 [6OC]

Global Disaster Information Network: tribute, S9690 [3OC]

Hawaii: tribute to weapons of mass destruction containment, mitigation and response capabilities, S10236 [11OC]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11307-S11314 [28OC]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (S. 2731), S5115-S5117 [14JN]

Housing: limit emergency home repair assistance, S10019 [5OC]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance funding, S5535 [21JN]

———disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2330, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP], S4169 [18MY]

———disaster assistance to North Carolina, S5015 [13JN], S7300 [19JY], S8623 [15SE]

Louisiana: Ten and Fifteen Mile Bayou flood control project funding, S11406 [31OC]

Monroe County, MI: anniversary of American Red Cross, S2436 [7AP]

Montana: sugar beet growers disaster assistance funding, S10247 [11OC]

———tribute to firefighters fighting wildfires, S10062 [6OC]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (H. Con. Res. 408), S11270 [27OC]

Seton Hall University: express sympathy for victims of residence hall fire (S. Res. 244), S6 [24JA]

South Dakota: flood mitigation projects funding, S4167 [18MY]

———tribute to Forest Service for efforts in fighting wildfires, S7983 [5SE]

———tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (S. Res. 376), S10490, S10491 [12OC]

———tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (S. Res. 376), star print, S10735 [18OC]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty for couples deducting casualty losses, S6798 [14JY]

———treatment of personal property damage relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas, S6798 [14JY]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Washington: anniversary of volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens, S4007 [16MY]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967-S7974 [5SE], S8410 [12SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975-S3981 [16MY], S4165 [18MY]

———disaster assistance to Western States, S10682 [18OC]

———fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce risk, S6220-S6223 [30JN], S6508-S6514, S6516, S6518, S6537 [12JY], S7036 [17JY], S9798 [4OC]

Wind storms: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S6318, S6319, S6323 [10JY], S6498, S6499 [12JY]

Wyoming: emergency funding for Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes evacuation relative to Washakie Dam, S7035, S7036 [17JY]

Reports filed

Caribbean and Central American Relief and Economic Stabilization Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 984) (H. Rept. 106-519), H930 [13MR]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 964) (H. Rept. 106-944), H9503 [6OC]

Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]

Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1691) (S. Rept. 106-295), S4013 [16MY]

Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 707), S4013 [16MY]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and Related Agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1639) (S. Rept. 106-384), S8019 [5SE]

Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 21) (H. Rept. 106-526), H1075 [15MR]

Preparedness Against Terrorism Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4210) (H. Rept. 106-731), H6051 [13JY]

Public Forests Emergency Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1524) (H. Rept. 106-1021), H11716 [31OC]

Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2731) (S. Rept. 106-505), S10715 [18OC]

Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1762) (S. Rept. 106-408), S8501 [13SE]

Statements

Encourage Participation in National Blood Drives: Bernadine Healy, American Red Cross, S8933 [21SE]

Office of Domestic Preparedness for Terrorism Management: James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia, H8673 [3OC]

Summaries

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act (S. 2736), S5261 [15JN]

Tables

Number of wildland fires and acres affected in 2000, S7969 [5SE]

Potential Economic Development Administration hurricane assistance construction projects, S5535 [21JN]

Wildland fire comparison statistics, S7969 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 326, encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for Los Alamos, NM, wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire, H3062 [16MY]

H. Con. Res. 408, tribute to H.M.T. Rohna crew who lost their lives during World War II, H9597 [10OC]

H. Con. Res. 434, tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses due to wildfires, H11561 [30OC]

H. Res. 431, support humanitarian assistance to Mozambique, H946 [14MR]

H. Res. 448, anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, H1965 [10AP]

H. Res. 607, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation Act, H8663-H8671 [3OC]

H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation Act, S10011-S10019 [5OC], H9562-H9568 [10OC]

H.R. 728, rehabilitation assistance for watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H6077 [17JY]

H.R. 4210, Preparedness Against Terrorism Act, H6886-H6889 [25JY]

S. 964, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S10896-S10899 [24OC], H10028-H10031 [17OC]

S. 1639, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, S10737-S10740 [18OC], S10835 [19OC]

S. 1762, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act, S10944 [24OC]

S. 2216, Federal Emergency Management Agency Buy American Compliance Act, S1319 [8MR]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2736, Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act, S5259-S5261 [15JN]

S. Con. Res. 134, Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day, S8116, S8126 [6SE]

S. Res. 244, express sympathy for victims of Seton Hall University residence hall fire, S6, S42 [24JA]

S. Res. 255, tribute to Bob Collins, S551, S554 [9FE]

S. Res. 376, tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills of South Dakota, S10428, S10491 [12OC]

S.J. Res. 52, International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S8766-S8768 [19SE]

Tributes

Collins, Bob, S509, S521 [9FE]

DISCOVERY INSTITUTE

Letters

Use of intelligent design theory in science and science education: several Baylor University professors, H4481 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Education: use of intelligent design theory in science and science education, H4480 [14JN]

DISCRIMINATION

Amendments

Ethnic groups: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7805 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Abuse Program Believes in Ability Without State Aid—Faith-Based Effort Serves as Example, H6832 [25JY]

Discrimination Goes High-Tech, S6077 [29JN]

DNA Dilemma—Gene Tests Can Cost You, S6076 [29JN]

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

Gene Privacy, S6076 [29JN]

Gene Secrets—Clinton Right To Oppose Genetic Discrimination, S6077 [29JN]

Ground Rules for DNA Sampling, S6077 [29JN]

Into the Sunshine, H9892 [12OC]

Laying Down the Burden of Race, S4558-S4560 [6JN]

Nationally—Why Hate Crimes Are Different, S5335 [19JN]

Protecting Immigrants, S11903 [15DE]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, H9883 [12OC]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 3008), S8105 [6SE]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see S. Con. Res. 85), S930 [29FE] (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Civil liberties: condemn Western European countries that violate international agreements relative to freedom of individuals to profess and practice certain religious beliefs (see H. Res. 588), H7991 [21SE]

———protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

———provide adequate sanctions for unfair labor practices resulting in the discharge of employees (see H.R. 5217), H7932 [20SE]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see S. Con. Res. 120), S4669 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S2526 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see S. 2079), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3685), H509 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1629 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 4317), H2338 [13AP]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4035 [7JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see S. 2031), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3540), H49 [27JA]

———prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]

FERC: provide additional authority to order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential rates and charges for electricity (see H.R. 5626), H11842 [3NO]

FRS: prohibit implementation of regulations allowing race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of applicants for nonmortgage credit to be noted on the application with the applicant's consent (see H.R. 4164), H1762 [4AP]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 5516), H10472 [19OC]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S7840 [27JY]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), consideration (see H. Res. 520), H4174 [9JN]

Health care professionals: commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (see H. Res. 476), H2239 [12AP]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (see H. Res. 416), H219 [7FE]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 5434), H9634 [10OC]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 5479), H10036 [17OC]

Public Health Service Act: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 4939), H6777 [24JY]

Taxation: treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 2887), S7160 [18JY]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 3023), S8342 [11SE]

Briefs

Medicare+Choice reimbursement system: Minnesota congressional delegation, E1173-E1176 [30JN]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Letters

Bob Jones University affiliation with anti-Catholic individuals: Bob Jones III, Bob Jones University, E456 [30MR]

———several Representatives, E455 [30MR]

Conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions: Stuart VanMeveren, National District Attorneys Association, S5426 [20JN]

Constitutionality of legislation to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S5353-S5355 [19JN]

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H4986 [22JN]

Discrimination against Jewish minorities in Iran: Representative Rothman, E717 [11MY]

Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H7530 [13SE]

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans: Horace B. Deets, AARP, H6689 [20JY]

———Karen W. Ferguson and Karen Friedman, Pension Rights Center, H6689 [20JY]

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion: Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H7464 [12SE]

Prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S6071 [29JN]

———several health care organizations, S6070 [29JN]

Tax treatment of court awards and expenses resulting from employment discrimination claims: Victoria L. Herring, S7163 [18JY]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Memorandums

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Petitions

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Remarks in House

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H11248 [26OC]

BIA: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, and brutality in the treatment of Native Americans, E1453 [13SE]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices, H552 [29FE]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Con. Res. 261), E455 [30MR]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Res. 428), H518 [29FE], E182, E187 [29FE]

Byrd, James, Jr.: anniversary of murder in Jasper, TX, E908 [7JN], E924 [9JN]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (H.R. 5182), E1487 [14SE]

Civil rights: enforcement funding, H20, H21 [27JA]

———establish commission to investigate alleged prosecutorial abuse in the Wen Ho Lee case and to protect all U.S. citizens from similar abuses, H7743 [19SE]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 2397), E457 [30MR], E711 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 541), E705, E711 [11MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1271), E705 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

Colleges and universities: historically black colleges and universities funding for agricultural and food sciences research, H5536, H5537 [29JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H431, H435 [15FE]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H4681 [20JN], H7523-H7541 [13SE], H8000 [25SE], H9647, H9658, H9659, H9664, H9665 [11OC], H9820 [12OC], H10232 [18OC], H11239, H11289 [26OC], E1716 [6OC], E1760 [12OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935 [7JN], H7508 [13SE], E908 [7JN], E913 [8JN], E920, E924, E928, E946 [9JN], E1463 [13SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish position of Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights, H5784 [11JY]

———interest payments to certain farmers whose discrimination claims are in arrears, H5783 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5783, H5784 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2623-H2628 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: filing of discrimination complaints by limited-English-speaking and hearing-impaired persons relative to benefits, H4243 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H4985-H4989 [22JN]

———handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H9880-H9894 [12OC]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 2355), E1463 [13SE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H2953, H2955 [11MY]

———observance (H. Con. Res. 318), E633 [4MY], E682 [9MY], E705, E706, E707, E711 [11MY]

Ethnic groups: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (H. Con. Res. 111), E834 [25MY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 5516), E1867 [19OC]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H3912 [6JN], E1272 [19JY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), H6605, H6606 [20JY]

———prohibit implementation of a uniform medical identifier, H4285, H4286 [13JN], H4434 [14JN]

Health care professionals: commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (H. Res. 476), H12520 [15DE]

Immigration: prohibit refusal of visas based on sex, race, sexual orientation, or disability, H9544 [10OC]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 306), H3828 [25MY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (H.R. 1977), H1062 [15MR]

Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups, E836 [25MY]

———discrimination against members of minority religious groups (H. Con. Res. 128), E717 [11MY]

IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689-H6692 [20JY]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (H.R. 1443), H7545 [13SE]

Library of Congress: transfer of temporary employees to permanent Federal status, E1186 [10JY]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion, H7464-H7467 [12SE]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: filing of discrimination claims against management, H169 [2FE]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (H. Res. 416), E70 [7FE]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (H.R. 5434), E1733 [10OC]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (H.R. 5479), E1803 [17OC]

National Association of Cuban-American Women: tribute, E2043 [31OC]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, H7696 [18SE]

Sharpton, Al: affiliation with Democratic Party Presidential candidates and Members of Congress, H635 [2MR]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6820-H6823, H6826-H6837 [25JY], H8250, H8252, H8262 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 3008), S8109-S8111 [6SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S6789, S6837 [14JY], S7047 [17JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 74), S1382 [9MR]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5338-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5428 [20JN]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5300-S5304 [16JN], S5334-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5434 [20JN], S5547, S5548 [21JN], S5649 [22JN], S5732 [23JN], S9245 [26SE], S10345-S10347, S10348, S10360, S10391 [12OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (S. 622), S3602 [8MY], S5550 [21JN], S10072 [6OC]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (S. Con. Res. 120), S4694 [7JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 2393), S2533 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, S10678, S10679 [18OC]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (S. 2079), S683 [22FE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S4983, S4984 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Civil Rights funding, S6196 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: tribute to Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices, S11902 [15DE]

Employment: submission of employee discrimination claims relative to mandatory binding arbitration (S. 121), S1810 [28MR]

Ethnic groups: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7805 [27JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (S. 2966), S7862 [27JY]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (S. 2986), S7899 [27JY]

Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S10963 [25OC]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (S. 573), S11779 [14DE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6048-S6053, S6067-S6078, S6091 [29JN], S6219 [30JN]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 3249), S11135 [26OC]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (S. 821), S9444 [28SE]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, S9444 [28SE], S10786, S10787 [19OC]

Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (S. Res. 133), S7806 [27JY], S11815 [15DE]

Taxation: treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (S. 2887), S7163, S7164 [18JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (S. 3023), S8342 [11SE]

Reports

Youth Challenge Case Study: Collette Caprara, H6829 [25JY]

Reports filed

Condemn All Prejudice Against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and Support Political and Civic Participation by These Persons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 53), S7392 [20JY]

Support Religious Tolerance Towards Muslims: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 133), S7392 [20JY]

Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1443) (H. Rept. 106-517), H930 [13MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

Statements

BIA Acknowledgement of the Fundamental Injustice, Cruelty, and Brutality in the Treatment of Native Americans: Kevin Gover, BIA, E1453 [13SE]

Same Sex Marriage: Kelli Freeman, E1580 [25SE]

Youth Challenge Program: Raul Gonzalez, H6828 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 296, Dept. of Agriculture resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H2623 [8MY]

H. Res. 476, commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service, H12520 [15DE]

S. 2966, Wage Awareness Protection Act, S7863 [27JY]

S. 2986, Just Opportunities in Bidding Act, S7900 [27JY]

S. 3008, Older Workers Rights Restoration Act, S8109 [6SE]

S. Con. Res. 53, condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons, S7805 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 85, condemn discriminatory practices at Bob Jones University, S953 [29FE]

S. Con. Res. 120, increase penalties for hate crimes, S4694 [7JN]

S. Res. 133, support religious tolerance towards Muslims, S7806 [27JY]

DISEASES related term(s) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Addresses

Make-A-Wish Foundation Anniversary: Ryan Davidson, E980 [12JN]

Ronald McDonald House Charities ``Light the Night'' Walk Fundraiser: Ken Barun, E1674 [4OC]

Amendments

AIDS: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7694 [26JY], H7177 [27JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S4583, S4589 [6JN], H8801 [4OC]

Foreign aid: provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), S11791 [14DE]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S8771 [19SE], S8865 [20SE], S9525 [28SE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1697, H1700, H1701, H1702, H1712, H1716 [4AP]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9847 [12OC]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 268), S6582, S6583 [12JY]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054 [13JN]

Postage stamps: extend issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 2386), S7945 [27JY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), S6036 [28JN]

Analyses

Pain Relief Promotion Act (H.R. 5544), S11116 [26OC]

Articles and editorials

Abuse Program Believes in Ability Without State Aid—Faith-Based Effort Serves as Example, H6832 [25JY]

Addicts Get Tough Love at Victory, H6832 [25JY]

AIDS Is Declared Threat to Security—White House Fears Epidemic Could Destabilize World, E664 [8MY]

Animals and Research Part 1—Unlocking the Secrets of Genetic Disease Through Animal Research, E744 [17MY]

Animals and Research Part 2—Animals Benefit From Research, E745 [17MY]

Approve Pain Relief Promotion Bill—Senate Should Put a Quick End to Wyden's Filibuster and Pass Bill That Favors Pain-Killing Over Patient-Killing, S11214 [27OC]

Cancer Survivors Celebrate Another Year of Life, E915 [8JN]

Castagnoli's Discovery May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease, H5558 [29JN]

Commercial Scale Cultivation of Pharmaceutical-Producing Tobacco Possible, Virginia Tech Scientists Find, H5559 [29JN]

Cops, Crime and Clergy—Boston's Commish on How the New Alliance Between Police and Preachers Works, H6834 [25JY]

David Mahoney, a Business Executive and Neuroscience Advocate, Dies at 76, S7446 [21JY]

Discrimination Goes High-Tech, S6077 [29JN]

DNA Dilemma—Gene Tests Can Cost You, S6076 [29JN]

Dr. Truth, S62 [26JA]

Easter Special to Ex-Addicts, H6831 [25JY]

Emily's Story—A Life of Strength and Courage, S338 [3FE]

Gene Privacy, S6076 [29JN]

Gene Secrets—Clinton Right To Oppose Genetic Discrimination, S6077 [29JN]

Genetic Research—Foes of Biotechnology Ignore Global Hunger, S61 [26JA]

GOP Team, Praises Drug Rehabilitation Program, H6831 [25JY]

Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]

Ground Rules for DNA Sampling, S6077 [29JN]

Health, Not Suicide, S11214 [27OC]

High Infant Mortality Rates in Brooklyn Mystify Experts, H627 [1MR]

How Safe Is Safe?, H5814 [11JY]

In This Case, Tobacco Could Be a Lifesaver, H5560 [29JN]

Judy Jarvis—Profile in Courage, S1310 [8MR]

Kill the Pain, Not the Patients, S11213 [27OC]

Life Support—Cancer-Stricken, Talk Radio's Judy Jarvis Sees the Show She Loves Kept Alive as Son Jason Steps to the Mike, S1311 [8MR]

New Holy War, H6834 [25JY]

New Round on Transplants, H1686 [4AP]

New Ventures Aim To Put Farms in Vanguard of Drug Production—Altering Gene Structure To ``Grow'' Medicines in Common Crops, H5561 [29JN]

One Tough Customer—Outspoken Niner Assistant Bobb McKittrick Is Battling Cancer and Liver Disease With the Same Fierce Determination That Made Him One of the Best Coaches in the Game, E381 [22MR]

Pilots Fulfill Wish of Ill Child, E1847 [19OC]

Polio Can't Keep '53 Grad Down—Carmen Scialabba Wins Prestigious BHS Award, E987 [13JN]

Remembering David, S7446 [21JY]

Remote Sensing Center Establishment, H5560 [29JN]

Savior of the Streets, H6833 [25JY]

State of the Union Recognition Casts San Antonio in Limelight, H6831 [25JY]

State's Rights, a State's Wrongs—Not Even Oregon Has a Right To Intrude on Federal Government's Traditional Regulatory Arena, S11214 [27OC]

Stroke Therapy's New Push—Aggressive Doctors Go Deep Into the Brain, E1900 [25OC]

Three-Part Attack on Gore, S8750 [19SE]

USAID Report Projects Dramatic Increase in AIDS Orphans, H5936 [12JY]

Virginia Tech Begins Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plants Producing Pharmaceuticals, H5559 [29JN]

Welfare From the Streets, H6830 [25JY]

Who's Afraid of Genetic Engineering?, S60 [26JA]

Without Biotechnology, We'll Starve—Agricultural Genetic Engineering Is Subject to More Safeguards Than Many Unaltered Foods We Eat, S61 [26JA]

Women Can't Count on the FDA, H5815 [11JY]

World-Class Cancer Center Planned at UCSD, E772 [19MY]

Wrong Fix, H6832 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

AIDS: authorize microfinance and food assistance for communities affected by AIDS (see S. 2030), S328 [3FE]

———authorize microfinance and food assistance for communities affected by disease (see H.R. 4039), H1162 [21MR]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see S. 2033), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3519), H47 [27JA]

Amchitka Island, AK: compensate workers who were employed in the construction and maintenance of deep shafts for underground nuclear testing and various other military purposes (see H.R. 4588), H3924 [6JN]

Appropriations: authorizing for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. 2026), S285 [2FE] (see H.R. 4140), H1628 [30MR]

Children and youth: address special needs relative to organ transplantation (see H.R. 4008), H1118 [16MR]

———relationship between eating disorders and certain advertising practices (see H. Con. Res. 380), H7002 [25JY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7502 [12SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S1883 [29MR] (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), consideration (see H. Res. 611), H8799 [4OC]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 2607), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 5544), H11193 [25OC]

Decade of Pain Control and Research: designate (see S. 3163), S9944 [5OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4263), H2238 [12AP]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see S. 2519), S3691 [9MY] (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 4443), H2966 [11MY]

———make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (see H.R. 4525), H3649 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities of veterans who were exposed to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 3651), H373 [14FE] (see H.R. 4522), H3649 [23MY]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H5169 [26JN]

———protect ratings of service-connection for certain presumptive disabilities of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans participating in health studies (see H.R. 5167), H7577 [13SE]

Diabetes: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H2905 [10MY]

———reduce burden among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H4035 [7JN]

———reduce burden of among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1075 [15MR]

Foreign aid: provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (see S. 2940), S7656 [26JY] (see S. 2943), S7839 [27JY]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (see S. 2382), S2438 [7AP]

Health: authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS and authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination (see S. 2845), S6474 [11JY]

———authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 5464), H9900 [12OC]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H7870 [19SE]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H921 [9MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 2015), S149 [31JA] (see H. Res. 414), H209 [2FE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12066 [8DE]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see S. 2731), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4964), H7127 [26JY]

———establish a national program of autism registries (see S. 2855), S6574 [12JY]

———establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards (see H.R. 4015), H1118 [16MR]

———establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards, expand Medicare definition of homebound relative to home health services, and revise tax treatment of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4029), H1119 [16MR]

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (see H.R. 5260), H7991 [21SE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see S. 2387), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

———increase State immunization programs funding (see S. 2443), S2728 [13AP] (see H. Con. Res. 315), H2511 [3MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3809), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), consideration (see H. Res. 520), H4174 [9JN]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2366), S2233 [5AP] (see S. 2398), S2527 [11AP] (see H.R. 3885), H920 [9MR]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), consideration (see H. Res. 454), H1674 [3AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1392 [9MR] (see S. 2625), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4152), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4592), H4035 [7JN]

Hispanic Americans: health programs (see H.R. 5595), H11445 [27OC]

HIV: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 4038), H1162 [21MR]

———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4426), H2966 [11MY]

———prohibit Federal funding of HIV testing unless individuals are informed of the results (see H.R. 5615), H11781 [1NO]

HIV/AIDS: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 4665), H4484 [14JN]

Insurance: coverage of infertility treatment (see S. 2160), S1117 [2MR]

———increase access to long-term health care (see S. 2935), S7656 [26JY]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to general public (see H.R. 5115), H7280 [6SE]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see S. 2444), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4563), H3868 [25MY]

Local government: study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government (see H.R. 3659), H454 [15FE]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (see H.R. 4386), H2606 [4MY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 628), H9766 [11OC]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 5274), H8061 [25SE]

Medicare: conduct study on physician reimbursement rates for diagnosis, treatment, and management of Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 4016), H1118 [16MR]

———coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3308 [17MY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see S. 2524), S3692 [9MY] (see H.R. 3840), H756 [8MR]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see S. 3024), S8342 [11SE]

———coverage of Lyme disease vaccinations (see H.R. 5050), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H3868 [25MY]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H3412 [18MY]

———coverage of oral drugs to treat low blood calcium levels or elevated parathyroid hormone levels for patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 4628), H4174 [9JN]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H2339 [13AP]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 3141), S9605 [2OC] (see H.R. 4571), H3868 [25MY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see S. 3112), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5088), H7209 [27JY] (see H.R. 5172), H7577 [13SE]

———expand definition of homebound relative to home health services to allow beneficiaries to attend adult day care programs for treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other conditions (see H.R. 4028), H1119 [16MR]

———improve health of senior citizens and disabled individuals (see S. 2727), S5106 [14JN]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]

———increase payment amount for renal dialysis services (see S. 3038), S8413 [12SE]

———preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (see S. 3003), S8019 [5SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 2232), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 3887), H920 [9MR]

———provide comprehensive and coordinated care for individuals with serious and disabling chronic illnesses (see H.R. 4981), H7128 [26JY]

———provide for the classification of certain hospitals as cancer hospitals for payment of services (see H.R. 4967), H7127 [26JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 5467), H9900 [12OC]

———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (see S. 3084), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5074), H7209 [27JY]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with AIDS and provide coverage of drugs used for treatment (see H.R. 4557), H3867 [25MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H1763 [4AP]

Multiple sclerosis: increase public awareness (see S. Con. Res. 93), S1392 [9MR] (see S. Con. Res. 97), S1512 [21MR] (see H. Con. Res. 271), H756 [8MR]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: designate (see S. Res. 351), S8342 [11SE]

———support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 371), H6052 [13JY]

National Cancer Institute: establish demonstration project to provide research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure for cancer (see H.R. 5419), H9504 [6OC]

National Day of Remembrance: designate to honor veterans exposed to radiation or radioactive materials during service (see S. Res. 336), S6841 [14JY]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S1392 [9MR]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 4253), H2238 [12AP]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 2287), S1671 [23MR]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H4174 [9JN]

National Living Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5465), H9900 [12OC]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S8019 [5SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H278 [9FE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 5327), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5330), H8468 [28SE]

———revise certain standards for petitions for compensation (see H.R. 5579), H11206 [26OC]

———revise compensation rules for vaccines administered before effective date of such program (see H.R. 5168), H7577 [13SE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S381 [7FE] (see H. Res. 437), H921 [9MR]

———reauthorize women's health research award programs (see S. 3215), S10716 [18OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see S. 3067), S8759 [19SE] (see H.R. 5178), H7651 [14SE]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

Polycystic kidney disease: address problems (see H. Res. 537), H5240 [27JN]

Postage stamps: extend issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR] (see H.R. 4796), H5654 [29JN]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 4699), H4783 [20JN]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H4035 [7JN]

Research: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see S. 2132), S1024 [1MR] (see H.R. 3812), H631 [1MR]

———recognize fragile X as the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, and as a powerful research model for other disorders, and urge increased research funding (see H. Con. Res. 299), H1851 [5AP]

Tariff: HIV/AIDS drugs (see S. 2129, 2130), S1024 [1MR]

———R115777 (see S. 2628), S4379 [24MY]

———rhinovirus drugs (see S. 2131), S1024 [1MR]

———(S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (see S. 2391), S2526 [11AP]

———(S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-E-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (see S. 2392), S2526 [11AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against gross income for organ donation (see H.R. 5436), H9634 [10OC]

———allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H7932 [20SE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 2955), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see S. 2776), S5663 [22JN]

———waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer or a terminal disease (see H.R. 4265), H2336 [13AP]

Tobacco products: enlarge and strengthen warning labels (see S. 2889), S7229 [19JY] (see H.R. 4886), H6598 [19JY]

———provide for the disclosure of certain products and prescribe labels for packages and advertising (see S. 2125), S930 [29FE]

Tuberculosis: international control (see S. 2643), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Tuberous sclerosis: increase public awareness (see H. Con. Res. 337), H3868 [25MY]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 5438), H9767 [11OC]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4921), H6776 [24JY]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 4791), H5654 [29JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (see S. 2494), S3258 [2MY] (see S. 2544), S3916 [11MY]

Women: improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (see S. 2635), S4460 [25MY]

Comments

Administration regulation would harm local access to transplant services: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

Administration regulation would hurt organ supplies: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

Conference reports

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Cost Estimates

Lupus research activities expansion (H.R. 762): CBO, H10883 [25OC]

Descriptions

Chronic Illness Care Improvement Act (H.R. 4981), E1335 [27JY]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (H.R. 5178): Ballenger and Owens Substitute Amendment, H8675 [3OC]

Eulogies

Jordt, Emily Ann: Debra L. Jordt, William G. Jordt, and Betty V. Jordt, S339 [3FE]

Excerpts

``Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention—Bone Cancer'': Robert W. Miller, John D. Boice, Jr., and Rochelle E. Curtis, S10375 [12OC]

Childhood cancer experiences, E1995 [28OC]

Court depositions in Chetan Desai, et al. v. Jayaprakash K. Kamath, et al. relative to profits from the sale of chemotherapy drugs, E1578 [25SE]

Executive orders

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3802 [10MY]

Explanations

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S10030-S10034 [5OC], H8840-H8843 [5OC]

Determining ``Causation'' for Radiation and Cancer, S10377 [12OC]

Factsheets

AIDS in Africa, H5938 [12JY]

Children of Female Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act (S. 2494), S3262 [2MY]

Do Condoms Protect Against HPV Infection? National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, and NIH, H8640 [3OC]

Medicare Health Improvement Act (S. 2727), S5112 [14JN]

Guidelines

Determining ``causation'' for radiation and cancer: Dept. of HHS, S4757 [8JN]

Interviews

Organ donation programs: Reg Green by Doug Hill, H1713-H1715 [4AP]

Invitations

Treatment of diabetic patients: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Inc., E11 [27JA]

Letters

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3795 [10MY]

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Treatment and Assistance Act: Senator Torricelli, S9890 [5OC]

Biotechnology research: several scientists, S63 [26JA]

Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, H2690 [9MY]

Compensation programs for Dept. of Energy employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death: Representative Goodling, H3376 [18MY]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3376 [18MY]

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies: Dyann F. Wirth, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S11311 [28OC]

———Gail H. Cassell, American Society for Microbiology, S11311 [28OC]

———Jean-Pierre Garnier, SmithKline Beecham (business), S11312 [28OC]

———Jordan J. Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S11310 [28OC]

———Ronald L. Cada, Association of Public Laboratories, S11311 [28OC]

———several medical and health organizations, S11310 [28OC]

———Stephanie B.C. Bailey, National Association of County and City Health Officials, S11311 [28OC]

———William J. Martone, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, S11311 [28OC]

Extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research: Brendon Fisher, S7387 [20JY], H6070 [17JY]

———Paige Fisher, S7387 [20JY], H6070 [17JY]

Federal technology research and development funding: Council on Competitiveness, S3503 [4MY]

Global AIDS Prevention Act: Peter R. Lamptey, Family Health International (organization), S289 [2FE]

Improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs: Diane L. Balma, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, S4464 [25MY]

———Phyllis Greenberger and Roberta Biegel, Society for Women's Health Research, S4464 [25MY]

———Sandra C. Raymond, National Osteoporosis Foundation, S4464 [25MY]

Medicaid coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs: Barbara Morrow, S2325 [6AP]

Medicare coverage of augmentative communication devices: Kirsten A. Nyrop, United Cerebral Palsy Association, E753 [17MY]

———Steven A. Jaye, Sunrise Medical (business), E753 [17MY]

National Commission for the New National Goal—The Advancement of Global Health Act: Representative Gekas, H7078 [26JY]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H8679 [3OC]

———Charles N. Jeffress, Dept. of Labor, S11043 [26OC]

———Representatives Ballenger and Owens, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), S11043 [26OC]

NIH biomedical research funding: Anna D. Barker and Margaret Foti, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., H7074 [26JY]

———Corrina P. Smith, PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome Association, Inc., H7084 [26JY]

———Cynthia Clay, H7084 [26JY]

———Darwin J. Prockop, MCP Hahnemann University, H7074 [26JY]

———David B. Moore, Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding, H7074 [26JY]

———David G. Kaufman, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, H7073 [26JY]

———Eric S. Lander, Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy, H7073 [26JY]

———Gerald Litwack, Jefferson Medical College, H7074 [26JY]

———Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, University of California, San Diego, H7084 [26JY]

———Lynn Smaha, American Heart Association, H7073 [26JY]

———Rajen Dalal, Chiron Corp., H7084 [26JY]

———several Representatives, H7073 [26JY]

Organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension: several Senators, S2228 [5AP]

———William D. Payne, United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), H1688 [4AP]

Prevention of prenatal HIV transmission: Guthrie S. Birkhead, New York Dept. of Health, H6975 [25JY]

Prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S6071 [29JN]

———several health care organizations, S6070 [29JN]

``Quilts of Tears'' Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Jennie R. LeFevre, E530 [11AP]

Research and development tax credit extension: several Massachusetts businesses, S6613 [13JY]

Research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding: Charles W. Steger, Virginia Tech, H5557 [29JN]

———Kenneth L. Dretchen, Georgetown University Medical Center, H5557 [29JN]

———Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, H5558 [29JN]

———Mary Anne Fox, North Carolina State University, H5557 [29JN]

San Francisco, CA, funding under Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS: Janet Heinrich, GAO, H8833 [5OC]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Senator Gramm, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2551 [11AP]

Lists

Biomedical Research Caucus events, H7078 [26JY]

Cosponsors of H. Res. 437, NIH biomedical research funding, H7073 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons employer facilities eligible for compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S10377 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons facilities included under compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4757 [8JN]

Lehigh Valley Hospice volunteers, E473 [3AP]

Organizatons supporting legislation on pain management and palliative care promotion without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11213 [27OC]

Supporters of H. Res. 437, NIH biomedical research funding, H7074 [26JY]

Supporters of H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E225 [2MR]

Memorandums

Congressional Legislation on Chronic Beryllium Disease: Representative Kaptur, H4014-H4016 [7JN]

Motions

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H9847 [12OC]

Press releases

House To Decide Whether Americans Should Be Told the Truth About the Most Common STD, Human Papilloma Virus: Medical Institute on Human Papilloma Virus, H2692 [9MY]

Proclamations

National Biotechnology Month: President Clinton, S60 [26JA]

Remarks in House

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5895, H5896, H5899, H5900, H5907, H5915, H5918-H5921, H5923, H5933-H5939 [12JY], H5992 [13JY], E734 [16MY], E1235, E1243, E1249 [14JY], E1275 [19JY]

African Americans: contributions to health and science fields, E229 [6MR]

African Development Fund: funding, H6024 [13JY]

AID: Directly Observed Treatment (DOTS) Tuberculosis Control Program funding, H937 [14MR]

———international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5939-H5941 [12JY]

AIDS: epidemic, H7283 [7SE]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2380-H2387 [2MY], H3016-H3025, H3032, H3033 [15MY], H7177-H7181 [27JY], E734 [16MY], E1541 [20SE]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Project Alpha, H8899-H8902 [5OC]

Alzheimer's disease: establish clinical research and training awards, E930 [9JN]

Angleman's Syndrome: support research, E1805 [17OC]

Armed Forces: suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective, H3151 [16MY]

Asheville, NC: VA Medical Center Alzheimer's disease funding, H10382 [19OC]

Asthma: establishment and operation of treatment services for children, H2691, H2714 [9MY], H8251, H8261 [27SE]

Autism: establish diagnostic research centers, H8252 [27SE]

Back to Health Week: observance, E529 [11AP]

Bethesda, MD: anniversary of NIH Children's Inn, E1374 [27JY]

Beyond Cancer—Journeys of the Human Spirit: tribute to photographic exhibit, H8629 [3OC]

BIA: insure equitable distribution of Indian Health Service medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]

Brain Tumor Awareness Week: observance, H2415 [3MY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8595 [2OC], H9850 [12OC], E1907 [25OC]

Camp Sunshine (organization): tribute for providing summer camp programs for children with cancer, E646 [4MY]

Cancer: impact, H6039-H6041 [13JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: childhood immunization programs funding, H4194, H4195 [12JN]

———children's health programs funding, H4307 [13JN]

———chronic and environmental disease programs funding, H4286 [13JN]

Cervical cancer: research funding, E875 [25MY]

Child Heart Awareness Day: observance, E125 [14FE]

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7505, H7506, H7507 [13SE], H7582, H7583 [14SE], H7742 [19SE], E1555 [21SE]

Children and youth: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research, E1486 [14SE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (H. Res. 576), H8270-H8272 [27SE]

Cofield, Elsie: West Haven, CT, Black Coalition Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E189 [29FE]

Colon cancer: recognize the severity and the need for education in prevention and early detection (H. Con. Res. 133), H8686-H8688 [3OC]

Committee on Government Reform (House): review of health care activities, E2230 [15DE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6962-H6980 [25JY], E1349 [27JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8818-H8847, H8895, H8899 [5OC], E1714 [6OC], E1752 [12OC]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), consideration (H. Res. 611), H8817, H8818 [5OC]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (H.R. 1283), E752 [17MY]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, H11211, H11212, H11252, H11261 [26OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emergency funding, H5552-H5555 [29JN]

———research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5556, H5557 [29JN]

———Shipping Fever Research Project funding, H5772 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: Biology, Education, Screening, Chemoprevention, and Treatment Lung Cancer Program funding, H3981 [7JN]

———Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program funding, H6539 [19JY], E942 [9JN]

———require research into presence of squalene antibodies in the blood of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H143 [1FE], H909 [9MR], H4016 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (H.R. 4263), H2184 [12AP], E585 [13AP]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3326, H3374-H3377 [18MY], H4014 [7JN], H8286 [27SE], H9644-H9648, H9658, H9662 [11OC], E791 [19MY]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (H.R. 5189), E1489 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (H.R. 4443), E715 [11MY]

———make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (H.R. 4525), E818 [24MY]

———nullify rule relative to the centralization of organ allocation policies, H1716-H1722 [4AP]

———review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1702-H1711 [4AP]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1914-H1917 [6AP]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751, H4753 [20JN], E1078 [22JN], E1149 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ, H6785 [25JY]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training, H6785 [25JY]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (H.R. 3816), H9944 [17OC]

———Joslin Vision Center funding, H10387, H10389 [19OC]

———provide home test kits to veterans exposed to the hepatitis C virus, H2096 [11AP]

DeRuise, Crystal: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

DeRuise, Trevor: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

Diabetes: increased support and funding to combat diabetes, E493 [5AP], E510 [6AP]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Con. Res. 321), E687 [10MY]

———reduce burden among children and youth, H8250 [27SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7588-H7590 [14SE], H8752, H8753 [4OC]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7031, H7032, H7034, H7035, H7050-H7053 [26JY], H7283 [7SE]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H11753 [1NO]

———pharmaceutical industry research and development costs, E10 [27JA], E531 [11AP]

———pharmaceutical industry research and development costs disclosure, H5774 [11JY]

———require pharmaceutical industry to disclose average prices charged for drugs in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, H5775, H5776 [11JY]

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: research funding, H8249, H8255, H8257, H8262, H8263 [27SE]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (H.R. 3928), H1053 [15MR]

EPA: breast cancer research programs funding relative to environmental factors, H10383, H10384 [19OC]

———radon in drinking water regulations, H4867 [21JN]

FDA: prohibit funding to vaccine-related advisory committees that grant conflicts of interest waivers, H5777-H5779 [11JY]

———review of Tulane University Medical School research on the presence of squalene antibodies in the blood of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H5534 [29JN]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), H7760-H7762 [19SE]

Fishbone, Gerald and Marilyn: Greater New Haven, CT, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Living and Giving Award recipients, E521 [10AP]

Foreign aid: HIV/AIDS programs funding through reductions in the International Development Association, H5941, H5942 [12JY]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), H11297-H11302 [26OC], H11399 [27OC], H12504-H12508 [15DE]

Foreign policy: prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, H2587 [4MY], E734 [16MY]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5897, H5900, H5926-H5932 [12JY], H6029 [13JY], E1235 [14JY], E1273 [19JY]

Government: impact of regulations on personal liberties, H186 [2FE]

Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (H.R. 5464), E1787 [13OC]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (H.R. 5204), E1526 [19SE]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (H.R. 3891), H908 [9MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (H. Res. 414), H224 [8FE], H1250 [22MR], E60 [2FE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H333 [10FE], H352-H356 [14FE], H377 [15FE], E113, E115 [10FE], E213 [1MR]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (H. Res. 672), E2160 [8DE]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, H11313 [26OC]

———establish a national program to conduct and support activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and obesity (H.R. 3177), H4087 [8JN]

———establish Alzheimer's disease clinical research and training awards, H11316 [26OC]

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (H.R. 5260), E1555 [21SE], E1572 [22SE]

———frequency of antibiotic use relative to increase in drug resistant infectious disease, H6359 [18JY]

———human genome research, H3854 [25MY], E1118 [26JN]

———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8634-H8638, H8657 [3OC]

———importance of organ procurement and transplantation, H11199 [26OC]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (H.R. 3826), H751, H752 [8MR], H1855 [6AP], E223 [2MR]

———increase State immunization programs funding (H. Con. Res. 315), H2486 [3MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (H.R. 3809), E214 [1MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), H6605, H6606 [20JY]

———prohibit implementation of a uniform medical identifier, H4285, H4286 [13JN], H4434 [14JN]

———prohibit State and local interference with organ allocation policies of the National Organ Transplant Network, H1701, H1702 [4AP]

———provide grants to States or private sector institutions to foster organ donor programs, H1712-H1716 [4AP]

———recognize differences in organ transplantation between adults and children and study immunosupressive drugs provided to children, H1700, H1701 [4AP]

———research on cognitive disorders arising from traumatic brain injuries, H8264 [27SE]

———review of immunization and vaccine programs, E2230 [15DE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H352, H355 [14FE], H1485 [29MR], H1686-H1722 [4AP], E504 [6AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), amendment process, H1291 [23MR]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), consideration (H. Res. 454), H1683-H1686 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), corrections in engrossment, H1722 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 3885), E264 [9MR]

———shortage of influenza vaccinations, E2015 [28OC]

———stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation efforts, E1900 [25OC]

———use of ``seriousness of condition'' as the determining factor for organ donor recipients, E504 [6AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4152), E476 [3AP]

Hispanic Americans: health programs (H.R. 5595), E1986 [28OC]

HIV: prohibit Federal funding of HIV testing unless individuals are informed of the results (H.R. 5615), E2053 [1NO]

HIV/AIDS: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (H.R. 4665), E1541 [20SE]

———importance of addressing crisis in Latin American countries and among Hispanic Americans, E408 [23MR]

———research and prevention programs funding, H7065 [26JY]

House of Representatives: Cancer Awareness Working Group hearings, E1995 [28OC]

Humboldt County, CA: tribute to American Cancer Society Relay for Life participants, E1384 [27JY]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4583 [15JN]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 306), H3828 [25MY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations, H2486 [3MY]

International Ataxia Awareness Day: observance, E1705 [6OC]

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International: recognition of Woolf family at Promise Ball 2000, E439 [29MR]

Kunz, Josey: Illinois State Organ/Tissue Donor Poster Contest award recipient, E911 [7JN]

Lubbock, TX: tribute to ``Team Hope'' for participation in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure 5K walk/run, E1111 [26JN]

Lung cancer: research funding, E755 [17MY]

Lupus: expand research activities, H11313 [26OC]

———expand research activities (H.R. 762), H9532-H9535 [10OC], E1750 [12OC], E1784 [13OC]

Make-A-Wish Foundation: anniversary, E897, E901 [6JN], E909 [7JN], E928, E957 [9JN], E980 [12JN]

———tribute, E1997 [28OC]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2661, H2687-H2698, H2737 [9MY], H8595 [2OC], H9820, H9847-H9852 [12OC], H11454 [28OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9843-H9847 [12OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H1624 [30MR], H1681 [4AP], H1769 [5AP], H1962 [10AP], H2020 [11AP], H2126, H2127 [12AP], H2553 [4MY], E533 [11AP], E579 [13AP]

———permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (H.R. 3325), E125 [14FE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (H.R. 5274), E1587 [25SE]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H11527 [30OC]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (H.R. 4479), E752, E755 [17MY]

———coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (H.R. 1796), E1866 [19OC]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (H.R. 4495), E766 [18MY]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (H.R. 5152), E1469 [13SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (H.R. 3887), E270 [9MR]

———provide comprehensive and coordinated care for individuals with serious and disabling chronic illnesses (H.R. 4981), E1335 [27JY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, H12445, H12485 [15DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimbursement levels for chemotherapy drugs, E1578 [25SE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (H. Res. 458), E514 [6AP]

Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure 5K walk/run, E1848 [19OC]

Michigan: bovine tuberculosis research funding, H1511, H1552 [29MR]

Montclair, CA: tribute to Por La Vida Program, E619 [3MY]

Multiple sclerosis: increase public awareness (H. Con. Res. 271), H10454-H10457 [19OC]

Munzer, Alfred: American Lung Association Will Ross Medal recipient, H2343 [13AP]

Muscular Dystrophy Association: anniversary of Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, E1439 [11SE]

National AIDS Testing Day: observance, E1815 [17OC]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: support goals and ideas (H. Con. Res. 371), H6734 [24JY], E2126 [5DE]

National Alliance for Autism Research: tribute to ``Walk FAR'' research fundraiser, H8411 [28SE]

National Arthritis Awareness Month: observance, E781 [19MY]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, E20 [27JA], E30, E31, E36 [31JA], E49 [1FE]

National Cancer Institute: establish demonstration project to provide research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure for cancer (H.R. 5419), E1713 [6OC]

National Living Organ Donor Registry: establish (H.R. 5465), E1787 [13OC]

National Lupus Awareness Month: observance, E2030 [30OC]

National Men's Health Week: observance, E1003 [14JN]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 420), E103 [9FE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (H.R. 5327), E1606 [27SE]

———revise certain standards for petitions for compensation (H.R. 5579), E1946 [26OC]

New York University: tribute to New York University Medical Center Vascular Anomalies Program, E1968 [28OC]

Newton, NJ: anniversary of Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, E70 [7FE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7072-H7085 [26JY]

———conduct a study on the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine relative to autism, H4308 [13JN]

———establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases, H2692, H2714 [9MY], H8261 [27SE]

———expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities, H2713 [9MY], H3056, H3146 [16MY], E1129 [28JN]

———funding, H4053, H4064 [8JN], H4231-H4236 [13JN], H4915 [21JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H12073 [11DE]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: process excess uranium into radioactive isotopes suitable for Alpha Particle Immunotherapy cancer treatment, H10387 [19OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8673-H8680 [3OC], E1511, E1512 [18SE], E1686 [5OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit interference with certain foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to make pharmaceuticals or medical technologies more affordable, H5151-H5153 [26JN]

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation: tribute to Alzheimer's disease research, H2127 [12AP]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (H.R. 1899), H8680 [3OC]

Parkinson's disease: research programs funding, H1250 [22MR], H6539 [19JY]

Pediatric cancer: research funding, H4126 [9JN]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Lehigh Valley Hospice volunteers, E473 [3AP]

Pharmacia Corp.: tribute for support of the Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, E1190 [10JY]

Postage stamps: extend issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research, H6068-H6071 [17JY]

———extend issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 4069), H1289 [23MR]

———extend issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 4796), H11199 [26OC], E1167 [30JN]

Quincy, MA: tribute to Jimmy Kennedy Memorial Run for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis organizers and participants, E695 [10MY]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 517), E914 [8JN]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing, H12492 [15DE]

———improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), H5185-H5190 [27JN]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (H.R. 3161), E1246 [14JY]

———recognize fragile X as the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, and as a powerful research model for other disorders, and urge increased research funding, H2714, H2715 [9MY]

Scialabba, Carmen: Butler, PA, School District Distinguished Graduate Award recipient, E986 [13JN]

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists: tribute, E44 [1FE]

Tartakoff, Katy: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E15 [27JA]

Taxation: provide tax credits for research and development costs for vaccines for malaria, tuberculosis, or HIV, H2587 [4MY]

Texas: tribute to Bay Area American Cancer Society, E865 [25MY]

Tuberculosis: international control funding, H8064 [26SE]

———international control (H.R. 4057), H1769 [5AP], H4224 [13JN], E407 [23MR]

Tuberous sclerosis: increase public awareness (H. Con. Res. 337), E861 [25MY]

U.N.: distibution of condoms to peacekeeping troops, H6368 [18JY]

———Security Council resolution on HIV/AIDS health crisis, H6089, H6090 [17JY]

United Cerebral Palsy of Hudson County, NJ (organization): tribute to Outstanding Achievement Award recipients, E606 [2MY]

University of California, San Diego: tribute to Cancer Center, E772 [19MY]

University of Massachusetts: tribute to Massachusetts Biologic Laboratory, E2239 [2JA]

Vaden, Diana: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (H.R. 5132), E1429 [7SE]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4921), H6758 [24JY]

———hepatitis C testing and treatment funding, H4618 [19JN]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (H.R. 4791), E1160 [30JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to veterans exposed to Agent Orange, E530 [11AP]

Wall, Monroe E.: General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Charles F. Kettering Prize recipient, E920 [9JN]

Wani, Mansukh C.: General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Charles F. Kettering Prize recipient, E920 [9JN]

Washington: tribute to biotechnology industry, E43 [1FE]

Washington Association for Biomedical Research: Research! America (organization) Award for Exceptional Contributions as Volunteer Advocates for Medical Research recipient, E744 [17MY]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (H.R. 1323), H5814 [11JY], H7562 [13SE]

———recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (H. Con. Res. 64), E1669 [4OC]

———support research on chronic health conditions, E487 [4AP]

Wood, Patty: Research! America (organization) Award for Exceptional Contributions as Volunteer Advocates for Medical Research recipient, E744 [17MY]

World Asthma Day: observance, E617 [3MY]

World Health Day: observance, H1855 [6AP]

World TB Day: observance, E407 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, S318-S325, S341 [3FE], S7421 [21JY], S7619-S7624 [26JY]

AID: Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund micronutrient programs funding, S10980, S10981 [25OC]

———polio eradication funding, S10980 [25OC]

AIDS: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7619-S7624 [26JY], S8283 [8SE]

American Heart Month: observance, S750 [23FE]

Appropriations: authorizing for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (S. 2026), S288-S290 [2FE]

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: offer of drug for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV to developing countries, S7421 [21JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S10147 [10OC]

Brookhaven National Laboratory: National Synchrotron Light Source project funding, S8181 [7SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, S5781, S5817 [26JN], S5829, S5872 [27JN], S6208 [30JN]

———childhood asthma prevention programs funding, S6191 [30JN]

———hantavirus prevention programs funding, S6101 [29JN]

———increase State immunization programs funding, S6192-S6195 [30JN]

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S8937 [21SE]

Children and youth: address problem of childhood obesity, S9106 [22SE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research, S8937 [21SE]

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Day: observance, S3942 [15MY]

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association of the Lehigh Valley: tribute, S3942 [15MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S1885-S1893 [29MR], S1972 [30MR], S4589-S4599 [6JN], S4663-S4665 [7JN], S10029-S10035 [5OC]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (S. 758), S2097 [4AP]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11106, S11109, S11110 [26OC], S11207-S11216 [27OC], S11469 [1NO]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), S14 [24JA]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 5544), S11116 [26OC]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (S. 1272), S9842 [4OC], S10244 [11OC]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (S. 2607), S4311 [23MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: declare bovine tuberculosis as an emergency, S7373 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Health Program funding, S5012, S5013 [13JN]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S4983, S4984 [13JN]

———Peer-Reviewed Alcoholism Research Program funding, S7741 [27JY]

———review of secrecy oaths and policies at nuclear weapons facilities where workers may have had their health compromised by radioactive or other hazardous substances, S6552 [12JY]

———vaccine acquisition policies, S11367 [30OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4754-S4760 [8JN], S10354, S10355, S10375-S10377, S10379, S10386 [12OC]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (S. 2519), S3692 [9MY]

———tribute to workers sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous substances, S10709 [18OC]

Dept. of HHS: Huntington's Disease research funding, S6205 [30JN]

Diabetes: increased support and funding to combat diabetes, S1976 [30MR], S2935 [26AP]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, S11871 [15DE]

———reduce burden among children and youth, S9104 [22SE]

———reduce burden of among children and youth (S. 2879), S7074, S7075 [17JY]

Drugs: pharmaceutical industry research and development costs, S1862 [29MR]

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: research funding, S8937 [21SE]

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: tribute, S95 [26JA]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), S10551, S10552 [13OC]

Foreign aid: provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2940), S7720 [26JY], S7723 [27JY]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), S10840 [19OC], S11802-S11805 [14DE]

Foreign policy: bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S10650-S10652 [18OC]

———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, S3037-S3039 [27AP], S3471 [4MY], S3792-S3807, S3818, S3823 [10MY], S3860, S3868, S3871, S3876 [11MY]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (S. 2382), S3858 [11MY]

Health: authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS and authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination, S7619-S7624 [26JY]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S150-S152 [31JA], S9447, S9448 [28SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), unanimous-consent request, S9446 [28SE]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11307-S11314 [28OC]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (S. 2731), S5115-S5117 [14JN]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S10963 [25OC]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (S. 573), S11779 [14DE]

———fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]

———human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S5869 [27JN]

———human genome research, S5776, S5784-S5786 [26JN]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death, S7646 [26JY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (S. 2387), S2530 [11AP]

———increase State immunization programs funding (S. 2443), S2763 [13AP]

———increase State immunization programs funding (S. 2443), star print, S3268 [2MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (S. 2062), S621 [10FE]

———prohibit funding to reimburse costs of fetal tissue procurement contractors which obtain fetal tissue from induced abortions, S5830 [27JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6048-S6053, S6067-S6078, S6091 [29JN], S6219 [30JN]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), S2228 [5AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (S. 2366), S2786 [13AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (S. 2398), S2535-S2537 [11AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 2235), S1407 [9MR]

———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 2625), S4389 [24MY], S4718 [7JN]

HIV: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (S. 2032), S330 [3FE], S8283 [8SE]

HIV/AIDS: impact on children in developing countries, S4650 [7JN]

———research and prevention programs funding, S5604, S5613 [22JN]

Indian Health Service: diabetes treatment, prevention, and research funding through reductions in the National Endowment for the Arts, S6528-S6530, S6537 [12JY], S6671 [13JY]

Insurance: coverage of infertility treatment (S. 2160), S1122 [2MR]

———increase access to long-term health care (S. 2935), S7674-S7676 [26JY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (S. 2444), S2763 [13AP]

Lupus: expand research activities, S11308 [28OC]

Malaria: prevention, treatment, and control programs funding, S5551 [21JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), S3852 [10MY], S3858 [11MY], S9821-S9823 [4OC], S10215 [11OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), insert S. 662 language in lieu, S9821 [4OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs, S2226 [5AP], S2324, S2325 [6AP]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (S. 662), S4950 [12JN], S5784 [26JN], S7472 [24JY], S7824 [27JY], S9821 [4OC]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (S. 2524), S3695 [9MY]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (S. 3024), S8343 [11SE]

———improve health of senior citizens and disabled individuals (S. 2727), S5109 [14JN]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (S. 3038), S8420 [12SE]

———preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (S. 3003), S8022 [5SE], S8093 [6SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits, S8536, S8537 [14SE], S8748-S8750 [19SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (S. 2232), S1400-S1402 [9MR]

———reimbursement levels for free-standing cancer hospitals for outpatient services, S11481 [1NO]

———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (S. 3084), S8862 [20SE]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, S11225 [27OC], S11821 [15DE]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (S. 1074), S9889, S9890 [5OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, S6797 [14JY]

Multiple sclerosis: increase public awareness (H. Con. Res. 271), S11936 [15DE]

———increase public awareness (S. Con. Res. 93), S1422 [9MR]

———increase public awareness (S. Con. Res. 97), S1528, S1529 [21MR]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: designate (S. Res. 351), S8344 [11SE]

———support goals and ideas (H. Con. Res. 371), S8639 [15SE]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, S58-S63, S95 [26JA], S144-S146 [31JA]

National Day of Remembrance: designate to honor veterans exposed to radiation or radioactive materials during service (S. Res. 336), S6982, S6983 [14JY]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, S1230 [7MR]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 268), S1424 [9MR], S6583 [12JY]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 256), S646 [10FE], S695 [22FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 2287), S1679 [23MR]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 353), S8422 [12SE], S9683 [3OC]

National Neurofibromatosis Month: observance, S3251 [2MY], S3827 [10MY]

National Osteoporosis Prevention Month: observance, S4294 [23MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 347), S8026 [5SE]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054, S5055 [13JN]

Neurofibromatosis: research funding, S3827 [10MY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (S. Res. 253), S383 [7FE], S488 [8FE]

———funding, S2401, S2402 [7AP], S2689, S2694 [13AP], S5719-S5721 [23JN], S6002 [28JN], S11817 [15DE]

———reauthorize women's health research award programs (S. 3215), S10719 [18OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), S11041-S11043 [26OC]

———require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (S. 3067), S8761, S8762 [19SE]

Oregon: repeal of assisted suicide and euthanasia laws, S9842 [4OC]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers, S5782 [26JN], S5831, S5832 [27JN]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to ``Hot Pink Pittsburgh'' dance recital fundraiser for breast cancer research, S8819 [20SE]

Polycystic kidney disease: address problems, S6205 [30JN]

Postage stamps: extend issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research, S7387 [20JY], S7604 [26JY]

———extend issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 2386), S2529 [11AP], S7802 [27JY]

Prostate cancer: increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and examinations, and extend research programs, S11308 [28OC]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), S77 [26JA], S6036-S6040 [28JN]

Research: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (S. 2132), S1026-S1028 [1MR]

———positron emission topography technology funding, S8186 [7SE]

Science: increase Federal technology research and development funding, S3502-S3506 [4MY]

Tariff: R115777 (S. 2628), S4391 [24MY]

———(S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (S. 2391), S2532 [11AP]

———(S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-E-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (S. 2392), S2532 [11AP]

Taxation: extend research and development tax credit, S6610-S6613 [13JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S11880, S11881 [15DE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (S. 2955), S7846, S7912 [27JY]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (S. 2776), S5679 [22JN]

Technology: benefits of biotechnology research relative to agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection, S58-S63 [26JA]

Tobacco products: enlarge and strengthen warning labels (S. 2889), S7238 [19JY]

———provide for the disclosure of certain products and prescribe labels for packages and advertising (S. 2125), S946-S950 [29FE]

Tuberculosis: international control (S. 2643), S4477 [25MY]

———prevention, treatment, and control programs funding, S5551 [21JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (S. 2494), S3260 [2MY]

———provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (S. 2544), S3917 [11MY]

Women: improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (S. 2635), S4463-S4465 [25MY]

World Asthma Day: observance, S3325 [3MY]

Reports

Global Infectious Disease Threat: National Intelligence Council, S3823-S3825 [10MY]

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic: Executive Office of the President, H6970 [25JY]

NIH Biomedical Research Funding: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding, H7075-H7077 [26JY]

Occupational Safety and Health—Government Responses to Beryllium Uses and Risks: GAO, E795-E799 [19MY]

Youth Challenge Case Study: Collette Caprara, H6829 [25JY]

Reports filed

Application Process and Compensation Improvement for Individuals Exposed to Radiation in Uranium Mines and Mills and Through Fallout From Nuclear Weapons Testing: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1515) (H. Rept. 106-697), H5168 [26JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2311) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4807) (H. Rept. 106-788), H7001 [25JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2418, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 454) (H. Rept. 106-557), H1674 [3AP]

Consideration of S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 106-936), H8799 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program—Unproven Force Protection: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-556), H1674 [3AP]

``Developments in Aging—1997 and 1998'': Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 106-229), S381 [7FE]

Fairness in Asbestos Compensation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1283) (H. Rept. 106-782), H6776 [24JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2842) (H. Rept. 106-779), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1688) (S. Rept. 106-492), S10082 [6OC]

Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2845) (S. Rept. 106-336), S6473 [11JY]

International Malaria Control Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2943), S7838 [27JY]

Lupus Research Activities Expansion: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 762) (H. Rept. 106-950), H9634 [10OC]

Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 662) (S. Rept. 106-323), S5883 [27JN]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1507) (S. Rept. 106-306), S4564 [6JN]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2366), S2726 [13AP]

Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2260) (S. Rept. 106-299), S4296 [23MY]

Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2731) (S. Rept. 106-505), S10715 [18OC]

Senate Amendment to H.R. 4386, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 628) (H. Rept. 106-975), H9766 [11OC]

Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act Extension: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2386) (S. Rept. 106-338), S6574 [12JY]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2382) (S. Rept. 106-257), S2438 [7AP]

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program—Addressing Needs and Improving Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-977), H9899 [12OC]

World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (Senate) (H.R. 3519) (S. Rept. 106-548), H1475 [28MR]

Resolutions by organizations

HIV/AIDS Health Crisis: U.N. Security Council, H6091 [17JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5554 [29JN]

Statements

Augmentative Communication Devices: Stephen Hawking, E753 [17MY]

Biotechnology Research: National Research Council, S63 [26JA]

———President Clinton, S63 [26JA]

HIV Reporting and Partner Notification Programs: Congressional Record (1990), H6976 [25JY]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: Senators Jeffords, Kennedy, Enzi, and Reid, S11042 [26OC]

NIH Biomedical Research Funding: Biomedical Research Caucus, H7077 [26JY]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and Extension: Executive Office of the President, H1688 [4AP]

Pain Management and Palliative Care Promotion Without Permitting Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: AMA, S11215 [27OC]

———C. Everett Koop, S11214 [27OC]

Pain Relief Promotion Act: American Cancer Society, S10244 [11OC]

Research on Medical, Biotechnological, Food, and Industrial Uses of Tobacco Funding: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H5558 [29JN]

World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act: Executive Office of the President, H3020 [15MY]

Youth Challenge Program: Raul Gonzalez, H6828 [25JY]

Summaries

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (H.R. 5189), E1490 [14SE]

Medicare Health Improvement Act (S. 2727), S5112 [14JN]

Tables

Economic costs of major illnesses, H7075 [26JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 133, recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection, H8686 [3OC]

H. Con. Res. 247, emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day, H352 [14FE]

H. Con. Res. 271, increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis, H10454 [19OC]

H. Con. Res. 321, increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, E687 [10MY]

H. Con. Res. 371, support goals and ideas of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, H6734 [24JY]

H. Res. 278, importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer, H8634 [3OC]

H. Res. 437, NIH biomedical research funding, H7072 [26JY]

H. Res. 454, consideration of H.R. 2418, organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension, H1683 [4AP]

H. Res. 576, support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research, H8270 [27SE]

H. Res. 611, consideration of S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H8817 [5OC]

H. Res. 628, Senate amendment to H.R. 4386, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act, H9843 [12OC]

H. Res. 672, encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza, E2160 [8DE]

H.R. 762, lupus research activities expansion, H9532 [10OC]

H.R. 2399, National Commission for the New National Goal—The Advancement of Global Health Act, H7078 [26JY]

H.R. 2842, Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act, H7760 [19SE]

H.R. 3519, Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act, H7177-H7180 [27JY]

H.R. 3519, World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act, H3016-H3018 [15MY]

H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E224 [2MR]

H.R. 4386, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act, H2687-H2689 [9MY], H9847 [12OC]

H.R. 4807, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H6962-H6970 [25JY]

H.R. 5178, Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, H8673 [3OC]

S. 662, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act, S9821 [4OC]

S. 1507, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S5054 [13JN]

S. 1515, improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing, H5185-H5188 [27JN]

S. 2015, Stem Cell Research Act, S151 [31JA]

S. 2026, Global AIDS Prevention Act, S289 [2FE]

S. 2062, issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness, S621 [10FE]

S. 2125, Smoker's Right To Know and Truth in Tobacco Labeling Act, S946-S949 [29FE]

S. 2160, Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act, S1122 [2MR]

S. 2235, Organ Procurement Organization Certification Act, S1408 [9MR]

S. 2287, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act, S1680 [23MR]

S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs revision and extension to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, S4589-S4593, S4595-S4599 [6JN]

S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H8818, H8822-H8832 [5OC]

S. 2311, revise and extend Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, S1886-S1890 [29MR]

S. 2366, organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension, S2245-S2248 [5AP]

S. 2386, Semipostal Act, S8028-S8030 [5SE]

S. 2398, Organ Transplantation Fairness Act, S2537-S2541 [11AP]

S. 2494, Children of Female Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act, S3261 [2MY]

S. 2544, Children of Women Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act, S3917 [11MY]

S. 2607, Pain Relief Promotion Act, S4312 [23MY]

S. 2625, revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations, S4718 [7JN]

S. 2628, tariff on R115777, S4391 [24MY]

S. 2727, Medicare Health Improvement Act, S5109-S5112 [14JN]

S. 2776, Medical Research Investment Act, S5680 [22JN]

S. 2889, Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels To Save Lives Act, S7238-S7240 [19JY]

S. 2943, Assistance for International Malaria Control Act, S11802-S11805 [14DE], H12504-H12508 [15DE]

S. 2943, International Malaria Control Act, S10840 [19OC], H11297-H11300 [26OC]

S. 2955, provide tax relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S7846 [27JY]

S. 3003, Cancer Care Preservation Act, S8023 [5SE]

S. 3067, Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, S8761 [19SE]

S. 3215, Women's Health Research Career Enhancement Act, S10720 [18OC]

S. Con. Res. 93, increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis, S1422 [9MR]

S. Con. Res. 97, increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis, S1526, S1529 [21MR]

S. Res. 253, Biomedical Revitalization Resolution, S383 [7FE]

S. Res. 256, National Heart Failure Awareness Week, S637, S646 [10FE]

S. Res. 268, National Fragile X Awareness Week, S1424 [9MR], S6761 [13JY]

S. Res. 336, National Day of Remembrance to honor veterans exposed to radiation or radioactive materials during service, S6847, S6983 [14JY]

S. Res. 347, National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week, S8026 [5SE], S8638 [15SE]

S. Res. 351, National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, S8344 [11SE]

S. Res. 353, National Mammography Day, S8422 [12SE], S8638 [15SE]

DISNEY, WALT

Remarks in Senate

Akron, OH: National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees, S10707 [18OC]

DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE U.S.

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: discourage alcohol abuse on campus, E1629 [28SE]

DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA

Remarks in House

Fairfax, VA: tribute to Distributive Education Clubs of America Robinson Secondary School Chapter for Automatic External Defibrillators education initiatives, E572 [13AP]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Addresses

National Day of Mourning for Holocaust Victims in Lithuania: Stasys Sakalauskas, E1734 [10OC]

World War II Memorial Groundbreaking: Bob Dole, S11526 [14NO], E2100 [14NO]

———F. Haydn Williams, American Battle Monuments Commission, S11526 [14NO]

———Fred Woerner, American Battle Monuments Commission, S11524 [14NO]

———Frederick W. Smith, S11526 [14NO]

———Luther Smith, S11525 [14NO]

———President Clinton, S11527 [14NO]

———Representative Kaptur, S11524 [14NO], E2100 [14NO], E2142 [7DE]

———Tom Hanks, S11525 [14NO]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S11527 [14NO]

Amendments

Appropriations: making (H.R. 4942), H6778 [24JY], H7003, H7004 [25JY], H7036, H7040, H7041, H7046, H7050, H7055 [26JY], H7213 [27JY], H7584, H7588 [14SE]

———making (S. 3041), S9522 [28SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 277), S3781, S3782 [9MY], H3031 [15MY]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 311), S6352, S6397, S6398 [10JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (S. 1438), S9531, S9557 [28SE]

Southeast Federal Center: redevelopment (H.R. 3069), H9999 [17OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H8754 [4OC]

———S. 3041, appropriations, S9397 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

Activism on Mother's Day, H3627 [23MY]

America's Icons Deserve a Good Home, S6108 [29JN]

East 79th Street Neighborhood Association Goes to Washington!, E1115 [26JN]

First, Do No Harm, H7592-H7596 [14SE]

Hats Off to a Top Colleague—Mike Causey, E679 [9MY]

Marshall Coyne Dies at Age 89—Developer Built Madison Hotel, S1454 [20MR]

One Final Salute, E885 [6JN]

Power of Mothers Marching, H3628 [23MY]

Time Has Come To Honor the ``Greatest Generation'' With a Great Memorial, S4776 [8JN]

Today's the Day Diary Columnist Turns the Page, E679, E681 [9MY]

Why Moms Must Keep Marching, E750 [17MY]

World Bank Protests—What, Exactly, Is the Point?, E773 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 4583), H3924 [6JN]

Appropriations: making (see S. 3041), S8501 [13SE] (see H.R. 4942), H7002 [25JY] (see H.R. 5547), H11194 [25OC] (see H.R. 5633), H11927 [14NO]

———making (H.R. 4942), consideration (see H. Res. 563), H7001 [25JY]

———making (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 653), H11194 [25OC]

Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain information to the House of Representatives on the transmission of electoral information by the States and the District of Columbia (see H. Res. 667), H11927 [14NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 277), H931 [13MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 280), H997 [14MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (see H. Con. Res. 422), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 423), H9767 [11OC]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S6574 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 368), H5655 [29JN]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Commission: reauthorize (see S. 3115), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5402), H9011 [5OC]

Children and youth: waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (see H.R. 5537), H11193 [25OC]

Congress: anniversary of first meeting in Washington, DC (see S. Con. Res. 144), S9945 [5OC]

Contracts: require entities entering into certain governmental contracts to offer employees carrying out services before the award of a contract the right to continue employment after the award of the contract (see H.R. 4221), H2012 [10AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (see S. 3224), S10801 [19OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

Education: provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (see H.R. 4387), H2606 [4MY]

Endangered Species Act: exempt Woodrow Wilson Bridge project from certain provisions and allow bridge construction activities to proceed (see H.R. 5594), H11445 [27OC]

Federal employees: expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns (see S. 2075), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3603), H254 [8FE]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 5605), H11621 [30OC]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9606 [2OC] (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building: designate (see S. 2416), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 3639), H341 [10FE]

Law enforcement: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (see H.R. 3596), H254 [8FE]

Law enforcement officers: include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (see H.R. 4099), H1476 [28MR]

Local government: establish procedures governing the responsibilities of court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and agencies (see H.R. 3995), H1077 [15MR]

———modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (see S. 3062), S8657 [18SE]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see S. Res. 305), S3916 [11MY] (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. Con. Res. 145), S10083 [6OC] (see H. Con. Res. 419), H9504 [6OC]

OMB: require explanation for omission of any insular area from treatment as part of the U.S., in issued statements (see H.R. 4741), H5084 [23JN]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S5240 [15JN] (see S. 2932), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY] (see H.R. 4526), H3649 [23MY]

Public buildings: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (see S. 2667), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4542), H3867 [25MY]

Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4800), H5655 [29JN]

Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4243), H2122 [11AP]

Taxation: limit tax rates for District of Columbia residents on income from sources within the District of Columbia (see S. 3217), S10716 [18OC]

———promote the economic recovery of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4358), H2410 [2MY]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (see H.R. 4404), H2770 [9MY]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: establish maintenance and rehabilitation fund (see H.R. 4755), H5168 [26JN]

Conference reports

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 4942), H11087-H11188 [25OC]

Excerpts

District of Columbia Prohibition on Possession of Alcohol by Individuals Under 21 Years of Age: District of Columbia Code, H7585 [14SE]

Letters

Capitol Police purchase of domestically manufactured motorcycles: James J. Varey, Capitol Police, H4936 [22JN]

District of Columbia inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage of contraceptives by health insurance plans: Dennis M. Schnurr, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H7056 [26JY]

District of Columbia prohibition on possession of tobacco products by minors: Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the District of Columbia, H7586 [14SE]

———John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, H7586, H7587 [14SE]

———Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H7587 [14SE]

———Representative Bilbray, H7585 [14SE]

National Park Service Studies Act: Donald J. Barry, Dept. of the Interior, S10806 [19OC]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport perimeter rules on flight distances: several Senators, S1263 [8MR]

Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H2629 [8MY]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2629 [8MY]

Messages

District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, S7388 [20JY], H6711 [20JY]

District of Columbia Courts' Budget Request: President Clinton, H2631 [8MY]

Motions

Appropriations: making (H.R. 4942), H8747 [4OC]

Poems

``Ode to Sholl's Cafeteria,'' John R. Seitz, E836 [25MY]

Press releases

NAFCU Joins Fundraising Campaign for National WW II Memorial: National Association of Federal Credit Unions, E1282 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), H7394, H7395 [12SE], E900 [6JN]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 4942), H6711 [20JY], H7026-H7058 [26JY], H7176 [27JY], H7283 [7SE], H7583-H7599 [14SE]

———making (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11199, H11203, H11265-H11297 [26OC], E2014, E2015 [28OC]

———making (H.R. 4942), consideration (H. Res. 563), H7021-H7026 [26JY]

———making (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11230-H11241 [26OC]

———making (H.R. 4942), motion to instruct conferees, H8747, H8754 [4OC]

———making (H.R. 4942), unanimous-consent agreement, H7044 [26JY]

———making (H.R. 5633), H11868 [13NO], H11901-H11915 [14NO]

———strike operational and legislative riders from legislation, H7041-H7044 [26JY]

Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain information to the House of Representatives on the transmission of electoral information by the States and the District of Columbia (H. Res. 667), E2101 [14NO]

Boyd, Milton: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

Capital Pride Festival: tribute, E269 [9MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 277), H1963-H1965 [10AP], H3031 [15MY], E283 [13MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 280), H1962, H1963 [10AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (H. Con. Res. 423), H9843 [12OC]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 368), H7444-H7447 [12SE], E1169 [30JN]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), H10705 [24OC]

Capitol Police: purchase of domestically manufactured motorcycles, H4936 [22JN]

Children and youth: waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (H.R. 5537), H11584, H11585 [30OC]

Chinese American Retirement Enterprises (organization): anniversary, E1850 [19OC]

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to Subcommittee on the District of Columbia staff, H7590 [14SE]

Contraceptives: inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage by health insurance plans, H7055-H7058 [26JY], H7176 [27JY], H7583, H7584 [14SE]

D.C. United (soccer team): tribute, E147 [15FE], E190 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), H410-H413, H431, H435 [15FE], H525, H528 [29FE], E163 [16FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7672-H7676 [18SE]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), H2362-H2364 [2MY]

District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corp.: funding, H7041 [26JY]

Drug abuse: prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7588-H7590 [14SE], H8752, H8753 [4OC]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7031, H7032, H7034, H7035, H7050-H7053 [26JY], H7283 [7SE]

Education: disposition of surplus school property to charter schools, H7046-H7048 [26JY]

———provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (H.R. 4387), H4193 [12JN]

Federal employees: expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns, H1572, H1573 [29MR]

———expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns (H.R. 3603), H225 [8FE]

Foster care agency: reform, H7924 [20SE]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), H8717-H8720 [3OC]

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance: anniversary, E603 [2MY]

Harry S Truman Federal Building: designate, E1584 [25SE]

———designate (H.R. 3639), H3588-H3593 [23MY]

History: anniversary of emancipation of slaves, E553 [13AP]

House of Representatives: provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote in the Committee of the Whole, H1946 [6AP], H7923 [20SE]

———welcome to returning Representatives, H98 [1FE]

Law enforcement: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (H.R. 3596), E96 [8FE]

———preparations for World Bank/IMF meetings, H1944, H1945 [6AP]

Law enforcement officers: include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (H.R. 4099), E429 [28MR]

Local government: establish procedures governing the responsibilities of court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and agencies (H.R. 3995), H4191, H4192 [12JN], E313 [15MR]

———modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), H10459 [19OC]

Metrorail: funding, H7032, H7033, H7036, H7037 [26JY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2471 [3MY], H2658 [9MY], H2955, H2959-H2964 [11MY], H2970, H2972, H2974 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H3400 [18MY], H3626-H3632 [23MY], E693 [10MY], E750 [17MY]

Monocle (restaurant): anniversary, E2158 [8DE]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, E885 [6JN]

———support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (S. Con. Res. 145), H9955-H9957 [17OC], E1838 [19OC]

Munzer, Alfred: American Lung Association Will Ross Medal recipient, H2343 [13AP]

National Association of Federal Credit Unions: tribute to fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, E1282 [19JY]

National Day of Mourning for Holocaust Victims in Lithuania: observance, E1734 [10OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (S. 1438), H10573, H10702 [24OC], E1930 [25OC], E2001, E2010 [28OC]

National Zoo: shootings, H2378 [2MY]

Public buildings: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (H.R. 4542), H3872-H3875 [6JN], E845 [25MY]

Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4800), E1143 [29JN]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H1019, H1021, H1022, H1024, H1025, H1028 [15MR], E377 [22MR]

Safety: fire and emergency medical services saftey measures funding, H2644-H2647 [8MY]

Sherrill's Bakery: tribute, E412 [23MR]

Sholl's Cafeteria (business): anniversary, E836 [25MY]

Southeast Federal Center: redevelopment (H.R. 3069), H2628-H2631 [8MY], H9999 [17OC]

Taxation: first-time homebuyer credit for the District of Columbia, H98 [1FE]

———promote the economic recovery of the District of Columbia (H.R. 4358), E604 [2MY]

———rates, H6588 [19JY]

———residential and business tax credits and incentives, H7924 [20SE]

———tax structure study funding, H7036 [26JY]

Tobacco products: prohibit possession by minors, H7584-H7588 [14SE]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), H9959 [17OC], E673 [9MY]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (H.R. 1804), H10721 [24OC]

Wallace, Lakeshia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: tribute to employee fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, E1053 [20JN]

Water and Sewer Authority: management, H11288 [26OC]

Waterbury, CT: tribute to Margaret M. Generali K-5 School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, E1259 [18JY]

White House: review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue, H8433 [28SE]

Williams, Anthony A.: State of the District of Columbia message, H705 [8MR]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding, H9021-H9026 [6OC]

———reconstruction funding (H.R. 2563), H1299 [23MR]

World Bank/IMF: protests during meetings, E773 [19MY]

World War II Memorial: groundbreaking ceremony in the District of Columbia, E2100 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), S9688, S9768 [3OC]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11230-S11241, S11279, S11283-S11286 [27OC], S11307 [28OC]

———making (H.R. 5633), unanimous-consent agreement, S11544 [14NO]

———making (S. 3041), S9397 [27SE]

———making (S. 3041), unanimous-consent agreement, S9397 [27SE]

Architect of the Capitol: eliminate and modify certain parking areas to improve the Capitol Grounds (S. 160), S5451 [20JN]

Brownfox, James: District of Columbia Hall of Fame inductee for education, S2722 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 277), S3782 [9MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 280), S4499 [25MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (H. Con. Res. 423), S10543 [13OC]

———construction of the Capitol Visitor Center, S5451 [20JN]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), S8639 [15SE]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Commission: reauthorize (S. 3115), S9270 [26SE]

Congress: anniversary of first meeting in Washington, DC (S. Con. Res. 144), S10011 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (S. 3224), S10806 [19OC]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), S9978 [5OC]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), S10004 [5OC]

———establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 311), S6397-S6400 [10JY]

Eagle, ID: tribute to Eagle High School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, S11421 [31OC], S11506 [2NO]

Education: provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (H.R. 4387), S5159 [14JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), S11180 [26OC]

———establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (S. 3147), S9608 [2OC]

Harry S Truman Federal Building: designate (H.R. 3639), S4908, S4909 [8JN]

———designate (S. 2416), S2729 [13AP], S8937 [21SE]

Local government: establish procedures governing the responsibilities of court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and agencies (H.R. 3995), S10490 [12OC]

———modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), S8658 [18SE], S10114 [6OC]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: repeal prohibition on releasing Federal funds to airports until Federal nominees have been confirmed, S1264 [8MR]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3882-S3887 [11MY], S3953-S3955 [15MY], S3963, S3981-S4003 [16MY], S4037-S4071, S4096 [17MY], S4184 [18MY], S4455 [25MY]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), S3861-S3863 [11MY]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), unanimous-consent request, S3884 [11MY]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (S. Con. Res. 145), S10117, S10118 [6OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (S. 1438), S9556, S9557 [28SE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (S. 2739), S5264 [15JN]

Public buildings: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (H.R. 4542), S4717 [7JN]

———designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (S. 2667), S4480 [25MY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S1262, S1269 [8MR], S1506 [21MR]

Smithsonian Institution: infrastructure repair and renovation funding, S6108 [29JN]

Southeast Federal Center: redevelopment (H.R. 3069), S10271, S10272 [11OC]

Strategic materials: require sale of titanium from the National Defense Stockpile and allocate funds to the establishment of the World War II Memorial, S4554, S4555 [6JN], S4607, S4608 [7JN]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), S11181 [26OC]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: tribute to employee fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, S4662 [7JN]

World Bank/IMF: protests during meetings, S2856 [25AP]

World War II Memorial: display of models, S7093 [18JY]

———groundbreaking ceremony in the District of Columbia, S11523 [14NO]

Reports

Fire at 3146 Cherry Road, NE, Washington, DC, on May 30, 1999: District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Dept. Reconstruction Committee, H2644 [8MY]

Reports filed

Air Force Memorial Foundation Establishment of a Memorial in the District of Columbia or Its Environs: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4583) (H. Rept. 106-817), H7279 [6SE]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3201) (S. Rept. 106-322), S5882 [27JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4942, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 653) (H. Rept. 106-1008), H11193 [25OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4942, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 106-790), H7001 [25JY]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation Memorial in the District of Columbia To Honor Veterans Who Became Disabled Serving in the Armed Forces: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 311) (S. Rept. 106-273), S2726 [13AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1509) (H. Rept. 106-583), H2336 [13AP]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4942) (H. Rept. 106-1005), H11193 [25OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4942) (H. Rept. 106-786), H7001 [25JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3041) (H. Rept. 106-409), S8501 [13SE]

District of Columbia Legislation on the Membership and Responsibilities of the Board of Education Shall Take Effect Upon Ratification by the Voters: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4387) (H. Rept. 106-664), H4219 [12JN]

District of Columbia Performance Accountability Plan Filing Date and Goals Modification: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3062) (S. Rept. 106-469), S9701 [3OC]

District of Columbia Receivership Accountability Act: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3995) (H. Rept. 106-663), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3995) (S. Rept. 106-493), S10083 [6OC]

National Health Museum Site Selection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3171) (H. Rept. 106-590), H2336 [13AP]

National Law Enforcement Museum Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1438) (S. Rept. 106-330), S6347 [10JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2710) (H. Rept. 106-918), H8551 [29SE]

Nomination of Anna Blackburne-Rigsby To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

Nomination of Donald W. Horton To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Gerald Fisher To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S9466 [28SE]

Nomination of John A. Mott To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

Nomination of John P. Hammerschmidt to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of John R. Johnson To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Nomination of Norman Y. Mineta to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of Robert C. Brown to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2726 [13AP]

Nomination of Thomas J. Motley To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

Permit Direct Payment of Medical Expenses by the National Park Service and Allow for Waiver and Indemnification in Certain Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4404) (H. Rept. 106-854), H7650 [14SE]

Ronald Reagan Recognition Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4800) (H. Rept. 106-884), H7996 [22SE]

Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3069) (S. Rept. 106-458), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3069) (H. Rept. 106-591), H2336 [13AP]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 277) (H. Rept. 106-539), H1404 [23MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 106-543), H1404 [23MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making (H.R. 4942), H7041, H7044, H7048, H7054 [26JY]

Statements

District of Columbia Inclusion of Conscience Clause in Legislation Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives by Health Insurance Plans: Several District of Columbia City Council Members, H7057 [26JY]

Million Mom March, H2471-H2485 [3MY]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for the District of Columbia, H7237 [6SE]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H8 [27JA], H711 [8MR], H1954 [6AP]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H518 [29FE]

Tables

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7028 [26JY]

———conference report, H11267-H11269 [26OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 277, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H1963 [10AP]

H. Con. Res. 280, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H1962 [10AP]

H. Con. Res. 368, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, H7444 [12SE]

H. Con. Res. 423, use of Capitol Grounds for the Million Family March, H9843 [12OC]

H. Res. 563, consideration of H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H7021 [26JY]

H.R. 1509, establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces, H2362 [2MY]

H.R. 1804, Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation establishment of a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars, H10721 [24OC]

H.R. 3069, Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act, S10271 [11OC], H2628 [8MY]

H.R. 3201, Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Study Act, H410 [15FE]

H.R. 3639, Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC, H3588 [23MY]

H.R. 3994, District of Columbia Receivership Accountability Act, H4191 [12JN]

H.R. 4387, provide that local District of Columbia legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters, H4193 [12JN]

H.R. 4404, permit direct payment of U.S. Park Police medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements, H9959 [17OC]

H.R. 4542, designate the Washington, DC, Opera as the National Opera, H3872 [6JN]

H.R. 4583, Air Force Memorial Foundation establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs, H7394 [12SE]

H.R. 4942, appropriations, S9532-S9540 [28SE]

H.R. 5010, District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act, H7672 [18SE]

H.R. 5331, Frederick Douglass memorial establishment in the District of Columbia or its environs, H8717 [3OC]

H.R. 5537, waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system, H11584 [30OC]

H.R. 5633, appropriations, H11901-H11915 [14NO]

S. 311, Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces, S6399 [10JY]

S. 1438, National Law Enforcement Museum Act, S9556, S9557 [28SE], H10573 [24OC]

S. 2667, designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera, S4481 [25MY]

S. 2739, issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial, S5264 [15JN]

S. 3062, modify District of Columbia performance accountability plan filing date and goals, S8658 [18SE], H10459 [19OC]

S. 3062, modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals, S10114 [6OC]

S. 3224, National Park Service Studies Act, S10806 [19OC]

S. Con. Res. 130, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, S6578 [12JY], S8639 [15SE], H10705 [24OC]

S. Con. Res. 144, anniversary of first meeting of Congress in Washington, DC, S9964, S10011 [5OC]

S. Con. Res. 145, support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, S10092, S10118 [6OC], H9955 [17OC]

S. Res. 305, tribute to Million Mom March supporting gun control legislation, S3925 [11MY]

Tributes

Norton, Delegate, H7673 [18SE]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND U.S. TERRITORIES CIRCULATING QUARTER DOLLAR PROGRAM ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5010), H7672-H7676 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 5010, provisions, H7672 [18SE]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (see S. 3062), S8657 [18SE]

Remarks in House

District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), H10459 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), S8658 [18SE], S10114 [6OC]

Reports filed

District of Columbia Performance Accountability Plan Filing Date and Goals Modification: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3062) (S. Rept. 106-469), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 3062, modify District of Columbia performance accountability plan filing date and goals, S8658 [18SE], S10114 [6OC], H10459 [19OC]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HEALTH AND HOSPITALS PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP.

Remarks in House

Funding, H7041 [26JY]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RECEIVERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3995), H4191, H4192 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3995), S10490 [12OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3395) (H. Rept. 106-663), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3995) (S. Rept. 106-493), S10083 [6OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3994, provisions, H4191 [12JN]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

District of Columbia: include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (see H.R. 4099), H1476 [28MR]

Remarks in House

District of Columbia: include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (H.R. 4099), E429 [28MR]

DITTEMORE, BETTY ANN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2145 [7DE]

DITTER, J. WILLIAM (a former Representative from Pennsylvania)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2707 [13AP]

DIVORCE see Families and Domestic Relations

DIX, DREW

Remarks in House

Patriots Week: observance, H7715-H7717 [18SE]

DIX, NANCY CHILES

Articles and editorials

Tribute to Nancy Chiles Dix, E253 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E253 [9MR]

DIX HILLS, NY

Remarks in House

Half Hollow Hills High School East: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1348 [27JY]

DIXON, ALLEN

Remarks in House

Illinois: tribute to Golden Apple Scholar award recipients from the 20th Congressional District, E405 [23MR]

DIXON, DONALD E.

Remarks in Senate

Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame: inductee, S1291 [8MR]

DIXON, GENE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E82 [8FE]

DIXON, HARRY

Remarks in House

World War II: tribute to 257th Ordnance Co., E667 [8MY]

DIXON, JULIAN C. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5038 [22JN], H5115 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

———H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5923 [12JY]

———H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H8754 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H632 [1MR]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H7281 [6SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7212 [27JY]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H5085 [23JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H11207 [26OC]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H3413 [18MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H1477 [28MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5956 [12JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H1674 [3AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2412 [2MY]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1477 [28MR]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1406 [23MR]

Education: improve and expand access to educational television programming (see H.R. 2965), H922 [9MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H922 [9MR]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1852 [5AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H7280 [6SE]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1675 [3AP]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H5169 [26JN]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H758 [8MR]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (see H.R. 5157), H8406 [27SE]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5737 [10JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4818 [21JN]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H2341 [13AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5630), H11879 [13NO]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H1674 [3AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1077 [15MR]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H1477 [28MR]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H756 [8MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 2002), H3413 [18MY]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H758 [8MR]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H998 [14MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H50 [27JA]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 1798), H50 [27JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H632 [1MR]

Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3173 [16MY]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

———require any city completely surrounded by another city to have its own ZIP Code (see H.R. 3768), H1675 [3AP]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H4592 [15JN]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H2512 [3MY]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3649 [23MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6355 [17JY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H8061 [25SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H6471 [18JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H2340 [13AP]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2341 [13AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H10036 [17OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1629 [30MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8736 [3OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H757 [8MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H5737 [10JY]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H6720 [20JY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H9011 [5OC]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2967 [11MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H8062 [25SE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H7129 [26JY]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Remarks

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Project Alpha, H8900 [5OC]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7556 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: impact of policies and goals on U.S. national security interests, H3508 [22MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3716 [24MY]

CIA: investigate the effects of foreign espionage on U.S. trade secrets, patents, technology developments, and industrial competitiveness, H3507 [22MY]

Classified information: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, H9854 [12OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), E1136 [28JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7034, H7051 [26JY]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7034, H7051 [26JY]

Foreign policy: U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, E1136 [28JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3458, H3461 [19MY], H3502, H3507, H3508 [22MY], H9853, H9854, H9860 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), H11865 [13NO]

———public disclosure of expenditures for the preceding year, H3502 [22MY]

King, Beverly A.: National Minority Enterprise Development Week Award recipient, E1410 [6SE]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5378 [28JN]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H310 [10FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5034 [22JN], H11943 [4DE]

Tributes

Ashby, Helena, E210 [1MR]

Clay, Representative, H11427 [27OC]

Cole, Earl L., E88 [8FE]

Dejan, Leo J., E1916 [25OC]

Hughes, Teresa P., E1240 [14JY]

Rubin, Marty, E584 [13AP]

West, James D., E743 [17MY]

DIXON, JULIAN C. (a former Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE], H12088 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Tribute (see S. Res. 387), S11762 [11DE] (see H. Res. 671), H12066 [8DE]

Eulogies

By Representative Berman, E2235 [15DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H12054 [8DE], H12072-H12078 [11DE], E2169, E2170 [11DE], E2178 [13DE], E2189, E2217, E2235 [15DE]

Tribute (H. Res. 671), H12055-H12064 [8DE], H12081 [13DE], H12088 [14DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S11766 [14DE], S11892 [15DE]

Tribute (S. Res. 387), S11755, S11756 [11DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 671, tribute, H12055 [8DE]

S. Res. 387, tribute, S11756, S11763 [11DE]

DIXON, KAREN

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6757 [24JY]

DIXSON, EVELYN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E115 [10FE]

DJEYA, SAPEA LAURENCE

Remarks in Senate

Guinea: condemn abduction and murder of humanitarian relief workers, S8817 [20SE]

DJIBOUTI, REPUBLIC OF

Reports filed

Nomination of Donald Y. Yamamoto To Be Ambassador to Djibouti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6014 [28JN]

DLUGOPOLSKI, MONIKA

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1634 [29SE]

DNA ANALYSIS BACKLOG ELIMINATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4640), S11643, S11645 [6DE], H12031 [7DE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4640), H8572-H8578 [2OC], H12031, H12032 [7DE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4640), S11645-S11648 [6DE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4640) (H. Rept. 106-900), H8199 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4640, provisions, H8573-H8575 [2OC]

DOBBS FERRY, NY

Remarks in House

Westchester County, NY: anniversary of Rotary Club of Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, and Irvington, E426 [28MR]

DOBKIN, MILT AND BETTE

Remarks in House

Humboldt County, CA: Democratic Central Committee Democrats of the Year award recipients, E1806 [17OC]

DOBMEIER, MICHAEL

Remarks in Senate

DAV: tribute to election as National Commander, S2343 [6AP], S2437 [7AP]

DOBROW, FLORENCE (FLOSSIE)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2134 [6DE]

DOBROWOLSKI, SCOTT

Statements

Gun Control, E1517 [18SE]

DOCTORS see Health Care Professionals

DODD, CHRISTOPHER J. (a Senator from Connecticut)

Addresses

Spain's Relationship With the U.S.: King Juan Carlos (Spain), S793 [24FE]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7342, S7355, S7366, S7401, S7403, S7404 [20JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6865 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2159, S2206, S2250, S2251, S2253, S2254, S2256, S2257 [5AP], S2360, S2362, S2363, S2365, S2368, S2369, S2373 [6AP], S2391, S2396, S2410, S2411, S2415, S2439 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4710 [7JN], S4752, S4767, S4866, S4880, S4882 [8JN], S5326, S5365, S5370 [19JN], S5389, S5406, S5470 [20JN], S6277, S6290 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6580 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5185, S5277 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5838, S5853, S5913, S5916 [27JN], S5952, S5963, S6029, S6030, S6031 [28JN], S6048, S6146 [29JN], S6195, S6197, S6198, S6267 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3334 [3MY], S3662, S3778, S3781 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8121, S8124 [6SE], S8179 [7SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5515, S5530, S5567, S5571, S5572 [21JN], S5686 [22JN]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), S10807 [19OC]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11138 [26OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627, S6697, S6700, S6708, S6737 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S889 [28FE], S899, S955 [29FE]

Appointments

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S2131 [4AP]

Articles and editorials

America's Icons Deserve a Good Home, Lawrence M. Small, Washington (DC) Post, S6108 [29JN]

Buffering Oil Prices, Boston (MA) Globe, S547 [9FE]

Cost Squeeze in Child Care—Families Wonder Where the Aid Is, Dale Russakoff, Washington (DC) Post, S6652 [13JY]

DOE Sends Report to Congress Analyzing Costs, Benefits of Regional Oil Product Reserve, DOE Fossil Energy Techline (publication), S546 [9FE]

Police for All in N. Ireland, Senator Kennedy, Washington (DC) Post, S9935 [5OC]

Saving Colombia, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, S2655 [13AP]

School Choice for the Rich, Washington (DC) Post, S914 [29FE]

Senator's Aide—Hounding the Bureaucrats, James Popkin, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S11015 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to Medal for Military Service recipients (see S. Con. Res. 96), S1612 [22MR]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S381 [7FE]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10412 [12OC]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S9272 [26SE]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2690), S7077 [17JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7555 [25JY]

———use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (see S. Con. Res. 90), S1118 [2MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S5685 [22JN]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S9272 [26SE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children and youth: improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see S. 2236), S1392 [9MR]

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S613 [10FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S5117 [14JN]

Coins: tribute to collectors (see S. Con. Res. 154), S10892 [23OC]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S5310 [16JN] (see S. 2100), S5363 [19JN]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 89), S1118 [2MR]

———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (see S. Con. Res. 148), S10252 [11OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S1883 [29MR]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2415), S2616 [12AP]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S7483 [24JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

———ratification (see S. Res. 237), S1030 [1MR]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 2617), S4955 [12JN]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. 1951), S160 [31JA]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1118 [2MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (see S. 1898), S635 [10FE]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S3264 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see S. 3209), S10619 [17OC]

———weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Drugs: enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (see S. 3208), S10619 [17OC]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S2465 [10AP]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see S. 2124), S930 [29FE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8501 [13SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S1884 [29MR]

Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see S. 1957), S2249 [5AP]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see S. 2338), S1986 [30MR]

———prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]

Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor (see S. 1551), S1525 [21MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S1671 [23MR]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (see S. 2743), S5240 [15JN]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S4578 [6JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE]

———minority health programs (see S. 1880), S7453 [21JY]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1392 [9MR] (see S. 2625), S4379 [24MY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S4820 [8JN]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 484), S216 [1FE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912, 3068, 3095), S9864 [4OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 3120), S9864 [4OC]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see S. 2812), S6120 [29JN]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 104), S2728 [13AP] (see S. Con. Res. 109), S3514 [4MY]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (see S. 2288), S1914 [29MR]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 1196), S4487 [25MY] (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S2872 [25AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S4208 [18MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S6846 [14JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S4322 [23MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see S. 1074), S4391 [24MY]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. 3021), S8197 [7SE] (see S. Res. 366), S9861 [4OC]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3924 [11MY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S382 [7FE]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 2287), S4322 [23MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S10723 [18OC]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S2872 [25AP]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S9395 [27SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]

Native Americans: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S4669 [7JN]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S5031 [13JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7483 [24JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S1914 [29MR]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see S.J. Res. 54), S9466 [28SE]

———urge implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and support police reforms (see S. Res. 332), S6257 [30JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S9963 [5OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S953 [29FE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9394 [27SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY]

Peru: support democratic political forces in their efforts to restore democracy (see S. Con. Res. 155), S10926 [24OC]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see S. 1716), S4576 [6JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S7077 [17JY]

———protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services (see S. 301), S6691 [13JY]

Power resources: encourage summer fill and fuel budgeting programs for propane, kerosene, and heating oil (see S. 2224), S3332 [3MY]

Privacy: prohibit the display of an individual's Social Security number for commercial purposes without the consent of the individual (see S. 2554), S3946 [15MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S6678 [13JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S1611 [22MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S6026 [28JN]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (see S. Res. 261), S799 [24FE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Senate Rules: technical corrections (see S. Res. 299), S3023 [27AP]

Serbia: elections (see S. Res. 365), S9964 [5OC]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S5468 [20JN]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Taxation: allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of long-term training of employees in certain highly skilled trades (see S. 1291), S4115 [17MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 2781), S7165 [18JY]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S4321 [23MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S9612 [2OC]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 2083), S680 [22FE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S4115 [17MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 2887), S10807 [19OC]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 2874), S6841 [14JY]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: feasibility study for establishing in Connecticut and Massachusetts (see S. 2421), S2727 [13AP]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S1185 [6MR]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 763), S4487 [25MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10723 [18OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S217 [1FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S4208 [18MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2637 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: improve access to books and other reading materials and resources (see S. 3148), S9606 [2OC]

———protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (see S. 2809), S6015 [28JN]

Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see S. 3170), S9945 [5OC]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see S. 2047), S538 [9FE]

Education: establish grants to develop a high-technology infrastructure of educational and cultural resources and a systemic link between such resources and local educational and cultural partnerships (see S. 2762), S5555 [21JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see S. 2031), S328 [3FE]

FDIC: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see S. 2821), S6121 [29JN]

FEC: improve enforcement capabilities (see S. 2833), S6121 [29JN]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S86 [26JA]

Puffin (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 2500), S3328 [3MY]

Spain: condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions (see S. Con. Res. 82), S799 [24FE]

Tariff: provide separate subheadings for hair clippers used for animals (see S. 2916), S7542 [25JY]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. Res. 282), S2233 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (see S. Res. 264), S930 [29FE]

Letters

Access to Books for Children (ABC) Act: Barry Zuckerman, Reach Out and Read National Center, S9610 [2OC]

Affordable Education Act: Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, S905 [29FE]

Children's Research Protection Act: David M. Krol, S6023 [28JN]

———Donald E. Cook, American Academy of Pediatrics, S6023 [28JN]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S6024 [28JN]

———Raymond L. Woosley, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, S6024 [28JN]

———Sheila S. Mulvey, S6023 [28JN]

———Stephen P. Spielberg and Alan Goldhammer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (organization), S6024 [28JN]

Colombian drug enforcement efforts relative to procurement of helicopters: Colombian Ministry of Defense, S5529 [21JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: National Governors' Association, S905 [29FE]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: Clayton Yeutter, S5393 [20JN]

———Elizardo Sanchez Santa-Cruz, Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation, S5402 [20JN]

———George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, S5392 [20JN]

———Lawrence S. Eagleburger, S5391 [20JN]

———several Senators, S5391, S5392, S5402 [20JN]

———Theodore E. McCarrick, U.S. Catholic Conference, S5392 [20JN]

Worker Economic Opportunity Act: Gary J. Bonadonna, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, S2582 [12AP]

———Mark J. Ugoretz, ERISA Industry Committee, S2582 [12AP]

Lists

Paralympics athletics team, S6255 [30JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5952, S5954 [28JN]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S919 [29FE]

Poems

``Ode to the People of Hartford,'' George A. Athanson, S966 [29FE]

Privilege of the floor

Faltens, Shannon, S3449 [3MY]

Hogan-Bruen, Kathy, S3449 [3MY], S6033 [28JN]

Lam, Gabriel, S2264 [5AP]

Malouf, Khalil, S4395 [24MY]

Miller, Meredith, S3449 [3MY], S6033 [28JN]

Pansiri, Melissa, S4395 [24MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10063-S10065 [6OC], S10681 [18OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11724 [7DE]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11724 [7DE]

Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of St. Raphael Church, S2937 [26AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2171 [5AP], S2398, S2399, S2412, S2429 [7AP]

Children and youth: improve access to books and other reading materials and resources (S. 3148), S9608 [2OC]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (S. 2236), S1410 [9MR]

———protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (S. 2809), S6021 [28JN]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8468 [13SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8262, S8263 [8SE], S8468 [13SE]

Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (S. 3170), S9955 [5OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S2655, S2657, S2658, S2659 [13AP], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

———drug interdiction assistance, S2655, S2657, S2658, S2659 [13AP], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

———provide helicopters to assist in drug enforcement efforts, S5515, S5518, S5528 [21JN]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (S. 3269), S11521 [14NO]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S1892 [29MR]

Connecticut: reunion of the National Guard 169th Infantry Regiment of the 43rd Division, S5457 [20JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2909 [26AP]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5429 [20JN]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, S7224 [19JY]

Cuba: allow travel by U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens (S. 1919), S10064 [6OC]

———U.S. policy, S9844 [4OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S10048 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10392 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4804 [8JN], S5298-S5300 [16JN], S5389, S5393, S5397, S5402, S5429, S5434 [20JN], S5650 [22JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4155, S4169 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4917 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), unanimous-consent agreement, S4809 [8JN]

———National Women's Law Center's report on child care in the military relative to improving civilian child care, S4184 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: technology and media services funding, S6195 [30JN]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (S. 2047), S545 [9FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7101 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5196 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals, S5650 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5856 [27JN], S5952, S5953, S5954, S5977 [28JN], S6051, S6052 [29JN], S6195, S6204, S6218 [30JN]

Disabled: tribute to Paralympic Trials participants, S6254 [30JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S10681 [18OC]

———Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5513 [21JN]

———enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (S. 3208), S10623 [17OC]

Education: early learning programs funding, S3672 [9MY]

———establish grants to develop a high-technology infrastructure of educational and cultural resources and a systemic link between such resources and local educational and cultural partnerships (S. 2762), S5558 [21JN]

———funding, S2171 [5AP]

———Title I programs for disadvantaged children funding, S2412 [7AP]

Elections: Presidential election results, S11521, S11523 [14NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3479 [4MY]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and assistance for failing schools, S5856 [27JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3164, S3165, S3166 [1MY], S3307 [3MY], S3479 [4MY], S3640, S3672 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8282 [8SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), S1907 [29MR], S2581, S2582 [12AP]

FEC: improve enforcement capabilities (S. 2833), S6143 [29JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, S10392 [12OC]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 2513), S3537 [4MY]

Firearms: gun control, S4918 [9JN], S5298 [16JN]

———reduce violence in schools, S4918 [9JN]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S5298 [16JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1855 [29MR]

———protect, S1855 [29MR]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, S11521, S11523 [14NO]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S6051, S6052 [29JN], S10063-S10065 [6OC], S10681 [18OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, S10982 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5513, S5515, S5518, S5528, S5530 [21JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3815 [10MY], S3875 [11MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3815 [10MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (S. Con. Res. 79), S99, S100 [26JA]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (S. 2743), S5271 [15JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6051, S6052 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S4804 [8JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9372 [27SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S9372 [27SE]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S6122 [29JN], S10843 [19OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S714 [23FE], S905, S906, S907, S909, S910, S911, S914, S918 [29FE], S2398, S2399 [7AP]

King Juan Carlos (Spain): U.S. visit, S792 [24FE]

Kluge, John: monetary donation to the Library of Congress, S10046 [6OC]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4155 [18MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2603), S4354, S4357 [24MY]

Mahoney, David: Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation Mary Woodard Lasker Leadership in Philanthropy Award recipient, S3324 [3MY]

Maria's Children (organization): tribute to art exhibit of works by Russian orphans with learning difficulties, S6113 [29JN]

McDonald, Danny Lee: nomination to the FEC, S4259 [23MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities, S6204 [30JN]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. 3021), S8213 [7SE]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S5298-S5300 [16JN], S5389, S5393, S5397, S5402, S5434 [20JN]

Northern Ireland: independent weapons inspections, S5876, S5877 [27JN]

———peace efforts, S5876, S5877 [27JN], S9935 [5OC]

Norwich, CT: tribute to arrival of Ukranian schooner Bat'Kivshchnya (vessel), S10404 [12OC]

Ortiz, Ana V.: National Image Salute to Hispanics Award recipient, S4665 [7JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, S8468 [13SE]

Pastrana, Andres: visit to Senate chamber by Colombian President, S2600 [12AP], S2655 [13AP]

Peace Corps: funding, S5530 [21JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S4354 [24MY]

Power resources: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, S7101 [18JY]

Puffin (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 2500), S3328 [3MY]

Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes, S4917 [9JN]

Seymour, CT: anniversary, S5239 [15JN]

Smith, Bradley A.: nomination to the FEC, S4259 [23MY]

Smithsonian Institution: infrastructure repair and renovation funding, S6108 [29JN]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S11473-S11475 [1NO]

Spain: condemn the assassination of Fernando Buesa and Jorge Diez Elorza by the Basque separatist group ETA and encourage the end of violent actions (S. Con. Res. 82), S822 [24FE]

Tariff: provide separate subheadings for hair clippers used for animals (S. 2916), S7545 [25JY]

Taxation: increase, expand, and simplify child and dependent care deductions, expand adoption credit for special needs children, and provide incentives for employer-provided child care, S6652, S6653, S6654, S6655 [13JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1969 [30MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6652, S6653, S6654, S6655 [13JY], S6770 [14JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S714 [23FE], S905, S906, S907, S909, S910, S911, S912, S913, S914, S916, S918 [29FE], S1103 [2MR]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, S5952, S5953, S5954, S5977 [28JN]

University of Connecticut: Advanced Technologies Institute funding, S8282 [8SE]

———tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 282), S2157 [5AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (S. 2764), S5560 [21JN]

Votes: correction, S8141 [7SE]

———position on missed, S4185 [18MY], S6627 [13JY], S6770 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (S. Res. 264), S979, S980 [29FE]

Leave of absence: granted, S6767 [14JY]

Reports

Visit to Cuba: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, S9845 [4OC]

Summaries

Be All That We Can Be—Lessons From the Military for Improving Our Nation's Child Care System: National Women's Law Center, S4185 [18MY]

Tables

Special education expenditures as reported by selected States, S906 [29FE]

Special education grants to States, S909 [29FE]

Texts of

S. 2047, Home Heating Oil Price Stability Act, S546 [9FE]

S. 2500, Puffin (vessel) certificate of documentation, S3328 [3MY]

S. 2809, Children's Research Protection Act, S6022 [28JN]

S. 3148, Access to Books for Children (ABC) Act, S9609 [2OC]

S. Res. 264, tribute to Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special), S955, S980 [29FE]

Tributes

Athanson, George A., S966 [29FE]

Bryan, Senator, S11016 [25OC]

Carnahan, Mel, S10703 [18OC]

Cheney, Richard B., S10048 [6OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7423 [21JY]

Donovan, Robert, S968 [29FE]

Dziadosz, Henry J., S8194 [7SE]

Fluet, Gregoire J., S4973 [13JN]

Israelite, Stanley, S11015 [25OC]

Kerrey, Senator, S11016 [25OC]

Lautenberg, Senator, S5196 [15JN], S11017 [25OC]

Lieberman, Senator, S10048 [6OC]

Mack, Senator, S11475 [1NO]

McCue, Alice M., S5553 [21JN]

Moynihan, Senator, S11476 [1NO]

Smith, Philip A., S4722 [8JN]

Toscano, Angelo, S970 [29FE]

DODD, NANCY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2009 [28OC]

DODGE, WILLIAM

Letters

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2200 [5AP]

DOE FOSSIL ENERGY TECHLINE (publication)

Articles and editorials

DOE Sends Report to Congress Analyzing Costs, Benefits of Regional Oil Product Reserve, S546 [9FE]

DOERR, RICHARD

Prayers

House of Representatives, H1680 [4AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H1682 [4AP]

DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)

Articles and editorials

Tobacco Exports Get Aid in Bill Set for House Vote, Marc Kaufman, Washington (DC) Post, H7427 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H7991 [21SE]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H5084 [23JN]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2012 [10AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H6471 [18JY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H1675 [3AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9900 [12OC]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H7992 [21SE]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

———provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), H2122 [11AP]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

Social Security: promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H7870 [19SE]

Taxation: provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H2013 [10AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H1958 [6AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (H.R. 3688), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H3523 [22MY]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H1123 [20MR]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H1163 [21MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H8062 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4556 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11449 [28OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4160 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3851 [25MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7935 [21SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5699 [10JY]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5258), H7936 [21SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5863 [12JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1332 [23MR]

Business and industry: clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H176, H178, H182 [2FE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3678 [24MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H1 [24JA]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3995, H3997 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3995, H3997 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4637 [19JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4051 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11743 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4637 [19JN]

Education: reductions in school class size, H11743 [1NO]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5699 [10JY]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 644), H10753 [24OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H130 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H130 [1FE], H11247 [26OC]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H7346 [7SE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8704 [3OC]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (H.R. 3983), H1052 [15MR]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H845 [9MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7707, H7708, H7709, H7710, H7711, H7712 [18SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H461 [16FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5357 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), motion to recommit, H5396 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H461 [16FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2063 [11AP], H4556 [15JN]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9558 [10OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2064, H2067 [11AP]

———influence and legality of foreign contributions, H2064 [11AP]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11247 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H585 [1MR]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (H.R. 5277), H8064 [26SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2137, H2138, H2140 [12AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H297, H301 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2792 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (H. Res. 496), H2785 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4134 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4084 [8JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H4162 [9JN]

———prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of domestic violence, H8099 [26SE]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2018, H2063, H2064, H2067 [11AP]

———rates, H11247 [26OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3847, H3849 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3835, H3837 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), motion to recommit, H3835, H3837, H3851, H3852 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7160 [27JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7377, H7378, H7423, H7426, H7427 [12SE], H11894 [14NO]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2018, H2063, H2064, H2067 [11AP], H3835, H3837, H3849, H3851, H3852 [25MY], H4084 [8JN], H4162 [9JN], H4344 [14JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4168), H1678, H1679 [4AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4717), H5073, H5074 [23JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5284, H5288 [27JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2275 [13AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (H. Res. 473), H2261, H2266 [13AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8099 [26SE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4808 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1074 [15MR]

Statements

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: by, H7426 [12SE]

DOHERTY, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Lighting the Peace Tree, E130 [14FE]

DOHERTY, MEGAN

Remarks in House

Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E668 [8MY]

DOLAN, THOMAS

Remarks in House

Franklin Square, NY: H. Frank Carey High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1494 [14SE]

———H. Frank Carey High School recipient of New York State Excelsior Award, E1494 [14SE]

DOLE, BOB (a former Senator from Kansas)

Addresses

World War II Memorial Groundbreaking, S11526 [14NO], E2100 [14NO]

Articles and editorials

One Final Salute, E885 [6JN]

Letters

Kosovo military operations relative to European funding commitments: by, S1690 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Leader's Lecture Series: presentation, S1831 [28MR]

DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2), H4596 [19JN], E613 [2MY]

DOLORES, CO

Amendments

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), S9980 [5OC]

Remarks in House

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), H11847, H11848 [13NO], H11936 [4DE], E2150 [7DE]

Remarks in Senate

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), S9980 [5OC]

Reports filed

Joe Rowell Park Land Conveyance to Dolores, CO: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1972) (S. Rept. 106-375), S8018 [5SE]

Texts of

S. 1972, Joe Rowell Park land conveyance to Dolores, CO, S9980 [5OC], H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE]

DOLORES COUNTY, CO

Bills and resolutions

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2034), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3687), H509 [16FE]

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act: G. Eugene Story, Glenn E. Wilson, Jr., and J. Kent Lindsay, Montezuma County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, S333 [3FE]

———Jeff Widen, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Mark Pearson, Sierra Club, and Suzanne Jones, Wilderness Society, S333 [3FE]

———Mark Larson, Kay Alexander, and Jim Dyer, Colorado General Assembly, S332 [3FE]

———Ray Christensen, Colorado Farm Bureau, S333 [3FE]

———Stan Broome, CLUB 20 (organization), S333 [3FE]

Remarks in Senate

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2034), S331 [3FE]

Texts of

S. 2034, Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S331 [3FE]

DOLS, CHRISTOPHER

Remarks in House

Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E186 [29FE]

DOLSEN, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1306 [24JY]

DOMBECK, MIKE

Letters

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6513 [12JY]

DOMENICI, PETE V. (a Senator from New Mexico)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7369, S7406 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2178, S2179, S2197, S2252, S2254 [5AP], S2354, S2358, S2369, S2370, S2371, S2378 [6AP], S2385, S2389, S2402, S2417, S2439, S2442 [7AP]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10261 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867, S4874, S4875, S4876, S4893 [8JN], S6271, S6275, S6278, S6282, S6289 [30JN], S6350 [10JY], S6451, S6454, S6455 [11JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4164, S4208 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4958 [12JN], S5008 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6479, S6480 [11JY], S6507, S6509, S6579 [12JY], S7055 [17JY], S7166 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5138 [14JN], S5184 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S5916 [27JN], S6029, S6032 [28JN], S6200, S6269 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3662, S3778, S3781 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7988, S8027 [5SE], S8119, S8121 [6SE], S8168, S8169, S8172, S8178, S8215 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5520, S5568, S5569, S5573, S5578 [21JN]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8222 [7SE]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2784 [13AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2481 [10AP]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5020 [13JN]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY]

———H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC]

Articles and editorials

Cabinet Opens Up on Bush—Treasury Secretary Says Social Security Math Doesn't Add Up, Glenn Kessler, Washington (DC) Post, S11049 [26OC]

Dirty Water Rider, Washington (DC) Post, S6222 [30JN]

Ex-Fireman Saves Home From Scott Able Blaze—Retiree Prevails Over Fire—One-Man Battle Saves Weed Home, Rene Romo, Albuquerque (NM) Journal, S3980 [16MY]

Experts Urge Immediate Action To Ease Fire Threat in Watershed, Ben Neary, Sante Fe (NM) New Mexican, S6222 [30JN]

Moscow Takes Step To Ease U.S. Fears on Plutonium Use, Judith Miller, New York (NY) Times, S487 [8FE]

Need for Nuclear Power, Richard Rhodes and Denis Beller, Foreign Affairs (publication), S155-S158 [31JA]

Town Full of Stories After Fire, Chaka Ferguson, Associated Press (news service), S3981 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 2755), S5460 [20JN]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S1030 [1MR]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S7484 [24JY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2508), S5118 [14JN]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see S. 2730), S5106 [14JN]

———appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S8759 [19SE]

———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see S. 758), S492 [8FE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 1272), S1185 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 1883), S3923 [11MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S3851 [10MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see S. 2643), S6577 [12JY]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S4576 [6JN]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S3332 [3MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S382 [7FE]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1467 [20MR]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1128 [2MR]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1030 [1MR]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (see S. 397), S634 [10FE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S5912 [27JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 3016), S8197 [7SE] (see S. 3017), S8344 [11SE]

———make improvements to the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services (see S. 3050), S8585 [14SE]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4393 [24MY]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. 3021), S8197 [7SE] (see S. Res. 366), S9861 [4OC]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S8421 [12SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7690 [26JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S10425 [12OC]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S4323 [23MY]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 273), S1392 [9MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S2872 [25AP]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 277), S5118 [14JN]

———authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 2052), S9395 [27SE]

———establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (see S. 2665), S4460 [25MY]

———improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (see S. 2872), S7690 [26JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4577 [6JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2438), S8214 [7SE] (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2946 [26AP]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 1185), S1913 [29MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S953 [29FE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S3851 [10MY]

Taxation: increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S2636 [12AP]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S1612 [22MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S691 [22FE]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2946 [26AP]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see S. 1726), S9863 [4OC]

Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (see S. 1756), S382 [7FE]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: develop remedies to resolve unmet community land grant claims in New Mexico involving descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see S. 2022), S285 [2FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S1241 [7MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S9202 [25SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S8215 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arms control: expand and enhance U.S. efforts in the Russian nuclear complex to expedite containment of nuclear expertise that presents a proliferation threat (see S. 2492), S3192 [1MY]

Budget: avoid a pay-go sequestration (see S. 3240), S10999 [25OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (see S. Con. Res. 101), S2040 [3AP]

Cannon AFB, NM: convey excess hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM (see S. 3153), S9702 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: coordinate and facilitate the development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons (see S. 2573), S4103 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish term of office for the first person appointed to the position of Under Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Security (see S. 2179), S1118 [2MR]

———guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities in Russia (see S. 3275), S11739 [7DE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see S. 2736), S5240 [15JN]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (see S. 3078), S8823 [20SE]

———transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA (see S. 2757), S5460 [20JN]

Health: provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S4460 [25MY]

Medicare: establish a physician recruitment and retention project (see S. 3167), S9944 [5OC]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (see S. 2937), S7656 [26JY]

Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S799 [24FE]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (see S. 2917), S7542 [25JY]

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (see S. 2016), S149 [31JA]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Letters

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: by, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S11050 [26OC]

———Dan L. Crippen, CBO, S11051 [26OC]

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S5262 [15JN]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance: Edwin Dorn, Dept. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———by, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2289, S2290 [6AP]

Treatment of any budget surpluses: Paul Coverdell, S7189 [19JY]

Tribute to New Mexico Air National Guard 150th Security Forces Squadron and 150th Civil Engineering Squadron: Anthony C. Zinni, Dept. of Defense, S640 [10FE]

Lists

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff, S2131 [4AP]

Memorandums

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: Stephen C. Goss, SSA, S11050 [26OC]

Messages

Consular Convention Between the U.S. and Ireland on Taxation of Embassy Purchases: President Clinton, S8031 [5SE]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Lithuania: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8031 [5SE]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2195, S2196 [5AP], S2294, S2332 [6AP], S2412 [7AP]

Privilege of the floor

Capretta, Jim, S2131 [4AP]

Carney, Dave, S2264 [5AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff, S2131 [4AP]

Denneny, Douglas J., S2381 [6AP]

Hearn, Jim, S2131 [4AP]

Hunter, Dave, S8028 [5SE]

Lyons, Pete, S8028 [5SE]

Nelson, Sue, S2131 [4AP]

Tomasulo, Gary, S2382 [6AP]

Warren, Mitch, S2131 [4AP]

Proposals

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: by, S6223 [30JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: grass seed producers emergency assistance funding, S2425 [7AP]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4440, S4442 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7343, S7347, S7348, S7356, S7372, S7376 [20JY]

Agriculture Research Service: establish Bioinformatics Institute for Model Plant Species, S7372 [20JY]

Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), S9688 [3OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2217, S2218 [5AP]

Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, S2336 [6AP], S2408 [7AP]

———establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2289, S2290, S2295 [6AP]

Arms control: expand and enhance U.S. efforts in the Russian nuclear complex to expedite containment of nuclear expertise that presents a proliferation threat (S. 2492), S3194 [1MY]

Baca, Sylvia V.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management, S972 [29FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11730 [7DE]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1222 [7MR]

BIA: health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6504, S6505 [12JY]

BLM: wildland fire management funding, S7971 [5SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: protect rights and benefits of employees relative to participation in a regional transmission organization, S8182, S8184 [7SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S782, S784 [24FE]

———balance, S2186, S2189 [5AP]

———deficit, S8650 [18SE], S11048 [26OC]

———ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2201, S2205 [5AP]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2090 [4AP], S2155 [5AP], S2678 [13AP]

———increase the amount for public debt reduction contained in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2191, S2192, S2193, S2196 [5AP]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, S2186, S2189 [5AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7106 [18JY]

———revisions to aggregate spending levels, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2675, S2678, S2683, S2687, S2694 [13AP], S3496 [4MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2694 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), insert S. Con. Res. 101 language in lieu, S2429 [7AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2053, S2057, S2061, S2063, S2065, S2071, S2075, S2078, S2084, S2085, S2090 [4AP], S2155, S2176, S2178, S2179, S2186, S2189, S2190, S2191, S2192, S2193, S2194, S2195, S2196, S2197, S2201, S2205, S2217, S2218 [5AP], S2272, S2273, S2279, S2284, S2286, S2289, S2290, S2291, S2294, S2295, S2309, S2322, S2325, S2328, S2332, S2336 [6AP], S2385, S2389, S2390, S2391, S2393, S2395, S2399, S2400, S2402, S2405, S2406, S2408, S2410, S2411, S2412, S2414, S2415, S2417, S2418, S2425, S2431 [7AP]

———status report, S221 [1FE], S1307 [8MR], S5548 [21JN], S7993 [5SE], S10146 [10OC]

———strike certain provisions on emergency spending designation points of order, S2322, S2325, S2332 [6AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S782, S784 [24FE], S2065, S2075 [4AP], S2186, S2189 [5AP], S2410 [7AP], S7429-S7431 [21JY], S8650 [18SE], S9918 [5OC]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S9918 [5OC]

Cannon AFB, NM: convey excess hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM (S. 3153), S9746 [3OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S2414 [7AP]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S11052 [26OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8481, S8482, S8483 [13SE]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S9242 [26SE]

Cloudcraft, NM: designation by Fodor's Travel Publications as one of the 10 overlooked and underrated winter destinations, S11786 [14DE]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10780 [19OC]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC], S11120 [26OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S2389 [7AP]

Creedon, Madelyn R.: nomination to be National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, S6335, S6336, S6337 [10JY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2309 [6AP]

deLeon, Rudy: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S1924 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7343, S7347 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10361, S10369, S10370 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S6596 [13JY]

———coordinate and facilitate the development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons, S10361 [12OC]

———coordinate and facilitate the development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons (S. 2573), S4103 [17MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4165, S4168 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5016 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7630 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S9129-S9131 [25SE], S9242 [26SE]

———Fernald Environmental Management Project funding, S8182 [7SE]

———guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities in Russia (S. 3275), S11739 [7DE]

———Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory funding for participation in the International Centers for Environmental Safety, S9454 [28SE]

———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, S9131 [25SE]

———National Ignition Facility funding, S9455 [28SE]

———renewable energy research and development funding, S7987 [5SE], S8282 [8SE]

———use of laboratory directed research and development in national laboratories, S9454 [28SE]

Dept. of HHS: mental health research programs funding, S6217 [30JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, S6209 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10780 [19OC]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (S. 2736), S5255, S5257, S5259 [15JN]

———dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S6492 [12JY], S8186 [7SE]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (S. 3078), S8857 [20SE]

———require study on methods to commemorate the national significance of the Lincoln Highway (H.R. 2570), S11822 [15DE]

———transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA (S. 2757), S5464 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6504, S6505, S6508, S6509, S6511, S6518, S6524, S6528, S6538 [12JY], S7036 [17JY], S7095, S7096, S7099 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9798 [4OC], S9910 [5OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8799 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Small Communities Air Service Development Pilot Program funding, S5185 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5185, S5191 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5645 [22JN], S5870 [27JN], S6062, S6063, S6075 [29JN], S6209, S6217, S6220, S6223 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10754 [19OC]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6220, S6223 [30JN], S6508, S6509, S6511, S6518 [12JY], S7036 [17JY], S9798 [4OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S11360, S11362, S11364 [30OC]

Education: early learning and parent support programs funding, S2405 [7AP]

———funding, S2176, S2194, S2195 [5AP], S2335, S2336 [6AP]

———Impact Aid Program funding, S2063 [4AP]

———Pell Grant Program funding, S2393 [7AP]

———Title I programs for disadvantaged children funding, S2412 [7AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3243, S3246 [2MY], S7523 [25JY]

———funding, S2390 [7AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10754 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7523, S7526 [25JY], S7764, S7765 [27JY], S7985, S7987, S7988, S7990, S8033 [5SE], S8075 [6SE], S8163, S8164, S8166, S8167, S8171, S8173, S8175, S8177, S8180, S8182, S8183, S8184, S8186 [7SE], S8282, S8283 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9453, S9454, S9455 [28SE], S9573, S9575, S9576 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent agreement, S7985 [5SE]

EPA: statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S533 [9FE]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, S1259 [8MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1259 [8MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), S1924 [29MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco, S2411 [7AP]

Federal employees: staffing levels, S11052 [26OC]

Firearms: gun control, S2309 [6AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5542 [21JN]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S6508, S6509, S6511 [12JY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: custody and immigration status, S2712 [13AP]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S9918 [5OC], S10066 [6OC]

Great Lakes: tributary transport models construction funding, S8283 [8SE]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S533 [9FE]

Health: human genome research, S5776 [26JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6075 [29JN]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness, S9107 [22SE]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (S. 2639), S4466 [25MY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2400 [7AP]

Immigration: improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), S9451 [28SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2399 [7AP]

Inouye, Senator: Medal of Honor recipient, S6105 [29JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), S671 [22FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8799 [20SE]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4357 [24MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2063, S2084 [4AP], S2390 [7AP], S2675, S2683 [13AP], S5645 [22JN], S6636, S6643 [13JY]

———establish a physician recruitment and retention project (S. 3167), S9949 [5OC]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (S. 2937), S7679 [26JY]

———make improvements to the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services (S. 3050), S8589 [14SE]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. 3021), S8212 [7SE]

Minimum wage: level, S11218 [27OC]

Mississippi River: Delta Regional Authority funding, S8183 [7SE]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7526 [25JY], S8177 [7SE], S9575 [2OC]

Motor vehicles: recall and investigation of Firestone tires, S10068 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent request, S10068 [6OC]

National Marine Fisheries Service: restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellar sea lion population, S11773 [14DE]

Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (S. 2093), S805 [24FE]

———establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (S. 2665), S4479 [25MY]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), S7545 [25JY]

New Mexico: provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on National Forest System and other public lands, S7096 [18JY]

———tribute to Air National Guard 150th Security Forces Squadron and 150th Civil Engineering Squadron, S640 [10FE]

NIH: funding, S2402 [7AP], S2694 [13AP]

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (S. 2016), S152 [31JA]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S533 [9FE], S596 [10FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3216 [2MY]

Nuclear weapons: disposal of excess Russian weapons-derived plutonium, S486 [8FE]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1222 [7MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S2285, S2332 [6AP], S9573 [2OC]

Pensions: protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S2415 [7AP]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S5775 [26JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S9128 [25SE]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices0, S1922, S1923 [29MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8231 [7SE]

Point of order, S2155 [5AP], S2385, S2390, S2395 [7AP], S6636 [13JY], S6768 [14JY], S7348 [20JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S5775 [26JN], S7764 [27JY], S9128 [25SE], S9242 [26SE], S11773 [14DE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S7526 [25JY]

Public debt: use of budget surplus to repay the debt, S2391 [7AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9107 [22SE], S9242 [26SE]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S7099 [18JY]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, S6524, S6528 [12JY]

Research: plant biotechnology research and development funding, S8182, S8183 [7SE]

Rockbridge, VA: Goshen Dam/Spillway system repair funding, S8183 [7SE]

Sandia National Laboratory: anniversary of International Arms Control Conference, S2523 [11AP]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2809 [13AP]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11218, S11221, S11223, S11224 [27OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7984 [5SE]

———legislative program, S1924 [29MR], S2053 [4AP], S2270 [6AP], S2383 [7AP], S7766 [27JY], S8031 [5SE], S11207 [27OC]

Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (H.R. 4020), S11822 [15DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2063, S2078 [4AP], S2186, S2189 [5AP], S2279 [6AP], S2410 [7AP], S6062, S6063 [29JN], S11048-S11052 [26OC], S11360 [30OC]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), S8161 [7SE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, S2412 [7AP]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11218, S11221, S11224 [27OC]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2385, S2395 [7AP]

St. Paul, MN: Mississippi Place Project funding, S8184 [7SE]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, S1923 [29MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2155, S2195 [5AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2670 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S1922, S1923 [29MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6636, S6643 [13JY], S6768 [14JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6491 [12JY]

———rates, S2063, S2065 [4AP], S2272, S2273, S2284, S2294 [6AP], S7429-S7431 [21JY], S9918 [5OC]

———relief, S11218, S11223 [27OC]

Telecommunications: acquisition of U.S. companies by foreign firms, S7429 [21JY]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8030 [5SE]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: develop remedies to resolve unmet community land grant claims in New Mexico (S. 2022), S286 [2FE]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7971 [5SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975, S3978, S3980 [16MY], S4165 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2055, S2058 [4AP], S10754 [19OC]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S221 [1FE], S1307 [8MR], S5549 [21JN], S7993 [5SE], S10147 [10OC]

Reports filed

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733), S7160 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733) (S. Rept. 106-395), S8019 [5SE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 101) (S. Rept. 106-251), S2040 [3AP]

Summaries

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act (S. 2736), S5261 [15JN]

Mental Health Early Intervention, Treatment, and Prevention Act (S. 2639), S4473 [25MY]

State Children's Health Insurance Program, S11052 [26OC]

Tables

Average Medicare+Choice payment rates in metropolitan and primary metropolitan statistical areas, S7680-S7685 [26JY]

Budget authority and outlays in H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation appropriations, S5191 [15JN]

Clinton Administration Medicare funding, S2063 [4AP]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S3496 [4MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7376 [20JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5870 [27JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6538 [12JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations conference report, S9910 [5OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2521, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4169 [18MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2522, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S5542 [21JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2603, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S4358 [24MY]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Effects of proposed transfers from the general fund to the Social Security trust funds on cumulative interest payments, S11052 [26OC]

Executive branch civilian full-time equivalent empoyees—1993-2000, S11053 [26OC]

Legislative branch appropriations spending comparisons, S8800 [20SE]

Revisions to aggregate spending levels, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

Texts of

S. 2016, NRC appropriations and operations improvement, S153-S155 [31JA]

S. 2573, Directed Energy Coordination and Consolidation Act, S4104 [17MY]

S. 2639, Mental Health Early Intervention, Treatment, and Prevention Act, S4467-S4473 [25MY]

S. 2736, Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act, S5259-S5261 [15JN]

S. 2757, transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA, S5464 [20JN]

S. 2937, Medicare Geographic Fair Payment Act, S7679 [26JY]

S. 3153, convey excess Cannon AFB, NM, hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM, S9746 [3OC]

S. 3167, Physician Recruitment and Retention Act, S9949 [5OC]

Tributes

Ahrens, Larry, S1115 [2MR]

Benczkowski, Brian, S11347 [29OC], S11360 [30OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7189 [19JY]

Gorton, Senator, S11670 [7DE]

Kerrey, Senator, S10754 [19OC]

Lautenberg, Senator, S2055 [4AP]

Mansfield, Mike, S10065 [6OC]

Moynihan, Senator, S11303 [28OC]

Tobias, Samuel J., S4187 [18MY]

Weart, Wendell, S9603 [2OC]

DOMESTIC OIL AND GAS CRISIS TAX RELIEF AND FOREIGN OIL RELIANCE REVERSAL ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1116), H1143 [21MR]

DOMESTIC POLICY

Addresses

State of the Union: President Clinton, S107-S113 [27JA], H29-H35 [27JA]

Amendments

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3051, S3197 [1MY], S3265, S3266 [2MY], S3284, S3333, S3334, S3447, S3448, S3449 [3MY], S3460, S3547, S3548, S3549, S3550, S3552 [4MY], S3594, S3616 [8MY], S3638, S3662, S3738, S3772, S3773, S3774, S3775, S3778, S3781 [9MY], S3851 [10MY], S4026 [16MY], S5579 [21JN]

Analyses

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

America's Largest Polluter—Guess Who, E2012 [28OC]

Are the Rich Cleaning Up?, S8056-S8058 [6SE]

Bush Averse to More College Grant Funding—Let Students Get Loans, Candidate Says in Eau Claire, H2247 [13AP]

Bush Plan Grades Students Poverty Levels, S2307 [6AP]

Don't Be Down on the Farm—What We Can Do To Preserve a National Treasure, S483-S485 [8FE]

Fair Deal for the Poor, S3638 [9MY]

Federal Tax Level Falls for Most—Studies Show Burden Now Less Than 10%, S1696 [27MR]

Florida's Drug War—Looking Back—And Ahead, S7862 [27JY]

Former Teacher Tells Why He Left, H2729 [9MY]

Full Hospitals Make Canadians Wait and Look South, H94 [1FE]

Issue No. 1—Health-Care System Wanted, E1910 [25OC]

Lack of Resources Hampers Students in Poorer Districts, S3586-S3588 [8MY]

Live a Little, E1226 [13JY]

Occidental Deal Benefits Gores—Sale of Federal Oil Field Boosts Family Fortune, S5874 [27JN]

One Thing I Would Change About Congress . . . Entitlement Reform the Way To Go, H516 [29FE]

Secretary Riley Reignites the Math Wars, E117 [10FE]

Special Interest Defense, E954 [9JN]

Why the Public Schools Are Being Federalized, E611 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4051), H1283 [22MR]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see S. Res. 291), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish grant program to assist States and local governments in improving their ability to prevent and respond to domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3553), H89 [31JA]

Dept. of Justice: pilot program to establish methamphetamine incident response and training teams for drug emergency areas (see H.R. 3675), H509 [16FE]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (see S. 2452), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4307), H2338 [13AP]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see H.R. 3867), H756 [8MR]

———establish Children's Classroom Trust Fund to direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see S. 3263), S11374 [30OC]

———provide for community learning and successful schools (see S. 2219), S1315 [8MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H3474 [19MY]

ERISA: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H1852 [5AP]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H1077 [15MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2888), S7229 [19JY] (see S. 3172), S9945 [5OC] (see H.R. 4992), H7205 [27JY] (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

Medicare: provide comprehensive and coordinated care for individuals with serious and disabling chronic illnesses (see H.R. 4981), H7128 [26JY]

Social Security: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]

Taxation: provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

Descriptions

Chronic Illness Care Improvement Act (H.R. 4981), E1335 [27JY]

Histories

House Republican Efforts Relative to Education (1994-2000), H8608-H8610 [2OC]

Letters

U.S. entertainment industry impact on the Ukraine: Ukrainian religious leader, H7570 [13SE]

Use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services: several religious leaders, S5491 [21JN]

———several substance abuse organizations, S5489 [21JN]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2001: President Clinton, S375-S378 [7FE], H213-H216 [7FE]

Economic Report: President Clinton, S608-S610 [10FE], H331-H333 [10FE]

National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, S1314 [8MR], H753 [8MR]

Science and Engineering Indicators: President Clinton, S4818 [8JN], H4054 [8JN]

Motions

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H67 [31JA], H129 [1FE]

Opinion polls

Prescription drug plan for stronger Medicare: Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies (business), S4975 [13JN]

Press releases

Rising Math Scores Suggest Education Reforms Are Working: Rand Corp., S10975 [25OC]

RK HO

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, H8293 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: Federal farm policies, H8606 [2OC]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to livable communities initiatives, H936 [14MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H241-H247 [8FE], H257, H258, H268-H275 [9FE], H999, H1000, H1001, H1002, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1251-H1264 [22MR], H1770 [5AP], H7829 [19SE], H9024 [6OC], H10226 [18OC], H11506, H11508, H11509, H11510, H11511, H11513 [29OC], H11799, H11800 [2NO], E954 [9JN]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H258, H260 [9FE], H516 [29FE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H259 [9FE], H1251-H1264 [22MR]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, H8746 [4OC], H9874 [12OC], H10230 [18OC], H10903-H10905 [25OC], H11474 [28OC], H11507, H11508 [29OC], H11749 [1NO], H11789 [2NO]

Canada: national health care system, H93 [1FE]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H23-H28 [27JA]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H8777, H8779 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H10755 [24OC]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, H954, H955, H956, H957, H959 [14MR], E306, E307, E309 [14MR]

Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing, H150 [1FE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E1097 [23JN]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2018, H2019, H2026-H2036, H2097-H2099 [11AP], H2183 [12AP], E597 [2MY]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, H5046, H5071 [23JN], H11291 [26OC], E474 [3AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10, H16-H23 [27JA], H168 [2FE], H8592 [2OC], H10814 [25OC], H11203 [26OC], H11608-H11617 [30OC], E2004 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: impact of spending reductions on social and domestic programs, H3965 [7JN], E391 [22MR]

Dept. of Education: accomplishments, H10877 [25OC]

———funding, H7889-H7897 [20SE]

Dept. of Energy: report on all possible means to increase domestic oil production without harming the environment, H1235, H1236 [22MR]

Dept. of HUD: housing assistance programs funding, H4629 [19JN], H10390, H10391 [19OC]

Diseases: impact of cancer, H6039-H6041 [13JY]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse, H1482, H1540, H1541 [29MR], E461, E464, E468 [30MR], E2221 [15DE]

———national drug control policy, H158-H163 [1FE], H437-H442 [15FE], H610, H614 [1MR], H979-H983 [14MR], H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1468-H1473 [28MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP], H2115-H2120 [11AP], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H3165-H3169 [16MY], H3642-H3646 [23MY], H3913-H3918 [6JN], H4333 [13JN], H4776-H4779 [20JN], H5741, H5836-H5841 [11JY], H6042-H6047 [13JY], H6461-H6466 [18JY], H7248-H7253 [6SE], H7864-H7868 [19SE], H8192-H8195 [26SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9897 [12OC], H9910 [17OC], H11777-H11779 [1NO]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP], H4906 [21JN], H7923-H7929 [20SE], H8774-H8781 [4OC], H9868-H9874 [12OC], E2012 [28OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H97 [1FE], H2501 [3MY], H7565 [13SE]

———roles of Congress and the Clinton administration in the current economic situation, H7563-H7569 [13SE]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (H.R. 4307), H7507 [13SE], E588 [13AP]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H10814, H10815, H10850-H10853 [25OC], H11199, H11200, H11201, H11202 [26OC], H11466, H11469, H11472 [28OC], H11506 [29OC]

———effectiveness of core knowledge and charter schools, E1991 [28OC]

———funding, H4021, H4022 [7JN], H4199 [12JN], H4345 [14JN], H12069 [11DE], H12483, H12491, H12496, H12499, H12500 [15DE]

———national policy to improve system, H21, H22 [27JA], H96 [1FE], H533-H538 [29FE], H615 [1MR], H747-H751 [8MR], H923 [13MR], H966-H970 [14MR], H1001, H1067 [15MR], H1269, H1271 [22MR], H1342, H1392 [23MR], H1739-H1746 [4AP], H1828-H1834, H1840-H1847 [5AP], H1854, H1948 [6AP], H1982 [10AP], H2109 [11AP], H2166, H2205 [12AP], H2256, H2332 [13AP], H2416 [3MY], H2553, H2555 [4MY], H3164 [16MY], H3629-H3632 [23MY], H3901-H3909 [6JN], H3933 [7JN], H4227 [13JN], H4905 [21JN], H5827-H5831 [11JY], H6026, H6031-H6038 [13JY], H6474 [19JY], H6764-H6770 [24JY], H7220, H7221 [6SE], H7284 [7SE], H7545, H7566 [13SE], H7701-H7707 [18SE], H7874, H7899 [20SE], H7939, H7971-H7977 [21SE], H8116, H8122 [26SE], H8206, H8285, H8296, H8297 [27SE], H8410, H8412, H8440-H8444 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8767-H8773 [4OC], H8816 [5OC], H9806, H9807, H9809-H9816 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H10225, H10227-H10233 [18OC], H10397, H10400, H10410 [19OC], H10815, H10817, H10875, H10877, H10878, H10880, H10884 [25OC], H11202 [26OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11475, H11476 [28OC], H11506, H11509 [29OC], H89010 [5OC], E775 [19MY], E966 [9JN], E2079 [3NO]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7459-H7470 [12SE], E1467, E1476 [13SE], E1486 [14SE]

———return control to local educational agencies, H8412 [28SE]

———social and economic impact of illiteracy, H5827-H5831 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 76), H356-H358 [14FE], E143, E144, E147 [15FE]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms, H578, H579 [1MR], H1080 [16MR], H2502 [3MY], E179 [29FE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 3987), H1115 [16MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (H.R. 5194), E1517 [18SE]

FRS: promote accountability, H6450 [18JY]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, H7569 [13SE]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan-H8300 [27SE], H8442 [28SE], H8746 [4OC], H11508 [29OC]

———receipt of campaign contributions from entertainment industry, H7741 [19SE]

Health: consequences of escalating health care costs, E1226 [13JY]

———managed care system reform proposal, E200 [29FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H79 [31JA], H93 [1FE], H7563 [13SE], H7713-H7715 [18SE], H7875 [20SE], H7939 [21SE], H10238-H10242 [18OC], H11201 [26OC], H11516-H11520 [29OC], H11595-H11601 [30OC], E490 [4AP], E1910 [25OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H67 [31JA], H139-H143 [1FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2110-H2114 [11AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H129-H137 [1FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5551), E1908 [25OC]

House of Representatives: Cancer Awareness Working Group hearings, E1995 [28OC]

———legislative priorities, H7874 [20SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9458-H9461 [6OC], H10450-H10452 [19OC], H10803-H10805 [24OC], H11594 [30OC], H11786, H11787, H11788 [2NO]

Income: protect retirement security of individuals (H.R. 1590), E278 [9MR]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H624-H627 [1MR], H1266 [22MR], E321 [15MR]

McCollum, Representative: assessment of legislation and activities during tenure, H7916-H7923 [20SE]

Medicare: provide comprehensive and coordinated care for individuals with serious and disabling chronic illnesses (H.R. 4981), E1335 [27JY]

National Reading Panel: report on phonics, E621 [3MY]

National Social Work Month: observance, E211 [1MR]

Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition: report on the future of the U.S. steel industry and the role of technology, E1482 [14SE]

Political parties: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H11866 [13NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H52 [31JA], H96, H139 [1FE], H260 [9FE], H460 [16FE], H533-H538 [29FE], H999, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1143-H1149 [21MR], H1483, H1493 [29MR], H1769 [5AP], H2330-H2334 [13AP], H3535 [23MY], H6368 [18JY], H6475, H6567-H6573 [19JY], H6604, H6605 [20JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H6783 [25JY], H8455-H8459 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8903-H8909-H8914 [5OC], H10393 [19OC], H10536 [24OC], H11201 [26OC], H11548 [30OC], H11774-H11779 [1NO], H11846 [13NO], H11957, H11958 [5DE], H12053 [8DE]

Rural areas: national policy to improve education and economy, H1827 [5AP]

Senate: legislative cooperation, H11594 [30OC]

Social Security: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (H.R. 3600), E88 [8FE]

Taxation: allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 935), E117 [10FE], E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, H1320 [23MR], H2243 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: Federal farm policies, S312-S314 [3FE], S346-S348 [7FE], S483 [8FE], S1626 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR], S4219 [22MY], S10608-S10611 [17OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S125-S130 [31JA], S317 [3FE], S458-S462, S478, S505-S507 [8FE], S510, S512, S514 [9FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S782-S784 [24FE], S1272-S1274 [8MR], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1625 [23MR], S1696-S1698, S1700, S1702 [27MR], S2031 [3AP], S7502 [25JY], S8359 [12SE]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, S2149-S2151 [5AP], S6784 [14JY], S7044 [17JY]

———impact of congressional and Clinton adminstration agendas on reducing the national debt, S11070 [26OC]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957 [25OC], S11080-S11082, S11101-S11103, S11104, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11279, S11282 [27OC], S11331 [29OC]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]

———prohibit transfer to and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons by individuals under 18, S1478 [21MR]

Clinton, President: visit to Owensboro, KY, school system, S3648 [9MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): report on Vice President Gore's economic plan, S11087 [26OC]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (S. 2390), S2532 [11AP], S2609, S2611 [12AP], S6570 [12JY]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S5542 [21JN], S6465 [11JY], S7439 [21JY], S7459 [24JY]

———funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (S. Res. 291), S2713, S2775, S2776 [13AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3-S5 [24JA], S122-S124 [31JA], S7494-S7498, S7503-S7507 [25JY], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S8250 [8SE], S8359 [12SE], S8785-S8787 [20SE], S8907 [21SE], S9420 [28SE], S9793-S9795 [4OC], S10048 [6OC], S10962 [25OC], S11343, S11344 [29OC], S11350 [30OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: National Women's Law Center's report on child care in the military relative to improving civilian child care, S4184 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: abolish, S10748, S10750 [19OC]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine abuse, S74-S76 [26JA]

———combat methamphetamine production and abuse, S11530 [14NO]

———national drug control policy, S789 [24FE], S2648 [13AP], S2893 [26AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S9562-S9564 [2OC], S11236 [27OC]

Drugs: tribute to drug courts, S4294 [23MY]

———use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5487-S5508 [21JN]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (S. 3156), S9750 [3OC]

———hardrock mining regulations, S7358-S7361 [20JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S528 [9FE], S3220, S3222 [2MY], S6837 [14JY]

Economy: impact of Government on current economic prosperity, S11053 [26OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, S2030 [3AP], S2265 [5AP], S4977 [13JN], S8054-S8060 [6SE], S8620-S8623 [15SE], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957, S10977 [25OC], S11304 [28OC], S11352, S11360-S11365 [30OC]

———review of accomplishments during Reagan administration, S9928-S9931 [5OC]

Education: allow States and local school districts choice in conducting student assessments, S3238 [2MY]

———apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (S. 2452), S2768 [13AP]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S3284-S3292 [3MY]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, S11078-S11080 [26OC], S11483 [1NO]

———funding, S2159-S2161, S2163-S2178, S2194-S2196 [5AP], S2335, S2336, S2337 [6AP], S11816, S11875 [15DE]

———increase student involvement (S. 1773), S505-S507 [8FE]

———issue a nationally standardized school report card to students, S1055 [2MR]

———national policy to improve system, S348 [7FE], S505-S507 [8FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S848-S851 [28FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1625 [23MR], S2709 [13AP], S4978 [13JN], S5604 [22JN], S5726-S5729 [23JN], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S6103 [29JN], S8910, S8912 [21SE], S9358 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10744-S10746, S10748-S10753 [19OC], S10884 [23OC], S10954, S10957, S10965-S10967, S10970-S10972, S10974 [25OC], S11067-S11069, S11074-S11076, S11078-S11080, S11111 [26OC], S11195 [27OC], S11335, S11337, S11340 [29OC], S11358 [30OC], S11401 [31OC]

———national policy to improve system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Comprehensive School Reform Program funding, S3600 [8MY], S6207 [30JN]

———consider State fiscal commitment and equitable distribution of funds in the allocation of Title I funding, S3584-S3591 [8MY], S3676 [9MY]

———extend programs and activities, S9415 [28SE]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S1588 [22MR], S2895-S2897 [26AP], S2950-S2953, S2964 [27AP], S3045-S3178 [1MY], S3230-S3248, S3272 [2MY], S3280-S3322 [3MY], S3453-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3576, S3578-S3601 [8MY], S3629-S3662, S3665-S3679 [9MY], S3906 [11MY], S3952 [15MY], S4027 [16MY], S4253 [23MY], S4443, S4497 [25MY], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5850-S5853 [27JN], S6338, S6341 [10JY], S7522, S7523 [25JY], S8357-S8359 [12SE], S8440, S8441 [13SE], S9017-S9019 [22SE], S9245, S9246 [26SE], S9358 [27SE], S10748 [19OC], S10965 [25OC], S11067 [26OC], S11481, S11483 [1NO]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S3037 [27AP], S3311 [3MY], S3480 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S3479, S3480 [4MY], S4496, S4497 [25MY], S5851 [27JN]

———Migrant Education Program funding, S3597 [8MY]

———remove vocational education funding, S3594, S3595 [8MY]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms, S925 [29FE], S1018 [1MR], S3014 [27AP], S3502 [4MY]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8528 [13SE], S8606-S8608 [14SE], S10611-S10613 [17OC]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10066 [6OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S11070, S11076-S11078, S11080-S11082 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11282 [27OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4513, S4514 [6JN], S4977 [13JN], S5821 [26JN], S7504, S7508 [25JY], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S9565 [2OC], S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064-S11067, S11074-S11076, S11111 [26OC], S11340-S11342 [29OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), S1698 [27MR], S6412 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2888), S7229-S7232 [19JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 3172), S9957 [5OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, S125-S130 [31JA], S1167-S1169 [6MR], S7464-S7466 [24JY], S8250 [8SE]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2307-S2310, S2313-S2317 [6AP]

Senate: legislative cooperation, S1335 [9MR], S4067-S4071 [17MY], S4172-S4181 [18MY], S4372 [24MY], S11104, S11106, S11110 [26OC]

———legislative priorities, S7514-S7520 [25JY], S7587-S7589, S7595, S7614-S7619, S7624, S7629 [26JY], S8041 [6SE], S8879-S8881, S8882-S8885 [21SE], S9132-S9142 [25SE], S11082 [26OC]

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Awareness Month: observance, S3509 [4MY]

Telecommunications: national policy to improve rural areas, S10242 [11OC]

Reports

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices—Colombia: Dept. of State, S5490 [21JN]

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

House Republican Efforts To Attack Education—1994 Through 2000, H10397-H10399 [19OC]

Public Charter Schools and the Core Knowledge Movement: Lexington Institute, E1991 [28OC]

Reports filed

Children's Protection From Violent Programming Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 876) (S. Rept. 106-509), S11131 [26OC]

Educational Opportunities Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2) (S. Rept. 106-261), S2615 [12AP]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 106-503), H572 [29FE]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Colombia Answers Plan Colombia—A Plan for Peace or a Plan for War? Several Human Rights Organizations, S5491 [21JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funds for Educationally and Economically Disadvantaged Schools and Students: Senators Grassley, Harkin, and Hatch, S3588-S3590 [8MY]

Summaries

Basic Access to Secure Health Insurance Coverage Health Plan (BASIC Health Plan) Act (H.R. 5551), E1908 [25OC]

Basic Access To Secure Health Insurance Coverage Health Plan (BASIC Health Plan) Act (S. 3172), S9958 [5OC]

Be All That We Can Be—Lessons From the Military for Improving Our Nation's Child Care System: National Women's Law Center, S4185 [18MY]

Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]

Tables

CBO estimates of Federal education funding in the Senate budget resolution, S2194 [5AP]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Growth in the number of uninsured Americans (1988-98), S7238 [19JY]

Most important reasons for not having health insurance (2000), S7238 [19JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 76, recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect, H356 [14FE]

H.R. 3222, Literacy Involves Families Together Act, H7459-H7461 [12SE]

H.R. 4051, Project Exile—The Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, H2026 [11AP]

H.R. 5194, No Guns for Violent Perpetrators Act, E1517 [18SE]

S. 2, Educational Opportunities Act, S3051-S3142 [1MY]

S. 2888, Health Security for All Americans Act, S7232-S7238 [19JY]

S. 3156, Endangered Species Recovery Act, S9751-S9758 [3OC]

S. Res. 291, DEA funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S2775 [13AP]

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE see Families and Domestic Relations

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS' HOUSING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2112), S867 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2112), S868 [28FE]

Texts of

S. 2112, provisions, S869 [28FE]

DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT

Articles and editorials

Two Presidents—A Shared Legacy, E1387 [27JY]

Why I Changed My Mind About AmeriCorps, S5559 [21JN], E1386 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN] (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Remarks in House

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (H.R. 4740), E1100 [23JN], E1150 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (S. 2764), S5559-S5562 [21JN]

Reports filed

National and Community Service Act and Domestic Volunteer Service Act Programs Appropriations Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2764) (S. Rept. 106-365), S8018 [5SE]

DOMIJANCIC, KATRINA M.

Remarks in House

Girl Scout: Gold Award recipient, E865 [25MY]

DOMINGUEZ, DOMITILIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E144 [15FE]

DOMINICAN AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Bronx, NY: anniversary of the Great Dominican Parade and Festival of the Bronx, E1221 [13JY]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Remarks in House

Bronx, NY: anniversary of the Great Dominican Parade and Festival of the Bronx, E1221 [13JY]

Reports filed

Caribbean and Central American Relief and Economic Stabilization Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 984) (H. Rept. 106-519), H930 [13MR]

Treaty Between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic for the Return of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicles: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Resolutions of ratification

Treaty Between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic for the Return of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicles, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

DOMINQUEZ, DANIEL

Remarks in House

World Flight 2000: tribute to pilots and crew of the Dreamcatcher (airplane), E2147 [7DE]

DONALD, BRUCE J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H8783 [4OC]

DONALDSON, DONALD C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E276 [9MR]

DONAU, ALFRED S., III

Letters

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, E556 [13AP]

DONENFELD, BARRY

Letters

Older Americans Act reauthorization, S11032 [26OC]

DONER, AVA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E428 [28MR]

DONNAR, SARAH

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S5054 [13JN]

DONNE, JOHN

Poems

``Death Be Not Proud'', S7421 [21JY]

DONNELLY, JOSEPH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2051 [1NO]

DONOGHUE, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Dedication Runs in the Family for Donoghues, S1666 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

New England Press Association: Hall of Fame inductee, S1665 [23MR]

DONOGHUE, MICHAEL

Articles and editorials

Dedication Runs in the Family for Donoghues, S1666 [23MR]

Family Values, S641 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

New England Press Association: Hall of Fame inductee, S1665 [23MR]

DONOHO, HARRY D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E18 [27JA]

DONOHUE, THOMAS J.

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9702 [11OC]

DONOVAN, CHARLES A.

Letters

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act, H5297 [27JN]

DONOVAN, ROBERT

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S968 [29FE]

DOOLEY, CALVIN M. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, H1621 [30MR]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), H1674 [3AP]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H6778 [24JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H7991 [21SE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H1078 [15MR]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), H2512 [3MY]

———study best scientific method for the long-term protection of giant sequoia groves (see H.R. 4021), H1118 [16MR]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H6354 [17JY]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H6777 [24JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H2512 [3MY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5843 [11JY]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2463), H6719 [20JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H255 [8FE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H4036 [7JN]

———allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (see H.R. 4218), H2013 [10AP]

———extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (see H.R. 4965), H7366 [7SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1477 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7282 [6SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1852 [5AP]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271), H7281 [6SE]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H3813 [24MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H575 [29FE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7282 [6SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H455 [15FE]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H2412 [2MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see H.R. 5234), H7932 [20SE]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H2770 [9MY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H7723 [18SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1589 [29MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2967 [11MY]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H5241 [27JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2967 [11MY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2340 [13AP]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3049 [15MY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H2606 [4MY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H9505 [6OC]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H3869 [25MY]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H6719 [20JY]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H2411 [2MY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H209 [2FE]

Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H7212 [27JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5656 [29JN]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H1404 [23MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7502 [12SE]

Railroads: preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H4336 [13JN]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2512 [3MY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7933 [20SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4113), H1587 [29MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H6777 [24JY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4784 [20JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7503 [12SE]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H4174 [9JN]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2655 [8MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3309 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H10809 [24OC]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H2512 [3MY]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H2411 [2MY]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H922 [9MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H921 [9MR]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (see H.R. 5271), H8799 [4OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H2967 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: provide security for dams, facilities, and resources (see H.R. 4948), H7002 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: refund certain collections received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act (see H.R. 4847), H6051 [13JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 4518), H3648 [23MY]

House Rules: require that a Chaplain be nominated by the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader prior to election (see H. Res. 447), H1406 [23MR]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2175 [12AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), H7887, H7888 [20SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2598 [4MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3703 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H117 [1FE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), H2362 [2MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10080 [18OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1094 [16MR]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H6701 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3270 [17MY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2175 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6701 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5157 [26JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2445 [3MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2576 [4MY]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3270 [17MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5618 [29JN]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (H.R. 3983), H1052 [15MR]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, E36 [31JA]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: U.S.-European Union Group on Biotechnology funding relative to agricultural biotechnology products approval process, H5157 [26JN]

Roemer, Representative: congratulations on birth of child, H6622 [20JY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4147 [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, H12502 [15DE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4810 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1074 [15MR], H2604 [4MY], H3170 [16MY]

Tributes

Campbell, Carl R., E113 [10FE]

Rodriguez, Armando and Betty, E1239 [14JY]

DOOLITTLE, JOHN T. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4221 [12JN], H4575 [15JN]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

Attack on Christians, India Abroad (publication), E720 [11MY]

Camp Meeting Celebrates the Vision of a Hindu India, Celia W. Dugger, New York (NY) Times, E1952 [26OC]

Christians in India Seek Help From Abroad, Newsroom.org (Internet site), E1056 [20JN]

Protests by Hindu Group Raise Fear in India, New York (NY) Times, E1348 [27JY]

Self Immolation in Front of UP Assembly, Bhupendra Pandey, Hindustan Times (publication), E60 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1119 [16MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H7002 [25JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H90 [31JA] (see H.R. 3573), H2012 [10AP]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H7003 [25JY]

Census: establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H2239 [12AP]

———limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution (see H.R. 4085), H1477 [28MR]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2655 [8MY]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H757 [8MR]

Computers: ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 1686), H3049 [15MY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1589 [29MR]

Croatia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 251), H1852 [5AP]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H922 [9MR]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4592 [15JN]

———dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process (see H.R. 2825), H1077 [15MR]

———National Park Service snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 4560), H3867 [25MY]

———refund certain collections received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act (see H.R. 4847), H6051 [13JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2967 [11MY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1284 [22MR]

Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H1852 [5AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H90 [31JA]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H511 [16FE]

———compel compliance with court decision relative to disclosure of certain information on the labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 4604), H4120 [8JN]

———establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H509 [16FE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H5240 [27JN]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H632 [1MR]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3309 [17MY]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4174 [9JN]

Foreign trade: require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as domestic products (see H.R. 3552), H209 [2FE]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 786), H90 [31JA]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 4744), H5436 [28JN]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 2635), H931 [13MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H2770 [9MY]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H1077 [15MR]

Kyrgyzstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), H1119 [16MR]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Law enforcement officers: authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 4423), H2966 [11MY]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H1477 [28MR]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2771 [9MY]

Medicaid: waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H4336 [13JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see H.R. 3327), H511 [16FE]

National Museum of Jewish Heritage: establish (see H.R. 5287), H8061 [25SE]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines, mills, or during transport (see H.R. 1045), H4121 [8JN]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H4817 [21JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]

Russia: propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance (see H.R. 3027), H5036 [22JN]

———sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H1119 [16MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H4592 [15JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H2512 [3MY]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H3309 [17MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7503 [12SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3649 [23MY]

———prohibit the use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 5146), H7501 [12SE]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H6717 [20JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H5843 [11JY]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3173 [16MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6052 [13JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H1852 [5AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H4591 [15JN]

———treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), H6719 [20JY]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H2341 [13AP]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3813 [24MY]

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H998 [14MR]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H922 [9MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H6719 [20JY]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H4485 [14JN]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: provide cost sharing for CALFED water enhancement programs in California (see H.R. 5130), H7364 [7SE]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (see H.R. 5029), H7207 [27JY]

Puerto Rico: recognize entry into a permanent union with the U.S., based on a delegation of Government powers to the U.S., and guarantee citizenship rights (see H.R. 4751), H5168 [26JN]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H1628 [30MR]

Letters

Designate India as a state sponsor of terrorism: Representative Payne, E1329 [27JY]

Press releases

Council's International Convention Very Successful—Delegates Very Enthusiastic and Upbeat: Council of Khalistan, E1962 [27OC]

Remarks

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), H2662, H2663 [9MY]

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (H. Res. 443), H3541 [23MY]

Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, H8907 [5OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3718 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2842, H2886 [10MY]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11393 [27OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1095 [16MR]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4898 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), H11846, H11847 [13NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4575 [15JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4898 [21JN]

Dragila, Stacy: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1696 [6OC]

EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H1835, H1836 [5AP]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to purchase or paint Federal vehicles any color other than white, H4575 [15JN]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Council of Khalistan International Convention, E1962 [27OC]

India: civil liberties violations of religious minorities, E1055 [20JN], E1329, E1347 [27JY], E1952 [26OC]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E60 [2FE], E195 [29FE]

———designate as a state sponsor of terrorism, E1329 [27JY]

———elections, E254 [9MR]

———human rights violations, E720 [11MY]

Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), H11847, H11848 [13NO]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (H.R. 297), H3539, H3540 [23MY]

———authorize construction and assistance (H.R. 297), corrections in engrossment, H3583 [23MY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1835, H1836, H1839 [5AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1835, H1836 [5AP]

Public lands: restrict Federal acquisition of lands to certain designated areas, H2886 [10MY]

Puerto Rico: recognize entry into a permanent union with the U.S., based on a delegation of Government powers to the U.S., and guarantee citizenship rights (H.R. 4751), E1113 [26JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8907 [5OC]

Sessions, Gwen: Rocklin, CA, Unified School District Elementary School Teacher of the Year recipient, E1807 [17OC]

Taxation: rates, H1838 [5AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2437 [3MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1282 [22MR]

Special order: granted, H11192 [25OC]

Tributes

Brennan, Philip R., E832 [25MY]

Doyle, Robert L., E1488 [14SE]

Packard, Representative, H10888 [25OC]

Simmons, R. Douglas, E1870 [19OC]

DOPACO, INC.

Articles and editorials

Packed Up and Rarin' To Go—McDonald's Has Contracted With Union Packaging, a Minority Business, To Supply Cartons for Its Food, E682 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Union Packaging L.L.C.: tribute, E682 [9MY]

DORAME, MICHAEL

Letters

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S572 [10FE], S3213 [2MY]

DORGAN, BYRON L. (a Senator from North Dakota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7193, S7247, S7248 [19JY], S7342, S7355, S7369, S7401, S7403, S7406 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6815, S6867 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2087, S2122 [4AP], S2191, S2222, S2251, S2253, S2263 [5AP], S2356, S2357, S2363, S2365, S2374 [6AP], S2386 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4634, S4694, S4697 [7JN], S4750, S4864, S4877, S4878 [8JN], S6270, S6273, S6288 [30JN], S6550 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4959, S4961 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5094, S5137 [14JN], S5274 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715, S5738 [23JN], S6028 [28JN], S6078, S6155 [29JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8118, S8121 [6SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5485, S5565 [21JN]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10592 [13OC]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2640 [12AP]

———increase deductibility of professional development and other job-related expenses for teachers (S. 1124), S883 [28FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627, S6694, S6700, S6706 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S899 [29FE], S992, S1031 [1MR], S1054, S1138 [2MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8929, S8986 [21SE]

Analyses

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Sara Rosenbaum, David M. Frankford, and Rand E. Rosenblatt, S7516 [25JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Conferee: H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5020 [13JN]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Arms Control—Senate Needs To Stop Playing With Nuclear Fire, Dallas (TX) Morning News, S2954 [27AP]

Davies, the Man—Who Was Judge Ronald N. Davies? Grand Forks (ND) Herald, S8738 [19SE]

Don't Be Down on the Farm—What We Can Do To Preserve a National Treasure, S483-S485 [8FE]

Fitting Tribute to Judge, Marilyn Hagerty, Grand Forks (ND) Herald, S8738 [19SE]

Idea To Honor Judge Davies Is Appropriate, Terry DeVine, Fargo (ND) Forum, S8739 [19SE]

Nuclear Family Values, Mary McGrory, Washington (DC) Post, S2955 [27AP]

Russia Takes Arms Control Lead, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S2954 [27AP]

USGS Adds Evidence for Outlet, Fargo (ND) Forum, S7997 [5SE]

Will U.S. Lead, or Follow? Milwaukee (WI) Journal Sentinel, S2954 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (see S. 3133), S9759 [3OC]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see S. 577), S870 [28FE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S8024 [5SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S4488 [25MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S217 [1FE]

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (see S. 2440), S10722 [18OC]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4820 [8JN]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S4321 [23MY]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S7690 [26JY]

China, People's Republic of: ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (see S. 2115), S929 [29FE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (see S. 882), S3736 [9MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S4115 [17MY]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see S. 622), S1240 [7MR]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 2617), S4378 [24MY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for scheduling of certain non-emergency medical services (see S. 2007), S4487 [25MY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see S. 2520), S5031 [13JN]

Health: provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S5685 [22JN]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S2871 [25AP] (see S. 2625), S4379 [24MY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S4954 [12JN]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 1016), S4576 [6JN]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4577 [6JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see S. 2399), S3265 [2MY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S9758 [3OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S7165 [18JY]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (see S. 2880), S7072 [17JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S9271 [26SE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S692 [22FE]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S9395 [27SE]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 1729), S2545 [11AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S9037 [22SE]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 277), S5118 [14JN]

———ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S1422 [9MR]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see S. 2353), S2872 [25AP]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S6576 [12JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S690 [22FE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S10424 [12OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S8115 [6SE]

Power resources: simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see S. 1997), S1913 [29MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S8115 [6SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S4577 [6JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S6026 [28JN]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S6144 [29JN]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2947 [26AP]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1327 [8MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S1749 [27MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S7554 [25JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see S. 1974), S8291 [8SE]

Telecommunications: prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (see S. 2476), S3023 [27AP]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with Government ownership (see S. 2793), S5884 [27JN]

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching (see S. 876), S11538 [14NO]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S8115 [6SE]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S9037 [22SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2357), S4392 [24MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10723 [18OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S9202 [25SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S2636 [12AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 3108), S9267 [26SE]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S1815 [28MR]

Correctional institutions: eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (see S. 2318), S1884 [29MR]

Crime: truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 2317), S1884 [29MR]

Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (see S. 2604), S4297 [23MY]

Taxation: allow eligible individuals to elect to pay 15 percent tax on income with a tax return free filing system and reduce burdens of marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax (see S. 3087), S8941 [21SE]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see S. 3098), S9033 [22SE]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Essays

Little World All by Itself: Elizabeth Haugen, S3185 [1MY]

Factsheets

IRS Funding, S8736 [19SE]

Histories

Midgarden Family Legacy, S10888 [23OC]

Letters

BIA school construction funding: Loretta De Long, Turtle Mountain Agency, S9817 [4OC]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: by, S1545 [22MR]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: David A. Kessler, S9258 [26SE]

IRS funding: Charles O. Rossotti, IRS, S8736 [19SE]

Prescription drug importation into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale: John M. Rector, National Community Pharmacists Association, S7377 [20JY]

Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's: Representative Ganske, S7516 [25JY]

Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act: several corporate executives, S9887-S9889 [5OC]

Lists

Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipients, S4815 [8JN]

Victims of gun violence, S8634 [15SE]

Privilege of the floor

Hedger, Kristin, S4928 [9JN]

Mullin, Theresa, S1751 [27MR]

Pieringer, Wayne, S335 [3FE]

Walker, Justin, S4928 [9JN]

Way, Lori, S335 [3FE]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, S341 [3FE]

Agriculture: Federal farm policies, S4219 [22MY], S10608-S10611 [17OC]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1568, S1570 [22MR]

———improve financial situation of family farmers and ranchers, S1443, S1447 [20MR]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 3108), S9267 [26SE]

———price supports for sugar, S4219 [22MY]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4426 [25MY]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7322 [20JY]

———tribute to Rally for Rural America and response to agricultural crisis, S1568, S1570 [22MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7195, S7196, S7197, S7212 [19JY], S7322, S7342, S7343, S7357, S7373, S7377 [20JY], S9019, S9029, S9030 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10608-S10611 [17OC], S10683 [18OC]

Appropriations: legislative process, S9425, S9429 [28SE], S10767, S10768 [19OC], S11506 [2NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9425, S9429 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), S10767, S10768 [19OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6233 [30JN]

———status of legislation, S9137, S9138, S9139, S9140 [25SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S4622, S4623 [7JN]

Arms control: implementation of treaties and agreements, S1195 [7MR], S2877-S2879 [25AP], S2953-S2955 [27AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11506 [2NO]

BIA: health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6503 [12JY]

———school construction funding, S9816, S9818 [4OC]

Budget: enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation, S5980, S5981 [28JN]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2146 [5AP]

———increase the amount for public debt reduction contained in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2193 [5AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6813, S6815 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2146, S2193 [5AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S8620-S8623 [15SE]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S10646-S10648 [18OC]

Butte, ND: effect of agribusiness and Federal agriculture policies on Butte Public School, S3185 [1MY]

Bye, Kermit: nomination to be circuit judge, S760 [24FE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S4221 [22MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8694 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S8044 [6SE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S11343 [29OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9816 [4OC]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10604 [13OC]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S10655-S10658 [18OC]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (S. 2307), S1822 [28MR], S9599 [2OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S9140 [25SE], S11401 [31OC]

Correctional institutions: eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences, S11658-S11660 [6DE]

———eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (S. 2318), S1897, S1899 [29MR]

Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials and sentencing hearings of those accused of the crime, S2831 [25AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2831 [25AP]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S2450 [10AP], S4523 [6JN]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2317), S1897, S1899 [29MR]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, S4524 [6JN], S4931 [9JN]

Customs Service: Automated Commercial System funding, S7593 [26JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S8045 [6SE], S11343, S11344 [29OC], S11401 [31OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7342, S7343 [20JY]

———Red River Trade Council Agriculture Diversity Project funding, S7373 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4622, S4623 [7JN], S4801 [8JN], S5063, S5064, S5065, S5066 [14JN], S5397, S5398 [20JN]

———B-52 bomber electronic jamming equipment funding, S6233 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6233 [30JN]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7038 [17JY]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S9020, S9023 [22SE]

———renewable energy research and development funding, S8282 [8SE]

Dept. of HHS: suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding, S5976 [28JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies, S5094 [14JN]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S1853 [29MR], S4523 [6JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11506 [2NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6503 [12JY], S7038 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9816, S9818 [4OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8735, S8737, S8738 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7591 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5094 [14JN], S5306 [16JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5719, S5721 [23JN], S5976, S5980, S5981 [28JN], S6052, S6079, S6082, S6087, S6091 [29JN], S6204 [30JN]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project funding, S7997 [5SE]

Disasters: congressional support for disaster assistance, S7357 [20JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7142 [18JY], S7195, S7196, S7197, S7212 [19JY], S7377 [20JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S9029 [22SE], S9258 [26SE], S10683 [18OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S8782, S8783, S8784 [20SE]

Economy: impact of Government on current economic prosperity, S11053 [26OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, S8620-S8623 [15SE], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S11304 [28OC]

Education: issue a nationally standardized school report card to students, S1055 [2MR]

———national policy to improve system, S851 [28FE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S1055 [2MR], S2451 [10AP]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S3650, S3651 [9MY]

Elections: decision by Fox Broadcasting Co., and NBC, not to televise Presidential debate, S9844 [4OC]

———Presidential election results, S11769 [14DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3470 [4MY], S3650, S3651 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8282 [8SE]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, S7142 [18JY]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (S. 1191), S132-S134 [31JA], S707, S708 [23FE]

Firearms: gun control, S4523 [6JN], S5780 [26JN], S6828 [14JY], S7223 [19JY], S7515 [25JY], S8339 [11SE], S8634 [15SE], S9846 [4OC], S10149 [10OC], S10615 [17OC], S10911 [24OC], S11780 [14DE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S2450 [10AP]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, S2450 [10AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1713 [27MR], S1801 [28MR], S1862 [29MR]

———protect, S1713 [27MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to North Dakota, S5778 [26JN]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S4524 [6JN], S4931 [9JN], S4970 [12JN], S5063, S5064, S5065, S5066 [14JN], S6052 [29JN], S7591 [26JY], S9019, S9029, S9030 [22SE]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, S1446 [20MR]

———U.S. deficit, S341-S344 [3FE], S1446 [20MR], S4220-S4223 [22MY], S7593 [26JY], S9021 [22SE]

Fort Berthold Reservation: Four Bears Bridge funding, S5306 [16JN]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S1194 [7MR], S1445 [20MR], S1531 [21MR], S3955 [15MY], S3964, S3965 [16MY], S11660 [6DE], S11769, S11770, S11771 [14DE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: INS operation to reunite with father, S2819 [25AP]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S10646-S10648 [18OC]

Government: make all Federal websites available on one all-government portal, S9599 [2OC]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S262, S264, S265 [2FE]

———statements on economic growth and inflation, S1194 [7MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S8045 [6SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), S1698 [27MR], S6412 [11JY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6052 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S2450 [10AP], S4801 [8JN], S6079, S6082, S6087, S6091 [29JN], S7516-S7519 [25JY], S9427 [28SE], S10127 [10OC], S10886 [23OC]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (S. Res. 319), S4930 [9JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619, S8620 [15SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent request, S6340 [10JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), star print, S3955 [15MY]

Koth, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY], S4814 [8JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8735, S8737, S8738 [19SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S132-S134 [31JA], S705, S707, S708 [23FE], S1698 [27MR], S5721 [23JN], S5779 [26JN], S8045 [6SE], S8600, S8601, S8602, S8603 [14SE], S8782, S8783, S8784 [20SE], S10127-S10129 [10OC]

———reform, S6204 [30JN]

Miller, Scot: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY], S4814 [8JN]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (S. 2880), S7151 [18JY]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, S7593 [26JY]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S5397, S5398 [20JN]

NIH: funding, S5719, S5721 [23JN]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10534 [13OC]

North Dakota State University: tribute to Agricultural Experiment Station research team, S695 [22FE]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S10655-S10658 [18OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, S7515 [25JY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S10885, S10886 [23OC]

———dependence on foreign sources, S4969 [12JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S4969 [12JN], S5778 [26JN], S9020, S9023 [22SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S5778 [26JN], S9020, S9023 [22SE]

President Clinton: accomplishments, S11344 [29OC]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2451 [10AP]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 621), S9886 [5OC]

Ronald N. Davies Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Grand Forks, ND: designate, S8738 [19SE], S8787 [20SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11194, S11226 [27OC]

Schools: provide parents, taxpayers, and educators with useful, understandable reports on schools, S3471 [4MY]

Senate: legislative cooperation, S4223 [22MY]

———legislative priorities, S4223 [22MY], S7515 [25JY], S7595 [26JY], S7960 [5SE], S9137, S9138, S9139, S9140 [25SE], S10885 [23OC]

———legislative program, S10884 [23OC]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S10767 [19OC]

Small business: impact of large corporate legal actions on small business operations, S520 [9FE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S10901, S10905, S10906 [24OC]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), S8161 [7SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3077), S8856 [20SE]

SSI: funding, S5980, S5981 [28JN]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (S. 3116), S9379 [27SE]

Taxation: allow eligible individuals to elect to pay 15 percent tax on income with a tax return free filing system and reduce burdens of marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax (S. 3087), S8949 [21SE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2455 [10AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), cloture motion, S2516, S2517 [11AP]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (H.R. 4391), S6813 [14JY]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland, S6815 [14JY]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5676 [22JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S6815 [14JY]

———increase deduction for expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses, S6815 [14JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2454 [10AP]

———phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (S. 3098), S9035 [22SE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6605 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6404, S6405, S6406, S6412, S6414, S6415, S6444 [11JY]

———rates, S8620-S8623 [15SE]

———relief, S11226 [27OC]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate, S6815 [14JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S851 [28FE], S1055 [2MR]

Telecommunications Act: restore ownership limits on television and radio stations, S10902 [24OC]

University of North Dakota: tribute to flying team, S4818 [8JN]

———tribute to men's hockey team, S2450 [10AP]

Votes: correction, S8152 [7SE]

Wyndmere, ND: tribute to Wyndmere High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3686 [9MY]

Testimonies

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Mary Munnings Lewandowski, S10128 [10OC]

Texts of

S. 3087, Fair and Simple Shortcut Tax Plan, S8949-S8952 [21SE]

Tributes

Ashcroft, Senator, S11677 [7DE]

Bush, George W., S11769 [14DE]

Byrd, Senator, S1443 [20MR]

Calautti, Lucy, S5781 [26JN]

Carnahan, Mel, S10606 [17OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7184, S7195 [19JY]

Epstein, Mike, S3277 [3MY]

Gore, Vice President, S11769 [14DE]

Gorton, Senator, S11671 [7DE]

Midgarden, Nils and Inger, S10888 [23OC]

Midgarden Family, S10888 [23OC]

Miller, Gervase, S11909 [15DE]

Miller, Maggie, S4930 [9JN]

DORIS, VIRGINIA L.

Poems

``Francis Scott Key—America's Ultimate Poet and Patriot'', S7829 [27JY], E1364 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1364 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7829 [27JY]

DORMAN, DAVID

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S8224 [7SE]

DORN, EDWIN

Letters

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2290 [6AP]

DORNSIFE, N. CINNAMON

Reports filed

Nomination To Be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

DORSEY, HERMAN S.

Remarks in House

American Association of Blacks in Energy: 2000 James E. Stewart Award recipient, E335 [16MR]

DORSEY, J. MICHAEL

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for Los Angeles County, CA, H7237 [6SE]

U.S. District Court for New Jersey, H11930 [4DE]

DOSS, JAMES H., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E856 [25MY]

DOTY, JUANITA S.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

DOUBLE EAGLE2 (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4617), H4121 [8JN]

DOUBLECLICK CO.

Articles and editorials

DoubleClick Exec Says Privacy Legislation Needn't Crimp Results, S794 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, S794 [24FE]

DOUGHERTY, CHERYL

Remarks in House

Dept. of Education: Fulbright-Hays Scholarship recipient, E889 [6JN]

DOUGHERTY, DICK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E761 [18MY]

DOUGHERTY, JAMES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E147 [15FE]

DOUGLAS, BOB

Articles and editorials

Douglas Takes Bite Out of Award, S10404 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

National Crime Prevention Council: Mac Gray Award recipient, S10404 [12OC]

DOUGLAS, GA

Remarks in House

Coffee Regional Medical Center: recipient of the Georgia Rural Health Association Rural Hospital of the Year award, E2049 [1NO]

DOUGLAS, MELVIN

Remarks in Senate

Olympic games: tribute to Kansas participants, S10244 [11OC]

DOUGLAS COUNTY, OR

Amendments

BLM: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 1725), S9965, S9996 [5OC], H10520 [23OC]

Remarks in House

BLM: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 1725), H1136 [21MR], H10520 [23OC]

Umpqua Training and Employment, Inc.: anniversary, E821 [24MY]

Remarks in Senate

BLM: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 1725), S9996 [5OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1725, Miwaleta Park Expansion Act, H1136 [21MR]

DOUGLASS, FREDERICK

Bills and resolutions

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9606 [2OC] (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), H8717-H8720 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), S11180 [26OC]

———establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (S. 3147), S9608 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5331, Frederick Douglass memorial establishment in the District of Columbia or its environs, H8717 [3OC]

DOUGLASS, JEFF

Articles and editorials

Freedom's Worth (excerpt), H3492 [22MY]

DOUGLASS, JOHN W.

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6676 [20JY]

DOUTY, SHEILA

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute to California's 41st Congressional District participants, E1457 [13SE]

DOVALINA, RICK

Letters

Nomination of Richard A. Paez to be circuit judge, S1345 [9MR]

DOVE, CHRISTOPHER S. (KIT)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E990 [13JN]

DOVE, MARSHALL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11941 [15DE]

DOVE CREEK, CO

Remarks in House

Dove Creek Community Health Clinic: tribute, E1946 [26OC]

DOWDULL, GEORGE

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S5710 [22JN]

DOWNEY, MIKE

Articles and editorials

One Last Hope for Teenager Who Deserves a Break, S37 [24JA]

DOWNING, BRUCE

Remarks in House

United Way of the Northern Shenandoah Valley: Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E369 [21MR]

DOWNINGTOWN, PA

Remarks in House

Downingtown Senior High School: tribute to boys' soccer team, H704 [8MR]

DOYLE, EILEEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1619 [28SE]

DOYLE, MICHAEL F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3926 [6JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7281 [6SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H997 [14MR]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H757 [8MR] (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H1285 [22MR]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5655 [29JN]

Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054), H3309 [17MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H341 [10FE]

Children and youth: expand access to health care (see H.R. 4932), H7212 [27JY]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see H.R. 4829), H7212 [27JY]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H1120 [16MR]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H9011 [5OC]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7503 [12SE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Consumers: protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H5956 [12JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H998 [14MR]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H5169 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure milk producers receive a fair price for milk marketed for domestic consumption and establish a National Milk Pricing Board (see H.R. 5052), H7208 [27JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5085 [23JN]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H11195 [25OC]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2412 [2MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H219 [7FE]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6471 [18JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2123 [11AP]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H9768 [11OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H6778 [24JY]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H7997 [22SE]

Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H10809 [24OC]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1477 [28MR]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H90 [31JA]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3926 [6JN]

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H2512 [3MY]

———make permanent the authority under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 3841), H6470 [18JY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H3925 [6JN]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H6470 [18JY]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H511 [16FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7366 [7SE]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H6470 [18JY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

———improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H8201 [26SE]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H2341 [13AP]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H574 [29FE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H373 [14FE]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see H.R. 5091), H12095 [14DE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H1406 [23MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H11207 [26OC]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H1284 [22MR]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H2906 [10MY]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H511 [16FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5180), H8736 [3OC]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H758 [8MR]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H50 [27JA]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H4675 [19JN]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H2012 [10AP]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H7365 [7SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H4035 [7JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H373 [14FE]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3867 [25MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H373 [14FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2122 [11AP]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H998 [14MR]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H278 [9FE]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H4817 [21JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H8201 [26SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4121 [8JN]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H6052 [13JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H8062 [25SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H5436 [28JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3926 [6JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H7281 [6SE]

———extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), H50 [27JA]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H3926 [6JN]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H4817 [21JN]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H6600 [19JY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H209 [2FE]

———prohibit the use of risk-based managed care payments for certain administrative costs (see H.R. 3682), H4817 [21JN]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7723 [18SE]

———reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), H373 [14FE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H511 [16FE]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Middle East: U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H2906 [10MY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H9901 [12OC]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H7365 [7SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2905 [10MY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H50 [27JA]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 4429), H2966 [11MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8617 [2OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1285 [22MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2771 [9MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H3868 [25MY]

Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 2784), H3813 [24MY]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H9901 [12OC]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H8469 [28SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H574 [29FE]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H4674 [19JN]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H4121 [8JN]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4651), H6355 [17JY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7366 [7SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H5169 [26JN]

Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 4420), H6471 [18JY]

Taxation: allow certain individuals a credit for elective deferrals and individual retirement account contributions (see H.R. 2553), H6599 [19JY]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H342 [10FE]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), H7578 [13SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3869 [25MY]

———exclusion from gross income of the sale or exchange of qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 5054), H8617 [2OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H5241 [27JN]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H5737 [10JY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H1120 [16MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H455 [15FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H5240 [27JN]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H5240 [27JN]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H1119 [16MR]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H4036 [7JN]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H8617 [2OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H8617 [2OC]

———treatment of payments received pursuant to the Declaration on Extraordinary Emergency Because of Plum Pox Virus (see H.R. 5211), H8062 [25SE]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3438), H2340 [13AP]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H6720 [20JY]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H5084 [23JN]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4131), H2239 [12AP]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H6777 [24JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H921 [9MR]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2012 [10AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H9011 [5OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7281 [6SE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5037 [22JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

National parks and recreation areas: establish the Steel Industry National Historic Park in Pennsylvania and extend the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail between Cumberland, MD, and Pittsburgh, PA (see H.R. 5030), H7207 [27JY]

Remarks

Carroll, Elizabeth Rose: Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition winner, E719 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1708 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4545 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4545 [15JN]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1708 [4AP]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1867 [6AP]

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments (H. Res. 453), H1636 [3AP]

Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition: report on the future of the U.S. steel industry and the role of technology, E1482 [14SE]

Votes: position on missed, E780 [19MY]

DOYLE, ROBERT L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1488 [14SE]

DRAGILA, STACY

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, E1696 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

Olympic games: tribute for participation, S8410 [12SE], S9851 [4OC]

DRAIN, TIFFANY

Remarks in House

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (fraternal organization): ``What the Pledge of Allegiance Means to Me,''national essay contest award recipient, E1724 [6OC]

DRAKE, GRACE L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2099 [14NO], E2132 [6DE]

DRAKE UNIVERSITY

Remarks in Senate

Sports: tribute to women's basketball team, S1876 [29MR]

DRAYTON, THELMA (TC)

Remarks in Senate

Agape Ministries: establishment of Thelma (TC) Drayton Award, S1666 [23MR]

DREAMCATCHER (airplane)

Remarks in House

World Flight 2000: tribute to pilots and crew, E2147 [7DE]

DREAZEN, YOCHI J.

Articles and editorials

Bankruptcy Pace for Individuals Is Accelerating, S11633 [6DE]

DREIER, DAVID (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3116 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3268 [17MY], H3317 [18MY]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2596 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 4397), H2769 [9MY]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 701), H1629 [30MR]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H7366 [7SE]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H4783 [20JN]

Crime: prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H7933 [20SE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H2012 [10AP]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H4175 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4175 [9JN]

———participate in Inland Empire regional water recycling and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation projects and aid construction of California regional brine lines (see H.R. 4531), H3869 [25MY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), H757 [8MR]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H342 [10FE]

FDIC: merge deposit insurance funds (see H.R. 3899), H921 [9MR]

Financial institutions: promote openness, transparency, and efficiency in international government procurement through capacity building and third-party procurement monitoring (see H.R. 3116), H455 [15FE]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H633 [1MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2512 [3MY]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3869 [25MY]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H1406 [23MR]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H6778 [24JY]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 5155), H7502 [12SE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1852 [5AP]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6599 [19JY]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (see H.R. 3994), H1077 [15MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1958 [6AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7503 [12SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2340 [13AP]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7366 [7SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H922 [9MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4717), H5085 [23JN]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H1851 [5AP]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 4170), H4036 [7JN]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 5004), H7206 [27JY]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2340 [13AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3413 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 432), H10473 [19OC]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (see H.R. 5362), H8735 [3OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (see H. Res. 510), H3648 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H509 [16FE]

Forrest, Fred: relief (see H.R. 4364), H2410 [2MY]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

Letters

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: by, Committee on Rules (House), H1003 [15MR]

Motions

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5316, H5317 [28JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9674 [11OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8109 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), consideration (H. Res. 674), H12517 [15DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 675), H12517 [15DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1491 [29MR]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, H3086, H3120, H3126 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3120, H3126 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3086 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration (H. Res. 545), H5853 [12JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1293, H1299 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H2246 [13AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8904, H8905, H8906 [5OC]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, H11508 [29OC]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), amendment process, H7 [27JA]

———increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9049 [6OC]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7555 [13SE]

———Southern California transportation projects funding, H9022 [6OC]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6409 [18JY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), unanimous-consent request, H6086 [17JY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2964 [11MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3289, H3292, H3294, H3295, H3296, H3297 [17MY], H3515, H3516, H3517 [22MY], H3593 [23MY], H3709 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3652, H3653, H3656, H3657, H3660 [24MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1431 [28MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10412 [19OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6979 [25JY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 523), H4348 [14JN]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 558), H6546 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3039 [15MY], H3268, H3271 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9652 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3188 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (H.R. 1649), H1622 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), H10412 [19OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9022 [6OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5060 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4047 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4846, H4847 [21JN]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12056 [8DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9674 [11OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H97 [1FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 598), H8414 [28SE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), consideration (H. Res. 472), H2258 [13AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco, H7088 [26JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2573 [4MY]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1202 [22MR]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3268, H3271 [17MY]

Fox, Vicente: inauguration as President of Mexico, H11942 [4DE]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, H11508 [29OC]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5624 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H97 [1FE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), amendment process, H1291 [23MR]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H1622 [30MR], H1942 [6AP], H6710, H6711 [20JY], H9048 [6OC]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 356), H2259 [13AP]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 382), H2259 [13AP]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 640), H10412 [19OC]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 488), H2569 [4MY]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 676), H12517 [15DE]

———waive certain requirements with respect to consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 375), H2259 [13AP]

———waive certain requirements with respect to consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 383), H2259 [13AP]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), amendment process, H1623 [30MR]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8705 [3OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 434), H775 [9MR]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 4700), H6744 [24JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (H. Res. 530), H4931 [22JN]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5305 [28JN]

Mexico: elections, H6041 [13JY]

———elections (H. Res. 544), H6946 [25JY]

Minimum wage: level, H11212 [26OC]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (H. Res. 434), H775 [9MR]

NASA: transfer of certain Jet Propulsion Laboratory functions, H4846, H4847 [21JN]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H3188 [17MY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1180 [22MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5060 [23JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1622 [30MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1622 [30MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8904, H8905, H8906 [5OC]

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems, H8414 [28SE]

———funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1422 [28MR]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11212 [26OC]

Senate: legislative program, H7090 [26JY]

Social Security: reduce payroll taxes, H10236 [18OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1622 [30MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H282, H283 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4084 [8JN]

———relief, H11212 [26OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3832 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7137 [27JY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), consideration (H. Res. 475), H2258 [13AP]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), unanimous-consent agreement, H6753 [24JY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10356 [19OC]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (H.R. 2563), H1299 [23MR]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (H. Res. 528), H4789 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2965 [11MY], H6047 [13JY], H11943 [4DE]

Summaries

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act (H.R. 853): Dreier Amendment on Establishing a 2-year Budget Cycle, H3079-H3082 [16MY]

Tributes

Capps, Lisa, H268 [9FE]

Freeman, Russell A., E979 [12JN]

Goodling, Representative, H8625 [3OC]

Packard, Representative, H10887 [25OC]

DRESS, JAMES

Articles and editorials

``Hero'' Label 12 Years in the Making, E35 [31JA]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E35 [31JA]

DRESSELHAUS, MILDRED S.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Dept. of Energy Office of Science Director: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S4378 [24MY]

DRETCHEN, KENNETH L.

Letters

Research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5557 [29JN]

DREWES, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1499 [18SE]

DREXEL, KATHERINE

Remarks in House

Catholic Church: canonization into sainthood, E1719 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

Catholic Church: canonization into sainthood, S9939 [5OC]

Roman Catholic Church: sainthood canonization, S10645 [18OC]

DREYER, DON

Remarks in House

New York: Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E1333 [27JY]

DREYFUS, ANDREW

Letters

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act, S5270 [15JN]

DRISCOLL, DAVID H.

Letters

Early learning programs funding, S3667 [9MY]

DROGIN, BOB

Articles and editorials

Missile Shield Analysis Warns of Arms Buildup, H3970 [7JN]

DRUCKER, PETER F.

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 5370), H8735 [3OC]

DRUG ABUSE see Drugs

DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT ACT

Letters

Provisions: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6376 [18JY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6376 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2634), H6374-H6377 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Drugs: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment, S11892, S11893 [15DE]

Texts of

H.R. 2634, provisions, H6374 [18JY], H7200 [27JY]

DRUG COMPETITION ACT

Articles and editorials

Driving Up Drug Prices, S7908 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2993), S7840 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2993), S7908 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 2993, provisions, S7908 [27JY]

DRUG COURT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3191), S10411 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3191), S10415 [12OC]

Texts of

S. 3191, provisions, S10415 [12OC]

DRUG DEALER LIABILITY ACT

Descriptions

Provisions (H.R. 1042), H9536 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1042), H9535-H9537 [10OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1042, provisions, H9535 [10OC]

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

Articles and editorials

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions

Drugs: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see S. Res. 291), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

———reimburse expenses incurred to remediate methamphetamine laboratories (see S. 2780), S5735 [23JN]

Letters

Criminal penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, H8256 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H437-H442 [15FE], H1552-H1554 [29MR], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H4776-H4779 [20JN]

Drugs: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, H5046, H5071 [23JN], H11291 [26OC], E474 [3AP]

Jackson County, OR: tribute to law enforcement personnel involved in collaborative counter-drug efforts, H762 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S9562-S9564 [2OC], S11236 [27OC]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, S5625 [22JN]

———funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S5542 [21JN], S6465 [11JY], S7439 [21JY], S7459 [24JY]

———funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (S. Res. 291), S2713, S2775, S2776 [13AP]

———increase funding to Federal law enforcement agencies to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S2648 [13AP]

Reports filed

Nomination of Donnie R. Marshall To Be DEA Administrator: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Julio F. Mercado To Be DEA Deputy Administrator: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 291, funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S2775 [13AP]

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES ACT

Remarks in Senate

Colorado: tribute to Grand Futures (organization) for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America: tribute to National Leadership Forum for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

DRUG IMPORT FAIRNESS ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3240), H5428 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3240), H360 [14FE], H1731 [4AP], H2096 [11AP], H2635 [8MY], H3858 [25MY], H5426-H5434 [28JN], E1235 [14JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3240, provisions, H5426 [28JN]

DRUG PRICE COMPETITION AND PATENT TERM RESTORATION ACT

Remarks in House

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, H7742 [19SE], E1527, E1528, E1529 [19SE]

DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Reauthorize (see H.R. 5427), H9634 [10OC]

DRUGS related term(s) Crime

Addresses

New Imperialism—The Attack on World Tax Havens: Robert E. Bauman, E1868 [19OC]

Amendments

Controlled Substances Act: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (H.R. 2130), H55 [31JA]

Correctional institutions: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11644 [6DE]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5428 [28JN]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054 [13JN]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]

Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act (H.R. 5563), E1959-E1961 [27OC]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]

Appointments

Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse, H7216 [6SE]

Articles and editorials

Abuse Program Believes in Ability Without State Aid—Faith-Based Effort Serves as Example, H6832 [25JY]

Ad Blitz Erodes Democrats' Edge on Prescription Drugs, S11290 [27OC]

Addicts Get Tough Love at Victory, H6832 [25JY]

Anti-Drug Folly—U.S. Aid Plan Would Raise Stakes in Colombian Conflict, S5500 [21JN]

Bush Hits Gore on Drugs, Taxes, S8631 [15SE]

Canada's Medicine Won't Cure U.S. System, E1104 [23JN]

Colombia Aid Bill Would Escalate a Failed Policy; Drugs—Treatment and Reducing Cocaine Consumption Is a Better Way To Go, S5500 [21JN]

Complex Drug Labels Bury Safety Message, E1027 [15JN]

Congress Must Act on Colombia, H1530 [29MR]

Cops, Crime and Clergy—Boston's Commish on How the New Alliance Between Police and Preachers Works, H6834 [25JY]

Counter-Drug Military Assistance for Colombia, S5500 [21JN]

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs—An Ethical Perspective, S11532 [14NO]

Douglas Takes Bite Out of Award, S10404 [12OC]

Dr. Truth, S62 [26JA]

Driving Up Drug Prices, S7908 [27JY]

Drug-Industry Mergers Fail To Boost Research, Development, Study Finds, E973 [12JN]

Easter Special to Ex-Addicts, H6831 [25JY]

Easy Access to Nation's Secrets Poses Security Threat, S4654 [7JN]

Every Parent Should Take a Drug Test—Learn About Inhalants, What You Don't Know May Surprise You, H3751 [24MY]

Felons Gain Access to the Nation's Secrets, S4652-S4654 [7JN]

Florida's Drug War—Looking Back—And Ahead, S7862 [27JY]

Genetic Research—Foes of Biotechnology Ignore Global Hunger, S61 [26JA]

GOP Team, Praises Drug Rehabilitation Program, H6831 [25JY]

Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]

Joint Venture—When Pot's Prescribed, the High Way Leads to the Compassion Flower Inn, E1177 [30JN]

New Holy War, H6834 [25JY]

Physician and the Pharmaceutical Detail Man—An Ethical Analysis, S11532 [14NO]

Physicians and the Pharmaceutical Industry—Is a Gift Ever Just a Gift?, E418 [27MR]

Prescription Drug Costs—Has Canada Found the Answer?, E1673 [4OC]

Probe of Security Clearances Urged—Senator Says Contract Hirings Pose a Threat, S4651 [7JN]

Rebel Attacks on 2 Colombian Villages Kill 30, H1530 [29MR]

Reckonings—Prescription for Failure, E1346 [27JY]

Saving Colombia, S2655 [13AP]

Savior of the Streets, H6833 [25JY]

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

State of the Union Recognition Casts San Antonio in Limelight, H6831 [25JY]

Three-Part Attack on Gore, S8750 [19SE]

To Colombians, He Is the War on Drugs, E657 [4MY]

Welfare From the Streets, H6830 [25JY]

What's So Great About Canada's Medical System?, E1460 [13SE]

Who's Afraid of Genetic Engineering?, S60 [26JA]

Who's Teaching the Doctors? Drug Firms Sponsor Required Courses—And See Their Sales Rise, E419 [27MR]

Why the High Cost of Prescription Drugs Is a Problem We Can't Afford To Ignore, H5309 [28JN]

Without Biotechnology, We'll Starve—Agricultural Genetic Engineering Is Subject to More Safeguards Than Many Unaltered Foods We Eat, S61 [26JA]

Wrong Fix, H6832 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 4780), H5435 [28JN]

Antitrust policy: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 2993), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE] (see H.R. 5313), H8405 [27SE]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10412 [12OC]

Children and youth: protect from drug traffickers (see H.R. 5312), H8405 [27SE]

Computers: enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (see S. 3208), S10619 [17OC] (see H.R. 5476), H10036 [17OC]

Consumers: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see S. 2520), S3691 [9MY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H. Res. 477), H2340 [13AP]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see S. 2464), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 4869), H6469 [18JY]

———require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs (see S. 2466), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 4764), H5240 [27JN]

Controlled substances: treatment (see H.R. 5326), H8406 [27SE]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 2908), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5563, 5567), H11206 [26OC]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see S. 3124), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

———require pre-release drug testing of Federal prisoners (see S. 2008), S86 [26JA]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (see S. 2619), S4378 [24MY]

Courts: establish a Federal drug court program (see S. 3191), S10411 [12OC]

———establish alternative sentencing procedures for certain nonviolent drug offenses (see H.R. 5608), H11716 [31OC]

Crime: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———increase penalties for possessing or using a firearm in the commission of a crime and require juveniles possessing or using a firearm to be tried as adults (see H.R. 3597), H254 [8FE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see S. Res. 291), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

———reimburse expenses incurred to remediate methamphetamine laboratories (see S. 2780), S5735 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 4443), H2966 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: pilot program to establish methamphetamine incident response and training teams for drug emergency areas (see H.R. 3675), H509 [16FE]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S4297 [23MY]

Drug-Free Communities Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5427), H9634 [10OC]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see S. 3157), S9861 [4OC] (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2333), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2379), S2347 [6AP] (see S. 2566, 2568), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H509 [16FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: clinically superior modifications to previously approved or licensed drugs (see H.R. 4242), H2122 [11AP]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 3051), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5247), H7990 [21SE]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 4969), H7127 [26JY]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (see S. 2743), S5240 [15JN]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12066 [8DE]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see S. 2731), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4964), H7127 [26JY]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (see S. 2038), S489 [8FE] (see S. 2738), S5240 [15JN]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (see S. 2527), S3692 [9MY]

———voluntary reporting of medication error information to assist in developing and disseminating recommendations and information on preventing medication errors (see H.R. 3672), H509 [16FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see S. 2517), S3612 [8MY]

Inhalants: prevent abuse (see H.R. 4565), H3868 [25MY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H641 [2MR]

Law enforcement: combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H3867 [25MY]

———develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (see S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

Medicaid: make drug pricing information available to the public (see S. 2963), S7839 [27JY]

Medicare: allow tax deduction for Medigap and Medicare+Choice plans including outpatient prescription drug and long-term care benefits, and establish new Medigap policies including such benefits (see S. 2237), S1392 [9MR]

———coverage of drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 5501), H10472 [19OC]

———coverage of oral drugs to treat low blood calcium levels or elevated parathyroid hormone levels for patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 4628), H4174 [9JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN] (see S. 2836), S6257 [30JN] (see S. 3016, 3017), S8197 [7SE] (see S. 3107), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4743), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN] (see H.R. 5151), H7501 [12SE] (see H. Res. 435), H756 [8MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———coverage of pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 5140), H7365 [7SE]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H2511 [3MY]

———create official website that allows beneficiaries to purchase safe and competitively priced domestic and international prescription drugs (see H.R. 5142), H7365 [7SE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see S. 2399), S2527 [11AP]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2319), S1884 [29MR]

———establish a voluntary program for low-income beneficiaries to obtain assistance in paying for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4235), H2121 [11AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S4460 [25MY] (see S. 2957), S7839 [27JY]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4236), H2122 [11AP]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (see S. 2905), S7448 [21JY] (see H.R. 5039), H7207 (see H.R. 5099), H7209 [27JY] (see H.R. 5320), H8405 [27SE] (see H.R. 5614), H11781 [1NO]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2342), S2106 [4AP] (see S. 2807), S6015 [28JN] (see H.R. 4680), H4591 [15JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (see H. Res. 539), H5239 [27JN]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 2232), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 3887), H920 [9MR]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 5467), H9900 [12OC]

———revise coverage of immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 5276), H8061 [25SE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with AIDS and provide coverage of drugs used for treatment (see H.R. 4557), H3867 [25MY]

Methamphetamines: facilitate environmental cleanup caused by the manufacture of methamphetamines and impose new monetary fines for the manufacture and trafficking of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5589), H11445 [27OC]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. 3021), S8197 [7SE] (see S. Res. 366), S9861 [4OC] (see H.R. 5155), H7502 [12SE]

Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (see S. 2238), S1392 [9MR]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H2339 [13AP]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: designate (see S. Res. 351), S8342 [11SE]

———support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 371), H6052 [13JY]

National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: establish (see S. 2473), S2940 [26AP]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 5327), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5330), H8468 [28SE]

———revise compensation rules for vaccines administered before effective date of such program (see H.R. 5168), H7577 [13SE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S381 [7FE] (see H. Res. 437), H921 [9MR]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (see S. 2267), S1596 [22MR] (see S. 2340), S2040 [3AP]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Res. 257), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3673), H509 [16FE]

Pharmaceuticals: abbreviate applications for the approval of new drugs (see H.R. 5231), H7932 [20SE]

———availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

———provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (see S. 2501), S3328 [3MY]

———provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 4772), H5240 [27JN]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3636), H340 [10FE]

Prescription drugs: distribution (see H.R. 4301), H2338 [13AP]

Schools: ensure implementation of adequate safeguards before distributing certain prescribed medications to students (see H.R. 4083), H1405 [23MR]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (see H.R. 5123), H7364 [7SE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

States: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H5655 [29JN]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Tariff: Exisulind (see S. 2862), S6677 [13JY] (see H.R. 4767), H5240 [27JN]

———HIV/AIDS drugs (see S. 2129, 2130), S1024 [1MR]

———R115777 (see S. 2628), S4379 [24MY]

———rhinovirus drugs (see S. 2131), S1024 [1MR]

———(S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (see S. 2391), S2526 [11AP]

———(S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-E-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (see S. 2392), S2526 [11AP]

Taxation: allow a credit to individuals attaining age 65 for certain drug and health insurance expenses (see H.R. 4234), H2121 [11AP]

———allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 4472), H3172 [16MY]

———allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H7932 [20SE]

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (see S. 2465), S2940 [26AP] (see H.R. 3665), H454 [15FE]

———impose a discriminatory profits tax on pharmaceutical companies that charge higher prices to domestic wholesale distributors than to foreign wholesale distributors (see S. 3103), S9195 [25SE]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4088, 4089), H1405 [23MR]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 4686), H4591 [15JN]

Tobacco products: increase legal age for smoking (see H.R. 4432), H2966 [11MY]

Briefs

Medicare+Choice reimbursement system: Minnesota congressional delegation, E1173-E1176 [30JN]

Descriptions

Drug Dealer Liability Act (H.R. 1042), H9536 [10OC]

Excerpts

Court depositions in Chetan Desai, et al. v. Jayaprakash K. Kamath, et al. relative to profits from the sale of chemotherapy drugs, E1578 [25SE]

Executive orders

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3802 [10MY]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]

Clinton Administration's Colombia Aid Proposal, H1054 [15MR]

Growing Emergency in Colombia, H1054 [15MR]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act (S. 2743), S5269 [15JN]

What About Human Rights Abuses in Colombia?, H1054 [15MR]

Why Colombia Matters to the U.S., H1054 [15MR]

Invitations

Treatment of diabetic patients: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Inc., E11 [27JA]

Letters

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3795 [10MY]

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Treatment and Assistance Act: Senator Torricelli, S9890 [5OC]

Assignment of Armed Forces personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities: Brian E. Sheridan, Dept. of Defense, E793 [19MY]

Biotechnology research: several scientists, S63 [26JA]

Buprenorphine use in treating drug addiction: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S9112 [22SE]

Colombian counter-drug efforts: Andres Pastrana, President of Colombia, S5498 [21JN]

Colombian drug enforcement efforts relative to procurement of helicopters: Colombian Ministry of Defense, S5529 [21JN]

Colombian drug interdiction assistance: Representatives Burton and Gilman, H5925 [12JY]

———Representatives McGovern and Moakley, H493 [16FE]

Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act: Ward Dean, H61 [31JA]

District of Columbia inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage of contraceptives by health insurance plans: Dennis M. Schnurr, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H7056 [26JY]

Drug Addiction Treatment Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6376 [18JY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6376 [18JY]

Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies: Dyann F. Wirth, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S11311 [28OC]

———Gail H. Cassell, American Society for Microbiology, S11311 [28OC]

———Jean-Pierre Garnier, SmithKline Beecham (business), S11312 [28OC]

———Jordan J. Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S11310 [28OC]

———Ronald L. Cada, Association of Public Laboratories, S11311 [28OC]

———several medical and health organizations, S11310 [28OC]

———Stephanie B.C. Bailey, National Association of County and City Health Officials, S11311 [28OC]

———William J. Martone, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, S11311 [28OC]

Facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain FDA approved drugs: several Representatives, H5428 [28JN]

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices: Representative Stark, E1656 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid: Fred Hassan, Pharmacia Corp., E1883 [23OC]

———Representative Stark, E2033, E2037-E2039 [31OC]

Grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco, and reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products: John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, E371 [21MR]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: David A. Kessler, S9258 [26SE]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H9702 [11OC]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H9702 [11OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H9702 [11OC]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network-Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., H9703 [11OC]

———Representative Archer, S10685 [18OC]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Commerce (House), S10684 [18OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S10688 [18OC]

———Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10688 [18OC]

———Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H9702 [11OC]

———several Representatives, H9703 [11OC]

———several patient and survivor organizations, H9703 [11OC]

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act: Carla J. Stovall, National Association of Attorneys General, S10621 [17OC]

———Henri R. Manasse, Jr., American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, S10622 [17OC]

———John A. Gans, American Pharmaceutical Association, S10621 [17OC]

———Linda F. Golodner, National Consumers League, S10622 [17OC]

———Peter M. Neupert, drugstore.com, Inc., S10622 [17OC]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1882 [23OC]

———Adam Zaveski, E1179 [30JN]

———Gail Rattigan, S837 [28FE]

———Harriett Simmons, H8894 [5OC]

———Horace B. Deets, Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, E124 [10FE]

———Julia Kanopsky, H4169 [9JN]

———Louise Jarnac, H3401 [18MY]

———Mary Hudson, H9806 [11OC]

———Paul and Lois Van Valkenburgh, H8281 [27SE]

———Representative Stark, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E279 [9MR]

———Virginia Langell, H7900 [20SE]

Medicare reimbursement of prescription drug costs at the average wholesale price: Representative Stark, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1620, E1622-E1624 [28SE]

Medicare Rx 2000 Act: Laurie M. Flynn, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, H5359 [28JN]

Medicare+Choice program improvements: several senior citizen organizations, S10669 [18OC]

NIH biomedical research funding: Anna D. Barker and Margaret Foti, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., H7074 [26JY]

———Corrina P. Smith, PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome Association, Inc., H7084 [26JY]

———Cynthia Clay, H7084 [26JY]

———Darwin J. Prockop, MCP Hahnemann University, H7074 [26JY]

———David B. Moore, Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding, H7074 [26JY]

———David G. Kaufman, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, H7073 [26JY]

———Eric S. Lander, Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy, H7073 [26JY]

———Gerald Litwack, Jefferson Medical College, H7074 [26JY]

———Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, University of California, San Diego, H7084 [26JY]

———Lynn Smaha, American Heart Association, H7073 [26JY]

———Rajen Dalal, Chiron Corp., H7084 [26JY]

———several Representatives, H7073 [26JY]

Prescription drug importation into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale: John M. Rector, National Community Pharmacists Association, S7377 [20JY]

———Representative Dingell, S7206 [19JY]

———Ronald J. Streck, National Wholesale Druggists' Association, S7206 [19JY]

Reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research: Dan Schulder, National Council of Senior Citizens, S6097 [29JN]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S6097 [29JN]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S6097 [29JN]

Transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund Dept. of Justice litigation against tobacco industry: several veterans organizations, H4496 [15JN]

Urgent support for Colombia to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts: Representative Lantos, H1530 [29MR]

Use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services: several religious leaders, S5491 [21JN]

———several substance abuse organizations, S5489 [21JN]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act: Andrew Dreyfus, Massachusetts Hospital Association, S5270 [15JN]

———David Johnson, Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, S5270 [15JN]

Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act: Mark E. Litow, Milliman & Robertson, Inc., S2652 [13AP]

———Roland E. (Guy) King, King Associates (business), S2651 [13AP]

Voluntary plan under which eligible Medicare beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs: Roland E. (Guy) King, King Associates (business), S1901 [29MR]

Lists

Biomedical Research Caucus events, H7078 [26JY]

Cosponsors of H. Res. 437, NIH biomedical research funding, H7073 [26JY]

Legislation cleared by Congress, signed into law, or en route to the President for his signature since Labor Day, S10887 [23OC]

Supporters of H. Res. 437, NIH biomedical research funding, H7074 [26JY]

Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act savings for monthly expenses, S2653 [13AP]

Memorandums

Facilitate the Importation Into the U.S. of Certain FDA Approved Drugs: Christopher J. Sroka, Congressional Research Service, H5430 [28JN]

Physician Prescribing Practices in Japan, E1620 [28SE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: President Clinton, S3256 [2MY], S10799 [19OC], S11128 [26OC], H2374 [2MY], H10461 [19OC], H11297 [26OC]

Motions

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5383, H5397, H5398 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5303, H5316, H5317 [28JN]

Opinion polls

Prescription drug plan for stronger Medicare: Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies (business), S4975 [13JN]

Press releases

FTC Charges Drug Manufacturers With Stifling Competition in Two Prescription Drug Markets: FTC, H5309 [28JN]

Proclamations

National Biotechnology Month: President Clinton, S60 [26JA]

Questions and answers

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: Senators Domenici and Graham, S5646 [22JN]

Regulations

Hospital Outpatient Department prospective payment system for prescription drugs: Health Care Financing Administration, E1276 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health, H6359 [18JY]

AID: U.N. Drug Control Program economic development activities funding, H1555 [29MR]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (H.R. 4780), E1146 [29JN]

Antitrust policy: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (H.R. 5235), E1538 [20SE]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H3275-H3277 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H6604 [20JY], E766 [18MY]

———limit number of military personnel in Colombia, H1542, H1543 [29MR], H1610, H1611 [30MR]

———use of personnel to strengthen drug enforcement activities along U.S.-Mexico border, H614 [1MR], H1080 [16MR], H1633 [3AP], H11200 [26OC]

Baltimore, MD: needle exchange program, H3643 [23MY]

Black History Month: observance, H149-H154 [1FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H258 [9FE]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1976-H1984 [10AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, E1218 [13JY]

California: California: Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention initiative, H8914 [5OC]

———tribute to National Guard for efforts to combat illegal drugs, E1670 [4OC]

Caribbean nations: drug interdiction assistance, H3645 [23MY]

Children and youth: authorize grants for education programs to combat inhalant abuse, H3751 [24MY]

———protect from drug traffickers (H.R. 5312), H9950, H9951 [17OC], E1865 [19OC]

Cincinnati, OH: Reading Community Junior Senior High School Esteem Team recipient of Ohio BEST Practices Award, E2134 [6DE]

Coast Guard: funding, H1021, H1022 [15MR]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H610 [1MR], H704 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H939, H981 [14MR], H1000, H1053, H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1141 [21MR], H1248 [22MR], H1287 [23MR], H1486-H1493, H1504-H1513, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP]

———condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1543-H1546 [29MR]

———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1521-H1540 [29MR], H1617, H1618 [30MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H159-H161 [1FE], H379, H437-H442 [15FE], H492 [16FE], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H3644 [23MY], H5599, H5604, H5613-H5616 [29JN], H5924, H5925 [12JY], H6022 [13JY], H7242, H7248-H7253 [6SE]

———eliminate all drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding in emergency supplemental appropriations, H1608-H1610 [30MR]

Committee on Government Reform (House): review of health care activities, E2230 [15DE]

Committee on Science (House): release of report on plant genome science, H2016 [11AP]

Computers: enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (H.R. 5476), E1808 [17OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H1 [24JA], H5848, H5850 [12JY], H6783 [25JY], H10755 [24OC]

Consumers: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H7937, H7938 [21SE], H8206 [27SE], H9638, H9639, H9670, H9672-H9680, H9693-H9708 [11OC], H10394 [19OC], E1866 [19OC], E1891 [24OC], E1903 [25OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5427-H5433 [28JN], H5849 [12JY], H7875, H7907-H7914 [20SE], H8052, H8053 [25SE], H11753 [1NO], E1460 [13SE]

Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (H.R. 1042), H9535-H9537 [10OC]

———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (H.R. 2130), H55-H62 [31JA]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (H.R. 5563), E1959 [27OC]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), H9951-H9954 [17OC]

Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing, H150 [1FE]

Crime: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2125, H2126, H2127 [12AP], E545 [12AP]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E1097 [23JN]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, H5046, H5071 [23JN], H11291 [26OC], E474 [3AP]

Dearden, Dennis: Gang Resistance Education and Training Program National Principal of the Year award recipient, E51 [1FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8592 [2OC]

Dept. of Defense: expand drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H158-H163 [1FE], H981-H983 [14MR]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3992-H3999 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (H.R. 4443), E715 [11MY]

———senior citizens programs funding, H4297-H4300 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: modify eligibility requirements for Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program grants, H1936, H1937 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: Weed and Seed Program funding, H5151 [26JN]

———Weed and Seed Program funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4993 [22JN]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H7283 [7SE]

District of Columbia: inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage of contraceptives by health insurance plans, H7055-H7058 [26JY], H7176 [27JY], H7583, H7584 [14SE]

———prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7588-H7590 [14SE], H8752, H8753 [4OC]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7031, H7032, H7034, H7035, H7050-H7053 [26JY], H7283 [7SE]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, H8251 [27SE]

———combat methamphetamine production and abuse, H1482, H1540, H1541 [29MR], E461, E464, E468 [30MR], E2221 [15DE]

———international narcotics control funding, H437-H442 [15FE], H1505, H1506, H1552-H1554 [29MR], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H4776-H4779 [20JN]

———national drug control policy, H158-H163 [1FE], H437-H442 [15FE], H610, H614 [1MR], H979-H983 [14MR], H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1468-H1473 [28MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP], H2115-H2120 [11AP], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H3165-H3169 [16MY], H3642-H3646 [23MY], H3913-H3918 [6JN], H4333 [13JN], H4776-H4779 [20JN], H5741, H5836-H5841 [11JY], H6042-H6047 [13JY], H6461-H6466 [18JY], H7248-H7253 [6SE], H7864-H7868 [19SE], H8192-H8195 [26SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9897 [12OC], H9910 [17OC], H11777-H11779 [1NO]

Drug courts: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1141 [21MR], H1482, H1490, H1492, H1493, H1494, H1524-H1540 [29MR], H1619 [30MR]

Eckerd Corp.: sponsorship of ``Drug Quiz Show'' drug abuse education program, E598 [2MY]

Education: suspend student loans to individuals convicted of drug offenses, H610 [1MR]

Eugene, OR: tribute to local television stations for simulcast of documentary about the effects of drug abuse, E360 [21MR]

FDA: Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5684, H5685 [10JY], H5817 [11JY], E1209 [11JY], E1760 [12OC]

———clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H360 [14FE], H1731 [4AP], H2096 [11AP], H2635 [8MY], H3858 [25MY], H5426-H5434 [28JN], E1235 [14JY]

———consolidation of offices funding, H6652-H6654 [20JY], E1374 [27JY]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), H1945, H1946 [6AP], H5428, H5430 [28JN], H7913, H7915 [20SE], E1235 [14JY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco, H7087-H7090 [26JY], E1169 [30JN]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4042), H1127 [21MR], E371 [21MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4207), H1847-H1849 [5AP], H2114 [11AP], H2503 [3MY]

———investigate drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare, E1655 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

———investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid, E1882 [23OC], E2033, E2037 [31OC]

———prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5693, H5694 [10JY], E1212 [11JY]

———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5696-H5700, H5705-H5709 [10JY], E1198 [11JY]

———prohibit funding to vaccine-related advisory committees that grant conflicts of interest waivers, H5777-H5779 [11JY]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (H.R. 3677), E2230 [15DE]

———Supreme Court decision relative to jurisdiction over tobacco, H1288 [23MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to Medicare Rx 2000 Act, H5301, H5302 [28JN]

Foreign policy: prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, H2587 [4MY], E734 [16MY]

Gagne, Len: tribute to efforts relative to delivery of prescription drugs to military retirees in Oregon, H928 [13MR]

Government: impact of regulations on personal liberties, H186 [2FE]

Government regulations: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment (H.R. 2634), H6374-H6377 [18JY]

Haiti: U.S. policy, H7194 [27JY]

Health: encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (H. Res. 672), E2160 [8DE]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, H11313 [26OC]

———frequency of antibiotic use relative to increase in drug resistant infectious disease, H6359 [18JY]

———recognize differences in organ transplantation between adults and children and study immunosupressive drugs provided to children, H1700, H1701 [4AP]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors, H7006 [26JY]

———review of immunization and vaccine programs, E2230 [15DE]

———shortage of influenza vaccinations, E2015 [28OC]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1141 [21MR], H1482, H1490, H1492, H1493, H1494, H1524-H1540 [29MR], H1619 [30MR], H4197-H4201 [12JN]

Hear O'Israel International, Inc.: tribute to Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000, E861 [25MY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9458-H9461 [6OC], H10450-H10452 [19OC], H10803-H10805 [24OC], H11594 [30OC]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (H.R. 1977), H1062 [15MR]

International Conference on Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery: tribute, E161 [16FE]

ITC: study the impact of prescription drug prices on the economy, E1299 [21JY]

Jackson County, OR: tribute to law enforcement personnel involved in collaborative counter-drug efforts, H762 [9MR]

Law enforcement: combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (H.R. 4553), H3857 [25MY]

Medicare: coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (H.R. 1796), E1866 [19OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H16-H18 [27JA], H79 [31JA], H367 [14FE], H496-H501 [16FE], H579, H580 [1MR], H1000 [15MR], H1127 [21MR], H1303, H1304, H1305, H1333 [23MR], H1945, H1946 [6AP], H2186, H2190-H2200 [12AP], H2257, H2320 [13AP], H2485, H2488-H2501 [3MY], H2619 [8MY], H2974 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H3183, H3184, H3185 [17MY], H3312, H3313, H3401 [18MY], H3620-H3625 [23MY], H3934, H3963 [7JN], H4168 [9JN], H4226 [13JN], H4343, H4345, H4480 [14JN], H4596, H4659-H4670 [19JN], H4679, H4680 [20JN], H4910, H4911, H4916-H4928 [21JN], H5077 [23JN], H5175 [27JN], H5821-H5827 [11JY], H5878-H5880 [12JY], H6031 [13JY], H6097-H6102 [17JY], H6526-H6528, H6566, H6569, H6570, H6573-H6576 [19JY], H7067 [26JY], H7221, H7253-H7259 [6SE], H7284, H7348 [7SE], H7546, H7563 [13SE], H7707-H7715 [18SE], H7875, H7899, H7902-H7916 [20SE], H7936, H7937, H7938, H7939, H7968-H7970, H7983-H7985 [21SE], H8036, H8041-H8047, H8052 [25SE], H8066 [26SE], H8205, H8206, H8281, H8298, H8299 [27SE], H8410, H8411 [28SE], H8629, H8732-H8734 [3OC], H8744, H8796 [4OC], H8894 [5OC], H9454, H9455 [6OC], H9706, H9806 [11OC], H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10816, H10882, H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11535, H11595-H11601, H11609 [30OC], H11750, H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11786, H11792, H11803-H11807 [2NO], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E123 [10FE], E279 [9MR], E531 [11AP], E697 [10MY], E722 [15MY], E1179 [30JN], E1302 [21JY], E1346 [27JY], E1485 [14SE], E1613 [27SE], E1673 [4OC], E1779 [13OC], E1866 [19OC], E1882 [23OC], E1910 [25OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, H7507 [13SE], H9642 [11OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H458, H459, H460, H461 [16FE], H1461-H1463 [28MR], E411 [23MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 3482), H3753 [24MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 4607), E951 [9JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 4770), H5426 [28JN], E1188 [10JY], E1276 [19JY]

———create official website that allows beneficiaries to purchase safe and competitively priced domestic and international prescription drugs (H.R. 5142), E1423 [7SE]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for prescription drugs, H4293-H4296 [13JN]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (H.R. 4236), E527 [11AP]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program, H10816 [25OC], H11806 [2NO]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H4916 [21JN], H5073, H5077, H5078, H5079 [23JN], H5088 [26JN], H5173 [27JN], H5319-H5415 [28JN], H5439, H5440, H5441, H5442 [29JN], H6781 [25JY], H7852-H7858 [19SE], H7977-H7983 [21SE], H8110 [26SE], H8745 [4OC], H9701 [11OC], H11532 [30OC], E1104 [23JN], E1159, E1162, E1172, E1179 [30JN], E1188 [10JY], E1203 [11JY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5300-H5318 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), motion to recommit, H5396 [28JN]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (H.R. 3887), E270 [9MR]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H579, H580 [1MR], H4916, H4920-H4928 [21JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H336 [10FE], H418-H425 [15FE], H458, H459, H460, H461 [16FE], H1461-H1463 [28MR], H3297-H3300 [17MY], H4659-H4664 [19JN], H7910, H7911 [20SE]

———reimbursement of prescription drug costs at the average wholesale price, E1524 [19SE], E1620, E1622 [28SE]

———reimbursement rates for drugs, E2194 [15DE]

———revise coverage of immunosuppressive drugs (H.R. 5276), E1581 [25SE]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, H12445, H12485 [15DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimbursement levels for chemotherapy drugs, E1578 [25SE]

Methamphetamine: penalties for operating laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, H8253, H8254, H8260, H8261 [27SE]

Mexico: drug interdiction assistance, H3644 [23MY]

———foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, H614 [1MR], H980 [14MR]

Middletown, NY: tribute to Periwinkle National Theatre for drug education efforts, E2115 [4DE]

Miller, Devin: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award recipient, E101 [9FE]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Thomas More High School Jennie Fund initiative to provide scholarships to students willing to participate in Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) program, E549 [12AP]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: support goals and ideas (H. Con. Res. 371), H6734 [24JY], E2126 [5DE]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, E20 [27JA], E30, E31, E36 [31JA], E49 [1FE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (H.R. 5327), E1606 [27SE]

Nevada: tribute to prescription drug plan for senior citizens, H7219 [6SE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7072-H7085 [26JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, H762 [9MR], H962 [14MR], H6624, H6625 [20JY]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS administrative account, H6642-H6645 [20JY]

———proposed program to encourage placement of anti-drug messages in television programing, H5741 [11JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit interference with certain foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to make pharmaceuticals or medical technologies more affordable, H5151-H5153 [26JN]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H6016 [13JY]

Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (H.R. 1598), E1581 [25SE]

———provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (S. 1172), E1581 [25SE]

Peru: elections, H3916 [6JN]

Pharmaceutical industry: require industry to disclose average prices charged for drugs in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, H5775, H5776 [11JY]

———research and development costs, E10 [27JA], E531 [11AP]

———research and development costs disclosure, H5774 [11JY]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, H7742 [19SE], E1527, E1528, E1529 [19SE]

———impact of pharmaceutical company mergers on prices, competition, and research activities, E973 [12JN]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 3636), E114 [10FE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H2096 [11AP], H5441 [29JN], H7908-H7915 [20SE], H8053 [25SE]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, H4291-H4293 [13JN]

Prescription drugs: distribution (H.R. 4301), E586 [13AP]

Rasch, Sunna: Dept. of Education John Stanford Education Heroes Award recipient, E2115 [4DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8909-H8914 [5OC], H11201 [26OC], H11774-H11779 [1NO], H12053 [8DE]

Schools: provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (H.R. 5123), H7380-H7384 [12SE]

Senior citizens: limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs (H. Con. Res. 152), H8796 [4OC]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 5081), E1366 [27JY]

States: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (H.R. 4802), E1176 [30JN]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6820-H6823, H6826-H6837 [25JY], H8250, H8252, H8262 [27SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, H8262 [27SE]

———revise and extend programs (H.R. 4867), H6376, H6377 [18JY], H6474 [19JY], E1258 [18JY]

Taxation: allow a credit to individuals attaining age 65 for certain drug and health insurance expenses (H.R. 4234), H2019 [11AP]

———allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (H.R. 4472), H3058 [16MY]

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (H.R. 3665), H2281 [13AP], E148 [15FE]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (H.R. 4088), E411 [23MR], E417 [27MR]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (H.R. 4089), H2280 [13AP], E411 [23MR], E417 [27MR], E886 [6JN]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (H.R. 4686), E1026 [15JN]

TEAM8 Communities Coalition: tribute to efforts to combat juvenile crime in Michigan communities, E1574 [22SE]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H1847-H1849 [5AP]

U.N. Drug Control Program: contributions by countries to fund activities, E95 [8FE]

U.S-Mexico Border Conference: meeting, H1768 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (S. 3169), S9950 [5OC]

Antitrust policy: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 2993), S7908 [27JY]

Armed Forces: expand authority for support for civilian law enforcement agencies, S64 [26JA]

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: offer of drug for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV to developing countries, S7421 [21JY]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (S. Res. 375), S10427 [12OC], S10840 [19OC]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: National Training Center leadership development funding, S11865 [15DE]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2087-S2094 [4AP], S2145-S2155 [5AP], S2667, S2678 [13AP]

Coast Guard: funding, S1257, S1258 [8MR]

———maritime patrol aircraft funding, S4096 [17MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S2655-S2660 [13AP], S4182-S4184 [18MY], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527, S5537-S5539, S5542-S5547 [21JN], S5618-S5620 [22JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

———certification of U.S. support for the Colombian Government, military, and rule of law relative to assistance, S5509 [21JN]

———condemn kidnapping of U.S. citizens by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and encourage the European community to assist with their safe return, S5511 [21JN]

———condition aid on U.S. public support of anti-drug efforts, S5446, S5447 [20JN]

———drug interdiction assistance, S63-S65 [26JA], S2648, S2655-S2660 [13AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S5521-S5527 [21JN], S5618-S5620, S5623, S5626 [22JN], S6228-S6232, S6235 [30JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

———provide helicopters to assist in drug enforcement efforts, S5515-S5519, S5526, S5528, S5529 [21JN], S5626 [22JN]

Colorado: tribute to Grand Futures (organization) for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America: tribute to National Leadership Forum for efforts in drug control, S11558 [5DE]

Computers: enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (S. 3208), S10620-S10623 [17OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S7496, S7503-S7509 [25JY], S10886 [23OC], S10899-S10901 [24OC], S10962 [25OC]

Consumers: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7142 [18JY], S7194-S7216 [19JY], S7377 [20JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S9029 [22SE], S9255, S9258 [26SE], S10523 [13OC], S10669, S10675-S10678, S10681-S10688, S10691-S10698, S10732 [18OC]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (S. 2520), S3693-S3695 [9MY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S1862 [29MR], S2320 [6AP], S8781-S8785 [20SE]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S4171 [18MY]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (S. 2464), S2942 [26AP], S4171 [18MY]

———require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs (S. 2466), S2944 [26AP]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 2908), S7477 [24JY]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11655 [6DE]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (S. 2619), S4380 [24MY]

Courts: establish a Federal drug court program (S. 3191), S10415 [12OC]

Crime: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, S5625 [22JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S5542 [21JN], S6465 [11JY], S7439 [21JY], S7459 [24JY]

———funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (S. Res. 291), S2713, S2775, S2776 [13AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S10962 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: increase cooperation with Cuba on drug interdiction efforts, S5533 [21JN]

———policy and guidelines on personnel activities in Colombia relative to anti-drug efforts, S5613, S5614 [22JN]

———prohibit the issuance of security clearances to employees or contractors with histories of criminal activity or substance abuse, S4651-S4656 [7JN], S6448 [11JY]

———Synthetic Aperture Radar facility funding, S7739 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: drug prosecution and incarceration funding for county and local governments along the U.S.-Mexico border, S6670 [13JY]

Detroit, MI: tribute to ``Youth Connection'' campaign, S1881 [29MR]

Douglas, Bob: National Crime Prevention Council Mac Gray Award recipient, S10404 [12OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, S2893 [26AP]

———combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (S. 2612), S4317 [23MY], S9846 [4OC]

———combat methamphetamine abuse, S74-S76 [26JA]

———combat methamphetamine production and abuse, S11530 [14NO]

———national drug control policy, S789 [24FE], S2648 [13AP], S2893 [26AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S9562-S9564 [2OC], S11236 [27OC]

Drug courts: tribute, S4294 [23MY]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, S7142 [18JY]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (S. 1191), S132-S134 [31JA], S707, S708 [23FE], S840 [28FE]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco, S2411 [7AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2333), S1990-S1993 [30MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2379), S2350, S2351 [6AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2566), S4016-S4018 [16MY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2568), S4018 [16MY]

———Office of Generic Drugs funding, S7329, S7330, S7376 [20JY]

Federal agencies: increase funding to law enforcement agencies to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S2648 [13AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, S8799 [20SE]

Foreign aid: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5511-S5515, S5525-S5527 [21JN]

———use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5487-S5508 [21JN]

Foreign policy: prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, S3037-S3039 [27AP], S3471 [4MY], S3792-S3807, S3818, S3823 [10MY], S3860, S3868, S3871, S3876 [11MY]

Gallatin County, MT: tribute to Drug Treatment Court, S4007 [16MY]

Government regulations: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment, S9111-S9115 [22SE], S11892, S11893 [15DE]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety, S6212 [30JN]

———create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (S. 2743), S5268-S5271 [15JN]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11307-S11314 [28OC]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (S. 2731), S5115-S5117 [14JN]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (S. 2038), S489-S491 [8FE]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (S. 2738), S5263 [15JN]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (S. 2527), S3735 [9MY]

Homeless: substance abuse prevention and treatment services funding, S6188 [30JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S3572-S3574 [8MY]

Law enforcement: develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

———Federal law enforcement agencies funding to strengthen drug enforcement activities, S5533 [21JN]

Medicaid: make drug pricing information available to the public (S. 2963), S7855-S7858 [27JY]

Medicare: allow tax deduction for Medigap and Medicare+Choice plans including outpatient prescription drug and long-term care benefits, and establish new Medigap policies including such benefits (S. 2237), S1411 [9MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S132-S134 [31JA], S657 [22FE], S705-S709 [23FE], S837 [28FE], S1188-S1191 [6MR], S1659 [23MR], S1698 [27MR], S1851-S1853 [29MR], S1947 [30MR], S2030 [3AP], S2059, S2063, S2084 [4AP], S2324 [6AP], S2390, S2427 [7AP], S2571 [12AP], S2675, S2676, S2681, S2683, S2688, S2689 [13AP], S2891, S2893 [26AP], S2958 [27AP], S4171 [18MY], S4513 [6JN], S4974-S4978 [13JN], S5609, S5636-S5641, S5643, S5645, S5646 [22JN], S5721, S5726, S5731 [23JN], S5779, S5786 [26JN], S6442, S6446 [11JY], S6632-S6636, S6643 [13JY], S6796 [14JY], S7006, S7050 [17JY], S7085 [18JY], S7627 [26JY], S7962, S7980 [5SE], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S8160 [7SE], S8245-S8250, S8272-S8274 [8SE], S8536-S8538, S8569, S8600-S8604 [14SE], S8629, S8630 [15SE], S8748-S8750 [19SE], S8773-S8776, S8780-S8789 [20SE], S9127 [25SE], S9334, S9335 [27SE], S9415-S9418, S9422 [28SE], S9565 [2OC], S9835-S9838 [4OC], S9923, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10667-S10669 [18OC], S10960-S10962, S10968 [25OC], S11065 [26OC], S11531 [14NO], S11564 [5DE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (S. 2541), S3839-S3850 [10MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, S10383 [12OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1480), S7, S8 [24JA], S124, S125 [31JA], S315 [3FE], S656 [22FE], S751-S753 [23FE], S787 [24FE], S1042 [1MR], S1162-S1164 [6MR], S1203 [7MR], S1267 [8MR], S1482 [21MR], S2032-S2034 [3AP], S3694 [9MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1535), S104 [26JA], S5879 [27JN], S6253 [30JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2758), S5465-S5467 [20JN], S5719 [23JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2836), S8091-S8093 [6SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3016), S8198-S8204 [7SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3017), S8204 [7SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3107), S9254 [26SE], S9357 [27SE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (S. 2399), S2541 [11AP], S2713 [13AP]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2319), S1899-S1901 [29MR], S2650-S2653 [13AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals, S11898 [15DE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (S. 2644), S4557 [6JN], S4921 [9JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (S. 2957), S7849 [27JY]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program, S10669 [18OC]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (S. 2905), S7449 [21JY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit, S8775, S8869 [20SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), S6182 [29JN], S6185 [30JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (S. 2807), S6020 [28JN]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits, S8536, S8537 [14SE], S8748-S8750 [19SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (S. 2232), S1400-S1402 [9MR]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, S2032-S2034 [3AP], S4974-S4978 [13JN], S9839 [4OC]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (S. 731), S838-S840 [28FE], S11564 [5DE]

———reimbursement levels for free-standing cancer hospitals for outpatient services, S11481 [1NO]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, S11225 [27OC], S11821 [15DE]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (S. 1074), S9889, S9890 [5OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, S6797 [14JY]

Methamphetamine: penalties for operating laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, S9108 [22SE], S9187 [25SE]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. 3021), S8212-S8214, S8241 [7SE]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. Res. 366), S9884 [5OC], S10272 [11OC]

Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (S. 2238), S1413 [9MR]

Naches, WA: Naches Valley High School Leadership Class recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S299 [2FE]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: designate (S. Res. 351), S8344 [11SE]

———support goals and ideas (H. Con. Res. 371), S8639 [15SE]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, S58-S63, S95 [26JA], S144-S146 [31JA]

National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: establish (S. 2473), S2944 [26AP]

National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance: funding, S8746 [19SE]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (S. Res. 323), S5160 [14JN]

National Pharmacy Week: observance, S11491 [1NO]

Native Americans: allow purchase of prescription drugs from the Federal Supply Schedule, S7715 [26JY]

———authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054, S5055 [13JN]

Nevada: National Guard Counterdrug Reconnaissance and Interdiction Detachment Unit funding, S7742 [27JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (S. Res. 253), S383 [7FE], S488 [8FE]

———require proposal to ensure reasonable rate of return from drug manufacturers on drugs developed with Federal funding or research, S5832-S5834 [27JN]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2267), S1616 [22MR]

———establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2267), placed on the calendar, S1619 [23MR]

———establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), S7509-S7511, S7520, S7526-S7528 [25JY]

———establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), unanimous-consent request, S6056, S6057 [29JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S8746 [19SE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Res. 257), S638 [10FE]

Pharmaceutical industry: research and development costs, S1862 [29MR]

Pharmaceuticals: direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, S11489 [1NO]

———provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (S. 2501), S3328 [3MY], S11564 [5DE]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, S6096-S6099 [29JN], S6186 [30JN]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S1071, S1072, S1097 [2MR], S2950-S2953 [27AP]

Senate: legislative priorities, S8041 [6SE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, S9106, S9108 [22SE]

———promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence (S. 976), S9842 [4OC]

Tariff: R115777 (S. 2628), S4391 [24MY]

———(S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (S. 2391), S2532 [11AP]

———(S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-E-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (S. 2392), S2532 [11AP]

Taxation: deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (S. 2465), S2943 [26AP]

———impose a discriminatory profits tax on pharmaceutical companies that charge higher prices to domestic wholesale distributors than to foreign wholesale distributors (S. 3103), S9199 [25SE]

Reports

Comparision Between House and Senate Legislation on Drug Interdiction Assistance to Colombia: Mary M. McCarthy and Helena Olea, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, H5614 [29JN]

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices—Colombia: Dept. of State, S5490 [21JN]

Global Infectious Disease Threat: National Intelligence Council, S3823-S3825 [10MY]

NIH Biomedical Research Funding: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding, H7075-H7077 [26JY]

Prescription Drugs with Foreign Labels, H9674 [11OC]

Use of Armed Forces Personnel To Support Civilian Law Enforcement: Dept. of Defense, E794 [19MY]

Youth Challenge Case Study: Collette Caprara, H6829 [25JY]

Reports filed

Amateur Sports Integrity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2340) (S. Rept. 106-278), S3328 [3MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4680, Medicare Rx 2000 Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 106-705), H5239 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program—Unproven Force Protection: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-556), H1674 [3AP]

Medicare Rx 2000 Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4680) (H. Rept. 106-703), H5239 [27JN]

Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2987) (H. Rept. 106-878), H7990 [21SE]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1507) (S. Rept. 106-306), S4564 [6JN]

Nomination of Donnie R. Marshall To Be DEA Administrator: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Julio F. Mercado To Be DEA Deputy Administrator: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2731) (S. Rept. 106-505), S10715 [18OC]

U.S.-Panama Partnership Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3673) (H. Rept. 106-803), H7205 [27JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Hear O'Israel International, Inc., Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000: Houston, TX, Mayor and City Council, E862 [25MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5397 [28JN]

Statements

Biotechnology Research: National Research Council, S63 [26JA]

———President Clinton, S63 [26JA]

Buprenorphine Use in Treating Drug Addiction: Charles O'Brien, S9113 [22SE]

Colombia Answers Plan Colombia—A Plan for Peace or a Plan for War? Several Human Rights Organizations, S5491 [21JN]

District of Columbia Inclusion of Conscience Clause in Legislation Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives by Health Insurance Plans: Several District of Columbia City Council Members, H7057 [26JY]

Marijuana Legislation: Bryce James, Will W. Gusakov, and Jeremiah H. Spofford, E1484 [14SE]

Need for Alternative Activities To Keep Kids From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco: April Niles, Blake Kincaid, Craig Stevens, and Nate Powers, E1580 [25SE]

NIH Biomedical Research Funding: Biomedical Research Caucus, H7077 [26JY]

Power of Choice: Several Vermont High School Students, E1475 [13SE]

Prescription Drug Costs: Kayla Gildersleeve, Angela Deblasio, and Tess Grossi, E1579 [25SE]

Registration Requirements for Practitioners Who Dispense Narcotic Drugs for Maintenance or Detoxification Treatments: Representatives Bliley and McCollum, H8259 [27SE]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act: American Health Quality Association, S5270 [15JN]

Youth Challenge Program: Raul Gonzalez, H6828 [25JY]

Studies

Rural Case Studies on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, S8 [24JA]

Summaries

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act (S. 3208), S10621 [17OC]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act (S. 2743), S5269 [15JN]

Tables

Comparision between the Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act and the Clinton administration proposal on Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2652, S2653 [13AP]

Comparision of prescription drug prices in Washington (State) and Canada, S2091 [4AP]

Comparison between George W. Bush's and Vice President Gore's Medicare reform plans, S10962 [25OC]

Economic costs of major illnesses, H7075 [26JY]

Prescription drug import provisions in agriculture appropriations legislation, S10525 [13OC]

Republican tax proposals effects on prescription drug prices, H2281 [13AP]

U.N. Drug Control Program funding pledges by countries, E96 [8FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 371, support goals and ideas of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, H6734 [24JY]

H. Res. 437, NIH biomedical research funding, H7072 [26JY]

H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 4680, Medicare Rx 2000 Act, H5300 [28JN]

H. Res. 672, encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza, E2160 [8DE]

H.R. 1042, Drug Dealer Liability Act, H9535 [10OC]

H.R. 2130, Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act, H55-H57 [31JA]

H.R. 2634, Drug Addiction Treatment Act, H6374 [18JY], H7200 [27JY]

H.R. 3240, Drug Import Fairness Act, H5426 [28JN]

H.R. 4493, Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Act, H9952 [17OC]

H.R. 4680, Medicare Rx 2000 Act, H5319, H5334-H5349 [28JN]

H.R. 5123, School Safety Hotline Act, H7380 [12SE]

H.R. 5312, Protecting Our Children From Drugs Act, H9950 [17OC]

S. 1507, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S5054 [13JN]

S. 2237, Seniors' Security Act, S1411-S1413 [9MR]

S. 2333, Tobacco Regulatory Fairness Act, S1991 [30MR]

S. 2399, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplantation Patients Act, S2541 [11AP]

S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

S. 2501, Generic Pharmaceutical Access and Choice for Consumers Act, S3329-S3331 [3MY]

S. 2517, School Safety Act, S3614 [8MY]

S. 2541, Medicare Expansion for Needed Drugs (MEND) Act, S3840-S3848 [10MY]

S. 2612, Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act, S9847 [4OC]

S. 2628, tariff on R115777, S4391 [24MY]

S. 2850, Community Oriented Policing Services Against Drugs Act, S6574 [12JY]

S. 2905, Medicare+Choice Program Improvement Act, S7450 [21JY]

S. 2908, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S7478-S7482 [24JY]

S. 2957, Medicare Self-Administered Medications Act, S7849 [27JY]

S. 2993, Drug Competition Act, S7908 [27JY]

S. 3016, Medicare Temporary Drug Assistance Act, S8199-S8204 [7SE]

S. 3017, Medicare Temporary Drug Assistance Act, S8204-S8209 [7SE]

S. 3051, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, S8590 [14SE]

S. 3169, Minor Animal Species Health and Welfare Act, S9951-S9955 [5OC]

S. 3191, Drug Court Act, S10415 [12OC]

S. Res. 253, Biomedical Revitalization Resolution, S383 [7FE]

S. Res. 257, negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces at the Panama Canal, S637 [10FE]

S. Res. 291, DEA funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S2775 [13AP]

S. Res. 323, National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day, S5119, S5161 [14JN]

S. Res. 351, National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, S8344 [11SE]

S. Res. 366, grant Mexico a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, S9864 [4OC], S9884 [5OC], S10272 [11OC]

S. Res. 375, tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts in Bolivia, S10427 [12OC], S10840 [19OC]

DRUGSTORE.COM, INC.

Letters

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act, S10622 [17OC]

DRUMMOND, LAURA

Statements

Otter Teen Network, E1475 [13SE]

DRUNKEN DRIVING

Bills and resolutions

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H2339 [13AP]

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: tribute to Century Council and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for development of the Alcohol 101 interactive CD-ROM program, E569 [13AP], E661 [4MY]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Thomas More High School Jennie Fund initiative to provide scholarships to students willing to participate in Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) program, E549 [12AP]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): anniversary, E1413 [6SE]

Safety: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, H9019-H9025, H9047 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

Safety: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, S5226 [15JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY], S10055 [6OC]

DRY CLEANING ENVIRONMENTAL TAX CREDIT ACT

Letters

Provisions: Joseph C. Bonner, Bank of America Corp., E1370 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1303), E1369 [27JY]

DUANE, PATRICIA AND MICHAEL

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 5610), H11716 [31OC]

DUBLIN, GA

Bills and resolutions

Carl Vinson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center: convey certain real property (see H.R. 5075), H7209 [27JY] (see H.R. 5139), H7365 [7SE]

Remarks in House

Carl Vinson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center: convey certain real property (H.R. 5139), H8630, H8631 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5139, Carl Vinson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dublin, GA real property conveyance, H8630 [3OC]

DUCA, REECE

Remarks in House

University of California, Santa Barbara: Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E973 [12JN]

DUCHESNE, UT

Bills and resolutions

Water: convey certain rights (see S. 2350), S2107 [4AP]

Remarks in Senate

Water: convey certain rights (S. 2350), S2115 [4AP]

DUCHESNE CITY, UT

Remarks in House

Water: convey certain rights (H.R. 3468), H6883, H6884 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Water: convey certain rights (H.R. 3468), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

Reports filed

Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2350) (S. Rept. 106-478), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3468) (H. Rept. 106-737), H6353 [17JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3468, Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act, H6883 [25JY]

DUCHESNE CITY WATER RIGHTS CONVEYANCE ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3468), H6883, H6884 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3468), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2350) (S. Rept. 106-478), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3468) (H. Rept. 106-737), H6353 [17JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3468, provisions, H6883 [25JY]

DUCHNOWSKI, KRISTA

Poems

``Transportation'', E937 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: tribute to Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program Poetry Contest winners, E937 [9JN]

DUFF, JOHN B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H7844 [19SE]

DUFFY, HEIDI KIRK

Remarks in Senate

Germany: Order of Merit recipient, S7828 [27JY]

DUFFY, JAMES

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S1307 [8MR]

DUFRESNE, PAULA

Statements

Date/Acquaintance Rape, E1533 [19SE]

DUGAN, MIKE

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9702 [11OC]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11225 [26OC]

DUGGER, CELIA W.

Articles and editorials

Camp Meeting Celebrates the Vision of a Hindu India, E1952 [26OC]

DUGGIN, FRANCIS J.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Mediation Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7447 [21JY]

DUKES, MORGAN AND MARIE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5553 [21JN]

DULANEY, MARC

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S10603 [13OC]

DULAY, ELIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1848 [19OC]

DUN, STEPHEN

Testimonies

Human Rights Violations in Burma, E2007 [28OC]

DUNBAR, JANET

Remarks in House

Rural areas: tribute to students testifying on living conditions in Colonias, H1082 [16MR]

DUNBAR, JIM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1234 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6111 [29JN]

DUNBARTON, NH

Remarks in Senate

Burack, Thomas: Cotton Cleveland Leadership Award recipient, S5787 [26JN]

DUNCAN, CRYSTAL

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S7168 [18JY]

DUNCAN, HELEN

Remarks in House

Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure 5K walk/run, E1848 [19OC]

DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Addresses

Tribute to Representative Shuster: Representative Oberstar, E1631 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Alcoa Dominates 2A All-State, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E2177 [13DE]

Alcoa Honors Its 15-0 State Football Champions, Stan DeLozier, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E2177 [13DE]

At the Heart of Bo Shafer, Chuck Jonak, Kiwanis Magazine, E1823-E1825 [19OC]

Bobbie Householder's Work as Volunteer Is Unequaled in Blount, Maryville (TN) Daily Times, E2222 [15DE]

Closing of Regas Is Bittersweet for Many People With Fond Memories, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1894 [24OC]

Food, Good Friends, Memories Make Saying Goodbye to Regas a Difficult Task, Walter Lambert, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1894 [24OC]

Fowler Retires After 50 Years in Law Enforcement, Laura Ayo, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1519 [18SE]

Kosovo's Ongoing Agonies, Harry Moskos, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E955 [9JN]

Lingering Affections, Louise Durman, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1895 [24OC]

Maryville Players Lauded for ``Team Effort,'' Ken Garland, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E2172 [11DE]

President's Roadless Plan Too Confusing for Future Generations, Matt Bennett, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1157 [29JN]

Regas Closing Gay Street Landmark, Mike Flannagan, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1895 [24OC]

Ruby's To Close After 37 Years, Don Jacobs, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1350 [27JY]

Show of Force Wasn't Necessary, Charley Reese, H3291 [17MY]

Two Sides Must Talk—Opportunities More Favorable Than in Past for Settlement of Cyprus Issue, Harry Moskos, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E954 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (see H.R. 4940), H6777 [24JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H1163 [21MR]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H454 [15FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 91), H10473 [19OC]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H1477 [28MR]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H2012 [10AP]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6599 [19JY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H4121 [8JN] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

———extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 2201), H212 [3FE]

———establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 4102), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2340 [13AP]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2770 [9MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H4485 [14JN]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2771 [9MY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H575 [29FE]

FAA: require automatic external defibrillators in terminals at certain airports (see H.R. 5323), H8406 [27SE]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 2836), H342 [10FE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (see H.R. 4105), H2412 [2MY]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H2607 [4MY]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H5241 [27JN]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H5656 [29JN]

Firefighters: acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see H. Res. 203), H3309 [17MY]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H922 [9MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H2770 [9MY]

Government: improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (see H.R. 4103), H1476 [28MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H2512 [3MY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H7366 [7SE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4120 [8JN]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 4299), H3813 [24MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2607 [4MY]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 5274), H11195 [25OC]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H9901 [12OC]

———prohibit the use of risk-based managed care payments for certain administrative costs (see H.R. 3682), H2512 [3MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5737 [10JY]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Native Americans: payment of State taxes on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe (see H.R. 5244), H7990 [21SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3539), H90 [31JA]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5037 [22JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H3412 [18MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see H.R. 3392), H5169 [26JN]

———revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 3225), H5656 [29JN]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H50 [27JA]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 287), H341 [10FE]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 3859), H2770 [9MY]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7723 [18SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H2771 [9MY]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H11446 [27OC]

———allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3171 [16MY]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H8469 [28SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 1116), H7211 [27JY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2905 [10MY]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H2967 [11MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2411 [2MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H997 [14MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Tennessee (U.S.S.): tribute for accomplishments during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 421), H10257 [18OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H575 [29FE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H2411 [2MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5955 [12JY]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2607 [4MY]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (see H.J. Res. 89), H631 [1MR] (see H.J. Res. 90), H647 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3812 [24MY]

Egypt: limit assistance under the Foreign Military Financing Program (see H.R. 4233), H2121 [11AP]

Insurance: require insurers engaged in interstate commerce to fully compensate the insured before exercising any right under a subrogation or reimbursement clause in an insurance policy (see H.R. 4116), H1587 [29MR]

Social Security: provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H4173 [9JN]

Letters

Tribute to Regas Restaurant: Joseph L. Johnson, E1894 [24OC]

———Vera Roberts, E1894 [24OC]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H5805 [11JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1409 [27MR], H7993 [22SE]

Remarks

Alcoa, TN: tribute to Alcoa High School football team, E2177 [13DE]

Annan, Kofi: remarks by U.N. Secretary General on U.S. efforts against world poverty, H5850 [12JY]

Appalachian Trail Conference (organization): Honor Roll of Volunteers honorees, E1372 [27JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1410 [27MR], H1572 [29MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H540 [29FE], H705 [8MR], H4910 [21JN], H7348 [7SE]

———oil and gas leasing, H493 [16FE]

Armed Forces: deployment of troops to foreign countries, H2956 [11MY]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7455 [12SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H10226 [18OC]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H10226 [18OC]

Census: limit information that may be requested on the American Community Survey, H6783 [25JY]

Colleges and universities: employment opportunities upon graduation, H493 [16FE]

Crime: death penalty sentencing and imposition, H7064 [26JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, E954 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9645 [11OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H9645 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4850 [21JN]

Dick Broadcasting Company: tribute, E1609 [27SE]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E954 [9JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H7545 [13SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1014 [15MR]

———treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (H.R. 5111), H11865 [13NO]

Federal employees: expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns, H1572 [29MR]

———make salary contingent on job performance, H1176 [22MR]

Forest Service: roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, E1156 [29JN]

Forests: management of trees in national forests, H3527 [23MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: INS operation to reunite with father, H2416 [3MY], H2956 [11MY], H3290 [17MY]

Householder, Barbara Ann (Bobbie): Blount County, TN, Pride of Tennessee Award recipient, E2222 [15DE]

Inspector General Act: appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory (S. 1707), H10007 [17OC]

International Ataxia Awareness Day: observance, E1705 [6OC]

Iraq: enforcement of U.N. no-fly zone, H7993 [22SE]

———U.S. policy, H7993 [22SE]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (H.R. 4608), H5195 [27JN]

Knoxville, TN: tribute to Ruby's Coffee Shop, E1350 [27JY]

Kosovo: effectiveness of NATO air campaign against Serbia, H1410 [27MR]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, H1410 [27MR]

Maryville, TN: tribute to Maryville High School football team, E2172 [11DE]

McGhee Tyson AFB, TN: anniversary of 119th Air Control Squadron, E1826 [19OC]

National forests: change policy for thinning forests from controlled burns to cutting trees, H3527 [23MY], H7348 [7SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 2412), H9995 [17OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H540 [29FE]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H705 [8MR], H4227 [13JN], H4910 [21JN], H7285 [7SE], H7828 [19SE]

———gasoline tax, H7828 [19SE]

Point of order, H1572 [29MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H7828 [19SE]

Prayer: Supreme Court decision on school prayer at high school football games, H8896 [5OC]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), H3753 [24MY], H5804, H5805, H5806 [11JY]

Regas Restaurant: tribute, E1893 [24OC]

Social Security: provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (H.R. 4624), E1099 [23JN]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4850 [21JN]

———space station program management and cost overruns, H7007 [26JY]

Supreme Court: decision relative to constitutionality of prayers and invocations at public school sporting events, H4911 [21JN]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4028 [7JN]

Teachers: reduce limitations on hiring for certain positions, H7065 [26JY]

Urban Institute: report on the most charitable States, H9819 [12OC]

Votes: correction, H7597 [14SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H508 [16FE], H553 [29FE], H1411 [27MR], H2965 [11MY], H3307 [17MY], H3804 [24MY], H4335 [13JN], H4814 [21JN], H7127 [26JY], H7363 [7SE], H7575 [13SE], H7868 [19SE], H7995 [22SE], H8797 [4OC], H9008 [5OC], H10254 [18OC]

Tributes

Anderson, William R., E958 [9JN], E992 [13JN]

Dick, James A., E1609 [27SE]

Fowler, Joe C., E1518 [18SE]

McLoud, Jody, H8896 [5OC]

Regas, Bill, E1893 [24OC]

Shafer, Bo, E1823 [19OC]

Sharp, Jack, E427 [28MR]

Shuster, Representative, E1631 [28SE]

Whitbred, Judy, E509 [6AP]

Williams, Bill, E2065 [2NO]

DUNCAN, MIKE AND JOANNE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7828 [27JY]

DUNCANVILLE, TX

Remarks in House

Duncanville High School: Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award recipient, E693 [10MY]

DUNLAP, J.E.

Remarks in House

Ernie Deane Award: recipient, E1055 [20JN]

DUNN, JAMES

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S7408 [20JY]

DUNN, JENNIFER (a Representative from Washington)

Articles and editorials

Animals and Research Part 1—Unlocking the Secrets of Genetic Disease Through Animal Research, Joseph W. Eschbach, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, E744 [17MY]

Animals and Research Part 2—Animals Benefit From Research, Patrick R. Gavin, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, E745 [17MY]

Businesswomen in the Mainstream, Economic Reform Today (publication), E193 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H511 [16FE]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

Children and youth: recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6470 [18JY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Croatia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 251), H2412 [2MY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3474 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H633 [1MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H7503 [12SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H5436 [28JN]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H373 [14FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2341 [13AP]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4484 [14JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (see H.R. 4499), H3473 [19MY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H165 [1FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1477 [28MR]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H3474 [19MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: promote openness, transparency, and efficiency in international government procurement through capacity building and third-party procurement monitoring (see H.R. 3116), H997 [14MR]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H3173 [16MY]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H3813 [24MY]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H1629 [30MR]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H511 [16FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H5036 [22JN]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicare: coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7212 [27JY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H7933 [20SE]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H4591 [15JN]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4592 [15JN]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H8406 [27SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3869 [25MY]

National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see H.R. 3327), H511 [16FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 4747), H6719 [20JY]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3558), H90 [31JA]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7578 [13SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 3225), H2122 [11AP]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H2654 [8MY]

Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H4174 [9JN]

Taxation: allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H7932 [20SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 4383), H4174 [9JN]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7933 [20SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H5436 [28JN]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5040), H7207 [27JY]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H5169 [26JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 3466), H8062 [25SE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7652 [14SE]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H6052 [13JY]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H7211 [27JY]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H4175 [9JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H4592 [15JN]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H4174 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H1764 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2337 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3173 [16MY]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 5486), H10256 [18OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H1629 [30MR]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see H.R. 4713), H4817 [21JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3413 [18MY]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR]

Education: increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (see H.R. 3827), H641 [2MR]

House of Representatives: foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (see H. Res. 677), H12532 [15DE]

Medicare: provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 4968), H7127 [26JY]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 4379), H2605 [4MY]

———treat State developmental disabilities endowment programs as tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 4074), H1405 [23MR]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 4719), H5036 [22JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H167 [2FE]

Remarks

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, H3125 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3125 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3673 [24MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1698 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, E1062 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), E1062 [20JN]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), H9568 [10OC]

Education: increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (H.R. 3827), E222 [2MR]

House of Representatives: foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (H. Res. 677), H12503 [15DE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H844 [9MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H2127 [12AP]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5353 [28JN]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1289 [23MR]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1289 [23MR]

Pipelines: improve safety (H.R. 3558), E791 [19MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal, H168 [2FE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), H1654 [3AP]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11246 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H594 [1MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1445 [28MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11246 [26OC]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (H. 4379), E633 [4MY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H295 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2800 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H3933 [7JN], H4132, H4151 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7322 [7SE]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (H.R. 4719), E1091 [23JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1482 [29MR]

Votes: position on missed, E1062 [20JN]

Washington Association for Biomedical Research: Research! America (organization) Award for Exceptional Contributions as Volunteer Advocates for Medical Research recipient, E744 [17MY]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (H.R. 5302), E2036 [31OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8098 [26SE]

———tribute to women-owned businesses, E193 [29FE]

Wood, Patty: Research! America (organization) Award for Exceptional Contributions as Volunteer Advocates for Medical Research recipient, E744 [17MY]

DUNN, MICHAEL V.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Farm Credit Administration: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5460 [20JN]

DUNPHY, MICHAEL A., JR.

Remarks in House

Army: Bronze Star recipient, E684 [9MY]

DUNSDON, DOUGLAS E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E179 [29FE]

DUNSETH, BRIAN

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute to California's 41st Congressional District participants, E1457 [13SE]

DuPAGE COUNTY, IL

Remarks in House

Teachers on an Agriscience Bus Program: tribute, E917 [8JN]

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY

Remarks in House

Mylan School of Pharmacy: anniversary, E1459 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Mylan School of Pharmacy: anniversary, S8288 [8SE]

DuQUOIN, IL

Remarks in House

Rednour, John: DuQuoin, IL, Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1956 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Rednour, John: DuQuoin, IL, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, S11910 [15DE]

DURAND, MARIA F.

Articles and editorials

GOP Team, Praises Drug Rehabilitation Program, H6831 [25JY]

DURANGO (CO) HERALD

Articles and editorials

Canyon of the Ancients—Monument Is On the Map—Now It Needs Funding, H4516 [15JN]

Remarks in House

Ballantine, Morley C.: Colorado Governor's Commission on National Community Service and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Outstanding Philanthropist award recipient, E1642 [2OC]

DURANGO PRO RODEO ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Brown, Casey and Jean: Durango Pro Rodeo Association Western Service Award recipients, E1516 [18SE]

DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Senator from Illinois)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7351, S7358, S7367, S7400, S7404, S7405 [20JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S5364 [19JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S178 [1FE], S226, S238, S243 [2FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6795, S6811, S6856 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2256, S2263, S2264 [5AP], S2285, S2301, S2334, S2355, S2359, S2360, S2365, S2367, S2373 [6AP], S2402, S2410 [7AP], S2466 [10AP]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S3031 [27AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4543, S4582 [6JN], S4650, S4713 [7JN], S4753, S4856, S4867, S4881 [8JN], S5081, S5127 [14JN], S5370 [19JN], S5406, S5436, S5469, S5471 [20JN], S6269 [30JN], S6549 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4967 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6523, S6580 [12JY], S7056, S7081 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706, S5707 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5963, S6029, S6030, S6031 [28JN], S6191, S6192, S6195, S6197, S6266, S6267 [30JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 3041), S9522 [28SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3334 [3MY], S3662, S3778 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8124 [6SE], S8173 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5686 [22JN]

Government: require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (H.R. 4362), S11791 [14DE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9202 [25SE], S9481, S9505 [28SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4393 [24MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

Schaffert, Richard W.: relief (H.R. 1023), S11796 [14DE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2874 [25AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2002 [30MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6660, S6692, S6695, S6759 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S992, S1031 [1MR], S1083, S1148 [2MR]

Appointments

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, S3852 [10MY]

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Conferee: H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7065 [17JY]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5020 [13JN]

———S. 3041, District of Columbia appropriations, S9397 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

Budget Surplus Induces Frenzy, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S7496 [25JY]

Golden Opportunities—Sister Agnes Clare, Julie Cellini, Springfield (IL) State Journal-Register, S1385 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see S. 3049), S8585 [14SE]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 242), S119 [27JA] (see S. 860), S821 [24FE]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see S. 1007), S746 [23FE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S5027 [13JN]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S4323 [23MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE]

———prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2857), S7246 [19JY]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 2463), S6144 [29JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7922 [27JY]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data to decide whether to count such individuals in future decennial censuses (see S. 1715), S41 [24JA]

———encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6477 [11JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S2118 [4AP]

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S953 [29FE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see S. 890), S3923 [11MY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S4954 [12JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S1883 [29MR]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2415), S4025 [16MY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

———ratification (see S. Res. 237), S217 [1FE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (see S. 934), S2945 [26AP]

———prevent identity fraud (see S. 2924), S7656 [26JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2137), S1025 [1MR]

Dept. of Energy: networking and information technology research and development funding (see S. 2336), S2354 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 2407), S5031 [13JN]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S1128 [2MR]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (see S. 2460), S4392 [24MY]

Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (see S. 1361), S1029 [1MR]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S1611 [22MR]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see S. 2033), S328 [3FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

———international tuberculosis control (see S. 2643), S6577 [12JY]

District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (see S. 3062), S8657 [18SE]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S4576 [6JN]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see S. 2615), S6577 [12JY]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 3189), S11791 [14DE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2568), S4014 [16MY]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11643 [6DE]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2420), S4025 [16MY]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see S. 1957), S8593 [14SE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S217 [1FE]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 2806), S6349 [10JY]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see S. 2338), S1986 [30MR]

———expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see S. 534), S4239 [22MY]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see S. 931), S1611 [22MR]

Food: improve safety of imported foods (see S. 2692), S4669 [7JN]

———reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S2249 [5AP]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see S. 1448), S2353 [6AP]

———expand conservation reserve (see S. 1961), S2353 [6AP]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 1368), S3850 [10MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S11137 [26OC]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S213 [1FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S86 [26JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2439 [7AP]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see S. 2731), S9202 [25SE]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S1031 [1MR]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see S. 2387), S2526 [11AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1322), S1029 [1MR]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2398), S2527 [11AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7077 [17JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S7690 [26JY]

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (see S. 2058), S612 [10FE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912), S7542 [25JY] (see S. 3068), S8759 [19SE] (see S. 3095), S8941 [21SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 3120), S9381 [27SE]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (see S. 2621), S4378 [24MY]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see S. 2586), S4190 [18MY]

International economic relations: development and expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions (see S. 3072), S10723 [18OC]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S7555 [25JY]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S692 [22FE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 1016), S821 [24FE]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 2256), S4392 [24MY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S4954 [12JN]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1262), S6477 [11JY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 111), S4323 [23MY]

Medicaid: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (see S. 3255), S11252 [27OC]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S6576 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 660), S870 [28FE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2637 [12AP]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 2232), S3615 [8MY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4393 [24MY]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8594 [14SE]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S8594 [14SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2284), S1671 [23MR]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S2439 [7AP]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S4855 [8JN]

National Amputee Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 330), S7923 [27JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7923 [27JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S292 [2FE]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S2637 [12AP]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S5662 [22JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S8215 [7SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S6144 [29JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S6576 [12JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S8593 [14SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S680 [22FE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9863 [4OC]

Olympic games: tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see S. 2686), S7483 [24JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S4820 [8JN]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (see S. 2705), S4820 [8JN]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S6678 [13JY]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S691 [22FE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S1827 [28MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S6026 [28JN]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing prosecution or torture (see S. 1940), S4487 [25MY]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see S. Con. Res. 102), S4855 [8JN]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see S. Con. Res. 102), S4855 [8JN]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S8506 [13SE]

Russia: express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech (see S. Con. Res. 123), S6349 [10JY]

SBA: extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see S. 1519), S2771 [13AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S613 [10FE]

Serbia: elections (see S. Res. 365), S9964 [5OC]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S3031 [27AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6846 [14JY]

Social Security: permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see S. 1656), S3544 [4MY]

St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 250), S213 [1FE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S551 [9FE]

———allow eligible individuals to elect to pay 15 percent tax on income with a tax return free filing system and reduce burdens of marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax (see S. 3087), S8941 [21SE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act (see S. 2538), S3831 [10MY]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see S. 1732), S3948 [15MY]

———provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities (see S. 1526), S41 [24JA]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by providing a nonrefundable marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income tax credit (see S. 2403), S2616 [12AP]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S4392 [24MY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S5273 [15JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see S. 1974), S8421 [12SE]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see S. 808), S7453 [21JY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S328 [3FE]

Tobacco products: provide for the disclosure of certain products and prescribe labels for packages and advertising (see S. 2125), S930 [29FE]

Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (see S. Res. 369), S10153 [10OC]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S8593 [14SE]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S6144 [29JN]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March and Corregidor garrison surrender (see S. 1806), S1997 [30MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S9864 [4OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S690 [22FE]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S1128 [2MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S10807 [19OC]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S1467 [20MR]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S7400 [20JY]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see S. 1902), S9758 [3OC]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see S. Con. Res. 122), S5107 [14JN]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (see S. Con. Res. 153), S10801 [19OC]

Brooks, Gwendolyn: tribute (see S. Res. 393), S11918 [15DE]

CCC: use of Export Enhancement Program funds for international school feeding and other food aid programs (see S. 2985), S7840 [27JY]

Collins, Bob: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S538 [9FE]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S2526 [11AP]

Diseases: authorize microfinance and food assistance for communities affected by AIDS (see S. 2030), S328 [3FE]

Education: provide for community learning and successful schools (see S. 2219), S1315 [8MR]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 2423), S2727 [13AP]

Evans, Clay: tribute (see S. Res. 385), S11739 [7DE]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 3184), S10252 [11OC]

Health: increase State immunization programs funding (see S. 2443), S2728 [13AP]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see S. 2444), S2728 [13AP]

Latvia: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 110), S3514 [4MY]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (see S. 2482), S3023 [27AP]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR]

Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see S. 2399), S2527 [11AP]

———provide bad hospital debt relief to certain facilities and provide beneficiaries with cost-sharing under Medicaid (see S. 2981), S7840 [27JY]

Mental health: protect individuals who need mental health services (see S. 3238), S10999 [25OC]

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: use of certain collected fees and receipts for area public schools and roads (see S. 2759), S5555 [21JN]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 3284), S11917 [15DE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see S.J. Res. 56), S11494 [1NO]

Reyes, Brandon N.: relief (see S. 3136), S9466 [28SE]

Reyes, Danny D.: relief (see S. 3136), S9466 [28SE]

Reyes, Edwardo and Dianelita: relief (see S. 3136), S9466 [28SE]

Reyes, Susy D.: relief (see S. 3136), S9466 [28SE]

Social Security: promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see S. 3073), S8759 [19SE]

Tariff: compound optical microscopes (see S. 2164), S1118 [2MR]

———copper and brass sheet and strip (see S. 2295), S1747 [27MR]

Taxation: exclude tobacco products from qualifying foreign trade property in the treatment of extraterritorial income (see S. 3285), S11917 [15DE]

Tobacco products: enlarge and strengthen warning labels (see S. 2889), S7229 [19JY]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Documents

Operational Deployments Since 1989 and Ongoing, S11355 [30OC]

Excerpts

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578): regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (conference report), S10239 [11OC]

———regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (original bill), S10239 [11OC]

Letters

Application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: Kim Robinson, Illinois Capital Development Board, S9828 [4OC]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: several law professors, S11625 [6DE]

National missile defense system: Philip E. Coyle, Dept. of Defense, S6558 [12JY]

Organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension: by, S2228 [5AP]

Lists

Victims of gun violence, S4510 [6JN], S5101 [14JN], S5317 [19JN], S6463 [11JY], S7993 [5SE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7049 [17JY]

Prayers

May the Road Rise Up To Meet You, S11466 [1NO]

Privilege of the floor

Blain, Natacha, S335 [3FE], S7948 [27JY]

Conley, Joe, S11645 [6DE]

O'Brien, Kelly, S5710 [22JN]

Sarokin, David, S7948 [27JY], S8866 [20SE]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, S321 [3FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7330, S7358, S7360, S7361 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10691 [18OC]

American Association on Mental Retardation: tribute to Illinois chapter's Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S9938 [5OC]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), S11654, S11655 [6DE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S9431 [28SE], S11398 [31OC], S11682 [7DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9430, S9431 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), S9827, S9828, S9829 [4OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2208 [5AP]

Armed Forces: deployment of troops to foreign countries, S11353, S11356 [30OC]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5412 [20JN]

Army: anniversary (S.J. Res. 46), S4575 [6JN]

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, S1258 [8MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11398 [31OC], S11553 [5DE], S11624, S11626 [6DE]

———amend laws (S. 625), S181 [1FE], S250 [2FE]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S11626 [6DE]

———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S181 [1FE]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11624 [6DE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (S. Con. Res. 75), S1972 [30MR]

Black History Month: observance, S749 [23FE]

BLM: strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, S10239 [11OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S458, S459, S460 [8FE], S510 [9FE], S1272-S1274 [8MR], S1549 [22MR]

———deficit, S2281, S2282 [6AP], S11351 [30OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7049 [17JY], S7084, S7104 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7220, S7221, S7222 [19JY]

———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, S458 [8FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S1549 [22MR], S1853-S1855 [29MR], S2058 [4AP], S2208, S2264, S2265 [5AP], S2270, S2272, S2273, S2280, S2281, S2282, S2283, S2284, S2285, S2294, S2295, S2332 [6AP], S2405 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S1549 [22MR], S1853-S1855 [29MR], S2571 [12AP], S7084, S7112 [18JY], S7494-S7496 [25JY], S9923 [5OC]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S9923 [5OC], S10957 [25OC], S11331 [29OC]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2073), S4509 [6JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 2463), S4509 [6JN]

Capitol Police: force reductions, S3991 [16MY]

CCC: use of Export Enhancement Program funds for international school feeding and other food aid programs (S. 2985), S7898 [27JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: childhood asthma prevention programs funding, S6191 [30JN]

———increase State immunization programs funding, S6192 [30JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8675, S8676 [19SE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S11344 [29OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S5313-S5315 [19JN]

———drug interdiction assistance, S5313-S5315 [19JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S7505, S7506, S7507 [25JY], S10962 [25OC]

Correctional institutions: eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (S. 2318), S1899 [29MR]

Courts: waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic DNA testing in certain Federal trials (S. 1700), S4510 [6JN]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S11626 [6DE]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5341, S5342, S5343 [19JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2842 [25AP], S2907, S2908 [26AP]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5341, S5342, S5343 [19JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S2483 [11AP], S2891 [26AP], S4510, S4511, S4512 [6JN], S5101 [14JN], S5316 [19JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2332 [6AP], S3963, S3988, S3991, S3992 [16MY], S4054, S4065, S4071 [17MY]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2317), S1899 [29MR]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 2393), S2533 [11AP]

———reliquidate certain conveyor chain imports at the antidumping duty cash deposit rate at the time of entry, S11880 [15DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7494-S7496, S7497, S7504, S7505, S7506, S7507 [25JY], S8785-S8787 [20SE], S10962 [25OC], S11344 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4650 [7JN], S5341, S5342, S5343 [19JN], S5412 [20JN], S6550, S6558, S6560 [12JY], S6591 [13JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3988, S3991, S3992 [16MY], S4054, S4065, S4071 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S9235 [26SE]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, S5175 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of special counsel to investigate Vice President Gore's fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S5951 [28JN]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9225 [26SE]

Dept. of Labor: workforce investment programs funding, S5966 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6507, S6520, S6526, S6527, S6528 [12JY], S7087, S7095 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S10239 [11OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8794 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5175 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11330, S11331 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5639 [22JN], S5951, S5966 [28JN], S6191, S6192 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11880 [15DE]

Diseases: impact of HIV/AIDS on children in developing countries, S4650 [7JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S5313-S5315 [19JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S10691 [18OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S8784 [20SE]

———use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5495 [21JN]

Ecology and environment: hardrock mining regulations, S7358, S7360 [20JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S2265 [5AP], S4977 [13JN], S10957 [25OC], S11352 [30OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, S4978 [13JN]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (S. 2423), S2737 [13AP]

Electoral College: abolish, S11618-S11621 [6DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3469 [4MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8164, S8173, S8177 [7SE]

EPA: statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S3226 [2MY]

Estonia: independence anniversary, S5733 [23JN]

European Union: World Trade Organization ruling on export subsidies, S11458 [1NO]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1258 [8MR]

FDA: Office of Generic Drugs funding, S7330 [20JY]

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2891 [26AP]

———gun control, S1644 [23MR], S2332 [6AP], S2483 [11AP], S4338 [24MY], S4510, S4511, S4512 [6JN], S5101 [14JN], S5316, S5317 [19JN], S5877 [27JN], S6463 [11JY], S7384 [20JY], S7993 [5SE], S8812 [20SE], S9459 [28SE], S9688 [3OC], S10241 [11OC], S10402 [12OC], S11365 [30OC], S11481 [1NO], S11561 [5DE]

———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2405 [7AP]

———reduce violence in schools, S1083, S1084, S1085, S1101 [2MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S1644 [23MR], S2891 [26AP], S3963 [16MY], S4054 [17MY]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, S1644 [23MR], S2891 [26AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1791 [28MR]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 3184), S10253 [11OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5495 [21JN]

Foreign trade: tobacco export subsidies, S11458 [1NO]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S6507 [12JY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: INS operation to reunite with father, S2819, S2820 [25AP]

———reunite with father (S. Con. Res. 79), S100, S102 [26JA]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S9923 [5OC]

Goreville, IL: anniversary, S3182 [1MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, S1877 [29MR]

Health: increase State immunization programs funding (S. 2443), S2763 [13AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4513 [6JN], S4977 [13JN], S7504 [25JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S2891 [26AP], S9926, S9927 [5OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), S2228 [5AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S10234 [11OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10220 [11OC]

Immigration: address backlog of applications for lawful permanent residency and reunite eligible applicants with their families while awaiting visa processing, S11330, S11331 [29OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S6445 [11JY], S8908 [21SE], S9224, S9225, S9235, S9237, S9238, S9240 [26SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8803 [20SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S8803 [20SE], S8908 [21SE], S9225, S9240 [26SE], S11330, S11331 [29OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 2912), S7749 [27JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S902, S904 [29FE]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (S. 2444), S2763 [13AP]

Latvia: independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 110), S3546 [4MY]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (S. 2482), S3026 [27AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4347 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8794 [20SE]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S3991 [16MY], S4347 [24MY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 91), S1156 [2MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S1188-S1191 [6MR], S2571 [12AP], S2891 [26AP], S2958 [27AP], S4513 [6JN], S4974, S4976 [13JN], S5639 [22JN], S6442, S6446 [11JY], S7085 [18JY], S7962 [5SE], S8784, S8785 [20SE], S9923 [5OC]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (S. 2399), S2541 [11AP], S2713 [13AP]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations, S11682 [7DE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, S4974, S4976 [13JN]

Mental health: protect individuals who need mental health services (S. 3238), S11004 [25OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3963, S3988, S3991, S3992 [16MY], S4054, S4071 [17MY]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), S3863 [11MY]

Minimum wage: level, S4513 [6JN], S7085 [18JY], S7505, S7506 [25JY], S8794 [20SE]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S8173, S8177 [7SE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7087 [18JY]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, S1083 [2MR]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: observance, S2713 [13AP]

National security: require operationally realistic testing of any national missile defense system against countermeasures, S6549, S6550, S6558, S6560 [12JY], S6591 [13JY]

NATO: integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, S5315 [19JN]

———status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, S10956 [25OC]

Navy: tribute to U.S. Asiatic Fleet veterans, S1021 [1MR]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3226 [2MY]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (S. 3284), S11927 [15DE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S2282 [6AP]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S9235 [26SE]

———gasoline tax, S2280 [6AP]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1403 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3920 [11MY]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, S11331 [29OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, S9926 [5OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, S9235 [26SE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election, S11618-S11621 [6DE]

———constitutional amendment on direct popular election (S.J. Res. 56), S11494-S11496 [1NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9658 [3OC]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S7587 [26JY], S9658 [3OC]

Public lands: livestock grazing permits renewal process, S6520, S6526, S6527, S6528 [12JY]

Rednour, John: DuQuoin, IL, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, S11910 [15DE]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1064 [2MR]

Senate: legislative cooperation, S4071 [17MY]

———legislative priorities, S4974, S4976 [13JN], S7587-S7589 [26JY], S7962 [5SE]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S4071 [17MY]

———retaking of vote due to clerical error, S1099 [2MR]

———tribute to departing Senators and new Senators, S11682 [7DE]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans, S4249, S4252 [23MY], S5317 [19JN]

———budget treatment of trust funds, S459, S460 [8FE], S2266 [5AP], S4249, S4252 [23MY], S5317 [19JN]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (S. 3073), S8765 [19SE]

———reform, S4249, S4252 [23MY], S5317 [19JN]

Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library funding, S7095 [18JY]

———require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9827, S9828, S9829 [4OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for long-term care, S6660 [13JY]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses, S7049 [17JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2282 [6AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2570 [12AP], S2956 [27AP]

———exclude tobacco products from qualifying foreign trade property in the treatment of extraterritorial income (S. 3285), S11929 [15DE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S7049 [17JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, S2282 [6AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6616, S6660 [13JY], S7084, S7085 [18JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6404, S6405, S6414, S6441, S6444, S6445 [11JY]

———provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, S6616 [13JY]

———rates, S458, S459 [8FE], S1272-S1274 [8MR], S2058 [4AP], S2265 [5AP], S2270, S2272, S2273, S2280, S2282, S2283, S2284, S2294, S2295 [6AP], S4514 [6JN], S7084, S7085, S7112 [18JY], S7507 [25JY], S7587-S7589 [26JY], S9923 [5OC], S11351, S11352, S11353 [30OC]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), S11458 [1NO]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S902, S904 [29FE], S1064, S1083, S1084, S1085, S1099, S1101 [2MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S6616 [13JY]

Thanksgiving Day: designate as a day to ``Give Thanks, Give Life'' and to discuss organ and tissue donation with other family members (S. Res. 225), S2713 [13AP], S9922 [5OC]

Tobacco products: enlarge and strengthen warning labels (S. 2889), S7238 [19JY]

War: condemn use of child soldiers, S4650 [7JN]

Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, S10220 [11OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10220 [11OC]

Women's History Month: observance, S1308 [8MR]

World Asthma Day: observance, S3325 [3MY]

Summaries

Offering People True Insurance Options Nationwide Act (S. 3284), S11927 [15DE]

Tables

Major overseas smaller-scale contingency operations, S11355 [30OC]

Texts of

S. 2399, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplantation Patients Act, S2541 [11AP]

S. 2423, qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program, S2737 [13AP]

S. 2482, Safe Homes-Safe Streets Act, S3027 [27AP]

S. 2889, Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels To Save Lives Act, S7238-S7240 [19JY]

S. 3184, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S10254-S10256 [11OC]

S. 3284, Offering People True Insurance Options Nationwide Act, S11927 [15DE]

S. 3285, exclude tobacco products from qualifying foreign trade property in the treatment of extraterritorial income, S11930 [15DE]

S. Res. 255, tribute to Bob Collins, S551 [9FE]

S.J. Res. 56, constitutional amendment on direct popular election of the President and Vice President, S11496 [1NO]

Tributes

Carls, Marlene, S11466 [1NO]

Cellini, Julie, S1385 [9MR]

Collins, Bob, S509 [9FE]

Coverdell, Paul, S7216 [19JY]

Domenici, Senator, S2058 [4AP]

Garde, John F., S11125 [26OC]

Graham, Agnes Clare, S1385 [9MR]

Lautenberg, Senator, S2058 [4AP]

Romolo, Anthony C., S10709 [18OC]

Simon, Jeanne, S655 [22FE]

Thurmond, Senator, S4575 [6JN], S11549 [5DE]

Witte, Allan W., S11912 [15DE]

Yates, Sidney R., S10038 [6OC]

DURFEE HIGH SCHOOL HILLTOP (publication)

Articles and editorials

Fourth Graders Win the American Dream Scholarship, E1207 [11JY]

DURMAN, LOUISE

Articles and editorials

Lingering Affections, E1895 [24OC]

DUVAL COUNTY, FL

Remarks in House

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, H10382 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, S10761 [19OC]

DUXBURY, LLOYD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E41 [1FE]

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION

Appointments

Members, S11 [24JA], S751 [23FE], H1138 [21MR]

DWORKIN, DOUGLAS A.

Letters

Dept. of Defense facilities use as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, H9595 [10OC]

Memorandums

Use of Dept. of Defense Facilities as Polling Places for Federal, State, and Local Elections, S4167 [18MY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Dept. of Defense General Counsel: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1747 [27MR]

DWYER, ALICE B.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10405 [12OC]

DWYER, THOMAS

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation of Emmet Mahon in Thomas Dwyer v. City of Pittsburgh, et al. (see S. Res. 249), S149 [31JA]

Remarks in Senate

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation of Emmet Mahon in Thomas Dwyer v. City of Pittsburgh, et al. (S. Res. 249), S165 [31JA]

Texts of

S. Res. 249, authorize testimony and Senate Legal Counsel representation of Emmet Mahon in Thomas Dwyer v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., S161, S165 [31JA]

DYER, BOB

Remarks in House

Tribute, E691 [10MY]

DYER, BRIAN J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E839 [25MY]

DYER, DANIEL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9380 [27SE]

DYER, FRED W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E208 [1MR]

DYER, JIM

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S332 [3FE]

DYK, TIMOTHY B.

Letters

Nomination to be circuit judge: Lonnie P. Taylor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4280 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211, S1226 [7MR], S4272, S4276-S4281 [23MY], S4364, S4365 [24MY]

DYMALLY, MERVYN M. (a former Representative from California)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (H.R. 642), S5752 [23JN]

Reports filed

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 642), S5555 [21JN]

DYOR, DEBORAH

Remarks in House

SBA: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1167 [30JN]

DYRDAK, CHRISTOPHER

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1634 [29SE]

DZIADOSZ, HENRY J.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8194 [7SE]

EADS, M. ADELA (DELL)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1300 [21JY], E1584 [25SE], E1627 [28SE]

EAGLE, ID

Remarks in Senate

Monuments and memorials: tribute to Eagle High School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, S11421 [31OC], S11506 [2NO]

EAGLE FORUM (organization)

Letters

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act, H5297 [27JN]

EAGLE (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see S. 2339), S2040 [3AP]

EAGLEBURGER, LAWRENCE S.

Letters

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba, S5391 [20JN]

EARLY, KATE

Statements

Bioengineering, E1518 [18SE]

EARTH DAY

Remarks in House

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Student Environmental Congress, E1010 [14JN]

Observance, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP], H2346 [2MY], E561, E565, E571, E579 [13AP]

Reedsburg, WI: tribute to Reedsburg Area High School Earth Day activities, E579 [13AP]

EARTHJUSTICE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND

Letters

EPA Office of Civil Rights backlog of cases, S10316 [12OC]

EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION ACT

Amendments

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10724 [18OC]

Remarks in Senate

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10737-S10740 [18OC]

Reports filed

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and Related Agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1639) (S. Rept. 106-384), S8019 [5SE]

Texts of

S. 1639, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, S10737-S10740 [18OC], S10835 [19OC]

EARTHQUAKES

Addresses

Tribute to Fairfax County, VA, Urban Search and Rescue Team: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S6111 [29JN]

Amendments

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10724 [18OC]

Bills and resolutions

Taxation: treatment of associations which prepare for, or mitigate, the effects of natural disasters (see S. 2103), S799 [24FE]

Remarks in House

China, Republic of: anniversary of earthquake, E1551 [21SE], E1573 [22SE]

Turkey: cooperative efforts with the U.S. relative to earthquake prediction and dangers, E1147 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10737-S10740 [18OC]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Urban Search and Rescue Team, S6111 [29JN]

Reports filed

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and Related Agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1639) (S. Rept. 106-384), S8019 [5SE]

Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 21) (H. Rept. 106-526), H1075 [15MR]

Texts of

S. 1639, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, S10737-S10740 [18OC], S10835 [19OC]

EAST AURORA, NY

Remarks in House

Vidler's 5 & 10 Store: anniversary, E1070 [21JN]

EAST CHICAGO, IN

Remarks in House

Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office: designate (S. 1295), H8278, H8279 [27SE]

Puerto Rican Parade and Cultural Organization of Northwest Indiana: tribute, E1281 [19JY]

Texts of

S. 1295, Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN, H8278 [27SE]

EAST GREENBUSH, NY

Remarks in House

Lance, Marilyn: New York Teacher of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

EAST LANSING, MI

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture Research Service: postharvest handling and mechanization research relative to damaged fruit funding, S7370 [20JY]

EAST MONTPELIER, VT

Articles and editorials

Family Values, S641 [10FE]

EAST ORANGE, NJ

Remarks in House

Oliver, Gloria J.: New Jersey YWCA ``Woman of Influence'' award recipient, E1968 [28OC]

EAST TIMOR REPATRIATION AND SECURITY ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2621), S5524 [21JN]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2621), S9464 [28SE]

EAST TIMOR TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3254), S11252 [27OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3254), S11254 [27OC]

Texts of

S. 3254, provisions, S11255 [27OC]

EAST WILLISTON, NY

Remarks in House

North Side Elementary School: tribute, E590 [13AP]

EASTER SEALS (organization)

Remarks in House

Owens, Frances: Easter Seals (organization) Edgar F. ``Daddy'' Allen Award recipient, E405 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Business New Hampshire Magazine: Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Michigan: anniversary of Southeastern Michigan chapter, S7999 [5SE]

EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Addresses

European Security and Defense Policy: Christopher Meyer, S11345 [29OC]

———Francois Bujon de l'Estang, French Ambassador to the U.S., S11346 [29OC]

———Jurgen Chrobog, S11345 [29OC]

Amendments

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S3271 [2MY]

Articles and editorials

American Troops in Kosovo Restricted to U.S. Sector, H1597 [30MR]

Battle for Belarus, S10790 [19OC]

Belarus Police Crack Down on Protest, S1973 [30MR]

Europe's Turn To Keep the Peace, S1691 [23MR]

Joint Chiefs Chairman Protests Troops' Mission to Kosovo Town, H1596 [30MR]

Kosovo's Ongoing Agonies, E955 [9JN]

No U.S. Ground Forces for Kosovo—Leadership Doesn't Mean That We Must Do Everything Ourselves, S4128 [18MY]

Stay the Course in Kosovo, H1600 [30MR]

U.N. Chief in Kosovo Takes Stock of Tough Year, S7636 [26JY]

U.N. Official Warns of Losing the Peace in Kosovo, S7635 [26JY]

U.S. Troops in Kosovo, H1600 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (see S. 2680), S4564 [6JN]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (see S. Con. Res. 153), S10801 [19OC] (see H. Con. Res. 433), H10534 [23OC]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Croatia: elections (see S. Con. Res. 119), S4565 [6JN] (see H. Con. Res. 251), H454 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see H.R. 5114), H7280 [6SE]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1284 [22MR]

Foreign policy: promote economic development and stability in Southeastern Europe by providing countries in that region with additional trade benefits (see S. 2395), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 5416), H9504 [6OC]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see S. Con. Res. 131), S7160 [18JY] (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (see S. Res. 272), S1392 [9MR]

Slovenia: commend partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO (see S. Con. Res. 117), S4379 [24MY]

Factsheets

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo Deployment Funding, S3891 [11MY]

Letters

Kosovo military operations relative to European funding commitments: Bernard Kouchner, U.N., S1689 [23MR]

———Bob Dole, S1690 [23MR]

———George Robertson, NATO, S1688 [23MR]

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo deployment funding: George Robertson, NATO, S4090 [17MY]

———Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3899 [11MY]

———Senators Byrd and Warner, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S3890 [11MY]

———Wesley K. Clark, S3899 [11MY], S4072 [17MY], H3262 [17MY]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S4156 [18MY]

Lists

Violent acts against ethnic minorities in Kosovo, S7632 [26JY]

Platforms

International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E729-E732 [16MY]

Remarks in House

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (H. Con. Res. 433), E1980 [28OC]

———human rights violations, E453 [30MR]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts, E1774 [13OC]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 304), H2425-H2428 [3MY], E2018 [29OC]

Croatia: elections (H. Con. Res. 251), H2986-H2988 [15MY]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (H.R. 4053), E379 [22MR]

Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1064), H8022-H8029 [25SE], E1593 [26SE], E1614 [27SE]

———promote economic development and stability in Southeastern Europe by providing countries in that region with additional trade benefits (H.R. 5416), E1711 [6OC]

International relations: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E954 [9JN]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1594-H1602 [30MR], E479 [3AP]

———prohibit emergency supplemental appropriations for U.S. Armed Forces except to bring troops and equipment back to the U.S., H1608-H1610 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3257-H3265 [17MY], H3392 [18MY]

Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H10818 [25OC], E658 [4MY]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: freedom of speech and freedom of the press in member states, E1388 [27JY]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (H. Con. Res. 416), E1653 [3OC]

Russia: removal of troops from Moldova, E991 [13JN]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, H6023 [13JY]

———U.S. policy, H10837 [25OC], E2002 [28OC]

Turkey: support membership in European Union, E760 [18MY]

Ukraine: closure of Chernobyl nuclear power plant, E2214, E2237 [15DE]

———independence anniversary, E1222 [13JY]

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: collapse, H3909 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (S. 2680), S4518 [6JN]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (S. Con. Res. 153), S10790 [19OC], S11013 [25OC]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 304), S5757 [23JN]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (S. Con. Res. 75), S1972 [30MR]

Croatia: elections (H. Con. Res. 251), S5756 [23JN]

———tribute to elections and support for participation in NATO Partnership for Peace, S4453, S4499 [25MY]

Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (S. 720), S1480 [21MR], S9251, S9257 [26SE], S9899 [5OC]

———U.S. policy towards NATO and the European Union's European Security and Defense Policy, S11344 [29OC]

International Conference on the Balkans: convene, S4136 [18MY]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S1687-S1691 [23MR]

———make disbursal of funds for military operations contingent upon the fulfillment of allied burden sharing agreements, S1373-S1376 [9MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S3662-S3665 [9MY], S3887-S3893, S3899, S3900, S3906 [11MY], S4044, S4063, S4064, S4072-S4096 [17MY], S4122-S4164 [18MY]

Milosevic, Slobodan: oppose efforts to offer amnesty and asylum in Russia, S5549 [21JN]

NATO: integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, S5315 [19JN]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (S. Con. Res. 131), S10267, S10268 [11OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S7630-S7637 [26JY]

———oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S2703 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

Slovenia: commend partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO (S. Con. Res. 117), S5755 [23JN]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, S8651 [18SE]

Voinovich, Senator: report on trip to Southeastern Europe, S2700-S2706 [13AP]

World Conference on Religion and Peace (organization): convening of Forum of South Eastern European Religious Leaders, S297 [2FE]

Reports filed

Belarus Human Rights Violations and Democracy Efforts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 304), S4952 [12JN]

Commend Slovenia's Partnership With the U.S. and NATO and Endorse Accession to NATO: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 117), S4952 [12JN]

Croatian Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con Res. 251), S4952 [12JN]

Oppose Serbian Regime of Slobodan Milosevic, Support Efforts of the Democratic Opposition, and Promote Peace, Stability, and Prosperity in Southeastern Europe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 272), S2940 [26AP]

Polish Anniversary of Workers' Strikes That Led to the Creation of the Independent Trade Union Solidarnosc: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 131), S7838 [27JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Southeastern Europe: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7637 [26JY]

Statements

Bulgaria's Perspective on Southeastern Europe: Nadezhda Mihailova, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, S2704 [13AP]

Reconstruction and Development in South Eastern Europe: World Conference on Religion and Peace (organization), S297-S299 [2FE]

Summaries

Kosovo Consolidated Budget 2000 Update: Guenter Burghardt, European Union, S1689 [23MR]

Tables

U.S., European Union, and international financial institutions support to Southeastern Europe and Kosovo, S2704 [13AP]

Testimonies

Ethnic Minorities in Kosovo: Kyr Artemije, S7634 [26JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 251, Croatian elections, S5756 [23JN]

H. Con. Res. 251, elections in Croatia, H2986 [15MY]

H. Con. Res. 304, human rights violations and democracy efforts in Belarus, H2425 [3MY]

H.R. 1064, Serbia Democratization Act, H8022-H8026 [25SE]

S. Con. Res. 117, commend Slovenia's partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO, S5755 [23JN]

S. Con. Res. 117, commend the Slovenian partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO, S4393 [24MY]

S. Con. Res. 119, Croatian elections, S4578 [6JN]

S. Con. Res. 131, anniversary of workers' strikes in Poland that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc, S10267, S10268 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 131, Polish anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc, S7166 [18JY]

S. Con. Res. 153, condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections in Belarus and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders, S10807 [19OC], S11013 [25OC]

S. Res. 272, oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S1427 [9MR]

S. Res. 272, oppose Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S2705 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

EASTMAN, GEORGE

Remarks in House

Eastman Kodak Co.: anniversary of the ``Brownie'' box camera, E444 [29MR]

EASTMAN, MICHAEL J.

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6678 [20JY]

EASTMAN KODAK CO.

Articles and editorials

Activist Departs, but Leaves Legacy—Even Her Foes Respect Environmental Work of Orleans Watchdog Who Targeted Kodak, E17 [27JA]

Remarks in House

``Brownie'' box camera: anniversary, E444 [29MR]

EASTON, MA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E506 [6AP]

EASTON, PA

Remarks in House

Mulholland, Donna: Girl Scouts World of Well-Being Award recipient, E273 [9MR]

EASTON, PAM

Articles and editorials

Family Reflects on Lost Loved Ones, S8021 [5SE]

EASTOVER, SC

Remarks in House

Layford R. Johnson Post Office: designate (H.R. 3018), H708-H711, H723 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Layford R. Johnson Post Office: designate (H.R. 3018), S5752, S5753 [23JN]

Reports filed

Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3018), S5555 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3018, Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC, Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC, Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC, and Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC, H708 [8MR]

EATON, MATT

Remarks in House

Montclair, CA: Chamber of Commerce Annual Achievement Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

EATON COUNTY, MI

Remarks in Senate

Jones, Rick: Eaton County, MI, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Council Service to Children Award recipient, S645 [10FE]

EATON RAPIDS, MI

Remarks in Senate

VFW: anniversary of National Home for Children, S645 [10FE]

EAU CLAIRE, WI

Bills and resolutions

Petroleum: reimburse fines levied and collected due to illegal practices engaged in by participants in the petroleum industry to injured consumers based on the consumers' distance from Eau Claire, WI (see H.R. 4913), H6718 [20JY]

Remarks in House

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: tribute to National Youth Sports Program, E1389 [27JY]

EAU CLAIRE (WI) LEADER-TELEGRAM

Articles and editorials

Bush Averse to More College Grant Funding—Let Students Get Loans, Candidate Says in Eau Claire, H2247 [13AP]

EAVES, JERRY

Letters

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S571 [10FE], S3214 [2MY]

EBEE, BILL

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S6583 [12JY]

EBERHARD, ERIC D.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S538 [9FE]

EBERLY, JOHN

Remarks in House

Colorado Cattlemen's Association: Law Officer of the Year award recipient, E49 [1FE]

ECCLES, TRACI

Remarks in Senate

Innovation in Education Award: recipient, S830 [24FE]

ECHEVERRIA, JOHN

Articles and editorials

It's Conservatives Now Who Are Judicial Activists—Why Environmentalists Should Be Alarmed, S7762 [27JY]

ECHOHAWK, JOHN E.

Letters

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement, S10779 [19OC]

ECKENHOFF, EDWARD A.

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11217 [26OC]

ECKERD CORP.

Remarks in House

Drugs: sponsorship of ``Drug Quiz Show'' drug abuse education program, E598 [2MY]

ECKHARDT, LENNARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2090 [13NO]

ECKLUND, DARVIN

Remarks in Senate

Innovation in Education Award: recipient, S2524 [11AP]

ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT related term(s) Clean Air Act; Hazardous Substances; Recycled materials; Recycling

Addresses

Environmental Benefits of Cattle Grazing: Teresa Oe, E1902 [25OC]

Agreements

South Dakota Conservation Reserve Program-Wetlands Agreement, S10912 [24OC]

Amendments

Alaska: Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S9965, S9996 [5OC]

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a wilderness area (S. 134), S9979 [5OC]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), S8988 [21SE], H8132 [26SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 522), S8990, S8998 [21SE]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180 [29JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), S10530 [13OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10528 [13OC]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2163 [12AP]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7937 [27JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (S. 1534), S9530, S9548 [28SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2607 [4MY], H2849, H2858, H2861, H2865, H2868, H2871, H2872, H2875, H2877, H2884, H2887, H2890, H2891, H2895, H2898, H2900, H2902 [10MY], H2908, H2909, H2910, H2911, H2913, H2916, H2918, H2920, H2921, H2923, H2926, H2931, H2951 [11MY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), S5814 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S10529 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S10809 [19OC]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2561 [4MY]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2153, H2155 [12AP]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2511), S9088, S9116, S9117 [22SE]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (S. 1925), S9982 [5OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8800 [4OC], H8852, H8854 [5OC]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (S. 2691), S9966, S10000 [5OC]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), H2464, H2465 [3MY]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791 [13AP]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (S. 1946), S2783 [13AP]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10628, S10633 [17OC]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S494, S498, S499, S503 [8FE], S522, S552 [9FE], H1173 [21MR]

Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 149), H409 [15FE]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S10529 [13OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8222, S8225 [7SE]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S962, S972 [29FE]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S2120 [4AP]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), S10828 [19OC]

———designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), S2792 [13AP]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10462, S10491 [12OC], H1814, H1815, H1818, H1819 [5AP], H10017 [17OC]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2565 [4MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8865 [20SE], S8885, S8916, S8929, S8960, S8986, S8987, S8988 [21SE], S9151, S9205 [25SE], S10852 [23OC], H10037 [17OC], H10257 [18OC], H10364 [19OC]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2003 [30MR], S10019 [5OC]

Analyses

Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559): Biomass Research and Development Provisions, E888 [6JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National Marine Fisheries Service Restrictions on Alaskan Fisheries Due To Decline in Stellar Sea Lion Population, S11857 [15DE]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations (S. 2410), S2625 [12AP]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]

———S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC], H10365 [19OC]

National Urban Air Toxics Research Center Board of Directors, H236 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

Acid Rain Bottom Line—New EPA Study Shows Just How Affordable It Is To Fight Pollution, S9935 [5OC]

Activist Departs, but Leaves Legacy—Even Her Foes Respect Environmental Work of Orleans Watchdog Who Targeted Kodak, E17 [27JA]

Al Gore, Environmentalist and Zinc Miner, S7488 [24JY]

America's Largest Polluter—Guess Who, E2012 [28OC]

Approval of Nuclear Waste Plan Advocated, S11477 [1NO]

Biosafety Assessment of Aquatic GMOs—The Case of Transgenic Fish, H4449 [14JN]

Blast in the Night, S8231 [7SE]

Brande Exemplifies Secret of Vermont, S5879 [27JN]

Bright Light Shed on the Army Corps of Engineers, H10362 [19OC]

Canyon of the Ancients—Monument Is On the Map—Now It Needs Funding, H4516 [15JN]

Clinton Seeks Legacy of Forest Protection, S6515 [12JY]

Clinton's Legacy as Preservationist?, S6515 [12JY]

Conservation Money, S9914 [5OC]

Dirty Water Rider, S6222 [30JN]

Dr. Truth, S62 [26JA]

EPA Can't Find Reason for Hikes, H4476 [14JN]

Family Reflects on Lost Loved Ones, S8021 [5SE]

Fight Over Forests—Which Public Lands Should Remain Roadless?, S6515 [12JY]

Forests Need Protection, S6516 [12JY]

Gas Line Rupture Forces Evacuation in Paterson, H7842 [19SE]

Gas Prices, Misery and Mystery—Costs in Midwest Exceed $2 a Gallon, H4475 [14JN]

Gasoline Prices Surge Shocks Toledo Drivers, H4476 [14JN]

Genetic Research—Foes of Biotechnology Ignore Global Hunger, S61 [26JA]

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

How Congress Is Keeping LA From Cleaning Up Its Air, H3452 [19MY]

It's Conservatives Now Who Are Judicial Activists—Why Environmentalists Should Be Alarmed, S7762 [27JY]

Land Plan—Worthwhile Conservation Act Stuck in Committee, E1138 [28JN]

Last Pipeline Victim Dies, S8022 [5SE]

Let's Begin To Manage Our Forests, S6517 [12JY]

Losses of Life That Have Resulted From Smaller Vehicles, S5206 [15JN]

Marc Reisner, Lecturer, Author of ``Cadillac Desert'', E1362 [27JY]

Marketing a Nuclear Wasteland, S3204 [2MY]

Missouri River Trust Fund Is Worthy Idea, S1682 [23MR]

Oil Price Falls Nearly Enough for OPEC To Cut Production, S2488 [11AP]

OPEC Bases New Production Strategy on Price Band Experiment, S1959 [30MR]

Pettiness on Capitol Hill, S11116 [26OC]

Pipeline Safety—Don't Sacrifice the Good for the Status Quo, H9560 [10OC]

Poetic Justice in Accusations—Clinton Administration Deserves Criticism for Policy That Aided Fires, E1537 [20SE]

Possible Ecological Risks of Transgenic Organism Release When Transgenes Affect Mating Success—Sexual Selection and the Trojan Gene Hypothesis, H4449-H4451 [14JN]

Prescription for Forest Health Probably Would Kill the Patient, S6516 [12JY]

President's Roadless Plan Too Confusing for Future Generations, E1157 [29JN]

Public Wants SUV's To Guzzle Less, S11411 [31OC]

Release Study on Acid Rain, S9934 [5OC]

Study Critical of Exhaust From School Buses, H3452 [19MY]

Who's Afraid of Genetic Engineering?, S60 [26JA]

Without Biotechnology, We'll Starve—Agricultural Genetic Engineering Is Subject to More Safeguards Than Many Unaltered Foods We Eat, S61 [26JA]

Wrong Cure?, S11504-S11506 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (see S. 3223), S10801 [19OC]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see S. 3218), S10716 [18OC]

Airports: encourage recycling programs for newspapers and other recyclable items (see H.R. 4609), H4120 [8JN]

Alaska: Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (see S. 2439), S2728 [13AP]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H2338 [13AP]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (see S. 2931), S7656 [26JY]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see S. 3036), S8413 [12SE] (see H.R. 4639), H4220 [12JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (see S. 2882), S7072 [17JY] (see H.R. 4984), H7128 [26JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10590 [13OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (see S. 2951), S7839 [27JY]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (see S. 2163), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3986), H1077 [15MR]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (see H. Res. 581), H7870 [19SE]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (see S. 3232), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5555), H11194 [25OC]

———develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

———study best scientific method for the long-term protection of giant sequoia groves (see H.R. 4021), H1118 [16MR]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 2634), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see S. 2590), S4190 [18MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), consideration (see H. Res. 470), H2121 [11AP]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (see H.R. 5388), H8799 [4OC]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S5027 [13JN] (see S. 2962), S7839 [27JY]

———continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see S. 2088), S741 [23FE] (see H.R. 3686), H509 [16FE]

———exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H253 [8FE]

———methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see S. 2504), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4215), H1957 [6AP]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (see S. 2971), S7839 [27JY]

Climate: establish international scientific commission to assess changes in global climate patterns and to conduct studies and analyses on behalf of nations (see S. 3237), S10999 [25OC]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 3253), S11252 [27OC]

Coastal zones: enhance and restore the coastal resources of the U.S. (see H.R. 5535), H10808 [24OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE] (see S. 2567), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4377), H2605 [4MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Commission on Dredged Material Policy: authority to issue permits for transportation of dredged materials to be dumped into ocean waters (see H.R. 3892), H921 [9MR]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4410), H2770 [9MY]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 3212), S10716 [18OC]

Corporations: support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (see S. Res. 290), S2617 [12AP]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see S. 2228), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]

———conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries in Oregon and Washington (see H.R. 5150), H7501 [12SE]

———develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 630), H10036 [17OC]

———provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2335), S1986 [30MR]

———reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]

———removal of accumulated snags and other debris from navigable waters to mitigate damages resulting from a major disaster (see H.R. 4752), H5168 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (see S. 2309), S1815 [28MR]

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (see H.R. 5366), H8735 [3OC]

Courts: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (see S. 2934), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5077), H7209 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 2540), S3832 [10MY]

———evaluate and report on Federal and State laws that regulate private ownership of exotic wild animals (see H.R. 5360), H8735 [3OC]

———facilitate a regional approach to the acquisition of permanent conservation easements in the Chino Basin, CA (see H.R. 4691), H4674 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire certain environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (see H.R. 5428), H9634 [10OC]

———authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 4139), H1628 [30MR]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 4533), H3812 [24MY]

———participate in Inland Empire regional water recycling and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation projects and aid construction of California regional brine lines (see H.R. 4531), H3812 [24MY]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (see S. 2301), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 3815), H631 [1MR]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (see S. 3078), S8823 [20SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot program (see H.R. 4189), H1851 [5AP]

———establish program to market dredged material (see S. 2385), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4185), H1851 [5AP]

———require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 2384), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4186), H1851 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of medical center in Allen Park, MI (see H.R. 5346), H8551 [29SE]

Drugs: facilitate environmental cleanup caused by the manufacture of methamphetamines and impose new monetary fines for the manufacture and trafficking of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5589), H11445 [27OC]

Ecology and environment: provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (see S. 2711), S4953 [12JN]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (see H. Res. 483), H2409 [2MY]

———consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (see S. 2362), S2233 [5AP]

———disapprove rules on proposed national pollutant discharge elimination system, antidegradation policy, and water quality planning and management regulations concerning total maximum daily load (see H.J. Res. 104), H6052 [13JY]

———ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (see S. 2800), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4757), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 5422), H9504 [6OC]

———establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 5195), H7722 [18SE]

———establish Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (see S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

———establish regional office in Alaska (see H.R. 4589), H3924 [6JN]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 5305), H8200 [26SE]

———make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H2337 [13AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (see H. Res. 468), H2121 [11AP]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H509 [16FE]

———reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 3656), H454 [15FE]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY] (see H.J. Res. 105, 106), H6470 [18JY]

———streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (see H.R. 4480), H3308 [17MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5121), H7364 [7SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 4917), H6718 [20JY]

———amend relative to relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see S. 2948), S7839 [27JY]

———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5606), H11621 [30OC]

———improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (see H. Con. Res. 383), H7210 [27JY]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 5461), H9900 [12OC]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see S. 2441), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (see S. 2831), S6121 [29JN]

———improve fishery management and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and assessment (see S. 2973), S7840 [27JY]

———protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see S. 3234), S10999 [25OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2832), S6121 [29JN]

Food: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into potential economic and environmental risks and benefits (see S. 2838), S6257 [30JN]

———educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into the potential economic and environmental risks and benefits of using biotechnology (see H.R. 4627), H4173 [9JN]

Foreign trade: provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (see S. 2611), S4297 [23MY]

Forest Service: management of roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and study of management options for Rocky Flats site in Colorado (see H.R. 5097), H7209 [27JY]

Government: require increased waste prevention and recycling measures to be incorporated in the daily operations of Federal agencies (see S. 3271), S11537 [14NO]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S7840 [27JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Hazardous substances: detect, prevent, and minimize the consequences of accidental releases due to criminal activity and ensure public disclosure of information regarding hazardous chemicals and the potential for accidental releases (see H.R. 5623), H11812 [2NO]

Idaho: acquire Castle Rock Ranch and use for land exchanges involving certain lands within City of Rocks National Reserve and Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (see H.R. 3693), H510 [16FE]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2511), S3514 [4MY]

King Range National Conservation Area: extend boundary to include Mill Creek Forest (see H.R. 4960), H7002 [25JY]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 3044), S8501 [13SE]

———establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (see H. Res. 610), H8799 [4OC]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (see S. 2691), S4669 [7JN] (see H.R. 4580), H3924 [6JN]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), consideration (see H. Res. 484), H2409 [2MY]

Mexico: adherence to treaties regulating the flow of raw sewage into U.S. waters (see S. Con. Res. 157), S11423 [31OC] (see H. Con. Res. 440), H11716 [31OC]

Mississippi: modify Yazoo Backwater Basin Area flood control project to compensate local interests for local tax revenue reductions (see H.R. 4123), H1588 [29MR]

Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (see H.R. 4104), H1476 [28MR]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (see S. 2291), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 5527), H10808 [24OC]

———establish boundaries and classification of Montana segment (see H.R. 5041), H7207 [27JY]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see S. 2704), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4754), H5168 [26JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

———require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument in Washington (see H.R. 3683), H509 [16FE]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (see H.R. 5384), H8799 [4OC]

———establish certain rules for inspection and maintenance in States that contract out vehicle testing and inspection services (see H.R. 3522), H47 [27JA]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4010), H1118 [16MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 2287), S1671 [23MR]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H4174 [9JN]

National Marine Sanctuary Foundation: establish (see H.R. 4409), H2770 [9MY]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see S. 2597), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4288), H2337 [13AP]

National objectives: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H209 [2FE] (see H. Res. 440), H997 [14MR]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (see S. 2195), S1233 [7MR] (see H.R. 4928), H6776 [24JY]

———disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see H.R. 4637), H4220 [12JN]

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (see S. 2750), S5360 [19JN] (see H.R. 4692), H4674 [19JN]

New Jersey: designate the Historic Area Remediation Site as a marine protected area (see H.R. 5118), H7280 [6SE]

———dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site (see H.R. 3549), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 3652), H373 [14FE]

———redesignate the Historic Area Remediation Site as the Albert Gore, Jr., Mud Dump Site (see H.R. 3548), H49 [27JA]

———restrict ocean dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site relative to background ambient contamination levels (see H.R. 3893), H921 [9MR]

———restrict ocean dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site to States that have developed, and made commercially available, alternative uses for dredged materials (see H.R. 3894), H921 [9MR]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (see S. 2777), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 4789), H5654 [29JN] (see H.R. 5133), H7365 [7SE]

Northern Europe: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup (see H.R. 4249), H2238 [12AP]

NRC: establish within the Inspector General's office a unit to audit safety analysis and review activities and personnel of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 4482), H3308 [17MY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (see H. Res. 444), H1162 [21MR]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (see S. 2223), S1316 [8MR]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions on the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (see S. 3268), S11494 [1NO] (see H.R. 5617), H11781 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see S. 2944), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (see S. 2877), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 5307), H8200 [26SE]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (see S. 2503), S3513 [4MY]

———establish a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve (see H.R. 4784), H5654 [29JN]

———mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 4739), H5084 [23JN]

———permit States to waive the oxygenate content requirements for reformulated gasoline if a separate implementation plan attains and maintains the ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4120), H1587 [29MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY] (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

———provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

Philadelphia, PA: designate the Logan Triangle as a brownfield site for purposes of the EPA brownfields economic redevelopment initiative (see H.R. 3658), H454 [15FE]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H4591 [15JN]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H5654 [29JN]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2409), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 2438), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE] (see H.R. 4276), H2337 [13AP] (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H8735 [3OC]

Power resources: address the acid rain and greenhouse gas impacts of electric utility restructuring and encourage the development of renewable energy resources (see H.R. 4861), H6052 [13JY]

———develop a national energy policy and repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 5278), H8061 [25SE]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Puerto Rico: protect certain lands and encourage intergovernmental cooperation in land and water conservation (see H.R. 4668), H4484 [14JN]

Railroads: abate noise and other adverse affects of idling train engines (see S. 3151), S9701 [3OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2410), S2616 [12AP]

———increase authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 3595), H254 [8FE]

Refuse disposal: phase out incineration of solid waste (see H.R. 3524), H47 [27JA]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H1118 [16MR]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (see S. 2506), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4385), H2606 [4MY]

———require the adoption of response plans for cargo tankers carrying oil (see H.R. 5025), H7207 [27JY]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2727 [13AP]

———remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H3474 [19MY]

Tariff: allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes (see S. 2571), S4014 [16MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H8468 [28SE]

———allow tax credit for public transportation expenses and reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 3538), H49 [27JA]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale of land or an easement therein for open space conservation purposes to a governmental unit (see H.R. 5336), H8468 [28SE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4212), H1957 [6AP]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3579), H219 [7FE]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see S. 2334), S1986 [30MR]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (see S. 2591), S4190 [18MY]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see S. 2436), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (see S. 2290), S1671 [23MR]

Tongass National Forest: protect (see H.R. 5414), H9504 [6OC]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S9945 [5OC]

Tullahoma, TN: authorize retention of all funds received under certain EPA construction grants (see H.R. 4355), H2410 [2MY]

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H1674 [3AP]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see S. 2588), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (see H. Res. 485), H2409 [2MY]

———authorize studies on water supply management and development (see S. 2368), S2347 [6AP]

———direct the Dept. of the Army to recommend water resources development and conservation projects only if there are certain projected benefits (see H.R. 5459), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit use and provide for remediation of water contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 4303), H2338 [13AP]

———promote innovation and technology transfer in wastewater discharge reduction and water conservation (see H.R. 5310), H8200 [26SE]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2437), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 2796), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H10256 [18OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 665), H11781 [1NO]

———study health effects of ingesting methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), research methods for removal from water supplies, and require public water systems to monitor for its presence (see H.R. 3536), H49 [27JA]

Water pollution: establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund (see S. 2756), S5460 [20JN]

———establish consistent requirements for controlling urban wet weather flows and provide funds to meet such requirements (see H.R. 3570), H208 [2FE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see S. 2041), S489 [8FE] (see S. 2139), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3609), H278 [9FE] (see H.R. 3625), H340 [10FE]

———grant States final authority to establish guidelines to determine which animal feeding operations are classified as concentrated for purposes of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 5638), H11954 [4DE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 648), H10808 [24OC]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 4132), H1628 [30MR]

Waterways: prevent and reduce contamination of navigable waters by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), tetrachloroethylene, and trichloroethylene (see H.R. 5049), H7208 [27JY]

West Jordon, UT: modify Reuse Project to include recycling and reuse of naturally impaired surface water (see H.R. 4558), H3867 [25MY]

White House Conference on U.S. Energy Policy: convene (see H.R. 5191), H7651 [14SE]

Brochures

Why Is Ethanol Good for Your Car? Mobil Corp., H1281 [22MR]

Bulletins

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Dick Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1277 [22MR]

Cloture motions

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S464, S469 [8FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S139 [31JA]

Conference reports

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796), H11624-H11668 [31OC]

Cost Estimates

Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986): CBO, E1596 [26SE]

Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act (S. 986): CBO, S8287 [8SE]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area establishment (H.R. 2941): CBO, H8854 [5OC]

Promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495): CBO, S10893 [23OC]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act (S. 2797): CBO, S7996 [5SE]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796): CBO, S7995 [5SE]

Declarations

Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Descriptions

Forest Service policies and rules relative to roads moratorium on access to public forests, H4500 [15JN]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S7032 [17JY]

Excerpts

Conservation and Reinvestment Act editorial support: several publications, S9913 [5OC]

Factsheets

ETBE Fact Book: Clean Fuels Development Coalition, S7815 [27JY]

Histories

Dept. of Energy Savannah River Site: James M. Gaver, S11478-S11480 [1NO]

Letters

Average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks: Alan Reuther, UAW, S5203 [15JN]

———Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S5200 [15JN]

———John D. Graham, Harvard University Center for Risk Analysis, S5199 [15JN]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S5204 [15JN]

Biotechnology research: several scientists, S63 [26JA]

Brownfields Revitalization Act: Kenny Guinn and Tom Vilsack, National Governors' Association, S4199 [18MY]

Clean Lakes Program reauthorization: Robert MacMillan, Saratoga, NY, Lake Protection and Improvement District, H2153 [12AP]

Clean Water Act Total Maximum Daily Load Program: several environmental organizations, H4879 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

Climate Change Energy Policy Response Act: Senator Craig, S5295 [16JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization: several organizations, S9598 [2OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S9460 [28SE]

Conservation and Stewardship Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Kathleen Selz and Dale Penny, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, S1176 [6MR]

———several environmental organizations, S1176 [6MR]

———Steven J. Shimberg, National Wildlife Federation, S1176 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Alliance for Community Trees, S1177 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Tree New Mexico, Inc., S1177 [6MR]

Delaware River channel deepening project: Nicholas A. DiPasquale, Corps of Engineers, S8279, S8281 [8SE]

———Representatives Saxton and LoBiondo, S8279 [8SE]

———Robert W. Hargrove, EPA, S8278 [8SE]

———Senator Biden and Representative Andrews, S8278 [8SE]

Distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding: Senator Graham, S10126 [10OC]

Dry Cleaning Environmental Tax Credit Act: Joseph C. Bonner, Bank of America Corp., E1370 [27JY]

Economic impact of increasing oil prices: Senators Specter and Biden, S1943, S1944 [30MR]

EPA wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico: Representative Bilbray, H4866 [21JN]

Everglades National Park restoration plan: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, Carol Browner, EPA, and Joseph W. Westphal, S9145 [25SE]

———Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida, S8923, S8927 [21SE]

———Robert K. Dawson, Florida Agriculture, Water Utilities, and Homebuilders Coalition, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several Florida ecology groups, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several organizations, S9144 [25SE]

Forest Service road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative: Brian Swearingen, H11997 [5DE]

———David S. Majewski, Florence County, WI, Forestry and Parks Agency, H11998 [5DE]

———Edward Piontek, Jr., Forest Sawmill, Inc., H11997 [5DE]

———Kevin King, H11998 [5DE]

———Richard Connor, Jr., Pine River Transport, Ltd., H11998 [5DE]

———Richard Krawze, Goodman Forest Industries, Ltd., H11998 [5DE]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: several Senators, S1545 [22MR]

Limit EPA fines for environmental compliance violations at military facilities: National Governors' Association, National Association of Attorneys General, and the National Conference of State Legislatures, S6543 [12JY]

———several organizations, S6543 [12JY]

Limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation: Representatives Gilman and Sensenbrenner, H4825 [21JN]

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, H1278 [22MR]

———Eric Vaughn, Renewable Fuels Association, H1277 [22MR]

———Leon Corzine, Illinois Corn Growers Association, H1278 [22MR]

———Lynn Jensen, National Corn Growers Association, H1277 [22MR]

National monument establishment or management funding: G. Eugene Story, Montezuma County, CO, Board of Commissioners, H4516 [15JN]

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement: Bill Bolling, Brian E. Frosh, and Arthur D. Hershey, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S5682 [22JN]

———Michael F. Hirshfield, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S5683 [22JN]

Oceans Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6858 [25JY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House), H6858 [25JY]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6858 [25JY]

Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study: Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7364 [20JY]

———Richard T. Selden, S7364 [20JY]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H9556 [10OC]

Prevent forest fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies: H.R. Davis, S10141 [10OC]

Prohibit application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: W. Michael McCabe, EPA, S7091 [18JY]

Prohibit application of dangerous presticides in areas used by children: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S7034 [17JY]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations: Eluid L. Martinez, Dept. of the Interior, S2624 [12AP]

Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: Representative Dingell, H4826, H4840 [21JN], H5261 [27JN], H5688 [10JY], E1139 [28JN]

———Representatives McIntosh and Calvert, H4826-H4828 [21JN]

Removal of toxic waste from former military facilities in Bermuda: C. Eugene Cox, Acting Prime Minister of Bermuda, H4017 [7JN]

———Christopher Meyer, British Ambassador, H4017 [7JN]

———Representative Jerry Lewis, H4017 [7JN]

Royalty payments for oil taken from Federal lands: Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, H10563, H10564 [24OC]

Shark Finning Prohibition Act: Colette Y. Machado, Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs, H3883 [6JN]

———Mike Hayden, American Sportfishing Association, H3884 [6JN]

———several marine and wildlife organizations, H3883 [6JN]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Nancy Stoner, Natural Resources Defense Council, H483 [16FE]

Small business Superfund litigation: Barbara A. Williams, H8126 [26SE]

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S571 [10FE]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S518 [9FE]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S3206 [2MY]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S3214 [2MY]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino, CA, Board of Supervisors, S571 [10FE]

———Michael Dorame, Inyo County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3213 [2MY]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S531 [9FE]

———Robert A. Laurie, California Energy Commission, S572 [10FE], S3215 [2MY]

———Robert P. Gruber, North Carolina Public Staff Utilities Commission, S3223 [2MY]

———Senator Boxer, S571 [10FE]

———Thomas P. Walters, Ventura County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3214 [2MY]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act: Benjamin Y. Cooper, Printing Industries of America, Inc., S5908 [27JN]

———Christian Richter, several trade and professional associations, S5909 [27JN]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S5908 [27JN]

———Jeremiah Baumann, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S5909 [27JN]

———Kevin Mills, Environmental Defense (organization), S5909 [27JN]

———Patricia G. Kenworthy, National Environmental Trust, S5909 [27JN]

———Patricia Gallagher, National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, S5909 [27JN]

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution: Athan Manuel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S2210 [5AP]

———Carl Pope, Sierra Club, S2210 [5AP]

———Courtney Curf, Friends of the Earth (organization), S2210, S2219 [5AP]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2209, S2220 [5AP]

———John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———Martha A. Marks, Republicans for Environmental Protection America (organization), S2220 [5AP]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, S2210 [5AP]

———Raymond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador, S2211 [5AP]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———William H. Meadows, Wilderness Society, S2220 [5AP]

Tax incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites: several Representatives, H6824 [25JY]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Francisco de Lamadrid, Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, H7473 [12SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels: Clarence Harmon, Mayor of St. Louis, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S8078 [6SE]

———Mike Huckabee, Southern Governors' Association, S8078 [6SE]

———National Waterways Alliance, S8079 [6SE]

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: C.M. Van Eman, Trans Texas Heritage Association, E556 [13AP]

———David K. Langford, Texas Wildlife Association, E556 [13AP]

———Dick Lattimer, Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization, E555 [13AP]

———James J. Baker, NRA, E555 [13AP]

———Lawrence S. Katz, Alfred S. Donau III, and Ron Marlenee, Safari Club International, E556 [13AP]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Rob Gordon, National Wilderness Institute, E556 [13AP]

———Scott Hartman, National Trappers Association, Inc., E556 [13AP]

———W.S. (Sandy) Stimpson, Golf Lumber Co., Inc., E557 [13AP]

———William I. Morrill, Mule Deer Foundation, E556 [13AP]

Lists

Conservation and Revinvestment Act Coalition members, S9913 [5OC]

Everglades National Park restoration plan participants, H10361 [19OC]

Florida government officials and organizations who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund disbursements to New Mexico, H2893 [10MY]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]

Payments to local counties eliminated, and land conveyances retained, in Nevada relative to designation of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S573 [10FE]

Republican Party environmental initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Senate staff who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Senators and staff supporting Conservation and Revinvestment Act, S9913 [5OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service corrective actions on Federal aid issues, H1806 [5AP]

Virginia organizations supporting Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S9937 [5OC]

Memorandums

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: Hilda Diaz-Soltero, National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

———William W. Fox, Jr., National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

Authority To Regulate Pollutants Emitted by Electric Power Generation Sources: Jonathan Z. Cannon, EPA, H4836 [21JN]

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Potential for Water Contamination: EPA, H1274 [22MR]

Messages

Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management: President Clinton, S8527 [13SE]

Hazardous Materials Transportation Report: President Clinton, S2232 [5AP], H1821 [5AP]

Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer: President Clinton, S5710 [22JN]

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Exemption for Air Force's Operating Location Near Groom Lake, NV: President Clinton, S208 [1FE], H137 [1FE]

Veto of S. 1287, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository: President Clinton, S3017 [27AP]

Motions

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S138 [31JA], H1197 [22MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10364, H10365 [19OC]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

Press releases

Arctic Refuge Needs Your Help: Sierra Club, S1318 [8MR]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Fuel Economy Cost May Be Compromised To Meet Tougher Emission Standards in Next-Generation Cars: National Research Council, S6320 [10JY]

Proclamations

Kids Day America/International: Senator Santorum, S4186 [18MY]

National Biotechnology Month: President Clinton, S60 [26JA]

Proposals

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Senators Domenici and Bingaman, S6223 [30JN]

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) and the EPA, S7090, S7091 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: clean air standards, H8778, H8779, H8780 [4OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5577-H5580, H5586 [29JN]

Animals: conservation of great apes (H.R. 4320), H6958-H6960 [25JY], E570 [13AP], E1289 [21JY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (H.R. 1202), H3563 [23MY]

Appalachian Trail Conference (organization): Honor Roll of Volunteers honorees, E1372 [27JY]

Aspen Skiing Co.: tribute, E577 [13AP]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to livable communities initiatives, H936 [14MR]

Bastrop, TX: tribute to Bastrop High School student council energy and environment committee, E513 [6AP]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H8132-H8136 [26SE]

Bermuda: removal of toxic waste from former military facilities, H4017 [7JN]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), H5095-H5097 [26JN]

BLM: wilderness reinventory activities, H4451 [14JN]

Broomfield, CO: environmental impact of traffic study funding, H12492 [15DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), H10518 [23OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), H6953, H6954 [25JY], E1373 [27JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), H10069 [18OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), H10519 [23OC]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (H.R. 1787), H5670, H5671 [10JY]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027), H7399 [12SE]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), H7747-H7749 [19SE], H7886-H7888 [20SE], E1596 [26SE]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (H. Res. 581), H7885, H7886 [20SE]

Business and industry: clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1820 [5AP], H2155, H2156 [12AP], H2465 [3MY]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (H.R. 5555), E1922 [25OC]

———develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (H.R. 1113), H7661, H7662 [18SE]

———tribute to California Conservation Corps and California Dept. of Conservation salmon restoration program, E1805 [17OC]

Caretakers of the Environment International (organization): tribute, E132 [14FE]

Carlinville, IL: tribute to Carlinville Middle School students for Saving Prairies and Helping Environmental Regions Expand Successfully project, E933 [9JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: chronic and environmental disease programs funding, H4286 [13JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8123-H8132, H8154 [26SE], E1488 [14SE], E1646 [2OC]

———provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), H8129 [26SE]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment, H5174 [27JN]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (H.R. 1300), H8131 [26SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, H9871 [12OC]

———restoration (H.R. 3039), H2156-H2163 [12AP]

———restoration (H.R. 3039), consideration (H. Res. 470), H2148, H2149 [12AP]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H8655 [3OC]

———designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (H.R. 5388), H10709 [24OC]

Clark County, NV: closing of abandoned mines, H8000 [25SE]

Clean Air Act: enforcement of regulations, H9873 [12OC]

Clean Lakes Program: prohibit sale of fresh water from the Great Lakes, H2153-H2155 [12AP]

Clean Water Act: enforcement of regulations, H9873 [12OC]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Student Environmental Congress, E1010 [14JN]

Climate: global warming, H4344 [14JN]

Coastal Community Conservation Act: nonpoint pollution control programs, E100 [9FE]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861-H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8596 [2OC], H8641-H8648, H8650, H8651, H8655, H8656 [3OC], H9870 [12OC], E1669 [4OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2827-H2903 [10MY], H2907-H2952 [11MY], E154 [16FE], E571 [13AP], E722, E724 [15MY], E740 [17MY], E779 [19MY], E1138 [28JN]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2821-H2826 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), motion to recommit, H2949-H2951 [11MY]

Colorado Coalition for New Energy Technologies: tribute, E1628 [28SE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), H6856-H6859 [25JY], E1330, E1381 [27JY]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H8777, H8779 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

———condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

———mandatory funding mechanisms, H2887-H2890 [10MY], E740 [17MY]

———Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H2865-H2868 [10MY]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary, H10358 [19OC]

———cost sharing for Colorado reservoir recreational facilities, H10362 [19OC]

———develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 630), H9984-H9986 [17OC]

———evaluation of Upper Mississippi and Illinois River Navigation Study, E380 [22MR]

———modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

———reform, H10355 [19OC]

———reform (H.R. 4879), H6438 [18JY], H7654 [18SE]

———regulatory program account funding, H8424 [28SE]

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (H.R. 5366), E1654 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5574-H5577 [29JN]

———use of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, H5709, H5711, H5712 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: conversion and revitalization of closed military facilities, H2015 [11AP], H5172 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4524, H4526, H4533, H4541-H4544 [15JN], E1037 [19JN]

———conduct a study on the economic basis of the recent increase in gasoline price levels, H5257 [27JN]

———extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (H.R. 5613), H11788, H11790-H11792 [2NO], E2056 [1NO]

———extend Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H5269-H5274 [27JN]

———report on all possible means to increase domestic oil production without harming the environment, H1235, H1236 [22MR]

———report on efforts to address high gasoline price levels and to develop a national energy policy, H5259 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties for mining on public lands and use of funds for environmental cleanup of those mining sites, E986 [13JN]

———Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4500-H4509, H4573 [15JN]

———land exchange with Idaho (S. 1705), H9962, H9963 [17OC]

———Lands Legacy Trust Fund funding, H8656 [3OC]

———prohibit funding for interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indian reservation lands, H5275 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot program (H.R. 4189), E498 [5AP]

———prohibit funding which requires State and local governments to alter land use plans to conform with Federal air quality regulations, H3443, H3444 [19MY]

———promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports, H1008 [15MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of medical center in Allen Park, MI, H9947 [17OC]

Earth Day: observance, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP], H2346 [2MY], E561, E565, E571, E579 [13AP]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), H2358, H2359 [2MY]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), H8277 [27SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2090-H2093 [11AP], H10554-H10565 [24OC], E543, E547 [12AP]

EPA: acid rain monitoring programs funding, H4847 [21JN]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2558-H2562 [4MY]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (H. Res. 483), H2555-H2557 [4MY]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, H4877-H4881 [21JN], H10384, H10390, H10392 [19OC], E1119 [26JN]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, H4877-H4881 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

———ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (H.R. 4922), E1310 [24JY]

———impact of implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions on energy prices, H6475 [19JY]

———impact of regulations and inspectors' decisions on business, H9513 [10OC]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4451 [14JN]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4824-H4841 [21JN], H5136-H5138 [26JN], H5260 [27JN], H5687, H5688 [10JY], H5888, H5902 [12JY], E1037 [19JN], E1206 [11JY]

———National Estuary Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4824 [21JN]

———National Hazardous Waste and Superfund Ombudsman funding, H4841-H4843 [21JN], E1112 [26JN]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4681, H4682 [20JN], H4882-H4886 [21JN], H10367, H10384 [19OC], E1081 [22JN], E1139 [28JN]

———radon in drinking water regulations, H4867 [21JN]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2149-H2156 [12AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (H. Res. 468), H2147, H2148 [12AP]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (H.R. 3670), E157 [16FE]

———reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman (H.R. 3656), E149 [15FE]

———regulatory process implementation, H4914 [21JN]

———require that discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, H12500 [15DE]

———streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (H.R. 4480), E750 [17MY]

———wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico, H4866 [21JN]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program final rule, E1249 [14JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, H4853 [21JN], H5603 [29JN], E1119 [26JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H379 [15FE], H4313 [13JN], H4452-H4454, H4461 [14JN], H5573, H5574 [29JN]

———restoration plan, H8652 [3OC], H10290-H10292, H10353-H10355, H10358-H10364 [19OC], H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11816-H11830 [3NO]

FAA: study the use of recycled materials in the construction of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons, H1028 [15MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (H.R. 4502), E872 [25MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1187, H1188 [22MR]

———remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

Financial institutions: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (H. Con. Res. 383), E1369 [27JY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 3535), H3882-H3885, H3891 [6JN], H10489 [23OC]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), H11570-H11572 [30OC]

Foreign aid: plant biotechnology research and development funding, H5945, H5946 [12JY]

Forest Service: management of roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and study of management options for Rocky Flats site in Colorado (H.R. 5097), E1375 [27JY]

———road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative, H11997 [5DE]

———roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, H4499 [15JN], E1156 [29JN], E1537 [20SE]

———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4448, H4467-H4474, H4479 [14JN]

Forests: management of trees in national forests, H3527 [23MY]

Fuller Family: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Farming Conservationist Award recipient, E2104 [14NO]

Georgia: interbasin transfer of water from Lake Allatoona to Lake Lanier funding, H5231 [27JN]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (H.R. 2973), H1142 [21MR]

———sustainable water use management study funding, H5231, H5232 [27JN]

Guam: public health dangers associated with PCBs and mustard gas vials, H8598 [2OC]

Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 3176), H3888 [6JN], H4020 [7JN]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H704 [8MR], H1188-H1197 [22MR], H10033 [17OC], H11930 [4DE]

———reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 2667), H8775 [4OC]

Houston, TX: address condition of air quality, H67 [31JA]

Illinois River: Ballard's Island restoration funding, H10361 [19OC]

International Boundary and Water Commission: funding, H5111-H5113 [26JN]

Irby family: Colorado Cattlemen's Association Leonard Horn Federal Range Livestockman of the Year Award recipient, E10 [27JA]

Kids Day America/International: observance, E708 [11MY]

Korte, Mary: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E892 [6JN]

Lake County, CA: tribute for attainment of all State ambient air quality standards, E1131 [28JN]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), H10515-H10517 [23OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit States from acquiring land if a local government has disapproved the acquisition, H2895-H2898 [10MY]

———prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913-H2916 [11MY]

———require State approval of land acquisitions which result in a net gain of Federal ownership in States where a majority of land is already federally-owned, H2898-H2900 [10MY]

———require States to establish a dedicated State land acquisition fund to receive matching grants, H2900-H2902 [10MY]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8850-H8855 [5OC]

———establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (H. Res. 610), H8847, H8848 [5OC]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2720-H2726 [9MY]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), H2462-H2467 [3MY]

———authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), consideration (H. Res. 484), H2461, H2462 [3MY]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5227-H5231 [27JN], H10354 [19OC]

McDonald's Corp.: EPA Waste Wise Partner of the Year recipient, E1810 [17OC]

McKinney Wildlife Refuge: Calves Island acquisition funding, H8655 [3OC]

Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7470-H7475 [12SE]

Miami River: dredging project funding, H4344 [14JN]

Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board: tribute, E1342 [27JY]

Mississippi River: Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan funding, H5224-H5227, H5248, H5249 [27JN]

———water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (H.R. 4104), H7480-H7482 [12SE]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, H11829 [3NO]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (H.R. 5527), E1890 [24OC]

———establish boundaries and classification of Montana segment (H.R. 5041), H9966 [17OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, H5223 [27JN]

Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2916-H2918 [11MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H2329 [13AP]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (H. Con. Res. 254), H496 [16FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H3425, H3428 [19MY], H4534, H4535 [15JN], E820 [24MY]

———establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (H.R. 5384), E1672 [4OC]

National Bike to Work Week: observance, E778 [19MY]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, E20 [27JA], E30, E31, E36 [31JA], E49 [1FE]

National Energy Self-Sufficiency Commission: establish, H5268 [27JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National forests: change policy for thinning forests from controlled burns to cutting trees, H3527 [23MY], H7348 [7SE]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaii Longline Observer Program funding, H5108 [26JN]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), H10718-H10721 [24OC], H11188 [25OC]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4479 [14JN], H4500-H4520 [15JN]

National objectives: priority assignments, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP], H4906 [21JN], H7923-H7929 [20SE], H8774-H8781 [4OC], H9868-H9874 [12OC], E2012 [28OC]

National Ocean Day: designate (H. Res. 415), H5676-H5678 [10JY]

———designate (H. Res. 440), H958 [14MR]

National Park Service: funding, H2871, H2872 [10MY]

National parks and recreation areas: development of public transportation services, H6056 [17JY]

National Pollution Prevention Week: observance, E1558 [21SE]

NATO: environmental impact of airstrikes on Serbia and Montenegro, E1314 [25JY]

Nevada: conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (S. 986), H5678, H5679 [10JY]

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Projects, H11828 [3NO]

New Jersey: dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site (H.R. 3652), E132 [14FE]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, H11823 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2087 [13NO], E2142 [7DE]

New Jersey Shade-Tree Federation: tribute, E1842 [19OC]

NOAA: Coastal Zone Management Fund funding, H11285 [26OC]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (H.R. 4789), E1170 [30JN]

Northern Europe: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup (H.R. 4249), H2983-H2986 [15MY]

NRC: establish within the Inspector General's office a unit to audit safety analysis and review activities and personnel of nuclear powerplants (H.R. 4482), E754 [17MY]

———memorandum of understanding with the EPA, H4868 [21JN]

———oversight of off-site disposal of Formerly Used Remedial Action Program material, H5220 [27JN]

Nuclear energy: allow nuclear utilities to invest the Dept. of Energy surcharge fee and use the interest to fund onsite storage of spent nuclear fuel, H1195 [22MR]

———Alloy 22 storage containers for spent nuclear fuel, H10033 [17OC]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1128, H1140 [21MR], H1176, H1183-H1200 [22MR], E427 [28MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1178-H1183 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to commit, H1197-H1199 [22MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 45), H1189 [22MR]

Oceans: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903), H11704-H11706 [31OC]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 3919), E293, E303 [14MR]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (H.R. 5100), E13671 [27JY]

Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 149), Senate amendments, H409, H410 [15FE]

Oregon: implementation of Green Permits Program to develop environmental initiatives between industry and State regulators, E2226 [15DE]

Petersburg, Stephen: National Park Service National Resource Management Award recipient, E1606 [27SE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, E1790 [13OC]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H705 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H924 [13MR], H960-H962 [14MR], H1000 [15MR], H1082, H1115 [16MR], H1156-H1158 [21MR], H1176 [22MR], H1289 [23MR], H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4178 [12JN], H4475-H4477 [14JN], H4658 [19JN], H4910 [21JN], H5165 [26JN], H5174, H5175, H5210, H5271 [27JN], H5441, H5442 [29JN], H5660 [10JY], H5850 [12JY], H6057 [17JY], H6369 [18JY], H6604 [20JY], H7285 [7SE], H7743, H7828 [19SE], H8205 [27SE], H8434 [28SE], H8914, H8916, H8919 [5OC], E329 [16MR], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1644 [2OC], E2157 [8DE]

———establish a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve (H.R. 4784), E1171 [30JN]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, H6055 [17JY]

———influences on rise in prices, H415 [15FE]

———mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 4739), H5165 [26JN]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (H.R. 4011), H1272-H1282 [22MR]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (H.R. 4792), H7841, H7843 [19SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H8773 [4OC], H9548-H9562 [10OC], H9819 [12OC], E1752, E1759, E1766 [12OC], E1777 [13OC]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (H.R. 5361), H9559 [10OC], E1656 [3OC]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H10792-H10798 [24OC]-H11489 [28OC]

Porter, Bernice H.: bequeath of estate to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, CA, E1841 [19OC]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, H5248 [27JN], E888 [6JN]

———incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475-H4477 [14JN]

———national energy policy, H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H5075 [23JN], H5174, H5175, H5268, H5269, H5271 [27JN], H5850 [12JY], H7828 [19SE], H8037, H8054-H8056 [25SE], H8205, H8283 [27SE], H8595 [2OC], H8774-H8781, H8783-H8785 [4OC], H8898, H8899, H8909, H8914, H8921 [5OC], H9808 [11OC], H9872 [12OC], H11459-H11461 [28OC], H12034 [7DE], H12089, H12090 [14DE], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1970 [28OC]

Practical Farmers of Iowa (organization): Renew America (organization) National Award for Environmental Sustainability recipient, E1345 [27JY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10007-H10011 [17OC], E1967 [28OC]

Public lands: prohibit wildlife conservation organizations from using Federal funds for purchase of conservation easements, H2918-H2920 [11MY]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2921-H2923 [11MY]

Rapid City, SD: Rocky Mountain Research Station funding, H4466 [14JN]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: increase authorization of appropriations (H.R. 3595), H10519, H10520 [23OC]

Red Hill Council: BLM Making a Difference award recipient, E608 [2MY]

Reedsburg, WI: tribute to Reedsburg Area High School Earth Day activities, E579 [13AP]

Republican Party: initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Research: carbon cycle research and sequestration funding, H7603, H7604 [14SE]

Richland, WA: Office of River Protection at the Hanford Reservation funding, H3286, H3287 [17MY], H5218 [27JN], H8425 [28SE], H9643 [11OC]

Rivers: establish a sediment and nutrient monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin, H2902, H2903 [10MY]

———reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 4013), H1116 [16MR]

Rural areas: impact of Federal public policy changes on economic expansion, H8599-H8605 [2OC], H8796 [4OC]

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1422-H1426 [28MR], H8414 [28SE], E457 [30MR]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), H10513 [23OC], E1899 [25OC]

Schmitt, Shirley: St. Jacob Elementary School Recycling Coordinator of the Year award recipient, E599 [2MY]

Schwarz, John: Public Lands Foundation Outstanding Public Land Professional award recipient, E983 [13JN]

Science: biotechnology research and development funding, H7939 [21SE]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (H.R. 4385), H2637 [8MY]

Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition funding, H4509 [15JN]

Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (H.R. 1303), E1369 [27JY]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites, H6823 [25JY]

———extend incentives for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H12500 [15DE]

———Puerto Rico Conservation Trust funding through return of excise tax receipts from rum produced in Puerto Rico, E1011 [14JN]

Texas: groundbreaking of Neches River Saltwater Barrier Project, E1994 [28OC]

Transportation: prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3451-H3454 [19MY]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: funding, H5903 [12JY]

Tropical forests: facilitate protection through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests, H10840 [25OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1768, H1807-H1821 [5AP], H10017-H10026 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E1838 [19OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1801-H1807 [5AP]

———eliminate adminstrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), E156 [16FE]

———improve efforts to protect the manatee, H4447 [14JN]

———require a report on genetically engineered fish, H4448-H4451 [14JN]

———require report on implementation of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1819 [5AP]

———restore funding and reduce certain staffing levels, H1818 [5AP]

Ukraine: closure of Chernobyl nuclear power plant, E2214, E2237 [15DE]

University of Guam: anniversary of Water and Environmental Research Institute, E938 [9JN]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (H.R. 4165), E499 [5AP]

Vermont: observance of Green Up Day, E625 [3MY]

Virginia: livable communities efforts, H1417 [28MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 2720), H11824 [3NO]

———authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2562-H2566 [4MY]

———authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 485), H2557, H2558 [4MY]

———fresh water resources depletion, H9870 [12OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 4411), E673 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10292-H10365 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11821-H11832 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2080 [3NO], E2085, E2087 [13NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10290-H10292 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 665), H11816-H11821 [3NO]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (H.R. 1237), H2621-H2623 [8MY], E1466 [13SE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (H.R. 3609), E102 [9FE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), H7475-H7480 [12SE], E1466 [13SE], E1489 [14SE], E1505 [18SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7482-H7491 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10857-H10867 [25OC], E1975, E1977 [28OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856, H10857 [25OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), unanimous-consent agreement, H7491 [12SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4132), H5671 [10JY]

Weingart, John: New Jersey Environmental Lobby (organization) Frank J. Oliver Environmental Award recipient, E696 [10MY]

West Point, GA: anniversary of West Point Dam and Lake Project, E928 [9JN]

Western Michigan University: Environmental Research Institute Kalamazoo River watershed study funding, H10384 [19OC]

Western States: impact of wildfires, H7243 [6SE]

———importance of dams and water storage, H2200-H2205 [12AP], H7860-H7864 [19SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

———treatment of Federal lands management and water conservation issues compared to Eastern States, H4114 [8JN], H8786 [4OC]

Westminster, CO: tribute to Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center, E630 [3MY]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2833), H6876-H6879 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (S. 3223), S10805 [19OC]

Aiken, SC: anniversary of Dept. of Energy Savannah River Site, S11478 [1NO]

Alaska: Harding Lake watershed study funding, S8186 [7SE]

———inclusion of Swan Lake-Lake Tyee Intertie project in the ``Job in the Woods'' program, S11879 [15DE]

———Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipients, S5454 [20JN]

———Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S2758 [13AP], S9996 [5OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S7095, S7096 [18JY], S10680 [18OC]

Animals: conservation of great apes (H.R. 4320), S10843 [19OC]

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a wilderness area (S. 134), S9979 [5OC]

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2206-S2222 [5AP], S2275-S2277 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 2931), S7673 [26JY]

Asia: tribute to Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Atlanta, GA: Transportation Improvement Plan implementation, S5192 [15JN]

Bayonne, NJ: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne environmental and infrastructure corrections funding, S5014 [13JN]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (S. 3036), S8419 [12SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), S8998 [21SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 522), S8998-S9003 [21SE]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180-S6182 [29JN], S6253 [30JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), S7075 [17JY], S10529 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), S10543 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 2239), S1414 [9MR]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10527 [13OC]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (S. 2163), S1124 [2MR], S2644 [12AP]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), S10542 [13OC]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

———develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: limit funds for application of dangerous pesticides, S7057 [17JY]

Carthage, TN: compliance of zinc mine with environmental regulations, S7487 [24JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S. 1528), S76 [26JA]

———exempt small businesses from certain liability (S. 2634), S4463 [25MY]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (S. 2590), S4194 [18MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

———provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), S7688 [26JY]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, S2013 [30MR], S2037 [3AP]

China, People's Republic of: include in U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership, S4166 [18MY], S5485, S5565 [21JN], S5616 [22JN]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (H.R. 5388), S11500 [1NO]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7850-S7853 [27JY], S9242 [26SE]

———continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (S. 2088), S745 [23FE]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (S. 2971), S7884 [27JY]

———reduce acid deposition (S. 172), S9934 [5OC]

———require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1731), S1751 [27MR]

Climate: establish international scientific commission to assess changes in global climate patterns and to conduct studies and analyses on behalf of nations (S. 3237), S11004 [25OC]

———global warming, S528 [9FE], S2879 [25AP], S5291-S5296 [16JN], S10485, S10486 [12OC]

———stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (S. 882), S5291, S5293 [16JN]

Coal: National Academy of Sciences study on coal waste impoundments funding, S11879 [15DE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1534), S9544 [28SE], S9598 [2OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9808-S9813, S9816, S9826, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9907-S9909, S9911-S9916, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10401 [12OC], S11232, S11293 [27OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), S6837 [14JY], S6992, S7039 [17JY], S7431-S7435 [21JY], S8877, S8878 [21SE], S9256 [26SE], S9460 [28SE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE], S1019 [1MR]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 25), S598 [10FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2567), S4018, S4029 [16MY], S4031 [17MY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), S1912 [29MR], S5766-S5769 [26JN]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): tribute to staff, S578 [10FE]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Water Resources Development Act, S9145, S9151 [25SE]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: monitoring of POW/MIA cooperation, commercial activities between U.S. companies and Chinese Army, space capabilities, the environment, orphans, and organ harvesting, S8161, S8162 [7SE], S8445-S8449, S8493 [13SE], S8544-S8547 [14SE]

———technical changes relative to report recommendations, S8484-S8487, S8491, S8492 [13SE]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (S. 3212), S10716 [18OC]

Corps of Engineers: contracting out of operations and maintenance activities at Federal hydropower facilities, S9149 [25SE]

———develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795, S2796 [13AP], S11276 [27OC]

———independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

———permit regional offices to market dredge material for reuse, S9149 [25SE]

———provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2335), S1993 [30MR]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (S. 2309), S1823 [28MR]

Courts: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (S. 2934), S7674 [26JY]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, S8277, S8278 [8SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642 [17OC]

———establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (S. 2540), S3838, S3839 [10MY]

———Natural Resources Conservation Service emissions trading research relative to implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S7373, S7374 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: limit EPA fines for environmental compliance violations at military facilities, S6538-S6544 [12JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S4946, S4947 [12JN], S4993 [13JN]

———require study on alternative methods for disposal of munitions at Army depots, S5014 [13JN]

———Sustainable Green Manufacturing Initiative funding, S5012 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S6209 [30JN]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S531 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE]

———Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7037, S7038, S7042, S7043 [17JY], S9798, S9799 [4OC]

———electro-catalytic oxidation technology funding, S7041, S7042 [17JY]

———Fernald Environmental Management Project funding, S8182 [7SE]

———Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory funding for participation in the International Centers for Environmental Safety, S9454 [28SE]

———interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Goshute Indian reservation lands, S8566 [14SE]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6319-S6322 [10JY]

———use of laboratory directed research and development in national laboratories, S9454 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: Lead Abatement Program funding, S10761 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior: land exchange with Idaho (S. 1705), S2807 [13AP]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S1816 [28MR], S10528 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (S. 3078), S8857 [20SE]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S7033, S7034 [17JY], S7089 [18JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children and pregnant women, S7090-S7092 [18JY]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 3222), S10803-S10805 [19OC]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6220-S6223 [30JN], S6508-S6514, S6516, S6518, S6537 [12JY], S7036 [17JY], S9798 [4OC]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: General Thomas D. White Environmental Award for Restoration recipient, S2937 [26AP]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), S1751 [27MR]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), S10003, S10029 [5OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9379 [27SE], S9825-S9827, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9892 [5OC], S10836, S10837 [19OC]

———extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent request, S9824 [4OC]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (S. 2711), S4953, S4954 [12JN]

———Centredale Manor Restoration Project, North Providence, RI, funding, S10311 [12OC]

———clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10302-S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC]

———consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (S. 2362), S2236 [5AP]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, S10311, S10312 [12OC], S10760, S10761, S10765 [19OC]

———Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program implementation, S10312, S10313 [12OC]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10296-S10302, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———enforcement of Federal regulations, S10703-S10705 [18OC]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (S. 2800), S5906 [27JN]

———establish Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

———Great Lakes Program toxic contaminants monitoring funding, S10311 [12OC]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S528 [9FE], S5291 [16JN], S10485 [12OC], S11766 [14DE]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, S5536, S5537 [21JN], S7035 [17JY]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, S10311, S10312 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10296-S10302, S10305, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (S.J. Res. 50), S7076 [17JY]

———statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S522-S534 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE], S3202, S3207, S3226 [2MY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, S6233, S6236, S6243 [30JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S8901-S8907, S8931 [21SE], S9142-S9147, S9150 [25SE], S11407, S11408 [31OC]

———restoration plan adaptive assessment and monitoring, S8931 [21SE]

———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8916-S8929 [21SE]

———restoration plan (S. 2797), S5900-S5905 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S10241 [11OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1730), S1751 [27MR]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 711), S2521 [11AP]

FEMA: role in wetland permit programs, S10310 [12OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), S11744, S11745 [7DE]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (S. 2441), S2760-S2762 [13AP]

———implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (S. 2831), S6141 [29JN], S11744, S11745 [7DE]

———improve fishery management and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and assessment (S. 2973), S7888-S7890 [27JY]

———proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

———protect the public's ability to fish for sport (S. 3234), S11003 [25OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize, S11563 [5DE]

———reauthorize (S. 2832), S6142 [29JN]

Florida: water consumptive use permitting process funding, S8930 [21SE]

Foreign trade: court decision on appointment of environmental representatives to Industry Sector Advisory Committees relative to forest products, S220 [1FE]

———provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (S. 2611), S4316 [23MY]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S6506-S6514, S6537 [12JY], S7151 [18JY]

———roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, S6251-S6253 [30JN], S6322 [10JY], S6514-S6518 [12JY]

———use of gum thickened fire retardants to fight wildfires, S9906 [5OC]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7024-S7027, S7028, S7029, S7039-S7041 [17JY], S7086, S7087 [18JY]

Forests: prevent fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies, S10141 [10OC]

Gore, Vice President: views on drilling for oil in Colombia versus domestic drilling, S7490 [24JY]

Government: require increased waste prevention and recycling measures to be incorporated in the daily operations of Federal agencies (S. 3271), S11537 [14NO]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (S. 2986), S7899 [27JY]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met, S9149, S9151 [25SE], S11406 [31OC]

———tributary transport models construction funding, S8282, S8283 [8SE]

H.L. Turner Group (business): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S470-S477, S480-S482 [8FE], S518, S522-S534 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE], S1652 [23MR], S3202-S3205, S3213 [2MY], S8649 [18SE]

———transporting of nuclear waste through certain California counties to Nevada disposal site, S3213-S3216 [2MY]

Homestead AFB, FL: conveyance process for surplus military property, S9148 [25SE]

Idaho: Land and Water Conservation Fund projects funding, S7038, S7039 [17JY]

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: Subsurface Geoscience Laboratory funding, S6290 [30JN]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2511), S3529 [4MY]

———establish (S. 2511), House amendment, S9116 [22SE]

Kids Day America/International: observance, S4186 [18MY]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration, S9905 [5OC]

———promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), S11275 [27OC]

———promote environmental restoration (S. 1925), S9982 [5OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), S11274 [27OC]

Little River: Waterbury Dam repair funding, S8932 [21SE]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (S. 2691), S4684, S4685 [7JN], S9999 [5OC], S11246 [27OC], S11485 [1NO]

Lobbyists: money spent to influence legislation relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S534 [9FE]

Lyons, James: revocation of certain authorities as Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources, S11115 [26OC]

Maine: designate the Atlantic salmon as an endangered species, S11518-S11521 [14NO]

———salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791, S2792 [13AP]

Mining and mineral resources: hardrock mining regulations, S7358-S7361 [20JY]

Minnesota: disposal of hazardous nuclear waste, S556-S559 [9FE]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, S9150 [25SE]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (S. 2291), S1681 [23MR]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8075-S8090 [6SE]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (S. 2704), S4847 [8JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5093, S5096 [14JN], S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5193, S5194, S5197-S5215 [15JN], S6626 [13JY], S7793 [27JY]

———improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and small trucks, S1621, S1622 [23MR]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, S58-S63, S95 [26JA], S144-S146 [31JA]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (S. 1946), S3034-S3036 [27AP]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S1431-S1434 [9MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 2287), S1679 [23MR]

National Marine Fisheries Service: restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellar sea lion population, S11466-S11469 [1NO], S11504 [2NO], S11747-S11749 [8DE], S11772, S11773 [14DE], S11855, S11856, S11886 [15DE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10633 [17OC]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (S. 2597), S4202 [18MY]

National objectives: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (S. 3156), S9750 [3OC]

———priority assignments, S528 [9FE], S3220, S3222 [2MY], S6837 [14JY]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (S. 2181), S1173-S1184 [6MR]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (S. 2750), S5362 [19JN]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, S11490 [1NO]

New Mexico: provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on National Forest System and other public lands, S6512 [12JY], S7095, S7096 [18JY]

NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service processing of jeopardy reviews under the Endangered Species Act, S668-S670 [22FE]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (S. 2777), S5680 [22JN]

Norfolk, VA: deauthorizing process for inactive civil works projects relative to the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Deepening Project, S9147, S9148 [25SE]

North Carolina: Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study, S7362-S7365 [20JY]

Northern Europe: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup (H.R. 4249), S7282 [19JY]

Nuclear energy: circuit court ruling that power companies may seek damages against the Dept. of Energy relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel, S8648-S8650 [18SE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S1623 [23MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S457, S462-S477, S480-S482 [8FE], S514-S520, S522-S535, S556-S559 [9FE], S564-S579, S596-S598 [10FE], S1652 [23MR], S2879 [25AP]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S138, S139 [31JA]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3201-S3230 [2MY], S8649 [18SE], S11477 [1NO]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S2910 [26AP]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), vitiation of cloture vote, S301 [2FE]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (S. 2223), S1325 [8MR]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems, S11893 [15DE]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903), S11754 [8DE], S11760 [11DE]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions concerning the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (S. 3268), S11494 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (S. 2944), S7841-S7843 [27JY]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S6845 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (S. 2503), S3514-S3519 [4MY]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1164, S1165 [6MR], S1281, S1331-S1334 [8MR], S1370, S1379 [9MR], S1447-S1449 [20MR], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1646, S1648, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706, S1737 [27MR], S1915-S1923 [29MR], S1942-S1944 [30MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2449, S2459 [10AP], S2496 [11AP], S5197, S5198, S5201, S5208, S5210, S5211 [15JN], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5776-S5779 [26JN], S6244 [30JN], S7145-S7149 [18JY], S7763 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S8250-S8252 [8SE], S8872 [21SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235 [26SE], S9368 [27SE], S9564 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S10045 [6OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, S7145-S7149 [18JY]

———influences on rise in prices, S204-S207 [1FE]

———phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S846 [28FE]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1402-S1406 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3919-S3921 [11MY]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2409), S2621-S2624 [12AP]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S2714, S2757 [13AP], S8225-S8241 [7SE], S9230-S9232, S9255 [26SE], S10237 [11OC], S10894 [23OC]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

———regulatory requirements for exposed pipes on bridges, S8235, S8236 [7SE]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, S7368 [20JY]

———authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S972-S975 [29FE], S5875 [27JN]

———elimination of internal combustion engine, S2279, S2280, S2284, S2295 [6AP]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S1316-S1318 [8MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing programs for the Coastal Plain, S1648 [23MR]

———national energy policy, S846 [28FE], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706 [27MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2458-S2460 [10AP], S2485-S2491, S2501 [11AP], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5764-S5766, S5771-S5779 [26JN], S5873-S5876 [27JN], S6244 [30JN], S6319-S6322 [10JY], S7487 [24JY], S7763, S7764 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235, S9242 [26SE], S9331-S9333, S9335, S9368 [27SE], S9440-S9443 [28SE], S9564, S9565 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S9788-S9793, S9795 [4OC], S9876, S9877, S9885, S9892-S9895 [5OC], S10045 [6OC], S10140 [10OC], S10486-S10488 [12OC], S11290-S11293 [27OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC], S11409-S11413, S11419-S11421 [31OC], S11773 [14DE]

———revise energy policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance global climate science, promote technology development, and increase citizen awareness (S. 1776), S5292-S5296 [16JN]

———use of ethanol blended gasolines, S7814 [27JY]

Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7989, S7990 [5SE]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), S11648, S11649 [6DE]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495), S10893 [23OC]

Public lands: encourage domestic oil, gas, and coal exploration and production, S1623 [23MR]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, S6520-S6528 [12JY]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2410), S2624 [12AP]

Research: plant biotechnology research and development funding, S8182, S8183 [7SE]

Rhode Island: coastal restoration and water development projects funding, S9692 [3OC]

Samp, Ardyce Habeger: Dakota Conference Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Preservation of Cultural Heritage of South Dakota and the Northern Plains recipient, S6255 [30JN]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), S10839 [19OC]

———designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), S2792, S2793 [13AP]

San Onofre, CA: storage of spent nuclear fuel rods, S11477 [1NO]

Schools: notify parents in advance of the use of certain pesticides and provide school districts with current EPA pesticides manual and list, S1089, S1090, S1095, S1096 [2MR], S1170 [6MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S8041 [6SE]

———return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (S. 2506), S3520 [4MY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, S10991 [25OC]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (S. 533), S42 [24JA]

South Dakota: tribute to farm, conservation, wildlife, and environmental groups signing agreement calling for certain wetlands on private farmland be eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program, S10911-S10913 [24OC]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (S. 2417), S2729-S2732 [13AP], S10156 [10OC]

———responsibility for costs relative to air pollution that crosses State borders, S10212 [11OC]

Tariff: allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes (S. 2571), S4023 [16MY]

Taxation: extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (S. 2334), S1993 [30MR]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (S. 2982), S7896 [27JY]

———provide incentives for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and advance global climate science and technology development (S. 1777), S5293 [16JN]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (S. 2591), S4199-S4201 [18MY]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (S. 2436), S2752 [13AP]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate, S6639 [13JY], S6815 [14JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 2344), S10995 [25OC]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (S. 2290), S1681 [23MR]

Technology: benefits of biotechnology research relative to agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection, S58-S63 [26JA]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding, S10124-S10127 [10OC]

———improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (S. 3173), S9958-S9960, S10027 [5OC]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, S5536 [21JN]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S5710 [22JN], S8527 [13SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Desert Tortoise Recovery Program implementation funding, S7038 [17JY]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10244 [11OC], S10491-S10498 [12OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (S. 2609), S4314 [23MY], S7066 [17JY]

———Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project funding, S7035 [17JY]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (S. 2588), S4192 [18MY]

Vermont: observance of Green Up Day, S2721 [13AP]

Walla Walla, WA: tribute to Walla Walla Senior High School field trip to Coppei Creek habitat restoration project, S392 [7FE]

Washington: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S791 [24FE], S3893, S3906-S3908 [11MY], S4910 [8JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S5887-S5900 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S8885-S8907, S8916-S8933 [21SE], S9142-S9181 [25SE], S10852-S10881 [23OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11405-S11409 [31OC], S11487, S11490 [1NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), unanimous-consent agreement, S8885 [21SE]

Water pollution: establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund (S. 2756), S5463 [20JN]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (S. 2041), S607 [10FE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (S. 2139), S1290 [8MR]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2008-S2018 [30MR], S2037 [3AP], S2099 [4AP], S10019-S10027 [5OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, S10881-S10883 [23OC]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4132), S10735 [18OC]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967-S7974 [5SE], S8410 [12SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S5771-S5773 [26JN]

Weyerhaeuser Co.: anniversary, S1811 [28MR]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2833), S9979 [5OC]

Reports

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: National Marine Fisheries Service, S11749-S11751 [8DE]

Alloy 22 Storage Containers for Spent Nuclear Fuel: Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, H10033 [17OC]

Building a Transportation and Infrastructure Legacy: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10863-H10866 [25OC]

CO2—A Pollutant? National Mining Association Legal Affairs Committee, H4828-H4836 [21JN]

Economic Effects of Replacing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) With Ethanol: Dept. of Agriculture, H1275-H1277 [22MR]

Environmental Aspects of Yugoslav Reconstruction—NATO Ecocide in Serbia: Vojin Joksimovich, Harvard University, E1314-E1317 [25JY]

Environmental Consequences of the IMF's Lending Policies: Friends of the Earth (organization), H6641 [20JY]

Ethanol Use in Gasoline: Sarah R. Armstrong, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., H1278-H1280 [22MR]

Federal Activities in Wisconsin Forestry: L.F. Kneipp, Forest Service, E1043 [19JN]

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Historical Development of the Nicolet National Forest: J. Terry Moore, E1044 [19JN]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act (S. 503): Committee on Resources (House), E1899 [25OC]

Reports filed

Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1106) (H. Rept. 106-593), H2409 [2MY]

Apostle Islands Stewardship Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 106-371), S8018 [5SE]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 999), S8019 [5SE]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 522) (S. Rept. 106-366), S8018 [5SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239) (S. Rept. 106-403), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2348) (H. Rept. 106-791), H7001 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Management of Water Resources in the Salmon Creek Watershed of the Upper Columbia River: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2951) (S. Rept. 106-431), S9464 [28SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-805), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Design and Construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the Reuse of Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2195) (S. Rept. 106-438), S9700 [3OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Reauthorization for Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 106-712), H5735 [10JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2163) (S. Rept. 106-488), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3986) (H. Rept. 106-864), H7869 [19SE]

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2877) (S. Rept. 106-454), S9604 [2OC]

Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1066) (S. Rept. 106-407), S8501 [13SE]

Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1705) (S. Rept. 106-262), S2615 [12AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1705) (H. Rept. 106-749), H6354 [17JY]

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 106-550), H1587 [29MR]

Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2328) (H. Rept. 106-560), H1762 [4AP]

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1534) (S. Rept. 106-412), S8584 [14SE]

Columbia and Snake Rivers Dam Preservation: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 106-1029), H12091 [14DE]

Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 106-811), H7279 [6SE]

Commission on Ocean Policy Establishment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2327) (S. Rept. 106-301), S4296 [23MY]

Common Sense Protections for Endangered Species Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3160) (H. Rept. 106-1013), H11206 [26OC]

Community Forest Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1288) (H. Rept. 106-947), H9504 [6OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 701) (S. Rept. 106-413), S8584 [14SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 106-499), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 106-1022), H11781 [1NO]

Consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 106-601), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. Rept. 106-603), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 468) (H. Rept. 106-571), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 610) (H. Rept. 106-935), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 484) (H. Rept. 106-602), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 106-573), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 106-558), H1674 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 106-866), H7870 [19SE]

Consideration of S. 1287, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 106-532), H1162 [21MR]

Consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 639) (H. Rept. 106-991), H10256 [18OC]

Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3919) (H. Rept. 106-762), H6598 [19JY]

Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4249), S6013 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior Authorization for States To Establish Hunting Seasons for Double-Crested Cormorants: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 106-916), H8551 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of a Project To Reclaim and Reuse Wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2301) (S. Rept. 106-439), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 106-437), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Study To Determine Ways of Restoring the Natural Wetlands Conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, HI: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3176) (H. Rept. 106-649), H3924 [6JN]

Environmental Education Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 106-272), S2726 [13AP]

EPA Office of Air and Radiation Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 106-511), H646 [6MR]

EPA Office of Research and Development and Science Advisory Board Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1742) (H. Rept. 106-512), H646 [6MR]

EPA Reinstatement of Transportation Conformity Regulations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1053) (S. Rept. 106-228), S285 [2FE]

Estuary Conservation and Management Programs Funding: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 106-596), H2409 [2MY]

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H4173 [9JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H1762 [4AP]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2962) (S. Rept. 106-426), S9464 [28SE]

Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 673) (H. Rept. 106-592), H2409 [2MY]

Forest Roads-Community Right-To-Know Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1523) (H. Rept. 106-604), H2511 [3MY]

Giant Sequoia Groves Protection and Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4021) (H. Rept. 106-570), H2121 [11AP]

Great Ape Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4320) (S. Rept. 106-472), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4320) (H. Rept. 106-792), H7001 [25JY]

Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 986) (H. Rept. 106-717), H5736 [10JY]

Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1444) (S. Rept. 106-239), S1390 [9MR]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2511) (S. Rept. 106-333), S6347 [10JY]

Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2882) (S. Rept. 106-489), S9855 [4OC]

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2957) (H. Rept. 106-594), H2409 [2MY]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 106-400), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 106-833), H7364 [7SE]

Land Recycling Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

Landowners Equal Treatment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1142) (H. Rept. 106-1011), H11206 [26OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 106-934), H8799 [4OC]

Little Sandy River Watershed Protection as Part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2691) (S. Rept. 106-428), S9464 [28SE]

Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 855) (H. Rept. 106-595), H2409 [2MY]

Long Island Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3313) (H. Rept. 106-597), H2409 [2MY]

Mississippi Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 106-840), H7501 [12SE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1653) (S. Rept. 106-230), S1173 [6MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-911), H8468 [28SE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1482) (S. Rept. 106-353), S7447 [21JY]

National Materials Corridor Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 397) (S. Rept. 106-232), S1390 [9MR]

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1487) (S. Rept. 106-250), S1815 [28MR]

National Monument Public Participation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 729) (S. Rept. 106-372), S8018 [5SE]

National Ocean Day: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 415) (H. Rept. 106-716), H5735 [10JY]

NOAA and NSF Marine Research and Related Environmental Research and Development Program Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 106-987), H10256 [18OC]

Nomination of Eric D. Eberhard to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S538 [9FE]

Nomination of W. Michael McCabe To Be EPA Deputy Administrator: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S538 [9FE]

Outfitter Policy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1969) (S. Rept. 106-491), S9941 [5OC]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 106-387), S8019 [5SE]

Promote New and Revised Toxicological Tests That Protect Human, Animal, and Environmental Health While Reducing Need for Animal Testing: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4281) (H. Rept. 106-908), H9907 [16OC]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1495) (S. Rept. 106-496), S10252 [11OC]

Public Forests Emergency Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1524) (H. Rept. 106-1021), H11716 [31OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations Authorization Increase: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 106-836), H7501 [12SE]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2797) (S. Rept. 106-363), S7837 [27JY]

San Gabriel, CA, Long-Term Solution to Groundwater Contamination and Water Supply Problems: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 910) (H. Rept. 106-545), H1404 [23MR]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Shark Finning Prohibition Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3535) (H. Rept. 106-650), H3924 [6JN]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System Construction Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2439) (S. Rept. 106-405), S8342 [11SE]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 503) (S. Rept. 106-233), S1390 [9MR]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 106-842), H7501 [12SE]

Uranium and Thorium Mill Sites Cleanup: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 106-886), H8060 [25SE]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2796) (H. Rept. 106-1020), H11716 [31OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2796) (S. Rept. 106-362), S7837 [27JY]

Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2297) (S. Rept. 106-369), S8018 [5SE]

Water Resources Research Act Reauthorization of Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes Grants: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4132) (H. Rept. 106-714), H5735 [10JY]

Wet Weather Water Quality Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 828) (H. Rept. 106-943), H9503 [6OC]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3671) (S. Rept. 106-495), S10153 [10OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3671) (H. Rept. 106-554), H1628 [30MR]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1998) (S. Rept. 106-340), S6574 [12JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2833) (H. Rept. 106-740), H6353 [17JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Atlanta, GA, Transportation Improvement Plan implementation: Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, S5193 [15JN]

Corps of Engineers projects review: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H950 [14MR], H5881, H5882 [12JY], H7216-H7219 [6SE], H9516 [10OC]

National energy supply policies: National Association of Manufacturers, E1971 [28OC]

Protection, access, and use of National Forests: Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forest employees, E1042 [19JN]

———Forest County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Oconto County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Oneida County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Vilas County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

Selection of Nevada test site as nuclear waste disposal site: Nevada State Legislature, S3204 [2MY]

Resolutions of ratification

Treaty With Mexico on Delimitation of Continental Shelf, S9604 [2OC], S10658 [18OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1187 [22MR]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Biotechnology Research: National Research Council, S63 [26JA]

———President Clinton, S63 [26JA]

Limit EPA Fines for Environmental Compliance Violations at Military Facilities: Executive Office of the President, S6543 [12JY]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Representatives Shuster and Bliley, H9559 [10OC]

Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository Legislation Veto: Vice President Gore, S3207 [2MY]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Surfrider Foundation, H7473 [12SE]

Summaries

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Clean and Renewable Fuels Act (S. 2971), S7884-S7886 [27JY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Fishable Waters Act (S. 2441), S2761 [13AP]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Pipeline Safety Act (H.R. 5361), E1657 [3OC]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act (S. 2800), S5910 [27JN]

Tables

Number of wildland fires and acres affected in 2000, S7969 [5SE]

Wildland fire comparison statistics, S7969 [5SE]

Testimonies

Environmental Initiatives and Their Impact on Local Communities: Diana W.H. Capp, E240 [8MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 415, National Ocean Day, H5676 [10JY]

H. Res. 444, consideration of S. 1287, storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1178 [22MR]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1801 [5AP]

H. Res. 468, consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program reauthorization, H2147 [12AP]

H. Res. 470, consideration of H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H2148 [12AP]

H. Res. 483, consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, H2555 [4MY]

H. Res. 484, consideration of H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act, H2461 [3MY]

H. Res. 485, consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2557 [4MY]

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

H. Res. 581, consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7885 [20SE]

H. Res. 610, consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, H8847 [5OC]

H. Res. 630, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, H9984 [17OC]

H. Res. 639, consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10290 [19OC]

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act, H10856 [25OC]

H. Res. 665, consideration of conference report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H11816 [3NO]

H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, H2560 [4MY]

H.R. 910, funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems in San Gabriel, CA, H1422 [28MR]

H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act, H8132-H8134 [26SE]

H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2565 [4MY]

H.R. 1113, Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act, H7661 [18SE]

H.R. 1237, estuary conservation and management programs funding, H2621 [8MY]

H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

H.R. 1775, Estuary Restoration Act, H7475-H7478 [12SE]

H.R. 1787, Bureau of Reclamation reauthorization for participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H5670 [10JY]

H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, H6953 [25JY]

H.R. 2641, uranium and thorium mill sites cleanup, H8277 [27SE]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 2833, Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act, H6876-H6878 [25JY]

H.R. 2884, Energy Act, H10555-H10561 [24OC]

H.R. 2884, Energy Policy and Conservation Act program extension, H2090 [11AP]

H.R. 2903, Striped Bass Conservation Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Management and Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act, H11704 [31OC]

H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, H8852-H8854 [5OC]

H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act, H2464 [3MY]

H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H2161-H2163 [12AP]

H.R. 3176, Dept. of the Interior study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii, H3888 [6JN]

H.R. 3313, Long Island Sound Restoration Act, H2720 [9MY]

H.R. 3378, Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act, H7470 [12SE]

H.R. 3388, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, H10515 [23OC]

H.R. 3535, Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H3882 [6JN]

H.R. 3595, Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations increase, H10520 [23OC]

H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, S10491-S10494 [12OC], H10017-H10023 [17OC]

H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7747 [19SE], H7886 [20SE]

H.R. 4104, Mississippi Sound Restoration Act, H7480 [12SE]

H.R. 4132, water resources research and technology institutes grants reauthorization under the Water Resources Research Act, H5671 [10JY]

H.R. 4249, Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act, H2983 [15MY]

H.R. 4281, promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing, H10007 [17OC]

H.R. 4320, Great Ape Conservation Act, H6958 [25JY]

H.R. 5041, establish boundaries and classification of Montana segment of the Missouri River, H9966 [17OC]

H.R. 5175, Small Business Liability Relief Act, H8123-H8125 [26SE]

H.R. 5388, designate visitors center in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H10709 [24OC]

H.R. 5461, Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H11570 [30OC]

S. 134, Apostle Islands Stewardship Act, S9979 [5OC]

S. 148, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, S6180 [29JN], H5095 [26JN]

S. 397, National Materials Corridor and U.S.-Mexico Border Technology Partnership Act, S2791 [13AP]

S. 503, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act, S2792 [13AP], H10513 [23OC]

S. 522, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S8998-S9002 [21SE]

S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10019-S10027 [5OC], H7482-H7489 [12SE]

S. 835, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S2008-S2011, S2015-S2018 [30MR]

S. 935, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act, S972-S974 [29FE], S1039-S1042 [1MR]

S. 986, Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act, H5678 [10JY]

S. 1027, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H7399 [12SE]

S. 1066, Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act, S10642-S10644 [17OC]

S. 1287, storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S574-S578 [10FE], H1183-H1187 [22MR]

S. 1482, National Marine Sanctuaries Act amendments, S10639-S10642 [17OC], H10718-H10720 [24OC], H11188-H11192 [25OC]

S. 1534, Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization, S9544-S9546, S9548-S9551 [28SE]

S. 1653, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act reauthorization and amendments, S1433 [9MR]

S. 1705, Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act, S2807 [13AP], H9962 [17OC]

S. 1730, require continued submission of certain environmental reports under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S1751 [27MR]

S. 1731, require continued submission of certain environmental reports under the Clean Air Act, S1751 [27MR]

S. 1744, continue to submit certain species conservation reports under the Endangered Species Act, S1751 [27MR], H2358 [2MY]

S. 1848, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project, S10528 [13OC]

S. 1925, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, S9982-S9984 [5OC]

S. 1946, Environmental Education Act, S3034-S3036 [27AP]

S. 2123, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S937-S945 [29FE]

S. 2181, Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

S. 2195, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2228, Corps of Engineers conducting of studies and carrying out of ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington, S1396 [9MR]

S. 2233, MTBE Elimination Act, S1404 [9MR]

S. 2287, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act, S1680 [23MR]

S. 2301, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District, S10529 [13OC]

S. 2309, Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act, S1824 [28MR]

S. 2327, Commission on Ocean Policy, S5768 [26JN]

S. 2327, Oceans Act, H6856 [25JY]

S. 2362, Air Quality Standard Improvement Act, S2237 [5AP]

S. 2409, Pipeline Safety and Community Protection Act, S2621-S2624 [12AP]

S. 2417, Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act, S10156 [10OC]

S. 2437, Water Resources Development Act, S2752-S2757 [13AP]

S. 2438, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S8225-S8230, S8236-S8241 [7SE], H9548-H9553 [10OC]

S. 2439, Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations, S9996 [5OC]

S. 2503, Renewable Fuels Act, S3515-S3519 [4MY]

S. 2506, reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers, S3521 [4MY]

S. 2511, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act, S9116 [22SE], S9206-S9208 [25SE]

S. 2511, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Area Act, S3529 [4MY]

S. 2571, allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes, S4024 [16MY]

S. 2588, Ute-Moab Land Restoration Act, S4193 [18MY]

S. 2590, Brownfields Revitalization Act, S4195-S4199 [18MY]

S. 2591, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2611, provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co., S4317 [23MY]

S. 2691, protection of Little Sandy River watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, S9999, S10000 [5OC]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

S. 2711, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, S4953 [12JN]

S. 2756, National Clean Water Trust Fund Act, S5463 [20JN]

S. 2777, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement, S5681 [22JN]

S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S5888-S5900 [27JN], S9152-S9181 [25SE], H10292, H10321-H10351 [19OC]

S. 2797, Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act, S5901-S5904 [27JN]

S. 2800, Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act, S5907 [27JN]

S. 2832, Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization, S6284-S6287 [30JN]

S. 2877, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act, S6846 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

S. 2882, Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act, S10530 [13OC], H10518 [23OC]

S. 2944, reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes, S7843 [27JY]

S. 2951, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, H10519 [23OC]

S. 2962, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S7853-S7855 [27JY]

S. 2986, Just Opportunities in Bidding Act, S7900 [27JY]

S. 3002, Pipeline Integrity, Safety and Reliability Research and Development Act, S8020 [5SE]

S. 3156, Endangered Species Recovery Act, S9751-S9758 [3OC]

S. 3212, Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act, S10716 [18OC]

S. 3222, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S10803-S10805 [19OC]

S. 3232, California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century, S11000-S11002 [25OC]

S. 3268, Fishery and Aquaculture Oil Spill Assistance Act, S11494 [1NO]

S. Con. Res. 151, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, S10543, S10592 [13OC], H10069 [18OC]

S. Con. Res. 157, adherence by Mexico to treaties regulating the flow of raw sewage into U.S. waters, S11425 [31OC]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

S. Res. 290, support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility, S2640 [12AP]

Tributes

Moynihan, Senator, S10238 [11OC]

Vento, Bruce F., H11200 [26OC]

ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE see Foreign Aid

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Federal aid programs: provide adjustment assistance to communities adversely affected by the implementation of permanent normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China, H5054, H5055 [23JN]

Programs: funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H5010 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Hurricanes: disaster assistance funding, S5535 [21JN]

Tables

Potential Economic Development Administration hurricane assistance construction projects, S5535 [21JN]

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E737 [17MY]

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE

Papers

Fed's Unnecessary Assault on Wages, E340-E342 [16MR]

Tables

NAFTA job loss by State, 1993-98, S8685 [19SE]

ECONOMIC REFORM TODAY (publication)

Articles and editorials

Businesswomen in the Mainstream, E193 [29FE]

ECONOMIST (publication)

Articles and editorials

Case of Unrefined Behaviour, S9352 [27SE]

In the Heart of Darkness, E2206 [15DE]

Still Wanted, S2868 [25AP]

ECONOMY related term(s) Credit; Domestic policy; Homeless; Income

Addresses

Importance of Diplomacy in the Economic, Trade, and Financial Arenas: Stuart E. Eizenstat, Dept. of the Treasury, E69 [7FE]

Importance of International Education: Henry Kaufman, Institute of International Education, E582 [13AP]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, H7580 [14SE]

New Imperialism—The Attack on World Tax Havens: Robert E. Bauman, E1868 [19OC]

Strategies Needed for Today's Economic Problems: Ken Lipper, Lipper & Co., S8192 [7SE]

Technology and the New Economy: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S272-S275 [2FE]

Amendments

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1123 [20MR], H1164, H1165, H1166, H1167, H1172, H1173 [21MR], H1231, H1232, H1234, H1235, H1236, H1242 [22MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1208 [22MR]

Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H718, H720 [8MR]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H792 [9MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 434), H780, H791 [9MR]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791 [13AP]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H881, H894 [9MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (H. Res. 434), H780, H791 [9MR]

Analyses

Indian Tribal Enterprise and Alaska Native Corporations Participation Expansion in the HUBZone Program (S. 2569), S4020 [16MY]

Small Business Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 3081): Jared Bernstein, Robert S. McIntyre, and Lawrence Mishel, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), H858 [9MR]

Articles and editorials

Are the Rich Cleaning Up?, S8056-S8058 [6SE]

Bankers Assail Mint for Deal With Wal-Mart, S599 [10FE]

Binges Becoming Regular Budget Fare, S10979 [25OC], S11099 [26OC]

Budget Surplus Induces Frenzy, S7496 [25JY]

Businesswomen in the Mainstream, E193 [29FE]

Bye-Bye, Surplus, S11885 [15DE]

Clinton Announces Record $237B Surplus, S11045 [26OC]

Compromise—House Speaker Hastert Offers Method To Reach Deal on Minimum Wages, E1445 [13SE]

Congress' Spending Imperils Economic Growth, S10758 [19OC]

DeLay Urges GOP Showdown With Clinton Over Spending Bill, S10758 [19OC]

Discrimination Disguised as Free Trade, E2076 [3NO]

EPA Can't Find Reason for Hikes, H4476 [14JN]

Fed Is Mistaken, E349 [20MR]

Federal Tax Level Falls for Most—Studies Show Burden Now Less Than 10%, S1696 [27MR]

Gas Prices, Misery and Mystery—Costs in Midwest Exceed $2 a Gallon, H4475 [14JN]

Gasoline Prices Surge Shocks Toledo Drivers, H4476 [14JN]

Gasoline Tax Follies, S1941 [30MR]

Heedless of the Deficits Ahead, S10265 [11OC]

High-Tech Homeless—In Silicon Valley, a Dark Side to Booming Economy, H1361 [23MR]

Of Janitors and Billionaires, S2852 [25AP]

Oil Price Falls Nearly Enough for OPEC To Cut Production, S2488 [11AP]

OPEC Bases New Production Strategy on Price Band Experiment, S1959 [30MR]

Perverse Use of Antitrust Law, S8565 [14SE]

Public Wants SUV's To Guzzle Less, S11411 [31OC]

Raising the Technology Curtain—China's Burgeoning High-Tech Sector Is Squeezing Out U.S. Imports, S8397 [12SE]

Reckonings—Prescription for Failure, E1346 [27JY]

Say Goodbye to the Surplus, S11046 [26OC]

So Long, Surplus, S10672 [18OC], S10758 [19OC]

Summers Slams Plan To Sell Oil in U.S. Reserve, S8873 [21SE]

Unmaking of Americans, S3813 [10MY]

Washington Goes on a Spending Spree, S11098 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (see H.R. 4321), H2338 [13AP]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 2755), S5460 [20JN] (see H.R. 4726), H5036 [22JN]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2744), S5241 [15JN]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]

Budget: include certain projected cuts in the budget of each department or agency of the Government within the President's annual budget submission (see H.R. 3564), H164 [1FE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H5842 [11JY]

———provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 2445), S2728 [13AP]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 2252), S1461 [20MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see H.R. 3689), H510 [16FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 4102), H1476 [28MR]

Drucker, Peter F.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5370), H8735 [3OC]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

Federal aid programs: provide certain benefits and assistance to workers displaced by trade or technology and assist communities experiencing economic distress in restructuring their economies (see H.R. 5473), H9907 [16OC]

Food: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into potential economic and environmental risks and benefits (see S. 2838), S6257 [30JN]

———educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into the potential economic and environmental risks and benefits of using biotechnology (see H.R. 4627), H4173 [9JN]

Foreign aid: make development assistance contingent on biannual certification of economic freedom in beneficiary countries (see S. 2861), S6677 [13JY]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2778), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 5241), H7990 [21SE]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see S. 2182), S1173 [6MR] (see H.R. 3822), H641 [2MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H1162 [21MR]

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 4924), H6776 [24JY]

Government: expand types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare audited financial statements (see H.R. 5521), H10472 [19OC]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see S. 3030), S8413 [12SE]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), consideration (see H. Res. 426), H572 (see H. Res. 426), H573 [29FE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (see H. Res. 434), H755 [8MR]

International relations: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

Investments: increase participation in employee stock purchase plans and individual retirement plans in periods of economic growth attributable to international trade (see S. 2244), S1392 [9MR]

Iron and steel industry: monitor imports from certain countries and impose a ban on such imports if exporting country is noncompliant with international trade agreements (see H. Res. 442), H1077 [15MR]

———provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S6348 [10JY] (see H. Res. 587), H7991 [21SE]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2284), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 3833), H646 [6MR] (see H.R. 3846), H756 [8MR] (see H.R. 4177), H1763 [4AP] (see H.R. 5538), H11193 [25OC]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (see H. Res. 434), H755 [8MR]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 5479), H10036 [17OC]

National Commission on Budget Concepts: establish (see H.R. 5233), H7932 [20SE]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 2052), S612 [10FE]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (see S. 2719), S5027 [13JN]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Power resources: develop a national energy policy and repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 5278), H8061 [25SE]

Public debt: eliminate (see H. Con. Res. 246), H165 [1FE]

SBA: encourage the expansion of business-to-business relationships and the provision of certain information (see H.R. 4464), H3172 [16MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4551), H3867 [25MY]

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 2930), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5373), H8735 [3OC]

———protect surplus by requiring a sequester to eliminate any deficit (see S. 2001), S37 [24JA]

Taxation: establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 5138), H7365 [7SE]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4324), H2339 [13AP] (see H.R. 5129), H7364 [7SE]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2790, 2791), S5790 [26JN] (see S. 2808), S6015 [28JN]

———permit advanced refunding of private activity bonds with general obligation bonds if the governmental issuer takes over the private activity bond (see H.R. 4155), H1674 [3AP]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development (see S. 2422), S2727 [13AP]

———require fines paid to the U.S. as a result of motor fuel price investigations to be rebated to consumers in the form of reductions in Federal motor fuel excise taxes (see H.R. 4804), H5655 [29JN]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (see S. 2799), S5884 [27JN]

———treatment of diplomas, medals, and amounts received as part of international awards for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics, and peace (see H.R. 5505), H10472 [19OC]

White House Conference on U.S. Energy Policy: convene (see H.R. 5191), H7651 [14SE]

World Trade Organization: establish a commission to review dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 4706), H4816 [21JN]

Conference reports

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Letters

Bureau of Economic Analysis funding: Robert Shapiro, Dept. of Commerce, H5104 [26JN]

Distribution of $1 coins to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: Senator Murkowski, S599 [10FE]

Economic impact of increasing oil prices: Senators Specter and Biden, S1943, S1944 [30MR]

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund: C. Vernon Gray, National Association of Counties, S2200 [5AP]

———Dennis J. Slater, Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, S2504 [11AP]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, S2199 [5AP], S2503 [11AP]

———John Horsley, William Millar, and William Dodge, S2200 [5AP]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S2203 [5AP]

———Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, and Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S2505 [11AP]

———Leo F. Peters, American Consulting Engineers Council, S2200 [5AP]

———Mike Acott, National Asphalt Pavement Association, S2200 [5AP]

———Richard C. Creighton, American Portland Cement Alliance, S2201 [5AP], S2505 [11AP]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S2203 [5AP], S2504, S2505 [11AP]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S2504 [11AP]

———Terrence M. O'Sullivan, Laborers' International Union of North America, S2504 [11AP]

———several State and local government organizations, S2203, S2204 [5AP]

Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities: Aida Alvarez, SBA, S8732 [19SE]

———Harry C. Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce, S8733 [19SE]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: several Senators, S1545 [22MR]

Minimum wage level: Florence C. Kimball, Friends Committee on National Legislation, H885 [9MR]

———Kathy Thornton, NETWORK (organization), H886 [9MR]

———Kenneth K. Moore, Little Mint, Inc., H1659 [3AP]

———several religious leaders, H885 [9MR]

———Valora Washington, H886 [9MR]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

Research and development tax credit extension: several Massachusetts businesses, S6613 [13JY]

Small Business Tax Fairness Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H843 [9MR]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H843 [9MR]

Tax incentives for farm relief and economic development: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S6639 [13JY]

Treatment of any budget surpluses: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S2409 [7AP]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, S2408 [7AP]

Lists

Newspaper headlines on spending of budget surpluses, S11098 [26OC]

Northeast Regional Council Matchmakers High Performance Team, S4292 [23MY]

Messages

Economic Report: President Clinton, S608-S610 [10FE], H331-H333 [10FE]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Bahrain: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Bolivia: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Croatia: President Clinton, S4330 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With El Salvador: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Honduras: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Jordan: President Clinton, S4330 [23MY]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Lithuania: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Mozambique: President Clinton, S4330 [23MY]

Motions

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1245 [22MR]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H866 [9MR]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H899 [9MR]

Opinion polls

Prescription drug plan for stronger Medicare: Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies (business), S4975 [13JN]

Papers

Fed's Unnecessary Assault on Wages: Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute, E340-E342 [16MR]

Press releases

Fuel Economy Cost May Be Compromised To Meet Tougher Emission Standards in Next-Generation Cars: National Research Council, S6320 [10JY]

House GOP Minimum Wage Plan Offers $11 in Upper-Income Tax Breaks for Every $1 in Wage Hikes for Low Earners: Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), H858 [9MR]

RK HO

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, H8293 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, H1070-H1072 [15MR]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power, H5704 [10JY]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (H.R. 4726), E1088 [23JN]

Appalachian region: problem of hunger, E944 [9JN], E999-E1002 [14JN]

Armenia: blockade by Azerbaijan, H376 [15FE]

Azerbaijan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H10818 [25OC], E1373 [27JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H257 [9FE], H1251-H1264 [22MR]

———deficit, H10 [27JA], H138 [1FE], H1289 [23MR], H1733-H1739 [4AP], H2414 [3MY], H3034 [15MY], H3532 [23MY], H5872 [12JY], H7582 [14SE], H7827 [19SE], H7936, H7938 [21SE], H8047-H8053 [25SE], H8205, H8286-H8292 [27SE], H8553 [2OC], H9454 [6OC], H10400 [19OC], H10805, H10806 [24OC], H11769-H11774 [1NO]

———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, H52 [31JA], H169, H170 [2FE], H260 [9FE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H95, H138 [1FE], H259, H268-H275 [9FE], H1000, H1001, H1002 [15MR], H1079 [16MR], H1251-H1264 [22MR], H2415 [3MY], H3138-H3141 [16MY], H3626-H3632 [23MY], H4031-H4033 [7JN], H6361, H6441-H6448 [18JY], H7351-H7357 [7SE], H7570-H7572 [13SE], H7936 [21SE], H8047-H8053, H8056-H8058 [25SE], H8067 [26SE], H8286-H8306 [27SE], H8418, H8419, H8441-H8444 [28SE], H8629 [3OC], H8745, H8746 [4OC], H8814, H8815, H8903-H8909 [5OC], H9454 [6OC], H9638, H9640 [11OC], H9818, H9820 [12OC], H10226 [18OC], H10815, H10846-H10848, H10879 [25OC], H11216 [26OC], H11512 [29OC], H11769-H11774 [1NO], E431, E433, E434 [28MR], E1218 [13JY]

Bureau of Economic Analysis: funding, H5072 [23JN]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, H8746 [4OC], H9874 [12OC], H10230 [18OC], H10903-H10905 [25OC], H11474 [28OC], H11507, H11508 [29OC], H11749 [1NO], H11789 [2NO]

Business and industry: impact of computers and technology, H4223 [13JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H407 [15FE]

CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment, H5174 [27JN]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (H.R. 1300), H8131 [26SE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, E1600 [27SE]

Colleges and universities: employment opportunities upon graduation, H493 [16FE]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities, E990 [13JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H10755 [24OC], H10814 [25OC]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, H954, H955, H956, H957, H959 [14MR], E306, E307, E309 [14MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10, H16-H23 [27JA], H168 [2FE], H8592 [2OC], H10814 [25OC], H11203 [26OC], H11608-H11617 [30OC], E2004 [28OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: use of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, H5709, H5711, H5712 [10JY]

Dept. of Commerce: economic and statistical analysis programs funding through reductions in Dept. of State educational and cultural exchange programs, H5104, H5105 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: conduct a study on the economic basis of the recent increase in gasoline price levels, H5257 [27JN]

———report on efforts to address high gasoline price levels and to develop a national energy policy, H5259 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761, H4764, H4765 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4066-H4077 [8JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy, H1330 [23MR]

District of Columbia: residential and business tax credits and incentives, H7924 [20SE]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H11866 [13NO]

East Aurora, NY: anniversary of Vidler's 5 & 10 Store, E1070 [21JN]

Economic Development Administration: programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H5010 [22JN]

Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania: anniversary, E737 [17MY]

Federal aid programs: relief for communities in distress due to plant closures, mergers, layoffs, or other economic changes, H4656, H4658 [19JN]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to minimum wage levels, H879-H881 [9MR]

Foreign policy: impact on domestic economic conditions, H9866 [12OC]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1218-H1246 [22MR], H1402 [23MR], E399, E413 [23MR], E427, E430 [28MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), amendment process, H1083 [16MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1200-H1218 [22MR]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2568-H2571, H2578 [4MY]

———U.S. deficit, H999 [15MR], H1141 [21MR], H3150 [16MY], H3530 [23MY], H11958 [5DE], E2076 [3NO]

Free enterprise: tribute, E494 [5AP]

FRS: impact of government spending on interest rates, H13 [27JA]

———impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H1335 [23MR], H3034 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H6770-H6772 [24JY], H11939-H11941 [4DE], E340 [16MR], E349 [20MR]

———monetary policy, H9806 [11OC]

———promote accountability, H6450 [18JY]

———reduce interest rates (H. Res. 536), E1130 [28JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (H.R. 4924), H6851-H6855 [25JY], H7062-H7064 [26JY]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan-H8300 [27SE], H8442 [28SE], H8746 [4OC], H11508 [29OC]

Government: historical impact of establishing the U.S. Government as a ``Republic'', H81 [31JA], H185-H191 [2FE]

———impact of economic prosperity on personal liberties, H82-H87 [31JA], H187-H191 [2FE]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H706, H713-H722 [8MR]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), consideration (H. Res. 426), H711-H713 [8MR]

Hunger: eradication in the U.S., H4345 [14JN]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H738 [8MR], H760, H761, H762, H792-H879 [9MR], H1083 [16MR], E278 [9MR], E285 [13MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 434), H773-H792 [9MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), motion to recommit, H876, H877 [9MR]

India: importance to U.S. high technology industries, E356 [21MR]

Inflation: impact of wage levels on interest rates, H7347 [7SE]

Institute of International Education: meeting on importance of international education, E582 [13AP]

Interagency Group on Insular Affairs: provide guidance on Federal policies towards U.S. territories, H222 [8FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment, H11202 [26OC]

———provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (H. Res. 635), H10068 [18OC]

———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, H938 [14MR]

ITC: study the impact of prescription drug prices on the economy, E1299 [21JY]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (H. Res. 587), H8282 [27SE]

Lexington, MO: Missouri Dept. of Economic Development Community Betterment Program honoree, E2098 [14NO]

LIHEAP: funding, E152 [16FE]

Lolo, MT: Travelers Rest Campsite funding through reductions in economic recovery base programs, H4466 [14JN]

Minimum wage: level, H933 [14MR], H1659 [3AP], H4104, H4105 [8JN], H4297 [13JN], H10537 [24OC], H11209, H11210, H11212, H11213, H11216, H11244, H11245, H11263 [26OC], H11546-H11550, H11552, H11553 [30OC], E305, E310 [14MR], E331 [16MR], E473 [3AP], E1445 [13SE]

———level (H.R. 3846), H738 [8MR], H759, H760, H761, H762, H879-H902 [9MR], E285, E287 [13MR], E344 [16MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (H. Res. 434), H773-H792 [9MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), corrections in enrollment, H902 [9MR]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (H.R. 5479), E1803 [17OC]

Motorola, Inc.: investment in People's Republic of China relative to permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3534 [23MY]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H999 [15MR]

NASA: tribute to Advanced Communications Technology Satellite project, E680 [9MY]

National Commission on Budget Concepts: establish (H.R. 5233), E1557 [21SE]

National Energy Self-Sufficiency Commission: establish, H5268 [27JN]

National objectives: priority assignments, H97 [1FE], H2501 [3MY], H7565 [13SE]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3532, H3533, H3534 [23MY], E859, E871 [25MY]

Native Americans: provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), H10509-H10511 [23OC]

———reduce Federal oversight over contracts and choice of counsel, and require disclosure of tribal governments' sovereign immunity in contracts (S. 613), H520 [29FE]

———review Government regulations relative to economic development and investment on Indian lands (S. 614), H10508, H10509 [23OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Daniel J. McFadden for economics, H10227 [18OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: GAO report on the effect of the garment and tourist industries on the economy, E238 [8MR]

OMB: study the effects of recovery audits by Federal agencies, H721 [8MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5055-H5071 [23JN]

Pennsylvania: impact of petroleum shortages and prices on local producers, H8921 [5OC]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H705 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H924 [13MR], H960-H962 [14MR], H1000 [15MR], H1082, H1115 [16MR], H1156-H1158 [21MR], H1176 [22MR], H1289 [23MR], H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4178 [12JN], H4227 [13JN], H4344, H4475-H4477 [14JN], H4658 [19JN], H4910 [21JN], H5165 [26JN], H5174, H5175, H5210, H5271 [27JN], H5441, H5442 [29JN], H5660 [10JY], H5850 [12JY], H6057 [17JY], H6369 [18JY], H6604 [20JY], H7285 [7SE], H7743, H7828 [19SE], H8205 [27SE], H8434 [28SE], H8914, H8916, H8919 [5OC], E329 [16MR], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1644 [2OC], E2157 [8DE]

———gasoline tax, H5660 [10JY], H7828 [19SE]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, H6055 [17JY]

———influences on rise in prices, H415 [15FE]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands, H1232 [22MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (H.R. 4007), H11792 [2NO]

Political parties: roles of Congress and the Clinton administration in the current economic situation, H7563-H7569 [13SE]

Portec Rail Products, Inc.: effect of surge of steel imports from the People's Republic of China, E1471 [13SE]

Power resources: incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475-H4477 [14JN]

———national energy policy, H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H5075 [23JN], H5174, H5175, H5268, H5269, H5271 [27JN], H5850 [12JY], H7828 [19SE], H8037, H8054-H8056 [25SE], H8066, H8067 [26SE], H8205, H8283 [27SE], H8595 [2OC], H8774-H8781, H8783-H8785 [4OC], H8898, H8899, H8909, H8914, H8921 [5OC], H9808 [11OC], H9872 [12OC], H11459-H11461 [28OC], H12034 [7DE], H12089, H12090 [14DE], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1970 [28OC]

———promote use of hydrogen in combination with fossil and synthetic fuels, H5252 [27JN]

Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox, H3142, H3143 [16MY], H9515 [10OC], E755 [17MY]

———impact of interest rates on the national debt, H7646-H7648 [14SE]

———reduce by declaring Federal Reserve notes to be official currency enabling return of Treasury bonds and reduction of interest payments, H6360 [18JY], H8040 [25SE], H8894 [5OC]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (H.R. 2777), H335 [10FE], H540 [29FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H52 [31JA], H96, H139 [1FE], H260 [9FE], H460 [16FE], H999, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1143-H1149 [21MR], H1483, H1493 [29MR], H1769 [5AP], H2330-H2334 [13AP], H3535 [23MY], H6368 [18JY], H6475, H6567-H6573 [19JY], H6605 [20JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H6783 [25JY], H8455-H8459 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8903-H8909-H8914 [5OC], H10393 [19OC], H10536 [24OC], H11201 [26OC], H11548 [30OC], H11774-H11779 [1NO], H11957, H11958 [5DE], H12053 [8DE]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region, H10358 [19OC], H11818 [3NO]

Rural areas: impact of Federal public policy changes on economic expansion, H8599-H8605 [2OC], H8796 [4OC]

———national policy to improve education and economy, H1827 [5AP]

Russia: GAO study on the transition to a market economy, H11751 [1NO]

Solomon P. Ortiz International Center, Corpus Christi, TX: dedication, E1630 [28SE]

Taxation: adoption of windfall profits tax on oil companies relative to gasoline price levels, H4681 [20JN]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency, H6826 [25JY]

———extend incentives for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H12500 [15DE]

———promote job creation and expand small businesses in economically-distressed communities (H.R. 3247), H222 [8FE]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (H.R. 1967), H495 [16FE]

Technology: impact on economy, H2637-H2641 [8MY]

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: collapse, H3909 [6JN]

Women: tribute to women-owned businesses, E193 [29FE]

World Trade Organization: ruling on U.S. law relative to illegal steel dumping, H3932 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: improve financial situation of family farmers and ranchers, S1443-S1447 [20MR]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (S. 2755), S5461 [20JN]

———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, S10522 [13OC]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2744), S5271 [15JN], S11385 [31OC]

———tribute to Rally for Rural America and response to agricultural crisis, S1567-S1570 [22MR], S1626, S1627 [23MR]

BIA: health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6503-S6505 [12JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S458-S462 [8FE]

———deficit, S5 [24JA], S208 [1FE], S280 [2FE], S326 [3FE], S374 [7FE], S488 [8FE], S535 [9FE], S601-S603, S608 [10FE], S676 [22FE], S738 [23FE], S784-S787, S795 [24FE], S865 [28FE], S926 [29FE], S1021 [1MR], S1114 [2MR], S1170 [6MR], S1228 [7MR], S1309 [8MR], S1384, S1385 [9MR], S1454 [20MR], S1473, S1506 [21MR], S1589 [22MR], S1665 [23MR], S1738 [27MR], S1782, S1810 [28MR], S1875 [29MR], S1971 [30MR], S2030 [3AP], S2061, S2076, S2100 [4AP], S2230 [5AP], S2280, S2281, S2282, S2283, S2341 [6AP], S2434 [7AP], S2521 [11AP], S2611 [12AP], S2715 [13AP], S2857 [25AP], S2933 [26AP], S3015 [27AP], S3182 [1MY], S3253 [2MY], S3325 [3MY], S3507 [4MY], S3685 [9MY], S3827 [10MY], S3911 [11MY], S3942 [15MY], S4006 [16MY], S4097 [17MY], S4185 [18MY], S4233 [22MY], S4372 [24MY], S4453 [25MY], S4557 [6JN], S4665 [7JN], S4814 [8JN], S4950 [12JN], S5022 [13JN], S5103 [14JN], S5237 [15JN], S5305 [16JN], S5552 [21JN], S5654 [22JN], S5781 [26JN], S5878 [27JN], S6007 [28JN], S6109 [29JN], S6254 [30JN], S6344 [10JY], S6465 [11JY], S6570 [12JY], S6673 [13JY], S6838 [14JY], S7002, S7066 [17JY], S7151 [18JY], S7224 [19JY], S7385 [20JY], S7472 [24JY], S7502, S7538 [25JY], S7651 [26JY], S7824 [27JY], S8053, S8100 [6SE], S8192 [7SE], S8287 [8SE], S8339 [11SE], S8359, S8410 [12SE], S8495 [13SE], S8574 [14SE], S8634 [15SE], S8650, S8654 [18SE], S8754 [19SE], S8817 [20SE], S8938 [21SE], S9188 [25SE], S9262 [26SE], S9379 [27SE], S9423, S9460 [28SE], S9601 [2OC], S9692 [3OC], S9848 [4OC], S9938 [5OC], S10264 [11OC], S11048 [26OC], S11351 [30OC]

———ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2197-S2206 [5AP], S2273-S2275 [6AP], S2452 [10AP]

———impact of congressional and Clinton adminstration agendas on reducing the national debt, S11070 [26OC]

———increase the amount for public debt reduction contained in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2190-S2194, S2196 [5AP]

———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, S316-S318 [3FE], S458 [8FE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S317 [3FE], S461 [8FE], S782-S784 [24FE], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1700, S1702 [27MR], S1851-S1853-S1855 [29MR], S2065, S2075 [4AP], S2179-S2190, S2226 [5AP], S2408-S2410, S2421-S2423 [7AP], S2571 [12AP], S6601 [13JY], S7084, S7103, S7112-S7117 [18JY], S7429-S7431 [21JY], S7494-S7496, S7504 [25JY], S7607 [26JY], S7817-S7819 [27JY], S8620-S8623 [15SE], S8650 [18SE], S8868-S8870 [20SE], S9918, S9923 [5OC], S10264 [11OC], S10653, S10654 [18OC], S10978, S11018 [25OC], S11045-S11048, S11082, S11098-S11100, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11267-S11269 [27OC], S11858 [15DE]

———treatment of trust funds relative to deficit and surplus forecasts, S601-S603 [10FE], S784-S787 [24FE]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957 [25OC], S11080-S11082, S11101-S11103, S11104, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11279, S11282 [27OC], S11331 [29OC]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

Chambers of Commerce: anniversary of founding of first chapter, S2342 [6AP]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S11343, S11344 [29OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): report on Vice President Gore's economic plan, S11087 [26OC]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (S. 2569), S4019-S4021 [16MY]

———provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (S. 2445), S2764 [13AP]

———tribute to individuals working on HUBZone Program, S4292 [23MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S10962 [25OC]

———legislative priorities of 106th Congress, 2d session, S4944-S4946 [12JN]

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S8732-S8734 [19SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3-S5 [24JA], S122-S124 [31JA], S7494-S7498, S7503-S7507 [25JY], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S8250 [8SE], S8359 [12SE], S8785-S8787 [20SE], S8907 [21SE], S9420 [28SE], S9793-S9795 [4OC], S10048 [6OC], S10962 [25OC], S11343, S11344 [29OC], S11350 [30OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Red River Trade Council Agriculture Diversity Project funding, S7373 [20JY]

———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 2252), S1463 [20MR]

———Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funding, S10679 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: clarify exception for outsourcing of certain civilian functions to Native American contractors, S5019 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6319-S6322 [10JY]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, S6209 [30JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: distribution of $1 coins to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., S599 [10FE]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (S. 3156), S9750 [3OC]

Foreign aid: make development assistance contingent on biannual certification of economic freedom in beneficiary countries (S. 2861), S6672 [13JY]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 2778), S5683 [22JN]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy, S1622 [23MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (S. 2182), S1184 [6MR]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3788-S3792, S3807, S3815, S3817-S3827, S3853 [10MY], S3859, S3864-S3871 [11MY]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803, S3807, S3817, S3826 [10MY], S3867, S3872 [11MY]

———U.S. deficit, S8-S10 [24JA], S341-S344 [3FE], S1446 [20MR], S4220-S4223 [22MY], S7593 [26JY], S9021-S9023 [22SE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S1194 [7MR], S1442, S1445 [20MR], S1531 [21MR], S3955 [15MY], S3964, S3965 [16MY], S11660 [6DE], S11769-S11771 [14DE]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10066 [6OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S11070, S11076-S11078, S11080-S11082 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11282 [27OC]

Government: impact on current economic prosperity, S11053 [26OC]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (S. 3030), S8415 [12SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S258-S279 [2FE], S305-S308 [3FE]

———nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, unanimous-consent agreement, S223 [1FE]

———statements on economic growth and inflation, S1194 [7MR]

Homestead AFB, FL: conveyance process for surplus military property, S9148 [25SE]

Income: address problems of the wealth gap in the U.S. and barriers to wealth accumulation, S2660 [13AP]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses, S1553 [22MR], S2406, S2407 [7AP]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), S1554-S1556 [22MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), placed on the calendar, S1619 [23MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), unanimous-consent request, S1554 [22MR]

Investments: increase participation in employee stock purchase plans and individual retirement plans in periods of economic growth attributable to international trade (S. 2244), S1416 [9MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (H. Res. 635), S11857 [15DE]

Los Angeles, CA: strike by janitors for fair pay increases, S2852 [25AP]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791, S2792 [13AP]

Microsoft Corp.: impact of Dept. of Justice antitrust suit on consumers and the economy, S6247 [30JN], S8565 [14SE]

Minimum wage: level, S253 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1941, S1942 [30MR], S2406, S2407 [7AP], S2852 [25AP], S4345 [24MY], S4513, S4514 [6JN], S7085 [18JY], S7485-S7487 [24JY], S7505, S7506 [25JY], S7978-S7980 [5SE], S8794-S8798 [20SE], S8879 [21SE], S9401 [27SE], S11104, S11108 [26OC], S11218 [27OC], S11326, S11332, S11333 [29OC]

———level (S. 2284), S1655-S1659, S1660 [23MR]

———level (S. 2284), placed on the calendar, S1695 [27MR]

Motor vehicles: improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and small trucks, S1621, S1622 [23MR]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, S7593 [26JY]

National objectives: priority assignments, S2030 [3AP], S2265 [5AP], S4977 [13JN], S8054-S8060 [6SE], S8620-S8623 [15SE], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957, S10977 [25OC], S11304 [28OC], S11352, S11360-S11365 [30OC]

———review of accomplishments during Reagan administration, S9928-S9931 [5OC]

National Small Business Week: observance, S4232 [22MY], S4340 [24MY]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (S. 2052), S614 [10FE]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), S6034 [28JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1164, S1165 [6MR], S1281, S1331-S1334 [8MR], S1370, S1379 [9MR], S1447-S1449 [20MR], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1646, S1648, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706, S1737 [27MR], S1915-S1923 [29MR], S1942-S1944 [30MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2449, S2459 [10AP], S2496 [11AP], S4969 [12JN], S5197, S5198, S5201, S5208, S5210, S5211 [15JN], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5776-S5779 [26JN], S6244 [30JN], S7145-S7149 [18JY], S7763 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S8250-S8252 [8SE], S8872 [21SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235 [26SE], S9368 [27SE], S9564 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S10045 [6OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC]

———gasoline price levels, S670, S674-S676 [22FE]

———gasoline tax, S2280 [6AP]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, S7145-S7149 [18JY]

———influences on rise in prices, S204-S207 [1FE]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, S11331 [29OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, S846 [28FE], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706 [27MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2458-S2460 [10AP], S2485-S2491, S2501 [11AP], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5764-S5766, S5771-S5779 [26JN], S5873-S5876 [27JN], S6244 [30JN], S6319-S6322 [10JY], S7487 [24JY], S7763, S7764 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235, S9242 [26SE], S9331-S9333, S9335, S9368 [27SE], S9440-S9443 [28SE], S9564, S9565 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S9788-S9793, S9795 [4OC], S9876, S9877, S9885, S9892-S9895 [5OC], S10045 [6OC], S10140 [10OC], S10486-S10488 [12OC], S11290-S11293 [27OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC], S11409-S11413, S11419-S11421 [31OC], S11773 [14DE]

Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7989, S7990 [5SE]

Public debt: use of budget surplus to repay the debt, S2226 [5AP], S2391 [7AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, S125-S130 [31JA], S1167-S1169 [6MR], S7464-S7466 [24JY], S8250 [8SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7960-S7962, S7983-S7985 [5SE], S8041 [6SE], S8265 [8SE], S8627-S8629 [15SE], S8642-S8644 [18SE], S9400, S9401 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10611 [17OC], S10884, S10885, S10886 [23OC]

Social Security: protect surplus by requiring a sequester to eliminate any deficit (S. 2001), S10 [24JA], S104 [26JA]

Taxation: extend research and development tax credit, S6610-S6613 [13JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday, S6499-S6501 [12JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2790), S5809-S5811 [26JN]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2791), S5773-S5775 [26JN]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2808), S6040 [28JN], S6185 [30JN]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development, S6636-S6639, S6643 [13JY]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development (S. 2422), S2736 [13AP]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (S. 2799), S5905 [27JN]

Technology: benefits of biotechnology research relative to agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection, S58-S63 [26JA]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S4329 [23MY]

Tufts University: Center on Hunger and Poverty report on hunger in the U.S., S387 [7FE]

Reports

Paradox of Our Times—Hunger in a Strong Economy: Tufts University Center on Hunger and Poverty, S387-S389 [7FE]

Reports filed

Community Development and Venture Capital Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 106-383), S8019 [5SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1827, Government Waste Corrections Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 106-506), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 106-516), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3822, Oil Price Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 106-533), H1162 [21MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3846, Minimum Wage Level: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 106-516), H755 [8MR]

Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 613) (H. Rept. 106-501), H571 [29FE]

Joint Economic Report: Committee on Economics (Joint) (S. Rept. 106-225), S2233 [5AP]

Land Recycling Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

National Materials Corridor Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 397) (S. Rept. 106-232), S1390 [9MR]

Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2719), S5790 [26JN]

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2778), S8941 [21SE]

Nomination of Alan Greenspan To Be FRS Board of Governors Chairman: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S213 [1FE]

Nomination of Arthur C. Campbell To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Economic Development: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S7655 [26JY]

Nomination of Earl Anthony Wayne To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Economic and Business Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

Nomination of Kathryn Shaw to the Council of Economic Advisers: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1315 [8MR]

Oil Price Reduction Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3822) (H. Rept. 106-528), H1123 [20MR]

Require Government Use of Recovery Audits by Federal Agencies To Improve the Economy and Efficiency of Operations: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3030) (S. Rept. 106-502), S10411 [12OC]

SBA Expansion of Business-to-Business Relationships and the Provision of Certain Information: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4464) (H. Rept. 106-784), H7001 [25JY]

Tribute to Okinawa, Japan, for Hosting U.S. Defense Facilities and for Hosting the G-8 Summit Meeting: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 334), S7838 [27JY]

Resolutions by organizations

National energy supply policies: National Association of Manufacturers, E1971 [28OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1232, H1233 [22MR]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H879 [9MR]

Statements

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

Conduct of President Clinton: Walker F. Rucker, E1600 [27SE]

Federal Contract Opportunities for Small Businesses in Economically Distressed Communities: Executive Office of the President, S8733 [19SE]

Minimum Wage Level: Representative Cox, H890 [9MR]

———Robert W. Edgar, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, H885 [9MR]

Treatment of Budget Trust Funds Relative to Deficit and Surplus Forecasts: Senator Hollings, S6999-S7002 [17JY]

Summaries

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Exclusion of Social Security Trust Funds From the Federal Budget, S785 [24FE]

Promote Competition Among Wholesale Purchasers and Establish a Commission To Review Large Agriculture Mergers, Concentration, and Market Power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

Tables

Effect of the tax cuts in the House Republican 2000 minimum wage bill, H858 [9MR]

Federal budget deficits, trust funds, national debt, and interest costs (1946-2001), S601 [10FE], S784 [24FE], S2184 [5AP], S7000 [17JY], S11046 [26OC]

Federal Government financing and debt, S786 [24FE], S7002 [17JY]

Federal trust funds used to balance the budget, S602 [10FE], S2181 [5AP], S7001 [17JY], S11045 [26OC]

Interest expense on the public debt, S7001 [17JY], S8054 [6SE], S11047 [26OC]

Public debt, S7001 [17JY], S8053 [6SE], S11047 [26OC]

Public debt to the penny, S1782 [28MR], S2181 [5AP]

Ratios of product imports to U.S. consumption, S3811 [10MY]

State gasoline taxes (1998), S5906 [27JN]

U.S. trade in advanced technology products, S3812 [10MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 426, consideration of H.R. 1827, Government Waste Corrections Act, H711 [8MR]

H. Res. 434, consideration of H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act, and H.R. 3846, minimum wage level, H773 [9MR]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3822, Oil Price Reduction Act, H1200 [22MR]

H.R. 1827, Government Waste Corrections Act, H718-H720 [8MR]

H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act, H821-H842 [9MR]

H.R. 3846, minimum wage level, H882 [9MR]

H.R. 4924, Truth in Regulating Act, H6851 [25JY]

S. 397, National Materials Corridor and U.S.-Mexico Border Technology Partnership Act, S2791 [13AP]

S. 613, Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act, H520 [29FE]

S. 614, Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act, H10508 [23OC]

S. 2052, Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act, S614-S616 [10FE]

S. 2244, Working Families Trade Bonus Act, S1417-S1419 [9MR]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

S. 2719, Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act, S6034 [28JN], H10509-H10511 [23OC]

S. 2755, Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act, S5462 [20JN]

S. 2790, Federal Fuel Tax Relief Act, S5811 [26JN]

S. 2791, Federal Fuels Tax Suspension Act, S5812 [26JN]

S. 2799, Emergency Fuel Tax Act, S5906 [27JN]

S. 3156, Endangered Species Recovery Act, S9751-S9758 [3OC]

S. Res. 334, tribute to Okinawa, Japan for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting, S6350 [10JY]

ECSTASY ANTI-PROLIFERATION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2612), S9846 [4OC]

Texts of

S. 2612, provisions, S9847 [4OC]

ECUADOR, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Remarks in House

AID: U.N. Drug Control Program economic development activities funding, H1555 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5511-S5515, S5525-S5527 [21JN]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S6134-S6137 [29JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

Texts of

S. 2823, Plan Colombia Trade Act, S6136 [29JN]

EDDLEMAN, BOB

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S95 [26JA]

EDDYSTONE, PA

Remarks in House

Eddystone Fire Co. No. 1: anniversary, E1753 [12OC]

EDELMAN, DANIEL J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E237 [8MR]

EDELMAN, MARIAN WRIGHT

Letters

Book Stamp Act, S4320 [23MY]

Children's Day Care Health and Safety Improvement Act, S1410 [9MR]

EDEN INSTITUTE

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E935 [9JN]

EDGAR, ROBERT W.

Statements

Minimum Wage Level, H885 [9MR]

EDGERTON, ART

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1880 [23OC]

EDGEWOOD, NM

Remarks in House

Edgewood Middle School: tribute, E1474 [13SE]

EDGEWOOD CHILDREN CENTER (organization)

Letters

Allow agencies to reimburse Federal employees for certain adoption expenses, S1395 [9MR]

EDINA, MN

Remarks in House

National Sleep Foundation: recognition of the Edina School District as the ``2000 Sleep Capital of the Nation'', E564 [13AP]

EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Florida: tribute to Port Charlotte High School and Edison Community College for participation in Model U.N. Program, E165 [16FE]

EDMONDS, JOSEPH S.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H517 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H517 [29FE]

EDMONDS, WA

Remarks in House

Police Dept.: tribute, E571 [13AP]

EDMONSON COUNTY, KY

Bills and resolutions

Kentucky: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 5230), H7932 [20SE]

EDMUND FITZGERALD (S.S.)

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary of sinking, S10887 [23OC]

EDNEY, KERMIT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E660 [4MY]

EDNEY, LEON A.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9698 [3OC]

EDNEY, LIONEL

Remarks in House

Appalachian Trail Conference (organization): Honor Roll of Volunteers honorees, E1372 [27JY]

EDREIRA, ORLANDO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1982 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10709 [18OC]

EDSALL, THOMAS B.

Articles and editorials

Ad Blitz Erodes Democrats' Edge on Prescription Drugs, S11290 [27OC]

EDUCATION related term(s) Colleges and Universities

Addresses

Boy Scouts Anniversary: Norman R. Augustine, E200 [29FE]

Fighting Denial of the Armenian Genocide: Van Z. Krikorian, Armenian Assembly of America, H11529-H11532 [30OC]

Harvard University Law School Class Day: Timothy J. Russert, S5456 [20JN]

Hispanic College Fund, Inc., Scholarship Award Acceptance: Yalile Ramirez, S11249 [27OC]

Importance of International Education: Henry Kaufman, Institute of International Education, E582 [13AP]

Middlebury College Graduation Ceremonies: Blake Rutherford, S5305 [16JN]

Monetary Donation to the Library of Congress: John Kluge, S10047 [6OC]

Ten Things I Wish Political Scientists Would Teach About Congress: Lee H. Hamilton, E1660-E1662 [4OC]

Tribute to Katherine Koch-Laveen: Senator Grams, S10889 [23OC]

Virginia Tech Graduation Ceremonies: Lauren Esleeck, S5022 [13JN]

———Rush K. Middleton, S5022 [13JN]

———Timothy W. Mays, S5105 [14JN]

Agreements

Digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S1398 [9MR]

Amendments

Children and youth: support mentoring programs (H. Res. 552), H12516 [15DE]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S11260 [27OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3051, S3197 [1MY], S3265, S3266 [2MY], S3284, S3333, S3334, S3447, S3448, S3449 [3MY], S3460, S3547, S3548, S3549, S3550, S3552 [4MY], S3594, S3616 [8MY], S3638, S3662, S3738, S3772, S3773, S3774, S3775, S3778, S3781 [9MY], S3851 [10MY], S4026 [16MY], S5579 [21JN]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4675 [19JN], H4692 [20JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9026, S9037, S9039, S9042, S9045 [22SE], S9202, S9205 [25SE], S9220, S9272, S9273, S9276, S9279, S9281, S9284, S9287, S9289, S9290, S9293, S9297, S9299, S9302, S9305, S9308, S9310, S9313 [26SE], S9481, S9484, S9502, S9504, S9505, S9507, S9508, S9509, S9510, S9511, S9512, S9513, S9514, S9515, S9517, S9519, S9526 [28SE]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3949, S3951 [15MY]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (S. 1946), S2783 [13AP]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (S. 2046), S8992, S9009 [21SE]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10099, S10114 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], H9607 [10OC]

Schools: transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), S2793 [13AP], S10817, S10838 [19OC]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

Taxation: increase deductibility of professional development and other job-related expenses for teachers (S. 1124), S883 [28FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1478 [28MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S826 [24FE], S860, S872, S873, S874, S879, S881, S883, S884, S885, S886, S888, S889, S890, S891 [28FE], S899, S922, S955, S956, S957 [29FE], S992, S996, S1001, S1005, S1009, S1013, S1014, S1018, S1032, S1033, S1034 [1MR], S1054, S1062, S1071, S1072, S1073, S1079, S1082, S1083, S1085, S1089, S1092, S1131, S1137, S1138, S1146, S1147, S1148 [2MR]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), S10469 [12OC], H9918 [17OC]

Analyses

Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act (H.R. 5563), E1959-E1961 [27OC]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, S8030 [5SE], H10083 [18OC]

Articles and editorials

At Columbine, Reflections on a Painful Past, S2320 [6AP]

Basic History Test Stumps Many Collegians, H5662 [10JY]

Beavis Meets ``The Patriot'', H5665 [10JY]

Bilingual Ed Takes a Hit, E1445 [13SE]

Breaking Barriers and Forging Bonds, S5880 [27JN]

Bush Averse to More College Grant Funding—Let Students Get Loans, Candidate Says in Eau Claire, H2247 [13AP]

Bush Plan Grades Students Poverty Levels, S2307 [6AP]

Castagnoli's Discovery May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease, H5558 [29JN]

Charter Schools, School Choice Gain Bipartisan Steam, H2371 [2MY]

Colorado Charter Schools Aren't Perfect, but They Get the Job Done, H2371 [2MY]

Commentary on Public Education and Other Critical Issues—A Blank Check, H2754 [9MY]

Commercial Scale Cultivation of Pharmaceutical-Producing Tobacco Possible, Virginia Tech Scientists Find, H5559 [29JN]

Cooperation Is Important Duty—Recruiters Deserve Welcome From All of Nation's Public High Schools, E284 [13MR]

Desperate Rhetoric From the N.R.A., E307 [14MR]

Don't Let America's History Fade Away, H5666 [10JY]

Employers With Labor Shortages Should Look to Vocational Rehabilitation, E1432, E1434, E1435 [7SE]

Fair Deal for the Poor, S3638 [9MY]

Florida's Drug War—Looking Back—And Ahead, S7862 [27JY]

Former Teacher Tells Why He Left, H2729 [9MY]

Fourth Graders Win the American Dream Scholarship, E1207 [11JY]

Give Me Liberty or Give Me . . . Beavis?, H5666 [10JY]

History 101—Americans Flunk When It Comes to U.S. Knowledge, H5667 [10JY]

History 101—Snoop Doggy Roosevelt, H5662 [10JY]

History Is a Mystery to Many, H5665 [10JY]

History's Greek to Them, H5664 [10JY]

How the Courts Undermined School Discipline, S3579 [8MY]

How To Create a Skilled-Labor Shortage, S9371 [27SE]

In This Case, Tobacco Could Be a Lifesaver, H5560 [29JN]

India's Unwired Villages Mired in the Distant Past, S2463 [10AP]

Info-Age Students Missing It, H5664 [10JY]

Inglewood Writes the Book on Success, E841-E843 [25MY]

Jefferson, Not ``The Jeffersons'', H5664 [10JY]

Lack of Resources Hampers Students in Poorer Districts, S3586-S3588 [8MY]

Lesson Plan for Gore, S3467 [4MY]

Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Barbecue, H5665 [10JY]

Misdirected Education Money, S1588 [22MR]

Montpelier Boy Realizes Miss Holbrook Was Right, S2435 [7AP]

Neglecting History . . ., H5663 [10JY]

New Ventures Aim To Put Farms in Vanguard of Drug Production—Altering Gene Structure To ``Grow'' Medicines in Common Crops, H5561 [29JN]

Polio Can't Keep '53 Grad Down—Carmen Scialabba Wins Prestigious BHS Award, E987 [13JN]

Questioning the Labor Shortage, E1454 [13SE]

Remote Sensing Center Establishment, H5560 [29JN]

Ruling Voids Use of Vouchers in Ohio Schools, E2205 [15DE]

School Choice for the Rich, S914 [29FE]

Secretary Riley Reignites the Math Wars, E117 [10FE]

Section 529 College Savings Plans Rate an A, S923 [29FE]

Six Local Students Chosen as Latino Leader Finalists, E767 [18MY]

$60 Million Gift Is Made to Library of Congress, S10047 [6OC]

Students Should at Least Know George, H5666 [10JY]

Teachers Online but Disconnected, S2110 [4AP]

Timing of Clinton's Visit, S2321 [6AP]

Unhappy Course of Human Events, H5665 [10JY]

Virginia Tech Begins Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plants Producing Pharmaceuticals, H5559 [29JN]

Voucher Chorus Is Off-Key, S8816 [20SE]

We Ignore History at Our Own Peril, H5668 [10JY]

Why the Public Schools Are Being Federalized, E611 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions

Administrators: provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

Agriculture: establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers (see H.R. 4018), H1118 [16MR]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4334), H2339 [13AP]

———implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (see H.R. 4208), H1956 [6AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see S. 2402), S2527 [11AP] (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 2537), S3831 [10MY]

———qualify members for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4304), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4350), H2410 [2MY]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (see S. 2545), S3916 [11MY]

Bill Emerson Memorial Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 4648), H4336 [13JN]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see S. Con. Res. 85), S930 [29FE] (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Business and industry: authorize reimbursement payments to employers for employee portable skills training (see H.R. 4216), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (see S. 2261), S1512 [21MR]

———restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H253 [8FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3924 [6JN]

Catholic schools: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H90 [31JA]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H339 [10FE]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H921 [9MR]

———early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 2348), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4333), H2339 [13AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see S. 2623, 2624), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

———establish comprehensive early childhood education programs and early childhood education staff development programs (see H.R. 5071), H7209 [27JY]

———establish national clearinghouse for character education (see H.R. 3984), H1076 [15MR]

———establish national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship education (see S. 2958), S7839 [27JY]

———establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 5573), H11206 [26OC]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs (see S. 2970), S7839 [27JY]

———improve access to books and other reading materials and resources (see S. 3148), S9606 [2OC]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 5504), H10472 [19OC]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see S. 2615), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2339 [13AP]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

———provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for children participating in the WIC program (see H.R. 5592), H11445 [27OC]

———support mentoring programs (see H. Res. 552), H6052 [13JY]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

Children's Classroom Trust Fund: establish to direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see S. 3263), S11374 [30OC]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S2865 [25AP]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (see S. 3276), S11762 [11DE]

Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see S. 3170), S9945 [5OC]

———disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 2108), S867 [28FE] (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 407), H8061 [25SE]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 2581), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4503), H3474 [19MY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children (see H.R. 3619), H340 [10FE]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4545), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 4600), H4120 [8JN]

———support Internet safety awareness (see H. Res. 575), H7502 [12SE]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 2789), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 5554), H11194 [25OC]

Constitutional amendments: right to high quality education (see H.J. Res. 97), H2012 [10AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: include participation in a volunteer firefighting agency as one of the national service programs authorized to receive assistance under the AmeriCorps program (see H.R. 5425), H9504 [6OC]

———State commissions audit funding (see H.R. 4309), H2338 [13AP]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 2908), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5563, 5567), H11206 [26OC]

Crime: require that registered sexually violent offenders provide notice of any attendance at higher education institutions (see H.R. 4407), H2770 [9MY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY] (see S. Res. 374), S10412 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain National Forest System lands for use for educational purposes (see H.R. 5618), H11781 [1NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see S. 2954), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5086), H7209 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4660), H4484 [14JN]

———establish Veterans Mission for Youth Initiative within the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see S. 2867), S6678 [13JY]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 2455), S2865 [25AP]

———establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H7206 [27JY]

———investigation and audit (see S. 2829), S6121 [29JN]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2137), S1025 [1MR] (see H.R. 4539), H3813 [24MY]

———provide grants to develop technologies to eliminate functional barriers to full independence for disabled individuals (see S. 3211), S10619 [17OC]

———reauthorize and improve the educational research and statistical programs (see H.R. 4994), H7205 [27JY]

———transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (see S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

Dept. of Energy: University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see S. 3282), S11917 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4178), H1763 [4AP]

Dept. of State: accept endowment contributions for educational and cultural international exchange programs and allow designation of such programs in recognition of the contributions (see H.R. 3913), H996 [14MR]

———establish nonprofit entities for international educational, cultural, and arts programs (see S. 3251), S11131 [26OC]

———establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (see S. 3076), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 4528), H3812 [24MY]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see S. Con. Res. 93), S1392 [9MR] (see S. Con. Res. 97), S1512 [21MR] (see H. Con. Res. 271), H756 [8MR]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H3868 [25MY]

District of Columbia: provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Eeducation and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (see H.R. 4387), H2606 [4MY]

Domestic policy: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (see S. 2452), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4307), H2338 [13AP]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S4297 [23MY]

Drug-Free Communities Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5427), H9634 [10OC]

Economy: provide certain benefits and assistance to workers displaced by trade or technology and assist communities experiencing economic distress in restructuring their economies (see H.R. 5473), H9907 [16OC]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8501 [13SE] (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (see H.R. 4766), H5240 [27JN]

———ensure services for students are coordinated (see H.R. 4891), H6599 [19JY]

———extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H3474 [19MY]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4518), H3648 [23MY] (see H.R. 4564), H3868 [25MY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Employment: establish a direct loan program for certain part-time students to improve job skills (see H.R. 4287), H2337 [13AP]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H1956 [6AP]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), consideration (see H. Res. 527), H4674 [19JN]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see S. 2010), S113 [27JA] (see S. 2215), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

Federal aid programs: permit certain incarcerated students to receive Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 5632), H11927 [14NO]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP] (see H. Con. Res. 359), H4817 [21JN]

Foreign policy: ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 596), H8406 [27SE]

———ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 596), consideration (see H. Res. 625), H9766 [11OC]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

Forest Service: sell Rocky Mountain Research Station and use proceeds to purchase interests in multiagency research and education facility constructed by the University of Idaho (see S. 3039), S8413 [12SE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Government: improve Federal education research, evaluation, information, and dissemination (see H.R. 4875), H6469 [18JY]

Health: provide technical assistance to school-based health centers to develop and operate computer systems that maintain patient data (see H.R. 5508), H10472 [19OC]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1075 [15MR]

———reduce paperwork and improve payment policies for services, and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 5094), H7209 [27JY]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (see S. 3143), S9605 [2OC]

———technical amendments (see H.R. 4504), H3474 [19MY]

History: importance of U.S. history education (see S. Con. Res. 129), S6257 [30JN] (see H. Con. Res. 366), H5655 [29JN]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (see S. 2484), S3023 [27AP]

———extend priority to certain family-sponsored immigrants based upon educational attainment and require diversity immigrants to have a bachelor's degree (see H.R. 5448), H9767 [11OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

———provide for the collection of information relative to nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants (see S. 3149), S9701 [3OC]

———provide H-1B nonimmigrant status to aliens without regard to certain limits if the U.S. employer seeking the alien's entry makes a scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education (see H.R. 5625), H11842 [3NO]

Impact Aid Program: modify computation of weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (see S. 2118), S929 [29FE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (see H.R. 4148), H1628 [30MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see S. 2517), S3612 [8MY] (see H.R. 4127), H1588 [29MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S2106 (see S. 2355), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 3545), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4090), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4240), H2122 [11AP] (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H7209 [27JY]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H573 [29FE]

Insurance: restore children's insurance benefits in the case of children of a certain age who attend postsecondary schools (see H.R. 4873), H6469 [18JY] (see H.R. 5329), H8406 [27SE]

International education: establish policy (see H. Con. Res. 342), H3868 [25MY]

International House: anniversary (see S. Res. 308), S4190 [18MY]

Investments: establish Individual Development Accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 2740), S5240 [15JN]

Judicial Education Fund: establish for the payment of expenses of judges participating in seminars (see S. 2990), S7840 [27JY]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2278), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 3032), S8413 [12SE]

Languages: provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for bilingual education (see H.R. 4349), H2410 [2MY]

Lawyers and attorneys: qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 2423), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

Local government: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H920 [9MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see H.R. 3867), H756 [8MR]

Medicare: expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine (see S. 2910), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4930), H6776 [24JY]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4239), H2122 [11AP]

———limit number of residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine eligible for graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 5348), H8551 [29SE]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7206 (see H.R. 5089), H7209 [27JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 5282), H8061 [25SE]

Mickey Leland Memorial Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 4648), H4336 [13JN]

Middle East: prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless and until certain conditions are met (see S. 3280), S11917 [15DE]

Middlebury College: bicentennial (see S. Res. 355), S8413 [12SE]

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

Morality and ethics: improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H509 [16FE]

Museums: establish a commission to study the establishment of a national education museum and archive (see H.R. 4667), H4484 [14JN]

Music and dance: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H647 [6MR]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 4781), H5435 [28JN]

National Cancer Institute: establish demonstration project to provide research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure for cancer (see H.R. 5419), H9504 [6OC]

National Charter Schools Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 108), S3514 [4MY]

———observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: establish (see S. 2473), S2940 [26AP]

National Endowment for the Arts: repeal State grant limitations (see H.R. 3635), H340 [10FE]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]

National objectives: modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———provide for community learning and successful schools (see S. 2219), S1315 [8MR]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (see S. 2788), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 4323), H2338 [13AP]

National Teach Census Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 263), H641 [2MR]

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S8941 [21SE] (see S. Res. 381), S10926 [24OC]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see S. 2353), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 3629), H340 [10FE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S4669 [7JN]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (see S. 2046), S538 [9FE]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4485), H3308 [17MY] (see H.R. 4491), H3412 [18MY] (see H.R. 4500), H3474 [19MY] (see H.R. 4901), H6717 [20JY]

Peace Corps: redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program (see H.R. 5357), H8617 [2OC]

Physical education: provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 108), H7991 [21SE]

Public broadcasting: make certain political broadcasting requirements inapplicable to noncommerical educational broadcasting stations (see S. 3262), S11374 [30OC]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 5186), H7651 [14SE]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S285 [2FE]

Riverside, CA: planning, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of Riverside School for the Arts (see H.R. 4620), H4173 [9JN]

Rural areas: establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (see S. 2120), S929 [29FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 2009), S86 [26JA]

———provide for education assistance (see S. 2121), S930 [29FE]

SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 5249), H7990 [21SE]

School resource officers: increase use by local educational agencies (see H.R. 3827), H641 [2MR]

Schools: construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see S. 2124), S930 [29FE] (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

———develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 4428), H2966 [11MY]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (see S. 2159), S1117 [2MR]

———encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and the leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 487), H2410 [2MY]

———ensure implementation of adequate safeguards before distributing certain prescribed medications to students (see H.R. 4083), H1405 [23MR]

———guarantee payment of loans made by lending institutions for public charter school capital projects (see H.R. 4032), H1119 [16MR]

———promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H3474 [19MY]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see H.R. 4054), H1284 [22MR]

———provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (see S. 2890), S7229 [19JY]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (see H.R. 5123), H7364 [7SE]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 621), H9635 [10OC]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (see H.R. 5083), H7209 [27JY]

States: allow States and local school districts choice in conducting student assessments, S3238 [2MY]

Tariff: children's educational machines (see S. 2770), S5662 [22JN]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see S. 2012), S113 [27JA] (see H.R. 4025), H1119 [16MR]

———allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 4666), H4484 [14JN]

———allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in one qualified State tuition program to another qualified State tuition program for the same beneficiary (see H.R. 3674), H509 [16FE]

———designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas (see H.R. 5584), H11207 [26OC]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2622), S4378 [24MY] (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]

———exclude from gross income gain from the sale of securities which are used to pay for higher education expenses (see H.R. 4993), H7205 [27JY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2238 [12AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———expand lifetime learning credit and provide deductions for qualified tuition and related expenses (see S. 3047), S8585 [14SE]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers (see S. 2302), S1815 [28MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for expenses of individuals receiving certain State scholarships (see S. 3065), S8759 [19SE]

———improve access to tax-exempt debt for small non-profit health care and educational institutions (see S. 2626), S4379 [24MY]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 5009), H7206 [27JY]

———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 5541), H11193 [25OC]

———permit the disclosure of return information to verify the accuracy of information provided on applications for Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 4661), H4484 [14JN]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 5112), H7280 [6SE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who receive advanced certification and to exclude from gross income certain amounts received by such teachers (see S. 2479), S3023 [27AP]

———treatment of computer contributions (see S. 2424), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of national service educational awards (see H.R. 5215), H7871 [19SE]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 3692), H510 [16FE]

Teachers: establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (see S. 2929), S7656 [26JY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H1628 [30MR]

———establish an alternative path to teaching in needy school districts (see H.R. 5583), H11207 [26OC]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see S. 2276), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4058), H1284 [22MR]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 5319), H8405 [27SE]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (see S. 2122), S930 [29FE]

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans (see H.R. 4258), H2238 [12AP] (see H.R. 4538), H3813 [24MY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness (see H.R. 3880), H920 [9MR] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in schools with a high concentration of low-income students (see H.R. 4956), H7002 [25JY]

———make scholarships available to certain exceptional individuals to encourage them to pursue teaching careers or to improve their teaching skills (see H.R. 4486), H3308 [17MY]

———provide grants to States to encourage retention of teachers through payment of bonuses (see H.R. 4406), H2770 [9MY]

———support (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 2116), S929 [29FE]

Technology: distribute funds to State educational agencies to advance the use of technology to effectively teach our students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students (see H.R. 4473), H3172 [16MY]

———establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———establish grants to develop a high-technology infrastructure of educational and cultural resources and a systemic link between such resources and local educational and cultural partnerships (see S. 2762), S5555 [21JN]

———provide for teacher training (see S. 2119), S929 [29FE]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4176), H1763 [4AP]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (see S. 2067), S613 [10FE]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Act: expand after-school activities and services (see H.R. 5227), H7932 [20SE]

———include public libraries (see H.R. 4947), H7002 [25JY]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (see S. Con. Res. 141), S9702 [3OC]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S3692 [9MY]

———require certain employment centers use measurable performance outcomes to improve employment and training services provided to veterans and disabled veterans (see H.R. 4765), H5240 [27JN]

Vietnam: carry out fellowship program to enable Vietnamese nationals to pursue advanced studies in science, mathematics, and technology and enable U.S. citizens to teach in those fields in Vietnam (see S. 3241), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5581), H11206 [26OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (see S. 2802), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5280), H8061 [25SE]

Biographies

Ibanez, Manuel L., S951 [29FE]

Spoon, Alan G., S951 [29FE]

Widnall, Sheila E., S951 [29FE]

Briefs

How Washington Can Really Help Charter Schools: Don Soifer, Lexington Institute, H2372 [2MY]

Cloture motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219, S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Cost Estimates

Education Land Grant Act (H.R. 150): CBO, S1506 [21MR]

Declarations

Bill of Nights—Improving Sleep Habits: National Sleep Foundation, E565 [13AP]

Essays

Always Try Your Hardest, Be Encouraging: Katie McGwin, S1312 [8MR]

Children Learn Good and Bad From Models: Patrick Kolsky, S1312 [8MR]

Commitment to Peace for the 21st Century: David J. Redlinger, S5449-S5451 [20JN]

How Should We Honor America's Veterans? Samuel I. Cashdollar, S3738 [9MY]

International Market Baskets Begin on Hoosier Farms: Clayton Owsley, S337 [3FE]

———Emily Ripperger, S337 [3FE]

Katherine Maxwell—A Montana Immigrant: Adrienne Maxwell, S4097 [17MY]

Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility To Preserve It: Christine Bell, E514 [6AP]

Parents Have an Obligation To Be Good Sports, Too: Aroha Fanning, S1313 [8MR]

Proud To Be Bilingual: Oscar Zepeda, E93 [8FE]

Why I'm Glad America Is a Nation of Immigrants: Allison P. Sigmon, S6345 [10JY]

———Christa Conway, S6345 [10JY]

———John Klaasen, S6345 [10JY]

———Kaitlin Young, S6345 [10JY]

———Shayna Walton, S6345 [10JY]

Explanations

Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]

Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act (S. 1402), H9931-H9941 [17OC]

———Senate Amendments to House Amendments, S10504-S10513 [12OC]

Factsheets

Individual Development Accounts—Federal Policy, S5267 [15JN]

Histories

House Republican Efforts Relative to Education (1994-2000), H8608-H8610 [2OC]

Letters

Access to Books for Children (ABC) Act: Barry Zuckerman, Reach Out and Read National Center, S9610 [2OC]

———Kyle Zimmer, First Book (organization), S9611 [2OC]

Affordable Education Act: Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, S905 [29FE]

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE], S9124 [25SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9374 [27SE]

———Vice President Gore, S7820 [27JY]

American Dream Challenge: Susan Lanyon, E1207 [11JY]

America's Better Classroom Act: Representative Capps, Nick Hill, and Milagros Macias, H7643 [14SE]

Application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: Kim Robinson, Illinois Capital Development Board, S9828 [4OC]

Book Stamp Act: Adele Robinson, National Association for the Education of Young Children, S4320 [23MY]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S4320 [23MY]

———Patricia Schroeder, Association of American Publishers, Inc., S4320 [23MY]

———Richard E. Sells, Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., S4321 [23MY]

———Steve Cohen, 4 To 14.COM (business), S4320 [23MY]

Bureau of Economic Analysis funding: Robert Shapiro, Dept. of Commerce, H5104 [26JN]

Climate Change Energy Policy Response Act: Senator Craig, S5295 [16JN]

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]

———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]

———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]

———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]

———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]

———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]

———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs funding: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, S5855 [27JN]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act funding: several Representatives, H4050 [8JN]

End of session legislative package: President Clinton, S11195 [27OC]

Federal Contractor Flexibility Act: Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, H2355 [2MY]

Federal Housing Finance Board allocation of authority to Federal Home Loan Banks to guarantee school construction bonds: Deborah F. Silberman and William W. Ginsberg, Federal Housing Finance Board, S1096 [2MR]

Federal technology research and development funding: Council on Competitiveness, S3503 [4MY]

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) funding: Kendra Fox-Davis, U.S. Student Association, S5962 [28JN]

Graduate medical education payments: several Members of Congress, S6208 [30JN]

Immigrants to New Americans Act: Brent Wilkes, League of United Latin American Citizens, S3030 [27AP]

———Delia Pompa, National Association for Bilingual Education, S3029 [27AP]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S3029 [27AP]

Impact Aid Program funding: several Senators, S5834 [27JN]

Impact Aid Program reauthorization: Brent D. Gish, National Indian Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY]

———Fleet Reserve Association, H3000 [15MY]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, H3000 [15MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Margaret Hallgren, National Military Family Association, Inc., H3000 [15MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: National Governors' Association, S905 [29FE]

———Senator Voinovich, S1372 [9MR]

Information Technology Act: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S2112 [4AP]

Installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access: several organizations, S5647 [22JN], S5867 [27JN]

Job Corps employment opportunities: Dawn Day, E1294 [21JY]

Loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S7241 [19JY]

———James E. Rier, Jr., Maine State Board of Education, S7242 [19JY]

———Mary E. Teasley, National Education Association, S7241 [19JY]

———Vicki Rafel, PTA, S7241 [19JY]

Montgomery GI Bill benefits improvement by improving and expanding educational assistance programs: C. Donald Sweeney, National Association of State Approving Agencies, Inc., H4629 [19JN]

———Dennis M. Cullinan, VFW, H4628 [19JN]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, H4628 [19JN]

———Thomas H. Miller, Blinded Veterans Association, H4629 [19JN]

Pell Grant Program funding: Cyndy Littlefield, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, S2392 [7AP]

———David L. Warren and Stanley O. Ikenberry, Student Aid Alliance, S2392 [7AP]

———Ellin Nolan and Edward Kealy, Committee for Education Funding, S2392 [7AP]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, S2391 [7AP]

Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Carter D. Ward, Missouri Education Roundtable (organization), S3312 [3MY]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program proposal: Representatives Owens and Clyburn, Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding: Charles W. Steger, Virginia Tech, H5557 [29JN]

———Kenneth L. Dretchen, Georgetown University Medical Center, H5557 [29JN]

———Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, H5558 [29JN]

———Mary Anne Fox, North Carolina State University, H5557 [29JN]

School construction and infrastructure improvements funding: Representative Owens, H11613, H11614 [30OC]

School construction and renovation tax incentives: Wayne G. Sanstead, North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction, S990 [1MR]

School social promotion: NAACP, S1076 [2MR]

School violence studies: Ron A. Astor, University of Michigan, S4444 [25MY]

Tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign participants: several Members of Congress, E1805 [17OC]

———several Senators, S9190 [25SE]

Workforce investment programs funding: J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5967 [28JN]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S5968 [28JN]

———Massachusetts Municipal Association, S5969 [28JN]

———Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, MA, S5968 [28JN]

———U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5966 [28JN]

Lists

Charter school highlights and statistics, H2372 [2MY]

Congressional Certificate of Merit award recipients from New Mexico's First Congressional District, E1296 [21JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, S5238 [15JN]

Groups supporting Kennedy amendment on teacher quality to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5945 [28JN]

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S337 [3FE]

Legislation cleared by Congress, signed into law, or en route to the President for his signature since Labor Day, S10887 [23OC]

Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipients, S4815 [8JN]

Republican Party history of cutting education funding in appropriations bills, S6631 [13JY]

School construction bills introduced during the 106th Congress, H11617 [30OC]

Supporters of S. 2137, Holocaust Education Assistance Act, S1028 [1MR]

Memorandums

Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program: Dept. of Education, H4289-H4291 [13JN]

Montgomery GI Bill Benefits Improvement by Improving and Expanding Educational Assistance Programs: David E. Woodbury, AMVETS, H4629 [19JN]

NSF Competitive Grant Awards to Public and Private Schools To Hire Master Teachers: David M. Ackerman, H10619 [24OC]

Messages

Economic Report: President Clinton, S608-S610 [10FE], H331-H333 [10FE]

Motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9028 [22SE], S9338, S9375 [27SE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S919 [29FE], S991 [1MR], S1099 [2MR]

Papers

Graduate Physician Training Positions: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S7785 [27JY]

Poems

``Chant for Surplus Justice,'' Representative Owens, E1218 [13JY]

Prayers

Teacher's Prayer: James J. Metcalf, E2143 [7DE]

Press releases

Rising Math Scores Suggest Education Reforms Are Working: Rand Corp., S10975 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Adamsville, TN: tribute to Adamsville Junior Senior High School band, E2078 [3NO]

Adelphi University: anniversary of School of Social Work, E622 [3MY]

Aemisegger, Christopher: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1002 [14JN]

African Americans: access to health care professions, H502, H503 [16FE]

———promote cultural education and awareness of the history of slavery, H431 [15FE]

———race-based assistance programs funding, H243 [8FE]

AID: ensure gender-related issues are considered in program decisions, H5996, H5997 [13JY]

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E1582 [25SE]

Albertville, AL: McCord Elementary School recipient of Title I Distinguished School Award, E589 [13AP]

Albuquerque, NM: Marshall Floyd Award recipients for excellence in teaching, E995 [14JN]

———tribute to Governor Bent Elementary School for recognition by the Fordham Foundation, E1011 [14JN]

Alfke, Kathy: National Right To Read Foundation Patrick Groff Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1715 [6OC]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Tau Lambda Alumni Chapter in Fort Worth, TX, E2163 [8DE]

Alpha Phi Omega (service fraternity): anniversary, E2190 [15DE]

American Association of Dental Schools: tribute, E419 [27MR]

American Association of People With Disabilities: tribute, H6757 [24JY]

American Association of University Women: anniversary of Humboldt County, CA, branch, E1652 [3OC]

Anchorage, AK: tribute to West Anchorage High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E659 [4MY]

Anderson, Lonnie R.: Kentucky School Boards Association F.L. Dupree Award recipient, E271 [9MR]

Anderson, SC: T.L. Hanna High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E847 [25MY]

Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor Huron High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E703 [11MY], E735 [16MY]

Annual Week of the Classroom Teacher Celebration: observance, E410 [23MR]

Apple Valley, MN: Apple Valley High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E692 [10MY]

Arensman, Meredith: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E647 [4MY]

Arlington, VA: tribute to Arlington Traditional School Reading Challenge Program, E1811 [17OC]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 4334), H3555 [23MY]

———implement an allowance for members subjected to lengthy or numerous deployments, and require studies on tax credits for employers of National Guard members, and the expansion of military programs for youth (H.R. 4208), H6475 [19JY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, H1373, H1396 [23MR], H4627-H4629 [19JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 1071), H3553, H3555 [23MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 1182), H3555 [23MY]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3351-H3357 [18MY], E817 [24MY]

Ashdown, David: Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award recipient, E914 [8JN]

Association for the Research of Middle Eastern Cultures: anniversary, E2081 [3NO]

Austell, GA: grand opening of the Michael A. Grant Boys and Girls Club, E1842 [19OC]

Baker, Aaron: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1010 [14JN]

Balchunas, Joseph: Florida Dept. of Education and Burdines Corp., Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

———Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E803 [22MY]

Balter, Bruce: Holocaust Education Award recipient, E78 [8FE]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Baltimore City Police School Force, H615 [1MR]

Baltimore Hebrew University: anniversary, E420 [27MR]

Banks of Promise (organization): tribute for involvement in America's Promise (organization), E1321 [26JY]

Barrett, Martha: Ventura County, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1473 [13SE]

Barrett-Hayes, Debi: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1003, E1012 [14JN]

Bastrop, TX: tribute to Bastrop High School student council energy and environment committee, E513 [6AP]

Bayonne, NJ: tribute to Elks Lodge No. 434 Student of the Month award recipients, E608 [2MY]

Beascochea, Valerie: U.S. National Collegiate Award in Nursing recipient, E986 [13JN]

Beaumont, TX: anniversary of Southerland Head Start Program, E536 [11AP]

Beirne, Charles J.: appointment as president of Le Moyne College, E1856 [19OC]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of Elks Lodge 481, E203 [1MR]

Benson family: tribute for donation of Leon S. Benson Holocaust Studies Collection to the San Mateo Public Library, E1555 [21SE]

Berry, Nancy: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1325 [26JY]

Besteiro, Raul: University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Distinguished Alumni honoree, E709 [11MY]

Black History Month: observance, H149-H154 [1FE], H431-H437 [15FE]

Bloom Township, IL: anniversary of Bloom Township High School, E182 [29FE]

Boaz, AL: Carlisle Elementary School recipient of Title I Distinguished School Award, E589 [13AP]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices, H552 [29FE]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Con. Res. 261), E455 [30MR]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Res. 428), H518 [29FE], E182, E187 [29FE]

Boy Scouts: anniversary, E86, E93 [8FE], E200 [29FE]

Boyd, Milton: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

Breeze, Erin: George J. Mitchell Scholarship recipient, E31 [31JA]

Bronx, NY: tribute to Community School Board 12 scholarship dinner dance, E750 [17MY]

Brownsville, TX: Oliviera Middle School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E766 [18MY]

Bryan, TX: anniversary of Crockett Elementary School, E19 [27JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H241-H247 [8FE]

———encourage students to pursue careers and higher education degrees in science, computers, and technology, H11611 [30OC]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H3626-H3632 [23MY], E1218 [13JY]

Burtonsville, MD: Paint Branch Senior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1799 [16OC]

Business and industry: authorize reimbursement payments to employers for employee portable skills training (H.R. 4216), H8680-H8682 [3OC]

———restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (H.R. 3582), H2353-H2357 [2MY], H9660 [11OC]

Cabarrus County, NC: tribute to School-to-Work Partnership and JobLink Systems, E12 [27JA]

California: tribute to California Dept. of Education Distinguished Schools award recipients, E638 [4MY]

———tribute to the Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District, E976 [12JN]

California State University, Dominguez Hills: anniversary, H10462 [19OC]

Camp LeJeune, NC: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Black and White Scholarship Ball, E43 [1FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (H. Con. Res. 344), H5177-H5179 [27JN]

Caretakers of the Environment International (organization): tribute, E132 [14FE]

Carlinville, IL: tribute to Carlinville Middle School students for Saving Prairies and Helping Environmental Regions Expand Successfully project, E933 [9JN]

Catholic schools: tribute (H. Res. 409), H98-H103 [1FE], E63 [2FE], E73 [7FE], E86 [8FE]

Ceasefire New Jersey (organization): tribute, E458 [30MR]

Census: expand the Census in the Schools Project, H459 [16FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: chronic and environmental disease programs funding, H4286 [13JN]

Centralia College: anniversary, H2169 [12AP]

Chan, Lyn: National Education Association Christa McAuliffe Award recipient, E2090 [13NO]

Channel One Network: tribute to ``OneVote'' program, E2035 [31OC]

Charles City, IA: Charles City High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E598 [2MY]

Chesterton, IN: tribute to Chesterton High School debate team, E162 [16FE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, E666 [8MY]

———tribute to Marshall High School girls' basketball team, H1827 [5AP]

———tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1380 [27JY]

———tribute to Westinghouse Career Academy boys' basketball team, H1827 [5AP], E534 [11AP]

———tribute to Whitney M. Young Public High School, H9805 [11OC]

Children and youth: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, H7971, H7972 [21SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H5848 [12JY], H10610-H10622 [24OC], E1919 [25OC]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), permission to file report, H7188 [27JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4272), H5848 [12JY]

———establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (H.R. 5573), E1976 [28OC]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (H.R. 4081), H1658 [3AP], H7971 [21SE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), H8580-H8583 [2OC]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (H.R. 5043), E1377 [27JY]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 309), H3002-H3005 [15MY]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (H.R. 2344), H7971-H7974 [21SE]

———support mentoring programs (H. Res. 552), H12515 [15DE]

Cincinnati, OH: Reading Community Junior Senior High School Esteem Team recipient of Ohio BEST Practices Award, E2134 [6DE]

———tribute to Anderson High School National Energy Education Development project team, E1144 [29JN]

———tribute to Mariemont High School Destination ImagiNation Team, E784 [19MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H737 [8MR]

Clare, MI: anniversary of St. Cecilia School, E19 [27JA]

Clark, Victoria: Discovery Young Scientist Challenge finalist, E1934 [25OC]

Clay, WV: tribute to Clay County High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E877 [25MY]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, E935 [9JN]

———Federal appeals court decision on vouchers to provide school choice, E2205 [15DE]

———tribute to Student Environmental Congress, E1010 [14JN]

Clinton, MA: tribute to Clinton High School, and NYPRO, Inc., participants at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) competition, E690 [10MY]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 561), H7190 [27JY]

Cobb Family Resources (organization): anniversary, E747 [17MY]

Colleges and universities: discourage alcohol abuse on campus, E1629 [28SE]

———employment opportunities upon graduation, H493 [16FE]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), H8005, H8006 [25SE]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 407), H8006 [25SE]

———preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (H.R. 4503), H8711-H8713 [3OC], E1678 [4OC]

———require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children, H4188 [12JN], E1008 [14JN]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, H2639 [8MY], H2970 [15MY]

———support Internet safety awareness (H. Res. 575), H9537-H9539 [10OC], E1782 [13OC]

Concord, NC: tribute to Central Cabarrus High School boys' basketball team, H1768 [5AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H1 [24JA], H96 [1FE], H5848, H5850 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], H6475 [19JY], H6783 [25JY], H8300 [27SE], H10755 [24OC], H11784, H11786 [2NO], H11835-H11840 [3NO]

———tribute to Australian interns, E425 [28MR]

Congressional Certificate of Merit: award recipients from New Mexico's First Congressional District, E1296 [21JY]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), H11683-H11686 [31OC]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, H954, H955, H956, H957, H959 [14MR], E306, E307, E309 [14MR]

Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information, H9639 [11OC]

———prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (H.R. 354), E403 [23MR]

Corona, CA: tribute to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, E1840 [19OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: State commissions audit funding, H1576 [29MR]

———tribute to National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, E984 [13JN]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (H.R. 5563), E1959 [27OC]

Coswell, Craig: Colorado Teacher of the Year award recipient, E8 [27JA]

Crime: require that registered sexually violent offenders provide notice of any attendance at higher education institutions, H4188 [12JN]

———suspend student loans to individuals convicted of drug offenses, H610 [1MR]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, E1314 [25JY]

Cuba for Kids Foundation: tribute, E2051 [1NO]

Dearden, Dennis: Gang Resistance Education and Training Program National Principal of the Year award recipient, E51 [1FE]

Defiance College: anniversary, E363 [21MR]

Delran, NJ; tribute to Delran High School swim team, E110 [10FE]

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International: tribute to Epsilon Chapter in Austin, TX, E2118 [4DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10, H16-H23 [27JA], H168 [2FE], H10814 [25OC], H11203 [26OC], H11608-H11617 [30OC], E2004 [28OC]

Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E859 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5556, H5557 [29JN]

———school breakfast programs research funding, H5712-H5714 [10JY], E1211 [11JY]

Dept. of Commerce: economic and statistical analysis programs funding through reductions in Dept. of State educational and cultural exchange programs, H5104, H5105 [26JN]

———establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (H.R. 5086), H10477-H10490 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: cooperation by high school officials with military recruiters, E284 [13MR]

———impact of spending reductions on social and domestic programs, H3965 [7JN], E391 [22MR]

Dept. of Education: 21st Century Teacher Scholarships Act funding through reductions in OSHA, H4286, H4287 [13JN]

———abolish, H11473 [28OC]

———accomplishments, H10877 [25OC]

———allegations of criminal activities by employees and contractors, H3313 [18MY]

———allegations of fiscal mismanagement, H2552 [4MY]

———funding, H7889-H7897 [20SE]

———GAO audit, H747-H751 [8MR]

———investigation and audit, H7061 [26JY], H7841, H7842 [19SE], H7938, H7939 [21SE], H8410 [28SE], H8767-H8773 [4OC], H11473 [28OC]

———prohibit funding for any efforts to restrict military recruiting at secondary schools, H4284, H4285 [13JN]

———reform, H7357-H7363 [7SE]

———rulemaking relative to the placement of blind or visually-impaired persons in sheltered work environments by vocational rehabilitation agencies, H4284 [13JN]

———Stars Schools Program funding, H4246, H4247 [13JN]

———teacher transition programs funding, H4248-H4249 [13JN], H12495 [15DE]

———theft of Impact Aid Program funds, H7841 [19SE], H8767-H8773 [4OC]

Dept. of HUD: offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1901, H1904 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs, H11291 [26OC]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (H.R. 4178), H8781 [4OC]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4066-H4077 [8JN]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (H.R. 4528), H5760-H5762 [11JY], E837 [25MY]

———provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172-H2183, H2186 [12AP], E581 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require report on mental illness research, education, and clinical centers, H4867, H4868 [21JN]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Redford High School, E837 [25MY]

DeWitt, NY: anniversary of Christian Brothers Academy, E1446 [13SE]

Diamond Bar, CA: Carl H. Lorbeer Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1019 [15JN]

Dickison, Rebecca: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E245 [8MR]

Digenan, Dennis: Nevada Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2661 [9MY]

Dinsmore, William: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1024 [15JN]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (H. Con. Res. 271), H10454-H10457 [19OC]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (H. Con. Res. 337), E861 [25MY]

———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (H. Con. Res. 133), H8686-H8688 [3OC]

District of Columbia: disposition of surplus school property to charter schools, H7046-H7048 [26JY]

———prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7588-H7590 [14SE], H8752, H8753 [4OC]

———provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (H.R. 4387), H4193 [12JN]

Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills High School East for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1348 [27JY]

Doherty, Megan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E668 [8MY]

Dols, Christopher: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E186 [29FE]

Domestic policy: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (H.R. 4307), H7507 [13SE], E588 [13AP]

Dougherty, Cheryl: Dept. of Education Fulbright-Hays Scholarship recipient, E889 [6JN]

Drain, Tiffany: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks' (fraternal organization) ``What the Pledge of Allegiance Means to Me,''national essay contest award recipient, E1724 [6OC]

Drexel, Katherine: canonization into sainthood of Catholic Church, E1719 [6OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, H8251 [27SE]

———national drug control policy, H158-H163 [1FE], H437-H442 [15FE], H610, H614 [1MR], H979-H983 [14MR], H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1468-H1473 [28MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP], H2115-H2120 [11AP], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H3165-H3169 [16MY], H3642-H3646 [23MY], H3913-H3918 [6JN], H4333 [13JN], H4776-H4779 [20JN], H5741, H5836-H5841 [11JY], H6042-H6047 [13JY], H6461-H6466 [18JY], H7248-H7253 [6SE], H7864-H7868 [19SE], H8192-H8195 [26SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9897 [12OC], H9910 [17OC], H11777-H11779 [1NO]

Duca, Reece: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E973 [12JN]

Duncanville, TX: Duncanville High School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E693 [10MY]

DuPage County, IL: tribute to Teachers on an Agriscience Bus Program, E917 [8JN]

East Williston, NY: tribute to North Side Elementary School, E590 [13AP]

Eckerd Corp.: sponsorship of ``Drug Quiz Show'' drug abuse education program, E598 [2MY]

Economy: roles of Congress and the Clinton administration in the current economic situation, H7563-H7569 [13SE]

Eden Institute: anniversary, E935 [9JN]

Edgewood, NM: tribute to Edgewood Middle School, E1474 [13SE]

Edina, MN: National Sleep Foundation recognition of the Edina School District as the ``2000 Sleep Capital of the Nation'', E564 [13AP]

Education: anniversary of Head Start Program, H8774 [4OC]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), H8000-H8005 [25SE], E1474 [13SE], E1595 [26SE]

Edwardsville, IL: tribute to Metro-East Lutheran High School Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering team, E917 [8JN]

El Paso, TX: anniversary of Cathedral High School, E1811 [17OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (H.R. 4141), H2750-H2757 [9MY], E463 [30MR], E613 [2MY]

———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (H.R. 4766), H11612 [30OC], E1129, E1132 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to the Native Hawaiian Education Program, H4282-H4284 [13JN]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), H1840-H1847 [5AP]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program, H1309 [23MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2992-H3002 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Title I grants funding, H4204-H4208 [12JN]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act: funding, H4049 [8JN]

Elms College: tribute to Polish Center of Discovery and Learning, E811 [23MY]

Employment: encourage employer vocational rehabilitation for disabled workers, E1432, E1435 [7SE]

Encinitas, CA: Diegueno Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1503 [18SE]

Escondido, CA: Rincon Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1500 [18SE]

Essex County, NJ: anniversary of North Ward Center, E1570 [22SE]

Ewing, Tanya: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E242 [8MR]

Executive Office of the President: geographical error on official school reform tour website, H4681 [20JN]

———tribute to Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With Disabilities, H6757 [24JY]

Fairfax, VA: tribute to Distributive Education Clubs of America Robinson Secondary School Chapter for Automatic External Defibrillators education initiatives, E572 [13AP]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Sleepy Hollow Elementary School students for Millennium Pledge, E116 [10FE]

Fall River, MA: tribute to Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America's American Dream Challenge Committee, E1207 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care, H3932 [7JN]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7459-H7470 [12SE], E1467, E1476 [13SE], E1486 [14SE]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (H. Res. 578), H8184-H8188 [26SE]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4684-H4701 [20JN]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), consideration (H. Res. 527), H4682-H4684 [20JN]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (H.R. 3525), H10, H11 [27JA], H505-H507 [16FE], E37 [31JA]

Finch, Amy: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E139 [15FE]

Findlay, OH: tribute to Findlay High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E656 [4MY]

Firearms: reduce violence in schools, E307 [14MR]

Fiskdale, MA: tribute to Tantasqua Regional Junior High School for recognition by the Corp. for National and Community Service as a National Service-Learning Leaders School, E1267 [19JY]

Florida: tribute to Port Charlotte High School and Edison Community College for participation in Model U.N. Program, E165 [16FE]

Foreign aid: international education programs funding, H5981 [13JY]

Foreign policy: ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 596), H8597 [2OC], H10462, H10468 [19OC], H11528 [30OC], E1919 [25OC], E2200 [15DE]

———international labor standards programs funding, H4092-H4094 [8JN]

Fort Worth, TX: Edward J. Briscoe Elementary School designation as a Texas Education Agency State of Texas Recognized School, E1492 [14SE]

———tribute to Masjid Hassan of Al-Islam (organization) Southwest Regional Pioneer Banquet honorees, E1815 [17OC], E1849 [19OC]

Foster, David: Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award recipient, E1962 [27OC]

Franklin Square, NY: H. Frank Carey High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1494 [14SE]

———H. Frank Carey High School recipient of New York State Excelsior Award, E1494 [14SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 66), E1608 [27SE]

Fremont, CA: Irvington High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High School Award, E2186 [14DE]

Fresno, CA: Fresno Compact recipient of National Alliance of Business Distinguished Performance Award, E1030 [15JN]

Fruita, CO: tribute to Fruita Monument High School speech and debate team, E309 [14MR]

Funding, H2446 [3MY], H4021, H4022 [7JN], H4199 [12JN], H4345 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H10845, H10849-H10854 [25OC], H11215 [26OC], H11511 [29OC], H12069 [11DE], H12483, H12491, H12496, H12499, H12500 [15DE]

Gaithersburg, MD: tribute to Watkins Mill High School Booster Club, E1491 [14SE]

Gallagher, Charles: Mizel Museum of Judaica Community Cultural Enrichment Award recipient, E984 [13JN]

Gallup, Gary: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Chuck Graver Alumni Service Award recipient, E976 [12JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education, H1583, H1584 [29MR], H4022 [7JN]

———conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (H.R. 4079), H4178-H4181 [12JN], E840 [25MY]

———study impact of networking and information technology research and development on lower income families, minorities, and women, H405, H406 [15FE]

Gary, IN: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E7 [27JA]

Gary, IN, Educational Development Foundation: anniversary, E378 [22MR]

Goode, Richard: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1092 [23JN]

Gould, Cleotilde Castro: Guam Humanities Council Humanities Award for Lifetime Contribution recipient, E1883 [23OC]

Government: improve Federal education research, evaluation, information, and dissemination (H.R. 4875), E1271 [19JY]

GPO: Federal Depository Library Program funding, E1163 [30JN]

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Grand Junction High School Science Bowl team, E205 [1MR]

Grasmick, Nancy S.: McGraw-Hill Cos., Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education award recipient, H8310, H8311 [27SE]

Great Falls, VA: tribute to Forestville Elementary School faculty, E1035 [19JN]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Southeast Guilford High School boys' lacrosse team, E1608 [27SE]

Greenville, SC: Upstate Urban League recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E179 [29FE]

Guam: observance of Teacher Recognition Month, E1777 [13OC]

———tribute to Island Leadership Day participants, E754 [17MY], E988 [13JN]

Gunnison County, CO: anniversary of Gunnison County Public Library, E189 [29FE]

Gurrola, Aracely: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Arizona, E640 [4MY]

Guttenberg, NJ: anniversary of Guttenberg Housing Authority, E1502 [18SE]

Guyton, Candace: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

Haas, Susie: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1005 [14JN]

Hamilton, Jamie: Grand Junction, CO, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E187 [29FE]

Harcum College: tribute to Upward Bound Program, E227 [6MR]

Harding, Barry: National Indian Education Association National Indian Educator of the Year recipient, E1856 [19OC]

Harrison, AR: anniversary of Woman's Book Club, E1056 [20JN]

Hartford, KY: tribute to Ohio County High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E877 [25MY]

Head Start Program: funding, H1829, H1830 [5AP], H4204-H4208, H4215 [12JN]

Health: importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8634-H8638, H8657 [3OC]

———provide technical assistance to school-based health centers to develop and operate computer systems that maintain patient data (H.R. 5508), E1873 [19OC]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (H.R. 3928), H1053 [15MR]

Health care facilities: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, H8254 [27SE]

Heath, Brittany: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E627 [3MY]

Henderson, NV: tribute to Basic High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1222 [13JY]

Hesselbarth, Maynard: Laubach Literacy International (organization) Outstanding Tutor Award recipient, E1068 [21JN]

Higgins, Debby: Newspaper Association of America Innovators in Education Award recipient, E1181 [30JN]

Higher Education Act: technical amendments (H.R. 4504), H4181-H4188 [12JN], E785, E786 [19MY], E1008 [14JN]

History: importance of U.S. history education (S. Con. Res. 129), H5661-H5670 [10JY]

Hoffmaster, Nancy: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E13 [27JA]

Hoffner-McCall, Richard: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Pennsylvania, E94 [8FE]

Holden, MA: Wachusett Regional High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E319 [15MR]

Homestead, FL: tribute to Homestead Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E103 [9FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9458-H9461 [6OC], H10450-H10452 [19OC], H10803-H10805 [24OC], H11594 [30OC]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (H.R. 3884), E274 [9MR]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754-H4759 [20JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Houston, Marcus: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E112 [10FE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Latino Learning Center, E45 [1FE]

Humboldt State University: anniversary of Indian Teacher and Educational Personnel Program, E1466 [13SE]

Hurt, Hobert: Fayette County, KY, Middle School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1639 [2OC]

IBM Corp.: tribute to Technology Camp for Young Women, E1862 [19OC]

Idaho: tribute to antiviolence pledge by high school students, H8894 [5OC]

Illinois: anniversary of PTA, E205 [1MR], E867 [25MY]

———Senior Citizens of the Year award recipients from the 3d Congressional District, E180 [29FE]

———tribute to ``All-American Eagles'' competition participants, E1200 [11JY]

———tribute to Golden Apple Scholar award recipients from the 20th Congressional District, E397, E404, E405, E406 [23MR], E460 [30MR]

Illiteracy: social and economic impact, H5827-H5831 [11JY]

Immigration: extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program, H9052 [6OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6033, H6034 [13JY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8699-H8706 [3OC], H8781, H8782 [4OC], H9004 [5OC], E1674, E1675 [4OC]

Impact Aid Program: funding, E1008 [14JN], E1026 [15JN]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (H.R. 4148), H10026-H10028 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E462 [30MR]

Indiana: tribute to recipients of Crystal Apple Award for outstanding educators, E580 [13AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3545), E22 [27JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2349 [2MY], H2414, H2449-H2457 [3MY], H2555 [4MY], H7702 [18SE], H8002-H8004 [25SE], E386 [22MR], E609 [2MY], E624 [3MY], E634, E638, E639 [4MY], E678 [9MY], E1595 [26SE]

———funding, H1066 [15MR], H3903-H3906 [6JN], H4062, H4088-H4090 [8JN], H4254-H4258 [13JN], H9810-H9816 [11OC], H11750 [1NO], H11800, H11801 [2NO]

———funding through reductions in Comprehensive School Reform Program, H4288-H4291 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H4258-H4260 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Job Corps, H4275, H4276 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4267-H4269 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in the Office of Education Research and Improvement, H4270, H4271, H4310 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, H4265-H4267 [13JN], E995 [14JN]

———funding through reductions in various education programs, H4244-H4246 [13JN]

———reauthorize, H6757 [24JY]

Inglewood, CA: tribute to Inglewood Unified School District, E841 [25MY]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (H.R. 3732), E199 [29FE]

Institute of International Education: meeting on importance of international education, E582 [13AP]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4524, H4529-H4532, H4537, H4538, H4557, H4584 [15JN], H6927, H6928 [25JY], E1121 [26JN]

Iscovitz, Douglas: Florida Principal of the Year award recipient, E929 [9JN]

Israel: inclusion of Armenian Genocide in national education curriculum, H3625 [23MY]

Jackson, Alicia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E273 [9MR]

Jackson, Stephanie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, E162 [16FE]

Jankowski, Rachel: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E995 [14JN]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of the Puertorriquenos Asociados for Community Organization, E1500 [18SE]

———tribute to Liberty Science Center Partnership Program for at-risk students, E2143 [7DE]

Jewish Women's Archive (organization): tribute, E441 [29MR]

Job Corps: tribute, E1294 [21JY]

Johns Hopkins University: anniversary of Wilmer Eye Institute, E2054 [1NO]

Johnston, Beth Ann: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E998 [14JN]

Kahuku, HI: tribute to Kahuku High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E838 [25MY]

Kansas City, MO: propriety of political advertising campaign questioning the safety of public schools, H7874 [20SE]

Kapahulehua, Leonard (Bully): Walter B. Jones Memorial and NOAA Excellence in Promoting Diversity in Coastal or Ocean Resource Management Award recipient, H8283 [27SE]

Kaskey, Jacob: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E401 [23MR]

Koike, Steven T.: University of California Friends of Agricultural Extension Outstanding Achievement Award recipient, E527 [11AP]

Koren, Justin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Florida, E148 [15FE]

Korte, Mary: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E892 [6JN]

Lachvayder, Judy: Ashland, Inc., Ohio Teacher Achievement Award recipient, E191 [29FE]

LaCour, Elwar, Jr. (Ruben): U.S. Achievement Academy National Mathematics Award recipient, E997 [14JN]

Lamar University: tribute to Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, E716 [11MY]

Lance, Marilyn: New York Teacher of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

Landisville, PA: tribute to Hempfield High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2660 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), H7811-H7813 [19SE]

Lawrence, NY: tribute to Lawrence Middle School, E428 [28MR]

Learn Shop, Inc.: tribute, E2067 [2NO]

Little Falls, NJ: anniversary of Passaic Valley Regional High School, E2194 [15DE]

Local government: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, E613 [2MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), E840 [25MY]

———assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (H.R. 3873), E276 [9MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H10814, H10815, H10850-H10853 [25OC], H11199, H11200, H11201, H11202 [26OC], H11466, H11469, H11472 [28OC], H11506 [29OC]

———return control to local educational agencies, H8412 [28SE]

Long Beach, CA: Charles Evans Hughes Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E876 [25MY]

———Will Rogers Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E876 [25MY]

Los Angeles Mission College: anniversary, E78 [8FE]

Lubbock, TX: anniversary of Texas Boys Ranch telethon, E1272 [19JY]

Ludlow, MA: tribute to Ludlow High School boys' soccer team, E79 [8FE]

Luzerne County Head Start, Inc.: anniversary, E776 [19MY]

Lynnwood, WA: naming of Edmonds School District as one of the Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, E1485 [14SE]

Macon, GA.: tribute to Tattnall Square Academy drama students, E112 [10FE]

Market Day: anniversary, E438 [29MR]

MasterCard International Inc.: donation to CARE (relief organization) for girls' education programs in India, E1024 [15JN]

McAllen, TX: tribute to McAllen Memorial High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E604 [2MY]

McCain, Theresa: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E1769 [13OC]

McCollum, Representative: assessment of legislation and activities during tenure, H7916-H7923 [20SE]

McConnell, Frank: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award recipient, E974 [12JN]

McFeters, Courtnay: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1004 [14JN]

McGwin, Katie: National Sportsmanship Day essay contest award recipient, E279 [9MR]

McNulty, Carol: Newspaper Association of America Innovators in Education Award recipient, E1181 [30JN]

McPherson, James M.: selection as lecturer by the National Endowment for the Humanities, E457 [30MR]

McVaney, Ed: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E45 [1FE]

Medicare: equal access to health care by minorities, E1635 [29SE]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine (H.R. 4930), E1306 [24JY]

———graduate medical education payments (H.R. 4239), E531 [11AP]

Miami, FL: tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E946 [9JN]

Middletown, NY: anniversary of Thrall Library, E2182 [14DE]

———tribute to Periwinkle National Theatre for drug education efforts, E2115 [4DE]

Milford, NH: tribute to Milford High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E887 [6JN]

Miller, Devin: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award recipient, E101 [9FE]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Thomas More High School Jennie Fund initiative to provide scholarships to students willing to participate in Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) program, E549 [12AP]

Mira Mesa, CA: Mira Mesa High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1499 [18SE]

Montclair, CA: tribute to Por La Vida Program, E619 [3MY]

Montgomery, Mardi: Kentucky Teacher of the Year award recipient, H13 [27JA]

Montgomery College: anniversary of Takoma Park, MD, campus, E1619 [28SE]

Morality and ethics: improve character education programs (H.R. 3681), H966-H970 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H6038 [13JY]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values, H966-H970 [14MR]

Moran, Catherine: St. Thomas Aquinas College Founders Award recipient, E1456 [13SE]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, H611 [1MR], H1825 [5AP]

Mountain Home, AR: tribute to Mountain Home Junior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1054 [20JN]

Mountlake Terrace, WA: tribute to Mountlake Terrace High School students, E567 [13AP]

Murnane, Margaret: MacArthur Fellows Program honoree, E1030 [15JN]

Music and dance: importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), H4325-H4329 [13JN], E229 [6MR], E995, E998, E1002, E1009 [14JN]

Nakamura, Leanne: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1948 [6AP]

Naples, FL: tribute to Community School of Naples mock trial team, E746 [17MY]

Nashville, TN: tribute to Delta Nu Alpha (fraternal organization) National Transportation Week activities, E320 [15MR]

———tribute to Hillsboro High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E642 [4MY]

Nassau County, NY: tribute to Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center honorees, E2097 [14NO]

National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (organization): anniversary, E1270 [19JY]

National Alliance for Autism Research: tribute to ``Walk FAR'' research fundraiser, H8411 [28SE]

National Appreciation Day for Catholic Schools: observance, E57 [2FE]

National Association of Medical Minority Educators: tribute, E273 [9MR]

National Cancer Institute: establish demonstration project to provide research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure for cancer (H.R. 5419), E1713 [6OC]

National Center for Learning Disabilities: tribute to ``Get Ready To Read Program'', E1808 [17OC]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 310), H2367-H2374 [2MY], E624 [3MY], E635 [4MY], E705 [11MY]

National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education: anniversary, E2151 [7DE]

National Community Education Day: observance, E1906 [25OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4524-H4538, H4557, H4584 [15JN], H8437-H8440 [28SE], H8646, H8654, H8655, H8657 [3OC], E1121 [26JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: Federal-State Partnership Program funding, H4583 [15JN]

———funding, H4524-H4538, H4557-H4569, H4584 [15JN], E1121 [26JN]

National Federation of State High School Associations: tribute, H610 [1MR]

National Groundhog Job Shadow Day: observance, E68 [3FE]

National History Day: observance, E1439 [11SE]

National Learning Disabilities Month: observance, E1808 [17OC]

National objectives: development and recruitment of teachers in mathematics and science, H10230 [18OC]

———improvement of system, H21, H22 [27JA], H96 [1FE], H533-H538 [29FE], H615 [1MR], H747-H751 [8MR], H923 [13MR], H966-H970 [14MR], H1001, H1067 [15MR], H1269, H1271 [22MR], H1342, H1392 [23MR], H1739-H1746 [4AP], H1828-H1834, H1840-H1847 [5AP], H1854, H1948 [6AP], H1982 [10AP], H2109 [11AP], H2166, H2205 [12AP], H2256, H2332 [13AP], H2416 [3MY], H2553, H2555 [4MY], H3164 [16MY], H3629-H3632 [23MY], H3901-H3909 [6JN], H3933 [7JN], H4227 [13JN], H4905 [21JN], H5827-H5831 [11JY], H6026, H6031-H6038 [13JY], H6474 [19JY], H6764-H6770 [24JY], H7220, H7221 [6SE], H7284 [7SE], H7545, H7566 [13SE]-H7701 [18SE], H7874, H7899 [20SE], H7939, H7971-H7977 [21SE], H8116, H8122 [26SE], H8206, H8285, H8296, H8297 [27SE], H8410, H8412, H8440-H8444 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8767-H8773 [4OC], H8816 [5OC], H9806, H9807, H9809-H9816 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H10225, H10227-H10233 [18OC], H10397, H10400, H10410 [19OC], H10815, H10817, H10875, H10877, H10878, H10880, H10884 [25OC], H11202 [26OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11475, H11476 [28OC], H11506, H11509 [29OC], H89010 [5OC], E775 [19MY], E966 [9JN], E2079 [3NO]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (H.R. 4346), H2554 [4MY], E613 [2MY]

National Reading Panel: recommendations on children's reading levels, H2166 [12AP]

———report on phonics, E621 [3MY]

National Sleep Awareness Week: observance, E564 [13AP]

National Taking Charge of Your TV Week: observance, E1536 [20SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E676 [9MY]

National Teacher Day: observance, H2661 [9MY]

National TRIO Day: observance, E214 [1MR], E227 [6MR]

National Trio Day: observance, E143 [15FE]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (H.R. 2919), H6860-H6864 [25JY], E1379 [27JY]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (H.R. 3629), H2365-H2367 [2MY]

Negrette, Becky: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E16 [27JA]

New Hampshire: tribute to Internet Award recipients, E665 [8MY]

New Haven, CT: tribute to Amistad (vessel) replica ship project, E1220 [13JY]

New Jersey: Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition winners, E1064 [20JN]

———education initiatives, H12034 [7DE]

———State Senate opposition to Federal School-to-Work curriculum, E1047 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

———tribute to U.S. service academy nominees, E849 [25MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of Loyola School, E722 [15MY]

Newman-Keane, Chavis: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E241 [8MR]

Newton, Carrie: Fayette County, KY, Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1637 [2OC]

Nichols, Lindsay: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E403 [23MR]

NOAA: tribute to the Jason Project for providing research material to elementary and secondary school students, H4965 [22JN]

Norristown, PA: anniversary of Stewart Middle School, E1751 [12OC]

North Olmsted, OH: tribute to North Olmsted High School marching band, E516 [6AP]

Northrup, Joseph: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1005 [14JN]

NSF: authorize competitive grant awards to public and private schools to hire master teachers, H10617-H10621 [24OC]

———funding, H4618, H4619 [19JN], H4857-H4861 [21JN], H10390 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries, H395, H403, H404 [15FE]

Oak Creek, WI: tribute to Oak Creek High School students involved in fundraising for campaign finance reform, H169 [2FE]

Oceanport, NJ: dedication of Jeremiah F. Regan Library/Media Center, E476 [3AP], E486 [4AP]

Ohio: anniversary of PTA, E2022 [30OC]

———tribute to ``Student Bill of Responsibilities'' legislation, E2030 [30OC]

Ohio Junior Classical League: tribute, E483 [4AP]

Oklahoma State University: Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Truman Scholarship Honor Institution award recipient, E2216 [15DE]

100 Women for Major Owens (organization): anniversary, E643 [4MY]

Orange Park, FL: Orange Park High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E256 [9MR]

Orbon, Karin M.: American Councils for International Education Awards for Excellence in Teaching exchange program participant, E1854 [19OC]

———Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E1854 [19OC]

Orlando, Rocco: Greater New Haven, CT, Italian American Historical Society Distinguished Service Award recipient, E528 [11AP]

Paladin Data Systems Corp.: tribute, E1839 [19OC]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Pasadena Playhouse, E908 [7JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5055-H5071 [23JN]

Patterson, Ryan: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E887 [6JN]

Peabody, Thom: L.S. Wood Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1117 [26JN]

Peace Corps: redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program, H11300, H11301 [26OC]

Peirce College: support proposal to obtain a Dept. of Agriculture distant learning grant, E1972 [28OC]

Pell Grant Program: funding, H2250 [13AP], H4052, H4053 [8JN], H4260-H4264 [13JN], H9806 [11OC]

Penasquitos, CA: Black Mountain Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1513 [18SE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard 1st Battalion, 103rd Armored Division, E101 [9FE]

People First of the South Bay (organization): anniversary, E185 [29FE]

Perry, Ray: Committee on Political Education Unity Award recipient, E868 [25MY]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Jewish Community Centers of Greater Philadelphia Raymond and Miriam Klein Branch, E1459 [13SE]

Pickens, SC: Pickens Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E850 [25MY]

Pittsfield, MA: anniversary of Boys and Girls Club, E1642 [2OC]

Plainsboro, NJ: recognition as an ``Education Township'', E697 [10MY]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E877 [25MY]

Poenicke, Andrew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E997 [14JN]

Pollini, Lauren: National History Day Competition participant, E983 [13JN]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E689 [10MY]

Poway, CA: Meadowbrook Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1510 [18SE]

———Twin Peaks Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1505 [18SE]

Prayer: Supreme Court decision on school prayer at high school football games, H8896 [5OC]

———voluntary school prayer, H1482 [29MR], E1543 [20SE]

Provider Appreciation Day: observance, E743 [17MY]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (H.R. 5186), E1492 [14SE]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9607-H9614 [10OC], E1800 [16OC], E1818 [17OC]

Purdue University Calumet: tribute to Hall of Fame inductees, E1626 [28SE]

Rainwater, Cara: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E183 [29FE]

Rancho Bernardo, CA: Bernardo Heights Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1523 [19SE]

———Rancho Bernardo High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1507 [18SE]

Rasch, Sunna: Dept. of Education John Stanford Education Heroes Award recipient, E2115 [4DE]

Rau, David: SAM's Club (business) Teacher of the Year award recipient, E673 [9MY]

Redmond, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E244 [8MR]

Reedsburg, WI: tribute to Reedsburg Area High School Earth Day activities, E579 [13AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H52 [31JA], H96, H139 [1FE], H260 [9FE], H460 [16FE], H533-H538 [29FE], H999, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1483, H1493 [29MR], H1769 [5AP], H2330-H2334 [13AP], H3535 [23MY], H6368 [18JY], H6475 [19JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H6783 [25JY], H8455-H8459 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H10393 [19OC], H10536 [24OC], H11548 [30OC], H11774-H11779 [1NO], H12053 [8DE]

Retired Educators for Agricultural Programs (organization): funding, H5458 [29JN]

Richmond, VA: tribute to Governor's School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E652 [4MY]

———tribute to Mills Godwin High School for accomplishments in the JumpStart 2000 science and technology contest, E569 [13AP]

Rio Grande City, TX: tribute to Ringgold Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team, E1166 [30JN]

Rio Rancho, NM: Mountain View Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1017 [15JN]

Risca, Viviana: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search winner, E323 [15MR]

Riverside, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E375 [22MR]

Rockingham, NC: tribute to Richmond Senior High School Beta Club Quiz Bowl Team, E1245 [14JY]

Rockville Centre, NY: tribute to South Side High School, E947 [9JN]

———tribute to ``Tap 2000—Tap Into America's Hearts to Keep Our Children Safe'' event, E801 [22MY]

Rolling Hills Estates, CA: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E865 [25MY]

———Palos Verdes Peninsula High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High Schools Award, E865 [25MY]

Rome, GA: tribute to GED graduates of Coosa Valley Technical Institute, E810 [23MY]

Ronald McDonald House Charities: designation by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (organization) as one of the top ten corporate citizens for the Hispanic community, E1641 [2OC]

Roseville Federation of Teachers: anniversary, E792 [19MY]

Roth, Rollie: Simi Valley, CA, Education Foundation honoree, E323 [15MR]

Rummel, Debbie: National Association for Sport and Physical Education Midwest District High School Physical Educator of the Year Award recipient, E1309 [24JY]

Rural areas: national policy to improve education and economy, H1827 [5AP]

———provide for a rural education development initiative, H4062 [8JN]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (H.R. 2725), E294 [14MR]

———tribute to students testifying on living conditions in Colonias, H1082 [16MR]

Saire, Velma Backstrom: University of Pittsburgh Distinguished Woman in Education award recipient, E380 [22MR]

Salem, OR: tribute to 21st Century Community Schoolhouse, E705 [11MY]

Samuel Merritt College: California Governor's Quality Award recipient, E560 [13AP]

San Agustin, Beverly: Guam Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1906 [25OC]

San Antonio, TX: Louis W. Fox Academic and Technical High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E812 [23MY]

———Sharon Christa McAuliffe Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E814 [23MY]

San Benito, TX: Landrum Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E740 [17MY]

San Diego, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood House Association, H8774 [4OC]

San Diego County, CA: tribute to National Hispanic Youth Award finalists, E767 [18MY]

Sather, Marv: Washington Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2953 [11MY]

Schiefelbein, Jeff: Texas A&M University Outstanding Achievement for a New Committee and Individual Contribution to Campus awards recipient, H8409 [28SE]

Schiller, Noelle: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, E1105 [23JN]

Schlueter, Amy: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Missouri, E694 [10MY]

Schmitt, Shirley: St. Jacob Elementary School Recycling Coordinator of the Year award recipient, E599 [2MY]

School resource officers: increase use by local educational agencies (H.R. 3827), E222 [2MR]

Schools: charter schools funding, H3901 [6JN]

———construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H19-H22 [27JA], H244-H247 [8FE], H1342 [23MR], H2415, H2446 [3MY], H2782, H2783 [10MY], H4052 [8JN], H4249-H4254 [13JN], H7640-H7646 [14SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H8301-H8306 [27SE], H10875, H10880 [25OC], H11214, H11216 [26OC], H11465, H11466-H11474 [28OC], H11608, H11612-H11617 [30OC], H11678 [31OC], H11729-H11739 [1NO], H11801 [2NO]

———construction and infrastructure improvements funding (H.R. 3705), E200 [29FE], E650 [4MY]

———develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (H.R. 4428), H4021 [7JN]

———effectiveness of core knowledge and charter schools, E1991 [28OC]

———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools, H8301 [27SE]

———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 3071), H11612 [30OC]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (H.R. 4054), E373 [22MR]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (H.R. 5123), H7380-H7384 [12SE]

———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H4239-H4243 [13JN]

———reductions in class size, H4053 [8JN], H4226 [13JN], H6034 [13JY], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11465-H11474 [28OC], H11739-H11748 [1NO], E2048 [1NO]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H4022 [7JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H4596 [19JN], E613 [2MY]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 621), H9618-H9620 [10OC]

Scialabba, Carmen: Butler, PA, School District Distinguished Graduate Award recipient, E986 [13JN]

Science: increase Federal technology research and development funding, H9454 [6OC]

———use of intelligent design theory in science and science education, H4480 [14JN]

Science Coalition: observance of Science Day, E1246 [14JY]

Scripps Ranch, CA: Mesa Verde Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1508 [18SE]

———Mount Carmel High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1501 [18SE]

———Scripps Ranch High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1533 [19SE]

Searle, Elizabeth: U.S. National Award Winner in Art recipient, E983 [13JN]

Self-Help for African People Through Education, Inc. (S.H.A.P.E.): anniversary, E711 [11MY]

Sessions, Gwen: Rocklin, CA, Unified School District Elementary School Teacher of the Year recipient, E1807 [17OC]

Shakoor, Nadia: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E1041 [19JN]

Silverdale, WA: observance of Kids Day America, E1553 [21SE]

Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Simi Valley High School Academic Decathlon Team, E102 [9FE], E404 [23MR], E643 [4MY]

———Valley View Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E828 [24MY]

Skills USA-VICA, Inc.: tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign, E1805 [17OC]

Smith, Byron C.: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

Snay, Abby: Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Service honoree, E475 [3AP]

Social Vocational Services Inc.: tribute, E185 [29FE]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (H.R. 5083), H9623, H9624 [10OC], H9843 [12OC]

St. Augustine, OH: anniversary of St. Augustine Academy, E1403 [6SE]

St. Joseph's University: anniversary, E2058 [1NO]

St. Mary's College of California: tribute to educational partnership with Castro Valley Unified School District, E1401 [6SE]

Strafford, MO: tribute to Strafford High School Flaming Arrow Marching Band, E17 [27JA]

Strumpf, Robyn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E683 [9MY]

Stryker, Kristin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E400 [23MR]

Student loans: default rates, H10226 [18OC]

———programs funding, H9806 [11OC]

Sylacauga, AL: B.B. Comer Memorial Library recipient of National Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Library Services, E1142 [29JN]

Tampa, FL: tribute to Terrace Community Charter School, E761 [18MY]

Tartakoff, Katy: Colorado Woman 2000 Power of One honoree, E15 [27JA]

Tavernier, FL: tribute to Coral Shores High School, E984 [13JN]

Taxation: allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (H.R. 1710), E345 [16MR]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (H.R. 936), E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 935), E117 [10FE], E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (H.R. 415), E1853 [19OC]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4273), H5848 [12JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency, H6826 [25JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H2756 [9MY], H11246, H11252, H11254, H11263 [26OC], H11410, H11414 [27OC], H11452, H11465, H11469, H11470 [28OC], H11506, H11508-H11511 [29OC], H11532 [30OC], H11835-H11840 [3NO]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H1833 [5AP], H2553, H2554 [4MY], H6036 [13JY], H7641, H7642, H7645 [14SE], H10224, H10225, H10228, H10229 [18OC], H10875, H10880, H10881, H10884 [25OC], H11356 [26OC], E906 [7JN]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H969 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H2553 [4MY], H6764-H6770 [24JY]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 937), E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), veto, H2501 [3MY], H7220 [6SE], H7379 [12SE]

———treatment of computer contributions (H.R. 4061), H1248 [22MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1419, H1420, H1455-H1461 [28MR], H1482, H1483, H1484 [29MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), E345 [16MR]

———treatment of interest on student loans (H.R. 1196), H2731 [9MY]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (H.R. 3692), E153 [16FE]

Taylors, SC: Hidden Treasure Christian School recipient of the Congressional Spirit of Freedom Award, E180 [29FE]

Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E704, E705, E716 [11MY]

Teachers: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (H.R. 4143), H7645 [14SE]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching, E567 [13AP]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 5319), E1606 [27SE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness (H.R. 3880), E313 [15MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness (H.R. 5034), H8180-H8184 [26SE]

———reduce limitations on hiring for certain positions, H7065 [26JY]

———support, H2751, H2755, H2756 [9MY]

———support (H. Res. 492), H2726-H2734, H2737 [9MY], E733 [16MY]

Technology: encourage use of technology to effectively teach students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students, H6032, H6033 [13JY]

———provide for teacher training, H6032 [13JY]

Terry, W.G. and Mary: Wolverine State Congress of Christian Education honorees, E921 [9JN]

Texas: observance of Public Schools Week, E271 [9MR]

———tribute to East Texas Literacy Council, E389 [22MR]

Texas Home School Appreciation Week: observance, E636 [4MY]

Texas Transportation Institute: anniversary, E857 [25MY], E1078 [22JN]

Thompson, E. Zipporah: Saginaw, MI, Image Award recipient, E68 [3FE]

Thousand Oaks, CA: tribute to Los Robles Bank, E115 [10FE]

3M (company): donation of detection systems to school library media centers, E709 [11MY]

Thunderbolt, GA: Thunderbolt Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E765 [18MY]

Toledo, OH: tribute to Joseph W. Diehn American Legion Post Americanism Program, E388 [22MR]

TRIO Programs: funding, E1026 [15JN]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, H4124 [9JN], H4204-H4208 [12JN], E971 [9JN]

UNESCO: develop a strategy to bring the U.S. back into full and active participation (H.R. 1974), E1433 [7SE]

United Negro College Fund (organization): tribute, E215 [1MR]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 141), H10705 [24OC]

University of Florida: anniversary of College of Journalism and Communications, E402 [23MR]

University of Guam: anniversary of Water and Environmental Research Institute, E938 [9JN]

University of Massachusetts: tribute to Massachusetts Biologic Laboratory, E2239 [2JA]

University of Utah: anniversary, H459 [16FE], E153 [16FE]

University of Washington: tribute to Medical School, E553 [13AP]

University of Wisconsin: tribute to athletic program, H1825 [5AP]

VanWormer, Matthew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E999 [14JN]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs, H9911 [17OC]

———enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3548-H3558 [23MY], H9918-H9947 [17OC], E891 [6JN]

———health care, housing, and education programs funding, E536 [11AP]

———increase education benefits, H1335 [23MR]

Villarreal, Luis P.: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E1892 [24OC], E1989 [28OC]

Wagner, Marcia: Francis Gillespie Excellence Award recipient, E714 [11MY]

Wallace, Lakeshia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for the District of Columbia, E645 [4MY]

Walter, Abby: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E996 [14JN]

Washington and Lee University: tribute to Republican Mock Convention, E62 [2FE]

Waukegan, IL: anniversary of Ann M. Kiley Center, E315 [15MR]

Wayne County, MI: observance of Youth Civic Literacy Month, E1665 [4OC]

Wayne State University: tribute to the Youth Urban Agenda/Civic Literacy Project, E1665 [4OC]

Web-Based Education Commission: funding, H1575 [29MR]

Weedling, Aubrie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1948 [6AP]

Weehawken, NJ: tribute to Panasonic ``Kid Witness News'' program and ``New Vision'' award recipients, E714 [11MY]

Wenonah, NJ: tribute to Wenonah Elementary School students, E1213 [11JY]

West Hartford, CT: tribute to World War II veterans receiving their high school diplomas, E1969 [28OC]

Westbury, NY: tribute to W. Tresper Clarke Middle School, E802 [22MY]

Westchester, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E406 [23MR]

———anniversary of the Westchester Lariats, E884 [6JN]

Westminster, CO: tribute to Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center, E630 [3MY]

Westville, NJ: tribute to Shady Lane Elementary School test scores, E1183 [30JN]

What If (organization): tribute, H3531 [23MY]

Whirry, Marilyn: National Teacher of the Year award recipient, E689 [10MY]

Wilkinson, Larry: American Library Association/Association for Library Trustees and Advocates Extraordinary Library Advocate of the 20th Century award recipient, E923 [9JN]

Williamson, Julie: Illinois Farm Bureau ``Illinois Ag in the Classroom'' Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1030 [15JN]

Wilson, Susan N.: Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey Vivian Aaron Leadership Award recipient, E785 [19MY]

Women: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (H.R. 2387), H7974 [21SE]

Wood, Rebecca: Fayette County, KY, High School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1641 [2OC]

Woodbury, NJ: tribute to Evergreen Avenue Elementary School students, E1031 [15JN]

———tribute to Woodbury Public School students fundraising efforts for the Battleship New Jersey Museum, E835, E867 [25MY]

Workforce Investment Act: youth activities funding, H1570, H1571 [29MR]

World Learning (organization): tribute to ``Experiment in International Living'' reunion, E1863 [19OC]

Wyndmere, ND: tribute to Wyndmere High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E650 [4MY]

Yale University: anniversary, E1860 [19OC]

Yang, Amorette: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E1037 [19JN]

Young, Garrett: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E939 [9JN]

Zepeda, Oscar: National Association for Bilingual Education Bilingual Student Essay Contest winner, E93 [8FE]

Ziegler, Sarah: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1006 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

AID: Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund micronutrient programs funding, S10980, S10981 [25OC]

———International Rule of Law Program in the People's Republic of China funding, S5621 [22JN]

Alaska: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipients, S5454 [20JN]

American Immigration Lawyers Association: tribute to Celebrate America creative writing contest winners, S6345 [10JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S7085 [18JY]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 2419), S2732-S2734 [13AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, S4732, S4734, S4735 [8JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (S. 2402), S2544 [11AP]

———modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (S. 2537), S3834 [10MY]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, S6834 [14JY]

———close School of the Americas and replace with Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, S10348 [12OC]

Arts Education Month: designate (S. Res. 128), S1156 [2MR]

Auburn Hills, MI: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award recipients, S2722 [13AP]

Auburn University: tribute, S7961 [5SE]

Baltimore, MD: Baltimore City College High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8818 [20SE]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (S. 2545), S3918 [11MY]

Beasley, Terry: Alabama Distinguished Principal of the Year recipient, S10785 [19OC]

Bel Air, MD: Bel Air Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8818 [20SE]

BIA: health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6503-S6505 [12JY]

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: tribute, S1020, S1021 [1MR]

Boise, ID: Garfield Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Distinguished Title I Schools award, S6115 [29JN]

Boy Scouts: anniversary, S750 [23FE]

Bridgeville, DE: tribute to Woodbridge High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3185 [1MY]

Brownfox, James: District of Columbia Hall of Fame inductee for education, S2722 [13AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S458-S462, S478, S505-S507 [8FE], S512-S514 [9FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S1625 [23MR], S1696-S1698 [27MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S461 [8FE]

Burke, Jerry: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1742 [27MR]

Burtonsville, MD: Paint Branch High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8818 [20SE]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S11080 [26OC], S11279, S11282 [27OC]

Business and industry: encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (S. 2261), S1519 [21MR]

Butte, ND: effect of agribusiness and Federal agriculture policies on Butte Public School, S3185 [1MY]

Byron Center, MI: Byron Center High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8755 [19SE]

Calhoun County, MI: observance of Character Education Awareness Week, S2721 [13AP]

Camp Fire Boys and Girls (organization): anniversary, S1385 [9MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (H. Con. Res. 344), S6036 [28JN]

Careers to Classrooms Program: establish, S1013, S1018 [1MR]

Catholic Schools Week: observance, S339 [3FE]

Center Line, MI: Center Line High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S644 [10FE]

———Wolfe Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Schools award, S9694 [3OC]

Centralia College: anniversary, S4010 [16MY]

Charleston, SC: tribute to R.B. Stall High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4818 [8JN]

Children and youth: early learning and parent support programs funding, S2405 [7AP]

———early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]

———early learning programs funding (S. 2866), S6678-S6680 [13JY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S3591 [8MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 2348), S2112-S2114 [4AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2623), S4382 [24MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2624), S4382 [24MY]

———establish national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship education (S. 2958), S7849 [27JY]

———establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs (S. 2970), S7881 [27JY]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities, S3600 [8MY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S2414 [7AP], S10954 [25OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), S10545, S10546 [13OC]

———improve access to books and other reading materials and resources (S. 3148), S9608-S9613 [2OC]

———increase number of qualified early child care professionals through student loan forgiveness program funding, S5958-S5960 [28JN]

———increase student involvement (S. 1773), S505-S507 [8FE]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (S. 2615), S4318-S4321 [23MY]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs, S1000-S1003 [1MR]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 294), S2873 [25AP]

Clarksville, IN: Our Lady of Providence Junior Senior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9462 [28SE]

Clinton, President: visit to Owensboro, KY, school system, S3648 [9MY]

Cole, Dionne A.: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S2102 [4AP]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (S. 3276), S11890 [15DE]

Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (S. 3170), S9955 [5OC]

———Perkins Loan Cancellation Program funding, S6102 [29JN]

———preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (S. 2581), S4108-S4110 [17MY], S4232 [22MY], S4294 [23MY]

Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access, S5647, S5648 [22JN], S5830, S5836-S5838, S5843-S5845, S5865-S5869 [27JN], S6102 [29JN]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S2301-S2305 [6AP], S2389 [7AP], S5304 [16JN], S9370 [27SE]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (S. 2229), S1397 [9MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S4402-S4405 [25MY], S7464-S7466 [24JY], S7496, S7503-S7509 [25JY], S8642 [18SE], S8879-S8881, S8882-S8885 [21SE], S9140-S9142 [25SE], S10886 [23OC], S10899-S10901 [24OC], S10962 [25OC], S11350 [30OC]

———tribute to interns, S2341 [6AP]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), S5807 [26JN], S11278 [27OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, S5238 [15JN]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 2908), S7477 [24JY]

Crime: require that registered sexually violent offenders provide notice of any attendance at higher education institutions, S10216 [11OC]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, S7224 [19JY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (S. Res. 345), S7923, S7924 [27JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7494-S7498, S7503-S7507 [25JY], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S8250 [8SE], S8359 [12SE], S8785-S8787 [20SE], S9420 [28SE], S10962 [25OC], S11343, S11344 [29OC], S11350 [30OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funding, S10679 [18OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (S. 2954), S7845 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: Air Force Institute of Technology funding, S5075 [14JN]

———deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (S. 2397), S2588-S2590 [12AP]

———education programs funding through reductions in defense procurement programs, S4994-S4996, S4998, S5009 [13JN]

———establish scholarships for training to improve Internet security and protect against cyberthreats, S4535 [6JN]

———establish Veterans Mission for Youth Initiative within the Troops-to-Teachers Program (S. 2867), S6680 [13JY]

———Naval Undersea Warfare Center and Bryant College Executive MBA Program funding, S11881, S11882 [15DE]

———provide grants for the maintenance, repair, and renovation of schools serving children of military personnel and employees, S6551 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: abolish, S10748, S10750 [19OC]

———Advanced Placement Incentive Program funding, S6210, S6211 [30JN]

———allegations of fiscal mismanagement, S3656 [9MY]

———award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S6298 [30JN]

———enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 2455), S2866 [25AP]

———Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) funding, S5961-S5963, S5978 [28JN]

———Interagency Education Research Initiative funding, S6001 [28JN], S6047, S6048 [29JN]

———investigation and audit (S. 2829), S6139 [29JN]

———Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program funding, S6212 [30JN]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (S. 2137), S1028 [1MR]

———National Early Literacy Screening Initiative funding, S5652 [22JN]

———provide grants to develop technologies to eliminate functional barriers to full independence for disabled individuals (S. 3211), S10627 [17OC]

———Smaller Learning Communities Program funding, S6211 [30JN]

———technology and media services funding, S6195, S6196 [30JN]

———transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of Energy: University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (S. 3282), S11922 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Child Health Institute funding, S6208 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (S. 2061), S619 [10FE]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, S6209 [30JN]

———workforce investment programs funding, S5963-S5971, S5979 [28JN]

Dept. of State: establish nonprofit entities for international educational, cultural, and arts programs (S. 3251), S11136 [26OC]

———establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (S. 3076), S8817, S8824 [20SE]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Adopt-a-School Program, S4562 [6JN]

———anniversary of Anthony Wayne Elementary School, S3604 [8MY]

Discipline: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3475, S3476 [4MY]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (H. Con. Res. 271), S11936 [15DE]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (S. Con. Res. 93), S1422 [9MR]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (S. Con. Res. 97), S1528, S1529 [21MR]

District of Columbia: provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (H.R. 4387), S5159 [14JN]

Domestic policy: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (S. 2452), S2768 [13AP]

Drexel, Katherine: canonization into sainthood of Catholic Church, S9939 [5OC]

———sainthood canonization into Roman Catholic Church, S10645 [18OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, S2893 [26AP]

———combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (S. 2612), S4317 [23MY], S9846 [4OC]

———national drug control policy, S789 [24FE], S2648 [13AP], S2893 [26AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S9562-S9564 [2OC], S11236 [27OC]

Eagle, ID: tribute to Eagle High School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, S11421 [31OC], S11506 [2NO]

Eccles, Traci: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S830 [24FE]

Ecology and environment: revise energy policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance global climate science, promote technology development, and increase citizen awareness (S. 1776), S5292-S5296 [16JN]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 271), S853-S855 [28FE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), S9867 [4OC]

———anniversary (S. Con. Res. 135), S8507 [13SE]

Edwards, Joan C.: naming of Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, S8939 [21SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3454-S3467, S3475, S3478-S3481, S3493, S3494 [4MY]

———allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3283, S3311 [3MY], S3633-S3635, S3641, S3644, S3649 [9MY]

———Comprehensive School Reform Program funding, S3600 [8MY], S6207 [30JN]

———consider State fiscal commitment and equitable distribution of funds in the allocation of Title I funding, S3584-S3591 [8MY], S3676 [9MY]

———Education Finance Incentive Grant Program funding, S6220 [30JN]

———encourage school districts to hire certain professionals without certification as teachers, S3651 [9MY]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and assistance for failing schools, S5853-S5858, S5862 [27JN]

———extend programs and activities, S9415 [28SE]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S1588 [22MR], S2895-S2897 [26AP], S2950-S2953, S2964 [27AP], S3045-S3178 [1MY], S3230-S3248, S3272 [2MY], S3280-S3322 [3MY], S3453-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3576, S3578-S3601 [8MY], S3629-S3662, S3665-S3679 [9MY], S3906 [11MY], S3952 [15MY], S4027 [16MY], S4253 [23MY], S4443, S4497 [25MY], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5850-S5853 [27JN], S6338, S6341 [10JY], S7522, S7523 [25JY], S8357-S8359 [12SE], S8440, S8441 [13SE], S9017-S9019 [22SE], S9245, S9246 [26SE], S9358 [27SE], S10748 [19OC], S10965 [25OC], S11067 [26OC], S11481, S11483 [1NO]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S3037 [27AP], S3311 [3MY], S3480 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S3479, S3480 [4MY], S4496, S4497 [25MY], S5851 [27JN]

———portability demonstration program to allow school systems to use Title I funding to provide school choice or allow tutorial assistance, S3288-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3484 [4MY]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3287-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3643, S3644 [9MY]

———reauthorize, S10169 [11OC]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), S1505, S1512-S1516 [21MR], S1589 [22MR]

———remove vocational education funding, S3594, S3595 [8MY]

———Technology Literacy Challenge Fund funding, S5955-S5957, S5978 [28JN]

———Title I grants funding, S5842, S5845-S5850, S5861, S5862 [27JN], S5986-S5990, S5993, S6002 [28JN]

Enid, OK: tribute to Enid High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4951 [12JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in academic school activities or literacy training (S. 1304), S505-S507 [8FE]

Farmington, MI: tribute to Farmington Public School District for outstanding achievement in music education, S7828 [27JY]

Fay, Maureen A.: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2103 [4AP]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), S7952 [27JY]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (S. 2215), S1318 [8MR]

Federal aid programs: Title I programs for disadvantaged children funding, S2411, S2412 [7AP]

Federal employees: promote student loan repayment programs to encourage employment with the Federal Government, S11488 [1NO]

Federal Housing Finance Board: allocate authority to Federal Home Loan Banks to guarantee school construction bonds, S1096, S1097 [2MR]

Federal-State relations: use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S594-S596 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1588 [22MR], S10749 [19OC]

Firearm and Bow Hunter Education and Safety Program: funding, S10495 [12OC]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (S. Res. 295), S2873 [25AP]

———reduce violence in schools, S925 [29FE], S1083-S1085, S1087, S1101 [2MR], S1383 [9MR], S4918 [9JN], S10586 [13OC]

Foreign aid: education and anti-corruption programs funding for certain countries, S5486 [21JN]

Forrester, David: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S3184 [1MY]

Fort Leavenworth, KS: Command & General Staff College replacement instructional facility funding, S4661 [7JN]

Franklin County, VT: Communities Can! (organization) Community Excellence Award recipient, S7225 [19JY]

Funding, S2159-S2161, S2163-S2178, S2194-S2196 [5AP], S2335, S2336, S2337 [6AP], S6628-S6631 [13JY], S11481-S11485 [1NO], S11816, S11875 [15DE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (H.R. 4079), S7952 [27JY]

Georgia: tribute to Georgia Early Learning Initiative, S9462 [28SE]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S11080 [26OC], S11282 [27OC]

Green River, WY: tribute to Green River High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4666 [7JN]

Growe, Zachary: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Maine, S4814 [8JN]

Harcum College: anniversary, S9849 [4OC]

Hartford, KY: tribute to Ohio County High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S2936 [26AP]

Harvest, AL: tribute to Sparkman High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1022 [1MR]

Hatch, Nathan O.: nomination to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, S4368 [24MY]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Henderson, NV: tribute to Basic High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3508 [4MY]

Hermelin, David and Doreen: Hillel Day School of Farmington Hills, MI, Dream Maker Award and Rabbi Jacob Segal Award recipients, S2100, S2103 [4AP]

Herz, Marilyn: South Dakota Teacher of the Year award recipient, S11907 [15DE]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (S. 3143), S9606-S9608 [2OC]

Hilbert, Vi: Washington Women 2000 ``Power of One'' award recipient, S1389 [9MR]

Hill, Percy: Disney American Teacher Award recipient, S11906 [15DE]

History: importance of U.S. history education, S6200 [30JN]

———importance of U.S. history education (S. Con. Res. 129), S6293 [30JN]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, S3597 [8MY]

Huntingtown, MD: Plum Point Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8819 [20SE]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (S. 2484), S3028 [27AP]

———establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (S. 1645), S9647 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S542-S545 [9FE], S6341 [10JY], S6408-S6411, S6445 [11JY], S7608 [26JY], S7820, S7822 [27JY], S8907-S8916 [21SE], S9026-S9029 [22SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215-S9229, S9235, S9242, S9244-S9248 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9353-S9359, S9362-S9376 [27SE], S9443, S9449-S9451 [28SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643-S9657 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619, S8620, S8626 [15SE], S8800-S8807 [20SE], S9026 [22SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent request, S6338-S6340 [10JY]

Impact Aid Program: funding, S2062, S2063 [4AP]

———funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]

———modify computation of weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (S. 2118), S935 [29FE]

Income: address problems of the wealth gap in the U.S. and barriers to wealth accumulation, S2660 [13AP]

Indiana: tribute to Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S336 [3FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S3572-S3574 [8MY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2341), S9259 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2355), S2116 [4AP]

———funding, S714, S720 [23FE], S899-S919 [29FE], S1371 [9MR], S2329, S2331 [6AP], S2396-S2400 [7AP], S5984-S5986, S5990-S5994, S6002 [28JN], S6099-S6101 [29JN], S6187 [30JN], S7084, S7085 [18JY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3311 [3MY], S3474 [4MY]

Intel Corp.: establishment of the Intel Teacher Housing Fund for public school teachers of the Santa Clara Unified School District, S5881 [27JN]

———tribute to ``Teach to the Future'' technology education partnership program, S336 [3FE], S385 [7FE]

Investments: establish Individual Development Accounts for certain individuals and families (S. 2740), S5264-S5267 [15JN]

Iowa: anniversary of Allen Memorial Hospital and the Allen Health System nursing education program, S8655 [18SE]

Iowa State University: tribute to athletic program, S1974 [30MR]

Jackson State University: multimodal transportation research programs funding, S5190 [15JN]

Japan-America Student Conference: tribute, S7224 [19JY]

Judicial Education Fund: establish for the payment of expenses of judges participating in seminars (S. 2990), S7906, S7907 [27JY]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2496), S10009 [5OC]

———reauthorize (S. 2278), S1673 [23MR]

———reauthorize (S. 3032), S8417 [12SE]

Kellogg, ID: Sunnyside Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Distinguished Title I Schools award, S6115 [29JN]

Kenai, AK: tribute to Challenger Learning Center, S6115 [29JN]

Kluge, John: monetary donation to the Library of Congress, S10046-S10048 [6OC]

Koch-Laveen, Katherine: Minnesota Teacher of the Year recipient, S10796 [19OC], S10889 [23OC]

Kosciuszko Foundation: anniversary, S2231 [5AP]

Koth, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY], S4814 [8JN]

Lake Orion, MI: Lake Orion High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10408 [12OC]

Larsen, Nancy: Idaho Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3951 [15MY], S4005 [16MY]

Lawson, Greg: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Lawyers and attorneys: qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (S. 2423), S2737 [13AP]

Lindsey Wilson College: tribute, S4816 [8JN]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shootings at Columbine High School, S2713, S2789 [13AP]

———shooting of students at Columbine High School, S1447 [20MR]

Local government: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S2952 [27AP], S3232, S3235 [2MY], S3284-S3292 [3MY], S3484 [4MY], S3592 [8MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 1266), S594, S605 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1372 [9MR]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S1074-S1082, S1100 [2MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, S11078-S11080 [26OC], S11483 [1NO]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Dupont Manual High School Dept. of Energy Science Bowl team, S4457 [25MY]

Macomb, MI: L'Anse Creuse Middle School-North recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10408 [12OC]

Maria's Children (organization): tribute to art exhibit of works by Russian orphans with learning difficulties, S6113 [29JN]

Mathematics Education Month: observance, S2461 [10AP]

Maxwell, Adrienne: American Association of University Women—Montana essay contest winner, S4097 [17MY]

Medicare: graduate medical education payments, S6208 [30JN], S7785 [27JY], S11817 [15DE]

———graduate medical education payments (S. 2394), S2534, S2535 [11AP]

Merrillville, IN: Clifford Pierce Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10245 [11OC]

Metairie, LA: tribute to Ecole Classique School Academic Games team, S7151 [18JY]

Michigan: tribute to participants in ``All Kids First'' campaign initiative, S11738 [7DE]

Middle East: prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless and until certain conditions are met (S. 3280), S11919-S11922 [15DE]

Middlebury College: bicentennial (S. Res. 355), S8424 [12SE], S8638 [15SE]

Miller, Scot: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4814 [8JN]

Miller, Scott: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY]

MoKan Kids Network: Association of America's Public Television Stations 21st Century Award recipient, S5023 [13JN]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, S1018 [1MR], S1083, S1084, S1087, S1113 [2MR]

Mountain Home, AR: tribute to Mountain Home Junior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3604 [8MY]

Murphy, Brett: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar Award recipient, S7830 [27JY]

Music and dance: importance of music education, S7828 [27JY]

Naches, WA: Naches Valley High School Leadership Class recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S299 [2FE]

National Charter Schools Week: designate (S. Con. Res. 108), S3557 [4MY]

———observance, S3016 [27AP]

National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: establish (S. 2473), S2944 [26AP]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S7101 [18JY]

National Engineers Week: observance, S751 [23FE]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (S. 1946), S3034-S3036 [27AP]

National Guard: Youth ChalleNGe Program funding, S6564, S6565 [12JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, S8878 [21SE]

National History Day: observance, S8754 [19SE]

National Library Card Sign-Up Month: observance, S8754 [19SE]

National Library Week: observance, S2461 [10AP], S2612 [12AP]

National objectives: establish program for increasing U.S. scientific, technology, and mathematical resources (S. 1804), S9645 [3OC]

———improve student achievement by improving teacher quality, technology training, and accountability, and enhance leadership skills of principals (S. 1926), S505-S507 [8FE]

———improvement of system, S348 [7FE], S505-S507 [8FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S848-S851 [28FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1625 [23MR], S2709 [13AP], S4978 [13JN], S5604 [22JN], S5726-S5729 [23JN], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S6103 [29JN], S8910, S8912 [21SE], S9358 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10744-S10746, S10748-S10753 [19OC], S10884 [23OC], S10954, S10957, S10965-S10967, S10970-S10972, S10974 [25OC], S11067-S11069, S11074-S11076, S11078-S11080, S11111 [26OC], S11195 [27OC], S11335, S11337, S11340 [29OC], S11358 [30OC], S11401 [31OC]

———improvement of system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

———issue a nationally standardized school report card to students, S1055 [2MR]

———role of Federal Government, S10135-S10137 [10OC]

National Osteoporosis Prevention Month: observance, S4294 [23MY]

National Read Across America Day: observance, S1115 [2MR]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities, S2853 [25AP]

———comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (S. 2788), S5806 [26JN]

———recommendations on children's reading levels, S2853 [25AP]

National Scholarship Month: observance, S4291 [23MY]

National Science and Technology Week: observance, S3185 [1MY]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S1312 [8MR]

National Student Employment Week: observance, S2341 [6AP]

National Teach for America Week: designate (S. Res. 381), S10937 [24OC]

National TRIO Day: observance, S831 [24FE]

Native Americans: American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program funding, S6199 [30JN]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (H.R. 3629), S4214, S4215 [18MY]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (S. 2353), S2116 [4AP]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 2978), S7892 [27JY]

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (S. 2688), S4670 [7JN], S10156-S10158 [10OC]

New York Historical Society: funding, S6213 [30JN]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (S. 2046), S545 [9FE], S9009-S9013 [21SE]

Noble, Tina: Washington Women 2000 ``Power of One'' award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

Noucas, Mary: New Hampshire Partners in Education (organization) Outstanding Volunteer award recipient, S7831 [27JY]

Novi, MI: Novi High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9695 [3OC]

NSF: anniversary, S3828 [10MY]

Ortiz, Ana V.: National Image Salute to Hispanics Award recipient, S4665 [7JN]

Owen, Gustav: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, S3508 [4MY]

Paladin Data Systems Corp.: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1590 [22MR], S1742 [27MR]

Pell Grant Program: funding, S1072, S1073, S1098, S1099 [2MR], S2391-S2393 [7AP]

Physical education: provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve programs, S4027 [16MY]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1978 [30MR]

Plourde, Desirae: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Maine, S4814 [8JN]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, S11333 [29OC]

Pope, Dennis: New Hampshire School Administrators Association New Hampshire Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S2937 [26AP]

Postal Service: tribute to Celebrate the Century Express Train Tour, S4457 [25MY]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, S3637 [9MY], S6994-S6999 [17JY]

Project Acorn (organization): tribute, S11368 [30OC]

Providence, RI: tribute to Central Falls Junior Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4456 [25MY]

Public broadcasting: make certain political broadcasting requirements inapplicable to noncommerical educational broadcasting stations (S. 3262), S11376 [30OC]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10113 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], S10241 [11OC], S11470 [1NO]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (S. 2023), S287 [2FE], S374 [7FE]

Quarles, Jonathan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Ramirez, Yalile: Hispanic College Fund, Inc., scholarship award recipient, S11248 [27OC]

Redlinger, David J.: South Dakota winner of U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest, S5449 [20JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, S125-S130 [31JA], S1167-S1169 [6MR], S7464-S7466 [24JY], S8250 [8SE]

Rodgers, Pamela: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2104 [4AP]

Rogers, Daniel: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Rome, Emily E.: Passaic County Teacher of the Year award recipient, S8495 [13SE]

Ruffin, Shelarese: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

Rural areas: establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (S. 2120), S935 [29FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 2009), S91 [26JA]

———provide for education assistance (S. 2121), S935 [29FE]

———training and development of technology skills in rural communities, S9241 [26SE], S9362 [27SE]

Samuel, Daniel A.: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Schleich, Karl: National Association of Elementary School Principals Alaska National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, S9850 [4OC]

Schools: allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as comparable educational opportunities are offered to both sexes, S855 [28FE]

———availability of certain funds relative to same-gender public schools and classrooms, S5870 [27JN], S5942 [28JN]

———construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S1055 [2MR], S2451 [10AP], S3318 [3MY], S11104 [26OC]

———construction and infrastructure improvements funding (S. 2124), S950 [29FE]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs, S6190 [30JN]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (S. 2159), S1119 [2MR]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged children and provide funds to assist failing schools, S996-S1000, S1005, S1006 [1MR]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2307-S2310, S2313-S2317 [6AP]

———improve teacher quality, S3231 [2MY], S3648, S3649 [9MY]

———modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S3650, S3651 [9MY]

———promote teacher and principal quality and professional development, S1090-S1092, S1094 [2MR]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1063-S1068, S1097 [2MR], S4443 [25MY]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S1071, S1072, S1097 [2MR], S2950-S2953 [27AP]

———provide grants for master teacher programs, S1092, S1101 [2MR]

———provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (S. 2890), S7240-S7243 [19JY]

———provide parents, taxpayers, and educators with useful, understandable reports on schools, S3471 [4MY]

———reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2222-S2225 [5AP], S2296-S2305, S2336 [6AP]

———reductions in class size, S1014-S1018 [1MR], S3481-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3571 [8MY], S5858-S5861, S5863 [27JN]

———support Federal-State partnership for school initiatives, S9845 [4OC]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), S2793-S2795 [13AP], S10838 [19OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3286-S3292 [3MY], S8816 [20SE]

Science: increase Federal technology research and development funding, S3502-S3506 [4MY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5323-S5325 [19JN], S7595 [26JY], S8041 [6SE], S8642-S8644 [18SE], S9400, S9401 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10611 [17OC], S10884, S10885, S10886 [23OC], S11082 [26OC]

———return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Sirois, Lauren E.: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar Award recipient, S7831 [27JY]

Skills USA-VICA, Inc.: tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign, S9190 [25SE]

Social Security: Social Services Block Grant funding, S5318-S5320 [19JN], S5839-S5842, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (H.R. 5083), S11180 [26OC]

Southfield, MI: Glenn W. Levey Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10407 [12OC]

Space policy: maintain leadership in both Government-sponsored and commercial space industry and exploration, S11488 [1NO]

Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library funding, S7095 [18JY]

St. Louis, MO: Kennerly Elementary School National Schools of Character award recipient, S11368 [30OC]

———tribute to Westminister Christian Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3830 [10MY]

Sterling Heights, MI: Adlai E. Stevenson High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10589 [13OC]

———Donald L. Bemis Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S10588 [13OC]

Stillwater, MN: tribute to Stillwater Area High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S2936 [26AP]

Tanner, Tasha: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, S3687 [9MY]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials, S848, S861 [28FE], S919-S921 [29FE]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (S. 2012), S113 [27JA]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by increasing income phaseout thresholds for education savings accounts, S1045-S1049, S1082 [2MR]

———eliminate use of education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses and expand school construction and renovation incentives, S922 [29FE], S983-S992 [1MR]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (S. 2622), S4382 [24MY]

———expand lifetime learning credit and provide deductions for qualified tuition and related expenses (S. 3047), S8586 [14SE]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers, S7050 [17JY]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to public libraries and community centers (S. 2302), S1816 [28MR]

———improve access to tax-exempt debt for small non-profit health care and educational institutions (S. 2626), S4390 [24MY]

———incentives for education (S. 13), S1166 [6MR], S11465 [1NO]

———incentives for education (S. 13), unanimous-consent request, S11465 [1NO]

———provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, S6614-S6617 [13JY]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who receive advanced certification and to exclude from gross income certain amounts received by such teachers (S. 2479), S3025 [27AP]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S993-S996, S1005 [1MR]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (S. 542), S385 [7FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S713-S736 [23FE], S758, S774, S775, S777, S778 [24FE], S847-S862 [28FE], S899-S924 [29FE], S983-S1003, S1005-S1018 [1MR], S1045-S1111 [2MR], S1170 [6MR], S1384 [9MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), technical corrections, S1111 [2MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), unanimous-consent agreement, S1056 [2MR]

———treatment of higher education costs and savings accounts for college expenses, S1008 [1MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S724 [23FE], S850 [28FE], S6614-S6617 [13JY]

———use of surplus or tax increases to fund expansion of education individual retirement accounts, S1049-S1054, S1068 [2MR]

Teachers: establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (S. 2929), S7672 [26JY]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (S. 2276), S1609 [22MR]

———establish scholarship program that would require awardees to commit to obtain teacher licensing, teach in ``high need'' areas, and have academic concentration in the subject they intend to teach, S3317 [3MY]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training, S5944-S5948 [28JN]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training and protect from frivolous lawsuits, S3578-S3584, S3595, S3597 [8MY]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training, S1058-S1062, S1070, S1071 [2MR], S2895-S2897 [26AP]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (S. 2122), S935 [29FE]

———provide scholarships and loan forgiveness and cancellation for future teachers, S1086, S1101 [2MR]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 2116), S932 [29FE]

Technology: establish grants to develop a high-technology infrastructure of educational and cultural resources and a systemic link between such resources and local educational and cultural partnerships (S. 2762), S5558 [21JN]

———provide for teacher training (S. 2119), S935 [29FE]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (S. 2347), S2108-S2112 [4AP], S9647 [3OC]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (S. 2067), S625 [10FE]

Texas: Rand Corp. study on education, S10906-S10908 [24OC], S11081 [26OC]

Thampy, George A.: National Spelling Bee competition winner, S4922 [9JN]

Tobias, Julia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, S3508 [4MY]

Trindad State Junior College: anniversary, S6254 [30JN]

Trivedi, Gopalkrishna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Trumbull, CT: tribute to Trumbull High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4817 [8JN]

Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Day, S2341 [6AP]

———reunion of the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy Class of 1965, S7829 [27JY]

———tribute to University College of Citizenship and Public Service, S2857 [25AP]

Tukwila, WA: Cascade View Elementary School Youth Investment Program recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S6346 [10JY]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, S5952-S5954, S5977 [28JN]

U.S. Naval Academy: use of funds generated by the Visitor's Center for the Midshipmen Welfare Fund, S5010 [13JN]

U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute: tribute, S2463 [10AP]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 141), S9770 [3OC]

University of Alaska-Fairbanks: tribute to School of Management Student Investment Fund, S505 [8FE]

University of Maryland University College: anniversary of overseas miltary program, S4230 [22MY]

University of Utah: anniversary, S842-S844 [28FE]

Vancouver, WA: Jason Lee Middle School's English Transition System recipient of Innovation in Education award, S643 [10FE]

Vermont: tribute to students participating in National History Day Competition, S10924 [24OC]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (S. Res. 304), S3737 [9MY], S9208 [25SE]

———enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), S10500-S10515 [12OC]

Walla Walla, WA: tribute to Walla Walla High School Career and Technical Education Program, S5552 [21JN]

Warren, MI: Cousino High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9698 [3OC]

Washington: Index School District recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S3829 [10MY]

Wellpinit, WA: Wellpinit School District recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S9602 [2OC]

Wenatchee, WA: tribute to Pioneer Middle School students for participation in Destination ImagiNation (nonprofit organization) Global Finals, S6467 [11JY]

White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (S. 2802), S5911 [27JN]

William Jewell College: tribute to Harriman Arts Program, S642 [10FE]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to St. Paul School, S337 [3FE]

Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network: Home Loan Bank of Boston Community Development Award recipient, S1309 [8MR]

Woolery, Sagen: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, S3182 [1MY]

Woonsocket, RI: Mount Saint Charles Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9461 [28SE]

Wyndmere, ND: tribute to Wyndmere High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3686 [9MY]

Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia: Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Museum Service recipient, S11912 [15DE]

Reports

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

Gun Control: Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District of California, E976 [12JN]

House Republican Efforts To Attack Education—1994 Through 2000, H10397-H10399 [19OC]

Losing America's Memory—Historical Illiteracy in the 21st Century: Anne D. Neal and Jerry L. Martin, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, S6201 [30JN]

Public Charter Schools and the Core Knowledge Movement: Lexington Institute, E1991 [28OC]

School Counseling Program To Reduce School Violence: Bipartisan Working Group on Youth Violence, H4049 [8JN]

U.S.-Korean National Assembly Student Intern Exchange Program: Jacqueline Hui, E1959 [27OC]

Reports filed

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2045) (S. Rept. 106-260), S2526 [11AP]

American Indian Education Foundation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3080) (H. Rept. 106-1028), H12091 [14DE]

Armenian Genocide Understanding and Sensitivity in Responding to Human Rights, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Issues: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 596) (H. Rept. 106-933), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of H. Res. 596, Armenian Genocide Understanding and Sensitivity in Responding to Human Rights, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Issues: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 625) (H. Rept. 106-972), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 527) (H. Rept. 106-681), H4674 [19JN]

Dept. of Education Investigation and Audit: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2829) (S. Rept. 106-448), S9603 [2OC]

District of Columbia Legislation on the Membership and Responsibilities of the Board of Education Shall Take Effect Upon Ratification by the Voters: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4387) (H. Rept. 106-664), H4219 [12JN]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act Anniversary: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 135), S8941 [21SE]

Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 150) (S. Rept. 106-236), S1390 [9MR]

Education Savings and School Excellence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 106-546), H1412 [27MR]

Educational Opportunities Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2) (S. Rept. 106-261), S2615 [12AP]

Eligibility Dates for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Dependent Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1638), S612 [10FE]

Environmental Education Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 106-272), S2726 [13AP]

GAO Comprehensive Fraud Audit of the Dept. of Education: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4079) (H. Rept. 106-666), H4219 [12JN]

Higher Education Act Technical Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4504) (H. Rept. 106-665), H4219 [12JN]

Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4503) (H. Rept. 106-915), H8551 [29SE]

Impact Aid Program Reauthorization: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 106-504), H572 [29FE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contract Support Costs: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4148) (H. Rept. 106-837), H7501 [12SE]

International Academic Opportunity Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3076), S9604 [2OC]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2496) (S. Rept. 106-457), S9604 [2OC]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 106-503), H572 [29FE]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 106-859), H7722 [18SE]

National Science Education Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 106-821), H7279 [6SE]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2919) (S. Rept. 106-445), S9700 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2919) (H. Rept. 106-741), H6353 [17JY]

National Veterans Awareness Week and Development of Educational Programs on Veterans' Contributions to the Country: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 304), S8941 [21SE]

Next Generation Internet Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2046) (S. Rept. 106-310), S5308 [16JN]

Nomination of Donald J. Sutherland to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Eric D. Eberhard to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S538 [9FE]

Nomination of Herschelle S. Challenor to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1747 [27MR]

Nomination of Mark S. Wrighton to the National Science Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Mel Carnahan to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Robert N. Shamansky to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9941 [5OC]

Nomination of Scott O. Wright to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 106-662), H4173 [9JN]

Retroactive Eligibility Dates Extension for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 106-800), H7205 [27JY]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Support Internet Safety Awareness: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 575) (H. Rept. 106-949), H9634 [10OC]

Support the Development of Native American Language Survival Schools: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2688) (S. Rept. 106-467), S9701 [3OC]

University of Alaska Conveyance of Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2958) (H. Rept. 106-764), H6598 [19JY]

Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4268) (H. Rept. 106-628), H3473 [19MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Acknowledgment of Armenian Genocide relative to Christianity: Pope John Paul II and Karekin II, E2201 [15DE]

Acknowledgment of Armenian Genocide relative to Turkey's admission to the European Union: European Parliament, E2201-E2203 [15DE]

———Italian Chamber of Deputies, E2200 [15DE]

Federal School-to-Work curriculum: New Jersey State Senate, E1048 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

Workforce Development Week 2000: Cabarrus, NC, Regional Chamber of Commerce, E12 [27JA]

Statements

Auto Insurance for Teens: Matt Kozlowski, E1559 [21SE]

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

College Financing: Nathan Loizeaux, E1517 [18SE]

Date/Acquaintance Rape: Paula Dufresne and Kathleen Shevchik, E1533 [19SE]

Education Savings Accounts: Vice President Gore, S735 [23FE]

Educational Fascism in Minnesota: John H. Scribante, E966 [9JN], E1032 [15JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funds for Educationally and Economically Disadvantaged Schools and Students: Senators Grassley, Harkin, and Hatch, S3588-S3590 [8MY]

Emancipated Minors: Matt Cyr, E1559 [21SE]

Ethics in the Judiciary: Abner J. Mikva, S7907 [27JY]

Gender Requirement in Affirmative Action: Heather Moylan, George Vana IV, and Matthew Jenness, E1532 [19SE]

Graduated Motor Vehicle Licenses: Rememberance Henry, E1484 [14SE]

Historical Illiteracy in America: Several History Educators, S6202 [30JN]

Homeless Teens: Brian Lindstam, E1559 [21SE]

Housing for Teen Mothers: Falinda Hough, Danielle Morgan, and Wendy Pratt, E1532 [19SE]

Jewish Women's Contributions and Accomplishments for Women's History Month: Jewish Women's Archive (organization), E441 [29MR]

Legal Drinking Age: Rami Faour and Pat Griffin, E1541 [20SE]

Marijuana Legislation: Bryce James, Will W. Gusakov, and Jeremiah H. Spofford, E1484 [14SE]

National Call to Action To Close the Digital Divide: Executive Office of the President, H1844 [5AP]

Need for Alternative Activities To Keep Kids From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco: April Niles, Blake Kincaid, Craig Stevens, and Nate Powers, E1580 [25SE]

Otter Teen Network: Several Vermont High School Students, E1475 [13SE]

Power of Choice: Several Vermont High School Students, E1475 [13SE]

Prescription Drug Costs: Kayla Gildersleeve, Angela Deblasio, and Tess Grossi, E1579 [25SE]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Research on Medical, Biotechnological, Food, and Industrial Uses of Tobacco Funding: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H5558 [29JN]

Same Sex Marriage: Kelli Freeman, E1580 [25SE]

School Art Programs Spending Increase: Tom Chiccarelli, Johannes Gamba, and James Greenough, E1484 [14SE]

School Construction and Infrastructure Improvements Funding: Representative Owens, H11614 [30OC]

School Construction and Renovation Tax Incentives: Dennis Zimmerman, Congressional Research Service, S986-S988 [1MR]

———William E. Manning, Red Clay, DE, Consolidated School District, S988 [1MR]

School Dress Codes: Casey Huizenga and Lucas Smith, E1484 [14SE]

School Safety: Elizabeth Bombard, E1559 [21SE]

Student Nightlife: Mike Flower and Brett Michaud, E1475 [13SE]

Teen Centers: Kyle Rose, Erin Gover, and Kim Klein, E1542 [20SE]

Teen Drinking and Driving: Matt Plunkett and Ryan Esbjerg, E1542 [20SE]

Voluntary School Prayer: Jody McLoud, E1543 [20SE]

Youth Advocacy Rights: Steve Hoffman and Jonathan Cummings, E1580 [25SE]

Studies

Reductions in School Class Size: West Education Policy Brief, S3494 [4MY]

What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us? Rand Corp., S10908 [24OC]

Summaries

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Provide Grants To Improve the Infrastructure of Elementary and Secondary Schools (H.R. 3071), H11613 [30OC]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Safe and Successful Schools Act (H.R. 4346), E613 [2MY]

Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]

Tables

American Society of Civil Engineers report card for America's infrastructure, S2299 [6AP]

Armed Forces enlistment objectives, H1398 [23MR]

CBO estimates of Federal education funding in the Senate budget resolution, S2194 [5AP]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Education funding restored by Democrats, H10854 [25OC]

Higher education annual costs—1999-2000 school year, H1397 [23MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H11731 [1NO]

Money income of families—distribution by family characteristics and income level (1997), S1047 [2MR]

Recent school shootings, S1066 [2MR]

Republican education appropriations cuts compared to previous year, H10854 [25OC]

Republican education cuts below the President's request, H10854 [25OC]

Share of aggregate income received by each fifth and top 5 percent of families (1970-1997), S1047 [2MR]

Special education expenditures as reported by selected States, S906 [29FE]

Special education grants to States, S909 [29FE]

State allocations through basic and targeted Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I grants, S5987 [28JN]

Testimonies

Charter Schools: Kathryn Knox, Liberty Common School, Fort Collins, CO, H2373 [2MY]

Role of Women in History: Joyce Antler, Jewish Women's Archive (organization), E441 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 133, recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection, H8686 [3OC]

H. Con. Res. 266, importance of music education, H4325 [13JN]

H. Con. Res. 271, increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis, H10454 [19OC]

H. Con. Res. 309, promote in-school personal safety programs for children, H3002 [15MY]

H. Con. Res. 310, National Charter Schools Week, H2367 [2MY]

H. Con. Res. 344, permit use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh, H5177 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 399, Education for All Handicapped Children Act anniversary, H8000 [25SE]

H. Con. Res. 407, corrections in enrollment of S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8006 [25SE]

H. Res. 278, importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer, H8634 [3OC]

H. Res. 409, tribute to Catholic schools, H98 [1FE]

H. Res. 492, support teachers, H2726 [9MY]

H. Res. 527, consideration of H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act, H4682 [20JN]

H. Res. 552, support mentoring programs for children and youth, H12516 [15DE]

H. Res. 561, President Clinton's addressing of issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime, H7190 [27JY]

H. Res. 575, support Internet safety awareness, H9537 [10OC]

H. Res. 578, tribute to home educators and home schooled students, H8184 [26SE]

H. Res. 621, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act, H9618 [10OC]

H.R. 150, National Forest Education and Community Purpose Lands Act, S2793-S2795 [13AP]

H.R. 2389, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, H9607-H9612 [10OC]

H.R. 2919, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act, H6860 [25JY]

H.R. 3222, Literacy Involves Families Together Act, H7459-H7461 [12SE]

H.R. 3235, National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act, H8580 [2OC]

H.R. 3582, Federal Contractor Flexibility Act, H2353 [2MY]

H.R. 3616, Impact Aid Program reauthorization, H2992-H2996 [15MY]

H.R. 3629, improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program, H2365 [2MY]

H.R. 4055, IDEA Full Funding Act, H2449 [3MY]

H.R. 4079, GAO comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education, H4178 [12JN]

H.R. 4148, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act contract support costs, H10026 [17OC]

H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act, H4684, H4692 [20JN]

H.R. 4216, Customized Training Flexibility Act, H8680 [3OC]

H.R. 4271, National Science Education Act, H10610-H10615 [24OC]

H.R. 4387, provide that local District of Columbia legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters, H4193 [12JN]

H.R. 4503, Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act, H8711 [3OC]

H.R. 4504, Higher Education Act technical amendments, H4181-H4185 [12JN]

H.R. 4528, International Academic Opportunity Act, H5760 [11JY], E837 [25MY]

H.R. 5034, Quality Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, H8180 [26SE]

H.R. 5083, Los Angeles Unified School District authority to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes in South Gate, CA, H9623 [10OC]

H.R. 5086, Coastal and Fisheries Improvement Act, H10477-H10488 [23OC]

H.R. 5123, School Safety Hotline Act, H7380 [12SE]

S. 1134, Affordable Education Act, S1104-S1111 [2MR]

S. 1402, Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act, S10500-S10503 [12OC]

S. 1402, Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act, H9918-H9931 [17OC]

S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8005 [25SE]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H7811 [19SE]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty, S3951 [15MY]

S. 1946, Environmental Education Act, S3034-S3036 [27AP]

S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, S543 [9FE], S9026-S9028 [22SE], S9651-S9655 [3OC], H8699 [3OC], H9004-H9008 [5OC]

S. 2046, Federal Research Investment Act, S9009-S9013 [21SE], S9088-S9094 [22SE]

S. 2061, Kids 2000 Act, S620 [10FE]

S. 2159, Excellent Schools for All Our Children Act, S1120 [2MR]

S. 2261, Industry Training Consortia Act, S1521 [21MR]

S. 2302, Community Technology Assistance Act, S1816 [28MR]

S. 2347, Information Technology Act, S2109 [4AP]

S. 2394, Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, S2534 [11AP]

S. 2419, Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act, S2733 [13AP]

S. 2423, qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program, S2737 [13AP]

S. 2517, School Safety Act, S3614 [8MY]

S. 2537, modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve, S3834 [10MY]

S. 2545, Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation funding, S3918 [11MY]

S. 2581, Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act, S4109 [17MY]

S. 2612, Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act, S9847 [4OC]

S. 2615, Book Stamp Act, S4319 [23MY]

S. 2622, National Science Education Incentive Act, S4383 [24MY]

S. 2623, National Science Education Enhancement Act, S4384-S4387 [24MY]

S. 2624, National Science Education Act, S4387-S4389 [24MY]

S. 2688, support Native American Language Survival Schools development, S10156-S10158 [10OC]

S. 2688, support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools, S4670-S4672 [7JN]

S. 2788, Reading Research Dissemination and Implementation Act, S5806 [26JN]

S. 2789, Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board, S5807-S5809 [26JN], H11683-H11685 [31OC]

S. 2867, Veterans Mission for Youth Act, S6681 [13JY]

S. 2908, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S7478-S7482 [24JY]

S. 2970, Student Education Enrichment Demonstration Act, S7882-S7884 [27JY]

S. 2978, Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act, S7893 [27JY]

S. 3032, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act reauthorization, S8417 [12SE]

S. 3076, International Academic Opportunity Act, S8824 [20SE]

S. 3148, Access to Books for Children (ABC) Act, S9609 [2OC]

S. 3176, Rural States Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act, S10084 [6OC]

S. 3251, establish nonprofit entities for Dept. of State international educational, cultural, and arts programs, S11136 [26OC]

S. 3276, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act technical corrections, S11891 [15DE]

S. 3280, prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless and until certain conditions are met, S11922 [15DE]

S. 3282, Dept. of Energy University Nuclear Science and Engineering Act, S11923 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 85, condemn discriminatory practices at Bob Jones University, S953 [29FE]

S. Con. Res. 93, increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis, S1422 [9MR]

S. Con. Res. 97, increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis, S1526, S1529 [21MR]

S. Con. Res. 108, National Charter Schools Week, S3545, S3557 [4MY]

S. Con. Res. 129, importance of U.S. history education, S6261, S6293 [30JN], H5661 [10JY]

S. Con. Res. 135, Education for All Handicapped Children Act anniversary, S8506 [13SE]

S. Con. Res. 141, printing of ``United States Capitol'', S9759, S9770 [3OC], H10705 [24OC]

S. Res. 128, Arts Education Month, S1156 [2MR]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

S. Res. 294, Children's Internet Safety Month, S2873 [25AP], S8637 [15SE]

S. Res. 295, prohibit possession of firearms in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings, S2873 [25AP]

S. Res. 304, develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country and designate National Veterans Awareness Week, S3737 [9MY], S9208 [25SE]

S. Res. 308, anniversary of International House, S4208 [18MY]

S. Res. 345, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S7923 [27JY]

S. Res. 355, Middlebury College bicentennial, S8423 [12SE], S8638 [15SE]

S. Res. 359, National Teach for America Week, S8959 [21SE]

S. Res. 374, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S10427 [12OC]

S. Res. 381, National Teach for America Week, S10932, S10937 [24OC]

Transcripts

U.S. History Survey Taken at 55 Top Colleges in U.S: ``Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer'' (CNN television program), H5664 [10JY]

———``World News Now'' (ABC television program), H5663 [10JY]

Tributes

Goodling, Representative, H7507 [13SE]

EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT

Remarks in Senate

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3287-S3292 [3MY], S3643, S3644 [9MY]

Enact (S. 271), S853-S855 [28FE]

EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP DEMONSTRATION ACT

Remarks in Senate

States: allow participation (S. 271), S853-S855 [28FE]

EDUCATION FOR ALL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ACT

Bills and resolutions

Anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8501 [13SE] (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Remarks in House

Anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), H8000-H8005 [25SE], E1474 [13SE], E1595 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), S9867 [4OC]

Anniversary (S. Con. Res. 135), S8507 [13SE]

Reports filed

Anniversary: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 135), S8941 [21SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 399, anniversary, H8000 [25SE]

S. Con. Res. 135, anniversary, S8506 [13SE]

EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT TAX CUT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 936), E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

EDUCATION LAND GRANT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 150), S2793 [13AP], S10817, S10838 [19OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 150): concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 621), H9635 [10OC]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (H.R. 150): CBO, S1506 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 150): concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 621), H9618-H9620 [10OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 150), S2793-S2795 [13AP], S10838 [19OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 150) (S. Rept. 106-236), S1390 [9MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 621, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 150, provisions, H9618 [10OC]

H.R. 150, provisions, S2793-S2795 [13AP]

EDUCATION SAVINGS AND SCHOOL EXCELLENCE ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 7), H1478 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 7), H1419, H1420, H1455-H1461 [28MR], H1482, H1483, H1484 [29MR]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 106-546), H1412 [27MR]

EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES CLASSROOMS (EdTEC) ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4081), H1658 [3AP], H7971 [21SE]

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2), S3051, S3197 [1MY], S3265, S3266 [2MY], S3284, S3333, S3334, S3447, S3448, S3449 [3MY], S3460, S3547, S3548, S3549, S3550, S3552 [4MY], S3594, S3616 [8MY], S3638, S3662, S3738, S3772, S3773, S3774, S3775, S3778, S3781 [9MY], S3851 [10MY], S4026 [16MY], S5579 [21JN]

Articles and editorials

Fair Deal for the Poor, S3638 [9MY]

How the Courts Undermined School Discipline, S3579 [8MY]

Lack of Resources Hampers Students in Poorer Districts, S3586-S3588 [8MY]

Explanations

Provisions (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]

Letters

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]

———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]

———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]

———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]

———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]

———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]

———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]

Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Carter D. Ward, Missouri Education Roundtable (organization), S3312 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate

Education: allow States and local school districts choice in conducting student assessments, S3238 [2MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S2952 [27AP], S3232, S3235 [2MY], S3284-S3292 [3MY], S3484 [4MY], S3592 [8MY]

———early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S3591 [8MY]

———establish scholarship program that would require awardees to commit to obtain teacher licensing, teach in ``high need'' areas, and have academic concentration in the subject they intend to teach, S3317 [3MY]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers and protect teachers from frivolous lawsuits, S3578-S3584, S3595, S3597 [8MY]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S2895-S2897 [26AP]

———improve teacher quality, S3231 [2MY], S3648, S3649 [9MY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3475, S3476 [4MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs, S4027 [16MY]

———reductions in school class size, S3569-S3571 [8MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S3318 [3MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S3650, S3651 [9MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3286-S3292 [3MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3454-S3467, S3475, S3478-S3481, S3493, S3494 [4MY]

———allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3283, S3311 [3MY], S3633-S3635, S3641, S3644, S3649 [9MY]

———Comprehensive School Reform Program funding, S3600 [8MY]

———consider State fiscal commitment and equitable distribution of funds in the allocation of Title I funding, S3584-S3591 [8MY], S3676 [9MY]

———encourage school districts to hire certain professionals without certification as teachers, S3651 [9MY]

———Migrant Education Program funding, S3597 [8MY]

———portability demonstration program to allow school systems to use Title I funding to provide school choice or allow tutorial assistance, S3288-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3484 [4MY]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3287-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3643, S3644 [9MY]

———remove vocational education funding, S3594, S3595 [8MY]

Enact (S. 2), S2895-S2897 [26AP], S2950-S2953, S2964 [27AP], S3045-S3178 [1MY], S3230-S3248, S3272 [2MY], S3280-S3322 [3MY], S3453-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3576, S3578-S3601 [8MY], S3629-S3662, S3665-S3679 [9MY], S3906 [11MY], S3952 [15MY], S4027 [16MY], S4253 [23MY], S4443, S4497 [25MY], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5850-S5853 [27JN], S6338, S6341 [10JY], S7522, S7523 [25JY], S8357-S8359 [12SE], S8440, S8441 [13SE], S9017-S9019 [22SE], S9245, S9246 [26SE], S9358 [27SE], S10748 [19OC], S10965 [25OC], S11067 [26OC], S11481, S11483 [1NO]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S3037 [27AP], S3311 [3MY], S3480 [4MY]

———unanimous-consent request, S3479, S3480 [4MY], S4496, S4497 [25MY], S5851 [27JN]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, S3597 [8MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S3572-S3574 [8MY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3311 [3MY], S3474 [4MY]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, S3637 [9MY]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S2950-S2953 [27AP]

———provide parents, taxpayers, and educators with useful, understandable reports on schools, S3471 [4MY]

Reports

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2) (S. Rept. 106-261), S2615 [12AP]

Statements

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funds for Educationally and Economically Disadvantaged Schools and Students: Senators Grassley, Harkin, and Hatch, S3588-S3590 [8MY]

Texts of

S. 2, provisions, S3051-S3142 [1MY]

EDWARDS, AL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E963 [9JN]

EDWARDS, AVERY S.

Remarks in House

Edwards, Mark, Jr., and Jennifer: tribute on birth of child, E2078 [3NO]

EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4784 [20JN], H4868 [21JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H8062 [25SE]

———provide for Medicare subvention demonstration project for veterans and improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1347), H3049 [15MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966, 3573), H1285 [22MR]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H1477 [28MR]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H4036 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H1406 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H3413 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Diseases: increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H11955 [4DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3926 [6JN]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1354), H1958 [6AP]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H7503 [12SE]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4862), H6052 [13JY]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H4817 [21JN]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H7281 [6SE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H7003 [25JY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H8406 [27SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H6719 [20JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H2012 [10AP]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H2411 [2MY]

———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H7932 [20SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 5443), H9767 [11OC]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11207 [26OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H6777 [24JY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see H.J. Res. 47), H7652 [14SE]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8406 [27SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H5656 [29JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H632 [1MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H5737 [10JY]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H5656 [29JN]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H8406 [27SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H1958 [6AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7280 [6SE]

Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see H.R. 3294), H1120 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 4153), H1674 [3AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1785 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1774 [5AP]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3356 [18MY]

Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, H6441, H6442, H6443, H6444, H6445, H6446, H6447 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3356 [18MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3077 [16MY]

Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1920, H1921, H1922 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4646 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care and research funding, H4868, H4870 [21JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4646 [19JN], H4868, H4870 [21JN]

Education: promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7465 [12SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2998 [15MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5220 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), motion to recommit, H7319 [7SE]

Federal aid programs: prohibit certain employment actions by religious institutions assisted by Federal grants, H7319 [7SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1920, H1921, H1922 [6AP]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion, H7465 [12SE]

Midway, TX: tribute to girls' little league softball team, E1719 [6OC]

NRC: oversight of off-site disposal of Formerly Used Remedial Action Program material, H5220 [27JN]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (H. Res. 494), H5184 [27JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8250 [27SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H580 [1MR]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H8250 [27SE]

Taxation: condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4138 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4138 [9JN]

———rates, H6441, H6442, H6443, H6444, H6445, H6446, H6447 [18JY]

Votes: correction, E1951 [26OC]

———position on missed, H4304 [13JN], H7177 [27JY]

Wright, Shereka: Gatorade National High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year award recipient, E522 [10AP]

Tributes

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12004 [5DE]

Legg, Mabel Griffith, E1809 [17OC]

Packard, Representative, H5220 [27JN]

Pollett, Carroll F., E1029 [15JN]

EDWARDS, DONNA F.

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2926 [26AP]

EDWARDS, ESTER G.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1430 [7SE]

EDWARDS, GAIL M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H7994 [22SE], E1557 [21SE]

EDWARDS, JOAN C.

Remarks in Senate

Marshall University: naming of Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, S8939 [21SE]

EDWARDS, JOHN (a Senator from North Carolina)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7355, S7400, S7403 [20JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2254 [5AP], S2355, S2358, S2368, S2376 [6AP], S2390, S2400, S2415 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867, S4882, S4893, S4894 [8JN], S5052 [13JN], S5078, S5081, S5082, S5123, S5126, S5127 [14JN], S6270 [30JN], S6550 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4964 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6479 [11JY], S7055, S7056, S7080 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715, S5738 [23JN], S6078, S6155 [29JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S5579 [21JN]

Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license federally owned inventions (H.R. 209), S9975, S10027 [5OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5534, S5573, S5574, S5575, S5576, S5578, S5579 [21JN]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 268), S6582, S6583 [12JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2874 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see S. 3049), S8585 [14SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003, 2013), S5031 [13JN]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S4115 [17MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7555 [25JY]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see S. 1539), S5737 [23JN]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S10424 [12OC]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 708, 2272), S5562 [21JN]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S5562 [21JN]

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S613 [10FE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378), S10716 [18OC]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 2581), S4103 [17MY]

Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (see S. Res. 264), S930 [29FE]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see S. 1594), S4207 [18MY]

———provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 2445), S2728 [13AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S4115 [17MY]

Courts: appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S8759 [19SE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see S. 1452), S2636 [12AP]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S7077 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see S. 2953), S8959 [21SE]

Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (see S. 1361), S690 [22FE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Education: provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S5031 [13JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S1747 [27MR]

———establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S213 [1FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S4578 [6JN]

Homeless: require federally funded homeless shelters to identify veterans and provide information on benefits (see S. 312), S5030 [13JN]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S4207 [18MY]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1750 [27MR]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see S. 2629), S4489 [25MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S692 [22FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S4577 [6JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S4691 [7JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S2872 [25AP]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S3513 [4MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S2772 [13AP]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see S. 1074), S4391 [24MY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S10723 [18OC] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S3264 [2MY]

———require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S9863 [4OC]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S4855 [8JN]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S871 [28FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see S. 1110), S10091 [6OC]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S2772 [13AP]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S7923 [27JY]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S6576 [12JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S4923 [9JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S953 [29FE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9201 [25SE]

Olympic games: tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S4820 [8JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6027 [28JN]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Serbia: elections (see S. Res. 365), S10154 [10OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S821 [24FE]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see S. 1939), S2353 [6AP]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see S. 1045), S292 [2FE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S8637 [15SE]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by providing a nonrefundable marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income tax credit (see S. 2403), S2616 [12AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 2887), S7555 [25JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see S. 386), S634 [10FE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S635 [10FE]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10425 [12OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S217 [1FE]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S1186 [6MR]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S7246 [19JY]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S799 [24FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (see S. 2065), S613 [10FE]

Housing: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (see S. 3228), S10926 [24OC]

Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 3221), S10801 [19OC]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (see S. 2064), S613 [10FE]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S1392 [9MR]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (see S. 3180), S10083 [6OC]

Tariff: cibacron brilliant blue FN-G (see S. 2192), S1233 [7MR]

———cibacron red LS-B HC (see S. 2185), S1232 [7MR]

———cibacron scarlet LS-2G HC (see S. 2187), S1232 [7MR]

———pigment blue 60 (see S. 2193), S1233 [7MR]

———pigment yellow 147 (see S. 2189), S1232 [7MR]

———pigment yellow 199 (see S. 2191), S1233 [7MR]

———pigment yellow 191.1 (see S. 2188), S1232 [7MR]

———solvent blue 67 (see S. 2190), S1233 [7MR]

———solvent violet 13 (see S. 2186), S1232 [7MR]

Letters

College Fire Prevention Act: Anthony R. O'Neill, National Fire Protection Association, S814 [24FE]

———Daniel Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, Fire Dept., S814 [24FE]

———Richard M. Flaherty, College Parents of America (organization), S814 [24FE]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2174 [5AP], S2313 [6AP], S2400 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8700 [19SE]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 2100), S813 [24FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4799, S4801 [8JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4169 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish an ombudsman at national laboratories to help resolve disputes relative to technology partnerships, S10027 [5OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), S11181 [26OC]

———provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (S. 2065), S622 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7041 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6090 [29JN]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7300 [19JY]

Education: funding, S2174 [5AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3655 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license federally owned inventions (H.R. 209), S10027 [5OC]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (S. 2293), S1810 [28MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5535 [21JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3853 [10MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3853 [10MY]

Gregory, Roger: nomination to be circuit judge, S9671 [3OC]

Hamm, Mia: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S9691 [3OC]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S4799, S4801 [8JN], S6090 [29JN]

Housing: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (S. 3228), S10926 [24OC]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance funding, S5535 [21JN]

———disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP], S4169 [18MY]

———disaster assistance to North Carolina, S7300 [19JY], S8623 [15SE]

Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, S4799, S4801 [8JN]

Jones, Marion: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S9691 [3OC]

Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 3221), S10802 [19OC]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (S. 2064), S622 [10FE]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 268), S1424 [9MR]

North Carolina: stream gauges and monitoring equipment funding, S7041 [17JY]

Olympic games: tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (S. Res. 364), S9691 [3OC]

Panda Energy International: problems with approval of power plant constructed in the People's Republic of China, S9938 [5OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9671, S9672 [3OC]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S9671, S9672 [3OC]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (S. 3180), S10089 [6OC]

———protect consumer privacy (S. 2606), S4309 [23MY]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2313 [6AP]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1537 [22MR]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2013 [30MR]

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), S7997 [5SE]

Wynn, James: nomination to be circuit judge, S9671, S9672 [3OC]

Tables

Fatal college/university fraternity and sorority house fires reported to U.S. fire departments, S815 [24FE]

Potential Economic Development Administration hurricane assistance construction projects, S5535 [21JN]

Texts of

S. 2064, Abducted Young Adults Act, S623 [10FE]

S. 2065, provide Dept. of Justice grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults, S624 [10FE]

S. 2100, College Fire Prevention Act, S814 [24FE]

S. 3180, Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act, S10090 [6OC]

S. 3221, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S10802 [19OC]

S. 3228, Rural Rental Housing Act, S10927 [24OC]

Tributes

Coverdell, Paul, S7729 [27JY]

Elliott, Roger V., S563 [10FE]

EDWARDS, MARK, JR., AND JENNIFER

Remarks in House

Edwards, Avery S.: tribute on birth, E2078 [3NO]

EDWARDS, MILES L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E493 [5AP]

EDWARDS AFB, CA

Remarks in House

Air Force Research Laboratory Rocket Site: recipient of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics aerospace site designation, E1893 [24OC]

EDWARDS LIFE SCIENCES (business)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E493 [5AP]

EDWARDSVILLE, IL

Remarks in House

Metro-East Lutheran High School: tribute to Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering team, E917 [8JN]

EDWARDSVILLE, PA

Remarks in House

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church: anniversary, E1612 [27SE]

EFFIGY MOUNDS NATIONAL MONUMENT ADDITIONS ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3745), H8136, H8137 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3745), S9984 [5OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 106-374), S8018 [5SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3745) (H. Rept. 106-826), H7364 [7SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3745, provisions, H8136 [26SE]

EGER, CLARENCE E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E55 [2FE]

EGGENBERGER, PAUL

Articles and editorials

Former Teacher Tells Why He Left, H2729 [9MY]

EGLIN, JOSEPH J., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E485 [4AP]

EGYPT, ARAB REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Courts: provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh (see S. Res. 367), S9945 [5OC]

Foreign Military Financing Program: limit assistance (see H.R. 4233), H2121 [11AP]

Letters

Israeli/Palestinian summit at Camp David: Nabil Fahmy, Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S., E1404 [6SE]

Messages

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Egypt: President Clinton, S301 [2FE]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H1681 [4AP]

Foreign aid: allocation, H5897 [12JY]

———allocation to investigate crimes against Christians, E1137 [28JN]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, E1404 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh (S. Res. 367), S9965 [5OC]

Foreign aid: transfer Foreign Military Financing Program funds into the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, S5510 [21JN]

Middle East: peace initiatives, S1382 [9MR], S1548 [22MR]

Mubarak, Mohammed Hosni (President, Egypt): visit to U.S. Senate, S1853 [29MR]

Reports filed

Treaty With Egypt on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-24), S9857 [4OC]

Resolutions of ratification

Treaty With Egypt on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S9857 [4OC], S10662 [18OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 367, provide a timely and open judicial appeal for Shaiboub William Arsel and complete an independent investigation of police brutality in Al-Kosheh, Egypt, S9965 [5OC]

EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5231 [27JN]

Appointments

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H5843 [11JY]

Aviation: prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3812 [24MY]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7129 [26JY]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H5085 [23JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H6355 [17JY]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H49 [27JA]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H255 [8FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H2411 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see H.R. 4688), H7578 [13SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1764 [4AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H4591 [15JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8201 [26SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5657 [29JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H2607 [4MY]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H997 [14MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2123 [11AP]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H455 [15FE]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H1629 [30MR]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7991 [21SE]

Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 3188), H6599 [19JY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 5516), H11781 [1NO]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), H1629 [30MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR]

Law enforcement: combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H4485 [14JN]

Library of Congress: establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (see H.R. 5410), H9504 [6OC]

———establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H633 [1MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H3474 [19MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H7652 [14SE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 3530), H1120 [16MR]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]

Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H50 [27JA]

Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see H.R. 3218), H10257 [18OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H757 [8MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H7933 [20SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H4337 [13JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7212 [27JY]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H1477 [28MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7211 [27JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H2607 [4MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 3466), H2607 [4MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4783 [20JN]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H3869 [25MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H3649 [23MY]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H2512 [3MY]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H1852 [5AP]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4485 [14JN]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H5843 [11JY]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see H.R. 4713), H7003 [25JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7502 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 5195), H7722 [18SE]

———make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H2337 [13AP]

Government regulations: require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 4414), H2905 [10MY]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H756 [8MR]

Privacy: prohibit mailing of matter which bears an individual's Social Security number on its outside (see H.R. 4910), H6717 [20JY]

Tariff: vacuum cleaners (see H.R. 3868), H757 [8MR]

Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

Remarks

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7439 [12SE]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H11504 [29OC]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9051 [6OC]

Calvin College: tribute to men's basketball team, E414 [23MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), H10705 [24OC]

Christmas Day: observance, H12053 [8DE]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (H. Res. 422), H391 [15FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H11201 [26OC]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa, H8630 [3OC], H8744 [4OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5009 [22JN], H5066 [23JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4493 [15JN]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (H.R. 4307), H7507 [13SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H5848 [12JY], H10616, H10617, H10621 [24OC]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4272), H5848 [12JY]

———national policy to improve system, H7705, H7706, H7707 [18SE]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7467 [12SE]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (H. Res. 578), H8186 [26SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5231 [27JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1017 [15MR]

Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages (H. Res. 280), H4189, H4190 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5919 [12JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5919 [12JY]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 644), H10753 [24OC]

Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

———tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E643 [4MY]

Great Lakes: sustainable water use management study funding, H5231 [27JN]

INS: airport inspector funding, H5009 [22JN]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (H. Con. Res. 269), H1437, H1438, H1439 [28MR]

Michigan: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project participants, E810 [23MY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, H7605 [14SE]

NSF: authorize competitive grant awards to public and private schools to hire master teachers, H10621 [24OC]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10602 [24OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5066 [23JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11201 [26OC]

Science: increase Federal technology research and development funding, H9454 [6OC]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable, H4178 [12JN], H8630 [3OC], H8744 [4OC]

Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4273), H5848 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7220 [6SE]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), H8276 [27SE], H11849 [13NO]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 141), H10705 [24OC]

Votes: position on missed, H6087 [17JY], H7443 [12SE], E2017, E2018 [29OC]

Voting: importance, H9640 [11OC]

Wayne County, MI: Wayne County Metro Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (H.R. 4884), H7224 [6SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2010 [10AP], H11617 [30OC]

Tributes

Goodling, Representative, H7507 [13SE], H8624 [3OC]

Irving, W. Lee, E118 [10FE]

Lewis, Albert M., E814 [23MY]

EHRLICH, ROBERT L., JR. (a Representative from Maryland)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5737 [10JY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11207 [26OC]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8736 [3OC]

Chen, Stephen: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4591 [15JN]

China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 334, 335), H5037 [22JN]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H758 [8MR]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H9901 [12OC]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7503 [12SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission To Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the FCC: establish (see H.R. 5570), H11206 [26OC]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7578 [13SE]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1407 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: impose a moratorium on the privatization and outsourcing of certain functions performed by civilian employees (see H.R. 4722), H7723 [18SE]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of Energy: require an inventory of documents and devices containing restricted data at national security laboratories and improve security procedures for access to vaults containing such data (see H.R. 4737), H5737 [10JY]

———study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H8200 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2512 [3MY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H255 [8FE]

———reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and other windstorms through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 5499), H12532 [15DE]

Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H2512 [3MY]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4449), H3523 [22MY]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H3413 [18MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H2607 [4MY]

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (see H.R. 4484), H3308 [17MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2341 [13AP]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H90 [31JA]

———prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (see H.R. 4758), H5169 [26JN]

FDA: restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H4174 [9JN]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H2012 [10AP]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H757 [8MR]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H4121 [8JN]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H1588 [29MR]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4451), H3523 [22MY]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]

———provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), H342 [10FE]

Insurance: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H4035 [7JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4450), H3523 [22MY]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4448), H3523 [22MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2239 [12AP]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2341 [13AP]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7281 [6SE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H7871 [19SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H3649 [23MY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H3474 [19MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5241 [27JN]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7871 [19SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H7365 [7SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H6599 [19JY]

Nicaragua: protect U.S. citizens against expropriations of property by the Nicaraguan Government (see H.R. 4602), H6052 [13JY]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (see H.R. 4789), H5654 [29JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8617 [2OC]

———waive applicability to employment performed with an electronic device in the employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H50 [27JA]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3813 [24MY]

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H11842 [3NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4447), H3523 [22MY]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H4220 [12JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2607 [4MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H11716 [31OC]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H2770 [9MY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H165 [1FE]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1406 [23MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H1123 [20MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2770 [9MY]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H2512 [3MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H7211 [27JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H1077 [15MR]

———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 2004), H2411 [2MY]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H2340 [13AP]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Veterans: presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3649 [23MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12045 [7DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H511 [16FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: prohibit the imposition of access charges and other unfair fees on the provision of Internet services (see H.R. 4202), H1956 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the W. John Child Memorial Foreign Language Award for employees in the Foreign Service (see H.R. 5487), H10256 [18OC]

Postal Service: treatment of cooperative mailings by nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 5675), H12531 [15DE]

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: by, H9703 [11OC]

Remarks

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2029, H2097, H2098, H2099 [11AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), H10689 [24OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5230, H5231, H5234 [27JN]

Grasmick, Nancy S.: McGraw-Hill Cos., Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education award recipient, H8310, H8311 [27SE]

Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week: observance, E1674 [4OC]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5230, H5231 [27JN]

———Tolchester Channel S-turn straightening project funding, H5234 [27JN]

Postal Service: treatment of cooperative mailings by nonprofit organizations (H.R. 5675), E2228 [15DE]

Votes: position on missed, H6621, H6622 [20JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8197 [26SE], H12016 [5DE]

Tributes

Prothero, Bruce A., H333 [10FE]

Trojan, Roslyn Glantz, E2158 [8DE]

EID, FREDERICK M.

Remarks in House

Papal Prelate of Honor: naming, E676 [9MY]

EII, INC.

Remarks in House

Occupational safety and health: tribute to employee safety and health programs, E1397, E1399 [6SE]

EILIG, TRACY

Articles and editorials

Inspiration for Patriotism, E1230 [13JY]

EILPERIN, JULIET

Articles and editorials

Ad Blitz Erodes Democrats' Edge on Prescription Drugs, S11290 [27OC]

EINHORN, LAWRENCE AND CLAUDETTE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2099 [14NO]

EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. (34th President of the United States)

Appointments

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, S11 [24JA], S751 [23FE], H1138 [21MR]

EIZENSTAT, STUART E.

Addresses

Importance of Diplomacy in the Economic, Trade, and Financial Arenas, E69 [7FE]

Letters

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act, H7422 [12SE]

EKSTRUM, NANCY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7382 [20JY]

EL AGUILA del HUDSON VALLEY (publication)

Articles and editorials

Blacks in Mexico, E2135 [6DE]

EL CAMINO REAL de TIERRA ADENTRO NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2271), H7667-H7669 [18SE]

Enact (S. 366), H8720 [3OC], E1670 [4OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2271, provisions, H7667 [18SE]

S. 366, provisions, H8720 [3OC]

EL PASO, TX

Bills and resolutions

National immigration museum: establish (see H. Con. Res. 438), H11490 [28OC]

Remarks in House

Cathedral High School: anniversary, E1811 [17OC]

Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe: recognition by National Concilio de la Raza as ``Nation's Best Clinic'', H6783 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: tribute to El Paso Vet Center, H7007 [26JY]

EL RENO, OK

Remarks in Senate

Fort Reno Agriculture Research Station: funding, S7369 [20JY]

EL SALVADOR, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Lara, Tony: relief (see S. 2002), S37 [24JA] (see H.R. 5407), H9011 [5OC]

Letters

Relief of Tony Lara: Terrence Fisher, S38 [24JA]

Remove certain immigration limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status: Jesuit Conference, S9245 [26SE]

———Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, S9245 [26SE]

———several children, S9244 [26SE]

Messages

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With El Salvador: President Clinton, S4329 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H8781 [4OC], H10813 [25OC], H11199, H11236-H11240, H11286-H11297 [26OC], H11450, H11454, H11455 [28OC], H11505, H11510, H11513 [29OC], H11609 [30OC], H11797, H11798 [2NO], E2024 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S8800-S8807 [20SE], S8908-S8916 [21SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215, S9220-S9229, S9240-S9242, S9244 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9355, S9358, S9363-S9376 [27SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643, S9644, S9647, S9650 [3OC], S11223, S11232, S11281, S11284 [27OC], S11329-S11332, S11342 [29OC], S11417 [31OC], S11851 [15DE]

Lara, Tony: relief (S. 2002), S38 [24JA], S9543 [28SE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S4329 [23MY]

Reports filed

Investment Treaty With El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-23), S9855 [4OC]

Nomination of Rose M. Likins To Be Ambassador to El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4668 [7JN]

Relief of Sergio Lozano, Fauricio Lozano, and Ana Lozano: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 276) (H. Rept. 106-958), H9766 [11OC]

Relief of Tony Lara: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 2002) (H. Rept. 106-964), H9767 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2002), S7838 [27JY]

Resolutions of ratification

Investment Treaty With El Salvador, S9855 [4OC], S10660 [18OC]

Texts of

S. 2002, relief of Tony Lara, S38 [24JA], S9543 [28SE]

EL SHIFA PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRIES CO.

Bills and resolutions

Sudan: provide compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H.R. 5636), H11927 [14NO]

———relief for Salah Idris and El Shifa Pharmaceuticals Industries Co., relative to the bombing of the El Shifa Pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum (see H.R. 5290), H8061 [25SE]

———U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 668), H11928 [14NO]

ELBAUM, BARRY D.

Remarks in House

Long Beach, NJ: Monmouth Medical Center Pinnacle Award honorees, E548 [12AP]

ELDERLY see Senior Citizens

ELDERS, JOYCELYN

Articles and editorials

Wrong Fix, H6832 [25JY]

ELECTION ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 5674), H12531 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Establish (H.R. 5674), E2219, E2236 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 1), S11918, S11919 [15DE]

ELECTIONS related term(s) Fundraising; Political Campaigns

Addresses

Africa's Role in the World Movement for Democracy: Carl Gershman, National Endowment for Democracy, E1953-E1955 [26OC]

Free and Fair Elections in Burma: Madeline Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E809 [23MY]

Inauguration as President of the Republic of China: Chen Shui-bian, E1045-E1047 [19JN]

Amendments

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (S. Con. Res. 113), S7282 [19JY]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7805 [27JY]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), S2443, S2444 [7AP]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (H. Res. 500), H4654 [19JN]

Appointments

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H2619 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

As Florida Goes, E2211 [15DE]

Battle for Belarus, S10790 [19OC]

Biting the Ballot, E2174 [11DE]

Bush-League Aside Vaults an Onlooker Into the Campaign's Glare, S8341 [11SE]

Cheney Has Shown He's Soft in Nature, But Tough on Issues, E1386 [27JY]

Contributor ``Loophole'' Skirts Campaign Laws, S4771 [8JN]

Democracy or Plutocracy? The Case for a Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Buckley v. Valeo, S1777-S1781 [28MR]

Democratic Fund-Raising King Has 26 Million Reasons To Gloat, S4267 [23MY]

E. Timor Panel Blamed Army for Atrocities, S194 [1FE]

East Timorese Refugees Face New Threat, E576 [13AP]

Funneling to Campaigns May Be Widespread, S1735 [27MR]

Ghosts in Florida, E2174 [11DE]

Gore, Bush, and the Big Lie, S7610 [26JY]

If the Shoe Fits, EU Should Wear It, E2210 [15DE]

Jewish Candidate for VP—Local Rabbi Sheds Tears of Joy, S7998 [5SE]

Justice for Timor, S194 [1FE]

Keep Them Out!, E2170 [11DE]

New Player Enters the Campaign Spending Fray, S4771 [8JN]

New VA-Based 527 Will Target 25 Races—Starts in Idaho, NJ, S4772 [8JN]

No Surprise, It's an Activist Court, E2221 [15DE]

Pander Gap, S1723 [27MR]

Raising the Stakes, E2173 [11DE]

Ralph the Leninist, H11833 [3NO]

Rule of Law—Why Campaign Finance Reform Never Works, S4285 [23MY]

Stumbling Efforts in East Timor, H2470 [3MY]

To Any Lengths, E2173 [11DE]

Trouble With Exhilaration—Kostunica, Then, E1814 [17OC]

2000 Campaign—The Money Factor; A Political Voice, Without Strings, S4770 [8JN]

Wrong Man for the Job, S4271 [23MY]

Wrong Way on Campaign Finance, S1728 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: reestablishment of representative Government (see S. Con. Res. 142), S9945 [5OC] (see S. Con. Res. 150), S10412 [12OC] (see H. Con. Res. 414), H8468 [28SE]

———reestablishment of representative government (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8406 [27SE]

Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain information to the House of Representatives on the transmission of electoral information by the States and the District of Columbia (see H. Res. 667), H11927 [14NO]

Azerbaijan: encourage free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 382), H7128 [26JY]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (see S. Con. Res. 153), S10801 [19OC] (see H. Con. Res. 433), H10534 [23OC]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10412 [12OC]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (see S. Con. Res. 90), S1118 [2MR]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see S. Con. Res. 99), S1815 [28MR] (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1284 [22MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see S. 3269), S11537 [14NO] (see H.R. 5645), H12045 [7DE]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 89), S1118 [2MR]

———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (see S. Con. Res. 148), S10252 [11OC]

Croatia: elections (see S. Con. Res. 119), S4565 [6JN] (see H. Con. Res. 251), H454 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (see H.R. 5161), H7502 [12SE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 5674), H12531 [15DE]

Electoral votes: change date for counting (see S.J. Res. 55), S10926 [24OC]

FEC: authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see H.R. 4037), H1162 [21MR]

———improve enforcement capabilities (see S. 2833), S6121 [29JN]

———require candidates for election to Federal office to report information on the use of Federal aircraft while campaigning (see H.R. 4650), H4336 [13JN]

———study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5680), H12532 [15DE]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H11927 [14NO] (see H.R. 5647), H12065 [8DE]

GSA: clarify authority to provide services and facilities to Presidents-elect and Vice-Presidents-elect (see H.R. 5643), H12021 [6DE]

Guam: U.S. commitment to self-governance (see H. Con. Res. 437), H11194 [25OC]

Haiti: support free and fair elections and respect democracy (see S. Con. Res. 126), S6257 [30JN]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4319), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4357), H2410 [2MY]

Iran: elections (see S. Con. Res. 83), S799 [24FE]

Latin America: tribute to democratic elections in Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, and Uruguay (see H. Res. 404), H49 [27JA]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY] (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (see S.J. Res. 43), S1815 [28MR]

———support democratic political forces in their efforts to restore democracy (see S. Con. Res. 155), S10926 [24OC]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit the expenditure of personal funds by candidates for public office (see H.J. Res. 87), H254 [8FE]

———disclosure of information on the financing of campaigns for Federal elections (see H.R. 5507), H10472 [19OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 2269), S1596 [22MR] (see S. 2565), S4014 [16MY] (see S. 2941), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4224), H2012 [10AP] (see H.R. 4685), H4591 [15JN] (see H.R. 5596), H11445 [27OC]

———limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents in elections to Congress (see H.R. 5335), H8468 [28SE]

———permit any Presidential candidates to participate in debates relative to support in national public opinion polls (see H. Con. Res. 373), H6470 [18JY]

———prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H6051 [13JY]

———provide interregional primary elections and caucuses for selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating convention (see H.R. 4014), H1118 [16MR]

———require candidates for election for Federal office to report to the FEC information on the sale of personal assets (see H.R. 4989), H7205 [27JY]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 3888), H920 [9MR]

———require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see S.J. Res. 56), S11494 [1NO] (see H.J. Res. 113), H9900 [12OC] (see H.J. Res. 132), H12066 [8DE]

———constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (see H.J. Res. 130, 131), H12045 [7DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (see H.J. Res. 88), H573 [29FE]

Public broadcasting: make certain political broadcasting requirements inapplicable to noncommerical educational broadcasting stations (see S. 3262), S11374 [30OC]

Senegal: elections (see H. Res. 449), H1406 [23MR]

Serbia: elections (see S. Res. 365), S9702 [3OC] (see H. Res. 620), H9635 [10OC]

Sri Lanka: elections (see H. Con. Res. 298), H1851 [5AP]

States: allow use of a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 5679), H12532 [15DE]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H6599 [19JY]

Taxation: allow only after-tax contributions to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and allow the designation of contributions to a national political party (see H.R. 4882), H6469 [18JY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H7991 [21SE]

———exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (see S. 3193), S10411 [12OC]

———prohibit the use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 5146, 5149), H7501 [12SE]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (H.R. 3688), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H3523 [22MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP] (see H.R. 4717), H5036 [22JN] (see H.R. 4762), H5239 [27JN]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commission: establish (see H.R. 5664), H12094 [14DE]

Voting: encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President (see H. Con. Res. 447), H12532 [15DE]

———establish a commission to develop uniform standards for the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 5672), H12531 [15DE]

———establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5676, 5677), H12531 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 5653), H12080 [11DE]

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see S. 3287), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

———move the legal public holiday known as Veterans Day to election day in Presidential election years (see H.R. 5671), H12531 [15DE]

———move the legal public holiday known as Washington's Birthday to election day in Presidential election years (see H.R. 5644), H12045 [7DE]

———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

———reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12017 [5DE]

———secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see S. 2666), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5158), H7502 [12SE]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (see S. Res. 314), S4460 [25MY] (see H. Res. 500), H2905 [10MY]

Excerpts

Quotes by Texas Governor George W. Bush during Presidential campaign, S11020, S11021, S11022 [25OC], S11112 [26OC]

Quotes by Vice President Gore during Presidential campaign, S11262 [27OC]

Senate Ethics Manual: campaign use of official resources, S11087 [26OC]

Letters

Armed Services Vote Rescue Act: David W. Sommers and Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, E2136 [6DE]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, E2136 [6DE]

———John R. Fisher, Navy League of the U.S., E2137 [6DE]

———Joseph L. Alexander, American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc., E2137 [6DE]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, E2136 [6DE]

Campaign ethics reform and contribution limits: Michael C. Munger, S4361 [24MY]

———several college professors, S4361 [24MY]

Committee on Government Reform (House) report on the Dept. of Justice: Barry B. Langberg, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan (law firm), E2208 [15DE]

———C. Boyden Gray, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), E2207 [15DE]

Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S1727 [27MR]

———Roger Pilon, Cato Institute, S1727 [27MR]

Danny Lee McDonald's performance as FEC commissioner: Manuel S. Klausner, S4284 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense facilities use as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections: Douglas A. Dworkin, Dept. of Defense, H9595 [10OC]

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H5297 [27JN]

———Charles A. Donovan, Family Research Council, H5297 [27JN]

———David N. O'Steen and Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H5296 [27JN]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H5297 [27JN]

———several organizations, H5297 [27JN]

———Susan T. Muskett, Christian Coalition, H5296 [27JN]

Nomination of Bradley A. Smith to the FEC: Daniel H. Lowenstein, S4257 [23MY]

———Daniel T. Kobil, S4257 [23MY]

———John C. Nagle, S4258 [23MY]

———Larry J. Sabato and Robert K. Gooch, S4258 [23MY]

———Randy E. Barnett, S4259 [23MY]

———Scott Harshbarger, Common Cause (organization), S4270 [23MY]

Political organizations' requirement to report information to the IRS: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Brennan Center for Justice, S6042-S6044 [29JN]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S5997 [28JN]

SBA politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election: Senator Bond, Committee on Small Business (Senate), S11229 [27OC]

Use of Dept. of Defense facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections: Guy R. Ziegler, Franklin County, KY, Clerk, S4167 [18MY]

———Mary Kiffmeyer, Minnesota Sec. of State, S4167 [18MY]

Voting difficulties in Georgia's Fourth Congressional District: Representative McKinney, E2102 [14NO]

Lists

Federal court cases relative to views of Danny Lee McDonald and FEC actions, S4283 [23MY]

Memorandums

Overseas Absentee Ballot Review and Protest: Mark Herron, E2137 [6DE]

Use of Dept. of Defense Facilities as Polling Places for Federal, State, and Local Elections: Douglas A. Dworkin, Dept. of Defense, S4167 [18MY]

Notices

Federal Election Campaign Act: mid-year report mailing and filing date, S6483 [11JY]

———notifications of contributions, S9975 [5OC]

———post-general report mailing and filing date, S9975 [5OC]

———pre-general report mailing and filing date, S9975 [5OC]

———quarterly report mailing and filing date, S9975 [5OC]

Opinion polls

Prescription drug plan for stronger Medicare: Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies (business), S4975 [13JN]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: use of Dept. of Defense facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, S4167 [18MY]

Poems

``Robbers in Robes,'' Representative Owens, E2238 [15DE]

Press releases

DeLay To Oppose McCain Bill—An Attack on Our First Amendment Rights: Representative DeLay, H5286, H5287 [27JN]

East Timorese Refugees Face New Threat, Human Rights Watch (organization), H2470 [3MY]

MIT, Caltech Join Forces To Develop Reliable, Uniform U.S. Voting Machine, E2227 [15DE]

National Veterans' Leader Irate Over Rejection of Military Ballots: VFW, E2137 [6DE]

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Named Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, S10267 [11OC]

RK HO

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, H8293 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: reestablishment of representative Government (H. Con. Res. 414), H10644-H10646 [24OC]

Africa: political reform, E1953 [26OC]

Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain information to the House of Representatives on the transmission of electoral information by the States and the District of Columbia (H. Res. 667), E2101 [14NO]

Azerbaijan: elections, E2159 [8DE]

———encourage free and fair elections (H. Con. Res. 382), E1342 [27JY], E2159 [8DE]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (H. Con. Res. 433), E1980 [28OC]

———human rights violations, E453 [30MR]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts, E1774 [13OC]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 304), H2425-H2428 [3MY], E2018 [29OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: election in Srpska, E1857 [19OC]

Budget: require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, H52 [31JA], H169, H170 [2FE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights, E809 [23MY]

———recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (H. Con. Res. 328), H9582-H9586 [10OC]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, H8746 [4OC], H9874 [12OC], H10230 [18OC], H10903-H10905 [25OC], H11474 [28OC], H11507, H11508 [29OC], H11749 [1NO], H11789 [2NO]

California: California: Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention initiative, H8914 [5OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 90), H940 [14MR]

Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting, H1057, H1060, H1063 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], E342 [16MR]

Channel One Network: tribute to ``OneVote'' program, E2035 [31OC]

Chen Shui-bian: tribute on election as President of the Republic of China, E493 [5AP]

———tribute to election as President of the Republic of China, E733 [16MY], E741 [17MY], E967 [9JN], E1045 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, E264, E265 [9MR], E332, E344 [16MR]

———influence on Presidential elections, H10068 [18OC]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, E493 [5AP], E733 [16MY]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1430-H1435 [28MR], E469 [30MR], E490 [4AP]

———elections, E344 [16MR]

Citizenship: recognize importance of duties, E2080 [3NO]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: use of Government aircraft for political campaign, H2018 [11AP], H8630 [3OC]

Committee on Government Reform (House): release of Minority Staff report on condition of nursing homes in Texas, E2104 [14NO]

———release of report on the Dept. of Justice, E2207 [15DE]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 89), H939, H940 [14MR]

Croatia: elections (H. Con. Res. 251), H2986-H2988 [15MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10, H16-H23 [27JA], H168 [2FE], H11203 [26OC], H11608-H11617 [30OC]

Dept. of Defense: use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5174), H9593-H9597 [10OC], H9840 [12OC]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (H.R. 5161), H7220 [6SE], H7379 [12SE], H7655 [18SE]

———release of memos relative to fundraising activities during the 1996 Presidential election campaign, H3478 [22MY], H3533 [23MY]

———release of report on abuse of campaign finance laws in 1996 Presidential election campaign, H935, H936 [14MR]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (H. Con. Res. 111), E834 [25MY]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H11866 [13NO]

Election Administration Commission: establish (H.R. 5674), E2219, E2236 [15DE]

European Union: comparison of decision-making process with U.S. Electoral College, E2210 [15DE]

Executive Office of the President: discovery of e-mail messages relative to congressional and Federal criminal investigations, H1001 [15MR], E651 [4MY]

FEC: authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (H.R. 4037), E362 [21MR]

Florida: alleged voting irregularities in Presidential election, E2170 [11DE]

———application of precedent set in Hawaii's appointment of electors in 1960 to resolve disputed Presidential election results, E2179 [13DE]

———constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]

———disputed results in Presidential election, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE], E2179 [13DE]

Forbes, Malcolm S., Jr. (Steve): withdrawal from Presidential campaign, H258, H260 [9FE]

Fox, Vicente: inauguration as President of Mexico, H11942 [4DE]

Georgia: voting difficulties in the Fourth Congressional District, E2102 [14NO]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan-H8300 [27SE], H8442 [28SE], H8746 [4OC], H11508 [29OC]

Guam: tribute to village Mayors, E2177 [13DE]

Haiti: elections, H5976, H5977 [13JY]

———U.S. policy, H7194 [27JY]

Hsia, Maria: conviction for abuses of campaign finance laws, H935 [14MR]

India: elections, E254 [9MR]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor, H5901 [12JY]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (H.R. 4319), E576 [13AP]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (H.R. 4357), H2470 [3MY]

Iran: elections, E812 [23MY]

Kazakhstan: elections, E245 [8MR]

Maricopa County, AZ: tribute to Election Dept. Vote-By-Mail Technology Program, E473 [3AP]

Mexico: elections, H6041 [13JY]

———elections (H. Res. 544), H6945-H6950 [25JY]

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish, E2227 [15DE]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (H. Con. Res. 389), E1380 [27JY]

News media: allegations of bias in coverage of Presidential election campaign, H7655 [18SE], H7859 [19SE], H7875 [20SE], H8067 [26SE], H8205 [27SE], H8411 [28SE], H8628 [3OC]

Oak Creek, WI: tribute to Oak Creek High School students involved in fundraising for campaign finance reform, H169 [2FE]

Pakistan: opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, democratically-elected government, H1050, H1051 [15MR]

———opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, democratically-elected government (H. Con. Res. 200), H736 [8MR]

Peru: elections, H2126 [12AP], H3916 [6JN]

———encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), H2089 [11AP]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1403 [23MR]

———assessment of Presidential candidates, H9638 [11OC], H9874 [12OC], H10792-H10798 [24OC], H11202 [26OC], H11483-H11489 [28OC], H11835 [3NO]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, H426-H431 [15FE], H539 [29FE], H1176 [22MR], H2020, H2064-H2069 [11AP], H6440 [18JY], H7653 [18SE], H8745 [4OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H169 [2FE], H541-H547 [29FE]

———influence and legality of foreign contributions, H2064 [11AP], H8593 [2OC]

———investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to the transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to the People's Republic of China, H7505 [13SE]

———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, H6440 [18JY]

———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (H.R. 4621), E1014 [14JN]

———use of White House accommodations for fundraising, H8205 [27SE]

Political ethics: truthfulness in Presidential campaigns, H70 [31JA], H7901, H7906 [20SE], H7969 [21SE], H8744 [4OC], H8814, H8815 [5OC], H9515 [10OC], H9639, H9640 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H9910 [17OC]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election, H12527 [15DE]

———constitutional amendment on direct popular election (H.J. Res. 132), E2165 [8DE]

———constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 130), H12034 [7DE]

———constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 131), H12034 [7DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: election results, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE]

———order of succession, H12524 [15DE]

Public broadcasting: airing of political advertisements on public radio, H10816 [25OC]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, E1785 [13OC], E1807 [17OC], E1989 [28OC]

Senegal: elections (H. Res. 449), H2432, H2433 [3MY]

Serbia: democracy efforts, E1711 [6OC]

———elections, H9454 [6OC], E1814 [17OC]

Sharpton, Al: affiliation with Democratic Party Presidential candidates and Members of Congress, H635 [2MR]

Sri Lanka: elections (H. Con. Res. 298), H1768 [5AP], E503 [6AP]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, H541-H547 [29FE]

———decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, H12521 [15DE], E2195, E2220, E2238 [15DE]

———importance of the Presidential election relative to future nominations, H10463 [19OC], H11768 [1NO]

Switzerland: tribute to Swiss voters relative to referendum on foreigners, E1594 [26SE]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (H.R. 5277), H8064 [26SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (H.R. 3688), E653 [4MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2018, H2020, H2063-H2069 [11AP], H3835-H3837, H3844-H3853 [25MY], H4078-H4081, H4083, H4084 [8JN], H4140, H4161-H4163 [9JN], H4343, H4344, H4345 [14JN], E977 [12JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4168), H1678-H1680 [4AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4717), H5073, H5074 [23JN], H5295 [27JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5282-H5290 [27JN], E1149, E1153 [29JN]

Voting: cooperative initiative between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology to develop a new voting machine, E2227 [15DE]

———encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President, H12526 [15DE]

———establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5677), E2228 [15DE]

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (H.R. 5678), E2237 [15DE]

———importance, H9640 [11OC]

———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (H.R. 5642), E2136 [6DE]

———secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8789-H8796 [4OC], E1679 [4OC]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (H.R. 906), H8794, H8795 [4OC]

Washington and Lee University: tribute to Republican Mock Convention, E62 [2FE]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (H. Res. 500), H4652-H4654 [19JN], E695 [10MY]

———elections, E1161 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: reestablishment of representative Government (S. Con. Res. 150), S10943 [24OC]

Belarus: condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders (S. Con. Res. 153), S10790 [19OC], S11013 [25OC]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 304), S5757 [23JN]

———human rights violations and democracy efforts (S. Con. Res. 75), S1972 [30MR]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (S. Res. 375), S10427 [12OC], S10840 [19OC]

Budget: require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, S316-S318 [3FE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (S. Con. Res. 113), S4006, S4026 [16MY], S4449 [25MY], S7282, S7283 [19JY]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957 [25OC], S11080-S11082, S11101-S11103, S11104, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11279, S11282 [27OC], S11331 [29OC]

———military policies, S10954 [25OC]

———remarks on New York (NY) Times reporter Adam Clymer, S8340 [11SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 90), S1152 [2MR]

Chen Shui-bian: tribute on election as President of the Republic of China, S2433 [7AP]

Cheney, Richard B.: selection as Republican Vice Presidential candidate, S7466, S7468 [24JY], S7514 [25JY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy, S2433 [7AP]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (S. Con. Res. 99), S1829 [28MR]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (S. 3269), S11512-S11515, S11517, S11521 [14NO]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 89), S1152 [2MR]

———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (S. Con. Res. 148), S10266, S10267 [11OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): report on Vice President Gore's economic plan, S11087 [26OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

Congress: legislative priorities of 106th Congress, 2d session, S4944-S4946 [12JN]

Constitution: anniversary of the ratification of the 17th amendment on the direct election of Senators, S2386 [7AP]

Constitutional amendments: regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1722-S1737 [27MR], S1769, S1787-S1790, S1794-S1796 [28MR]

Croatia: elections (H. Con. Res. 251), S5756 [23JN]

———tribute to elections and support for participation in NATO Partnership for Peace, S4453, S4499 [25MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S122-S124 [31JA], S8250 [8SE], S8359 [12SE], S8785-S8787 [20SE], S8907 [21SE], S9793-S9795 [4OC], S10048 [6OC], S11343, S11344 [29OC], S11350 [30OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, S4166 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of special counsel to investigate Vice President Gore's fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S5654-S5656 [22JN], S5948-S5951, S6004-S6006 [28JN]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7805 [27JY]

Election Administration Commission: establish (S. 1), S11918, S11919 [15DE]

Elections: decision by Fox Broadcasting Co., and NBC, not to televise Presidential debate, S9689 [3OC], S9844 [4OC]

Electoral College: abolish, S11618-S11621 [6DE]

Electoral votes: change date for counting (S.J. Res. 55), S10943 [24OC]

FEC: improve enforcement capabilities (S. 2833), S6143 [29JN]

———study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11544 [14NO]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10066 [6OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S11070, S11076-S11078, S11080-S11082 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11282 [27OC]

Haiti: elections, S4181 [18MY]

———support free and fair elections and respect democracy (S. Con. Res. 126), S7283, S7284 [19JY]

Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented, S191-S197 [1FE]

Iran: elections (S. Con. Res. 83), S832 [24FE]

Kids Voting USA (organization): tribute, S9191 [25SE]

Lieberman, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, S8066 [6SE]

McDonald, Danny Lee: nomination to the FEC, S4259, S4261 [23MY], S4360, S4362 [24MY]

Mexico: elections, S9687 [3OC]

———elections (S. Res. 335), S6762 [13JY]

National Kids Voting Week: observance, S9191 [25SE]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), S1825, S1826 [28MR], S2444 [7AP], S4495 [25MY]

———encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), placed on the calendar, S1833 [29MR]

———support democratic political forces in their efforts to restore democracy (S. Con. Res. 155), S10939 [24OC]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, S10748 [19OC], S11020-S11022 [25OC], S11262 [27OC], S11331, S11333 [29OC]

———cost of political advertising on television, S4636, S4637 [7JN]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, S102 [26JA], S122 [31JA], S1161, S1162 [6MR], S3011 [27AP], S4353, S4354 [24MY], S4636, S4637 [7JN], S5481 [21JN], S6433, S6435 [11JY], S7647 [26JY], S8042-S8044 [6SE], S9409 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10273 [11OC], S11100 [26OC], S11327, S11328, S11329 [29OC], S11397 [31OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 26), S1165 [6MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2269), S1597 [22MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2941), S7720 [26JY], S7723 [27JY]

———influence and legality of foreign contributions, S1283, S1296 [8MR]

———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S7610-S7612 [26JY]

Political ethics: issue of religious faith in politics, S8066 [6SE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election, S11618-S11621 [6DE]

———constitutional amendment on direct popular election (S.J. Res. 56), S11494-S11496 [1NO]

Presidential appointments: impact of Presidential election on future judicial appointments, S11314 [28OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: election results, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11528 [14NO], S11765, S11767, S11769, S11771 [14DE]

Public broadcasting: make certain political broadcasting requirements inapplicable to noncommerical educational broadcasting stations (S. 3262), S11376 [30OC]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, S10485 [12OC]

SBA: politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election, S11228 [27OC]

Senate: assessment of Presidential candidates on the Senate floor, S10958 [25OC]

Senegal: elections, S1875 [29MR]

Serbia: democracy efforts, S10988 [25OC]

———elections, S9251, S9257 [26SE], S9892, S9895, S9898-S9900 [5OC], S10050 [6OC], S10243 [11OC]

———elections (S. Res. 365), S9761 [3OC], S10158 [10OC]

Smith, Bradley A.: nomination to the FEC, S600 [10FE], S862 [28FE], S4255-S4272, S4281-S4290 [23MY], S4353, S4359-S4364 [24MY]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, S6, S7, S44 [24JA], S102 [26JA]

———decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, S11781 [14DE]

Taxation: exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (S. 3193), S10417 [12OC]

———rates, S9793-S9795 [4OC]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (S. 2583), S4110-S4114 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4656-S4661 [7JN], S4769-S4775, S4777-S4786, S4808, S4809 [8JN], S4921 [9JN], S5481 [21JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), S5994-S6000 [28JN], S6041-S6047 [29JN], S6249 [30JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), unanimous-consent agreement, S5994 [28JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (S. 2742), S5267, S5279 [15JN], S5296 [16JN]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (S. 2582), S4110-S4114 [17MY]

Television: decision by Fox Broadcasting Co., and NBC, not to televise Presidential debate, S9689 [3OC], S9844 [4OC]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (S. 2666), S4480 [25MY]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period, S5359 [19JN]

———condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (S. Res. 314), S4490 [25MY]

———elections, S6247 [30JN]

Reports filed

Belarus Human Rights Violations and Democracy Efforts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 304), S4952 [12JN]

Condemn All Prejudice Against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and Support Political and Civic Participation by These Persons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 53), S7392 [20JY]

Croatian Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con Res. 251), S4952 [12JN]

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4717) (H. Rept. 106-702), H5239 [27JN]

Nomination of Bradley A. Smith to the FEC: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S1315 [8MR]

Nomination of Danny Lee McDonald to the FEC: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S1315 [8MR]

Recognize Anniversary of Free and Fair Elections and Improve Democratic and Human Rights in Burma: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 113), S6256 [30JN]

Support Free and Fair Elections and Respect Democracy in Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 126), S6256 [30JN]

Statements

Buckley v. Valeo Reconsideration and Overturning: several law and political science professors, S1788-S1790 [28MR]

Cross-County Walk To Support Campaign Finance Reform: Doris Haddock (Granny D), E277 [9MR]

Tables

Gonzalez, Henry B.: campaign finances, H12001 [5DE]

———congressional district Presidential election results, H12001 [5DE]

———election results, H12001 [5DE]

Testimonies

Political Organizations' Requirement To Report Information to the IRS: James Bopp, Jr., S5998 [28JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 251, Croatian elections, S5756 [23JN]

H. Con. Res. 251, elections in Croatia, H2986 [15MY]

H. Con. Res. 292, congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, H1430 [28MR]

H. Con. Res. 304, human rights violations and democracy efforts in Belarus, H2425 [3MY]

H. Con. Res. 328, recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights in Burma, H9582 [10OC]

H. Con. Res. 414, reestablishment of representative Government in Afghanistan, H10644 [24OC]

H. Res. 449, Senegal elections, H2432 [3MY]

H. Res. 500, condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period in Zimbabwe, H4653 [19JN], E696 [10MY]

H. Res. 544, Mexican elections, H6945 [25JY]

H.R. 4762, require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H5282-H5284 [27JN]

H.R. 5174, Dept. of Defense facilities use as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, H9594 [10OC]

S. 2582, revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status, S4111 [17MY]

S. 2583, require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS, S4111-S4113 [17MY]

S. 3269, Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act, S11513 [14NO]

S. Con. Res. 53, condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons, S7805 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 83, Iranian elections, S822, S832 [24FE]

S. Con. Res. 89, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1130, S1152 [2MR], S10267 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 89, establish Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H939 [14MR]

S. Con. Res. 90, use of Capitol rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S1130, S1153 [2MR], S10267 [11OC], H940 [14MR]

S. Con. Res. 99, congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, S1827, S1830 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 113, recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights in Burma, S4025 [16MY], S7283 [19JY]

S. Con. Res. 119, Croatian elections, S4578 [6JN]

S. Con. Res. 126, support free and fair elections and respect democracy in Haiti, S7284 [19JY]

S. Con. Res. 142, reestablishment of representative Government in Afghanistan, S9964 [5OC]

S. Con. Res. 148, disposition and archiving of Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) records, files, documents, and other materials, S10261, S10267 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 150, reestablishment of representative Government in Afghanistan, S10425 [12OC], S10943 [24OC]

S. Con. Res. 153, condemn human rights violations and undemocratic elections in Belarus and provide for full accounting of the disappearance and release of opposition leaders, S10807 [19OC], S11013 [25OC]

S. Con. Res. 155, support democratic political forces in their efforts to restore democracy in Peru, S10931, S10939 [24OC]

S. Res. 314, condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period in Zimbabwe, S4489 [25MY]

S. Res. 335, Mexican elections, S6691, S6762 [13JY]

S. Res. 365, Serbian elections, S9760 [3OC], S10158 [10OC]

S. Res. 375, tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts in Bolivia, S10427 [12OC], S10840 [19OC]

S.J. Res. 43, encourage free and fair elections in Peru, S1826 [28MR], S2444 [7AP], H2090 [11AP]

S.J. Res. 55, change date for counting electoral votes, S10943 [24OC]

S.J. Res. 56, constitutional amendment on direct popular election of the President and Vice President, S11496 [1NO]

Tributes

Bush, George W., S11765, S11767, S11769, S11771 [14DE]

Gore, Vice President, S11765, S11767, S11769, S11771 [14DE]

Kerrey, Senator, S98 [26JA]

ELECTRIC POWER

Amendments

Alaska: Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S9965, S9996 [5OC]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), S10003 [5OC]

Independent Scientific Review Panel: expand scope (S. 1167), S2793 [13AP]

Articles and editorials

Electricity—Lifeline or Bottom Line?, E1154-E1156 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (see S. 2439), S2728 [13AP]

Armed Forces: increase basic housing allowance for members stationed in San Diego and Orange Counties, CA, to compensate for increased energy costs (see H. Res. 629), H9900 [12OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (see S. 2163), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3986), H1077 [15MR]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (see H. Res. 581), H7870 [19SE]

California: authorize investor-owned electric utilities to purchase electric power directly from the Bonneville Power Administration at specified rates (see H.R. 5458), H9899 [12OC]

———electricity crisis in San Diego and Orange Counties (see H. Con. Res. 429), H9900 [12OC]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 3253), S11252 [27OC]

Consumers: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4881), H6469 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: sell fossil-fuel and nuclear generation facilities and electric power transmission facilities of the TVA (see H.R. 4655), H4484 [14JN]

Ecology and environment: address the acid rain and greenhouse gas impacts of electric utility restructuring and encourage the development of renewable energy resources (see H.R. 4861), H6052 [13JY]

FERC: establish a temporary bid cap on the wholesale price of electric energy sold in New York (see H.R. 5559), H11194 [25OC]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (see H.R. 3852), H756 [8MR]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Ohio (see H.R. 5368), H8735 [3OC]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (see S. 2499), S3328 [3MY] (see H.R. 4914), H6718 [20JY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in West Virginia (see H.R. 4494), H3412 [18MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia (see S. 2942), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5072), H7209 [27JY]

———provide additional authority to order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential rates and charges for electricity (see H.R. 5626), H11842 [3NO]

———reform electric power rates in California (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8799 [4OC]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (see H. Res. 650), H11194 [25OC]

———roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see S. 3093), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5131), H7364 [7SE]

New York: transmission of power generated by the Niagara Power Project (see S. 2361), S2233 [5AP]

Power resources: enhance use of renewable energy resources, conserve energy resources, improve energy efficiency, and increase domestic energy supplies (see H.R. 4805), H5655 [29JN]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see S. 2967), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4971), H7128 [26JY]

———facilitate transition to more reliability, competition and efficiency in electric power industry (see S. 2098), S799 [24FE]

———grant investor owned utilities and other private entities the same rights to purchase electric energy generated at Federal facilities as public bodies and cooperatives (see H.R. 5113), H7280 [6SE]

———interconnect distributed generation facilities with local electric distribution systems (see H.R. 5457), H9899 [12OC]

———provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (see S. 2886), S7160 [18JY]

———provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H6777 [24JY]

Taxation: impose a windfall profit tax on electricity (see H.R. 5531), H10808 [24OC]

———impose a windfall profit tax on electricity sold in Orange and San Diego Counties, CA, during the summer (see H.R. 5484), H10256 [18OC]

———impose windfall profit tax on wholesale electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 5415), H9504 [6OC]

———modify the depreciation of property used in the generation of electricity (see H.R. 4959), H7002 [25JY]

———promote the development of domestic wind energy resources (see H.R. 5352), H8617 [2OC]

———provide credit for electricity produced by certain waste management facilities in U.S. possessions (see H.R. 5226), H7932 [20SE]

———treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see H.R. 5295), H8199 [26SE]

TVA: ensure the fair and equitable treatment of customers in the event of restructuring of the electric utility industry (see S. 2570), S4014 [16MY]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

Cost Estimates

Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986): CBO, E1596 [26SE]

Electric Reliability 2000 Act (S. 2071): CBO, S8285-S8287 [8SE]

Letters

Bonneville Power Administration sales of electricity to joint operating entities: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H7398 [12SE]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H7398 [12SE]

California electric power market: Representative Bilbray, H11320, H11321 [26OC]

Portsmouth, OH, uranium enrichment plant closure: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, H4913 [21JN]

———Gary Gensler, Dept. of the Treasury, H4912 [21JN]

Privatization of U.S. Enrichment Corp.: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6030 [13JY]

———William J. Rainer, U.S. Enrichment Corp., H5726 [10JY]

Press releases

Energy Secretary Richardson Announces Six Short-Term Actions To Help Prevent Power Outages: Dept. of Energy, S3907 [11MY]

Portsmouth, OH, Uranium Enrichment Plant Closure: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, H4913 [21JN]

———Representative Strickland, H4912 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Bonneville Power Administration: allow sales of electricity to joint operating entities (S. 1937), H7398 [12SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), H7747-H7749 [19SE], H7886-H7888 [20SE], E1596 [26SE]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (H. Res. 581), H7885, H7886 [20SE]

California: electric power rates, H9808 [11OC]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (H.R. 3852), H3488 [22MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (S. 1836), H3494 [22MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), H3488, H3489 [22MY]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (H. Res. 650), H11317-H11321 [26OC], H11400 [27OC]

———roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (H.R. 5131), H7506 [13SE], H9456 [6OC], H11318, H11319 [26OC]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 2667), H8775 [4OC]

Midland Cogeneration Venture (electric company): anniversary, E378 [22MR]

Power resources: fuel cell power system development funding, H4451 [14JN]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (H.R. 2569), H3053 [16MY]

———impact of competition within the electric utility industry on reliability and demands on electric grid systems, E1154 [29JN]

———protect consumers against rate increases in Western regions, H7220 [6SE]

———provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (H.R. 4941), H11321 [26OC]

Southwire Co.: anniversary, E399 [23MR]

Taxation: promote the development of domestic wind energy resources (H.R. 5352), H8593 [2OC]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: impact of closure of Portsmouth, OH, uranium enrichment plant, H4912 [21JN], H5032 [22JN], H5077 [23JN], H5165 [26JN], H5725 [10JY], H6029 [13JY], H6566 [19JY]

———renationalize to protect U.S. energy security, H5077 [23JN], H5815 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S2758 [13AP], S9996 [5OC]

Bonneville Power Administration: protect rights and benefits of employees relative to participation in a regional transmission organization, S8182, S8183, S8184 [7SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (S. 2163), S1124 [2MR], S2644 [12AP]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), S10542 [13OC]

Consumers: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (S. 2071), S628 [10FE], S6293-S6295 [30JN]

Dept. of Energy: black liquor gasification program funding, S7094 [18JY]

———renewable energy research and development funding, S7986, S7987 [5SE], S8185 [7SE], S8282 [8SE]

———Small Wind Turbine Project funding, S10763 [19OC]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (S. 1836), S2810 [13AP]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (S. 2499), S3328 [3MY], S9980 [5OC]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia (S. 2942), S9984 [5OC]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), S10003 [5OC]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), unanimous-consent agreement, S10003 [5OC]

———hydroelectric projects licensing reform, S10761 [19OC]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California, S11470 [1NO]

———roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (S. 3093), S8958 [21SE]

Independent Scientific Review Panel: expand scope (S. 1167), S2793 [13AP]

Panda Energy International: problems with approval of power plant constructed in the People's Republic of China, S9937, S9938 [5OC]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (S. 2967), S7863, S7864 [27JY]

———facilitate transition to more reliability, competition and efficiency in electric power industry (S. 2098), S809-S812 [24FE], S6294 [30JN]

———provide for competition in electric power industry, S11470 [1NO]

———provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (S. 2886), S7145 [18JY], S7173 [19JY]

Reports filed

Bonneville Power Administration Electricity Sales to Joint Operating Entities: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1937) (H. Rept. 106-820), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2163) (S. Rept. 106-488), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3986) (H. Rept. 106-864), H7869 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 106-866), H7870 [19SE]

Electric Reliability 2000 Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 106-324), S5883 [27JN], S6013 [28JN]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Alabama: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3852) (H. Rept. 106-629), H3473 [19MY]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1836) (S. Rept. 106-265), S2615 [12AP]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Pennsylvania: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2499) (S. Rept. 106-381), S8019 [5SE]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in West Virginia: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2942) (S. Rept. 106-430), S9464 [28SE]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho: Committee on Commerce (House) (S. 1236) (H. Rept. 106-630), H3473 [19MY]

Independent Scientific Review Panel Scope Expansion: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1167) (S. Rept. 106-235), S1390 [9MR]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System Construction Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2439) (S. Rept. 106-405), S8342 [11SE]

Statements

FERC Release of Findings and Recommendations on Electric Power in California (H. Res. 650): Representative Bilbray, H11320 [26OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 581, consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7885 [20SE]

H. Res. 650, FERC release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California, H11317 [26OC]

H.R. 3852, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama, H3488 [22MY]

H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7747 [19SE], H7886 [20SE]

S. 1167, Independent Scientific Review Panel scope expansion, S2793 [13AP]

S. 1236, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho, S10003 [5OC], H3488 [22MY]

S. 1836, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama, S2810 [13AP], H3494 [22MY]

S. 1937, Bonneville Power Administration sales of electricity to joint operating entities, H7398 [12SE]

S. 2071, Electric Reliability 2000 Act, S628-S632 [10FE], S6352-S6356 [10JY]

S. 2439, Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations, S9996 [5OC]

S. 2499, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania, S3328 [3MY], S9980 [5OC]

S. 2570, ensure the fair and equitable treatment of TVA customers in the event of restructuring of the electric utility industry, S4021-S4023 [16MY]

S. 2942, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia, S9984 [5OC]

S. 2967, Electric Power Industry Tax Modernization Act, S7864-S7867 [27JY]

ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY TAX MODERNIZATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2967), S7839 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2967), S7863, S7864 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 2967, provisions, S7864-S7867 [27JY]

ELECTRIC RELIABILITY 2000 ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2071), S613 [10FE]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (S. 2071): CBO, S8285-S8287 [8SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2071), S628 [10FE], S6293-S6295 [30JN]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 106-324), S5883 [27JN], S6013 [28JN]

Texts of

S. 2071, provisions, S628-S632 [10FE], S6352-S6356 [10JY]

ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER INTEROPERABILITY AND PORTABILITY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1733), H62-H65 [31JA], E63 [2FE]

Texts of

S. 1733, provisions, H62 [31JA]

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ENHANCEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4429), H8079-H8081 [26SE]

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration, H8080 [26SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4429) (H. Rept. 106-877), H7990 [21SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4429, provisions, H8079 [26SE]

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1912) (S. Rept. 106-349), S7229 [19JY]

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5018) (H. Rept. 106-932), H8799 [4OC]

ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT

Bills and resolutions

Consumers: prohibit operators of automatic teller machines that display paid advertising from imposing any fee (see H.R. 4812), H5736 [10JY]

ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES ALLIANCE

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6675 [20JY]

ELECTRONIC RIGHTS FOR THE 21st CENTURY ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 854), S11778 [14DE]

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 761), S1843 [29MR]

Analyses

Provisions (S. 761): Conference Report, H4352-H4357 [14JN]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 761, provisions, S1846 [29MR], H489 [16FE]

Articles and editorials

Caveat Surfer Should Be the E-Commerce Motto, H4350 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 761): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 523), H4219 [12JN]

Conference reports

Provisions (S. 761), H4115-H4118 [8JN]

Explanations

Provisions (S. 761), S5283-S5288 [16JN]

Letters

Provisions: several Senators, S1846 [29MR]

Lists

Supporters of S. 761, provisions, S5218 [15JN]

Motions

Enact (S. 761), H487 [16FE]

Remarks in House

Computers: ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, H4360 [14JN]

Enact (S. 761), H486-H489 [16FE], H2638 [8MY]

———conference report, H4351-H4366 [14JN], E1026, E1034 [15JN], E1071 [21JN], E1078 [22JN], E1097 [23JN]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 523), H4346-H4351 [14JN]

———insert H.R. 1714 language in lieu, H487 [16FE]

SEC: recordkeeping requirements relative to the purchase of penny stocks, H4360, H4361 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Computers: ensure consumer access to electronic records dealing with the consent granted through an electronic signature, S5228 [15JN], S5282-S5290 [16JN]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, S5226 [15JN]

Enact (S. 761), S1831 [28MR], S1843-S1846 [29MR]

———conference report, S5176, S5215-S5231 [15JN], S5281-S5290 [16JN], S5552 [21JN]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S5182 [15JN]

———unanimous-consent request, S1663 [23MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 761, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 523) (H. Rept. 106-670), H4219 [12JN]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 761) (H. Rept. 106-661), H4119 [8JN]

Statements

Provisions: Senators Sarbanes, Hollings, and Wyden, S5229-S5231 [15JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 523, consideration of conference report on S. 761, provisions, H4347 [14JN]

S. 761, provisions, H486 [16FE]

ELECTRONICS

Amendments

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1843 [29MR]

Courts: reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), S2813 [13AP]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC], H11848 [13NO]

Analyses

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761): Conference Report, H4352-H4357 [14JN]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H489 [16FE]

———S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S1846 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Caveat Surfer Should Be the E-Commerce Motto, H4350 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see S. 3040), S8501 [13SE] (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Computers: apply certain disclosure requirements to operators of Internet web sites (see H.R. 3770), H630 [1MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 523), H4219 [12JN]

———establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H1284 [22MR]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

Crime: provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (see H.R. 5673), H12531 [15DE]

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (see H.R. 4906), H6717 [20JY]

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 3888), H920 [9MR]

Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see S. 2326), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4987), H7205 [27JY]

Tariff: color television receivers (see S. 2222), S1316 [8MR] (see H.R. 3821), H632 [1MR]

———digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (see S. 2646, 2647, 2648, 2649, 2650, 2651, 2652, 2653, 2654, 2655, 2656, 2657, 2658, 2659, 2660, 2661, 2662, 2663, 2664), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 3778, 3779, 3780, 3781, 3782, 3783, 3784, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789, 3790, 3791, 3792, 3793, 3794, 3795), H630 [1MR]

———R-core transformers (see H.R. 5491), H10256 [18OC]

———synthetic quartz or synthetic fused silica (see S. 2199), S1233 [7MR]

———transformers for use in certain AM and FM radio broadcast receivers (see S. 2167), S1118 [2MR] (see H.R. 3803), H631 [1MR]

———transformers for use in certain AM and FM radio broadcast receivers with compact disc players (see S. 2166), S1118 [2MR] (see H.R. 3804), H631 [1MR]

Taxation: treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 5486), H10256 [18OC]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (see S. 2767), S5662 [22JN]

Telephones: prohibit use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephone systems to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 5300), H8199 [26SE]

Conference reports

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), H4115-H4118 [8JN]

Explanations

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761), S5283-S5288 [16JN]

Letters

Millennium Digital Commerce Act: several Senators, S1846 [29MR]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act appointment of conferees: Coalition for Electronic Authentication, S1208 [7MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1208 [7MR]

———Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, S1209 [7MR]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S1208 [7MR]

Lists

Supporters of S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, S5218 [15JN]

Motions

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H487 [16FE]

Remarks in House

Aerospace Electronic Commerce Day: observance, E1237 [14JY]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (H.R. 4049), H1288 [23MR], H8561-H8570 [2OC], E1652 [3OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce, H2970 [15MY]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), H486-H489 [16FE], H2638 [8MY]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4351-H4366 [14JN], E1026, E1034 [15JN], E1071 [21JN], E1078 [22JN], E1097 [23JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 523), H4346-H4351 [14JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), insert H.R. 1714 language in lieu, H487 [16FE]

———establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (H.R. 4059), H3534 [23MY], E494 [5AP]

———protection of databases, E1759 [12OC], E1974 [28OC]

———provide law enforcement officials with the authority and resources to combat the transmission of computer viruses, H2597 [4MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H2514 [4MY], H6369-H6374 [18JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H3288 [17MY]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (H.R. 4582), H3895 [6JN]

Crime: provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (H.R. 5673), E2233 [15DE]

Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), H62-H65 [31JA], E63 [2FE]

Government: strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government, H6367, H6368 [18JY]

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration, H8080 [26SE]

———authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (H.R. 4906), E1285 [21JY]

Panamax (business): anniversary, E1237 [14JY]

Royal Electrical Services, Inc.: Greater Pueblo, CO, Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award recipient, E1118 [26JN]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (H.R. 3778-3795), E213 [1MR]

Taxation: treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (H.R. 5486), E1867 [19OC]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), H8275-H8277 [27SE], H11848, H11849 [13NO]

Trimble, Charles R.: American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement award recipient, E1592 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (S. 3040), S8501-S8504 [13SE]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1831 [28MR], S1843-S1846 [29MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent request, S1206-S1209 [7MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5176, S5215-S5231 [15JN], S5281-S5290 [16JN], S5552 [21JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S5182 [15JN]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), unanimous-consent request, S1663 [23MR]

Courts: reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), House amendment, S2813, S2814 [13AP]

Government: make all Federal websites available on one all-government portal, S9599 [2OC]

———strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government, S5330-S5332 [19JN], S11244 [27OC]

Privacy: enhance protections for electronic information, ensure uniform protections for purchase or rental of certain media, and promote use of encryption technology while balancing law enforcement needs (S. 854), S11778 [14DE]

———strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (S. 2326), S1911 [29MR]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (S. 2664), S4477, S4478 [25MY]

———synthetic quartz or synthetic fused silica (S. 2199), S1236 [7MR]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC]

———State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (S. 2767), S5664-S5666 [22JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 523) (H. Rept. 106-670), H4219 [12JN]

Electronic Commerce Technology Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1912) (S. Rept. 106-349), S7229 [19JY]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee of Conference (S. 761) (H. Rept. 106-661), H4119 [8JN]

Government Information Security Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1993) (S. Rept. 106-259), S2465 [10AP]

Privacy Commission Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4049) (H. Rept. 106-919), H8551 [29SE]

State and Local Government Regulation of Citizens Band Radio Equipment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2346) (H. Rept. 106-883), H7996 [22SE]

Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 106-700), H5168 [26JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 523, consideration of conference report on S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H4347 [14JN]

H.R. 2346, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, H8275 [27SE], H11848 [13NO]

H.R. 3113, Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act, H6369-H6371 [18JY]

H.R. 4049, Privacy Commission Act, H8561-H8563 [2OC]

H.R. 5486, tax treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment, E1868 [19OC]

S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, H486 [16FE]

S. 1733, Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act, H62 [31JA]

S. 1769, reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies, S2813 [13AP]

S. 2166, tariff on transformers for use in certain AM and FM radio broadcast receivers with compact disc players, S1125 [2MR]

S. 2167, tariff on transformers for use in certain AM and FM radio broadcast receivers, S1125 [2MR]

S. 2326, Wireless Eavesdropping Protection Act, S1911 [29MR]

S. 2767, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, S5665 [22JN]

S. 3040, Privacy Commission Act, S8502 [13SE]

ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT

Amendments

Programs and activities: extend (S. 2), S3051, S3197 [1MY], S3265, S3266 [2MY], S3284, S3333, S3334, S3447, S3448, S3449 [3MY], S3460, S3547, S3548, S3549, S3550, S3552 [4MY], S3594, S3616 [8MY], S3638, S3662, S3738, S3772, S3773, S3774, S3775, S3778, S3781 [9MY], S3851 [10MY], S4026 [16MY], S5579 [21JN]

Articles and editorials

Commentary on Public Education and Other Critical Issues—A Blank Check, H2754 [9MY]

Fair Deal for the Poor, S3638 [9MY]

How the Courts Undermined School Discipline, S3579 [8MY]

Lack of Resources Hampers Students in Poorer Districts, S3586-S3588 [8MY]

Misdirected Education Money, S1588 [22MR]

Why the Public Schools Are Being Federalized, E611 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: ensure services for students are coordinated (see H.R. 4891), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (see S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (see S. 2452), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4307), H2338 [13AP]

———early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see S. 2623), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4272), H2336 [13AP]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see S. 2276), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4058), H1284 [22MR]

———establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (see S. 2120), S929 [29FE]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (see S. 2122), S930 [29FE]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (see S. 2118), S929 [29FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 2009), S86 [26JA]

———provide for community learning and successful schools (see S. 2219), S1315 [8MR]

———provide for rural education assistance (see S. 2121), S930 [29FE]

———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 2119), S929 [29FE]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for bilingual education (see H.R. 4349), H2410 [2MY]

———provide grants to States to encourage retention of teachers through payment of bonuses (see H.R. 4406), H2770 [9MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1075 [15MR]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 2116), S929 [29FE]

Federal aid programs: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

Government regulations: assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (see H.R. 4766), H5240 [27JN]

Impact Aid Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H7209 [27JY]

Programs and activities: extend (see H.R. 4508), H3474 [19MY]

Reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4518), H3648 [23MY] (see H.R. 4564), H3868 [25MY]

Explanations

Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]

Letters

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]

———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]

———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]

———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]

———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]

———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]

———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs funding: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, S5855 [27JN]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act funding: several Representatives, H4050 [8JN]

Impact Aid Program funding: several Senators, S5834 [27JN]

Impact Aid Program reauthorization: Brent D. Gish, National Indian Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY]

———Fleet Reserve Association, H3000 [15MY]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, H3000 [15MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Margaret Hallgren, National Military Family Association, Inc., H3000 [15MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: Senator Voinovich, S1372 [9MR]

Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Carter D. Ward, Missouri Education Roundtable (organization), S3312 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (H.R. 4307), H7507 [13SE], E588 [13AP]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (H.R. 2387), H7974 [21SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4272), H5848 [12JY]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching, E567 [13AP]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (H.R. 4346), H2554 [4MY], E613 [2MY]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7459-H7470 [12SE], E1467, E1476 [13SE], E1486 [14SE]

———provide for teacher technology training, H6032 [13JY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (H.R. 3928), H1053 [15MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H4022 [7JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H4596 [19JN], E613 [2MY]

———support teachers, H2751, H2755, H2756 [9MY]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act: funding, H4049 [8JN]

Federal aid programs: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating funds (H.R. 4141), H2750-H2757 [9MY], E463 [30MR], E613 [2MY]

Government regulations: assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (H.R. 4766), H11612 [30OC], E1129, E1132 [28JN]

Impact Aid Program: reauthorize, H1309 [23MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3616), H2992-H3002 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H1066 [15MR]

Native Hawaiian Education Program: prohibit funding, H4282-H4284 [13JN]

Reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), H1840-H1847 [5AP]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H2756 [9MY]

Title I grants: funding, H4204-H4208 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Comprehensive School Reform Program: funding, S3600 [8MY], S6207 [30JN]

Dept. of Defense: education programs funding through reductions in defense procurement programs, S4994-S4996, S4998, S5009 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

Education: allow States and local school districts choice in conducting student assessments, S3238 [2MY]

———apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (S. 2452), S2768 [13AP]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S2952 [27AP], S3232, S3235 [2MY], S3284-S3292 [3MY], S3484 [4MY], S3592 [8MY]

———early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]

———early learning programs funding (S. 2866), S6678-S6680 [13JY]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and assistance for failing schools, S5853-S5858, S5862 [27JN]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S3591 [8MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2623), S4382 [24MY]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (S. 2276), S1609 [22MR]

———establish scholarship program that would require awardees to commit to obtain teacher licensing, teach in ``high need'' areas, and have academic concentration in the subject they intend to teach, S3317 [3MY]

———establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (S. 2120), S935 [29FE]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities, S3600 [8MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers and protect teachers from frivolous lawsuits, S3578-S3584, S3595, S3597 [8MY]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S2895-S2897 [26AP]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (S. 2122), S935 [29FE]

———improve student achievement by improving teacher quality, technology training, and accountability, and enhance leadership skills of principals (S. 1926), S505-S507 [8FE]

———improve teacher quality, S3231 [2MY], S3648, S3649 [9MY]

———increase student involvement (S. 1773), S505-S507 [8FE]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (S. 2118), S935 [29FE]

———national policy to improve system, S5726-S5729 [23JN]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3475, S3476 [4MY]

———portability demonstration program to allow school systems to use Title I funding to provide school choice or allow tutorial assistance, S3288-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3484 [4MY]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3287-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3643, S3644 [9MY]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 2009), S91 [26JA]

———provide for rural education assistance (S. 2121), S935 [29FE]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 2119), S935 [29FE]

———provide grants for master teacher programs, S1092, S1101 [2MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs, S4027 [16MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S3318 [3MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S3650, S3651 [9MY]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 2116), S932 [29FE]

———use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S1588 [22MR], S10749 [19OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3286-S3292 [3MY]

Education Finance Incentive Grant Program: funding, S6220 [30JN]

Federal aid programs: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating funds, S3283, S3311 [3MY], S3633-S3635, S3641, S3644, S3649 [9MY]

Federal-State relations: consider State fiscal commitment and equitable distribution of funds in the allocation of Title I funding, S3584-S3591 [8MY], S3676 [9MY]

Funding, S2390 [7AP]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, S3597 [8MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S714, S720 [23FE], S899-S919 [29FE], S1371 [9MR], S2329, S2331 [6AP], S2396-S2400 [7AP]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3311 [3MY], S3474 [4MY]

Migrant Education Program: funding, S3597 [8MY]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, S3637 [9MY]

Programs and activities: extend, S9415 [28SE]

———extend (S. 2), S1588 [22MR], S2895-S2897 [26AP], S2950-S2953, S2964 [27AP], S3045-S3178 [1MY], S3230-S3248, S3272 [2MY], S3280-S3322 [3MY], S3453-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3576, S3578-S3601 [8MY], S3629-S3662, S3665-S3679 [9MY], S3906 [11MY], S3952 [15MY], S4027 [16MY], S4253 [23MY], S4443, S4497 [25MY], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5850-S5853 [27JN], S6338, S6341 [10JY], S7522, S7523 [25JY], S8357-S8359 [12SE], S8440, S8441 [13SE], S9017-S9019 [22SE], S9245, S9246 [26SE], S9358 [27SE], S10748 [19OC], S10965 [25OC], S11067 [26OC], S11481, S11483 [1NO]

———extend (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S3037 [27AP], S3311 [3MY], S3480 [4MY]

———extend (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S3479, S3480 [4MY], S4496, S4497 [25MY], S5851 [27JN]

Reauthorize, S10169 [11OC]

Reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), S1505, S1512-S1516 [21MR], S1589 [22MR]

Schools: availability of certain funds relative to same-gender public schools and classrooms, S5870 [27JN], S5942 [28JN]

———encourage school districts to hire certain professionals without certification as teachers, S3651 [9MY]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S2950-S2953 [27AP]

———provide parents, taxpayers, and educators with useful, understandable reports on schools, S3471 [4MY]

Teachers: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3454-S3467, S3475, S3478-S3481, S3493, S3494 [4MY]

Technology Literacy Challenge Fund: funding, S5955-S5957, S5978 [28JN]

Title I grants: funding, S5842, S5845-S5850, S5861, S5862 [27JN], S5986-S5990, S5993, S6002 [28JN]

Vocational education: remove funding, S3594, S3595 [8MY]

Reports

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

Reports filed

Educational Opportunities Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2) (S. Rept. 106-261), S2615 [12AP]

Impact Aid Program Reauthorization: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 106-504), H572 [29FE]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 106-503), H572 [29FE]

Statements

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funds for Educationally and Economically Disadvantaged Schools and Students: Senators Grassley, Harkin, and Hatch, S3588-S3590 [8MY]

Summaries

Safe and Successful Schools Act (H.R. 4346), E613 [2MY]

Tables

State allocations through basic and targeted Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I grants, S5987 [28JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3222, Literacy Involves Families Together Act, H7459-H7461 [12SE]

H.R. 3616, Impact Aid Program reauthorization, H2992-H2996 [15MY]

S. 2, Educational Opportunities Act, S3051-S3142 [1MY]

S. 2623, National Science Education Enhancement Act, S4384-S4387 [24MY]

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELING DEMONSTRATION ACT

Letters

Funding: several Representatives, H4050 [8JN]

Remarks in House

Funding, H4049 [8JN]

Reports

School Counseling Program To Reduce School Violence: Bipartisan Working Group on Youth Violence, H4049 [8JN]

ELIAS, JOE

Remarks in House

Arizona: Valley del Sol Profiles of Success Hispanic Leadership Award recipients, E1139 [28JN]

ELIASOHN, MICHAEL

Articles and editorials

Bad Apples—Fire Blight Is Taking Bite Out of Area Crops—Farmers Seek Federal Financial Assistance for Acres of Dying Trees, S7351 [20JY]

ELIM NATIVE CORP.

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corp. (H.R. 3090), S2798 [13AP]

Reports filed

Elim Native Corp., Land Restoration Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3090) (S. Rept. 106-258), S2465 [10AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3090, Elim Native Corp., land restoration under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S2798 [13AP]

ELIZABETH, NJ

Remarks in House

PROCEED, Inc.: anniversary, E285 [13MR]

Waterfront Festival: tribute, E855 [25MY]

ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S95 [26JA]

ELIZABETHPORT, NJ

Remarks in House

Brand New Day, Inc.: anniversary, E2139 [7DE]

ELKASABY, GAMAL

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H1681 [4AP]

ELKASABY, GAMELA AND OMAR

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H1681 [4AP]

ELKASABY, MARTA SIERRA

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H1681 [4AP]

ELKINS, THOMAS E.

Studies

Prolonged Grieving After Abortion—A Descriptive Study, H9529-H9531 [10OC]

ELKO, NV

Amendments

California Trail Interpretive Center: establish to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), S11937 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

California Trail Interpretive Center: establish to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (see S. 2749), S5360 [19JN] (see H.R. 4708), H4816 [21JN]

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: designate (see S. Res. 326), S5663 [22JN]

Remarks in House

California Trail Interpretive Center: establish to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), H10574-H10577, H10703 [24OC]

Digenan, Dennis: Nevada Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2661 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

California Trail Interpretive Center: establish to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), S5361 [19JN], S9985 [5OC], S11937-S11939 [15DE]

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: designate (S. Res. 326), S10007 [5OC]

Reports filed

California Trail Interpretive Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2749) (S. Rept. 106-441), S9700 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 2749, California Trail Interpretive Act, S5361 [19JN], S9985 [5OC], S11937-S11939 [15DE], H10574-H10576 [24OC]

S. Res. 326, National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko, NV, S10007 [5OC]

S. Res. 326, National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, NV, S5686 [22JN]

ELKO COUNTY, NV

Remarks in House

Committee on Agriculture (House): subcommittee report on closure of South Canyon Road by the Forest Service, E1874 [19OC], E1883 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Public lands: transfer certain Federal lands (H.R. 1231), S2795 [13AP]

Reports

Forest Service Closing of the Jarbidge South Canyon Road: Committee on Agriculture (House), E1875 [19OC], E1884-E1887 [23OC]

Reports filed

Transfer of Certain Federal Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1231) (S. Rept. 106-238), S1390 [9MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1231, Elko County, NV, Federal lands transfer, S2795 [13AP]

ELKS LODGE see Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (fraternal organization)

ELLEDGE, ROBERT E.

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: Purple Heart award recipient, H1682 [4AP], E495 [5AP]

ELLENWOOD, GA

Remarks in House

Turner, Curtis: tribute for efforts in leading prayers and invocations at public school sporting events, E1608 [27SE]

ELLERD, ROBERT A.

Remarks in Senate

Gallatin Valley, MT, Marine of the Year: recipient, S11125 [26OC]

ELLERMAN, MARGARET L.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2037 [3AP]

ELLINGTON AFB, TX

Remarks in House

Air National Guard: supply complex funding, H5613 [29JN]

ELLIOT, JOHN R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1344 [27JY]

ELLIOTT, CARL (a former Representative from Alabama)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (see H.R. 4806), H5655 [29JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (H.R. 4806), H6893-H6896 [25JY], E1344 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (H.R. 4806), S9867 [4OC]

Reports filed

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4806), S9464 [28SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4806, Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL, H6894 [25JY]

ELLIOTT, MICHEAL

Remarks in House

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Community Health Leader award recipient, E1004 [14JN]

ELLIOTT, RICHARD

Prayers

House of Representatives, H7935 [21SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H7935 [21SE]

ELLIOTT, ROGER V.

Prayers

Senate, S563 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S563 [10FE]

ELLIOTT, SHELBY M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E18 [27JA]

ELLIS, JAY

Remarks in House

MyPinstripes.com (internet site): tribute, E1241 [14JY]

Tribute, E1241 [14JY]

ELLIS, MARC

Remarks in House

MyPinstripes.com (internet site): tribute, E1241 [14JY]

Tribute, E1241 [14JY]

ELLIS, WILLIAM

Essays

Soldiers Story, E272 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E272 [9MR]

ELLISON, MALCOLM M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1995 [28OC]

ELLISTON, TRAVIS

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4009 [16MY]

ELLSWORTH AFB, SD

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: deployment of Global Hawk aircraft system, S5648 [22JN]

ELMENDORF AFB, AK

Remarks in House

Alaska: land exchange to facilitate a railroad track realignment and straightening project through Elmendorf AFB and Fort Richardson, E1967 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

General Thomas D. White Environmental Award for Restoration: recipient, S2937 [26AP]

ELMORE, SUNSHINE

Articles and editorials

Interns From Down Under, E425 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Congress: tribute to Australian interns, E425 [28MR]

ELMS COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Polish Center of Discovery and Learning: tribute, E811 [23MY]

ELMSFORD, NY

Remarks in House

New York: Saw Mill River and Ramapo River flood control projects funding, H5220 [27JN], H8425 [28SE]

ELSASSER, GLEN

Articles and editorials

From the Starr Report to White House Menus, Government Printing Office Is Paperwork Central, E304 [14MR]

ELSINBORO TOWNSHIP, NJ

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Abel and Mary Nicholson House, Elsinboro Township, NJ, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 3160), S9861 [4OC] (see H.R. 5399), H9011 [5OC]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Abel and Mary Nicholson House, Elsinboro Township, NJ, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 5399), E1729 [10OC]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Abel and Mary Nicholson House, Elsinboro Township, NJ, as a unit of the National Park System (S. 3160), S9862 [4OC]

Texts of

S. 3160, Abel and Mary Nicholson House National Historic Site Study Act, S9863 [4OC]

ELSON, GERALD

Remarks in House

Macomb County, MI: tribute to Warren-Center Line-Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductees, E2118 [4DE], E2191 [15DE]

EMAN, MELISSA

Remarks in House

Peoria, IL: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E608 [2MY]

EMBASSIES

Articles and editorials

State Dept. Unfreezes Hundreds of Promotions After Delay for Security Review, S11839 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency relative to funding for embassy relocation negotiations (see S. 2801), S5884 [27JN]

Messages

Consular Convention Between the U.S. and Ireland on Taxation of Embassy Purchases: President Clinton, S8031 [5SE]

Motions

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788 [11OC]

Remarks in House

Dept. of State: embassy security funding, H5160 [26JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9791 [11OC]

Immigration: prohibit refusal of visas based on sex, race, sexual orientation, or disability, H9544 [10OC]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency relative to funding for embassy relocation negotiations (S. 2801), S5910, S5934 [27JN], S5941 [28JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11506 [2NO]

Terrorism: U.S. response to acts of terrorism against U.S. facilities, soldiers, and citizens, S10730-S10733 [18OC]

EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN TRADE

Letters

Withdraw U.S. membership and funding from the World Trade Organization, H4805 [21JN]

EMERGENCY FUEL TAX ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2799), S5884 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2799), S5905 [27JN]

Tables

State gasoline taxes (1998), S5906 [27JN]

Texts of

S. 2799, provisions, S5906 [27JN]

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA

Remarks in House

Jones, Tim: Emergency Management Association of Georgia Citizen of the Year award recipient, E127 [14FE]

EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL see Health Care Professionals

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EFFICIENCY ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 911), S3686 [9MY]

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR ACT

Bills and resolutions

GAO: report on impact on hospital emergency departments (see H.R. 5304), H8200 [26SE]

EMERGENCY METHAMPHETAMINE RESPONSE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

EMERSON, BILL (a former Representative from Missouri)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Bill Emerson Memorial Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 4648), H4336 [13JN]

EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5428 [28JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

———H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H8754 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 3996), H5955 [12JY]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H5737 [10JY]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1547), H90 [31JA]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H6599 [19JY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H1629 [30MR]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H7871 [19SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H632 [1MR]

———protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H6355 [17JY]

———use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3387), H343 [10FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H8469 [28SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 4560), H11195 [25OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), H1477 [28MR]

———establish a program to designate as an Interstate Oasis certain facilities near the interstate highway system (see H.R. 1872), H4591 [15JN]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4337 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H50 [27JA]

———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H7502 [12SE]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H7212 [27JY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2512 [3MY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6778 [24JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H6471 [18JY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), H3813 [24MY]

———prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5241 [27JN]

Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1164 [21MR] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1075 [15MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H455 [15FE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7282 [6SE]

———reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 1876), H574 [29FE]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4484 [14JN]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H3173 [16MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H165 [1FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H5656 [29JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H7280 [6SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H2770 [9MY]

Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 3453), H2340 [13AP]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign aid: support programs and activities that provide food to the needy and school-age children in developing countries (see H. Res. 649), H10808 [24OC]

Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), H1852 [5AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H998 [14MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H2607 [4MY]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H455 [15FE]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H7003 [25JY]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6471 [18JY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H1077 [15MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H3523 [22MY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H6719 [20JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H4485 [14JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1589 [29MR]

Medicaid: definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), H373 [14FE]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7365 [7SE]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5737 [10JY]

Medicare: coverage of ambulance services to certain rural outpatient facilities (see H.R. 4549), H3867 [25MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H6354 [17JY]

———eliminate reduction in the market basket percentage under the prospective payment system for payments to small rural hospitals (see H.R. 4996), H7206 [27JY]

———establish a minimum adjustment to payments to hospitals for costs attributable to wages (see H.R. 4998), H7206 [27JY]

———improve Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital program (see H.R. 4997), H7206 [27JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H5955 [12JY]

———provide for equity in the amount of disproportionate share payment adjustments between urban and rural hospitals (see H.R. 4995), H7206 [27JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H3926 [6JN] (see H.R. 3580), H2512 [3MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6052 [13JY]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7723 [18SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1589 [29MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2512 [3MY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 4987), H7205 [27JY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6471 [18JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H5037 [22JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2607 [4MY]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see H.R. 4497), H5955 [12JY]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H3474 [19MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H5656 [29JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2967 [11MY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2013 [10AP]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 1503), H757 [8MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H2967 [11MY]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H6717 [20JY]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H7366 [7SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1120 [16MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H922 [9MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H3173 [16MY]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3523 [22MY]

———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 2640), H3309 [17MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8468 [28SE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H5843 [11JY] (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1675 [3AP]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H6355 [17JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H9900 [12OC]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H6599 [19JY]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H2338 [13AP]

Lists

Farmington High School wrestling team, E765 [18MY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, E145 [15FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5456, H5583 [29JN], H5698, H5700 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9695, H9698 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5418 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9678, H9679 [11OC]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, E309 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Community Advancement Program agritourism funding, H5583 [29JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6624 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11293 [26OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4062 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4837, H4839 [21JN]

Diseases: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research funding, H8263 [27SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11293 [26OC], E2014 [28OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9678, H9679, H9695, H9696, H9698 [11OC]

———distribution of prescription drugs (H.R. 4301), E586 [13AP]

EPA: limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4837, H4839 [21JN]

Farmington, MO: tribute to Farmington High School wrestling team, E765 [18MY]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5698, H5700 [10JY]

Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), H65 [31JA]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5418 [28JN], H9695 [11OC]

Gordonville, MO: anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church, E1501 [18SE]

Green, Anthony G., I: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E400 [23MR]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), H3592, H3593 [23MY]

Luttrell, Gearlene (Gerri): Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E402 [23MR]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5371 [28JN]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, H8263 [27SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, H6624 [20JY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10603 [24OC]

Personal point of privilege, H5371 [28JN]

Pfefferkorn, Janie: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E398 [23MR]

Pritchard, Murray: Outstanding VA Health Care Provider of the Year award recipient, E1776 [13OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2717 [9MY], H8263 [27SE]

Puxico, MO: tribute to Mingo Job Corps Center fire fighting teams, E1499 [18SE]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region, H10358 [19OC]

Schlueter, Amy: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Missouri, E694 [10MY]

Sharp, Harry G., III: Sikeston, MO, Daughters of Sunset (organization) Recognition Program honoree, E401 [23MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, H11293 [26OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, E2014 [28OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2298 [13AP]

Votes: position on missed, H8107 [26SE], E1079 [22JN], E1179 [30JN], E1526 [19SE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10358 [19OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4672 [19JN]

Special order: granted, H916 [9MR]

Tributes

Anthony, Susan B., E145 [15FE]

Detring, Cara L., E1645 [2OC]

Owsley, Edward, E703 [11MY]

Rowe, Roberta, E1862 [19OC]

White, Kevin R., E2143 [7DE]

Willis, Bob, E1088 [23JN]

Wilson, Richard, E1500 [18SE]

Yarbrough, Mason O., E2140 [7DE]

EMERSON, JOSEPH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1863 [19OC]

EMERSON, RALPH WALDO

Poems

``Nation's Strength'', S10145 [10OC]

EMIGRATION

Articles and editorials

China Pop De-Fizzed—Why Things Go Better for Coke Without Ahmei on Its Billboards, H6403 [18JY]

China Unicom Scraps Plan Linked to Qualcomm Deal, H6402 [18JY]

China Warns ``No More Concessions'' To Get Into WTO, H6402 [18JY]

China Wary of Its Private Sector, H6402 [18JY]

Opening Doors—Congress' Vote Primes U.S. Firms To Boost Investments in China, H6401 [18JY]

Travelers Insurance, Safeco Lose China Operating Licenses, H6403 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (see H.J. Res. 103), H5084 [23JN]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (see S.J. Res. 47), S4565 [6JN] (see H.J. Res. 99), H3924 [6JN]

Letters

Vietnamese trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions: several trade associations, H7010 [26JY]

Messages

Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, S535 [9FE], H280 [10FE]

Press releases

Chinese Persecution of Uighur Muslims May Be Increasing: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, H6417 [18JY]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6399-H6424 [18JY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), unanimous-consent request, H6086 [17JY]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7009-H7020 [26JY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), unanimous-consent agreement, H6753 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (S.J. Res. 47), S4576 [6JN]

Reports filed

People's Republic of China Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-755), H6469 [18JY]

Vietnamese Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 106-794), H7092 [26JY]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 99, Vietnamese trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions, H7009 [26JY]

H.J. Res. 103, People's Republic of China trade relations with the U.S. relative to free emigration and improved human rights conditions, H6399 [18JY]

EMMITSBURG, MD

Bills and resolutions

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 53), S9381 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 112), H9767 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (S.J. Res. 53), S9394 [27SE]

———tribute to California honorees, S9939 [5OC]

Texts of

S.J. Res. 53, commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service, S9394 [27SE]

EMORY, ALAN

Articles and editorials

Moynihan Applauds as Medicare ``Backs Off'' Payment Reductions, E1588 [25SE]

Payment Change May Spell End of Outpatient Chemotherapy, E1588 [25SE]

Obituaries

Alan Emory, Longtime Washington Correspondent for Watertown Times, Dies, S11904 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1587 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11904 [15DE]

EMORY LAW REVIEW (publication)

Articles and editorials

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

EMPIRE, MI

Remarks in Senate

Empire AFB, MI: anniversary, S8340 [11SE]

EMPIRE AFB, MI

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S8340 [11SE]

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY FAIRNESS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2946), S7839 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2946), S7843 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 2946, provisions, S7844 [27JY]

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT

Analyses

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Sara Rosenbaum, David M. Frankford, and Rand E. Rosenblatt, S7516 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Employment: adjust the guaranteed monthly multiemployer plan benefits (see H.R. 5665), H12094 [14DE]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H340 [10FE]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see S. 2918), S7542 [25JY]

———prevent group and individual health insurance coverage, and group health plans, from seeking to recover more than costs in cases of third party recoveries (see H.R. 3765), H573 [29FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 3057, 3058), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5628), H11842 [3NO]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5405), H9011 [5OC]

Income: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (see S. 2935), S7656 [26JY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 4563), H3868 [25MY]

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 3993), H1077 [15MR]

Medicare: improve access to benefits for certain individuals and provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor to afford premiums (see H.R. 3529), H48 [27JA]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission: establish (see S. 2922), S7656 [26JY]

Pensions: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from benefits under pension and welfare plans based on a miscategorization of employee status (see S. 2946), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4962), H7127 [26JY]

———harmonize employer-sponsored retirement plan services requirements with other Federal and State laws (see H.R. 4749), H5168 [26JN]

———increase the availability of employer-sponsored retirement plan services to participants, beneficiaries, and plan fiduciaries (see H.R. 4748), H5168 [26JN]

———provide cost-of-living adjustments to guaranteed benefit payments paid by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 4877), H6469 [18JY]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see S. 2969), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4747), H5168 [26JN]

Taxation: provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]

Descriptions

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 1102): Jeffords Amendment on Simplifying and Modifying Provisions Relative to Employer Pension Plans, S10097-S10099 [6OC]

Letters

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans: Horace B. Deets, AARP, H6689 [20JY]

———Karen W. Ferguson and Karen Friedman, Pension Rights Center, H6689 [20JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: George N. Miller, Jr., Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital, H11550 [30OC]

Pension Benefits Protection and Preservation Act: several Representatives, H854-H856 [9MR]

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission Act: James A. Klein, Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, S7660 [26JY]

———James E. Turpin, American Academy of Actuaries, S7660 [26JY]

Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Representatives Dingell and Norwood, Committee on Commerce (House), S4788 [8JN]

———several individuals, H97 [1FE]

Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's: Representative Ganske, S7516 [25JY]

Retirement Enhancement Act: Karen W. Ferguson, Pension Rights Center, E1937 [25OC]

———M. Cindy Hounsell, Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement, E1937 [25OC]

———Martin A. Corry, AARP, E1936 [25OC]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, E1937 [25OC]

Motions

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H67 [31JA], H129 [1FE]

Press releases

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: AMA, S4788 [8JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HHS: Medicare+Choice organizations funding, H5423 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to Medicare+Choice organizations that fail to comply with certain requirements of the Social Security Act, H4287, H4288 [13JN]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (H.R. 3631), E116 [10FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7875 [20SE], H11516-H11520 [29OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H67 [31JA], H139-H143 [1FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2110-H2114 [11AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H129-H137 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H16-H19 [27JA], H77-H81 [31JA], H96, H97, H98, H129-H137, H139-H143, H157 [1FE], H170 [2FE], H248-H252 [8FE], H275-H277 [9FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H376, H426 [15FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2488, H2504 [3MY], H2745-H2748, H2750 [9MY], H5831-H5836 [11JY], H7086-H7090 [26JY], H7572-H7575 [13SE], H7985-H7988 [21SE], H10224, H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11245, H11247, H11248, H11250, H11253, H11254 [26OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11452, H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11512-H11520 [29OC], H11595-H11608, H11609 [30OC], H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11807, H11808 [2NO], H12012-H12016 [5DE], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E7 [27JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H739-H747 [8MR], H970-H974 [14MR], H6448-H6450 [18JY], H7986 [21SE]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (H.R. 1977), H1062 [15MR]

IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689-H6692 [20JY]

Medicare: improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (H.R. 4938), E1304 [24JY]

Pensions: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (S. 1309), H5100, H5101 [26JN], E1114, E1117 [26JN], E1194 [10JY]

———protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (H.R. 2902), H853 [9MR]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 4747), E1110 [26JN]

Taxation: provide retirement security and pension reform (H.R. 5546), E1935 [25OC]

———provide tax credits to individuals aged 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare or purchase COBRA health coverage, H1418 [28MR]

Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H17-H19 [27JA], H426 [15FE], H970-H974 [14MR], H11202 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Health: improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (S. 2918), S7552 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4513, S4514 [6JN], S5821 [26JN], S9565 [2OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), S1698 [27MR], S6412 [11JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S1111-S1113 [2MR], S2339 [6AP], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP], S4787-S4808 [8JN], S5729 [23JN], S6079-S6093 [29JN], S7516-S7519 [25JY], S7980 [5SE], S8630 [15SE], S9401 [27SE], S9427, S9428 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10746, S10748 [19OC], S10886 [23OC], S10963, S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064, S11082, S11111 [26OC], S11334, S11335, S11337 [29OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3057), S8641 [18SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3058), S8641 [18SE]

Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (S. 2935), S7674-S7676 [26JY]

———legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, S4799, S4801, S4806 [8JN]

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission: establish (S. 2922), S7656-S7658 [26JY]

Pensions: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from benefits under pension and welfare plans based on a miscategorization of employee status (S. 2946), S7843 [27JY]

———protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S2415 [7AP], S2610 [12AP]

———simplify and modify provisions for employer pension plans, S10097 [6OC]

Taxation: provide retirement security and pension reform, S11320-S11322 [29OC]

———provide tax credits to individuals aged 55 to 64 to purchase COBRA health coverage through elimination of the percentage depletion allowance for hardrock mining on Federal lands, S6788 [14JY], S7046 [17JY]

Statements

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4797 [8JN]

Studies

Impact on Patients of Delays in Passing a Patients' Bill of Rights: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Staff, S2340 [6AP]

Summaries

Medicare Early Access and Tax Credit Act (H.R. 4938), E1305 [24JY]

Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 5546), E1936 [25OC]

Testimonies

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Mary Munnings Lewandowski, S10128 [10OC]

Texts of

S. 1309, Church Plan Parity and Entanglement Prevention Act, H5100 [26JN]

S. 2918, Medicare Early Access and Tax Credit Act, S7546-S7552 [25JY]

S. 2922, Pension Reform and Simplification Commission Act, S7658-S7660 [26JY]

S. 2946, Employee Benefits Eligibility Fairness Act, S7844 [27JY]

EMPLOYMENT related term(s) Sexual Harassment

Addresses

Strategies Needed for Today's Economic Problems: Ken Lipper, Lipper & Co., S8192 [7SE]

Amendments

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), S9770 [3OC], S11007 [25OC]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H166 [1FE], H181, H183 [2FE]

Government: require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (H.R. 4362), S11791 [14DE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9026, S9037, S9039, S9042, S9045 [22SE], S9202, S9205 [25SE], S9220, S9272, S9273, S9276, S9279, S9281, S9284, S9287, S9289, S9290, S9293, S9297, S9299, S9302, S9305, S9308, S9310, S9313 [26SE], S9481, S9484, S9502, S9504, S9505, S9507, S9508, S9509, S9510, S9511, S9512, S9513, S9514, S9515, S9517, S9519, S9526 [28SE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H792 [9MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 434), H780, H791 [9MR]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H881, H894 [9MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (H. Res. 434), H780, H791 [9MR]

Native Americans: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S355, S369, S370, S384 [7FE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), S10095 [6OC], H6493, H6513 [19JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S2120 [4AP]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (S. 2107), S6867 [14JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1429, S1430 [9MR], S1489, S1492, S1527 [21MR], H1441 [28MR]

Taxation: repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7166 [27JY]

Analyses

Federal Workforce Digital Access Act (H.R. 4232), E533 [11AP]

Small Business Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 3081): Jared Bernstein, Robert S. McIntyre, and Lawrence Mishel, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), H858 [9MR]

Articles and editorials

Are the Rich Cleaning Up?, S8056-S8058 [6SE]

Businesswomen in the Mainstream, E193 [29FE]

Compromise—House Speaker Hastert Offers Method To Reach Deal on Minimum Wages, E1445 [13SE]

Contract Not Now Mentioned—Tax Reduction for Social Security Benefits Would Aid Elderly Payers, E1414 [6SE]

Cost Squeeze in Child Care—Families Wonder Where the Aid Is, S6652 [13JY]

Discrimination Goes High-Tech, S6077 [29JN]

DNA Dilemma—Gene Tests Can Cost You, S6076 [29JN]

Employers With Labor Shortages Should Look to Vocational Rehabilitation, E1432, E1434, E1435 [7SE]

Ergo-Nonsense—New OSHA Workplace Regulation Isn't Based on a Completed Study, E2189 [15DE]

Fair Deal for the Poor, S3638 [9MY]

Ford Offers Home PC to Every Employee, S386 [7FE]

Former Teacher Tells Why He Left, H2729 [9MY]

Foster-Child Advocates Gain Allies in Injury Lawyers—States Face the Dual Threat of Class Actions and Huge Individual Damage Awards, S11301 [28OC]

Free PCs Give Ford Web Edge—Computers, Internet Access Put Workers in High-Tech Age, S386 [7FE]

Gene Privacy, S6076 [29JN]

Gene Secrets—Clinton Right To Oppose Genetic Discrimination, S6077 [29JN]

Ground Rules for DNA Sampling, S6077 [29JN]

Hats Off to a Top Colleague—Mike Causey, E679 [9MY]

High-Tech Homeless—In Silicon Valley, a Dark Side to Booming Economy, H1361 [23MR]

How To Create a Skilled-Labor Shortage, S9371 [27SE]

Joining the Club—Like Others, China Will Try To Protect Its Own Industries, H3697 [24MY]

No One There To Pay, E197 [29FE]

Of Janitors and Billionaires, S2852 [25AP]

Protecting Immigrants, S11903 [15DE]

Questioning the Labor Shortage, E1454 [13SE]

Rosie Revisited—Volunteer Crew Is Restoring a World War II Victory Ship, Remnant of Richmond's Shipyards, E1357 [27JY]

Teachers Online but Disconnected, S2110 [4AP]

Today's the Day Diary Columnist Turns the Page, E679, E681 [9MY]

What If There Were Free Trade in Opinion Makers?, E1233 [14JY]

Working at 14—And Paying for It, E2113 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see S. 2584), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4144), H1628 [30MR]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 3008), S8105 [6SE]

Agriculture: tribute to Cesar E. Chavez and farm worker housing programs (see H. Res. 486), H2410 [2MY]

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (see S. 3210), S10619 [17OC]

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (see S. 2440), S2728 [13AP]

———prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3812 [24MY]

Business and industry: authorize reimbursement payments to employers for employee portable skills training (see H.R. 4216), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (see S. 2261), S1512 [21MR]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), consideration (see H. Res. 412), H164 [1FE]

———increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (see H.R. 5362), H8735 [3OC]

———require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or handicapped that an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 4305), H2338 [13AP]

———require large employers to notify their employees of the amount paid by the employer for employee health coverage (see H.R. 5440), H9767 [11OC]

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 5492), H10256 [18OC]

———restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H253 [8FE]

CBO: analyze impact of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [20JN]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

———provide adequate sanctions for unfair labor practices resulting in the discharge of employees (see H.R. 5217), H7932 [20SE]

———religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]

Community development: increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H5842 [11JY]

———provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 2445), S2728 [13AP]

———provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives (see H.R. 5663), H12094 [14DE]

Computers: provide Federal employees with a home computer and Internet access (see H.R. 4232), H2121 [11AP]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (see S. 3242), S10999 [25OC]

Contracts: require entities entering into certain governmental contracts to offer employees carrying out services before the award of a contract the right to continue employment after the award of the contract (see H.R. 4221), H2012 [10AP]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Corporations: support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (see S. Res. 290), S2617 [12AP]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 3220), S10801 [19OC] (see S. 3252), S11252 [27OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (see S. 2474), S2940 [26AP]

———impose a moratorium on the privatization and outsourcing of certain functions performed by civilian employees (see H.R. 4722), H5036 [22JN]

———realignment of civilian workforce (see S. 2674), S4564 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4178), H1763 [4AP]

Dept. of Labor: application of occupational safety and health regulations to home offices relative to promotion of telework opportunities (see H.R. 4080), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4098), H1476 [28MR]

———establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H4336 [13JN]

———establish Office of Pension Participant Advocacy (see S. 2849), S6474 [11JY] (see H.R. 4820), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of the Air Force: offer voluntary separation incentives and early retirement to civilian employees and implement experimental hiring practices to maintain a skilled and adaptive workforce (see H.R. 4382), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 5474), H10036 [17OC]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

Economy: provide certain benefits and assistance to workers displaced by trade or technology and assist communities experiencing economic distress in restructuring their economies (see H.R. 5473), H9907 [16OC]

Education: establish a direct loan program for certain part-time students to improve job skills (see H.R. 4287), H2337 [13AP]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H1628 [30MR]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see S. 2276), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4058), H1284 [22MR]

———establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (see S. 2120), S929 [29FE]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 5319), H8405 [27SE]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (see S. 2122), S930 [29FE]

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4258), H2238 [12AP] (see H.R. 4538), H3813 [24MY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H920 [9MR] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in schools with a high concentration of low-income students (see H.R. 4956), H7002 [25JY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4176), H1763 [4AP]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (see S. 2067), S613 [10FE]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4035 [7JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

ERISA: adjust the guaranteed monthly multiemployer plan benefits (see H.R. 5665), H12094 [14DE]

———ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from benefits under pension and welfare plans based on a miscategorization of employee status (see S. 2946), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4962), H7127 [26JY]

———improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5405), H9011 [5OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7207 [27JY]

———clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (see S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

———clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

———prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see S. 2031), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3540), H49 [27JA]

———prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]

———protect employees who seek equal wages (see H.R. 4597), H4035 [7JN]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (see S. 3100), S9195 [25SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 5262), H7991 [21SE]

———improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (see H.R. 4499), H3473 [19MY]

FDIC: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see S. 2821), S6121 [29JN]

Federal aid programs: amend Federal program for compensation of work injuries (see H.R. 3829), H641 [2MR]

Federal employees: clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 4569), H3868 [25MY]

———disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 5590), H11445 [27OC]

———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns (see S. 2075), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3603), H254 [8FE]

———prohibit executive agencies from using funds to hire independent entities to influence employees relative to collective bargaining (see H.R. 4823), H5843 [11JY]

———provide for rank awards for certain senior career employees (see H.R. 5406), H9011 [5OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3178), S10083 [6OC]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

———provide additional benefits for individuals receiving trade adjustment assistance (see H.R. 4466), H3172 [16MY]

———provide trade adjustment assistance for certain workers (see H.R. 4641), H4220 [12JN]

———provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (see S. 2611), S4297 [23MY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 5516), H10472 [19OC]

———require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (see H.R. 4362), H2410 [2MY]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S7840 [27JY]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H340 [10FE]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see S. 2918), S7542 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3528), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), consideration (see H. Res. 520), H4174 [9JN]

Health care professionals: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 4405), H2770 [9MY]

———commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (see H. Res. 476), H2239 [12AP]

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H7651 [14SE]

———protect rights of emergency medical technicians employed by acute care hospitals (see H.R. 4854), H6051 [13JY]

High Level Commission on Immigrant Labor Policy: establish (see H.R. 4738), H5084 [23JN]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4056), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (see S. 2406), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 3226), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 4068), H1404 [23MR]

———improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens (see S. 2668), S4460 [25MY]

———improve use of amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner account for demonstration programs to provide technical skills training for certain high demand occupations (see H.R. 4402), H2770 [9MY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

———prevent fraud and abuse in the granting of H-1B nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4227), H2121 [11AP]

———prohibit H-2A workers from bringing lawsuits against employers, except in the State in which the employer resides, or has its principal place of business (see H.R. 4344), H2339 [13AP]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

———provide H-1B nonimmigrant status to aliens without regard to certain limits if the U.S. employer seeking the alien's entry makes a scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education (see H.R. 5625), H11842 [3NO]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H1956 [6AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (see H. Res. 434), H755 [8MR]

———repeal overtime exemptions for motor carrier employees (see H.R. 4062), H1284 [22MR]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

———encourage employer selection of freedom-of-choice health coverage (see H.R. 5568), H11206 [26OC]

Investments: establish Individual Development Accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 2740), S5240 [15JN]

———increase participation in employee stock purchase plans and individual retirement plans in periods of economic growth attributable to international trade (see S. 2244), S1392 [9MR]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

———strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (see H.R. 4161), H1762 [4AP]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 4963), H7127 [26JY]

Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 3221), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]

———provide that Federal officers who are convicted of a felony should be terminated from employment (see S. 2404), S2616 [12AP]

———terminate authority under which the head of a Federal agency may fix certain age limits for an original appointment (see H.R. 4647), H4336 [13JN]

Medicare: improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 5246), H7990 [21SE]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2284), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 3833), H646 [6MR] (see H.R. 3846), H756 [8MR] (see H.R. 4177), H1763 [4AP] (see H.R. 5538), H11193 [25OC]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (see H. Res. 434), H755 [8MR]

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 4781), H5435 [28JN]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (see S. 2447), S2728 [13AP]

National Guard: provide competitive civil service status for technicians who are involuntarily separated other than for cause from National Guard service (see H.R. 4911), H6718 [20JY]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 5635), H11927 [14NO]

———treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 2052), S612 [10FE]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (see S. 2719), S5027 [13JN]

———repeal Indian racial preference laws (see H.R. 5523), H10473 [19OC]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 2676), S4564 [6JN]

Occupational safety and health: ensure the availability of funds for ergonomic protection standards (see H.R. 5609), H11716 [31OC] (see H.R. 5611), H11781 [1NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 5037, 5038), H7207 [27JY]

———require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see S. 3067), S8759 [19SE] (see H.R. 5178), H7651 [14SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H47 (see H.R. 3530), H48 (see H.R. 3539), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 3643), H341 [10FE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence unless the job involves hazardous materials or the workplace was created so that the Act would not apply (see H.R. 3588), H253 [8FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief Labor Negotiator (see S. 3247), S11131 [26OC]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 3284), S11917 [15DE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Pasquotank County, NC: provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 5046), H7207 [27JY]

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission: establish (see S. 2922), S7656 [26JY]

Pensions: harmonize employer-sponsored retirement plan services requirements with other Federal and State laws (see H.R. 4749), H5168 [26JN]

———increase the availability of employer-sponsored retirement plan services to participants, beneficiaries, and plan fiduciaries (see H.R. 4748), H5168 [26JN]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see S. 2969), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4747), H5168 [26JN]

———reform (H.R. 1102), consideration (see H. Res. 557), H6469 [18JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 3842), H756 [8MR]

Poverty: enhance flexibility in individual development account programs to encourage savings for poor working families (see S. 3214), S10716 [18OC]

———establish a commission to study and make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working poor (see H.R. 3839), H647 [6MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Privacy: limit the disclosure of consumer credit reports on an employee which are obtained in connection with allegations of illegal conduct (see H.R. 4373), H2511 [3MY]

———require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (see S. 2898), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4908), H6717 [20JY]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S285 [2FE]

Railroads: improve quality of life and safety of persons living and working near railroad tracks (see H.R. 5082), H7209 [27JY]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6051 [13JY]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2294), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S867 [28FE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3599), H254 [8FE]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 5576), H11206 [26OC]

———phase out taxation of benefits (see S. 2304), S1815 [28MR]

———provide a transition for railroad workers (see H.R. 5387), H8799 [4OC]

———provide for personal Social Security accounts and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 5659), H12094 [14DE]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see S. 2774), S5663 [22JN]

———repeal tax increase on benefits, eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals, and raise age for minimum distributions from pension plans (see S. 2180), S1118 [2MR]

———use earnings level currently applicable solely to blind individuals as uniform level in determining disabilities (see H.R. 5553), H11194 [25OC]

States: provide grants to test innovative ways to increase nursing home staff levels, reduce turnover, and improve quality of care for residents in nursing homes (see H.R. 5243), H7990 [21SE]

———remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H3474 [19MY]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H996 [14MR]

———allow distributions to be made from certain pension plans before the participant is severed from employment (see S. 2853), S6574 [12JY] (see H.R. 4837), H5955 [12JY]

———allow employees and self-employed individuals to deduct taxes paid for Social Security and Medicare (see H.R. 5064), H7208 [27JY]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (see S. 2964), S7839 (see S. 2994), S7840 [27JY]

———allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3171 [16MY]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 5444), H9767 [11OC]

———clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (see S. 2979), S7840 [27JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———encourage the granting of employee stock options (see H.R. 4972), H7128 [26JY]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 3811), H631 [1MR]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H1284 [22MR]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 3225), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 5506), H10472 [19OC]

———prohibit treatment of workmen's compensation benefits as Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3857), H756 [8MR]

———promote pension opportunities for women (see S. 2671), S4564 [6JN]

———provide incentives for older Americans to remain in the workforce beyond the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits (see S. 2085, 2086), S680 [22FE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC] (see H.R. 4923), H6776 [24JY]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 5184), H7651 [14SE]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 4843), H6051 [13JY] (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]

———provide tax relief and modify treatment of members of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see S. 2230), S1391 [9MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4865), H6354 [17JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (see H. Res. 564), H7092 [26JY]

———repeal withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay taxes in monthly installments (see H.R. 4855), H6051 [13JY]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9195 [25SE] (see H.R. 4328), H2339 [13AP]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see S. 2825), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children (see S. 2456), S2865 [25AP]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see S. 2601), S4237 [22MY] (see H.R. 4274), H2336 [13AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 2887), S7160 [18JY]

———treatment of employee stock purchase plans (see S. 3265), S11423 [31OC]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4556), H3867 [25MY]

———treatment of information technology internships and fellowships (see H.R. 5597), H11445 [27OC]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 5004), H7206 [27JY]

———treatment of part-time employees who are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3708), H572 [29FE]

———treatment of telecommuting (see S. 2431), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 3819), H631 [1MR]

———waive income inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account or a section 401(k) plan if the distribution is contributed to charity (see H.R. 4433), H2966 [11MY]

———waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer or a terminal disease (see H.R. 4265), H2336 [13AP]

Transportation: safety of migrant seasonal agricultural workers (see S. 2095), S799 [24FE]

Veterans: reauthorize the program for readjustment appointments within the Federal Government (see H.R. 4933), H6777 [24JY]

———require certain employment centers use measurable performance outcomes to improve employment and training services provided to veterans and disabled veterans (see H.R. 4765), H5240 [27JN]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H5169 [26JN] (see H.R. 5109), H7280 [6SE]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), consideration (see H. Res. 585), H7931 [20SE]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

Charters

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., and OSHA Partnership To Ensure a Safe and Healthy Work Environment in the Construction Industry, E448 [30MR]

Cloture motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219, S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Conference reports

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Cost Estimates

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440): CBO, S8090 [6SE]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act (H.R. 4063): CBO, E1255 [18JY]

Descriptions

Air Force Work Force Renewal Act (H.R. 4382), E649 [4MY]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (H.R. 5178): Ballenger and Owens Substitute Amendment, H8675 [3OC]

Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act (H.R. 5): Roth Amendment, S1492 [21MR]

Executive orders

Increasing opportunities for women-owned small businesses: President Clinton, S4332 [23MY]

Explanations

Clarify Status of Professional Employer Organizations in Order To Assist Small Businesses in Providing Employee Benefits and Collecting Employment Taxes (S. 2979), S7893-S7895 [27JY]

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (H.R. 4923), H6816-H6820 [25JY]

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (S. 3152), S9729-S9746 [3OC]

Factsheets

Individual Development Accounts—Federal Policy, S5267 [15JN]

OSHA's Use of Contractors During the Rulemaking Process—Expert Witnesses and Consultant Services, S5641 [22JN]

Privatizing Social Security—A Riverboast Gamble: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S4248 [23MY]

Letters

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE], S9124 [25SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9374 [27SE]

———Vice President Gore, S7820 [27JY]

Clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel: Robert S. Wing and William P. Young, International Association of Firefighters Local 64, E680 [9MY]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1297 [21JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E1297 [21JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H7957 [21SE]

District of Columbia inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage of contraceptives by health insurance plans: Dennis M. Schnurr, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H7056 [26JY]

Federal Contractor Flexibility Act: Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, H2355 [2MY]

Improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens: several business, religious, labor union, and immigration organizations, S4486 [25MY]

Information Technology Act: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S2112 [4AP]

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 anniversary: Representative Delahunt, E1198 [11JY]

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans: Horace B. Deets, AARP, H6689 [20JY]

———Karen W. Ferguson and Karen Friedman, Pension Rights Center, H6689 [20JY]

Job Corps employment opportunities: Dawn Day, E1294 [21JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H10631 [24OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10631 [24OC]

Minimum wage level: Florence C. Kimball, Friends Committee on National Legislation, H885 [9MR]

———Kathy Thornton, NETWORK (organization), H886 [9MR]

———Kenneth K. Moore, Little Mint, Inc., H1659 [3AP]

———several religious leaders, H885 [9MR]

———Valora Washington, H886 [9MR]

Multiemployer pension benefits plan limitations: Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), E1323 [26JY]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H8679 [3OC]

———Charles N. Jeffress, Dept. of Labor, S11043 [26OC]

———Representatives Ballenger and Owens, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), S11043 [26OC]

OSHA implementation of ergonomic regulations: Connie J. Varcasia, New York State Dept. of Labor, S5644 [22JN]

———Johnny J. Butler, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry, S5645 [22JN]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, H4101 [8JN]

Pension Benefits Protection and Preservation Act: several Representatives, H854-H856 [9MR]

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission Act: James A. Klein, Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, S7660 [26JY]

———James E. Turpin, American Academy of Actuaries, S7660 [26JY]

Prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion: Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H7464 [12SE]

Prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S6071 [29JN]

———several health care organizations, S6070 [29JN]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Bruce N. Hahn, Computing Technology Industry Association, H6675 [20JY]

———Charles H. Cantus, Professional Services Council, H6676 [20JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H6673 [20JY]

———Deidre A. Lee, OMB, H6683 [20JY]

———Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

———Gary Engebretson, Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———John W. Douglass, Aerospace Industries Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———Kevin M. Burke, Food Distributors International, H6678 [20JY]

———Lawrence F. Skibbie, National Defense Industrial Association, H6677 [20JY]

———Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America, H6679 [20JY]

———Lyn M. Withey, International Paper (business), H6679 [20JY]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H6677 [20JY]

———Michael J. Eastman, Legal Policy Association, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6678 [20JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H6683 [20JY]

———Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H6673 [20JY]

———Representatives Thomas M. Davis and James P. Moran, H6679 [20JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H6674 [20JY]

———Richard W. Carroll, Small Business Technology Coalition, H6673 [20JY]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, H6674, H6683 [20JY]

———Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resource Management, H6679 [20JY]

———Technology Coalition for Responsible Procurement, H6675 [20JY]

———Todd McCracken, National Small Business United, H6673 [20JY]

———William B. Spencer, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, H6675 [20JY]

Provide wage-based tax credits in Puerto Rico: several Representatives, H6839 [25JY]

Retirement Enhancement Act: Karen W. Ferguson, Pension Rights Center, E1937 [25OC]

———M. Cindy Hounsell, Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement, E1937 [25OC]

———Martin A. Corry, AARP, E1936 [25OC]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, E1937 [25OC]

Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act: Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S1488 [21MR]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Raymond J. Uhalde, Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

Small Business Tax Fairness Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H843 [9MR]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H843 [9MR]

Tax treatment of court awards and expenses resulting from employment discrimination claims: Victoria L. Herring, S7163 [18JY]

Tax treatment of employee stock purchase plans: John P. Palafoutas, American Electronics Association, S11424 [31OC]

———Roderic W. Lewis, Micron Technology, Inc., S11424 [31OC]

Tax treatment of Social Security benefits: Robert Shreve, AARP, H7154 [27JY]

Tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign participants: several Members of Congress, E1805 [17OC]

———several Senators, S9190 [25SE]

Use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry: several African American business and educational organizations, H1845, H1846 [5AP]

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Worker Economic Opportunity Act: Gary J. Bonadonna, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, S2582 [12AP], H2444 [3MY]

———James A. Klein, Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, H2444 [3MY]

———Mark J. Ugoretz, ERISA Industry Committee, S2582 [12AP], H2445 [3MY]

———Patrick J. Cleary, National Association of Manufacturers, H2444 [3MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [12AP], H2445 [3MY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H2445 [3MY]

Workforce investment programs funding: J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5967 [28JN]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S5968 [28JN]

———Massachusetts Municipal Association, S5969 [28JN]

———Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, MA, S5968 [28JN]

———U.S. Conference of Mayors, S5966 [28JN]

Lists

Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

Groups supporting Kennedy amendment on teacher quality to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5945 [28JN]

Memorandums

Little Scholars Child Development Center Employee Benefits: Teresa Smith, Library of Congress, S4358 [24MY]

Messages

Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, S7653 [26JY], H7061 [26JY]

Motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9028 [22SE], S9338, S9375 [27SE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H866 [9MR]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H899 [9MR]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6526 [19JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 4844), H7335 [7SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1494 [21MR], H1441 [28MR]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, S862-S865 [28FE], H916-H919 [9MR]

Obituaries

Joiner, Gus: Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, H527 [29FE]

Papers

Fed's Unnecessary Assault on Wages: Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute, E340-E342 [16MR]

Press releases

Arctic Refuge Needs Your Help: Sierra Club, S1318 [8MR]

House GOP Minimum Wage Plan Offers $11 in Upper-Income Tax Breaks for Every $1 in Wage Hikes for Low Earners: Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), H858 [9MR]

Stock Option Bill Unanimously Approved by Senate; LPA-Backed Legislation Moves to House: LPA, Inc., H2445 [3MY]

Proposals

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

RK HO

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, H8293 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners, H8647 [3OC]

———allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (H.R. 4144), E467 [30MR]

African Americans: access to health care professions, H502, H503 [16FE]

Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (S. 748), H10514 [23OC]

American Association of People With Disabilities: tribute, H6757 [24JY]

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), H10523-H10527 [23OC]

Boston, MA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103, E1198 [11JY]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, H8746 [4OC], H9874 [12OC], H10230 [18OC], H10903-H10905 [25OC], H11474 [28OC], H11507, H11508 [29OC], H11749 [1NO], H11789 [2NO]

Business and industry: authorize reimbursement payments to employers for employee portable skills training (H.R. 4216), H8680-H8682 [3OC]

———clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

———clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to industry standards at the time of production, H183 [2FE]

———ensure economic equity for women, H20, H21 [27JA]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H173-H184 [2FE], E95 [8FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), amendment process, H7 [27JA]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), consideration (H. Res. 412), H171-H173 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), corrections in engrossment, H184 [2FE]

———increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9048-H9052 [6OC], E1674 [4OC]

———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (H.R. 1987), H331 [10FE]

———require large employers to notify their employees of the amount paid by the employer for employee health coverage (H.R. 5440), E1766 [12OC]

———restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (H.R. 3582), H2353-H2357 [2MY], H9660 [11OC]

Cabarrus County, NC: tribute to School-to-Work Partnership and JobLink Systems, E12 [27JA]

Child care: provide criminal background checks for employees at Federal agency child care facilities, H6670 [20JY]

Children and youth: summer youth jobs programs funding, H1512 [29MR]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (H.R. 5182), E1487 [14SE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H737 [8MR]

———enforcement funding, H20, H21 [27JA]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 2397), E457 [30MR], E711 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 541), E705, E711 [11MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1271), E705 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

Civilian Conservation Corps: tribute, E1951 [26OC]

Colleges and universities: employment opportunities upon graduation, H493 [16FE]

Community development: provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives, E2246 [2JA]

———provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities, E990 [13JN]

Computers: provide Federal employees with a home computer and Internet access (H.R. 4232), E528, E532 [11AP]

Cornucopia, Inc.: anniversary, E1012 [14JN]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 5021), H8094, H8095 [26SE], E1359 [27JY]

Crime: establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 3380), H6928-H6932 [25JY]

Crown Central Petroleum Corp.: anniversary of lockout of union workers, H192 [2FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H11509, H11510 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: analyze impact of contract bundling on small businesses, H3284, H3287 [17MY]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions in Guam, H1669-H1671 [3AP], H1988 [10AP]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions relative to Guam, H925-H928 [13MR]

———purchase of warships from foreign sources, H8066 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: 21st Century Teacher Scholarships Act funding through reductions in OSHA, H4286, H4287 [13JN]

———rulemaking relative to the placement of blind or visually-impaired persons in sheltered work environments by vocational rehabilitation agencies, H4284 [13JN]

———teacher transition programs funding, H4248-H4249 [13JN], H12495 [15DE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit dual employment at the National Nuclear Security Administration, H5278, H5279 [27JN]

———provide assistance to employees impacted by workforce reductions, H3191 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761, H4764, H4765 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs, H11291 [26OC]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (H.R. 4178), H8781 [4OC]

———payment of overtime to attorneys, H5047-H5049 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: creation of high technology jobs, H4227 [13JN]

———establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program, H4280, H4281 [13JN]

———establish Office of Pension Participant Advocacy (H.R. 4820), E1200 [11JY]

———job training programs funding, H4066-H4077 [8JN]

Dept. of the Air Force: offer voluntary separation incentives and early retirement to civilian employees and implement experimental hiring practices to maintain a skilled and adaptive workforce, H3287 [17MY]

———offer voluntary separation incentives and early retirement to civilian employees and implement experimental hiring practices to maintain a skilled and adaptive workforce (H.R. 4382), E647 [4MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Veterans Business Development Corp. funding, H5132 [26JN]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (H.R. 5474), E1817 [17OC]

Diplomatic Telecommunications Service: polygraph requirements for employees, H9861 [12OC]

Disabilities: encourage employer vocational rehabilitation for disabled workers, E1432, E1435 [7SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 2355), E1463 [13SE]

District of Columbia: inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage of contraceptives by health insurance plans, H7055-H7058 [26JY], H7176 [27JY], H7583, H7584 [14SE]

———tax structure study funding, H7036 [26JY]

Economy: impact of computers and technology, H4223 [13JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H97 [1FE], H2501 [3MY], H7565 [13SE]

Education: encourage students to pursue careers and higher education degrees in science, computers, and technology, H11611 [30OC]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (H.R. 2387), H7974 [21SE]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (H.R. 4143), H7645 [14SE]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching, E567 [13AP]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 5319), E1606 [27SE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 3880), E313 [15MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 5034), H8180-H8184 [26SE]

———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H4239-H4243 [13JN]

———support teachers, H2751, H2755, H2756 [9MY]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2726-H2734, H2737 [9MY], E733 [16MY]

EII, Inc.: tribute to employee safety and health programs, E1397, E1399 [6SE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H2953, H2955 [11MY]

———observance (H. Con. Res. 318), E633 [4MY], E682 [9MY], E705, E706, E707, E711 [11MY]

ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (S. 1309), H5100, H5101 [26JN], E1114, E1117 [26JN], E1194 [10JY]

Executive Office of the President: tribute to Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With Disabilities, H6757 [24JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (H.R. 4109), E455 [30MR]

———clarify treatment of stock options (H.R. 4182), E498 [5AP]

———clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2437-H2449 [3MY], E628 [3MY]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees, H889, H900 [9MR]

———protect employees who seek equal wages (H.R. 4597), E910 [7JN]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (H.R. 2119), E2112 [4DE]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (H.R. 2500), H7974 [21SE]

———expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care, H3932 [7JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (H.R. 4499), E788 [19MY]

Federal aid programs: prohibit certain employment actions by religious institutions assisted by Federal grants, H7313, H7314, H7317-H7321 [7SE]

———relief for communities in distress due to plant closures, mergers, layoffs, or other economic changes, H4656 [19JN]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6672-H6684 [20JY], E1298 [21JY]

Federal employees: clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (H.R. 4569), E875 [25MY]

———disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (H.R. 5590), E1996 [28OC]

———expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns, H1572, H1573 [29MR]

———expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns (H.R. 3603), H225 [8FE]

———make salary contingent on job performance, H1176 [22MR]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS, H6624, H6625, H6692, H6693 [20JY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 460), H9986-H9989 [17OC]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to minimum wage levels, H879-H881 [9MR]

Foreign policy: international labor standards programs funding, H4092-H4094 [8JN]

Freeburg, IL: anniversary of Carpenters Local 480, E1843 [19OC]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, E340 [16MR]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan-H8300 [27SE], H8442 [28SE], H8746 [4OC], H11508 [29OC]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 5516), E1867 [19OC]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), H7771-H7774 [19SE]

Hammond, IN: tribute to Carpenter's Union Local 599 honorees, E523 [10AP]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (H.R. 3631), E116 [10FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3528), H4024 [7JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), H6605, H6606 [20JY]

Health care professionals: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 4405), E680 [9MY]

———commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (H. Res. 476), H12520 [15DE]

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (H.R. 5179), E1480 [14SE]

———protect rights of emergency medical technicians employed by acute care hospitals (H.R. 4854), E1242 [14JY]

Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing, Inc.: expansion of all-terrain vehicle plant, E141 [15FE]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Latino Learning Center, E45 [1FE]

Humboldt State University: anniversary of Indian Teacher and Educational Personnel Program, E1466 [13SE]

Immigration: establish a voluntary legal employment authentication program (H.R. 3429), H258 [9FE]

———extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program, H9052 [6OC]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (H.R. 4068), H7778-H7780 [19SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6033, H6034 [13JY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8699-H8706 [3OC], H8781, H8782 [4OC], H9004 [5OC], E1674, E1675 [4OC]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (H.R. 1871), E1400 [6SE]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (H.R. 3983), H1052, H1055 [15MR]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens, H7741 [19SE]

———use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry, H1845 [5AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H738 [8MR], H760, H761, H762, H792-H879 [9MR], H1083 [16MR], E278 [9MR], E285 [13MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 434), H773-H792 [9MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), motion to recommit, H876, H877 [9MR]

———protect retirement security of individuals (H.R. 1590), E278 [9MR]

India: importance to U.S. high technology industries, E356 [21MR]

Inflation: impact of wage levels on interest rates, H7347 [7SE]

INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for certain Border Patrol agents, H5015 [22JN]

Interagency Group on Insular Affairs: provide guidance on Federal policies towards U.S. territories, H222 [8FE]

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization: permit foreign employees to maintain visa status after privatization, H9544 [10OC]

IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689-H6692 [20JY]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of the Puertorriquenos Asociados for Community Organization, E1500 [18SE]

Job Corps: tribute, E1294 [21JY]

Kemp, Rose: Missouri Women's Council Rose Kemp Public Service Award recipient, E579 [13AP]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the democratic rights of union members (H.R. 4963), E1333 [27JY]

Library of Congress: transfer of temporary employees to permanent Federal status, E1186 [10JY]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion, H7464-H7467 [12SE]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: filing of discrimination claims against management, H169 [2FE]

LSC: payment of defendant's attorney fees in certain migrant worker cases against farmers, H5130, H5131 [26JN]

Medicare: equal access to health care by minorities, E1635 [29SE]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (H.R. 4938), E1304 [24JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes (H.R. 3312), H10629-H10632 [24OC]

Mills Corp.: tribute, E243 [8MR]

Minimum wage: level, H933 [14MR], H1659 [3AP], H4104, H4105 [8JN], H4297 [13JN], H10537 [24OC], H11209, H11210, H11212, H11213, H11216, H11244, H11245, H11263 [26OC], H11546-H11550, H11552, H11553 [30OC], E305, E310 [14MR], E331 [16MR], E473 [3AP], E1445 [13SE]

———level (H.R. 3846), H738 [8MR], H759, H760, H761, H762, H879-H902 [9MR], E285, E287 [13MR], E344 [16MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (H. Res. 434), H773-H792 [9MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), corrections in enrollment, H902 [9MR]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H999 [15MR]

National Enzyme Co.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Merit Status designee, E1288 [21JY]

National Groundhog Job Shadow Day: observance, E68 [3FE]

National Security Agency: establish an early retirement and voluntary separation program, H9857 [12OC]

Native Americans: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), H10511, H10512 [23OC]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), H10509-H10511 [23OC]

———repeal Indian racial preference laws (H.R. 5523), E1864 [19OC]

———review Government regulations relative to economic development and investment on Indian lands (S. 614), H10508, H10509 [23OC]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 90, E996 [14JN]

New Jersey: State Senate opposition to Federal School-to-Work curriculum, E1047 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

Newark, NJ: anniversary of Service Employees International Union Local 617, E2017 [29OC]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H5158 [26JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: GAO report on the effect of the garment and tourist industries on the economy, E238 [8MR]

Occupational safety and health: partnership between OSHA and the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., E300 [14MR], E448 [30MR], E496 [5AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8673-H8680 [3OC], E1511, E1512 [18SE], E1686 [5OC]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence, H1176 [22MR]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (H.R. 3539), H11 [27JA]

OPM: conduct study on allowing certain Federal employees paid parental leave, H6698, H6699 [20JY]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4051, H4064, H4094-H4104 [8JN], H4307 [13JN], H9640 [11OC], H11669-H11673, H11678 [31OC], H11718-H11725 [1NO], H11787, H11792, H11793, H11797, H11801 [2NO]

Pelote, Willie: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Friend of the Labor Council Award recipient, E790 [19MY]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (H.R. 2902), H853 [9MR]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 4747), E1110 [26JN]

———reform, H7792-H7798 [19SE], H11247, H11249, H11263 [26OC]

———reform (H.R. 1102), H6475, H6477-H6529 [19JY], E1291, E1294, E1302 [21JY], E1594 [26SE]

———reform (H.R. 1102), consideration (H. Res. 557), H6476, H6477 [19JY]

———reform (H.R. 1102), motion to recommit, H6526-H6528 [19JY]

———waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, E1323 [26JY]

Poverty: establish a commission to study and make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working poor (H.R. 3839), E227 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: reform, H8747 [4OC]

Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (H.R. 2138), H6839 [25JY], E1363 [27JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 4844), H6780 [25JY], H7335-H7346 [7SE], H11249 [26OC], E1244 [14JY], E1903 [25OC]

Redwood Community Action Agency: anniversary, E1483 [14SE]

Reflexite Corp.: anniversary of founding and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, E1447 [13SE]

Retired Educators for Agricultural Programs (organization): funding, H5458 [29JN]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region, H10358 [19OC], H11818 [3NO]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 4063), H5792-H5796 [11JY], E379 [22MR], E1357 [27JY]

Rural areas: national policy to improve education and economy, H1827 [5AP]

SBA: microentrepreneurs development programs funding, H5159 [26JN]

Skills USA-VICA, Inc.: tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign, E1805 [17OC]

Small Business Week: observance, E541 [12AP]

Smith, Bette Belle: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for California, E1688 [6OC]

Snay, Abby: Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Service honoree, E475 [3AP]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans, H577 [1MR], H1128 [21MR], H3052, H3058 [16MY], H3402-H3410 [18MY], H3632-H3637 [23MY], H3754-H3756 [24MY], H4031-H4033 [7JN], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H8058 [25SE], H8787 [4OC], H11871-H11873 [13NO]

———budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (H.R. 167), H12504 [15DE]

———create personalized retirement accounts, H936 [14MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H379 [15FE], H458, H459, H491 [16FE], H518, H547-H552 [29FE], H578, H579, H580, H582-H603, H617-H621, H628 [1MR], H1421 [28MR], H2109 [11AP], H2332 [13AP], E222 [2MR], E228 [6MR], E240 [8MR], E258, E262, E273 [9MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1441-H1447 [28MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, H580-H582 [1MR]

———ensure solvency, H1680 [4AP], H2378 [2MY], H2596 [4MY], H2657 [9MY], H3531, H3534 [23MY], H5732-H5734 [10JY], H7220, H7221 [6SE], H8894 [5OC], H9512 [10OC], H10233-H10238 [18OC], H10528-H10532 [23OC], H11431-H11435 [27OC], H11835 [3NO], H11871-H11873 [13NO]

———ensure solvency, survivor benefits, and disability coverage, H2641 [8MY]

———payroll taxes, H10815 [25OC]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (H.R. 4839), H5849 [12JY]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual control over retirement income, and protect surpluses (H.R. 3206), H5088 [26JN], H10528-H10532 [23OC], H11431-H11435 [27OC]

———reduce payroll taxes, H10233-H10238 [18OC]

South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E1897 [25OC]

Springfield Remanufacturing Corp.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Site designee, E1320 [26JY]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Millwright Local No. 548, E378 [22MR]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6820-H6823, H6826-H6837 [25JY], H8250, H8252, H8262 [27SE]

Taxation: allow distributions to be made from certain pension plans before the participant is severed from employment (H.R. 4837), E1229 [13JY]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan, H6517 [19JY]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (H.R. 5444), E1752 [12OC]

———condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7166-H7175 [27JY]

———designate renewal communities, H11248 [26OC], H12484, H12485, H12494 [15DE]

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (H.R. 1264), H6380-H6382 [18JY]

———encourage the granting of employee stock options (H.R. 4972), E1339 [27JY]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (H.R. 5506), E1916 [25OC]

———prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of domestic violence, H8099 [26SE]

———promote job creation and expand small businesses in economically-distressed communities (H.R. 3247), H222 [8FE]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals, H6510, H6524 [19JY], E1302 [21JY]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (H.R. 1967), H495 [16FE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6797-H6841 [25JY], E1311 [24JY], E1330, E1339, E1343 [27JY]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (H.R. 5184), E1495 [14SE]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (H.R. 4843), E1323 [26JY]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (H.R. 5546), E1935 [25OC]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7007 [26JY], H7153-H7176 [27JY], E1412, E1413 [6SE], E1493 [14SE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7136-H7143, H7150 [27JY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use, H2970 [15MY], H7875 [20SE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (H.R. 4274), H2333 [13AP], H2640 [8MY], H3477 [22MY], H4223 [13JN], H7741 [19SE], H7937 [21SE], E577 [13AP]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (H.R. 5004), E1389 [27JY]

———treatment of telecommuting (H.R. 3819), E207 [1MR]

Teachers: reduce limitations on hiring for certain positions, H7065 [26JY]

Technology: impact on economy, H2637-H2641 [8MY]

Tosh, Tom: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for Texas, E1670 [4OC]

Umpqua Training and Employment, Inc.: anniversary, E821 [24MY]

Veterans: require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (H.R. 284), H8631-H8634 [3OC]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7376 [12SE], H7951-H7965 [21SE], H9945 [17OC], E1574 [22SE]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), consideration (H. Res. 585), H7949-H7951 [21SE]

What If (organization): tribute, H3531 [23MY]

Willis, Layla: Working Mother (publication) Mother of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

Women: tribute to women-owned businesses, E193 [29FE]

Women's History Month: observance, H614 [1MR], H1081 [16MR], E375, E388, E390 [22MR], E430 [28MR], E457 [30MR]

Workforce Investment Act: youth activities funding, H1570, H1571 [29MR]

Zell, Carley: Georgia Older Worker of the Year award recipient, E1668 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (S. 2584), S4114 [17MY]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 3008), S8109-S8111 [6SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S7085 [18JY]

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (S. 3210), S10624-S10626 [17OC]

Architect of the Capitol: establish position of employee advocate, S4342, S4343 [24MY]

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), S2520 [11AP], S2759 [13AP], S8090 [6SE], S9770-S9772 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC]

Bonneville Power Administration: protect rights and benefits of employees relative to participation in a regional transmission organization, S8182, S8184 [7SE]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957 [25OC], S11080-S11082, S11101-S11103 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11279, S11282 [27OC], S11331 [29OC]

Business and industry: encourage the formation of industry-led training consortia (S. 2261), S1519 [21MR]

———increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), S10155 [10OC]

Caterpillar Inc.: tribute to LaGrange, GA, plant workers for efforts relative to sick child, S163 [31JA]

China, People's Republic of: encourage U.S. businesses to adopt a voluntary code of conduct for doing business, S8471, S8476 [13SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S6789, S6837 [14JY], S7047 [17JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 74), S1382 [9MR]

Cole, Dionne A.: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S2102 [4AP]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 764), S1809 [28MR]

Community development: provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (S. 2445), S2764 [13AP]

Congress: tribute to interns, S2341 [6AP]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (S. 3242), S11005 [25OC]

Convention for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor: deny certain foreign aid relative to compliance, S3864, S3867 [11MY]

Crime: facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (S. 3220), S10801 [19OC]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (S. 3252), S11252 [27OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S11350 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funding, S10679 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (S. 2474), S2944 [26AP]

———realignment of civilian workforce, S5439-S5441 [20JN]

———realignment of civilian workforce (S. 2674), S4568-S4570 [6JN]

Dept. of Education: Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (S. 2061), S619 [10FE]

———tribute to Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices, S11902 [15DE]

Dept. of Labor: develop plan to improve compensation, working conditions, and other benefits for agricultural workers in the U.S., S6189 [30JN]

———displaced coal worker relief funding, S6207 [30JN]

———establish Office of Pension Participant Advocacy (S. 2849), S6474 [11JY]

———job training programs funding, S6209 [30JN]

———Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants Program funding, S6210 [30JN]

———workforce investment programs funding, S5963-S5971, S5979 [28JN]

Discrimination: submission of employee claims relative to mandatory binding arbitration (S. 121), S1810 [28MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S2030 [3AP], S2265 [5AP], S4977 [13JN], S8054-S8060 [6SE], S8620-S8623 [15SE], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957, S10977 [25OC], S11304 [28OC], S11352, S11360-S11365 [30OC]

———review of accomplishments during Reagan administration, S9928-S9931 [5OC]

Education: establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (S. 2276), S1609 [22MR]

———establish teacher recruitment and professional development programs for rural areas (S. 2120), S935 [29FE]

———establish the Careers to Classrooms Program, S1013, S1018 [1MR]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers, S5944-S5948 [28JN]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers and protect teachers from frivolous lawsuits, S3578-S3584, S3595, S3597 [8MY]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S1058-S1062, S1070, S1071 [2MR], S2895-S2897 [26AP]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (S. 2122), S935 [29FE]

———increase number of qualified early child care professionals through student loan forgiveness program funding, S5958-S5960 [28JN]

———promote student loan repayment programs to encourage employment with the Federal Government, S11488 [1NO]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (S. 2347), S2108-S2112 [4AP], S9647 [3OC]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 2978), S7892 [27JY]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (S. 2067), S625 [10FE]

———training and development of technology skills in rural communities, S9241 [26SE], S9362 [27SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: encourage school districts to hire certain professionals without certification as teachers, S3651 [9MY]

ERISA: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from benefits under pension and welfare plans based on a miscategorization of employee status (S. 2946), S7843 [27JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

———clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), S1906-S1908, S1924 [29MR], S2575-S2586 [12AP]

———clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), unanimous-consent agreement, S2565, S2568 [12AP]

———prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (S. 2966), S7862 [27JY]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (S. 3100), S9196 [25SE], S11903 [15DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in academic school activities or literacy training (S. 1304), S505-S507 [8FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, S8799 [20SE]

Fooce, Lorie: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S7539 [25JY]

Ford Motor Co.: provision of home computers, printers, and Internet access to employees, S385 [7FE]

Foreign trade: provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (S. 2611), S4316 [23MY]

Framatone Connectors USA (business): Dept. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient, S10797 [19OC]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S1194 [7MR], S1442 [20MR]

Goodwill Industries International Week: observance, S3604 [8MY]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10066 [6OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S11070, S11076-S11078, S11080-S11082 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11282 [27OC]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (S. 2986), S7899 [27JY]

———technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), S9844 [4OC], S10498, S10499 [12OC]

Greenspan, Alan: statements on economic growth and inflation, S1194 [7MR]

Health: improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (S. 2918), S7552 [25JY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6048-S6053, S6067-S6078, S6091 [29JN], S6219 [30JN]

Hoyt Lakes, MN: closing of taconite plant by LTV Steel Mining Co., S4418 [25MY]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, S9247 [26SE], S11851 [15DE]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (S. 1814), S710 [23FE]

———establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (S. 1645), S9647 [3OC]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (H.R. 4068), S10841 [19OC]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (S. 2406), S2618 [12AP], S10584 [13OC], S10842 [19OC]

———improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens (S. 2668), S4481-S4487 [25MY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S542-S545 [9FE], S6341 [10JY], S6408-S6411, S6445 [11JY], S7608 [26JY], S7820, S7822 [27JY], S8907-S8916 [21SE], S9026-S9029 [22SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215-S9229, S9235, S9242, S9244-S9248 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9353-S9359, S9362-S9376 [27SE], S9443, S9449-S9451 [28SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643-S9657 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619, S8620, S8626 [15SE], S8800-S8807 [20SE], S9026 [22SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent request, S6338-S6340 [10JY]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (H.R. 1871), S10484 [12OC]

Income: address problems of the wealth gap in the U.S. and barriers to wealth accumulation, S2660 [13AP]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses, S1553 [22MR], S2406, S2407 [7AP]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), S1554-S1556 [22MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), placed on the calendar, S1619 [23MR]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), unanimous-consent request, S1554 [22MR]

International Women's Day: observance, S1291-S1294, S1304-S1307 [8MR]

Investments: establish Individual Development Accounts for certain individuals and families (S. 2740), S5264-S5267 [15JN]

———increase participation in employee stock purchase plans and individual retirement plans in periods of economic growth attributable to international trade (S. 2244), S1416 [9MR]

Iowa Disability Mentoring Day: observance, S10996 [25OC]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 3249), S11135 [26OC]

Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 3221), S10802 [19OC]

———provide that Federal officers who are convicted of a felony should be terminated from employment (S. 2404), S2617 [12AP]

Library of Congress: extend Federal health and retirement benefits to day care center employees, S4358 [24MY]

Los Angeles, CA: strike by janitors for fair pay increases, S2852 [25AP]

Minimum wage: level, S253 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1941, S1942 [30MR], S2406, S2407 [7AP], S2852 [25AP], S4345 [24MY], S4513, S4514 [6JN], S7085 [18JY], S7485-S7487 [24JY], S7505, S7506 [25JY], S7978-S7980 [5SE], S8794-S8798 [20SE], S8879 [21SE], S9401 [27SE], S11104, S11108 [26OC], S11218 [27OC], S11326, S11332, S11333 [29OC]

———level (S. 2284), S1655-S1659, S1660 [23MR]

———level (S. 2284), placed on the calendar, S1695 [27MR]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, S7593 [26JY]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (S. 2447), S2765 [13AP], S7440 [21JY]

National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance: funding, S8746 [19SE]

National Student Employment Week: observance, S2341 [6AP]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (S. 2052), S614 [10FE]

———emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), S6034 [28JN]

Navy: establish human resources service center, S10374 [12OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S355-S367, S369-S373 [7FE], S485 [8FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: anniversary, S3181 [1MY]

———require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), S11041-S11043 [26OC]

———require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (S. 3067), S8761, S8762 [19SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief Labor Negotiator (S. 3247), S11134 [26OC]

Older Americans Act: Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11028-S11041, S11056-S11064, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (S. 3284), S11927 [15DE]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S3181 [1MY], S5591-S5603, S5606-S5609, S5629-S5636, S5640-S5646 [22JN], S6212 [30JN], S11436 [31OC], S11486 [1NO], S11515 [14NO], S11549 [5DE], S11869 [15DE]

Paladin Data Systems Corp.: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1590 [22MR], S1742 [27MR]

Pension Reform and Simplification Commission: establish (S. 2922), S7656-S7658 [26JY]

Pensions: protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S2415 [7AP], S2610 [12AP]

———reform, S11108 [26OC]

———reform (H.R. 1102), S7952 [27JY], S10097 [6OC], S10402 [12OC], S10606 [17OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (S. 2703), S4846 [8JN]

Poverty: enhance flexibility in individual development account programs to encourage savings for poor working families (S. 3214), S10718 [18OC]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S1316-S1318 [8MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing programs for the Coastal Plain, S1648 [23MR]

Privacy: require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (S. 2898), S7394 [20JY]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (S. 2023), S287 [2FE], S374 [7FE]

Rogers, Thomasina V. (Tommy): selection as Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, S297 [2FE]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 4063), S10008 [5OC]

———establish (S. 2294), S1747 [27MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7960-S7962 [5SE], S9400, S9401 [27SE]

Skills USA-VICA, Inc.: tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign, S9190 [25SE]

Social Security: age eligibility for full unreduced old-age benefits, S1489-S1494 [21MR]

———allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans, S4243-S4253 [23MY], S4339 [24MY], S4978-S4980 [13JN], S5317 [19JN], S5773 [26JN]

———create personalized retirement accounts (S. 1103), S104 [26JA], S1196-S1201 [7MR], S4243-S4247 [23MY], S4515-S4518 [6JN]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1203 [7MR], S1441, S1442, S1450-S1453 [20MR], S1473, S1474, S1483-S1503 [21MR], S1533-S1541 [22MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), placed on calendar, S1155 [2MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, S1429 [9MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 2074), S680-S682 [22FE]

———ensure solvency, S2433 [7AP], S4515-S4518 [6JN], S4978-S4980 [13JN]

———ensure solvency of trust funds, S6656-S6659 [13JY]

———increase spousal survivors' benefit and allow women taking leave to care for a child or relative to exempt those years from benefit calculations, S6656-S6659 [13JY]

———phase out taxation of benefits (S. 2304), S1817 [28MR]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (S. 1383), S2660 [13AP]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (S. 2774), S5668 [22JN]

———repeal tax increase on benefits, eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals, and raise age for minimum distributions from pension plans (S. 2180), S1126 [2MR]

Space policy: maintain leadership in both Government-sponsored and commercial space industry and exploration, S11488 [1NO]

SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals (S. 1104), S1535 [22MR]

Take Our Daughters to Work Day: observance, S2959 [27AP]

Taxation: allow distributions to be made from certain pension plans before the participant is severed from employment (S. 2853), S6575 [12JY]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses, S7049 [17JY]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (S. 2964), S7858 [27JY]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (S. 2994), S7909 [27JY]

———clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (S. 2979), S7893 [27JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (H.R. 1264), S7952 [27JY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S6815 [14JY], S7049 [17JY]

———increase, expand, and simplify child and dependent care deductions, expand adoption credit for special needs children, and provide incentives for employer-provided child care, S6652-S6655 [13JY]

———promote pension opportunities for women (S. 2671), S4567 [6JN]

———provide incentives for older Americans to remain in the workforce beyond the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits (S. 2085), S689 [22FE], S1534 [22MR]

———provide incentives for older Americans to remain in the workforce beyond the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits (S. 2086), S689 [22FE], S1534 [22MR]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets, S11819 [15DE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), S7952 [27JY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (S. 3152), S9703, S9704, S9773 [3OC]

———provide retirement security and pension reform, S11320-S11322 [29OC]

———provide tax relief and modify treatment of members of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (S. 2230), S1399 [9MR]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (S. 3101), S9197 [25SE]

———restore pension limits to equitable levels (S. 1209), S2706 [13AP]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (S. 2825), S6137 [29JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children, S10977 [25OC], S11070 [26OC], S11204 [27OC], S11300-S11303 [28OC]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (S. 2601), S4238 [22MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (S. 2887), S7163, S7164 [18JY]

———treatment of employee stock purchase plans (S. 3265), S11423 [31OC]

———treatment of employer-provided transit benefits, S74 [26JA]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation, S11858 [15DE]

———treatment of telecommuting (S. 2431), S2741 [13AP]

Transportation: safety of migrant seasonal agricultural workers (S. 2095), S808 [24FE]

Tufts University: Center on Hunger and Poverty report on hunger in the U.S., S387 [7FE]

Veterans Appreciation Month: observance, S2936 [26AP]

Walla Walla, WA: tribute to Walla Walla High School Career and Technical Education Program, S5552 [21JN]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses, S6323 [10JY]

———Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (S. Res. 311), S4330 [23MY], S4340 [24MY]

Women's History Month: observance, S1304, S1308, S1309 [8MR], S1382 [9MR]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, S3181 [1MY]

Reports

Impact of U.S. Companies Operating in the People's Republic of China: Business Roundtable (public policy organization), S8476 [13SE]

National Women's Small Business Summit, S6324 [10JY]

Paradox of Our Times—Hunger in a Strong Economy: Tufts University Center on Hunger and Poverty, S387-S389 [7FE]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: National Park Service, H5794 [11JY]

Youth Challenge Case Study: Collette Caprara, H6829 [25JY]

Reports filed

Agricultural Opportunities Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4548) (H. Rept. 106-982), H10035 [17OC]

Airport Security Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2440) (S. Rept. 106-388), S8019 [5SE]

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2045) (S. Rept. 106-260), S2526 [11AP]

Analyze Potential Impacts of Rules Proposed by Certain Agencies on Small Businesses: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1882) (H. Rept. 106-643), H3867 [25MY]

Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4144) (H. Rept. 106-1014), H11445 [27OC]

Community Development and Venture Capital Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 106-383), S8019 [5SE]

Competitive Market Supervision Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2107) (S. Rept. 106-360), S7542 [25JY]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 1102) (S. Rept. 106-411), S8501 [13SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4843) (H. Rept. 106-753), H6354 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1102, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 557) (H. Rept. 106-760), H6469 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2005, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 106-491), H164 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 106-516), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3846, Minimum Wage Level: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 106-516), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4865, Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 106-795), H7092 [26JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 585) (H. Rept. 106-875), H7931 [20SE]

Dept. of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Management Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1024), H11954 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5109) (H. Rept. 106-863), H7722 [18SE]

Emphasize the Need for Job Creation on Indian Reservations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1509) (S. Rept. 106-277), S3328 [3MY]

Joint Economic Report: Committee on Economics (Joint) (S. Rept. 106-225), S2233 [5AP]

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3312) (H. Rept. 106-994), H10533 [23OC]

Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3380) (H. Rept. 106-778), H6776 [24JY]

Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2719), S5790 [26JN]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R 4844) (S. Rept. 106-475), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4844) (H. Rept. 106-777), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4844) (H. Rept. 106-777), H7092 [26JY]

Religious Workers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2406), S4820 [8JN]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4063) (S. Rept. 106-446), S9700 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4063) (H. Rept. 106-723), H5842 [11JY]

Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 106-507), H630 [1MR]

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4865) (H. Rept. 106-780), H6776 [24JY]

Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4227) (H. Rept. 106-692), H5083 [23JN]

Training and Education for American Workers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 106-642), H3866 [25MY]

Travel, Tourism, and Jobs Preservation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2367), S2726 [13AP]

Truth in Employment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1441) (H. Rept. 106-967), H9766 [11OC]

Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5107) (H. Rept. 106-861), H7722 [18SE]

Worker Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2434) (H. Rept. 106-968), H9766 [11OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal School-to-Work curriculum: New Jersey State Senate, E1048 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

Workforce Development Week 2000: Cabarrus, NC, Regional Chamber of Commerce, E12 [27JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H879 [9MR]

Taxation: repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7158 [27JY]

Statements

District of Columbia Inclusion of Conscience Clause in Legislation Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives by Health Insurance Plans: Several District of Columbia City Council Members, H7057 [26JY]

Gender Requirement in Affirmative Action: Heather Moylan, George Vana IV, and Matthew Jenness, E1532 [19SE]

Minimum Wage Level: Representative Cox, H890 [9MR]

———Robert W. Edgar, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, H885 [9MR]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: Senators Jeffords, Kennedy, Enzi, and Reid, S11042 [26OC]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act (H.R. 4844): Several Representatives, E1244 [14JY]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

Worker Economic Opportunity Act: Sponsoring Senators, S2576-S2581 [12AP]

Worker Economic Opportunity Act (S. 2323), H2437-H2443 [3MY]

Youth Challenge Program: Raul Gonzalez, H6828 [25JY]

Summaries

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440), H10525 [23OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): Community Renewal and New Markets Initiatives Development, E2247-E2249 [2JA]

Enhance Flexibility in Individual Development Account Programs To Encourage Savings for Poor Working Families (S. 3214), S10719 [18OC]

Improve Procedures for the Adjustment of Status of Aliens and Reduce the Backlog of Family-Sponsored Aliens (S. 2668), S4486 [25MY]

Medicare Early Access and Tax Credit Act (H.R. 4938), E1305 [24JY]

Offering People True Insurance Options Nationwide Act (S. 3284), S11927 [15DE]

Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 5546), E1936 [25OC]

Tables

Effect of the tax cuts in the House Republican 2000 minimum wage bill, H858 [9MR]

Estimated revenue effects on H.R. 4923, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, H6820 [25JY]

Federal trust funds used to balance the budget, S602 [10FE], S2181 [5AP], S7001 [17JY], S11045 [26OC]

Proposed steps to eliminating Social Security long-term deficit, S1534 [22MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 412, consideration of H.R. 2005, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act, H171 [2FE]

H. Res. 434, consideration of H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act, and H.R. 3846, minimum wage level, H773 [9MR]

H. Res. 476, commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service, H12520 [15DE]

H. Res. 492, support teachers, H2726 [9MY]

H. Res. 557, consideration of H.R. 1102, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, H6476 [19JY]

H. Res. 585, consideration of H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act, H7949 [21SE]

H.R. 5, Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act, H582, H583 [1MR]

H.R. 284, Honor Guard for Veterans Empowerment Act, H8631 [3OC]

H.R. 460, make Federal firefighters mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers, H9986 [17OC]

H.R. 1102, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, H6477, H6493-H6504 [19JY]

H.R. 1264, Right-To-Know National Payroll Act, H6380 [18JY]

H.R. 2005, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act, H181 [2FE]

H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act, H821-H842 [9MR]

H.R. 3312, Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10629-H10631 [24OC]

H.R. 3380, Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, H6928 [25JY]

H.R. 3582, Federal Contractor Flexibility Act, H2353 [2MY]

H.R. 3846, minimum wage level, H882 [9MR]

H.R. 4063, Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act, S10008 [5OC], H5792 [11JY]

H.R. 4068, Religious Workers Act, H7778 [19SE]

H.R. 4216, Customized Training Flexibility Act, H8680 [3OC]

H.R. 4382, Air Force Work Force Renewal Act, E648 [4MY]

H.R. 4844, Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act, H7335-H7339 [7SE]

H.R. 4865, Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act, H7153 [27JY]

H.R. 4923, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, H6797-H6816 [25JY]

H.R. 5034, Quality Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, H8180 [26SE]

H.R. 5107, Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act, H7771 [19SE]

H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act, H7951-H7957 [21SE]

H.R. 5178, Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, H8673 [3OC]

H.R. 5362, increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers, H9052 [6OC]

S. 614, Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act, H10508 [23OC]

S. 748, improve Federal hiring and contracting of Alaskan natives, H10514 [23OC]

S. 1052, Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act, S370-S373 [7FE]

S. 1309, Church Plan Parity and Entanglement Prevention Act, H5100 [26JN]

S. 1509, emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations, S4214 [18MY], H10511 [23OC]

S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, S543 [9FE], S9026-S9028 [22SE], S9651-S9655 [3OC], H8699 [3OC], H9004-H9008 [5OC]

S. 2052, Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act, S614-S616 [10FE]

S. 2061, Kids 2000 Act, S620 [10FE]

S. 2074, Social Security Earnings Test Elimination Act, S681 [22FE]

S. 2244, Working Families Trade Bonus Act, S1417-S1419 [9MR]

S. 2261, Industry Training Consortia Act, S1521 [21MR]

S. 2323, Worker Economic Opportunity Act, S1973 [30MR], S2586 [12AP], H2437 [3MY]

S. 2347, Information Technology Act, S2109 [4AP]

S. 2406, Religious Workers Act, S2619 [12AP], S10843 [19OC]

S. 2440, Airport Security Improvement Act, S9770 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC], H10523-H10525 [23OC]

S. 2447, Rural Telework Act, S2766 [13AP]

S. 2611, provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co., S4317 [23MY]

S. 2668, improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens, S4481-S4486 [25MY]

S. 2674, Dept. of Defense Civilian Workforce Realignment Act, S4569 [6JN]

S. 2676, inflation adjustments to NLRB mandatory jurisdiction thresholds, S4572 [6JN]

S. 2703, Postmasters Fairness and Rights Act, S4846 [8JN]

S. 2719, Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act, S6034 [28JN], H10509-H10511 [23OC]

S. 2774, Bipartisan Social Security Reform Act, S5669-S5676 [22JN]

S. 2849, establish the Office of Pension Participant Advocacy in the Dept. of Labor, S6475 [11JY]

S. 2853, allow distributions to be made from certain pension plans before the participant is severed from employment, S6575 [12JY]

S. 2918, Medicare Early Access and Tax Credit Act, S7546-S7552 [25JY]

S. 2922, Pension Reform and Simplification Commission Act, S7658-S7660 [26JY]

S. 2946, Employee Benefits Eligibility Fairness Act, S7844 [27JY]

S. 2966, Wage Awareness Protection Act, S7863 [27JY]

S. 2978, Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act, S7893 [27JY]

S. 2986, Just Opportunities in Bidding Act, S7900 [27JY]

S. 2994, Health Insurance Equity Act, S7909-S7911 [27JY]

S. 3008, Older Workers Rights Restoration Act, S8109 [6SE]

S. 3067, Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, S8761 [19SE]

S. 3101, Reservists Tax Relief Act, S9197 [25SE]

S. 3152, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, S9704-S9729 [3OC]

S. 3210, Consumer and Employee Arbitration Bill of Rights, S10626 [17OC]

S. 3221, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S10802 [19OC]

S. 3225, Cosmetology Tax Fairness and Compliance Act, S10806 [19OC]

S. 3252, National Child Protection Improvement Act, S11253 [27OC]

S. 3284, Offering People True Insurance Options Nationwide Act, S11927 [15DE]

S. Res. 290, support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility, S2640 [12AP]

S. Res. 311, Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses, S4326, S4333 [23MY]

Tributes

Chavez-Rodriguez, Linda, E1761 [12OC]

EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2355), E1463 [13SE]

EMS EMPLOYEE EQUALITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4854), H6051 [13JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4854), E1242 [14JY]

EN CHUNG WU

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 3923), H997 [14MR]

ENCINITAS, CA

Remarks in House

Diegueno Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E1503 [18SE]

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Amendments

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180 [29JN]

Analyses

National Marine Fisheries Service Restrictions on Alaskan Fisheries Due To Decline in Stellar Sea Lion Population, S11857 [15DE]

Articles and editorials

Wrong Cure?, S11504-S11506 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H2338 [13AP]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4408), H2770 [9MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10590 [13OC]

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (see S. 2873), S6841 [14JY]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

Endangered Species Act: exempt Woodrow Wilson Bridge project from certain provisions and allow bridge construction activities to proceed (see H.R. 5594), H11445 [27OC]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

Wildlife: issue postage stamps to support wildlife protection programs (see S. 2870), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 4872), H6469 [18JY]

Memorandums

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: Hilda Diaz-Soltero, National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

———William W. Fox, Jr., National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

Remarks in House

Animals: conservation of great apes (H.R. 4320), H6958-H6960 [25JY], E570 [13AP], E1289 [21JY]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4408), H5097, H5098 [26JN]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), H5095-H5097 [26JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), H6953, H6954 [25JY], E1373 [27JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), H10069 [18OC]

Corps of Engineers: modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP], H7923-H7929 [20SE], H8774-H8781 [4OC], H9868-H9874 [12OC]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), H2358, H2359 [2MY]

Land use: urban park and recreation, farmland protection, and endangered and threatened species recovery programs funding, H2868-H2871 [10MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding, H5766-H5769 [11JY]

Washington: proposal to resume whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H240 [8FE], H2171 [12AP]

———resumption of whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H7067 [26JY]

Wildlife: issue postage stamps to support wildlife protection programs (H.R. 4872), E1282 [19JY]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: conservation of great apes (H.R. 4320), S10843 [19OC]

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180-S6182 [29JN], S6253 [30JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), S10543 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 2239), S1414 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S6492 [12JY], S7744 [27JY], S8186 [7SE]

———release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (S. 2873), S6842 [14JY]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (S. 3156), S9750 [3OC]

———hardrock mining regulations, S7358-S7361 [20JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S528 [9FE], S3220, S3222 [2MY], S6837 [14JY]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), S1751 [27MR]

Fish and fishing: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

Forest Service: Red Mountain Project funding, S7095 [18JY]

Maine: salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

National Marine Fisheries Service: restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellar sea lion population, S11466-S11469 [1NO], S11504 [2NO], S11747-S11749 [8DE], S11772, S11773 [14DE], S11855, S11856, S11886 [15DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Desert Tortoise Recovery Program implementation funding, S7038 [17JY]

———Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project funding, S7035 [17JY]

Reports

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: National Marine Fisheries Service, S11749-S11751 [8DE]

Reports filed

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4408) (H. Rept. 106-698), H5168 [26JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239) (S. Rept. 106-403), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2348) (H. Rept. 106-791), H7001 [25JY]

Common Sense Protections for Endangered Species Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3160) (H. Rept. 106-1013), H11206 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior Release of Reversionary Interests Held by the U.S. in Certain Parcels of Land in Washington County, UT: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2873) (S. Rept. 106-453), S9604 [2OC]

Great Ape Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4320) (S. Rept. 106-472), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4320) (H. Rept. 106-792), H7001 [25JY]

Landowners Equal Treatment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1142) (H. Rept. 106-1011), H11206 [26OC]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, H6953 [25JY]

H.R. 4320, Great Ape Conservation Act, H6958 [25JY]

H.R. 4408, Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act reauthorization, H5097 [26JN]

S. 148, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, S6180 [29JN], H5095 [26JN]

S. 1744, continue to submit certain species conservation reports under the Endangered Species Act, S1751 [27MR], H2358 [2MY]

S. 3156, Endangered Species Recovery Act, S9751-S9758 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 151, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, S10543, S10592 [13OC], H10069 [18OC]

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Woodrow Wilson Bridge: exempt project from certain provisions and allow bridge construction activities to proceed (see H.R. 5594), H11445 [27OC]

Remarks in House

Endangered species: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), H2358, H2359 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Endangered species: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), S1751 [27MR]

Maine: designate the Atlantic salmon as an endangered species, S11518-S11521 [14NO]

NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service processing of jeopardy reviews under the Endangered Species Act, S668-S670 [22FE]

Reports filed

Common Sense Protections for Endangered Species Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3160) (H. Rept. 106-1013), H11206 [26OC]

Landowners Equal Treatment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1142) (H. Rept. 106-1011), H11206 [26OC]

Texts of

S. 1744, continue to submit certain species conservation reports, S1751 [27MR], H2358 [2MY]

ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3156), S9750 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 3156, provisions, S9751-S9758 [3OC]

ENERGY see Power Resources

ENERGY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2884), H10554-H10565 [24OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2884, provisions, H10555-H10561 [24OC]

ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 882), S5291, S5293 [16JN]

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants funding (S. 2429), S2737 [13AP]

ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS INCENTIVES ACT

Lists

Supporters of S. 2718, provisions, E1634 [29SE]

ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5189), E1489 [14SE]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 5189), E1490 [14SE]

ENERGY POLICY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Nuclear energy: remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (see S. 2933), S7656 [26JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see S. 2685), S4669 [7JN]

Remarks in House

Mining and mineral resources: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), H8277 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (S. 882), S5291, S5293 [16JN]

Mining and mineral resources: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), S10003, S10029 [5OC]

Nuclear energy: remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (S. 2933), S7674 [26JY]

Reports filed

Uranium and Thorium Mill Sites Cleanup: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 106-886), H8060 [25SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2641, uranium and thorium mill sites cleanup, H8277 [27SE]

S. 2933, remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites, S7674 [26JY]

ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT

Amendments

Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S10809 [19OC]

Bills and resolutions

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see S. 2094), S799 [24FE] (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

Letters

Royalty payments for oil taken from Federal lands: Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, H10563, H10564 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2090-H2093 [11AP], H10554-H10565 [24OC], E543, E547 [12AP]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast, E543 [12AP]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1232, H1233 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9379 [27SE], S9825-S9827, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9892 [5OC], S10836, S10837 [19OC]

———extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent request, S9824 [4OC]

Petroleum: rulemaking relative to valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes, S9379 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2884, Energy Act, H10555-H10561 [24OC]

H.R. 2884, program extension, H2090 [11AP]

S. 2094, Stable Oil Supply (SOS) Home Heating Act, S807 [24FE]

ENERGY SECURITY FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3171), S9945 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3171), S9956 [5OC]

Texts of

S. 3171, provisions, S9956 [5OC]

ENERGY SECURITY TAX ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1833), S1541 [22MR]

ENFIELD, CT

Remarks in House

Connecticut: tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2016 [28OC]

ENGEBRETSON, GARY

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6676 [20JY]

ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)

Articles and editorials

Stay the Course in Kosovo, Michael O'Hanlon, Christian Science Monitor, H1600 [30MR]

U.S. Troops in Kosovo, Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, H1600 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1077 [15MR]

American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1247), H1629 [30MR]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H90 [31JA]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1675 [3AP]

Aviation: amend regulations relative to the airport noise and access review program (see H.R. 5340), H8468 [28SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H50 [27JA]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4336 [13JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H3413 [18MY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H5084 [23JN]

———assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H4174 [9JN]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H1588 [29MR]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H2607 [4MY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H2771 [9MY]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H4121 [8JN]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7933 [20SE]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H1852 [5AP]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H2239 [12AP]

Community development: license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), H1588 [29MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H7503 [12SE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7280 [6SE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1477 [28MR]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H1629 [30MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H1588 [29MR]

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4036 [7JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7002 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H373 [14FE]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2240 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see H.R. 3712), H7366 [7SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H50 [27JA]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7366 [7SE]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H2341 [13AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H5169 [26JN]

———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H8469 [28SE]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1629 [30MR]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2906 [10MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to enable them to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see H.R. 2789), H1477 [28MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H2412 [2MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H2122 [11AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), H5955 [12JY]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2702), H3309 [17MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2771 [9MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H255 [8FE]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H3926 [6JN]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H2012 [10AP]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), H4174 [9JN]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H255 [8FE]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H3925 [6JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H2905 [10MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H1589 [29MR]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]

———condition certain State justice assistance grants on implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 2917), H1852 [5AP]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1675 [3AP]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), H2340 [13AP]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H3867 [25MY]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), H2967 [11MY]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1589 [29MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 4036), H2341 [13AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H342 [10FE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H2655 [8MY]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H7578 [13SE]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H7211 [27JY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H4675 [19JN] (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H5737 [10JY]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H574 [29FE]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H2340 [13AP]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H2512 [3MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H4121 [8JN]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H3869 [25MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3650 [23MY]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [27JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Kosovo: promote peace, justice, and stability (see H. Res. 451), H1588 [29MR]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H7129 [26JY]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H1477 [28MR]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Res. 464), H1957 [6AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3649 [23MY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H5656 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H454 [15FE] (see H.R. 4149), H3926 [6JN] (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5241 [27JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5656 [29JN]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7282 [6SE]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7002 [25JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H454 [15FE]

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H2905 [10MY]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2340 [13AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), H4591 [15JN]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H998 [14MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H2412 [2MY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H632 [1MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2905 [10MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7502 [12SE]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H2607 [4MY]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H255 [8FE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H7991 [21SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5656 [29JN]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H2411 [2MY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H7281 [6SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H341 [10FE]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H4121 [8JN]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1852 [5AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H1588 [29MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H454 [15FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H4817 [21JN]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H454 [15FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7366 [7SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H1406 [23MR]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7366 [7SE]

Taxation: allow credit for providing an appropriate environment for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 1163), H1588 [29MR]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H7503 [12SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H5169 [26JN]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale of land or an easement therein for open space conservation purposes to a governmental unit (see H.R. 5336), H8468 [28SE]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H6719 [20JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities (see H.R. 2713), H1588 [29MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H2239 [12AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H1477 [28MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H7723 [18SE] (see H.R. 4570), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H1077 [15MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H5169 [26JN]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H757 [8MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H10036 [17OC]

Veterans: provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H1406 [23MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H6720 [20JY]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7723 [18SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2340 [13AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H1589 [29MR]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H2340 [13AP]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3813 [24MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5037 [22JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7933 [20SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 4302), H2338 [13AP]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 5031), H7207 [27JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (see H.R. 5032), H7207 [27JY]

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 378), H6718 [20JY]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (see H.J. Res. 130, 131), H12045 [7DE]

Letters

Magen David Adom Society membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: several Representatives, H2424 [3MY]

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo deployment funding: Wesley K. Clark, H3262 [17MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1792 [5AP]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1600 [30MR]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8130 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3703 [24MY]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H14 [27JA]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H9867 [12OC]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10415 [19OC]

Corleone Society: tribute, E342 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3262 [17MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11472 [28OC]

Education: reductions in school class size, H11472 [28OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11472 [28OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6003 [13JY]

Foreman, Spencer: Angela House (organization) honoree, E1969 [28OC]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), H11695 [31OC]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 640), H10415 [19OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (H.R. 5032), H7902 [20SE], H11412 [27OC]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (H. Con. Res. 307), H3402 [18MY]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), H3749 [24MY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10628 [24OC]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1600 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3262 [17MY]

———prohibit funding to Kosovo Protection Corps, H6003 [13JY]

———promote peace, justice, and stability (H. Res. 451), H9590 [10OC]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (H. Res. 464), H2424 [3MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, H9867 [12OC]

———condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H10654 [24OC]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H9867 [12OC]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), H8178 [26SE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Parkchester Chorus, E833 [25MY]

New York Mets (baseball team): tribute, H11406 [27OC]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute, H11406 [27OC]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8174 [26SE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 130), H12034 [7DE]

———constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 131), H12034 [7DE]

Riverdale, NY: tribute to Riverdale Community Center, E831 [25MY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4143 [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, E2001 [28OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7929 [20SE]

Special order: granted, H3411 [18MY], H4172 [9JN], H8734 [3OC], H9898 [12OC], H10254 [18OC], H11442 [27OC]

Tributes

Engel, Sylvia, E1159 [30JN]

Forbes, Representative, H11408 [27OC]

Karmon, Elias, E857 [25MY]

Naidich, Seymour, E959 [9JN]

Pure, Joseph, E832 [25MY]

Sivapalasingam, Veluppillai, E827 [24MY]

Squillante, Gerald, E836 [25MY]

Townsend, Alpheus, H3815 [25MY]

Upshaw, Willie, E835 [25MY]

Weiss, Edward, E957 [9JN]

Williams, Joe, E865 [25MY]

ENGEL, JOAN M.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S336 [3FE]

ENGEL, SYLVIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1159 [30JN]

ENGELN, JOE

Statements

Corps of Engineers Proposed Missouri River Changes Will Further Endanger Species, S7499 [25JY]

ENGINEERING

Amendments

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9026, S9037, S9039, S9042, S9045 [22SE], S9202, S9205 [25SE], S9220, S9272, S9273, S9276, S9279, S9281, S9284, S9287, S9289, S9290, S9293, S9297, S9299, S9302, S9305, S9308, S9310, S9313 [26SE], S9481, S9484, S9502, S9504, S9505, S9507, S9508, S9509, S9510, S9511, S9512, S9513, S9514, S9515, S9517, S9519, S9526 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

How To Create a Skilled-Labor Shortage, S9371 [27SE]

Questioning the Labor Shortage, E1454 [13SE]

Staffing Science Policy-Making, S11911 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: nanoscale science and engineering research and development funding (see S. 3278), S11789 [14DE]

———University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see S. 3282), S11917 [15DE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see S. 2623, 2624), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (see S. 2067), S613 [10FE]

Government regulations: require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 4414), H2905 [10MY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

———provide H-1B nonimmigrant status to aliens without regard to certain limits if the U.S. employer seeking the alien's entry makes a scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education (see H.R. 5625), H11842 [3NO]

Cloture motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219, S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Letters

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE], S9124 [25SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9374 [27SE]

———Vice President Gore, S7820 [27JY]

Federal technology research and development funding: Council on Competitiveness, S3503 [4MY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, H8268 [27SE]

Messages

NSF Report: President Clinton, S1591 [22MR], H1246 [22MR]

Science and Engineering Indicators: President Clinton, S4818 [8JN], H4054 [8JN]

Motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9028 [22SE], S9338, S9375 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Baier, Robert E.: Cleveland State University Alumni Association Outstanding Engineer Award recipient, E1110 [26JN]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (H.R. 2387), H7974 [21SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, H7971, H7972 [21SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H5848 [12JY], H10610-H10622 [24OC], E1919 [25OC]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), permission to file report, H7188 [27JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4272), H5848 [12JY]

Edwardsville, IL: tribute to Metro-East Lutheran High School Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering team, E917 [8JN]

Flatt, Douglas E.: American Society of Civil Engineers Service to People Award recipient, E1363 [27JY]

Hails, Robert E.: Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inductee, E1983 [28OC]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6033, H6034 [13JY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8699-H8706 [3OC], H8781, H8782 [4OC], H9004 [5OC], E1674, E1675 [4OC]

Lyles, William M.: California State University, Fresno, Sid Craig School of Business Entrepreneur in Residence honoree, E59 [2FE]

NASA: tribute to Goddard Space Flight Center, E452 [30MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (H.R. 1795), H8266-H8269 [27SE]

Patterson, Ryan: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E887 [6JN]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (H.R. 3161), E1246 [14JY]

Science: increase Federal technology research and development funding, H9454 [6OC]

Science Coalition: observance of Science Day, E1246 [14JY]

Shakoor, Nadia: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E1041 [19JN]

Villarreal, Luis P.: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E1892 [24OC]

Young, Garrett: Intel Corp., International Science and Engineering Fair participant, E939 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Construction industries: support development of technologies and materials to enhance protections from natural disasters, S11881 [15DE]

Dept. of Energy: nanoscale science and engineering research and development funding (S. 3278), S11790 [14DE]

———University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (S. 3282), S11922 [15DE]

Duffy, Heidi Kirk: Germany's Order of Merit recipient, S7828 [27JY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2623), S4382 [24MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2624), S4382 [24MY]

———establish program for increasing U.S. scientific, technology, and mathematical resources (S. 1804), S9645 [3OC]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (S. 2067), S625 [10FE]

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: Subsurface Geoscience Laboratory funding, S6290 [30JN]

Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (S. 1645), S9647 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S542-S545 [9FE], S6341 [10JY], S6408-S6411, S6445 [11JY], S7608 [26JY], S7820, S7822 [27JY], S8907-S8916 [21SE], S9026-S9029 [22SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215-S9229, S9235, S9242, S9244-S9248 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9353-S9359, S9362-S9376 [27SE], S9443, S9449-S9451 [28SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643-S9657 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619, S8620, S8626 [15SE], S8800-S8807 [20SE], S9026 [22SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent request, S6338-S6340 [10JY]

National Engineers Week: observance, S751 [23FE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (H.R. 1795), S11850, S11852 [15DE]

Science: increase Federal technology research and development funding, S3502-S3506 [4MY]

———tribute to scientists working with the Federal Government, S11911 [15DE]

Reports filed

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2045) (S. Rept. 106-260), S2526 [11AP]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1795) (H. Rept. 106-889), H8199 [26SE]

National Science Education Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 106-821), H7279 [6SE]

Statements

Bioengineering: Thalia Sparling and Kate Early, E1518 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1795, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act, H8266 [27SE]

H.R. 4271, National Science Education Act, H10610-H10615 [24OC]

S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, S543 [9FE], S9026-S9028 [22SE], S9651-S9655 [3OC], H8699 [3OC], H9004-H9008 [5OC]

S. 2623, National Science Education Enhancement Act, S4384-S4387 [24MY]

S. 2624, National Science Education Act, S4387-S4389 [24MY]

S. 3278, Dept. of Energy Nanoscale Science and Engineering Act, S11790 [14DE]

S. 3282, Dept. of Energy University Nuclear Science and Engineering Act, S11923 [15DE]

ENGLAND see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

ENGLAND-JOSEPH, JUDY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11565 [5DE]

ENGLER, JOHN (Governor of Michigan)

Letters

Disaster assistance to fruit producers, S7357 [20JY]

LSC funding, H4972 [22JN]

Press releases

Governor Requests Disaster Designation for Fruit Growers in South and Southwest Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

ENGLISH, GLENN (a former Representative from Oklahoma)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Glenn English Customs National Aviation Center, Oklahoma City, OK: designate (see H.R. 5627), H11842 [3NO]

ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5038 [22JN], H5052 [23JN]

Articles and editorials

Congress Shouldn't Let Organized Labor Derail U.S.-China Trade Vote, Sharon (PA) Herald, H3610 [23MY]

Cultural Diversity Reflects Gains in Kazakhstani Democracy, Scott Hogenson, Conservative News Service, E449 [30MR]

Kazakhstani President Suspects Terrorism Aimed at Oil Exports, Scott Hogenson, Conservative News Service, E450 [30MR]

Nazarbayev Slaps U.S. State Department Report on Kazakhstan, Scott Hogenson, Conservative News Service, E450 [30MR]

Permanent Normal Trade Relations With the People's Republic of China, Erie (PA) Morning News, H3609 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H2606 [4MY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H7365 [7SE]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H6052 [13JY]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H455 [15FE]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free elections and encourage improvement of democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3869 [25MY]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H1118 [16MR]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H342 [10FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H4174 [9JN]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H165 [1FE]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H4675 [19JN]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H5843 [11JY]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H5843 [11JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H8469 [28SE]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H6052 [13JY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H2013 [10AP]

Croatia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 251), H2512 [3MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H4220 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H90 [31JA]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H1078 [15MR]

———study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H758 [8MR]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing assistance to emergency response organizations (see H.R. 3155), H997 [14MR]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4337 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1077 [15MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H6355 [17JY]

———combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Ecology and environment: study health effects of ingesting methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), research methods for removal from water supplies, and require public water systems to monitor for its presence (see H.R. 3536), H647 [6MR]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2512 [3MY]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H2512 [3MY]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2771 [9MY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

EPA: make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H4121 [8JN]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H1589 [29MR]

———reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 3656), H998 [14MR]

———reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 1876), H574 [29FE]

———waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 3449), H255 [8FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H373 [14FE]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see H.R. 4469), H3172 [16MY] (see H.R. 4678), H4591 [15JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4818 [21JN]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H2341 [13AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H4336 [13JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5084 [23JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5241 [27JN]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see H.R. 3589), H641 [2MR]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H2122 [11AP]

———repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H7652 [14SE]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

———establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), H511 [16FE]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1163 [21MR]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H757 [8MR]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2973), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H2607 [4MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H3309 [17MY]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H2607 [4MY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2655 [8MY]

———condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H1163 [21MR]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1120 [16MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR] (see H.R. 5180), H8617 [2OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3309 [17MY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

International economic relations: development and expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions (see H.R. 4673), H6777 [24JY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1285 [22MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3867 [25MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H758 [8MR]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see H.R. 4613), H4120 [8JN]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see H.R. 3313), H757 [8MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H2122 [11AP]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7502 [12SE]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H7991 [21SE]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7212 [27JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H4784 [20JN]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H8201 [26SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H757 [8MR]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7578 [13SE]

———increase the percentage of bad hospital debt that is reimbursable (see H.R. 4878), H6469 [18JY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H8201 [26SE]

———provide relief for small business from consolidated billing requirements and exclude services of certain providers from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 5392), H9505 [6OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), H3172 [16MY]

———prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H4220 [12JN]

National Housing Act: prevent fraud under FHA rehabilitation loan program (see H.R. 3617), H340 [10FE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H6777 [24JY]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H1119 [16MR]

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7992 [21SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1120 [16MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H4121 [8JN]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2771 [9MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7128 [26JY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6471 [18JY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H7003 [25JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H342 [10FE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H9504 [6OC]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5656 [29JN]

SBA: establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 4946), H7002 [25JY]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

Social Security: restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H3173 [16MY]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H9011 [5OC]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H11446 [27OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2512 [3MY]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5040), H7207 [27JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H4675 [19JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2607 [4MY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 4071), H2013 [10AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H11207 [26OC]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H373 [14FE]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), H455 [15FE]

———modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile takeovers of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), H8617 [2OC]

———modify the depreciation of property used in the generation of electricity (see H.R. 4959), H7002 [25JY]

———permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 1914), H2606 [4MY]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H3867 [25MY]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H2341 [13AP]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see H.R. 4923), H6776 [24JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H4485 [14JN]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H998 [14MR] (see H.R. 4006), H1164 [21MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1164 [21MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4717), H5036 [22JN]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4776), H5435 [28JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H5737 [10JY]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H5843 [11JY]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2771 [9MY]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4556), H4485 [14JN]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H2341 [13AP]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H255 [8FE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H998 [14MR]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H758 [8MR]

Water pollution: establish consistent requirements for controlling urban wet weather flows and provide funds to meet such requirements (see H.R. 3570), H255 [8FE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2770 [9MY]

World Trade Organization: establish a commission to review dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 4706), H5956 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see H.R. 3624), H340 [10FE]

ERISA: provide cost-of-living adjustments to guaranteed benefit payments paid by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 4877), H6469 [18JY]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 4969), H7127 [26JY]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Medicare: revise and improve (see H.R. 5296), H8199 [26SE]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 5318), H8405 [27SE]

Political campaigns: limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents in elections to Congress (see H.R. 5335), H8468 [28SE]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax liability for deficit reduction (see H.R. 4626), H4173 [9JN]

Social Security: use earnings level currently applicable solely to blind individuals as uniform level in determining disabilities (see H.R. 5553), H11194 [25OC]

Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———prevent unintended disqualification of trusts as electing small business trusts (see H.R. 4561), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see H.R. 5295), H8199 [26SE]

———treatment of net capital gain of closely held corporations (see H.R. 5569), H11206 [26OC]

Explanations

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (H.R. 4923), H6816-H6820 [25JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5568 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5568 [29JN]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5568 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3609 [23MY], H3679 [24MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1729 [10OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5052 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11458 [28OC], H11498 [29OC]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7311 [7SE]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), H6924 [25JY]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (H.R. 4625), H7757 [19SE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H848 [9MR]

Kazakhstan: support economic and political development, E449 [30MR]

LIHEAP: funding, H11458 [28OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H4664, H4668, H4669 [19JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5350 [28JN], H7853 [19SE]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11498 [29OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: trade agreement compliance staff funding, H5052 [23JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6508 [19JY]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, E1528 [19SE]

Real estate: anniversary of law establishing real estate investment trusts, E1515 [18SE]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1033 [15MR]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), H7879 [20SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H589 [1MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1443 [28MR]

Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7171 [27JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H296 [10FE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6797, H6816, H6837, H6840 [25JY]

———rates, H1950 [6AP]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H1950 [6AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3844 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7157, H7171 [27JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7427 [12SE], H11894 [14NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H1950 [6AP]

———treatment of net capital gain of closely held corporations (H.R. 5569), E1955 [26OC]

Votes: position on missed, E948 [9JN]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4797 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3047 [15MY], H3918 [6JN], H4034 [7JN], H8059 [25SE]

Tables

Estimated revenue effects on H.R. 4923, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, H6820 [25JY]

Tributes

Archer, Representative, H11418 [27OC]

ENHANCED FEDERAL SECURITY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4827), H8570-H8572 [2OC], E1228 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4827), S11428 [31OC], S11655 [6DE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4827) (H. Rept. 106-913), H8468 [28SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4827, provisions, H8570 [2OC], E1228 [13JY]

ENHANCEMENT OF PRIVACY AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN CYBERSPACE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3083), S8823 [20SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3083), S8858 [20SE]

Texts of

S. 3083, provisions, S8859-S8862 [20SE]

ENID, OK

Remarks in Senate

Enid High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4951 [12JN]

ENLISTED ASSOCIATION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE U.S.

Letters

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2288 [6AP]

ENNIS, CAROLYN G.

Eulogies

Simpson, Evander S., H2378 [2MY]

ENRON CORP.

Letters

Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1940 [25OC]

ENTERPRISE FOUNDATION

Letters

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S7919 [27JY]

ENTERPRISE INFORMATION INSIGHTS, INC. see EII, Inc.

ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4906), H6717 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4906), E1285 [21JY]

ENTERPRISE (U.S.S.)

Remarks in Senate

Crew: tribute, S4232 [22MY]

ENTERPRIZE (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1615) (S. Rept. 106-285), S3831 [10MY]

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE (organization)

Letters

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act, S5909 [27JN]

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1946), S2783 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1946), S3034-S3036 [27AP]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 106-272), S2726 [13AP]

Texts of

S. 1946, provisions, S3034-S3036 [27AP]

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH (business)

Letters

Snowmobile use in national parks, S7097-S7099 [18JY]

ENVIRONMENTAL LAND TECHNOLOGY, LTD.

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (see S. 2873), S6841 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (S. 2873), S6842 [14JY]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior Release of Reversionary Interests Held by the U.S. in Certain Parcels of Land in Washington County, UT: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2873) (S. Rept. 106-453), S9604 [2OC]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Amendments

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2163 [12AP]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7937 [27JY]

Clean Lakes Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2328), H2153, H2155 [12AP]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H219 [7FE], H255 [8FE], H343 [10FE], H373, H374 [14FE], H398, H400, H401, H402, H403, H404, H405, H406, H407, H455 [15FE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10302, S10308, S10428, S10444, S10457 [12OC], H4338, H4339 [13JN], H4485, H4486, H4487 [14JN], H4593 [15JN], H4627, H4632, H4675, H4676 [19JN], H4725, H4729, H4735, H4738, H4746, H4751, H4753, H4759, H4762, H4767, H4772, H4784 [20JN], H4818, H4824, H4841, H4843, H4848, H4853, H4857, H4861, H4862, H4867, H4868, H4870, H4877, H4881, H4887, H4893, H4897 [21JN], H4969 [22JN]

Florida Keys: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality (H.R. 673), H2561 [4MY]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791 [13AP]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S494, S498, S499, S503 [8FE], S522, S552 [9FE], H1173 [21MR]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2565 [4MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC], H9992 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

Acid Rain Bottom Line—New EPA Study Shows Just How Affordable It Is To Fight Pollution, S9935 [5OC]

Approval of Nuclear Waste Plan Advocated, S11477 [1NO]

Dirty Water Rider, S6222 [30JN]

Experts Urge Immediate Action To Ease Fire Threat in Watershed, S6222 [30JN]

Pettiness on Capitol Hill, S11116 [26OC]

Release Study on Acid Rain, S9934 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 3108), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5187), H7651 [14SE]

Air pollution: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (see S. 2362), S2233 [5AP]

Alaska: establish regional office (see H.R. 4589), H3924 [6JN]

CERCLA: expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see S. 2590), S4190 [18MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), consideration (see H. Res. 470), H2121 [11AP]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S5027 [13JN] (see S. 2962), S7839 [27JY]

———continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see S. 2088), S741 [23FE] (see H.R. 3686), H509 [16FE]

———exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H253 [8FE]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (see S. 2971), S7839 [27JY]

Clean Lakes Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2328), consideration (see H. Res. 468), H2121 [11AP]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (see H. Res. 422), H339 [10FE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4635), H4220 [12JN] (see H.R. 5482), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (see H. Res. 525), H4336 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 638), H10256 [18OC]

Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology: establish (see H.R. 5195), H7722 [18SE]

Ecology and environment: grant States final authority to establish guidelines to determine which animal feeding operations are classified as concentrated for purposes of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 5638), H11954 [4DE]

———increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (see S. 2934), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5077), H7209 [27JY]

———study health effects of ingesting methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), research methods for removal from water supplies, and require public water systems to monitor for its presence (see H.R. 3536), H49 [27JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 4917), H6718 [20JY]

———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5606), H11621 [30OC]

Florida Keys: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality (see S. 2711), S4953 [12JN]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality (H.R. 673), consideration (see H. Res. 483), H2409 [2MY]

Government regulations: establish integrated environmental reporting system (see S. 2800), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4757), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 5422), H9504 [6OC]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 5305), H8200 [26SE]

———streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (see H.R. 4480), H3308 [17MY]

Great Lakes: make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas (see H.R. 4283), H2337 [13AP]

Great Lakes Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3670), H509 [16FE]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (see S. 2750), S5360 [19JN] (see H.R. 4692), H4674 [19JN]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (see H. Res. 444), H1162 [21MR]

Office of Ombudsman: reauthorize (see H.R. 3656), H454 [15FE]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (see S. 2503), S3513 [4MY]

———permit States to waive the oxygenate content requirements for reformulated gasoline if a separate implementation plan attains and maintains the ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4120), H1587 [29MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY] (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Philadelphia, PA: designate the Logan Triangle as a brownfield site for purposes of the EPA brownfields economic redevelopment initiative (see H.R. 3658), H454 [15FE]

Pollution: disapprove rules on proposed national pollutant discharge elimination system, antidegradation policy, and water quality planning and management regulations concerning total maximum daily load (see H.J. Res. 104), H6052 [13JY]

Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat): establish to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (see S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2727 [13AP]

Tullahoma, TN: authorize retention of all funds received under certain EPA construction grants (see H.R. 4355), H2410 [2MY]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (see H. Res. 485), H2409 [2MY]

———authorize studies on water supply management and development (see S. 2368), S2347 [6AP]

Water pollution: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund (see S. 2756), S5460 [20JN]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY] (see H.J. Res. 105, 106), H6470 [18JY]

Brochures

Why Is Ethanol Good for Your Car? Mobil Corp., H1281 [22MR]

Bulletins

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Dick Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1277 [22MR]

Cloture motions

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S464, S469 [8FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S139 [31JA]

Conference reports

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635), H10083-H10224 [18OC]

Letters

Brownfields Revitalization Act: Kenny Guinn and Tom Vilsack, National Governors' Association, S4199 [18MY]

Clean Lakes Program reauthorization: Robert MacMillan, Saratoga, NY, Lake Protection and Improvement District, H2153 [12AP]

Clean Water Act Total Maximum Daily Load Program: Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, H4880 [21JN], E1120 [26JN]

———several environmental organizations, H4879 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

Delaware River channel deepening project, S8278 [8SE]

EPA Office of Civil Rights backlog of cases: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S10316 [12OC]

———Monique Harden and Joan Mulhern, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, S10316 [12OC]

Limit EPA fines for environmental compliance violations at military facilities: National Governors' Association, National Association of Attorneys General, and the National Conference of State Legislatures, S6543 [12JY]

———several organizations, S6543 [12JY]

Limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation: Representatives Gilman and Sensenbrenner, H4825 [21JN]

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, H1278 [22MR]

———Eric Vaughn, Renewable Fuels Association, H1277 [22MR]

———Leon Corzine, Illinois Corn Growers Association, H1278 [22MR]

———Lynn Jensen, National Corn Growers Association, H1277 [22MR]

Prohibit application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: W. Michael McCabe, EPA, S7091 [18JY]

Prohibit application of dangerous presticides in areas used by children: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S7034 [17JY]

Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: Representative Dingell, H4826, H4840 [21JN], H5261 [27JN], H5688 [10JY], E1139 [28JN]

———Representatives McIntosh and Calvert, H4826-H4828 [21JN]

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S571 [10FE]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S518 [9FE]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S3206 [2MY]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S3214 [2MY]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino, CA, Board of Supervisors, S571 [10FE]

———Michael Dorame, Inyo County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3213 [2MY]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S531 [9FE]

———Robert A. Laurie, California Energy Commission, S572 [10FE], S3215 [2MY]

———Robert P. Gruber, North Carolina Public Staff Utilities Commission, S3223 [2MY]

———Senator Boxer, S571 [10FE]

———Thomas P. Walters, Ventura County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3214 [2MY]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act: Benjamin Y. Cooper, Printing Industries of America, Inc., S5908 [27JN]

———Christian Richter, several trade and professional associations, S5909 [27JN]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S5908 [27JN]

———Jeremiah Baumann, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S5909 [27JN]

———Kevin Mills, Environmental Defense (organization), S5909 [27JN]

———Patricia G. Kenworthy, National Environmental Trust, S5909 [27JN]

———Patricia Gallagher, National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, S5909 [27JN]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Francisco de Lamadrid, Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, H7473 [12SE]

Lists

Payments to local counties eliminated, and land conveyances retained, in Nevada relative to designation of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S573 [10FE]

Memorandums

Authority To Regulate Pollutants Emitted by Electric Power Generation Sources, H4836 [21JN]

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Potential for Water Contamination, H1274 [22MR]

Messages

Veto of S. 1287, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository: President Clinton, S3017 [27AP]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10309 [12OC], H4639 [19JN]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S138 [31JA], H1197 [22MR]

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S7090, S7091 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4681, H4682 [20JN], H4882-H4886 [21JN], H10367, H10384 [19OC], E1081 [22JN], E1139 [28JN]

———release of Toxics Release Inventory report relative to Texas, H3053 [16MY]

Aspen Skiing Co.: tribute, E577 [13AP]

Business and industry: impact of regulations and inspectors' decisions on business, H9513 [10OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, H407 [15FE]

CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment, H5174 [27JN]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (H.R. 1300), H8131 [26SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, H9871 [12OC]

———restoration (H.R. 3039), H2156-H2163 [12AP]

———restoration (H.R. 3039), consideration (H. Res. 470), H2148, H2149 [12AP]

Clean Lakes Program: prohibit sale of fresh water from the Great Lakes, H2153-H2155 [12AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2328), H2149-H2156 [12AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2328), consideration (H. Res. 468), H2147, H2148 [12AP]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN], H4913 [21JN]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H7375 [12SE]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H392-H409 [15FE], E166 [16FE]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (H. Res. 422), H389-H392 [15FE]

Corps of Engineers: modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5574-H5577 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: report on all possible means to increase domestic oil production without harming the environment, H1235, H1236 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical research funding through reductions in EPA programs and management, H4731, H4733 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4613-H4651 [19JN], H4681, H4724-H4776 [20JN], H4823-H4909 [21JN], H9992 [17OC], E1062 [20JN], E1077, E1078, E1081 [22JN], E1095, E1107 [23JN], E1119 [26JN], E1136 [28JN], E1149 [29JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN], E1225 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10369-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4489-H4498 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10366-H10369 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent request, H4649 [19JN], H4724, H4729 [20JN]

Diseases: breast cancer research programs funding relative to environmental factors, H10383, H10384 [19OC]

Ecology and environment: carbon cycle research and sequestration funding, H7603, H7604 [14SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP], H4906 [21JN], H7923-H7929 [20SE], H8774-H8781 [4OC], H9868-H9874 [12OC], E2012 [28OC]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1187, H1188 [22MR]

Florida Keys: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality (H.R. 673), H2558-H2562 [4MY]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality (H.R. 673), consideration (H. Res. 483), H2555-H2557 [4MY]

Geological Survey: participation in the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, H401, H402 [15FE]

Government regulations: regulatory process implementation, H4914 [21JN]

———streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (H.R. 4480), E750 [17MY]

Great Lakes Program: reauthorize (H.R. 3670), E157 [16FE]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 2667), H8775 [4OC]

Houston, TX: address condition of air quality, H67 [31JA]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2720-H2726 [9MY]

McDonald's Corp.: EPA Waste Wise Partner of the Year recipient, E1810 [17OC]

Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7470-H7475 [12SE]

National Estuary Program: funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4824 [21JN]

National Hazardous Waste and Superfund Ombudsman: funding, H4841-H4843 [21JN], E1112 [26JN]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Projects, H11828 [3NO]

NRC: memorandum of understanding with the EPA, H4868 [21JN]

Nuclear energy: allow nuclear utilities to invest the Dept. of Energy surcharge fee and use the interest to fund onsite storage of spent nuclear fuel, H1195 [22MR]

———Alloy 22 storage containers for spent nuclear fuel, H10033 [17OC]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1128, H1140 [21MR], H1176, H1183-H1200 [22MR], E427 [28MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1178-H1183 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to commit, H1197-H1199 [22MR]

Office of Ombudsman: reauthorize (H.R. 3656), E149 [15FE]

Petroleum: impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, H6055 [17JY]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (H.R. 4011), H1272-H1282 [22MR]

Pollution: acid rain monitoring programs funding, H4847 [21JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8921 [5OC]

Sewage disposal: require that discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, H12500 [15DE]

———wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico, H4866 [21JN]

Taxation: extend incentives for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H12500 [15DE]

Treaties and agreements: impact of implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions on energy prices, H6475 [19JY]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4451 [14JN]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4824-H4841 [21JN], H5136-H5138 [26JN], H5260 [27JN], H5687 [10JY], H5888, H5902 [12JY], E1037 [19JN], E1206 [11JY]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2562-H2566 [4MY]

———authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 485), H2557, H2558 [4MY]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, H4877-H4881 [21JN], H10384, H10390, H10392 [19OC], E1119 [26JN]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, H4877-H4881 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

———radon in drinking water regulations, H4867 [21JN]

Water pollution: dredging of contaminated sediments, H4865, H4866 [21JN]

———ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (H.R. 4922), E1310 [24JY]

———estuary conservation and management programs funding (H.R. 1237), H2621-H2623 [8MY], E1466 [13SE]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program final rule, E1249 [14JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, H4853 [21JN], H5603 [29JN], E1119 [26JN]

Western Michigan University: Environmental Research Institute Kalamazoo River watershed study funding, H10384 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 3108), S9267 [26SE]

Air pollution: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (S. 2362), S2236 [5AP]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, S10311, S10312 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10296-S10302, S10305, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

CERCLA: expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (S. 2590), S4194 [18MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, S2013 [30MR], S2037 [3AP]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7850-S7853 [27JY], S9242 [26SE]

———continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (S. 2088), S745 [23FE]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (S. 2971), S7884 [27JY]

———reduce acid deposition (S. 172), S9934 [5OC]

———require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1731), S1751 [27MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service emissions trading research relative to implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S7373, S7374 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: limit EPA fines for environmental compliance violations at military facilities, S6538-S6544 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S6209 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S7033, S7034 [17JY], S7089 [18JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children and pregnant women, S7090-S7092 [18JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10275-S10333 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10751-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10753 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Ecology and environment: enforcement of Federal regulations, S10703-S10705 [18OC]

———hardrock mining regulations, S7358-S7361 [20JY]

———increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (S. 2934), S7674 [26JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S528 [9FE], S3220, S3222 [2MY], S6837 [14JY]

Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: implementation, S10312, S10313 [12OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1730), S1751 [27MR]

FEMA: role in wetland permit programs, S10310 [12OC]

Florida Keys: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality (S. 2711), S4953, S4954 [12JN]

Government regulations: allow congressional analysis prior to implementation of rules and regulations by Federal agencies, S841 [28FE]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (S. 2800), S5906 [27JN]

Great Lakes: fish and wildlife restoration projects funding, S7093 [18JY]

Great Lakes Program: toxic contaminants monitoring funding, S10311 [12OC]

Lobbyists: money spent to influence legislation relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S534 [9FE]

Lyons, James: revocation of certain authorities as Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources, S11115 [26OC]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791, S2792 [13AP]

Minnesota: disposal of hazardous nuclear waste, S556-S559 [9FE]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (S. 2750), S5362 [19JN]

North Providence, RI: Centredale Manor Restoration Project funding, S10311 [12OC]

Nuclear energy: circuit court ruling that power companies may seek damages against the Dept. of Energy relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel, S8648-S8650 [18SE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S1623 [23MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S457, S462-S477, S480-S482 [8FE], S514-S520, S522-S535, S556-S559 [9FE], S564-S579, S596-S598 [10FE], S1652 [23MR], S2879 [25AP]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S138, S139 [31JA]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3201-S3230 [2MY], S8649 [18SE], S11477 [1NO]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S2910 [26AP]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), vitiation of cloture vote, S301 [2FE]

Office of Civil Rights: backlog of cases, S10315 [12OC]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (S. 2503), S3514-S3519 [4MY]

———dependence on foreign sources, S4969 [12JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S4969 [12JN]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, S7145-S7149 [18JY]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1402-S1406 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3919-S3921 [11MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S9128-S9132 [25SE]

Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat): establish to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

Public lands: encourage domestic oil, gas, and coal exploration and production, S1623 [23MR]

Radioactive substances: statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S522-S534 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE], S3202, S3207, S3226 [2MY]

San Onofre, CA: storage of spent nuclear fuel rods, S11477 [1NO]

Schools: notify parents in advance of the use of certain pesticides and provide school districts with current EPA pesticides manual and list, S1089, S1090, S1095, S1096 [2MR], S1170 [6MR]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (S. 2417), S2729-S2732 [13AP], S10156 [10OC]

Treaties and agreements: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S528 [9FE], S5291 [16JN], S10485 [12OC], S11766 [14DE]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, S5536, S5537 [21JN], S7035 [17JY]

Water: clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10302-S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, S10311, S10312 [12OC], S10760, S10761, S10765 [19OC]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10296-S10302, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

Water pollution: establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund (S. 2756), S5463 [20JN]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (S.J. Res. 50), S7076 [17JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, S6233, S6236, S6243 [30JN]

Reports

Alloy 22 Storage Containers for Spent Nuclear Fuel: Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, H10033 [17OC]

CO2—A Pollutant? National Mining Association Legal Affairs Committee, H4828-H4836 [21JN]

Economic Effects of Replacing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) With Ethanol: Dept. of Agriculture, H1275-H1277 [22MR]

Ethanol Use in Gasoline: Sarah R. Armstrong, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., H1278-H1280 [22MR]

Reports filed

Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1106) (H. Rept. 106-593), H2409 [2MY]

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 106-550), H1587 [29MR]

Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2328) (H. Rept. 106-560), H1762 [4AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 638) (H. Rept. 106-990), H10256 [18OC]

Consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 106-601), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. Rept. 106-603), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 106-496), H339 [10FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 468) (H. Rept. 106-571), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 106-573), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 106-675), H4336 [13JN]

Consideration of S. 1287, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 106-532), H1162 [21MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-988), H10256 [18OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-674), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4635) (S. Rept. 106-410), S8501 [13SE]

EPA Office of Air and Radiation Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 106-511), H646 [6MR]

EPA Office of Research and Development and Science Advisory Board Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1742) (H. Rept. 106-512), H646 [6MR]

EPA Reinstatement of Transportation Conformity Regulations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1053) (S. Rept. 106-228), S285 [2FE]

Estuary Conservation and Management Programs Funding: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 106-596), H2409 [2MY]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2962) (S. Rept. 106-426), S9464 [28SE]

Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 673) (H. Rept. 106-592), H2409 [2MY]

Land Recycling Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 855) (H. Rept. 106-595), H2409 [2MY]

Long Island Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3313) (H. Rept. 106-597), H2409 [2MY]

National Materials Corridor Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 397) (S. Rept. 106-232), S1390 [9MR]

Nomination of W. Michael McCabe To Be EPA Deputy Administrator: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S538 [9FE]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 106-842), H7501 [12SE]

Wet Weather Water Quality Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 828) (H. Rept. 106-943), H9503 [6OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4629 [19JN], H4729, H4744, H4759, H4761, H4765, H4774 [20JN], H4843, H4845, H4857, H4861, H4870 [21JN]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1187 [22MR]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Limit EPA Fines for Environmental Compliance Violations at Military Facilities: Executive Office of the President, S6543 [12JY]

Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository Legislation Veto: Vice President Gore, S3207 [2MY]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Surfrider Foundation, H7473 [12SE]

Summaries

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Clean and Renewable Fuels Act (S. 2971), S7884-S7886 [27JY]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act (S. 2800), S5910 [27JN]

Tables

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4620-H4624 [19JN]

———conference report, H10372-H10377 [19OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 422, consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H389 [15FE]

H. Res. 444, consideration of S. 1287, storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1178 [22MR]

H. Res. 468, consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program reauthorization, H2147 [12AP]

H. Res. 470, consideration of H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H2148 [12AP]

H. Res. 483, consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, H2555 [4MY]

H. Res. 485, consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2557 [4MY]

H. Res. 525, consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4489 [15JN]

H. Res. 638, consideration of conference report on H.R 4625, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10366 [19OC]

H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, H2560 [4MY]

H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2565 [4MY]

H.R. 1237, estuary conservation and management programs funding, H2621 [8MY]

H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H398-H400 [15FE]

H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H2161-H2163 [12AP]

H.R. 3313, Long Island Sound Restoration Act, H2720 [9MY]

H.R. 3378, Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act, H7470 [12SE]

H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10275-S10289, S10317-S10332 [12OC]

S. 397, National Materials Corridor and U.S.-Mexico Border Technology Partnership Act, S2791 [13AP]

S. 1287, storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S574-S578 [10FE], H1183-H1187 [22MR]

S. 1730, require continued submission of certain environmental reports under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S1751 [27MR]

S. 1731, require continued submission of certain environmental reports under the Clean Air Act, S1751 [27MR]

S. 2233, MTBE Elimination Act, S1404 [9MR]

S. 2362, Air Quality Standard Improvement Act, S2237 [5AP]

S. 2417, Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act, S10156 [10OC]

S. 2503, Renewable Fuels Act, S3515-S3519 [4MY]

S. 2590, Brownfields Revitalization Act, S4195-S4199 [18MY]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

S. 2711, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, S4953 [12JN]

S. 2756, National Clean Water Trust Fund Act, S5463 [20JN]

S. 2800, Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act, S5907 [27JN]

S. 2962, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S7853-S7855 [27JY]

ENZI, MICHAEL B. (a Senator from Wyoming)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2120, S2121 [4AP], S2179 [5AP], S2355, S2364, S2365, S2376, S2377 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5076, S5083, S5122, S5127 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4984, S5032 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6480, S6481 [11JY], S6506, S6514, S6579 [12JY], S7016 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5138 [14JN], S5177 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5590, S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5915, S5933 [27JN], S5990, S6029 [28JN], S6152 [29JN], S6188, S6198, S6266, S6268 [30JN]

Export Administration Act: increase penalties for violations (H.R. 5239), S10261, S10266 [11OC]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), S10807 [19OC]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11138 [26OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

Appointments

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S4334 [23MY]

Articles and editorials

Draw Down of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Riverton (WY) Ranger, S10141 [10OC]

Oil Reserves—Tapping This Supply Won't Solve Energy Dependency, Cheyenne (WY) Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, S10140 [10OC]

Opening China's Economy—WTO Membership Will Benefit All, Randy Tato, Washington (DC) Times, S8696 [19SE]

To Be Safe, Start With the Driver, Courtland Milloy, Washington (DC) Post, S4053 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S1030 [1MR]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 2707), S8025 [5SE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S7482 [24JY]

Budget: protect Social Security and provide for repayment of the Federal debt (see S. 2220), S2871 [25AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (see S. Con. Res. 115), S4297 [23MY]

China, People's Republic of: ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (see S. 2115), S3923 [11MY]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S2872 [25AP]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (see S. 2300), S1914 [29MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S1883 [29MR]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S4488 [25MY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8501 [13SE]

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY]

———revise regulatory requirements relative to pesticide tolerance reviews (see S. 1464), S1029 [1MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 1855), S1185 [6MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see S. 2837), S8215 [7SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S1884 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: permit States with proven cost-effective and efficient child support collection systems to continue operation (see S. 2349), S2107 [4AP]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S10723 [18OC]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see S. 2010), S113 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S4115 [17MY] (see S. 2068), S10722 [18OC]

Firearms: limitation on and reimbursement of attorney's fees in liability cases of firearms manufacturers, dealers, and importers (see S. 954), S1913 [29MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S3923 [11MY]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S9037 [22SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Health: reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (see S. 2738), S5240 [15JN]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2366), S2233 [5AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2625), S4578 [6JN]

India: allow U.S. soda ash exports equitable access to the Indian market (see S. Res. 350), S8291 [8SE]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see S.J. Res. 26), S691 [22FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S10722 [18OC]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see S.J. Res. 26), S691 [22FE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S8214 [7SE]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

Monuments and memorials: require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument (see S. 729), S3331 [3MY]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S3923 [11MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7484 [24JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S9396 [27SE]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S3545 [4MY]

National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see S. 1938), S1749 [27MR]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7077 [17JY]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 2676), S4564 [6JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see S. 3067), S8759 [19SE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9036 [22SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Res. 257), S1030 [1MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

———simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see S. 1997), S1611 [22MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: require citation of authority, conduct cost-benefit analysis, provide public comment, and allow judicial review relative to Executive order issuance (see S. 1795), S5031 [13JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S7077 [17JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S3948 [15MY]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see S. 1851), S8637 [15SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see S. 2246), S2772 [13AP]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see S. 1017), S7921 [27JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S217 [1FE]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see S. 2572), S4014 [16MY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S1030 [1MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S4488 [25MY]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 2363), S2354 [6AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see S. 2139), S1117 [2MR]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S11137 [26OC]

World Bank: ensure transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects (see S. Con. Res. 136), S8759 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Orr, Sammie Martine: relief (see S. 2860), S6677 [13JY]

Powell, WY: land conveyance (see S. 2069), S613 [10FE]

Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (see S. 3097), S9033 [22SE]

Cloture motions

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674 [13AP]

Letters

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: by, S1545 [22MR]

OSHA implementation of ergonomic regulations: Connie J. Varcasia, New York State Dept. of Labor, S5644 [22JN]

———Johnny J. Butler, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry, S5645 [22JN]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: Billy Graham, S8697 [19SE]

———Joe Volk, Friends Committee on National Legislation, S8698 [19SE]

———Pat Robertson, Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., S8697 [19SE]

———several religious leaders, S8697 [19SE]

Prevent forest fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies: H.R. Davis, S10141 [10OC]

Price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane: Wade Steiger, S7324 [20JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S649 [22FE], S3629 [9MY], S7959 [5SE], S11511 [14NO], S11547 [5DE]

Privilege of the floor

Geary, Raissa, S5710 [22JN]

Kim, John, S5710 [22JN]

Kindsvater, Scott, S2644 [12AP]

McGuire, Katherine, S5710 [22JN]

Smith, Elizabeth, S5710 [22JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: grass seed producers emergency assistance funding, S2425 [7AP]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7323 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7323 [20JY]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), S11655 [6DE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S11436 [31OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), unanimous-consent agreement, S10954 [25OC]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5413 [20JN]

Army: anniversary (S.J. Res. 46), S5055 [13JN]

Auburn University: tribute, S7961 [5SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11436 [31OC]

BLM: wildland fire management funding, S7970 [5SE]

Budget: balance, S2182, S2184, S2187 [5AP], S10960 [25OC]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, S2182, S2184, S2187 [5AP]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), S8866 [20SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2182, S2184, S2187 [5AP], S2425 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S2182, S2184, S2187 [5AP], S8868-S8870 [20SE]

Chen, Stephen: tribute (S. Con. Res. 121), S4933 [9JN]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8315 [11SE], S8398, S8400 [12SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8315 [11SE], S8400 [12SE], S8695 [19SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S7508, S7509 [25JY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S3993 [16MY], S4052 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4798 [8JN], S5413 [20JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3993 [16MY], S4052 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S10140, S10141 [10OC]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11436 [31OC]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile use study funding, S7018 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6517 [12JY], S7018, S7029, S7035 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5058 [13JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5592, S5595, S5609, S5634, S5643, S5645 [22JN], S6073, S6086 [29JN], S11436 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11869 [15DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3314 [3MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), S1907 [29MR], S2583 [12AP]

Families and domestic relations: permit States with proven cost-effective and efficient child support collection systems to continue operation (S. 2349), S2114 [4AP]

Financial institutions: authorize loan guarantees to cooperative lending entities to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1939 [30MR]

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S3993 [16MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), motion to proceed, S4179 [18MY]

Foreign trade: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), unanimous-consent request, S8398 [12SE]

———provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1278 [8MR]

Forest Service: roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, S6517 [12JY]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7029 [17JY]

Forests: prevent fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies, S10141 [10OC]

Freeman, Ed W.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

Gnehm, Edward W., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Australia, S4933 [9JN], S5652 [22JN]

Green River, WY: tribute to Green River High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4666 [7JN]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S8866 [20SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S7508 [25JY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6073 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S4798 [8JN], S6086 [29JN]

Hughes, Elinor: authorizing testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE (S. Res. 320), S4933 [9JN]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: application of Administrative Procedure Act, S1967 [30MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S5609 [22JN], S10960-S10962 [25OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit, S8869 [20SE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3993 [16MY]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (S. Res. 322), S5057 [13JN]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054, S5055 [13JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), S11042 [26OC]

———require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (S. 3067), S8762 [19SE]

Okubo, James K.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5592, S5595, S5634, S5643, S5645 [22JN], S11436 [31OC], S11869 [15DE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S10140 [10OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, S10140 [10OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4932 [9JN]

SBA: Small Business Innovation Research Rural Outreach Program funding, S11121 [26OC]

Senate: legislative cooperation, S4179 [18MY]

———legislative priorities, S7961 [5SE]

———legislative program, S1243, S1244 [7MR], S5058 [13JN], S8868 [20SE]

Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (S. 2722), S5057, S5058 [13JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2182, S2184, S2187 [5AP], S10141 [10OC], S10960, S10962 [25OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5677 [22JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6776 [14JY]

———rates, S7508, S7509 [25JY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1939, S1951, S1967 [30MR]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7970 [5SE]

Wyoming: emergency funding for Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes evacuation relative to Washakie Dam, S7035 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S5449 [20JN]

Resolutions of ratification

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines, S8867 [20SE]

Food Aid Convention, S8867 [20SE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, S8866 [20SE]

Inter-American Convention on Sea Turtles, S8867 [20SE]

Statements

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: By, S11042 [26OC]

Tables

Comparison between George W. Bush's and Vice President Gore's Medicare reform plans, S10962 [25OC]

Texts of

S. 2860, relief of Sammie Martine Orr, S6678 [13JY]

Tributes

Coverdell, Paul, S7422 [21JY]

Rodekohr, Diane, S3689 [9MY]

EPIE, MAKIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E878 [25MY]

EPISCOPAL CHURCH USA (organization)

Resolutions by organizations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H9887 [12OC]

EPPARD, ANN M.

Remarks in House

Shuster, Representative: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) letter of reproval relative to ties to lobbyist Ann M. Eppard, H8849, H8850 [5OC]

Reports filed

Matter of Representative Shuster: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 106-979), H9907 [16OC]

EPPLEY, ROBERT M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E193 [29FE]

EPSTEIN, LOIS

Remarks in Senate

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board: nomination, S10787 [19OC]

EPSTEIN, MIKE

Poems

``Human Touch,'' Spencer Michael Free, S3450 [3MY]

``What God Hath Promised,'' Annie Johnson Flint, S3450 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3275-S3280, S3450 [3MY], S3575 [8MY]

EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see S. 2907), S7448 [21JY]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (S. 2907), S7451-S7453 [21JY]

Texts of

S. 2907, awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government, S7452 [21JY]

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

Amendments

Government: require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (H.R. 4362), S11791 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions

Employment: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4035 [7JN]

Government: require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (see H.R. 4362), H2410 [2MY]

Remarks in House

Civil rights: enforcement funding, H20, H21 [27JA]

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMPLAINT DATA DISCLOSURE ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4362), S11791 [14DE]

EQUAL PAY ACT

Remarks in House

Architect of the Capitol: class action lawsuit alleging Equal Pay Act violations, H738 [8MR]

EQUAL PAY DAY

Bills and resolutions

Observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Remarks in House

Observance, H2953, H2955 [11MY]

Observance (H. Con. Res. 318), E633 [4MY], E682 [9MY], E705, E706, E707, E711 [11MY]

EQUITY IN CONTRACTING FOR WOMEN ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4897) (H. Rept. 106-879), H7990 [21SE]

EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT

Bills and resolutions

White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (see S. 2802), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5280), H8061 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (S. 2802), S5911 [27JN]

ERDEL, STEPHEN AND LAURA

Remarks in Senate

Mexico, MO: Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipients, S338 [3FE]

ERICSON, LEIF

Remarks in House

History: commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New World, E1578 [25SE]

ERIE, PA

Bills and resolutions

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4625), H7757, H7758 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4625), S10935 [24OC]

Niagara (vessel): tribute to crew, S8100 [6SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4625, Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA, H7757 [19SE]

ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3154), S9702 [3OC]

Letters

Provisions: Stephen C. Saunders, Dept. of the Interior, H10580 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5375), H10577-H10581 [24OC], E2000 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3154), S9746 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 3154, provisions, S9746-S9749 [3OC], H10577-H10579 [24OC]

ERIE (PA) MORNING NEWS

Articles and editorials

Permanent Normal Trade Relations With the People's Republic of China, H3609 [23MY]

ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE

Letters

Worker Economic Opportunity Act, S2582 [12AP], H2445 [3MY]

ERITREA

Remarks in House

Foreign policy: U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5115-H5126 [26JN], H5951-H5953 [12JY], E1136 [28JN]

ERKKINEN, EMILY

Poems

``Transportation'', E937 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: tribute to Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program Poetry Contest winners, E937 [9JN]

ERLANGER, KY

Articles and editorials

Douglas Takes Bite Out of Award, S10404 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Douglas, Bob: National Crime Prevention Council Mac Gray Award recipient, S10404 [12OC]

ERLANGER, STEVEN

Articles and editorials

U.N. Chief in Kosovo Takes Stock of Tough Year, S7636 [26JY]

U.N. Official Warns of Losing the Peace in Kosovo, S7635 [26JY]

ERLENBORN, JOHN (a former Representative from Illinois)

Remarks

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H3175, H3179 [17MY]

Rollcalls

Former Members of Congress, H3175 [17MY]

ERTOLA, JOHN A.

Remarks in House

San Francisco Forum: San Franciscan of the Year award recipient, E838 [25MY]

ERVIN, ANTHONY

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute to California's 25th Congressional District participants, E1841 [19OC]

ESBECK, CARL

Articles and editorials

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

ESBJERG, RYAN

Statements

Teen Drinking and Driving, E1542 [20SE]

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FL

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for Escambia County, FL, H1987 [10AP]

ESCANABA, MI

Remarks in Senate

Housing: anniversary of Harbor Tower Apartments, S8577 [14SE]

ESCHBACH, JOSEPH W.

Articles and editorials

Animals and Research Part 1—Unlocking the Secrets of Genetic Disease Through Animal Research, E744 [17MY]

Remarks in House

Washington Association for Biomedical Research: Research! America (organization) Award for Exceptional Contributions as Volunteer Advocates for Medical Research recipient, E744 [17MY]

ESCONDIDO, CA

Remarks in House

Rincon Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E1500 [18SE]

ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7992 [21SE]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H4817 [21JN]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H50 [27JA]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H50 [27JA]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

———require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H5737 [10JY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H7211 [27JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H50 [27JA]

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H10534 [23OC]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H1958 [6AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of satellites and related items to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 4417), H7503 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

———return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H8062 [25SE]

———initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H574 [29FE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H1764 [4AP]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H7578 [13SE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H342 [10FE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations (see H.R. 684), H4674 [19JN]

———provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

Education: promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), H7211 [27JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

———prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2341 [13AP]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12017 [5DE]

Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H632 [1MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H3172 [16MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H6470 [18JY]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H3173 [16MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2013 [10AP]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2412 [2MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H1120 [16MR]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H5084 [23JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 2623), H50 [27JA]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H1119 [16MR]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H3869 [25MY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4783 [20JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H8469 [28SE]

———cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H90 [31JA]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H8200 [26SE]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H3474 [19MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H9635 [10OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3050 [15MY]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3869 [25MY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H2239 [12AP]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1958 [6AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7282 [6SE]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H165 [1FE]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7933 [20SE]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4121 [8JN]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H9011 [5OC]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7992 [21SE]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H4120 [8JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5737 [10JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7282 [6SE]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3926 [6JN]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H4036 [7JN]

NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H2411 [2MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2340 [13AP]

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H6777 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3869 [25MY]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H632 [1MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1119 [16MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H342 [10FE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H2654 [8MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H8201 [26SE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7366 [7SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H255 [8FE]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H8406 [27SE]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H342 [10FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H6719 [20JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1958 [6AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8736 [3OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H10036 [17OC]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H575 [29FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H8469 [28SE]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H1851 [5AP]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7282 [6SE]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H3869 [25MY]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H3813 [24MY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H921 [9MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H11195 [25OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H3049 [15MY]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3173 [16MY]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1790 [5AP]

American Leadership Forum (organization): Jing Lyman Civic Leadership Award presentation, E1096 [23JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2183 [12AP], E2078 [3NO]

———provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (H. Res. 155), H2183 [12AP]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E834 [25MY]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7552 [13SE]

———tribute to the Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District, E976 [12JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3610 [23MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), E469 [30MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2842 [10MY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), E1381 [27JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6974, H6977 [25JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8844 [5OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4362 [14JN]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6067 [17JY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H6374 [18JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2183 [12AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, E2024 [30OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4235 [13JN]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (H. Con. Res. 111), E834 [25MY]

Education: support teachers (H. Res. 492), E733 [16MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 409), H101 [1FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), E628 [3MY]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4694 [20JN]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (H. Res. 650), H11321 [26OC]

Gann, Rosalie: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E365 [21MR]

Goode, Richard: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1092 [23JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), E1594 [26SE]

House of Representatives: selection process for appointment of Chaplain, H101 [1FE]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, E2024 [30OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), E624 [3MY]

Ladine, Dyanne: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E363 [21MR]

McHugh, Michael and Colleena: Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association Wireless Samaritan Award recipients, E991 [13JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2690 [9MY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H1681 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 4607), E951 [9JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5366 [28JN]

Miller, Edythe: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E368 [21MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (H.R. 1795), H8268, H8269 [27SE]

NIH: funding, H4235 [13JN]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8175 [26SE]

Perry, Ray: Committee on Political Education Unity Award recipient, E868 [25MY]

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (H.R. 4941), H11321 [26OC]

Tamraz, Lincoln S.: AMVETS Silver Helmet Americanism Award recipient, E2077 [3NO]

Taxation: establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (H.R. 4391), E1208 [11JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3845 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7162 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H3845 [25MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (H. Res. 473), H2262 [13AP]

Trimble, Charles R.: American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement award recipient, E1592 [26SE]

Votes: position on missed, E319 [15MR], E382 [22MR], E491 [4AP], E1538 [20SE], E1852 [19OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9898 [12OC]

Special order: granted, H2236 [12AP]

Reports

Gun Control: Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District of California, E976 [12JN]

Tributes

Crowder, Betsy, E1785 [13OC]

Dove, Christopher S. (Kit), E990 [13JN]

Drewes, Robert, E1499 [18SE]

Griffin, Mary, E1502 [18SE]

Howard, James H., E903 [6JN]

Jones, Robert T., Sr., E1095 [23JN]

Koenig, Lois, E313 [15MR]

Koenig, Paul, E315 [15MR]

Koplowitz, Frank, E1881 [23OC]

Lyman, Jing, E1096 [23JN]

McInerney, John K., E1502 [18SE]

Neely, Evelyn Banks, E968 [9JN]

Portelli, Bernard A., E1289 [21JY]

Severian, Aram, E2075 [3NO]

Sweeney, Thomas J., E1839 [19OC]

ESKIMOS see Native Americans

ESLEECK, LAUREN

Addresses

Virginia Tech Graduation Ceremonies, S5022 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5022 [13JN]

ESPINOZA, FLOYD E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1465 [13SE]

ESPIONAGE

Articles and editorials

Amid Race Profiling Claims, Asian-Americans Avoid Labs, H6074-H6076 [17JY]

Easy Access to Nation's Secrets Poses Security Threat, S4654 [7JN]

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

Felons Gain Access to the Nation's Secrets, S4652-S4654 [7JN]

Help Wanted—Night Watchman, E1081 [22JN]

Into the Sunshine, H9892 [12OC]

Probe of Security Clearances Urged—Senator Says Contract Hirings Pose a Threat, S4651 [7JN]

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

Shoa Trial, E787 [19MY]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, H9883 [12OC]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (see H. Res. 534), H5240 [27JN]

———require an inventory of documents and devices containing restricted data at national security laboratories and improve security procedures for access to vaults containing such data (see H.R. 4737), H5084 [23JN]

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency relative to funding for embassy relocation negotiations (see S. 2801), S5884 [27JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (see S. 2089), S799 [24FE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 104), S2728 [13AP] (see S. Con. Res. 109), S3514 [4MY] (see H. Con. Res. 307), H2339 [13AP]

———condemn continued imprisonment of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, sustain U.S. sanctions, and oppose any assistance provided by international institutions (see H. Res. 614), H9504 [6OC]

———conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 378), H6718 [20JY]

Makuch, Barbara: relief (see H.R. 5598), H11446 [27OC]

Makuch, Eugene: relief (see H.R. 5599), H11446 [27OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5084 [23JN] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Letters

Counterintelligence Reform Act: Senator Specter, S1289 [8MR]

———Senators Shelby and Bryan, S1504 [21MR]

Investigate espionage activities of the People's Republic of China: Representative Schaffer, E703 [11MY]

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Memorandums

Requests for Information on Pending Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases: David Brog, S2068 [4AP]

Senate Oversight Authority on Open Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases, S2068 [4AP]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Petitions

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Remarks in House

CIA: investigate espionage activities of the People's Republic of China, E703 [11MY]

———investigate the effects of foreign espionage on U.S. trade secrets, patents, technology developments, and industrial competitiveness, H3507 [22MY]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H4342, H4345 [14JN], H4595, H4596 [19JN], H4680, H4682 [20JN], H4911 [21JN], H5033 [22JN], H5080 [23JN], H5172, H5175 [27JN]

———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (H. Res. 534), H6072-H6077 [17JY]

———withhold salary from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees who fail to undergo polygraph examinations, H5262, H5278 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H8306-H8310, H8312 [27SE], H8611-H8615 [2OC], H8744 [4OC], H9880-H9894 [12OC]

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency approval funding, H5155 [26JN]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H2661 [9MY], H3185, H3302 [17MY], H3311, H3312, H3313 [18MY], H3616 [23MY], H4226 [13JN], H4346 [14JN], H5440, H5441, H5442, H5533, H5549-H5551 [29JN], E641 [4MY], E836, E867, E874 [25MY], E1161, E1162 [30JN]

———condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (H. Con. Res. 307), H2417 [3MY], H2634 [8MY], H3402 [18MY], E566 [13AP], E787 [19MY], E894 [6JN], E939 [9JN]

———conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H5704 [10JY], H6671 [20JY], E1193 [10JY], E1204 [11JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons, H7070 [26JY], H12043 [7DE]

———demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (H. Con. Res. 364), E1172 [30JN]

———demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (H. Con. Res. 404), H9586-H9589 [10OC], H11594 [30OC], H11749 [1NO]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): clarify oversight authority on open Dept. of Justice investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———investigation of Dept. of Justice plea bargain agreement with Peter Lee relative to espionage charges, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

———Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts proposed issuance of a subpoena to Sec. of Energy Richardson relative to the investigation and prosecution of Wen Ho Lee, S10921-S10923 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the issuance of security clearances to employees or contractors with histories of criminal activity or substance abuse, S4651-S4656 [7JN], S6448 [11JY]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, S4980 [13JN], S5083, S5085, S5086 [14JN], S5321-S5323 [19JN], S9131 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, S8306 [11SE], S8567-S8569 [14SE], S8625 [15SE], S8641 [18SE]

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency relative to funding for embassy relocation negotiations (S. 2801), S5910, S5934 [27JN], S5941 [28JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations, S10333 [12OC]

———modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (S. 2089), S800-S803 [24FE], S1226-S1228 [7MR], S1288 [8MR], S1504 [21MR], S9685-S9687 [3OC]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, S2611 [12AP]

———condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (S. Con. Res. 104), S2772 [13AP]

———condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (S. Con. Res. 109), S3558 [4MY]

Lee, Wen Ho: Dept. of Justice investigation of espionage allegations relative to ethnic background, S8641 [18SE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (H. Con. Res. 404), S10735 [18OC]

Reports

Investigation of Espionage Allegations Against Wen Ho Lee: Senator Specter, S1289 [8MR]

Reports filed

Counterintelligence Reform Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2089) (S. Rept. 106-352), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2089), S4296 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy Investigation of Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory and Agency Security Issues: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 106-730), H5954 [12JY]

Nuclear Secrets Safety Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4737) (H. Rept. 106-1035), H12534 [2JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 307, condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, E566 [13AP]

H. Con. Res. 404, demand release of Edmond Pope from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons, H9586 [10OC]

H. Res. 534, Dept. of Energy investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H6072 [17JY]

S. Con. Res. 104, condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, S2772 [13AP]

S. Con. Res. 109, condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, S3545, S3558 [4MY]

ESPN, INC.

Polls

Final ESPN/USA Today College Football Poll, S1154 [2MR]

ESQUEDA, MANUEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E209 [1MR]

ESSENCE (publication)

Remarks in Senate

Gresham, Emma: Essence (publication) Essence Award recipient, S3015 [27AP]

ESSENTIAL WORKER IMMIGRANT COALITION

Letters

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, S8801 [20SE], S9124 [25SE]

ESSEX, VT

Remarks in Senate

Vermont: tribute to Professional Development School partnerships and participating teachers and schools, S2859 [25AP]

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ

Remarks in House

Bonavolonta, Jules J.: North Ward Center Monsignor Geno Baroni Award recipient, E2124 [5DE]

North Ward Center: anniversary, E1570 [22SE]

ESSEX COUNTY, VT

Lists

Northeast Dairy Farms Beautification Program Dairy of Distinctions Award recipients from Vermont, S5023 [13JN]

ESTATE TAX ELIMINATION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1128), S5101 [14JN]

ESTEP, WENDELL R.

Addresses

Foundation of Freedom, E1725-E1727 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1725 [10OC]

ESTONIA, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see S. Con. Res. 122), S5107 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5655 [29JN]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2238 [12AP]

Remarks in House

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), H2983-H2986 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (S. Con. Res. 122), S7282 [19JY]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), S7282 [19JY]

Independence: anniversary, S5733 [23JN]

NATO: integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, S5315 [19JN]

Reports filed

Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4249), S6013 [28JN]

Recognize Anniversary of the U.S. Nonrecognition Policy of the Soviet Takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and Support Democratic and Economic Reforms: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 122), S6013 [28JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4249, Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act, H2983 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 122, recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms, S5119 [14JN], S7282 [19JY]

Tributes

Meri, Lennart, E996 [14JN]

ESTRADA, JOSEPH (President, Philippines)

Remarks in Senate

Senate: U.S. visit, S7618, S7619 [26JY]

ESTUARIES AND CLEAN WATERS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 835): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 648), H10808 [24OC]

Conference reports

Provisions (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 835): conference report, H10857-H10867 [25OC], E1975, E1977 [28OC]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856, H10857 [25OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 835, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report S. 835, provisions, H10856 [25OC]

ESTUARY HABITAT AND CHESAPEAKE BAY RESTORATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 835), S10019 [5OC]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 835, provisions, S10027 [5OC], H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 835): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 648), H10808 [24OC]

Conference reports

Provisions (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 835): conference report, H10857-H10867 [25OC], E1975, E1977 [28OC]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856, H10857 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 835), S10019-S10027 [5OC]

———conference report, S10881-S10883 [23OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 835, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report S. 835, provisions, H10856 [25OC]

S. 835, provisions, S10019-S10027 [5OC]

ESTUARY HABITAT RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 835), S2003 [30MR]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 835), H7482-H7491 [12SE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, H7491 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, S2013 [30MR]

Enact (S. 835), S2008-S2018 [30MR], S2037 [3AP], S2099 [4AP]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H4173 [9JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H1762 [4AP]

Texts of

S. 835, provisions, S2008-S2011, S2015-S2018 [30MR], H7482-H7489 [12SE]

ESTUARY RESTORATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1775), H7475-H7480 [12SE], E1466 [13SE], E1489 [14SE], E1505 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1775, provisions, H7475-H7478 [12SE]

ETHERIDGE, BOB (a Representative from North Carolina)

Articles and editorials

Regrettable Rift, Thomas J. Lassiter, Jr., Smithfield (NC) Herald, E1690 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894), H9011 [5OC]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 4780), H7652 [14SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H8617 [2OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H2340 [13AP]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11781 [1NO]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H255 [8FE]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2412 [2MY]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H7366 [7SE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H4784 [20JN]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H3649 [23MY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H5737 [10JY]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

———return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7002 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H922 [9MR]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H511 [16FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7281 [6SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2122 [11AP]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and other windstorms through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 5499), H10472 [19OC]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5843 [11JY]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H2512 [3MY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2341 [13AP]

———establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H6777 [24JY]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2967 [11MY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2123 [11AP]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4675 [19JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1675 [3AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), H455 [15FE] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H575 [29FE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H1413 [27MR]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H6052 [13JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1589 [29MR]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H5955 [12JY]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H5737 [10JY]

Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H5036 [22JN]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4592 [15JN]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H922 [9MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4035 [7JN]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H6052 [13JY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H7211 [27JY]

Medicare: coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H11446 [27OC]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H7128 [26JY]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7002 [25JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5656 [29JN]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6778 [24JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H454 [15FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8617 [2OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7992 [21SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5737 [10JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H6052 [13JY]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H3413 [18MY]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1958 [6AP]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H7003 [25JY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2341 [13AP]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H11207 [26OC]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H6777 [24JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H2906 [10MY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2122 [11AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3649 [23MY]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H7282 [6SE]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H5241 [27JN]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3309 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2340 [13AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8062 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H509 [16FE]

Taxation: increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see H.R. 4562), H3868 [25MY]

Eulogies

Simpson, Evander S.: by Carolyn G. Ennis, H2378 [2MY]

Prayers

Teacher's Prayer: James J. Metcalf, E2143 [7DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3822 [25MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5615 [29JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1567 [29MR]

Children and youth: promote in-school personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 309), H3005 [15MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3149 [16MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3658 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5615 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H3933 [7JN], H4252 [13JN], H4345 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11470 [28OC], H11731 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4845, H4860 [21JN]

Education: encourage use of technology to effectively teach students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students, H6033 [13JY]

———funding, H4345 [14JN]

———improve character education programs (H.R. 3681), H966, H968, H969, H970 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H6038 [13JY]

———national policy to improve system, H966, H968, H969, H970 [14MR], H1739, H1744, H1745, H1746 [4AP], H3933 [7JN], H6031, H6033, H6034, H6035, H6036, H6037, H6038 [13JY], H6764, H6766, H6767, H6768, H6769 [24JY], H7975, H7976 [21SE], H10875 [25OC]

———reductions in school class size, H6034 [13JY]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values, H966, H968, H969, H970 [14MR]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H2783 [10MY], H4252 [13JN], H7640, H7642, H7643, H7644, H7645 [14SE], H10875 [25OC], H11470 [28OC], H11731 [1NO]

———support teachers, H2751 [9MY]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2730 [9MY]

Edwards, Mark, Jr., and Jennifer: tribute on birth of child, E2078 [3NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (H.R. 4141), H2751 [9MY]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H4845 [21JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H1567 [29MR], H5615 [29JN], H7640 [14SE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6034 [13JY]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (H.R. 4658), E1242 [14JY]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7227 [6SE]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5379 [28JN]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, H7604 [14SE]

NSF: funding, H4860 [21JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), E273 [9MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H311 [10FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11410 [27OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H6036 [13JY], H7645 [14SE], H10224 [18OC], H10875 [25OC], H11356 [26OC]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (H.R. 4562), E857 [25MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4146 [9JN]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H1741 [4AP], H2553 [4MY], H6764, H6766, H6767, H6768, H6769 [24JY]

———rates, H4345 [14JN], H11410 [27OC]

Votes: position on missed, E2077 [3NO]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8104 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3472 [19MY]

Special order: granted, H2398 [2MY], H3170 [16MY], H3647 [23MY], H8404 [27SE], H10254 [18OC], H11192 [25OC], H11204 [26OC], H11442 [27OC]

Tributes

Barber, Flossie Parker, E2143 [7DE]

Beasley, Bobby W., E823 [24MY]

Brown, Georgia Lee O'Quinn, E1961 [27OC]

Devlin, Patrick J., Jr., E2098 [14NO]

Graham, Jim, E267 [9MR]

Jones, Kenneth (Deacon), E1835 [19OC]

Lassiter, Thomas J., Jr., E1690 [6OC]

O'Quinn, George D., E1299 [21JY]

Phelps, M.T., E1297 [21JY]

Phillips, Murry O., H8284 [27SE]

Ross, Charles R., E2141 [7DE]

Simpson, Evander S., H2377 [2MY]

Smith, Ray G., E1426 [7SE]

ETHICS see Morality and Ethics; Political Ethics

ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT

Remarks in Senate

Courts: exempt Federal judges from ban on receiving cash honoraria, S8809 [20SE], S8871, S8872 [21SE], S9679 [3OC]

ETHIOPIA, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Africa: efforts to avert drought and famine (see H. Con. Res. 316), H2511 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Foreign policy: U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5115-H5126 [26JN], H5951-H5953 [12JY], E1136 [28JN]

Save the Children (organization): tribute for relief efforts in Ethiopia, E779 [19MY]

ETHNIC GROUPS

Agreements

Digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S1398 [9MR]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (S. 2478), S9976 [5OC]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7805 [27JY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10627 [24OC]

Articles and editorials

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

For Italians, ``Sopranos'' Hit a Big, Sour Note, E374 [22MR]

In the Land of Bratwurst, a New Hispanic Boom, E391 [22MR]

Into the Sunshine, H9892 [12OC]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, H9883 [12OC]

U.N. Chief in Kosovo Takes Stock of Tough Year, S7636 [26JY]

U.N. Official Warns of Losing the Peace in Kosovo, S7635 [26JY]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, H9884 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see S. Con. Res. 85), S930 [29FE] (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

Czech-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 571), H7280 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see S. 2478), S3023 [27AP] (see H.R. 5263), H7991 [21SE]

FRS: prohibit implementation of regulations allowing race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of applicants for nonmortgage credit to be noted on the application with the applicant's consent (see H.R. 4164), H1762 [4AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

International House: anniversary (see S. Res. 308), S4190 [18MY]

Iran: encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see S. 2947), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [27JY]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (see H. Res. 416), H219 [7FE]

New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (see S. Con. Res. 106), S2728 [13AP]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Letters

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Lists

Violent acts against ethnic minorities in Kosovo, S7632 [26JY]

Memorandums

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Petitions

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Remarks in House

Allied Organizations of Guyana, Inc.: anniversary, E2047 [1NO]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3042-H3047 [15MY], E659 [4MY], E706 [11MY], E828 [24MY], E834, E854 [25MY]

Beirne, Richard: West Haven, CT, Irishman of the Year award recipient, E306 [14MR]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of La Pena Cultural Center, E921 [9JN]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices, H552 [29FE]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Con. Res. 261), E455 [30MR]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Res. 428), H518 [29FE], E182, E187 [29FE]

Brackenridge, PA: anniversary of Italian Sons and Daughters of America (organization) Integrity Lodge No. 79, E1340 [27JY]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of the Great Dominican Parade and Festival of the Bronx, E1221 [13JY]

Brooklyn Chinese-American Association: anniversary, E284 [13MR]

———anniversary of Avenue U Senior and Community Center, E609 [2MY]

California: rescinding of personalized automobile license plate relative to perceived offensive connotation, H1081 [16MR]

Chinese American Retirement Enterprises (organization): anniversary, E1850 [19OC]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1271), E705 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies' Ancient Order of Hibernians, E274 [9MR]

———tribute to ``The Great Hunger'' memorial, E1518 [18SE]

———tribute to United Irish Societies St. Patrick's Day Parade honorees, E274 [9MR]

Columbus Day: observance, E1686 [5OC]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, H2639 [8MY], H2970 [15MY]

Condo, Dominick: Bayonne, NJ, Sicilian Citizens Club Men of the Year award recipient, E1989 [28OC]

Croatian Fraternal Union: anniversary of Croatian Sons Lodge No. 170, E573 [13AP]

Day of Portugal: observance, E928 [9JN]

Deeb, Edward: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H9880-H9894 [12OC]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (H. Con. Res. 111), E834 [25MY]

Falun Dafa Week: observance, E2182 [14DE]

Foundation for Ethnic Understanding: tribute on efforts to strengthen relations between Jewish Americans and African Americans, E602 [2MY]

Garfield Heights, OH: tribute to opening of Polish National Alliance building, E1880 [23OC]

George K. Almiroudis Chian Geriatric Foundation, Ltd.: tribute, E776 [19MY]

German Society of Pennsylvania: anniversary, E1666 [4OC]

Gould, Cleotilde Castro: Guam Humanities Council Humanities Award for Lifetime Contribution recipient, E1883 [23OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1451-H1455, H1465 [28MR], E330 [16MR], E402, E406, E408 [23MR], E434 [28MR], E545 [12AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H7243 [6SE], E1431 [7SE], E1530 [19SE]

Hispanic Parade Committee, Inc.: tribute, E1627 [28SE]

Indian-American Friendship Council: tribute, H12523, H12524 [15DE]

Inland Empire Mariachi Youth Education Foundation: tribute, H2350 [2MY], H2555 [4MY]

International Conference on Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery: tribute, E161 [16FE]

Italian Americans: depiction of stereotypes in the television show ``The Sopranos'', E374 [22MR]

———prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10627-H10629 [24OC]

———tribute, E1686 [5OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 347), H10567-H10569 [24OC]

Kapahulehua, Leonard (Bully): Walter B. Jones Memorial and NOAA Excellence in Promoting Diversity in Coastal or Ocean Resource Management Award recipient, H8283 [27SE]

Korean-American Association of Greater New York: anniversary, E1133 [28JN]

LaPilusa, Salvatore: Bayonne, NJ, Sicilian Citizens Club Men of the Year award recipient, E1989 [28OC]

Martinotti, Brian R.: Italian-American Police Society of New Jersey Christopher Columbus Citizenship Award recipient, E1168 [30JN]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (H. Res. 416), E70 [7FE]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Wisconsin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E391 [22MR]

National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development: tribute, E624 [3MY]

National Convention of Chinese Americans: tribute, E1109 [26JN]

National Taste of Pizza Month: observance, E884 [6JN]

New Glarus, WI: establish Swiss Center of North America, E1593 [26SE]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of St. Andrew's Society, E2143 [7DE]

New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (H. Con. Res. 89), H2620, H2621 [8MY]

Oakland, CA: tribute to the Italian-American Federation of the East Bay Italian Festa, E1751 [12OC]

Philippine American Society of Ohio: tribute, E4 [24JA]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, H7696 [18SE]

Russia: condemn anti-Semitic activities, E1613 [27SE]

Russian American Cultural Society of Cleveland: anniversary, E2086 [13NO]

Scottsdale, AZ: opening of Armenian Educational, Art & Communication Center, E119 [10FE]

Sharpton, Al: affiliation with Democratic Party Presidential candidates and Members of Congress, H635 [2MR]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, E261 [9MR], E307 [14MR]

Switzerland: tribute to Swiss voters relative to referendum on foreigners, E1594 [26SE]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, E659 [4MY], E692, E693 [10MY], E706 [11MY]

Ukrainian-American Youth Association: anniversary, E1664 [4OC]

Weisberg, Harvey: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin: tribute, S9695 [3OC]

Arab Americans: tribute, S11815 [15DE]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S3931-S3933 [15MY]

Association of Chinese Americans: tribute, S9697 [3OC]

Callahan, John J.: St. Bonaventure University Gaudete Medal recipient, S1508 [21MR]

Cambodian New Year: observance, S2721 [13AP]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S2301-S2305 [6AP], S2389 [7AP], S5304 [16JN], S9370 [27SE]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (S. 2229), S1397 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (S. 2478), S3024 [27AP], S3931 [15MY], S9976 [5OC]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Norwegian Club, S10078 [6OC]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S7805 [27JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 251), S293 [2FE], S1430 [9MR], S1666 [23MR]

———observance, S1877 [29MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S9378 [27SE], S10234 [11OC], S10403 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance, S1509 [21MR]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), S10841, S10842 [19OC]

———prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (S. 1909), S5022 [13JN]

National Center for the Preservation of Democracy: establish and fund to honor and recognize the service of Japanese-American veterans, S4988-S4990 [13JN]

National Tartan Day: observance, S2029 [3AP], S2269 [6AP]

New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (H. Con. Res. 89), S9993 [5OC]

———recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (S. Con. Res. 106), S2722, S2774 [13AP]

Ortiz, Ana V.: National Image Salute to Hispanics Award recipient, S4665 [7JN]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, S9444 [28SE], S10786, S10787 [19OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S7630-S7637 [26JY]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, S1812 [28MR]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, S3688 [9MY], S3912 [11MY], S4006 [16MY]

Reports filed

Condemn All Prejudice Against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and Support Political and Civic Participation by These Persons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 53), S7392 [20JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 251), S612 [10FE]

Peopling of America Theme Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2478) (S. Rept. 106-318), S5882 [27JN]

Recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, MN, as a National Symbol of the Contributions of German Americans: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 89) (H. Rept. 106-534), H1283 [22MR]

Recognize the Hermann Monument and the Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, MN, as a National Symbol of the Contributions of German Americans: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 89) (S. Rept. 106-482), S9701 [3OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Southeastern Europe: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7637 [26JY]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

Testimonies

Ethnic Minorities in Kosovo: Kyr Artemije, S7634 [26JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 89, recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, MN, as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans, H2620 [8MY]

H. Con. Res. 89, recognize the Hermann Monument and the Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, MN, as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans, S9993 [5OC]

H. Res. 347, Italian-American Heritage Month, H10567 [24OC]

H.R. 2442, Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act, S10841 [19OC]

S. 2478, Peopling of America Theme Study Act, S9976, S9977 [5OC]

S. Con. Res. 53, condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons, S7805 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 85, condemn discriminatory practices at Bob Jones University, S953 [29FE]

S. Con. Res. 106, recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, MN, as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans, S2774 [13AP]

S. Res. 251, Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, S293 [2FE], S1430 [9MR]

S. Res. 308, anniversary of International House, S4208 [18MY]

EUBANK, DAVID

Testimonies

Human Rights Violations in Burma, E2005 [28OC]

EUGENE, OR

Remarks in House

Drugs: tribute to local television stations for simulcast of documentary about the effects of drug abuse, E360 [21MR]

EUGENE (OR) REGISTER-GUARD

Articles and editorials

Cheney Has Shown He's Soft in Nature, But Tough on Issues, E1386 [27JY]

Farmer's Instinct, S4187 [18MY]

EUILL, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4415 [25MY]

EUREKA, CA

Remarks in House

Redwood Community Action Agency: anniversary, E1483 [14SE]

EUREKA COUNTY, NV

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see S. 2673), S4564 [6JN] (see H.R. 4657), H4484 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (S. 2673), S4567 [6JN]

Texts of

S. 2673, Eureka County, NV, land conveyance for continued use as a cemetery, S4568 [6JN]

EUROPE

Addresses

European Security and Defense Policy: Christopher Meyer, S11345 [29OC]

———Francois Bujon de l'Estang, French Ambassador to the U.S., S11346 [29OC]

———Jurgen Chrobog, S11345 [29OC]

Amendments

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S3271 [2MY]

Appointments

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S4334 [23MY], S10266 [11OC], S10934 [24OC]

Articles and editorials

American Troops in Kosovo Restricted to U.S. Sector, H1597 [30MR]

Bush Takes Unwise Step Away From Peacekeeping, S10955 [25OC]

Europe's Turn To Keep the Peace, S1691 [23MR]

For Pentagon, Asia Moving, S5017-S5019 [13JN]

If the Shoe Fits, EU Should Wear It, E2210 [15DE]

Joint Chiefs Chairman Protests Troops' Mission to Kosovo Town, H1596 [30MR]

No Time for a Balkan Exit, S10955 [25OC]

No U.S. Ground Forces for Kosovo—Leadership Doesn't Mean That We Must Do Everything Ourselves, S4128 [18MY]

Path to Putin, S2555 [12AP]

Rights Group Reports Massacre in Chechnya, S709 [23FE]

Risking NATO, S10955 [25OC]

Stay the Course in Kosovo, H1600 [30MR]

U.N. Chief in Kosovo Takes Stock of Tough Year, S7636 [26JY]

U.N. Official Warns of Losing the Peace in Kosovo, S7635 [26JY]

U.S., EU Risk Trade War Over Export Tax Shelters—Europe Is Likely To Seek the WTO's Permission To Levy Punitive Tariffs, H7429 [12SE]

U.S. Troops in Kosovo, H1600 [30MR]

Why Europe Would Like Haider To Disappear, E146 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (see S. 2680), S4564 [6JN]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see S. Con. Res. 122), S5107 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5655 [29JN]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4820 [8JN]

Civil liberties: condemn Western European countries that violate international agreements relative to freedom of individuals to profess and practice certain religious beliefs (see H. Res. 588), H7991 [21SE]

D-Day: tribute to members of the U.S. Armed Forces that participated in European invasion (see S. Res. 317), S4669 [7JN]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2238 [12AP]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1284 [22MR]

Foreign policy: promote economic development and stability in Southeastern Europe by providing countries in that region with additional trade benefits (see S. 2395), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 5416), H9504 [6OC]

Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H1674 [3AP] (see H. Con. Res. 400), H7651 [14SE]

Israel: membership in the U.N. Western European and Others Group (see H. Con. Res. 349), H4120 [8JN]

Kosovo: promote peace, justice, and stability (see H. Res. 451), H1588 [29MR]

Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes (see S. Res. 262), S799 [24FE]

———U.S. policy relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes (see S. Res. 269), S1392 [9MR] (see S. Res. 280), S1987 [30MR]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (see S. Res. 272), S1392 [9MR]

Slovenia: commend partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO (see S. Con. Res. 117), S4379 [24MY]

Factsheets

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo Deployment Funding, S3891 [11MY]

Letters

Allow international monitors into Chechnya: Senator Wellstone, S511 [9FE]

Anniversary of foundation of Hungary as a state: Geza Jesenszky, E1709 [6OC]

Kosovo military operations relative to European funding commitments: Bernard Kouchner, U.N., S1689 [23MR]

———Bob Dole, S1690 [23MR]

———George Robertson, NATO, S1688 [23MR]

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo deployment funding: George Robertson, NATO, S4090 [17MY]

———Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3899 [11MY]

———Senators Byrd and Warner, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S3890 [11MY]

———Wesley K. Clark, S3899 [11MY], S4072 [17MY], H3262 [17MY]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S4156 [18MY]

Lists

European Parliament delegation visiting the Senate Chamber, S5507 [21JN]

Messages

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

NATO Strategic Concept: President Clinton, S147 [31JA], H53 [31JA]

Remarks in House

Airbus Industries: subsidies by European countries, H1082 [16MR]

Armed Forces: authorize GAO study on U.S. military presence in Europe, H3285 [17MY]

———religious rights of soldiers stationed in Europe, H9638 [11OC]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, H167 [2FE]

———boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 417), H223 [8FE], H517 [29FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, E62 [2FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 429), H1645-H1648 [3AP]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: funding, H5135 [26JN]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5849 [12JY]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), H2983-H2986 [15MY]

European Convention on Human Rights: anniversary, E2110 [4DE]

European Union: comparison of decision-making process with U.S. Electoral College, E2210 [15DE]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (H.R. 4053), E379 [22MR]

Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, H11592 [30OC]

———promote economic development and stability in Southeastern Europe by providing countries in that region with additional trade benefits (H.R. 5416), E1711 [6OC]

France: proposed legislation to imprison certain religious denominations, H5740 [11JY]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (H. Con. Res. 400), H8590-H8592 [2OC]

International relations: cooperative military exercises between Greece and Turkey, E1099 [23JN]

Israel: membership in the U.N. Western European and Others Group, H4125 [9JN], E892 [6JN]

———membership in the U.N. Western European and Others Group (H. Con. Res. 349), E950 [9JN]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1594-H1602 [30MR], E479 [3AP]

———prohibit emergency supplemental appropriations for U.S. Armed Forces except to bring troops and equipment back to the U.S., H1608-H1610 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3257-H3265 [17MY], H3392 [18MY]

———promote peace, justice, and stability (H. Res. 451), H9589-H9592 [10OC], E437 [29MR]

NATO: status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, H1626 [30MR]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: freedom of speech and freedom of the press in member states, E1388 [27JY]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, H6023 [13JY]

Switzerland: tribute to Swiss voters relative to referendum on foreigners, E1594 [26SE]

Turkey: support membership in European Union, E760 [18MY]

World War II: tribute to survivors of the Malmady massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, E1625 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of aircraft noise rescinded, S1584, S1590 [22MR], S3908 [11MY]

Balkan Stabilization Conference: authorize funding and encourage convening to consider outstanding issues relative to the Dayton Accords and the peace agreement that ended Operation Allied Force (S. 2680), S4518 [6JN]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (S. Con. Res. 122), S7282 [19JY]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions, S7361 [20JY]

———establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (S. 2709), S4852 [8JN]

Clinton, President: visit to Ireland, S11824 [15DE]

D-Day: tribute to members of the U.S. Armed Forces that participated in European invasion (S. Res. 317), S4692 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: shift in deployment strategy and tactics from Europe to Asia, S5017 [13JN]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), S7282 [19JY]

European Parliament: visit to Senate Chamber by delegation, S5507 [21JN]

Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, S761-S774 [24FE], S2553-S2565 [12AP], S3894-S3906 [11MY], S6109 [29JN], S9774-S9783 [3OC]

———U.S. policy towards NATO and the European Union's European Security and Defense Policy, S11344 [29OC]

International Conference on the Balkans: convene, S4136 [18MY]

International relations: emphasize peace process in Chechnya at G-7 summit in Japan, S5551 [21JN]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S1687-S1691 [23MR]

———make disbursal of funds for military operations contingent upon the fulfillment of allied burden sharing agreements, S1373-S1376 [9MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S3662-S3665 [9MY], S3887-S3893, S3899, S3900, S3906 [11MY], S4044, S4063, S4064, S4072-S4096 [17MY], S4122-S4164 [18MY]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (S. 671), S8750 [19SE]

NATO: integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, S5315 [19JN]

———status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, S66, S69 [26JA], S591-S594 [10FE], S3497-S3499 [4MY], S4518 [6JN], S10954-S10957, S10964 [25OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization, S3870 [11MY]

Russia: condemn violence in Chechnya, S478 [8FE], S511 [9FE]

———encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes, S4917, S4918 [9JN], S6007 [28JN], S7384 [20JY], S7419 [21JY]

———encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes (S. Res. 262), S709 [23FE], S834 [24FE], S5551 [21JN]

———U.S. policy relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes (S. Res. 280), S1999 [30MR]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S7630-S7637 [26JY]

———oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S2703 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

Slovenia: commend partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO (S. Con. Res. 117), S5755 [23JN]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8030 [5SE]

Voinovich, Senator: report on trip to Southeastern Europe, S2700-S2706 [13AP]

World Conference on Religion and Peace (organization): convening of Forum of South Eastern European Religious Leaders, S297 [2FE]

World Trade Organization: recent decision on foreign sales corporations, S775, S776 [24FE], S968 [29FE]

Reports filed

Commend Slovenia's Partnership With the U.S. and NATO and Endorse Accession to NATO: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 117), S4952 [12JN]

Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4249), S6013 [28JN]

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 671), S612 [10FE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 671) (S. Rept. 106-249), S1747 [27MR]

Oppose Serbian Regime of Slobodan Milosevic, Support Efforts of the Democratic Opposition, and Promote Peace, Stability, and Prosperity in Southeastern Europe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 272), S2940 [26AP]

Recognize Anniversary of the U.S. Nonrecognition Policy of the Soviet Takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and Support Democratic and Economic Reforms: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 122), S6013 [28JN]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Acknowledgment of Armenian Genocide relative to Christianity: Pope John Paul II and Karekin II, E2201 [15DE]

Acknowledgment of Armenian Genocide relative to Turkey's admission to the European Union: European Parliament, E2201-E2203 [15DE]

———Italian Chamber of Deputies, E2200 [15DE]

Southeastern Europe: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7637 [26JY]

Statements

Bulgaria's Perspective on Southeastern Europe: Nadezhda Mihailova, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, S2704 [13AP]

Reconstruction and Development in South Eastern Europe: World Conference on Religion and Peace (organization), S297-S299 [2FE]

Summaries

Kosovo Consolidated Budget 2000 Update: Guenter Burghardt, European Union, S1689 [23MR]

Review of Literature on U.S. Global Role Options: Congressional Research Service, S765-S771 [24FE]

Tables

U.S., European Union, and international financial institutions support to Southeastern Europe and Kosovo, S2704 [13AP]

Testimonies

Peacekeeping Operations in Kosovo Appropriations: Representative Kucinich, E504 [6AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 400, anniversary of Hungary's foundation as a state, H8592 [2OC]

H. Res. 429, inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government in Austria, H1645 [3AP]

H. Res. 451, promote peace, justice, and stability in Kosovo, H9589 [10OC], E437 [29MR]

H.R. 4249, Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act, H2983 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 117, commend Slovenia's partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO, S5755 [23JN]

S. Con. Res. 117, commend the Slovenian partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO, S4393 [24MY]

S. Con. Res. 122, recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms, S5119 [14JN], S7282 [19JY]

S. Res. 262, encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes by Russia, S825, S834 [24FE]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

S. Res. 269, U.S. policy toward Russia relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes, S1425 [9MR]

S. Res. 272, oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S1427 [9MR]

S. Res. 272, oppose Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe, S2705 [13AP], S3271 [2MY]

S. Res. 280, U.S. policy towards Russia relative to peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigation of alleged war crimes, S1998 [30MR]

S. Res. 317, tribute to members of the U.S. Armed Forces that participated in D-Day invasion of Europe, S4692 [7JN]

EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Reports filed

Nomination of Alan P. Larson to International Monetary Organizations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1391 [9MR]

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY see European Union

EUROPEAN UNION

Addresses

European Security and Defense Policy: Christopher Meyer, S11345 [29OC]

———Francois Bujon de l'Estang, French Ambassador to the U.S., S11346 [29OC]

———Jurgen Chrobog, S11345 [29OC]

Articles and editorials

Europe's Turn To Keep the Peace, S1691 [23MR]

Government Wants Control of MS, S3554 [4MY]

If the Shoe Fits, EU Should Wear It, E2210 [15DE]

Super Mario Smothers, E1108 [23JN]

U.S., EU Risk Trade War Over Export Tax Shelters—Europe Is Likely To Seek the WTO's Permission To Levy Punitive Tariffs, H7429 [12SE]

Why Europe Would Like Haider To Disappear, E146 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4820 [8JN]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 271), S1392 [9MR]

Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]

Kosovo: promote peace, justice, and stability (see H. Res. 451), H1588 [29MR]

Lists

European Parliament delegation visiting the Senate Chamber, S5507 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Airbus Industries: subsidies by European countries, H1082 [16MR]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, H167 [2FE]

———boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 417), H223 [8FE], H517 [29FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, E62 [2FE]

Business and industry: merger of Worldcom, Inc., and Sprint Corp., E1084 [22JN], E1108 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: export of nonfat dry milk through the Dairy Export Incentive Program, H5683 [10JY]

International relations: comparison of decision-making process with U.S. Electoral College, E2210 [15DE]

Kosovo: promote peace, justice, and stability (H. Res. 451), H9589-H9592 [10OC], E437 [29MR]

Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, H2094 [11AP], E478 [3AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: U.S.-European Union Group on Biotechnology funding relative to agricultural biotechnology products approval process, H5156-H5158 [26JN]

Turkey: support membership, E760 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of aircraft noise rescinded, S1584, S1590 [22MR], S3908 [11MY]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions, S7361 [20JY]

———establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (S. 2709), S4852 [8JN]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (S. Res. 271), S1426 [9MR]

Colombia: condemn kidnapping of U.S. citizens by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and encourage the European community to assist with their safe return, S5511 [21JN]

European Parliament: visit to Senate Chamber by delegation, S5507 [21JN]

Foreign policy: U.S. policy towards NATO and the European Union's European Security and Defense Policy, S11344 [29OC]

———U.S. role in multilateral organizations, S3894-S3906 [11MY]

Foreign trade: promote safety of genetically engineered foods, S3178-S3180 [1MY]

———U.S. deficit, S4220-S4223 [22MY]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (S. 671), S8750 [19SE]

Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, S605 [10FE]

———proposed remedies submitted by the Dept. of Justice and several States relative to antitrust suit, S3553-S3555 [4MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization, S3870 [11MY]

Voinovich, Senator: report on trip to Southeastern Europe, S2700-S2706 [13AP]

World Trade Organization: recent decision on foreign sales corporations, S775, S776 [24FE], S968 [29FE]

———ruling on export subsidies, S11454, S11457-S11459 [1NO]

Reports filed

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 671), S612 [10FE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 671) (S. Rept. 106-249), S1747 [27MR]

Support U.N. Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 271), S2865 [25AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Acknowledgment of Armenian Genocide relative to Turkey's admission to the European Union: European Parliament, E2201-E2203 [15DE]

———Italian Chamber of Deputies, E2200 [15DE]

Statements

Bulgaria's Perspective on Southeastern Europe: Nadezhda Mihailova, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, S2704 [13AP]

Summaries

Kosovo Consolidated Budget 2000 Update: Guenter Burghardt, European Union, S1689 [23MR]

Tables

U.S., European Union, and international financial institutions support to Southeastern Europe and Kosovo, S2704 [13AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 451, promote peace, justice, and stability in Kosovo, H9589 [10OC], E437 [29MR]

S. Res. 271, support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations in the People's Republic of China, S1426 [9MR]

EVANS, CLAY

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see S. Res. 385), S11739 [7DE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2213 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute (S. Res. 385), S11745 [7DE]

Texts of

S. Res. 385, tribute, S11740, S11745 [7DE]

EVANS, DAVID M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2052 [1NO]

EVANS, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2168 [11DE]

EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4593 [15JN], H4632 [19JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H8062 [25SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H1589 [29MR]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1852 [5AP]

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3649 [23MY]

———improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H511 [16FE]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H4174 [9JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H4591 [15JN]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H3523 [22MY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———permit certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve to participate in the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program (see H.R. 4376), H2605 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H757 [8MR]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (see H. Res. 673), H12532 [15DE]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H343 [10FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

Azerbaijan: encourage free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 382), H7933 [20SE]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H3649 [23MY]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H5085 [23JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H511 [16FE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H3926 [6JN]

———protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 2915), H922 [9MR]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H1477 [28MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H2411 [2MY]

———prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H574 [29FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H922 [9MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5843 [11JY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H7503 [12SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H3523 [22MY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), H2340 [13AP]

———increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H2607 [4MY]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H5036 [22JN]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H8736 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H1675 [3AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H575 [29FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8201 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5085 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

———pilot program to establish methamphetamine incident response and training teams for drug emergency areas (see H.R. 3675), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H4175 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H219 [7FE]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6051 [13JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7652 [14SE]

———assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 4665), H6719 [20JY]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H342 [10FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1852 [5AP]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1406 [23MR]

Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), H6777 [24JY]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H1852 [5AP]

———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 3006), H3649 [23MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7723 [18SE]

———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H8469 [28SE]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H632 [1MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1406 [23MR]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 1584), H50 [27JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]

Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H574 [29FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H3173 [16MY]

Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 2096), H1119 [16MR]

———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H510 [16FE]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H342 [10FE]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H2606 [4MY]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H1629 [30MR]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H574 [29FE]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H7212 [27JY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H1123 [20MR]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H4036 [7JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H632 [1MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2341 [13AP]

Foreign investments: authorize transaction taxes on short-term cross-border foreign exchange transactions to deter speculation (see H. Con. Res. 301), H2412 [2MY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H7003 [25JY]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H7281 [6SE]

———exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3869 [25MY]

———extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 4036), H2013 [10AP]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H4818 [21JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1077 [15MR]

———cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8468 [28SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H1407 [23MR]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H8617 [2OC]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2122 [11AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H1477 [28MR]

———promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

———protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 1941), H7365 [7SE]

———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H3649 [23MY]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H2411 [2MY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5737 [10JY]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H1589 [29MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H342 [10FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H1120 [16MR]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7212 [27JY]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H3173 [16MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7502 [12SE]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3050 [15MY]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1958 [6AP]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H997 [14MR]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H7281 [6SE]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H50 [27JA]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H1407 [23MR]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H3413 [18MY]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H511 [16FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H2512 [3MY]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H1285 [22MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1406 [23MR]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H278 [9FE]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7212 [27JY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 5274), H11716 [31OC]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H6052 [13JY]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H50 [27JA]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H757 [8MR] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H3474 [19MY]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H3173 [16MY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3413 [18MY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H7212 [27JY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H7281 [6SE]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H5240 [27JN]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7211 [27JY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H165 [1FE]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H7366 [7SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H3308 [17MY]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4623), H7212 [27JY] (see H.R. 5163), H8617 [2OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H5169 [26JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be free from restraint (see H.R. 3010), H2512 [3MY]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 5166), H8736 [3OC]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H3474 [19MY]

Mental health: provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), H342 [10FE]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H255 [8FE]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10473 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H2123 [11AP]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7212 [27JY]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H8406 [27SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2512 [3MY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: include activities of the Imperial Government of Japan (see H.R. 5056), H7208 [27JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H2512 [3MY]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), H3172 [16MY]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1589 [29MR]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H9767 [11OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1406 [23MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY]

Power resources: establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (see H.R. 4035), H2512 [3MY]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4035), H9768 [11OC]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 23), H12045 [7DE]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H4220 [12JN]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H50 [27JA]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 351), H5737 [10JY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H5085 [23JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H1118 [16MR]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H5037 [22JN]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H4675 [19JN]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1120 [16MR]

Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), H48 [27JA]

———improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1958 [6AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H2606 [4MY]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H3869 [25MY]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 366), H3172 [16MY]

Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H2606 [4MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H9767 [11OC]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7212 [27JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 2906), H5656 [29JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H574 [29FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H3869 [25MY]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 5279), H8061 [25SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2607 [4MY]

———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), H165 [1FE]

———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), H90 [31JA]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7723 [18SE]

———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 739), H278 [9FE]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2512 [3MY]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H6719 [20JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H5169 [26JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H10257 [18OC]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 5009), H10473 [19OC]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7933 [20SE]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H922 [9MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H9635 [10OC]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4174 [9JN]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H1958 [6AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H3172 [16MY]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H50 [27JA]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1589 [29MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H9900 [12OC]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1589 [29MR]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H209 [2FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H5036 [22JN]

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H1119 [16MR]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H3649 [23MY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7933 [20SE]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H342 [10FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H4592 [15JN]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H2771 [9MY]

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 5502), H11207 [26OC]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4131), H1628 [30MR]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H6777 [24JY]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———reauthorize the program for readjustment appointments within the Federal Government (see H.R. 4933), H6777 [24JY]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H6052 [13JY]

———require certain employment centers use measurable performance outcomes to improve employment and training services provided to veterans and disabled veterans (see H.R. 4765), H5240 [27JN]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8061 [25SE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7280 [6SE]

Vietnam: carry out fellowship program to enable Vietnamese nationals to pursue advanced studies in science, mathematics, and technology and enable U.S. citizens to teach in those fields in Vietnam (see H.R. 5581), H11206 [26OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H1674 [3AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H574 [29FE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5037 [22JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H8405 [27SE]

Taxation: reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H1628 [30MR]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 5438), H9767 [11OC]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (see H.R. 5271), H8061 [25SE]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Letters

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act funding: several Representatives, H4050 [8JN]

``Quilts of Tears'' Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Jennie R. LeFevre, E530 [11AP]

Revise veterans pension eligibility rules applicable to net worth limitation: Joseph Thompson, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, E1603 [27SE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, H1396 [23MR]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 1071), H3553 [23MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1335, H1396 [23MR]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H181 [2FE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3687 [24MY], E723 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1335 [23MR]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4634 [19JN], H5041 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims, H6787 [25JY]

———assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (H.R. 3193), H9916 [17OC]

———health care and research funding, H4869 [21JN]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), H6784 [25JY], H9911, H9912 [17OC]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6787 [25JY], H9916 [17OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5041 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12495 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4049 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4634 [19JN], H4869 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10385 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4494 [15JN]

Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (H.R. 1982), H6790 [25JY]

Dublin, GA: convey certain real property at the Carl Vinson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (H.R. 5139), H8631 [3OC]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act: funding, H4049 [8JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 5311), E1611 [27SE]

Illinois: anniversary of PTA, E867 [25MY]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H734 [8MR], E40 [1FE]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), motion to recommit, H5413 [28JN]

———reform, H12495 [15DE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H893 [9MR]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 351), H6791 [25JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H598 [1MR]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3553 [23MY], H9941 [17OC]

———health care funding, H10385 [19OC]

———increase education benefits, H1335 [23MR]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (H.R. 284), H8632 [3OC]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (H.R. 5271), E1602 [27SE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7957 [21SE]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7015 [26JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to veterans exposed to Agent Orange, E530 [11AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2283 [13AP]

Women: tribute to women who served in military capacities, E811 [23MY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H3559 [23MY], E546 [12AP]

Reports

School Counseling Program To Reduce School Violence: Bipartisan Working Group on Youth Violence, H4049 [8JN]

Summaries

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act (H.R. 5311), E1612 [27SE]

Tables

Armed Forces enlistment objectives, H1398 [23MR]

Higher education annual costs—1999-2000 school year, H1397 [23MR]

Tributes

Blum, Monte, E1971 [28OC]

DeWitt, Linda, E1035 [19JN]

Lee, Charles F., E1241 [14JY]

EVANS, PAUL F.

Articles and editorials

Cops, Crime and Clergy—Boston's Commish on How the New Alliance Between Police and Preachers Works, H6834 [25JY]

EVANS, THOMAS B., JR.

Articles and editorials

Dining With Dictators—White House Fetes Kazakh President, E192 [29FE]

EVE, CHRISTINA M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1732 [10OC]

EVERETT, TERRY (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H2012 [10AP]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8736 [3OC]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6778 [24JY]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4188), H2341 [13AP]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H1120 [16MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H8469 [28SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1354), H7211 [27JY]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H632 [1MR]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H1120 [16MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1077 [15MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H278 [9FE]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7991 [21SE]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3869 [25MY]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 419), H9768 [11OC]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H209 [2FE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Poarch Band of Creek Indians: prohibit gaming on certain lands taken into trust (see H.R. 5494), H10256 [18OC]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6720 [20JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4337 [13JN]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2411 [2MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H10473 [19OC]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H2512 [3MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

Veterans: require certain employment centers use measurable performance outcomes to improve employment and training services provided to veterans and disabled veterans (see H.R. 4765), H6052 [13JY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3413 [18MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H4817 [21JN]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1120 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: provide cost share assistance for construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas (see H.R. 5297), H8199 [26SE]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8468 [28SE]

Remarks

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10078 [18OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4877 [21JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4877 [21JN]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (H. Con. Res. 413), H9946 [17OC]

———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8637 [3OC]

Native Americans: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (H.R. 5477), H11900 [14NO]

Opp, AL: Mizell Memorial Hospital recipient of the Alabama Quality Award, E2037 [31OC]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), E146 [15FE]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H9946 [17OC]

Votes: position on missed, H9048 [6OC], H11555 [30OC], E49 [1FE], E146 [15FE], E478 [3AP], E1654 [3OC], E1891 [24OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H338 [10FE], H507 [16FE], H1586 [29MR]

Tributes

Parker, Joe Bob, E834 [25MY]

Turner, Mary, E1258 [18JY]

EVERETT, WA

Remarks in Senate

Burke, Jerry: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1742 [27MR]

EVERETT (WA) HERALD

Articles and editorials

Amendment To Aid Victims Could Cause More Damage, S3181 [1MY]

Our Views—Maria Cantwell Follows a Great Line of Senators, S11668 [7DE]

EVERGLADES TRUST, INC.

Letters

Price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, E1212 [11JY]

EVERGREEN, CO

Remarks in House

Willis, Layla: Working Mother (publication) Mother of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

EVERHARDT, GARY E.

Bills and resolutions

Gary E. Everhardt Headquarters Building, Asheville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4510), H3474 [19MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E629 [3MY]

EVERS, BILL

Articles and editorials

Secretary Riley Reignites the Math Wars, E117 [10FE]

EVERT, CHRIS

Articles and editorials

Teenage Tennis Phenomenon Walks in Chris Evert's Footsteps, S7010-S7012 [17JY]

EVINA, FRANK

Remarks in House

Pennsylvania: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project participants, E1690 [6OC]

EWING, TANYA

Remarks in House

Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E242 [8MR]

EWING, THOMAS W. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, H1621 [30MR]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2596 [4MY]

Articles and editorials

Danforth Hatchery Closes After 64 Years, Mike Lyons, E714 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894), H7129 [26JY] (see H.R. 4895), H7366 [7SE]

———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7723 [18SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H49 [27JA]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see H.R. 5369), H8735 [3OC]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3901), H9767 [11OC]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H165 [1FE]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4675 [19JN]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H3926 [6JN]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H3173 [16MY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2412 [2MY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H575 [29FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H165 [1FE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H1406 [23MR]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H1589 [29MR]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H2341 [13AP]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H4675 [19JN]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H255 [8FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2770 [9MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H209 [2FE]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H756 [8MR]

———establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H998 [14MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2340 [13AP]

Medicare: coverage of ambulance services to certain rural outpatient facilities (see H.R. 4549), H9011 [5OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H4175 [9JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see H.R. 3327), H511 [16FE]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6600 [19JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H2239 [12AP] (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5436 [28JN]

Railroads: delay effective date for the implementation of regulations requiring audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings (see H.R. 5059), H7208 [27JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H511 [16FE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H7723 [18SE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: reform relative to State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 101), H2123 [11AP]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H1852 [5AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H3173 [16MY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2122 [11AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3649 [23MY]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4324), H2339 [13AP]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1958 [6AP]

———provide tax incentives to enhance long-term care and convene a National Summit on Long-Term Care (see H.R. 4498), H4121 [8JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6470 [18JY]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (see H.R. 3102), H4592 [15JN]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H342 [10FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3413 [18MY]

Tobacco products: provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 5382), H8799 [4OC]

———provide for a more restrictive tariff-rate quota on imports (see H.R. 5381), H8799 [4OC]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H343 [10FE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1476 [28MR]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7502 [12SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H342 [10FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 228), H219 [7FE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see H.R. 4541), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 5660), H12094 [14DE]

Drugs: require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs (see H.R. 4764), H5240 [27JN]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Native Americans: permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes (see H.R. 5498), H10256 [18OC]

Petroleum: promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Taxation: increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

Water: prohibit use and provide for remediation of water contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 4303), H2338 [13AP]

Letters

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth L. Lay, Enron Corp., E1940 [25OC]

———Kenneth M. Raisler, E1940 [25OC]

———Marc E. Lackritz and Steve Judge, Securities Industry Association, E1940 [25OC]

———Matthew P. Fink, Investment Company Institute, E1941 [25OC]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10442 [19OC]

———several financial investment groups, E1940 [25OC]

———several organizations, E1940 [25OC]

Tribute to Representative Ewing: Eric Nicoll, H10799 [24OC]

———George H. Ryan, Governor of Illinois, H10799 [24OC]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1939 [25OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9637 [11OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5563, H5564 [29JN]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3823 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5453, H5563, H5564 [29JN]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5563, H5564 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3658 [24MY]

Colleges and universities: tribute to Century Council and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for development of the Alcohol 101 interactive CD-ROM program, E569 [13AP], E661 [4MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, H12485, H12488 [15DE], E2181 [14DE]

———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10415, H10441, H10447 [19OC], E1930, E1939 [25OC]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H397 [15FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5157 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12485, H12488 [15DE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H126 [1FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2310 [13AP]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10876 [25OC]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 640), H10415 [19OC]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H728, H734 [8MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: U.S.-European Union Group on Biotechnology funding relative to agricultural biotechnology products approval process, H5157 [26JN]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4157 [9JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2068 [11AP]

Urbana, IL: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E1457, E1470 [13SE]

Votes: position on missed, H2036 [11AP], E1626 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H10806 [24OC]

Tribute, H10798-H10803 [24OC], H10880 [25OC], E1906, E1930, E1933 [25OC]

Resignations

Committee on House Administration (House), H7176 [27JY]

Statements

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Executive Office of the President, E1939 [25OC]

Tributes

Henrichs, Wilbur J., E714 [11MY]

Porter, Representative, H10244 [18OC]

Yates, Sidney R., E2025 [30OC]

EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ

Remarks in House

Copeland, Timothy: Kiwanis Club Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E704 [11MY]

EXCELLENT SCHOOLS FOR ALL OUR CHILDREN ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2159), S1117 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2159), S1119 [2MR]

Texts of

S. 1259, provisions, S1120 [2MR]

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

Transmittals

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act report, H7372 (EC9946) [11SE]

———capital habeas corpus proceedings report, S8003 (EC10106) [5SE]

———report, S3256 (EC8721) [2MY]

———wiretap report, H4034 (EC8043) [7JN]

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: commercial activities inventory report, S9853 (EC10981) [4OC]

———protection of historic properties final rule, S11915 (EC11936) [15DE], H12084 (EC11348) [13DE]

———report, H3047 (EC7584) [15MY]

Advisory Panel To Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction: report, S11916 (EC11947) [15DE], H12531 (EC11414) [15DE]

AgAmerica Western Farm Credit Bank: retirement plan report, H10035 (EC10603) [17OC]

AID: accountability report, S4922 (EC9191) [9JN], H6774 (EC9255) [24JY]

———child survival and disease programs report, S489 (EC7440) [8FE], S8657 (EC10781) [18SE], S11914 (EC11887) [15DE], H7001 (EC9353) [25JY], H7203 (EC9370) [27JY], H12531 (EC11416) [15DE]

———Denton Program report, H12045 (EC11245) [7DE]

———Development Assistance Program allocation report, S489 (EC7440) [8FE], S4819 (EC9157) [8JN]

———Egypt economic conditions report, S1171 (EC7859) [6MR], H2403 (EC7266) [2MY]

———foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations report, H1117 (EC6631) [16MR]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7238) [2FE], S5240 (EC9236) [15JN], S11915 (EC11925) [15DE], H42 (EC5707) [27JA], H6596 (EC8980) [19JY], H12065 (EC11254) [8DE]

———inventory report, H12017 (EC11171) [5DE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S9854 (EC11036) [4OC], H8550 (EC10379) [29SE]

———performance plan report, S1510 (EC8032, EC8033) [21MR], H2335 (EC7126) [13AP], H2403 (EC7286) [2MY]

American Academy of Actuaries: Federal Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance Funds report, S2615 (EC8463) [12AP]

American Academy of Arts and Letters: report, S4101 (EC9003) [17MY], H4815 (EC8274) [21JN]

American Battle Monuments Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H11951 (EC11048) [4DE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S6468 (EC9623) [11JY]

———Inspector General report, H11951 (EC11048) [4DE]

American Chemical Society: report, H6775 (EC9268) [24JY]

American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.: audit report, S10410 (EC11110) [12OC]

American Legion: financial statements report, S4922 (EC9189) [9JN], H4815 (EC8275) [21JN]

———national convention report, H164 (EC5948) [1FE]

Amtrak: Inspector General report, H1411 (EC6774) [27MR], H6349 (EC8719) [17JY]

———report, S679 (EC7592) [22FE], H1955 (EC6991) [6AP]

Appalachian Regional Commission: Inspector General report, S282 (EC7226) [2FE], S5240 (EC9232) [15JN]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7942) [6JN]

Architect of the Capitol: expenditures report, S536 (EC7445) [9FE], S6347 (EC9605) [10JY], H453 (EC6198) [15FE], H6594 (EC8923) [19JY]

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board: Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities final rule, S11423 (EC11388) [31OC], H10906 (EC10719) [25OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S11569 (EC11583) [5DE], H11951 (EC11049) [4DE]

———Inspector General report, H11951 (EC11049) [4DE]

Army and Air Force Exchange Service: pension plans report, S8006 (EC10194) [5SE], H7272 (EC9680) [6SE]

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: report, S148 (EC7020) [31JA], S678 (EC7549) [22FE], H2335 (EC7127) [13AP]

BATF: additional grape varieties final rule, H4673 (EC8228) [19JN]

———alcoholic beverages final rule, S2345 (EC8365) [6AP], S2438 (EC8401) [7AP], H3522 (EC7771) [22MY]

———control of international movement of firearms final rule, S6573 (EC9659) [12JY], H7271 (EC9670) [6SE]

———delegation of authority final rule, S1593 (EC8070) [22MR], S8196 (EC10606) [7SE], H4783 (EC8260) [20JN]

———tobacco importation final rule, S2438 (EC8402, EC8404) [7AP], H3522 (EC7772, EC7773) [22MY]

———tobacco permit requirements final rule, S2438 (EC8403) [7AP]

———tobacco products and cigarette papers taxation final rule, S2040 (EC8305) [3AP], S2345 (EC8368, EC8369) [6AP], S9853 (EC11001) [4OC], H2965 (EC7569) [11MY], H3923 (EC8016, EC8019) [6JN], H5083 (EC8333) [23JN], H8798 (EC10459) [4OC]

———viticultural area final rule, S2345 (EC8366, EC8367) [6AP], H3923 (EC8017, EC8018) [6JN]

———wine final rule, H10906 (EC10725) [25OC]

BIA: tribal revenue allocation plans final rule, H2404 (EC7303) [2MY]

Bonneville Power Administration: report, S2615 (EC8456) [12AP], H3047 (EC7585) [15MY]

———subscription power sales to customer's sale of firm resources final rule, H2404 (EC7312) [2MY]

Boy Scouts: report, H646 (EC6464) [6MR]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: commercial activities inventory report, S8014 (EC10438) [5SE], H7272 (EC9682) [6SE]

———report, H3921 (EC7943) [6JN]

Bureau of the Census: foreign trade statistics regulations final rule, S6677 (EC9742) [13JY]

CBO: budget estimates report, H7649 (EC10021) [14SE]

———deduction-of-pay requirements for reemployed annuitants notice, H569 (EC6293) [29FE]

———national defense function outlays report, H3919 (EC7887) [6JN]

———sequestration report, S34 (EC6830) [24JA], S677 (EC7536) [22FE], S8103 (EC10580) [6SE], S8195 (EC10580) [7SE], H47 (EC5874) [27JA], H2237 (EC7104) [12AP], H7267 (EC9535) [6SE]

———unauthorized and expiring authorizations report, S36 (EC6898) [24JA], H571 (EC6380) [29FE]

———Unfunded Mandates Reform Act report, H5435 (EC8427) [28JN]

———unvouchered expenditures subject to audit report, H571 (EC6384) [29FE]

CCC: report, S1458 (EC7961) [20MR]

Census Monitoring Board: report, S1457 (EC7955) [20MR], S2525 (EC8408) [11AP], H3048 (EC7604) [15MY]

CFTC: civil monetary penalties final rule, S8004 (EC10127) [5SE], H7092 (EC9422) [26JY]

———commodity pools final rule, S3511 (EC8829) [4MY], S8016 (EC10483) [5SE], S10251 (EC11089) [11OC], H3811 (EC7807) [24MY], H7265 (EC9484) [6SE], H9009 (EC10460) [5OC]

———commodity trade options final rule, S23 (EC6496) [24JA], H37 (EC5566) [27JA]

———commodity trading advisor final rule, S1593 (EC8060) [22MR], H2399 (EC7151) [2MY]

———contract listing regulations final rule, S23 (EC6495) [24JA], H37 (EC5567) [27JA]

———electronic signatures final rule, S1592 (EC8059) [22MR], H2399 (EC7150) [2MY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7031) [31JA], H1411 (EC6775) [27MR]

———financial requirements final rule, S2940 (EC8647) [26AP], H3521 (EC7736) [22MY]

———foreign futures and options transactions final rule, S8016 (EC10484) [5SE]

———futures commission merchants and introducing brokers final rule, S8016 (EC10485) [5SE], S8196 (EC10597) [7SE], H3521 (EC7736) [22MY], H7265 (EC9483, EC9486, EC9487) [6SE]

———insider trading regulations final rule, S8016 (EC10482) [5SE], H7265 (EC9485) [6SE]

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board: audit and investigative activities report, S11371 (EC11369) [30OC]

———commercial activities inventory report, S10252 (EC11105) [11OC], H9906 (EC10586) [16OC]

———performance plan report, S10251 (EC11081) [11OC]

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: Inspector General report, H12065 (EC11251) [8DE]

———report, H7278 (EC9879) [6SE]

CIA: Anti-Deficiency Act violation, S25 (EC6565) [24JA]

———Intelligence Authorization Act request relative to People's Republic of China intelligence activities, H571 (EC6377) [29FE]

CoBank: retirement plan report, S738 (EC7616) [23FE], H1475 (EC6827) [28MR], H11715 (EC10830) [31OC]

Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S11569 (EC11584) [5DE], H7720 (EC10072) [18SE], H11879 (EC10921) [13NO]

———Inspector General report, S8289 (EC10648) [8SE], S11569 (EC11584) [5DE], H7720 (EC10072) [18SE], H11879 (EC10921) [13NO]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S8289 (EC10648) [8SE]

Commission on Civil Rights: commercial activities inventory report, S11569 (EC11586) [5DE], H11879 (EC10922) [13NO]

———compliance and enforcement activities report, H2403 (EC7273) [2MY]

———Crisis of the Young African American Male in the Inner Cities report, H7721 (EC10074) [18SE]

———Equal Education Opportunity and Nondiscrimination for Girls in Advanced Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education report, H9766 (EC10552) [11OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7041) [31JA]

———higher education percentage plans report, H7205 (EC9477) [27JY]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, H8198 (EC10300) [26SE]

———Overcoming the Past, Focusing on the Future—An Assessment of the U.S. EEOC's Employment Efforts report, H9766 (EC10551) [11OC]

Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: report, H1074 (EC6606) [15MR]

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled: procurement list final rule, S28 (EC6659, EC6660, EC6661, EC6662, EC6663, EC6664) [24JA], S79 (EC6962) [26JA], S209 (EC7083) [1FE], S677 (EC7539), S679 (EC7580) [22FE], S866 (EC7732) [28FE], S1024 (EC7831) [1MR], S1314 (EC7914) [8MR], S1668 (EC8140) [23MR], S1985 (EC8279) [30MR], S2615 (EC8454) [12AP], S3019 (EC8672) [27AP], S3690 (EC8880) [9MY], S3831 (EC8925) [10MY], S4101 (EC9000) [17MY], S5459 (EC9290, EC9291), S5460 (EC9292) [20JN], S6839 (EC9745), S6840 (EC9759, EC9763) [14JY], S7837 (EC10036) [27JY], S8004 (EC10134), S8006 (EC10191), S8010 (EC10317), S8014 (EC10439), S8015 (EC10440) [5SE], S8101 (EC10531) [6SE], S8499 (EC10732) [13SE], S8656 (EC10751) [18SE], S9266 (EC10937) [26SE], S9854 (EC11025) [4OC], S10411 (EC11148) [12OC], S10800 (EC11222) [19OC], S11371 (EC11370) [30OC], S11569 (EC11580, EC11588, EC11590) [5DE], S11915 (EC11922) [15DE], H42 (EC5709, EC5710) [27JA], H89 (EC5902, EC5903) [31JA], H372 (EC6174) [14FE], H508 (EC6232) [16FE], H930 (EC6551) [13MR], H1117 (EC6633, EC6634) [16MR], H1762 (EC6938) [4AP], H2011 (EC7028, EC7029) [10AP], H2237 (EC7088) [12AP], H2403 (EC7288, EC7289) [2MY], H3171 (EC7650) [16MY], H3473 (EC7725) [19MY], H3921 (EC7944) [6JN], H5035 (EC8316) [22JN], H5239 (EC8387) [27JN], H6049 (EC8560) [13JY], H6349 (EC8720) [17JY], H6468 (EC8876) [18JY], H6596 (EC8981) [19JY], H6715 (EC9121) [20JY], H7204 (EC9453) [27JY], H7272 (EC9683, EC9684, EC9685, EC9686, EC9687) [6SE], H7500 (EC9976) [12SE], H7869 (EC10118) [19SE], H8404 (EC10321, EC10322) [27SE], H9766 (EC10545) [11OC], H9906 (EC10580) [16OC], H10471 (EC10650) [19OC], H11715 (EC10828, EC10829) [31OC], H11879 (EC10923) [13NO], H11951 (EC11051, EC11052) [4DE], H12079 (EC11275) [11DE], H12090 (EC11374) [14DE]

Comptroller of the Currency: bank fee assessments final rule, S11575 (EC11737) [5DE], H12020 (EC11186) [6DE]

———community development corporations, projects, and public welfare investments final rule, S26 (EC6613) [24JA], H38 (EC5606) [27JA]

———depository institution sales of insurance final rule, S11753 (EC11816) [8DE]

———equity investments final rule, S7227 (EC9822) [19JY], H6594 (EC8938) [19JY]

———financial and operating subsidies final rule, S1390 (EC7940) [9MR], H1162 (EC6700) [21MR]

———flood area lending final rule, S26 (EC6615) [24JA], H38 (EC5604) [27JA]

———National Flood Insurance Program report, S27 (EC6644) [24JA]

———performance plan report, S2615 (EC8450) [12AP], H3648 (EC7793) [23MY]

———privacy of consumer financial information regulations final rule, S4563 (EC9123) [6JN], H4119 (EC8052) [8JN], H6594 (EC8937) [19JY]

———report, S7227 (EC9817) [19JY], H6772 (EC9199) [24JY]

———risk-based capital final rule, S11753 (EC11820) [8DE], H12078 (EC11266) [11DE]

———rules of practice and procedure final rule, S11753 (EC11819) [8DE], H12079 (EC11284) [11DE]

———safety and soundness standards final rule, S26 (EC6612, EC6614) [24JA], H38 (EC5605) [27JA]

Congressional Medal of Honor Society: report, H6350 (EC8739) [17JY]

Congressional Office of Compliance: Congressional Record final rule, H646 (EC6478) [6MR]

———report, H571 (EC6382) [29FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: agreements and grants with institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations final rule, S8656 (EC10766) [18SE], H7720 (EC10062) [18SE]

———audit results, H164 (EC5929) [1FE]

———education awards final rule, H12530 (EC11392) [15DE]

———final action report, H164 (EC5929) [1FE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S25 (EC6555) [24JA], H42 (EC5712) [27JA]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7228) [2FE], S5026 (EC9202) [13JN], S11739 (EC11787) [7DE], H6596 (EC8983) [19JY], H12065 (EC11252) [8DE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S8196 (EC10613) [7SE], H7930 (EC10140) [20SE]

———performance plan report, H9503 (EC10498) [6OC]

———report, S3327 (EC8786) [3MY], H4034 (EC8048) [7JN]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: Inspector General report, S283 (EC7248) [2FE], S5239 (EC9230) [15JN], H42 (EC5713) [27JA], H6349 (EC8721) [17JY]

———minority and diverse audience services report, S36 (EC6921) [24JA], H1122 (EC6657) [20MR]

———report, S11915 (EC11921) [15DE]

Court of Federal Claims: report, S25 (EC6570) [24JA]

CPSC: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7027) [31JA], H569 (EC6294) [29FE]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7227) [2FE], S5240 (EC9234) [15JN], H42 (EC5711) [27JA], H6596 (EC8982) [19JY]

———multi-purpose lighters safety standard final rule, H2010 (EC7014) [10AP]

———performance plan report, S10082 (EC11066) [6OC], H3811 (EC7821) [24MY], H9009 (EC10476) [5OC]

———report, H7090 (EC9388) [26JY]

———safety standards final rule, S679 (EC7595) [22FE], H2237 (EC7081) [12AP]

Customs Service: African Growth and Opportunity Act final rule, S11536 (EC11491) [14NO], H11879 (EC10933) [13NO]

———archaeological artifacts final rule, S11130 (EC11291) [26OC], H1162 (EC6713) [21MR], H10906 (EC10726) [25OC]

———automation modernization legislation, H2408 (EC7421) [2MY]

———bond procedures final rule, S11914 (EC11891) [15DE]

———chemicals importation final rule, S866 (EC7727) [28FE]

———civil asset forfeiture final rule, S11914 (EC11893) [15DE], H12085 (EC11358) [13DE]

———country of origin marking final rule, S1390 (EC7939) [9MR], S6573 (EC9672) [12JY], H1162 (EC6712) [21MR], H6716 (EC9169) [20JY]

———customs forms corrections final rule, H2408 (EC7420) [2MY]

———customs regulations technical corrections final rule, S1745 (EC8148) [27MR], S2939 (EC8629) [26AP]

———drawback claims penalties final rule, S79 (EC6933) [26JA], H1122 (EC6680) [20MR]

———endorsement of checks deposited by Customs Service final rule, S8758 (EC10806) [19SE], H7931 (EC10183) [20SE]

———exclusion orders final rule, H12080 (EC11303) [11DE]

———export certificates final rule, S21 (EC6451) [24JA], S327 (EC7325) [3FE], H6716 (EC9168) [20JY], H12079 (EC11302) [11DE]

———forced or indentured child labor final rule, S7655 (EC10002) [26JY], H6775 (EC9291) [24JY]

———import restrictions final rule, S1314 (EC7919) [8MR], S11130 (EC11291) [26OC], H1162 (EC6713) [21MR], H10906 (EC10726) [25OC]

———import restrictions on Khmer stone archaeological material from Cambodia final rule, S21 (EC6450) [24JA]

———interest on overpayments and underpayments of customs duties, fees, interest, and taxes final rule, S4189 (EC9033) [18MY], H4590 (EC8178) [15JN]

———location of duty-free stores final rule, S4100 (EC8961) [17MY], H4673 (EC8229) [19JN]

———lumber shipments final rule, S4236 (EC9069) [22MY], H4783 (EC8261) [20JN]

———penalties final rule, S6573 (EC9660) [12JY], H6598 (EC9043) [19JY]

———petitions for relief final rule, S8017 (EC10525) [5SE], H7278 (EC9857) [6SE]

———port of entry final rule, S4099 (EC8959) [17MY], H4590 (EC8177) [15JN]

———schedules of controlled substances final rule, S4236 (EC9068) [22MY]

———sugar-containing products export certification final rule, H508 (EC6245) [16FE]

———tariff-rate import quota final rule, S11914 (EC11892) [15DE]

———Toxic Substances Control Act final rule, H1955 (EC6999) [6AP]

———U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act final rule, H11879 (EC10932) [13NO]

———user fees extension legislation, H5842 (EC8483) [11JY]

———user fees final rule, S4100 (EC8960) [17MY]

———vessel repairs final rule, S8758 (EC10805) [19SE], H7931 (EC10184) [20SE]

———vessels final rule, S35 (EC6873) [24JA]

DAR: report, H7372 (EC9947) [11SE]

DAV: national convention report, H46 (EC5841) [27JA], H11879 (EC10930) [13NO]

DEA: chemical registration exemption final rule, S1668 (EC8137) [23MR], H3866 (EC7863) [25MY]

———Controlled Substances Act final rule, S5308 (EC9254) [16JN], H6048 (EC8543) [13JY]

———facsimile transmission of prescriptions for patients enrolled in hospice programs final rule, S8196 (EC10609) [7SE]

———schedules of controlled substances final rule, S1668 (EC8135) [23MR], S1745 (EC8153) [27MR], S5459 (EC9280) [20JN], H3865 (EC7848) [25MY]

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7035) [31JA], S11567 (EC11513) [5DE], H1673 (EC6902) [3AP], H11841 (EC10885) [3NO]

———health and safety activities report, S1458 (EC7972) [20MR], H1122 (EC6685) [20MR]

———performance plan report, S2614 (EC8449) [12AP], S10410 (EC11121) [12OC], H3921 (EC7945) [6JN]

———report, H2409 (EC7440) [2MY], H7650 (EC10051) [14SE]

Defense Security Cooperation Agency: Arms Export Control Act report, S327 (EC7327) [3FE], H41 (EC5692) [27JA], H453 (EC6209) [15FE], H2011 (EC7027) [10AP]

———delivery of defense articles to Bosnia and Herzegovina, H2409 (EC7444) [2MY], H3048 (EC7622) [15MY], H6051 (EC8613) [13JY], H7278 (EC9884) [6SE], H9907 (EC10592) [16OC], H12065 (EC11249) [8DE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Australia, H4119 (EC8058) [8JN]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Belgium, H2402 (EC7254) [2MY]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Denmark, H6773 (EC9222) [24JY]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Egypt, H629 (EC6386) [1MR], H6714 (EC9112) [20JY]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Greece, H3866 (EC7851) [25MY]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Israel, H629 (EC6385) [1MR], H3920 (EC7933) [6JN]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Italy, H8616 (EC10405) [2OC]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Poland, H11780 (EC10854) [1NO]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Portugal, H6773 (EC9227) [24JY]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Saudi Arabia, H6714 (EC9111) [20JY], H7371 (EC9919, EC9920) [11SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Singapore, H7371 (EC9921) [11SE], H8551 (EC10386) [29SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Sweden, H7091 (EC9401) [26JY]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S., H2965 (EC7560) [11MY], H3921 (EC7934, EC7935) [6JN], H8550 (EC10385) [29SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, H3473 (EC7724) [19MY]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to the United Kingdom, H2403 (EC7255) [2MY]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Egypt, H6349 (EC8689) [17JY], H6467 (EC8863) [18JY], H6714 (EC9113) [20JY], H7371 (EC9923) [11SE]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Finland, H207 (EC5965) [2FE], H7371 (EC9918) [11SE]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Israel, H207 (EC5964) [2FE], H6595 (EC8969) [19JY], H7995 (EC10239, EC10240) [22SE], H8198 (EC10303, EC10304) [26SE], H8551 (EC10387) [29SE]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Italy, H8551 (EC10388) [29SE]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Kuwait, H6714 (EC9114) [20JY]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to New Zealand, H5035 (EC8314) [22JN], H6773 (EC9226) [24JY]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Saudi Arabia, H207 (EC5963) [2FE], H7371 (EC9922) [11SE]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Thailand, H7091 (EC9397, EC9398) [26JY]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey, H6773 (EC9229) [24JY]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S., H2965 (EC7559) [11MY], H8550 (EC10383), H8551 (EC10389) [29SE]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense article to Germany, H646 (EC6459) [6MR]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Australia, H6773 (EC9225) [24JY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Egypt, H1586 (EC6839) [29MR], H6714 (EC9115) [20JY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Germany, H7091 (EC9400) [26JY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Greece, H5239 (EC8382) [27JN]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Italy, H6773 (EC9228) [24JY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Japan, H6773 (EC9224) [24JY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Norway, H2403 (EC7256) [2MY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Poland, H6773 (EC9230) [24JY], H11780 (EC10855) [1NO]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Spain, H7271 (EC9659) [6SE]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the Netherlands, H207 (EC5966) [2FE]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the Republic of Korea, H7091 (EC9399) [26JY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S., H8550 (EC10384) [29SE]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the United Kingdom, H6773 (EC9223) [24JY]

———employee services report, S738 (EC7610) [23FE]

———letters of offer to sell defense equipment, H5735 (EC8452) [10JY], H7500 (EC9971) [12SE], H12065 (EC11248) [8DE]

———military assistance, exports, and imports report, S1458 (EC7964) [20MR], H2403 (EC7267) [2MY]

———technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S., H5239 (EC8383) [27JN]

———transfer of defense articles and services to Bosnia-Herzegovina, H47 (EC5875) [27JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System report, S738 (EC7621) [23FE]

———administrative regulations final rule, H2010 (EC7003) [10AP]

———agreements and grants with institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations final rule, S8016 (EC10489) [5SE], H7272 (EC9689) [6SE]

———agricultural commodities legislation, S3945 (EC3834) [15MY]

———agricultural disaster and market assistance final rule, S5734 (EC9377) [23JN], H5841 (EC8464) [11JY]

———agricultural research, education, and extension formula requirements final rule, S678 (EC7568) [22FE], H919 (EC6520) [9MR]

———almonds final rule, S739 (EC7634) [23FE], S3511 (EC8828) [4MY], S6676 (EC9715) [13JY], H1074 (EC6590) [15MR], H4335 (EC8098) [13JN], H6593 (EC8913) [19JY]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service final rule, S6676 (EC9722) [13JY], H1850 (EC6950) [5AP]

———animal welfare enforcement report, S8499 (EC10745) [13SE], H7265 (EC9481) [6SE]

———animal welfare programs final rule, S11573 (EC11681) [5DE], H12020 (EC11182) [6DE]

———apples final rule, S11914 (EC11885) [15DE], H12083 (EC11311) [13DE]

———avocados final rule, S22 (EC6474), S23 (EC6490) [24JA], S1746 (EC8195) [27MR], S5734 (EC9390) [23JN], H37 (EC5568, EC5574) [27JA], H2399 (EC7158) [2MY], H6593 (EC8909) [19JY]

———beetles final rule, S281 (EC7195) [2FE], S4100 (EC8970) [17MY], S5735 (EC9402) [23JN], S8016 (EC10476) [5SE], S8290 (EC10662) [8SE], H338 (EC6117) [10FE], H5082 (EC8324) [23JN], H5734 (EC8437) [10JY], H7266 (EC9507) [6SE], H7649 (EC10019) [14SE]

———Bioenergy Program final rule, S11569 (EC11593) [5DE], H11926 (EC10937) [14NO]

———blueberries final rule, S1314 (EC7921) [8MR], S7477 (EC9973) [24JY], H2399 (EC7160) [2MY], H6772 (EC9181) [24JY]

———bollworm final rule, S927 (EC7761) [29FE]

———boundary map report, S11569 (EC11563) [5DE], H2237 (EC7096) [12AP], H11951 (EC11073) [4DE]

———brucellosis in cattle final rule, S22 (EC6477) [24JA], S1172 (EC7880) [6MR], S8006 (EC10197) [5SE], S11568 (EC11542), S11573 (EC11682) [5DE], H37 (EC5578) [27JA], H2604 (EC7456) [4MY], H7265 (EC9490) [6SE], H11926 (EC10934) [14NO], H12020 (EC11183) [6DE]

———cattle diseases final rule, S378 (EC7371) [7FE], S11130 (EC11296) [26OC], S11570 (EC11598) [5DE], H1117 (EC6621) [16MR], H3521 (EC7737) [22MY], H6593 (EC8910, EC8911) [19JY], H11205 (EC10731) [26OC], H11948 (EC10977) [4DE], H12083 (EC11313) [13DE]

———CCC final rule, H6594 (EC8919) [19JY]

———CCC report, S1458 (EC7961) [20MR], H2409 (EC7439) [2MY]

———CERCLA/SARA activities report, S282 (EC7208) [2FE]

———cherries final rule, S5734 (EC9388) [23JN], S8010 (EC10312) [5SE], H5734 (EC8439) [10JY], H7266 (EC9496) [6SE]

———Child and Adult Care Food Program final rule, S29 (EC6709) [24JA], H1672 (EC6889) [3AP]

———child nutrition and WIC programs final rule, S380 (EC7420, EC7421) [7FE], S8657 (EC10771, EC10775) [18SE], H996 (EC6577) [14MR]

———child nutrition non-discretionary funding final rule, S23 (EC6497) [24JA]

———citrus canker final rule, S8196 (EC10595) [7SE], S9266 (EC10939) [26SE], S10714 (EC11159) [18OC], H7266 (EC9514) [6SE], H8060 (EC10263) [25SE], H10471 (EC10637) [19OC]

———collection of fees legislation, H2236 (EC7073) [12AP]

———conversion of non-Federal service to Federal civil service status legislation, S8016 (EC10491) [5SE], H7989 (EC10218) [21SE]

———cotton final rule, S3511 (EC8827) [4MY], S5734 (EC9392, EC9393, EC9394) [23JN], S11130 (EC11297) [26OC], S11573 (EC11677) [5DE], H4034 (EC8032) [7JN], H6346 (EC8624, EC8626, EC8627) [17JY], H11444 (EC10746) [27OC], H11948 (EC10975) [4DE]

———countries eligible to export poultry products into the U.S. final rule, S1882 (EC8231) [29MR]

———cranberries final rule, S6677 (EC9732) [13JY], S8010 (EC10311) [5SE], S8821 (EC10834) [20SE], S11570 (EC11594) [5DE], S11916 (EC11963) [15DE], H6594 (EC8916) [19JY], H7266 (EC9497) [6SE], H7989 (EC10189) [21SE], H11948 (EC10970) [4DE], H12530 (EC11385) [15DE]

———Crop Loss Disaster Assistance Program final rule, S678 (EC7569) [22FE], S6677 (EC9737) [13JY], H995 (EC6572) [14MR], H6346 (EC8628) [17JY]

———Dairy Forward Pricing Pilot Program final rule, S7837 (EC10044) [27JY]

———Dairy Indemnity Payment Program final rule, S23 (EC6502) [24JA]

———dairy products final rule, H6712 (EC9054) [20JY]

———dairy tariff-rate import quota final rule, S35 (EC6860) [24JA], S5734 (EC9376) [23JN], H1411 (EC6771) [27MR], H6346 (EC8623) [17JY]

———debarment and suspension final rule, S23 (EC6503) [24JA]

———Disaster Set-Aside Program final rule, S4100 (EC8976) [17MY], H4589 (EC8155) [15JN]

———disease status final rule, S22 (EC6471, EC6478) [24JA], S2726 (EC8513) [13AP], S3018 (EC8651, EC8652, EC8656, EC8657, EC8660) [27AP], S5735 (EC9401) [23JN], S6677 (EC9735, EC9736) [13JY], S8016 (EC10479, EC10480) [5SE], S8820 (EC10833) [20SE], S11568 (EC11541) [5DE], S11916 (EC11965) [15DE], H38 (EC5584) [27JA], H207 (EC5950) [2FE], H371 (EC6150) [14FE], H3170 (EC7624) [16MY], H5841 (EC8465) [11JY], H6594 (EC8917, EC8918) [19JY], H7266 (EC9509, EC9510) [6SE], H7989 (EC10191) [21SE], H11715 (EC10818) [31OC], H11926 (EC10935) [14NO]

———dogs final rule, H11926 (EC10935) [14NO]

———donation of excess research equipment final rule, S11570 (EC11595) [5DE], H12079 (EC11300) [11DE]

———drought preparation report, H4674 (EC8237) [19JN]

———drought preparations report, S4236 (EC9054) [22MY]

———drug and biological products final rule, H11812 (EC10870) [2NO]

———eggs final rule, S5734 (EC9389) [23JN], S8006 (EC10196) [5SE], S9853 (EC11000) [4OC], H5735 (EC8440) [10JY], H7265 (EC9491) [6SE], H8550 (EC10375) [29SE]

———electric distribution final rule, S5735 (EC9397) [23JN]

———electric engineering, architectural services and design policies and procedures final rule, S10411 (EC11150) [12OC], H9906 (EC10565) [16OC]

———emergency farm loans legislation, S7837 (EC10043) [27JY], H7204 (EC9433) [27JY]

———environmental assessment, restoration, and cleanup activities report, H1074 (EC6595) [15MR]

———export certification final rule, S22 (EC6472) [24JA]

———Farm Loan Program final rule, S8010 (EC10309) [5SE], S8290 (EC10660) [8SE], S8821 (EC10837) [20SE], H7267 (EC9532) [6SE], H7371 (EC9910) [11SE]

———Farm Service Agency final rule, S1458 (EC7990) [20MR], S8015 (EC10471) [5SE], H1282 (EC6716) [22MR], H7266 (EC9499) [6SE], H11205 (EC10728) [26OC], H11715 (EC10815) [31OC]

———Farm Storage Facility Loan Program final rule, S4100 (EC8977) [17MY], H5035 (EC8299) [22JN]

———Federal crop insurance regulations final rule, S29 (EC6714) [24JA], S866 (EC7729) [28FE], S8016 (EC10481) [5SE], H2010 (EC7005) [10AP], H7265 (EC9482) [6SE], H11715 (EC10816) [31OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S6840 (EC9749) [14JY]

———Federal Seed Act final rule, S35 (EC6863) [24JA], H2399 (EC7152) [2MY]

———Federal seed testing and and certification services final rule, S1882 (EC8232) [29MR], H2399 (EC7149) [2MY]

———field study definition final rule, S677 (EC7544) [22FE], H1403 (EC6744) [23MR]

———fire ants final rule, S281 (EC7196) [2FE], S3915 (EC8927, EC8928) [11MY], S8016 (EC10475) [5SE], S11537 (EC11496) [14NO], H1411 (EC6770) [27MR], H4034 (EC8033, EC8034) [7JN], H7266 (EC9508) [6SE], H11812 (EC10868) [2NO]

———food additives final rule, S380 (EC7419) [7FE]

———food distribution programs final rule, S29 (EC6710), S34 (EC6852, EC6859) [24JA], S8003 (EC10108) [5SE], H277 (EC6090) [9FE], H1121 (EC6649) [20MR], H1672 (EC6876) [3AP], H2904 (EC7528) [10MY]

———food labeling final rule, H2400 (EC7163) [2MY]

———food safety initiative report, S6676 (EC9723) [13JY]

———Food Stamp Program final rule, S5734 (EC9380) [23JN], S6677 (EC9730) [13JY], S8196 (EC10596) [7SE], S10081 (EC11051) [6OC], S11423 (EC11395) [31OC], S11570 (EC11596) [5DE], H4782 (EC8241) [20JN], H7090 (EC9375) [26JY], H7576 (EC9988) [13SE], H9633 (EC10514) [10OC], H10906 (EC10708) [25OC], H11948 (EC10973) [4DE], H12083 (EC11310) [13DE]

———free and reduced price meals and milk in schools final rule, H1672 (EC6890) [3AP]

———fruit fly final rule, S22 (EC6479) [24JA], S739 (EC7632) [23FE], S3018 (EC8654, EC8659) [27AP], S3511 (EC8826) [4MY], S5735 (EC9400) [23JN], S6676 (EC9724) [13JY], S8016 (EC10477, EC10478, EC10492, EC10493) [5SE], S8290 (EC10661) [8SE], S8940 (EC10865) [21SE], H88 (EC5878) [31JA], H995 (EC6573) [14MR], H4218 (EC8078) [12JN], H6047 (EC8522) [13JY], H6466 (EC8830) [18JY], H7266 (EC9503, EC9504, EC9505, EC9506) [6SE], H7371 (EC9909) [11SE], H8060 (EC10264) [25SE]

———fruits and vegetables final rule, S11568 (EC11543) [5DE], H11948 (EC10971) [4DE]

———general administrative regulations final rule, S866 (EC7730) [28FE]

———Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration final rule, H2399 (EC7153) [2MY]

———grapefruit, lemons, and oranges final rule, H6048 (EC8523) [13JY]

———grapefruit, oranges, tangelos, and tangerines final rule, S23 (EC6489, EC6494) [24JA], S739 (EC7640) [23FE], S8016 (EC10488) [5SE], S8821 (EC10839) [20SE], S9463 (EC10954) [28SE], S11570 (EC11599), S11574 (EC11721) [5DE], H37 (EC5575) [27JA], H1403 (EC6743) [23MR], H7266 (EC9511) [6SE], H7988 (EC10188) [21SE], H8466 (EC10333) [28SE], H11948 (EC10972, EC10974) [4DE]

———grapefruit and oranges final rule, S23 (EC6491) [24JA], S5735 (EC9404) [23JN], H37 (EC5573) [27JA]

———grapes final rule, H6712 (EC9055) [20JY]

———guaranteed loans legislation, S7227 (EC9824) [19JY]

———gypsy moth final rule, S536 (EC7448) [9FE], S6676 (EC9721) [13JY], H453 (EC6197) [15FE], H6346 (EC8622) [17JY]

———Hawaii Animal Import Center final rule, H6346 (EC8621) [17JY]

———hazelnuts final rule, S209 (EC7079) [1FE], S6677 (EC9727) [13JY], S8009 (EC10281) [5SE], H217 (EC6018) [7FE], H6713 (EC9059) [20JY], H7265 (EC9489) [6SE]

———honey final rule, S8009 (EC10283) [5SE], H7266 (EC9492) [6SE]

———horse protection enforcement report, S23 (EC6504) [24JA]

———horses final rule, S29 (EC6705) [24JA], S739 (EC7630) [23FE], S2726 (EC8512) [13AP], S8006 (EC10195) [5SE], S11568 (EC11540), S11570 (EC11597) [5DE], S11916 (EC11966) [15DE], H39 (EC5630) [27JA], H2010 (EC7006) [10AP], H3170 (EC7623) [16MY], H7265 (EC9488) [6SE], H11926 (EC10935, EC10936) [14NO], H11949 (EC11004) [4DE], H12083 (EC11312) [13DE]

———Housing Act amendments, S1669 (EC8145) [23MR], H2401 (EC7199) [2MY]

———importation of animal semen final rule, S8820 (EC10832) [20SE], H7989 (EC10190) [21SE]

———import/export user fees final rule, H7266 (EC9512) [6SE]

———inspection and weighing services fees final rule, S1882 (EC8234) [29MR]

———inspection regulations revision final rule, S23 (EC6493) [24JA]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7209) [2FE], S5027 (EC9206) [13JN], S7837 (EC10037) [27JY], S11572 (EC11658) [5DE], H41 (EC5699) [27JA], H755 (EC6502) [8MR], H6596 (EC8979) [19JY], H7091 (EC9413) [26JY], H12017 (EC11166) [5DE]

———internal controls and financial systems report, H6774 (EC9252) [24JY]

———karnal bunt final rule, S8015 (EC10472) [5SE], H7266 (EC9502) [6SE]

———kiwifruit final rule, S5735 (EC9395) [23JN], S8016 (EC10487) [5SE], S8657 (EC10773) [18SE], S11423 (EC11396) [31OC], H6047 (EC8520) [13JY], H7266 (EC9494) [6SE], H7720 (EC10054) [18SE], H11715 (EC10814) [31OC]

———lamb final rule, S11130 (EC11300) [26OC], H11444 (EC10747) [27OC]

———livestock disease testing final rule, S23 (EC6499) [24JA], H37 (EC5570) [27JA]

———livestock final rule, S11574 (EC11725) [5DE], H12020 (EC11178) [6DE]

———loans final rule, S5735 (EC9398) [23JN], S7837 (EC10045) [27JY], H6346 (EC8619) [17JY], H6772 (EC9180) [24JY]

———local agency expenditure reports final rule, S23 (EC6498) [24JA]

———management report, S282 (EC7231) [2FE]

———meat and poultry final rule, S34 (EC6853, EC6854, EC6857) [24JA], H37 (EC5580), H38 (EC5581) [27JA], H88 (EC5877) [31JA]

———meat final rule, S5734 (EC9386) [23JN], S6676 (EC9720) [13JY], H6346 (EC8616) [17JY], H6593 (EC8908) [19JY], H11444 (EC10745) [27OC]

———mediation and arbitration for agriculture products in foreign commerce legislation, H5841 (EC8466) [11JY]

———melons final rule, S1314 (EC7920) [8MR], H2399 (EC7162) [2MY]

———milk final rule, S23 (EC6492), S29 (EC6698) [24JA], S4563 (EC9124) [6JN], S5734 (EC9391) [23JN], S11573 (EC11679) [5DE], H1117 (EC6620) [16MR], H4782 (EC8242) [20JN], H6346 (EC8625) [17JY], H12020 (EC11179) [6DE]

———National Agricultural Library fee schedule final rule, S611 (EC7527) [10FE], H995 (EC6571) [14MR]

———National Forest System land use final rule, S11738 (EC11761) [7DE], H11878 (EC10902) [13NO]

———National School Breakfast Program final rule, S4189 (EC9038) [18MY], S5734 (EC9378) [23JN], H4590 (EC8165) [15JN], H6048 (EC8534) [13JY]

———National School Lunch Program final rule, S4189 (EC9038) [18MY], S5734 (EC9378) [23JN], H2401 (EC7202) [2MY], H4590 (EC8165) [15JN], H6048 (EC8534) [13JY]

———National School Lunch Program legislation, S4236 (EC9070) [22MY]

———nectarines and peaches final rule, S739 (EC7638) [23FE], S1746 (EC8196) [27MR], S8009 (EC10284) [5SE], H929 (EC6544) [13MR], H2399 (EC7154) [2MY], H7266 (EC9493) [6SE]

———Office of Civil Rights management of employment complaints report, S1669 (EC8144) [23MR]

———olives final rule, S209 (EC7078) [1FE], S739 (EC7635) [23FE], S2939 (EC8645) [26AP], S10892 (EC11281) [23OC], H217 (EC6017) [7FE], H1627 (EC6863) [30MR], H3307 (EC7661) [17MY], H10807 (EC10693) [24OC]

———onions final rule, S29 (EC6695, EC6696) [24JA], S209 (EC7080) [1FE], S739 (EC7633, EC7639) [23FE], S1458 (EC7960) [20MR], S4100 (EC8974) [17MY], S6676 (EC9726) [13JY], S10801 (EC11224) [19OC], H38 (EC5586, EC5587) [27JA], H217 (EC6020) [7FE], H1074 (EC6592) [15MR], H1282 (EC6715) [22MR], H1403 (EC6742) [23MR], H5035 (EC8300) [22JN], H6713 (EC9060) [20JY], H10532 (EC10663) [23OC]

———overtime services relative to imports and exports final rule, H11715 (EC10817) [31OC]

———Packers and Stockyards Act final rule, S2106 (EC8319) [4AP], H3047 (EC7574) [15MY]

———papayas final rule, S11573 (EC11680) [5DE], H11948 (EC10976) [4DE]

———peanuts final rule, S35 (EC6862) [24JA], S739 (EC7629) [23FE], S1669 (EC8143) [23MR], S11130 (EC11298) [26OC], H1162 (EC6695) [21MR], H1850 (EC6949) [5AP], H2400 (EC7164) [2MY], H11205 (EC10730) [26OC]

———pears final rule, S6677 (EC9731) [13JY], S8010 (EC10310) [5SE], S8290 (EC10659) [8SE], S11537 (EC11499) [14NO], H6594 (EC8914) [19JY], H7266 (EC9498) [6SE], H7720 (EC10053) [18SE], H11812 (EC10866) [2NO]

———performance plan report, H1673 (EC6914) [3AP], H10533 (EC10677) [23OC]

———Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act final rule, S3690 (EC8886) [9MY], S4100 (EC8975) [17MY], H5035 (EC8301) [22JN], H5082 (EC8323) [23JN]

———permissive inspection regulations final rule, S5735 (EC9396) [23JN]

———Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act final rule, S11738 (EC11762) [7DE]

———pet food final rule, H6346 (EC8618) [17JY]

———pink bollworm final rule, S8196 (EC10598) [7SE], H7576 (EC9989) [13SE]

———plum pox final rule, S8196 (EC10594) [7SE], H7266 (EC9513) [6SE], H7720 (EC10052) [18SE]

———plums final rule, S5735 (EC9401) [23JN]

———pork final rule, S29 (EC6706), S34 (EC6858) [24JA], S1314 (EC7922) [8MR], S5735 (EC9403) [23JN], S7477 (EC9972) [24JY], S11537 (EC11497) [14NO], H1161 (EC6694) [21MR], H1672 (EC6875) [3AP], H2400 (EC7162) [2MY], H6047 (EC8521) [13JY], H6712 (EC9053) [20JY], H11812 (EC10867) [2NO]

———potatoes final rule, S3690 (EC8887) [9MY], S6677 (EC9733) [13JY], S8010 (EC10313) [5SE], S11568 (EC11544), S11573 (EC11678) [5DE], H1074 (EC6591) [15MR], H5167 (EC8342) [26JN], H6594 (EC8915) [19JY], H7266 (EC9495) [6SE], H11926 (EC10938) [14NO], H12020 (EC11180) [6DE]

———poultry final rule, S739 (EC7631) [23FE], S1023 (EC7824) [1MR], S8016 (EC10474) [5SE], S9853 (EC11000) [4OC], H2010 (EC7001) [10AP], H2334 (EC7106) [13AP], H2399 (EC7155) [2MY], H7266 (EC9500) [6SE], H8550 (EC10375) [29SE]

———program management audit report, S1593 (EC8061) [22MR]

———prunes final rule, S1457 (EC7959) [20MR], S4100 (EC8973) [17MY], H1282 (EC6714) [22MR], H5035 (EC8302) [22JN]

———quality control programs final rule, S5734 (EC9379) [23JN], S6676 (EC9718) [13JY], H6466 (EC8829) [18JY]

———rabbits final rule, S9853 (EC11000) [4OC], H8550 (EC10375) [29SE]

———raisins final rule, S1746 (EC8194) [27MR], S2725 (EC8511) [13AP], S4100 (EC8972) [17MY], S6677 (EC9729) [13JY], S7837 (EC10046) [27JY], S9853 (EC10999) [4OC], H3307 (EC7660) [17MY], H4672 (EC8182) [19JN], H5082 (EC8325) [23JN], H6713 (EC9058) [20JY], H8616 (EC10397) [2OC]

———recipient claim establishment and collection standards final rule, S8004 (EC10128) [5SE]

———recreational fee authority legislation, H5842 (EC8486) [11JY]

———reduction in minimum TIER requirements final rule, H8198 (EC10289) [26SE]

———retail operations inspection requirements final rule, S34 (EC6855) [24JA], H38 (EC5583) [27JA]

———rhododendron final rule, S22 (EC6473) [24JA], H37 (EC5579) [27JA]

———rice final rule, S1882 (EC8235) [29MR], S9854 (EC11028) [4OC], H8550 (EC10374) [29SE]

———rules of practice final rule, S23 (EC6500) [24JA], H37 (EC6671) [27JA]

———ruminants final rule, H11926 (EC10935) [14NO]

———rural business opportunity grants final rule, S29 (EC6715) [24JA], H277 (EC6089) [9FE]

———rural empowerment zones and enterprise communities final rule, S5734 (EC9381) [23JN], H6353 (EC8818) [17JY]

———Rural Utilities Service final rule, S1986 (EC8282, EC8283) [30MR], S8821 (EC10836, EC10837, EC10838) [20SE], H2904 (EC7524, EC7525) [10MY], H6346 (EC8620) [17JY], H8198 (EC10290) [26SE], H8404 (EC10312) [27SE]

———scale requirements final rule, S34 (EC6856) [24JA], H38 (EC5582) [27JA]

———school nutrition programs final rule, S29 (EC6708) [24JA]

———science and technology laboratory services fees final rule, S11537 (EC11498) [14NO], H11812 (EC10869) [2NO]

———scrapie pilot projects final rule, S6676 (EC9716) [13JY], H6594 (EC8920) [19JY]

———seismic safety final rule, S11754 (EC11827) [8DE], H12020 (EC11181) [6DE]

———short-term market and production fluctuations protections legislation, S3690 (EC8888) [9MY], H5082 (EC8326) [23JN]

———soybeans final rule, S29 (EC6697) [24JA], S11130 (EC11301) [26OC], H1117 (EC6622) [16MR], H11205 (EC10729) [26OC]

———spearmint oil final rule, S739 (EC7636, EC7637) [23FE], S1882 (EC8233) [29MR], S2525 (EC84158415) [11AP], S4100 (EC8971) [17MY], S4563 (EC9125) [6JN], S6677 (EC9728) [13JY], H930 (EC6545) [13MR], H2010 (EC7002) [10AP], H2399 (EC7157) [2MY], H3047 (EC7575) [15MY], H4589 (EC8154) [15JN], H4782 (EC8243) [20JN], H6713 (EC9057) [20JY]

———streamlining of regulations final rule, S1458 (EC7990) [20MR]

———Summer Food Service Program final rule, S29 (EC6707, EC6711) [24JA], H1672 (EC6887, EC6888) [3AP]

———swine final rule, S3018 (EC8653, EC8658) [27AP], H11926 (EC10935) [14NO]

———tobacco final rule, S23 (EC6501) [24JA], S2939 (EC8646) [26AP], S5734 (EC9387) [23JN], S6676 (EC9719) [13JY], S8004 (EC10149) [5SE], S11130 (EC11299) [26OC], S11574 (EC11724) [5DE], H37 (EC5569, EC5572) [27JA], H4589 (EC8153) [15JN], H5734 (EC8438) [10JY], H6346 (EC8617) [17JY], H7204 (EC9432) [27JY]

———tomatoes final rule, S209 (EC7081) [1FE], S796 (EC7678) [24FE], S11568 (EC11545) [5DE], H217 (EC6019) [7FE], H2010 (EC7004) [10AP], H11948 (EC10969) [4DE]

———tortoises final rule, S1592 (EC8057) [22MR], S7837 (EC10047) [27JY], H2399 (EC7159) [2MY], H6712 (EC9056) [20JY]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program final rule, S9266 (EC10940) [26SE], H8198 (EC10288) [26SE]

———user fees final rule, S8196 (EC10593) [7SE]

———vegetable protein products final rule, S1592 (EC8058) [22MR]

———veterinary services user fees final rule, S22 (EC6475, EC6476) [24JA], S1882 (EC8230) [29MR], S8004 (EC10130) [5SE], H37 (EC5576, EC5577) [27JA], H2399 (EC7156) [2MY]

———walnuts final rule, S35 (EC6861) [24JA], S6676 (EC9717) [13JY], S11916 (EC11964) [15DE], H567 (EC6249) [29FE], H6593 (EC8912) [19JY], H12530 (EC11386) [15DE]

———weeds final rule, S5735 (EC9399) [23JN], H6346 (EC8615) [17JY]

———WIC bloodwork final rule, S29 (EC6712) [24JA]

———WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program final rule, H39 (EC5624) [27JA], H1586 (EC6837) [29MR], H1628 (EC6868) [30MR], H7500 (EC9961) [12SE], H7930 (EC10141) [20SE]

———wood final rule, S3018 (EC8655) [27AP], S8015 (EC10473) [5SE], H38 (EC5585) [27JA], H3473 (EC7716) [19MY], H7266 (EC9501) [6SE]

Dept. of Commerce: aircraft exports/reexports final rule, S8003 (EC10118) [5SE], H7091 (EC9412) [26JY]

———Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program final rule, S4101 (EC9011) [17MY]

———antidumping and countervailing duty orders final rule, S2525 (EC8418) [11AP], H3923 (EC8020) [6JN]

———application examinations and practices final rule, S1457 (EC7956) [20MR], S8010 (EC10301) [5SE], H2405 (EC7344) [2MY]

———automated export system final rule, S7227 (EC9819) [19JY]

———availability of funds final rule, S29 (EC6717) [24JA], H568 (EC6271) [29FE]

———Bureau of Export Administration final rule, S1458 (EC7978, EC7979) [20MR], S1882 (EC8251) [29MR], S4563 (EC9122) [6JN], S5661 (EC9352, EC9353) [22JN], S7227 (EC9808) [19JY], S10714 (EC11178) [18OC], H2403 (EC7268, EC7270, EC7271) [2MY], H6349 (EC8704, EC8705) [17JY], H6715 (EC9120) [20JY]

———Chemical Weapons Convention final rule, S26 (EC6616) [24JA]

———commercial communication satellites export licenses report, S489 (EC7441) [8FE], H2237 (EC7087) [12AP]

———control list final rule, S10410 (EC11116) [12OC]

———copyrights, trademarks, and trade name protection final rule, H7721 (EC10078) [18SE]

———crime control items final rule, S8656 (EC10767) [18SE], H7869 (EC10117) [19SE]

———Digital Millennium Copyright Act joint study report, S3690 (EC8874) [9MY], H5841 (EC8474) [11JY]

———direct investment surveys final rule, S30 (EC6733) [24JA], H1672 (EC6900) [3AP]

———disaster assistance final rule, H3866 (EC7872) [25MY]

———economic adjustment grants final rule, S32 (EC6779) [24JA]

———economic adjustment grants revolving loan fund projects final rule, H571 (EC6383) [29FE]

———Economic Development Administration final rule, S32 (EC6778) [24JA], S2724 (EC8471) [13AP], H218 (EC6061) [7FE]

———Economic Development Administration Reform Act implementation final rule, S11574 (EC11713) [5DE], H11954 (EC11146) [4DE]

———Economic Development Administration report, H3308 (EC7683) [17MY]

———Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program final rule, S3256 (EC8727) [2MY], S9854 (EC11005) [4OC], H2237 (EC7076) [12AP], H3647 (EC7779) [23MY], H8798 (EC10437) [4OC]

———Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Program final rule, S795 (EC7650), S796 (EC7651, EC7652, EC7653, EC7654, EC7655) [24FE], H2237 (EC7077, EC7078, EC7079) [12AP]

———Emergency Steel Guaranteed Loan Program final rule, S3256 (EC8728) [2MY], S9854 (EC11006) [4OC], S11753 (EC11818) [8DE], H3521 (EC7740) [22MY], H8798 (EC10438) [4OC], H12020 (EC11188) [6DE]

———encryption items final rule, S34 (EC6848) [24JA], S10714 (EC11179) [18OC], H1673 (EC6901) [3AP]

———entity list final rule, S7654 (EC9984) [26JY], H6774 (EC9240) [24JY]

———export controls report, S79 (EC6945) [26JA]

———export transactions and declarations final rule, H6715 (EC9118) [20JY]

———exports to the Democratic Republic of Korea final rule, H6596 (EC8977) [19JY]

———extended production incentive benefits final rule, H164 (EC5949) [1FE]

———financial services transactions final rule, S36 (EC6920) [24JA]

———foreign policy-based export controls final rule, H1117 (EC6632) [16MR]

———foreign policy-based export controls report, S8011 (EC10346) [5SE]

———foreign trade statistics regulations final rule, H6715 (EC9122) [20JY]

———Freedom of Information Act final rule, S8017 (EC10515) [5SE], H7272 (EC9690) [6SE]

———import of crude oil and refined petroleum products relative to national security report, S3690 (EC8870) [9MY], H2511 (EC7455) [3MY]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7223) [2FE], S6840 (EC9773) [14JY], H453 (EC6210) [15FE], H7091 (EC9414) [26JY]

———International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act report, S7227 (EC9810) [19JY], H7091 (EC9395) [26JY]

———international services final rule, H88 (EC5901) [31JA]

———invention promoters final rule, H569 (EC6327) [29FE]

———license exception CIV eligibility for microprocessors final rule, S27 (EC6618) [24JA], H41 (EC5693) [27JA], H6715 (EC9119) [20JY]

———license exception final rule, S1172 (EC7875) [6MR], S10410 (EC11115) [12OC], H2403 (EC7269) [2MY], H9766 (EC10544) [11OC]

———License Limitation Program final rule, S4189 (EC9036) [18MY]

———Minority Business Development Center Program final rule, H7268 (EC9585) [6SE]

———national marine sanctuaries preservation legislation, S2525 (EC8422) [11AP], H4673 (EC8214) [19JN]

———NIST advanced technology report, H2237 (EC7099) [12AP]

———NOAA administration fees legislation, S2862 (EC8527) [25AP], H6350 (EC8731) [17JY]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S9941 (EC11041) [5OC], H8404 (EC10317) [27SE]

———patent and trademark fees final rule, S24 (EC6525, EC6526) [24JA], S8009 (EC10271) [5SE], H43 (EC5758, EC5759) [27JA], H7274 (EC9751) [6SE]

———Patent and Trademark Office application practice final rule, S8657 (EC10784) [18SE], S11567 (EC11509) [5DE], S11753 (EC11809) [8DE], H7274 (EC9752) [6SE], H11927 (EC10963) [14NO], H11952 (EC11086) [4DE]

———Patent and Trademark Office invention promoters final rule, S34 (EC6831) [24JA]

———Patent and Trademark Office patent term adjustment final rule, S8289 (EC10649) [8SE], H7372 (EC9948) [11SE]

———Patent and Trademark Office payment of fees by credit card final rule, S4237 (EC9075) [22MY], H4782 (EC8252) [20JN]

———patent business goals final rule, S8017 (EC10514) [5SE], H7274 (EC9742) [6SE]

———patent interference practice final rule, S8759 (EC10830) [19SE], S11753 (EC11808) [8DE], H7989 (EC10209) [21SE], H11952 (EC11085) [4DE]

———performance plan report, H3048 (EC7600) [15MY]

———Privacy Act final rule, S8017 (EC10515) [5SE], H7272 (EC9690) [6SE]

———production incentive benefits final rule, S35 (EC6872) [24JA]

———Public Telecommunications Facilities Program final rule, S10252 (EC11098) [11OC]

———removal of entities final rule, S1882 (EC8251) [29MR]

———solicitation of applications notification, S8011 (EC10353) [5SE]

———subsidies enforcement report, H2012 (EC7048) [10AP]

———tabulation of population to States and localities final rule, S10800 (EC11218) [19OC], H9906 (EC10581) [16OC]

———technology administration legislation, S3019 (EC8674) [27AP], H6469 (EC8904) [18JY]

———Technology Opportunities Program final rule, S10252 (EC11097) [11OC]

———watch and jewelry programs final rule, S1116 (EC7849) [2MR], H1412 (EC6811) [27MR]

Dept. of Defense: acquisition and cross-servicing agreements with non-NATO countries report, S4922 (EC9180) [9JN]

———acquisition regulations final rule, S149 (EC7051) [31JA], S1458 (EC7969, EC7970) [20MR], S1746 (EC8173) [27MR], S2725 (EC8498) [13AP], S2863 (EC8574), S2864 (EC8577) [25AP], S3512 (EC8834) [4MY], S4819 (EC9172) [8JN], S5459 (EC9267) [20JN], S6572 (EC9635, EC9636, EC9637) [12JY], S8010 (EC10324) [5SE], S11568 (EC11556) [5DE], S11916 (EC11942, EC11943, EC11944, EC11945, EC11946, EC11948) [15DE], H453 (EC6200, EC6201, EC6202) [15FE], H568 (EC6259, EC6260, EC6261, EC6262) [29FE], H919 (EC6524) [9MR], H1117 (EC6623) [16MR], H1162 (EC6696, EC6697, EC6698) [21MR], H1673 (EC6903) [3AP], H2400 (EC7175) [2MY], H3170 (EC7625) [16MY], H3919 (EC7885, EC7886) [6JN], H4034 (EC8035) [7JN], H4589 (EC8157, EC8158), H4590 (EC8159) [15JN], H4672 (EC8190) [19JN], H5841 (EC8467, EC8468) [11JY], H6466 (EC8834, EC8835) [18JY], H6775 (EC9293) [24JY], H7204 (EC9434) [27JY], H7267 (EC9543, EC9546, EC9547, EC9548, EC9549, EC9550, EC9551) [6SE], H7371 (EC9911) [11SE], H10906 (EC10709) [25OC], H11205 (EC10734) [26OC], H11715 (EC10819) [31OC], H12080 (EC11304, EC11305) [11DE], H12085 (EC11359, EC11360, EC11361, EC11362) [13DE]

———acquisition regulations report, S7655 (EC9991) [26JY], S8101 (EC10527) [6SE], H2010 (EC7011) [10AP], H6772 (EC9192) [24JY]

———acquisition workforce reductions report, S3831 (EC8921) [10MY]

———activities not inherently governmental in nature report, H253 (EC6083) [8FE]

———Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasure/Common Missile Warning System report, S4012 (EC8951) [16MY], H4589 (EC8156) [15JN]

———American Red Cross report, S378 (EC7358) [7FE], H2237 (EC7086) [12AP]

———Anthrax vaccine report, S1510 (EC8025) [21MR], S2864 (EC8576) [25AP], H5434 (EC8407) [28JN]

———Anti-Deficiency Act violation, S1510 (EC8015) [21MR], S2864 (EC8580) [25AP], H2400 (EC7173, EC7174) [2MY], H3919 (EC7877) [6JN]

———appropriations legislation, S1668 (EC8129) [23MR], S3512 (EC8840) [4MY], H1123 (EC6693) [20MR]

———appropriations report, H6999 (EC9302) [25JY]

———Armed Forces Retirement Home Board report, S3831 (EC8922) [10MY], H6772 (EC9188) [24JY]

———arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament studies report, S35 (EC6883) [24JA]

———Arrow Deployability Program agreement with Israel report, H2769 (EC7510) [9MY]

———assurance report, H569 (EC6316) [29FE]

———audit and investigative activities report, S149 (EC7052) [31JA]

———aviators waivers report, S1882 (EC8228) [29MR]

———backlog plan and report, H4672 (EC8191) [19JN]

———biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons proliferation control report, S6676 (EC9712) [13JY], H5735 (EC8441) [10JY]

———capitation for funding for military treatment facilities report, S11569 (EC11559) [5DE]

———Caribbean Basin countries final rule, S2863 (EC8554) [25AP]

———CHAMPUS TRICARE final rule, S25 (EC6560) [24JA], S7654 (EC9981) [26JY], S11423 (EC11389) [31OC], S11537 (EC11504) [14NO], H38 (EC5600) [27JA], H3919 (EC7882) [6JN], H7090 (EC9381) [26JY], H7267 (EC9544, EC9545) [6SE], H10532 (EC10665) [23OC]

———CHAMPUS TRICARE report, S1510 (EC8026, EC8027) [21MR], S1746 (EC8177) [27MR], S2725 (EC8502) [13AP], S2863 (EC8571) [25AP], S4819 (EC9171) [8JN], S5239 (EC9227) [15JN], S6572 (EC9634) [12JY], H4590 (EC8160) [15JN], H5238 (EC8375) [27JN], H5434 (EC8406) [28JN], H6772 (EC9191) [24JY]

———Chemical and Biological Defense Program report, S1746 (EC8175) [27MR], S6676 (EC9707) [13JY], H6772 (EC9190) [24JY]

———Chemical Demilitarization Program report, H4173 (EC8063) [9JN]

———chemical warfare agent transportation report, S23 (EC6522) [24JA]

———chemical warfare material notification, S8940 (EC10862) [21SE]

———chemical weapons destruction activities in Russia report, H1672 (EC6881) [3AP]

———Chiropractic Health Care Demonstration Program report, S1172 (EC7871) [6MR], H919 (EC6522) [9MR]

———clean air and water and pollution control final rule, S8290 (EC10668) [8SE], H7267 (EC9552) [6SE]

———collection from third party payers of health care services final rule, S1510 (EC8030) [21MR], S3831 (EC8923) [10MY], H2400 (EC7181) [2MY]

———commercial activities inventory report, S79 (EC6954) [26JA], S10715 (EC11188) [18OC], H9899 (EC10553) [12OC]

———Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transitions Assistance report, H1762 (EC6947) [4AP]

———Congressional Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance report, S23 (EC6505) [24JA]

———construction and service contracts final rule, S1458 (EC7971) [20MR], S8010 (EC10320, EC10321, EC10322) [5SE]

———contingent liabilities report, H2905 (EC7550) [10MY]

———contract adjustments report, H2965 (EC7553) [11MY]

———contractor environmental response action costs report, S1457 (EC7952) [20MR], H2400 (EC7180) [2MY]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program report, S35 (EC6882, EC6890), S36 (EC6895) [24JA], S3187 (EC8709) [1MY], S3945 (EC8939) [15MY], S5239 (EC9228) [15JN], S6676 (EC9699) [13JY], S8657 (EC10794) [18SE], H208 (EC5997) [2FE], H2965 (EC7552) [11MY], H6772 (EC9197), H6775 (EC9294) [24JY], H6999 (EC9300) [25JY], H7720 (EC10057) [18SE]

———cost accounting standards waiver final rule, S5308 (EC9262) [16JN]

———cost comparison study, S23 (EC6521) [24JA], S2106 (EC8315) [4AP], H754 (EC6481) [8MR], H1850 (EC6951) [5AP], H3919 (EC7878) [6JN], H7720 (EC10058) [18SE], H8198 (EC10297) [26SE]

———decorations for individuals who are killed or injured in the line of duty report, S678 (EC7567) [22FE], H1074 (EC6593) [15MR]

———Defense Environmental Quality Program report, S6676 (EC9709) [13JY], H6999 (EC9299) [25JY]

———defense technology base report, H6594 (EC8924) [19JY]

———delegation of class deviation authority final rule, S611 (EC7523) [10FE]

———delivery of military personnel to civilian authorities for trial final rule, S11423 (EC11391) [31OC], H10807 (EC10694) [24OC]

———demilitarization of excess and surplus defense property report, S6572 (EC9642) [12JY], H6772 (EC9189) [24JY]

———dental care report, S1510 (EC8028) [21MR], S8007 (EC10216) [5SE], H3919 (EC7881) [6JN]

———depot-level maintenance and repair workloads report, S3187 (EC8708) [1MY], H3919 (EC7883) [6JN]

———Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs health resources sharing implementation report, H571 (EC6378, EC6379) [29FE]

———designation of operations in East Timor, H3923 (EC8025) [6JN]

———destruction of U.S. stockpile of chemical agents and munitions report, S3831 (EC8920) [10MY], H5238 (EC8374) [27JN]

———electronic funds transfer report, H7090 (EC9380) [26JY]

———emergency detonation of a chemical agent report, H207 (EC5951) [2FE]

———Environmental Technology Program report, S9265 (EC10904) [26SE], H8404 (EC10316) [27SE]

———F-22 Aircraft Program report, S1668 (EC8130) [23MR], H2400 (EC7176) [2MY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S866 (EC7731) [28FE]

———Federal operations and programs audit final rule, S4189 (EC9043) [18MY]

———federally funded research and development centers report, H3919 (EC7880) [6JN]

———Foreign Comparative Testing Program report, S1023 (EC7819) [1MR], H919 (EC6521) [9MR]

———foreign military sales contracts progress payments final rule, S7477 (EC9968) [24JY], H6466 (EC8833) [18JY]

———Freedom of Information Act final rule, H646 (EC6460, EC6461, EC6462) [6MR]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S35 (EC6888, EC6889) [24JA]

———funding obligations report, H6775 (EC9295) [24JY]

———Future Years Defense Program report, S3187 (EC8707) [1MY]

———gift proffer report, H6048 (EC8530) [13JY]

———Gulf War veterans report, S34 (EC6841) [24JA], H1762 (EC6948) [4AP]

———health care benefit comparison report, H4119 (EC8049) [8JN]

———housing allowances paid to uniformed service members legislation, S2938 (EC8583) [26AP], H4674 (EC8240) [19JN]

———Incentive-Based Crime Reporting Program report, H1672 (EC6880) [3AP]

———Information Security Oversight Office report, H8198 (EC10306) [26SE]

———Inspector General report, S4922 (EC9179) [9JN]

———Institute for Professional Military Education and Training legislation, S3512 (EC8842) [4MY], H4173 (EC8062) [9JN]

———institutions of higher education final rule, S35 (EC6886) [24JA]

———International Test and Evaluation Program report, H4815 (EC8269) [21JN]

———inventory and parts shortages report, S9463 (EC10949) [28SE], H8466 (EC10338) [28SE]

———Joint Demilitarization Technology Program report, H7000 (EC9305) [25JY]

———laboratories and test evaluation centers revitalization pilot program report, S1314 (EC7907) [8MR], H2400 (EC7178) [2MY], H7000 (EC9303) [25JY]

———live fire test and evaluation notification report, S8657 (EC10791) [18SE], H7868 (EC10109) [19SE]

———management legislation, S2615 (EC8468) [12AP], H4173 (EC8076) [9JN], H4674 (EC8236) [19JN]

———manpower requirements report, S4819 (EC9169) [8JN], S8010 (EC10315) [5SE], H6466 (EC8831) [18JY], H7267 (EC9542) [6SE]

———Manufacturing Technology Program final rule, S35 (EC6885) [24JA], S2863 (EC8553) [25AP]

———material inspection and receiving final rule, S11537 (EC11503) [14NO]

———medical research programs report, S1510 (EC8029) [21MR], H2965 (EC7554) [11MY]

———memorandum of agreement on chemical, biological, and radiological defense material with Canada and the United Kingdom, H3921 (EC7936) [6JN]

———memorandum of understanding for cooperative production, H2403 (EC7257) [2MY], H7271 (EC9662) [6SE]

———memorandum of understanding with Belgium, H6467 (EC8864) [18JY]

———memorandum of understanding with Canada, H4815 (EC8268) [21JN]

———memorandum of understanding with Denmark, H6467 (EC8864) [18JY]

———memorandum of understanding with France, H41 (EC5688) [27JA]

———memorandum of understanding with Germany, H7091 (EC9402) [26JY], H7271 (EC9661) [6SE]

———memorandum of understanding with Italy, H7091 (EC9402) [26JY]

———memorandum of understanding with Norway, H6467 (EC8864) [18JY]

———memorandum of understanding with the Netherlands, H6467 (EC8864) [18JY]

———memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom, H2904 (EC7537) [10MY], H4673 (EC8205) [19JN], H4815 (EC8268) [21JN], H7271 (EC9660) [6SE], H12017 (EC11163) [5DE]

———Mentor-Protege Program final rule, S611 (EC7522) [10FE], S8010 (EC10323) [5SE]

———Mentor-Protege Program legislation, S3945 (EC8935, EC8940) [15MY], H4674 (EC8238) [19JN]

———military child care report, S3690 (EC8866) [9MY], H4672 (EC8187) [19JN]

———military construction and related activities legislation, S1171 (EC7860) [6MR]

———military construction legislation, H2400 (EC7179) [2MY]

———military health system report, S6572 (EC9640) [12JY]

———military installations crimes and criminal activity report, S79 (EC6936) [26JA]

———military treatment facilities report, H5434 (EC8410) [28JN]

———missions and functions review report, S3187 (EC8706) [1MY], H3919 (EC7884) [6JN]

———morale, recreation and welfare programs funding demonstration project report, S25 (EC6561) [24JA], H252 (EC6063) [8FE]

———multiple depot-level maintenance and repair workloads report, S611 (EC7520) [10FE], H1475 (EC6817) [28MR]

———munitions disposal notice, H568 (EC6256) [29FE]

———NAFTA procurement threshold final rule, S5308 (EC9259) [16JN]

———National Defense Authorization Act report, H4672 (EC8188) [19JN], H12090 (EC11364) [14DE], H12530 (EC11390) [15DE]

———national defense stockpile report, S79 (EC6937) [26JA], H508 (EC6227) [16FE]

———National Guard and Reserve component equipment report, S738 (EC7620) [23FE], H1121 (EC6652) [20MR]

———National Guard Youth Challenge Program report, S738 (EC7619) [23FE], H1121 (EC6653) [20MR]

———national missile defense system report, S6676 (EC9706) [13JY]

———National Security Education Program report, S10410 (EC11122) [12OC], H11620 (EC10813) [30OC]

———NATO Transatlantic Advances Radar report, H7271 (EC9663) [6SE]

———Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program report, S4012 (EC8946) [16MY]

———Navy Marine Corps Intranet services report, H10035 (EC10596) [17OC]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S9854 (EC11033) [4OC], H8616 (EC10400) [2OC]

———North American industry classification system final rule, S8010 (EC10325) [5SE]

———OMB Circular A-119 final rule, S611 (EC7525) [10FE]

———Operation Stabilise report, S1390 (EC7937) [9MR]

———overseas commissary and exchange stores report, S35 (EC6892) [24JA], H1761 (EC6932) [4AP]

———Oxford House Project report, S4377 (EC9107) [24MY], H5434 (EC8408) [28JN]

———paid administration final rule, S35 (EC6887) [24JA]

———parking expenses reimbursement for designated military personnel legislation, S2938 (EC8585) [26AP], H3647 (EC7777) [23MY]

———pay tables for uniformed service members legislation, S2938 (EC8584) [26AP]

———Pentagon heating and refrigeration plant report, S5459 (EC9266) [20JN]

———Pentagon renovation report, S1746 (EC8176) [27MR], H2400 (EC7182) [2MY]

———People's Republic of China military power report, S6256 (EC9596) [30JN]

———People's Republic of China relations final rule, S611 (EC7524) [10FE]

———pharmaceutical benefits report, H12530 (EC11389) [15DE]

———prevention of and response to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction report, S35 (EC6893) [24JA]

———pricing of tobacco products sold in military exchanges and commissary stores report, S2863 (EC8573) [25AP], H5434 (EC8409) [28JN]

———printing and duplicating services report, S8010 (EC10326) [5SE], H7995 (EC10224) [22SE]

———Privacy Act final rule, S36 (EC6896) [24JA], H568 (EC6263) [29FE]

———project arrangement between the U.S. and Australia final approval report, H8798 (EC10443) [4OC]

———project arrangement between the U.S. and Sweden final approval report, H7649 (EC10028) [14SE]

———project arrangement on space based surveillance systems report, H9899 (EC10557) [12OC]

———project arrangement on tactical endurance synthetic aperture radar final approval report, H12079 (EC11274) [11DE]

———prototype projects legislation, S2615 (EC8469) [12AP], H6466 (EC8832) [18JY]

———prototype projects transactions other than contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements final rule, S5308 (EC9260, EC9261) [16JN], H6347 (EC8636) [17JY]

———purchases from foreign entities report, S1458 (EC7973) [20MR], S8010 (EC10327) [5SE], H1283 (EC6718) [22MR]

———rapid assessment and initial detection teams establishment and deployment report, S1390 (EC7938) [9MR]

———rapid assessment and initial detection teams report, H2400 (EC7185) [2MY]

———Ready Reserve screening final rule, S24 (EC6523) [24JA], H645 (EC6444) [6MR]

———regional centers for security studies legislation, S3512 (EC8841) [4MY], H4173 (EC8074) [9JN]

———replacement of military decorations report, S2863 (EC8572) [25AP]

———report, H453 (EC6199) [15FE], H6713 (EC9065) [20JY], H6772 (EC9187) [24JY]

———reporting requirements repeal final rule, S8006 (EC10181) [5SE]

———research, development, test, and evaluation budget category definition final rule, S4189 (EC9044) [18MY]

———research and development programs funding report, S2863 (EC8575) [25AP]

———Reserve Forces Policy Board report, S6572 (EC9639) [12JY], H6999 (EC9301) [25JY]

———restructuring costs associated with business combinations report, S1458 (EC7974) [20MR]

———retirement notice, S23 (EC6518, EC6519, EC6520), S25 (EC6558) [24JA], S738 (EC7618) [23FE], S1023 (EC7818) [1MR], S1314 (EC7908) [8MR], S1510 (EC8031) [21MR], S2615 (EC8467) [12AP], S3512 (EC8838, EC8839) [4MY], S4377 (EC9105, EC9106) [24MY], S5307 (EC9238) [16JN], S6676 (EC9711) [13JY], S7654 (EC9978, EC9979, EC9980) [26JY], S8003 (EC10110), S8004 (EC10138), S8006 (EC10183), S8007 (EC10213, EC10214), S8010 (EC10314) [5SE], S8499 (EC10744) [13SE], S8657 (EC10792) [18SE], S9853 (EC100996) [4OC], S10410 (EC11120) [12OC], H38 (EC5601, EC5602, EC5603) [27JA], H1955 (EC6978, EC6979) [6AP], H2400 (EC7184) [2MY], H3647 (EC7778) [23MY], H3919 (EC7888) [6JN], H4034 (EC8036) [7JN], H4590 (EC8161) [15JN], H4672 (EC8192) [19JN], H4815 (EC8266) [21JN], H6594 (EC8926) [19JY], H6772 (EC9193, EC9194, EC9195, EC9196, EC9198) [24JY], H7000 (EC9304) [25JY], H7204 (EC9436, EC9437) [27JY], H7268 (EC9553, EC9554, EC9555, EC9556, EC9557, EC9558, EC9559, EC9560, EC9561, EC9562, EC9563) [6SE], H7371 (EC9912) [11SE], H7576 (EC9990) [13SE], H7649 (EC10020) [14SE], H7720 (EC10059, EC10060) [18SE], H9503 (EC10493, EC10494) [6OC], H9765 (EC10535) [11OC], H12016 (EC11147) [5DE]

———retirement plan for civilian employees of the Marine Corps report, H6774 (EC9244) [24JY]

———Russian American Observation Satellites Program report, S10890 (EC11237) [23OC]

———Russian ICBM elimination report, S79 (EC6935) [26JA], H568 (EC6257) [29FE]

———Russian tactical nuclear weapons report, S2040 (EC8304) [3AP]

———science and technology budget report, S5554 (EC9303) [21JN]

———secretarial determination report, H1761 (EC6931) [4AP]

———security and safety assistance provided to civilian sporting events report, H645 (EC6445) [6MR]

———sharing of health care resources report, S34 (EC6840) [24JA], S281 (EC7200) [2FE]

———small business specialist functions final rule, S11423 (EC11390) [31OC]

———Social Security legislation, S4819 (EC9168) [8JN]

———Social Security military wage credits legislation, H5842 (EC8484) [11JY]

———software development report, S1882 (EC8229) [29MR]

———Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program report, S1668 (EC8131) [23MR], H2334 (EC7110) [13AP], H2400 (EC7177) [2MY]

———streamlined payment practices final rule, S8006 (EC10182) [5SE]

———study of certain functions for possible performance by private contractors report, H1475 (EC6826) [28MR], H2010 (EC7010) [10AP]

———Superfund report, S9854 (EC11019) [4OC], H7995 (EC10226) [22SE]

———supplemental subsistence benefits for certain members of the Armed Forces legislation, S10410 (EC11118) [12OC], H10471 (EC10662) [19OC]

———Technical Cooperation Program memorandum of understanding amendments final rule, H7995 (EC10241) [22SE]

———Technology Control Assessment Plan report, H10255 (EC10612) [18OC]

———Third Party Collection Program report, H11948 (EC10980) [4DE]

———transfer of naval vessels to foreign countries legislation, S2862 (EC8526) [25AP], H4219 (EC8097) [12JN]

———transportation of chemical warfare material report, S2725 (EC8500) [13AP]

———uniformed service members pay tables correction legislation, H4674 (EC8239) [19JN]

———unmanned aerial vehicle report, H9503 (EC10497) [6OC]

———utility privatization final rule, S35 (EC6884) [24JA], S4376 (EC9104) [24MY]

———utilization of Indian organizations and Indian-owned economic enterprises final rule, S2863 (EC8552) [25AP]

———Vessel War-Risk Insurance Program report, S1668 (EC8133) [23MR]

———year 2000 compliance report, H4672 (EC8189) [19JN]

Dept. of Education: acquisition regulations final rule, H568 (EC6283) [29FE]

———Assistive Technology Act Technical Assistance Program final rule, S5555 (EC9324) [21JN], H5735 (EC8446) [10JY]

———awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs final rule, H3521 (EC7744) [22MY]

———children and youth with disabilities final rule, S11572 (EC11661) [5DE], H88 (EC5884) [31JA]

———civil rights enforcement in education report, H7278 (EC9880) [6SE]

———college completion challenge grants legislation, S3945 (EC8944) [15MY], H6347 (EC7650) [17JY]

———commercial activities inventory report, H1762 (EC6944) [4AP]

———condition of education report, S4819 (EC9166) [8JN]

———disability and rehabilitation research projects funding final rule, S8197 (EC10614) [7SE]

———disability and rehabilitation research training centers funding final rule, S4189 (EC9034) [18MY], H4672 (EC8195) [19JN]

———family educational rights and privacy final rule, S6573 (EC9657) [12JY], H6594 (EC8941) [19JY]

———Federal Advisory Committee Act report, S11914 (EC11894) [15DE]

———Federal Family Education Loan Program final rule, S6572 (EC9647) [12JY], S11372 (EC11382) [30OC], S11536 (EC11493) [14NO], H5735 (EC8445) [10JY], H7000 (EC9307) [25JY], H11619 (EC10770) [30OC], H11715 (EC10820, EC10821, EC10822) [31OC], H11926 (EC10941) [14NO]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7024) [31JA]

———Federal Pell Grant Program final rule, S11372 (EC11382) [30OC], S11536 (EC11493) [14NO], H11619 (EC10770) [30OC], H11926 (EC10941) [14NO], H11949 (EC10998) [4DE]

———Federal Perkins Loan Program final rule, S2232 (EC8337) [5AP], H3920 (EC7907) [6JN], H11715 (EC10820) [31OC], H11780 (EC10852) [1NO], H11949 (EC10997) [4DE]

———funding priorities final rule, H6467 (EC8839) [18JY], H7000 (EC9311) [25JY]

———Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs final rule, S2862 (EC8539) [25AP], H4335 (EC8100) [13JN]

———grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts final rule, H2401 (EC7200) [2MY]

———higher education legislation, S2938 (EC8611) [26AP], S4819 (EC9164) [8JN], H6467 (EC8840) [18JY], H6773 (EC9206) [24JY]

———Hispanic-serving institutions programs final rule, S24 (EC6534) [24JA], H453 (EC6204) [15FE]

———historically black colleges and universities report, H12078 (EC11268) [11DE]

———Individuals With Disabilities Act report, S2615 (EC8458) [12AP], H2334 (EC7116) [13AP], H12020 (EC11192) [6DE]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7218, EC7239) [2FE], S4922 (EC9193) [9JN], S6840 (EC9757) [14JY], S11739 (EC11778) [7DE], H41 (EC5700) [27JA], H164 (EC5931) [1FE], H6350 (EC8727) [17JY], H6468 (EC8874) [18JY], H12017 (EC11167) [5DE]

———Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Education Program final rule, S5554 (EC9312) [21JN], H6347 (EC8649) [17JY], H6594 (EC8940) [19JY]

———model spinal cord injury and rehabilitation engineering research centers final rule, S1390 (EC7942) [9MR], H1283 (EC6719) [22MR]

———multifamily projects final rule, S27 (EC6631) [24JA]

———National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity report, S25 (EC6556) [24JA], S11739 (EC11777) [7DE], H163 (EC5925) [1FE], H12020 (EC11191) [6DE]

———National Awards Program for Effective Teacher Preparation final rule, S2863 (EC8555) [25AP], H3811 (EC7811) [24MY]

———National Center for Educational Statistics report, H6594 (EC8939) [19JY]

———national education research and statistics legislation, S8017 (EC10518) [5SE], H7204 (EC9440) [27JY]

———National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research final rule, S8011 (EC10336) [5SE], H5238 (EC8376) [27JN], H7268 (EC9581) [6SE]

———national security information procedures final rule, S8940 (EC10861) [21SE], H8466 (EC10339) [28SE]

———Native Hawaiian curriculum development, teacher training, and recruitment training final rule, S6572 (EC9648) [12JY], H6048 (EC8535) [13JY], H7000 (EC9310) [25JY]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S11536 (EC11492) [14NO], H11841 (EC10884) [3NO]

———Office of Special Education final rule, S11738 (EC11772) [7DE]

———performance plan report, H2120 (EC7056) [11AP]

———preparing teachers to use technology final rule, S24 (EC6533) [24JA], H1761 (EC6934) [4AP]

———projects with industry final rule, S2232 (EC8336) [5AP], H3920 (EC7906, EC7908) [6JN]

———rehabilitation long-term training final rule, H7268 (EC9580) [6SE]

———rehabilitation short-term training final rule, S677 (EC7548) [22FE], H930 (EC6546) [13MR], H996 (EC6576) [14MR]

———report, S8011 (EC10333) [5SE]

———Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities National Program final rule, S5555 (EC9228, EC9325, EC9326, EC9327, EC9329) [21JN], H6347 (EC8644, EC8645, EC8646, EC8647, EC8648) [17JY], H7000 (EC9308, EC9309) [25JY], H7090 (EC9386) [26JY]

———special demonstration programs final rule, H12078 (EC11269, EC11270) [11DE]

———special education final rule, S24 (EC6531) [24JA], H1283 (EC6720) [22MR]

———Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program final rule, S11372 (EC11383) [30OC], H11619 (EC10771) [30OC]

———State Student Incentive Grant Program final rule, S6572 (EC9647) [12JY], H5735 (EC8445) [10JY], H7000 (EC9307) [25JY]

———State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program final rule, S5555 (EC9323) [21JN], H6349 (EC8722) [17JY]

———State-administered programs final rule, S24 (EC6532) [24JA], H207 (EC5953) [2FE]

———student assistance regulatory provisions final rule, S6572 (EC9647) [12JY], H5735 (EC8445) [10JY]

———student disciplinary action final rule, H7090 (EC9385) [26JY]

———student loans legislation, S2939 (EC8612) [26AP], H6353 (EC8828) [17JY]

———surplus Federal real property report, S29 (EC6691) [24JA]

———Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program final rule, S2525 (EC8407) [11AP], H3920 (EC7904, EC7905) [6JN]

———vocational rehabilitation final rule, H4034 (EC8037) [7JN]

———William D. Ford Direct Loan Program final rule, S6572 (EC9647) [12JY], S11372 (EC11382) [30OC], S11536 (EC11493) [14NO], H5735 (EC8445) [10JY], H7000 (EC9307) [25JY], H11619 (EC10770) [30OC], H11715 (EC10820, EC10821, EC10822) [31OC], H11926 (EC10941) [14NO]

Dept. of Energy: accountability report, H3921 (EC7947) [6JN], H6774 (EC9253) [24JY]

———accounting, control, and protection of fissile materials in Russia report, S79 (EC6934) [26JA]

———acquisition regulations final rule, S3257 (EC8735, EC8736, EC8737) [2MY], S10800 (EC11212) [19OC], S11915 (EC11940, EC11941) [15DE], H3811 (EC7812) [24MY], H3865 (EC7842, EC7843) [25MY], H5953 (EC8495, EC8496) [12JY], H10471 (EC10642) [19OC], H12083 (EC11325, EC11326) [13DE]

———advanced automotive technologies report, S866 (EC7720) [28FE]

———alternative fuel vehicles report, S9854 (EC11032) [4OC]

———Automotive Technology Development Program report, H2237 (EC7105) [12AP]

———backup power sources for facilities final rule, S1745 (EC8154) [27MR], H2401 (EC7207) [2MY]

———badges final rule, S5662 (EC9375) [22JN], H6347 (EC8652) [17JY]

———CERCLA report, S4922 (EC9188) [9JN], H7001 (EC9351) [25JY], H7203 (EC9368) [27JY]

———chemical protective equipment final rule, S6675 (EC9689) [13JY], H6595 (EC8947) [19JY]

———classified information final rule, S738 (EC7623) [23FE], H2335 (EC7117) [13AP]

———Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program report, S4459 (EC9118) [25MY], H5168 (EC8371) [26JN]

———coal transportation report, H12531 (EC11415) [15DE]

———commercial activities inventory report, S79 (EC6955) [26JA]

———commercial and multi-family high rise residential buildings final rule, S10800 (EC11210) [19OC], H9899 (EC10556) [12OC]

———consumer products final rule, S10800 (EC11213) [19OC], H10906 (EC10712) [25OC]

———Contractor Employee Protection Program final rule, S738 (EC7624) [23FE], H2010 (EC7015) [10AP]

———contractor work force restructuring report, H6469 (EC8899) [18JY]

———contracts final rule, S5662 (EC9361, EC9362) [22JN], H7000 (EC9314) [25JY], H7272 (EC9691) [6SE]

———control and accountability of nuclear materials final rule, S738 (EC7625) [23FE]

———Corporate Lessons Learned Program final rule, S1745 (EC8155) [27MR], H2401 (EC7206) [2MY]

———cyber systems access final rule, S34 (EC6835) [24JA]

———deactivation implementation guide final rule, S8005 (EC10179) [5SE], S10410 (EC11123) [12OC], H7268 (EC9586) [6SE]

———design considerations handbook final rule, S1172 (EC7876) [6MR], H640 (EC6411) [2MR]

———disease prevention programs final rule, S34 (EC6837) [24JA], H754 (EC6482) [8MR]

———Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Program final rule, S5662 (EC9369) [22JN], S6676 (EC9695) [13JY], H7000 (EC9315) [25JY]

———electronic records management software applications final rule, S6675 (EC9683) [13JY], H6713 (EC9078) [20JY]

———Energy Information Administration report, H7268 (EC9583) [6SE]

———energy management and conservation programs report, S5239 (EC9219) [15JN]

———energy outlook report, S22 (EC6460) [24JA], S8015 (EC10447) [5SE]

———Energy Planning and Management Program final rule, S2345 (EC8375) [6AP], H3920 (EC7912) [6JN]

———energy producers performance profiles report, S78 (EC6926) [26JA]

———energy savings performance contracting final rule, S7836 (EC10022) [27JY]

———explosives safety criteria final rule, H6347 (EC8651) [17JY]

———Exxon and stripper well oil overcharge funds report, H11715 (EC10823) [31OC]

———facility transition and disposition final rule, S8005 (EC10178) [5SE]

———Federal Government Energy Management and Conservation programs report, S22 (EC6459) [24JA]

———filters used by contractors final rule, S6675 (EC9687) [13JY], H6595 (EC8953) [19JY]

———fire protection design criteria final rule, S8010 (EC10307) [5SE], S11568 (EC11557) [5DE], H7268 (EC9587) [6SE], H11878 (EC10907) [13NO]

———firearms standardization final rule, S5662 (EC9365) [22JN], H5953 (EC8498) [12JY]

———foreign atomic energy activities final rule, S2525 (EC8410) [11AP], H5239 (EC8385) [27JN]

———foreign travel final rule, S5662 (EC9363) [22JN], S10800 (EC11215) [19OC], H5953 (EC8497) [12JY], H6595 (EC8950) [19JY], H10532 (EC10667) [23OC]

———forms management guide final rule, S5662 (EC9374) [22JN], H7204 (EC9441) [27JY]

———fusion safety standards final rule, S6573 (EC9679) [12JY], S6675 (EC9688) [13JY], S8003 (EC10115) [5SE], H6594 (EC8944), H6595 (EC8948) [19JY], H7204 (EC9442) [27JY]

———greenhouse gas emissions report, S21 (EC6454) [24JA], S11753 (EC11822) [8DE], H11949 (EC11005) [4DE]

———guide to good practices final rule, S5662 (EC9370, EC9371, EC9372) [22JN], H6467 (EC8844, EC8845, EC8846) [18JY]

———hazard analysis final rule, S5554 (EC9304) [21JN], H7204 (EC9435) [27JY]

———industrial hygiene functional area final rule, S11569 (EC11561) [5DE], H11878 (EC10910) [13NO]

———in-house energy management final rule, S6675 (EC9684, EC9685) [13JY], H6595 (EC8949) [19JY]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7233) [2FE], S6840 (EC9758) [14JY], S11572 (EC11656) [5DE], H568 (EC6284) [29FE], H11951 (EC11045) [4DE]

———integrated safety management system final rule, S1172 (EC7877) [6MR], H640 (EC6410) [2MR]

———intergovernmental consultation final rule, S1510 (EC8019) [21MR], H2404 (EC7290) [2MY]

———internal dosimetry programs final rule, S1745 (EC8156) [27MR], H2401 (EC7205) [2MY]

———international energy outlook report, S2725 (EC8510) [13AP], H3920 (EC7910) [6JN]

———legislative provisions implementation final rule, S22 (EC6468, EC6469) [24JA], H39 (EC5631, EC5632) [27JA]

———lockouts and tagouts final rule, S6675 (EC9686) [13JY], H6595 (EC8952) [19JY]

———Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Program report, H1672 (EC6891) [3AP]

———mail services user's manual final rule, S10800 (EC11214) [19OC], H10471 (EC10643) [19OC]

———major energy producers performance profiles report, H568 (EC6272) [29FE]

———mitigation of natural phenomena hazards guide final rule, H6347 (EC8655) [17JY]

———nonreactor nuclear facility safety analysis reports final rule, S1746 (EC8171) [27MR], S5554 (EC9311) [21JN], S8015 (EC10442) [5SE], H2401 (EC7208) [2MY], H7090 (EC9389) [26JY]

———Northeast heating fuel market report, S8003 (EC10117) [5SE]

———nuclear explosive operations safety final rule, S5554 (EC9309) [21JN], S6572 (EC9641) [12JY], H6713 (EC9079) [20JY]

———nuclear materials management and safeguards final rule, S5554 (EC9310) [21JN], S5662 (EC9367) [22JN], H2335 (EC7118) [13AP], H9899 (EC10555) [12OC]

———nuclear materials safety management final rule, S10890 (EC11225) [23OC]

———nuclear safety analysis reports final rule, H6347 (EC8654) [17JY]

———occupational illness legislation, S25 (EC6557) [24JA]

———Office of Science budget report, S5554 (EC9305) [21JN]

———oil shale reserve legislation, S4819 (EC9170) [8JN]

———operational readiness reviews final rule, S11569 (EC11560) [5DE], H11878 (EC10908) [13NO]

———operations assessments final rule, S8003 (EC10114) [5SE], H7204 (EC9443) [27JY]

———password generation, protection, and use final rule, S34 (EC6838) [24JA], H371 (EC6155) [14FE]

———performance plan report, S10800 (EC11211) [19OC], H6774 (EC9253) [24JY], H10035 (EC10606) [17OC]

———personnel security activities final rule, S6675 (EC9690) [13JY]

———plutonium final rule, H6347 (EC8656) [17JY]

———polygraph examination regulations final rule, S34 (EC6839) [24JA]

———Protective Force Program final rule, S8010 (EC10305, EC10306) [5SE], H7269 (EC9589, EC9590) [6SE]

———public key cryptography and key management final rule, S5662 (EC9364) [22JN], H5953 (EC8499) [12JY]

———Radioactive Waste Management Program report, S8001 (EC10051) [5SE]

———radiological control final rule, S8010 (EC10308) [5SE], H7268 (EC9588) [6SE]

———radiological worker training final rule, S6573 (EC9681) [12JY], H6595 (EC8946) [19JY]

———replacement fuel and alternative fuel report, S11753 (EC11821) [8DE], H12020 (EC11193) [6DE]

———revised budget request, H7205 (EC9475, EC9478) [27JY]

———Savannah River site budget report, S5554 (EC9306) [21JN], H7205 (EC9474) [27JY]

———Security and Emergency Management Independent Oversight and Performance Assurance Program final rule, S5662 (EC9366) [22JN], H6048 (EC8536) [13JY]

———security areas final rule, H6595 (EC8951) [19JY]

———semiautomatic pistols final rule, S34 (EC6836) [24JA]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program final rule, S6676 (EC9701) [13JY]

———State Energy Program final rule, S3690 (EC8878) [9MY], H4218 (EC8080) [12JN]

———strategic petroleum reserve report, S3690 (EC8877) [9MY], S6676 (EC9694) [13JY], H5167 (EC8347) [26JN], H7000 (EC9329) [25JY]

———subscription power sales to customers final rule, S1510 (EC8018) [21MR]

———system designs final rule, S5662 (EC9368) [22JN], H6347 (EC8657) [17JY]

———three-year extension contract notice, S8010 (EC10304) [5SE]

———transfer of Naval Oil Shale Reserve to the Ute Indian Tribe and take remedial action at the mill tailings site legislation, H5842 (EC8491) [11JY]

———transfer of real property at defense facilities for economic development final rule, S1232 (EC7904) [7MR]

———transfer of real property at defense nuclear facilities final rule, H2400 (EC7183) [2MY]

———uninterruptible power supply systems final rule, S5662 (EC9373) [22JN], H6347 (EC8653) [17JY]

———uranium industry report, S4819 (EC9174) [8JN], H6773 (EC9207) [24JY]

———uranium materials packaging and storing final rule, S11568 (EC11558) [5DE], H11878 (EC10909) [13NO]

———weapons activities budget request report, S6676 (EC9710) [13JY]

———writer's guide for technical procedures final rule, S6573 (EC9680) [12JY], H6594 (EC8945) [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: abortion-related services in family planning services final rule, S6676 (EC9704) [13JY]

———Administration on Developmental Disabilities report, S25 (EC6583) [24JA]

———administrative practices and procedures final rule, S9854 (EC11010) [4OC]

———Age Discrimination Act implementation report, S1592 (EC8044) [22MR], H2401 (EC7201) [2MY]

———alcohol and health report, S6676 (EC9705) [13JY]

———allotment of emergency funds report, H453 (EC6224) [15FE]

———Anti-Kickback Act final rule, S3256 (EC8712, EC8713) [2MY]

———Assets for Independence Act legislation, S6573 (EC9656) [12JY], H7205 (EC9473) [27JY]

———block grant programs final rule, S3019 (EC8669) [27AP], H6048 (EC8537) [13JY]

———bonuses to reward States final rule, S9266 (EC10931) [26SE], H7996 (EC10260) [22SE]

———caring for women with circumcision manual report, H4590 (EC8166) [15JN]

———Centers for Disease Control and Prevention birth defects and developmental disabilities programs report, S5239 (EC9225) [15JN]

———child poverty determination methodology final rule, S6676 (EC9702) [13JY], H6716 (EC9170) [20JY]

———child support enforcement legislation, S2106 (EC8321) [4AP], H5842 (EC8492) [11JY]

———Child Support Enforcement Program report, S3256 (EC8714) [2MY], S8015 (EC10468) [5SE], H3923 (EC8023) [6JN], H7278 (EC9854) [6SE]

———child welfare outcomes report, S8008 (EC10259) [5SE]

———children's health report, S8656 (EC10764) [18SE]

———civil monetary penalties final rule, S3945 (EC8945) [15MY], H6353 (EC8827) [17JY]

———code of Federal regulations final rule, H3647 (EC7781) [23MY], H6713 (EC9081) [20JY]

———commercial activities inventory report, S738 (EC7611) [23FE], H996 (EC6582) [14MR]

———communicable diseases final rule, S8196 (EC10612) [7SE]

———community access to health care legislation, S1881 (EC8218) [29MR], H2965 (EC7558) [11MY]

———community mental health services for children and their families report, H7268 (EC9584) [6SE]

———Community Nursing Organization Demonstration report, S3690 (EC8872) [9MY], H4119 (EC8061) [8JN]

———Community Services Block Grant Program report, S36 (EC6907) [24JA], H508 (EC6229) [16FE]

———Community Services Block Grant report, S10410 (EC11125) [12OC], H9765 (EC10538) [11OC], H11949 (EC10999) [4DE]

———Contraception and Infertility Research Loan Repayment Program report, S1592 (EC8046) [22MR]

———court decisions, ANDA approvals, and 180-day exclusivity final rule, H6713 (EC9082) [20JY]

———developmental disabilities programs report, H568 (EC6270) [29FE]

———emergency funds report, S8006 (EC10185), S8011 (EC10338) [5SE], S9854 (EC11007) [4OC]

———energy employee protection legislation, S1881 (EC8219) [29MR]

———family planning services projects final rule, H6713 (EC9080) [20JY]

———Family Violence Prevention and Services Program report, S36 (EC6908) [24JA]

———FDA review fee legislation, S4819 (EC9165) [8JN], H5841 (EC8470) [11JY]

———Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund report, H5239 (EC8400) [27JN], H6468 (EC8897) [18JY]

———food additives final rule, S281 (EC7202) [2FE]

———food contact substance notification system final rule, S10890 (EC11238) [23OC]

———food irradiation final rule, S11568 (EC11534) [5DE]

———foster care and child care final rule, S281 (EC7199) [2FE], H508 (EC6243) [16FE]

———Grants for Special Diabetes Program for Indians report, S2615 (EC8462) [12AP]

———Head Start Program final rule, S24 (EC6535) [24JA], S611 (EC7515) [10FE], H88 (EC5885) [31JA], H930 (EC6547) [13MR]

———Health Care Financing Administration user fee legislation, S2106 (EC8320) [4AP], H4219 (EC8095) [12JN]

———Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program final rule, H3648 (EC7805) [23MY], H4674 (EC8234, EC8235) [19JN]

———Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program report, S2939 (EC8644) [26AP], H2409 (EC7443) [2MY]

———health insurance coverage report, S11916 (EC11954) [15DE]

———health insurance markets final rule, H12531 (EC11419) [15DE]

———Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act report, H3920 (EC7913) [6JN]

———health insurance reform final rule, S8015 (EC10469) [5SE], H7278 (EC9882) [6SE]

———hospital inpatient payment rates report, S2939 (EC8630) [26AP], H3048 (EC7621) [15MY]

———hospital outpatient prospective payment system final rule, S11574 (EC11726) [5DE]

———Indian Health Service final rule, H4219 (EC8090) [12JN]

———Indian Health Service regulations final rule, S2864 (EC8579) [25AP]

———Indian Health Service report, H2905 (EC7551) [10MY]

———Indian Reservation Food Distribution Program final rule, H7266 (EC9515) [6SE]

———individual development accounts final rule, S927 (EC7762) [29FE], H2654 (EC7497) [8MY]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7229, EC7232) [2FE], S5240 (EC9237) [15JN], H42 (EC5706) [27JA]

———Internet prescription drug sales legislation, S3690 (EC8895) [9MY], H4173 (EC8075) [9JN]

———LIHEAP report, S281 (EC7201) [2FE], S678 (EC7562) [22FE], S795 (EC7646) [24FE], S9854 (EC11012) [4OC], H88 (EC5881) [31JA], H645 (EC6443) [6MR], H1851 (EC6977) [5AP], H2335 (EC7147) [13AP], H7090 (EC9377) [26JY], H7205 (EC9476) [27JY], H7267 (EC9533), H7278 (EC9881) [6SE], H8467 (EC10373) [28SE], H8551 (EC10394) [29SE]

———Loan Repayment Program report, H2402 (EC7250, EC7251, EC7252) [2MY], H3920 (EC7911) [6JN]

———Medicaid final rule, S21 (EC6448) [24JA], S2939 (EC8638) [26AP], H47 (EC5876) [27JA], H3522 (EC7774) [22MY], H7204 (EC9444) [27JY]

———Medicare final rule, S21 (EC6444, EC6445, EC6447, EC6448) [24JA], S1593 (EC8069) [22MR], S2939 (EC8638, EC8639, EC8640, EC8641, EC8642, EC8643) [26AP], S3256 (EC8715) [2MY], S7476 (EC9942) [24JY], S7655 (EC10000, EC10001, EC9992) [26JY], S8008 (EC10251, EC10252, EC10253) [5SE], H47 (EC5876) [27JA], H2335 (EC7148) [13AP], H2409 (EC7442) [2MY], H3412 (EC7715) [18MY], H3522 (EC7774) [22MY], H3648 (EC7804) [23MY], H3866 (EC7873, EC7874) [25MY], H4674 (EC8230, EC8231) [19JN], H6353 (EC8825, EC8826) [17JY], H6469 (EC8905, EC8906) [18JY], H7279 (EC9886, EC9887, EC9888, EC9889) [6SE], H11812 (EC10883) [2NO]

———Medicare report, S4668 (EC9152) [7JN], H6469 (EC8902) [18JY]

———mental health services final rule, S8011 (EC10334) [5SE]

———National Health Service Corps legislation, S11252 (EC11368) [27OC], H11949 (EC11006) [4DE]

———Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund report, S10410 (EC11124) [12OC], H9899 (EC10554) [12OC]

———NIH AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program report, S1592 (EC8045) [22MR], S2346 (EC8379) [6AP]

———NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals From Disadvantaged Backgrounds final rule, S1593 (EC8062) [22MR], S2346 (EC8379) [6AP]

———NIH construction grants final rule, S25 (EC6554) [24JA], H39 (EC5638) [27JA]

———NIH traineeships final rule, S11568 (EC11536) [5DE], H11926 (EC10943) [14NO]

———Nursing Home Initiative report, S10082 (EC11060) [6OC]

———nursing home nurse staffing ratios final rule, S8004 (EC10148) [5SE], H7278 (EC9883) [6SE]

———nursing homes legislation, S9266 (EC10926) [26SE], H8551 (EC10396) [29SE]

———pediatric drug and biological products final rule, S10890 (EC11239) [23OC]

———performance plan report, S9854 (EC11013) [4OC], H8734 (EC10433) [3OC]

———prescription drug marketing final rule, H6467 (EC8847) [18JY]

———Prescription Drug User Fee Act report, S327 (EC7326) [3FE], S795 (EC7644) [24FE], H996 (EC6578) [14MR], H1117 (EC6626) [16MR]

———projects report, S11574 (EC11720) [5DE]

———public housing resident management corporations final rule, H6594 (EC8929) [19JY]

———Refugee Resettlement Program final rule, S1882 (EC8227) [29MR], H4219 (EC8094) [12JN]

———Refugee Resettlement Program report, S5459 (EC9265) [20JN], H6775 (EC9267) [24JY]

———religious nonmedical health care institutions coverage and expenditures report, H12017 (EC11177) [5DE]

———report, S11575 (EC11731) [5DE], H6468 (EC8875) [18JY]

———Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund final rule, S5554 (EC9313) [21JN], H6350 (EC8737) [17JY]

———safety permanency well-being report, H7278 (EC9877) [6SE]

———Section 8 housing programs final rule, H6594 (EC8927) [19JY], H6713 (EC9067) [20JY]

———service fellowships final rule, S2938 (EC8605) [26AP], H3865 (EC7846) [25MY]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program final rule, H7204 (EC9445) [27JY]

———Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program final rule, H7269 (EC9592) [6SE]

———substance abuse treatment report, S4819 (EC9163) [8JN], S8006 (EC10184) [5SE], H6467 (EC8842) [18JY], H9503 (EC10495) [6OC]

———surplus Federal real property report, S29 (EC6693) [24JA], H1761 (EC6937) [4AP]

———Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program final rule, S8015 (EC10470) [5SE], H920 (EC6542) [9MR], H7650 (EC10050) [14SE]

———Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program final rule, S1024 (EC7829) [1MR]

———uninsured aged and disabled individuals final rule, S21 (EC6446) [24JA]

Dept. of HUD: acquisition regulations final rule, S209 (EC7071, EC7072) [1FE], S2105 (EC8308) [4AP], H1627 (EC6866), H1628 (EC6867) [30MR], H2768 (EC7499) [9MY]

———agreements and grants with institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations final rule, S4100 (EC8967) [17MY], H5035 (EC8317) [22JN]

———capital fund formula final rule, S2106 (EC8333) [4AP], S3511 (EC8832) [4MY], H2653 (EC7475) [8MY], H4335 (EC8099) [13JN]

———civil monetary penalties final rule, S8004 (EC10124) [5SE], H2400 (EC7187) [2MY], H6713 (EC9068) [20JY]

———Community Development Block Grant Program final rule, S27 (EC6624) [24JA], S11572 (EC11669) [5DE], H38 (EC5608) [27JA], H11949 (EC10985) [4DE]

———debarment and suspension final rule, S7226 (EC9798) [19JY], H6713 (EC9069) [20JY]

———Electronic Freedom of Information Act final rule, H7869 (EC10119) [19SE]

———fair housing final rule, S27 (EC6629) [24JA], H38 (EC5612), H43 (EC5760) [27JA]

———Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. final rule, H11780 (EC10851) [1NO]

———Federal Housing Administration audit report, S2863 (EC8551) [25AP]

———Federal National Mortgage Association final rule, H11780 (EC10851) [1NO]

———FHA programs report, H6467 (EC8836) [18JY]

———financial reporting standards final rule, S2105 (EC8309) [4AP]

———Government National Mortgage Association report, S2345 (EC8372) [6AP], H3921 (EC7967) [6JN]

———home equity conversion mortgages final rule, S536 (EC7446) [9FE], H453 (EC6203) [15FE]

———Housing Choice Voucher Program final rule, S27 (EC6626) [24JA], H39 (EC5614) [27JA]

———Inspector General report, H6469 (EC8900) [18JY]

———lead-based paint final rule, S2106 (EC8334) [4AP], S8011 (EC10341) [5SE], H2768 (EC7500) [9MY], H7268 (EC9569) [6SE]

———lead-based paint hazards final rule, S209 (EC7073) [1FE], H207 (EC5952) [2FE]

———management reform efforts report, H508 (EC6246) [16FE]

———manufactured home construction and safety standards final rule, S11572 (EC11670) [5DE]

———Mortgage Review Board and civil monetary penalties regulations final rule, S927 (EC7760) [29FE]

———Mortgagee Review Board final rule, S8004 (EC10124) [5SE], H6713 (EC9068) [20JY]

———multifamily housing assistance final rule, S2105 (EC8310) [4AP], S5459 (EC9285) [20JN], S10714 (EC11175) [18OC], H1850 (EC6952) [5AP], H2653 (EC7473) [8MY], H6347 (EC8637) [17JY], H10471 (EC10641) [19OC]

———multifamily projects grants and loans final rule, H38 (EC5609) [27JA]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S8197 (EC10616) [7SE], H7930 (EC10142) [20SE]

———performance plan report, S9854 (EC11022) [4OC]

———Privacy Act final rule, S8011 (EC10342) [5SE], H7272 (EC9692) [6SE]

———``Promises Made—Promises Kept'' report, S5554 (EC9300) [21JN]

———Public Housing Agency plans final rule, S8011 (EC10347) [5SE], S11753 (EC11817) [8DE], H39 (EC5613) [27JA], H7268 (EC9570) [6SE], H12020 (EC11187) [6DE]

———Public Housing Assessment System final rule, S34 (EC6847) [24JA], S5459 (EC9286) [20JN], S11914 (EC11898) [15DE], H568 (EC6264) [29FE], H5735 (EC8442) [10JY], H12078 (EC11267) [11DE]

———public housing pet ownership final rule, S7227 (EC9812) [19JY], H6594 (EC8928) [19JY]

———public housing resident management corporations final rule, S7227 (EC9813) [19JY]

———rent control final rule, S9266 (EC10933) [26SE], S9853 (EC11004) [4OC], S11537 (EC11506) [14NO], H8198 (EC10298) [26SE], H8798 (EC10436) [4OC]

———Section 8 housing programs final rule, S27 (EC6625, EC6627, EC6630) [24JA], S2105 (EC8311), S2106 (EC8331, EC8332, EC8335) [4AP], S3511 (EC8833) [4MY], S7227 (EC9814) [19JY], S8657 (EC10769) [18SE], H38 (EC5610, EC5611) [27JA], H88 (EC5882) [31JA], H2653 (EC7472, EC7474) [8MY], H2768 (EC7501) [9MY], H4173 (EC8064) [9JN], H7930 (EC10137) [20SE], H11926 (EC10940) [14NO]

———Section Management Assessment Program final rule, S7226 (EC9799) [19JY]

———single family mortgage insurance final rule, S27 (EC6628) [24JA], S2525 (EC8412) [11AP], S10410 (EC11113) [12OC], H3919 (EC7891) [6JN], H9765 (EC10537) [11OC]

———single family property disposition final rule, S10410 (EC11112) [12OC], H9765 (EC10536) [11OC]

———Supportive Housing Program final rule, S4100 (EC8968) [17MY], H4590 (EC8162) [15JN]

———uniform financial reporting standards final rule, H2768 (EC7502) [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: accountability report, S2614 (EC8443) [12AP], H3922 (EC7981) [6JN]

———agreements and grants with institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations final rule, S3690 (EC8875) [9MY], H3866 (EC7854) [25MY]

———alien eligibility for family unity benefits final rule, H7203 (EC9359) [27JY]

———attorneys, representative complaints, and petition files final rule, S4459 (EC9115) [25MY]

———authorize the FTC to ban the inappropriate sale or purchase of Social Security numbers legislation, H6051 (EC8614) [13JY]

———Board of Immigration Appeals final rule, S3018 (EC8666) [27AP]

———Bureau of Justice Assistance report, H7721 (EC10077) [18SE]

———Bureau of Prisons final rule, H208 (EC5988) [2FE]

———chemical registration exemption final rule, S1668 (EC8137) [23MR], H3866 (EC7863) [25MY]

———chemical thresholds final rule, S8003 (EC10105) [5SE], H7721 (EC10075) [18SE]

———civil contempt of court commitments final rule, H5735 (EC8458) [10JY]

———Civil Rights of Institutional Persons Act report, H11952 (EC11084) [4DE]

———Clean Air Act final rule, S8008 (EC10262) [5SE]

———Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act report, H570 (EC6328) [29FE]

———criminal justice system report, S8657 (EC10785) [18SE]

———DEA freight forwarding facilities final rule, S8003 (EC10102) [5SE], H7204 (EC9446) [27JY]

———delegation to the Dept. of Labor certain agricultural worker petitions, appellate, and revocation authority final rule, H7203 (EC9358) [27JY]

———enhancement of privacy and public safety in cyberspace legislation, S8017 (EC10512) [5SE], H7931 (EC10187) [20SE]

———entry into U.S. of two Salvadoran generals report, S24 (EC6530) [24JA], H164 (EC5932) [1FE]

———Environment and Natural Resources Division final rule, S11572 (EC11663) [5DE], H12017 (EC11168) [5DE]

———environmental impact review procedures final rule, S8010 (EC10302) [5SE]

———Equal Credit Opportunities Act report, S2105 (EC8307) [4AP], H2768 (EC7498) [9MY]

———facsimile transmission of prescriptions for patients enrolled in hospice programs, H7000 (EC9316) [25JY]

———facsimile transmission of prescriptions for patients enrolled in hospice programs final rule, S8196 (EC10609) [7SE]

———Federal Bureau of Prisons final rule, S5308 (EC9255, EC9256) [16JN], S11567 (EC11510) [5DE], H6350 (EC8738) [17JY], H11927 (EC10961) [14NO]

———Federal Prison Industries, Inc., report, S1985 (EC8281) [30MR], H2965 (EC7572) [11MY]

———Federal Tort Claims Act final rule, S5308 (EC9255) [16JN], H6350 (EC8738) [17JY]

———financial institution fraud report, S79 (EC6947) [26JA], H508 (EC6248) [16FE]

———fingerprinting of certain applicants for replacement permanent residence cards final rule, S9464 (EC10963) [28SE], H8467 (EC10369) [28SE]

———Foreign Agents Registration Act report, S26 (EC6611) [24JA], S8015 (EC10460) [5SE], H508 (EC6239) [16FE], H7274 (EC9741) [6SE]

———Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the U.S. report, S35 (EC6877) [24JA], S8009 (EC10279) [5SE], H569 (EC6326) [29FE], H7996 (EC10261) [22SE]

———Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act report, S4189 (EC9032) [18MY], H4336 (EC8122) [13JN]

———Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program report, H3922 (EC7982) [6JN]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2725 (EC8506) [13AP]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1882 (EC8248) [29MR], H569 (EC6297) [29FE], H2965 (EC7563) [11MY]

———grants of naturalization final rule, H2769 (EC7520) [9MY]

———hospital, infectious, and medical waste incinerators final rule, S8008 (EC10263) [5SE]

———human rights legislation, S9463 (EC10950) [28SE], H8616 (EC10419) [2OC]

———immigration legislation, S2106 (EC8314) [4AP], H3866 (EC7862) [25MY]

———immigration reviews and appeals final rule, H3522 (EC7755) [22MY]

———Inspector General legislation, S866 (EC7724) [28FE]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7210) [2FE], S8010 (EC10318) [5SE], H453 (EC6211) [15FE], H1162 (EC6706) [21MR], H1412 (EC6815) [27MR], H7272 (EC9681, EC9693) [6SE]

———Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program final rule, H2405 (EC7341, EC7343) [2MY]

———lawful gambling operations information mailings report, S9464 (EC10962) [28SE], H8467 (EC10468) [28SE]

———management report, H453 (EC6211) [15FE]

———national emission standards final rule, S8008 (EC10263) [5SE]

———National Institute of Justice report, S1171 (EC7858) [6MR], S10926 (EC11290) [24OC], H3048 (EC7607) [15MY], H10906 (EC10718) [25OC]

———national interest waivers for immigrant physicians serving in medically underserved areas final rule, S8657 (EC10786) [18SE], H7721 (EC10076) [18SE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S8657 (EC10783) [18SE], H7930 (EC10143) [20SE]

———Office for Victims of Crime report, S1592 (EC8055) [22MR], H2405 (EC7337) [2MY]

———Office of Community Oriented Policing Services report, H7989 (EC10210) [21SE]

———Office of Justice Programs report, S9700 (EC10977) [3OC], H8734 (EC10435) [3OC]

———Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report, S8196 (EC10601) [7SE], H568 (EC6269) [29FE], H7720 (EC10061) [18SE]

———Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education report, S6347 (EC9602) [10JY], H7001 (EC9344) [25JY], H7203 (EC9360) [27JY]

———Office of Special Counsel final rule, S11572 (EC11662) [5DE], H12017 (EC11169) [5DE]

———performance plan report, H9009 (EC10477) [5OC]

———police corps educational expenses reimbursement final rule, S866 (EC7723) [28FE], H1411 (EC6785) [27MR]

———police powers for Inspector General agents legislation, S1668 (EC8138) [23MR], H6353 (EC8824) [17JY]

———ports-of-entry final rule, H43 (EC5762) [27JA]

———prison impact assessment report, S24 (EC6527) [24JA], S1171 (EC7857) [6MR], H43 (EC5761) [27JA], H755 (EC6505) [8MR]

———Privacy Act final rule, H5239 (EC8388) [27JN]

———professional conduct for practitioners final rule, H7274 (EC9743) [6SE]

———Public Integrity Section report, S11916 (EC11958) [15DE], H12084 (EC11354) [13DE]

———report, S11753 (EC11806) [8DE]

———schedules of controlled substances final rule, S1668 (EC8135) [23MR], S1745 (EC8153) [27MR], S5459 (EC9280) [20JN], S8003 (EC10103) [5SE], H3865 (EC7848) [25MY]

———Social Security number protection legislation, S4952 (EC9197) [12JN]

———State Sex Offender Public Information Program report, H453 (EC6218) [15FE]

———trading systems final rule, H2654 (EC7483) [8MY]

———truth-in-sentencing incentives grants final rule, S1024 (EC7828) [1MR], H1411 (EC6784) [27MR]

———U.S. Parole Commission Government in the Sunshine Act report, S3690 (EC8885) [9MY], H5167 (EC8354) [26JN]

———U.S. Parole Commission report, S6347 (EC9601) [10JY], H6775 (EC9269) [24JY]

———vacancy report, S6347 (EC9603) [10JY]

———victim or witness notification relative to State custody transfers final rule, S24 (EC6528) [24JA]

———Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Grant Program environmental impact final rule, H7274 (EC9744) [6SE]

———visas final rule, H2405 (EC7342) [2MY]

———worksite enforcement activity record and index final rule, S4459 (EC9114) [25MY]

Dept. of Labor: Acting Assistant Sec. of Labor for Pension and Welfare Benefits designation report, S795 (EC7643) [24FE]

———Advisory Council for Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans report, S25 (EC6582) [24JA]

———affirmative action requirements for contractors final rule, S11568 (EC11535) [5DE], H11951 (EC11053) [4DE]

———agreements and grants with institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations final rule, S3690 (EC8894) [9MY], H4782 (EC8248) [20JN]

———Andean Trade Preference Act report, S488 (EC7434) [8FE]

———birth and adoption unemployment compensation final rule, S5555 (EC9322) [21JN], H5954 (EC8519) [12JY]

———Black Lung Benefits Act report, H7869 (EC10133) [19SE]

———black lung benefits legislation, S10410 (EC11131) [12OC], H10533 (EC10690) [23OC]

———Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act report, S488 (EC7435) [8FE], H1117 (EC6642) [16MR]

———children's health report, S8656 (EC10764) [18SE]

———civil penalties final rule, S678 (EC7565, EC7566) [22FE], H1475 (EC6818, EC6819) [28MR]

———contractor obligations relative to individuals with disabilities final rule, S7836 (EC1008) [27JY], H6774 (EC9245) [24JY]

———employee benefit plans final rule, H1955 (EC6984) [6AP]

———employment and training programs report, H7278 (EC9850) [6SE]

———employment statistics system final rule, S678 (EC7563) [22FE], H1955 (EC6983) [6AP]

———energy employee protection legislation, H6467 (EC8843) [18JY]

———ERISA final rule, S11738 (EC11770) [7DE], H11949 (EC11000) [4DE]

———ERISA report, S1882 (EC8225) [29MR], H508 (EC6228) [16FE], H2768 (EC7503) [9MY]

———facilities temporarily employing nonimmigrant aliens final rule, S8011 (EC10335) [5SE]

———Federal Employees' Compensation Act report, H7869 (EC10133) [19SE]

———Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board final rule, H6715 (EC9123) [20JY]

———fiduciary responsibilities final rule, S5554 (EC9302) [21JN]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7230) [2FE], S5026 (EC9200) [13JN], S11572 (EC11659) [5DE], H568 (EC6285) [29FE], H4034 (EC8040) [7JN], H6596 (EC8992) [19JY], H11951 (EC11046) [4DE]

———insurance company general accounts final rule, S36 (EC6902) [24JA], H39 (EC5625) [27JA]

———labor condition applications report, S1668 (EC8134) [23MR]

———labor organization financial reports final rule, S3256 (EC8716) [2MY], H645 (EC6446) [6MR], H5082 (EC8328) [23JN]

———labor organization reports final rule, S25 (EC6581) [24JA]

———Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act report, H7869 (EC10133) [19SE]

———multiple employer welfare arrangements final rule, S678 (EC7564) [22FE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S8290 (EC10670) [8SE], H7930 (EC10144) [20SE]

———nonimmigrant aliens employed as registered nurses final rule, H7274 (EC9745) [6SE]

———nonimmigrant aliens in agriculture labor certification process final rule, S7836 (EC10009) [27JY], H6715 (EC9143) [20JY]

———Office of Workers' Compensation Programs report, S8656 (EC10765) [18SE], H7869 (EC10133) [19SE]

———Office of Workforce Security, Employment and Training Administration final rule, H11954 (EC11141) [4DE]

———OSHA Ergonomics Program final rule, S11568 (EC11539) [5DE], H11926 (EC10942) [14NO]

———OSHA final rule, S2938 (EC8608) [26AP]

———OSHA longshoring, marine terminals, and gear certification final rule, S7836 (EC10010) [27JY], H6713 (EC9077) [20JY]

———OSHA State plan final rule, H3647 (EC7780) [23MY]

———performance plan report, S2614 (EC8442) [12AP], S9854 (EC11008) [4OC], H3921 (EC7968) [6JN], H9009 (EC10485) [5OC]

———regulations final rule, S11738 (EC11769) [7DE], H11949 (EC11001) [4DE]

———report, H6469 (EC8901) [18JY]

———reporting and disclosure requirements final rule, S3019 (EC8670) [27AP], H3411 (EC7689) [18MY]

———Service Contract Act final rule, S8004 (EC10141) [5SE], H7204 (EC9439) [27JY]

———small pension plan security final rule, S10892 (EC11278) [23OC], H10906 (EC10711) [25OC]

———standards of ethical conduct for employees final rule, S25 (EC6580) [24JA], H277 (EC6092) [9FE]

———Unemployment Insurance Program final rule, S1171 (EC7856) [6MR], S6573 (EC9655) [12JY], S7836 (EC10019) [27JY], S11574 (EC11719) [5DE], H2408 (EC7422) [2MY], H6050 (EC8605) [13JY], H7001 (EC9349) [25JY], H7203 (EC9365) [27JY]

———Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act report, S2863 (EC8550) [25AP], H3923 (EC8012) [6JN]

———wage rates final rule, S11570 (EC11610) [5DE], H11949 (EC11002) [4DE]

———workers compensation programs report, S2525 (EC8406) [11AP], H3919 (EC7903) [6JN]

———Workforce Investment Act final rule, S5555 (EC9321) [21JN], S9464 (EC10960) [28SE], H4782 (EC8244) [20JN], H8550 (EC10381) [29SE]

Dept. of State: ACDA report, S23 (EC6510) [24JA], H41 (EC5697) [27JA]

———affidavit of support fee assessment final rule, S11575 (EC11741) [5DE]

———Affirmative Employment Program report, H7091 (EC9415) [26JY]

———American Institute in Taiwan agreements, H508 (EC6231) [16FE]

———arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament studies report, H41 (EC5696) [27JA]

———Arms Export Control Act report, H930 (EC6550) [13MR], H7271 (EC9671) [6SE], H7996 (EC10249, EC10250) [22SE], H8734 (EC10425) [3OC]

———basic authorities legislation, S8657 (EC10779) [18SE]

———Cambodia action report, H646 (EC6476) [6MR]

———certification relative to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan, S8101 (EC10526) [6SE]

———Chemical and Biological Weapons and Warfare Elimination Act report, S5106 (EC9213) [14JN], H3921 (EC7937) [6JN]

———Chemical Weapons Convention report, S23 (EC6515) [24JA], S866 (EC7725) [28FE], H1955 (EC6987) [6AP]

———classified annex report, S11535 (EC11439) [14NO]

———commercial activities inventory report, S1314 (EC7915) [8MR], H1475 (EC6828) [28MR]

———consular services fee schedule final rule, S23 (EC6513) [24JA], S1314 (EC7913) [8MR], S1458 (EC7986) [20MR], S8009 (EC10277) [5SE], H1162 (EC6705) [21MR], H2403 (EC7272) [2MY], H7271 (EC9672) [6SE]

———contributions by the U.S. to international organizations, H207 (EC5969) [2FE]

———Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Development report, H5435 (EC8418) [28JN]

———Convention on Cultural Property implementation report, S380 (EC7418) [7FE]

———cooperative activities with the Commonwealth of Independent States report, S1458 (EC7965) [20MR], H1122 (EC6666) [20MR]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Act implementation report, H7372 (EC9925) [11SE]

———counternarcotics assistance for Colombia report, H11951 (EC11042) [4DE]

———countries of particular concern report, S9700 (EC10974) [3OC]

———Cuban compliance report, S8009 (EC10278) [5SE]

———Cyprus action report, H646 (EC6476) [6MR]

———danger pay rate report, S1172 (EC7874) [6MR], S1458 (EC7984, EC7985) [20MR], S5307 (EC9239) [16JN], S7476 (EC9959) [24JY], S11570 (EC11606) [5DE], H2403 (EC7263) [2MY], H2965 (EC7561) [11MY], H6349 (EC8703) [17JY], H7000 (EC9330) [25JY], H11950 (EC11038) [4DE]

———designation of foreign terrorist organizations notification, H7989 (EC10208) [21SE]

———determination on progress made toward opening the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel, H7001 (EC9352) [25JY]

———employment of U.S. citizens by international organizations report, H4173 (EC8066) [9JN]

———establish position of Under Sec. of State for Security, Law Enforcement, and Counterterrorism legislation, H8198 (EC10310) [26SE]

———ethnic cleansing in Kosovo report, S35 (EC6876) [24JA]

———Exchange Visitor Program final rule, S5106 (EC9217) [14JN], H6349 (EC8706) [17JY]

———Eximbank financing of helicopter sales to Colombia report, H6594 (EC8930) [19JY]

———Eximbank justification determination and memorandum, S4819 (EC9159) [8JN], H5434 (EC8413) [28JN]

———Foreign Assistance Act report, H5239 (EC8386) [27JN], H11812 (EC10873) [2NO]

———foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations report, H1117 (EC6631) [16MR], H2409 (EC7445, EC7446) [2MY]

———Foreign Relations Authorization Act report, H7576 (EC9997) [13SE]

———Foreign Service Act implementation report, H2965 (EC7571) [11MY]

———Freedom Support Act report, H7279 (EC9885) [6SE]

———gifts by U.S. to foreign individuals report, H2403 (EC7265) [2MY]

———human rights practices report, S927 (EC7756) [29FE], H2403 (EC7264) [2MY]

———immigrant visas final rule, S8017 (EC10520) [5SE], S11575 (EC11743) [5DE], S11739 (EC11780) [7DE], H12079 (EC11287) [11DE]

———Immigration and Nationality Act documentation final rule, H7274 (EC9746, EC9747, EC9748) [6SE]

———incidental capture of sea turtles in commercial shrimping operations report, S3691 (EC8908) [9MY], S7476 (EC9958) [24JY], S9265 (EC10908) [26SE], H5168 (EC8370) [26JN], H7001 (EC9354) [25JY], H7203 (EC9371) [27JY], H7996 (EC10262) [22SE]

———international agreements other than treaties, S23 (EC6511, EC6512), S25 (EC6568, EC6569) [24JA], S209 (EC7077) [1FE], S380 (EC7424) [7FE], S738 (EC7609) [23FE], S1458 (EC7966) [20MR], S1511 (EC8035) [21MR], S2346 (EC8378) [6AP], S2939 (EC8628) [26AP], S3690 (EC8867) [9MY], S4189 (EC9045) [18MY], S4819 (EC9158) [8JN], S5307 (EC9240) [16JN], S6347 (EC9606) [10JY], S6676 (EC9697) [13JY], S8004 (EC10126), S8009 (EC10280), S8015 (EC10459) [5SE], S8196 (EC10600) [7SE], S9700 (EC10976) [3OC], S9854 (EC11035) [4OC], S10890 (EC11233) [23OC], S11570 (EC11608) [5DE], S11739 (EC11779) [7DE], S11916 (EC11951) [15DE], H41 (EC5689) [27JA], H207 (EC5968) [2FE], H453 (EC6208) [15FE], H568 (EC6278, EC6280) [29FE], H1672 (EC6899) [3AP], H1850 (EC6961) [5AP], H2403 (EC7261, EC7262) [2MY], H2654 (EC7489) [8MY], H3307 (EC7672) [17MY], H3921 (EC7938) [6JN], H4590 (EC8168) [15JN], H6468 (EC8873) [18JY], H6596 (EC8975) [19JY], H6774 (EC9238, EC9239) [24JY], H7271 (EC9667, EC9668) [6SE], H7720 (EC10071) [18SE], H8060 (EC10278) [25SE], H9009 (EC10473) [5OC], H10035 (EC10602) [17OC], H11950 (EC11036, EC11037, EC11039) [4DE], H12090 (EC11370) [14DE]

———International Narcotics Control Strategy report, S1117 (EC7854) [2MR], H919 (EC6523) [9MR]

———International Nonproliferation Initiative report, H9906 (EC10576) [16OC]

———international traffic in arms regulations final rule, S7654 (EC9976) [26JY], H7000 (EC9331) [25JY]

———International Working Group on U.S. Government-Sponsored International Exchanges and Training report, H11951 (EC11041) [4DE]

———Jerusalem Embassy Act report, H89 (EC5922) [31JA]

———Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission report, H2769 (EC7511) [9MY]

———justification for use of drawdown authority for articles, services, and military education and training, H6049 (EC8559) [13JY], H12084 (EC11344) [13DE]

———justification for use of economic support funds for the Sudanese National Democratic Alliance, H11951 (EC11043) [4DE]

———Kosovo Donors Conference pledged resources certification, H571 (EC6381) [29FE]

———license for export certification report, S8004 (EC10125) [5SE]

———license for export of defense articles sold commercially under a contract, S2863 (EC8545) [25AP], S4012 (EC8947) [16MY]

———license for export of defense articles to Algeria, S10714 (EC11174) [18OC], H9906 (EC10578) [16OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Argentina, S8940 (EC10866) [21SE], H8060 (EC10277) [25SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Australia, S2863 (EC8546) [25AP], S5459 (EC9268) [20JN], S6347 (EC9612, EC9615) [10JY], S7655 (EC9990) [26JY], S9700 (EC10971) [3OC], S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H3647 (EC7784) [23MY], H5239 (EC8384) [27JN], H6349 (EC8697, EC8701) [17JY], H6595 (EC8970) [19JY], H7091 (EC9404) [26JY], H8616 (EC10412) [2OC], H9634 (EC10526) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Austria, H7091 (EC9405) [26JY]

———license for export of defense articles to Belgium, S9464 (EC10964) [28SE], S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H8616 (EC10407) [2OC], H9634 (EC10526) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Bermuda, S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H9634 (EC10526) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Bosnia and Herzegovina, H6595 (EC8974) [19JY]

———license for export of defense articles to Bosnia and Herzegovinia, S5307 (EC9245) [16JN]

———license for export of defense articles to Brazil, H11619 (EC10783) [30OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Canada, S4377 (EC9108) [24MY], S5308 (EC9251, EC9252) [16JN], S5661 (EC9345) [22JN], S6347 (EC9613) [10JY], S8657 (EC10780) [18SE], S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H6349 (EC8699) [17JY], H7930 (EC10156) [20SE], H8467 (EC10353) [28SE], H9634 (EC10526) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Denmark, S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], H8467 (EC10351) [28SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Egypt, S2863 (EC8542) [25AP], S6347 (EC9608) [10JY], S8006 (EC10187) [5SE], S9700 (EC10975) [3OC], H3648 (EC7790) [23MY], H6349 (EC8698) [17JY]

———license for export of defense articles to France, S927 (EC7755) [29FE], S6347 (EC9616, EC9617) [10JY], S8657 (EC10780) [18SE], S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H6349 (EC8700) [17JY], H7930 (EC10156) [20SE], H9634 (EC10526, EC10527) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to French Guiana, S677 (EC7537) [22FE], S2863 (EC8547) [25AP], S6347 (EC9611) [10JY], S7655 (EC9990) [26JY], S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], H1586 (EC6840) [29MR], H3648 (EC7788) [23MY], H6349 (EC8695) [17JY], H6773 (EC9231, EC9232) [24JY], H8466 (EC10345) [28SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Germany, S5459 (EC9270) [20JN], S6347 (EC9614, EC9616) [10JY], S7654 (EC9977) [26JY], S8412 (EC10702) [12SE], S8657 (EC10780) [18SE], S9700 (EC10971) [3OC], S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H3647 (EC7787) [23MY], H5239 (EC8384) [27JN], H6349 (EC8696) [17JY], H6595 (EC8972) [19JY], H6774 (EC9234) [24JY], H7091 (EC9405) [26JY], H7720 (EC10069, EC10070) [18SE], H7930 (EC10156) [20SE], H9634 (EC10526, EC10527) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Greece, S3690 (EC8868) [9MY], S9464 (EC10964) [28SE], S10926 (EC11288) [24OC], H4219 (EC8083) [12JN], H8616 (EC10409) [2OC], H10807 (EC10701) [24OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Greece, Norway, Sweden, and Turkey, S5307 (EC9242) [16JN]

———license for export of defense articles to Hong Kong, S10411 (EC11151) [12OC], H9906 (EC10577) [16OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Israel, S4189 (EC9048) [18MY], S4819 (EC9160) [8JN], S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], S9700 (EC10971) [3OC], S10714 (EC11174) [18OC], S11250 (EC11326) [27OC], H6595 (EC8973) [19JY], H8467 (EC10346, EC10354) [28SE], H8616 (EC10410) [2OC], H8734 (EC10423) [3OC], H9906 (EC10575) [16OC], H11444 (EC10753) [27OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Italy, S5459 (EC9270) [20JN], S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], S9700 (EC10971) [3OC], S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H5239 (EC8384) [27JN], H6595 (EC8972) [19JY], H7091 (EC9406) [26JY], H9634 (EC10526) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Japan, S1745 (EC8159) [27MR], S2862 (EC8540), S2863 (EC8541, EC8543) [25AP], S4189 (EC9046) [18MY], S5307 (EC9246, EC9247) [16JN], S6347 (EC9612) [10JY], S7655 (EC9990) [26JY], S8759 (EC10827) [19SE], S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], S9464 (EC10964) [28SE], S9700 (EC10971) [3OC], S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H2403 (EC7259) [2MY], H3647 (EC7785), H3648 (EC7789) [23MY], H6349 (EC8697) [17JY], H6468 (EC8867, EC8869) [18JY], H6773 (EC9232, EC9233), H6774 (EC9235) [24JY], H7091 (EC9408) [26JY], H8467 (EC10360) [28SE], H8616 (EC10408) [2OC], H8798 (EC10446) [4OC], H9634 (EC10526) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Jordan, S7655 (EC9990) [26JY], H6774 (EC9237) [24JY]

———license for export of defense articles to Kazakhstan, S1314 (EC7912) [8MR], S5308 (EC9250) [16JN], S5459 (EC9270) [20JN], H6468 (EC8870) [18JY], H6595 (EC8972) [19JY]

———license for export of defense articles to Kouru, S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], H8466 (EC10345) [28SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Mexico, S8940 (EC10866) [21SE]

———license for export of defense articles to NATO, H7091 (EC9405) [26JY]

———license for export of defense articles to Norway, S4377 (EC9109) [24MY], S8940 (EC10866) [21SE], S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H4815 (EC8270) [21JN], H5239 (EC8384) [27JN], H8060 (EC10275) [25SE], H9634 (EC10526) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Poland, S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], H8467 (EC10346) [28SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Russia, S4377 (EC9109) [24MY], S5459 (EC9269, EC9270) [20JN], H1475 (EC6825) [28MR], H4815 (EC8270) [21JN], H6595 (EC8971, EC8972) [19JY]

———license for export of defense articles to Saudi Arabia, S2863 (EC8544) [25AP], S4190 (EC9049) [18MY], H3647 (EC7786) [23MY], H7091 (EC9407) [26JY]

———license for export of defense articles to Singapore, S7655 (EC9990) [26JY], S8412 (EC10702) [12SE], H6774 (EC9236) [24JY], H7649 (EC10029) [14SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Spain, S8940 (EC10866) [21SE], S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], H7996 (EC10247) [22SE], H8060 (EC10275) [25SE], H8467 (EC10362) [28SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Sweden, S5307 (EC9241) [16JN], S6347 (EC9613) [10JY], S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H5239 (EC8384) [27JN], H6349 (EC8699) [17JY], H7091 (EC9405) [26JY], H9634 (EC10526) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Switzerland, S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], H7091 (EC9405) [26JY], H8467 (EC10350) [28SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Thailand, H7091 (EC9405) [26JY]

———license for export of defense articles to the Cayman Islands, H4815 (EC8270) [21JN]

———license for export of defense articles to the Czech Republic, S8940 (EC10866) [21SE], H7996 (EC10244) [22SE]

———license for export of defense articles to the Netherlands, S7655 (EC9990) [26JY], S8940 (EC10866) [21SE], S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], S9464 (EC10964) [28SE], H8060 (EC10274) [25SE], H8467 (EC10349) [28SE], H8551 (EC10390) [29SE]

———license for export of defense articles to the Republic of China, S9700 (EC10971) [3OC], H8616 (EC10413) [2OC]

———license for export of defense articles to the Republic of Korea, S4190 (EC9051) [18MY], S5307 (EC9248, EC9249) [16JN], S8940 (EC10866) [21SE], S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], S9700 (EC10971) [3OC], H5435 (EC8417) [28JN], H6468 (EC8866) [18JY], H8060 (EC10276) [25SE], H8467 (EC10346, EC10347) [28SE], H8734 (EC10424) [3OC]

———license for export of defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, S3257 (EC8733) [2MY], H5239 (EC8384) [27JN], H7989 (EC10203) [21SE]

———license for export of defense articles to the United Kingdom, S4189 (EC9047) [18MY], S4377 (EC9109) [24MY], S5307 (EC9244) [16JN], S6347 (EC9607, EC9617) [10JY], S7655 (EC9990) [26JY], S8940 (EC10866) [21SE], S9265 (EC10905, EC10906) [26SE], S9464 (EC10964) [28SE], S9700 (EC10971) [3OC], S9854 (EC11034) [4OC], S10082 (EC11057) [6OC], H4815 (EC8270) [21JN], H6349 (EC8694, EC8700) [17JY], H6468 (EC8871) [18JY], H7091 (EC9411) [26JY], H7996 (EC10248) [22SE], H8467 (EC10348, EC10352, EC10359, EC10361) [28SE], H8616 (EC10411) [2OC], H8798 (EC10444) [4OC], H9634 (EC10526) [10OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Turkey, S4190 (EC9050) [18MY], S5307 (EC9243) [16JN], S9265 (EC10905) [26SE], S11916 (EC11952) [15DE], H8467 (EC10347, EC10362) [28SE], H12530 (EC11398) [15DE]

———license for export of defense articles to Ukraine, S4377 (EC9109) [24MY], H4815 (EC8270) [21JN]

———license for export of defense articles to Venezuela, S3327 (EC8785) [3MY]

———list of outstanding offers to sell major defense equipment report, H2402 (EC7253) [2MY]

———manufacturing license agreement for export of defense equipment, H4673 (EC8206) [19JN]

———manufacturing license agreement with Australia, H7091 (EC9403) [26JY]

———manufacturing license agreement with Canada, H5035 (EC8313) [22JN], H6467 (EC8865), H6468 (EC8872) [18JY], H7091 (EC9403) [26JY]

———manufacturing license agreement with France, H1955 (EC6986) [6AP], H6349 (EC8702) [17JY]

———manufacturing license agreement with Germany, H6349 (EC8702) [17JY]

———manufacturing license agreement with Greece, H6349 (EC8691) [17JY]

———manufacturing license agreement with Italy, H8467 (EC10355) [28SE], H9009 (EC10472) [5OC]

———manufacturing license agreement with Japan, S2863 (EC8548) [25AP], H3648 (EC7791, EC7792) [23MY], H7996 (EC10242) [22SE], H8467 (EC10356, EC10358) [28SE], H8798 (EC10445) [4OC]

———manufacturing license agreement with New Zealand, H7091 (EC9403) [26JY]

———manufacturing license agreement with Norway, H6349 (EC8691) [17JY]

———manufacturing license agreement with Russia, S1510 (EC8034) [21MR], H2403 (EC7258) [2MY]

———manufacturing license agreement with Sweden, H6349 (EC8691, EC8692) [17JY]

———manufacturing license agreement with the Republic of Korea, H6468 (EC8868) [18JY], H7996 (EC10246) [22SE]

———manufacturing license agreement with the United Kingdom, H7091 (EC9409, EC9410) [26JY], H7996 (EC10245) [22SE], H8467 (EC10357) [28SE], H8616 (EC10406) [2OC]

———manufacturing license agreement with Turkey, H6349 (EC8690, EC8691) [17JY]

———military expenditures for countries receiving U.S. Government assistance report, S8101 (EC10528) [6SE], H7372 (EC9926) [11SE]

———Missile Technology Control Regime report, S8101 (EC10529) [6SE], H7371 (EC9924) [11SE]

———Multinational Force and Observers report, H4590 (EC8167) [15JN]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S9700 (EC10972) [3OC], H8616 (EC10401) [2OC]

———nonimmigrant petitions final rule, S8015 (EC10458) [5SE]

———nonimmigrant visa fees final rule, S8015 (EC10457) [5SE]

———Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund activities report, S2863 (EC8549) [25AP], S8006 (EC10188) [5SE], S9195 (EC10899) [25SE], S10714 (EC11173) [18OC], S11130 (EC11292) [26OC], H3923 (EC8027) [6JN], H8199 (EC10311) [26SE], H11205 (EC10739) [26OC]

———notification of reward paid, H11715 (EC10826) [31OC]

———nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia report, S4012 (EC8948) [16MY], S11570 (EC11607) [5DE], H5653 (EC8429) [29JN], H11950 (EC11040) [4DE]

———overseas surplus property report, S6347 (EC9618) [10JY], H7000 (EC9332) [25JY]

———Panama Canal Treaty report, S6676 (EC9708) [13JY], H7090 (EC9379) [26JY]

———passports final rule, S6347 (EC9610) [10JY], H6774 (EC9241) [24JY]

———passports legislation, S9700 (EC10973) [3OC], H8734 (EC10426) [3OC]

———performance plan report, S11130 (EC11293) [26OC], H3171 (EC7652) [16MY], H10906 (EC10713) [25OC]

———PLO compliance report, H1850 (EC6960) [5AP]

———Presidential determination relative to certification of illicit narcotics producing and transit countries, S1117 (EC7855) [2MR], H3921 (EC7939) [6JN]

———Presidential determination relative to disaster assistance to southern Africa, H1283 (EC6722) [22MR]

———Presidential determination relative to peacekeeping assistance in Sierra Leone, H7204 (EC9451) [27JY]

———Presidential determination relative to the PLO, S2939 (EC8626) [26AP], S10926 (EC11289) [24OC], H3923 (EC8026) [6JN], H10807 (EC10707) [24OC]

———Presidential determination relative to U.N. assistance mission to East Timor, H2237 (EC7085) [12AP]

———progress made toward opening the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel report, H7203 (EC9369) [27JY]

———regulations final rule, H12044 (EC11233) [7DE], H12079 (EC11286) [11DE]

———religious freedom report, S8196 (EC10599) [7SE], H7869 (EC10120) [19SE], H8551 (EC10391) [29SE]

———satellite controls under the U.S. munitions list final rule, S5106 (EC9216) [14JN], H4782 (EC8246) [20JN]

———Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act report, S4819 (EC9162) [8JN], H4119 (EC8059) [8JN]

———Taiwan Relations Act report, S23 (EC6514) [24JA]

———technical assistance agreement with Canada, H6349 (EC8693) [17JY]

———technical assistance agreement with Germany, H8616 (EC10414) [2OC]

———technical assistance agreement with Italy, H8616 (EC10414) [2OC]

———technical assistance agreement with Mexico, H7996 (EC10243) [22SE]

———transfer of property to Panama, S20 (EC6409) [24JA], H38 (EC5599) [27JA]

———U.N. report, S9265 (EC10907) [26SE], H8466 (EC10344) [28SE]

———U.N. voting practices report, S2939 (EC8627) [26AP], H3866 (EC7871) [25MY]

———U.S. citizen expropriation claims report, H41 (EC5694) [27JA]

———U.S. contributions to international organizations report, S25 (EC6567) [24JA]

———U.S.-Cuba migration agreements report, H7271 (EC9673) [6SE]

———U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act report, H2965 (EC7562) [11MY]

———visas final rule, S1745 (EC8160) [27MR], S1985 (EC8278) [30MR], S11575 (EC11742) [5DE], H12021 (EC11203) [6DE]

———visas report, H5435 (EC8420) [28JN]

———withdrawal of Russian Armed Forces and military equipment report, H41 (EC5695) [27JA]

Dept. of the Air Force: Andrews AFB, MD, aircraft maintenance and supply functions report, S23 (EC6516) [24JA], H1672 (EC6879) [3AP]

———cost comparison study, S23 (EC6517) [24JA], S209 (EC7074, EC7075, EC7076) [1FE], S1390 (EC7936) [9MR], S1746 (EC8174) [27MR], S4189 (EC9042) [18MY], S7477 (EC9969) [24JY], S8007 (EC10215) [5SE], S8290 (EC10667) [8SE], S8657 (EC10792) [18SE], S9265 (EC10903) [26SE], S9853 (EC10997) [4OC], S11568 (EC11547) [5DE], H1282 (EC6717) [22MR], H7090 (EC9378) [26JY], H7267 (EC9541) [6SE], H7868 (EC10108) [19SE], H7995 (EC10223) [22SE], H8198 (EC10297) [26SE], H8616 (EC10398) [2OC], H11948 (EC10982) [4DE]

———defense programs that have breached unit cost report, S3690 (EC8865) [9MY], H5434 (EC8404) [28JN]

———Defense System Upgrade Program report, S10715 (EC11187) [18OC]

———depot maintenance activities report, S35 (EC6894) [24JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S24 (EC6524) [24JA]

———Grissom Air Reserve Base report, S8940 (EC10863) [21SE]

———Visual Information Documentation Program final rule, S10890 (EC11234, EC11235) [23OC], H10255 (EC10611) [18OC], H10471 (EC10639) [19OC]

Dept. of the Army: acquisition regulations final rule, S2725 (EC8499) [13AP]

———beaches report, S11569 (EC11568) [5DE]

———civil works report, S31 (EC6773) [24JA], H43 (EC5765) [27JA], H253 (EC6087) [8FE]

———Corps of Engineers appeals process final rule, S2346 (EC8383) [6AP]

———Corps of Engineers performance plan report, H6774 (EC9242) [24JY]

———defense programs that have breached unit cost report, H5434 (EC8405) [28JN]

———dredges final rule, H6775 (EC9271) [24JY]

———ecosystem restoration project report, S6572 (EC9632, EC9633) [12JY], H7092 (EC9423) [26JY]

———emergency detonation of a chemical agent report, S25 (EC6559) [24JA]

———environmental restoration and recreation project final rule, S7836 (EC10007) [27JY]

———feasibility study report, S11738 (EC11757) [7DE], H6049 (EC8569) [13JY], H11952 (EC11088) [4DE], H12021 (EC11215) [6DE]

———financial report, H3921 (EC7946) [6JN], H4782 (EC8147) [20JN]

———flood project report, S17 (EC6320, EC6334) [24JA], S381 (EC7429) [7FE], S2939 (EC8613) [26AP], S9854 (EC11021) [4OC], H253 (EC6086) [8FE], H2405 (EC7345) [2MY], H8798 (EC10455) [4OC]

———military records correction final rule, S4101 (EC8996) [17MY], H5035 (EC8303) [22JN]

———navigation project report, S17 (EC6319, EC6335, EC6339) [24JA], S381 (EC7428) [7FE], S6572 (EC9629, EC9630) [12JY], H253 (EC6085) [8FE], H5842 (EC8475) [11JY]

———navigation regulations final rule, S4100 (EC8989) [17MY], H5239 (EC8398) [27JN]

———project implementation final rule, H164 (EC5933, EC5934, EC5935, EC5936) [1FE]

———Regulatory Program final rule, H3048 (EC7609) [15MY]

———shore erosion plan report, S31 (EC6775) [24JA], H570 (EC6330) [29FE]

———South Sacramento County, CA, streams report, H12091 (EC11381) [14DE]

———water resources development legislation, S2939 (EC8614) [26AP], S4236 (EC9066) [22MY], H4219 (EC8096) [12JN], H5842 (EC8487) [11JY]

———wetlands restoration project report, S6572 (EC9631) [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: accountability report, S6840 (EC9768) [14JY], H6774 (EC9243) [24JY]

———agreements and grants with institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations final rule, S1390 (EC7935) [9MR], H1283 (EC6723) [22MR]

———Alaskan Natives veterans allotments final rule, S6676 (EC9693) [13JY], H6715 (EC9132) [20JY]

———application procedures final rule, H12084 (EC11350) [13DE]

———audit requirements and cost principles for assistance programs final rule, S5661 (EC9354) [22JN], H1122 (EC6672) [20MR], H6715 (EC9133) [20JY]

———Barry M. Goldwater Range non-renewed parcels study report, H12531 (EC11417) [15DE]

———BIA financial assistance and social services programs final rule, S10715 (EC11189) [18OC], H9906 (EC10587) [16OC]

———BIA tribal revenue allocation plans final rule, H2404 (EC7303) [2MY]

———boundary map report, H6596 (EC8995) [19JY]

———Bureau of Reclamation report, S8499 (EC10734) [13SE], H11879 (EC10925) [13NO]

———Cache La Poudre River corridor legislation, S6676 (EC9696) [13JY]

———coalfields security legislation, S2345 (EC8364) [6AP], H3923 (EC8030) [6JN]

———code of Federal regulations final rule, S9267 (EC10948) [26SE]

———Colorado River Basin water quality report, S22 (EC6470) [24JA]

———commercial activities inventory report, S79 (EC6956) [26JA], S281 (EC7193) [2FE], H569 (EC6295) [29FE]

———Compacts of Free Association impact on U.S. territories, commonwealths, and Hawaii report, S7837 (EC10024) [27JY], H7204 (EC9458) [27JY]

———concession contracts final rule, S3916 (EC8933) [11MY], H4219 (EC8088) [12JN]

———conveyance of certain Federal lands to Puerto Rico legislation, H12091 (EC11383) [14DE]

———documents update final rule, S21 (EC6456) [24JA], H372 (EC6175) [14FE]

———exchange of land with the CIA legislation, S5554 (EC9301) [21JN], H6775 (EC9297) [24JY]

———farm operations final rule, H1074 (EC6603) [15MR]

———financial assistance to local governments final rule, S8015 (EC10445) [5SE], H7372 (EC9944) [11SE]

———gas valuation regulations for Indian leases final rule, S10715 (EC11190) [18OC], H10255 (EC10615) [18OC]

———hardrock mining production payments legislation, S4820 (EC9177) [8JN], H5841 (EC8473) [11JY]

———Haskell Indian Nations University report, S6468 (EC9620) [11JY]

———Hawaiian National Parks legislation, S1390 (EC7933) [9MR]

———Hawaiian national parks legislation, H2404 (EC7307) [2MY]

———incidental capture of marine mammals final rule, H453 (EC6217) [15FE]

———Indian reservation roads funds distribution final rule, S866 (EC7722) [28FE], S5308 (EC9253) [16JN], H1411 (EC6786) [27MR], H5954 (EC8511) [12JY]

———Indian Tribal Judgement Funds Act report, H6596 (EC9002) [19JY]

———information requirements final rule, S34 (EC6834) [24JA]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7236) [2FE], S5027 (EC9204) [13JN], S11739 (EC11789) [7DE], H42 (EC5704) [27JA], H12021 (EC11205) [6DE]

———interim supplementary final rule, S8196 (EC10611) [7SE], H7363 (EC9907) [7SE]

———leasing of solid minerals final rule, S8015 (EC10444) [5SE], H7272 (EC9707) [6SE]

———local hire actions report, S8015 (EC10443) [5SE]

———marine mammal protection legislation, S8758 (EC10807) [19SE]

———Melrose Range and Yakima Training Center transfer legislation, S1745 (EC8152) [27MR], H2769 (EC7523) [9MY]

———Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin settlement funds distribution report, S4377 (EC9113) [24MY]

———Migratory Bird Conservation Commission report, S678 (EC7561) [22FE], H1955 (EC6990) [6AP]

———mining claims final rule, S11569 (EC11566) [5DE], H11951 (EC11069) [4DE]

———Missouri National Recreational River report, S6675 (EC9691) [13JY]

———mutual law enforcement agreements between the National Park Service and a State or a political subdivision legislation, H2965 (EC7567) [11MY]

———mutual law enforcement agreements between the National Park Service and a State or political subdivision legislation, S2863 (EC8561) [25AP]

———national historic and natural landmarks damage report, S7837 (EC10023) [27JY]

———National Historic Trails System legislation, S1390 (EC7934) [9MR], H2404 (EC7306) [2MY]

———National Park System legislation, H2769 (EC7522) [9MY]

———National Park System units final rule, S5662 (EC9357) [22JN], H5735 (EC8455) [10JY]

———National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act final rule, S9700 (EC10965) [3OC], H8616 (EC10418) [2OC]

———Native American economic development plan report, S796 (EC7676) [24FE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S11423 (EC11387) [31OC], H10035 (EC10597) [17OC]

———Northern Mariana Islands covenant implementation legislation, S4819 (EC9176) [8JN], H7205 (EC9479) [27JY]

———Office of Surface Mining Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program final rule, S25 (EC6573), S34 (EC6832) [24JA], S11537 (EC11505) [14NO], H42 (EC5738) [27JA], H277 (EC6102) [9FE], H339 (EC6133) [10FE]

———Office of Surface Mining Regulatory Program final rule, S21 (EC6457), S22 (EC6458, EC6461, EC6462, EC6463, EC6464, EC6466, EC6467), S25 (EC6571, EC6572) [24JA], S281 (EC7194) [2FE], S327 (EC7328) [3FE], S738 (EC7622) [23FE], S1510 (EC8017) [21MR], S2345 (EC8373, EC8374) [6AP], S3257 (EC8734) [2MY], S3690 (EC8879) [9MY], S4563 (EC9120, EC9121) [6JN], S5662 (EC9358, EC9359, EC9360) [22JN], S6675 (EC9682) [13JY], S8010 (EC10303) [5SE], S8196 (EC10610) [7SE], S8290 (EC10669) [8SE], S11569 (EC11564, EC11565) [5DE], S11915 (EC11937, EC11938), S11917 (EC11976) [15DE], H42 (EC5734, EC5736, EC5737), H43 (EC5739, EC5740, EC5743) [27JA], H89 (EC5905, EC5907) [31JA], H339 (EC6131, EC6134) [10FE], H372 (EC6177) [14FE], H996 (EC6585) [14MR], H2404 (EC7308) [2MY], H2769 (EC7514, EC7515) [9MY], H3411 (EC7697) [18MY], H4173 (EC8069) [9JN], H4483 (EC8130, EC8131) [14JN], H5167 (EC8357) [26JN], H6350 (EC8729, EC8732) [17JY], H6468 (EC8883) [18JY], H7272 (EC9706) [6SE], H7363 (EC9906) [7SE], H7372 (EC9943) [11SE], H11715 (EC10833, EC10834) [31OC], H11879 (EC10926) [13NO], H11951 (EC11070, EC11071, EC11072) [4DE], H12084 (EC11351) [13DE], H12530 (EC11401) [15DE]

———Office of Surface Mining report, S8015 (EC10446) [5SE], H7272 (EC9703) [6SE]

———Office of Surface Mining valid existing rights final rule, H89 (EC5908) [31JA]

———oil and gas leasing final rule, S22 (EC6465) [24JA], S5661 (EC9356) [22JN]

———Outer Continental Shelf leases final rule, S4819 (EC9175) [8JN], S8009 (EC10275) [5SE], S11915 (EC11934) [15DE], H6350 (EC8730) [17JY], H7272 (EC9704) [6SE], H12091 (EC11379) [14DE]

———Outer Continental Shelf leases report, H4815 (EC8273) [21JN]

———Outer Continental Shelf pipelines final rule, S7836 (EC10021) [27JY], H6774 (EC9257) [24JY]

———partners in stewardship report, S6677 (EC9740) [13JY]

———performance plan report, H2120 (EC7055) [11AP]

———postlease operations safety final rule, H42 (EC5732) [27JA]

———Quinault Indian Nation Judgment Funds legislation, S2938 (EC8586) [26AP], H6598 (EC9052) [19JY]

———recreational fee authority legislation, S4820 (EC9178) [8JN], H5842 (EC8486) [11JY]

———refund of offshore lease revenues, S2863 (EC8563) [25AP], H3921 (EC7972) [6JN]

———royalty management and delinquent account collection activities report, S10800 (EC11216) [19OC], H10471 (EC10656) [19OC]

———solid minerals and geothermal leases final rule, S8499 (EC10749) [13SE], H7930 (EC10159) [20SE]

———Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute personnel system final rule, H8550 (EC10380) [29SE]

———subsistence land management regulations in Alaska final rule, H5735 (EC8456) [10JY]

———taking and importing of marine mammals final rule, S1814 (EC8210) [28MR]

———testimony of employees and production records final rule, S8017 (EC10519) [5SE], H11780 (EC10856) [1NO]

———transfer of Naval Oil Shale Reserve to the Ute Indian Tribe and take remedial action at the mill tailings site legislation, H5842 (EC8491) [11JY]

———tribal revenue allocation plans final rule, S1458 (EC7962) [20MR]

———tribal self-governance final rule, S11788 (EC11875) [14DE], H12079 (EC11280) [11DE]

———Western Shoshone Judgment Funds legislation, S4237 (EC9073) [22MY], H5842 (EC8485) [11JY]

———wilderness management final rule, S11915 (EC11935) [15DE], H12084 (EC11349) [13DE]

Dept. of the Navy: acquisition regulations final rule, H5434 (EC8411) [28JN]

———contract report, S10410 (EC11119) [12OC], S11753 (EC11805) [8DE]

———contractor performance conversion report, S489 (EC7442) [8FE]

———determination relative to use of other than competitive procedures for a specific procurement report, H3919 (EC7879) [6JN]

———military operations on Vieques Island report, S927 (EC7754) [29FE]

———multiple depot-level maintenance and repair workloads report, S2725 (EC8501) [13AP]

———Multi-Technology Automated Reader Card Demonstration Program report, S1668 (EC8132) [23MR], H5434 (EC8412) [28JN]

———Navy Marine Corps Intranet services report, S6572 (EC9638) [12JY], H11948 (EC10981) [4DE]

———retirement plan for civilian employees of the Marine Corps report, S6840 (EC9766) [14JY]

———study of certain functions for possible performance by private contractors report, S7477 (EC9970) [24JY], H2010 (EC7010) [10AP], H6772 (EC9186) [24JY]

———transfer of U.S.S. New Jersey report, S378 (EC7356) [7FE], H568 (EC6258) [29FE], H2237 (EC7074) [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: airport user fees final rule, H4590 (EC8176) [15JN]

———audited financial statements report, H7090 (EC9384) [26JY]

———automated clearinghouse final rule, S2345 (EC8363) [6AP]

———Bank Secrecy Act regulations final rule, S1458 (EC7980) [20MR], S2345 (EC8376) [6AP], S8011 (EC10345) [5SE], H3047 (EC7577) [15MY], H7268 (EC9568) [6SE]

———blocked persons and vessels, specially designated nationals, terrorists, and traffickers removal final rule, S2040 (EC8306) [3AP], S5459 (EC9282) [20JN], H2654 (EC7490) [8MY], H6715 (EC9117) [20JY], H12017 (EC11164) [5DE]

———boarding of vessels in the U.S. final rule, H1673 (EC6921) [3AP]

———bonds final rule, S8757 (EC10797) [19SE]

———book-entry treasury bonds, notes, and bills final rule, S11570 (EC11600) [5DE], H10471 (EC10657) [19OC], H11781 (EC10865) [1NO], H11812 (EC10881) [2NO]

———brokers and dealers report, S7227 (EC9802) [19JY]

———collateral acceptability and valuation final rule, S8758 (EC10802) [19SE], H10471 (EC10658) [19OC]

———collateral modernization legislation, S2939 (EC8623) [26AP], H7001 (EC9341) [25JY], H7203 (EC9357) [27JY]

———commercial activities inventory report, H253 (EC6082) [8FE]

———Community Development Financial Institutions Program final rule, S8008 (EC10268) [5SE], H7268 (EC9567) [6SE]

———consumer financial privacy legislation, S3945 (EC8938) [15MY]

———Controlled Substances Act final rule, H4783 (EC8262) [20JN]

———customs automation modernization legislation, S1745 (EC8147) [27MR]

———customs brokers final rule, S1457 (EC7950) [20MR], H1122 (EC6682) [20MR]

———customs regulations final rule, S11536 (EC11490) [14NO], H11927 (EC10967) [14NO]

———Customs Service user fees extension legislation, S4668 (EC9151) [7JN], H5842 (EC8483) [11JY]

———debt collection activities of Federal agencies report, H6350 (EC8735) [17JY]

———depository institution sales of insurance final rule, S11753 (EC11814) [8DE], H12016 (EC11149) [5DE]

———export certificates, H46 (EC5847) [27JA]

———export certificates final rule, S6676 (EC9700) [13JY]

———Federal claims collection standards final rule, S11739 (EC11794) [7DE], H11927 (EC10960) [14NO]

———Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund report, S2232 (EC8340) [5AP], S3018 (EC8664) [27AP], S5459 (EC9264) [20JN], H1628 (EC6872) [30MR], H6468 (EC8897) [18JY]

———Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust Fund report, S2232 (EC8338) [5AP], H1628 (EC6873) [30MR]

———Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund report, S2232 (EC8339) [5AP], H1628 (EC6874) [30MR]

———Federal-State transfers final rule, S10082 (EC11065) [6OC]

———FedSelect checks regulations final rule, S3690 (EC8871) [9MY], H6048 (EC8531) [13JY]

———financial agents of the Federal Government final rule, S8757 (EC10796) [19SE], H10471 (EC10640) [19OC]

———financial subsidiaries final rule, S2525 (EC8411) [11AP], H3521 (EC7739) [22MY], H3865 (EC7840) [25MY]

———foreign assets control regulations final rule, S5661 (EC9351) [22JN], S11753 (EC11813) [8DE], H6714 (EC9116) [20JY]

———foreign narcotics kingpin sanctions regulations final rule, S6347 (EC9609) [10JY], H6596 (EC8976) [19JY]

———Freedom of Information Act final rule, S4459 (EC9117) [25MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, H4034 (EC8042) [7JN]

———funds availability notice final rule, H7268 (EC9565, EC9566) [6SE]

———General Counterdrug Intelligence Plan report, S5661 (EC9346) [22JN]

———Government financial report, S2615 (EC8455) [12AP], H3921 (EC7966) [6JN]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S28 (EC6665) [24JA]

———guidance final rule, S4100 (EC8962) [17MY]

———Highway Trust Fund report, S678 (EC7572) [22FE]

———IMF legislation, S796 (EC7673) [24FE], H2237 (EC7075) [12AP]

———import restrictions final rule, H46 (EC5846) [27JA]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7224) [2FE], S6840 (EC9756) [14JY], H569 (EC6315) [29FE], H6596 (EC8991) [19JY], H12084 (EC11345) [13DE]

———International Financial Institution Advisory Commission report, H6775 (EC9296) [24JY]

———Iran transactions regulations final rule, S3256 (EC8725) [2MY], H4034 (EC8039) [7JN]

———loans for delinquent debtors final rule, S21 (EC6453) [24JA]

———mandatory license application form for unblocking funds transfers final rule, S866 (EC7718) [28FE]

———materials violations report, S8004 (EC10123) [5SE], H7000 (EC9313) [25JY]

———merchant banking investments final rule, S2105 (EC8312) [4AP]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S10082 (EC11059) [6OC], H8060 (EC10266) [25SE]

———non-Federally chartered credit unions final rule, S149 (EC7061) [31JA]

———payment of Federal taxes and the Treasury Tax and Loan Program final rule, S8757 (EC10798) [19SE], H10471 (EC10661) [19OC]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7965) [6JN], H9503 (EC10503) [6OC]

———preservation of minority savings institutions report, S2615 (EC8461) [12AP], S2939 (EC8622) [26AP]

———privacy of consumer financial information regulations final rule, S4237 (EC9077) [22MY]

———privacy of consumer financial information regulations legislation, H4173 (EC8077) [9JN]

———redemption call notice final rule, S79 (EC6932) [26JA], H1673 (EC6922) [3AP]

———report, S11915 (EC11929) [15DE], H453 (EC6220) [15FE]

———reporting and procedures regulations final rule, H1074 (EC5699) [15MR]

———Resolution Funding Corp. financial statements report, S6840 (EC9770) [14JY], S8006 (EC10199) [5SE], H7001 (EC9338) [25JY], H7090 (EC9383) [26JY]

———Schedule P final rule, H7278 (EC9855) [6SE]

———securities regulations final rule, S35 (EC6874) [24JA], S1813 (EC8201) [28MR], H1122 (EC6681) [20MR], H7278 (EC9856) [6SE], H7989 (EC10213) [21SE]

———securities regulations legislation, H10533 (EC10692) [23OC]

———security printing and engraving programs legislation, S2938 (EC8589) [26AP], H6350 (EC8736) [17JY]

———SRLY credits final rule, S5661 (EC9331) [22JN]

———stock repurchases final rule, S7227 (EC9805) [19JY], H6713 (EC9066) [20JY]

———survivors benefits final rule, H6596 (EC9003) [19JY]

———tax refund payments final rule, H755 (EC6512) [8MR]

———technical amendments final rule, S11914 (EC11903) [15DE], H38 (EC5607) [27JA]

———technical corrections final rule, H3412 (EC7713) [18MY]

———Telecommunications Development Fund report, S10252 (EC11099) [11OC], H9503 (EC10496) [6OC]

———Toxic Substances Control Act final rule, H1955 (EC6999) [6AP]

———transfer and repurchase of Government securities final rule, S3945 (EC8937) [15MY], H3307 (EC7662) [17MY], H5082 (EC8327) [23JN]

———U.S. Mint report, S5239 (EC9222) [15JN]

———U.S. savings bonds final rule, H1587 (EC6860) [29MR]

———yield on 52-week Treasury bills legislation, S10410 (EC11129) [12OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Advanced Qualification Program final rule, S10715 (EC11197) [18OC], H11716 (EC10842) [31OC]

———AeroSpace Technologies of Australia, Ltd., airworthiness directives final rule, H1586 (EC6847) [29MR]

———Aerospace Technologies of Australia airworthiness directives final rule, S610 (EC7506, EC7508) [10FE]

———Aerospatiale airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6307) [24JA], S380 (EC7406) [7FE], S1232 (EC7899) [7MR], S1986 (EC8290) [30MR], S8412 (EC10693, EC10695) [12SE], S11571 (EC11627, EC11634) [5DE], H2407 (EC7379) [2MY], H2605 (EC7466) [4MY], H7649 (EC10037), H7650 (EC10041) [14SE], H11952 (EC11099), H11954 (EC11133) [4DE]

———Aerotechnic S.R.O. airworthiness directives final rule, S11251 (EC11338) [27OC], H11445 (EC10766) [27OC]

———Agusta, S.P.A. airworthiness directives final rule, H1075 (EC6612) [15MR]

———Agusta S.P.A. airworthiness directives final rule, S327 (EC7311, EC7312, EC7313, EC7314) [3FE], S3327 (EC8768, EC8769) [3MY], S10891 (EC11259) [23OC], H629 (EC6399, EC6404) [1MR], H2011 (EC7045) [10AP], H3812 (EC7837) [24MY], H4335 (EC8117) [13JN], H10533 (EC10687) [23OC]

———air bags final rule, S3691 (EC8909) [9MY]

———Air Carrier Access Act final rule, S30 (EC6740) [24JA]

———Air Tractor, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S6118 (EC9548) [29JN], S8007 (EC10230), S8009 (EC10287) [5SE], H6350 (EC8752) [17JY], H7275 (EC9770, EC9782) [6SE]

———air traffic services fees final rule, S10715 (EC11196) [18OC], H10255 (EC10622) [18OC]

———Airbus Industries airworthiness directive final rule, H629 (EC6391) [1MR]

———Airbus Industries airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6304), S17 (EC6314, EC6316) [24JA], S284 (EC7272, EC7273, EC7274, EC7275, EC7276, EC7277, EC7278, EC7279, EC7280, EC7281, EC7282, EC7293) [2FE], S537 (EC7490, EC7491, EC7492, EC7493) [9FE], S929 (EC7813, EC7814, EC7815) [29FE], S1314 (EC7924) [8MR], S1594 (EC8113, EC8114, EC8815), S1595 (EC8116) [22MR], S1986 (EC8292) [30MR], S2233 (EC8356) [5AP], S3019 (EC8683) [27AP], S3326 (EC8762, EC8763, EC8764, EC8765) [3MY], S6117 (EC9507, EC9508, EC9509), S6118 (EC9532, EC9533, EC9534, EC9535, EC9536), S6119 (EC9555, EC9570), S6120 (EC9581, EC9586) [29JN], S7228 (EC9833) [19JY], S7388 (EC9834, EC9840), S7390 (EC9881, EC9883), S7391 (EC9907) [20JY], S8002 (EC10066, EC10084, EC10085), S8004 (EC10150), S8012 (EC10364) [5SE], S8102 (EC10548, EC10554) [6SE], S8412 (EC10696) [12SE], S10082 (EC11073) [6OC], S11251 (EC11341) [27OC], S11571 (EC11628) [5DE], H571 (EC6363, EC6366) [29FE], H629 (EC6397, EC6398, EC6405, EC6406) [1MR], H641 (EC6436) [2MR], H646 (EC6472) [6MR], H1075 (EC6611, EC6613) [15MR], H1404 (EC6767) [23MR], H1412 (EC6804, EC6805, EC6806) [27MR], H1586 (EC6841) [29MR], H2011 (EC7043, EC7044) [10AP], H2406 (EC7354, EC7355, EC7356, EC7368), H2407 (EC7394, EC7403) [2MY], H2904 (EC7543) [10MY], H3473 (EC7732) [19MY], H3812 (EC7833, EC7836) [24MY], H3866 (EC7865, EC7866) [25MY], H6049 (EC8571, EC8572, EC8573) [13JY], H6351 (EC8759, EC8768, EC8770, EC8771), H6352 (EC8788, EC8795, EC8798, EC8804, EC8806, EC8807), H6353 (EC8808, EC8809) [17JY], H6597 (EC9018, EC9019, EC9030, EC9034), H6598 (EC9035) [19JY], H6716 (EC9156) [20JY], H7204 (EC9465), H7205 (EC9466) [27JY], H7276 (EC9812) [6SE], H7576 (EC10007), H7577 (EC10013) [13SE], H7649 (EC10038) [14SE], H9634 (EC10529) [10OC], H11620 (EC10799) [30OC], H11716 (EC10846) [31OC], H11952 (EC11095) [4DE]

———Aircraft Belts, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S379 (EC7399) [7FE], H278 (EC6106) [9FE]

———aircraft dispatchers final rule, S210 (EC7108) [1FE], H45 (EC5794) [27JA]

———aircraft operations final rule, S210 (EC7104) [1FE], H755 (EC6507) [8MR]

———Airport Improvement Program final rule, S210 (EC7106) [1FE]

———airspace final rule, S211 (EC1737, EC7128, EC7129, EC7130, EC7131, EC7132, EC7133, EC7134, EC7135, EC7136, EC7138, EC7139, EC7140, EC7141, EC7142, EC7143, EC7144, EC7145, EC7146, EC7147, EC7148, EC7149), S212 (EC7150, EC7151, EC7152, EC7153, EC7154, EC7155, EC7156, EC7157, EC7158, EC7159, EC7160, EC7161, EC7162, EC7163, EC7164, EC7165, EC7166, EC7167, EC7168, EC7169, EC7170, EC7171, EC7172, EC7173, EC7174), S213 (EC7175, EC7176, EC7177, EC7178, EC7179, EC7180, EC7881) [1FE], S281 (EC7182, EC7183, EC7184, EC7185, EC7186), S283 (EC7250) [2FE], S536 (EC7463, EC7464), S537 (EC7469, EC7470, EC7471, EC7472, EC7473, EC7474, EC7476, EC7477, EC7478, EC7479, EC7480, EC7481, EC7482) [9FE], S679 (EC7596, EC7597, EC7598, EC7599, EC7600, EC7601) [22FE], S796 (EC7660, EC7661, EC7662, EC7663, EC7664, EC7665, EC7666, EC7667, EC7668, EC7669, EC7670, EC7671) [24FE], S928 (EC7797, EC7798, EC7799, EC7800, EC7801, EC7802) [29FE], S1232 (EC7895, EC7896, EC7897) [7MR], S1315 (EC7930) [8MR], S1594 (EC8096, EC8097, EC8098, EC8099, EC8100) [22MR], S1883 (EC8267, EC8270, EC8271, EC8272, EC8273) [29MR], S2233 (EC8358) [5AP], S2525 (EC8419) [11AP], S2725 (EC8493) [13AP], S3019 (EC8676, EC8677) [27AP], S3510 (EC8802, EC8803, EC8804), S3511 (EC8805, EC8806, EC8807, EC8808, EC8809, EC8810, EC8811, EC8812, EC8813, EC8814, EC8815, EC8816, EC8817, EC8818, EC8819, EC8820) [4MY], S4564 (EC9140) [6JN], S6116 (EC9484, EC9485, EC9486, EC9487, EC9488), S6117 (EC9501, EC9511, EC9512, EC9513, EC9514, EC9515, EC9520), S6118 (EC9540, EC9542, EC9543, EC9545), S6119 (EC9567), S6120 (EC9588, EC9589, EC9590, EC9591, EC9592, EC9593) [29JN], S7390 (EC9889, EC9890), S7391 (EC9909, EC9910, EC9911, EC9912, EC9913, EC9914, EC9915, EC9916, EC9917, EC9918, EC9921, EC9922), S7392 (EC9924, EC9925, EC9926, EC9927) [20JY], S7476 (EC9944) [24JY], S8002 (EC10068, EC10069, EC10070, EC10071, EC10072, EC10073, EC10074, EC10075), S8003 (EC10093, EC10094, EC10095, EC10096), S8009 (EC10288), S8012 (EC10374, EC10375, EC10376, EC10377, EC10378, EC10379, EC10380, EC10381, EC10382, EC10383, EC10384, EC10385, EC10386, EC10387), S8013 (EC10390) [5SE], S8103 (EC10562, EC10563, EC10564, EC10565, EC10566, EC10567, EC10569) [6SE], S8498 (EC10719, EC10722, EC10723, EC10724, EC10725, EC10726, EC10727, EC10728, EC10729), S8499 (EC10730) [13SE], S8821 (EC10849, EC10850) [20SE], S9265 (EC10915, EC10916), S9266 (EC10917) [26SE], S10082 (EC11068, EC11069, EC11070) [6OC], S10891 (EC11262, EC11263, EC11264, EC11265, EC11266, EC11267, EC11268, EC11269), S10892 (EC11270, EC11271, EC11272, EC11273) [23OC], S11251 (EC11351, EC11352, EC11353, EC11355), S11252 (EC11356, EC11357, EC11358, EC11359, EC11360, EC11361, EC11362, EC11363, EC11364, EC11365, EC11366, EC11367) [27OC], S11535 (EC11440) [14NO], S11567 (EC11522), S11571 (EC11638, EC11639, EC11640, EC11641, EC11642, EC11643, EC11644), S11572 (EC11645) [5DE], S11787 (EC11837, EC11845) [14DE], S11917 (EC11973, EC11974, EC11975) [15DE], H44 (EC5777), H45 (EC5795, EC5799, EC5800, EC5801, EC5802, EC5803, EC5804, EC5805, EC5819, EC5820, EC5821), H46 (EC5822) [27JA], H164 (EC5939, EC5940, EC5941, EC5942, EC5943, EC5944, EC5945) [1FE], H208 (EC5994) [2FE], H218 (EC6047) [7FE], H339 (EC6136, EC6138, EC6139, EC6140) [10FE], H570 (EC6331, EC6332, EC6333, EC6334, EC6335, EC6336, EC6337, EC6338, EC6339, EC6340, EC6341, EC6342, EC6343, EC6344, EC6345, EC6346, EC6347, EC6348, EC6349, EC6350, EC6351, EC6352, EC6353, EC6354) [29FE], H646 (EC6468) [6MR], H755 (EC6508) [8MR], H919 (EC6530, EC6531, EC6532, EC6533, EC6534, EC6535), H920 (EC6536, EC6537, EC6538) [9MR], H1411 (EC6793, EC6794, EC6795) [27MR], H1586 (EC6854), H1587 (EC6856, EC6857, EC6858, EC6859) [29MR], H1762 (EC6945, EC6946) [4AP], H1850 (EC6971, EC6972, EC6973, EC6974) [5AP], H1955 (EC6992, EC6993, EC6994, EC6995, EC6996) [6AP], H2237 (EC7098) [12AP], H2335 (EC7130, EC7131, EC7132, EC7133, EC7134, EC7135, EC7136, EC7137, EC7138, EC7139, EC7140, EC7141, EC7142) [13AP], H2406 (EC7360, EC7374, EC7375), H2407 (EC7376, EC7388) [2MY], H2605 (EC7460, EC7461, EC7462, EC7468) [4MY], H2654 (EC7494, EC7495, EC7496) [8MY], H3411 (EC7707, EC7709) [18MY], H3522 (EC7757, EC7758, EC7759, EC7760, EC7761, EC7762, EC7763, EC7764, EC7765, EC7766, EC7767) [22MY], H3922 (EC7991) [6JN], H4034 (EC8044) [7JN], H4483 (EC8140, EC8141, EC8142, EC8143, EC8144, EC8145, EC8146, EC8147, EC8148) [14JN], H4673 (EC8217) [19JN], H4782 (EC8254) [20JN], H6049 (EC8579, EC8580), H6050 (EC8582, EC8584, EC8586, EC8592, EC8599, EC8600) [13JY], H6350 (EC8740, EC8741, EC8742, EC8743, EC8744, EC8745, EC8746, EC8747, EC8748, EC8749, EC8750), H6353 (EC8813) [17JY], H6597 (EC9013, EC9014, EC9024, EC9027) [19JY], H6716 (EC9146, EC9147, EC9148, EC9149, EC9150, EC9151, EC9152, EC9153, EC9164) [20JY], H6775 (EC9275, EC9276, EC9277, EC9278) [24JY], H7275 (EC9779, EC9783, EC9784, EC9786, EC9787, EC9788, EC9789, EC9790, EC9791), H7276 (EC9793, EC9794, EC9795, EC9796, EC9797, EC9798, EC9799, EC9800) [6SE], H7650 (EC10042) [14SE], H7721 (EC10079, EC10080, EC10081, EC10082, EC10083, EC10084, EC10085, EC10087, EC10088, EC10089, EC10090, EC10091, EC10092, EC10093, EC10094, EC10095, EC10096) [18SE], H7931 (EC10173, EC10174) [20SE], H8405 (EC10326, EC10327, EC10328) [27SE], H9503 (EC10507, EC10508, EC10509) [6OC], H11619 (EC10785, EC10786, EC10787, EC10788, EC10789, EC10791, EC10792, EC10793, EC10794, EC10796), H11620 (EC10798, EC10801, EC10807, EC10809, EC10810) [30OC], H11715 (EC10837, EC10838, EC10839, EC10840), H11716 (EC10841, EC10847, EC10848, EC10849) [31OC], H11780 (EC10859, EC10860, EC10861, EC10862), H11781 (EC10863) [1NO], H11812 (EC10878, EC10879) [2NO], H11952 (EC11096), H11953 (EC11108, EC11109, EC11110, EC11111, EC11114, EC11115, EC11116, EC11117) [4DE], H12065 (EC11257, EC11260) [8DE], H12531 (EC11407, EC11408, EC11410) [15DE]

———airworthiness directives corrections final rule, H11953 (EC11120, EC11123) [4DE]

———airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7400) [7FE]

———alcohol-impaired driving prevention programs final rule, S8005 (EC10155) [5SE], H7204 (EC9462) [27JY]

———Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau airworthiness directives final rule, S1315 (EC7928) [8MR], S1459 (EC8010) [20MR], S11535 (EC11448) [14NO], H1283 (EC6730) [22MR], H2407 (EC7391) [2MY], H11841 (EC10888) [3NO]

———AlliedSignal, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S379 (EC7398) [7FE], S1986 (EC8293) [30MR]

———Allison Engine Co., airworthiness directives final rule, S6117 (EC9500), S6119 (EC9554) [29JN], S8002 (EC10065) [5SE], S8412 (EC10690) [12SE], H4816 (EC8296) [21JN], H6351 (EC8758) [17JY], H6716 (EC9157) [20JY], H7649 (EC10032) [14SE]

———alternative dispute resolution final rule, S11573 (EC11692) [5DE], H12530 (EC11404) [15DE]

———altitudes final rule, S1594 (EC8094) [22MR], S6119 (EC9568) [29JN], S8001 (EC10061) [5SE], S8821 (EC10840, EC10841) [20SE], S11250 (EC11327, EC11328), S11251 (EC11329) [27OC], H44 (EC5773, EC5775) [27JA], H2011 (EC7033) [10AP], H2407 (EC7397) [2MY], H5954 (EC8517) [12JY], H6468 (EC8894) [18JY], H7649 (EC10033) [14SE], H11444 (EC10755) [27OC]

———amendment final rule, H44 (EC5776) [27JA]

———American Society for Testing and Materials final rule, S31 (EC6763) [24JA], H44 (EC5791) [27JA]

———anchorage areas final rule, S31 (EC6772) [24JA], S928 (EC7791) [29FE], S1315 (EC7931) [8MR], S3019 (EC8692, EC8694) [27AP], S7389 (EC9848) [20JY], S8008 (EC10246) [5SE], S10715 (EC11201) [18OC], H571 (EC6369) [29FE], H1411 (EC6789) [27MR], H2407 (EC7387) [2MY], H3411 (EC7700) [18MY]

———antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention programs final rule, S3019 (EC8675) [27AP], H3411 (EC7698) [18MY]

———asphalt fundamental properties report, S11567 (EC11527) [5DE], H11952 (EC11087) [4DE]

———Augusta S.P.A. airworthiness directives final rule, S10082 (EC11071) [6OC], H9634 (EC10533) [10OC]

———Automotive Fuel Economy Program report, S4668 (EC9144) [7JN], H6594 (EC8943) [19JY]

———aviation economic proceedings final rule, S30 (EC6739) [24JA]

———aviation noise standards final rule, S10715 (EC11209) [18OC], H11952 (EC11089) [4DE]

———Aviointeriors S.P.A. airworthiness directives final rule, S10891 (EC11254) [23OC]

———Ayres Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, S1595 (EC8121) [22MR], S6119 (EC9552) [29JN], H2408 (EC7407) [2MY], H6351 (EC8756) [17JY]

———Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6301, EC6302) [24JA], S380 (EC7417) [7FE], S798 (EC7713) [24FE], S1232 (EC7900) [7MR], S1315 (EC7927) [8MR], S1595 (EC8125) [22MR], S2233 (EC8355) [5AP], S6119 (EC9573) [29JN], S8012 (EC10365, EC10366, EC10369) [5SE], S8821 (EC10842) [20SE], S11251 (EC11349) [27OC], S11571 (EC11629) [5DE], H641 (EC6437) [2MR], H2121 (EC7063) [11AP], H2406 (EC7353), H2407 (EC7392) [2MY], H2605 (EC7465) [4MY], H2904 (EC7542) [10MY], H6351 (EC8778) [17JY], H7276 (EC9806, EC9809, EC9810) [6SE], H7989 (EC10212) [21SE], H11620 (EC10808) [30OC]

———BF Goodrich Avionics Systems, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S8004 (EC10151) [5SE]

———BF Goodrich Avionics Systems Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, H45 (EC5817) [27JA]

———Bob Fields airworthiness directives final rule, S1459 (EC8009) [20MR], H1283 (EC6729) [22MR]

———Boeing airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6309), S17 (EC6312) [24JA], S283 (EC7251, EC7252, EC7253, EC7254, EC7255, EC7256, EC7257, EC7258, EC7259, EC7260, EC7261, EC7262, EC7263, EC7264, EC7265, EC7266, EC7267, EC7268, EC7269), S284 (EC7270, EC7271) [2FE], S537 (EC7483, EC7484, EC7485, EC7486, EC7487, EC7488, EC7489) [9FE], S679 (EC7604) [22FE], S929 (EC7810, EC7811, EC7812) [29FE], S1172 (EC7869) [6MR], S1232 (EC7903) [7MR], S1459 (EC8011) [20MR], S1594 (EC8104, EC8105, EC8106, EC8107) [22MR], S2725 (EC8484, EC8485) [13AP], S3019 (EC8678, EC8679, EC8680, EC8681, EC8682) [27AP], S3326 (EC8755, EC8756, EC8757, EC8758, EC8759, EC8760, EC8761) [3MY], S6116 (EC9492, EC9493), S6117 (EC9497, EC9498, EC9502, EC9504, EC9505), S6118 (EC9529, EC9530, EC9531), S6119 (EC9550, EC9556, EC9557, EC9558, EC9569), S6120 (EC9582) [29JN], S7388 (EC9836, EC9837), S7390 (EC9880, EC9882, EC9885), S7391 (EC9905, EC9906), S7392 (EC9928) [20JY], S7476 (EC9943) [24JY], S8002 (EC10087, EC10088, EC10089, EC10090), S8004 (EC10153), S8005 (EC10154, EC10166, EC10168, EC10169), S8011 (EC10359, EC10360), S8016 (EC10496) [5SE], S8102 (EC10551, EC10555, EC10559, EC10560) [6SE], S8412 (EC10686, EC10697) [12SE], S8498 (EC10712, EC10716, EC10717, EC10718) [13SE], S10082 (EC11072) [6OC], S10891 (EC11251, EC11261) [23OC], S10926 (EC11285) [24OC], S11251 (EC11340, EC11343, EC11346, EC11348) [27OC], S11535 (EC11442, EC11443, EC11451, EC11456) [14NO], S11570 (EC11612, EC11617), S11571 (EC11632) [5DE], S11787 (EC11840) [14DE], H44 (EC5784, EC5787, EC5788, EC5789), H45 (EC5813, EC5814) [27JA], H571 (EC6368) [29FE], H629 (EC6407), H630 (EC6409) [1MR], H640 (EC6421, EC6422, EC6430, EC6431), H641 (EC6435) [2MR], H920 (EC6539, EC6541) [9MR], H930 (EC6557, EC6558, EC6559) [13MR], H1075 (EC6608, EC6616) [15MR], H1283 (EC6731, EC6733, EC6734) [22MR], H1404 (EC6768) [23MR], H1412 (EC6801, EC6802, EC6803, EC6808, EC6809, EC6810) [27MR], H1586 (EC6848) [29MR], H2335 (EC7143) [13AP], H2406 (EC7349), H2408 (EC7404, EC7408, EC7409) [2MY], H2511 (EC7454) [3MY], H2605 (EC7467) [4MY], H3473 (EC7728, EC7729, EC7731, EC7733, EC7734) [19MY], H3812 (EC7828, EC7829, EC7830) [24MY], H3922 (EC7996, EC8000) [6JN], H4335 (EC8118, EC8119) [13JN], H4483 (EC8135, EC8136, EC8138, EC8139) [14JN], H4815 (EC8278, EC8279), H4816 (EC8291, EC8292) [21JN], H6049 (EC8575, EC8576, EC8578) [13JY], H6350 (EC8754), H6351 (EC8760, EC8761, EC8762, EC8773, EC8774), H6352 (EC8789, EC8790, EC8797, EC8799, EC8802) [17JY], H6597 (EC9017, EC9020, EC9023, EC9031, EC9032) [19JY], H6716 (EC9163) [20JY], H6775 (EC9280, EC9281, EC9282, EC9283, EC9284) [24JY], H7204 (EC9463), H7205 (EC9467) [27JY], H7274 (EC9757, EC9759, EC9760), H7275 (EC9776, EC9777, EC9778) [6SE], H7372 (EC9952, EC9953) [11SE], H7576 (EC10005, EC10010), H7577 (EC10014) [13SE], H7650 (EC10043) [14SE], H7721 (EC10102) [18SE], H7869 (EC10127, EC10128, EC10130) [19SE], H9634 (EC10530) [10OC], H10533 (EC10683, EC10685) [23OC], H10807 (EC10705) [24OC], H11619 (EC10795), H11620 (EC10800, EC10804, EC10806) [30OC], H11716 (EC10843) [31OC], H11842 (EC10890, EC10895, EC10899) [3NO], H11879 (EC10927) [13NO], H11952 (EC11091), H11953 (EC11119, EC11124), H11954 (EC11136) [4DE], H12065 (EC11258) [8DE]

———Bombardier airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6306) [24JA], S284 (EC7284) [2FE], S327 (EC7315, EC7316, EC7317) [3FE], S380 (EC7409) [7FE], S610 (EC7496, EC7497) [10FE], S1986 (EC8289) [30MR], S3327 (EC8777) [3MY], S6118 (EC9528) [29JN], S8102 (EC10552) [6SE], S10891 (EC11252, EC11255) [23OC], S10925 (EC11284), S10926 (EC11286) [24OC], S11251 (EC11330) [27OC], S11535 (EC11455) [14NO], S11571 (EC11626) [5DE], H44 (EC5793) [27JA], H570 (EC6360) [29FE], H629 (EC6389, EC6393) [1MR], H640 (EC6414, EC6433) [2MR], H1075 (EC6610) [15MR], H1412 (EC6800) [27MR], H1586 (EC6851) [29MR], H2407 (EC7380) [2MY], H3812 (EC7839) [24MY], H6353 (EC8814) [17JY], H7577 (EC10011) [13SE], H10533 (EC10680, EC10682) [23OC], H10906 (EC10722, EC10723) [25OC], H11444 (EC10758) [27OC], H11842 (EC10894) [3NO], H11952 (EC11101) [4DE]

———British Aerospace airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6308) [24JA], S284 (EC7291, EC7292), S285 (EC7294, EC7295, EC7296, EC7297, EC7298) [2FE], S380 (EC7412) [7FE], S610 (EC7505) [10FE], S929 (EC7816, EC7817) [29FE], S1594 (EC8108, EC8109) [22MR], S1986 (EC8291) [30MR], S6118 (EC9527), S6120 (EC9587) [29JN], S8102 (EC10549) [6SE], S8498 (EC10711, EC10713) [13SE], S11251 (EC11336) [27OC], S11570 (EC11619) [5DE], H45 (EC5815, EC5816) [27JA], H570 (EC6359), H571 (EC6362, EC6364, EC6367) [29FE], H629 (EC6403) [1MR], H640 (EC6415) [2MR], H1412 (EC6797) [27MR], H2407 (EC7378), H2408 (EC7405, EC7410) [2MY], H6352 (EC8793, EC8800) [17JY], H7576 (EC10008) [13SE], H7721 (EC10100, EC10101) [18SE], H11445 (EC10764) [27OC], H11716 (EC10845) [31OC], H11953 (EC11125) [4DE]

———Cameron Balloons, Ltd., airworthiness directives final rule, S928 (EC7806) [29FE], H1283 (EC6739) [22MR]

———capital investment projects final rule, S11914 (EC11883) [15DE], H12065 (EC11256) [8DE]

———carload waybill sample and public use file regulations final rule, S8002 (EC10078) [5SE]

———carload waybill sample modification and public use file regulations final rule, H6716 (EC9144) [20JY]

———CASA airworthiness directives final rule, S379 (EC7396) [7FE]

———certification procedures final rule, S6117 (EC9521) [29JN]

———Cessna Aircraft Co., airworthiness directives final rule, S326 (EC7309, EC7310) [3FE], S379 (EC7392) [7FE], S928 (EC7804) [29FE], S1232 (EC7901) [7MR], S1986 (EC8287) [30MR], S11535 (EC11444) [14NO], H570 (EC6356) [29FE], H629 (EC6402) [1MR], H640 (EC6427) [2MR], H1283 (EC6735) [22MR], H2407 (EC7377) [2MY], H2605 (EC7469) [4MY], H11841 (EC10887) [3NO]

———CFE Co., airworthiness directives final rule, S379 (EC7393) [7FE], S11571 (EC11625) [5DE], S11787 (EC11843) [14DE], H630 (EC6408) [1MR], H11952 (EC11098) [4DE], H12079 (EC11288) [11DE]

———CFM International airworthiness directives final rule, S2232 (EC8353) [5AP], S6118 (EC9526) [29JN], S8102 (EC10558) [6SE], H2904 (EC7544) [10MY], H6352 (EC8796) [17JY], H7372 (EC9951) [11SE]

———child restraint systems final rule, S8005 (EC10156) [5SE]

———civil penalties final rule, S11535 (EC11458) [14NO]

———Civil Rights Act final rule, S6011 (EC9432) [28JN], S9266 (EC10942) [26SE]

———Coast Guard appropriations legislation, S2862 (EC8524) [25AP], H3308 (EC7685) [17MY]

———Coast Guard appropriations report, H7205 (EC9468) [27JY]

———Coast Guard final rule, S536 (EC7460) [9FE], S1232 (EC7894) [7MR], S1315 (EC7931, EC7932) [8MR], S3257 (EC8749) [2MY], S8001 (EC10060) [5SE]

———Coast Guard report, S5554 (EC9307) [21JN]

———coastwise trade law waivers final rule, H755 (EC6506) [8MR]

———Commander Aircraft Co., airworthiness directives final rule, H6050 (EC8594) [13JY]

———commercial activities inventory report, S79 (EC6957) [26JA], H569 (EC6298) [29FE]

———compliance with service obligations final rule, S7389 (EC9858) [20JY]

———computer reservations systems regulations final rule, S1814 (EC8211) [28MR], S2106 (EC8327) [4AP], H2405 (EC7346) [2MY]

———Construcciones Aeronauticas airworthiness directives final rule, H2406 (EC7352) [2MY]

———Construcciones Aeronautics airworthiness directives final rule, S1595 (EC8120) [22MR]

———consumer information regulations final rule, H39 (EC5643) [27JA]

———court of competent jurisdiction final rule, S8498 (EC10720) [13SE], H7930 (EC10164) [20SE]

———crash test dummy devices final rule, S1594 (EC8090) [22MR], S2106 (EC8328) [4AP], H1850 (EC6955) [5AP], H2401 (EC7215) [2MY], H2768 (EC7507) [9MY]

———crash test procedures final rule, S2106 (EC8330) [4AP]

———customers final rule, H6594 (EC8925) [19JY]

———Dassault airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7405) [7FE], S1232 (EC7898) [7MR], S1595 (EC8119) [22MR], S6119 (EC9559) [29JN], S7388 (EC9838) [20JY], H278 (EC6107) [9FE], H2406 (EC7351) [2MY], H2511 (EC7453) [3MY], H6351 (EC8763) [17JY]

———de Havilland airworthiness directives final rule, S379 (EC7391) [7FE], H629 (EC6395) [1MR]

———Delaware Bay traffic approaches final rule, H2407 (EC7386) [2MY]

———digital flight data recorder requirements final rule, S210 (EC7115) [1FE], S8016 (EC10498) [5SE], H7277 (EC9825) [6SE]

———domestic baggage liability final rule, S30 (EC6742) [24JA], H164 (EC5937) [1FE]

———Dornier airworthiness directives final rule, S17 (EC6313, EC6315) [24JA], S379 (EC7384, EC7385) [7FE], S1315 (EC7926) [8MR], S1595 (EC8122) [22MR], S3019 (EC8686) [27AP], S3327 (EC8773) [3MY], S11251 (EC11344) [27OC], H629 (EC6401) [1MR], H2407 (EC7395), H2408 (EC7412) [2MY], H3473 (EC7730) [19MY], H3522 (EC7768) [22MY], H11620 (EC10803) [30OC]

———drawbridge operation regulations final rule, S31 (EC6753, EC6758, EC6760, EC6761, EC6762, EC6764, EC6765, EC6766, EC6767, EC6768, EC6769, EC6770, EC6771) [24JA], S536 (EC7458, EC7459) [9FE], S928 (EC7789, EC7790) [29FE], S1232 (EC7893) [7MR], S1883 (EC8261, EC8262) [29MR], S2232 (EC8346) [5AP], S3019 (EC8687, EC8688, EC8689, EC8690, EC8691) [27AP], S3257 (EC8750, EC8751, EC8753) [2MY], S3691 (EC8916) [9MY], S4376 (EC9086, EC9087) [24MY], S6012 (EC9449, EC9454, EC9455) [28JN], S7389 (EC9850, EC9852, EC9853) [20JY], S8013 (EC10397, EC10398, EC10399, EC10400, EC10401, EC10402), S8016 (EC10501) [5SE], S8103 (EC10575, EC10576, EC10577) [6SE], S8821 (EC10856, EC10857, EC10858) [20SE], S10715 (EC11202, EC11203, EC11204) [18OC], S11573 (EC11695, EC11696, EC11697, EC11698) [5DE], S11754 (EC11831, EC11832, EC11833) [8DE], S11787 (EC11850, EC11851, EC11852, EC11853), S11788 (EC11854, EC11855, EC11856, EC11857, EC11858) [14DE], S11916 (EC11955) [15DE], H44 (EC5769, EC5770, EC5771, EC5772) [27JA], H89 (EC5911) [31JA], H508 (EC6241, EC6242) [16FE], H571 (EC6370, EC6371, EC6372, EC6373, EC6374, EC6375) [29FE], H646 (EC6465, EC6466) [6MR], H1411 (EC6791, EC6792) [27MR], H2406 (EC7364, EC7365), H2407 (EC7389) [2MY], H2605 (EC7463) [4MY], H2904 (EC7540) [10MY], H3411 (EC7701, EC7702, EC7703, EC7704, EC7706), H3412 (EC7710) [18MY], H4335 (EC8110, EC8111) [13JN], H4673 (EC8224, EC8225) [19JN], H5167 (EC8363) [26JN], H5435 (EC8425) [28JN], H5653 (EC8432, EC8433) [29JN], H5842 (EC8477) [11JY], H6597 (EC9008, EC9010) [19JY], H7276 (EC9818, EC9819, EC9820), H7277 (EC9823, EC9831, EC9832, EC9833) [6SE], H7501 (EC9984, EC9985, EC9986) [12SE], H7931 (EC10169, EC10180) [20SE], H10255 (EC10628, EC10629, EC10632) [18OC], H11954 (EC11131) [4DE], H12079 (EC11291, EC11292, EC11293, EC11295, EC11296) [11DE]

———Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act report, S3256 (EC8720) [2MY], S5554 (EC9307) [21JN], H3923 (EC8011) [6JN]

———electric vehicle safety final rule, S9266 (EC10921) [26SE]

———Embraer airworthiness directives final rule, S6120 (EC9583) [29JN], H6352 (EC8791) [17JY]

———Emergency Relief Program final rule, S3691 (EC8907) [9MY], H6597 (EC9028) [19JY]

———Empressa Brasileira de Aeronautica airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7403) [7FE], S929 (EC7809) [29FE], S2725 (EC8489) [13AP], S7392 (EC9929) [20JY], S9265 (EC10912, EC10913) [26SE], S10082 (EC11074, EC11075) [6OC], S10891 (EC11256) [23OC], S11251 (EC11331, EC11339) [27OC], S11570 (EC11621), S11571 (EC11630) [5DE], S11916 (EC11971, EC11972) [15DE], H44 (EC5781) [27JA], H1586 (EC6846) [29MR], H3922 (EC7999) [6JN], H8405 (EC10329, EC10330) [27SE], H9634 (EC10531, EC10532) [10OC], H10533 (EC10684) [23OC], H11445 (EC10759, EC10767) [27OC], H11952 (EC11094), H11953 (EC11107) [4DE], H12531 (EC11405, EC11409) [15DE]

———endorsement of fishery vessels final rule, S7390 (EC9893) [20JY]

———Eurocopter Canada airworthiness directives final rule, S8821 (EC10845) [20SE], H7931 (EC10177) [20SE]

———Eurocopter Deutschland airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6300) [24JA], S379 (EC7389, EC7390) [7FE], S1986 (EC8294) [30MR], S3510 (EC8800) [4MY], S6120 (EC9579) [29JN], S7390 (EC9879) [20JY], S8498 (EC10715) [13SE], H44 (EC5786) [27JA], H629 (EC6400) [1MR], H640 (EC6423) [2MR], H2406 (EC7369, EC7371) [2MY], H4335 (EC8120) [13JN], H6352 (EC8785) [17JY], H6597 (EC9021) [19JY], H7722 (EC10105) [18SE]

———Eurocopter France airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6298, EC6299) [24JA], S379 (EC7388) [7FE], S610 (EC7510) [10FE], S798 (EC7711) [24FE], S1459 (EC8007) [20MR], S1594 (EC8110, EC8111, EC8112) [22MR], S1986 (EC8296) [30MR], S3510 (EC8797, EC8798) [4MY], S6117 (EC9510), S6118 (EC9524), S6119 (EC9551, EC9560, EC9571, EC9572), S6120 (EC9578, EC9595) [29JN], S8012 (EC10363) [5SE], S8498 (EC10714) [13SE], S8821 (EC10843) [20SE], S11251 (EC11332, EC11347) [27OC], S11571 (EC11624) [5DE], H44 (EC5783) [27JA], H1283 (EC6732) [22MR], H1412 (EC6799) [27MR], H2120 (EC7058) [11AP], H2406 (EC7350), H2407 (EC7402), H2408 (EC7411) [2MY], H3648 (EC7797) [23MY], H3812 (EC7831) [24MY], H6049 (EC8570) [13JY], H6351 (EC8755, EC8764, EC8775, EC8776, EC8777), H6352 (EC8784, EC8803) [17JY], H7276 (EC9811) [6SE], H7722 (EC10104) [18SE], H7931 (EC10179) [20SE], H11445 (EC10760) [27OC], H11620 (EC10805) [30OC], H11953 (EC11102) [4DE]

———export vessels report, S7390 (EC9878) [20JY]

———FAA services fees final rule, H6050 (EC8591) [13JY]

———Fairchild Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7411) [7FE], S798 (EC7710) [24FE], S1986 (EC8288) [30MR], S2725 (EC8488) [13AP], S8412 (EC10688) [12SE], H629 (EC6396) [1MR], H2121 (EC7072) [11AP], H2407 (EC7381) [2MY], H3922 (EC7998) [6JN], H7721 (EC10103) [18SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7036) [31JA], H1411 (EC6782) [27MR]

———Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration final rule, S30 (EC6738) [24JA]

———Federal Railroad Administration procedures final rule, S30 (EC6743) [24JA], H45 (EC5808) [27JA]

———flight plan requirements final rule, H646 (EC6473) [6MR]

———flight rules final rule, S2233 (EC8359) [5AP], H2406 (EC7366) [2MY]

———Fokker airworthiness directives final rule, S326 (EC7299, EC7300, EC7301, EC7302, EC7303, EC7304) [3FE], S929 (EC7808) [29FE], S1595 (EC8117) [22MR], S2725 (EC8487) [13AP], S3019 (EC8685) [27AP], S3326 (EC8766) [3MY], S6116 (EC9482), S6119 (EC9561) [29JN], S7391 (EC9908) [20JY], S8498 (EC10710) [13SE], S11251 (EC11345) [27OC], H45 (EC5798) [27JA], H570 (EC6355) [29FE], H629 (EC6392) [1MR], H640 (EC6428) [2MR], H1075 (EC6615) [15MR], H2406 (EC7357) [2MY], H3473 (EC7727) [19MY], H3648 (EC7798) [23MY], H3866 (EC7864) [25MY], H3922 (EC7995) [6JN], H4783 (EC8257) [20JN], H6351 (EC8765) [17JY], H6597 (EC9029) [19JY], H7721 (EC10099) [18SE], H11620 (EC10802) [30OC], H11952 (EC11092) [4DE]

———frequency of inspection final rule, H508 (EC6240) [16FE], H2408 (EC7413) [2MY]

———General Electric Co., airworthiness directives final rule, S326 (EC7305, EC7306, EC7307, EC7308) [3FE], S679 (EC7603) [22FE], S797 (EC7707) [24FE], S1314 (EC7923) [8MR], S1459 (EC8008) [20MR], S1986 (EC8295) [30MR], S6116 (EC9494), S6117 (EC9495, EC9496), S6118 (EC9525) [29JN], S8002 (EC10064) [5SE], S8412 (EC10687) [12SE], S10715 (EC11192) [18OC], S10891 (EC11257) [23OC], S11535 (EC11445, EC11457) [14NO], H44 (EC5790), H45 (EC5812) [27JA], H629 (EC6390) [1MR], H640 (EC6416) [2MR], H1074 (EC6607), H1075 (EC6609) [15MR], H1283 (EC6728) [22MR], H2121 (EC7071) [11AP], H2406 (EC7372), H2407 (EC7393) [2MY], H4816 (EC8288, EC8289, EC8290) [21JN], H6352 (EC8801) [17JY], H6716 (EC9158) [20JY], H7721 (EC10097) [18SE], H10255 (EC10627) [18OC], H10533 (EC10689) [23OC], H11842 (EC10892, EC10893) [3NO]

———global technical regulations final rule, S8017 (EC10507) [5SE]

———Grand Canyon National Park special flight rules final rule, H12079 (EC11289, EC11290) [11DE]

———Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7404) [7FE], S6120 (EC9575) [29JN], H930 (EC6561) [13MR], H3812 (EC7838) [24MY], H6351 (EC8780) [17JY]

———Gulfstream airworthiness directives final rule, S3327 (EC8776) [3MY]

———Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, S610 (EC7501) [10FE], H1411 (EC6796) [27MR]

———Hartzell Propeller, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7413) [7FE], H45 (EC5806) [27JA]

———hazardous materials regulations final rule, S678 (EC7553, EC7554) [22FE], S8009 (EC10290) [5SE], S8412 (EC10682) [12SE], S9265 (EC10910) [26SE], S11754 (EC11835) [8DE], H7275 (EC9780) [6SE], H8060 (EC10282) [25SE], H11927 (EC10966) [14NO], H11952 (EC11100) [4DE]

———head protection systems final rule, S30 (EC6745, EC6746) [24JA]

———helicopter operations final rule, S210 (EC7114) [1FE]

———highway emergency relief reserve legislation, S2233 (EC8361) [5AP], H6469 (EC8903) [18JY]

———Highway Trust Fund legislation, S1882 (EC8249) [29MR]

———highways, bridges, and transit conditions and performance report, S4100 (EC8990) [17MY], H6775 (EC9287) [24JY]

———Hoffman Propeller Co., airworthiness directives final rule, S928 (EC7805) [29FE]

———Hoffmann Propeller Co., airworthiness directives final rule, H1283 (EC6737) [22MR]

———Honeywell International, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S1595 (EC8127, EC8128) [22MR], S6119 (EC9549) [29JN], S8012 (EC10373) [5SE], H2406 (EC7358, EC7370), H2408 (EC7406) [2MY], H3648 (EC7799) [23MY], H6350 (EC8753) [17JY], H7276 (EC9801) [6SE]

———importing noncomplying motor vehicles final rule, S8412 (EC10680, EC10698) [12SE]

———Indian Reservation Road Bridge Program final rule, S4012 (EC8953) [16MY], H6597 (EC9026) [19JY]

———Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche airworthiness directives final rule, S798 (EC7708) [24FE], S3327 (EC8778) [3MY], H2121 (EC7062) [11AP], H3866 (EC7867) [25MY]

———Inspector General report, S283 (EC7249) [2FE], S4237 (EC9071) [22MY], S6840 (EC9769) [14JY], H569 (EC6317) [29FE], H4815 (EC8271) [21JN], H6774 (EC9254) [24JY]

———insulin-treated diabetes mellitus report, S8412 (EC10699) [12SE]

———insurance reporting requirements final rule, S8014 (EC10414, EC10415) [5SE]

———International Aero Engines airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7414) [7FE], S6118 (EC9537) [29JN], S11570 (EC11611) [5DE], H930 (EC6560) [13MR], H6352 (EC8787) [17JY], H11953 (EC11118) [4DE]

———international air service report, S210 (EC7103) [1FE]

———international airport report, S679 (EC7593) [22FE], H996 (EC6589) [14MR]

———international airspace prohibitions final rule, S210 (EC7109) [1FE], H2406 (EC7367) [2MY], H6352 (EC8783) [17JY]

———international aviation safety assessment final rule, S6117 (EC9516) [29JN], H6353 (EC8810) [17JY]

———Israel Aircraft Industries airworthiness directives final rule, S929 (EC7807) [29FE], S2233 (EC8357) [5AP], S6117 (EC9506), S6119 (EC9574) [29JN], S8821 (EC10847) [20SE], S11571 (EC11635) [5DE], H1283 (EC6738) [22MR], H2904 (EC7545) [10MY], H6049 (EC8574) [13JY], H6351 (EC8779) [17JY], H7931 (EC10175) [20SE], H11716 (EC10844) [31OC], H11954 (EC11134) [4DE]

———jet route final rule, S210 (EC7105) [1FE], S1594 (EC8095) [22MR], S2725 (EC8497) [13AP], S6118 (EC9546) [29JN], S7391 (EC9920) [20JY], S8013 (EC10391) [5SE], S11535 (EC11441) [14NO], H1587 (EC6855) [29MR], H3922 (EC7986) [6JN], H6468 (EC8885) [18JY], H7276 (EC9792) [6SE], H11812 (EC10877) [2NO]

———Jetstream Aircraft, Ltd., airworthiness directives final rule, S379 (EC7395) [7FE]

———Jetstream airworthiness final rule, H45 (EC5797) [27JA]

———Kaman Aerospace Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7416) [7FE], S8412 (EC10694) [12SE], H640 (EC6434) [2MR], H7649 (EC10039) [14SE]

———large trucks report, S7390 (EC9877) [20JY], H7001 (EC9345) [25JY]

———Learjet airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6310) [24JA], S2232 (EC8354) [5AP], S3327 (EC8781) [3MY], S11916 (EC11970) [15DE], H2904 (EC7539) [10MY], H4483 (EC8134) [14JN], H12531 (EC11406) [15DE]

———LET Aeronautical Works airworthiness directives final rule, S11251 (EC11335) [27OC], H11445 (EC10763) [27OC]

———licensed reentry activities final rule, S9266 (EC109019, EC10920) [26SE], H8198 (EC10307, EC10308) [26SE]

———licensing operation of a non-Federal launch site final rule, S10925 (EC11282) [24OC], H10906 (EC10724) [25OC]

———light truck average fuel economy standard final rule, S2106 (EC8329) [4AP], H2654 (EC7484) [8MY]

———lithium batteries transportation final rule, H7931 (EC10166) [20SE]

———Lockheed Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, S327 (EC7318, EC7319, EC7320, EC7321) [3FE], S3327 (EC8775) [3MY], S6119 (EC9553), S6120 (EC9580) [29JN], S8102 (EC10556) [6SE], S11567 (EC11523) [5DE], H44 (EC5780), H45 (EC5818) [27JA], H3812 (EC7835) [24MY], H6351 (EC8757), H6352 (EC8786) [17JY], H7372 (EC9949) [11SE], H11952 (EC11090) [4DE]

———Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program final rule, S30 (EC6737) [24JA], H1628 (EC6871) [30MR]

———marine transportation system report, S7389 (EC9854) [20JY]

———Maritime Administration final rule, H6713 (EC9064) [20JY]

———Maritime Administration report, S3257 (EC8744) [2MY], H3919 (EC7889) [6JN]

———maritime and other appropriations legislation, S1171 (EC7864) [6MR]

———maritime programs legislation, H2400 (EC7186) [2MY]

———Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S6116 (EC9483) [29JN], H4783 (EC8256) [20JN]

———McCauley Propeller Systems airworthiness directives final rule, S8012 (EC10368) [5SE], H7276 (EC9807) [6SE]

———McDonnell-Douglas airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6305), S17 (EC6317) [24JA], S284 (EC7283, EC7285, EC7286, EC7287, EC7288, EC7289, EC7290) [2FE], S537 (EC7494, EC7495) [9FE], S797 (EC7697, EC7698, EC7699, EC7700, EC7701, EC7702, EC7703, EC7704), S798 (EC7712) [24FE], S928 (EC7803) [29FE], S1232 (EC7902) [7MR], S1314 (EC7925), S1315 (EC7929) [8MR], S2725 (EC8482, EC8483) [13AP], S3327 (EC8780) [3MY], S4376 (EC9090, EC9091, EC9092, EC9093, EC9094, EC9095, EC9096, EC9097, EC9098, EC9099, EC9100, EC9101) [24MY], S6117 (EC9499), S6120 (EC9576, EC9577, EC9584) [29JN], S7392 (EC9930) [20JY], S8004 (EC10152), S8005 (EC10167), S8007 (EC10231), S8012 (EC10362, EC10370, EC10371, EC10372) [5SE], S8102 (EC10547) [6SE], S8498 (EC10709) [13SE], S8821 (EC10846) [20SE], S10891 (EC11249, EC11250, EC11258) [23OC], S11251 (EC11342) [27OC], S11535 (EC11452, EC11453, EC11454) [14NO], S11570 (EC11620), S11571 (EC11623) [5DE], H571 (EC6361) [29FE], H640 (EC6424, EC6429, EC6432) [2MR], H920 (EC6540) [9MR], H1075 (EC6614) [15MR], H1283 (EC6736) [22MR], H1412 (EC6807) [27MR], H1586 (EC6853) [29MR], H2120 (EC7057), H2121 (EC7061, EC7064, EC7065, EC7066, EC7067, EC7068, EC7069, EC7070) [11AP], H2407 (EC7390) [2MY], H2605 (EC7464) [4MY], H3922 (EC8001, EC8002) [6JN], H4335 (EC8116) [13JN], H4815 (EC8280, EC8281, EC8282, EC8283, EC8284, EC8285, EC8286, EC8287), H4816 (EC8293, EC8294, EC8295, EC8297, EC8298) [21JN], H6352 (EC8781, EC8782, EC8792) [17JY], H6716 (EC9154) [20JY], H7204 (EC9464) [27JY], H7274 (EC9758), H7275 (EC9769), H7276 (EC9802, EC9803, EC9804, EC9805) [6SE], H7576 (EC10006) [13SE], H7721 (EC10098) [18SE], H7931 (EC10176) [20SE], H10533 (EC10678, EC10679, EC10688) [23OC], H11620 (EC10797) [30OC], H11842 (EC10896, EC10897, EC10898) [3NO], H11953 (EC11105, EC11126) [4DE]

———Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., airworthiness directives final rule, S379 (EC7394) [7FE], S610 (EC7500, EC7507) [10FE], S6116 (EC9490) [29JN], S11535 (EC11450) [14NO], H45 (EC5796) [27JA], H1586 (EC6845) [29MR], H4815 (EC8276) [21JN]

———monetary threshold for reporting rail equipment accidents and incidents final rule, S30 (EC6744) [24JA], S11573 (EC11683) [5DE], H89 (EC5918) [31JA], H11953 (EC11127) [4DE]

———motor carrier driver regulations final rule, H11952 (EC11093) [4DE]

———motor carrier identification report, S11643 (EC11752) [6DE], H12021 (EC11217) [6DE]

———motor carrier safety regulations final rule, S6011 (EC9431) [28JN], S11535 (EC11460, EC11461, EC11462) [14NO], H3922 (EC7987) [6JN], H6050 (EC8588) [13JY], H6597 (EC9025) [19JY], H6716 (EC9145) [20JY]

———motor vehicle safety programs appropriations legislation, H5842 (EC8488) [11JY]

———motor vehicle safety standards final rule, S149 (EC7063) [31JA], S1593 (EC8088) [22MR], S2724 (EC8478) [13AP], S3691 (EC8910) [9MY], S4236 (EC9052) [22MY], S11643 (EC11753) [6DE], H41 (EC5674, EC5675), H45 (EC5809) [27JA], H207 (EC5954) [2FE], H2401 (EC7214) [2MY], H4034 (EC8038) [7JN], H7204 (EC9447) [27JY], H7868 (EC10110) [19SE], H8404 (EC10319) [27SE], H11926 (EC10944) [14NO], H11949 (EC11011), H11953 (EC11104) [4DE]

———motor vehicle safety standards legislation, S1882 (EC8250) [29MR], S10251 (EC11090) [11OC], H2965 (EC7570) [11MY]

———motor vehicle trunk entrapment report, H6773 (EC9210) [24JY]

———national bicycle safety education curriculum report, S8412 (EC10700) [12SE], H7989 (EC10211) [21SE]

———National Driver Register final rule, H6775 (EC9274) [24JY]

———national driver register transition procedures final rule, S8003 (EC10091) [5SE]

———National Highway Traffic Safety Administration final rule, S8017 (EC10508) [5SE], H7371 (EC9914) [11SE], H7989 (EC10192, EC10193) [21SE]

———National Intelligent Transportation Systems Program report, S8499 (EC10736) [13SE], H7372 (EC9957) [11SE]

———national parks air tour management final rule, S6117 (EC9517) [29JN], H6353 (EC8811) [17JY]

———National Shipbuilding and Shipyard Conversion Act report, H7090 (EC9382) [26JY]

———natural gas fuel containers final rule, S8412 (EC10684) [12SE], S11567 (EC11525) [5DE]

———navigation aids final rule, S10715 (EC11205) [18OC], H10255 (EC10631) [18OC]

———New Piper Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7410) [7FE], S1986 (EC8286) [30MR], S2725 (EC8486) [13AP], S6117 (EC9503) [29JN], S11535 (EC11449) [14NO], H1075 (EC6618) [15MR], H2406 (EC7373) [2MY], H3922 (EC7994) [6JN], H6049 (EC8577) [13JY], H11842 (EC10900) [3NO]

———nondiscrimination of the disabled in air travel final rule, H1628 (EC6870) [30MR]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S9941 (EC11042) [5OC], H8404 (EC10318) [27SE]

———NTSB report, S4922 (EC9182) [9JN], H6596 (EC9004) [19JY]

———occupant safety protection final rule, S928 (EC7785) [29FE], H645 (EC6447) [6MR]

———offset deformable barrier final rule, H2768 (EC7506) [9MY]

———Oil Pollution Act final rule, S7389 (EC9855) [20JY], H5435 (EC8423) [28JN]

———oil spill pollution research report, S7227 (EC9827) [19JY], H7205 (EC9469) [27JY]

———open container laws final rule, H7277 (EC9826) [6SE]

———operating and flight rules final rule, S210 (EC7110) [1FE]

———operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated persons final rule, S10715 (EC11191) [18OC], H9906 (EC10590) [16OC]

———organizational changes final rule, S10715 (EC11207) [18OC], H6468 (EC8895) [18JY], H10255 (EC10630) [18OC]

———Partenavia Costruzioni Aeronautics airworthiness directives final rule, S798 (EC7709) [24FE], H2120 (EC7060) [11AP]

———parts and accessories final rule, H12021 (EC11216) [6DE]

———passenger facility charges final rule, S6120 (EC9594) [29JN], H5842 (EC8478) [11JY]

———Passenger Vessel Safety Act final rule, S3257 (EC8749) [2MY], H4335 (EC8112) [13JN]

———payroll and related public employee expenses final rule, S8015 (EC10453) [5SE], H7276 (EC9813) [6SE]

———performance plan report, S36 (EC6922) [24JA], S2724 (EC8477) [13AP], H569 (EC6318) [29FE], H3921 (EC7969) [6JN], H8734 (EC10434) [3OC]

———Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd., airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7408) [7FE], S610 (EC7503) [10FE], S6118 (EC9547) [29JN], H45 (EC5807) [27JA], H640 (EC6417) [2MR], H1586 (EC6844) [29MR], H6350 (EC8751) [17JY]

———pilot, flight instructor, and pilot school certification final rule, H646 (EC6474) [6MR]

———pilot records report, H10906 (EC10721) [25OC]

———pipeline safety final rule, S30 (EC6741) [24JA], S8412 (EC10683) [12SE], S9265 (EC10909) [26SE], S11536 (EC11465) [14NO], H164 (EC5938) [1FE], H7930 (EC10163) [20SE], H8060 (EC10283) [25SE], H11879 (EC10928) [13NO]

———pipeline safety legislation, S2862 (EC8525) [25AP], H3308 (EC7684) [17MY]

———Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze Spolka airworthiness directives final rule, S9265 (EC10911) [26SE], H8060 (EC10281) [25SE]

———positive train control systems report, S4237 (EC9078) [22MY], H5167 (EC8362) [26JN]

———Pratt & Whitney airworthiness directives final rule, S379 (EC7377, EC7378, EC7379, EC7380, EC7381) [7FE], S2725 (EC8490) [13AP], S6120 (EC9582) [29JN], S7388 (EC9841), S7390 (EC9886) [20JY], S11570 (EC11614, EC11615, EC11616), S11571 (EC11633) [5DE], S11787 (EC11841, EC11842) [14DE], H570 (EC6357) [29FE], H640 (EC6426) [2MR], H2011 (EC7042) [10AP], H3922 (EC7997) [6JN], H6351 (EC8769), H6352 (EC8789, EC8790) [17JY], H6597 (EC9022) [19JY], H11953 (EC11122), H11954 (EC11135) [4DE], H12079 (EC11298, EC11299) [11DE]

———Precise Flight, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7415) [7FE]

———procedures for changed products final rule, S8498 (EC10721) [13SE], H6050 (EC8598) [13JY], H7930 (EC10165) [20SE]

———prohibition against certain flights within the territory and airspace of Ethiopia final rule, S4564 (EC9139) [6JN]

———Puget Sound vessel traffic final rule, H2407 (EC7399) [2MY]

———Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service final rule, H208 (EC5989) [2FE]

———railroad bridge safety final rule, S8017 (EC10509) [5SE], H7277 (EC9835) [6SE]

———railroad passenger equipment safety standards final rule, S7392 (EC9932) [20JY], H6598 (EC9036) [19JY]

———Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program final rule, S7391 (EC9902) [20JY], H6353 (EC8812) [17JY]

———Raytheon Aircraft Co., airworthiness directives final rule, S378 (EC7376), S380 (EC7407) [7FE], S610 (EC7498, EC7499) [10FE], S1595 (EC8118) [22MR], S3327 (EC8782) [3MY], S6120 (EC9585) [29JN], S8001 (EC10062) [5SE], S8412 (EC10691) [12SE], S9265 (EC10914) [26SE], S10891 (EC11253) [23OC], S11251 (EC11333, EC11337) [27OC], S11567 (EC11524) [5DE], H44 (EC5782) [27JA], H629 (EC6394) [1MR], H1412 (EC6798) [27MR], H1586 (EC6850) [29MR], H2406 (EC7359) [2MY], H4483 (EC8137) [14JN], H6352 (EC8794) [17JY], H6716 (EC9160) [20JY], H7650 (EC10044) [14SE], H8405 (EC10331) [27SE], H10533 (EC10681) [23OC], H11445 (EC10761, EC10765) [27OC], H11953 (EC11103) [4DE]

———regattas and marine parades final rule, S31 (EC6749, EC6750, EC6755, EC6756, EC6757) [24JA], S209 (EC7097) [1FE], S3019 (EC8693) [27AP], S4376 (EC9088) [24MY], S6013 (EC9479) [28JN], S7389 (EC9851) [20JY], S8007 (EC10223), S8013 (EC10394, EC10395, EC10396), S8016 (EC10499, EC10500) [5SE], S8103 (EC10574) [6SE], S8821 (EC10853, EC10854, EC10855) [20SE], S8940 (EC10874) [21SE], S11535 (EC11459) [14NO], S11573 (EC11694) [5DE], H89 (EC5912) [31JA]

———regulated navigation area final rule, S30 (EC6748) [24JA], S149 (EC7070) [31JA], S6012 (EC9456), S6013 (EC9480) [28JN], S8822 (EC10859) [20SE], S11754 (EC11834) [8DE], H89 (EC5910) [31JA], H208 (EC5990) [2FE], H5654 (EC8436) [29JN], H5954 (EC8516) [12JY], H6468 (EC8893) [18JY], H6597 (EC9011) [19JY], H7931 (EC10167) [20SE], H11927 (EC10964) [14NO]

———repair assessment for pressurized fuselages final rule, H4335 (EC8114) [13JN]

———repair data final rule, S3511 (EC8825) [4MY]

———report, S1882 (EC8239) [29MR]

———response plans for marine transportation-related facilities handling non-petroleum oils final rule, H5653 (EC8430) [29JN]

———restricted area final rule, S210 (EC7112) [1FE]

———restricted areas final rule, S928 (EC7796) [29FE], S3511 (EC8824) [4MY], S6118 (EC9544), S6119 (EC9565) [29JN], S8013 (EC10388) [5SE], S8103 (EC10568) [6SE], S11251 (EC11354) [27OC], H4335 (EC8113) [13JN], H6050 (EC8583) [13JY], H7721 (EC10086) [18SE], H11715 (EC10836) [31OC]

———REVO Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S11535 (EC11447) [14NO], H11841 (EC10889) [3NO]

———Right-of-Way Program Administration final rule, S32 (EC6783) [24JA], H45 (EC5811) [27JA]

———Robinson Helicopter Co., airworthiness directives final rule, S2725 (EC8491) [13AP], S3510 (EC8796, EC8799) [4MY], S11570 (EC11613, EC11618) [5DE], H3812 (EC7832) [24MY], H3922 (EC8003) [6JN], H4335 (EC8115) [13JN], H11953 (EC11121) [4DE]

———Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau airworthiness directives final rule, H640 (EC6418) [2MR]

———Rolls-Royce airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6311) [24JA], S379 (EC7386, EC7387) [7FE], S797 (EC7706) [24FE], S1595 (EC8124) [22MR], S3326 (EC8767), S3327 (EC8772) [3MY], S6116 (EC9491), S6119 (EC9562) [29JN], S7392 (EC9931) [20JY], S8001 (EC10063) [5SE], S8412 (EC10689, EC10692) [12SE], S11571 (EC11631) [5DE], H570 (EC6358) [29FE], H1586 (EC6852) [29MR], H2120 (EC7059) [11AP], H2405 (EC7347), H2407 (EC7401) [2MY], H3812 (EC7834) [24MY], H4815 (EC8277) [21JN], H6351 (EC8766) [17JY], H6468 (EC8886) [18JY], H6716 (EC9159) [20JY], H7650 (EC10040) [14SE], H7869 (EC10129) [19SE], H11952 (EC11097) [4DE]

———rulemaking procedures final rule, S8012 (EC10361) [5SE], H7276 (EC9815) [6SE]

———rules of practice, procedure, and evidence for administrative procedures final rule, H278 (EC6108) [9FE]

———Saab airworthiness directives final rule, S16 (EC6303) [24JA], S379 (EC7382, EC7383) [7FE], S7388 (EC9835, EC9839), S7391 (EC9904) [20JY], S8002 (EC10067, EC10086) [5SE], S8102 (EC10553, EC10557) [6SE], H44 (EC5785) [27JA], H571 (EC6365) [29FE], H640 (EC6419, EC6420) [2MR], H6351 (EC8767, EC8772) [17JY], H6597 (EC9033) [19JY], H6716 (EC9155) [20JY], H6775 (EC9279) [24JY], H7372 (EC9950) [11SE], H7577 (EC10012) [13SE]

———Sabreliner airworthiness directives final rule, S379 (EC7397) [7FE]

———safety and security zone final rule, S30 (EC6747), S31 (EC6754, EC6759) [24JA], S149 (EC7067, EC7068, EC7069) [31JA], S209 (EC7098) [1FE], S928 (EC7792) [29FE], S1593 (EC8087) [22MR], S1883 (EC8263) [29MR], S2232 (EC8345) [5AP], S3257 (EC8752, EC8754) [2MY], S3691 (EC8911, EC8912, EC8913, EC8914, EC8915) [9MY], S4236 (EC9064) [22MY], S4376 (EC9079, EC9080, EC9081, EC9082, EC9083, EC9084, EC9085) [24MY], S6012 (EC9446, EC9447, EC9448, EC9450, EC9451, EC9452, EC9453), S6013 (EC9475, EC9476, EC9477, EC9478) [28JN], S7388 (EC9842, EC9843), S7389 (EC9844, EC9845, EC9846, EC9847, EC9848) [20JY], S8001 (EC10052, EC10053, EC10054, EC10055, EC10056, EC10057, EC10058, EC10059), S8007 (EC10224, EC10225, EC10226, EC10227, EC10228, EC10229, EC10234, EC10235, EC10236, EC10237, EC10238, EC10239, EC10240), S8008 (EC10241, EC10242, EC10243, EC10244, EC10245), S8013 (EC10403, EC10404, EC10405, EC10406, EC10407, EC10408, EC10409, EC10410, EC10411, EC10412), S8014 (EC10413) [5SE], S8103 (EC10570, EC10571, EC10572, EC10573) [6SE], S8821 (EC10851, EC10852) [20SE], S8940 (EC10872, EC10873) [21SE], S10715 (EC11199, EC11200) [18OC], S11573 (EC11699, EC11700) [5DE], S11643 (EC11754) [6DE], S11754 (EC11828, EC11829, EC11830) [8DE], S11787 (EC11849) [14DE], H44 (EC5792) [27JA], H89 (EC5909) [31JA], H208 (EC5991, EC5992, EC5993) [2FE], H218 (EC6048) [7FE], H571 (EC6376) [29FE], H1411 (EC6790) [27MR], H2406 (EC7363), H2407 (EC7400) [2MY], H2904 (EC7541) [10MY], H3411 (EC7705), H3412 (EC7711) [18MY], H4335 (EC8109) [13JN], H4673 (EC8215, EC8218, EC8219, EC8221, EC8222, EC8223, EC8226, EC8227, EC9220) [19JN], H5167 (EC8364, EC8365, EC8366, EC8367) [26JN], H5435 (EC8421, EC8422, EC8424) [28JN], H5653 (EC8431, EC8434), H5654 (EC8435) [29JN], H5735 (EC8461) [10JY], H5842 (EC8476) [11JY], H5954 (EC8512, EC8513, EC8514, EC8515) [12JY], H6050 (EC8589, EC8590) [13JY], H6468 (EC8887, EC8888, EC8889, EC8890, EC8891, EC8892, EC8896) [18JY], H6596 (EC9005), H6597 (EC9006, EC9007, EC9009) [19JY], H7275 (EC9763, EC9764, EC9766, EC9767, EC9768, EC9771, EC9772, EC9774, EC9775), H7276 (EC9817), H7277 (EC9828, EC9829, EC9830, EC9834) [6SE], H7372 (EC9955, EC9956) [11SE], H7500 (EC9979, EC9980, EC9981), H7501 (EC9982) [12SE], H7931 (EC10181, EC10186) [20SE], H7996 (EC10257) [22SE], H10255 (EC10621, EC10633), H10256 (EC10634) [18OC], H11927 (EC10965) [14NO], H11953 (EC11128), H11954 (EC11130) [4DE], H12065 (EC11255) [8DE], H12084 (EC11356) [13DE]

———safety fitness procedures final rule, S1594 (EC8091) [22MR], S8290 (EC10656) [8SE], H3307 (EC7679) [17MY], H7277 (EC9836) [6SE]

———schedule of fees final rule, S6118 (EC9522) [29JN], S8412 (EC10681) [12SE]

———seat belt use final rule, S1594 (EC8089) [22MR]

———seaway regulations final rule, S8017 (EC10506) [5SE], H7277 (EC9827) [6SE]

———service difficulty reports final rule, S9266 (EC10918) [26SE], S10715 (EC11195) [18OC], S11787 (EC11848) [14DE], H8060 (EC10284) [25SE], H10255 (EC10623) [18OC], H12079 (EC11294) [11DE]

———shared use of railroad tracks final rule, S7390 (EC9892, EC9894) [20JY], H6716 (EC9161, EC9162) [20JY]

———ship financing guarantees final rule, S7390 (EC9891) [20JY]

———Short Brothers airworthiness directives final rule, S380 (EC7401, EC7402) [7FE], S610 (EC7509) [10FE], S8005 (EC10170) [5SE], H640 (EC6425) [2MR], H1586 (EC6849) [29MR], H7274 (EC9761) [6SE]

———Sikorsky Aircraft airworthiness directives final rule, S1595 (EC8126) [22MR], S7390 (EC9884) [20JY], S8012 (EC10367) [5SE], S8821 (EC10844) [20SE], S11535 (EC11446) [14NO], H2405 (EC7348) [2MY], H6597 (EC9016) [19JY], H7276 (EC9808) [6SE], H7931 (EC10178) [20SE], H11842 (EC10891) [3NO]

———smoking aboard aircraft final rule, S6013 (EC9473) [28JN], S6118 (EC9523) [29JN], H6050 (EC8596) [13JY], H6352 (EC8805) [17JY]

———Socata Groupe Aerospatiale airworthiness directives final rule, S610 (EC7502) [10FE], S11571 (EC11622) [5DE], H1586 (EC6843) [29MR], H11953 (EC11106) [4DE]

———special Federal aviation regulations final rule, S9853 (EC10993) [4OC], H8798 (EC10456) [4OC]

———special local regulations final rule, S1883 (EC8268) [29MR], H44 (EC5766, EC5767, EC5768) [27JA], H164 (EC5947) [1FE], H212 (EC6012, EC6013, EC6014, EC6015, EC6016) [3FE], H218 (EC6038, EC6039, EC6040, EC6041, EC6042, EC6043, EC6044, EC6045, EC6046, EC6049, EC6050, EC6051, EC6052, EC6053) [7FE], H339 (EC6141, EC6142, EC6143) [10FE], H372 (EC6180, EC6181, EC6182, EC6183, EC6184, EC6185) [14FE], H3411 (EC7699) [18MY], H5735 (EC8460) [10JY], H7274 (EC9762), H7275 (EC9765, EC9773), H7276 (EC9816), H7277 (EC9821) [6SE], H7372 (EC9954) [11SE], H7501 (EC9983) [12SE], H7931 (EC10168, EC10170, EC10171, EC10185) [20SE], H11954 (EC11129) [4DE]

———special visual flight rules final rule, S6116 (EC9489) [29JN], H4783 (EC8258) [20JN]

———splash and spray suppression technology report, H7203 (EC9361) [27JY]

———standard instrument approach procedures final rule, S210 (EC7116, EC7117, EC7118, EC7119, EC7120, EC7121, EC7122, EC7123, EC7124), S211 (EC7125, EC7126, EC7127) [1FE], S536 (EC7465, EC7466, EC7467, EC7468) [9FE], S678 (EC7552), S679 (EC7602) [22FE], S928 (EC7793, EC7794, EC7795) [29FE], S1594 (EC8101, EC8102, EC8103) [22MR], S1883 (EC8264, EC8265, EC8266) [29MR], S2725 (EC8494, EC8495) [13AP], S3511 (EC8821, EC8822, EC8823) [4MY], S4564 (EC9136, EC9137, EC9138) [6JN], S6117 (EC9519), S6118 (EC9538, EC9539), S6119 (EC9563, EC9564) [29JN], S7390 (EC9887, EC9888) [20JY], S8002 (EC10082, EC10083), S8005 (EC10171, EC10172), S8016 (EC10497) [5SE], S8103 (EC10561) [6SE], S8498 (EC10705, EC10706, EC10707, EC10708) [13SE], S8821 (EC10848) [20SE], S10082 (EC11076, EC11077) [6OC], S10715 (EC11193, EC11194) [18OC], S11251 (EC11350) [27OC], S11571 (EC11636, EC11637) [5DE], S11787 (EC11838, EC11844) [14DE], H44 (EC5778, EC5779) [27JA], H339 (EC6137) [10FE], H640 (EC6413) [2MR], H646 (EC6469, EC6470, EC6475) [6MR], H1850 (EC6975), H1851 (EC6976) [5AP], H2011 (EC7034, EC7035, EC7036, EC7037, EC7038, EC7039, EC7040, EC7041) [10AP], H2406 (EC7361), H2407 (EC7383, EC7384, EC7385, EC7396, EC7398) [2MY], H3648 (EC7800, EC7801, EC7802) [23MY], H3922 (EC7992, EC7993) [6JN], H4673 (EC8216) [19JN], H4783 (EC8255) [20JN], H6050 (EC8585, EC8587, EC8593, EC8595, EC8597) [13JY], H6597 (EC9012, EC9015) [19JY], H6775 (EC9272, EC9273) [24JY], H7274 (EC9754, EC9755), H7277 (EC9824) [6SE], H7649 (EC10031, EC10034, EC10035, EC10036) [14SE], H7931 (EC10172) [20SE], H9503 (EC10505, EC10506) [6OC], H10255 (EC10625, EC10626) [18OC], H11444 (EC10756, EC10757) [27OC], H11619 (EC10790) [30OC], H11953 (EC11112, EC11113) [4DE], H12079 (EC11297) [11DE], H12084 (EC11355) [13DE]

———standard measurement system final rule, S31 (EC6751) [24JA], H164 (EC5946) [1FE]

———standard time zone final rule, S8011 (EC10348) [5SE], H7269 (EC9603) [6SE]

———State highway safety programs final rule, S8009 (EC10289) [5SE], H7275 (EC9781) [6SE]

———steam locomotive inspections regulations final rule, H45 (EC5810) [27JA]

———Stemme GmbH & Co., airworthiness directives final rule, S8005 (EC10165) [5SE], S11251 (EC11334) [27OC], H7274 (EC9756) [6SE], H11445 (EC10762) [27OC]

———subsidy application hearings final rule, S11787 (EC11836) [14DE], H12078 (EC11265) [11DE]

———Superfund report, H2654 (EC7488) [8MY]

———tank barges final rule, S4376 (EC9089) [24MY], H4782 (EC8253) [20JN]

———temporary matching fund waiver final rule, S8015 (EC10454) [5SE], H7276 (EC9814) [6SE]

———terrain awareness and warning system final rule, S1883 (EC8269) [29MR], H2406 (EC7362) [2MY]

———tire grading standards final rule, S8014 (EC10416) [5SE], H7269 (EC9602) [6SE]

———towing vessels final rule, S8103 (EC101578) [6SE], S11573 (EC11693) [5DE], H7500 (EC9978) [12SE], H11954 (EC11132) [4DE]

———traffic flow and safety applications of road barriers report, S4101 (EC8991) [17MY], H4034 (EC8045) [7JN]

———traffic separation plans final rule, S8016 (EC10502) [5SE], S10715 (EC11206) [18OC], H7277 (EC9822) [6SE], H10255 (EC10620) [18OC]

———transponders final rule, H1075 (EC6617) [15MR]

———transport category airplanes airworthiness directives final rule, S3327 (EC8774, EC8779) [3MY], H3648 (EC7799) [23MY]

———transport category airplanes final rule, S210 (EC7107) [1FE]

———transportation of hazardous materials report, H646 (EC6467, EC6471) [6MR]

———transportation research and development plan report, S8412 (EC10701) [12SE]

———transportation security report, S4668 (EC9143) [7JN]

———transportation statistics report, S29 (EC6716) [24JA], H453 (EC6219) [15FE]

———truck size and weight final rule, S8656 (EC10758) [18SE]

———turbine engine powered airplanes final rule, S210 (EC7113) [1FE]

———Turbomeca airworthiness directives final rule, S3019 (EC8684) [27AP], S3327 (EC8770, EC8771) [3MY], S10891 (EC11260) [23OC], S11787 (EC11839) [14DE], H3411 (EC7708) [18MY], H3522 (EC7769, EC7770) [22MY], H10533 (EC10686) [23OC], H12065 (EC11259) [8DE]

———Twin Commander Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, S610 (EC7504) [10FE], S6117 (EC9518) [29JN], H1586 (EC6842) [29MR]

———U.S.-Flag vessels eligibility to obtain a fishery endorsement to the vessel's documentation final rule, H7204 (EC9461) [27JY]

———uniform tire quality grading standards final rule, S6013 (EC9469) [28JN], H4672 (EC8196) [19JN]

———utilities final rule, S11574 (EC11710) [5DE], H12044 (EC11237) [7DE]

———vessel ownership final rule, S11788 (EC11859) [14DE], H12085 (EC11357) [13DE]

———vessel traffic service final rule, S31 (EC6752) [24JA], S536 (EC7461) [9FE]

———VOR Federal Airways final rule, S210 (EC7111) [1FE], S797 (EC7705) [24FE], S2725 (EC8496) [13AP], S6118 (EC9541), S6119 (EC9566) [29JN], S7391 (EC9919), S7392 (EC9923) [20JY], S8013 (EC10389) [5SE], S10925 (EC11283) [24OC], S11572 (EC11646) [5DE], H44 (EC5774) [27JA], H6050 (EC8581) [13JY], H7275 (EC9785) [6SE], H10906 (EC10720) [25OC]

———Wytwornia Sprzetu airworthiness directives final rule, S8102 (EC10550) [6SE], H7576 (EC10009) [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: acquisition regulations final rule, S23 (EC6506) [24JA], H46 (EC5843) [27JA]

———administrative errors, overpayments, and forfeitures report, H6775 (EC9289) [24JY]

———appeals regulations and rules of practice final rule, H2408 (EC7417) [2MY]

———Board of Veterans' Appeals legislation, S2938 (EC8587) [26AP], H3866 (EC7869) [25MY]

———Board of Veterans' Appeals rules of practice final rule, S25 (EC6564) [24JA], S1510 (EC8012) [21MR], S8498 (EC10704) [13SE], H372 (EC6188) [14FE], H7722 (EC10106) [18SE]

———children suffering from Spina Bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans final rule, S5106 (EC9215) [14JN], H5842 (EC8480) [11JY]

———commercial activities inventory report, S79 (EC6953) [26JA], H1762 (EC6939) [4AP], H8616 (EC10415) [2OC]

———Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs health resources sharing implementation report, H571 (EC6378, EC6379) [29FE]

———educational assistance programs final rule, S1314 (EC7910) [8MR], S1457 (EC7957, EC7958) [20MR], S10411 (EC11146) [12OC], H1475 (EC6833) [28MR], H1955 (EC6998) [6AP], H2408 (EC7418) [2MY], H2605 (EC7470) [4MY]

———educational assistance programs legislation, S5554 (EC9298) [21JN], H5842 (EC8489) [11JY]

———eligibility reporting requirements final rule, S1985 (EC8276) [30MR], H2408 (EC7419) [2MY]

———GI Bill eligibility criteria final rule, S488 (EC7433) [8FE]

———GI Bill final rule, S7654 (EC9975) [26JY], S8657 (EC10789) [18SE], S11423 (EC11384) [31OC], S11568 (EC11554) [5DE], H3308 (EC7681) [17MY], H7001 (EC9348) [25JY], H7203 (EC9364) [27JY], H7650 (EC10045) [14SE], H10807 (EC10695) [24OC], H11879 (EC10931) [13NO]

———Hammer Awards Program report, S8657 (EC10790) [18SE]

———hospital and outpatient care to veterans final rule, S11568 (EC11553) [5DE], H11812 (EC10880) [2NO]

———housing loan legislation, S4668 (EC9142) [7JN]

———housing loans for Native American veterans legislation, H5842 (EC8481) [11JY]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7235) [2FE], S11739 (EC11792) [7DE], H12021 (EC11206) [6DE]

———life insurance final rule, S8657 (EC10788) [18SE], H930 (EC6563) [13MR], H7869 (EC10132) [19SE]

———medical care reasonable charges final rule, S11534 (EC11437) [14NO], H11205 (EC10744) [26OC]

———medical facility projects legislation, S4668 (EC9141) [7JN], H5842 (EC8482) [11JY]

———Montgomery GI Bill active duty eligibility criteria final rule, S2864 (EC8578) [25AP]

———national service life insurance final rule, S678 (EC7571) [22FE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S8497 (EC10703) [13SE], S8657 (EC10787) [18SE], H7930 (EC10145) [20SE]

———nursing home care per diem final rule, S25 (EC6563) [24JA], H46 (EC5842) [27JA]

———outer burial receptacles final rule, S11914 (EC11896) [15DE], H12079 (EC11301) [11DE]

———performance plan report, H3048 (EC7601) [15MY], H9009 (EC10478) [5OC]

———report, S678 (EC7570) [22FE], H996 (EC6588) [14MR]

———rules of practice final rule, S25 (EC6562) [24JA], H46 (EC5844) [27JA]

———sharing of health care resources report, S34 (EC6840) [24JA], S281 (EC7200) [2FE]

———survivors benefits final rule, S34 (EC6842) [24JA], H1162 (EC6711) [21MR]

———veterans compensation cost-of-living adjustment legislation, H2237 (EC7101) [12AP]

———veterans cost-of-living adjustment legislation, S866 (EC7726) [28FE]

———veterans education final rule, S8011 (EC10339, EC10340) [5SE], H10532 (EC10666) [23OC]

———veterans equitable resource allocations report, S6347 (EC9598) [10JY], H5435 (EC8428) [28JN]

———Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act final rule, S6468 (EC9621) [11JY], H6598 (EC9042) [19JY]

———vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowance rates final rule, H7278 (EC9851) [6SE]

District of Columbia: act, S28 (EC6669, EC6670, EC6671, EC6672, EC6673, EC6674) [24JA], S209 (EC7084, EC7085, EC7086, EC7087, EC7088, EC7089, EC7090, EC7091, EC7092, EC7093, EC7094, EC7095, EC7096) [1FE], S327 (EC7329, EC7330, EC7331, EC7332, EC7333, EC7334, EC7335, EC7336, EC7337, EC7338, EC7339, EC7340, EC7341, EC7342, EC7343) [3FE], S679 (EC7583, EC7584, EC7585, EC7586, EC7587, EC7588, EC7589, EC7590) [22FE], S866 (EC7735, EC7736, EC7737, EC7738, EC7739) [28FE], S927 (EC7764) [29FE], S1746 (EC8178, EC8179, EC8180, EC8181, EC8182, EC8183, EC8184, EC8185, EC8186, EC8187, EC8188, EC8189, EC8190, EC8191, EC8192, EC8193) [27MR], S2862 (EC8529, EC8530, EC8531, EC8532, EC8533, EC8534, EC8535, EC8536, EC8537, EC8538) [25AP], S3512 (EC8836, EC8837) [4MY], S4189 (EC9016, EC9017, EC9018, EC9019, EC9020, EC9021, EC9022, EC9023, EC9024, EC9025, EC9026, EC9027, EC9028, EC9029, EC9030, EC9031) [18MY], S5459 (EC9274, EC9275, EC9276, EC9277, EC9278, EC9279) [20JN], S7476 (EC9966), S7477 (EC9967) [24JY], S7837 (EC10025, EC10026, EC10027, EC10028, EC10029, EC10030, EC10031, EC10032, EC10033, EC10034) [27JY], S8006 (EC10190) [5SE], S8289 (EC10617, EC10618, EC10619, EC10620, EC10621, EC10622, EC10623, EC10624, EC10625, EC10626, EC10627, EC10628, EC10629, EC10630, EC10631, EC10632, EC10633, EC10634, EC10635, EC10637, EC10638, EC10639, EC10640, EC10641, EC10642, EC10643, EC10644, EC10645, EC10646, EC10647) [8SE], S8656 (EC10752, EC10753, EC10754, EC10755) [18SE], H207 (EC5970), H208 (EC5971, EC5972, EC5973, EC5974, EC5975, EC5976, EC5977, EC5978, EC5979, EC5980, EC5981, EC5982, EC5983, EC5984) [2FE], H211 (EC5998, EC5999, EC6000, EC6001, EC6002, EC6003, EC6004, EC6005, EC6006), H212 (EC6007, EC6008, EC6009, EC6010, EC6011) [3FE], H371 (EC6166, EC6167, EC6168, EC6169, EC6170, EC6171), H372 (EC6172, EC6173) [14FE], H568 (EC6286, EC6287, EC6288, EC6289), H569 (EC6290, EC6291) [29FE], H1403 (EC5754, EC5755, EC5756, EC6748, EC6749, EC6750, EC6751, EC6752, EC6753, EC6757, EC6758), H1404 (EC6759, EC6760, EC6761, EC6762) [23MR], H1850 (EC6962) [5AP], H2403 (EC7274, EC7275, EC7276, EC7277, EC7278, EC7279, EC7280, EC7281, EC7282, EC7283) [2MY], H2511 (EC7450, EC7451) [3MY], H3171 (EC7634, EC7635, EC7636, EC7637, EC7638, EC7639, EC7640, EC7641, EC7642, EC7643, EC7644, EC7645, EC7646, EC7647, EC7648, EC7649) [16MY], H3866 (EC7852) [25MY], H4673 (EC8207, EC8208, EC8209, EC8210, EC8211, EC8212) [19JN], H6349 (EC8707, EC8708, EC8709, EC8710, EC8711, EC8712, EC8713, EC8714, EC8715, EC8716, EC8717, EC8718) [17JY], H7271 (EC9675) [6SE], H7363 (EC9890, EC9891, EC9892, EC9893, EC9894, EC9895, EC9896, EC9897, EC9898, EC9899, EC9900, EC9901, EC9902, EC9903, EC9904, EC9905) [7SE], H7372 (EC9927, EC9928, EC9929, EC9930, EC9931, EC9932, EC9933, EC9934, EC9935, EC9936, EC9937, EC9938, EC9939, EC9940, EC9941, EC9942) [11SE], H7500 (EC9972, EC9973, EC9974, EC9975) [12SE], H11715 (EC10827) [31OC]

———Advisory Neighborhood Commission report, S10714 (EC11184) [18OC], S11536 (EC11467) [14NO], H9009 (EC10474) [5OC], H11812 (EC10874) [2NO]

———agency retaliation against contractors report, H3522 (EC7753) [22MY]

———Anti-Deficiency Act violation, S8003 (EC10107) [5SE], S8657 (EC10778) [18SE], H7720 (EC10056) [18SE]

———audit report, S1592 (EC8053) [22MR], S2615 (EC8453) [12AP], S3915 (EC8926) [11MY], S4922 (EC9192) [9JN], S5239 (EC9223, EC9224) [15JN], S5459 (EC9273) [20JN], S8102 (EC10536) [6SE], S9853 (EC10978) [4OC], S10252 (EC11106) [11OC], H2404 (EC7295) [2MY], H4590 (EC8169) [15JN], H5954 (EC8503, EC8504, EC8505, EC8506) [12JY], H9009 (EC10474, EC10475) [5OC], H11619 (EC10784) [30OC]

———Consolidated Real Property Inventory System report, S8007 (EC10218) [5SE], H7271 (EC9676) [6SE]

———correctional centers building code violations report, H3047 (EC7583) [15MY]

———financial report, H4335 (EC8107) [13JN]

———management and accounting deficiencies report, H7996 (EC10253) [22SE]

———Metropolitan Police Dept. vehicles report, S8010 (EC10319) [5SE], H7271 (EC9677) [6SE]

———Neighborhood Advisory Commission report, H7272 (EC9678) [6SE]

———performance plan report, S10800 (EC11221) [19OC], H10035 (EC10604) [17OC]

———privatization initiatives report, S9853 (EC10979) [4OC], H7996 (EC10252) [22SE]

———Retirement Board member financial disclosure statements report, H2511 (EC7452) [3MY], H12090 (EC11372) [14DE]

———Retirement Board report, H4034 (EC8041) [7JN]

———revenue report, S2863 (EC8567) [25AP], H3522 (EC7754) [22MY]

———Unclaimed Property Program report, S11536 (EC11468) [14NO]

———Washington Convention Center report, S7837 (EC10040) [27JY], S9463 (EC10952) [28SE], H7000 (EC9333) [25JY], H7996 (EC10251) [22SE]

District of Columbia Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency: performance plan report, S2614 (EC8445) [12AP], H3866 (EC7853) [25MY], H10035 (EC10605) [17OC]

District of Columbia Courts: Joint Committee on Judicial Administration planning and budgeting report, S36 (EC6897) [24JA], H568 (EC6255) [29FE]

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: audit report, S489 (EC7443) [8FE], S1457 (EC7954) [20MR], H2237 (EC7089) [12AP]

———financial report, S5106 (EC9214) [14JN], S11567 (EC11517) [5DE]

EEOC: assurance statement and report, H1762 (EC6941) [4AP]

———commercial activities inventory report, S10800 (EC11217) [19OC], H10035 (EC10607) [17OC]

———complaints and appeals report, S36 (EC6905) [24JA]

———Employment of Minorities, Women, and People With Disabilities in the Federal Government report, S10081 (EC11056) [6OC], H9010 (EC10492) [5OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S149 (EC7050) [31JA]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S679 (EC7581) [22FE], H2335 (EC7128) [13AP]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7242) [2FE], S5027 (EC9207) [13JN], H41 (EC5701) [27JA], H4219 (EC8084) [12JN]

———performance plan report, S2614 (EC8446) [12AP], H3921 (EC7949) [6JN]

Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board: final rule, H1403 (EC6746, EC6747) [23MR]

EPA: abbreviated assessments report, S17 (EC6338) [24JA]

———acquisition regulations final rule, S17 (EC6318) [24JA], S3916 (EC8930) [11MY], S5789 (EC9414) [26JN], S9464 (EC10957) [28SE], S10251 (EC11078) [11OC], S11574 (EC11711) [5DE], S11915 (EC11917) [15DE], H5238 (EC8379) [27JN], H6349 (EC8723) [17JY], H8404 (EC10323) [27SE], H8467 (EC10363) [28SE], H12021 (EC11207) [6DE], H12084 (EC11346) [13DE]

———action plan demonstration projects final rule, H46 (EC5825) [27JA]

———acute dietary exposure report, S1813 (EC8206) [28MR]

———agreements and grants final rule, S32 (EC6796, EC6797) [24JA], S148 (EC7015) [31JA], S536 (EC7451, EC7452) [9FE], H1122 (EC6667) [20MR], H1673 (EC6904) [3AP], H2237 (EC7090) [12AP]

———air emission release definition report, S81 (EC6998) [26JA]

———air pollution control final rule, S19 (EC6373), S33 (EC6812) [24JA], S1745 (EC8161) [27MR], S2039 (EC8298, EC8300) [3AP], S8196 (EC10586) [7SE], H40 (EC5663, EC5669) [27JA], H6713 (EC9085), H6714 (EC9090) [20JY]

———air quality planning and management report, S81 (EC7010) [26JA]

———air quality standards final rule, S10251 (EC11079) [11OC], H8466 (EC10342) [28SE], H8798 (EC10440) [4OC], H11205 (EC10736) [26OC], H11927 (EC10949, EC10950) [14NO]

———asbestos report, S5790 (EC9419) [26JN]

———asbestos worker protection final rule, S11536 (EC11474) [14NO], H11927 (EC10951) [14NO]

———biennial review final rule, H46 (EC5829, EC5830) [27JA]

———brownfields cleanup revolving loan fund demonstration pilot programs final rule, S10081 (EC11050) [6OC], H9633 (EC10523) [10OC], H11878 (EC10913, EC10917) [13NO]

———brownfields project planning guidance final rule, S11574 (EC11712) [5DE]

———budget final rule, H46 (EC5824, EC5826) [27JA]

———cassette handling and transportation report, S678 (EC7559) [22FE]

———CERCLA final rule, S11536 (EC11479, EC11480) [14NO]

———CERCLA report, S866 (EC7748) [28FE], S1024 (EC7840) [1MR]

———certification guidelines report, S1457 (EC7953) [20MR]

———change of official mailing address final rule, H6774 (EC9258) [24JY]

———chemicals final rule, S32 (EC6791), S33 (EC6821) [24JA], S5789 (EC9408) [26JN], H217 (EC6031) [7FE], H645 (EC6455) [6MR], H6714 (EC9093) [20JY]

———Chesapeake Bay Program final rule, H7277 (EC9838) [6SE], H7577 (EC10015) [13SE]

———childhood blood-lead screening and lead awareness final rule, S927 (EC7757) [29FE]

———Clean Air Act final rule, S927 (EC7775) [29FE], S5789 (EC9415) [26JN], S8008 (EC10262) [5SE], S8196 (EC10587) [7SE], S10081 (EC11048) [6OC], H2011 (EC7022) [10AP], H6347 (EC8662) [17JY], H6467 (EC8848, EC8849) [18JY], H7204 (EC9449) [27JY], H7269 (EC9608), H7270 (EC9626) [6SE], H9633 (EC10522) [10OC], H11950 (EC11016) [4DE]

———Clean Water Act final rule, H46 (EC5823) [27JA]

———coal mining operations report, S17 (EC6321) [24JA]

———commercial activities inventory report, S11572 (EC11657) [5DE], H12017 (EC11170) [5DE]

———compliance and enforcement strategy addressing combined sewer and sanitary overflows report, S3512 (EC8843) [4MY]

———consumer confidence report, S19 (EC6392) [24JA]

———contaminant monitoring regulation analytical methods and quality control report, S19 (EC6393) [24JA]

———cooperative agreements final rule, S536 (EC7453) [9FE], S9700 (EC10966) [3OC], H1411 (EC6773) [27MR], H9766 (EC10543) [11OC]

———copper and lead final rule, S19 (EC6376) [24JA], H88 (EC5895) [31JA]

———coral reef protection report, S17 (EC6322) [24JA]

———data and parameter occurence codes usage report, S866 (EC7745) [28FE]

———data submission final rule, H40 (EC5659) [27JA]

———Debt Collection Improvement Act report, S81 (EC7004) [26JA]

———demonstration plan projects final rule, S17 (EC6323) [24JA]

———deposition of air pollutants to the Great Waters report, S5239 (EC9220) [15JN]

———designation of Acting Deputy Administrator and nomination of Deputy Administrator, S866 (EC7741) [28FE]

———disclosure rule enforcement report, S81 (EC7001) [26JA], S1459 (EC7993) [20MR]

———disinfection profiling and benchmarking guidance report, S19 (EC6389) [24JA]

———drinking water managment and source protection in Honduras report, S866 (EC7747) [28FE]

———drinking water regulations final rule, S18 (EC6353), S19 (EC6377, EC6378, EC6379, EC6380, EC6381, EC6390), S33 (EC6811) [24JA], S381 (EC7425) [7FE], S536 (EC7457) [9FE], S2346 (EC8390) [6AP], S2525 (EC8424) [11AP], S2726 (EC8518) [13AP], S4564 (EC9133) [6JN], S5554 (EC9308) [21JN], S11572 (EC11650) [5DE], S11914 (EC11908) [15DE], H40 (EC5660, EC5661, EC5662, EC5667) [27JA], H88 (EC5896) [31JA], H217 (EC6027) [7FE], H2010 (EC7018) [10AP], H2335 (EC7125) [13AP], H3473 (EC7717) [19MY], H5035 (EC8307) [22JN], H6348 (EC8663) [17JY], H6714 (EC9094) [20JY], H6773 (EC9213) [24JY], H7091 (EC9390) [26JY], H7269 (EC9604) [6SE], H12016 (EC11154) [5DE], H12530 (EC11396) [15DE]

———Drinking Water Revolving Fund Program final rule, S8006 (EC10207) [5SE], H7269 (EC9604) [6SE]

———Drinking Water Revolving Fund Program report, H12085 (EC11363) [13DE]

———effluent limitations guidelines and standards final rule, S19 (EC6374, EC6375) [24JA], H46 (EC5834, EC5835) [27JA], H2408 (EC7415) [2MY], H6716 (EC9165) [20JY], H7277 (EC9839) [6SE]

———emergency planning and community right-to-know report, S6840 (EC9778), S6841 (EC9788) [14JY]

———Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program report, S8656 (EC10763) [18SE], H7269 (EC9611) [6SE]

———enforcement alert newsletter report, S2526 (EC8433, EC8434, EC8435) [11AP]

———enhanced surface water treatment final rule, H3920 (EC7917) [6JN], H7091 (EC9390) [26JY]

———environmental data operations report, S36 (EC6917) [24JA]

———environmental management review report, S81 (EC7002) [26JA]

———Federal assistance applications final rule, H1672 (EC6894) [3AP]

———Federal assistance final rule, S32 (EC6798) [24JA]

———Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act amendments, S2724 (EC8476) [13AP], H6468 (EC8898) [18JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7023) [31JA], H1762 (EC6940) [4AP], H2654 (EC7492) [8MY]

———final enforcement response policy report, S536 (EC7454) [9FE]

———final rule, S8004 (EC10136), S8008 (EC10260) [5SE]

———Food Quality Protection Act report, S18 (EC6362, EC6363, EC6364) [24JA]

———gasoline dumping final rule, S11913 (EC11876) [15DE], H12016 (EC11158) [5DE]

———gasoline sulfur rule report, S3690 (EC8896) [9MY]

———grants final rule, S20 (EC6396, EC6397, EC6398, EC6406), S32 (EC6800, EC6801, EC6802, EC6803), S33 (EC6804, EC6823, EC6826, EC6828) [24JA], S378 (EC7362, EC7363, EC7364, EC7365, EC7366, EC7367, EC7368) [7FE], S1459 (EC7995) [20MR], S3512 (EC8854) [4MY], H89 (EC5914, EC5915, EC5916) [31JA], H207 (EC5955, EC5956, EC5957, EC5958, EC5959), H208 (EC5995, EC5996) [2FE], H372 (EC6186) [14FE], H754 (EC6486, EC6487, EC6488, EC6489, EC6490, EC6491) [8MR], H1672 (EC6893) [3AP], H3866 (EC7868) [25MY]

———Great Lakes guidance submissions final rule, S8006 (EC10207) [5SE], S11536 (EC11470, EC11483) [14NO], H11781 (EC10864) [1NO]

———ground water quality report, S31 (EC6776) [24JA], H163 (EC6926) [1FE]

———guidance for developing TMDLs in California report, S3327 (EC9795) [3MY], H3922 (EC8004) [6JN]

———guidance for utilization of small, minority, and women's business enterprises in procurement assistance agreements final rule, H754 (EC6484) [8MR]

———guidance report, S4100 (EC8979) [17MY]

———Hazardous Air Pollutant Program final rule, H11878 (EC10911) [13NO]

———Hazardous Air Pollutant Program report, S8196 (EC10591) [7SE], H7649 (EC10024) [14SE]

———Hazardous Waste Enforcement Response Policy report, S4100 (EC8980) [17MY]

———hazardous waste land disposal restrictions final rule, S5789 (EC9413) [26JN], H6595 (EC8959) [19JY]

———Hazardous Waste Management Program final rule, S148 (EC7014) [31JA], S927 (EC7773, EC7776, EC7777) [29FE], S1511 (EC8040) [21MR], S1746 (EC8169) [27MR], S2039 (EC8299) [3AP], S3512 (EC8846, EC8847, EC8850, EC8861) [4MY], S3691 (EC8906) [9MY], S4100 (EC8983) [17MY], S4236 (EC9065) [22MY], S6841 (EC9784) [14JY], S7836 (EC10005) [27JY], S8656 (EC10759) [18SE], S8940 (EC10868) [21SE], S9266 (EC10943) [26SE], S9700 (EC10967) [3OC], S10081 (EC11049) [6OC], S10410 (EC11138) [12OC], S10890 (EC11226, EC11227), S10892 (EC11275) [23OC], S11536 (EC11478, EC11482) [14NO], S11914 (EC11884, EC11905) [15DE], H453 (EC6206) [15FE], H1122 (EC6662) [20MR], H1850 (EC6956) [5AP], H2011 (EC7020, EC7021) [10AP], H2401 (EC7220), H2402 (EC7229) [2MY], H2904 (EC7535) [10MY], H3811 (EC7817) [24MY], H4483 (EC8125, EC8127, EC8128) [14JN], H4815 (EC8267) [21JN], H5035 (EC8310) [22JN], H5167 (EC8348) [26JN], H6595 (EC8960, EC8961) [19JY], H7000 (EC9321, EC9326) [25JY], H7930 (EC10151) [20SE], H8060 (EC10269, EC10270, EC10271) [25SE], H9633 (EC10521) [10OC], H9766 (EC10542) [11OC], H9906 (EC10571) [16OC], H10533 (EC10671, EC10672, EC10674) [23OC], H11878 (EC10916) [13NO], H12017 (EC11160) [5DE], H12078 (EC11272) [11DE]

———hazardous waste site investigations report, S36 (EC6916) [24JA], S378 (EC7369) [7FE]

———hazardous waste sites final rule, S3691 (EC8904) [9MY], H5167 (EC8349) [26JN]

———hospital, infectious, and medical waste incinerators final rule, S18 (EC6366) [24JA], S6841 (EC9786) [14JY], S8008 (EC10263) [5SE], S8196 (EC10586) [7SE], H40 (EC5650) [27JA], H7269 (EC9607), H7270 (EC9621) [6SE]

———implementation plan final rule, S17 (EC6340), S18 (EC6350, EC6351, EC6352, EC6356, EC6357, EC6358, EC6359, EC6365, EC6367, EC6368), S19 (EC6369, EC6370, EC6371, EC6372, EC6382, EC6383, EC6384), S20 (EC6399, EC6400, EC6401, EC6403, EC6404), S32 (EC6794), S33 (EC6806, EC6807, EC6808, EC6809, EC6810, EC6814, EC6815, EC6816, EC6817, EC6820, EC6824, EC6827, EC6829), S36 (EC6909, EC6910, EC6912, EC6913, EC6914) [24JA], S148 (EC7013) [31JA], S328 (EC7345, EC7346, EC7347, EC7348, EC7349, EC7350, EC7351, EC7352, EC7353, EC7354) [3FE], S536 (EC7449) [9FE], S677 (EC7540, EC7541), S678 (EC7555, EC7556, EC7557) [22FE], S866 (EC7749, EC7750, EC7751), S867 (EC7753) [28FE], S927 (EC7769, EC7770, EC7771, EC7772) [29FE], S1024 (EC7833, EC7834, EC7847) [1MR], S1116 (EC7852) [2MR], S1231 (EC7888, EC7889, EC7890), S1232 (EC7891) [7MR], S1457 (EC7951), S1459 (EC7994) [20MR], S1511 (EC8042, EC8043) [21MR], S1745 (EC8164), S1746 (EC8165, EC8166, EC8167, EC8168) [27MR], S1813 (EC8208) [28MR], S1882 (EC8236, EC8237) [29MR], S2039 (EC8298, EC8300) [3AP], S2346 (EC8385, EC8386, EC8387, EC8388, EC8389) [6AP], S2526 (EC8429) [11AP], S2724 (EC8474), S2726 (EC8514, EC8515, EC8516, EC8517, EC8519) [13AP], S3327 (EC8793, EC8794) [3MY], S3512 (EC8845, EC8855, EC8856, EC8857, EC8858, EC8859, EC8860) [4MY], S3691 (EC8900, EC8901, EC8902, EC8905) [9MY], S3916 (EC8931, EC8932) [11MY], S4100 (EC8981, EC8982, EC8985, EC8986), S4101 (EC8994, EC8995) [17MY], S4236 (EC9060, EC9062) [22MY], S4564 (EC9127, EC9128, EC9131, EC9132, EC9134) [6JN], S5789 (EC9409, EC9410, EC9411, EC9412, EC9416, EC9417, EC9418), S5790 (EC9421) [26JN], S6840 (EC9775, EC9777, EC9779), S6841 (EC9780, EC9784, EC9785, EC9787) [14JY], S7476 (EC9960, EC9962, EC9963) [24JY], S7836 (EC10005, EC10006) [27JY], S8006 (EC10204, EC10205), S8009 (EC10300), S8015 (EC10455), S8017 (EC10516, EC10517) [5SE], S8196 (EC10586, EC10591) [7SE], S8290 (EC10652, EC10653) [8SE], S8499 (EC10735) [13SE], S8656 (EC10761) [18SE], S8940 (EC10867) [21SE], S9267 (EC10945, EC10946) [26SE], S9700 (EC10968) [3OC], S9854 (EC11014, EC11015, EC11016) [4OC], S10410 (EC11139, EC11140) [12OC], S10714 (EC11164, EC11165, EC11166, EC11167, EC11168, EC11169, EC11170) [18OC], S10890 (EC11228, EC11229, EC11230) [23OC], S11130 (EC11302, EC11303, EC11304) [26OC], S11536 (EC11471, EC11472, EC11473, EC11476, EC11477, EC11481, EC11485, EC11486) [14NO], S11572 (EC11649, EC11651), S11574 (EC11714, EC11716) [5DE], S11738 (EC11758, EC11760) [7DE], S11913 (EC11878), S11914 (EC11879, EC11881, EC11882, EC11904), S11915 (EC11910, EC11912, EC11914, EC11915, EC11916, EC11918, EC11920) [15DE], H40 (EC5644, EC5645, EC5646, EC5647, EC5649, EC5654, EC5655, EC5656, EC5657, EC5658, EC5664, EC5665, EC5666), H41 (EC5671) [27JA], H88 (EC5886, EC5887, EC5888, EC5889, EC5891, EC5892, EC5893, EC5894) [31JA], H217 (EC6023, EC6024, EC6025, EC6029, EC6032, EC6033, EC6034) [7FE], H252 (EC6070, EC6071, EC6072, EC6073, EC6074), H253 (EC6075, EC6076) [8FE], H277 (EC6095, EC6097) [9FE], H338 (EC6128), H339 (EC6129) [10FE], H371 (EC6157, EC6158, EC6160, EC6161, EC6162) [14FE], H568 (EC6274, EC6275, EC6276) [29FE], H645 (EC6449, EC6450, EC6451, EC6452, EC6453, EC6454, EC6457, EC6458) [6MR], H754 (EC6492), H755 (EC6495, EC6496, EC6497, EC6498) [8MR], H1122 (EC6659, EC6660, EC6661, EC6663) [20MR], H1283 (EC6721) [22MR], H1672 (EC6892, EC6895, EC6896) [3AP], H2120 (EC7051) [11AP], H2237 (EC7082) [12AP], H2335 (EC7119, EC7120, EC7121, EC7122, EC7123) [13AP], H2401 (EC7217, EC7218, EC7221, EC7222, EC7225, EC7226, EC7227), H2402 (EC7230, EC7231, EC7232) [2MY], H2904 (EC7534, EC7536) [10MY], H3307 (EC7667, EC7668, EC7669) [17MY], H3473 (EC7718, EC7719, EC7720, EC7721, EC7722) [19MY], H3521 (EC7747, EC7748) [22MY], H3811 (EC7817, EC7819) [24MY], H3920 (EC7915, EC7919, EC7920, EC7921, EC7922, EC7923, EC7924, EC7925, EC7928) [6JN], H4483 (EC8129) [14JN], H4672 (EC819, EC8198, EC8199), H4673 (EC8202, EC8204) [19JN], H5035 (EC8308) [22JN], H5167 (EC8350, EC8352, EC8353) [26JN], H5238 (EC8377, EC8378, EC8380, EC8381) [27JN], H6048 (EC8544, EC8545, EC8546, EC8547, EC8548, EC8549, EC8550) [13JY], H6347 (EC8659, EC8660, EC8661), H6348 (EC8664, EC8665, EC8666, EC8667, EC8668, EC8669, EC8670, EC8671, EC8673) [17JY], H6467 (EC8850, EC8852, EC8853, EC8854) [18JY], H6595 (EC8962) [19JY], H6713 (EC9086), H6714 (EC9087, EC9088, EC9089, EC9092, EC9097, EC9098) [20JY], H6773 (EC9208, EC9211, EC9212) [24JY], H7000 (EC9317, EC9319, EC9320, EC9322, EC9324, EC9327) [25JY], H7204 (EC9448) [27JY], H7269 (EC9609, EC9613, EC9614, EC9615, EC9616, EC9618), H7270 (EC9619, EC9622, EC9623, EC9624, EC9625), H7277 (EC9837) [6SE], H7371 (EC9915, EC9916, EC9917) [11SE], H7649 (EC10022) [14SE], H7720 (EC10063, EC10064, EC10068) [18SE], H7930 (EC10153, EC10154, EC10155) [20SE], H8198 (EC10301) [26SE], H8404 (EC10320) [27SE], H8466 (EC10343) [28SE], H8798 (EC10439, EC10457) [4OC], H9906 (EC10569, EC10570, EC10572, EC10573) [16OC], H10035 (EC10598, EC10599, EC10600, EC10601) [17OC], H10471 (EC10647) [19OC], H10532 (EC10668, EC10669), H10533 (EC10670) [23OC], H11205 (EC10735, EC10737) [26OC], H11878 (EC10912, EC10914, EC10915) [13NO], H11926 (EC10945, EC10947, EC10948) [14NO], H11949 (EC11013), H11950 (EC11017) [4DE], H12016 (EC11157, EC11159), H12017 (EC11161) [5DE], H12020 (EC11195) [6DE], H12044 (EC11226, EC11227, EC11228) [7DE], H12065 (EC11246, EC11247) [8DE], H12084 (EC11329, EC11330, EC11331, EC11332, EC11333, EC11334) [13DE], H12530 (EC11394, EC11395) [15DE]

———incentives for self-policing report, S2726 (EC8521) [13AP]

———Indian Environmental General Assistance Program final rule, S1458 (EC7963) [20MR], H2404 (EC7313) [2MY]

———Indian tribes final rule, S10251 (EC11080) [11OC], S11916 (EC11962) [15DE], H8467 (EC10365) [28SE], H12531 (EC11411) [15DE]

———information collection requirements report, S81 (EC7006) [26JA]

———in-lieu fee arrangements final rule, S11536 (EC11487) [14NO]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7220) [2FE], S5459 (EC9272) [20JN], S6840 (EC9754) [14JY], H1673 (EC6905) [3AP], H7091 (EC9416) [26JY]

———leaching facility wells classification report, S19 (EC6388) [24JA]

———lead abatement professional certification requirements report, S2526 (EC8436) [11AP]

———lead hazards final rule, S148 (EC7018, EC7019) [31JA], H2335 (EC7124) [13AP]

———lead-based paint activities report, S36 (EC6918) [24JA], S866 (EC7746) [28FE]

———leather tanning and finishing industry report, S2939 (EC8615) [26AP]

———letter report, S20 (EC6407, EC6408) [24JA], S1024 (EC7836, EC7838) [1MR]

———light-duty vehicles and trucks, and heavy-duty engines final rule, S1116 (EC7853) [2MR], H754 (EC6493) [8MR]

———list sites procedures report, S81 (EC7000) [26JA]

———maintenance plans revisions final rule, S10892 (EC11274) [23OC], H10533 (EC10675) [23OC]

———microbial and disinfection byproduct guidance report, S19 (EC6391) [24JA]

———municipal solid waste final rule, S678 (EC7558) [22FE], S1746 (EC8170) [27MR], S2040 (EC8302) [3AP], S3691 (EC8903) [9MY], H371 (EC6163) [14FE], H2120 (EC7053, EC7054) [11AP], H2401 (EC7219, EC7223, EC7224) [2MY], H2904 (EC7533) [10MY], H5167 (EC8351) [26JN], H6467 (EC8851) [18JY], H11949 (EC11014), H11950 (EC11015) [4DE]

———National Air Toxics Program report, S9854 (EC11020) [4OC]

———national emission standards final rule, S18 (EC6346, EC6347), S19 (EC6387), S20 (EC6402), S32 (EC6792, EC6795) [24JA], S867 (EC7752) [28FE], S927 (EC7774) [29FE], S1024 (EC7835, EC7837) [1MR], S2724 (EC8473) [13AP], S3512 (EC8848, EC8853, EC8862) [4MY], S4564 (EC9129, EC9130) [6JN], S5790 (EC9421) [26JN], S8008 (EC10263), S8015 (EC10456) [5SE], S8196 (EC10590) [7SE], S11738 (EC11759) [7DE], S11913 (EC11877), S11914 (EC11906, EC11907), S11915 (EC11911) [15DE], H40 (EC5651, EC5652) [27JA], H88 (EC5890) [31JA], H217 (EC6028) [7FE], H252 (EC6067), H253 (EC6080) [8FE], H645 (EC6448) [6MR], H1850 (EC6957) [5AP], H2120 (EC7052) [11AP], H2401 (EC7216) [2MY], H3522 (EC7750) [22MY], H3811 (EC7816) [24MY], H3920 (EC7918) [6JN], H4483 (EC8126) [14JN], H4673 (EC8200, EC8201) [19JN], H5035 (EC8309) [22JN], H7269 (EC9606, EC9612, EC9617) [6SE], H7576 (EC9995) [13SE], H12016 (EC11156) [5DE], H12044 (EC11225) [7DE], H12084 (EC11328) [13DE]

———National Estuary Program final rule, S17 (EC6324, EC6325, EC6328, EC6329, EC6330, EC6331) [24JA], H46 (EC5827, EC5828) [27JA], H6598 (EC9037) [19JY]

———National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System final rule, S3512 (EC8851) [4MY]

———National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program final rule, S6841 (EC9783) [14JY], H3473 (EC7735) [19MY]

———National Water Quality Inventory report, S6572 (EC9625) [12JY], H6775 (EC9285) [24JY]

———new source review report, S81 (EC7003) [26JA]

———new stationary sources standards final rule, S1511 (EC8041) [21MR], S2040 (EC8302) [3AP], S2724 (EC8475) [13AP], S7836 (EC10005) [27JY], S8008 (EC10261) [5SE], H645 (EC6456) [6MR], H1122 (EC6658) [20MR], H7000 (EC9318, EC9325) [25JY], H7269 (EC9605) [6SE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S8940 (EC10869) [21SE]

———Nonpoint Source Program final rule, S17 (EC6332, EC6333) [24JA], S11572 (EC11652) [5DE], H46 (EC5832, EC5833) [27JA], H89 (EC5917) [31JA], H11954 (EC11137) [4DE]

———nonroad engines final rule, S1813 (EC8205) [28MR], S1882 (EC8238) [29MR]

———notice of acceptability final rule, S17 (EC6341) [24JA], S2525 (EC8423) [11AP]

———ocean dumping final rule, S4100 (EC8987) [17MY], H6050 (EC8601) [13JY], H7649 (EC10023) [14SE]

———offsite waste and recovery operations report, S1024 (EC7841) [1MR]

———oil pollution prevention and response final rule, S11536 (EC11475) [14NO], H6353 (EC8815) [17JY], H6773 (EC9216) [24JY]

———Operating Permits Program final rule, S536 (EC7450) [9FE], S4236 (EC9061) [22MY], S11915 (EC11913) [15DE], H2237 (EC7083) [12AP], H4673 (EC8203) [19JN], H12084 (EC11334) [13DE]

———Outer Continental Shelf air regulations final rule, S1745 (EC8163) [27MR], H2402 (EC7233) [2MY]

———ozone nonattainment areas final rule, S2526 (EC8430) [11AP], S10892 (EC11276) [23OC], H10533 (EC10673) [23OC]

———ozone protection final rule, S33 (EC6825) [24JA], H6348 (EC8672) [17JY]

———ozone transport final rule, S18 (EC6348), S32 (EC6790, EC6799) [24JA], S927 (EC7778) [29FE], H41 (EC5670) [27JA], H217 (EC6030) [7FE], H1074 (EC6597) [15MR], H2011 (EC7019) [10AP], H7930 (EC10152) [20SE]

———Paperwork Reduction Act approval numbers final rule, S18 (EC6354) [24JA], S8015 (EC10448) [5SE], S11536 (EC11488) [14NO], H40 (EC5668) [27JA], H252 (EC6069) [8FE], H6714 (EC9095) [20JY], H6773 (EC9214) [24JY], H7269 (EC9610) [6SE], H11926 (EC10946) [14NO]

———Paperwork Reduction Act final rule, S19 (EC6385) [24JA]

———PCB questions and answers manual report, S17 (EC6336) [24JA], S2726 (EC8520) [13AP]

———performance plan report, S9700 (EC10970) [3OC], H3921 (EC7948) [6JN], H9009 (EC10479) [5OC], H9503 (EC10499) [6OC]

———performance standards final rule, S33 (EC6822) [24JA], S1390 (EC7943) [9MR]

———permits final rule, H2402 (EC7228) [2MY]

———pesticide registrations report, S1314 (EC7909) [8MR], S5734 (EC9384) [23JN], H2400 (EC7169) [2MY]

———pesticide tolerance final rule, S22 (EC6480, EC6481, EC6482, EC6483, EC6484, EC6485, EC6486, EC6487), S23 (EC6488), S29 (EC6699, EC6700, EC6701, EC6702, EC6703, EC6704) [24JA], S79 (EC6943) [26JA], S677 (EC7542, EC7543) [22FE], S738 (EC7626, EC7627), S739 (EC7628) [23FE], S796 (EC7679, EC7680, EC7681) [24FE], S1023 (EC7825, EC7826), S1024 (EC7848) [1MR], S1172 (EC7878, EC7879) [6MR], S1458 (EC7991) [20MR], S1746 (EC8197) [27MR], S1813 (EC8204) [28MR], S2106 (EC8317, EC8318) [4AP], S2525 (EC8413, EC8414) [11AP], S3018 (EC8649, EC8650) [27AP], S3257 (EC8743) [2MY], S3513 (EC8863) [4MY], S3690 (EC8889, EC8890, EC8891, EC8892, EC8893) [9MY], S4100 (EC8978), S4101 (EC9002) [17MY], S4236 (EC9055, EC9056) [22MY], S4563 (EC9126) [6JN], S5734 (EC9382, EC9383, EC9385) [23JN], S6676 (EC9714, EC9725), S6677 (EC9734) [13JY], S6840 (EC9776) [14JY], S7476 (EC9960) [24JY], S7837 (EC10042, EC10048, EC10050) [27JY], S8006 (EC10198), S8009 (EC10282), S8016 (EC10486, EC10494, EC10495) [5SE], S8499 (EC10746, EC10747, EC10748) [13SE], S8657 (EC10772, EC10774) [18SE], S8821 (EC10835) [20SE], S8940 (EC10864) [21SE], S9266 (EC10941) [26SE], S9463 (EC10955) [28SE], S10081 (EC11052) [6OC], S10251 (EC11083, EC11084, EC11085, EC11086, EC11087) [11OC], S10411 (EC11149) [12OC], S10714 (EC11156, EC11157, EC11158) [18OC], S10892 (EC11280) [23OC], S11130 (EC11294, EC11295) [26OC], S11537 (EC11500, EC11501, EC11502) [14NO], S11568 (EC11546), S11574 (EC11722, EC11723) [5DE], S11738 (EC11763, EC11764) [7DE], S11916 (EC11949, EC11959, EC11960) [15DE], H38 (EC5588, EC5589, EC5590, EC5591, EC5592, EC5993) [27JA], H88 (EC5879, EC5880) [31JA], H217 (EC6021) [7FE], H371 (EC6151, EC6152) [14FE], H567 (EC6250, EC6251) [29FE], H645 (EC6439, EC6440, EC6441, EC6442) [6MR], H754 (EC6479, EC6480) [8MR], H1627 (EC6864, EC6865) [30MR], H1672 (EC6877) [3AP], H2010 (EC7007, EC7008, EC7009) [10AP], H2334 (EC7107, EC7108, EC7109) [13AP], H2400 (EC7165, EC7166, EC7167, EC7168) [2MY], H2904 (EC7526, EC7527) [10MY], H3521 (EC7738) [22MY], H3811 (EC7808, EC7809) [24MY], H3919 (EC7875) [6JN], H4483 (EC8123) [14JN], H4672 (EC8183) [19JN], H5167 (EC8343, EC8344, EC8345, EC8346) [26JN], H5238 (EC8373) [27JN], H5434 (EC8403) [28JN], H6048 (EC8524, EC8525, EC8526, EC8527, EC8528, EC8529) [13JY], H6346 (EC8629, EC8630, EC8631, EC8632, EC8633, EC8634) [17JY], H6594 (EC8921, EC8922) [19JY], H6713 (EC9061, EC9062, EC9063), H6714 (EC9096) [20JY], H6772 (EC9182, EC9183, EC9184) [24JY], H6999 (EC9298) [25JY], H7090 (EC9376) [26JY], H7266 (EC9516, EC9517, EC9518, EC9519, EC9520), H7267 (EC9521, EC9522, EC9523, EC9524, EC9525, EC9526, EC9527, EC9528, EC9530, EC9531) [6SE], H7720 (EC10055) [18SE], H7929 (EC10134), H7930 (EC10135) [20SE], H7995 (EC10219, EC10220, EC10221) [22SE], H8198 (EC10291, EC10292, EC10293, EC10294, EC10295, EC10296) [26SE], H8404 (EC10313, EC10314, EC10315) [27SE], H8466 (EC10334, EC10335, EC10336, EC10337) [28SE], H8550 (EC10376) [29SE], H9633 (EC10515) [10OC], H9906 (EC10566) [16OC], H10035 (EC10593, EC10594, EC10595) [17OC], H10532 (EC10664) [23OC], H11205 (EC10732, EC10733) [26OC], H11780 (EC10850) [1NO], H11878 (EC10903, EC10904, EC10905) [13NO], H11948 (EC10978) [4DE], H12020 (EC11184, EC11185) [6DE], H12044 (EC11223, EC11224) [7DE], H12083 (EC11314) [13DE], H12530 (EC11387, EC11388) [15DE]

———pesticides in food report, S7837 (EC10041) [27JY]

———pollutants analysis final rule, S36 (EC6911) [24JA], H372 (EC6187) [14FE]

———pollution contingency plan report, S81 (EC7009) [26JA]

———pollution prevention incentives final rule, S81 (EC6997) [26JA]

———pretreatment report, S1024 (EC7839) [1MR]

———products containing recovered materials final rule, H253 (EC6077) [8FE]

———prospective purchaser agreements notice, S6841 (EC9789) [14JY]

———protection of stratospheric ozone final rule, S3512 (EC8852) [4MY], S11914 (EC11880) [15DE], H277 (EC6096) [9FE], H371 (EC6159) [14FE], H3521 (EC7749) [22MY], H3920 (EC7916) [6JN], H6773 (EC9215) [24JY]

———pulp and paper report, S3690 (EC8897) [9MY]

———quality assurance term and condition report, S81 (EC7005) [26JA]

———recovered materials final rule, S32 (EC6793) [24JA], H754 (EC6485) [8MR]

———Reformulated Gasoline Program final rule, H7270 (EC9620) [6SE]

———regulated substances and thresholds for accidental release prevention final rule, S1390 (EC7944) [9MR], H1162 (EC6704) [21MR]

———regulatory programs final rule, S8009 (EC10299) [5SE], S8290 (EC10663) [8SE]

———report, S5790 (EC9420) [26JN], S8015 (EC10451, EC10452) [5SE], S8196 (EC10589) [7SE], S8290 (EC10654) [8SE], S8656 (EC10762) [18SE], S10081 (EC11047, EC11053) [6OC], S10892 (EC11277) [23OC], S11250 (EC11325) [27OC], S11572 (EC11647) [5DE], S11916 (EC11961) [15DE]

———research misconduct under assistance agreements report, S81 (EC7007) [26JA]

———resources for the future contract report, H42 (EC5714) [27JA]

———ship scrappers guide final rule, S6841 (EC9782) [14JY]

———significant new uses of certain chemical substances final rule, S4100 (EC8984) [17MY], H5082 (EC8329) [23JN]

———small business compliance policy report, S2726 (EC8523) [13AP]

———Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Programs report, S4922 (EC9184) [9JN], H5735 (EC8449) [10JY]

———solid waste final rule, S19 (EC6386), S33 (EC6805) [24JA], S11569 (EC11567) [5DE], H252 (EC6068) [8FE], H11949 (EC11012) [4DE]

———source water protection funds availability final rule, S4101 (EC8993) [17MY], H5435 (EC8426) [28JN]

———special projects and programs final rule, H2408 (EC7414) [2MY]

———State corrected deficiency final rule, H3920 (EC7927) [6JN]

———State Permit Programs final rule, S33 (EC6818) [24JA], H253 (EC6079) [8FE]

———Storage Tank Emission Reduction Partnership Program report, S2726 (EC8522) [13AP]

———storage vessels slotted guideposts report, S81 (EC6999) [26JA]

———storm water enforcement strategy update report, S536 (EC7455) [9FE]

———Superfund final rule, S18 (EC6343) [24JA], S7476 (EC9961) [24JY], H40 (EC5653), H46 (EC5839) [27JA], H6714 (EC9099) [20JY], H7204 (EC9449) [27JY]

———Superfund report, S17 (EC6337), S18 (EC6355) [24JA]

———testing and monitoring provisions final rule, S148 (EC7016) [31JA]

———toxic chemical release final rule, H6714 (EC9091) [20JY]

———toxic chemical release report, S4100 (EC8988) [17MY], H5435 (EC8416) [28JN]

———Toxic Substances Control Act amendments, S2724 (EC8472) [13AP], H6468 (EC8898) [18JY]

———Toxic Substances Control Act final rule, S11915 (EC11909) [15DE], H12083 (EC11327) [13DE]

———transportation conformity final rule, S2526 (EC8431) [11AP], H3920 (EC7926) [6JN]

———Tribal Border Infrastructure Program final rule, S381 (EC7426) [7FE], H2011 (EC7046) [10AP]

———uncontrolled hazardous waste sites final rule, S7836 (EC10006) [27JY], S11572 (EC11648) [5DE], H7000 (EC9323) [25JY], H8060 (EC10268) [25SE], H12016 (EC11155) [5DE]

———Underground Injection Control Program final rule, S18 (EC6360), S33 (EC6813, EC6819) [24JA], S378 (EC7370) [7FE], H40 (EC5648) [27JA], H217 (EC6026) [7FE], H253 (EC6078) [8FE]

———unregulated contaminant monitoring requirements final rule, S927 (EC7768) [29FE]

———Urban Bus Rebuild Program report, S1745 (EC8162) [27MR]

———Vehicle Inspection Maintenance Program final rule, S6841 (EC9790) [14JY], H6713 (EC9084) [20JY]

———volatile organic compounds final rule, S7836 (EC10005) [27JY]

———waste isolation pilot plant report, S8015 (EC10441) [5SE]

———waste water treatment final rule, S1232 (EC7892) [7MR], H755 (EC6494) [8MR], H7277 (EC9839) [6SE]

———water quality cooperative agreement allocation notice, S11535 (EC11438) [14NO]

———water quality planning and management regulation listing requirements final rule, S6841 (EC9791) [14JY], H2904 (EC7546) [10MY], H6598 (EC9038) [19JY]

———water quality standards final rule, S2039 (EC8301) [3AP], S2526 (EC8425) [11AP], S3512 (EC8849) [4MY], H3923 (EC8005, EC8006) [6JN], H4483 (EC8149) [14JN], H6353 (EC8816) [17JY], H11879 (EC10929) [13NO]

———water quality standards report, S148 (EC7017) [31JA]

———watershed restoration final rule, S17 (EC6327) [24JA]

———well classification report, S328 (EC7344) [3FE]

———Wetlands Program final rule, S17 (EC6326) [24JA], S7836 (EC10006) [27JY], H46 (EC5831) [27JA], H7001 (EC9346) [25JY], H7203 (EC9362) [27JY]

———year 2000 compliance report, S81 (EC7008) [26JA]

———Youth and the Environment Training and Employment Program final rule, H5239 (EC8399) [27JN]

———Youth and the Environmental Training and Employment Program final rule, S4101 (EC8992) [17MY]

Executive Office of the President: accession of Oman to the World Trade Organization report, H7989 (EC10214) [21SE]

———Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act report, H7267 (EC9537) [6SE]

———biotechnology products protection report, H755 (EC6501) [8MR]

———Bosnia and Herzegovina peace efforts report, S3187 (EC8710) [1MY]

———budget amendments, H1672 (EC6878) [3AP]

———budget amendments request, H3919 (EC7876) [6JN]

———budget deferrals report, S4376 (EC9102) [24MY]

———budget request report, H38 (EC5597) [27JA]

———CCC budget report, H568 (EC6253) [29FE]

———Cerro Grande Fire supplemental appropriations request report, H6347 (EC8635) [17JY]

———chemical and biological weapons proliferation control report, S35 (EC6878) [24JA]

———Chemical Weapons Convention report, H755 (EC6500) [8MR]

———counterterrorism programs budget legislation, H3411 (EC7687) [18MY]

———delivery of urgently required military equipment to the U.N. for Sierra Leone, H3047 (EC7581) [15MY]

———deployment of military forces to assist the U.S.S. Cole and to provide medical, security, and disaster response assistance in Yemen report, H9906 (EC10579) [16OC]

———deployment of military forces to Kosovo report, H5035 (EC8315) [22JN]

———Dept. of Defense appropriations legislation, H3411 (EC7688) [18MY]

———Dept. of Defense budget request report, H38 (EC5596, EC5598) [27JA], H7267 (EC9538) [6SE]

———Dept. of Defense emergency funds request report, H38 (EC5594) [27JA], H10471 (EC10638) [19OC]

———Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations legislation, H568 (EC6254) [29FE], H1121 (EC6651) [20MR]

———Dept. of HHS LIHEAP appropriations legislation, H371 (EC6153) [14FE], H8060 (EC10265) [25SE]

———Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation, international assistance programs, and the Appalachian Regional Commission emergency funds request report, H11948 (EC10979) [4DE]

———Depts. of HHS, Labor, and Transportation, SSA and Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S. supplemental appropriations legislation, H1475 (EC6816) [28MR]

———destruction of U.S. stockpile of chemical agents and munitions report, H3047 (EC7582) [15MY]

———determination relative to acquisition of Verio, Inc., by NTT Communications Corp., H7373 (EC9960) [11SE]

———determination relative to international financial institutions, organizations, and programs funding, S1231 (EC7887) [7MR]

———determination relative to U.N. assistance mission to East Timor, H7271 (EC9674) [6SE]

———Drug Free Workplace Plan report, S28 (EC6687) [24JA]

———efforts to obtain Iraq's compliance with U.N. Security Council resolution, S35 (EC6879) [24JA], H41 (EC5698) [27JA], H2237 (EC7084) [12AP], H6714 (EC9110) [20JY], H10807 (EC10700) [24OC]

———emergency appropriations report, S8657 (EC10782) [18SE]

———emigration laws report, S35 (EC6880) [24JA], S6573 (EC9670) [12JY], H46 (EC5845) [27JA], H5735 (EC8463) [10JY]

———exemption of military personnel accounts from sequestration notification, H7267 (EC9536) [6SE]

———Export Administration Act report, S28 (EC6653) [24JA], S8008 (EC10267) [5SE], S11572 (EC11667) [5DE], H11950 (EC11035) [4DE]

———export control regulations report, H7271 (EC9666) [6SE]

———Federal agency climate change programs final rule, S1511 (EC8036) [21MR], H1117 (EC6648) [16MR]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S866 (EC7733) [28FE], H919 (EC6525) [9MR]

———FEMA Disaster Relief Program appropriations request, H252 (EC6062) [8FE]

———Forest Service funding request report, H7267 (EC9540) [6SE]

———funds request and availability report, H7267 (EC9539) [6SE]

———funds transfer request report, H38 (EC5595) [27JA]

———Generalized System of Preferences beneficiary developing countries list report, H12021 (EC11222) [6DE]

———import of crude oil and refined petroleum products relative to national security report, S3690 (EC8870) [9MY], H2511 (EC7455) [3MY]

———international agreements other than treaties, H629 (EC6387) [1MR]

———line pipe imports safeguard action report, S796 (EC7677) [24FE], H755 (EC6518) [8MR]

———Loan Guarantees to Israel Program report, H207 (EC5967) [2FE]

———locality pay report, S11739 (EC11784) [7DE], H11951 (EC11044) [4DE]

———national emergency relative to Afghanistan report, S34 (EC6843) [24JA], S7227 (EC9823) [19JY], H41 (EC5681) [27JA], H5735 (EC8451) [10JY]

———national emergency relative to Burma report, S28 (EC6654) [24JA], H41 (EC5686) [27JA]

———national emergency relative to Cuba report, S927 (EC7759) [29FE], H568 (EC6279) [29FE]

———national emergency relative to Iran report, S1458 (EC7981) [20MR], S11572 (EC11664, EC11665) [5DE], H996 (EC6580) [14MR], H11927 (EC10954, EC10956) [14NO]

———national emergency relative to Iraq report, S8006 (EC10202, EC10203) [5SE], H7271 (EC9657, EC9658) [6SE]

———national emergency relative to Kosovo report, S28 (EC6652) [24JA]

———national emergency relative to Libya report, S28 (EC6651, EC6655) [24JA], H41 (EC5683, EC5684) [27JA]

———national emergency relative to Sudan report, S11572 (EC11668) [5DE], H11950 (EC11034) [4DE]

———national emergency relative to the Middle East peace process report, S79 (EC6946) [26JA]

———national emergency relative to Yugoslavia report, S28 (EC6652) [24JA], H41 (EC5685) [27JA]

———national security strategy report, S35 (EC6891) [24JA], H41 (EC5682) [27JA], H1411 (EC6772) [27MR], H11951 (EC11054) [4DE]

———normal trade relations status relative to Belarus, S4668 (EC9153) [7JN], S6573 (EC9673) [12JY], H3923 (EC8015) [6JN], H5735 (EC8462) [10JY]

———normal trade relations status relative to Nigeria, S8196 (EC10604) [7SE], S8411 (EC10672) [12SE], H7278 (EC9852, EC9853) [6SE]

———normal trade relations status relative to the People's Republic of China, S4668 (EC9154) [7JN], H3923 (EC8014) [6JN]

———normal trade relations status relative to Vietnam, S4668 (EC9155) [7JN], H3923 (EC8013) [6JN]

———NTSB appropriations report, S4376 (EC9103) [24MY]

———nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons proliferation control report, S11572 (EC11666) [5DE], H11927 (EC10955) [14NO]

———Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act report, S3256 (EC8718) [2MY], H2403 (EC7260) [2MY]

———peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo report, H41 (EC5691) [27JA]

———personnel report, S29 (EC6689) [24JA], H1761 (EC6936) [4AP], H12021 (EC11204) [6DE]

———progress made toward achieving benchmarks for a sustainable peace process report, H2409 (EC7449) [2MY]

———progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem report, H41 (EC5687) [27JA], H755 (EC6499) [8MR], H3647 (EC7783) [23MY], H7271 (EC9664, EC9665) [6SE], H11879 (EC10920) [13NO]

———resignations report, S36 (EC6906) [24JA]

———State of the Union report, H89 (EC5921) [31JA]

———statement of justification, H41 (EC5690) [27JA]

———steel imports report, S738 (EC7607) [23FE], H755 (EC6519) [8MR]

———supplemental appropriations relative to foreign aid to Egypt legislation, H11926 (EC10939) [14NO]

———supplemental appropriations relative to foreign aid to Israel legislation, H11926 (EC10939) [14NO]

———supplemental appropriations relative to foreign aid to Jordan legislation, H11926 (EC10939) [14NO]

———supplemental appropriations relative to reconstruction efforts in southern Africa, H2400 (EC7172) [2MY]

———supplemental budget request, H567 (EC6252) [29FE]

———U.S. military forces deployment in East Timor relative to War Powers Act report, H629 (EC6388) [1MR]

———U.S. support of the U.N. and NATO efforts in the former Yugoslavian Republics, H7271 (EC9669) [6SE]

———World Intellectual Property Organization treaties report, H253 (EC6081) [8FE]

Eximbank: Inspector General report, S866 (EC7734) [28FE]

———management report, S927 (EC7765) [29FE]

———performance plan report, H2237 (EC7091) [12AP]

———report, S27 (EC6648) [24JA], H39 (EC5619) [27JA], H2237 (EC7092) [12AP], H3047 (EC7588) [15MY]

———tied aid credits report, S27 (EC6645, EC6646) [24JA], H39 (EC5617) [27JA]

———U.S. exports to Algeria, S8017 (EC10521) [5SE], S10714 (EC11176) [18OC], H7268 (EC9574, EC9575) [6SE], H9906 (EC10568) [16OC]

———U.S. exports to Brazil, S8017 (EC10521) [5SE], H7268 (EC9572) [6SE]

———U.S. exports to Cameroon, S5459 (EC9263) [20JN], H6772 (EC9200) [24JY]

———U.S. exports to Chad, S5459 (EC9263) [20JN], H6772 (EC9200) [24JY]

———U.S. exports to Colombia, S7227 (EC9806) [19JY], H6594 (EC8931) [19JY]

———U.S. exports to India, S11575 (EC11736) [5DE], H12016 (EC11150) [5DE]

———U.S. exports to Ireland, S11569 (EC11572) [5DE], H11949 (EC10986) [4DE]

———U.S. exports to Lithuania, H39 (EC5616) [27JA]

———U.S. exports to Malaysia, S2939 (EC8625) [26AP], H3919 (EC7892) [6JN]

———U.S. exports to Mexico, S797 (EC7682) [24FE], S1459 (EC7992) [20MR], H1850 (EC6953) [5AP], H2965 (EC7555) [11MY]

———U.S. exports to Panama, S28 (EC6656) [24JA], H39 (EC5618) [27JA]

———U.S. exports to Russia, S8017 (EC10521) [5SE], H7268 (EC9573) [6SE]

———U.S. exports to Thailand, S11575 (EC11735) [5DE]

———U.S. exports to the People's Republic of China, S1458 (EC7982) [20MR], H1162 (EC6701) [21MR]

———U.S. exports to the Philippines, S7227 (EC9803) [19JY], H6594 (EC8932) [19JY]

———U.S. exports to the Republic of China, S4668 (EC9146) [7JN], S5661 (EC9350) [22JN], H6467 (EC8837) [18JY], H6594 (EC8933) [19JY]

———U.S. exports to the Republic of Korea, S28 (EC6658) [24JA], S3690 (EC8876) [9MY], H5435 (EC8414) [28JN]

———U.S. exports to Turkey, S1745 (EC8157) [27MR], S8008 (EC10265) [5SE], H2400 (EC7188) [2MY], H7268 (EC9564) [6SE]

———U.S. exports to Uzbekistan, S10714 (EC11177) [18OC], H9906 (EC10567) [16OC]

———U.S. exports to Venezuela, S28 (EC6657) [24JA], S8008 (EC10266) [5SE], H39 (EC5615) [27JA], H7268 (EC9571) [6SE]

FAA: air tour operations final rule, S9853 (EC10993) [4OC], S10715 (EC11198) [18OC], H8798 (EC10456) [4OC], H10255 (EC10624) [18OC]

———Aircraft Cabin Air Quality Research Program report, S2346 (EC8391) [6AP]

———airport capacity final rule, H89 (EC5913) [31JA]

———flight rules final rule, S2233 (EC8359) [5AP], H1411 (EC6787, EC6788) [27MR]

———foreign aviation authorities assistance report, S611 (EC7534) [10FE]

———Grand Canyon National Park special flight rules final rule, S11787 (EC11846, EC11847) [14DE], H3922 (EC7988, EC7989, EC7990) [6JN]

———licensing operation of a non-Federal launch site final rule, S10925 (EC11282) [24OC], H10906 (EC10724) [25OC]

———pilot pre-employment screening standards report, S1593 (EC8078) [22MR], H2407 (EC7382) [2MY]

———pilot records report, S11371 (EC11378) [30OC]

———repair assessment for pressurized fuselages final rule, H4335 (EC8114) [13JN]

———report, H3922 (EC7985) [6JN]

———restricted areas final rule, H4335 (EC8113) [13JN]

———subsonic noise reducation technology report, S149 (EC7062) [31JA]

———subsonic noise reduction technology report, H1475 (EC6835, EC6836) [28MR]

Farm Credit Administration: accountability report, S2614 (EC8440) [12AP]

———authority and issuance final rule, H277 (EC6091) [9FE]

———civil monetary penalties final rule, S7837 (EC10049) [27JY], H6775 (EC9270) [24JY]

———compensation program adjustments report, S611 (EC7526) [10FE]

———flood insurance final rule, S36 (EC6923) [24JA]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S738 (EC7614) [23FE]

———Inspector General report, S5027 (EC9209) [13JN], S11754 (EC11825, EC11826) [8DE], H11951 (EC11055) [4DE]

———loan policies and operations final rule, S2940 (EC8648) [26AP], H3647 (EC7775) [23MY]

———retirement plan report, S8004 (EC10131) [5SE], H7272 (EC9694) [6SE]

———Seventh Farm Credit District report, S8007 (EC10219) [5SE]

———standards of conduct final rule, S6676 (EC9713) [13JY]

Farm Credit Bank of Wichita: report, S738 (EC7615) [23FE]

FBI: Intelligence Authorization Act request relative to People's Republic of China intelligence activities, H571 (EC6377) [29FE]

FCC: abbreviated dialing arrangements final rule, S9033 (EC10894) [22SE], H7995 (EC10238) [22SE]

———access charge reform final rule, S30 (EC6732) [24JA], S6013 (EC9472) [28JN], H1074 (EC6598) [15MR], H5735 (EC8450) [10JY]

———advertising of dial-around and other long-distance services to consumers final rule, S1747 (EC8198) [27MR], H3411 (EC7696) [18MY]

———allocation of broadcast spectrum final rule, S8017 (EC10510) [5SE], S9266 (EC10924) [26SE], S11574 (EC11705) [5DE], H8198 (EC10302) [26SE], H11950 (EC11027) [4DE]

———amateur rules final rule, H2402 (EC7240) [2MY]

———area codes final rule, S149 (EC7065) [31JA], H207 (EC5961) [2FE]

———auction expenditure package report, S8005 (EC10163) [5SE], H7270 (EC9628) [6SE]

———aviation radio service and antenna structure final rule, H7720 (EC10065) [18SE]

———broadcast and cable companies equal employment opportunities final rule, S796 (EC7672) [24FE], S11642 (EC11747) [6DE], H1122 (EC6664) [20MR], H12044 (EC11230) [7DE]

———broadcast television final rule, S8102 (EC10542) [6SE], H7500 (EC9964) [12SE]

———cable attribution rules final rule, S677 (EC7545) [22FE]

———cable systems and consumer electronics equipment compatibility final rule, S9853 (EC10990) [4OC], H8798 (EC10441) [4OC]

———Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act implementation final rule, S797 (EC7696) [24FE], H1475 (EC6820) [28MR], H1586 (EC6838) [29MR], H1850 (EC6959) [5AP]

———children's television programming report final rule, S11573 (EC11690) [5DE], H11950 (EC11026) [4DE]

———Class A Television Service final rule, S3327 (EC8784) [3MY], H4218 (EC8081) [12JN]

———closed captioning and video description of video programming final rule, S4101 (EC9007) [17MY], S11371 (EC11372) [30OC], H5035 (EC8312) [22JN], H11619 (EC10774) [30OC]

———combinatorial bidding report, S8017 (EC10511) [5SE], H7649 (EC10026) [14SE]

———commercial activities inventory report, S79 (EC6952) [26JA], H569 (EC6300) [29FE]

———comparative standards for noncommercial educational applicants final rule, H6049 (EC8556) [13JY]

———competitive bidding procedures final rule, S8290 (EC10657) [8SE], H7649 (EC10027) [14SE]

———court docket final rule, S11574 (EC11706) [5DE]

———dedicated short range communications of intelligent transportation services final rule, S30 (EC6726) [24JA]

———deployment of wireline services offering advanced telecommunications capability final rule, H88 (EC5897) [31JA]

———digital television broadcast stations final rule, S7476 (EC9946, EC9948) [24JY], S8008 (EC10247) [5SE], S8940 (EC10876) [21SE], S9033 (EC10888, EC10889, EC10891) [22SE], S11131 (EC11317, EC11318, EC11319) [26OC], S11642 (EC11745), S11643 (EC11749, EC11751) [6DE], H6714 (EC9107, EC9108) [20JY], H7989 (EC10194) [21SE], H7995 (EC10234, EC10236, EC10237) [22SE], H11444 (EC10750, EC10751) [27OC], H11619 (EC10773) [30OC], H12020 (EC11197) [6DE]

———domestic public fixed radio services final rule, S8017 (EC10503) [5SE]

———enhanced 911 emergency calling system final rule, S80 (EC6969) [26JA], H277 (EC6103) [9FE], H9009 (EC10469) [5OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7034) [31JA], H569 (EC6299) [29FE]

———Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service final rule, S7391 (EC9903) [20JY], S8005 (EC10164), S8013 (EC10392, EC10393) [5SE], H6595 (EC8963) [19JY], H7270 (EC9627, EC9632, EC9633) [6SE]

———final rule, S30 (EC6729) [24JA]

———FM broadcast stations final rule, S30 (EC6727, EC6728, EC6730) [24JA], S611 (EC7532) [10FE], S797 (EC7689, EC7690, EC7691, EC7693, EC7694) [24FE], S1390 (EC7945, EC7946, EC7947, EC7948) [9MR], S1814 (EC8213, EC8214) [28MR], S2232 (EC8347, EC8348, EC8349, EC8350, EC8351, EC8352) [5AP], S3020 (EC8700, EC8701, EC8702, EC8703) [27AP], S4101 (EC9008, EC9009) [17MY], S5882 (EC9424, EC9425, EC9426) [27JN], S6011 (EC9436, EC9437, EC9438, EC9439, EC9440), S6012 (EC9441, EC9442, EC9443, EC9444, EC9445) [28JN], S7389 (EC9856, EC9857, EC9864, EC9865, EC9866, EC9867, EC9868, EC9869), S7390 (EC9870, EC9871, EC9872, EC9873, EC9874) [20JY], S7476 (EC9945, EC9947, EC9950, EC9951, EC9952, EC9953) [24JY], S8014 (EC10424, EC10425, EC10426, EC10427, EC10428, EC10430, EC10431, EC10432, EC10433, EC10434, EC10435) [5SE], S8102 (EC10544, EC10546) [6SE], S8290 (EC10655) [8SE], S8758 (EC10808, EC10809, EC10810, EC10811, EC10812, EC10813) [19SE], S8940 (EC10875), S8941 (EC10877, EC10878, EC10879, EC10880, EC10881, EC10882, EC10883, EC10884, EC10885) [21SE], S9033 (EC10886, EC10887, EC10890, EC10892) [22SE], S9853 (EC10893, EC10982, EC10984, EC10985, EC10986, EC10987, EC10988) [4OC], S11131 (EC11313, EC11314, EC11315, EC11316, EC11320, EC11321, EC11322, EC11323, EC11324) [26OC], S11573 (EC11686, EC11687, EC11688, EC11689, EC11691) [5DE], S11642 (EC11744, EC11746), S11643 (EC11748, EC11750) [6DE], S11788 (EC11863, EC11864, EC11865, EC11866, EC11867, EC11868, EC11869, EC11870, EC11871, EC11872, EC11873, EC11874) [14DE], H371 (EC6164, EC6165) [14FE], H1475 (EC6821, EC6822, EC6823, EC6824) [28MR], H1672 (EC6897, EC6898) [3AP], H1850 (EC6958) [5AP], H2011 (EC7023, EC7024, EC7025, EC7026) [10AP], H2402 (EC7234, EC7236, EC7241, EC7242) [2MY], H2654 (EC7485, EC7486, EC7487) [8MY], H2768 (EC7508), H2769 (EC7509) [9MY], H3307 (EC7670, EC7671) [17MY], H3411 (EC7695) [18MY], H3473 (EC7723) [19MY], H3522 (EC7751) [22MY], H4119 (EC8056, EC8057) [8JN], H5841 (EC8469) [11JY], H6048 (EC8551, EC8552), H6049 (EC8553, EC8554, EC8555, EC8557, EC8558) [13JY], H6348 (EC8674, EC8675, EC8676, EC8677, EC8678, EC8679, EC8680, EC8681, EC8682, EC8683, EC8684) [17JY], H6467 (EC8855, EC8856, EC8857, EC8858, EC8859) [18JY], H6595 (EC8964, EC8965, EC8966) [19JY], H6714 (EC9100, EC9101, EC9102, EC9103, EC9104, EC9105, EC9106) [20JY], H7270 (EC9629, EC9634, EC9635, EC9636, EC9637, EC9638, EC9639, EC9640, EC9641, EC9642, EC9643), H7271 (EC9647, EC9648, EC9649) [6SE], H7500 (EC9966, EC9967, EC9968) [12SE], H7869 (EC10111, EC10112, EC10113, EC10114, EC10115) [19SE], H7989 (EC10195, EC10196, EC10197, EC10198, EC10199, EC10200, EC10201, EC10202) [21SE], H7995 (EC10228, EC10230, EC10231, EC10232, EC10233, EC10235) [22SE], H9009 (EC10463, EC10464, EC10465, EC10466, EC10467, EC10470, EC10471) [5OC], H11444 (EC10748, EC10749) [27OC], H11619 (EC10775, EC10776, EC10777, EC10778, EC10779, EC10780, EC10781) [30OC], H11950 (EC11020, EC11021, EC11022, EC11023, EC11025) [4DE], H12020 (EC11196, EC11198), H12021 (EC11199, EC11200, EC11201) [6DE], H12044 (EC11229) [7DE], H12084 (EC11335, EC11336, EC11337, EC11338, EC11339, EC11340, EC11341, EC11342, EC11343) [13DE], H12090 (EC11366, EC11367, EC11368) [14DE]

———foreign participation in U.S. telecommunications market rules and policies final rule, S9853 (EC10994) [4OC], H8616 (EC10404) [2OC]

———geographical channel block layout final rule, S8758 (EC10814) [19SE]

———GHz frequency band final rule, S7476 (EC9955) [24JY], S8758 (EC10822) [19SE], S9266 (EC10924) [26SE], S11371 (EC11373) [30OC], S11567 (EC11526) [5DE], H41 (EC5672) [27JA], H6595 (EC8967) [19JY], H7869 (EC10116) [19SE], H8198 (EC10302) [26SE], H9906 (EC10574) [16OC], H11619 (EC10782) [30OC], H11950 (EC11018) [4DE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S9463 (EC10953) [28SE], H8198 (EC10305) [26SE]

———horizontal ownership limits final rule, S1390 (EC7949) [9MR]

———Indian tribes final rule, H6595 (EC8968) [19JY]

———Inspector General report, H508 (EC6233) [16FE]

———INTELSAT System final rule, S11535 (EC11464) [14NO], H11878 (EC10918) [13NO]

———local competition and broadband reporting final rule, S2525 (EC8421) [11AP], H3920 (EC7929) [6JN]

———local exchange carriers final rule, S1814 (EC8215) [28MR], H2402 (EC7235, EC7237) [2MY]

———low power radio service final rule, S678 (EC7551) [22FE], H1117 (EC6629) [16MR]

———Medical Implant Communications Service final rule, S9033 (EC10896) [22SE]

———MHz frequency band final rule, S1459 (EC7999) [20MR], S8003 (EC10111) [5SE], H2402 (EC7239) [2MY], H3047 (EC7579) [15MY], H7091 (EC9391) [26JY], H8060 (EC10272) [25SE]

———microwave relocation cost sharing plan final rule, S8014 (EC10419) [5SE], H7270 (EC9645) [6SE]

———mobile radio services final rule, S3020 (EC8704) [27AP], S8103 (EC10579) [6SE], S9033 (EC10893) [22SE], S9853 (EC10992) [4OC], H7500 (EC9969) [12SE]

———mobile satellite services final rule, S10590 (EC11152) [13OC]

———multiple address systems final rule, S8014 (EC10420) [5SE], H7271 (EC9646) [6SE]

———multipoint distribution service and instructional television fixed service two-way transmissions licenses final rule, S8014 (EC10429) [5SE], H7270 (EC9631) [6SE]

———National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., final rule, H11812 (EC10872) [2NO]

———New FCC for the 21st Century report, S10251 (EC11094) [11OC]

———non-commercial educational applicants final rule, S6011 (EC9435) [28JN]

———notice of proposed rulemaking, S8011 (EC10352) [5SE]

———numbering resource optimization final rule, S3020 (EC8705) [27AP], H3522 (EC7752) [22MY]

———opinion and order final rule, S9853 (EC10989) [4OC]

———performance plan report, S2725 (EC8508) [13AP], H3811 (EC7822) [24MY], H9503 (EC10500) [6OC]

———personal communications services final rule, S7476 (EC9957) [24JY], S8290 (EC10658) [8SE], H6348 (EC8685) [17JY], H7720 (EC10066) [18SE]

———private land radio services final rule, H7995 (EC10229) [22SE], H8616 (EC10403) [2OC]

———promotion of competitive networks in local telecommunications markets final rule, H11950 (EC11024) [4DE]

———regulatory fees assessment and collection final rule, S7476 (EC9954) [24JY], H6348 (EC8687) [17JY]

———regulatory review final rule, S1172 (EC7868) [6MR], S1459 (EC8000) [20MR]

———relay services and speech-to-speech services for individuals with hearing and speech disabilities final rule, S1459 (EC8001) [20MR], H2402 (EC7238) [2MY]

———satellite delivery of network signals final rule, H11950 (EC11019) [4DE]

———Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act final rule, S11535 (EC11463) [14NO], H3866 (EC7849) [25MY]

———Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act report, S1814 (EC8212) [28MR]

———service licenses final rule, S149 (EC7064) [31JA], H207 (EC5960) [2FE]

———spread spectrum technologies final rule, S9853 (EC10991) [4OC], H9009 (EC10468) [5OC]

———Telecommunications Act implementation final rule, S4101 (EC9010) [17MY], H5035 (EC8311) [22JN]

———telecommunications industry market entry barriers report, S8008 (EC10248) [5SE], H7270 (EC9630) [6SE]

———truth-in-billing format final rule, S3327 (EC8783) [3MY], H4335 (EC8101) [13JN]

———unauthorized changes of consumers' long distance phone carriers final rule, S4101 (EC9010) [17MY]

———wireless medical telemetry service final rule, S8102 (EC10543) [6SE], H7500 (EC9965) [12SE]

———wireless services final rule, S7476 (EC9956) [24JY], H6348 (EC8686) [17JY], H7270 (EC9644) [6SE]

———wireline services final rule, S30 (EC6731) [24JA], H7649 (EC10025) [14SE]

FCIC: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S11130 (EC11311) [26OC]

———performance plan report, S10251 (EC11088) [11OC]

———report, S4922 (EC9186) [9JN]

FDA: administrative practices and procedures final rule, H8466 (EC10341) [28SE]

———albumin, plasma protein fraction, and immune globulin requirements final rule, S8499 (EC10742) [13SE], H7371 (EC9913) [11SE]

———aluminum in parenterals final rule, S378 (EC7359) [7FE], H508 (EC6230) [16FE]

———animal drugs final rule, S24 (EC6547) [24JA], S8011 (EC10332) [5SE], H39 (EC5634) [27JA], H2653 (EC7476) [8MY], H7269 (EC9598) [6SE]

———biological products final rule, S24 (EC6551) [24JA], S8499 (EC10740) [13SE], S10890 (EC11239) [23OC], S11537 (EC11494) [14NO], S11572 (EC11660) [5DE], H39 (EC5641) [27JA], H7576 (EC9991) [13SE], H11949 (EC11008) [4DE]

———blood requirements final rule, S2938 (EC8604, EC8607) [26AP], H2401 (EC7213) [2MY], H3811 (EC7815) [24MY], H3865 (EC7844) [25MY]

———chemistry devices final rule, S3018 (EC8667) [27AP], H3170 (EC7631) [16MY]

———cigarette and smokeless tobacco final rule, H11949 (EC11007) [4DE]

———code of Federal regulations final rule, S2938 (EC8600) [26AP], S3945 (EC8942) [15MY], S7836 (EC10012) [27JY], H5035 (EC8306) [22JN]

———color additives final rule, S24 (EC6549) [24JA], S7836 (EC10015, EC10016) [27JY], S8006 (EC10211), S8010 (EC10329) [5SE], H39 (EC5636) [27JA], H6773 (EC9218) [24JY], H7269 (EC9591, EC9596) [6SE]

———control of communicable diseases final rule, H7269 (EC9601) [6SE]

———court decisions, ANDA approvals, and 180-day exclusivity final rule, S7836 (EC10013) [27JY]

———delegations of authority and organization final rule, S2938 (EC8594) [26AP], H3411 (EC7691) [18MY]

———dental devices final rule, S10890 (EC11240) [23OC], H10471 (EC10645) [19OC]

———dietary supplements final rule, S10410 (EC11128) [12OC], H9633 (EC10518) [10OC]

———drug labeling final rule, S25 (EC6553), S36 (EC6904) [24JA], H39 (EC5640) [27JA], H6595 (EC8958) [19JY]

———drug marketing final rule, S24 (EC6543) [24JA], S6572 (EC9644) [12JY], H41 (EC5673) [27JA]

———drug safety or effectiveness final rule, S5555 (EC9317) [21JN], H5735 (EC8448) [10JY], H10255 (EC10613) [18OC]

———food additives final rule, S24 (EC6540, EC6542, EC6544, EC6546, EC6548, EC6550), S25 (EC6575, EC6576, EC6577, EC6578, EC6579), S36 (EC6903) [24JA], S795 (EC7641) [24FE], S865 (EC7714) [28FE], S1510 (EC8014) [21MR], S1592 (EC8048) [22MR], S1881 (EC8220, EC8221), S1882 (EC8222, EC8223, EC8224) [29MR], S2346 (EC8380, EC8381, EC8382) [6AP], S2938 (EC8591) [26AP], S3257 (EC8731) [2MY], S4012 (EC8955, EC8956, EC8957) [16MY], S5554 (EC9315, EC9316), S5555 (EC9319) [21JN], S6572 (EC9645), S6573 (EC9653, EC9658) [12JY], S7836 (EC10017) [27JY], S8006 (EC10186), S8010 (EC10328) [5SE], S8499 (EC10738, EC10739, EC10741) [13SE], S10410 (EC11126) [12OC], S10714 (EC11161, EC11162, EC11163) [18OC], S10890 (EC11238) [23OC], S11568 (EC11537), S11570 (EC11609) [5DE], S11738 (EC11773), S11739 (EC11774, EC11775) [7DE], H39 (EC5633, EC5635, EC5637, EC5639) [27JA], H88 (EC5899) [31JA], H207 (EC5962) [2FE], H217 (EC6022) [7FE], H252 (EC6065, EC6066) [8FE], H338 (EC6126, EC6127) [10FE], H371 (EC6156) [14FE], H568 (EC6273) [29FE], H1403 (EC6741) [23MR], H2010 (EC7016, EC7017) [10AP], H2401 (EC7209, EC7210, EC7212) [2MY], H2653 (EC7478, EC7479, EC7480, EC7481, EC7482) [8MY], H2768 (EC7505) [9MY], H2904 (EC7532) [10MY], H3811 (EC7813) [24MY], H3865 (EC7847) [25MY], H4119 (EC8053, EC8054, EC8055) [8JN], H4173 (EC8065) [9JN], H4672 (EC8184, EC8185) [19JN], H6048 (EC8538, EC8539, EC8540) [13JY], H6347 (EC8658) [17JY], H6595 (EC8955, EC8956, EC8957) [19JY], H6714 (EC9109) [20JY], H6773 (EC9209) [24JY], H7269 (EC9593, EC9597) [6SE], H7500 (EC9963) [12SE], H7576 (EC9992, EC9993) [13SE], H9633 (EC10519) [10OC], H9766 (EC10539, EC10540, EC10541) [11OC], H10471 (EC10644, EC10646) [19OC], H11715 (EC10824) [31OC], H11949 (EC11009) [4DE], H12016 (EC11153) [5DE], H12044 (EC11232) [7DE], H12078 (EC11271) [11DE]

———food irradiation final rule, S24 (EC6541), S29 (EC6713) [24JA], S8004 (EC10129) [5SE], S11739 (EC11776) [7DE], H164 (EC5927) [1FE], H277 (EC6094) [9FE], H7091 (EC9394) [26JY], H11780 (EC10853) [1NO], H12016 (EC11152) [5DE]

———food labeling final rule, S1592 (EC8056) [22MR], S9195 (EC10897) [25SE], S10410 (EC11127) [12OC], S11574 (EC11718) [5DE], H7995 (EC10227) [22SE], H9633 (EC10517) [10OC], H11949 (EC11010) [4DE], H12090 (EC11365) [14DE]

———hospital and personal use devices final rule, H6048 (EC8541, EC8542) [13JY]

———mammography standards final rule, S2938 (EC8606) [26AP], H3865 (EC7845) [25MY]

———medical devices final rule, S24 (EC6545) [24JA], S79 (EC6939) [26JA], S281 (EC7203) [2FE], S611 (EC7516) [10FE], S795 (EC7642) [24FE], S1458 (EC7967, EC7968) [20MR], S2725 (EC8505) [13AP], S2938 (EC8592, EC8593, EC8595, EC8596, EC8597, EC8598, EC8599, EC8601) [26AP], S3018 (EC8668) [27AP], S5554 (EC9314), S5555 (EC9320) [21JN], S6572 (EC9646), S6573 (EC9654) [12JY], S7836 (EC10014) [27JY], S8008 (EC10256), S8009 (EC10285), S8010 (EC10330) [5SE], S8499 (EC10743) [13SE], S9854 (EC11011) [4OC], S11371 (EC11380, EC11381) [30OC], S11537 (EC11495) [14NO], S11916 (EC11953), S11917 (EC11978) [15DE], H164 (EC5928) [1FE], H754 (EC6483) [8MR], H996 (EC6579) [14MR], H1117 (EC6627, EC6628) [16MR], H1162 (EC6702, EC6703) [21MR], H3170 (EC7630, EC7632) [16MY], H3307 (EC7663, EC7664, EC7665, EC7666) [17MY], H3411 (EC7692, EC7693, EC7694) [18MY], H3811 (EC7814) [24MY], H4483 (EC8124) [14JN], H6595 (EC8954) [19JY], H6713 (EC9083) [20JY], H7269 (EC9595, EC9600) [6SE], H7576 (EC9994) [13SE], H9633 (EC10520) [10OC], H10807 (EC10697, EC10698) [24OC], H11812 (EC10871) [2NO], H12020 (EC11194) [6DE], H12530 (EC11393) [15DE]

———new drug applications final rule, S79 (EC6938) [26JA], S5555 (EC9318) [21JN], H453 (EC6205) [15FE], H5735 (EC8447) [10JY]

———over-the-counter drugs final rule, S25 (EC6552) [24JA], S6572 (EC9643, EC9651, EC9652) [12JY], S8007 (EC10212), S8010 (EC10331) [5SE], S8499 (EC10737) [13SE], H39 (EC5642) [27JA], H1074 (EC6596) [15MR], H7269 (EC9594, EC9599) [6SE], H7576 (EC9996) [13SE]

———public information final rule, S1510 (EC8013) [21MR], H2401 (EC7211) [2MY]

———removal of designated journals final rule, S2615 (EC8459) [12AP], H3920 (EC7914) [6JN]

———requirements revision final rule, S1592 (EC8047) [22MR]

———restrictions on the distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to children report, S2106 (EC8316) [4AP], H2768 (EC7504) [9MY]

———smokeless tobacco final rule, S11568 (EC11538) [5DE]

FDIC: assessments final rule, H1672 (EC6882) [3AP]

———Asset and Liability Backup Program final rule, H3919 (EC7893) [6JN]

———audit report, H6051 (EC8612) [13JY]

———Chief Financial Officers Act report, H6774 (EC9246) [24JY]

———Coastal Barrier Improvement Act property listing report, H3923 (EC8029) [6JN]

———conservator or receiver of financial assets final rule, H7995 (EC10225) [22SE]

———depository institution sales of insurance final rule, H12083 (EC11316) [13DE]

———financial audit and statements report, S4922 (EC9187) [9JN]

———flood hazards final rule, H1761 (EC6933) [4AP]

———insured State banks activities and investments final rule, H3919 (EC7894) [6JN]

———merger decisions report, H12020 (EC11189) [6DE]

———Minority and Women Outreach Program final rule, H6347 (EC8638) [17JY]

———nonmember banks final rule, H39 (EC5621) [27JA]

———performance plan report, H453 (EC6213) [15FE], H3921 (EC7950) [6JN]

———report, H568 (EC6265) [29FE], H2237 (EC7093) [12AP], H8734 (EC10422) [3OC]

———restrictions on the purchase of assets final rule, H2400 (EC7189) [2MY]

———risk-based capital final rule, H12083 (EC11317) [13DE]

———rules of practice and procedure final rule, H163 (EC5923) [1FE], H11927 (EC10962) [14NO]

———safety and soundness standards final rule, H39 (EC5620) [27JA]

———utilization of private sector resources report, H5435 (EC8415) [28JN], H11949 (EC10987) [4DE]

FEC: administrative fines final rule, S4012 (EC8954) [16MY], H5239 (EC8393) [27JN]

———budget request report, S23 (EC6509) [24JA], S927 (EC7758) [29FE], H453 (EC6225) [15FE], H1123 (EC6691) [20MR]

———costs of media travel with publicly financed Presidential candidates final rule, H217 (EC6035) [7FE]

———election cycle reporting by authorized committees final rule, S6347 (EC9599) [10JY], S6468 (EC9624) [11JY], H6715 (EC9130) [20JY], H7989 (EC10206) [21SE]

———electronic filing of reports by political action committees final rule, H6468 (EC8882) [18JY]

———Electronic Freedom of Information Act amendments final rule, S1024 (EC7827) [1MR], H640 (EC6412) [2MR]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7046) [31JA], H42 (EC5715) [27JA]

———filing copies of reports and statements with State officers final rule, S1510 (EC8021) [21MR], H2404 (EC7301) [2MY]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S5661 (EC9349) [22JN], H6350 (EC8724) [17JY]

———mandatory electronic filing final rule, S5459 (EC9281) [20JN]

———recommendations for legislative action report, S1458 (EC7987) [20MR], S1510 (EC8023) [21MR], H2404 (EC7302), H2409 (EC7447) [2MY]

———report, S4377 (EC9111) [24MY], H5035 (EC8318) [22JN]

———reporting forms final rule, S8758 (EC10823) [19SE]

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: report, S1458 (EC7983) [20MR], S2939 (EC8624) [26AP], S11567 (EC11514) [5DE], H1162 (EC6699) [21MR], H3865 (EC7841) [25MY]

Federal Financing Bank: report, H2404 (EC7291) [2MY]

Federal Housing Finance Board: Affordable Housing Program final rule, S34 (EC6844) [24JA], H1672 (EC6884) [3AP]

———consolidated obligations final rule, S7227 (EC9801) [19JY], H6347 (EC8639) [17JY]

———corporate governance responsibilities final rule, S34 (EC6845) [24JA], S1593 (EC8063) [22MR], H1672 (EC6883) [3AP], H3919 (EC7896) [6JN]

———Federal home loan banks final rule, S7655 (EC9985, EC9986) [26JY], S8003 (EC10121), S8004 (EC10122) [5SE], H6773 (EC9202, EC9204) [24JY]

———Federal home loan banks report, S7227 (EC9811) [19JY], H5954 (EC8502) [12JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S149 (EC7048) [31JA]

———Freedom of Information Act final rule, H3648 (EC7794) [23MY]

———information collection final rule, S27 (EC6650) [24JA], S611 (EC7518, EC7519) [10FE], H1121 (EC6654) [20MR], H2334 (EC7111, EC7112) [13AP]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7241) [2FE], S5026 (EC9199) [13JN], S11914 (EC11897) [15DE], H42 (EC5717) [27JA], H6468 (EC8877) [18JY], H12079 (EC11276) [11DE]

———management accountability and controls report, H569 (EC6301) [29FE]

———membership regulation advances final rule, S1593 (EC8064) [22MR]

———membership regulation and advances final rule, S7655 (EC9987) [26JY], H3919 (EC7895) [6JN], H6773 (EC9203) [24JY]

———present-value factors final rule, H3919 (EC7897) [6JN]

———regulations reorganization final rule, S866 (EC7717) [28FE]

———reorganization of regulations final rule, H1955 (EC6982) [6AP]

———salary structure report, S1023 (EC7820) [1MR], H2237 (EC7080) [12AP]

Federal Judicial Center: report, S2938 (EC8590) [26AP], H3922 (EC7984) [6JN]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: Equal Access to Justice Act attorney fees regulation final rule, S1232 (EC7905) [7MR], H2401 (EC7203) [2MY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7037) [31JA], H1673 (EC6906) [3AP]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S3690 (EC8884) [9MY], H5167 (EC8355) [26JN]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7952) [6JN]

Federal Maritime Commission: civil monetary penalties final rule, S8011 (EC10351) [5SE], H7996 (EC10255) [22SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7025) [31JA], H1673 (EC6907) [3AP]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1985 (EC8280) [30MR], H2404 (EC7292) [2MY]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7216) [2FE], S4012 (EC8949) [16MY], S11572 (EC11655) [5DE], H4590 (EC8171) [15JN], H11951 (EC11056) [4DE]

———ocean common carriers final rule, S3945 (EC8936) [15MY]

———ocean freight forwarder and non-vessel operating common carrier final rule, S1594 (EC8092) [22MR], H3923 (EC8008) [6JN], H4336 (EC8121) [13JN]

———ocean transportation final rule, S6013 (EC9471) [28JN], H6353 (EC8817) [17JY]

———performance plan report, S2614 (EC8447) [12AP], S4101 (EC8999) [17MY], S9941 (EC11039) [5OC], H3921 (EC7953) [6JN], H4590 (EC8170) [15JN], H8734 (EC10427) [3OC]

———report, S2106 (EC8325) [4AP], H3923 (EC8007) [6JN]

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: audit and investigative activities report, S4012 (EC8952) [16MY]

———commercial activities inventory report, H10906 (EC10714) [25OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7032) [31JA], H1673 (EC6908) [3AP], H5435 (EC8419) [28JN]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: audit report, S11567 (EC11516) [5DE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H11951 (EC11057) [4DE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S79 (EC6949) [26JA]

———Inspector General report, H11951 (EC11057) [4DE]

———performance plan report, S2614 (EC8441) [12AP], H3048 (EC7590) [15MY]

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: commercial activities inventory report, S10714 (EC11186) [18OC], H10471 (EC10651) [19OC]

———Inspector General report, H42 (EC5718) [27JA]

———Privacy Act final rule, S28 (EC6676) [24JA]

FEMA: community eligibility final rule, S1023 (EC7822) [1MR]

———disaster assistance final rule, S8758 (EC10825) [19SE], H7869 (EC10131) [19SE]

———emergency declaration assistance for California report, S1172 (EC7882) [6MR]

———flood elevation determinations final rule, S27 (EC6634, EC6635, EC6636, EC6637, EC6638, EC6639) [24JA], S678 (EC7574, EC7575, EC7576, EC7577, EC7578, EC7579) [22FE], S795 (EC7647, EC7649) [24FE], S2939 (EC8618, EC8619, EC8620) [26AP], S3256 (EC8722, EC8723) [2MY], S7226 (EC9794, EC9795, EC9796, EC9797, EC9800), S7227 (EC9815, EC9821) [19JY], S8003 (EC10119) [5SE], S8758 (EC10824) [19SE], S9266 (EC10932) [26SE], S11568 (EC11548, EC11549, EC11550, EC11551, EC11552), S11569 (EC11573) [5DE], S11914 (EC11899, EC11900, EC11901) [15DE], H338 (EC6120, EC6121, EC6122, EC6123, EC6124, EC6125) [10FE], H995 (EC6574), H996 (EC6575) [14MR], H2010 (EC7012) [10AP], H3047 (EC7578) [15MY], H3170 (EC7626, EC7627, EC7628, EC7629) [16MY], H3521 (EC7741, EC7742, EC7743) [22MY], H4672 (EC8193, EC8194) [19JN], H6594 (EC8934) [19JY], H6713 (EC9071, EC9072, EC9073, EC9074, EC9075, EC9076) [20JY], H6772 (EC9201) [24JY], H7930 (EC10138, EC10139) [20SE], H11949 (EC10988, EC10989, EC10990, EC10991, EC10992, EC10993) [4DE], H12083 (EC11318, EC11319, EC11320) [13DE]

———flood insurance final rule, S27 (EC6633, EC6640), S34 (EC6850, EC6851) [24JA], S3256 (EC8729) [2MY], H1117 (EC6624, EC6625) [16MR], H1955 (EC6981) [6AP], H3811 (EC7810) [24MY], H11619 (EC10769) [30OC]

———hurricane assistance final rule, H2335 (EC7144) [13AP]

———hurricane property acquisition and relocation grants final rule, S866 (EC7740) [28FE]

———hurricane report, S18 (EC6349), S31 (EC6774) [24JA], H43 (EC5764) [27JA]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7222) [2FE], S6840 (EC9752) [14JY]

———National Flood Insurance Program final rule, S27 (EC6642) [24JA], S7227 (EC9816, EC9820) [19JY], S11423 (EC11393) [31OC], H371 (EC6154) [14FE], H6594 (EC8935) [19JY], H7204 (EC9438) [27JY], H10807 (EC10696) [24OC]

———National Flood Insurance Program legislation, S9463 (EC10951) [28SE], H8550 (EC10378) [29SE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S8656 (EC10756) [18SE], H7930 (EC10146) [20SE]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7951) [6JN], H8798 (EC10447) [4OC]

———predisaster mitigation programs, disaster relief, and disaster assistance legislation, H5842 (EC8479) [11JY]

———Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act amendments, S4236 (EC9063) [22MY]

———Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act report, S2615 (EC8470) [12AP]

———suspension of community eligibility final rule, S27 (EC6632, EC6641, EC6643) [24JA], S1023 (EC7821) [1MR], S7227 (EC9825) [19JY], S11914 (EC11902) [15DE], H338 (EC6118, EC6119) [10FE], H1955 (EC6980) [6AP], H6713 (EC9070) [20JY], H11619 (EC10768) [30OC], H12083 (EC11321) [13DE]

———West Nile Virus report, S11915 (EC11919) [15DE]

FERC: California and Western States wholesale electric markets report, S11915 (EC11939) [15DE], H12090 (EC11369) [14DE]

———collaborative procedures for energy facility applications final rule, S11569 (EC11562) [5DE], H11950 (EC11029) [4DE]

———commercial activities inventory report, S79 (EC6960) [26JA], H42 (EC5716) [27JA]

———depreciation accounting final rule, S8009 (EC10276) [5SE], H7271 (EC9651) [6SE]

———electric rate schedule sheets final rule, S2725 (EC8509) [13AP], H5082 (EC8330) [23JN]

———electronic filing of documents final rule, S9854 (EC11031) [4OC], H8060 (EC10273) [25SE]

———filing requirements final rule, S11572 (EC11653) [5DE], H11950 (EC11028) [4DE]

———hydropower construction deadlines report, S21 (EC6455) [24JA]

———interstate natural gas pipelines business practice standards final rule, S11917 (EC11977) [15DE]

———natural gas transportation services final rule, S1023 (EC7823) [1MR], H930 (EC6548) [13MR]

———open access same-time information system final rule, S1592 (EC8050) [22MR], H2402 (EC7243) [2MY]

———operational certificate and abandonment procedures for applications for new service final rule, S8005 (EC10180) [5SE], H7271 (EC9650) [6SE]

———order on rehearing final rule, S1510 (EC8020) [21MR]

———Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act natural gas facilities final rule, S2863 (EC8562) [25AP], H5841 (EC8472) [11JY]

———performance plan report, S9853 (EC10998) [4OC], H3048 (EC7589) [15MY], H9009 (EC10480) [5OC]

———public utilities assessments final rule, S11568 (EC11533) [5DE], H11927 (EC10952) [14NO]

———regional transmission organizations final rule, S25 (EC6574) [24JA], H453 (EC6207) [15FE], H2402 (EC7244) [2MY]

———report, S4819 (EC9173) [8JN]

———well category determinations final rule, S8003 (EC10116) [5SE], H7091 (EC9392) [26JY]

First South Production Credit Association: pension plan report, S6840 (EC9765) [14JY]

Forest Service: National Wild and Scenic Rivers System boundary maps, S866 (EC7719) [28FE], H569 (EC6323) [29FE]

FRS: bank holding companies and bank control final rule, S79 (EC6944) [26JA], S1458 (EC7975, EC7977) [20MR], S1593 (EC8065, EC8066, EC8068) [22MR], S11753 (EC11815) [8DE], H1121 (EC6655) [20MR], H2400 (EC7190, EC7193, EC7194, EC7195, EC7197) [2MY], H3919 (EC7890) [6JN]

———brokers and dealers credit final rule, H7500 (EC9962) [12SE]

———depository institution retail fees and services report, H7268 (EC9576) [6SE]

———depository institution sales of insurance final rule, S11569 (EC11575) [5DE], H11949 (EC10984) [4DE]

———employee retirement report, S10252 (EC11108) [11OC], H9503 (EC10501) [6OC]

———financial subsidiaries final rule, H2400 (EC7192) [2MY]

———flood hazards final rule, S27 (EC6619) [24JA], H88 (EC5883) [31JA]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1882 (EC8247) [29MR], H2403 (EC7287) [2MY]

———Inspector General report, S283 (EC7244) [2FE], S5026 (EC9201) [13JN], H6596 (EC8984) [19JY], H11951 (EC11050) [4DE]

———monetary policy report, S795 (EC7648) [24FE], S7836 (EC10008) [27JY], H1122 (EC6686) [20MR], H7203 (EC9367) [27JY]

———mortgage disclosure final rule, S2939 (EC8617) [26AP], H3047 (EC7576) [15MY]

———privacy of consumer financial information regulations final rule, S4237 (EC9076) [22MY], H4119 (EC8050) [8JN]

———report, S4668 (EC9145) [7JN], H42 (EC5708) [27JA], H5735 (EC8443) [10JY]

———retail banking services report, S8006 (EC10201) [5SE]

———risk-based capital final rule, H12020 (EC]11190) [6DE]

———rules of practice for hearings final rule, S10410 (EC11111) [12OC], H9766 (EC10549) [11OC]

———small business and mortgage related securities report, S9266 (EC10935) [26SE], H8550 (EC10377) [29SE]

———State banking institutions membership final rule, S1458 (EC7976) [20MR], S1593 (EC8067) [22MR], H2400 (EC7196) [2MY]

———truth-in-lending final rule, S1813 (EC8200) [28MR], S9853 (EC11003) [4OC], S11569 (EC11574) [5DE], H2400 (EC7191) [2MY], H8616 (EC10399) [2OC], H11949 (EC10983) [4DE]

FTC: acquisitions involving banking and non-banking businesses final rule, S2232 (EC8341) [5AP]

———advertising of dial-around and other long-distance services to consumers final rule, S1747 (EC8198) [27MR], H3411 (EC7696) [18MY]

———antitrust guidelines for collaborations final rule, S2525 (EC8420) [11AP], H3522 (EC7756) [22MY]

———appliance labeling final rule, S30 (EC6721) [24JA], S1172 (EC7870) [6MR], S1814 (EC8216) [28MR], S3691 (EC8917) [9MY], S10082 (EC11067) [6OC], S10715 (EC11208) [18OC], H88 (EC5898) [31JA], H2402 (EC7245, EC7246) [2MY], H4335 (EC8102) [13JN], H9634 (EC10524) [10OC], H10471 (EC10648) [19OC]

———care labeling of textile wearing apparel final rule, S8017 (EC10505) [5SE], H7271 (EC9652) [6SE]

———charges for certain disclosures final rule, H1121 (EC6656) [20MR]

———children's online privacy protection final rule, S797 (EC7692) [24FE], H1955 (EC6985) [6AP]

———Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act report, S7389 (EC9863), S7390 (EC9895) [20JY], H7091 (EC9393) [26JY]

———Fair Credit Reporting Act final rule, S29 (EC6720) [24JA]

———Fair Debt Collection Practices Act final rule, S3019 (EC8673) [27AP], H3919 (EC7898) [6JN]

———Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report, S7226 (EC9793) [19JY], H6594 (EC8936) [19JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S149 (EC7049) [31JA]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S7476 (EC9965) [24JY], H7091 (EC9417) [26JY]

———Inspector General report, S5240 (EC9233) [15JN], S11915 (EC11923) [15DE], H6350 (EC8725) [17JY], H12090 (EC11375) [14DE]

———law book industry guides final rule, S29 (EC6719) [24JA], H277 (EC6098) [9FE]

———online advertising information final rule, S3691 (EC8918) [9MY], H4218 (EC8082) [12JN]

———online privacy final rule, S4564 (EC9135) [6JN], H6773 (EC9217) [24JY]

———performance plan report, S10252 (EC11096) [11OC], H3171 (EC7651) [16MY], H9009 (EC10481) [5OC]

———premerger notification final rule, H3648 (EC7796) [23MY]

———premerger notification report, S8003 (EC10104) [5SE]

———privacy of consumer financial information final rule, H6347 (EC8640) [17JY]

———privacy of consumer financial information regulations final rule, S6013 (EC9474) [28JN]

———report, S36 (EC6924) [24JA], H508 (EC6247) [16FE], H7274 (EC9749) [6SE]

———Textile Fiber Products Identification Act final rule, S11738 (EC11765) [7DE], H12044 (EC11231) [7DE]

———Wool Products Labeling Act final rule, S11738 (EC11765) [7DE], H12044 (EC11231) [7DE]

GAO: accountability report, H2654 (EC7491) [8MY]

———bid protest report, S281 (EC7192) [2FE], H569 (EC6292) [29FE]

———Capitol Preservation Fund financial statements report, S1510 (EC8022) [21MR], H2409 (EC7448) [2MY]

———dietary supplements and ``functional foods'' safety report, S7836 (EC10020) [27JY]

———employees detailed to congressional committees report, S380 (EC7422) [7FE], S8006 (EC10193) [5SE], H569 (EC6303) [29FE], H7272 (EC9688) [6SE]

———funding trends and opportunities to improve investment decisions report, S610 (EC7513) [10FE]

———Legislative Reorganization Act report, S11572 (EC11654) [5DE]

———National Security Council report, S11915 (EC11932) [15DE], H12090 (EC11373) [14DE]

———President's special impoundment message report, H2400 (EC7170) [2MY]

———proposed and enacted rescissions report, S3690 (EC8864) [9MY], H1403 (EC6745) [23MR]

———reports, S29 (EC6692) [24JA], S281 (EC7191) [2FE], S378 (EC7360) [7FE], S738 (EC7613) [23FE], S1592 (EC8054) [22MR], S3019 (EC8671) [27AP], S5027 (EC9210) [13JN], S7837 (EC10039) [27JY], S8007 (EC10217) [5SE], S8499 (EC10731) [13SE], S10801 (EC11223) [19OC], H453 (EC6212) [15FE], H569 (EC6302, EC6304) [29FE], H996 (EC6581) [14MR], H2965 (EC7564) [11MY], H3921 (EC7941) [6JN], H7000 (EC9334), H7001 (EC9335) [25JY], H7272 (EC9679) [6SE], H10471 (EC10649) [19OC], H11951 (EC11047) [4DE]

———retirement system report, S1172 (EC7872) [6MR], H2404 (EC7293) [2MY]

———strategic plan report, H6774 (EC9247) [24JY]

———Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Liability Fund report, S6675 (EC9692) [13JY], H7203 (EC9372) [27JY]

Geological Survey: products and services legislation, S8016 (EC10490) [5SE], H7989 (EC10207) [21SE]

GPO: GPO Access report, S36 (EC6901) [24JA], H1475 (EC6831) [28MR]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7214) [2FE], S6840 (EC9764) [14JY]

———report, S4377 (EC9110) [24MY], H5954 (EC8509) [12JY]

GSA: acquisition regulations final rule, S1813 (EC8202) [28MR], S3512 (EC8834) [4MY], S5460 (EC9293) [20JN], S6840 (EC9761) [14JY], S10590 (EC11155) [13OC], H1411 (EC6776, EC6777, EC6778, EC6779) [27MR], H1955 (EC6988) [6AP], H3048 (EC7592, EC7596, EC7597) [15MY], H3811 (EC7823) [24MY], H3866 (EC7855, EC7856) [25MY], H6596 (EC8985) [19JY]

———architect engineer procurements selection criteria final rule, S1024 (EC7846) [1MR]

———audit report, H1762 (EC6942) [4AP], H7091 (EC9418) [26JY]

———building project letter report, H2769 (EC7521) [9MY]

———building project survey report, S1390 (EC7941) [9MR], S2039 (EC8297) [3AP], S3327 (EC8792) [3MY], S4236 (EC9057, EC9058) [22MY], H1283 (EC6740) [22MR], H3048 (EC7610) [15MY], H5035 (EC8319, EC8320) [22JN]

———Federal acquisition circular final rule, S28 (EC6675) [24JA]

———Federal property asset management reform legislation, S2525 (EC8409) [11AP], H3308 (EC7686) [17MY]

———Government charge cards use report, S4668 (EC9148) [7JN], H6049 (EC8561) [13JY]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7212) [2FE], S5027 (EC9205) [13JN], S6840 (EC9767) [14JY], S11739 (EC11788) [7DE], H569 (EC6305) [29FE], H6468 (EC8878) [18JY], H12021 (EC11208) [6DE]

———lease prospectus report, S2526 (EC8432) [11AP], S3327 (EC8787) [3MY], S4236 (EC9059) [22MY], S6841 (EC9781) [14JY], S8656 (EC10760) [18SE], S8940 (EC10871) [21SE], H3923 (EC8009, EC8010) [6JN], H5035 (EC8321) [22JN], H6775 (EC9286) [24JY], H7931 (EC10182) [20SE], H7996 (EC10258, EC10259) [22SE], H12531 (EC11412) [15DE]

———mileage reimbursement rates for Federal employees who use privately owned automobiles report, H1074 (EC6600) [15MR]

———NIH Bayview Research Center report, S8940 (EC10870) [21SE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S10081 (EC11054) [6OC], H8466 (EC10340) [28SE]

———performance plan report, S2614 (EC8438) [12AP], S5027 (EC9211) [13JN], S10252 (EC11109) [11OC], H2335 (EC7129) [13AP], H6049 (EC8562) [13JY], H9899 (EC10558) [12OC]

———travel expenses for Federal employees legislation, S1668 (EC8139) [23MR]

———utilization and donation of Federal property report, S679 (EC7582) [22FE], H996 (EC6583) [14MR]

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: report, H1761 (EC6935) [4AP]

Holocaust Memorial Museum: performance plan report, H3921 (EC7954) [6JN]

———study of governance and management report, H1475 (EC6834) [28MR]

———U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council reauthorization request, S678 (EC7550) [22FE]

House of Representatives: Members' personal financial disclosure statements report, H6598 (EC9041) [19JY]

———receipts and expenditures report, H569 (EC6322) [29FE], H2769 (EC7513) [9MY], H6774 (EC9256) [24JY], H10035 (EC10608) [17OC]

Inland Waterways Users Board: report, S32 (EC6777) [24JA], S8656 (EC10757) [18SE], H7930 (EC10162) [20SE]

INS: adjustment of status for certain nationals final rule, S1985 (EC8274, EC8275) [30MR], S2864 (EC8582) [25AP], S7655 (EC9988) [26JY], H2405 (EC7338, EC7339) [2MY], H3048 (EC7608) [15MY], H7001 (EC9343) [25JY]

———asylum procedures final rule, S11753 (EC11807) [8DE], H12079 (EC11285) [11DE]

———duplication and electronic generation of forms final rule, S11130 (EC11309) [26OC], H11205 (EC10742) [26OC]

———employment requirements final rule, H7001 (EC9342) [25JY]

———grants of naturalization final rule, S2105 (EC8313) [4AP], H2769 (EC7520) [9MY]

———habitual residence in the territories and possessions of the U.S. final rule, S8940 (EC10860) [21SE], H11841 (EC10886) [3NO]

———immigration examination application fees final rule, S24 (EC6529) [24JA], H43 (EC5763) [27JA]

———Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program final rule, S1668 (EC8136) [23MR]

———jurisdictional change final rule, S6347 (EC9600) [10JY], H6715 (EC9142) [20JY]

———landing requirements for passengers arriving from Cuba final rule, S9854 (EC11030) [4OC], H8798 (EC10453) [4OC]

———national interest waivers for immigrant physicians serving in medically underserved areas final rule, S8657 (EC10786) [18SE], H7721 (EC10076) [18SE]

———nonimmigrant classification final rule, H2405 (EC7340) [2MY]

———petitioning requirements final rule, S1458 (EC7988) [20MR]

———practitioners professional conduct final rule, S8008 (EC10270) [5SE]

———Privacy Act final rule, S4459 (EC9114, EC9115) [25MY]

———temporary agricultural worker petitions final rule, S8004 (EC10140) [5SE]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: performance plan report, H4815 (EC8272) [21JN]

Institute of Peace: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H569 (EC6306) [29FE]

———Inspector General report, H569 (EC6306) [29FE]

Inter-American Foundation: audited financial statement, H2403 (EC7284) [2MY]

———performance plan report, S2725 (EC8507) [13AP], H3307 (EC7673) [17MY]

International Financial Institution Advisory Commission: report, H2409 (EC7441) [2MY]

International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victim Assistance: report, H11927 (EC10957) [14NO]

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H7091 (EC9419) [26JY]

———Inspector General report, S7837 (EC10038) [27JY], H7091 (EC9419) [26JY]

IRS: accounting period and method changes final rule, H47 (EC5860) [27JA]

———acquisition of corporate indebtedness final rule, H7278 (EC9868) [6SE]

———acquisition regulations final rule, S35 (EC6869) [24JA]

———administrative, procedural, and miscellaneous regulations final rule, H6353 (EC8821) [17JY], H12021 (EC11221) [6DE], H12065 (EC11263) [8DE]

———alternative minimum tax for individuals final rule, S4100 (EC8963) [17MY], H3048 (EC7616) [15MY]

———amortization of intangible property final rule, S149 (EC7054) [31JA]

———Appeals Customer Service Program final rule, S8758 (EC10804) [19SE], H7989 (EC10217) [21SE]

———appeals settlement guidelines final rule, H2408 (EC7429) [2MY]

———asset acquisition regulations final rule, S26 (EC6593) [24JA]

———binding arbitration final rule, S26 (EC6600) [24JA], H1673 (EC6923) [3AP]

———brokers and dealers report final rule, H47 (EC5867) [27JA]

———Bureau of the Census final rule, S11574 (EC11728) [5DE], H12044 (EC11240) [7DE]

———business expenses final rule, S281 (EC7198) [2FE], H339 (EC6147) [10FE]

———business plan comments final rule, S35 (EC6864) [24JA]

———cafeteria plans tax treatment final rule, S378 (EC7357) [7FE], S1745 (EC8150) [27MR]

———capital stock disposition final rule, H47 (EC5853) [27JA]

———cash or deferred arrangements final rule, S26 (EC6597) [24JA], S281 (EC7197) [2FE], H6353 (EC8820) [17JY]

———cash-out limits final rule, S7655 (EC9999) [26JY]

———charitable split-dollar insurance transactions final rule, S2525 (EC8417) [11AP], H3923 (EC8021) [6JN]

———child care providers final rule, S4100 (EC8964) [17MY], H3048 (EC7617) [15MY]

———coal exports final rule, S5661 (EC9336) [22JN], H4783 (EC8264) [20JN]

———communications between appeals officers and other IRS employees final rule, H9766 (EC10550) [11OC]

———communications excise tax final rule, S35 (EC6866) [24JA]

———Comprehensive Case Resolution Pilot Program final rule, H7278 (EC9863) [6SE]

———coordinated issue final rule, S7655 (EC9997, EC9998) [26JY], H339 (EC6144) [10FE], H7092 (EC9426, EC9429) [26JY], H7278 (EC9864) [6SE]

———cost-of-living adjustments final rule, H46 (EC5852) [27JA]

———court docket final rule, S21 (EC6426) [24JA], S327 (EC7323) [3FE], S678 (EC7573) [22FE], S1024 (EC7842) [1MR], S4100 (EC8965) [17MY], S9195 (EC10901) [25SE], S11423 (EC11385) [31OC], S11568 (EC11555) [5DE], H47 (EC5869, EC5870) [27JA], H339 (EC6145) [10FE], H1122 (EC6683) [20MR], H1587 (EC6862) [29MR], H5083 (EC8336, EC8339) [23JN], H8060 (EC10286) [25SE], H11620 (EC10811) [30OC], H11954 (EC11142) [4DE]

———currency transactions and notational contracts final rule, S35 (EC6868) [24JA]

———currency transactions final rule, H1673 (EC6928) [3AP]

———debt instruments issue price final rule, H47 (EC5864) [27JA], H3048 (EC7619) [15MY], H3171 (EC7658) [16MY], H6353 (EC8819) [17JY], H7278 (EC9872) [6SE], H11954 (EC11143) [4DE]

———deductions final rule, S21 (EC6431) [24JA]

———definition of grantor final rule, S6573 (EC9671) [12JY], S8008 (EC10249) [5SE], H6717 (EC9174) [20JY], H7278 (EC9860) [6SE], H7577 (EC10018) [13SE]

———department stores inventory price indexes final rule, H4674 (EC8232) [19JN], H6598 (EC9046) [19JY], H7278 (EC9865) [6SE]

———determination of underwriting income final rule, S26 (EC6594) [24JA]

———differential earnings rate final rule, H2409 (EC7437) [2MY], H6717 (EC9175) [20JY]

———disaster losses final rule, H2408 (EC7433) [2MY]

———discharges of indebtedness final rule, H7278 (EC9859) [6SE]

———disclosure of return information final rule, H1673 (EC6927) [3AP]

———disclosure of returns for statistical purposes final rule, S26 (EC6591) [24JA]

———distributions to foreign persons final rule, S26 (EC6598) [24JA]

———diversification requirements final rule, S35 (EC6865) [24JA]

———duplicate benefits final rule, H47 (EC5871) [27JA]

———earned income tax credit eligibility requirements final rule, H10256 (EC10636) [18OC]

———effective entity classification final rule, S20 (EC6418) [24JA]

———election workers pay final rule, S79 (EC6931) [26JA]

———election-deferral of termination final rule, S26 (EC6592) [24JA]

———electronic tip reports final rule, S11916 (EC11950) [15DE], H12091 (EC11382) [14DE]

———eligible deferred compensation plans final rule, H7278 (EC9862) [6SE]

———Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System final rule, H218 (EC6056) [7FE]

———employment taxes final rule, H12080 (EC11306) [11DE]

———equity options final rule, S78 (EC6927) [26JA]

———equity options with flexible terms final rule, H1673 (EC6924) [3AP]

———estimated tax penalty relief final rule, S26 (EC6610) [24JA]

———excise tax deposits final rule, S5661 (EC9339) [22JN], H6353 (EC8822) [17JY]

———excise tax waiver final rule, S927 (EC7763) [29FE]

———extension to file returns final rule, S8015 (EC10466) [5SE]

———farm property final rule, S8015 (EC10467) [5SE], H7278 (EC9875) [6SE]

———fast-pay stock financing arrangements final rule, S26 (EC6595) [24JA]

———filing procedures final rule, H5083 (EC8340) [23JN]

———foreign corporations reporting final rule, S20 (EC6415) [24JA], H47 (EC5866) [27JA]

———foreign investment companies final rule, S327 (EC7324) [3FE]

———gaming industry final rule, S2615 (EC8465) [12AP], H3171 (EC7657) [16MY]

———garden supplies final rule, S4100 (EC8966) [17MY], H3048 (EC7618) [15MY]

———gifts and inheritances final rule, S21 (EC6432) [24JA], H47 (EC5858) [27JA]

———guidance final rule, S5661 (EC9335, EC9338) [22JN], H5083 (EC8338) [23JN], H12017 (EC11173) [5DE]

———income tax return preparers final rule, S7475 (EC9940) [24JY], H6717 (EC9177) [20JY]

———income tax treaties final rule, S6573 (EC9669) [12JY], H6717 (EC9173) [20JY], H12045 (EC11243) [7DE]

———individual retirement account income calculation final rule, S6573 (EC9677) [12JY], H6598 (EC9047) [19JY]

———information reporting final rule, H47 (EC5872) [27JA]

———intangible property final rule, H218 (EC6060) [7FE]

———interest on education loans final rule, H12021 (EC11219) [6DE]

———interest rate determination final rule, S1593 (EC8073) [22MR], H46 (EC5850) [27JA], H2408 (EC7428) [2MY], H6598 (EC9044) [19JY], H12045 (EC11241) [7DE]

———last-in, first-out inventories final rule, S3256 (EC8711) [2MY], H47 (EC5857) [27JA], H4483 (EC8150) [14JN], H11620 (EC10812) [30OC], H12045 (EC11242) [7DE]

———laundromat industry final rule, H6775 (EC9292) [24JY]

———location and recovery of missing children final rule, S21 (EC6433, EC6442) [24JA]

———low-income housing credit final rule, S35 (EC6870) [24JA], H47 (EC5863) [27JA], H755 (EC6513) [8MR], H1122 (EC6684) [20MR], H1404 (EC6769) [23MR], H3048 (EC7612) [15MY], H10256 (EC10635) [18OC]

———Market Segment Specialization Program audit techniques final rule, S3018 (EC8661, EC8662, EC8663) [27AP], S11574 (EC11729) [5DE], H4590 (EC8179) [15JN], H5083 (EC8334, EC8335, EC8337) [23JN], H12021 (EC11218) [6DE]

———master and prototype plan program final rule, H218 (EC6054) [7FE]

———medical conference travel expenses final rule, S2939 (EC8636) [26AP]

———mergers final rule, S35 (EC6871) [24JA]

———mutual life insurance companies final rule, S8008 (EC10258) [5SE], H2409 (EC7437) [2MY]

———nonconventional source produced fuel credit final rule, S2525 (EC8416) [11AP]

———notice final rule, S11914 (EC11889) [15DE]

———Office of Chief Counsel reorganization final rule, S6573 (EC9664) [12JY]

———optional standard mileage rates final rule, H7278 (EC9871) [6SE]

———osteopathic medical oncology final rule, S3257 (EC8732) [2MY], H5083 (EC8341) [23JN]

———partnership debt final rule, S11536 (EC11489) [14NO]

———partnership income final rule, S11572 (EC11674) [5DE], H47 (EC5859) [27JA], H12017 (EC11174) [5DE]

———partnership interests sales final rule, S21 (EC6437) [24JA]

———partnership returns final rule, S26 (EC6589) [24JA]

———preferred stock final rule, H4034 (EC8047) [7JN]

———Pre-Filing Agreements Pilot Program final rule, H1117 (EC6643) [16MR]

———preproductive periods of certain plants final rule, H7278 (EC9876) [6SE]

———property exchange and conversion final rule, S26 (EC6608) [24JA]

———Puerto Rico and possession tax credit final rule, S149 (EC7056) [31JA], H218 (EC6057) [7FE]

———qualified fund elections final rule, S489 (EC7438) [8FE]

———qualified intermediate withholding agreements final rule, H12080 (EC11308) [11DE]

———qualified retirement plans final rule, H1673 (EC6925) [3AP], H7278 (EC9861, EC9869) [6SE], H12045 (EC11244) [7DE]

———qualified zone academy bonds final rule, S9266 (EC10929) [26SE], H8467 (EC10372) [28SE]

———real estate investment trusts final rule, S5661 (EC9342) [22JN]

———regulation changes final rule, H5167 (EC8369) [26JN]

———remedial amendment period final rule, S489 (EC7437) [8FE]

———repurchase of shares final rule, H89 (EC5919) [31JA]

———research credit suspension period final rule, H12065 (EC11262) [8DE]

———returns, claims for refunds, credits or abatements final rule, H12080 (EC11307, EC11309) [11DE]

———revenue ruling final rule, S20 (EC6410, EC6411, EC6412, EC6413, EC6414, EC6417, EC6419, EC6420, EC6421, EC6422, EC6423, EC6424, EC6425), S21 (EC6427, EC6428, EC6429, EC6430, EC6434, EC6435, EC6436, EC6438, EC6439, EC6440, EC6441, EC6443), S25 (EC6584, EC6585), S26 (EC6586, EC6590, EC6596, EC6599, EC6601, EC6602, EC6603, EC6604, EC6605, EC6606, EC6607, EC6609), S35 (EC6867) [24JA], S79 (EC6928, EC6930, EC6941) [26JA], S149 (EC7055, EC7057) [31JA], S489 (EC7439) [8FE], S536 (EC7447) [9FE], S677 (EC7538, EC7547) [22FE], S738 (EC7606) [23FE], S1024 (EC7843, EC7844, EC7845) [1MR], S1116 (EC7851) [2MR], S1172 (EC7873) [6MR], S1231 (EC7884, EC7885, EC7886) [7MR], S1593 (EC8071, EC8072, EC8074, EC8075, EC8076) [22MR], S1745 (EC8146, EC8149) [27MR], S1813 (EC8199) [28MR], S1882 (EC8245) [29MR], S2106 (EC8322, EC8323, EC8324) [4AP], S2615 (EC8466) [12AP], S2863 (EC8556) [25AP], S2939 (EC8631, EC8632, EC8633, EC8634, EC8635, EC8637) [26AP], S3256 (EC8730) [2MY], S3690 (EC8869) [9MY], S4189 (EC9039, EC90409040, EC9041) [18MY], S4236 (EC9067) [22MY], S5661 (EC9332, EC9333, EC9334, EC9341, EC9343) [22JN], S6573 (EC9662, EC9665, EC9667, EC9668) [12JY], S7475 (EC9937, EC9938, EC9939), S7477 (EC9974) [24JY], S7655 (EC9993, EC9994, EC9996) [26JY], S8004 (EC10139, EC10142, EC10143, EC10144, EC10145, EC10146), S8008 (EC10250, EC10254, EC10255, EC10257), S8015 (EC10462, EC10463, EC10464, EC10465), S8017 (EC10522, EC10523, EC10524) [5SE], S8196 (EC10605, EC10607, EC10608) [7SE], S8290 (EC10664, EC10665, EC10666) [8SE], S8411 (EC10674) [12SE], S8758 (EC10801, EC10803) [19SE], S9195 (EC10900) [25SE], S9266 (EC10927, EC10928, EC10930) [26SE], S9463 (EC10956) [28SE], S9854 (EC11026, EC11027) [4OC], S10082 (EC11061, EC11062, EC11063, EC11064) [6OC], S10410 (EC11132, EC11133, EC11134, EC11135, EC11136) [12OC], S10714 (EC11181, EC11182, EC11183) [18OC], S10890 (EC11232) [23OC], S11423 (EC11386) [31OC], S11570 (EC11601, EC11602, EC11603, EC11604), S11572 (EC11673, EC11675, EC11676), S11574 (EC11730), S11575 (EC11732, EC11733) [5DE], S11753 (EC11795, EC11796, EC11797, EC11798, EC11799, EC11800, EC11801, EC11802, EC11803) [8DE], S11914 (EC11888, EC11890), S11916 (EC11968) [15DE], H46 (EC5849), H47 (EC5854, EC5856, EC5861, EC5862, EC5865) [27JA], H218 (EC6059) [7FE], H253 (EC6088) [8FE], H278 (EC6110, EC6111, EC6112, EC6114, EC6115, EC6116) [9FE], H339 (EC6146, EC6148, EC6149) [10FE], H372 (EC6189, EC6190, EC6191, EC6192, EC6193, EC6194, EC6196) [14FE], H453 (EC6221, EC6222) [15FE], H508 (EC6244) [16FE], H646 (EC6477) [6MR], H755 (EC6514, EC6515, EC6516, EC6517) [8MR], H920 (EC6543) [9MR], H930 (EC6564, EC6565, EC6566, EC6567, EC6568, EC6569, EC6570) [13MR], H1117 (EC6644, EC6645) [16MR], H1404 (EC6769) [23MR], H1412 (EC6812, EC6813) [27MR], H1587 (EC6861) [29MR], H1673 (EC6926, EC6929, EC6930) [3AP], H2011 (EC7047), H2012 (EC7049, EC7050) [10AP], H2335 (EC7146) [13AP], H2408 (EC7423, EC7424, EC7425, EC7426, EC7427, EC7430, EC7431, EC7432, EC7435, EC7436), H2409 (EC7438) [2MY], H2605 (EC7471) [4MY], H2904 (EC7547, EC7548) [10MY], H3048 (EC7611, EC7613, EC7614, EC7620) [15MY], H3171 (EC7656, EC7659) [16MY], H3308 (EC7682) [17MY], H3412 (EC7714) [18MY], H3866 (EC7870) [25MY], H3923 (EC8022) [6JN], H4034 (EC8046) [7JN], H4483 (EC8151, EC8152) [14JN], H4783 (EC8263) [20JN], H5167 (EC8368) [26JN], H5239 (EC8401) [27JN], H6050 (EC8606, EC8607, EC8608, EC8609, EC8610, EC8611) [13JY], H6598 (EC9048) [19JY], H6716 (EC9171, EC9172) [20JY], H7092 (EC9427, EC9428) [26JY], H7205 (EC9471, EC9472) [27JY], H7278 (EC9870) [6SE], H7373 (EC9958, EC9959) [11SE], H7650 (EC10046, EC10047, EC10048, EC10049) [14SE], H7722 (EC10107) [18SE], H7989 (EC10215, EC10216) [21SE], H8060 (EC10287) [25SE], H8405 (EC10332) [27SE], H8467 (EC10371) [28SE], H8551 (EC10393) [29SE], H9010 (EC10489, EC10490) [5OC], H9503 (EC10510, EC10511, EC10512) [6OC], H9766 (EC10546) [11OC], H9899 (EC10564) [12OC], H10533 (EC10691) [23OC], H11812 (EC10882) [2NO], H12531 (EC11413) [15DE]

———rollover distributions final rule, H3048 (EC7615) [15MY]

———S corporation final rule, S26 (EC6588) [24JA]

———separate share rules applicable to estates final rule, S20 (EC6416) [24JA]

———separate share rules final rule, H372 (EC6195) [14FE]

———special basis rules final rule, H46 (EC5851), H47 (EC5855) [27JA]

———special rules for certain transactions final rule, H12065 (EC11264) [8DE]

———State and local government employers pension plan final rule, S26 (EC6587) [24JA]

———stock compensation final rule, H12017 (EC11175) [5DE]

———stock transfer rules final rule, S149 (EC7059, EC7060) [31JA], H218 (EC6055, EC6058) [7FE]

———subchapter S subsidiaries final rule, S79 (EC6929) [26JA]

———targeted jobs tax credit settlement final rule, S6573 (EC9676) [12JY], H6598 (EC9049) [19JY]

———tax avoidance using artificially high basis final rule, H7278 (EC9874) [6SE]

———tax exempt organizations final rule, S488 (EC7436) [8FE]

———tax forms and instructions final rule, H6598 (EC9045) [19JY], H7278 (EC9866) [6SE]

———tax refund payments final rule, H755 (EC6512) [8MR], H12021 (EC11220) [6DE]

———tax returns final rule, H7278 (EC9873) [6SE]

———tax shelter rules final rule, S8015 (EC10461) [5SE], H7278 (EC9867) [6SE]

———taxation of DISC income to shareholders final rule, H46 (EC5848) [27JA]

———TeleFile voice signature test final rule, S7475 (EC9941) [24JY], H6717 (EC9176) [20JY]

———trade or business expenses final rule, H278 (EC6113) [9FE]

———traveling expenses final rule, H1117 (EC6646) [16MR]

———Treasury bill rate final rule, S11574 (EC11727) [5DE], H11954 (EC11144) [4DE]

———treatment of loans with below-market interest rates final rule, H12065 (EC11261) [8DE]

———trusts and estates final rule, H12017 (EC11176) [5DE]

———use of actuarial tables final rule, S5661 (EC9340) [22JN]

———use of penalty mail in the location and recovery of missing children final rule, S1593 (EC8077) [22MR]

———voting stock requirements final rule, S5661 (EC9337) [22JN]

———weighted average interest rate update final rule, S149 (EC7058) [31JA], S1882 (EC8244) [29MR], S4459 (EC9116) [25MY], S6573 (EC9663) [12JY], S7655 (EC10003) [26JY], S8758 (EC10799) [19SE], S10926 (EC11287) [24OC], S11572 (EC11672) [5DE], H47 (EC5868) [27JA], H4590 (EC8180) [15JN], H7278 (EC9858) [6SE], H8467 (EC10370) [28SE], H10907 (EC10727) [25OC], H11954 (EC11145) [4DE]

ITC: Andean Trade Preference Act report, S9853 (EC11002) [4OC], H1117 (EC6647) [16MR], H9010 (EC10491) [5OC]

———appropriations legislation, S796 (EC7675) [24FE], H2237 (EC7102) [12AP]

———designation of Chairman and Vice Chairman notice, H4783 (EC8259) [20JN]

———imports final rule, S35 (EC6881) [24JA]

———Inspector General report, S4101 (EC9001) [17MY], S11915 (EC11926) [15DE], H5239 (EC8389) [27JN], H12021 (EC11209) [6DE]

———notification, S6573 (EC9661) [12JY]

———performance plan report, H3048 (EC7591) [15MY]

———U.S. Trade Agreements Program report, S8196 (EC10603) [7SE]

———wheat gluten imports report, S21 (EC6449) [24JA], H453 (EC6223) [15FE], H1412 (EC6814) [27MR]

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation: report, S865 (EC7716) [28FE], H11951 (EC11058) [4DE]

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission: Federal Activities Reform Act report, S6840 (EC9748) [14JY], H6774 (EC9248) [24JY]

———report, S35 (EC6875) [24JA], H568 (EC6281) [29FE]

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: report, S4377 (EC9112) [24MY], H5035 (EC8305) [22JN]

Judicial Conference of the U.S.: bankruptcy judgeships report, H12017 (EC11172) [5DE]

———Federal judgeship legislation, S8017 (EC10513) [5SE], H1956 (EC7000) [6AP], H8616 (EC10421) [2OC]

———judgeships legislation, S796 (EC7674) [24FE]

———report, S738 (EC7605) [23FE]

Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Inc.: audit report, H8616 (EC10420) [2OC]

Library of Congress: Capitol Preservation Commission report, H1283 (EC6724) [22MR], H5954 (EC8508) [12JY]

———copyright fees report, H7272 (EC9702) [6SE]

———Copyright Office report, H7720 (EC10073) [18SE]

———Digital Millennium Copyright Act joint study report, S3690 (EC8874) [9MY], H5841 (EC8474) [11JY]

Little League Baseball, Inc.: report, H570 (EC6329) [29FE]

LSC: Government in the Sunshine Act report, H5167 (EC8356) [26JN]

———Inspector General report, H42 (EC5702) [27JA], H6596 (EC8978) [19JY], H12090 (EC11376) [14DE]

Marine Mammal Commission: commercial activities inventory report, S11536 (EC11466) [14NO], H11951 (EC11059) [4DE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H11780 (EC10857) [1NO]

———Inspector General report, H11780 (EC10857) [1NO]

Marshall Islands: nuclear testing report, H10471 (EC10655) [19OC]

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: issues report, S4668 (EC9156) [7JN], S11575 (EC11734) [5DE], S11753 (EC11804) [8DE], H6469 (EC8907) [18JY]

———report, S1116 (EC7850) [2MR], H1122 (EC6687) [20MR]

Merit Systems Protection Board: appeals report, S281 (EC7190) [2FE], H755 (EC6503) [8MR]

———commercial activities inventory report, S10411 (EC11147) [12OC], H9899 (EC10559) [12OC]

———Federal hiring merit restoration report, S80 (EC6965) [26JA], H453 (EC6214) [15FE]

———Federal job searching experience report, H1850 (EC6963) [5AP]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S209 (EC7082) [1FE], H569 (EC6320) [29FE]

———job search experiences of new hires report, S738 (EC7617) [23FE]

———report, S927 (EC7766) [29FE], S11567 (EC11518) [5DE], H1850 (EC6964) [5AP]

———strategic plan report, S28 (EC6668) [24JA], H42 (EC5731) [27JA]

Mississippi River Commission: Government in the Sunshine Act report, S79 (EC6948) [26JA]

Morris K. Udall Foundation Scholarship and Excellence in National Environment Policy Foundation: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S11569 (EC11591) [5DE]

———Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy legislation, S2346 (EC8384) [6AP]

NASA: acquisition regulations final rule, S29 (EC6718) [24JA], S928 (EC7786) [29FE], S1314 (EC7918) [8MR], S3512 (EC8834) [4MY], S6011 (EC9427, EC9428) [28JN], S7228 (EC9832) [19JY], S8002 (EC10080), S8011 (EC10350) [5SE], S8101 (EC10530) [6SE], S9941 (EC11037, EC11038) [5OC], S11371 (EC11379) [30OC], H569 (EC6296, EC6307, EC6308) [29FE], H755 (EC6510, EC6511) [8MR], H1162 (EC6707, EC6708) [21MR], H1673 (EC6909, EC6910) [3AP], H2335 (EC7145) [13AP], H3048 (EC7592, EC7593, EC7594, EC7595, EC7596, EC7597) [15MY], H3811 (EC7823) [24MY], H3866 (EC7855, EC7856) [25MY], H6598 (EC9039, EC9040) [19JY], H6716 (EC9167) [20JY], H7001 (EC9347) [25JY], H7091 (EC9420), H7092 (EC9424, EC9425) [26JY], H7203 (EC9363) [27JY], H8798 (EC10458) [4OC], H9010 (EC10488) [5OC], H9906 (EC10583) [16OC], H10807 (EC10706) [24OC]

———actual or potential excess cost actions report, S927 (EC7779) [29FE]

———agreements and grants final rule, S327 (EC7322) [3FE], H1122 (EC6668) [20MR]

———appropriations legislation, S3510 (EC8801) [4MY]

———awards final rule, S8005 (EC10157) [5SE], H7277 (EC9841) [6SE]

———commercial activities inventory report, H11927 (EC10958) [14NO]

———contract bundling final rule, S8005 (EC10158) [5SE], H7277 (EC9842) [6SE]

———contract financing final rule, S4101 (EC9005) [17MY], H4590 (EC8175) [15JN]

———contractor registration final rule, H7277 (EC9844) [6SE]

———cost accounting standards waiver final rule, S8009 (EC10298) [5SE], H7277 (EC9843) [6SE]

———evaluations final rule, S4101 (EC9006) [17MY], H5035 (EC8322) [22JN]

———export of technology final rule, S611 (EC7528) [10FE], H755 (EC6509) [8MR]

———Federal employment reduction assistance legislation, S9266 (EC10936) [26SE], H8551 (EC10395) [29SE]

———grants and cooperative agreements final rule, S10890 (EC11241) [23OC], H9906 (EC10591) [16OC]

———human space flight, science, aeronautics and technology, and mission support appropriations legislation, H5168 (EC8372) [26JN]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7234) [2FE], S5239 (EC9231) [15JN], H12079 (EC11277) [11DE]

———insurance final rule, H7577 (EC10017) [13SE]

———international space station crew code of conduct final rule, S9266 (EC10925) [26SE], H9634 (EC10534) [10OC]

———mixed waste report, S28 (EC6688) [24JA], H568 (EC6277) [29FE]

———national defense contractual actions report, H1850 (EC6965) [5AP]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S9941 (EC11040) [5OC], S10252 (EC11095) [11OC], H8060 (EC10267) [25SE]

———performance plan report, S9853 (EC10995) [4OC], H3921 (EC7955) [6JN], H8734 (EC10428) [3OC]

———property reporting requirements final rule, S8412 (EC10685) [12SE], H7577 (EC10016) [13SE]

———report, S11739 (EC11783) [7DE], S11915 (EC11933) [15DE]

———research announcements on foreign proposals implementation final rule, S80 (EC6968) [26JA], H278 (EC6109) [9FE]

———risk management final rule, S11574 (EC11707) [5DE], H11954 (EC11138) [4DE]

———security requirements for unclassified information technology resources final rule, S8002 (EC10081) [5SE], H6716 (EC9166) [20JY]

———subsonic noise reducation technology report, S149 (EC7062) [31JA]

———subsonic noise reduction technology report, S928 (EC7788) [29FE], H1475 (EC6835, EC6836) [28MR]

———Superfund implementation report, S4922 (EC9183) [9JN], H6467 (EC8860) [18JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: agency records centers final rule, S80 (EC6967) [26JA], H42 (EC5719) [27JA]

———elimination of requirement to rewind computer tapes final rule, S3512 (EC8835) [4MY], H3866 (EC7857) [25MY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7038) [31JA], H569 (EC6309) [29FE]

———Federal records storage final rule, S80 (EC6966) [26JA], H42 (EC5720) [27JA]

———John F. Kennedy assassination records collection final rule, S6840 (EC9760) [14JY], H6715 (EC9124) [20JY]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S8101 (EC10532) [6SE], H7930 (EC10147) [20SE]

———performance plan report, S2615 (EC8451) [12AP], H3921 (EC7956) [6JN]

———public use of facilities final rule, S5460 (EC9294) [20JN], S7389 (EC9859) [20JY], H5735 (EC8453) [10JY], H6715 (EC9125) [20JY]

———records declassification final rule, S5460 (EC9295) [20JN], H6468 (EC8879) [18JY]

———report, S9266 (EC10938) [26SE]

———reproduction fee schedule final rule, S10714 (EC11185) [18OC], H9906 (EC10584) [16OC]

National Capital Planning Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H3921 (EC7957) [6JN]

———Inspector General report, S2863 (EC8564) [25AP], H3921 (EC7957) [6JN]

———performance plan report, H3307 (EC7674) [17MY]

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office: report, H11842 (EC10901) [3NO]

National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: children and the Internet report, S4101 (EC9004) [17MY]

———closure of National Technical Information Service report, S2438 (EC8405) [7AP]

———report, H7000 (EC9312) [25JY]

National Commission on Terrorism: report, S6676 (EC9703) [13JY], H3923 (EC8031) [6JN]

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act report, S3256 (EC8717) [2MY]

National Council on Disability: Americans With Disabilities Act enforcement report, H7204 (EC9460) [27JY]

———disability policy progress report, H6467 (EC8841) [18JY]

———diverse racial and cultural backgrounds disabilities report, H1123 (EC6692) [20MR]

———Federal policy barriers to assistive technology report, H5953 (EC8494) [12JY]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7958) [6JN]

———psychiatric disabilities report, H1123 (EC6689) [20MR]

———schools and civil rights report, H2334 (EC7115) [13AP]

National Council on the Humanities: Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program report, H3920 (EC7909) [6JN]

National Counterintelligence Center: Freedom of Information Act report, H453 (EC6215) [15FE]

———report, S378 (EC7361) [7FE]

National Credit Union Administration: audit final rule, S796 (EC7657) [24FE]

———civil monetary penalties final rule, S11423 (EC11392) [31OC], H10807 (EC10703) [24OC]

———code of Federal regulations final rule, S4236 (EC9053) [22MY], S9266 (EC10934) [26SE]

———comparability of pay and benefits report, H5953 (EC8493) [12JY]

———credit practices activities report, H3919 (EC7900) [6JN]

———credit union service organizations final rule, S27 (EC6620) [24JA], H39 (EC5622) [27JA]

———Federal credit unions final rule, H4590 (EC8163) [15JN], H8198 (EC10299) [26SE]

———flood hazards final rule, S34 (EC6846) [24JA], H1672 (EC6885) [3AP]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7240) [2FE], S5240 (EC9235) [15JN], S11915 (EC11927) [15DE], H42 (EC5703) [27JA], H6468 (EC8880) [18JY], H12079 (EC11278) [11DE]

———insurance premium and deposit final rule, S1882 (EC8242) [29MR]

———insurance requirements final rule, H2904 (EC7529) [10MY]

———interlocks final rule, S27 (EC6649) [24JA], H39 (EC5623) [27JA]

———leasing final rule, S5459 (EC9288) [20JN], H5735 (EC8444) [10JY]

———loan interest rates final rule, S8009 (EC10286) [5SE], H7268 (EC9577) [6SE]

———organization and operation of Federal credit unions final rule, S1882 (EC8240) [29MR], S11569 (EC11571) [5DE], H2334 (EC7113, EC7114) [13AP], H2904 (EC7530, EC7531) [10MY], H6048 (EC8533) [13JY], H11949 (EC10994) [4DE]

———pension plans final rule, S1985 (EC8277) [30MR], H2653 (EC7477) [8MY]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7959) [6JN]

———privacy of consumer financial information regulations final rule, S5459 (EC9287) [20JN], S7227 (EC9807) [19JY], H6347 (EC8642) [17JY]

———prompt corrective action final rule, S796 (EC7656) [24FE], S7654 (EC9983) [26JY], S11569 (EC11569) [5DE], H1074 (EC6594) [15MR], H7000 (EC9306) [25JY]

———report, S2345 (EC8377) [6AP], S4668 (EC9147) [7JN], H3919 (EC7899) [6JN]

———request for agency action final rule, S1882 (EC8241) [29MR]

———schedules of compensation final rule, S5239 (EC9221) [15JN]

———secondary capital final rule, S1882 (EC8243) [29MR]

———share insurance and appendix final rule, H6347 (EC8641) [17JY]

———statutory lien final rule, S796 (EC7658) [24FE]

———technical amendments final rule, H4590 (EC8163) [15JN]

———truth in savings final rule, S5459 (EC9289) [20JN]

———truth-in-savings final rule, H6048 (EC8532) [13JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: commercial activities inventory report, H10807 (EC10702) [24OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7028) [31JA], H569 (EC6310) [29FE]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7237) [2FE], S4922 (EC9196) [9JN], S11575 (EC11739) [5DE], H42 (EC5721) [27JA], H6350 (EC8726) [17JY], H12021 (EC11210) [6DE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7039) [31JA], H1411 (EC6780) [27MR]

———performance plan report, H2965 (EC7565) [11MY], H12091 (EC11377) [14DE]

National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program report, S2938 (EC8609) [26AP]

National Gallery of Art: commercial activities inventory report, S10252 (EC11107) [11OC], H9503 (EC10502) [6OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S11915 (EC11928) [15DE]

———Inspector General report, H12084 (EC11347) [13DE]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7960) [6JN]

National Indian Gaming Commission: Class II gaming final rule, S79 (EC6942) [26JA]

———internal control standards final rule, H1122 (EC6675) [20MR]

———self-regulation certificates issued to tribes for Class II Gaming final rule, H569 (EC6324) [29FE]

National Mediation Board: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7033) [31JA], H569 (EC6312) [29FE]

National Park Service: personal watercraft use final rule, S1458 (EC7989) [20MR], H2404 (EC7305) [2MY]

National Science and Technology Council: Gulf of Mexico hypoxia assessment report, H7205 (EC9480) [27JY]

National Science Board: Government in the Sunshine Act report, S28 (EC6666) [24JA], H996 (EC6584) [14MR]

———Inspector General report, S283 (EC7247) [2FE], S5026 (EC9198) [13JN], S11739 (EC11790) [7DE], H42 (EC5722) [27JA]

National Tropical Botanical Garden: report, S7477 (EC9971) [24JY], H5735 (EC8459) [10JY]

Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H11205 (EC10740) [26OC]

———performance plan report, H2769 (EC7519) [9MY]

Naval Sea Cadet Corps: audit report, H2237 (EC7097) [12AP]

Navy Wives Clubs of America: report, S11537 (EC11508) [14NO]

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.: performance plan report, H9009 (EC10482) [5OC]

New York: underground sweatshop industry report, S3945 (EC8943) [15MY]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program final rule, H46 (EC5836) [27JA]

———advanced technology report, S677 (EC7546) [22FE], H2237 (EC7099) [12AP]

———availability of funds final rule, S30 (EC6723, EC6724) [24JA], H46 (EC5837) [27JA]

———donated educationally useful Federal equipment final rule, S796 (EC7659) [24FE], H2237 (EC7100) [12AP]

———Partnership for Advancing Technologies in Housing Cooperative Research Program final rule, S30 (EC6722) [24JA], H46 (EC5838) [27JA]

NLRB: commercial activities inventory report, S9854 (EC11024) [4OC], H8798 (EC10448) [4OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7030) [31JA]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7243) [2FE], S4922 (EC9194) [9JN], S11739 (EC11785) [7DE], H6596 (EC8986) [19JY], H8798 (EC10449) [4OC], H12079 (EC11279) [11DE]

———internal controls and financial systems report, H569 (EC6311) [29FE]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7961) [6JN], H8798 (EC10450) [4OC]

NOAA: Alaska exclusive economic zone fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6973), S81 (EC6993) [26JA], S210 (EC7100, EC7101, EC7102) [1FE], S281 (EC7187) [2FE], S378 (EC7372, EC7373, EC7374, EC7375), S381 (EC7431) [7FE], S611 (EC7530, EC7531, EC7533) [10FE], S679 (EC7591) [22FE], S797 (EC7683, EC7684, EC7686) [24FE], S928 (EC7780, EC7781, EC7782, EC7783) [29FE], S1171 (EC7865, EC7866) [6MR], S1593 (EC8080, EC8083, EC8084, EC8085, EC8086) [22MR], S1883 (EC8255, EC8256, EC8257, EC8258) [29MR], S1986 (EC8285) [30MR], S2346 (EC8395, EC8396) [6AP], S2724 (EC8480), S2725 (EC8481) [13AP], S3019 (EC8696) [27AP], S3257 (EC8748) [2MY], S4189 (EC9035) [18MY], S6012 (EC9458, EC9461, EC9462, EC9463) [28JN], S7227 (EC9830) [19JY], S7389 (EC9861), S7390 (EC9875, EC9876), S7392 (EC9933, EC9934, EC9935) [20JY], S8002 (EC10076, EC10077, EC10079), S8003 (EC10100, EC10112, EC10113), S8005 (EC10161, EC10173, EC10174, EC10175, EC10176, EC10177), S8007 (EC10233), S8009 (EC10292, EC10293), S8011 (EC10349, EC10357), S8014 (EC10418, EC10423) [5SE], S8102 (EC10540) [6SE], S8411 (EC10675, EC10676), S8412 (EC10679) [12SE], S8758 (EC10819, EC10820, EC10821) [19SE], S9941 (EC11044, EC11045) [5OC], S10251 (EC11091) [11OC], S10891 (EC11245, EC11246) [23OC], S11573 (EC11685), S11574 (EC11702) [5DE], H43 (EC5746, EC5748) [27JA], H208 (EC5985, EC5986) [2FE], H217 (EC6037) [7FE], H277 (EC6104), H278 (EC6105) [9FE], H508 (EC6235, EC6236, EC6238) [16FE], H569 (EC6325) [29FE], H755 (EC6504) [8MR], H919 (EC6528) [9MR], H996 (EC6587) [14MR], H1117 (EC6637) [16MR], H1122 (EC6678, EC6679) [20MR], H1162 (EC6710) [21MR], H1283 (EC6725, EC6727) [22MR], H1404 (EC6764, EC6765) [23MR], H1411 (EC6783) [27MR], H1673 (EC6916, EC6917, EC6918) [3AP], H1850 (EC6968, EC6969) [5AP], H1955 (EC6989) [6AP], H2011 (EC7032) [10AP], H2404 (EC7314, EC7321), H2405 (EC7322, EC7323, EC7324, EC7325, EC7326, EC7327, EC7328, EC7332) [2MY], H2605 (EC7459) [4MY], H2654 (EC7493) [8MY], H2769 (EC7517) [9MY], H3170 (EC7633) [16MY], H3307 (EC7677) [17MY], H3811 (EC7826) [24MY], H3921 (EC7974, EC7976), H3922 (EC7977) [6JN], H4173 (EC8070) [9JN], H4219 (EC8092) [12JN], H4590 (EC8172) [15JN], H4782 (EC8250) [20JN], H5239 (EC8395, EC8396) [27JN], H6049 (EC8563, EC8565, EC8568) [13JY], H6468 (EC8884) [18JY], H6596 (EC8997, EC8998, EC9000) [19JY], H6715 (EC9136) [20JY], H6774 (EC9259, EC9260, EC9264) [24JY], H7001 (EC9340) [25JY], H7091 (EC9421) [26JY], H7273 (EC9710, EC9711, EC9712, EC9713, EC9716, EC9717, EC9718, EC9719, EC9725, EC9726, EC9730, EC9731, EC9732), H7274 (EC9735, EC9740) [6SE], H7576 (EC10000, EC10002, EC10003, EC9999) [13SE], H7869 (EC10121, EC10122, EC10123) [19SE], H8467 (EC10366, EC10367) [28SE], H9766 (EC10547) [11OC], H11927 (EC10959) [14NO], H11952 (EC11081) [4DE]

———Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program final rule, H5167 (EC8361) [26JN]

———application examinations and practices final rule, H2405 (EC7344) [2MY]

———ballast water treatment and management final rule, S6013 (EC9470) [28JN], H4782 (EC8249) [20JN]

———bass fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6987) [26JA], H1475 (EC6832) [28MR], H8551 (EC10392) [29SE]

———butterfish fisheries final rule, S2346 (EC8397) [6AP], S9266 (EC10923) [26SE], H2769 (EC7516) [9MY], H8405 (EC10324) [27SE]

———Chesapeake Bay fisheries final rule, S1986 (EC8284) [30MR], H2404 (EC7320) [2MY]

———Climate and Global Change Program final rule, S8102 (EC10539) [6SE], H7277 (EC9840) [6SE]

———coastal ecosystems final rule, S2346 (EC8398, EC8399, EC8400) [6AP], H3866 (EC7859, EC7861) [25MY]

———Coastal Ocean Program final rule, S7227 (EC9826) [19JY], S11371 (EC11377) [30OC], S11788 (EC11860) [14DE]

———Coastal Services Center final rule, S11573 (EC11684) [5DE], H11952 (EC11083) [4DE]

———Coastal Zone Management Fund report, S8005 (EC10162) [5SE], H7273 (EC9720) [6SE]

———cod final rule, H11812 (EC10876) [2NO]

———cod fisheries final rule, S1171 (EC7867) [6MR], S1459 (EC8003) [20MR], S1593 (EC8081) [22MR], S3020 (EC8698) [27AP]

———Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research Program final rule, S149 (EC7066) [31JA], H2408 (EC7416) [2MY]

———critical habitat final rule, S1746 (EC8172) [27MR], S9266 (EC10944) [26SE], H2405 (EC7330) [2MY]

———dogfish fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6989) [26JA], S2232 (EC8342) [5AP], S2346 (EC8393) [6AP], S3691 (EC8919) [9MY], H3922 (EC7980) [6JN]

———endangered and threatened wildlife and plants final rule, S32 (EC6781) [24JA], S1511 (EC8039) [21MR], S8006 (EC10208) [5SE], S11574 (EC11715) [5DE], H12044 (EC11236) [7DE]

———essential fish habitat final rule, H6049 (EC8564) [13JY]

———Federal assistance availability notice final rule, S30 (EC6725) [24JA]

———financial assistance final rule, H7277 (EC9845) [6SE]

———Financial Assistance for Research and Development Projects for the U.S. Fishing Industry final rule, H46 (EC5840) [27JA]

———fisheries final rule, S797 (EC7685, EC7687) [24FE], S2232 (EC8343) [5AP], S6011 (EC9429), S6012 (EC9459, EC9466) [28JN], H208 (EC5987) [2FE], H930 (EC6554) [13MR], H1850 (EC6967) [5AP], H2404 (EC7318, EC7319) [2MY], H4483 (EC8132) [14JN], H5167 (EC8359) [26JN], H5239 (EC8397) [27JN], H6715 (EC9134, EC9135) [20JY]

———Fishing Capacity Reduction Program final rule, S6012 (EC9457) [28JN]

———flathead fisheries final rule, S1593 (EC8082) [22MR]

———flounder fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6981) [26JA], S11788 (EC11861, EC11862) [14DE], H930 (EC6555) [13MR], H1475 (EC6832) [28MR], H8551 (EC10392) [29SE], H12079 (EC11282) [11DE]

———groundfish fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6974, EC6982, EC6985, EC6991) [26JA], S797 (EC7688) [24FE], S3019 (EC8697) [27AP], H6049 (EC8566, EC8567) [13JY]

———grouper fisheries final rule, S6011 (EC9434) [28JN], S8011 (EC10358) [5SE], S9033 (EC10895) [22SE], S10891 (EC11248) [23OC], H4590 (EC8173) [15JN], H7273 (EC9733) [6SE], H8060 (EC10280) [25SE], H10255 (EC10619) [18OC]

———halibut fisheries final rule, S1593 (EC8079) [22MR], H2405 (EC7329) [2MY]

———Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary final rule, S36 (EC6919) [24JA]

———herring fisheries final rule, S11916 (EC11969) [15DE]

———highly migratory species fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6979) [26JA], S4101 (EC9014) [17MY], S8005 (EC10159), S8009 (EC10291), S8014 (EC10417, EC10422), S8017 (EC10504) [5SE], S9941 (EC11046) [5OC], S11371 (EC11374, EC11376) [30OC], S11567 (EC11519) [5DE], H646 (EC6463) [6MR], H930 (EC6556) [13MR], H6596 (EC8999) [19JY], H7273 (EC9715, EC9727, EC9728, EC9729), H7274 (EC9737, EC9738) [6SE], H9009 (EC10487) [5OC]

———highly migratory species fisheries report, H3866 (EC7858) [25MY]

———incidental capture of sea turtles in commercial shrimping operations report, H2404 (EC7315, EC7316, EC7317) [2MY]

———interim rules final rule, S6013 (EC9467) [28JN]

———lobster fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6972) [26JA], H1117 (EC6639) [16MR]

———mackerel fisheries final rule, S1459 (EC8004) [20MR], S2346 (EC8397) [6AP], S7391 (EC9896) [20JY], S8102 (EC10541) [6SE], S9266 (EC10923) [26SE], S11738 (EC11766) [7DE], H2769 (EC7516) [9MY], H8405 (EC10324) [27SE]

———Magnuson-Stevens Act final rule, H1673 (EC6919) [3AP], H4483 (EC8133) [14JN]

———Marine Mammal Protection Act final rule, S6012 (EC9460) [28JN], H5735 (EC8457) [10JY]

———marine mammals final rule, S281 (EC7189) [2FE], S7227 (EC9831) [19JY]

———monkfish fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6971) [26JA]

———multispecies fisheries management plan final rule, S80 (EC6970) [26JA], S3257 (EC8746, EC8747) [2MY], S8003 (EC10101), S8011 (EC10356) [5SE], S8102 (EC10545) [6SE], S8758 (EC10816) [19SE], H6774 (EC9265) [24JY], H7869 (EC10125) [19SE]

———National Estuarine Research Reserve Graduate Research Fellowship final rule, S8011 (EC10354) [5SE]

———national marine aquaculture initiative final rule, S2106 (EC8326) [4AP], H2965 (EC7568) [11MY]

———National Marine Fisheries Service final rule, S1986 (EC8284) [30MR], H12084 (EC11353) [13DE]

———New England fishing capacity report, S611 (EC7535) [10FE]

———Northeastern U.S. fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6975, EC6984, EC6990) [26JA], S928 (EC7784, EC7787) [29FE], S1459 (EC8005) [20MR], S2232 (EC8342) [5AP], S2346 (EC8393, EC8397) [6AP], S2724 (EC8479) [13AP], S3691 (EC8919) [9MY], S4101 (EC9012) [17MY], S5882 (EC9423) [27JN], S6011 (EC9430), S6012 (EC9464) [28JN], S7389 (EC9860), S7391 (EC9900) [20JY], S8005 (EC10160), S8007 (EC10232), S8009 (EC10294, EC10295, EC10297) [5SE], S8411 (EC10677) [12SE], S8757 (EC10678) [19SE], S10411 (EC11143, EC11144) [12OC], S10890 (EC11243, EC11244), S10891 (EC11247) [23OC], S11371 (EC11375) [30OC], S11567 (EC11520, EC11521) [5DE], S11643 (EC11756) [6DE], H43 (EC5744, EC5747, EC5749) [27JA], H277 (EC6099) [9FE], H372 (EC6178) [14FE], H919 (EC6526) [9MR], H1117 (EC6638) [16MR], H1122 (EC6676) [20MR], H1475 (EC6832) [28MR], H2769 (EC7516) [9MY], H2904 (EC7538) [10MY], H3048 (EC7606) [15MY], H4119 (EC8060) [8JN], H4219 (EC8091, EC8093) [12JN], H5167 (EC8358, EC8360) [26JN], H6350 (EC8733, EC8734) [17JY], H6596 (EC9001) [19JY], H6715 (EC9138, EC9140) [20JY], H7273 (EC9714, EC9721, EC9723, EC9724, EC9734) [6SE], H7576 (EC10004) [13SE], H8405 (EC10324) [27SE], H9899 (EC10562, EC10563) [12OC], H10255 (EC10616, EC10617, EC10618) [18OC], H11715 (EC10835) [31OC], H11952 (EC11076, EC11077, EC11078, EC11082) [4DE], H12084 (EC11352) [13DE], H12530 (EC11403) [15DE]

———Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization report, H1122 (EC6674) [20MR]

———Ocean Remote Sensing Program final rule, S8011 (EC10355) [5SE]

———pelagic fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6973) [26JA], S9266 (EC10922) [26SE], H1117 (EC6640) [16MR], H3922 (EC7978, EC7979) [6JN], H7274 (EC9739) [6SE], H8405 (EC10325) [27SE], H12079 (EC11281) [11DE]

———pollock fisheries final rule, S381 (EC7430) [7FE], S2232 (EC8344) [5AP], S6012 (EC9465) [28JN]

———private land remote-sensing space systems licensing final rule, S8003 (EC10092) [5SE], H6775 (EC9288) [24JY]

———recovery of U.S.S. Monitor report, S3256 (EC8719) [2MY]

———reef fish fisheries final rule, S536 (EC7462) [9FE], H1404 (EC6766) [23MR]

———Regional Fishery Management Council membership report, S36 (EC6925) [24JA], H1074 (EC6605) [15MR]

———research project grants and cooperative agreements final rule, H3866 (EC7860) [25MY], H12079 (EC11283) [11DE]

———rockfish fisheries final rule, S81 (EC6996) [26JA]

———salmon fisheries final rule, S32 (EC6780) [24JA], S80 (EC6976, EC6978, EC6986) [26JA], S11916 (EC11956) [15DE], H43 (EC5756) [27JA], H1117 (EC6641) [16MR], H10035 (EC10610) [17OC], H12091 (EC11380) [14DE]

———scallop fisheries final rule, S1459 (EC8006) [20MR], S7389 (EC9862) [20JY]

———scup fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6977) [26JA], H1475 (EC6832) [28MR], H8551 (EC10392) [29SE]

———Sea Grant College Fellowship Program final rule, S7391 (EC9901) [20JY], S11916 (EC11957) [15DE], H6596 (EC8996) [19JY], H12084 (EC11353) [13DE]

———Sea Grant Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program final rule, S1594 (EC8093) [22MR], H3921 (EC7975) [6JN]

———shark fisheries final rule, S6013 (EC9468) [28JN], S7392 (EC9936) [20JY]

———shrimp fisheries final rule, S4101 (EC9013) [17MY], S7391 (EC9898) [20JY], S9941 (EC11043) [5OC], H7996 (EC10254) [22SE]

———snapper fisheries final rule, S536 (EC7462) [9FE], S1883 (EC8259, EC8260) [29MR], S8011 (EC10358), S8014 (EC10421) [5SE], S9033 (EC10895) [22SE], S10891 (EC11248) [23OC], H7273 (EC9733), H7274 (EC9736) [6SE], H8060 (EC10280) [25SE], H10255 (EC10619) [18OC]

———sockeye fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6976) [26JA], S11916 (EC11956) [15DE], H1117 (EC6641) [16MR], H12091 (EC11380) [14DE]

———sole fisheries final rule, S1593 (EC8082) [22MR]

———squid fisheries final rule, S2346 (EC8397) [6AP], S9266 (EC10923) [26SE], H2769 (EC7516) [9MY], H8405 (EC10324) [27SE]

———striped bass resources report, S1813 (EC8209) [28MR], H3921 (EC7971) [6JN]

———sturgeon fisheries final rule, S6011 (EC9433) [28JN]

———swordfish fisheries final rule, S2346 (EC8394) [6AP], H2769 (EC7518) [9MY]

———taking and importing of marine mammals final rule, H6715 (EC9141) [20JY]

———tuna fisheries final rule, S80 (EC6972, EC6980, EC6988), S81 (EC6995) [26JA], S3019 (EC8695), S3020 (EC8699) [27AP], S3257 (EC8745) [2MY], S8758 (EC10817) [19SE], H372 (EC6179) [14FE], H919 (EC6527) [9MR], H1673 (EC6915) [3AP], H3811 (EC7825, EC7827) [24MY], H7869 (EC10126) [19SE], H9766 (EC10548) [11OC]

———turtle conservation final rule, S30 (EC6734, EC6735, EC6736) [24JA], S1882 (EC8252, EC8253), S1883 (EC8254) [29MR], S8003 (EC10097, EC10098, EC10099) [5SE], H43 (EC5753, EC5754, EC5755) [27JA], H6774 (EC9261, EC9262, EC9263, EC9266) [24JY]

———U.S. Global Change Research Program report, H10471 (EC10659) [19OC]

———vessel monitoring systems final rule, S4101 (EC9015) [17MY]

———West Coast fisheries final rule, S81 (EC6994) [26JA], S210 (EC7099) [1FE], S281 (EC7188) [2FE], S1459 (EC8002) [20MR], S2346 (EC8392) [6AP], S2725 (EC8492) [13AP], S4189 (EC9037) [18MY], S7227 (EC9828, EC9829) [19JY], S7391 (EC9897, EC9899) [20JY], S8009 (EC10296) [5SE], S8758 (EC10815, EC10818) [19SE], S10251 (EC11092) [11OC], S10411 (EC11145) [12OC], S11573 (EC11701), S11574 (EC11703, EC11704) [5DE], S11643 (EC11755) [6DE], S11738 (EC11767, EC11768) [7DE], H43 (EC5745, EC5750, EC5751) [27JA], H508 (EC6237) [16FE], H1122 (EC6677) [20MR], H1283 (EC6726) [22MR], H3307 (EC7676, EC7678) [17MY], H5239 (EC8394) [27JN], H6715 (EC9137, EC9139) [20JY], H7273 (EC9722) [6SE], H7869 (EC10124) [19SE], H7930 (EC10160) [20SE], H8405 (EC10325) [27SE], H9899 (EC10561) [12OC], H11952 (EC11075, EC11079, EC11080) [4DE]

———whale protection final rule, H43 (EC5752) [27JA]

Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.: financial statements report, S5239 (EC9218) [15JN]

NRC: abnormal occurrences at licensed nuclear facilities report, S1172 (EC7881) [6MR], H2965 (EC7557) [11MY]

———accountability report, H3048 (EC7598) [15MY]

———alternative source terms at operating reactors final rule, H1122 (EC6665) [20MR]

———antitrust review authority final rule, S7836 (EC10004) [27JY], H7000 (EC9328) [25JY]

———Appendix K final rule, S5789 (EC9406) [26JN], H5953 (EC8501) [12JY]

———appropriations legislation, S1172 (EC7883) [6MR], H2402 (EC7249) [2MY]

———budget estimates report, S488 (EC7432) [8FE], H1123 (EC6690) [20MR]

———civil monetary penalties final rule, S9854 (EC11018) [4OC], H8798 (EC10454) [4OC]

———clarification and addition of flexibility final rule, S8015 (EC10450) [5SE], H7500 (EC9970) [12SE]

———demonstration project report, S18 (EC6344) [24JA], H41 (EC5676) [27JA]

———denial of safeguards report, S610 (EC7512) [10FE], S678 (EC7560) [22FE], S3691 (EC8899) [9MY], H930 (EC6549) [13MR], H4335 (EC8106) [13JN]

———design certification final rule, S32 (EC6785) [24JA], H339 (EC6130) [10FE]

———dosimetry technology final rule, S11130 (EC11306) [26OC], H11444 (EC10752) [27OC]

———electronic records final rule, S11536 (EC11484) [14NO], H11927 (EC10953) [14NO]

———energy compensation sources final rule, H3647 (EC7782) [23MY]

———enforcement policy final rule, S3257 (EC8741) [2MY], S9854 (EC11017) [4OC], H3811 (EC7820) [24MY], H10807 (EC10704) [24OC]

———fee schedules final rule, S5789 (EC9407) [26JN], H5953 (EC8500) [12JY]

———fire barrier penetration seal materials final rule, S6572 (EC9626) [12JY]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1171 (EC7863) [6MR], H2404 (EC7294) [2MY]

———Inspector General report, S2614 (EC8444) [12AP], H3048 (EC7598) [15MY]

———Integrated Material Performance Evaluation Program final rule, S20 (EC6395) [24JA], H88 (EC5900) [31JA]

———license applications final rule, H8798 (EC10442) [4OC]

———medical use of byproduct material final rule, S8006 (EC10206) [5SE], H7271 (EC9653) [6SE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S9464 (EC10958) [28SE], H8550 (EC10382) [29SE]

———nuclear equipment and materials export and import final rule, S11568 (EC11530) [5DE], H12065 (EC11250) [8DE]

———operating reactors final rule, S32 (EC6784) [24JA]

———performance indicator data final rule, S17 (EC6342) [24JA], S2526 (EC8426) [11AP], H41 (EC5677) [27JA], H3920 (EC7930) [6JN]

———performance plan report, S488 (EC7432) [8FE], S2614 (EC8444) [12AP], S9700 (EC10969) [3OC], H8734 (EC10429) [3OC]

———quality assurance programs final rule, S11536 (EC11484) [14NO], H11927 (EC10953) [14NO]

———regulatory authority final rule, S3257 (EC8739) [2MY]

———risk-informed decisionmaking final rule, S2526 (EC8427) [11AP], H3920 (EC7931) [6JN]

———scram final rule, S11567 (EC11528) [5DE], H11950 (EC11030) [4DE]

———spent fuel storage final rule, S1314 (EC7916) [8MR], S1511 (EC8037) [21MR], S1813 (EC8207) [28MR], S3257 (EC8738, EC8740, EC8742) [2MY], S6572 (EC9627, EC9628) [12JY], S10251 (EC11082) [11OC], S10890 (EC11231) [23OC], S11130 (EC11305) [26OC], S11574 (EC11717) [5DE], S11754 (EC11824) [8DE], H1117 (EC6630) [16MR], H2402 (EC7247, EC8248) [2MY], H4335 (EC8103, EC8104, EC8105) [13JN], H6467 (EC8861, EC8862) [18JY], H9634 (EC10525) [10OC], H10533 (EC10676) [23OC], H11205 (EC10738) [26OC], H12021 (EC11202) [6DE], H12079 (EC11273) [11DE]

———staff meetings open to the public final rule, S9195 (EC10898) [25SE]

NSF: appropriations legislation, S2938 (EC8610) [26AP]

———authorization legislation, H4173 (EC8072) [9JN]

———commercial activities inventory report, S8759 (EC10829) [19SE], H7930 (EC10157) [20SE]

———financial statements report, S6468 (EC9619) [11JY]

———Freedom of Information Act final rule, S1314 (EC7917) [8MR], H1162 (EC6709) [21MR]

———Inspector General report, H42 (EC5723) [27JA], H5735 (EC8454) [10JY], H12065 (EC11253) [8DE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S9267 (EC10947) [26SE], H7930 (EC10148) [20SE]

———performance plan report, S1592 (EC8049) [22MR], S2863 (EC8565) [25AP], S10251 (EC11093) [11OC], H3811 (EC7824) [24MY], H8798 (EC10451) [4OC]

———Privacy Act final rule, S1314 (EC7917) [8MR], H1162 (EC6709) [21MR]

NTSB: commercial activities inventory report, S79 (EC6958) [26JA], H1762 (EC6943) [4AP]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S79 (EC6951) [26JA], H569 (EC6313) [29FE]

———performance plan report, S10890 (EC11242) [23OC], H10471 (EC10652) [19OC]

———report, H6596 (EC9004) [19JY]

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: report, H3920 (EC7932) [6JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S11575 (EC11740) [5DE]

———Inspector General report, S11575 (EC11740) [5DE]

———performance plan report, H8616 (EC10416) [2OC]

———report, S11567 (EC11515) [5DE], H3921 (EC7940) [6JN]

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: commercial activities inventory report, S11371 (EC11371) [30OC], H9906 (EC10585) [16OC]

———Electronic Freedom of Information Act final rule, S8657 (EC10768) [18SE]

———Equal Access to Justice Act final rule, H4218 (EC8079) [12JN]

———Equal Access to Justice Act report, S4100 (EC8969) [17MY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7040) [31JA]

———performance plan report, S2614 (EC8439) [12AP], S10081 (EC11055) [6OC], H3048 (EC7599) [15MY], H8734 (EC10430) [3OC]

———practice and procedure final rule, S26 (EC6617) [24JA], H252 (EC6064) [8FE]

Office of Government Ethics: exemption final rule, S1813 (EC8203) [28MR], S8006 (EC10192) [5SE], H4590 (EC8174) [15JN], H7274 (EC9750) [6SE]

———mutual funds final rule, S8102 (EC10537) [6SE], H7363 (EC9908) [7SE]

———performance plan report, S9853 (EC10980) [4OC], H3648 (EC7795) [23MY], H8734 (EC10431) [3OC]

———regulations final rule, S610 (EC7514) [10FE], S11569 (EC11579) [5DE], H11951 (EC11060) [4DE]

———standards of ethical conduct for executive branch employees final rule, S8102 (EC10538) [6SE], H7272 (EC9695) [6SE]

———training programs final rule, H2011 (EC7030) [10AP]

Office of Independent Counsel: audit and investigative activities report, H1475 (EC6829) [28MR], H11879 (EC10924) [13NO], H12530 (EC11399) [15DE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7045) [31JA], H42 (EC5724) [27JA]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7217) [2FE], H11444 (EC10754) [27OC]

———report, H1673 (EC6920) [3AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: report, H12530 (EC11397) [15DE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: climate change impacts report, H11954 (EC11139) [4DE]

Office of Special Counsel: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7026, EC7029) [31JA], H1673 (EC6913) [3AP]

———Inspector General report, H11951 (EC11061) [4DE]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7964) [6JN]

———prohibited personnel practices final rule, H11812 (EC10875) [2NO]

———report, S6840 (EC9755) [14JY], S11567 (EC11512) [5DE], H6596 (EC8990) [19JY]

Office of the Federal Register: availability, prices, and official status of publications final rule, S1171 (EC7861) [6MR], H2403 (EC7285) [2MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: performance plan report, S2614 (EC8448) [12AP], S11570 (EC11605) [5DE], H3047 (EC7586) [15MY]

———Uruguay Round Agreements Act report, H6717 (EC9178) [20JY]

Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust: rules and regulations final rule, S4563 (EC9119) [6JN], H4782 (EC8251) [20JN]

OMB: accounting standards final rule, S6840 (EC9771, EC9772) [14JY], H2404 (EC7296) [2MY], H6596 (EC8987, EC8988) [19JY]

———accounting standards report, S28 (EC6686) [24JA], S611 (EC7521) [10FE], H42 (EC5726) [27JA], H2237 (EC7094) [12AP]

———administrative and audit requirements and cost principles final rule, S34 (EC6833) [24JA]

———Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act report, S23 (EC6508), S25 (EC6566), S36 (EC6899, EC6900) [24JA], H568 (EC6266, EC6268) [29FE], H1672 (EC6886) [3AP], H7267 (EC9537) [6SE]

———budget estimates report, S7654 (EC9982) [26JY]

———budget rescissions and deferrals, S2614 (EC8437) [12AP], S3511 (EC8830) [4MY], S6256 (EC9597) [30JN], S8195 (EC10581, EC10583) [7SE], S9195 (EC10902) [25SE], H1121 (EC6650) [20MR], H2400 (EC7171) [2MY], H3647 (EC7776) [23MY], H4672 (EC8186) [19JN], H6772 (EC9185) [24JY], H7267 (EC9534) [6SE], H7995 (EC10222) [22SE]

———Cost Accounting Standards Board final rule, S1592 (EC8052) [22MR]

———cost estimates for pay-as-you-go calculations report, S866 (EC7721) [28FE], S1882 (EC8226) [29MR], S2864 (EC8581) [25AP], S3916 (EC8929) [11MY], S4668 (EC9149) [7JN], S5554 (EC9299) [21JN], S6676 (EC9698) [13JY], S8003 (EC10109), S8006 (EC10209) [5SE], S10590 (EC11154) [13OC], S11130 (EC11310) [26OC], S11753 (EC11810, EC11811, EC11812) [8DE], H568 (EC6267) [29FE], H1850 (EC6954) [5AP], H2965 (EC7556) [11MY], H3919 (EC7902) [6JN], H4590 (EC8164) [15JN], H6467 (EC8838) [18JY], H6773 (EC9205) [24JY], H7268 (EC9578, EC9579) [6SE], H9009 (EC10461) [5OC], H10906 (EC10710) [25OC], H11878 (EC10906) [13NO], H11949 (EC10995, EC10996) [4DE], H12016 (EC11151) [5DE], H12083 (EC11322, EC11323) [13DE], H12530 (EC11391) [15DE]

———Dept. of Defense appropriations report, S10590 (EC11153) [13OC], H9009 (EC10462) [5OC]

———direct spending or receipts legislation, S23 (EC6507) [24JA]

———family policies and regulations report, S610 (EC7511) [10FE], H2404 (EC7297) [2MY]

———Government-wide spending to combat terrorism report, S4819 (EC9167) [8JN], H5842 (EC8490) [11JY]

———information collection budget report, S3945 (EC8941) [15MY]

———Medicare legislation, S1745 (EC8151) [27MR], H2965 (EC7573) [11MY]

———mileage reimbursement rates for Federal employees who use privately owned automobiles report, S79 (EC6963) [26JA]

———national defense function outlays report, H3919 (EC7887) [6JN]

———NTSB supplemental appropriations report, H4815 (EC8265) [21JN]

———performance plan report, S9854 (EC11023) [4OC], H3047 (EC7587) [15MY]

———prompt payment final rule, H12530 (EC11400) [15DE]

———sequestration report, S149 (EC7053) [31JA], S8195 (EC10582) [7SE], S8757 (EC10795) [19SE], H89 (EC5920) [31JA], H7930 (EC10136) [20SE]

———statistical programs of the Federal Government report, S29 (EC6694) [24JA], S8007 (EC10222) [5SE], H42 (EC5725) [27JA]

———Unfunded Mandates Reform Act report, S10252 (EC11100) [11OC], H10471 (EC10653) [19OC]

———unvouchered expenditures report, S11916 (EC11967) [15DE], H12531 (EC11418) [15DE]

———vacancy report, S6841 (EC9792) [14JY], S7476 (EC9964) [24JY]

OPIC: Freedom of Information Act final rule, H11715 (EC10832) [31OC]

———freedom of information legislation, S11537 (EC11507) [14NO]

———Inspector General report, H11780 (EC18858) [1NO]

———investment in sub-Saharan Africa report, S11914 (EC11886) [15DE], H12017 (EC11165) [5DE]

———performance plan report, S2615 (EC8452) [12AP], S10082 (EC11058) [6OC]

OPM: agency use of appropriated funds for child care costs for lower income Federal employees final rule, S1669 (EC8142) [23MR], H4219 (EC8086) [12JN]

———appointments of persons with psychiatric disabilities final rule, S6677 (EC9744) [13JY]

———career transition assistance for surplus and displaced Federal employees final rule, S8010 (EC10316) [5SE], H7272 (EC9699) [6SE]

———claims settlement procedures final rule, S6840 (EC9762) [14JY], H6596 (EC8989) [19JY]

———commercial activities inventory report, S738 (EC7612) [23FE], S10252 (EC11104) [11OC], H1074 (EC6601) [15MR], H9009 (EC10483) [5OC]

———compensation regulations final rule, S28 (EC6683, EC6685) [24JA], H42 (EC5727) [27JA], H1673 (EC6911) [3AP]

———cost-of-living allowances final rule, S6840 (EC9746, EC9747) [14JY], S10252 (EC11101) [11OC], H7272 (EC9696, EC9697) [6SE]

———Dept. of Defense displaced employees final rule, S2863 (EC8570) [25AP], H5083 (EC8332) [23JN]

———Dept. of Energy nuclear materials couriers special retirement eligibility final rule, S79 (EC6961) [26JA], H277 (EC6100) [9FE]

———Emergency Leave Transfer Program final rule, S28 (EC6681) [24JA], H1122 (EC6670) [20MR]

———excepted service final rule, S1592 (EC8051) [22MR], H2404 (EC7298) [2MY]

———Family and Medical Leave Act final rule, S3831 (EC8924) [10MY], S6840 (EC9753) [14JY], H5035 (EC8304) [22JN], H7204 (EC9454) [27JY]

———Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program final rule, S28 (EC6679, EC6680) [24JA], H253 (EC6084) [8FE], H1122 (EC6671) [20MR]

———Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and Dept. of Defense Demonstration Project final rule, S5460 (EC9297) [20JN]

———Federal Employees Health Benefits Program final rule, S6677 (EC9738) [13JY]

———Federal employees overtime pay limitation legislation, S10252 (EC11102) [11OC], H8616 (EC10417) [2OC]

———Federal employees student loan repayment benefits legislation, S5661 (EC9348) [22JN], H5841 (EC8471) [11JY]

———Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program report, S4922 (EC9190) [9JN], H6468 (EC8881) [18JY]

———Federal human resources administrative improvements legislation, S2345 (EC8370) [6AP], H2965 (EC7566) [11MY]

———Federal Human Resources Management for the 21st Century report, S10252 (EC11103) [11OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S149 (EC7047) [31JA], H1411 (EC6781) [27MR]

———Federal Tort Claims Act administrative claims final rule, S8004 (EC10135) [5SE], H7204 (EC9457) [27JY]

———FERS retirement and insurance final rule, S2863 (EC8569) [25AP]

———garnishment of pay final rule, S380 (EC7423) [7FE], H1628 (EC6869) [30MR]

———health insurance premium final rule, S8004 (EC10132, EC10133) [5SE], H7204 (EC9455, EC9456) [27JY]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7219, EC7221) [2FE], S6677 (EC9739, EC9741) [13JY], H1475 (EC6830) [28MR], H7001 (EC9336) [25JY]

———interagency career transition assistance for displaced former Panama Canal employees final rule, S8101 (EC10533) [6SE]

———locality pay report, S29 (EC6690) [24JA], S11739 (EC11793) [7DE], H568 (EC6282) [29FE], H11951 (EC11044) [4DE]

———military retirees dual compensation reductions final rule, S2862 (EC8528) [25AP]

———pay administration final rule, S28 (EC6677) [24JA], S6677 (EC9743) [13JY], S8007 (EC10221) [5SE], H7272 (EC9698) [6SE]

———payments during evacuations final rule, H6715 (EC9128) [20JY]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7962) [6JN], H9009 (EC10484) [5OC]

———physicians comparability allowances legislation, H6774 (EC9249) [24JY], H7204 (EC9452) [27JY]

———physicians comparability allowances report, S4237 (EC9072) [22MY], S8006 (EC10189) [5SE]

———positions restricted to preference eligibles final rule, S8101 (EC10535) [6SE]

———prevailing rate system final rule, S28 (EC6678, EC6684) [24JA], S1024 (EC7830) [1MR], S1171 (EC7862) [6MR], S1668 (EC8141) [23MR], S2345 (EC8371) [6AP], S3690 (EC8881, EC8882) [9MY], S4101 (EC8997, EC8998) [17MY], S6840 (EC9750, EC9751) [14JY], S7837 (EC10035) [27JY], S8007 (EC10220), S8014 (EC10437) [5SE], S8759 (EC10828) [19SE], H1117 (EC6635) [16MR], H1122 (EC6669) [20MR], H2404 (EC7299) [2MY], H2604 (EC7457, EC7458) [4MY], H3921 (EC7963) [6JN], H4219 (EC8085) [12JN], H5239 (EC8390, EC8391, EC8392) [27JN], H6715 (EC9126, EC9127) [20JY], H6774 (EC9250) [24JY], H7272 (EC9700, EC9701) [6SE], H7989 (EC10204) [21SE], H11205 (EC10741) [26OC]

———psychiatric disabilities final rule, H6715 (EC9129) [20JY]

———reduction in force final rule, S3690 (EC8883) [9MY], S10800 (EC11219) [19OC], H4173 (EC8067) [9JN], H10906 (EC10715) [25OC], H11715 (EC10831) [31OC]

———retention allowances final rule, S28 (EC6682) [24JA], H1673 (EC6912) [3AP]

———retirement eligibility final rule, S8101 (EC10534) [6SE]

———Senior Executive Service employment final rule, S5460 (EC9296) [20JN]

———Senior Executive Service management final rule, S10800 (EC11220) [19OC], H10471 (EC10654) [19OC]

———unvouchered expenditures report, S79 (EC6964) [26JA]

———veterans employment report, S738 (EC7608) [23FE], H1075 (EC6619) [15MR]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: Bucharest Declaration report, H7576 (EC9998) [13SE]

OSHA: commercial testing laboratories final rule, S8006 (EC10210) [5SE], H9633 (EC10516) [10OC]

———Congressional Accountability Act report, H12091 (EC11384) [14DE]

———Ergonomics Program final rule, H11926 (EC10942) [14NO]

OTS: civil monetary penalties final rule, H9906 (EC10589) [16OC]

———compensation plan report, S1314 (EC7911) [8MR], H2401 (EC7198) [2MY]

———consumer report, S10410 (EC11114) [12OC], H9503 (EC10513) [6OC]

———depository institution sales of insurance final rule, H12016 (EC11148) [5DE]

———minority savings institutions report, H3919 (EC7901) [6JN]

———National Flood Insurance Program report, S27 (EC6647) [24JA], H163 (EC5924) [1FE]

———privacy of consumer financial information regulations final rule, H4119 (EC8051) [8JN]

———rules of practice and procedure final rule, H9906 (EC10589) [16OC]

———technical amendments final rule, S34 (EC6849) [24JA], H12083 (EC11315) [13DE]

———transfer and repurchase of Government securities final rule, H5082 (EC8327) [23JN]

Panama Canal Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S378 (EC7355) [7FE]

———Inspector General report, S283 (EC7246) [2FE], H164 (EC5930) [1FE]

Paralyzed Veterans of America: report, H3922 (EC7983) [6JN]

Peace Corps: commercial activities inventory report, H11951 (EC11065) [4DE]

———Inspector General report, S283 (EC7245) [2FE], S4922 (EC9195) [9JN], S11739 (EC11791) [7DE], H42 (EC5728) [27JA], H12044 (EC11235) [7DE]

———performance plan report, H7989 (EC10205) [21SE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: allocation of assets in single-employer plans final rule, S24 (EC6536, EC6539) [24JA], S79 (EC6940) [26JA], S795 (EC7645) [24FE], S1745 (EC8158) [27MR], S3511 (EC8831) [4MY], S4237 (EC9074) [22MY], S5661 (EC9347) [22JN], S7836 (EC10011) [27JY], S8011 (EC10337) [5SE], S9464 (EC10961) [28SE], S11130 (EC11308) [26OC], S11738 (EC11771) [7DE], H39 (EC5627, EC5628, EC5629) [27JA], H277 (EC6093) [9FE], H2010 (EC7013) [10AP], H2401 (EC7204) [2MY], H3411 (EC7690) [18MY], H4782 (EC8245) [20JN], H6594 (EC8942) [19JY], H7268 (EC9582) [6SE], H8616 (EC10402) [2OC], H11619 (EC10772) [30OC], H11949 (EC11003) [4DE]

———benefits valuation final rule, S2938 (EC8602) [26AP]

———disclosure of benefits payable in terminated single-employer plans final rule, S24 (EC6537) [24JA]

———financial statements report, H3648 (EC7806) [23MY]

———Inspector General report, S5026 (EC9203) [13JN], S11915 (EC11924) [15DE], H12090 (EC11371) [14DE]

———lump sum payment assumptions final rule, S2938 (EC8603) [26AP], H3521 (EC7745) [22MY]

———payment of premiums final rule, S24 (EC6538) [24JA], S11914 (EC11895) [15DE], H39 (EC5626) [27JA], H12083 (EC11324) [13DE]

———report, S2040 (EC8303) [3AP]

———valuation of benefits final rule, H3521 (EC7746) [22MY]

Postal Rate Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7044) [31JA], H89 (EC5904) [31JA]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7213) [2FE], S11569 (EC11587) [5DE], H11951 (EC11062) [4DE]

———international mail volumes report, S6840 (EC9774) [14JY], H7001 (EC9337) [25JY]

———postal rate increases report, S2863 (EC8566) [25AP], S11567 (EC11511) [5DE]

Postal Service: Government in the Sunshine Act report, S79 (EC6950) [26JA], H569 (EC6321) [29FE]

———Inspector General report, H508 (EC6234) [16FE], H6350 (EC8728) [17JY], H12021 (EC11213) [6DE]

———report, H508 (EC6234) [16FE]

Potomac Electric Power Co.: balance sheet report, S489 (EC7444) [8FE], H1117 (EC6636) [16MR]

President's Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities: report, S5239 (EC9226) [15JN]

Presidio Trust: management final rule, S8657 (EC10776) [18SE], H7930 (EC10161) [20SE]

Production Credit Association: pension plan report, H6774 (EC9251) [24JY]

Railroad Retirement Board: assets and liabilities report, S6572 (EC9650) [12JY], H7001 (EC9355) [25JY], H7203 (EC9373) [27JY]

———budget estimates report, S865 (EC7715) [28FE], H1123 (EC6688) [20MR]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7042) [31JA], H42 (EC5729) [27JA]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S927 (EC7767) [29FE], H2237 (EC7095) [12AP]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7225) [2FE], S8656 (EC10750) [18SE], S11739 (EC11786) [7DE], H5954 (EC8507) [12JY], H12044 (EC11234) [7DE]

———performance plan report, S9854 (EC11009) [4OC], H8734 (EC10432) [3OC]

———Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act report, S11130 [26OC], H10906 (EC10716) [25OC]

———report, S11130 (EC11307) [26OC], S11915 (EC11930) [15DE], H569 (EC6314) [29FE], H10906 (EC10716) [25OC]

———unemployment insurance system report, S6572 (EC9549) [12JY], H7092 (EC9431) [26JY]

Rural America's Cooperative Bank: retirement plan report, S11536 (EC11469) [14NO]

SBA: appropriations legislation, S2938 (EC8588) [26AP]

———budget legislation, H4173 (EC8073) [9JN]

———Business Loan Program final rule, S8290 (EC10671) [8SE], H3171 (EC7654) [16MY], H7277 (EC9846) [6SE]

———contract bundling procurement strategy final rule, S2615 (EC8460) [12AP], S8009 (EC10273) [5SE]

———contracting programs final rule, H3308 (EC7680) [17MY], H7277 (EC9847) [6SE]

———Disaster Loan Program final rule, S2725 (EC8503) [13AP]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7211) [2FE], S5459 (EC9271) [20JN], H6596 (EC8993) [19JY], H12021 (EC11212) [6DE]

———liquidation of collateral final rule, H3171 (EC7655) [16MY]

———Microloan Loan Loss Reserve Fund final rule, S2725 (EC8504) [13AP]

———minority small business and capital ownership development report, S8009 (EC10274) [5SE], H7277 (EC9848) [6SE]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S8657 (EC10777) [18SE], H7930 (EC10149) [20SE]

———sale of loans final rule, H3171 (EC7655) [16MY]

———small business investment companies final rule, S611 (EC7517) [10FE], S11739 (EC11782) [7DE], S11917 (EC11979) [15DE], H930 (EC6562) [13MR], H12044 (EC11239) [7DE]

———small business size standards final rule, S5308 (EC9257, EC9258) [16JN], S6468 (EC9622) [11JY], S8196 (EC10602) [7SE], S11739 (EC11781) [7DE], H5954 (EC8518) [12JY], H6050 (EC8603, EC8604) [13JY], H7277 (EC9849) [6SE], H12044 (EC11238) [7DE]

———small disadvantaged business participation evaluation and incentives final rule, S5106 (EC9212) [14JN], H6050 (EC8602) [13JY]

———small disadvantaged business status determination final rule, S10714 (EC11160) [18OC], H11205 (EC10743) [26OC]

———sole source authority to adjust for inflation legislation, S11574 (EC11709) [5DE], H11954 (EC11140) [4DE]

SEC: audit committee disclosure final rule, S27 (EC6621) [24JA], H41 (EC5679) [27JA]

———auditor independence requirements final rule, S11569 (EC11578) [5DE], H11950 (EC11033) [4DE]

———brokers and dealers final rule, S8011 (EC10344) [5SE]

———Canadian tax-deferred retirement savings accounts final rule, H6348 (EC8688) [17JY]

———compliance report, H569 (EC6319) [29FE]

———delivery of prospectuses to investors final rule, S11423 (EC11394) [31OC], H11715 (EC10825) [31OC]

———EDGAR System final rule, S2939 (EC8621) [26AP], H3047 (EC7580) [15MY]

———electronic signatures final rule, S8006 (EC10200) [5SE], H7204 (EC9450) [27JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7043) [31JA]

———financial statements and periodic reports final rule, H7271 (EC9654) [6SE]

———forms final rule, H6773 (EC9220) [24JY]

———Freedom of Information Act final rule, S8289 (EC10650) [8SE], H7930 (EC10158) [20SE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S11569 (EC11585) [5DE]

———insider trading regulations final rule, H7271 (EC9655) [6SE]

———Inspector General report, S282 (EC7215) [2FE], S5027 (EC9208) [13JN], S11575 (EC11738) [5DE], H42 (EC5705) [27JA], H4173 (EC8068) [9JN], H12021 (EC11211) [6DE]

———Intermarket Trading System Plan final rule, S27 (EC6622) [24JA], H41 (EC5678) [27JA]

———investment advisers final rule, S27 (EC6623) [24JA], S8657 (EC10770) [18SE], H41 (EC5680) [27JA], H7720 (EC10067) [18SE]

———investment companies final rule, S27 (EC6623) [24JA], H41 (EC5680) [27JA]

———investment company assets final rule, S3256 (EC8726) [2MY], H3866 (EC7850) [25MY]

———issuers and guarantors financial statements and reports final rule, S8008 (EC10269) [5SE]

———market regulations final rule, S5459 (EC9283) [20JN]

———offer and sale of securities final rule, S5459 (EC9284) [20JN], H7091 (EC9396) [26JY]

———options disclosure document final rule, S10892 (EC11279) [23OC], S11572 (EC11671) [5DE], H10807 (EC10699) [24OC], H11950 (EC11032) [4DE], H12017 (EC11162) [5DE]

———order execution and routing practices final rule, S11569 (EC11577) [5DE], H11950 (EC11031) [4DE]

———performance plan report, S10410 (EC11117) [12OC], H2404 (EC7300) [2MY], H9503 (EC10504) [6OC]

———Privacy Act final rule, S8289 (EC10650) [8SE], H7930 (EC10158) [20SE]

———privacy of consumer financial information regulations final rule, S7227 (EC9804) [19JY], H6347 (EC8643) [17JY]

———report, S7227 (EC9818) [19JY], H6773 (EC9219) [24JY], H11951 (EC11063) [4DE]

———Securities Exchange Act final rule, S8011 (EC10343) [5SE], S8197 (EC10615) [7SE], S11569 (EC11576) [5DE]

———Securities Investor Protection Corp. report, S7227 (EC9809) [19JY], H6773 (EC9221) [24JY]

———small business and mortgage related securities report, S9266 (EC10935) [26SE], H8550 (EC10377) [29SE]

———State reciprocal subpoena enforcement laws report, S11569 (EC11570) [5DE], H11878 (EC10919) [13NO]

———tender offers final rule, S8003 (EC10120) [5SE]

———unlisted trading privileges final rule, H7271 (EC9656) [6SE]

———use of electronic media final rule, S3256 (EC8724) [2MY], H5082 (EC8331) [23JN]

Selective Service System: performance plan report, S10890 (EC11236) [23OC], H2769 (EC7512) [9MY], H3048 (EC7602) [15MY], H9906 (EC10582) [16OC]

Senate: receipts and expenditures report, S4012 (EC8950) [16MY], S11574 (EC11708) [5DE]

Smithsonian Institution: Board of Regents report, S1510 (EC8024) [21MR]

———commercial activities inventory report, S79 (EC6959) [26JA], H42 (EC5730) [27JA]

———performance plan report, H3048 (EC7603) [15MY]

SSA: accountability report, S28 (EC6667) [24JA], H453 (EC6226) [15FE]

———body system listings final rule, S21 (EC6452) [24JA], H47 (EC5873) [27JA]

———budget legislation, S4668 (EC9150) [7JN]

———code of Federal regulations final rule, H2904 (EC7549) [10MY]

———commercial activities inventory report, S148 (EC7022) [31JA]

———continuing disability reviews report, S10714 (EC11180) [18OC], H10471 (EC10660) [19OC]

———corrections final rule, S1882 (EC8246) [29MR]

———disability determinations final rule, S6573 (EC9674) [12JY]

———dual entitlement final rule, S5661 (EC9344) [22JN]

———Federal old-age and survivors disability insurance final rule, S1024 (EC7832) [1MR], S2615 (EC8464) [12AP], S5661 (EC9330) [22JN], H641 (EC6438) [2MR], H3923 (EC8024) [6JN], H6353 (EC8823) [17JY]

———Federal old-age and survivors disability insurance report, S3018 (EC8665) [27AP]

———Inspector General report, S5239 (EC9229) [15JN], H6596 (EC8994) [19JY]

———maximum family benefits final rule, H6598 (EC9051) [19JY]

———medical criteria for evaluating Down's Syndrome in adults final rule, S4099 (EC8958) [17MY], H4590 (EC8181) [15JN]

———mental disorders and traumatic brain injury evaluation criteria final rule, S8004 (EC10147) [5SE], H7278 (EC9878) [6SE]

———penalties final rule, S6573 (EC9675) [12JY], H6598 (EC9050) [19JY]

———performance plan report, S11915 (EC11931) [15DE], H8798 (EC10452) [4OC], H12091 (EC11378) [14DE]

———Respiratory Body System listings final rule, H8198 (EC10309) [26SE]

———respiratory body system listings final rule, S9854 (EC11029) [4OC]

———Social Security final rule, H7001 (EC9350) [25JY], H7203 (EC9366) [27JY]

———Social Security legislation, S866 (EC7728) [28FE], S7655 (EC9995) [26JY], S8758 (EC10800) [19SE], S10410 (EC11130) [12OC], H2237 (EC7103) [12AP], H7205 (EC9470) [27JY], H8060 (EC10285) [25SE]

———SSI final rule, S5661 (EC9330) [22JN], S6573 (EC9666) [12JY], S8411 (EC10673) [12SE], H641 (EC6438) [2MR], H6717 (EC9179) [20JY], H7501 (EC9987) [12SE]

———SSI legislation, H2237 (EC7103) [12AP], H7001 (EC9356) [25JY], H7203 (EC9374) [27JY]

———SSI report, S3018 (EC8665) [27AP], S4922 (EC9181) [9JN], H4674 (EC8233) [19JN], H6775 (EC9290) [24JY]

State Energy Advisory Board: report, S4922 (EC9185) [9JN]

State Justice Institute: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S11569 (EC11581, EC11589) [5DE], H11951 (EC11064) [4DE]

———Inspector General report, S11569 (EC11592) [5DE], H11951 (EC11064) [4DE]

Supreme Court: Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure amendments report, S2863 (EC8557) [25AP], H2405 (EC7334) [2MY]

———Federal Rules of Civil Procedure amendments report, S2863 (EC8559) [25AP], H2405 (EC7333) [2MY]

———Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure amendments report, S2863 (EC8560) [25AP], H2405 (EC7335) [2MY]

———Federal Rules of Evidence amendments report, S2863 (EC8558) [25AP], H2405 (EC7336) [2MY]

———Judicial Conference of the U.S. proceedings report, S7655 (EC9989) [26JY], H919 (EC6529) [9MR]

———notice, S8759 (EC10831) [19SE], H7996 (EC10256) [22SE]

———protective functions report, H1850 (EC6970) [5AP]

Surface Transportation Board: class exemption for motor passenger transactions final rule, S797 (EC7695) [24FE]

———exemption for motor passenger intra-corporate family transactions final rule, H1955 (EC6997) [6AP]

Trade Deficit Review Commission: report, H11927 (EC10968) [14NO]

TVA: Government in the Sunshine Act report, H9009 (EC10486) [5OC]

———nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance final rule, S8290 (EC10651) [8SE], H7930 (EC10150) [20SE]

———performance plan report, H10906 (EC10717) [25OC]

———statistical summary report, S2233 (EC8362) [5AP], H3171 (EC7653) [16MY]

U.S. Court of Appeals: District of Columbia circuit opinion, H7090 (EC9387), H7092 (EC9430) [26JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora final rule, H42 (EC5735) [27JA]

———endangered and threatened wildlife and plants final rule, S18 (EC6345, EC6361), S20 (EC6405), S32 (EC6782, EC6786, EC6787, EC6788, EC6789), S36 (EC6915) [24JA], S81 (EC7011, EC7012) [26JA], S282 (EC7204, EC7205, EC7206, EC7207) [2FE], S381 (EC7427) [7FE], S536 (EC7456) [9FE], S866 (EC7742, EC7743, EC7744) [28FE], S1459 (EC7996, EC7997, EC7998) [20MR], S1511 (EC8038) [21MR], S2233 (EC8360) [5AP], S2526 (EC8428) [11AP], S2939 (EC8616) [26AP], S3327 (EC8788, EC8789, EC8790, EC8791) [3MY], S3690 (EC8898) [9MY], S8004 (EC10137) [5SE], S8196 (EC10592) [7SE], S8758 (EC10826) [19SE], S10410 (EC11137, EC11141), S10411 (EC11142) [12OC], S10714 (EC11171, EC11172) [18OC], S11567 (EC11529), S11568 (EC11531, EC11532) [5DE], H42 (EC5733), H43 (EC5741, EC5742, EC5757) [27JA], H89 (EC5906) [31JA], H217 (EC6036) [7FE], H277 (EC6101) [9FE], H339 (EC6132, EC6135) [10FE], H453 (EC6216) [15FE], H930 (EC6552, EC6553) [13MR], H996 (EC6586) [14MR], H1074 (EC6602, EC6604) [15MR], H1122 (EC6673) [20MR], H1404 (EC6763) [23MR], H1850 (EC6966) [5AP], H2011 (EC7031) [10AP], H2404 (EC7309, EC7310, EC7311), H2405 (EC7331) [2MY], H3048 (EC7605) [15MY], H3307 (EC7675) [17MY], H3473 (EC7726) [19MY], H3921 (EC7973) [6JN], H4219 (EC8087) [12JN], H4335 (EC8108) [13JN], H4673 (EC8213) [19JN], H5954 (EC8510) [12JY], H7204 (EC9459) [27JY], H7500 (EC9977) [12SE], H8060 (EC10279) [25SE], H9899 (EC10560) [12OC], H9906 (EC10588) [16OC], H10035 (EC10609) [17OC], H10255 (EC10614) [18OC], H11951 (EC11067, EC11068, EC11074) [4DE], H12530 (EC11402) [15DE]

———hunting and fishing regulations final rule, S3512 (EC8844) [4MY], S8499 (EC10733) [13SE], H4219 (EC8089) [12JN], H7649 (EC10030) [14SE]

———migratory birds final rule, S19 (EC6394) [24JA], S8008 (EC10264), S8015 (EC10449) [5SE], S8195 (EC10584), S8196 (EC10585, EC10588) [7SE], S9464 (EC10959) [28SE], S11754 (EC11823) [8DE], H372 (EC6176) [14FE], H7272 (EC9705, EC9708, EC9709) [6SE], H7372 (EC9945) [11SE], H7576 (EC10001) [13SE], H8467 (EC10364) [28SE], H12021 (EC11214) [6DE]

———National Park System legislation, S1881 (EC8217) [29MR], H2769 (EC7522) [9MY]

———subsistence land management regulations in Alaska final rule, S5661 (EC9355) [22JN], S6573 (EC9678) [12JY], H7001 (EC9339) [25JY]

———taking and importing of marine mammals final rule, H2404 (EC7304) [2MY]

———wildlife importation, exportation, shipment, or transportation final rule, S5789 (EC9405) [26JN], H6715 (EC9131) [20JY]

U.S. Institute of Peace: audit report, S2615 (EC8457) [12AP], H3923 (EC8028) [6JN]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S148 (EC7021) [31JA]

———Inspector General report, S148 (EC7021) [31JA]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: report, S8009 (EC10272) [5SE], H7274 (EC9753) [6SE]

———sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and official commentary amendments report, S3690 (EC8873) [9MY], H4173 (EC8071) [9JN]

U.S. Trade and Development Agency: audit report, S2863 (EC8568) [25AP]

———foreign operations, export financing, and related programs funding obligations notice, S1232 (EC7906) [7MR]

———funding obligation report, S6347 (EC9604) [10JY]

———performance plan report, H3921 (EC7970) [6JN], H9634 (EC10528) [10OC]

———prospective funding obligation report, S1510 (EC8016) [21MR], H5239 (EC8402) [27JN]

VFW: report, H3412 (EC7712) [18MY], H3648 (EC7803) [23MY]

Western Farm Credit Bank: report, S11131 (EC11312) [26OC]

Woodrow Wilson Center: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S11569 (EC11582) [5DE], H11951 (EC11066) [4DE]

———Inspector General report, H11951 (EC11066) [4DE]

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

Addresses

Fighting Denial of the Armenian Genocide: Van Z. Krikorian, Armenian Assembly of America, H11529-H11532 [30OC]

Improving Public Trust in Government: Lee H. Hamilton, E298-E300 [14MR]

Lessons Learned—The Cost of Conducting Foreign Policy on the Cheap: William Lane, USA*Engage (organization), S7383 [20JY]

Affidavits

FBI knowledge and participation in illegal gambling and mob-related activities: Michael Terlecky, E2128-E2130 [5DE]

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 84), S11465, S11500 [1NO], H11832 [3NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 637), H10400 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), H11785 [2NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), S1376 [9MR], S1691 [23MR], H1120 [16MR], H1478, H1479 [28MR], H1514, H1516, H1520, H1524, H1540, H1541, H1542, H1543, H1546, H1552, H1554, H1561, H1563, H1565, H1569, H1570, H1571, H1575, H1576, H1577, H1583, H1589, H1590 [29MR], H1592, H1594, H1603, H1604, H1607, H1610, H1611, H1614 [30MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1335, H1355, H1364, H1368, H1375, H1386 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1299 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2085, S2087, S2120, S2121, S2122, S2123 [4AP], S2159, S2178, S2179, S2191, S2197, S2206, S2222, S2251, S2252, S2253, S2254, S2255, S2256, S2257, S2261, S2262, S2263, S2264 [5AP], S2278, S2285, S2286, S2296, S2297, S2301, S2319, S2322, S2333, S2334, S2355, S2356, S2357, S2358, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2363, S2364, S2365, S2366, S2367, S2368, S2369, S2370, S2371, S2372, S2373, S2374, S2375, S2376, S2377, S2378, S2379, S2380 [6AP], S2384, S2385, S2386, S2387, S2388, S2389, S2390, S2391, S2393, S2396, S2399, S2400, S2402, S2404, S2405, S2406, S2407, S2408, S2410, S2411, S2412, S2414, S2415, S2417, S2442, S2443 [7AP]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4209, S4215, S4216 [18MY], H3892 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6302, S6323, S6350, S6352 [10JY], S6479, S6480, S6481 [11JY], S6501, S6502, S6506, S6507, S6509, S6514, S6518, S6523, S6528, S6578, S6579, S6580, S6581 [12JY], S7014, S7016, S7024, S7027, S7028, S7029, S7032, S7033, S7034, S7055, S7056, S7057, S7079, S7080, S7081 [17JY], S7085, S7086, S7088, S7090, S7167 [18JY], S7264 [19JY], H4175, H4176 [9JN], H4221, H4222 [12JN], H4337, H4338 [13JN], H4437, H4442, H4445, H4448, H4452, H4454, H4455, H4459, H4460, H4461, H4462, H4466, H4467, H4475, H4478, H4485 [14JN], H4500, H4501, H4510, H4520, H4524, H4538, H4541, H4544, H4550, H4554, H4559, H4567, H4573, H4574, H4575, H4576, H4577, H4578, H4593 [15JN], H5966, H5967, H5971, H5975 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5094, S5098, S5128, S5137, S5138 [14JN], S5169, S5173, S5177, S5178, S5183, S5184, S5185, S5188, S5196, S5275, S5276, S5277, S5278 [15JN], S5372 [19JN], H3413, H3414 [18MY], H3437, H3442, H3443, H3444, H3448, H3449, H3450, H3451 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5590, S5591, S5609, S5628, S5687, S5698, S5699, S5706, S5707 [22JN], S5715, S5738, S5750, S5752 [23JN], S5781, S5816 [26JN], S5829, S5831, S5833, S5834, S5836, S5838, S5842, S5853, S5858, S5864, S5865, S5870, S5913, S5914, S5915, S5916, S5933 [27JN], S5944, S5952, S5955, S5957, S5961, S5963, S5971, S5984, S6029, S6030, S6031, S6032 [28JN], S6048, S6053, S6067, S6078, S6094, S6096, S6099, S6146, S6151, S6152, S6155, S6179 [29JN], S6188, S6189, S6190, S6191, S6192, S6195, S6196, S6197, S6198, S6199, S6200, S6266, S6267, S6268, S6269 [30JN], H3928, H3929 [6JN], H4036, H4037, H4038, H4039, H4040, H4041, H4042 [7JN], H4066, H4087, H4092, H4094, H4104, H4122 [8JN], H4197, H4204, H4209, H4221 [12JN], H4231, H4236, H4237, H4238, H4244, H4245, H4247, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4265, H4267, H4270, H4271, H4275, H4280, H4281, H4284, H4285, H4286, H4287, H4288, H4291, H4293, H4297, H4300, H4337 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10302, S10308, S10428, S10444, S10457 [12OC], H4338, H4339 [13JN], H4485, H4486, H4487 [14JN], H4593 [15JN], H4627, H4632, H4675, H4676 [19JN], H4725, H4729, H4735, H4738, H4746, H4751, H4753, H4759, H4762, H4767, H4772, H4784 [20JN], H4818, H4824, H4841, H4843, H4848, H4853, H4857, H4861, H4862, H4867, H4868, H4870, H4877, H4881, H4887, H4893, H4897 [21JN], H4969 [22JN]

Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license federally owned inventions (H.R. 209), S9975, S10027 [5OC], H9947 [17OC]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (S. 1198), S3781, S3782, S3783 [9MY]

Government: reform and improve Inspector General offices within Federal agencies (S. 870), S11791, S11796, S11798 [14DE]

———require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (H.R. 4362), S11791 [14DE]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H718, H720 [8MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), S9530 [28SE]

Analyses

Government for the 21st Century Act (S. 2306), S1821 [28MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2481 [10AP], H1987 [10AP]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN], H7628 [14SE]

———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY], H6928 [25JY]

———H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC], H9992 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

Ethics Law Hurts Probe, DOJ Says, S8573 [14SE]

Improving the White House Memory, S4848 [8JN]

Justice Dept. Faces Unexpected Roadblocks Due to Ethics Rules, S8572 [14SE]

Pettiness on Capitol Hill, S11116 [26OC]

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Special Interest Defense, E954 [9JN]

Start Thinking Transition, S4849 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (see H. Res. 646), H10808 [24OC] (see H. Res. 662), H11526 [29OC]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 109), H8061 [25SE] (see H.J. Res. 110), H8617 [2OC] (see H.J. Res. 111), H9767 [11OC] (see H.J. Res. 114), H10256 [18OC] (see H.J. Res. 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120), H10808 [24OC] (see H.J. Res. 121, 122, 123, 124), H11526 [29OC] (see H.J. Res. 125), H11879 [13NO] (see H.J. Res. 126), H11943 [4DE] (see H.J. Res. 127), H12021 [6DE] (see H.J. Res. 128, 129), H12045 [7DE] (see H.J. Res. 133, 134), H12094 [14DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (see H. Res. 591), H8060 [25SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), consideration (see H. Res. 604), H8616 [2OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (see H. Res. 627), H9766 [11OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (see H. Res. 637), H10256 [18OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (see H. Res. 669), H12045 [7DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 129), consideration (see H. Res. 670), H12045 [7DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), consideration (see H. Res. 674), H12093 [14DE] (see H. Res. 674), H12531 [15DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (see H. Res. 675), H12093 [14DE] (see H. Res. 675), H12531 [15DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 3908), H996 [14MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (see H. Res. 450), H1476 [28MR]

———making miscellaneous appropriations (see H.R. 5666), H12531 [15DE]

Budget: include certain projected cuts in the budget of each department or agency of the Government within the President's annual budget submission (see H.R. 3564), H164 [1FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (see S. Con. Res. 101), S2040 [3AP] (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1123 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H1283 [22MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 474), H2238 [12AP]

Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish (see S. 2306), S1815 [28MR]

Congressional Review Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 5380), H8799 [4OC]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see H.R. 4801), H5655 [29JN]

Dept. of Education: investigation and audit (see S. 2829), S6121 [29JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see S. 2925), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4653), H4484 [14JN]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 2675), S4564 [6JN] (see H.R. 4483), H3308 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Science and Technology in the Office of Justice Programs (see H.R. 4403), H2770 [9MY]

Dept. of State: establish an Under Sec. of State for Security (see S. 2140), S1117 [2MR]

———establish nonprofit entities for international educational, cultural, and arts programs (see S. 3251), S11131 [26OC]

———provide appropriate training of Foreign Service officers and other executive branch employees in issues related to democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 606), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4578), H3923 [6JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 524), H4219 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 603), H8616 [2OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2720), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4475), H3308 [17MY] (see H.R. 5394), H9010 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (see H. Res. 505), H3412 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 612), H9010 [5OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2553), S3946 [15MY] (see H.R. 4577), H3923 [6JN] (see H.R. 5656), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H3924 [6JN] (see H. Res. 518), H4034 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 162), S11918 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4635), H4220 [12JN] (see H.R. 5482), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (see H. Res. 525), H4336 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 638), H10256 [18OC]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see S. 2227), S1391 [9MR]

———prohibit executive agencies from using funds to hire independent entities to influence employees relative to collective bargaining (see H.R. 4823), H5843 [11JY]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 5605), H11621 [30OC]

Foreign policy: ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 596), H8406 [27SE]

———ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 596), consideration (see H. Res. 625), H9766 [11OC]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H4336 [13JN]

———conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3521), H47 [27JA] (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE] (see H.R. 4744), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 4763), H5239 [27JN] (see H.R. 4924), H6776 [24JY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 5516), H10472 [19OC]

———authorize the consolidation of certain financial and performance management reports required of Federal agencies (see S. 2712), S4953 [12JN]

———expand types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare audited financial statements (see H.R. 5521), H10472 [19OC]

———improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (see S. 2242), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 4103), H1476 [28MR]

———prevent elimination of certain reports (see H.R. 3904), H931 [13MR]

———prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H2339 [13AP]

———provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (see S. 3166), S9944 [5OC]

———reform and improve Inspector General offices within Federal agencies (see H.R. 5460), H9900 [12OC]

———report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (see S. 2702), S4820 [8JN]

———require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (see H.R. 4362), H2410 [2MY]

———require increased waste prevention and recycling measures to be incorporated in the daily operations of Federal agencies (see S. 3271), S11537 [14NO]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see S. 3030), S8413 [12SE]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), consideration (see H. Res. 426), H572 (see H. Res. 426), H573 [29FE]

Government Program Evaluation Commission: establish (see H.R. 5588), H11445 [27OC]

Government regulations: require congressional approval of certain proposed rules of Federal agencies (see S. 2670), S4564 [6JN]

———require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 4414), H2905 [10MY]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H2337 [13AP]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see S. 3179), S10083 [6OC] (see H.R. 4299), H2338 [13AP]

National Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 5420), H9504 [6OC]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (see S. 2705), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4931), H6777 [24JY]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC], S9900 [5OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Conference reports

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4578), H8472-H8550 [29SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4475), H8922-H9004 [5OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635), H10083-H10224 [18OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577), H12100-H12439 [15DE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H2206-H2236 [12AP]

Excerpts

Report language to accompany Democratic alternative budget resolution, H1399 [23MR]

Letters

Allow agencies to reimburse Federal employees for certain adoption expenses: Carolyn L. Johnson, National Adoption Center (organization), S1395 [9MR]

———Courteney Anne Holden, Voice for Adoption (organization), S1395 [9MR]

———Dave Thomas, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, S1394 [9MR]

———David M. Malutinok, National Council for Adoption, S1395 [9MR]

———Glenn DeMots, Bethany Christian Services, S1394 [9MR]

———Joe Ketterlin, Missouri Coalition of Children's Agencies, S1395 [9MR]

———Julie Beckett, Family Voices, Inc., S1395 [9MR]

———Mary Rose McGeady, S1394 [9MR]

———Susan S. Stepleton, Edgewood Children Center (organization), S1395 [9MR]

Budget approval: several Representatives, H12026 [7DE]

Committee on Government Reform (House) report on the Dept. of Justice: Barry B. Langberg, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan (law firm), E2208 [15DE]

———C. Boyden Gray, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), E2207 [15DE]

Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act: Patricia McGinnis, Council for Excellence in Government, S9948 [5OC]

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H10631 [24OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10631 [24OC]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Bruce N. Hahn, Computing Technology Industry Association, H6675 [20JY]

———Charles H. Cantus, Professional Services Council, H6676 [20JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H6673 [20JY]

———Deidre A. Lee, OMB, H6683 [20JY]

———Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

———Gary Engebretson, Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———John W. Douglass, Aerospace Industries Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———Kevin M. Burke, Food Distributors International, H6678 [20JY]

———Lawrence F. Skibbie, National Defense Industrial Association, H6677 [20JY]

———Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America, H6679 [20JY]

———Lyn M. Withey, International Paper (business), H6679 [20JY]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H6677 [20JY]

———Michael J. Eastman, Legal Policy Association, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6678 [20JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H6683 [20JY]

———Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H6673 [20JY]

———Representatives Thomas M. Davis and James P. Moran, H6679 [20JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H6674 [20JY]

———Richard W. Carroll, Small Business Technology Coalition, H6673 [20JY]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, H6674, H6683 [20JY]

———Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resource Management, H6679 [20JY]

———Technology Coalition for Responsible Procurement, H6675 [20JY]

———Todd McCracken, National Small Business United, H6673 [20JY]

———William B. Spencer, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, H6675 [20JY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5989 [28JN]

Amendments to H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6444 [11JY]

Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure and emergency supplemental appropriations, S6237-S6242 [30JN]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10056-S10059 [6OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9900-S9904 [5OC]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2001: President Clinton, S375-S378 [7FE], H213-H216 [7FE]

Budget Rescissions and Deferrals: President Clinton, S535 [9FE], H280 [10FE]

Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, S1389 [9MR], H906 [9MR]

Motions

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11544 [30OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1619 [30MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1975 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2155, S2195, S2196 [5AP], S2277, S2294, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2385, S2390, S2395, S2400, S2412 [7AP]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4540, H4556, H4584 [15JN], H6927 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5197, S5213 [15JN], H7627 [14SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5609 [22JN], S5850, S5862, S5863 [27JN], S5952, S5954, S5957, S5963, S5971, S5980, S5993 [28JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN], H4208, H4213, H4215 [12JN], H4434 [14JN], H6561, H6562 [19JY], H7817, H7824, H7852 [19SE], H7888, H7897 [20SE], H11449, H11457, H11465 [28OC], H11492, H11495, H11514 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11681 [31OC], H11729, H11739 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10309 [12OC], H4639 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 646), H10844-H10849 [25OC]

———consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11538-H11545 [30OC]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3087, H3128-H3134 [16MY]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), H8114-H8123 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8108-H8114 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), H8659-H8663 [3OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), consideration (H. Res. 604), H8658 [3OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), H9821-H9826 [12OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (H. Res. 627), H9821 [12OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10402-H10411 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 637), H10393-H10402 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H10816, H10849-H10856 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 116), H11264 [26OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H11362-H11368 [27OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11449-H11457 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 119), H11492-H11495 [29OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 120), H11537 [30OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11669-H11675 [31OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H11718-H11726 [1NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), H11784-H11786 [2NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H11832 [3NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 125), H11850 [13NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 126), H11958-H11960 [5DE], H12019 [6DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 126), unanimous-consent agreement, H11943 [4DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 127), H12023-H12028 [7DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 127), unanimous-consent agreement, H12019 [6DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), H12048-H12053 [8DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (H. Res. 669), H12047, H12048 [8DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 129), H12068-H12070, H12073 [11DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 129), consideration (H. Res. 670), H12067, H12068 [11DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), H12441 [15DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), consideration (H. Res. 674), H12517 [15DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 675), H12517 [15DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, H3052 [16MY], H5547, H5548, H5599-H5616 [29JN], E1249 [14JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1410 [27MR], H1468-H1474 [28MR], H1482, H1484, H1495-H1586 [29MR], H1591-H1621, H1625 [30MR], H1757 [4AP], H5089 [26JN], E460, E461, E464, E468 [30MR], E474, E475, E479 [3AP], E487 [4AP]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1485-H1494 [29MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), motion to recommit, H1619 [30MR]

———strike nonemergency spending and require offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations, H1514, H1515 [29MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H241-H247 [8FE], H257, H258, H268-H275 [9FE], H999, H1000, H1001, H1002, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1251-H1264 [22MR], H1770 [5AP], H7829 [19SE], H9024 [6OC], H10226 [18OC], H11506, H11508, H11509, H11510, H11511, H11513 [29OC], H11799, H11800 [2NO], E954 [9JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H999, H1000, H1001, H1002 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1143-H1149 [21MR], H1177, H1251, H1264 [22MR], H1288, H1289, H1290, H1301-H1326, H1330-H1402 [23MR], H1483 [29MR], H1770 [5AP], H1975 [10AP], E420, E421 [27MR], E426, E431, E433, E434 [28MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), amendment process, H1083 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2249-H2258, H2330 [13AP], E597 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1291-H1301 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H2242-H2249 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1976-H1984 [10AP]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1493 [29MR], H1603, H1604 [30MR]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3763 [24MY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs, H3292 [17MY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H3895 [6JN], H4658 [19JN]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4108 [8JN]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN], H4913 [21JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Dept. of the Interior appropriations, H4314 [13JN]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, H4055 [8JN]

Committee on Government Reform (House): release of report on the Dept. of Justice, E2207 [15DE]

Congressional Internet Caucus: analysis of survey results on electronic Government services, E1869 [19OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H11509, H11510 [29OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), H1973-H1975 [10AP], H3892 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H7568 [13SE], H11753 [1NO], E479 [3AP]

———Inspector General report on treatment of gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members, H1416 [28MR]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H11473 [28OC]

———allegations of criminal activities by employees and contractors, H3313 [18MY]

———allegations of fiscal mismanagement, H2552 [4MY]

———investigation and audit, H7061 [26JY], H7841, H7842 [19SE], H7938, H7939 [21SE], H8410 [28SE], H8767-H8773 [4OC], H11473 [28OC]

———reform, H7357-H7363 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (H.R. 1649), H1622, H1623 [30MR], H5076 [23JN]

———prohibit dual employment at the National Nuclear Security Administration, H5278, H5279 [27JN]

———provide assistance to employees impacted by workforce reductions, H3191 [17MY]

———report on efforts to address high gasoline price levels and to develop a national energy policy, H5259 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (H.R. 4653), E1003 [14JN]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (H.R. 4483), E749 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: Inspector General report on wasteful spending, H5441 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations, H1128 [21MR], H1288 [23MR]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (H.R. 2201), H351 [14FE]

———investigation of activities in the Northern District of Ohio, H5090 [26JN], E2128 [5DE]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H3966 [7JN], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4619, H4632-H4651 [19JN], H4735, H4736 [20JN], H5039-H5046 [23JN], H11290 [26OC], E1062 [20JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172-H2183, H2186 [12AP], E581 [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4314-H4320 [13JN], H4437-H4480 [14JN], H4498-H4585 [15JN], H6927 [25JY], H7965, H7966 [21SE], H8596 [2OC], E1028 [15JN], E1037, E1040, E1041, E1049 [19JN], E1094 [23JN], E1121 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8649-H8657 [3OC], H8895 [5OC], E1669 [4OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4311-H4314 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8641-H8649 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to instruct conferees, H6928 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to recommit, H4584 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), permission to file conference report, H8431 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), unanimous-consent request, H4557 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding which requires State and local governments to alter land use plans to conform with Federal air quality regulations, H3443, H3444 [19MY]

———release of report on rulemaking process, E1300 [21JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3417-H3455 [19MY], H7627 [14SE], E801, E802 [22MY], E820 [24MY], E1038 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9018-H9028, H9047 [6OC], E1721 [6OC], E1740 [11OC], E1785 [13OC], E1807 [17OC], E1989 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (H. Res. 505), H3416, H3417 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 612), H9014-H9018 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H705 [8MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H3933, H4021 [7JN], H4055-H4077, H4087-H4107 [8JN], H4127 [9JN], H4194-H4215 [12JN], H4226, H4227, H4229-H4310 [13JN], H4345, H4367-H4436 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7688 [18SE], H7899 [20SE], H11508 [29OC], H11536 [30OC], H11669-H11673, H11678 [31OC], H11718-H11725 [1NO], H11787, H11792, H11793, H11798, H11801, H11802 [2NO], E956, E971 [9JN], E995, E1008 [14JN], E1018 [15JN], E1039 [19JN], E1116 [26JN], E2048 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), amendment process, H4215 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12442-H12502 [15DE], E2240, E2246 [2JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H12441, H12442 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4044-H4054 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), correction of printing errors, H4724 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), H12529 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7817-H7825 [19SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11405 [27OC], H11457-H11474 [28OC], H11495-H11504, H11505 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11682 [31OC], H11729-H11748 [1NO], E1571 [22SE], E2040 [31OC], E2083 [3NO], E2104 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to recommit, H4434 [14JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4613-H4651 [19JN], H4681, H4724-H4776 [20JN], H4823-H4909 [21JN], H9992 [17OC], E1062 [20JN], E1077, E1078, E1081 [22JN], E1095, E1107 [23JN], E1119 [26JN], E1136 [28JN], E1149 [29JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN], E1225 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10369-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4489-H4498 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10366-H10369 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent request, H4649 [19JN], H4724, H4729 [20JN]

Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license federally owned inventions (H.R. 209), H9947-H9949 [17OC], E1835 [19OC]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6672-H6684 [20JY], E1298 [21JY]

Federal employees: expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns, H1572, H1573 [29MR]

Foreign policy: ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 596), H8597 [2OC], H10462, H10468 [19OC], H11528 [30OC], E1919 [25OC], E2200 [15DE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education, H1583, H1584 [29MR], H4022 [7JN]

———conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (H.R. 4079), H4178-H4181 [12JN], E840 [25MY]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (H.R. 3521), E22 [27JA]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (H.R. 4924), H6851-H6855 [25JY], H7062-H7064 [26JY]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (S. 1198), H8706-H8710 [3OC], E1671 [4OC]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 5516), E1867 [19OC]

———authorize the consolidation of certain financial and performance management reports required of Federal agencies (S. 2712), H11349-H11351 [26OC], H11401 [27OC]

———consolidation of Federal services in one location in local communities, H6625 [20JY]

———prevent elimination of certain reports (H.R. 3904), H1634 [3AP]

———prohibit funding to any agency to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, H6684, H6685 [20JY]

———prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor, H6015 [13JY]

———reduce waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H1633 [3AP], E421 [27MR]

———require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

———require report by agencies on activities to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, H6664 [20JY]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H706, H713-H722 [8MR]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), consideration (H. Res. 426), H711-H713 [8MR]

———waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H8294-H8298 [27SE], H8440-H8444 [28SE]

Government Program Evaluation Commission: establish (H.R. 5588), E2002 [28OC]

Inspector General Act: appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory (S. 1707), H10006, H10007 [17OC]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), E581 [13AP]

Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes (H.R. 3312), H10629-H10632 [24OC]

OMB: study the effects of recovery audits by Federal agencies, H721 [8MR]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (H.R. 4931), H7542 [13SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: order of succession, H12524 [15DE]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with the Antiballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty, H5153, H5154 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 84), S11 [24JA], S11465 [1NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9406-S9440 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), unanimous-consent agreement, S9247 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), S9773 [3OC], S9827-S9835 [4OC], S9876 [5OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), unanimous-consent agreement, S9824, S9842 [4OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), unanimous-consent agreement, S10334 [12OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), S10767-S10769, S10776 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), unanimous-consent agreement, S10770 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), S10986 [25OC], S11120 [26OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), unanimous-consent agreement, S10954 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 116), S11098 [26OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S11206 [27OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), S11305 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 119), S11344 [29OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 120), S11378 [30OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), unanimous-consent agreement, S11465 [1NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), S11504 [2NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 125), S11515 [14NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 126), S11550-S11552 [5DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 127), unanimous-consent agreement, S11729 [7DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), S11751 [8DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), S11829 [15DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6225-S6243 [30JN], S6462, S6463, S6465 [11JY], S6670 [13JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), S1373, S1376 [9MR], S1687-S1691 [23MR], S4171 [18MY]

———status of legislation, S9879 [5OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S125-S130 [31JA], S317 [3FE], S458-S462, S505-S507 [8FE], S510, S512, S514 [9FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S782-S784 [24FE], S1272-S1274 [8MR], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1625 [23MR], S1696-S1698, S1700, S1702 [27MR], S2031 [3AP], S7502 [25JY], S8359 [12SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2674-S2696, S2709 [13AP], S3496 [4MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2665, S2694 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), insert S. Con. Res. 101 language in lieu, S2429 [7AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S1442 [20MR], S1549-S1553 [22MR], S1700, S1702 [27MR], S1853-S1855 [29MR], S2030-S2032 [3AP], S2053-S2066, S2069-S2081, S2083-S2097, S2141 [4AP], S2145-S2156, S2159-S2227, S2264-S2267 [5AP], S2270-S2339 [6AP], S2384-S2432 [7AP], S2452, S2454, S2460, S2462 [10AP]

———status report, S221 [1FE], S1307 [8MR], S5548 [21JN], S7993 [5SE], S10146 [10OC]

———strike certain provisions on emergency spending designation points of order, S2318, S2322-S2328, S2332 [6AP]

Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish (S. 2306), S1817-S1822 [28MR]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses, S6248 [30JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4215, S4216 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: funding, S2321, S2323 [6AP]

———vaccine acquisition policies, S11367 [30OC]

Dept. of Education: abolish, S10748, S10750 [19OC]

———allegations of fiscal mismanagement, S3656 [9MY]

———investigation and audit (S. 2829), S6139 [29JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (S. 2925), S7664 [26JY]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (S. 2675), S4570-S4572 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors, S4446-S4449 [25MY], S8571-S8573 [14SE], S9377 [27SE]

Dept. of State: establish nonprofit entities for international educational, cultural, and arts programs (S. 3251), S11136 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6302-S6323, S6328 [10JY], S6498-S6538 [12JY], S6671 [13JY], S7007-S7009, S7014-S7043 [17JY], S7083, S7085-S7103, S7151 [18JY], S7279 [19JY], S7536, S7537 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9683 [3OC], S9796-S9821, S9842, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9879, S9896-S9898, S9900-S9917, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10239 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9883 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), unanimous-consent agreement, S6444 [11JY], S6537 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S4498 [25MY], S5058 [13JN], S5088-S5099 [14JN], S5166-S5186, S5188-S5215 [15JN], S5306 [16JN], S5357 [19JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10042, S10043, S10044, S10048-S10050, S10052-S10059 [6OC], S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10485 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10042 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), unanimous-consent agreement, S5154 [14JN], S5172 [15JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), S10038, S10040 [6OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), indefinitely postponed, S5280 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5588-S5609, S5628-S5648, S5652 [22JN], S5713-S5722, S5725-S5730 [23JN], S5781-S5787, S5817, S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5823-S5873 [27JN], S5941-S5994, S6000-S6003 [28JN], S6047, S6103, S6107 [29JN], S6186-S6224 [30JN], S6343 [10JY], S10613 [17OC], S11297, S11298 [28OC], S11350, S11358, S11359 [30OC], S11401, S11436 [31OC], S11466, S11481-S11487 [1NO], S11515 [14NO], S11549, S11554 [5DE], S11747-S11749 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11808, S11809, S11816-S11821, S11855-S11885 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), S11885, S11886 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), insert S. 2553 language in lieu, S5588 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), unanimous-consent agreement, S5989 [28JN], S6084 [29JN], S6397 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1650), S4588 [6JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2553), S6463 [11JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2553), indefinitely postponed, S6293 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10275-S10333 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10751-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10753 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Education: promote student loan repayment programs to encourage employment with the Federal Government, S11488 [1NO]

Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license federally owned inventions (H.R. 209), S10027 [5OC]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (S. 2227), S1393-S1396 [9MR]

———staffing levels, S11052 [26OC], S11322 [29OC]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform, S10761 [19OC]

Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions, S7382 [20JY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (H.R. 4079), S7952 [27JY]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (S. 1198), S3782 [9MY], S9843 [4OC]

Government: authorize the consolidation of certain financial and performance management reports required of Federal agencies (S. 2712), S7297 [19JY]

———improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (S. 2242), S1415 [9MR]

———make all Federal websites available on one all-government portal, S9599 [2OC]

———provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (S. 3166), S9948 [5OC]

———reform and improve Inspector General offices within Federal agencies (S. 870), S11796-S11799 [14DE]

———report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (S. 2702), S4845 [8JN]

———require increased waste prevention and recycling measures to be incorporated in the daily operations of Federal agencies (S. 3271), S11537 [14NO]

———require report by agencies on activities to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, S11868 [15DE]

———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (S. 3030), S8415 [12SE]

Government regulations: allow congressional analysis prior to implementation of rules and regulations by Federal agencies, S841 [28FE]

———reform regulatory process (S. 746), S3783 [9MY]

———require congressional approval of certain proposed rules of Federal agencies (S. 2670), S4566 [6JN], S5323-S5325 [19JN]

GSA: improve oversight of public building purchasing, leasing, and refurbishing practices, S10734 [18OC]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), S10587 [13OC]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (S. 3179), S10088 [6OC]

Lyons, James: revocation of certain authorities as Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources, S11115 [26OC]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (H.R. 4931), S9543 [28SE]

———provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (S. 2705), S4847-S4849 [8JN]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5323-S5325 [19JN]

Reports

Federal Budget for 2001-2005 Conference Report (H. Con. Res. 290) Impact: OMB, S2695 [13AP]

Reports filed

Analyze Potential Impacts of Rules Proposed by Certain Agencies on Small Businesses: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1882) (H. Rept. 106-643), H3867 [25MY]

Armenian Genocide Understanding and Sensitivity in Responding to Human Rights, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Issues: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 596) (H. Rept. 106-933), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of Certain Joint Resolutions Making Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 646) (H. Rept. 106-998), H10808 [24OC]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 662) (H. Rept. 106-1015), H11526 [29OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 290, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 106-578), H2238 [12AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 612) (H. Rept. 106-941), H9010 [5OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 603) (H. Rept. 106-924), H8616 [2OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 638) (H. Rept. 106-990), H10256 [18OC]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 290, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 106-535), H1283 [22MR]

Consideration of H. Res. 596, Armenian Genocide Understanding and Sensitivity in Responding to Human Rights, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Issues: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 625) (H. Rept. 106-972), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 109, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 106-887), H8060 [25SE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 110, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 106-925), H8616 [2OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 627) (H. Rept. 106-974), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 669) (H. Rept. 106-1025), H12045 [7DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 129, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 670) (H. Rept. 106-1026), H12045 [7DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 133, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 674) (H. Rept. 106-1030), H12093 [14DE], H12531 [15DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 675) (H. Rept. 106-1031), H12093 [14DE], H12531 [15DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1827, Government Waste Corrections Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 106-506), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3908, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 106-549), H1476 [28MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 505) (H. Rept. 106-626), H3412 [18MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 106-653), H3924 [6JN]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 518) (H. Rept. 106-657), H4034 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 524) (H. Rept. 106-671), H4219 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 106-675), H4336 [13JN]

Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 637) (H. Rept. 106-989), H10256 [18OC]

Dept. of Education Investigation and Audit: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2829) (S. Rept. 106-448), S9603 [2OC]

Dept. of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Management Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1024), H11954 [4DE]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-914), H8551 [29SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-646), H3923 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4578) (S. Rept. 106-312), S5662 [22JN]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-940), H9010 [5OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-622), H3308 [17MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2720) (S. Rept. 106-309), S5027 [13JN], S5106 [14JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-1033), H12531 [15DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-645), H3923 [6JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2553) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-988), H10256 [18OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-674), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4635) (S. Rept. 106-410), S8501 [13SE]

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3908) (H. Rept. 106-521), H996 [14MR]

Federal Agency Compliance Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1924) (H. Rept. 106-976), H9899 [12OC]

Freedom To E-File Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 106-565), H2012 [10AP]

GAO Comprehensive Fraud Audit of the Dept. of Education: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4079) (H. Rept. 106-666), H4219 [12JN]

Government Performance and Results Act Special Report: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-347), S7160 [18JY]

Inspector General Offices Reforms and Improvements Within Federal Agencies: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 870), S9701 [3OC]

Janet Reno's Stewardship of the Justice Department—A Failure To Serve the Ends of Justice: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1027), H12085 [13DE]

Making the Federal Government Accountable—Enforcing the Mandate for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-802), H7205 [27JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3312) (H. Rept. 106-994), H10533 [23OC]

Nomination of Daniel Marcus To Be Associate Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of David W. Ogden To Be Assistant Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Edward B. Montgomery To Be Deputy Sec. of Labor: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Francisco J. Sanchez To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Glenn A. Fine To Be Dept. of Justice Inspector General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Gordon S. Heddell To Be Dept. of Labor Inspector General: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7448 [21JY]

Nomination of Leslie B. Kramerich To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Marjory E. Searing To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development (Senate), S10715 [18OC]

Nomination of Norman Y. Mineta To Be Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Sylvia V. Baca To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S612 [10FE]

Non-Binding Legal Effect of Agency Guidance Documents: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1009), H11206 [26OC]

Presidential Transition Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2705) (S. Rept. 106-348), S7160 [18JY]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Reform and Improve Inspector General Offices Within Federal Agencies: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 870) (S. Rept. 106-510), S11252 [27OC]

Reports Consolidation Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2712) (S. Rept. 106-337), S6473 [11JY]

Require Government Use of Recovery Audits by Federal Agencies To Improve the Economy and Efficiency of Operations: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3030) (S. Rept. 106-502), S10411 [12OC]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-577), H2237 [12AP]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-530), H1123 [20MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 101) (S. Rept. 106-251), S2040 [3AP]

Truth in Regulating Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4744) (H. Rept. 106-772), H6717 [20JY]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H11922-H11924 [14NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1543, H1556, H1573 [29MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2155 [5AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4454 [14JN], H4538, H4577 [15JN], H5972, H5974 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5096 [14JN], H3437, H3451 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4077, H4094, H4105 [8JN], H4201, H4208 [12JN], H4230, H4235, H4238, H4243, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4264, H4281, H4296, H4300 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4629 [19JN], H4729, H4744, H4759, H4761, H4765, H4774 [20JN], H4843, H4845, H4857, H4861, H4870 [21JN]

Statements

Allow Agencies To Reimburse Federal Employees for Certain Adoption Expenses: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, S1395 [9MR]

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

Summaries

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, E2240-E2245 [2JA]

Government for the 21st Century Act (S. 2306), S1820 [28MR]

Tables

Advanced appropriations in H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4435 [14JN]

Budget authority and outlays in H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation appropriations, S5191 [15JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S3496 [4MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5870 [27JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6538 [12JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations conference report, S9910 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4316-H4318 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3419-H3423 [19MY]

———conference report, E1741-E1746 [11OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5984 [28JN], H4368-H4432 [14JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4620-H4624 [19JN]

———conference report, H10372-H10377 [19OC]

Emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1496-H1503 [29MR]

Estimated transportation distribution of obligation limitation and revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Executive branch civilian full-time equivalent empoyees—1993-2000, S11053 [26OC]

Republican budget resolution use of Federal budget surplus, H1984 [10AP]

Transportation revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2468-S2481 [10AP]

H. Res. 426, consideration of H.R. 1827, Government Waste Corrections Act, H711 [8MR]

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, H1291 [23MR]

H. Res. 450, consideration of H.R. 3908, emergency supplemental appropriations, H1485 [29MR]

H. Res. 474, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, H2242 [13AP]

H. Res. 505, consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H3416 [19MY]

H. Res. 518, consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4044 [8JN]

H. Res. 524, consideration of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4311 [13JN]

H. Res. 525, consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4489 [15JN]

H. Res. 591, consideration of H.J. Res. 109, continuing appropriations, H8108 [26SE]

H. Res. 604, consideration of H.J. Res. 110, continuing appropriations, H8658 [3OC]

H. Res. 612, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H9014 [6OC]

H. Res. 627, consideration of H.J. Res. 111, continuing appropriations, H9821 [12OC]

H. Res. 637, consideration of H.J. Res. 114, continuing appropriations, H10393 [19OC]

H. Res. 638, consideration of conference report on H.R 4625, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10366 [19OC]

H. Res. 646, consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing appropriations, H10844 [25OC]

H. Res. 662, consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing appropriations, H11538 [30OC]

H. Res. 669, consideration of H.J. Res. 128, continuing appropriations, H12047 [8DE]

H. Res. 670, consideration of H.J. Res. 129, continuing appropriations, H12067 [11DE]

H.J. Res. 84, continuing appropriations, S11465 [1NO], H11832 [3NO]

H.J. Res. 109, continuing appropriations, H8114 [26SE]

H.J. Res. 110, continuing appropriations, H8659 [3OC]

H.J. Res. 111, continuing appropriations, H9821 [12OC]

H.J. Res. 114, continuing appropriations, H10402 [19OC]

H.J. Res. 115, continuing appropriations, H10849 [25OC]

H.J. Res. 116, continuing appropriations, H11264 [26OC]

H.J. Res. 117, continuing appropriations, H11362 [27OC]

H.J. Res. 118, continuing appropriations, H11449 [28OC]

H.J. Res. 119, continuing appropriations, H11492 [29OC]

H.J. Res. 120, continuing appropriations, H11537 [30OC]

H.J. Res. 121, continuing appropriations, H11669 [31OC]

H.J. Res. 122, continuing appropriations, H11718 [1NO]

H.J. Res. 123, continuing appropriations, H11784 [2NO]

H.J. Res. 124, continuing appropriations, H11832 [3NO]

H.J. Res. 125, continuing appropriations, H11850 [13NO]

H.J. Res. 126, continuing appropriations, H11958 [5DE]

H.J. Res. 127, continuing appropriations, H12024 [7DE]

H.J. Res. 128, continuing appropriations, H12048 [8DE]

H.J. Res. 129, continuing appropriations, H12068 [11DE]

H.J. Res. 133, continuing appropriations, H12441 [15DE]

H.R. 1827, Government Waste Corrections Act, H718-H720 [8MR]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 3312, Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10629-H10631 [24OC]

H.R. 3904, prevent elimination of certain Government reports, H1634 [3AP]

H.R. 4079, GAO comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education, H4178 [12JN]

H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5372-S5382 [19JN]

H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S6356-S6397 [10JY]

H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6302-S6315 [10JY], S7264-S7279 [19JY]

H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10275-S10289, S10317-S10332 [12OC]

H.R. 4924, Truth in Regulating Act, H6851 [25JY]

H.R. 4931, Presidential Transition Act, H7543 [13SE]

S. 777, Freedom To E-File Act, S4216 [18MY], H1973 [10AP], H3892 [6JN]

S. 870, reform and improve Inspector General offices within Federal agencies, S11798 [14DE]

S. 1198, Truth in Regulating Act, S3782, S3784 [9MY], H8706 [3OC]

S. 1707, appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory, H10006 [17OC]

S. 2306, Government for the 21st Century Act, S1818-S1820 [28MR]

S. 2702, report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs, S4846 [8JN]

S. 2712, Reports Consolidation Act, S7297 [19JY], H11349 [26OC]

S. 2925, Men's Health Act, S7664 [26JY]

S. 3166, Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act, S9948 [5OC]

S. 3251, establish nonprofit entities for Dept. of State international educational, cultural, and arts programs, S11136 [26OC]

S. Con. Res. 101, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2041-S2050 [3AP]

S. Con. Res. 162, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11886, S11930 [15DE], H12529 [15DE]

EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS see Presidential Appointments

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7694 [26JY], H6471 [18JY], H6600, H6601 [19JY], H6635, H6642, H6645, H6652, H6653, H6658, H6664, H6670, H6671, H6672, H6684, H6685, H6688, H6689, H6692, H6694, H6698, H6699, H6703, H6705, H6720 [20JY]

Articles and editorials

Guiding the Pen, E35 [31JA]

Need for Care as Well as Profit, E1462 [13SE]

No One There To Pay, E197 [29FE]

No Workers' Paradise, S8489 [13SE]

Racial Division Charge Is Untrue, S8936 [21SE]

South America Has Suffered From White House Neglect, E1795 [13OC]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (see H.R. 5366), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of Justice: reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see S. 2042), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3626), H340 [10FE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2900), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4871), H6469 [18JY] (see H.R. 4985), H7128 [26JY] (see H.R. 5658), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (see H. Res. 560), H6598 [19JY]

Federal Chief Information Officer: establish (see H.R. 5024), H7207 [27JY]

Government: eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges (see S. 3075), S8822 [20SE]

———express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H1852 [5AP]

Motor vehicles: require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (see S. 3061), S8635 [15SE]

Office of Information Policy: establish (see H.R. 5024), H7207 [27JY]

Office of Information Technology: establish (see H.R. 4670), H4590 [15JN]

OMB: establish an Office of Management and redesignate OMB as the Office of the Budget (see H.R. 5600), H11526 [29OC]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (see S. 2705), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4931), H6777 [24JY]

President's Commission on Veterans and Smoking: establish (see H.R. 3696), H510 [16FE]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H7502 [12SE]

White House Conference on U.S. Energy Policy: convene (see H.R. 5191), H7651 [14SE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7590 [26JY]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4516), H7095-H7126 [26JY]

Executive orders

Increasing opportunities for women-owned small businesses: President Clinton, S4332 [23MY]

Factsheets

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets, S781 [24FE]

Letters

Bankruptcy Reform Act, S10346 [12OC], H9836 [12OC]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Bruce N. Hahn, Computing Technology Industry Association, H6675 [20JY]

———Charles H. Cantus, Professional Services Council, H6676 [20JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H6673 [20JY]

———Deidre A. Lee, OMB, H6683 [20JY]

———Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

———Gary Engebretson, Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———John W. Douglass, Aerospace Industries Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———Kevin M. Burke, Food Distributors International, H6678 [20JY]

———Lawrence F. Skibbie, National Defense Industrial Association, H6677 [20JY]

———Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America, H6679 [20JY]

———Lyn M. Withey, International Paper (business), H6679 [20JY]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H6677 [20JY]

———Michael J. Eastman, Legal Policy Association, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6678 [20JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H6683 [20JY]

———Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H6673 [20JY]

———Representatives Thomas M. Davis and James P. Moran, H6679 [20JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H6674 [20JY]

———Richard W. Carroll, Small Business Technology Coalition, H6673 [20JY]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, H6674, H6683 [20JY]

———Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resource Management, H6679 [20JY]

———Technology Coalition for Responsible Procurement, H6675 [20JY]

———Todd McCracken, National Small Business United, H6673 [20JY]

———William B. Spencer, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, H6675 [20JY]

Trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa and certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2581 [4MY]

Treatment of any budget surpluses, S7415 [21JY]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: George T. Frampton, Jr., Council on Environmental Quality, H5804 [11JY]

Lists

Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

Items incorrectly labeled as objectionable in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10240 [11OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S8742 [19SE]

Messages

Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, S1389 [9MR], H906 [9MR]

Proposals

Office of Management Establishment within the Executive Office of the President and Redesignate OMB as the Office of Management, H7371 [11SE]

Remarks in House

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5577-H5580, H5586 [29JN]

BATF: proposal to hire new agents relative to gun laws, H363 [14FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6689 [20JY]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: receipt of gifts from the Moroccan Government, H6782 [25JY]

———use of Government aircraft for political campaign, H2018 [11AP], H8630 [3OC]

Clinton, President: travel expenses, H7221 [6SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6712 [20JY]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: funding, H11289 [26OC]

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (H.R. 5366), E1654 [3OC]

Dept. of Justice: release of memos relative to fundraising activities during the 1996 Presidential election campaign, H3478 [22MY], H3533 [23MY]

———release of report on abuse of campaign finance laws in 1996 Presidential election campaign, H935, H936 [14MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7143-H7150 [27JY], H7608-H7627 [14SE], H7742 [19SE], H11785, H11787 [2NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6622-H6710 [20JY], E1295, E1298 [21JY], E1374, E1385 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (H. Res. 560), H6618-H6622 [20JY]

Education: geographical error on official school reform tour website, H4681 [20JN]

Federal Chief Information Officer: establish (H.R. 5024), E1355-E1357 [27JY]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6672-H6684 [20JY], E1298 [21JY]

Federal employees: limit the number of individuals who may travel on Presidential trips, H6705 [20JY]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (H.R. 2655), H5142 [26JN]

Office of Information Policy: establish (H.R. 5024), E1355-E1357 [27JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, H762 [9MR], H962 [14MR], H6624, H6625 [20JY]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS administrative account, H6642-H6645 [20JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: trade agreement compliance staff funding, H5050-H5053 [23JN]

OMB: establish an Office of Management and redesignate OMB as the Office of the Budget, H7368-H7371 [11SE]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1403 [23MR]

———use of White House accommodations for fundraising, H8205 [27SE]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (H.R. 4931), H7542 [13SE]

Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With Disabilities: tribute, H6757 [24JY]

Presidential transition: expenses, H11785 [2NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: order of succession, H12524 [15DE]

———use of executive orders and other unilateral decision-making processes, H185 [2FE], H363 [14FE], H1821 [5AP]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, E1785 [13OC], E1807 [17OC], E1989 [28OC]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (H.J. Res. 107), E1461 [13SE], E2185 [14DE]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with the Antiballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty, H5153, H5154 [26JN]

White House: discovery of e-mail messages relative to congressional and Federal criminal investigations, H1001 [15MR], E651 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S7095, S7096 [18JY], S10680 [18OC]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]

China, People's Republic of: certification of certain human rights conditions prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8375-S8382 [12SE]

———require certification on the status and release of certain detained or imprisoned labor activists prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8487-S8490, S8492 [13SE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S11343, S11344 [29OC]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies staff, S7102 [18JY]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: funding, S11244 [27OC]

———monitoring of POW/MIA cooperation, commercial activities between U.S. companies and Chinese Army, space capabilities, the environment, orphans, and organ harvesting, S8161, S8162 [7SE], S8445-S8449, S8493 [13SE], S8544-S8547 [14SE]

———technical changes relative to report recommendations, S8484-S8487, S8491, S8492 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (S. 2042), S538 [9FE], S1380 [9MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8731-S8748 [19SE], S8788-S8800 [20SE], S10705 [18OC], S11868 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7484 [24JY], S7591-S7619, S7629 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7468 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent request, S7468 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, S10150 [10OC]

Education: establish program for increasing U.S. scientific, technology, and mathematical resources (S. 1804), S9645 [3OC]

Foreign trade: court decision on appointment of environmental representatives to Industry Sector Advisory Committees relative to forest products, S220 [1FE]

Government: eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges (S. 3075), S8823 [20SE]

Motor vehicles: require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (S. 3061), S8636 [15SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S8746 [19SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4366-S4368 [24MY]

———provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (H.R. 4931), S9543 [28SE]

———provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (S. 2705), S4847-S4849 [8JN]

Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7989, S7990 [5SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: use of executive orders and other unilateral decision-making processes, S841 [28FE]

Public lands: require multilateral assessment of land management issues, S130 [31JA]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, S10485 [12OC]

Reports

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic, H6970 [25JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 106-767), H6598 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4871) (H. Rept. 106-756), H6469 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900) (S. Rept. 106-500), S10411 [12OC]

Failure To Produce White House E-Mails—Threats, Obstructions, and Unanswered Questions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1023), H11954 [4DE]

Nomination of Kathryn Shaw to the Council of Economic Advisers: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1315 [8MR]

Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2042) (S. Rept. 106-231), S1390 [9MR]

Presidential Transition Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2705) (S. Rept. 106-348), S7160 [18JY]

Public Forests Emergency Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1524) (H. Rept. 106-1021), H11716 [31OC]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4461): OMB, H9695 [11OC]

Animas-La Plata Federal Reclamation Project Authorization, S10784 [19OC]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act, H10441 [19OC], E1939 [25OC]

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets: President Clinton, S780 [24FE]

Federal Contract Opportunities for Small Businesses in Economically Distressed Communities, S8733 [19SE]

Limit EPA Fines for Environmental Compliance Violations at Military Facilities, S6543 [12JY]

National Call to Action To Close the Digital Divide, H1844 [5AP]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and Extension, H1688 [4AP]

World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act, H3020 [15MY]

Summaries

Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]

Tables

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6628-H6630 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4985), H7609-H7611 [14SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 560, consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6618 [20JY]

H.R. 4931, Presidential Transition Act, H7543 [13SE]

S. 2042, Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act, S540 [9FE]

S. 3075, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges, S8824 [20SE]

EXECUTIVE PROTECTIVE SERVICE see Secret Service

EXETER, NH

Remarks in Senate

Tobias, Julia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Hampshire, S3508 [4MY]

EXLEY, RON

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2974 [27AP]

EXPAND AND REBUILD AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 415), E1853 [19OC]

EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2090), H7385-H7388 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2090), S8528 [13SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2090) (H. Rept. 106-810), H7279 [6SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2090, provisions, H7385 [12SE]

EXPLOSIVES

Bills and resolutions

Northern Ireland: urge decommissioning of arms and explosives (see S. Res. 259), S799 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Northern Ireland: urge decommissioning of arms and explosives (S. Res. 259), S823 [24FE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S8791 [20SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 259, urge decommissioning of arms and explosives in Northern Ireland, S823 [24FE]

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1712), S1272, S1328 [8MR]

Law enforcement: increase penalties for violations (H.R. 5239), S10261, S10266 [11OC], H11575 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions

Law enforcement: increase penalties for violations (see H.R. 5239), H7990 [21SE]

Messages

National Emergency Caused by Lapse of the Export Administration Act: President Clinton, S5105 [14JN], H4436 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Law enforcement: increase penalties for violations (H.R. 5239), H8021, H8022 [25SE], H11575, H11576 [30OC], E1570 [22SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1712), S1194, S1225, S1226 [7MR], S1271, S1272, S1275-S1280 [8MR], S1335 [9MR], S1619 [23MR]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S1275 [8MR]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers, S1271, S1272, S1277 [8MR]

Law enforcement: increase penalties for violations (H.R. 5239), S10266 [11OC], S11365 [30OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5239, Export Administration Modification and Clarification Act, H8021 [25SE]

H.R. 5239, increase penalties for Export Administration Act violations, H11575 [30OC]

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION MODIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 5239), S10261, S10266 [11OC], H11575 [30OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5239), H8021, H8022 [25SE], H11575, H11576 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 5239), S10266 [11OC], S11365 [30OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5239, provisions, H8021 [25SE]

EXPORT WORKING CAPITAL LOAN IMPROVEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4944), H8084-H8086 [26SE], E1313 [25JY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4944) (H. Rept. 106-880), H7990 [21SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4944, provisions, H8084 [26SE]

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

Articles and editorials

Backlash—Behind the Anxiety of Over Globalization, S8553 [14SE]

Tax Analysts Special Report—Foreign Sales Corporation Beneficiaries—A Profile, E1535 [20SE]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: condition eligibility for risk insurance provided by Eximbank or OPIC on certifying that no transfer of advanced technology or production facilities to the People's Republic of China has occured, S8553-S8557, S8559 [14SE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. and withhold foreign aid relative to assistance to Serbia, S5483 [21JN]

EXPORTS see Foreign Trade

EXXON VALDEZ (vessel)

Remarks in Senate

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 711), S2521 [11AP]

EYE BANK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Remarks in Senate

National Eye Donor Month: observance, S1230 [7MR]

FABIUS, NY

Remarks in House

Fabius Junior Senior High School: tribute to baseball team, E1222 [13JY]

FAENZA, MICHAEL M.

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9702 [11OC]

FAGA, MARTIN

Appointments

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office, S102 [26JA]

FAHMY, NABIL

Letters

Israeli/Palestinian summit at Camp David, E1404 [6SE]

Remarks in House

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, E1404 [6SE]

FAHYS, JUDY

Articles and editorials

Utah Demo Gunn McKay Dies at 75, S10994 [25OC]

FAIR ACCESS TO INDEMNITY AND REIMBURSEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1987), H331 [10FE]

FAIR ACCESS TO INFERTILITY TREATMENT AND HOPE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2160), S1117 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2160), S1122 [2MR]

Texts of

S. 2160, provisions, S1122 [2MR]

FAIR AND SIMPLE SHORTCUT TAX PLAN

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3087), S8941 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3087), S8936, S8949 [21SE]

Texts of

S. 3087, provisions, S8949-S8952 [21SE]

FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Consumers: protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H4336 [13JN]

Credit: provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3063), S8657 [18SE]

Privacy: limit the disclosure of consumer credit reports on an employee which are obtained in connection with allegations of illegal conduct (see H.R. 4373), H2511 [3MY]

———protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see S. 2876), S6841 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (S. 2876), S6845 [14JY]

FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Courts: clarify that judgments in certain actions are enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction (see H.R. 5321), H8406 [27SE]

Credit: reduce cost (see S. 2837), S6257 [30JN]

Noncompliance: reform relative to liability (see H.R. 3618), H340 [10FE]

FAIR HOUSING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Housing: modify certain requirements for the design and construction of certain multi-family housing (see H.R. 5557), H11194 [25OC]

FAIR JUSTICE ACT

Affidavits

FBI misconduct in Youngstown, OH: James A. Kerchum, E955 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4105), H7873 [20SE], E955 [9JN], E2128 [5DE]

FAIR JUSTICE AGENCY

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 4105), H1476 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Establish (H.R. 4105), H2349 [2MY], H2661 [9MY], H2974 [15MY], H3184 [17MY], H7873 [20SE], E955 [9JN], E2128 [5DE]

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see H.R. 5026), H7207 [27JY]

Children and youth: reform provisions relative to child labor (see S. 3100), S9195 [25SE]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

———provide adequate sanctions for unfair labor practices resulting in the discharge of employees (see H.R. 5217), H7932 [20SE]

Disabled: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see S. 2031), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3540), H49 [27JA]

Employment: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 4405), H2770 [9MY]

———clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (see S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H7651 [14SE]

———prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]

———protect employees who seek equal wages (see H.R. 4597), H4035 [7JN]

———repeal overtime exemptions for motor carrier employees (see H.R. 4062), H1284 [22MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4177), H1763 [4AP]

Securities: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

Letters

Clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel: Robert S. Wing and William P. Young, International Association of Firefighters Local 64, E680 [9MY]

Worker Economic Opportunity Act: Gary J. Bonadonna, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, S2582 [12AP], H2444 [3MY]

———James A. Klein, Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, H2444 [3MY]

———Mark J. Ugoretz, ERISA Industry Committee, S2582 [12AP], H2445 [3MY]

———Patrick J. Cleary, National Association of Manufacturers, H2444 [3MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [12AP], H2445 [3MY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H2445 [3MY]

Press releases

Stock Option Bill Unanimously Approved by Senate; LPA-Backed Legislation Moves to House: LPA, Inc., H2445 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (H.R. 5182), E1487 [14SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 2397), E457 [30MR], E711 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 541), E705, E711 [11MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1271), E705 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

Employment: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 4405), E680 [9MY]

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (H.R. 5179), E1480 [14SE]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees, H889, H900 [9MR]

———protect employees who seek equal wages (H.R. 4597), E910 [7JN]

Securities: clarify treatment of stock options (H.R. 4109), E455 [30MR]

———clarify treatment of stock options (H.R. 4182), E498 [5AP]

———clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2437-H2449 [3MY], E628 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: reform provisions relative to child labor (S. 3100), S9196 [25SE], S11903 [15DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S6789, S6837 [14JY], S7047 [17JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 74), S1382 [9MR]

Employment: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

———prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (S. 2966), S7862 [27JY]

Securities: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), S1906-S1908, S1924 [29MR], S2575-S2586 [12AP]

———clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), unanimous-consent agreement, S2565, S2568 [12AP]

Statements

Worker Economic Opportunity Act: Sponsoring Senators, S2576-S2581 [12AP]

Worker Economic Opportunity Act (S. 2323), H2437-H2443 [3MY]

Texts of

S. 2323, Worker Economic Opportunity Act, S1973 [30MR], S2586 [12AP], H2437 [3MY]

S. 2966, Wage Awareness Protection Act, S7863 [27JY]

FAIR LAWN, NJ

Remarks in House

Lions Club: anniversary, E902 [6JN]

FAIR PAY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1271), E910 [7JN]

FAIR TAX TREATMENT FOR FISHERMEN ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2203), S1233 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2203), S1236-S1238 [7MR]

Texts of

S. 2203, provisions, S1237 [7MR]

FAIR TRADE LAWS see Foreign Trade

FAIRBANKS, AK

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipients, S5454 [20JN]

University of Alaska-Fairbanks: tribute to School of Management Student Investment Fund, S505 [8FE]

FAIRBANKS, J. NELSON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1506 [18SE]

FAIRFAX, VA

Remarks in House

Distributive Education Clubs of America: tribute to Robinson Secondary School Chapter for Automatic External Defibrillators education initiatives, E572 [13AP]

Fairfax Central Chamber of Commerce: Public Safety Award recipients, E216 [1MR]

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA

Addresses

Tribute to Fairfax County, VA, Urban Search and Rescue Team: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S6111 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (see S. 2234), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 3559), H90 [31JA] (see H.R. 3699), H572 [29FE]

Letters

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers: Art Rudat, Fairfax County, VA, Police Dept., S5975 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Chambers of Commerce: tribute to Valor Award recipients, E110, E112, E113 [10FE]

Great Falls, VA: tribute to Forestville Elementary School faculty, E1035 [19JN]

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (H.R. 3559), E25 [31JA]

———designate (H.R. 3699), H942-H944 [14MR]

Lake Barcroft: anniversary of community, E1834 [19OC]

Park Authority: anniversary, E1984 [28OC]

Sleepy Hollow Elementary School: tribute to students for Millennium Pledge, E116 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (H.R. 3699), S5753 [23JN]

———designate (S. 2234), S1407 [9MR], S2102 [4AP]

Urban Search and Rescue Team: tribute, S6111 [29JN]

Reports filed

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3699), S5555 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3559, Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA, and Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA, E25 [31JA]

H.R. 3699, Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA, H942 [14MR]

FAIRFIELD, CA

Remarks in House

California: anniversary of DAV Suisun-Fairfield Chapter 81, E560 [13AP]

Carbajal, Raul: National Association of Letter Carriers Regional Hero of the Year award recipient, E1465 [13SE]

FAIRNESS FOR THE MILITARY RESERVE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2514), S3514 [4MY]

Texts of

S. 2514, provisions, S3538 [4MY]

FAIRNESS IN AMORTIZATION OF SOFTWARE TAX ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4184), H1851 [5AP]

FAIRNESS IN ASBESTOS COMPENSATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1283), E752 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 758), S2097 [4AP]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1283) (H. Rept. 106-782), H6776 [24JY]

FAIRNESS IN SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2441) (H. Rept. 106-1034), H12534 [2JA]

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL

Remarks in House

VFW: anniversary of Post 8677, E206 [1MR]

FAITH AND POLITICS INSTITUTE

Remarks in House

Civil rights: reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, H1149-H1154 [21MR], E404 [23MR]

FALAT, DIANA M.

Remarks in House

National Scholastic Art Exhibition: Gold Key Award recipient, E1028 [15JN]

FALATKO, ETHAN

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S7168 [18JY]

FALBO, JOSEPH N.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2236 [15DE]

FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)

Analyses

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2596 [4MY]

Articles and editorials

Medal of Honor's Roster of Wartime Valor, Honolulu (HI) Advertiser, H3045 [15MY]

Personal Glory Was Never Goal of Japanese-American Soldiers, Mike Gordon, Honolulu (HI) Advertiser, H3045 [15MY]

21 on Medal of Honor List, Martin Kasindorf, USA Today, H3044 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: tribute to Cesar E. Chavez and farm worker housing programs (see H. Res. 486), H6355 [17JY]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3413 [18MY]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5169 [26JN]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2412 [2MY]

———improve benefits for members of the reserve components and their dependents (see H.R. 3267), H2411 [2MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H922 [9MR]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 5358), H8617 [2OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H5956 [12JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H2123 [11AP]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7933 [20SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 313), H6355 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H4817 [21JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3413 [18MY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4784 [20JN]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H4484 [14JN]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7871 [19SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training of Foreign Service officers and other executive branch employees in issues related to democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 606), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H50 [27JA]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2122 [11AP]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]

———create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H7503 [12SE]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7281 [6SE]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H3474 [19MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H6052 [13JY]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 4969), H7991 [21SE]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7211 [27JY]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H455 [15FE]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H4817 [21JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H50 [27JA]

Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H6470 [18JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H455 [15FE]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7933 [20SE]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H5037 [22JN]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H6355 [17JY]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8200 [26SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H373 [14FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H4783 [20JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2122 [11AP]

Medicaid: remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), H1958 [6AP]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H7364 [7SE]

Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H3309 [17MY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H3474 [19MY]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H6778 [24JY]

Middle East: withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 5272), H8201 [26SE]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H2122 [11AP]

National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see H.R. 1912), H2012 [10AP]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H1478 [28MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H2966 [11MY]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H4485 [14JN]

OMB: require explanation for omission of any insular area from treatment as part of the U.S., in issued statements (see H.R. 4741), H5084 [23JN]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H2512 [3MY]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H8736 [3OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H575 [29FE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H3868 [25MY]

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 487), H6355 [17JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H454 [15FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

Sri Lanka: elections (see H. Con. Res. 298), H1851 [5AP]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H7503 [12SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7281 [6SE]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2412 [2MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4174 [9JN]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4484 [14JN]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4174 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H4485 [14JN]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H2411 [2MY]

Territories: clarify the process for the adoption of local constitutional self-government for the Virgin Islands and Guam (see H.R. 3999), H1118 [16MR]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H3173 [16MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H10473 [19OC]

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees: anniversary (see H. Res. 577), H8407 [27SE]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4921), H7503 [12SE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 4791), H7212 [27JY]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 4438), H4675 [19JN]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7578 [13SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H455 [15FE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7933 [20SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1119 [16MR]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4010), H1118 [16MR]

Letters

Human rights violations in West Papua in Indonesia: President Clinton, E1828 [19OC]

———several Representatives, E1828 [19OC]

Poems

``Abdullah Fata'ai,'' Frank Delima, H9866 [12OC]

Remarks

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), H9616 [10OC]

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (H. Res. 443), H3541, H3542 [23MY]

———tribute to Samoan Polynesian athletes, H9865 [12OC]

Army: anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), H4323 [13JN]

Asia Foundation: funding, H5128 [26JN]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3042-H3047 [15MY]

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4840), H7384, H7385 [12SE]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (H.R. 4957), H7392 [12SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: allow sales of electricity to joint operating entities (S. 1937), H7398 [12SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027), H7399 [12SE]

———transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (H.R. 2984), H7663 [18SE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (H. Con. Res. 328), H9584 [10OC]

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (H.R. 1113), H7662 [18SE]

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 3292), H9622 [10OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3736 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H121 [1FE]

———observance of National Day, E1735 [10OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), H9621 [10OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2839 [10MY]

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), H7386, H7387 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: sell or exchange certain lands in the Black Hills National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (H.R. 4226), H7660, H7661 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 4389), H8721 [3OC]

———release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (H.R. 4721), H8711, H8712, H8713 [3OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7674, H7675 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5128 [26JN]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (H.R. 3919), E303 [14MR]

Education: importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), H4328 [13JN]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 621), H9619 [10OC]

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic trail (S. 366), H8720 [3OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7659 [18SE]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 3535), H3884 [6JN]

Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 579), H7656 [18SE]

Forest Service: convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (H.R. 4656), H9617 [10OC]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), H8718, H8720 [3OC]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (H.R. 755), H7416 [12SE]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians (H.R. 4904), H8151 [26SE]

Indonesia: human rights violations in West Papua, E1827 [19OC]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), H7397 [12SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (H.R. 2879), H9620 [10OC]

Kosovo: promote peace, justice, and stability (H. Res. 451), H9591 [10OC]

Mexico: elections (H. Res. 544), H6949 [25JY]

Minnesota: lease or transfer of certain land owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community (H.R. 2484), H521 [29FE]

Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural County Water Supply System (S. 624), H7403 [12SE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National Ocean Day: designate (H. Res. 415), H5677 [10JY]

Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1460), H7414 [12SE]

———reduce Federal oversight over contracts and choice of counsel, and require disclosure of tribal governments' sovereign immunity in contracts (S. 613), H520 [29FE]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7666 [18SE]

Nevada: conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (S. 986), H5679 [10JY]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (H.R. 2462), H6881 [25JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (H. Con. Res. 404), H9587 [10OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), H3546 [23MY]

Red River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4318), H7389 [12SE]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8714, H8715 [3OC]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), H7400 [12SE]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3942 [7JN]

Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (S. 1117), H7391 [12SE]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (H.R. 5083), H9623, H9624 [10OC]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (H.R. 468), H9622 [10OC]

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees: anniversary (H. Res. 577), H9592, H9593 [10OC]

Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (H. Res. 618), H9580 [10OC]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (H. Con. Res. 322), H5680, H5681 [10JY]

Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum (H.R. 2296), H7404 [12SE]

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), H519 [29FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2334 [13AP], H2903 [10MY], H8197 [26SE], H8404 [27SE], H9816 [11OC], H9898 [12OC]

Summaries

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Tributes

Peterson, Representative John E., H9588 [10OC]

Porter, Representative, H9586 [10OC]

Tua, David, H9865 [12OC], E1804 [17OC]

FALKOVICH, NAUM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1236 [14JY]

FALL RIVER, MA

Articles and editorials

Fourth Graders Win the American Dream Scholarship, E1207 [11JY]

Letters

American Dream Challenge: Susan Lanyon, E1207 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America: tribute to American Dream Challenge Committee, E1207 [11JY]

FALSE CLAIMS ACT

Amendments

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11385 [27OC]

Articles and editorials

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, H11389 [27OC]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, H11389 [27OC]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, H11389 [27OC]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Claims: eliminate minimum fines (see H.R. 4142), H1628 [30MR]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (see H. Res. 657), H11445 [27OC]

Excerpts

Investigation of Payments Made to Two Federal Employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7490 [24JY]

Letters

Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: Representative George Miller, H11728 [1NO]

———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]

Remarks in House

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11368-H11398 [27OC], H11727, H11728 [1NO]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): investigation of payments made to two Federal employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, S7490 [24JY], S7993-S7995 [5SE]

Revisions: objection, S8936 [21SE]

Reports

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House), H11368-H11384 [27OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (Minority Rebuttal), H11395-H11398 [27OC]

Reports filed

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H11205 [26OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 657, Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, H11385 [27OC]

FALTENS, SHANNON

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S3449 [3MY]

FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Addresses

Figure Skating—A Glimpse of Freedom: Janet Lynn, E1691-E1693 [6OC]

National Day of Prayer: Condoleezza Rice, S6008-S6010 [28JN]

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6785, S6795, S6796, S6797, S6798, S6799, S6800, S6804, S6805, S6806, S6808, S6811, S6812, S6815, S6816, S6817, S6821, S6822, S6823, S6847, S6849, S6851, S6853, S6856, S6857, S6858, S6859, S6860, S6861, S6862, S6863, S6864, S6865, S6867, S6869, S6870 [14JY], S7048, S7079 [17JY], H5868 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (S. 2839), S6701, S6702, S6703 [13JY]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S9293, S9326 [26SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7296, H7316 [7SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S4583, S4589 [6JN], H8801 [4OC]

Crime: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), H121 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3076 [16MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3664 [9MY], S3852 [10MY], S3981, S3983, S3999, S4026, S4028 [16MY], S4072, S4116, S4117 [17MY], S4164, S4208, S4209 [18MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3051, S3197 [1MY], S3265, S3266 [2MY], S3284, S3333, S3334, S3447, S3448, S3449 [3MY], S3460, S3547, S3548, S3549, S3550, S3552 [4MY], S3594, S3616 [8MY], S3638, S3662, S3738, S3772, S3773, S3774, S3775, S3778, S3781 [9MY], S3851 [10MY], S4026 [16MY], S5579 [21JN]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7932 [27JY], H7690, H7695 [18SE]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3949, S3951 [15MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2513, S2549, S2550 [11AP], S2640, S2641, S2642 [12AP], S2874 [25AP], H318 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6586, S6610, S6627, S6631, S6634, S6636, S6640, S6656, S6660, S6662, S6692, S6694, S6695, S6697, S6699, S6700, S6701, S6703, S6706, S6708, S6710, S6737, S6739, S6741, S6753, S6761 [13JY], H4148, H4160 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4085 [8JN]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and the earned income tax credit (S. 2346), S11426 [31OC]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810): Iris J. Lav and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S6786-S6788 [14JY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act (S. 2997), S7917 [27JY]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4170 [18MY], H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, S7109 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Activism on Mother's Day, H3627 [23MY]

Burdened Families Look for Child-Care Aid, S6419 [11JY]

Close, But No Cigar, H4607 [19JN]

Congress Tackles Marriage Tax Penalty—Experts Doubt That Debate Will Yield Lasting Solution to Perennial Inequity, H315 [10FE]

Cost Squeeze in Child Care—Families Wonder Where the Aid Is, S6652 [13JY]

Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Is Little Known, S6775 [14JY]

Despite Benefits, Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Gets Little Notice, S6587 [13JY]

Domestic Violence, in All Forms, Is the Leading Cause of Injury for Women Ages 15-44, S10222 [11OC]

DoubleClick Exec Says Privacy Legislation Needn't Crimp Results, S794 [24FE]

Elian's Journey, E260 [9MR]

Estate Taxes Threaten Wildlife Habitats, H4137 [9JN]

Every Parent Should Take a Drug Test—Learn About Inhalants, What You Don't Know May Surprise You, H3751 [24MY]

Family Values, S641 [10FE]

Havana's Hostages, E259 [9MR]

Hy-Vee, Inc., S6778 [14JY]

Inexplicable Neglect, S9249, S9259 [26SE], H8100 [26SE]

INS Treats Children Shamefully, S2528, S2529 [11AP]

Lack of Resources Hampers Students in Poorer Districts, S3586-S3588 [8MY]

Larger Legacy May Await Generations X, Y, and Z, H934 [14MR]

Marriage Penalty Needs To Be Axed—Tax-and-Spend Proponents Have Weak Arguments To Oppose GOP Legislation, H6617 [20JY]

Marriage Penalty—Will Congress Finally Correct This Wrong?, S2960 [27AP]

Marriage Tax on the Poor, S7410, S7415 [21JY]

No One There To Pay, E197 [29FE]

Phony Issue, H5861 [12JY]

Power of Mothers Marching, H3628 [23MY]

Question—Should Population Control Be a Priority for the Third World? Yes—Vanishing Forests and Widespread Famines are Signs of Crisis in Many Nations, E357 [21MR]

Real Rap on Death and Taxes, S6439 [11JY], S6604 [13JY]

Secretary Riley Reignites the Math Wars, E117 [10FE]

Show of Force Wasn't Necessary, H3291 [17MY]

Stolen Children, S3683 [9MY]

Study Contradicts Foes of Estate Tax, H934 [14MR]

Time To Eliminate the Costly Death Tax, H4025 [7JN]

To Be Safe, Start With the Driver, S4053 [17MY]

USAID Report Projects Dramatic Increase in AIDS Orphans, H5936 [12JY]

Why Moms Must Keep Marching, E750 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H1588 [29MR]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see H.R. 4709), H4816 [21JN]

———permit certain retired members who were awarded a Purple Heart and have a service-connected disability to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and preserve benefits for surviving spouses (see H.R. 4909), H6717 [20JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2669), S4564 [6JN]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S381 [7FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (see S. 2839), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 4810), H5736 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration (see H. Res. 545), H5842 [11JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 559), H6598 [19JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments (see H. Res. 553), H6354 [17JY]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H2012 [10AP]

Business and industry: require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or handicapped that an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 4305), H2338 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (see H. Con. Res. 422), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 423), H9767 [11OC]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H339 [10FE]

———collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H921 [9MR]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]

———establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children (see H.R. 4244), H2122 [11AP]

———establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 5369), H8735 [3OC]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see S. 2236), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 4750), H5168 [26JN]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 3189), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 4469), H3172 [16MY] (see H.R. 4678), H4591 [15JN]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H7205 [27JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

———infant crib safety (see S. 2803), S6015 [28JN]

———offer States incentives to improve decisions in contested adoption cases (see H.R. 5053), H7208 [27JY]

———permit States with proven cost-effective and efficient child support collection systems to continue operation (see S. 2349), S2107 [4AP]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

———recognize the rights of grandparents in cases of abduction of children by family members to foreign countries (see S. 2710), S4922 [9JN]

———require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (see S. 3102), S9195 [25SE]

———simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (see H.R. 3824), H641 [2MR]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S2865 [25AP]

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children (see H.R. 3619), H340 [10FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S1883 [29MR] (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), consideration (see H. Res. 611), H8799 [4OC]

Computers: protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 2542), S3916 [11MY]

———support Internet safety awareness (see H. Res. 575), H7502 [12SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: reject relative to effect on motherhood and family (see S. Res. 306, 307), S3916 [11MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 245), H165 [1FE]

———convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

———enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (see S. 3110), S9267 [26SE]

———expand prohibition on stalking (see S. 2011), S113 [27JA] (see S. 2991), S7840 [27JY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that reporters of suspected child abuse on military installations may submit reports anonymously (see H.R. 3587), H253 [8FE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see S. 2521), S3691 [9MY] (see H.R. 4425), H2965 [11MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), consideration (see H. Res. 502), H3049 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———revise system for payment of accrued benefits in cases involving the death of a veteran with a pending claim for an increase in service-connected disability rating (see H.R. 4785), H5654 [29JN]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 4038), H1162 [21MR]

———assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 4665), H4484 [14JN]

District of Columbia: waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (see H.R. 5537), H11193 [25OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S4297 [23MY]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (see S. 2452), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4307), H2338 [13AP]

———early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———establish comprehensive early childhood education programs and early childhood education staff development programs (see H.R. 5071), H7209 [27JY]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H509 [16FE]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7651 [14SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H3474 [19MY]

ERISA: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (see S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 5262), H7991 [21SE]

———improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (see H.R. 4499), H3473 [19MY]

Fatherhood: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 522), H4174 [9JN]

Federal aid programs: prohibit Federal financial assistance to individuals who are delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 3929), H1075 [15MR]

———provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see S. 2112), S867 [28FE]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see S. 2227), S1391 [9MR]

———availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 4813), H5736 [10JY]

———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see S. 2380), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4174 [9JN]

———encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see S. Res. 327), S5663 [22JN] (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: grant permanent residency status for himself and family members in Cuba (see S. 2314), S1884 [29MR]

———reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S86 [26JA] (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S1671 [23MR] (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3528), H48 [27JA]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see S. 3060), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5234), H7932 [20SE]

Housing: preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S5240 [15JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain unaccompanied alien children and establish a panel of advisors to assist such children in immigration proceedings (see H.R. 4354), H2410 [2MY]

———appointment of a guardian ad litem to protect the interests under of certain alien minor children present in the U.S. without a parent or other legal guardian (see H.R. 5061), H7208 [27JY]

———ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (see S. 2484), S3023 [27AP]

———establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H3924 [6JN]

———extend priority to certain family-sponsored immigrants based upon educational attainment and require diversity immigrants to have a bachelor's degree (see H.R. 5448), H9767 [11OC]

———improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens (see S. 2668), S4460 [25MY]

———modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H454 [15FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

———provide permanent resident status for certain alien orphans physically present in the U.S. and provide for deferred enforced departure status for alien parents of certain children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 4359), H2410 [2MY]

———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (see S. 2383), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 5240), H7990 [21SE]

Insurance: coverage of infertility treatment (see S. 2160), S1117 [2MR]

———treatment of fertility and impotence in health care coverage under group health plans, health insurance coverage, and health plans under the Federal employees' health benefits program (see H.R. 4532), H3812 [24MY]

Investments: establish Individual Development Accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 2740), S5240 [15JN]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (see S. 2288), S1671 [23MR]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 5560), H11194 [25OC]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see S. Res. 305), S3916 [11MY] (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

Month for Children: designate (see S. Res. 298), S3023 [27AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S7840 [27JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY] (see H. Con. Res. 415), H8617 [2OC]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]

National Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 288), H1119 [16MR]

National Foster Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 413), H209 [2FE]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN] (see H. Res. 526), H4484 [14JN]

National Safe Television for All-Ages Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S8197 [7SE]

National School Lunch Act: improve management of the child and adult care food program (see S. 2356), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4520), H3649 [23MY]

———provide alternative reimbursement rates under the child and adult care food program for rural family or group day care homes (see H.R. 5383), H8799 [4OC]

———use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (see S. 3054), S8585 [14SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S3023 [27AP]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (see S. 3031), S8413 [12SE]

Postal Service: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 4659), H4484 [14JN]

Poverty: enhance flexibility in individual development account programs to encourage savings for poor working families (see S. 3214), S10716 [18OC]

———establish a commission to study and make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working poor (see H.R. 3839), H647 [6MR]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see S. 2063), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3560), H90 [31JA]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S285 [2FE]

———increase public awareness of the benefits of marriage and provide greater flexibility in the Welfare-to-Work grant program (see H.R. 4671), H4590 [15JN]

Social customs: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H3868 [25MY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 5575), H11206 [26OC]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2976), S7840 [27JY]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 5576), H11206 [26OC]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see S. 2926), S7656 [26JY]

———provide an exception to certain marriage requirements for widows and widowers relative to State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence (see H.R. 5007), H7206 [27JY]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 5577), H11206 [26OC]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 5578), H11206 [26OC]

States: increase flexibility in funding child protection programs (see H.R. 5292), H8199 [26SE]

Taxation: allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (see H.R. 4799), H5655 [29JN]

———allow eligible individuals to elect to pay 15 percent tax on income with a tax return free filing system and reduce burdens of marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax (see S. 3087), S8941 [21SE]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 5171), H7577 [13SE]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see S. 3105), S9195 [25SE] (see H.R. 5117), H7280 [6SE]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 419), H253 [8FE]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]

———exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses (see S. 2066), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4316), H2338 [13AP]

———expand child tax credit (see S. 2903), S7448 [21JY] (see S. 3138), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 4896), H6599 [19JY]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 2747), S5308 [16JN] (see H.R. 4071), H1404 [23MR]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 5509), H10472 [19OC]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see S. 2717), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4562), H3868 [25MY]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 5009), H7206 [27JY]

———increase the dependent care credit and provide a minimum dependent care credit for stay-at-home parents (see H.R. 4336), H2339 [13AP]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 5138), H7365 [7SE]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4324), H2339 [13AP] (see H.R. 5129), H7364 [7SE]

———phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see S. 3098), S9033 [22SE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 519), H4034 [7JN]

———provide tax relief and modify treatment of members of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see S. 2230), S1391 [9MR]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H2966 [11MY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates and increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit (see H.R. 5058), H7208 [27JY]

———reduce interest rate on installment payments of estate tax on closely held business interests (see H.R. 4515), H3648 [23MY]

———reduce the marriage penalty by providing a nonrefundable marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income tax credit (see S. 2305), S1815 [28MR]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts and the earned income tax credit, and repealing the reduction of refundable tax credits (see H.R. 5170), H7577 [13SE]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and the earned income tax credit (see S. 2346), S2107 [4AP]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by providing a nonrefundable marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income tax credit (see S. 2403), S2616 [12AP]

———relief (see H.R. 5542), H11193 [25OC]

———repeal adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemption deduction, and child tax credit and repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 3612), H339 [10FE]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see S. 2825), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children (see S. 2456), S2865 [25AP]

———treatment of grandparents who provide primary child care services to their grandchildren who are not their dependents (see H.R. 5602), H11620 [30OC]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned income tax credit (see S. 2053), S612 [10FE]

Veterans: authorize compensation to surviving spouses and children of certain veterans with a service-connected disability that was continuously rated totally disabling for certain period immediately preceding death (see H.R. 5435), H9634 [10OC]

———improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care (see S. 3010), S8105 [6SE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 3011), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 4131), H1628 [30MR]

———remove the reduction in the amount of Survivor Benefit Plan annuities at age 62 (see S. 2268), S1596 [22MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (see S. 2494), S3258 [2MY] (see S. 2544), S3916 [11MY]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S538 [9FE]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 3023), S8342 [11SE] (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674, S2699 [13AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4425), H5460-H5532 [29JN]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810), H6582-H6586 [19JY]

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Excerpts

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577): Child Care Development Block Grant funding provisions, H4434 [14JN]

U.S. Code provisions on Gold Star Parent eligibility, E1080 [22JN]

Explanations

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S10030-S10034 [5OC], H8840-H8843 [5OC]

Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]

Children of Female Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act (S. 2494), S3262 [2MY]

Individual Development Accounts—Federal Policy, S5267 [15JN]

Letters

Allow agencies to reimburse Federal employees for certain adoption expenses: Carolyn L. Johnson, National Adoption Center (organization), S1395 [9MR]

———Courteney Anne Holden, Voice for Adoption (organization), S1395 [9MR]

———Dave Thomas, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, S1394 [9MR]

———David M. Malutinok, National Council for Adoption, S1395 [9MR]

———Glenn DeMots, Bethany Christian Services, S1394 [9MR]

———Joe Ketterlin, Missouri Coalition of Children's Agencies, S1395 [9MR]

———Julie Beckett, Family Voices, Inc., S1395 [9MR]

———Mary Rose McGeady, S1394 [9MR]

———Susan S. Stepleton, Edgewood Children Center (organization), S1395 [9MR]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, S11641 [6DE]

———Kris Reiman, California Family Support Council, S11642 [6DE]

———Laura Kadwell, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S11641 [6DE]

———several law professors, S11625 [6DE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Children's Day Care Health and Safety Improvement Act: Adele Robinson, National Association for the Education of Young Children, S1410 [9MR]

———Donald E. Cook, American Academy of Pediatrics, S1410 [9MR]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S1410 [9MR]

Death Tax Elimination Act, H7719 [18SE]

———Alexander Leventhal, S6609 [13JY]

———Ayron Pickerill, S6424 [11JY]

———Todd M. Kolber, H4156 [9JN]

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]

———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]

———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]

———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]

———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]

———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]

———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]

Eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1202 [7MR], S2096 [4AP]

———Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S6786 [14JY]

Ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable relative to bankruptcy: Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7384 [20JY]

Estate taxes: John M.J. Holliday, E2095 [14NO]

———Todd M. Kolber, H1313 [23MR]

Family Care Act: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, S7661 [26JY]

———Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S7661 [26JY]

———Gregg Haifley, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S7661 [26JY]

———Kathy Thornton and Catherine Pinkerton, NETWORK (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Kerb Kuhn, Premier, Inc., S7662 [26JY]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S7661 [26JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S7662 [26JY]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Stanley B. Peck, American Dental Hygienists' Association, S7661 [26JY]

Immigrants to New Americans Act: Brent Wilkes, League of United Latin American Citizens, S3030 [27AP]

———Delia Pompa, National Association for Bilingual Education, S3029 [27AP]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S3029 [27AP]

Improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens: several business, religious, labor union, and immigration organizations, S4486 [25MY]

INS operation to reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father: Senator Specter, S2818, S2819 [25AP]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act: Roy Riegle, S2603 [12AP]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Charles O. Rossotti, IRS, E1517 [18SE]

Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program expansion to include parents of low-income families: several organizations, S2414 [7AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act: Aaron Gornstein, Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, Inc., S7917 [27JY]

———Barbara J. Thompson, National Council of State Housing Agencies, S7918 [27JY]

———Dennis R. Cronk, National Association of Realtors, S7918 [27JY]

———Gerald M. Howard, National Association of Home Builders, S7918 [27JY]

———Kristin Siglin, Enterprise Foundation, S7919 [27JY]

———Mary Ann Gleason, National Coalition for the Homeless, S7918 [27JY]

———Robert J. Reid, National Housing Conference (organization), S7917 [27JY]

———Sheila Crowley, National Low Income Housing Coalition, S7918 [27JY]

National Family Caregiver Support Program: Barbara Boyd, S11055 [26OC]

Oklahoma use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds for marriage and family programs: Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H6027 [13JY]

Prevention of prenatal HIV transmission: Guthrie S. Birkhead, New York Dept. of Health, H6975 [25JY]

Prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion: Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H7464 [12SE]

San Francisco, CA, funding under Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS: Janet Heinrich, GAO, H8833 [5OC]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Raymond J. Uhalde, Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

Treatment of any budget surpluses: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S7415 [21JY]

Treatment of child support and alimony payments in bankruptcy: several women and children advocacy groups, H9838 [12OC]

Tribute to Representative Sanford's sons Marshall, Landon, Bolton, and Blake: Representative Sanford, E1697 [6OC]

Violence Against Women Act: Patricia Blau Reuss, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, S9457 [28SE]

———President Clinton, S9457 [28SE]

———several Representatives, H8071, H8100 [26SE]

———several women's and children's organizations, S9458 [28SE]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Gloria M. Buccino, Mount Kisco, NY, Police Dept., H1726 [4AP]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act, S6645 [13JY]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption—``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9361 [27SE]

Family Business Estate Tax Coalition, S6437 [11JY]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure and emergency supplemental appropriations, S6237-S6242 [30JN]

Organizations opposed to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, S3926 [11MY]

Memorandums

Address Backlog of Applications for Lawful Permanent Residency and Reunite Eligible Applicants With Their Families While Awaiting Visa Processing: Senators Abraham and Kennedy, S11851 [15DE]

Bankruptcy and Debts Incurred as a Result of Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11695 [7DE]

Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Relative to Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11414 [31OC], S11464 [1NO]

Little Scholars Child Development Center Employee Benefits: Teresa Smith, Library of Congress, S4358 [24MY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act: President Clinton, H7240 [6SE]

Veto of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: President Clinton, H7239 [6SE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6784, S6804 [14JY], S7046, S7047, S7048, S7049, S7050 [17JY], H5877 [12JY], H6434 [18JY]

Children and youth: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7319 [7SE]

Crime: establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), H6940 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H4216 [12JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3982 [16MY], S4063 [17MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2965 [27AP], H327 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627, S6631, S6636, S6640, S6651, S6663 [13JY], S6768, S6769 [14JY], H4160 [9JN]

Papers

Death Tax Devastation—Horror Stories From Middle-Class America: William W. Beach, Heritage Foundation, S6772-S6774 [14JY]

Petitions and memorials

California Family Support Council: bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Colorado: marriage tax penalty elimination by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, H314 [10FE]

Poems

``Let the Mothers Lead the Fight,'' Representative Owens, H3632 [23MY]

``Our Birth,'' William Wordsworth, S731 [23FE]

``Tax His Cow'', H4153 [9JN]

``That Dad of Mine'', S5187 [15JN]

Press releases

Governor Frank Keating Challenges Nation To Tackle Divorce Rate—Oklahoma Commits $10 Million To Address the Problem, H6027 [13JY]

Proclamations

Kids Day America/International: Senator Santorum, S4186 [18MY]

Remarks in House

Adoption: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling, H2718 [9MY], H8251, H8257, H8262 [27SE], E1707 [6OC]

ADVO, Inc.: tribute to efforts to recover missing children, H7874 [20SE], E1528 [19SE]

AID: ensure gender-related issues are considered in program decisions, H5996, H5997 [13JY]

Appalachian region: problem of hunger, E944 [9JN], E999-E1002 [14JN]

Armed Forces: payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (H.R. 4709), E1080 [22JN]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, H1009, H1022 [15MR]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, H9835, H9836 [12OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9830, H9834, H9838 [12OC]

Beaumont, TX: anniversary of Southerland Head Start Program, E536 [11AP]

Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as a public safety officer relative to payment of death benefits (H.R. 513), E1835 [19OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H258, H268-H275 [9FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5659, H5661, H5724 [10JY], H5741 [11JY], H5848, H5849, H5858-H5881 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], E1237 [14JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6474, H6475 [19JY], H6605, H6609-H6618 [20JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H7007 [26JY], E1303, E1309 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration (H. Res. 545), H5851-H5856 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 559), H6606-H6609 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments (H. Res. 553), H6432-H6434 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to instruct conferees, H6434-H6437 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to recommit, H5877-H5880 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7240 [6SE], H7507, H7509-H7520 [13SE], E1479 [14SE], E1517 [18SE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H259 [9FE], H1251-H1264 [22MR]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (H.R. 4222), H2022, H2024 [11AP]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women, H20, H21 [27JA]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3076 [16MY]

California: tribute to Peace by Peace campaign to increase awareness of domestic violence, E1647 [2OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (H. Con. Res. 423), H9843 [12OC]

CBS: references to God on ``Touched by an Angel'' (television program), H760 [9MR]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4050, H4054 [8JN], H4204-H4208, H4210-H4214 [12JN], H4434, H4435 [14JN], E990 [13JN]

Child Heart Awareness Day: observance, E125 [14FE]

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H459 [16FE], H518 [29FE], H577 [1MR], H705 [8MR], H761 [9MR], H1080 [16MR], H1177 [22MR], H1482 [29MR], H1624 [30MR], H1681 [4AP], H1854 [6AP], H1987 [10AP], H2018 [11AP], H2414 [3MY], H2553 [4MY], H2633 [8MY], H2660 [9MY], H2953 [11MY], H2974 [15MY], H3056 [16MY], H3185 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H3533 [23MY], H4125 [9JN], H4178 [12JN], H4344 [14JN], H4680 [20JN], H5174 [27JN], H5441 [29JN], H5741 [11JY], H5847 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], H6474 [19JY], H6604 [20JY], H7006 [26JY], H7220 [6SE], H8066 [26SE], H8204 [27SE], H9638 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H10813 [25OC], H11199 [26OC]

———collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2021-H2026 [11AP]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (H. Res. 605), H8816 [5OC], H10634-H10636 [24OC]

———establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]

———expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care, H3932 [7JN]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), H8690-H8694 [3OC]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home, H8249, H8255 [27SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7297-H7321 [7SE], E1438 [11SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), consideration (H. Res. 566), H7294-H7296 [7SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), motion to recommit, H7319-H7321 [7SE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care, H7974 [21SE]

———simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (H.R. 3824), E221 [2MR]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, H8038-H8040 [25SE]

Children's Home Society of Virginia: anniversary, E367 [21MR]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), H7774-H7778 [19SE]

Clarence, NY: anniversary of Clarence Grange No. 892, E516 [6AP]

Coalition on Domestic Violence: tribute, E1762 [12OC]

Cobb Family Resources (organization): anniversary, E747 [17MY]

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children, H4188 [12JN], E1008 [14JN]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure appropriations, H5818 [11JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5818 [11JY]

Compassionate Friends, Inc.: tribute, E1843 [19OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6962-H6980 [25JY], E1349 [27JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8818-H8847, H8895, H8899 [5OC], E1714 [6OC], E1752 [12OC]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), consideration (H. Res. 611), H8817, H8818 [5OC]

Computers: protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail, H3057 [16MY]

———support Internet safety awareness (H. Res. 575), H9537-H9539 [10OC], E1782 [13OC]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 5021), H8094, H8095 [26SE], E1359 [27JY]

Crime: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), E71 [7FE]

———child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 245), H128 [1FE]

———child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H121-H127 [1FE]

———ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, H9035 [6OC]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), H6938-H6940 [25JY]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), insert H.R. 3380 language in lieu, H6940 [25JY]

———establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 3380), H6928-H6932 [25JY]

———expand prohibition on stalking, H9031 [6OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E1097 [23JN]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 76), H356-H358 [14FE], E143, E144, E147 [15FE]

Cuba: treatment of children relative to Communist ideology, H93 [1FE]

Danville, PA: anniversary of Valley Grange 1184, E463 [30MR]

Del Valle Family: Puerto Rican Family of the Millennium honorees, E1058 [20JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10, H16-H23 [27JA], H168 [2FE], H11203 [26OC], H11608-H11617 [30OC], E2004 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3069-H3078 [16MY], H3184 [17MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5599-H5616 [29JN], E1201 [11JY], E1249 [14JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), consideration (H. Res. 502), H3068, H3069 [16MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), motion to instruct conferees, H4216 [12JN]

———reliance of military families on food stamps, H1563 [29MR], H8051 [25SE]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas, H9663 [11OC]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (H.R. 1779), H1551 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: Adoption Incentives Program funding, H4236, H4237 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to disabled families, E1910 [25OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (H.R. 4848), H8103 [26SE]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), H10411, H10412, H10452-H10454 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4544-H4550 [15JN]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (H.R. 4665), E1541 [20SE]

———impact of cancer, H6039-H6041 [13JY]

———revise and extend Medicaid programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H11527 [30OC]

District of Columbia: foster care agency reform, H7924 [20SE]

———waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (H.R. 5537), H11584, H11585 [30OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, H8251 [27SE]

Education: anniversary of Head Start Program, H8774 [4OC]

———apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (H.R. 4307), H7507 [13SE], E588 [13AP]

———improve character education programs (H.R. 3681), H966-H970 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H6038 [13JY]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7459-H7470 [12SE], E1467, E1476 [13SE], E1486 [14SE]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values, H966-H970 [14MR]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (H. Res. 578), H8184-H8188 [26SE]

Essex County, NJ: anniversary of North Ward Center, E1570 [22SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (H.R. 4499), E788 [19MY]

Family Services of Montgomery County (organization): anniversary, E1646 [2OC], E1665 [4OC]

Fatherhood: importance of responsible fatherhood (H. Res. 522), H4605-H4610 [19JN]

Federal aid programs: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (H.R. 2500), H7974 [21SE]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), H7760-H7762 [19SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6658-H6663 [20JY]

Food stamps: prevent fraud and abuse, H1854 [6AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs, E357 [21MR]

———international family planning programs funding, H10836 [25OC]

———international family planning programs funding (H.R. 3634), H1854 [6AP]

———international family planning programs funding prohibition due to use of such funds for unintended purposes, H6008, H6009 [13JY]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5849, H5883, H5899 [12JY], H5983-H5994 [13JY], H7699 [18SE], E430 [28MR], E1275 [19JY], E1298 [21JY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, H5997, H5998 [13JY]

Foreman, Spencer: Angela House (organization) honoree, E1969 [28OC]

FTC: prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal information collected from, and about, children on the Internet, E616 [2MY]

Gilligan, Kevin and Eileen: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, E1627 [28SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: INS operation to reunite with father, H2414, H2416 [3MY], H2617 [8MY], H2956 [11MY], H3032 [15MY], H3290 [17MY]

———reunite with father, H10, H11, H14 [27JA]

———reunite with father (H. Con. Res. 240), H9, H23 [27JA]

———Secret Service actions relative to prayer service in the Capitol, H4123 [9JN]

Government: impact of changes in morality on personal liberties, H188 [2FE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), H6389-H6399 [18JY], H7690-H7695 [18SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance, H5154 [26JN], H8204 [27SE], H9638 [11OC]

———compliance (H. Con. Res. 293), H1287 [23MR], H1420 [28MR], H1482 [29MR], H1624 [30MR], H1681 [4AP], H1854 [6AP], H1987 [10AP], H2018 [11AP], H2414 [3MY], H2974 [15MY], H3056 [16MY], H3185 [17MY], H3533, H3564-H3568 [23MY], H3872 [6JN], H4125 [9JN], E831 [25MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3528), H4024 [7JN]

Hear O'Israel International, Inc.: tribute to Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000, E861 [25MY]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), H8006-H8008 [25SE], E1594 [26SE], E1635 [29SE]

Housing: restructure financing for assisted housing for senior citizens, H4907 [21JN]

Illinois: anniversary of PTA, E205 [1MR], E867 [25MY]

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women, H9033 [6OC]

Jewish Women International (organization): tribute, H2379 [2MY]

Kids Day America/International: observance, E708 [11MY]

Lakewood, OH: observance of National Walk Our Children to School Day, E1662 [4OC]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), H7811-H7813 [19SE]

LIHEAP: funding, H1618 [30MR], H11457-H11465 [28OC], H12500 [15DE], E2048 [1NO], E2157 [8DE]

———redistribution of funds to States with the most need, H418 [15FE]

McInnis, Representative: tribute to friend who committed suicide, H1155 [21MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 4825), H11787 [2NO]

Mental health: postpartum depression policies (H. Res. 163), H9524-H9532 [10OC]

Milford, Nadine: American Mothers, Inc., honoree, E714 [11MY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2471 [3MY], H2658 [9MY], H2955, H2959-H2964 [11MY], H2970, H2972, H2974 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H3400 [18MY], H3626-H3632 [23MY], E693 [10MY], E750 [17MY]

Morality and ethics: strengthening of moral values, H7874 [20SE]

Mother's Day: observance, H2658 [9MY], E693 [10MY]

National Adoption Month: observance, E2026 [30OC]

National Center for Learning Disabilities: tribute to ``Get Ready To Read Program'', E1808 [17OC]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, E534 [11AP], E559 [13AP]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 415), H9989, H9990 [17OC], E1843 [19OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1647 [2OC], E1817 [17OC], E1909 [25OC]

National Family Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 288), H1129-H1132 [21MR]

National Missing Children's Day: observance, H3854 [25MY]

National objectives: recognize importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages (H. Res. 280), H4188-H4190 [12JN]

National School Lunch Act: improve management of the child and adult care food program (H.R. 4520), E813 [23MY]

National Social Work Month: observance, E211 [1MR]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (H. Con. Res. 389), E1380 [27JY]

National Taking Charge of Your TV Week: observance, E1536 [20SE]

Nelson, Tammy: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, H8066 [26SE]

New York, NY: tribute to Family Day Millennium Celebration, E640 [4MY]

———tribute to Fedkids Child Care Center, E1794 [13OC]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, H2716 [9MY], H8263 [27SE]

Oakland, CA: tribute to Finding Your Roots Conference, an African American Family History Research Project, E405 [23MR]

Ohio: anniversary of PTA, E2022 [30OC]

Oklahoma: use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds for marriage and family programs, H6026 [13JY]

OPM: conduct study on allowing certain Federal employees paid parental leave, H6698, H6699 [20JY]

Parmadale (organization): anniversary, E1480 [14SE]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Southern Homes Services, E733 [16MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: annual report, H9820 [12OC]

Porcher, Robert, III: National Fatherhood Initiative (organization) Father of the Year award recipient, E1090 [23JN]

Porter, Bernice H.: bequeath of estate to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, CA, E1841 [19OC]

Postal Service: issuance of special postage stamp to raise adoption awareness, H4124 [9JN]

Poverty: establish a commission to study and make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working poor (H.R. 3839), E227 [6MR]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 3560), E111 [10FE]

Public welfare programs: reform, H8747 [4OC]

Roemer, Representative: congratulations on birth of child, H6622 [20JY]

Rome, GA: tribute to Crisis Pregnancy Center, E382 [22MR]

San Diego, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood House Association, H8774 [4OC]

Santa Clara County, CA: tribute for efforts to provide health coverage to uninsured children, E2144 [7DE]

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S., H11199 [26OC]

Self-Help for African People Through Education, Inc. (S.H.A.P.E.): anniversary, E711 [11MY]

Social customs: importance of families eating together (H. Con. Res. 343), H6961, H6962 [25JY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 5081), E1366 [27JY]

———ensure solvency, survivor benefits, and disability coverage, H2641 [8MY]

Stepfamily Day: observance, E1476 [13SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, H8262 [27SE]

Talbot County, MD: tribute to Parsons Family reunion, E1365 [27JY]

Taxation: allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (H.R. 4799), E1170 [30JN], E1555 [21SE]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 935), E117 [10FE], E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

———alternative minimum tax rates, H5866-H5870, H5872-H5875 [12JY]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (H.R. 5117), H8068-H8072 [26SE]

———condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4078, H4081-H4085 [8JN], H4132, H4135, H4138, H4145 [9JN], E974 [12JN]

———designate renewal communities, H11248 [26OC], H12484, H12485, H12494 [15DE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty, H8204 [27SE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, H3162-H3164 [16MY], H8788 [4OC], H9639 [11OC]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H15 [27JA], H71-H77 [31JA], H91-H93, H96, H143-H149 [1FE], H167, H169, H170, H171, H192-H199 [2FE], H223, H226 [8FE], H258, H259, H260-H275 [9FE], H291-H330, H337 [10FE], H345, H361, H362 [14FE], H378, H379 [15FE], H459, H490 [16FE], H515, H547-H552 [29FE], H1083 [16MR], H2332 [13AP], H2416 [3MY], E39 [1FE], E77 [8FE], E99 [9FE], E133 [14FE], E140, E146 [15FE], E156 [16FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H281-H291 [10FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H327, H328 [10FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, H327 [10FE]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency, H6826 [25JY]

———expand child tax credit, H9639 [11OC]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors, H7312 [7SE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (H.R. 4071), E397 [23MR]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (H.R. 4562), E857 [25MY]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H314, H315, H318-H327 [10FE], H5866, H5869-H5871, H5874-H5877 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, H547-H552 [29FE], H846, H849, H859, H862, H864 [9MR], H933, H939 [14MR], H2105 [11AP], H5730-H5732 [10JY], H11593 [30OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H362 [14FE], H3911 [6JN], H3931, H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935, H4024-H4031 [7JN], H4047, H4108-H4115 [8JN], H4123, H4124, H4125, H4126, H4127, H4128-H4164, H4169 [9JN], H5850 [12JY], H6474, H6588-H6593 [19JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], E941 [9JN], E974, E975, E977 [12JN], E1008, E1009 [14JN], E1364 [27JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4077-H4087 [8JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H4161-H4163 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7220, H7241, H7247, H7259-H7264 [6SE], H7284, H7285, H7322-H7335, H7351-H7357 [7SE], H7719 [18SE], E1504 [18SE]

———prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of domestic violence, H8099 [26SE]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (H.R. 4434), E709 [11MY]

———rates, H6091-H6097 [17JY], H8056-H8058 [25SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, H8788 [4OC]

———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), veto, H2501 [3MY], H7220 [6SE], H7379 [12SE]

———relief, H11209-H11216, H11228, H11243, H11244, H11245, H11250 [26OC], H11366, H11414 [27OC], H11505, H11506, H11508 [29OC], H11532 [30OC], H11835-H11840 [3NO], E2004 [28OC]

———repeal adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemption deduction, and child tax credit and repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals (H.R. 3612), E109 [10FE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes, H3162-H3164 [16MY]

Terry, Representative: congratulations on birth of child, E1508 [18SE]

Toomey, Representative: congratulations on birth of child, H5033 [22JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, E1367 [27JY]

Willis, Layla: Working Mother (publication) Mother of the Year award recipient, E638 [4MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9029-H9046 [6OC], E1729 [10OC], E1790 [13OC], E1817 [17OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 357), H356 [14FE], H1725 [4AP]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H7198-H7200 [27JY], H8064, H8070, H8086-H8105 [26SE], H8592 [2OC], H8629 [3OC], H8744, H8746 [4OC], H8814, H8815, H8816 [5OC], E1373, E1376 [27JY], E1409 [6SE], E1630 [28SE], E1634 [29SE], E1664 [4OC], E1684 [5OC], E1716 [6OC]

Wood Family: Harrison, NJ, Family of the Year award recipients, E930 [9JN]

Working Wardrobes (organization): tribute, E1806 [17OC]

World March of Women: tribute to Cypriot participants, E1864 [19OC]

Wytias, Betty: SafeHouse Denver (domestic violence shelter) Carolyn Hamil-Henderson Memorial Award recipient, E1067 [21JN]

Remarks in Senate

African American Family Services (organization): anniversary, S8817 [20SE]

Agriculture: improve financial situation of family farmers and ranchers, S1443-S1447 [20MR]

Armed Forces: extend food stamp eligibility requirements to members stationed overseas, S5071 [14JN], S5236 [15JN]

———extend Survivor Benefit Plan and allow active duty personnel's families to participate in Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Program, S4736 [8JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S4533-S4535 [6JN], S4620-S4633 [7JN], S4812, S4813 [8JN], S10335, S10342 [12OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 2669), S4565 [6JN]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, S1265 [8MR]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S103 [26JA], S200 [1FE], S226-S232, S247 [2FE], S7383 [20JY], S11413, S11414 [31OC], S11464, S11466 [1NO], S11552, S11553 [5DE], S11685, S11693, S11694, S11725, S11726, S11728 [7DE]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S136 [31JA], S11552 [5DE], S11624, S11639-S11642 [6DE], S11697, S11724, S11725, S11727, S11728 [7DE]

———treatment of child support payments, S11437-S11442 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Bliley, Representative: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9359 [27SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6781-S6828, S6987-S6989 [14JY], S7002-S7007, S7009, S7012-S7014, S7043-S7055 [17JY], S7084, S7103-S7109 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7218-S7223 [19JY], S7379-S7382 [20JY], S7409-S7416, S7417 [21JY], S7500-S7502, S7536 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7379 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to commit, S6784 [14JY], S7044 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), unanimous-consent agreement, S7043 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, S8494 [13SE], S8624 [15SE]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S11080 [26OC], S11279, S11282 [27OC]

Call D.C. (religious organization): tribute, S7825 [27JY]

Callen, Jolyn: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9362 [27SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (H. Con. Res. 423), S10543 [13OC]

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, S3679, S3683 [9MY], S5730 [23JN]

———establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S1602-S1606 [22MR], S9326-S9329 [26SE]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (S. 2236), S1408-S1411 [9MR]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (S. 2271), S1602-S1606 [22MR]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (S. 3189), S10257-S10260 [11OC]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children, S6420 [11JY]

———infant crib safety (S. 2803), S6015 [28JN]

———permit States with proven cost-effective and efficient child support collection systems to continue operation (S. 2349), S2114 [4AP]

———protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, S8494 [13SE]

———provide centers for supervised child visitation and exchange relative to domestic violence, S10179 [11OC]

———require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (S. 3102), S9198 [25SE]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S11052 [26OC]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 294), S2873 [25AP]

China, People's Republic of: condemn practice of forced abortions and sterilization, S8469, S8470, S8472-S8476 [13SE]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), S8938 [21SE], S10491 [12OC], S10584 [13OC]

Cole, Dionne A.: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S2102 [4AP]

Cole, Gail and Larry: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Cole, Lynette: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S1885-S1893 [29MR], S1972 [30MR], S4589-S4599 [6JN], S4663-S4665 [7JN], S10029-S10035 [5OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S10962 [25OC]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption: tribute to ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9359-S9362 [27SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: reject relative to effect on motherhood and family (S. Res. 306), S3925 [11MY]

———reject relative to effect on motherhood and family (S. Res. 307), S3927 [11MY]

Crime: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 245), S505 [8FE]

———enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (S. 3110), S9268 [26SE], S10074 [6OC]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), S11181-S11184 [26OC]

———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (S. 113), S9554, S9555 [28SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

Cyr, Richard: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award recipient for outstanding public service, S7829 [27JY]

DeMatteis, Mary Jane: Delaware Mother of the Year award recipient, S2523 [11AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S122-S124 [31JA], S7494-S7498, S7503-S7507 [25JY], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S8250 [8SE], S8359 [12SE], S8785-S8787 [20SE], S10048 [6OC], S10962 [25OC], S11343, S11344 [29OC], S11350 [30OC], S11401-S11404 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6225, S6243 [30JN], S6462, S6463, S6465 [11JY], S7441 [21JY], S7459 [24JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), insert S. 2521 language in lieu, S4168 [18MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3662-S3665 [9MY], S3852 [10MY], S3880-S3882, S3887-S3893, S3899, S3900, S3906 [11MY], S3940 [15MY], S3974, S3981, S3982-S4003 [16MY], S4031, S4037-S4096 [17MY], S4122-S4170 [18MY], S4455 [25MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent agreement, S3862 [11MY], S4065 [17MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent request, S4063 [17MY]

———National Women's Law Center's report on child care in the military relative to improving civilian child care, S4184 [18MY]

———provide grants for the maintenance, repair, and renovation of schools serving children of military personnel and employees, S6551 [12JY]

Dept. of HHS: report to Congress on extent and severity of child poverty, S1009-S1013 [1MR], S4765-S4767 [8JN], S10344 [12OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), S11181 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants funding, S7014-S7016 [17JY], S7086 [18JY]

———weatherization assistance grants funding (S. 2429), S2737 [13AP]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Core City Neighborhoods (organization), S10080 [6OC]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 90), S3041 [27AP]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (S. 2032), S330 [3FE], S8283 [8SE]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, S2893 [26AP]

———combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (S. 2612), S4317 [23MY], S9846 [4OC]

Eaton Rapids, MI: anniversary of VFW National Home for Children, S645 [10FE]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (S. 2452), S2768 [13AP]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S3284-S3292 [3MY]

———early learning and parent support programs funding, S2405 [7AP]

———early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]

———early learning programs funding (S. 2866), S6678-S6680 [13JY]

———increase student involvement (S. 1773), S505-S507 [8FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: consider State fiscal commitment and equitable distribution of funds in the allocation of Title I funding, S3584-S3591 [8MY], S3676 [9MY]

———extend programs and activities, S9415 [28SE]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S1588 [22MR], S2895-S2897 [26AP], S2950-S2953, S2964 [27AP], S3045-S3178 [1MY], S3230-S3248, S3272 [2MY], S3280-S3322 [3MY], S3453-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3576, S3578-S3601 [8MY], S3629-S3662, S3665-S3679 [9MY], S3906 [11MY], S3952 [15MY], S4027 [16MY], S4253 [23MY], S4443, S4497 [25MY], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5850-S5853 [27JN], S6338, S6341 [10JY], S7522, S7523 [25JY], S8357-S8359 [12SE], S8440, S8441 [13SE], S9017-S9019 [22SE], S9245, S9246 [26SE], S9358 [27SE], S10748 [19OC], S10965 [25OC], S11067 [26OC], S11481, S11483 [1NO]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S3037 [27AP], S3311 [3MY], S3480 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S3479, S3480 [4MY], S4496, S4497 [25MY], S5851 [27JN]

Escanaba, MI: anniversary of Harbor Tower Apartments, S8577 [14SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in academic school activities or literacy training (S. 1304), S505-S507 [8FE]

Father's Day: observance, S5186, S5187 [15JN]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (S. 2112), S868 [28FE]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (S. 2227), S1393-S1396 [9MR]

———enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), S10551, S10552 [13OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, S8799 [20SE]

Firearms: ban possession by persons convicted of spousal abuse, S4052 [17MY]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (S. 2380), S2351 [6AP]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1305 [8MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, S5620 [22JN]

Franklin County, VT: Communities Can! (organization) Community Excellence Award recipient, S7225 [19JY]

Glastonbury, CT: anniversary of Glastonbury Youth and Family Services, S10078 [6OC]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: grant permanent residency status for himself and family members in Cuba (S. 2314), S1856 [29MR], S2020 [30MR], S2604-S2607 [12AP], S2649 [13AP]

———INS operation to reunite with father, S2818-S2820 [25AP], S2931, S2932 [26AP], S3683 [9MY]

———reunite with father (S. Con. Res. 79), S99-S102, S105 [26JA]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S11080 [26OC], S11282 [27OC]

Government: gathering of statistics relative to family structure and function, S6206 [30JN]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7751 [27JY], S8866 [20SE], S8934, S8938 [21SE]

———implementation (S. 682), S2785 [13AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (H. Con. Res. 293), S5758 [23JN]

———compliance (S. Con. Res. 98), S1684 [23MR], S3679, S3683 [9MY]

Health: fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]

Healthy Culture Initiative (organization): tribute, S7066 [17JY]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), S10842 [19OC]

———extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (S. 3060), S8636 [15SE]

Holt, Bertha: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9360 [27SE]

Hope Network, S.E. (organization): anniversary, S1880 [29MR]

Housing: preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (S. 2733), S5241-S5251 [15JN]

———provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S10763 [19OC]

Immigration: address backlog of applications for lawful permanent residency and reunite eligible applicants with their families while awaiting visa processing, S11232, S11265-S11267, S11269, S11279 [27OC], S11329-S11331 [29OC], S11850 [15DE]

———ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (S. 2484), S3028 [27AP]

———improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens (S. 2668), S4481-S4487 [25MY]

———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (S. 2383), S2527 [11AP]

Insurance: coverage of infertility treatment (S. 2160), S1122 [2MR]

Investments: establish Individual Development Accounts for certain individuals and families (S. 2740), S5264-S5267 [15JN]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (S. 2288), S1680 [23MR]

Kids Day America/International: observance, S4186 [18MY]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3951 [15MY], S4005 [16MY]

Legett, Judith: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9361 [27SE]

Lewis, Diane and Jim: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9258 [26SE]

Library of Congress: extend Federal health and retirement benefits to day care center employees, S4358 [24MY]

LIHEAP: funding, S2225 [5AP], S6209, S6210, S6217 [30JN], S8879 [21SE], S11809, S11819, S11872, S11880 [15DE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 2274), S1607, S1608 [22MR], S5305 [16JN], S6819 [14JY], S10748 [19OC]

Merryman, Scott and Faith: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9596 [2OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3882-S3887 [11MY], S3953-S3955 [15MY], S3963, S3981-S4003 [16MY], S4037-S4071, S4096 [17MY], S4184 [18MY], S4455 [25MY]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), S3861-S3863 [11MY]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), unanimous-consent request, S3884 [11MY]

Month for Children: designate (S. Res. 298), S3032 [27AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S6646-S6648 [13JY]

———establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (S. 2997), S7913-S7920 [27JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 340), S7454 [21JY], S10937 [24OC]

National Child's Day: designate (S. Res. 296), S2874 [25AP], S4334 [23MY], S4373 [24MY]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (S. Res. 323), S5160 [14JN]

National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: anniversary, S4928 [9JN]

National Read Across America Day: observance, S1115 [2MR]

National Relatives as Parents Day: designate (S. Res. 212), S7806 [27JY]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (S. Res. 322), S5057 [13JN]

National Safe Television for All-Ages Day: designate (S. Res. 349), S8216 [7SE]

National School Lunch Act: improve management of the child and adult care food program (S. 2356), S2117 [4AP]

———use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (S. 3054), S8591 [14SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 300), S3039-S3041 [27AP]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (S. 3031), S8416 [12SE]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, S9110 [22SE]

O'Connell, Rosario: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipient, S9361 [27SE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (S. 1536), S9689 [3OC]

———National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S6002 [28JN], S11028-S11041, S11055, S11056, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11028-S11041, S11056-S11064, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

Postal Service: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs, S7604 [26JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (S. 2044), S541 [9FE]

Poverty: enhance flexibility in individual development account programs to encourage savings for poor working families (S. 3214), S10718 [18OC]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, S794 [24FE], S4254 [23MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (S. 2063), S713 [23FE]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (S. 2023), S287 [2FE], S374 [7FE]

———prohibit States from diverting unspent funding for the temporary assistance to needy families program for other purposes, S778 [24FE]

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S. (S. Res. 239), S7280 [19JY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, S2412-S2414 [7AP], S6790-S6792 [14JY], S7048 [17JY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2923), S7660-S7663 [26JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2976), S7891 [27JY]

———increase spousal survivors' benefit and allow women taking leave to care for a child or relative to exempt those years from benefit calculations, S6656-S6659 [13JY]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (S. 2926), S7665 [26JY]

———Social Services Block Grant funding, S5318-S5320 [19JN], S5839-S5842, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

Stepmother's Day: observance, S6467 [11JY]

Sterling Heights, MI: reunion of citizens tracing their ancestry to Pacentro, Italy, S5455 [20JN]

Strengthen Our Sisters (organization): funding, S6206, S6207 [30JN]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, S9106, S9108 [22SE]

———promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence (S. 976), S9842 [4OC]

Take Our Daughters to Work Day: observance, S2959 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for long-term care, S6660-S6662 [13JY]

———allow eligible individuals to elect to pay 15 percent tax on income with a tax return free filing system and reduce burdens of marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax (S. 3087), S8936, S8949 [21SE]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (S. 15), S308-S312 [3FE], S2671 [13AP]

———alternative minimum tax rates, S7002-S7006 [17JY]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (S. 3105), S9200 [25SE]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1166, S1167 [6MR], S1201-S1203 [7MR], S1270 [8MR], S1481 [21MR], S1847-S1849 [29MR], S1974-S1976 [30MR], S2071, S2072, S2078, S2085, S2086, S2093, S2095 [4AP], S2151, S2152, S2155, S2195 [5AP], S2278, S2279, S2282 [6AP], S6785 [14JY], S7046 [17JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S710 [23FE], S2030 [3AP], S2451, S2453, S2455 [10AP], S2506-S2514, S2517-S2520 [11AP], S2566-S2575, S2587, S2588, S2590-S2604 [12AP], S2661-S2674 [13AP], S2949, S2956-S2966 [27AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), cloture motion, S2514-S2517 [11AP], S2699 [13AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, S2509 [11AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, S2514 [11AP], S2668 [13AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (S. 12), S308-S312 [3FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by increasing income phaseout thresholds for education savings accounts, S1045-S1049, S1082 [2MR]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty for couples deducting casualty losses, S6798 [14JY]

———exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses, S6799 [14JY], S7050 [17JY]

———exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses (S. 2066), S624 [10FE]

———expand child tax credit (S. 2903), S7448 [21JY]

———expand child tax credit (S. 3138), S9474, S9475 [28SE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (S. 2747), S5308 [16JN]

———increase, expand, and simplify child and dependent care deductions, expand adoption credit for special needs children, and provide incentives for employer-provided child care, S6652-S6655 [13JY]

———phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (S. 3098), S9035 [22SE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, S2278, S2279, S2282 [6AP], S6323 [10JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6295, S6296 [30JN], S6329-S6334 [10JY], S6586-S6591, S6600-S6669 [13JY], S6767-S6781, S6817 [14JY], S7012-S7014 [17JY], S7084, S7085, S7150 [18JY], S7500-S7502 [25JY], S7608 [26JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6296, S6297 [30JN], S6403-S6408, S6411, S6448 [11JY], S6485-S6497 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent agreement, S6497 [12JY], S6644, S6645 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6764 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, S7998 [5SE], S8099 [6SE], S8633 [15SE]

———provide tax credit for families who adopt special needs children, S2608, S2609 [12AP]

———provide tax relief and modify treatment of members of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (S. 2230), S1399 [9MR]

———provide tax relief for farmers, S6795 [14JY]

———rates, S7429-S7431 [21JY], S7587-S7589 [26JY]

———relief, S11104, S11106, S11108 [26OC], S11194-S11205, S11207, S11217-S11230 [27OC], S11300-S11303, S11305 [28OC], S11320-S11322, S11324-S11329, S11332 [29OC], S11359 [30OC], S11455-S11457 [1NO]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 1128), S5101 [14JN]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (S. 2825), S6137 [29JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children, S10977 [25OC], S11070 [26OC], S11204 [27OC], S11300-S11303 [28OC]

———treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned income tax credit (S. 2053), S616 [10FE]

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Awareness Month: observance, S3509 [4MY]

Thanksgiving Day: designate as a day to ``Give Thanks, Give Life'' and to discuss organ and tissue donation with other family members, S11308 [28OC]

———designate as a day to ``Give Thanks, Give Life'' and to discuss organ and tissue donation with other family members (S. Res. 225), S2713 [13AP], S9922 [5OC]

Veterans: improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care (S. 3010), S8111 [6SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (S. 2494), S3260 [2MY]

———provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (S. 2544), S3917 [11MY]

Villotti, David: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9603 [2OC]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization, S11865 [15DE]

———extend authorization (S. 2049), S549 [9FE]

Women: enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to available shelters, S10179 [11OC]

———ensure that older women are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, S10220 [11OC]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (S. 3023), S8342 [11SE]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S8751 [19SE], S9019 [22SE], S9248-S9254, S9258 [26SE], S9333, S9364 [27SE], S9457 [28SE], S9846 [4OC], S9877, S9878 [5OC], S10043, S10044, S10074 [6OC], S10137-S10139 [10OC], S10164, S10199, S10202-S10206, S10211-S10226 [11OC], S10615 [17OC], S11530 [14NO], S11865 [15DE]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), unanimous-consent request, S9877 [5OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 51), S3970 [16MY], S4185 [18MY], S4764, S4765 [8JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 2787), S5791, S5803-S5806 [26JN], S5877 [27JN], S6464 [11JY], S7597 [26JY], S8571 [14SE]

Reports

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

Forced Abortion and Sterilization in China—The View From Inside: Harry Wu, Laogai Research Foundation, S8474 [13SE]

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic: Executive Office of the President, H6970 [25JY]

Reports filed

Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 106-852), H7650 [14SE]

Child Support Distribution Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4678) (H. Rept. 106-793), H7092 [26JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2311) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4807) (H. Rept. 106-788), H7001 [25JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 559) (H. Rept. 106-766), H6598 [19JY]

Consideration of H.R. 6, Marriage Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 106-495), H253 [8FE]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 106-658), H4034 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 106-618), H3049 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4678, Child Support Distribution Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. Rept. 106-798), H7205 [27JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 545) (H. Rept. 106-726), H5842 [11JY]

Consideration of Motion To Go to Conference on Senate Amendments to H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 106-752), H6354 [17JY]

Consideration of S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act Programs To Provide Access to Health Care and Support Services to Individuals and Families With HIV and AIDS: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 106-936), H8799 [4OC]

Death Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 106-651), H3924 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4425) (H. Rept. 106-710), H5654 [29JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4425) (H. Rept. 106-614), H2965 [11MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2521) (S. Rept. 106-290), S3691 [9MY], S3915 [11MY]

Educational Opportunities Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2) (S. Rept. 106-261), S2615 [12AP]

Eligibility Dates for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Dependent Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1638), S612 [10FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2842) (H. Rept. 106-779), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1688) (S. Rept. 106-492), S10082 [6OC]

Federal Judiciary Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 113), S7838 [27JY]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-14), S3022 [27AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Compliance: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 98), S2940 [26AP]

Increase Rates of Disability Compensation for Veterans With Service-Connected Disabilities and for Survivors of Certain Disabled Veterans: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3011) (S. Rept. 106-398), S8103 [6SE]

Intercountry Adoption Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 2909) (H. Rept. 106-691), H5036 [22JN]

Intercountry Adoption Convention Implementation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 682) (S. Rept. 106-276), S3022 [27AP]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 106-503), H572 [29FE]

Marriage Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 106-493), H218 [7FE]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4810) (H. Rept. 106-765), H6598 [19JY]

Marriage Tax Relief Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2346) (S. Rept. 106-253), S2106 [4AP]

Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2839) (S. Rept. 106-329), S6347 [10JY]

Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3380) (H. Rept. 106-778), H6776 [24JY]

National Child's Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 296), S4190 [18MY]

Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3031) (S. Rept. 106-501), S10411 [12OC]

Older Americans Act, National Family Caregiver Support Program, Aging Programs and Services, and Need To Engage in Life Course Planning: Committee on Health, Education, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1536) (S. Rept. 106-399), S8290 [8SE]

Retroactive Eligibility Dates Extension for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 106-800), H7205 [27JY]

Return of Nadia Dabbagh to the U.S. From Saudi Arabia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 239), S6013 [28JN]

Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2272), S7838 [27JY]

Support Internet Safety Awareness: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 575) (H. Rept. 106-949), H9634 [10OC]

Violence Against Women Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1248) (H. Rept. 106-891), H8199 [26SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2787), S6574 [12JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Hear O'Israel International, Inc., Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign 2000: Houston, TX, Mayor and City Council, E862 [25MY]

Resolutions of ratification

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, S3023 [27AP], S8866 [20SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7045 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6227 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4063 [17MY]

Songs

``For the Children,'' Jo Johnson, E1825 [19OC]

Statements

Allow Agencies To Reimburse Federal Employees for Certain Adoption Expenses: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, S1395 [9MR]

Civil Unions: Kathy Unger, Meredith Bless, Cullen Bouvier, and Scott Ward, E1518 [18SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funds for Educationally and Economically Disadvantaged Schools and Students: Senators Grassley, Harkin, and Hatch, S3588-S3590 [8MY]

Emancipated Minors: Matt Cyr, E1559 [21SE]

Family Care Act: Patricia Quezada, S7661 [26JY]

Grant Permanent Residency Status for Elian Gonzalez-Brotons and Family Members in Cuba: Vice President Gore, S2021 [30MR]

HIV Reporting and Partner Notification Programs: Congressional Record (1990), H6976 [25JY]

Million Mom March, H2471-H2485 [3MY]

Public Forum on Domestic Violence: Carla Horton, H1728 [4AP]

———Victoria L. Lutz, H1727 [4AP]

Same Sex Marriage: Kelli Freeman, E1580 [25SE]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

Tribute to Murray Family: Gunn McKay, E601 [2MY]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Amy Paul, My Sisters' Place (organization), H1729 [4AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10191-S10193 [11OC]

———Maryellen Martirano, Westchester County, NY, District Attorney's Office, H1726 [4AP]

———New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H1727 [4AP]

Studies

Estate Tax Repeal—A Windfall for the Wealthiest Americans: Iris J. Lav and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S6417-S6419 [11JY]

Prolonged Grieving After Abortion—A Descriptive Study: Douglas Brown, Thomas E. Elkins, and David B. Larson, H9529-H9531 [10OC]

Psychiatric Sequelae of Abortion—The Many Faces of Post-Abortion Grief: E. Joanne Angelo, H9526-H9529 [10OC]

Summaries

Be All That We Can Be—Lessons From the Military for Improving Our Nation's Child Care System: National Women's Law Center, S4185 [18MY]

Enhance Flexibility in Individual Development Account Programs To Encourage Savings for Poor Working Families (S. 3214), S10719 [18OC]

Improve Procedures for the Adjustment of Status of Aliens and Reduce the Backlog of Family-Sponsored Aliens (S. 2668), S4486 [25MY]

Oklahoma Marriage Initiative, H6028 [13JY]

State Children's Health Insurance Program, S11052 [26OC]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, S10193-S10196 [11OC]

Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]

Surveys

Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Funding: New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H1728 [4AP]

Tables

Beneficiaries of marriage tax penalty relief, S7220 [19JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2521, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4169 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425): conference report, H5601, H5606-H5612 [29JN]

Estate tax comparison on $2 million estate, H4139 [9JN]

Estimated revenue effects of adjustments to marriage tax penalty, S7220 [19JY]

Marriage tax penalty example, S2669 [13AP], H92 [1FE], E40 [1FE], E77 [8FE], E99 [9FE]

Maximum marriage tax penalty relief possible, S7219 [19JY]

Money income of families—distribution by family characteristics and income level (1997), S1047 [2MR]

Number of couples affected by marriage tax penalty, H283-H285 [10FE]

Share of aggregate income received by each fifth and top 5 percent of families (1970-1997), S1047 [2MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 76, recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect, H356 [14FE]

H. Con. Res. 245, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act, H128 [1FE]

H. Con. Res. 288, National Family Day, H1129 [21MR]

H. Con. Res. 293, Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction compliance, S5758 [23JN], H3564 [23MY]

H. Con. Res. 343, importance of families eating together, H6962 [25JY]

H. Con. Res. 415, National Children's Memorial Day, H9989 [17OC]

H. Con. Res. 423, use of Capitol Grounds for the Million Family March, H9843 [12OC]

H. Res. 163, postpartum depression policies, H9524 [10OC]

H. Res. 280, recognize importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages, H4188 [12JN]

H. Res. 419, consideration of H.R. 6, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act, H281 [10FE]

H. Res. 465, collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places, H2021 [11AP]

H. Res. 502, consideration of H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H3068 [16MY]

H. Res. 522, importance of responsible fatherhood, H4605 [19JN]

H. Res. 545, consideration of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H5851 [12JY]

H. Res. 553, consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments to H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H6432 [18JY]

H. Res. 559, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H6606 [20JY]

H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 4678, Child Support Distribution Act, H7294 [7SE]

H. Res. 575, support Internet safety awareness, H9537 [10OC]

H. Res. 578, tribute to home educators and home schooled students, H8184 [26SE]

H. Res. 605, encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H10634 [24OC]

H. Res. 611, consideration of S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H8817 [5OC]

H.R. 6, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act, H291 [10FE]

H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act, H4128-H4131 [9JN]

H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act, H121 [1FE]

H.R. 1248, Violence Against Women Act, H8086-H8093 [26SE]

H.R. 2780, Dept. of Justice grants to organizations to find missing adults, H10452 [19OC]

H.R. 2842, Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act, H7760 [19SE]

H.R. 2883, Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act, H7774-H7776 [19SE]

H.R. 2909, Intercountry Adoption Act, H6389-H6394 [18JY], H7690-H7695 [18SE]

H.R. 3222, Literacy Involves Families Together Act, H7459-H7461 [12SE]

H.R. 3380, Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, H6928 [25JY]

H.R. 4678, Child Support Distribution Act, H7297-H7309 [7SE]

H.R. 4709, Gold Star Parents Annuity Act, E1081 [22JN]

H.R. 4807, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H6962-H6970 [25JY]

H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H5858 [12JY]

H.R. 5117, Missing Children Tax Fairness Act, H8068 [26SE]

H.R. 5234, extend Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans, H8006 [25SE]

H.R. 5537, waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system in the District of Columbia, H11584 [30OC]

S. 2, Educational Opportunities Act, S3051-S3142 [1MY]

S. 113, Federal Judiciary Protection Act, S9555 [28SE]

S. 768, Military and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, S11181 [26OC], H6939 [25JY]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H7811 [19SE]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty, S3951 [15MY]

S. 2044, Stamp Out Domestic Violence Act, S542 [9FE]

S. 2049, Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund authorization extension, S550 [9FE]

S. 2066, exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income taxation if used to pay long-term care expenses, S625 [10FE]

S. 2112, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims' Housing Act, S869 [28FE]

S. 2160, Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act, S1122 [2MR]

S. 2236, Children's Day Care Health and Safety Improvement Act, S1409 [9MR]

S. 2271, Training and Knowledge Ensure Children a Risk-Free Environment (TAKE CARE) Act, S1602-S1604 [22MR]

S. 2272, Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act, S1604-S1606 [22MR], S9326-S9329 [26SE], H8690-H8692 [3OC]

S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs revision and extension to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, S4589-S4593, S4595-S4599 [6JN]

S. 2311, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H8818, H8822-H8832 [5OC]

S. 2311, revise and extend Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, S1886-S1890 [29MR]

S. 2383, Alien Children Protection Act, S2528 [11AP]

S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

S. 2494, Children of Female Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act, S3261 [2MY]

S. 2544, Children of Women Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act, S3917 [11MY]

S. 2612, Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act, S9847 [4OC]

S. 2668, improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens, S4481-S4486 [25MY]

S. 2669, restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S4566 [6JN]

S. 2733, Affordable Housing for Seniors and Families Act, S5242-S5250 [15JN]

S. 2747, Child Support Fairness and Tax Refund Interception Act, S5308 [16JN]

S. 2787, Violence Against Women Act, S5792-S5803 [26JN]

S. 2903, expand child tax credit, S7448 [21JY]

S. 2926, Social Security Family Relief Act, S7666 [26JY]

S. 2997, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S7915-S7917 [27JY]

S. 3010, improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care, S8111 [6SE]

S. 3031, technical corrections to certain laws concerning Native Americans, S8416 [12SE]

S. 3087, Fair and Simple Shortcut Tax Plan, S8949-S8952 [21SE]

S. 3105, Missing Children Tax Fairness Act, S9200 [25SE]

S. Con. Res. 79, reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father, S93, S100 [26JA]

S. Con. Res. 98, compliance with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, S1684 [23MR]

S. Res. 90, Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans, S3041 [27AP]

S. Res. 212, National Relatives as Parents Day, S7806 [27JY]

S. Res. 239, return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S. from Saudi Arabia, S7280 [19JY]

S. Res. 294, Children's Internet Safety Month, S2873 [25AP], S8637 [15SE]

S. Res. 296, National Child's Day, S2874 [25AP], S4334 [23MY]

S. Res. 298, Month for Children, S3032 [27AP]

S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3032, S3041 [27AP]

S. Res. 305, tribute to Million Mom March supporting gun control legislation, S3925 [11MY]

S. Res. 306, reject Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women relative to effect on motherhood and family, S3925 [11MY]

S. Res. 307, reject Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women relative to effect on motherhood and family, S3926 [11MY]

S. Res. 322, National Responsible Father's Day, S5032, S5057 [13JN]

S. Res. 323, National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day, S5119, S5161 [14JN]

S. Res. 327, encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, S5686 [22JN]

S. Res. 340, National Children's Memorial Day, S7454 [21JY], S10937 [24OC]

S. Res. 349, National Safe Television for All-Ages Day, S8216 [7SE]

Tributes

White Family, E1259 [18JY]

FAMILIES AND SURVIVORS UNITED (organization)

Statements

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights, S2969 [27AP]

FAMILIES USA (organization)

Letters

Family Care Act, S7662 [26JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8853 [20SE]

Reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, S6097 [29JN]

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

Articles and editorials

No One There To Pay, E197 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions

Employment: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 5262), H7991 [21SE]

Government regulations: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (see H.R. 4499), H3473 [19MY]

Remarks in House

Government regulations: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (H.R. 4499), E788 [19MY]

Remarks in Senate

Employment: allow leave for parental involvement in academic school activities or literacy training (S. 1304), S505-S507 [8FE]

FAMILY BUSINESS ESTATE TAX COALITION

Lists

Members, S6437 [11JY]

FAMILY CARE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

Letters

Provisions: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, S7661 [26JY]

———Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S7661 [26JY]

———Gregg Haifley, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S7661 [26JY]

———Kathy Thornton and Catherine Pinkerton, NETWORK (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Kerb Kuhn, Premier, Inc., S7662 [26JY]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S7661 [26JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S7662 [26JY]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Stanley B. Peck, American Dental Hygienists' Association, S7661 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2923), S7660-S7663 [26JY]

Statements

Provisions: Patricia Quezada, S7661 [26JY]

FAMILY EDUCATION FREEDOM ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 935), E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL (organization)

Letters

Global AIDS Prevention Act, S289 [2FE]

FAMILY INCOME TO RESPOND TO SIGNIFICANT TRANSITIONS INSURANCE ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2500), H7974 [21SE]

FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL

Letters

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act, H5297 [27JN]

FAMILY SERVICES OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY (organization)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1646 [2OC], E1665 [4OC]

FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

Remarks in Senate

Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, S10220 [11OC]

FAMILY VOICES, INC.

Letters

Allow agencies to reimburse Federal employees for certain adoption expenses, S1395 [9MR]

FAMINE PREVENTION AND FREEDOM FROM HUNGER IMPROVEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4002), S9865, S9867, S9869 [4OC], H9863 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3126), S9381 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4002), H6726-H6730 [24JY], H9863-H9865 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4002), S9867-S9869 [4OC]

Enact (S. 3126), S9391-S9393 [27SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4002), S9604 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4002, provisions, S9867-S9869 [4OC], H6726-H6728 [24JY], H9863-H9865 [12OC]

S. 3126, provisions, S9391-S9393 [27SE]

FAMINES

Amendments

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), S9865, S9867, S9869 [4OC], H9863 [12OC]

Articles and editorials

Question—Should Population Control Be a Priority for the Third World? Yes—Vanishing Forests and Widespread Famines are Signs of Crisis in Many Nations, E357 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (see S. 3126), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4002), H1118 [16MR]

———support programs and activities that provide food to the needy and school-age children in developing countries (see H. Res. 649), H10808 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), H6726-H6730 [24JY], H9863-H9865 [12OC]

Save the Children (organization): tribute for relief efforts in Ethiopia, E779 [19MY]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, E2150 [7DE]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), S9867-S9869 [4OC]

———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (S. 3126), S9391-S9393 [27SE]

Reports filed

Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4002), S9604 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4002, Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act, S9867-S9869 [4OC], H6726-H6728 [24JY], H9863-H9865 [12OC]

S. 3126, Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act, S9391-S9393 [27SE]

FANNIE MAE see Federal National Mortgage Association

FANNING, AROHA

Essays

Parents Have an Obligation To Be Good Sports, Too, S1313 [8MR]

FAOUR, RAMI

Statements

Legal Drinking Age, E1541 [20SE]

FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW (publication)

Articles and editorials

Riady Invites Clinton to Lippo Board, H8898 [5OC]

FARAH, DOUGLAS

Articles and editorials

War Against Women—Sierra Leone Rebels Practiced Systematic Sexual Terror, S2610 [12AP]

FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Letters

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act: Douglas P. Wheeler, H10716 [24OC]

FARGO, ND

Remarks in Senate

All-American City award: recipient, S6255 [30JN]

Floods: disaster assistance to North Dakota, S5649 [22JN]

Miller, Scot: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4814 [8JN]

Miller, Scott: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Dakota, S4098 [17MY]

FARGO (ND) FORUM

Articles and editorials

Idea To Honor Judge Davies Is Appropriate, S8739 [19SE]

USGS Adds Evidence for Outlet, S7997 [5SE]

FARINA, SERGIO

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H5441 [29JN]

FARLEY, RAYMOND P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E782 [19MY]

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Reports filed

Nomination of Michael V. Dunn to the Farm Credit Administration: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5460 [20JN]

FARMER, CAL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E204 [1MR]

FARMERS see Agriculture

FARMERS AND RANCHERS FAIR COMPETITION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2411), S2625 [12AP], S4421 [25MY]

Texts of

S. 2411, provisions, S2625-S2628 [12AP]

FARMINGTON, CT

Articles and editorials

Judy Jarvis—Profile in Courage, S1310 [8MR]

Life Support—Cancer-Stricken, Talk Radio's Judy Jarvis Sees the Show She Loves Kept Alive as Son Jason Steps to the Mike, S1311 [8MR]

FARMINGTON, MI

Remarks in Senate

Education: tribute to Farmington Public School District for outstanding achievement in music education, S7828 [27JY]

FARMINGTON, MO

Lists

Farmington High School wrestling team, E765 [18MY]

Remarks in House

Farmington High School: tribute to wrestling team, E765 [18MY]

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI

Remarks in Senate

Hermelin, David and Doreen: Hillel Day School of Farmington Hills, MI, Dream Maker Award and Rabbi Jacob Segal Award recipients, S2100, S2103 [4AP]

FARNIA, FARBOD

Remarks in House

Relief (H.R. 848), H8627 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Relief (H.R. 848), S11269 [27OC]

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 848) (H. Rept. 106-894), H8199 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 848, relief, H8627 [3OC]

FARNIA, SEPANDAN

Remarks in House

Relief (H.R. 848), H8627 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Relief (H.R. 848), S11269 [27OC]

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 848) (H. Rept. 106-894), H8199 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 848, relief, H8627 [3OC]

FARR, GEORGE L.

Reports filed

Nomination to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

FARR, LOUISE EVANS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E144 [15FE]

FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1554 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4593 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5085 [23JN], H5106 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4772 [20JN]

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H5085 [23JN]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7208 [27JY]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H2338 [13AP]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H2122 [11AP]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H7503 [12SE]

Argentina: resolution of Buenos Aires Yoga School investigation (see H. Res. 622), H11928 [14NO]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H2340 [13AP]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H10036 [17OC]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H1120 [16MR]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free elections and encourage improvement of democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3869 [25MY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H998 [14MR] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7992 [21SE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H2770 [9MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H165 [1FE]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H5241 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see H.R. 5086), H7209 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1852 [5AP]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2412 [2MY]

Education: establish international education policy (see H. Con. Res. 342), H4337 [13JN]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H5737 [10JY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5085 [23JN]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H7503 [12SE]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H342 [10FE]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H2341 [13AP]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H8799 [4OC]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H575 [29FE]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1163 [21MR]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10534 [23OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H6719 [20JY]

Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see H.R. 3140), H342 [10FE]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H7212 [27JY]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H7502 [12SE]

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H2967 [11MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H166 [1FE]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H5956 [12JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H255 [8FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H10809 [24OC]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H2967 [11MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H11207 [26OC]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H1852 [5AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H9635 [10OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3050 [15MY]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H2512 [3MY]

———reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H9011 [5OC]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H5737 [10JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H5241 [27JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1589 [29MR]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1852 [5AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H5241 (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2967 [11MY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H4485 [14JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), H574 [29FE]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H50 [27JA]

———elections (see H. Res. 544), H6600 [19JY]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4220 [12JN]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H1478 [28MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H11195 [25OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H632 [1MR]

Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H165 [1FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

Oceans: tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research (see H. Con. Res. 264), H647 [6MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7281 [6SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H9011 [5OC]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7366 [7SE]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3869 [25MY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), H50 [27JA]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8551 [29SE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H10473 [19OC]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H2412 [2MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3869 [25MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7933 [20SE]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H574 [29FE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H50 [27JA]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

Lists

Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5570 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5454, H5535, H5570 [29JN], H5703 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5422 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9679 [11OC]

AID: U.N. Drug Control Program economic development activities funding, H1555 [29MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5604 [29JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1542, H1544, H1555 [29MR]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3350 [18MY]

Barrett, Jennifer: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, E2111 [4DE]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7553 [13SE]

———Pajaro River flood control projects funding, H5219 [27JN]

Capps, Representative: University of California, Santa Barbara Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, E925 [9JN]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5570 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3697 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2885, H2889, H2897, H2900 [10MY], H2914, H2919, H2920, H2927 [11MY]

Colombia: assistance to internally displaced persons funding, H1542 [29MR]

———condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1544 [29MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H5604 [29JN]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), H6858 [25JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H11788 [2NO]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: mandatory funding mechanisms, H2889 [10MY]

———restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2927 [11MY]

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), H7387 [12SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H4772, H4773 [20JN], E1105 [23JN]

Coshocton, OH: North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Station funding, H5535 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5703 [10JY]

Dept. of Commerce: dedication of memorial to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3350, H3386 [18MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5604 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4517, H4537 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8654 [3OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11238 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5106, H5107 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4772, H4773 [20JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11238 [26OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12057 [8DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9679 [11OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H7926, H7927 [20SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5219 [27JN]

Gordon, Harold: tribute to book ``The Last Sunrise'', E89 [8FE]

Immigration: improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), H9544 [10OC]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4537 [15JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, H8654 [3OC]

———prohibit States from acquiring land if a local government has disapproved the acquisition, H2897 [10MY]

———prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2914 [11MY]

———require State approval of land acquisitions which result in a net gain of Federal ownership in States where a majority of land is already federally-owned, H2900 [10MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H8206 [27SE]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3386 [18MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4537 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4537 [15JN]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4517 [15JN]

NOAA: funding, H5106, H5107 [26JN]

Olympic games: tribute to Salinas, CA, participants, E1427 [7SE]

Point of order, H1555 [29MR]

Porter, Bernice H.: bequeath of estate to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, CA, E1841 [19OC]

Public lands: prohibit wildlife conservation organizations from using Federal funds for purchase of conservation easements, H2919 [11MY]

———restrict Federal acquisition of lands to certain designated areas, H2885 [10MY]

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817), H6860 [25JY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7329 [7SE]

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister, E1481 [14SE]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920 [11MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8102 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11924 [14NO]

Special order: granted, H7575 [13SE]

Statements

Tribute to Adam N. Darling—Victim of Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, H1656 [3AP]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for San Diego County, CA, H9516 [10OC]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District California, H2487 [3MY]

Tributes

Adams, Virginia Best, E1102 [23JN]

Bliss, James, E334 [16MR]

Chapin, Donald, Sr. (Dudley), E2016 [28OC]

Chaplin, Robert C., E876 [25MY]

Criley, Richard, E1266 [19JY]

Devlin, Daniel, E2110 [4DE]

Dodd, Nancy, E2009 [28OC]

Gardiner, John, E1068 [21JN]

Gill, Johnny, E1411 [6SE]

Grunsky, Donald L., E788 [19MY]

Inada, Steve H., E434 [28MR]

Keene, Clifford H., E766 [18MY]

Lund, Dorothy, E1633 [29SE]

Marcus, Zoe A. Orr, E1799 [16OC]

Michels, Larry, E244 [8MR]

Mills, Evangeline C., E771 [19MY]

Morgens, Howard J., E792 [19MY]

Parr, Jack F., E1483 [14SE]

Rand, Doug, E1069 [21JN]

Selby, Richard, E362 [21MR]

Seyferth, Harold H., E2114 [4DE]

Tanimura, Charles I., E1083 [22JN]

Thompson, Ralph, Jr., E1087 [23JN]

Woodward, Lillian Baker, E239 [8MR]

Wyckoff, Florence W.R., E1652 [3OC]

FARRAKHAN, LOUIS

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (see H. Con. Res. 422), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 423), H9767 [11OC]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (H. Con. Res. 423), H9843 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (H. Con. Res. 423), S10543 [13OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 423, use of Capitol Grounds for the Million Family March, H9843 [12OC]

FARRELL, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

San Fernando Valley Bar Association: Judge of the Year award recipient, E133 [14FE]

FARRI, VINCENT AND CHRISTINA

Remarks in House

Farri, Richard V.: tribute to birth, E2236 [15DE]

FATHER'S DAY

Poems

``That Dad of Mine'', S5187 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S5186, S5187 [15JN]

FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Articles and editorials

Packed Up and Rarin' To Go—McDonald's Has Contracted With Union Packaging, a Minority Business, To Supply Cartons for Its Food, Rosland Briggs-Gammon, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E682 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H90 [31JA]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966, 3573), H575 [29FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054), H1958 [6AP]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H5656 [29JN]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H340 [10FE] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H90 [31JA]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H2123 [11AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

Community development: amend certain community reinvestment statutes (see H.R. 3504), H632 [1MR]

———license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), H3413 [18MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H4174 [9JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H10473 [19OC]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H5843 [11JY]

Delaware River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2317), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4784 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H455 [15FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H255 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H8406 [27SE]

———Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), H7991 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7282 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H6052 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

Diseases: study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government (see H.R. 3659), H7003 [25JY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1163 [21MR]

Education: modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2412 [2MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H5085 [23JN]

ERISA: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

FEC: authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see H.R. 4037), H1162 [21MR]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H7723 [18SE]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H7723 [18SE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H7280 [6SE]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H7211 [27JY]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H1629 [30MR]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H2607 [4MY]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see H.R. 4664), H7871 [19SE]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H7502 [12SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7282 [6SE]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H7281 [6SE]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H6599 [19JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H7503 [12SE]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3867 [25MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8617 [2OC]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H7578 [13SE]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H756 [8MR]

———establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (see H.R. 5410), H9504 [6OC]

———establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H4121 [8JN]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H2122 [11AP]

Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6777 [24JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H5084 [23JN]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H8736 [3OC]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H574 [29FE]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H2239 [12AP]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 2288), H1123 [20MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H4121 [8JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H4783 [20JN]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H922 [9MR]

———grant authority to issue semipostals (see H.R. 4437), H2966 [11MY]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2770 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7281 [6SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H90 [31JA]

Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H9504 [6OC]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H997 [14MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H209 [2FE]

Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of commercial buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 2954), H342 [10FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7366 [7SE]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), H1077 [15MR]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8469 [28SE]

———provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities (see H.R. 2713), H3523 [22MY]

———provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), H209 [2FE]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of contributions to standard and education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1357), H90 [31JA]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H8736 [3OC]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H1163 [21MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H6719 [20JY]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7933 [20SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Community development: increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H5842 [11JY]

Health: require States to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs (see H.R. 4075), H1405 [23MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Res. 509), H3649 [23MY]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H4220 [12JN]

Remarks

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building, Derry, NH: designate (H.R. 4517), H6387 [18JY]

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (H.R. 4430), H6382, H6383 [18JY]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Project Alpha, H8901 [5OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1533 [29MR]

Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building, Reno, NV: designate (H.R. 4169), H5808, H5809 [11JY]

Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate (H.R. 1666), H1137, H1138 [21MR]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1533 [29MR]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (H.R. 4542), H3873, H3874 [6JN]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1533 [29MR]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (H.R. 4975), H7756 [19SE]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4451), E1601 [27SE]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (H.R. 4625), H7758 [19SE]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3909), H5810, H5811 [11JY]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 3703), E737 [17MY]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (H.R. 4658), H5807 [11JY]

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (H.R. 3699), H942 [14MR]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 4554), H6388 [18JY]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (H.R. 3701), H944 [14MR]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4450), H7760 [19SE]

Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate (S. 1295), H8278, H8279 [27SE]

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (H.R. 4241), H3878 [6JN]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (H.R. 4157), H6385, H6386 [18JY]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H949 [14MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (H. Res. 509), H3877 [6JN]

Peirce College: support proposal to obtain a Dept. of Agriculture distant learning grant, E1972 [28OC]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (H.R. 4636), E979 [12JN]

———modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (S. 2686), E1798 [16OC]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4447), H5812 [11JY]

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building, Carrollton, GA: designate (H.R. 4786), H7759 [19SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6827 [25JY]

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (H. Con. Res. 229), H3876 [6JN]

Union Packaging L.L.C.: tribute, E682 [9MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2903 [10MY], H4218 [12JN]

Testimonies

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae, E738-E740 [17MY]

Tributes

Goodling, Representative, H8630 [3OC]

Klein, Naomi, E609 [2MY]

FAUGHT, DEWEY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E431 [28MR]

FAULKNER, CARLY

Remarks in Senate

Wenatchee, WA: tribute to Pioneer Middle School students for participation in Destination ImagiNation (nonprofit organization) Global Finals, S6467 [11JY]

FAULKNER, WHITNEY

Remarks in Senate

Wenatchee, WA: tribute to Pioneer Middle School students for participation in Destination ImagiNation (nonprofit organization) Global Finals, S6467 [11JY]

FAUSER, KRISTIN

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S5054 [13JN], S8350 [11SE]

FAUX, JEFF

Papers

Fed's Unnecessary Assault on Wages, E340-E342 [16MR]

FAY, BRADLEY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E510 [6AP]

FAY, MAUREEN A.

Remarks in Senate

Alternatives for Girls (organization): Role Model Award recipient, S2103 [4AP]

FAY, WILLIAM P.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H3651 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3652 [24MY]

FAYETTE COUNTY, KY

Remarks in House

Hurt, Hobert: Fayette County, KY, Middle School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1639 [2OC]

National Police Week: observance, E746 [17MY]

Newton, Carrie: Fayette County, KY, Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1637 [2OC]

Tibbs, Emma: Points of Light Foundation Daily Points of Light Award recipient, E1164 [30JN]

Wood, Rebecca: Fayette County, KY, High School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1641 [2OC]

FAYETTE COUNTY, TX

Remarks in House

Round Top, TX: tribute to Independence Day parade, E1003 [14JN]

FAYETTEVILLE, AR

Remarks in House

Roberts, Maurice: National Veterans Administration Chaplain of the Month award recipient, E1054 [20JN]

FAYETTEVILLE, GA

Remarks in House

Fayette County High School: tribute to students' report on F-22 fighter, E947 [9JN]

FAYETTEVILLE, NC

Bills and resolutions

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4484 [14JN]

Remarks in House

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4658), H5806-H5808 [11JY], E1242 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 4658), S10113 [6OC]

Reports filed

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4658), S9701 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4658, J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC, H5806 [11JY]

FEARS, DOUG

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1244 [14JY]

FECUNDO, FERNANDO

Remarks in House

Omer, MI: tribute to Migrant Head Start Center tree-planting ceremony in honor of deceased staff workers, E1082 [22JN]

FEDDERSON, YVONNE

Letters

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, E1261 [18JY]

FEDERAL ACTIVITIES INVENTORY REFORM ACT

Bills and resolutions

Government: improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (see S. 2242), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 4103), H1476 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Government: improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (S. 2242), S1415 [9MR]

FEDERAL AGENCIES see Executive Departments

FEDERAL AGENCY COMPLIANCE ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1924) (H. Rept. 106-976), H9899 [12OC]

FEDERAL AID IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2607 [4MY], H2849, H2858, H2861, H2865, H2868, H2871, H2872, H2875, H2877, H2884, H2887, H2890, H2891, H2895, H2898, H2900, H2902 [10MY], H2908, H2909, H2910, H2911, H2913, H2916, H2918, H2920, H2921, H2923, H2926, H2931, H2951 [11MY]

Articles and editorials

Conservation Money, S9914 [5OC]

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

Land Plan—Worthwhile Conservation Act Stuck in Committee, E1138 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE] (see S. 2567), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4377), H2605 [4MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Excerpts

Conservation and Reinvestment Act editorial support: several publications, S9913 [5OC]

Letters

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S9460 [28SE]

Lists

Conservation and Revinvestment Act Coalition members, S9913 [5OC]

Senators and staff supporting Conservation and Revinvestment Act, S9913 [5OC]

Virginia organizations supporting Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S9937 [5OC]

Motions

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

Press releases

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Remarks in House

BLM: auction public land identified for disposal, H2924-H2926 [11MY]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861-H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8596 [2OC], H8641-H8648, H8650, H8651, H8655, H8656 [3OC], H9870 [12OC], E1669 [4OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2827-H2903 [10MY], H2907-H2952 [11MY], E154 [16FE], E571 [13AP], E722, E724 [15MY], E740 [17MY], E779 [19MY], E1138 [28JN]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2821-H2826 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), motion to recommit, H2949-H2951 [11MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

———condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

———restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2926, H2927 [11MY]

Federal-State relations: remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

Public lands: Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2921-H2923 [11MY]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9808-S9813, S9816, S9826, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9907-S9909, S9911-S9916, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10401 [12OC], S11232, S11293 [27OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), S6837 [14JY], S6992, S7039 [17JY], S7431-S7435 [21JY], S8877, S8878 [21SE], S9256 [26SE], S9460 [28SE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE], S1019 [1MR]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 25), S598 [10FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2567), S4018, S4029 [16MY], S4031 [17MY]

Reports filed

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 701) (S. Rept. 106-413), S8584 [14SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 106-499), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Summaries

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

S. 2123, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S937-S945 [29FE]

FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS

Amendments

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1566, S1573, S1612, S1615 [22MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1631 [23MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4209, S4215, S4216 [18MY], H3892 [6JN]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7255 [19JY], S9968, S10011 [5OC], H9562 [10OC]

———authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (S. 1691), S4116 [17MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3051, S3197 [1MY], S3265, S3266 [2MY], S3284, S3333, S3334, S3447, S3448, S3449 [3MY], S3460, S3547, S3548, S3549, S3550, S3552 [4MY], S3594, S3616 [8MY], S3638, S3662, S3738, S3772, S3773, S3774, S3775, S3778, S3781 [9MY], S3851 [10MY], S4026 [16MY], S5579 [21JN]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1630 [30MR], H1764, H1765 [4AP], H1868, H1889, H1902, H1905, H1907, H1908, H1909, H1911, H1916, H1917, H1919, H1922, H1936 [6AP]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3949, S3951 [15MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9847 [12OC]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S827 [24FE], S891, S895, S896 [28FE]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054 [13JN]

———emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1038, H1078 [15MR]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S9003 [21SE]

———enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), S10469 [12OC], H9918 [17OC]

Analyses

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (H.R. 5640), H11986-H11991 [5DE]

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises Regulation Consolidation and Improvement (H.R. 3703), E198 [29FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act (S. 2997), S7917 [27JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, S1642 [23MR], H1621 [30MR]

Articles and editorials

Abuse Program Believes in Ability Without State Aid—Faith-Based Effort Serves as Example, H6832 [25JY]

Addicts Get Tough Love at Victory, H6832 [25JY]

Apple Growers Getting Burned—Epidemic of Fire Blight Devastates Local Crop, S7352 [20JY]

Bad Apples—Fire Blight Is Taking Bite Out of Area Crops—Farmers Seek Federal Financial Assistance for Acres of Dying Trees, S7351 [20JY]

Battered Girlfriends Need Protection, Too, E1441 [11SE]

Big Sugar Seeks Bailout, Gives Money To Help Get Way, S7312 [20JY]

Burdened Families Look for Child-Care Aid, S6419 [11JY]

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

Cops, Crime and Clergy—Boston's Commish on How the New Alliance Between Police and Preachers Works, H6834 [25JY]

Crop Insurance an Improvement—With New Insurance Type, Farmers Can Finally Control Part of Their Operations, E534 [11AP]

Don't Be Down on the Farm—What We Can Do To Preserve a National Treasure, S483-S485 [8FE]

Dual Edged Sword of Medicare Reimbursement—The Medicare Provider and Health Maintenance Organization Perspective, E2041-E2043 [31OC]

Easter Special to Ex-Addicts, H6831 [25JY]

End Sugar's Sweet Deal, S7312 [20JY]

Fair Deal for the Poor, S3638 [9MY]

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families, Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S4537 [6JN]

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S2289 [6AP]

GOP Team, Praises Drug Rehabilitation Program, H6831 [25JY]

Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]

Inexplicable Neglect, S9249, S9259 [26SE], H8100 [26SE]

Lack of Resources Hampers Students in Poorer Districts, S3586-S3588 [8MY]

Lesson Plan for Gore, S3467 [4MY]

Misdirected Education Money, S1588 [22MR]

New Holy War, H6834 [25JY]

On Home Front, Military Families Struggle With Low Pay, S4538 [6JN]

Savior of the Streets, H6833 [25JY]

State of the Union Recognition Casts San Antonio in Limelight, H6831 [25JY]

Sugar Growers Get Bailout—Purchase of Surplus Will Cost Taxpayers About $60 Million, S7316 [20JY]

Teachers Online but Disconnected, S2110 [4AP]

Two Sides of the American Dream, S7315 [20JY]

U.S. Soldiers Rely on Charity To Support Families, S4538 [6JN]

Voucher Chorus Is Off-Key, S8816 [20SE]

Welfare From the Streets, H6830 [25JY]

Wrong Fix, H6832 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (see S. 2039), S489 [8FE] (see H.R. 3653), H373 [14FE]

———establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (see S. 2706), S4820 [8JN]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (see H.R. 4979), H7128 [26JY]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see S. 2745), S5241 [15JN] (see H.R. 3996), H1077 [15MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (see S. 2251), S1461 [20MR]

———improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see S. 3049), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H6599 [19JY]

———payment of special loan deficiency payments to eligible producers who have suffered yield losses due to damaging weather or disasters (see H.R. 5125), H7364 [7SE]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (see S. 3133), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5160), H7502 [12SE]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 512), H3812 [24MY]

Alaska: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 2693), S4820 [8JN]

Armed Forces: establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance (see S. 2322), S1884 [29MR]

———improve benefits for members of reserve components and their dependents (see S. 2514), S3514 [4MY]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (see S. 2545), S3916 [11MY]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see S. 3036), S8413 [12SE] (see H.R. 4639), H4220 [12JN]

Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform: establish (see H.R. 5593), H11445 [27OC]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

———provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for children participating in the WIC program (see H.R. 5592), H11445 [27OC]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (see S. 3276), S11762 [11DE]

Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see S. 3170), S9945 [5OC]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 407), H8061 [25SE]

Community development: increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H5842 [11JY]

———provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 2445), S2728 [13AP]

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2335), S1986 [30MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (see S. 2332), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 4523), H3649 [23MY]

———extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (see S. 2996), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 3864), H756 [8MR]

———increase number of farmers eligible for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans or loan deficiency payments and the amount of production for which such loans and payments are available (see H.R. 4524), H3649 [23MY]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see S. 2221), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3863), H756 [8MR]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers for any month in which the national average price for Class III milk is less than a certain target price (see H.R. 5649), H12066 [8DE]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see S. 2079), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3685), H509 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1629 [30MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4660), H4484 [14JN]

———participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H510 [16FE]

Dept. of Education: establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H7206 [27JY]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2137), S1025 [1MR] (see H.R. 4539), H3813 [24MY]

———transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (see S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: conduct a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages (see H.R. 4348), H2410 [2MY]

———consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (see S. 2968), S7839 [27JY]

———provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see S. 2602), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 3613), H339 [10FE]

———waive contract termination notification requirements for families receiving project-based rental assistance in cases where such termination facilitates purchase of the home by the tenant (see H.R. 5566), H11206 [26OC]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4178), H1763 [4AP]

———provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (see S. 2065), S613 [10FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H4336 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide cost sharing for CALFED water enhancement programs in California (see H.R. 5130), H7364 [7SE]

———weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see S. 2953), S7839 [27JY]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 5474), H10036 [17OC]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 607), H8735 [3OC]

District of Columbia: include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (see H.R. 4099), H1476 [28MR]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (see S. 2527), S3692 [9MY]

Economy: provide certain benefits and assistance to workers displaced by trade or technology and assist communities experiencing economic distress in restructuring their economies (see H.R. 5473), H9907 [16OC]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (see S. 2452), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4307), H2338 [13AP]

———assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H920 [9MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see H.R. 3867), H756 [8MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (see S. 2159), S1117 [2MR]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (see S. 2929), S7656 [26JY]

———establish comprehensive early childhood education programs and early childhood education staff development programs (see H.R. 5071), H7209 [27JY]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs (see S. 2970), S7839 [27JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in schools with a high concentration of low-income students (see H.R. 4956), H7002 [25JY]

———permit certain incarcerated students to receive Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 5632), H11927 [14NO]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see S. 2615), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4176), H1763 [4AP]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

———ensure services for students are coordinated (see H.R. 4891), H6599 [19JY]

———extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H3474 [19MY]

Employment: amend Federal program for compensation of work injuries (see H.R. 3829), H641 [2MR]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 5305), H8200 [26SE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit Federal financial assistance to individuals who are delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 3929), H1075 [15MR]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

———provide additional benefits for individuals receiving trade adjustment assistance (see H.R. 4466), H3172 [16MY]

———provide trade adjustment assistance for certain workers (see H.R. 4641), H4220 [12JN]

———provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (see S. 2611), S4297 [23MY]

Government: increase accountability for Government spending and reduce wasteful spending (see H.R. 5317), H8405 [27SE]

Health: increase State immunization programs funding (see S. 2443), S2728 [13AP] (see H. Con. Res. 315), H2511 [3MY]

———require States to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs (see H.R. 4075), H1405 [23MR]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 3125), S9381 [27SE]

Health care facilities: provide relief for essential hospitals in certain regions and assist in the long-range economic recovery of such hospitals (see H.R. 4622), H4173 [9JN] (see H.R. 5228), H7932 [20SE]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (see S. 3143), S9605 [2OC]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H572 [29FE]

———delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (see S. 3033), S8413 [12SE]

———establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see H.R. 4664), H4484 [14JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 3274), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5640), H12017 [5DE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H1851 [5AP]

———extend applicability of downpayment simplification for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 5193), H7722 [18SE]

———increase the availability of affordable housing through certain housing assistance funding (see H.R. 5604), H11621 [30OC]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S5240 [15JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

———provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see S. 2112), S867 [28FE]

Immigration: extend the special immigrant religious worker program (see S. 2406), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 3226), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 4068), H1404 [23MR]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H2337 [13AP]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (see H.R. 4148), H1628 [30MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S2106 (see S. 2355), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 3545), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4090), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4240), H2122 [11AP] (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see S. 2444), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4563), H3868 [25MY]

Kentucky: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 5230), H7932 [20SE]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 5560), H11194 [25OC]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (see H.R. 4386), H2606 [4MY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 628), H9766 [11OC]

———permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 5002), H7206 [27JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2299), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 3698), H510 [16FE]

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see S. 2826), S6121 [29JN]

———coverage of ambulance services to certain rural outpatient facilities (see H.R. 4549), H3867 [25MY]

———establish a voluntary program for low-income beneficiaries to obtain assistance in paying for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4235), H2121 [11AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4239), H2122 [11AP]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see S. 3082), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 4395), H2654 [8MY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H5955 [12JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4771), H5240 [27JN]

———increase awareness of the availability of cost-sharing assistance to eligible low-income beneficiaries (see S. 2814), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 4797), H5654 [29JN]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]

———increase payment amount for renal dialysis services (see S. 3038), S8413 [12SE]

———limit number of residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine eligible for graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 5348), H8551 [29SE]

———make improvements to the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services (see S. 3050), S8585 [14SE]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 5042), H7207 [27JY]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7206 (see H.R. 5089), H7209 [27JY]

———reduce waiting period for benefits for disabled individuals (see H.R. 5556), H11194 [25OC]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals (see S. 2556), S3946 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 5282), H8061 [25SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S7840 [27JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: repeal State grant limitations (see H.R. 3635), H340 [10FE]

National School Lunch Act: provide alternative reimbursement rates under the child and adult care food program for rural family or group day care homes (see H.R. 5383), H8799 [4OC]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 277), S1671 [23MR]

———authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 2052), S612 [10FE]

———treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Poverty: enhance flexibility in individual development account programs to encourage savings for poor working families (see S. 3214), S10716 [18OC]

———establish a commission to study and make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working poor (see H.R. 3839), H647 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S285 [2FE]

Railroad Retirement Act: eliminate a limitation on benefits (see H.R. 5245), H7990 [21SE]

SBA: reauthorize loan programs (see S. 3236), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5545), H11194 [25OC] (see H.R. 5652), H12080 [11DE] (see H.R. 5654), H12085 [13DE] (see H.R. 5667), H12531 [15DE]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see S. 3121), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

———reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), consideration (see H. Res. 439), H996 [14MR]

Small Business Investment Act: corrections (see H.R. 3845), H756 [8MR]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 4817), H5736 [10JY]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H6051 [13JY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2976), S7840 [27JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4393), H2654 [8MY]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5192), H7651 [14SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE] (see S. 3165), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5543), H11193 [25OC] (see H.R. 5601), H11620 [30OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO] (see H.R. 5661), H12094 [14DE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 2477), S3023 [27AP] (see H.R. 4651), H4336 [13JN]

———provide for more equitable distribution of block grant funds under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5281), H8061 [25SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]

———use earnings level currently applicable solely to blind individuals as uniform level in determining disabilities (see H.R. 5553), H11194 [25OC]

SSA: prepare for the needs of the 21st century (see H.R. 5447), H9767 [11OC]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2727 [13AP]

———require use of Federal highway funds for projects in high priority corridors (see S. 2713), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4629), H4174 [9JN] (see H.R. 4638), H4220 [12JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow employees and self-employed individuals to deduct taxes paid for Social Security and Medicare (see H.R. 5064), H7208 [27JY]

———designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas (see H.R. 5584), H11207 [26OC]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H454 [15FE] (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2238 [12AP]

———permit the disclosure of return information to verify the accuracy of information provided on applications for Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 4661), H4484 [14JN]

———provide economic relief to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 5386), H8799 [4OC]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see S. 2825), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]

———treatment of payments received pursuant to the Declaration on Extraordinary Emergency Because of Plum Pox Virus (see H.R. 5211), H7870 [19SE]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program (see H.R. 3630), H340 [10FE]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Act: expand after-school activities and services (see H.R. 5227), H7932 [20SE]

———include public libraries (see H.R. 4947), H7002 [25JY]

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 5502), H10472 [19OC]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (see S. 2494), S3258 [2MY] (see S. 2544), S3916 [11MY]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S538 [9FE]

White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (see S. 2802), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5280), H8061 [25SE]

Women: improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (see S. 2635), S4460 [25MY]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Conference reports

Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559), H3763-H3804 [24MY]

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Descriptions

Local Housing Opportunities Act (S. 2968), S7868-S7870 [27JY]

Excerpts

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577): Child Care Development Block Grant funding provisions, H4434 [14JN]

Explanations

Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act (S. 1402), H9931-H9941 [17OC]

———Senate Amendments to House Amendments, S10504-S10513 [12OC]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]

Children of Female Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act (S. 2494), S3262 [2MY]

Letters

Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund use by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors: Senator Grassley, S5100 [14JN]

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, H1900 [6AP]

Book Stamp Act: Adele Robinson, National Association for the Education of Young Children, S4320 [23MY]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S4320 [23MY]

———Patricia Schroeder, Association of American Publishers, Inc., S4320 [23MY]

———Richard E. Sells, Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., S4321 [23MY]

———Steve Cohen, 4 To 14.COM (business), S4320 [23MY]

Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, H2690 [9MY]

Disaster assistance to fruit producers: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Family Care Act: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, S7661 [26JY]

———Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S7661 [26JY]

———Gregg Haifley, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S7661 [26JY]

———Kathy Thornton and Catherine Pinkerton, NETWORK (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Kerb Kuhn, Premier, Inc., S7662 [26JY]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S7661 [26JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S7662 [26JY]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Stanley B. Peck, American Dental Hygienists' Association, S7661 [26JY]

FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act: William P. Killmer, National Association of Home Builders, H7744 [19SE]

Graduate medical education payments: several Members of Congress, S6208 [30JN]

Improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs: Diane L. Balma, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, S4464 [25MY]

———Phyllis Greenberger and Roberta Biegel, Society for Women's Health Research, S4464 [25MY]

———Sandra C. Raymond, National Osteoporosis Foundation, S4464 [25MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: National Governors' Association, S905 [29FE]

———Senator Voinovich, S1372 [9MR]

Information Technology Act: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S2112 [4AP]

LSC funding: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, H4972 [22JN]

Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program expansion to include parents of low-income families: several organizations, S2414 [7AP]

Medicaid coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs: Barbara Morrow, S2325 [6AP]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S8853 [20SE]

———Howard Bedlin, National Council on the Aging, S8853 [20SE]

———Kenneth E. Raske, Greater New York Hospital Association, S8854 [20SE]

———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8852 [20SE]

———National Immigration Law Center, S8852 [20SE]

———Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S8853 [20SE]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S8853 [20SE]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S8853 [20SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Alliance To Save Cancer Care Access, H11224 [26OC]

———American Association of Blood Banks, American Red Cross, and America's Blood Centers (organization), H11226 [26OC]

———American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, H11221 [26OC]

———American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Ann B. Howard, American Federation of HomeCare Providers, Inc., H11221 [26OC]

———Armin D. Weinberg, Intercultural Cancer Council, H11224 [26OC]

———Bill Finerfrock, Rural Health Clinics (organization), H11218 [26OC]

———Carolyn S. Markey, Visiting Nurse Associations of America, H11221 [26OC]

———Charles B. Mullins, University of Texas, H11220 [26OC]

———Charles L. DeBrunner, National Association of Urban Critical Access Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Clark R. Law, Association for Ohio Philanthropic Homes, Housing and Service for the Aging, H11222 [26OC]

———Craig A. Becker, FACHE (organization), H11219 [26OC]

———Daniel E. Smith, American Cancer Society, H11223 [26OC]

———David LaBlanc, Lifecare Management Services (organization), H11223 [26OC]

———Donald W. Fisher, American Medical Group Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Edward A. Eckenhoff, American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association, H11217 [26OC]

———Gary Goldstein, Kennedy Krieger Institute, H11218 [26OC]

———Geraldine Brueckner, National Association of Long Term Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Howard G. Capek and Matthew J. Ripperger, U.S. Healthcare (business), H11228 [26OC]

———Howard J. Braverman, American Optometric Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jane V. White, American Dietetic Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jeff Immelt, General Electric Co., H11227 [26OC]

———John Davis, National Kidney Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———John W. Corwin, Glaucoma Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———Judith Baskins, National PACE Association, H11222 [26OC]

———Karen A. Davie, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, H11222 [26OC]

———Leah Mullin, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, H11225 [26OC]

———Mark Covall, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, H11220 [26OC]

———Mary R. Grealy, Health Care Leadership Council, H11220 [26OC]

———Michael Walker, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, H11221 [26OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H11225 [26OC]

———Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———National Orthotic Manufacturers Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Pam Bailey, Advanced Medical Technology Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition, H11222 [26OC]

———Peters D. Willson, National Association of Children's Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Phyllis Landrieu, Tenet Healthcare Corp., H11227 [26OC]

———Richard M. Scrushy, Health South (business), H11217 [26OC]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

———Rowen K. Zetterman, American College of Gastroenterology, H11226 [26OC]

———S. Bradley Traverse, Acute Long Term Hospital Association, H11218 [26OC]

———Sam W. Cameron, Mississippi Hospital Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Connaughton, American Association for Homecare, H11220 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Scully, Federation of American Hospitals, H11217 [26OC]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., H11217 [26OC]

———Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, H11220 [26OC]

———William L. Rich III, American Academy of Ophthalmology, H11226 [26OC]

———William Teutsch, Association of Surgical Technologists, H11227 [26OC]

———several Representatives, E2031 [30OC]

———several hospital and healthcare associations, H11500 [29OC]

———several religious organizations, H11222 [26OC]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act: Aaron Gornstein, Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, Inc., S7917 [27JY]

———Barbara J. Thompson, National Council of State Housing Agencies, S7918 [27JY]

———Dennis R. Cronk, National Association of Realtors, S7918 [27JY]

———Gerald M. Howard, National Association of Home Builders, S7918 [27JY]

———Kristin Siglin, Enterprise Foundation, S7919 [27JY]

———Mary Ann Gleason, National Coalition for the Homeless, S7918 [27JY]

———Robert J. Reid, National Housing Conference (organization), S7917 [27JY]

———Sheila Crowley, National Low Income Housing Coalition, S7918 [27JY]

National Family Caregiver Support Program: Barbara Boyd, S11055 [26OC]

Native Americans rural development programs funding: JoAnn K. Chase, National Congress of American Indians, S7374 [20JY]

———Veronica N. Gonzales, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S7374 [20JY]

Pell Grant Program funding: Cyndy Littlefield, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, S2392 [7AP]

———David L. Warren and Stanley O. Ikenberry, Student Aid Alliance, S2392 [7AP]

———Ellin Nolan and Edward Kealy, Committee for Education Funding, S2392 [7AP]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, S2391 [7AP]

Price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane: Wade Steiger, S7324 [20JY]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: several organizations, S1566 [22MR]

SBA politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election: Senator Bond, Committee on Small Business (Senate), S11229 [27OC]

School social promotion: NAACP, S1076 [2MR]

Senior citizen meal programs funding: Jan Bonine, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, H9708 [11OC]

———Margot L. Clark, Meals on Wheels Association of America, H9707 [11OC]

———Michael F. Ouellette, Senior Citizens League, H9708 [11OC]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Raymond J. Uhalde, Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

State Children's Health Insurance Program funding: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, S5827 [27JN]

———Michael O. Leavitt and Parris N. Glendening, National Governors' Association, S5827 [27JN]

———Mike Huckabee and James B. Hunt, Jr., National Governors' Association, S5826 [27JN]

———several health care and community service organizations, S5825 [27JN]

———several Senators, S5826, S5827 [27JN]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance: Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, S2289 [6AP]

———Edwin Dorn, Dept. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S2288 [6AP]

———John W. Smart, VFW, S2287 [6AP]

———Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S2287 [6AP]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S2288 [6AP]

———Paul W. Arcari, Retired Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Richard D. Murray, National Association for Uniformed Services, S2287 [6AP]

———Senator Domenici, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2289, S2290 [6AP]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S2287 [6AP]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding: Thomas L. Garthwaite, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H4872 [21JN]

Violence Against Women Act: Patricia Blau Reuss, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, S9457 [28SE]

———President Clinton, S9457 [28SE]

———several Representatives, H8071, H8100 [26SE]

———several women's and children's organizations, S9458 [28SE]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Gloria M. Buccino, Mount Kisco, NY, Police Dept., H1726 [4AP]

Lists

Contributors to disaster assistance for Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Organizations supporting Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition members, H11223 [26OC]

Possible State losses of State-Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S7892 [27JY]

Republican Party history of cutting education funding in appropriations bills, S6631 [13JY]

Supporters of S. 2137, Holocaust Education Assistance Act, S1028 [1MR]

Memorandums

Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program: Dept. of Education, H4289-H4291 [13JN]

NSF Competitive Grant Awards to Public and Private Schools To Hire Master Teachers: David M. Ackerman, H10619 [24OC]

Motions

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H9847 [12OC]

Outlines

Democratic proposal on Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Representatives Rangel and Dingell, H11553 [30OC]

Papers

Graduate Physician Training Positions: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S7785 [27JY]

Press releases

Governor Requests Disaster Designation for Fruit Growers in South and Southwest Michigan: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

House To Decide Whether Americans Should Be Told the Truth About the Most Common STD, Human Papilloma Virus: Medical Institute on Human Papilloma Virus, H2692 [9MY]

Regulations

Illinois Procurement Code on eligibility for certain Federal aid funding, S9870 [4OC]

Remarks in House

African Americans: race-based assistance programs funding, H243 [8FE]

———relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H11248 [26OC]

Agriculture: disaster assistance to fruit producers, H5705 [10JY]

———emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers, H5785, H5786 [11JY]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (H.R. 4979), E1337 [27JY]

———Federal farm policies, H8606 [2OC]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (H.R. 3513), H1947 [6AP]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year, H7064 [26JY]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, E534 [11AP]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3817-H3828, H3857 [25MY], E887, E888 [6JN], E936 [9JN]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 512), H3816, H3817 [25MY]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, E1212 [11JY]

American Association of People With Disabilities: tribute, H6757 [24JY]

Appalachian region: problem of hunger, E944 [9JN], E999-E1002 [14JN]

BIA: insure equitable distribution of Indian Health Service medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H241-H247 [8FE]

CCC: disaster assistance funding for onion farmers in Orange County, NY, H5709, H5710 [10JY]

———limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5562-H5574 [29JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: children's health programs funding, H4307 [13JN]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4050, H4054 [8JN], H4204-H4208, H4210-H4214 [12JN], H4434, H4435 [14JN], E990 [13JN]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care, H7974 [21SE]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H19 [27JA], H367 [14FE]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, H8038-H8040 [25SE]

Coastal Community Conservation Act: nonpoint pollution control programs, E100 [9FE]

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), H8005, H8006 [25SE]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 407), H8006 [25SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act, H5291 [27JN]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities, E990 [13JN]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, H954, H955, H956, H957, H959 [14MR], E306, E307, E309 [14MR]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, H5692, H5693 [10JY]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: disaster assistance to apple farmers in the Northeast, H1618 [30MR], H5790 [11JY]

———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), H1973-H1975 [10AP], H3892 [6JN]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (H.R. 5051), H7195 [27JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5783, H5784 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2623-H2628 [8MY]

———senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5588-H5591 [29JN]

———specialty crops assistance funding, H1568 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: impact of spending reductions on social and domestic programs, H3965 [7JN], E391 [22MR]

———reliance of military families on food stamps, H1563 [29MR], H8051 [25SE]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas, H9663 [11OC]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (H.R. 1779), H1551 [29MR]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for any efforts to restrict military recruiting at secondary schools, H4284, H4285 [13JN]

———teacher transition programs funding, H4248-H4249 [13JN], H12495 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS: senior citizens programs funding, H4297-H4300 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1919-H1935 [6AP]

———allow use of Section 8 funds to provide cash assistance for purchase of homes, H1902 [6AP]

———empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761, H4764, H4765 [20JN]

———establish a pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas, E1910 [25OC]

———establish a pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to disabled families, E1910 [25OC]

———Gun Buyback Program funding, H762 [9MR]

———HOME Loan Guarantee Program funding, H1867 [6AP]

———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1914-H1917 [6AP]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751, H4753 [20JN], E1078 [22JN], E1149 [29JN]

———include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

———Inspector General report on wasteful spending, H5441 [29JN]

———modify eligibility requirements for Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program grants, H1936, H1937 [6AP]

———Native American housing programs funding, H4626 [19JN]

———offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1901, H1904 [6AP]

———Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight funding, H4767-H4770 [20JN]

———provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons, H1511 [29MR]

———provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (H.R. 3613), E1281 [19JY]

———Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4746-H4750 [20JN]

———Section 8 housing programs funding, H1350 [23MR]

———section 8 housing voucher funding, H4626 [19JN], H4907 [21JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4893-H4897 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs, H11291 [26OC]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (H.R. 4178), H8781 [4OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program, H4281 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4544-H4550 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing assistance to emergency response organizations (H.R. 3155), H1593 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits, H4887 [21JN]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (H.R. 3256), H7007 [26JY]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (H.R. 5474), E1817 [17OC]

———Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4870-H4877 [21JN], E1095 [23JN]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), H9562-H9569 [10OC]

———authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 607), H8663-H8673 [3OC]

District of Columbia: include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (H.R. 4099), E429 [28MR]

———prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7588-H7590 [14SE], H8752, H8753 [4OC]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7031, H7032, H7034, H7035, H7050-H7053 [26JY], H7283 [7SE]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H11866 [13NO]

Droughts: rural water needs funding, H5537, H5538, H5541 [29JN]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1141 [21MR], H1482, H1490, H1492, H1493, H1494, H1524-H1540 [29MR], H1619 [30MR], H4197-H4201 [12JN]

Economic Development Administration: provide adjustment assistance to communities adversely affected by the implementation of permanent normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China, H5054, H5055 [23JN]

Economy: relief for communities in distress due to plant closures, mergers, layoffs, or other economic changes, H4656, H4658 [19JN]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (H.R. 4307), H7507 [13SE], E588 [13AP]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, E613 [2MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), E840 [25MY]

———assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (H.R. 3873), E276 [9MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H11466, H11469, H11472 [28OC]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H2250 [13AP], H4052, H4053 [8JN], H4260-H4264 [13JN], H9806 [11OC]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (H.R. 5043), E1377 [27JY]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7459-H7470 [12SE], E1467, E1476 [13SE], E1486 [14SE]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (H.R. 2344), H7971-H7974 [21SE]

———return control to local educational agencies, H8412 [28SE]

———student loan programs funding, H9806 [11OC]

———TRIO Programs funding, E1026 [15JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (H.R. 4141), H2750-H2757 [9MY], E463 [30MR], E613 [2MY]

———prohibit funding to the Native Hawaiian Education Program, H4282-H4284 [13JN]

———Title I grants funding, H4204-H4208 [12JN]

Executive Office of the President: tribute to Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With Disabilities, H6757 [24JY]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (H.R. 2500), H7974 [21SE]

———grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling, H2718 [9MY], H8251, H8257, H8262 [27SE], E1707 [6OC]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H4844, H4845 [21JN]

———investigate failure of State and local governments to return unused disaster funds, H6782 [25JY]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H9645, H9649, H9655, H9662 [11OC]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (H.R. 1168), H5008 [22JN], H5174 [27JN], E475 [3AP]

Firearms: condition certain State justice assistance grants on implementation of handgun registration systems (H.R. 2917), H2961 [11MY]

Fish and fishing: commercial lobster fisheries assistance funding, H1567 [29MR]

———West Coast fisheries assistance funding, H1484, H1490, H1491, H1567 [29MR]

Food Stamp Program: eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, H6604 [20JY]

Food stamps: prevent fraud and abuse, H1854 [6AP]

———provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), H62-H65 [31JA], E63 [2FE]

Gore, Vice President: announcement concerning the release of disaster assistance to fruit growers in Pennsylvania, E1161 [30JN]

Government: increase accountability for Government spending and reduce wasteful spending, H9638 [11OC]

———reduce waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H1633 [3AP], E421 [27MR]

———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (H.R. 3221), H5564 [29JN], E939 [9JN], E986 [13JN]

———waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H8294-H8298 [27SE], H8440-H8444 [28SE]

Guam: Compact and Impact Aid funding, H8656 [3OC]

———Compact and Impact Aid funding relative to unrestricted migration with Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands, H4224 [13JN]

Head Start Program: funding, H1829, H1830 [5AP], H4204-H4208, H4215 [12JN]

Health: increase State immunization programs funding (H. Con. Res. 315), H2486 [3MY]

Health care facilities: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, H8254 [27SE]

———provide relief for essential hospitals in certain regions and assist in the long-range economic recovery of such hospitals (H.R. 4622), H4171 [9JN]

———provide relief for essential hospitals in certain regions and assist in the long-range economic recovery of such hospitals (H.R. 5228), E1546 [20SE]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 3703), E197 [29FE], E737 [17MY], E1384 [27JY]

———establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (H.R. 4664), E1005 [14JN]

———expand homeownership, E1910 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1801 [5AP], H1857-H1941 [6AP], H7744 [19SE], E520 [10AP], E527 [11AP], E775 [19MY], E1921 [25OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), amendment process, H1623 [30MR]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (H. Res. 460), H1855-H1857 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), corrections in engrossment, H1941 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11960-H11996 [5DE], E2149 [7DE], E2173 [11DE], E2182 [14DE]

———extend applicability of downpayment simplification for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5193), H7743-H7745 [19SE]

———provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians, H1901 [6AP], E775 [19MY], E1907 [25OC], E2173 [11DE]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (H.R. 3884), E274 [9MR]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754-H4759 [20JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

———restructure financing for assisted housing for senior citizens, H4907 [21JN]

———strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1911-H1914 [6AP], E527 [11AP]

Hunger: eradication in the U.S., H4345 [14JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H1504, H1513, H1515, H1567 [29MR], H5089 [26JN], H5615 [29JN], H7640 [14SE], E1201 [11JY]

Immigration: extend the special immigrant religious worker program (H.R. 4068), H7778-H7780 [19SE]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors and expand program eligibility to other tribes and tribal organizations (S. 406), H9957-H9959 [17OC]

———funding, H4557-H4569, H4583 [15JN]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (H.R. 4148), H10026-H10028 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E462 [30MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3545), E22 [27JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2349 [2MY], H2414, H2449-H2457 [3MY], H2555 [4MY], H7702 [18SE], H8002-H8004 [25SE], E386 [22MR], E609 [2MY], E624 [3MY], E634, E638, E639 [4MY], E678 [9MY], E1595 [26SE]

———funding, H1066 [15MR], H4062, H4088-H4090 [8JN], H9810-H9816 [11OC], H11750 [1NO], H11800, H11801 [2NO]

———funding through reductions in Comprehensive School Reform Program, H4288-H4291 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Job Corps, H4275, H4276 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4267-H4269 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in the Office of Education Research and Improvement, H4270, H4271, H4310 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, H4265-H4267 [13JN], E995 [14JN]

———reauthorize, H6757 [24JY]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations, H2486 [3MY]

IRS: impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, E2171 [11DE]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), H7811-H7813 [19SE]

LIHEAP: funding, H1618 [30MR], H11457-H11465 [28OC], H12442, H12443, H12500 [15DE], E2048 [1NO], E2157 [8DE]

———redistribution of funds to States with the most need, H418 [15FE]

LSC: funding, H4969-H4978 [22JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2661, H2687-H2698, H2737 [9MY], H8595 [2OC], H9820, H9847-H9852 [12OC], H11454 [28OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9843-H9847 [12OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H1624 [30MR], H1681 [4AP], H1769 [5AP], H1962 [10AP], H2020 [11AP], H2126, H2127 [12AP], H2553 [4MY], E533 [11AP], E579 [13AP]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals, H12489 [15DE]

Medicare: graduate medical education payments (H.R. 4239), E531 [11AP]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (H.R. 4395), H7900 [20SE], H8817 [5OC], E1573 [22SE]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (H.R. 4841), H7543 [13SE]

———increase awareness of the availability of cost-sharing assistance to eligible low-income beneficiaries (H.R. 4797), E1165 [30JN]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (H.R. 5152), E1469 [13SE]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (H.R. 3004), H9514 [10OC]

Mental health: establish demonstration courts (S. 1865), H10636-H10640, H10708 [24OC]

Minnesota: emergency fuel assistance for low-income families and senior citizens, H9 [27JA]

National Endowment for the Humanities: Federal-State Partnership Program funding, H4583 [15JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 2728), H6026 [13JY]

Native Americans: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), H10511, H10512 [23OC]

New York, NY: tribute to Healthy Start Consortium, E2160 [8DE]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H5158 [26JN]

NSF: authorize competitive grant awards to public and private schools to hire master teachers, H10617-H10621 [24OC]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, H2716 [9MY], H8263 [27SE]

Peirce College: support proposal to obtain a Dept. of Agriculture distant learning grant, E1972 [28OC]

Portland, OR: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1862 [6AP]

Poverty: establish a commission to study and make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working poor (H.R. 3839), E227 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: reform, H8747 [4OC]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs, H9706 [11OC], E1903 [25OC]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (H.R. 3192), H7936, H7970 [21SE], H8292 [27SE], H10878 [25OC]

Religion: prohibit certain employment actions by religious institutions assisted by Federal grants, H7313, H7314, H7317-H7321 [7SE]

Roads and highways: allocation of traffic safety funding to pedestrian safety features, H3528 [23MY]

San Leandro, CA: tribute for selection to participate in FEMA's Project Impact, E1591 [26SE]

Santa Clara County, CA: tribute for efforts to provide health coverage to uninsured children, E2144 [7DE]

SBA: conduct study on average time required to process loan applications, H1038, H1039 [15MR]

———microentrepreneurs development programs funding, H5159 [26JN]

———reauthorize loan programs, H12484, H12492 [15DE], E2240 [2JA]

Schools: improve implementation of breakfast and lunch programs, H4343 [14JN]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1032-H1039 [15MR], E332, E345 [16MR]

———reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), consideration (H. Res. 439), H1030-H1032 [15MR]

Small Business Investment Act: corrections (H.R. 3845), H940-H942 [14MR]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 5081), E1366 [27JY]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 4857), E1270 [19JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H8435 [28SE], H11200, H11201, H11210-H11217, H11228, H11247 [26OC], H11451, H11453, H11455 [28OC], H11497, H11499, H11500, H11504, H11505, H11506 [29OC], H11547-H11554, H11595-H11601 [30OC], H11793, H11802 [2NO], H12490, H12491, H12494, H12495, H12498, H12500, H12501 [15DE], E1997, E2004 [28OC], E2031 [30OC], E2039, E2041 [31OC], E2052 [1NO], E2194 [15DE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5291), E1601 [27SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5324), E1615 [27SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5612), E2051 [1NO]

———tie benefit increases to inflation and establish personal savings accounts, E2185 [14DE]

SSA: prepare for the needs of the 21st century (H.R. 5447), E1754 [12OC]

SSI: denial of benefits to convicted criminals while confined, H1769 [5AP]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9796-H9800 [11OC], E1712 [6OC]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6820-H6823, H6826-H6837 [25JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, H8262 [27SE]

Suffolk County, NY: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1865 [6AP]

Taxation: extend incentives for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H12500 [15DE]

Texas: participation in State Children's Health Insurance Program, H3895-H3901 [6JN], E923 [9JN]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Georgia, H360 [14FE]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, H4124 [9JN], H4204-H4208 [12JN], E971 [9JN]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs, H9911 [17OC]

———enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3548-H3558 [23MY], H9918-H9947 [17OC], E891 [6JN]

———health care, housing, and education programs funding, E536 [11AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, E1367 [27JY]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, H8671 [3OC]

———disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, H3052 [16MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9029-H9046 [6OC], E1729 [10OC], E1790 [13OC], E1817 [17OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 357), H356 [14FE], H1725 [4AP]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H7198-H7200 [27JY], H8064, H8070, H8086-H8105 [26SE], H8592 [2OC], H8629 [3OC], H8744, H8746 [4OC], H8814, H8815, H8816 [5OC], E1373, E1376 [27JY], E1409 [6SE], E1630 [28SE], E1634 [29SE], E1664 [4OC], E1684 [5OC], E1716 [6OC]

Workforce Investment Act: youth activities funding, H1570, H1571 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: authorize emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters (S. 2039), S491 [8FE]

———disaster assistance to apple and potato producers, S7351-S7353, S7357 [20JY]

———disaster assistance to fruit producers, S7357 [20JY]

———establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (S. 2706), S4849, S4850 [8JN]

———Federal farm policies, S312-S314 [3FE], S346-S348 [7FE], S483 [8FE], S1626 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR], S4219 [22MY], S10608-S10611 [17OC]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (S. 2745), S5271 [15JN]

———grass seed producers emergency assistance funding, S2425 [7AP]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk, S3937 [15MY]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1556-S1586 [22MR], S1624-S1642, S1651 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent agreement, S1563, S1564 [22MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent request, S1556, S1562 [22MR]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (S. 3049), S8588 [14SE]

———promote the development and use of affordable crop insurance policies for specialty crop producers, S1579, S1580 [22MR]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (S. 3133), S9473 [28SE]

———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, S10522 [13OC]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, S2064 [4AP]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1628-S1642 [23MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4337 [24MY], S4416-S4443 [25MY], S5100 [14JN]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4412 [25MY]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), insert S. 2251 language in lieu, S1628 [23MR]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7310-S7325, S7328 [20JY]

———tribute to Rally for Rural America and response to agricultural crisis, S1567-S1570 [22MR], S1626, S1627 [23MR]

———use of Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors, S5100 [14JN]

Alaska: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (S. 2693), S4820 [8JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S7085 [18JY]

Armed Forces: establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2286-S2290, S2295 [6AP], S4537-S4541 [6JN]

———establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance (S. 2322), S1905 [29MR]

———extend food stamp eligibility requirements to members stationed overseas, S5071 [14JN], S5236 [15JN]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (S. 2545), S3918 [11MY]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (S. 3036), S8419 [12SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S579-S582 [10FE], S1625 [23MR]

CCC: emergency assistance funding for sugarcane producers in Hawaii, S7439 [21JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: increase State immunization programs funding, S6192-S6195 [30JN]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children, S6420 [11JY]

———lead poisoning screening and treatment funding, S9105 [22SE]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S11052 [26OC]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (S. 3276), S11890 [15DE]

Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (S. 3170), S9955 [5OC]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts on Agricultural Risk Protection Act, S4441, S4442 [25MY]

Community development: provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (S. 2445), S2764 [13AP]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, S7438 [21JY]

Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (S. 1977), sequential referral, S301 [2FE]

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2335), S1993 [30MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (S. 2332), S1990 [30MR]

———disaster assistance to watermelon farmers, S10679 [18OC]

———emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7342-S7349 [20JY]

———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4215, S4216 [18MY]

———extend and expand Dairy Options Pilot Program, S1579 [22MR]

———extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (S. 2996), S7912 [27JY]

———Food Electronically and Effectively Distributed Website Demonstration Project funding, S7367 [20JY]

———Native Americans rural development programs funding, S7374 [20JY]

———payment of disaster assistance to potato and apple farmers, S5364 [19JN]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (S. 2221), S1325 [8MR]

———Red River Trade Council Agriculture Diversity Project funding, S7373 [20JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, S10678, S10679 [18OC]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (S. 2079), S683 [22FE]

———use of Food Stamp Program funds to purchase bison meat for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, S7439 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (S. 2397), S2588-S2590 [12AP]

Dept. of Education: Advanced Placement Incentive Program funding, S6210, S6211 [30JN]

———award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S6298 [30JN]

———Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program funding, S6212 [30JN]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (S. 2137), S1028 [1MR]

———Smaller Learning Communities Program funding, S6211 [30JN]

———technology and media services funding, S6195, S6196 [30JN]

———transfer Impact Aid Program funding responsibility for military connected children and property to the Dept. of Defense (S. 3158), S9861 [4OC]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of HHS: Centers for Independent Living funding, S6210 [30JN]

———mental health research programs funding, S6217 [30JN]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S5823-S5829, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

Dept. of HUD: clarify authority of Gun Buyback Program relative to the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act, S8753 [19SE]

———consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (S. 2968), S7867 [27JY]

———housing programs funding, S10313 [12OC], S10763 [19OC]

———Lead Abatement Program funding, S10761 [19OC]

———prohibit the use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of discount tobacco stores, S2333, S2334 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

———provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (S. 2602), S4297 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (S. 2061), S619 [10FE]

———provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (S. 2065), S622 [10FE]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, S6209 [30JN]

———Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants Program funding, S6210 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants funding, S7014-S7016 [17JY], S7086 [18JY]

———weatherization assistance grants funding (S. 2429), S2737 [13AP]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, S10150 [10OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (S. 2953), S7845 [27JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7298-S7301 [19JY], S10011-S10019 [5OC]

———congressional support for disaster assistance, S7357 [20JY]

———limit emergency home repair assistance, S10019 [5OC]

Drought: disaster assistance to Alabama, S10698 [18OC]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (S. 2527), S3735 [9MY]

Education: allow States and local school districts choice in conducting student assessments, S3238 [2MY]

———apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (S. 2452), S2768 [13AP]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S2952 [27AP], S3232, S3235 [2MY], S3284-S3292 [3MY], S3484 [4MY], S3592 [8MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 1266), S594, S605 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1372 [9MR]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S1074-S1082, S1100 [2MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (S. 2159), S1119 [2MR]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged children and provide funds to assist failing schools, S996-S1000, S1005, S1006 [1MR]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (S. 2929), S7672 [26JY]

———establish scholarship program that would require awardees to commit to obtain teacher licensing, teach in ``high need'' areas, and have academic concentration in the subject they intend to teach, S3317 [3MY]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs (S. 2970), S7881 [27JY]

———Pell Grant Program funding, S1072, S1073, S1098, S1099 [2MR], S2391-S2393 [7AP]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (S. 2615), S4318-S4321 [23MY]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs, S1000-S1003 [1MR]

———provide grants for master teacher programs, S1092, S1101 [2MR]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (S. 2347), S2108-S2112 [4AP], S9647 [3OC]

———provide scholarships and loan forgiveness and cancellation for future teachers, S1086, S1101 [2MR]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 2978), S7892 [27JY]

———Title I programs for disadvantaged children funding, S2411, S2412 [7AP]

———use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S594-S596 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1588 [22MR], S10749 [19OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3286-S3292 [3MY], S8816 [20SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3454-S3467, S3475, S3478-S3481, S3493, S3494 [4MY]

———allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3283, S3311 [3MY], S3633-S3635, S3641, S3644, S3649 [9MY]

———Comprehensive School Reform Program funding, S3600 [8MY], S6207 [30JN]

———consider State fiscal commitment and equitable distribution of funds in the allocation of Title I funding, S3584-S3591 [8MY], S3676 [9MY]

———Education Finance Incentive Grant Program funding, S6220 [30JN]

———extend programs and activities, S9415 [28SE]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S1588 [22MR], S2895-S2897 [26AP], S2950-S2953, S2964 [27AP], S3045-S3178 [1MY], S3230-S3248, S3272 [2MY], S3280-S3322 [3MY], S3453-S3496 [4MY], S3569-S3576, S3578-S3601 [8MY], S3629-S3662, S3665-S3679 [9MY], S3906 [11MY], S3952 [15MY], S4027 [16MY], S4253 [23MY], S4443, S4497 [25MY], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5850-S5853 [27JN], S6338, S6341 [10JY], S7522, S7523 [25JY], S8357-S8359 [12SE], S8440, S8441 [13SE], S9017-S9019 [22SE], S9245, S9246 [26SE], S9358 [27SE], S10748 [19OC], S10965 [25OC], S11067 [26OC], S11481, S11483 [1NO]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S3037 [27AP], S3311 [3MY], S3480 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S3479, S3480 [4MY], S4496, S4497 [25MY], S5851 [27JN]

———Migrant Education Program funding, S3597 [8MY]

———portability demonstration program to allow school systems to use Title I funding to provide school choice or allow tutorial assistance, S3288-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3484 [4MY]

———remove vocational education funding, S3594, S3595 [8MY]

———Title I grants funding, S5842, S5845-S5850, S5861, S5862 [27JN], S5986-S5990, S5993, S6002 [28JN]

FEMA: eligibility of private non-profit irrigation companies for disaster relief assistance, S7300, S7301 [19JY]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, S6593 [13JY], S10392 [12OC]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (S. 1941), S5452 [20JN]

Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S6251 [30JN], S7438 [21JY]

———disaster assistance to North Dakota, S5649 [22JN], S5778 [26JN]

Food stamps: raise cap on excess shelter cost and adjust for inflation, S10682 [18OC]

Foreign trade: provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (S. 2611), S4316 [23MY]

Health: fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]

———increase State immunization programs funding (S. 2443), S2763 [13AP]

———increase State immunization programs funding (S. 2443), star print, S3268 [2MY]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (S. 3125), S9390 [27SE]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (S. 3143), S9606-S9608 [2OC]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, S3597 [8MY]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment services funding, S6188 [30JN]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (S. 3033), S8417 [12SE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), S11680, S11681 [7DE], S11904 [15DE]

———expand homeownership (S. 3274), S11576 [5DE]

———extend applicability of downpayment simplification for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5193), S9543 [28SE]

———Federal housing production programs funding, S10306, S10308 [12OC]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (S. 2733), S5241-S5251 [15JN]

———provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S10763 [19OC]

———provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (S. 2112), S868 [28FE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance funding, S5535 [21JN]

———disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2330, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP], S4169 [18MY]

———disaster assistance to North Carolina, S5015 [13JN], S7300 [19JY], S8623 [15SE]

Immigration: extend the special immigrant religious worker program (H.R. 4068), S10841 [19OC]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (S. 2406), S2618 [12AP], S10584 [13OC], S10842 [19OC]

Indian Health Service: diabetes treatment, prevention, and research funding through reductions in the National Endowment for the Arts, S6528-S6530, S6537 [12JY], S6671 [13JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2341), S9259 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2355), S2116 [4AP]

———funding, S714, S720 [23FE], S899-S919 [29FE], S1371 [9MR], S2329, S2331 [6AP], S2396-S2400 [7AP], S5984-S5986, S5990-S5994, S6002 [28JN], S6099-S6101 [29JN], S6187 [30JN], S7084, S7085 [18JY]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (S. 2444), S2763 [13AP]

IRS: impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, S11776 [14DE]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3951 [15MY], S4005 [16MY]

LIHEAP: funding, S2225 [5AP], S6209, S6210, S6217 [30JN], S8879 [21SE], S11809, S11819, S11872, S11880 [15DE]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), S3852 [10MY], S3858 [11MY], S9821-S9823 [4OC], S10215 [11OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), insert S. 662 language in lieu, S9821 [4OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs, S2226 [5AP], S2324, S2325 [6AP]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (S. 662), S4950 [12JN], S5784 [26JN], S7472 [24JY], S7824 [27JY], S9821 [4OC]

———coverage of lead poisoning screening and treatment for children, S6797, S6808 [14JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals, S11876 [15DE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (S. 2299), S1748 [27MR]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (S. 2299), star print, S4327 [23MY]

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (S. 2826), S6138 [29JN]

———graduate medical education payments, S6208 [30JN], S7785 [27JY], S11817 [15DE]

———graduate medical education payments (S. 2394), S2534, S2535 [11AP]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries, S11861-S11863 [15DE]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (S. 3082), S8858 [20SE]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (S. 2505), S3519, S3520 [4MY]

———increase awareness of the availability of cost-sharing assistance to eligible low-income beneficiaries (S. 2814), S6124 [29JN]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (S. 3038), S8420 [12SE]

———make improvements to the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services (S. 3050), S8588, S8589 [14SE]

———provide for additional payment of services for certain high-cost individuals under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility service (S. 1500), S77 [26JA]

Mental health: establish demonstration courts (S. 1865), S9329 [26SE]

Montana: continue food stamp program standard utility allowance waiver, S7371, S7372 [20JY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S6646-S6648 [13JY]

———establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (S. 2997), S7913-S7920 [27JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: allocation of funding to South Dakota, S6671 [13JY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S895-S898 [28FE]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (S. Res. 277), S1685 [23MR], S2138 [4AP], S5935 [27JN]

———authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054, S5055 [13JN]

———authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (S. 2052), S614 [10FE]

———emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, S9110 [22SE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (S. 1536), S9689 [3OC]

———National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S6002 [28JN], S11028-S11041, S11055, S11056, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

———require the Dept. of Labor to assess accountability of grantees, S11037-S11041, S11055-S11064, S11091-S11095 [26OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11028-S11041, S11056-S11064, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

Poverty: enhance flexibility in individual development account programs to encourage savings for poor working families (S. 3214), S10718 [18OC]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (S. 2023), S287 [2FE], S374 [7FE]

———prohibit States from diverting unspent funding for the temporary assistance to needy families program for other purposes, S778 [24FE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (S. 1805), S1571-S1573 [22MR]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility relative to ownership of motor vehicles, S10682 [18OC]

SBA: politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election, S11228 [27OC]

———reauthorize loan programs, S11107, S11108 [26OC], S11863-S11865 [15DE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, S2412-S2414 [7AP], S6790-S6792 [14JY], S7048 [17JY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2923), S7660-S7663 [26JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2976), S7891 [27JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments, S11876 [15DE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (S. 2434), S2744, S2745 [13AP]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to Balanced Budget Act, S6984 [14JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S77 [26JA], S10653 [18OC], S11104, S11109-S11111 [26OC], S11195, S11197-S11204, S11217-S11224, S11283-S11290 [27OC], S11455-S11457, S11472, S11486 [1NO], S11818, S11861-S11863, S11870, S11871, S11882 [15DE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3077), S8825-S8857 [20SE], S8879 [21SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3165), S9946, S9947, S10027 [5OC]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (S. 2477), S3024 [27AP]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 2585), S4114, S4115 [17MY]

———Social Services Block Grant funding, S5318-S5320 [19JN], S5839-S5842, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

———Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funding, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (S. 2417), S2729-S2732 [13AP], S10156 [10OC]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), S10545 [13OC]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, S9106, S9108 [22SE]

———promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence (S. 976), S9842 [4OC]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (S. 2825), S6137 [29JN]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5166-S5173 [15JN]

Tufts University: Center on Hunger and Poverty report on hunger in the U.S., S387 [7FE]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, S5952-S5954, S5977 [28JN]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S2434 [7AP], S9003-S9009 [21SE]

———enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), S10500-S10515 [12OC]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (S. 2494), S3260 [2MY]

———provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (S. 2544), S3917 [11MY]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization, S11865 [15DE]

———extend authorization (S. 2049), S549 [9FE]

White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (S. 2802), S5911 [27JN]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975-S3981 [16MY], S4165 [18MY]

———disaster assistance to Western States, S10682 [18OC]

Wind storms: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S6318, S6319, S6323 [10JY], S6498, S6499 [12JY]

Women: improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (S. 2635), S4463-S4465 [25MY]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S8751 [19SE], S9019 [22SE], S9248-S9254, S9258 [26SE], S9333, S9364 [27SE], S9457 [28SE], S9846 [4OC], S9877, S9878 [5OC], S10043, S10044, S10074 [6OC], S10137-S10139 [10OC], S10164, S10199, S10202-S10206, S10211-S10226 [11OC], S10615 [17OC], S11530 [14NO], S11865 [15DE]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), unanimous-consent request, S9877 [5OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 51), S3970 [16MY], S4185 [18MY], S4764, S4765 [8JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 2787), S5791, S5803-S5806 [26JN], S5877 [27JN], S6464 [11JY], S7597 [26JY], S8571 [14SE]

Reports

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

Paradox of Our Times—Hunger in a Strong Economy: Tufts University Center on Hunger and Poverty, S387-S389 [7FE]

Youth Challenge Case Study: Collette Caprara, H6829 [25JY]

Reports filed

Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-639), H3812 [24MY]

Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 406) (H. Rept. 106-818), H7279 [6SE]

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1776) (H. Rept. 106-553), H1587 [29MR], H1851 [5AP]

Beneficiary Improvement and Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5291) (H. Rept. 106-1019), H11620 [30OC]

CALFED Extension Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5130) (H. Rept. 106-1018), H11620 [30OC]

Community Development and Venture Capital Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 106-383), S8019 [5SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 512) (H. Rept. 106-640), H3812 [24MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 106-562), H1851 [5AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3843, Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 439) (H. Rept. 106-524), H996 [14MR]

Demonstration Mental Health Courts Establishment: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1865), S7838 [27JY]

Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1691) (S. Rept. 106-295), S4013 [16MY]

Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 707), S4013 [16MY]

Educational Opportunities Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2) (S. Rept. 106-261), S2615 [12AP]

Eligibility Dates for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Dependent Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1638), S612 [10FE]

Emphasize the Need for Job Creation on Indian Reservations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1509) (S. Rept. 106-277), S3328 [3MY]

Freedom To E-File Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 106-565), H2012 [10AP]

Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 21) (H. Rept. 106-526), H1075 [15MR]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contract Support Costs: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4148) (H. Rept. 106-837), H7501 [12SE]

Indian Self-Determination Policy Anniversary: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 277), S5460 [20JN]

Land Recycling Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 106-503), H572 [29FE]

Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 662) (S. Rept. 106-323), S5883 [27JN]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1507) (S. Rept. 106-306), S4564 [6JN]

Older Americans Act, National Family Caregiver Support Program, Aging Programs and Services, and Need To Engage in Life Course Planning: Committee on Health, Education, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1536) (S. Rept. 106-399), S8290 [8SE]

Privacy and Identity Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4857) (H. Rept. 106-996), H10807 [24OC]

Religious Workers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2406), S4820 [8JN]

Retroactive Eligibility Dates Extension for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 106-800), H7205 [27JY]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2251) (S. Rept. 106-247), S1461 [20MR], S1596 [22MR]

Senate Amendment to H.R. 4386, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 628) (H. Rept. 106-975), H9766 [11OC]

Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3843) (H. Rept. 106-522), H996 [14MR]

———Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 3121) (S. Rept. 106-422), S9381 [27SE]

Small Business Investment Corrections Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3845) (H. Rept. 106-520), H996 [14MR]

Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4268) (H. Rept. 106-628), H3473 [19MY]

Veterans Claims and Appeals Procedures Clarification and Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1810) (S. Rept. 106-397), S8103 [6SE]

Violence Against Women Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1248) (H. Rept. 106-891), H8199 [26SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2787), S6574 [12JY]

Statements

Educational Fascism in Minnesota: John H. Scribante, E966 [9JN], E1032 [15JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funds for Educationally and Economically Disadvantaged Schools and Students: Senators Grassley, Harkin, and Hatch, S3588-S3590 [8MY]

Family Care Act: Patricia Quezada, S7661 [26JY]

Public Forum on Domestic Violence: Carla Horton, H1728 [4AP]

———Victoria L. Lutz, H1727 [4AP]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Amy Paul, My Sisters' Place (organization), H1729 [4AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10191-S10193 [11OC]

———Maryellen Martirano, Westchester County, NY, District Attorney's Office, H1726 [4AP]

———New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H1727 [4AP]

Youth Challenge Program: Raul Gonzalez, H6828 [25JY]

Summaries

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 3274), S11602-S11607 [5DE]

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, E2240-E2245 [2JA]

Enhance Flexibility in Individual Development Account Programs To Encourage Savings for Poor Working Families (S. 3214), S10719 [18OC]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (H.R. 5324), E1615 [27SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (S. 3077), S8851 [20SE]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act (S. 2251): Specialty Crop Provisions, S1566 [22MR]

State Children's Health Insurance Program, S11052 [26OC]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, S10193-S10196 [11OC]

Surveys

Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Funding: New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H1728 [4AP]

Tables

Potential Economic Development Administration hurricane assistance construction projects, S5535 [21JN]

Special education expenditures as reported by selected States, S906 [29FE]

Special education grants to States, S909 [29FE]

State allocations through basic and targeted Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I grants, S5987 [28JN]

Testimonies

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae, E738-E740 [17MY], E769-E771 [19MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 296, Dept. of Agriculture resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H2623 [8MY]

H. Con. Res. 407, corrections in enrollment of S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8006 [25SE]

H. Res. 439, consideration of H.R. 3843, small business assistance programs reauthorization, H1030 [15MR]

H. Res. 460, consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1855 [6AP]

H. Res. 512, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act, H3816 [25MY]

H. Res. 607, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation Act, H8663-H8671 [3OC]

H. Res. 628, Senate amendment to H.R. 4386, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act, H9843 [12OC]

H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation Act, S10011-S10019 [5OC], H9562-H9568 [10OC]

H.R. 1248, Violence Against Women Act, H8086-H8093 [26SE]

H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1868-H1889 [6AP]

H.R. 3222, Literacy Involves Families Together Act, H7459-H7461 [12SE]

H.R. 3843, small business assistance programs reauthorization, H1037 [15MR]

H.R. 3845, Small Business Investment Corrections Act, H940 [14MR]

H.R. 4055, IDEA Full Funding Act, H2449 [3MY]

H.R. 4068, Religious Workers Act, H7778 [19SE]

H.R. 4148, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act contract support costs, H10026 [17OC]

H.R. 4386, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act, H2687-H2689 [9MY], H9847 [12OC]

H.R. 5193, FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act, H7743 [19SE]

H.R. 5417, rename the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'', H9796 [11OC]

H.R. 5640, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H11960-H11985 [5DE]

S. 2, Educational Opportunities Act, S3051-S3142 [1MY]

S. 400, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act technical corrections, S897 [28FE]

S. 406, Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act, H9957 [17OC]

S. 662, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act, S9821 [4OC]

S. 777, Freedom To E-File Act, S4216 [18MY], H1973 [10AP], H3892 [6JN]

S. 1402, Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act, S10500-S10503 [12OC], H3548-H3552 [23MY]

S. 1402, Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act, H9918-H9931 [17OC]

S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8005 [25SE]

S. 1507, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S5054 [13JN]

S. 1509, emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations, S4214 [18MY], H10511 [23OC]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H7811 [19SE]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty, S3951 [15MY]

S. 1733, Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act, H62 [31JA]

S. 1810, Veterans Programs Enhancement Act, S9003-S9009 [21SE]

S. 1865, America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project, H10636 [24OC]

S. 1865, mental health demonstration courts establishment, S9329 [26SE]

S. 2049, Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund authorization extension, S550 [9FE]

S. 2052, Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act, S614-S616 [10FE]

S. 2061, Kids 2000 Act, S620 [10FE]

S. 2065, provide Dept. of Justice grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults, S624 [10FE]

S. 2112, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims' Housing Act, S869 [28FE]

S. 2159, Excellent Schools for All Our Children Act, S1120 [2MR]

S. 2299, Medicaid DSH Preservation Act, S1749 [27MR]

S. 2322, Remove Servicemembers From Food Stamps Act, S1906 [29MR]

S. 2347, Information Technology Act, S2109 [4AP]

S. 2394, Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, S2534 [11AP]

S. 2406, Religious Workers Act, S2619 [12AP], S10843 [19OC]

S. 2417, Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act, S10156 [10OC]

S. 2434, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Preservation Act, S2744 [13AP]

S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

S. 2494, Children of Female Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act, S3261 [2MY]

S. 2514, Fairness for the Military Reserve Act, S3538 [4MY]

S. 2544, Children of Women Vietnam Veterans' Benefits Act, S3917 [11MY]

S. 2545, Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation funding, S3918 [11MY]

S. 2556, implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S3947 [15MY]

S. 2611, provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co., S4317 [23MY]

S. 2615, Book Stamp Act, S4319 [23MY]

S. 2693, Alaska Medicaid Equity Act, S4821 [8JN]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

S. 2733, Affordable Housing for Seniors and Families Act, S5242-S5250 [15JN]

S. 2787, Violence Against Women Act, S5792-S5803 [26JN]

S. 2826, Medicare Adult Day Services Alternative Act, S6138 [29JN]

S. 2968, Local Housing Opportunities Act, S7870-S7881 [27JY]

S. 2970, Student Education Enrichment Demonstration Act, S7882-S7884 [27JY]

S. 2978, Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act, S7893 [27JY]

S. 2996, Dept. of Agriculture extension of Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate, S7913 [27JY]

S. 2997, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S7915-S7917 [27JY]

S. 3077, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8826-S8851 [20SE]

S. 3274, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, S11577-S11602 [5DE]

S. 3276, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act technical corrections, S11891 [15DE]

S. Res. 277, Indian self-determination policy anniversary, S1685 [23MR], S5935 [27JN]

Transcripts

Fleecing of America—Sugar Price Support Programs: ``NBC Nightly News'', S7316 [20JY]

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), S9770 [3OC], S11007 [25OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5094, S5098, S5128, S5137, S5138 [14JN], S5169, S5173, S5177, S5178, S5183, S5184, S5185, S5188, S5196, S5275, S5276, S5277, S5278 [15JN], S5372 [19JN], H3413, H3414 [18MY], H3437, H3442, H3443, H3444, H3448, H3449, H3450, H3451 [19MY]

Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation: funding (H.R. 2607), S10555 [13OC], H9949 [17OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN], H7628 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Air Justice, E363 [21MR]

Air Passengers ``Fed Up'' With Poor Service, Survey Finds, S5180 [15JN]

Airline Service Dips in 3 of 4 Categories, S5181 [15JN]

Keep Planes Out of Parks, S2732 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions

Aircraft: treatment of certain amateur-built aircraft as experimental aircraft (see H.R. 3534), H48 [27JA]

Appropriations: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 438), H996 [14MR]

Aviation: amend regulations relative to the airport noise and access review program (see S. 3244), S11131 [26OC] (see H.R. 5340), H8468 [28SE]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 2707), S4820 [8JN]

———establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see S. 2891), S7229 [19JY]

———increase civil penalties and criminal fines for violation of regulations prohibiting the transportation of chemical oxygen generators on passenger-carrying aircraft in air commerce (see H.R. 5445), H9767 [11OC]

———mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (see S. 2440), S2728 [13AP]

Black Canyon National Park: regulate commercial air tours (see S. 2418), S2727 [13AP]

Courtland, AL: treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport (see H.R. 5111), H7280 [6SE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 5347), H8551 [29SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2720), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4475), H3308 [17MY] (see H.R. 5394), H9010 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (see H. Res. 505), H3412 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 612), H9010 [5OC]

Government regulations: limit age restrictions for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates (see H.R. 4352), H2410 [2MY]

National Park Service: prohibit air tour operations over Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (see S. 3053), S8585 [14SE]

Review commission: establish (see H.R. 5641), H12017 [5DE]

Safety: require automatic external defibrillators in terminals at certain airports (see H.R. 5323), H8406 [27SE]

Conference reports

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000), H649-H704 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4475), H8922-H9004 [5OC]

Cost Estimates

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440): CBO, S8090 [6SE]

Letters

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Representatives Dreier and Moakley, Committee on Rules (House), H1003 [15MR]

———Representatives Shuster and Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1003 [15MR]

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts: Janet Reno, Attorney General, Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, and Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, S1261 [8MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport perimeter rules on flight distances: several Senators, S1263 [8MR]

Lists

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, S1252 [8MR]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10056-S10059 [6OC]

Memorandums

Investigation Into Diversion of Los Angeles International Airport Revenues: Kenneth M. Mead, Dept. of Transportation, S5188 [15JN]

Motions

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5197, S5213 [15JN], H7627 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Aircraft: conduct study on helicopter noise, H1023 [15MR]

Airports: use of Airport Improvement Program grants by small airports to fund certain projects which facilitate the transfer of cargo and passengers on airport property, H1017 [15MR]

———use of passenger facility charges, H1007, H1026 [15MR]

Alaska: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, E48 [1FE]

Appropriations: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, H1018-H1027 [15MR], H9023 [6OC], E363 [21MR]

———reauthorizing programs, H1320 [23MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1010-H1030 [15MR], E361, E363 [21MR], E377 [22MR], E1967 [28OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 438), H1002-H1010 [15MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), corrections in engrossment of conference report, H1030 [15MR]

Aviation: address problems dealing with quality of airline service, H5728 [10JY]

———correct pay discrepancies for certain air traffic controllers who returned to an interim incentive pay facility after a promotion to another facility, H3449, H3450 [19MY]

———eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H1022, H1025 [15MR]

———mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), H10523-H10527 [23OC]

Brooklyn, NY: prohibit funding for FAA weather radar tower within the Gateway National Recreation Area, H3448, H3449 [19MY]

Chicago, IL: FAA allocation of slots at O'Hare International Airport, H1025, H1027 [15MR]

Comprehensive mutiyear capital investment plan: submission, H3430 [19MY]

Courtland, AL: treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport (H.R. 5111), H11865, H11866 [13NO]

Dept. of Transportation: release of report on rulemaking process, E1300 [21JY]

———require study of air quality on airplanes, H1023 [15MR]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3417-H3455 [19MY], H7627 [14SE], E801, E802 [22MY], E820 [24MY], E1038 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9018-H9028, H9047 [6OC], E1721 [6OC], E1740 [11OC], E1785 [13OC], E1807 [17OC], E1989 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration (H. Res. 505), H3416, H3417 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 612), H9014-H9018 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

GAO: investigate management of funds used for certain air traffic control projects, H1962 [10AP]

Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

Indian River County, FL: Vero Municipal Airport air traffic control tower funding, H3426 [19MY]

Jacksonville, FL: reopening of Cecil Field Naval Air Station under the Military Airport Program, H1018 [15MR]

Nebraska: airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation: funding (H.R. 2607), H9949, H9950 [17OC]

Oklahoma: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Peotone, IL: airport construction funding, H3424 [19MY]

Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia International Airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

Recycling: study the use of recycled materials in the construction of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons, H1028 [15MR]

Review commission: establish (H.R. 5641), E2126 [5DE]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H1019, H1021, H1022, H1024, H1025, H1028 [15MR], E377 [22MR]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

Wayne County, MI: Wayne County Metro Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, S186, S204 [1FE]

Appropriations: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, S1259 [8MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), S1225, S1226 [7MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1247-S1267, S1269, S1294, S1300 [8MR], S1504, S1506 [21MR], S1587 [22MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), permission to file conference report, S1153 [2MR]

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, S1258, S1261 [8MR]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (S. 2707), S4850 [8JN]

———establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (S. 2891), S7243 [19JY]

———improve quality of airline service, S11022-S11024 [25OC]

———increase penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S1261 [8MR]

———mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), S2520 [11AP], S2759 [13AP], S8090 [6SE], S9770-S9772 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC]

———require reporting of specific reasons for flight delays or cancellations, S1264 [8MR]

Black Canyon National Park: regulate commercial air tours (S. 2418), S2732 [13AP]

Dept. of Transportation: review certain airline customer service practices and make recommendations for reform, S5179 [15JN]

———Small Communities Air Service Development Pilot Program funding, S5185, S5186 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S4498 [25MY], S5088 [14JN], S5166-S5186, S5188-S5215 [15JN], S5306 [16JN], S5357 [19JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10042, S10043, S10044, S10048-S10050, S10052-S10059 [6OC], S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10485 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10042 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), unanimous-consent agreement, S5172 [15JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), S10038, S10040 [6OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), indefinitely postponed, S5280 [15JN]

Gulf of Mexico: improve communications and radar systems in the Gulf of Mexico airspace, S1587 [22MR]

Los Angeles International Airport: condition any grants on completion of investigation into diversion of airport revenues, S5188 [15JN]

National Park Service: prohibit air tour operations over Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (S. 3053), S8591 [14SE]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, S1263 [8MR]

Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation: funding (H.R. 2607), S10555, S10556 [13OC]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S1262, S1269 [8MR], S1506 [21MR]

Wide Area Augmentation System: funding, S5190 [15JN]

Reports filed

Airport Security Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2440) (S. Rept. 106-388), S8019 [5SE]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 106-513), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 106-523), H996 [14MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 612) (H. Rept. 106-941), H9010 [5OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 505) (H. Rept. 106-626), H3412 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-940), H9010 [5OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 106-622), H3308 [17MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2720) (S. Rept. 106-309), S5027 [13JN], S5106 [14JN]

General Aviation Access Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3661) (H. Rept. 106-841), H7501 [12SE]

Nomination of Debbie D. Branson to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5096 [14JN], H3437, H3451 [19MY]

Summaries

Airport Security Improvement Act (S. 2440), H10525 [23OC]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000): Conference Report, S1248 [8MR]

Tables

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century conference report funding levels, 2001-03, H1012 [15MR]

Budget authority and outlays in H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation appropriations, S5191 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3419-H3423 [19MY]

———conference report, E1741-E1746 [11OC]

Estimated transportation distribution of obligation limitation and revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Transportation revenue aligned budget authority, S5090 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 438, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H1002 [15MR]

H. Res. 505, consideration of H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H3416 [19MY]

H. Res. 612, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H9014 [6OC]

H.R. 2607, Commercial Space Transportation Competitiveness Act, H9949 [17OC]

H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5372-S5382 [19JN]

H.R. 5111, FAA treatment of certain property boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL, H11865 [13NO]

H.R. 5641, Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA Act, E2127 [5DE]

S. 2418, regulate commercial air tours at Black Canyon National Park, S2732 [13AP]

S. 2440, Airport Security Improvement Act, S9770 [3OC], S11007-S11009 [25OC], H10523-H10525 [23OC]

FEDERAL AVIATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

Reports filed

Nomination of Arthenia L. Joyner to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of David Z. Plavin to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8822 [20SE]

Nomination of Edward M. Bolen to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Geoffrey T. Crowley to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of J. Randolph Babbitt to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Kendall W. Wilson to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Robert A. Davis to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Nomination of Robert W. Baker to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Affidavits

FBI knowledge and participation in illegal gambling and mob-related activities: Michael Terlecky, E2128-E2130 [5DE]

FBI misconduct in Youngstown, OH: James A. Kerchum, E955 [9JN]

Amendments

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11643, S11645 [6DE], H12031 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

Remembering a Man Who Had the Courage of His Convictions, S4416 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize documentary production (see S. Res. 356), S8501 [13SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (see S. 2089), S799 [24FE]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 2055), S612 [10FE]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests, make grants to States to include samples in FBI Combined DNA Index System, and collect and analyze samples from certain offenders for FBI system (see H.R. 5000), H7206 [27JY]

———allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H4220 [12JN]

———provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks to allow time to implement a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving organizations (see H.R. 4424), H2966 [11MY]

Makuch, Barbara: relief (see H.R. 5598), H11446 [27OC]

Makuch, Eugene: relief (see H.R. 5599), H11446 [27OC]

Peltier, Leonard: deny clemency from life sentences being served for the murder of FBI agents (see H. Res. 680), H12532 [15DE]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Letters

Allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S9468 [28SE]

———Michael D. Robinson, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S9468 [28SE]

———Robert M.A. Johnson, National District Attorneys Association, S9468 [28SE]

Counterintelligence Reform Act: Senator Specter, S1289 [8MR]

———Senators Shelby and Bryan, S1504 [21MR]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

Memorandums

Requests for Information on Pending Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases: David Brog, S2068 [4AP]

Senate Oversight Authority on Open Dept. of Justice Investigations and Cases, S2068 [4AP]

Remarks in House

Cokinos, Ellen: FBI Community Leadership Award recipient, E2051 [1NO]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H4342, H4345 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: allegation of cover-ups relative to handling of Ruby Ridge, ID, incident and the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H3056 [16MY], H7936 [21SE]

———Community Oriented Policing Program School Violence Initiative funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4994 [22JN]

———conduct independent investigation into the death of Carl Ghigliotti relative to the FBI standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H2661 [9MY], H2974 [15MY]

———FBI investigation of use of pyrotechnic devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H518 [29FE]

———independent investigation of use of semiautomatic weapons during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H1962 [10AP]

———investigation of activities in the Northern District of Ohio, H5090 [26JN], E2128 [5DE]

———release of memos relative to fundraising activities during the 1996 Presidential election campaign, H3478 [22MY], H3533 [23MY]

———Weed and Seed Program funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4993 [22JN]

Housing: allow shared housing placement organizations to run background checks on potential participants, H1866 [6AP]

Jackson County, OR: tribute to law enforcement personnel involved in collaborative counter-drug efforts, H762 [9MR]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H8572-H8578 [2OC], H12031, H12032 [7DE]

Miller, Devin: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award recipient, E101 [9FE]

Peltier, Leonard: denial of parole for murder of FBI agents in South Dakota, E1147 [29JN]

Privacy: interception of electronic mail by the FBI, H7007 [26JY]

Texas: tribute to law enforcement efforts to combat child pornography, E1576 [22SE]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize documentary production (S. Res. 356), S8526 [13SE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): clarify oversight authority on open Dept. of Justice investigations and cases, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———investigation of Dept. of Justice plea bargain agreement with Peter Lee relative to espionage charges, S2066-S2069 [4AP]

———oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

———Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts proposed issuance of a subpoena to Sec. of Energy Richardson relative to the investigation and prosecution of Wen Ho Lee, S10921-S10923 [24OC]

Crime: jewelry and gem crime prevention programs funding, S11230 [27OC]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, S4980 [13JN], S5083, S5085, S5086 [14JN], S5321-S5323 [19JN]

Firearms: gun control, S10586 [13OC]

———reduce violence in schools, S10586 [13OC]

———retain local decisionmaking authority relative to concealed weapon permits, S10075 [6OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations, S10333 [12OC]

———modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (S. 2089), S800-S803 [24FE], S1226-S1228 [7MR], S1288 [8MR], S1504 [21MR], S9685-S9687 [3OC]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 2055), S616 [10FE]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (S. 3130), S9466-S9469 [28SE]

———establish national integrated ballistics information network, S7615 [26JY]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11645-S11648 [6DE]

Lee, Wen Ho: Dept. of Justice investigation of espionage allegations relative to ethnic background, S8641 [18SE]

Reports

Investigation of Espionage Allegations Against Wen Ho Lee: Senator Specter, S1289 [8MR]

Reports filed

Counterintelligence Reform Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2089) (S. Rept. 106-352), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2089), S4296 [23MY]

DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4640) (H. Rept. 106-900), H8199 [26SE]

Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal Building, New Haven, CT: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1571) (H. Rept. 106-588), H2336 [13AP]

Statements

Denial of Parole for Leonard Peltier for Murder of FBI Agents in South Dakota: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, E1148 [29JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4640, DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act, H8573-H8575 [2OC]

S. Res. 356, authorize Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) documentary production, S8508, S8526 [13SE]

FEDERAL CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Tobacco products: enlarge and strengthen warning labels (see S. 2889), S7229 [19JY] (see H.R. 4886), H6598 [19JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tobacco products: enlarge and strengthen warning labels (S. 2889), S7238 [19JY]

Texts of

S. 2889, Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels To Save Lives Act, S7238-S7240 [19JY]

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Amendments

Radio: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2240 [12AP], H2310, H2311 [13AP]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC], H11848 [13NO]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1915 [29MR], S1927, S1934, S1935, S1940, S1951, S1955, S1957, S1963, S1964, S1965, S2000, S2001, S2002, S2003 [30MR]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4675 [19JN], H4692 [20JN]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2283, H2292 [13AP]

Articles and editorials

Dutch State To Slash KPN Stake, S7429 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions

Commission To Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the FCC: establish (see H.R. 5570), H11206 [26OC]

Congress: improve procedures in the conduct of congressional communications (see H.R. 4712), H4817 [21JN]

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 3114), S9267 [26SE]

Radio: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 2518), S3612 [8MY] (see S. 2989), S7840 [27JY] (see S. 3020), S8197 [7SE]

———ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 2183), S1173 [6MR]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S613 [10FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H2237 [12AP]

Taxation: provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see S. 3235), S10999 [25OC]

Telecommunications: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see H.R. 5294), H8199 [26SE]

———limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

———prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (see H.R. 4758), H5169 [26JN]

———prohibit imposition of time-based access charges on Internet telephony (see H.R. 4769), H5240 [27JN]

———prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (see S. 2476), S3023 [27AP]

———State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (see S. 2767), S5662 [22JN]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with Government ownership (see S. 2793), S5884 [27JN]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see H.R. 4903), H6717 [20JY]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 3555), H89 [31JA]

———establish minimum quality standards, and monitor complaints, on wireless telephone service (see H.R. 4742), H5084 [23JN]

———prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising by carriers providing ``dial-around'' long distance services (see H.R. 5619), H11781 [1NO]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]

———authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers (see S. 2454), S2728 [13AP]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H1956 [6AP]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), consideration (see H. Res. 527), H4674 [19JN]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H2238 [12AP]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see S. 2010), S113 [27JA] (see S. 2215), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

Letters

Acquisition of U.S. telecommunications companies by foreign firms, S7428 [21JY]

———Senator Hollings, S7427 [21JY]

———several Senators, S7427 [21JY]

———William E. Kennard, FCC, S7428 [21JY]

Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act: David Andrews, Minnesota State Services for the Blind, S8211 [7SE]

———David W. Noble, International Association of Audio Information Services, S8211 [7SE]

———Will Haddeland, Minnesota Public Radio, S8211 [7SE]

Remarks in House

AT&T: antitrust legislation relative to merger with MediaOne, E2036 [31OC]

Committee on Commerce (House): request for Dept. of Justice investigation of allegations of obstruction relative to the leasing of the Portals building to the FCC, E1327 [26JY]

Computers: prohibit, reduce, or eliminate fees and taxes on Internet service, H3855 [25MY]

Government regulations: enforcement of Federal obscenity laws, H3057 [16MY]

Office of Media Relations: funding, H5138, H5139 [26JN]

Radio: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2311-H2317 [13AP]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations, H11283, H11288 [26OC]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2302-H2318 [13AP], H2969 [15MY], E597 [2MY]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), consideration (H. Res. 472), H2258 [13AP]

Technology: modify accounting system used in reviewing certain mergers and acquisitions, E343 [16MR]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets, E114 [10FE]

———prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (H.R. 4758), E1112 [26JN]

———prohibit imposition of time-based access charges on Internet telephony (H.R. 4769), E1126 [27JN]

———State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), H8275-H8277 [27SE], H11848, H11849 [13NO]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, H226 [8FE], H1001 [15MR], E82 [8FE], E139 [15FE], E203 [1MR]

Telephones: regulation of pay phones, E1923 [25OC]

———require a study on the growing number of area codes, H5155, H5156 [26JN], E1135 [28JN]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, H11283, H11287-H11289, H11291, H11293 [26OC]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4684-H4701 [20JN]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), consideration (H. Res. 527), H4682-H4684 [20JN]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, E2014 [28OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2283-H2302 [13AP], E109 [10FE], E165 [16FE], E782 [19MY]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), consideration (H. Res. 475), H2258 [13AP]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (H.R. 3525), H10, H11 [27JA], H505-H507 [16FE], E37 [31JA]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: merger of Qwest Communications International Inc., and U.S. WEST, Inc., S6346 [10JY]

Financial institutions: authorize loan guarantees to cooperative lending entities to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1934-S1939, S1965 [30MR]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: application of Administrative Procedure Act, S1967 [30MR]

———application of copyright and communications laws, S1967 [30MR]

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (S. 3114), S9270 [26SE]

Radio: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations, S11100 [26OC], S11233 [27OC]

———allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (S. 2518), S3615 [8MY]

———allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (S. 2989), S7905, S7906 [27JY]

———allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (S. 3020), S8209 [7SE]

———ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (S. 2183), S1185 [6MR]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (S. 2068), S626 [10FE]

Taxation: provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (S. 3235), S11003 [25OC]

Telecommunications: acquisition of U.S. companies by foreign firms, S7427-S7429 [21JY]

———prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (S. 2476), S3023 [27AP]

———State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC]

———State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (S. 2767), S5664-S5666 [22JN]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with Government ownership (S. 2793), S5884 [27JN]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, S967 [29FE]

———restore ownership limits on television and radio stations, S10902 [24OC]

Telephones: regulation of pay phones, S7650 [26JY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees for broadcast satellite launch vehicles relative to access to local broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1952 [30MR]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S4937 [12JN], S10074 [6OC], S11233, S11234 [27OC]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1926-S1941, S1946-S1958, S1961-S1968 [30MR], S10242 [11OC]

———authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers, S11239 [27OC]

———authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers (S. 2454), S2769 [13AP]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), S7952 [27JY]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, S603-S605 [10FE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), S8271 [8SE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (S. 2215), S1318 [8MR]

———require any entity receiving full amount of loan guarantees to provide all local broadcast signals of that State, S1940 [30MR]

Reports filed

Children's Protection From Violent Programming Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 876) (S. Rept. 106-509), S11131 [26OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3439, Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 106-575), H2237 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 106-579), H2238 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 527) (H. Rept. 106-681), H4674 [19JN]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2097) (S. Rept. 106-243), S1461 [20MR]

Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 106-662), H4173 [9JN]

Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3439) (H. Rept. 106-567), H2012 [10AP]

Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H630 [1MR]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H1956 [6AP]

State and Local Government Regulation of Citizens Band Radio Equipment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2346) (H. Rept. 106-883), H7996 [22SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1956 [30MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 527, consideration of H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act, H4682 [20JN]

H.R. 2346, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, H8275 [27SE], H11848 [13NO]

H.R. 3439, Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act, H2310 [13AP]

H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act, H2285-H2289 [13AP]

H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act, H4684, H4692 [20JN]

S. 2068, Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act, S626 [10FE]

S. 2454, authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers, S2769 [13AP]

S. 2767, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, S5665 [22JN]

S. 3020, Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act, S8210 [7SE]

FEDERAL CONTRACTOR FLEXIBILITY ACT

Letters

Provisions: Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, H2355 [2MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3582), H2353-H2357 [2MY], H9660 [11OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3582, provisions, H2353 [2MY]

FEDERAL COURTS BUDGET PROTECTION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1564) (S. Rept. 106-379), S8018 [5SE]

FEDERAL COURTS IMPROVEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2915), S10831 [19OC], S11278 [27OC], H10871 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1752), H3482-H3487 [22MY]

Enact (S. 2915), H10867-H10871 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2915), S10844-S10848 [19OC], S11278 [27OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2915), S9464 [28SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1752, provisions, H3482-H3487 [22MY]

S. 2915, provisions, S10844-S10847 [19OC], H10868-H10871 [25OC]

FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H4783 [20JN]

Financial institutions: require studies on the impact of increasing the maximum amount of deposit insurance per depositor (see H.R. 4603), H4120 [8JN]

Letters

Deposit Insurance Increase Feasibility Act: Daniel A. Mica, Credit Union National Association, Inc., E1178 [30JN]

———Robert R. Davis, America's Community Bankers (organization), E1178 [30JN]

Remarks in House

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (H.R. 4701), E1060 [20JN]

Financial institutions: require studies on the impact of increasing the maximum amount of deposit insurance per depositor (H.R. 4603), E1178 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S5787 [26JN]

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT

Amendments

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1566, S1573, S1612, S1615 [22MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1631 [23MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, S1642 [23MR], H1621 [30MR]

Articles and editorials

Crop Insurance an Improvement—With New Insurance Type, Farmers Can Finally Control Part of Their Operations, E534 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (see S. 2251), S1461 [20MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 512), H3812 [24MY]

Conference reports

Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559), H3763-H3804 [24MY]

Letters

Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund use by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors: Senator Grassley, S5100 [14JN]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: several organizations, S1566 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, E534 [11AP]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3817-H3828, H3857 [25MY], E887, E888 [6JN], E936 [9JN]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 512), H3816, H3817 [25MY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act, H5291 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk, S3937 [15MY]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1556-S1586 [22MR], S1624-S1642, S1651 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent agreement, S1563, S1564 [22MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent request, S1556, S1562 [22MR]

———promote the development and use of affordable crop insurance policies for specialty crop producers, S1579, S1580 [22MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, S2064 [4AP]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1628-S1642 [23MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4337 [24MY], S4416-S4443 [25MY], S5100 [14JN]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4412 [25MY]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), insert S. 2251 language in lieu, S1628 [23MR]

———use of Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors, S5100 [14JN]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts on Agricultural Risk Protection Act, S4441, S4442 [25MY]

Reports filed

Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-639), H3812 [24MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 512) (H. Rept. 106-640), H3812 [24MY]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2251) (S. Rept. 106-247), S1461 [20MR], S1596 [22MR]

Summaries

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act (S. 2251): Specialty Crop Provisions, S1566 [22MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 512, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act, H3816 [25MY]

FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3048), S11323 [29OC]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT

Articles and editorials

$200,000 of FDIC Insurance? The Battle Has Just Begun, S11897 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

FDIC: provide coverage for municipal deposits (see S. 3018), S8197 [7SE]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H641 [2MR]

———require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S4190 [18MY] (see S. 2798), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4467), H3172 [16MY]

———require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available contingent on steady reserve ratios (see H.R. 4674), H4590 [15JN]

———require studies on the impact of increasing the maximum amount of deposit insurance per depositor (see H.R. 4603), H4120 [8JN]

Letters

Deposit Insurance Increase Feasibility Act: Daniel A. Mica, Credit Union National Association, Inc., E1178 [30JN]

———Robert R. Davis, America's Community Bankers (organization), E1178 [30JN]

Remarks in House

Financial institutions: give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (H.R. 1929), E616 [2MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (H.R. 3823), E222 [2MR]

———require studies on the impact of increasing the maximum amount of deposit insurance per depositor (H.R. 4603), E1178 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

FDIC: provide coverage for municipal deposits (S. 3018), S8209 [7SE]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (S. 2293), S1810 [28MR], S1875 [29MR]

———require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (S. 2589), S11897 [15DE]

———require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (S. 2798), S5905 [27JN]

Texts of

S. 2798, Deposit and Share Insurance Adjustment Act, S5905 [27JN]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP.

Articles and editorials

$200,000 of FDIC Insurance? The Battle Has Just Begun, S11897 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S4190 [18MY] (see S. 2798), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4467), H3172 [16MY]

———require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available contingent on steady reserve ratios (see H.R. 4674), H4590 [15JN]

Federal employees: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see S. 2821), S6121 [29JN]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

———merge deposit insurance funds (see H.R. 3899), H921 [9MR]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H641 [2MR]

———protect consumers from exorbitant fees for basic financial services (see H.R. 4332), H2339 [13AP]

———provide coverage for municipal deposits (see S. 3018), S8197 [7SE]

———repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

———require studies on the impact of increasing the maximum amount of deposit insurance per depositor (see H.R. 4603), H4120 [8JN]

Letters

Deposit Insurance Increase Feasibility Act: Daniel A. Mica, Credit Union National Association, Inc., E1178 [30JN]

———Robert R. Davis, America's Community Bankers (organization), E1178 [30JN]

Remarks in House

Financial institutions: merge deposit insurance funds (H.R. 3899), E266 [9MR]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (H.R. 3823), E222 [2MR]

———require studies on the impact of increasing the maximum amount of deposit insurance per depositor (H.R. 4603), E1178 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: disallow claims of certain insured depository institutions, S57 [26JA], S168-S178 [1FE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (S. 2589), S11897 [15DE]

———require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (S. 2798), S5905 [27JN]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (S. 2293), S1810 [28MR], S1875 [29MR]

———provide coverage for municipal deposits (S. 3018), S8209 [7SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11832 [15DE]

Texts of

S. 2798, Deposit and Share Insurance Adjustment Act, S5905 [27JN]

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT

Bills and resolutions

FEC: improve enforcement capabilities (see S. 2833), S6121 [29JN]

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 3888), H920 [9MR]

———require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Notices

Senate: mid-year report mailing and filing date, S6483 [11JY]

———notification of contributions, S9975 [5OC]

———post-general report mailing and filing date, S9975 [5OC]

———pre-general report mailing and filing date, S9975 [5OC]

———quarterly report mailing and filing date, S9975 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

FEC: improve enforcement capabilities (S. 2833), S6143 [29JN]

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7694 [26JY], H6471 [18JY], H6600, H6601 [19JY], H6635, H6642, H6645, H6652, H6653, H6658, H6664, H6670, H6671, H6672, H6684, H6685, H6688, H6689, H6692, H6694, H6698, H6699, H6703, H6705, H6720 [20JY]

Articles and editorials

Contributor ``Loophole'' Skirts Campaign Laws, S4771 [8JN]

Democracy or Plutocracy? The Case for a Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Buckley v. Valeo, S1777-S1781 [28MR]

Democratic Fund-Raising King Has 26 Million Reasons To Gloat, S4267 [23MY]

Gore, Bush, and the Big Lie, S7610 [26JY]

New Player Enters the Campaign Spending Fray, S4771 [8JN]

New VA-Based 527 Will Target 25 Races—Starts in Idaho, NJ, S4772 [8JN]

Rule of Law—Why Campaign Finance Reform Never Works, S4285 [23MY]

2000 Campaign—The Money Factor; A Political Voice, Without Strings, S4770 [8JN]

Wrong Man for the Job, S4271 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 4037), H1162 [21MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2900), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4871), H6469 [18JY] (see H.R. 4985), H7128 [26JY] (see H.R. 5658), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (see H. Res. 560), H6598 [19JY]

Efficiency: improving (see H.R. 4037), H1162 [21MR]

Elections: require candidates for election to Federal office to report information on the use of Federal aircraft while campaigning (see H.R. 4650), H4336 [13JN]

Political campaigns: disclosure of information on the financing of campaigns for Federal elections (see H.R. 5507), H10472 [19OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 2269), S1596 [22MR] (see S. 2565), S4014 [16MY] (see S. 2941), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4224), H2012 [10AP] (see H.R. 4685), H4591 [15JN] (see H.R. 5596), H11445 [27OC]

———improve enforcement capabilities (see S. 2833), S6121 [29JN]

———require candidates for election for Federal office to report to the FEC information on the sale of personal assets (see H.R. 4989), H7205 [27JY]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 3888), H920 [9MR]

———require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H6599 [19JY]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H7991 [21SE]

———exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (see S. 3193), S10411 [12OC]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (H.R. 3688), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H3523 [22MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP] (see H.R. 4717), H5036 [22JN] (see H.R. 4762), H5239 [27JN]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

Voting: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5680), H12532 [15DE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7590 [26JY]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4516), H7095-H7126 [26JY]

Letters

Campaign ethics reform and contribution limits: Michael C. Munger, S4361 [24MY]

———several college professors, S4361 [24MY]

Danny Lee McDonald's performance as FEC commissioner: Manuel S. Klausner, S4284 [23MY]

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H5297 [27JN]

———Charles A. Donovan, Family Research Council, H5297 [27JN]

———David N. O'Steen and Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H5296 [27JN]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H5297 [27JN]

———several organizations, H5297 [27JN]

———Susan T. Muskett, Christian Coalition, H5296 [27JN]

Nomination of Bradley A. Smith to the FEC: Daniel H. Lowenstein, S4257 [23MY]

———Daniel T. Kobil, S4257 [23MY]

———John C. Nagle, S4258 [23MY]

———Larry J. Sabato and Robert K. Gooch, S4258 [23MY]

———Randy E. Barnett, S4259 [23MY]

———Scott Harshbarger, Common Cause (organization), S4270 [23MY]

Political organizations' requirement to report information to the IRS: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Brennan Center for Justice, S6042-S6044 [29JN]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S5997 [28JN]

Lists

Federal court cases relative to views of Danny Lee McDonald and FEC actions, S4283 [23MY]

Items incorrectly labeled as objectionable in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10240 [11OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S8742 [19SE]

Press releases

DeLay To Oppose McCain Bill—An Attack on Our First Amendment Rights: Representative DeLay, H5286, H5287 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 4037), E362 [21MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6689 [20JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6712 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7143-H7150 [27JY], H7608-H7627 [14SE], H7742 [19SE], H11785, H11787 [2NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6622-H6710 [20JY], E1295, E1298 [21JY], E1374, E1385 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (H. Res. 560), H6618-H6622 [20JY]

Efficiency: improving (H.R. 4037), E362 [21MR]

Hsia, Maria: conviction for abuses of campaign finance laws, H935 [14MR]

Oak Creek, WI: tribute to Oak Creek High School students involved in fundraising for campaign finance reform, H169 [2FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H426-H431 [15FE], H539 [29FE], H1176 [22MR], H2020, H2064-H2069 [11AP], H6440 [18JY], H7653 [18SE], H8745 [4OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H169 [2FE], H541-H547 [29FE]

———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (H.R. 4621), E1014 [14JN]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, H541-H547 [29FE]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (H.R. 5277), H8064 [26SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (H.R. 3688), E653 [4MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2018, H2020, H2063-H2069 [11AP], H3835-H3837, H3844-H3853 [25MY], H4078-H4081, H4083, H4084 [8JN], H4140, H4161-H4163 [9JN], H4343, H4344, H4345 [14JN], E977 [12JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4168), H1678-H1680 [4AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4717), H5073, H5074 [23JN], H5295 [27JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5282-H5290 [27JN], E1149, E1153 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8731-S8748 [19SE], S8788-S8800 [20SE], S10705 [18OC], S11868 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7484 [24JY], S7591-S7619, S7629 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7468 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent request, S7468 [24JY]

McDonald, Danny Lee: nomination to the FEC, S4259, S4261 [23MY], S4360, S4362 [24MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S102 [26JA], S122 [31JA], S1161, S1162 [6MR], S3011 [27AP], S4353, S4354 [24MY], S4636, S4637 [7JN], S5481 [21JN], S6433, S6435 [11JY], S7647 [26JY], S8042-S8044 [6SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10273 [11OC], S11100 [26OC], S11327, S11328, S11329 [29OC], S11397 [31OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 26), S1165 [6MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2269), S1597 [22MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2941), S7720 [26JY], S7723 [27JY]

———improve enforcement capabilities (S. 2833), S6143 [29JN]

———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S7610-S7612 [26JY]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominees, unanimous-consent agreement, S4241, S4242 [23MY]

Smith, Bradley A.: nomination to the FEC, S600 [10FE], S862 [28FE], S4255-S4272, S4281-S4290 [23MY], S4353, S4359-S4364 [24MY]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, S6, S7, S44 [24JA], S102 [26JA]

Taxation: exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (S. 3193), S10417 [12OC]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (S. 2583), S4110-S4114 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4656-S4661 [7JN], S4769-S4775, S4777-S4786, S4808, S4809 [8JN], S4921 [9JN], S5481 [21JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), S5994-S6000 [28JN], S6041-S6047 [29JN], S6249 [30JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), unanimous-consent agreement, S5994 [28JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (S. 2742), S5267, S5279 [15JN], S5296 [16JN]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (S. 2582), S4110-S4114 [17MY]

Voting: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 106-767), H6598 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4871) (H. Rept. 106-756), H6469 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900) (S. Rept. 106-500), S10411 [12OC]

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4717) (H. Rept. 106-702), H5239 [27JN]

Nomination of Bradley A. Smith to the FEC: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S1315 [8MR]

Nomination of Danny Lee McDonald to the FEC: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S1315 [8MR]

Statements

Buckley v. Valeo Reconsideration and Overturning: several law and political science professors, S1788-S1790 [28MR]

Cross-County Walk To Support Campaign Finance Reform: Doris Haddock (Granny D), E277 [9MR]

Tables

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6628-H6630 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4985), H7609-H7611 [14SE]

Testimonies

Political Organizations' Requirement To Report Information to the IRS: James Bopp, Jr., S5998 [28JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 560, consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6618 [20JY]

H.R. 4762, require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H5282-H5284 [27JN]

S. 2582, revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status, S4111 [17MY]

S. 2583, require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS, S4111-S4113 [17MY]

FEDERAL ELECTIONS REVIEW COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 5631), H11927 [14NO] (see H.R. 5647), H12065 [8DE]

FEDERAL ELECTIONS REVIEW COMMISSION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 5631), H11927 [14NO]

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10302, S10308, S10428, S10444, S10457 [12OC], H4338, H4339 [13JN], H4485, H4486, H4487 [14JN], H4593 [15JN], H4627, H4632, H4675, H4676 [19JN], H4725, H4729, H4735, H4738, H4746, H4751, H4753, H4759, H4762, H4767, H4772, H4784 [20JN], H4818, H4824, H4841, H4843, H4848, H4853, H4857, H4861, H4862, H4867, H4868, H4870, H4877, H4881, H4887, H4893, H4897 [21JN], H4969 [22JN]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7255 [19JY], S9968, S10011 [5OC], H9562 [10OC]

———authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (S. 1691), S4116 [17MY]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10724 [18OC]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), S10726 [18OC], S11433 [31OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC], H9992 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see S. 3036), S8413 [12SE] (see H.R. 4639), H4220 [12JN]

Buy American Act: compliance when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see S. 2216), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3589), H253 [8FE]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S799 [24FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see S. 2736), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4574), H3868 [25MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4635), H4220 [12JN] (see H.R. 5482), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (see H. Res. 525), H4336 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 638), H10256 [18OC]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 607), H8735 [3OC]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Nuclear energy: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 4969), H7127 [26JY]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H1957 [6AP]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 655), H11207 [26OC]

Conference reports

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635), H10083-H10224 [18OC]

Letters

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S5262 [15JN]

College Fire Prevention Act: Anthony R. O'Neill, National Fire Protection Association, S814 [24FE]

———Daniel Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, Fire Dept., S814 [24FE]

———Richard M. Flaherty, College Parents of America (organization), S814 [24FE]

Lists

Contributors to disaster assistance for Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10309 [12OC], H4639 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Buy American Act: compliance when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (H.R. 3589), E94 [8FE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN], H4913 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, H5603 [29JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (H.R. 4574), E862 [25MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4613-H4651 [19JN], H4681, H4724-H4776 [20JN], H4823-H4909 [21JN], H9992 [17OC], E1062 [20JN], E1077, E1078, E1081 [22JN], E1095, E1107 [23JN], E1119 [26JN], E1136 [28JN], E1149 [29JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN], E1225 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10369-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4489-H4498 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10366-H10369 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent request, H4649 [19JN], H4724, H4729 [20JN]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), H9562-H9569 [10OC]

———authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 607), H8663-H8673 [3OC]

———relief funding, H4844, H4845 [21JN]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

———firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1473 [28MR], H1492, H1578-H1582 [29MR], H1592-H1594 [30MR], H1757-H1761 [4AP], E475 [3AP]

Fire prevention: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H9645, H9649, H9655, H9662 [11OC]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (H.R. 1168), H5008 [22JN], H5174 [27JN], E475 [3AP]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H7640 [14SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 2728), H6026 [13JY]

San Leandro, CA: tribute for selection to participate in FEMA's Project Impact, E1591 [26SE]

State and local governments: investigate failure to return unused disaster funds, H6782 [25JY]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, H8671, H8672, H8673 [3OC]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (H.R. 4210), H6886-H6893 [25JY]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Georgia, H360 [14FE]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 655), H11321-H11327 [26OC], H11400 [27OC]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, H8671 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (S. 3036), S8419 [12SE]

Buy American Act: compliance when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (S. 2216), S1319 [8MR]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 2100), S813-S815 [24FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, S6233 [30JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (S. 2736), S5255-S5259 [15JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10275-S10333 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10751-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10753 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7298-S7301 [19JY], S10011-S10019 [5OC]

———congressional support for disaster assistance, S7357 [20JY]

———eligibility of private non-profit irrigation companies for disaster relief assistance, S7300, S7301 [19JY]

———limit emergency home repair assistance, S10019 [5OC]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10737-S10740 [18OC]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

Fire prevention: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, S6593 [13JY], S10392 [12OC]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (S. 1941), S5452 [20JN]

Firefighters: create commemorative pin or badge to honor those who fight wildfires, S10063 [6OC]

Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S6251 [30JN]

———disaster assistance to North Dakota, S5649 [22JN], S5778 [26JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance funding, S5535 [21JN]

———disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2330, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP], S4169 [18MY]

Montana: tribute to firefighters fighting wildfires, S10062 [6OC]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: tribute to California honorees, S9939 [5OC]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), S10740 [18OC], S11433-S11436 [31OC]

Wetlands: role in permit programs, S10310 [12OC]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975-S3981 [16MY]

Wind storms: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S6318, S6319, S6323 [10JY], S6498, S6499 [12JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 638) (H. Rept. 106-990), H10256 [18OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 106-675), H4336 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-988), H10256 [18OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-674), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4635) (S. Rept. 106-410), S8501 [13SE]

Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1691) (S. Rept. 106-295), S4013 [16MY]

Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 707), S4013 [16MY]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and Related Agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1639) (S. Rept. 106-384), S8019 [5SE]

Preparedness Against Terrorism Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4210) (H. Rept. 106-731), H6051 [13JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4629 [19JN], H4729, H4744, H4759, H4761, H4765, H4774 [20JN], H4843, H4845, H4857, H4861, H4870 [21JN]

Summaries

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act (S. 2736), S5261 [15JN]

Tables

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4620-H4624 [19JN]

———conference report, H10372-H10377 [19OC]

Fatal college/university fraternity and sorority house fires reported to U.S. fire departments, S815 [24FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 525, consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4489 [15JN]

H. Res. 607, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation Act, H8663-H8671 [3OC]

H. Res. 638, consideration of conference report on H.R 4625, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10366 [19OC]

H. Res. 655, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 1550, U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, H11321-H11324 [26OC]

H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation Act, S10011-S10019 [5OC], H9562-H9568 [10OC]

H.R. 1550, U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, S11433 [31OC]

H.R. 4210, Preparedness Against Terrorism Act, H6886-H6889 [25JY]

H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10275-S10289, S10317-S10332 [12OC]

S. 1639, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, S10737-S10740 [18OC], S10835 [19OC]

S. 2100, College Fire Prevention Act, S814 [24FE]

S. 2216, Federal Emergency Management Agency Buy American Compliance Act, S1319 [8MR]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2736, Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act, S5259-S5261 [15JN]

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY BUY AMERICAN COMPLIANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2216), S1315 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2216), S1319 [8MR]

Texts of

S. 2216, provisions, S1319 [8MR]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

Affidavits

FBI knowledge and participation in illegal gambling and mob-related activities: Michael Terlecky, E2128-E2130 [5DE]

FBI misconduct in Youngstown, OH: James A. Kerchum, E955 [9JN]

Amendments

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11385 [27OC]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), S10831 [19OC], S11278 [27OC], H10871 [25OC]

Insurance: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), S7802 [27JY], H7181 [27JY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (S. 2420), S7575 [25JY]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), S9530 [28SE]

Investments: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 208), S7455 [21JY], H9519 [10OC]

Analyses

Equal Overtime Pay Authorization for All Federal Employees Engaged in Wildfire Suppression Operations (H.R. 2814), E1605 [27SE]

Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Group Long-Term Care Insurance Act (S. 2218), S1321 [8MR]

Federal Workforce Digital Access Act (H.R. 4232), E533 [11AP]

Articles and editorials

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, H11388 [27OC]

Digitizing of GPO, E151 [16FE]

Easy Access to Nation's Secrets Poses Security Threat, S4654 [7JN]

Ethics Law Hurts Probe, DOJ Says, S8573 [14SE]

Felons Gain Access to the Nation's Secrets, S4652-S4654 [7JN]

Hats Off to a Top Colleague—Mike Causey, E679 [9MY]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, H11389 [27OC]

Justice Dept. Faces Unexpected Roadblocks Due to Ethics Rules, S8572 [14SE]

Pettiness on Capitol Hill, S11116 [26OC]

Probe of Security Clearances Urged—Senator Says Contract Hirings Pose a Threat, S4651 [7JN]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, H11389 [27OC]

Staffing Science Policy-Making, S11911 [15DE]

Today's the Day Diary Columnist Turns the Page, E679, E681 [9MY]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, H11389 [27OC]

Veteran, Aide, Family Man Didn't Die for Nothing, E1984 [28OC]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Amchitka Island, AK: compensate workers who were employed in the construction and maintenance of deep shafts for underground nuclear testing and various other military purposes (see H.R. 4588), H3924 [6JN]

Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4173), H1763 [4AP] (see H.R. 4363), H2410 [2MY]

———improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H1588 [29MR]

———improve pay for certain enlisted members (see H.R. 4313), H2338 [13AP]

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census (see H.R. 5257), H7991 [21SE]

———establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 5358), H8617 [2OC]

Children and youth: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (see H.R. 4519), H3648 [23MY]

Collective bargaining: prohibit executive agencies from using funds to hire independent entities to influence employees relative to collective bargaining (see H.R. 4823), H5843 [11JY]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (see H. Res. 657), H11445 [27OC]

Computers: provide Federal employees with a home computer and Internet access (see H.R. 4232), H2121 [11AP]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require entities entering into certain governmental contracts to offer employees carrying out services before the award of a contract the right to continue employment after the award of the contract (see H.R. 4221), H2012 [10AP]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 2927), S7656 [26JY]

Courts: provide double damages for malicious, frivolous, or vexatious suits against Federal law enforcement officers' surviving widows and widowers (see H.R. 4193), H1851 [5AP]

Crime: inhibit the further intimidation of public officials within the U.S. (see S. 3094), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 4343), H2339 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the W. John Child Memorial Foreign Language Award for employees in the Foreign Service (see H.R. 5487), H10256 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (see S. 2474), S2940 [26AP]

———impose a moratorium on the privatization and outsourcing of certain functions performed by civilian employees (see H.R. 4722), H5036 [22JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4263), H2238 [12AP]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see S. 2519), S3691 [9MY] (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Dept. of State: establish an Under Sec. of State for Security (see S. 2140), S1117 [2MR]

Dept. of the Air Force: offer voluntary separation incentives and early retirement to civilian employees and implement experimental hiring practices to maintain a skilled and adaptive workforce (see H.R. 4382), H2605 [4MY]

Education: modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (see S. 2118), S929 [29FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (see H.R. 4105), H1476 [28MR]

Families and domestic relations: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see S. 2227), S1391 [9MR]

FDIC: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see S. 2821), S6121 [29JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see S. 2915), S7542 [25JY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3178), S10083 [6OC]

GAO: authorize certain personnel actions (see S. 2595), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4642), H4336 [13JN]

Georgia: provide wage parity for certain Dept. of Defense prevailing rate employees (see S. 2113), S929 [29FE]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 5516), H10472 [19OC]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges (see S. 3075), S8822 [20SE]

———prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H2339 [13AP]

Health: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 4813), H5736 [10JY]

Health care professionals: commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (see H. Res. 476), H2239 [12AP]

———make permanent the authority under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 3841), H756 [8MR]

Income: revise overtime pay limitation (see H.R. 5333), H8468 [28SE]

Insurance: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2218), S1315 [8MR] (see S. 2420), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4040), H1162 [21MR]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to general public (see H.R. 5115), H7280 [6SE]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H2337 [13AP]

———treatment of fertility and impotence in health care coverage under group health plans, health insurance coverage, and health plans under the Federal employees' health benefits program (see H.R. 4532), H3812 [24MY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see S. 2726), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Law enforcement: establish police powers for certain Inspector General agents engaged in official duties and provide an oversight mechanism for the exercise of those powers (see S. 3144), S9605 [2OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (see H.R. 4880), H6469 [18JY]

———provide that Federal officers who are convicted of a felony should be terminated from employment (see S. 2404), S2616 [12AP]

———terminate authority under which the head of a Federal agency may fix certain age limits for an original appointment (see H.R. 4647), H4336 [13JN]

National Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 5420), H9504 [6OC]

National Guard: provide competitive civil service status for technicians who are involuntarily separated other than for cause from National Guard service (see H.R. 4911), H6718 [20JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 448), H1406 [23MR]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 3284), S11917 [15DE]

Pasquotank County, NC: provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 5046), H7207 [27JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: reauthorize (see H.R. 4034), H1123 [20MR]

Pensions: clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 4569), H3868 [25MY]

———disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 5590), H11445 [27OC]

———exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 5669), H12531 [15DE]

Pharmaceuticals: provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (see S. 2501), S3328 [3MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 3842), H756 [8MR]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (see S. 2705), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4931), H6777 [24JY]

Senior career employees: provide for rank awards (see H.R. 5406), H9011 [5OC]

Small business: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H.R. 5145), H7373 [11SE]

Transportation: expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns (see S. 2075), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3603), H254 [8FE]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 5605), H11621 [30OC]

Veterans: reauthorize the program for readjustment appointments within the Federal Government (see H.R. 4933), H6777 [24JY]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H5169 [26JN] (see H.R. 5109), H7280 [6SE]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), consideration (see H. Res. 585), H7931 [20SE]

Whistleblowing: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 3190), S10411 [12OC] (see H.R. 5512), H10472 [19OC]

Zweben, Murray: tribute (see S. Res. 358), S8657 [18SE]

Biographies

Peck, Robert A., S11127 [26OC]

Descriptions

Air Force Work Force Renewal Act (H.R. 4382), E649 [4MY]

Excerpts

Investigation of Payments Made to Two Federal Employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7490 [24JY]

Explanations

Determining ``Causation'' for Radiation and Cancer, S10377 [12OC]

Guidelines

Determining ``causation'' for radiation and cancer: Dept. of HHS, S4757 [8JN]

Letters

Allow agencies to reimburse Federal employees for certain adoption expenses: Carolyn L. Johnson, National Adoption Center (organization), S1395 [9MR]

———Courteney Anne Holden, Voice for Adoption (organization), S1395 [9MR]

———Dave Thomas, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, S1394 [9MR]

———David M. Malutinok, National Council for Adoption, S1395 [9MR]

———Glenn DeMots, Bethany Christian Services, S1394 [9MR]

———Joe Ketterlin, Missouri Coalition of Children's Agencies, S1395 [9MR]

———Julie Beckett, Family Voices, Inc., S1395 [9MR]

———Mary Rose McGeady, S1394 [9MR]

———Susan S. Stepleton, Edgewood Children Center (organization), S1395 [9MR]

Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: Representative George Miller, H11728 [1NO]

———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]

Compensation programs for Dept. of Energy employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death: Representative Goodling, H3376 [18MY]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3376 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H7957 [21SE]

Elimination of Government waste: Steve Cywinski, E343 [16MR]

Impact Aid Program funding: several Senators, S5834 [27JN]

Impact Aid Program reauthorization: Brent D. Gish, National Indian Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY]

———Fleet Reserve Association, H3000 [15MY]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, H3000 [15MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Margaret Hallgren, National Military Family Association, Inc., H3000 [15MY]

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H10631 [24OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10631 [24OC]

Patent and Trademark Office funding: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H5057 [23JN]

———Edwin A. Suominen, H5058 [23JN]

———Elizabeth N. Bilus, PepsiCo, Inc., H5058 [23JN]

———Frank Orlandella, Agilent Technologies (business), H5057 [23JN]

———Franklin J. Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H5056 [23JN]

———Geoffrey B. Hurwitz, Rohm and Haas Co., H5058 [23JN]

———Gordon F. Brunner, Procter & Gamble Co., H5058 [23JN]

———Gregory J. Maier, ABA, H5057 [23JN]

———Herbert C. Wamsley, Intellectual Property Owners Association, H5056 [23JN]

———Kim Miller, International Trademark Association, H5056 [23JN]

———Michael K. Kirk, American Intellectual Property Law Association, H5055 [23JN]

———Phillip Bond, Information Technology Industry Council, H5055 [23JN]

———Q. Todd Dickinson, Patent and Trademark Office, H5059 [23JN]

———several high-tech trade associations, H5057 [23JN]

Safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H8075 [26SE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8075 [26SE]

Lists

Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons employer facilities eligible for compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S10377 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons facilities included under compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4757 [8JN]

Memorandums

Congressional Legislation on Chronic Beryllium Disease: Representative Kaptur, H4014-H4016 [7JN]

Petitions

Clarify disclosures by Federal employees of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 3190): several organizations, S10414 [12OC]

Poems

``Hours Are Like a String of Pearls'', S11800 [14DE]

Proclamations

Tribute to Harry C. Pasini: Representative Ney, E128 [14FE]

Remarks in House

Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (S. 748), H10514 [23OC]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3087, H3128-H3134 [16MY]

Armed Forces: improve pay for certain enlisted members (H.R. 4313), E576 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to staff, E2199 [15DE]

Children and youth: ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (H.R. 4519), H8072-H8075 [26SE]

Combined Federal Campaign: tribute, E257 [9MR]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11368-H11398 [27OC], H11727, H11728 [1NO]

Committee on the Budget (House): tribute to staff, H2256, H2257 [13AP]

Computers: provide Federal employees with a home computer and Internet access (H.R. 4232), E528, E532 [11AP]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (H. Con. Res. 300), H2350-H2353 [2MY]

Congress: staff exchange program with German Bundestag, E2 [24JA]

Courts: establish a new method for fixing rates of basic pay for administrative appeals judges, H6688 [20JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: tribute to inspectors killed during inspection of Oakland, CA, sausage factory, E1287 [21JY]

Dept. of Commerce: dedication of memorial to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H3191 [17MY]

———authorize comparison study of coverage of physical, speech, and occupational therapies under TRICARE, CHAMPUS, Medicare, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, H3278 [17MY]

———Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team funding, H3287 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (H.R. 4263), H2184 [12AP], E585 [13AP]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3326, H3374-H3377 [18MY], H4014 [7JN], H8286 [27SE], H9644-H9648, H9658, H9662 [11OC], E791 [19MY]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (H.R. 5189), E1489 [14SE]

———prohibit dual employment at the National Nuclear Security Administration, H5278, H5279 [27JN]

———provide assistance to employees impacted by workforce reductions, H3191 [17MY]

———withhold salary from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees who fail to undergo polygraph examinations, H5262, H5278 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations, H1128 [21MR], H1288 [23MR]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (H.R. 2201), H351 [14FE]

———Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4997-H5007 [22JN], E1121 [26JN]

———investigation of activities in the Northern District of Ohio, H5090 [26JN], E2128 [5DE]

———payment of overtime to attorneys, H5047-H5049 [23JN]

Dept. of State: restore rank and benefits of former Senior Foreign Service Reserve Officers, E970 [9JN]

Dept. of the Air Force: offer voluntary separation incentives and early retirement to civilian employees and implement experimental hiring practices to maintain a skilled and adaptive workforce, H3287 [17MY]

———offer voluntary separation incentives and early retirement to civilian employees and implement experimental hiring practices to maintain a skilled and adaptive workforce (H.R. 4382), E647 [4MY]

Diplomatic Telecommunications Service: polygraph requirements for employees, H9861 [12OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program, H1309 [23MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2992-H3002 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

Executive Office of the President: limit the number of individuals who may travel on Presidential trips, H6705 [20JY]

FAA: correct pay discrepancies for certain air traffic controllers who returned to an interim incentive pay facility after a promotion to another facility, H3449, H3450 [19MY]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (H.R. 4105), H2349 [2MY], H2661 [9MY], H2974 [15MY], H3184 [17MY], H7873 [20SE], E955 [9JN], E2128 [5DE]

FCC: Office of Media Relations funding, H5138, H5139 [26JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1752), H3482-H3487 [22MY]

———improve operation and administration (S. 2915), H10867-H10871 [25OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6658-H6663 [20JY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 460), H9986-H9989 [17OC]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (H.R. 2814), E1605 [27SE]

Flint, MI: relocation of SSA Office of Hearings and Appeals, E1907 [25OC]

GAO: authorize certain personnel actions (H.R. 4642), H7799-H7804 [19SE]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 5516), E1867 [19OC]

———prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor, H6015 [13JY]

GPO: tribute, E151 [16FE], E304 [14MR]

Health: increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (H.R. 457), H354 [14FE]

Health care professionals: commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (H. Res. 476), H12520 [15DE]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (H.R. 207), H11697-H11699 [31OC], E2057 [1NO]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Income: make salary contingent on job performance, H1176 [22MR]

INS: airport inspector funding, H5009 [22JN], H5049 [23JN]

———funding, H11291 [26OC]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents, H4994, H4995 [22JN]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents on Northwestern U.S. border, H1126 [21MR]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents on the northern border, H6089 [17JY], H6648 [20JY]

———modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for certain Border Patrol agents, H5015 [22JN]

———tribute to San Antonio, TX, district office on receiving national excellence awards, E21 [27JA]

Insurance: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), H7760-H7762 [19SE]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), H2667-H2675 [9MY], H7181-H7188 [27JY]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), E581 [13AP]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (H.R. 4654), E1012 [14JN]

Investments: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 208), H9519-H9521 [10OC]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (H.R. 483), H6519 [19JY]

IRS: staffing levels funding, H7742 [19SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (H.R. 4880), E1267 [19JY]

Library of Congress: Copyright Office funding, H4933, H4939 [22JN]

———transfer of temporary employees to permanent Federal status, E1186 [10JY]

Los Alamos, NM: tribute to Postal Service for mail delivery efforts during wildfires, E762 [18MY]

Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3327, H3328, H3378-H3392 [18MY], H7058-H7061 [26JY], E792 [19MY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes (H.R. 3312), H10629-H10632 [24OC]

National Security Agency: establish an early retirement and voluntary separation program, H9857 [12OC]

New York, NY: tribute to Fedkids Child Care Center, E1794 [13OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: trade agreement compliance staff funding, H5050-H5053 [23JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 448), H1965, H1966 [10AP]

OPM: conduct study on allowing certain Federal employees paid parental leave, H6698, H6699 [20JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5055-H5071 [23JN]

Pensions: clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (H.R. 4569), E875 [25MY]

———disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (H.R. 5590), E1996 [28OC]

———eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (H.R. 1769), H9987 [17OC]

———exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (H.R. 5669), E2215 [15DE]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS, H6624, H6625, H6692, H6693 [20JY]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (H.R. 4931), H7542 [13SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8455-H8459 [28SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (H.R. 1217), H8410 [28SE]

SSA: administrative expenses funding, H1571 [29MR]

———funding, H4306 [13JN]

Transportation: expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns, H1572, H1573 [29MR]

———expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns (H.R. 3603), H225 [8FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: restore funding and reduce certain staffing levels, H1818 [5AP]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7376 [12SE], H7951-H7965 [21SE], H9945 [17OC], E1574 [22SE]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), consideration (H. Res. 585), H7949-H7951 [21SE]

Ward, Terry: CIA Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal recipient, E400 [23MR]

Whistleblowing: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (H.R. 5512), E1848 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alabama: tribute to American Federation of Government Employees Local 1945, S11124 [26OC]

Appropriations: status of legislation, S9879 [5OC]

Architect of the Capitol: establish position of employee advocate, S4342, S4343 [24MY]

Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, S2321, S2336 [6AP], S2408 [7AP], S2692 [13AP]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): investigation of payments made to two Federal employees by the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, S7490 [24JY], S7993-S7995 [5SE]

———tribute to staff, S578 [10FE]

Congress: staff exchange program with German Bundestag, S43 [24JA]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses, S6248 [30JN]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 2927), S7667 [26JY]

Courts: exempt Federal judges from ban on receiving cash honoraria, S8809 [20SE], S8871, S8872 [21SE], S9679 [3OC]

Crime: increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (S. 113), S9554, S9555 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (S. 2474), S2944 [26AP]

———prohibit the issuance of security clearances to employees or contractors with histories of criminal activity or substance abuse, S4651-S4656 [7JN], S6448 [11JY]

———review of secrecy oaths and policies at nuclear weapons facilities where workers may have had their health compromised by radioactive or other hazardous substances, S6552 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4754-S4760 [8JN], S10354, S10355, S10375-S10377, S10379, S10386 [12OC]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (S. 2519), S3692 [9MY]

———tribute to workers sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous substances, S10709 [18OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors, S4446-S4449 [25MY], S8571-S8573 [14SE], S9377 [27SE]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (S. 2118), S935 [29FE]

———promote student loan repayment programs to encourage employment with the Federal Government, S11488 [1NO]

Families and domestic relations: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (S. 2227), S1393-S1396 [9MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in academic school activities or literacy training (S. 1304), S505-S507 [8FE]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), S7544 [25JY], S10844-S10848 [19OC], S11278 [27OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, S8799 [20SE]

GAO: authorize certain personnel actions (H.R. 4642), S9867 [4OC]

Government: eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges (S. 3075), S8823 [20SE]

Government regulations: workforce and enforcement expenses, S10703-S10705 [18OC]

Health care professionals: treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (H.R. 207), S11940 [15DE]

Insurance: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), S10551, S10552 [13OC]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), S7802 [27JY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), insert S. 2420 language in lieu, S7582 [25JY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (S. 2218), S1321-S1324 [8MR]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (S. 2420), S7575-S7582 [25JY], S10587 [13OC]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), S10587 [13OC]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (S. 2726), S5107 [14JN]

Investments: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 208), S7455, S7456 [21JY]

Law enforcement officers: provide that Federal officers who are convicted of a felony should be terminated from employment (S. 2404), S2617 [12AP]

Lyons, James: revocation of certain authorities as Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources, S11115 [26OC]

Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (S. 915), S2228 [5AP]

Navy: establish human resources service center, S10374 [12OC]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (S. 3284), S11927 [15DE]

Pharmaceuticals: provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (S. 2501), S3328 [3MY], S11564 [5DE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (S. 2703), S4846 [8JN]

Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (H.R. 4931), S9543 [28SE]

———provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (S. 2705), S4847-S4849 [8JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S3506 [4MY]

Science: tribute to scientists working with the Federal Government, S11911 [15DE]

Senate: tribute to Parliamentarian, S11799 [14DE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (S. 717), S10587 [13OC]

SSA: administrative expenses funding, S6107 [29JN]

Staff: levels, S11052 [26OC], S11322 [29OC]

Tennessee: observance of National Association of Retired Federal Employees Week, S2859 [25AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish position of Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration, S10495 [12OC]

U.S. Park Police: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for officers, S9684 [3OC]

Whistleblowing: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 3190), S10412 [12OC]

Zweben, Murray: tribute (S. Res. 358), S8663 [18SE]

Reports

Occupational Safety and Health—Government Responses to Beryllium Uses and Risks: GAO, E795-E799 [19MY]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House), H11368-H11384 [27OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (Minority Rebuttal), H11395-H11398 [27OC]

Reports filed

Allow Federal Employees To Contribute Rollover Distributions to Thrift Savings Plan Accounts and Eliminate the Waiting-Period Requirements for Participation: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 208) (S. Rept. 106-343), S6677 [13JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 585) (H. Rept. 106-875), H7931 [20SE]

Dept. of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Management Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1024), H11954 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5109) (H. Rept. 106-863), H7722 [18SE]

Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2915), S9464 [28SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2842) (H. Rept. 106-779), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1688) (S. Rept. 106-492), S10082 [6OC]

Federal Judiciary Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 113), S7838 [27JY]

Impact Aid Program Reauthorization: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 106-504), H572 [29FE]

Long-Term Care Security Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 106-610), H2654 [8MY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2420) (S. Rept. 106-344), S6841 [14JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3312) (H. Rept. 106-994), H10533 [23OC]

Police Powers for Certain Inspector General Agents Engaged in Official Duties and Provide an Oversight Mechanism for the Exercise of Those Powers: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3144) (S. Rept. 106-470), S9604 [2OC], S9701 [3OC]

Presidential Transition Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2705) (S. Rept. 106-348), S7160 [18JY]

Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 106-801), H11205 [26OC]

Safety of Children Placed in Child Care Centers in Federal Facilities: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4519) (H. Rept. 106-869), H7870 [19SE]

Statements

Allow Agencies To Reimburse Federal Employees for Certain Adoption Expenses: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, S1395 [9MR]

Tribute to Adam N. Darling—Victim of Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, H1656 [3AP]

Tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Inspectors Killed During Inspection of Oakland, CA, Sausage Factory: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, E1287 [21JY]

Summaries

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (H.R. 5189), E1490 [14SE]

GAO Personnel Actions (H.R. 4642), H7803 [19SE]

Offering People True Insurance Options Nationwide Act (S. 3284), S11927 [15DE]

Tables

Executive branch civilian full-time equivalent empoyees—1993-2000, S11053 [26OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 300, tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem, H2350 [2MY]

H. Res. 448, anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, H1965 [10AP]

H. Res. 476, commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service, H12520 [15DE]

H. Res. 585, consideration of H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act, H7949 [21SE]

H. Res. 657, Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies, H11385 [27OC]

H.R. 207, treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes, H11697 [31OC]

H.R. 208, allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts of Federal employees and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, S7455 [21JY]

H.R. 460, make Federal firefighters mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers, H9986 [17OC]

H.R. 1752, Federal Courts Improvement Act, H3482-H3487 [22MY]

H.R. 2814, equal overtime pay authorization for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations, E1605 [27SE]

H.R. 2842, Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act, H7760 [19SE]

H.R. 3312, Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10629-H10631 [24OC]

H.R. 3616, Impact Aid Program reauthorization, H2992-H2996 [15MY]

H.R. 4040, Long-Term Care Security Act, H2668-H2670 [9MY], H7181-H7187 [27JY]

H.R. 4382, Air Force Work Force Renewal Act, E648 [4MY]

H.R. 4519, safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities, H8072 [26SE]

H.R. 4642, GAO personnel actions, H7799-H7801 [19SE]

H.R. 4931, Presidential Transition Act, H7543 [13SE]

H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act, H7951-H7957 [21SE]

S. 113, Federal Judiciary Protection Act, S9555 [28SE]

S. 748, improve Federal hiring and contracting of Alaskan natives, H10514 [23OC]

S. 2420, Long-Term Care Security Act, S2734-S2736 [13AP], S7575-S7581 [25JY]

S. 2501, Generic Pharmaceutical Access and Choice for Consumers Act, S3329-S3331 [3MY]

S. 2703, Postmasters Fairness and Rights Act, S4846 [8JN]

S. 2726, American Servicemembers' Protection Act, S5107-S5109 [14JN]

S. 2915, Federal Courts Improvement Act, S10844-S10847 [19OC], H10868-H10871 [25OC]

S. 2927, Public Safety Act, S7667 [26JY]

S. 3075, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges, S8824 [20SE]

S. 3190, clarify disclosures by Federal employees of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, S10414 [12OC]

S. 3284, Offering People True Insurance Options Nationwide Act, S11927 [15DE]

S. Res. 358, tribute to Murray Zweben, S8659, S8663 [18SE], H7725 [19SE]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND UNIFORMED SERVICES GROUP LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 2218), S1321 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2218), S1315 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2218), S1321-S1324 [8MR]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS CHILDREN'S EQUITY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2842), H7760-H7762 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2842), S10551, S10552 [13OC]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2842) (H. Rept. 106-779), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1688) (S. Rept. 106-492), S10082 [6OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2842, provisions, H7760 [19SE]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM CONVERSION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4277), S10587 [13OC]

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Amendments

Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), S10003 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions

California: reform electric power rates (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8799 [4OC]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power (see H. Res. 650), H11194 [25OC]

Electirc power: roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see S. 3093), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5131), H7364 [7SE]

Electric power: establish a temporary bid cap on the wholesale price of electric energy sold in New York (see H.R. 5559), H11194 [25OC]

———provide additional authority to order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential rates and charges for electricity (see H.R. 5626), H11842 [3NO]

Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (see H.R. 3852), H756 [8MR]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Ohio (see H.R. 5368), H8735 [3OC]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (see S. 2499), S3328 [3MY] (see H.R. 4914), H6718 [20JY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in West Virginia (see H.R. 4494), H3412 [18MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia (see S. 2942), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5072), H7209 [27JY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see S. 2967), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4971), H7128 [26JY]

———facilitate transition to more reliability, competition and efficiency in electric power industry (see S. 2098), S799 [24FE]

———provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (see S. 2886), S7160 [18JY]

Taxation: impose a windfall profit tax on electricity (see H.R. 5531), H10808 [24OC]

———impose windfall profit tax on wholesale electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 5415), H9504 [6OC]

Letters

California electric power market: Representative Bilbray, H11320, H11321 [26OC]

Press releases

Energy Secretary Richardson Announces Six Short-Term Actions To Help Prevent Power Outages: Dept. of Energy, S3907 [11MY]

Remarks in House

California: release of findings and recommendations on electric power (H. Res. 650), H11317-H11321 [26OC], H11400 [27OC]

Electirc power: roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (H.R. 5131), H7506 [13SE]

Electric power: roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (H.R. 5131), H9456 [6OC], H11318, H11319 [26OC]

Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (H.R. 3852), H3488 [22MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (S. 1836), H3494 [22MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), H3488, H3489 [22MY]

Power resources: effects of deregulation of electric utilities, H7246, H7247 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate

California: release of findings and recommendations on electric power, S11470 [1NO]

Electric power: roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (S. 3093), S8958 [21SE]

Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (S. 1836), S2810 [13AP]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (S. 2499), S3328 [3MY], S9980 [5OC]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia (S. 2942), S9984 [5OC]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), S10003 [5OC]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), unanimous-consent agreement, S10003 [5OC]

———projects licensing reform, S10761 [19OC]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (S. 2967), S7863, S7864 [27JY]

———facilitate transition to more reliability, competition and efficiency in electric power industry (S. 2098), S809-S812 [24FE], S6294 [30JN]

———provide for competition in electric power industry, S11470 [1NO]

———provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (S. 2886), S7145 [18JY], S7173 [19JY]

Reports filed

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Alabama: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3852) (H. Rept. 106-629), H3473 [19MY]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1836) (S. Rept. 106-265), S2615 [12AP]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Pennsylvania: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2499) (S. Rept. 106-381), S8019 [5SE]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in West Virginia: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2942) (S. Rept. 106-430), S9464 [28SE]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho: Committee on Commerce (House) (S. 1236) (H. Rept. 106-630), H3473 [19MY]

Statements

FERC Release of Findings and Recommendations on Electric Power in California (H. Res. 650): Representative Bilbray, H11320 [26OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 650, FERC release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California, H11317 [26OC]

H.R. 3852, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama, H3488 [22MY]

S. 1236, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho, S10003 [5OC], H3488 [22MY]

S. 1836, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama, S2810 [13AP], H3494 [22MY]

S. 2499, extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania, S3328 [3MY]

S. 2499, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania, S9980 [5OC]

S. 2942, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia, S9984 [5OC]

S. 2967, Electric Power Industry Tax Modernization Act, S7864-S7867 [27JY]

FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

Amendments

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5428 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 4780), H5435 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow officers and employees to issue detention orders on certain foods (see H.R. 5591), H11445 [27OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see S. 2520), S3691 [9MY]

———distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H2338 [13AP]

———enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (see S. 3208), S10619 [17OC] (see H.R. 5476), H10036 [17OC]

FDA: compel compliance with court decision relative to disclosure of certain information on the labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 4604), H4120 [8JN]

———establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood (see H.R. 5514), H10472 [19OC]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2333), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2379), S2347 [6AP] (see S. 2566, 2568), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 3051), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5247), H7990 [21SE]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H509 [16FE]

Food: improve safety of imported foods (see S. 2480), S3023 [27AP] (see S. 2692), S4669 [7JN]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 5532), H10808 [24OC]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see S. 2080), S680 [22FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7209 [27JY]

———require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 3184), S10252 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Pharmaceuticals: abbreviate applications for the approval of new drugs (see H.R. 5231), H7932 [20SE]

———clinically superior modifications to previously approved or licensed drugs (see H.R. 4242), H2122 [11AP]

Letters

Facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain FDA approved drugs: several Representatives, H5428 [28JN]

Grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco, and reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products: John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, E371 [21MR]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: David A. Kessler, S9258 [26SE]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H9702 [11OC]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H9702 [11OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H9702 [11OC]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network-Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., H9703 [11OC]

———Representative Archer, S10685 [18OC]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Commerce (House), S10684 [18OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S10688 [18OC]

———Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10688 [18OC]

———Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H9702 [11OC]

———several Representatives, H9703 [11OC]

———several patient and survivor organizations, H9703 [11OC]

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act: Carla J. Stovall, National Association of Attorneys General, S10621 [17OC]

———Henri R. Manasse, Jr., American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, S10622 [17OC]

———John A. Gans, American Pharmaceutical Association, S10621 [17OC]

———Linda F. Golodner, National Consumers League, S10622 [17OC]

———Peter M. Neupert, drugstore.com, Inc., S10622 [17OC]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: President Clinton, S10524 [13OC]

Prescription drug importation into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale: John M. Rector, National Community Pharmacists Association, S7377 [20JY]

———Representative Dingell, S7206 [19JY]

———Ronald J. Streck, National Wholesale Druggists' Association, S7206 [19JY]

Memorandums

Facilitate the Importation Into the U.S. of Certain FDA Approved Drugs: Christopher J. Sroka, Congressional Research Service, H5430 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (H.R. 4780), E1146 [29JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H7937, H7938 [21SE], H8206 [27SE], H9638, H9639, H9670, H9672-H9680, H9693-H9708 [11OC], H10394 [19OC], E1866 [19OC], E1891 [24OC], E1903 [25OC]

———distribution of prescription drugs (H.R. 4301), E586 [13AP]

———enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (H.R. 5476), E1808 [17OC]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H360 [14FE], H1731 [4AP], H2096 [11AP], H2635 [8MY], H3858 [25MY], H5426-H5434 [28JN], E1235 [14JY]

———establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood (H.R. 5514), E1860 [19OC]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), H1945, H1946 [6AP], H5428, H5430 [28JN], H7913, H7915 [20SE], E1235 [14JY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco, H7087-H7090 [26JY], E1169 [30JN]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4042), H1127 [21MR], E371 [21MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4207), H1847-H1849 [5AP], H2114 [11AP], H2503 [3MY]

———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5696-H5700, H5705-H5709 [10JY], E1198 [11JY]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (H.R. 3677), E2230 [15DE]

———Supreme Court decision relative to jurisdiction over tobacco, H1288 [23MR]

———testing and recall of genetically engineered livestock feed sold for human consumption, H7741 [19SE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, H5782, H5783 [11JY]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (H.R. 3883), E2054 [1NO], E2072 [2NO]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, H7742 [19SE], E1527, E1528, E1529 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (S. 3169), S9950 [5OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7142 [18JY], S7194-S7216 [19JY], S7377 [20JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S9029 [22SE], S9255, S9258 [26SE], S10523 [13OC], S10669, S10675-S10678, S10681-S10688, S10691-S10698, S10732 [18OC]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (S. 2520), S3693-S3695 [9MY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S2320 [6AP]

———enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (S. 3208), S10620-S10623 [17OC]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, S7142 [18JY]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (S. 1191), S132-S134 [31JA], S707, S708 [23FE], S840 [28FE]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco, S2411 [7AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2333), S1990-S1993 [30MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2379), S2350, S2351 [6AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2566), S4016-S4018 [16MY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2568), S4018 [16MY]

———Office of Generic Drugs funding, S7329, S7330, S7376 [20JY]

Food: improve safety of imported foods (S. 2692), S4685, S4689 [7JN]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (S. 2080), S683-S685 [22FE]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 3184), S10253 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (S. 2315), S1894 [29MR]

Reports

Prescription Drugs with Foreign Labels, H9674 [11OC]

Reports filed

National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1155) (S. Rept. 106-504), S10619 [17OC]

Summaries

Imported Products Safety Improvement and Disease Prevention Act (S. 2692), S4689 [7JN]

Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act (S. 3208), S10621 [17OC]

Tables

Prescription drug import provisions in agriculture appropriations legislation, S10525 [13OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3240, Drug Import Fairness Act, H5426 [28JN]

S. 2080, Genetically Engineered Food Right-To-Know Act, S685 [22FE]

S. 2315, Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act, S1894-S1897 [29MR]

S. 2333, Tobacco Regulatory Fairness Act, S1991 [30MR]

S. 2692, Imported Products Safety Improvement and Disease Prevention Act, S4686-S4689 [7JN]

S. 3051, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, S8590 [14SE]

S. 3169, Minor Animal Species Health and Welfare Act, S9951-S9955 [5OC]

S. 3184, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S10254-S10256 [11OC]

FEDERAL FUEL TAX RELIEF ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2790), S5790 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2790), S5809-S5811 [26JN]

Texts of

S. 2790, provisions, S5811 [26JN]

FEDERAL FUELS TAX SUSPENSION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2791), S5790 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2791), S5773-S5775 [26JN]

Texts of

S. 2791, provisions, S5812 [26JN]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT see Government—U.S.

FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT

Bills and resolutions

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see S. 2820), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

Remarks in House

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 4586), E900 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (S. 2820), S6134 [29JN]

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ACT

Bills and resolutions

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (S. 2293), S1810 [28MR], S1875 [29MR]

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP.

Analyses

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises Regulation Consolidation and Improvement (H.R. 3703), E198 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H572 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HUD: Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight funding, H4767-H4770 [20JN]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 3703), E197 [29FE], E737 [17MY], E1384 [27JY]

FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

Financial institutions: prevent the premature shutdown of certain mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 5256), H7991 [21SE]

———provide for the cancellation of mortgage insurance for mortgages on single family homes (see H.R. 5338), H8468 [28SE]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

Mortgages: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 2806), S6015 [28JN]

———require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see S. 2914), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4795), H5654 [29JN]

Remarks in House

Financial institutions: prevent the premature shutdown of certain mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 5256), E1572 [22SE]

———provide for the cancellation of mortgage insurance for mortgages on single family homes (H.R. 5338), E1619 [28SE]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (H.R. 3884), E274 [9MR]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754-H4759 [20JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Mortgages: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (S. 2806), S6020 [28JN]

———require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (S. 2914), S7543 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 5256, FHA Shutdown Prevention Act, E1572 [22SE]

S. 2914, Homeowners Rebate Act, S7543 [25JY]

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD

Analyses

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises Regulation Consolidation and Improvement (H.R. 3703), E198 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H572 [29FE]

Letters

Allocation of authority to Federal Home Loan Banks to guarantee school construction bonds: Deborah F. Silberman and William W. Ginsberg, Federal Housing Finance Board, S1096 [2MR]

Remarks in House

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 3703), E197 [29FE], E737 [17MY], E1384 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Schools: allocate authority to Federal Home Loan Banks to guarantee school construction bonds, S1096, S1097 [2MR]

Testimonies

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae, E738-E740 [17MY], E769-E771 [19MY]

FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 3108), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5187), H7651 [14SE]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see S. 2109), S867 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 3108), S9267 [26SE]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (S. 1716), S1170 [6MR]

FEDERAL JUDGESHIP ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3071), S11490 [1NO]

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER FOUNDATION

Appointments

Members, S3951 [15MY], S5279 [15JN], H4168 [9JN]

FEDERAL JUDICIARY PROTECTION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 113), S9554, S9555 [28SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 113), S7838 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 113, provisions, S9555 [28SE]

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7694 [26JY], H6471 [18JY], H6600, H6601 [19JY], H6635, H6642, H6645, H6652, H6653, H6658, H6664, H6670, H6671, H6672, H6684, H6685, H6688, H6689, H6692, H6694, H6698, H6699, H6703, H6705, H6720 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2900), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4871), H6469 [18JY] (see H.R. 4985), H7128 [26JY] (see H.R. 5658), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (see H. Res. 560), H6598 [19JY]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7590 [26JY]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4516), H7095-H7126 [26JY]

Lists

Items incorrectly labeled as objectionable in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10240 [11OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S8742 [19SE]

Messages

Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, S7653 [26JY], H7061 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Buy American Act: compliance, H6689 [20JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6712 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7143-H7150 [27JY], H7608-H7627 [14SE], H7742 [19SE], H11785, H11787 [2NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6622-H6710 [20JY], E1295, E1298 [21JY], E1374, E1385 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (H. Res. 560), H6618-H6622 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8731-S8748 [19SE], S8788-S8800 [20SE], S10705 [18OC], S11868 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7484 [24JY], S7591-S7619, S7629 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7468 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent request, S7468 [24JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11191 [26OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 106-767), H6598 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4871) (H. Rept. 106-756), H6469 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900) (S. Rept. 106-500), S10411 [12OC]

Nomination of Carol W. Pope to the Federal Labor Relations Authority: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

Tables

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6628-H6630 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4985), H7609-H7611 [14SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 560, consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6618 [20JY]

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ANIMAL PROTECTION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1791), S7298 [19JY]

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2974 [27AP]

Remarks in House

Heroism Award: recipients, E1164 [30JN]

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8293 [8SE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Delmond J.H. Won to the Federal Maritime Commission: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5240 [15JN]

Tributes

Hsu, Ming Chen, S3248 [2MY]

FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see S. 2080), S680 [22FE]

Remarks in House

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, H5782, H5783 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (S. 2080), S683-S685 [22FE]

Texts of

S. 2080, Genetically Engineered Food Right-To-Know Act, S685 [22FE]

FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Articles and editorials

Enlightened Self-Interest, S11561 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see S. 2716), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4511), H3474 [19MY]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S5194 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S5191, S5193-S5196 [15JN], S5357 [19JN], S7824 [27JY], S11559 [5DE]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (S. 2716), S5028 [13JN]

Trucking industry: study by Safety Research Center, Bethesda, MD, and Stanford University Sleep Research Center on the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S11559 [5DE]

Texts of

S. 2716, Motor Carrier Fairness Act, S5029 [13JN]

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

Analyses

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises Regulation Consolidation and Improvement (H.R. 3703), E198 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H572 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HUD: Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight funding, H4767-H4770 [20JN]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 3703), E197 [29FE], E737 [17MY], E1384 [27JY]

Testimonies

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises, E738-E740 [17MY], E769-E771 [19MY]

FEDERAL NONNUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT

Remarks in Senate

Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (S. 882), S5291, S5293 [16JN]

FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL POWER ACT

Bills and resolutions

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H6777 [24JY]

Remarks in House

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (H.R. 4941), H11321 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform, S10761 [19OC]

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC.

Bills and resolutions

Surplus Government property: prohibit sales of excess Federal computer equipment and other excess Federal property on the commercial market (see H. Res. 641), H10257 [18OC]

FEDERAL PRISONER HEALTH CARE COPAYMENT ACT

Motions

Enact (S. 704), H7811 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1349), H7806-H7811 [19SE]

Enact (S. 704), H7810 [19SE]

———insert H.R. 1349 language in lieu, H7811 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 704), S9553 [28SE], S10706 [18OC], S11529 [14NO]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1349) (H. Rept. 106-851), H7650 [14SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1349, provisions, H7806 [19SE]

S. 704, provisions, S9553 [28SE], H7810 [19SE]

FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Federal assets: enhance management (see S. 2805), S6015 [28JN]

Remarks in Senate

Federal assets: enhance management (S. 2805), S6016-S6020 [28JN]

Texts of

S. 2805, Federal Property Asset Management Reform Act, S6016-S6020 [28JN]

FEDERAL PROPERTY ASSET MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2805), S6015 [28JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2805), S6016-S6020 [28JN]

Texts of

S. 2805, provisions, S6016-S6020 [28JN]

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE REFORM ACT

Letters

Provisions: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H5199 [27JN]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5199 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 809), H5198-H5201 [27JN], H6890 [25JY], H8074 [26SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 809) (H. Rept. 106-676), H4484 [14JN]

Texts of

H.R. 809, provisions, H5198 [27JN]

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

Articles and editorials

Rail Crossing Rules One More Mandate, H2509 [3MY]

Letters

Regulation of train whistles at crossings: Representatives Lipinski and Petri, H2510 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Railroads: regulation of train whistles at crossings, H1988 [10AP], H2505-H2510 [3MY]

FEDERAL REFORMULATED FUELS ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2962), S7937 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2962), S7839 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2962), S7850-S7853 [27JY], S9242 [26SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2962) (S. Rept. 106-426), S9464 [28SE]

Texts of

S. 2962, provisions, S7853-S7855 [27JY]

FEDERAL REGULATIONS see Government regulations

FEDERAL RESEARCH INVESTMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3161), E1246 [14JY]

Texts of

S. 2046, provisions, S9009-S9013 [21SE], S9088-S9094 [22SE]

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Addresses

Strategies Needed for Today's Economic Problems: Ken Lipper, Lipper & Co., S8192 [7SE]

Technology and the New Economy: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S272-S275 [2FE]

Articles and editorials

Budget Surplus Induces Frenzy, S7496 [25JY]

Fed Is Mistaken, E349 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions

Board of Governors: preserve requirement for the annual bank fee report (see H.R. 5341), H8468 [28SE]

Credit: prohibit implementation of regulations allowing race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of applicants for nonmortgage credit to be noted on the application with the applicant's consent (see H.R. 4164), H1762 [4AP]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 3611), H339 [10FE]

———repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4209), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4427), H2966 [11MY]

Government regulations: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 4036), H1123 [20MR]

Interest rates: reduce (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

Papers

Fed's Unnecessary Assault on Wages: Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute, E340-E342 [16MR]

Remarks in House

Board of Governors: preserve requirement for the annual bank fee report (H.R. 5341), E1628 [28SE]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H11866 [13NO]

Economy: impact of foreign policy on domestic economic conditions, H9866 [12OC]

———monetary policy, H9806 [11OC]

Financial institutions: require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (H.R. 4427), E713 [11MY]

Inflation: impact of wage levels on interest rates, H7347 [7SE]

Interest rates: impact on economic conditions, H1335 [23MR], H3034 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H6770-H6772 [24JY], H11939-H11941 [4DE], E340 [16MR], E349 [20MR]

———impact on government spending, H13 [27JA]

———reduce (H. Res. 536), E1130 [28JN]

Management: promote accountability, H6450 [18JY]

Public debt: impact of interest rates on the national debt, H7646-H7648 [14SE]

———reduce by declaring Federal Reserve notes to be official currency enabling return of Treasury bonds and reduction of interest payments, H6360 [18JY], H8040 [25SE], H8894 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Egypt: transfer Foreign Military Financing Program funds into the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, S5510 [21JN]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S258-S279 [2FE], S305-S308 [3FE]

———nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, unanimous-consent agreement, S223 [1FE]

———statements on economic growth and inflation, S1194 [7MR]

Interest rates: impact on economic conditions, S1194 [7MR], S1442, S1445 [20MR], S1531 [21MR], S3955 [15MY], S3964, S3965 [16MY], S11660 [6DE], S11769-S11771 [14DE]

Reports filed

Bank Reserves Modernization Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4209) (H. Rept. 106-983), H10035 [17OC]

Nomination of Alan Greenspan To Be FRS Board of Governors Chairman: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S213 [1FE]

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11191 [26OC]

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Amendments

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10834, S10849 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

DoubleClick Exec Says Privacy Legislation Needn't Crimp Results, S794 [24FE]

Driving Up Drug Prices, S7908 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 2993), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE] (see H.R. 5313), H8405 [27SE]

Government regulations: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 5283), H8061 [25SE]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 5479), H10036 [17OC]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2928), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5430), H9634 [10OC]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see S. 2063), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3560), H90 [31JA]

Telephones: prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising by carriers providing ``dial-around'' long distance services (see H.R. 5619), H11781 [1NO]

Press releases

FTC Charges Drug Manufacturers With Stifling Competition in Two Prescription Drug Markets, H5309 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Antitrust policy: activities funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

Children and youth: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, H7569 [13SE]

Computers: prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal information collected from, and about, children on the Internet, E616 [2MY]

———provide law enforcement officials with the authority and resources to combat the transmission of computer viruses, H2597 [4MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H2514 [4MY], H6369-H6374 [18JY]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (H.R. 5235), E1538 [20SE]

Health care professionals: exempt labor negotiations with health plans from antitrust laws if the FTC or Dept. of Justice certify the negotiations, H5639-H5641 [29JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (H.R. 5479), E1803 [17OC]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet, H11450 [28OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (H.R. 5430), E1934 [25OC]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 3560), E111 [10FE]

Technology: modify accounting system used in reviewing certain mergers and acquisitions, E343 [16MR]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds, S11240 [27OC], S11872 [15DE]

———require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10848-S10850 [19OC], S10920 [24OC], S10989 [25OC]

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1687), S10159 [10OC]

Children and youth: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8528 [13SE], S8606-S8608 [14SE], S10611-S10613 [17OC]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 2993), S7908 [27JY]

Firearms: study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Food industry: investigation of grocery store product slotting fees, S11231 [27OC]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet, S10963 [25OC]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (S. 2928), S7668-S7672 [26JY]

———protect consumer privacy (S. 2606), S4299-S4311 [23MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, S794 [24FE], S4254 [23MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (S. 2063), S713 [23FE]

Reports filed

FTC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1687) (S. Rept. 106-385), S8019 [5SE]

Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 106-700), H5168 [26JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3113, Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act, H6369-H6371 [18JY]

S. 1687, FTC appropriations, S10159 [10OC]

S. 1854, 21st Century Acquisition Reform and Improvement Act, S10848, S10849 [19OC]

S. 2606, Consumer Privacy Protection Act, S4302-S4309 [23MY]

S. 2928, Consumer Internet Privacy Enhancement Act, S7669 [26JY]

S. 2993, Drug Competition Act, S7908 [27JY]

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT

Remarks in Senate

FTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 1687), S10159 [10OC]

Reports filed

FTC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1687) (S. Rept. 106-385), S8019 [5SE]

Texts of

S. 1687, FTC appropriations, S10159 [10OC]

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

Amendments

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), S8988 [21SE], H8132 [26SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 522), S8990, S8998 [21SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2163 [12AP]

EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2153, H2155 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), consideration (see H. Res. 470), H2121 [11AP]

Ecology and environment: grant States final authority to establish guidelines to determine which animal feeding operations are classified as concentrated for purposes of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 5638), H11954 [4DE]

EPA: make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H2337 [13AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (see H. Res. 468), H2121 [11AP]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H509 [16FE]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see S. 2441), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

Government: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5606), H11621 [30OC]

Implementation: improve (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Marine resources: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 4917), H6718 [20JY]

Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (see H.R. 4104), H1476 [28MR]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2727 [13AP]

Water pollution: establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund (see S. 2756), S5460 [20JN]

———establish consistent requirements for controlling urban wet weather flows and provide funds to meet such requirements (see H.R. 3570), H208 [2FE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see S. 2041), S489 [8FE] (see S. 2139), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3609), H278 [9FE] (see H.R. 3625), H340 [10FE]

Wetlands: amend relative to relative to mitigation banking (see S. 2948), S7839 [27JY]

Letters

Clean Lakes Program reauthorization: Robert MacMillan, Saratoga, NY, Lake Protection and Improvement District, H2153 [12AP]

Remarks in House

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H8132-H8136 [26SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H2155, H2156, H2163 [12AP]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, H9871 [12OC]

———restoration (H.R. 3039), H2156-H2163 [12AP]

———restoration (H.R. 3039), consideration (H. Res. 470), H2148, H2149 [12AP]

Clean Lakes Program: prohibit sale of fresh water from the Great Lakes, H2153-H2155 [12AP]

EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2149-H2156 [12AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (H. Res. 468), H2147, H2148 [12AP]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (H.R. 3670), E157 [16FE]

———require that discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, H12500 [15DE]

Implementation: improve (H.R. 4502), E872 [25MY]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2720-H2726 [9MY]

Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (H.R. 4104), H7480-H7482 [12SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 2720), H11824 [3NO]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (H.R. 1237), H2621-H2623 [8MY], E1466 [13SE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (H.R. 3609), E102 [9FE]

Remarks in Senate

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), S8998 [21SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 522), S8998-S9003 [21SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, S2013 [30MR], S2037 [3AP]

Ecology and environment: require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1730), S1751 [27MR]

EPA: Great Lakes Program toxic contaminants monitoring funding, S10311 [12OC]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (S. 2441), S2760-S2762 [13AP]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (S. 2417), S2729-S2732 [13AP], S10156 [10OC]

Water pollution: establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund (S. 2756), S5463 [20JN]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (S. 2041), S607 [10FE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (S. 2139), S1290 [8MR]

Reports filed

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 999), S8019 [5SE]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 522) (S. Rept. 106-366), S8018 [5SE]

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 106-550), H1587 [29MR]

Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2328) (H. Rept. 106-560), H1762 [4AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 468) (H. Rept. 106-571), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 106-573), H2121 [11AP]

Estuary Conservation and Management Programs Funding: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 106-596), H2409 [2MY]

Long Island Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3313) (H. Rept. 106-597), H2409 [2MY]

Mississippi Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 106-840), H7501 [12SE]

Wet Weather Water Quality Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 828) (H. Rept. 106-943), H9503 [6OC]

Summaries

Fishable Waters Act (S. 2441), S2761 [13AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 468, consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program reauthorization, H2147 [12AP]

H. Res. 470, consideration of H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H2148 [12AP]

H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act, H8132-H8134 [26SE]

H.R. 1237, estuary conservation and management programs funding, H2621 [8MY]

H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H2161-H2163 [12AP]

H.R. 3313, Long Island Sound Restoration Act, H2720 [9MY]

H.R. 4104, Mississippi Sound Restoration Act, H7480 [12SE]

S. 522, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S8998-S9002 [21SE]

S. 1730, require continued submission of certain environmental reports, S1751 [27MR]

S. 2417, Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act, S10156 [10OC]

S. 2756, National Clean Water Trust Fund Act, S5463 [20JN]

FEDERAL WORKFORCE DIGITAL ACCESS ACT

Analyses

Provisions (H.R. 4232), E533 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4232), H2121 [11AP]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4232), E532 [11AP]

FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

Amendments

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10594 [13OC]

———Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S9965, S9996 [5OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6081 [17JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10934, S10943 [24OC]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (S. 1925), S9982 [5OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10154, S10155 [10OC]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10099, S10114 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], H9607 [10OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8509 [13SE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4925 [9JN], H2779 [9MY], H2801, H2803, H2807, H2815 [10MY]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC], H11848 [13NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10462, S10491 [12OC], H1814, H1815, H1818, H1819 [5AP], H10017 [17OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7703, S7715, S7716 [26JY]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2565 [4MY]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation (H.R. 894): Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H5752 [11JY]

Fugitive Apprehension Act (S. 2516), S3613 [8MY], S7717 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Aimee's Law, E1262 [18JY]

Arrogance of the Court, S7761 [27JY]

Bush Plan Grades Students Poverty Levels, S2307 [6AP]

Canyon of the Ancients—Monument Is On the Map—Now It Needs Funding, H4516 [15JN]

Demagogic Bill, H2793 [10MY]

Ethics Law Hurts Probe, DOJ Says, S8573 [14SE]

It's Conservatives Now Who Are Judicial Activists—Why Environmentalists Should Be Alarmed, S7762 [27JY]

Joint Venture—When Pot's Prescribed, the High Way Leads to the Compassion Flower Inn, E1177 [30JN]

Justice Dept. Faces Unexpected Roadblocks Due to Ethics Rules, S8572 [14SE]

Misdirected Education Money, S1588 [22MR]

No Second Chances, E1262 [18JY]

``No Second Chances'' Bill Deserves Careful Congressional Consideration, E1262 [18JY]

One Less Option for Criminals—Salmon Bill Another Check on Killers, Rapists, E1262 [18JY]

Paper Federalists, S7761 [27JY]

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Time for the House To Enact Aimee's Law, E1263 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3691), H510 [16FE]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 3008), S8105 [6SE]

Alaska: Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (see S. 2439), S2728 [13AP]

Arizona: authorize Federal-State land exchange (see S. 2813), S6120 [29JN]

Aviation: clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 5270), H7996 [22SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon (see S. 3227), S10892 [23OC]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2034), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3687), H509 [16FE]

Children and youth: offer States incentives to improve decisions in contested adoption cases (see H.R. 5053), H7208 [27JY]

Computers: impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (see H.R. 4267), H2336 [13AP]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———reform class action lawsuit process (see S. 3123), S9381 [27SE]

Crime: provide law enforcement block grants (see H.R. 4999), H7206 [27JY]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (see H.R. 4544), H3867 [25MY]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide cost share assistance for construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas (see H.R. 5297), H8199 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4660), H4484 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (see S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H5655 [29JN]

Education: provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (see H.R. 4766), H5240 [27JN]

Firearms: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 3264), S11374 [30OC]

Foreign trade: nullify State and local laws prohibiting or otherwise restricting economic activity with foreign countries (see H.R. 5534), H10808 [24OC]

Forest Service: evaluate feasibility and merits of State administration of National Forest System units (see H.R. 5223), H7932 [20SE]

Health: require States to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs (see H.R. 4075), H1405 [23MR]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (see S. 3033), S8413 [12SE]

Idaho: acquire Castle Rock Ranch and use for land exchanges involving certain lands within City of Rocks National Reserve and Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (see H.R. 3693), H510 [16FE]

Immigration: Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H2337 [13AP]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 394), H7502 [12SE]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (see S. 2482), S3023 [27AP]

———assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (see H.R. 5218), H7932 [20SE]

———create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4033), H1123 [20MR]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2761), S5555 [21JN]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

Medicare: protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 5042), H7207 [27JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

———require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument in Washington (see H.R. 3683), H509 [16FE]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S5662 [22JN]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 5515), H10472 [19OC]

Pensions: harmonize employer-sponsored retirement plan services requirements with other Federal and State laws (see H.R. 4749), H5168 [26JN]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (see S. 2503), S3513 [4MY]

———permit States to waive the oxygenate content requirements for reformulated gasoline if a separate implementation plan attains and maintains the ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4120), H1587 [29MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (see S. 2886), S7160 [18JY]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (see H.R. 3994), H1077 [15MR]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (see S. 2506), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4385), H2606 [4MY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]

States: require use of Federal highway funds for projects in high priority corridors (see S. 2713), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4629), H4174 [9JN] (see H.R. 4638), H4220 [12JN]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2255), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4460), H3171 [16MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (see H. Res. 496), H2769 [9MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2028), S328 [3FE] (see S. 2036), S381 [7FE] (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———treat State developmental disabilities endowment programs as tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 4074), H1405 [23MR]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (see S. 2767), S5662 [22JN]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 3555), H89 [31JA]

21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commission: establish (see H.R. 5664), H12094 [14DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H1674 [3AP]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S3612 [8MY]

Vermont: allow the Corps of Engineers to carry out an assessment and modification of State, local, and private dams (see S. 2724), S5027 [13JN]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see S. 2666), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5158), H7502 [12SE]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (see H. Res. 485), H2409 [2MY]

———Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 2363), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 4196), H1851 [5AP]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H4120 [8JN]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S7032 [17JY]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]

Letters

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act: G. Eugene Story, Glenn E. Wilson, Jr., and J. Kent Lindsay, Montezuma County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, S333 [3FE]

———Jeff Widen, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Mark Pearson, Sierra Club, and Suzanne Jones, Wilderness Society, S333 [3FE]

———Mark Larson, Kay Alexander, and Jim Dyer, Colorado General Assembly, S332 [3FE]

———Ray Christensen, Colorado Farm Bureau, S333 [3FE]

———Stan Broome, CLUB 20 (organization), S333 [3FE]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

Distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding: Senator Graham, S10126 [10OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs funding: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, S5855 [27JN]

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation: Bruce and Janice Grieshaber, E1260 [18JY]

———Cyrilla Bender, Mothers Outraged at Molesters Organization, Inc., E1261 [18JY]

———Fred Goldman, E1260 [18JY]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, E1260 [18JY]

———H.G. (Bill) Thompson, Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc., E1261 [18JY]

———Jon E. Litscher, Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections, S10227 [11OC]

———Marc Klaas, KlaasKids Foundation, E1260 [18JY]

———Mary Vincent, Marc Klaas, and Fred Goldman, E1261 [18JY]

———Mike Jimenez, California Correctional Peace Officers Association, E1261 [18JY]

———Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp USA (organization), E1261 [18JY]

———Suzie Sawyer, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., E1262 [18JY]

Impact Aid Program funding: several Senators, S5834 [27JN]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H2795 [10MY]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, H2794 [10MY]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H2795 [10MY]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, H2795 [10MY]

———James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia, H2790 [10MY]

———Joan Bowman, Mayor of Lenexa, KS, H2798 [10MY]

———several Governors, H2794 [10MY]

———Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, H2794 [10MY]

National monument establishment or management funding: G. Eugene Story, Montezuma County, CO, Board of Commissioners, H4516 [15JN]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Probilof Islands Transition Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H5094 [26JN]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Raymond J. Uhalde, Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

Tax treatment of Native American Armed Forces members: Representatives George Miller, Skelton, and Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E417 [27MR]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: C.M. Van Eman, Trans Texas Heritage Association, E556 [13AP]

———David K. Langford, Texas Wildlife Association, E556 [13AP]

———Dick Lattimer, Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization, E555 [13AP]

———James J. Baker, NRA, E555 [13AP]

———Lawrence S. Katz, Alfred S. Donau III, and Ron Marlenee, Safari Club International, E556 [13AP]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Rob Gordon, National Wilderness Institute, E556 [13AP]

———Scott Hartman, National Trappers Association, Inc., E556 [13AP]

———W.S. (Sandy) Stimpson, Golf Lumber Co., Inc., E557 [13AP]

———William I. Morrill, Mule Deer Foundation, E556 [13AP]

Lists

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]

Supporters of legislation encouraging States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10201 [11OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service corrective actions on Federal aid issues, H1806 [5AP]

Memorandums

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (S. 1608): Janet A. Poling, Dept. of Agriculture, S8523 [13SE]

Motions

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2819 [10MY]

Petitions and memorials

Lenexa, KS: Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2798 [10MY]

Regulations

Illinois Procurement Code on eligibility for certain Federal aid funding, S9870 [4OC]

Remarks in House

Abortion: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (H.R. 3691), E151 [16FE]

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), H5092-H5095 [26JN], H10489 [23OC], E1152 [29JN]

———land exchange to facilitate a railroad track realignment and straightening project through Elmendorf AFB and Fort Richardson, E1967 [28OC]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, H9042, H9045 [6OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5577-H5580, H5586 [29JN]

Bankruptcy: prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1820 [5AP]

California: improve growth management initiatives, H346 [14FE]

Coastal zones: remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

Colorado: toll road proposal on interstate highways, H5728-H5730 [10JY]

Computers: extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes, encourage States to develop a streamlined sales and use tax system, and authorize an Interstate Sales and Use Tax Compact, H2802 [10MY]

———impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (H.R. 4267), E564 [13AP], E623 [3MY], E741 [17MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9029-H9038 [6OC], E2224-E2226 [15DE]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5748-H5757 [11JY], E1221 [13JY], E1259 [18JY]

———provide law enforcement block grants (H.R. 4999), H7813-H7817 [19SE]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (H.R. 4544), E869 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H10005 [17OC], E1917 [25OC]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6077-H6081 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: expand drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H158-H163 [1FE], H981-H983 [14MR]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for any efforts to restrict military recruiting at secondary schools, H4284, H4285 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4578-H4583 [15JN]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (H.R. 4802), E1176 [30JN]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, H9019-H9025, H9047 [6OC]

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H4022 [7JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H4596 [19JN], E613 [2MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (H.R. 4766), H11612 [30OC], E1129, E1132 [28JN]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4681, H4682 [20JN], H4882-H4886 [21JN], H10367, H10384 [19OC], E1081 [22JN], E1139 [28JN]

FAA: use of passenger facility charges, H1007, H1026 [15MR]

Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H1580 [29MR]

Firearms: condition certain State justice assistance grants on implementation of handgun registration systems (H.R. 2917), H2961 [11MY]

Foreign policy: protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, E1891 [24OC]

Government: require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Health: provide grants to States or private sector institutions to foster organ donor programs, H1712-H1716 [4AP]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: impact of unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments, H2785, H2786 [10MY]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), H7396, H7397 [12SE]

———develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 394), H7398 [12SE]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), H10515-H10517 [23OC]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (H.R. 5218), E1544 [20SE]

———create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H624-H627 [1MR], H1266 [22MR], E321 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), H6932-H6936 [25JY], E1345 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), H10871, H10872 [25OC], E1978, E2000 [28OC]

Local government: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to Medicare Rx 2000 Act, H5301, H5302 [28JN]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to minimum wage levels, H879-H881 [9MR]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1187, H1188 [22MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 4825), H11787 [2NO]

Medicare: impact of State spending levels on the quality of health care services, E1840 [19OC]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (H.R. 3004), H9514 [10OC]

Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board: tribute, E1342 [27JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H2329 [13AP]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (H. Con. Res. 254), H496 [16FE]

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish, E2227 [15DE]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H2875-H2877 [10MY], H4479 [14JN], H4500-H4520 [15JN]

New Jersey: State Senate opposition to Federal School-to-Work curriculum, E1047 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9607-H9614 [10OC], E1800 [16OC], E1818 [17OC]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (H.R. 4385), H2637 [8MY]

Small business: allow Federal court jurisdiction over claims dealing with interference in interstate commerce and antitrust matters, H479 [16FE]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 5081), E1366 [27JY]

Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies, H3314-H3316 [18MY]

Taxation: equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (S. 893), H10632-H10634 [24OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2785-H2821 [10MY], H3477 [22MY], E712, E720 [11MY], E742 [17MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (H. Res. 496), H2783-H2785 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), motion to recommit, H2819 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 4460), E741 [17MY]

———State tax treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H2815, H2816 [10MY]

———treatment of Native American Armed Forces members, E417 [27MR]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), H8275-H8277 [27SE], H11848, H11849 [13NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1768, H1807-H1821 [5AP], H10017-H10026 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E1838 [19OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1801-H1807 [5AP]

———eliminate adminstrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), E156 [16FE]

———require report on implementation of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1819 [5AP]

———restore funding and reduce certain staffing levels, H1818 [5AP]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8789-H8796 [4OC], E1679 [4OC]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2562-H2566 [4MY]

———authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 485), H2557, H2558 [4MY]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

———treatment of Federal lands management and water conservation issues compared to Eastern States, H4114 [8JN], H8786 [4OC]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (H.R. 4606), E947 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 3008), S8109-S8111 [6SE]

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10552-S10555 [13OC]

———Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S2758 [13AP], S9996 [5OC]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S10182, S10196-S10199, S10212-S10215 [11OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S7095, S7096 [18JY], S10680 [18OC]

Arizona: authorize Federal-State land exchange (S. 2813), S6122 [29JN]

Bankruptcy: limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA], S11693, S11725, S11726, S11727 [7DE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

BLM: management of wild horses on public lands funding, S6322 [10JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon (S. 3227), S10892 [23OC], S10921 [24OC]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2034), S331 [3FE]

Children and youth: lead poisoning screening and treatment funding, S9105 [22SE]

Correctional institutions: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S121 [31JA]

Courts: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 711), S2521 [11AP]

———reform class action lawsuit process (S. 353), S7812 [27JY]

———reform class action lawsuit process (S. 3123), S9389 [27SE]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10181, S10182, S10199-S10202, S10207-S10212, S10225-S10228 [11OC]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), S6583 [12JY], S6762 [13JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), S7952 [27JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10943 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (S. 2397), S2588-S2590 [12AP]

Dept. of Education: Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program funding, S6212 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors, S4446-S4449 [25MY], S8571-S8573 [14SE], S9377 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S6492 [12JY], S7744 [27JY], S8186 [7SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 3222), S10803-S10805 [19OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, S5226 [15JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY], S10055 [6OC]

Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs, S6190 [30JN]

———Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]

———issue a nationally standardized school report card to students, S1055 [2MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs, S4027 [16MY]

———support Federal-State partnership for school initiatives, S9845 [4OC]

———use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S594-S596 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1588 [22MR], S10749 [19OC]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 271), S853-S855 [28FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: consider State fiscal commitment and equitable distribution of funds in the allocation of Title I funding, S3584-S3591 [8MY], S3676 [9MY]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and assistance for failing schools, S5853-S5858, S5862 [27JN]

———Migrant Education Program funding, S3597 [8MY]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3287-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3643, S3644 [9MY]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, S10311, S10312 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10296-S10302, S10305, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

Firearms: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (S. 3264), S11376 [30OC]

———retain local decisionmaking authority relative to concealed weapon permits, S10075 [6OC]

GSA: extend authority to convey certain surplus property to local governments for law enforcement purposes, S5077 [14JN], S10378 [12OC]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, S3597 [8MY]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (S. 3033), S8417 [12SE]

International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: submit a list of projects eligible for funding under the Multi-State Conservation Grant Program, S10498 [12OC]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 394), S8528 [13SE]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration, S9905 [5OC]

———promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), S11275 [27OC]

———promote environmental restoration (S. 1925), S9982 [5OC]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (S. 2482), S3026 [27AP]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), S7651 [26JY], S7952 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S2629, S2630 [12AP], S3949 [15MY], S7435 [21JY], S9227 [26SE], S9879-S9883 [5OC], S10155 [10OC], S10990 [25OC]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2761), S5556 [21JN]

———improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S3949 [15MY], S8266 [8SE]

Medicaid: coverage of lead poisoning screening and treatment for children, S6797, S6808 [14JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 2274), S1607, S1608 [22MR], S5305 [16JN], S6819 [14JY], S10748 [19OC]

Mississippi River: Delta Regional Authority funding, S8183 [7SE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (S. 2769), S5666 [22JN]

National objectives: role of Federal Government, S10135-S10137 [10OC]

Older Americans Act: Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11028-S11041, S11056-S11064, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (S. 2503), S3514-S3519 [4MY]

———impact of gasoline tax reduction on Highway Trust Fund, S2492-S2496, S2501, S2503, S2505 [11AP]

Public lands: require multilateral assessment of land management issues, S130 [31JA]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10113 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], S10241 [11OC], S11470 [1NO]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8126 [6SE], S8256 [8SE], S8514-S8526 [13SE], S10118 [6OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land managements projects (S. 1608), unanimous-consent agreement, S7953 [27JY]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry, S11470 [1NO]

———provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (S. 2886), S7145 [18JY], S7173 [19JY]

SBA: Federal and State Technology Partnership program funding, S11230, S11231 [27OC]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2307-S2310, S2313-S2317 [6AP]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (S. 2506), S3520 [4MY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 2585), S4114, S4115 [17MY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, S10991 [25OC]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (S. 533), S42 [24JA]

Springfield, IL: require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9800-S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818-S9820, S9827-S9829, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]

Supreme Court: decision on application of the Americans With Disabilities Act to States, S121 [31JA]

———judicial activism relative to decisions on Federal authority over States and extension of power to include deciding appropriateness of legislation in addition to constitutionality, S7597-S7603 [26JY], S7758-S7763 [27JY]

Taxation: equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (S. 893), S9552, S9553 [28SE]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5676-S5679 [22JN], S5732, S5733 [23JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4118 [17MY], S4122 [18MY], S4937 [12JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2255), S1516 [21MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2028), S329 [3FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2036), S453 [7FE], S457 [8FE]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC]

———State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (S. 2767), S5664-S5666 [22JN]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5166-S5173 [15JN]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding, S10124-S10127 [10OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10244 [11OC], S10491-S10498 [12OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (S. 2609), S4314 [23MY], S7066 [17JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S3612 [8MY], S7715-S7720 [26JY]

Vallejo, CA: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano Project (H.R. 1235), S11276 [27OC]

Vermont: allow the Corps of Engineers to carry out an assessment and modification of State, local, and private dams (S. 2724), S5030 [13JN]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (S. 2666), S4480 [25MY]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 2363), S2238 [5AP]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S5771-S5773 [26JN]

Reports

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Reports filed

Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1106) (H. Rept. 106-593), H2409 [2MY]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4033) (H. Rept. 106-776), H6775 [24JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2413), S6120 [29JN]

Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 353), S7838 [27JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 353) (S. Rept. 106-420), S9267 [26SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. Rept. 106-603), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 106-558), H1674 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 106-611), H2769 [9MY]

Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]

Equitable Tax Treatment for Certain Individuals Performing Duties on Vessels Relative to State and Local Taxes: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 106-421), S9267 [26SE]

Fugitive Apprehension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2516), S7392 [20JY]

Fur Seal Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3417) (H. Rept. 106-569), H2121 [11AP]

Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 21) (H. Rept. 106-526), H1075 [15MR]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3709) (H. Rept. 106-609), H2654 [8MY]

Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1374) (H. Rept. 106-748), H6354 [17JY]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 106-400), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 106-833), H7364 [7SE]

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1487) (S. Rept. 106-250), S1815 [28MR]

National Monument Public Participation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 729) (S. Rept. 106-372), S8018 [5SE]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1608) (S. Rept. 106-275), S2865 [25AP]

Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1762) (S. Rept. 106-408), S8501 [13SE]

Solano Project, Vallejo, CA, Authorization of Certain Uses of Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1235) (S. Rept. 106-433), S9464 [28SE]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System Construction Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2439) (S. Rept. 106-405), S8342 [11SE]

State and Local Government Regulation of Citizens Band Radio Equipment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2346) (H. Rept. 106-883), H7996 [22SE]

Transportation Employee Fair Taxation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1293) (H. Rept. 106-927), H8735 [3OC]

Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 577), S1117 [2MR]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3671) (S. Rept. 106-495), S10153 [10OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3671) (H. Rept. 106-554), H1628 [30MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal School-to-Work curriculum: New Jersey State Senate, E1048 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

Statements

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Fred Ansell, S10208 [11OC]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

Summaries

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation, S10201 [11OC]

Tables

Bulletproof vest funding and purchases, S9880 [5OC]

Testimonies

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Franklin Zimring, H5751 [11JY]

———Gail Willard, S10200 [11OC]

———Mike Lawlor, National Conference of State Legislatures, H5752 [11JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 394, corrections in enrollment to S. 1374, Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act, H7398 [12SE]

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1801 [5AP]

H. Res. 485, consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2557 [4MY]

H. Res. 496, consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2783 [10MY]

H.R. 728, rehabilitation assistance for watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H6077 [17JY]

H.R. 894, encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H5748 [11JY]

H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2565 [4MY]

H.R. 2346, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, H8275 [27SE], H11848 [13NO]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 2389, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, H9607-H9612 [10OC]

H.R. 3388, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, H10515 [23OC]

H.R. 3417, Pribilof Islands Transition Act, H5092-H5094 [26JN]

H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, S10491-S10494 [12OC], H10017-H10023 [17OC]

H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2801 [10MY]

H.R. 4033, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, H6932 [25JY]

H.R. 4999, Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Act, H7813-H7816 [19SE]

H.R. 5218, Safer America for Everyone's Children (SAFE Children) Act, E1544-E1546 [20SE]

S. 893, equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes, S9553 [28SE], H10632 [24OC]

S. 1374, Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act, H7396 [12SE]

S. 1608, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, S8514-S8518 [13SE], S8596-S8600 [14SE]

S. 1762, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act, S10944 [24OC]

S. 1925, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, S9982-S9984 [5OC]

S. 2028, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, S329 [3FE]

S. 2034, Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S331 [3FE]

S. 2255, extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S1517 [21MR]

S. 2363, Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act, S2239 [5AP]

S. 2413, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2629 [12AP], S10155 [10OC], H10872 [25OC]

S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

S. 2439, Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations, S9996 [5OC]

S. 2482, Safe Homes-Safe Streets Act, S3027 [27AP]

S. 2503, Renewable Fuels Act, S3515-S3519 [4MY]

S. 2506, reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers, S3521 [4MY]

S. 2516, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S3613 [8MY], S7718-S7720 [26JY]

S. 2761, Capturing Criminals Act, S5557 [21JN]

S. 2767, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, S5665 [22JN]

S. 2769, NICS Partnership Act, S5667 [22JN]

S. 2813, Arizona Land Exchange Facilitation Act, S6123 [29JN]

S. 3008, Older Workers Rights Restoration Act, S8109 [6SE]

S. 3176, Rural States Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act, S10084 [6OC]

S. 3222, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S10803-S10805 [19OC]

S. 3261, HMO Guaranty Act, S11375 [30OC]

FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS

Letters

Health Care Provider Bill of Rights, S8096 [6SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11217 [26OC]

FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS

Court documents

Federation of American Scientists v. CIA: George J. Tenet, CIA, H3503-H3505 [22MY]

———Thomas F. Hogan, U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, H3505-H3507 [22MY]

FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Letters

NIH biomedical research funding, H7073 [26JY]

FEDERATION OF BEHAVIORAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES

Letters

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act, S5270 [15JN]

FEDERATION OF INDIA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

Remarks in House

India: independence anniversary, E46 [1FE]

FEDOROFF, NINA V.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Science Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7447 [21JY]

FEDOROV, BORIS

Articles and editorials

No More ``Help'' for Russia, Please, E1210 [11JY]

FEELEY, MIKE

Remarks in House

Colorado: tribute to State legislature and departing members, H2387-H2393 [2MY]

FEHRENBACH, T.R.

Articles and editorials

What Happened to the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence?, S6245-S6247 [30JN]

FEIGIN, RALPH D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1797 [16OC]

FEIGL, VIVIAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E755 [17MY]

FEIN, BRUCE

Articles and editorials

Death Edict for the Guilty Only, S4682 [7JN]

Federal Prosecutors Hostage to State Codes, S10791 [19OC]

Uncluttered Constitution, S3000 [27AP]

FEINGOLD, RUSSELL D. (a Senator from Wisconsin)

Addresses

Witness to Life—Catholic Church and the Death Penalty: Roger Mahony, S7826-S7828 [27JY]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7248 [19JY], S7325, S7369, S7370, S7400, S7406, S7407 [20JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S140 [31JA], S190 [1FE], S237 [2FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6785, S6847 [14JY], S7166 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2121 [4AP], S2191, S2206, S2252, S2253, S2254, S2256, S2257 [5AP], S2360, S2363, S2364, S2368, S2374, S2375 [6AP], S2391, S2396, S2408, S2415, S2417, S2439 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8217 [7SE], S8484, S8508 [13SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1186 [6MR]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10781, S10809 [19OC]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S2777 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4715 [7JN], S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5072, S5077, S5120, S5122 [14JN], S6278 [30JN], S6547 [12JY], S7555 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4957 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6580 [12JY], S7056, S7080 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5274, S5277 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5915, S5933 [27JN], S6151 [29JN], S6188, S6266 [30JN]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7694 [26JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8123 [6SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5563, S5566 [21JN], S5609, S5610, S5686 [22JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9511 [28SE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6656, S6660, S6662, S6695, S6739, S6759, S6761 [13JY]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and the earned income tax credit (S. 2346), S11426 [31OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1072 [2MR]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC]

Zimbabwe: restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (S. 2677), S5751 [23JN]

Analyses

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810): Iris J. Lav and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S6786-S6788 [14JY]

Articles and editorials

Admiral's Defense of the Navy's Super Hornet Doesn't Hold Up, James P. Stevenson, Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot, S368 [7FE]

Bankruptcy Reform Bill Is a Bust—Let Credit Card Issuers Protect Themselves With Sound Lending Practices, Not by Rigging Bankruptcy Law in Their Favor, Madison (WI) Wisconsin State Journal, S11635 [6DE]

Contributor ``Loophole'' Skirts Campaign Laws, Jon Kamman, Phoenix (AZ) Arizona Republic, S4771 [8JN]

Gore, Bush, and the Big Lie, Fred Wertheimer, Washington (DC) Post, S7610 [26JY]

Look at the Facts—The Navy's New Hornet Is Super Indeed, J.B. Nathman, Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot, S368 [7FE]

Marriage Tax on the Poor, David Riemer, New York (NY) Times, S7415 [21JY]

Navy's Super Fighter Is a Super Failure, Jay Stout, Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot, S367 [7FE]

New Player Enters the Campaign Spending Fray, Todd S. Purdum, New York (NY) Times, S4771 [8JN]

New VA-Based 527 Will Target 25 Races—Starts in Idaho, NJ, John Kruger, Hill (publication), S4772 [8JN]

(Not So) Super Hornet—Why the Navy Is Spending Billions on a Fighter Jet With Flaws That Costs Twice as Much as Its Predecessor, Stan Crock, Business Week (publication), S368 [7FE]

Say Goodbye to the Surplus, Washington (DC) Post, S11327 [29OC]

Still Wanted, Economist (publication), S2868 [25AP]

2000 Campaign—The Money Factor; A Political Voice, Without Strings, John M. Broder and Raymond Bonner, New York (NY) Times, S4770 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 3008), S8105 [6SE]

Agriculture: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2078), S7483 [24JY]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 3246), S11131 [26OC]

———recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7400 [20JY]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S9964 [5OC]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 271), S1392 [9MR]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (see S. 3276), S11762 [11DE]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

———ratification (see S. Res. 237), S217 [1FE]

Corporations: support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (see S. Res. 290), S2617 [12AP]

Courts: preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (see S. 2830), S6121 [29JN]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Croatia: elections (see S. Con. Res. 119), S4565 [6JN]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S2526 [11AP]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see S. 2221), S1315 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 1883), S4577 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (see S. 1898), S7399 [20JY]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (see S. 3076), S8823 [20SE]

Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S328 [3FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Earth Day: designate (see S. 864), S1127 [2MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (see S. 1989), S3736 [9MY]

FDIC: provide coverage for municipal deposits (see S. 3018), S9758 [3OC]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S4488 [25MY]

Food: reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S1467 [20MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (see S. 2089), S799 [24FE]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2778), S5663 [22JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2637 [12AP]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2366), S2354 [6AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S4820 [8JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see S. 3060), S9202 [25SE]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see S. 3139), S9466 [28SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 3120), S9381 [27SE]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see S. 2812), S6120 [29JN]

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see S. 3254), S11538 [14NO]

International economic relations: development and expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions (see S. 3072), S9202 [25SE]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1128 [2MR]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 104), S2728 [13AP]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S7555 [25JY]

Judicial Education Fund: establish for the payment of expenses of judges participating in seminars (see S. 2990), S7840 [27JY]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see S. Con. Res. 146), S10591 [13OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S2353 [6AP]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S8421 [12SE]

Medicare: improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see S. 2610), S4297 [23MY]

———provide appropriate transition from interim payment system to prospective payment system for home health services (see S. 2835), S6257 [30JN]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11607 [5DE]

Middlebury College: bicentennial (see S. Res. 355), S8506 [13SE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S1241 [7MR]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7165 [18JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S636 [10FE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S8769 [19SE]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 1729), S2545 [11AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7453 [21JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S2872 [25AP]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): mint commemorative coins (see S. 1394), S7689 [26JY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9271 [26SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Pensions: prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under the plan (see S. 1600), S2771 [13AP]

Petroleum: phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see S. 1037), S1749 [27MR]

———support increase in world crude oil supplies (see S. Res. 263), S1526 [21MR]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S7077 [17JY]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see S. 2063), S613 [10FE]

Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (see S. Res. 133), S7400 [20JY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Senate Rules: amend prohibition against legislative proposals on appropriations bills (see S. Res. 8), S11791 [14DE]

Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see S. 751), S11424 [31OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (see S. 3164), S11508 [2NO]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable (see S. Res. 315), S4460 [25MY]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2947 [26AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY] (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Taxation: deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (see S. 2465), S4323 [23MY]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

Telephones: require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see S. 1825), S492 [8FE]

Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (see S. 1980), S1185 [6MR]

Tibetan National Day: designate (see S. Res. 60), S953 [29FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2598), S4190 [18MY]

Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (see S. Res. 369), S10153 [10OC]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S1029 [1MR]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7453 [21JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10723 [18OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S635 [10FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (see S. 2544), S6846 [14JY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S6144 [29JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Zimbabwe: restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (see S. 2677), S4564 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (see S. 2773), S5663 [22JN]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 2630), S4459 [25MY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 2463), S2940 [26AP] (see S. 3048), S8585 [14SE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 2927), S7656 [26JY]

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see S. 2907), S7448 [21JY]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

Dairy Farmer Viability Commission: establish (see S. 3128), S9466 [28SE]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (see S. 2460), S2865 [25AP]

Foreign trade: investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (see S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

———require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (see S. 3005), S8104 [6SE]

Government: eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges (see S. 3075), S8822 [20SE]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (see S. 2621), S4378 [24MY]

Laos: support democracy and human rights (see S. Res. 309), S4297 [23MY]

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (see S. 2458), S2865 [25AP]

National School Lunch Act: carry out pilot projects to increase milk consumption and reduce the cost of milk served to children (see S. 3279), S11789 [14DE]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (see S. 2767), S5662 [22JN]

Inscriptions

Hmong and Laotian combat veterans monument at Arlington National Cemetery, S4213 [18MY]

Letters

Eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts: Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S6786 [14JY]

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation: Jon E. Litscher, Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections, S10227 [11OC]

Treatment of any budget surpluses: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S7415 [21JY]

Lists

Senate consideration of bills that the House of Representatives would consider ``bills for raising revenue'', S4785 [8JN]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6784 [14JY], S7046 [17JY]

Privilege of the floor

Dauster, Bill, S4908 [8JN]

McCormick, Tom, S4327 [23MY]

Murphy, Mary, S4908 [8JN]

Richmond, Mary Ann, S4908 [8JN]

Schiff, Bill, S4908 [8JN]

Slichter, Sumner, S4908 [8JN]

Thomas, Kitty, S4908 [8JN]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, S320 [3FE], S7623 [26JY]

———impact of civil conflicts on countries, S3876-S3880 [11MY]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 3008), S8110 [6SE]

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), S6107 [29JN]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (S. 2630), S4461 [25MY], S6107 [29JN]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., S11757, S11758 [11DE]

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: funding, S9909 [5OC]

Appropriations: legislative process, S11395 [31OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2211 [5AP]

Armed Forces: ensure equitable treatment of members of the National Guard and reserve components relative to special duty assignment pay, S5073 [14JN], S10378 [12OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2933 [26AP]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, S6834 [14JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), S3969 [16MY]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11395 [31OC], S11634, S11635 [6DE]

———amend laws (S. 625), S140, S143 [31JA], S191, S192, S193, S196 [1FE], S237, S241, S243, S248 [2FE]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S237, S243, S248 [2FE]

———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S241 [2FE]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1297, S1298 [8MR]

Budget: balance, S2189 [5AP]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, S6784 [14JY], S7044 [17JY]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, S2189 [5AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6784, S6785, S6788 [14JY], S7046 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7414 [21JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to commit, S6784 [14JY], S7044 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2092 [4AP], S2189, S2211 [5AP], S2392, S2396 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S2189 [5AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2073), S4508, S4510 [6JN]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2690), S4684 [7JN]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S5656 [22JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty, S7826 [27JY], S8408 [12SE], S11736 [7DE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 2463), S2940 [26AP], S4177 [18MY], S4508, S4510 [6JN], S11323 [29OC]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 3048), S8587 [14SE], S11323 [29OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S5021 [13JN]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8051 [6SE], S8484, S8486, S8491, S8493 [13SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), S4212, S4213 [18MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10395 [12OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S5524 [21JN]

———drug interdiction assistance, S5524 [21JN]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10781, S10783, S10784, S10785 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access, S6102 [29JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: support U.N. peacekeeping operations, S279 [2FE]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: monitoring of POW/MIA cooperation, commercial activities between U.S. companies and Chinese Army, space capabilities, the environment, orphans, and organ harvesting, S8493 [13SE]

———technical changes relative to report recommendations, S8484, S8486, S8491 [13SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (S. Res. 237), S1304 [8MR]

Corps of Engineers: independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 2927), S7667 [26JY]

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (S. 2907), S7451 [21JY]

———exempt Federal judges from ban on receiving cash honoraria, S8809 [20SE]

———preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (S. 2830), S6140 [29JN]

———waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic DNA testing in certain Federal trials (S. 1700), S4510 [6JN]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140, S143 [31JA]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 2117), S933-S935 [29FE]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S11634, S11635 [6DE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S3011 [27AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2836, S2845 [25AP]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10226, S10227 [11OC]

———enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S2783 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10378 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4658, S4660 [7JN], S4769, S4783, S4784, S4808 [8JN], S5073, S5077 [14JN], S6546, S6547, S6548, S6549 [12JY], S6834 [14JY]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development funding, S367 [7FE], S7742 [27JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4133 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, S7742 [27JY]

Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), S2868 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10781, S10783, S10784, S10785 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

———dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S7744 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9909 [5OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8747 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7608 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5192 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10055 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5212 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5606 [22JN], S6102 [29JN], S6188, S6189 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10304 [12OC]

Diseases: authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS and authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination, S7623 [26JY]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7623 [26JY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, S10055 [6OC]

Education: Pell Grant Program funding, S1073 [2MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1776 [28MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3303 [3MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7744 [27JY]

EPA: clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10304 [12OC]

———statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S568 [10FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1776, S1796 [28MR], S1834 [29MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to Mozambique, S1114 [2MR], S5610 [22JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, S10981 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5524 [21JN], S5610 [22JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), motion to proceed, S4172, S4175, S4176, S4177 [18MY]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S5524 [21JN]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S3037 [27AP]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3471 [4MY], S3803, S3823 [10MY], S3860, S3876, S3879 [11MY]

———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, S3037 [27AP], S3471 [4MY], S3803, S3823 [10MY], S3860, S3876 [11MY]

Foreign trade: investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

———require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (S. 3005), S8105 [6SE]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803 [10MY]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), S11757, S11758 [11DE]

Government: eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges (S. 3075), S8823 [20SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S306 [3FE]

GSA: extend authority to convey certain surplus property to local governments for law enforcement purposes, S5077 [14JN], S10378 [12OC]

Guinea: condemn abduction and murder of humanitarian relief workers, S8817 [20SE]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S568 [10FE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10226, S10227 [11OC]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, S139 [31JA]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S7608 [26JY], S9443 [28SE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), S1555 [22MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2396 [7AP]

Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented, S191, S192, S193, S196 [1FE]

———prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (S. 2621), S4381 [24MY], S5524 [21JN]

International Abolition Day: observance, S1022 [1MR]

International Women's Day: observance, S1304 [8MR]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), S10842 [19OC]

Ivory Coast: political reform, S10238 [11OC]

Judicial Education Fund: establish for the payment of expenses of judges participating in seminars (S. 2990), S7907 [27JY]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4133 [18MY]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (S. 821), S9444 [28SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8747 [19SE]

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (S. 2458), S2866 [25AP]

Lobbyists: money spent to influence legislation relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S534 [9FE]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (S. 2365), S8809 [20SE]

———provide appropriate transition from interim payment system to prospective payment system for home health services (S. 2835), S6258 [30JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10395 [12OC]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to County Stadium, S9694 [3OC]

Minimum wage: level, S11326 [29OC]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5212 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5212 [15JN]

National Dairy Month: observance, S6107 [29JN]

New Hampshire: legislative action to abolish the death penalty, S4177 [18MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S365 [7FE]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S534 [9FE], S568 [10FE]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5606 [22JN]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1298 [8MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S3011 [27AP], S6433, S6435 [11JY], S11327, S11328, S11329 [29OC], S11397 [31OC]

———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S7608-S7612 [26JY]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominees, unanimous-consent agreement, S4242 [23MY]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, S9444 [28SE], S10786 [19OC]

Railroads: high speed rail projects funding, S5192 [15JN]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support, S6188, S6189 [30JN]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (S. 2528), S3833 [10MY]

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press, S6007 [28JN]

———encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes, S6007 [28JN]

———human rights violations, S6007 [28JN]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11324, S11328, S11329 [29OC]

Senate: legislative cooperation, S4172, S4175, S4176, S4177 [18MY]

———legislative program, S7767 [27JY]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S9443 [28SE]

Senate Rules: protect rights of minority by preserving rights to fully debate and amend legislation, S4172, S4175, S4176, S4177 [18MY]

Senegal: elections, S1875 [29MR]

Smith, Bradley A.: nomination to the FEC, S600 [10FE], S4261, S4288 [23MY], S4359, S4362 [24MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2189 [5AP]

———ensure solvency of trust funds, S6657 [13JY]

———increase spousal survivors' benefit and allow women taking leave to care for a child or relative to exempt those years from benefit calculations, S6657 [13JY]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, S44 [24JA]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, S3912 [11MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for long-term care, S6661 [13JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S6785 [14JY], S7046 [17JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2574 [12AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6657, S6661, S6662, S6663 [13JY], S6779 [14JY], S7608 [26JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6431, S6435 [11JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6764 [13JY]

———provide tax credits to individuals aged 55 to 64 to purchase COBRA health coverage through elimination of the percentage depletion allowance for hardrock mining on Federal lands, S6788 [14JY], S7046 [17JY]

———relief, S11324-S11329 [29OC]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations, S11326 [29OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4658 [7JN], S4769, S4783, S4784, S4808 [8JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), S5994, S5999, S6000 [28JN], S6041, S6046 [29JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1073 [2MR]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (S. 2767), S5664 [22JN]

Tibet: human rights violations, S5021 [13JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8932 [21SE]

Weapons: terminate production of Trident II missiles, S6546, S6547, S6548, S6549 [12JY], S7742 [27JY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 51), S4185 [18MY]

Women's History Month: observance, S1304 [8MR]

Zimbabwe: elections, S6247 [30JN]

———restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and support democratic and economic transition (S. 2677), S4635 [7JN], S6247 [30JN]

Reports

Global Infectious Disease Threat: National Intelligence Council, S3823-S3825 [10MY]

Health Insurance Deduction of Little Help to the Uninsured: Joel Friedman and Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S11328 [29OC]

Leadership's Tax Plan Reinforces Inequities in Health and Pension Coverage: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S11327 [29OC]

Statements

Animas-La Plata Federal Reclamation Project Authorization: Executive Office of the President, S10784 [19OC]

Texts of

S. 2117, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S935 [29FE]

S. 2458, Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI, S2867 [25AP]

S. 2460, provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda, S2868 [25AP]

S. 2767, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, S5665 [22JN]

S. 2907, awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government, S7452 [21JY]

S. 2927, Public Safety Act, S7667 [26JY]

S. 3075, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, certain senior executive officers, and Federal judges, S8824 [20SE]

Tributes

Aukofer, Frank A., S4233 [22MY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7423 [21JY]

Epstein, Mike, S3279 [3MY]

Kerrey, Senator, S11121 [26OC]

Lautenberg, Senator, S11121 [26OC]

Mack, Senator, S11121 [26OC]

Mahony, Roger, S7826 [27JY]

Moynihan, Senator, S11120 [26OC]

Robb, Senator, S11848 [15DE]

Vento, Bruce F., S10233 [11OC]

Walsh, Grace, S3255 [2MY]

Zumwalt, Elmo R., Jr., S44 [24JA]

FEINSTEIN, DIANNE (a Senator from California)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7367, S7400, S7405 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S178 [1FE], S226, S238 [2FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6849 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2251, S2256, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2334, S2355, S2360, S2361, S2367, S2368, S2373, S2374 [6AP], S2402, S2415, S2440, S2441 [7AP]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S11426, S11428 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4751, S4865, S4882 [8JN], S5327, S5365, S5370 [19JN], S6278, S6291 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4961, S4962 [12JN], S4991, S4992 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6479 [11JY], S6579 [12JY], S7056, S7080 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6029 [28JN], S6192, S6266 [30JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 2386), S7945 [27JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3662, S3738, S3778 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5485, S5510, S5565, S5566 [21JN], S5686 [22JN], S5913 [27JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9512, S9513, S9514, S9515 [28SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), S9581, S9615 [2OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4351, S4352, S4393, S4394 [24MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), S3266, S3268 [2MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2874 [25AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S888 [28FE], S1073, S1147 [2MR]

Terrorism: enhance efforts to deter, prevent, thwart, and respond to international acts of terrorism against U.S. nationals and interests (S. 3205), S11538 [14NO]

———modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (S. 1796), S7925 [27JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7065 [17JY]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Breaking Barriers and Forging Bonds, Laura Linden, San Mateo County (CA) Times, S5880 [27JN]

Evolution Doesn't Occur Overnight, Leonard Woodcock, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S1971 [30MR]

One Last Hope for Teenager Who Deserves a Break, Mike Downey, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S37 [24JA]

War Against Women—Sierra Leone Rebels Practiced Systematic Sexual Terror, Douglas Farah, Washington (DC) Post, S2610 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests, diseases, and noxious weeds (see S. 910), S690 [22FE]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see S. 1846), S2945 [26AP]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S746 [23FE]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 3246), S11508 [2NO]

———recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see S. 901), S5117 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1750 [27MR]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S613 [10FE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see S. 890), S1749 [27MR]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE]

Coins: tribute to collectors (see S. Con. Res. 154), S10892 [23OC]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378, 379), S10716 [18OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts (see S. 1758), S160 [31JA]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S4392 [24MY]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see S. 3188), S10252 [11OC] (see S. 3188), S10425 [12OC]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2335), S8343 [11SE]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see S. 2730), S5106 [14JN]

———appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S8759 [19SE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (see S. 2924), S7656 [26JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 3117), S9381 [27SE]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. 2026), S635 [10FE]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see S. 2033), S7245 [19JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see S. 2643), S6577 [12JY]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (see S. Res. 387), S11791 [14DE]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see S. 2124), S930 [29FE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 1855), S9036 [22SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2546 [11AP]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S1030 [1MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2333), S3736 [9MY]

Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see S. 1957), S8958 [21SE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3178), S10083 [6OC]

FERC: roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see S. 3093), S9272 [26SE]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all in the custody of Federal agencies and add ballistics testing to existing enforcement strategies (see S. 2324), S1884 [29MR]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3155), S10154 [10OC]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S213 [1FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S86 [26JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2439 [7AP]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S1467 [20MR]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see S. 2387), S7245 [19JY]

———increase State immunization programs funding (see S. 2443), S3616 [8MY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7165 [18JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S3543 [4MY]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S7483 [24JY]

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (see S. 2058), S612 [10FE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see S. 2812), S6120 [29JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S2872 [25AP]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see S. 2444), S3545 [4MY]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S692 [22FE]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see S. 1909), S92 [26JA]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S551 [9FE]

Laos: support democracy and human rights (see S. Res. 309), S4297 [23MY]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see S. 821), S10091 [6OC]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see S. Res. 343), S9272 [26SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S1815 [28MR]

———determination of Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 203), S7164 [18JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S2872 [25AP]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2299), S2466 [10AP]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 660), S1683 [23MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S6846 [14JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 2232), S1914 [29MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S1827 [28MR]

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see S. 1847), S2946 [26AP]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. 3021), S8197 [7SE] (see S. Res. 366), S9861 [4OC]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7484 [24JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S292 [2FE]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S2637 [12AP]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 2287), S3332 [3MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S8019 [5SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S9202 [25SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S5563 [21JN]

National Writing Project: improve (see S. 514), S1826 [28MR]

Native Americans: provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (see S. 2102), S799 [24FE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7921 [27JY]

Navy: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S10723 [18OC]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S747 [23FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S8593 [14SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9271 [26SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 254), S5686 [22JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see S. 3219), S10801 [19OC]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (see S. 1608), S8114 [6SE]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S285 [2FE]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Russia: express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech (see S. Con. Res. 123), S7690 [26JY]

Schindler, Oskar: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3155), S10154 [10OC]

Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (see S. 2279), S1671 [23MR]

Serbia: elections (see S. Res. 365), S9964 [5OC]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S3031 [27AP]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1186 [6MR]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S3031 [27AP]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8959 [21SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S5031 [13JN]

Taxation: allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of long-term training of employees in certain highly skilled trades (see S. 1291), S5467 [20JN]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (see S. 2994), S9202 [25SE]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see S. 2334), S8343 [11SE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass technologies (see S. 1351), S7164 [18JY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S8025 [5SE]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 2083), S953 [29FE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S7453 [21JY]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by providing a nonrefundable marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income tax credit (see S. 2403), S2616 [12AP]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S7554 [25JY]

Terrorism: enhance efforts to deter, prevent, thwart, and respond to international acts of terrorism against U.S. nationals and interests (see S. 3205), S10412 [12OC]

Tobacco products: provide for the disclosure of certain products and prescribe labels for packages and advertising (see S. 2125), S5468 [20JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2598), S6349 [10JY]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S5310 [16JN] (see S. 1810), S5363 [19JN]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S5563 [21JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 1391), S8637 [15SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S3332 [3MY]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S8292 [8SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (see S. Con. Res. 158), S11423 [31OC]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bale, David: relief (see S. 2945), S7839 [27JY]

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Central Valley Project: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water authorities (see S. 2672), S4564 [6JN]

———facilitate water transfers (see S. 2091), S799 [24FE]

Children and youth: infant crib safety (see S. 2803), S6015 [28JN]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (see S. 2328), S1986 [30MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2137), S1025 [1MR]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (see S. 2977), S7840 [27JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Education: establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (see S. 2929), S7656 [26JY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun dealer laws (see S. 2310), S1883 [29MR]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see S. 2525), S3692 [9MY]

Fulop, Denes and Gyorgyi: relief (see S. 2822), S6121 [29JN]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see S. 2051), S612 [10FE]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see S. 2043), S538 [9FE]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see S. 2586), S4190 [18MY]

Insurance: limit the administrative expenses and profits of managed care entities to a certain percentage of premium revenues (see S. 2975), S7840 [27JY]

Lara, Tony: relief (see S. 2002), S37 [24JA]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 324), S5460 [20JN]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8104 [6SE]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (see S. 3070), S8759 [19SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 2269), S1596 [22MR]

Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see S. 2699), S4820 [8JN]

Rajan, Vijai: relief (see S. 2559), S4014 [16MY]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see S. Con. Res. 102), S2107 [4AP]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see S. Con. Res. 102), S2107 [4AP]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2294), S1747 [27MR]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (see S. 2111), S867 [28FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see S. 2784), S5790 [26JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S613 [10FE]

Social Security: expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2976), S7840 [27JY]

Tariff: children's educational machines (see S. 2770), S5662 [22JN]

———HIV/AIDS drugs (see S. 2129, 2130), S1024 [1MR]

———rhinovirus drugs (see S. 2131), S1024 [1MR]

———toys (see S. 2128), S1024 [1MR]

Taylor, Guy: relief (see S. 2000), S37 [24JA]

Transportation: safety of migrant seasonal agricultural workers (see S. 2095), S799 [24FE]

Executive orders

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3802 [10MY]

Letters

Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3795 [10MY]

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: Bob Miller, S2973 [27AP]

———Brian M. Moskowitz, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S2974 [27AP]

———Craig T. Steckler, California Police Chiefs Association, Inc., S2974 [27AP]

———Harriet Salarno, Justice for Murder Victims (organization), S2973 [27AP]

———James J. Fotis, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, S2973 [27AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S2980 [27AP]

———Lou Blanas, Sacramento County, CA, Sheriff, S2975 [27AP]

———Marc Klaas, S2973 [27AP]

———Mary Struhs, Women Escaping a Violent Environment, Inc. (WEAVE), S2973 [27AP]

———McGregor W. Scott, Shasta County, CA, District Attorney, S2972 [27AP]

———Michael Hennessey, San Francisco, CA, Sheriff, S2974 [27AP]

———Patsy J. Gillis, Victims & Friends United (organization), S2973 [27AP]

———Ron Exley, California Police Activities League, S2974 [27AP]

———Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, S2974 [27AP]

———Walter Allen, California Narcotic Officers' Association, S2974 [27AP]

———William B. Kolender, San Diego County, CA, Sheriff, S2975 [27AP]

Education funding: Hannah Wair, S2337 [6AP]

Extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research: Brendon Fisher, S7387 [20JY]

———Paige Fisher, S7387 [20JY]

Gasoline inventories and prices: Mike Bowlin, Atlantic Richfield Corp. (ARCO), S2607 [12AP]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359 [9MR]

Protection of victims' rights during Oklahoma City, OK, bombing trial: Paul G. Cassell, S2899 [26AP]

Relief of Tony Lara: Terrence Fisher, S38 [24JA]

Lists

Olympic Games participants from California, S11124 [26OC]

Possible State losses of State-Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S7892 [27JY]

Supporters of S. 2137, Holocaust Education Assistance Act, S1028 [1MR]

Privilege of the floor

Bracy, Charity, S335 [3FE]

Clark, Marianne, S8772 [19SE]

Krawitz, Howard, S4907 [8JN]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, S318 [3FE], S7421 [21JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10679, S10680 [18OC]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S10212 [11OC]

Architect of the Capitol: establish position of employee advocate, S4342 [24MY]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5418 [20JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2852 [25AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11726 [7DE]

———amend laws (S. 625), S244, S253 [2FE]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S244 [2FE]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S11726 [7DE]

———limit homestead property exemption, S11726 [7DE]

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, S7596 [26JY]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1359 [9MR]

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: offer of drug for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV to developing countries, S7421 [21JY]

Budget: ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2273 [6AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2273, S2310, S2337 [6AP], S2401, S2423 [7AP]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (S. Con. Res. 113), S4449 [25MY]

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: limit funds for application of dangerous pesticides, S7057 [17JY]

Central Valley Project: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water authorities (S. 2672), S4567 [6JN]

———facilitate water transfers (S. 2091), S804 [24FE]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), S10546 [13OC]

———infant crib safety (S. 2803), S6015 [28JN]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8452 [13SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1971 [30MR]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8159 [7SE], S8406 [12SE], S8452 [13SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7768 [27JY]

———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8159 [7SE]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S2657, S2658, S2659 [13AP], S5537-S5539 [21JN]

———drug interdiction assistance, S2657, S2658, S2659 [13AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S4664 [7JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (S. Res. 237), S1305 [8MR]

Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials and sentencing hearings of those accused of the crime, S2828 [25AP], S2899, S2901, S2902, S2904 [26AP]

———reversals in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359 [9MR]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S253 [2FE], S11726 [7DE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S3249 [2MY]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2822, S2828, S2829, S2830 [25AP], S2899, S2901, S2902, S2904, S2905, S2906, S2919 [26AP], S2971, S2975, S2976, S2977, S2978, S2980, S2981 [27AP]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5428, S5432 [20JN]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2328), S1987 [30MR]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S11491 [1NO]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2310 [6AP], S4037, S4059 [17MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: disease-carrying pests infestation prevention programs funding, S10679, S10680 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4619 [7JN], S4775, S4795 [8JN], S5418, S5428, S5432 [20JN]

———limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems, S4619 [7JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4037, S4059 [17MY], S4156 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (S. 2137), S1028 [1MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (S. 3117), S9382-S9384 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6510 [12JY], S7101 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8732 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7596 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5201 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5600, S5604 [22JN]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (S. 2977), S7892 [27JY]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6510 [12JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research, S7387 [20JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 2386), S2529 [11AP]

———HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, S5604 [22JN]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (S. Res. 387), S11755 [11DE]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S1074, S1077, S1078, S1100 [2MR]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (S. 2929), S7672 [26JY]

———funding, S2337 [6AP]

———national policy to improve system, S5604 [22JN]

Election Administration Commission: establish (S. 1), S11919 [15DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3677 [9MY]

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S4037 [17MY]

———enhance the enforcement of gun dealer laws (S. 2310), S1884 [29MR]

———gun control, S2310 [6AP], S7596 [26JY]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (S. 2525), S3695 [9MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms, S4037 [17MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1802 [28MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1305 [8MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5537 [21JN], S5612 [22JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S3038, S3039 [27AP]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3794, S3795, S3796 [10MY]

———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, S3038, S3039 [27AP], S3794, S3795, S3796 [10MY]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S5612 [22JN]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S6510 [12JY]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (S. 2051), S613 [10FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (S. Con. Res. 79), S105 [26JA]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S4795 [8JN]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (S. 2043), S541 [9FE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10212, S10241 [11OC]

———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (S. 600), S1305 [8MR]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9655 [3OC]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (S. 2586), S4191 [18MY]

Insurance: limit the administrative expenses and profits of managed care entities to a certain percentage of premium revenues (S. 2975), S7890 [27JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), S11650 [6DE]

International Women's Day: observance, S1305 [8MR]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), S664 [22FE]

Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (H.R. 3189), S2098 [4AP]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4156 [18MY]

Lara, Tony: relief (S. 2002), S38 [24JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4406 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), S7057 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8732 [19SE]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4342, S4356 [24MY], S4406 [25MY]

———proposal to merge GPO and Library of Congress police forces with the Capitol Police, S4342 [24MY]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 324), S5435 [20JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (S. 2308), S1822 [28MR]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. 3021), S8213 [7SE]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (S. 3007), S8106 [6SE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S4037, S4059 [17MY]

Minimum wage: level, S253 [2FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5201 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5201 [15JN], S6626 [13JY]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (S. 3070), S8763 [19SE]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, S146 [31JA]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S7101 [18JY]

NIH: funding, S2401 [7AP]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S1812 [28MR]

Olympic games: tribute to California participants, S11124 [26OC]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5600 [22JN]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, motion to indefinitely postpone, S1359, S1360 [9MR]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S5201 [15JN]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1978 [30MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2269), S1597 [22MR]

Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (S. 2699), S4834 [8JN]

Rajan, Vijai: relief (S. 2559), S4014 [16MY]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (S. Con. Res. 102), S2119 [4AP]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (S. Con. Res. 102), S2119 [4AP]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (S. 2294), S1747 [27MR]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (S. 2111), S868 [28FE]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Jewish Family and Children's Services, S1309 [8MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (S. 2784), S5791 [26JN]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1064 [2MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2060), S619 [10FE], S829 [24FE]

Senate: allow Senators an additional mailing per year to every address in every county in their home State to announce a town meeting, S4356 [24MY]

———appreciation for tribute, S8067 [6SE]

Sierra Leone: human rights violations, S2610 [12AP]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1498 [21MR]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2976), S7891 [27JY]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, S1812 [28MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2602 [12AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2500 [11AP], S2607 [12AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6626, S6666 [13JY], S6779 [14JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4775 [8JN]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6626 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1064, S1074, S1077, S1078, S1100 [2MR]

Taylor, Guy: relief (S. 2000), S37 [24JA]

Terrorism: enhance efforts to deter, prevent, thwart, and respond to international acts of terrorism against U.S. nationals and interests (S. 3205), S10586 [13OC], S11543 [14NO]

———modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements, S10213, S10241 [11OC]

Transportation: safety of migrant seasonal agricultural workers (S. 2095), S808 [24FE]

Votes: position on missed, S1304 [8MR]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10212 [11OC]

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan, S11650 [6DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S8067 [6SE]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: Laurence H. Tribe, S2823 [25AP], S2901, S2902 [26AP]

Texts of

S. 2000, relief of Guy Taylor, S37 [24JA]

S. 2002, relief of Tony Lara, S38 [24JA]

S. Con. Res. 102, tribute to citizens of Remy, France, for burial of Houston Braly and fundraising efforts of the 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows, S2119 [4AP]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S7421 [21JY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7178 [19JY]

Gunderson, Don, S3913 [11MY]

Harvey, Richard B., S3602 [8MY]

Herman, Stuart P., S1977 [30MR]

Hock, John J., S11761 [11DE]

McGill, Michael S., S1507 [21MR]

Moran, Andy, S96 [26JA]

Ryan, Rebecca, S5880 [27JN]

Sant, Roger, S8496 [13SE]

FEIRER, SHIRLEY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1184 [30JN]

FELDMAN, SANDRA

Articles and editorials

Commentary on Public Education and Other Critical Issues—A Blank Check, H2754 [9MY]

FELDMAN, ZVI

Remarks in House

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), E833 [25MY]

International Coalition for Missing Israeli Soldiers: tribute, E833 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), S5020 [13JN]

FELION, JOEL

Statements

Otter Teen Network, E1475 [13SE]

FELTY, WILLIAM J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1313 [25JY]

FENTON, ALWINE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E42 [1FE]

FERBER, EDNA

Bills and resolutions

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 619), H9635 [10OC]

FEREBEE, THOMAS W.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1695 [27MR]

FERENCZ, BENJAMIN B.

Articles and editorials

For Clinton's Last Act, E2219 [15DE]

FERGANCHICK, DONNA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1515 [18SE]

FERGUSON, CHAKA

Articles and editorials

Town Full of Stories After Fire, S3981 [16MY]

FERGUSON, ELMER A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2026 [30OC]

FERGUSON, JOHN A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1719 [6OC]

FERGUSON, KAREN W.

Letters

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689 [20JY]

Retirement Enhancement Act, E1937 [25OC]

FERGUSON, ROBERT R., III

Appointments

First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board, S4717 [7JN]

FERILLO, CHARLES T., JR. (BUD)

Articles and editorials

Perspectives, S2612 [12AP]

FERNANDEZ, IVETTE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11664 [7DE]

FERNANDEZ, LOIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E924 [9JN]

FERNANDEZ, UBALDO

Remarks in House

Rural areas: tribute to students testifying on living conditions in Colonias, H1082 [16MR]

FERNANDO AWARD FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Alpert, Lee K.: Fernando Award Foundation Outstanding Volunteer award recipient, E266 [9MR]

FERNDALE, WA

Remarks in Senate

Hart, Greg: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S2100 [4AP]

FERRARO, NICO

Remarks in House

San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council: Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1373 [27JY]

FERRELL, HOWARD (TOOTSIE)

Remarks in Senate

Delaware Sports Hall of Fame: inductee, S4373 [24MY]

FERSH, ELAINE

Letters

Early learning programs funding, S3667 [9MY]

FESSENDEN, REGINALD

Remarks in Senate

Akron, OH: National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees, S10707 [18OC]

FEUER, HOWARD M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1032 [15JN]

FEUER, MARVIN

Letters

Counterterrorism Act, S10960 [25OC]

FHA DOWNPAYMENT SIMPLIFICATION EXTENSION ACT

Letters

Provisions: William P. Killmer, National Association of Home Builders, H7744 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5193), H7743-H7745 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 5193), S9543 [28SE]

Texts of

H.R. 5193, provisions, H7743 [19SE]

FHA SHUTDOWN PREVENTION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5256), E1572 [22SE]

Texts of

H.R. 5256, provisions, E1572 [22SE]

FIALKA, JOHN J.

Articles and editorials

Europe's Low Oil Supplies May Blunt U.S. Effort, H11589 [30OC]

Release of Oil Barely Helps Needy States, H11590 [30OC]

U.S. Tightens Rules for Bidding on Oil, H11591 [30OC]

FIEBIGER, ESTEE

Articles and editorials

Interns From Down Under, E425 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Congress: tribute to Australian interns, E425 [28MR]

FIELDS, RICHARD E.

Biographies

Personal, H710 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), H708-H711, H723 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), S5752, S5753 [23JN]

Reports filed

Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3018), S5555 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3018, Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC, Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC, Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC, and Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC, H708 [8MR]

FIELDS, WILMER (RED)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1375 [27JY]

FIFIELD, MARVIN G.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3685 [9MY]

FIGHT CRIME—INVEST IN KIDS (organization)

Letters

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

FIGUEROA, ADRIANA G.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1288 [21JY]

FIJI, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Goodbye to Fiji, S7529 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

U.S. policy, S7528-S7530 [25JY]

FILIPINO AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Philippine American Society of Ohio: tribute, E4 [24JA]

FILIPINO VETERANS' BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1594), E536 [11AP]

FILLMORE, NY

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E120 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S967 [29FE]

FILMS see Motion Pictures

FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5132 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4486, H4487 [14JN], H4627 [19JN], H4725 [20JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5844 [11JY], H5957 [12JY], H5962 [13JY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2596 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H574 [29FE]

Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health (see H.R. 3266), H7578 [13SE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1120 [16MR]

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7208 [27JY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H2655 [8MY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H90 [31JA]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H50 [27JA]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5657 [29JN]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2339 [13AP]

———improve pay for certain enlisted members (see H.R. 4313), H4036 [7JN]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see H.R. 4709), H4816 [21JN]

———permit certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve to participate in the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program (see H.R. 4376), H2605 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H1285 [22MR]

Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), H8617 [2OC]

———prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3869 [25MY]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H6777 [24JY]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H575 [29FE]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4036 [7JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H7723 [18SE]

———assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H455 [15FE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H255 [8FE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H9635 [10OC]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H509 [16FE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6778 [24JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H11207 [26OC]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6355 [17JY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H5084 [23JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6777 [24JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H1958 [6AP]

Courts: appointment of Federal district judges (see H.R. 4704), H4816 [21JN]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4484 [14JN]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H7281 [6SE]

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve authorities relative to the provision of honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H.R. 2283), H7991 [21SE]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1675 [3AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7211 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H511 [16FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H8469 [28SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H5436 [28JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2240 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H2411 [2MY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H219 [7FE]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6051 [13JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H575 [29FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H4121 [8JN]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H511 [16FE]

Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), H6777 [24JY]

Education: establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 3006), H3474 [19MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H6777 [24JY]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1477 [28MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H922 [9MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1164 [21MR]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H5737 [10JY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H2412 [2MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H7651 [14SE]

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see H.R. 2495), H3172 [16MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H342 [10FE]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H3926 [6JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12017 [5DE]

Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), H8469 [28SE]

———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H4818 [21JN]

———make permanent the authority under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 3841), H5436 [28JN]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H5169 [26JN]

FERC: reform electric power rates in California (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8799 [4OC]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (see H. Res. 650), H11207 [26OC]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H7212 [27JY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H4485 [14JN]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H5435 [28JN]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H575 [29FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H4121 [8JN]

———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H2122 [11AP]

Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 3188), H3049 [15MY]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H3523 [22MY]

GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), H2012 [10AP]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3926 [6JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H998 [14MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4992), H7282 [6SE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H574 [29FE]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see H.R. 5091), H7503 [12SE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5843 [11JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H8736 [3OC]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H166 [1FE]

Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7208 [27JY]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H255 [8FE]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H342 [10FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H511 [16FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H2122 [11AP]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H1588 [29MR]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H5037 [22JN]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H4337 [13JN]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3650 [23MY]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3869 [25MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10473 [19OC]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H11928 [14NO]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7723 [18SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H1675 [3AP]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H7991 [21SE]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H922 [9MR]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1407 [23MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H12022 [6DE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H998 [14MR]

Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H50 [27JA]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H8406 [27SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H2906 [10MY]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1588 [29MR]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7992 [21SE]

———provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 2546), H5737 [10JY]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H7366 [7SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H5656 [29JN]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H255 [8FE]

———elections (see H. Res. 544), H6600 [19JY]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 5155), H8469 [28SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 5479), H10036 [17OC]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2905 [10MY]

National Kindness and Justice Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 250), H575 [29FE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H1478 [28MR]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H2411 [2MY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H4174 [9JN]

Native Americans: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (see H.R. 5477), H10036 [17OC]

———treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and encourage cooperation of foreign nations with such Group in carrying out its duties (see H.R. 5065), H7723 [18SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8062 [25SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]

Political campaigns: permit any Presidential candidates to participate in debates relative to support in national public opinion polls (see H. Con. Res. 373), H7723 [18SE]

———require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H8736 [3OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5955 [12JY]

———delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H10036 [17OC]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11928 [14NO]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H10036 [17OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2012 [10AP]

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H11842 [3NO]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H255 [8FE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1764 [4AP]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H2122 [11AP]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H5241 [27JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H575 [29FE]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 408), H8617 [2OC]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]

Ships and vessels: revise laws relative to cruise vessels (see H.R. 5337), H9635 [10OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3813 [24MY]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8617 [2OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H7870 [19SE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7366 [7SE]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H1764 [4AP]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H922 [9MR]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H7281 [6SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H6777 [24JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H2412 [2MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2412 [2MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———impose a windfall profit tax on electricity (see H.R. 5531), H10808 [24OC]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 4974), H7128 [26JY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3869 [25MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H1119 [16MR]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H3172 [16MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2967 [11MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H3926 [6JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H3050 [15MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7503 [12SE]

Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 346), H575 [29FE]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

———urge the President to condition discussions about foreign military finances on resolution of occupation of Cyprus (see H. Res. 361), H7212 [27JY]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H6778 [24JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H511 [16FE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 5438), H9901 [12OC]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H8736 [3OC]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4131), H1628 [30MR]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H6777 [24JY]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———require certain employment centers use measurable performance outcomes to improve employment and training services provided to veterans and disabled veterans (see H.R. 4765), H5240 [27JN]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7871 [19SE]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (see H.R. 5271), H8617 [2OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H8736 [3OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7933 [20SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H4035 [7JN]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (see H.R. 5351), H8617 [2OC]

FERC: provide additional authority to order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential rates and charges for electricity (see H.R. 5626), H11842 [3NO]

———roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 5131), H7364 [7SE]

Taxation: impose a windfall profit tax on wholesale electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 5415), H9504 [6OC]

———promote the development of domestic wind energy resources (see H.R. 5352), H8617 [2OC]

Tongass National Forest: protect (see H.R. 5414), H9504 [6OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H1851 [5AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 4134), H1628 [30MR]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 5502), H10472 [19OC]

Letters

Montgomery GI Bill benefits improvement by improving and expanding educational assistance programs: C. Donald Sweeney, National Association of State Approving Agencies, Inc., H4629 [19JN]

———Dennis M. Cullinan, VFW, H4628 [19JN]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, H4628 [19JN]

———Thomas H. Miller, Blinded Veterans Association, H4629 [19JN]

Memorandums

Montgomery GI Bill Benefits Improvement by Improving and Expanding Educational Assistance Programs: David E. Woodbury, AMVETS, H4629 [19JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5961 [13JY], H7505 [13SE]

Remarks

A.O. Reed & Co.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E786 [19MY]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 4334), H3555 [23MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, H4627 [19JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 1071), H3555 [23MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 1182), H3555 [23MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2170 [12AP]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7561 [13SE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6362 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9644 [11OC]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2170 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims, H6788 [25JY]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ, H6785 [25JY]

———health care and research funding, H4869 [21JN]

———National Veterans Business Development Corp. funding, H5132 [26JN]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), H6785 [25JY], H9912 [17OC]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6788 [25JY], H9917 [17OC]

———State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4733 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5113, H5132 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4617, H4627 [19JN], H4725, H4726, H4728, H4733 [20JN], H4869 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4495 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent request, H4729 [20JN]

Education: anniversary of Head Start Program, H8774 [4OC]

Electric power: protect consumers against rate increases in Western regions, H7220 [6SE]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (H. Res. 650), H11318, H11319, H11320 [26OC]

———roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (H.R. 5131), H7506 [13SE], H9456 [6OC], H11318, H11319 [26OC]

Ferraro, Nico: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1373 [27JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5962, H5963 [13JY]

Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7769 [19SE], H8432 [28SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (H.R. 3272), H494 [16FE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H860 [9MR]

International Boundary and Water Commission: funding, H5113 [26JN]

Iraq: human rights violations, H5962 [13JY]

Journal: question of approval, H7508 [13SE]

King, Herb: California Gay Veterans (organization) Shiela Kuehl Leadership Award recipient, E1408 [6SE]

Kurdish Human Rights Watch (organization): funding, H5962, H5963 [13JY]

Lucchino, Larry: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Johns Fellowship Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (H.R. 3030), H3882 [6JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2485 [3MY]

Mexico: elections (H. Res. 544), H6948 [25JY]

———treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7474 [12SE]

National Association of Letter Carriers: Branches 70, 1100, and 2225, San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Community Service Award recipients, E784 [19MY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7083 [26JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4629 [19JN]

Pelote, Willie: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Friend of the Labor Council Award recipient, E790 [19MY]

Point of order, H4729 [20JN]

Power resources: effects of deregulation of electric utilities, H7246, H7247 [6SE]

Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT, H9644 [11OC]

———remediation of Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (H.R. 1559), H191 [2FE]

Saathoff, Ron: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Leadership Award recipient, E782 [19MY]

San Diego, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood House Association, H8774 [4OC]

Taxation: promote the development of domestic wind energy resources (H.R. 5352), H8593 [2OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (H. Res. 461), H1953 [6AP]

Tweet, Bill: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Labor to Neighbor Award recipient, E783 [19MY]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3555 [23MY], H9944 [17OC]

———health care, housing, and education programs funding, E536 [11AP]

———health care funding, H4495 [15JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4725, H4726, H4728 [20JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (H.R. 1594), E536 [11AP]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (H.R. 2660), H9944 [17OC]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7959 [21SE]

Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E787 [19MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (H.R. 3293), H2664 [9MY]

Votes: position on missed, H4909 [21JN], H9014 [6OC], H10449 [19OC], H11816, H11832 [3NO], H11851, H11852 [13NO], H11901 [14NO], H12028 [7DE], H12053 [8DE], H12502 [15DE], E1184 [30JN], E1476 [13SE], E1665 [4OC], E1873, E1874 [19OC]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10858, H10859, H10863 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H12078 [11DE]

Special order: granted, H199 [2FE], H508 [16FE], H2236 [12AP], H2510 [3MY], H5166 [26JN], H5434 [28JN], H6772 [24JY], H7265 [6SE], H7995 [22SE], H8459 [28SE], H8615 [2OC], H8734 [3OC], H9008 [5OC], H9502 [6OC], H9632 [10OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4629 [19JN]

Tributes

Dillingham, Benjamin F., III, H6756 [24JY]

Edwards, Gail M., H7994 [22SE], E1557 [21SE]

Gonzales, Adrian, E1298 [21JY]

Hedden, Bill, H191 [2FE]

Packard, Representative, H10892 [25OC]

Richardson, Sec. of Energy, H191 [2FE]

Yates, Sidney R., E2088 [13NO]

FINANCIAL CONTRACT NETTING IMPROVEMENT ACT

Letters

Provisions: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H10697 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1161), H10690-H10698 [24OC], E1528 [19SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1161) (H. Rept. 106-834), H7364 [7SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1161, provisions, H10690-H10696 [24OC]

FINANCIAL FREEDOM ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2488): veto, H2501 [3MY], H7220 [6SE], H7379 [12SE]

FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 2513), S3535 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2513), S3532-S3537 [4MY], S11779 [14DE]

Texts of

S. 2513, provisions, S3532-S3535 [4MY]

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Addresses

New Imperialism—The Attack on World Tax Havens: Robert E. Bauman, E1868 [19OC]

Technology and the New Economy: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S272-S275 [2FE]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S51, S56, S63 [26JA], S140 [31JA], S178, S190 [1FE], S226, S232, S234, S237, S238, S243 [2FE]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), S9761 [3OC], H8886 [5OC]

Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753 [27MR]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1630 [30MR], H1764, H1765 [4AP], H1868, H1889, H1902, H1905, H1907, H1908, H1909, H1911, H1916, H1917, H1919, H1922, H1936 [6AP]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), S5138, S5154, S5156 [14JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11552 [30OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11217 [26OC]

Analyses

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (H.R. 5640), H11986-H11991 [5DE]

Financial Information Privacy Protection Act (S. 2513), S3535 [4MY]

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises Regulation Consolidation and Improvement (H.R. 3703), E198 [29FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9796 [11OC]

———H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, S7575 [25JY], H9796 [11OC]

International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, S11 [24JA]

Articles and editorials

Austria Escapes Censure by Ending Secret Accounts, H4612 [19JN]

Bankers Assail Mint for Deal With Wal-Mart, S599 [10FE]

Bankruptcy Bill Is Overloaded, E134 [14FE]

Bankruptcy Is for the Needy, S245 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Pace for Individuals Is Accelerating, S11633 [6DE]

Bankruptcy Paradox, S244 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Reform Bill Is a Bust—Let Credit Card Issuers Protect Themselves With Sound Lending Practices, Not by Rigging Bankruptcy Law in Their Favor, S11635 [6DE]

Budget Surplus Induces Frenzy, S7496 [25JY]

Fed Is Mistaken, E349 [20MR]

Los Alamos Bank Wins Prestigious National Award, E2152 [7DE]

Politics of Aid, E355 [21MR]

$200,000 of FDIC Insurance? The Battle Has Just Begun, S11897 [15DE]

What Real People Are Saying About Bankruptcy Reform, S5384 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (see S. 2818), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 5205), H7870 [19SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE] (see S. 3186), S10252 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 624), H9766 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 427), H9900 [12OC]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 4065), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4718), H5036 [22JN] (see H.R. 5409), H9504 [6OC] (see H.R. 5475), H10036 [17OC] (see H.R. 5539, 5540), H11193 [25OC]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H10808 [24OC]

Business and industry: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 3611), H339 [10FE]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (see S. 3276), S11762 [11DE]

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 407), H8061 [25SE]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H5842 [11JY]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 4419), H2905 [10MY]

Consumers: give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (see S. 2360), S2233 [5AP]

———prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type (see H.R. 3914), H996 [14MR]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H641 [2MR]

———prohibit operators of automatic teller machines that display paid advertising from imposing any fee (see H.R. 4812), H5736 [10JY]

———protect from exorbitant fees for basic financial services (see H.R. 4332), H2339 [13AP]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2405, 2415), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 3901), H921 [9MR] (see H.R. 4250), H2238 [12AP]

———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H4336 [13JN]

———require insured depository institutions make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers (see H.R. 4584), H3924 [6JN]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H4783 [20JN]

Crime: combat international money laundering (see H.R. 3886), H920 [9MR]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 2972), S7839 [27JY]

———combat money laundering (see H.R. 4695), H4783 [20JN]

———expand civil asset forfeiture provisions relative to alien smuggling (see H.R. 3547), H49 [27JA]

Deposit insurance: require studies on the impact of increasing the maximum amount of deposit insurance per depositor (see H.R. 4603), H4120 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4688), H4591 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to hospitals, with National Housing Act insured mortgages, for conversion and re-utilization of excess capacity (see H.R. 5255), H7991 [21SE]

Dept. of HUD: conduct a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages (see H.R. 4348), H2410 [2MY]

Ecology and environment: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (see H. Con. Res. 383), H7210 [27JY]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

Education: establish a direct loan program for certain part-time students to improve job skills (see H.R. 4287), H2337 [13AP]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see S. 2276), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4058), H1284 [22MR]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 5319), H8405 [27SE]

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4258), H2238 [12AP] (see H.R. 4538), H3813 [24MY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H920 [9MR] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in schools with a high concentration of low-income students (see H.R. 4956), H7002 [25JY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

———qualify Armed Forces members for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4304), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4350), H2410 [2MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 2423), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3063), S8657 [18SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify that judgments in certain actions are enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction (see H.R. 5321), H8406 [27SE]

———reduce the cost of credit (see S. 2837), S6257 [30JN]

FDIC: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

———make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see S. 2821), S6121 [29JN]

———merge deposit insurance funds (see H.R. 3899), H921 [9MR]

———provide coverage for municipal deposits (see S. 3018), S8197 [7SE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S4190 [18MY] (see S. 2798), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4467), H3172 [16MY]

———require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available contingent on steady reserve ratios (see H.R. 4674), H4590 [15JN]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 2806), S6015 [28JN]

———prevent the premature shutdown of certain mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 5256), H7991 [21SE]

———provide for the cancellation of mortgage insurance for mortgages on single family homes (see H.R. 5338), H8468 [28SE]

———require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see S. 2914), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4795), H5654 [29JN]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (see H. Res. 495), H2606 [4MY]

Financial services: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

Foreign aid: increase availability of credit to microenterprises lacking full access to credit and establish a Microfinance Loan Facility (see S. 2844), S6473 [11JY]

Foreign investments: authorize transaction taxes on short-term cross-border foreign exchange transactions to deter speculation (see H. Con. Res. 301), H2122 [11AP]

Foreign policy: provide for international debt relief and strengthen anticorruption measures and accountability at international financial institutions (see S. 3129), S9466 [28SE]

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 4036), H1123 [20MR]

———preserve requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (see H.R. 5341), H8468 [28SE]

———prohibit implementation of regulations allowing race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of applicants for nonmortgage credit to be noted on the application with the applicant's consent (see H.R. 4164), H1762 [4AP]

———reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4209), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4427), H2966 [11MY]

Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (see S. 2702), S4820 [8JN]

Government regulations: repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3637), H340 [10FE]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H572 [29FE]

———expand homeownership (see S. 3274), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5640), H12017 [5DE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H1851 [5AP]

———expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H1957 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (see H.R. 3834), H646 [6MR]

IMF: reduce long-term lending activities and role in developing countries (see H.R. 5085), H7209 [27JY]

———reform (see H.R. 3750), H573 [29FE]

International economic relations: development and expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions (see S. 3072), S8759 [19SE] (see H.R. 4673), H4590 [15JN]

Investments: establish Individual Development Accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 2740), S5240 [15JN]

———establish regulatory framework for over-the-counter derivative instruments operating under Federal banking agencies and clarify legality of certain transactions involving such derivatives (see H.R. 4203), H1956 [6AP]

———repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 4067), H1404 [23MR]

Money: convert to a circulating currency system that does not involve debt or interest (see H.R. 5510), H10472 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 4540), H3867 [25MY]

National Housing Act: prevent fraud under FHA rehabilitation loan program (see H.R. 3617), H340 [10FE]

Pensions: increase the availability of employer-sponsored retirement plan services to participants, beneficiaries, and plan fiduciaries (see H.R. 4748), H5168 [26JN]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see S. 2969), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4747), H5168 [26JN]

Privacy: prohibit the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers by financial institutions and define such numbers as nonpublic personal information (see S. 2871), S6841 [14JY]

———prohibit use or sharing of medical health records or information (see S. 2863), S6677 [13JY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY] (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY] (see H.R. 4585), H3924 [6JN]

Real estate: authorize a homeowner to recover treble damages from the homeowner's mortgage escrow servicer for failure to make timely payments for homeowners insurance, taxes, or other charges (see H.R. 4905), H6717 [20JY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (see H. Res. 663), H11526 [29OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 533), H5240 [27JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 652), H11194 [25OC]

———reauthorize loan programs (see S. 3236), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5545), H11194 [25OC] (see H.R. 5652), H12080 [11DE] (see H.R. 5654), H12085 [13DE] (see H.R. 5667), H12531 [15DE]

Schools: guarantee payment of loans made by lending institutions for public charter school capital projects (see H.R. 4032), H1119 [16MR]

Small business: facilitate transfers between interest-bearing accounts and transaction accounts (see H.R. 3647), H373 [14FE]

———permit the sale of guaranteed loans made for export purposes before the loans have been fully disbursed to borrowers (see H.R. 4944), H7002 [25JY]

South Carolina: extend the temporary office of bankruptcy judge (see H.R. 5525), H10534 [23OC]

Taxation: allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 4666), H4484 [14JN]

———encourage a strong community-based banking system (see S. 2596), S4190 [18MY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2555), S3946 [15MY]

———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 5541), H11193 [25OC]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H3867 [25MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 2874), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 3905), H931 [13MR]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Truth in Lending Act: require stores offering credit or charge accounts to prominently display certain information (see H.R. 4093), H1412 [27MR]

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 5502), H10472 [19OC]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H209 [2FE]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Conference reports

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415), H9723-H9765 [11OC]

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Cost Estimates

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H.R. 1658): CBO, H2047-H2049 [11AP]

Explanations

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415): Conference Report, S11698-S11724 [7DE]

Factsheets

Individual Development Accounts—Federal Policy, S5267 [15JN]

Letters

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, H1900 [6AP]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S10346 [12OC], H9836 [12OC]

———several bankruptcy scholars, S10772 [19OC], S11448-S11450 [1NO]

———several law professors, S169 [1FE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, S11641 [6DE]

———Kris Reiman, California Family Support Council, S11642 [6DE]

———Laura Kadwell, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S11641 [6DE]

———several law professors, S11625 [6DE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Deposit Insurance Increase Feasibility Act: Daniel A. Mica, Credit Union National Association, Inc., E1178 [30JN]

———Robert R. Davis, America's Community Bankers (organization), E1178 [30JN]

Distribution of $1 coins to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: Senator Murkowski, S599 [10FE]

Dry Cleaning Environmental Tax Credit Act: Joseph C. Bonner, Bank of America Corp., E1370 [27JY]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H10697 [24OC]

Flexible fallow program establishment under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production: Neil E. Harl, Iowa State University, S6130 [29JN]

Homeowners Financing Protection Act: Moises Loza, Housing Assistance Council, H7745 [19SE]

Lists

Organizations opposed to S. 625, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S171 [1FE]

U.S. Trustee Program bankruptcy criminal cases, S5386-S5389 [20JN]

Messages

National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, S1314 [8MR], H753 [8MR]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788, H9791 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11205 [27OC], H9840 [12OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11416 [31OC]

Papers

Fed's Unnecessary Assault on Wages: Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute, E340-E342 [16MR]

Petitions and memorials

California Family Support Council: bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Press releases

NAFCU Joins Fundraising Campaign for National WW II Memorial: National Association of Federal Credit Unions, E1282 [19JY]

Remarks in House

African Development Bank: funding, H5967, H5968 [13JY]

Alpine Bank: Grand Junction, CO, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E145 [15FE]

American Commercial Bank: tribute, E1850 [19OC]

Armed Forces: access to credit unions on military installations, H3201 [17MY]

Asian Development Bank: encourage Japanese officials to improve management, institute banking reforms, and accept the U.S. nominee for a vice president's position, E826 [24MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws, H8097 [26SE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9796 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9809 [11OC], H9832-H9840 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9826-H9832 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), motion to instruct conferees, H9791-H9796 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), E134 [14FE]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4718), H5101-H5103 [26JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5540), H11701-H11704 [31OC]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (H.R. 1161), H10690-H10698 [24OC], E1528 [19SE]

Banks of Promise (organization): tribute for involvement in America's Promise (organization), E1321 [26JY]

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries, H5899, H5943-H5945 [12JY], E1231 [13JY]

———provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), H8886-H8893 [5OC]

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), H8005, H8006 [25SE]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 407), H8006 [25SE]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (H.R. 4893), E1277 [19JY]

Consumer League of New Jersey: anniversary, E886 [6JN]

Consumers: ensure personal financial privacy and give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 1924), H2661 [9MY]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (H.R. 1929), E616 [2MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (H.R. 3823), E222 [2MR]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (H.R. 4250), E541 [12AP]

Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2040-H2054 [11AP]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (H.R. 4701), E1060 [20JN]

Crime: combat international money laundering (H.R. 3886), H4612, H4613 [19JN]

———expand civil asset forfeiture provisions relative to alien smuggling (H.R. 3547), E14 [27JA]

Danville, PA: anniversary of Service 1st Federal Credit Union, E1273 [19JY]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 1715), H7677 [18SE]

Deposit insurance: require studies on the impact of increasing the maximum amount of deposit insurance per depositor (H.R. 4603), E1178 [30JN]

Dept. of HUD: allow use of Section 8 funds to provide cash assistance for purchase of homes, H1902 [6AP]

———HOME Loan Guarantee Program funding, H1867 [6AP]

———include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

———offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1901, H1904 [6AP]

———Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight funding, H4767-H4770 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: combat money laundering and other financial crimes, H6634, H6635 [20JY]

———require report to Congress on the IMF and World Bank advocacy of privatization, deregulation, and trade liberalization, H6635, H6636 [20JY]

Direct Deposit and Direct Payment Week: observance, E574 [13AP]

Ecology and environment: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (H. Con. Res. 383), E1369 [27JY]

Economy: impact of foreign policy on domestic economic conditions, H9866 [12OC]

Education: establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching, E567 [13AP]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 5319), E1606 [27SE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 3880), E313 [15MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 5034), H8180-H8184 [26SE]

———student loan default rates, H10226 [18OC]

———student loan programs funding, H9806 [11OC]

FDIC: merge deposit insurance funds (H.R. 3899), E266 [9MR]

FHA: prevent the premature shutdown of certain mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 5256), E1572 [22SE]

———provide for the cancellation of mortgage insurance for mortgages on single family homes (H.R. 5338), E1619 [28SE]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (H. Res. 495), H4610-H4613 [19JN]

Financial services: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 3320), E1652 [3OC]

———establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (H.R. 4490), E763 [18MY]

FRS: impact of government spending on interest rates, H13 [27JA]

———impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H1335 [23MR], H3034 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H6770-H6772 [24JY], H11939-H11941 [4DE], E340 [16MR], E349 [20MR]

———monetary policy, H9806 [11OC]

———preserve requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (H.R. 5341), E1628 [28SE]

———promote accountability, H6450 [18JY]

———reduce interest rates (H. Res. 536), E1130 [28JN]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (H.R. 4427), E713 [11MY]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections, E2182 [14DE]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3637), H3578-H3581 [23MY]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 3703), E197 [29FE], E737 [17MY], E1384 [27JY]

———expand homeownership, E1910 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1801 [5AP], H1857-H1941 [6AP], H7744 [19SE], E520 [10AP], E527 [11AP], E775 [19MY], E1921 [25OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), amendment process, H1623 [30MR]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (H. Res. 460), H1855-H1857 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), corrections in engrossment, H1941 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11960-H11996 [5DE], E2149 [7DE], E2173 [11DE], E2182 [14DE]

———increase home improvement loan limit, H1909, H1910 [6AP]

———private mortgage insurance requirements, H1863 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (H.R. 3884), E274 [9MR]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754-H4759 [20JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (H.R. 3834), H7745-H7747 [19SE]

IMF: reform (H.R. 3750), E196 [29FE]

Inflation: impact of wage levels on interest rates, H7347 [7SE]

International economic relations: development and expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions (H.R. 4673), H7753-H7755 [19SE]

International Finance Corp.: tribute to staff of Legal Dept., E1193 [10JY]

International Financial Institution Advisory Commission: release of report on IMF and World Bank reform, E355 [21MR]

Investments: repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits (H.R. 4067), H2076-H2079 [11AP], E543 [12AP], E581 [13AP], E621 [3MY]

Los Alamos National Bank: Dept. of Commerce Malcom Baldridge National Quality Award recipient, E2152 [7DE]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (H.R. 4540), E847-E849 [25MY]

National Association of Federal Credit Unions: tribute to fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, E1282 [19JY]

Passaic, NJ: anniversary of Self Reliance Federal Credit Union, E1685 [5OC]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 4747), E1110 [26JN]

Privacy: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4380), E652, E653 [4MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (H.R. 4585), H6606 [20JY]

Public debt: reduce by declaring Federal Reserve notes to be official currency enabling return of Treasury bonds and reduction of interest payments, H6360 [18JY], H8040 [25SE], H8894 [5OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), H9796 [11OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11546-H11555 [30OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 533), H5190-H5194 [27JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11243-H11264 [26OC], H11362-H11368, H11414 [27OC], H11497, H11499, H11500, H11504, H11505, H11506 [29OC], H11532 [30OC], H11793 [2NO], E1997, E1999, E2004 [28OC], E2039, E2041 [31OC], E2052 [1NO]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11209-H11230 [26OC]

———reauthorize loan programs, H12484, H12492 [15DE], E2240 [2JA]

———treatment of nonprofit organizations relative to loans, H8672 [3OC]

Sharp, Larry: San Bernardino County (CA) Sun Business Leader of the Year award recipient, E974 [12JN]

Small business: permit the sale of guaranteed loans made for export purposes before the loans have been fully disbursed to borrowers (H.R. 4944), H8084-H8086 [26SE], E1313 [25JY]

Taxation: treatment of interest on student loans (H.R. 1196), H2731 [9MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (H.R. 3905), E287 [13MR]

Thousand Oaks, CA: tribute to Los Robles Bank, E115 [10FE]

Union Bank of California: Dept. of Labor Opportunity 2000 Award recipient, E1468 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (S. 2818), S6130 [29JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), S255-S257 [2FE], S3934-S3937 [15MY], S3965-S3970 [16MY], S4338 [24MY], S5383-S5389 [20JN], S6249 [30JN], S7383 [20JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), insert S. 625 language in lieu, S255 [2FE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S10345 [12OC], S10770, S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11205, S11206 [27OC], S11342 [29OC], S11368, S11378-S11381 [30OC], S11385-S11401, S11404-S11413, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11461-S11466, S11485 [1NO], S11506 [2NO], S11552-S11554 [5DE], S11622-S11642, S11656-S11658, S11660 [6DE], S11683-S11730 [7DE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—motion to proceed, S10769 [19OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11550, S11558 [5DE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10769 [19OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), S11 [24JA], S49-S58-S63, S72-S74 [26JA], S135-S137, S140-S144 [31JA], S167-S188, S190-S197, S200-S202 [1FE], S225-S257 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1553, S1554, S1555 [22MR]

———amend laws (S. 625), unanimous-consent agreement, S11, S44 [24JA]

———amend laws (S. 3046), S8611 [15SE]

———disallow claims of certain insured depository institutions, S57 [26JA], S168-S178 [1FE]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629 [6DE], S11686 [7DE]

———exclusion of pawned tangible personal property, S51, S53 [26JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S6249 [30JN], S10775 [19OC], S11632 [6DE], S11688, S11727 [7DE]

———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S57 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

———regulation of tactics used to encourage reaffirmation agreements, S233-S236 [2FE]

———require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S137 [31JA], S11439 [31OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11552 [5DE], S11624-S11642 [6DE], S11697, S11724, S11725, S11727, S11728 [7DE]

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), S9681, S9682 [3OC]

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: technical corrections (S. 3276), S11890 [15DE]

Community Bank, N.A.: anniversary, S11785 [14DE]

Consumers: ensure personal financial privacy and give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 1924), S11778 [14DE]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 2360), S2235 [5AP]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (S. 2415), S2632 [12AP]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, S249 [2FE]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures, S10919 [24OC]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753-S1762 [27MR]

Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations (H.R. 2351), S2115 [4AP]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140-S143 [31JA]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 2117), S933-S935 [29FE]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

———require credit card companies to disclose information on balance payment terms and conditions, S143 [31JA]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S253 [2FE], S10771, S10773, S10774 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629, S11634 [6DE], S11726-S11730 [7DE]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (S. 2972), S7886-S7888 [27JY]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 1715), S10488 [12OC]

Democratic Privacy Task Force (Senate): status of legislative proposals on consumer privacy issues, S11777-S11779 [14DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (S. 2741), S5267 [15JN], S11122 [26OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: distribution of $1 coins to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., S599 [10FE]

Education: establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (S. 2276), S1609 [22MR]

———increase number of qualified early child care professionals through student loan forgiveness program funding, S5958-S5960 [28JN]

———Perkins Loan Cancellation Program funding, S6102 [29JN]

———promote student loan repayment programs to encourage employment with the Federal Government, S11488 [1NO]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 2978), S7892 [27JY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (S. 2423), S2737 [13AP]

Egypt: transfer Foreign Military Financing Program funds into the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, S5510 [21JN]

FDIC: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (S. 2293), S1810 [28MR], S1875 [29MR]

———provide coverage for municipal deposits (S. 3018), S8209 [7SE]

Federal Credit Union Act: anniversary, S5787 [26JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (S. 2589), S11897 [15DE]

———require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (S. 2798), S5905 [27JN]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (S. 2806), S6020 [28JN]

———require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (S. 2914), S7543 [25JY]

Financial services: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (S. 2592), S4201 [18MY]

Fleet Bank: Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4235 [22MY]

Foreign policy: withhold U.S. contributions to international financial institutions until certain reforms are implemented and certified, S5485 [21JN]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S1194 [7MR], S1442, S1445 [20MR], S1531 [21MR], S3955 [15MY], S3964, S3965 [16MY], S11660 [6DE], S11769-S11771 [14DE]

Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (S. 2702), S4845 [8JN]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S258-S279 [2FE], S305-S308 [3FE]

———nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, unanimous-consent agreement, S223 [1FE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), S11680, S11681 [7DE], S11904 [15DE]

———expand homeownership (S. 3274), S11576 [5DE]

Investments: establish Individual Development Accounts for certain individuals and families (S. 2740), S5264-S5267 [15JN]

Olde Port Bank: New Hampshire Business in the Arts Award recipient, S7832 [27JY]

Privacy: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 2513), S3532-S3537 [4MY], S11779 [14DE]

SBA: general business loan program funding, S6234 [30JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), S5154-S5159 [14JN], S7574 [25JY]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11104-S11111 [26OC], S11194-S11205, S11207-S11230, S11286-S11290 [27OC], S11300-S11303, S11305 [28OC], S11320-S11322, S11324-S11329 [29OC], S11455-S11457, S11469, S11471-S11473, S11489 [1NO]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report—motion to proceed, S11097 [26OC], S11416 [31OC]

———reauthorize loan programs, S11107, S11108 [26OC], S11863-S11865 [15DE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (S. 2555), S3947 [15MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S724 [23FE], S850 [28FE], S6614-S6617 [13JY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (S. 2874), S6843 [14JY]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to cooperative lending entities to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1934-S1939, S1965 [30MR]

Reports

Conditioning Debt Relief on Adjustment—Creating the Conditions for More Indebtedness: Development Group for Alternative Policies (organization), H6640 [20JY]

Environmental Consequences of the IMF's Lending Policies: Friends of the Earth (organization), H6641 [20JY]

On the Wrong Track—A Summary Assessment of IMF Interventions in Selected Countries: Preamble Center (organization), H6639 [20JY]

Reports filed

Adoption of Concurrent Resolution Making Corrections in Enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 663) (H. Rept. 106-1016), H11526 [29OC]

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1776) (H. Rept. 106-553), H1587 [29MR], H1851 [5AP]

Bank Reserves Modernization Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4209) (H. Rept. 106-983), H10035 [17OC]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2415) (H. Rept. 106-970), H9766 [11OC]

Business Checking Modernization Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4067) (H. Rept. 106-568), H2121 [11AP]

Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-1004), H11193 [25OC]

———Committee on Small Business (Senate) (H.R. 2614) (S. Rept. 106-280), S3691 [9MY]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1658), S1671 [23MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 624) (H. Rept. 106-971), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 652) (H. Rept. 106-1007), H11193 [25OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 106-562), H1851 [5AP]

Day Trading—Case Studies and Conclusions: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-364), S7837 [27JY]

Export Working Capital Loan Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4944) (H. Rept. 106-880), H7990 [21SE]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1161) (H. Rept. 106-834), H7364 [7SE]

International Counter-Money Laundering Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3886) (H. Rept. 106-728), H5954 [12JY]

International Debt Relief and Strengthening of Anticorruption Measures and Accountability at International Financial Institutions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3129) (S. Rept. 106-425), S9464 [28SE]

Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4419) (H. Rept. 106-771), H6717 [20JY]

Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4585) (H. Rept. 106-773), H6717 [20JY]

Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2844) (S. Rept. 106-335), S6473 [11JY]

Nomination of Alan Greenspan To Be FRS Board of Governors Chairman: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S213 [1FE]

Nomination of Margrethe Lundsager To Be IMF U.S. Alternate Executive Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Support for Overseas Cooperative Development Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3072), S9464 [28SE]

Rulings of the Chair

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11215 [26OC]

Statements

College Financing: Nathan Loizeaux, E1517 [18SE]

Summaries

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 3274), S11602-S11607 [5DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, E2240-E2245 [2JA]

Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act (S. 2415), S2635 [12AP]

Surveys

Impacts of IMF Structural Adjustment in Africa—Growth, Social Spending, and Debt Relief: Robert Naiman and Neil Watkins, H6636-H6639 [20JY]

Tables

U.S. bankruptcy filings 1980-1998, S175 [1FE]

Testimonies

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae, E738-E740 [17MY], E769-E771 [19MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 407, corrections in enrollment of S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8006 [25SE]

H. Con. Res. 427, corrections in enrollment of S. 3186, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9840 [12OC]

H. Con. Res. 439, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H11555 [30OC]

H. Res. 460, consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1855 [6AP]

H. Res. 495, support the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering, H4610 [19JN]

H. Res. 533, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H5190-H5192 [27JN]

H. Res. 624, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9826 [12OC]

H. Res. 652, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H11209 [26OC]

H. Res. 663, adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, H11546 [30OC]

H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S393-S453 [7FE]

H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act, H8886-H8892 [5OC]

H.R. 1161, Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act, H10690-H10696 [24OC]

H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, H2040-H2046 [11AP]

H.R. 1715, Defense Production Act expiration date extension, H7677 [18SE]

H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1868-H1889 [6AP]

H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, S5154 [14JN], S7574 [25JY]

H.R. 3637, Homeowners Protection Act technical corrections, H3578 [23MY]

H.R. 3834, Homeowners Financing Protection Act, H7745 [19SE]

H.R. 4067, Business Checking Modernization Act, H2076 [11AP]

H.R. 4673, Support for Overseas Cooperative Development Act, H7753 [19SE]

H.R. 4718, extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H5101 [26JN]

H.R. 4944, Export Working Capital Loan Improvement Act, H8084 [26SE]

H.R. 5034, Quality Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, H8180 [26SE]

H.R. 5256, FHA Shutdown Prevention Act, E1572 [22SE]

H.R. 5540, Chapter 12 Extension and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act, H11701 [31OC]

H.R. 5640, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H11960-H11985 [5DE]

S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, H8005 [25SE]

S. 2117, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S935 [29FE]

S. 2415, Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act, S2633-S2635 [12AP]

S. 2423, qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program, S2737 [13AP]

S. 2513, Financial Information Privacy Protection Act, S3532-S3535 [4MY]

S. 2702, report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs, S4846 [8JN]

S. 2714, use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds, S5028 [13JN]

S. 2798, Deposit and Share Insurance Adjustment Act, S5905 [27JN]

S. 2874, Life Insurance Tax Simplification Act, S6843 [14JY]

S. 2914, Homeowners Rebate Act, S7543 [25JY]

S. 2978, Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act, S7893 [27JY]

S. 3072, Support for Overseas Cooperative Development Act, S8765 [19SE]

S. 3274, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, S11577-S11602 [5DE]

S. 3276, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act technical corrections, S11891 [15DE]

Tributes

Bauman, Robert E., E1868 [19OC]

FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT

Remarks in House

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 3320), E1652 [3OC]

FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION ACT

Remarks in House

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 3320), E1652 [3OC]

FINANCIAL TIMES (publication)

Articles and editorials

Caveat Surfer Should Be the E-Commerce Motto, H4350 [14JN]

Politics of Aid, E355 [21MR]

Putin's Pressure, S5454 [20JN]

Raising the Technology Curtain—China's Burgeoning High-Tech Sector Is Squeezing Out U.S. Imports, S8397 [12SE]

Trade Status May Hold the Key to End of Roller-Coaster Ride in U.S.-China Relationship, E819 [24MY]

Why Europe Would Like Haider To Disappear, E146 [15FE]

FINCH, AMY

Remarks in House

Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E139 [15FE]

FINDLAY, OH

Remarks in House

Findlay High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E656 [4MY]

FINE, GLENN A.

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: nomination to be Inspector General, S11895 [15DE]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Dept. of Justice Inspector General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

FINEMAN, HOWARD

Articles and editorials

Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]

FINERFROCK, BILL

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11218 [26OC]

FINGER, RONALD J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E2017 [29OC]

FINGLETON, EAMON

Articles and editorials

Unmaking of Americans, S3813 [10MY]

FINK, MATTHEW P.

Letters

Commodity Futures Modernization Act, E1941 [25OC]

FINKELSTEIN, CECILIE

Remarks in House

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H3533 [23MY]

FINLAND, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2238 [12AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S4820 [8JN] (see H.J. Res. 100), H4120 [8JN]

Remarks in House

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), H2983-H2986 [15MY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (H.J. Res. 100), H8032-H8036 [25SE], E946 [9JN], E1360 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), S7282 [19JY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (S.J. Res. 48), S4853 [8JN], S7804 [27JY]

Reports filed

Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4249), S6013 [28JN]

Helsinki Final Act Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 48), S7392 [20JY]

Statements

Helsinki Final Act Anniversary: David T. Johnson, H8034 [25SE]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 100, Helsinki Final Act anniversary, H8032 [25SE]

H.R. 4249, Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act, H2983 [15MY]

S.J. Res. 48, anniversary of Helsinki Final Act, S4853 [8JN], S7804 [27JY]

FINNEGAN, JOHN, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1145 [29JN], E1202 [11JY]

FINNERTY, ED

Articles and editorials

Apple Growers Getting Burned—Epidemic of Fire Blight Devastates Local Crop, S7352 [20JY]

FINNEY, ERNEST A., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E323 [15MR]

FIORENZA, JOSEPH A.

Letters

U.N. status of the Holy See, H5759 [11JY]

FIRE PREVENTION

Amendments

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), S10726 [18OC], S11433 [31OC]

Analyses

Equal Overtime Pay Authorization for All Federal Employees Engaged in Wildfire Suppression Operations (H.R. 2814), E1605 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

Poetic Justice in Accusations—Clinton Administration Deserves Criticism for Policy That Aided Fires, E1537 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wildland fire management (see H.R. 4452), H3049 [15MY]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see S. 2502), S3328 [3MY] (see H.R. 4366), H2511 [3MY]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 2108), S867 [28FE] (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S799 [24FE]

———require disclosure of fires in dormitories and plans to reduce fire safety hazards and require the U.S. Fire Administration to establish fire safety standards for dormitories (see S. 2178), S1118 [2MR] (see H.R. 3831), H641 [2MR]

Colorado: development of collaborative forest restoration and fire prevention projects by the Forest Service, State and local agencies, and private landowners (see H.R. 5098), H7209 [27JY]

Community development: authorize use of block grants to assist local firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services (see H.R. 5424), H9504 [6OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: include participation in a volunteer firefighting agency as one of the national service programs authorized to receive assistance under the AmeriCorps program (see H.R. 5425), H9504 [6OC]

Corps of Engineers: convey land to Thompson, CT, for firefighting and emergency services purposes (see H.R. 3878), H920 [9MR]

———transfer land to Iconium Fire Protection District in Missouri for use as a fire station (see H.R. 4027), H1119 [16MR]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

Public lands: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 655), H11207 [26OC]

Letters

College Fire Prevention Act: Anthony R. O'Neill, National Fire Protection Association, S814 [24FE]

———Daniel Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, Fire Dept., S814 [24FE]

———Richard M. Flaherty, College Parents of America (organization), S814 [24FE]

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Mike Dombeck, Forest Service, S6513 [12JY]

———New Mexico congressional delegation, S6513 [12JY]

Prevent forest fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies: H.R. Davis, S10141 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (H.R. 4366), H2485 [3MY]

BLM: wildland fire management funding, H1574 [29MR]

Colorado: development of collaborative forest restoration and fire prevention projects by the Forest Service, State and local agencies, and private landowners (H.R. 5098), E1375 [27JY]

———tribute to firefighters who fought the Bobcat Gulch and Hi Meadows fires, E1091 [23JN]

Columbia, MO: tribute to Columbia Fire Dept.'s relationship with Moers, Germany, Fire Dept., E1031 [15JN]

District of Columbia: fire and emergency medical services safety measures funding, H2644-H2647 [8MY]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

———firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1473 [28MR], H1492, H1578-H1582 [29MR], H1592-H1594 [30MR], H1757-H1761 [4AP], H12486 [15DE], E475 [3AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H9645, H9649, H9655, H9662 [11OC]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (H.R. 1168), H5008 [22JN], H5174 [27JN], E475 [3AP]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (H.R. 2814), E1605 [27SE]

Fondario, Gabe: Montclair, CA, Fire Dept. Employee of the Year award recipient, E26 [31JA]

Forest Service: roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, E1537 [20SE]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4442-H4445 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4520, H4522 [15JN], E1094 [23JN]

Jackson, Steve: Montclair, CA, Fire Department Employee of the Year award recipient, E28 [31JA]

Martin, Paul D.: Firehouse (publication) Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E589 [13AP]

NIST: fire safety research and technology funding, H5007, H5008 [22JN]

Ohio: anniversary of Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office, E374 [22MR]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (H.R. 4368), E626 [3MY]

Public lands: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (H. Con. Res. 406), E1575 [22SE]

———eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (H.R. 1522), H3934 [7JN]

Safety: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H1580 [29MR]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 655), H11321-H11327 [26OC], H11400 [27OC]

Western States: impact of wildfires, H7243 [6SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, H8671 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: reimburse New Jersey Forest Fire Service for certain expenses, S6460 [11JY]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Prevention (S. 2502), S3331 [3MY]

BLM: wildland fire management funding, S7967-S7974 [5SE]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 2100), S813-S815 [24FE]

———require disclosure of fires in dormitories and plans to reduce fire safety hazards and require the U.S. Fire Administration to establish fire safety standards for dormitories (S. 2178), S1125 [2MR]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, S6593 [13JY], S10392 [12OC]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (S. 1941), S5452 [20JN]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7024-S7027, S7028, S7029, S7039-S7041 [17JY], S7086, S7087 [18JY]

Forests: prevent fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies, S10141 [10OC]

Geological Survey: Hazard Support System program funding, S10073 [6OC]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), S10740 [18OC], S11433-S11436 [31OC]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967-S7974 [5SE], S8410 [12SE]

Wind storms: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S6318, S6319, S6323 [10JY], S6498, S6499 [12JY]

Reports

Fire at 3146 Cherry Road, NE, Washington, DC, on May 30, 1999: District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Dept. Reconstruction Committee, H2644 [8MY]

Tables

Fatal college/university fraternity and sorority house fires reported to U.S. fire departments, S815 [24FE]

Number of wildland fires and acres affected in 2000, S7969 [5SE]

Wildland fire comparison statistics, S7969 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 655, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 1550, U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, H11321-H11324 [26OC]

H.R. 1550, U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, S11433 [31OC]

H.R. 2814, equal overtime pay authorization for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations, E1605 [27SE]

S. 2100, College Fire Prevention Act, S814 [24FE]

S. 2178, Fire Safe Dorm Act, S1126 [2MR]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

FIRE SAFE DORM ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2178), S1118 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2178), S1125 [2MR]

Texts of

S. 2178, provisions, S1126 [2MR]

FIREARMS

Addresses

State of the City of Grand Rapids, MI: John Logie, S1978-S1980 [30MR]

Amendments

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10154, S10155 [10OC]

Analyses

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Activism on Mother's Day, H3627 [23MY]

At Columbine, Reflections on a Painful Past, S2320 [6AP]

ATF Firearms Prosecution Referrals Drop—Study Says Criminal Cases Have Fallen Since 1992, but Picked Up Last Year, S351 [7FE]

Biography of a Gun, S6106 [29JN]

Desperate Rhetoric From the N.R.A., E307 [14MR]

Don't Democrats Believe in Democracy?, S350 [7FE]

Felon's Gun Charges Show Net Loophole—Police Say Suspect Was Able To Buy Parts On-Line, S748 [23FE]

Firearms Makers Win Dismissal of Lawsuits in 2 States, S354 [7FE]

GOP Fights Favors for Smith & Wesson, H3326 [18MY]

Government by Lawsuit, H1632 [3AP]

Gun Deaths, Injuries on Decline—1997 Fatalities Were Lowest Since '60s—Many Reasons Cited, S350 [7FE]

Liberals Have Second Thoughts on the Second Amendment, S351 [7FE]

``Life in Chaos'' Shaped Young Shooter, S1088 [2MR]

National Rifle Association Takes Desperate New Tack, H1048 [15MR]

Power of Mothers Marching, H3628 [23MY]

Timing of Clinton's Visit, S2321 [6AP]

To Be Safe, Start With the Driver, S4053 [17MY]

Why I Won't Buy Smith & Wesson, H2017 [11AP]

Why Moms Must Keep Marching, E750 [17MY]

Wrong Approach—Federal Lawsuit Ignores Rights of Gun Makers, S349 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Antique firearms: application of Federal laws (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]

Children and youth: prevent access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H1077 [15MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2339 [13AP]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Courts: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (see S. 2270), S1596 [22MR]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 2810), S6015 [28JN] (see H.R. 5031), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: add certain firearms related crimes to the list of crimes giving rise to a presumption of dangerousness for purposes of hearings on the release of defendants before trial (see H.R. 4220), H2012 [10AP]

———increase penalties for possessing or using a firearm in the commission of a crime and require juveniles possessing or using a firearm to be tried as adults (see H.R. 3597), H254 [8FE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

———prevent theft from commercial carriers (see H.R. 3563), H164 [1FE]

———prohibit possession or transfer of easily concealable pistols known as ``pocket rockets'' (see H.R. 4876), H6469 [18JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4051), H1283 [22MR]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY] (see S. Res. 374), S10412 [12OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes (see H.R. 4456), H3049 [15MY]

Gun kits: control sale (see H.R. 4632), H4174 [9JN]

Handguns: mandatory registration (see S. 2099), S799 [24FE]

Increase the Peace Day: support (see H. Res. 507), H3474 [19MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see S. 2517), S3612 [8MY]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (see S. 2482), S3023 [27AP]

———assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (see H.R. 5218), H7932 [20SE]

———ban the transfer and receipt of handguns or ammunition by persons subject to restraining orders (see H.R. 4778), H5435 [28JN]

———enhance the enforcement of gun dealer laws (see S. 2310), S1883 [29MR]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see S. 2338), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———establish national integrated ballistics information network (see H.R. 5148), H7501 [12SE]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

———provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase firearms (see S. 3192), S10411 [12OC]

———regulate the manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or firearm parts (see S. 3043), S8501 [13SE]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all in the custody of Federal agencies and add ballistics testing to existing enforcement strategies (see S. 2324), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4000), H1118 [16MR]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (see S. 2715), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4150), H1674 [3AP]

Law enforcement officers: authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 4423), H2966 [11MY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4033), H1123 [20MR]

Mental health: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 3264), S11374 [30OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see S. Res. 305), S3916 [11MY] (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S5662 [22JN]

Northern Ireland: urge decommissioning of arms and explosives (see S. Res. 259), S799 [24FE]

Safety: implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see S. 2525), S3692 [9MY] (see H.R. 4915), H6718 [20JY]

———prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H2238 [12AP]

———prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP] (see H. Con. Res. 359), H4817 [21JN]

———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H3867 [25MY]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see S. 3162), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (see H.R. 5123), H7364 [7SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit against income tax for the fair market value of firearms turned in to local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 4151), H1674 [3AP]

———enhanced research credit for development of smart gun technologies (see H.R. 5012), H7206 [27JY]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H6717 [20JY]

Weapons: ban import of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, promote safe storage and use of handguns by consumers, and extend criminal background checks to gun shows (see H.R. 4009), H1118 [16MR]

Letters

Ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable: Clarence E. Anthony, National League of Cities, S179 [1FE]

———Sarah Brady, Handgun Control (organization), S180 [1FE]

———Wellington E. Webb, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S179 [1FE]

Gun safety legislation: several New Jersey citizens, H7545 [13SE]

Issuance of concealed handgun licenses in Michigan: Senator Levin, S11895 [15DE]

Juvenile Justice Reform Act conference committee meeting: Representatives Hyde and Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S2706 [13AP], H2085 [11AP]

Reductions in youth gun violence and crimes involving firearms, and enforcement of existing gun laws: Representative Bilbray, H6648 [20JY]

School violence studies: Ron A. Astor, University of Michigan, S4444 [25MY]

Lists

Communities for Safer Guns Coalition, H4888-H4890 [21JN]

Multiple shootings in 1999, S1066 [2MR]

Victims of gun violence, S4510 [6JN], S4814 [8JN], S4938 [12JN], S5101 [14JN], S5317 [19JN], S5652 [22JN], S6006 [28JN], S6342 [10JY], S6463 [11JY], S7150 [18JY], S7993 [5SE], S8634 [15SE], S8936 [21SE]

Motions

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1040 [15MR], H1975 [10AP], H2080 [11AP]

Press releases

Support the Second Amendment—The National Rifle Association Urges You To Vote ``No'' on the Lofgren Motion To Instruct Today! NRA, H1048 [15MR]

Remarks in House

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H6703-H6705 [20JY]

———proposal to hire new agents relative to gun laws, H363 [14FE]

Bergenfield, NJ: dedication of Jefferson Elementary School Garden of Love, Hope, and Friendship, E791 [19MY]

Ceasefire New Jersey (organization): tribute, E458 [30MR]

Children and youth: prevent access to firearms, H578, H579 [1MR], H1080 [16MR], H2502 [3MY], E179 [29FE]

———prevent access to firearms (H.R. 3987), H1115 [16MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (H.R. 5194), E1517 [18SE]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 309), H3002-H3005 [15MY]

———reduce violence in schools, E307 [14MR]

———violence in schools, H578, H579 [1MR]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 561), H7190 [27JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H11786 [2NO]

Courts: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current firearm laws and regulations, H1158-H1161 [21MR], H1681 [4AP]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H467-H473 [16FE]

———minimum mandatory sentencing, H150 [1FE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E1097 [23JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H611 [1MR], H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1115 [16MR], H1483, H1484 [29MR], H2378 [2MY], H2970, H2972, H2974 [15MY], H3051, H3057 [16MY], H4677 [20JN], H6779 [25JY], H8815 [5OC], H9909 [17OC], E1004 [14JN], E1472 [13SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1040-H1049 [15MR], H1290 [23MR], H2080-H2089 [11AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2018, H2019, H2026-H2036, H2097-H2099 [11AP], H2183 [12AP], E597 [2MY]

———tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal firearms offenses, H963-H966 [14MR], H1159-H1161 [21MR]

Death and dying: comparision between medical-related deaths and accidental firearm deaths, H1682 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H3326, H3328, H3329 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: Gun Buyback Program funding, H762 [9MR]

———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4897-H4901 [21JN]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4887-H4893 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: allegation of cover-ups relative to handling of Ruby Ridge, ID, incident and the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H3056 [16MY], H7936 [21SE]

———conduct independent investigation into the death of Carl Ghigliotti relative to the FBI standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H2661 [9MY], H2974 [15MY]

———establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5016-H5019 [22JN], E1165 [30JN]

———FBI investigation of use of pyrotechnic devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H518 [29FE]

———independent investigation of use of semiautomatic weapons during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H1962 [10AP]

———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H5140-H5144 [26JN], E1244 [14JY]

District of Columbia: shootings at National Zoo, H2378 [2MY]

First Monday 2000—Unite To End Gun Violence campaign: tribute, E1642 [2OC]

Government: impact of regulations on personal liberties, H186 [2FE]

Government regulations: require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (H.R. 2916), H1175 [22MR], H2961 [11MY]

Handguns: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2080-H2089 [11AP], H6648 [20JY]

———improve safety, H2414 [3MY]

———improve safety (H.R. 515), H611 [1MR], H1082 [16MR], H1176 [22MR], H1769 [5AP]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, H4023 [7JN]

Increase the Peace Day: support (H. Res. 507), E783 [19MY]

Information services: notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF when an instant criminal background check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun, H4995 [22JN]

Kansas City, MO: propriety of political advertising campaign questioning the safety of public schools, H7874 [20SE]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (H.R. 5218), E1544 [20SE]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (H.R. 5472), E1782 [13OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), H6932-H6936 [25JY], E1345 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), H10871, H10872 [25OC], E1978, E2000 [28OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2471 [3MY], H2658 [9MY], H2955, H2959-H2964 [11MY], H2970, H2972, H2974 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H3400 [18MY], H3626-H3632 [23MY], E693 [10MY], E750 [17MY]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, H611 [1MR], H1825 [5AP]

Safety: require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (H.R. 4559), E859 [25MY]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors, H9035, H9044 [6OC]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (H.R. 5123), H7380-H7384 [12SE]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, H1483 [29MR], H1632 [3AP], H2017 [11AP]

Sports: trap shooting competition between the House and Senate, H3289 [17MY]

States: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 492), H2658 [9MY]

———condition certain justice assistance grants on implementation of handgun registration systems (H.R. 2917), H2961 [11MY]

Taxation: enhanced research credit for development of smart gun technologies (H.R. 5012), E1973 [28OC]

Weapons: gun control, H611 [1MR], H737, H738 [8MR], H1001, H1040-H1049 [15MR], H1080, H1082 [16MR], H1125, H1126 [21MR], H1176, H1177 [22MR], H1483, H1484 [29MR], H1769 [5AP], H2378 [2MY], H2414 [3MY], H3051, H3057 [16MY], H3400 [18MY], H4023 [7JN], H4126 [9JN], H4343, H4346 [14JN], H4677 [20JN], H5018 [22JN], H6368 [18JY], H6779 [25JY], H7006 [26JY], H7544 [13SE], H8063 [26SE], H8815 [5OC], E307 [14MR], E1004, E1011 [14JN], E1097 [23JN], E1472 [13SE]

———regulation of transfer at gun shows, H1040, H1041, H1044 [15MR], H2970 [15MY], H6779 [25JY], H9909 [17OC]

———regulation of transfer at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H1082 [16MR]

Wilkinsburg, PA: shootings and holding of hostages at various area locations, H611 [1MR]

Remarks in Senate

Ammunition: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S1478 [21MR], S2891 [26AP]

Bankruptcy: ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S178-S188, S200 [1FE], S238-S242, S248, S249 [2FE]

BATF: expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, S7614 [26JY]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, S7596 [26JY]

Children and youth: encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school, S5652 [22JN]

———prevent access to firearms, S925 [29FE], S1018 [1MR], S3014 [27AP], S3502 [4MY]

———prohibit transfer to and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons by individuals under 18, S1478 [21MR]

———reduce violence in schools, S925 [29FE], S1083-S1085, S1087, S1101 [2MR], S1383 [9MR], S4918 [9JN], S10586 [13OC]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Civil liberties: protect right to keep and bear arms, S4037-S4041, S4045, S4046, S4051, S4060 [17MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): report on Vice President Gore's economic plan, S11087 [26OC]

Courts: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current firearm laws and regulations, S3993, S3999 [16MY], S4037-S4041, S4043, S4044, S4047-S4051, S4057, S4060-S4062 [17MY]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, S349-S355 [7FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (S. 2270), S1598-S1601 [22MR]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 2810), S6025 [28JN], S6113 [29JN]

Crime: ban possession by persons convicted of spousal abuse, S4052 [17MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders, S11530 [14NO]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S1368, S1376-S1378 [9MR], S1447 [20MR], S1783 [28MR], S2450 [10AP], S2483-S2485 [11AP], S2679-S2681, S2683 [13AP], S2890, S2891 [26AP], S2955 [27AP], S3861 [11MY], S3953-S3955 [15MY], S4184 [18MY], S4510-S4514, S4521-S4523 [6JN], S4938 [12JN], S5020 [13JN], S5101 [14JN], S5231 [15JN], S5316 [19JN], S7757 [27JY], S8267-S8271, S8287 [8SE], S9336 [27SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2290-S2294, S2304-S2313, S2320, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2486 [11AP], S2694, S2706 [13AP], S3963, S3981-S4003 [16MY], S4037-S4071, S4096 [17MY], S4455 [25MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (S. Res. 276), S1475-S1480, S1529-S1531 [21MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (S. 2390), S2532 [11AP], S2609, S2611 [12AP], S6570 [12JY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (S. Res. 345), S7923, S7924 [27JY]

———observance, S10792 [19OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S122-S124 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: restrict the sale or other transfer of armor piercing ammunition, S7441 [21JY]

Dept. of HUD: clarify authority of Gun Buyback Program relative to the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act, S8753 [19SE]

Firearm and Bow Hunter Education and Safety Program: funding, S10495 [12OC]

Government regulations: regulation of dealers (S. 1306), S78 [26JA]

Handguns: mandatory registration (S. 2099), S812 [24FE]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, S1478 [21MR], S1644 [23MR], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (S. 149), S1229 [7MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S3572-S3574 [8MY]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (S. 2482), S3026 [27AP]

———enhance the enforcement of gun dealer laws (S. 2310), S1884 [29MR]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (S. 2338), S1996 [30MR]

———establish national integrated ballistics information network, S7615 [26JY]

———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403-S2406 [7AP]

———provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase firearms (S. 3192), S10416 [12OC]

———regulate the manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or firearm parts (S. 3043), S8505 [13SE]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all in the custody of Federal agencies and add ballistics testing to existing enforcement strategies (S. 2324), S1908 [29MR]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (S. 2715), S5028 [13JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), S7651 [26JY], S7952 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S2629, S2630 [12AP], S3949 [15MY], S7435 [21JY], S9227 [26SE], S9879-S9883 [5OC], S10155 [10OC], S10990 [25OC]

———improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S3949 [15MY], S8266 [8SE]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shootings at Columbine High School, S2713, S2789 [13AP]

———shooting of students at Columbine High School, S1447 [20MR]

Local government: retain local decisionmaking authority relative to concealed weapon permits, S10075 [6OC]

Meijer Stores, Ltd.: tribute to gun safety campaign, S5653 [22JN]

Mental health: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (S. 3264), S11376 [30OC]

Michigan: issuance of concealed handgun licenses, S11895 [15DE]

———tribute to Meijer Stores, Ltd., and law enforcement officials on the ``Project Homesafe'' firearms buyback program, S11752 [8DE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3882-S3887 [11MY], S3953-S3955 [15MY], S3963, S3981-S4003 [16MY], S4037-S4071, S4096 [17MY], S4184 [18MY], S4455 [25MY]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), S3861-S3863 [11MY]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), unanimous-consent request, S3884 [11MY]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, S1018 [1MR], S1083, S1084, S1087, S1113 [2MR]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (S. 2769), S5666 [22JN]

New Orleans, LA: condemn shooting at Carter C. Woodson Middle School, S9458 [28SE]

Northern Ireland: urge decommissioning of arms and explosives (S. Res. 259), S823 [24FE]

NRA: comments by executive vice president Wayne LaPierre on President Clinton's stance on gun control legislation, S1586 [22MR]

Safety: implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (S. 2525), S3695 [9MY]

———licensing and registration policies, S352-S355 [7FE]

———prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (S. Res. 295), S2873 [25AP]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1063-S1068, S1097 [2MR], S4443 [25MY]

———provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S1071, S1072, S1097 [2MR], S2950-S2953 [27AP]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5323-S5325 [19JN], S7595 [26JY]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, S1478 [21MR], S2340 [6AP]

Weapons: gun control, S349-S355 [7FE], S555 [9FE], S606 [10FE], S748 [23FE], S925 [29FE], S1003, S1018 [1MR], S1644 [23MR], S1978 [30MR], S2290-S2294, S2304-S2313, S2320, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2483-S2487 [11AP], S2838-S2840 [25AP], S2890 [26AP], S3502 [4MY], S4184 [18MY], S4231 [22MY], S4253 [23MY], S4338 [24MY], S4407 [25MY], S4510-S4514, S4521-S4523 [6JN], S4662 [7JN], S4814 [8JN], S4918 [9JN], S4938 [12JN], S5020 [13JN], S5086, S5101 [14JN], S5231 [15JN], S5298 [16JN], S5316, S5317 [19JN], S5452 [20JN], S5550 [21JN], S5652, S5653 [22JN], S5730 [23JN], S5780 [26JN], S5852, S5877 [27JN], S6006 [28JN], S6105, S6106 [29JN], S6342 [10JY], S6463 [11JY], S6567 [12JY], S6670, S6673 [13JY], S6828 [14JY], S7065 [17JY], S7150 [18JY], S7223 [19JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7515, S7537 [25JY], S7596, S7648 [26JY], S7814, S7821 [27JY], S7993 [5SE], S8091 [6SE], S8189 [7SE], S8287 [8SE], S8339 [11SE], S8406 [12SE], S8494 [13SE], S8570, S8574 [14SE], S8634 [15SE], S8751 [19SE], S8812 [20SE], S8936 [21SE], S9127 [25SE], S9259 [26SE], S9379 [27SE], S9458, S9459 [28SE], S9596 [2OC], S9688 [3OC], S9846 [4OC], S9937 [5OC], S10073 [6OC], S10149 [10OC], S10241 [11OC], S10402 [12OC], S10586 [13OC], S10615 [17OC], S10703 [18OC], S10792 [19OC], S10911 [24OC], S10986, S10988 [25OC], S11123 [26OC], S11243 [27OC], S11365, S11368 [30OC], S11421 [31OC], S11481 [1NO], S11528 [14NO], S11561 [5DE], S11621 [6DE], S11736 [7DE], S11780 [14DE], S11892 [15DE]

———regulation of transfer at gun shows, S555 [9FE], S1376-S1378 [9MR], S1478 [21MR], S1644 [23MR], S2329 [6AP], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP], S3861 [11MY], S3963 [16MY], S4048, S4053, S4054, S4056 [17MY], S4813 [8JN], S6670 [13JY]

Reports

Gun Control: Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District of California, E976 [12JN]

Reports filed

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4033) (H. Rept. 106-776), H6775 [24JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2413), S6120 [29JN]

Secure Our Schools Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4108) (H. Rept. 106-718), H5736 [10JY]

Tragedy at Waco—New Evidence Examined: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1037), H12534 [2JA]

Resolutions by organizations

City lawsuits against firearm industry: National League of Cities, S180 [1FE]

Statements

Don't Let Gun Manufacturers ``Take Advantage of the System'': Violence Policy Center, S180 [1FE]

Gun Control: Alan Keyes, H363 [14FE]

———Scott Dobrowolski, E1517 [18SE]

Million Mom March, H2471-H2485 [3MY]

Tables

Bulletproof vest funding and purchases, S9880 [5OC]

Recent school shootings, S1066 [2MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 309, promote in-school personal safety programs for children, H3002 [15MY]

H. Res. 561, President Clinton's addressing of issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime, H7190 [27JY]

H.R. 4033, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, H6932 [25JY]

H.R. 4051, Project Exile—The Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, H2026 [11AP]

H.R. 4559, Community Protection From Firearms' Giveaways Act, E859 [25MY]

H.R. 5123, School Safety Hotline Act, H7380 [12SE]

H.R. 5194, No Guns for Violent Perpetrators Act, E1517 [18SE]

H.R. 5218, Safer America for Everyone's Children (SAFE Children) Act, E1544-E1546 [20SE]

S. 2270, Right To Bear Arms Protection and Privacy Act, S1600 [22MR]

S. 2324, Ballistics, Law Assistance, and Safety Technology (BLAST) Act, S1909 [29MR]

S. 2413, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2629 [12AP], S10155 [10OC], H10872 [25OC]

S. 2482, Safe Homes-Safe Streets Act, S3027 [27AP]

S. 2517, School Safety Act, S3614 [8MY]

S. 2715, Ballistic Fingerprints Act, S5028 [13JN]

S. 2769, NICS Partnership Act, S5667 [22JN]

S. 3043, Gun Parts Trafficking Act, S8505 [13SE]

S. 3192, Police Gun Buyback Assistance Act, S10417 [12OC]

S. Res. 259, urge decommissioning of arms and explosives in Northern Ireland, S823 [24FE]

S. Res. 276, submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language in H.R. 1501, Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act, S1526 [21MR]

S. Res. 295, prohibit possession of firearms in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings, S2873 [25AP]

S. Res. 305, tribute to Million Mom March supporting gun control legislation, S3925 [11MY]

S. Res. 345, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S7923 [27JY]

S. Res. 374, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S10427 [12OC]

FIREFIGHTER INVESTMENT AND RESPONSE ENHANCEMENT (FIRE) ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1168), H5008 [22JN], H5174 [27JN], E475 [3AP]

FIREFIGHTERS

Addresses

Tribute to Fairfax County, VA, Urban Search and Rescue Team: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S6111 [29JN]

Analyses

Equal Overtime Pay Authorization for All Federal Employees Engaged in Wildfire Suppression Operations (H.R. 2814), E1605 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

Ex-Fireman Saves Home From Scott Able Blaze—Retiree Prevails Over Fire—One-Man Battle Saves Weed Home, S3980 [16MY]

Experts Urge Immediate Action To Ease Fire Threat in Watershed, S6222 [30JN]

Let's Begin To Manage Our Forests, S6517 [12JY]

Poetic Justice in Accusations—Clinton Administration Deserves Criticism for Policy That Aided Fires, E1537 [20SE]

Tobias Remembered, E763 [18MY]

Town Full of Stories After Fire, S3981 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wildland fire management (see H.R. 4452), H3049 [15MY]

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 456), H1674 [3AP]

Community development: authorize use of block grants to assist local firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services (see H.R. 5424), H9504 [6OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: include participation in a volunteer firefighting agency as one of the national service programs authorized to receive assistance under the AmeriCorps program (see H.R. 5425), H9504 [6OC]

Corps of Engineers: convey land to Thompson, CT, for firefighting and emergency services purposes (see H.R. 3878), H920 [9MR]

———transfer land to Iconium Fire Protection District in Missouri for use as a fire station (see H.R. 4027), H1119 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see S. 2736), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4574), H3868 [25MY]

———provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 4768), H5240 [27JN]

Diseases: study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government (see H.R. 3659), H454 [15FE]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Federal employees: disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 5590), H11445 [27OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3178), S10083 [6OC]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (see H. Con. Res. 326), H3049 [15MY]

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: technical corrections (see S. 2014), S149 [31JA]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 53), S9381 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 112), H9767 [11OC]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

South Dakota: tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (see S. Res. 376), S10412 [12OC]

Taxation: provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 2558), S4014 [16MY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

———remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see S. 3006), S8104 [6SE] (see H.R. 4736), H5084 [23JN]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]

Letters

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S5262 [15JN]

Forest Service and BLM emergency supplemental appropriations for firefighting: Representative Dicks, H3065 [16MY]

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Mike Dombeck, Forest Service, S6513 [12JY]

———New Mexico congressional delegation, S6513 [12JY]

Prevent forest fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies: H.R. Davis, S10141 [10OC]

Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act: Gayle Russell, American Heart Association, S3832 [10MY]

———Lynn A. Smaha, American Heart Association, S3833 [10MY]

Lists

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc., H3006-H3016 [15MY]

New Jersey fire and medical emergency personnel, E3 [24JA]

Proposals

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Senators Domenici and Bingaman, S6223 [30JN]

Remarks in House

Animas Fire Protection District: tribute, E1592 [26SE]

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 456), H3005-H3016 [15MY]

BLM: wildland fire management funding, H1574 [29MR]

Boecker, Paul: Congressional Fire Services Institute Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award recipient, E619 [3MY]

Bozrah, CT: anniversary of Bozrah Volunteer Fire Dept., E678 [9MY]

Broward County, FL: Broward County Fire Rescue recipient of the Florida Dept. of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services EMS Injury Prevention Agency of the Year, E1831 [19OC]

———tribute to Broward County Fire Rescue Service, E847 [25MY]

Colorado: tribute to firefighters fighting the Mesa Verde National Park fire, H6758 [24JY]

———tribute to firefighters who fought the Bobcat Gulch and Hi Meadows fires, E1091 [23JN]

Columbia, MO: tribute to Columbia Fire Dept.'s relationship with Moers, Germany, Fire Dept., E1031 [15JN]

Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association: tribute, E1619 [28SE]

———tribute to Ladies Auxiliary, E1619 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1901, H1904 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, H5603 [29JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (H.R. 4574), E862 [25MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing assistance to emergency response organizations (H.R. 3155), H1593 [30MR]

District of Columbia: fire and emergency medical services safety measures funding, H2644-H2647 [8MY]

Eddystone, PA: anniversary of Eddystone Fire Co. No. 1, E1753 [12OC]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

———firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1473 [28MR], H1492, H1578-H1582 [29MR], H1592-H1594 [30MR], H1757-H1761 [4AP], H12486 [15DE], E475 [3AP]

Fairfax, VA: Fairfax Central Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Award recipients, E216 [1MR]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E110, E112, E113 [10FE]

Federal employees: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (H.R. 2814), E1605 [27SE]

———disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (H.R. 5590), E1996 [28OC]

———eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (H.R. 1769), H9987 [17OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 460), H9986-H9989 [17OC]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H9645, H9649, H9655, H9662 [11OC]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (H.R. 1168), H5008 [22JN], H5174 [27JN], E475 [3AP]

Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H1580 [29MR]

Fondario, Gabe: Montclair, CA, Fire Dept. Employee of the Year award recipient, E26 [31JA]

Forest Service: roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, E1537 [20SE]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4442-H4445 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4520, H4522 [15JN], E1094 [23JN]

Garden City Park, NY: anniversary of Garden City Park Fire Dept. Rescue Squad, E1546 [20SE]

Glenside, PA: anniversary of the Glenside Fire Co., E721 [15MY]

Hampstead, MD: anniversary of Hampstead Volunteer Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1, H2128 [12AP]

Hojnicki, Joseph: Minquadale, DE, Fire Co. Member of the Century award recipient, E600 [2MY]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Jackson, Steve: Montclair, CA, Fire Department Employee of the Year award recipient, E28 [31JA]

Jamesburg, NJ: anniversary of Jamesburg Volunteer Fire Dept., E846 [25MY]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire, H3463 [19MY]

———encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3056, H3062-H3067 [16MY]

———tribute to Postal Service for mail delivery efforts during wildfires, E762 [18MY]

Martin, Paul D.: Firehouse (publication) Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E589 [13AP]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E553 [13AP]

Mystic, CT: tribute to B.F. Hoxie Engine Co. No. 1, E1714 [6OC]

National forests: change policy for thinning forests from controlled burns to cutting trees, H3527 [23MY], H7348 [7SE]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

New Jersey: tribute to fire and medical emergency personnel, E3 [24JA]

NIST: fire safety research and technology funding, H5007, H5008 [22JN]

Ohio: anniversary of Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office, E374 [22MR]

Pechacek, Nathan: tribute to firefighters' efforts relative to car accident, H8203 [27SE]

Plainsboro, NJ: anniversary of Plainsboro Volunteer Fire Co., E708 [11MY]

Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (H.R. 1522), H3934 [7JN]

Puxico, MO: tribute to Mingo Job Corps Center fire fighting teams, E1499 [18SE]

Stuyvesant, NY: anniversary of Stuyvesant Fire Co., No. 1, E1225 [13JY]

Texas: tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in East Texas, H9988 [17OC]

Volunteer workers: firefighters and emergency medical personnel funding, H364-H367 [14FE]

Western States: impact of wildfires, H7243 [6SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, H8671 [3OC]

———disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, H3052 [16MY]

———tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (H. Con. Res. 434), H11561-H11563 [30OC]

Wolcott, CT: anniversary of Wolcott Volunteer Fire Dept. No. 3, E2010 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Awards, medals, and prizes: create commemorative pin or badge to honor those who fight wildfires, S10063 [6OC]

BLM: wildland fire management funding, S7967-S7974 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, S6233 [30JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (S. 2736), S5255-S5259 [15JN]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6220-S6223 [30JN], S6508-S6514, S6516, S6518, S6537 [12JY], S7036 [17JY], S9798 [4OC]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Urban Search and Rescue Team, S6111 [29JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, S6593 [13JY], S10392 [12OC]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (S. 1941), S5452 [20JN]

Forest Service: use of gum thickened fire retardants to fight wildfires, S9906 [5OC]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7024-S7027, S7028, S7029, S7039-S7041 [17JY], S7086, S7087 [18JY]

Forests: prevent fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies, S10141 [10OC]

Geological Survey: Hazard Support System program funding, S10073 [6OC]

Montana: tribute to firefighters fighting wildfires, S10062 [6OC]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (S.J. Res. 53), S9394 [27SE]

———tribute to California honorees, S9939 [5OC]

National Telecommunicator's Week: observance, S2523 [11AP]

Rochester, NH: tribute to Fire Dept., S1667 [23MR]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support, S6188, S6189 [30JN]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (S. 2528), S3832-S3834 [10MY], S10160 [10OC]

South Dakota: tribute to Forest Service for efforts in fighting wildfires, S7983 [5SE]

———tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (S. Res. 376), S10490, S10491 [12OC]

———tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (S. Res. 376), star print, S10735 [18OC]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (S. 3006), S8106 [6SE]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967-S7974 [5SE], S8410 [12SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975-S3981 [16MY], S4165 [18MY]

———disaster assistance to Western States, S10682 [18OC]

Reports

Fire at 3146 Cherry Road, NE, Washington, DC, on May 30, 1999: District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Dept. Reconstruction Committee, H2644 [8MY]

Statements

Arapahoe Rescue Patrol Earns Congressional Praise, H3006 [15MY]

Summaries

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act (S. 2736), S5261 [15JN]

Tables

Number of wildland fires and acres affected in 2000, S7969 [5SE]

Wildland fire comparison statistics, S7969 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 326, encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for Los Alamos, NM, wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire, H3062 [16MY]

H. Con. Res. 434, tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses due to wildfires, H11561 [30OC]

H. Res. 456, tribute to Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc., H3005 [15MY]

H.R. 460, make Federal firefighters mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers, H9986 [17OC]

H.R. 2814, equal overtime pay authorization for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations, E1605 [27SE]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2528, Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act, S10160 [10OC]

S. 2736, Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act, S5259-S5261 [15JN]

S. Res. 376, tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills of South Dakota, S10428, S10491 [12OC]

S.J. Res. 53, commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD, S9394 [27SE]

FIREFIGHTER'S LOCAL-FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCIES (FLAME) ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3155), H1593 [30MR]

FIREHOUSE (publication)

Remarks in House

Martin, Paul D.: Firehouse (publication) Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E589 [13AP]

FIRSCHEIN, RUTH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1220 [13JY]

FIRST BOOK (organization)

Letters

Access to Books for Children (ABC) Act, S9611 [2OC]

FIRST FLIGHT CENTENNIAL FEDERAL ADVISORY BOARD

Appointments

Members, S4213 [18MY], S4717 [7JN], H4168 [9JN]

FISCHER, THOMAS W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E360 [21MR]

FISH AND FISHING related term(s) Marine Mammals; National Wildlife Refuges

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), S5769, S5770, S5815 [26JN], S11019 [25OC], H6855 [25JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10628, S10633 [17OC]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10530, S10592 [13OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10462, S10491 [12OC], H1814, H1815, H1818, H1819 [5AP], H10017 [17OC]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2003 [30MR], S10019 [5OC]

Analyses

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National Marine Fisheries Service Restrictions on Alaskan Fisheries Due To Decline in Stellar Sea Lion Population, S11857 [15DE]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]

———S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Biosafety Assessment of Aquatic GMOs—The Case of Transgenic Fish, H4449 [14JN]

Missouri River Trust Fund Is Worthy Idea, S1682 [23MR]

Possible Ecological Risks of Transgenic Organism Release When Transgenes Affect Mating Success—Sexual Selection and the Trojan Gene Hypothesis, H4449-H4451 [14JN]

Wrong Cure?, S11504-S11506 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Aquaculture: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1163 [21MR]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (see S. 2931), S7656 [26JY]

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4840), H5955 [12JY]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4408), H2770 [9MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10590 [13OC]

———install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon (see S. 3227), S10892 [23OC]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (see S. 2163), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3986), H1077 [15MR]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (see H. Res. 581), H7870 [19SE]

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 5395), H9010 [5OC]

Conservation of natural resources: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 4612), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4773), H5240 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 630), H10036 [17OC]

Ecology and environment: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 5461), H9900 [12OC]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see S. 2441), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H509 [16FE]

Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 579), H7722 [18SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: improve implementation of the western Alaska community development quota program (see H.R. 5565), H11206 [26OC]

———reauthorize (see S. 2832), S6121 [29JN]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Hazel Lorraine (vessel): restore commercial fishing eligibility (see S. 2432), S2727 [13AP]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (see S. 2291), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 5527), H10808 [24OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see S. 2704), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4754), H5168 [26JN]

Montana: design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake (see S. 2027), S328 [3FE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4010), H1118 [16MR]

National Marine Sanctuary Foundation: establish (see H.R. 4409), H2770 [9MY]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H209 [2FE] (see H. Res. 440), H997 [14MR]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (see S. 2223), S1316 [8MR]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (see S. 2831), S6121 [29JN]

———improve fishery management and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and assessment (see S. 2973), S7840 [27JY]

Senior citizens: permit individual who have attained a certain age to engage in recreational fishing in navigable waters in any State without obtaining a license (see H.R. 3810), H631 [1MR]

Sports: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see S. 3234), S10999 [25OC]

Taxation: allow fishermen to use income averaging and extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see S. 2605), S4297 [23MY]

———ensure that income averaging for fishermen does not increase their liability for the alternative minimum tax and establish risk management savings accounts for fishermen (see S. 2203), S1233 [7MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H1674 [3AP]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 648), H10808 [24OC]

Conference reports

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Cost Estimates

Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986): CBO, E1596 [26SE]

Letters

Corps of Engineers Missouri River management funding: Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S7499 [25JY]

———several businesses, S7500 [25JY]

———Sioux City, IA, City Council, H9667 [11OC]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S8174 [7SE]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S7783 [27JY]

Shark Finning Prohibition Act: Colette Y. Machado, Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs, H3883 [6JN]

———Mike Hayden, American Sportfishing Association, H3884 [6JN]

———several marine and wildlife organizations, H3883 [6JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels: Clarence Harmon, Mayor of St. Louis, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S8078 [6SE]

———Mike Huckabee, Southern Governors' Association, S8078 [6SE]

———National Waterways Alliance, S8079 [6SE]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: C.M. Van Eman, Trans Texas Heritage Association, E556 [13AP]

———David K. Langford, Texas Wildlife Association, E556 [13AP]

———Dick Lattimer, Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization, E555 [13AP]

———James J. Baker, NRA, E555 [13AP]

———Lawrence S. Katz, Alfred S. Donau III, and Ron Marlenee, Safari Club International, E556 [13AP]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Rob Gordon, National Wilderness Institute, E556 [13AP]

———Scott Hartman, National Trappers Association, Inc., E556 [13AP]

———W.S. (Sandy) Stimpson, Golf Lumber Co., Inc., E557 [13AP]

———William I. Morrill, Mule Deer Foundation, E556 [13AP]

Lists

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service corrective actions on Federal aid issues, H1806 [5AP]

Memorandums

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: Hilda Diaz-Soltero, National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

———William W. Fox, Jr., National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

Messages

Fisheries Agreement Between the U.S. and Latvia: President Clinton, S208 [1FE], H137 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4840), H7384, H7385 [12SE]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4408), H5097, H5098 [26JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), H6953, H6954 [25JY], E1373 [27JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), H10069 [18OC]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), H7747-H7749 [19SE], H7886-H7888 [20SE], E1596 [26SE]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (H. Res. 581), H7885, H7886 [20SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1820 [5AP]

California: tribute to California Conservation Corps and California Dept. of Conservation salmon restoration program, E1805 [17OC]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, H5692, H5693 [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 630), H9984-H9986 [17OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: inspection of agricultural products and fish imported from Iran, H5440, H5460, H5533, H5549-H5551 [29JN], H5704 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4500-H4509, H4573 [15JN]

Ecology and environment: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 3535), H3882-H3885, H3891 [6JN], H10489 [23OC]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), H11570-H11572 [30OC]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903), H11704-H11706 [31OC]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (H.R. 3919), E293, E303 [14MR]

EPA: National Estuary Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4824 [21JN]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (H.R. 3670), E157 [16FE]

———regulatory process implementation, H4914 [21JN]

Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), H6855, H6856 [25JY]

———extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 579), H7655, H7656 [18SE]

Forest Service: watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4448, H4467-H4474, H4479 [14JN]

Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (S. 501), H10505, H10506 [23OC]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H8420, H8423 [28SE], H9666-H9670 [11OC], H10368 [19OC]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, H11829 [3NO]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (H.R. 5527), E1890 [24OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, H5223 [27JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaii Longline Observer Program funding, H5108 [26JN]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), H10718-H10721 [24OC], H11188 [25OC]

National Ocean Day: designate (H. Res. 415), H5676-H5678 [10JY]

———designate (H. Res. 440), H958 [14MR]

NOAA: commercial lobster fisheries assistance funding, H1567 [29MR]

———West Coast fisheries assistance funding, H1484, H1490, H1491, H1567 [29MR]

Pacific Northwest: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

Texas Shrimp Association: anniversary, E1197 [11JY]

Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (H.R. 1653), H11556-H11561 [30OC], H11706 [31OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1768, H1807-H1821 [5AP], H10017-H10026 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E1838 [19OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1801-H1807 [5AP]

———eliminate adminstrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), E156 [16FE]

———funding, H5766-H5769 [11JY]

———require a report on genetically engineered fish, H4448-H4451 [14JN]

———require report on implementation of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1819 [5AP]

———restore funding and reduce certain staffing levels, H1818 [5AP]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7482-H7491 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10857-H10867 [25OC], E1975, E1977 [28OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856, H10857 [25OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), unanimous-consent agreement, H7491 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: federally-sponsored crop insurance for fishermen, S1577, S1578 [22MR]

Alaska: collapse of fish runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, S7357 [20JY]

———tribute to business efforts relative to donation of dog food to Alaskans along the Yukon River, S10398 [12OC]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 2931), S7673 [26JY]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), S10543 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 2239), S1414 [9MR]

———install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon (S. 3227), S10892 [23OC], S10921 [24OC]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (S. 2163), S1124 [2MR], S2644 [12AP]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), S10542 [13OC]

Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, S7438 [21JY]

Conservation of natural resources: implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795, S2796 [13AP], S11276 [27OC]

Dams: proposed removal or breaching on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior: dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S6492 [12JY], S7744 [27JY], S8186 [7SE]

Ecology and environment: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), S11744, S11745 [7DE]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (S. 2441), S2760-S2762 [13AP]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems, S11893 [15DE]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903), S11754 [8DE], S11760 [11DE]

Fish and fishing: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), S5769-S5771 [26JN], S11019 [25OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize, S11563 [5DE]

———reauthorize (S. 2832), S6142 [29JN]

Great Lakes: fish and wildlife restoration projects funding, S7093 [18JY]

Hazel Lorraine (vessel): restore commercial fishing eligibility (S. 2432), S2742 [13AP]

International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: submit a list of projects eligible for funding under the Multi-State Conservation Grant Program, S10498 [12OC]

Maine: designate the Atlantic salmon as an endangered species, S11518-S11521 [14NO]

———salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7418, S7419 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7525, S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7782, S7786, S7823 [27JY], S8075-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8173-S8175, S8177 [7SE], S9573-S9576 [2OC], S10037 [6OC], S10765 [19OC]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, S9150 [25SE]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (S. 2291), S1681 [23MR]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8075-S8090 [6SE]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (S. 2704), S4847 [8JN]

Montana: design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake, S9148 [25SE]

———design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake (S. 2027), S328 [3FE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S1431-S1434 [9MR]

National Marine Fisheries Service: funding, S668-S670 [22FE]

———restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellar sea lion population, S11466-S11469 [1NO], S11504 [2NO], S11747-S11749 [8DE], S11772, S11773 [14DE], S11855, S11856, S11886 [15DE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10633 [17OC]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (S. 2878), S7072-S7074 [17JY]

NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service processing of jeopardy reviews under the Endangered Species Act, S668-S670 [22FE]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10530-S10538 [13OC]

———increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), unanimous-consent agreement, S10530 [13OC]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (S. 2223), S1325 [8MR]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (S. 2831), S6141 [29JN], S11744, S11745 [7DE]

———improve fishery management and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and assessment (S. 2973), S7888-S7890 [27JY]

Pacific Northwest: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

Sports: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (S. 3234), S11003 [25OC]

Taxation: allow fishermen to use income averaging and extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (S. 2605), S4298 [23MY]

———ensure that income averaging for fishermen does not increase their liability for the alternative minimum tax and establish risk management savings accounts for fishermen (S. 2203), S1236-S1238 [7MR]

Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (H.R. 1653), S11795 [14DE], S11893 [15DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10244 [11OC], S10491-S10498 [12OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (S. 2609), S4314 [23MY], S7066 [17JY]

———establish position of Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration, S10495 [12OC]

Walla Walla, WA: tribute to Walla Walla Senior High School field trip to Coppei Creek habitat restoration project, S392 [7FE]

Washington: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S791 [24FE], S3893, S3906-S3908 [11MY], S4910 [8JN]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2008-S2018 [30MR], S2037 [3AP], S2099 [4AP], S10019-S10027 [5OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, S10881-S10883 [23OC]

Reports

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: National Marine Fisheries Service, S11749-S11751 [8DE]

Reports filed

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4840) (H. Rept. 106-804), H7279 [6SE]

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1911) (S. Rept. 106-339), S6574 [12JY]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4408) (H. Rept. 106-698), H5168 [26JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239) (S. Rept. 106-403), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2348) (H. Rept. 106-791), H7001 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2163) (S. Rept. 106-488), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3986) (H. Rept. 106-864), H7869 [19SE]

Columbia and Snake Rivers Dam Preservation: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 106-1029), H12091 [14DE]

Common Sense Protections for Endangered Species Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3160) (H. Rept. 106-1013), H11206 [26OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 106-558), H1674 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 106-866), H7870 [19SE]

Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3919) (H. Rept. 106-762), H6598 [19JY]

Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1444) (S. Rept. 106-239), S1390 [9MR]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-911), H8468 [28SE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1482) (S. Rept. 106-353), S7447 [21JY]

National Ocean Day: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 415) (H. Rept. 106-716), H5735 [10JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2878) (S. Rept. 106-370), S8018 [5SE]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Reimbursement Period Extension for Owners of U.S. Fishing Vessels for Costs Incurred From Seizure and Detention by a Foreign Country: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1651) (S. Rept. 106-302), S4296 [23MY]

Shark Finning Prohibition Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3535) (H. Rept. 106-650), H3924 [6JN]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3671) (S. Rept. 106-495), S10153 [10OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3671) (H. Rept. 106-554), H1628 [30MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Missouri River flow management: Southern Governors' Association, S7500 [25JY]

Statements

Corps of Engineers Proposed Missouri River Changes Will Further Endanger Species: Joe Engeln, S7499 [25JY]

Summaries

Fishable Waters Act (S. 2441), S2761 [13AP]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 415, National Ocean Day, H5676 [10JY]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1801 [5AP]

H. Res. 579, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1651, extend Fishermen's Protective Act reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country, H7655 [18SE]

H. Res. 581, consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7885 [20SE]

H. Res. 630, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, H9984 [17OC]

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act, H10856 [25OC]

H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

H.R. 1651, extend Fishermen's Protective Act reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country, S5769 [26JN]

H.R. 1653, Pribilof Islands Transition Act, H11556-H11560 [30OC]

H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, H6953 [25JY]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 2903, Striped Bass Conservation Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Management and Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act, H11704 [31OC]

H.R. 3535, Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H3882 [6JN]

H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, S10491-S10494 [12OC], H10017-H10023 [17OC]

H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7747 [19SE], H7886 [20SE]

H.R. 4408, Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act reauthorization, H5097 [26JN]

H.R. 4840, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act, H7384 [12SE]

H.R. 5461, Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H11570 [30OC]

S. 501, Glacier Bay National Park Resource Management Act, H10505 [23OC]

S. 623, Dakota Water Resources Act, S10535-S10538 [13OC]

S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10019-S10027 [5OC], H7482-H7489 [12SE]

S. 835, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S2008-S2011, S2015-S2018 [30MR]

S. 1482, National Marine Sanctuaries Act amendments, S10639-S10642 [17OC], H10718-H10720 [24OC], H11188-H11192 [25OC]

S. 1653, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act reauthorization and amendments, S1433 [9MR]

S. 2203, Fair Tax Treatment for Fishermen Act, S1237 [7MR]

S. 2432, restore commercial fishing eligibility of Hazel Lorraine (vessel), S2743 [13AP]

S. 2832, Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization, S6284-S6287 [30JN]

S. 2878, National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act, S7072 [17JY]

S. Con. Res. 151, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, S10543, S10592 [13OC], H10069 [18OC]

FISHABLE WATERS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2441), S2728 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2441), S2760-S2762 [13AP]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2441), S2761 [13AP]

FISHBONE, GERALD AND MARILYN

Remarks in House

New Haven, CT: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Living and Giving Award recipients, E521 [10AP]

FISHER, ALLEN

Prayers

Senate, S755 [24FE]

FISHER, BRENDON

Letters

Extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research, S7387 [20JY], H6070 [17JY]

FISHER, CARL

Remarks in House

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association: Heroism Award recipients, E1164 [30JN]

FISHER, DONALD W.

Letters

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11219 [26OC]

FISHER, EMILY

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1634 [29SE]

FISHER, FRAN

Letters

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers, S5975 [28JN]

FISHER, GERALD

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S9466 [28SE]

FISHER, JAMES R.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H1767 [5AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H1767 [5AP]

FISHER, JOE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1060 [20JN]

FISHER, JOHN R.

Articles and editorials

Tale of Two Centuries, S1738-S1740 [27MR]

Letters

Armed Services Vote Rescue Act, E2137 [6DE]

FISHER, JOSEPH L. (a former Representative from Virginia)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (see S. 2234), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 3559), H90 [31JA] (see H.R. 3701), H572 [29FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (H.R. 3559), E25 [31JA]

———designate (H.R. 3701), H944-H946 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (H.R. 3701), S5753 [23JN]

———designate (S. 2234), S1407 [9MR], S2102 [4AP]

Tribute, S2102 [4AP]

Reports filed

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3701), S5555 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3559, Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA, and Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA, E25 [31JA]

H.R. 3701, Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA, H944 [14MR]

FISHER, PAIGE

Letters

Extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research, S7387 [20JY], H6070 [17JY]

FISHER, POLLY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1577 [25SE]

FISHER, ROBERT J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1402 [6SE]

FISHER, STEPHEN T.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3914 [11MY]

FISHER, TERRENCE

Letters

Relief of Tony Lara, S38 [24JA]

FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE ACT

Amendments

Ships and vessels: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), S5769, S5770, S5815 [26JN], S11019 [25OC], H6855 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Ships and vessels: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 579), H7722 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Ships and vessels: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), H6855, H6856 [25JY]

———extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 579), H7655, H7656 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Ships and vessels: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), S5769-S5771 [26JN], S11019 [25OC]

Reports filed

Reimbursement Period Extension for Owners of U.S. Fishing Vessels for Costs Incurred From Seizure and Detention by a Foreign Country: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1651) (S. Rept. 106-302), S4296 [23MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 579, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1651, extend Fishermen's Protective Act reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country, H7655 [18SE]

H.R. 1651, extend Fishermen's Protective Act reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country, S5769 [26JN]

FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE OIL SPILL ASSISTANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3268), S11494 [1NO]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 3268), S11494 [1NO]

Texts of

S. 3268, provisions, S11494 [1NO]

FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: improve implementation of the western Alaska community development quota program (see H.R. 5565), H11206 [26OC]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 5461), H9900 [12OC]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (see S. 2831), S6121 [29JN]

———improve fishery management and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and assessment (see S. 2973), S7840 [27JY]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1163 [21MR]

Reauthorize (see S. 2832), S6121 [29JN]

Letters

Shark Finning Prohibition Act: Colette Y. Machado, Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs, H3883 [6JN]

———Mike Hayden, American Sportfishing Association, H3884 [6JN]

———several marine and wildlife organizations, H3883 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 3535), H3882-H3885, H3891 [6JN], H10489 [23OC]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), H11570-H11572 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), S11744, S11745 [7DE]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (S. 2831), S6141 [29JN], S11744, S11745 [7DE]

———improve fishery management and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and assessment (S. 2973), S7888-S7890 [27JY]

Reauthorize, S11563 [5DE]

Reauthorize (S. 2832), S6142 [29JN]

Reports filed

Shark Finning Prohibition Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3535) (H. Rept. 106-650), H3924 [6JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3535, Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H3882 [6JN]

H.R. 5461, Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H11570 [30OC]

S. 2832, reauthorize, S6284-S6287 [30JN]

FISK JUBILEE SINGERS (musical group)

Bills and resolutions

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 493), H2606 [4MY]

FISK UNIVERSITY

Bills and resolutions

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 493), H2606 [4MY]

FISKDALE, MA

Remarks in House

Tantasqua Regional Junior High School: tribute for recognition by the Corp. for National and Community Service as a National Service-Learning Leaders School, E1267 [19JY]

FITZGERALD, ED

Remarks in House

Lakewood, OH: observance of National Walk Our Children to School Day, E1662 [4OC]

FITZGERALD, FRANCES

Articles and editorials

Missile Defense Is Political Fiction, H3967 [7JN]

FITZGERALD, PETER (a Senator from Illinois)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7314, S7400 [20JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2261, S2262 [5AP], S2410 [7AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4209, S4216 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5081, S5127 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7024, S7079 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S6191, S6266 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3547 [4MY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6699 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1031 [1MR]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S11755 [11DE]

Articles and editorials

Cellini—State Capital's Quiet Captain of Clout; Dealmaker Built Empire Working in Background, Tim Novak, Chuck Neubauer, and Dave McKinney, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S9815, S9818-S9820 [4OC]

Developer Hits Riverboat Jackpot—Stock Sale Windfall ``Steams'' Treasurer, Ray Long, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S9872 [4OC]

Helping Their Cronies Is the Lease Politicians Can Do, Ray Gibson and Hanke Gratteau, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S9804-S9807 [4OC]

Illinois Capital Development Board Awarding of Southern Illinois Prison Construction Project, Peoria (IL) Journal Star, S9803 [4OC]

New Prison Benefits Ryan Pal—$33,000 Payday Seen in Land Deal, Ray Gibson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S9803 [4OC]

Riverboat Deal Is Plum for Insiders, Dennis Byrne, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S9872 [4OC]

Taxpayers Face a Big Loss on Hotel Loans; GOP Insider Denies Political Deal, Rick Pearson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S9808 [4OC]

Taxpayers Stuck With $30 Million Hotel Tab, Tim Novak, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S9807 [4OC]

William Cellini Heads Private Fundraising Drive, Springfield (IL) State Journal-Register, S9873 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see S. 2894), S8506 [13SE]

Brooks, Gwendolyn: tribute (see S. Res. 393), S11918 [15DE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6349 [10JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S9381 [27SE]

Chile: participation in NAFTA (see S. 111), S6691 [13JY]

Collins, Bob: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S538 [9FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see S. 2697), S4820 [8JN] (see S. 3283), S11917 [15DE]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (see S. 1066), S6259 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see S. 1984), S217 [1FE]

Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program emission standards (see S. 1945), S4322 [23MY]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S3923 [11MY]

Evans, Clay: tribute (see S. Res. 385), S11739 [7DE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S3948 [15MY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S4321 [23MY]

Food: reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S2249 [5AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S691 [22FE]

Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see S. 3030), S8865 [20SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S1526 [21MR]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S9611 [2OC]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4239 [22MY]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8104 [6SE]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S2872 [25AP]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7400 [20JY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

Pensions: reform (see S. 741), S8214 [7SE]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (see S. Con. Res. 118), S4578 [6JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S5912 [27JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see S. 1962), S1327 [8MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1241 [7MR]

St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 250), S213 [1FE]

Taxation: clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see S. 2246), S5813 [26JN]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see S. 670), S9611 [2OC]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (see S. 317), S5813 [26JN]

———expand child tax credit (see S. 2903), S8025 [5SE]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2808), S6015 [28JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 879), S5031 [13JN]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see S. 85), S7076 [17JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S4955 [12JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S2118 [4AP]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S6477 [11JY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S1327 [8MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 1086), S382 [7FE]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7400 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (see S. 2734), S5240 [15JN]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see S. 3049), S8585 [14SE]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see S. Con. Res. 127), S6257 [30JN]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2398), S2527 [11AP]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see S. Res. 343), S7656 [26JY]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S613 [10FE]

Native Americans: permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes (see S. 2909), S7477 [24JY]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2790), S5790 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]

Letters

Organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension: by, S2228 [5AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S1473 [21MR], S6991 [17JY]

Regulations

Illinois Procurement Code on eligibility for certain Federal aid funding, S9870 [4OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (S. 2734), S5251 [15JN]

———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (S. 3049), S8588 [14SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), S9829 [4OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2410 [7AP]

Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (H.R. 4806), S9867 [4OC]

Catholic Schools Week: observance, S339 [3FE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8613 [15SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, S11878 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: direct funding of unused and underutilized plant-capacity costs at U.S. arsenals, S5081 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5087 [14JN]

———reform procurement rules for purchasing military equipment to allow more equitable treatment of U.S. military arsenals, S5087 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7095 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9800, S9804, S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8746 [19SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11878 [15DE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), S9867 [4OC]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), S9867, S9869 [4OC]

GAO: authorize certain personnel actions (H.R. 4642), S9867 [4OC]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (S. 2398), S2535-S2537 [11AP]

Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate (H.R. 1605), S9867 [4OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8746 [19SE]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (S. Res. 343), S7691 [26JY]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (S. 2070), S626 [10FE], S10614 [17OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), S10614 [17OC]

Native Americans: Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), S9867 [4OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3226 [2MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S8746 [19SE]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (H.R. 5284), S9867 [4OC]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1402, S1403 [9MR]

Red River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4318), S9867 [4OC]

Senate: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 94), S1371 [9MR]

———legislative program, S9869 [4OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2410 [7AP]

Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library funding, S7095 [18JY]

———require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9800, S9804, S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818, S9829, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]

St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute, S146 [31JA]

———tribute (S. Res. 250), S300 [2FE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2520 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2790), S5809-S5811 [26JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6611, S6618 [13JY]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6618 [13JY]

William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (H.R. 1162), S9867 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S6461 [11JY]

Texts of

S. 2070, Child Passenger Protection Act, S627 [10FE]

S. 2233, MTBE Elimination Act, S1404 [9MR]

S. 2398, Organ Transplantation Fairness Act, S2537-S2541 [11AP]

S. 2734, Warehouse Improvement Act, S5251-S5254 [15JN]

S. 2790, Federal Fuel Tax Relief Act, S5811 [26JN]

S. 2909, permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes, S7482 [24JY]

Tributes

Collins, Bob, S521 [9FE]

Coverdell, Paul, S7216 [19JY]

Kaffer, Roger L., S1473 [21MR]

MacNelly, Jeff, S5024 [13JN]

Vermeil, Dick, S146 [31JA]

Warner, Kurt, S146 [31JA]

FITZGERALD, RUTH CODER

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2666 [9MY]

FITZPATRICK, LUCRETIA AND FRANK

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3855 [25MY]

FIVE NATIONS CITIZENS LAND REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 5308), H10069 [18OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5308), H9969-H9975 [17OC]

———corrections in engrossment, H10069 [18OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5308, provisions, H9969-H9974 [17OC]

FIX, SYBIL

Articles and editorials

Lack of Resources Hampers Students in Poorer Districts, S3586-S3588 [8MY]

FLAG DAY

Articles and editorials

Flag Day—Celebration Has Evolved Over Nation's History, S5547 [21JN]

Letters

Importance of the U.S. Flag: Joseph G. Serketich, E1009 [14JN]

Poems

``Flag Goes By, '' Henry H. Bennett, S5084 [14JN]

``I Am Your Flag'', E1009 [14JN]

Remarks in House

New Jersey: tribute to American Legion Flag Raising Day Parade, E1025 [15JN]

Observance, H4343, H4344, H4346 [14JN], E997, E999, E1009 [14JN], E1023 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S5060, S5083 [14JN], S5547 [21JN]

FLAGS

Bills and resolutions

Confederate flag: display (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

National Veterans Flag: recognize a flag as a symbol of respect and appreciation for veterans (see H.R. 4005), H1118 [16MR]

Letters

Flying of Confederate flag atop the South Carolina Statehouse: Michael A. Allen, South Carolina African American Heritage Council, E49 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Confederate flag: display (H. Res. 466), E506 [6AP]

South Carolina: flying of Confederate flag atop the Statehouse, E49 [1FE], E506 [6AP]

FLAG—U.S.

Amendments

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1722, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Articles and editorials

Flag Day—Celebration Has Evolved Over Nation's History, S5547 [21JN]

Inspiration for Patriotism, E1230 [13JY]

When They Burned the Flag Back Home—Thoughts of a Former POW, S1786 [28MR], S1837 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions

Law enforcement officers: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5489), H10256 [18OC]

Local government: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (see H.R. 5029), H7207 [27JY]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 53), S9381 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 112), H9767 [11OC]

Cloture motions

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]

Essays

National Symbol: Charles Evans Hughes, S1767 [28MR]

Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility To Preserve It: Christine Bell, E514 [6AP]

Our Flag, Why Should We Respect It? Amanda Nodine, E599 [2MY]

Rights and Duties: Calvin Coolidge, S1767 [28MR]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag: C. Valentine Bates, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (fraternal organization), S1840 [29MR]

———Carl Swisher, American Legion, S1842 [29MR]

———Colin L. Powell, S1711 [27MR], S1785 [28MR], S1837 [29MR]

———Daniel S. Wheeler, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1840 [29MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S1843 [29MR]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S1840 [29MR]

———H. Norman Schwarzkopf, S1843 [29MR]

———Harold L. (Butch) Miller, American Legion, S1841 [29MR]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S1841 [29MR]

———Joseph J. Frank, American Legion, S1843 [29MR]

———Marty Justis, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1840 [29MR]

———Michael A. Nelson, Retired Officers Association, S1842 [29MR]

———Patrick H. Brady, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1839, S1843 [29MR]

———Representatives Hansen, Cannon, and Cook, S1842 [29MR]

———Roger W. Putnam, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S1842 [29MR]

———Tommy Lasorda, Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball team), S1842 [29MR]

———Virgil C. Dechant, Knights of Columbus, S1840 [29MR]

———Wanda S. North, American Legion Auxiliary, S1842 [29MR]

Importance of the U.S. Flag: Joseph G. Serketich, E1009 [14JN]

Protect U.S. flag: Bob Hanson, Vietnam Veterans of America, North Dakota State Council, S1721 [27MR]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S1720 [27MR]

———Robert S. Peck, S1708 [27MR]

———William Van Alstyne, S1709-S1710 [27MR]

Motions

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1795 [28MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1 [24JA], H6 [27JA], H52 [31JA], H95 [1FE], H167 [2FE], H211 [3FE], H213 [7FE], H226 [8FE], H257 [9FE], H280 [10FE], H351 [14FE], H379 [15FE], H458 [16FE], H517 [29FE], H577 [1MR], H635 [2MR], H643 [6MR], H649 [8MR], H759 [9MR], H923 [13MR], H938 [14MR], H999 [15MR], H1079 [16MR], H1121 [20MR], H1128 [21MR], H1175 [22MR], H1287 [23MR], H1409 [27MR], H1419 [28MR], H1481 [29MR], H1591 [30MR], H1633 [3AP], H1680 [4AP], H1767 [5AP], H1853 [6AP], H1961 [10AP], H2018 [11AP], H2125 [12AP], H2242 [13AP], H2348 [2MY], H2413 [3MY], H2513 [4MY], H2619 [8MY], H2660 [9MY], H2781 [10MY], H2907 [11MY], H2973 [15MY], H3054 [16MY], H3175 [17MY], H3311 [18MY], H3415 [19MY], H3478 [22MY], H3532 [23MY], H3652 [24MY], H3815 [25MY], H3871 [6JN], H3931 [7JN], H4043 [8JN], H4123 [9JN], H4177 [12JN], H4225 [13JN], H4342 [14JN], H4489 [15JN], H4596 [19JN], H4680 [20JN], H4787 [21JN], H4929 [22JN], H5039 [23JN], H5089 [26JN], H5174 [27JN], H5299 [28JN], H5439 [29JN], H5660 [10JY], H5740 [11JY], H5847 [12JY], H5961 [13JY], H6057 [17JY], H6367 [18JY], H6473 [19JY], H6603 [20JY], H6721 [24JY], H6782 [25JY], H7005 [26JY], H7132 [27JY], H7215 [6SE], H7283 [7SE], H7367 [11SE], H7378 [12SE], H7505 [13SE], H7579 [14SE], H7655 [18SE], H7740 [19SE], H7873 [20SE], H7935 [21SE], H7993 [22SE], H7999 [25SE], H8065 [26SE], H8203 [27SE], H8409 [28SE], H8471 [29SE], H8553 [2OC], H8626 [3OC], H8743 [4OC], H8813 [5OC], H9014 [6OC], H9514 [10OC], H9637 [11OC], H9817 [12OC], H9903 [16OC], H9910 [17OC], H10067 [18OC], H10289 [19OC], H10477 [23OC], H10537 [24OC], H10812 [25OC], H11198 [26OC], H11359 [27OC], H11448 [28OC], H11492 [29OC], H11536 [30OC], H11624 [31OC], H11718 [1NO], H11783 [2NO], H11816 [3NO], H11845 [13NO], H11881 [14NO], H11929 [4DE], H11957 [5DE], H12019 [6DE], H12023 [7DE], H12047 [8DE], H12067 [11DE], H12081 [13DE], H12087 [14DE], H12097 [15DE]

Senate, S1 [24JA], S47 [25JA], S49 [26JA], S107 [27JA], S121 [31JA], S167 [1FE], S225 [2FE], S305 [3FE], S345 [7FE], S457 [8FE], S509 [9FE], S563 [10FE], S649 [22FE], S705 [23FE], S755 [24FE], S837 [28FE], S899 [29FE], S983 [1MR], S1045 [2MR], S1159 [6MR], S1193 [7MR], S1247 [8MR], S1335 [9MR], S1441 [20MR], S1473 [21MR], S1533 [22MR], S1619 [23MR], S1695 [27MR], S1765 [28MR], S1833 [29MR], S1925 [30MR], S2029 [3AP], S2053 [4AP], S2145 [5AP], S2269 [6AP], S2383 [7AP], S2449 [10AP], S2483 [11AP], S2553 [12AP], S2647 [13AP], S2817 [25AP], S2889 [26AP], S2949 [27AP], S3043 [1MY], S3201 [2MY], S3275 [3MY], S3453 [4MY], S3569 [8MY], S3629 [9MY], S3787 [10MY], S3857 [11MY], S3931 [15MY], S3957 [16MY], S4031 [17MY], S4122 [18MY], S4219 [22MY], S4241 [23MY], S4337 [24MY], S4399 [25MY], S4507 [6JN], S4607 [7JN], S4721 [8JN], S4915 [9JN], S4937 [12JN], S4973 [13JN], S5059 [14JN], S5165 [15JN], S5281 [16JN], S5313 [19JN], S5383 [20JN], S5479 [21JN], S5583 [22JN], S5713 [23JN], S5763 [26JN], S5823 [27JN], S5941 [28JN], S6041 [29JN], S6185 [30JN], S6301 [10JY], S6403 [11JY], S6485 [12JY], S6585 [13JY], S6767 [14JY], S6991 [17JY], S7083 [18JY], S7173 [19JY], S7303 [20JY], S7409 [21JY], S7459 [24JY], S7493 [25JY], S7587 [26JY], S7723 [27JY], S7959 [5SE], S8035 [6SE], S8129 [7SE], S8245 [8SE], S8297 [11SE], S8353 [12SE], S8439 [13SE], S8535 [14SE], S8611 [15SE], S8641 [18SE], S8667 [19SE], S8773 [20SE], S8871 [21SE], S9017 [22SE], S9123 [25SE], S9215 [26SE], S9331 [27SE], S9405 [28SE], S9559 [2OC], S9643 [3OC], S9787 [4OC], S9875 [5OC], S10037 [6OC], S10123 [10OC], S10163 [11OC], S10275 [12OC], S10517 [13OC], S10605 [17OC], S10645 [18OC], S10743 [19OC], S10852 [23OC], S10896 [24OC], S10951 [25OC], S11027 [26OC], S11193 [27OC], S11295 [28OC], S11317 [29OC], S11349 [30OC], S11383 [31OC], S11445 [1NO], S11503 [2NO], S11511 [14NO], S11547 [5DE], S11617 [6DE], S11663 [7DE], S11747 [8DE], S11755 [11DE], S11765 [14DE], S11807 [15DE]

Poems

``Flag Goes By, '' Henry H. Bennett, S5084 [14JN]

``Francis Scott Key—America's Ultimate Poet and Patriot,'' Virginia L. Doris, S7829 [27JY]

``I Am Your Flag'', E1009 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), E459 [30MR]

Flag Day: observance, H4343, H4344, H4346 [14JN], E997, E999, E1009 [14JN], E1023 [15JN]

New Jersey: tribute to American Legion Flag Raising Day Parade, E1025 [15JN]

Tribute, E599 [2MY], E1230 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706-S1737 [27MR], S1765-S1807 [28MR], S1833-S1843, S1855, S1858-S1874 [29MR], S2098, S2099 [4AP], S2856 [25AP]

———prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), cloture motion, S1736 [27MR]

———prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), unanimous-consent agreement, S1651 [23MR], S1857 [29MR]

Flag Day: observance, S5060, S5083 [14JN], S5547 [21JN]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (S.J. Res. 53), S9394 [27SE]

Protect, S1707-S1721 [27MR], S1793, S1794 [28MR], S1855, S1871 [29MR]

Reports filed

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 14) (S. Rept. 106-246), S1461 [20MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Protect U.S. flag: AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

———AMVETS of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: Alan G. Lance, Sr., American Legion, E459 [30MR]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S1841 [29MR]

Texts of

S.J. Res. 53, commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD, S9394 [27SE]

FLAHERTY, RICHARD M.

Letters

College Fire Prevention Act, S814 [24FE]

FLAKE, FLOYD H. (a former Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see S. 2892), S7229 [19JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (H.R. 3323), H5202-H5205 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (S. 2892), S7244 [19JY]

Reports filed

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3323) (H. Rept. 106-690), H5036 [22JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3323, Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY, H5202 [27JN]

FLANAGAN, JIM

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S643 [10FE]

FLANDERS, DOUG

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S4588 [6JN]

FLANIGAN, MATTHEW J.

Letters

Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act, H903 [9MR]

FLANNAGAN, CAROLINE

Poems

``Transportation'', E937 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: tribute to Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program Poetry Contest winners, E937 [9JN]

FLANNAGAN, MIKE

Articles and editorials

Regas Closing Gay Street Landmark, E1895 [24OC]

FLANNERY, MARY

Remarks in Senate

Saginaw County, MI: Commission on Aging award recipient, S1744 [27MR]

FLATT, DOUGLAS E.

Remarks in House

American Society of Civil Engineers: Service to People Award recipient, E1363 [27JY]

FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

Letters

Impact Aid Program reauthorization, H3000 [15MY]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H3469 [19MY], H3723 [24MY], E759 [18MY]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2288 [6AP]

FLEMING, KEVIN M.

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E180 [29FE]

FLEMINGTON, NJ

Remarks in House

American Legion: tribute to Auxiliary No. 159, E1299 [21JY]

FLETCHER, A.J.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S894 [28FE]

FLETCHER, ERNEST L. (a Representative from Kentucky)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H7871 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7652 [14SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H7365 [7SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1120 [16MR]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (see H.R. 5203), H7870 [19SE]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H2905 [10MY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H1406 [23MR]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3474 [19MY]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H7373 [11SE]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 4076), H5737 [10JY]

———provide law enforcement block grants (see H.R. 4999), H7206 [27JY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H7211 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H757 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2411 [2MY]

Diseases: distribution of information on the human papillomavirus (see H.R. 3248), H4174 [9JN]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H5737 [10JY]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H997 [14MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H5843 [11JY] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (see H.R. 4766), H5240 [27JN]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), H5436 [28JN]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H219 [7FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1477 [28MR]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H4336 [13JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5657 [29JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H2239 [12AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H2012 [10AP]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H5436 [28JN]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H7212 [27JY]

———improve use of amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner account for demonstration programs to provide technical skills training for certain high demand occupations (see H.R. 4402), H3869 [25MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H2655 [8MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2607 [4MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H278 [9FE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1852 [5AP]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H8617 [2OC]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7933 [20SE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H4675 [19JN]

———increase awareness of the availability of cost-sharing assistance to eligible low-income beneficiaries (see H.R. 4797), H5654 [29JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H6719 [20JY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H9635 [10OC]

Morgan Station, Paducah, KY: designate (see H.R. 5143), H7503 [12SE]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H4220 [12JN]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National Paralegals Day: designate (see H. Res. 430), H7003 [25JY]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H4174 [9JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3173 [16MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H8200 [26SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4337 [13JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H3172 [16MY]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7207 [27JY]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H5843 [11JY]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H5656 [29JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H5737 [10JY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H922 [9MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1629 [30MR]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———provide tax incentives to enhance long-term care and convene a National Summit on Long-Term Care (see H.R. 4498), H3412 [18MY]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H3523 [22MY]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3173 [16MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate (see H.R. 5144), H7503 [12SE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H5843 [11JY]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H4220 [12JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H7502 [12SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3813 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4866), H6354 [17JY] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

Tobacco products: provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 5382), H8799 [4OC]

———provide for a more restrictive tariff-rate quota on imports (see H.R. 5381), H8799 [4OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1773 [5AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1261, H1262, H1263, H1264 [22MR]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), H7797 [19SE]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4703, H4705, H4706 [20JN]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4866), H6428, H6430 [18JY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), H7683 [18SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1261, H1262, H1263, H1264 [22MR], H1311, H1357 [23MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1261, H1262, H1263, H1264 [22MR]

Crime: provide law enforcement block grants (H.R. 4999), H7817 [19SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (H. Res. 560), H6619 [20JY]

Dyor, Deborah: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1167 [30JN]

Hurt, Hobert: Fayette County, KY, Middle School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1639 [2OC]

Lexington, KY: anniversary of Lions Club, E545 [12AP]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2695 [9MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2495 [3MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5355 [28JN]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H6619 [20JY]

Montgomery, Mardi: Kentucky Teacher of the Year award recipient, H13 [27JA]

National Police Week: observance, E746 [17MY]

Newton, Carrie: Fayette County, KY, Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1637 [2OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6619 [20JY]

Pett, Joel: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, E1394 [27JY]

Point of order, H6428 [18JY]

Ravenna, KY: anniversary of the Ravenna Church of the Nazarene, E1627 [28SE]

Smith, Jacqueline Y.: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1167 [30JN]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H324 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H324 [10FE]

Tibbs, Emma: Points of Light Foundation Daily Points of Light Award recipient, E1164 [30JN]

Votes: correction, H2928 [11MY]

———position on missed, H2469 [3MY], H4277 [13JN], H8590 [2OC], H10701 [24OC]

Wood, Rebecca: Fayette County, KY, High School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1641 [2OC]

Tributes

Little, Oran, E1168 [30JN]

Sebastian, Julian, E1655 [3OC]

Underwood, Hazel L., E543 [12AP]

FLETCHER, LINDA A.

Letters

Underage alcohol consumption, E272 [9MR]

FLETCHER, TYLER H.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2098 [4AP]

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

Articles and editorials

Interns From Down Under, E425 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Congress: tribute to Australian interns, E425 [28MR]

FLINSPACH, JOAN

Appointments

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, H5653 [29JN]

FLINT, ANNIE JOHNSON

Poems

``What God Hath Promised'', S3450 [3MY]

FLINT, MI

Remarks in House

Chomik, Kataryna: Flint International Institute Golden Door Award recipient, E1663 [4OC]

Clark County, AR: tribute to Reunion Picnic, E1342 [27JY]

Flint Generals (hockey team): tribute, E835 [25MY]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team members from Flint, MI, E675 [9MY]

SSA: relocation of Office of Hearings and Appeals, E1907 [25OC]

St. Francis Prayer Center: anniversary, E790 [19MY]

Stanley, Woodrow: Flint, MI, Pan-Hellenic Council honoree, E1570 [22SE]

Terry, W.G. and Mary: Wolverine State Congress of Christian Education honorees, E921 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Quarles, Jonathan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

FLINT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE

Remarks in House

Chomik, Kataryna: Golden Door Award recipient, E1663 [4OC]

FLOOD CONTROL see Floods

FLOOD CONTROL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Public utilities: grant investor owned utilities and other private entities the same rights to purchase electric energy generated at Federal facilities as public bodies and cooperatives (see H.R. 5113), H7280 [6SE]

FLOODS

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6081 [17JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10934, S10943 [24OC]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC], H10069 [18OC]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8865 [20SE], S8885, S8916, S8929, S8960, S8986, S8987, S8988 [21SE], S9151, S9205 [25SE], S10852 [23OC], H10037 [17OC], H10257 [18OC], H10364 [19OC]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC], H10365 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

USGS Adds Evidence for Outlet, S7997 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (see S. 2309), S1815 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide cost share assistance for construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas (see H.R. 5297), H8199 [26SE]

Disasters: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 4803), H5655 [29JN]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 134), S8105 [6SE] (see H. Con. Res. 393), H7365 [7SE]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (see S. 2260), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4060), H1284 [22MR]

Mississippi: modify Yazoo Backwater Basin Area flood control project to compensate local interests for local tax revenue reductions (see H.R. 4123), H1588 [29MR]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

Taxation: treatment of associations which prepare for, or mitigate, the effects of natural disasters (see S. 2103), S799 [24FE]

Venezuela: commend disaster recovery efforts and consider providing additional disaster assistance (see H. Res. 405), H49 [27JA]

Water: direct the Dept. of the Army to recommend water resources development and conservation projects only if there are certain projected benefits (see H.R. 5459), H9900 [12OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2437), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 2796), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H10256 [18OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 665), H11781 [1NO]

Conference reports

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796), H11624-H11668 [31OC]

Cost Estimates

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796): CBO, S7995 [5SE]

Letters

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), E1866 [19OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E1866 [19OC]

Corps of Engineers Missouri River management funding: Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S7499 [25JY]

———several businesses, S7500 [25JY]

———Sioux City, IA, City Council, H9667 [11OC]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S8174 [7SE]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S7783 [27JY]

South Dakota flood mitigation projects funding: Brad Lawrence, S4168 [18MY]

———Cullan Deis, S4168 [18MY]

———James Hurst, S4168 [18MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels: Clarence Harmon, Mayor of St. Louis, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S8078 [6SE]

———Mike Huckabee, Southern Governors' Association, S8078 [6SE]

———National Waterways Alliance, S8079 [6SE]

Lists

Florida government officials and organizations who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Senate staff who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Motions

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10364, H10365 [19OC]

Remarks in House

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (H.R. 1113), H7661, H7662 [18SE]

———Pajaro River flood control projects funding, H5219 [27JN]

———Yolo Bypass national wildlife refuge establishment funding, H4460, H4461 [14JN]

Cartersville, GA: anniversary of Allatoona Dam and Lake Project, E574 [13AP]

Chicago, IL: McCook and Thornton Reservoir projects funding, E1148 [29JN]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary, H10358 [19OC]

———funding, H5218 [27JN]

———reform, H10355 [19OC]

———reform (H.R. 4879), H6438 [18JY], H7654 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H10005 [17OC], E1917 [25OC]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6077-H6081 [17JY]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project, H1511 [29MR], H8423 [28SE]

Disasters: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (H.R. 4803), E1182 [30JN]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 393), H7351 [7SE]

Harris County, TX: flood control projects funding, H5210, H5217, H5223 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

Illinois: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

Illinois River: conservation and development funding, H11824 [3NO]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5227-H5231 [27JN], H10354 [19OC]

Mississippi River: Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan funding, H5224-H5227, H5248, H5249 [27JN]

Missouri: flood buyout and relocation program funding, H4853 [21JN]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H8420, H8423 [28SE], H9666-H9670 [11OC], H10368 [19OC]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid, H1353 [23MR], H1490, H1494, H1505, H1569, H1570 [29MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H946-H950, H953, H955 [14MR]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 2728), H6026 [13JY]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), H10028-H10032 [17OC], H10069, H10082 [18OC]

Nebraska: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, H11823 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2087 [13NO], E2142 [7DE]

New York: Saw Mill River and Ramapo River flood control projects funding, H5220 [27JN], H8425 [28SE]

Princeville, NC: Flood Water Mitigation and Stream Restoration Project funding, H1565 [29MR]

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H5222 [27JN], H8424 [28SE], H10357, H10358 [19OC]

Snake River: engineering, design, or post-feasibility phase activities funding relative to breaching dams, E1149 [29JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 4411), E673 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10292-H10365 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11821-H11832 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2080 [3NO], E2085, E2087 [13NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10290-H10292 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 665), H11816-H11821 [3NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, S10522 [13OC]

Albuquerque, NM: flood control projects funding, S8170 [7SE], S8930 [21SE]

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Water Resources Development Act, S9145, S9151 [25SE]

Corps of Engineers: independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (S. 2309), S1823 [28MR]

Crookston, MN: Red Lake River flood control project funding, S8185 [7SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7342-S7349 [20JY]

———Emergency Watershed Program funding, S7346-S7349 [20JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), S7952 [27JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10943 [24OC]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project funding, S7997 [5SE]

Disasters: congressional support for disaster assistance, S7357 [20JY]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (S. Con. Res. 134), S8126 [6SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2330, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (S. 2260), S1519 [21MR]

Louisiana: Ten and Fifteen Mile Bayou flood control project funding, S11406 [31OC]

Minnesota: disaster assistance, S6251 [30JN], S7438 [21JY]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7418, S7419 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7525, S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7782, S7786, S7823 [27JY], S8075-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8173-S8175, S8177 [7SE], S9573-S9576 [2OC], S10037 [6OC], S10765 [19OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8075-S8090 [6SE]

Mozambique: disaster assistance, S1114 [2MR], S5610 [22JN]

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, S11490 [1NO]

North Carolina: stream gauges and monitoring equipment funding, S7041 [17JY]

North Dakota: disaster assistance, S5649 [22JN], S5778 [26JN]

South Dakota: flood mitigation projects funding, S4167 [18MY]

Walla Walla, WA: tribute to Walla Walla Senior High School field trip to Coppei Creek habitat restoration project, S392 [7FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S5887-S5900 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S8885-S8907, S8916-S8933 [21SE], S9142-S9181 [25SE], S10852-S10881 [23OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11405-S11409 [31OC], S11487, S11490 [1NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), unanimous-consent agreement, S8885 [21SE]

Reports filed

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 964) (H. Rept. 106-944), H9503 [6OC]

Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 106-811), H7279 [6SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 106-1022), H11781 [1NO]

Consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 639) (H. Rept. 106-991), H10256 [18OC]

Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]

Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1762) (S. Rept. 106-408), S8501 [13SE]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2796) (H. Rept. 106-1020), H11716 [31OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2796) (S. Rept. 106-362), S7837 [27JY]

Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 106-367), S8018 [5SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2671) (H. Rept. 106-735), H6353 [17JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Missouri River flow management: Southern Governors' Association, S7500 [25JY]

Statements

Corps of Engineers Proposed Missouri River Changes Will Further Endanger Species: Joe Engeln, S7499 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 431, support humanitarian assistance to Mozambique, H946 [14MR]

H. Res. 639, consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10290 [19OC]

H. Res. 665, consideration of conference report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H11816 [3NO]

H.R. 728, rehabilitation assistance for watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H6077 [17JY]

H.R. 1113, Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act, H7661 [18SE]

S. 964, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S10896-S10899 [24OC], H10028-H10031 [17OC]

S. 1762, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act, S10944 [24OC]

S. 2309, Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act, S1824 [28MR]

S. 2437, Water Resources Development Act, S2752-S2757 [13AP]

S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S5888-S5900 [27JN], S9152-S9181 [25SE], H10292, H10321-H10351 [19OC]

S. Con. Res. 134, Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day, S8116, S8126 [6SE]

FLORENCE, CO

Remarks in House

Camerlo, Tom: Colorado Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, E2144 [7DE]

FLORENCE, SC

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: allow purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC (see S. 3027), S8412 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: allow purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC (S. 3027), S8415 [12SE]

Texts of

S. 3027, Dept. of Agriculture purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC, S8415 [12SE]

FLORENCE, WI

Remarks in House

Food, Fun, and Fitness Summer Program: tribute, E454 [30MR]

FLORENCE COUNTY, WI

Letters

Forest Service road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative: David S. Majewski, Florence County, WI, Forestry and Parks Agency, H11998 [5DE]

FLORES, JOHN G.

Letters

Broadband Internet Access Act, S4832 [8JN]

FLORIDA

Addresses

Battle of the Bulge Monument Dedication: William E. Carlson, E977-E979 [12JN]

Amendments

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2561 [4MY]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2352), S7797 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

As Florida Goes, E2211 [15DE]

Biting the Ballot, E2174 [11DE]

Firearms Makers Win Dismissal of Lawsuits in 2 States, S354 [7FE]

Florida's Drug War—Looking Back—And Ahead, S7862 [27JY]

Gainesville Gators Ride the Wave to a Win in the ``Commotion by the Ocean'' NSA Tournament, E927 [9JN]

Ghosts in Florida, E2174 [11DE]

Keep Them Out!, E2170 [11DE]

No Surprise, It's an Activist Court, E2221 [15DE]

Raising the Stakes, E2173 [11DE]

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

SFFR Joins Marines To Bring Holiday Cheer to Needy Kids, E34 [31JA]

To Any Lengths, E2173 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion (see H.R. 4775), H5240 [27JN]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (see S. 2711), S4953 [12JN]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (see H. Res. 483), H2409 [2MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5121), H7364 [7SE]

Florida State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 265), S1118 [2MR]

Hoga (U.S.S.): authorize transport of former naval medium harbor tug to Port Everglades, FL, for use as a veterans memorial and for vocational seamanship training (see H.R. 4130), H1588 [29MR]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see S. 2303), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 3985), H1076 [15MR]

Voting: reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12017 [5DE]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2352), S2107 [4AP]

Cost Estimates

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act (S. 2797): CBO, S7996 [5SE]

Court documents

Marlene Alejandre, et al., v. Cuba: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, S781 [24FE]

Essays

Parents Have an Obligation To Be Good Sports, Too: Aroha Fanning, S1313 [8MR]

Letters

Everglades National Park restoration plan: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, Carol Browner, EPA, and Joseph W. Westphal, S9145 [25SE]

———Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida, S8923, S8927 [21SE]

———Robert K. Dawson, Florida Agriculture, Water Utilities, and Homebuilders Coalition, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several Florida ecology groups, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several organizations, S9144 [25SE]

Immigration status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals: Michael D. Ray, American Immigration Lawyers Association, S618 [10FE]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: William E. Burroughs, Jr., National Association of Letter Carriers, H10567 [24OC]

Moratorium on Dept. of the Interior implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts: Robert A. Butterworth, Florida Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

Lists

Everglades National Park restoration plan participants, H10361 [19OC]

Florida government officials and organizations who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Florida State University football players, coaches, and staff, S1153 [2MR]

Floridians confirmed as U.S. District Court Judges, S8496 [13SE]

Representative McCollum's staff (1981-2000), H7547 [13SE]

Senate staff who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Senator Mack's staff members, S9264 [26SE]

Memorandums

Overseas Absentee Ballot Review and Protest: Mark Herron, E2137 [6DE]

Messages

Wekiva River Rock Spring Run and Seminole Creek Report: President Clinton, S5026 [13JN], H4310 [13JN]

Poems

``Robbers in Robes,'' Representative Owens, E2238 [15DE]

Polls

Final Associated Press (news service) College Football Poll, S1154 [2MR]

Final ESPN/USA Today College Football Poll, S1154 [2MR]

Press releases

National Veterans' Leader Irate Over Rejection of Military Ballots: VFW, E2137 [6DE]

Remarks in House

Acebal, Jacinto: Postal Service Dot Sharpe Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1931 [25OC]

Balchunas, Joseph: Florida Dept. of Education and Burdines Corp., Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

———Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E803 [22MY]

Barrett-Hayes, Debi: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1003, E1012 [14JN]

Biscayne National Park: nomination of Stiltsville for national historic designation, H3935 [7JN]

Bradenton, FL: selection by Money (publication) as one of the best places to retire in America, E1365 [27JY]

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion, H5222 [27JN], H8423 [28SE]

Broward County, FL: Broward County Fire Rescue recipient of the Florida Dept. of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services EMS Injury Prevention Agency of the Year, E1831 [19OC]

———tribute to Broward County Fire Rescue Service, E847 [25MY]

———tribute to Broward County Public School District for recognition by the Dept. of Education National Awards Program for Model Professional Development, E1722 [6OC]

———tribute to Northeast Rebels (cheerleading organization), E621 [3MY]

Canady, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H9954 [17OC], H10875 [25OC]

Cape Canaveral, FL: anniversary of first space launch, E404 [23MR]

———anniversary of Naval Ordnance Test Unit, E404 [23MR]

Cocoa Beach, FL: anniversary, E899 [6JN]

Coral Gables, FL: anniversary of St. Thomas Episcopal Parish, E1398 [6SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, E984 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: Windows and Glazing Program funding, E1220 [13JY]

Education: tribute to Port Charlotte High School and Edison Community College for participation in Model U.N. Program, E165 [16FE]

Elections: alleged voting irregularities in Presidential election, E2170 [11DE]

———application of precedent set in Hawaii's appointment of electors in 1960 to resolve disputed Presidential election results, E2179 [13DE]

———constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]

———disputed results in Presidential election, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE], E2179 [13DE]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2558-H2562 [4MY]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (H. Res. 483), H2555-H2557 [4MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H379 [15FE], H4313 [13JN], H4452-H4454, H4461 [14JN], H5573, H5574 [29JN]

———restoration plan, H8652 [3OC], H10290-H10292, H10353-H10355, H10358-H10364 [19OC], H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11816-H11830 [3NO]

Fort Matanzas National Monument: revise boundary (S. 1670), H11706 [31OC]

Fowler, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1979 [28OC]

Gainesville, FL: tribute to Gainesville Gators girls' softball team, E927 [9JN]

Gambling: combat illegal activities in the gaming industry, E469 [30MR], E1953 [26OC]

Hoga (U.S.S.): authorize transport of former naval medium harbor tug to Port Everglades, FL, for use as a veterans memorial and for vocational seamanship training (H.R. 4130), E454 [30MR]

Hurlburt Field, FL: Air Force 16th Logistics Group recipient of the Dept. of Defense Maintenance Award, E1962 [27OC]

Iscovitz, Douglas: Florida Principal of the Year award recipient, E929 [9JN]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, H10382 [19OC]

———reopening of Cecil Field Naval Air Station under the Military Airport Program, H1018 [15MR]

Koren, Justin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Florida, E148 [15FE]

Lippman, Fred: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E508 [6AP]

Manatee County, FL: Chamber of Commerce recipient of Florida Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, E1504 [18SE]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 5068), H10566 [24OC]

McCollum, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H7916-H7923 [20SE], H11916 [14NO]

———assessment of legislation and activities during tenure, H7916-H7923 [20SE]

———tribute to staff, H7547 [13SE]

Miami Beach, FL: Colony Theater Restoration Project funding, H8652 [3OC]

Miami River: dredging project funding, H4344 [14JN]

Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure 5K walk/run, E1848 [19OC]

Naples, FL: tribute to Community School of Naples mock trial team, E746 [17MY]

National Alliance for Autism Research: tribute to ``Walk FAR'' research fundraiser, H8411 [28SE]

North Bay Village, FL: anniversary, E762 [18MY]

Olympic games: tribute to South Florida participants, H9638 [11OC]

Orlando, FL: dedication of the Battle of the Bulge Monument, E977 [12JN]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

South Florida Food Recovery (organization): tribute, E34 [31JA]

Stiles Corp.: National Association of Industrial and Office Properties Developer of the Year award recipient, E855 [25MY]

SunCruz Casino, LLD: tribute to new ownership, E1953 [26OC]

Supreme Court: decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, H12521 [15DE], E2195, E2220, E2238 [15DE]

Tampa, FL: tribute to Terrace Community Charter School, E761 [18MY]

Tavernier, FL: tribute to Coral Shores High School, E984 [13JN]

Trower, Will: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E508 [6AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: improve efforts to protect the manatee, H4447 [14JN]

University of Florida: anniversary of College of Journalism and Communications, E402 [23MR]

———tribute to men's basketball team, H1682, H1732 [4AP]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (H.R. 3985), H6071, H6072 [17JY]

Wallace, Milton J.: Miami-Dade Affordable Housing Foundation Housing Heroes Awards Luncheon honoree, E586 [13AP]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2773), H6750-H6752, H6755 [24JY]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, H8671 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: Synthetic Aperture Radar facility funding, S7739 [27JY]

Disasters: citrus grower disaster assistance funding, S7354 [20JY]

———nursery stock grower disaster assistance funding, S7353 [20JY]

Elections: disputed results in Presidential election, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11544 [14NO]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (S. 2711), S4953, S4954 [12JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S8901-S8907, S8931 [21SE], S9142-S9147, S9150 [25SE], S11407, S11408 [31OC]

———restoration plan adaptive assessment and monitoring, S8931 [21SE]

———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8916-S8929 [21SE]

———restoration plan (S. 2797), S5900-S5905 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S10241 [11OC]

Florida State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 265), S1153 [2MR]

Fort Matanzas National Monument: revise boundary (S. 1670), S9978 [5OC]

Homestead AFB, FL: conveyance process for surplus military property, S9148 [25SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2330, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, S10761 [19OC]

Mental health: expansion of the Southern Florida Medical Corrections Options Program to include a demonstration project in Hawaii, S11231 [27OC]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (S. 2878), S7072-S7074 [17JY]

Supreme Court: decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, S11781 [14DE]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team, S2227 [5AP]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (H.R. 3985), S10112 [6OC]

Water: consumptive use permitting process funding, S8930 [21SE]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2773), S9773 [3OC]

———designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2352), S2115 [4AP], S7796 [27JY]

Reports filed

Biscayne National Park Boundary Adjustment: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3033) (H. Rept. 106-1010), H11206 [26OC]

Consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 106-601), H2409 [2MY]

Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 673) (H. Rept. 106-592), H2409 [2MY]

Fort Matanzas National Monument Boundary Revision: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1670) (S. Rept. 106-331), S6347 [10JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2878) (S. Rept. 106-370), S8018 [5SE]

Nomination of Gregory A. Presnell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of James D. Whittemore To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of James S. Moody, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of John Antoon II To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of John E. Steel To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7393 [20JY]

Nomination of Paul C. Huck To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5884 [27JN]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2797) (S. Rept. 106-363), S7837 [27JY]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3985), S9701 [3OC]

Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2773) (H. Rept. 106-739), H6353 [17JY]

Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Designation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2352) (S. Rept. 106-316), S5882 [27JN]

Schedules

Florida State University football games and results, S1154 [2MR]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for Escambia County, FL, H1987 [10AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 483, consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, H2555 [4MY]

H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, H2560 [4MY]

H.R. 2773, Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Act, H6750 [24JY]

H.R. 3985, Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL, H6071 [17JY]

H.R. 5068, Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL, H10566 [24OC]

S. 1670, Fort Matanzas National Monument boundary revision, S9978 [5OC], H11706 [31OC]

S. 2352, Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Designation Act, S7797 [27JY]

S. 2711, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, S4953 [12JN]

S. 2797, Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act, S5901-S5904 [27JN]

S. 2878, National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act, S7072 [17JY]

S. Res. 265, tribute to Florida State University football team, S1130 [2MR]

Tributes

Canady, Representative, H9954 [17OC], H11200 [26OC], E2079, E2081 [3NO], E2132 [6DE], E2147 [7DE], E2231 [15DE]

Foley, Representative, H4167 [9JN]

Fowler, Representative, H9819 [12OC], H10755-H10759, H10790, H10791, H10792 [24OC], H10813 [25OC], E1917, E1932 [25OC], E1979, E2003 [28OC], E2083 [3NO]

Mack, Senator, S9264 [26SE], S10071 [6OC], S10584 [13OC], S11243 [27OC], S11418 [31OC], S11475 [1NO], S11548 [5DE], S11678 [7DE], S11846, S11847 [15DE]

McCollum, Representative, H12523 [15DE]

Young, Representative C.W. Bill, H1591 [30MR]

FLORIDA, NY

Remarks in House

Orange County Onion Harvest Festival: tribute, E439 [29MR]

FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY ADMINISTRATORS

Remarks in House

Iscovitz, Douglas: Florida Principal of the Year award recipient, E929 [9JN]

FLORIDA KEYS WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 673), H2561 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2711), S4953 [12JN]

Enact (H.R. 673): consideration (see H. Res. 483), H2409 [2MY]

Remarks in House

Buy American Act: compliance, H2561 [4MY]

Enact (H.R. 673), H2558-H2562 [4MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 483), H2555-H2557 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2711), S4953, S4954 [12JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 673, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 106-601), H2409 [2MY]

Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 673) (H. Rept. 106-592), H2409 [2MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 483, consideration of H.R. 673, provisions, H2555 [4MY]

H.R. 673, provisions, H2560 [4MY]

S. 2711, provisions, S4953 [12JN]

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

Bills and resolutions

Sports: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 265), S1118 [2MR]

Lists

Florida State University football players, coaches, and staff, S1153 [2MR]

Polls

Final Associated Press (news service) College Football Poll, S1154 [2MR]

Final ESPN/USA Today College Football Poll, S1154 [2MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Sports: tribute to football team (S. Res. 265), S1153 [2MR]

Schedules

Florida State University football games and results, S1154 [2MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 265, tribute to football team, S1130 [2MR]

FLOWER, MIKE

Statements

Student Nightlife, E1475 [13SE]

FLOYD, MAMIE G.

Biographies

Personal, H710 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), H708-H711, H723 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), S5752, S5753 [23JN]

Reports filed

Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3018), S5555 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3018, Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC, Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC, Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC, and Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC, H708 [8MR]

FLOYD, MARSHALL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E995 [14JN]

FLUET, GREGOIRE J.

Prayers

Senate, S4973 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4973 [13JN]

FLYNN, LAURIE M.

Letters

Medicare Rx 2000 Act, H5359 [28JN]

FODOR'S TRAVEL PUBLICATIONS

Remarks in Senate

Cloudcraft, NM: designation by Fodor's Travel Publications as one of the 10 overlooked and underrated winter destinations, S11786 [14DE]

FOERSTER, PAUL

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, E1874 [19OC]

FOGELBERG, NANCY L.

Remarks in Senate

SBA: Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4232 [22MY]

FOGUL-BUBLICK, JENNIFER

Privilege of the floor

Senate, S6761 [13JY]

FOIS, ANDREW

Statements

Tribute to Frank Horton, E4 [24JA]

FOLCROFT, PA

Remarks in House

Morelli, Mark: Delaware County, PA, Fireman's Association Valor Award recipient, E187 [29FE]

FOLEY, MARK (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5169 [26JN], H5254 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H9635 [10OC]

———enhance benefits for active and retired military personnel (see H.R. 4030), H2341 [13AP]

———make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H373 [14FE]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H454 [15FE]

———provide that covered beneficiaries shall not be required to pay a copayment for health care services received under TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 3565), H9900 [12OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H209 [2FE]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4036 [7JN]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6470 [18JY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H574 [29FE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2239 [12AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5655 [29JN]

Computers: ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 1686), H255 [8FE]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H3926 [6JN]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H5436 [28JN]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), H454 [15FE] (see H.R. 205), H510 [16FE]

———equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H2340 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: sell fossil-fuel and nuclear generation facilities and electric power transmission facilities of the TVA (see H.R. 4655), H4484 [14JN]

———sell fossil-fuel and nuclear generation facilities and electric power transmission facilities of the TVA, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4655), H5037 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H165 [1FE]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H212 [3FE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2013 [10AP]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H5655 [29JN]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2655 [8MY]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see H.R. 5121), H7992 [21SE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H90 [31JA]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 4040), H2341 [13AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1406 [23MR]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 3390), H255 [8FE]

Food: extend mandatory nutrition information labeling requirements to single-ingredient, raw meat, and poultry products (see H.R. 4175), H1763 [4AP]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H8200 [26SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H4121 [8JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H3869 [25MY]

———appointment of a guardian ad litem to protect the interests under of certain alien minor children present in the U.S. without a parent or other legal guardian (see H.R. 5061), H7208 [27JY]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

———prevent admission and other forms of relief to human rights abusers (see H.R. 5285), H8061 [25SE]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H5843 [11JY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H5955 [12JY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H10473 [19OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1589 [29MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H7211 [27JY]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H3869 [25MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1674 [3AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8469 [28SE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7366 [7SE]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H2607 [4MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H2412 [2MY] (see H.R. 5151), H8062 [25SE]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H5657 [29JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H2411 [2MY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H255 [8FE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3649 [23MY]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H90 [31JA]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H920 [9MR]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7578 [13SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H219 [7FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H10257 [18OC]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H3926 [6JN]

National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H2411 [2MY]

Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H7212 [27JY]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H3813 [24MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8062 [25SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H255 [8FE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H4337 [13JN]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H8062 [25SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: exempt veterans' organizations from regulations prohibiting solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 711), H90 [31JA]

Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing Administration (see H.R. 1486), H454 [15FE]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7212 [27JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5436 [28JN]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H3049 [15MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H10036 [17OC]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H3474 [19MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H1406 [23MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7723 [18SE]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H6051 [13JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H11195 [25OC]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H1120 [16MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H50 [27JA]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H4816 [21JN]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

———steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H6355 [17JY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H11781 [1NO]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H996 [14MR]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H5240 [27JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), H757 [8MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5737 [10JY]

———allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3171 [16MY]

———application of excise taxes on air transportation relative to amounts paid for mileage credits for individuals residing outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4470), H3926 [6JN]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7280 [6SE]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 4308), H3869 [25MY]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H9635 [10OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5040), H7207 [27JY]

———establish a commission to review and make recommendations to Congress on reform and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5027), H11446 [27OC]

———exclude from gross income payments made under certain Federal programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H2341 [13AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under certain Federal programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces and the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4245), H2341 [13AP]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H1477 [28MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 3466), H4485 [14JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7503 [12SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2905 [10MY]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H4035 [7JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H5085 [23JN]

———reform interest allocation rules (see H.R. 2270), H4174 [9JN]

———repeal adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemption deduction, and child tax credit and repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 3612), H339 [10FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1477 [28MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H9011 [5OC]

———simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), H342 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H278 [9FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H1674 [3AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2906 [10MY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 4783), H5654 [29JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997, 4570), H7723 [18SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H2607 [4MY]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4556), H3867 [25MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H219 [7FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3413 [18MY]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3869 [25MY]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7211 [27JY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), H90 [31JA]

———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H90 [31JA]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H90 [31JA]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 4438), H5436 [28JN]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H921 [9MR]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H255 [8FE]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]

Voting: establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 5653), H12532 [15DE]

———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8406 [27SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H5843 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H253 [8FE]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H3868 [25MY]

———establish a voluntary program for low-income beneficiaries to obtain assistance in paying for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4235), H2121 [11AP]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4236), H2122 [11AP]

———revise payments for certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 5209), H7870 [19SE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H4591 [15JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to individuals attaining age 65 for certain drug and health insurance expenses (see H.R. 4234), H2121 [11AP]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H647 [6MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8409 [28SE], H10812 [25OC]

Poems

``To Those I Loved and Those Who Loved Me'', E1125 [27JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5564 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5456, H5564 [29JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, H11752 [1NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H10853 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11454 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11671 [31OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5864 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7510 [13SE]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H4167 [9JN]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5564 [29JN]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2023 [11AP]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6404 [18JY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3658 [24MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H96 [1FE], H11792 [2NO]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9032 [6OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3934 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H8410, H8434 [28SE]

———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H4342 [14JN], H4680 [20JN], H5172 [27JN]

———renewable energy research funding through reductions in the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Program, H5254, H5256 [27JN]

———solar and renewable energy technology programs funding, H5253 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6789 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12483 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11737 [1NO]

District of Columbia: preparations for World Bank/IMF meetings, H1944, H1945 [6AP]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11737 [1NO]

Elections: Presidential election results, H12082 [13DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5253, H5254, H5256 [27JN]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (H. Res. 483), H2557 [4MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10291 [19OC], H11787 [2NO], H11820 [3NO]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H126 [1FE]

Firearms: gun control, H738 [8MR]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H12082 [13DE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2586 [4MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2586 [4MY]

House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H489 [16FE]

———legislative program, H11749 [1NO]

———selection process for appointment of Chaplain, H616 [1MR]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 613), H9032 [6OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H738 [8MR], H845 [9MR]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H4226 [13JN]

Journal: question of approval, H4043 [8JN], H4225 [13JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2694 [9MY], H11454 [28OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7937, H7969 [21SE], H8281 [27SE]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (H.R. 4236), E527 [11AP]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5357 [28JN]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (H.R. 3887), E270 [9MR]

———reform, H12483 [15DE]

Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (S. Con. Res. 71), H2055 [11AP]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H738 [8MR]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6517 [19JY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, H5253 [27JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H8434 [28SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2020 [11AP]

Political ethics: truthfulness in Presidential campaigns, H7901 [20SE], H7969 [21SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8067 [26SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H96 [1FE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11251 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H491 [16FE], H586, H618, H619 [1MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to individuals attaining age 65 for certain drug and health insurance expenses (H.R. 4234), H2019 [11AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H304, H337 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2788 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4134, H4169 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4080 [8JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (H.R. 3594), unanimous-consent agreement, H12082 [13DE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7143 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H4080 [8JN]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (H.R. 4210), H6892 [25JY]

Votes: position on missed, H3890 [6JN], H9014 [6OC]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 485), H2558 [4MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11787 [2NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10291 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 665), H11820 [3NO]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9032 [6OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7929 [20SE]

Special order: granted, H338 [10FE], H508 [16FE], H628 [1MR], H754 [8MR], H1955 [6AP], H2604 [4MY], H4034 [7JN], H4172 [9JN], H5082 [23JN], H7988 [21SE], H8197 [26SE], H8459 [28SE], H11192 [25OC], H11204 [26OC], H11779 [1NO], H11809 [2NO]

Tribute, H4167 [9JN]

Tributes

Brosemer, Jim, H3534 [23MY]

Fairbanks, J. Nelson, E1506 [18SE]

Fowler, Representative, H10813 [25OC]

Healey, Edward, E386 [22MR]

Kolbe, Representative, H4167 [9JN]

Morris, Robert, E1915 [25OC]

Paxson, Lowell (Bud), E1816 [17OC]

Rule, Anne Sperry, E1125 [27JN]

FOLEY, THOMAS S. (a former Representative from Washington)

Letters

Presidential use of pocket-veto power during congressional adjournment, H11853 [13NO], E1523 [19SE]

FOLGER, ALONZO, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H1420 [28MR]

FOLK, FRANK S.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1642 [2OC]

FOLKSTON, GA

Remarks in House

Charlton County High School: tribute to football team, E114 [10FE]

FONDARIO, GABE

Remarks in House

Montclair, CA: Fire Dept. Employee of the Year award recipient, E26 [31JA]

FONOIMOANA, ERIC

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, E1898 [25OC]

FONTENO, JIM

Remarks in House

Harris County, TX: anniversary of East Harris County Senior Citizens Program, E1138 [28JN]

FOOCE, LORIE

Remarks in Senate

Michigan Family Independence Agency: Achiever of the Month award recipient, S7539 [25JY]

FOOD

Addresses

Building a Stronger Global Partnership for International Development Through Support for Basic Education and Childhood Nutrition: President Clinton, E1390 [27JY]

Agreements

South Dakota Conservation Reserve Program-Wetlands Agreement, S10912 [24OC]

Amendments

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), S10952, S11006 [25OC]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), S9865, S9867, S9869 [4OC], H9863 [12OC]

Articles and editorials

Apple Growers Getting Burned—Epidemic of Fire Blight Devastates Local Crop, S7352 [20JY]

Bad Apples—Fire Blight Is Taking Bite Out of Area Crops—Farmers Seek Federal Financial Assistance for Acres of Dying Trees, S7351 [20JY]

Closing of Regas Is Bittersweet for Many People With Fond Memories, E1894 [24OC]

Don't Be Down on the Farm—What We Can Do To Preserve a National Treasure, S483-S485 [8FE]

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families, Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S4537 [6JN]

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S2289 [6AP]

Food, Good Friends, Memories Make Saying Goodbye to Regas a Difficult Task, E1894 [24OC]

Former Execs Switch to Supply Side, S5025 [13JN]

Lingering Affections, E1895 [24OC]

New Dept. of Agriculture Inspection System, S3045 [1MY]

On Home Front, Military Families Struggle With Low Pay, S4538 [6JN]

Regas Closing Gay Street Landmark, E1895 [24OC]

SFFR Joins Marines To Bring Holiday Cheer to Needy Kids, E34 [31JA]

U.S. Soldiers Rely on Charity To Support Families, S4538 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: efforts to avert drought and famine (see H. Con. Res. 316), H2511 [3MY]

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (see S. 2773), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 5372), H8735 [3OC] (see H.R. 5495), H10256 [18OC]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (see H.R. 4979), H7128 [26JY]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 2630), S4459 [25MY] (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (see S. 3223), S10801 [19OC]

———provide a pool credit under Federal milk marketing orders for handlers of certified organic milk used for Class I purposes (see S. 3198), S10412 [12OC]

———provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (see S. 2442), S2728 [13AP]

———use of certain practices to meet the requirement for establishing approved vegetative cover on highly erodible cropland subject to conservation reserve contracts (see S. 2763), S5555 [21JN]

Armed Forces: establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance (see S. 2322), S1884 [29MR]

CCC: use of Export Enhancement Program funds for international school feeding and other food aid programs (see S. 2985), S7840 [27JY]

Child Nutrition Act: increase the minimum amount available to States for State administrative expenses (see S. 3197), S10411 [12OC]

Children and youth: relationship between eating disorders and certain advertising practices (see H. Con. Res. 380), H7002 [25JY]

Dairy Farmer Viability Commission: establish (see S. 3128), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5356), H8617 [2OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (see S. 2332), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 4523), H3649 [23MY]

———allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (see H.R. 4218), H1957 [6AP]

———clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 2760), S5555 [21JN]

———ensure milk producers receive a fair price for milk marketed for domestic consumption and establish a National Milk Pricing Board (see H.R. 5052), H7208 [27JY]

———extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (see S. 2996), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 3864), H756 [8MR]

———extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (see H.R. 4965), H7127 [26JY]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]

———reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (see S. 3230), S10926 [24OC]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: allow officers and employees to issue detention orders on certain foods (see H.R. 5591), H11445 [27OC]

Diseases: authorize microfinance and food assistance for communities affected by AIDS (see S. 2030), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 4039), H1162 [21MR]

FDA: compel compliance with court decision relative to disclosure of certain information on the labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 4604), H4120 [8JN]

———establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood (see H.R. 5514), H10472 [19OC]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7209 [27JY]

———require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 3184), S10252 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 3260), S11252 [27OC] (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

———permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (see S. 2980), S7840 [27JY]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (see H.R. 5224), H7932 [20SE]

———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (see S. 3126), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4002), H1118 [16MR]

———support programs and activities that provide food to the needy and school-age children in developing countries (see H. Res. 649), H10808 [24OC]

Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]

———require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as domestic products (see H.R. 3552), H89 [31JA]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H641 [2MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H1588 [29MR]

National School Lunch Act: carry out pilot projects to increase milk consumption and reduce the cost of milk served to children (see S. 3279), S11789 [14DE]

———ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 2056), S612 [10FE] (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]

———improve management of the child and adult care food program (see S. 2356), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4520), H3649 [23MY]

———provide alternative reimbursement rates under the child and adult care food program for rural family or group day care homes (see H.R. 5383), H8799 [4OC]

———use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (see S. 3054), S8585 [14SE]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H1404 [23MR]

Research: increase the international exchange and availability of biotechnology information and coordinate a Federal strategy to advance the benefits of biotechnology (see S. 2106), S799 [24FE]

Safety: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into potential economic and environmental risks and benefits (see S. 2838), S6257 [30JN]

———educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into the potential economic and environmental risks and benefits of using biotechnology (see H.R. 4627), H4173 [9JN]

———extend mandatory nutrition information labeling requirements to single-ingredient, raw meat, and poultry products (see H.R. 4175), H1763 [4AP]

———improve safety of imported foods (see S. 2480), S3023 [27AP] (see S. 2692), S4669 [7JN]

———improve safety of shell eggs (see H.R. 3526), H48 [27JA]

———repeal labeling requirements on foods containing saccharin (see H.R. 5668), H12531 [15DE]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 5532), H10808 [24OC]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see S. 2080), S680 [22FE]

Tariff: canned tomatoes (see S. 2196, 2197, 2201, 2202), S1233 [7MR]

———treatment of certain foodstuffs originating in NAFTA countries (see H.R. 4026), H1119 [16MR]

Taxation: provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 2250), S1461 [20MR]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S680 [22FE]

Letters

Agricultural Cooperation Agreement implementation between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China: several Senators, S697 [22FE]

Agricultural products, medicines, and medical products exemption from U.S. economic sanctions: Charles E. Kruse, Missouri Farm Bureau, S10691 [18OC]

———several agricultural organizations, S10691 [18OC]

Disaster assistance to fruit producers: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Senior citizen meal programs funding: Jan Bonine, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, H9708 [11OC]

———Margot L. Clark, Meals on Wheels Association of America, H9707 [11OC]

———Michael F. Ouellette, Senior Citizens League, H9708 [11OC]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance: Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, S2289 [6AP]

———Edwin Dorn, Dept. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S2288 [6AP]

———John W. Smart, VFW, S2287 [6AP]

———Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S2287 [6AP]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S2288 [6AP]

———Paul W. Arcari, Retired Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Richard D. Murray, National Association for Uniformed Services, S2287 [6AP]

———Senator Domenici, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2289, S2290 [6AP]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S2287 [6AP]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

Tribute to Regas Restaurant: Joseph L. Johnson, E1894 [24OC]

———Vera Roberts, E1894 [24OC]

Lists

Foremost Foods, Inc., employees on Guam, E1679 [4OC]

Northeast Dairy Farms Beautification Program Dairy of Distinctions Award recipients from Vermont, S5023 [13JN]

Supporters of exempting agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S7604 [26JY]

Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act savings for monthly expenses, S2653 [13AP]

Messages

International Plant Protection Convention: President Clinton, S1687 [23MR]

Poems

``Ode to Sholl's Cafeteria,'' John R. Seitz, E836 [25MY]

Press releases

Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Products Exemption From U.S. Economic Sanctions: Missouri Pork Producers Association, S10691 [18OC]

Governor Requests Disaster Designation for Fruit Growers in South and Southwest Michigan: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Questions and answers

Emergency dairy payments contained in H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10699 [18OC]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: disaster assistance to fruit producers, H5705 [10JY]

———eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health, H6359 [18JY]

———enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), H10874, H10875 [25OC], E1977 [28OC]

———extend the term of marketing assistance loans and increase and make more equitable the loan rates on commodities (H.R. 4979), E1337 [27JY]

———Federal farm policies, H8606 [2OC]

———Fund for Rural America and the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems funding, H1603 [30MR]

———international asparagus competitiveness grant and harvester funding, H5540, H5541, H5547 [29JN]

———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (H.R. 1144), H1072 [15MR]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese, H5683, H5684 [10JY]

AID: employment of contractors for deployment of Food for Peace Program commodities, H5593, H5594 [29JN]

Appalachian region: problem of hunger, E944 [9JN], E999-E1002 [14JN]

Armed Forces: protection of commissary benefits, H3198 [17MY]

CBORD Group Inc.: tribute, E105 [9FE]

Colleges and universities: historically black colleges and universities funding for agricultural and food sciences research, H5536, H5537 [29JN]

Committee on Science (House): release of report on plant genome science, H2016 [11AP]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H3530 [23MY], H6699-H6703 [20JY], H7145, H7146 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (H.R. 4218), E509 [6AP]

———efforts to combat food industry monopolistic pricing practices and antitrust activities, E1169 [30JN]

———export of nonfat dry milk through the Dairy Export Incentive Program, H5683 [10JY]

———extend time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fradulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY (H.R. 4965), H10002 [17OC]

———funding, H1490 [29MR]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (H.R. 5051), H7195 [27JY]

———school breakfast programs research funding, H5712-H5714 [10JY], E1211 [11JY]

———senior citizen meal programs funding, H9707 [11OC]

———senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5588-H5591 [29JN]

———special research grants funding, H5541-H5546 [29JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (H.R. 4378), H2601 [4MY]

———tribute to inspectors killed during inspection of Oakland, CA, sausage factory, E1287 [21JY]

———vegetable production systems development funding, H5772 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: reliance of military families on food stamps, H1563 [29MR], H8051 [25SE]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas, H9663 [11OC]

———use available funds to implement special supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (H.R. 1779), H1551 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: Meals on Wheels Program funding, H4306 [13JN]

FDA: allow importation of betel nuts from Guam, H11574 [30OC]

———assessment of allergenicity of genetically engineered foods, H5594-H5596 [29JN]

———Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5684, H5685 [10JY], H5817 [11JY], E1209 [11JY], E1760 [12OC]

———establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood (H.R. 5514), E1860 [19OC]

———testing and recall of genetically engineered livestock feed sold for human consumption, H7741 [19SE]

Florence, WI: tribute to Food, Fun, and Fitness Summer Program, E454 [30MR]

Florida, NY: tribute to Orange County Onion Harvest Festival, E439 [29MR]

Food Allergy Awareness Week: observance, E668 [8MY]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (H.R. 3883), E2054 [1NO], E2072 [2NO]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (H.R. 5511), E1856 [19OC]

Food Stamp Program: eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, H6604 [20JY]

Food stamps: prevent fraud and abuse, H1854 [6AP]

———provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), H62-H65 [31JA], E63 [2FE]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (H.R. 5224), H8019-H8021 [25SE], E1538 [20SE]

———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), H6726-H6730 [24JY], H9863-H9865 [12OC]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5415-H5421 [28JN], H5456, H5457 [29JN], H9670-H9672, H9678, H9679, H9690, H9692, H9694-H9708 [11OC]

———require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products, H5691, H5723 [10JY]

Foreign policy: global childhood nutrition programs funding, E1389 [27JY]

Foremost Foods, Inc.: anniversary of establishment on Guam, E1678 [4OC]

Goya Foods, Inc.: tribute for donation of historical archive to the Smithsonian Institution, E1551 [21SE]

Houston, TX: Children's Nutrition Research Center funding, H5789 [11JY], H9703 [11OC]

Hunger: eradication in the U.S., H4345 [14JN]

Hunger Project (organization): tribute, E1553 [21SE]

Iran: lifting of U.S. sanctions on certain exports, H959 [14MR]

Italian Gardens Restaurant: anniversary, E1763 [12OC]

Market Day: anniversary, E438 [29MR]

Montclair, CA: tribute to Por La Vida Program, E619 [3MY]

National Academy of Sciences: genetically-engineered foods study funding, H5538-H5540 [29JN]

National Association of Letter Carriers: Branches 70, 1100, and 2225, San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Community Service Award recipients, E784 [19MY]

———tribute to food drive efforts, E571 [13AP], E617, E625, E628 [3MY]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (H.R. 3614), E111 [10FE]

———improve management of the child and adult care food program (H.R. 4520), E813 [23MY]

National Taste of Pizza Month: observance, E884 [6JN]

National Western Stock Show: forum on biotechnology, international trade, and Federal farm policies, E464 [30MR]

Oakland, CA: tribute to the Italian-American Federation of the East Bay Italian Festa, E1751 [12OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs, H9706 [11OC], E1903 [25OC]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (H.R. 3192), H7936, H7970 [21SE], H8292 [27SE], H10878 [25OC]

Regas Restaurant: tribute, E1893 [24OC]

Russia: agricultural assistance, H6015-H6018 [13JY]

Safety: improve safety of shell eggs, H5771, H5772 [11JY]

———repeal labeling requirements on foods containing saccharin (H.R. 5668), E2237 [15DE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, H5782, H5783 [11JY]

Schools: improve implementation of breakfast and lunch programs, H4343 [14JN]

Sherrill's Bakery: tribute, E412 [23MR]

Sholl's Cafeteria (business): anniversary, E836 [25MY]

South Florida Food Recovery (organization): tribute, E34 [31JA]

Thompson, Lonnie: Research & Development Associates for Military Food & Packaging Systems, Inc., Colonel Merton Singer Award recipient, E1762 [12OC]

Toft's Dairy (business): anniversary, E1094 [23JN]

Ukraine: agricultural assistance, H6015-H6018 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: disaster assistance to apple and potato producers, S7351-S7353, S7357 [20JY]

———disaster assistance to fruit producers, S7357 [20JY]

———enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (S. 2773), S6107 [29JN], S10952, S10953 [25OC]

———Federal farm policies, S312-S314 [3FE], S346-S348 [7FE], S483 [8FE], S1626 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR], S4219 [22MY], S10608-S10611 [17OC]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (S. 2630), S4461 [25MY], S6107 [29JN]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (S. 3223), S10805 [19OC]

———provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (S. 2442), S2762 [13AP]

Agriculture Research Service: postharvest handling and mechanization research relative to damaged fruit funding, S7370 [20JY]

AID: Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund micronutrient programs funding, S10980, S10981 [25OC]

Alaska: tribute to business efforts relative to donation of dog food to Alaskans along the Yukon River, S10398 [12OC]

Armed Forces: establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2286-S2290, S2295 [6AP], S4537-S4541 [6JN]

———establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance (S. 2322), S1905 [29MR]

———extend food stamp eligibility requirements to members stationed overseas, S5071 [14JN], S5236 [15JN]

Auburn University: Satsuma Orange research funding, S7369 [20JY]

Best Harvest Bakery (business): tribute, S5025 [13JN]

CCC: emergency assistance funding for sugarcane producers in Hawaii, S7439 [21JY]

———use of Export Enhancement Program funds for international school feeding and other food aid programs (S. 2985), S7898 [27JY]

Children and youth: address problem of childhood obesity, S9106 [22SE]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, S4524 [6JN], S4931 [9JN], S10521 [13OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow commodity producers to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop (S. 2332), S1990 [30MR]

———clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry, S7218 [19JY], S7303-S7308, S7331-S7334 [20JY]

———clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry (S. 2760), S5556 [21JN]

———disaster assistance to watermelon farmers, S10679 [18OC]

———Economic Research Service study on the decline in food stamp program participation, S7334-S7337 [20JY]

———extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (S. 2996), S7912 [27JY]

———Food Electronically and Effectively Distributed Website Demonstration Project funding, S7367 [20JY]

———Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems grants eligibility, S10681 [18OC]

———reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (S. 3230), S10946, S10947 [24OC]

———study to improve farming in Africa, S7372 [20JY]

———terminate Federal milk marketing orders, S316 [3FE]

———use of Food Stamp Program funds to purchase bison meat for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, S7439 [21JY]

FDA: adverse event monitoring system for dietary supplements funding, S7371 [20JY]

———food safety initiative activities funding, S7368, S7375 [20JY]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 3184), S10253 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (S. 2315), S1894 [29MR]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (S. 3260), S11257 [27OC]

———permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (S. 2980), S10911-S10913 [24OC]

Food stamps: raise cap on excess shelter cost and adjust for inflation, S10682 [18OC]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), S9867-S9869 [4OC]

———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (S. 3126), S9391-S9393 [27SE]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S4524 [6JN], S4931 [9JN], S4970 [12JN], S5063-S5067 [14JN], S6051-S6053 [29JN], S6344 [10JY], S7591, S7603, S7604, S7629 [26JY], S9019, S9029, S9030 [22SE], S10063-S10065 [6OC], S10147 [10OC], S10669, S10670, S10675, S10681, S10688 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

Foreign trade: implementation of the Agricultural Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China, S696 [22FE]

———promote safety of genetically engineered foods, S3178-S3180 [1MY]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, S7642 [26JY]

Idaho State University: food irradiation effects on shelf life research funding, S7371 [20JY]

Montana: continue food stamp program standard utility allowance waiver, S7371, S7372 [20JY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, S4290 [23MY]

National Dairy Month: observance, S5290 [16JN], S6107 [29JN]

National Potato Lovers Month: observance, S641 [10FE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (S. 2056), S617 [10FE]

———improve management of the child and adult care food program (S. 2356), S2117 [4AP]

———use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (S. 3054), S8591 [14SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (S. 1805), S1571-S1573 [22MR]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility relative to ownership of motor vehicles, S10682 [18OC]

Safety: improve safety of imported foods (S. 2692), S4685, S4689 [7JN]

———inspection of meat and poultry products by meat processing company employees instead of Dept. of Agriculture inspectors, S3045 [1MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (S. 2080), S683-S685 [22FE]

South Carolina: tribute to peach farmers, S6467 [11JY]

South Dakota: tribute to farm, conservation, wildlife, and environmental groups signing agreement calling for certain wetlands on private farmland be eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program, S10911 [24OC]

Tariff: canned tomatoes (S. 2196), S1236 [7MR]

———canned tomatoes (S. 2197), S1236 [7MR]

———canned tomatoes (S. 2201), S1236 [7MR]

———canned tomatoes (S. 2202), S1236 [7MR]

Taxation: treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (S. 2084), S688 [22FE]

Technology: benefits of biotechnology research relative to agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection, S58-S63 [26JA]

Vermont: Northeast Dairy Farms Beautification Program Dairy of Distinctions Award recipients, S5023 [13JN]

Reports filed

Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4002), S9604 [2OC]

International Plant Protection Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-27), S9944 [5OC]

National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1155) (S. Rept. 106-504), S10619 [17OC]

Resolutions of ratification

Food Aid Convention, S8104 [6SE], S8867 [20SE]

International Plant Protection Convention, S9944 [5OC], S10667 [18OC]

Statements

Agriculture and International Trade: Larry Palser, Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, E465 [30MR]

Federal Farm Policy: Dusty Tallman, Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, E467 [30MR]

———Lynn Shook, E466 [30MR]

Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act, S10689-S10691 [18OC]

Tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Inspectors Killed During Inspection of Oakland, CA, Sausage Factory: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, E1287 [21JY]

Summaries

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4461): Provisions Exempting Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Products From U.S. Economic Sanctions, H9705 [11OC]

Imported Products Safety Improvement and Disease Prevention Act (S. 2692), S4689 [7JN]

Testimonies

Global Childhood Nutrition Programs: George S. McGovern, E1391 [27JY]

———Representative McGovern, E1391 [27JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4002, Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act, S9867-S9869 [4OC], H6726-H6728 [24JY], H9863-H9865 [12OC]

H.R. 4965, extend Dept. of Agriculture time period for filing complaints by growers for economic losses due to fraudulent fruit and vegetable inspections at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, NY, H10002 [17OC]

S. 1733, Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act, H62 [31JA]

S. 2080, Genetically Engineered Food Right-To-Know Act, S685 [22FE]

S. 2315, Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act, S1894-S1897 [29MR]

S. 2322, Remove Servicemembers From Food Stamps Act, S1906 [29MR]

S. 2692, Imported Products Safety Improvement and Disease Prevention Act, S4686-S4689 [7JN]

S. 2773, Dairy Market Enhancement Act, H10874 [25OC]

S. 2996, Dept. of Agriculture extension of Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate, S7913 [27JY]

S. 3126, Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act, S9391-S9393 [27SE]

S. 3184, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S10254-S10256 [11OC]

S. 3230, Dept. of Agriculture reauthorization of authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs, S10947 [24OC]

S. 5224, International Food Relief Partnership Act, H8019 [25SE]

FOOD ADDITIVES

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: vegetable production systems development funding, H5772 [11JY]

FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS WEEK

Remarks in House

Observance, E668 [8MY]

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7167 [18JY], S7193, S7195, S7218, S7246, S7247, S7248, S7249, S7250, S7259, S7260, S7263 [19JY], S7307, S7314, S7325, S7332, S7334, S7337, S7342, S7344, S7348, S7351, S7353, S7354, S7355, S7356, S7358, S7361, S7365, S7366, S7367, S7368, S7369, S7370, S7400, S7401, S7402, S7403, S7404, S7405, S7406, S7407 [20JY], S7456 [21JY], S7490 [24JY], H3413 [18MY], H3475 [19MY], H3523, H3524, H3526 [22MY], H3650 [23MY], H3814 [24MY], H3869, H3870 [25MY], H3927 [6JN], H4122 [8JN], H4221 [12JN], H4337 [13JN], H4593 [15JN], H4784 [20JN], H4818 [21JN], H5037 [22JN], H5085 [23JN], H5169 [26JN], H5241, H5242 [27JN], H5436, H5437 [28JN], H5534, H5536, H5538, H5540, H5541, H5549, H5552, H5556, H5562, H5574, H5577, H5581, H5585, H5588, H5591, H5593, H5594, H5657, H5658 [29JN], H5684, H5687, H5689, H5692, H5693, H5694, H5696, H5700, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5712, H5714, H5738 [10JY], H5773, H5775, H5776, H5777, H5779, H5787 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9679 [11OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S5364 [19JN]

Drugs: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5428 [28JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Complex Drug Labels Bury Safety Message, E1027 [15JN]

What's So Great About Canada's Medical System?, E1460 [13SE]

Women Can't Count on the FDA, H5815 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 2630), S4459 [25MY] (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2536), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 4461), H3171 [16MY] (see H.R. 5426), H9504 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (see H. Res. 513), H3812 [24MY] (see H. Res. 538), H5239 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 617), H9634 [10OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 420), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9767 [11OC]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 4780), H5435 [28JN]

Children and youth: protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (see S. 2809), S6015 [28JN] (see H.R. 5198), H7722 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: allow officers and employees to issue detention orders on certain foods (see H.R. 5591), H11445 [27OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see S. 2520), S3691 [9MY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H. Res. 477), H2340 [13AP]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H509 [16FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: clinically superior modifications to previously approved or licensed drugs (see H.R. 4242), H2122 [11AP]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 3051), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5247), H7990 [21SE]

Food: improve safety of imported foods (see S. 2480), S3023 [27AP] (see S. 2692), S4669 [7JN]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7209 [27JY]

———require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 3184), S10252 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR]

Government regulations: compel compliance with court decision relative to disclosure of certain information on the labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 4604), H4120 [8JN]

Health care professionals: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see S. 3157), S9861 [4OC] (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Pharmaceuticals: abbreviate applications for the approval of new drugs (see H.R. 5231), H7932 [20SE]

———provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (see S. 2501), S3328 [3MY]

Seafood: establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury (see H.R. 5514), H10472 [19OC]

Taxation: treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 4686), H4591 [15JN]

Telephones: study health effects of radiofrequency emissions from wireless telephones (see H.R. 4610), H4120 [8JN]

Tobacco products: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2333), S1986 [30MR] (see S. 2379), S2347 [6AP] (see S. 2566, 2568), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

———increase legal age for smoking (see H.R. 4432), H2966 [11MY]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 4461), H9461-H9502 [6OC]

Letters

Children's Research Protection Act: David M. Krol, S6023 [28JN]

———Donald E. Cook, American Academy of Pediatrics, S6023 [28JN]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S6024 [28JN]

———Raymond L. Woosley, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, S6024 [28JN]

———Sheila S. Mulvey, S6023 [28JN]

———Stephen P. Spielberg and Alan Goldhammer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (organization), S6024 [28JN]

Facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain FDA approved drugs: several Representatives, H5428 [28JN]

FDA facility construction in Los Angeles, CA: Grocery Manufacturers of America (organization), H1613 [30MR]

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices: Representative Stark, E1656 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid: Fred Hassan, Pharmacia Corp., E1883 [23OC]

———Representative Stark, E2033, E2037-E2039 [31OC]

Grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco, and reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products: John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, E371 [21MR]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: David A. Kessler, S9258 [26SE]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H9702 [11OC]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H9702 [11OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H9702 [11OC]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network-Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., H9703 [11OC]

———Representative Archer, S10685 [18OC]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Commerce (House), S10684 [18OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S10688 [18OC]

———Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10688 [18OC]

———Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H9702 [11OC]

———several Representatives, H9703 [11OC]

———several patient and survivor organizations, H9703 [11OC]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: President Clinton, S10524 [13OC]

Prescription drug importation into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale: John M. Rector, National Community Pharmacists Association, S7377 [20JY]

———Representative Dingell, S7206 [19JY]

———Ronald J. Streck, National Wholesale Druggists' Association, S7206 [19JY]

Transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund Dept. of Justice litigation against tobacco industry: several veterans organizations, H4496 [15JN]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, and FDA appropriations, S7314 [20JY]

Memorandums

Facilitate the Importation Into the U.S. of Certain FDA Approved Drugs: Christopher J. Sroka, Congressional Research Service, H5430 [28JN]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7307, S7323, S7328, S7348 [20JY], H8426 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese, H5683, H5684 [10JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5442-H5460, H5533-H5598 [29JN], H5683-H5723, H5724 [10JY], H5766-H5792 [11JY], H8426 [28SE], E1169 [30JN], E1198, E1206, E1209, E1211, E1212 [11JY], E1235 [14JY], E1305 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9638, H9639, H9681-H9709 [11OC], E1760 [12OC], E1784 [13OC], E1866 [19OC], E1891 [24OC], E1903 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5415-H5423 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9670-H9680 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8426-H8431 [28SE]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (H.R. 4780), E1146 [29JN]

Center for Veterinary Research: funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5684, H5685 [10JY], H5817 [11JY], E1209 [11JY], E1760 [12OC]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs, H3292 [17MY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H7937, H7938 [21SE], H8206 [27SE], H9638, H9639, H9670, H9672-H9680, H9693-H9708 [11OC], H10394 [19OC], E1866 [19OC], E1891 [24OC], E1903 [25OC]

———clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H360 [14FE], H1731 [4AP], H2096 [11AP], H2635 [8MY], H3858 [25MY], H5426-H5434 [28JN], E1235 [14JY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5427-H5433 [28JN], H5849 [12JY], H7875, H7907-H7914 [20SE], H8052, H8053 [25SE], H11753 [1NO], E1460 [13SE]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), H1945, H1946 [6AP], H5428, H5430 [28JN], H7913-H7915 [20SE], E1235 [14JY]

———investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid, E1882 [23OC], E2033, E2037 [31OC]

———prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5693, H5694 [10JY], E1212 [11JY]

———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5696-H5700, H5705-H5709 [10JY], E1198 [11JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H2096 [11AP]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (H.R. 3677), E2230 [15DE]

Food: assessment of allergenicity of genetically engineered foods, H5594-H5596 [29JN]

Food industry: testing and recall of genetically engineered livestock feed sold for human consumption, H7741 [19SE]

Guam: allow importation of betel nuts from Guam, H11574 [30OC]

Health: review of immunization and vaccine programs, E2230 [15DE]

Los Angeles, CA: facility construction funding, H1611-H1614 [30MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H8732-H8734 [3OC]

———investigate drug manufacturer pricing practices, E1655 [3OC], E1764 [12OC]

Persian Gulf Conflict: review of Tulane University Medical School research on the presence of squalene antibodies in the blood of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H5534 [29JN]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, H7742 [19SE], E1527, E1528, E1529 [19SE]

Public buildings: consolidation of offices funding, H6652-H6654 [20JY], E1374 [27JY]

Science: prohibit funding to vaccine-related advisory committees that grant conflicts of interest waivers, H5777-H5779 [11JY]

Seafood: establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury (H.R. 5514), E1860 [19OC]

Supreme Court: decision relative to FDA jurisdiction over tobacco, H1288 [23MR]

Taxation: treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (H.R. 4686), E1026 [15JN]

Telephones: study health effects of radiofrequency emissions from wireless telephones (H.R. 4610), E934 [9JN]

Tobacco products: grant authority to regulate tobacco, H7087-H7090 [26JY], E1169 [30JN]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4042), H1127 [21MR], E371 [21MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4207), H1847-H1849 [5AP], H2114 [11AP], H2503 [3MY]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H1847-H1849 [5AP]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (H.R. 1323), H7562 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (S. 2630), S4461 [25MY], S6107 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S6344 [10JY], S7143-S7145 [18JY], S7174, S7193-S7216, S7218 [19JY], S7303-S7308, S7310-S7349, S7351-S7379, S7387 [20JY], S7437-S7441, S7456 [21JY], S7490 [24JY], S9019, S9029, S9030 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10063-S10065 [6OC], S10147 [10OC], S10518-S10526 [13OC], S10608-S10611 [17OC], S10648, S10669-S10701, S10732 [18OC], S10792 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10334 [12OC], S10614 [17OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10229 [11OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S3937 [15MY]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (S. 3169), S9950 [5OC]

Children and youth: protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (S. 2809), S6021-S6025 [28JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7142 [18JY], S7194-S7216 [19JY], S7377 [20JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S9029 [22SE], S9255, S9258 [26SE], S10523 [13OC], S10669, S10675-S10678, S10681-S10688, S10691-S10698, S10732 [18OC]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (S. 2520), S3693-S3695 [9MY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S2320 [6AP], S8781-S8785 [20SE]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, S7142 [18JY]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (S. 1191), S132-S134 [31JA], S707, S708 [23FE], S840 [28FE]

Food: improve safety of imported foods (S. 2692), S4685, S4689 [7JN]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 3184), S10253 [11OC]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (S. 2315), S1894 [29MR]

Health: adverse event monitoring system for dietary supplements funding, S7371 [20JY]

Office of Generic Drugs: funding, S7329, S7330, S7376 [20JY]

Pharmaceuticals: direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, S11489 [1NO]

———provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (S. 2501), S3328 [3MY], S11564 [5DE]

Safety: food safety initiative activities funding, S7368, S7375 [20JY]

Tobacco products: grant authority to regulate tobacco, S2411 [7AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2333), S1990-S1993 [30MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2379), S2350, S2351 [6AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2566), S4016-S4018 [16MY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2568), S4018 [16MY]

Reports

Prescription Drugs with Foreign Labels, H9674 [11OC]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4461) (H. Rept. 106-948), H9504 [6OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4461) (H. Rept. 106-619), H3171 [16MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2536) (S. Rept. 106-288), S3831 [10MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 617) (H. Rept. 106-953), H9634 [10OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 106-641), H3812 [24MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 106-704), H5239 [27JN]

National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1155) (S. Rept. 106-504), S10619 [17OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5540, H5565 [29JN], H5689, H5690, H5692, H5711 [10JY]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4461): OMB, H9695 [11OC]

Summaries

Imported Products Safety Improvement and Disease Prevention Act (S. 2692), S4689 [7JN]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5444-H5449 [29JN]

———conference report, H9682-H9689 [11OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7376 [20JY]

Prescription drug import provisions in agriculture appropriations legislation, S10525 [13OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 538, consideration of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H5415 [28JN]

H. Res. 617, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9670 [11OC]

H.R. 3240, Drug Import Fairness Act, H5426 [28JN]

H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7556-S7573 [25JY]

S. 2315, Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act, S1894-S1897 [29MR]

S. 2333, Tobacco Regulatory Fairness Act, S1991 [30MR]

S. 2501, Generic Pharmaceutical Access and Choice for Consumers Act, S3329-S3331 [3MY]

S. 2692, Imported Products Safety Improvement and Disease Prevention Act, S4686-S4689 [7JN]

S. 2809, Children's Research Protection Act, S6022 [28JN]

S. 3051, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, S8590 [14SE]

S. 3169, Minor Animal Species Health and Welfare Act, S9951-S9955 [5OC]

S. 3184, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S10254-S10256 [11OC]

FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INTERNATIONAL

Letters

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6678 [20JY]

FOOD INDUSTRY

Amendments

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1566, S1573, S1612, S1615 [22MR]

Articles and editorials

Apple Growers Getting Burned—Epidemic of Fire Blight Devastates Local Crop, S7352 [20JY]

Bad Apples—Fire Blight Is Taking Bite Out of Area Crops—Farmers Seek Federal Financial Assistance for Acres of Dying Trees, S7351 [20JY]

Closing of Regas Is Bittersweet for Many People With Fond Memories, E1894 [24OC]

Food, Good Friends, Memories Make Saying Goodbye to Regas a Difficult Task, E1894 [24OC]

Lingering Affections, E1895 [24OC]

New Dept. of Agriculture Inspection System, S3045 [1MY]

Regas Closing Gay Street Landmark, E1895 [24OC]

Strong Marriage Is Secret Ingredient to Villa Tragara's Success, S9693 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H2905 [10MY]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (see S. 2251), S1461 [20MR]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 2630), S4459 [25MY] (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

———provide a pool credit under Federal milk marketing orders for handlers of certified organic milk used for Class I purposes (see S. 3198), S10412 [12OC]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (see S. 3133), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5160), H7502 [12SE]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4820 [8JN]

Dairy Farmer Viability Commission: establish (see S. 3128), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5356), H8617 [2OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (see H.R. 4218), H1957 [6AP]

———clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 2760), S5555 [21JN]

———ensure milk producers receive a fair price for milk marketed for domestic consumption and establish a National Milk Pricing Board (see H.R. 5052), H7208 [27JY]

———extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (see S. 2996), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 3864), H756 [8MR]

———implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (see S. 3091), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5367), H8735 [3OC]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see S. 2221), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3863), H756 [8MR]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers for any month in which the national average price for Class III milk is less than a certain target price (see H.R. 5649), H12066 [8DE]

———reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (see S. 3230), S10926 [24OC]

———require report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7209 [27JY]

———use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (see S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: allow officers and employees to issue detention orders on certain foods (see H.R. 5591), H11445 [27OC]

FDA: establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood (see H.R. 5514), H10472 [19OC]

———require premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 3184), S10252 [11OC]

Food: repeal labeling requirements on foods containing saccharin (see H.R. 5668), H12531 [15DE]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 5532), H10808 [24OC]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see S. 2080), S680 [22FE]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H1404 [23MR]

Tariff: grape juice concentrates (see S. 2147), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3684), H509 [16FE]

Taxation: provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 2250), S1461 [20MR]

Letters

Disaster assistance to fruit producers: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: several organizations, S1566 [22MR]

Tribute to Regas Restaurant: Joseph L. Johnson, E1894 [24OC]

———Vera Roberts, E1894 [24OC]

Press releases

Governor Requests Disaster Designation for Fruit Growers in South and Southwest Michigan: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: disaster assistance to fruit producers, H5705 [10JY]

———eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health, H6359 [18JY]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese, H5683, H5684 [10JY]

CBORD Group Inc.: tribute, E105 [9FE]

Deeb, Edward: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow dissemination of statistical information on olive growers and processors (H.R. 4218), E509 [6AP]

———efforts to combat food industry monopolistic pricing practices and antitrust activities, E1169 [30JN]

———export of nonfat dry milk through the Dairy Export Incentive Program, H5683 [10JY]

———implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (H.R. 5367), H8728-H8731 [3OC]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (H.R. 5051), H7195 [27JY]

———tribute to inspectors killed during inspection of Oakland, CA, sausage factory, E1287 [21JY]

———vegetable production systems development funding, H5772 [11JY]

District of Columbia: anniversary of the Monocle (restaurant), E2158 [8DE]

FDA: assessment of allergenicity of genetically engineered foods, H5594-H5596 [29JN]

———Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5684, H5685 [10JY], H5817 [11JY], E1209 [11JY], E1760 [12OC]

———establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood (H.R. 5514), E1860 [19OC]

———testing and recall of genetically engineered livestock feed sold for human consumption, H7741 [19SE]

Food: repeal labeling requirements on foods containing saccharin (H.R. 5668), E2237 [15DE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, H5782, H5783 [11JY]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (H.R. 3883), E2054 [1NO], E2072 [2NO]

Goya Foods, Inc.: tribute for donation of historical archive to the Smithsonian Institution, E1551 [21SE]

Italian Gardens Restaurant: anniversary, E1763 [12OC]

Louis' Lunch (restaurant): anniversary, E1377 [27JY]

Marion's Continental Restaurant: anniversary, E1411 [6SE]

Nobozny, Julian C.: National Restaurant Association Cornerstone Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1583 [25SE]

Regas Restaurant: tribute, E1893 [24OC]

Ridgewood, NJ: anniversary of Kurth Cottage of Valley Hospital, E459 [30MR]

Riesterer's Bake Shoppe & Cafe: anniversary, E1969 [28OC]

Sherrill's Bakery: tribute, E412 [23MR]

Weisberg, Harvey: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: disaster assistance to apple and potato producers, S7351-S7353, S7357 [20JY]

———disaster assistance to fruit producers, S7357 [20JY]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk, S3937 [15MY]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1556-S1586 [22MR], S1624-S1642, S1651 [23MR], S1807-S1809 [28MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent agreement, S1563, S1564 [22MR]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent request, S1556, S1562 [22MR]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (S. 2630), S4461 [25MY], S6107 [29JN]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (S. 3133), S9473 [28SE]

———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, S10522 [13OC]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions, S7361 [20JY]

———establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (S. 2709), S4852 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry, S7218 [19JY], S7303-S7308, S7331-S7334 [20JY]

———clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry (S. 2760), S5556 [21JN]

———extend and expand Dairy Options Pilot Program, S1579 [22MR]

———extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (S. 2996), S7912 [27JY]

———implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (S. 3091), S8956 [21SE], S9211 [25SE]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (S. 2221), S1325 [8MR]

———reauthorize authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs (S. 3230), S10946, S10947 [24OC]

———terminate Federal milk marketing orders, S316 [3FE]

———use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

FDA: food safety initiative activities funding, S7368, S7375 [20JY]

———require premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 3184), S10253 [11OC]

Food: inspection of meat and poultry products by meat processing company employees instead of Dept. of Agriculture inspectors, S3045 [1MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (S. 2080), S683-S685 [22FE]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (S. 2315), S1894 [29MR]

FTC: investigation of grocery store product slotting fees, S11231 [27OC]

Milone, Filippo: Republican Congressional Committee Businessman of the Year award recipient, S2231 [5AP]

Waterbury, VT: tribute to Villa Tragara (restaurant), S9693 [3OC]

Reports filed

National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1155) (S. Rept. 106-504), S10619 [17OC]

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2251) (S. Rept. 106-247), S1461 [20MR], S1596 [22MR]

Statements

Tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Inspectors Killed During Inspection of Oakland, CA, Sausage Factory: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, E1287 [21JY]

Summaries

Risk Management for the 21st Century Act (S. 2251): Specialty Crop Provisions, S1566 [22MR]

Texts of

S. 2080, Genetically Engineered Food Right-To-Know Act, S685 [22FE]

S. 2315, Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act, S1894-S1897 [29MR]

S. 2996, Dept. of Agriculture extension of Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate, S7913 [27JY]

S. 3091, Packers and Stockyards Enforcement Improvement Act, S8957 [21SE]

S. 3184, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S10254-S10256 [11OC]

S. 3230, Dept. of Agriculture reauthorization of authority to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and adjust certain child nutrition programs, S10947 [24OC]

FOOD SECURITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see S. 3049), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H6599 [19JY]

———permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (see S. 2980), S7840 [27JY]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (see S. 3223), S10801 [19OC]

———use of certain practices to meet the requirement for establishing approved vegetative cover on highly erodible cropland subject to conservation reserve contracts (see S. 2763), S5555 [21JN]

Conservation Security Program: establish (see S. 3260), S11252 [27OC] (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Remarks in House

Conservation Security Program: establish (H.R. 5511), E1856 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (S. 3049), S8588 [14SE]

———permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (S. 2980), S10911-S10913 [24OC]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (S. 3223), S10805 [19OC]

Conservation Security Program: establish (S. 3260), S11257 [27OC]

FOOD STAMPS

Articles and editorials

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families, Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S4537 [6JN]

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S2289 [6AP]

On Home Front, Military Families Struggle With Low Pay, S4538 [6JN]

U.S. Soldiers Rely on Charity To Support Families, S4538 [6JN]

Letters

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance: Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, S2289 [6AP]

———Edwin Dorn, Dept. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S2288 [6AP]

———John W. Smart, VFW, S2287 [6AP]

———Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S2287 [6AP]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S2288 [6AP]

———Paul W. Arcari, Retired Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Richard D. Murray, National Association for Uniformed Services, S2287 [6AP]

———Senator Domenici, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2289, S2290 [6AP]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S2287 [6AP]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: protection of commissary benefits, H3198 [17MY]

Crime: prevent fraud and abuse, H1854 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: reliance of military families on food stamps, H1563 [29MR], H8051 [25SE]

Government regulations: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), H62-H65 [31JA], E63 [2FE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs, H9706 [11OC], E1903 [25OC]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (H.R. 3192), H7936, H7970 [21SE], H8292 [27SE], H10878 [25OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (H.R. 1055), H191 [2FE], H240 [8FE], H416 [15FE], H736 [8MR], H1050, H1051 [15MR], H1249 [22MR], H1417 [28MR], H1732 [4AP], H2634 [8MY], H5816 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2286-S2290, S2295 [6AP], S4537-S4541 [6JN]

———extend food stamp eligibility requirements to members stationed overseas, S5071 [14JN], S5236 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Economic Research Service study on the decline in food stamp program participation, S7334-S7337 [20JY]

———Food Electronically and Effectively Distributed Website Demonstration Project funding, S7367 [20JY]

———use of Food Stamp Program funds to purchase bison meat for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, S7439 [21JY]

Housing: raise cap on excess shelter cost and adjust for inflation, S10682 [18OC]

Montana: continue food stamp program standard utility allowance waiver, S7371, S7372 [20JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (S. 1805), S1571-S1573 [22MR]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility relative to ownership of motor vehicles, S10682 [18OC]

Texts of

S. 1733, Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act, H62 [31JA]

FOOTE, EDWARD T., II

Remarks in House

Tribute, E164 [16FE]

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FIRST) FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Clinton, MA: tribute to Clinton High School, and NYPRO, Inc., participants at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) competition, E690 [10MY]

FORBES, MALCOLM S., JR. (STEVE)

Remarks in House

Political campaigns: withdrawal from Presidential campaign, H258, H260 [9FE]

FORBES, MICHAEL P. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4753 [20JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7628 [14SE]

———H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 329), H3474 [19MY]

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H922 [9MR]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H922 [9MR]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 397), H7502 [12SE]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see H.R. 2200), H50 [27JA]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 4302), H2338 [13AP]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H511 [16FE]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 1119), H1958 [6AP]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H7128 [26JY]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Community development: increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3173 [16MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H209 [2FE]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H373 [14FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3533), H48 [27JA]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H7503 [12SE]

Dept. of HHS: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H4035 [7JN]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H1285 [22MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H2012 [10AP]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H6778 [24JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H2905 [10MY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8407 [27SE]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5241 [27JN]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H2341 [13AP]

Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1382), H2905 [10MY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4818 [21JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H455 [15FE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H9635 [10OC]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1406 [23MR]

Financial institutions: require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4209), H3309 [17MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), H922 [9MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4783 [20JN]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H4120 [8JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H4337 [13JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (see H.R. 2687), H1958 [6AP]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H3649 [23MY]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H255 [8FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2340 [13AP]

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 3993), H2607 [4MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H7503 [12SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H1675 [3AP]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7281 [6SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H5955 [12JY]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see H.R. 4613), H4120 [8JN]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7129 [26JY]

Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7002 [25JY]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2341 [13AP]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H5657 [29JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5737 [10JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H7366 [7SE]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H2607 [4MY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H2340 [13AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (see H.R. 5074), H7652 [14SE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4485 [14JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5737 [10JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H632 [1MR]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H632 [1MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3926 [6JN]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H1477 [28MR]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H7652 [14SE] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5955 [12JY]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3474 [19MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H209 [2FE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]

Serbia: elections (see H. Res. 620), H9635 [10OC]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H342 [10FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———expand types of equipment which may be acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 1229), H2340 [13AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H5084 [23JN]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H7366 [7SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H1120 [16MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2967 [11MY]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H1958 [6AP]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 2141), H2122 [11AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3926 [6JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H4174 [9JN]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H2411 [2MY]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7503 [12SE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2239 [12AP]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H455 [15FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H7003 [25JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7577 [13SE]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income gain on the sale of land or an easement therein for open space conservation purposes to a governmental unit (see H.R. 5336), H8468 [28SE]

Veterans: provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 4720), H5036 [22JN]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

Letters

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: Adam Zaveski, E1179 [30JN]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2178 [12AP]

Boy Scouts: anniversary, E86 [8FE]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3087 [16MY]

Civil rights: reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, E404 [23MR]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2178 [12AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4754, H4756, H4757 [20JN]

Disasters: anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in New York, E1259 [18JY]

Drexel, Katherine: canonization into sainthood of Catholic Church, E1719 [6OC]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11406-H11408 [27OC]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1865 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754, H4756, H4757 [20JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1865 [6AP]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (H. Con. Res. 307), E894 [6JN]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2722 [9MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1179 [30JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), E287 [13MR]

Roach, George: Smithsonian Institution Computerworld Permanent Research Collection honoree, E440 [29MR]

Suffolk County, NY: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1865 [6AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5841 [11JY], H5953 [12JY], H6047 [13JY]

Tribute, H11408, H11409 [27OC]

Tributes

Forkin, Ann, E2003 [28OC]

Klass, Sholom, E160 [16FE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal, H2555 [4MY]

Rattiner, Dan, E1188 [10JY]

Townsend, Paul, E1900 [25OC]

FORBES, PATRICK

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute to Spirit of Achievement Award recipients, E1634 [29SE]

FORBES FIELD, KS

Remarks in Senate

190th Air Refueling Wing: tribute, S1455 [20MR]

FORBES (publication)

Remarks in House

United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: Company of the Year Award recipient, E26 [31JA]

FORD, GERALD R. (38th President of the United States)

Statements

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization, S8716 [19SE]

FORD, HAROLD E., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (see H.R. 4940), H6777 [24JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Colleges and universities: rights and privileges of student-athletes (see H.R. 4117), H1587 [29MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H4817 [21JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H7991 [21SE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6777 [24JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H6052 [13JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4784 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H9900 [12OC]

Dept. of Labor: application of occupational safety and health regulations to home offices relative to promotion of telework opportunities (see H.R. 4098), H1476 [28MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits i